Lok Sabha Question No. 1356 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Features of RKVY-RAFTAAR
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Supriya Sadanand Sule, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Amol Ramsing Kolhe

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1356

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  9 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021

## FEATURES OF RKVY-RAFTAAR

1356.  SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE: DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S.: SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE: DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

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

- (a) the  salient  features  of  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana-  Remunerative  Approaches for Agriculture and Allied sector Rejuvenation (RKVY-RAFTAAR);
- (b) whether the Government is successful in achieving the targets set under the scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the number of Agri-Business Incubation Centres started under the said scheme in the country during each of the last three years, in the States of Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra;
- (d) whether these Centres have helped in setting up  start-ups  in agricultural  and allied sectors and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the amount of funds allocated by the Government under the said scheme during the last three years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) &(b): Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) has been launched in  2007-08 and the scheme has been  revised  with effect from 01.11.2017  as Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and Allied sector Rejuvenation (RKVY-RAFTAAR) with broad objectives of making  farming a remunerative economic  activity through strengthening  the  farmer's  effort,  risk  mitigation  with    major  focus  on  development  and creation  of  pre  &  post-harvest  infrastructure,  besides  promoting  agri-entrepreneurship  and innovations. Under this scheme,  funds are released to the State Governments/UTs on the

basis  of  projects  related  to  agriculture  and  allied  sectors,  approved  by  the  State  Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC) headed by the Chief Secretary of the concerned State which is  the  empowered  body to  approve  projects  for  implementation  under  this  scheme.    5172 projects related to agriculture and allied sectors have been approved by various States/UTs for implementation under this scheme during the last five years and a  total amount of Rs. 17854.43 crore has been released to various State/UT Governments.

(c): Five  Knowledge  Partners  (KPs)  and  twenty  four  Agribusiness  Incubators  (R-ABIs) have  been  appointed  by  this  Ministry  during  2018-19  to  advise  on  smooth  and  efficient execution of this programme in various States.  List of these KPs and R-ABIs, including in the States of Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra, is at annexure.

(d): So far, 452 startups of agriculture and allied sectors have been selected for funding for a sum of Rs. 48.08 crore in installments and Rs. 20.90 crore has been released to respective Knowledge  Partners  (KPs)  and  RKVY  Agribusiness  Incubators  (RABIs)  for  funding  these selected startups.

(e): Overall allocation under the scheme in the last three years including 8% for innovation and agri-enterpreneurship component is as under:

| Year    |   Allocation (Rs. In crores) |
|---------|------------------------------|
| 2017-18 |                         4750 |
| 2018-19 |                         3600 |
| 2019-20 |                         3745 |

## Statement  annexed  in  reply  to  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1356  for Answer on 9 th February, 2021

## List of Knowledge Partners (KPs) and RKVY-RAFTAAR Agribusiness Incubators (R-ABIs)

## Knowledge Partners (KPs):

- 1)  National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad.
- 2) National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM) Jaipur.
- 3) Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) Pusa, New Delhi.
- 4) University of Agriculture Science , Dharwad, Karnataka.
- 5) Assam Agriculture University, Jorhat, Assam.

## RKVY-RAFTAAR Agribusiness Incubators (R-ABIs)

- 1)  Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Hisar, Haryana
- 2)  CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh
- 3) IIT-BHU, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
- 4)  Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
- 5) ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
- 6) Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab
- 7) Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, Chhattisgarh
- 8) Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu
- 9) IIM, Kashipur, Uttarakhand
- 10) Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala
- 11) ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research, Hyderabad, Telangana
- 12) Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
- 13) Agri innovation and entrepreneurship cell, ANGRAU, Andhra Pradesh
- 14) National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha
- 15) S K N Agriculture University, Jobner, Rajasthan
- 16) Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal
- 17) Bihar Agricultural University, Bhagalpur, Bihar
- 18) Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat
- 19) ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai, Maharashtra
- 20) Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra
- 21) National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics (NIVEDI), Bengaluru, Karnataka
- 22) College of Fisheries, Lembucherra, Tripura
- 23) Department of Veterinary Medicine College of Veterinary Sciences &Animal Husbandry, Aizawl, Mizoram
- 24) College of Horticulture & Forestry, Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh

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