Lok Sabha Question No. 395 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-05
Subject: Mission for Integrated Development of Agriculture
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.395

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 5 TH   FEBRUARY, 2019

## MISSION FOR INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE

395. KUMARI  SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is implementing  Mission  for  Integrated Development  of Horticulture  (MIDH), if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the outlay;
- (b) the  objectives,  strategy  and structure of MIDH Scheme and the fund flow mechanism;
- (c) the  pattern  of  assistance  under MIDH  for promoting  women  farmers  in horticulture;
- (d) the  details  of  districts  covered under  MIDH,  State-wise  as  on 31 December, 2018;
- (e) the  details  of  Floriculture  and  whether there is any support in MIDH for establishing a Floriculture Unit or flower production in Poly houses; and
- (f) the  new  initiatives  of  the Government for the integrated and holistic development of horticulture sector in the country during the last three years?

## 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):          Yes,  Madam.  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH),  a  centrally sponsored  scheme  is  implemented  for  the  holistic  development  of  horticulture  sector  in  the country covering fruits, vegetables, root and tuber crops, mushrooms, spices, flowers, aromatic plants, coconut, cashew and cocoa through various interventions. All States/UTs are covered under MIDH.
- (b):      The objectives, strategy and structure of MIDH Scheme and the fund flow mechanism are  available  in  Operational  Guidelines  of  MIDH  which  is  available  in  the  public  domain  i.e. www.midh.gov.in
- (c):       Details for pattern of assistance for various components being provided to beneficiaries (including  women)  are  available  in  Annexure  V  of    Operational  Guidelines  of  MIDH  which  is available in the public domain i.e. www.midh.gov.in
- (d): Statement showing State wise Districts covered under MIDH as on 31 December, 2018 is at Annexure I.
- (e): Under  MIDH,  assistance  is  also  provided  for  promotion  of  floriculture  sector  in  the country. Details regarding cost norms and pattern of assistance are at Annexure II.
- (f): Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) was launched in 2014-15 as a new initiative for vertical & horizontal integration of various development programmes which includes Coconut, Cashew, Spices, Flowers and other horticulture crops.

Annexure I

## 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.

Annexure II

## Details of cost norms and pattern of assistance under MIDH for promotion of floriculture

| S. No.   | Item                                                                                              | Cost Norms                                             | Pattern of Assistance                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| I        | Area Expansion (For a maximum of 2 ha per beneficiary)                                            | Area Expansion (For a maximum of 2 ha per beneficiary) | Area Expansion (For a maximum of 2 ha per beneficiary)                                                                                                                                                                    |
| i.       | Cut Flowers                                                                                       | Rs. 1.00 Lakh/ha                                       | 40 % of the cost for Small & Marginal farmers and 25% of cost to other category farmers in general areas, 50% of cost in North-East & Himalayan States, Tribal Sub Plan areas, Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands. |
| ii.      | Bulbulous Flowers                                                                                 | Rs. 1.50 Lakh/ha                                       | 40 % of the cost for Small & Marginal farmers and 25% of cost to other category farmers in general areas, 50% of cost in North-East & Himalayan States, Tribal Sub Plan areas, Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands. |
| iii.     | Loose Flowers                                                                                     | Rs. 0.40 Lakh/ha                                       | 40 % of the cost for Small & Marginal farmers and 25% of cost to other category farmers in general areas, 50% of cost in North-East & Himalayan States, Tribal Sub Plan areas, Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands. |
| II       | Protected Cultivation                                                                             | Protected Cultivation                                  | Protected Cultivation                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| i.       | Cost of planting material & cultivation of Orchid & Anthurium under poly house/shade net house.   | Rs. 700/sqm.                                           | 50% of cost limited to 4000 sq.m. per beneficiary.                                                                                                                                                                        |
| ii.      | Cost of planting material & cultivation of Carnation & Gerbera under poly house/ shade net house. | Rs. 610/sqm.                                           | 50% of cost limited to 4000 sq.m. per beneficiary.                                                                                                                                                                        |
| iii.     | Cost of planting material & cultivation of Rose & lilium under poly house/ shade net house.       | Rs. 426/sqm.                                           | 50% of cost limited to 4000 sq.m. per beneficiary.                                                                                                                                                                        |

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