Lok Sabha Question No. 625 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-06
Subject: Funds for Development of Alkaline Soil
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: SANJAY(KAKA) RAMCHANDRA PATIL

O.I.H.

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.625

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2018

## FUNDS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ALKALINE SOIL

625.   SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

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

- (a) whether the Government provides funds under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) for the development of alkaline soil in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether the Government proposes to reduce the funds being given to farmers for the development of alkaline soil and if so, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã ½ãñâ Àã·¾ã ½ãâ¨ããè ( SHRIGAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a) & (b): Reclamation  of  Problem  Soils  (RPS)  is  being  implemented  as  a  subscheme  of  RKVY  from  2016-17  by  the  Government  to  reclaim  problem  soil  such  as alkaline, acidic and saline to bring them under cultivation and to check further expansion of  problem  soil.  States  can  utilize  funds  available  under  normal  RKVY  also  besides funds allocated under the sub-scheme of RPS for reclamation of alkaline soil.

The State-wise allocation and release of funds under the scheme, including fund released  under  the  sub-scheme  RPS,  during  2016-17  and  2017-18  are  given  at annexure-I (a) & I (b).

Statement annexed in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 625 raised by SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL for answer on 06.02.2018

## Statewise Allocation and Release of funds under Normal RKVY and Sub-schemes for 2016-17 as on 31.03.2017 (Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No. Name of the States               | Normal RKVY Allocation   | Release            | BGREI Allocation Release   | CDP Allocation Release   | Allocation   | RPS * FMD Release   | Allocation   | Rice Release Allocation   | Fallow Bee Release    | Keeping Allocation Release   | Saffron Mission Allocation Release   | Total of Sub-Schemes Allocation AFDP Allocation Release   | Release                              | Total Release   | Sub-Schems Grand Total (Sub-    | NormalRKVY   |
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------|---------------------|--------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|--------------|
| 1 Andhra Pradesh                         | 207.38                   | 207.38             |                            | 9.45                     |              |                     |              |                           |                       |                              |                                      | 11.52 5.76                                                | 20.97 228.35                         | 207.38          | 15.21 222.59 RKVY)              |              |
| 2 Arunachal Pradesh                      | 21.35                    | 10.68              |                            |                          | 2.00         | 1.00                | 0.47         | 0.24                      |                       |                              |                                      |                                                           | 2.47 23.82                           | 10.68           | 1.24 11.92                      |              |
| 3 Assam                                  | 145.22                   |                    | 106.80                     |                          | 2.00         |                     | 10.63        | 4.78                      | 13.50 6.75            | 1.60 0.58                    |                                      |                                                           | 134.53 279.75                        |                 | 118.91 210.45                   |              |
| 4 Bihar                                  | 161.12                   | 91.54 45.06        | 106.80 87.30 43.65         | 0.80                     | 3.00         | 1.50                |              |                           | 6.00                  |                              |                                      |                                                           | 97.10 258.22                         | 91.54           | 45.55 90.61                     | 45.06        |
| 5 Chhattisgarh                           | 78.90                    | 78.90              | 99.30 99.30                |                          | 2.00         | 1.00                | 11.10        | 4.84                      | 9.00 9.00             |                              |                                      |                                                           | 121.40 200.30                        | 78.90           | 114.14 193.04                   |              |
| 6 Goa                                    | 20.69                    | 10.35              |                            |                          |              |                     |              |                           |                       |                              |                                      |                                                           | 0.00 20.69                           |                 | 0.00 10.35                      | 10.35        |
| 7 Gujarat                                | 291.22                   | 145.61             |                            | 9.05                     | 15.00        | 7.20                |              |                           |                       |                              |                                      |                                                           | 24.05 315.27                         |                 | 9.70 155.31                     | 145.61       |
| 8 Haryana 115.46                         |                          | 109.88             |                            | 33.94                    | 3.00         |                     |              |                           |                       |                              |                                      |                                                           | 36.94 152.40                         |                 | 16.97 126.85                    | 109.88       |
| 9 Himachal Pradesh                       | 49.92                    | 49.92              |                            |                          |              |                     | 2.84         | 2.84                      |                       |                              |                                      |                                                           | 2.84 52.76                           | 49.92           | 2.84 52.76                      |              |
| 10 Jammu & Kashmir                       | 36.03                    | 16.16              |                            |                          |              |                     | 3.50         | 1.36                      |                       |                              | 49.37                                | 20.97                                                     | 52.87 88.90                          |                 | 22.33 38.49                     | 16.16        |
| 11 Jharkhand                             | 82.65                    | 41.32              | 56.80 28.40                |                          |              |                     | 9.82         |                           | 6.00 3.00             |                              |                                      |                                                           | 72.62 155.27                         | 41.32           | 31.40 72.72                     |              |
| 12 Karnataka                             | 226.76                   | 226.76             |                            | 7.20                     | 3.00         | 1.50                |              |                           |                       |                              |                                      | 10.08 10.08                                               | 20.28 247.04                         | 226.76          | 15.55 242.31                    | 92.76        |
| 14 Madhya Pradesh                        | 427.38                   | 282.62             |                            |                          |              |                     | 27.51        | 10.87                     |                       |                              |                                      |                                                           | 27.51 454.89                         |                 | 10.87 293.49                    | 282.62       |
| 15 Maharashtra                           | 393.16                   | 250.91             |                            | 0.13                     | 3.00         | 0.97                | 0.32         |                           |                       |                              |                                      |                                                           | 3.13 396.29                          | 250.91          | 0.00 250.91                     | 11.86        |
| 16 Manipur 17 Meghalaya                  | 27.45 18.28              | 11.86 9.73         |                            |                          | 2.00 1.00    | 0.49                | 0.91         | 0.41                      |                       |                              |                                      |                                                           | 2.32 29.77 1.91 20.19                |                 | 0.97 12.83 0.90 10.63           | 9.73         |
| 18 Mizoram                               | 23.91 34.67              | 19.56 34.67        |                            |                          | 2.00 2.00    | 1.00                | 0.04 0.27    | 0.02 0.27                 |                       |                              |                                      |                                                           | 2.04 25.95 2.27 36.94                | 19.56           | 1.02 20.58 0.27 34.94           | 34.67        |
| 19 Nagaland 20 Odisha                    | 215.75                   | 215.75             | 102.50 102.50              | 0.11                     | 3.00         |                     | 12.23        | 12.23                     | 9.00 4.43             |                              |                                      |                                                           | 126.84 342.59                        | 215.75          | 119.16 334.91                   |              |
| 21 Punjab                                | 178.03                   | 89.02              |                            | 79.47                    | 3.00         |                     |              |                           |                       |                              |                                      | 0.60                                                      | 82.47 260.50 0.60                    | 261.68          | 6.79 95.81 0.30                 | 89.02        |
| 22 Rajasthan 23 Sikkim                   | 261.68 14.57             | 261.68 14.33       |                            |                          |              |                     | 0.14         | 0.07                      |                       |                              |                                      | 0.30                                                      | 262.28 0.14 14.71                    |                 | 261.98 0.07 14.40               | 14.33        |
| 24 Tamil Nadu                            | 143.15                   | 202.87             |                            | 0.24                     | 4.00         | 2.00                |              |                           |                       |                              |                                      |                                                           | 4.24 147.39                          | 202.87          | 2.00 204.87 0.24                | 256.75       |
| 25 Telangana 26 Tripura 27 Uttar Pradesh | 427.38 33.46 202.67      | 256.75 33.46 92.17 | 81.50 78.09                | 0.47 37.81               |              |                     | 0.95         | 0.95                      |                       |                              |                                      |                                                           | 0.47 427.85 0.95 34.41 119.31 321.98 | 33.46           | 256.99 0.95 34.41 109.72 201.89 | 92.17        |
| 28 Uttarakhand                           | 43.91                    | 43.91              |                            |                          |              |                     | 2.96         | 2.66                      |                       |                              |                                      |                                                           | 2.96 46.87                           | 43.91           | 2.66 46.57                      |              |
| 29 West Bengal                           | 233.90                   | 174.09 94.80       | 94.80                      | 0.83                     |              |                     | 16.94        | 8.47                      | 6.00 3.00 49.50 26.18 |                              |                                      |                                                           | 118.57 352.47                        | 174.09          | 106.69 280.78                   | 3119.70      |

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Annexure - I (b)

## Statewise Allocation and Release of funds under Normal RKVY and Sub-schemes for 2017-18 as on 02.02.2018

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* RPS - Reclamation of Problem Soil