Lok Sabha Question No. 4355 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Production of Exotic Fruits
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4355

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH  MARCH, 2022

## PRODUCTION OF EXOTIC FRUITS

4355.      SHRI PATEL HASMUKHBHAI SOMABHAI:

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  exotic  fruits  in various States and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b)     the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to reduce dependency on import of exotic fruits in the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a)        The  Government  has  set  targets  for  area  expansion  of  exotic  fruits  to  promote  the production  in  various  States.    The  details  of  targets  set  for  the  year  2021-22  are  given  at Annexure-I .
- (b)    To reduce dependency on import of exotic fruits in the country, Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, is being implemented for holistic  growth  of  the  horticulture  sector  including  exotic  fruit  crops.  All  states  and  UTs  are covered under MIDH scheme.

## Annexure-I

| Targets of States As on 24.03.2022   | Targets of States As on 24.03.2022        | Targets of States As on 24.03.2022                                                                                                                        |
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| States                               | Approved Target for 2021-22 (Area in Ha.) | Exotic Fruit Crop                                                                                                                                         |
| Andhra Pradesh                       | 306                                       | Avacado (Butter Fruit), Kamalam (Dragon fruit), Anjeer (Fig), Passion fruit, Strawberry                                                                   |
| Bihar                                | 60                                        | Kamalam (Dragon fruit), Strawberry                                                                                                                        |
| Chattisgarh                          | 375                                       | Kamalam (Dragon fruit), Strawberry                                                                                                                        |
| Goa                                  | 5                                         | Avacado (Butter Fruit), Kamalam (Dragon fruit), Strawberry                                                                                                |
| Gujarat                              | 450                                       | Kamalam (Dragon fruit), Anjeer (Fig), Strawberry                                                                                                          |
| Haryana                              | 511                                       | Kamalam (Dragon fruit), Anjeer (Fig), Strawberry                                                                                                          |
| Jharkhand                            | 104                                       | Kamalam (Dragon fruit), Strawberry                                                                                                                        |
| Karnataka                            | 573                                       | Avacado (Butter Fruit), Kamalam (Dragon fruit), Anjeer (Fig), Mangosteen, Passion fruit, Rambutan, Strawberry.                                            |
| Kerala                               | 891                                       | Avacado (Butter Fruit), Kamalam (Dragon fruit), Mangosteen, Passion fruit, Rambutan, Strawberry.                                                          |
| Madhya Pradesh                       | 60                                        | Kamalam (Dragon fruit), Anjeer (Fig), Passion fruit, Strawberry                                                                                           |
| Maharashtra                          | 375                                       | Avacado (Butter Fruit), Neel Badri (Blueberry), Kamalam (Dragon fruit), Anjeer (Fig), Kiwi Phal (Kiwi), Tendu Phal (Persimmon), Passion fruit, Strawberry |
| Odisha                               | 50                                        | Kamalam (Dragon fruit)                                                                                                                                    |
| Puducherry                           | 5.5                                       | Kamalam (Dragon fruit), Anjeer (Fig)                                                                                                                      |
| Punjab                               | 17                                        | Kamalam (Dragon fruit), Strawberry                                                                                                                        |
| Rajasthan                            | 20                                        | Kamalam (Dragon fruit)                                                                                                                                    |
| Tamil Nadu                           | 548                                       | Avacado (Butter Fruit), Kamalam (Dragon fruit), Anjeer (Fig), Kiwi Phal (Kiwi), Strawberry                                                                |
| Telangana                            | 95                                        | Kamalam (Dragon fruit), Anjeer (Fig)                                                                                                                      |
| Uttar Pradesh                        | 183                                       | Kamalam (Dragon fruit), Anjeer (Fig), Strawberry                                                                                                          |
| Arunachal Pradesh                    | 330                                       | Avacado (Butter Fruit), Neel Badri (Blueberry), Kamalam (Dragon fruit), Kiwi Phal (Kiwi), Mangosteen, Tendu Phal (Persimmon), Passion fruit, Rambutan.    |
| Assam                                | 1100                                      | Kamalam (Dragon fruit), Rambutan, Strawberry                                                                                                              |
| Manipur                              | 290                                       | Avacado (Butter Fruit), Kamalam (Dragon fruit), Kiwi Phal (Kiwi), Tendu Phal (Persimmon), Passion fruit.                                                  |
| Meghalaya                            | 145                                       | Avacado (Butter Fruit), Kamalam (Dragon fruit), Kiwi Phal (Kiwi), Strawberry.                                                                             |
| Mizoram                              | 1000                                      | Kamalam (Dragon fruit)                                                                                                                                    |
| Nagaland                             | 850                                       | Kamalam (Dragon fruit), Kiwi Phal (Kiwi), Tendu Phal (Persimmon).                                                                                         |
| Sikkim                               | 44                                        | Avacado (Butter Fruit), Kamalam (Dragon fruit), Strawberry.                                                                                               |
| Tripura                              | 170                                       | Avacado (Butter Fruit), Kamalam (Dragon fruit), Mangosteen, Tendu Phal (Persimmon), Rambutan, Strawberry                                                  |
| Himachal Pradesh                     | 20                                        | Strawberry                                                                                                                                                |
| Jammu and Kashmir                    | 31                                        | Kamalam (Dragon fruit), Anjeer (Fig), Kiwi Phal (Kiwi), Tendu Phal (Persimmon), Strawberry                                                                |
| Uttarakhand                          | 242                                       | Avacado (Butter Fruit), Neel Badri (Blueberry), Kamalam (Dragon fruit), Kiwi Phal (Kiwi), Passion fruit, Strawberry.                                      |
| Total                                | 8850.5                                    |                                                                                                                                                           |

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