Lok Sabha Question No. 4335 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Shashwat Bharat Krushi Rath
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Brijendra Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4335

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH  MARCH, 2022

## SHASHWAT BHARAT KRUSHI RATH

4335: SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH:

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

- (a) the  salient  features  of  the  knowledge  envisioned  to  be  spread  through  the 'Shashwat Bharat Krush Rath';
- (b) the  amount  of  funds  allocated  for  the  effective  continuation  and  expansion  of 'Shashwat Bharat Krushi Rath';
- (c) the  States  envisioned  to  be  a  part  of  'Shashwat  Bharat  Krushi  Rath'  by  the Government;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to include knowledge-sharing concerning soil health,  healthy  farming  practises,  disaster  resilience  to  protect  crops  etc.  as  part  of 'Shaswat Bharat Krushi Rath';
- (e) if so, the details thereof;
- (f) the way in which 'Shashwat Bharat Krushi Rath' would aid in helping farmers to contribute towards achieving the climate targets of India; and
- (g) the ways in which 'Shashwat Bharat Krushi Rath' would aid in improving income of farmers?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a)  to (g)  The ' Shashwat Bharat Krushi Rath' is not an initative of the Government of India.

However, Government has been implementing dedicated schemes of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) and Mission Organic Value Chain Development in North East Region

(MOVCDNER) to promote and popularize chemical input free farming among farmers. Under the schemes, assistance is provided for cluster formation, training of farmers, organic input procurement/  on-farm  preparation,  post  harvest  management  including  marketing.    Under PKVY financial assistance of Rs. 1.06 lac per cluster of 20 hectare is provided for exhibition, trade fair, local publicity, marketing initiative etc. under MOVCDNER need based assistance is  provided  for  consumer  awareness,  information,  dissemination,  marketing  initiative  like buyer seller meet, publicity, workshop etc. Farmers are provided subsidy of Rs 31000/ ha / 3 years  under  PKVY  and  32500/  ha/  3  years  under  MOVCDNER  for  various  organic  inputs including organic manure. A budget of Rs 650 crores is allocated for the financial year 202122 to promote organic/ bio input based organic farming in the country.

Government has also   been implementing Bhartiya Prakritik Krishi Padhati (BPKP) as a sub scheme of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) since 2020-21 for the promotion of  traditional/  natural  indigenous  practices  by  utilization  of  agricultural  waste  and  animal dung.  The  scheme  mainly  emphasizes  on  exclusion  of  all  synthetic  chemical  inputs  and promotes  on-farm  biomass  recycling  with  major  stress  on  biomass  mulching;  use  of  cow financial assistance of Rs 12200/ha for 3 years is provided for cluster formation, capacity building and continuous handholding by trained personnel, certification and residue analysis. As of now, dung-urine formulations and other plant-based preparations. Under BPKP, an area of 4.09 lakh ha has been covered in 8 states.

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