Lok Sabha Question No. 2684 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-09
Subject: Availability of Farm Equipment and Machineries to Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Supriya Sadanand Sule

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2684

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  9 TH  JULY, 2019

## AVAILABILITY OF FARM EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERIES TO FARMERS

2684.  SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

DR. HEENA GAVIT:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken various steps to make the small farm equipment and  machineries  available  to  small  and  marginal  farmers  at  reasonable  prices,  if  so,  the details thereof during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the details of the allocation of funds to promote mechanization in agriculture during the last three years, State-wise;
- (c) whether it is true that the Indian farmers are facing problems due to poor quality of power  tillers  imported  from  China,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  measures  taken  to counter the issue; and
- (d) whether the Government has defined norms for testing the durability and checking the quality of power tillers and 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) & (b): Agricultural implements and machinery are essential inputs for  modern agriculture. It enhances  productivity besides reducing human  drudgery  and  cost of cultivation. It also helps in improving utilization efficiency of other inputs.

Taking into consideration the above, Department Of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers welfare (DAC&FW) has introduced a dedicated Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM)  w.e.f.  2014-15  under  which  financial  assistance  is  provided  for  various  types  of Agricultural implements and machinery used for tillage, sowing, planting, harvesting, reaping, threshing, plant protection, inter cultivation and residue management.

The  SMAM  scheme  aims  at  'reaching  the  unreached'  by  giving  more  focus  to  the small and marginal farmers, Promoting 'Custom Hiring Centers', creating hubs for hi-tech & high value farm equipments especially in the regions where availability of farm power is low, creating  awareness  among  stakeholders  through  demonstration  and  capacity  building activities,  and  ensuring  performance- testing and certification at designated testing centers located all over the country.

During  the  year  2016-17,  2017-18,  2018-19  and  2019-20,  total  151164,  269498, 385300, 124328 numbers of various agricultural machinery were distributed  under SMAM scheme respectively.

A special Scheme to support the efforts of the Governments of Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh  and  the  NCT  of  Delhi  to  address  air  pollution  due  to  stubble  burning  and  to subsidize machinery for the farmers for in-situ management of crop residue, a new Central Sector Scheme on 'Promotion of Agricultural Mechanization for In-Situ Management of Crop Residue in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi' (CRM) for the period from 2018-19 to 2019-20 has been also launched. Under this scheme, during 201819, 32831 numbers of various agricultural machinery were distributed.

The  farm  mechanization  component  is  also  available  under  various  schemes  like Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), National Food Security Mission (NFSM)  and  National  Mission  on  Oilseeds  and  Oil  Palm  (NMOOP)  and  Rashtriya  Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY).

The  details  of  State-wise  funds  released  under  SMAM  ,  CRM,  MIDH  ,  NFSM  and NMOOP is enclosed as an Annexure-I , II , III , IV and  V respectively.

The  details  of  State-wise  number  of  agricultural  mechanization  related project sanctioned and cost of the projects under RKVY is enclosed at Annexure VI.

(c)  & (d): In order to counter the problem of poor quality of Power Tillers, the Government of  India  had  constituted  an  Expert  Committee  on  Power  Tillers  during  November  2015  to study the issues related to the quality and performance of imported Power Tillers.

As  recommended by an Expert Committee in their report, the following  actions  are already taken, for  stringent  testing norms of Power Tillers.

- i. Revised the limits and tolerances for different performance parameters and incorporated the changes under IS 13539: 2018.
- ii. To  ascertain  the  durability  of  the  power  tillers,  torture  test  and  material  testing  for chemical composition of various critical  components  of  the  Power  Tiller  started  and incorporated under IS 13539: 2018.
- iii. Field testing under different soil conditions started and incorporated under IS 13539: 2018.
- iv. Supplementary test is omitted under IS 13539: 2018.
- v. Number of minor defects are  reduced from five  to  three  and  incorporated  under  IS 13539: 2018.

Annexure- I

The  details  of  funds  allocated  under  Sub  Mission  on  Agricultural  Mechanization (SMAM)  by  Government  for  boosting mechanization of agricultural production processes , State-wise.

| Sl.No.   | STATE             |   FUNDS RELEASED/ALLOCATED UNDER SUBMISSION ON AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION SINCE 2014-15 TO 2018-19 (Rs. In lakh) |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh    |                                                                                                            34973 |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                                                                             1274 |
| 3.       | Assam             |                                                                                                             1670 |
| 4.       | Bihar             |                                                                                                             4801 |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh      |                                                                                                             6919 |
| 6.       | Gujarat           |                                                                                                             3666 |
| 7.       | Haryana           |                                                                                                            11866 |
| 8.       | Himachal Pradesh  |                                                                                                             3306 |
| 9.       | Jammu & Kashmir   |                                                                                                             1779 |
| 10.      | Jharkhand         |                                                                                                             1237 |
| 11.      | Karnataka         |                                                                                                            23402 |
| 12.      | Kerala            |                                                                                                             2353 |
| 13.      | Madhya Pradesh    |                                                                                                            15344 |
| 14.      | Maharashtra       |                                                                                                            23092 |
| 15.      | Manipur           |                                                                                                             3547 |
| 16.      | Meghalaya         |                                                                                                              376 |
| 17.      | Mizoram           |                                                                                                             1309 |
| 18.      | Nagaland          |                                                                                                             6476 |
| 19.      | Orissa            |                                                                                                            18777 |
| 20.      | Punjab            |                                                                                                            10268 |
| 21.      | Rajasthan         |                                                                                                             5311 |
| 22.      | Sikkim            |                                                                                                              566 |
| 23.      | Tamil Nadu        |                                                                                                            26471 |
| 24.      | Telengana         |                                                                                                             3366 |
| 25.      | Tripura           |                                                                                                             6163 |
| 26.      | Uttar Pradesh     |                                                                                                            15625 |
| 27.      | Uttarakhand       |                                                                                                             7270 |
| 28.      | West Bengal       |                                                                                                             3688 |
|          | TOTAL             |                                                                                                           244895 |

Annexure: II

The details of funds allocated under a new Central Sector Scheme on 'Promotion of Agricultural  Mechanization for In-Situ Management of Crop Residue in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi' (CRM) by Government for boosting mechanization of agricultural production processes , State-wise.

| Sl. No.   | State         |   Funds Allocation - Year 2018-19 to 2019-20 ( Rs. in Lakh) |
|-----------|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Haryana       |                                                       31084 |
| 2         | Punjab        |                                                       51738 |
| 3         | Uttar Pradesh |                                                       24555 |
|           | Total         |                                                      107377 |

Annexure- III

Statewise details of the funds allocated for Horticulture Mechanization under MIDH for the last three years 2016-17 to 2018-19 .

| Sl. No.   | State             |   Funds Allocation - Year 2016-17 to 2018-19 ( Rs. in Lakh) |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar |                                                       16.8  |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    |                                                     1449.56 |
| 3         | Bihar             |                                                       23.55 |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh      |                                                      438    |
| 5         | Daman and Diu     |                                                        8.53 |
| 6         | Gujarat           |                                                     1784.19 |
| 7         | Haryana           |                                                      359.51 |
| 8         | Jharkhand         |                                                       20.67 |
| 9         | Karnataka         |                                                     1512.15 |
| 10        | Kerala            |                                                     1357.77 |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh    |                                                     1552.23 |
| 12        | Maharashtra       |                                                     3276.32 |
| 13        | Odisha            |                                                      701.35 |
| 14        | Punjab            |                                                      640.98 |
| 15        | Rajasthan         |                                                       89.48 |
| 16        | Tamilnadu         |                                                     1052.55 |
| 17        | Telangana         |                                                      535.85 |
| 18        | Uttar Pradesh     |                                                      392.07 |
| 19        | West Bengal       |                                                      321    |
| 20        | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                      374.5  |
| 21        | Assam             |                                                     1408    |
| 22        | Manipur           |                                                      213.8  |
| 23        | Meghalaya         |                                                        5.42 |
| 24        | Mizoram           |                                                      512    |
| 25        | Nagaland          |                                                      354.9  |
| 26        | Sikkim            |                                                      243.75 |
| 27        | Tripura           |                                                     2033.25 |
| 28        | Himachal Pradesh  |                                                      734.67 |
| 29        | Jammu and Kashmir |                                                     2154.55 |
| 30        | Uttarakhand       |                                                      869.1  |
|           | Total             |                                                    24436.5  |

## Annexure-IV

## State-wise funds allocated for various machineries under NFSM during the year 2015-16 to 2018-19

| Sl. No.   | State             |   Funds Allocation - Year 2015-16 to 2018-19 (Rs.in lakh) |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |                                                  3320.48  |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                   134.2   |
| 3         | Assam             |                                                  7871.22  |
| 4         | Bihar             |                                                  4083.97  |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |                                                  6085.8   |
| 6         | Goa               |                                                     6.5   |
| 7         | Gujarat           |                                                  1092.24  |
| 8         | Haryana           |                                                   888.331 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  |                                                   603.296 |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir   |                                                   443.628 |
| 11        | Jharkhand         |                                                  1422.3   |
| 12        | Karnataka         |                                                  5973.05  |
| 13        | Kerala            |                                                    41.7   |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    |                                                 12595.7   |
| 15        | Maharashtra       |                                                  8706.36  |
| 16        | Manipur           |                                                   438.47  |
| 17        | Meghalaya         |                                                    92.136 |
| 18        | Mizoram           |                                                    25.95  |
| 19        | Nagaland          |                                                   483.186 |
| 20        | Odisha            |                                                  3159.59  |
| 21        | Punjab            |                                                  1378.11  |
| 22        | Rajasthan         |                                                  5872.83  |
| 23        | Sikkim            |                                                    76.654 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        |                                                  2149.27  |
| 25        | Telangana         |                                                  1370.04  |
| 26        | Tripura           |                                                   336.276 |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh     |                                                 13547.9   |
| 28        | Uttarakhand       |                                                   709.444 |
| 29        | West Bengal       |                                                  2413.74  |
|           | Total             |                                                 85322.4   |

## Annexure- V

State-wise fund allocation for Supply of Farm Implements under NMOOP (2016-17 to 2018-19)

|   S. No. | State             |   Funds Allocation - Year 2016-17 to 2018-19 (Rs.in lakh) |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    |                                                    164.3  |
|        2 | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                     27.72 |
|        3 | Assam             |                                                   1031.26 |
|        4 | Bihar             |                                                      0    |
|        5 | Chhattisgarh      |                                                    839.92 |
|        6 | Gujarat           |                                                   4576.82 |
|        7 | Jammu & Kashmir   |                                                     42.76 |
|        8 | Haryana           |                                                    604.34 |
|        9 | Jharkhand         |                                                    243.96 |
|       10 | Karnataka         |                                                   1204    |
|       11 | Madhya Pradesh    |                                                   7451.46 |
|       12 | Maharashtra       |                                                   7400.36 |
|       13 | Manipur           |                                                     79    |
|       14 | Meghalaya         |                                                     22    |
|       15 | Mizoram           |                                                      5.04 |
|       16 | Nagaland          |                                                     83    |
|       17 | Orissa            |                                                     26.2  |
|       18 | Rajasthan         |                                                   1800    |
|       19 | Sikkim            |                                                      7.2  |
|       20 | Tamil Nadu        |                                                    485.1  |
|       21 | Telang            |                                                    300    |
|       22 | Uttar Pradesh     |                                                   2718.72 |
|       23 | Uttarakhand       |                                                     45.66 |
|       24 | West Bengal       |                                                   3470    |
|       25 | TOTAL             |                                                  32628.8  |

| Annexure- VI Total No. projects sanctioned and Cost of its Projects in AGRICULTURE MECHANISATION under   | Annexure- VI Total No. projects sanctioned and Cost of its Projects in AGRICULTURE MECHANISATION under   | Annexure- VI Total No. projects sanctioned and Cost of its Projects in AGRICULTURE MECHANISATION under   | Annexure- VI Total No. projects sanctioned and Cost of its Projects in AGRICULTURE MECHANISATION under   | Annexure- VI Total No. projects sanctioned and Cost of its Projects in AGRICULTURE MECHANISATION under   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                                                                                                  | State                                                                                                    | Financial Year                                                                                           | No. of Projects                                                                                          | Cost (in Crore)                                                                                          |
| 1                                                                                                        | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                           | 2014-15                                                                                                  | 22                                                                                                       | 28.09                                                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                                        | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                           | 2015-16                                                                                                  | 10                                                                                                       | 34.23                                                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                                        | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                           | 2016-17                                                                                                  | 6                                                                                                        | 50.35                                                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                                        | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                           | 2017-18                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                        | 155.08                                                                                                   |
| 1                                                                                                        | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                           | 2018-19                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                        | 60.52                                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                                        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                        | 2014-15                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                        | 4.40                                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                                        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                        | 2016-17                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                        | 1.85                                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                                        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                        | 2018-19                                                                                                  | 4                                                                                                        | 5.05                                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                                        | ASSAM                                                                                                    | 2014-15                                                                                                  | 7                                                                                                        | 62.50                                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                                        | ASSAM                                                                                                    | 2015-16                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                        | 27.37                                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                                        | ASSAM                                                                                                    | 2016-17                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                        | 26.25                                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                                        | ASSAM                                                                                                    | 2017-18                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                        | 39.56                                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                                        | ASSAM                                                                                                    | 2018-19                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                        | 17.52                                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                                        | BIHAR                                                                                                    | 2014-15                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                        | 31.75                                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                                        |                                                                                                          | 2015-16                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                        | 9.20                                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                                        | CHATTISHGARH                                                                                             | 2017-18                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                        | 0.80                                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                                        |                                                                                                          | 2018-19                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                        | 0.80                                                                                                     |
| 6                                                                                                        | GOA                                                                                                      | 2017-18                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                        | 26.36                                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                                        | GUJARAT                                                                                                  | 2014-15                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                        | 281.04                                                                                                   |
| 8                                                                                                        | HARYANA                                                                                                  | 2014-15                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                        | 22.75                                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                                        | HARYANA                                                                                                  | 2016-17                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                        | 20.86                                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                          |                                                                                                          | 2017-18                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                        | 69.92                                                                                                    |
| 9                                                                                                        |                                                                                                          | 2015-16                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                        | 1.75                                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                                        | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                         | 2016-17                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                        | 3.00                                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                                        |                                                                                                          | 2017-18                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                        | 1.50                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                          |                                                                                                          | 2018-19                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                        | 1.60                                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                                       | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                        | 2014-15                                                                                                  | 9                                                                                                        | 3.58                                                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                                       | JHARKHAND                                                                                                | 2015-16                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                        | 10.62                                                                                                    |
| 12                                                                                                       | KARNATAKA                                                                                                | 2014-15                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                        | 72.68                                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                          |                                                                                                          | 2015-16                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                        | 146.05                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                          |                                                                                                          | 2016-17                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                        | 65.00                                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                          |                                                                                                          | 2017-18                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                        | 2.16                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                          |                                                                                                          | 2018-19                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                        | 19.10                                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                                       | KERALA                                                                                                   | 2014-15                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                        | 4.00                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                          |                                                                                                          | 2016-17                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                        | 3.00                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                          |                                                                                                          | 2017-18                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                        | 6.19                                                                                                     |

|    |                | 2014-15   |   11 |   100.08 |
|----|----------------|-----------|------|----------|
|    |                | 2015-16   |   12 |   138.24 |
| 14 | MADHYA PRADESH | 2016-17   |    8 |   110.15 |
|    |                | 2017-18   |    7 |   126.1  |
|    |                | 2018-19   |    7 |    70    |
| 15 |                | 2016-17   |    4 |   333    |
| 15 | MAHARASHTRA    | 2017-18   |    2 |   115    |
| 15 |                | 2018-19   |    2 |   300    |
| 16 | MANIPUR        | 2014-15   |    3 |     0.94 |
| 17 | MEGHALAYA      | 2014-15   |    1 |     0.3  |
| 17 | MEGHALAYA      | 2015-16   |    1 |     2.17 |
| 17 |                | 2016-17   |    1 |     1.12 |
| 17 |                | 2018-19   |    1 |     0.99 |
| 18 | MIZORAM        | 2014-15   |    9 |     9.13 |
| 18 | MIZORAM        | 2015-16   |    2 |     0.37 |
| 19 | NAGALAND       | 2014-15   |    3 |    11    |
| 19 | NAGALAND       | 2015-16   |    1 |     1    |
| 19 | NAGALAND       | 2016-17   |    3 |     6    |
| 19 |                | 2017-18   |    3 |     6.25 |
| 20 | ORISSA         | 2014-15   |    1 |    24.95 |
| 20 | ORISSA         | 2015-16   |    1 |     1.81 |
| 20 | ORISSA         | 2016-17   |    3 |    49.59 |
| 20 | ORISSA         | 2017-18   |    2 |    59.12 |
| 20 | ORISSA         | 2018-19   |    3 |    36.3  |
| 20 |                | 2019-20   |    2 |    62.11 |
| 21 | PUNJAB         | 2014-15   |    2 |    43.72 |
| 22 | RAJASTHAN      | 2014-15   |    1 |     0.87 |
| 23 | TAMILNADU      | 2014-15   |    6 |    57.68 |
|    | TAMILNADU      | 2015-16   |    7 |    60.36 |
|    | TAMILNADU      | 2016-17   |    2 |    88.16 |
|    | TAMILNADU      | 2017-18   |    7 |    61.64 |
|    |                | 2018-19   |    4 |    42.6  |
| 24 | TELANGANA      | 2014-15   |   16 |    53.03 |
| 24 | TELANGANA      | 2015-16   |    2 |    49.01 |
| 24 | TELANGANA      | 2016-17   |    7 |    80    |
| 24 | TELANGANA      | 2017-18   |   13 |    85    |
| 24 | TELANGANA      | 2018-19   |    6 |   129.3  |
| 25 | TRIPURA        | 2014-15   |    2 |     4.77 |

|   26 | UTTAR PRADESH   | 2014-15   |   2 |   55.95 |
|------|-----------------|-----------|-----|---------|
|   26 | UTTAR PRADESH   | 2015-16   |   4 |  118.82 |
|   26 | UTTAR PRADESH   | 2016-17   |   5 |  104.07 |
|   26 | UTTAR PRADESH   | 2017-18   |   2 |   15.43 |
|   26 | UTTAR PRADESH   | 2018-19   |   3 |   23.68 |
|   27 | UTTARAKHAND     | 2014-15   |   2 |   29.22 |
|   27 | UTTARAKHAND     | 2015-16   |   1 |    2.31 |
|   28 | WEST BENGAL     | 2014-15   |   2 |   59.25 |
|   28 | WEST BENGAL     | 2015-16   |   4 |   40    |
|   28 | WEST BENGAL     | 2016-17   |   2 |   40.4  |
|   28 | WEST BENGAL     | 2017-18   |   3 |   29.7  |
|   28 | WEST BENGAL     | 2018-19   |   3 |   54.25 |
|   28 |                 | Total     | 303 | 4211.41 |

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