Lok Sabha Question No. 5002 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-01
Subject: Progress on Natural and Organic Farming Initiatives
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Appalanaidu Kalisetti, Shri Benny Behanan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5002

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01 ST  APRIL, 2025

## PROGRESS ON NATURAL AND ORGANIC FARMING INITIATIVES

5002.  Shri BENNY BEHANAN: Shri APPALANAIDU KALISETTI:

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

(a) the total area under natural and organic farming in India as of 2025, along with the Statewise distribution;

(b) the total funds allocated and utilised for under initiatives to promote organic farming during last five years;

(c) the financial assistance provided to farmers for transitioning to natural and organic farming under the Government schemes; and

(d) the steps taken to enhance market linkages and certification processes for organic produce to boost farmer incomes?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी ( SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR )

(a) & (b): The  Government  is  promoting  organic  farming  through  two  schemes, namely  Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY)  in  all  States/UTs  (except  North Eastern States) and Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) for north eastern States. Till date, 59.74 lakh Ha area has been covered under organic farming. The State-wise distribution of area covered under organic farming is given at Annexure - I.

Under the PKVY scheme, a total of ₹2525.21 crore has been allocated over the last five years (2020-21 to 2024-25), with ₹1426.03 crore utilized. Under the MOVCDNER scheme, a total of ₹1133.00 crore has been allocated over the last five years (2020-21 to 2024-25), with ₹936.05 crore utilized.

The Union Cabinet has approved the National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF) on 25th November 2024 as a centrally sponsored scheme to promote Natural Farming (NF).  The  Mission  envisages  to  cover  7.78  lakh  Ha  area  under  NF.  The  State-wise allocated area is given in Annexure - II.

(c): Under  the  PKVY  scheme,  States/UTs  are  provided  financial  assistance  of ₹31,500 per Ha over 3 years in the organic clusters, out of which, ₹15,000 per Ha is provided directly to farmers through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) for on-farm and offfarm organic inputs, ₹4,500 per Ha for marketing, packaging, branding, value addition etc., ₹3,000 per Ha for certification and residue analysis and ₹9,000 per Ha for training and capacity building.

Under the MOVCDNER scheme, assistance of ₹46,500 per Ha over 3 years is provided for creation of Farmers Producer Organization, support to farmers for organic inputs, etc. Out of this, assistance of ₹32,500 per Ha is provided to farmers for offfarm/ on-farm organic inputs including ₹15,000 per Ha as DBT to the farmers. One farmer  can  avail  assistance  for  a  maximum  of  2  Ha  area  under  both  the  above schemes.

Under the NMNF scheme, output based incentive of ₹4000 per acre per farmer per year up to 2 years is provided for practicing NF package of practices. Each farmer shall be eligible for support up to a maximum area of one acre.

(d): For  better  price  realization  for  farmers,  the  Government  has  developed  an online market linkage platform - www.jaivikkheti.in - for direct sale of organic produce by farmers to the consumers. So far, 6.22 lakh farmers have been registered under the Jaivik Kheti portal. Further, to promote marketing and ensuring quality control of organic produce, two types of organic certifications systems have been developed, as given below:

- Third  Party  Certification  by  an  accredited  certification  agency  under  the National  Programme  for  Organic  Production  (NPOP)  of  the  Ministry  of Commerce  &  Industry  is  aimed  to  promote  the  development  of  the  export market.  The  NPOP  certification  covers  all  stages  -  production,  processing, trading and export requirements - for organic products.
- For  the  domestic  market,  the  Participatory  Guarantee  System  (PGS-India), under  the  Ministry  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers'  Welfare,  involves  stakeholders (including  farmers/producers)  in  decision-making.  Under  this  system,  the stakeholders assess, inspect and verify each other's production practices for certification of organic produce.

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## Annexure - I

## State-wise distribution of total cumulative area covered under organic farming NPOP (including MOVCDNER) + PGS under PKVY till 2023-2024

Area in Ha

| Sl. No.                  | State/ UT                | NPOP                   | PGS under PKVY         |
|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| 1                        | Andhra Pradesh           | 63,678.69              | 3,60,805               |
| 2                        | Bihar                    | 29,062.13              | 31,561                 |
| 3                        | Chhattisgarh             | 15,144.13              | 1,01,279               |
| 4                        | Goa                      | 12,287.40              | 15,334                 |
| 5                        | Gujarat                  | 6,80,819.99            | 10,000                 |
| 6                        | Haryana                  | 2,925.33               | -                      |
| 7                        | Himachal Pradesh         | 9,334.28               | 18,748                 |
| 8                        | Jharkhand                | 54,408.20              | 25,300                 |
| 9                        | Kerala                   | 44,263.91              | 94,480                 |
| 10                       | Karnataka                | 71,085.99              | 20,900                 |
| 11                       | Madhya Pradesh           | 11,48,236.07           | 74,960                 |
| 12                       | Maharashtra              | 10,01,080.32           | 66,756                 |
| 13                       | Odisha                   | 1,81,022.28            | 45,800                 |
| 14                       | Punjab                   | 11,089.41              | 6,981                  |
| 15                       | Tamil Nadu               | 42,758.27              | 32,940                 |
| 16                       | Telangana                | 84,865.16              | 8,100                  |
| 17                       | Rajasthan                | 5,80,092.22            | 1,48,500               |
| 18                       | Uttar Pradesh            | 66,391.34              | 1,71,185               |
| 19                       | Uttarakhand              | 1,01,820.39            | 1,40,740               |
| 20                       | West Bengal              | 8,117.80               | 21,400                 |
| 21                       | Assam                    | 27,079.40              | 4,400                  |
| 22                       | Arunachal Pradesh        | 16,537.53              | 380                    |
| 23                       | Meghalaya                | 29,703.30              | 900                    |
| 24                       | Manipur                  | 32,584.50              | 600                    |
| 25                       | Mizoram                  | 14,238.30              | 780                    |
| 26                       | Nagaland                 | 16,221.56              | 480                    |
| 27                       | Sikkim                   | 75,729.78              | 63,000                 |
| 28                       | Tripura                  | 20,481.36              | 1,000                  |
| 29                       | Jammu & Kashmir          | 34,746.75              | 5,160                  |
| 30                       | Pondicherry              | 21.51                  | -                      |
| 31                       | Delhi                    | 9.60                   | -                      |
| 32                       | Ladakh                   | -                      | 10,480                 |
| 33                       | Daman & Diu              | -                      | 642                    |
| 34                       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli     | -                      | 500                    |
| Total                    | Total                    | 44,75,836.90 14,98,583 | 44,75,836.90 14,98,583 |
| Grand Total (NPOP + PGS) | Grand Total (NPOP + PGS) | 59,74,419.90           | 59,74,419.90           |

## State-wise distribution of allocated area under NMNF

| Sl. No.   | State/ UT                            | Area allocated (Ha)   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                       | 1,28,500              |
| 2         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands            | 100                   |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 5,400                 |
| 4         | Assam                                | 1,500                 |
| 5         | Bihar                                | 20,000                |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh                         | 23,050                |
| 7         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 150                   |
| 8         | Delhi                                | 150                   |
| 9         | Goa                                  | 650                   |
| 10        | Gujarat                              | 50,750                |
| 11        | Haryana                              | 8,250                 |
| 12        | Himachal Pradesh                     | 21,750                |
| 13        | Jammu & Kashmir                      | 7,650                 |
| 14        | Jharkhand                            | 4,400                 |
| 15        | Karnataka                            | 49,500                |
| 16        | Kerala                               | 5,100                 |
| 17        | Ladakh                               | 200                   |
| 18        | Madhya Pradesh                       | 75,650                |
| 19        | Maharashtra                          | 85,450                |
| 20        | Manipur                              | 4,000                 |
| 21        | Meghalaya                            | 3,950                 |
| 22        | Mizoram                              | 5,400                 |
| 23        | Nagaland                             | 6,050                 |
| 24        | Odisha                               | 22,150                |
| 25        | Puducherry                           | 250                   |
| 26        | Punjab                               | 2,500                 |
| 27        | Rajasthan                            | 90,000                |
| 28        | Tamil Nadu                           | 3,000                 |
| 29        | Telangana                            | 24,450                |
| 30        | Tripura                              | 5,550                 |
| 31        | Uttar Pradesh                        | 94,300                |
| 32        | Uttarakhand                          | 10,000                |
| 33        | West Bengal                          | 18,200                |
| Total     | Total                                | 7,78,000              |

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## Annexure - II