Recruitment of Farm Manager & Facilitator Posts in Horticulture Department of Himachal Pradesh

The Last Date to Apply 04th July 2020

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HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT IN HIMACHAL PRADESH AT A GLANCE
STATUS OF HORTICULTURE:

1. The total area under Horticulture (2018-19): 232139 Hectare.
   -Apple: 113154 Hectare.
   -Other Temperate Fruits: 28414 Hectare.
   -Nuts & Dry Fruits: 10194 Hectare.
   -Citrus Fruits: 24869 Hectare.
   -Other Sub-Tropical Fruits: 55508 Hectare.
2. Total Fruit Production (2018-19) : 495362 M.T.
   -Apple: 368603 M.T.
   -Other Temperate Fruits: 37146 M.T.
3. Nuts & Dry Fruits : 3649 M.T.
   -Citrus: 29344 M.T.
   -Mango: 43540 M.T.
   -Other Sub-Tropical Fruits: 13080 M.T.
4. Numbers of farmers engaged in Horticulture
   (1989-90) : 4,64,254
   Out of which :General Category : 3,17,778Scheduled Castes : 1,17,919Scheduled Tribes: 22,657 Others: 5,900
5. The gross value of the Fruit Produce ( Rs.)-2018-19: 3313.68 Crore
6. Per capita income from fruits ( Rs.) – 2018-19: 4833 (Based on 2011 Census) Recruitment of Farm Manager & Facilitator
7. Employment Generation in the Fruit Production
   activities: 900 Lakh Mondays
8. Total Average Number of Apple Boxes
   exported from the state every year: 1.50 Crores to 3.00 Crores
9. Total number of trucks required for the haulage
   of Fruit : 40,000 to 50,000
10. Area under floriculture ( 2018-19 ) : 705.77 Hectare
    10.Total Production of Mushroom ( 2018-19 ) : 14206.70 M.T.
    11.Total Production of Honey ( 2018-19 ) : 1591.3 M.T

HORTICULTURE INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE STATE :

1. Total number of employees in the state
   Department of Horticulture ( Sanctioned) : 2427 (08/06/2019)
2. Numbers of District office : 22 (12+10)
3. Numbers of Development Block : 77
4. Horticulture Units
   (1) Progeny-cum-Demonstration orchards &
   Nurseries : 92
   (2) Private Registered Nurseries (as on 31-03-
   2019) : 585 Recruitment of Farm Manager & Facilitator
   (3) Floriculture Nurseries : 7
   (4) Walnut Development Stations : 1
   (5) Olive Development Stations : 2
   (6) Fruit Plant Nutrition Laboratories : 6
   (7) Pesticides Sales Centres : 354
   (8) Bee Keeping Stations : 32
   (9) Fruit Canning Units (Departmental) : 8
   (10) Mushroom Compost Production Units : 3
   (11) Honey Grading Laboratories : 2
   RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT:
5. Horticulture University : 1
6. Regional /Sub Stations of the Horticulture University : 10
7. National Institute of Mushroom Research & Training : 1
8. ICAR Institutes in Horticulture : 2