Lok Sabha Question No. 42 (STARRED), answered on 2019-06-25
Subject: Promotion of Agriculture
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Rajkumar Chahar

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 42

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE   25 TH  JUNE, 2019

## PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURE

- *42.     SHRI RAJ KUMAR CHAHAR:

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

- (a) whether any scheme has been drawn by the Government to promote agriculture in the special requirement area including Fatehpur-Sikri which has difficult terrain and semiarid characteristics and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether any new types of seeds have been developed for such areas which have high-yield and less water requirements; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA  SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 42   DUE FOR REPLY ON 25 TH  JUNE, 2019.

- (a): Agriculture is a State subject. Government of India supports and facilitates the State Governments through several Central Sector and Centrally Sponsored Schemes to promote agriculture in the country.   All schemes of the DAC&FW are implemented across the country to  improve  production  and  productivity  in  the  various  agro-climatic  zones  including  difficult terrain  and  semi  arid  regions.  Some  of  these  important  schemes  are  -  National  Food Security Mission, Mission on Integrated Development of Horticulture, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, PM-Kisan, Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, National Project on Management of Soil Health and Fertility, Sub-Mission on Agriculture Extension, Sub-Mission on Seeds and Planting Material, Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation, Integrated  Scheme  on Agricultural Marketing etc.

Interventions in Agra District include:

- (i) Certain  components  of  the  National  Food  Security  Mission  (NFSM)  such  as  NFSMPulses, NFSM- Coarse Cereals (Barley) and NFSM-Nutri Cereals
- (ii)   Mission on Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)
- (iii)    An  area  of  804  ha.  has  been  covered  under  Micro  Irrigation      between  2016-17  and 2018-19.
- (iv)  A  total  of  372484  and  328501  Soil  Health  Cards  respectively  have  been  distributed during the first and second cycles.
- (b) & (c): During  the  last  5  years  (Since  May  2014    till  date),  a  total  of  1014  stress tolerant,  high  yielding,  improved  quality,  agro-climatic  zone  specific  varieties  of  field  crops have  been  developed  under  different  All  India  Coordinated  Research  Projects  for  Dryland Agriculture  (AICRP)  involving  crop  based  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR) Institutes and State Agriculture Universities (SAUs). The drought tolerant varieties developed

-2- by  ICAR,  SAUs  and  others  have  been  demonstrated    for  various  crops  such  as  Sesame (Shekar, HT-01); Clusterbean (RGC-1025; RGC-1002), mustard (Giriraj DRMRIJ-31).  These varieties are being supported under various crop development programmes / schemes of the DAC&FW. Suitable agro-techniques along with quality input supply, including, new types of high yielding and less water requiring seed varieties that perform well under rain-fed conditions are provided to farmers for better production and productivity in  semi-arid climatic zones for important kharif and rabi crops.

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