Lok Sabha Question No. 2578 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Facilities under PMKSY
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Shrikant Eknath Shinde

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2578

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## FACILITIES UNDER PMKSY

2578.     SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

DR. HEENA GAVIT:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) for the benefit of farmers in various States of the country and if so, the details and the objectives thereof;
- (b)  the details of the facilities being provided by the Government under the said Yojana, State-wise including Maharashtra;
- (c)  whether the Government has reviewed the overall implementation of the Yojana;
- (d)  if so, the details thereof and the results achieved so far under the Yojana, State/UTwise including Maharashtra; and
- (e)  the percentage of unit cost of sprinklers, micro sprinklers, drip equipment and other agriculture equipment being provided by the Government to the farmers under PMKSY, State-wise including Karnataka?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ िष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (d):   Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) was launched during the year  2015-16  with  the  objective  to  enhance  physical  access  of  water  and  expand cultivable area under assured irrigation, improve on-farm water use efficiency, introduce sustainable water conservation practices etc. The progress of implementation of PMKSY Yojana is reviewed/ monitored regularly at different levels. The components of PMKSY and the facilities/ activities being provided to States including Maharashtra under each of the component is as under:
- i. Accelerated  Irrigation  Benefit  Programme  (AIBP):  To  focus  on  faster  completion  of ongoing  Major  /  Medium  Irrigation  projects.    From    2016-17  onwards,  99  prioritized Projects  have  been  identified  for  expeditious  completion  adopting  innovative  funding through  creation  of  'Long  Term  Irrigation  Fund'  under  NABARD  for  Mission  Mode completion  of  projects.  This  component  is  being  implemented  by  Deptt.  of  Water Resources,  River  Development  &  Ganga  Rejuvenation  (DoWR,RD&GR).  State  wise details of Central Assistance released and achievements under PMKY-AIBP is given at Annexure I.
- ii. PMKSY -Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP): Command  Area Development & Water Management (CAD&WM) activities of AIBP projects, Source augmentation, distribution, ground  water  development,  lift irrigation, repair, restoration,  renovation  (RRR)  of traditional water bodies.  This component is being implemented by DoWR,RD&GR. State wise details of Central Assistance released and achievements under CAD&WM, Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI) scheme, RRR of Water Bodies scheme is given at Annexure II, III & IV respectively .
- iii. PMKSY- Watershed Development Component (WDC): Ridge area treatment, drainage line  treatment,  soil  and  moisture  conservation,  water  harvesting  structure,  livelihood support activities and other watershed works. This component is being implemented by Department of Land Resources. State wise details of Central Assistance released and achievements under  PMKSY-WDC is given at Annexure V.
- iv. PMKSY- Per Drop More Crop (PDMC): To address the water use efficiency at farm level through  Micro  Irrigation  viz.  Drip  and  Sprinkler  Irrigation  Systems.  This  component  is being  implemented  by  Department  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare  (DA&FW).  State wise details of Central Assistance released and achievements under PMKSY-PDMC is given at Annexure VI.

(e):     Financial assistance @ 55% for small & marginal farmers and @ 45% for other farmers of the unit cost for installation of Micro Irrigation viz. Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation systems is available under the Per Drop More Crop component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee  Yojana  (PMKSY-PDMC)  as  per  the  Operational  Guidelines  of  the  Scheme issued  by  DA&FW,  Government  of  India.  In  addition,  some  States  provide  additional incentives/top  up  subsidy  under  the  PDMC  for  encouraging  farmers  to  adopt  Micro Irrigation (MI).  The  State wise  details of  percentage  financial  assistance/subsidy provided  to  the  farmers  for  installation  of  MI  systems  under  the  scheme  including Karnataka is given at Annexure VII.

Annexure I

Annexure to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2578  for answer on 14.12.2021

## Central Assistance released and Irrigation Potential  created under PMKSYAIBP from 2016-21

| Sl. No.   | STATE                 | Central Assistance released (Rs in Crore)   |   Irrigation Potential created (in Th. ha) |
|-----------|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh        | 45.26                                       |                                      48.66 |
| 2         | Assam                 | -                                           |                                      58.9  |
| 3         | Bihar                 | 220.48                                      |                                      25.96 |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh          | 82.16                                       |                                      33.52 |
| 5         | Goa                   | -                                           |                                       0.46 |
| 6         | Gujarat               | 8165.93                                     |                                    1139.82 |
| 7         | UT of J&K and Laddakh | 85.36                                       |                                      12.32 |
| 8         | Jharkhand             | 1513.46                                     |                                     159.6  |
| 9         | Karnataka             | 2373.24                                     |                                     231.52 |
| 10        | Kerala                | -                                           |                                       4.12 |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh        | 1217.64                                     |                                     350.3  |
| 12        | Maharashtra           | 3727.9                                      |                                     543.12 |
| 13        | Manipur               | 456.7                                       |                                      26.84 |
| 14        | Odisha                | 2417.74                                     |                                     110.3  |
| 15        | Punjab                | 104.84                                      |                                      26.12 |
| 16        | Rajasthan             | 917.12                                      |                                      14.48 |
| 17        | Telangana             | 1875.06                                     |                                     276.12 |
| 18        | Uttar Pradesh         | 2795.82                                     |                                    1487.74 |
|           | Total                 | 25998.71                                    |                                    4549.9  |

Annexure II

Annexure to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2578 for answer on 14.12.2021 Central Assistance released and Culturable Command Area covered under Command Area Development & Water Management (CADWM) from 2016-17 to 2020-21

| Sr. No.   | Name of the State/ UT   | Central Assistance released (Rs. in crore)   | Culturable Command Area covered (in Thousand Ha)   |
|-----------|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh          | 69.18                                        | -                                                  |
| 2         | Assam                   | 7.55                                         | 23.4                                               |
| 3         | Bihar                   | 35.82                                        | 17.25                                              |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh            | 21.71                                        | -                                                  |
| 5         | Goa                     | 3.84                                         | 1.05                                               |
| 6         | Gujarat                 | 1719.15                                      | 938.61                                             |
| 7         | Jammu & Kashmir         | 3.57                                         | 1.69                                               |
| 8         | Karnataka               | 75.28                                        | 34.84                                              |
| 9         | Kerala                  | 2.69                                         | 0.60                                               |
| 10        | Madhya Pradesh          | 294.76                                       | 248.43                                             |
| 11        | Maharashtra             | 120.02                                       | 108.87                                             |
| 12        | Manipur                 | -                                            | 8.67                                               |
| 13        | Orissa                  | 131.96                                       | 71.59                                              |
| 14        | Punjab                  | 18.08                                        | -                                                  |
| 15        | Rajasthan               | 51.39                                        | 30.73                                              |
| 16        | Telangana               | 36.34                                        | 10.68                                              |
| 17        | Uttar Pradesh           | 156.00                                       | -                                                  |
| Total     | Total                   | 2747.35                                      | 1496.42                                            |

Annexure III Annexure to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2578 for answer on 14.12.2021 Central Assistance released and Potential achieved under Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI) scheme from 2015-16 to 2020-21

| Sl No.   | State             | Central Assistance released (Rs. in crore)   | Potential achieved (in lakh ha)   |
|----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh | 212.43                                       | 0.0843                            |
| 2        | Assam             | 1651.06                                      | 1.2277                            |
| 3        | Bihar             | 65.42                                        | 0.4693                            |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh      | 32.77                                        | 0.1787                            |
| 5        | Himachal Pradesh  | 324.30                                       | 0.1086                            |
| 6        | J&K & Ladakh      | 386.39                                       | 0.3170                            |
| 7        | Jharkhand         | -                                            | 0.0609                            |
| 8        | Karnataka         | -                                            | 0.1194                            |
| 9        | Madhya Pradesh    | -                                            | 0.3490                            |
| 10       | Manipur           | 151.48                                       | 0.0850                            |
| 11       | Meghalaya         | 228.22                                       | 0.1077                            |
| 12       | Mizoram           | 29.23                                        | 0.0188                            |
| 13       | Nagaland          | 180.97                                       | 0.0741                            |
| 14       | Sikkim            | 48.40                                        | 0.0418                            |
| 15       | Tripura           | 9.00                                         | -                                 |
| 16       | Uttarakhand       | 246.55                                       | 0.2024                            |
|          | Total             | 3566.23                                      | 3.4446                            |

## Annexure to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2578 for answer on 14.12.2021

## Central Assistance released and Potential achieved under Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies scheme from 2015-16 to 2020-21

| Sl No.   | State          | Central Assistance released (Rs. in crore)   | Potential achieved (in lakh ha)   |
|----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh | 2.7000                                       | -                                 |
| 2        | Bihar          | 18.0750                                      | 0.1787                            |
| 3        | Gujarat        | 8.8125                                       | 0.0014                            |
| 4        | Madhya Pradesh | -                                            | 0.2200                            |
| 5        | Manipur        | 24.2625                                      | -                                 |
| 6        | Meghalaya      | 2.6630                                       | 0.0088                            |
| 7        | Odisha         | 92.2841                                      | 0.4696                            |
| 8        | Rajasthan      | 62.1840                                      | 0.1019                            |
| 9        | Tamil Nadu     | 34.2507                                      | 0.0411                            |
| 10       | Telangana      | 104.5593                                     | 0.1547                            |
| 11       | Uttar Pradesh  | 16.4087                                      | 0.0235                            |
|          | Total          | 366.1998                                     | 1.1998                            |

## Annexure to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2578 for answer on 14.12.2021

## Central Assistance released and Additional area brought under protective irrigation under WDC-PMKSY (2015-16 to 2020-21)

| S.No.   | State             |   Central Assistance released (Rs. in crore) |   Additional area brought under protective irrigation (in ha) |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    |                                       658.47 |                                              279538           |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh |                                       131.42 |                                                4805.28        |
| 3       | Assam             |                                       394.93 |                                              124491           |
| 4       | Bihar             |                                       187.61 |                                               25721           |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      |                                       192.51 |                                               23904.2         |
| 6       | Gujarat           |                                       532.35 |                                               25324.5         |
| 7       | Haryana           |                                        61.48 |                                               44220           |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh  |                                       173.14 |                                                6394.82        |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir   |                                       232.33 |                                               29207.2         |
| 10      | Ladakh            |                                         6.15 |                                                 192.6         |
| 11      | Jharkhand         |                                       145.2  |                                                4135.1         |
| 12      | Karnataka         |                                       575.4  |                                               69094.7         |
| 13      | Kerala            |                                       116.28 |                                               30976.2         |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh    |                                       882.87 |                                              150222           |
| 15      | Maharashtra       |                                       982.49 |                                              110780           |
| 16      | Manipur           |                                        49.73 |                                                2075.55        |
| 17      | Meghalaya         |                                        46.39 |                                                3304.27        |
| 18      | Mizoram           |                                        92.69 |                                               50882.2         |
| 19      | Nagaland          |                                       299.51 |                                                4459.5         |
| 20      | Odisha            |                                       441    |                                               52866.4         |
| 21      | Punjab            |                                        15.91 |                                                6896.8         |
| 22      | Rajasthan         |                                      1511.27 |                                               93715           |
| 23      | Sikkim            |                                         9.83 |                                                  32.75        |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu        |                                       310.7  |                                              103185           |
| 25      | Telangana         |                                       296.91 |                                               61691           |
| 26      | Tripura           |                                       103.05 |                                                3661.44        |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh     |                                       197.31 |                                              105915           |
| 28      | Uttarakhand       |                                        58.78 |                                                1866.61        |
| 29      | West Bengal       |                                       188.8  |                                               17449.4         |
|         | Grand Total       |                                      8894.5  |                                                   1.43701e+06 |

*No fund release during 2021-22 as the approved scheme period of WDC-PMKSY got over by March, 2021.

However, the period extended up March, 2022 but without any fresh release of Central share.

## Annexure to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2578 for answer on 14.12.2021

## Central Assistance released and Area covered under Micro Irrigation under PMKSY-PDMC from 2015-16 to 2021-22 (as on 6.12.2021)

| S.No.   | States/UT               |   Central Assistance released (Rs. in crore) | Area covered under Micro Irrigation (in Ha)   |
|---------|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh          |                                      2104.16 | 743992                                        |
| 2       | Bihar                   |                                       112.21 | 19517                                         |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh            |                                       240.64 | 106659                                        |
| 4       | Goa                     |                                         2.8  | 868                                           |
| 5       | Gujarat                 |                                      1612.55 | 847862                                        |
| 6       | Haryana                 |                                       218.19 | 65136                                         |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh        |                                       116.85 | 10486                                         |
| 8       | Jharkhand               |                                       175.64 | 23758                                         |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir         |                                        58.07 | 1090                                          |
| 10      | Karnataka               |                                      2309.15 | 1246354                                       |
| 11      | Kerala                  |                                        42.53 | 3166                                          |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh          |                                       792.4  | 237711                                        |
| 13      | Maharashtra             |                                      1760.46 | 655177                                        |
| 14      | Odisha                  |                                       231.4  | 42725                                         |
| 15      | Punjab                  |                                        53.18 | 6540                                          |
| 16      | Rajasthan               |                                       922.82 | 371569                                        |
| 17      | Tamil Nadu              |                                      2036.83 | 893256                                        |
| 18      | Telangana               |                                       679.32 | 254034                                        |
| 19      | Uttarakhand             |                                       176.8  | 25155                                         |
| 20      | Uttar Pradesh           |                                       521.79 | 268995                                        |
| 21      | West Bengal             |                                       176.7  | 52152                                         |
| 22      | Arunachal Pradesh       |                                        88.4  | 6898                                          |
| 23      | Assam                   |                                       122.03 | 21847                                         |
| 24      | Manipur                 |                                       157.36 | 12851                                         |
| 25      | Meghalaya               |                                        31.73 | -                                             |
| 26      | Mizoram                 |                                       104.47 | 3265                                          |
| 27      | Nagaland                |                                       169.64 | 9810                                          |
| 28      | Sikkim                  |                                       136.24 | 6297                                          |
| 29      | Tripura                 |                                        51.5  | -                                             |
| 30      | Andman & Nicobar Island |                                         0.7  | -                                             |
| 31      | Puducherry              |                                         2.03 | -                                             |
| 32      | Ladakh                  |                                         2.4  | -                                             |
| Grand   | Total                   |                                     15211    | 5937170                                       |

Annexure- VII Percentage (%) of subsidy provided to farmers for installation of Micro Irrigation Systems under PMKSY-PDMC scheme

| S.   |                |                                                                     |                                                                     | Subsidy (drip & sprinkler) as per the Operational Guidelines of PMKSY-PDMC issued by DA&FW,   | Top-up subsidy by States (%)   | Top-up subsidy by States (%)   | Total Subsidy available to farmer (%)   | Total Subsidy available to farmer (%)   |
|------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| N    | State          | Farmer Category                                                     | Farmer Category                                                     | Government of India (%)                                                                       | Drip                           | Sprinkler                      | Drip                                    | Sprinkler                               |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh | S & M farmers                                                       | S & M farmers                                                       | 55                                                                                            | 35                             | -                              | 90                                      | 55                                      |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh | Other farmer of Costal Districts except Prakasam                    | Other farmer of Costal Districts except Prakasam                    | 45                                                                                            | 5                              | -                              | 50                                      | 45                                      |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh | District Other farmers in Rayalaseema Districts, Prakasam Districts | District Other farmers in Rayalaseema Districts, Prakasam Districts | 45                                                                                            | 25                             | -                              | 70                                      | 45                                      |
| 2    | Bihar          | S & M farmers                                                       | S & M farmers                                                       | 55                                                                                            | 35                             | -                              | 90                                      | 55                                      |
| 3    |                | Other Farmers                                                       | Other Farmers                                                       | 45                                                                                            | 45                             | -                              | 90                                      | 45                                      |
|      | Chhattisgarh   | S & M farmers                                                       | S & M farmers                                                       | 55                                                                                            | -                              | -                              | 55                                      | 55                                      |
| 4    | Goa            | Other Farmers                                                       | Other Farmers                                                       | 45                                                                                            | -                              | -                              | 45                                      | 45                                      |
| 4    | Goa            | S & M farmers Other Farmers                                         | S & M farmers Other Farmers                                         | 55 45                                                                                         | 35 45                          | 20 30                          | 90 90                                   | 75 75                                   |
| 5    | Gujarat        | S & M farmers                                                       | Non- Dark Zone                                                      | 55                                                                                            | 15                             | 15                             | 70                                      | 70                                      |
| 5    | Gujarat        | S & M farmers                                                       | Dark Zone                                                           | 55                                                                                            | 25                             | 25                             | 80                                      | 80                                      |
| 5    | Gujarat        | Other Farmer s                                                      | Non- Dark Zone                                                      | 45                                                                                            | 25                             | 25                             | 70                                      | 70                                      |
| 5    | Gujarat        | Other Farmer s                                                      | Dark Zone                                                           | 45                                                                                            | 25                             | 25                             | 70                                      | 70                                      |
| 5    | Gujarat        | SC/ST (S & M)                                                       | Non- Dark Zone                                                      | 55                                                                                            | 30                             | 30                             | 85                                      | 85                                      |
| 5    | Gujarat        | SC/ST (S & M)                                                       | Dark Zone                                                           | 55                                                                                            | 35                             | 35                             | 90                                      | 90                                      |
| 5    | Gujarat        | SC/ST Others                                                        | Non- Dark Zone                                                      | 45                                                                                            | 40                             | 40                             | 85                                      | 85                                      |
| 5    | Gujarat        | SC/ST Others                                                        | Dark                                                                | 45                                                                                            | 45                             | 45                             | 90                                      | 90                                      |
| 6    | Haryana        | Zone S & M farmers                                                  | Zone S & M farmers                                                  | 55                                                                                            | 30                             | 30                             | 85                                      | 85                                      |
|      |                | Other Farmers                                                       | Other Farmers                                                       | 45                                                                                            | 40                             | 40                             | 85                                      | 85                                      |
| 7    | Himachal       | S & M farmers                                                       | S & M farmers                                                       | 55                                                                                            | 25                             | 25                             | 80                                      | 80                                      |
|      | Pradesh        | Other Farmers                                                       | Other Farmers                                                       | 45                                                                                            | -                              | -                              | 45                                      | 45                                      |
| 8    | Jharkhand      | S & M farmers                                                       | Farmers                                                             | 55 45                                                                                         | 35 35                          | 35 35                          | 90 80                                   | 90 80                                   |

| 9   | Karnataka     | S & M farmers             | 55   | 35 (SC /ST & farmer holding land upto 2 ha)   | 35 (SC/S T & farmer holding land upto 2 ha)   | 90   | 90    |
|-----|---------------|---------------------------|------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|------|-------|
|     |               | other farmers             | 45   | -                                             | -                                             | 45   | 45    |
| 10  | Kerala        | S & M farmers             | 55   | 25                                            | 25                                            | 80   | 80    |
|     |               | Other Farmers             | 45   | 25                                            | 25                                            | 70   | 70    |
| 11  | Madhya        | S & M farmers             | 55   | -                                             | -                                             | 55   | 55    |
|     | Pradesh       | Other Farmers             | 45   | -                                             | -                                             | 45   | 45    |
| 12  | Maharashtra   | S & M farmers             | 55   | 25                                            | 25                                            | 80   | 80    |
|     |               | Other Farmers             | 45   | 30                                            | 30                                            | 75   | 75    |
| 13  | Odisha        | S & M farmers             | 55   | 15                                            | 15                                            | 70   | 70    |
| 13  |               | Other Farmers             | 45   | 15                                            | 15                                            | 60   | 60    |
| 13  |               | SC/ST                     | 55   | 25                                            | 25                                            | 80   | 80    |
| 14  | Punjab        | S & M farmers             | 55   | 35                                            | 35                                            | 90   | 90    |
| 14  |               | Other Farmers             | 45   | 35                                            | 35                                            | 80   | 80    |
| 15  | Rajasthan     | S & M farmers             | 55   | 15                                            | 5                                             | 70   | 60    |
|     |               | Other Farmers             | 45   | 5                                             | 5                                             | 50   | 50    |
| 16  | Tamil Nadu    | S & M farmers             | 55   | 45                                            | 45                                            | 100  | 100   |
|     |               | Other Farmers             | 45   | 30                                            | 30                                            | 75   | 75    |
| 17  | Telangana     | S & M farmers             | 55   | 45                                            | 20                                            | 100  | 75    |
| 17  |               | Other Farmers             | 45   | 45                                            | 30                                            | 90   | 75    |
| 18  | Uttarakhand   | S & M farmers             | 55   | -                                             | -                                             | 55   | 55    |
| 18  |               | Other Farmers             | 45   | -                                             | -                                             | 45   | 45    |
| 19  | Uttar Pradesh | S & M farmers             | 55   | 35                                            | 35                                            | 90   | 90    |
| 19  |               | Other Farmers             | 45   | 35                                            | 35                                            | 80   | 80    |
| 20  | West Bengal   | S & M farmers             | 55   | 45                                            | 45                                            | 100  | 100   |
| 20  |               | Other Farmers             | 45   | -                                             | -                                             | 45   | 45    |
| 21  | Arunanchal    | S/M farmers               | 55   | -                                             | -                                             | 55   | 55    |
| 21  | Pradesh       | Other farmers             | 45   | -                                             | -                                             | 45   | 45    |
| 22  | Assam         | S & M farmers             | 55   | 30                                            | 30                                            | 85   | 85    |
|     |               | Other Farmers             | 45   | 30                                            | 30                                            | 75   | 75    |
| 23  | Manipur       | S/M farmers               | 55   | -                                             | -                                             | 55   | 55    |
|     |               | Other farmers             | 45   | - 10                                          | -                                             | 45   | 45    |
| 24  | Mizoram       |                           | 45   | )                                             | (SC/ST)                                       | 45   | 45    |
| 24  |               | Other farmers             |      | -                                             | -                                             |      |       |
| 25  | Meghalaya     | S/M farmers               | 55   | -                                             | -                                             | 55   | 55    |
|     |               | Other farmers             | 45   | -                                             | -                                             | 45   | 45    |
| 26  | Nagaland      | S/M farmers               | 55   | -                                             | -                                             | 55   | 55 45 |
| 27  | Sikkim        | Other farmers S/M farmers | 45   | -                                             | -                                             | 45   |       |
|     |               |                           | 55   | -                                             | -                                             | 55   | 55    |
| 28  | Tripura       | Other farmers             | 45   | -                                             | -                                             | 45   | 45    |
|     |               | S & M farmers             | 55   | 35                                            | 35                                            | 90   | 90 80 |
|     |               | Other Farmers             | 45   | 35                                            | 35                                            | 80   |       |

S & M: Small & Marginal Farmers

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