Lok Sabha Question No. 4463 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: BPKP Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel, D. Ravikumar

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4463

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 TH  MARCH, 2023

## BPKP SCHEME

4463. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL: SHRI D.K. SURESH:

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

- (a) whether  it  is  true  that  the  Government  introduced  Bhartiya  Prakratik  Krishi  Padhati (BPKP) scheme to promote sustainable natural farming systems in agriculture;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has set any target to achieve under the said scheme;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government has allocated adequate funds for the said scheme during the last three years; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof, State and year-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Yes Sir, Government had introduced Bhartiya Prakritik Krishi Paddhati (BPKP) under Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) in 2019-20 to promote sustainable natural farming systems in agriculture. 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, natural farming is being promoted in cluster of 500 ha and financial assistance of Rs. 12200.00  is  provided  per  ha  for  three  years,  which  includes  Rs.  2000/ha  for  3  years  as incentives to farmers through DBT. Now BPKP is being up-scaled into an independent fullfledged separate scheme of National Mission on Natural Farming

(c) & (d): The decision to implement BPKP was taken mid-year and no targets were fixed under  BPKP.    However,  BPKP  is  being  implemented  in  8  states  namely  Andhra  Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,  Jharkhand,  Kerala,  Odisha,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Tamil  Nadu  and  Himachal Pradesh.

(e) & (f): No separate allocation  of  fund  is  made  for  BPKP.  Provision  for  BPKP  is  made under  PKVY.  Adequate  fund  were  kept  for  the  BPKP  component  of  PKVY  in  the  annual allocation of these 8 states. The details of funds allocation under PKVY including BPKP to 8 states implementing BPKP is given at Annexure-I.

## Annexure-I

## State-wise funds allocation under PKVY including BPKP since 2020-21

| S. No.   | Name of the State   | Allocation (Rs in Lakh)   | Allocation (Rs in Lakh)   | Allocation (Rs in Lakh)   |
|----------|---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|          |                     | 2020-21                   | 2021-22                   | 2022-23                   |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      | 11291.09                  | 2173.21                   | 826.35                    |
| 2        | Chhattisgarh        | 4825.62                   | 1924.74                   | 3504.93                   |
| 3        | Jharkhand           | 1814.76                   | 270.50                    | 1397.27                   |
| 4        | Kerala              | 2905.47                   | 1809.68                   | 1543.10                   |
| 5        | Madhya Pradesh      | 8175.34                   | 2203.81                   | 5925.51                   |
| 6        | Odisha              | 2318.87                   | 618.12                    | 741.44                    |
| 7        | Tamil Nadu          | 487.76                    | 63.65                     | 704.87                    |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh    | 815.19                    | 401.17                    | 1121.36                   |
|          | Total               | 32634.11                  | 9464.89                   | 15764.83                  |

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