Lok Sabha Question No. 208 (STARRED), answered on 2021-08-03
Subject: Scheme to Promote Plantation of Timber Yielding Trees
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 208

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  3 rd  AUGUST, 2021

## SCHEME TO PROMOTE PLANTATION OF TIMBER YIELDING TREES

†*208.    SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to implement any scheme to promote plantation of timber yielding trees on the land of farmers in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of States in which the scheme is proposed to be launched including the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the norms for providing assistance to the farmers under this scheme;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  implement  this  scheme  in  the  State  of Rajasthan also; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  details  of  areas  to  be  covered  under  this scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA  SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.   208   DUE FOR REPLY ON 3 rd  AUGUST, 2021.

- (a): Yes,  Sir.  Department  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare  is  presently  implementing  a scheme viz. Sub-Mission on Agroforestry (SMAF) since 2016-17 to 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. Timber yielding tree species like Sheesam, Teak, Eucalyptus, Malabar Neem, Ardu, Poplar, etc. are promoted for plantation on farm land along with other species.
- (b): The  scheme  is  implemented  in  the  States  having  liberalized  felling  and  transitregulations  for  transport  of  timber.  Presently,  thescheme  is  being  implemented  in  23 States/Union Territories 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.
- (c): 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 UT & National Agencies.The details of norms for providing assistance under the Scheme are given below:

| Sl No   | Component/Activities/Sub Component   | Cost Norms ( Rs in lakh)   | Pattern of Assistance         |
|---------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1.      | Nursery Development                  | Nursery Development        |                               |
| (a)     | Small Nurseries                      | Rs 10 lakh per nursery     | 100% for Government           |
| (b)     | Big Nurseries                        | Rs 16 lakh per nursery     | Agencies and 50%              |
| (c)     | Hi -Tech Nurseries                   | Rs 40 lakh per nursery     | for farmers/private agencies. |

| 2.   | Peripheral/Boundary Plantation      | Rs.70 /plant                             | 100% for Government Agencies and 50% for farmers/private agencies in four years in the ratio of 40:20:20:20   |
|------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 3.   | Low Density Plantation (100-500 ha) | Rs 28,000/ha                             | 100% for Government Agencies and 50% for farmers/private agencies in four years in the ratio of 40:20:20:20   |
| 4.   | High Density Block Plantation       | High Density Block Plantation            | 100% for Government Agencies and 50% for farmers/private agencies in four years in the ratio of 40:20:20:20   |
| (a)  | 500 to 1000 plants/Ha               | Rs 30,000/Ha                             | 100% for Government Agencies and 50% for farmers/private agencies in four years in the ratio of 40:20:20:20   |
| (b)  | 1000 to 1200 plants/Ha              | Rs 35,000/Ha                             | 100% for Government Agencies and 50% for farmers/private agencies in four years in the ratio of 40:20:20:20   |
| (c)  | 1200 to 1500 plants/Ha              | Rs 45,000/Ha                             | 100% for Government Agencies and 50% for farmers/private agencies in four years in the ratio of 40:20:20:20   |
| (d)  | > 1500 plants/Ha                    | Rs 50,000/Ha                             | 100% for Government Agencies and 50% for farmers/private agencies in four years in the ratio of 40:20:20:20   |
| 5.   | Capacity Building and Training      | Upto5% of total allocation to the States | Upto5% of total allocation to the States                                                                      |

(d) &  (e): Yes, Sir. The scheme is also being implemented in the State of Rajasthan since 2017-18. So far, a total area of 3530.7 hectares has been covered in Rajasthan under the Sub-Mission on Agroforestry (SMAF) Scheme. The State has proposed 395 hectares of area to be covered under the scheme in 2021-22.

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