Lok Sabha Question No. 256 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-05
Subject: Promotion of Organic and Sustainable farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: LAXMAN GILUWA

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 256

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 5 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019

## PROMOTION OF ORGANIC AND SUSTAINABLE FARMING

## 256.   SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA:

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

- (a) whether the Government is promoting organic and sustainable farming in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the action taken in this regard, State-wise;
- (d) the types of assistance being provided to the farmers in this regard; and
- (e) the result of the aforesaid assistance?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a) to (e): Government  of India  for the first time initiated the programme of Parampragat Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY)  in  2015-16  to  promote  organic  farming  in  cluster  approach  with Participatory Guaranteed System (PGS) certification. The programme supports the farmers for capacity building, inputs, value addition, marketing. In phase-1 (2015-16 to 2017-18) an area of 2.38  lakh  hectares  is  covered  under  the  scheme.  Different  PGS  brands  such  as  Made  in Mandla,  Organic  Uttarakand,  Jaivik  Jharkhand,  Gomti  organic,  Panchatatva,  Tamil  nadu Organic  product,  Tripureswari  Fresh,  Jaivik  Utpad  etc.  have  emerged  that  are  ensuring increased income to farmers. During phase 2 (2018-19 to 2020-21), an area coverage of 4 lakh hectares has been targeted under PKVY.

Similarly,  dedicated  scheme  of  Mission  Organic  Value  Chain  Development  in  North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) was initiated for the first time in 2015-16 for promotion of export oriented  third  party  certified  organic  products.  The  scheme  provides  assistance  from  cluster formation, inputs to marketing along with emphasis on value addition. During phase 1(2015-16 to 2017-18), an area of 45918 hectares has been covered and 100 FPOs are formed. During first  year  of  Phase  2  (2018-19  to  2020-21),  another  50000  hectares  is  targeted  under  the scheme. Export  of  organic  ginger,  turmeric  has  been  initiated  during  the  current  year.  Many marketing agencies ranging from agri-entrepreneurs to e-commerce agency like bigbasket have been  procuring  organic  ginger,  turmeric,  chillies,  rice  from  the  farmers  resulting  in  increased income to farmers.

The state-wise details of area/farmers covered, amount released is at Annexure I and II .

| State-wise No. of clusters , area & fund released under PKVY schemes during 2015-16 to 2017-18 and released in 2018-19 (Rs in lakh)   | State-wise No. of clusters , area & fund released under PKVY schemes during 2015-16 to 2017-18 and released in 2018-19 (Rs in lakh)   | State-wise No. of clusters , area & fund released under PKVY schemes during 2015-16 to 2017-18 and released in 2018-19 (Rs in lakh)   | State-wise No. of clusters , area & fund released under PKVY schemes during 2015-16 to 2017-18 and released in 2018-19 (Rs in lakh)   | State-wise No. of clusters , area & fund released under PKVY schemes during 2015-16 to 2017-18 and released in 2018-19 (Rs in lakh)   | State-wise No. of clusters , area & fund released under PKVY schemes during 2015-16 to 2017-18 and released in 2018-19 (Rs in lakh)   | State-wise No. of clusters , area & fund released under PKVY schemes during 2015-16 to 2017-18 and released in 2018-19 (Rs in lakh)   | State-wise No. of clusters , area & fund released under PKVY schemes during 2015-16 to 2017-18 and released in 2018-19 (Rs in lakh)   | State-wise No. of clusters , area & fund released under PKVY schemes during 2015-16 to 2017-18 and released in 2018-19 (Rs in lakh)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                       | Phase-I(2015-16                                                                                                                       | Phase-I(2015-16                                                                                                                       | Phase-I(2015-16                                                                                                                       | Phase-I(2015-16                                                                                                                       | Phase-II (2018-19 to 2020-21)                                                                                                         | Phase-II (2018-19 to 2020-21)                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                                       | Name of the State                                                                                                                     | No of clusters (1)                                                                                                                    | Area (In ha) (2)                                                                                                                      | No. of farmers (3)                                                                                                                    | Release in 2015-16 to 2017-18 (Rs in lakh) (4)                                                                                        | New clusters sanctioned in 2018-19 to 2020-21 (5)                                                                                     | Release in 2018-19 (Rs in lakh) (6)                                                                                                   | Total fund released (4+6) Rs. in lakh                                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                        | 1300                                                                                                                                  | 26000                                                                                                                                 | 65000                                                                                                                                 | 2554.50                                                                                                                               | 4000                                                                                                                                  | 3399.88                                                                                                                               | 5954.38                                                                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                                                                     | Bihar                                                                                                                                 | 427                                                                                                                                   | 8540                                                                                                                                  | 21350                                                                                                                                 | 1928.77                                                                                                                               | 102                                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                                  | 1928.77                                                                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                          | 200                                                                                                                                   | 4000                                                                                                                                  | 10000                                                                                                                                 | 1258.51                                                                                                                               | 1000                                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                                  | 1258.51                                                                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                                                                     | Gujarat                                                                                                                               | 100                                                                                                                                   | 2000                                                                                                                                  | 5000                                                                                                                                  | 417.28                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                                  | 417.28                                                                                                                                |
| 5                                                                                                                                     | Goa                                                                                                                                   | 4                                                                                                                                     | 80                                                                                                                                    | 200                                                                                                                                   | 7.14                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                     | 497.76                                                                                                                                | 504.90                                                                                                                                |
| 6                                                                                                                                     | Haryana                                                                                                                               | 20                                                                                                                                    | 400                                                                                                                                   | 1000                                                                                                                                  | 99.51                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                                  | 99.51                                                                                                                                 |
| 7                                                                                                                                     | Jharkhand                                                                                                                             | 250                                                                                                                                   | 5000                                                                                                                                  | 12500                                                                                                                                 | 845.56                                                                                                                                | 750                                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                                  | 845.56                                                                                                                                |
| 8                                                                                                                                     | Karnataka                                                                                                                             | 545                                                                                                                                   | 10900                                                                                                                                 | 27250                                                                                                                                 | 3985.03                                                                                                                               | 500                                                                                                                                   | 408.21                                                                                                                                | 4393.25                                                                                                                               |
| 9                                                                                                                                     | Kerala                                                                                                                                | 619                                                                                                                                   | 12380                                                                                                                                 | 30950                                                                                                                                 | 1760.17                                                                                                                               | 110                                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                                  | 1760.17                                                                                                                               |
| 10                                                                                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                        | 1380                                                                                                                                  | 27600                                                                                                                                 | 69000                                                                                                                                 | 7498.92                                                                                                                               | 2448                                                                                                                                  | 2471.99                                                                                                                               | 9970.91                                                                                                                               |
| 11                                                                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                                                                           | 1258                                                                                                                                  | 25160                                                                                                                                 | 62900                                                                                                                                 | 6254.20                                                                                                                               | 350                                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                                  | 6254.20                                                                                                                               |
| 12                                                                                                                                    | Odisha                                                                                                                                | 320                                                                                                                                   | 6400                                                                                                                                  | 16000                                                                                                                                 | 2288.51                                                                                                                               | 720                                                                                                                                   | 727.06                                                                                                                                | 3015.57                                                                                                                               |
| 13                                                                                                                                    | Punjab                                                                                                                                | 250                                                                                                                                   | 5000                                                                                                                                  | 12500                                                                                                                                 | 588.88                                                                                                                                | 100                                                                                                                                   | 0.00                                                                                                                                  | 588.88                                                                                                                                |
| 14                                                                                                                                    | Rajasthan                                                                                                                             | 1150                                                                                                                                  | 23000                                                                                                                                 | 57500                                                                                                                                 | 4710.68                                                                                                                               | 5000                                                                                                                                  | 5049.00                                                                                                                               | 9759.68                                                                                                                               |
| 15                                                                                                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                            | 112                                                                                                                                   | 2240                                                                                                                                  | 5600                                                                                                                                  | 801.64                                                                                                                                | 200                                                                                                                                   | 201.96                                                                                                                                | 1003.60                                                                                                                               |
| 16                                                                                                                                    | Telangana                                                                                                                             | 690                                                                                                                                   | 13800                                                                                                                                 | 34500                                                                                                                                 | 2354.63                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                                  | 2354.63                                                                                                                               |
| 17                                                                                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                         | 620                                                                                                                                   | 12400                                                                                                                                 | 31000                                                                                                                                 | 4257.78                                                                                                                               | 500                                                                                                                                   | 1280.26                                                                                                                               | 5538.04                                                                                                                               |
| 18                                                                                                                                    | West Bengal                                                                                                                           | 120                                                                                                                                   | 2400                                                                                                                                  | 6000                                                                                                                                  | 981.87                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                                  | 981.87                                                                                                                                |
| 19                                                                                                                                    | Assam                                                                                                                                 | 220                                                                                                                                   | 4400                                                                                                                                  | 11000                                                                                                                                 | 2380.58                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                                  | 2380.58                                                                                                                               |
| 20                                                                                                                                    | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                     | 19                                                                                                                                    | 380                                                                                                                                   | 950                                                                                                                                   | 226.99                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                                  | 226.99                                                                                                                                |
| 21                                                                                                                                    | Mizoram                                                                                                                               | 34                                                                                                                                    | 680                                                                                                                                   | 1700                                                                                                                                  | 439.67                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                     | 22.37                                                                                                                                 | 462.04                                                                                                                                |
| 22                                                                                                                                    | Manipur                                                                                                                               | 30                                                                                                                                    | 600                                                                                                                                   | 1500                                                                                                                                  | 155.89                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                                  | 155.89                                                                                                                                |
| 23                                                                                                                                    | Nagaland                                                                                                                              | 24                                                                                                                                    | 480                                                                                                                                   | 1200                                                                                                                                  | 283.16                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                     | 42.99                                                                                                                                 | 326.15                                                                                                                                |
| 24                                                                                                                                    | Sikkim                                                                                                                                | 150                                                                                                                                   | 3000                                                                                                                                  | 7500                                                                                                                                  | 409.11                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                     | 656.81                                                                                                                                | 1065.92                                                                                                                               |
| 25                                                                                                                                    | Tripura                                                                                                                               | 50                                                                                                                                    | 1000                                                                                                                                  | 2500                                                                                                                                  | 607.48                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                     | 72.00                                                                                                                                 | 679.48                                                                                                                                |
| 26                                                                                                                                    | Meghalaya                                                                                                                             | 45                                                                                                                                    | 900                                                                                                                                   | 2250                                                                                                                                  | 440.55                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                                  | 440.55                                                                                                                                |
| 27                                                                                                                                    | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                      | 210                                                                                                                                   | 4200                                                                                                                                  | 10500                                                                                                                                 | 1513.79                                                                                                                               | 75                                                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                                                  | 1513.79                                                                                                                               |
| 28                                                                                                                                    | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                                        | 28                                                                                                                                    | 560                                                                                                                                   | 1400                                                                                                                                  | 162.76                                                                                                                                | 25                                                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                                                  | 162.76                                                                                                                                |
| 29                                                                                                                                    | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                           | 585                                                                                                                                   | 11700                                                                                                                                 | 29250                                                                                                                                 | 6762.87                                                                                                                               | 3900                                                                                                                                  | 5907.33                                                                                                                               | 12670.20                                                                                                                              |
| 30                                                                                                                                    | Andaman & Nicobar                                                                                                                     | 68                                                                                                                                    | 1360                                                                                                                                  | 3400                                                                                                                                  | 130.00                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                                  | 130.00                                                                                                                                |
| 31                                                                                                                                    | Daman & Diu                                                                                                                           | 55                                                                                                                                    | 1100                                                                                                                                  | 2750                                                                                                                                  | 235.55                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                                  | 235.55                                                                                                                                |
| 32                                                                                                                                    | Dadar Nagar                                                                                                                           | 500                                                                                                                                   | 10000                                                                                                                                 | 25000                                                                                                                                 | 1000.00                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                                  | 1000.00                                                                                                                               |
| 33                                                                                                                                    | Delhi                                                                                                                                 | 500                                                                                                                                   | 10000                                                                                                                                 | 25000                                                                                                                                 | 471.45                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                                  | 471.45                                                                                                                                |
| 34                                                                                                                                    | Puducherry                                                                                                                            | 8                                                                                                                                     | 160                                                                                                                                   | 400                                                                                                                                   | 28.55                                                                                                                                 | 20                                                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                                                  | 28.55                                                                                                                                 |
| 35                                                                                                                                    | Chandigarh                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                                  | 65                                                                                                                                    | 77.42                                                                                                                                 | 77.42                                                                                                                                 |
| 36                                                                                                                                    | Lakshadweep                                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                                  | 135                                                                                                                                   | 227.20                                                                                                                                | 227.20                                                                                                                                |
| 37                                                                                                                                    | Other Expenses                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                     | 405.00                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                     | 210.20                                                                                                                                | 615.20                                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                                       | Total                                                                                                                                 | 11891                                                                                                                                 | 237820                                                                                                                                | 594550                                                                                                                                | 58247.01                                                                                                                              | 20000                                                                                                                                 | 21252.44                                                                                                                              | 79499.45                                                                                                                              |

Annexure- ll

| State-wise no. of clusters , area & fund released under MOVCDNER scheme during 2015- 16 to 2017-18 and 2018-19 (Rs in lakh)   | State-wise no. of clusters , area & fund released under MOVCDNER scheme during 2015- 16 to 2017-18 and 2018-19 (Rs in lakh)   | State-wise no. of clusters , area & fund released under MOVCDNER scheme during 2015- 16 to 2017-18 and 2018-19 (Rs in lakh)   | State-wise no. of clusters , area & fund released under MOVCDNER scheme during 2015- 16 to 2017-18 and 2018-19 (Rs in lakh)   | State-wise no. of clusters , area & fund released under MOVCDNER scheme during 2015- 16 to 2017-18 and 2018-19 (Rs in lakh)   | State-wise no. of clusters , area & fund released under MOVCDNER scheme during 2015- 16 to 2017-18 and 2018-19 (Rs in lakh)   | State-wise no. of clusters , area & fund released under MOVCDNER scheme during 2015- 16 to 2017-18 and 2018-19 (Rs in lakh)   | State-wise no. of clusters , area & fund released under MOVCDNER scheme during 2015- 16 to 2017-18 and 2018-19 (Rs in lakh)   | State-wise no. of clusters , area & fund released under MOVCDNER scheme during 2015- 16 to 2017-18 and 2018-19 (Rs in lakh)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                               | Phase-I(2015-16 to 2017-18)                                                                                                   | Phase-I(2015-16 to 2017-18)                                                                                                   | Phase-I(2015-16 to 2017-18)                                                                                                   | Phase-I(2015-16 to 2017-18)                                                                                                   | Phase-II (2018-19 to 2020-21)                                                                                                 | Phase-II (2018-19 to 2020-21)                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                               | Name of the State                                                                                                             | No of clusters/ FIGs (1)                                                                                                      | Area (In ha) (2)                                                                                                              | No. of farmers mobilized (3)                                                                                                  | Release in 2015-18 (Rs in lakh) (4)                                                                                           | New clusters/ FIGs sanctioned in 2018-19 (5)                                                                                  | Release in 2018-19 (Rs in lakh) (6)                                                                                           | Total fund released (4+6)                                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                                                             | Assam                                                                                                                         | 261                                                                                                                           | 5000                                                                                                                          | 5165                                                                                                                          | 2439.30                                                                                                                       | 250                                                                                                                           | 1572.961                                                                                                                      | 4012.26                                                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                                                             | Manipur                                                                                                                       | 250                                                                                                                           | 5000                                                                                                                          | 4830                                                                                                                          | 3328.94                                                                                                                       | 375                                                                                                                           | 1750.41                                                                                                                       | 5079.35                                                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                                             | Meghalaya                                                                                                                     | 359                                                                                                                           | 6430                                                                                                                          | 6000                                                                                                                          | 2696.98                                                                                                                       | 400                                                                                                                           | 1646.97                                                                                                                       | 4343.95                                                                                                                       |
| 4                                                                                                                             | Nagaland                                                                                                                      | 300                                                                                                                           | 6000                                                                                                                          | 6304                                                                                                                          | 3800.46                                                                                                                       | 350                                                                                                                           | 1697.85                                                                                                                       | 5498.31                                                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                                                             | Mizoram                                                                                                                       | 214                                                                                                                           | 4053                                                                                                                          | 5735                                                                                                                          | 2174.15                                                                                                                       | 300                                                                                                                           | 509.56                                                                                                                        | 2683.71                                                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                                                             | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                             | 248                                                                                                                           | 5000                                                                                                                          | 4960                                                                                                                          | 2483.41                                                                                                                       | 275                                                                                                                           | 1870.56                                                                                                                       | 4353.97                                                                                                                       |
| 7                                                                                                                             | Sikkim                                                                                                                        | 700                                                                                                                           | 12435                                                                                                                         | 13444                                                                                                                         | 4216.08                                                                                                                       | 350                                                                                                                           | 2459.33                                                                                                                       | 6675.41                                                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                                                             | Tripura                                                                                                                       | 132                                                                                                                           | 2000                                                                                                                          | 2510                                                                                                                          | 1456.25                                                                                                                       | 200                                                                                                                           | 1102.96                                                                                                                       | 2559.21                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                               | Total                                                                                                                         | 2464                                                                                                                          | 45918                                                                                                                         | 48948                                                                                                                         | 22595.57                                                                                                                      | 2500                                                                                                                          | 12610.6                                                                                                                       | 35206.17                                                                                                                      |

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