Lok Sabha Question No. 3712 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-16
Subject: Promotion of Organic Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan

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

## LOK  SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3712 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH   JULY, 2019

## PROMOTION OF ORGANIC FARMING

3712. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

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

- (a) whether any project has been formulated by the Government to promote organic farming in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to grant any special package to farmers to promote organic farming in Rajasthan and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the funds  sanctioned by  the  Government for promoting organic farming  in the country and the amount spent and the amount outstanding there against during the last three years?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) to (d): yes,  Government  of  India  has  been  promoting  Organic  farming  in  the  country through dedicated schemes namely  Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) and Mission Organic  Value  Chain  Development  for  North  Eastern  Region  (MOVCDNER)  since  2015-16. Both the schemes aim at promotion of cluster/ Farmers Producer Organization (FPO) based chemical  free  low  input  cost  sustainable  organic  farming  and  support  farmers        from  input procurement to market linkages.

In Rajasthan, 1.23 lakh ha area is covered and 6150 clusters have been formed under PKVY  since  2015-16.  An  amount  of      Rs  97.60  crores  has  been  released  for  formation  of farmers' clusters, their capacity building, on-farm and off-farm input preparation/ procurement, certification, quality testing of organic products, packaging, marketing etc.

The State-wise funds sanctioned, released and the unspent balance with States during the last three years 2016-17 to 2018-19 under PKVY and MOVCDNER is given at Annexure l & ll.

In  addition,  organic  farming        is  also  supported  by  other  schemes  viz  Rashtriya  Krishi Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY)  and  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH)  and National Programme on Organic Production (NPOP) under Agricultural and Processed Foods Export Development Authority (APEDA).

## ANNEXURE -I

| S. No.   | Name of the State   | 2016-17    | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | (Rs in lakh) 2017-18   | (Rs in lakh) 2017-18   | (Rs in lakh) 2017-18   | (Rs in lakh) 2018-19   | (Rs in lakh) 2018-19   | (Rs in lakh) 2018-19   |
|----------|---------------------|------------|-----------|-----------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of the State   | Allocation | Release   | Unspent   | Allocation             | Release                | Unspent                | Allocation             | Release                | Unspent                |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      | 798.17     | 798.17    | 0.00      | 2359.66                | 656.18                 | 0.00                   | 10253.11               | 6799.76                | 3399.88                |
| 2        | Bihar               | 988.17     | 664.26    | 664.26    | 1002.14                | 214.14                 | 214.14                 | 508.19                 | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh        | 568.12     | 314.78    | 0.00      | 381.32                 | 339.85                 | 122.36                 | 2055.86                | 1009.80                | 1009.80                |
| 4        | Gujarat             | 302.19     | 238.83    | 177.68    | 175.49                 | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 5        | Goa                 | 12.09      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 7.02                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 1009.80                | 497.76                 | 497.76                 |
| 6        | Haryana             | 60.44      | 45.98     | 20.78     | 35.10                  | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 7        | Jharkhand           | 302.19     | 203.14    | 203.14    | 817.92                 | 321.21                 | 0.00                   | 1967.99                | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 8        | Karnataka           | 1646.96    | 815.27    | 17.91     | 956.43                 | 1224.64                | 148.61                 | 1009.80                | 408.21                 | 408.21                 |
| 9        | Kerala              | 359.61     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 2350.26                | 1377.95                | 1148.04                | 1733.13                | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 10       | Madhya Pradesh      | 2659.31    | 1787.60   | 0.00      | 3685.75                | 2884.65                | 335.15                 | 6454.95                | 2471.99                | 2450.14                |
| 11       | Maharashtra         | 2816.45    | 2957.59   | 76.89     | 3031.79                | 698.10                 | 44.54                  | 1692.01                | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 12       | Odisha              | 967.02     | 650.03    | 0.00      | 561.57                 | 610.60                 | 0.00                   | 1454.11                | 1337.65                | 1337.65                |
| 13       | Punjab              | 151.10     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 944.31                 | 428.28                 | 0.00                   | 806.35                 | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 14       | Rajasthan           | 2281.56    | 1491.13   | 173.52    | 3016.69                | 845.86                 | 288.53                 | 11291.67               | 5049.00                | 5049.00                |
| 15       | Tamil Nadu          | 338.46     | 207.26    | 0.00      | 196.55                 | 194.64                 | 0.14                   | 403.92                 | 564.10                 | 27.87                  |
| 16       | Telangana           | 906.58     | 448.77    | 0.00      | 2196.78                | 835.15                 | 684.32                 | 1178.56                | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 17       | Uttar Pradesh       | 1737.62    | 1270.64   | 0.00      | 1201.80                | 934.94                 | 43.79                  | 1145.79                | 1280.26                | 832.26                 |
| 18       | West Bengal         | 362.63     | 393.66    | 2.90      | 210.59                 | 374.07                 | 325.37                 | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 19       | Assam               | 997.24     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 579.12                 | 1804.19                | 30.53                  | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 20       | Arunachal Pradesh   | 86.13      | 81.08     | 0.00      | 50.02                  | 94.50                  | 94.50                  | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 21       | Mizoram             | 154.12     | 138.65    | 0.00      | 89.50                  | 211.94                 | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 22.37                  | 22.37                  |
| 22       | Manipur             | 135.99     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 78.97                  | 48.82                  | 48.82                  | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 23       | Nagaland            | 108.79     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 63.18                  | 128.98                 | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 42.99                  | 42.99                  |
| 24       | Sikkim              | 679.94     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 394.86                 | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 656.81                 | 53.88                  |
| 25       | Tripura             | 226.65     | 308.83    | 0.00      | 131.62                 | 164.81                 | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 72.00                  | 72.00                  |
| 26       | Meghalaya           | 203.98     | 296.00    | 136.98    | 118.46                 | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 27       | Himachal Pradesh    | 498.62     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 931.99                 | 1118.79                | 0.00                   | 680.50                 | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 28       | Jammu &Kashmir      | 126.92     | 87.81     | 0.00      | 73.71                  | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 75.74                  | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 29       | Uttarakhand         | 2493.10    | 2019.40   | 0.00      | 1672.65                | 2780.50                | 300.76                 | 11973.31               | 10780.71               | 6727.69                |
| 30       | Andman& Nicobar     | 342.49     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 198.89                 | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 31       | Daman &Diu          | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00      | 392.59                 | 235.55                 | 235.55                 | 277.01                 | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 32       | Dadar Nagar         | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00      | 3569.04                | 1000.00                | 1000.00                | 2518.28                | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 33       | Delhi               | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00      | 3569.04                | 471.45                 | 471.45                 | 2518.28                | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 34       | Puducherry          | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00      | 57.10                  | 28.55                  | 28.55                  | 40.29                  | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 35       | Chandigarh          | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 218.79                 | 77.42                  | 77.42                  |
| 36       | Lakshadeep          | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 454.41                 | 227.20                 | 227.20                 |
|          | Total               | 23312.63   | 15218.88  | 1474.06   | 35101.90               | 20028.38               | 5565.15                | 61721.86               | 31298.04               | 22236.14               |

## Annexure-II

## State wise Budget Allocated release and unspent under Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region during the period 2016-17 to 2018-19. Rs. In lakh

|    | States            | Allocation   | Amount released   | Unspent   | Allocation   | Amount released   | Unspent   | Allocation   | Amount released   | Unspent   |
|----|-------------------|--------------|-------------------|-----------|--------------|-------------------|-----------|--------------|-------------------|-----------|
|    |                   | 2016-17      | 2016-17           | 2016-17   | 2017-18      | 2017-18           | 2017-18   | 2018-19      | 2018-19           | 2018-19   |
| 1  | Assam             | 526.22       | 231.98            | 0.00      | 1423.47      | 0.00              | 0.00      | 1762.61      | 2764.104          | 1455.274  |
| 2  | Manipur           | 1102.88      | 736.79            | 0.00      | 1788.42      | 1788.42           | 0.00      | 2407.10      | 2953.96           | 1272.86   |
| 3  | Meghalaya         | 926.1        | 463.05            | 0.00      | 940.71       | 940.71            | 344.06    | 2857.79      | 1646.97           | 1453.84   |
| 4  | Nagaland          | 1244.85      | 1244.85           | 0.00      | 1927.75      | 1927.75           | 0.00      | 2096.13      | 2745.73           | 1047.88   |
| 5  | Mizoram           | 1300.35      | 969.09            | 0.00      | 583.44       | 291.72            | 0.00      | 1019.12      | 1019.12           | `632.693  |
| 6  | Arunachal Pradesh | 1053.36      | 522.65            | 35.38     | 1181.45      | 1181.45           | 590.72    | 1634.39      | 1870.56           | 1870.56   |
| 7  | Sikkim            | 2077         | 0.00              | 0.00      | 687.88       | 0.00              | 0.00      | 883.85       | 2459.33           | 2459.33   |
| 8  | Tripura           | 594.24       | 594.24            | 0.00      | 491.88       | 491.88            | 0.00      | 1789.01      | 1997.46           | 1183.09   |
|    | Total             | 8825.00      | 4762.65           | 35.38     | 9025.00      | 6621.93           | 934.78    | 14450        | 17457.234         | 10935.964 |
|    |                   | 1175.00      | 105.77            |           | 975.00       |                   |           | 1550.00      | 20.79             |           |
|    |                   | 10000.00     | 4868.42           | 35.38     | 10000.00     | 6621.93           | 934.78    | 16000.00     | 17478.024 *       | 10935.964 |

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