Lok Sabha Question No. 833 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-07
Subject: Allocation of Funds for Agricultural Schemes
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY, NISHIKANT  DUBEY

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.833

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH   FEBRUARY, 2017

## ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR AGRICULTURAL SCHEMES

833.      SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY: SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

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

- (a) whether the Government is giving utmost priority to raise the productivity per hectare to pull out the farmers from poverty;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  implemented  various  schemes  including  National  Food Security Mission (NFSM), Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI), National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP), National Mission on Agriculture Extension and Technology (NMAET), National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana in the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of funds provided by the Government under these schemes during the last one year and the current year?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI  S. S. AHLUWALIA)

(a) to (d): In  order  to  increase  the  productivity  of  agricultural  crops  in  the  country  and  to improve  the  income  level  of  farmers,  the  Government  of  India,  through  various  State Governments,  is  implementing  various  Crop  Development  Programmes  like  National  Food Security Mission (NFSM), Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI), National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP), National Mission on Agriculture Extension & Technology (NMAET), National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) and  Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY).

Under these Schemes/Programmes, funds are provided to the States for implementation of State-specific agricultural strategies including incentives to farmers for use of quality seeds, Integrated Nutrient Management (INM), Integrated Pest Management (IPM), farm mechanization, etc. The States are also provided support for creation of agricultural infrastructure for optimal use of water and other natural resources.

Beside above, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has prioritized research and  development  programmes  in  rice,  wheat,  maize,  millets,  fodder  crops,  oilseeds,  pulses, sugarcane, cotton and other fiber crops in order to increase the agricultural productivity. These research programmes are undertaken by 26 commodity/theme based research institutes and 33 All  India  Coordinated  Research  Projects  (AICRPs)  and  All  India  Network  Projects  (AINPs), mostly  situated  in  State  Agricultural  Universities  (SAUs)  to  develop  location  specific  crop varieties and matching technologies as per the agro-ecological needs and farming community.

The crop improvement programmes give emphasis on development of new high yielding crop  varieties/hybrids  with  improved  quality  and  resistance/tolerance  to  biotic  and  abiotic stresses.  A  total  of    463  high  yielding  varieties/hybrids  of  different  crops  including  251  of cereals, 74 of oilseeds, 64 of pulses, 36 of fibres, 26 of forages and 12 of sugarcane with fair degree  of  tolerance  to  biotic  and  abiotic  stresses  have  been  released  for  cultivation  by  the farmers  during  last  three  years  (2014  -  2016). The  breeder  seed  production  increased  from 89266 quintals in 2013-14 to 127823 quintals in 2015-16.

## (e): The details of funds provided by the Government under the schemes during the last one year and the current year are as below;

(Rs.  in crore)

| Sl No   | Name of scheme                     | Release*   | Release*   |
|---------|------------------------------------|------------|------------|
| Sl No   | Name of scheme                     | 2015-16    | 2016-17    |
| 1       | NFSM                               | 1162.39    | 1176.44    |
| 2       | RKVY including BGREI               | 3941.78    | 3215.35    |
| 3       | NMOOP                              | 221.47     | 194.33     |
| 4       | NMAET                              | 406.69     | 333.19     |
| 5       | PMKSY                              | 1556.73    | 1688.55    |
| 6       | NMSA                               | NMSA       | NMSA       |
| 6       | i. Soil Health Card                | 96.44      | 102.48     |
| 6       | ii. Soil Health Management         | 44.38      | 84.55      |
| 6       | iii. Rainfed Area Development      | 196.65     | 164.04     |
| 6       | iv. Sub- Mission on Agroforestry   | -          | 22.50      |
| 6       | v. Parampragat Krishi Vikas Yojana | 226.60     | 122.00     |

* as on 30.01.2017

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