Lok Sabha Question No. 1407 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Organic Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dharambir Singh

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1407

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## ORGANIC FARMING

## 1407.    SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH:

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

(a) whether the Government has chalked out any plan to promote organic farming and to discourage use of chemical fertilizers in farming;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the details of the total area in which organic farming is being done in the country, State-wise including Haryana; and

- (d) the number of farmers undertaking organic farming and the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) & (b): Government of India has been encouraging organic farming in the country through  the  dedicated  schemes  namely  Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY)and Mission Organic Value Chain Development of North East Region (MOVCDNER). Both the schemes  aim  at  promotion  of  cluster/  Farmers  Producer  Organization  (FPO)  based chemical free, low input cost, sustainable organic farming and support farmers from input procurement to market linkages.

Organic  Farming  has  also  been  supported  under  other  schemes  viz.  Rashtriya Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY)  and  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture (MIDH),  Network  Project  on  Organic  Farming  under  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural Research (ICAR). Third party certification of  organic  farming  is  promoted  by  Agriculture Processed Food and Export Development Authority (APEDA), Ministry of Commerce. The pattern of Assistance is given at Annexure l.

(c) & (d): As  on  date,  29.17  lakh  hectares  is  covered    under  organic  farming  (both National programme of Organic Produce - NPOP) and Participatory guarantee System PGS) . The  state-wise details of area covered under organic farming including Haryana is given  at Annexure ll. As of now,   29.1  lakh farmers  including 13.63 lakh  under NPOP (including 0.83 of MOVCDNER) and 15.47 lakh farmers under PKVY/PGS are undertaking organic farming.

## Steps taken by government for promotion/ incentives given under organic farming Programmes

-  Capital Investment Subsidy Scheme (CISS): Government of India promotes the production  of  bio-fertilizers  under  Capital  Investment  Subsidy  Scheme  (CISS)  by providing 100% assistance to State Govt./ Govt. Agencies up to a maximum limit of Rs.160.00 lakh/ unit   for Setting up of State of art liquid/ carrier based Bio-fertilizer units  of  200  Ton  Per  Annum  (TPA)  capacity.    Similarly,  for  individuals/  private agencies  assistance  up  to  25%  of  cost  limited  to  Rs.40  lakh/unit  as  capital investment is provided.
-  Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY): Assistance  of  Rs  50,000  per hectare/ 3 years is given, out of which Rs. 31,000 (62%) is provided to the farmers directly through DBT, for inputs (bio-fertilizers, biopesticides, vermicompost, botanical extracts etc.) production/ procurement, etc.
-  Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) : Farmers are given assistance of Rs25000/ ha/ 3 years for both onfarm & off-farm organic inputs, and seeds/ planting material.
-  National  Mission  on  Oilseeds  and  Oil  Palm  (NMOOP): Financial  assistance@ 50%  subsidy  to  the  tune  of  Rs.  300/-  per  ha  is  being  provided  for  different components including bio-fertilizers, supply of Rhizobium culture/Phosphate Solubilising Bacteria (PSB)/ Zinc Solubilising Bacteria(ZSB)/ Azatobacter/ Mycorrhiza and vermi compost.
-  National  Food  Security  Mission  (NFSM): Under  NFSM,  financial  assistance  is provided for promotion of Bio-Fertilizer (Rhizobium/ PSB) @50% of the cost limited to Rs.300 per ha
-  INM  &IPM :  GoI  has  also  been  promoting  soil  test  based  Integrated  Nutrient Management  (INM)  under  Soil  Health  Card  Programme  and  Integrated  Pest management (IPM) practices such as including     cultural, mechanical, biological control  of  pests  along  with  judicious  use  of  pesticides  to  control  excess  use  of fertilizers and pesticides respectively.

##  ICAR Research programmes:

Indian  Council  of  Agriculture  Research  through  ICAR-Indian  Institute  of  Farming Systems  Research,  Modipuram  having  sub  schemes  of  AICRP  on  Integrated Farming  System  and  All  India  Network  programme  on  organic  operating  in  26 States/UTs promote the eco-friendly farming practices and also reduction in use of chemical fertilizers through recycling of wastes and other organic manures. As an outcome  of  the  research  of  All  India  Network  Programme  on  Organic  Farming, scientific package of practices for organic of crops in cropping systems perspective have been developed for 51 cropping system suitable for 12 states. The package of practices encourages the farmers to use the organic manure in crop production.

## Annexure- Il

| State wise area covered under Organic Farming for the year   | State wise area covered under Organic Farming for the year   | State wise area covered under Organic Farming for the year   | State wise area covered under Organic Farming for the year   | 2019-20 till date (Area in Ha) Paramparagat Krishi Vikas   | 2019-20 till date (Area in Ha) Paramparagat Krishi Vikas   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                      | State Name                                                   | Organic area                                                 | In Conversion                                                | Phase-I                                                    | Phase-II                                                   |
| 1.                                                           | A &N Island                                                  | 0                                                            | 7484.00                                                      | 1360                                                       |                                                            |
| 1                                                            | Andhra Pradesh                                               | 15,128.83                                                    | 22,074.40                                                    | 26000                                                      | 80000                                                      |
| 2                                                            | Arunachal Pradesh                                            | 147.35                                                       | 10,510.31                                                    | 380                                                        | 0                                                          |
| 3                                                            | Assam                                                        | 15,396.83                                                    | 11,296.84                                                    | 4400                                                       | 0                                                          |
| 4                                                            | Bihar                                                        | 1.2                                                          | 22,711.35                                                    | 8540                                                       | 0                                                          |
| 5                                                            | Chhattisgarh                                                 | 12,867.91                                                    | 9,569.89                                                     | 4000                                                       | 20000                                                      |
| 6                                                            | Goa                                                          | 9,416.34                                                     | 3020.14                                                      | 80                                                         | 10000                                                      |
| 7                                                            | Gujarat                                                      | 57,642.28                                                    | 37565.30                                                     | 2000                                                       | 0                                                          |
| 8                                                            | Haryana                                                      | 3,067.17                                                     | 3088.58                                                      | 400                                                        | 0                                                          |
| 9                                                            | Himachal Pradesh                                             | 8,704.40                                                     | 3349.48                                                      | 4200                                                       | 1500                                                       |
| 1 0                                                          | Jammu &Kashmir                                               | 19,046.27                                                    | 11229.68                                                     | 560                                                        | 0                                                          |
| 11                                                           | Jharkhand                                                    | 1.06                                                         | 25853.12                                                     | 5000                                                       | 0                                                          |
| 12                                                           | Karnataka                                                    | 60,124.83                                                    | 20940.40                                                     | 10900                                                      | 10,000                                                     |
| 13                                                           | Kerala                                                       | 21,466.15                                                    | 20314.34                                                     | 12380                                                      | 0                                                          |
| 15                                                           | Ladakh                                                       | 0                                                            | 64.221                                                       | 64.221                                                     |                                                            |
| 14                                                           | Lakshadweep                                                  | 895.513                                                      | 0.000                                                        | -                                                          | 2700                                                       |
| 15                                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                               | 473,522.47                                                   | 419373.94                                                    | 27600                                                      | 48960                                                      |
| 16                                                           | Maharashtra                                                  | 205,216.28                                                   | 77280.04                                                     | 25160                                                      | 0                                                          |
| 17                                                           | Manipur                                                      | 3,241.40                                                     | 9748.67                                                      | 600                                                        | 0                                                          |
| 18                                                           | Meghalaya                                                    | 24,732.96                                                    | 20649.44                                                     | 900                                                        | 0                                                          |
| 19                                                           | Mizoram                                                      | 40.45                                                        | 9989.44                                                      | 680                                                        | 0                                                          |
| 20                                                           | Nagaland                                                     | 1,901.42                                                     | 12353.55                                                     | 480                                                        | 0                                                          |
| 21                                                           | Delhi                                                        | 0.718                                                        | 0.000                                                        | 10000                                                      | 0                                                          |
| 22                                                           | Odisha                                                       | 76,424.58                                                    | 11753.03                                                     | 6400                                                       | 14400                                                      |
| 23                                                           | Pondicherry                                                  | 2.835                                                        | 20.81                                                        | 160                                                        | 0                                                          |
| 24                                                           | Punjab                                                       | 2.835                                                        | 8502.57                                                      | 5000                                                       | 0                                                          |
| 25                                                           | Rajasthan                                                    | 160,850.23                                                   | 126728.26                                                    | 23000                                                      | 100000                                                     |
| 26                                                           | Sikkim                                                       | 73,402.97                                                    | 2314.68                                                      | 3000                                                       | 0                                                          |
| 27                                                           | Tamil Nadu                                                   | 7,140.90                                                     | 18864.83                                                     | 2240                                                       | 4000                                                       |
| 28                                                           | Telangana                                                    | 5,512.48                                                     | 3229.80                                                      | 13800                                                      | 0                                                          |
| 29                                                           | Tripura                                                      | 203.56                                                       | 335.62                                                       | 1000                                                       | 0                                                          |
| 30                                                           | Uttar Pradesh                                                | 48,890.09                                                    | 12058.08                                                     | 12400                                                      | 10,000                                                     |
| 31                                                           | Uttarakhand                                                  | 23,767.17                                                    | 18279.85                                                     | 11700                                                      | 78000                                                      |
| 32                                                           | West Bengal                                                  | 5,254.96                                                     | 1137.09                                                      | 2400                                                       | 0                                                          |
| 33                                                           | Andaman                                                      | -                                                            | 7484.00                                                      | 1360                                                       | 0                                                          |
| 34                                                           | Daman & Diu                                                  | -                                                            | -                                                            | 1100                                                       | 0                                                          |
| 35                                                           | Dadar Nagar                                                  | -                                                            | -                                                            | 10000                                                      | 0                                                          |
| 36                                                           | Chandigarh                                                   | -                                                            | -                                                            | 0                                                          | 1300                                                       |
| Total                                                        | Total                                                        | 964691.384                                                   | 964691.384                                                   | 237820( C) 380860(D)                                       | 237820( C) 380860(D)                                       |
| Grand Total                                                  | Grand Total                                                  | (A)+(B)=2,299,222.37                                         | (A)+(B)=2,299,222.37                                         | (C)+(D)=618,680                                            | (C)+(D)=618,680                                            |

*Information from APEDA

Total area covered under organic farming (A+B+C+D+E+F) = 29, 17,902.37 ha.

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