Lok Sabha Question No. 1197 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-03
Subject: Promoting the Use of Bio-Fertilizers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Satpal Brahamchari, Shri Nalin Soren, Shri Gopal Jee Thakur

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1197

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 03 RD  DECEMBER, 2024

## PROMOTING THE USE OF BIO-FERTILIZERS

1197. SHRI NALIN SOREN: SHRI SATPAL BRAHAMCHARI: SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the scheme proposed by the Government to promote the use of biofertilizers in place of Urea, Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) and other fertilizers in the country;
- (b) the  State-wise  details  of  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  provide financial  assistance  and  training  to  the  farmers  in  order  to  promote  organic  farming particularly  district-wise  details  of  Bihar,  Jharkhand  and  Haryana  including  Sonipat  Lok Sabha constituency;
- (c) the details of the scheme of the Government to procure the foodgrains produced by the farmers through organic farming; and
- (d) the details of the scheme of the Government to promote organic farming and cow based organic farming?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY)

- (a): The Government of India is encouraging the balanced use of fertilizer in conjunction with the Organic and Biofertiliser. Government is promoting organic farming on priority in the country for improving soil health and water retention through of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) in all the States/UTs and Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER).

Under  PKVY,  assistance  of  Rs.  31,500  per  ha  for  a  period  of  three  years  is provided  for  promotion  of  organic  farming  to  cover  different  components.  Out  of  this, assistance of Rs. 15,000 per ha for a period of three years is provided to farmers through Direct Benefit Transfer for on- farm /off -farm organic inputs majority biofertilizers.

O.I.H.

Under  MOVCDNER,  assistance  of  Rs.  46,500/ha  for  3  years  is  provided  for creation of Farmers Producer Organization, support to farmers for organic inputs etc. Out of this, assistance @ Rs. 32500/ ha for 3 years is provided to farmers for off -farm /on farm organic inputs under the scheme including Rs. 15,000 as Direct Benefit Transfer to the farmers.

The Government has approved the Market Development Assistance (MDA) @ Rs. 1500/MT  to  promote  organic  fertilizers,  viz.,  FOM/LFOM/PROM  PRODUCED  at  plants under GOBARdhan scheme.

(b): National  Center  of  Organic  and  Natural  Farming  and  its  Regional  Centers  of Organic  and  Natural  Farming  located  at  Ghaziabad,  Nagpur,  Bangalore,  Imphal  and Bhubaneswar are organizing various trainings programmes, online awareness campaigns and  training  programmes  on  organic  and  natural  farming,  and  production  and  use  of organic and bio-fertilizers.

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research also imparts trainings, organizes frontline  demonstrations,  awareness  programs  etc.  to  educate  farmers  on  organic  farming, through network of Krishi Vigyan Kendras.

The State-wise details of financial assistance including training to farmers under the PKVY  (including  Bihar,  Jharkhand  &  Haryana)  and  MOVCDNER  scheme  is  given  at Annexure - I.

Government of Bihar has informed that various initiatives, financial assistance, and training  programs  are  being  provided  to  farmers  to  promote  organic  farming  through schemes  such  as  the  Jaivik  Corridor  Yojana  and  Jaivik  Kheti  Protsahan.  Under  Jaivik Corridor Yojana a financial assistance of Rs. Rs. 24,500/Acre over a period of three years, is  provided to farmers. A total 21119 farmer trained in Phase -I and 20273 farmers are trained  on  organic  farming  in  Phase  II.  The  district  -wise/  phase  -  wise  farmers  trained under Jaivik Corridor Yojana is given at Annexure- II.

Government  of  Jharkhand  has  informed  that  11,196  farmers  have  been  trained under  various  schemes  for  promotion  of  organic  farming.  The  district-wise  details  are given at Annexure- II.

Government of Haryana has informed that they are promoting cow based natural farming  instead  of  organic  farming  since  2022.  Total  13513  farmers  have  been  trained under natural farming since 2023-24. Now, Government of Haryana has adopted 360 new clusters covering an area of 7200 ha in the Current Financial Year 2024-25 under PKVY scheme for promotion of organic farming. The district-wise details are given at AnnexureIII.

(c): The scheme provides financial support to the states for organic certification of the farmers' products and for marketing and branding activities. This enables the farmers to get better market linkages for the sale of their produce.

(d): Government  is  encouraging  the  farmers  for  traditional  /organic  farming  in  the country  through  the  schemes  of  PKVY  and  MOVCDNER.  Enough  flexibility  is  given  to States  to  adopt  any  model  of  traditional/organic  farming  depending  on  farmers'  choice including cow based organic farming.

## State-wise  details  of  financial  assistance  including  training  to  farmers  under  the  PKVY (including Bihar, Jharkhand & Haryana) and MOVCDNER scheme since 2023-24

| S. No.                 | Name of the State      | 2023-24                | 2024-25                |
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| Release Release        | Release Release        | Release Release        | Release Release        |
| PKVY (Rs. in Lakh)     | PKVY (Rs. in Lakh)     | PKVY (Rs. in Lakh)     | PKVY (Rs. in Lakh)     |
| 1                      | Andhra Pradesh         | 970.00                 | 1398.00                |
| 2                      | Bihar                  | 402.00                 | 205.00                 |
| 3                      | Chhattisgarh           | 1892.50                | 1188.00                |
| 4                      | Gujarat                | 196.00                 | 141.00                 |
| 5                      | Goa                    | 250.00                 | 70.50                  |
| 6                      | Haryana                | 0.00                   | 0.00*                  |
| 7                      | Jharkhand              | 163.00                 | 199.00                 |
| 8                      | Karnataka              | 2803.00                | 974.00                 |
| 9                      | Kerala                 | 71.00                  | 196.00                 |
| 10                     | Madhya Pradesh         | 33.00                  | 750.00                 |
| 11                     | Maharashtra            | 1681.00                | 628.00                 |
| 12                     | Odisha                 | 791.00                 | 373.50                 |
| 13                     | Punjab                 | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 14                     | Rajasthan              | 800.00                 | 750.00                 |
| 15                     | Tamil Nadu             | 1564.00                | 412.00                 |
| 16                     | Telangana              | 0.00                   | 212.00                 |
| 17                     | Uttar Pradesh          | 5881.00                | 1125.00                |
| 18                     | West Bengal            | 1717.00                | 373.75                 |
| 19                     | Himachal Pradesh       | 124.00                 | 186.00                 |
| 20                     | Jammu &Kashmir         | 148.00                 | 335.50                 |
| 21                     | Uttarakhand            | 767.00                 | 1400.00                |
| 22                     | Andman &Nicobar        | 33.00                  | 0.00                   |
| 23                     | Puducherry             | 16.20                  | 0.00                   |
| 24                     | Ladakh                 | 183.00                 | 0.00                   |
|                        | Total                  | 20485.70               | 10917.25               |
| MOVCDNER (Rs. in Lakh) | MOVCDNER (Rs. in Lakh) | MOVCDNER (Rs. in Lakh) | MOVCDNER (Rs. in Lakh) |
| 1                      | Assam                  | 3684.91                | 2030.99                |
| 2                      | Manipur                | 2805.38                | 0.00                   |
| 3                      | Meghalaya              | 2465.40                | 590.00                 |
| 4                      | Nagaland               | 2346.10                | 1062.00                |
| 5                      | Mizoram                | 2336.16                | 573.00                 |
| 6                      | Arunachal Pradesh      | 2574.75                | 988.00                 |
| 7                      | Sikkim                 | 3260.69                | 487.00                 |
| 8                      | Tripura                | 3370.04                | 906.00                 |
|                        | Total                  | 22843.43               | 6636.99                |

Annexure- II District Wise/ Phase- wise trained farmers under Jaivik Corridor Yojana in Bihar

| Sl. No.   | District Name   | Jaivik Corridor Yojana         | Jaivik Corridor Yojana         |
|-----------|-----------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|           |                 | Phase -I (2019-20 to 2021- 22) | Phase -I (2019-20 to 2021- 22) |
| 1         | Begusarai       | 1789                           | 2226                           |
| 2         | Bhagalpur       | 2028                           | 1168                           |
| 3         | Bhojpur         | 1072                           | 1782                           |
| 4         | Buxar           | 977                            | 1478                           |
| 5         | Katihar         | 888                            | 1367                           |
| 6         | Khagaria        | 998                            | 579                            |
| 7         | Lakhisarai      | 1629                           | 503                            |
| 8         | Munger          | 771                            | 495                            |
| 9         | Patna           | 1430                           | 1857                           |
| 10        | Samastipur      | 3425                           | 2016                           |
| 11        | Saran           | 1462                           | 2147                           |
| 12        | Vaishali        | 2156                           | 2538                           |
| 13        | Nalanda         | 2494                           | 2117                           |
| Total     | Total           | 21119                          | 20273                          |

District Wise trained farmers under Certification of Organic Farming progrmme in Jhakhand since 2022-23

| Sl. No.   | District Name   |   No. of farmers |
|-----------|-----------------|------------------|
| 1         | Ranchi          |              897 |
| 2         | Singhbhum       |              999 |
| 3         | Ramgarh         |             1279 |
| 4         | Dhanbad         |              999 |
| 5         | Sahebganj       |              709 |
| 6         | Lataher         |              816 |
| 7         | Saraikela       |             1124 |
| 8         | Simdega         |             1465 |
| 9         | Bokaro          |             1450 |
| 10        | Palamu          |             1458 |
|           | Total           |            11196 |

Annexure- III District Wise trained farmers under Natural Farming in Haryana (including Sonipat) district since 2023-24

| Sl. No.   | District Name   |   No. of farmers |
|-----------|-----------------|------------------|
| 1         | Ambala          |              203 |
| 2         | Bhiwani         |             1116 |
| 3         | Charkhi- Dadri  |             1484 |
| 4         | Faridabad       |              164 |
| 5         | Fatehabad       |              470 |
| 6         | Gurugram        |              208 |
| 7         | Hisar           |              957 |
| 8         | Jhajjar         |              747 |
| 9         | Jind            |              995 |
| 10        | Kaithal         |              328 |
| 11        | Karnal          |              623 |
| 12        | Kurukshetra     |              296 |
| 13        | Mahendergarh    |              909 |
| 14        | Nuh             |              727 |
| 15        | Palwal          |              755 |
| 16        | Panchkula       |               57 |
| 17        | Panipat         |              327 |
| 18        | Rewari          |              613 |
| 19        | Rohtak          |              457 |
| 20        | Sirsa           |             1162 |
| 21        | Sonipat         |              515 |
| 22        | Yamunanagar     |              400 |
|           | Total           |            13513 |

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