Phalpatti Development Plan Guidelines 2017-18

Scheme – At a glance

Benefits of the project

There will be following benefits with the implementation of project:-

• To get the direct environmental safety.
• To make awareness in public regarding environmental safety.
• Solutions on nutritional safety.
• Updation in soil health.
• Enhancement in quality fruit production. 
• Increase in the production capacity in the unproductive gardens by implementing the canopy management/renovation.
• Creation of additional employment.

How to apply -

To get the benefits of the scheme, applicant will have to register www.upagriculture.com.  Registration can be done through Jan Suvidha Kendra, Farmer Lok Vaani and Cyber Cafe.

Eligibility conditions for applicants:

• Applicant will have to online register them on the official website www.upagriculture.com to get the benefits of the scheme. 
• Applicants of all categories will be eligible under the program. Priority will be given to the women applicants and applicants belonging to scheduled caste/scheduled tribe.
• Beneficiary should have own means of irrigation.
• Enclosing the land records with the application will be compulsory.
• Beneficiary farmer must have his own bank account.
• Beneficiary should have any one of the identity proof available among Voter Card/Ration Card/Aadhar card/Passport.

Area expansion in Buffer Zone

Program wise unit cost and details of share of farmer and state assistance-

Advertisement-promotion works

Through Radio, Doordarshan, Newspapers, Literature and Magazine, Wall Painting and Meetings.

Project Cost

Table of Content

SCHEME TO PROMOTE THE HORTICULTURE BY DEVELOPING FRUIT BELTS

Introduction

Land and climate of the state is suitable for fruity trees. Certain areas of the state are more suitable for production of a specific fruit. Efforts to develop and expand these areas as fruit belt have been made for production of quality fruits. State government has declared fruit belt for development of three fruit i.e. Mango, Guava and Gooseberry. Mango fruit belt is covered by 31 Development Blocks of Saharanpur, Meerut, Baghpat, Bulandshahr, Amroha, Pratapgarh, Varanasi, Lucknow, Unnao, Sitapur, Hardoi, Faizabad and Barabanki districts. For Guava fruit belt, 6 development blocks of district Koushambi and Badaun have been selected and 2 development blocks of district Pratapgarh are selected for Gooseberry fruit belt. For the quality production of specific fruits and expansion of fruit belts for further promotion of horticulture, state government has described the same in its “Sankalp Patr 2007”. Seeing this description, a work plan has been designed. In this work plan area expansion, canopy management, facing, plastic crates, harvester, pack house construction, Integrated Pesticide Management (I.P.M.)/Integrated Nutrients management, Power Sprayer etc are included in the work plan to be made available on subsidized value.

Details of all fruits belts declared in the state are as under :-

Objectives

Objective of horticulture development by developing fruit belt is as under:-

• To expand the fruit production and area in the concentrated regions.
• Renovation of old and less productive gardens and canopy management.
• Distribution of plastic crates for easy marketing/storage.
• To provide Mango Harvester for reducing the loss of mango plucking through traditional way.
• To construct on farm pack house for grading/storage of fruits.
• To encourage I.P.M./I.N.M. package for safety from insects/diseases and pollution/losses as a result of usages of Chemicals.
• Distribution of Power Sprayer for showering of pesticides.
• To provide training to the farmers regarding techniques of fruit production and reduction in losses after plucking.
• To organize meetings for promotion of the scheme.

Duration of the scheme

5 years (From the year 2017-18 to 2021-22)

Area of the scheme

State government has declared 3 belts of Mango, Guava and Gooseberry in the state for development of fruits. Under the Mango fruit belt 13 districts (Saharanpur, Meerut, Baghpat, Bulandshahr, Amroha, Pratapgarh, Varanasi, Lucknow, Unnao, Sitapur, Hardoi, Faizabad and Barabanki), under the Guava fruit belt 02 districts (Koushambi and Badaun) and under Gooseberry fruit belt, 01 districts i.e. Pratapgarh is covered. Selected development blocks of these districts have been included in the fruit belt, whose district wise details are as under:-

Proposed works

Under this scheme, the following works have been proposed:-

Area Expansion

For expansion of Mango, Guava and Gooseberry fruit production areas, release of state assistance is proposed according to Integrated Horticulture Development Mission scheme.

For establishment of new gardens, details of indicative unit cost/state assistance are as under:-

Unit Cost per Hect – Intensive farming of Mango

Unit cost per Hect – Intensive farming of Guava

Unit Cost per Hect – Mango

Unit Cost per Hect - Guava

Unit Cost per Hect - Gooseberry

Canopy Management

For the renovation of old unproductive or less productive gardens of Mango, Guava and Gooseberry as well as for canopy management, 50% of Rs. 40000 of unit cost means Rs. 20000/- per Hect assistance is proposed. Details of payable assistance cost on Mango, Guava and Gooseberry are as under :-

Mango

Guava

Gooseberry

Distribution of Plastic Crates

Use of plastic crates is quite important in the grading and packing of fruits.  Transit losses can by minimized with the usages of these crates. Value of crates has been calculated as Rs. 500/- per crate for packing of fruits.  A subsidy of 75% is to be included in the work plan for price of crates shouldering Rs. 375/- per crate from the state.

Integrated Pesticides Management (I.P.M.)/Integrated Nutrients Management (I.N.M.) –

For quality fruit production and to keep a check on dangerous chemicals and fertilizers, and to promote organic fertilizers prepared with organic method, Rs. 4000/- per hectare has been sanctioned and 30% of it (Rs. 1200/-) is proposed from the state. I.P.N. Package of Mango, Guava and Gooseberry is as under :-

In the above mentioned crops, approved I.P.M. has been mentioned on tools annexure 10, 11.

Mango Harvester

Technique of Mango plucking is important. Fruits plucked through Mango Harvester don’t get hurt and no adverse effect is implied on their storage as well as on quality. To promote the use of Mango Harvester, it is proposed to subsidize, 75% grant or Rs. 188.00 (Total estimated cost is Rs. 250/- per Harvester).

Functional Pack House/On Farm Collection Unit

After plucking of fruits, their grading packing is quite important. For establishing Functional Pack House/On Farm Collection Unit, 50% subsidy is proposed on Rs. 4.00 Lakh per unit cost. Details of Function Pack House/On Farm Collection Unit are as under :-

Pack House should be constructed above 1 Ft height from the ground level in the form of a Working Shed (9M x 6 M).  Inside that shed washing facility for fruits/vegetables, plastic crates, De-sapping, Hot Water Treatment facility, grading/packing facility and suitable storage room should be available for products able for marketing after grading-packing.

Power Sprayer :-

Such gardens, wherein trees are of bigger size, use of power sprayer to protect from pest, is considered important. The cost of Power Sprayer Rs. 8758.00 has been subsidized 75% and thus a grant of Rs. 6569.00 has been included in the scheme.

Training :-

Farmers/gardener need to have information about latest techniques on trading actions to get the quality production from fruity trees. It is proposed to provide training for imparting latest technique in this regard time to time by specialists and officers. This training program will be of one day on which Rs. 1000/- per day per farmer is expected.  This amount is to be shouldered by state government and accordingly required amount has been included in the work plan.

Advertisement-Promotion

It is necessary to advertise and promote the scheme to make its public access. Information of the available facilities in the scheme will be publicized through pamphlet, electronic media, wall-painting, Flex banners. For this purpose an expense of Rs. 40000.00 per development block has been included in the work plan.

Meeting –

To lift up the participation of normal farmers in the scheme, it is proposed to hold a district level meeting twice a year. An expense of Rs. 2.00 Lakh has been estimated on such meeting and included in the scheme too.

A work plan has been designed incorporating the above mentioned works, whose head-wise details are as under:-

5.11 Visit program outside the state, within the country and abroad:-

Visit program will be organized for selected farmers from selected districts. This program will have the objective to introduce the farmers with the role models and encourage them to use latest techniques. This visit program will be of outside the state, within the country as well as abroad too to visit specific productive areas.

This program will be organized as project based program and 100% funding will be borne by state government.

Arrangement of replacing the old unproductive gardens/trees

Permission to replace the old unproductive gardens/trees come under fruit belt will be granted with this condition that such gardens/trees have become unproductive and it is impossible to revive them through renovation/canopy management techniques. Recommendation of replacement of such unproductive gardens/trees will be made by the committee constituted at district level. This committee will be constituted with Forest Department, Krishi Vigyaan Kendra, scientists of Central Suburban Horticulture Institute, Magistrate nominated by DM and District Horticulture Officer (Member-Secretary) of the concerned district. This committee will inspect the gardens/tress as requested for replacement by the farmers/gardeners. In case of garden/trees found unproductive, the inspection committee will provide its recommendation for replacement to the concerned forest officer.

Administrative Expense

Documentations of various works under the project, observation, transformation of information, hired vehicle, travelling expenses, stationary, commercial services, purchase/maintenance of computer etc have been included as 5% total cost of the project and necessary amount has been demanded.

Verification of the project

In the state, verification of works under the project will be ensured by the district level officers as follows:-

Observation of the project

Nodal officer of the project, Horticulture Directorate (Headquarters) Lucknow will do review and observation of the project under the guidance of Director, Horticulture and Food Processing Department, Uttar Pradesh at state level and will forward the collected information to Principal Secretary Horticulture, Government of Uttar Pradesh, every month. At regional level, Deputy Director will implement and review the programs and will provide the progress report to Headquarters.

All the rights for time to time modification in the work plan of Horticulture Development Program year 2017-18 to 2021-22 for developing the fruit belts under the project will be vest under Director, Horticulture and Food Processing Department, Uttar Pradesh.

Annexure-1

Program wise expense details of horticulture development through development of fruit belts

Annnexure-2

Head wise expense details of Horticulture development scheme by developing fruit belts

Annexure-3

Annexure – 4

(A) Integrated Pesticides Management in Guava Gardens

Annexure-4 (B)

(B) Integrated Pesticide Management in Gooseberry Gardens