Lok Sabha Question No. 2511 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-09
Subject: Promotion of Regional Agricultural Products
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil

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

## LOK  SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2511 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH   JULY, 2019

## PROMOTION OF REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

2511.  SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has provided or is likely to provide any kind of assistance to  the farmers to promote and develop regional agricultural products in each State, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  any  assistance  is  likely  to  be  sought  from  the  State  Governments  in  this regard;
- (c) whether any provision is likely to be made by the Government to develop clusters of farmers for the same; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a): All the Schemes of the Department endeavour to promote local agricultural products of respective States, as proposed by the State Governments in their Annual Action Plans. A statement  indicating  the  major  schemes  being  implemented  by  the  Department  of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare is annexed.

- (b): The schemes of the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare are demand driven and the funds are released to the State Governments on a sharing basis of 60:40 ratio (90:10 ratio for 8 North Eastern States and 3 Himalayan States) between Centre and States.

(c) & (d): Government lays emphasis on a cluster based approach in some schemes including - organic farming under Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)  and Mission Organic  Value  Chain  Development    in  North  Eastern  Region  (MOVCDNER)    through cluster/group /FPOs  Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), assistance is provided  for strengthening /promoting Farmers Interest Group (FIG), Farmer Producer  Organizations  (FPOs)  and  Grower  Associations  involved    in  development  of horticultural  crops  -      National  Food  Security  Mission  (NFSM)  -  Pulses  &  NFSM-Millets, cluster based approach is adopted for plantation of bamboo.

## Annexure

## SCHEMES BEING IMPLEMENTED BY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE.

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Scheme                                                              |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1    | Interest Subsidy                                                                |
|      2    | Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana -NCIP                                          |
|      3    | Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana                                            |
|      4    | Implementation of MIS/PSS                                                       |
|      5    | Promotion of Agricultural Mechanization for in-situ Management of Crops Residue |
|      6    | Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM- AASHA)                      |
|      7    | Distribution of Pulses for Welfare Schemes                                      |
|      8    | Pradhan Mantri Kisan (Income Support Scheme)                                    |
|      9    | Pradhan Mantri Kisan Saman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)                                     |
|     10    | Pradhan Mantri Kisan Pension Yojan                                              |
|     11    | GREEN REVOLUTION                                                                |
|     11.1  | Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana                                                   |
|     12    | KRISHONNATI YOJANA                                                              |
|     12.1  | Integrated Development of Horticulture                                          |
|     12.2  | National Bee Keeping Honey Mission (NBHM)                                       |
|     12.3  | National Project on promotion of Organic Farming                                |
|     12.4  | National Project on Soil Health & Fertility                                     |
|     12.5  | Organic Value Chain for North East                                              |
|     12.6  | Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (RADP)                                      |
|     12.7  | Soil and Land Use Survey of India                                               |
|     12.8  | Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana                                                |
|     12.9  | National Project on Agro-Forestry                                               |
|     12.1  | National Bamboo Mission                                                         |
|     12.11 | Sub-Mission on Agriculture Extension                                            |
|     12.12 | Information Technology                                                          |
|     12.13 | Sub-Mission Seeds & Planting Material                                           |
|     12.14 | Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization                                       |
|     12.15 | Sub-Mission on Plant Protection and Plant Quarantine                            |
|     12.16 | Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Cooperation                                    |
|     12.17 | Integrated Scheme on Agricultural Marketing                                     |
|     13    | National Food Security Mission                                                  |
|     13.1  | National Food Security Mission-Oilseeds &Oil Palm                               |
|     13.2  | National Food Security Mission- Other Crops                                     |
|     13.3  | Integrated Schemes on Agriculture Census & Statistics                           |
|     13.4  | National Rainfed Area Authority                                                 |