A National Horticulture Mission has been launched as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme to promote holistic growth of the horticulture sector through an area based regionally differentiated strategies. The scheme is fully funded by the Government and different components proposed for implementation financially supported on the scales laid down. " Presently, India is the 2nd largest producer of fruits & vegetables in the world. "
National Horticulture Mission (NHM) is being implemented in all the States and Union Territories of India except the North Eastern States, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttaranchal (for which a separate Technology Mission for integrated development of horticulture exists) to promote holistic growth of the horticulture sector covering fruits,vegetables, roots and tuber crops, mushroom, spices, flowers, aromatic plants, cashew and cocoa. Programme for the development of coconut will be implemented by the Coconut Development Board (CDB), independent of the Mission. This will be a centrally sponsored scheme in which Government of India shall provide 100% assistance to the State Mission during Tenth plan. During the XI plan, the Government of India assistance will be 85% with 15% contribution by the State Governments.