Lok Sabha Question No. 1775 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-02
Subject: Production of Mushrooms in the Country
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी ( SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a): State-wise production of Mushroom (2017-18) is given in Annexure.
- (b)  & (c): As per Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Directorate of Mushroom Research(DMR), Solan, Himachal Pradesh, the  following Mushrooms are cultivated in the Himalayan States:-
1.  White Button Mushroom - in Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh
2.  Shiitake/Black Forest Mushroom - in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
3.  Kabuli Dhingri -  in Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand

However, no data is available on production of specific species of  Kumsi Mushroom.

O.I.H.

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1775

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  2 ND  JULY, 2019

## PRODUCTION OF MUSHROOMS IN THE COUNTRY

1775.  SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

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

- (a) the  quantum  of  mushroom produced  in  various  States  in  the  country  along  with  the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) whether  any  scheme  has  been  prepared  to  produce  specific  species  of  Kumsi mushroom in hilly areas of Himalayan States;
- (c) if so, the number of people benefited so far by the said scheme;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  food  processing  units  associated  with mushroom; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

As reported by ICAR-DMR, Solan (Himachal Pradesh), State-wise number of  farmers of Himalayan states growing Mushrooms are as under:

| States           |   Number of farmers (2017-18) |
|------------------|-------------------------------|
| Jammu & Kashmir  |                          1368 |
| Himachal Pradesh |                           700 |
| Uttarakhand      |                           427 |
| Total            |                          2495 |

Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture(MIDH),  a  Centrally  Sponsored Scheme is implemented w.e.f. 2014-15, for holistic growth of the horticulture sector covering Fruits,  Vegetables,  Root  and  Tuber  Crops,  Mushroom,  Spices,  Flowers,  Aromatic  Plants, Coconut,  Cashew and Cocoa. All States  and  UTs  are  covered  under  MIDH.  Assistance  is provided  for  promotion  of  Mushroom  cultivation,  under  the  area  expansion  component  of MIDH.

(d) & (e): Ministry of Food Processing Industries is implementing Scheme for Creation/Expansion  of  Food  Processing  and  Preservation  Capacities  under  the  Pradhan Mantri  Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) for promotion of processing/preservation of agrofood products including Mushroom processing units.

The Scheme envisages grants-in-aid @ 35% of eligible project cost in general areas and @ 50% of eligible project cost in the North-Eastern States including Sikkim and difficult areas namely Himalayan States (i.e. Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand), State  notified  Integrated  Tribal  Development  Project  (ITDP)  areas  &  Islands,  subject  to maximum of Rs. 5.00 crore per project.

## Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 1775 due for reply on 02. 07. 2019

## STATE-WISE PRODUCTION OF MUSHROOM (2017-18)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          |   Mushroom Production (in '000 Tonnes) |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |                                   3.65 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |                                   0.06 |
| 3         | Assam             |                                   0.22 |
| 4         | Bihar             |                                   5.6  |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |                                   0.54 |
| 6         | Delhi             |                                   3.16 |
| 7         | Goa               |                                   4.47 |
| 8         | Gujarat           |                                  12    |
| 9         | Haryana           |                                  20.05 |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh  |                                  14.51 |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir   |                                   0.77 |
| 12        | Jharkhand         |                                   1    |
| 13        | Karnataka         |                                   1.22 |
| 14        | Kerala            |                                   0.91 |
| 15        | Maharashtra       |                                  18.38 |
| 16        | Madhya Pradesh    |                                   0.5  |
| 17        | Manipur           |                                   0.07 |
| 18        | Meghalaya         |                                   0.04 |
| 19        | Mizoram           |                                   0.07 |
| 20        | Nagaland          |                                   0.41 |
| 21        | Odisha            |                                  19.53 |
| 22        | Punjab            |                                  12.75 |
| 23        | Rajasthan         |                                   1.4  |
| 24        | Sikkim            |                                   0.01 |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu        |                                  11.48 |
| 26        | Tripura           |                                   0.12 |
| 27        | Uttarakhand       |                                  11.67 |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh     |                                   7.6  |
| 29        | West Bengal       |                                   3    |
| 30        | Andaman & Nicobar |                                   0.39 |
|           | Total             |                                 155.55 |

Source: Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Directorate of Mushroom Research (DMR), Solan, Himachal Pradesh

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