Lok Sabha Question No. 1573 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-29
Subject: Promotion of Organic Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Amarsing Tisso

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1573 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH  JULY, 2025

## PROMOTION OF ORGANIC FARMING

1573. SHRI AMARSING TISSO:

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

- (a) the  details  of  schemes  being  implemented  for  promotion  of  organic  farming  in Scheduled and tribal areas of the country;
- (b) whether  any  pilot  projects  or  cluster-based  support  have  been  initiated  in  Assam, particularly in the hill districts of Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao;
- (c) if so, the number of beneficiaries covered and budget allocated; and
- (d) the steps being taken to ensure marketing and certification support for organic produce in such regions?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a): Organic farming is being promoted through Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) in  all  the  States/UTs  except  North  Eastern  States  and  Mission  Organic  Value  Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) for the North Eastern States including Assam. Both schemes stress on end-to-end support to farmers engaged in organic farming i.e. from production to processing, certification and marketing. Primary focus of the schemes is to form organic clusters, with preference to small and marginal farmers, to create a supply chain. Both  the  schemes  are  implemented  through  States  /UT  Governments.  Under  PKVY, assistance of Rs. 31,500 per ha in 3 years is provided for promotion of organic farming. Out of this, assistance of Rs. 15,000 per ha is provided to farmers through Direct Benefit Transfer for on- farm /off -farm organic inputs including organic compost. Under MOVCDNER, assistance of Rs. 46,500/ha in 3 years is provided for creation of Farmers Producer Organization, support to farmers for organic inputs etc. Out of this, assistance @ Rs. 32500/ ha is provided to farmers for off -farm /on -farm organic inputs under the scheme including Rs. 15,000 as Direct Benefit Transfer to the farmers.

(b) & (c): As reported by Assam State, the hill districts of Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao has been covered under the MOVCDNER scheme. Two Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) covering 1000 ha area in Karbi Anglong and two FPCs covering 1000 ha area in Dima Hasao have been promoted under the scheme.

The details of number of farmers benefitted and budget allotted for Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao districts under MOVCDNER scheme are as follows.

|   Sl.No. | District      |   Number of promoted |   No. of farmers benefitted | Fund Allocated   |
|----------|---------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|------------------|
|        1 | Karbi-Anglong |                    2 |                        1000 | 5.57 crore       |
|        2 | Dima Hasao    |                    2 |                        1000 | 5.19 crore       |

(d):     National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) is a certification scheme being implemented  by  Agricultural  and  Processed  Food  Products  Export  Development  Authority (APEDA), Ministry of Commerce and Industry for organic produce primarily for export and larger-scale domestic production.

Under MOVCDNER financial assistance of Rs 10,000 per ha in 3 years is provided for activities of Internal Control System (ICS) management, training and certification under NPOP and Rs 4,000 per ha in 3 years is provided for value chain marketing at state level.

Since  2015-16,  total  of  ₹146.54  crore has  been  released  to  the  state  of  Assam  as Central Share under MOVCDNER scheme.

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