Lok Sabha Question No. 2267 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Skill Training to Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Sumedhanand Saraswati, Ranjeeta Koli

## GOVERNMNET OF INDIA MINISTY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2267

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 th  MARCH, 2022

## SKILL TRAINING TO FARMERS

2267.  SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI: SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI: Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be  pleased to state: (a) the steps taken by the Government to impart skill training to rural youth and farmers in agriculture and allied sectors; (b) the steps taken by the Government to create awareness among farmers' community regarding new initiatives, programmes/schemes and new technologies for development of agriculture sector; (c) whether the  Government has introduced any scheme to provide facilities  to  women farmers in order to empower them and to develop agriculture sector in the country and if so, the details thereof; and the details of the measures taken by the Government during last five years to promote
2. (d) entrepreneurship among youth engaged in agriculture?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

क ृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (d): Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is imparting skill training through wide network of Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR),

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State  Level  Training  Institutes  (SAMETIS),  State  Agricultural  Universities  (SAUs)  and identified Training Institutes of DA&FW in Agriculture & allied areas.

Ministry  is  implementing  'Skill  Training  of  Rural  Youth'  (STRY)'  under  'Sub  Mission  on Agriculture Extension' (SMAE). It aims to impart short term training of 7 days (15 trainees per batch) to rural youth and farmers on specific vocational areas  in agriculture and allied areas.

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implementing 'Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)' across the Country to encourage  and promote skill development among the youth.

The  Government  is  implementing  various  schemes  to  provide  assistance  to  the  farmer including female farmers with an in-built component of training. The guidelines of the various schemes of the DA&FW, such as Support to State Extension Programmes for Extension Reforms (ATMA), National Food Security Mission, National Mission on Oilseeds & Oil palm, National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture, Sub Mission for Seed and Planting Material, Submission  on  Agriculture  Mechanization  and  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of Horticulture  provide  that  States  and  other  implementing  agencies  to  incur  expenditure  on women farmers.

The Ministry of Rural Development is implementing 'Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana (MKSP)'    which  is  a  sub-component  of  'Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana  -  National  Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM)' since 2011 with the aim to empower women by making systematic investments to enhance their participation in agriculture based livelihoods.

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is implementing scheme for 'Establishment of Agri-Clinics  and  Agri-Business  Centres  (AC&ABC)' under  Sub  Mission  on  Agriculture Extension  to  supplement  the  efforts  of  public  extension  and  to support  agricultural development to create gainful self-employment opportunities to unemployed youths.

Under  AC&ABC  scheme,  residential  training  of  45  days  is  imparted  to  unemployed candidates through selected Nodal Training Institutes (NTIs) in various parts of the country under the supervision of 'National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management

(MANAGE),  Hyderabad.    The  NTIs  also  provide  hand-holding  support  to  the  trained candidates for establishment of agri-ventures in agriculture and allied areas and facilitates in providing credit assistance from the banks.  There is a provision of credit linked subsidy on the bank loan availed by trained candidates under the AC&ABC scheme, which is 36% in respect of candidates of General Categery & 44% in respect of women, SC/ST and NE & Hilly States. Recently, the benefits of MUDRA loan scheme have been inducted under this scheme.

A component called 'Innovation and Agri-Entrepreneurship Development' launched  under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) in 2018-19 with an objective to promote innovation and  agri-entrepreneurship  by  providing  financial  support  and  nurturing  the  incubation ecosystem in the areas of agriculture and allied sectors. Under this programme, financial support  is  provided  through  identified  Knowledge  Partners  (KPs)  and  Agri  Business Incubators  selected  by  DA&FW.  These  KPs  include  MANAGE,  Hyderabad  and  State Agricultural  Universities,  which  coordinate  the  implementation  of  activities  under  this component to promote agri-entrepreneurship among the youth.

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