Lok Sabha Question No. 2362 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-09
Subject: Agriculture Input Subsidy
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2362

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH  MARCH, 2021

## AGRICULTURE INPUT SUBSIDY

## 2362.  SHRI RAHUL KASWAN

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to State:

- a) whether the Government proposes to increase agriculture input grants limit from 2 hectares to 5 hectares with particular reference to Rajasthan;
- b)  if so, the time by when this will be achieved and if not, the reasons therefor;
- c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  include  farmers  of  districts  having  5 hectares of land holding as small and marginal farmers under Drought Development Programme;
- d)  if  so,  the  time  by  when  this  proposal  will  be  executed  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor;
- e)  whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  increase  Agriculture  Input  grant  for horticulture crops like  orange  (kinnu)  and cash crops such as cumin seeds and Psyllium  husk  (Isabgol)  by  Rs.  50,000  per/hectare  in  view  of  their  higher  initial input cost; and
- f) if  so,  the  time  by  when  the  same  is  likely  to  be  done  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR )

- (a)  &  (b ) : No such proposal is under consideration as of now. Under most schemes of the DAC&FW, assistance is not linked to area of land holding.
- (c)  & (d): Three programmes  previously  implemented on watershed basis viz. Drought Prone Area Programme (DPAP), Desert Development Programme (DDP) and Integrated Wastelands Development Programme (IWDP) were integrated and consolidated  into  a  single  modified  programme  called  the  Integrated  Watershed Management  Programme  (IWMP)  with  effect  from 26.02.2009 which  was later amalgamated  as  one  of  the  component  of  PMKSY  in  2015-16  i.e   Watershed Development  Component  of  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  (WDCPMKSY).

The  activities  undertaken inter alia include  ridge  area  treatment,  drainage  line treatment,  soil  and  moisture  conservation,  rain  water  harvesting,  nursery  raising, afforestation, horticulture, pasture development, livelihoods for assetless persons, etc.

820 watersheds projects are implemented in Rajasthan with the central assistance under WDC-PMKSY, out of which 601 projects have been completed and 219  projects  are  ongoing  as  on  date.  An  amount  of Rs.2984.596  crore  has  been released to Rajasthan as Central share.

(e) & (f): Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) was approved for continuation  upto  31.03.2020,  co-terminus  with  14 th Finance  Commission  period. Government has given an extension for continuation of scheme up to 31.03.2021 or till the date the recommendations of 15th Finance Commission come into effect, whichever is  earlier.  As  MIDH  Scheme  is  currently  up  to  31.03.2021,  therefore,  the proposal  for increasing the agriculture input grant will be considered while extending the scheme & issue of revised guidelines beyond 31.03.2021.

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