Lok Sabha Question No. 4794 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-23
Subject: Automation of Services
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya

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

## LOK  SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4794 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 23 RD   JULY, 2019

## AUTOMATION OF SERVICES

## 4794.    SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has undertaken various measures to provide greater ease of doing business across all divisions in the Ministry;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government proposes automation of certain services for faster handling of procedures;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (f) the aims and objectives of the Central Registration System, timeline for implementation and features thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a) to (e): The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has taken a number of measures to  improve  Automation  of  Services  in  its  divisions.  Some  of  the  steps  taken  include: Technical support and coordinating implementation of e-Office System is being provided in the Department. Under e-Office System, files and receipts can be sent/ transferred, on-line, within the Department through e-office accounts of the users.

Online Portal has been developed to process the proposals of export and import of seeds  and  planting  material.  Kisan  Suvidha  mobile  application  has  been    developed  to facilitate  dissemination  of  information  to  farmers  on  the  critical  parameters  viz.,  Weather; Market Prices; Plant Protection; input Dealers (Seed, Pesticide, Fertilizer) Farm Machinery; Extreme  Weather  Alerts;  Soil  Health  Card;  Cold  Storages  &  Godowns, Veterinary Centres and Diagnostic Labs.  mKisan Portal (www.mkisan.gov.in) has also been developed for sending advisories through  SMSs on various crop related matter to the  farmers registered on mkisan portal.

Farmers  are  being  provided  direct  income  support  of  Rs.6000/-  per  year  under  the Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAmman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Scheme, in three 4-monthly installments of Rs.2000/-, through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode while effectively utilizing modern Information Technology tools with combined synergies of various agencies like the National Informatics  Centre  (NIC),  the  Public  Finance  Management  System  (PFMS),  the  National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI), etc.

Under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana the Government has developed a National Crop Insurance Portal (NCIP) which is the online platform for enrollment of farmers and for all the  stakeholders  like  State  Governments  which  are  implementing  the  scheme,  insurance companies, banks and Common Service Centre (CSC). The NCIP dashboard provides for State wise access of real time data for all seasons which includes real time information like total  farmers  enrolled,  number  of  applications,  sum  insured,  area  insured,  gender  and category  wise  data,  total  premium  etc.  Availability  of  such  information  on  the  dashboard helps in easy access of real time data to all, including different divisions of the Ministry.

Under Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM)  and  Promotion of Agricultural  Mechanization  for  In-Situ  Management  of  Crop  Residue  (CRM)  schemes,  the Department  has  already  launched  the  software,  and  the  same  is  provided  to  all  State Governments for its implementation for obtaining the applications for subsidy and selection of beneficiaries and disbursement of subsidy through DBT.

Soil Health Card Portal has been developed for registration of soil samples, recording test  results  of  soil  samples  and  generation  of  Soil  Health  Card  (SHC)  along  with  fertilizer recommendations.

Introduction  of  digital  signatures  have  been  started  for  issuance  of  Phytosanitary Certificates  (in  export)  and  Import  Release  Orders.  For  registration  of  pesticides,  online system  has  been  strengthened  to  dispense  with  requirement  of  physical  submission  of documents and encourage paper less working, in which applicant can submit his application online along with supporting documents. The Directorate of Plant protection, Quarantine & Storage has implemented PQIS  (Plant Quarantine Information System)  and  CROP (Computerized Registration  of  Pesticides)  online  system.  The  PQIS  is  a  workflow  process from online application submission to processing of forms and issuance of certificates has been computerized, whereas, the CROP is a Work-Flow based Online Pesticide Registration System.

(f):        CPGRAMs  and  RTI  portals  are  being  maintained  by  Department  of  Administrative Reforms,  Public  Grievances  &  Pensions  (DARPG)/Department  of  Personnel  &  Training (DOPT) and LIMBS portal by Department of Legal Affairs. These portals are being monitored by this Ministry for redressal of public grievances/ RTI matters/ Court cases.

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