Lok Sabha Question No. 4566 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-08
Subject: Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4566

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  8 th  JANUARY, 2019

## Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture

4566.  SHRI GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) the  salient  features  of  the  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture (MIDH) along with the facilities provided under the scheme;
- (b) the criteria laid down to include district/development block and the total number of districts/development blocks covered under the Mission, State-wise;
- (c) whether  in  the  wake  of  climate  change,  any  step  has  been  taken  to  innovate, diversify  and  grow  fruits,  vegetables,  flowers  and  other  horticulture  crops  in  the  nontraditional areas in the country and if so, the details thereof and the achievements made thereunder; and
- (d) the other steps taken to promote horticulture in the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी ( SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a): Mission for Integrated Development  of  Horticulture (MIDH)  is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme which is implemented w.e.f. 2014-15. Main aim of MIDH is holistic growth  of  the  horticulture  sector  covering  fruits,  vegetables,  root  and  tuber  crops, mushrooms,  spices,  flowers,  aromatic  plants,  coconut,  cashew,  cocoa  and  bamboo. MIDH  subsumed  National  Horticulture  Mission  (NHM),  Horticulture  Mission  for  North East  &  Himalayan  States  (HMNEH),  National  Horticulture  Board  (NHB),  Coconut Development  Board  (CDB)  and  Central  Institute  for  Horticulture  (CIH),  Nagaland.  All States/UTs are covered under MIDH.

Under  MIDH,  financial  &  technical  assistance  is  provided  to  States/UTs  for following major interventions/activities:

-  Setting up of nurseries, tissue culture units for production of quality seed and planting material.
-  Area expansion i.e. Establishment of new  orchards and gardens for fruits, vegetables, and flowers.

-  Rejuvenation of unproductive, old, and senile orchards.
-  Protected cultivation, i.e. poly-house, green-house, etc, to improve the productivity & grow off season high value vegetables and flowers.
-  Organic farming and certification.
-  Creation of water resources structures and watershed management.
-  Bee-keeping for pollination.
-  Horticulture Mechanization.
-  Creation of Post Harvest Management and Marketing infrastructure.

(b): For inclusion of district under MIDH, a cluster approach for developing potential horticultural  crops  for  ensuring  backward  and  forwarded  linkages  was  adopted.  The selection of the district was decided on the comparative advantage of crops based on agro climatic conditions and potential for developing marketing opportunities. State-wise details of total number of districts included under MIDH are at Annexure I .

(c): In order to face the challenges in the wake of climate change; Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) has taken steps to mitigate the effect of climate change on crops and has implemented a project named National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA). The major objectives of NICRA are as under:

- (i)  To enhance the resilience of Indian agriculture covering crops, livestock and fisheries to  climatic  variability  and  climate  change  through  development  and  application  of improved production and risk management technologies.
- (ii)  To demonstrate site specific technology packages on farmers' fields for adapting to current climate risks.
- (iii)  To  enhance  the  capacity  of  scientists  and  other  stakeholders  in  climate  resilient agricultural research and its application.

The Major achievements of the NICRA are as under:

- (i)  Selection of promising crop genotypes and livestock breeds with greater tolerance to climatic stress.
- (ii)  Existing  best  practices  for  climate  resilience  demonstrated  in  100  vulnerable districts.
- (iii)   Infrastructure at key research institutes for climatic change research strengthened. Adequately trained scientific man power to take up climate change research in the country and empowered farmers to cope up with climate variability.

(d): Apart from the above, activities for development of horticulture can be carried out under other Government schemes like Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) etc.

## Statement showing State wise Districts covered under MIDH

| Sl. No.   | Name of States/UTs   | No. of Districts*              |
|-----------|----------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar    | Two (2)                        |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh       | Eleven (11)                    |
| 3         | Bihar                | Twenty Three (23)              |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh         | Nineteen (19)                  |
| 5         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | One (1)                        |
| 6         | Delhi                | One (1)                        |
| 7         | Goa                  | Two (2)                        |
| 8         | Gujarat              | Fifteen (15)                   |
| 9         | Haryana              | Eighteen (18)                  |
| 10        | Jharkhand            | Seventeen (17)                 |
| 11        | Karnataka            | Thirty (30)                    |
| 12        | Kerala               | Fourteen (14)                  |
| 13        | Lakshadweep          | One (1)                        |
| 14        | Maharashtra          | Thirty Three (33)              |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh       | Thirty Nine (39)               |
| 16        | Odisha               | Twenty Four (24)               |
| 17        | Punjab               | Eighteen (18)                  |
| 18        | Puducherry           | Four (4)                       |
| 19        | Rajasthan            | Twenty Four (24)               |
| 20        | Tamil Nadu           | Twenty (20)                    |
| 21        | Telangana            | Nine (9)                       |
| 22        | Uttar Pradesh        | Forty Five (45)                |
| 23        | West Bengal          | Fourteen (14)                  |
| 24        | Arunachal Pradesh    | Twenty One (21)                |
| 25        | Assam                | Thirty Three (33)              |
| 26        | Manipur              | Sixteen (16)                   |
| 27        | Meghalaya            | Eleven (11)                    |
| 28        | Mizoram              | Eight (8)                      |
| 29        | Nagaland             | Eleven (11)                    |
| 30        | Sikkim               | Four (4)                       |
| 31        | Tripura              | Eight (8)                      |
| 32        | Himachal Pradesh     | Twelve (12)                    |
| 33        | Jammu & Kashmir      | Twenty Two (22)                |
| 34        | Uttarakhand          | Thirteen (13)                  |
| Total     |                      | Five Hundred Forty Three (543) |

* Subsequent to identification of districts for MIDH implementation, some of the MIDH districts were bifurcated/merged.

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## Annexure I