Lok Sabha Question No. 370 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-04
Subject: Mechanism to Improve the Economic Status of Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. Nishikant Dubey

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 370

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 4 TH  FEBRUARY 2025

## MECHANISM TO IMPROVE THE ECONOMIC STATUS OF FARMERS

370. DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that Government proposes to improve the economic status of farmers by facilitating access to agricultural machinery which plays a crucial role in modern agriculture, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  details  of  the  schemes  initiated  and designed  to  support farmers in acquiring agricultural machinery and the number of beneficiaries so far, State-wise;
- (c) whether the subsidies under the scheme will be directly transferred to the beneficiaries' bank account; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

- (a) to (d): The emphasis of the Government is  to  promote mechanization with the specific aim of increasing the reach of farm mechanization to small and marginal farmers  and to the regions  where availability    of    farm  power  is  low      and  promoting    'Custom  Hiring  Centers'  to  offset    the  adverse economies of scale arising due to small land holding and high cost of individual ownership.

A Centrally Sponsored Scheme 'Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization' (SMAM) is being implemented  through  the  State  Governments  w.e.f.  2014-15  under  which    financial  assistance  is provided for purchase of agricultural machines and  equipments  including  tractors  to the farmers  on individual ownership basis and for establishment of Custom Hiring Centre (CHC)/High Tech Hub/Farm Machinery Banks (FMBs). Since inception of the SMAM, funds amounting to Rs. 7856.28 Crores has been  released  to  various  states.    The  States  have  supplied  more  than  19.51  lakh  machines  and equipments  to  the  farmers  on  individual  ownership  basis  and  more  than  52,000  CHCs/Hi-tech Hubs/FMBs have been established in various States. The State-wise details since 2014-15 to 2024-25 (as  on  30.01.2025)  are  at  Annexure-I.  The  Department  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare  is  also implementing Crop Residue Management (CRM) Scheme from 2018-19  in order to support the efforts of the Governments of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi to address air pollution and to subsidize machinery required for management of crop residue. The scheme promotes the usage of machines for in-situ and ex-situ management of paddy straw. Under this scheme, during the period from 2018-19 to 2024-25 (as on 30.01.2025), an amount of Rs. 3607.88 Crore have been released to these States and ICAR.  The States have established more than 41,900 Custom Hiring Centres (CHCs) of crop residue management machines and more than 3.23 lakh crop residue management machines have been supplied to these CHCs and individual farmers of these  States. The State-wise details  are  at Annexure-II. The financial assistance under these schemes is released to the beneficiaries under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).

State-wise details of funds released, machines distributed and CHCs/Hi-Tech Hubs/FMBs established under SMAM since 2014-15 to 2024-25 (as on 30.01.2025)

| State            |   FUNDS RELEASED (RS. IN CRORE) | NOS. OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY DISTRIBUTED   | NOS. OF CUSTOM HIRING CENTRES/HI- TECH HUBS/FARM MACHINERY BANKS ESTABLISHED   |
|------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh   |                          855.37 | 251514                                       | 10598                                                                          |
| Arunachal        |                           65.87 | 40824                                        | 13                                                                             |
| Assam            |                          123.71 | 3163                                         | 787                                                                            |
| Bihar            |                          157.23 | 39535                                        | 2005                                                                           |
| Chhattisgarh     |                          321.05 | 102736                                       | 2978                                                                           |
| Gujarat          |                           92.73 | 29733                                        | 247                                                                            |
| Haryana          |                          266.54 | 24870                                        | 2313                                                                           |
| HP               |                          173.81 | 43637                                        | 53                                                                             |
| J&K              |                           76.71 | 19822                                        | 387                                                                            |
| Jharkhand        |                           33.95 | 0                                            | 527                                                                            |
| Karnataka        |                         1036.38 | 306785                                       | 790                                                                            |
| Kerala           |                          298.1  | 118105                                       | 1687                                                                           |
| MP               |                          511.85 | 279300                                       | 1778                                                                           |
| Maharashtra      |                          602.93 | 103525                                       | 1430                                                                           |
| Manipur          |                          113.14 | 20283                                        | 820                                                                            |
| Meghalaya        |                           25.19 | 2457                                         | 8                                                                              |
| Mizoram          |                           43.7  | 5730                                         | 339                                                                            |
| Nagaland         |                          231.65 | 21373                                        | 609                                                                            |
| Orissa           |                          346.99 | 81831                                        | 1778                                                                           |
| Punjab           |                          109.18 | 13648                                        | 1267                                                                           |
| Rajasthan        |                          145.21 | 32793                                        | 1854                                                                           |
| Sikkim           |                           51.47 | 7128                                         | 52                                                                             |
| Tamil Nadu       |                          803.92 | 80758                                        | 4153                                                                           |
| Telengana        |                           55.67 | 28954                                        | 195                                                                            |
| Tripura          |                          185.7  | 54915                                        | 727                                                                            |
| UP               |                          671.56 | 182346                                       | 11591                                                                          |
| Uttarakhand      |                          342.75 | 42294                                        | 2400                                                                           |
| West Bengal      |                          101.79 | 10997                                        | 774                                                                            |
| D&D Nagar Haveli |                            1.1  | 89                                           | 0                                                                              |
| Puducherry       |                           10    | 621                                          | 13                                                                             |
| Ladhakh          |                            1.03 | 1314                                         | 0                                                                              |
| TOTAL            |                         7856.28 | 19,51,080                                    | 52,173                                                                         |

Annexure-II State-wise details of funds released, machines distributed and CHCs/FMBs established under CRM scheme since 2018-19 to 2024-25 (as on 30.01.2025)

| State         |   FUNDS RELEASED (RS. IN CRORE) | NOS. OF CROP RESIDUE MACHINERY DISTRIBUTED   | NOS. OF CUSTOM HIRING CENTRES ESTABLISHED/FARM MACHINERY BANKS ESTABLISHED   |
|---------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Haryana       |                         1081.71 | 1,00,882                                     | 6775                                                                         |
| Punjab        |                         1756.45 | 1,47,668                                     | 25917                                                                        |
| Uttar Pradesh |                          763.67 | 74,548                                       | 9276                                                                         |
| NCT of Delhi  |                            6.05 | 247                                          | 0                                                                            |
| TOTAL         |                         3607.88 | 3,23,345                                     | 41,968                                                                       |

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