Government of Telangana Horticulture & Sericulture Department Brief Note on Horticulture & Sericulture
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Government of Telangana Brief Note on Horticulture & Sericulture Horticulture & Sericulture Department INDEX Sl. Subject Page No. no 1 Introduction 1 - 5 2 Micro irrigation 6 - 9 3 Establishment of green houses/ Polyhouses 9 - 11 4 Centers of Excellence 11 - 15 5 Crop colonies 15 - 16 6 Promoting food processing sector 16 - 18 7 Permanent pandals (RKVY): 18 - 19 Mission for integrated development of 8 19 - 23 horticulture 9 Oil palm under NFSM 23 - 24 Sub-mission on agro-forestry (SMAF) under 10 national mission for sustainable agriculture 24 (NMSA) 11 National Bamboo Mission (NBM) 25 12 Horticulture Farms 25 - 26 13 Horticulture Training Institutes 27 14 Government Gardens 27 - 29 15 Introduction of New crops 29 - 31 16 Cadre strength (Horti. & Seri. Department) 31 - 32 17 Departmental Budget during 2018-19 32 18 Awareness programmes 33 19 Sericulture Department 34 - 40 20 Annexures NOTE ON HORTICULTURE & SERICULTURE ACTIVITIES I. INTRODUCTION: Telangana the newly formed landlocked state is endowed with bountiful resources, fertile soils and diversified cropping patterns. Agriculture is a way of life, a tradition that has shaped the culture and economic life of the people of Telangana. Higher growth in Agriculture assumes greater importance to achieve sustained economic growth and overall well being of state's population. Recognizing the importance of Agriculture, the Government has emphasized the need to achieve higher growth rate and increased returns on investment to the farmers. The Basic details with regard to the following parameters are as follows. Area % share in Total S. Pattern of land utilization (in lakh Geographical No Ha.) area 1 Total Geographical area 112.08 100.00 2 Forest 26.98 24.07 3 Barren and Uncultivable land 6.07 5.42 4 Land put to non -agricultural uses 8.85 7.60 5 Cultivable waste 1.82 1.62 Permanent pastures and other grazing 6 2.99 2.67 lan ds Land under Misc. tree crops and 7 1.12 1.00 groves 8 Other fallow land 6.69 5.97 9 Current fallow land 10.15 9.06 10 Net area sown 47.74 42.59 11 Gross area sown 59.70 53.26 Area under Horticulture crops 4. 95 4. 41 1 About Horticulture The Horticulture sector encompasses a wide range of crops namely fruit crops, vegetables crops, flower crops, spices and plantation crops. While the first few Five Year Plans assigned priority to achieving self- sufficiency in food grain production, over the years, horticulture has emerged as an indispensable part of agriculture, offering a wide range of choices to the farmers for crop diversification. Horticulture & Plantation Sector has received focused attention in our national planning process from 7th five year plan period onwards; as a result, there has not only been sustained increase in production of horticulture & plantation crops but hi ‐tech horticulture has also been recognized as a commercial proposition. After self-sufficiency in food grain production, there has been an increasing awareness in India for need to achieve food, nutrition to counter malnutrition to the most vulnerable section of the society i.e., women and children and environment security for the people along with income security for the farmers. With increase in emphasis on Horticulture Development, there had been a felt need to have a separate horticulture division at Centre i.e., ICAR, Govt of India to perform planning and monitoring & control functions for horticulture development programme. Horticulture Division was finally carved out from Crop Division of DAC at the Centre in the year 1981. In Himachal Pradesh Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry Nauni, Solan (HP) was established on 1st December, 1985, is fully determined to undertake quality teaching, research and extension for socio-economic development of farming community. Karnataka is the first state in the entire country to have a separate Horticulture Department, and many other states, at later years, followed the example of Karnataka. Because of this, the state could achieve remarkable progress in many fronts of Horticulture, whether Fruits or Vegetables or Flowers or Plantation crops. 2 The Department of Horticulture in erstwhile Andhra Pradesh has also been bifurcated from Agriculture Department in the year 1982 duly recognizing the importance and potentiality for horticulture in the state. Horticulture sector has been identified as one of the focus sector for development of Telangana State. Horticulture sector contributes 40.5% to Agriculture GSDP. Horticulture crops are grown in an area of 12.40 lakh Acs with a production of 71.52 lakh MTs . Sector wise details are as follows: Sl. Production Productivity Name of the Crop Area (Lakh Ac.) No (lakh Mts) (MTs/Ac.) 1 2 3 4 5 1 Fruits 4.42 25.69 5.82 2 Vegetables 3.52 30.77 8.73 3 Spices 3.90 8.03 2.06 4 Plantation 0.45 6.49 14.33 5 Flowers 0.11 0.54 4.79 Total 12.40 71.52 5.76 6 Poly House 0.01187 7 Net House 0.00107 8 Pandal 0.05 9 Micro Irrigation 18. 59 The District & Crop wise area and production particulars are enclosed in Annexure -I Productivity for important horticulture crops are enclosed in Annexure – II After formation of Telangana State, the Government has given maximum importance to Horticulture Sector by launching different innovative programmes with unique subsidy pattern as detailed below. 3 II. Major Schemes Implemented by the Department: A. Horticulture Centrally Assisted : 1. Per Drop More Crop (PDMC -PMKSY) - Micro Irrigation. Funding Pattern (%) Subsidy State Contribution Categ- Sub GOI Subsidy Sl.No (%) as Mandatory Additio- ory Category Share (%) by per GOI State Share nal State Total (60) State (40) Share 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SC, ST 45 67 100 1 SF/MF 55 33 22 BC&Others 35 57 90 SC, ST 55 73 100 2 Others BC 45 27 18 45 63 90 Others 35 53 80 2. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) (60:40) 3. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) (60:40) 4. NFSM - Oil Palm (60:40) State Plan: 1. Establishment of Poly Houses/Green Houses 2. Micro irrigation (Matching mandatory state share and additional state share only) 3. Promotion of Horticulture Activities B. Telangana State Horticulture Development Corporation Limited (TSHDCL) C. National Bamboo Mission (NBM). D. Sub Mission on Agro Forestry (SMAF) E. Sericulture 4 III. Major Thrust Areas: Bringing additional area under Horticulture through introduction of new crops and high yielding varieties/ hybrid suitable for Telangana climate. Saturation of total area available under bore wells / open wells with Micro Irrigation. Encourage Protected cultivation (shade net houses / poly houses) to overcome seasonal barriers and make Vegetables and Flowers available round the year. Establishment of Centers of Excellences (COEs) for Vegetables, Flowers & Fruits to impart training to the Poly House farmers and Production of high quality and disease free seedlings of vegetables and plant material of various fruit crops. For this purpose one Centre of Excellence for Vegetables and flowers established at Jeedimetla (V), Medchal (D) and for Fruits at Mulugu (V), Siddipet (D). Encouraging Pandal cultivation of creeper vegetables like Gourds. Promotion of Crop Colony concept particularly Vegetables among the farmers by converging various Departmental programmes in it. Encouraging value addition and processing sector to provide better returns to the farmers. Promotion of Agro Forestry species like Sandal wood, Bamboo, Casuarina etc., as alternate sources of income to the farmers. Encouraging Sericulture to realise the full potential of the previously unrecognised sector in the state. 5 IV. FLAGSHIP PROGRAMMES OF THE GOVERNMENT IMPLEMENTED BY THE HORTICULTURE DEPARTMENT: A. MICRO IRRIGATION: Effective utilization of every drop of water through micro irrigation is imperative for improving crop productivity, production and to achieve sustainable improvement in living standards of small and marginal farmers of State by improving the water use efficiency through micro irrigation and farmers can get assured additional income. In Telangana, out of an area of 43.15 lakhs acres irrigated with 13.73 lakhs nos Bore wells and Open wells, an area of 18.60 lakh acres are only covered under micro irrigation upto 2019-20, leaving a balance potential area of 24.55 lakh acres for micro irrigation. Highlights of the Micro Irrigation Project in Telangana State Subsidy is extended up to 5 ha to all category of farmers with 100% subsidy to SCs, STs, 90% subsidy to BCs, SF/MF farmers and 80% subsidy to Other Caste farmers (2-5ha) Portable sprinklers for all category farmers are eligible for 75% subsidy limited to 1ha unit only. At least 25% of the financial target allocated to the State must be earmarked to Agriculture crop sector in drip including Sugar cane, Sericulture etc. Providing of 10 years after sales service to all Beneficiary farmers instead of 5 years earlier. Providing of crop wise agronomical manual printed in Telugu to all farmers. The Maximum subsidy given to the farmers in Telangana State is 12.50 acres i.e., in terms of Rs.5,61,185/- which is highest in the country. No other state is giving this much subsidy to farmers. 6 Penalties for Violation of the Guidelines for Micro Irrigation Programme is being strictly followed in Telangana State. 28 Nos of MI companies were empanelled in Telangana State Micro Irrigation Project (TSMIP). Selection of MI Company is as per Farmer Choice. 5% Tax incentive up to a maximum of Rs.5000/- per beneficiary BITTER GOURD CULTIVATION MARIGOLD CULTIVATION ACHIEVEMENTS MADE BEFORE & AFTER TELANGANA STATE FORMATION Physical (Area in acres) Financial Sl. Year (Rs. in No Drip Sprinkler Total crores) A. Before formation of Telangana State 1 2003 - 06 80828 85785 166613 83.3 2 2006 - 07 76153 24250 100403 92.76 3 2007 - 08 105463 31500 136963 137.48 4 2008 - 09 98790 39125 137915 138.08 5 2009 - 10 118290 46875 165165 303.69 6 2010 - 11 103148 44125 147273 243.86 7 2011 - 12 89554 38584 128138 342.31 8 2012 - 13 118463 20 118483 406.52 9 2013 - 14 98753 0 98753 326.72 Total 889442 310264 1199706 2074.72 B.