Lok Sabha Question No. 4267 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-28
Subject: Krishak Mitra
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: UDAY PRATAP SINGH

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4267

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 TH    MARCH, 2017

## KRISHAK MITRA

4267.       SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

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

- (a) the number of farmers friend/ Krishak Mitra identified and associated with expansion of agriculture in the country including Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  any  provision  to  increase  funds/budget  for  imparting training to 'Krishak Mitra' in the country, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of specific works done by the Government for training of Krishak Mitra?

## 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): The Scheme 'Support to State Extension Programmes for Extension Reforms(ATMA),' a component  of  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  'Sub-Mission  on  Agriculture  Extension  (SMAE)' under 'National Mission on  Agricultural  Extension  and  Technology  (NMAET)'  is  under implementation  in  652  districts  of  29  states  &  3  UTs  of  the  country  including  51  districts  of Madhya Pradesh.  125333 Farmer Friends (FF) including 23275 FF in Madhya Pradesh have been identified in the States and associated with expansion of agriculture in the country.  The State-wise  details  of  Farmer  Friends  (FF)  identified  under  the  Scheme  including  Madhya Pradesh is given in Annexure-1.
- (b) & (c): The State Governments depute Farmer Friends for training & Exposure visits as per ATMA Scheme provisions. Para-2.10(ii) of ATMA Scheme Guidelines provides that Farmer Friend  (FF)  would  be  provided  with  special  opportunity  for  upgradation  of  skills  through Trainings,  Study  Tours  and  visits  to  State  Agricultural  Universities/other  Institutes  by  utilizing support available under the Scheme. The cost norm prescribed in the ATMA Cafeteria, 2014 for Inter-State  Training  of  Farmers  is  Rs.1250/-  per  farmer  per  day  and for  Inter-State  Exposure Visit of Farmers is Rs.800/- per farmer per day.

## State-wise details of Farmer Friends

| S. No.   | State             |   No. of Farmer Friends identified |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh |                                950 |
| 2        | Assam             |                                337 |
| 3        | A&N Islands       |                                250 |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh      |                               9004 |
| 5        | Gujarat           |                               8500 |
| 6        | Jammu & Kashmir   |                                440 |
| 7        | Jharkhand         |                              14400 |
| 8        | Maharashtra       |                              20479 |
| 9        | Madhya Pradesh    |                              23275 |
| 10       | Meghalaya         |                               3412 |
| 11       | Mizoram           |                                357 |
| 12       | Nagaland          |                                650 |
| 13       | Orissa            |                              12468 |
| 14       | Punjab            |                               6188 |
| 15       | Rajasthan         |                              16360 |
| 16       | Sikkim            |                                 83 |
| 17       | Tamilnadu         |                               8180 |
| TOTAL: - | TOTAL: -          |                             125333 |

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