Lok Sabha Question No. 3651 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-08
Subject: Evergreen Revolution
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: ASADUDDIN OWAISI

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3651

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  8 TH  AUGUST, 2017

## EVERGREEN REVOLUTION

3651.  SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  chalked  out  a  roadmap  for  next  three  years  for evergreen revolution;
- (b) if so, the salient features of the roadmap so chalked out;
- (c) the strategy chalked out for increase in production of pulses, use of wasteland, seed village programme and model contract farming; and
- (d) to what extent agriculture production in the country is likely to be increased after this roadmap?

## 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 (d): The NITI Aayog has drafted the three years action plan for all the sectors including  agriculture.  The  details  of  the  action  plan  may  be  obtained  from  the  link http://niti.gov.in.  The  action  plan  on  agriculture  deals  with  remunerative  prices  for farmers and raising productivity.

Strategy chalked out for increase in production of pulses, use of wasteland, seed village programme and model contract farming are as below:-

## Increase in production of Pulses

National  Food  Security  Mission  (NFSM-Pulses)  is  being  implemented  in  638 districts  of  29  States  in  the  country.  The  interventions  covered  under  NFSM-Pulses include  cluster  demonstrations  on  improved  package  of  practices,  demonstrations  on cropping  system,  distribution  of  High  Yielding  Varieties  (HYVs),  INM,  IPM,  resource conservation  technologies/tools,  efficient  water  application  tools  and  cropping  system based training for increasing production and productivity of pulses.

Under  this  scheme,  new  initiatives  have  been  taken  up  during  2016-17  i.e., creation  of  seed  hubs,  breeder  seed  production,  minikit  distribution,  cluster  frontline demonstrations etc.

## Use of wasteland

PMKSY  is  principally  for  development  of  rainfed  portions  of  net  cultivated  & culturable wastelands.

## Seed Village programme

To upgrade  the quality of farmer's saved  seeds  financial assistance for distribution of foundation/certified seeds at 50% cost of the seeds for agricultural crops for half an acre per farmer was available up to the year 2013-14.  From the year 201415, the financial assistance for distribution of foundation/certified seeds at 50% cost of the  seeds  for  cereal  crops  and  60%  for  pulses,  oilseeds,  fodder  and  green  manure crops for production of quality seeds is now available for one acre per farmer.

## Certified  Seed  Production  of  Pulses,  oilseeds,  Fodder  &  Green  Manure  crops through Seed Village.

In  order  to  enhance  certified  seed  production  of  Pulses,  oilseeds,  Fodder  & Green manure crops in the country, this component has been initiated from 2014-15. Under  this  component  the  financial  assistance  for  distribution  of  foundation  seeds  at 75%  cost  of  the  seeds  for  pulses,  oilseeds,  fodder  and  green  manure  crops  for production of Certified Seeds is available for the farmers.

The above schemes are demand driven and implemented by the States/implementing agencies for  benefiting the farmers.

## Model Contract Farming Act

In  pursuance  of  announcement  in  the  Union  budget  2017-18,  Ministry  of Agriculture  and  Farmers'  Welfare  has  constituted  a  Committee  on  28.02.2017  to formulate a Model Contract Farming Act for adoption by the States. This Model Act on Contract  Farming  would  address  the  constraints  in  promoting  contract  farming  in  a holistic manner by the States.

The agriculture and allied sector road map endeavours growth of agriculture for meeting food and nutrition security of the country.

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