Lok Sabha Question No. 335 (STARRED), answered on 2025-08-12
Subject: Centres of Excellence for Horticulture Crops
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri G Lakshminarayana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 335

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE FOR HORTICULTURE CROPS

*335.  SHRI G. LAKSHMINARAYANA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष और िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Centres of Excellence (CoEs) for Horticulture crops established under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) in the country, State/UT and cropwise;
- (b) the key objectives, activities and outcomes of these Centres in terms of technology transfer, farmers trained and productivity enhancement;
- (c) the  details  of  funds  allocated,  released  and  utilised  for  the  establishment  and operation of these CoEs during the last five years, State-wise; and
- (d) whether any CoEs have been set up/proposed to be setup/any proposals from the State of Andhra Pradesh are pending and if so, the details thereof including focus crops, current status and fund utilisation?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष और िकसान क̵  याण मंũी (SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN)

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN RESPECT OF PARTS (a) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 335 FOR 12 TH  AUGUST, 2025 REGARDING CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE FOR HORTICULTURE CROPS.

(a): Under  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH),  a  total  of  58 Centres of Excellence have been approved across various States in the country. The statewise details of CoEs approved as on 31.07.2025 are as under:

| S. No.   | State                |   No. of CoE |
|----------|----------------------|--------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh       |            2 |
| 2.       | Assam                |            1 |
| 3.       | Bihar                |            2 |
| 4.       | Goa                  |            1 |
| 5.       | Gujarat              |            4 |
| 6.       | Haryana              |            6 |
| 7.       | Himachal Pradesh     |            1 |
| 8.       | Jammu & Kashmir (UT) |            2 |
| 9.       | Karnataka            |            5 |
| 10.      | Kerala               |            1 |
| 11.      | Ladakh (UT)          |            1 |
| 12.      | Maharashtra          |            7 |
| 13.      | Madhya Pradesh       |            2 |
| 14.      | Meghalaya            |            1 |
| 15.      | Mizoram              |            1 |
| 16.      | Odisha               |            1 |
| 17.      | Punjab               |            6 |
| 18.      | Rajasthan            |            3 |
| 19.      | Tamil Nadu           |            2 |
| 20.      | Telangana            |            1 |
| 21.      | Tripura              |            2 |
| 22.      | Uttarakhand          |            1 |
| 23.      | Uttar Pradesh        |            4 |
| 24.      | West Bengal          |            1 |
|          | Total                |           58 |

(b): The  Centres  of  Excellence  (CoEs)  in  horticulture  are  established  with  the  aim  of serving as hubs for demonstration, training, and dissemination of the latest technologies in horticultural production by promoting capacity building, production of planting material and adoption  of  new  technologies  in  horticulture  sector.  The  primary  objective  of  CoEs  is  to transfer  knowledge  and  practical  skills  to  farmers,  entrepreneurs  and  extension  workers through providing trainings, thereby enhancing productivity, quality, and sustainability in the horticulture  sector  through  adoption  of  protected  cultivation,  micro-irrigation,  and  other modern  practices.  By  showcasing  modern  innovations  and  providing  hands-on  training, CoEs play a vital role in bridging the gap between research and field-level adoption.

The  outcome  of  these  CoEs  includes  training  of  over  4.9  lakh  farmers  and  2,200 field officers/extension workers across States, facilitation of adoption of modern horticulture technologies  at  farm  level,  contribution  towards  increase  in  productivity  and  quality  of targeted crops.

(c):  Under  the  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH),  funds  for  the establishment for various project  based activities including Centres of Excellence (CoEs) are allocated to various States as per their approved Annual Action Plan (AAPs) received from the States through State Level Executive Committee (SLEC), availability of resources and requirement of States. Similarly, funds are released in instalments as per Government of  India  norms,  subject  to  availability  of  budget,  compliance  with  physical  and  financial progress, and submission of Utilisation Certificates (UCs) and physical progress reports by the States. The State-wise details of funds allocated and released during last five years are at Annexure - I.

(d):  Under  MIDH,  there  are  two  Centre  of  Excellence  for  Flowers  &  Vegetables  and Vegetable  &  Spices  has  been  established  with  Israel  as  technical  partner  at  Kuppam, Chittoor  and  Gundlapalli,  Palnadu  District  respectively.  Further,  there  is  no  proposal  for establishment of a Centre of Excellence  from  Andhra Pradesh  pending with this Department.

Annexure - I State-wise details of funds Allocation and Releases under MIDH (NHM & HMNEH) during last five years (Rs. in crore)

| Sl.   | State                | 2020-21          | 2020-21        | 2021-22          | 2021-22        | 2022-23          | 2022-23        | 2023-24          | 2023-24        | 2024-25          | 2024-25        |
|-------|----------------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
| No.   | Implementing Agency  | Allocation (GOI) | Releases (GoI) | Allocation (GOI) | Releases (GoI) | Allocation (GOI) | Releases (GoI) | Allocation (GOI) | Releases (GoI) | Allocation (GOI) | Releases (GoI) |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh       | 120.00           | 95.00          | 108.00           | 50.00          | 100.00           | 50.00          | 63.90            | 24.00          | 65.00            | 51.13          |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh    | 22.00            | 8.00           | 17.60            | 4.40           | 18.24            | 9.00           | 37.30            | 37.30          | 30.00            | 30.00          |
| 3     | Assam                | 60.00            | 45.00          | 54.00            | 27.00          | 54.00            | 27.00          | 67.00            | 30.74          | 93.92            | 69.46          |
| 4     | Bihar                | 25.00            | 15.87          | 20.00            | 9.60           | 20.00            | 15.00          | 15.00            | 14.06          | 40.00            | 40.00          |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh         | 110.00           | 85.00          | 88.00            | 63.00          | 80.00            | 60.00          | 60.00            | 46.56          | 100.00           | 100.00         |
| 6     | Goa                  | 3.00             | 0.00           | 2.40             | 0.60           | 2.40             | 0.60           | 2.30             | 0.58           | 4.00             | 3.25           |
| 7     | Gujarat              | 110.00           | 30.00          | 88.00            | 87.18          | 82.00            | 20.50          | 95.00            | 95.00          | 70.00            | 35.00          |
| 8     | Haryana              | 120.00           | 89.32          | 96.00            | 46.00          | 80.00            | 32.40          | 76.80            | 38.40          | 55.00            | 27.50          |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh     | 55.00            | 20.00          | 44.00            | 11.00          | 35.00            | 17.50          | 16.00            | 7.95           | 30.00            | 12.75          |
| 10    | Jammu & Kashmir      | 100.00           | 72.18          | 35.00            | 67.75          | 25.00            | 34.25          | 67.00            | 50.25          | 90.99            | 90.99          |
| 11    | Jharkhand            | 30.00            | 10.00          | 21.00            | 0.00           | 21.00            | 0.00           | 10.00            | 1.86           | 30.00            | 12.88          |
| 12    | Karnataka            | 130.00           | 113.66         | 117.00           | 54.00          | 108.00           | 78.83          | 91.93            | 74.95          | 117.00           | 117.00         |
| 13    | Kerala               | 40.00            | 10.00          | 28.00            | 28.00          | 28.00            | 21.00          | 30.38            | 13.19          | 40.00            | 22.25          |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh       | 65.00            | 27.00          | 52.00            | 0.00           | 45.00            | 22.00          | 30.00            | 17.35          | 60.00            | 59.96          |
| 15    | Maharashtra          | 130.00           | 63.50          | 91.00            | 18.63          | 84.00            | 63.00          | 81.64            | 61.23          | 80.00            | 80.00          |
| 16    | Manipur              | 26.00            | 25.30          | 25.60            | 10.94          | 26.00            | 13.00          | 15.80            | 7.90           | 30.00            | 22.50          |
| 17    | Meghalaya            | 25.00            | 7.25           | 18.70            | 8.60           | 20.00            | 7.84           | 24.50            | 18.38          | 25.00            | 15.62          |
| 18    | Mizoram              | 40.00            | 40.00          | 32.00            | 6.75           | 32.00            | 15.99          | 39.50            | 29.63          | 53.16            | 18.75          |
| 19    | Nagaland             | 26.00            | 26.00          | 29.40            | 11.70          | 30.00            | 15.00          | 36.00            | 31.74          | 48.85            | 48.85          |
| 20    | Orissa               | 67.00            | 11.00          | 46.90            | 11.00          | 41.00            | 20.50          | 55.13            | 33.68          | 45.00            | 15.30          |
| 21    | Punjab               | 47.00            | 22.50          | 32.90            | 8.22           | 31.10            | 15.55          | 29.86            | 22.40          | 40.00            | 25.00          |
| 22    | Rajasthan            | 60.00            | 30.00          | 42.00            | 10.00          | 39.00            | 19.50          | 28.44            | 18.72          | 60.00            | 55.63          |
| 23    | Sikkim               | 25.00            | 19.85          | 22.50            | 10.93          | 22.50            | 16.87          | 32.65            | 29.06          | 46.06            | 42.05          |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu           | 115.00           | 114.73         | 103.50           | 75.00          | 102.50           | 102.40         | 120.00           | 120.00         | 80.00            | 80.00          |
| 25    | Telangana            | 28.00            | 16.15          | 19.60            | 0.00           | 19.00            | 4.74           | 9.44             | 4.36           | 29.00            | 29.00          |
| 26    | Tripura              | 26.00            | 10.00          | 20.20            | 9.00           | 21.00            | 14.77          | 19.43            | 18.94          | 30.00            | 18.75          |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh        | 80.00            | 64.16          | 64.00            | 32.00          | 60.00            | 44.64          | 68.50            | 68.50          | 80.00            | 70.00          |
| 28    | Uttarakhand          | 55.00            | 45.00          | 44.00            | 22.00          | 35.00            | 34.25          | 35.50            | 35.50          | 30.00            | 18.75          |
| 29    | West Bengal          | 34.00            | 10.00          | 23.80            | 0.00           | 23.00            | 17.25          | 12.00            | 11.00          | 40.00            | 15.40          |
| 30    | A & N Islands        | 3.00             | 0.30           | 2.10             | 0.53           | 2.10             | 0.53           | 3.00             | 0.75           | 3.00             | 0.75           |
| 31    | Chandigarh           | 0.00             | 0.00           | 0.00             | 0.00           | 0.00             | 0.00           | 0.00             | 0.00           | 0.00             | 0.00           |
| 32    | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 0.50             | 0.00           | 0.35             | 0.00           | 1.00             | 0.00           | 1.00             | 0.00           | 1.00             | 0.00           |
| 33    | Daman & Diu          | 1.00             | 0.00           | 0.80             | 0.00           |                  |                |                  |                | 0.50             |                |
| 34    | Delhi                | 0.00             | 0.00           | 0.00             | 0.00           | 0.50             | 0.00           | 0.40             | 0.00           |                  | 0.00           |
| 35    | Lakshadweep          | 0.50             | 0.00           | 0.40             | 0.00           | 0.40             | 0.00           | 0.40             | 0.00           | 0.40             | 0.00           |
| 36    | Puducherry           | 3.00             | 1.40           | 2.10             | 0.00           | 1.50             | 0.70           | 2.00             | 1.00           | 1.25             | 0.94           |
| 37    | Ladakh               | 20.00            | 15.00          | 16.00            | 25.82          | 19.00            | 26.25          | 19.00            | 9.50           | 25.00            | 17.13          |
|       | Total                | 1802.00          | 1143.17        | 1408.85          | 709.65         | 1309.24          | 820.86         | 1296.80          | 974.46         | 1574.13          | 1246.59        |

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