Lok Sabha Question No. 1674 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-02
Subject: Agrarian Distress
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dean Kuriakose

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1674

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 ND   JULY, 2019

## AGRARIAN  DISTRESS

1674.     ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE:

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

- (a) the details  of the special packages approved  by  the  Union  Government  for selected  districts/areas  for  mitigation  of agrarian  distress  during  the  last  fifteen years;
- (b) the    present    status    of    such  packages  along  with  the  details  of  total  fund approved,  sanctioned, utilized and lapsed, the details thereof, package-wise;
- (c) whether    the    Government    has  received  any  proposal  for  revival  of  such packages for which implementation period  is already over, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  is considering  to revive  Idukki package  of Kerala due to severe crisis in agriculture sector  after  flood  and  growing  farmer suicides in Idukki region of Kerala; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a) to (c):     As per available information, the special/rehabilitation packages approved by the Government of India (GoI) include inter-alia:
- (i) A  rehabilitation  package  of  Rs.  16978.69  crore  for  31  identified  districts,  in  four States  of  Andhra  Pradesh,  Maharashtra,  Karnataka  and  Kerala  was  approved  in 2006 to be implemented over a period of 3 years. The Government had extended the period for implementation of non credit components of the package by 2 more years i.e. up to 30 th September, 2011.
- (ii) During 2006-07, Government of India had sanctioned a rehabilitation package for a total amount of Rs.765.24 crore in order to mitigate the hardship of farmers in the suicide  prone  districts  of  Kerala  State  viz;  Palakkad,  Wayanad  and  Kasaragod. This package has been implemented through District Collector Wayanad, Palakkad and  Kasargode,  Soil  Conservation  Department,  Jalanidhi,  Irrigation  Department, Mission Director Soil Health Management (SHM), National Bank for Agricultural and Rural  Development  (NABARD), Local Self Government Department, Co-operation Department, Water Resource Department, Fisheries Department, Animal Husbandry and Rural Department and Agriculture Department.
- (iii)        Kuttanad Package: -The scheme envisaged for the improvement of the livelihood of farmers in Kuttanad area.  (Alappuzha, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts).

- (iv) Idukki  Package:  -The  scheme  envisaged  for  the  improvement  of  the  livelihood  of farmers in Idukki district.
- (v) Kasaragod  package:  -The  scheme  envisaged  for  the  improvement  of  livelihood  of farmers in Kasaragod district.
- (vi) A package of Rs.3094 crore for Bihar had been given by the Government of India in August, 2015.  The present status of the packages is at annexure-II .
- (vii) A Special package for completion of Irrigation Projects to address agrarian distress in Vidharbha  and  Marathwada  and  other  chronically  drought  prone  areas  of  rest  of Maharashtra has been approved during 2018-19 as per details given below:

'8 Major and Medium Irrigation (MMI) projects and 83 Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI) projects  with  a  balance  cost  of  Rs.  13,651.607crore  as  on  01.04.2018  is  planned  to  be completed in a phased manner up to 2023-24.  The targeted additional potential through these  projects  is  3.77  Lakh  hectare.    During  2018-19,  and  2019-20,  Rs.500  crore  and Rs.100 crore have been released so far.'

- (viii) The Government of India in 2009 approved a special package for implementing drought  mitigation  strategies  in  Bundelkhand  region  at  a  cost  of  Rs.7266  crore comprising  Rs.3506  crore  for  Uttar  Pradesh  and  Rs.3760  crore  for  Madhya Pradesh,  to  be  implemented  over  a  period  of  3  years  starting  from  2009-10.  It was envisaged to provide an Additional Central Assistance (ACA) to the tune of Rs.3450 crore for implementation of the package. The share of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in ACA was envisaged to be Rs. 1596 crore and Rs.1854 crore respectively.  The  balance  cost  of  the  package  was  to  be  met  by  converging resources from ongoing central sector and centrally sponsored schemes. Further, keeping in view the demands from the Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development and other Members of Parliament from Bundelkhand, Government of India  approved an Additional Central Assistance of Rs.200 crore (Rs.100 crore each  for  the  State  Governments  of  Uttar  Pradesh  and  Madhya  Pradesh)  to provide drinking water in the Bundelkhand region.

Department of Agriculture & Cooperation also agreed to provide an amount of Rs. 586.5  crore  from  on-going  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes/Programmes  for  the  period 2009-2012 of XI Five Year Plan. Government  of  India  also  approved  continuation  of Bundelkhand Special Package during the 12 th Plan period (2012-2017) under Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF) with an outlay of Rs. 4400 crore to address various issues of  Bundlekhand  region  for  sustaining  foodgrain  production  and  also  for  providing livelihood support in the region with overall objective of socio-economic development of area, besides, prevention of  rural to urban migration.

The  status  of  Bundelkhand Package of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh is as below:

(Rs. in crore)

| State          |   Funds released |   Expenditure up to March 2019 |   Funds remains with State Govt. |
|----------------|------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Uttar Pradesh  |          3107.87 |                        2289.78 |                           818.09 |
| Madhya Pradesh |          3226.21 |                        3068.14 |                           158.07 |

- (ix) Prime Ministers Development Package (PMDP) for Jammu & Kashmir:

A package for Jammu & Kashmir was announced on 7.11.2015 which included Rs. 500 crore (Rs. 450 crore as Government of India Share and Rs. 50 crore as State Share) towards restoration of damaged  horticulture areas and development of Horticulture in Jammu & Kashmir under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, with an outlay of Rs. 111.89 crore, Rs. 171.66 crore and Rs.166.48 crore in Financial Year 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 respectively as 90% Government of India share. This allocation was in addition to allocation of regular funds under Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) scheme. The three-year timeframe for implementation of the project approved in 2016-17 expired on 31st March, 2019.

The  financial  status  of  implementation  of  Prime  Minister's  Development  Package (PMDP) 2015 till 31.3.2019, is as under:

| Central Share (Rs. in Crore)   | Central Share (Rs. in Crore)   | Central Share (Rs. in Crore)   | Central Share (Rs. in Crore)   | State Share (Rs. in Crore)   | State Share (Rs. in Crore)   |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Project Cost                   | Sanctioned                     | Released                       | Utilized                       | Amount                       | Released                     |
| 500.00                         | 450.00                         | 197.89                         | 138.82                         | 50.00                        | 28.97                        |

- (x) Special  Package for  Titli  Cyclone:  During  the  visit  of  Hon'ble  PM  to  Kerala  on 18.08.2018  to  review  the  situation  arising  out  of  floods  in  the  State,  it  was directed to provide financial assistance to the farmers of Kerala for replantation of  damaged horticulture crops under MIDH. Accordingly,  a special package of Rs. 93.39 crore with Rs.56.03 crore as Government of India share was approved to Government of Kerala towards replanting of damaged horticulture crops in the flood affected areas of Kerala during 2018-19 under MIDH.

The entire GoI share of Rs.56.03 crore was released to Government of Kerala on 28.08.2018. State Horticulture Mission Kerala has informed that it has utilized Rs. 22.85 crore of GoI Share out of Rs. 24.93 crore received from Kerala State Finance and the remaining Rs. 27.01 crore out of total of Rs. 56.03 crore sanctioned by GoI is yet to be released by the Kerala State Finance.

- (xi) Special  Package  for  GAJA  Cyclone:  -  GAJA  Cyclone  hit  Tamil  Nadu  on 16.11.2018  and  caused  severe  destruction  in  the  districts  of  Nagapattinam, Tanjavur,  Pudukottai,  Tiruvarur,  Sivagangai,  Karur,  Trichy,  Dindigul,  Madurai, Ariyalur, Cuddalore and Theni.

An  amount  of  Rs.  123.24  crore  including  GoI  share  of  Rs.  73.94  crore  (Rs. 50.00  crore  additional  funds  +  Rs.  23.94  crore  under  flexi  fund)  was  released  to Government  of  Tamil  Nadu  as  Special  Package  during  2018-19  under  Mission  for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH).

Further, an amount of Rs. 92.00 crore has been approved to Coconut Development  Board,  Kochi  towards  Cutting  &  Removal  of  fallen  /damaged  coconut trees, distribution of Coconut seedlings and setting-up of nurseries. The entire amount was released to Government of Tamil Nadu during 2018-19. The State Government of Tamil Nadu has informed that funds sanctioned towards Gaja Cyclone Special Package were received from Tamil Nadu State Finance at the closure of the financial year and no expenditure could be incurred as the season for planting had been over in the affected Gaja  fields  and  model  code  of  conduct  on  account  of  General  Elections  to  the  Lok Sabha was also in force. It has further been informed that preliminary activities such as identification  of  beneficiaries,  issue  of  work  order,  arrangements  for  raising  pro  tray vegetable, seedlings in the State Horticulture farms have been completed.

- (xii) In addition to above, Additional Financial Assistance(ACA), over and above State Disaster Response Funds (SDRF) is considered from National Disaster Response Funds (NDRF) for natural calamities on receipt of memorandum from state  Government  an  in  accordance  with  extent  norms  and  procedures.  The financial  assistance  under  SDRF/NDRF  is  given  by  way  of  relief  and  not  for composition of loss as suffered / claimed.

Assistance  approved  from  NDRF  for  natural  calamities  coordinated  i.e.  drought, hailstorm pest attack and cold wave / frost since 2004-05 is at Annexure-I .

Details  of  funds  released  utilised  and  present  status  of  various  packages  are  at Annexure-II .

(d) & (e): Government of Kerala requested the Government of India to extend the period  of  Idukki  package  for  another  two  years.  Government  of  India  advised  that  the schemes mentioned under the Idukki package should be further  proceeded  under the schemes  like  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY)  so  that  no  hindrance  in  the implementation  of  the  schemes  focusing  improvement  of  livelihood  of  the  farmers  in Idukki occurs.

## Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1674 due for 02.07.2019 Statement in respect of Part (a) to (c) of the Question regarding 'Strategy for Promotion of Agricultural Productivity'

## Assistance approved from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for Natural Calamities (drought, hailstorm, pest attack and cold wave/frost) in the States

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of State    | Calamity   | Assistance sought by the State Government   | Central assistance approved by GOI under NDRF   |
|-----------|------------------|------------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 2004-05   | 2004-05          | 2004-05    | 2004-05                                     | 2004-05                                         |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh   | Drought    | 1199.68                                     | 185.73                                          |
| 2.        | Bihar            | Drought    | 2342.57                                     | 162.15                                          |
| 3.        | Chhattisgarh     | Drought    | 604.96                                      | 93.44                                           |
| 4.        | Jharkhand        | Drought    | 928.12                                      | 139.82                                          |
| 5.        | Karnataka        | Drought    | 1147.72                                     | 83.67                                           |
| 6.        | Madhya Pradesh   | Drought    | 725.69                                      | 36.30                                           |
| 7.        | Maharashtra      | Drought    | 1117.99                                     | 174.66                                          |
| 8.        | Punjab           | Drought    | 4582.93                                     | -                                               |
| 9.        | Rajasthan        | Drought    | 3318.01                                     | 488.98                                          |
| 10.       | Tamil Nadu       | Drought    | 1910.58                                     | 156.84                                          |
| 11.       | Uttar Pradesh    | Drought    | 7226.10                                     | 360.94                                          |
|           | Total            |            | 25104.35                                    | 1882.53                                         |
| 2005-06   | 2005-06          | 2005-06    | 2005-06                                     | 2005-06                                         |
| 1.        | Himachal Pradesh | Drought    | 377.00                                      | 39.02                                           |
| 2.        | Jharkhand        | Drought    | 869.70                                      | 107.37                                          |
| 3.        | Madhya Pradesh   | Drought    | 657.80                                      | 97.56                                           |
| 4.        | Rajasthan        | Drought    | 1544.63                                     | 146.50                                          |
| 5.        | Uttarakhand      | Drought    | 287.80                                      | 38.99                                           |
|           | Total            |            | 3736.93                                     | 429.44                                          |
| 2006-07   | 2006-07          | 2006-07    | 2006-07                                     | 2006-07                                         |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh   | Drought    | 287.81                                      | 76.27                                           |
| 2.        | Karnataka        | Drought    | 1262.95                                     | 78.96                                           |
|           | Total            |            | 1550.76                                     | 155.23                                          |
| 2007-08   | 2007-08          | 2007-08    | 2007-08                                     | 2007-08                                         |
| 1.        | Madhya Pradesh   | Drought    | 1883.81                                     | 42.09                                           |
| 2.        | Uttarakhand      | Drought    | 220.04                                      | 27.78                                           |
|           | Total            |            | 2103.85                                     | 69.87                                           |
| 2008-09   | 2008-09          | 2008-09    | 2008-09                                     | 2008-09                                         |
| 1.        | Karnataka        | Drought    | 2043.07                                     | 83.83                                           |
| 2.        | Uttarakhand      | Drought    | 200.14                                      | 57.51                                           |
|           | Total            |            | 2243.21                                     | 141.34                                          |
| 2009-10   | 2009-10          | 2009-10    | 2009-10                                     | 2009-10                                         |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh   | Drought    | 10106.77                                    | 575.30                                          |
| 2.        | Assam            | Drought    | 792.60                                      | 89.94                                           |
| 3.        | Bihar            | Drought    | 23071.13                                    | 1163.64                                         |
| 4.        | Himachal Pradesh | Drought    | 608.13                                      | 88.93                                           |
| 5.        | Jammu &Kashmir   | Drought    | 211.82                                      | 156.77                                          |
| 6.        | Jharkhand        | Drought    | 890.31                                      | 200.955                                         |
| 7.        | Karnataka        | Drought    | 394.92                                      | 116.49                                          |

| 8.        | Kerala         | Drought+Hail storm   | 168.22            | 33.02 (32.90-drought, 0.12- hailstorm)   |
|-----------|----------------|----------------------|-------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 9.        | Madhya Pradesh | Drought              | 11669.68          | 246.31                                   |
| 10.       | Maharashtra    | Drought              | 15059.64          | 671.88                                   |
| 11.       | Manipur        | Drought              | 22.09             | 14.57                                    |
| 12.       | Nagaland       | Drought              | 74.76             | 21.12                                    |
| 13.       | Orissa         | Drought              | 2266.65           | 151.92                                   |
| 14.       | Rajasthan      | Drought              | 14927.37          | 1034.84                                  |
| 15.       | Uttar Pradesh  | Drought              | 12133.42          | 515.05                                   |
|           | Total          |                      | 92397.51          | 5080.735                                 |
| 2010-11   | 2010-11        | 2010-11              | 2010-11           | 2010-11                                  |
| 1.        | Bihar          | Drought              | 6573.45           | 1459.54                                  |
| 2.        | Jharkhand      | Drought              | 2871.00           | 855.30                                   |
| 3.        | Odisha         | Drought              | 1576.80           | 376.55                                   |
| 4.        | West Bengal    | Drought              | 1100.00           | 724.99                                   |
|           | Total          |                      | 12121.25          | 3416.38                                  |
| 2011-12   | 2011-12        | 2011-12              | 2011-12           | 2011-12                                  |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh | Drought              | 3006.41           | 706.15                                   |
| 2.        | Haryana        | Cold wave/Frost      | 287.00            | 31.10                                    |
| 3.        | Karnataka      | Drought Drought-R    | 2605.99 3609.35   | 186.68 282.35                            |
| 4.        | Maharashtra    | Drought-R            | 1118.37           | 574.71                                   |
|           | Total:         |                      | 10627.12          | 1780.99                                  |
| 2012-2013 | 2012-2013      | 2012-2013            | 2012-2013         | 2012-2013                                |
| 1.        | Karnataka      | Drought              | 7672.40           | 526.06                                   |
| 2.        | Maharashtra    | Drought Drought-R    | 3232.15 1801.32   | 778.09 1036.98                           |
| 3.        | Kerala         | Drought Drought-R    | 1996.07 532.78    | 62.61 107.89                             |
| 4.        | Gujarat        | Drought              | 7357.54           | 864.71                                   |
| 5.        | Rajasthan      | Drought              | 1107.99           | 320.64                                   |
| 6.        | Andhra Pradesh | Drought              | 1090.78           | 142.97                                   |
| 7.        | Tamil Nadu     | Drought              | 19665.13          | 624.69                                   |
|           | Total:         |                      | 44456.16          | 4464.64                                  |
| 2013-2014 | 2013-2014      | 2013-2014            | 2013-2014         | 2013-2014                                |
| 1.        | Bihar          | Drought              | 12564.04          | 931.87                                   |
| 2.        | Karnataka      | Drought Hailstorm    | 778.06 99.12      | 226.57 82.77                             |
| 3.        | Andhra Pradesh | Drought Hailstorm    | 638.09 59.71      | 254.54 40.06                             |
| 4.        | Maharashtra    | Hailstorm            | 4475.76           | 552.88                                   |
| 5.        | Madhya Pradesh | Hailstorm            | 5723.65           | 494.95                                   |
| 6.        | Uttar Pradesh  | Hailstorm            | 500.53            | 270.55                                   |
|           | Total:         |                      | 24838.96          | 2854.19                                  |
| 2014-2015 | 2014-2015      | 2014-2015            | 2014-2015         | 2014-2015                                |
| 1.        | Haryana        | Drought Hailstorm    | 4829.250 1925.970 | 168.870 369.090                          |
| 2.        | Karnataka      | Drought Hailstorm    | 779.200 151.280   | 200.850 105.330                          |
| 3.        | Uttar Pradesh  | Drought Hailstorm    | 4819.490 7573.700 | 777.340 2801.590                         |
| 4.        | Maharashtra    | Drought              | 6013.280          | 1962.990                                 |

| 5.        | Andhra Pradesh   | Drought                   | 1532.000         | 237.510         |
|-----------|------------------|---------------------------|------------------|-----------------|
| 6.        | Rajasthan        | Hailstorm                 | 11885.450        | 1447.730        |
| 7.        | Bihar            | Hailstorm                 | 2041.100         | 791.420         |
| 8.        | Telangana        | Hailstorm                 | 117.590          | 83.744          |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh | Hailstorm                 | 353.395          | 71.534          |
|           | Total:           |                           | 42021.705        | 9017.998        |
| 2015-2016 | 2015-2016        | 2015-2016                 | 2015-2016        | 2015-2016       |
| 1.        | Karnataka        | Drought Drought-R         | 3830.84 1417.14  | 1540.20 723.23  |
| 2.        | Chhattisgarh     | Drought                   | 6093.79          | 1276.25         |
| 3.        | Madhya Pradesh   | Drought                   | 5114.53          | 2032.68         |
| 4.        | Maharashtra      | Drought-K Drought-R       | 6020.36 2251.66  | 3638.83 679.54  |
| 5.        | Odisha           | Drought                   | 2344.99          | 815.00          |
| 6.        | Telangana        | Drought                   | 2601.17          | 791.21          |
| 7.        | Uttar Pradesh    | Drought Drought-R         | 2057.79 1888.35  | 1304.52 622.76  |
| 8.        | Andhra Pradesh   | Drought                   | 2000.56          | 433.77          |
| 9.        | Jharkhand        | Drought                   | 2142.78          | 336.94          |
| 10.       | Rajasthan        | Drought Hailstorm         | 10537.02 4372.27 | 1193.41 79.18   |
| 11.       | Uttarakhand      | Drought-R                 | 91.97            | 70.22           |
|           | Total:           |                           | 52765.22         | 15537.74        |
| 2016-2017 | 2016-2017        | 2016-2017                 | 2016-2017        | 2016-2017       |
| 1.        | Karnataka        | Drought(K) Drought( R)    | 4702.54 3310.83  | 1782.44 795.544 |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh   | Drought(K)                | 2513.97          | 518.93          |
| 3.        | Kerala           | Drought(K)                | 1019.90          | 112.05          |
| 4.        | Tamil Nadu       | Drought(K)                | 39565.00         | 1748.28         |
| 5.        | Rajasthan        | Drought(K)                | 3660.97          | 588.34          |
| 6.        | Puducherry       | Drought( R)               | 150.52           | 17.70           |
|           | Total            |                           | 54923.73         | 5563.28         |
| 2017-18   | 2017-18          | 2017-18                   | 2017-18          | 2017-18         |
| 1.        | Chhattisgarh     | Drought(K)                | 4401.00          | 395.91          |
| 2.        | Madhya Pradesh   | Drought(K)                | 3705.95          | 836.09          |
| 3.        | Rajasthan        | Drought(K)                | 3078.26          | 526.14          |
| 4.        | Andhra Pradesh   | Drought (R)               | 679.19           | 113.14          |
| 5.        | Maharashtra      | Pest Attack/Ockhi Cyclone | 3373.31          | 60.76           |
| 6.        | Uttar Pradesh    | Drought (R)               | 678.98           | 157.23          |
|           | Total            |                           | 15916.69         | 2089.27         |

| 2018-19   | 2018-19        | 2018-19     |   2018-19 | 2018-19   |
|-----------|----------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh | Drought (K) |   1466.91 | 900.40    |
| 2.        | Karnataka      | Drought (K) |   2434    | 949.49    |
| 3.        | Maharashtra    | Drought (K) |   7902.77 | 4714.28   |
| 4.        | Rajasthan      | Drought (K) |   2819.58 | 1206.62   |
| 5.        | Gujarat        | Drought (K) |   4547.85 | 127.60    |
| 6.        | Jharkhand      | Drought (K) |   1535.29 | 272.42    |
| 8.        | Karnataka      | Drought (R) |   2064.3  | *         |
| Total     | Total          |             |  22770.7  | 8170.81   |

## Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1674 for 02.07.2019.  Statement in respect of part (b) of the Question regarding Agrarian Distress

## The details of total fund approved, sanctioned, utilized and lapsed under special packages in the Kerala State

(Rs. in crores)

| Sl. No.   | Name of Package                                                               | Total fund approved   | Utilized   | Lapsed   | Status of the Scheme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Kerala    | Kerala                                                                        | Kerala                | Kerala     | Kerala   | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 1.        | Rehabilitation package for farmers of Wayanad, palakkad and Kasaragod         | 8.78300               | 7.31900    | 2.17000  | Government of India release an amount of Rs.8.7830 crore for three schemes for implementation through Department of Agriculture and an amount of Rs.2.17 crore including interest has been surrendered. Project came to an end by 13.09.2011.                                                                                                                                                      |
| 2.        | Kuttanad Package (amount pertaining to Agriculture Department)                | 93.22997              | 90.19626   | 3.03371  | Kuttanad package II phase is going to be implemented during 2018-19 after receiving the terms of reference from International Research and Training Centre for below Sea Level Farming (IRTCBSF). 1 st phase of the project came to a close by July 2012.                                                                                                                                          |
| 3.        | Idukki Package                                                                | 277.11000             | 237.11000  | 40.00000 | It was informed by the Government of India that the duration for the implementation of the Idukki package was terminated on November 2013.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 4.        | Kasaragod package                                                             | 3.64890               | 2.85958    | 0.78932  | Package is implemented through Planning and Economic Affairs Department and is continuing.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Bihar     | Bihar                                                                         | Bihar                 | Bihar      | Bihar    | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 1.        | Upgradation of Pusa (Bihar) to the level of a Central Agricultural University | 400.00                | 215.00     | -        | The Institute has been upgraded as Central Agriculture University. Rs.215 has been released, upto July 2018. Whereas EFC has been approved for 309.6 crores for 3 years (2017-18 to 2019-20). Rs.44.50 corer, released in 2016-17 is not including in the approved EFC of Rs.309.60 crore. Rs.82.00 crore in 2017-18 and Rs.89.00 crore have been released in 2018-19.                             |
| 2.        | Development of Fisheries                                                      | 200.00                | 36.00      | -        | Fisheries Development proposal at a total cost of Rs.244.79 crore with Central liability of Rs.92.90 crore has been approved. First installment of Rs.36.00 crore released in 2018-19. Balance amount of Rs.56.9 crore will be released after State Government utilizes the first installment, and submit utilization certificate alongwith Physical and Financial Progress Report. In the instant |

|    |                                                                       |     |       |    | scheme, the State Government is required to contribute State Share of Rs.77.94 crore and Beneficiaries Share of Rs.73.95 crore.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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|  3 | Farm Water Management (Micro Irrigation, creation of water resources) | 750 | 27.91 | -  | Under the existing scheme of DAC&FW, the State Govt. has requested Rs.300.00 crore from 2018-19 subject to their submission of Annual Action Plan, under Per Drop More Crop component (PDMC). State Level Selection Committee, Government of Bihar has approved Action Plan of, Rs.55.00 crore for 2018-19 and Rs.27.91 crore has been released as first instilment of Rs.2018-19 unspent balance of Rs.39.96 crore from previous years. Two ongoing irrigation projects in the State Government for completion in phase by December 2019 under Pradhan MantriKrishiSinchaiYojana - Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (PMKSY- AIBP). These Projects are - Durgawati Reservoir Project &Punpun Barrage Project. Under PMKSY-HKKP, under CADWN scheme, Durgawati Reservoir Project is being funded. Against central liability of Rs.50.66 Cr, a sum of Rs.21.408 Cr was released in 2016-17 & 2017-18. Further, under the Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI) scheme of PKSKY (HKKP), 2 nos. of schemes are ongoing in the state of Bihar, namely 129 SMI Schemes and 47 SMI Schemes with an estimated cost of Rs. 210.332 crore and Rs.141.289 crore respectively. During last 3 years, Rs. 6.3576 crore as Central Assistance (CA) was released under SMI Schemes to Bihar. |
|  4 | Development of Storage Capacity                                       | 600 | -     | -  | DOF&PD has informed, no such scheme exist under which such proposal may be considered.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|  5 | Farm Mechanization                                                    | 600 | 39.00 | -  | Rs.200 crore per year has been proposed for 3 years (2017-18 to 2019-20) and released Rs.14.00 crore in year 2016-17 and Rs.25.00 crore during 2018-19 under SMAM for establishment of 40 custom hiring centres, 2 hi-tech hubs, 229 farm machinery banks, distribution of 26466 no. agricultural machineries. Further release is subject to the utilization of unspent balance of Rs.42.99 crore of previous years by State Government.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |

|   6. | Seed production system                                                     |   300.00 | 44.88   | -   | As per the proposal of Govt. of Bihar, only 2 components are eligible under the existing scheme of SMSP, therefore the Govt. of Bihar has been advised to include remaining components under RKVY. So far, Rs.44.88 crore has been released from 2014-15 to 2018-19.   |
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|    7 | National Research Centre of Integrated Farming System, Motihari, Bihar     |       30 | 23.26   | -   | Rs.23.26 crore has been released. EFC (EFC (2017- 2020) has been approved for Rs.28.96 crore to continue the scheme.                                                                                                                                                   |
|    8 | Construction of new godowns at Supaul, Madhepura, Hazipur and Chakia Bazar |      214 | -       | -   | The special scheme for godowns in Bihar has not taken off and is not required now.                                                                                                                                                                                     |

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