Implementation Of Mission For Integrated Development Of Horticulture
A Centrally Sponsored Scheme, (MIDH) Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture, was implemented from 2014-15 for the universal development of horticulture in the country that will cover fruits, vegetables, root and tuber crops, mushrooms, spices, flowers, aromatic plants, coconut, cashew and cocoa. All States/UTs are covered under MIDH.
Under MIDH, financial & technical assistance is provided to States/UTs for the following major interventions/activities:
1. Setting up of nurseries, and tissue culture units for production of quality seed and planting material.
2. Area expansion i.e. Establishment of new orchards and gardens for fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
3. Rejuvenation of unproductive, old, and senile orchards.
4. Protected cultivation, i.e. poly-house, green-house, etc, to improve productivity & grow off-season high-value vegetables and flowers.
5. Organic farming and certification.
6. Creation of water resources structures and watershed management.
7. Bee-keeping for pollination.
8. Horticulture Mechanization.
9. Creation of Post Harvest Management and Marketing infrastructure.
10. Training of farmers.
MIDH is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme being executed through State Governments, where the endowment is divided among the Central Government and State Governments in the proportion of 60:40 in all the states other than North Eastern and Himalayan states, where the pattern of help has partaken in the proportion of 90:10. Thus, the dynamic help of State Governments is vital for the outcome of Mission. Under the Mission, funds are delivered to the State Horticulture Missions (SHMs) through State Finance Department/Treasury.
State-wise details of number of farmers trained under MIDH since inception i.e. from 2014-15 to 2021-22 is as under:
1. Andaman & Nicobar- 151
2. Andhra Pradesh- 119913
3. Bihar- 16510
4. Chhattisgarh- 22853
5. Goa- 1052
6. Gujarat- 42438
7. Haryana- 15780
8. Jharkhand- 39430
9. Karnataka- 38270
10. Kerala- 4829
11. Madhya Pradesh- 57978
12. Maharashtra- 71554
13. Odisha- 69549
14. Puducherry- 3776
15. Punjab- 6743
16. Rajasthan- 7060
17. Tamilnadu- 31548
18. Telangana- 35046
19. Uttar Pradesh- 27736
20. West Bengal- 835
21. Arunachal Pradesh- 11997
22. Assam- 12792
23. Himachal Pradesh- 3316
24. Jammu and Kashmir- 17217
25. Ladakh- 1924
26. Manipur- 3566
27. Meghalaya- 36517
28. Mizoram- 38825
29. Nagaland- 4643
30. Sikkim- 57714
31. Tripura- 8651
32. Uttarakhand- 10491
Total – 820704
This information was given by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar in a written reply in Lok Sabha on 19 July 2022.
