Lok Sabha Question No. 4590 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-23
Subject: Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Rita Bahuguna Joshi

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4590

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 rd  March, 2021

## BRINGING GREEN REVOLUTION TO EASTERN INDIA

4590. SHRIMATI RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI:

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

- (a) the  steps  taken  by  the  Ministry  under  the  programme  of  Bringing  Green Revolution to Eastern India during the last five years, State-wise;
- (b) the  allocation  and  utilization  of  funds  under  Bringing  Green  Revolution  to Eastern India programme during the last five years, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Ministry is intending to expand the coverage of the programme to crops other than wheat and rice;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the details  of  the  targets  set  and achieved  under  this  programme  during  the last five years, State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a): Bringing  Green  Revolution  to  Eastern  India  (BGREI),  a  sub  scheme  of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), launched in 2010-11, is being implemented in  seven  eastern  states  namely  Assam,  Bihar,  Chhattisgarh,  Jharkhand,  Odisha, Eastern Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Under the programme, assistance is being provided  to  the  farmers  for  organizing  cluster  demonstrations  on  rice  and  wheat, seed  production  and  distribution,  nutrient    management  and  soil  ameliorants, integrated pest management, cropping system-based training, asset-building such as  farm  machineries  &  implements,  irrigation  devices,  site  specific  activities  and post harvest & marketing support, etc.

- (b): Under the programme, Government of India allocates fund to the State and further allocation to district is made by the respective State Government. The state-

wise allocation, release and expenditure of funds under the programme during last 5 years are at Annexure-I. (c) & (d):

- BGREI programme is intended to address the constraints limiting the productivity of 'rice based cropping systems' in eastern India. Under these systems, the other crops like wheat, coarse-cum-nutri cereals, pulses & oilseeds are already covered.

(e): The state-wise details of targets and achievements reported by the respective states during last 5 years for major interventions are at Annexure-II.

## Annexure-I

## Referred to in reply to part (b) ofLokSabhaUnstarred Question No.4590 For 23.03.2021 Regarding 'Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India' asked By Shrimati Rita Bahuguna Joshi

State-wise Allocation, Release and Expenditure of BGREI funds under RKVY from the year 2015-16 to 2019-20.

( Rs. in crore- GoI Share)

| Sl No   | Name of the States    | 2015-16   | 2015-16     | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   |
|---------|-----------------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Sl No   | Name of the States    | Allo.     | Rel.        | Exp.      | Allo.     | Rel.      | Exp.      | Allo.     | Rel.      | Exp.      | Allo.     | Rel.      | Exp.      | Allo.     | Rel.      | Exp.      |
| 1       | Assam                 | 53.00     | 26.50       | 26.50     | 106.80    | 106.80    | 106.80    | 76.28     | 38.14     | 38.14     | 53.46     | 53.46     | 53.46     | 63.64     | 60.49     | 60.49     |
| 2       | Bihar                 | 75.50     | 37.75       | 37.75     | 87.30     | 43.65     | 43.65     | 62.39     | 41.20     | 41.20     | 43.72     | 21.86     | 21.86     | 52.05     | 52.00     | 36.17     |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh          | 80.50     | 80.50       | 80.50     | 99.30     | 99.30     | 99.29     | 70.98     | 70.98     | 66.97     | 49.74     | 49.12     | 39.71     | 59.21     | 59.21     | 54.53     |
| 4       | Jharkhand             | 38.50     | 37.69       | 34.34     | 56.80     | 28.40     | 28.40     | 40.59     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 28.44     | 23.16     | 20.86     | 33.86     | 16.93     | 16.93     |
| 5       | Odisha                | 92.00     | 92.00       | 92.00     | 102.50    | 102.50    | 102.50    | 73.27     | 71.82     | 71.82     | 51.35     | 48.80     | 48.80     | 61.13     | 61.12     | 61.12     |
| 6       | Eastern Uttar Pradesh | 74.00     | 37.00       | 37.00     | 81.50     | 78.09     | 78.09     | 58.25     | 39.13     | 39.13     | 40.82     | 39.78     | 36.01     | 48.60     | 47.43     | 37.99     |
| 7       | West Bengal           | 85.50     | 85.50 85.50 | 94.80     |           | 94.80     | 94.80     | 67.74     | 67.74     | 67.74     | 47.47     | 47.47     | 47.47     | 56.51     | 54.00     | 50.11     |
|         | Total                 | 499.00    | 396.94      | 393.59    | 629.00    | 553.54    | 553.53    | 449.50    | 329.01    | 325.00    | 315.00    | 283.65    | 268.17    | 375.00    | 351.18    | 317.34    |

## Annexure-II

## Referred to in reply to part (e) ofLokSabhaUnstarred Question No.4590 For 23.03.2021 Regarding 'Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India' asked By Shrimati Rita Bahuguna Joshi

State-wise physical achievements of major interventions under BGREI from the year 2015-16 to 2019-20.

| State/Year   | Demonstrations (Ha)   | Demonstrations (Ha)   | Seed Production (Qtls)   | Seed Production (Qtls)   | Seed Distribution (Qtls)   | Seed Distribution (Qtls)   | Farm Machineries (Nos)   | Farm Machineries (Nos)   | Pumpset (Nos)   | Pumpset (Nos)   | Cropping system based trainings (Nos)   | Cropping system based trainings (Nos)   |
|--------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|              | T                     | A                     | T                        | A                        | T                          | A                          | T                        | A                        | T               | A               | T                                       | A                                       |
| Assam        |                       |                       |                          |                          |                            |                            |                          |                          |                 |                 |                                         |                                         |
| 2015-16      | 49749                 | 66864                 | 53000                    | 0                        | 72080                      | 0                          | 480                      | 0                        | 8000            | 0               | 757                                     | 0                                       |
| 2016-17      | 54991                 | 94565                 | 58742                    | 16731                    | 77486                      | 0                          | 29545                    | 17130                    | 7000            | 2705            | 839                                     | 63                                      |
| 2017-18      | 35803                 | 43275                 | 41956                    | 0                        | 70486                      | 0                          | 2238                     | 1250                     | -               | -               | 599                                     | 0                                       |
| 2018-19      | 23000                 | 8226                  | 14701                    | 2000                     | 25880                      | 1483                       | 13718                    | 1731                     | -               | -               | 420                                     | 0                                       |
| 2019-20      | 27379                 | 29462                 | 17500                    | 0                        | 36000                      | 0                          | 13421                    | 13421                    | -               | -               | 500                                     | 0                                       |
| Bihar        |                       |                       |                          |                          |                            |                            |                          |                          |                 |                 |                                         |                                         |
| 2015-16      | 91009                 | 89415                 | 75500                    | 21245                    | 151008                     | 23917                      | 4476                     | 37                       | 14936           | 8027            | 1077                                    | 70                                      |
| 2016-17      | 90615                 | 80381                 | 72751                    | 0                        | 79900                      | 30134                      | 13436                    | 275                      | 15607           | 4125            | 1040                                    | 651                                     |
| 2017-18      | 52973                 | 38823                 | 51990                    | 0                        | 56377                      | 23163                      | 3622                     | 758                      | 9710            | 3606            | 742                                     | 424                                     |
| 2018-19      | 31075                 | 29010                 | -                        | -                        | 26885                      | 11367                      | 1914                     | 188                      | 6550            | 1938            | 418                                     | 161                                     |
| 2019-20      | 38148                 | 39329                 | -                        | -                        | 34138                      | 12224                      | 10538                    | 1467                     | 6803            | 1876            | 200                                     | 56                                      |
| Chhattisgarh | Chhattisgarh          | Chhattisgarh          | Chhattisgarh             | Chhattisgarh             | Chhattisgarh               | Chhattisgarh               | Chhattisgarh             | Chhattisgarh             | Chhattisgarh    | Chhattisgarh    | Chhattisgarh                            | Chhattisgarh                            |
| 2015-16      | 75933                 | 73022                 | 64000                    | 46375                    | 122000                     | 22618                      | 13863                    | 23359                    | 4522            | 3510            | 500                                     | 452                                     |
| 2016-17      | 80933                 | 80941                 | 50750                    | 61226                    | 150500                     | 149533                     | 44902                    | 79050                    | 1500            | 1855            | 766                                     | 700                                     |
| 2017-18      | 55756                 | 54669                 | 43625                    | 88562                    | 92075                      | 134203                     | 56892                    | 94638                    | 700             | 1062            | 893                                     | 793                                     |
| 2018-19      | 34416                 | 34416                 | 22870                    | 34179                    | 39502                      | 31190                      | 17890                    | 37990                    | 3075            | 373             | 593                                     | 555                                     |
| 2019-20      | 36640                 | 39540                 | 28166                    | 58058                    | 61075                      | 98677                      | 46431                    | 15846                    | 2332            | 148             | 705                                     | 678                                     |

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## Annexure-II Contd…

| State/Year            | Demonstrations (Ha)   | Demonstrations (Ha)   | Seed Production (Qtls)   | Seed Production (Qtls)   | Seed Distribution (Qtls)   | Seed Distribution (Qtls)   | Farm Machineries (Nos)   | Farm Machineries (Nos)   | Pumpset (Nos)         | Pumpset (Nos)         | Cropping system based trainings (Nos)   | Cropping system based trainings (Nos)   |
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|                       | T                     | A                     | T                        | A                        | T                          | A                          | T                        | A                        | T                     | A                     | T                                       | A                                       |
| Jharkhand             | Jharkhand             | Jharkhand             | Jharkhand                | Jharkhand                | Jharkhand                  | Jharkhand                  | Jharkhand                | Jharkhand                | Jharkhand             | Jharkhand             | Jharkhand                               | Jharkhand                               |
| 2015-16               | 37950                 | 35400                 | 5500                     | 0                        | 55450                      | 16915                      | 3656                     | 1551                     | 11795                 | 9127                  | 465                                     | 323                                     |
| 2016-17               | 47700                 | 46691                 | 62017                    | 5595                     | 67576                      | 26571                      | 6008                     | 3496                     | 13080                 | 2133                  | 669                                     | 175                                     |
| 2017-18               | 34050                 | 33950                 | 29933                    | 2340                     | 61690                      | 13867                      | 4700                     | 927                      | 9375                  | 3410                  | 480                                     | 265                                     |
| 2018-19               | 14685                 | 8314                  | 1500                     | 150                      | -                          | -                          | -                        | -                        | -                     | -                     | -                                       | -                                       |
| 2019-20               | 23750                 | 23701                 | 21546                    | 390                      | 28040                      | 4203                       | 3285                     | 1132                     | 6855                  | 4581                  | 400                                     | 183                                     |
| Odisha                | Odisha                | Odisha                | Odisha                   | Odisha                   | Odisha                     | Odisha                     | Odisha                   | Odisha                   | Odisha                | Odisha                | Odisha                                  | Odisha                                  |
| 2015-16               | 122260                | 117960                | 90000                    | 34159                    | 50000                      | 51797                      | 5986                     | 6152                     | 15000                 | 15200                 | 1300                                    | 1050                                    |
| 2016-17               | 79364                 | 77900                 | 84560                    | 46760                    | 169121                     | 26200                      | 6385                     | 6278                     | 10000                 | 10000                 | 1208                                    | 1075                                    |
| 2017-18               | 60440                 | 65940                 | 60449                    | 52320                    | 120898                     | 11500                      | 4280                     | 3564                     | 6465                  | 9828                  | 863                                     | 863                                     |
| 2018-19               | 33135                 | 37412                 | 21181                    | 43543                    | 42362                      | 45938                      | 1952                     | 1952                     | 4548                  | 4548                  | 605                                     | 605                                     |
| 2019-20               | 39447                 | 39447                 | 25215                    | 37042                    | 60431                      | 48604                      | 3372                     | 2216                     | -                     | -                     | 720                                     | 720                                     |
| Eastern Uttar Pradesh | Eastern Uttar Pradesh | Eastern Uttar Pradesh | Eastern Uttar Pradesh    | Eastern Uttar Pradesh    | Eastern Uttar Pradesh      | Eastern Uttar Pradesh      | Eastern Uttar Pradesh    | Eastern Uttar Pradesh    | Eastern Uttar Pradesh | Eastern Uttar Pradesh | Eastern Uttar Pradesh                   | Eastern Uttar Pradesh                   |
| 2015-16               | 71200                 | 69298                 | 29763                    | 0                        | 59203                      | 33078                      | 7521                     | 6289                     | 8150                  | 7066                  | 845                                     | 665                                     |
| 2016-17               | 72100                 | 63229                 | 71951                    | 3436                     | 71316                      | 14462                      | 6853                     | 8141                     | 14064                 | 11198                 | 960                                     | 775                                     |
| 2017-18               | 88033                 | 92714                 | 96248                    | 50182                    | 64283                      | 17293                      | 9260                     | 5557                     | 10975                 | 5190                  | 2456                                    | 2487                                    |
| 2018-19               | 38160                 | 49714                 | 18507                    | 6680                     | 20049                      | 21231                      | 1937                     | 1654                     | 2840                  | 1201                  | 642                                     | 534                                     |
| 2019-20               | 34000                 | 35700                 | 20047                    | 6007                     | 22443                      | 22209                      | 71676                    | 10731                    | 1200                  | 1325                  | 576                                     | 481                                     |
| West Bengal           | West Bengal           | West Bengal           | West Bengal              | West Bengal              | West Bengal                | West Bengal                | West Bengal              | West Bengal              | West Bengal           | West Bengal           | West Bengal                             | West Bengal                             |
| 2015-16               | 91100                 | 99578                 | 84646                    | 47224                    | 165978                     | 1963                       | 7522                     | 2989                     | 20613                 | 22618                 | 1210                                    | 824                                     |
| 2016-17               | 86400                 | 86400                 | 78162                    | 78054                    | 161706                     | 117548                     | 6466                     | 4491                     | 17690                 | 16517                 | 880                                     | 1609                                    |
| 2017-18               | 75700                 | 93700                 | 55880                    | 55783                    | 4133                       | 3643                       | 2454                     | 3234                     | 11141                 | 8906                  | 799                                     | 799                                     |
| 2018-19               | 38600                 | 46300                 | 18563                    | 18563                    | 44550                      | 26598                      | 1480                     | 1844                     | 4516                  | 1989                  | 559                                     | 557                                     |
| 2019-20               | 54500                 | 58600                 | 22187                    | 22187                    | 27125                      | 30256                      | 2237                     | 1989                     | 3905                  | 1761                  | 666                                     | 666                                     |