Lok Sabha Question No. 338 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-18
Subject: ARYA Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 338

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18/07/2017

## ARYA SCHEME

## 338. SHRIMATI KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA:

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

- (a) whether the Indian Council of Agricultural Research has initiated a programme on 'Attracting and Retaining Youth in Agriculture' (ARYA);
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the number of States in which the ARYA programme has  been  implemented  during  the  last  financial  year  and  the  districts  which  have  been selected under the programme; and
- (c) the  number  of  youths  which  have  been  involved  in  the  projects  for  setting  up  of micro-entrepreneurial units like Apiary, Mushroom, Seed Processing, Soil testing, Poultry, Dairy, Goatry, Carp-hatchery, Vermi-compost etc., the details thereof, programme/project and State-wise?

## 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) & (b): Yes Madam,  Realizing the importance of rural youth in agricultural development,  the  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  has  initiated  a  program  on 'Attracting and Retaining Youth in Agriculture' (ARYA) during the XII plan. The ARYA project is being implemented in 25 States through KVKs, one district from each State. The list of States is placed at Annexure-I .

(c) During the year 2016-17, 3242 youth have been involved in the project for working with of micro-entrepreneurial units like Apiary, Mushroom, Seed Processing, Soil testing, Poultry,  Dairy,  Goatry,  Carp-hatchery,  Vermi-compost  etc.  The  program  wise  and  statewise details are placed at Annexure-II .

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## State-wise and District wise implementation of ARYA program

|   1 | Haryana          | Gurgaon                     |
|-----|------------------|-----------------------------|
|   2 | Punjab           | Bathinda                    |
|   3 | Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur                    |
|   4 | Jammu& Kashmir   | Kathua                      |
|   5 | Bihar            | East Champaran              |
|   6 | West Bengal      | Nimpith, South 24- Parganas |
|   7 | Jharkhand        | Gumla                       |
|   8 | Manipur          | Senapati                    |
|   9 | Nagaland         | Wokha                       |
|  10 | Assam            | Karbi Anglong               |
|  11 | Mizoram          | Lunglei                     |
|  12 | Sikkim           | North Sikkim                |
|  13 | Uttarakhand      | Haridwar                    |
|  14 | Uttarpradesh     | Muzaffarnagar               |
|  15 | Andhra Pradesh   | Nellore                     |
|  16 | Telengana        | Nalgonda(Kampasagar)        |
|  17 | Maharashtra      | Nagpur                      |
|  18 | Gujarat          | Rajkot                      |
|  19 | Rajasthan        | Banswara                    |
|  20 | Chhattisgarh     | Dantewada                   |
|  21 | Madhya Pradesh   | Gwalior                     |
|  22 | Odisha           | Nayagarh, Panipola          |
|  23 | Karnataka        | Bengaluru-Rural             |
|  24 | Tamil Nadu       | Kanyakumari                 |
|  25 | Kerala           | Kannur                      |

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## Involvement of youth in Attracting and Retaining Youth in Agriculture project during 2016-17 (State-wise)

| S.No.   | State      | Name of KVK     | Name of enterprise/ activity undertaken    |   No of Rural Youth involved |
|---------|------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1       | Karnataka  | Bengaluru Rural | Minor millets Processing &Value Addition   |                           35 |
| 1       | Karnataka  | Bengaluru Rural | Jack fruit processing &value addition      |                           35 |
| 1       | Karnataka  | Bengaluru Rural | Mushroom cultivation methods               |                           21 |
|         |            |                 | Total                                      |                           91 |
| 2       | Kerala     | Kannur          | Coconut processing &value addition         |                           10 |
| 2       | Kerala     | Kannur          | Jack fruit processing &value addition      |                           10 |
| 2       | Kerala     | Kannur          | Vegetable fruit processing &value addition |                           25 |
|         |            |                 | Total                                      |                           45 |
| 3       | Tamil Nadu | Kanyakumari     | Coconut processing &value addition         |                           50 |
| 3       | Tamil Nadu | Kanyakumari     | Banana processing &value addition          |                           50 |
|         |            |                 | Total                                      |                          100 |
| 4       | Assam      | Karbi Anglong   | Poultry                                    |                           26 |
| 4       | Assam      | Karbi Anglong   | Piggery                                    |                           25 |
| 4       | Assam      | Karbi Anglong   | Pineapple                                  |                           20 |
| 4       | Assam      | Karbi Anglong   | Mushroom                                   |                           40 |
|         |            |                 | Total                                      |                          111 |
| 5       | Manipur    | Senapati        | Mushroom cultivation                       |                           10 |
| 5       | Manipur    | Senapati        | Piggery                                    |                           21 |
| 5       | Manipur    | Senapati        | Poultry                                    |                           12 |
| 5       | Manipur    | Senapati        | Fishery                                    |                           27 |
| 5       | Manipur    | Senapati        | Large Cardamom                             |                           50 |
|         |            |                 | Total                                      |                          120 |
| 6       | Mizoram    | Lunglei         | Piggery                                    |                           50 |
| 6       | Mizoram    | Lunglei         | Poultry                                    |                           70 |
| 6       | Mizoram    | Lunglei         | Mushroom                                   |                           10 |
| 6       | Mizoram    | Lunglei         | Bee Keeping                                |                           15 |
| 6       | Mizoram    | Lunglei         | Total                                      |                          145 |

| 7   | Nagaland          | Wokha        | Mushroom                                                |   23 |
|-----|-------------------|--------------|---------------------------------------------------------|------|
| 7   | Nagaland          | Wokha        | Poultry                                                 |   23 |
| 7   | Nagaland          | Wokha        | Piggery                                                 |   24 |
| 7   | Nagaland          | Wokha        | Floriculture-cut flowers                                |   20 |
| 7   |                   |              | Total                                                   |   90 |
| 8   | Sikkim            | North Sikkim | Off-season Vegetable production under walk-in Tunnel    |   50 |
| 8   | Sikkim            | North Sikkim | Cardamom cultivation under protected condition          |   20 |
| 8   | Sikkim            | North Sikkim | Piglet production                                       |   20 |
| 8   | Sikkim            | North Sikkim | Total                                                   |   90 |
| 9   | Rajasthan         | Banswara     | Nursery Management                                      |   22 |
| 9   | Rajasthan         | Banswara     | Poultry Production                                      |  115 |
| 9   | Rajasthan         | Banswara     | Goat Farming                                            |   63 |
| 10  | Gujarat           | Rajkot-I     | Post Harvest Technology &Value Addition                 |  100 |
| 10  | Gujarat           | Rajkot-I     | Nursery Management                                      |   40 |
| 10  | Gujarat           | Rajkot-I     | Milk Processing                                         |   60 |
| 10  | Gujarat           |              | Total                                                   |  400 |
| 11  | Punjab            | Bathinda     | Bee Keeping                                             |   50 |
| 11  | Punjab            | Bathinda     | Value addition and Processing                           |   30 |
| 11  | Punjab            | Bathinda     | Mushroom Cultivation                                    |   40 |
| 11  | Punjab            | Bathinda     | Poultry Farming                                         |   50 |
| 11  | Punjab            | Bathinda     | Total                                                   |  170 |
| 12  | Haryana           | Gurgaon      | Goat Farming                                            |   10 |
| 12  | Haryana           | Gurgaon      | Value Addition                                          |   34 |
| 12  | Haryana           | Gurgaon      | Mushroom Cultivation                                    |   14 |
| 12  | Haryana           | Gurgaon      | Protected Cultivation                                   |   16 |
| 12  | Haryana           | Gurgaon      | Total                                                   |   74 |
| 13  | Himachal Pradesh  | Hamirpur     | Mushroom Cultivation                                    |   30 |
| 13  | Himachal Pradesh  | Hamirpur     | Protected Cultivation and nursery raising of vegetables |   22 |
| 13  | Himachal Pradesh  | Hamirpur     | Post-harvest and value addition                         |   30 |
| 13  | Himachal Pradesh  | Hamirpur     | Total                                                   |   82 |
| 14  | Jammu and Kashmir | Kathua       | Mushroom cultivation                                    |   60 |
| 14  | Jammu and Kashmir | Kathua       | Value addition                                          |   60 |
| 14  | Jammu and Kashmir | Kathua       | Commercial Floriculture                                 |   40 |
| 14  | Jammu and Kashmir | Kathua       | Poultry farming                                         |   40 |
|     |                   |              | Total                                                   |  200 |
| 15  | Madhya Pradesh    | Gwalior      | Vermi Compost Production                                |   60 |
| 15  | Madhya Pradesh    | Gwalior      | Nursery Management                                      |   50 |
| 15  | Madhya Pradesh    | Gwalior      | Mushroom Production                                     |   40 |
| 15  | Madhya Pradesh    | Gwalior      | Poultry Production                                      |   50 |
|     |                   |              | Total                                                   |  200 |
| 16  | Chhattisgarh      | Dantewada    | Mushroom Production                                     |   50 |
| 16  | Chhattisgarh      | Dantewada    | Processing and value addition of NTFP's                 |   40 |
| 16  | Chhattisgarh      | Dantewada    | Processing and value addition of Lac                    |   60 |
| 16  | Chhattisgarh      | Dantewada    | Backyard poultry management                             |   50 |
| 16  | Chhattisgarh      | Dantewada    | Total                                                   |  200 |

| 17   | Andhra Pradesh   | Nellore                                            | Mushroom production units                                     | 50   |
|------|------------------|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|------|
| 17   | Andhra Pradesh   | Nellore                                            | Vermicompost production units                                 | 24   |
| 17   | Andhra Pradesh   | Nellore                                            | Fruits and Vegetables Nurseries                               | 38   |
| 17   |                  |                                                    | Total                                                         | 112  |
| 18   | Telangana        | Nalgonda (Kampasagar)                              | Integrated Farming Systems                                    | 10   |
| 18   | Telangana        | Nalgonda (Kampasagar)                              | Bakery production units                                       | 33   |
| 18   | Telangana        | Nalgonda (Kampasagar)                              | Raising of Vegetable nurseries                                | 20   |
| 18   | Telangana        | Nalgonda (Kampasagar)                              | Vermicompost production units                                 | 21   |
| 18   |                  |                                                    | Total                                                         | 84   |
| 19   | Maharashtra      | Nagpur                                             | Production of disease free sappling of pomegranate and citrus | 69   |
| 19   | Maharashtra      | Nagpur                                             | Fruits and Vegetables Processing unit                         | 251  |
| 19   | Maharashtra      | Nagpur                                             | Soil testing unit                                             | 20   |
| 19   |                  |                                                    | Total                                                         | 340  |
| 20   |                  |                                                    | Bee Keeping                                                   | 45   |
| 20   |                  |                                                    | Poultry                                                       | 50   |
| 20   |                  |                                                    | Mushroom Prod.                                                | 40   |
| 20   |                  |                                                    | Total                                                         | 135  |
| 21   | Uttarakhand      | Haridwar                                           | Bee Keeping                                                   | 25   |
| 21   | Uttarakhand      | Haridwar                                           | Broiler Farming                                               | 25   |
| 22   |                  |                                                    | Betel vine plantation                                         | 5    |
| 22   |                  |                                                    | Carp hatchery                                                 | 4    |
| 22   |                  |                                                    | Asian catfish hatchery                                        | 4    |
| 22   |                  |                                                    | Vanaraja poultry farming                                      | 30   |
| 22   |                  |                                                    | Broiler duck (Pekin) farming                                  | 14   |
| 22   |                  |                                                    | Meat processing centre                                        | 6    |
| 22   |                  |                                                    | Total                                                         | 63   |
| 23   | Jharkhand        | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Gumla Vikas Bharti Bishunpur |                                                               |      |
| 23   | Jharkhand        | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Gumla Vikas Bharti Bishunpur | Pig Farming                                                   | 20   |
| 23   | Jharkhand        | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Gumla Vikas Bharti Bishunpur | Goat Farming                                                  | 20   |
| 23   | Jharkhand        | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Gumla Vikas Bharti Bishunpur | Lac Cultivation                                               | 20   |
| 23   | Jharkhand        | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Gumla Vikas Bharti Bishunpur | Bee Keeping                                                   | 20   |
| 23   |                  |                                                    |                                                               | 80   |
| 24   | Bihar            | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Piprakothi, East Champaran   |                                                               |      |
| 24   | Bihar            | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Piprakothi, East Champaran   | Mushroom cultivation                                          | 25   |
| 24   | Bihar            |                                                    | Fish spawn production                                         | 10   |
| 24   | Bihar            |                                                    | Bee keeping                                                   | 25   |
|      |                  |                                                    | Total                                                         | 60   |
| 25   | Odisha           | KVK Nayagarh                                       | Mushroom production                                           | 75   |
| 25   | Odisha           | KVK Nayagarh                                       | Backyard poultry rearing                                      | 75   |
| 25   |                  | KVK Nayagarh                                       | Stunted fingerlings production                                | 50   |
| 25   |                  |                                                    | Total                                                         | 200  |
| 25   |                  |                                                    | Grand Total                                                   | 3242 |

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