The study was conducted to investigate the performance of National Horticulture Mission (NHM) in Indiaduring 2016-17. Secondary data on different components of NHM during the period from 2005-06 to 2013-14 were used.Descriptive statistics, Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR), Coefficient of Variation, Principle Component Analysis(PCA) and coefficient of variation techniques were employed for analysis of data. About 76 per cent of the total number ofdistricts in the country and an additional area of 48.63 lakh hectares horticulture area was covered under NHM. About` 9223 crore released for NHM which included ` 8602.60 crore to State Horticulture Missions (SHMs) and about ` 620.17crores to National Level Agencies (NLAs). About ` 7971 crore expenditure was made by different states and about ` 560.80crores by NLAs under NHM during 2005-06 to 2013-14. Among different states, the highest amount was released toMaharashtra state followed by Karnataka, Andra Pradesh and so on. Among the different horticultural crops, the highestarea was covered on fruit crops followed by flowers and spices. But the least coverage was on plantation crops andmedicinal and aromatic plants. Protected cultivation, mechanization of horticulture, water resources, post-harvest management,area coverage, rejuvenation and organic farming were the important components in influencing the performance of the NHMprogramme. Markets and promotion of INM/IPM were the least influencing variables on NHM performance in India. Sogovernment needs to give more importance in performing of these components with revised budget under National HorticultureMission in India as a whole.