Lok Sabha Question No. 828 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: Smart Farming Methods
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 828 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  FEBRUARY 2023

## SMART FARMING METHODS

828. SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  promoting  smartfarming  methods  through  the  use  of technology  andinnovation  in  the  agriculture  sector  of  the  countryand  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b)  the  details  of  funds  sanctioned,  allocated  andutilized  so  far  across  the  country including Rajasthan; (c) the details of the achievements made so faracross the country as a result thereof; (d) whether the Government has set any targetin this regard in the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): The  adoption  of  modern  and  smart  farming  technologies  by  the  farmers depends on various factors such as socioeconomic conditions, geographical conditions, crop  grown,  irrigation  facilities  etc.  However,  the  Government  of  India  supports  and facilitates  the  State  Governments  to  promote  agriculture  throughout  the  country  and infusing  modern  and smart  farming  technologies  into  the  agriculture  sector.  The  use  of modern machines including kisan drones is promoted under Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization. Under NeGPA program, funding is given to State Governments for Digital Agriculture Projects using emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning  (AI/ML), Internet of Things  (IOT), Block  chain  etc.  A  component  called 'Innovation and Agri-Entrepreneurship Development' has been launched under Rashtriya Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY-RAFTAAR)  in  2018-19  with  the  objective  of  promoting innovation  and  agri-entrepreneurship  by  providing  financial  support  and  nurturing  the incubation ecosystem. Under this programme, start-ups are encouraged to use innovative technologies to resolve challenges faced in agriculture and allied sectors.The funds are released to the States based on their proposals and no specific targets have been fixed towards smart farming methods.  The details of State-wise funds released under SMAM

O.I.H.

and achievements so far are given in Annexure I and details of projects sanctioned under NeGPA during 2020-21 and 2021-22 are given in Annexure-II.

## Annexure-I

## State-wise funds released to the States and achievements since 2014-15 under Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization

| State            |   Funds Released (Rs. in Crores) |   Number of Agricultural machinery distributed on subsidy |   Total Number of Custom Hiring Centres/Hi-Tech Hubs and Farm Machinery Banks established |
|------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh   |                           808.72 |                                                    251514 |                                                                                     10598 |
| Arunachal        |                            46.54 |                                                     35984 |                                                                                        13 |
| Assam            |                            53.33 |                                                       733 |                                                                                       561 |
| Bihar            |                            94.93 |                                                     28559 |                                                                                      1035 |
| Chhattisgarh     |                           198.94 |                                                     94485 |                                                                                      2219 |
| Gujarat          |                            66.17 |                                                     27240 |                                                                                        62 |
| Haryana          |                           258.14 |                                                     24870 |                                                                                      2313 |
| Himachal Pradesh |                           152.53 |                                                     43290 |                                                                                        53 |
| Jammu & Kashmir  |                            51.64 |                                                     14719 |                                                                                       333 |
| Jharkhand        |                            24.69 |                                                         0 |                                                                                       527 |
| Karnataka        |                           722.95 |                                                    175827 |                                                                                       786 |
| Kerala           |                           208.06 |                                                     61879 |                                                                                      1030 |
| Madhya Pradesh   |                           336.12 |                                                    199528 |                                                                                      1046 |
| Maharashtra      |                           473.51 |                                                     85292 |                                                                                      1364 |
| Manipur          |                           104.71 |                                                     18445 |                                                                                       738 |
| Meghalaya        |                             8.84 |                                                      2457 |                                                                                         8 |
| Mizoram          |                            32.21 |                                                      3947 |                                                                                       255 |
| Nagaland         |                           152.94 |                                                     16162 |                                                                                       400 |
| Orissa           |                           289.24 |                                                     49397 |                                                                                      1738 |
| Punjab           |                           102.68 |                                                     12666 |                                                                                      1256 |
| Rajasthan        |                            96.2  |                                                     23501 |                                                                                      1243 |
| Sikkim           |                            29.18 |                                                      5454 |                                                                                        52 |
| Tamil Nadu       |                           468.89 |                                                     37182 |                                                                                      3178 |
| Telangana        |                            40.67 |                                                     28954 |                                                                                       195 |
| Tripura          |                           154.9  |                                                     41177 |                                                                                       562 |
| Uttar Pradesh    |                           403.37 |                                                    139937 |                                                                                      7078 |
| Uttarakhand      |                           260.6  |                                                     30617 |                                                                                      1814 |
| West Bengal      |                            59.71 |                                                      6497 |                                                                                       445 |
| D&D Nagar        |                             1.1  |                                                        89 |                                                                                         0 |
| Puducherry       |                             7.51 |                                                       489 |                                                                                        13 |
| TOTAL            |                             1.03 |                                                      1314 |                                                                                         0 |
| Ladakh           |                          5710.05 |                                                   1462205 |                                                                                     40915 |

## Annexure-II

## Pilot projects sanctioned in different States/UTs under NeGPA for Financial Year 2020-2021 and 2021-22

| S. No.   | State             | Technology                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Project Cost (Rs in Lakhs)   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 2021-22  | 2021-22           | 2021-22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 2021-22                      |
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh | Resilient Supply Chain for identified Agricultural Crops Leveraging Digitization                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 81                           |
| 2        | Bihar             | Digital Package of Practices for Major Crops and Automation Technique in Irrigation in State Seed Multiplication Farms                                                                                                                                                                                          | 354                          |
| 3        | Meghalaya         | Development of web and mobile based "Crop Pest Surveillance and Advisory Project                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 63                           |
| 4        | Uttar Pradesh     | (i) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Agriculture Applications, (ii) Hand Held Tool based Soil Health Monitoring Integrated system and (iii) Automated Fire Alert System for Crop Residue Burning in U.P.                                                                                                             | 121                          |
| 5        | Telangana         | (i) Crop Monitoring (ii) Automated irrigation Systems (iii) Fertilizer Calculation (iv) Automated Farm Operation (v) Traceability from seeds to produce and (vi) Produce Grading and Quality Assaying                                                                                                           | 186                          |
| 6        | Odisha            | Creation of Farmer Database                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 178                          |
| 7        | Punjab            | (i) Development of Crop and Soil Digital Algorithms for Crop Growth Monitoring, Crop Yield and Soil Quality at Farm Level using Remote Sensing, GIS and Machine Learning Techniques and (ii) Precision irrigation in major cropping systems of Punjab using artificial intelligence and sub-surface drip system | 52                           |
| 8        | Assam             | e-project on ML based Crop Health Checkup for paddy crops.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 135                          |
| 9        | Andhra Pradesh    | Gap Analysis & proposed solution to overcome the gaps in existing system in terms of integration of digital transformation & seamless process flow                                                                                                                                                              | 426                          |
| 2021-22  | 2021-22           | 2021-22                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 2021-22                      |
| 1        | Sikkim            | Sikkim Agriculture Resource and Management System (ARMS)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 278.33                       |
| 2        | Uttrakhand        | 1.computerize reporting of Agricultural Statistics Land Use Statistics and Area under different crops right from village level to State level 2. A for designing, development, installation and commissioning of the smart agriculture platform using GIS, Remote Sensing, AI and IoT                           | 252.85                       |
| 3        | Nagaland          | Soil & Water Resource Management, Meteorological Analysis & Forecasting System                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 1223                         |

|    |                   | using Remote Sensing, GIS mapping, Drone and Emerging Technologies under NeGPA.                                                                                                                                              |         |
|----|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
|  4 | Meghalaya         | Regarding farmers database                                                                                                                                                                                                   |   36.73 |
|  5 | Tamil Nadu        | creation of Unified Farmers Database and building layers or solutions over the Farmers Database                                                                                                                              |  428.57 |
|  6 | Arunachal Pradesh | 1.Developing a resilient Agriculture /Farm Produce Supply Chain System Leveraging Digitalization in Arunachal Pradesh 2. Development of Smart Pest Surveillance System cum Geo Spatial aided Agricultural Information System |  300    |
|  7 | Mizoram           | Geospatial Analytics & Decision Support for agriculture Development in Mizoram                                                                                                                                               |  135.9  |
|  8 | Haryana           | Implementation of Emerging Technologies in Agriculture Sector in Haryana                                                                                                                                                     |  828    |
|  9 | Andhra Pradesh    | Implementation of Phase-II 'UDP app to operate RBKs'                                                                                                                                                                         | 4446    |
| 10 | Punjab            | Estimation of Groundwater Unit Draft and Water Budgeting in Different Agro-climatic Regions of Punjab using Internet of Things and Satellite Remote Sensing                                                                  |  341.6  |
| 11 | Odisha            | Phase II of Krushak database (Odisha's farmers database)                                                                                                                                                                     |  331.59 |

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