Lok Sabha Question No. 2711 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-02
Subject: Production of Horticultural Crops
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: TARIQ ANWAR

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2711

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  2 ND  AUGUST, 2016

## PRODUCTION OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS

2711.  SHRI TARIQ ANWAR:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE   ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè

be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  schemes  relating  to  the  production  and  marketing  of  the vegetables, fruits and flowers in the country;
- (b) the quantum of vegetables, fruits and flowers produced in the country during the last three years; and
- (c) the  details  of  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  for  processing  of  the perishable goods and items produced in the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã ½ãñâ Àã·¾ã ½ãâ¨ããè ( SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a): For holistic growth of the horticulture sector this Ministry has been implementing Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH)-a  Centrally  Sponsored Scheme from the financial year 2014-15.

The Mission  envisages production and  productivity  improvement  of  horticulture crops  including  fruits  and  vegetables  through  various  interventions.  Scheme  also envisages creation of infrastructure for Post Harvest Management (PHM) and marketing for better price realization of produce.

Under MIDH financial assistance in form of grants-in-aid is provided for following activities which helps in production of horticultural crops:

Production of quality planting material.

Import of high quality seeds.

Setting up and modernization of nurseries.

Setting up and strengthening of Tissue Culture (TC) units.

Establishment of new gardens/orchards and plantations.

Rejuvenation of old and senile orchards.

Protected cultivation (Poly-house/Green-house) for high value vegetables and flowers, etc.

MIDH also provides credit linked back ended subsidy for development of following marketing infrastructure :

Static/mobile vending cart/platform with cool chamber.

Environmentally controlled retail outlet.

Rural markets/Apni Mandi/Direct markets.

Wholesale markets.

Terminal market complex.

The Government has recently launched a new initiative i.e. National Agriculture Market  Scheme  (e-NAM),  a  pan  India  electronic  trading  portal  deployed  in  selected regulated  wholesale  markets  in  States  across  the  country.  Under  the  scheme,  the Government is providing software free of cost to the States and grant up to Rs.30 lakh per mandi for related infrastructure/equipments including for assaying.

(b): Details  of  production  of  vegetables,  fruits  and  flowers  in  the  country  during  the last three years is as under:

(in'000 MT)

| Commodity   |   2012-13 |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 (II Adv. Est.) |
|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------------|
| Fruits      |  81285.3  |  88977.1  |  86601.7  |                 90533.9  |
| Vegetables  | 162187    | 162897    | 169478    |                166467    |
| Flowers     |   2247.02 |   2297.02 |   2142.89 |                  2158.85 |

Source:  Horticulture Statistics Division, DAC&FW

(c): Under MIDH, for setting up primary/mobile processing component, credit linked back-ended subsidy is provided @ 40% of the maximum project cost of Rs.25 lakh per unit in General areas & @ 55% in case of hilly & Scheduled areas.

Further,  credit  linked  back-ended  assistance@  50%  of  the  project  cost  of Rs.800/-  lakh  per  unit  is  available  for  the  component  of  Food  Processing  Units  for perishable horticulture produce in the States of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and North-Eastern States.

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