Department of Horticulture (Punjab, India) explained

Department of Horticulture, Government of Punjab
Headquarters:Kheti Bhawan, Mohali
Chief1 Name:Director of Horticulture, Punjab

The Department of Horticulture, Government of Punjab (Punjabi: ਬਾਗਬਾਨੀ ਵਿਭਾਗ, ਪੰਜਾਬ ਸਰਕਾਰ) is the apex body for horticultural development in the state of Punjab, India. It works for increasing the land under horticultural crops, providing quality planting material, providing technical know-how to the farmers, reducing post harvest losses, etc.[1]

The department is responsible for implementation of schemes such as MIDH, Agriculture Infrastructure Fund, Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, National Bee Keeping and Honey Mission and development of sericulture in the state.

Punjab Tissue Culture Based Seed Potato Act, 2020

The Department of Horticulture, Punjab is the licensing authority for seed potato production and Director of Horticulture, Punjab is the appellate authority as per the Punjab Tissue Culture Based Seed Potato Act, 2020.[2] [3] The Punjab Cabinet approved Punjab Tissue Culture Based Seed Potato Act, 2020 on 30 Oct 2020.[4] [5] It came into effect on 6 Nov 2020. The purpose of this act is to provide for regulating the quality of potato seeds produced through tissue culture plants in aeroponics or nethouse, etc. This act makes certification and traceability of potato seed mandatory to ensure quality control.[6] Its implementation helps to incentivize potato production, leading to greater diversification by bringing more area under potato crop cultivation

Agriculture Infrastructure Fund

The Government of India launched Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) Scheme in July 2020 with a corpus of Rs. 1,00,000 crores.to provide financial support to agri-entrepreneurs, start-ups, agri-tech players and farmer groups for infrastructure and logistics facilities.[7] [8] [9] In this fund, Punjab state has been allotted INR 4713 crore.[10] The Department of Horticulture is the state nodal agency for implementation of this scheme in Punjab for which it has set up a Project Monitoring Unit [11] [12] [13]

The department organizes stakeholder activities across the various districts of Punjab to maximize the implementation and awareness of the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund Scheme.[14] [15]

As of October 2023, Punjab state ranks No.1 in India in terms of maximum number of applications sanctioned under the scheme.[16] [17] [18]

As of June 2024, 9 out of the top 10 districts in India are from Punjab. (in terms of total number of projects sanctioned) [19]

Punjab Horticulture Advancement and Sustainable Entrepreneurship (PHASE)

The Punjab Horticulture Advancement and Sustainable Entrepreneurship (PHASE) program was launched on March 17 in Ferozepur, Punjab by Chetan Singh Jauramajra, Kultar Singh Sandhawan along with other officials.[20] [21]

Under PHASE, the department has launched a chilli cluster at Ferozepur with the aim of increasing the efficiency in the value chain, improving the marketing of the product and encouraging crop diversification.[22]

As a measure to improve product quality and to develop horticulture crop clusters in major production zones of Punjab, Punjab Horticulture Advancement and Sustainable Entrepreneurship (PHASE) was announced on the state level in the Punjab State Budget 2024-25 presented by finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema at the Vidhan Sabha [23] [24]

Estates

The Department of Horticulture, Punjab works to establish various estates across Punjab based on horticultural crops. These estates are equipped with the technological information and machinery to provide facilities to the horticulturists for producing high-quality fruits and cutting the cost of fruit production.[25] [26] Training and information dissemination activities are conducted in these estates for the farmers of the region.[27] [28] [29] Citrus Estate, Hoshiarpur houses Punjab's first biofertilizer production laboratory.[30] [31]

List of estates
S.noName of the EstateLocationVillages coveredImage
1Citrus Estate[32] Badal[33] 85
2Citrus Estate[34] [35] Bhunga[36] 379
3Citrus Estate[37] [38] Hoshiarpur[39] 150
4Citrus Estate[40] Tahliwala Jattan[41] 213
5Citrus Estate[42] [43] Abohar[44] 99
6Pear Estate[45] Amritsar[46] District Amritsar, Tarn Taran and surroundings
7Guava Estate[47] [48] Patiala[49] District Patiala and surroundings
8Litchi Estate[50] [51] Pathankot[52] District Pathankot, Hoshiarpur and Gurdaspur

Center of Excellence and other infrastructure

The department has established Centers of Excellence for vegetables, fruits, potato and floriculture at Kartarpur,[53] Hoshiarpur,[54] Jalandhar,[55] Ludhiana[56] respectively. These centers function as sites for front line demonstrations, training as well as sources of quality planting material. Stakeholder activities are organized in these centers for development of horticulture in the state. Other infrastructure include potato seed farms, community canning centers, fruit preservation lab, landscape units, mushroom lab and nurseries.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ::DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE PUNJAB:: . 2022-11-26 . horticulture.punjab.gov.in . en-US.
  2. Web site: Nov 6, 2020 . The Punjab Tissue Culture Based Seed Potato Act, 2020 . Nov 26, 2022 . prsindia.org.
  3. News: The Punjab Tissue Culture Based Seed Potato Act, 2020 . Punjab Government Gazette, Extraordinary . Nov 6, 2020 .
  4. Web site: Punjab Cabinet nod for tissue culture-based seed potato rules . 2022-11-25 . ANI News . en.
  5. News: Oct 14, 2020 . Punjab govt allows production of quality seed potato for boosting income . Business Standard . Press Trust of India . Nov 25, 2022.
  6. Web site: 2021-12-11 . Govt will develop Doaba as quality potato seed hub: Rana Gurjit . 2022-11-25 . Hindustan Times . en.
  7. Web site: 2020-08-09 . PM Modi launches ₹1-lakh crore Agriculture Infrastructure Fund . 2022-11-25 . www.thehindubusinessline.com . en.
  8. News: Cabinet nod for Rs 1 lakh crore agri-infra fund . The Economic Times . 2022-11-25.
  9. Web site: 2022 . Scheme Guidelines for CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME of Financing facility under 'Agriculture Infrastructure Fund' . Nov 25, 2022 . agriinfra.dac.gov.in.
  10. Web site: Fund Allocation . 2022-11-25 . agriinfra.dac.gov.in.
  11. News: Khanna . Ruchika M . November 9, 2022 . Rs 1,890 cr pledged for post-harvest tech in Punjab . The Tribune .
  12. Web site: July 22, 2022 . Sarari bats for establishing value chains for agriculture & horticulture produce . November 25, 2022 . Punjab News Express.
  13. Web site: Sanjha . A. B. P. . 2023-08-05 . ਪੰਜਾਬ ਨੇ ਖੇਤੀਬਾੜੀ ਬੁਨਿਆਦੀ ਢਾਂਚਾ ਫ਼ੰਡ ਸਕੀਮ ਅਧੀਨ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਅਰਜ਼ੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਵਾਨਗੀ ਨਾਲ ਦੂਜਾ ਸਥਾਨ . 2023-08-14 . punjabi.abplive.com . pa.
  14. Web site: ਐਗਰੀਕਲਚਰ ਇਨਫਰਾਸਟਰੱਕਚਰ ਫੰਡ ਸਕੀਮ ਤਹਿਤ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਪੱਧਰੀ ਸੈਮੀਨਾਰ . 2023-08-14 . Punjabi Jagran News . pa.
  15. Web site: Agricultural projects worth 3300 crore rupees started in Punjab under successful implementation of AIF scheme: Jauramajra . 2023-08-14 . www.punjabnewsexpress.com.
  16. Web site: ਖੇਤੀਬਾੜੀ ਬੁਨਿਆਦੀ ਢਾਂਚਾ ਫ਼ੰਡ ਸਕੀਮ ਤਹਿਤ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਅਰਜ਼ੀਆਂ ਮਨਜ਼ੂਰ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਪਹਿਲਾ ਸੂਬਾ ਬਣਿਆ ਪੰਜਾਬ . 2023-10-20 . Punjabi Jagran News . pa.
  17. Web site: ਖੇਤੀਬਾੜੀ ਬੁਨਿਆਦੀ ਢਾਂਚਾ ਫ਼ੰਡ ਸਕੀਮ ਤਹਿਤ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਅਰਜ਼ੀਆਂ ਮਨਜ਼ੂਰ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਪਹਿਲਾ ਸੂਬਾ ਬਣਿਆ ਪੰਜਾਬ . 2023-10-20 . Living India News.
  18. Web site: Sanjha . A. B. P. . 2023-10-19 . Punjab News: ਪੰਜਾਬ ਨੇ ਮਾਰਿਆ ਵੱਡਾ ਮਾਰਕਾ ! ਬਣਿਆ ਪਹਿਲਾ ਸੂਬਾ, AIF ਵਿੱਚ ਮਾਰੀ ਬਾਜ਼ੀ, ਜਾਣੋ ਕੀ ਹੈ ਖ਼ਾਸ . 2023-10-20 . punjabi.abplive.com . pa.
  19. Web site: DIPR PUNJAB . 2024-07-03 . ipr.punjab.gov.in.
  20. Web site: Formal inauguration of first Chilly Cluster of Punjab at village Mahalam in Ferozepur by Speaker Sandhwan and Chetan Singh Jauramajra . 2023-04-03 . www.babushahi.com.
  21. News: 2023-03-16 . Horticulture Advancement Sustainable Entrepreneurship project being launched in Punjab . The Times of India . 2023-04-03 . 0971-8257.
  22. News: March 17, 2023 . First chilli cluster inaugurated in Ferozepur . The Tribune .
  23. Web site: 2024-03-04 . Punjab budget 2024-25: Incentives for farmers to grow fruits, mushrooms and more, here’s what’s new in horticulture . 2024-06-20 . The Indian Express . en.
  24. Web site: 2024-03-05 . Punjab Budget 2024 Focuses on Agriculture, Education and Health, Know All About It . 2024-06-20 . Rozana Spokesman . en.
  25. Web site: 2022-10-11 . Punjab to set up horticulture estates in 4 districts . 2022-11-25 . Hindustan Times . en.
  26. Web site: PTI . 2022-10-11 . Punjab to set up four horticulture estates . 2022-11-25 . www.thehindubusinessline.com . en.
  27. Web site: Service . Tribune News . ਸਿਟਰਸ ਅਸਟੇਟ ਹੁਸ਼ਿਆਰਪੁਰ ਦੀ ਜਨਰਲ ਬਾਡੀ ਦੀ ਮੀਟਿੰਗ . 2022-11-26 . Tribuneindia News Service . pa.
  28. Web site: 2018-03-28 . ਕੀਟਨਾਸ਼ਕਾਂ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਲਈ ਬਾਗਬਾਨੀ ਵਿਭਾਗ ਦੀ ਲਓ ਸਲਾਹ . 2022-11-26 . Rozana Spokesman.
  29. Web site: 2022-01-31 . Amritsar: ਨਾਖ ਦੀ ਸਫਲ ਕਾਸ਼ਤ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਲਗਾਈ ਗਈ ਟਰੇਨਿੰਗ . 2022-11-26 . News18 Punjab . pa.
  30. News: Feb 3, 2023 . State gets its first biofertiliser production lab at Hoshiarpur . The Tribune .
  31. Web site: Live . A. B. P. . 2023-02-05 . इस राज्य में नई आधुनिक लैब शुरू, खत्म होगा रासायनिक खादों का प्रयोग... बढ़ जाएगी किसानों की इनकम . 2023-02-23 . www.abplive.com . hi.
  32. Web site: Service . Tribune News . Area under horticulture increases in Muktsar . 2022-11-25 . Tribuneindia News Service . en.
  33. Web site: ::DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE PUNJAB:: . 2022-11-26 . horticulture.punjab.gov.in . en-US.
  34. Web site: Service . Tribune News . ਕਿੰਨੂ ਉਤਪਾਦਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਈ-ਮਾਰਕੀਟਿੰਗ ਦੀ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਦਿੱਤੀ . 2022-11-26 . Tribuneindia News Service . pa.
  35. Web site: Service . Tribune News . ਬਾਗ਼ਵਾਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਦਾਬਹਾਰ ਬੂਟੇ ਲਗਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਬਾਗਬਾਨੀ ਵਿਭਾਗ ਨਾਲ ਸੰਪਰਕ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਸੱਦਾ . 2022-11-26 . Tribuneindia News Service . pa.
  36. Web site: ::DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE PUNJAB:: . 2022-11-26 . horticulture.punjab.gov.in . en-US.
  37. Web site: Citrus Estate Hoshiarpur District Hoshiarpur, Government of Punjab, India India . 2022-11-25 . en-US.
  38. Web site: 2021-10-23 . ਕਿੰਨੂੰ ਦੀ ਬਰਬਾਦ ਫ਼ਸਲ ਤੋਂ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੇ ਕਿਸਾਨ ਬਣਾ ਰਹੇ ਬਾਇਓ ਐਂਜ਼ਾਈਮ . 2022-11-26 . News18 Punjab . pa.
  39. Web site: ::DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE PUNJAB:: . 2022-11-26 . horticulture.punjab.gov.in . en-US.
  40. Web site: ਪਾਣੀ ਸਟੋਰ ਟਂਕ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਜਾ ਰਹੀ ਸਬਸਿਡੀ . 2022-11-26 . Punjabi Jagran News . pa.
  41. Web site: ::DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE PUNJAB:: . 2022-11-26 . horticulture.punjab.gov.in . en-US.
  42. Web site: 2018-01-27 . Huge losses: Area under kinnow in Punjab dips 16% on lower prices for growers . 2022-11-26 . Hindustan Times . en.
  43. Web site: 2021-10-21 . Explained: How some Punjab farmers are creating bio-enzymes from kinnow . 2022-11-26 . The Indian Express . en.
  44. Web site: ::DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE PUNJAB:: . 2022-11-26 . horticulture.punjab.gov.in . en-US.
  45. Web site: Rana . Yudhvir . Pear estate to boost fruit trade in Amritsar Chandigarh News - Times of India . 2022-11-26 . The Times of India . en.
  46. Web site: ::DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE PUNJAB:: . 2022-11-26 . horticulture.punjab.gov.in . en-US.
  47. Web site: Service . Tribune News . Guava research centre at Wajidpur . 2022-11-26 . Tribuneindia News Service . en.
  48. Web site: 2018-07-02 . ਪਟਿਆਲਾ ਦੇ ਵਜੀਦਪੁਰ ਵਿਚ ਬਣੇਗੀ ਗੁਆਵਾ ਏਸਟੇਟ, ਅਮਰੂਦਾਂ ਦੀ ਕਵਾਲਿਟੀ ਸੁਧਾਰ ਉੱਤੇ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ ਜਾਂਚ . 2022-11-26 . Rozana Spokesman.
  49. Web site: ::DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE PUNJAB:: . 2022-11-26 . horticulture.punjab.gov.in . en-US.
  50. News: Dec 19, 2014 . Punjab to set up two estates for litchi, pear . Business Standard . Nov 26, 2022.
  51. Web site: 2016-03-12 . Gurdaspur to come up as litchi cultivation hub . 2022-11-26 . Hindustan Times . en.
  52. Web site: ::DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE PUNJAB:: . 2022-11-26 . horticulture.punjab.gov.in . en-US.
  53. Web site: Service . Tribune News . ਕਰਤਾਰਪੁਰ 'ਚ ਉਸਾਰਿਆ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ ਵੈਜੀਟੇਬਲ ਐਕਸੀਲੈਂਸ ਸੈਂਟਰ . 2022-11-26 . Tribuneindia News Service . pa.
  54. Web site: 2014-06-04 . Centre of excellence for citrus fruits to come up in Hoshiarpur . 2022-11-26 . Hindustan Times . en.
  55. Web site: Punjab set to have agriculture centres of excellence Chandigarh News - Times of India . 2022-11-26 . . en.
  56. Web site: Service . Tribune News . Punjab farms to bloom with flowers . 2022-11-26 . Tribuneindia News Service . en.

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