Lok Sabha Question No. 2390 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-03
Subject: Production of Vegetables and Fruits
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama, Rajiv Pratap Rudy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2390

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 03 RD  AUGUST, 2021

## PRODUCTION OF VEGETABLES AND FRUITS

2390.    SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

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 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)      the various steps taken by the Government to achieve the said targets during the said period;
- (c)     the details of the production of fruits and vegetables in various States of the country during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (d)      the details of assistance provided by the Government to various States for promotion of horticulture crops during the last five years, State-wise;
- (e)     whether the Government proposes to help vegetable and fruit cultivators in marketing of their produce so they may get remunerative prices, if so, the assistance being provided by the Governments in this regard;
- (f)      the  schemes/programmes  being  implemented  for  increasing  the  production  and productivity of vegetables and fruits; and
- (g)       the steps taken by the Government to encourage research in the field of vegetable and fruit production in the county?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a) & (b):    No specific targets have been set for the production of fruits and vegetables, as the  scheme  is  being  implemented  through  State  Horticulture  Missions  (SHM)  i.e.  by  State Horticulture  Department  and  action  plan  for  various  components  are  fixed  on  the  basis  of demand and requirement of the States.

(c):       the details of the production of fruits and vegetables in various States of the country during the last three years and the current year, State-wise is attached as Annexure-l & II .

(d):       the details of assistance provided by the Government to various States for promotion of horticulture crops during the last five years, State-wise is attached as Annexure-Ill.

(e): Remunerative prices of vegetable and fruit produce depends on several factors like input costs, quality of produce and demand and supply. However, National Agriculture Market (e-NAM)  is  a  virtual  platform  integrating  physical  wholesale  mandis/  markets  of  different States/ Union Territories (UTs) to facilitate online trading of agricultural commodities including Fruit  &  Vegetables  through  transparent  price  discovery  method  to  enable  farmers  to  realize better  remunerative  prices  for  their  produce.  Various  facilities/  assistance  is  provided  to  the farmers in selling agricultural produce in e-NAM mandis in the country.

Besides, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers'  Welfare is implementing Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) to protect the growers of perishable horticulture commodities from making distress sale in the event of a bumper crop during the peak arrival period when the prices tend to fall below economic levels and cost of production.

(f):        Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India implements Mission for Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH)  for  holistic  development  of  horticulture  in  28 States  and  UTs.  The  sector  covers  fruits,  vegetables,  root  and  tuber  crops,  mushrooms, spices, flowers, aromatic plants, coconut, cashew and cocoa.

(g):        Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  undertakes  research  on  horticulture (vegetables  and  fruits)  through 23  Research  Institutes/Directorates/NRCs  under  Horticultural Science  Division  spread  across  the  country  which  deal  with  research,  development  and extension.  There  are  13  All  India  Coordinated  Research  Projects  (AICRPs)  on  Fruits, Vegetable Crops,  Palms,  Spices,  Floriculture,  Medicinal  and  Aromatic  plants,  Potato,  Tuber crops,  Arid  Zone  Fruits,  Cashew,  Mushroom,  Onion  and  Garlic,  Temperate  Fruits  which undertake  location  specific  research  work  through  State  Agricultural  Universities  in  different agro-climatic zones of the country.

## State-wise Production of Total Fruits

## Annexure-I

(in '000 MT)

| Sl. No.   | STATES/UTs        |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 (2nd Adv Estimates) |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |     15216 |     16996 |     18206 |                         17725 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |       126 |       126 |       126 |                           126 |
| 3         | Assam             |      2124 |      2167 |      2248 |                          2513 |
| 4         | Bihar             |      4207 |      4404 |      4263 |                          4489 |
| 5         | Chhatisgarh       |      2666 |      2497 |      2494 |                          2468 |
| 6         | Gujarat           |      8996 |      9219 |      9254 |                          8389 |
| 7         | Haryana           |       793 |      1179 |      1198 |                          1231 |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh  |       565 |       495 |       845 |                           605 |
| 9         | Jammu & Kashmir   |      2355 |      2414 |      2549 |                          2043 |
| 10        | Jharkhand         |      1082 |      1118 |      1153 |                          1204 |
| 11        | Karnataka         |      7134 |      6759 |      7083 |                          7377 |
| 12        | Kerala            |      2046 |      1802 |      1973 |                          1922 |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh    |      7417 |      7545 |      7947 |                          8137 |
| 14        | Maharashtra       |     11729 |     10778 |     11771 |                         12611 |
| 15        | Manipur           |       456 |       455 |       500 |                           500 |
| 16        | Meghalaya         |       317 |       407 |       394 |                           388 |
| 17        | Mizoram           |       341 |       347 |       345 |                           345 |
| 18        | Nagaland          |       381 |       314 |       314 |                           307 |
| 19        | Odisha            |      2402 |      2349 |      2309 |                          2743 |
| 20        | Punjab            |      1909 |      2002 |      2122 |                          2202 |
| 21        | Rajasthan         |       762 |       968 |      1016 |                           975 |
| 22        | Sikkim            |        55 |        55 |        55 |                            50 |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu        |      5681 |      5624 |      5340 |                          5417 |
| 24        | Telangana         |      1939 |      2013 |      2538 |                          2385 |
| 25        | Tripura           |       548 |       560 |       566 |                           569 |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh     |     10540 |     10658 |     11061 |                         11231 |
| 27        | Uttarakhand       |       670 |       665 |       677 |                           677 |
| 28        | West Bengal       |      3851 |      3905 |      3614 |                          4016 |
| 29        | Others            |       143 |       147 |       118 |                           119 |
|           | Total             |     96447 |     97967 |    102080 |                        102764 |

## State-wise  Production of  Total Vegetables

## Annexure-II

(in '000 MT)

2020-21

| Sl. No.   | STATES/UTs       |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 (2nd Adv Estimates) |
|-----------|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh   |      6912 |      7560 |      7456 |                          6811 |
| 2         | Arunchal Pradesh |        17 |        17 |        17 |                            17 |
| 3         | Assam            |      3293 |      3479 |      3572 |                          4095 |
| 4         | Bihar            |     15865 |     16528 |     16327 |                         17120 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh     |      7004 |      7081 |      7178 |                          6787 |
| 6         | Gujarat          |     12338 |     12550 |     12877 |                         13590 |
| 7         | Haryana          |      7083 |      7325 |      6402 |                          5793 |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh |      1807 |      1755 |      1857 |                          1858 |
| 9         | Jammu & Kashmir  |      1227 |      1337 |      1337 |                          1339 |
| 10        | Jharkhand        |      3475 |      3508 |      3595 |                          3611 |
| 11        | Karnataka        |      8395 |      7339 |      6813 |                          7333 |
| 12        | Kerala           |      2517 |      2709 |      2861 |                          2804 |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh   |     17545 |     17970 |     19845 |                         20760 |
| 14        | Maharashtra      |     12323 |     11356 |     14126 |                         13528 |
| 15        | Manipur          |       342 |       356 |       363 |                           363 |
| 16        | Meghalaya        |       520 |       515 |       516 |                           517 |
| 17        | Mizoram          |       171 |       200 |       188 |                           189 |
| 18        | Nagaland         |       555 |       455 |       454 |                           442 |
| 19        | Odisha           |      8766 |      8670 |      8494 |                          9363 |
| 20        | Punjab           |      4928 |      5207 |      5555 |                          5856 |
| 21        | Rajasthan        |      1675 |      1653 |      1910 |                          2120 |
| 22        | Sikkim           |       229 |       231 |       231 |                           138 |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu       |      6406 |      5669 |      7476 |                          9314 |
| 24        | Telangana        |      2754 |      2574 |      2274 |                          1886 |
| 25        | Tripura          |       796 |       809 |       813 |                           825 |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh    |     27895 |     27788 |     26200 |                         29192 |
| 27        | Uttarakhand      |      1000 |      1006 |      1022 |                          1028 |
| 28        | West Bengal      |     27697 |     27015 |     28030 |                         29095 |
| 29        | Others           |       505 |       504 |       494 |                           492 |
| Total     |                  |    184041 |    183170 |    188284 |                        196268 |

## State-wise release of funds under NHM/HMNEH for the last 5 years

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT             |   2016-17 (GoI Share) |   2017-18 (GoI Share) |   2018-19 (GoI Share) |   2019-20 (GoI Share) |   2020-21 (GoI Share) |
|-----------|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh       |                 64.02 |                 76.7  |                102.93 |                 79.38 |                 95    |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh    |                  0    |                  0    |                 20    |                 12.5  |                  8    |
| 3         | Assam                |                 22    |                 22.9  |                 56    |                 79.16 |                 45    |
| 4         | Bihar                |                 17.96 |                 18    |                 19    |                 15.15 |                 15.87 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh         |                 61.47 |                 89.23 |                102.25 |                 68.44 |                 85    |
| 6         | Goa                  |                  1.65 |                  2.51 |                  2.87 |                  1.5  |                  0    |
| 7         | Gujarat              |                 65.45 |                 88.74 |                 95.25 |                 63.5  |                 30    |
| 8         | Haryana              |                 59.55 |                 73.5  |                 71.6  |                 64.91 |                 89.32 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh     |                 24.25 |                 38.14 |                 23.75 |                 23.15 |                 20    |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir      |                 96.09 |                116.5  |                110    |                 64.99 |                 72.18 |
| 11        | Jharkhand            |                 30.13 |                 25    |                  9.5  |                 10    |                 10    |
| 12        | Karnataka            |                 69.5  |                 68.5  |                115.58 |                107.4  |                113.66 |
| 13        | Kerala               |                 15    |                 29    |                 12.5  |                 10    |                 10    |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh       |                 35.62 |                 30    |                 31.76 |                 25.99 |                 27    |
| 15        | Maharashtra          |                 50.44 |                 86.73 |                107    |                 82.35 |                 63.5  |
| 16        | Manipur              |                 10    |                 24    |                 25.5  |                 26.5  |                 25.3  |
| 17        | Meghalaya            |                 18.75 |                 15.36 |                 21    |                  9.1  |                  7.25 |
| 18        | Mizoram              |                 31.5  |                 41.5  |                 25    |                 22.58 |                 40    |
| 19        | Nagaland             |                 15    |                 36.34 |                 27    |                 23.6  |                 26    |
| 20        | Orissa               |                 43.68 |                 46.87 |                 21    |                 49    |                 11    |
| 21        | Punjab               |                 30    |                 15    |                 35.5  |                 10    |                 22.5  |
| 22        | Rajasthan            |                 43.13 |                 58    |                 52    |                 25    |                 30    |
| 23        | Sikkim               |                 25.25 |                 30.5  |                 22    |                 22.84 |                 19.85 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu           |                 47.14 |                 61.27 |                 79    |                 93.02 |                114.73 |
| 25        | Telangana            |                 20.96 |                 32.18 |                  5    |                  0    |                 16.15 |
| 26        | Tripura              |                 23.5  |                 10    |                 12    |                 20    |                 10    |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh        |                 31.96 |                 35.87 |                 62.57 |                 62.35 |                 64.16 |
| 28        | Uttarakhand          |                 47.5  |                 30.37 |                 40    |                 22.32 |                 45    |
| 29        | West Bengal          |                  8    |                 10    |                 15    |                  8.06 |                 10    |
| 30        | A & N Islands        |                  0    |                  0    |                  0    |                  1    |                  0.3  |
| 31        | Puducherry           |                  1    |                  0.99 |                  1.5  |                  1.5  |                  1.4  |
| 32        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |                  0    |                  0    |                  0    |                  0.25 |                  0    |
| 33        | Daman & Diu          |                  0    |                  0.5  |                  0    |                  0    |                  0    |
| 34        | Delhi                |                  0    |                  0    |                  0    |                  0.25 |                  0    |
| 35        | Lakshadweep          |                  0    |                  0    |                  0    |                  0    |                  0    |
| 36        | Ladakh               |                  0    |                  0    |                  0    |                  0    |                 15    |
|           | Total                |                962.61 |               1139.2  |               1249.06 |               1105.79 |               1143.17 |

Note: - During 2016-17, Rs.47.89 crore, during 2017-18, Rs.75.00 crore, during 2018-19, Rs.75.00 crore and during 2020-21, rs.57.18 crore released for Prime Minister's Development Package 2015 for J & K.

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