A total of three
hundred and eighty four (384) districts under National Horticulture Mission (NHM)
are covered in 23 States/UTs. State-wise number of districts covered under NHM
is given below in table.
While
finalizing/identifying districts for inclusion under NHM, a cluster approach
for developing potential horticultural crops while ensuring backward and
forwarded linkages was adopted. The selection of the district was decided on
the comparative advantage of crops based on agro climatic conditions, potential
for developing marketing opportunities were taken into consideration.
There is a
provision under NHM scheme for setting up of infrastructure units relating to
post harvest management, marketing and other project based activities in non
NHM districts, provided there is a clear linkage of the units with the
horticulture produce. Apart from this, activities for development of
horticulture in non-NHM districts can be carried out under other Government
schemes like Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), Mahatma Gandhi National
Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana
(PKVY) etc.
State wise Districts covered under National
Horticulture Mission under MIDH.
|
Sl.No.
|
Name of
States/UTs
|
No. of
Districts
|
|
1
|
Andaman &
Nicobar
|
Two (2)
|
|
2
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
Eleven (11)
|
|
3
|
Bihar
|
Twenty Three
(23)
|
|
4
|
Chhattisgarh
|
Nineteen (19)
|
|
5
|
Dadra &
Nagar Haveli
|
One (1)
|
|
6
|
Delhi
|
One (1)
|
|
7
|
Goa
|
Two (2)
|
|
8
|
Gujarat
|
Fifteen (15)
|
|
9
|
Haryana
|
Eighteen (18)
|
|
10
|
Jharkhand
|
Seventeen (17)
|
|
11
|
Karnataka
|
Thirty (30)
|
|
12
|
Kerala
|
Fourteen (14)
|
|
13
|
Lakshadweep
|
One (1)
|
|
14
|
Maharashtra
|
Thirty Three
(33)
|
|
15
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
Thirty Nine
(39)
|
|
16
|
Odisha
|
Twenty Four
(24)
|
|
17
|
Punjab
|
Eighteen (18)
|
|
18
|
Puducherry
|
Four (4)
|
|
19
|
Rajasthan
|
Twenty Four
(24)
|
|
20
|
Tamil Nadu
|
Twenty (20)
|
|
21
|
Telengana
|
Nine (9)
|
|
22
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
Forty Five
(45)
|
|
23
|
West Bengal
|
Fourteen (14)
|
|
Total:
|
|
384
|
Note: Horticulture Mission for North East and Himalayan States
(HMNEH):
All the districts of North-Eastern and three Himalayan
States namely Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Mizoram,
Nagaland, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tripura, Himachal Pradesh,
Uttarakhand and Jammu & Kashmir are covered under HMNEH
scheme.
This
information was given by the Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers
Welfare, Shri. Sudarshan Bhagat in Rajya Sabha today.
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