Lok Sabha Question No. 244 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Implementation of MIDH
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 244

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH JULY, 2022

## IMPLEMENTATION OF MIDH

## 244. SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  implementing  Missionfor  Integrated  Development  of Horticulture (MIDH) forholistic development of horticulture in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with its features;
- (c) the challenges faced by the Government whileimplementing this mission; and
- (d) the details of the number of farmers trainedunder MIDH, State-wise including districtwise detailsfor the State of Gujarat since inception?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a)&  (b)  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH)  is  a  Centrally Sponsored Scheme implemented from 2014-15 for holistic development of horticulture in the country, covering fruits, vegetables, root and tuber crops, mushrooms, spices, flowers, aromatic plants, coconut, cashewand  cocoa. All States/UTs are covered under MIDH.

Under MIDH, financial & technical assistance is provided to States/UTs for following major interventions/activities:

- i) Setting  up  of  nurseries,  tissue  culture  units  for  production  of  quality  seed  and planting material.
2. ii) Area  expansion  i.e.  Establishment  of  new  orchards  and  gardens  for  fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
3. iii) Rejuvenation of unproductive, old, and senile orchards.
4. iv) Protected cultivation, i.e. poly-house, green-house, etc, to improve the productivity & grow off season high value vegetables and flowers.
- v) Organic farming and certification.
6. vi) Creation of water resources structures and watershed management.
7. vii) Bee-keeping for pollination.
8. viii) Horticulture Mechanization.
9. ix) Creation of Post Harvest Management and Marketing infrastructure.
- x) Training of farmers.

(c) Mission  is  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  being  implemented  through  State Governments, where the subsidy is shared between the Central Government and State Governments in the ratio of 60:40 in all the states other than North Eastern and Himalayan states, where the pattern of assistance is shared in the ratio of 90:10.  Hence, the active support of State Governments is paramount for the success of Mission.Under the Mission, funds  are  released  to  the  State  Horticulture  Missions  (SHMs)  through  State  Finance Department/ Treasury. Many SHMs have told about considerable delay in receipt of funds released under the Scheme from the State Finance Department/ State Treasury.

- (d)  State-wise details of number of farmers trained under MIDH since inception i.e. from 2014-15 to 2021-22 are at Annexure and district-wise details of number of farmers trained in the State of Gujarat since inception of MIDH scheme is as under:

| Sr. No.   | Name of District   |   Number of Farmers Trained |
|-----------|--------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1         | Amreli             |                         804 |
| 2         | Bhavnagar          |                         300 |
| 3         | Botad              |                         300 |
| 4         | GirSomnath         |                        7708 |
| 5         | Junagadh           |                        3864 |
| 6         | Aravalli           |                        2192 |
| 7         | Banaskantha        |                         882 |
| 8         | Kutch              |                        1191 |
| 9         | Mehsana            |                         948 |
| 10        | Sabarkantha        |                        2333 |
| 11        | Ahmedabad          |                        1741 |
| 12        | Anand              |                         670 |
| 13        | Chhotaudepur       |                        8018 |
| 14        | Kheda              |                        1566 |
| 15        | Mahisagar          |                        1944 |
| 16        | Vadodara           |                         884 |
| 17        | Bharuch            |                        1121 |
| 18        | Navsari            |                        2412 |
| 19        | Surat              |                         512 |
| 20        | Tapi               |                        1948 |
| 21        | Valsad             |                        1100 |
|           | Total              |                       42438 |

Source: as reported by SHM, Gujarat

State-wise details of number of farmers trained under MIDH since inception i.e. from 2014-15 to 2021-22 are as under:

| S. No.   | State             |   Number of farmers trained |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar |                         151 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh    |                      119913 |
| 3        | Bihar             |                       16510 |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh      |                       22853 |
| 5        | Goa               |                        1052 |
| 6        | Gujarat           |                       42438 |
| 7        | Haryana           |                       15780 |
| 8        | Jharkhand         |                       39430 |
| 9        | Karnataka         |                       38270 |
| 10       | Kerala            |                        4829 |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh    |                       57978 |
| 12       | Maharashtra       |                       71554 |
| 13       | Odisha            |                       69549 |
| 14       | Puducherry        |                        3776 |
| 15       | Punjab            |                        6743 |
| 16       | Rajasthan         |                        7060 |
| 17       | Tamilnadu         |                       31548 |
| 18       | Telangana         |                       35046 |
| 19       | Uttar Pradesh     |                       27736 |
| 20       | West Bengal       |                         835 |
| 21       | Arunachal Pradesh |                       11997 |
| 22       | Assam             |                       12792 |
| 23       | Himachal Pradesh  |                        3316 |
| 24       | Jammu and Kashmir |                       17217 |
| 25       | Ladakh            |                        1924 |
| 26       | Manipur           |                        3566 |
| 27       | Meghalaya         |                       36517 |
| 28       | Mizoram           |                       38825 |
| 29       | Nagaland          |                        4643 |
| 30       | Sikkim            |                       57714 |
| 31       | Tripura           |                        8651 |
| 32       | Uttarakhand       |                       10491 |
|          | Total             |                      820704 |

Source: as reported by States

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