Lok Sabha Question No. 1543 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-25
Subject: Promotion of Dry Land Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: B. S. YEDDYURAPPA

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1543

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  25 TH  JULY, 2017

## PROMOTION OF DRY LAND FARMING

1543.  SHRI B.S. YEDIYURAPPA:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE      ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè

be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  funds  made  by  the  Union  Government  to  various  States  for  the promotion of dry land farming during the last three years and the current year, Statewise;
- (b) the  total  area  brought  under  dry  land  farming  in  the  country  during  the  said period, State-wise; and
- (c) the incentives granted to the farmers for dry land farming during the said period and the success achieved in this regard?

## 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) & (b): Government  is  implementing  the  following  major  programmes  for  the promotion of rainfed/dry land farming in the Country.
- I) Rainfed  Area  Development  (RAD)  as  a  component  of  National  Mission  for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) being implemented by Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW).
- II) Watershed Development Component (WDC) of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) being implemented by Department of Land Resources (DoLR).

State-wise  funds  released  under  these  programmes  for  promotion  of  dry  land farming  and  area  covered  during  the  last  three  years  and  current  year  is  given  at Annexure - I & II.

(c): Under  RAD,  assistance  is  provided  to  farmers  for  Integrated  Farming  System (IFS) activities and also for value addition activities like bee keeping, silage making unit, green house structures, resource conservation activities, vermi compose, post harvest storages etc. In watershed programme, assistance is provided to farmers for drainage line  treatment,  soil  and  moisture  conservation,  rain  water  harvesting,  afforestation, horticulture,  pasture  development,  livelihoods  activities,  etc.  These  programmes  have helped in increasing production and productivity in rainfed/dry land areas.

## Annexure-I

## Annexure to the Lok Sabha USQ No. 1543 for reply on 25.07.2017

## State wise funds released and area covered under Rainfed Area Development (RAD) during 2014-15 to 2016-17 and current year (2017-18)

## Rs. In Lakh, Area in ha

| Sl.No.   | State             |   Release 2014-15 to 2016-17 |   Area Covered 2014-15 to 2016-17 |   Release 2017-18 (upto 15.07.2017) |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |                      5050    |                             19943 |                               850   |
| 2        | Telangana         |                      3219.95 |                             10047 |                                 0   |
| 3        | Bihar             |                       750    |                              1708 |                                 0   |
| 4        | Chattisgarh       |                      1933.86 |                              7136 |                               240   |
| 5        | Gujarat           |                      3296.22 |                              7883 |                               600   |
| 6        | Haryana           |                       156.96 |                                 0 |                                 0   |
| 7        | Jharkhand         |                      2302    |                              6133 |                               420   |
| 8        | Karnataka         |                      2400    |                              4754 |                               500   |
| 9        | Kerala            |                       650    |                              1403 |                                 0   |
| 10       | Madhya Pradesh    |                      3598    |                             14143 |                                 0   |
| 11       | Maharashtra       |                      9163.45 |                             21506 |                              1250   |
| 12       | Odisha            |                      4662.4  |                             15310 |                               600   |
| 13       | Rajasthan         |                      2500    |                              8536 |                                 0   |
| 14       | Tamil Nadu        |                      9533    |                             45201 |                              1700   |
| 15       | Uttar Pradesh     |                      4824.67 |                             18079 |                              1000   |
| 16       | West Bengal       |                      2150.54 |                              7080 |                               350   |
| 17       | Himachal Pradesh  |                      2140.69 |                              4668 |                               360   |
| 18       | Jammu & Kashmir   |                       350    |                               620 |                                50   |
| 19       | Uttarakhand       |                      2200    |                              6117 |                               300   |
| 20       | Assam             |                       300    |                               526 |                                68.5 |
| 21       | Arunachal Pradesh |                      1172.5  |                              2517 |                                 0   |
| 22       | Manipur           |                      1275    |                              2962 |                               137.5 |
| 23       | Meghalaya         |                       783.63 |                              1374 |                                 0   |
| 24       | Mizoram           |                      1441.34 |                              3742 |                               325   |
| 25       | Nagaland          |                      2045.87 |                              4607 |                               400   |
| 26       | Sikkim            |                       863.92 |                              2237 |                                 0   |
| 27       | Tripura           |                      1320    |                              4882 |                               240   |
|          | Total             |                     70084    |                            223115 |                              9391   |

## Annexure to the Lok Sabha USQ No. 1543 for reply on 25.07.2017

## State-wise details of number of WDC-PMKSY projects sanctioned, area covered by the projects and funds released (2014-15 to 2016-17 & 2017-18) as Central share

## (Area in million ha, Amount in Rs. crore)

| Sl. No   | State             | Sanctioned (from 2009-10 to 2014-15) @   | Sanctioned (from 2009-10 to 2014-15) @   | Central share released (from 2014-15 to 2017-18 # )   |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No   | State             | Total no. of Projects                    | Area of the projects                     | Central share released (from 2014-15 to 2017-18 # )   |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 432                                      | 1.810                                    | 370.97                                                |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 156                                      | 0.467                                    | 41.12                                                 |
| 3        | Assam             | 372                                      | 1.577                                    | 51.99                                                 |
| 4        | Bihar             | 123                                      | 0.612                                    | 54.73                                                 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 263                                      | 1.195                                    | 64.96                                                 |
| 6        | Gujarat           | 610                                      | 3.103                                    | 287.38                                                |
| 7        | Haryana           | 88                                       | 0.362                                    | 46.70                                                 |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh  | 163                                      | 0.840                                    | 55.40                                                 |
| 9        | Jammu & Kashmir   | 159                                      | 0.652                                    | 77.02                                                 |
| 10       | Jharkhand         | 171                                      | 0.911                                    | 37.68                                                 |
| 11       | Karnataka         | 571                                      | 2.569                                    | 490.71                                                |
| 12       | Kerala            | 83                                       | 0.423                                    | 51.78                                                 |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh    | 517                                      | 2.937                                    | 664.32                                                |
| 14       | Maharashtra       | 1186                                     | 5.128                                    | 802.26                                                |
| 15       | Manipur           | 102                                      | 0.491                                    | 31.39                                                 |
| 16       | Meghalaya         | 96                                       | 0.236                                    | 66.72                                                 |
| 17       | Mizoram           | 89                                       | 0.373                                    | 100.74                                                |
| 18       | Nagaland          | 111                                      | 0.476                                    | 202.17                                                |
| 19       | Odisha            | 310                                      | 1.700                                    | 408.28                                                |
| 20       | Punjab            | 67                                       | 0.314                                    | 7.95                                                  |
| 21       | Rajasthan         | 1025                                     | 5.764                                    | 802.43                                                |
| 22       | Sikkim            | 15                                       | 0.066                                    | 6.30                                                  |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu        | 270                                      | 1.368                                    | 311.03                                                |
| 24       | Telangana         | 330                                      | 1.399                                    | 194.58                                                |
| 25       | Tripura           | 65                                       | 0.213                                    | 67.05                                                 |
| 26       | Uttarakhand       | 65                                       | 0.346                                    | 91.60                                                 |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     | 612                                      | 3.045                                    | 208.77                                                |
| 28       | West Bengal       | 163                                      | 0.693                                    | 59.91                                                 |
|          | Total             | 8214                                     | 39.07                                    | 5655.94                                               |

Note:   1) WDC-PMKSY is not operational in the Union Territories.

2) There is no sanctioned project in Goa.

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