Lok Sabha Question No. 5191 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-27
Subject: Upliftment of Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY, RAJESH PANDEY

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5191

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 27 TH  MARCH, 2018

## UPLIFTMENT OF FARMERS

5191.    SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY: SHRI RAJESH PANDEY:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  sanctioned  any  funds  for  upliftment  of  farmers  in Jharkhand; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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): Agriculture  is  a  State  subject.  Government  of  India  supports  and  facilitates  the State  Governments  through  many  Centrally  Sponsored  and  Central  Sector  Schemes  for upliftment of farmers by increase in production, implementation of new technologies to reduce cost of cultivation like improved variety of seeds, drip irrigation, soil testing and using fertilizers most suited for crops, scientific crop production technologies,  seed minikit  etc. The details of funds  released  during  2017-18  under  various  schemes  by  the  Department  of  Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare for the State of Jharkhand is as per Annexure.

## Annexure to LSUSQ No. 5191 due on 27.03.2018

Statement showing funds released for various schemes being implemented by the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare  to the State of Jharkhand

(Rs. in crore)

| S.No.   | Name of the Scheme                                               |   Released 2017-18 |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
| 1       | National Food Security Mission (NFSM)                            |              25.72 |
| 2       | National Mission on Oilseeds &Oil Palm (NMOOP)                   |               5.48 |
| 3       | Rainfed Area Development (RAD)                                   |               5.6  |
| 4       | Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)                          |               3.21 |
| 5       | Sub-mission on Agriculture Extension (SMAE)                      |              26.01 |
| 6       | Sub-mission on Agriculture Mechanization (SMAM)                  |               1    |
| 7       | National Horticulture Mission (NHM)                              |              10    |
| 8       | Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)                             |               0.6  |
| 9       | Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY -Micro Irrigation)   |              15    |
| 10      | Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY- Other Intervention) |              10    |
| 11      | Sub-Mission on Agroforestry (SMAF)                               |               4    |
|         | Total                                                            |             106.62 |

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## Annexure