Lok Sabha Question No. 2622 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2622 ANSWERED ON 14/12/2021

## MAHILA KISAN SASHAKTIKARAN PARIYOJANA

## 2622.   SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  any  steps  have  been  taken  to  raise  awareness  about  the  benefits  of  select Government schemes in rural area after the release of the evaluation of Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana Report;
- (b) the number of women received skill training as a part of MKSP programme;
- (c) whether  the  Government  plans  to  implement  training  on  sustainable  agricultural practices to women; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State  and  district-wise  particularly  the  State  of  Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a) Yes  Sir.  The  Government  has  undertaken  steps  to  create  awareness  regarding  this programme and its benefits among the farming community to increase the participation of women in agriculture.

In  this  regard,  Ministry  is  continuously  working  to  create  awareness  about  the  programme through,  Community Resource Persons,  IEC (Information, Education and Communication) strategies  and  campaigns  of  National  Mission  as  well  as  the  State  Rural  Livelihoods Missions. The benefits of taking up sustainable practices in Agriculture, Non- Timber Forest Produce (NTFP), and livestock are discussed in meetings of the Self Help Groups (SHGs), Village  Organization  and  Cluster  Level  Federation  meetings.  The  learning's  from  the practices  adopted  under  Mahila  Kisan  Sashaktikaran  Pariyojana  (MKSP)  are  now  being scaled up by the Rural  Livelihoods Missions of States/Union Territories (UTs) under their Annual Action Plans (AAPs).

(b) Under  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana-  National  Rural  Livelihood  Mission  (DAYNRLM)  till  now,  about  38  lakh  women  farmers  have  been  trained  under  Mahila  Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana (MKSP). The learning of the interventions under MKSP has been expanded  to  various  parts  of  the  country  under  the  Annual  Action  Plans  of  States/UTs. Accordingly, a total of around 1.44 crore Mahila Kisan (women farmers) have been covered under DAY-NRLM till date.

(c) Yes  Sir.  The  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana-  National  Rural  Livelihood  Mission (DAY-NRLM)  is  already  facilitating  trainings  to  the  women  farmers  in  the  sustainable agricultural practices.

(d) The  State-wise  break  up  is  given  in Annexure-I and  the  district  wise  break  up  of Andhra Pradesh is given in Annexure II .

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Annexure-I

Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2622 due for answer on 14.12.2021 State wise coverage of Mahila Kisan (including MKSP)

| S. No.   | State/UT          | No. of Mahila Kisan   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------|
| 1        | Andaman Nicobar   | 489                   |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh    | 15,40,808             |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh | 7,024                 |
| 4        | Assam             | 7,20,844              |
| 5        | Bihar             | 5,00,028              |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh      | 6,05,975              |
| 7        | Gujarat           | 3,76,541              |
| 8        | Haryana           | 29,672                |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  | 32,256                |
| 10       | Jammu and Kashmir | 40,099                |
| 11       | Jharkhand         | 14,51,421             |
| 12       | Karnataka         | 49,253                |
| 13       | Kerala            | 4,38,805              |
| 14       | Maharashtra       | 24,13,909             |
| 15       | Manipur           | 5,243                 |
| 16       | Meghalaya         | 22,788                |
| 17       | Mizoram           | 36,808                |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh    | 11,42,511             |
| 19       | Nagaland          | 18,331                |
| 20       | Odisha            | 9,68,170              |
| 21       | Punjab            | 33,587                |
| 22       | Rajasthan         | 5,06,001              |
| 23       | Sikkim            | 7,487                 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        | 3,98,942              |
| 25       | Telangana         | 10,49,448             |
| 26       | Tripura           | 40,677                |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     | 9,74,302              |
| 28       | Uttarakhand       | 51,243                |
| 29       | West Bengal       | 9,03,276              |
| 30       | Puducherry        | 5,972                 |
|          | TOTAL             | 1,43,71,910           |

Annexure - II Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2622

due for answer on 14.12.2021 District- wise coverage of Mahila Kisan in Andhra Pradesh (including MKSP):

| Sl. No.   | District Name   | No. of Mahila Kisan   |
|-----------|-----------------|-----------------------|
| 1         | Guntur          | 1,71,693              |
| 2         | Chittoor        | 1,56,407              |
| 3         | Prakasam        | 1,58,162              |
| 4         | Visakhapatanam  | 1,46,705              |
| 5         | West Godavari   | 1,14,672              |
| 6         | Cuddapah        | 1,10,121              |
| 7         | Kurnool         | 1,24,837              |
| 8         | Nellore         | 96,895                |
| 9         | Krishna         | 97,427                |
| 10        | Anantapur       | 1,00,102              |
| 11        | East Godavari   | 92,921                |
| 12        | Vizianagaram    | 84,978                |
| 13        | Srikakulam      | 85,888                |
|           | TOTAL:          | 15,40,808             |

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