Lok Sabha Question No. 4582 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-08
Subject: Inclusion of Districts in NHM and NFSM
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: KAMLA DEVI PATLE

## 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): State-wise details of the total number of districts including Chhattisgarh included under the National Horticulture Mission (NHM), a sub-scheme of Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) and National Food Security Mission (NFSM) are at Annexure I & II respectively.
- (b) & (c): Yes,  under  MIDH  since  2014-15  several  requests  have  been  received from  various  States  for  inclusion  of  more  districts  under  the  MIDH,  2  requests  from Tamil  Nadu,  1  from  Bihar,  3  from  Chhattisgarh,  2  from  Madhya  Pradesh,  1  from Rajasthan and 1 from Uttar Pradesh.

O.I.H.

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4582

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  8 th  JANUARY, 2019

## INCLUSION OF DISTRICTS IN NHM AND NFSM

4582.  SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

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

- (a) the  number  of  districts  of  the  country  including  Chhattisgarh  which  have  been included  in  the  National  Horticulture  Mission  (NHM)  Scheme  and  the  National  Food Security Mission (NFSM) Scheme;
- (b) whether  some  States  including  Chhattisgarh  have  proposed  to  include  some more districts separately in both of the above schemes;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, scheme-wise;
- (d) whether the Government is likely to consider proposals made by the States to include those districts in the schemes;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) if not, the reasons therefor?

(d) to (f): On the  issue  of  inclusion  of  more  districts  under  MIDH,  the  view  of  the Department is that while finalizing/identifying districts for inclusion 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. No new districts are being added as this may result in thinning out of already limited resources.

However, there is a provision under MIDH scheme for setting up of infrastructure units relating to post harvest management, marketing and other project based activities in non-MIDH districts, provided there is a clear linkage of the units with the horticulture produce. Apart from this, activities for development of horticulture in non-MIDH districts 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.

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) |

Annexure II Statement showing State wise Districts covered under NFSM

| Sl. No.   | Name of State     |   Total Number of Districts |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |                          13 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |                          17 |
| 3         | Assam             |                          27 |
| 4         | Bihar             |                          38 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |                          27 |
| 6         | Goa               |                           2 |
| 7         | Gujarat           |                          26 |
| 8         | Haryana           |                          21 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  |                          12 |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir   |                          22 |
| 11        | Jharkhand         |                          24 |
| 12        | Karnataka         |                          30 |
| 13        | Kerala            |                          14 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    |                          51 |
| 15        | Maharashtra       |                          33 |
| 16        | Manipur           |                           9 |
| 17        | Meghalaya         |                          11 |
| 18        | Mizoram           |                           8 |
| 19        | Nagaland          |                          11 |
| 20        | Odisha            |                          30 |
| 21        | Punjab            |                          22 |
| 22        | Rajasthan         |                          33 |
| 23        | Sikkim            |                           4 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        |                          30 |
| 25        | Telangana         |                           9 |
| 26        | Tripura           |                           8 |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh     |                          75 |
| 28        | Uttarakhand       |                          13 |
| 29        | West Bengal       |                          18 |
|           | Total             |                         638 |

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