Lok Sabha Question No. 283 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Schemes to Reduce Agricultural Costs
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 283

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 30 TH  NOVEMBER, 2021

## SCHEMES TO REDUCE AGRICULTURAL COSTS

## 283. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASMA

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

- (a) the schemes being implemented by the Government to reduce the agricultural cost along with the details thereof;
- (b) the amount of budget allocated for the said schemes and the amount spent thereon during the last five years;
- (c) the number of farmers who have benefited from the said schemes along with the details thereof; and
- (d)  the  details  reduction  in  cost  of  agriculture  per  hectare  by  implementation  of  the schemes  and  the  amount  of  increase  in  the  income  of  farmers  for  the  last  five years?

## ANSWER

Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a)  & (b) Government of India facilitates State Governments to reduce agricultural cost through many Centrally Sponsored and Central Sector Schemes like Sub-Mission on  Seeds  and  Planting  Material  (SMSP),  National  Project  on  Management  of  Soil Health  and  Fertility,  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana-  Per  Drop  More  Crop (PMKSY-PDMC),  Paramparagat  Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), Sub  Mission on Agricultural  Mechanization  (SMSP)  etc.  A  statement  on  the  amount  allocated  and spent thereon during the last five years is given as Annexure-I.
- (c) Details of farmers benefited under Centrally Sponsored schemes are maintained mainly by State Governments. Number of farmers benefited under some of the schemes are given in Annexure-II.
- (d)  A  comprehensive  study  regarding  these  issues  is  not  available.  Summary  of evaluation  which  may  be  indicative  only  carried  out  in  respect  of  some  schemes  is given in Annexure-III.

## Annexure-I

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| Department of Agriculture   | Department of Agriculture                                      | Department of Agriculture   | Department of Agriculture   | Department of Agriculture   | Department of Agriculture   | Department of Agriculture   | Department of Agriculture   | Department of Agriculture   | Department of Agriculture   | Department of Agriculture   | Department of Agriculture   |
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|                             | Name of Mission/Scheme                                         | 2017-18                     | 2017-18                     | 2018-19                     | 2018-19                     | 2019-20                     | 2019-20                     | 2020-21                     | 2020-21                     | BE 2021-22                  | Exdr. till                  |
| S. No.                      | Name of Mission/Scheme                                         | BE                          | AE                          | BE                          | AE                          | BE                          | AE                          | BE                          | AE                          | BE 2021-22                  | 31.10.21 (Prov)             |
| 1                           | Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojna-Per Drop More Crop (PMKSY) | 3400.00                     | 2819.24                     | 4000.00                     | 2918.37                     | 3500.00                     | 2700.04                     | 4000.00                     | 2562.17                     | 4000.00                     | 732.94                      |
| 2                           | National Food Security Mission                                 | 1720.00                     | 1377.12                     | 1690.70                     | 1605.78                     | 2000.00                     | 1768.52                     | 2100.00                     | 1675.23                     | 2096.00                     | 425.35                      |
| 3                           | National Project on Management of Soil Health & Fertility      | 452.00                      | 194.88                      | 400.00                      | 313.63                      | 324.20                      | 159.22                      | 315.00                      | 200.24                      | 315.00                      | 0.08                        |
| 4                           | Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojna                                | 350.00                      | 203.46                      | 360.00                      | 328.69                      | 325.00                      | 283.66                      | 500.00                      | 381.05                      | 450.00                      | 2.43                        |
| 5                           | Sub-Mission Seeds & Planting Material                          | 200.00                      | 423.54                      | 332.00                      | 332.51                      | 380.13                      | 283.63                      | 378.77                      | 256.62                      | 448.00                      | 44.13                       |
| 6                           | Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization                      | 550.00                      | 764.41                      | 1165.29                     | 1100.70                     | 1000.00                     | 964.80                      | 1000.00                     | 999.70                      | 1050.00                     | 249.66                      |

## Details of number of farmers benefitted- Scheme wise.

1. Seed Village Programme under Sub Mission on Seeds and planting Materials (SMSP)
2. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
3. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)- Per Drop More Crop
4. Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM)

|   Sl. No. | Year    |   No. of farmers benefited (in lakh) |
|-----------|---------|--------------------------------------|
|         1 | 2015-16 |                               21.291 |
|         2 | 2016-17 |                               18.134 |
|         3 | 2017-18 |                               26.858 |
|         4 | 2018-19 |                               34.152 |
|         5 | 2019-20 |                               31.95  |
|         6 | 2020-21 |                               36.126 |

| S. No.   | Name of the State   | Phase-I        | Phase-I      | Phase-I             | Phase-II       | Phase-II     | Phase-II            |
|----------|---------------------|----------------|--------------|---------------------|----------------|--------------|---------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of the State   | No of clusters | Area (in ha) | No of beneficiaries | No of clusters | Area (in ha) | No of beneficiaries |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      | 1300           | 26000.00     | 65000               | 4000           | 80000.00     | 200000              |
| 2        | Bihar               | 427            | 8540.00      | 21350               | 0              | 0.00         | 0                   |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh        | 200            | 4000.00      | 10000               | 1000           | 20000.00     | 50000               |
| 4        | Gujarat             | 100            | 2000.00      | 5000                | 0              | 0.00         | 0                   |
| 5        | Goa                 | 4              | 80.00        | 200                 | 500            | 10000.00     | 25000               |
| 6        | Haryana             | 20             | 400.00       | 1000                | 0              | 0.00         | 0                   |
| 7        | Jharkhand           | 250            | 5000.00      | 12500               | 0              | 0.00         | 0                   |
| 8        | Karnataka           | 545            | 10900.00     | 27250               | 500            | 10000.00     | 25000               |
| 9        | Kerala              | 619            | 12380.00     | 30950               | 0              | 0.00         | 0                   |
| 10       | Madhya Pradesh      | 1380           | 27600.00     | 69000               | 2448           | 48960.00     | 122400              |
| 11       | Maharashtra         | 1258           | 25160.00     | 62900               | 0              | 0.00         | 0                   |
| 12       | Odisha              | 320            | 6400.00      | 16000               | 720            | 14400.00     | 36000               |
| 13       | Punjab              | 250            | 5000.00      | 12500               | 0              | 0.00         | 0                   |
| 14       | Rajasthan           | 1150           | 23000.00     | 57500               | 5000           | 100000.00    | 250000              |
| 15       | Tamil Nadu          | 112            | 2240.00      | 5600                | 200            | 4000.00      | 10000               |
| 16       | Telangana           | 690            | 13800.00     | 34500               | 0              | 0.00         | 0                   |
| 17       | Uttar Pradesh       | 620            | 12400.00     | 31000               | 500            | 10000.00     | 25000               |
| 18       | West Bengal         | 120            | 2400.00      | 6000                | 0              | 0.00         | 0                   |
| 19       | Assam               | 220            | 4400.00      | 11000               | 0              | 0.00         | 0                   |
| 20       | Arunachal Pradesh   | 19             | 380.00       | 950                 | 0              | 0.00         | 0                   |
| 21       | Mizoram             | 34             | 680.00       | 1700                | 0              | 0.00         | 0                   |
| 22       | Manipur             | 30             | 600.00       | 1500                | 0              | 0.00         | 0                   |
| 23       | Nagaland            | 24             | 480.00       | 1200                | 0              | 0.00         | 0                   |
| 24       | Sikkim              | 150            | 3000.00      | 7500                | 0              | 0.00         | 0                   |
| 25       | Tripura             | 50             | 1000.00      | 2500                | 0              | 0.00         | 0                   |
| 26       | Meghalaya           | 45             | 900.00       | 2250                | 0              | 0.00         | 0                   |
| 27       | Himachal Pradesh    | 210            | 4200.00      | 10500               | 75             | 1500.00      | 3750                |
| 28       | Jammu &Kashmir      | 28             | 560.00       | 1400                | 0              | 0.00         | 0                   |
| 29       | Uttarakhand         | 585            | 11700.00     | 29250               | 3900           | 78000.00     | 195000              |
| 30       | Andman & Nicobar    | 68             | 1360.00      | 3400                | 0              | 0.00         | 0                   |
| 31       | Daman & Diu         | 55             | 1100.00      | 2750                | 0              | 0.00         | 0                   |
| 32       | Dadar Nagar         | 500            | 10000.00     | 25000               | 0              | 0.00         | 0                   |
| 33       | Delhi               | 500            | 10000.00     | 25000               | 0              | 0.00         | 0                   |
| 34       | Puducherry          | 8              | 160.00       | 400                 | 0              | 0.00         | 0                   |
| 35       | Chandigarh          | 0              | 0.00         | 0                   | 65             | 1300.00      | 3250                |
| 36       | Lakshadeep          | 0              | 0.00         | 0                   | 135            | 2700.00      | 6750                |
|          | Total               | 11891          | 237820.00    | 594550              | 19043          | 380860.00    | 952150              |

| Details of No. of Farmers benefitted under PMKSY- PDMC from 2015-16 to 2020-21   | Details of No. of Farmers benefitted under PMKSY- PDMC from 2015-16 to 2020-21   | Details of No. of Farmers benefitted under PMKSY- PDMC from 2015-16 to 2020-21   | Details of No. of Farmers benefitted under PMKSY- PDMC from 2015-16 to 2020-21   | Details of No. of Farmers benefitted under PMKSY- PDMC from 2015-16 to 2020-21   | Details of No. of Farmers benefitted under PMKSY- PDMC from 2015-16 to 2020-21   | Details of No. of Farmers benefitted under PMKSY- PDMC from 2015-16 to 2020-21   | Details of No. of Farmers benefitted under PMKSY- PDMC from 2015-16 to 2020-21   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No                                                                             | State                                                                            | 2015-16                                                                          | 2016-17                                                                          | 2017-18                                                                          | 2018-19                                                                          | 2019-20                                                                          | 2020-21                                                                          |
| 1                                                                                | Andhra Pradesh                                                                   | 93622                                                                            | 127174                                                                           | 163824                                                                           | 171536                                                                           | 103453                                                                           | 0                                                                                |
| 2                                                                                | Bihar                                                                            | -                                                                                | -                                                                                | 3986                                                                             | 802                                                                              | 1589                                                                             | 1408                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                | Chhattisgarh                                                                     | 7921                                                                             | 20401                                                                            | 14071                                                                            | 21423                                                                            | 31361                                                                            | 21470                                                                            |
| 4                                                                                | Goa                                                                              | -                                                                                | 130                                                                              | 247                                                                              | 174                                                                              | 93                                                                               | 159                                                                              |
| 5                                                                                | Gujarat                                                                          | 127785                                                                           | 118293                                                                           | 84365                                                                            | 84399                                                                            | 76425                                                                            | 74414                                                                            |
| 6                                                                                | Haryana                                                                          | 1764                                                                             | 919                                                                              | 2945                                                                             | 2810                                                                             | 4261                                                                             | 14992                                                                            |
| 7                                                                                | Himachal Pradesh                                                                 | 7682                                                                             | 2103                                                                             | 2900                                                                             | 1042                                                                             | 6131                                                                             | 3000                                                                             |
| 8                                                                                | Jharkhand                                                                        | 6367                                                                             | 3271                                                                             | 1521                                                                             | 6934                                                                             | 10782                                                                            | 3148                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                  | -                                                                                | 1769                                                                             | 962                                                                              | 1933                                                                             | 1383                                                                             | 1020                                                                             |
| 10                                                                               | Karnataka                                                                        | 112861                                                                           | 165795                                                                           | 212182                                                                           | 227382                                                                           | 248937                                                                           | 326814                                                                           |
| 11                                                                               | Kerala                                                                           | 852                                                                              | 758                                                                              | 556                                                                              | 1803                                                                             | 450                                                                              | 390                                                                              |
| 12                                                                               | Madhya Pradesh                                                                   | 42379                                                                            | 51462                                                                            | 39581                                                                            | 44566                                                                            | 29195                                                                            | 8846                                                                             |
| 13                                                                               | Maharashtra                                                                      | 47241                                                                            | 125010                                                                           | 217298                                                                           | 175084                                                                           | 172767                                                                           | 21980                                                                            |
| 14                                                                               | Odisha                                                                           | 3312                                                                             | 5124                                                                             | 2778                                                                             | 9349                                                                             | 10701                                                                            | 463                                                                              |
| 15                                                                               | Punjab                                                                           | 1452                                                                             | 1486                                                                             | 379                                                                              | 337                                                                              | 511                                                                              | 582                                                                              |
| 16                                                                               | Rajasthan                                                                        | 29228                                                                            | 32768                                                                            | 32385                                                                            | 37850                                                                            | 39146                                                                            | 46849                                                                            |
| 17                                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                                       | 31614                                                                            | 60700                                                                            | 3589                                                                             | 156065                                                                           | 190025                                                                           | 208639                                                                           |
| 18                                                                               | Telangana                                                                        | 39545                                                                            | 55118                                                                            | 83461                                                                            | 37596                                                                            | 3831                                                                             | 9574                                                                             |
| 19                                                                               | Uttarakhand                                                                      | 1484                                                                             | 5043                                                                             | 2784                                                                             | 7482                                                                             | 7736                                                                             | 7081                                                                             |
| 20                                                                               | Uttar Pradesh                                                                    | 1486                                                                             | 9449                                                                             | 20044                                                                            | 38393                                                                            | 41936                                                                            | 43346                                                                            |
| 21                                                                               | West Bengal                                                                      | -                                                                                | -                                                                                | -                                                                                | 7388                                                                             | 18340                                                                            | 20207                                                                            |
| 22                                                                               | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                | -                                                                                | -                                                                                | 43                                                                               | 662                                                                              | 1475                                                                             | 7909                                                                             |
| 23                                                                               | Assam                                                                            | 0                                                                                | 208                                                                              | 744                                                                              | 379                                                                              | 10949                                                                            | 6682                                                                             |
| 24                                                                               | Manipur                                                                          | 256                                                                              | 250                                                                              | 361                                                                              | 2562                                                                             | 2700                                                                             | 3308                                                                             |
| 25                                                                               | Meghalaya                                                                        | 0                                                                                | 0                                                                                | 245                                                                              | 107                                                                              | 873                                                                              |                                                                                  |
| 26                                                                               | Mizoram                                                                          | 276                                                                              | 1056                                                                             | 1274                                                                             | 1165                                                                             | 1371                                                                             | 952                                                                              |
| 27                                                                               | Nagaland                                                                         | -                                                                                | -                                                                                | 144                                                                              | 4655                                                                             | 4550                                                                             | 970                                                                              |
| 28                                                                               | Sikkim                                                                           | 1932                                                                             | 1658                                                                             | -                                                                                | 6021                                                                             | 4191                                                                             | 3580                                                                             |
| 29                                                                               | Tripura                                                                          | 8665                                                                             | -                                                                                | 1039                                                                             | 2706                                                                             | 3008                                                                             | 0                                                                                |
| 30                                                                               | A&N Islands                                                                      | -                                                                                | -                                                                                | -                                                                                | -                                                                                | -                                                                                | 0                                                                                |
| Grand Total                                                                      | Grand Total                                                                      | 559059                                                                           | 789945                                                                           | 892669                                                                           | 1049899                                                                          | 1025162                                                                          | 83773                                                                            |

| Parameter                                         | Year    | Year    | Year     | Year     | Year    | Year     | Year    |
|---------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|----------|----------|---------|----------|---------|
|                                                   | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016- 17 | 2017- 18 | 2018-19 | 2019- 20 | 2020-21 |
| Nos of Demonstration conducted                    | 3249    | 11704   | 331      | 19330    | 1350    | 10750    | 8200    |
| Nos of Trainees Trained                           | 13406   | 15160   | 9423     | 9689     | 11260   | 10065    | 9072    |
| Nos of Agril Machinery distributed                | 69021   | 87545   | 15116 4  | 26906 2  | 384991  | 20176 9  | 120086  |
| Nos of Custom Hiring Centre Established           | 663     | 268     | 1458     | 1818     | 3871    | 2155     | 3924    |
| Nos of High Tech Hubs establishes                 | 14      | 13      | 13       | 39       | 106     | 60       | 55      |
| Farm Machinery Banks established at village level | 436     | 218     | 1877     | 1992     | 1481    | 1964     | 5453    |

## Major Findings of Evaluation Studies

## i. National Project on Management of Soil Health and Fertility

National Productivity Council (NPC) carried out a study on 'Soil Testing Infrastructure for Faster Delivery of Soil Health Card in India' in 2017.  In the study it was found  that  application  of  fertilizer  and  micronutrients  based  on  Soil  Health  Card  (SHC) recommendations resulted in 8-10% of savings and overall increase in the yield of crops to the tune of 5-6% reported by adopting the SHC recommendations.

National  Institute  of  Agricultural  Extension  Management  (MANAGE),  Hyderabad conducted an impact study of  Soil Health Card (SHC)  scheme (November 2017).  The major findings were that there is some reduction in fertilizer use, especially Nitrogen and increase in bio-fertilizers and other micro-nutrients use.  This is a good sign as Nitrogen (N): Phosphorus (P): Potassium (K) ratio was highly skewed towards Nitrogen.  Overall, paddy farmers reduced use of urea by 9%, Di Ammonium Phosphate (DAP)/ Single Super Phosphate (SSP) by 7%, but increased use of Potassium by 20%.  This is a healthy sign of moving towards balanced use of fertilizers.

## ii. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)- Per Drop More Crop

NITI Aayog conducted evaluation study on PMKSY-Per Drop More Crop scheme in 2020. The major findings of the study are as under:

-  The  scheme  is  relevant  in  achieving  national  priorities  such as  substantially improving on-farm water use efficiency, enhancing crop productivity, generating employment opportunities etc.
-  Micro irrigation adoption has helped to save water. Saving of water across various states  are  around  30  to  50%  in  Andhra  Pradesh,  50%  in  Karnataka,  30%  in Tamil Nadu, 70% in Jharkhand, 40 to 50% in Uttar Pradesh, 50% in Punjab, 40% in Bihar.
-  Water use efficiency has improved around 30% to 70%.
-  Created direct and indirect employment opportunities.
-  Income of farmers has increased in the range of 10% to 69%.

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