Lok Sabha Question No. 4451 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-08
Subject: Production of Fruit and Vegetables
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4451

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8 TH   JANUARY, 2019

## PRODUCTION OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

4451.      SHRI  RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has set any targets for the production of fruits and vegetables in various States of the country including Jharkhand during the last five year plan and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  details  of production  of fruits and  vegetables  in  various  States  of  the country including  Jharkhand  during  the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (c) the details of assistance provided by the Government to various States for promotion of horticulture crops during the last five year plan, State-wise; and
- (d) the  various  steps  taken  by  the Government  to  achieve  the  said  targets during the said period?

## 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): A  production  of  311.8  Million  Metric  Ton  of  fruits  and  vegetables,  by  2016-17,  was envisaged under the XII Five Year Plan.
- (b): The  details  of  the  production  of  fruits  and  vegetables  in  various  states  of  the  country including Jharkhand, during 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18(3 rd Advance Estimates), state wise, are at Annexure-I and II respectively .
- (c): The  details  of  assistance  provided  by  Government  to  different  states  for  promoting horticulture  crops  during  the  last  Five  Year  Plan  (2012-17)  under  the  National  Horticulture Mission  (NHM)  /  Horticulture  Mission  for  North  East  and  Himalayan  States  (HMNEH)  are  at Annexure III.
- (d): Government is implementing Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), which  envisages  holistic  growth  of  horticulture  and  improved  production  and  productivity  of fruits and vegetables through the following interventions:
-  Area expansion (establishment of new orchards/gardens)

-  Introduction of improved varieties, quality seeds and planting materials
-  Rejuvenation of old and senile orchards
-  Setting up and modernization of nurseries
-  Protected Cultivation (Poly House/Green  House  for  production  of high value vegetables)
-  Organic farming
-  Integrated Nutrient Management (INM),
-  Adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
-  Capacity buildings of farmers and technicians for adopting improved technologies
-  Post Harvest Management  which  includes primary processing units, minimal processing units, ripening chamber, reefer vehicle, thereby minimizing post harvest losses and value addition of produce.

Besides this, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is undertaking Flagship/Challenged  Projects  to  promote  research  in  different  Horticultural  Crops  to  increase production of fruits and vegetables, in areas such as crop improvement, crop production, crop protection and Post Harvest Technology.

## Statewise Production of Fruits Crop

Production in '000 MT

| Sl No.   | STATE/UTs         |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 (3 rd Advance Estimates) |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------------|
| 1        | ANDHRA PRADESH    |   9121.62 |  10088.8  |  13612.9  |                           15002.8  |
| 2        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |    331.4  |    306.27 |    124.38 |                             125.66 |
| 3        | ASSAM             |   2030.14 |   2077.77 |   2024.84 |                            2433.95 |
| 4        | BIHAR             |   3990    |   4230.63 |   4234.62 |                            4273.85 |
| 5        | CHHATTISGARH      |   2071.14 |   2294.73 |   2480.4  |                            2659.6  |
| 6        | GUJARAT           |   8300.6  |   8477.17 |   8937.42 |                            9026.79 |
| 7        | HARYANA           |    703.68 |    737.82 |    770.97 |                             704.32 |
| 8        | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |    751.94 |    928.83 |    611.88 |                             596.29 |
| 9        | JAMMU& KASHMIR    |   1779.44 |   2115.72 |   2241.06 |                            2343.43 |
| 10       | JHARKHAND         |    898.08 |    961.19 |   1047.97 |                            1075.97 |
| 11       | KARNATAKA         |   6799.89 |   7023.69 |   7218.38 |                            7029.69 |
| 12       | KERALA            |   2554.12 |   2532.94 |   2509.13 |                            2261.06 |
| 13       | MADHYAPRADESH     |   6119    |   5783.06 |   6935.6  |                            7031.37 |
| 14       | MAHARASHTRA       |  11089.5  |   9749.8  |  10630.1  |                           11739.4  |
| 15       | MANIPUR           |    521.57 |    467.76 |    478.77 |                             470.88 |
| 16       | MEGHALAYA         |    377.25 |    395.4  |    426.86 |                             369.23 |
| 17       | MIZORAM           |    350.91 |    330.28 |    339.05 |                             340.51 |
| 18       | NAGALAND          |    411    |    374.13 |    388.49 |                             380.52 |
| 19       | ODISHA            |   2156.49 |   2386.94 |   2432.27 |                            2429.3  |
| 20       | PUNJAB            |   1644.64 |   1790.94 |   1818.19 |                            1908.85 |
| 21       | RAJASTHAN         |    735.6  |    681.57 |    995.6  |                            1036.72 |
| 22       | SIKKIM            |      0.03 |     23.48 |     25.56 |                              26.08 |
| 23       | TAMILNADU         |   5963.93 |   6635.1  |   6181.77 |                            6158.37 |
| 24       | TELANGANA         |   5287.7  |   4319.87 |   1200.3  |                            1829.4  |
| 25       | TRIPURA           |    819.12 |    854.05 |    559.92 |                             593.37 |
| 26       | UTTAR PRADESH     |   7558.99 |  10296.1  |  10302.8  |                           10539.8  |
| 27       | UTTARAKHAND       |    785.97 |    659.1  |    662.85 |                             663.23 |
| 28       | WEST BENGAL       |   3313.7  |   3516.71 |   3585.3  |                            3849.06 |
| 29       | OTHERS            |    134.23 |    143.16 |    140.75 |                             155.23 |
|          | TOTAL             |  86601.7  |  90183    |  92918    |                           97054.8  |

## Statewise Production of  Vegetables Crop

## Production in '000 MT

| Sl No.   |                   |           |           |           |                                  |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------------------------|
| Sl No.   | STATE/UTs         | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18 (3 rd Advance Estimates) |
| 1        | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 4592.58   | 5442.77   | 8026.36   | 7378.60                          |
| 2        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 41.00     | 33.01     | 14.42     | 14.71                            |
| 3        | ASSAM             | 4469.73   | 3821.71   | 3329.58   | 4033.30                          |
| 4        | BIHAR             | 14467.15  | 14400.12  | 14520.97  | 13948.04                         |
| 5        | CHHATTISGARH      | 5812.32   | 6318.41   | 6728.00   | 6827.35                          |
| 6        | GUJARAT           | 11861.23  | 13401.39  | 13161.25  | 13292.86                         |
| 7        | HARYANA           | 5305.59   | 6129.36   | 6180.43   | 6661.91                          |
| 8        | PRADESH           | 1585.37   | 1715.16   | 1783.77   | 1806.22                          |
| 9        | JAMMU& KASHMIR    | 1395.47   | 1386.37   | 1410.42   | 1424.52                          |
| 10       | JHARKHAND         | 4279.28   | 3373.82   | 3370.00   | 3476.35                          |
| 11       | KARNATAKA         | 8828.37   | 7804.57   | 8167.16   | 7423.38                          |
| 12       | KERALA            | 1645.06   | 2088.66   | 1921.45   | 2102.09                          |
| 13       | MADHYA PRADESH    | 14199.00  | 15568.26  | 17928.50  | 17647.33                         |
| 14       | MAHARASHTRA       | 8783.01   | 9452.07   | 10520.49  | 10026.05                         |
| 15       | MANIPUR           | 268.01    | 316.51    | 369.85    | 333.20                           |
| 16       | MEGHALAYA         | 534.00    | 494.88    | 523.42    | 520.60                           |
| 17       | MIZORAM           | 273.76    | 179.02    | 179.88    | 169.81                           |
| 18       | NAGALAND          | 492.37    | 494.61    | 564.62    | 561.61                           |
| 19       | ODISHA            | 9413.54   | 8755.51   | 8761.61   | 8766.08                          |
| 20       | PUNJAB            | 4167.65   | 4301.63   | 4564.91   | 4919.71                          |
| 21       | RAJASTHAN         | 1433.23   | 1986.73   | 1795.37   | 2109.30                          |
| 22       | SIKKIM            | 130.06    | 106.94    | 190.72    | 229.10                           |
| 23       | TAMILNADU         | 7521.02   | 6976.15   | 6559.84   | 6474.94                          |
| 24       | TELANGANA         | 3005.33   | 3195.44   | 1647.03   | 2183.46                          |
| 25       | TRIPURA           | 811.09    | 793.24    | 817.94    | 827.11                           |
| 26       | UTTAR PRADESH     | 26120.18  | 26251.00  | 28192.63  | 27515.92                         |
| 27       | UTTARAKHAND       | 1109.65   | 945.36    | 945.29    | 946.38                           |
| 28       | WEST BENGAL       | 26354.61  | 22825.45  | 25505.66  | 27565.10                         |
| 29       | OTHERS            | 578.57    | 505.81    | 490.83    | 506.76                           |
|          | TOTAL             | 169478.23 | 169063.93 | 178172.40 | 179691.80                        |

## Annexure-II

## Annexure-III

## State wise Release of Fund Under NHM/HMNEH during the XII Five Year Plan

(Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No.   | State               |   2012-13 |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |
|-----------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      |     87.34 |     91.06 |     64.68 |     55.75 |     64.02 |
| 2         | Bihar               |     35.06 |     20    |     17    |      4    |     17.96 |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh        |     91.36 |     90.62 |    111.88 |     77.55 |     61.47 |
| 4         | Goa                 |      1.25 |      4    |      0    |      2.3  |      1.65 |
| 5         | Gujarat             |    100.13 |    119    |    109.47 |     47.82 |     65.45 |
| 6         | Haryana             |     90.82 |     93.63 |     65.45 |     50.75 |     59.55 |
| 7         | Jharkhand           |     47.81 |     50.05 |     49.69 |     25.79 |     30.13 |
| 8         | Karnataka           |    113.04 |     69.74 |     96.08 |     67.69 |     69.5  |
| 9         | Kerala              |     35    |     30    |     40    |     25    |     15    |
| 10        | Madhya Pradesh      |     30.09 |     75    |     42.23 |     40.5  |     35.62 |
| 11        | Maharashtra         |    127.87 |    674.6  |    140    |     96.25 |     50.44 |
| 12        | Orissa              |     65.8  |     84.09 |     71.75 |     54.45 |     43.68 |
| 13        | Punjab              |     57.9  |     58.19 |     58.5  |     30.35 |     30    |
| 14        | Rajasthan           |     41.2  |     62.5  |     42.67 |     45    |     43.13 |
| 15        | Tamil Nadu          |     56    |     92.87 |     55.36 |     58.73 |     47.14 |
| 16        | Telangana           |      0    |      0    |     45    |     35.25 |     20.96 |
| 17        | Uttar Pradesh       |     32.36 |     35    |     37.32 |     22    |     31.96 |
| 18        | West Bengal         |     19    |      8    |     18.74 |     28    |      8    |
| 19        | Delhi               |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 20        | Puducherry          |      0.46 |      0.75 |      0.86 |      0.5  |      1    |
| 21        | A &NIslands         |      2.65 |      1.32 |      1.42 |      2.5  |      0    |
| 22        | Lakshadweep         |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 23        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |      0    |      0.25 |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 24        | Daman &Diu          |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 25        | Arunachal Pradesh   |     47.42 |     46.61 |     23.77 |     35.5  |      0    |
| 26        | Assam               |     37.49 |     48    |     29.09 |     20    |     22    |
| 27        | Manipur             |     48.93 |     58    |     44.17 |     35.75 |     10    |
| 28        | Meghalaya           |     29    |     40    |     27.6  |     18    |     18.75 |
| 29        | Mizoram             |     43.1  |     48    |     41    |     34.5  |     31.5  |
| 30        | Nagaland            |     43.55 |     47.45 |     34.76 |     17.25 |     15    |
| 31        | Sikkim              |     42.89 |     49.36 |     44.5  |     33.25 |     25.25 |
| 32        | Tripura             |     44.8  |     56.14 |     37    |     32.75 |     23.5  |
| 33        | Jammu &Kashmir      |     18.25 |     29.43 |     45    |     52    |     96.09 |
| 34        | Himachal Pradesh    |     27.55 |     26.19 |     42.42 |     24.49 |     24.25 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand         |     10.23 |     30    |     32.73 |     22.5  |     47.5  |
|           | Total               |   1428.35 |   2139.85 |   1470.12 |   1096.17 |   1010.5  |

Source: Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), DAC&FW

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