Lok Sabha Question No. 8 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-02
Subject: Implementation of Har Medh Par Ped Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Jugal Kishore Sharma, Ramesh Chander Kaushik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION & FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 8

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  2 ND   FEBRUARY, 2021

## IMPLEMENTATION OF HAR MEDH PAR PED SCHEME

- †*8.    SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA: SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

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

- (a) whether the Government is implementing 'Har Medh Par Ped' scheme/programme to promote Agroforestry;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  number  of  farmers  benefited  from  the  said  scheme/programme  as  on  date, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

- (a) to (c):

(SHRI NARENDRA  SINGH TOMAR) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  8   DUE FOR REPLY ON 2 ND  FEBRUARY, 2021.

(a) & (b): Yes.

Sub-Mission  on  Agroforestry  ( Har  Medh  Par  Ped )  was  launched  in  2016-17  to encourage tree plantation on farm land along with crops/ cropping system to help the farmers get  additional  income  and  make  their  farming  system  more  climate  resilient  and  adaptive. The  scheme  is  being  implemented  in  20  States  and  2  UTs  with  funding  pattern  of  60:40 between Centre and State Govt. for all States excepting NE & Hilly states, where it would be 90:10 and 100% in case of UTs & National Level Agencies.

Under  the  scheme,  assistance  to  farmers  is  given  through  State  Govt.  for  nursery development, boundary plantation and block plantation of prominent tree species to promote, inter-alia , tree borne oilseeds, medicinal & aromatic plants, silk & lac rearing host plants,  in addition to timber species so that farmers get early returns.

Agroforestry  models  developed  by  ICAR-Central  Agroforestry  Research  Institute (CAFRI) and Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education (ICFERE) are promoted under the scheme for encouraging inter-cropping with agricultural crops. Collaborative activities are also carried out with convergence of Central Silk Board.

(c):            A  total  of  1,82,503  farmers  have  benefitted  under  the  scheme  so  far.    State-wise details are at Annex-I.

Annexure-I State-wise* details of farmers benefited under the Sub-Mission on Agroforestry

## (SMAF) Scheme since inception (As on 28.01.2021)

| Sl No   | Name of States/UTs   | No of farmers benefitted under SMAF Scheme   |
|---------|----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh       | 3979                                         |
| 2       | Bihar                | 1488                                         |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh         | 4257                                         |
| 4       | Gujarat              | 27006                                        |
| 5       | Haryana              | 0***                                         |
| 6       | Himachal Pradesh     | 6519                                         |
| 7       | Jharkhand            | 1639                                         |
| 8       | Karnataka            | 16660                                        |
| 9       | Kerala               | 60000                                        |
| 10      | Madhya Pradesh       | 2942                                         |
| 11      | Maharashtra          | 11386                                        |
| 12      | Odisha               | 436                                          |
| 13      | Punjab               | 11137                                        |
| 14      | Rajasthan            | 16801                                        |
| 15      | Tamil Nadu           | 1343                                         |
| 16      | Telangana            | 207                                          |
| 17      | Uttar Pradesh        | 4284                                         |
| 18      | UT of J & K          | 6199                                         |
| 19      | UT of Ladakh         | 0**                                          |
| 20      | Mizoram              | 6124                                         |
| 21      | Meghalaya            | 04                                           |
| 22      | Nagaland             | 92                                           |
| Total   | Total                | 182503                                       |

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