Lok Sabha Question No. 653 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-06
Subject: Agriculture Budget
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Abdul Majeed Ariff, Karti P. Chidambaram, Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian, Kunwar Danish Ali

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 653

TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2024

## AGRICULTURE BUDGET

653.  ADV. A.M. ARIFF: SHRI KARTI P. CHIDAMBARAM: DR. T. SUMATHY (A) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN: KUNWAR DANISH ALI:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has increased the budget of the Ministry, if so, the details of amount earmarked/utilized/unutilized/remitted back during each of the FYs 2019-20 to 2022-23 including rural areas, department-wise;
- (b) whether the Ministry has remitted back around Rs. One Lakh crore as unutilized budget allocation over the past five years and if so, the details and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether it is true that an amount of Rs. 21,005.13 crore has remained unutilized out of the budget allocation, which is five times the amount unspent in FY 2021-22, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor including the action taken against the apathy of unutilization of funds thereto;
- (d) whether the Government is utilizing adequate budget for North-Eastern States, Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan and Tribal Area Sub-Plan and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  measures  to  ensure  that  surrendered funds are re-directed towards agricultural development and ensuring farmers' welfare; and
- (f) the  details  of  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  the  agriculture sector and to reduce farmers distress and to double their income?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI ARJUN MUNDA)

(a) to (e) The details of actual expenditure and amount unutilized from the Budget by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare during 2019-20 to 2022-23 are as follows;

(Amount: Rs in crore)

| Sl No.   | Year    |   Revised Estimate |   Actual Expenditure |   Amount unutilized against RE |
|----------|---------|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1        | 2019-20 |             109261 |               101740 |                        7521.19 |
| 2        | 2020-21 |             124060 |               115856 |                        8204.04 |
| 3        | 2021-22 |             126203 |               122712 |                        3490.58 |
| 4        | 2022-23 |             118256 |               109561 |                        8695.41 |
|          | Total   |             477781 |               449869 |                       27911.2  |

Out of  total  budget,  allocation  for  North-Eastern  States,  Development  Action  Plan  for Scheduled  Castes  (DAPSC)  and  Development  Action  Plan  for  Scheduled  Tribes (DAPST) are earmarked in line with the existing guidelines and the Ministry ensures that funds earmarked under these heads are utilized effectively.

(f) Government of India is committed to the welfare of farmers. This is evident from the fact  that  in  the  fiscal  year  2013-14,  when  the  Ministry  of  Cooperation,  Department  of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, and Department of Fisheries were integral parts of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, the total budget allocation was a mere Rs. 27662.67 crore. Despite the subsequent separation of these ministries/departments, the total budget allocation for the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has witnessed a substantial increase, reaching Rs 1,25,035.79 crore in the financial year 2023-24. The Government is implementing a comprehensive range of central sector as well as centrally sponsored schemes and programmes for the welfare of farmers in the country. These schemes encompass entire spectrum of agriculture including credit, insurance, income support,  infrastructure,  crops  including  horticulture,  seeds,  mechanization,  marketing, organic  and  natural  farming,  farmer  collectives,  irrigation,  extension,  procurement  of crops from farmers at minimum support prices, digital agriculture etc, details of which are given in Annexure.

## ANNEXURE

| Sl. No.                               | LIST OF MISSIONS / SCHEMES IMPLEMENTED BY THE DA&FW                                                |
|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Central Sector Schemes                | Central Sector Schemes                                                                             |
| 1                                     | Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)                                                              |
| 2                                     | Formation And Promotion Of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs)                             |
| 3                                     | Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (MISS)                                                         |
| 4                                     | National Bee Keeping and Honey Mission (NBHM)                                                      |
| 5                                     | Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)                                          |
| 6                                     | Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)/Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS) |
| 7                                     | Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY)                                                     |
| 8                                     | Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)                                                       |
| *** Sponsored Scheme (Krishonnati     | *** Sponsored Scheme (Krishonnati                                                                  |
| 9                                     | Digital Agriculture                                                                                |
| 10                                    | Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing                                                       |
| 11                                    | Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)                                          |
| 12                                    | Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER)                        |
| 13                                    | National Food Security and Nutrition Mission (NFSNM)                                               |
| 14                                    | National Food Security Mission (Oilseeds)                                                          |
| 15                                    | National Mission on Edible Oil (NMEO-OP)                                                           |
| 16                                    | Sub-Mission on Agricultural Extension (SMAE)                                                       |
| ***                                   | ***                                                                                                |
| Centrally Sponsored Scheme (Rashtriya | Centrally Sponsored Scheme (Rashtriya                                                              |
| 17                                    | Agroforestry                                                                                       |
| 18                                    | Crop Diversification Programme (CDP)                                                               |
| 19                                    | Paramparagat Krishi VikasYojana (PKVY)                                                             |
| 20                                    | Per Drop More Crop (PDMC)                                                                          |
| 21                                    | Rainfed Area Development (RAD)                                                                     |
| 22                                    | Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana- DPR (RKVY-DPR)                                                      |
| 23                                    | Soil Health and Fertility                                                                          |
| 24                                    | Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM)                                                   |

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