Lok Sabha Question No. 310 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-22
Subject: Status of Implementation of Digital Agriculture Mission
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri C N Annadurai, Shri Navaskani K

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 310

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 ND  JULY, 2025

## STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF DIGITAL AGRICULTURE MISSION

310.   SHRI C N ANNADURAI: SHRI NAVASKANI K :

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

- (a) the  current  status  of  implementation  of  the  Digital  Agriculture  Mission  across  the country and key national milestones achieved so far; (b) the  total  number  of  Farmer  IDs  created  under  the  AgriStack  initiative,  and  the number of districts covered under the Digital Crop Survey as on date; (c) the  number  of  States  in  the  country  including  Tamil  Nadu-that  have  formally adopted the Mission, and the details of specific achievements, such as the creation of Geo referenced Village Maps and deployment of Krishi Decision Support Systems; (d) the number of Farmer IDs generated under the Mission in the State of Tamil Nadu alongwith  the  number  of  villages/districts  mapped  and  the  data  on  land  parcel  surveyed under the Digital crop survey; and the measures which have been taken by the Union Government to support the State
- (e) of Tamil Nadu in accelerating DAM deployment?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a)  to  (d):  The  Government  has  approved  the  Digital  Agriculture  Mission  in  September 2024.  The  Mission  envisages  the  creation  of  a  Digital  Public  Infrastructure  (DPI)  for Agriculture, such as AgriStack, Krishi Decision Support System, and a comprehensive Soil Fertility & Profile Map to enable a robust digital agriculture ecosystem in the country. This, in turn, would drive innovative farmer-centric digital solutions and make reliable crop-related information available to all  farmers  on time. The  AgriStack  DPI  consists of three foundational  registries  or  databases  associated  with  the  agriculture  sector,  i.e.,  GeoReferenced Village Maps, Crop Sown Registry, and the Farmers Registry, all created and maintained  by  the  State  Governments/  Union  Territories.  At  present,  a  Memorandum  of Understanding (MoU) has been signed with 30 States/UTs for the creation and implementation of the Digital Public Infrastructure, including the State of Tamil Nadu.

As  of  17.07.2025,  a  total  of  6,87,38,959  Farmer  IDs  have  been  generated,  including 30,92,267 Farmer IDs in the State of Tamil Nadu. Geo-referencing of the village map is a prerequisite condition for Digital Crop Survey, which has been completed in 17,164 villages in  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu.  Digital  Crop  Survey  has  been  undertaken  in  492  Districts  in Rabi 2024-25 for more than 23.5 Crore plots. This includes 17,116 villages in 37 Districts for more than 3.84 crore plots in the state of Tamil Nadu.

(e): The Government is providing technical and financial support to all the States/ UTs for the timely implementation of the Mission:

- I. Software for Farmer ID and Digital Crop Survey.
- II. Providing training to the State officials.
- III. Support for hiring human resources for creating a Project Monitoring Unit.
- IV. Providing Cloud Infrastructure for implementing the project.
- V. The  Department  of  Expenditure  (DoE),  Ministry  of  Finance,  has  announced  a Scheme for Special Central Assistance (SCA) to States for Capital Investment 2024-25 with a total allocation of Rupees 5000 Crores. In 2025-26, an amount of ₹ 1076 Crore has been released to 6 States, including the state of Tamil Nadu, with an amount of Rs. 58.45 Crore.
- VI. Further,  the  Government  has  advised  the  States  to  adopt  a  Camp-mode approach,  under  which  financial  assistance  of  Rs.  15,000  per  camp has  been provisioned to the States to encourage States to organize field-level camps and mobilise local administration.
- VII. To  accelerate  the  creation  and  verification  of  Farmers'  Registry,  Rs.  10/-  per Farmer ID has been provisioned from the administrative fund of the PM KISAN Scheme.  This  amount  will  be  utilized  to  provide  an  honorarium  to  the  field functionaries involved in the creation of the Farmers' Registry.
- VIII. Providing funds to conduct  Digital Crop Survey  in the  States/UTs.  Tamil  Nadu has been allocated an amount of Rs. 49.89 Crore for 2025-26 to conduct DCS in their state.
- IX. Under the National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture (NeGPA) component of the Mission, funding is given to the States/UTs for Digital Agriculture Projects using emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Internet of Things (IoT), Blockchain, etc.

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