Lok Sabha Question No. 3040 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-21
Subject: Modern System of Agriculture
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: KIRTI (JHA) AZAD

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3040

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST    MARCH, 2017

## MODERN SYSTEM OF AGRICULTURE

## 3040.    SHRI KIRTI AZAD:

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

- (a) whether the Government has formulated a scheme to promote the use of modern system of  agriculture  on  small  land  holdings  in  the  country,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the reasons therefor; and
- (b) whether the Government is imparting training to the farmers for using latest technology in agriculture in the country including Rajasthan, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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): Government  has  introduced  and  formulated  various  schemes to  promote  the  use  of modern system of agriculture on small holdings in the country such as:
-  National  Mission  on  Agricultural  Extension  and  Technology  (NMAET)  consists  of  4  Sub Missions:
- (i) Sub Mission on Agricultural Extension (SMAE)
- (ii) Sub-Mission on Seed and Planting Material (SMSP)
- (iii)Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM)
- (iv)Sub Mission on Plant  Protection and Plant Quarantine (SMPP)
-  National Food Security Mission (NFSM)
-  National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP)
-  Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)
-  National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)

##  Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna (RKVY)

and  these  missions/schemes  are  supporting  various  farm  technologies  to  sustain  growth  of agriculture including small land holdings, such as integrated farming system/ cropping system with  appropriate  resource  conservation  technologies;  development  of  high  yielding  pest/ disease  tolerant  crop  varieties/  hybrids;  water  use  efficiency  enhancement  through  micro irrigation; soil test based balanced and judicious use of fertilizers; dissemination of agriculture related  information  to  the  farming  community  through  various  ICT  enabled  delivery  channels including  SMSs, internet  kiosks, farmers portals etc; scientific storage of both  perishable and non-perishable  produce;  precision  farming;  increasing  the  reach  of  farm  mechanization  by promoting  'Custom  Hiring  Centres',  creating  hubs  for  hi-tech  &  high  value  farm  equipments; promotion of latest technologies on crops specific cultivation; protected cultivation of horticultural products, organic farming etc.

(b): Various Government of India and State Governments Institutes are imparting training to the  farmers for  using  latest  technology  in  Agriculture  in  the  country  including  Rajasthan  .The details are given in Annexure 1 and 2.

## State wise trainees trained at  Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute(FMTTIs)on farm mechanization technology in last 4 Years

|   S. No | STATES            | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   |   2016-17 (as on date) |
|---------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------|
|       1 | Assam             | 551       | 501       | 432       |                    475 |
|       2 | Madhya Pradesh    | 1091      | 1147      | 1379      |                   1909 |
|       3 | Maharashtra       | 697       | 702       | 373       |                    793 |
|       4 | Arunachal Pradesh | 35        | 7         | 234       |                    139 |
|       5 | Andhra Pradesh    | 1193      | 1040      | 1900      |                   1497 |
|       6 | Uttar Pradesh     | 596       | 742       | 258       |                    527 |
|       7 | Chhattisgarh      | 26        | 22        | 426       |                    121 |
|       8 | West Bengal       | 123       | 100       | 109       |                    144 |
|       9 | Sikkim            | 27        | 13        | 12        |                      8 |
|      10 | Odisha            | 91        | 36        | 19        |                     33 |
|      11 | Rajasthan         | 183       | 113       | 237       |                    210 |
|      12 | Gujarat           | 153       | 176       | 193       |                    161 |
|      13 | Punjab            | 38        | 26        | 52        |                     43 |
|      14 | Nagaland          | 12        | 17        | 14        |                     48 |
|      15 | Bihar             | 94        | 158       | 52        |                     74 |
|      16 | Tripura           | -         | 9         | 2         |                      4 |
|      17 | Manipur           | 6         | 160       | 111       |                     30 |
|      18 | Mizoram           | -         | 5         | 4         |                      1 |
|      19 | Telengana         | -         | 63        | 51        |                     94 |
|      20 | Meghalaya         | -         | -         | 2         |                      5 |
|      21 | Tamilnadu         | 141       | 96        | 126       |                    547 |
|      22 | Karnataka         | 209       | 349       | 259       |                    296 |
|      23 | Jharkhand         | 16        | 20        | 30        |                     10 |
|      24 | Uttrakhand        | 56        | 41        | 53        |                     26 |
|      25 | Haryana           | 1209      | 998       | 1326      |                   1680 |
|      26 | Kerala            | 63        | 62        | 45        |                     58 |
|      27 | Jammu & Kashmir   | 1         | 5         | -         |                      3 |
|      28 | Delhi             | 2         | 1         | 11        |                      2 |
|      29 | A&N               | 1         | 2         | -         |                      2 |
|      30 | Goa               | 2         | -         | -         |                     60 |
|      31 | Himachal Pradesh  | 2         | 1         | 2         |                      5 |
|      32 | Chandigarh        | 3         | 2         | 1         |                      3 |
|      33 | Lakshadweep       | -         | -         | -         |                      7 |

| ANNEXURE : II NUMBER OF MANDAYS TRAINED IN TRAINING PROGRAM UNDER A.T.M.A.   | ANNEXURE : II NUMBER OF MANDAYS TRAINED IN TRAINING PROGRAM UNDER A.T.M.A.   | ANNEXURE : II NUMBER OF MANDAYS TRAINED IN TRAINING PROGRAM UNDER A.T.M.A.   | ANNEXURE : II NUMBER OF MANDAYS TRAINED IN TRAINING PROGRAM UNDER A.T.M.A.   | ANNEXURE : II NUMBER OF MANDAYS TRAINED IN TRAINING PROGRAM UNDER A.T.M.A.   | ANNEXURE : II NUMBER OF MANDAYS TRAINED IN TRAINING PROGRAM UNDER A.T.M.A.   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                       | State                                                                        | 2013-14                                                                      | 2014-15                                                                      | 2015- 16                                                                     | 2016-17 (as on date)                                                         |
| 1                                                                            | Andhra Pradesh                                                               | 106187                                                                       | 62418                                                                        | 55179                                                                        | 104292                                                                       |
| 2                                                                            | Bihar                                                                        | 125412                                                                       | 229096                                                                       | 110161                                                                       | 16584                                                                        |
| 3                                                                            | Chhattisgarh                                                                 | 37038                                                                        | 38755                                                                        | 32198                                                                        | 20087                                                                        |
| 4                                                                            | Goa                                                                          | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 25                                                                           | 650                                                                          |
| 5                                                                            | Gujarat                                                                      | 158317                                                                       | 181356                                                                       | 168237                                                                       | 108692                                                                       |
| 6                                                                            | Haryana                                                                      | 5514                                                                         | 9981                                                                         | 3190                                                                         | 1761                                                                         |
| 7                                                                            | HP                                                                           | 19032                                                                        | 4785                                                                         | 5719                                                                         | 7796                                                                         |
| 8                                                                            | J&K                                                                          | 26642                                                                        | 7389                                                                         | 8680                                                                         | 5842                                                                         |
| 9                                                                            | Jharkhand                                                                    | 150670                                                                       | 47972                                                                        | 8714                                                                         | 23148                                                                        |
| 10                                                                           | Karnataka                                                                    | 39341                                                                        | 13823                                                                        | 962                                                                          | 33300                                                                        |
| 11                                                                           | Kerala                                                                       | 74242                                                                        | 33214                                                                        | 13866                                                                        | 1802                                                                         |
| 12                                                                           | Maharashtra                                                                  | 90152                                                                        | 72422                                                                        | 45101                                                                        | 33946                                                                        |
| 13                                                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                                               | 80664                                                                        | 52519                                                                        | 42079                                                                        | 42505                                                                        |
| 14                                                                           | Odisha                                                                       | 55665                                                                        | 27000                                                                        | 50250                                                                        | 3702                                                                         |
| 15                                                                           | Punjab                                                                       | 28573                                                                        | 18901                                                                        | 16565                                                                        | 9182                                                                         |
| 16                                                                           | Rajasthan                                                                    | 147571                                                                       | 20264                                                                        | 39943                                                                        | 23596                                                                        |
| 17                                                                           | Telangana                                                                    | 0                                                                            | 43398                                                                        | 43398                                                                        | 25479                                                                        |
| 18                                                                           | Tamil Nadu                                                                   | 80000                                                                        | 46030                                                                        | 98748                                                                        | 214420                                                                       |
| 19                                                                           | Uttar Pradesh                                                                | 76550                                                                        | 86752                                                                        | 76760                                                                        | 53289                                                                        |
| 20                                                                           | Uttarakhand                                                                  | 23231                                                                        | 8661                                                                         | 7910                                                                         | 8631                                                                         |
| 21                                                                           | West Bengal                                                                  | 37300                                                                        | 25300                                                                        | 28000                                                                        | 120000                                                                       |
| 22                                                                           | Assam                                                                        | 12481                                                                        | 11940                                                                        | 7916                                                                         | 1371                                                                         |
| 23                                                                           | Arunachal Pradesh                                                            | 4700                                                                         | 14220                                                                        | 98                                                                           | 4170                                                                         |
| 24                                                                           | Manipur                                                                      | 11500                                                                        | 2197                                                                         | 2400                                                                         | 4200                                                                         |
| 25                                                                           | Meghalaya                                                                    | 2918                                                                         | 1170                                                                         | 960                                                                          | 1280                                                                         |
| 26                                                                           | Mizoram                                                                      | 4800                                                                         | 1540                                                                         | 1400                                                                         | 1560                                                                         |
| 27                                                                           | Nagaland                                                                     | 21201                                                                        | 8799                                                                         | 20360                                                                        | 2840                                                                         |
| 28                                                                           | Tripura                                                                      | 16423                                                                        | 1877                                                                         | 215                                                                          | 3525                                                                         |
| 29                                                                           | Sikkim                                                                       | 5626                                                                         | 6075                                                                         | 2200                                                                         | 3500                                                                         |
| 30                                                                           | Delhi                                                                        | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            | 0                                                                            |
| 31                                                                           | Puducherry                                                                   | 1342                                                                         | 1412                                                                         | 739                                                                          | 1060                                                                         |
| 32                                                                           | A & N                                                                        | 1794                                                                         | 560                                                                          | 1284                                                                         | 640                                                                          |
|                                                                              | TOTAL                                                                        | 1444886                                                                      | 1079826                                                                      | 893257                                                                       | 882850                                                                       |

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