Lok Sabha Question No. 2691 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-16
Subject: Advance Agricultural Techniques
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Virendra Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2691

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 th  DECEMBER, 2025

## ADVANCE AGRICULTURAL TECHNIQUES

2691. SHRI VIRENDRA SINGH: Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण मंğी be pleased to state: (a)  whether  the  Government  is  effectively  implementing  schemes  like  advanced agricultural  techniques,  organic  farming,  drip  irrigation  and  soil  health  cards  in agriculturally dominant areas like Chandauli district; (b)  whether  the  farmers  from  there  are  being  provided  timely  access  to  modern machinery, seeds, fertilizers and crop insurance; and (c) whether the Government has any plans to connect Chandauli's specialty products, such as "black rice," with national and international markets, 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 (c): Agriculture  is  a  State  subject.  Government  of  India  supports  State Governments  through  a  range  of  Central  Sector  as  well  as  Centrally  Sponsored Schemes.  These  schemes  encompass  entire  spectrum  of  agriculture  including advanced agricultural techniques, organic farming, drip irrigation and soil health cards, insurance, income support, crops including horticulture, seeds, mechanization. List of such schemes has been annexed. The schemes at annexure are implemented across all districts of Uttar Pradesh, including  Chandauli  district.  District  wise  farmers  being  provided  benefit  of  these schemes is not maintained centrally. State Government of Uttar Pradesh has included Chandauli's black rice in One District One Product (ODOP) initiatives. ODOP initiative targets support for selected commodities through training and marketing.

## O.I.H.

The  list  of  the  schemes  implemented  by  the  Government  to  support  States  in agriculture

1. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)
2. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY)
3. Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojana  (PMFBY)/Restructured  Weather  Based Crop  Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS)
4. Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (MISS)
5. Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)
6. Formation  and  Promotion  of  10,000  new  Farmer  Producers  Organizations (FPOs)
7. National Bee Keeping and Honey Mission (NBHM)
8. Namo Drone Didi
9. National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF)
10. Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)
11. Agri Fund for Start-Ups & Rural Enterprises' (AgriSURE)
12. Per Drop More Crop (PDMC)
13. Sub-Mission on Agriculture Mechanization (SMAM)
14. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
15. Soil Health & Fertility (SH&F)
16. Rainfed Area Development (RAD)
17. Agroforestry
18. Crop Diversification Programme (CDP)
19. Sub-Mission on Agriculture Extension (SMAE)
20. Sub-Mission on Seed and Planting Material (SMSP)
21. National Food Security and Nutrition Mission (NFSNM)
22. Integrated Scheme for Agriculture Marketing (ISAM)
23. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)
24. National Mission on Edible Oils (NMEO)-Oil Palm
25. National Mission on Edible Oils (NMEO)-Oilseeds
26. Digital Agriculture Mission
27. National Bamboo Mission

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