Lok Sabha Question No. 1138 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-08
Subject: Financial Assistance under MIDH
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dharmendra Kumar Kashyap

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1138

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 th  FEBRUARY, 2022

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER MIDH

## 1138.  SHRI DHARMENDRA KASHYAP:

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

- (a) whether the Government has provided any assistance to Uttar Pradesh during the last three  years  under  the  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH)  for development of horticulture and establishment of cold storages to save food grains, fruits and vegetables from deteriorating;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the role of Agricultural and Processed Food Products Exports Development Authority (APEDA) or any other agency in assisting growers and producers to store their produces in cold storages for better remunerative price including exports, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) & (b):  Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) is being implemented by Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare for the holistic development of horticulture in the country. All States/UTs including Uttar Pradesh are covered under MIDH. During the last three years i.e. from 2018-19 to 2020-21 an amount of Rs. 189.08 crore (GoI Share) has been released to Uttar Pradesh under the Centrally Sponsored Component of National Horticulture Mission (NHM) of MIDH for development of horticulture including establishment of cold storages.
- (c):     Agricultural and Processed Food Products Exports Development Authority (APEDA) was established by Government of India to undertake the development and promotion of export of various products including Fruits, Vegetables and their products. APEDA has a scheme of infrastructure Development for setting up integrated pack houses including cold

storages.  These  pack  houses  including  cold  storages  are  used  to  store  the  horticulture produce for export benefitting farmers in getting better prices through exports.

The details  of  the  scheme  components  of  Infrastructure  &  Quality  Development  are  as under:

(i) Development of Export Infrastructure: Under this component, assistance is provided for the following:

-  Infrastructure such as pack house facilities with packing/grading lines
-  Pre- cooling units with cold storages and refrigerated transportation etc.
-  Cable system for handling of crops like banana
-  Common infrastructure facilities
-  Pre-shipment treatment facilities such as irradiation, Vapour Heat Treatment (VHT), Hot Water Dip Treatment (HWDT) for compliance to Phyto-Sanitary requirements of importing countries
-  Infrastructure for processing facilities (process food sector) for addressing missing gaps  which  may  include  equipment  like  X-ray,  Screening,  Sortex,  filth  /  metal detector, sensors, vibrators or any new equipment or technology for food safety and quality requirements

(ii) Quality Development: Assistance under this component covers the following:

-  Installation of quality management systems,
-  Laboratory testing equipment
-  Hand  held  devices  for  capturing  farm  level  peripheral  coordinates  for  traceability systems and testing of samples etc.
-  Testing  of  water,  soil,  residues  or  pesticides,  veterinary  drugs,  hormones,  toxins, heavy metal, contaminants etc.

In addition, National Horticulture Board is implementing schemes namely 'Development of Commercial Horticulture through Production and Post Harvest Management of Horticulture Crops'  and  'Capital  Investment  Subsidy  for  Construction/Expansion/  Modernization  of Cold  Storages  and  Storages  for  Horticulture  products'  for  development  of  horticulture including establishment of cold storages, pack house, ripening chamber, etc.  Under these schemes, subsidy between 35% to 50% is provided for various components  as  per the prescribed cost norms.

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