**Summary:**
The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has been implementing the National Horticulture Mission (NHM) as a sub-scheme of the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) since 2014. This initiative aims to promote the comprehensive development of horticulture across India. From the scheme's inception in 2014-15 to July 2025, approximately 15.66 lakh hectares have been newly brought under horticulture cultivation. The MIDH scheme encompasses all horticulture crops. The scheme has positively influenced horticulture crop productivity, increasing it from 12.10 metric tonnes per hectare (MTha) in 2019-20 to 12.56 MTha in the 2nd advance estimates for 2024-25. Over the past five years, 55,748 post-harvest management infrastructures (including cold storage, CA storage, pack houses, ripening chambers, reefer vehicles, and food processing units) and 11,140 marketing infrastructures (including vending carts, retail outlets, rural and primary markets, and wholesale markets) have been established under the MIDH scheme. Beneficiary data, including employment generation figures, is maintained by the respective State Governments implementing the MIDH scheme. This information was provided by the Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Ramnath Thakur, in a written reply in Lok Sabha on July 29, 2025.
Key Entities Referenced
National Horticulture Mission: A subscheme of Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) focused on the development of horticulture.
Ministry of Agriculture Farmers Welfare: The Indian government ministry responsible for implementing the National Horticulture Mission and MIDH.
Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture: A scheme under which the National Horticulture Mission operates, aimed at holistic development of horticulture.
Shri Ramnath Thakur: Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India, where information regarding the National Horticulture Mission was presented.
Cold storageC.A. storage: Post Harvest Management infrastructures setup under MIDH scheme.
Apni Mandi: Rural and primary markets setup under MIDH scheme.
State Governments: Entities responsible for implementing the MIDH scheme and maintaining beneficiary data.
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Data on National Horticulture Mission
Posted On: 29 JUL 2025 4:03PM by PIB Delhi
National Horticulture Mission, a sub-scheme of Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)
is being implemented by Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare since 2014 for the holistic development
of horticulture in the country. Since inception of MIDH scheme i.e. from 2014-15 to July, 2025 (as on date),
an additional area of 15.66 Lakhs hectare has been covered under horticulture crops. All horticulture crops
irrespective of their varieties are covered under MIDH scheme.
Different components of MIDH scheme including quality planting material & micro irrigation have shown a
positive impact on the productivity of horticulture crops which has increased from 12.10 MT/ha in 2019-20 to
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12.56 MT/ha in 2024-25 (2 advance estimates).
During the last five years, a total of 55748 Post Harvest Management infrastructures including Cold
storage/C.A. storage, Pack houses, Ripening chamber, Reefer vehicles, Primary / Mobile/ Minimal processing
unit, preservation unit and Food processing etc. have been setup and a total of 11140 marketing infrastructures
including Static/mobile vending cart/platform, retail outlets, Rural and primary markets/ Apni Mandi/Direct
markets, wholesale and terminal markets etc. have been setup under MIDH scheme. As the MIDH scheme is
being implemented by State Governments, the beneficiary data including employment generation is
maintained by the States.
This information was given by Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Ramnath Thakur
in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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