(a) the details of the schemes being implemented under the National
Horticulture Mission (NHM) indicating their salient features;
(b) the names of the States where NHM is being implemented;
(c) the criteria adopted of allocation of funds under NHM; and
(d) the allocation made under NHM during each of the last three years
and the current year, State-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND MINISTER OF
STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI ARUN YADAV)
(a): The National Horticulture Mission (NHM) envisages an end-to-end approach
covering production, post harvest management and marketing. Salient features of
various activities covered under NHM are given at Annexure-I.
(b): All the States and three Union Territories of Andaman Nicobar Islands,
Lakshadweep and Puducherry are covered under the Mission except North Eastern
States including Sikkim and the Himalayan States i.e. Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal
Pradesh and Uttarakhand, which are covered under the Horticulture Mission for
North East & Himalayan States (HMNEH).
(c): The criteria adopted for allocation of NHM include existing area under
horticulture crops, potential for development of horticulture crops based on
agro-c1imatic conditions and capability of State in terms of manpower,
infrastructure and performance in implementation of scheme.
(d): Year-wise and State-wise details of allocation of funds made under NHM
during each of the last three years and the current year is given at Annexure-II.