Lok Sabha Question No. 1347 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-18
Subject: Promotion of Organic Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: JAYSHREEBEN  PATEL, RAJENDRA AGRAWAL

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1347

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  18 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## PROMOTION OF ORGANIC FARMING

## 1347.     SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL: SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

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

- (a) the  schemes  formulated  by  the  Government  for  promoting  organic  farming  in  the country along with the details of total area under organic farming in the country, State/UTwise;
- (b) the schemes under which the State of Sikkim has become the organic farming State;
- (c) the number of farmers covered under the scheme and the incentive plan of budgetary allocation for the same during the last three years;
- (d) the  details  of  the  scheme  formulated  by  the  Government  to  provide  benefit  to  the farmers under the produce formula;
- (e) whether there is a difference in the prices of organic produce when compared to that of non-organic produce and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (f) whether  the  Government  is  trying  to  promote  and  support  organic  farming  and  its marketing to reduce the prices of organic produce, 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 (d): Govt.  of  India  is  promoting  organic  farming  in  the  country  through  the dedicated  schemes  of  Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY)  and  Mission  Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) under National Mission for  Sustainable  Agriculture  (NMSA).  Total  Area  covered  under  the  schemes  is  2.84  lakh hectares during the period 2015-16 to 2017-2018. The State State-wise detail of total area under  organic  farming  under  these  schemes  is  given  at  Annexure-I.  Sikkim  has  been implementing both the organic farming schemes. The no. of farmers covered under PKVY and MOVCDNER  schemes  during  2015-16  to  2017-2018  is 5,94,550 and 48,948 respectively.  The  budgetary  allocation  for  the  last  three  years  of  PKVY  &  MOVCDNER Scheme is given as under:

(Rs in crore)

| Scheme   |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |
|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| PKVY     |       300 |       297 |       350 |
| MOVCDNER |       125 |       100 |       100 |

Under these schemes, incentives are provided for formation of farmers' clusters/Farmer Producer  Organisations, capacity building of farmers, support for on-farm and  off-farm  inputs,  value  addition  in  terms  of  processing,  establishment  of  post  harvest infrastructure, and marketing of organic products produced by the farmers.

(e) & (f): The variation in the price of organic produce compared to non-organic produce can be attributed to better quality of the organic product; their limited availability and intensive farming practices to be followed by farmers under organic farming.

Government  is  promoting,  supporting  organic  farming  and  marketing  of  organic produce by providing farming and marketing of organic produce by providing subsidies under the  schemes  of  PKVY  &  MOVCDNER  for  various  activities  starting  from  production  to marketing.  The  price  of  organic  products  will  stabilize  with  more  availabi9lity/increase  in quantum of organic products in the market i.e. when more farmers adopt the organic farming practices.

Annexure I

| State-wise area covered under organic farming for the year 2016- till date (are in   | State-wise area covered under organic farming for the year 2016- till date (are in   | State-wise area covered under organic farming for the year 2016- till date (are in   | State-wise area covered under organic farming for the year 2016- till date (are in   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                              | State Name                                                                           | ParamparagatKrishiVikasYojana (PKVY)                                                 | Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region(MOVCDNER)           |
| 1                                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                                       | 26000                                                                                | -                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                    | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                    | 380                                                                                  | 5000                                                                                 |
| 3                                                                                    | Assam                                                                                | 4400                                                                                 | 5000                                                                                 |
| 4                                                                                    | Bihar                                                                                | 8540                                                                                 | -                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                    | Chhattisgarh                                                                         | 4000                                                                                 | -                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                    | Goa                                                                                  | 80                                                                                   | -                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                    | Gujarat                                                                              | 2000                                                                                 | -                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                    | Haryana                                                                              | 400                                                                                  | -                                                                                    |
| 9                                                                                    | Himachal Pradesh                                                                     | 4200                                                                                 | -                                                                                    |
| 10                                                                                   | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                      | 560                                                                                  | -                                                                                    |
| 11                                                                                   | Jharkhand                                                                            | 5000                                                                                 | -                                                                                    |
| 12                                                                                   | Karnataka                                                                            | 10900                                                                                | -                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                   | Kerala                                                                               | 12380                                                                                | -                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                   | Lakshadweep                                                                          | -                                                                                    | -                                                                                    |
| 15                                                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                                                                       | 27600                                                                                | -                                                                                    |
| 16                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                          | 25160                                                                                | -                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                   | Manipur                                                                              | 600                                                                                  | 5000                                                                                 |
| 18                                                                                   | Meghalaya                                                                            | 900                                                                                  | 6430                                                                                 |
| 19                                                                                   | Mizoram                                                                              | 680                                                                                  | 4053                                                                                 |
| 20                                                                                   | Nagaland                                                                             | 480                                                                                  | 6000                                                                                 |
| 21                                                                                   | Delhi                                                                                | 10000                                                                                | -                                                                                    |
| 22                                                                                   | Odisha                                                                               | 6400                                                                                 | -                                                                                    |
| 23                                                                                   | Pondicherry                                                                          | 160                                                                                  | -                                                                                    |
| 24                                                                                   | Punjab                                                                               | 5000                                                                                 | -                                                                                    |
| 25                                                                                   | Rajasthan                                                                            | 23000                                                                                | -                                                                                    |
| 26                                                                                   | Sikkim                                                                               | 3000                                                                                 | 12435                                                                                |
| 27                                                                                   | Tamil Nadu                                                                           | 2240                                                                                 | -                                                                                    |
| 28                                                                                   | Telangana                                                                            | 13800                                                                                | -                                                                                    |
| 29                                                                                   | Tripura                                                                              | 1000                                                                                 | 2000                                                                                 |
| 30                                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh                                                                        | 12400                                                                                | -                                                                                    |
| 31                                                                                   | Uttarakhand                                                                          | 11700                                                                                | -                                                                                    |
| 32                                                                                   | West Bengal                                                                          | 2400                                                                                 | -                                                                                    |
| 33                                                                                   | Andaman                                                                              | 1360                                                                                 | -                                                                                    |
| 34                                                                                   | Daman & Diu                                                                          | 1100                                                                                 | -                                                                                    |
| 35                                                                                   | Dadar Nagar                                                                          | 10000                                                                                | -                                                                                    |
| Total                                                                                |                                                                                      | 237820                                                                               | 45918                                                                                |

Grand Total (area covered under PKVY & MOVCDNER): 2.84 Lakh Ha

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