Lok Sabha Question No. 3200 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: Skill Development Training
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Jyotsna Charandas Mahant

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3200

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  MARCH, 2022

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING

3200  SHRIMATI JYOTSNA CHARANDAS MAHANT

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

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  has  launched  any  program  to  provide  skill development  training  to  the  rural  youth  and  farmers  in  agriculture  and  allied sectors under the Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) Scheme;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether  there  is  a  provision  to  impart  agriculture  specific  training  to  female farmers;
- (e) the  number  of  youth  and  female  farmers  trained  in  Chhattisgarh  since  the inception of the said programme; and
- (f)  the details of the results achieved in the agriculture sector after imparting the said training to them?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)to(c)  A  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  'Support  to  State  Extension  Programs  for Extension Reforms' popularly known as ATMA Scheme is under implementation since 2005. Presently, Scheme is being implemented in 691 districts of 28 states &  5  UTs  in  the  country  (Including  all  the  27  districts  of  Chhattisgarh).  The scheme promotes decentralized farmer-friendly extension system in the country.

The objectives of the Scheme is to support State Government's efforts and to make available latest agricultural technologies and good agricultural practices in different thematic areas of agriculture and allied areas to farmersincluding rural youth farmersthrough different extension activities viz; Farmers Training, Demonstrations,  Exposure  Visits,  Kisan  Mela,  Mobilization  of  Farmers  Groups and organizing Farm Schools etc. Through these activities awareness is created among  farmers  regarding  new  technologies  for  development  of  agriculture sector.

- (d) It  is  provisioned  in  ATMA  Guidelines  that  generally  30%  beneficiaries  of  the Scheme should be women farmers.
- (e) Since  inception  (2005-06  to  2021-22  till  31 st December,  2021)  total  16,68,947 farmers  of  Chhattisgarh  State  (Including  rural  youth  and  female  farmers)  have been benefited under the Scheme. Year-wise details of Male & Female farmers beneficiaries  is  given  at Annexure-I .  The  Krishi  Vigyan  Kendras  (KVKs)  of Chhattisgarh trained 35,151 rural youth and 83,797 female farmers during last five years.
- (f) As  per  assessment  of  3 rd party  evaluation  and  impact  assessment  study  of ATMA Scheme carried out during 2020, Farm Demonstrations and Farm School activities  of  ATMA  Scheme  have  a  good  learning  impact  on  farmers  and  the production is also increasing.

| ANNEXURE-I   | ANNEXURE-I   | ANNEXURE-I        | ANNEXURE-I        |
|--------------|--------------|-------------------|-------------------|
| Sl. No.      | Year         | Farmers Benefited | Farmers Benefited |
|              |              | Male              | Female            |
| 1            | 2005-06      | 809               | 198               |
| 2            | 2006-07      | 45318             | 17883             |
| 3            | 2007-08      | 23170             | 4681              |
| 4            | 2008-09      | 7398              | 2935              |
| 5            | 2009-10      | 70452             | 19062             |
| 6            | 2010-11      | 5491              | 149               |
| 7            | 2011-12      | 51450             | 28247             |
| 8            | 2012-13      | 113683            | 53995             |
| 9            | 2013-14      | 63191             | 26047             |
| 10           | 2014-15      | 168395            | 78491             |
| 11           | 2015-16      | 92928             | 14130             |
| 12           | 2016-17      | 92799             | 18116             |
| 13           | 2017-18      | 242018            | 34706             |
| 14           | 2018-19      | 122708            | 19735             |
| 15           | 2019-20      | 98296             | 26498             |
| 16           | 2020-21      | 63111             | 28289             |
| 17           | 2021-22      | 32618             | 1950              |
| TOTAL: -     | TOTAL: -     | 1293835           | 375112            |

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