Lok Sabha Question No. 239 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-19
Subject: Use of Technology by Small and Marginal Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 239

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019

## USE OF TECHNOLOGY BY SMALL AND MARGINAL FARMERS

239. DR. T. SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:

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

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  small  and  marginal  farmers  have  not  fully  succeeded  in reaping the benefits arising out of the use of modern agriculture technology and various special schemes;
- (b) if  so, the details thereof including the States/areas/sectors where the benefits could not be percolated;
- (c) whether the Government has identified the areas using obsolete technology and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Agricultural Institutes/Universities have played any role to rejuvenate agriculture extension schemes for the proper  dissemination  of  information/knowledge,  especially  to  the  small  and  marginal  farmers; 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) & (b): Agriculture  is  a  State  subject.  Government  of  India  supports  and  facilitates  the State Governments through many Centrally Sponsored and Central Sector Schemes to promote agriculture throughout the country and to boost small and marginal farmers for getting benefited to use modern  agriculture technology. Under  National Food  Security Mission  (NFSM) programme as per the operational guidelines, at least 33% of the total allocation of the fund is to be made to small and marginal farmers and at least 30 % allocation of the fund is to be made to women farmers. With a view to provide income support to the farmers to enable them to take care  of  expenses  related  to  agriculture  and  allied  activities  as  well  as  domestic  needs,  the Government has introduced a new Central Sector Scheme, namely, the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) w.e.f. 01.12.2018.
- (c): Government of India is consistently making efforts to overcome obsolete technology and introduce new technology in agriculture such as HYV seeds, Agricultgural Mechanization, Micro Irrigation etc.

(d) & (e): The Krishi Vigyan Kendras scheme is 100% financed by Govt. of India and the KVKs  are sanctioned to Agricultural Universities, ICAR  institutes, related Government Departments and Non Government Organizations (NGOs) working in Agriculture. KVK, is  an integral  part  of  the  National  Agricultural  Research  System  (NARS),  aims  at  assessment  of location  specific  technology modules  in  agriculture  and  allied  enterprises,  through  technology assessment, refinement and demonstrations. KVKs have been functioning as Knowledge and Resource Centre of agricultural technology supporting initiatives of public, private and voluntary sector  for  improving  the  agricultural  economy    and  capacity  development  small  and  marginal farmers with skills on modern agricultural technologies.

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