Lok Sabha Question No. 1463 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Agricultural Centres in West Bengal
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Raju Bista

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1463

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## AGRICULTURAL CENTRES IN WEST BENGAL

## 1463.    SHRI RAJU BISTA:

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

- (a) the  reasons  for  the  delay  in  functioning  of  e-NAM  facility  sanctioned  in  2015  for Siliguri Regulated Market, despite having all the infrastructure set-up ready;
- (b) the  reasons  why the Pineapple Development Centre at Bidhan Nagar (Darjeeling district), inaugurated in 2011, has not been functional till date; and
- (c) the details of Central Government funding/assistance for development of agriculture in Darjeeling, Kalimpong, and North Dinajpur districts?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a): Proposal/ Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for integration of total 17 mandis which also included Siliguri Regulated Market, as received from Government of West Bengal for integration  of  aforesaid  mandis  with  National  Agriculture  Market  (e-NAM)  platform,  had been  approved  by  Project  Appraisal  Committee  (PAC)  of  Department  of  Agriculture, Cooperation  and  Farmers Welfare  (DAC&FW),  Government  of  India,  on  28.03.2017  for sanction  of  one  time  grant.  Based  on  the  preparedness  of  the  State  with  sufficient computers  &  other  hardwares  and  requisite  manpower  in  the  mandis,  the  aforesaid mandis of West Bengal had been integrated with e-NAM platform in March, 2018.
- (b):        As  informed  by  Government  of  West  Bengal,  the  infrastructure  at  Pineapple Development  Centre  facility  is  completed  and  one  M/s  Himalayan  Foods  Pvt.  Ltd.  has been selected by Siliguri & Jalpaiguri Development Authority (SJDA) as the O&M partner. There was a demand from the local pineapple merchants for construction of an approach road to the facility. SJDA has already initiated process for construction of approach road and the centre shall come into operation after an inception meeting with all stakeholders of the centre. This has been held up due to present pandemic situation.
- (c): The details of Central Government  funding/assistance  for  development  of agriculture in Darjeeling, Kalimpong, and North Dinajpur districts is as under:

## National Food Security Mission (NFSM)

- 1)  Darjeeling: Rs. 10.08 lakh (coarse cereal, nutria, cereal)
- 2)  Kalimpong: Rs. 8.5 lakh (coarse cereal, nutria, cereal)
- 3)  Uttar Dinajpur: Rs. 376.49 lakh ((coarse cereal, rice, pulse)

## Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)

- 1)  Darjeeling & Kalimpong: Rs. 20.57 lakh
- 2)  Uttar Dinajpur: Rs. 504.7 lakh

## Soil Conservation

- 1)  Darjeeling: Rs. 80.40 lakh

- 2)  Kalimpong: Rs. 71.13 lakh

## Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI)

- 1)  Siliguri Sub-Division: Rs. 110.30702 lakh

Uttar Dinajpur: Rs. 25. 16884 lakh

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