Lok Sabha Question No. 2730 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-15
Subject: Poly-Houses
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: MEENAKASHI LEKHI, POONAM  MAHAJAN, PREM DAS RAI, RAVNEET SINGH, KINJARAPU RAM MOHAN NAIDU, DUSHYANT CHAUTALA, SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2730

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  15 TH  DECEMBER, 2015

## POLY- HOUSES

2730.    SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI:

SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

SHRI PREM DAS RAI:

SHRI RAVNEET SINGH:

SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA:

DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं किसान िल्याण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government is aware that use of poly-houses for agricultural activities  under  controlled  environment  is  extremely  beneficial  to  have  high  yield  and fairly good quality in production of fruits, vegetables and flowers;
- (b) if so, the steps taken by the Government to make the poly-houses for agricultural activities popular amongst small farmers to uplift their economic condition;
- (c) whether the  Government has formulated  any  scheme  to  ensure that  the  small farmers get financial assistance to raise poly-houses on their land;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to make available technological skills to the farmers  desirous  of  undertaking  agricultural  activities  using  poly-houses,  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (e) the  details  of  the  financial  assistance  provided  by  the  Government  to  various States in this regard during the last three years and the current year, State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

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एवं किसान िल्याण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã ½ãñâ Àã·¾ã ½ãâ¨ããè ( SHRI MOHANBHAI KUNDARIA )

(a) to (c): Yes,  Madam. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) is  being  implemented  in  all  states/UTs  during  XII  Plan  and  provides  assistance  for protected cultivation through Green House structures/poly houses. For Fan & Pad and

Naturally ventilated system Green house (Tubular structure), assistance is provided @ 50% of cost for a maximum area of 4000 sq. mtrs. Per beneficiary. For wooden and bamboo structure green house, assistance is provided @ 50% of cost limited to 20 units per  beneficiary  and  each  unit  not  exceeding  200  sq.  m.  Assistance  for  protected cultivation  is  also  being  provided  under  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY)  and National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA).

(d): Under  the  HRD  programme  of  MIDH,  training  of  farmers,  entrepreneurs,  field level workers and officials is envisaged, including for protected cultivation, Further, 22 Precision Farming Development Centres (PFDCs) have been established in the country to standardize precision farming, promote use of various plasticulture technologies and to  provide  training  &  awareness  programmes.  Farmers  are  also  provided  technical literature and  information about  financial  assistance  under  the  scheme  in  local languages.

(e): Statement indicating State wise assistance provided under MIDH during the last three years and current year, for Protected Cultivation is given at Annexure .

## Annexure

## Statement indicating State wise and Year wise assistance provided for Green House under Protected Cultivation component of MIDH

| S. No.       | State             | 2012-13                        | 2012-13                                   | 2013-14                        | 2013-14                                   | 2014-15                        | 2014-15                                   | 2015-16                        | 2015-16                                   |
|--------------|-------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| S. No.       | State             | Green House (Fan & Pad System) | Green House (Naturally Ventilated System) | Green House (Fan & Pad System) | Green House (Naturally Ventilated System) | Green House (Fan & Pad System) | Green House (Naturally Ventilated System) | Green House (Fan & Pad System) | Green House (Naturally Ventilated System) |
| NHM States   | NHM States        | NHM States                     | NHM States                                | NHM States                     | NHM States                                | NHM States                     | NHM States                                | NHM States                     | NHM States                                |
| 1            | Andhra Pradesh    | 0.00                           | 476.86                                    | 0.00                           | 894.10                                    | 0.00                           | 562.66                                    | 0.00                           | 222.50                                    |
| 2            | Bihar             | 0.00                           | 317.91                                    | 0.00                           | 337.77                                    | 0.00                           | 158.95                                    | 0.00                           | 0.00                                      |
| 3            | Chhattisgarh      | 124.53                         | 198.79                                    | 186.79                         | 178.82                                    | 28.05                          | 225.25                                    | 0.00                           | 39.75                                     |
| 4            | Goa               | 0.00                           | 9.93                                      | 0.00                           | 79.48                                     | 0.00                           | 0.00                                      | 0.00                           | 46.75                                     |
| 5            | Gujarat           | 0.00                           | 4425.56                                   | 261.20                         | 5035.93                                   | 19.47                          | 1306.45                                   | 0.00                           | 768.50                                    |
| 6            | Haryana           | 0.00                           | 4193.95                                   | 0.00                           | 3288.70                                   | 0.00                           | 2535.83                                   | 0.00                           | 762.11                                    |
| 7            | Jharkhand         | 49.81                          | 15.90                                     | 0.00                           | 7.95                                      | 321.57                         | 116.68                                    | 0.00                           | 39.75                                     |
| 8            | Karnataka         | 0.00                           | 1134.55                                   | 31.13                          | 1033.18                                   | 0.00                           | 2181.47                                   | 0.00                           | 949.50                                    |
| 9            | Kerala            | 993.44                         | 0.00                                      | 0.00                           | 0.00                                      | 0.00                           | 1337.25                                   | 0.00                           | 83.48                                     |
| 10           | Madhya Pradesh    | 68.49                          | 516.59                                    | 0.00                           | 1192.13                                   | 0.00                           | 442.09                                    | 0.00                           | 291.85                                    |
| 11           | Maharashtra       | 0.00                           | 1492.14                                   | 0.00                           | 1135.50                                   | 0.00                           | 946.05                                    | 0.00                           | 584.36                                    |
| 12           | Odisha            | 0.00                           | 308.64                                    | 24.90                          | 397.38                                    | 0.00                           | 177.61                                    | 0.00                           | 208.95                                    |
| 13           | Punjab            | 211.68                         | 223.72                                    | 217.92                         | 516.59                                    | 302.80                         | 766.38                                    | 0.00                           | 880.13                                    |
| 14           | Rajasthan         | 0.00                           | 158.95                                    | 0.00                           | 596.06                                    | 0.00                           | 511.91                                    | 0.00                           | 161.69                                    |
| 15           | Tamil Nadu        | 0.00                           | 953.06                                    | 0.00                           | 1939.53                                   | 0.00                           | 1898.35                                   | 0.00                           | 1285.63                                   |
| 16           | Telangana         | 0.00                           |                                           | 0.00                           | 0.00                                      | 0.00                           | 783.28                                    | 0.00                           | 414.33                                    |
| 17           | Uttar Pradesh     | 735.14                         | 0.00                                      | 0.00                           | 405.32                                    | 397.40                         | 804.75                                    | 0.00                           | 247.78                                    |
| 18           | West Bengal       | 0.00                           | 143.23                                    | 0.00                           | 0.00                                      | 0.00                           | 252.00                                    | 0.00                           | 134.96                                    |
| 19           | Andaman & Nicobar | 0.00                           | 33.58                                     | 0.00                           | 29.07                                     | 0.00                           | 10.00                                     | 0.00                           | 56.10                                     |
| 20           | Puducherry        | 17.43                          | 0.00                                      | 0.00                           | 0.00                                      | 0.00                           | 23.84                                     | 0.00                           | 0.00                                      |
| HMNEH States | HMNEH States      | HMNEH States                   | HMNEH States                              | HMNEH States                   | HMNEH States                              | HMNEH States                   | HMNEH States                              | HMNEH States                   | HMNEH States                              |
| 1            | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.00                           | 193.46                                    | 0.00                           | 136.27                                    | 0.00                           | 197.34                                    | 0.00                           | 0.00                                      |
| 2            | Assam             | 0.00                           | 467.00                                    | 0.00                           | 0.00                                      | 0.00                           | 304.75                                    | 0.00                           | 0.00                                      |
| 3            | Manipur           | 0.00                           | 233.75                                    | 0.00                           | 848.25                                    | 0.00                           | 630.70                                    | 0.00                           | 344.65                                    |
| 4            | Meghalaya         | 0.00                           | 420.92                                    | 73.25                          | 473.13                                    | 0.00                           | 254.17                                    | 0.00                           | 0.00                                      |
| 5            | Mizoram           | 219.75                         | 143.76                                    | 0.00                           | 96.50                                     | 0.00                           | 529.80                                    | 0.00                           | 60.95                                     |
| 6            | Nagaland          | 0.00                           | 186.80                                    | 0.00                           | 93.40                                     | 0.00                           | 356.56                                    | 0.00                           | 249.90                                    |
| 7            | Sikkim            | 0.00                           | 420.75                                    | 0.00                           | 673.24                                    | 0.00                           | 504.35                                    | 0.00                           | 178.28                                    |
| 8            | Tripura           | 0.00                           | 0.00                                      | 0.00                           | 0.00                                      | 0.00                           | 109.20                                    | 0.00                           | 62.28                                     |
| 9            | Jammu & Kashmir   | 0.00                           | 0.00                                      | 0.00                           | 0.00                                      | 0.00                           | 443.70                                    | 0.00                           | 108.70                                    |
| 10           | Himachal Pradesh  | 58.64                          | 124.52                                    | 128.19                         | 471.02                                    | 100.98                         | 499.76                                    | 0.00                           | 414.91                                    |
| 11           | Uttarakhand       | 0.00                           | 0.00                                      | 21.98                          | 486.20                                    | 14.20                          | 492.28                                    | 0.00                           | 247.50                                    |

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