Lok Sabha Question No. 3094 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: Horticultural Cluster Development Programme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Abdul Majeed Ariff, Dean Kuriakose

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3094

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 ND  MARCH, 2022

## HORTICULTURAL CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

3094. ADV. A. M. ARIFF: ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  been  able  to  achieve  the  targets  under  Horticulture Cluster Development Programme (HCDP) in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  provided  financial  assistance  for  the  promotion  of pineapple  and  banana  cultivation  in  Kerala  under  HCDP,  if  so,  the  details  and  the status thereof;
- (c) whether the Government intends to include cultivation of jackfruit under the ambit of the HCDP and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the  list  of  crops  included,  funds  sanctioned  and  utilized  as  part  of  HCDP  since inception, State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare (MoA&FW) has decided for development of horticulture clusters of selected high value horticulture crops. A total no. of 55 horticulture clusters have been identified by Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW), out of which 12 clusters have been selected for Pilot launch of Horticulture Cluster Development Programme  (HCDP)  through  National  Horticulture  Board.  On  recommendation  of  the respective State Governments, a State Government entity has been appointed as Cluster Development Agency (CDA) for each of 12 clusters. The programme is in very early stage of implementation and will take 4-5 years to achieve the envisaged objectives.
- (b)  No  cluster  from  Kerala  is  included  in  the  12  clusters  selected  for  Pilot  phase,  hence question of providing financial assistance does not arise.
- (c)    There  is  no  such  proposal  as  no  request  for  inclusion  of  jackfruit  in  HCDP  has  been received from any of the stake holders.
- (d)  The guidelines for CDP was launched on 29 th October, 2021 and the programme is in initial  stage  of  implementation.  So far only Rs. 3.24 crore has been utilized for the HCDP through  National  Horticulture  Board.  Details  of  12  clusters  including  crops  and  States selected for Pilot phase are at Annexure .

## Annexure

## Details of identified 12 clusters under Cluster Development Programme

|   S. No. | Crop        | Identified Clusters              | State                           |
|----------|-------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|        1 | Apple       | 1.Shopian 2.Kinnaur              | Jammu &Kashmir Himachal Pradesh |
|        2 | Mango       | 1.Lucknow 2.Kutch 3. Mehbubnagar | Uttar Pradesh Gujarat Telangana |
|        3 | Banana      | 1.Anantpur 2.Theni               | Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu       |
|        4 | Grapes      | 1.Nasik                          | Maharashtra                     |
|        5 | Pineapple   | 1. Siphahijala                   | Tripura                         |
|        6 | Pomegranate | 1.Solapur 2.Chitradurga          | Maharashtra Karnataka           |
|        7 | Turmeric    | 1. West Jaintia Hills            | Meghalaya                       |

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