Lok Sabha Question No. 2657 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Atmanirbhar Campaign to Double Farmers Income
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Anil Firojiya

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2657

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## ATMANIRBHAR CAMPAIGN TO DOUBLE FARMERS INCOME

2657. SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

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

- (a) whether any scheme has been launched under 'Atmanirbhar Campaign' in order to double the income of farmers;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  sowing  of  summer  season  crops  has  been  curtailed  in  the  State  of  Madhya Pradesh due to lockdown and whether procurement of crops has also been affected due to lockdown; and
- (d) if not, the details of the coverage of sowing and procurement during the summer seasons of the last three years State-wise including the State of Madhya Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b):  Government of India  launched the Aatmanirbhar 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)  Central Sector Scheme of financing facility under Agri Infrastructure  Fund is operational  from the year 2020--21  to 2029-30.The aim is creation of infrastructure at the farm gate. The scheme provides 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.

O.I.H.

- II. The National Beekeeping and Honey Mission (NBHM) - Rs.500 crore from 2020-2021 to  2022-2023 is allocated for the  sector.  The  scheme  aims at  overall  promotion  and development of scientific beekeeping in the country:
- III. Kisan Credit Card (KCC) - KCC saturation drive was started in mid February, 2020 in order 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. So far a total number of 260.60 lakh KCC have been issued with a sanction limit of Rs. 2.77 lakh crore.

(c) & (d): During  the  lockdown,  the  agriculture  sector  functioned  smoothly  as  it  was ensured  that  activities  related  to  agriculture  such  as  movement  of  labour,  farm  machinery, inputs,  logistics  etc.  were  exempted  from  the  lockdown  and  agriculture  related  activities carried  on  as  usual.  State  wise  details  of  area  and  procurement  including  state  of  Madhya Pradesh, for last 3 years are given in the Annexure .

## Annexure

## State-wise procurement of rice for central pool

(In lakh tonnes)

| States/UTs        | KMS 2018-19   | KMS 2019-20   | KMS 2020-21   |
|-------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH    | 48.06         | 55.32         | 56.67         |
| TELANGANA         | 51.90         | 74.54         | 94.53         |
| ASSAM             | 1.01          | 2.11          | 1.42          |
| BIHAR             | 9.49          | 13.41         | 23.84         |
| CHANDIGARH        | 0.13          | 0.15          | 0.19          |
| CHHATISGARH       | 39.71         | 50.53         | 46.73         |
| DELHI             |               | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| GUJARAT           | 0.09          | 0.14          | 0.74          |
| HARYANA           | 39.42         | 43.07         | 37.89         |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH  |               | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| JHARKHAND         | 1.53          | 2.55          | 4.28          |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 0.09          | 0.10          | 0.26          |
| KARNATAKA         | 0.59          | 0.41          | 1.38          |
| KERALA            | 4.65          | 4.82          | 5.20          |
| MADHYA PRADESH    | 13.95         | 17.40         | 24.97         |
| MAHARASHTRA       | 5.80          | 11.67         | 12.63         |
| ODISHA            | 44.48         | 47.98         | 52.58         |
| PUDUCHERRY        |               | 0.00          | 0.00          |
| PUNJAB            | 113.34        | 108.76        | 135.89        |
| RAJASTHAN         |               |               |               |
| TRIPURA           | 0.07          | 0.14          | 0.16          |
| TAMIL NADU        | 12.94         | 22.04         | 30.53         |
| UTTAR PRADESH     | 32.33         | 37.90         | 44.78         |
| UTTRAKHAND        | 4.62          | 6.82          | 7.18          |
| WEST BENGAL       | 19.79         | 18.38         | 18.90         |
| ALL INDIA TOTAL : | 443.99        | 518.27        | 600.75        |

* KMS - Kharif Marketing Season

## STATE-WISE AREA UNDER DIFFERENT CROPS (Area 000 hectares)

| State/UT          | Food grains   | Food grains   | Food grains   | Rice     | Rice    | Rice     |
|-------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------|---------|----------|
|                   | 2018-19       | 2019-20       | 2020-21*      | 2018-19  | 2019-20 | 2020-21* |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 4023.00       | 4089.10       | 4076.50       | 2208     | 2300.1  | 2323.50  |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 228.21        | 228.76        |               | 133.2    | 133.5   |          |
| Assam             | 2629.83       | 2487.66       | 2582.00       | 2425.178 | 2290.51 | 2363.00  |
| Bihar             | 6495.52       | 6183.15       | 6355.49       | 3159.722 | 2886.39 | 3023.16  |
| Chhattisgarh      | 4674.66       | 4735.49       | 4773.04       | 3606     | 3666    | 3791.00  |
| Goa               | 42.59         | 39.10         |               | 36.384   | 34.698  |          |
| Gujarat           | 3187.66       | 3759.15       | 4213.17       | 838.95   | 904.35  | 906.63   |
| Haryana           | 4557.90       | 4591.38       | 4586.49       | 1447     | 1447    | 1327.20  |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 732.62        | 701.94        | 709.25        | 71.81    | 72.62   | 71.02    |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | 868.99        | 835.56        |               | 262.012  | 280.513 |          |
| Jharkhand         | 2711.02       | 2637.43       | 2966.81       | 1527.103 | 1357.72 | 1552.10  |
| Karnataka         | 7659.02       | 7709.10       | 8127.95       | 1139.05  | 1185    | 1358.10  |
| Kerala            | 201.10        | 201.11        | 204.63        | 198.0255 | 198.18  | 202.00   |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 16352.00      | 15246.09      | 15411.15      | 2391     | 2016    | 2130.00  |
| Maharashtra       | 9621.60       | 11026.24      | 11330.96      | 1464.94  | 1552.99 | 1665.61  |
| Manipur           | 293.24        | 207.57        |               | 233.5    | 175.6   |          |
| Meghalaya         | 142.03        | 140.82        |               | 110.932  | 110.98  |          |
| Mizoram           | 45.48         | 45.61         |               | 35.55    | 35.21   |          |
| Nagaland          | 335.38        | 340.55        |               | 214.45   | 216.95  |          |
| Odisha            | 4708.57       | 4829.13       | 4960.94       | 3859.42  | 3940.71 | 4033.16  |
| Punjab            | 6769.40       | 6595.80       | 6463.90       | 3103     | 2920    | 2789.00  |
| Rajastan          | 14811.20      | 15809.60      | 15529.91      | 197.81   | 219.52  | 231.47   |
| Sikkim            | 55.10         | 55.16         |               | 9.256    | 8.685   |          |
| Tamil Nadu        | 3495.94       | 3692.41       | 3827.87       | 1721.26  | 1907.41 | 2037.69  |
| Telangana         | 3056.00       | 3194.00       | 3383.40       | 1932     | 2011    | 2314.40  |
| Tripura           | 312.92        | 308.03        |               | 269.386  | 267.335 |          |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 19493.00      | 19949.00      | 19929.00      | 5748     | 5737    | 5678.00  |
| Uttarakhand       | 835.00        | 805.00        | 809.00        | 256      | 247     | 254.00   |
| West Bengal       | 6361.32       | 6471.57       | 6614.25       | 5512.572 | 5490.97 | 5580.08  |
| A & N Islands     | 5.99          | 6.22          |               | 5.39111  | 5.7011  |          |
| Chandigarh        | 0.06          | 1.43          |               | 0.001    | 0.8     |          |
| D & N Haveli      | 19.67         | 20.23         |               | 14.4     | 16.8    |          |
| Delhi             | 29.79         | 29.75         |               | 5.85     | 5.84    |          |
| Daman & Diu       | 1.93          | 1.80          |               | 1.432    | 0.95    |          |
| Puducherry        | 19.22         | 19.61         |               | 17.861   | 18.238  |          |
| Others            |               |               | 2487.59       |          |         | 1435.53  |
| All India         | 124776.17     | 126994.53     | 129343.29     | 44156.44 | 43662.3 | 45066.65 |

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