Lok Sabha Question No. 3810 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-16
Subject: Production of Fruits and Vegetables
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava

O.I.H.

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3810

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  16 TH  JULY, 2019

## PRODUCTION OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

3810.  SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

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

- (a) the details of the production of fruits and vegetables during the last three years and the current year, State-wise; and
- (b) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  the  production  of  fruits  and vegetables in the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a): The  details  of  production  of  Fruits  and  Vegetables  in  the  country  during  last  three years, State-wise are given at Annexure I & II.

(b): The Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme is being implemented w.e.f.  2014-15, for  holistic  growth  of  the  horticulture  sector covering Fruits, Vegetables, Root and Tuber Crops, Mushrooms, Spices, Flowers, Aromatic Plants, Coconut, Cashew, Cocoa and Bamboo.  All States and Union Territories are covered under MIDH.

The Mission envisages production and productivity improvement of horticulture crops including Fruits and Vegetables through various interventions. Activities such as production of  planting  material,  vegetable  seed  production,  coverage  of  area  with  improved  cultivars, rejuvenation of senile orchards, protected cultivation, creation of water resources, adoption of Integrated Pest Management(IPM)/ Integrated Nutrient Management (INM), organic farming, including  in-situ  generation  of  organic  inputs  are  taken  up  for  development  of  Fruits  and Vegetables.

Annexure-I  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  the  Lok  Sabha    Unstarred  Question  No.  3810    on 'Production of Fruits and Vegetables' due for reply on 16. 07.2019

## State-wise Production of Fruits

## Production in '000 Tonnes

|   Sl. No. | States                     | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19 (2nd Advance Estimates)   |
|-----------|----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------------|
|         1 | ANDHRA PRADESH             | 13612.92  | 15215.85  | 17147.40                          |
|         2 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH          | 124.38    | 125.70    | 125.84                            |
|         3 | ASSAM                      | 2024.84   | 2123.62   | 2518.89                           |
|         4 | BIHAR                      | 4234.62   | 5117.12   | 4369.72                           |
|         5 | CHHATISGARH                | 2480.40   | 2666.20   | 2603.77                           |
|         6 | GUJARAT                    | 8937.42   | 8996.02   | 9078.01                           |
|         7 | HARYANA                    | 770.97    | 793.35    | 1175.00                           |
|         8 | HIMACHAL PRADESH           | 611.88    | 565.26    | 571.74                            |
|         9 | JAMMU &KASHMIR             | 2241.06   | 2355.19   | 2416.52                           |
|        10 | JHARKHAND                  | 1047.97   | 1081.69   | 1114.39                           |
|        11 | KARNATAKA                  | 7218.38   | 7133.94   | 6555.61                           |
|        12 | KERALA                     | 2509.13   | 2045.75   | 1885.97                           |
|        13 | MADHYAPRADESH              | 6935.60   | 7416.91   | 7473.75                           |
|        14 | MAHARASHTRA                | 10630.08  | 11728.66  | 10221.10                          |
|        15 | MANIPUR                    | 478.77    | 455.59    | 444.74                            |
|        16 | MEGHALAYA                  | 426.86    | 316.51    | 331.67                            |
|        17 | MIZORAM                    | 339.05    | 340.51    | 339.18                            |
|        18 | NAGALAND                   | 388.49    | 380.52    | 380.52                            |
|        19 | ODISHA                     | 2432.27   | 2402.30   | 2402.16                           |
|        20 | PUNJAB                     | 1818.19   | 1908.85   | 1977.18                           |
|        21 | RAJASTHAN                  | 995.60    | 761.95    | 918.72                            |
|        22 | SIKKIM                     | 25.56     | 54.90     | 55.45                             |
|        23 | TAMILNADU                  | 6181.77   | 5680.52   | 5606.99                           |
|        24 | TELANGANA                  | 1200.30   | 1939.39   | 1820.47                           |
|        25 | TRIPURA                    | 559.92    | 547.52    | 555.66                            |
|        26 | UTTAR PRADESH              | 10302.76  | 10539.78  | 10645.30                          |
|        27 | UTTARAKHAND                | 662.85    | 669.94    | 670.41                            |
|        28 | WEST BENGAL                | 3585.30   | 3850.56   | 3829.85                           |
|        29 | OTHERS (Union Territories) | 140.75    | 143.36    | 141.85                            |
|        30 | TOTAL (All India)          | 92,918.04 | 97,357.46 | 97,377.85                         |

Annexure-II  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  the  Lok  Sabha    Unstarred  Question  No.  3810    on 'Production of Fruits and Vegetables' due for reply on 16. 07.2019

## State-wise Production of Vegetables

Production in '000 Tonnes

|   Sl.No. | States                     | 2016-17    | 2017-18    | 2018-19 (2nd Advance Estimates)   |
|----------|----------------------------|------------|------------|-----------------------------------|
|        1 | ANDHRA PRADESH             | 8026.36    | 6908.28    | 6938.61                           |
|        2 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH          | 14.42      | 16.58      | 17.33                             |
|        3 | ASSAM                      | 3329.58    | 3292.88    | 4060.14                           |
|        4 | BIHAR                      | 14520.97   | 15863.21   | 16449.46                          |
|        5 | CHHATISGARH                | 6728.00    | 7003.25    | 6995.81                           |
|        6 | GUJARAT                    | 13161.25   | 12254.29   | 12414.04                          |
|        7 | HARYANA                    | 6180.43    | 7151.66    | 9011.97                           |
|        8 | HIMACHAL PRADESH           | 1783.77    | 1811.78    | 1807.20                           |
|        9 | JAMMU &KASHMIR             | 1410.42    | 1226.02    | 1335.65                           |
|       10 | JHARKHAND                  | 3370.00    | 3475.20    | 3476.80                           |
|       11 | KARNATAKA                  | 8167.16    | 8394.15    | 7402.17                           |
|       12 | KERALA                     | 1921.45    | 2516.47    | 3042.14                           |
|       13 | MADHYAPRADESH              | 17928.50   | 17545.48   | 18092.27                          |
|       14 | MAHARASHTRA                | 10520.49   | 12306.72   | 10969.07                          |
|       15 | MANIPUR                    | 369.85     | 342.11     | 340.85                            |
|       16 | MEGHALAYA                  | 523.42     | 519.67     | 514.72                            |
|       17 | MIZORAM                    | 179.88     | 171.01     | 163.74                            |
|       18 | NAGALAND                   | 564.62     | 561.61     | 561.61                            |
|       19 | ODISHA                     | 8761.61    | 8766.82    | 8745.46                           |
|       20 | PUNJAB                     | 4564.91    | 4919.71    | 5217.27                           |
|       21 | RAJASTHAN                  | 1795.37    | 1673.99    | 2128.77                           |
|       22 | SIKKIM                     | 190.72     | 229.10     | 231.39                            |
|       23 | TAMILNADU                  | 6559.84    | 6396.01    | 5977.38                           |
|       24 | TELANGANA                  | 1647.03    | 2753.80    | 1896.70                           |
|       25 | TRIPURA                    | 817.94     | 795.68     | 802.49                            |
|       26 | UTTAR PRADESH              | 28192.63   | 28316.45   | 28138.34                          |
|       27 | UTTARAKHAND                | 945.29     | 989.41     | 989.94                            |
|       28 | WEST BENGAL                | 25505.66   | 27695.29   | 29132.49                          |
|       29 | OTHERS (Union Territories) | 490.83     | 497.66     | 512.98                            |
|       30 | TOTAL (All India)          | 17,8172.40 | 18,4394.28 | 18,73,66.77                       |

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