Lok Sabha Question No. 1808 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-10
Subject: Re-structuring of National Horticulture Mission
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1808

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  FEBRUARY, 2026

## RE-STRUCTURING OF NATIONAL HORTICULTURE MISSION

1808: SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS' WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to re-structure the current National Horticulture Mission in order to increase the production of fruits and vegetables in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there has been manifold increase in the prices of vegetables and fruits in the wholesale and retail markets recently in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the export of tomatoes and onions to other countries has led to the increase in prices of said items; and
- (e)  if  so,  the  corrective  measures  taken  by  the  Government  including  the  effective implementation of Market intervention scheme for fruits and vegetables?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

- (a) & (b) Government of India launched National Horticulture Mission (NHM) in 2004-05 with the aim for the holistic development of horticulture sector in the country. The said scheme was re-structured and subsumed under Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) scheme in 2014-15 covering broader spectrum of horticulture sector and the MIDH scheme was re-structured in 2025 with revised Operational Guidelines implementing MIDH scheme throughout the country which included all districts  of the country, enhancing cost norms  of  various  interventions,  incorporating  high  value,  exotic  and  medicinal  crops  and promoting latest and innovative technologies being used in horticulture sector.

(c) to (e) Government is implementing Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) for procurement of agriculture  and  horticulture  commodities  to  provide  remunerative  price  to  the  farmers  for agricultural and horticultural commodities which are perishable and are not covered under the Minimum Support Price regime. The objective is to protect the farmers from distress sale in the event of a bumper crop during the peak arrival, when the prices tend to fall below cost of production. New components of Price Differential Payment (PDP) with an option to make direct payment of the price difference between the Market Intervention Price (MIP) and the selling  price  to  the  farmers  for  the  crops  traded  in  the  APMC  mandis  has  been  added. Additionally, reimbursement for transportation and storage cost of TOP crops (Tomato, Onion and  Potato)  to  central  nodal  agencies  &  State  designated  agencies  for  storing  and transporting them from producing state to consuming state are allowed. The payment under MIS is made directly into the bank account of registered farmers.

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