Lok Sabha Question No. 426 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-18
Subject: Organic Farming through KVKs
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RAJESH PANDEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 426

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18/07/2017

## ORGANIC FARMING THROUGH KVKs

## 426. SHRI RAJESH PANDEY:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f"k vkSj fdlku dY;k.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the allocation of funds by the Government to Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs), during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (b) whether there are any KVKs engaged in organic farming;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government for effective implementation and marketing of organic farm produces; and
- (d) the status of the initiatives taken by the Government for organic farming through KVKs?

## A N S W E R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f'k vkSj fdlku dY;k.k ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h

(SHRI S.S. AHLUWALIA)

- (a) The state wise details of allocation of funds to Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) during the last three years and the current year are given in Annexure.

(b) & (c): The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has established a network of 679 KVKs with a mandate for technology assessment and demonstration for its application and capacity development. As part of their activities, the KVKs impart training to farmers in various aspects of agriculture including organic farming practices like vermi composting, green manuring, production and use of bio- fertilizers and bio-pesticides etc. Moreover, the Sikkim State has been declared  officially  as  an  Organic  State  where  four  KVKs  namely;  East  Sikkim,  West  Sikkim, South Sikkim and North Sikkim have taken up various programmes on organic farming.

As far as marketing of organic farm produces is concerned,  provisions have been made in the  Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region, as a Sub Mission of National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture, under which State Lead agencies assist farmers' and farmers' producer companies in developing their market initiatives including common packaging, labeling and common brand promotion.

- (d) As a new initiative 21 KVKs have conducted Skill Development Training Programmes on organic grower and vermi-compost producers job roles benefitting 367 rural youths during 201617. Besides, the KVKs are involved in creating awareness among farmers to adopt organic farming practices for availing benefits of the Government schemes promoting organic farming.

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## State-wise and year-wise amount allocated to Krishi Vigyan Kendras during the last three years and current year.

(Rs. In lakh)

| S.No   | State             |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |
|--------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1.     | Andaman &Nicobar  |    208.15 |    288.9  |    380.94 |    649.9  |
| 2.     | Andhra Pradesh    |   1255.52 |   1998.32 |   2773.96 |   2692.31 |
| 3.     | Arunachal Pradesh |   1560.64 |   1861.56 |   2079.4  |   1762.5  |
| 4.     | Assam             |   2455.06 |   2618.96 |   3712.61 |   2965.73 |
| 5.     | Bihar             |   2585.47 |   3303.22 |   4389.79 |   5097.69 |
| 6.     | Chhattisgarh      |   1384.71 |   2232.7  |   2834.33 |   2929.11 |
| 7.     | Delhi             |    107.1  |    115.65 |    101.59 |    111.26 |
| 8.     | Goa               |    156.31 |    187.88 |    161.87 |    217.89 |
| 9.     | Gujarat           |   2288.79 |   2532.7  |   2981.16 |   2873.19 |
| 10.    | Haryana           |   1578.08 |   1838.07 |   1971.28 |   1995.68 |
| 11.    | Himachal Pradesh  |   1009.18 |   1210.12 |   1471.68 |   1652.41 |
| 12.    | Jammu &Kashmir    |   1512.47 |   1898.9  |   2250.55 |   2650.95 |
| 13.    | Jharkhand         |   1414.38 |   1854    |   2309.47 |   2736.25 |
| 14.    | Karnataka         |   2367.57 |   2733.65 |   3249.13 |   3825.12 |
| 15.    | Kerala            |   1203.35 |   1367.92 |   1658.78 |   1551.4  |
| 16.    | Lakshadweep       |     46.22 |     42.8  |     23.56 |      0    |
| 17.    | Madhya Pradesh    |   3111.92 |   4377.02 |   5091.51 |   5204.14 |
| 18.    | Maharashtra       |   3365.61 |   4426.68 |   5633.37 |   5829.43 |
| 19.    | Manipur           |   1103    |   1294.81 |   1495.81 |   1158.04 |
| 20.    | Meghalaya         |    430    |    473.22 |    573.8  |    650.16 |
| 21.    | Mizoram           |    932.17 |   1021.2  |   1197.89 |    925.2  |
| 22.    | Nagaland          |   1226.75 |   1159.15 |   1456.81 |   1204.1  |
| 23.    | Orissa            |   1957.74 |   3132.13 |   3414.03 |   3116.35 |
| 24.    | Pondicherry       |    179.55 |    211.86 |    173.7  |      0    |
| 25.    | Punjab            |   1855.01 |   2063.16 |   2481.77 |   2555.94 |
| 26.    | Rajasthan         |   3731.78 |   3851.65 |   4505.35 |   4637.8  |
| 27.    | Sikkim            |    401.2  |    427.25 |    494.85 |    402.94 |
| 28.    | Tamil Nadu        |   2566.08 |   2709.09 |   3269.05 |   3621.85 |
| 29.    | Telangana         |    834.54 |   1268    |   1480.92 |   1827.47 |
| 30.    | Tripura           |    344.75 |    344.9  |    428.94 |    558.3  |
| 31.    | Uttar Pradesh     |   5964.08 |   7142.5  |   7968    |   8221.89 |
| 32.    | Uttarakhand       |    878.07 |   1147.5  |   1560.19 |   1467.33 |
| 33.    | West Bengal       |   1483.53 |   2013.92 |   2718.99 |   3607.79 |
|        | Total             |  51498.8  |  63149.4  |  76295.1  |  78700.1  |

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