Lok Sabha Question No. 2389 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-03
Subject: Schemes for Horticulture
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Arun Kumar Sagar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2389

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 rd  AUGUST, 2021

## SCHEMES FOR HORTICULTURE

## 2389.  SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR

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

- (a) the details of schemes for horticulture, orchards and tree plantation being implemented especially in various blocks of Shahjahanpur parliamentary constituency of Uttar Pradesh during the last three years;
- (b) the total amount of funds allocated separately for each of these schemes, State-wise during the said period;
- (c) whether any new technology has been developed for these areas by Indian Council for agricultural research or any other similar institute;
- (d)   if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken to promote these schemes and educate potential beneficiaries?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Mission for  Integrated  Development of  Horticulture  (MIDH),  a centrally sponsored scheme is being implemented for the holistic development of horticulture sector in selected districts  in  the  country  covering  fruits,  vegetables,  root  and  tuber  crops,  mushrooms, spices, flowers, aromatic plants, coconut, cashew, cocoa.

Shahjahanpur  District  of  Uttar  Pradesh  is  not  covered  under  MIDH.  However, districts  not  covered  under  MIDH  are  provided  support  for  horticulture  activities  under another  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Ministry  of  Agriculture  namely  Rashtriya  Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY).    Accordingly, support for horticulture activities is being provided in the Shahjahanpur district under RKVY.

(b) State-wise details of the fund allocated under Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) and Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) during last 3 years is at Annexure - I & II respectively.

(c) & (d): ICAR-CISH, Lucknow and ICAR-IIVR, Varanasi  under Horticultural Science Division  of  ICAR  have  developed  following  technologies  for  use  in  areas  including Shahjahanpur Parliamentary Constituency of Uttar Pradesh:

1.  Rejuvenation technology for old and senile mango orchards.
2.  Centre opening technology for enhancing productivity and quality of mango.
3.  Application of paclobutrazol for regularity in bearing in mango.
4.  Mango orchard based poultry farming.
5.  Integrated pest and disease management of mango.
6.  Technology on guava cultivation.
7.  Technologies/varieties developed on different vegetables.

(e):  Under  Human  Resource  Development  (HRD)  component  of  MIDH,  assistance  is provided  for  awareness  programmes,  farmers  training,  exposure  visit,  etc.  Training  is provided  on  latest  technologies  on  production  and  post-harvest  management  to  women and youth.

## State-wise details of the funds allocated under MIDH during the last three years

(Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State    |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|-----------|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh       |     114   |     114   |     120   |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh    |      26   |      26   |      22   |
| 3         | Assam                |      84   |      84   |      60   |
| 4         | Bihar                |      22.5 |      22.5 |      25   |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh         |     123   |     123   |     110   |
| 6         | Goa                  |       4.5 |       3   |       3   |
| 7         | Gujarat              |     127   |     127   |     110   |
| 8         | Haryana              |     110   |     110   |     120   |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh     |      27.5 |      55   |      55   |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir      |      47.5 |     135.3 |     100   |
| 11        | Jharkhand            |      34   |      34   |      30   |
| 12        | Karnataka            |     130   |     130   |     130   |
| 13        | Kerala               |      39.5 |      39.5 |      40   |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh       |      38.5 |      38.5 |      65   |
| 15        | Maharashtra          |     158   |     158   |     130   |
| 16        | Manipur              |      37   |      37   |      26   |
| 17        | Meghalaya            |      42   |      42   |      25   |
| 18        | Mizoram              |      30   |      30   |      40   |
| 19        | Nagaland             |      32   |      32   |      26   |
| 20        | Orissa               |      89   |      89   |      67   |
| 21        | Punjab               |      71   |      71   |      47   |
| 22        | Rajasthan            |      90.5 |      90.5 |      60   |
| 23        | Sikkim               |      25   |      25   |      25   |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu           |      98   |      98   |     115   |
| 25        | Telangana            |      28   |      28   |      28   |
| 26        | Tripura              |      44   |      44   |      26   |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh        |      67   |      67   |      80   |
| 28        | Uttarakhand          |      55   |      55   |      55   |
| 29        | West Bengal          |      44   |      44   |      34   |
| 30        | A & N Islands        |       2   |       2   |       3   |
| 31        | Chandigarh           |       0   |       0   |       0   |
| 32        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |       0.5 |       0.5 |       0.5 |
| 33        | Daman & Diu          |       1.5 |       1.5 |       1   |
| 34        | Delhi                |       0.5 |       0.5 |       0   |
| 35        | Lakshadweep          |       0.8 |       0.8 |       0.5 |
| 36        | Puducherry           |       3   |       3   |       3   |
| Total     | Total                |    1846.8 |    1960.6 |    1782   |

Annexure-II State-wise details of the funds allocated under RKVY during the last three years (Rs. in Crore)

| Sr No   | State             |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|---------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADESH    |     55.25 |     43.14 |      0    |
| 2       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 3       | ASSAM             |      3.81 |      0    |      0    |
| 4       | BIHAR             |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 5       | CHATTISHGARH      |     31.2  |     30.33 |     25.42 |
| 6       | GOA               |      1.28 |      0    |      0    |
| 7       | GUJARAT           |     40.5  |     16.34 |      0    |
| 8       | HARYANA           |     11.92 |     15.93 |     14.54 |
| 9       | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |      3.16 |      2.77 |      0    |
| 10      | KARNATAKA         |     30.02 |     33.87 |     70.47 |
| 11      | KERALA            |     10    |      6.1  |     19.39 |
| 12      | MADHYA PRADESH    |     30.15 |      8.45 |      0    |
| 13      | MAHARASHTRA       |    360.44 |    141.58 |      0    |
| 14      | MANIPUR           |      0    |      1.52 |      3    |
| 15      | MEGHALAYA         |      5.8  |      1.79 |      0.73 |
| 16      | MIZORAM           |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 17      | NAGALAND          |      5.42 |      2.53 |      0.49 |
| 18      | ORISSA            |     40.79 |     51.83 |     73.49 |
| 19      | PUNJAB            |      0    |      4.39 |     46.25 |
| 20      | RAJASTHAN         |      2.75 |      0    |    323.29 |
| 21      | TAMILNADU         |     48.92 |     22.1  |     45.4  |
| 22      | TELANGANA         |     32.32 |     26.14 |      0    |
| 23      | TRIPURA           |      0    |      1.43 |      3.44 |
| 24      | UTTAR PRADESH     |     72.51 |     42.89 |      0    |
| 25      | UTTARAKHAND       |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 26      | WEST BENGAL       |     21.4  |      9.63 |     11.33 |
|         | Total             |    807.64 |    462.78 |    637.23 |

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