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Lok Sabha Question No. 4350 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Revamping of PMAY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Bhola Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4350

ANSWERED ON 29/03/2022

## REVAMPING OF PMAY

## 4350.   SHRI DEVENDRA SINGH BHOLE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any steps are being taken to provide houses to people in rural areas;
- (b) if so, whether Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (PMAY) is being revamped to speed up delivery of houses to the needy people of rural areas;
- (c) if so, whether the Government has identified hindrances coming in the way of implementation of PMAY; and
- (d) if so, the steps taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a) In order to achieve the target of 'Housing for All' in rural areas, the Ministry of Rural Development  is  implementing  Pradhan  Mantri  Awaas  Yojana-  Gramin  (PMAY-G)  with effect  from  1st  April,  2016  to  provide  assistance  to  eligible  rural  households  with  overall target to construct 2.95 crore pucca houses with basic amenities by March, 2024.  Out of the total  target  of  2.95  crore  houses,  a  target  of  2.60  crore  (88.13%  of  total)  houses  has  been allocated  to  States/UTs,  2.28  crore  (77.28%  of  total)  beneficiaries  have  been  sanctioned houses by States/UTs, 1.76 crore houses have been completed as on 23.3.2022.
- (b)  to  (d):      The  Ministry  is  taking  various  steps  to  increase  the  pace  of  sanction  & completion  of  houses.  The  government  has  identified  hindrances  coming  in  the  way  of implementation of PMAY-G and are taking various steps in this regard:
- i. Timely allocation of targets to the States/UTs.
- ii. Micro monitoring of house sanction and completion using PMAY-G Dashboard  and other IT tools & technologies.
- iii. Regular follow-ups  with States / UTs on providing land to landless beneficiaries.
- iv. Regular review by Minister/ Secretary/ Additional Secretary and Joint Secretary.
- v. Separate review of States with high targets and sub-par performance.
- vi. Timely release of funds to the States/UTs and follow up with the States for onward release to SNA.
- vii. Adoption of House Design Typologies  by the States/UTs.
- viii. Training to Rural Masons under Rural Mason Training (RMT) programme to make available pool of trained rural masons for faster construction of quality houses.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4348 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and System
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Bhagirath Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4348

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH  MARCH, 2022/ CHAITRA 08, 1944 (SAKA)

CRIME AND CRIMINAL TRACKING NETWORK AND SYSTEM

4348. SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  giving  importance  to  Crime  and  Criminal Tracking Network and System (CCTNS)/Interoperable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether many police stations are still not connected with CCTNS software and if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c)  the  name  of  the  States  and  the  number  of  courts  currently  using  CCTNS data, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) the number of courts doing reverse transfer of data to CCTNS, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISHRA)

(a):  Yes,  sir.  Use  of  Crime  and  Criminal  Tracking  Networks  and  Systems (CCTNS)  and  Inter-Operable  Criminal  Justice System  (ICJS)  is regularly reviewed  by  the  Government  with  the  States/  Union  Territories.  Further,  the Government has leveraged the CCTNS and ICJS to launch a series of Smart Policing initiatives for States/ Union Territories.

## LS.US.Q.NO.4348 FOR 29.03.2022

(b):  As  per  available  information,  CCTNS  has  been deployed  in all  the  Police Stations across the country.

(c) and (d): ICJS provides access to all its users, including police and courts, in all States/ Union Territories to CCTNS and eCourt data for Search and Query. As  per  available  information,  Courts  in  Andhra  Pradesh,  Assam,  Delhi,  Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Telangana are doing reverse transfer of data into CCTNS.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4346 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: PMGSY in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Girish Chandra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4346

ANSWERED ON 29/03/2022

## PMGSY IN UTTAR PRADESH

## 4346.   SHRI GIRISH CHANDRA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of new roads selected under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in the State of Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the funds allocated, released and utilized for implementation of the yojana in Uttar Pradesh during the current financial year;
- (c) the length of roads constructed in rural districts of Uttar Pradesh under PMGSY during the last three years; and
- (d) the number of habitations provided access to roads under the yojana?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a)       The  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  has  been  allocated  road  length  of  18,937.50  Km  under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana phase III (PMGSY-III), against which, 2,534 number of road  works  measuring   18,770.17  Km  have  already  been  sanctioned  to  the  State  till  24th March, 2022 as per the following details :-
- (b)         A  sum  of  Rs.  1,418.55  crore  were  released  as  central  share  and  expenditure (including state share) of Rs. 1,840.98 crore was incurred for implementation of PMGSY in Uttar Pradesh during the current year till 23 rd March, 2022.
- (c)        The details of road length constructed in the districts of Uttar Pradesh under PMGSY during the last three years and current year (as on 23.03.2022) are as under:
- (d)       Since inception till 23 rd March, 2022, a total of 1,55,770 habitations in the population category 250+ and 5,858 habitations in the population category 100-249 have been provided all  weather  road  connectivity  under  PMGSY  in  various  States/  UTs.  In  the  State  of  Uttar Pradesh, 11,748 habitations have been provided all-weather road connectivity during the said period.

| Year      | Sanctioned   | Sanctioned       | Sanctioned                       |
|-----------|--------------|------------------|----------------------------------|
| Year      | No. of Roads | Road Length (km) | Value of Projects (Rs. in crore) |
| 2020-2021 | 898          | 6,287.38         | 4,177.80                         |
| 2021-2022 | 1,636        | 12,482.79        | 10,068.07                        |
| Total     | 2,534        | 18,770.17        | 14,245.86                        |

| Year                      | Road Length constructed (km)   |
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 2018-19                   | 1,688                          |
| 2019-20                   | 376                            |
| 2020-21                   | 718                            |
| 2021-22 (as on 23.3.2022) | 2,223                          |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4345 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Challenge to Procurement of Crops at MSP
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Thalikkottai Rajuthevar Baalu

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4345

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH  MARCH, 2022

## CHALLENGE TO PROCUREMENT OF CROPS AT MSP

4345.  SHRI T.R. BAALU :

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

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  procuring  all  the  23  crops  at  Minimum  Support  Price (MSP), as against the current practice of procuring largely rice and wheat, will result in India  breaching  the  de  minimis  limit  making  it  vulnerable  to  a  legal  challenge  at  the World Trade Organization (WTO);
- (b) if  so,  the  steps  proposed to  be taken by the  Government keeping in mind that India will not be able to employ the peace clause to defend procuring those crops that are  not  part  of  the  food  security  programme  (such  as  cotton,  groundnut,  sunflower seed); and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान क  याण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a)  to  (c)  :  As  per  the  WTO  agreement  on  Agriculture  (AoA),  market  price  support provided through procurement of crops by the Government at administered prices, that is,  Minimum  Support  Price  (MSP)  (in  case  of  India)  is  subject  to  product-specific de minimis limit.  According  to  AoA,  market  price  support  is  calculated  as  the  difference between the Applied Administered Price (i.e., MSP in India's case) and fixed External Reference  Price  (ERP)  multiplied  by  Eligible  Production  [i.e.,  MSP=  (MSP  -  ERP)  x Eligible Production]. The ERP is the average of the 1986-88 import/export price of the product and eligible production is the actual procurement of the concerned product. As such, procurement of crops at MSP may not result in breaching the de minimis limit. Further,  India  being  a  developing  country,  an  interim  mechanism,  commonly referred as the peace clause is available in accordance with various decisions taken at Ministerial Conferences of the WTO held in Bali (December 2013), Nairobi (December 2015)  and  in  the  WTO  General  Council  in  November  2014.  According  to  the  Peace clause,  WTO  members  would  exercise  due  restraint  in  raising  disputes  under  the relevant  provisions  of  the AoA  in  respect  of  public  stockholding  programmes for  food security  purposes  even  if  countries  exceed  their  permissible  limits  on  the  subsidies involved in food purchases under such programmes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4344 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Cyclone Shelters for Coastal Areas
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: S. Ramalingam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4344

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH  MARCH, 2022/CHAITRA 8, 1944 (SAKA)

CYCLONE SHELTERS FOR COASTAL AREAS

4344. SHRI RAMALINGAM S.:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government/National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has any proposal to set up cyclone shelters permanently on the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu  viz.  Chennai/Nagai/Cuddalore  which  are  very  often  affected  due  to  heavy rain/floods/cyclone  and  natural  calamities  every  year  causing  heavy  loss  to human loves/animals and properties;

- (b)  if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)    if  not,  whether  such  proposal  will  be  considered  for  implementation  in  the future?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) to (c): Multi  Purpose  Cyclone  Shelters  (MPCS)  are  built  under  the  National Cyclone  Risk  Mitigation  Project  (NCRMP),  which  is  a  World  Bank  assisted centrally  sponsored  scheme.    It  is  being  implemented  by  National  Disaster Management  Authority  (NDMA)  in  the  8  coastal  States,  in  two  phases.    Two States  were  covered  in  Phase-I,  namely,  Andhra  Pradesh  and  Odisha;  and  six States  are  covered  in  Phase-  II,  namely,  Goa,  Gujarat,  Karnataka,  Kerala, Maharashtra  and  West  Bengal.    At  the  time  of  the  inception  of  NCRMP,  Tamil Nadu State was already implementing a similar World Bank assisted project viz. 'Coastal Disaster Risk Reduction Project' with a total outlay of Rs. 1481.80 crore, having similar components including Multi Purpose Evacuation Shelters (MPES). Under the project, 121 nos. of MPES were built in 13 districts of Tamil Nadu.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4338 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Data of Shooting Sports
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Shyam Yadav Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4338 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.03.2022

## Data of Shooting Sports

4338.  SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  maintains  any  data  pertaining  to  the State associations recognized by the State Governments /UT administration relating to shooting sport and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  details  of  list  of  all  the  State  rifle  associations  in  India recognized by  State Governments and UT administration;
- (c) whether  the  Government  intends  to  take  action  against  illegal State rifle associations set up in various States;
- (d) if so. the details thereof;
- (e) whether  the  Government  intends  to  take  action  against  the people nominated from the non-recognized State rifle associations to the National Rifle Association of India; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS [SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR]

- (a)  to  (f):  Sports  being  a  state  subject,  the  Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  and Sports deals only with national level sport federations. State/UT level sport federations come under the purview of the States/UTs  and therefore action

against non-recognised state sports federations/associations is to be taken by the respective State/UT Governments . The provisions of National Sports Development Code of India, 2011, are not applicable to State/UT level sport federations/associations. The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), has informed that  it  gives  affiliation  to  the  State  Rifle  Associations  as  per  the provisions  of  the  NRAI  constitution  and  has  further  informed  that  the Federation  does  not  maintain  record  of recognition of the State Rifle Associations by the respective State Governments.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4336 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Policies for Sustainable Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Khagen Murmu

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4336

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH  MARCH, 2022

## POLICIES FOR SUSTAINABLE FARMING

4336.    SHRI KHAGEN MURMU :

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

- (a) whether the government agrees with the view that there is a need to draft policies and programmes that will lead to sustainable farming;
- (b) if so, the details of the initiatives taken/proposed to be taken by the government in this regard; and
- (c) if not , the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष और कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR).

(a) to (c): Yes,  the  Government  is  implementing  a  number  of  schemes  for  promoting sustainable agriculture. The National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) is one of the Missions within the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC). The mission aims to evolve  and  implement  strategies  to  make  Indian  agriculture  more  resilient  to  the  changing climate.   NMSA  was  approved  for  three  major  components  i.e.  Rainfed  Area  Development (RAD); On Farm Water Management (OFWM); and Soil Health Management (SHM).

Subsequently, four new programmes were introduced namely Soil Health Card (SHC), Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY), Mission  Organic  Value  Chain  Development  in North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) and Sub Mission on Agroforestry (SMAF). During 201516,  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  (PMKSY)  was  operationalised  wherein  the OFWM component of NMSA was subsumed under Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) component of  PMKSY. In addition to aforementioned programmes under NMSA, Restructured National Bamboo Mission (NBM) was launched in April 2018.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4333 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Administration of PRIs
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Faizal P.P. Mohammed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4333 ANSWERED ON 29.03.2022

## ADMINISTRATION OF PRIs

## 4333. SHRI MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P.:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any initiatives have been taken by the Government during the last three years to make use of available resources for improving the administration in Panchayati Raj Institutions;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to bring in reforms to delegate more powers from the States to Panchayati Raj system; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the details therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

(a)  &  (b)  The  Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj,  through  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of Rashtriya  Gram  Swaraj  Abhiyan  (RGSA),  has  been  extending  financial  assistance  to supplement the efforts of State Governments for certain critical infrastructural facilities for Gram Panchayats (GPs) such as Gram Panchayat Bhawans, computers and peripherals and colocation  of  Common  Service  Centre  for  the  smooth  functioning  of  the  Panchayati  Raj Institutions.  Towards digitalisation  of  Panchayats  for  transparent,  accountable  and  efficient administration, the Ministry has developed a simplified task based accounting application eGramSwaraj for planning, budgeting, implementation, accounting, monitoring, social audit and delivery of citizen services like issue of certificates, licenses, etc. with available resources with the Panchayats.

(c)  & (d) Panchayat being 'Local Government', is a State Subject and accordingly, Panchayats are  set  up  and  operated  through  the  respective  State  Panchayati  Raj  Acts,  subject  to  the provisions  of  the  Constitution,  and  all  Panchayat  related  matters,  including  devolution  of powers to Panchayats come under jurisdiction of State. Also, Article 243G of the Constitution envisages the panchayats as institutions of self-government and provides that the legislature of a State, may by law, endow the Panchayats with such powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to function as institutions of self-government and for the preparation of plans and implementation of schemes for economic development and social justice.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4332 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Good Governance in Panchayat System
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Sajda Ahmed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4332 ANSWERED ON 29.03.2022

## GOOD GOVERNANCE IN PANCHAYAT SYSTEM

## 4332. SHRIMATI SAJDA AHMED:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  strengthen  and  promote  good governance in Panchayat system;
- (b) the mechanism adopted by the Government to check corrupt and illegal practices of the panchayat representatives and officials in delivering public schemes; and
- (c) the total number of cases probed by Comptroller and Auditer General of India (CAG) in connection to corruption in the country during the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

(a)  to  (c)Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj  (MoPR)  has  developed  the  eGramSwaraj  portal  (eGS) (https://egramswaraj.gov.in), which aims to bring in transparency the planning, progress reporting, financial management and details of assets created in Panchayati Raj Institutions(PRIs). Further, Ministry has also integrated e-Gram SWARAJ with Public Financial Management System for Gram Panchayats to make real time payments to vendors/service providers.  So far, 2.62 Lakh GPDPs have been uploaded on eGS for the year 2021-22.  Further, Panchayats have adopted the mechanism to make payments to vendors through Public Financial Management system.

Further, for ensuring timely audit of Panchayat accounts, MoPR has devised an online application -  AuditOnline  (https://auditonline.gov.in).    This  application  not  only  facilitates  auditing  of Panchayat accounts but also provides for maintaining audit records. This application streamlines the process for creating audit inquiries, draft local audit reports, draft audit-paras etc. Thus, proper maintenance of accounts by Panchayats is ensured, improving transparency and accountability.

Panchayat is a State subject mandated at Part IX and List II (State List) of Seventh Schedule of the Constitution  of  India  and  as  such  probe  into  corruption  cases  relating  to  corrupt  and  illegal practices of the panchayat representatives and officials are the responsibility of the concerned State government.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4329 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Storage Facilities for Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4329

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH  MARCH, 2022

## STORAGE FACILITIES FOR FARMERS

4329.   SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

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

- (a) whether the storage facilities provided by the Government to the farmers in the country are sufficient;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is contemplating provision of additional storage facility specially in Rajasthan;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, location-wise; and
- (e) if not, the reason therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) to (e): The Government of India is providing storage facilities through creation of Agricultural Marketing infrastructure including Scientific Storage for farmers by implementing 'Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI)', a sub-scheme of Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing (ISAM) across the country including rural areas. It is a  credit  linked  scheme  wherein  back  ended  capital  subsidy  @  25%  and  33.33%  is available  based  on  the  eligible  category  of  beneficiary.   Assistance  is  available  to Farmers,  Group  of  farmers/growers,  Individuals,  Agri-preneurs,  Registered  Farmer Produce Organizations (FPOs), Cooperatives, state agencies etc.

The scheme is demand driven, therefore, no State/UT-wise allocation has been made.  However,  since  inception,  a  total  of  41,001  storage  infrastructure  projects (Godowns)  with  capacity  of  709.00  Lakh  MT  have  been  assisted  in  the  country benefiting  number  of  Agri-preneurs  including  farmers,  out  of  which,  a  total  of  1585 projects,  with  storage  capacity  of  30.98  Lakh  MT  in  Rajasthan  have  been  assisted under AMI sub-scheme of ISAM.

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