[1] The department is responsible for implementation of schemes such as MIDH, Agriculture Infrastructure Fund, Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, National Bee Keeping and Honey Mission and development of sericulture in the state.

The purpose of this act is to provide for regulating the quality of potato seeds produced through tissue culture plants in aeroponics or nethouse, etc.

1,00,000 crores.to provide financial support to agri-entrepreneurs, start-ups, agri-tech players and farmer groups for infrastructure and logistics facilities.

[14][15] As of October 2023, Punjab state ranks No.1 in India in terms of maximum number of applications sanctioned under the scheme.

Chetan Singh Jouramajra congratulated the Horticulture Department and the AIF Project Monitoring Unit for their role in elevating the scheme in Punjab.

[23][24] Under PHASE, the department has launched a chilli cluster at Ferozepur with the aim of increasing the efficiency in the value chain, improving the marketing of the product and encouraging crop diversification.

[33][34] The Sericulture Wing of the Department of Horticulture, Punjab, is responsible for managing silk production in the state, with an emphasis on supporting small-scale and economically disadvantaged farmers.

These efforts are part of a broader strategy to support rural communities engaged in sericulture and strengthen the sector's economic contribution to the region's agricultural economy.

[62] The department has established Centers of Excellence for vegetables, fruits, potato and floriculture at Kartarpur,[63] Hoshiarpur,[64] Jalandhar,[65] Ludhiana[66] respectively.