Lok Sabha Question No. 293 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Organic Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 293

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 30 Th  NOVEMBER, 2021

## ORGANIC FARMING

## 293.  SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

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

- (a) whether the Government is planning to expand organic farming in the country via any programme, scheme;
- (b) if so, the details thereof ;
- (c) the financial outlay for any such scheme for past three years;
- (d) whether there is any provision for training and capacity building of farmers; and
- (e) if so, the details of farmers trained /oriented State/UT-wise during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) Government has been promoting organic farming through dedicated schemes of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) and Mission Organic Value Chain Development in North East Region (MOVCDNER) since 2015-16. Both the schemes provide end to end support to organic farmers from organic production to certification and marketing including post harvest management support like processing, packaging, storage etc. PKVY is implemented in all the States across the country to promote organic farming in cluster mode, in which, farmers are provided financial assistance of Rs 50000/ha for 3 years in which, RS 31000/ ha / 3 years is provided directly to farmers through DBT for organic inputs such as seeds, bio fertilisers, bio-pesticides, organic manure, compost/vermi-compost, botanical extracts etc.

MOVCDNER is implemented in all  the  North  Eastern  States  for  promotion  of  certified organic production, in which, organic farmers are supported to develop their value chain from organic production to processing and marketing etc. through FPO formation. Under the scheme a  sum  of  Rs.  46,575/ha  for  3years  are  provided  for  creation  of  FPO,  support  to  farmers  for organic  inputs,  quality  seeds/  planting  material  and  training,  hand  holding  and  certification. Besides, financial assistance are also provided as subsidy to FPOs and Private entrepreneurs

@ 75% and 50% respectively for setting up of post harvest infrastructure such as integrated processing unit, integrated packhouse, cold chain component and small processing unit as per the requirement of value chain.

In  addition,  organic  farming  is  also  supported  under  Rastriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana (RKVY),  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH)  and  National  Project  on Organic  Farming  (NPOF),  Network  Project  on  Organic  Farming  under  Indian  council  of Agricultural Research (ICAR).

The financial outlay of PKVY and MOVCDNER for last three years:

(Rs in crore)

| Year   | Budget Estimate (BE)   | Revised Estimate (RE)   | Release     | Budget Estimate (BE)   | Revised Estimate (RE)   | Release         |
|--------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
|        | PKVY scheme            | PKVY scheme             | PKVY scheme | MOVCDNER scheme        | MOVCDNER scheme         | MOVCDNER scheme |
| 360.00 | 335.91                 | 329.46                  | 160.00      | 182.93                 | 174.78                  | 2018-19         |
| 325.00 | 299.36                 | 283.67                  | 160.00      | 160.00                 | 103.80                  | 2019-20         |
| 500.00 | 350.00                 | 381.05                  | 175.00      | 175.00                 | 137.17                  | 2020-21         |

(d) & (e) Under  PKVY  and  MOVCDNER  schemes,  there  is  a  provision  for  training  and capacity  building  of  farmers.  Under  PKVY  a  financial  assistance  of  Rs  7500/-  per  farmer  for three year is provided for capacity building. Whereas under MOVCDNER, there is provision of financial  assistance  of  Rs  10,000  per  farmer  for  three  year  for  training,  handholding  and certification. The details of States wise number of farmer trained under PKVY and MOVCDNER is given at Annexure I.

## Annexure-I

| State-wise farmers trained during the last 3 years under PKVY and MOVCDNER scheme from 2018-19 to 2020-21   | State-wise farmers trained during the last 3 years under PKVY and MOVCDNER scheme from 2018-19 to 2020-21   | State-wise farmers trained during the last 3 years under PKVY and MOVCDNER scheme from 2018-19 to 2020-21   | State-wise farmers trained during the last 3 years under PKVY and MOVCDNER scheme from 2018-19 to 2020-21   | State-wise farmers trained during the last 3 years under PKVY and MOVCDNER scheme from 2018-19 to 2020-21   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                                      | Name of the State                                                                                           | PKVY scheme                                                                                                 | MOVCDNER scheme                                                                                             | Total farmers                                                                                               |
| S. No.                                                                                                      | Name of the State                                                                                           | No of beneficiaries                                                                                         | No of beneficiaries                                                                                         | Total farmers                                                                                               |
| 1                                                                                                           | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                              | 200000                                                                                                      | **                                                                                                          | 200000                                                                                                      |
| 2                                                                                                           | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                | 50000                                                                                                       | **                                                                                                          | 50000                                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                           | Goa                                                                                                         | 25000                                                                                                       | **                                                                                                          | 25000                                                                                                       |
| 4                                                                                                           | Karnataka                                                                                                   | 25000                                                                                                       | **                                                                                                          | 25000                                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                              | 122400                                                                                                      | **                                                                                                          | 122400                                                                                                      |
| 6                                                                                                           | Odisha                                                                                                      | 36000                                                                                                       | **                                                                                                          | 36000                                                                                                       |
| 7                                                                                                           | Rajasthan                                                                                                   | 250000                                                                                                      | **                                                                                                          | 250000                                                                                                      |
| 8                                                                                                           | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                  | 10000                                                                                                       | **                                                                                                          | 10000                                                                                                       |
| 9                                                                                                           | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                               | 25000                                                                                                       | **                                                                                                          | 25000                                                                                                       |
| 10                                                                                                          | Assam                                                                                                       | *                                                                                                           | 5000                                                                                                        | 5000                                                                                                        |
| 11                                                                                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                           | *                                                                                                           | 4000                                                                                                        | 4000                                                                                                        |
| 12                                                                                                          | Mizoram                                                                                                     | *                                                                                                           | 6000                                                                                                        | 6000                                                                                                        |
| 13                                                                                                          | Manipur                                                                                                     | *                                                                                                           | 7500                                                                                                        | 7500                                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                                          | Nagaland                                                                                                    | *                                                                                                           | 7343                                                                                                        | 7343                                                                                                        |
| 15                                                                                                          | Tripura                                                                                                     | *                                                                                                           | 4305                                                                                                        | 4305                                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                                          | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                            | 3750                                                                                                        | **                                                                                                          | 3750                                                                                                        |
| 17                                                                                                          | Uttarakhand                                                                                                 | 195000                                                                                                      | **                                                                                                          | 195000                                                                                                      |
| 18                                                                                                          | Chandigarh                                                                                                  | 3250                                                                                                        | **                                                                                                          | 3250                                                                                                        |
| 19                                                                                                          | Lakshadweep                                                                                                 | 6750                                                                                                        | **                                                                                                          | 6750                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                             | Total                                                                                                       | 952150                                                                                                      | 34148                                                                                                       | 986298                                                                                                      |

Note:   *PKVY scheme is not implemented in North Eastern States since 2018-19 ** MOVCDNER scheme is implemented only in North Eastern States.

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