Lok Sabha Question No. 5428 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-05
Subject: Production of Kharif Crops
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: K. Shanmuga Sundaram

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5428

TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 th  APRIL, 2022

## PRODUCTION OF KHARIF CROPS

## 5428. SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K.:

Will the Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare कृ िष एवं कसान क  याण मंी be pleased to state;

- (a)  the total area in lakh hectare in which kharif crops are/have been produced in India;
- (b)    the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  bring  more  areas  under  kharif  crops production;
- (c)  whether the Government is giving subsidy of diesel to drought-hit areas of kharif cropproducing States;

(d)  if so, the details thereof; (e)  whether ground water will be declared public property; and

- (f)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ िष एवं कसान क  याण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a)    As  per  the  2 nd Advance  Estimates  2021-22,  the  total  Area  of  Kharif  crops  is estimated at  1114.44lakh hectares.
- (b): National Food Security Mission (NFSM), a centrally sponsored scheme, launched in 2007-08,  is  being  implemented  with  the  objective  of  increasing  foodgrains  production through  area  expansion  and  productivity  enhancement  in  the  identified  districts  of  the country.  Under  NFSM,  assistance  is  given  through  state  governments  to  farmers  for interventions like cluster demonstrations on improved package of practices, demonstrations  on  cropping  system,  distribution  of  seeds  of  High  Yielding  Varieties (HYVs)/hybrids,  improved  farm  machineries/resource  conservation  machineries/tools, efficient  water  application  tools,  plant  protection  measures,  nutrient  management/soil ameliorants,  processing  &  post-harvest  equipments,  cropping  system  based  trainings etc. The mission also provides support to Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) &  State  Agricultural  Universities  (SAUs)/KrishiVigyanKendras  (KVKs)  for  technology back  stopping  and  transfer  of  technology  to  the  farmers  under  supervision  of  subject matter specialists/scientists.

Further,  Government  of  India  has  launched  Pradhan  Mantri  KrishiSinchaiYojna  HarKhetKoPaani - Ground Water Irrigation  (PMKSY-HKKP-GW). The scheme aims to provide financial  assistance  to  States  for  assured  ground  water  irrigation  to  small  and marginal farmers.

(c)  &  (d):The  State  Government  is  primarily  responsible  for  providing  necessary  relief measures in the wake of natural calamities including drought. Funds are available with the  State  Government  in  the  form  of  State  Disaster  Response  Fund  (SDRF)  for undertaking  relief  measures  as  per  norms.  Additional  financial  assistance,  over  and above SDRF, is considered from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for natural calamities of severe nature and is approved on the basis of Memorandum received from the State Government, in accordance with established procedures.

(e)&(f): As per new guidelines notified by Ministry of Jal Shakti on 24.09.2020, Ground water extraction for Agricultural Activities has been exempted from regulation.

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