Lok Sabha Question No. 3737 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-17
Subject: Bio-Fortified Food Crops
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3737

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 17 TH  MARCH, 2020

## BIO-FORTIFIED FOOD CROPS

3737.   SHRI RAMDAS C.TADAS:

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

- (a) whether the Government has   launched   any scheme  to   promote the  cultivation bio-fortified  food crops  and  introduced  new  varieties  of crops enriched  with micro  nutrients like iron-rich millet, protein rich maize and zinc-rich wheat;
- (b) if so, the amount of funds earmarked for the implementation of the said scheme;
- (c) whether the Government is contemplating nation wide implementation of the scheme; and
- (d) the details of the amount of funds allocated so far under the said scheme, State-wise including Wardha Parliamentary Constituency, Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (d): In  order  to  promote  the  cultivation  of  bio-fortified  varieties  of  food  crops enriched  with  micro-nutrients  like  iron-  rich  millet,  protein  rich  maize  &  zinc  rich  wheat, Government  of  India  is  already  implementing  the  programme  of  National  Food  Security Mission (NFSM) in the country including Maharashtra by organizing at least 10% of the front line  demonstrations or as per the availability of seed  of bio-fortified varieties through ICAR Institutions/Krishi  Vigyan  Kendras  (KVKs).  In  addition,  states  are  also  organizing  cluster demonstrations on various food crops under which they have been given liberty to organize demonstrations on these bio-fortified varieties.

The  Government  of  India  allocates  the  funds  to  the  States/ICAR  Institutions  for  the programme  as  a  whole  and  further  allocations  to  Districts/Centres  are  made  by  the respective  States/Institutes.  The  state  wise/agency  wise  details  of  the  funds  allocated (including unspent balance) under NFSM including Maharashtra during the year 2019-20 is Annexed .

## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha unstarred question No.3737 due for answer on 17.03.2020

As on 12.03.2020

(Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No.   | (A) State         |   Allocation |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |      55.6774 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |      17.35   |
| 3         | Assam             |     227.64   |
| 4         | Bihar             |      86.49   |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |     131.99   |
| 6         | Goa               |       0.13   |
| 7         | Gujarat           |      34.55   |
| 8         | Haryana           |      23.72   |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  |      12.17   |
| 10        | J & K             |      13.44   |
| 11        | Jharkhand         |      63.41   |
| 12        | Karnataka         |     150.36   |
| 13        | Kerala            |       1.04   |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    |     403.49   |
| 15        | Maharashtra       |     142.04   |
| 16        | Manipur           |      14.6    |
| 17        | Meghalaya         |       6.11   |
| 18        | Mizoram           |       3.19   |
| 19        | Nagaland          |      21.58   |
| 20        | Odisha            |      88.12   |
| 21        | Punjab            |      16.34   |
| 22        | Sikkim            |       8.07   |
| 23        | Rajasthan         |     245.57   |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        |      56.29   |
| 25        | Telangana         |      32.65   |
| 26        | Tripura           |      14.9    |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh     |     161.07   |
| 28        | Uttarakhand       |      18.38   |
| 29        | West Bengal       |     113.22   |
|           | Total             |    2163.56   |

| (B) Central Agencies   |   200.76 |
|------------------------|----------|
| Grand Total (A+B)      |  2364.32 |

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