Lok Sabha Question No. 4413 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-23
Subject: Agricultural Mechanization for In-situ Management of Crop Residue
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Shrirang Appa Barne, Sudheer Gupta

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4413

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 23 RD  MARCH 2021

## AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION FOR IN-SITU MANAGEMENT OF CROP RESIDUE

4413.

SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  been  providing  assistance  under  Central  Sector Scheme  on  'Promotion  of  Agricultural  Mechanization  for  In-Situ  Management  of  Crop Residue in the States;
- (b) if  so,  the  salient  features  of  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  under  which  such assistance has been provided to the States;
- (c) the details of the criteria fixed for allocation of assistance to the States under the said Scheme;
- (d) the  details  of  contribution  of  these  States  in  agriculture  produce  for  which  such support has been extended by the Union Government; and
- (e) the  manner  in  which  States  which  have  been  excluded  from  this  scheme  have been managing crop residue?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) to (c): Paddy  stubble  burning  is  mainly  practiced  in  Indo-Gangetic  plains  of  the States of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to clear the fields for Rabi crop sowing.  To support the efforts of the Governments of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi to address air pollution and to subsidize machinery required for in-situ management of crop residue, a 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'  is  being  implemented  from  2018-19.  Under  this  scheme  financial assistance @ 50% of the cost of machinery is provided to the farmers for purchase of crop residue management machinery and financial assistance @ 80% of the project cost is  provided  to  the  Cooperative  Societies  of  Farmers,  Farmers  Producers  Organization (FPOs),  Registered  Farmers  Societies  and  Panchayats  for  establishment  of  Custom Hiring Centres of crop residue management machinery. The available central funds under the scheme are allocated to the States based on annual action plans of the States duly approved  by  the  State  Level  Executive  Committee  and  funds  utilization  status  of  the State.  Under  this  scheme,  during  the  period  from  2018-19  to  2020-21,  30961  Custom Hiring  Centres  (CHCs)  have  been  established  and  a  total  of  more  than  1.5  lakh  crop residue management machines have been supplied to these CHCs and individual farmers of these four States.

(d): As per the agricultural statistics 2019-20, the contribution of the States of Punjab, Haryana  and  Uttar  Pradesh  in  total  paddy  production  of  India  was  9.91  percent,  4.06 percent and 13.05 percent, respectively.

(e): The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare is implementing Sub-Mission on Agricultural  Mechanization  (SMAM) in all the  States  and the machines identified for crop residue management viz. Super Straw Management System (SMS) for Combine Harvesters, Happy Seeders, Hydraulically Reversible MB Plough, Paddy Straw Chopper/Shredder, Mulcher, Shrub Master, Rotary Slasher, Zero Till Seed  Drill, Rotavator, Super Seeder, Crop Reaper/Reaper Binder, Straw Baler and Rakes are also included for financial assistance under SMAM.

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