Lok Sabha Question No. 104 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-11
Subject: Implementation of Modern Techniques in Agriculture
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY, NISHIKANT  DUBEY, SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 104

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## IMPLEMENTATION OF  MODERN TECHNIQUES  IN AGRICULTURE

104. SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY: SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY: SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV:

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

- (a) whether  cultivation  is  the  main source of livelihood for the rural people;
- (b) whether most of the farmers are still following age old agricultural practices;
- (c) if  so,  whether  the  Government  has  taken  measures  to  create  awareness  among  the farmers about new farming  techniques and educate them to adopt modern techniques to get good harvest at affordable expenditure;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State-wise including Maharashtra;
- (e) whether  the  said  awareness programmes are held frequently in each and every rural area of the country; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Jharkhand?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI  GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a) & (b): Yes  Madam.  As  per  the  results  of  'Situation  Assessment  Survey  of  Agricultural Households' conducted by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) in 2013, about 63.5 percent of  the  agricultural  households  in  the  rural  areas  of  the  country  reported  cultivation  as  their principal source of income. Details of the number of farmers still following age old practices are not available in the Survey.
- (c) to (f): Government  has  been  taking  various  initiatives  to  create  awareness  among farmers about new techniques through such programmes as  extension reforms, Mass Media Support to Agricultural Extension, Kisan Call Centers, Agri-Clinics and Agri-business Centers, Exhibitions/Fairs, etc. A Centrally Sponsored Scheme 'Support to State Extension Programmes for Extension Reforms' popularly known as ATMA Scheme is being implemented in 676 districts of 29 states & 3 UTs of the country, including all the districts of Maharashtra & Jharkhand. The scheme promotes decentralized and farmer-friendly extension system in the country. Under the Contd…2/-

Scheme, Grants-in-aid is released to the State Governments {In the ratio of 60:40 (Centre:State) to General States, 90:10 for North-Eastern & 3 Himalayan States and 100% for UTs} with an objective to support State Government's efforts to revitalize their extension system and  making  available  the  latest  agricultural  technologies  and  good  agricultural  practices  in different  thematic  areas.  The  extension  activities  include  farmers  training,  demonstrations, exposure visits, Kisan Mela, mobilization of Farmers Groups and organizing Farm Schools, etc.

Since inception w.e.f. 2005-06 to 2018-19 (upto 6th December, 2018), over 483.82 lakh farmers have been benefitted through different extension activities under the Scheme. Details are given in the Annexure.

## Annexure

## Annexure in reference to reply to Part (c) to (f) of L.S Unstarred Q.No. 104 due for reply  on 11-12-2018

## Details of farmers benefitted through different extension activities from 2005-06 to 2018-19 (upto 6 th December, 2018)

| S. N0. STATE         |   ATMA Districts |   Farmers Benefitted |
|----------------------|------------------|----------------------|
| 1 Andhra Pradesh     |               13 |              1963115 |
| 2 Bihar              |               38 |              5331746 |
| 3 Chhatisgarh        |               27 |              1400716 |
| 4 Goa                |                2 |                15731 |
| 5 Gujarat            |               33 |              3880759 |
| 6 Haryana            |               21 |               659145 |
| 7 Himachal Pradesh   |               12 |               573877 |
| 8 J & K              |               22 |               158055 |
| 9 Jharkhand          |               24 |               908944 |
| 10 Karnataka         |               29 |              2195407 |
| 11 Kerala            |               14 |              2070533 |
| 12 Maharashtra       |               33 |              2946071 |
| 13 Madhya Pradesh    |               51 |              3786817 |
| 14 Orissa            |               30 |              4280660 |
| 15 Punjab            |               22 |              1712617 |
| 16 Rajasthan         |               33 |              2660159 |
| 17 Telangana         |               30 |               477732 |
| 18 Tamil Nadu        |               31 |              3209473 |
| 19 Uttar Pradesh     |               75 |              5561465 |
| 20 Uttarakhand       |               13 |              1056672 |
| 21 West Bengal       |               19 |              1622076 |
| 22 Assam             |               26 |               101207 |
| 23 Arunachal Pradesh |               21 |               281355 |
| 24 Manipur           |                9 |               135578 |
| 25 Meghalaya         |               11 |                35185 |
| 26 Mizoram           |                8 |               143436 |
| 27 Nagaland          |               11 |               867961 |
| 28 Tripura           |                8 |               135912 |
| 29 Sikkim            |                4 |                83428 |
| 30 Delhi             |                1 |                  162 |
| 31 Puducherry        |                2 |                24934 |
| 32 A&N               |                3 |               101416 |
| Total                |              676 |             48382343 |

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