Question : PROJECTS APPROVED UNDER NHM



(a) the details of the projects approved under National Horticulture Mission (NHM) in each State and the action taken thereon;

(b) the funds provided for the purpose, State-wise;

(c) whether any plan has been drawn up to strengthen the infrastructural facility for cold storages, marketing value additions by setting up wholesale and rural markets etc. indicating its present status;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the specific measures outlined to establish quality control with an assurance of laboratories for horticultural produce to meet the strict sanitary and phyto-sanitary standards insisted upon the importing countries?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI KANTI LAL BHURIA)

(a)&(b): The State wise details of Annual Action Plan (AAP) approved and funds provided under the National Horticulture Mission (NHM) during 2005-06 are given at Annexure-I.

(c)&(d): Setting up of infrastructure facility for Post Harvest Management (PHM) including markets is a part of the NHM. The State-wise details of projects approved for PHM and markets as per the AAP during 2005-06 are given at Annexure-II.

(e): To ensure quality control, assistance is being provided to States under NHM for developing facilities like sanitary and phyto-sanitary labs, disease forecasting units, bio-control labs, plant health clinics and leaf/tissue analysis labs under the public as well as private sector.

Annexure-I

Statement showing total amount approved & released to the States under National Horticulture Mission during 2005-06.

(Amount Rs. in Lakh)
S.No.	States	Total Outlay	Total Release
1. Andhra Pradesh 8718.01 4420.96 2. Bihar 8470.00 3100.00 3. Chhattisgarh 5029.00 2037.83 4. Delhi 900.00 0.00 5. Gujarat 6844.00 3239.28 6. Goa 788.06 315.20 7 Haryana 2097.17 1050.00 8. Jharkhand 5990.37 2800.00 9. Karnataka 8521.90 4455.17 10 Kerala 7582.53 3533.98 11. Madhya pradesh 5971.00 2388.40 12. Maharashtra 16128.00 8260.28 13. Orissa 7499.00 3611.91 14. Punjab 6021.00 2868.82 15. Rajasthan 4102.00 2259.57 16. Tamil Nadu 7572.00 3891.67 17. Uttar Pradesh 11519.88 5340.25 18. West Bengal 8451.10 4035.31 Total 122205.02 57608.63

Annexure-II

Statement showing number of projects sanctioned for Post Harvest Management (PHM) and Markets under NHM during 2005-06
S.No.	States	PHM (No.)	Market (No.)
1. Andhra Pradesh 95 61 2. Bihar 31 69 3. Chhattisgarh 43 28 4. Delhi 24 - 5. Gujarat 9 2 6. Goa 76 15 7 Haryana 40 - 8. Jharkhand 15 60 9. Karnataka 686 78 10. Kerala 27 61 11. Madhya pradesh 263 187 12. Maharashtra 12 50 13. Orissa 20 87 14. Punjab 8 51 15. Rajasthan 15 23 16. Tamil Nadu 50 182 17. Uttar Pradesh 150 55 18. West Bengal 227 71 Total 1791 1080