Lok Sabha Question No. 224 (STARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Agricultural Production
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Haji Fazlur Rehman

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 224

TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  AUGUST, 2022

## AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION

- †*224.      SHRI HAJI FAZLUR REHMAN:

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

- (a)          the  details  of  the  projects  launched  by  the  Union  Government  to  augment agricultural production in the country;
- (b)      whether  the  Union Government has recently sanctioned any agriculture production schemes in the State of Uttar Pradesh;
- (c)      if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)     the details of the likely benefits of the said schemes to the farmers?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d):     A statement is laid on the table of the House.

O.I.H.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 224 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 02 ND  AUGUST, 2022.

(a) to (d):    Agriculture is a State subject.The Governmentis implementing various schemes and programmes in order to augment agriculture production and productivity in the country which includes the National Food Security Mission, Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture,  Paramparagat Krishi  Vikas  Yojana, Rashtriya  Krishi Vikas  Yojana, Per  Drop More Crop, Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanization, Sub Mission on Seed and Planting Materials etc.Details of recently launched beneficiary oriented schemes of the Department of  Agriculture  and  Farmers  Welfarewhich  are  being  implemented  across  the  country including Uttar Pradesh are given in Annexure-I .  A  brief ofremaining beneficiary oriented schemes of the DA&FW most of which are also implemented in Uttar Pradesh are given at Annexure-II.

The  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  operates  schemes/projects  to promote,  execute  and  coordinate activities on  agricultural research, education  and extension in the country. It is implementing the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) scheme with the mandate of technology assessment and demonstrations for its application and capacity development in the country which include on-farm testing to assess location specificity of technology,  frontline  demonstrations,  capacity  development  of  farmers,  production  of quality  seeds and planting materials etc. As part of its efforts to increase production and productivity  of  agriculture,  a  total  of  1317  varieties  of  crops  have  been  released  in  India since 2018. During this period a total of 276 varieties have been released for UP.

## Details  of  recently  launched  beneficiary  oriented  schemes  of  DA&FWin  the country including Uttar Pradesh

## 1. Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan in agriculture

The  Government  of  India  (GoI)  launched  the  Atmanirbhar  Bharat  Abhiyan (ABA)  on  May  12,  2020  to  strengthen  Infrastructure,  Logistics,  Capacity  Building, Governance and Administrative Reforms for Agriculture. The components of the ABA for DAC&FW are as follows;

## i. Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)

This scheme is operational from the year 2020--21 to 2029-30.Financing facility of  Rs.  1  lakh  crore  will  be  provided  for funding  Agriculture  Infrastructure  Projects  at farm-gate & aggregation points. The scheme shall provide a medium - long term debt financing  facility  for  investment  in  viable  projects  for  post-harvest  management Infrastructure and community farming assets through interest subvention and financial support.

So far Rs. 3044 Cr. have been sanctioned under the scheme by NABARD to 5067  PACS.  In  addition,  as  of  now,  16601  applications  have  been  received  on  the portal by entities other than PACS. Of these 13351 applications seeking loan of Rs. 14238 Cr. have been prima facie found eligible by PMU and sent to respective banks and 8337 projects have been sanctioned by banks for loan amount of Rs.6821Cr.

Tentative allocation for Uttar Pradesh under AIF is Rs 12831 crore. So far 1,015 number of projects have been approved with a sanctioned amount of Rs 393 crore in UP.

## ii. The National Bee and Honey Mission (NBHM)

The GoI has launched a new Central Sector Scheme of National Beekeeping & Honey Mission (NBHM) for overall promotion and development of scientific beekeeping  in  a  mission  mode  to  achieve  the  goal  of  a  'Sweet  Revolution'  in  the country. Rs.500 crore from 2020-2021 to 2022-2023 is allocated for the sector.

Status on Beekeeping in Uttar Pradesh under National Bee Board (NBB)

- i.      16 Districts of Uttar Pradesh viz.; allotted to NAFED (Aligarh, Agra, Amroha, Barabanki, Bareilly, Bijnor, Budaun, Bulandsahar, Hathras, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar,  Rampur,  Saharanpur,  Vanarasi,  Kannauj,  Kanpur  Rural)have

been  identified  &  registered  for  formation  of  FPOs  of  Beekeepers/  Honey Producers under  the  scheme  entitled  'Formation  and  Promotion  of  10,000  new Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs)' of Govt. of India

- ii.      As  on  date,2525beekeeper's/ beekeeping societies/ firms, etc. with 4,25,524 number of  honeybee  colonies  are  registered  with  the  National  Bee  Board  from Uttar Pradesh.
- iii.      23500 Metric Tonns (MTs) of honey have been produced by the state of Uttar Pradesh in 2021-22 (2 nd advance estimate).

## iii. Kisan Credit Card Saturation Drive

KCC  Saturation  Drivewas  initiated  by  the  DA&FW  inmid-February,  2020  in collaboration with the Department of Financial Services (DFS) with the goal to provide universal  access  to  institutional  concessional  credit  to  all  farmers  including  Animal Husbandry, Dairy and Fisheries farmers with special focus on coverage of PM-KISAN beneficiaries.

As  on  08-07-2022,  327.87  lakh  new  KCC  applications  have  been  sanctioned with a sanctioned credit limit of Rs. 3,72,537crore as part of the drive on an all India basis.In case of Uttar Pradesh, 51.67 lakh applications have been received from the state out of which 40.11 lakh applications have been sanctioned so far.

## 2. Formation and Promotion of Farmer Producer Organisations(FPOs)

The  aim  of  the  scheme  is  to  provide  a  holistic  and  broad  based  supportive ecosystem  to  form  10,000new  FPOs.As  on 28.07.2022,   3,189 FPOs  have  been registered under the scheme out of which 359 are from Uttar Pradesh.

## 3. Promotion of Agricultural Mechanization for In-Situ Management of Crop Residue in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi

To support the efforts of the Governments of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and  NCT  of  Delhi  to  address  air  pollution  and  to  subsidize  machinery  required  for management of crop residue, a Central Sector Scheme is being implemented by the DA&FW from 2018-19. Since Inception, total 2,07,213 machines have been supplied to  individual  farmers  and  Custom  Hiring  Centres  under  the  scheme  out  of  which 58,708 were for UP.

## 4. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)

The scheme aims to supplement the financial needs of all landholding farmers. Under  the  Scheme  an  amount  of  Rs.6000/-  per  year  is  released  (in  three  equal installments of Rs. 2000 each in every four month) by the Government of India online directly into the bank accounts of the eligible farmers.

More  than  Rs.  2  lakh  crore  has  been  released  to  approximately  11.37  crore eligible farmer families all over India so far.Year-wise details of number of beneficiaries and amount released in Uttar Pradesh are as follows;

## Details of PM-KISAN beneficiaries in Uttar Pradesh

| Year              | Number of beneficiaries   |
|-------------------|---------------------------|
| 2018-19           | 1,09,69,366               |
| 2019-20           | 2,00,92,233               |
| 2020-21           | 2,29,44,302               |
| 2021-22           | 2,43,60,363               |
| 2022-23 till date | 2,38,00,267               |

5. To increase  productionseed mini  kits  have  been  distributed  in  UP  for  oilseed crops  such  as  groundnut,  soyabean,  sesame,  mustard,  linseed  and  pulses  during 2019-20 to 2021-22 was 6,34,290. Number of seed mini kits of pulses distributed in the state during 2020-21 to 2021-22 was 2,01,033.
6. During  2021-22,  total  subsidy  paid  by  the  Government  for  urea  fertilizer  and P&K was Rs 1,57,751.87 crore to ensure production in the agriculture sector.

Annexure-II Brief  of  remaining  major  beneficiary  oriented  schemesof  the  Department  of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare

|   Sl No | Name of the Scheme                             | Purpose                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|---------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)       | PMFBY was launched in 2016 in order to provide a simple and affordable crop insurance product to ensure comprehensive risk cover for crops to farmers against all non- preventable natural risks from pre-sowing to post-harvest and to provide adequate claim amount. During 2021-22, 810.40 lakh farmer applications were insured under the scheme out of which 40.30 lakh were from UP.                                                                                                           |
|       2 | Per Drop More Crop (PDMC)                      | Per Drop More Crop scheme mainly focuses on water use efficiency at farm level through precision/micro irrigation. Besides promoting precision irrigation (drip and sprinkler irrigation systems) and better on-farm water management practices to optimize the use of available water resources, this component also supports micro level water storage or water conservation/management activities to supplement micro irrigation. Total 57.37 lakh farmers were benefitted under the scheme since |
|       3 | Sub-Mission on Agriculture Extension (SMAE)    | 2015-16 out of which 1.86 lakh were from UP. The scheme aims at making the extension system farmer driven and farmer accountable by disseminating technology to farmers through new institutional arrangements viz. Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) at district level to operationalize extension reforms in a participatory mode.Since 2017-18, 205.90 lakh farmers have been benefitted by ATMA out of which 27.82 lakh are from UP.                                              |
|       4 | Sub-Mission on Agriculture Mechanization(SMAM) | Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) is being implemented w.e.f April, 2014 which aims at catalyzing an accelerated but inclusive growth of agricultural mechanization in India with the objectives of Increasing the reach of farm mechanization to small and marginal farmers and to the regions                                                                                                                                                                                       |

|    |                                                  | where availability of farm power is low, Promoting 'Custom Hiring Centres' to offset the adverse economies of scale arising due to small landholding and high cost of individual ownership, Creating hubs for hi-tech& high value farm equipments, Creating awareness among stakeholders through demonstration and capacity building activities and Ensuring performance testing and certification at designated testing centers located all over the country.During 2014-15 to 2021-22, 13,86,509 number of agricultural machinery were distributed under the scheme out of which 1,34,209 were to UP. During this period 18,811 CHCs were established in the country out of which 3013 are in UP.   |
|----|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  5 | Sub-Mission on Seed and Planting Material (SMSP) | SMSP covers the entire gamut of seed production chain, from production of nucleus seed to supply of certified seeds to the farmers, to provide support for creation of infrastructure conducive for development of the seed sector, support to the public seed producing organisations for improving their capacity and quality of seed production, create dedicated seed bank to meet unforeseen circumstances of natural calamities, etc. Under Seed Village Programme of SMSP, 29 lakh farmers were benefitted in 2021-22 out of which 1.80 lakh were from UP.                                                                                                                                     |
|  6 | Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)          | Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) aims at development of sustainable models of organic farming through a mix of traditional wisdom and modern science to ensure long term soil fertility build-up, resource conservation and helps in climate change adaptation and mitigation. It primarily aims to increase soil fertility and thereby helps in production of healthy food through organic practices without the use of agro-chemicals. So far 16.19 lakh farmers were benefitted by the scheme out of which 56,000 were from UP.                                                                                                                                                             |
|  7 | National Food Security Mission (NFSM)            | The Mission aims at increasing production of rice, wheat, pulses coarse cereals (maize & barley), nutri-cereals (jowar, bajra, ragi& other                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |

|    |                                                                                                                       | small millets) and commercial crops (jute, cotton & sugarcane) and oilseeds through area expansion and productivity enhancement in a sustainable manner in the identified districts of the country.During 2021-22, 4059 farmers were benefitted in UP from demonstrations on pulses and oilseeds held as part of the scheme. Similarly during this period, 59,291 farmers were distributed seeds of oilseeds and pulses.                                                                                                            |
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|  8 | Integrated Scheme for Agriculture Marketing (ISAM)                                                                    | ISAM supports state governments in governing the agricultural produce marketing through creation and improvement of market structures, capacity building and generating access to market information. During 2017-18, National Agriculture Market Scheme popularly known as e-NAM scheme has also been made part of the same.Till June 2022, 125 mandis have been integrated and 33 lakh farmers registered with e-NAM in UP. During this period, total value of trade conducted in the state through the portal was Rs 7894 crore. |
|  9 | Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana- Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and Allied sector Rejuvenation (RKVY- RAFTAAR) | The scheme aims at making farming a remunerative economic activity through strengthening the farmers' effort, risk mitigation and promoting agri business entrepreneurship. This is mainly an infrastructure based scheme with some beneficiary components also.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 10 | Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)                                                             | Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme was launched during 2014-15 for holistic growth of the horticulture sector covering fruits, vegetables, root and tuber crops, mushrooms, spices, flowers, aromatic plants, coconut, cashew, cocoa and Bamboo. A total of 1,72,280 beneficiaries were covered under the scheme in UP since 2013-14 to 2021-22.                                                                                                                               |
| 11 | Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PM- KMY)                                                                       | To provide social security net for the landholding Small and Marginal Farmers (SMFs) as they have minimal or no savings to provide for old age and to support them in the event of consequent loss of livelihood. The number of beneficiaries of the scheme in UP are 2,49,643.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 12 | Interest Subvention Scheme (ISS)                                                                                      | Interest subvention on loan up to Rs 3 lakh to agriculture and allied activities extended through                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |

|    |                               | Kisan Credit Card (KCC) Scheme. Total operative KCCs in UP in 2021-22 are 1,04,71,542 (inclusive of saturation drive).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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| 13 | National Bamboo Mission (NBM) | To increase the area under bamboo plantation in non-forest Government and private lands to supplement farm income and contribute towards resilience to climate change as well as availability of quality raw material requirement of industries.During 2019-20 to2021-22, total of 375 beneficiaries were covered in UP.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 14 | Soil Health Card(SHC)         | Soil Health Card is used to assess the current status of soil health and, when used over time, to determine changes in soil health that are affected by land management. A Soil Health Card displays soil health indicators and associated descriptive terms. The indicators are typically based on farmers' practical experience and knowledge of local natural resources. The card lists soil health indicators that can be assessed without the aid of technical or laboratory equipment.2,75,517 farmers were issued SHC in UP so far. |

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