Date: 2025-12-02 Category: Not Applicable State: Union Government Country: India

Parliament Question: Projects Approved under MIDH in Andhra Pradesh

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                    **Executive Summary**
This document provides details regarding projects approved under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) in Andhra Pradesh, answering an unstarred question in Lok Sabha to be addressed on December 2, 2025. It outlines project proposals received and approved, along with funds sanctioned, utilized, and the number of farmers benefited and the expanded areas under cultivation. It includes several annexures with detailed data.

**Key Points / Main Content**

*   **Project Approvals and Proposals:**
    *   71 project proposals were received and approved at the district level during 2025-26. (Refer to Annexure I for district-wise details.)
    *   Annexure I details projects by district, broken down into categories of nurseries, mushroom production, processing units, cold storage and transport and post-harvest facilities.
*   **Funds and Utilization:**
    *   Details of approved projects by sub-component in Andhra Pradesh, including funds sanctioned, released, and utilized for the past five years (2020-21 to 2024-25) are placed at Annexure II.
    *   This annexure breaks down approved projects by category, including nurseries, seed infrastructure, pack houses, cold storage, processing units, ripening chambers, storage structures, cold rooms, refrigeration modernization, and collection centers
*   **Farmer Benefits and Area Expansion:**
    *   Details of the number of farmers benefited under project-based components and district-wise for Andhra Pradesh during the last five years are placed at Annexure III.
    *   This annexure details the district-wise number of farmers benefitted from the projects including nurseries, mushroom production, pack houses, cold storage facilities, processing units and cold-chain and refrigeration technology
    *   State-wise details of area expanded under horticulture cultivation through the scheme interventions during the last five years (2020-21 to 2024-25) are as shown in the attached table.

**Impact Analysis**

*   **Stakeholder: Government of India (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare / Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare)**
    *   **Impact:** Required to track and report on the progress of MIDH projects in Andhra Pradesh and respond to parliamentary inquiries.
    *   **Action Required:** Monitor the utilization of funds and the impact of the projects on farmers and horticulture area expansion.

*   **Stakeholder: Andhra Pradesh State Government and District Administrations**
    *   **Impact:** Responsible for implementing the MIDH projects at the district level and ensuring the effective utilization of funds.
    *   **Action Required:** Ensure that the projects are implemented as per the guidelines, collect and report the relevant data, and address any challenges in the implementation process.

*   **Stakeholder: Farmers in Andhra Pradesh**
    *   **Impact:** Beneficiaries of the MIDH projects, receiving support for horticulture development, improved infrastructure, and enhanced market access.
    *   **Action Required:** Participate in the projects, adopt new technologies, and improve their horticulture practices to enhance productivity and income.
                

Key Entities Referenced

Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH): A national scheme aimed at developing the horticulture sector, referenced as the context for project approvals in the document. The projects listed are approved under MIDH. Andhra Pradesh: The state where the projects are being implemented. The document presents project proposals, funds, and beneficiaries specifically for Andhra Pradesh. Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare: The central ministry responsible for overseeing the projects and schemes related to agriculture and farmers' welfare. Annexure I, Annexure II, Annexure III: Appendices to the main document that provide detailed data on project proposals, funds, and beneficiaries.

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                GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 428
TO BE ANSWERED ON 02ND December, 2025
PROJECTS APPROVED UNDER MIDH IN ANDHRA PRADESH
428: SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:
Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ िष एवं िकसान क(cid:670)ाण मं(cid:361)ी
be pleased to state:
(a) the details regarding the project proposals received and approved for various
subcomponents of the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture, State and district-
wise for Andhra Pradesh;
(b) the number of projects approved under each of these sub-components in Andhra
Pradesh, along with the funds sanctioned, released and utilised, year-wise for the past five
years;
(c) the number of farmers benefitted under each sub-component, year, State and district-
wise for Andhra Pradesh; and
(d) the area expanded under horticulture cultivation through the above scheme
interventions, State-wise?
;
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
कृ िष एवं िकसान क(cid:670)ाण रा(cid:475) मं(cid:361)ी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)
(a): During 2025-26, a total of 71 project proposals have been received and approved at
district level. District-wise details of the project proposals are placed at Annexure I.
(b): Details of the projects approved under each of sub-components in Andhra Pradesh,
along with the funds sanctioned, released and utilised, for the past five years is placed at
Annexure II.
(c): Details of the number of farmers benefited under project-based components and district-
wise for Andhra Pradesh during the last five years is placed at Annexure III.
(d): State-wise details of area expanded under Horticulture cultivation through the above
scheme interventions during the last five years is as under:Unit in Ha
Sl. No. Name of the State 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
1 Andhra Pradesh 13914 14092 10799 11919 8281
2 Bihar 6662 3661 4780 2021 3596
3 Chhattisgarh 14767 14430 16704 14739 26918
4 Goa 204 11 152 96 178
5 Gujarat 15551 12278 10454 7526 12500
6 Haryana 15803 9227 3564 5588 2197
7 Jharkhand 6191 0 0 0 3290
8 Karnataka 8725 5887 2070 4931 31263
9 Kerala 5746 3431 3245 4999 6545
10 Madhya Pradesh 250 10523 6246 6590 17392
11 Maharashtra 255 33 759 1789 3094
12 Orissa 6002.83 9573.18 11353 7367.12 6365
13 Punjab 2057 2141 3144 1855 3427
14 Rajasthan 4630 3006 1518 953 3565
15 Tamil Nadu 30492 24068 25220 19844 12072
16 Telangana 1893 2861 3467 1547 5818
17 Uttar Pradesh 9429 8859 12386 3907 1257
18 West Bengal 1508 2414 2108 2459 4278
19 A & Nicober Islands 161 10 9 56 0
20 Puducherry 258 245 210 221 254
21 Arunachal Pradesh 0 0 980 0 3016
22 Assam 2100 5500 3300 2150 4495
23 Sikkim 3109 2438 2128 2462 2297
24 Manipur 4473 2028 2150 1420 3496
25 Meghalaya 1708 1086 0 1349 2102
26 Mizoram 3325 1598 1723 2290 1645
27 Nagaland 2640 2100 770 2373 2247
28 Tripura 4146 4943 4122 4472 2800
29 Jammu & Kashmir 0 142 0 0 336
30 Himachal Pradesh 559 77 277 388 461
31 Uttarakhand 4707 2776 2442 522 4451
32 Ladakh 170 93 83 103 96
Total 171435 149533 136163 115935 179732
Source: as reported by States on MIDH web portalAnnexure I
District-wise details of the project proposals may be seen as under:
Mushroom Minimal Solar PV Integrated Secondary
S. Small Large Refer Collection Cold Cold Rural Retail
District Upgradation production Processing System for pack processing
No. nursery nursery van centers storage rooms market market
unit unit Cold storage house unit
1 Srikakulam 1
2 Vizianagaram 1
3 Parvathipuram Manyam 1
4 Visakhapatnam 1
5 Anakapalli
6 Alluri Seetarama Raju 2
7 Kakinada 3 1
8 Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema 5
9 East Godavari 1 1 2
10 West Godavari 1 1 1 1
11 Eluru 1
12 NTR 1 1 1 2
13 Krishna 1 1
14 Guntur 1 3
15 Palnadu 1
16 Prakasam 1 1 2 5
17 SPSR Nellore 5 1 2 5
18 Tirupathi 1 1 1
19 Chittoor 1 1
20 Annamayya 1
21 YSR 1
22 Ananthapuramu 1 1 1
23 Nandyal 1 2
Total 13 3 3 2 6 2 20 1 11 6 1 1 1 1Annexure II
Details of the projects approved under each of sub-components in Andhra Pradesh, along with the funds sanctioned/released/utilized
for the past five years is as under:
Rs. in Lakhs
S. No. Component Projects approved Funds sanctioned Funds Released Funds Utilised
1 Small Public Sector Nursery 14 210 45 45
2 Small Private Sector Nursery 35 262.5 48.75 48.75
3 Seed Infrastructure 7 700 125 125
4 Pack houses (9mX6m) 3863 7726 2814.47 2814.47
5 Integrated Pack house 34 364.5 17.5 17.5
6 Cold storage 63 9310 2094.5 2094.5
7 Primary / Mobile / Minimal processing units 179 1870 271.85 271.85
8 Ripening chambers 50 1071 64.5 64.5
9 Onion Storage Structures 152 133 1.75 1.75
10 Cold Rooms 437 2304.75 278.045 278.045
Technology induction and modernisation of
11 71 894.25 234.36 234.36
cold-chain (Solar PV System)
12 Modernisation of refrigeration and insulation 2 300 0 0
13 Rural Marketing 40 400 10 10
Retail Markets / out lets (environment
14 23 120.75 5.25 5.25
marketing controlled)
Functional infrastructure for collection,
16 sorting / grading / packing units (Collection 1253 7518 1219.56 1219.56
Centers)
Total 6225 33234.75 7230.55 7230.55Annexure III
Details of the number of farmers benefited under project-based components and district-wise for Andhra Pradesh during the last
five years is as under:
Plantation Infrastructure Post Harvest Management Marketing Infrastructure
Technology
S. Name of the Seed Primary/mobile/ Integrated Onion Retail
Small Mushroom Pack Cold Cold induction and Ripening Rural Collection
No district Infra minimal Pack Storage Markets/
nurseries production unit Houses Storage Rooms modernisation Chambers Marketing centres
Structure processing units House Structures outlets
of cold-chain
1 Chittoor 0 0 0 305 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 29
2 SPSR Nellore 3 0 0 167 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
3 Palnadu 0 0 0 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
4 Ananthapuramu 1 0 0 110 2 0 9 0 1 0 0 1 0 8
5 East Godavari 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
6 YSR 2 0 0 307 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Annamaya 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Kurnool 1 0 0 30 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 18
9 Tirupati 0 0 1 171 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
Alluri Seeta
10 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
Ramaraju
Dr. B.R.
11 Ambedkar 0 0 0 6 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Konaseema
12 Sri Satyasai 0 0 0 16 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
13 Anakapalli 0 0 0 32 0 0 9 0 0 2 0 0 1 16
14 Prakasam 0 2 0 50 3 0 5 7 0 2 0 0 0 18
15 Srikakulam 1 0 0 45 0 24 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
16 Nandyal 0 0 0 81 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Eluru 0 0 0 42 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
18 Bapatla 0 0 0 8 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 5
19 West Godavari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Parvathipuram
20 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
Manyam
21 Visakhapatnam 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 NTR 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
23 Kakinada 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
24 Vizianagaram 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
25 Guntur 0 0 0 2 6 0 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 4
26 Krishna 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Total 10 2 1 1472 16 31 58 26 1 6 1 1 1 220
            

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