Lok Sabha Question No. 4498 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Salient features of RKVY
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Kripanath Mallah, Sanjay Seth, Raju Bista

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4498

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH  MARCH, 2023

## SALIENT FEATURES OF RKVY

## 4498.  SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH :

SHRI SANJAY SETH: SHRI RAJU BISTA:

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

- (a) the salient features of the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana;
- (b) the  details  of  the  projects  initiated  funds  allocated,  utilised  and  released  under  the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) specially Assam, Jharkhand and West Bengal so far;
- (c) the number and details of projects sanctioned/ programmes implemented thereunder in the said States including district-wise details of West-Bengal during the last five years;
- (d) the details of the target set and achievements made so far;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  any  update  on  the  establishment  of  Krishi  Vigyan Kendra in the district of Darjeeling and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether the Government has focused on digital agriculture under this Yojana and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री ( SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) &  (f):  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY)  has  been  launched  in  2007-08.  The scheme with broad objectives of making farming a remunerative economic activity through strengthening  the  farmer's  effort,  risk  mitigation  with  major  focus  is  on  pre  &  post-harvest infrastructure. A programme called Innovation and Agri-entrepreneurship has been launched under RKVY during 2018-19 with an objective to promote innovation and agrientrepreneurship by providing financial and technical support for nurturing startup incubation ecosystem. Now, the RKVY  Scheme  is  rationalized with following schemes  as its components :
1. Per Drop More Crop
2. Sub-Mission on Agriculture Mechanization
3. Soil Health and Fertility
4. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojna
5. Rainfed Area Development
6. Crop Diversification Programme

The rationalized RKVY scheme is implemented in two ways viz. Annual Action Plan (AAP) and Detailed Project Report (DPR) based. Funds under the DPR component of the scheme are released to the State Governments/UTs as grant in aid on the basis of projects related to agriculture and allied sectors, approved by the State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC) headed  by  the  Chief  Secretary  of  the  concerned  State  which  is  the  empowered  body  to approve projects for implementation under this scheme. The states have the freedom to take up  projects  for  implementation  as  per  their  priorities  in  areas  including  Digital  Agriculture which requires focused attention for increasing production and productivity in the State.

- (b): The details of funds allocated, released, utilized and number of projects approved under RKVY for the State of Assam, Jharkhand and West Bengal is as below:

(Rs in crore)

| State       |   Number Projects |   Allocation |   Release |   Utilization |
|-------------|-------------------|--------------|-----------|---------------|
| Assam       |               327 |      1061.64 |    983.07 |        884.8  |
| Jharkhand   |                14 |       543.85 |     81.53 |         43.75 |
| West Bengal |               260 |      1116.46 |    936.92 |        887.75 |

- (c)  &  (d):  The  details  of  the  project  sanctioned  under  RKVY  for  the  State  of  Assam, Jharkhand and West Bengal is as below:
- (e): There is no Krishi Vigyan Kendra in the district of Darjeeling.

| State       |   2017-18 | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   |   Total |
|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| Assam       |        43 | 55        | 164       | 25        | 40        |     327 |
| Jharkhand   |        14 | -         | -         | -         | -         |      14 |
| West Bengal |        70 | 50        | 33        | 42        | 65        |     260 |

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