Lok Sabha Question No. 5947 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-03
Subject: Crop Diversification Programme under RKVY
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: JOSE K. MANI

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5947

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  3 RD  APRIL, 2018

## CROP DIVERSIFICATION PROGRAMME UNDER RKVY

5947.  SHRI JOSE K. MANI:

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

- (a) whether  it  is  true  that  the  Government  had  extended  the  crop  diversification programme  under  the  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY)  to  10  tobacco  farming States, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the farm holdings which have been shifted from tobacco to other crop, State-wise;
- (c) the alternative crops identified in each State and the most preferred diversified suitable crop adopted for farming; and
- (d) the  details  of  the  challenges  faced  in  shifting  farmers  from  tobacco  farming  to alternate crops and the proposals to tackle them?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान  कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã  ½ãñâ  Àã·¾ã  ½ãâ¨ããè (  SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) to (c): Yes,  Madam.     Crop  Diversification  Programme  (CDP),  an  ongoing  sub scheme of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), is extended to 10 tobacco growing States namely Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh  and West Bengal from 2015-16 to encourage tobacco growing farmers to shift to alternative crops/cropping system.  The State-wise details of the  farm  holdings  which  have  been  shifted  from  tobacco  to  other  crop   and    the diversified preferred crops adopted are   given at annexure.
- (d): Tobacco is a highly remunerative crop with less incidence of pest and disease. Therefore,  it  is  preferred  by  most  tobacco  farmers.  Under  the  Crop  Diversification Programme, for motivating farmers, provision has been made for implementing State to organize study tours/ exposure visits and campaigns etc. to highlight the harmful effects of tobacco and convince them of the long term benefits of alternative crops.

## Annexure

|   Sl. No. | Name of State   | Area shifted from tobacco to other crops (in ha.)   | Diversified preferred crops adopted by farmers                                                                                                                                                   |
|-----------|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh  | 35617 hectares                                      | Bengal gram, black gram, green gram, jowar, maize & hybrid vegetables.                                                                                                                           |
|         2 | Bihar           | 422 hectares                                        | Organic vegetable farming                                                                                                                                                                        |
|         3 | Gujarat         | 13987 hectares                                      | Wheat, pulses, coarse cereals (jowar, bajra), paddy, cotton & vegetables                                                                                                                         |
|         4 | Karnataka       | 8205.73 hectares                                    | cereals/millets, pulses, oilseeds, mango, banana, papaya, flowers & vegetables                                                                                                                   |
|         5 | Odisha          | 5080 hectares                                       | Hybrid maize, millets, vegetable, oilseeds (groundnut & mustard) Cropping system like vegetable- maize/millets, vegetables-groundnut/mustard, vegetables- urd/bengal gram, vegetables-vegetables |
|         6 | Tamil Nadu      | 120 hectares                                        | Hybrid maize                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|         7 | Telangana       | 90 hectares                                         | Chick pea and chillies                                                                                                                                                                           |
|         8 | Uttar Pradesh   | 1062 hectares                                       | Lentil, bengal gram, maize, wheat & mustard                                                                                                                                                      |
|         9 | West Bengal     | 2928 hectares                                       | Mustard, vegetables, potato, wheat                                                                                                                                                               |

Statement annexed in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.5947 due for answer on 03.04.2018 raised by Shri Jose K. Mani

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