Lok Sabha Question No. 3296 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Promoting Farm Mechanization
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Ravindra Kushawaha, Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Sudheer Gupta, Chandra Sekhar Sahu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION & FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3296

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH  MARCH 2021

## PROMOTING FARM MECHANIZATION

3296. SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:

SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:

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

- (a) whether the Government has been promoting Farm Mechanization in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  the  schemes  under  which  the  Union  Government  has  been assisting farm sector for Farm Mechanization;
- (c) the  details  of  funds  allocated,  released  and  utilized  under  such  schemes  during each of the last three years;
- (d) the details of the criteria for selection of farmers under the said scheme;
- (e) the number of farmers so far benefited under the said scheme, State-wise; and
- (f) whether any assessment has been made to find out the details of income of farmers as well as agriculture produce that has so far increased by the use of farm mechanization under the said scheme in various States and if so, the details in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a) & (b): The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) is promoting farm mechanization mainly through Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM).Mechanization  for  crop  residue  management  is  promoted  through  the  Central Sector Scheme 'Promotion of Agricultural Mechanization for In-Situ Management of Crop Residue in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi' (CRM). The other  schemes  of  the Department such as  Rashtriya Krishi  Vikas  Yojana (RKVY),  which give  autonomy  to  states  to  choose  interventions  as  per  their  choice  and  integrated programmes  such  as  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH)  and National  Food  Security  Mission  (NFSM)  also  have  components  supplementing  farm mechanization.

(c): During the years 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20, the funds amounting to Rs.1591.02  crores,  Rs.  2502.69  crores  and  Rs.  2101.93crores,  respectively  have  been allocated/released  to  the  State  Governments  towards  farm  mechanization  under  SMAM, CRM and RKVY schemes together.

(d): Selection  of  farmers  for  assistance  under  the  schemes  are  done  by  the  State Governments as per the broad guidelines of these schemes which stipulate focusing the areas of low ratio of farm power availability, areas with large number of small and marginal holdings and areas having less productivity of food grains but have potential to enhance productivity.

(e): A  statement  giving  details  of  state-wise  number  of  farmers  benefited  under  farm mechanization during the last three is enclosed as Annexure-I.

(f): The impact evaluation studies highlight overall positive impact of mechanisation on farming  as  it  was  reported  that  mechanisation  helped  in  overall  increase  of  17.9%  in productivity  and  14.1%  in  seed  germination.  Mechanisation  also  helped  in  saving  nearly 1/3rd  of  the  time  of  operations,  30%  reduction  in  labour  requirements,  11%  reduction  in seed rate, 26.6% reduction in weed instances, 22.4% reduction in diesel consumption and 12.7% reduction in fertiliser requirements.

Statement referred to in reply to part (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3296 due for reply on 16 th March 2021

| State             |   Number of farmers benefited by farm mechanization during the last three years under SMAM and CRM Schemes |
|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |                                                                                                     205083 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |                                                                                                      11708 |
| Assam             |                                                                                                        611 |
| Bihar             |                                                                                                      26466 |
| Chhattisgarh      |                                                                                                      64426 |
| Gujarat           |                                                                                                       5118 |
| Haryana           |                                                                                                      43690 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |                                                                                                      29908 |
| Jammu & Kashmir   |                                                                                                       5277 |
| Jharkhand         |                                                                                                          0 |
| Karnataka         |                                                                                                     109221 |
| Kerala            |                                                                                                       9861 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |                                                                                                      95189 |
| Maharashtra       |                                                                                                      29767 |
| Manipur           |                                                                                                      10205 |
| Meghalaya         |                                                                                                       1048 |
| Mizoram           |                                                                                                       1440 |
| Nagaland          |                                                                                                       7394 |
| Orissa            |                                                                                                      33530 |
| Punjab            |                                                                                                      60307 |
| Rajasthan         |                                                                                                      16636 |
| Sikkim            |                                                                                                       3432 |
| Tamil Nadu        |                                                                                                      25398 |
| Telangana         |                                                                                                      12462 |
| Tripura           |                                                                                                      28879 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |                                                                                                     107511 |
| Uttarakhand       |                                                                                                      10727 |
| West Bengal       |                                                                                                        742 |
| Total             |                                                                                                     956036 |

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