Lok Sabha Question No. 2820 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-18
Subject: National Beekeeping and Honey Mission
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Kesineni Sivanath

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2820

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  MARCH, 2025

## NATIONAL BEEKEEPING AND HONEY MISSION

2820.  SHRI KESINENI SIVANATH:

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

- (a) The number of projects that have been approved under the National Beekeeping and Honey Mission during the last five years along with the funds allocated and utilized;
- (b) the number of proposals received under the scheme during the last five years, Statewise;
- (c)  the  number  of  honey  hubs/clusters  sanctioned  under  the  mission,  State-wise  and district-wise particularly for the State of Andhra Pradesh; and
- (d) the number of FPOs that have benefitted from this mission, State-wise and district-wise particularly for the State of Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): National  Beekeeping  and  Honey  Mission  (NBHM)  has  been  implemented  since 2020-21. 298 projects have been sanctioned to the implementing agencies till date. PhaseI  (2020-21  to  2022-23)  allocation  under  NBHM  was  Rs.130.00  crores  against  which Rs.91.13 crores was utilized. Phase-II (2023-24 to 2025-26) against allocation of Rs.370.00 crores fund utilized is Rs.103.35 crores so far.
- (b) to (d): Proposals are received under NBHM  at 2 levels, Central & State Governments. At the Central Level, Central Implementing Agencies submit proposals under NBHM directly to National Bee Board (NBB), which are vetted for eligibility as per NBHM guidelines.  States'  proposals  are  screened  by  State  Level  Steering  Committee  (SLSC) headed by Chief Secretary of the State & then those found eligible are recommended to NBB. State-wise  information  on  sanctioned  projects  and  sanctions  to  Farmer  Producer Organizations (FPOs) is at Annexure, including for State of Andhra Pradesh.

## Annexure to Point No. (b) to (d) of LS Q. No. 2820

## State - wise sanctioned projects and FPOs covered

|   Sl. No. | States / UTs      | Projects Sanctioned   | FPOs covered                                           |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh    | 01                    | -                                                      |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 08                    | Lower Subhansiri-01                                    |
|         3 | Assam             | 17                    | -                                                      |
|         4 | Bihar             | 06                    | -                                                      |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh      | 07                    | Bijapur -01 Korea-01 Bemetara-01 Raipur-01 Bilaspur-01 |
|         6 | Gujarat           | 10                    | Palanpur-02 Navsari-01                                 |
|         7 | Haryana           | 10                    | Palwal-02                                              |
|         8 | Himachal Pradesh  | 09                    | -                                                      |
|         9 | Jammu & Kashmir   | 18                    | Udhampur-01 Kupwara-01 Ganderbal-01                    |
|        10 | Jharkhand         | 12                    | Hazaribagh-01 Lohardaga-01                             |
|        11 | Karnataka         | 20                    | Dakshina Kannada-01 Uttara Kannada-01                  |
|        12 | Kerala            | 05                    | -                                                      |
|        13 | Madhya Pradesh    | 10                    | Gwalior-01                                             |
|        14 | Maharashtra       | 14                    | Aurangabad-01                                          |
|        15 | Manipur           | 05                    | -                                                      |
|        16 | Meghalaya         | 02                    | -                                                      |
|        17 | Mizoram           | -                     | -                                                      |
|        18 | Nagaland          | 06                    | -                                                      |
|        19 | Odisha            | 03                    | -                                                      |
|        20 | Punjab            | 09                    | Amritsar-01 Ludhiana-02                                |
|        21 | Rajasthan         | 15                    | Kota-01                                                |

| Sl. No.   | States / UTs                    | Projects Sanctioned   | FPOs covered                                                         |
|-----------|---------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|           |                                 |                       | Alwar-02 Sriganganagar-02 Bhilwara-01 Hanumangarh-01                 |
| 22.       | Sikkim                          | 02                    | -                                                                    |
| 23.       | Tamil Nadu                      | 09                    | -                                                                    |
| 24.       | Telangana                       | 13                    | -                                                                    |
| 25.       | Tripura                         | 03                    | -                                                                    |
| 26.       | Uttar Pradesh                   | 30                    | Saharanpur-01 Prayagraj-01 Barabanki-01 Meerut-01 Muzaffarnagar-02   |
| 27.       | Uttarakhand                     | 23                    | Nainital-02 Pithoragarh-01 Almora-02                                 |
| 28.       | West Bengal                     | 16                    | Alipurduar-02 Cooch Behar-04 Purba Bardhaman-03 South 24 Parganas-01 |
| 29        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands       | 01                    | -                                                                    |
| 30.       | National/Central Level Agencies | 09                    | -                                                                    |
|           | Grant Total                     | 298                   | 51                                                                   |

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