Clean Plant Programme

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Recently, the union government has launched the ‘Clean Plant Programme’ for grapes, oranges and pomegranates from Maharashtra.

About Clean Plant Programme

• It is an initiative by the Indian Government aimed at boosting the availability of disease-free and high-quality planting material for horticultural crops, such as fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
• Its focus is to enhance the productivity and quality of horticultural produce by ensuring that farmers have access to certified, disease-free planting material, which can significantly reduce crop losses and improve yields.
• The programme consists of three key components
  • Establishment of Nine Clean Plant Centers (CPCs): These centres will offer disease diagnostics and treatments, develop mother plants for nurseries, and quarantine all domestic and imported planting materials intended for commercial propagation and distribution.
  • Infrastructure Development: This includes setting up large-scale nurseries to efficiently multiply clean planting material. The mother plants produced by the CPCs will be propagated in these nurseries and then distributed to farmers.
  • Regulatory and Certification Framework: A robust regulatory and certification process will be created to ensure complete accountability and traceability in the production and distribution of planting material.
• Implemented by: It is implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare through the National Horticulture Board (NHB) and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.

Clean Plant Programme FAQs

Q1: Which ministry approved the Clean plant Program?

Ans: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Q2: What are the objectives of the Atmanirbhar clean plant program?

Ans: It is designed to address critical issues in horticulture by providing access to high-quality, virus-free planting material.

Source: HT