Lok Sabha Question No. 592 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-03
Subject: Horticulture Production in Rajasthan
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Smt. Manju Sharma

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 592

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 RD  FEBRUARY, 2026

## HORTICULTURE PRODUCTION IN RAJASTHAN

592.  SMT. MANJU SHARMA:

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

(a) whether the Government has assessed the horticulture production potential across the States and if so, the details thereof, State/Union Territory-wise;

(b) the details of the area under horticulture, its productivity, yield and production capacity, State/Union Territory-wise including that of Rajasthan;

(c) the details of the funds allocated, released and utilised under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture  during the  last  three  years along  with  the  details thereof  in Rajasthan, State/Union Territory and district-wise; and

(d) the steps taken by the Government to ensure payment of remunerative prices to farmers for their horticultural produce?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  According to the Working Group report on Crop Husbandry, Agriculture Inputs, Demand & Supply, 2024 by NITI Aayog, there is a vast potential to improve production of major food commodities including fruits and vegetables in the country by bridging the yield gaps.
- (b): The details of State/UT-wise area, production and productivity/yield of Horticultural crops in the country including State of Rajasthan for the years 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 (Third Advance Estimates) are given in Annexure-1.
- (c): The  details  of  the  funds  allocated,  released  and  utilised  under  the  Mission  for Integrated Development of Horticulture during the last three years along with the details thereof in Rajasthan, State/Union Territory-wise are given in Annexure-2 . However, districtwise allocation is being done by the States/UTs as per their requirement and potential.
- (d): Steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  remunerative  prices  to  the  farmers producing horticulture crops are as under:
- i. Assistance is provided for development of infrastructure for post harvest management and marketing  such  as  storages,  wholesale  markets,  rural  primary markets, Kisan Mandies, etc.
- ii. Facilitating  direct  marketing,  contract  farming  and  setting  up  of  private  markets, farmer consumer markets and e-markets.
- iii. Providing  market  information  to  farmers  on  prices  and  arrivals  of  agricultural commodities in regulated markets on AGMARKNET portal to enable the farmers to get better remunerative prices.
- iv. Implementing Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) :  Government is implementing the  Market  Intervention  Scheme  (MIS),  as  a  part  of  the  integrated  scheme  PMAASHA, for protecting farmers from the distress sale of perishable agricultural and horticultural commodities, which are not covered under the Minimum Support Price (MSP). The Scheme has the following three provisions for supporting Horticulture Farmers whenever the prices are non-remunerative:
-  Procurement  under  MIS: On  the  receipt  of  request  from  the  concerned State/UT Administration, Government gives sanction for the procurement of a predetermined  quantity  at  the  fixed  Market  Intervention  Price  (MIP)  by  the agencies  designated  by  the  State  Government  for  a  fixed  period  or  till  the prices  are  stabilized  above  the  MIP  whichever  is  earlier.  Under  Market Intervention Scheme (MIS), Central Share of losses, if any (at 50:50 basis for general States and 75: 25 basis for NE States), incurred in implementing MIS is  released  to  the  State  procuring  agencies  as  per  the  specific  proposals received from the State Governments.
-  MIS-PDPS: This  component  of  the  Scheme  provides  for  making  Price Deficiency Payment for horticulture crops  whenever the  market  prices falls below the Market Intervention Price, where the State Government does not have to do any physical procurement.
-  Transportation and storage subsidy for Tomato, Onion and Potato (TOP) crops :  This  component  makes  provision  for  providing  transportation  and storage subsidy to Central Nodal Agencies and State designated agencies for procurement  of  TOP crops  from  farmers  where  prices  are  below  MIP  and transport it to other locations where prevailing prices are high.

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs              | 2021-22          | 2021-22          | 2021-22     | (Area: A 2022-23   | (Area: A 2022-23   | (Area: A 2022-23   | in '000 Ha, Production: P in   | in '000 Ha, Production: P in   | in '000 Ha, Production: P in   | '000 MT, Productivity or Yield (Y)=Production/ 2023-24 2024-25 Estimates)   | '000 MT, Productivity or Yield (Y)=Production/ 2023-24 2024-25 Estimates)   | '000 MT, Productivity or Yield (Y)=Production/ 2023-24 2024-25 Estimates)   |
|-----------|-------------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States/UTs              | A                | P                | Y           | A                  | P                  | Y                  | A                              | P                              | Y                              | A                                                                           | P                                                                           | Y                                                                           |
| 1         | Andaman Nicobar         | 31.05            | 170.21           | 5.48        | 32.12              | 184.87             | 5.75               | 32.44                          | 187.35                         | 5.78                           | 32.07                                                                       | 157.94                                                                      | 4.93                                                                        |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh          | 1632.68          | 25998.66         | 15.92       | 1681.00            | 28355.69           | 16.87              | 1676.41                        | 27212.04                       | 16.23                          | 1684.72                                                                     | 31430.76                                                                    | 18.66                                                                       |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh       | 46.88            | 181.52           | 3.87        | 45.05              | 177.54             | 3.94               | 42.57                          | 198.13                         | 4.65                           | 43.79                                                                       | 188.27                                                                      | 4.30                                                                        |
| 4         | Assam                   | 668.76           | 6826.87          | 10.21       | 671.48             | 6886.59            | 10.26              | 662.59                         | 6937.98                        | 10.47                          | 681.13                                                                      | 7229.36                                                                     | 10.61                                                                       |
| 5         | Bihar                   | 1294.51          | 22958.49         | 17.74       | 1318.85            | 23203.96           | 17.59              | 1314.47                        | 21843.82                       | 16.62                          | 1301.39                                                                     | 21452.00                                                                    | 16.48                                                                       |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh            | 784.11           | 9796.61          | 12.49       | 782.78             | 9424.90            | 12.04              | 773.63                         | 9441.47                        | 12.20                          | 644.29                                                                      | 8010.46                                                                     | 12.43                                                                       |
| 7         | D & N Haveli            | 0.17             | 2.62             | 15.14       | 0.17               | 2.62               | 15.14              | 0.17                           | 2.62                           | 15.14                          | 0.17                                                                        | 2.62                                                                        | 15.14                                                                       |
| 8         | Daman & Diu             | 0.03             | 2.28             | 67.06       | 0.03               | 2.28               | 67.06              | 0.03                           | 2.28                           | 67.06                          | 0.03                                                                        | 2.28                                                                        | 67.06                                                                       |
| 9         | Delhi                   | 24.54            | 373.86           | 15.23       | 23.76              | 376.43             | 15.85              | 24.76                          | 415.05                         | 16.76                          | 24.96                                                                       | 370.93                                                                      | 14.86                                                                       |
| 10        | Goa                     | 109.26           | 311.38           | 2.85        | 110.09             | 335.61             | 3.05               | 116.39                         | 435.54                         | 3.74                           | 111.59                                                                      | 338.08                                                                      | 3.03                                                                        |
| 11        | Gujarat                 | 1904.41          | 26242.73         | 13.78       | 1922.43            | 25454.40           | 13.24              | 2184.09                        | 25466.41                       | 11.66                          | 2190.33                                                                     | 27524.61                                                                    | 12.57                                                                       |
| 12        | Haryana                 | 408.81           | 6747.70          | 16.51       | 419.30             | 6449.31            | 15.38              | 410.56                         | 6592.09                        | 16.06                          | 413.79                                                                      | 6286.81                                                                     | 15.19                                                                       |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh        | 340.21           | 2682.09          | 7.88        | 343.07             | 2736.75            | 7.98               | 341.33                         | 2501.91                        | 7.33                           | 338.45                                                                      | 2375.66                                                                     | 7.02                                                                        |
| 14        | Jammu & Kashmir         | 430.36           | 4318.67          | 10.03       | 436.41             | 4741.88            | 10.87              | 437.00                         | 4644.51                        | 10.63                          | 400.89                                                                      | 3928.68                                                                     | 9.80                                                                        |
| 15        | Jharkhand               | 428.06           | 5384.73          | 12.58       | 444.77             | 5657.38            | 12.72              | 447.66                         | 5792.08                        | 12.94                          | 624.00                                                                      | 5329.68                                                                     | 8.54                                                                        |
| 16        | Karnataka               | 2732.41          | 22052.85         | 8.07        | 2771.96            | 21066.29           | 7.60               | 2635.12                        | 19979.06                       | 7.58                           | 2638.14                                                                     | 18320.56                                                                    | 6.94                                                                        |
| 17        | Kerala                  | 1534.92          | 10232.64         | 6.67        | 1542.88            | 10264.19           | 6.65               | 1562.91                        | 10231.34                       | 6.55                           | 1536.30                                                                     | 11099.77                                                                    | 7.23                                                                        |
| 18        | Ladakh                  | 3.53             | 21.67            | 6.14        | 3.53               | 21.67              | 6.14               | 1.56                           | 8.49                           | 5.43                           | 3.70                                                                        | 20.42                                                                       | 5.51                                                                        |
| 19        | Lakshadweep             | 3.08             | 1.43             | 0.46        | 3.08               | 1.43               | 0.46               | 3.08                           | 1.43                           | 0.46                           | 1.96                                                                        | 4.44                                                                        | 2.27                                                                        |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh          | 2412.75          | 35314.06         | 14.64       | 2456.54            | 36553.61           | 14.88              | 2602.40                        | 38574.01                       | 14.82                          | 2649.36                                                                     | 38893.65                                                                    | 14.68                                                                       |
| 21        | Maharashtra             | 2391.50          | 30773.69         | 12.87       | 2238.80            | 29945.87           | 13.38              | 2144.42                        | 28873.12                       | 13.46                          | 2497.60                                                                     | 34844.53                                                                    | 13.95                                                                       |
| 22        | Manipur                 | 91.82            | 912.23           | 9.94        | 91.22              | 910.27             | 9.98               | 83.37                          | 890.39                         | 10.68                          | 45.38                                                                       | 520.61                                                                      | 11.47                                                                       |
| 23        | Meghalaya               | 141.71           | 1006.03          | 7.10        | 163.97             | 1078.18            | 6.58               | 166.09                         | 1106.77                        | 6.66                           | 158.90                                                                      | 1101.62                                                                     | 6.93                                                                        |
| 24        | Mizoram                 | 157.26           | 706.45           | 4.49        | 157.08             | 705.58             | 4.49               | 160.09                         | 707.97                         | 4.42                           | 192.44                                                                      | 826.24                                                                      | 4.29                                                                        |
| 25        | Nagaland                | 91.48            | 821.87           | 8.98        | 93.39              | 885.70             | 9.48               | 94.11                          | 896.11                         | 9.52                           | 147.77                                                                      | 890.90                                                                      | 6.03                                                                        |
| 26        | Odisha                  | 1461.23          | 12949.38         | 8.86        | 1513.69            | 13523.49           | 8.93               | 1602.83                        | 14590.21                       | 9.10                           | 1543.17                                                                     | 13680.58                                                                    | 8.87                                                                        |
| 27        | Puducherry              | 8.15             | 27.73            | 3.40        | 8.25               | 29.06              | 3.52               | 8.03                           | 21.10                          | 2.63                           | 7.78                                                                        | 16.75                                                                       | 2.15                                                                        |
| 28        | Punjab                  | 456.70           | 8663.70          | 18.97       | 477.01             | 9092.15            | 19.06              | 513.19                         | 9573.31                        | 18.65                          | 534.08                                                                      | 10090.64                                                                    | 18.89                                                                       |
| 29        | Rajasthan               | 1521.60          | 4524.41          | 2.97        | 1723.42            | 4488.85            | 2.60               | 1995.36                        | 4980.09                        | 2.50                           | 1933.83                                                                     | 5432.20                                                                     | 2.81                                                                        |
| 30        | Sikkim                  | 85.28            | 300.22           | 3.52        | 83.05              | 292.23             | 3.52               | 86.86                          | 306.81                         | 3.53                           | 87.10                                                                       | 309.37                                                                      | 3.55                                                                        |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu              | 1539.41          | 20850.22         | 13.54       | 1562.68            | 21558.49           | 13.80              | 1580.77                        | 22199.68                       | 14.04                          | 1593.83                                                                     | 23015.50                                                                    | 14.44                                                                       |
| 32        | Telangana               | 453.26           | 5090.67          | 11.23       | 379.18             | 4528.37            | 11.94              | 395.38                         | 3936.74                        | 9.96                           | 355.30                                                                      | 3851.02 1892.03                                                             | 10.84                                                                       |
| 33        | Tripura                 | 135.92           | 1840.62          | 13.54       | 145.87             | 1984.78            | 13.61              | 146.30                         | 1994.78                        | 13.64                          | 145.57                                                                      |                                                                             | 13.00                                                                       |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh           | 2443.86          | 44095.09         | 18.04 6.04  | 2530.32            | 47089.15           | 18.61              | 2596.17                        | 48417.20                       | 18.65                          | 2680.09                                                                     | 53646.57                                                                    | 20.02                                                                       |
| 35        | Uttarakhand             | 296.39           | 1789.30 33206.82 |             | 175.00             | 1157.73            | 6.62               | 166.25                         | 935.10                         | 5.62                           | 157.98                                                                      | 1033.43                                                                     | 6.54                                                                        |
| 36 ALL    | West Bengal INDIA TOTAL | 1975.60 28041.69 | 347179.50        | 16.81 12.38 | 2086.05 28438.28   | 36315.01 355482.29 | 17.41 12.50        | 2077.71 29086.09               | 34846.66 354743.64             | 16.77 12.20                    | 2086.41 29488.29                                                            | 34936.11 369055.04                                                          | 16.74 12.52                                                                 |

Annexure-2

## Statement Annexed to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 592  due for answer on 3 rd   February, 2026 regarding 'Horticulture Production in Rajasthan'

|                     | States/UTs-wise   | States/UTs-wise   | States/UTs-wise   | States/UTs-wise   | States/UTs-wise   | States/UTs-wise   | States/UTs-wise        | States/UTs-wise        | States/UTs-wise        |
|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| Name of the         |                   |                   |                   | 2023-24           | 2023-24           | 2023-24           | (Rs. in Crore) 2024-25 | (Rs. in Crore) 2024-25 | (Rs. in Crore) 2024-25 |
| States/UTs          | Allocation (GoI)  | Releases (GoI)    | Expenditure       | Allocation (GoI)  | Releases (GoI)    | Expenditure       | Allocation (GoI)       | Releases (GoI)         | Expenditure            |
| Andhra Pradesh      | 100.00            | 50.00             | 38.48             | 63.90             | 24.00             | 12.00             | 65.00                  | 51.13                  | 23.79                  |
| Arunachal Pradesh   | 18.24             | 9.00              | 9.36              | 37.30             | 37.30             | 18.88             | 34.26                  | 34.26                  | 35.00                  |
| Assam               | 54.00             | 27.00             | 29.98             | 67.00             | 30.74             | 38.81             | 93.92                  | 69.46                  | 51.96                  |
| Bihar               | 20.00             | 15.00             | 16.32             | 15.00             | 14.06             | 16.85             | 40.00                  | 40.00                  | 28.58                  |
| Chhattisgarh        | 80.00             | 60.00             | 78.83             | 60.00             | 46.56             | 56.37             | 100.00                 | 100.00                 | 75.00                  |
| Goa                 | 2.40              | 0.60              | 0.86              | 2.30              | 0.58              | 0.95              | 4.00                   | 3.25                   | 2.30                   |
| Gujarat             | 82.00             | 20.50             | 50.21             | 95.00             | 95.00             | 68.79             | 70.00                  | 35.00                  | 48.65                  |
| Haryana             | 80.00             | 32.40             | 38.28             | 76.80             | 38.40             | 42.89             | 55.00                  | 27.50                  | 31.00                  |
| Himachal Pradesh    | 35.00             | 17.50             | 25.48             | 16.00             | 7.95              | 20.45             | 30.00                  | 12.75                  | 12.00                  |
| Jammu& Kashmir      | 25.00             | 34.25             | 45.00             | 67.00             | 50.25             | 50.07             | 90.99                  | 90.99                  | 44.64                  |
| Jharkhand           | 21.00             | 0.00              | 0.40              | 10.00             | 1.86              | 10.58             | 30.00                  | 15.00                  | 12.32                  |
| Karnataka           | 108.00            | 78.83             | 77.36             | 91.93             | 74.95             | 76.75             | 117.00                 | 117.00                 | 82.80                  |
| Kerala              | 28.00             | 21.00             | 24.68             | 30.38             | 13.19             | 17.96             | 40.00                  | 22.25                  | 10.00                  |
| Madhya Pradesh      | 45.00             | 22.00             | 17.34             | 30.00             | 17.35             | 28.32             | 60.00                  | 59.96                  | 35.00                  |
| Maharashtra         | 84.00             | 63.00             | 81.57             | 81.64             | 61.23             | 80.59             | 80.00                  | 80.00                  | 69.56                  |
| Manipur             | 26.00             | 13.00             | 21.19             | 15.80             | 7.90              | 14.35             | 30.00                  | 22.50                  | 15.00                  |
| Meghalaya           | 20.00             | 7.84              | 6.92              | 24.50             | 18.38             | 16.23             | 25.00                  | 15.62                  | 15.00                  |
| Mizoram             | 32.00             | 15.99             | 15.99             | 39.50             | 29.63             | 20.00             | 53.16                  | 18.75                  | 15.00                  |
| Nagaland            | 30.00             | 15.00             | 13.58             | 36.00             | 31.74             | 37.93             | 48.85                  | 48.85                  | 40.00                  |
| Odisha              | 41.00             | 20.50             | 38.57             | 55.13             | 33.68             | 26.24             | 45.00                  | 15.30                  | 23.22                  |
| Punjab              | 31.10             | 15.55             | 24.36             | 29.86             | 22.40             | 18.94             | 40.00                  | 25.00                  | 15.45                  |
| Rajasthan           | 39.00             | 19.50             | 30.06             | 28.44             | 18.72             | 20.51             | 60.00                  | 55.63                  | 38.59                  |
| Sikkim              | 22.50             | 16.87             | 16.52             | 32.65             | 29.06             | 32.14             | 46.06                  | 42.05                  | 36.42                  |
| Tamil Nadu          | 102.50            | 102.40            | 103.73            | 120.00            | 120.00            | 101.92            | 80.00                  | 80.00                  | 58.41                  |
| Telangana           | 19.00             | 4.74              | 11.41             | 9.44              | 4.36              | 2.47              | 29.00                  | 29.00                  | 10.12                  |
| Tripura             | 21.00             | 14.77             | 13.85             | 19.43             | 18.94             | 15.75             | 30.00                  | 18.75                  | 11.64                  |
| Uttar Pradesh       | 60.00             | 44.64             | 48.81             | 68.50             | 68.50             | 57.23             | 80.00                  | 70.00                  | 82.23                  |
| Uttarakhand         | 35.00             | 34.25             | 37.63             | 35.50             | 35.50             | 31.62             | 30.00                  | 18.75                  | 29.97                  |
| West Bengal         | 23.00             | 17.25             | 15.24             | 12.00             | 11.00             | 17.14             | 40.00                  | 15.40                  | 19.03                  |
| A & N Islands       | 2.10              | 0.53              | 0.53              | 3.00              | 0.75              | 0.41              | 3.00                   | 0.75                   | 0.92                   |
| Chandigarh          | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 1.00              | 0.00              | 0.00              | 1.00              | 0.00              | 0.00              | 1.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| Daman& Diu          |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                   |                        |                        | 0.00                   |
| Delhi               | 0.50              | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.40              | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.50                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| Lakshadweep         | 0.40              | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.40              | 0.00              | 0.00              | 0.40                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| Puducherry          | 1.50              | 0.70              | 0.91              | 2.00              | 1.00              | 0.94              | 1.25                   | 0.94                   | 0.43                   |
| Ladakh              | 19.00             | 26.25             | 22.86             | 19.00             | 9.50              | 12.88             | 25.00                  | 17.13                  | 17.06                  |

Note: Expenditure reported includes unspent balance of previous year and provisional. UTs of Delhi and Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu have surrendered the unspent balance to CFI.  Therefore, the expenditure in respect of UTs of Delhi and Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu may be treated as 'NIL'.  The UT of Lakshadweep has not yet surrendered the unspent balance and they have been directed to surrender the unspent balance.  Therefore, the expenditure in respect of UT of Lakshadweep may also be treated as 'NIL'.

Source:

Horticulture Division (MIDH), DA&FW