Lok Sabha Question No. 3248 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-21
Subject: Encouraging Youth towards Agriculture
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Vijay Kumar Dubey

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3248

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 st  MARCH, 2023

## ENCOURAGING YOUTH TOWARDS AGRICULTURE

## 3248. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE क ृ षि एवं षकसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any survey regarding the youth who have  started  new  business  thereby  leaving  agriculture  and  also  have  migrated  to other regions for employment; if  so,  the  details  and  the  number  of  the  youth  who  have  left  agriculture  and migrated  to  other  regions  for  employment  during  the  last  three  years,  State-wise
- (b) including Uttar Pradesh; and
- (c) the  steps/measures  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  encourage/attract youth towards agriculture and other related industries and also for the development of entrepreneurship?

## ANSWER

MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ षि एवं षकसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) & (b)  Survey has not been carried out on this specific issue by the Government. However, Ministry of Labour & Employment has developed a portal for registration of unorganized  workers  such  as  building  and  other  Construction  Workers,  Domestic Workers,  Agricultural  Workers,  Self-Employed  Workers,  Street  Vendors,  Small Shopkeepers, and other similar Sub-groups of Unorganized workers.

The following schemes are under implementation to encourage/attract youth towards  agriculture  and  other  related  industries  and  also  for  the  development  of

- (c) entrepreneurship:
- I. 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 Centres (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)
- vi. Certified Farm Advisor/Certified Livestock Advisor  programme
- vii. Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Agri Business Management) [PGDM (ABM)]
- viii. Venture  Capital  Assistance  scheme  through  Small  Farmers  Agri-Business Consortium (SFAC)
- ix. Financing facility under Agri Infrastructure Fund
- II. 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  Capacity Development  through Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs)
- ii. Attracting and Retaining Youth in Agriculture (ARYA)
- III. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship takes special initiative for skill development among youth who want to pursue a career in the agriculture 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)
- IV. Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)  has  been  incentivizing  the youth towards setting up/upgradation Food Processing Industries through the following schemes: i. Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) for providing credit linked capital subsidy PM Formalisation of Micro Food Enterprises Scheme (PMFME) for providing financial,  technical  and  business  support  for  upgradation  of  micro  food
- ii. processing enterprises
- iii. Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLIS) for creation of modern infrastructure with efficient supply chain management.

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