Lok Sabha Question No. 312 (STARRED), answered on 2017-08-08
Subject: Foreign Funded Agricultural Projects
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: B. S. YEDDYURAPPA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION & FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 312

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8 TH   AUGUST, 2017

## FOREIGN FUNDED AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS

*312. SHRI B.S. YEDIYURAPPA:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of agricultural projects being funded by foreign countries and international agencies, State-wise including Karnataka;
- (b) the present status of the ongoing agricultural projects, State-wise;
- (c) whether  any  external  assistance  has  been  sought  by  the  States  for  any  fresh projects in the recent past; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH)

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  312  DUE FOR REPLY ON  8 TH   AUGUST, 2017.

(a) to (d): International Agencies are at Annex-I.

Details of those projects for which external assistance from countries/International Agencies have been sought are at Annex-II.

State  wise  details  of  projects  being  funded  by  Foreign  Countries  and foreign

| Details of Ongoing Foreign Countries/ International Agencies Assisted Agriculture Sector Projects (All figures in US$ million)   | Details of Ongoing Foreign Countries/ International Agencies Assisted Agriculture Sector Projects (All figures in US$ million)   | Details of Ongoing Foreign Countries/ International Agencies Assisted Agriculture Sector Projects (All figures in US$ million)   | Details of Ongoing Foreign Countries/ International Agencies Assisted Agriculture Sector Projects (All figures in US$ million)   | Details of Ongoing Foreign Countries/ International Agencies Assisted Agriculture Sector Projects (All figures in US$ million)   | Details of Ongoing Foreign Countries/ International Agencies Assisted Agriculture Sector Projects (All figures in US$ million)   | Details of Ongoing Foreign Countries/ International Agencies Assisted Agriculture Sector Projects (All figures in US$ million)   | Details of Ongoing Foreign Countries/ International Agencies Assisted Agriculture Sector Projects (All figures in US$ million)                | Details of Ongoing Foreign Countries/ International Agencies Assisted Agriculture Sector Projects (All figures in US$ million)   | Details of Ongoing Foreign Countries/ International Agencies Assisted Agriculture Sector Projects (All figures in US$ million)   | Details of Ongoing Foreign Countries/ International Agencies Assisted Agriculture Sector Projects (All figures in US$ million)   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                                                                          | Project Name                                                                                                                     | Doner                                                                                                                            | Loan/Cred it Grant No.                                                                                                           | Date of Agreement                                                                                                                | Date of Effective ness                                                                                                           | Date of Closing                                                                                                                  | State / Central Project                                                                                                                       | Project size                                                                                                                     | Loan/ Credit Amou nt                                                                                                             | Cum. Disburse ment (as on June 2017)                                                                                             |
| 1                                                                                                                                | Uttar Pradesh Sodic Lands Reclamation - Phase III Project                                                                        | World Bank                                                                                                                       | IDA/ 4640                                                                                                                        | 20-Jul-09                                                                                                                        | 18-Sep- 09                                                                                                                       | 29-Dec- 17                                                                                                                       | State (Uttar Pradesh)                                                                                                                         | 272.00                                                                                                                           | 197.00                                                                                                                           | 147.04                                                                                                                           |
| 2                                                                                                                                | Maharashtra Agricultural Competitiveness Project                                                                                 | World Bank                                                                                                                       | IDA/ 4809                                                                                                                        | 2-Nov-10                                                                                                                         | 20-Dec- 10                                                                                                                       | 2-Jan-18                                                                                                                         | State (Maharashtra)                                                                                                                           | 153.00                                                                                                                           | 100.00                                                                                                                           | 61.16                                                                                                                            |
| 3                                                                                                                                | Rajasthan Agricultural Competitiveness Project                                                                                   | World Bank                                                                                                                       | IDA/ 5085                                                                                                                        | 13-Apr-12                                                                                                                        | 2-Jul-12                                                                                                                         | 30-Apr- 19                                                                                                                       | State (Rajasthan)                                                                                                                             | 166.50                                                                                                                           | 109.00                                                                                                                           | 7.85                                                                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                                                                | National Dairy Support Project                                                                                                   | World Bank                                                                                                                       | IDA/ 5074                                                                                                                        | 13-Apr-12                                                                                                                        | 22-Jun-12                                                                                                                        | 29-Nov- 19                                                                                                                       | Central (Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, MP, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, UP, West Bengal) | 453.90                                                                                                                           | 255.00                                                                                                                           | 130.39                                                                                                                           |
| 5                                                                                                                                | Karnataka Watershed Development Project -II                                                                                      | World Bank                                                                                                                       | IDA/ 5087                                                                                                                        | 11-Feb-13                                                                                                                        | 23-Apr-13                                                                                                                        | 31-Dec- 18                                                                                                                       | State (Karnataka)                                                                                                                             | 85.70                                                                                                                            | 60.00                                                                                                                            | 13.78                                                                                                                            |
| 6                                                                                                                                | Uttarakhand Decentralized Watershed Development II Project                                                                       | World Bank                                                                                                                       | IDA/53690                                                                                                                        | 30-May-14                                                                                                                        | 15-Jul-14                                                                                                                        | 3-May-19                                                                                                                         | State (Uttarakhand)                                                                                                                           | 170.00                                                                                                                           | 121.20                                                                                                                           | 21.92                                                                                                                            |
| 7                                                                                                                                | Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Development Project                                                                                | World Bank                                                                                                                       | IDA/ 5838                                                                                                                        | 21-Jun-16                                                                                                                        | 2-Aug-16                                                                                                                         | 4-May-19                                                                                                                         | State (Himachal Pradesh)                                                                                                                      | 171.50                                                                                                                           | 135.00                                                                                                                           | 1.06                                                                                                                             |

| 8   | Post-Tsunami Sustainable Livelihoods Programme for the Coastal Areas of Tamil Nadu     | IFAD           | 662-IN, 691-IN & Additional Loan No. 200000143 3   | 11.11.20 05   | 9.7.2007   | 31.03.20 19   | Tamil Nadu     | 68.60   | 30.00   | 2      |
|-----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------|---------------|------------|---------------|----------------|---------|---------|--------|
| 9   | Tejaswini - Rural Women's Empowerment Programme ,MP                                    | IFAD           | 682-IN                                             | 12.10.20 06   | 23.7.2007  | 30.09.20 18   | Madhya Pradesh | 208.69  | 28.00   | 13.99  |
|     | Tejaswini - Rural Women's Empowerment Programme ,MH                                    | IFAD           |                                                    |               |            | 30.09.20 18   | Maharashtr a   |         | 26.44   | 29.59  |
| 10  | Mitigating Poverty in Western Rajasthan Programme (MPOWER)                             | IFAD           | 748-IN                                             | 17.10.20 08   | 11.12.2008 | 31.12.20 17   | Rajasthan      | 62.54   | 30.30   | 20.52  |
| 11  | Convergence of Agricultural Inverventions in Mahrashtra's Distressed Districts Project | IFAD           | 779-IN                                             | 30.09.20 09   | 4.12.2009  | 31.12.20 18   | Maharashtr a   | 118.64  | 40.10   | 19.17  |
| 12  | Integrated Livelihood Support project                                                  | IFAD           | 856-IN                                             | 01.02.20 12   | 01.02.2012 | 28.02.20 19   | Uttarakhand    | 149.48  | 90.00   | 128.58 |
| 13  | Jharkhand Tribal Empowerment and Livelihoods Programme                                 | IFAD           | 879-IN                                             | 04.10.20 13   | 04.10.2013 | 31.12.20 21   | Jharkhand      | 115.59  | 51.00   | 7.92   |
| 14  | Meghalaya Livelihood and Access to Market Project (Megha-LAMP)                         | IFAD           | 648-IN                                             | 09.12.20 14   | 09.12.2014 | 31.12.20 22   | Meghalaya      | 169.70  | 50.00   | 17.02  |
| 15  | Odisha PTG Empowerment and Livelihood Improvement Programme (OPELIP)                   | IFAD           | 695-IN                                             | 18.03.20 16   | 18.03.2016 | 31.03.20 24   | Odisha         | 130.39  | 51.20   | 3      |
| 16  | Andhra Pradesh Irrigation and Livelihood Improvement Project                           | Govt. of Japan |                                                    | 30.03.20 07   |            |               | Andhra Pradesh |         |         |        |
| 17  | Hussain Sagar Lake and Catchment Area Improvement Project                              | Govt. of Japan |                                                    | 31.3.200 6    |            |               | Andhra Pradesh |         |         |        |

|   18 | Yamuna Action Plan Project (III)                                                                                              | Govt. of Japan   |                         | 17.2.201 1   |           |             | Chhattisgarh                                              |              |      |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|--------------|-----------|-------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------|------|
|   19 | Himachal Pradesh Crop Diversification Promotion Project (IDP 213)                                                             | Govt. of Japan   |                         | 17.2.201 1   |           |             | Himachal Pradesh                                          | 807.30 crore |      |
|   20 | Himachal Pradesh Crop Diversification Promotion Project (IDP 213A)                                                            | Govt. of Japan   |                         | 17.2.201 1   | 17.2.2011 | 16.6.202 1  | Himachal Pradesh                                          |              |      |
|   21 | Rengali Irrigation Project Phase 2 (IDP 244)                                                                                  | Govt. of Japan   |                         | 30.3.201 5   |           |             | Odisha                                                    |              |      |
|   22 | Rengali Irrigation Project Phase 2 (IDP 244 A)                                                                                | Govt. of Japan   |                         | 30.3.201 5   |           |             | Odisha                                                    |              |      |
|   23 | Rajasthan Minor Irrigation Improvement Project                                                                                | Govt. of Japan   |                         | 31.3.201 5   |           |             | Rajasthan                                                 |              |      |
|   24 | Strengthening Agricultural Market Information Systems in India using innovative methods and digital technology (Baby Project) | FAO              | MTF.GLO/3 59/BMG BABY01 |              | 14.9.2015 | 30.10.20 17 | National project (not state specific)                     | 0.89         | 0.66 |
|   25 | Green-Agriculture, Transforming Indian agriculture for global environmental benefits (PPG)                                    | FAO              | GCP/IND/1 82/GFF        |              | 16.8.2017 | 31.12.20 17 | (Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Mizoram) | 0.30         | 0.25 |
|   26 | Technical Assistance for Farmer Water School Programme and Agricultural Activities Under UPWSRP II                            | FAO              | UTF/IND/19 5/IND        |              | 3.9.2016  | 30.10.20 20 | Uttar Pradesh                                             | 1.89         | 0.54 |

|   27 | Development of Extension 01/05/2016and Outreach organizational and managerial capacities by State and Public institutions in Mizoram FAO's Regular Programme Resources(TCP)   | FAO   | TCP/IND/35 01    | 22.6.2015   | 31.12.20 17   | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                   |   0.50 |   0.41 |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|------------------|-------------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|
|   28 | Strengthening National Forest inventory and Monitoring Protocols and Capacities in India                                                                                      | FAO   | TCP/IND/35 03    | 1.5.2016    | 31.12.20 17   | Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Uttarakhand , Meghalaya Karnataka                                                                                                    |    0.4 |   0.17 |
|   29 | TCPF: Strengthening institutional capacities for sustainable mountain development in the Indian Himalayan Region                                                              | FAO   | TCP/IND/36 01/C1 | 11.7.2016   | 30.6.201 8    | Himalayan Region states (Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand , Sikkim, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram |    0.1 |   0.78 |
|   30 | TCPF: Promoting Nutrition Education and communication in India                                                                                                                | FAO   | TCP/IND/36 02/Cs | 1.8.2016    | 31.12.20 17   | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                    |    0.1 |   0.81 |

|   31 | TCPF: Supporting Project Preparation of FAO India GEF 6 Full Scale Project                          | FAO   | TCP/IND/36 03/C3   |            | 1.8.2016   | 31.07.20 17   | Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand , Rajasthan, Mizoram   | 0.05   |        | 0.03   |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|--------------------|------------|------------|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
|   32 | Implementing the Monitoring and Analyzing Food and Agricultural Policies (MAFAP) Programme in India | FAO   | TCP/IND/36 05      |            | 9.12.2016  | 30.11.20 18   | Chattisgarh, Gujarat and Haryana                           | 0.38   |        | 0.3    |
|   33 | Sustainable Coastal Protection &Mgmt Invest Program                                                 | ADB   | M0049              | 17.08.11   | 28.11.11   | 30.06.17      | Karnataka, Maharashtr a                                    |        | 47.37  |        |
|   34 | Sustainable Coastal Protection &Mgmt Invest Program. Tr.2                                           | ADB   |                    | Not signed |            | 1-Sep-20      | Karnataka                                                  |        | 65.00  |        |
|   35 | Orissa IntegIrriAgri& Water Mgt Investment Program-T2                                               | ADB   | M0022              | 07.06.16   | 28.06.16   | 17.09.18      | Orissa                                                     |        | 120.00 |        |
|   36 | Assam Integ Flood & Riverbank Erosion Risk Mgt                                                      | ADB   | M0050              | 10.05.11   | 04.08.11   | 30.09.14      | Assam                                                      |        | 48.50  |        |
|   37 | MFF: Karnataka Integrated & Sustainable Water Resources Management Inv. Prog.-T1                    | ADB   | M0085              | 07.05.15   | 13.07.15   | 31.03.19      | Karnataka                                                  |        | 31.00  |        |
|   38 | Climate Adaptation in Vennar Sub-basin in Cauvery Delta Project                                     | ADB   |                    | 14.07.16   | 02.09.16   | 30.06.21      | Tamil Nadu                                                 |        | 100.00 |        |

| Details of Pipeline Proposals of Agriculture Sector for World Bank/IFAD Assistance (All figures in US $ million)   | Details of Pipeline Proposals of Agriculture Sector for World Bank/IFAD Assistance (All figures in US $ million)   | Details of Pipeline Proposals of Agriculture Sector for World Bank/IFAD Assistance (All figures in US $ million)   | Details of Pipeline Proposals of Agriculture Sector for World Bank/IFAD Assistance (All figures in US $ million)   | Details of Pipeline Proposals of Agriculture Sector for World Bank/IFAD Assistance (All figures in US $ million)   | Details of Pipeline Proposals of Agriculture Sector for World Bank/IFAD Assistance (All figures in US $ million)   | Details of Pipeline Proposals of Agriculture Sector for World Bank/IFAD Assistance (All figures in US $ million)   | Details of Pipeline Proposals of Agriculture Sector for World Bank/IFAD Assistance (All figures in US $ million)   | Details of Pipeline Proposals of Agriculture Sector for World Bank/IFAD Assistance (All figures in US $ million)   | Details of Pipeline Proposals of Agriculture Sector for World Bank/IFAD Assistance (All figures in US $ million)   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                                                            | Name of Proposal                                                                                                   | Centre/State                                                                                                       | International Agency                                                                                               | Central Line Ministry                                                                                              | Date of Screening Committee Clearance                                                                              | Date of Posing                                                                                                     | Project size (in USD million)                                                                                      | Laon/Credit Amt. (in USD million)                                                                                  | Status                                                                                                             |
| 1                                                                                                                  | National Agriculture Higher Education Project                                                                      | Centre                                                                                                             | World Bank                                                                                                         | MoA&FW                                                                                                             | 37th SC on 17-Jan- 2014                                                                                            | 24- Feb- 2014                                                                                                      | 170.00                                                                                                             | 85.00                                                                                                              | The project has been negotiated with the World Bank on 22nd June, 2017.                                            |
| 2                                                                                                                  | Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project                                                                | State (Assam)                                                                                                      | World Bank                                                                                                         | MoA&FW                                                                                                             | 46th SC on 27-Feb- 2015                                                                                            | 25- Mar- 2015                                                                                                      | 262.40                                                                                                             | 200.00                                                                                                             | The project has been negotiated with the World Bank on 19th July, 2017.                                            |
| 3                                                                                                                  | Climate Resilient Agriculture in Maharashtra                                                                       | State (Maharashtra)                                                                                                | World Bank                                                                                                         | MoA&FW                                                                                                             | 61st SC held on 13- May-2016                                                                                       | 17- May- 2016                                                                                                      | 600.00                                                                                                             | 420.00                                                                                                             | The project was posed to the World Bank on 17th May, 2016.                                                         |
| 4                                                                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh Drought Mitigation Project                                                                          | State (Andhra Pradesh)                                                                                             | IFAD                                                                                                               | MoA&FW                                                                                                             | 60th SC on 31-Mar- 2016                                                                                            | 31- Mar- 2016                                                                                                      | 276.00                                                                                                             | 76.00                                                                                                              | Project negotiation has been held with IFAD on 8th December, 2016.                                                 |

|   5 | Fostering Climate Resilient Upland Farming Systems in the Northeast (FOCUS) (Nagaland)                | State (Nagaland)   | IFAD   | MoA&FW   | 62nd SC on 16- Jun-2016   | 17-Jun-16   |   89.2 | 40.25   | Project has been posed to IFAD on 17th June, 2016.   |
|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|--------|----------|---------------------------|-------------|--------|---------|------------------------------------------------------|
|   6 | Fostering Climate Resilient Upland Farming Systems in the Northeast (FOCUS) (Mizoram)                 | State (Mizoram)    | IFAD   | MoA&FW   | 70th SC on 01- Mar- 2017  | 3/27/2017   |  76.96 | 35.25   | Project has been posed to IFAD on 27th March, 2017.  |
|   7 | Assam Integrated Flood and Riverbank Erosion Risk Management Investment Program - Tranche 2           | Assam              | ADB    |          |                           |             |  71.5  |         |                                                      |
|   8 | Karnataka Integrated and Sustainable Water Management Investment Program - Tranche 2                  | Karnataka          | ADB    |          |                           |             | 119    |         |                                                      |
|   9 | Construction of Rain Water Harvesting Structure and Construction of Small Ponds/Jalkunds in Meghalaya | Meghalaya          | ADB    |          |                           |             | 146    |         |                                                      |
|  10 | Madhya Pradesh Irrigation Efficiency Improvement Project                                              | Madhya Pradesh     | ADB    |          |                           |             | 350    |         |                                                      |
|  11 | Bihar Irrigation                                                                                      | Bihar              | ADB    |          |                           |             | 341    |         |                                                      |
|  12 | Gujarat Irrigation (Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation Yojna)                                      | Gujarat            | ADB    |          |                           |             | 492    |         |                                                      |

## Annexure-II

## List of External Assistance sought by states in Agriculture Sector

|   S. No. | Project Name                                                                                                      | State/Central        | International Agency   | Action taken                                                                                                                                                                            |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Integrated Horticulture Development Project in Uttarakhand                                                        | Uttarakhand          | World Bank             | GoUK has not submitted the proposal in prescribed Project Preliminary Report (PPR) format.                                                                                              |
|        2 | Integrated Approach for the Reclamation of Ravines in the Chambal Regions of Madhya Pradesh-World Bank assistance | Madhya Pradesh       | World Bank             | Screening Committee Meeting held on 2nd June, 2017 was not attended by the project authorities.                                                                                         |
|        3 | Integrated Development for Source Sustainability and Climate Resilient Rainfed Agriculture                        | Himachal Pradesh     | World Bank             | The project was considered in the 72nd Screening Committee Meeting of DEA on 2nd June, 2017.                                                                                            |
|        4 | Establishment of Farmers' Knowledge Development Centre                                                            | Tripura              | World Bank             | GoT has not submitted the proposal in prescribed PPR format. Other requirements such as dept-sustainability certificate and clearances of MHA, MEA and MoDONER, are also not available. |
|        5 | Agriculture Insurance Implementation Support Project (AIISP)                                                      | Central              | World Bank             | Screening Committee Meeting held on 2nd June, 2017 was not attended by the project authorities.                                                                                         |
|        6 | Blue Revolution seeking Financial Assistance from World Bank                                                      | Central              | World Bank             | Concurrence of NITI Aayog has been sought.                                                                                                                                              |
|        7 | UP Agriculture Competitiveness Project (UPACP)                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh        | World Bank             | The proposal is incomplete without Debt Sustainability Certificate.                                                                                                                     |
|        8 | Expansion of Natural Rubber in the Country                                                                        | Central              | World Bank             | The proposal is incomplete without PPR, concurrence of NITI Aayog and clearance of MoA&FW, DONER, MHA AND MEA.                                                                          |
|        9 | North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Project-IV (NERCORMP-IV)                                       | Central (North East) | IFAD                   | The proposal is incomplete without PPR format and concurrence of NITI Aayog.                                                                                                            |

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