Lok Sabha Question No. 5346 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-05
Subject: Funding for Agricultural Innovation Schemes
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari, Uttam Kumar Nalamada Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5346

TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 th  APRIL, 2022

## FUNDING FOR AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION SCHEMES

5346.  SHRI N. REDDEPPA: SHRI UTTAM KUMAR REDDY NALAMADA:

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

- (a)  the total funds allocated to the National Agriculture Innovation Fund for the year 2021-22;
- (b)  the  total  funds  allocated  to  the  Innovation  Fund,  Incubation  Fund  and  National Coordinating Unit (NCU) under the National Agriculture Innovation Fund for the year 202122;
- (c)  the total number of agriculture start-ups provided funds through the National Agricultural Innovation Fund for the year 2021-22 especially in the State of Andhra Pradesh; and
- (d)  the total funds sanctioned and disbursed from the National Agriculture Infrastructure Fund of Rs. 1 lakh crore set up in June 2020, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्री

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) Rs. 1,850 lakhs have been allocated to the National Agriculture Innovation Fund, a nonscheme of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) during the year 2021-22.
- (b) Fund allocation to Innovation Fund and the Incubation Fund, National Coordinating Unit (NCU) under the National Agriculture Innovation Fund of non-scheme of ICAR for the year 2021-22 is as follows:
- (c) ICAR  does  not  provide  funds  to  agricultural  startups  under  its  National  Agriculture Innovation fund (NAIF).
- (d) The  state/UT-wise  details  of  funds  sanctioned  and  disbursed  from  the  National Agriculture Infrastructure Fund are attached as Annexure-I.

- i) Innovation Fund: Rs.    719.79 lakhs

- ii) Incubation Fund: Rs. 1,109.21 lakhs

- iii) NCU                  : Rs.      21.00 lakhs

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## Annexure-I

## [Part (d) of Unstarred Question No. 5346 to be answered on 5 th  April, 2022]

State-wise sanctioned and disbursed amounts are given below:

|       |                     | Sanctioned      | Sanctioned            | Disbursed       | Disbursed             |
|-------|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
| S.N0. | State               | No. of Projects | Amount (In Rs. Crore) | No. of Projects | Amount (In Rs. Crore) |
| 1     | Madhya Pradesh      | 2889            | 2133.9                | 2258            | 1390.7                |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh      | 1537            | 1706.1                | 111             | 132.8                 |
| 3     | Tamil Nadu          | 296             | 366.5                 | 171             | 44.5                  |
| 4     | Karnataka           | 959             | 449.7                 | 734             | 251.3                 |
| 5     | Rajasthan           | 824             | 663.9                 | 552             | 390.5                 |
| 6     | Telangana           | 406             | 439.9                 | 299             | 264.7                 |
| 7     | Kerala              | 121             | 167.6                 | 44              | 31.2                  |
| 8     | Maharashtra         | 907             | 534.6                 | 467             | 289.5                 |
| 9     | Gujarat             | 498             | 392.1                 | 310             | 258.1                 |
| 10    | Uttar Pradesh       | 798             | 280.0                 | 530             | 141.7                 |
| 11    | Bihar               | 88              | 103.8                 | 30              | 11.5                  |
| 12    | West Bengal         | 395             | 139.3                 | 142             | 94.6                  |
| 13    | Haryana             | 335             | 263.3                 | 152             | 150.4                 |
| 14    | Odisha              | 255             | 103.0                 | 136             | 74.4                  |
| 15    | Chhattisgarh        | 240             | 122.5                 | 68              | 58.6                  |
| 16    | Uttarakhand         | 144             | 33.5                  | 13              | 9.2                   |
| 17    | Punjab              | 218             | 154.0                 | 129             | 121.1                 |
| 18    | Himachal Pradesh    | 47              | 18.2                  | 17              | 10.9                  |
| 19    | Assam               | 42              | 32.9                  | 18              | 25.1                  |
| 20    | Delhi               | 5               | 6.0                   | 2               | 1.9                   |
| 21    | Nagaland            | 10              | 1.4                   | 0               | 0.0                   |
| 22    | Andaman and Nicobar | 3               | 0.3                   | 0               | 0.0                   |
| 23    | Jharkhand           | 31              | 14.1                  | 21              | 12.2                  |
| 24    | Arunachal Pradesh   | 2               | 2.2                   | 2               | 1.3                   |
| 25    | Mizoram             | 3               | 1.8                   | 0               | 0.0                   |
| 26    | Sikkim              | 11              | 1.2                   | 0               | 0.0                   |
| 27    | Jammu and Kashmir   | 15              | 2.5                   | 5               | 0.8                   |
| 28    | Manipur             | 1               | 0.3                   | 1               | 0.2                   |
| 29    | Chandigarh          | 1               | 2.0                   | 0               | 0.0                   |
| 30    | Goa                 | 2               | 0.4                   | 0               | 0.0                   |
|       | Grand Total         | 11083           | 8137                  | 6212            | 3767                  |

The sanctioned amount includes in principle sanction by cooperative banks.

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