Lok Sabha Question No. 300 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-19
Subject: Training of Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal

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

## LOK  SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 300 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH   NOVEMBER, 2019

## TRAINING OF FARMERS

## 300.   SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

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

- (a) the details of the schemes/ programmes run by the Government for skill development and training of the farmers in the field of agriculture and allied sectors;
- (b) whether the Government has earmarked funds under various schemes for the purpose;
- (c) if so, the details of funds earmarked and spent thereunder during each of the last three years and the current year, Scheme-wise and State/UT-wise including Bihar; and
- (d) the details of the success achieved under the programme during the said period and the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a): The  Government  is  implementing  the  following  schemes  aimed  to  promote  skill development and capacity building among farmers in the agriculture and allied sectors:

A  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  on  'Support  to  State  Extension  Programmes  for Extension Reforms' popularly known as Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA) is under implementation since 2005.  It is being implemented in 684 districts of 28 states & 5 UTs of the country. The scheme promotes decentralized farmer-friendly system in the country with an objective to support State Government's efforts to revitalize the extension system and making available the latest agricultural technologies and good agricultural practices in different thematic areas of agriculture and allied areas to farmers.  The extension activities under ATMA include  Farmers  Training,  Demonstrations,  Exposure  Visits,  Kisan  Melas,  Mobilization  of Farmers Groups and organizing Farm Schools etc.

After the Gazette Notification issued by Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in July 2015, the DAC & FW has been operationalising skill training courses of  200  hours  for  rural  youth  and  farmers  as  per  the  approved  172  Qualification  Packs developed by Agriculture Skill Council of India. These trainings are being conducted through the  National  Training  Institutes,  State  Agriculture  Management  and  Extension  Training Institutes, Krishi Vigyan Kendras of ICAR and State Agricultural Universities.

Skill Training of Rural Youth (STRY) was launched in 2015 with the objective to impart short term skill training (7 days duration inclusive of 1 day for local travel) to rural youths and farmers  in  agriculture  and  allied  areas  for  upgradation  of  their  knowledge  and  skills  and promote wage/self employment in rural areas. The National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE) is implementing STRY across the country through State Agricultural Management & Extension Training Institutes (SAMETIs), ATMA and Krishi Vigyan Kendras.

In addition to the above, training of farmers is an inbuilt component of various schemes under implementation in Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare which include National Food  Security  Mission  (NFSM);  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH); Sub-Mission on Plant Protection & Plant Quarantine (SMPP); Soil Health Card Scheme (SHC), RKVY-RAFTAR, National Mission on Oilseeds & Oil Palm and Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North-Eastern Region.

(b) & (c): ATMA is a centrally sponsored scheme and funds to State/UTs are allocated on gross basis in cafeteria approach. Funds earmarked under ATMA are not made activity wise (including  training).  State/UT  wise  details  of  Expenditure  made  and  farmers  trained,  are enclosed as Annexure-I.

Skill training for 200 hours is being implemented by DAC&FW since July 2015, under NSDM. Funds are released directly to identified training institutes and ICAR for conducting skill trainings  through  KVKs  and  SAUs.  No  State-wise  allocation  of  funds  is  made  under  this programme. Total funds earmarked and spent under this component during last 3 years and current year is given in Annexure-II.

STRY  is  Central  Sector  component  under  Sub-Mission  on  Agriculture  Extension (SAME) and is being implemented through MANAGE Hyderabad, under which trainings are conducted through KVKs, SAUs, SAMETIs, ATMA etc. Allocation is not done State/UT wise. Total funds earmarked and spent during last 3 years and current year is given in Annexure-III.

(d): Under ATMA; 56, 50,736 farmers have been trained in last 3 years and current financial year. State wise details are attached as Annexure-I .

Under skill training activity (200 hours duration) under NSDM; 21,162 candidates have been  trained  during  the  last  three  years  (2016-17  to  2018-19)  and  current  year.  Statewise progress is attached as Annexure-IV

Under skill training of rural youth and farmers (7 days duration); 14,687 candidates have been  trained  during  the  last  three  years  (2016-17  to  2018-19)  and  current  year.  Statewise progress is attached as Annexure-V

These programmes have facilitated rural youth and farmers to gain knowledge and skill in agriculture and allied sectors and helped them in enhancing their farm production.

## Annexure-I

## Number of farmers trained in farmers training under the Extension Reforms from 2016-17 to 2019-20 (till 13-11-2019)

(Expenditure in Rs Crores)

| S.N.   | State        | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2019-20 -upto oct   | 2019-20 -upto oct   |
|--------|--------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------|---------------------|
| S.N.   | State        | Trainings | Expn      | Trainings | Expn      | Trainings | Expn      | Trainings           | Expn                |
| 1      | Andhra Pr.   | 101091    | 1.74      | 44622     | 1.33      | 162895    | 2.70      | 42245               | 1.24                |
| 2      | Bihar        | 68108     | 2.49      | 160167    | 7.19      | 102463    | 3.78      | 91090               | 3.56                |
| 3      | Chhattisgarh | 39816     | 2.19      | 54842     | 3.13      | 53864     | 2.13      | 12161               | 0.43                |
| 4      | Goa          | 429       | 0.00      | 942       | 0.03      | 8727      | 0.06      | 3080                | 0.02                |
| 5      | Gujarat      | 102731    | 5.61      | 110905    | 5.85      | 112412    | 5.98      | 108419              | 3.93                |
| 6      | Haryana      | 4950      | 0.43      | 8496      | 0.87      | 11950     | 0.98      | 10580               | 0.80                |
| 7      | HP           | 8515      | 0.80      | 12530     | 1.01      | 21275     | 1.17      | 3419                | 0.13                |
| 8      | J&K          | 27615     | 0.93      | 38625     | 1.53      | 37610     | 1.40      | 0                   | 0.00                |
| 9      | Jharkhand    | 9228      | 1.59      | 8675      | 1.74      | 15461     | 2.34      | 4104                | 0.84                |
| 10     | Karnataka    | 47555     | 0.85      | 57842     | 2.37      | 61293     | 3.74      | 29428               | 1.29                |
| 11     | Kerala       | 2047      | 0.05      | 13443     | 0.62      | 32741     | 1.58      | 1023                | 0.03                |
| 12     | Maharashtra  | 52477     | 2.09      | 95430     | 4.62      | 147563    | 7.06      | 58568               | 1.49                |
| 13     | M.P.         | 42718     | 2.87      | 31493     | 2.57      | 66137     | 3.48      | 9427                | 0.67                |
| 14     | Orissa       | 40896     | 2.65      | 131790    | 4.06      | 48970     | 5.56      | 10100               | 1.52                |
| 15     | Punjab       | 12071     | 0.09      | 12165     | 0.12      | 20581     | 0.35      | 6637                | 0.08                |
| 16     | Rajasthan    | 30026     | 1.33      | 115194    | 5.31      | 49338     | 3.96      | 48274               | 1.12                |
| 17     | Tamil Nadu   | 204500    | 6.53      | 384380    | 12.19     | 380842    | 16.46     | 75261               | 4.66                |
| 18     | Telangana    | 31185     | 0.85      | 97625     | 2.65      | 31048     | 1.01      | 32728               | 0.92                |
| 19     | U.P.         | 65194     | 2.30      | 97777     | 4.75      | 144150    | 7.03      | 55356               | 2.08                |
| 20     | Uttarakhand  | 10309     | 0.44      | 11803     | 0.62      | 15484     | 0.90      | 14515               | 0.85                |
| 21     | West Bengal  | 233604    | 7.75      | 198800    | 5.68      | 287694    | 8.06      | 76500               | 2.10                |
| 22     | Assam        | 575       | 0.02      | 29841     | 1.49      | 7862      | 0.20      | 0                   | 0.00                |
| 23     | Arunachal    | 10340     | 0.41      | 20000     | 0.50      | 49800     | 1.25      | 49800               | 0.00                |
| 24     | Manipur      | 3503      | 0.42      | 4524      | 0.30      | 3975      | 0.57      | 800                 | 0.11                |
| 25     | Meghalaya    | 759       | 0.12      | 6629      | 0.31      | 7676      | 0.29      | 3397                | 0.23                |
| 26     | Mizoram      | 1640      | 0.08      | 11430     | 0.52      | 8660      | 0.56      | 5360                | 0.38                |
| 27     | Nagaland     | 4690      | 0.35      | 19531     | 1.12      | 20665     | 0.90      | 19092               | 1.24                |
| 28     | Tripura      | 3437      | 0.18      | 5613      | 0.50      | 3640      | 0.43      | 575                 | 0.17                |
| 29     | Sikkim       | 4617      | 0.10      | 1025      | 0.02      | 1025      | 0.02      | 0                   | 0.00                |
| 30     | Delhi        | 0         | 0.00      | 0         | 0.00      | 0         | 0.00      | 0                   | 0.00                |
| 31     | Puducherry   | 1485      | 0.07      | 1638      | 0.09      | 1010      | 0.04      | 0                   | 0.00                |
| 32     | A & N        | 2136      | 0.07      | 4348      | 0.22      | 1614      | 0.14      | 0                   | 0.00                |
|        | Total        | 1168247   | 45.41     | 1792125   | 73.29     | 1918425   | 84.12     | 771939              | 29.89               |

Physical & Financial Progress of Skill Training Courses (200 hrs. duration) under NSDM during 2016-17 to 2019-20.

| Year     | Financial Progress (Rs. in Crores)   | Financial Progress (Rs. in Crores)   | Trainee beneficiaries   |
|----------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|          | Allocation                           | Expenditure                          | Candidates (Nos.)       |
| 2016-17  | 3.52                                 | 3.31                                 | 3,599                   |
| 2017-18  | 2.0                                  | 1.79                                 | 1,178                   |
| 2018-19  | 15.46                                | 15.03                                | 15,918                  |
| 2019-20* | 20.00                                | 19.13                                | 467                     |
| Total    | 40.98                                | 39.27                                | 21,162                  |

Physical & Financial Progress of Short Duration (7 days) Skill Training of Rural Youth (STRY) during 2016-17 to 2019-20.

| Year     | Financial Progress (Rs. in Crore)   | Financial Progress (Rs. in Crore)   | Candidates (Nos.)   | Trained   |
|----------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------|
|          | Allocation                          | Expenditure                         |                     |           |
| 2016-17  | 0.34                                | 0.34                                | 1,140               |           |
| 2017-18  | 0.86                                | 0.86                                | 3,328               |           |
| 2018-19  | 2.20                                | 2.20                                | 8,034               |           |
| 2019-20* | 2.48                                | 2.48                                | 2,185               |           |
| Total    | 5.88                                | 5.88                                | 14,687              |           |

## State-wise Progress of Skill Trainings (200 hrs. duration)

| S.No   | State             | Number of Candidates trained   | Number of Candidates trained   | Number of Candidates trained   | Number of Candidates trained   | Number of Candidates trained   |
|--------|-------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| S.No   | State             | 2016-17                        | 2017-18                        | 2018-19                        | 2019-20 (upto Oct. 2019)       | Total                          |
| 1.     | Andhra Pradesh    | 117                            | 170                            | 691                            | 0                              | 978                            |
| 2.     | Arunachal Pradesh | 32                             | 0                              | 80                             | 0                              | 112                            |
| 3.     | Assam             | 57                             | 57                             | 336                            | 40                             | 490                            |
| 4.     | Bihar             | 178                            | 40                             | 1022                           | 0                              | 1240                           |
| 5.     | Chhatishgarh      | 183                            | 0                              | 589                            | 0                              | 772                            |
| 6      | Delhi             | 37                             | 0                              | 40                             | 0                              | 77                             |
| 7      | Goa               | 0                              | 0                              | 40                             | 0                              | 40                             |
| 8      | Gujarat           | 192                            | 21                             | 599                            | 82                             | 894                            |
| 9      | Haryana           | 197                            | 40                             | 318                            | 0                              | 555                            |
| 10.    | Himachal Pradesh  | 111                            | 16                             | 380                            | 0                              | 507                            |
| 11     | J & K             | 70                             | 62                             | 564                            | 0                              | 696                            |
| 12.    | Jharkhand         | 146                            | 0                              | 648                            | 0                              | 794                            |
| 13.    | Karnataka         | 72                             | 38                             | 767                            | 0                              | 877                            |
| 14.    | Kerala            | 75                             | 20                             | 389                            | 0                              | 484                            |
| 15.    | Madhya Pradesh    | 204                            | 80                             | 1428                           | 0                              | 1712                           |
| 16.    | Maharashtra       | 292                            | 78                             | 1189                           | 0                              | 1559                           |
| 17.    | Manipur           | 77                             | 0                              | 254                            | 20                             | 351                            |
| 18.    | Meghalaya         | 37                             | 0                              | 140                            | 0                              | 177                            |
| 19.    | Mizoram           | 79                             | 22                             | 110                            | 0                              | 211                            |
| 20.    | Nagaland          | 105                            | 90                             | 231                            | 57                             | 483                            |
| 21.    | Odisha            | 90                             | 0                              | 923                            | 0                              | 1013                           |
| 22.    | Punjab            | 224                            | 101                            | 620                            | 90                             | 1035                           |
| 23.    | Rajasthan         | 351                            | 174                            | 1295                           | 20                             | 1840                           |
| 24.    | Sikkim            | 30                             | 0                              | 40                             | 0                              | 70                             |
| 25.    | Tamil Nadu        | 185                            | 20                             | 520                            | 40                             | 765                            |
| 26.    | Telangana         | 75                             | 40                             | 522                            | 118                            | 755                            |
| 27     | Tripura           | 39                             | 0                              | 100                            | 0                              | 139                            |
| 28.    | Uttar Pradesh     | 173                            | 60                             | 967                            | 0                              | 1200                           |
| 29.    | Uttarakhand       | 28                             | 20                             | 360                            | 0                              | 408                            |
| 30.    | West Bengal       | 143                            | 29                             | 756                            | 0                              | 928                            |
|        | Total             | 3,599                          | 1178                           | 15,918                         | 467                            | 21,162                         |

## Annexure-IV

## State-wise progress of Short Duration (7 days) Skill Training of Rural Youth (2016-17- to 201920- upto October, 2019)

| S. No.   | State             | Number of Rural Youth Trained   | Number of Rural Youth Trained   | Number of Rural Youth Trained   | Number of Rural Youth Trained   | Number of Rural Youth Trained   |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State             | 2016-17                         | 2017-18                         | 2018-19                         | 2019-20 (upto Oct.2019)         | Total                           |
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 0                               | 480                             | 600                             | 180                             | 1260                            |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 0                               | 0                               | 150                             | 0                               | 150                             |
| 3.       | Assam             | 150                             | 0                               | 285                             | 0                               | 435                             |
| 4.       | Bihar             | 105                             | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               | 105                             |
| 5.       | Chhatishgarh      | 150                             | 0                               | 300                             | 0                               | 450                             |
| 6        | Gujarat           | 0                               | 0                               | 427                             | 0                               | 427                             |
| 7.       | Himachal Pradesh  | 0                               | 0                               | 150                             | 0                               | 150                             |
| 8.       | Jharkhand         | 0                               | 0                               | 313                             | 120                             | 433                             |
| 9.       | Karnataka         | 0                               | 510                             | 150                             | 0                               | 660                             |
| 10.      | Kerala            | 0                               | 0                               | 150                             | 0                               | 150                             |
| 11.      | Manipur           | 0                               | 0                               | 705                             | 270                             | 975                             |
| 12.      | Madhya Pradesh    | 330                             | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               | 330                             |
| 13.      | Meghalaya         | 0                               | 30                              | 465                             | 285                             | 780                             |
| 14.      | Mizoram           | 60                              | 45                              | 630                             | 225                             | 960                             |
| 15.      | Maharashtra       | 0                               | 900                             | 0                               | 0                               | 900                             |
| 16.      | Nagaland          | 0                               | 0                               | 630                             | 225                             | 855                             |
| 17.      | Odisha            | 180                             | 0                               | 240                             | 0                               | 420                             |
| 18.      | Punjab            | 0                               | 0                               | 405                             | 240                             | 645                             |
| 19.      | Sikkim            | 0                               | 0                               | 150                             | 0                               | 150                             |
| 20.      | Tamil Nadu        | 0                               | 703                             | 989                             | 340                             | 2032                            |
| 21.      | Telangana         | 0                               | 480                             | 496                             | 90                              | 1066                            |
| 22.      | Tripura           | 0                               | 0                               | 330                             | 150                             | 480                             |
| 23.      | Uttarakhand       | 0                               | 0                               | 139                             | 0                               | 139                             |
| 24.      | Uttar Pradesh     | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               |
| 25.      | West Bengal       | 165                             | 180                             | 330                             | 60                              | 735                             |
|          | Total             | 1,140                           | 3,328                           | 8,034                           | 2,185                           | 14,687                          |

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