Lok Sabha Question No. 1527 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-26
Subject: Improvement in Agriculture
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dibyendu Adhikari, Kalyan Banerjee

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  1527

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 th  JULY, 2022

## IMPROVEMENT IN AGRICULTURE

## 1527. SHRI DIBYENDU ADHIKARI SHRI KALYAN BANERJEE

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE क ृ षि एवं षकसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether it is a fact that the union budget outlay has declined for the crop sector by 4 per cent in comparison to the last budget; and.
- (b)  if  so,  the  proposal  of  the  Government  for  sector  wise    improvement  and  for supporting the entire farming community in the country with greater emphasis on women and small and marginal farmers?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

क ृ षि एवं षकसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (b) The budget allocation for Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has been  increased  from  Rs  1,31,531.19  crore  in  2021-22  to  Rs  1,32,513.62  crore  in 2022-23.  Schemes  implemented  by  the  Department  of  Agriculture  and  farmers welfare are for the benefit of all  farmers including  women and small and marginal farmers.

The Government is implementing various schemes and programmes for providing assistance  to  the  farmers  including  women  and  small  &marginal  farmers  as  per eligibility  and  conditions existing in scheme guidelines. Details of major beneficiary oriented schemes implemented by the Department of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare are given at Annexure.

Annexure

## Brief of major beneficiary oriented schemes implemented by the Department of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare

|   S. No | Name of the Scheme                                                                                                   | Purpose                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
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|       1 | Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM- KISAN)                                                                        | The scheme aims to supplement the financial needs of all landholding farmers. Under the Scheme an amount of Rs.6000/- per year is released (in three equal instalments of Rs. 2000/- every four months) by the Central Government online directly into the bank accounts of the eligible farmers.                                                                                                                                       |
|       2 | Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PM- KMY)                                                                      | To provide social security net for the landholding Small and Marginal Farmers (SMFs) as they have minimal or no savings to provide for old age and to support them in the event of consequent loss of livelihood                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|       3 | Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana- Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and Allied sector Rejuvenation (RKVY-RAFTAAR) | Aims at making farming a remunerative economic activity through strengthening the farmers' effort, risk mitigation and promoting agri business entrepreneurship.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|       4 | Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)                                                                             | Affordable crop insurance scheme for farmers against all non preventable natural risks.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|       5 | Per Drop More Crop (PDMC)                                                                                            | The PMKSY-Per Drop More Crop mainly focuses on water use efficiency at farm level through precision/micro irrigation. Besides promoting precision irrigation (drip and sprinkler irrigation systems) and better on-farm water management practices to optimize the use of available water resources, this component also supports micro level water storage or water conservation/management activities to supplement micro irrigation. |
|       6 | National Honey and Bee Mission (NHBM)                                                                                | Promotion and development of scientific beekeeping in the country                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|       7 | Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)                                                                                | 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.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|       8 | Interest Subvention Scheme (ISS)                                                                                     | Aims at providing adequate and timely credit support by way of short term crop loan upto Rs 3 lakhs to all farmers.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|       9 | National Bamboo Mission (NBM)                                                                                        | To increase the area under bamboo plantation in non- forest Government and private lands to supplement farm income and contribute towards resilience to climate change as well as availability of quality raw material requirement of industries.                                                                                                                                                                                       |

|   10. | Soil Health Management (SHM)                                          | To develop and promote soil test based nutrient management for enhancing nutrient use efficiency                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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|    11 | Sub-Mission on Agriculture Extension (SMAE)                           | Aims at making the extension system farmer driven and farmer accountable by disseminating technology to farmers through new institutional arrangements viz. Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) at district level to operationalize extension reforms in a participatory mode.                                        |
|    12 | Sub-Mission on Agriculture Mechanization(SMAM)                        | Increase the reach of farm mechanization to small and marginal farmers and to the regions where availability of farm power is low;                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|    13 | Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)             | Stimulate holistic growth of the horticulture sector through area based regionally differentiated strategies involving technology promotion, extension, post harvest management (PHM), processing and marketing in consonance with comparative advantage of each State/region and its diverse agro-climatic features;              |
|    14 | Sub-Mission on Seed and Planting Material (SMSP)                      | Production and multiplication of high yielding certified/quality seeds of all crops and making them available to the farmers                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|    15 | National Food Security Mission (NFSM).                                | Increasing production of rice, wheat, pulses coarse cereals (maize & barley), nutri-cereals (jowar, bajra, ragi & other small millets) and commercial crops (jute, cotton & sugarcane), oilseeds & oilpalm through area expansion and productivity enhancement in a sustainable manner in the identified districts of the country. |
|    16 | Integrated Scheme for Agriculture Marketing (ISAM)                    | To develop marketing infrastructure to effectively handle and manage marketable surpluses of agricultural and allied produce including horticulture, livestock, poultry, fishery, bamboo, minor forest produce and such like produce supportive to enhance farmers' income etc.                                                    |
|    17 | Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Produce Organizations (FPOs) | Aggregation of small, marginal and landless farmers into FPOs in order to enhance economic strength & market linkages for enhancing their income.                                                                                                                                                                                  |

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