No new NHB regional office planned for Anantapur, existing Vijayawada office covers state

The MP asked the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare about the status of proposals for a National Horticulture Board (NHB) regional office in Anantapur district and the measures taken to support horticulture there. The government responded with details on horticulture growth, existing NHB coverage, and ongoing schemes.

Asked by Shri G Lakshminarayana; Answered by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan).

• Horticulture area in Anantapur increased from 75,000 Ha in 2014-15 to 1,72,833 Ha in 2025-26.
• Horticulture production in Anantapur increased from 14,25,000 MTs in 2014-15 to 32,63,251 MTs in 2025-26.
• NHB has 29 field offices nationwide, with the Vijayawada office covering the entire Andhra Pradesh state.
• The Government has no proposal to establish a new NHB Regional Office in Anantapur.
• 2,20,074 hectares in Anantapur have been brought under micro-irrigation via the Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) component since 2015-16.
• 6.32 lakh Kisan Credit Card (KCC) beneficiary accounts in Anantapur received an interest subsidy of ₹215.82 crore under the Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (MISS) in FY 2025-26.
• 375 projects worth ₹73.86 crore were sanctioned in Anantapur under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF).
• NHB sanctioned 9 projects in Anantapur for open field/protected cultivation and cold storage in the last 5 years.

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