Lok Sabha Question No. 397 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-22
Subject: Initiatives to Promote Organic and Climate Smart Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Rajmohan Unnithan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 397

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 ND  JULY, 2025

## INITIATIVES TO PROMOTE ORGANIC AND CLIMATE SMART FARMING

## 397. SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN:

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

- (a) the details of initiatives implemented to promote organic and climate-smart farming;
- (b) the details of plans to expand the crop insurance schemes; and
- (c) the manner in which the Government is helping farmers access new markets?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (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.  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 schemes are   also promoting natural resource based integrated and climate resilient sustainable farming systems, natural resource conservation and on-farm nutrient recycling. 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  Organizations,  support  to  farmers  for  organic  inputs  etc.  Out  of  this, assistance @ Rs. 32,500/ ha is provided to farmers for off -farm /on -farm organic inputs such as  bio-fertilizers, vermicompost, and organic pesticides including Rs. 15,000 as Direct Benefit Transfer to the farmers. Farmers can avail assistance for maximum 2 ha area under both the schemes.

(b): Yield  index  based  Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojna  (PMFBY)  and  weather  index based  Restructured  Weather  Based  Crop  Insurance  Scheme  (RWBCIS)  introduced  in  the country  from  Kharif  2016  season,  is  available  for  all  States/UTs  and  is  voluntary  for  the States  as  well  as  farmers.  States/UTs  are  free  to  subscribe  under  the  scheme  keeping  in view their risk perception and financial considerations etc. The PMFBY is designed to cover those  crops  where  past  yield  data  of  requisite  number  of  years  based  on  Crop  Cutting Experiments (CCEs), is  available  and  the  State  Government  has  the  capacity  to  conduct requisite number of CCEs to assess the yield of the crop to calculate claims.

For the crops not meeting the aforesaid conditions, the concerned State Government is  free  to  notify  them  for  coverage  under  Restructured  Weather  Based  Crop  Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS) under which claims payment are structured on the basis of weather index parameters.

(c): Under  PKVY,  financial  assistance  of  Rs.  4,500/ha  for  3  years  is  provided  for marketing, packaging, branding, value addition etc. Rs. 3,000/ha in 3 years is provided for certification and residue analysis. Assistance is also provided @Rs. 9,000/ha in 3 years for training, awareness & capacity building. Under MOVCDNER, financial assistance of Rs 4000 per ha in 3 years is provided for value chain marketing at state level, financial assistance of Rs  10000  per  ha  in  3  years  is  provided  for  activities  of  ICS  management,  training  and certification.

To ensure market linkage States organize seminars, workshops, buyer-seller meetings, exhibitions and organic festivals either within their own region or in key markets of other  states.  Additionally,  Farmer  Producer  Organisations  have  been  onboarded  on  GeM platform and Open Network for Digital Commerce for digital market linkage and e-commerce.

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