Lok Sabha Question No. 365 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Production of Coarse Grains
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Ravi Kishan Shukla, Ravindra Kushawaha

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOFAGRICULTUREANDFARMERSWELFAREDEPARTMENTO FAGRICULTUREANDFARMERSWELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARREDQUESTIONNO.365

TO BE ANSWEREDON 19 th JULY,2022

## PRODUCTION OF COARSE GRAINS

365. SHRI RAVI KISHAN:

SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:

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

- (a) whether the Government plans to double the production of coarse grains in order to double the income of the farmers;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)     the details of the schemes proposed by the Government for motivating youth towards promotion of agriculture; and
- (d)          whether  any  scheme  is  being  formulated  or  has  been  formulated  to  provide affordable  loans  to  youth  to  engage  them  in  agriculture  and  to  start  agriculture  related startups and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कल्  याण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) & (b) The production of coarse cereals has increased from 276.5lakh tonne in 2016-17 to  347.7  lakh  tonne  in  2021-22  (3 rd Advance  Estimates).  Government  is  implementing coarse cereals development programme under National Food Security Mission - Coarse Cereals  to promote  the  cultivation of coarse  grains like maize  &  barley.  Maize development  programme  is  being  implemented  in  237  districts  of  26  states,  2  Union Territories, and barley in 39 districts of 4 states. In addition, the states have the flexibility to take up maize development programme under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) in the  area  of  50-100  km  around  distilleries  to  use  maize  as  feed  stock  for  production  of ethanol.  The  production  of  Coarse  Cereals  (maize  &  barley)  during  last  4  years  is  as under;

|   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22* |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|
|     293.5 |     304.9 |     333.1 |      347.7 |

(c)& (d)Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India, implements the following schemes/programmes to attract youth towards agriculture and other related industries and for the development of entrepreneurship:

- i.) Establishment of Agri-Clinics and Agri-Business Centers (AC&ABC)
- ii.) Skill training programmes (minimum 200 hours' duration) for Rural Youth and Farmers including women farmers
- iii.) Skill Training of Rural Youth (STRY)
- iv.) Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM)
- v.) Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and Allied Sectors Rejuvenation (RKVY-RAFTAAR) to promote Agri-Startups
- vi.) Certified Farm Advisor/Certified Livestock Advisor programme
- vii.) Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Agri Business Management) [PGDM (ABM)]

Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) through Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) implements the following schemes/programmes to attract youth towards agriculture and other related industries and for the development of entrepreneurship:

- i.) Technology Assessment and Demonstration for its Application and CapacityDevelopment through Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs).
- ii.) Attracting and Retaining Youth in Agriculture (ARYA)

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship takes special initiative for skill development among youth who want to pursue a career in theagriculture sector, though apprenticeship programmes, vocational training courses in schools and higher educational institutes. Various initiatives implemented through Agriculture Skill Council of India (ASCI), a subsidiary under Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship are furnished below:

- i.) Entrepreneurship training
- ii.) Apprenticeship programme
- iii.) Vocationalization of School Education
- iv.) Vocationalization of Higher Education (UGC affiliated Colleges)

The  Banks  and  Lending  Institutions  provideloan  to  farmers  including  youth  for various  activities  of  agriculture  &  allied  sectorslike  crop  loan,  infrastructure  creation through  Agri  Infrastructure  Fund  (AIF),  Kisan  Credit  Card  (KCCs),  value  addition entrepreneurships under Pradhan Mantri Formalization of Micro Enterprises (PM FME), Farmer Producer Organization (FPOs), Self Help Group (SHGs) etc. During 2022-23, the Government has increased the agricultural credit target to Rs. 18.00 lakh crore from Rs. 16.50 lakh crore during 2021-22.

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