Lok Sabha Question No. 2283 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Green Revolution under RKVY
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: LAKHAN LAL SAHU

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2283

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  29 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016

## GREEN REVOLUTION UNDER RKVY

2283. SHRI LAKHAN LAL SAHU:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  identified  certain  districts  to  enhance  agriculture production under the Green Revolution;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  making  any  special  efforts  to  enhance  agriculture production in these districts under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY); and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the details of the allocation made for this purpose?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान  कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã ½ãñâ Àã·¾ã ½ãâ¨ããè AHLUWALIA)

(  SHRI  S.S.

(a) to (d): The programme of 'Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI)'a  sub  scheme  of  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY)  is  being  implemented  in identified districts of seven (7) eastern States of Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand,  Odisha,  Uttar  Pradesh  (Eastern)  and  West  Bengal  since  2010-11.  The state-wise and crop-wise identified districts under BGREI are as under:

| Sl.No.   | State                   | Number of districts identified for   | Number of districts identified for   |
|----------|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|          |                         | Rice                                 | Wheat                                |
| 1        | Assam                   | 14                                   | 0                                    |
| 2        | Bihar                   | 23                                   | 28                                   |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh            | 14                                   | 27                                   |
| 4        | Jharkhand               | 20                                   | 20                                   |
| 5        | Odisha                  | 22                                   | 0                                    |
| 6        | Uttar Pradesh (Eastern) | 14                                   | 5                                    |
| 7        | West Bengal             | 11                                   | 19                                   |
|          | Total                   | 118                                  | 99                                   |

Under  the  programme,  assistance  is  being  provided  for  organizing  cluster demonstrations  on  rice  &  wheat,  production  &  distribution  of  seeds  of  rice  &  wheat, Integrated  Nutrient  Management  (INM),  Integrated  Pests  Management  (IPM),  Asset Building  (construction  of dugwell/bore  well,  shallow  tube  well  and  distribution  of improved farm machinery), Site Specific Activities (as per local need of the states), Post harvest  &  marketing  support  (construction  of  godowns,  rice  mills,  etc)  and  cropping system based training for the farmers.

For  implementation  of  BGREI  in  seven  states  during  2016-17,  an  amount  of Rs.630.00 crore has been allocated as central share.

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