Lok Sabha Question No. 3767 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-16
Subject: Organic Cultivation Area
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Kirit Premjibhai Solanki

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3767

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH   JULY, 2019

## ORGANIC  CULTIVATION AREA

3767.      DR. (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:

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

- (a) the total farm area, excluding forest area, currently under Organic Certification, State/UTwise;
- (b) the  total  number  of  clusters formed  under  organic  farming  since  the inception of the scheme, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the details of the selection process and criteria used to choose the clusters for organic farming under the scheme; and
- (d) the    steps    taken    by    the  Government    to    provide    the    latest  technologies, infrastructure  and  training regarding organic farming to farmers in the selected clusters?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a): As per the report received from States and Agriculture Processed Food and Export Development Authority (APEDA),the total farm area currently  under Organic Certification is 27.70  lakh hectares in the country including 5.98 lakh hectares under Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) , 0.639 lakh  hectares  under    Mission  Organic  Value  Chain  Development  for  North  Eastern  Region (MOVCDNER) , 19.38 lakh hectares under National Program for Organic Production (NPOP)  and 1.70  lakh  hectares  under other  initiatives.  The State-wise details of  the area covered  under  PKVY, MOVCDNER, NPOP and others is given at Annexure-I.
- (b): Farmers' groups/ Clusters are encouraged under Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) where  as Farmers  Producer  Organizations  are  formed  under Mission  organic  value  Chain Development  in  North  East Region  (MOVCDNER) Scheme. The State/UTs-wise    detail of     total number of clusters formed under PKVY scheme   is given at Annexure ll. The State-wise   detail of total number of FPOs formed under MOVCDNER is given at Annexure lll.
- (c): Rainfed,  tribal,  hilly  areas  are given  preference  for  organic  farming. Similarly,  areas where farmers are  interested  in  organic  farming are  also considered by states  for  implementation  of  the organic  farming   schemes. A group of 20 or more farmers having a total area of 20 hectare

are formed into a Local Group and 25-50 such groups covering 500-1000 ha area constitutes one 'Cluster'. There is no limit on the area that a farmer can include under the cluster however, each farmer in the group can avail the assistance up to a maximum of 2 hectares only . A local resource person  is  identified  with  in  each  group  for  handholding  the  farmers. Small  Farmers  Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) norms of FPO formation are followed under MOVCDNER.

(d): Under PKVY,   assistance of RS 50,000 per hectare/ 3 years is allowed out of which Rs. 31,000 (61%) is provided to farmer   directly through DBT   for input (biofertilisers, biopesticides, vermicompost, botanical extracts etc) production/ procurement, marketing etc.

Under MOVCDNER , assistance is provided to the farmers in a value chain mode starting from formation of Farmers Producer Organisations (FPOs), on/off farm input production, supply of  seeds/  planting  materials,  post  harvest  infrastructure  including  collection,  sorting,  grading facilities,   establishment of integrated processing unit, refrigerated transportation, pre-cooling/ cold stores chamber, branding, labelling and packaging, etc .

Awareness generation among farmers through trainings, field visits are integral part of organic farming schemes of PKVY and MoVCDNER.   National Centre for organic Farming (NCOF), the subordinate  office  of  DAC&FW  is  also  involved  in  extension  activities  and  conducts      Farmers' Training  and  Field  Demonstration  Programmes  (FTFD)  under  'Sansad  Aadarsh  Gram  Yojana (SAGY) and  jaivik sammelan programmes. Need  based  trainings  on  Organic  Farming  are  also organized by ICAR-IIFSR through All India Network Programme on Organic Farming in various states.

## Annexure-I

| State wise area covered under Organic Farming for the year 2019-20 till date (Area in Ha)   | State wise area covered under Organic Farming for the year 2019-20 till date (Area in Ha)   | State wise area covered under Organic Farming for the year 2019-20 till date (Area in Ha)   | State wise area covered under Organic Farming for the year 2019-20 till date (Area in Ha)   | State wise area covered under Organic Farming for the year 2019-20 till date (Area in Ha)   | State wise area covered under Organic Farming for the year 2019-20 till date (Area in Ha)   | State wise area covered under Organic Farming for the year 2019-20 till date (Area in Ha)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                     | State Name                                                                                  | National Program of Organic Produce(NPOP)*                                                  | National Program of Organic Produce(NPOP)*                                                  | Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)                                                     | Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region                            | Other initiatives(including State programmes)                                               |
| Sl. No.                                                                                     | State Name                                                                                  | Organic area                                                                                | In Conversion                                                                               | Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)                                                     | Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region                            | Other initiatives(including State programmes)                                               |
| 1                                                                                           | Andhra Pradesh                                                                              | 13763.38                                                                                    | 18747.33                                                                                    | 106000                                                                                      | 0                                                                                           | 5955                                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                           | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                           | 627.15                                                                                      | 8619.79                                                                                     | 380                                                                                         | 5000                                                                                        | 4010                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                           | Assam                                                                                       | 15223.47                                                                                    | 12951.20                                                                                    | 4400                                                                                        | 5000                                                                                        | 3118                                                                                        |
| 4                                                                                           | Bihar                                                                                       | 1.20                                                                                        | 3518.31                                                                                     | 8540                                                                                        | 0                                                                                           | 150                                                                                         |
| 5                                                                                           | Chhattisgarh                                                                                | 7356.54                                                                                     | 13869.17                                                                                    | 24000                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 26106                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                           | Goa                                                                                         | 10696.37                                                                                    | 2612.45                                                                                     | 10080                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           |
| 7                                                                                           | Gujarat                                                                                     | 60185.40                                                                                    | 33655.88                                                                                    | 2000                                                                                        | 0                                                                                           | 7601                                                                                        |
| 8                                                                                           | Haryana                                                                                     | 2291.85                                                                                     | 3686.63                                                                                     | 400                                                                                         | 0                                                                                           | 560                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                           | Himachal Pradesh                                                                            | 8527.13                                                                                     | 4537.90                                                                                     | 4200                                                                                        | 0                                                                                           | 1127                                                                                        |
| 10                                                                                          | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                              | 17558.76                                                                                    | 7444.13                                                                                     | 560                                                                                         | 0                                                                                           | 129                                                                                         |
| 11                                                                                          | Jharkhand                                                                                   | 2977.17                                                                                     | 21339.70                                                                                    | 5000                                                                                        | 0                                                                                           | 1343                                                                                        |
| 12                                                                                          | Karnataka                                                                                   | 57018.08                                                                                    | 26080.70                                                                                    | 10900                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 17415                                                                                       |
| 13                                                                                          | Kerala                                                                                      | 19232.89                                                                                    | 19171.34                                                                                    | 12380                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 3354                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                          | Lakshadweep                                                                                 | 895.51                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                        | 2700                                                                                        | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           |
| 15                                                                                          | Madhya Pradesh                                                                              | 379996.68                                                                                   | 294055.17                                                                                   | 76560                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 5625                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                          | Maharashtra                                                                                 | 158097.14                                                                                   | 92837.19                                                                                    | 25160                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 7650                                                                                        |
| 17                                                                                          | Manipur                                                                                     | 241.40                                                                                      | 5219.42                                                                                     | 600                                                                                         | 12500                                                                                       | 561                                                                                         |
| 18                                                                                          | Meghalaya                                                                                   | 1612.69                                                                                     | 46797.05                                                                                    | 900                                                                                         | 6000                                                                                        | 0                                                                                           |
| 19                                                                                          | Mizoram                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                        | 7039.89                                                                                     | 680                                                                                         | 6656                                                                                        | 64                                                                                          |
| 20                                                                                          | Nagaland                                                                                    | 2751.17                                                                                     | 5517.39                                                                                     | 480                                                                                         | 13000                                                                                       | 1112                                                                                        |
| 21                                                                                          | Delhi                                                                                       | 0.72                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                        | 10000                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 15                                                                                          |
| 22                                                                                          | Odisha                                                                                      | 73124.10                                                                                    | 22615.61                                                                                    | 20800                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 1388                                                                                        |
| 23                                                                                          | Pondicherry                                                                                 | 2.84                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                        | 560                                                                                         | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           |
| 24                                                                                          | Punjab                                                                                      | 317.75                                                                                      | 8590.84                                                                                     | 5000                                                                                        | 0                                                                                           | 3116                                                                                        |
| 25                                                                                          | Rajasthan                                                                                   | 110240.21                                                                                   | 113751.25                                                                                   | 123000                                                                                      | 0                                                                                           | 2564                                                                                        |
| 26                                                                                          | Sikkim                                                                                      | 73654.88                                                                                    | 2144.04                                                                                     | 3000                                                                                        | 10694                                                                                       | 63565                                                                                       |
| 27                                                                                          | Tamil Nadu                                                                                  | 4314.61                                                                                     | 18144.94                                                                                    | 6240                                                                                        | 0                                                                                           | 1301                                                                                        |
| 28                                                                                          | Telangana                                                                                   | 6322.92                                                                                     | 2436.60                                                                                     | 13800                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 5030                                                                                        |
| 29                                                                                          | Tripura                                                                                     | 203.56                                                                                      | 2330.96                                                                                     | 1000                                                                                        | 5000                                                                                        | 0                                                                                           |
| 30                                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                                                               | 44802.36                                                                                    | 18035.77                                                                                    | 12400                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 3923                                                                                        |
| 31                                                                                          | Uttarakhand                                                                                 | 20052.26                                                                                    | 16606.29                                                                                    | 89700                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 1419                                                                                        |
| 32                                                                                          | West Bengal                                                                                 | 4984.20                                                                                     | 1305.45                                                                                     | 2400                                                                                        | 0                                                                                           | 145                                                                                         |
| 33                                                                                          | Andaman                                                                                     | -                                                                                           | 7484.00                                                                                     | 1360                                                                                        | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           |
| 34                                                                                          | Daman &Diu                                                                                  | -                                                                                           | -                                                                                           | 1100                                                                                        | 0                                                                                           | 21                                                                                          |
| 35                                                                                          | Dadar Nagar                                                                                 | -                                                                                           | -                                                                                           | 10000                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 0                                                                                           |
| 36                                                                                          | Chandigarh                                                                                  | -                                                                                           | -                                                                                           | 1300                                                                                        | 0                                                                                           | 2002                                                                                        |
| Total                                                                                       | Total                                                                                       | 1097074.39                                                                                  | 841146.40                                                                                   | 597580                                                                                      | 63850                                                                                       | 170369                                                                                      |

Total area under Organic Farming- 2770019.791 (or 27.70 lakhs)

Annexure ll

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| Sl. No.   | Nameof theState   | Phase-I(2015-16 to 2017- 18)   | Phase-I(2015-16 to 2017- 18)   | Phase-II(2018-19 to 2020-21)   | Phase-II(2018-19 to 2020-21)   |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Nameof theState   | Noof clusters                  | Area                           | Noof clusters                  | Area                           |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 1300                           | 26000                          | 4000                           | 80000                          |
| 2         | Bihar             | 427                            | 8540                           | 0                              | 0                              |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh      | 200                            | 4000                           | 1000                           | 20000                          |
| 4         | Gujarat           | 100                            | 2000                           | 0                              | 0                              |
| 5         | Goa               | 4                              | 80                             | 500                            | 10000                          |
| 6         | Haryana           | 20                             | 400                            | 0                              | 0                              |
| 7         | Jharkhand         | 250                            | 5000                           | 0                              | 0                              |
| 8         | Karnataka         | 545                            | 10900                          | 0                              | 0                              |
| 9         | Kerala            | 619                            | 12380                          | 0                              | 0                              |
| 10        | Madhya Pradesh    | 1380                           | 27600                          | 2448                           | 48960                          |
| 11        | Maharashtra       | 1258                           | 25160                          | 0                              | 0                              |
| 12        | Odisha            | 320                            | 6400                           | 720                            | 14400                          |
| 13        | Punjab            | 250                            | 5000                           | 0                              | 0                              |
| 14        | Rajasthan         | 1150                           | 23000                          | 5000                           | 100000                         |
| 15        | Tamil Nadu        | 112                            | 2240                           | 200                            | 4000                           |
| 16        | Telangana         | 690                            | 13800                          | 0                              | 0                              |
| 17        | Uttar Pradesh     | 620                            | 12400                          | 0                              | 0                              |
| 18        | West Bengal       | 120                            | 2400                           | 0                              | 0                              |
| 19        | Assam             | 220                            | 4400                           | 0                              | 0                              |
| 20        | Arunachal Pradesh | 19                             | 380                            | 0                              | 0                              |
| 21        | Mizoram           | 34                             | 680                            | 0                              | 0                              |
| 22        | Manipur           | 30                             | 600                            | 0                              | 0                              |
| 23        | Nagaland          | 24                             | 480                            | 0                              | 0                              |
| 24        | Sikkim            | 150                            | 3000                           | 0                              | 0                              |
| 25        | Tripura           | 50                             | 1000                           | 0                              | 0                              |
| 26        | Meghalaya         | 45                             | 900                            | 0                              | 0                              |
| 27        | Himachal Pradesh  | 210                            | 4200                           | 0                              | 0                              |
| 28        | Jammu &Kashmir    | 28                             | 560                            | 0                              | 0                              |
| 29        | Uttarakhand       | 585                            | 11700                          | 3900                           | 78000                          |
| 30        | Andman & Nicobar  | 68                             | 1360                           | 0                              | 0                              |
| 31        | Daman & Diu       | 55                             | 1100                           | 0                              | 0                              |
| 32        | Dadar Nagar       | 500                            | 10000                          | 0                              | 0                              |
| 33        | Delhi             | 500                            | 10000                          | 0                              | 0                              |
| 34        | Puducherry        | 8                              | 160                            | 0                              | 0                              |
| 35        | Chandigarh        | 0                              | 0                              | 65                             | 1300                           |
| 36        | Lakshadweep       | 0                              | 0                              | 135                            | 2700                           |
|           | Total             | 11891                          | 237820                         | 17968                          | 359760                         |

The total no of clusters formed since the inception of the scheme is 29859 against the 32391 number of clusters allocated till date.

Annexure- III

State-wise clusters and area under MOVCDNER schemes during period Phase-I & Phase - II.

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| Sr No   | States            | Phase-I     | Phase-I      | Phase-I         | Phase-I         | Phase-II    | Phase-II      | Phase-II        | Phase-II        |
|---------|-------------------|-------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|         |                   | Area        | Area         | Clusters/ FIGs  | Clusters/ FIGs  | Area        | Area          | Clusters/ FIGs  | Clusters/ FIGs  |
|         |                   | Target Area | Area covered | Target Clusters | Clusters Formed | Target Area | Area covered  | Target Clusters | Clusters Formed |
| 1       | Arunachal Pradesh | 5000        | 5000         | 250             | 248             | 5500        | Under Process | 275             | 0               |
| 2       | Assam             | 5000        | 5000         | 250             | 261             | 5000        | Under Process | 250             | 0               |
| 3       | Manipur           | 5000        | 5000         | 250             | 250             | 7500        | 7500          | 375             | 300             |
| 4       | Mizoram           | 7000        | 4053         | 350             | 214             | 6000        | 2603          | 300             | 226             |
| 5       | Meghalaya         | 6000        | 6430         | 300             | 359             | 8000        | Under Process | 400             | 0               |
| 6       | Nagaland          | 6000        | 6000         | 300             | 300             | 7000        | 7000          | 350             | 350             |
| 7       | Sikkim            | 14000       | 12435        | 700             | 700             | 7000        | 7000 ha       | 350             | 0               |
| 8       | Tripura           | 2000        | 2000         | 100             | 132             | 4000        | 3000          | 200             | 183             |
| Total   | Total             | 50000       | 45918        | 2500            | 2464            | 50000       | 20103         | 2500            | 1059            |

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