Lok Sabha Question No. 1593 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Use of Kisan Rath Mobile App
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Rajan Baburao  Vichare

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1593

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## USE OF KISAN RATH MOBILE APP

1593         SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

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

- (a) the number of the farmers who have been connected with Kisan Rath Mobile App in the country till date and the details of benefits provided to them along with the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) the  Minimum Support Price (MSP) on which pulses and oilseeds are procured from the farmers during Rabi Season, 2020 and the number of the farmers who have benefited from it in the country along with the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) the number of the farmers who have benefited from Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) till date and the details thereof, State-wise;
- (d) whether the Government is running any scheme to control locusts; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a): The Government of India has launched the Kisan Rath Mobile App on 17.04.2020 to address the issue of transportation of agricultural produce of farmers and other stakeholders. The App facilitates the farmers, FPOs and other stakeholders to post their load requests in the App, which are sent to transport aggregators and individual transporters who in turn respond to the load requests. Registration of farmers and other stakeholders on the Kisan Rath Mobile App is a continuous process. As on 18.09.2020, a total of 248309 farmers have  self  registered  and  a  total  of  7034  farmers  have    posted  load  requests  on  the  App . State-wise details are at Annexure-I.

(b): In  order  to  provide  remunerative  price  to  the  farmers,  the  Government  of  India  is implementing Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA), comprising of  Price  Support  Scheme  (PSS),  Price  Deficiency  Payment  Scheme  (PDPS)  and  Private Procurement and Stockist Scheme (PPSS). Under PM-AASHA, States / UTs are offered to choose  either  of  PSS  or  PDPS  in  a  given  procurement  season,  with  respect  to  particular oilseeds crop for the entire State. The pulses and copra are procured under PSS. Further, States have the option to roll out Private Procurement and Stockist Scheme (PPSS) on pilot basis in district / selected APMC(s) of district involving the participation of private stockist for oilseeds. The details of procurement of pulses and oilseeds at MSP under PM-AASHA from the farmers during Rabi 2020 Season and the number of farmers benefitted from it, Statewise are, at Annexure-II.

(c): The number of farmers who have been benefitted under the PM-KISAN Scheme as on 15.09.2020 is 10,19,52,081 and the State-wise details are  at Annexure-III.

(d) & (e): The Government of India is implementing a Sub Mission on Plant Protection and Plant Quarantine (SMPPQ) in which Locust Control and Research is a sub component. The Desert Locust is a trans-boundary pest which can cause irreparable damages. In order to keep  the  menace  of  locust  at  bay,  Government  of  India  has  established  Locust  Warning Organization (LWO) and 10 Locust Circle Offices (LCOs) in India, i.e. 08 LCOs in Rajasthan (Jaisalmer,  Bikaner,  Phalodi,  Barmer,  Jalore,  Churu,  Nagaur,  Suratgarh)  and  02  LCOs  in Gujarat  (Palanpur  and  Bhuj),  which  primarily  monitor,  survey  and  control  Desert  Locust  in Scheduled Desert Areas of Rajasthan and Gujarat in coordination with the State Governments. Further the LWO and LCOs are also involved in capacity building activities of State Government officials and farmers with regard to locust control. The State Governments through  the  District  Administration  and  the  State  Agriculture  Department  undertake  locust control activities in the cropped area of the State.

## Annexure-I

| State-wise details of farmers registered and requests generated by Farmers on Kisan   | State-wise details of farmers registered and requests generated by Farmers on Kisan   | State-wise details of farmers registered and requests generated by Farmers on Kisan   | State-wise details of farmers registered and requests generated by Farmers on Kisan   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No                                                                                  | State Name                                                                            | No. of Farmers Registered                                                             | No. of request generated by Farmers                                                   |
| 1                                                                                     | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                           | 14                                                                                    | 1                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                                        | 9839                                                                                  | 165                                                                                   |
| 3                                                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                     | 130                                                                                   | 19                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                     | Assam                                                                                 | 7054                                                                                  | 234                                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                     | Bihar                                                                                 | 26519                                                                                 | 427                                                                                   |
| 6                                                                                     | Chandigarh                                                                            | 24                                                                                    | 2                                                                                     |
| 7                                                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                                                          | 3824                                                                                  | 48                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                     | Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                                                | 23                                                                                    | 1                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                     | Daman and Diu                                                                         | 7                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                    | Delhi                                                                                 | 272                                                                                   | 111                                                                                   |
| 11                                                                                    | Goa                                                                                   | 27                                                                                    | 1                                                                                     |
| 12                                                                                    | Gujarat                                                                               | 8310                                                                                  | 242                                                                                   |
| 13                                                                                    | Haryana                                                                               | 5796                                                                                  | 238                                                                                   |
| 14                                                                                    | Himachal Pradesh                                                                      | 1859                                                                                  | 39                                                                                    |
| 15                                                                                    | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                     | 1329                                                                                  | 31                                                                                    |
| 16                                                                                    | Jharkhand                                                                             | 8328                                                                                  | 113                                                                                   |
| 17                                                                                    | Karnataka                                                                             | 9626                                                                                  | 258                                                                                   |
| 18                                                                                    | Kerala                                                                                | 763                                                                                   | 3                                                                                     |
| 19                                                                                    | Ladakh                                                                                | 4                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     |
| 20                                                                                    | Lakshadweep                                                                           | 1                                                                                     | 0                                                                                     |
| 21                                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                                        | 21443                                                                                 | 900                                                                                   |
| 22                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                           | 29182                                                                                 | 1163                                                                                  |
| 23                                                                                    | Manipur                                                                               | 1091                                                                                  | 38                                                                                    |
| 24                                                                                    | Meghalaya                                                                             | 201                                                                                   | 9                                                                                     |
| 25                                                                                    | Mizoram                                                                               | 649                                                                                   | 54                                                                                    |
| 26                                                                                    | Nagaland                                                                              | 321                                                                                   | 3                                                                                     |
| 27                                                                                    | Odisha                                                                                | 5563                                                                                  | 115                                                                                   |
| 28                                                                                    | Puducherry                                                                            | 51                                                                                    | 2                                                                                     |
| 29                                                                                    | Punjab                                                                                | 6637                                                                                  | 117                                                                                   |
| 30                                                                                    | Rajasthan                                                                             | 20437                                                                                 | 894                                                                                   |
| 31                                                                                    | Sikkim                                                                                | 15                                                                                    | 0                                                                                     |
| 32                                                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                                                            | 9689                                                                                  | 448                                                                                   |
| 33                                                                                    | Telangana                                                                             | 8610                                                                                  | 140                                                                                   |
| 34                                                                                    | Tripura                                                                               | 176                                                                                   | 6                                                                                     |
| 35                                                                                    | Uttarakhand                                                                           | 1470                                                                                  | 16                                                                                    |
| 36                                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                                         | 51127                                                                                 | 1032                                                                                  |
| 37                                                                                    | West Bengal                                                                           | 7898                                                                                  | 164                                                                                   |
|                                                                                       | Total                                                                                 | 248309                                                                                | 7034                                                                                  |

Annexure-II State-wise details of procurement of pulses and oilseeds under PM-AASHA (For the

## Year 2020-21)

| Year / Commodity / States   | MSP Per MT (Rs.)   | Farmers Benefited (Nos.)   |
|-----------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|
| GRAM                        | 48750              | 1,112,449                  |
| ANDHRA PRADESH              | 48750              | 71,769                     |
| GUJARAT                     | 48750              | 126,898                    |
| HARYANA                     | 48750              | 6,119                      |
| KARNATAKA                   | 48750              | 123,254                    |
| MADHYA PRADESH              | 48750              | 262,795                    |
| MAHARASHTRA                 | 48750              | 230,694                    |
| RAJASTHAN                   | 48750              | 238,259                    |
| TELANGANA                   | 48750              | 30,903                     |
| UTTAR PRADESH               | 48750              | 21,758                     |
| GROUNDNUT                   | 50900              | 997                        |
| ODISHA                      | 50900              | 997                        |
| MASOOR                      | 48000              | 1,899                      |
| MADHYA PRADESH              | 48000              | 1,898                      |
| UTTAR PRADESH               | 48000              | 1                          |
| MOONG                       | 70500              | 6,275                      |
| ODISHA                      | 70500              | 6,196                      |
| TAMILNADU                   | 70500              | 79                         |
| MUSTARD SEED                | 44250              | 318,458                    |
| GUJARAT                     | 44250              | 15,826                     |
| HARYANA                     | 44250              | 120,700                    |
| MADHYA PRADESH              | 44250              | 42,603                     |
| RAJASTHAN                   | 44250              | 139,132                    |
| UTTAR PRADESH               | 44250              | 197                        |
| SUNFLOWER SEED              | 56500              | 3,101                      |
| HARYANA                     | 56500              | 1,466                      |
| ODISHA                      | 56500              | 291                        |
| TELANGANA                   | 56500              | 1,344                      |
|                             | TOTAL              | 1,443,179                  |

## Annexure-III

| State- wise list of the number of beneficiaries under PM-KISAN Yojana (As on 15.09.2020)   | State- wise list of the number of beneficiaries under PM-KISAN Yojana (As on 15.09.2020)   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| States                                                                                     | Beneficiaries                                                                              |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                | 16,771                                                                                     |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                             | 52,51,056                                                                                  |
| Bihar                                                                                      | 72,37,685                                                                                  |
| Chandigarh                                                                                 | 424                                                                                        |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                               | 26,83,711                                                                                  |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                                                     | 10,715                                                                                     |
| Daman and Diu                                                                              | 3,692                                                                                      |
| Delhi                                                                                      | 14,161                                                                                     |
| Goa                                                                                        | 9,404                                                                                      |
| Gujarat                                                                                    | 56,77,780                                                                                  |
| Haryana                                                                                    | 17,69,811                                                                                  |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                           | 9,14,011                                                                                   |
| Jammu and Kashmir                                                                          | 10,82,797                                                                                  |
| Jharkhand                                                                                  | 18,11,602                                                                                  |
| Karnataka                                                                                  | 52,68,327                                                                                  |
| Kerala                                                                                     | 33,48,225                                                                                  |
| Ladakh                                                                                     | 39                                                                                         |
| Lakshdweep                                                                                 | 1,791                                                                                      |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                             | 77,04,391                                                                                  |
| Maharashtra                                                                                | 1,03,31,690                                                                                |
| Odisha                                                                                     | 36,70,638                                                                                  |
| Puducherry                                                                                 | 10,784                                                                                     |
| Punjab                                                                                     | 23,28,538                                                                                  |
| Rajasthan                                                                                  | 64,60,872                                                                                  |
| Tamilnadu                                                                                  | 45,51,016                                                                                  |
| Telangana                                                                                  | 37,21,928                                                                                  |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                              | 2,32,63,025                                                                                |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                | 8,21,747                                                                                   |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                          | 91,590                                                                                     |
| Assam                                                                                      | 27,18,602                                                                                  |
| Manipur                                                                                    | 4,61,135                                                                                   |
| Meghalaya                                                                                  | 1,64,114                                                                                   |
| Mizoram                                                                                    | 1,29,728                                                                                   |
| Nagaland                                                                                   | 2,00,985                                                                                   |
| Sikkim                                                                                     | 6,201                                                                                      |
| Tripura                                                                                    | 2,13,095                                                                                   |
| Total                                                                                      | 10,19,52,081                                                                               |

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