Lok Sabha Question No. 1512 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Spending on Agriculture
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Prathap Simha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1512

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## SPENDING ON AGRICULTURE

## 1512.      SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

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

- (a) the total amount spent/to be spent on agriculture in the country during the last three years and the current year and its percentage share in the Gross Domestic Product; and
- (b)            the  amount  allocated/proposed  to  be  allocated  to  the  State  of  Karnataka  for agriculture and dairy development during the said period and achievements made therein?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष

एवं कसान कयाण मंी ( SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a): The details are as under:-
- (b): Details of financial achievement are as under:-

| Year    |   Amount allocated ( in crore) | %Share of GVA of Agriculture in GDP *   |
|---------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 2017-18 |                          52655 | 18                                      |
| 2018-19 |                          46700 | 17.1                                    |
| 2019-20 |                         130485 | 17.8                                    |
| 2020-21 |                         134400 | -                                       |

| Amount allocated / proposed to be allocated to Agriculture through various Centrally Sponsored Schemes(CSS) to Karnataka   | Amount allocated / proposed to be allocated to Agriculture through various Centrally Sponsored Schemes(CSS) to Karnataka   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                                                                                       | Amount ( in crore)                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                            | Agriculture                                                                                                                |
| 2017-18                                                                                                                    | 961.62                                                                                                                     |
| 2018-19                                                                                                                    | 1010.36                                                                                                                    |
| 2019-20                                                                                                                    | 1054.22                                                                                                                    |
| 2020-21                                                                                                                    | 1059.81                                                                                                                    |

Apart from the above, a total of 5268327 farmers from Karnataka were given assistance under PM-KISAN from its inception till 16.09.2020.

| Details of Funds allocated to Dairy Development schemes for Karnataka (Rs. in crores)   | Details of Funds allocated to Dairy Development schemes for Karnataka (Rs. in crores)   | Details of Funds allocated to Dairy Development schemes for Karnataka (Rs. in crores)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                                                    | National Programme for Dairy Development                                                | National Dairy Plan Phase-I (Scheme Closed in November, 2019                            |
| 2017-18                                                                                 | 2.60                                                                                    | 37.58                                                                                   |
| 2018-19                                                                                 | 10.11                                                                                   | 27.21                                                                                   |
| 2019-20                                                                                 | 20.18                                                                                   | 00.00                                                                                   |
| 2020-21                                                                                 | 22.08                                                                                   | 00.00                                                                                   |

For the development of dairy sector, another scheme namely Dairy Processing and infrastructure  Development  fund  (DIDF)  is  being  implemented.  However,  no  state  wise allocation is made.  The details for the financial progress in Karnataka as on 31.07.2020 is as under:

| (Rs. In crore)   | (Rs. In crore)   | (Rs. In crore)   | (Rs. In crore)   | (Rs. In crore)   | (Rs. In crore)   | (Rs. In crore)   | (Rs. In crore)   |
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|                  | No. of           | Project Cost     | Project Cost     | Loan disbursed   | Loan disbursed   | Loan disbursed   | Loan disbursed   |
| State            | Projects         | Total            | Loan             | 2018-19          | 2019-20          | 2020-21          | Total            |
| Karnataka        | 8                | 1626.39          | 931.38           | 441.98           | 227.31           | 4.59             | 637.88           |

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