Lok Sabha Question No. 3552 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-08
Subject: Demands of Funds under SMAS Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: LADU KISHORE SWAIN

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3552

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8 TH   AUGUST, 2017

## DEMANDS OF FUNDS UNDER SMAS SCHEME

3552.      SHRI LADU KISHORE SWAIN:

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

- (a) whether the Government considers to allocate greater amount of funds under the Submission  on  Agriculture  Mechanisation  (SMAS)  scheme  to  meet  the  farmers  mechanisation demand of States, particularly the State of Odisha and if so, the details thereof and the steps being taken in this regard;
- (b) whether the Government has taken steps to include straw baler thereunder and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  enhance  the  calamity  Relief  fund  Grant  suitably from  the  existing  Rs.  6800/-  and  Rs.  13500/-  per  hectare  for  unirrigated  and  irrigated  lands respectively and if so, the details thereof?

## 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): To promote the farm mechanization in the country, Government of India has introduced Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) w.e.f. 2014-15. To implement the SMAM scheme , Government has enhanced the funds from Rs.208.3 Crore to Rs.577.58 Crore during 2014-15 to 2017-18 respectively.

As  regards  to  Odisha  State  is  concerned  Government  has  released  Rs.72.09  Crore under SMAM scheme during the period 2014-15 to 2017-18.

The  statement  of  funds  released  under  SMAM  scheme  to  various  States  including Odisha State is enclosed as Annexure I.

- (b): Under  SMAM scheme Straw Baler is already included and  the financial assistance  is provided for its procurement to the farmers.
- (c): Existing norms of assistance from State Disaster Response Funds (SDRF) and National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) were revised on 8 th April 2015 and these norms are applicable up to the year 2019-20 There is no any proposal of Government to enhance the existing norms of assistance of SDRF and NDRF .

| ANNEXURE:1        | ANNEXURE:1      | ANNEXURE:1      | ANNEXURE:1      | ANNEXURE:1      | ANNEXURE:1      |
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| STATE             | RELEASED        | RELEASED        | RELEASED        | RELEASED        | TOTAL RELEASED  |
| (RS. IN CRORES)   | (RS. IN CRORES) | (RS. IN CRORES) | (RS. IN CRORES) | (RS. IN CRORES) | (RS. IN CRORES) |
|                   | 2014-15         | 2015-16         | 2016-17         | 2017-18         |                 |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 10.54           | 7.28            | 48.99           | 35.00           | 101.81          |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 0.49            | 1.88            | 1.33            | 2.75            | 6.45            |
| Assam             | 5.62            | 0.00            | 1.08            | -               | 6.70            |
| Bihar             | 9.01            | 0.00            | 14.00           |                 | 23.01           |
| Chhattisgarh      | 5.19            | 4.00            | 10.00           | 30.00           | 49.19           |
| Gujarat           | 7.94            | 7.55            | 6.00            | -               | 21.49           |
| Haryana           | 2.55            | 0.00            | 0.00            | 45.00           | 47.55           |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 1.02            | 0.75            | 4.95            | 9.01            | 15.73           |
| Jammu& Kashmir    | 1.18            | 0.95            | 3.64            | 1.80            | 7.57            |
| Jharkhand         | 3.58            | 2.54            | 2.25            | 1.00            | 9.37            |
| Karnataka         | 9.62            | 0.00            | 44.41           | 30.00           | 84.03           |
| Kerala            | 2.37            | 0.00            | 1.00            | 4.89            | 8.26            |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 13.92           | 26.02           | 20.00           | 43.11           | 103.05          |
| Maharashtra       | 20.34           | 15.96           | 15.00           | 17.06           | 68.36           |
| Manipur           | 1.10            | 2.91            | 0.00            | 2.85            | 6.86            |
| Meghalaya         | 1.25            | 0.00            | 0.90            | 0.50            | 2.65            |
| Mizoram           | 0.50            | 2.03            | 2.00            | -               | 4.53            |
| Nagaland          | 0.62            | 2.85            | 3.33            | 11.41           | 18.21           |
| Orissa            | 7.09            | 5.67            | 35.78           | 23.55           | 72.09           |
| Punjab            | 2.09            | 0.00            | 52.09           | 48.50           | 102.68          |
| Rajasthan         | 15.80           | 0.00            | 4.25            | 9.00            | 29.05           |
| Sikkim            | 0.19            | 0.65            | 1.44            | 1.38            | 3.66            |
| Tamil Nadu        | 8.44            | 21.39           | 30.30           | 23.28           | 83.41           |
| Telangana         | 6.93            | 4.76            | 5.97            | 10.00           | 27.66           |
| Tripura           | 0.39            | 2.44            | 2.00            | 7.76            | 12.59           |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 21.21           | 16.51           | 37.98           | 43.97           | 119.67          |
| Uttarakhand       | 0.91            | 0.78            | 2.56            | 3.56            | 7.81            |
| West Bengal       | 5.98            | 5.65            | 4.00            | 10.00           | 25.63           |
| TOTAL             | 165.87          | 132.57          | 355.25          | 415.38          | 1069.07         |

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