Horticulture Mission allocated Rs 630 crore in Budget

The National Horticulture Mission has been allocated Rs 630 crore in the Budget proposal for 2005-6.

The National Horticulture Mission has been allocated Rs 630 crore in the Budget proposal for 2005-6, Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday announced.

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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.

The Minister said more funds would be provided as the Mission gathered pace.