Lok Sabha Question No. 4259 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Agricultural Schemes in Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Kalaben Mohanbhai Delkar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4259

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH  MARCH, 2022

## AGRICULTURAL SCHEMES IN DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI

## 4259.SHRIMATI DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ िषएवंकसानकयाणमंी be pleased to State?

- (a)  the details of various schemes being run for the farmers in Dadra and Nagar Haveli;
- (b)  whether  any  subsidy  is  provided  to  the  farmers  for  seeds,  fertilizers  and cultivation equipments in the Union Territory;
- (c)   if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether compensation is provided for the crops damaged due to bad weather and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ िषएवंकसानकयाणमंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (c) schemes such as theRashtriya Krishi VikasYojana (RKVYRAFTAAR),Pradhan MantriFasalBimaYojana (PMFBY), Pradhan MantriKisanSammanNidhiYojana (PM-KISAN), Soil Health Card (SHC), Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH),  Paramparagat Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY), and Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM),etc., are applicable to the UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, schemesfor

which funds have been allocated/released by Department of Agriculture and Farmers  Welfare  to  Dadra  and  Nagar  Haveli  during  last  3  years  are  at Annexure.  Assistance  including  subsidy  to  farmers  is  provided  as  per  the guidelines of respective schemes.

- (d) The State Government is primarily responsible for providing necessary relief measures in the wake of natural calamities. For undertaking relief measures, funds are available with the State Government in the form of State Disaster Response  Fund  (SDRF).  Additional  financial  assistance,  over  and  above SDRF,  is  considered  from  National  Disaster  Response  Fund  (NDRF)  for natural calamities of severe nature  and is approved  on the basis of Memorandum  received  from  the  State  Government,  in  accordance  with established  procedures.  The  financial  assistance  under  SDRF/NDRF  in  the wake  of  notified  natural  disasters  is  given  by  way  of  relief  and  not  for compensation of loss as suffered/claimed.

Relief assistance to the farmers for the crop damage due to unseasonal rains in  2019  in  Dadra  and  Nagar  Haveli  was  provided  from  SDRF,  the  details  of which are given below.

| Year    |   No. of farmers |   Amount (Rs) |
|---------|------------------|---------------|
| 2020-21 |             8928 |      32002382 |
| 2021-22 |             1502 |       5060571 |

## Schemes for which funds allocated/ released to Dadra and Nagar Haveli during 2018-19 to 2020-21

- i. The Pradhan MantriKisanSammanNidhi :  Under the Scheme, an amount of Rs. 6000/- per year is transferred in three 4-monthly installments of Rs.2000/directly into  the  bank accounts of the farmersto enable them to take care of expenses related to agriculture and allied activities as well as domestic needs.

## Benefits granted under PM-KISAN Scheme

|   S.No | Year                    | Unique-eligible farmers paid   | Total amount released in various instalments (Rs)   |
|--------|-------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | 2019-20                 | 13,530                         | 10,49,98,000                                        |
|      2 | 2020-21                 | 10,660                         | 4,88,82,000                                         |
|      3 | 2021-22 (upto 22.03.22) | 12,734                         | 8,03,20,000                                         |

Note: Benefits includes the UT of Daman and Diu also.

- ii. Soil Health Card : Soil Health Card provides nutrient status of soil along with prescription about balanced use of fertilizers to maintain good soil health.The number of soil health cards issued to farmers in Dadra and Nagar Haveli are 2,222 in Cycle I (2015 to 2017) and 12,994 in Cycle II (2017-2019).
- iii. Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture: MIDH  is  being implemented for holistic growth of the horticulture sector in the country. Under MIDH, during 2021-22, an amount of Rs 35 lakh (100% GoI Share) had been allocated to UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli.
- iv. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana : PKVYis implemented to promote organic farming in cluster mode, in which, farmers are provided financial assistance of Rs.  50000/ha  for  3  years  out  of  which,  Rs.  31000/ha  /3  years  is  provided directly  to  farmers  through  DBT  for  organic  inputs  such  as  seeds,  bio fertilizers, bio -pesticides, organic manure, compost/vermin compost, botanical extracts etc.
- v. Rashtriya Krishi VikasYojana :  Though funds were allocated, the scheme is not yet taken up by the UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
- vi. Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanization :  SMAM is being implemented w.e.f April, 2014  through State/UT  Governments.The  scheme  aims   at 'reaching the unreached' by bringing to the  small and marginal farmers which include women  farmers in the core and giving the benefits of  farm mechanization, by  promoting  'Custom  Hiring  Centers'  ,  creating  hubs  for  hitech & high value farm equipments,  distribution of various agricultural equipments, creating awareness among stakeholders through demonstration and capacity building activities, and ensuring performance testing and certification at designated testing centers located all over the country.

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