Lok Sabha Question No. 255 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-20
Subject: Investment in Agriculture
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Shrirang Appa Barne, Sudheer Gupta, Bidyut Baran Mahato

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 255

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH  JULY, 2021

## INVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURE

255.   SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:

Shri SUDHEER GUPTA:

Shri BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

Shri SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

Shri SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

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

- a)  whether the Government intends to bring private investment and latest technology in the field of farming;
- b)  if so, the details thereof and the policy of the Government in this regard;
- c)  the details of the amount disbursed so far to farmers under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Yojana in various States and the extent to which their annual income has increased so far; and
- d)  the  details  of  funds  allocated,  released  and  utilized  under  the  Aatmanirbhar Bharat Package for agriculture infrastructure and the details of the infrastructure so far developed as a result thereof in various States?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b):      Government  of  India  has  launched  the  Central  Sector  Scheme  of financing  facility  under  Agriculture  Infrastructure  Fund  (AIF)  to  boost  Agriculture Infrastructure relating to post harvest management and community farming assets. Under this scheme entities such as farmers, agri entrepreneurs, starts up, Central/ State  agency  or  local  body  sponsored  public  private  partnership  projects  etc.  can take benefit for setting up eligible infrastructure projects.

Under  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY)  Scheme  of  Ministry  of  Agriculture, grants-in-aid is given to state governments on the basis of the projects approved in

State Level Sanctioning Committee Meeting (SLSC). States can take up projects for the development of Agriculture and allied sector in Public Private Partnership (PPP) for Integrated Agriculture Component.

Under  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH)  of  this  Ministry financial assistance in the range of 35% to 55% of eligible projects cost is available in  the  form  of  credit  linked  back  ended  for  creation  of  Post-Harvest  management infrastructure like Pack Houses, Pre-cooling units, Integrated pack houses, Refrigerator van, Primary/mobile Processing unit, cold storage etc farm get level to consumption  level.  The  post-harvest  component  is  demand/entrepreneurs-driven from  among  entrepreneurs,  private  companies,  cooperatives,  farmers  groups  etc. through  commercial  ventures  for  which  assistance  is  available  through  respective State Horticulture Mission.

(c): The  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Samman  Nidhi  (PM-KISAN)  Scheme  is  being implemented with a view to provide income support to all landholding farmer families across the country, to enable them to take care of expenses related to agriculture and  allied  activities  as  well  as  domestic  needs.    The  Scheme,  effective  from 1.12.2018, aims to provide a payment of Rs.6000/- per year for the farmers' families with  cultivable  land  holding,  subject  to  certain  exclusions.    The  financial  benefit  of Rs.6000/is being released by the Central Government  in  three 4-monthly installments of Rs.2000/- over the year directly into the bank accounts of the eligible farmers  under  Direct  Benefit  Transfer  mode.  It  is  a  new  Scheme  and  so  far  no impact assessment has been done.

The  details  of  the  amount  disbursed  so  far  to  farmers  under  PM  Kisan  Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Yojana in various States is attached at Annexure-I .

(d): Financing facility under AIF has been setup  wherein Rs. 1 Lakh Crore is to be provided  by  banks  and  financial  institutions  as  loans  for  creation  of  agriculture infrastructure. Ministry has allocated an amount of Rs.10736 crores towards interest subvention  cost,  credit  guarantee  cost  and  administration  cost  of  PMU.  Loan disbursement  under  the  scheme  will  be  completed  in  six  years  and  interest subvention and credit guarantee support will be provided till 2032-33.

As on date, Rs. 4338 Cr. has been sanctioned under the scheme to 6262 projects. Funds  are  being  disbursed  by  banks  and  construction  of  infrastructure  by  various beneficiaries    has  commenced. Infra  type  and number  of projects  sanctioned is at Annexure-II .

## Annexure-I

Amount disbursed so far to farmers under PM KisanSammanNidhi (PM-KISAN)

## (as on 14/07/2021)

| States                                       | Amount (Rs)        |
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands                  | 24,97,86,000       |
| Andhra Pradesh                               | 71,95,38,96,000    |
| Bihar                                        | 91,82,71,68,000    |
| Chandigarh                                   | 59,42,000          |
| Chhattisgarh                                 | 33,17,21,02,000    |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli                       | 9,23,38,000        |
| Daman and Diu                                | 3,26,98,000        |
| Delhi                                        | 18,83,50,000       |
| Goa                                          | 12,19,62,000       |
| Gujarat                                      | 80,05,98,84,000    |
| Haryana                                      | 26,15,45,82,000    |
| Himachal Pradesh                             | 13,49,57,14,000    |
| Jammu and Kashmir                            | 15,41,69,30,000    |
| Jharkhand                                    | 23,54,11,88,000    |
| Karnataka                                    | 70,17,71,56,000    |
| Kerala                                       | 49,71,14,04,000    |
| Ladakh                                       | 9,96,28,000        |
| Lakshdweep                                   | 1,24,16,000        |
| Madhya Pradesh                               | 99,50,39,60,000    |
| Maharashtra                                  | 1,38,94,70,78,000  |
| Odisha                                       | 41,55,36,56,000    |
| Puducherry                                   | 15,37,22,000       |
| Punjab                                       | 30,32,39,08,000    |
| Rajasthan                                    | 91,26,10,02,000    |
| Tamilnadu                                    | 59,09,83,14,000    |
| Telangana                                    | 54,66,30,04,000    |
| The Dadra and Nagra Haveli and Daman and Diu | 5,83,18,000        |
| Uttar Pradesh                                | 3,27,88,54,00,000  |
| Uttarakhand                                  | 12,03,76,18,000    |
| West Bengal                                  | 2,81,59,20,000     |
| Total (1)                                    | 13,34,61,50,44,000 |
| NORTH EAST STATES                            |                    |
| Arunachal Pradesh                            | 1,04,58,08,000     |
| Assam                                        | 28,52,68,46,000    |
| Manipur                                      | 3,88,62,52,000     |
| Meghalaya                                    | 1,88,86,24,000     |
| Mizoram                                      | 1,46,23,64,000     |
| Nagaland                                     | 2,54,77,72,000     |
| Sikkim                                       | 8,96,24,000        |
| Tripura                                      | 3,17,27,12,000     |
| Total (2)                                    | 42,62,00,02,000    |
| Grand Total (1+2)                            | 13,77,23,50,46,000 |

Annexure-II

| S.No.                                                    | Project Type   | No of Applications   |
|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------|----------------------|
| 1 Warehouse                                              | 3811           |                      |
| Assaying units                                           | 155            | 2                    |
| Primary processing Centre                                | 128            | 3                    |
| Sorting & Grading Unit                                   | 124            | 4                    |
| PPP projects promoted by State. or their agencies        | 33             | 5                    |
| Logistics Facility                                       | 22             | 6                    |
| Infrastructure for smart and precision agriculture       | 20             | 7                    |
| Supply chain infrastructure for clusters of crops        | 18             | 8                    |
| Cold Stores and Cold Chain                               | 71             | 9                    |
| PPP projects promoted by Local Govt. or their agencies   | 5              | 10                   |
| Ripening Chambers                                        | 7              | 11                   |
| Silos                                                    | 2              | 12                   |
| Organic inputs production                                | 5              | 12                   |
| Packaging units                                          | 8              | 13                   |
| PPP projects promoted by Central or their agencies       | 4              | 14                   |
| Supply chain infrastructure for export clusters of crops | 1              | 15                   |
| Bio stimulant production units                           | 5              | 16                   |
| Waxing Plants                                            | 2              | 17                   |
| Other - Others                                           | 1841           | 18                   |
| Grand                                                    | Total          | 6262                 |

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