Lok Sabha Question No. 336 (STARRED), answered on 2016-08-09
Subject: Production of Fruits
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 336

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH   AUGUST, 2016

## PRODUCTION OF FRUITS

## *336.      SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè 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 including Maharashtra during the current Five Year Plan period and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  details  of  the  fruit  and  vegetable  production  in  various  States  of  the  country including Maharashtra during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (c) the  details  of  the  assistance  likely  to  be  provided  by  the  Government  to  various States for promotion of horticulture crops during the current Five Year Plan period, Statewise; and
- (d) the  various  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  achieve  the  said  targets  under  the current Five Year Plan period?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण

- (a) to (d):

½ãâ¨ããè (SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 336   DUE FOR REPLY ON 9 TH  AUGUST, 2016.

- (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 Maharashtra, during the last three years and the current year, state wise are at Annexure-I and II respectively.
- (c): 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.
- (d): Under MIDH, assistance is provided to various interventions for enhancement/promotion  of  production  of  fruits  and  vegetables  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

|                   | 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              |

## Annexure-I

Production in '000 tonnes

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

## State-wise Production of Vegetables

## Annexure-II

## 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, Coopn. & Farmers Welfare

## 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          | 2012-13   | 2012-13     | 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.

## Annexure-IV

## 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.   | State/               | 2014-15          | 2014-15   | 2014-15     | 2015-16          | 2015-16   | 2015-16     | 2016-17          | 2016-17   |
|-------|----------------------|------------------|-----------|-------------|------------------|-----------|-------------|------------------|-----------|
| 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            |                  |           |             | 991.2            | 770.2     | 889.0       | 886.8            | 373.7     |
|       |                      | 1558.4           | 1068.1    | 1096.2      |                  |           |             |                  |           |

|    | States/Implementing Agencies   | 2014-15          | 2014-15   | 2014-15     | 2015-16          | 2015-16   | 2015-16     | 2016-17          | 2016-17   |
|----|--------------------------------|------------------|-----------|-------------|------------------|-----------|-------------|------------------|-----------|
|    | States/Implementing 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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