Lok Sabha Question No. 1370 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Production of Fruits and Vegetables
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra, Bharti Pravin Pawar

O.I.H.

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1370

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  9 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021

## PRODUCTION OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

1370.     SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA: DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR:

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 during the last five year plan and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) 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;
- (c) the details of assistance provided by the Government to various States for promotion of horticulture crops during the last five year plan, Statewise;
- (d) the various steps taken by the Government to achieve the said targets during the said period;
- (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 provided by the Government in this regard; and
- (f) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  encourage  research  in  the field  of  vegetable and fruit production in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a): A total production target of 310.00  Million Metric Ton  for the horticulture produce including fruits and vegetables in various States of the country was set during  the last five year plan (XII Plan - 2012-2017).
- (b): The State-wise production of Fruits and Vegetables during 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 (3 rd Advance Estimates), are at Annexure I . The details (1 st Estimate) of Fruits and Vegetables production in various States of the Country for the current financial year, 2020-21 is yet to be finalized.

(c): The  State-wise  details  of  the  funds  released  (GoI  Share)  to  various  States  under Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH)  for  promotion  of  horticulture during last five year plan (XII Plan - 2012-2017) are at Annexure II.

(d): During the  last five  year  plan,  for  promotion  of  horticulture  throughout  the  country, financial & technical assistance was provided to States/UTs  under MIDH for following major interventions/activities:

-  Setting  up  of  nurseries,  tissue  culture  units  for  production  of  quality  seed  and  planting material.
-  Area  expansion  i.e.  Establishment  of  new  orchards  and  gardens  for  fruits,  vegetables, and flowers.
-  Rejuvenation of unproductive, old, and senile orchards.
-  Protected cultivation, i.e. poly-house, green-house, etc, to improve the productivity & grow off season high value vegetables and flowers.
-  Organic farming and certification.
-  Creation of water resources structures and watershed management.
-  Bee-keeping for pollination.
-  Horticulture Mechanization.
-  Creation of Post Harvest Management and Marketing infrastructure.

(e):        Under MIDH, financial assistance is also provided for setting up of terminal markets, wholesale markets, Rural Market /apni mandies, retail markets/outlets, static/mobile vending cart/  platform  with  cool  chamber  and  functional  infrastructures  under  the  component  of Market Infrastructures for which credit linked back ended subsidy is provided at the rate of 25%  to  55%  of  admissible  project  cost.  Apart  from  the  above,  Government  is  also implementing  Market  Intervention Scheme  (MIS)  for  procurement  of agricultural  and horticultural commodities which are perishable in nature and are not covered under the Price Support Scheme (PSS).

(f):       Under MIDH, assistance is also provided for promotion of research activities through Central Government Institutes under ICAR, CSIR, SAUs, National Level Govt. Agencies and others location specific Institutes to take up need based applied research and development works in areas of seed and planting material including import of planting material, technology standardization and technology acquisition and imparting training and FLD, on project mode with 100% assistance.

The research steps are also being taken by 23 Institutes/ Directorates/ NRCs and 12 AICRPs  under  Horticulture  Science  Division  of  ICAR  to  help  increase  in  Fruits  and Vegetables production in the country.

Annexure-I

Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1370  by  Shri  Ramcharan  Bohra  &  Dr.  Bharati Pravin Pawar regarding 'Production of Fruits and Vegetables' to be answered on the 09 th February, 2021

## Production of Fruit & Vegetable Crops

| Sl. No.            | STATES/UTs       | 2017-18   | 2017-18    | 2018-19            | 2018-19         | 2019-20 (3 rd Adv. Est.)   | 2019-20 (3 rd Adv. Est.)   |
|--------------------|------------------|-----------|------------|--------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|                    | Fruits           |           | Vegetables | Fruits             | Vegetables      | Fruits                     | Vegetables                 |
| 1                  | ANDHRA PRADESH   | 15215.85  | 6911.79    | 16995.65           | 7559.55         | 17515.92                   | 7711.55                    |
| 2                  | ARUNCHAL PRADESH | 125.70    | 16.60      | 125.84             | 17.39           | 125.84                     | 17.39                      |
| 3 ASSAM            | 2123.62          |           | 3293.01    | 2166.77            | 3479.21         | 2562.30                    | 3673.88                    |
| 4 BIHAR            | 4207.29          |           | 15865.30   | 4403.70            | 16528.07        | 4256.21                    | 16327.53                   |
| 5 CHHATTISGARH     | 2666.20          |           | 7003.59    | 2496.74            | 7081.29         | 2480.64                    | 7088.82                    |
| 6 GUJARAT          | 8996.02          |           | 12265.49   | 9218.86            | 12550.47        | 9253.75                    | 13153.59                   |
| 7 HARYANA          | 793.35           |           | 7155.80    | 1178.92            | 7325.06         | 1197.97                    | 6113.32                    |
| 8 HIMACHAL PRADESH | 565.26           | 1807.03   | 495.36     | 1755.43            |                 | 828.23                     | 1856.80                    |
| 9 JAMMU & KASHMIR  | 2355.19          | 1226.64   | 2414.21    | 1337.12            | 2541.16         |                            | 1337.12                    |
| 10 JHARKHAND       | 1081.69          | 3475.42   | 1118.37    | 3508.32            | 1148.11         |                            | 3575.93                    |
| 11 KARNATAKA       | 7133.94          | 8395.33   | 6759.16    | 7338.81            | 7055.40         |                            | 7519.51                    |
| 12 KERALA          | 2045.75          | 2517.27   | 1801.66    | 2709.37            | 1731.44         |                            | 2757.05                    |
| 13 MADHYA PRADESH  | 7416.91          | 17545.50  | 7544.52    | 17970.26           | 7916.39         |                            | 19832.27                   |
| 19 MAHARASHTRA     | 11728.66         | 12322.72  | 10777.72   | 11356.15           | 11544.26        |                            | 13642.86                   |
| MANIPUR            | 455.59           | 342.17    | 454.77     | 356.04             | 527.97          |                            | 15 391.35                  |
| 16 MEGHALAYA       | 316.51           | 519.70    | 406.87     | 514.75             | 393.51          |                            | 515.87                     |
| 17 MIZORAM         | 340.51           | 171.06    | 347.02     | 200.45             |                 | 344.91                     | 181.70                     |
| 18 NAGALAND        | 380.52           | 555.12    | 314.10     | 455.08             | 315.05          |                            | 453.65                     |
| 19 ODISHA          | 2402.30          | 8765.61   | 2349.23    |                    | 8670.13         | 1917.07                    | 7937.16                    |
| 20 PUNJAB          | 1908.85          | 4928.35   | 2001.69    | 5207.36            |                 | 2106.12                    | 5537.82                    |
| 21 RAJASTHAN       | 761.95           | 1675.29   |            | 968.45             | 1652.62         | 1004.60                    | 1877.34                    |
| 22 SIKKIM          | 54.90            |           | 229.10     | 231.40             |                 | 55.45                      | 55.45 231.40               |
| 23 TAMIL NADU      | 5680.52          |           | 6406.01    | 5623.78            | 5669.27 5662.37 |                            | 8928.58                    |
| 24 TELANGANA       | 1939.39          | 2753.80   | 2012.81    | 2574.30            |                 | 2077.12                    | 2128.58                    |
| 25 TRIPURA         | 547.52           |           | 795.78     | 559.90 808.78      | 562.46          |                            | 811.67                     |
| 26 UTTAR PRADESH   | 10539.78         | 27895.08  | 10657.75   | 27787.99           | 10952.73        |                            | 26194.61                   |
| 27 UTTARAKHAND     | 669.94           |           | 999.65     | 664.66             | 1006.30         | 674.21                     | 1018.36                    |
| 28 WEST BENGAL     | 3850.56          | 27697.34  | 3905.31    | 27014.55           |                 | 3614.14                    | 28113.03                   |
| 29 OTHERS          | 142.73           | 505.25    |            | 147.41             | 504.12          | 82.45                      | 535.25                     |
| ALL INDIA TOTAL    | 96447.00         |           | 184040.79  | 97966.66 183169.61 |                 | 100447.76                  | 189463.97                  |

Production in '000 MT

Annexure-II Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1370  by  Shri  Ramcharan  Bohra  &  Dr.  Bharati Pravin Pawar regarding 'Production of Fruits and Vegetables' to be answered on the 09 th February, 2021 State-wise details of the funds released (GoI Share) to various States under MIDH for

## promotion of horticulture during the last five year plan

| Sl. No.   | State                | Funds Released (Rs. in Crores)   | Funds Released (Rs. in Crores)   | Funds Released (Rs. in Crores)   | Funds Released (Rs. in Crores)   | Funds Released (Rs. in Crores)   |
|-----------|----------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 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                            | 20.00                            | 17.00                            | 4.00                             | 17.96                            |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh         | 91.36                            | 90.62                            | 111.88                           | 77.55                            | 61.47                            |
| 4         | Goa                  | 1.25                             | 4.00                             | 0.00                             | 2.30                             | 1.65                             |
| 5         | Gujarat              | 100.13                           | 119.00                           | 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                            | 69.50                            |
| 9         | Kerala               | 35.00                            | 30.00                            | 40.00                            | 25.00                            | 15.00                            |
| 10        | Madhya Pradesh       | 30.09                            | 75.00                            | 42.23                            | 40.50                            | 35.62                            |
| 11        | Maharashtra          | 127.87                           | *674.6                           | 140.00                           | 96.25                            | 50.44                            |
| 12        | Orissa               | 65.80                            | 84.09                            | 71.75                            | 54.45                            | 43.68                            |
| 13        | Punjab               | 57.90                            | 58.19                            | 58.50                            | 30.35                            | 30.00                            |
| 14        | Rajasthan            | 41.20                            | 62.50                            | 42.67                            | 45.00                            | 43.13                            |
| 15        | Tamil Nadu           | 56.00                            | 92.87                            | 55.36                            | 58.73                            | 47.14                            |
| 16        | Telangana            | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 45.00                            | 35.25                            | 20.96                            |
| 17        | Uttar Pradesh        | 32.36                            | 35.00                            | 37.32                            | 22.00                            | 31.96                            |
| 18        | West Bengal          | 19.00                            | 8.00                             | 18.74                            | 28.00                            | 8.00                             |
| 19        | Delhi                | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 0.00                             |
| 20        | Puducherry           | 0.46                             | 0.75                             | 0.86                             | 0.50                             | 1.00                             |
| 21        | A & N Islands        | 2.65                             | 1.32                             | 1.42                             | 2.50                             | 0.00                             |
| 22        | Lakshadweep          | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 0.00                             |
| 23        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 0.00                             | 0.25                             | 0.00                             | 0.00                             | 0.00                             |
| 24        | Arunachal Pradesh    | 47.42                            | 46.61                            | 23.77                            | 35.50                            | 0.00                             |
| 25        | Assam                | 37.49                            | 48.00                            | 29.09                            | 20.00                            | 22.00                            |
| 26        | Manipur              | 48.93                            | 58.00                            | 44.17                            | 35.75                            | 10.00                            |
| 27        | Meghalaya            | 29.00                            | 40.00                            | 27.60                            | 18.00                            | 18.75                            |
| 28        | Mizoram              | 43.10                            | 48.00                            | 41.00                            | 34.50                            | 31.50                            |
| 29        | Nagaland             | 43.55                            | 47.45                            | 34.76                            | 17.25                            | 15.00                            |
| 30        | Sikkim               | 42.89                            | 49.36                            | 44.50                            | 33.25                            | 25.25                            |
| 31        | Tripura              | 44.80                            | 56.14                            | 37.00                            | 32.75                            | 23.50                            |
| 32        | Jammu & Kashmir      | 18.25                            | 29.43                            | 45.00                            | 52.00                            | 96.09                            |
| 33        | Himachal Pradesh     | 27.55                            | 26.19                            | 42.42                            | 24.49                            | 24.25                            |
| 34        | Uttarakhand          | 10.23                            | 30.00                            | 32.73                            | 22.50                            | 47.50                            |
|           | Total                | 1428.36                          | 2139.85                          | 1470.14                          | 1096.17                          | 1010.50                          |

*Rs.  557.60  Cr  was  released  to  Government  of  Maharashtra  for  rejuvenation  of  orchards  in drought affected districts as Special Package during 2013-14.

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