Lok Sabha Question No. 3289 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Schemes for Agro-forestry
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete, Devendra (Alias) Bhole Singh Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3289

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 th  March, 2021

## SCHEMES FOR AGRO-FORESTRY

## 3289.   SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE: SHRI DEVENDRA SINGH BOHLE:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposed  to  promote  Agro  Forestry  and  Orchards  in backward areas of the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the financial assistance provided to the States for the said purpose during the last three years;
- (c) whether the Government is also implementing 'Har Med Par Ped' scheme/programme to promote horticulture and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the number of plants planted under the said scheme in Uttar Pradesh along with the number of farmers benefitted?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षएवंकसानकयाणमंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (c): Yes  Sir.  Sub-Mission  on  Agroforestry  (Har  Medh  Par  Ped)  Scheme  was launched in 2016-17 to encourage tree plantation on farm land along with crops/ cropping system to  help  the  farmers  get  additional  income  and  make  their  farming  systems  more climate resilient and adaptive. The scheme is being implemented in 20 States viz. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala,  M.P.,  Maharashtra,  Odisha,  Punjab,  Rajasthan,  Tamil  Nadu,  Telangana,  U.P., Mizoram,  Meghalaya, Nagaland  and 2 UTs viz. J&K and Ladakh with funding pattern of 60:40 between Centre and State Govt. for all States excepting NE & Hilly states, where it is 90:10 and 100% in case of UTs & National Level Agencies.

Under the scheme, assistance to farmers is given through State Govt. for nursery development,  boundary  plantation  and  block  plantation  of  prominent  tree  species  to promote, inter-alia, fruits bearing tree borne oilseeds, medicinal & aromatic plants, silk & lac rearing  host  plants,  in  addition  to  timber  species,  so  that  farmers  get  early  returns.  The financial assistance provided to the States under SMAF Scheme over the last three years is given at Annexure-I .

In  case  of  promotion  of  horticulture  and  orchards,  the  Mission  for  Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme is being implemented w.e.f. 2014-15, for holistic growth of the horticulture sector covering fruits, vegetables, root and tuber crops, mushrooms, spices, flowers, aromatic plants, coconut, cashew, cocoa and bamboo.  All  States  and  UTs  are  covered  under  MIDH.  Details  of  the  State-wise  funds released for the promotion of horticulture under the National Horticulture Mission (NHM)/Horticulture Mission for North East & Himalayan States (HMNEH) scheme of MIDH during the last three years is at Annexure-II.

(d): A total number of 24,97,049 plants have been planted under the SMAF Scheme in Uttar Pradesh so far. A total number of 4624 farmers have benefitted under the scheme in the State till now.

## Annexure-I

## Details of the State-wise funds released (GoI Share) for the promotion of Agroforestry under SMAF Scheme over the last three years

(Figure in Rs Crore)

| Sl.No.      | Name of State     | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   |
|-------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1           | Meghalaya         | 1.00      | -         | -         |
| 2           | Mizoram           | 0.50      | 1.50      | 1.75      |
| 3           | Nagaland          | 0.91      | 1.50      | 0.73      |
| 4           | Andhra Pradesh    | 0         | -         | -         |
| 5           | Bihar             | 3.00      | -         | 1.00      |
| 6           | Chhatishgarh      | 2.50      | 1.50      | 2.00      |
| 7           | Gujarat           | 2.70      | 4.00      | 4.00      |
| 8           | Haryana           | -         | -         | -         |
| 9           | Him. Pradesh      | 0.48      | 1.00      | 0.83      |
| 10          | Jharkhand         | 4.00      | 1.00      | 2.00      |
| 11          | UT of J &K        | 0.61      | 3.00      | -         |
| 12          | Karnataka         | 4.50      | 5.56      | 7.00      |
| 13          | Kerala            | 2.10      | -         | -         |
| 14          | Madhya Pradesh    | -         | -         | -         |
| 15          | Maharashtra       | 4.00      | 2.00      | 0.75      |
| 16          | Orissa            | 4.00      | 2.00      | 0.75      |
| 17          | Punjab            | 0         | 4.48      | 2.50      |
| 18          | Rajasthan         | 6.00      | -         | -         |
| 19          | Tamil Nadu        | -         | -         | 2.31      |
| 20          | Telangana         | -         | 0.80      | -         |
| 21          | Uttar Pradesh     | 6.00      | -         | 2.00      |
| 22          | UT of Ladakh#     |           |           |           |
|             | Other Agencies    |           |           |           |
| 1           | ICAR-KVK          | -         | 0         | 0.10      |
| 2           | NSC-Delhi         | 0.18      | 0.02      | -         |
| 3           | CBTC-Guwahati     | 0.20      | 0.20      | -         |
| 4           | CAFRI-Jhansi      | 0.07      | 0         | -         |
|             | PROFESSIONAL EXP. |           |           | 0.01      |
| GRAND TOTAL | GRAND TOTAL       | 42.66     | 28.57     | 27.72     |

#SMAF in Ladakh is being implemented since 2020-21.

## Annexure-II Details of the State-wise funds released for the promotion of horticulture under the NHM/HMNEH scheme of MIDH during the last three years (Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | State                | Fund Released (GOI share)   | Fund Released (GOI share)   | Fund Released (GOI share)   |
|-----------|----------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State                | 2017-18                     | 2018-19                     | 2019-20                     |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh       | 76.7                        | 102.93                      | 79.38                       |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh    | 0                           | 20                          | 12.5                        |
| 3         | Assam                | 22.9                        | 56                          | 79.16                       |
| 4         | Bihar                | 18                          | 19                          | 15.15                       |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh         | 89.23                       | 102.25                      | 68.44                       |
| 6         | Goa                  | 2.51                        | 2.87                        | 1.5                         |
| 7         | Gujarat              | 88.74                       | 95.25                       | 63.5                        |
| 8         | Haryana              | 73.5                        | 71.6                        | 64.91                       |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh     | 38.14                       | 23.75                       | 23.15                       |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir      | # 116.50                    | 110.00                      | 64.99                       |
| 11        | Jharkhand            | 25                          | 9.5                         | 10                          |
| 12        | Karnataka            | 68.5                        | 115.58                      | 107.4                       |
| 13        | Kerala               | 29                          | $ 68.53                     | 10                          |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh       | 30                          | 31.76                       | 25.99                       |
| 15        | Maharashtra          | 86.73                       | 107                         | 82.35                       |
| 16        | Manipur              | 24                          | 25.5                        | 26.5                        |
| 17        | Meghalaya            | 15.36                       | 21                          | 9.1                         |
| 18        | Mizoram              | 41.5                        | 25                          | 22.58                       |
| 19        | Nagaland             | 36.34                       | 27                          | 23.6                        |
| 20        | Orissa               | 46.87                       | 21                          | 49                          |
| 21        | Punjab               | 15                          | 35.5                        | 10                          |
| 22        | Rajasthan            | 58                          | 52                          | 25                          |
| 23        | Sikkim               | 30.5                        | 22                          | 22.84                       |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu           | 61.27                       | %129.00                     | 93.02                       |
| 25        | Telangana            | 32.18                       | 5                           | 0                           |
| 26        | Tripura              | 10                          | 12                          | 20                          |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh        | 35.87                       | 62.57                       | 62.35                       |
| 28        | Uttarakhand          | 30.37                       | 40                          | 22.32                       |
| 29        | West Bengal          | 10                          | 15                          | 8.06                        |
| 30        | A & N Islands        | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           |
| 31        | Puducherry           | 0.99                        | 1.5                         | 1.5                         |
| 32        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 0                           | 0                           | 0.25                        |
| 34        | Daman & Diu          | 0.5                         | 0                           | 0                           |
| 35        | Delhi                | 0                           | 0                           | 0.25                        |
| 36        | Lakshadweep          | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| 37        | Ladakh               | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |

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