Lok Sabha Question No. 1468 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-26
Subject: Separate Budget for Agriculture
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shardaben Anilbhai Patel, Mitesh Rameshbhai (Bakabhai) Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE& FARMERS' WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS' WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1468

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 th JULY, 2022

## SEPARATE BUDGET FOR AGRICULTURE

1468.  SHRIMATI SHARDABEN ANILBHAIPATEL; SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL(BAKABHAI):

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

(a)    whether    the    Government    proposes    to    bring    a  separate  annual  budget  for agriculture with the objective to  legislate  for  regulating  the  use  of  ground  water  to increase agricultural productivity, ensure the welfare of farmers and protect the interests of farmers  dependent  on  groundwater  and  the  general  public  as  some  States  are  facing shortage of water;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the steps being taken in this regard, State-wise; and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ िष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (d): The Government of India is continuously working for enhancing agricultural productivity, farmers' income and their welfare in a sustainable manner. Accordingly, the Budget for Department of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare (DA&FW) has been increased from  Rs.  21933.50  crore  (2013-14)  to  Rs.  124000.0  crore  (2022-23),  which  is  465% increase  for  implementation  of  various  agricultural  development  and  welfare  schemes aiming  to  increase  agriculture  production  and  farmers'  welfare  across  the  country. Besides,  Rs.  8513.62  crore  have  been  allocated  during  2022-23to  Department  of Agricultural Research and Education for development of several new high yielding, biotic/ abiotic stress tolerant, disease/ insect resistant and bio-fortified varieties of seed, etc.

In order to enhance production and productivity of food crops, the Government is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Food Security Mission (NFSM) in  the  country.  The  mission  aims  at  increasing  foodgrain/  food  crop  production  through area expansion in niche regions and productivity improvement. The mission also provides support to Indian Council of Agricultural research (ICAR) & State Agriculture Universities (SAUs)/Krishi  VigyanKendras  (KVKS)  for  technology  back  stopping  and  transfer  of technology to the farmer under supervision of Subject Matter Specialists/Scientists. The research  organizations  are  supported  for  undertaking  research  projects  that  can  help enhancing production and productivity of crops. For welfare of farmers', Government has launched  various  initiatives  viz.  Pradhan  Mantri  KisanSamman    Nidhi  (PM-KISAN), Pradhan  Mantri KisanMaanDhan Yojana (PM-KMY), Pradhan Mantri FasalBima Yojana (PMFBY), Pradhan Mantri AnnadataAaySanrakshanAbhiyan (PMAASHA), Price Support Scheme  (PSS)  for  pulses  and  oilseeds,  Price  Deficiency  payment    Scheme  (PDPS), Interest Subvention Scheme, Kisan Credit Card (KCC), etc.

Further, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is implementing Per Drop More Crop(PDMC) which focuses on enhancing water use efficiency at farm level through Micro Irrigation  viz.  Drip  and  Sprinkler  Irrigation  System.  An  area  of  68  lakh  ha  under  microirrigation has been covered during 2015-16 to 2020-21 under PMKSY-PDMC. The statewise  coverage  of  area  micro-irrigation  and  Central  assistance  provided  to  states  under PDMC is Annexed.

State wise area covered under Micro Irrigation and Central Assistance released under the PDMC since the inception of the scheme (2015-16) to till date

| S.No.   | State                    | Area covered under Micro Irrigation (in ha)   |   Central Assistance released (Rs. in crore) |
|---------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh           | 758646                                        |                                      2284.16 |
| 2       | Bihar                    | 22011                                         |                                       112.21 |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh             | 124759                                        |                                       240.64 |
| 4       | Goa                      | 868                                           |                                         2.8  |
| 5       | Gujarat                  | 899328                                        |                                      1685.34 |
| 6       | Haryana                  | 108194                                        |                                       275.79 |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh         | 10486                                         |                                       116.85 |
| 8       | Jharkhand                | 28626                                         |                                       175.64 |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir          | 1104                                          |                                        58.07 |
| 10      | Karnataka                | 1582407                                       |                                      2509.15 |
| 11      | Kerala                   | 3551                                          |                                        42.53 |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh           | 306707                                        |                                       792.4  |
| 13      | Maharashtra              | 803714                                        |                                      1960.46 |
| 14      | Odisha                   | 73056                                         |                                       231.4  |
| 15      | Punjab                   | 10259                                         |                                        53.18 |
| 16      | Rajasthan                | 412179                                        |                                       922.82 |
| 17      | Tamil Nadu               | 935176                                        |                                      2036.83 |
| 18      | Telangana                | 283093                                        |                                       679.32 |
| 19      | Uttarakhand              | 24976                                         |                                       206.8  |
| 20      | Uttar Pradesh            | 266418                                        |                                       671.79 |
| 21      | West Bengal              | 66517                                         |                                       176.7  |
| 22      | Arunachal Pradesh        | 9907                                          |                                       108.4  |
| 23      | Assam                    | 31305                                         |                                       122.03 |
| 24      | Manipur                  | 11503                                         |                                       181.36 |
| 25      | Meghalaya                | -                                             |                                        31.73 |
| 26      | Mizoram                  | 3692                                          |                                       137.47 |
| 27      | Nagaland                 | 9868                                          |                                       191.64 |
| 28      | Sikkim                   | 9211                                          |                                       178.25 |
| 29      | Tripura                  | 3413                                          |                                        51.5  |
| 30      | Andaman & Nicobar Island | -                                             |                                         0.7  |
| 31      | Puducherry               | -                                             |                                         2.03 |
| 32      | Ladakh                   | -                                             |                                         2.4  |
| 32      | Head Quarter             |                                               |                                       101.68 |
| Total   | Total                    | 6800974                                       |                                     16344.1  |

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