Lok Sabha Question No. 2361 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-02
Subject: Seed Gram Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: KRISHN PRATAP SINGH

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2361

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 ND  JANUARY, 2018

## SEED GRAM SCHEME

2361.  DR. KRISHAN PRATAP:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  areas  particularly  in  Uttar  Pradesh  included  under  the  Seed    Gram Scheme during the last two years and the current year, State-wise; and
- (b) the details of the funds allocated by the Government and utilised under the scheme in various States of the country including Uttar Pradesh during the said period, State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) & (b): To  upgrade  the  quality  of  farm  saved  seeds,  the  seed  village  programme  is implemented  by  providing  foundation  seed/certified  seed  @  50%  cost  of  seeds  for  cereals crops and 60% for pulses, oilseeds, green manure and fodder crops for one acre per farmer for production  of  quality  seeds.    The  State-wise  details  of  funds  allocated/  released  by  the Government,  utilized,  number  of  seed  villages  organized,  number  of  farmers  benefited  and quantity  of  quality  seeds  produced  during  the  last  two  years  and  the  current  year  are  in Annexure-I to III.

## ANNEXURE-I

## STATE  WISE  DETAILS  OF    FUNDS  RELEASED,UTILIZED,  NO.  OF  SEED  VILLAGES ORGANISED, FARMERS BENEFITED AND QUANTITY OF SEEDS PRODUCED  UNDER SEED VILLAGE PROGRAMME

| S.No.   | State                     | 2015-16   | 2015-16                                               | Rs. in Lakh physical           | achievement                         | Rs. in Lakh physical              |
|---------|---------------------------|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|         |                           | Released  | Utilized (Including Unspent Balance of previous year) | No. of Seed Villages organised | Qty. of Seeds produced (lakh qtls.) | No. of farmers Covered/ Benefited |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh            | 700.00    | 446.61                                                | 6475                           | 11.359                              | 161850                            |
| 2       | Assam                     | 1060.00   | 1407.10                                               | 2771                           | 19.450                              | 415655                            |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh         |           | 0.00                                                  | 36                             | 0.109                               | 1800                              |
| 4       | Bihar                     | 600.00    | 322.74                                                | 885                            | 6.485                               | 86321                             |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh              | 245.18    | 292.90                                                | 1243                           | 6.250                               | 89986                             |
| 6       | Gujarat                   |           | 635.04                                                | 58                             | 0.090                               | 1223                              |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh          | 248.00    | 248.00                                                | 1754                           | 6.390                               | 172682                            |
| 8       | Haryana                   | 1.36      | 1.36                                                  | 18                             | 0.018                               | 191                               |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir           | 391.13    | 391.13                                                | 1178                           | 4.150                               | 178531                            |
| 10      | Karnataka                 | 20.37     | 44.29                                                 | 380                            | 0.917                               | 6372                              |
| 11      | Kerala                    | 3.50      | 3.50                                                  | 9                              | 0.180                               | 404                               |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh            | 586.52    | 709.60                                                | 2441                           | 12.873                              | 239858                            |
| 13      | Manipur                   | 4.34      | 0.00                                                  |                                |                                     |                                   |
| 14      | Maharashtra               |           | 475.70                                                | 1320                           | 1.100                               | 30260                             |
| 15      | Meghalaya                 | 97.79     | 0.00                                                  | 305                            | 0.694                               | 20755                             |
| 16      | Nagaland                  | 131.43    | 131.43                                                | 62                             | 0.040                               | 2850                              |
| 17      | Orissa                    |           | 825.00                                                | 213                            | 2.980                               | 21295                             |
| 18      | Punjab                    | 317.73    | 244.17                                                | 630                            | 5.435                               | 63076                             |
| 19      | Rajasthan                 | 122.36    | 183.32                                                | 312                            | 2.965                               | 19266                             |
| 20      | Tamilnadu                 | 988.81    | 562.73                                                | 1918                           | 1.590                               | 447501                            |
| 21      | Uttar Pradesh             | 899.70    | 579.10                                                | 2632                           | 4.260                               | 62390                             |
| 22      | Uttarakhand               | 303.01    | 288.50                                                | 2888                           | 0.757                               | 49475                             |
| 23      | Puducherry                | 0.33      | 0.00                                                  |                                |                                     |                                   |
| 24      | Telangana                 | 350.00    | 350.00                                                | 1783                           | 3.757                               | 44575                             |
| 25      | National Seed Corporation | 0.00      | 0.00                                                  | 0                              | 0.000                               | 0                                 |
|         | Total                     | 7071.55   | 8142.22                                               | 29311                          | 91.85                               | 2116316                           |

as on 27.12.2017

## ANNEXURE-II

STATE  WISE  DETAILS  OF    FUNDS  RELEASED,UTILIZED,  NO.  OF  SEED  VILLAGES ORGANISED, FARMERS BENEFITED AND QUANTITY OF SEEDS PRODUCED  UNDER SEED VILLAGE PROGRAMME

| S.No.   | State                     | 2016-17   | 2016-17                                               | Rs. in Lakh physical           | achievement                         | Rs. in Lakh physical              |
|---------|---------------------------|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|         |                           | Released  | Utilized (Including Unspent Balance of previous year) | No. of Seed Villages organised | Qty. of Seeds produced (lakh qtls.) | No. of farmers Covered/ Benefited |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh            | 719.82    | 873.14                                                | 1610                           | 5.90                                | 40250                             |
| 2       | Assam                     | 1000.00   | 884.73                                                | 0                              | 0.00                                | 0                                 |
| 3       | Bihar                     | 705.62    | 431.20                                                | 376                            | 2.39                                | 36210                             |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh              | 281.05    | 301.46                                                | 1150                           | 6.85                                | 57538                             |
| 5       | Himachal Pradesh          | 375.00    | 375.00                                                | 1498                           | 5.05                                | 130480                            |
| 6       | Haryana                   | 0.89      | 0.89                                                  | 11                             | 0.03                                | 154                               |
| 7       | Jammu & Kashmir           | 690.60    | 690.60                                                | 1379                           | 8.99                                | 208703                            |
| 8       | Karnataka                 | 36.67     | 186.26                                                | 163                            | 0.52                                | 2338                              |
| 9       | Kerala                    | 26.72     | 26.72                                                 |                                |                                     |                                   |
| 10      | Madhya Pradesh            | 1796.74   | 882.40                                                | 1202                           | 6.27                                | 75482                             |
| 11      | Manipur                   | 54.81     | 4.23                                                  |                                |                                     |                                   |
| 12      | Maharashtra               | 600.00    | 511.10                                                | 729                            | 1.77                                | 37018                             |
| 13      | Meghalaya                 | 10.50     | 97.79                                                 |                                |                                     |                                   |
| 14      | Mizoram                   | 25.00     |                                                       |                                |                                     |                                   |
| 15      | Rajasthan                 | 100.97    | 311.70                                                | 1621                           | 9.45                                | 101024                            |
| 16      | Tamilnadu                 | 822.00    | 807.80                                                | 2484                           |                                     | 707979                            |
| 17      | Uttar Pradesh             | 124.40    | 414.70                                                | 5149                           | 3.90                                | 91511                             |
| 18      | Uttarakhand               | 87.61     | 104.10                                                | 4468                           | 1.59                                | 32435                             |
| 19      | Puducherry                | 0.00      | 0.33                                                  | 4                              |                                     | 29                                |
| 20      | Telangana                 | 670.00    | 670.00                                                | 2187                           | 4.23                                | 54675                             |
| 21      | National Seed Corporation | 979.87    | 0.00                                                  | 0                              | 0.00                                | 0                                 |
|         | Total                     | 9108.25   | 7574.15                                               | 24031                          | 56.96                               | 1575826                           |

as on 27.12.2017

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ANNEXURE-III

| STATE WISE DETAILS OF FUNDS RELEASED,UTILIZED, NO. OF SEED VILLAGES ORGANISED, FARMERS BENEFITED AND QUANTITY OF SEEDS PRODUCED UNDER SEED VILLAGE PROGRAMME   | STATE WISE DETAILS OF FUNDS RELEASED,UTILIZED, NO. OF SEED VILLAGES ORGANISED, FARMERS BENEFITED AND QUANTITY OF SEEDS PRODUCED UNDER SEED VILLAGE PROGRAMME   | STATE WISE DETAILS OF FUNDS RELEASED,UTILIZED, NO. OF SEED VILLAGES ORGANISED, FARMERS BENEFITED AND QUANTITY OF SEEDS PRODUCED UNDER SEED VILLAGE PROGRAMME   | STATE WISE DETAILS OF FUNDS RELEASED,UTILIZED, NO. OF SEED VILLAGES ORGANISED, FARMERS BENEFITED AND QUANTITY OF SEEDS PRODUCED UNDER SEED VILLAGE PROGRAMME   | STATE WISE DETAILS OF FUNDS RELEASED,UTILIZED, NO. OF SEED VILLAGES ORGANISED, FARMERS BENEFITED AND QUANTITY OF SEEDS PRODUCED UNDER SEED VILLAGE PROGRAMME   | STATE WISE DETAILS OF FUNDS RELEASED,UTILIZED, NO. OF SEED VILLAGES ORGANISED, FARMERS BENEFITED AND QUANTITY OF SEEDS PRODUCED UNDER SEED VILLAGE PROGRAMME   | STATE WISE DETAILS OF FUNDS RELEASED,UTILIZED, NO. OF SEED VILLAGES ORGANISED, FARMERS BENEFITED AND QUANTITY OF SEEDS PRODUCED UNDER SEED VILLAGE PROGRAMME   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                                                                                                          | State                                                                                                                                                          | 2017-18                                                                                                                                                        | 2017-18                                                                                                                                                        | Rs. in Lakh physical                                                                                                                                           | achievement                                                                                                                                                    | Rs. in Lakh physical                                                                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                | Released                                                                                                                                                       | Utilized (including Unspent Balance of previous year)                                                                                                          | No. of Seed Villages organised                                                                                                                                 | Qty. of Seeds produced (lakh qtls.)                                                                                                                            | No. of farmers Covered/ Benefited                                                                                                                              |
| 1                                                                                                                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                 | 1312.392                                                                                                                                                       | 212.40                                                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                                              |
| 2                                                                                                                                                              | Assam                                                                                                                                                          | 1173.410                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                           | 1414                                                                                                                                                           | 7.75                                                                                                                                                           | 212100                                                                                                                                                         |
| 3                                                                                                                                                              | Bihar                                                                                                                                                          | 324.018                                                                                                                                                        | 141.27                                                                                                                                                         | 638                                                                                                                                                            | 4.25                                                                                                                                                           | 41294                                                                                                                                                          |
| 4                                                                                                                                                              | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                   | 365.856                                                                                                                                                        | 169.66                                                                                                                                                         | 1021                                                                                                                                                           | 8.87                                                                                                                                                           | 68662                                                                                                                                                          |
| 5                                                                                                                                                              | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                        | 24.210                                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                |
| 6                                                                                                                                                              | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                               | 386.100                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                |
| 7                                                                                                                                                              | Haryana                                                                                                                                                        | 0.507                                                                                                                                                          | 0.00                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                |
| 8                                                                                                                                                              | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                                                | 663.603                                                                                                                                                        | 441.48                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                |
| 9                                                                                                                                                              | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                      | 112.345                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                           | 269                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                | 1378                                                                                                                                                           |
| 10                                                                                                                                                             | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                 | 454.300                                                                                                                                                        | 1206.60                                                                                                                                                        | 6270                                                                                                                                                           | 5.89                                                                                                                                                           | 313500                                                                                                                                                         |
| 11                                                                                                                                                             | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                    | 2431.000                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                |
| 12                                                                                                                                                             | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                      | 141.735                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                |
| 13                                                                                                                                                             | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                       | 74.990                                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                |
| 14                                                                                                                                                             | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                      | 1442.896                                                                                                                                                       | 756.70                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                |
| 15                                                                                                                                                             | Tamilnadu                                                                                                                                                      | 1430.000                                                                                                                                                       | 659.20                                                                                                                                                         | 1377                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                | 76433                                                                                                                                                          |
| 16                                                                                                                                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                  | 1439.210                                                                                                                                                       | 111.10                                                                                                                                                         | 4190                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                | 72913                                                                                                                                                          |
| 17                                                                                                                                                             | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                    | 228.949                                                                                                                                                        | 80.71                                                                                                                                                          | 6306                                                                                                                                                           | 0.96                                                                                                                                                           | 33221                                                                                                                                                          |
| 18                                                                                                                                                             | Telangana                                                                                                                                                      | 1038.103                                                                                                                                                       | 283.00                                                                                                                                                         | 1959                                                                                                                                                           | 3.53                                                                                                                                                           | 48976                                                                                                                                                          |
|                                                                                                                                                                | Total                                                                                                                                                          | 13043.62                                                                                                                                                       | 4062.12                                                                                                                                                        | 23444                                                                                                                                                          | 31.24                                                                                                                                                          | 868477                                                                                                                                                         |

as on 27.12.2017