Lok Sabha Question No. 3221 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-06
Subject: Power for Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3221

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 6 TH   DECEMBER, 2016

## POWER FOR FARMERS

3221.       SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

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

- (a) whether  projects/schemes  are  being  implemented  by  the  Government  for  providing power to farmers for agricultural purpose;
- (b) if  so,  the  funds  allocated  and  utilised  for  the  projects/schemes  during  the  last  three years, State-wise;
- (c) whether there is any special scheme for drought-hit States for providing free power free of cost for agricultural purpose; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## 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) & (b): Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers  Welfare provides the various power  sources    for  agriculture  purpose  such  as  Tractors  ,  Power  Tillers  ,  Solar  Pumps  and different Self Propelled agricultural machinery under Sub Mission of Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) scheme through State Governments. The funds allocated and utilized to provide the various power sources for agriculture purpose under SMAM are given in Annexure- I.

Ministry  of  New  &  Renewable  Energy  (MNRE)  is  also  implementing  Solar  Pumping programme for installation of Solar Pumps for irrigation and drinking water through State Nodal agencies  and  NABARD.  The  funds  allocated  and  utilized  to  provide  the  Solar  Pumps  under MNRE are given in Annexure- II .

No  project/scheme  is  being  implemented  by  Union  Government  to  provide  Electrical power to farmers for agriculture purpose .

- (c): No, Madam.
- (d): Does not arise.

|       | State             |                 |           |            |          |                |                 |          |         |              |                   |                   |          |               |         |         |       | I Grand Total (Funds   |
|-------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------|------------|----------|----------------|-----------------|----------|---------|--------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------|---------------|---------|---------|-------|------------------------|
|       |                   |                 |           |            |          |                |                 |          |         |              |                   |                   |          | PUMP          | PUMP    | PUMP    | PUMP  | utilised)              |
|       |                   | TRACTOR 2014-15 | 2015-16   | 2016-17    | TOTAL    | POWER 2014- 15 | TILLER 2015- 16 | 2016-17  | TOTAL   | SELF 2014-15 | PROPELLED 2015-16 | MACHINERY 2016-17 | TOTAL    | SOLAR 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | TOTAL |                        |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    | 437.5           | 2597.5    | 0          | 1594     | 90             | 373.5           | 305      | 769     | 188          | 0                 | 47.5              | 235      | 0             | 0       | 0       | 0     | 2597.5                 |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh | 0               | 551.25    | 0          | 62.5     | 0              | 75              | 0        | 75      | 0            | 368.8             | 45                | 414      | 0             | 0       | 0       | 0     | 551.25                 |
| 3     | Assam             | 0               | 0         | 0          | 0        | 0              | 0               | 0        | 0       | 0            | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0             | 0       | 0       | 0     | 0                      |
| 4     | Bihar             | 0               | 0         | 0          | 0        | 0              | 0               | 0        | 0       | 0            | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0             | 0       | 0       | 0     | 0                      |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh      | 0               | 2368      | 225        | 225      | 153            | 262.5           | 203      | 618     | 481          | 437.5             | 606               | 1525     | 0             | 0       | 0       | 0     | 2368                   |
| 6     | Gujarat           | 75              | 1606.25   | 125        | 325      | 213.8          | 450             | 30       | 694     | 131          | 162.5             | 68.8              | 363      | 0             | 29      | 196     | 225   | 1606.25                |
| 7     | Haryana           | 0               | 0         | 0          | 0        | 0              | 0               | 0        | 0       | 0            | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0             | 0       | 0       | 0     | 0                      |
| 8     | Himachal Pradesh` | 15              | 547.75    | 245        | 320      | 9              | 45              | 150      | 204     | 23.8         | 0                 | 0                 | 23.8     | 0             | 0       | 0       | 0     | 547.75                 |
| 9     | Jammu & Kashmir   | 67.5            | 583.25    | 73.75      | 230      | 42             | 83.25           | 127      | 252     | 16.3         | 0                 | 85                | 101      | 0             | 0       | 0       | 0     | 583.25                 |
| 10    | Jharkhand         | 0               | 0         | 0          | 0        | 0              | 0               | 0        | 0       | 0            | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0             | 0       | 0       | 0     | 0                      |
| 11    | Karnataka         | 47.5            | 292.25    | 53.75      | 101.3    | 99.75          | 0               | 18.8     | 119     | 72.5         | 0                 | 0                 | 72.5     | 0             | 0       | 0       | 0     | 292.25                 |
| 12    | Kerala            | 0               | 79.77     | 25         | 25       | 0              | 0               | 14.3     | 14.3    | 0            | 0                 | 25                | 25       | 0             | 0       | 15.5    | 15.52 | 79.77                  |
| 13    | Madhya Pradesh    | 208.75          | 2946      | 416.3      | 1080     | 262.5          | 150             | 175      | 587     | 488          | 500               | 291               | 1279     | 0             | 0       | 0       | 0     | 2946                   |
| 14    | Maharashtra       | 621.25          | 3503      | 512.5      | 2165     | 228            | 506.3           | 413      | 1147    | 18.8         | 93.75             | 78.8              | 191      | 0             | 0       | 0       | 0     | 3503                   |
| 15    | Manipur           | 3.75            | 191       | 0          | 3.75     | 15             | 0               | 0        | 15      | 61.3         | 0                 | 0                 | 61.3     | 0             | 111     | 0       | 111   | 191                    |
| 16    | Meghalaya         | 22.5            | 145.75    | 0          | 22.5     | 94.5           | 0               | 0        | 94.5    | 28.8         | 0                 | 0                 | 28.8     | 0             | 0       | 0       | 0     | 145.75                 |
| 17    | Mizoram           | 0               | 403       | 0          | 0        | 0              | 195             | 78       | 273     | 0            | 0                 | 130               | 130      | 0             | 0       | 0       | 0     | 403                    |
| 18    | Nagaland          | 0               | 250.75    | 0          | 0        | 0              | 24.75           | 0        | 24.8    | 0            | 15                | 100               | 115      | 0             | 111     | 0       | 111   | 250.75                 |
| 19    | Orissa            | 0               | 2159.25   | 0          | 0        | 412.5          | 761.3           | 948      | 2122    | 37.5         | 0                 | 0                 | 37.5     | 0             | 0       | 0       | 0     | 2159.25                |
| 20    | Punjab            | 0               | 0         | 0          | 0        | 0              | 0               | 0        | 0       | 0            | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0             | 0       | 0       | 0     | 0                      |
| 21    | Rajasthan*        | 0               | 1511      | 0          | 0        | 45             | 0               | 21       | 66      | 750          | 0                 | 695               | 1445     | 0             | 0       | 0       | 0     | 1511                   |
| 22    | Sikkim            | 0               | 0         | 0          | 0        | 0              | 0               | 0        | 0       | 0            | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0             | 0       | 0       | 0     | 0                      |
| 23    | Tamil Nadu        | 238.75          | 3080.75   | 0          | 1539     | 0              | 705.8           | 0        | 706     | 0            | 836.3             | 0                 | 836      | 0             | 0       | 0       | 0     | 3080.75                |
| 24    | Telengana         |                 |           | 75         |          | 168.8          |                 |          |         |              |                   |                   | 129      | 0             | 0       |         |       |                        |
| 25    | Tripura           | 112.5 0         | 736.5 222 | 0          | 325      | 0              | 82.5 0          | 31.5 222 | 283 222 | 83.8 0       | 0                 | 45                |          |               | 0       | 0 0     | 0 0   | 736.5                  |
|       |                   |                 |           |            | 0        |                |                 |          |         |              | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0             |         |         |       | 222                    |
| 26    | Uttar Pradesh     | 0               | 3645      | 0          | 0        | 0              | 3083            | 0        | 3083    | 0            | 0                 | 563               | 563      | 0             | 0       | 0       | 0     | 3645                   |
| 27 28 | Uttarakhand*      | 5               | 141.25    | 37.5 73.75 | 60 267.5 | 10.5           | 4.5             | 7.5      | 22.5    | 6.25         | 15                | 37.5              | 58.8 146 | 0 0           | 0 0     | 0       | 0     | 141.25 1193.75         |
|       | West Bengal Total | 87.5            | 1193.75   |            |          | 262.5          | 225             | 293      | 780     | 0            | 0                 | 146               |          |               |         | 0       | 0     |                        |

Annexure-II Statgewise fund released under off grid Programme ( solar pump) by Ministry of  New & Renewable Energy(MNRE)  during last three years and current year.

(Rs. in lakhs)

| State/UTs         |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |
|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |        29 |      3205 |     10368 |      3953 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |       428 |       261 |        57 |         0 |
| Assam             |       304 |        57 |       439 |       919 |
| Bihar             |       350 |       648 |      1541 |         0 |
| Chhattisgarh      |      1115 |      3014 |      3327 |      6205 |
| Chandigarh        |         0 |       276 |         0 |         0 |
| Delhi             |         0 |       102 |       124 |         0 |
| Gujarat           |         7 |      1689 |      1797 |        26 |
| Haryana           |         0 |       624 |      1922 |         0 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |      2098 |      1628 |      4100 |      3530 |
| Jammu & Kashmir   |      3697 |      1915 |      4395 |      2303 |
| Jharkhand         |         0 |       651 |      1551 |         0 |
| Karnataka         |       840 |       834 |        66 |      1458 |
| Kerala            |         0 |      2370 |       965 |      1376 |
| Lakshadweep       |       645 |         0 |       375 |         0 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |         0 |      1570 |        41 |         0 |
| Maharashtra       |         0 |      3431 |      2442 |       264 |
| Manipur           |       369 |       147 |      1160 |         0 |
| Meghalaya         |       502 |       573 |       312 |       520 |
| Mizoram           |       394 |       702 |       753 |       831 |
| Nagaland          |       425 |       350 |       555 |      1708 |
| Orissa            |         0 |      1294 |       195 |         0 |
| Punjab            |       203 |      1024 |       824 |         0 |
| Puduchyerry       |         0 |        26 |         0 |         0 |
| Rajasthan         |      1248 |     11489 |     20063 |      6791 |
| Sikkim            |       820 |       141 |        28 |       146 |
| Tamil Nadu        |      2029 |      2939 |      8262 |         0 |
| Telengana         |         0 |      2232 |      1502 |         0 |
| Tripura           |         0 |       113 |       347 |         0 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |        17 |      4481 |      3851 |       257 |
| Uttarakhand       |      4057 |       115 |      2510 |       372 |
| West Bengal       |         0 |       167 |        34 |         0 |
| Total             |     19577 |     48068 |     73906 |     30659 |

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