Lok Sabha Question No. 3537 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-10
Subject: Affordable Technology for Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Vellalath Kochukrishnan Nair. Sreekandan

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

## LOK  SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3537 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  DECEMBER, 2019

## AFFORDABLE TECHNOLOGY FOR FARMERS

## 3537.  SHRI V.K.SREEKANDAN:

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

- (a) whether it  is  true  that  the  Government  is  considering  to  have  affordable  access  to technology at the doorsteps of the farmers;
- (b) whether it  is  also  true  that  there  are  now  more  than  38,000  custom  hiring  centres across the country, which rent out 2.5 lakh equipment every year; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a) to (c): To  make  available  costly  and  bigger  advance  farm  machinery  at  the  door steps of the farmers on rent basis, Custom Hiring Centres (CHC) are promoted through a dedicated scheme Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM); under which subsidy is  provided @ of 40% of the project cost to individual farmer upto a project cost of Rs.60 lakh  and  80%  to  the  group  of  farmers  upto  a  project  cost  of  Rs.  10  lakh.    A  special consideration for the farmers of North Eastern Region (NER) is available, 95% subsidy upto a  project  cost  of  Rs.  10  lakh  is  provided  to  group  of  NER  farmers  for  establishment  of Custom Hiring  Centres.  For  establishment  of  Hi-tech  and  Hi-value  agricultural  machinery CHC,  assistance @ of 40% of the project cost to individual farmer upto a project cost of Rs.250 lakh is provided.

To  address  air  pollution  due  to  crop  burning,  a  new  Central  Sector  Scheme  on 'Promotion  of  Agricultural  Mechanization  for  In-Situ  Management  of  Crop  Residue  in  the States  of  Punjab,  Haryana,  Uttar  Pradesh  and  NCT  of  Delhi'  (CRM)  for  the  period  from 2018-19 to 2019-20 has been launched. Under the scheme to establish Custom Hiring of insitu crop residue management machinery a financial assistance @ 80% of the project cost is provided to the farmers.

The Government has developed and launched Multi lingual Mobile App 'CHC- Farm Machinery'  which  helps  the  farmers  for  getting  rented  farm  machinery  and  implements through Custom Hiring Service Centers (CHC) in their area. As on date, 41,992 CHCs with 1,33,723  Agricultural  machinery  for  renting  out  are  registered  on  this  Mobile  app.  Total 1,12,505 farmers as users are registered on this Mobile App.

The details of the custom hiring centres established, State/UT-wise, year-wise under SMAM and CRM is enclosed as Annexure-I and II respectively.

| Annexure: I    | Annexure: I                               | Annexure: I                               | Annexure: I                               | Annexure: I                               | Annexure: I                               | Annexure: I                               | Annexure: I                               |
|----------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|                | Nos. Of Custom Hiring Centres Established | Nos. Of Custom Hiring Centres Established | Nos. Of Custom Hiring Centres Established | Nos. Of Custom Hiring Centres Established | Nos. Of Custom Hiring Centres Established | Nos. Of Custom Hiring Centres Established | Nos. Of Custom Hiring Centres Established |
|                | 2014-15                                   | 2015-16                                   | 2016-17                                   | 2017-18                                   | 2018-19                                   | 2019-20                                   | Grand Total as on date                    |
| Andhra Pradesh | 0                                         | 20                                        | 100                                       | 875                                       | 750                                       | 68                                        | 1813                                      |
| Arunachal      | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                                         | 6                                         | 1                                         | 0                                         | 7                                         |
| Assam          | 86                                        | 0                                         | 12                                        | 50                                        | 0                                         | 0                                         | 148                                       |
| Bihar          | 126                                       | 0                                         | 271                                       | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                                         | 397                                       |
| Chhattisgarh   | 25                                        | 0                                         | 87                                        | 137                                       | 523                                       | 265                                       | 1037                                      |
| Gujarat        | 17                                        | 8                                         | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                                         | 25                                        |
| Haryana        | 30                                        | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                                         | 752                                       | 225                                       | 1007                                      |
| HP             | 3                                         | 1                                         | 2                                         | 3                                         | 5                                         | 25                                        | 39                                        |
| J&K            | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                                         | 4                                         | 17                                        | 216                                       | 237                                       |
| Jharkhand      | 53                                        | 45                                        | 50                                        | 34                                        | 100                                       | 0                                         | 282                                       |
| Karnataka      | 2                                         | 0                                         | 6                                         | 35                                        | 100                                       | 35                                        | 178                                       |
| Kerala         | 29                                        | 0                                         | 7                                         | 72                                        | 129                                       | 129                                       | 366                                       |
| MP             | 18                                        | 22                                        | 0                                         | 100                                       | 85                                        | 110                                       | 335                                       |
| Maharashtra    | 67                                        | 38                                        | 57                                        | 63                                        | 97                                        | 95                                        | 417                                       |
| Manipur        | 10                                        | 0                                         | 0                                         | 5                                         | 315                                       | 0                                         | 330                                       |
| Meghalaya      | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                                         |
| Mizoram        | 4                                         | 10                                        | 10                                        | 30                                        | 27                                        | 85                                        | 166                                       |
| Nagaland       | 13                                        | 4                                         | 12                                        | 30                                        | 42                                        | 40                                        | 141                                       |
| Orissa         | 31                                        | 0                                         | 720                                       | 400                                       | 450                                       | 10                                        | 1611                                      |
| Punjab         | 34                                        | 0                                         | 1009                                      | 166                                       | 0                                         | 0                                         | 1209                                      |
| Rajasthan      | 65                                        | 0                                         | 0                                         | 238                                       | 0                                         | 0                                         | 303                                       |
| Sikkim         | 1                                         | 0                                         | 6                                         | 3                                         | 0                                         | 4                                         | 14                                        |
| Tamil Nadu     | 85                                        | 99                                        | 250                                       | 540                                       | 1120                                      | 435                                       | 2529                                      |
| Telengana      | 9                                         | 0                                         | 10                                        | 30                                        | 0                                         | 0                                         | 49                                        |
| Tripura        | 4                                         | 4                                         | 0                                         | 83                                        | 100                                       | 100                                       | 291                                       |
| UP             | 360                                       | 175                                       | 706                                       | 361                                       | 437                                       | 0                                         | 2039                                      |
| Uttarakhand    | 13                                        | 13                                        | 26                                        | 369                                       | 60                                        | 400                                       | 881                                       |
| West Bengal    | 28                                        | 60                                        | 7                                         | 118                                       | 79                                        | 58                                        | 350                                       |
| TOTAL          | 1113                                      | 499                                       | 3348                                      | 3752                                      | 5189                                      | 2300                                      | 16201                                     |

No of Custom Hiring Centers (CHC) Established under a new Central Sector Scheme on 'Promotion of Agricultural Mechanization for In-Situ Management of Crop Residue in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi' (CRM)

| State   |   2018-19 CHC Established |   2019-20 CHC Established |
|---------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| Punjab  |                      4466 |                      5505 |
| Haryana |                      1194 |                      1300 |
| UP      |                      2300 |                      1817 |
| Total   |                      7960 |                      8622 |

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