Lok Sabha Question No. 2063 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-03
Subject: Organic Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma

O.I.H.

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2063

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  3 RD  MARCH, 2020

## ORGANIC FARMING

2063.  SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA:

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

- (a) the total area of the land on which organic farming is practiced in the country;
- (b) the total number of the farmers involved in organic farming in the country; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to promote organic farming?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) to (c): A  total  area  of  27.77  lakh  hectares  is  covered  under  organic  farming  in  the country under Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) and 3 rd party  certification.  The  State wise area covered under Organic Farming till date is given at Annexure-I .

As  on  date,  753319      farmers  are  registered  on  PGS  India  portal  for  Participatory Guarantee System certification and 11,47,401 farmers are registered for 3 rd party certification on TRACENET.

Government  of  India  has  been  promoting  organic  farming  under  two  dedicated schemes  namely  Mission Organic Value Chain Development  North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER)  and  Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY)  since  2015  through  State Governments. Under these schemes, support is provided for formation of farmers' clusters/ Farmer  Producer  Organization;  input  procurement,  value  addition  including  post  harvest infrastructure  creation,  packaging,  branding,  publicity,  transportation,  organic  fairs  etc. Organic Farming has also been supported under other schemes viz Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana  (RKVY)  and  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH),  Network Project  on  Organic  Farming  under  ICAR.  Third  party  certification  of  organic  farming  is promoted  by  Agriculture  Processed  Food  and  Export  Development  Authority  (APEDA), Ministry of Commerce.

A  dedicated  web  portal jaivikheti.in has  been  developed  as  platform  for  knowledge dissemination as well as for e-commerce.

## Annexure-I

| State wise area covered under Organic Farming for the year 2019-20 till date (Area in Ha)   | State wise area covered under Organic Farming for the year 2019-20 till date (Area in Ha)   | State wise area covered under Organic Farming for the year 2019-20 till date (Area in Ha)   | State wise area covered under Organic Farming for the year 2019-20 till date (Area in Ha)   | State wise area covered under Organic Farming for the year 2019-20 till date (Area in Ha)   | State wise area covered under Organic Farming for the year 2019-20 till date (Area in Ha)   | State wise area covered under Organic Farming for the year 2019-20 till date (Area in Ha)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                     | State Name                                                                                  | National Program of Organic Produce(NPOP)*                                                  | National Program of Organic Produce(NPOP)*                                                  | Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)                                                     | Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER)                 | Non Scheme / State schemes                                                                  |
| Sl. No.                                                                                     | State Name                                                                                  | Organic area                                                                                | In Conversion                                                                               | Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)                                                     | Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER)                 | Non Scheme / State schemes                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                           | Andhra Pradesh                                                                              | 13763.38                                                                                    | 18747.33                                                                                    | 106000                                                                                      | 0                                                                                           | 5955                                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                           | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                           | 627.15                                                                                      | 8619.79                                                                                     | 380                                                                                         | 8500                                                                                        | 4010                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                           | Assam                                                                                       | 15223.47                                                                                    | 12951.20                                                                                    | 4400                                                                                        | 6926                                                                                        | 3118                                                                                        |
| 4                                                                                           | Bihar                                                                                       | 1.20                                                                                        | 3518.31                                                                                     | 8540                                                                                        | 0                                                                                           | 150                                                                                         |
| 5                                                                                           | Chhattisgarh                                                                                | 7356.54                                                                                     | 13869.17                                                                                    | 24000                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 26106                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                           | Goa                                                                                         | 10696.37                                                                                    | 2612.45                                                                                     | 10080                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           | -                                                                                           |
| 7                                                                                           | Gujarat                                                                                     | 60185.40                                                                                    | 33655.88                                                                                    | 2000                                                                                        | 0                                                                                           | 7601                                                                                        |
| 8                                                                                           | Haryana                                                                                     | 2291.85                                                                                     | 3686.63                                                                                     | 400                                                                                         | 0                                                                                           | 560                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                           | Himachal Pradesh                                                                            | 8527.13                                                                                     | 4537.90                                                                                     | 4200                                                                                        | 0                                                                                           | 1127                                                                                        |
| 10                                                                                          | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                              | 17558.76                                                                                    | 7444.13                                                                                     | 560                                                                                         | 0                                                                                           | 129                                                                                         |
| 11                                                                                          | Jharkhand                                                                                   | 2977.17                                                                                     | 21339.70                                                                                    | 5000                                                                                        | 0                                                                                           | 1343                                                                                        |
| 12                                                                                          | Karnataka                                                                                   | 57018.08                                                                                    | 26080.70                                                                                    | 10900                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 17415                                                                                       |
| 13                                                                                          | Kerala                                                                                      | 19232.89                                                                                    | 19171.34                                                                                    | 12380                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 3354                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                          | Lakshadweep                                                                                 | 895.51                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                        | 2700                                                                                        | 0                                                                                           | -                                                                                           |
| 15                                                                                          | Madhya Pradesh                                                                              | 379996.68                                                                                   | 294055.17                                                                                   | 76560                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 5625                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                          | Maharashtra                                                                                 | 158097.14                                                                                   | 92837.19                                                                                    | 25160                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 7650                                                                                        |
| 17                                                                                          | Manipur                                                                                     | 241.40                                                                                      | 5219.42                                                                                     | 600                                                                                         | 12500                                                                                       | 561                                                                                         |
| 18                                                                                          | Meghalaya                                                                                   | 1612.69                                                                                     | 46797.05                                                                                    | 900                                                                                         | 6430                                                                                        | -                                                                                           |
| 19                                                                                          | Mizoram                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                        | 7039.89                                                                                     | 680                                                                                         | 6656                                                                                        | 64                                                                                          |
| 20                                                                                          | Nagaland                                                                                    | 2751.17                                                                                     | 5517.39                                                                                     | 480                                                                                         | 13000                                                                                       | 1112                                                                                        |
| 21                                                                                          | Delhi                                                                                       | 0.72                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                        | 10000                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 15                                                                                          |
| 22                                                                                          | Odisha                                                                                      | 73124.10                                                                                    | 22615.61                                                                                    | 20800                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 1388                                                                                        |
| 23                                                                                          | Pondicherry                                                                                 | 2.84                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                        | 560                                                                                         | 0                                                                                           | -                                                                                           |
| 24                                                                                          | Punjab                                                                                      | 317.75                                                                                      | 8590.84                                                                                     | 5000                                                                                        | 0                                                                                           | 3116                                                                                        |
| 25                                                                                          | Rajasthan                                                                                   | 110240.21                                                                                   | 113751.25                                                                                   | 123000                                                                                      | 0                                                                                           | 2564                                                                                        |
| 26                                                                                          | Sikkim                                                                                      | 73654.88                                                                                    | 2144.04                                                                                     | 3000                                                                                        | 12435                                                                                       | 63565*                                                                                      |
| 27                                                                                          | Tamil Nadu                                                                                  | 4314.61                                                                                     | 18144.94                                                                                    | 6240                                                                                        | 0                                                                                           | 1301                                                                                        |
| 28                                                                                          | Telangana                                                                                   | 6322.92                                                                                     | 2436.60                                                                                     | 13800                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 5030                                                                                        |
| 29                                                                                          | Tripura                                                                                     | 203.56                                                                                      | 2330.96                                                                                     | 1000                                                                                        | 5045                                                                                        | -                                                                                           |
| 30                                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                                                               | 44802.36                                                                                    | 18035.77                                                                                    | 12400                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 3923                                                                                        |
| 31                                                                                          | Uttarakhand                                                                                 | 20052.26                                                                                    | 16606.29                                                                                    | 89700                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           | 1419                                                                                        |
| 32                                                                                          | West Bengal                                                                                 | 4984.20                                                                                     | 1305.45                                                                                     | 2400                                                                                        | 0                                                                                           | 145                                                                                         |
| 33                                                                                          | Andaman                                                                                     | -                                                                                           | 7484.00                                                                                     | 1360                                                                                        | 0                                                                                           | -                                                                                           |
| 34                                                                                          | Daman & Diu                                                                                 | -                                                                                           | -                                                                                           | 1100                                                                                        | 0                                                                                           | 21                                                                                          |
| 35                                                                                          | Dadar Nagar                                                                                 | -                                                                                           | -                                                                                           | 10000                                                                                       | 0                                                                                           | -                                                                                           |
| 36                                                                                          | Chandigarh                                                                                  | -                                                                                           | -                                                                                           | 1300                                                                                        | 0                                                                                           | 2002                                                                                        |
| Total                                                                                       |                                                                                             | 1097074.39                                                                                  | 841146.40                                                                                   | 597180                                                                                      | 71492                                                                                       | 170369                                                                                      |

Grand Total (area covered under NPOP, PKVY & MOVCDNER): 27.77 lakh

* Source Data provided by the accredited Certification Bodies under NPOP on Tracenet.

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