Lok Sabha Question No. 3762 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-21
Subject: Subsidy for NHB
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Sumedhanand Saraswati, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Sunil Kumar Singh, Ranjeeta Koli

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3762

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st December, 2021

## 'SUBSIDY FOR NHB'

## 3762.  SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH SHRIMATI RANJEETA  KOLI

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

(a)  the  total  number  of  subsidy  applications  received  and  sanctioned  by  the  National Horticulture  Board  (NHB)for  integrated  development  of  commercial  horticulture  in  the country, State-wise  including  Rajasthan;

(b)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  plan  for  promotion  of  post-harvest  and cold chain infrastructure for horticulture products and if so, the details thereof; and

(c)  the  fresh  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  simplification  of  subsidy  scheme guidelines, documentation and processing of new applications ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ िष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) & (b): The  State-wise  details  of  proposals  received  and  sanctioned  by  National Horticulture  Board  (NHB)  under  the  Scheme for 'Development of Commercial Horticulture through  Production  and  Post  Harvest  Management  of  Horticulture  Crops'in  the  country including  Rajasthan  during  the  last  three  years  (i.e.  2018-19  to  2020-21)  is  given  at Annexure-I.

Under  the  scheme,  financial  support  in  the  form  of  back-ended  subsidy  is provided  for  setting  up  units  relating  to  horticulture  sector  such  as  production  related projects, Post Harvest Management (PHM) viz. Pack House, Ripening Chamber, Refer Van, Retail Outlets, Pre-cooling units, Primary processing etc.

In  addition,  NHB  is  also  implementing  a  Scheme  for  'Capital  Investment Subsidy  for  Construction  /Expansion  /Modernization  of  Cold  Storages  and  Storages  for Horticulture Products '. Under this scheme, credit linked back-ended subsidy @35% of the capital cost of the project in general areas and @50% in case of North East, Hilly States & Scheduled  areas  for  Cold  storage  capacity  above  5000  MT  and  up  to  10000  MT  is available for construction/ expansion/ modernization of cold storage and CA store.  In case of North EasternStates, the capacity above 1000 MT are also eligible.

The  State-wise  details  of  proposals  received  and  sanctioned  under  the  above  Scheme including  Rajasthan  during  the  last  three  years  (i.e.  2018-19  to  2020-21)  is  given  at Annexure-II.

- (c): The steps taken by the Government for simplification of subsidy scheme guidelines, documentation and processing of new applications are as under:
1. The existing 2 stage process of IPA Scheme has been changed to a single stage process for implementation of the scheme w.e.f. 01.04.2020.
2. Allowed sanction of Term Loan within 03 months prior to date of online application for IPA but without any disbursement of Term Loan before issue of IPA to avoid delay in project implementation.
3. Extension in time limit for  completion  of projects from existing 18  months upto  24 months on case to case basis in justified cases.
4. Allowed start of preliminary project work i.e.  (i) Land leveling and digging of pits (ii) Compound wall-fencing with gate (iii) Tube well/bore well as a part of project (iv) Root stock plantation  with  drip  in  case  of  grape  plantations,  after  submitting  online  IPA  application using applicant's margin money.
5. In  case  of  projects  on  leased  land,  minimum  lease  period  of  10  years  is  now acceptable even if the lease deed was executed with one year prior to the date of online IPA application.
6. It  has been decided to make training of applicants/promotersas optional which was mandatory earlier.

Details  of  State-wise  IPA  received  under  the  Scheme  "Commercial  Horticulture throughProduction  and  Post-Harvest  Management  of  Horticulture  Crops"  and Project sanctionedduring last three years (2018-2019 to 2020-2021)

| Sr. No.   | States / UTs      |   IPA Applications Received |   Project Sanctioned |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|
| 1.        | A & N Islands     |                           0 |                    0 |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh    |                          34 |                   25 |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh |                           8 |                    4 |
| 4.        | Assam             |                           3 |                    2 |
| 5.        | Bihar             |                          19 |                    2 |
| 6.        | Chandigarh        |                           0 |                    0 |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh      |                         274 |                   32 |
| 8.        | D & N Haveli      |                           0 |                    0 |
| 9.        | Daman & Diu       |                           1 |                    0 |
| 10.       | Delhi             |                           8 |                    5 |
| 11.       | Goa               |                           2 |                    1 |
| 12.       | Gujarat           |                         202 |                  136 |
| 13.       | Haryana           |                          48 |                   31 |
| 14.       | Himachal Pradesh  |                          48 |                   32 |
| 15.       | Jammu & Kashmir   |                           6 |                    3 |
| 16.       | Jharkhand         |                           4 |                    0 |
| 17.       | Karnataka         |                         329 |                   92 |
| 18.       | Kerala            |                          18 |                   13 |
| 19.       | Ladakh            |                           0 |                    0 |
| 20.       | Lakshadweep       |                           0 |                    0 |
| 21.       | Madhya Pradesh    |                         246 |                  121 |
| 22.       | Maharashtra       |                        1232 |                 1052 |
| 23.       | Manipur           |                           2 |                   19 |
| 24.       | Meghalaya         |                           0 |                    0 |
| 25.       | Mizoram           |                           0 |                    0 |
| 26.       | Nagaland          |                           0 |                    0 |
| 27.       | Odisha            |                         108 |                   43 |
| 28.       | Pondicherry       |                           0 |                    0 |
| 29.       | Punjab            |                          49 |                   16 |
| 30.       | Rajasthan         |                         215 |                   70 |
| 31.       | Sikkim            |                           6 |                    1 |
| 32.       | Tamil Nadu        |                         160 |                   94 |
| 33.       | Telangana         |                         110 |                   37 |
| 34.       | Tripura           |                           0 |                    0 |
| 35.       | Uttar Pradesh     |                         116 |                   17 |
| 36.       | Uttarakhand       |                          25 |                    7 |
| 37.       | West Bengal       |                          12 |                    7 |
| Total     | Total             |                        3285 |                 1862 |

Details  of  State-wise  IPA  received  under  the  Scheme  "Capital  Investment  subsidy scheme for construction/expansion/ modernization of cold storage and storages for Horticulture  Produce"  and  Project  sanctionedduring  last  three  years  (2018-2019  to 2020-2021)

| Sr. No.   | States / UTs      |   IPA Applications Received |   Project Sanctioned |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|
| 1.        | A & N Islands     |                           0 |                    0 |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh    |                          13 |                    7 |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh |                           0 |                    0 |
| 4.        | Assam             |                           4 |                    4 |
| 5.        | Bihar             |                           4 |                    3 |
| 6.        | Chandigarh        |                           0 |                    0 |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh      |                           2 |                    0 |
| 8.        | D & N Haveli      |                           0 |                    0 |
| 9.        | Daman & Diu       |                           0 |                    0 |
| 10.       | Delhi             |                           0 |                    0 |
| 11.       | Goa               |                           1 |                    0 |
| 12.       | Gujarat           |                           1 |                    1 |
| 13.       | Haryana           |                           2 |                    0 |
| 14.       | Himachal Pradesh  |                           0 |                    3 |
| 15.       | Jammu & Kashmir   |                           3 |                    3 |
| 16.       | Jharkhand         |                           3 |                    0 |
| 17.       | Karnataka         |                          10 |                    8 |
| 18.       | Kerala            |                           0 |                    0 |
| 19.       | Ladakh            |                           0 |                    0 |
| 20.       | Lakshadweep       |                           0 |                    0 |
| 21.       | Madhya Pradesh    |                          22 |                    4 |
| 22.       | Maharashtra       |                          45 |                    1 |
| 23.       | Manipur           |                           0 |                    0 |
| 24.       | Meghalaya         |                           0 |                    0 |
| 25.       | Mizoram           |                           0 |                    0 |
| 26.       | Nagaland          |                           0 |                    0 |
| 27.       | Odisha            |                           0 |                    0 |
| 28.       | Pondicherry       |                           0 |                    0 |
| 29.       | Punjab            |                          42 |                   26 |
| 30.       | Rajasthan         |                           3 |                   12 |
| 31.       | Sikkim            |                           0 |                    0 |
| 32.       | Tamil Nadu        |                           3 |                    6 |
| 33.       | Telangana         |                           9 |                    5 |
| 34.       | Tripura           |                           0 |                    0 |
| 35.       | Uttar Pradesh     |                          96 |                   28 |
| 36.       | Uttrakhand        |                           0 |                    0 |
| 37.       | West Bengal       |                           2 |                    0 |
| Total     | Total             |                         265 |                  111 |