Lok Sabha Question No. 2455 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-02
Subject: Women Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: PRALHAD VENKATESH JOSHI, KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2455

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 ND  JANUARY, 2018

## WOMEN FARMERS

## 2455.     SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI: SHRIMATI KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA:

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

- (a) whether the various policies/ schemes are in place for promoting farmers in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether 30 per cent of funds under various schemes of the Ministry are earmarked for women farmers and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of funds allocated and utilised for promotion of women farmers during the last two years and the current year, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) the number of women farmers who have been trained in agriculture related fields under various central schemes during the said period?

## 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): The  Government  is  realigning  its  interventions  to  move  from  production-centric  to farmers' income-centric platform. In order to realise net positive returns for the farmer, schemes as follows, are being promoted and implemented in a major way, viz:- Soil Health Card (SHC) scheme;  Neem  Coated  Urea  (NCU);  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  (PMKSY); Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY);  National  Agriculture  Market  scheme  (e-NAM); Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY); National Food Security Mission (NFSM); Mission for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH);  National  Mission  on  Oilseeds  &  Oilpalm (NMOOP); National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA); National Mission on Agricultural Extension & Technology (NMAET) and Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY).

(b) to (d): Yes, Madam.  As a part of its mainstreaming efforts, the Department of Agriculture & Cooperation and Farmers Welfare ensures flow of funds to the tune of 30% for the benefit of women  farmers  under  its  various  beneficiary  oriented  schemes.  The  guidelines  of  various schemes including Support to States Extension programmes for Extension Reforms, National Food   Security   Mission, National   Mission   on   Oilseed   &   Oil   Palm, National   Mission  on Contd...2/-

Sustainable Agriculture, Sub-Mission for Seed and Planting Material, Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture etc. stipulate that States  and  other  Implementing  Agencies  are  required  to  incur  at  least  30%  expenditure  on Women Farmers.

The budgetary allocation for the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare during the last three years is as under:

Rs. in crore

| Year    | Budget Estimate (BE)   | Actual Expenditure   |
|---------|------------------------|----------------------|
| 2015-16 | 25460.51               | 49677.32             |
| 2016-17 | 45035.20               | 48957.00             |
| 2017-18 | 51576.00               | 35484.43 (as on      |
|         |                        | 18.12.2017)          |

At the stage of administrative approval, 30% of this budgetary allocations is earmarked for women farmers.

A  total  number  of  8.71  lakh  women  have  been  trained  under  Agriculture  Technology Management Agency (ATMA) Scheme since 2015-16.

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