Lok Sabha Question No. 5519 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-05
Subject: Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: V. Kalanidhi, Jaskaur Meena, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 5519

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 5 TH APRIL, 2022

## PARAMPARAGAT KRISHI VIKAS YOJANA

5519:   DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY: SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA: SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:

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

- (a) the salient features of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY);
- (b) the  details  of  amount  the  sanctioned  ,  allocated  and  utilized  under  the  said  yojana specially in Rajasthan and Gujarat during the last three years;
- (c) the details of the targets set and the achievements made under this yojana as on date and the response of the Government in this regard;
- (d) whether the Government is providing financial assistance to farmers thereunder and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government is formulating any scheme for online marketing of organic products for consumers in the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a):      The  salient  features  of  Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY)  scheme  being implemented   for promoting organic farming in the country:
- (i)            Development  of  sustainable  agriculture  for  sustainable  production  by  way  of improving soil fertility and conservation of natural resources and bio-diversity
- (ii)              Empowering  farmers  through institutional  development with clusters approach by providing end to end support form production certification and marketing.
- (iii)        Promotion of organic farming through capacity building, training and handholding for certification.
- (v)      Providing assistance to farmers from production to value addition, certification and marketing of organic produce.
- (vi)     To increase area under organic farming

(b):   The details of amount sanctioned/ allocated , released  and utilized State-wise including Rajasthan  and  Gujarat    under  PKVY  scheme    during      the  last  three  years  is  given  at Annexure -I.

- (c):   Under Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) targets/achievements   made are as under:
-  6.19 lakh ha area has been covered against the target of 6.10 lakh area since 201516. In addition, 1.23 lakh ha area has been covered under Flagship Programme of Namami  Gange  Programme  'ARTH  GANGE'  and  4.09  lakh  ha  area  has  been covered under  Bhartiya Prakritik Krishi Paddhti (BPKP).
-  Total fund released is Rs.1658.35 crore for 30,934 clusters (20 ha each) formed since 2015-16 to 2021-22.
-  Government has initiated Large Area Certification (LAC) progarrmme since 2020-21 to certify  large  traditional  /  default  area  with  no  past  history  Genetically  Modified Organism  (GMO)  or  inorganic  chemical  usage.  22145  hectare  area  have  been certified as organic under LAC [(UT of Lakshadweep (2700 hectare area), Car Nicobar and Nan-cowry group of Islands (14,445 hectare area)  and UT of Ladhak (5000 ha area)].
-  Various brands has been developed under the scheme which is  as under:

| States         | Brand Name                                                |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| Madhya Pradesh | Made in Mandla                                            |
| Uttarakhand    | Organic Uttarakhand                                       |
| Tamil Nadu     | Tamil Nadu Organic Product (TOP)                          |
| Maharashtra    | Sahi organic, Nasik Organic &Gadchirrolia Organic Farming |
| Jharkhand      | Jaivik Jharkhand , from the land of Jharkhand             |
| Chhattisgarh   | Aadim brand of BhoomiGadi FPO, Bastar Naturals            |
| Punjab         | Five Rivers                                               |
| Tripura        | Tripureshwari Fresh                                       |

(d):     Under PKVY farmers are provided assistance of Rs 50,000 per hectare/ 3 years, out of which,  Rs.  31,000  (62%)  is  provided  directly  through  DBT  for  inputs  (bio  fertilizers,  biopesticides, organic manure, compost, vermi-compost, botanical extracts etc).

Farmers are also provided assistance of Rs.7500/ ha. for 3 years for capacity building, handholding and training on certification whereas   Rs.8,800/ ha. for 3 years is provided for value addition, marketing and publicity..

(e):  Government has developed web portal www.Jaivikkheti.in/  as  online platform for direct sale of organic produce by farmers to the consumers to help them for better price realization . Until now, 5.73 lakhs farmers have already registered on the portal for online marketing of their organic produce.

Annexure-I Details of  amount sanctioned/ allocated, released and utilized State-wise including Rajasthan and Gujarat under PKVY scheme  during   the last three years

| S. No.   | Name of the State   | 2018-19              | 2018-19   | 2018-19      | 2019-20               | 2019-20   | 2019-20      | 2020-21              | 2020-21   | 2020-21      |
|----------|---------------------|----------------------|-----------|--------------|-----------------------|-----------|--------------|----------------------|-----------|--------------|
| S. No.   | Name of the State   | Sanction/A llocation | Release   | Expenditur e | Sanction/ Allocatio n | Release   | Expenditu re | Sanction/A llocation | Release   | Expenditu re |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      | 9673.14              | 6799.76   | 6799.76      | 9484.48               | 12362.40  | 12362.40     | 8078.40              | 10004.83  | 0.00         |
| 2        | Bihar               | 508.19               | 0.00      | 0.00         | 387.49                | 0.00      | 0.00         | 206.00               | 993.63    | 0.00         |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh        | 2055.86              | 1009.80   | 1009.80      | 2101.86               | 0.00      | 0.00         | 2019.60              | 3738.11   | 1862.23      |
| 4        | Gujarat             | 0.00                 | 0.00      | 0.00         | 0.00                  | 666.74    | 263.01       | 0.00                 | 10.10     | 0.00         |
| 5        | Goa                 | 1009.80              | 497.76    | 152.05       | 1040.40               | 0.00      | 0.00         | 1009.80              | 0.00      | 0.00         |
| 6        | Haryana             | 0.00                 | 0.00      | 0.00         | 0.00                  | 0.00      | 0.00         | 0.00                 | 5.05      | 0.00         |
| 7        | Jharkhand           | 1967.99              | 0.00      | 0.00         | 1823.84               | 0.00      | 0.00         | 1514.70              | 1836.86   | 929.48       |
| 8        | Karnataka           | 1009.80              | 408.21    | 142.73       | 1040.40               | 80.47     | 0.00         | 1009.80              | 10.10     | 0.00         |
| 9        | Kerala              | 1733.13              | 0.00      | 0.00         | 1106.35               | 0.00      | 0.00         | 222.16               | 2198.23   | 1125.59      |
| 10       | Madhya Pradesh      | 6454.95              | 2471.99   | 2110.79      | 5971.26               | 2581.68   | 0.00         | 4943.98              | 828.04    | 0.00         |
| 11       | Maharashtra         | 1692.01              | 0.00      | 0.00         | 1300.38               | 3411.45   | 2276.48      | 706.86               | 20.20     | 14.09        |
| 12       | Odisha              | 1454.11              | 1337.65   | 1310.98      | 1498.18               | 2225.23   | 1884.53      | 1454.11              | 1886.49   | 1481.78      |
| 13       | Punjab              | 806.35               | 0.00      | 0.00         | 559.06                | 292.38    | 292.38       | 201.96               | 1582.66   | 0.00         |
| 14       | Rajasthan           | 11291.67             | 5049.00   | 5004.55      | 11097.19              | 0.00      | 0.00         | 10098.00             | 25.25     | 23.71        |
| 15       | Tamil Nadu          | 403.92               | 564.10    | 559.03       | 416.16                | 468.64    | 377.43       | 403.92               | 439.98    | 308.94       |
| 16       | Telangana           | 1178.56              | 0.00      | 0.00         | 684.42                | 0.00      | 0.00         | 1284.85              | 15.15     | 0.00         |
| 17       | Uttar Pradesh       | 1145.79              | 1280.26   | 1227.84      | 1119.37               | 322.49    | 288.15       | 1009.80              | 2532.17   | 1992.69      |
| 18       | West Bengal         | 0.00                 | 0.00      | 0.00         | 0.00                  | 0.00      | 0.00         | 0.00                 | 0.00      | 0.00         |
| 19       | Assam               | 0.00                 | 0.00      | 0.00         | 0.00                  | 0.00      | 0.00         | 0.00                 | 631.97    | 0.00         |
| 20       | Arunachal Pradesh   | 0.00                 | 0.00      | 0.00         | 0.00                  | 0.00      | 0.00         | 0.00                 | 7.57      | 0.00         |
| 21       | Mizoram             | 0.00                 | 22.37     | 0.00         | 0.00                  | 0.00      | 0.00         | 0.00                 | 7.57      | 0.00         |
| 22       | Manipur             | 0.00                 | 0.00      | 0.00         | 0.00                  | 0.00      | 0.00         | 0.00                 | 7.57      | 0.00         |
| 23       | Nagaland            | 0.00                 | 42.99     | 0.00         | 0.00                  | 0.00      | 0.00         | 0.00                 | 7.57      | 7.57         |
| 24       | Sikkim              | 0.00                 | 656.81    | 602.93       | 0.00                  | 679.00    | 0.00         | 0.00                 | 7.57      | 0.00         |
| 25       | Tripura             | 0.00                 | 72.00     | 0.00         | 0.00                  | 0.00      | 0.00         | 0.00                 | 7.57      | 0.00         |
| 26       | Meghalaya           | 0.00                 | 0.00      | 0.00         | 0.00                  | 0.00      | 0.00         | 0.00                 | 7.57      | 0.00         |
| 27       | Himachal Pradesh    | 680.50               | 0.00      | 0.00         | 497.33                | 364.49    | 227.21       | 227.21               | 1166.24   | 0.00         |
| 28       | Jammu &Kashmir      | 75.74                | 0.00      | 0.00         | 78.03                 | 0.00      | 0.00         | 75.74                | 0.00      | 0.00         |
| 29       | Uttarakhand         | 11973.31             | 10780.71  | 10780.71     | 12264.81              | 4229.43   | 4229.43      | 11814.66             | 9084.61   | 6748.34      |
| 30       | Andman& Nicobar     | 0.00                 | 0.00      | 0.00         | 0.00                  | 0.00      | 0.00         | 0.00                 | 0.00      | 0.00         |
| 31       | Daman &Diu          | 277.01               | 0.00      | 0.00         | 160.87                | 0.00      | 0.00         | 0.00                 | 0.00      | 0.00         |
| 32       | Dadar Nagar         | 2518.28              | 0.00      | 0.00         | 1462.43               | 0.00      | 0.00         | 0.00                 | 0.00      | 0.00         |
| 33       | Delhi               | 2518.28              | 0.00      | 0.00         | 1462.43               | 0.00      | 0.00         | 0.00                 | 0.00      | 0.00         |
| 34       | Puducherry          | 40.29                | 0.00      | 0.00         | 92.76                 | 0.00      | 0.00         | 67.32                | 0.00      | 0.00         |
| 35       | Chandigarh          | 218.79               | 77.42     | 0.00         | 225.42                | 0.00      | 0.00         | 218.79               | 0.00      | 0.00         |
| 36       | Lakshadeep          | 454.41               | 227.20    | 0.00         | 468.18                | 0.00      | 0.00         | 454.41               | 0.00      | 0.00         |
| 37       | Ladakh              | 0.00                 | 0.00      | 0.00         | 0.00                  | 0.00      | 0.00         | 887.40               | 221.85    | 0.00         |
|          | Total               | 61141.88             | 31298.03  | 29701.18     | 56343.10              | 27684.40  | 22201.02     | 47909.47             | 37284.51  | 14494.43     |

| Year    | Physical Progress                               | Financial Progress (Rs. in lakh)   | Financial Progress (Rs. in lakh)   | Financial Progress (Rs. in lakh)   | Financial Progress (Rs. in lakh)                                                                   | Financial Progress (Rs. in lakh)   |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|         | No of clusters                                  | Sanctioned (GoI+State share)       | Allocation (GoI share)             | Release                            | Adjusted amount during 2020-21                                                                     | Expendit ure                       |
| 2018-19 | 5000                                            | 16830.00                           | 10098.00                           | 5049.00                            | -                                                                                                  | 5004.55                            |
| 2019-20 | 5000                                            | 17340.00                           | 10404.00                           | -                                  | -                                                                                                  | -                                  |
| 2020-21 | 5000                                            | 16830.00                           | 10098.00                           | -                                  | Unspent amount Rs 183.58 previous years Clusters adjusted in 1st year activities of 5000 clusters) | 183.58                             |
|         | Committed liabilities 5000 clusters in 2020- 21 |                                    |                                    | 4048.07                            |                                                                                                    | 0.00                               |
|         | Total                                           | 51000.00                           | 30600.00                           | 9097.07*                           | 183.58                                                                                             | 5188.13                            |

*Due to savings in various components lesser amount required for 5000 clusters activities

## Gujarat

(Rs. in lakh)

| Year    | Physical Progress   | Financial Progress (Rs. in lakh)   | Financial Progress (Rs. in lakh)   | Financial Progress (Rs. in lakh)   | Financial Progress (Rs. in lakh)   | Financial Progress (Rs. in lakh)   |
|---------|---------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|         | Total Plan          | Sanctioned (GoI+State share)       | Allocation (GoI share)             | Amount release                     | Expenditure                        | Surrendered                        |
| 2018-19 | 24 clusters         | 171.32                             | 102.79                             | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| 2019-20 | 24 clusters         | 125.44                             | 75.265                             | 666.74                             | 263.01                             | 403.73                             |
| 2020-21 | 24 clusters         | 70.20                              | 42.118                             | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
| Total   |                     | 366.96                             | 220.173                            | 666.74*                            | 263.01                             | 403.73                             |

*Balance amount of previous years 100 clusters and 24 clusters released in 2019-20.

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