Lok Sabha Question No. 88 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-02
Subject: Promotion of Horticulture
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Rebati Tripura, Vijay Kumar Dubey

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.88

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 ND  FEBRUARY, 2021

## PROMOTION OF HORTICULTURE

88. SHRI REBATI TRIPURA: SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:

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

- (a) whether the Government  has implemented a number  of schemes  to promote horticulture  across  the  country  including  Uttar  Pradesh  and  Tripura  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) the details of the funds provided to North Eastern States for development of horticulture during the last three years and the current financial year; and
- (c) the steps taken to promote horticulture products, its exports and improve infrastructure in North Eastern States?

## 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  in  the  country covering fruits, vegetables, root and tuber crops, mushrooms, spices, flowers, coconut, cashew and cocoa through various  interventions.  All  States/UTs  (including  Uttar  Pradesh  &  Tripura) are covered under MIDH.

Under  MIDH, for  promotion of  horticulture  throughout  the  country,  financial  &  technical assistance is provided to States/UTs 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.

(b): Details of the funds allocated and released (GoI Share) to North Eastern States under MIDH for development of horticulture during the last three years and the current financial year is as under:

Rs. in Crore

| Year       |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 | 2020-21   |
|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Allocation |     264.3 |     320   |    320    | 240.00    |
| Release    |     180.6 |     208.5 |    216.28 | 130.60*   |

* as on 28.01.2021

(c): Under  MIDH,  assistance  is  also  extended  for  setting  up  of  infrastructure  and  logistic support  viz.  pre-cooling  units,  on  farm  pack  houses,  mobile  pre-cooling  units,  staging  cold rooms,  refrigerated  vans  etc.  throughout  the  country  (including  North  Eastern  States). Government is also promoting technologies for cultivation of horticulture crops through various demonstrations  and  trainings  under  Centre  of  Excellence  throughout  the  country  (including North Eastern States).

Under MIDH, higher rate of assistance is provided to North Eastern and Hilly States i.e. up to 50% of the cost as compared to 35% of the cost in other States.

Apart  from  the  above,  under  APEDA,  Agriculture  and  Processed  Foods  Export Promotion Scheme, financial assistance is also provided for the establishment of post harvest infrastructure for fresh horticulture produce, purchase of insulated, reefer transport/mobile precooling units with financial assistance upto 40% of the total cost subject to the ceiling of Rs. 100 Lakhs for each of the activities.

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