Lok Sabha Question No. 4284 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Data of Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Ram Kripal Yadav

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4284

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 th MARCH, 2022

## DATA OF FARMERS

## 4284: SHRI  RAM KRIPAL YADAV:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षएवंकसानकयाणमंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  maintains  any  data  of  the  number  of  farmers  practicing natural and organic agricultural systems in the country;
- (b)if so, the details thereof including their percentage in each State;
- (c) whether the Government has proposed or proposes to take any measures to increase the incentives available for the farmers taking up organic and natural farming and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  made  some  efforts  to  increase  the  procurement  of manure besides other organic fertilizers for the use of the farmers; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षएवंकसानकयाणमंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a)to (b ): Government  maintains    data  of  organic  farmer  registered  under  PGS-India programmeon PGS - India portal (https://pgsindia.ncof.gov.in) for PGS certification whereas the  data  of  NPOP  certification  farmers  are  maintained  through  TraceNet.  As  on  date, 1192217 numbersoffarmers  are  practicing  organic  farming  under  Participatory  Guarantee System  (PGS  India)  and 1602505 number offarmers  are  registered  in  TraceNet  under  third party  certification.State/  UT  wise  details  of  farmers  registered  under  PGS-India  and  under TraceNetNPOP is given at Annexure- I.

O.I.H

(c) to (e)  Government has been implementing dedicated schemes of Paramparagat Krishi VikasYojana (PKVY) and Mission Organic Value Chain Development in North East Region (MOVCDNER) to promote and popularise chemical input free farming among farmers. Under the schemes, assistance is provided for cluster formation, training of farmers, organic input procurement/ on-farm preparation, post harvest management including marketing.  Farmers are provided subsidy of Rs 31000/ ha / 3 years under PKVY and 32500/ ha/ 3 years under MOVCDNER for various organic inputs including organic manure. A budget of Rs 650 crores is  allocated  for  the  financial  year  2021-22  to  promote  organic/  bio  input  based  organic farming in the country.

Government has also   been implementing BhartiyaPrakritik Krishi Padhati (BPKP) as a sub scheme of Paramparagat Krishi VikasYojana (PKVY) since 2020-21 for the promotion of  traditional/  natural  indigenous  practices  by  utilization  of  agricultural  waste  and  animal dung.  The  scheme  mainly  emphasizes  on  exclusion  of  all  synthetic  chemical  inputs  and promotes  on-farm  biomass  recycling  with  major  stress  on  biomass  mulching;  use  of  cow dung-urine formulations and other plant-based preparations. Under BPKP, financial assistance of Rs 12200/ha for 3 years is provided for cluster formation, capacity building and continuous handholding by trained personnel, certification and residue analysis. As of now, an area of 4.09 lakh ha has been covered in 8 states. The details is given at Annexure II.

## State/ UT wise number of Approved Farmers under NPOP and farmersregistered on PGS-India Portal

| Sl. No.   | State             | National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP)   | National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP)   | National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP)   | National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP)   | Participatory Guarantee System   | Participatory Guarantee System   |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State             | No. Of Individu al Farmers                         | No. of Farmers under Grower Group                  | Total farmers                                      | Percentage (%)                                     | (PGS) Approved Farmer            | %of farmers                      |
| 1.        | A AND N ISLANDS   | -                                                  | -                                                  | -                                                  | -                                                  | 34                               | 0.0029                           |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh    | 42                                                 | 32338                                              | 32380                                              | 2.02                                               | 6470                             | 0.5427                           |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh | 27                                                 | 7181                                               | 7208                                               | 0.45                                               | 551                              | 0.0462                           |
| 4.        | Assam             | 44                                                 | 14888                                              | 14932                                              | 0.93                                               | 9999                             | 0.8387                           |
| 5.        | Bihar             | 44                                                 | 33852                                              | 33896                                              | 2.12                                               | 21865                            | 1.8340                           |
| 6.        | Chandigarh        | 1                                                  | 1054                                               | 1055                                               | 0.07                                               | -                                | -                                |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh      | 40                                                 | 16175                                              | 16215                                              | 1.01                                               | 59905                            | 5.0247                           |
| 8.        | Daman & Diu       | -                                                  | -                                                  | -                                                  | -                                                  | 1325                             | 0.1111                           |
| 9.        | Goa               | 3                                                  | 6239                                               | 6242                                               | 0.39                                               | 12713                            | 1.0663                           |
| 10.       | Gujarat           | 372                                                | 70171                                              | 70543                                              | 4.40                                               | 16700                            | 1.4008                           |
| 11.       | Haryana           | 35                                                 | 3339                                               | 3374                                               | 0.21                                               | 1022                             | 0.0857                           |
| 12.       | Himachal Pradesh  | 15                                                 | 16641                                              | 16656                                              | 1.04                                               | 14948                            | 1.2538                           |
| 13.       | Jammu & Kashmir   | 4                                                  | 23372                                              | 23376                                              | 1.46                                               | 2246                             | 0.1884                           |
| 14.       | Jharkhand         | 1                                                  | 41227                                              | 41228                                              | 2.57                                               | 15167                            | 1.2722                           |
| 15.       | Karnataka         | 428                                                | 69342                                              | 69770                                              | 4.35                                               | 43517                            | 3.6501                           |
| 16.       | Kerala            | 69                                                 | 43162                                              | 43231                                              | 2.70                                               | 53400                            | 4.4791                           |
| 17.       | Madhya Pradesh    | 285                                                | 483083                                             | 483368                                             | 30.16                                              | 111069                           | 9.3162                           |
| 18.       | Maharashtra       | 171                                                | 187458                                             | 187629                                             | 11.71                                              | 68324                            | 5.7308                           |
| 19.       | Manipur           | 5                                                  | 12335                                              | 12340                                              | 0.77                                               | 1669                             | 0.1400                           |
| 20.       | Meghalaya         | 5                                                  | 27716                                              | 27721                                              | 1.73                                               | 1741                             | 0.1460                           |
| 21.       | Mizoram           | 2                                                  | 14104                                              | 14106                                              | 0.88                                               | 1254                             | 0.1052                           |
| 22.       | Nagaland          | 28                                                 | 14324                                              | 14352                                              | 0.90                                               | 1084                             | 0.0909                           |
| 23.       | New Delhi         | 17                                                 | 1552                                               | 1569                                               | 0.10                                               | 11742                            | 0.9849                           |
| 24.       | Odisha            | 7                                                  | 60851                                              | 60858                                              | 3.80                                               | 54509                            | 4.5721                           |
| 25.       | Pondicherry       | 9                                                  | 0                                                  | 9                                                  | 0.00                                               | 484                              | 0.0406                           |
| 26.       | Punjab            | 6                                                  | 361                                                | 367                                                | 0.02                                               | 262                              | 0.0220                           |
| 27.       | Rajasthan         | 275                                                | 139405                                             | 139680                                             | 8.72                                               | 170981                           | 14.3414                          |
| 28.       | Sikkim            | 2                                                  | 64946                                              | 64948                                              | 4.05                                               | -                                | -                                |
| 29.       | Tamil Nadu        | 900                                                | 23082                                              | 23982                                              | 1.50                                               | 12780                            | 1.0720                           |
| 30.       | Telangana         | 172                                                | 4554                                               | 4726                                               | 0.29                                               | 20471                            | 1.7171                           |
| 31.       | Tripura           | 8                                                  | 6809                                               | 6817                                               | 0.43                                               | 2266                             | 0.1901                           |
| 32.       | Uttar Pradesh     | 357                                                | 56024                                              | 56381                                              | 3.52                                               | 163580                           | 13.7207                          |
| 33.       | Uttarakhand       | 29                                                 | 113159                                             | 113188                                             | 7.06                                               | 301067                           | 25.2527                          |
| 34.       | West Bengal       | 92                                                 | 3929                                               | 4021                                               | 0.25                                               | 8595                             | 0.7209                           |
| 35.       | Ladakh            | 0                                                  | 2494                                               | 2494                                               |                                                    | 477                              | 0.0400                           |
| 36.       |                   |                                                    |                                                    |                                                    | 0.16                                               |                                  |                                  |
|           | Lakshadweep       | 3495                                               | 3843 1599010                                       | 3843 1602505                                       | 0.24                                               | 0 1192217                        | 0.0000                           |

Source: APEDA and NCONF

## The State -wise details of funds released and area covered under BhartiyaPrakritikKrishiPadhthi (BPKP)

| Sl. No.   | States           | Released date   |   Area in Ha |   Amount released (Rs in lakh) |
|-----------|------------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh   | 30.09.20        |       100000 |                         750    |
| 2.        | Chhattisgarh     | 09.12.20        |        85000 |                        1352.52 |
| 3.        | Kerala           | 30.09.20        |        84000 |                        1336.6  |
| 4.        | Himachal Pradesh | 24.12.20        |        12000 |                         286.42 |
| 5         | Jharkhand        | 02.12.20        |         3400 |                          54.1  |
| 6.        | Odisha           | 02.02.21        |        24000 |                         381.89 |
| 7.        | Madhya Pradesh   | 16.02.21        |        99000 |                         787.64 |
| 8.        | Tamil Nadu       | 16.02.21        |         2000 |                          31.82 |
| Total     | Total            |                 |       409400 |                        4980.99 |

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