Question : INCENTIVE FROM NATIONAL HORTICULTURE BOARD

(a) details of the incentives provided by `National Horticulture Board` set up for agricultural development to small farmers, farmers organizations, government and non-governmental organizations for ultra modern farming of various fruits and flowers, State-wise;

(b) whether the minimum incentive/assistance has been provided to Bihar by the said board;

(c) if so, the reasons therefor;

(d) if not, the number of projects cleared in Bihar and those proved successful out of them; and

(e) whether Government are contemplating to improve the way of working of the said important board by transferring the competent and efficient officers from I.C.A.R. or NABARD to the said board?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI SBPBK SATYANARAYANA RAO)

(a) to (d): State-wise details of financial assistance released by the National Horticulture Board to provide incentives for ultra modern farming of various fruits and flowers such as floriculture and tissue culture units under its Scheme, namely, `Development of Marketing of Horticultural Produce through Participation in Soft Loan` are indicated in the Statement at Annexure-I. Details of financial assistance provided by the National Horticulture Board for transfer of proven technology on commercial scale, State-wise, are indicated in the Statement at Annexure-II. As the schemes are demand based, no State-wise targets are fixed. Details of financial assistance provided to the States/UTs including Bihar under other major schemes of the National Horticulture Board for integrated development of horticulture are indicated in the Statement at Annexure-III.

(e): The National Horticulture Board has been implementing the approved schemes/programmes assigned to it for integrated development of horticulture and there is no such proposal to have the services of officials from ICAR or NABARD.

Annexure-I

Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2657 to be answered on 09.08.2000 showing State/UT-wise financial assistance provided by National Horticulture Board for floriculture & tissue culture units under its Scheme, `Development of Marketing of Horticultural Produce through Participation in Soft Loan` during 1993-94 to 1999-2000.

Sr.No.	State	Assistance release (Rs in lakh)	Number of Projects

1.	Andhra Pradesh	553.50	7

2.	Karnataka	1337.84	15

3.	Kerala	3.52	1

4.	Maharashtra	1148.83	14

5.	Tamilnadu	307.14	4
6.	UP (Plains)	215.70	3

7	Haryana	680.00	8

8.	Punjab	75.50	1

9.	Rajasthan	147.00	2	TOTAL :	4469.03	55

Sr.No.	State	Assistance release (Rs in lakh)

1.	Karnataka	3.92

2.	Kerala	23.15

3.	Maharashtra	237.94

4.	Tamilnadu	9.86

5.	UP (Plains)	30.28
6.	Madhya Pradesh	20.60

7	Orissa	4.41

8.	Gujarat	20.00

9.	Bihar	5.33
10.	Nagaland	22.10
11.	Himachal Pradesh	115.07
12.	Punjab	59.43
13.	Jammu and Kashmir	25.00
14.	Delhi	51.40
15.	West Bengal	15.42
TOTAL :	643.91

Sr.No.	State	Assistance Released (Rs.in lakh)
1.	Andhra Pradesh	320.13	96.61	8.76

2.	Goa	23.32	3.05

3.	Maharashtra	765.87	36.00	10.50

4.	Tamilnadu	109.20	76.60	4.68

5.	Karnataka	497.10	59.71	5.28
6.	Kerala	14.65	52.50	2.00

7	Lakshdweep	0.20

8.	UP (Plains)	212.27	160.09	10.75

9.	Madhya Pradesh	510.16	61.50	2.00
10.	Orissa	208.43	81.95	5.00
11.	Gujarat	190.44	53.91	9.50
12.	Bihar	86.73	154.55	19.45
13.	West Bengal	394.00	108.07	8.50
14.	Meghalaya	13.00	3.05
15.	Manipur	66.75	5.00
16.	Mizoram	9.80	10.15	3.50
17.	Assam	15.77	0.995
18.	Arunachal Pradesh	41.75	2.82
19.	Nagaland	18.91	38.25	9.50
20.	Tripura	3.75
21.	Sikkim	7.10	4.40
22.	Rajasthan	179.75	67.00	6.75
23.	Haryana	71.68	48.50	4.12
24.	Himachal Pradesh	197.75	42.60	4.09
25.	Punjab	600.50	28.00	1.50
26.	J&K	100.00	28.50	1.50
27.	Delhi	37.87	13.92	1.80
28.	UP (Hills)	13.90	30.00	2.50
29.	Pondicherry	0.28
30.	Daman & Diu	0.50
31.	Andaman Nicobar	0.475
32.	Chandigarh