Lok Sabha Question No. 406 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Sustainable Agriculture Policy
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Maneka Sanjay Gandhi

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

## LOK SABHA

## QUESTION NO. 406

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 th  NOVEMBER, 2021

## SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE POLICY

- 406 SHRIMATI  MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI

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

- (a)  whether  it  is  true  that  India  has  not  signed  for  the  Sustainable    Agriculture  Policy Action agenda at COP26, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) Whether the National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) under the National Action Plan for Climate Change is in line with the  CoP26 Agenda;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the actions taken by the Government during 2020 and 2021 under the NMSA and the funds allocated therein?

## ANSWER

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

- (A)    India has not signed the  sustainable Agriculture Policy Action Agenda at COP26.
- (b)  &  (c)  National  Mission  for  Sustainable  Agriculture  (NMSA)  is  one  of  the  eight missions outlined under National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC). The mission aims to evolve and implement strategies to make Indian agriculture sustainable and

more  resilient  to  the  changing  climate.  The  NMSA  &  schemes  of  the  Ministry  of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare are generally in-line with CoP26 Agenda.

(d)   Action taken by the Government during 2020 and 2021 under National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) :

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 under the ambit of NMSA namely Soil  Health  Card  (SHC),  Parampragat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY),  Mission  Organic Value Chain Development in North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) and Sub Mission on Agroforestry (SMAF). During 2015-16, 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.  Additionally  Restructured National Bamboo Mission (NBM) was also launched in April 2018 under ambit of NMSA. All these components were implemented during 2020 and 2021.

The fund allocated under NMSA sub-missions are at Annexure-I

Annexure-I

| NMSA-Sub-Missions                                                           | Fund allocated (Rs in crore)   | Fund allocated (Rs in crore)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|                                                                             | 2020-21                        | 2021-22                        |
| Rainfed Area Development Change(RAD)                                        | 202.50                         | 180.00                         |
| Sub-Mission on Agroforestry(SMAF)                                           | 36.00                          | 34.00                          |
| National Bamboo Mission                                                     | 75.21                          | 100.00                         |
| Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana-Per Drop More Crop (PMKSY-PDMC)      | 4000.00                        | 4000.00                        |
| Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)                                     | 500.00                         | 450.00                         |
| Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) | 175.00                         | 200.00                         |
| Soil Health Card (SHC)                                                      | 324.43                         | 315.00                         |

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