Lok Sabha Question No. 1132 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-24
Subject: Organic Cluster
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RAJENDRA AGRAWAL

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1132

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  24 TH  JULY, 2018

## ORGANIC CLUSTER

1132.  SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS WELFARE   ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  farmer  clusters  formed  and  the  corresponding  area  brought  under organic farming, State/UT-wise including Delhi;
- (b) the increase in the production of organic produce from the time of launch of scheme(s) for the promotion of organic farming, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the  number  of  farmers  who  received  Rs.  20,000  per  acre  under  the  scheme(s), State/UT-wise; and
- (d) the percentage of certified organic farm produce in the total organic farm produce?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã ½ãñâ Àã·¾ã ½ãâ¨ããè ( SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) & (c): Government  of  India  has  been  promoting  organic  farming    in  the  country through  the  schemes  of  Parampragat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY)  and  Mission  Organic Value  Chain  Development  for  North  Eastern  Region  (MOVCDNER)  in  cluster  approach. Organic farming through PGS certification has been promoted under PKVY  whereas Third Party Certification has been encouraged under MOVCDNER of the Ministry  and also under National  Programme  of  Organic  Produce  (NPOP)  of    Agricultural  &  Processed    Food Products Export  Development  Authority( APEDA) . The state - wise details of the clusters / Farmer Interest Groups (FIGs) formed, area covered under these schemes and state wise number of farmers receiving    Rs.  @  20,000/acre      under  PKVY  Scheme  during  the  year 2015-16 to 2017-18 are given at Annexure - I , II & lll.
- (b) & (d): There  is  38%  increase  in  total  certified    organic  produce  in  2016-17  (11.801 lakh tons)  compared to 2013-14 (8.5250 lakh tons)  as per  Agricultural & Processed  Food products Export  Development  Authority( APEDA) report.

## Annexure I

| State wise no of clusters formed, area covered & no. of farmers benefitted Under   | State wise no of clusters formed, area covered & no. of farmers benefitted Under   | State wise no of clusters formed, area covered & no. of farmers benefitted Under   | State wise no of clusters formed, area covered & no. of farmers benefitted Under   | State wise no of clusters formed, area covered & no. of farmers benefitted Under   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                             | Name of the State                                                                  | Total no of clusters                                                               | Area Covered (in ha)                                                               | No of farmers received Rs 50,000/ha in 3 years (Rs 20,000/acre)                    |
| 1                                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                                     | 1300                                                                               | 26000                                                                              | 65000                                                                              |
| 2                                                                                  | Bihar                                                                              | 427                                                                                | 8540                                                                               | 21350                                                                              |
| 3                                                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                                                       | 200                                                                                | 4000                                                                               | 10000                                                                              |
| 4                                                                                  | Gujarat                                                                            | 100                                                                                | 2000                                                                               | 5000                                                                               |
| 5                                                                                  | Goa                                                                                | 4                                                                                  | 80                                                                                 | 200                                                                                |
| 6                                                                                  | Haryana                                                                            | 20                                                                                 | 400                                                                                | 1000                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                  | Jharkhand                                                                          | 250                                                                                | 5000                                                                               | 12500                                                                              |
| 8                                                                                  | Karnataka                                                                          | 545                                                                                | 10900                                                                              | 27250                                                                              |
| 9                                                                                  | Kerala                                                                             | 619                                                                                | 12380                                                                              | 30950                                                                              |
| 10                                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                                                     | 1380                                                                               | 27600                                                                              | 69000                                                                              |
| 11                                                                                 | Maharashtra                                                                        | 1258                                                                               | 25160                                                                              | 62900                                                                              |
| 12                                                                                 | Odisha                                                                             | 320                                                                                | 6400                                                                               | 16000                                                                              |
| 13                                                                                 | Punjab                                                                             | 250                                                                                | 5000                                                                               | 12500                                                                              |
| 14                                                                                 | Rajasthan                                                                          | 1150                                                                               | 23000                                                                              | 57500                                                                              |
| 15                                                                                 | Tamil Nadu                                                                         | 112                                                                                | 2240                                                                               | 5600                                                                               |
| 16                                                                                 | Telangana                                                                          | 690                                                                                | 13800                                                                              | 34500                                                                              |
| 17                                                                                 | Uttar Pradesh                                                                      | 620                                                                                | 12400                                                                              | 31000                                                                              |
| 18                                                                                 | West Bengal                                                                        | 120                                                                                | 2400                                                                               | 6000                                                                               |
| 19                                                                                 | Assam                                                                              | 220                                                                                | 4400                                                                               | 11000                                                                              |
| 20                                                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                  | 19                                                                                 | 380                                                                                | 950                                                                                |
| 21                                                                                 | Mizoram                                                                            | 34                                                                                 | 680                                                                                | 1700                                                                               |
| 22                                                                                 | Manipur                                                                            | 30                                                                                 | 600                                                                                | 1500                                                                               |
| 23                                                                                 | Nagaland                                                                           | 24                                                                                 | 480                                                                                | 1200                                                                               |
| 24                                                                                 | Sikkim                                                                             | 150                                                                                | 3000                                                                               | 7500                                                                               |
| 25                                                                                 | Tripura                                                                            | 50                                                                                 | 1000                                                                               | 2500                                                                               |
| 26                                                                                 | Meghalaya                                                                          | 45                                                                                 | 900                                                                                | 2250                                                                               |
| 27                                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                                                   | 210                                                                                | 4200                                                                               | 10500                                                                              |
| 28                                                                                 | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                    | 28                                                                                 | 560                                                                                | 1400                                                                               |
| 29                                                                                 | Uttarakhand                                                                        | 585                                                                                | 11700                                                                              | 29250                                                                              |
| 30                                                                                 | Andman & Nicobar                                                                   | 68                                                                                 | 1360                                                                               | 3400                                                                               |
| 31                                                                                 | Daman & Diu                                                                        | 55                                                                                 | 1100                                                                               | 2750                                                                               |
| 32                                                                                 | Dadar Nagar                                                                        | 500                                                                                | 10000                                                                              | 25000                                                                              |
| 33                                                                                 | Delhi                                                                              | 500                                                                                | 10000                                                                              | 25000                                                                              |
| 34                                                                                 | Puducherry                                                                         | 8                                                                                  | 160                                                                                | 400                                                                                |
|                                                                                    | Total                                                                              | 11891.00                                                                           | 237820.00                                                                          | 594550.00                                                                          |

## Annexure-ll

## Physical progress of Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) during the year 2015-16 to 2017-18

| Sr No   | States            | Area             | Area              | Clusters/ FIGs   | Clusters/ FIGs   |
|---------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
|         |                   | Target Area (ha) | Area covered (ha) | Target Clusters  | Clusters Formed  |
| 1       | Arunachal Pradesh | 5000             | 5000              | 250              | 248              |
| 2       | Assam             | 5000             | 5000              | 250              | 261              |
| 3       | Manipur           | 5000             | 5000              | 250              | 250              |
| 4       | Mizoram           | 7000             | 4053              | 350              | 214              |
| 5       | Meghalaya         | 6000             | 6430              | 300              | 359              |
| 6       | Nagaland          | 6000             | 6000              | 300              | 300              |
| 7       | Sikkim            | 14000            | 12435             | 700              | 700              |
| 8       | Tripura           | 2000             | 2000              | 100              | 132              |
| Total   | Total             | 50000            | 45918             | 2500             | 2464             |

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Annexure-III

| State wise area for the Year 2016-17   | State wise area for the Year 2016-17   | State wise area for the Year 2016-17   | State wise area for the Year 2016-17   |
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                  | State Name                             | Organic Area (In Ha.)                  | In Conversion area (In Ha.)            |
| 1                                      | Andhra Pradesh                         | 12037.551                              | 11190.775                              |
| 2                                      | Arunachal Pradesh                      | 21.490                                 | 3789.769                               |
| 3                                      | Assam                                  | 1952.598                               | 31446.173                              |
| 4                                      | Bihar                                  | 0.000                                  | 1.730                                  |
| 5                                      | Chhattisgarh                           | 4555.575                               | 16103.931                              |
| 6                                      | Goa                                    | 14133.973                              | 1648.390                               |
| 7                                      | Gujarat                                | 45868.039                              | 28513.854                              |
| 8                                      | Haryana                                | 7851.308                               | 664.058                                |
| 9                                      | Himachal Pradesh                       | 8192.784                               | 10921.265                              |
| 10                                     | Jammu & Kashmir                        | 12570.367                              | 22010.607                              |
| 11                                     | Jharkhand                              | 159.660                                | 46620.466                              |
| 12                                     | Karnataka                              | 26539.526                              | 63490.668                              |
| 13                                     | Kerala                                 | 13519.398                              | 10972.633                              |
| 14                                     | Lakshadweep                            | 885.075                                | 0.000                                  |
| 15                                     | Madhya Pradesh                         | 379017.532                             | 405328.981                             |
| 16                                     | Maharashtra                            | 119443.434                             | 160296.915                             |
| 17                                     | Manipur                                | 0.000                                  | 240.100                                |
| 18                                     | Meghalaya                              | 1402.522                               | 8611.646                               |
| 19                                     | Mizoram                                | 0.000                                  | 50.000                                 |
| 20                                     | Nagaland                               | 1651.110                               | 3074.964                               |
| 21                                     | New Delhi                              | 17.312                                 | 0.000                                  |
| 22                                     | Odisha                                 | 41198.176                              | 57630.360                              |
| 23                                     | Pondicherry                            | 2.835                                  | 0.000                                  |
| 24                                     | Punjab                                 | 779.379                                | 1046.700                               |
| 25                                     | Rajasthan                              | 68203.256                              | 160729.926                             |
| 26                                     | Sikkim                                 | 38969.089                              | 4936.738                               |
| 27                                     | Tamil Nadu                             | 2119.366                               | 3181.771                               |
| 28                                     | Telangana                              | 4315.956                               | 6226.090                               |
| 29                                     | Tripura                                | 203.560                                | 0.000                                  |
| 30                                     | Uttar Pradesh                          | 70397.322                              | 25961.493                              |
| 31                                     | Uttarakhand                            | 32061.548                              | 21029.254                              |
| 32                                     | West Bengal                            | 3831.781                               | 687.900                                |
| Total                                  | Total                                  | 911901.522                             | 1106407.157                            |

Source: APEDA

Source:  APEDA

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