Lok Sabha Question No. 4297 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: National Agroforestry Policy
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Rajkumar Chahar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4297

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 th  MARCH, 2022

## NATIONAL AGRO-FORESTRY POLICY

4297.   SHRI RAJ KUMAR CHAHAR:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षएवंकसानकयाणमंी be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the efforts made by the Government to implement its National Agroforestry Policy and the results achieved;

(b) the amount given as subsidy to encourage agro-forestry in various States during last three years, State-wise;

(c) whether any special drive for agro-forestry has been undertaken where the forest cover is less than seven per cent of the geographical area of a district and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the details of the efforts for promoting plantation of native species and developing their nurseries for saplings?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षएवंकसानकयाणमंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a)Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare is making efforts to implement National Agro-forestry Policy, 2014. As a part of the policy, this ministry is implementing SubMission on Agroforestry (SMAF) Scheme in 23 States/UTs with an aim to encourage tree plantation on farm land along with crops/ cropping system to help the farmers to get  additional  income  and  make  their  farming  systems  more  climate  resilient  and adaptive.

The  details  of  overall  physical  achievements  under  the  scheme  during  last  three years are as given below:

| Components                    |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |    Total |
|-------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------|
| No. of Nurseries Established  |    297    |       126 |      94   |   517    |
| Area Coverage (In Ha)         |  26344    |     15759 |   24925   | 67028    |
| Total Plantation (Lakh Trees) |    103.66 |        66 |     105.1 |   274.76 |

(b)The details of overall State  wise funds allocated  and released during last three years to encourage agroforestry is given at Annexure-I.

(c)&(d). No special drive for agroforestry has been undertaken by this Ministry where forest cover is less than seven percent of geographical area of a district. However, under  the  scheme,  assistance  to  farmers  is  given  through  State  Governments  for nursery  development,  boundary  plantation  and  block  plantation  of  prominent  tree species to promote, inter-alia, tree borne oilseeds, medicinal & aromatic plants, silk & lac rearing host plants including promotion of plantation and nursery development for native species, in addition to timber species so that farmers get early returns.

Annexure - I Allocation and  Release of funds under SMAF Scheme for last three years from 2018-19 to 2020-21 (Rs in Lakh)

| S.N o.   | Name of State   | 2018-19    | 2018-19   | 2019-20    | 2019-20   | 2020-21    | 2020-21   |
|----------|-----------------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
| S.N o.   | Name of State   | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release   |
| 1        | Meghalaya       | 150.00     | 0.00      | 200.00     | 00.00     | 50.00      | 26.24     |
| 2        | Mizoram         | 150.00     | 150.00    | 350.00     | 175.00    | 200.00     | 100.00    |
| 3        | Manipur         | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00       | 0.00      |
| 4        | Nagaland        | 150.00     | 150.00    | 350.00     | 72.60     | 200.00     | 108.70    |
| 5        | Andhra Pradesh  | 250.00     | 0.00      | 150.00     | 00.00     | 15.00      | 00.00     |
| 6        | Bihar           | 300.00     | 0.00      | 150.00     | 100.00    | 300.00     | 20.00     |
| 7        | Chhatishgarh    | 300.00     | 150.00    | 200.00     | 200.00    | 200.00     | 100.00    |
| 8        | Gujarat         | 500.00     | 400.00    | 500.00     | 400.00    | 400.00     | 400.00    |
| 9        | Haryana         | 200.00     | 0.00      | 50.00      | 00.00     | 100.00     | 00.00     |
| 10       | Him. Pradesh    | 200.00     | 100.00    | 200.00     | 83.42     | 150.00     | 75.00     |
| 11       | Jharkhand       | 400.00     | 100.00    | 250.00     | 200.00    | 300.00     | 0.00      |
| 12       | J & K           | 300.00     | 300.00    | 200.00     | 00.00     | 150.00     | 75.00     |
| 13       | Karnataka       | 556.44     | 556.44    | 700.00     | 700.00    | 500.00     | 536.62    |
| 14       | Kerala          | 300.00     | 00.00     | 50.00      | 00.00     | 15.00      | 00.00     |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh  | 350.00     | 0.00      | 0.00       | 0.00      | 150.00     | 0.00      |
| 16       | Maharashtra     | 400.00     | 200.00    | 150.00     | 75.00     | 200.00     | 160.00    |
| 17       | Orissa          | 400.00     | 200.00    | 100.00     | 75.00     | 200.00     | 150.00    |
| 18       | Punjab          | 491.83     | 448.45    | 500.00     | 250.00    | 400.00     | 137.50    |
| 19       | Rajasthan       | 400.00     | 0.00      | 100.00     | 00.00     | 15.00      | 00.00     |
| 20       | Tamil Nadu      | 250.00     | 0.00      | 400.00     | 230.50    | 350.00     | 334.19    |
| 21       | Telangana       | 300.00     | 80.00     | 300.00     | 00.00     | 15.00      | 00.00     |
| 22       | Uttar Pradesh   | 400.00     | 0.00      | 400.00     | 200.00    | 400.00     | 400.00    |
| 23       | Ladakh          | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00       | 0.00      | 100.00     | 50.00     |
|          | Total           | 6748       | 2835      | 5300       | 2762      | 4110       | 2673      |

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