Lok Sabha Question No. 1559 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Participation of Woman Farmers in Agriculture Sector
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1559

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## PARTICIPATION OF WOMAN FARMERS IN AGRICULTURE SECTOR

1559     SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  launched  any  scheme  to  provide  facilities  to  women farmers for the development of agriculture areas in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the funds allocated and spent for the said purposes in the country during the last three years, State-wise including Bihar and UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to provide training to woman farmers to make them updated with latest farming technologies;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to increase the participation of woman farmers in agriculture sector?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) & (b): The Department of Agriculture & Cooperation and Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) has made  provision  of  funds  to  the  tune  of  30%  for  the  benefit  of  women  farmers  under  its various  beneficiary  oriented  schemes.  These  schemes  include  Support  to  State  Extension Programmes for  Extension  Reforms,  National  Food  Security  Mission,  National  Mission  on Oilseed & Oil Palm, National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture, Sub-Mission for Seed and Planting  Material,  Sub-Mission  on  Agricultural  Mechanization  and  Mission  for  Integrated Development of Horticulture.

The  Department  of  Rural  Development,  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  launched  a specific  scheme  namely  'Mahila  Kisan  Sashaktikaran  Pariyojana  (MKSP)',  as  a  subcomponent  of  DAY-NRLM  (Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana  -  National  Rural  Livelihoods Mission).

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This scheme is being implemented since 2011 with the objective to empower women by  making  systematic  investments  to  enhance  their  participation  and  productivity,  as  also create sustainable livelihoods of rural women. The program is implemented in project mode through State Rural Livelihoods Mission (SRLM) as Project Implementing Agencies.

The State/UT wise fund released during the last three years including Bihar State is given at Annexure I.

(c)  &  (d):  In  order  to  familiarize  women  with  the  latest  techniques  in  agriculture  and  allied sectors, trainings are being imparted to women farmers under various schemes of DAC&FW. These include Support to State Extension Programmes for Extension Reforms(ATMA) under Sub-Mission on Agriculture Extension (SMAE), Cooperative Education Field Projects under various  National  Cooperative  Development  Corporation  (NCDC)  Schemes.  Skill  training courses  in  agriculture  and  allied  areas  (of  minimum  200  hours  duration)  are  also  being conducted for farmers including  women farmers through National Training Institutes, State Agricultural  Management &  Extension Training (SAMETIs), Krishi Vigyan  Kendras  (KVKs), and State Agricultural Universities (SAUs) across the country.

KVKs established by Indian Council Agricultural Research (ICAR) impart training to farmers including women farmers on various aspects of agriculture and allied sectors. The KVKs also organize specific training programmes for women farmers related to agriculture & allied areas.

(e): Government is taking various measures to increase the share of women farmers in agriculture  sector.  This  includes  providing  additional  support  and  assistance  to  women farmers, over and above the male farmers under few Schemes ; earmarking of 30% of funds for  women  under  various  beneficiary  oriented  schemes/programmes  ;    taking  pro-women initiatives  such  as  supporting farm women's food security groups, inclusion of one Gender Coordinator/State in the team of committed extension functionaries supported under ATMA component of SMAE, undertaking macro/micro level studies in critical thrust area related to women in agriculture, delivery of Gender Sensitization Capsule Module on Gender Learning through  training  programmes  at  National/Region/State  Level,  publication  of  farm  women friendly literature viz. compilation of gender friendly tools/technologies; Farm Women Friendly Handbook; compilation of best practices/success stories of the women farmers, etc.

## Annexure I

The State/UT wise fund released under Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana (MKSP) of MoRD during the last three years :

(Rs.in crores)

| Sl. No.   | State                         | Release 2017-18   |   Release 2018-19 |   Release 2019-20 |
|-----------|-------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                | 0.00              |              9.73 |              0    |
| 2         | Assam                         | 1.50              |              0    |              0    |
| 3         | Bihar                         | 0.00              |              2.68 |              0    |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh                  | 9.39              |              0    |              0    |
| 5         | Gujarat                       |                   |              0    |              0    |
| 6         | Himachal Pradesh              | 0.30              |              0.19 |              0    |
| 7         | Haryana                       | 0.00              |              1.89 |              1.62 |
| 8         | Jammu and Kashmir             | 2.14              |              0    |              0    |
| 9         | Jharkhand                     | 13.81             |              2.53 |              8.98 |
| 10        | Karnataka                     | 0.00              |              0    |              0    |
| 11        | Kerala                        | 0.00              |              7.44 |              0    |
| 12        | Maharashtra                   | 20.09             |              0    |              0    |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh                | 0.00              |              0    |              0    |
| 14        | Meghalaya                     | 0.65              |              0    |              0    |
| 15        | Mizoram                       | 1.62              |              0    |              0.46 |
| 16        | Odisha                        | 0.89              |              0.82 |              0    |
| 17        | Union Territory of Puducherry | 0.58              |              0    |              0    |
| 18        | Rajasthan                     | 6.24              |              6.45 |              0    |
| 19        | Telangana                     | 0.00              |              0    |              0    |
| 20        | Tamil Nadu                    | 6.05              |              0    |              0    |
| 21        | Uttar Pradesh                 | 0.00              |             20.6  |              0    |
| 22        | West Bengal                   | 0.49              |              0.92 |              0.52 |
| 23        | Nagaland                      | 0.00              |              2.35 |              0    |
| 24        | Mutli State project           | 0.00              |              5.87 |              0    |
| 25        | Arunachal Pradesh             | 0.00              |              4.13 |              0    |
|           |                               | 63.76             |             65.6  |             11.58 |

Note: MKSP in DAY-NRLM is a demand driven programme and there is no provision of state wise allocation for every year.

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