Lok Sabha Question No. 403 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Timber Promotion Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Nihal Chand Chauhan

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 403

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 30 th  NOVEMBER, 2021

## TIMBER PROMOTION SCHEME

## 403.   SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

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

- (a) whether any scheme is being implemented by the Government to promote timber producing trees on farmer's land;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  States  and  regions  that  are  being  selected  under  this scheme along with the details of the norms for the selection; and
- (c) the manner in which the assistance will be provided to the farmers along with the details of regions that will be covered under the said scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a):  YesSir.  Sub-Mission  on  AgroforestryScheme  is  being  implemented  by  this Departmentsince 2016-17 to encourage tree plantation including timber on farm land in  a  complementary  and  integrated  manner  with  crops  and  livestock,  to  help  the farmers get additional income and make their farming systems more climate resilient and adaptive.
- (b)  to  (c):The  scheme  is  being  implemented  in  those  States  that  have  liberalized felling  and  transit-regulations  for  transport  of  timber.  Presently,  the  scheme  isbeing implemented  in 21  States viz. Andhra  Pradesh,  Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal  Pradesh,  Jharkhand,  Karnataka,  Kerala,  Madhya  Pradesh, Maharashtra,  Odisha,  Punjab,  Rajasthan,  Tamil  Nadu,  Telangana,  Uttar  Pradesh, Mizoram,  Manipur,  Meghalaya,  Nagaland  and  2  UTs  viz.  Jammu  &  Kashmir  and Ladakh. The manner of assistance being provided to farmers for various interventions under the scheme is as under:

| Sl No                            | Component/Activities/Sub Component   | Cost Norms ( Rs in lakh)                  | Pattern of Assistance                                                                                       |
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1. Nursery Development           | 1. Nursery Development               | 1. Nursery Development                    | 100% for Government Agencies and 50% for farmers/private agencies.                                          |
| (a)                              | Small Nurseries                      | Rs 10 lakh per nursery                    | 100% for Government Agencies and 50% for farmers/private agencies.                                          |
| (b)                              | Big Nurseries                        | Rs 16 lakh per nursery                    | 100% for Government Agencies and 50% for farmers/private agencies.                                          |
| (c)                              | Hi -Tech Nurseries                   | Rs 40 lakh per nursery                    | 100% for Government Agencies and 50% 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 | 4. High Density Block Plantation     | 4. 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       | Upto 5% of total allocation to the States | Upto 5% of total allocation to the States                                                                   |

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