Lok Sabha Question No. 1540 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Scheme for Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Meenakashi Lekhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1540

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## SCHEME FOR FARMERS

## 1540.      SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI:

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  or  programme  to  assist  the farmers of the country during the lockdown period;
- (b) if so, the details of such scheme or programme, State-wise; and
- (c) the details of number of farmers impacted by such scheme or programme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) to (c):         Government of India has launched the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan (ABA) to strengthen  Infrastructure,  Logistics,  Capacity  Building,  Governance  and  Administrative Reforms for Agriculture. The components of the ABA for DAC&FW are as follows -

-  Central Sector Scheme of financing facility under Agri Infrastructure Fund. This scheme is operational from the year 2020-21 to 2029-30.The aim is creation of infrastructure at the farm gate. The details state wise are at Annexure-I .
-  The National Bee and Honey Mission (NBHM) - Rs.500 crore from 2020-2021 to 20222023 is allocated for the sector.
-  'The Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance, 2020'.  This  will  allow  liberal  trade,  provide  more  options  to  farmer  for  sale  of  their farming produce, promote barrier free inter-state and intra State trade.
-  The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Ordinance, 2020. The main objectives of the Farming Agreement Ordinance are  -  risk  mitigation  for  farmers,  equity  or  inclusiveness,  public  accountability  and innovation.
-  Concessional credit boost to 2.5 crore farmers through Kisan Credit Card. Following are details  of  card  issued  as    part  of  the  KCC  saturation  drive    from  February  2020  to 03.09.2020 :

Number of KCC Cards Issued (in lakh): 123.51 KCC Card credit limit sanctioned (Amt. in Crore): 1,06,191 Total Number of Applications Received (in lakh): 157.03.

During  the  COVID  period,  farming  and  allied  activities  were  exempted  from  the lockdown.  Seed,  pesticide,  fertilizer  etc.  dealers  /  shops  and  other  input  related  activities were allowed to open / free for making inputs available to the farmers. Inter and intra state movement of farm machinery specially combine harvesters was facilitated. As a result of the various  steps  taken  by  the  Department,  both  harvesting  activities  of  the  Rabi  Crop  and sowing activities of Summer Crop took place in a systematic manner.

Kisan Rails were operated from Danapur in Bihar to Devlali in Maharashtra and from Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh to Adarsh Nagar in Delhi to transport farm produce.

Another  important  measure  to  assist  the  farmers  is  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN). As on 15.09.2020,  around  10.19  crore  farmer  families  have benefited  under  the  scheme.  During  the  period  of  lock  down,  an  amount  of  around Rs.41,086 crores  has been disbursed to various beneficiaries under the Scheme covering various installments. The details of number of beneficiaries is at Annexure -II .

| Status of PM-KISAN ( From inception to 16-09-2020)   | Status of PM-KISAN ( From inception to 16-09-2020)   |
|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| States                                               | No. of Beneficiaries                                 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands                          | 16,771                                               |
| Andhra Pradesh                                       | 52,51,056                                            |
| Bihar                                                | 72,37,685                                            |
| Chandigarh                                           | 424                                                  |
| Chhattisgarh                                         | 26,83,711                                            |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli                               | 10,715                                               |
| Daman and Diu                                        | 3,692                                                |
| Delhi                                                | 14,161                                               |
| Goa                                                  | 9,404                                                |
| Gujarat                                              | 56,77,780                                            |
| Haryana                                              | 17,69,811                                            |
| Himachal Pradesh                                     | 9,14,011                                             |
| Jammu and Kashmir                                    | 10,82,797                                            |
| Jharkhand                                            | 18,11,602                                            |
| Karnataka                                            | 52,68,327                                            |
| Kerala                                               | 33,48,225                                            |
| Ladakh                                               | 39                                                   |
| Lakshdweep                                           | 1,791                                                |
| Madhya Pradesh                                       | 77,04,391                                            |
| Maharashtra                                          | 1,03,31,690                                          |
| Odisha                                               | 36,70,638                                            |
| Puducherry                                           | 10,784                                               |
| Punjab                                               | 23,28,538                                            |
| Rajasthan                                            | 64,60,872                                            |
| Tamilnadu                                            | 45,51,016                                            |
| Telangana                                            | 37,21,928                                            |
| Uttar Pradesh                                        | 2,32,63,025                                          |
| Uttarakhand                                          | 8,21,747                                             |
| West Bengal                                          | -                                                    |
| Total (1)                                            | 9,79,66,631                                          |
| NORTH EAST STATES                                    |                                                      |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                    | 91,590                                               |
| Assam                                                | 27,18,602                                            |
| Manipur                                              | 4,61,135                                             |
| Meghalaya                                            | 1,64,114                                             |
| Mizoram                                              | 1,29,728                                             |
| Nagaland                                             | 2,00,985                                             |
| Sikkim                                               | 6,201                                                |
| Tripura                                              | 2,13,095                                             |
| Total (2)                                            | 39,85,450                                            |
| Grand Total (1+2)                                    | 10,19,52,081                                         |

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