Lok Sabha Question No. 316 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-18
Subject: Agricultural Schemes for Tribal Areas
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: PASHUPATI NATH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 316 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  JULY, 2017

## AGRICULTURAL SCHEMES FOR TRIBAL AREAS

316. SHRI PASHUPATI NATH SINGH:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to implement any agriculture related scheme for the tribals residing in tribal areas of Jharkhand;
- (b) if  so,  the  scheme  implemented/being  run  by  the  Government  at  present  by  the Government; and
- (c) the agriculture related work carried out during the last three years for the tribals residing in tribal areas of Jharkhand to improve their living standard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a): Agriculture  is  a  state  subject.  However,  Department  of  Agriculture  Cooperation  & Farmers Welfare is implementing Agriculture Schemes for the welfare of farmers throughout the country  including  Jharkhand.    These  schemes  are  aimed  at  welfare  of  the  farmers  including tribal population of Jharkhand.
- (b): The list of schemes currently implemented/ run by Department of Agriculture Cooperation  &  Farmers  Welfare  for  the  welfare  of  the  farmers  in  Jharkhand  are  given  at annexure-I.
- (c): Details  of  funds  allocated  and  released  under  various  schemes  implemented  in  the State of Jharkhand during 2014-15 to 2016-17 is at annexure-II.

|    | Annexure-I                                                                                                                                           |
|----|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  1 | National Food Security Mission (NFSM)                                                                                                                |
|  2 | Integrated Scheme of oilseeds, Pulses, Oil Palm and Maize (ISOPOM) Now, National Mission on Oilseeds & Oil Palm (NMOOP)                              |
|  3 | Rainfed Area Development (RAD) Now, Rainfed Area Development & Climate Change                                                                        |
|  4 | National Project on Management Soil Health and Fertility (NPMSH&F) Now, Soil Health Management (SHM)                                                 |
|  5 | Soil Health Card (SHC)                                                                                                                               |
|  6 | Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)                                                                                                              |
|  7 | Support to State Extension Programme for Extension Reforms Now, Sub-mission on Agriculture Extension (SMAE)                                          |
|  8 | Sub-mission on Agriculture Mechanization (SMAM)                                                                                                      |
|  9 | Sub- mission on Seeds and Planting Material (SMSP)                                                                                                   |
| 10 | National Horticulture Mission (NHM)                                                                                                                  |
| 11 | National Bamboo Mission (NBM) Now , National Agroforesty & Bamboo Mission (NABM)                                                                     |
| 12 | Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)                                                                                                                 |
| 13 | National Mission on Micro Irrigation (NMMI) On Farm Water Management (OFWM) Now, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) [For Micro Irrigation] |

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## ANNEXURE - II

## Statement showing allocation & release under schemes implemented by Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare to the State of Jharkhand

(Rs. in crore)

| S.No.   | Year                                                                                                                                                 | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|         | Name of the Scheme                                                                                                                                   | Alloc.    | Rel.      | Alloc.    | Rel.      | Alloc.    | Rel.      |
| 1       | National Food Security Mission (NFSM)                                                                                                                | 39.78     | 23.35     | 29.77     | 29.46     | 39.72     | 9.41      |
| 2       | Integrated Scheme of oilseeds , Pulses ,Oil Palm and Maize (ISOPOM) Now, National Mission on Oilseeds & Oil Palm (NMOOP)                             | 2.38      | 1.19      | 4.39      | 0.00      | 3.81      | 1.27      |
| 3       | Rainfed Area Development (RAD) Now, Rainfed Area Development & Climate Change                                                                        | 17.00     | 10.00     | 6.10      | 6.02      | 7.00      | 7.00      |
| 4       | National Project on Management Soil Health and Fertility (NPMSH&F) Now, Soil Health Management (SHM)                                                 | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.73      | 0.17      | 1.58      | 3.37      |
| 5       | Soil Health Card (SHC)                                                                                                                               | 0.00      | 0.51      | 0.73      | 0.54      | 1.28      | 0.64      |
| 6       | Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) $                                                                                                            | 0.00      | 0.00      | 4.28      | 3.21      | 3.02      | 2.03      |
| 7       | Support to State Extension Programme for Extension Reforms Now, Sub-mission on Agriculture Extension (SMAE)                                          | 15.95     | 15.06     | 13.27     | 13.27     | 16.99     | 16.53     |
| 8       | Sub-mission on Agriculture Mechanization (SMAM)                                                                                                      | 3.99      | 3.58      | 2.81      | 2.54      | 3.00      | 2.25      |
| 9       | Sub- mission on Seeds and Planting Material (SMSP)                                                                                                   | 0.30      | 0.00      | 0.37      | 0.00      | 0.08      | 0.00      |
| 10      | National Horticulture Mission (NHM)                                                                                                                  | 68.00     | 49.69     | 45.00     | 25.79     | 40.18     | 30.13     |
| 11      | National Bamboo Mission (NBM) Now , National Agroforesty & Bamboo Mission (NABM)                                                                     | 1.98      | 0.40      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 12      | Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)                                                                                                                 | 306.94    | 153.15    | 87.68     | 78.32     | 155.27    | 72.72     |
| 13      | National Mission on Micro Irrigation (NMMI) On Farm Water Management (OFWM) Now, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) [For Micro Irrigation] | 21.30     | 15.00     | 15.00     | 0.00      | 20.00     | 12.00     |

$ PKVY & NMAET have been introduced w.e.f 2015-16