Lok Sabha Question No. 4428 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-23
Subject: Protection of Crop
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Ajay (Teni) Misra

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4428

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 23 rd  MARCH, 2021

## PROTECTION OF CROP

4428.       SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISRA TENI:

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

(a) whether  the  Government  is  taking  or  proposes  to  take  any  concrete  step  for protection of crop by giving them subsidy in collaboration with the State Governments for erecting  barbed  wire/fence/boundary  wall  around  the  farms  to  protect  ready  crops  from wild animals, Nilgai and other animals in the country;

- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise/district-wise;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (c) Ministry  of  Environment  Forest  &  Climate  Change  provides  the  financial assistance to the States under Centrally Sponsored Schemes of Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats, 'Project Tiger' and 'Project Elephant' for management of Wildlife habitats  in  the  country  by  erecting  physical  barriers,  such  as,  barbed  wire  fence,  solar powered electric fence, bio-fencing using cactus boundary walls, etc. to prevent the entry of wild animals into crop fields.

Under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana - Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and Allied  Sectors  Rejuvenation  (RKVY-RAFTAAR),  States  can  take  up  any  agricultural activity under the scheme, including fencing of agriculture land, with the approval of State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC) of the state. The steps taken for protection of Crops in various states are at Annexure-I

## Annexure as referred in part (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha unstarred Q. No. 4428.

|   Sl. No | States           | Steps taken for protection of Crops                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|----------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Kerala           | State Government encouraging farmers to follow traditional as well as scientific practices like repellents, smoking, cracker bursting, fire torches, using ECODON, BOREP (repellents developed by Kerala Agricultural University) including barbed wire fence/boundary wall.                                                                                                                               |
|        2 | Himachal Pradesh | State Government is implementing Mukhyamantri Khet Sarankshan Yojana' to fence agriculture and horticulture crops with solar fencing.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|        3 | Uttarkhand       | State Government has initiated projects like Chief Minister Uttarakahnd State Wildlife Farming Protection Scheme, Human Wild Life Conflict Prevention Scheme, Human Monkey Conflict Reduction Scheme and Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) to protect the crop from wild animals and provide the subsidy from District Plan to protect the crop from wild animals. |
|        4 | Rajasthan        | State Government provided financial assistance for erecting barbed wire fencing and boundary walls on community basis for a minimum group of three farmers with at least 5 ha. farm land.                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|        5 | Tamil Nadu       | Over 1371.245 Km solar fence have been erected from 2006-07 to 2019-20 to protect ready crops from wild animals.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|        6 | Uttar Pradesh    | State Government supported for solar fencing and Chain-Link fencing along the forest boundary in some sensitive areas to protect ready crops from wild animals including Nilgai.                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |

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