Lok Sabha Question No. 3955 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-17
Subject: Support for Protected Cultivation
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri G Lakshminarayana, Shri Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3955

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 TH  MARCH, 2026

## SUPPORT FOR PROTECTED CULTIVATION

## 3955.  SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU: SHRI G LAKSHMINARAYANA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण मंğी be pleased to state: (a) the details of funds allocated, released and utilised under various Union and State Government schemes for protected cultivation, during the last five years, State/UT-wise and year-wise; (b) the  number of  farmers  who  have  adopted  protected cultivation  during  the  last  five years, along with the total area covered, State/UT-wise and year-wise; (c) whether specialised extension officers or technical experts are available at district or block  level  to  provide  post-installation  handholding  and  technical  support  to  farmers adopting protected cultivation and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; (d) whether any standardised training curriculum, certification mechanism or structured capacity-building  framework  exists  for  protected  cultivation  management  and  if  so,  the details thereof; and (e) whether  the  Government  has  assessed  the  current  subsidy  structure  and  farmer contribution requirement under protected cultivation schemes are financially affordable and

- viable for small and marginal farmers and if so, the findings thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI BHAGIRATH 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, details of the farmers who have  adopted  protected  cultivation  during  the  last  five  years  is  maintained  at  State level. However, State/UT wise details of the total area covered under protected cultivation

in  the  country  and  details  of  funds  allocated,  released  and  utilised  under  protected cultivation during the last five years is placed at Annexure I & II respectively.

(c): Under MIDH scheme, Centre of Excellences (CoEs) are established having one of the  mandates  to  organize  training  programs  for  farmers  in  the  States  to  impart  technical know-how regarding cultivation under protected structures, including  recommended agronomic practices, crop management techniques and other operational aspects.

Apart from the above, ICAR institutes including Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) also provide  training,  demonstrations  and  technical  advisory  related  to  protected  cultivation technologies  to  farmers  and  other  stakeholders.  Extension  officers/technical  experts  are also posted by the State Government at district or block level to provide training, advisories, exposure, demonstration etc. related to agricultural activities which includes postinstallation handholding and technical support to farmers adopting protected cultivation.

(d): On the basis of the requirement of the farmers training schedules are developed by the CoEs and other training institutes including ICAR Centres, State Agriculture Universities, KVKs and Agriculture Universities which generally includes topics relating to different aspects like construction of poly house, agronomic practices, irrigation/fertigation, post-harvest and pest management etc. and also certificate is  provided to the participant after completion of training.

(e): 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.

State/UT  wise  details  of  the  total  area  covered  under  protected  cultivation  in  the  country during the last five years

Area in Hectare

| State             |   2020-21 |   2021-22 | 2022-23   |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |   Total |
|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |        28 |       299 | 17        |        59 |       202 |     605 |
| Assam             |         8 |        18 | 20        |        21 |       158 |     225 |
| Bihar             |         2 |         2 |           |         2 |         0 |       6 |
| Chhattisgarh      |        22 |        74 | 71        |        61 |        68 |     296 |
| Goa               |         0 |         0 | 0         |         1 |         0 |       1 |
| Gujarat           |        29 |        23 | 22        |        15 |         0 |      89 |
| Haryana           |        75 |        91 | 131       |        28 |         0 |     325 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |         4 |         0 | 0         |         0 |         2 |       6 |
| Jammu and Kashmir |         0 |         5 | 0         |         0 |         0 |       5 |
| Jharkhand         |         0 |         0 | 0         |         0 |        30 |      30 |
| Karnataka         |       231 |       162 | 90        |        99 |       259 |     841 |
| Kerala            |         5 |         5 | 1         |         2 |        17 |      30 |
| Ladakh            |         5 |         7 | 1         |         1 |         2 |      16 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |         3 |        10 | 14        |        19 |        37 |      83 |
| Maharashtra       |        16 |         3 | 35        |        40 |       220 |     314 |
| Manipur           |         2 |         0 | 2         |         0 |         3 |       7 |
| Meghalaya         |         2 |         2 | 0         |         1 |         2 |       7 |
| Mizoram           |        14 |         0 | 3         |         1 |         1 |      19 |
| Nagaland          |         3 |         0 | 0         |         0 |         4 |       7 |
| Odisha            |         9 |        14 | 19        |        14 |         0 |      56 |
| Puducherry        |         0 |         1 | 0         |         0 |         0 |       1 |
| Punjab            |        38 |        15 | 39        |         0 |         0 |      92 |
| Rajasthan         |       105 |        24 | 67        |        17 |       136 |     349 |
| Sikkim            |        20 |        15 | 16        |         0 |        11 |      62 |
| Tamil Nadu        |        73 |        10 | 28        |        44 |        25 |     180 |
| Telangana         |         3 |         3 | 0         |         0 |         6 |      12 |
| Tripura           |         0 |         0 | 0         |         0 |         6 |       6 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |        42 |        28 | 18        |        33 |         0 |     121 |
| Uttarakhand       |       118 |       177 | 356       |        91 |       378 |    1120 |
| West Bengal       |        17 |         6 | 15        |        18 |        36 |      92 |
| Total             |       874 |       994 | 965       |       567 |      1603 |    5003 |

Source: as reported by States on web portal

Note: Date includes area  covered  under the protected  structures  i.e.  Poly  house,  shade net  house, plastic tunnel, walk in tunnels and anti-hail nets.

## Annexure II

Details  of  State-wise  and  year-wise  funds  allocated,  released/utilised  under  protected  cultivation components of MIDH during the last five years is as under:

Rs. in Lakhs

| States/UTs          | 2020-21          | 2020-21        | 2021-22          | 2021-22        | 2022-23          | 2022-23        | 2023-24          | 2023-24        | 2024-25          | 2024-25        |
|---------------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
| States/UTs          | Funds Allocate d | Funds Utilized | Funds Allocate d | Funds Utilized | Funds Allocate d | Funds Utilized | Funds Allocate d | Funds Utilized | Funds Allocate d | Funds Utilized |
| And. & Nico. Island | 10.00            | 1.00           | 0.00             | 0.00           | 10.00            | 0.00           | 10.00            | 0.00           | 0.00             | 0.00           |
| Andhra Pradesh      | 4680.00          | 2277.00        | 4622.00          | 3504.00        | 1933.00          | 1195.00        | 2617.00          | 523.00         | 2568.00          | 2008.00        |
| Arunachal Pradesh   | 901.00           | 0.00           | 1801.00          | 0.00           | 843.00           | 0.00           | 281.00           | 0.00           | 131.00           | 131.00         |
| Assam               | 681.00           | 549.00         | 1500.00          | 1181.00        | 1106.00          | 1106.00        | 957.00           | 54.00          | 5796.00          | 861.00         |
| Bihar               | 98.00            | 27.00          | 165.00           | 136.00         | 14.00            | 14.00          | 120.00           | 93.00          | 1102.00          | 949.00         |
| Chhattisgarh        | 2209.00          | 1413.00        | 3174.00          | 2104.00        | 3799.00          | 3414.00        | 3567.00          | 1744.00        | 4155.00          | 3326.00        |
| Goa                 | 122.00           | 0.00           | 127.00           | 0.00           | 23.00            | 2.00           | 15.00            | 4.00           | 82.00            | 5.00           |
| Gujarat             | 1391.00          | 1343.00        | 2012.00          | 1215.00        | 2423.00          | 1074.00        | 2226.00          | 761.00         | 2246.00          | 1176.00        |
| Haryana             | 7240.00          | 4394.00        | 6980.00          | 3436.00        | 4389.00          | 3532.00        | 3952.00          | 2306.00        | 3010.00          | 1638.00        |
| Himachal Pradesh    | 1713.00          | 501.00         | 852.00           | 96.00          | 876.00           | 184.00         | 1211.00          | 135.00         | 283.00           | 203.00         |
| Jammu and           |                  |                |                  |                |                  |                |                  |                |                  |                |
| Kashmir             | 394.00           | 0.00           | 4469.00          | 71.00          | 391.00           | 49.00          | 2850.00          | 47.00          | 653.00           | 237.00         |
| Jharkhand           | 1651.00          | 203.00         | 1346.00          | 0.00           | 1352.00          | 0.00           | 434.00           | 0.00           | 1185.00          | 407.00         |
| Karnataka           | 4864.00          | 3823.00        | 3286.00          | 1436.00        | 3273.00          | 2486.00        | 2033.00          | 1091.00        | 2364.00          | 6555.00        |
| Kerala              | 457.00           | 299.00         | 289.00           | 187.00         | 457.00           | 75.00          | 556.00           | 58.00          | 780.00           | 411.00         |
| Ladakh              | 583.00           | 254.00         | 1573.00          | 212.00         | 367.00           | 51.00          | 245.00           | 48.00          | 279.00           | 145.00         |
| Madhya Pradesh      | 1766.00          | 313.00         | 1528.00          | 362.00         | 1294.00          | 432.00         | 1582.00          | 726.00         | 2644.00          | 1697.00        |
| Maharashtra         | 4462.00          | 701.00         | 4627.00          | 281.00         | 2522.00          | 1555.00        | 3505.00          | 1969.00        | 9787.00          | 7780.00        |
| Manipur             | 494.00           | 186.00         | 452.00           | 250.00         | 249.00           | 57.00          | 631.00           | 14.00          | 448.00           | 151.00         |
| Meghalaya           | 3442.00          | 202.00         | 1058.00          | 140.00         | 225.00           | 0.00           | 1667.00          | 90.00          | 346.00           | 125.00         |
| Mizoram             | 8212.00          | 676.00         | 1499.00          | 0.00           | 2196.00          | 112.00         | 2329.00          | 161.00         | 31.00            | 28.00          |
| Nagaland            | 202.00           | 202.00         | 2183.00          | 0.00           | 351.00           | 0.00           | 6890.00          | 0.00           | 534.00           | 327.00         |
| Odisha              | 1300.00          | 424.00         | 876.00           | 448.00         | 548.00           | 393.00         | 600.00           | 289.00         | 626.00           | 571.00         |
| Puducherry          | 26.00            | 2.00           | 14.00            | 5.00           | 5.00             | 1.00           | 11.00            | 0.00           | 6.00             | 2.00           |
| Punjab              | 1862.00          | 606.00         | 1273.00          | 329.00         | 1263.00          | 1179.00        | 617.00           | 0.00           | 867.00           | 902.00         |
| Rajasthan           | 2417.00          | 2002.00        | 2499.00          | 510.00         | 2887.00          | 1755.00        | 2340.00          | 255.00         | 9375.00          | 3908.00        |
| Sikkim              | 3838.00          | 560.00         | 10895.00         | 493.00         | 6560.00          | 275.00         | 6081.00          | 0.00           | 726.00           | 541.00         |
| Tamil Nadu          | 3807.00          | 4731.00        | 2787.00          | 460.00         | 2163.00          | 2104.00        | 5002.00          | 1227.00        | 1483.00          | 1104.00        |
| Telangana           | 704.00           | 121.00         | 561.00           | 61.00          | 481.00           | 291.00         | 553.00           | 0.00           | 1165.00          | 1041.00        |
| Tripura             | 496.00           | 0.00           | 466.00           | 0.00           | 217.00           | 0.00           | 430.00           | 0.00           | 389.00           | 238.00         |
| Uttar Pradesh       | 2846.00          | 2632.00        | 1734.00          | 1151.00        | 1906.00          | 1102.00        | 1716.00          | 573.00         | 1669.00          | 582.00         |
| Uttarakhand         | 2047.00          | 861.00         | 2249.00          | 911.00         | 1790.00          | 1649.00        | 1082.00          | 315.00         | 1650.00          | 1036.00        |
| West Bengal         | 1501.00          | 558.00         | 1670.00          | 300.00         | 1858.00          | 583.00         | 1633.00          | 549.00         | 2606.00          | 980.00         |
| Total               | 66416.00         | 29861.00       | 68567.00         | 19279.00       | 47771.00         | 24670.00       | 57743.00         | 13032.00       | 58986.00         | 39065.00       |

Note: Funds utilized includes spill over funds of previous years

Source: as reported by States on web portal