Lok Sabha Question No. 1601 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-26
Subject: Bio-Fertilizer Units
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Sumalatha Ambareesh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1601

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  JULY, 2022

## BIO-FERTILIZER UNITS

1601.  SHRIMATI SUMALATHA AMBAREESH:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Government proposes to set up bio-fertilizers units under the Soil Health Card Schemes and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the total numbers of bio-fertilizers units established in the country during the last three years, State-wise and year-wise; and
- (c) the total numbers of farmers benefitted under the organic farming scheme during the last three year, State-wise and year-wise details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) & (b): Under Soil Health Management (SHM) scheme, assistance is provided @ Rs 160  lakh  /unit  (200MT  capacity)  to  State  Governments  for  establishment  of  bio-fertilizer production unit on 60:40 sharing between GoI and State Government. So far 15 bio-fertilizers production units have been established under the scheme.  The State-wise and Year -wise total  number of  Bio  Fertilizers  production  units  established  under  Soil  Health  Management Scheme are as under:

| S. No.   | State        | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   |   Total |
|----------|--------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|
| 1        | Chhattisgarh | 1         | -         | -         |       1 |
| 2        | Haryana      | -         | 2         | -         |       2 |
| 3        | Nagaland     | -         | 2         | 10        |      12 |
| Total    | Total        | 1         | 4         | 10        |      15 |

(c): Government is promoting organic farming in the country through dedicated schemes namely  Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY)  and  Mission  Organic  Value  Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) since 2015-16. As both the schemes are implemented in project mode for a period of 3 years, the beneficiary farmers remain the same. The list of State-wise number of farmer benefitted under PKVY and MOVCDNER is given at Annexure I.

## Annexure- I

| Details of State-wise farmers 2019-20 to 2021-22 (As on 30.06.22) under PKVY scheme   | Details of State-wise farmers 2019-20 to 2021-22 (As on 30.06.22) under PKVY scheme   | Details of State-wise farmers 2019-20 to 2021-22 (As on 30.06.22) under PKVY scheme   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                | Name of the State                                                                     | No of farmers benefitted                                                              |
| 1                                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                                        | 200000                                                                                |
| 2                                                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                                                          | 50000                                                                                 |
| 3                                                                                     | Goa                                                                                   | 25000                                                                                 |
| 4                                                                                     | Jharkhand                                                                             | 37500                                                                                 |
| 5                                                                                     | Karnataka                                                                             | 25000                                                                                 |
| 6                                                                                     | Madhya Pradesh                                                                        | 122400                                                                                |
| 7                                                                                     | Maharashtra                                                                           | 17500                                                                                 |
| 8                                                                                     | Odisha                                                                                | 39215                                                                                 |
| 9                                                                                     | Punjab                                                                                | 5000                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                                    | Rajasthan                                                                             | 250000                                                                                |
| 11                                                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                                                            | 10000                                                                                 |
| 12                                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                                         | 25000                                                                                 |
| 13                                                                                    | Himachal Pradesh                                                                      | 3750                                                                                  |
| 14                                                                                    | Uttarakhand                                                                           | 195000                                                                                |
| 15                                                                                    | Chandigarh                                                                            | 3250                                                                                  |
| 16                                                                                    | Lakshadweep                                                                           | 6750                                                                                  |
| 17                                                                                    | Ladakh                                                                                | 12500                                                                                 |
|                                                                                       | Total                                                                                 | 1027865                                                                               |

State wise farmers covered under MOVCDNER Scheme during 2018-19 to 2021-22.

| S. No   | State             |   Farmers benefitted |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------|
| 1       | Arunachal Pradesh |                11467 |
| 2       | Assam             |                 5000 |
| 3       | Manipur           |                32500 |
| 4       | Mizoram           |                14000 |
| 5       | Meghalaya         |                 9657 |
| 6       | Nagaland          |                17789 |
| 7       | Sikkim            |                 2417 |
| 8       | Tripura           |                13784 |
| Total   | Total             |               106614 |

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