Lok Sabha Question No. 232 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Cultivation of Exotic Fruits
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, Ravindra Kushawaha

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.232

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## CULTIVATION OF EXOTIC FRUITS

* 232.     SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE: SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:

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

- (a)      whether the Government has planned or is planning to promote farming of exotic fruits like kiwi, red grape, passion fruit and dragon fruit in the country; (b)     if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  area  and  production  for  these  fruits  in  the country, State/ UT-wise; (c)      whether the Government is implementing schemes for production of planting material and area expansion of these fruits; (d)      if so, the details thereof along with the assistance provided by the Government during the last three years and the current year, State/ UT-wise; (e)       whether  the  Government  has  set  any  targets  for  the  production  of  exotic  fruits  in various States, if so, the details thereof; and (f)        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) to (f):      A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  232 DUE FOR REPLY ON 14 TH  DECEMBER, 2021.

- (a):      Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH),  a  Centrally  Sponsored Scheme is  being  implemented  for  holistic  growth  of  the  horticulture  sector  covering  fruits, vegetables,  root  and  tuber  crops,  mushrooms,  spices,  flowers,  aromatic  plants,  coconut, cashew,  cocoa.  All  States  and  UTs  are  covered  under  MIDH.  Due  to  implementation  of scheme, the production of horticulture crops has reached to ever highest i.e. 331.05 million tonnes in the year 2020-21 (as per 3rd advance estimates).

Under MIDH, fruit crops like Kiwi, Passion fruit, Grapes including Red Grapes etc. are  covered  under  cost  intensive  crops  and  assistance  is  provided  for  area  expansion @ 40% of the maximum cost (Rs. 4 lakh/ha) limited to maximum area of 4 ha per beneficiary for meeting the expenditure on planting material, cost of material of drip irrigation, trellies and cost of INM/IPM etc. In case of NE and Himalayan states, TSP areas, Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands, assistance is @50% of maximum cost.

- (b):      The details of area and production for these exotic fruits in the country are attached at Annexure I- IV .
- (c):          For  production  and  distribution  of  good  quality  seeds  and  planting  material  of  cost intensive fruit crops including exotic fruits, assistance is provided under MIDH for setting up new hi-tech nurseries, small nurseries, Tissue Culture (TC) units and upgradation of existing TC  units.  For  setting  up  of  Hi-tech  nursery  (limited  to  4  ha  per  beneficiary)  assistance  is provided @100% to public sector limited to Rs. 100 lakhs and in case of private sector, credit linked back-ended subsidy @ 40% of cost, subject to a maximum of Rs. 40 lakh/unit, for a maximum of 4 ha as project based activity on pro-rata basis. For setting up of small nursery (limited to 1 ha per beneficiary)   assistance is  provided 100% to public sector and in case of

private sector, credit linked back-ended subsidy of cost, subject to a maximum of Rs. 7.50 lakh/unit. For setting up of TC units assistance is provided 100% of total cost to public sector and in case of private sector, credit linked back ended subsidy @ 40% of the maximum cost of Rs. 250 lakh/unit. (d):  State-wise fund allocated under MIDH for development of Horticulture including above fruits is attached at Annexure-V .

(e) & (f):        Under MIDH, a total of 8951.5 ha has been approved under area expansion of identified 10 exotic crops to be achieved during 2021-22 by different States/UTs to reduce import of these fruits. State-wise and crop wise details of the targets assigned for 10 exotic crops is placed at Annexure-VI.

## State-wise Area and Production of Kiwi

## Annexure-l

Area in '000 Ha

Production in '000 MT

| Sl. No.   | STATES/UTs        | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21 (3 rd Est.)   | 2020-21 (3 rd Est.)   |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|           |                   | A         | P         | A         | P         | A                     | P                     |
| 1         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 3.37      | 7.43      | 3.37      | 7.43      | 3.37                  | 7.43                  |
| 2         | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 0.18      | 0.25      | 0.18      | 0.68      | 0.18                  | 0.13                  |
| 3         | JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00                  | 0.00                  |
| 4         | MANIPUR           | 0.14      | 1.06      | 0.27      | 1.88      | 0.31                  | 3.01                  |
| 5         | MIZORAM           | 0.30      | 1.03      | 0.30      | 1.03      | 0.30                  | 1.03                  |
| 6         | NAGALAND          | 0.26      | 1.78      | 0.27      | 1.80      | 0.30                  | 1.81                  |
| 7         | SIKKIM            | 0.26      | 0.97      | 0.26      | 0.97      | 0.40                  | 2.15                  |
|           | All India Total   | 4.51      | 12.52     | 4.65      | 13.79     | 4.86                  | 15.56                 |

## State-wise Area and Production of Grapes

Area in '000 Ha

## Production in '000 MT

| Sl. No.   | STATES/Uts       | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21 (3 rd Est.)   | 2020-21 (3 rd Est.)   |
|-----------|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|           |                  | A         | P         | A         | P         | A                     | P                     |
| 1         | ANDHRA PRADESH   | 1.06      | 21.20     | 2.34      | 46.82     | 1.24                  | 24.89                 |
| 2         | HARYANA          | 0.04      | 0.16      | 0.04      | 0.19      | 0.04                  | 0.29                  |
| 3         | HIMACHAL PRADESH | 0.08      | 0.13      | 0.07      | 0.16      | 0.07                  | 0.04                  |
| 4         | JAMMU & KASHMIR  | 0.33      | 1.04      | 0.29      | 1.19      | 0.30                  | 1.54                  |
| 5         | KARNATAKA        | 29.06     | 643.25    | 29.20     | 710.81    | 32.48                 | 760.50                |
| 6         | KERALA           | 0.01      | 0.12      | 0.01      | 0.12      | 0.01                  | 0.12                  |
| 7         | MADHYA PRADESH   | 0.08      | 1.28      | 0.08      | 1.34      | 0.09                  | 1.36                  |
| 8         | MAHARASHTRA      | 103.66    | 2283.96   | 112.61    | 2350.37   | 112.60                | 2351.18               |
| 9         |                  | 0.01      | 0.05      | 0.01      | 0.06      | 0.02 0.22             | MANIPUR               |
| 10        | MIZORAM          | 2.30      | 16.50     | 2.33      | 17.30     | 2.33                  | 17.30                 |
| 11        |                  | 0.16      | 0.30      | 0.12      | 0.23      | 0.12 0.21             | NAGALAND              |
| 12        | PUNJAB           | 0.29      | 8.26      | 0.28      | 8.45      | 0.23 6.98             |                       |
| 13        | 0.00             |           | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.08 0.08             | RAJASTHAN             |
| 14        | TAMIL NADU       | 2.06      | 56.56     | 1.99      | 33.11     | 2.33                  | 52.93                 |
| 15        | TELANGANA        | 0.39      | 7.92      | 0.31      | 11.31     | 0.34                  | 11.15                 |
|           | All India Total  | 139.14    | 3032.81   | 149.37    | 3170.15   | 151.94                | 3217.64               |

## Annexure-ll

State-wise Area and Production of Passion Fruit

Area in '000 H Production in '000 MT

| Sl. No.   | STATES/Uts      | 2018-19   | 2018-19    | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21 (3 rd Est.)   | 2020-21 (3 rd Est.)   |
|-----------|-----------------|-----------|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|           |                 | A         | P          | A         | P         | A                     | P                     |
| 1         | KERALA          | 0.14      | 15.15      | 0.14      | 15.15     | 0.14                  | 15.15                 |
| 2         | MANIPUR         | 4.65      | 48.00      | 4.45      | 23.05     | 3.71                  | 37.73                 |
| 3         | MIZORAM 0.98    |           | 2.11       | 0.98      | 2.11      | 0.98                  | 2.11                  |
| 4         | NAGALAND        | 6.28      | 15.80 6.21 |           | 15.48     | 6.19                  | 15.23                 |
| 5         | SIKKIM          | 0.19      | 0.23 0.19  |           | 0.23      | 0.05                  | 0.07                  |
| 6         | TELANGANA       | 0.00      | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.02      | 0.00                  | 0.02                  |
|           | All India Total | 12.24     | 81.29      | 11.97     | 56.04     | 11.07                 | 70.31                 |

## Annexure-lll

## Annexure-IV

## Area and Production of major Kamlam (Dragon fruit) growing States

Area in Hectare

## Production in Quintal

| Sl. No.   | STATES/Uts   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21 (3 rd Est.)   | 2020-21 (3 rd Est.)   |
|-----------|--------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|           | A            |           | P         | A         | P         | A                     | P                     |
| 1         | 1183         | 1809.99   | 1383      | 2115.99   | 2183      | 2584.10               | MIZORAM               |
| 2         | 95           | 76.80     | 95        | 110.50    | 95        | 127.70                | NAGALAND              |
| 3         | 15.00        | 0.00      | 35.17     | 0.00      | 40.10     | 577.23                | GUJARAT               |
| 4         | 35.20        | 5588.35   | 39.18     | 6220.22   | 222.22    | 35279.65              | KARNATAKA             |

## Annexure-V

## State-wise allocation of funds under MIDH for the period 2018-19 to 2021-22.

(Rs. In crore)

| Sl. No.   | State Implementing Agency   |   2018-19 Allocation (GOI) |   2019-20 Allocation (GOI) |   2020-21 Allocation (GOI) |   2021-22 Allocation (GOI) |
|-----------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1         | 2                           |                        3   |                        4   |                        5   |                       6    |
| 1         | A & N Islands               |                        2   |                        2   |                        3   |                       2.1  |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh              |                      114   |                      114   |                      120   |                     108    |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh           |                       26   |                       26   |                       22   |                      17.6  |
| 4         | Assam                       |                       84   |                       84   |                       60   |                      54    |
| 5         | Bihar                       |                       22.5 |                       22.5 |                       25   |                      20    |
| 6         | Chandigarh                  |                        0   |                        0   |                        0   |                       0    |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                |                      123   |                      123   |                      110   |                      88    |
| 8         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli        |                        0.5 |                        0.5 |                        0.5 |                       0.35 |
| 9         | Daman & Diu                 |                        1.5 |                        1.5 |                        1   |                       0.8  |
| 10        | Delhi                       |                        0.5 |                        0.5 |                        0   |                       0    |
| 11        | Goa                         |                        4.5 |                        3   |                        3   |                       2.4  |
| 12        | Gujarat                     |                      127   |                      127   |                      110   |                      88    |
| 13        | Haryana                     |                      110   |                      110   |                      120   |                      96    |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh            |                       27.5 |                       55   |                       55   |                      44    |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir             |                       47.5 |                      135.3 |                      100   |                      35    |
| 16        | Jharkhand                   |                       34   |                       34   |                       30   |                      21    |
| 17        | Karnataka                   |                      130   |                      130   |                      130   |                     117    |
| 18        | Kerala                      |                       39.5 |                       39.5 |                       40   |                      28    |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                 |                        0.8 |                        0.5 |                        0.5 |                       0.4  |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh              |                       38.5 |                       38.5 |                       65   |                      52    |
| 21        | Maharashtra                 |                      158   |                      158   |                      130   |                      91    |
| 22        | Manipur                     |                       37   |                       37   |                       26   |                      23.4  |
| 23        | Meghalaya                   |                       42   |                       42   |                       25   |                      17.5  |
| 24        | Mizoram                     |                       30   |                       30   |                       30   |                      27    |
| 25        | Nagaland                    |                       32   |                       32   |                       26   |                      23.4  |
| 26        | Odisha                      |                       89   |                       89   |                       67   |                      46.9  |
| 27        | Puducherry                  |                        3   |                        3   |                        3   |                       2.1  |
| 28        | Punjab                      |                       71   |                       71   |                       47   |                      32.9  |
| 29        | Rajasthan                   |                       90.5 |                       90.5 |                       60   |                      42    |
| 30        | Sikkim                      |                       25   |                       25   |                       25   |                      22.5  |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                  |                       98   |                       98   |                      115   |                     103.5  |
| 32        | Telangana                   |                       28   |                       28   |                       28   |                      19.6  |
| 33        | Tripura                     |                       44   |                       44   |                       26   |                      18.2  |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh               |                       67   |                       67   |                       80   |                      64    |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                 |                       55   |                       55   |                       55   |                      44    |
| 36        | West Bengal                 |                       44   |                       44   |                       34   |                      23.8  |
|           | Total                       |                     1846.8 |                     1960.3 |                     1772   |                    1376.45 |

## Annexure Vl

## State-wise and crop wise details of the targets assigned of exotic crops under MIDH during 2021-22 are as under Unit in Ha

| States            | 1                      | 2                       | 3                     | 4            | 5                | 6           | 7                      | 8             | 9        | 10          | 11       |
|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|--------------|------------------|-------------|------------------------|---------------|----------|-------------|----------|
| States            | Avocado (Butter Fruit) | Neel Badri (Blue berry) | Kamlam (Dragon fruit) | Anjeer (Fig) | Kiwi Phal (Kiwi) | Mango steen | Tendu Phal (Persimmon) | Passion fruit | Rambutan | Straw berry | Total    |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 4                      | 0                       | 210                   | 72           | 0                | 0           | 0                      | 5             | 0        | 15          | 306      |
| Bihar             | 0                      | 0                       | 10                    | 0            | 0                | 0           | 0                      | 0             | 0        | 50          | 60       |
| Chhattisgarh      | 0                      | 0                       | 350                   | 0            | 0                | 0           | 0                      | 0             | 0        | 40          | 390      |
| Goa               | 2                      | 0                       | 2                     | 0            | 0                | 0           | 0                      | 0             | 0        | 1           | 5        |
| Gujarat           | 0                      | 0                       | 350                   | 50           | 0                | 0           | 0                      | 0             | 0        | 50          | 450      |
| Haryana           | 0                      | 0                       | 8                     | 3            | 0                | 0           | 0                      | 0             | 0        | 500         | 511      |
| Jharkhand         | 0                      | 0                       | 20                    | 0            | 0                | 0           | 0                      | 0             | 0        | 84          | 104      |
| Karnataka         | 88                     | 0                       | 300                   | 100          | 0                | 8           | 0                      | 2             | 60       | 15          | 573      |
| Kerala            | 40                     | 0                       | 250                   | 0            | 0                | 60          | 0                      | 300           | 200      | 70          | 920      |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 0                      | 0                       | 10                    | 10           | 0                | 0           | 0                      | 10            | 0        | 30          | 60       |
| Maharashtra       | 5                      | 10                      | 150                   | 50           | 5                | 0           | 50                     | 5             | 0        | 100         | 375      |
| Odisha            | 0                      | 0                       | 50                    | 0            | 0                | 0           | 0                      | 0             | 0        | 0           | 50       |
| Puducherry        | 0                      | 0                       | 0.5                   | 5            | 0                | 0           | 0                      | 0             | 0        | 0           | 5.5      |
| Punjab            | 0                      | 0                       | 10                    | 0            | 0                | 0           | 0                      | 0             | 0        | 7           | 17       |
| Rajasthan         | 0                      | 0                       | 0                     | 0            | 0                | 0           | 0                      | 0             | 0        | 0           | 0        |
| Tamilnadu         | 200                    | 0                       | 100                   | 100          | 50               | 0           | 0                      | 0             | 0        | 50          | 500      |
| Telangana         | 0                      | 0                       | 60                    | 35           | 0                | 0           | 0                      | 0             | 0        | 0           | 95       |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 0                      | 0                       | 100                   | 33           | 0                | 0           | 0                      | 0             | 0        | 50          | 183      |
| West Bengal       | 0                      | 0                       | 0                     | 0            | 0                | 0           | 0                      | 0             | 0        | 0           | 0        |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 20                     | 20                      | 50                    | 0            | 160              | 20          | 20                     | 20            | 20       | 0           | 330      |
| Assam             | 0                      | 0                       | 250                   | 0            | 0                | 0           | 0                      | 0             | 350      | 500         | 1100     |
| Manipur           | 50                     | 0                       | 100                   | 0            | 40               | 0           | 50                     | 50            | 0        | 0           | 290      |
| Meghalaya         | 30                     | 0                       | 50                    | 0            | 28               | 0           | 0                      | 0             | 0        | 37          | 145      |
| Mizoram           | 0                      | 0                       | 1000                  | 0            | 0                | 0           | 0                      | 0             | 0        | 0           | 1000     |
| Nagaland          | 0                      | 0                       | 550                   | 0            | 250              | 0           | 50                     | 0             | 0        | 0           | 850      |
| Sikkim            | 16                     | 0                       | 16                    | 0            | 0                | 0           | 0                      | 0             | 0        | 12          | 44       |
| Tripura           | 15                     | 0                       | 100                   | 0            | 0                | 10          | 10                     | 0             | 10       | 25          | 170      |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 0                      | 0                       | 0                     | 0            | 0                | 0           | 0                      | 0             | 0        | 20          | 20       |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 0                      | 0                       | 2                     | 2            | 6                | 0           | 1                      | 0             | 0        | 20          | 31       |
| Uttarakhand       | 12                     |                         | 20                    | 0            | 200              |             |                        |               |          | 100         | 367      |
|                   |                        | 20                      |                       |              |                  | 0           | 0                      | 15            | 0        |             |          |
| Ladakh Total      | 0 482                  | 0 50                    | 0 4118.5              | 0 460        | 0 739            | 0 98        | 0 181                  | 0 407         | 0 640    | 0 1776      | 0 8951.5 |

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