Lok Sabha Question No. 3525 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-08
Subject: Organic Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3525

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8 TH   AUGUST, 2017

## ORGANIC FARMING

3525.  DR. P.K. BIJU:

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

- (a) whether organic farming is more expensive and if so, whether the Government provides assistance to the farmers to reduce these expenses;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  taking  any  steps  to  make  conventional  manures  more accessible and cheaper than chemical fertilizers and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the quantum of organic manures being produced in the country at present?

## 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): Cost of production per unit area is comparable or less under organic agriculture than inorganic management when on-farm organic inputs are used.

Government  is  promoting  the  use  of  Organic  manures  under  the  schemes  Paramparagat Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY)  and  Soil  Health  Management  to  enhance  the  conventional manures accessible  . The details  of  assistance   for organic manure  are given below:

- (i) Financial assistance is provided under the component Integrated Manure Management of  PKVY  for  Phosphate  Rich  Organic  Manure  (PROM)  @  Rs.1000/acre  for  procuring  and application of PROM to soil to meet phosphorus/Zinc deficiency in soil.
- (ii) Financial Assistance is provided for vermi-compost (size 7'x3'x1') @Rs.5,000/- unit.
- (iii) Assistance is provided for Vermi-compost, Biofertilizers (Liquid / solid), Waste compost, Herbal extracts etc. including PROM @ 50 % of cost subject to a limit of Rs.5000/- per ha and maximum Rs.10,000 per beneficiary.
- (iv) Government is also providing assistance to production of organic manures by providing 100% financial assistance to State Governments/ Government Agencies upto a maximum limit of Rs.190.00 lakh per unit and 33% of project cost maximum limited to Rs.63 lakh per unit for individuals/private  agencies  through  NABARD  as  capital  investment  for  establishment  of agro/vegetable  waste  compost  production  units  of  3000  Total  Per  Annum  (TPA)  production capacity.

- (v) National Centre of Organic Farming, Ghaziabad has developed 'on farm' production of liquid decomposer culture from organic  waste using waste decomposer culture  which not only reduce the  cost of cultivation but also reduce  the use of chemical fertilizer
- (vi) The Government of India is providing a Market Development Assistance  @ Rs.1500/per metric ton (MT) to Fertilizer Companies for sale of City Compost.
- (vii) Under Network Project on Organic Farming of ICAR, technologies are being evolved to reduce the cost of  production  of  crops  under  organic  farming  using  cropping/farming  system approach  involving  green  manures,  leguminous  crops,  recycling  and  enrichment  of  organic wastes.
- (c) The details of the quantum of different organic manures produced /available State-wise during the year 2015-16 is given at Annexure l.

Annexure- l

| State-wise details of different organic manures produced / available (lakh MT) during the year 2015-16 (lakh MT)   | State-wise details of different organic manures produced / available (lakh MT) during the year 2015-16 (lakh MT)   | State-wise details of different organic manures produced / available (lakh MT) during the year 2015-16 (lakh MT)   | State-wise details of different organic manures produced / available (lakh MT) during the year 2015-16 (lakh MT)   | State-wise details of different organic manures produced / available (lakh MT) during the year 2015-16 (lakh MT)   | State-wise details of different organic manures produced / available (lakh MT) during the year 2015-16 (lakh MT)   | State-wise details of different organic manures produced / available (lakh MT) during the year 2015-16 (lakh MT)   | State-wise details of different organic manures produced / available (lakh MT) during the year 2015-16 (lakh MT)   | State-wise details of different organic manures produced / available (lakh MT) during the year 2015-16 (lakh MT)   |
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| State                                                                                                              | Rural Compost                                                                                                      | FYM                                                                                                                | City Compost                                                                                                       | organic manure                                                                                                     | Vermi Compost                                                                                                      | other manure                                                                                                       | Total Manure                                                                                                       | Green manure (Ha.)                                                                                                 |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                     | 62                                                                                                                 | 0.35                                                                                                               | 22.1                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 1.52                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 85.97                                                                                                              | 8.39                                                                                                               |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                  | 0.7                                                                                                                | 0.21                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.01                                                                                                               | 0.62                                                                                                               | 0.062                                                                                                              | 1.602                                                                                                              | 0.1                                                                                                                |
| Assam                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                  | 841                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 93.1                                                                                                               | 1.56                                                                                                               | 935.66                                                                                                             | 123                                                                                                                |
| Bihar                                                                                                              | 10.32                                                                                                              | 8.5                                                                                                                | 0.32                                                                                                               | 5.01                                                                                                               | 9.12                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 33.27                                                                                                              | 1.8                                                                                                                |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                       | 11.04917                                                                                                           | 42.51                                                                                                              | 11.23                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                  | 3.02                                                                                                               | 53.0884                                                                                                            | 97.88217                                                                                                           | 18.68472                                                                                                           |
| Delhi                                                                                                              | 0.04                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.5                                                                                                                | 0.04                                                                                                               | 0.03                                                                                                               | 0.21                                                                                                               | 0.82                                                                                                               | 0.097                                                                                                              |
| Goa                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 375                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.78                                                                                                               | 4.9                                                                                                                | 380.68                                                                                                             | 62                                                                                                                 |
| Gujarat                                                                                                            | 10.2                                                                                                               | 8.6                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 2.175985                                                                                                           | 0.2                                                                                                                | 0.0106015                                                                                                          | 2.3886365                                                                                                          | 0.012                                                                                                              |
| Haryana                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 15                                                                                                                 | 25.1                                                                                                               | 14                                                                                                                 | 29                                                                                                                 | 2.92                                                                                                               |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                   | 1.9                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.23                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 2.13                                                                                                               | 1.11                                                                                                               |
| Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 396                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 700                                                                                                                | 72.1                                                                                                               |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                          | 5.9                                                                                                                | 6.3                                                                                                                | 6.5529578                                                                                                          | 2.723575                                                                                                           | 19.13513                                                                                                           | 0.1587                                                                                                             | 28.5703628                                                                                                         | 1.22                                                                                                               |
| Karnataka                                                                                                          | 0.72                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.68                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 3.2515                                                                                                             | 0.005                                                                                                              | 4.6565                                                                                                             | 0.45                                                                                                               |
| Kerala                                                                                                             | 26.38297                                                                                                           | 15.165                                                                                                             | 1.026                                                                                                              | 0.909                                                                                                              | 10.096                                                                                                             | 1.26194                                                                                                            | 19.8409                                                                                                            | 0.9                                                                                                                |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                     | 10.36                                                                                                              | 6.58                                                                                                               | 7.5                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 2.5                                                                                                                | 4                                                                                                                  | 14                                                                                                                 | 1.05                                                                                                               |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.72                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.09                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.81                                                                                                               | 0.08                                                                                                               |
| Manipur                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                  | 19                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 9                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 28                                                                                                                 | 2.1                                                                                                                |
| Mizoram                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                  | 1.12                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 1.06                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 2.18                                                                                                               | 0.013                                                                                                              |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                          | 0.42                                                                                                               | 1.3                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 1.21                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 2.93                                                                                                               | 0.01                                                                                                               |
| Nagaland                                                                                                           | 10.6                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 8.42102                                                                                                            | 0.2154                                                                                                             | 6.1665                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                  | 25.4029                                                                                                            | 3.21                                                                                                               |
| Odisha                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.19229                                                                                                            | 0.8346                                                                                                             | 0.34                                                                                                               | 7.531                                                                                                              | 8.70198                                                                                                            | 0.45                                                                                                               |
| Punjab                                                                                                             | 0.04                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.5                                                                                                                | 0.04                                                                                                               | 0.03                                                                                                               | 0.21                                                                                                               | 0.82                                                                                                               | 0.097                                                                                                              |
| Pondicherry                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 3.1162                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 1.434895                                                                                                           | 4.551095                                                                                                           | 0.45                                                                                                               |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                          | 21.92                                                                                                              | 12.2                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.012                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0113                                                                                                             | 34.1433                                                                                                            | 0.004                                                                                                              |
| Sikkim                                                                                                             | 0.34                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.05                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.39                                                                                                               | 0.05                                                                                                               |
| Tamilnadu                                                                                                          | 0.05                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 9.28915                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                  | 5.784556                                                                                                           | 1.29863                                                                                                            | 18.422336                                                                                                          | 2.21                                                                                                               |
| Tripura                                                                                                            | 2.6                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.91                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.91                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                      | 10.6                                                                                                               | 14.6                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.5                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 25.7                                                                                                               | 3.31                                                                                                               |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                        | 25.3                                                                                                               | 19.5                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.23                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.23                                                                                                               | 0.03                                                                                                               |
| West Bengal                                                                                                        | 8.5                                                                                                                | 29.99                                                                                                              | 8.3                                                                                                                | 4.2                                                                                                                | 1.95                                                                                                               | 4.986                                                                                                              | 57.926                                                                                                             | 22                                                                                                                 |
| Grand Total                                                                                                        | 219.9421                                                                                                           | 1402.645                                                                                                           | 79.95762                                                                                                           | 31.17056                                                                                                           | 591.7937                                                                                                           | 94.72847                                                                                                           | 2547.588                                                                                                           | 327.8477                                                                                                           |

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