Lok Sabha Question No. 425 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Promotion of Agro-forestry
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Joshi, Jaskaur Meena

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 425

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 30 th  NOVEMBER, 2021

## PROMOTION OF AGRO-FORESTRY

425.   SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

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

- (a)   the details of the schemes being implemented by the Government to promote agro forestry in the country;
- (b)  the details of the States selected for agro forestry;
- (c)   the details of identified areas for their selection under these schemes including Rajasthan;
- (d)  the time by which this scheme is likely to be initiated along with the details thereof;
- (e)  the details of eligible farmers under such scheme;
- (f)   the details of the subsidies, concessions and facilities provided by the Government on ago forestry; and
- (g)  the details of the benefits of the agro forestry?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a):    Sub-Mission  on  Agroforestry  Scheme  is  being  implemented  by  this  Department  since 2016-17 to encourage tree plantation on farm land in a complementary and integrated manner with  crops  and  livestock,  to  help  the  farmers  to  get  additional  income  and  make  their farming systems more climate resilient and adaptive.
- (b)&(c):     Presently, the scheme is being implemented in 21 States viz. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh,  Gujarat,  Haryana,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Jharkhand,  Karnataka,  Kerala,  Madhya Pradesh,  Maharashtra,  Odisha,  Punjab, Rajasthan ,  Tamil  Nadu,  Telangana,  Uttar  Pradesh, Mizoram,  Manipur,  Meghalaya,  Nagaland  and  2  UTs  viz.  Jammu  &  Kashmir  and  Ladakh.The extant scheme is being implemented in those States/UTs that have liberalized felling and transit regulations for selected tree species. Other States/UTs can access the benefit of the scheme as and when such relaxation is notified by them.

(d): The extant scheme is already ongoing since 2016-17.

(e): All the farmers specially small marginal farmers are eligible for the benefit of the scheme.

- (f): Assistance to farmers for various interventions under the scheme is as following:

| Sl No.                           | Component/Activities/Sub Component   | Cost Norms ( Rs in lakh)                  | Pattern of Assistance                                                                                       |
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1. Nursery Development           | 1. Nursery Development               | 1. Nursery Development                    | 100% for Government Agencies and 50% for farmers/private agencies.                                          |
| (a)                              | Small Nurseries                      | Rs 10 lakh per nursery                    | 100% for Government Agencies and 50% for farmers/private agencies.                                          |
| (b)                              | Big Nurseries                        | Rs 16 lakh per nursery                    | 100% for Government Agencies and 50% for farmers/private agencies.                                          |
| (c)                              | Hi -Tech Nurseries                   | Rs 40 lakh per nursery                    | 100% for Government Agencies and 50% for farmers/private agencies.                                          |
| 2.                               | Peripheral/Boundary Plantation       | Rs.70 /plant                              | 100% for Government Agencies and 50% for farmers/private agencies in four years in the ratio of 40:20:20:20 |
| 3.                               | Low Density Plantation (100-500 Ha)  | Rs 28,000/Ha                              | 100% for Government Agencies and 50% for farmers/private agencies in four years in the ratio of 40:20:20:20 |
| 4. High Density Block Plantation | 4. High Density Block Plantation     | 4. High Density Block Plantation          | 100% for Government Agencies and 50% for farmers/private agencies in four years in the ratio of 40:20:20:20 |
| (a)                              | 500 to 1000 plants/Ha                | Rs 30,000/Ha                              | 100% for Government Agencies and 50% for farmers/private agencies in four years in the ratio of 40:20:20:20 |
| (b)                              | 1000 to 1200 plants/Ha               | Rs 35,000/Ha                              | 100% for Government Agencies and 50% for farmers/private agencies in four years in the ratio of 40:20:20:20 |
| (c)                              | 1200 to 1500 plants/Ha               | Rs 45,000/Ha                              | 100% for Government Agencies and 50% for farmers/private agencies in four years in the ratio of 40:20:20:20 |
| (d)                              | > 1500 plants/Ha                     | Rs 50,000/Ha                              | 100% for Government Agencies and 50% for farmers/private agencies in four years in the ratio of 40:20:20:20 |
| 5.                               | Capacity Building and Training       | Upto 5% of total allocation to the States | Upto 5% of total allocation to the States                                                                   |

(g): The Agro-forestry scheme envisages a lot of quantifiable benefits like additional income, protection from crop damage, higher carbon sequestration along with climate change adaptation and mitigation.

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