Lok Sabha Question No. 650 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-19
Subject: Arrangements of Seeds and Fertilizers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: MEKAPATI RAJAMOHAN REDDY

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.650

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  19 TH  DECEMBER, 2017

## ARRANGEMENTS OF SEEDS AND FERTILIZERS

650.   SHRI M. RAJA MOHAN REDDY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has made ample arrangements to keep the seeds and fertilizer ready for Rabi crop season and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether any direction has been issued for speedy disbursal of farm loans; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान  कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã  ½ãñâ  Àã·¾ã  ½ãâ¨ããè (  SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a): Yes,  Madam.  The  availability  of  certified/quality  seeds  in  the  country  for  Rabi 2017-18 crop  season is 243.14 lakh quintals which are sufficient against the requirement of 216.68 lakh quintals as reported by the States. The crop wise details are in Annexure-I.

The  arrangements  are  being  taken  by  the  Government  for  making  fertilizers available to the farmers for Rabi crop season are as follows:

- (i) Before  the  commencement  of  each  cropping  season,  Department  of  Agriculture, Cooperation  and  Farmers  welfare  (DAC&FW),  in  consultation  with  all  the  State Governments, assesses the requirement of fertilizers. After assessment of requirement, DAC&FW projects month-wise requirement of fertilizers.
- (ii)  On the basis of month-wise & state-wise projection given by DAC&FW, Department of  Fertilizers  allocates  sufficiently/adequate  quantities  of  fertilizers  to  States  by issuing monthly supply plan and continuously monitors the availability.

Thus, Department of Fertilizers ensures adequate availability of fertilizers to the farmers. The availability of fertilizers is adequate in the country.

(b) & (c): Yes, Madam. RBI vide its Master Direction  No.FIDD.CO.Plan. 1/04.09.01/ 2016-17  dated  07  July  2016  has  instructed  Banks  to  follow  the  steps  for  ensuring speedy disbursals to farm loans as detailed in Annexure-II.

ANNEXURE-I Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.650 due for answer on 19.12.2017 regarding Arrangements

## of Seeds and Fertilizers raised by SHRI M. RAJA MOHAN REDDY

| All India Crop-wise Requirement and Availability of Certified/Quality Seeds for Rabi 2017-18   | All India Crop-wise Requirement and Availability of Certified/Quality Seeds for Rabi 2017-18   | All India Crop-wise Requirement and Availability of Certified/Quality Seeds for Rabi 2017-18   | All India Crop-wise Requirement and Availability of Certified/Quality Seeds for Rabi 2017-18   | All India Crop-wise Requirement and Availability of Certified/Quality Seeds for Rabi 2017-18   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State Name                                                                                     | Requirement                                                                                    | Availability                                                                                   | Deficit/Surplus                                                                                |                                                                                                |
| WHEAT                                                                                          | 12126453                                                                                       | 14977119                                                                                       | 2850666                                                                                        |                                                                                                |
| PADDY                                                                                          | 1921962                                                                                        | 2059960                                                                                        | 137998                                                                                         |                                                                                                |
| BARLEY                                                                                         | 229755                                                                                         | 347966                                                                                         | 118211                                                                                         |                                                                                                |
| MAIZE                                                                                          | 223260                                                                                         | 278751                                                                                         | 55492                                                                                          |                                                                                                |
| BAJRA                                                                                          | 18475                                                                                          | 23624                                                                                          | 5149                                                                                           |                                                                                                |
| SORGHUM                                                                                        | 105461                                                                                         | 107176                                                                                         | 1715                                                                                           |                                                                                                |
| RAGI                                                                                           | 2103                                                                                           | 9131                                                                                           | 7028                                                                                           |                                                                                                |
| BUCKWHEAT                                                                                      | 1100                                                                                           | 730                                                                                            | -370                                                                                           |                                                                                                |
| KODO MILLET                                                                                    | 270                                                                                            | 140                                                                                            | -130                                                                                           |                                                                                                |
| ITALIAN MILLET                                                                                 | 755                                                                                            | 1145                                                                                           | 390                                                                                            |                                                                                                |
| LITTLE MILLET                                                                                  | 600                                                                                            | 968                                                                                            | 368                                                                                            |                                                                                                |
| BANYARD MILLET                                                                                 | 50                                                                                             | 60                                                                                             | 10                                                                                             |                                                                                                |
| TOTAL CEREALS                                                                                  | 14630244                                                                                       | 17806771                                                                                       | 3176528                                                                                        |                                                                                                |
| GRAM                                                                                           | 1716310                                                                                        | 1926750                                                                                        | 210440                                                                                         |                                                                                                |
| MOONG                                                                                          | 49346                                                                                          | 70620                                                                                          | 21274                                                                                          |                                                                                                |
| URD                                                                                            | 83282                                                                                          | 99503                                                                                          | 16221                                                                                          |                                                                                                |
| ARHAR                                                                                          | 773                                                                                            | 5440                                                                                           | 4667                                                                                           |                                                                                                |
| LENTIL                                                                                         | 137004                                                                                         | 135865                                                                                         | -1139                                                                                          |                                                                                                |
| PEAS                                                                                           | 237261                                                                                         | 234102                                                                                         | -3159                                                                                          |                                                                                                |
| RAJMASH                                                                                        | 6958                                                                                           | 5284                                                                                           | -1674                                                                                          |                                                                                                |
| KHESARI                                                                                        | 19687                                                                                          | 19600                                                                                          | -87                                                                                            |                                                                                                |
| COWPEA                                                                                         | 2856                                                                                           | 3596                                                                                           | 740                                                                                            |                                                                                                |
| HORSE GRAM                                                                                     | 8856                                                                                           | 9241                                                                                           | 385                                                                                            |                                                                                                |
| FABA BEAN                                                                                      | 500                                                                                            | 500                                                                                            | 0                                                                                              |                                                                                                |
| TOTAL PULSES                                                                                   | 2262833                                                                                        | 2510500                                                                                        | 247667                                                                                         |                                                                                                |
| GROUNDNUT                                                                                      | 643621                                                                                         | 676325                                                                                         | 32703                                                                                          |                                                                                                |
| SOYBEAN                                                                                        | 125                                                                                            | 125                                                                                            | 0                                                                                              |                                                                                                |
| TORIA                                                                                          | 13785                                                                                          | 13006                                                                                          | -779                                                                                           |                                                                                                |
| R&M                                                                                            | 217773                                                                                         | 242363                                                                                         | 24590                                                                                          |                                                                                                |
| CASTOR                                                                                         | 80                                                                                             | 80                                                                                             | 0                                                                                              |                                                                                                |
| SESAME                                                                                         | 26738                                                                                          | 26665                                                                                          | -73                                                                                            |                                                                                                |
| LINSEED                                                                                        | 7511                                                                                           | 5016                                                                                           | -2495                                                                                          |                                                                                                |
| SUNFLOWER                                                                                      | 5184                                                                                           | 5124                                                                                           | -60                                                                                            |                                                                                                |
| SAFFLOWER                                                                                      | 10989                                                                                          | 12291                                                                                          | 1302                                                                                           |                                                                                                |
| TOTAL OILSEEDS                                                                                 | 925806                                                                                         | 980994                                                                                         | 55187                                                                                          |                                                                                                |
| COTTON                                                                                         | 2391                                                                                           | 2619                                                                                           | 228                                                                                            |                                                                                                |
| OAT                                                                                            | 16943                                                                                          | 16943                                                                                          | 0                                                                                              |                                                                                                |
| BERSEEM                                                                                        | 4179                                                                                           | 4179                                                                                           | 0                                                                                              |                                                                                                |
| JUTE                                                                                           | 5500                                                                                           | 5750                                                                                           | 250                                                                                            |                                                                                                |
| POTATO                                                                                         | 3820846                                                                                        | 2986683                                                                                        | -834163                                                                                        |                                                                                                |
| Total                                                                                          | 21668742                                                                                       | 24314439                                                                                       | 2645697                                                                                        |                                                                                                |

## Annexure-II

Lok Sabha  Unstarred Question No.650  due for answer  on 19.12.2017 regarding Arrangements of Seeds and Fertilizers raised by SHRI M. RAJA MOHAN REDDY

RBI  vide  its  Master  Direction  No.FIDD.CO.Plan.1/04.09.01/2016-17  dated  07  July  2016  has instructed Banks to follow under mentioned steps for ensuring speedy disbursals to farm loans.

##  Receipt, Sanction/Rejection/Disbursement Register

A  register/  electronic  record  should  be  maintained  by  the  bank,  wherein  the  date  of  receipt, sanction/ rejection/ disbursement with reasons thereof, etc., should be recorded. The register/electronic record should be made available to all inspecting agencies.

##  Issue of Acknowledgement of Loan Applications

Banks should provide acknowledgement for loan applications received under priority sector loans. Bank Boards should prescribe a time limit within which the bank communicates its decision in writing to the applicants.

## Other measures taken to ensure flow of Agriculture credit

1. NABARD vide its letter no. NB.CPD.GCD/43/54-B/2017-18 dated 13 April 2017 advised the Chiefs of Priority Sector lending of all Scheduled Commercial Banks to ensure achievement of the agriculture credit disbursement targets allocated by Government of  India for the year 2017-18 and special implementable strategies may be drawn to achieve the same
2. NABARD organizes annual meet of Priority Sector Chiefs of all Scheduled Commercial Banks (to discuss constraints / issues in the flow of agricultural credit at ground level).
3. In  addition  to  this,  NABARD  ROs  participate  in  SLBC  meetings  of  the  respective  states  to review the flow of agriculture credit in the state for ensuring achievement of allocated agriculture credit targets. Periodical meeting with RRBs are also held to review credit flow in the state.
4. NABARD conducts  National  Review  Meets  of  CEOs/Chairmen  of  State  Cooperative  Banks and Regional Rural Banks, wherein various issues including Ground Level Credit to Agriculture sector are reviewed.
5. Under Lead bank Scheme of RBI, the following forums are put in place for monitoring of credit flow:-

| At Block Level    | Block Level Bankers' Committee (BLBC)                                          |
|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| At District Level | District Consultative Committee (DCC) & District Level Review Committee (DLRC) |
| At State Level    | State Level Bankers' Committee (SLBC)                                          |

DDMs of NABARD participate in DCC/DLRC/BLBC meetings at district and block level where review of GLC for agriculture & other benchmarks is done at quarterly intervals.

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