Lok Sabha Question No. 4244 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Poshak Smart Gram Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh, Satyadev Pachauri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4244

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 th  MARCH, 2022

## POSHAK SMART GRAM SCHEME

4244.  SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH: SHRI SATYADEV PACHAURI:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Poshak Smart Gram Scheme is being implemented in Bihar;
- (b) if so, the amount spent so far under this Scheme in the State; and
- (c) the States covered under this Scheme and the details of the amount spent till now is those States, State-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a): Yes,  Sir.  Nutri-Smart  Village  (Poshak  Smart  Gram  Scheme)  is  being implemented in 75 villages of 23 districts located in 13 states including Samastipur and Muzaffarpur  district  of  Bihar  as  a  research  project  under  All  India  Coordinated Research  Project  (AICRP)  on  Women  in  Agriculture  (WiA)  through  Dr.  Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University (RPCAU).
- (b) & (c): An amount of Rs.63000/- (Rupees Sixty Three Thousand only) has been spent so far on Nutri Smart Village Programme in the state of Bihar.
- 13 (thirteen) states have been covered under the Nutri-Smart Village (Poshak Smart  Gram)  Scheme.  Details  of  the  states  along  with  amount  spent  till  date  are attached as Annexure-I.

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Annexure-I

## (Part (b) & (c) of Unstarred question No. 4244 to be answered on 29 th  March, 2022)

|   Sl. No | State            | AICRP Centre                                                                                                              | Amount spent till date (in Lakh)   |
|----------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|        1 | Odisha           | ICAR-Central Institute for Women in Agriculture(ICAR-CIWA), Bhubaneswar, Odisha                                           | 18.25                              |
|        2 | Bihar            | Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Samastipur, Bihar                                                    | 0 .63                              |
|        3 | Assam            | Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam                                                                              | 1.41                               |
|        4 | Meghalaya        | Central Agricultural University, Tura, Meghalaya                                                                          | 1.61                               |
|        5 | Rajasthan        | Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan                                              | 1.35                               |
|        6 | Maharashtra      | Marathawada Agricultural University, Parbhani, Maharashtra                                                                | 1.20                               |
|        7 | Punjab           | Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab                                                                          | 2.74                               |
|        8 | Haryana          | Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana                                                    | 0.45                               |
|        9 | Uttarakhand      | Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand                                        | 0.40                               |
|       10 | Himachal Pradesh | Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh                                | 0.50                               |
|       11 | Karnataka        | (a)University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka (b) University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharward, Karnataka | 9.92                               |
|       12 | Tamil Nadu       | Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu                                                                   | 5.23                               |
|       13 | Telangana        | Prof. Jayshankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU), Hyderabad, Telangana                                   | 6.22                               |

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