Lok Sabha Question No. 2838 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-10
Subject: Protected Cultivation
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Appalanaidu Kalisetti, Shri Tangella Uday Srinivas

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2838

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  MARCH, 2026

## PROTECTED CULTIVATION

2838:  SHRI APPALANAIDU KALISETTI: SHRI TANGELLA UDAY SRINIVAS:

Will     the     Minister     of      AGRICULTURE     AND     FARMERS     WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी be pleased to state: (a) the total area under protected cultivation in the country during the last five years, size-wise (classification of units: below 500 sqm, 500-1000 sqm, above 1000 sqm), State/UT-wise; (b) the number of beneficiaries (categories: small, marginal, SC/ST, women farmers) under protected cultivation schemes along with average unit size and average subsidy provided, category-wise; (c) the  cost  norms per square metre prescribed under MIDH/NHB for poly houses, greenhouses and shade-net houses and whether such norms differentiate between large commercial and small-scale structures; (d) whether Government has assessed affordability and financial viability of existing protected cultivation models for small and marginal farmers, including average farmer contribution and access to credit; (e)  whether  proposals  have  been  received  from  States  or  institutions  for  low-cost, small-size protected cultivation models and the Government's response thereto; (f)  the  average  subsidy  amount  per  unit  and  average  farmer  contribution  required under current norms, size-wise and State-wise; and (g)  the  total  funds  allocated,  released  and  utilised  under  protected  cultivation components of MIDH during the last five years along with proportion of overall MIDH budget spent on this component, year-wise and State-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI BHAGIRATRH CHOUDHARY)

- (a) & (b): Government is implementing Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)  scheme  for  holistic  development  of  horticulture  sector  in  the  country.  MIDH scheme is being implemented through States/UTs, therefore, category wise details of beneficiaries under protected cultivation schemes along with details of average unit size and average subsidy is maintained at State level. However, State/UT wise and size wise details of the total area covered under protected cultivation in the country during the last five years is placed at Annexure I.
- (c) Details of the cost norms per square metre prescribed under MIDH for poly houses, greenhouses and shade-net houses is as under for different sizes including small scale structures. In case of large commercial structures subsidy is provided through National Horticulture Board in the project mode with add on components, however, cost calculated for various components under the project are as MIDH cost norms, wherever applicable.

| Component                                     | Cost Norms                                                                                                                                                                     |
|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1. Poly house/ Hybrid/ Retractable structures | 1. Poly house/ Hybrid/ Retractable structures                                                                                                                                  |
| (a) Fan & Pad System                          | Rs. 1800/Sq.m. (up to area 500 Sq.m.) Rs. 1600/Sq.m. (>500 Sq.m. up to 1008 Sq.m.) Rs. 1500/Sq.m. (>1008 Sq.m. up to 2080 Sq.m.) Rs. 1450/Sq.m. (>2080 Sq.m. up to 4000 Sq.m.) |
| (b) Naturally ventilated system               | (b) Naturally ventilated system                                                                                                                                                |
| i.Tubular/ Rectangular Structure              | Rs.1200/Sq.m.(up to area 500 Sq.m.) Rs. 1050/Sq.m. (>500 Sq.m. up to 1008 Sq. m) Rs. 1000/Sq.m. (>1008 Sq.m. up to 2080 Sq.m.) Rs. 950/Sq.m. (>2080 Sq.m. up to 4000 Sq.m.)    |
| ii. Bamboo/Cable purlin structure             | Rs 450/Sq.m.                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 2. Shade Net/Agro Textile Net House           | 2. Shade Net/Agro Textile Net House                                                                                                                                            |
| (a) Tubular /Rectangular structure            | Rs 710/Sq.m.                                                                                                                                                                   |
| (b) Bamboo /Cable purlin structure            | Rs. 450/Sq.m.                                                                                                                                                                  |

Note: Above rates will be 15% higher in the case of NE & Himalayan States, TSP and Scheduled areas, vibrant villages, Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands

(d): The Government has assessed the affordability and financial viability of protected cultivation models for farmers, including small and marginal farmers, while designing and implementing interventions under MIDH and the schemes of the National Horticulture Board.  Experience  from  the  implementation  of  these  schemes  indicates  that  the combined  financing  structure  consisting  of  subsidy,  institutional  credit,  and  farmer contribution  enables  adoption  of  protected  cultivation  technologies  in  a  financially sustainable manner.

Further, the cost norms and subsidy patterns under MIDH and NHB are periodically reviewed and revised, taking into account field experience, technological developments, and feedback from stakeholders to ensure continued affordability and viability for farmers, including small and marginal farmers.

(e):  Under MIDH, requests have been received from States or institutions for low-cost, small-size protected cultivation models and accordingly under the scheme, provision has been made for promotion of low cost protected structures like bamboo/cable purlin based polyhouses and shadenet/agro textile net houses, plastic/non-woven cloth tunnels and walk in tunnels.

(f): Under MIDH scheme, subsidy is provided @50% of the maximum eligible cost for all sizes for all the States throughout the country and the remaining cost of the project i.e. 50% is borne by the beneficiary i.e. farmer contribution.

(g):  Details of State-wise and year-wise funds allocated, released/utilised under protected cultivation components of MIDH during the last five years along with proportion of overall MIDH budget spent on this component is placed at Annexure II.

## Annexure I

State/UT wise and size wise details of the total area covered under protected cultivation in the country during the last five years is as under:

Area in Hectare

| State             |   Below 500 sq.m |   500-1000 sq.m |   >1000 sq.m |
|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |             1.92 |            0.6  |        17.03 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |             4.95 |            0    |         0    |
| Assam             |             4.5  |            4.1  |         0    |
| Bihar             |             0    |            0.25 |        11.06 |
| Chhattisgarh      |            24.68 |            0    |         4.96 |
| Goa               |             0    |            0    |         0.07 |
| Gujarat           |             0    |            0    |        12.99 |
| Haryana           |             0    |            0    |        18.8  |
| Himachal Pradesh  |             4.17 |            1.88 |         0.94 |
| Jammu And Kashmir |             1.25 |            3.09 |         0    |
| Jharkhand         |             0    |            0    |         0    |
| Karnataka         |             0    |            0    |       226.03 |
| Kerala            |             4.68 |            0    |         0.12 |
| Ladakh            |             4.6  |            0    |         2.29 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |             0    |            0.71 |        22.86 |
| Maharashtra       |             0    |           20.41 |        24.06 |
| Manipur           |             0.65 |            0    |         0    |
| Meghalaya         |             2.7  |            0    |         0    |
| Mizoram           |             6.42 |            0    |         0    |
| Nagaland          |             6.5  |            0    |         0    |
| Odisha            |             1.31 |            0    |         3.7  |
| Punjab            |            27.74 |            0    |        40.67 |
| Rajasthan         |             0    |            0.1  |       184.79 |
| Sikkim            |             8    |            0    |         0    |
| Tamil Nadu        |            17.1  |           91.38 |        29.46 |
| Telangana         |             1.4  |            2.34 |         1.62 |
| Tripura           |             2    |            0    |         0    |
| Uttar Pradesh     |             0.25 |            0.87 |       122.55 |
| Uttarakhand       |            27.47 |            1.65 |         0.5  |
| West Bengal       |            32.75 |            0    |         1.11 |
| Total             |           185.05 |          127.38 |       725.61 |

Source: as reported by States on web portal

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## Annexure II

Details of State-wise and year-wise funds allocated, released/utilised under protected cultivation components of MIDH during the last five years along with proportion of overall MIDH budget spent on this component is as under:

Rs. in Lakhs

| States/UTs         | 2020-21         | 2020-21        | 2020-21    | 2021-22         | 2021-22        | 2021-22    | 2022-23         | 2022-23        |            |                 |                        | 2024-25    | 2024-25         | 2024-25        | 2024-25    |
|--------------------|-----------------|----------------|------------|-----------------|----------------|------------|-----------------|----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------------|------------|-----------------|----------------|------------|
| States/UTs         | Funds Allocated | Funds Utilized | % Utilized | Funds Allocated | Funds Utilized | % Utilized | Funds Allocated | Funds Utilized | % Utilized | Funds Allocated | 2023-24 Funds Utilized | % Utilized | Funds Allocated | Funds Utilized | % Utilized |
| And.& Nico. Island | 10.00           | 1.00           | 10.00      | 0.00            | 0.00           | 0.00       | 10.00           | 0.00           | 0.00       | 10.00           | 0.00                   | 0.00       | 0.00            | 0.00           | 0.00       |
| Andhra Pradesh     | 4680.00         | 2277.00        | 48.65      | 4622.00         | 3504.00        | 75.81      | 1933.00         | 1195.00        | 61.82      | 2617.00         | 523.00                 | 19.98      | 2568.00         | 2008.00        | 78.19      |
| Arunachal Pradesh  | 901.00          | 0.00           | 0.00       | 1801.00         | 0.00           | 0.00       | 843.00          | 0.00           | 0.00       | 281.00          | 0.00                   | 0.00       | 131.00          | 131.00         | 100.00     |
| Assam              | 681.00          | 549.00         | 80.62      | 1500.00         | 1181.00        | 78.73      | 1106.00         | 1106.00        | 100.00     | 957.00          | 54.00                  | 5.64       | 5796.00         | 861.00         | 14.86      |
| Bihar              | 98.00           | 27.00          | 27.55      | 165.00          | 136.00         | 82.42      | 14.00           | 14.00          | 100.00     | 120.00          | 93.00                  | 77.50      | 1102.00         | 949.00         | 86.12      |
| Chhattisgarh       | 2209.00         | 1413.00        | 63.97      | 3174.00         | 2104.00        | 66.29      | 3799.00         | 3414.00        | 89.87      | 3567.00         | 1744.00                | 48.89      | 4155.00         | 3326.00        | 80.05      |
| Goa                | 122.00          | 0.00           | 0.00       | 127.00          | 0.00           | 0.00       | 23.00           | 2.00           | 8.70       | 15.00           | 4.00                   | 26.67      | 82.00           | 5.00           | 6.10       |
| Gujarat            | 1391.00         | 1343.00        | 96.55      | 2012.00         | 1215.00        | 60.39      | 2423.00         | 1074.00        | 44.33      | 2226.00         | 761.00                 | 34.19      | 2246.00         | 1176.00        | 52.36      |
| Haryana            | 7240.00         | 4394.00        | 60.69      | 6980.00         | 3436.00        | 49.23      | 4389.00         | 3532.00        | 80.47      | 3952.00         | 2306.00                | 58.35      | 3010.00         | 1638.00        | 54.42      |
| Himachal Pradesh   | 1713.00         | 501.00         | 29.25      | 852.00          | 96.00          | 11.27      | 876.00          | 184.00         | 21.00      | 1211.00         | 135.00                 | 11.15      | 283.00          | 203.00         | 71.73      |
| Jammu and Kashmir  | 394.00          | 0.00           | 0.00       | 4469.00         | 71.00          | 1.59       | 391.00          | 49.00          | 12.53      | 2850.00         | 47.00                  | 1.65       | 653.00          | 237.00         | 36.29      |
| Jharkhand          | 1651.00         | 203.00         | 12.30      | 1346.00         | 0.00           | 0.00       | 1352.00         | 0.00           | 0.00       | 434.00          | 0.00                   | 0.00       | 1185.00         | 407.00         | 34.35      |
| Karnataka          | 4864.00         | 3823.00        | 78.60      | 3286.00         | 1436.00        | 43.70      | 3273.00         | 2486.00        | 75.95      | 2033.00         | 1091.00                | 53.66      | 2364.00         | 6555.00        | 277.28     |
| Kerala             | 457.00          | 299.00         | 65.43      | 289.00          | 187.00         | 64.71      | 457.00          | 75.00          | 16.41      | 556.00          | 58.00                  | 10.43      | 780.00          | 411.00         | 52.69      |
| Ladakh             | 583.00          | 254.00         | 43.57      | 1573.00         | 212.00         | 13.48      | 367.00          | 51.00          | 13.90      | 245.00          | 48.00                  | 19.59      | 279.00          | 145.00         | 51.97      |
| Madhya Pradesh     | 1766.00         | 313.00         | 17.72      | 1528.00         | 362.00         | 23.69      | 1294.00         | 432.00         | 33.38      | 1582.00         | 726.00                 | 45.89      | 2644.00         | 1697.00        | 64.18      |
| Maharashtra        | 4462.00         | 701.00         | 15.71      | 4627.00         | 281.00         | 6.07       | 2522.00         | 1555.00        | 61.66      | 3505.00         | 1969.00                | 56.18      | 9787.00         | 7780.00        | 79.49      |
| Manipur            | 494.00          | 186.00         | 37.65      | 452.00          | 250.00         | 55.31      | 249.00          | 57.00          | 22.89      | 631.00          | 14.00                  | 2.22       | 448.00          | 151.00         | 33.71      |
| Meghalaya          | 3442.00         | 202.00         | 5.87       | 1058.00         | 140.00         | 13.23      | 225.00          | 0.00           | 0.00       | 1667.00         | 90.00                  | 5.40       | 346.00          | 125.00         | 36.13      |
| Mizoram            | 8212.00         | 676.00         | 8.23       | 1499.00         | 0.00           | 0.00       | 2196.00         | 112.00         | 5.10       | 2329.00         | 161.00                 | 6.91       | 31.00           | 28.00          | 90.32      |
| Nagaland           | 202.00          | 202.00         | 100.00     | 2183.00         | 0.00           | 0.00       | 351.00          | 0.00           | 0.00       | 6890.00         | 0.00                   | 0.00       | 534.00          | 327.00         | 61.24      |
| Odisha             | 1300.00         | 424.00         | 32.62      | 876.00          | 448.00         | 51.14      | 548.00          | 393.00         | 71.72      | 600.00          | 289.00                 | 48.17      | 626.00          | 571.00         | 91.21      |
| Puducherry         | 26.00           | 2.00           | 7.69       | 14.00           | 5.00           | 35.71      | 5.00            | 1.00           | 20.00      | 11.00           | 0.00                   | 0.00       | 6.00            | 2.00           | 33.33      |
| Punjab             | 1862.00         | 606.00         | 32.55      | 1273.00         | 329.00         | 25.84      | 1263.00         | 1179.00        | 93.35      | 617.00          | 0.00                   | 0.00       | 867.00          | 902.00         | 104.04     |
| Rajasthan          | 2417.00         | 2002.00        | 82.83      | 2499.00         | 510.00         | 20.41      | 2887.00         | 1755.00        | 60.79      | 2340.00         | 255.00                 | 10.90      | 9375.00         | 3908.00        | 41.69      |
| Sikkim             | 3838.00         | 560.00         | 14.59      | 10895.00        | 493.00         | 4.53       | 6560.00         | 275.00         | 4.19       | 6081.00         | 0.00                   | 0.00       | 726.00          | 541.00         | 74.52      |
| Tamil Nadu         | 3807.00         | 4731.00        | 124.27     | 2787.00         | 460.00         | 16.51      | 2163.00         | 2104.00        | 97.27      | 5002.00         | 1227.00                | 24.53      | 1483.00         | 1104.00        | 74.44      |
| Telangana          | 704.00          | 121.00         | 17.19      | 561.00          | 61.00          | 10.87      | 481.00          | 291.00         | 60.50      | 553.00          | 0.00                   | 0.00       | 1165.00         | 1041.00        | 89.36      |
| Tripura            | 496.00          | 0.00           | 0.00       | 466.00          | 0.00           | 0.00       | 217.00          | 0.00           | 0.00       | 430.00          | 0.00                   | 0.00       | 389.00          | 238.00         | 61.18      |
| Uttar Pradesh      | 2846.00         | 2632.00        | 92.48      | 1734.00         | 1151.00        | 66.38      | 1906.00         | 1102.00        | 57.82      | 1716.00         | 573.00                 | 33.39      | 1669.00         | 582.00         | 34.87      |
| Uttarakhand        | 2047.00         | 861.00         | 42.06      | 2249.00         | 911.00         | 40.51      | 1790.00         | 1649.00        | 92.12      | 1082.00         | 315.00                 | 29.11      | 1650.00         | 1036.00        | 62.79      |
| West Bengal        | 1501.00         | 558.00         | 37.18      | 1670.00         | 300.00         | 17.96      | 1858.00         | 583.00         | 31.38      | 1633.00         | 549.00                 | 33.62      | 2606.00         | 980.00         | 37.61      |
| Total              | 66416.00        | 29861.00       | 44.96      | 68567.00        | 19279.00       | 28.12      | 47771.00        | 24670.00       | 51.64      | 57743.00        | 13032.00               | 22.57      | 58986.00        | 39065.00       | 66.23      |

Note: Funds utilized includes spill over funds of previous years

Source: as reported by States on web portal