Lok Sabha Question No. 395 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Promotion of Organic Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Gajendra Singh Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 395

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 TH     MARCH, 2023

## PROMOTION OF ORGANIC FARMING

*395. SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes any new scheme to promote organic farming and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the names and the details of the programmes being run by the Government to promote organic farming in the country and the scope of standard organic farming in the country;
- (c) the  efforts  being  made  by  the  Government  to  reduce  the  use  of  chemicals  in farming, encourage organic farming and expand storage capacity;
- (d) the current status of organic farming in tribal areas along with the details thereof; and
- (e) whether any new scheme is proposed for Khargone and Barwani Parliamentary Constituencies and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a) to (e):       A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

O.I.H.

## STATEMENT  IN  RESPECT  OF  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. 395 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 28.03.2023 REGARDING 'PROMOTION OF ORGANIC FARMING'.

(a) & (b): Government is promoting organic farming in the country since 2015-16 through the schemes of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) and Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER). Both the schemes stress on end to end support to farmers engaged in organic farming i.e. from production to processing, certification and  marketing  and  post  harvest  management  support  including  processing.  PKVY  is  being implemented in all the States other-than North Eastern States, across the country. MOVCDNER scheme is implemented exclusively in the NE States. Both schemes are approved during 15 th Finance Commission till 2025-26.  Under PKVY, farmers of various states of the country are provided financial assistance of Rs 50000/ha for 3 years out of which, Rs 31000/ ha / 3 years is provided directly to farmers through DBT for on-farm and off-farm organic inputs.

Since 2015-16, under PKVY, 11.85 lakh ha area has been covered under organic farming by developing 32384 clusters involving 16.19 lakh farmers. In addition, 8 states developed their own brands for organic products. So far, Rs 1793.80 Crore has been released under the scheme.

Under MOVCDNER, an assistance of Rs. 46,575/ha for 3years is provided for creation of FPO, support to farmers for organic inputs, quality seeds/ planting material and training, hand holding and certification. Financial assistance @ Rs 32500/ ha for 3 years is provided to farmers for on- farm /off -farm organic inputs under the scheme.

Since 2015-16, under MOVCDNER, 1.73 lakh ha area has been covered under organic farming by developing 379 FPO/FPCs involving 1.89 lakh farmers. In addition, 7 NE developed their own brands for organic products. So far, Rs 886.16 Crore has been released under the scheme.

Both  the  schemes  promote  standard  organic  farming  dully  certified  under  National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) and Participatory Guarantee System (PGS)- India certification  and  approved  under  Food  Safety  and  Standard  Act,  2006  (organic  Food Regulation). National Standards of Organic Production (NSOP) of NPOP is complied as the standard of crop production for both NPOP and PGS certification.

(c): To reduce use of chemical in agriculture, Government is promoting organic farming using various  organic  fertilizers/  bio-fertilizers  under  PKVY  and  MOVCDNER  scheme.  To  link production  of  cluster  to  markets  and  create  post  harvest  handling  infrastructure  including storage, the clusters are being supported under PKVY and MOVCDNER schemes. Under PKVY financial assistance of Rs 20 lakh/ cluster of 1000 ha for 3 years is provided for value addition and infrastructure creation. Under MOVCDNER need based assistance is provided @ Rs 18.75 lakh for cold store component.

(d): The state-wise details of area including tribal belts certified under organic farming under NPOP and PGS-Certification is given at Annexure- I.

(e): Government schemes on promotion of organic farming (PKVY & MOVCDNER) are not area  specific  and  state  Government  decide  the  area  of  implementation.  As  of  now,  no  new scheme is proposed at Khargone and Barwani Parliamentary Constituency in Madhya Pradesh.

Annexure-I State-wise details of area under organic farming under NPOP and PGS- certification up to 2021-22. Area (in ha)

| S. No.            | State                   | Under NPOP Certification         | Under PGS certification          |
|-------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1.                | Andhra Pradesh          | 47922.42                         | 206000.00                        |
| 2.                | Arunachal Pradesh       | 12636.64                         | 380.00                           |
| 3.                | Assam                   | 18102.94                         | 4400.00                          |
| 4.                | Bihar                   | 30941.01                         | 24600.00                         |
| 5.                | Chhattisgarh            | 18856.46                         | 109000.00                        |
| 6.                | Goa                     | 12669.88                         | 10080.00                         |
| 7.                | Gujarat                 | 154950.14                        | 2000.00                          |
| 8.                | Haryana                 | 3198.95                          | 400.00                           |
| 9.                | Himachal Pradesh        | 11160.55                         | 17700.00                         |
| 10.               | Jammu & Kashmir         | 30675.58                         | 560.00                           |
| 11.               | Jharkhand               | 58870.14                         | 23940.00                         |
| 12.               | Karnataka               | 96188.88                         | 20900.00                         |
| 13.               | Kerala                  | 43676.54                         | 96380.00                         |
| 14.               | Ladakh                  | 7280.37                          | 10000.00                         |
| 15.               | Lakshadweep             | 895.51                           | 2700.00                          |
| 16.               | Madhya Pradesh          | 1504950.14                       | 175560.00                        |
| 17.               | Maharashtra             | 1133570.30                       | 32160.00                         |
| 18.               | Manipur                 | 14628.42                         | 600.00                           |
| 19.               | Meghalaya               | 27508.74                         | 900.00                           |
| 20.               | Mizoram                 | 19038.89                         | 680.00                           |
| 21.               | Nagaland                | 14269.27                         | 480.00                           |
| 22.               | Delhi                   | 12.948                           | 10000.00                         |
| 23.               | Odisha                  | 488904.77                        | 44800.00                         |
| 24.               | Pondicherry             | 21.505                           | 160.00                           |
| 25.               | Punjab                  | 7564.60                          | 7000.00                          |
| 26.               | Rajasthan               | 488904.77                        | 123000.00                        |
| 27.               | Sikkim                  | 75475.28                         | 3000.00                          |
| 28.               | Tamil Nadu              | 52305.73                         | 8240.00                          |
| 29.               | Telangana               | 39200.47                         | 13800.00                         |
| 30.               | Tripura                 | 12081.63                         | 1000.00                          |
| 31.               | Uttar Pradesh           | 70946.65                         | 78580.00                         |
| 32.               | Uttarakhand             | 89670.88                         | 140540.00                        |
| 33.               | West Bengal             | 7280.37                          | 2400.00                          |
| 34.               | Daman Diu & Dadar Nagar | -                                | 11100.00                         |
| 35                | Andaman & Nicobar       | -                                | 1360.00                          |
| 36                | Chandigarh              | -                                | 1300.00                          |
| Total Grand total | Total Grand total       | 4726714.74 1185700.00 5912414.74 | 4726714.74 1185700.00 5912414.74 |

Source: NPOP (APEDA) PGS (NCONF)

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