ANNUAL REPORT 2006–07

TECHNOLOGY MISSION FOR INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT OF HORTICULTURE

Assam

• State map, brief profile and present Agriculture/ Horticulture status

of the State
• Write-up of MM-II , MM-III and MM-IV Achievement (2006-07)
• MM-II achievements during the year 2006-07 Physical and financial
against Target.
• Statement of MM-II, MM-III and MM-IV cumulative physical
achievements from 2001-02 to 2006-07.

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Assam is the sentinel of north-east India and Assam lemon and pineapple), vegetables, spices
gateway to the North-Eastern States. The State is close (except black pepper), flowers, medical and
to India’s international borders with Bangladesh and aromatic plans.
Bhutan. Assam is surrounded by Bhutan and Arunachal ● There were full achievements in the creation of
Pradesh on the north, Manipur, Nagaland and water sources by developing 30 Community tanks
Arunachal Pradesh on the east and Meghalaya, Tripura and 200 tube wells. There were full achievement
and Mizoram on the south. The State of Assam is in the construction of 200 drip irrigation units.
divided into 23 Districts. ● Under Production of Planting material 5 nurseries
Area 78,438 sq km were developed against target of 5 nurseries.
Population 26,638,407 ● The full achievements were made under transfer
Capital Dispur of technology and organic farming by training of
Principal Languages Assamese 3020 personnels, developing 100 earthworm units,
700 ha area coverage under organic farming.
Agriculture ● Excellent efforts were made in distributing 459
Assam is an agricultural State. Agriculture occupies out of 460 horticultural/ agricultural equipments.
an important place in the economy of the State. The ● Overall physical achievements were 99.09% and
principal food crop is rice. The cash crops are jute, financial achievement was 99.09%. A total of
tea, cotton, oilseeds, sugarcane, potato, etc. Rs.1365.445 lakhs were spent out of Rs. 1400.00
Noteworthy horticulture items are orange, banana, lakhs (97.53% expenditure) with overall 99.09%
pineapple, arecanut, coconut, guava, mango, jackfruit physical achievement.
and citrus fruits. The State has an estimated 39.44 lakh
hectares gross cropped area, of which net area sown is Mini Mission – III
about 27.01 lakh hectares. There was no proposal from DMI during the year.

Mini Mission – IV
The Ministry of Food Processing Industries has
provided Rs.973.78 lakhs during 2006-07 for 4 new
processing units.

Processing Unit Amount Released

(Rs. in lakhs)

Setting up of potato based processing

unit by Kishlay Snack Products, 400.00
Guwahati, Assam
Setting up of fruit & Vegetable 2.922
processing unit by Gramin Mahila
Vikas Kendra, Assam
Setting up of a unit for manufacturing 139.475
processed food products namely,
fruit pickles etc. of M/s Sanskar
Mini Mission – II Recipes Pvt. Ltd., Assam

● A total of 6538 ha additional area against the target Setting up of fruits and vegetables 145.955
processing unit of M/s Sanghavi
of 6598 ha improved technology was covered. The
Foods Pvt. Ltd., Assam
cent per cent area coverage was in fruits (except

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ASSAM
Physical / Financial Targets for 2006-2007

Action Plan Rate Physical Financial

Component MM-II (Rs. per ha./unit) Target Achievement Target Achievement
(ha. / No.) (ha./No.) (Rs. in lakhs) (Rs. in lakhs)

AREA EXPANSION (ha)

A. FRUITS (ha) 3970 3970 384.00 384.00

(a) Banana (1 inst.) 7500 1250 1250 93.75 93.75

(b) Orange 11250 900 900 101.25 101.25

(c) Orange (Rejuvenation ) 15000 250 250 37.50 37.50

(d) Assam Lemon 11250 900 880 101.25 99.00

(e) Pineapple 7500 670 650 50.25 48.75

B. VEGETABLES (ha)

(a) Potato 13000 500 500 65.00 65.00

C. SPICES (ha) 1350 1330 175.50 172.90

(a) Black pepper 13000 500 480 65.00 62.40

(b) Ginger 13000 600 600 78.00 78.00

(c) Turmeric 13000 250 250 32.50 32.50

D. PLANTATION CROPS (ha)

(a) Cashewnut 13000 500 500 65.00 65.00

E. FLOWERS (0.2 ha.unit) 962 962 125.06 125.06

(a) Anthurium (Unit) 13000 500 500 65.00 65.00

(b) Orchids (Unit) 13000 462 462 60.06 60.06

F. AROMATIC PLANTS (ha)

(a) Patchouli 5000 86 86 4.30 4.30

G. BEE KEEPING

(a) Bee Colonies with hives (No.) 800 305 295 2.44 2.36

(b) Development of Bee breeders (No.) 250000 2 2 5.00 5.00

H. WATER RESOURCES

(a) Community Tanks 100000 30 30 30.00 30.00

(b) Tube wells (No.) 12500 200 200 25.00 25.00

I. ON FARM WATER MANAGEMENT

(a) Drip Irrigation (ha.) 28500 200 200 57.00 57.00

(b) Sprinkler irrigation(ha) 15000 80 79 12.00 11.85

(c) Plastic Mulching (ha.) 7000 100 100 7.00 7.00

(d) Shade nets (Sq. mtr.) 14 102000 102000 14.28 14.28

(e) Low cost green houses (sq.mtr.) 125 30000 30000 37.50 37.50

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Action Plan Rate Physical Financial

Component MM-II (Rs. per ha./unit) Target Achievement Target Achievement
(ha. / No.) (Rs. in lakhs)

J. ORGANIC FARMING

(a) Incentive for organic farming for Ginger,

Turmeric (ha.) 10000 800 700 80.00 70.00

(b) Earthworm Unit (No.) 30000 100 100 30.00 30.00

(c) Certification (groups) 500000 7 7 35.00 35.00

K. ON FARM HANDLING UNIT (No.) 50000 50 50 25.00 25.00

L. IPM

(a) Adoption of IPM (ha) 1000 600 600 6.00 6.00

M. AGRICULTURE EQUIPMENTS

(a) Manual operated (No.) 1500 200 200 3.00 3.00

(b) Power tiller (No.) 45000 110 109 49.50 49.05

(c) Deisel engine (No.) 9000 150 150 13.50 13.50

N. TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY

(a) Training of farmers (7 days) (nos.) 1500 2000 1993 30.00 29.895

(b) Training outside state (No.) 2500 1000 1000 25.00 25.00

(c) Training of Trainers (No.) 50000 20 20 10.00 10.00

O. PRODUCTION OF PLANTING MATERIALS

(a) Small Nursery (private) (No.) 300000 4 4 12.00 12.00

(b) Big nursery (public) (No.) 1800000 1 1 18.00 18.00

P. WOMEN DEVELOPMENT

(a) Training of Women (5 days) (No.) 1000 2000 1500 20.00 15.00

(b) Self help group (No.) 5000 200 150 10.00 7.50

Q. AWARENESS/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS/ LUMPSUM 10.00

PUBLICITY

R. TECHNICAL SUPPORT LUMPSUM 14.00 14.00

Grand Total 1400.08 1365.445

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