Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare01-August, 2023 17:31 IST
High Density Farming

No such estimate/study regarding high density farming land has been conducted. However, high density plantation of Mango, Guava, Lichti, Pomogarnate, Apple, Citrus etc is supported under Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), a centrally sponsored scheme implemented by Ministry of Agriculture and FW since 2014-15. A total area of 1.15 lakh hectare has been covered under high density plantation under MIDH with financial support of Rs. 189.78 crorefrom 2014-15 to 2022-23. State-wise details are below:

State-wise details of the area covered under high density plantation under MIDH scheme:

Sl. No.

State

Area (In ha)

Financial Assistance (Rs. In Lakh)

1

Andhra Pradesh     

21458.77

3224.07

2

Bihar              

5184.58

1365.65

3

Chhattisgarh       

96.6

12.7

4

Goa                

1.65

2.52

5

Gujarat            

29968.86

4856.23

6

Haryana            

107.52

28.78

7

Jharkhand          

20

2.4

8

Karnataka          

7460.31

952.2

9

Kerala             

401.42

95.53

10

Madhya Pradesh     

920.88

269.17

11

Maharashtra        

217.39

29.68

12

Odisha             

888.54

87.89

13

Puducherry         

1.2

0.27

14

Punjab             

126.7

10.86

15

Rajasthan          

620.91

88.21

16

Tamilnadu

10723.77

1223.81

17

Telangana          

12506.4

1325.46

18

Uttar Pradesh      

453.79

63.48

19

West Bengal        

7822.15

970.36

20

Arunachal Pradesh  

970

279.87

21

Assam              

2305

651.4

22

Himachal Pradesh   

799.74

240.99

23

Jammu and Kashmir  

341.5

105.96

24

Ladakh

95.5

8.85

25

Manipur            

1662.3

467.1

26

Meghalaya          

569

164.43

27

Mizoram            

2875

789.5

28

Nagaland           

1995

507.73

29

Sikkim             

288.58

80.27

30

Tripura            

2884

688.1

31

Uttarakhand

1310

384.14

 

Total

115077.06

18977.61

 

This information was given by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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