Lok Sabha Question No. 3717 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-09
Subject: Production of Fruits and Vegetables
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: BANSHILAL MAHTO

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3717

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH   AUGUST, 2016

## PRODUCTION OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

3717.  DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO:

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

- (a) whether the Government has fixed any target for the production of fruits and vegetables in various States of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Chhattisgarh;
- (c) whether it is a fact that lack of water for irrigation has affected the production of fruits and vegetables in various States of the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the financial assistance provided by the Government in this regard, State-wise; and
- (e) the steps being taken by the Government to boost the production of onions, tomatoes, potatoes etc. in various States of the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a): For the XII plan period the overall target for enhancement of production of horticultural crops was fixed at 310 million metric ton to be achieved by 2016-17. To achieve this target, states  in  turn  prepare  detailed  Annual  Action  Plan  (AAP)  under  Mission  for  Integrated Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH),  fixing  targets  for  various  activities  for  promotion  of horticulture.
- (b): The details of fruits and vegetables production in various states of the country, including Chhattisgarh, during the last three years and the current year, state wise are at  Annexure-I and II respectively.
- (c): There  has  been      drought  in  few  states  in  the  country  during      2014-15,  which  has affected  production  of  vegetable  crops  in  some  states.  However,  overall  production  of horticulture crops has increased.
- (d): Details of assistance provided / likely to be provided by Government of India to various states for promotion of horticulture crops during 2012-17 are at Annexure III and IV.

(e): Under MIDH, assistance is provided to various interventions for enhancement/promotion of production of fruits and vegetables including onion, potato and tomato through the following interventions:

-  Area expansion (establishment of new orchards/gardens)
-  Rejuvenation of old and senile orchards
-  Setting up and strengthening of Tissue Culture (TC) units
-  Setting up and modernization of nurseries
-  Protected Cultivation (Poly House/Green House for production of high value vegetables)
-  Import of High Yielding Variety Seeds
-  Integrated Nutrient Management (INM),
-  Adoption of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
-  Capacity buildings of farmers and technicians for adopting improved technologies
-  Post Harvest Management which includes primary processing units, minimal processing units,  ripening  chamber,  reefer  vehicle,  thereby  minimizing  post  harvest  losses  and value addition of produce.

## Statewise Production of Fruits

## Annexure-I

Production in '000 tonnes

|                   | Fruits Production   | Fruits Production   | Fruits Production   | Fruits Production     |
|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
| STATE/UTs         | 2012-13             | 2013-14             | 2014-15             | 2015-16 (Provisional) |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR | 30.73               | 29.73               | 31.60               | 29.49                 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH    | 13939.08            | 10510.56            | 9121.62             | 9964.03               |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 312.24              | 321.26              | 331.40              | 273.86                |
| ASSAM             | 2073.82             | 2007.80             | 2030.14             | 2351.76               |
| BIHAR             | 4249.19             | 4013.58             | 3990.00             | 4182.50               |
| CHHATTISGARH      | 1702.32             | 1930.18             | 2071.14             | 1619.85               |
| DAMAN & DIU       | 0.00                | 0.00                | 2.59                |                       |
| DELHI             | 0.00                | 0.00                | 0.60                | 0.00                  |
| GOA               | 80.90               | 81.19               | 83.10               | 77.53                 |
| GUJARAT           | 8413.17             | 8001.96             | 8300.60             | 7919.47               |
| HARYANA           | 516.07              | 554.90              | 703.68              | 711.79                |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 555.71              | 866.34              | 751.94              | 909.23                |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 1742.14             | 2073.94             | 1779.44             | 2565.19               |
| JHARKHAND         | 889.74              | 890.04              | 898.08              | 973.86                |
| KARNATAKA         | 6619.60             | 6652.42             | 6799.89             | 7214.88               |
| KERALA            | 2583.92             | 2889.50             | 2554.12             | 2214.50               |
| LAKSHADWEEP       | 0.48                | 0.48                | 0.43                | 0.43                  |
| MADHYA PRADESH    | 5450.00             | 5696.00             | 6119.00             | 6290.00               |
| MAHARASHTRA       | 9785.00             | 13457.92            | 11089.53            | 9966.50               |
| MANIPUR           | 440.59              | 515.69              | 521.57              | 508.12                |
| MEGHALAYA         | 316.57              | 348.00              | 377.25              | 409.25                |
| MIZORAM           | 292.95              | 343.90              | 350.91              | 346.88                |
| NAGALAND          | 275.95              | 411.00              | 411.00              | 386.36                |
| ODISHA            | 2210.42             | 2148.27             | 2156.49             | 2281.94               |
| PUDUCHERRY        | 9.34                | 12.58               | 15.91               | 10.43                 |
| PUNJAB            | 1502.52             | 1541.24             | 1644.64             | 1696.58               |
| RAJASTHAN         | 716.82              | 581.78              | 735.60              | 634.00                |
| SIKKIM            | 24.02               | 24.05               | 0.03                | 22.29                 |
| TAMILNADU         | 6699.88             | 7369.86             | 5963.93             | 7908.13               |
| TELANGANA         |                     | 4440.98             | 5287.70             | 4349.60               |
| TRIPURA           | 697.87              | 786.35              | 819.12              | 788.11                |
| UTTAR PRADESH     | 5176.14             | 6887.45             | 7558.99             | 9624.35               |
| UTTARAKHAND       | 805.67              | 678.49              | 785.97              | 786.36                |
| WEST BENGAL       | 3172.50             | 2909.71             | 3313.70             | 3516.71               |
| TOTAL             | 81285.33            | 88977.13            | 86601.68            | 90533.94              |

Source:-     Horticulture Statistics Division, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare

## Statewise Production of Vegetables

Production in '000 tonnes

|                   | Vegetable Production   | Vegetable Production   | Vegetable Production   | Vegetable Production   |
|-------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| STATE/UT'S        | 2012-13                | 2013-14                | 2014-15                | 2015-16 (Provisional)  |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR | 44.16                  | 51.79                  | 50.87                  | 49.99                  |
| ANDHRA PRADESH    | 12104.65               | 8149.76                | 4592.58                | 5124.26                |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 37.56                  | 35.00                  | 41.00                  | 12.55                  |
| ASSAM             | 3415.07                | 3031.90                | 4469.73                | 4797.77                |
| BIHAR             | 16325.68               | 15097.77               | 14467.15               | 15296.30               |
| CHHATTISGARH      | 4993.85                | 5465.92                | 5812.32                | 5252.63                |
| D & N HAVELI      | 5.50                   | 5.50                   | 5.50                   |                        |
| DAMAN & DIU       | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 3.91                   |                        |
| DELHI             | 439.32                 | 436.95                 | 391.90                 | 387.31                 |
| GOA               | 80.51                  | 79.92                  | 82.00                  | 81.68                  |
| GUJARAT           | 10520.69               | 11571.24               | 11861.23               | 11861.23               |
| HARYANA           | 5011.31                | 5565.90                | 5305.59                | 5359.64                |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 1521.13                | 1635.88                | 1585.37                | 1585.37                |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 1395.47                | 1395.47                | 1395.47                | 1386.37                |
| JHARKHAND         | 4325.38                | 4238.13                | 4279.28                | 3201.04                |
| KARNATAKA         | 7841.90                | 7500.69                | 8828.37                | 8478.77                |
| KERALA            | 3446.91                | 3572.67                | 1645.06                | 2003.07                |
| LAKSHADWEEP       | 0.33                   | 0.33                   | 0.65                   | 0.66                   |
| MADHYA PRADESH    | 12574.00               | 13019.31               | 14199.00               | 14797.74               |
| MAHARASHTRA       | 8008.00                | 10161.83               | 8783.01                | 9171.41                |
| MANIPUR           | 219.82                 | 271.04                 | 268.01                 | 307.25                 |
| MEGHALAYA         | 403.37                 | 515.34                 | 534.00                 | 506.08                 |
| MIZORAM           | 236.68                 | 254.14                 | 273.76                 | 283.41                 |
| NAGALAND          | 207.74                 | 492.37                 | 492.37                 | 523.57                 |
| ODISHA            | 9463.99                | 9433.66                | 9413.54                | 7953.76                |
| PUDUCHERRY        | 25.00                  | 16.26                  | 43.74                  | 11.53                  |
| PUNJAB            | 3782.61                | 3936.19                | 4167.65                | 4238.69                |
| RAJASTHAN         | 873.50                 | 1114.07                | 1433.23                | 1194.57                |
| SIKKIM            | 132.51                 | 134.53                 | 130.06                 | 128.53                 |
| TAMILNADU         | 7897.93                | 8678.82                | 7521.02                | 8381.51                |
| TELANGANA         |                        | 3647.28                | 3005.33                | 2811.41                |
| TRIPURA           | 754.05                 | 780.52                 | 811.09                 | 483.01                 |
| UTTAR PRADESH     | 19571.56               | 18544.96               | 26120.18               | 25951.28               |
| UTTARAKHAND       | 1059.57                | 1016.83                | 1109.65                | 1110.01                |
| WEST BENGAL       | 25466.81               | 23044.95               | 26354.61               | 23734.18               |
| TOTAL             | 162186.57              | 162896.91              | 169478.23              | 166466.57              |

Source:-     Horticulture Statistics Division, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare

## Annexure-II

## Annexure-III

## Details of Assistance provided by Government of India to Various States for Promotion of Horticulture Crops during 2012-13 and 2013-14

(Rs. in Crore)

| Sl.   | State/               | 2012-13          | 2013-14   | 2013-14     | 2013-14          | 2013-14   | 2013-14     |
|-------|----------------------|------------------|-----------|-------------|------------------|-----------|-------------|
| No.   | Implementing Agency  | Allocation (GOI) | Releases  | Expenditure | Allocation (GOI) | Releases  | Expenditure |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh       | 116.45           | 87.34     | 103.73      | 127.50           | 91.06     | 95.43       |
| 2     | Bihar                | 46.75            | 35.06     | 26.71       | 42.50            | 20.00     | 23.75       |
| 3     | Chhattisgarh         | 106.25           | 91.36     | 83.56       | 114.75           | 90.62     | 115.84      |
| 4     | Goa                  | 3.40             | 1.25      | 1.29        | 4.25             | 4.00      | 1.33        |
| 5     | Gujarat              | 106.25           | 100.13    | 107.22      | 119.00           | 119.00    | 110.59      |
| 6     | Haryana              | 90.95            | 90.82     | 81.81       | 102.00           | 93.63     | 103.06      |
| 7     | Jharkhand            | 63.75            | 47.81     | 51.23       | 68.00            | 50.05     | 62.05       |
| 8     | Karnataka            | 119.00           | 113.04    | 89.73       | 119.00           | 69.74     | 99.69       |
| 9     | Kerala               | 72.25            | 35.00     | 35.31       | 85.00            | 30.00     | 34.23       |
| 10    | Madhya Pradesh       | 55.25            | 30.09     | 30.09       | 80.75            | 75.00     | 49.67       |
| 11    | Maharashtra          | 136.00           | 127.87    | 125.56      | 702.10           | 674.60    | 657.50      |
| 12    | Orissa               | 68.00            | 65.80     | 67.70       | 85.00            | 84.09     | 85.12       |
| 13    | Punjab               | 62.90            | 57.90     | 56.67       | 63.75            | 58.19     | 56.12       |
| 14    | Rajasthan            | 80.75            | 41.20     | 48.20       | 85.00            | 62.50     | 50.23       |
| 15    | Tamil Nadu           | 68.00            | 56.00     | 62.18       | 97.75            | 92.87     | 74.74       |
| 16    | Telangana            | 0.00             | 0.00      | 0.00        | 0.00             | 0.00      | 0.00        |
| 17    | Uttar Pradesh        | 59.50            | 32.36     | 40.08       | 59.50            | 35.00     | 39.88       |
| 18    | West Bengal          | 38.25            | 19.00     | 27.77       | 42.50            | 8.00      | 31.32       |
| 19    | Delhi                | 2.57             | 0.00      | 0.00        | 0.00             | 0.00      | 0.00        |
| 20    | Puducherry           | 0.91             | 0.46      | 0.35        | 0.85             | 0.75      | 0.67        |
| 21    | A & N Islands        | 6.97             | 2.65      | 2.42        | 3.00             | 1.32      | 1.86        |
| 22    | Lakshadweep          | 0.00             | 0.00      | 0.00        | 0.85             | 0.00      | 0.00        |
| 23    | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 0.00             | 0.00      | 0.00        | 1.11             | 0.25      | 0.15        |
|       | Sub Total            | 1304.15          | 1035.14   | 1041.61     | 2004.16          | 1660.67   | 1693.23     |

|    | States/Implementing Agencies   | 2012-13          | 2012-13   | 2012-13     | 2013-14          | 2013-14   | 2013-14     |
|----|--------------------------------|------------------|-----------|-------------|------------------|-----------|-------------|
|    | States/Implementing Agencies   | Allocation (GOI) | Release   | Expenditure | Allocation (GOI) | Release   | Expenditure |
| 1  | Arunachal Pradesh              | 48.95            | 47.42     | 47.42       | 48.00            | 46.61     | 48.00       |
| 2  | Assam                          | 30.80            | 37.49     | 36.99       | 48.00            | 48.00     | 50.22       |
| 3  | Manipur                        | 45.90            | 48.93     | 49.59       | 48.00            | 58.00     | 65.20       |
| 4  | Meghalaya                      | 35.05            | 29.00     | 29.00       | 40.00            | 40.00     | 40.00       |
| 5  | Mizoram                        | 43.10            | 43.10     | 43.10       | 48.00            | 48.00     | 48.00       |
| 6  | Nagaland                       | 43.55            | 43.55     | 43.00       | 48.00            | 47.45     | 48.00       |
| 7  | Sikkim                         | 43.30            | 42.89     | 42.69       | 45.00            | 49.36     | 50.04       |
| 8  | Tripura                        | 44.80            | 44.80     | 44.80       | 49.00            | 56.14     | 56.14       |
| 9  | Jammu & Kashmir                | 35.20            | 18.25     | 22.83       | 30.00            | 29.43     | 24.89       |
| 10 | Himachal Pradesh               | 30.00            | 27.55     | 25.93       | 32.00            | 26.19     | 30.41       |
| 11 | Uttarakhand                    | 19.35            | 10.23     | 34.40       | 30.00            | 30.00     | 31.13       |
| 12 | ICAR Institutes/SFAC/NHB       | 80.00            | 49.05     | 49.05       | 84.00            | 53.81     | 53.81       |
|    | Total                          | 500.00           | 442.26    | 468.79      | 550.00           | 532.99    | 545.84      |

Note: - Expenditure reported include unspent balance of previous financial year and is provisional.

## Details of Assistance provided by Government of India to Various States for Promotion of Horticulture Crops during 2014-15 to 2016-17

(Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No.   | State/               | 2014-15          | 2014-15   | 2014-15     | 2015-16          | 2015-16   | 2015-16     | 2016-17          | 2016-17   |
|-----------|----------------------|------------------|-----------|-------------|------------------|-----------|-------------|------------------|-----------|
| Sl. No.   | Implementing Agency  | Allocation (GOI) | Releases  | Expenditure | Allocation (GOI) | Releases  | Expenditure | Allocation (GOI) | Releases  |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh       | 74.6             | 64.7      | 70.0        | 71.5             | 55.8      | 92.1        | 64.0             | 29.1      |
| 2         | Bihar                | 42.5             | 17.0      | 20.3        | 28.5             | 4.0       | 18.7        | 26.3             | 12.0      |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh         | 120.7            | 111.9     | 118.0       | 80.0             | 77.6      | 80.3        | 69.2             | 31.5      |
| 4         | Goa                  | 4.7              | 0.0       | 2.8         | 3.0              | 2.3       | 2.0         | 2.5              | 0.4       |
| 5         | Gujarat              | 130.9            | 109.5     | 78.1        | 78.7             | 47.8      | 82.8        | 71.4             | 32.5      |
| 6         | Haryana              | 112.2            | 65.5      | 73.4        | 71.5             | 50.8      | 59.5        | 61.8             | 28.1      |
| 7         | Jharkhand            | 68.0             | 49.7      | 49.3        | 45.0             | 25.8      | 31.3        | 40.2             | 18.3      |
| 8         | Karnataka            | 125.0            | 96.1      | 104.8       | 81.5             | 67.7      | 73.1        | 73.0             | 33.2      |
| 9         | Kerala               | 85.0             | 40.0      | 33.5        | 40.5             | 25.0      | 29.3        | 46.4             | 10.0      |
| 10        | MP                   | 93.5             | 42.2      | 53.4        | 51.0             | 40.5      | 43.7        | 45.4             | 20.6      |
| 11        | Maharashtra          | 159.0            | 140.0     | 141.0       | 102.5            | 96.3      | 96.3        | 89.0             | 40.4      |
| 12        | Orissa               | 93.5             | 71.8      | 71.5        | 57.5             | 54.5      | 52.1        | 49.9             | 22.7      |
| 13        | Punjab               | 70.1             | 58.5      | 40.4        | 46.0             | 30.4      | 39.0        | 39.9             | 12.0      |
| 14        | Rajasthan            | 89.3             | 42.7      | 47.5        | 55.0             | 45.0      | 35.6        | 50.9             | 23.1      |
| 15        | Tamil Nadu           | 108.0            | 55.4      | 108.2       | 61.5             | 58.7      | 60.1        | 55.0             | 27.5      |
| 16        | Telangana            | 59.7             | 45.0      | 30.9        | 40.5             | 35.3      | 36.5        | 32.9             | 15.0      |
| 17        | Uttar Pradesh        | 68.0             | 37.3      | 34.6        | 40.0             | 22.0      | 32.6        | 37.3             | 16.9      |
| 18        | West Bengal          | 42.5             | 18.7      | 16.9        | 28.5             | 28.0      | 22.2        | 24.9             | 0.0       |
| 19        | Delhi                | 2.6              | 0.0       | 0.0         | 0.5              | 0.0       | 0.0         | 0.5              | 0.0       |
| 20        | Puducherry           | 1.7              | 0.9       | 0.7         | 1.0              | 0.5       | 0.9         | 1.0              | 0.5       |
| 21        | A & N Islands        | 5.0              | 1.4       | 1.2         | 5.0              | 2.5       | 1.0         | 2.0              | 0.0       |
| 22        | Lakshadweep          | 1.0              | 0.0       | 0.0         | 1.0              | 0.0       | 0.0         | 0.8              | 0.0       |
| 23        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 1.1              | 0.0       | 0.0         | 1.0              | 0.0       | 0.0         | 0.5              | 0.0       |
|           | Sub Total            | 1558.4           | 1068.1    | 1096.2      | 991.2            | 770.2     | 889.0       | 886.8            | 373.7     |

| Sl. No.   | States/Implementing      | 2014-15          | 2014-15   | 2014-15     | 2015-16          | 2015-16   | 2015-16     | 2016-17          | 2016-17   |
|-----------|--------------------------|------------------|-----------|-------------|------------------|-----------|-------------|------------------|-----------|
| Sl. No.   | Agencies                 | Allocation (GOI) | Release   | Expenditure | Allocation (GOI) | Release   | Expenditure | Allocation (GOI) | Release   |
| 1         | Arunachal Pradesh        | 50.0             | 23.8      | 23.8        | 35.5             | 35.5      | 38.2        | 32.3             | 0.0       |
| 2         | Assam                    | 48.0             | 29.1      | 21.5        | 30.5             | 20.0      | 30.4        | 28.0             | 0.0       |
| 3         | Manipur                  | 50.0             | 44.2      | 24.2        | 37.5             | 35.8      | 38.8        | 32.0             | 10.0      |
| 4         | Meghalaya                | 40.0             | 27.6      | 27.6        | 28.0             | 18.0      | 39.6        | 25.5             | 0.0       |
| 5         | Mizoram                  | 52.0             | 41.0      | 41.0        | 34.5             | 34.5      | 34.5        | 31.5             | 12.0      |
| 6         | Nagaland                 | 52.0             | 34.8      | 24.8        | 34.5             | 17.3      | 11.6        | 31.5             | 0.0       |
| 7         | Sikkim                   | 49.0             | 44.5      | 49.0        | 34.5             | 33.3      | 32.6        | 30.5             | 0.0       |
| 8         | Tripura                  | 54.0             | 37.0      | 37.0        | 37.5             | 32.8      | 32.2        | 33.0             | 0.0       |
| 9         | Jammu & Kashmir          | 60.0             | 45.0      | 30.8        | 62.0             | 52.0      | 70.8        | 46.0             | 5.0       |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh         | 48.0             | 42.4      | 24.0        | 31.5             | 24.5      | 50.9        | 32.0             | 0.0       |
| 11        | Uttarakhand              | 46.0             | 32.7      | 44.4        | 22.5             | 22.5      | 39.4        | 31.0             | 15.5      |
| 12        | ICAR Institutes/SFAC/NHB | 0.0              | 0.0       | 0.0         | 0.0              | 0.0       | 0.0         | 0.0              | 0.0       |
|           | Total                    | 549.0            | 402.0     | 347.8       | 388.5            | 326.0     | 418.9       | 353.3            | 42.5      |

Note:-   Expenditure reported include unspent balance of previous financial year and is provisional.

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