Lok Sabha Question No. 3322 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Modernisation of Agriculture System
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3322

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  AUGUST,  2018

## MODERNISATION OF AGRICULTURE SYSTEM

3322.  ADV. JOICE GEORGE:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  modernize  the  existing  agriculture  system  in  the Country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  farmers  are  constantly  threatened  by  adverse  weather  and  environmental conditions that spell disaster for their produce;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the public-private partnership  model  could  be  a  game-changer  in  India's agricultural sector and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a) & (b): The modern agricultural practices such as sensor based technologies and machines are being developed to modernize agricultural system. The protected cultivation system is being promoted  by  organizing training  programmes/  awareness  programmes.  Skill  Development programmes on farm mechanization, greenhouse operation, agro-processing and value addition are also being organized by the institutes.

-  During the last five years over 1800 farmers were trained on modern cultivation practices.
-  The  All  India  Coordinated  Research  Project  (AICRP)  on  Ergonomics  and  Safety  in Agriculture  with  its  12  centres  are  working  with  a  mandate  of  Application  of  ergonomical principles  and  anthropometric  data  for  increasing  productivity,  reducing  drudgery,  and minimizing accidents and occupational health problems of workers in agriculture and allied sectors.  The  scheme  centres  have  developed  safety  gadgets  and  15  ergonomically improved tools and equipment and 17 gender friendly tools and equipment.
-  Consortia  Research  Platform  (CRP)  on  Farm  Mechanization  and  Precision  Farming  has been  started  from  year  2015  to  fast-track  the  process  of  farm  mechanization  through development  of  need  based  machinery  and  functional  networking  of  stakeholders.  The major objectives of the scheme is to accelerate the development/ adaptation of need based technology through functional networking with stakeholders.
-  The  infrastructure  developed  for  state-of-art  laboratories  for  lac  production  and  value addition  of  Natural  Resins  and  Gums  (NRGs)  and  strengthening of  ISO  9001  accredited Quality Evaluation Laboratory for natural resins and gums.
-  The  technologies  developed  for  (i)  utilization  of  cotton  biomass  for  preparation  of  value added products like briquettes, pellets and compost; (ii) extraction of fibres from Banana and  development  of  value  added  products  from  the  fibre  and  its  pulp;  and  (iii)  portable ginning machines which enables the farmers to assess the ginning outturn and assist them in  getting  better  remuneration  (focusing  on  marketing  system  with  objective  quality evaluation).

For  promotion  of  agricultural  mechanization,  Sub-  Mission  on  Agricultural  Mechanization (SMAM) is being implemented w.e.f 2014-15 with following objectives:

(i)    Increasing the reach of farm mechanization to small and marginal farmers and to the regions where availability of farm power is low;

(ii)     Promoting 'Custom Hiring Centres' to offset the adverse economies of scale arising due to small landholding and high cost of individual ownership;

- (iii)    Creating hubs for hi-tech & high value farm equipments;

(iv)    Creating awareness among stakeholders through demonstration and capacity building activities;

(v)     Ensuring performance testing and certification at designated testing centres located all over the country.

And during 2018-19 new scheme for In-Situ Management of Crop Residue 'Promotion of Agricultural  Mechanization  for  In-Situ  Management  of  Crop  Residue  in  the  States  of  Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and National Capital Territory of Delhi' is also introduced. State and yearwise funds released is Annexed.

(c) & (d): The State Governments are primarily responsible for taking immediate measures in the  wake  of  all  natural  calamities.  The  Government  of  India  provides  assistance  to  the  State Governments  through  financial  and logistic  support.  The  State  Governments  have  ready availability of funds in the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) for taking immediate measures in  the  wake  of  all  natural  calamities  including  drought.  Contribution  to  SDRF  is  both  by  the Government of India and State Governments concerned, in the ratio of 3:1 for 18 general category States and in the ratio of 9:1 for the remaining 11 special category States (8 North Eastern States and 3 hilly States of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand).

Additional  assistance  over  and  above  SDRF,  is  considered  from  National  Disaster Response  Fund  (NDRF),  for  natural  calamities  of  severe  nature,  in  accordance  with  an established  procedure  and  on  submission  of  a  Memorandum  for  Central  assistance  by  the affected  State.  There  are  laid  down items  and  norms  for  assistance  from  SDRF/NDRF  and Ministry of Home Affairs is concerned with it. Ministry of Home Affairs has issued the items and norms for assistance from SDRF/NDRF, for the 5-year period 2015-16 to 2019-20.

Financial  assistance  from  SDRF  and  NDRF  in  the  wake  of  natural  calamities  is  for immediate relief only and not by way of compensation for the loss suffered.

In  addition,  to  address  the  risk  associated  with  agriculture,  Government  has  introduced Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojana  (PMFBY)  from  Kharif  2016.  PMFBY  addresses  all  the shortcomings in the earlier schemes and is available to the farmers at very low rates of premium. The farmers will get full insurance cover as there is no capping of sum insured and consequently the claim amount is not curtailed or reduced. This scheme provides insurance cover at all stages of the crop cycle including post-harvest risks in specified instances.

(e):  The  public-private  partnership  model  have  a  positive  impact  in  the  agriculture  system  as detailed below:

-  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)-Central  Institute  for  Research  on  Cotton Technology  (CIRCOT)  has  developed  technologies  in  collaborative  mode  in  the  area  of post-harvest  processing  of  cotton  and  value  addition  to  biomass  viz.  Rubber  roller  for Double  Roller  (DR)  Gins,  Single  locking  cotton  feeder,  Lint  opener,  Portable  gins,  Nano cellulose based products etc.
-  Industry  sponsored  research  has  resulted  in  ease  of  technology  commercialization  / transfer.
-  Agri  Business  Incubation  Centre  of  the  institute  provides  avenues  for  public  private collaboration resulting in establishment of startups. Two  new  startups have been established by the incubatees.

Annexure

Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3322 for 07.08.2018 statement in respect of part (a) & (b) of the question regarding 'Modernisation of Agriculture System'

| STATE WISE, YEAR MECHANIZATION STATE   | WISE FUNDS (SMAM) RELEASED   | RELEASED UNDER RELEASED   | SUB - MISSION RELEASED   | ON RELEASED      | AGRICULTURAL RELEASED   |
|----------------------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
|                                        |                              |                           |                          | ( RS. IN CRORES) | ( RS. IN CRORES)        |
|                                        | 2014-15                      | 2015-16                   | 2016-17                  | 2017-18          | 2018-19                 |
| Andhra Pradesh                         | 10.54                        | 7.28                      | 48.99                    | 132.92           | 75.00                   |
| Arunachal Pradesh                      | 0.49                         | 1.88                      | 1.33                     | 5.5              | 3.55                    |
| Assam                                  | 5.62                         | 0                         | 1.08                     | 10               | 0                       |
| Bihar                                  | 9.01                         | 0                         | 14                       | 0                | 25.00                   |
| Chhattisgarh                           | 5.19                         | 4                         | 10                       | 30               | 20.00                   |
| Gujarat                                | 7.94                         | 7.55                      | 6                        | 6.48             | 8.69                    |
| Haryana                                | 2.55                         | 0                         | 0                        | 45               | 45.00                   |
| Himachal Pradesh                       | 1.02                         | 0.75                      | 4.95                     | 11.7             | 10.97                   |
| Jammu &Kashmir                         | 1.18                         | 0.95                      | 3.64                     | 1.8              | 10.22                   |
| Jharkhand                              | 3.58                         | 2.54                      | 2.25                     | 1                | 3.00                    |
| Karnataka                              | 9.62                         | 0                         | 44.41                    | 75               | 59.13                   |
| Kerala                                 | 2.37                         | 0                         | 1                        | 9.79             | 10.37                   |
| Madhya Pradesh                         | 13.92                        | 26.02                     | 20                       | 43.11            | 50.39                   |
| Maharashtra                            | 20.34                        | 15.96                     | 15                       | 34.13            | 45.50                   |
| Manipur                                | 1.1                          | 2.91                      | 0                        | 2.85             | 2.00                    |
| Meghalaya                              | 1.25                         | 0                         | 0.9                      | 0.5              | 1.11                    |
| Mizoram                                | 0.5                          | 2.03                      | 2                        | 4.81             | 3.75                    |
| Nagaland                               | 0.62                         | 2.85                      | 3.33                     | 16               | 15.00                   |
| Orissa                                 | 7.09                         | 5.67                      | 35.78                    | 66.27            | 52.50                   |
| Punjab                                 | 2.09                         | 0                         | 52.09                    | 48.5             | 0                       |
| Rajasthan                              | 15.8                         | 0                         | 4.25                     | 23.06            | 10.00                   |
| Sikkim                                 | 0.19                         | 0.65                      | 1.44                     | 1.38             | 2.00                    |
| Tamil Nadu                             | 8.44                         | 21.39                     | 30.3                     | 51.34            | 75.00                   |
| Telangana                              | 6.93                         | 4.76                      | 5.97                     | 10               | 6.00                    |
| Tripura                                | 0.39                         | 2.44                      | 2                        | 25.52            | 2.00                    |
| Uttar Pradesh                          | 21.21                        | 16.51                     | 37.98                    | 43.97            | 36.58                   |
| Uttarakhand                            | 0.91                         | 0.78                      | 2.56                     | 30.95            | 37.50                   |
| West Bengal                            | 5.98                         | 5.65                      | 4                        | 10               | 11.25                   |

| STATE WISE ,YEAR WISE FUNDS RELEASED UNDER NEW CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME WHICH IS INTRODUCED DURING 2018-19 ON 'PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION FOR IN-SITU MANAGEMENT OF CROP RESIDUE IN THE STATES OF PUNJAB, HARYANA, UTTAR PRADESH AND NCT OF DELHI'   | STATE WISE ,YEAR WISE FUNDS RELEASED UNDER NEW CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME WHICH IS INTRODUCED DURING 2018-19 ON 'PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION FOR IN-SITU MANAGEMENT OF CROP RESIDUE IN THE STATES OF PUNJAB, HARYANA, UTTAR PRADESH AND NCT OF DELHI'   | STATE WISE ,YEAR WISE FUNDS RELEASED UNDER NEW CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME WHICH IS INTRODUCED DURING 2018-19 ON 'PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION FOR IN-SITU MANAGEMENT OF CROP RESIDUE IN THE STATES OF PUNJAB, HARYANA, UTTAR PRADESH AND NCT OF DELHI'   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | ( RS. IN CRORES)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 137.84                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 269.38                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Uttar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 148.60                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |

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