Lok Sabha Question No. 1456 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-07
Subject: National Horticulture Mission
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Diya Kumari, Dharmendra Kumar Kashyap

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1456 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07 th  DECEMBER, 2021

## NATIONAL HORTICULTURE MISSION

## 1456.  MS. DIYA KUMARI: SHRI DHARMENDRA KASHYAP:

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

(a)  the  number  of  districts,  State-wise  across  the  country  covered  under  National Horticulture Mission (NHM);

(b) whether the Government proposes to expand the said NHM to rest of the districts too, if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State-wise,  including  Rajasamand  and  any  other  districts  of Rajasthan under the NHM in the next phase;

(c) whether representations have been received from several States for inclusion of more districts under the said Mission;

(d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon;

(e) the amount sanctioned and utilized by each State under the NHM during the last three years; and

(f) the details of accomplishments of NHM during the last three years, State-wise, including Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) State-wise details of the total number of districts covered under National Horticulture Mission (NHM) is at Annexure-I.

(b)  to  (d)  Since  launch  of  MIDH  scheme in 2014-15, several representations have been received from different States for inclusion of more districts under the said Mission. There already exists a provision under MIDH scheme for setting up of infrastructure units relating to  post  harvest  management,  marketing  and  other  project  based  activities  in  non  MIDH districts also, provided there is a clear linkage of the units with the horticulture produce.

Apart from this, activities for development of horticulture in non-MIDH districts can be  carried  out  under  other  Central  Government  schemes  viz.  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas Yojana (RKVY), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) etc.

(e) Details of the amount sanctioned and utilized by each State under the NHM during the last three years are placed at Annexure-II.

(f)  Details  of  accomplishments of NHM during the last three years, State-wise, including Rajasthan is at Annexure-III.

## Statement showing State wise Districts covered under National Horticulture Mission

| Sl. No.   | Name of States/UTs   | No. of Districts*               |
|-----------|----------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar    | Two (2)                         |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh       | Eleven (11)                     |
| 3         | Bihar                | Twenty Three (23)               |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh         | Nineteen (19)                   |
| 5         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | One (1)                         |
| 6         | Delhi                | One (1)                         |
| 7         | Goa                  | Two (2)                         |
| 8         | Gujarat              | Fifteen (15)                    |
| 9         | Haryana              | Eighteen (18)                   |
| 10        | Jharkhand            | Seventeen (17)                  |
| 11        | Karnataka            | Thirty (30)                     |
| 12        | Kerala               | Fourteen (14)                   |
| 13        | Lakshadweep          | One (1)                         |
| 14        | Maharashtra          | Thirty Three (33)               |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh       | Thirty Nine (39)                |
| 16        | Odisha               | Twenty Four (24)                |
| 17        | Punjab               | Eighteen (18)                   |
| 18        | Puducherry           | Four (4)                        |
| 19        | Rajasthan            | Twenty Four (24)                |
| 20        | Tamil Nadu           | Twenty (20)                     |
| 21        | Telangana            | Nine (9)                        |
| 22        | Uttar Pradesh        | Forty Five (45)                 |
| 23        | West Bengal          | Fourteen (14)                   |
| Total     |                      | Three Hundred Eighty Four (384) |

Details of the amount sanctioned and utilized by each State under the NHM during the last three years

Rs. in Lakhs

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State    | 2018-19        | 2018-19           | 2019-20        | 2019-20           | 2020-21        | 2020-21           |
|-----------|----------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the State    | Releases (GoI) | Expenditure (GoI) | Releases (GoI) | Expenditure (GoI) | Releases (GoI) | Expenditure (GoI) |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh       | 102.93         | 97.47             | 79.38          | 73.73             | 95.00          | 45.04             |
| 2         | Bihar                | 19.00          | 18.83             | 15.15          | 20.15             | 15.87          | 14.44             |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh         | 102.25         | 59.59             | 68.44          | 89.53             | 85.00          | 104.00            |
| 4         | Goa                  | 2.87           | 3.92              | 1.50           | 0.81              | 0.00           | 0.03              |
| 5         | Gujarat              | 95.25          | 81.18             | 63.50          | 55.39             | 30.00          | 67.08             |
| 6         | Haryana              | 71.60          | 84.38             | 64.91          | 67.75             | 89.32          | 77.06             |
| 7         | Jharkhand            | 9.50           | 16.39             | 10.00          | 6.22              | 10.00          | 5.42              |
| 8         | Karnataka            | 115.58         | 102.74            | 107.40         | 101.88            | 113.66         | 122.63            |
| 9         | Kerala               | 68.53          | 16.12             | 10.00          | 12.29             | 10.00          | 21.08             |
| 10        | Madhya Pradesh       | 31.76          | 31.93             | 25.99          | 21.25             | 27.00          | 18.49             |
| 11        | Maharashtra          | 107.00         | 105.66            | 82.35          | 94.88             | 63.50          | 42.05             |
| 12        | Orissa               | 21.00          | 22.95             | 49.00          | 28.77             | 11.00          | 34.45             |
| 13        | Punjab               | 35.50          | 33.00             | 10.00          | 7.50              | 22.50          | 10.00             |
| 14        | Rajasthan            | 52.00          | 35.41             | 25.00          | 37.66             | 30.00          | 28.73             |
| 15        | Tamil Nadu           | 129.00         | 104.08            | 93.02          | 88.99             | 114.73         | 107.47            |
| 16        | Telangana            | 5.00           | 13.89             | 0.00           | 14.61             | 16.15          | 2.30              |
| 17        | Uttar Pradesh        | 62.57          | 56.99             | 62.35          | 65.62             | 64.16          | 50.61             |
| 18        | West Bengal          | 15.00          | 11.23             | 8.06           | 10.69             | 10.00          | 2.97              |
| 19        | A & N Islands        | 0.00           | 0.81              | 1.00           | 1.21              | 0.30           | 0.10              |
| 20        | Puducherry           | 1.50           | 0.55              | 1.50           | 1.74              | 1.40           | 0.67              |
| 21        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 0.00           | 0.00              | 0.25           | 0.00              | 0.00           | Not reported      |
| 22        | Daman & Diu          | 0.00           | 0.00              | 0.00           | 0.00              | 0.00           | Not reported      |
| 23        | Delhi                | 0.00           | 0.00              | 0.25           | 0.00              | 0.00           | Not reported      |
| 24        | Lakshadweep          | 0.00           | 0.00              | 0.00           | 0.00              | 0.00           | 0.00              |
|           | Total                | 1047.84        | 897.12            | 779.05         | 800.67            | 809.59         | 754.62            |

Note: - expenditure reported includes unspent balance of previous financial year and provisional.

During 2018-19, an additional amount of Rs.56.03 crore has been released to mitigate the floods in Kerala.

During 2018-19, an additional amount of Rs.50.00 crore has been released to mitigate Gaja Cyclone in Tamil Nadu.

Annexure III State-wise details of achievements under major components of NHM during 2018-19 are as under:

| State             | Area Covera ge   | Rejuvenati on   | Protd Cultivati on   | Nurseri es   | Water Resour ces   | PHM   | Marke ts   | Hort Mechaniza tion   | Trainin g of Farmer s   |
|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------------|--------------|--------------------|-------|------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
| State             | (Ha)             | (Ha)            | (Ha)                 | (No.)        | (No.)              | (No.) | (No.)      | (No.)                 | (No.)                   |
| Andaman & Nicobar | 43               | 0               | 0                    | 0            | 0                  | 0     | 0          | 29                    | 19                      |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 17897            | 3531            | 5346                 | 2            | 731                | 1152  | 38         | 2594                  | 16607                   |
| Bihar             | 2454             | 23              | 992                  | 0            | 0                  | 279   | 2          | 0                     | 4600                    |
| Chhattisg arh     | 18193            | 15              | 10993                | 0            | 166                | 1204  | 0          | 0                     | 2028                    |
| Daman and Diu     | 0                | 0               | 0                    | 0            | 0                  | 0     | 0          | 0                     | 0                       |
| Delhi             | 0                | 0               | 0                    | 0            | 0                  | 0     | 0          | 0                     | 0                       |
| DNHaveli          | 0                | 0               | 0                    | 0            | 0                  | 0     | 0          | 0                     | 0                       |
| Goa               | 100              | 99              | 18                   | 0            | 0                  | 1     | 0          | 0                     | 0                       |
| Gujarat           | 14800            | 28              | 2423                 | 2            | 0                  | 158   | 31         | 866                   | 70                      |
| Haryana           | 10102            | 230             | 699                  | 3            | 220                | 276   | 254        | 538                   | 4376                    |
| Jharkhand         | 7489             | 0               | 135                  | 0            | 25                 | 817   | 0          | 0                     | 35000                   |
| Karnataka         | 9356             | 2758            | 5929                 | 3            | 1644               | 3114  | 174        | 686                   | 9593                    |
| Kerala            | 4351             | 317             | 27                   | 7            | 189                | 16    | 20         | 503                   | 142                     |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 373              | 143             | 548                  | 0            | 0                  | 113   | 0          | 3180                  | 20000                   |
| Maharasht ra      | 227              | 210             | 779                  | 5            | 2769               | 5594  | 0          | 934                   | 30379                   |
| Odisha            | 8395             | 65              | 924                  | 6            | 60                 | 1908  | 17         | 807                   | 17300                   |
| Puducherr y       | 160              | 11              | 4                    | 0            | 0                  | 0     | 4          | 0                     | 0                       |
| Punjab            | 2943             | 79              | 65                   | 0            | 46                 | 35    | 1          | 184                   | 1300                    |
| Rajasthan         | 5430             | 761             | 840                  | 1            | 196                | 1290  | 0          | 20                    | 0                       |
| Tamilnadu         | 17436            | 903             | 2213                 | 2            | 64                 | 1096  | 231        | 716                   | 5300                    |
| Telangana         | 2611             | 0               | 1522                 | 0            | 193                | 85    | 0          | 1813                  | 16299                   |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 4339             | 195             | 94                   | 0            | 0                  | 68    | 0          | 126                   | 7500                    |
| West Bengal       | 5196             | 435             | 39                   | 2            | 29                 | 9     | 0          | 0                     | 0                       |
| Total             | 131895           | 9803            | 33590                | 33           | 6332               | 17215 | 772        | 12996                 | 170513                  |

## State-wise details of achievements under major components of NHM during 201920 are as under:

| State             | Area Coverage   | Rejuven ation   | Protd Cultivation   | Nurseries   | Water Resources   | PHM    | Markets   | Hort Mechnzn   | Training of Farmers   |
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------------|-------------------|--------|-----------|----------------|-----------------------|
| State             | (Ha)            | (Ha)            | (Ha)                | (No.)       | (No.)             | (No.)  | (No.)     | (No.)          | (No.)                 |
| Andaman & Nicobar | 0               | 0               | 0                   | 0           | 0                 | 0      | 0         | 0              | 0                     |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 15753           | 3082            | 3602                | 9           | 415               | 597    | 85        | 1966           | 15020                 |
| Bihar             | 2970            | 23              | 257                 | 4           | 0                 | 50     | 0         | 2438           | 0                     |
| Chhattisgarh      | 18923           | 208             | 6214                | 11          | 138               | 1571   | 37        | 1143           | 5167                  |
| Daman and Diu     | 0               | 0               | 0                   | 0           | 0                 | 0      | 0         | 0              | 0                     |
| Delhi             | 0               | 0               | 0                   | 0           | 0                 | 0      | 0         | 0              | 0                     |
| DNHaveli          | 0               | 0               | 0                   | 0           | 0                 | 0      | 0         | 0              | 0                     |
| Goa               | 67              | 75              | 3                   | 0           | 0                 | 0      | 0         | 0              | 430                   |
| Gujarat           | 15437           | 28              | 2688                | 1           | 0                 | 311    | 23        | 1315           | 148                   |
| Haryana           | 8477            | 239             | 1034                | 0           | 101               | 297    | 138       | 1000           | 2953                  |
| Jharkhand         | 275             | 0               | 2                   | 0           | 0                 | 234    | 0         | 0              | 0                     |
| Karnataka         | 7224            | 4347            | 3296                | 10          | 1392              | 3217   | 154       | 725            | 5787                  |
| Kerala            | 687             | 11              | 2                   | 1           | 25                | 1      | 4         | 45             | 0                     |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 4607            | 0               | 308                 | 0           | 0                 | 177    | 0         | 8393           | 2500                  |
| Maharashtra       | 401             | 441             | 935                 | 4           | 2873              | 873    | 0         | 1413           | 15122                 |
| Odisha            | 11596           | 0               | 35                  | 0           | 50                | 1547   | 0         | 865            | 12200                 |
| Puducherry        | 222             | 0               | 8                   | 0           | 0                 | 1      | 0         | 0              | 789                   |
| Punjab            | 1264            | 112             | 67                  | 0           | 29                | 27     | 1         | 361            | 0                     |
| Rajasthan         | 5097            | 331             | 1142                | 1           | 106               | 875    | 0         | 31             | 1191                  |
| Tamilnadu         | 12900           | 700             | 2272                | 20          | 548               | 1195   | 241       | 772            | 8640                  |
| Telangana         | 652             | 0               | 470                 | 1           | 85                | 47     | 0         | 438            | 2004                  |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 4579            | 199             | 97                  | 1           | 0                 | 157    | 0         | 292            | 5900                  |
| West Bengal       | 451             | 0               | 9                   | 2           | 3                 | 54     | 0         | 55             | 2                     |
| Total             | 111582          | 9796            | 22441               | 65          | 5765              | 1123 1 | 683       | 21252          | 77853                 |

## State-wise details of achievements under major components of NHM during 2020-21 are as under:

| State             | Area Coverage   | Rejuvenation   | Protd Cultivation   | Nurseries   | Water Resources   | PHM   | Markets   | Hort Mechnzn   | Training of Farmers   |
|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|-------------|-------------------|-------|-----------|----------------|-----------------------|
| State             | (Ha)            | (Ha)           | (Ha)                | (No.)       | (No.)             | (No.) | (No.)     | (No.)          | (No.)                 |
| Andaman & Nicobar | 161             | 27             | 0                   | 15          | 0                 | 0     | 0         | 72             | 0                     |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 13914           | 2666           | 5142                | 4           | 295               | 1137  | 32        | 2977           | 6306                  |
| Bihar             | 6662            | 6              | 102                 | 1           | 0                 | 12    | 0         | 0              | 6900                  |
| Chhattisgarh      | 14767           | 0              | 3666                | 0           | 0                 | 1055  | 0         | 2933           | 252                   |
| Daman and Diu     | 0               | 0              | 0                   | 0           | 0                 | 0     | 0         | 0              | 0                     |
| Delhi             | 0               | 0              | 0                   | 0           | 0                 | 0     | 0         | 0              | 0                     |
| DNHaveli          | 0               | 0              | 0                   | 0           | 0                 | 0     | 0         | 0              | 0                     |
| Goa               | 204             | 387            | 3                   | 0           | 0                 | 0     | 0         | 0              | 0                     |
| Gujarat           | 15551           | 15             | 3075                | 1           | 0                 | 569   | 75        | 2915           | 10                    |
| Haryana           | 15803           | 219            | 1374                | 1           | 96                | 385   | 79        | 908            | 32                    |
| Jharkhand         | 6191            | 0              | 0                   | 0           | 36                | 0     | 0         | 0              | 0                     |
| Karnataka         | 8725            | 3778           | 4152                | 4           | 1649              | 4892  | 810       | 999            | 2585                  |
| Kerala            | 5746            | 582            | 62                  | 2           | 70                | 17    | 31        | 1189           | 401                   |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 250             | 0              | 163                 | 0           | 0                 | 0     | 0         | 309            | 0                     |
| Maharashtra       | 255             | 1039           | 144                 | 0           | 1551              | 92    | 0         | 915            | 2688                  |
| Odisha            | 6003            | 4              | 431                 | 0           | 25                | 884   | 1         | 379            | 0                     |
| Puducherry        | 258             | 3              | 17                  | 0           | 0                 | 0     | 0         | 0              | 125                   |
| Punjab            | 2057            | 578            | 128                 | 1           | 40                | 95    | 39        | 652            | 1000                  |
| Rajasthan         | 4630            | 209            | 2611                | 0           | 84                | 992   | 0         | 30             | 539                   |
| Tamilnadu         | 30492           | 500            | 2114                | 21          | 955               | 2008  | 3500      | 541            | 1350                  |
| Telangana         | 1893            | 0              | 661                 | 0           | 129               | 43    | 0         | 306            | 2000                  |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 9429            | 295            | 83                  | 0           | 0                 | 240   | 0         | 302            | 2851                  |
| West Bengal       | 1508            | 0              | 134                 | 0           | 0                 | 198   | 0         | 60             | 0                     |
| Sub Total         | 144499          | 10308          | 24062               | 50          | 4930              | 12619 | 4567      | 15487          | 27039                 |

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