Lok Sabha Question No. 1465 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Schemes for Benefit of Poor Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Rodmal Nagar, Kanakmal Katara

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1465

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## SCHEMES FOR BENEFIT OF POOR FARMERS

1465.  SHRI RODMAL NAGAR: SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

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

- (a): the details of schemes being run by the Government for the benefit of poor farmers to ensure the growth/development of agriculture sector in the country;
- (b): whether the Government has recently made assessment to gauge the reasons for the  slow growth of agriculture in the country, market-related problems being faced by the farmers and the non-availability of agricultural loans and if so, the details thereof;
- (c): whether the Government proposes to bring transformative agri reforms to overcome the difficulties being faced by the farmers and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d): the rate of success to make Indian agriculture competitive with other countries of the world?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a): Agriculture  is  a  State  subject.  However,  Government  of  India  facilitates  the  State Governments  through  various  Centrally  Sponsored  and  Central  Sector  Schemes  for  the benefit  of  poor  and marginal farmers  to ensure  the growth/development of the agriculture sector in the country.  The list of schemes implemented/ run by Department of Agriculture Cooperation & Farmers Welfare is annexed at Annexure -I.
- (b)  & (c): During  the  lockdown  the  agriculture  sector  has  been  functioning  smoothly. Government of India has taken necessary measures to ensure smooth sowing operations during  pre-monsoon  and  monsoon  period.    As  per  the  Provisional  Estimates  of  National Income 2019-20 released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme  Implementation  on  31 st August,  2020,  the  growth  rate  of  real  Gross  Value Added (GVA) of Agriculture & Allied sectors is 3.4 percent in the first Quarter (April - June), 2020-21.

As part of Aatmanirbhar Bharat, Government has promulgated two ordinances, viz.

-  '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  Farmer  (Empowerment  and  Protection)  agreement  on  Price  Assurance  and Farm  Service  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.

(d): In  agriculture,  India  has  made  good  strides  and  risen  from  a  food  deficit  importing country to a state of self-sufficiency and now a major exporter of agricultural produce. Area, production and yield of most of the commodities has increased consistently from 2015-16 to 2018-19.  There has been substantial increase in exports of almost all the agricultural items and is one of the largest exporters of Agriculture products.

The yield of paddy in India is 3848 Kg/ha against the global average of 4602 Kg./ha., 6209 tonnes, Kg/ha of Brazil and 6917 Kg/ha of China.  Horticulture is a growing sector, with India having higher productivity in banana (35.35 MT/ha) as against the global average of 20.21  MT/ha,  mango  (9.07  MT/ha)  against  the  global  average  rate  of  8.92  MT/ha  and papaya (41.82 MT/ha) against the global average of (29.54 MT/ha).

## Annexure to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question 1465

| Sl. No.   | NAME OF MISSION/SCHEME                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 2.        | Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 3.        | Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 4.        | Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojan (PMFBY)/ Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 5.        | Kisan Credit Card (KCC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 6.        | Integrated Scheme for Agriculture Marketing -National Agriculture Market(ISAM-eNAM)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 7.        | Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana - Per Drop More Crop (PMKSY- PDMC)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 8.        | Promotion of Agricultural Mechanization for in-situ Management of Crop Residue in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 9.        | Krishonnati Yojana                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| i         | National Food Security Mission (NFSM)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| ii        | Mission of Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| iii       | Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY-RAFTAAR)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| iv        | National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) a) Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) b) Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) c) National Project on Management of Soil Health and Fertility - Soil Health Management & Soil Health Card d) Rainfed Area Development (RAD) e) Sub Mission on Agro-Forestry (SMAF) f) National Bamboo Mission (NBM) |
| v         | Integrated Scheme for Agriculture Marketing (ISAM-Others)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| vi        | Sub-Mission on Agricultural Extension (SMAE)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| vii       | Sub- Mission on Seed and Planting Material (SMSP)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| viii      | Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| ix        | Sub-Mission on Plant Protection and Plant Quarantine (SMPPQ)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| x         | Integrated Scheme on Agricultural Cooperation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| xi        | Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Census, Economics and Statistics (ISACE&S)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| xii       | National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture (NeGP-A)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |

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## ANNEXURE-I