national horticulture mission

Monday, February 28, 2005

The Finance Minister, Shri P. Chidambaram, has announced an allocation of Rs. 630 crore for the National Horticulture Mission in the Budget proposal for 2005-06. The Mission would ensure an end-to-end approach having backward and forward linkages covering research, production, post-harvest management, processing and marketing under one umbrella, in an integrated manner.

Shri Chidambaram assured that more funds would be provided as the Mission gathers pace.

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