Lok Sabha Question No. 288 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-26
Subject: Assistance for Poly-Houses
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: NARAMALLI SIVAPRASAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.288

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  APRIL, 2016

## ASSISTANCE FOR POLY-HOUSES

288.     DR. NARAMALLI SIVA PRASAD:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has formulated any comprehensive plan to launch schemes to  make poly-houses for agricultural activities  popular amongst small farmers to uplift their economic condition and to reduce dependence on non-agricultural professions forcing them to migrate to cities and town from their respective villages;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the financial assistance provided by the Government to various States to promote poly-houses during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  make  available  technological  skills  to  the farmers desirous of undertaking agricultural activities using poly-houses; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्राऱय में राज्य मंत्री (SHRI  MOHANBHAI  KUNDARIYA)

- (a) & (b): Yes,  Madam.  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH)  is being implemented in all States/UTs during XII Plan and provides assistance for protected cultivation  through  Green  House  structures/poly  houses.  For  Fan  &  Pad  and  Naturally ventilated system Green House (Tubular structure), assistance is provided @ 50% of cost for a maximum area of 4000 sq. mtrs. per beneficiary. For wooden and bamboo structure green house, assistance is provided @ 50% of cost limited to 20 units per beneficiary and each unit not exceeding 200 sq. m. Assistance for protected cultivation is also being provided under Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY)  and  National  Mission  for  Sustainable  Agriculture (NMSA).
- (c): Statement  indicating  financial  assistance  provided  by  the  Government  to  various States under MIDH for the last three years is given at Annexure. This includes assistance for creation  of  green  house  and  poly  houses.  The  annual  Action  Plan  (AAP)  for  the  current financial year is being finalized.
- (d) & (e): Under the HRD programme of MIDH, training of farmers, entrepreneurs, field level  workers  and  officials  is  envisaged,  including  for  protected  cultivation,  Further,  22 Precision Farming Development Centres (PFDCs) have been established in the country to standardize  precision  farming,  promote  use  of  various  plasticulture  technologies  and  to provide training & awareness programmes. Farmers are also provided technical literature and information about financial assistance under the scheme in local languages.

## Annexure to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 288

Statement indicating financial assistance provided by the Government to various States under MIDH for the last three years and current year

Rs. in crore

| Sl. No.     | NHMStates            | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   |
|-------------|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1           | Andhra Pradesh       | 127.5     | 74.59     | 71.5      |
| 2           | Bihar                | 42.5      | 42.5      | 28.5      |
| 3           | Chhattisgarh         | 114.75    | 120.7     | 80        |
| 4           | Goa                  | 4.25      | 4.68      | 3         |
| 5           | Gujarat              | 119       | 130.9     | 78.7      |
| 6           | Haryana              | 102       | 112.2     | 71.5      |
| 7           | Jharkhand            | 68        | 68        | 45        |
| 8           | Karnataka            | 119       | 124.95    | 81.5      |
| 9           | Kerala               | 85        | 85        | 40.5      |
| 10          | Madhya Pradesh       | 80.75     | 89.25     | 51        |
| 11          | Maharashtra          | 144.5     | 158.95    | 102.5     |
| 12          | Orissa               | 85        | 93.5      | 57.5      |
| 13          | Punjab               | 63.75     | 70.13     | 46        |
| 14          | Rajasthan            | 85        | 89.25     | 55        |
| 15          | Tamil Nadu           | 97.75     | 107.95    | 61.5      |
| 16          | Telangana            | 0         | 59.7125   | 40.5      |
| 17          | Uttar Pradesh        | 59.5      | 68        | 40        |
| 18          | West Bengal          | 42.5      | 42.5      | 28.5      |
| 19          | Delhi                | 0         | 2.55      | 0.5       |
| 20          | Puducherry           | 0.85      | 1.7       | 1         |
| 21          | A & N Islands        | 3         | 5         | 5         |
| 22          | Lakshadweep          | 0.85      | 1         | 1         |
| 23          | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 1.11      | 1.11      | 1         |
| Sub Total   | Sub Total            | 1446.56   | 1554.123  | 991.2     |
|             | HMNEH States         | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   |
|             | Arunachal Pradesh    | 48        | 50        | 35.5      |
|             | Assam                | 48        | 48        | 30.5      |
|             | Manipur              | 48        | 50        | 37.5      |
|             | Meghalaya            | 40        | 40        | 28        |
|             | Mizoram              | 48        | 52        | 34.5      |
|             | Nagaland             | 48        | 52        | 34.5      |
|             | Sikkim               | 45        | 49        | 34.5      |
|             | Tripura              | 49        | 54        | 37.5      |
|             | Jammu & Kashmir      | 30        | 60        | 62        |
|             | Himachal Pradesh     | 32        | 48        | 31.5      |
|             | Uttarakhand          | 30        | 46        | 22.5      |
| Sub Total   | Sub Total            | 466       | 549       | 388.5     |
| Grand Total | Grand Total          | 1912.56   | 2103.123  | 1379.7    |

# The Annual Action Plan (AAP) for the current financial year 2016-17 is being finalized

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