Lok Sabha Question No. 4030 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-25
Subject: Target for Agricultural Mechanization
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4030

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 TH  MARCH, 2025

## TARGET FOR AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION

4030.  SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण मंğी be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  set  any  target  for  mechanization  of  farms  across  the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the total amount of agricultural mechanization achieved (kilowatt/hectare) over the last five years across the country, State-wise, particularly, district-wise in Andhra Pradesh and in Prakasam district;
- (c)  whether the Government has introduced any schemes/initiatives for increasing agricultural mechanization in the country, if so, the details regarding the total number of beneficiaries of such schemes/programmes across the country, State-wise particularly, district-wise in Andhra Pradesh and in Prakasam district;
- (d)  the details regarding the total amount of funding allocated and utilised over the last five years for Agricultural Mechanization in the country, State-wise particularly, district-wise in Andhra Pradesh and in Prakasam district; and
- (e)  whether the Government has undertaken any campaigns to raise awareness regarding the benefits of agricultural mechanization across the country during the last five years, 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): The  Standing  Committee  on  Agriculture,  Animal  Husbandry  and  Food  Processing (2022-23) on the subject 'Research and Development in Farm Mechanization for Small and Marginal Farmers in the Country' in its 58th Report emphasized to achieve mechanization level of 75% by the year 2047.

(b): As  per  the  impact  evaluation  study  of  Sub-Mission  on  Agricultural  Mechanization' (SMAM) submitted by the WAPCOS Limited in November 2020, the average farm power availability in India was 2.49 Kilowatt per Hectare (kW/ha). The farm power availability in 2024 is  about  3.126 kW/ha as estimated by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) based  upon  the  availability  of  farm  power  sources  such  as  human  power,  animal  power, tractors and engines.  No such estimates are available state-wise/district wise with the ICAR. However, as per the information provided by the State of Andhra Pradesh, the district-wise farm power availability during last five years is indicated in Annexure-I.

(c) & (d): The emphasis of the Government is always to promote farm mechanization with the aim of increasing the reach of farm mechanization to small and marginal farmers and to the regions where availability of farm power is low.   The Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) through the State Governments is implementing a Centrally Sponsored 'Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization' (SMAM) w.e.f. 2014-15. Under SMAM, financial assistance is provided to the farmers for purchase of agricultural machines and equipments on  individual  ownership  basis.  Financial  assistance  is  also  provided  for  establishment  of Custom Hiring Centres (CHCs) and Village Level Farm Machinery Banks (FMBs) in order to make  available  machines  and  equipments  to  the  farmers  on  rental  basis  as  per  their requirements.  Crop  Residue  Management  (CRM)  Scheme  is  implemented  from  2018-19 primarily to support the efforts of the Governments of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi to address air pollution and to subsidize machinery required for management of  crop  residue.    The  Government  has  approved  'Namo  Drone  Didi'  as  Central  Sector Scheme for providing 15,000 drones to the Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) during the period from 2023-24 to 2025-26  for providing drone rental services to farmers for agriculture purpose.

Since  inception  of  the  SMAM  and  as  on  28.02.2025,  the  funds  amounting  to  Rs. 8110.24 Crores has been released to various states.  The states have supplied more than 19.51 lakh machines and equipments to the farmers on individual ownership basis and more than 52,000 CHCs/Hi-tech Hubs/FMBs have been established in various States. Under CRM scheme, during the period from 2018-19 to 2024-25 (as on 28.02.2025), an amount of Rs. 3607.88 Crore have been released.  The States have established more than 41,900 Custom Hiring Centres (CHCs) of crop residue management machines and more than 3.23 lakh crop residue management machines have been supplied to these CHCs and individual farmers in the States. The State-wise details are at Annexure-II & III. District-wise allocation of funds and identification of beneficiary is done at the State level and as per the information provided by the State of Andhra Pradesh; the district-wise details for the State of Andhra Pradesh for the last five years are at Annexure-IV.

(e): The  ICAR  under  All  India  Coordinated  Research  Projects  (AICRP)  on  Farm Implements  and  Machinery  (AICRP  on  FIM)  undertake  the  demonstrations of  new technologies across different regions of the country through frontline demonstration (FLD) activities to promote the adoption of new farm machinery. During the last 5 years, 520 number of machines have been demonstrated benefitting 33220 farmers. The Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) organize  frontline  demonstrations and  training programmes for  the  farmers, farm women and rural youth on farm machineries and equipments and during the last  five years 73223 such demonstrations have been organized and 3.69 lakh farmers have been trained. The DA&FW has also conducted demonstration of machines on the farmers' fields through the Farm Machinery Training & Testing Institutes (FMTTIs) and during the last five years 2156 demonstrations have been organized by the FMTTIs. Awareness regarding the benefits of agricultural  mechanization  is  undertaken  by  the  FMTTIs  through  their  regular  training programmes and during the last 5 year 70119 number of trainees have been trained by the FMTTIs.  ICAR during the last five years has participated and displayed technologies to over 10 lakh farmers, manufacturers, visitors through participation in 19 agricultural exhibitions & fairs.

| S. No.   | Name of the District   | Farm Power Availability (kW/ha)   | Farm Power Availability (kW/ha)   | Farm Power Availability (kW/ha)   | Farm Power Availability (kW/ha)   | Farm Power Availability (kW/ha)   |
|----------|------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of the District   | 2019- 20                          | 2020- 21                          | 2021- 22                          | 2022- 23                          | 2023- 24                          |
| 1.       | Anakapalli             | 1.992                             | 2.053                             | 2.112                             | 2.17                              | 2.361                             |
| 2.       | Alluri Seetha Ramaraju | 1.051                             | 1.086                             | 1.113                             | 1.248                             | 1.36                              |
| 3.       | Ananthapuram           | 0.918                             | 0.94                              | 0.961                             | 1.143                             | 1.246                             |
| 4.       | Annamayya              | 1.621                             | 1.673                             | 1.72                              | 1.868                             | 2.028                             |
| 5.       | Bapatla                | 1.908                             | 1.957                             | 2.015                             | 2.068                             | 2.244                             |
| 6.       | Chitoor                | 2.366                             | 2.398                             | 2.411                             | 2.443                             | 2.633                             |
| 7.       | Dr B R Konaseema       | 1.20                              | 1.232                             | 1.266                             | 1.401                             | 1.522                             |
| 8.       | Eastgodavari           | 2.24                              | 2.307                             | 2.376                             | 2.438                             | 2.651                             |
| 9.       | Eluru                  | 2.28                              | 2.347                             | 2.41                              | 2.448                             | 2.652                             |
| 10.      | Guntur                 | 2.059                             | 2.107                             | 2.149                             | 2.262                             | 2.456                             |
| 11.      | Kakinada               | 2.247                             | 2.291                             | 2.328                             | 2.382                             | 2.592                             |
| 12.      | Krishna                | 1.992                             | 2.053                             | 2.11                              | 2.17                              | 2.358                             |
| 13.      | Kurnool                | 1.175                             | 1.206                             | 1.242                             | 1.274                             | 1.499                             |
| 14.      | Nandyal                | 1.147                             | 1.173                             | 1.208                             | 1.34                              | 1.461                             |
| 15.      | NTR                    | 1.982                             | 2.045                             | 2.101                             | 2.161                             | 2.351                             |
| 16.      | Palnadu                | 1.818                             | 1.869                             | 1.925                             | 1.975                             | 2.148                             |
| 17.      | Parvathipuram Manyam   | 1.551                             | 1.597                             | 1.641                             | 1.788                             | 1.942                             |
| 18.      | Prakasam               | 1.633                             | 1.684                             | 1.731                             | 1.879                             | 2.041                             |
| 19.      | SPS Nellore            | 2.637                             | 2.705                             | 2.787                             | 2.859                             | 3.012                             |
| 20.      | Sri Satya Sai          | 1.032                             | 1.067                             | 1.092                             | 1.127                             | 1.238                             |
| 21.      | Srikakulam             | 1.571                             | 1.619                             | 1.661                             | 1.711                             | 1.865                             |
| 22.      | Tirupathi              | 2.283                             | 2.314                             | 2.349                             | 2.382                             | 2.576                             |
| 23.      | Vizianagaram           | 1.551                             | 1.597                             | 2.242                             | 2.31                              | 2.512                             |
| 24.      | Visakhapatnam          | 1.692                             | 1.743                             | 1.793                             | 1.841                             | 2.002                             |
| 25.      | Westgodavari           | 2.272                             | 2.34                              | 2.401                             | 2.463                             | 2.673                             |
| 26.      | YSR Kadapa             | 1.634                             | 1.684                             | 1.733                             | 1.779                             | 1.964                             |
|          | Andhra Pradesh State   | 1.785                             | 1.834                             | 1.879                             | 1.958                             | 2.130                             |

State-wise details of funds released, machines distributed and CHCs/Hi-Tech Hubs/FMBs established under SMAM since 2014-15 to 2024-25 (as on 28.02.2025)

| State             |   Funds Released (Rs. in Crores) |   Nos. of Agricultural Machinery Distributed |   Nos. of Custom Hiring Centres/Hi-Tech Hubs/Farm Machinery Banks Established |
|-------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |                           859.71 |                                       251514 |                                                                         10956 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |                            65.87 |                                        40824 |                                                                            13 |
| Assam             |                           153.09 |                                         3163 |                                                                           787 |
| Bihar             |                           157.23 |                                        39535 |                                                                          2005 |
| Chhattisgarh      |                           358.57 |                                       102736 |                                                                          2978 |
| Gujarat           |                            92.73 |                                        29733 |                                                                           247 |
| Haryana           |                           266.54 |                                        24870 |                                                                          2313 |
| Himachal          |                           180.81 |                                        43637 |                                                                            53 |
| Jammu and Kashmir |                            76.71 |                                        19822 |                                                                           387 |
| Jharkhand         |                            33.95 |                                            0 |                                                                           527 |
| Karnataka         |                          1098.86 |                                       306785 |                                                                           790 |
| Kerala            |                           298.1  |                                       118105 |                                                                          1687 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |                           511.85 |                                       279300 |                                                                          1778 |
| Maharashtra       |                           602.93 |                                       103525 |                                                                          1430 |
| Manipur           |                           121.14 |                                        20283 |                                                                           820 |
| Meghalaya         |                            25.19 |                                         2457 |                                                                             8 |
| Mizoram           |                            47.27 |                                         5730 |                                                                           339 |
| Nagaland          |                           238.47 |                                        21373 |                                                                           609 |
| Odisha            |                           384.99 |                                        81831 |                                                                          1778 |
| Punjab            |                           109.18 |                                        13648 |                                                                          1267 |
| Rajasthan         |                           143.91 |                                        32793 |                                                                          1854 |
| Sikkim            |                            57.63 |                                         7128 |                                                                            52 |
| Tamil Nadu        |                           803.92 |                                        80758 |                                                                          4153 |
| Telangana         |                            55.67 |                                        28954 |                                                                           195 |
| Tripura           |                           205.7  |                                        54915 |                                                                           727 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |                           701.56 |                                       182346 |                                                                         11591 |
| Uttarakhand       |                           342.75 |                                        42294 |                                                                          2400 |
| West Bengal       |                           101.79 |                                        10997 |                                                                           774 |
| D&D Nagar Haveli  |                             1.1  |                                           89 |                                                                             0 |
| Puducherry        |                            11.99 |                                          621 |                                                                            13 |
| Ladakh            |                             1.03 |                                         1314 |                                                                             0 |
| Total             |                          8110.24 |                                      1951080 |                                                                         52531 |

State-wise details of funds released, machines distributed and CHCs/FMBs established under CRM scheme since 2018-19 to 2024-25 (as on 28.02.2025)

| State         |   FUNDS RELEASED (RS. IN CRORE) | NOS. OF CROP RESIDUE MACHINERY DISTRIBUTED   | NOS. OF CUSTOM HIRING CENTRES ESTABLISHED/FARM MACHINERY BANKS ESTABLISHED   |
|---------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Haryana       |                         1081.71 | 1,00,882                                     | 6775                                                                         |
| Punjab        |                         1756.45 | 1,47,668                                     | 25917                                                                        |
| Uttar Pradesh |                          763.67 | 74,548                                       | 9276                                                                         |
| NCT of Delhi  |                            6.05 | 247                                          | 0                                                                            |
| TOTAL         |                         3607.88 | 3,23,345                                     | 41,968                                                                       |

District wise number of beneficiaries & funds utilized during the last five years for farm mechanization in the State of Andhra Pradesh (2019-20 to 2023-24)

| S. No.   | District      |   No of CHCs |   Fin. (Rs.Lakhs) |
|----------|---------------|--------------|-------------------|
| 1        | Anakapalle    |          420 |            971.55 |
| 2        | Ananthapuram  |          454 |           1529.87 |
| 3        | Annamayya     |          399 |            989.15 |
| 4        | ASR Paderu    |          175 |            291.88 |
| 5        | Bapatla       |          409 |           1310.4  |
| 6        | Chittoor      |          491 |           1150    |
| 7        | East Godavari |          389 |           1610.46 |
| 8        | Eluru         |          443 |           1487.67 |
| 9        | Guntur        |          258 |            903.27 |
| 10       | Kakinada      |          454 |           1558.03 |
| 11       | Konaseema     |          485 |           1437.75 |
| 12       | Krishna       |          408 |           1475.97 |
| 13       | Kurnool       |          469 |           1734.04 |
| 14       | Nandyal       |          394 |           1565.78 |
| 15       | NTR           |          292 |           1183.19 |
| 16       | Palnadu       |          559 |           1789.85 |
| 17       | Prakasam      |          611 |           2046.78 |
| 18       | PVP Manyam    |          294 |            826.16 |
| 19       | SPSR Nellore  |          644 |           2300.63 |
| 20       | Sri Satya Sai |          404 |            987.71 |
| 21       | Srikakulam    |          688 |           2618.05 |
| 22       | Tirupathi     |          458 |           1608.6  |
| 23       | Visakhapatnam |           50 |            141.77 |
| 24       | Vizianagaram  |          475 |           1387.07 |
| 25       | West Godavari |          383 |           1584.82 |
| 26       | YSR Kadapa    |          450 |           1861.06 |
|          | TOTAL         |        10956 |          36351.5  |

Note: Rs.36351.50 lakhs includes additional state budget also.

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