Lok Sabha Question No. 4365 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-19
Subject: Benefits of Central Government Schemes
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Yogender Chandolia

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4365

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 th  August, 2025

## BENEFITS OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SCHEMES

4365.  Shri Yogender Chandolia:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that farmers in Delhi  are being deprived of the benefits of Central Government schemes related to agriculture, and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (b) the  number of farmers in Delhi who have been affected by the non-implementation of above schemes in NCT of Delhi and the steps being taken by Government to address the issues;
- (c) the measures being taken by the Government to ensure that farmers in Delhi receive the benefits of Minimum Support Price (MSP)  and the PM Fasal Bima Yojna and to prevent the sale of crops outside Delhi; and
- (d) the timeline for the implementation of the above schemes in Delhi?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d):  Agriculture is a state subject. Government of India supports State Governments through  a  range  of  central  sector  and  centrally  sponsored  schemes.  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  and  digital  agriculture.  List  of  schemes  implemented  by Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) is given at Annexure I

Information on the number of farmers in Delhi who have been affected by the nonimplementation of the schemes in NCT of Delhi is not centrally maintained.

The Government fixes Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for 22 mandated agricultural crops  for  the  country  as  a  whole  and  not  region  or  state-specific,  based  on  the recommendations of Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP), after considering the views  of State Governments  and  Central  Ministries/  Departments  concerned. Procurement at MSP from farmers is yet to be initiated in Delhi.

Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and weather index based Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS) have been introduced in the country from Kharif 2016 season with a view to provide financial support to farmers at the time of losses due to natural calamities. This scheme is voluntary for State/UTs and farmers as well. The UT of Delhi is not implementing the scheme.

Under Central Sector Schemes, 20 installments of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM - KISAN) have been disbursed till now. Total ₹51.68 crore have been disbursed to farmers  in  Delhi.  ₹2.89  crore  have  been  disbursed  to  11,516  beneficiaries  under  20 th Installment  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Samman  Nidhi  (PM  -  KISAN).  360  farmers,  as  on 30.06.2025, have been enrolled under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PM - KMY) since its inception. Under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF), as on 30.06.2025, ₹ 35 crore have been sanctioned for 14 projects. The total project cost for these sanctioned projects is ₹58 crore.

Under Centrally Sponsored Schemes from 2014-15 to 2024-25, ₹96.27 crore were allocated  under  all  components  of  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY).  Under  all components of Krishionnati Yojana (KY), allocation was ₹20.49 crore. In FY 2025-26 action plans  of  ₹5.77  crore  and  ₹1.10  crore  have  been  approved  by  Government  of  India  for implementation  of  projects  under  PM-RKVY  and  KY  respectively  based  on  the  proposal received from Government of Delhi.

## Major schemes implemented by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

1.  Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)
2.  Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY)
3.  Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)
4.  Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojana  (PMFBY)/  Restructured  Weather  Based  Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS)
5.  Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (MISS)
6.  Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)
7.  Formation and Promotion of 10,000 new Farmer Producers Organizations (FPOs)
8.  National Bee Keeping and Honey Mission (NBHM)
9.  Namo Drone Didi
10.  Agri Fund for Start-Ups & Rural Enterprises' (AgriSURE)
11.  National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF)
12.  Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojana- Detailed Project Report (RKVY-DPR)
13.  Per Drop More Crop (PDMC)
14.  Sub-Mission on Agriculture Mechanization (SMAM)
15.  Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
16.  Soil Health & Fertility (SH&F)
17.  Rainfed Area Development (RAD)
18.  Agroforestry
19.  Crop Diversification Programme (CDP)
20.  Sub-Mission on Agriculture Extension (SMAE)
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.  Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region
27.  Digital Agriculture Mission
28.  National Bamboo Mission

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