Lok Sabha Question No. 411 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-04
Subject: Diversification of Crops
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Brijendra Singh

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.411

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  4 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020

## DIVERSIFICATION OF CROPS

## 411.   SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH:

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

- (a) the  steps  being  taken  for  diversification  of  crops  especially  in  areas  dominated  by paddy-wheat crop cycle;
- (b) the  budget  allocation  and  expenditure  incurred  on  this  over  the  last  5  years,  Statewise; and
- (c) the  status  of  crop  diversification,  especially  weaning  the  farmers  away  from  water guzzling crops like paddy and sugarcane?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a): The  Department  of  Agriculture,  Cooperation  &  Farmers  Welfare  (DAC&FW)  is implementing Crop Diversification Programme (CDP) in Original Green Revolution States viz : Punjab,  Haryana  and  western  Uttar  Pradesh,  as  a  sub  scheme  of  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas Yojana (RKVY) since 2013-14 to divert the area of water guzzling paddy crop to alternative crops pulses, oilseeds, coarse cereals, nutri cereals, cotton and agro forestry. Under CDP, assistance is provided for four major interventions viz., alternate crop demonstrations, farm mechanization & value addition, site-specific activities & contingency for awareness, training, monitoring, etc.
- (b): The State-wise allocation  (central  share)  and  expenditure  /  release  of  central  share under CDP during 5 years is given below:

(Rs. in crore)

|   S. No. | State                 | Year    |   Budget Allocation (B.E.) (central share) | Expenditure / release of central share   |
|----------|-----------------------|---------|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Punjab                | 2015-16 |                                      75    | 37.50                                    |
|        1 | Punjab                | 2016-17 |                                      79.47 | 6.79                                     |
|        1 | Punjab                | 2017-18 |                                      17.66 | 0.00                                     |
|        1 | Punjab                | 2018-19 |                                       7.06 | 3.53                                     |
|        1 | Punjab                | 2019-20 |                                       7.06 | -                                        |
|        2 | Haryana               | 2015-16 |                                      49.75 | 49.75                                    |
|        2 | Haryana               | 2016-17 |                                      33.94 | 16.97                                    |
|        2 | Haryana               | 2017-18 |                                       7.55 | 7.55                                     |
|        2 | Haryana               | 2018-19 |                                       3.02 | 1.51                                     |
|        2 | Haryana               | 2019-20 |                                       3.02 | -                                        |
|        3 | Western Uttar Pradesh | 2015-16 |                                       0    | 0.00                                     |
|        3 | Western Uttar Pradesh | 2016-17 |                                      36.09 | 30.77                                    |
|        3 | Western Uttar Pradesh | 2017-18 |                                       8.02 | 5.68                                     |
|        3 | Western Uttar Pradesh | 2018-19 |                                       3.21 | 3.21                                     |
|        3 | Western Uttar Pradesh | 2019-20 |                                       3.21 | 1.61                                     |

(c): The Crop Diversification Programme is being implemented in 2019-20. Government of  India  also  provide  flexibility  to  the  states  for  state  specific  needs/priorities  under  RKVY. The state can promote crop diversification including diversification of paddy and sugarcane crops under RKVY with the approval of State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC) headed by Chief Secretary of the State.

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The  State  Government  of  Haryana  has  also  launched  its  own  pilot  scheme  for substituting paddy by maize and other crops in 7 districts of the State during 2019-20.

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