Lok Sabha Question No. 2179 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-14
Subject: Development of Horticulture
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Raju Bista

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2179

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 TH  MARCH, 2023

## DEVELOPMENT OF HORTICULTURE

## 2179.  SHRI RAJU BISTA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to State:

- (a) the details of expenses incurred for the development of horticulture in the country during the last five years, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the details of expenses incurred for the development of horticulture in the State of West Bengal, particularly in the districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and North Dinajpur;
- (c) the details of total horticulture production in the State of West Bengal during the last five years, district-wise and year-wise;
- (d) the details of research into existing horticulture crops like oranges, and introduction of new crops in the districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and North Dinajpur; and
- (e) the details of schemes and projects from which horticulture and floriculture farmers can avail benefits from, especially those relating to the mountain regions?

## ANSWER

## MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) & (b):   Ministry of Agriculture & FW is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme i.e. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) w.e.f. 2014-15 for holistic growth of the horticulture sector in the country. The state-wise and year-wise details of expenses/release (GoI share) of funds under MIDH including West Bengal is at Annexure-I .  The  year-wise details of expenses incurred for the development of horticulture in the districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Uttar Dinajpur by State Government of West Bengal is at Annexure-II.

(c): The year-wise details of total horticulture production in the State of West Bengal during the last five years is as under:

(in

'000 MT)

| Year     |   Production |
|----------|--------------|
| 2017-18  |      32477   |
| 2018-19  |      31875.8 |
| 2019-20  |      32508.4 |
| 2020-21  |      34862.5 |
| 2021-22* |      33195.6 |

*3 rd  Advance Estimate

(d): Under the ICAR- All India Coordinated Research Project on Fruits, the centre located at Kalimpong has been assigned the task of MLT (Multi Location Trials) of mandarins to find better clones in Darjeeling mandarin.

ICAR-Central  Citrus  Research  Institute,  Nagpur  conducted  extensive  survey  of  the Sikkim and Darjeeling, and studied the causes of citrus decline and recommended the effective control measures to bring these areas on sound scientific footing with  respect to mandarin oranges grown in these regions.

In addition to above, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya (UBKV) is involved in research and extension  activities  on  Horticultural  crops  like  Mandarin  Orange,  Dallekhursani,  Large Cardamom, Ginger, Turmeric, Yacon and Pineapple in the districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and  North  Dinajpur  through  its  Regional  Research  Station  at  Kalimpong  and  Regional Research Sub-station at Kharibari.

(e): Ministry of Agriculture is implementing various development programmes for horticulture crops including floriculture in all the States and UTs including Hilly Areas through Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) and other flagship programmes like Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), Pramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee  Yojana  (PMKSY)  etc.  Farmers  can  avail  benefits  of  these  schemes  through concerned State Horticulture/Agriculture Departments.

## State-wise release of funds under NHM/HMNEH for the last 5 years

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          |   2017-18 (GoI Share) |   2018-19 (GoI Share) |   2019-20 (GoI Share) |   2020-21 (GoI Share) |   2021- 22 (GoI Share) |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |                 76.7  |                102.93 |                 79.38 |                 95    |                  50    |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |                  0    |                 20    |                 12.5  |                  8    |                   4.4  |
| 3         | Assam             |                 22.9  |                 56    |                 79.16 |                 45    |                  27    |
| 4         | Bihar             |                 18    |                 19    |                 15.15 |                 15.87 |                   9.6  |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |                 89.23 |                102.25 |                 68.44 |                 85    |                  63    |
| 6         | Goa               |                  2.51 |                  2.87 |                  1.5  |                  0    |                   0.6  |
| 7         | Gujarat           |                 88.74 |                 95.25 |                 63.5  |                 30    |                  87.18 |
| 8         | Haryana           |                 73.5  |                 71.6  |                 64.91 |                 89.32 |                  46    |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  |                 38.14 |                 23.75 |                 23.15 |                 20    |                  11    |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir   |                116.5  |                110    |                 64.99 |                 72.18 |                  67.75 |
| 11        | Jharkhand         |                 25    |                  9.5  |                 10    |                 10    |                   0    |
| 12        | Karnataka         |                 68.5  |                115.58 |                107.4  |                113.66 |                  54    |
| 13        | Kerala            |                 29    |                 12.5  |                 10    |                 10    |                  28    |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    |                 30    |                 31.76 |                 25.99 |                 27    |                   0    |
| 15        | Maharashtra       |                 86.73 |                107    |                 82.35 |                 63.5  |                  18.63 |
| 16        | Manipur           |                 24    |                 25.5  |                 26.5  |                 25.3  |                  10.94 |
| 17        | Meghalaya         |                 15.36 |                 21    |                  9.1  |                  7.25 |                   8.6  |
| 18        | Mizoram           |                 41.5  |                 25    |                 22.58 |                 40    |                   6.75 |
| 19        | Nagaland          |                 36.34 |                 27    |                 23.6  |                 26    |                  11.7  |
| 20        | Orissa            |                 46.87 |                 21    |                 49    |                 11    |                  11    |
| 21        | Punjab            |                 15    |                 35.5  |                 10    |                 22.5  |                   8.22 |
| 22        | Rajasthan         |                 58    |                 52    |                 25    |                 30    |                  10    |
| 23        | Sikkim            |                 30.5  |                 22    |                 22.84 |                 19.85 |                  10.93 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        |                 61.27 |                 79    |                 93.02 |                114.73 |                  75    |
| 25        | Telangana         |                 32.18 |                  5    |                  0    |                 16.15 |                   0    |
| 26        | Tripura           |                 10    |                 12    |                 20    |                 10    |                   9    |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh     |                 35.87 |                 62.57 |                 62.35 |                 64.16 |                  32    |
| 28        | Uttarakhand       |                 30.37 |                 40    |                 22.32 |                 45    |                  22    |
| 29        | West Bengal       |                 10    |                 15    |                  8.06 |                 10    |                   0    |
| 30        | A & N Islands     |                  0    |                  0    |                  1    |                  0.3  |                   0.53 |
| 31        | Puducherry        |                  0.99 |                  1.5  |                  1.5  |                  1.4  |                   0    |
| 32        | Dadra & Nagar     |                  0    |                  0    |                  0.25 |                  0    |                   0    |
| 33        | Daman & Diu       |                  0.5  |                  0    |                  0    |                  0    |                   0    |
| 34        | Delhi             |                  0    |                  0    |                  0.25 |                  0    |                   0    |
| 35        | Lakshadweep       |                  0    |                  0    |                  0    |                  0    |                   0    |
| 36        | Ladakh            |                  0    |                  0    |                  0    |                 15    |                  25.82 |
|           | Total             |               1214.2  |               1249.06 |               1105.79 |               1143.17 |                 709.65 |

Note: - During 2017-18, Rs.75.00 crore (GoI share), during 2018-19, Rs.75.00 crore(GoI share), during 2020-21, Rs.57.18 crore(GoI share) and during 2021-22, Rs.58.00 crore (GoI share) had been released for Prime Minister's Development Package 2015 for J & K.

During 2021-22, GoI share of Rs.16.82 crore had been released to UT of Ladakh under Prime Minister's Development Package.

The  year-wise  details  of  expenses  incurred  for  the  development  of  horticulture  in  the  districts  of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and North Dinajpur as reported by State Government of West Bengal is as under: -

(Rs. in crore)

| Name of the District   |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Darjeeling             |      0    |       0   |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| Kalimpong              |      0    |       0   |      0    |      0    |      0.07 |
| Uttar Dinajpur         |      3.36 |       0.7 |      1.21 |      0.01 |      0.72 |

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