Lok Sabha Question No. 2515 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-03
Subject: Har Medh Par Ped
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Devji Mansingram Patel, Balak Nath, Sunil Kumar Singh, Sumedhanand Saraswati, Jaskaur Meena

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2515

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 03 rd  August, 2021

## HAR MEDH PAR PED

2515.   SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL: SHRI BALAK NATH: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI: SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

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

(a) the salient features of Har Medh Par Ped Scheme;

(b) the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized so far in Rajasthan under the said scheme;

(c) whether the Government is implementing Har Medh Par Ped Scheme to promote agro forestry, if so, the details thereof;

(d) the total number of trees planted in the country including Sikar, Jhunjhunu, Jalore, Sirohi of Rajasthan under the said scheme along with the achievements of this scheme, year-wise; and

(e) the target fixed under the said scheme and the achievement made so far in this regard along with the outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare is presently implementing a scheme viz. Sub-Mission on Agroforestry (SMAF)-Har Medh Par Ped, since 2016-17.

The  salient  features  of  the  scheme  areto  encourage  and  expand  tree  plantation  in  a complementary and integrated manner with crops and livestock to improve productivity,  employment  opportunities,  income  generation  and  livelihoods  of  rural households, especially the  small farmers. Multipurpose  tree  species  like  Sheesam,  Teak, Eucalyptus, Malabar Neem, Ardu, Sandalwood, Poplar, Imli, Mango, etc. are promoted for plantation on farm land along with agricultural crops.

The  scheme  is  implemented  in  the  States  having  liberalized  felling  and  transitregulations  for  transport  of  timber.  Presently,  the  scheme  is  being  implemented  in  23 States/Union Territories (UTs) viz. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttra Pradesh, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland, Jammu &Kashmir and Ladakh.

The scheme is being implemented on sharing of expenditure between Central and State Government in the ratio of 60:40 for general category of States, and 90:10 for North Eastern and Himalayan States and 100% in case of UTs & National Agencies.

## (b): The details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized so far in Rajasthan under the SMAF scheme are as under:

(Rs in Lakh; Central Share)

| Financial Year   |   Allocation | Sanction/Release   | Expenditure   | Unspent Balance   |
|------------------|--------------|--------------------|---------------|-------------------|
| 2017-18          |         1200 | 600.00             | 45.15         | 554.85            |
| 2018-19          |          400 | 0.00               | 160.08        | 394.77            |
| 2019-20          |          100 | 0.00               | 75.44         | 319.33            |
| 2020-21          |           15 | 0.00               | 64.37         | 254.96            |
| 2021-22          |           50 | --                 | --            | ---               |
| Total            |         1765 | 600.00             | 345.04        | 254.96            |

## (c): Yes, Sir. Details are as given at point (a) above.

- (d): Since  inception  of  the  scheme  in  2016-17,  around  401.0  lakh  trees  have  been planted and an area of93,809 hectares has been covered under the scheme. A total 29.9 lakh plantshave been planted in Rajasthan including districts of Sikar (1.57 lakh), Jhunjhunu (1.16 lakh) Jalore (0.30 lakh) and Sirohi (0.15 lakh) so far.
- (e): The details of target and achievement made so far in the scheme are given below:

| Param eters                    | 2016-17   | 2016-17      | 2017-18   | 2017-18      | 2018-19   | 2018-19      | 2019-20   | 2019-20      | 2020-21   | 2020-21      |
|--------------------------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|--------------|
| Param eters                    | Targ et   | Achiev ement | Target    | Achiev ement | Target    | Achiev ement | Target    | Achiev ement | Target    | Achiev ement |
| No of Nurser ies               | 337       | 85           | 618       | 206          | 587       | 297          | 293       | 126          | 170       | 94           |
| Area Cover ed (Ha)             | 251 36    | 2586         | 31476     | 24195        | 23358     | 26344        | 16818     | 15759        | 18143     | 24925        |
| Total Plantat ion (Lakh Trees) | 87.8      | 9.138        | 112       | 117.7        | 144       | 103.66       | 130       | 66           | 111       | 105.1        |

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