Lok Sabha Question No. 1420 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-12
Subject: Promoting Smart Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Keshari Devi Patel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1420

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 TH  DECEMBER 2023

## PROMOTING SMART FARMING

1420.  SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is promoting smart farming methods through the use of technology and innovation in the agriculture sector in the  Country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  details  of  funds  sanctioned,  allocated  and  utilized  so  far  in  the  country, State/UT-wise including the State of Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) the details of the achievements made so far owing to such methods in the country; and
- (d) whether the Government has set any target in this regard in the country and if so, the details thereof, State/ UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री

## (SHRI ARJUN MUNDA)

(a) to (d): The  adoption  of  modern  and  smart  farming  technologies  by  the  farmers depends on various factors such as socioeconomic conditions, geographical conditions, crop  grown,  irrigation  facilities  etc.  However,  the  Government  of  India  supports  and facilitates  the  State  Governments  to  promote  agriculture  throughout  the  country  and infusing modern and smart farming technologies into the agriculture sector. The use of modern machines including kisan drones is promoted under Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization. Under NeGPA program, funding is given to State Governments for Digital Agriculture Projects using emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Internet of Things (IOT), Blockchain etc. A component called 'Innovation and Agri-Entrepreneurship Development' has been launched under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY-RAFTAAR) in 2018-19 with the objective of promoting innovation and agrientrepreneurship by providing financial support and nurturing the incubation ecosystem. Under this programme, start-ups are encouraged to use innovative technologies to resolve challenges faced in agriculture and allied sectors. The funds are released to the States based  on  their  proposals    The  details  of  State-wise  funds  released  under  SMAM  and achievements including Uttar Pradesh so far are given in Annexure-I and details of projects sanctioned  under  NeGPA  during  Financial  Year    2020-21  to  2023-24  are  given  in Annexure-II.

## Annexure-I

## State-wise funds released to the States and achievements since 2014-15 to 2023-24 under Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization

| State             |   Funds Released (Rs. in Crores) |   Number of Agricultural machinery distributed on subsidy |   Total Number of Custom Hiring Centres/Hi-Tech Hubs and Farm Machinery Banks established |
|-------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |                           808.72 |                                                    251514 |                                                                                     10598 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |                            55.49 |                                                     38186 |                                                                                        13 |
| Assam             |                            59.46 |                                                      1034 |                                                                                       593 |
| Bihar             |                            94.93 |                                                     28559 |                                                                                      1035 |
| Chhattisgarh      |                           244.18 |                                                     97200 |                                                                                      2509 |
| Gujarat           |                            70.6  |                                                     27240 |                                                                                       234 |
| Haryana           |                           258.14 |                                                     24870 |                                                                                      2313 |
| Himachal          |                           152.53 |                                                     42728 |                                                                                        53 |
| Jammu & Kashmir   |                            51.64 |                                                     14719 |                                                                                       333 |
| Jharkhand         |                            24.69 |                                                         0 |                                                                                       527 |
| Karnataka         |                           853.86 |                                                    186278 |                                                                                       790 |
| Kerala            |                           250.75 |                                                     77709 |                                                                                      1357 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |                           385.06 |                                                    213316 |                                                                                      1446 |
| Maharashtra       |                           536.43 |                                                     97387 |                                                                                      1382 |
| Manipur           |                           108.14 |                                                     18682 |                                                                                       768 |
| Meghalaya         |                             8.84 |                                                      2457 |                                                                                         8 |
| Mizoram           |                            37.54 |                                                      3992 |                                                                                       274 |
| Nagaland          |                           184.64 |                                                     17616 |                                                                                       506 |
| Odisha            |                           297.49 |                                                     49397 |                                                                                      1738 |
| Punjab            |                           111.43 |                                                     12666 |                                                                                      1256 |
| Rajasthan         |                           108.6  |                                                     25846 |                                                                                      1363 |
| Sikkim            |                            31.5  |                                                      5599 |                                                                                        52 |
| Tamil Nadu        |                           548.89 |                                                     65682 |                                                                                      3389 |
| Telangana         |                            40.67 |                                                     28954 |                                                                                       205 |
| Tripura           |                           161.07 |                                                     42143 |                                                                                       584 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |                           504.37 |                                                    156462 |                                                                                      8644 |
| Uttarakhand       |                           290.68 |                                                     35691 |                                                                                      2093 |
| West Bengal       |                            72.98 |                                                      7768 |                                                                                       497 |
| D&D Nagar Haveli  |                             1.1  |                                                        89 |                                                                                         0 |
| Puducherry        |                             9.75 |                                                       621 |                                                                                         0 |
| Ladhakh           |                             1.03 |                                                      1314 |                                                                                         0 |
|                   |                          6365.2  |                                                    157571 |                                                                                     44573 |

## Projects approved to the States/UTs from Financial Year  2020-21 to 2023-24 under NeGPA

|   Sr. No. | State/UT      | Project Sanctioning Year   | Project Name                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Central share Released (Rs. in Lakhs)   |
|-----------|---------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|         1 | Tripura       | 2022-23                    | Centralized farmer database, Direct benefit transfer, Precision farming, Integrated Information Ecosystem, Use of AI/ ML and Blockchain technologies, Capacity Building of Employees, Digital Soil Health Card App, SSO Integrated Platform, Farmer Producer Organization (FPO) Portal etc | 189                                     |
|         2 | Punjab        | 2020-21                    | Development of Crop and Soil Digital Algorithms for Crop Growth Monitoring, Crop Yield and Soil Quality and Precision irrigation in major cropping systems                                                                                                                                 | 52.434                                  |
|         2 | Punjab        | 2021-22                    | Estimation of Ground water draft and water budgeting                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 51.297                                  |
|         2 | Punjab        | 2023-24                    | Implementation of National e- Governance Plan in Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |                                         |
|         3 | Uttar Pradesh | 2020-21                    | (i)Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Agriculture Applications, (ii) Hand Held Tool based Soil Health Monitoring Integrated system and (iii) Automated Fire Alert System for Crop Residue Burning in U.P.                                                                                         | 120.08                                  |
|         3 | Uttar Pradesh | 2023-24                    | Pilot on Digital Crop Survey                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1040.25                                 |
|         4 | Uttarakhan d  | 2021-22                    | 1.computerize reporting of Agricultural Statistics Land Use Statistics and Area under different crops right from village level to State level                                                                                                                                              | 56.89                                   |

|    |                  |         | 2. for designing, development, installation and commissioning of the smart agriculture platform using GIS, Remote Sensing, AI and IoT                                |         |
|----|------------------|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
| 5  | Assam            | 2020-21 | e-project on ML based Crop Health Check up for paddy crops.                                                                                                          | 134.415 |
| 5  | Assam            | 2023-24 | Pilot on Digital Crop Survey                                                                                                                                         | 128.07  |
| 6  | Pondicherr y     | 2022-23 | Project proposal for setup of Intelligent Agriculture Advisory System(i-AAS), Robotic Control Tissue culture (RCTC) and real time irrigation management system(RIMS) |  40     |
| 7  | Nagaland         | 2021-22 | Soil & Water Resource Management, Meteorological Analysis & Forecasting System using Remote Sensing, GIS mapping, Drone and Emerging Technologies under NeGPA        | 452     |
| 8  | Bihar            | 2020-21 | Digital Package of Practices for Major Crops and Automation Technique in Irrigation In State Seed Multiplication Farms                                               | 353.56  |
| 9  | Himachal Pradesh | 2022-23 | Project proposal for setup of ICT Infrastructure Requirements in the Department of Agriculture                                                                       | 297     |
| 10 | Haryana          | 2021-22 | Implementation of Emerging Technologies in Agriculture Sector in Haryana                                                                                             | 126.98  |
| 11 | Meghalaya        | 2020-21 | Development of web and mobile based "Crop Pest Surveillance and Advisory Project (CROPSAP)                                                                           |  62.88  |
|    |                  | 2021-22 | Regarding creation of farmers database                                                                                                                               |   8.26  |
| 12 | Odisha           | 2020-21 | Creation of Farmer Database                                                                                                                                          | 178.39  |
| 12 | Odisha           | 2021-22 | Phase II of Krushak database                                                                                                                                         |  41.26  |
| 12 | Odisha           | 2023-24 | Pilot on Digital Crop Survey                                                                                                                                         |  42.3   |

|   13 | Sikkim            | 2021-22   | Sikkim Agriculture Resource and Management System (ARMS)                                                                                                                                                                     | 156.55   |
|------|-------------------|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
|   13 | Sikkim            | 2023-24   | Precision farming in Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 157.08   |
|   14 | Telangana         | 2020-21   | (i)Crop Monitoring(ii)Automated irrigation Systems(iii) Fertilizer Calculation (iv)Automated Farm Operation (v)Traceability from                                                                                             | 186      |
|   14 | Telangana         | 2023-24   | Pilot on Digital Crop Survey                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 45       |
|   15 | Arunachal Pradesh | 2020-21   | Resilient Supply Chain for identified Agricultural Crops Leveraging Digitization                                                                                                                                             | 81       |
|   15 | Arunachal Pradesh | 2021-22   | 1.Developing a resilient Agriculture /Farm Produce Supply Chain System Leveraging Digitalization in Arunachal Pradesh 2. Development of Smart Pest Surveillance System cum Geo Spatial aided Agricultural Information System | 67.5     |
|   16 | Andhra Pradesh    | 2020-21   | Unified Digital Programme (UDP) for Agriculture                                                                                                                                                                              | 425.7    |
|   16 | Andhra Pradesh    | 2021-22   | Implementation of Phase-II 'Unified Digital Platform app to operate RythuBhrosaKendralu (RBKs)'                                                                                                                              | 666.9    |
|   17 | Madhya Pradesh    | 2020-21   | (i)Precision Farming and(ii)Ground waterAvailability                                                                                                                                                                         | 190.46   |
|   17 | Madhya Pradesh    | 2023-24   | 1.To operate and Maintain 'e- KrishiYantraAnudan Portal' (Online Subsidy Disbursement System in E-Rupi Mode) 2. Pilot on Digital Crop Survey                                                                                 |          |
|   18 | Tamilnadu         | 2021-22   | creation of Unified Farmers Database and building layers or solutions over the Farmers Database                                                                                                                              | 160.7135 |
|   18 | Tamilnadu         | 2023-24   | 1.Geo-referencing of 8026 villages and Development of Farmers' database 2. Pilot on Digital Crop Survey                                                                                                                      | 761.4    |

|   19 | Mizoram     | 2021-22   | Geospatial Analytics & Decision Support for agriculture Development in Mizoram                                          |   36.08 |
|------|-------------|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
|   20 | Gujarat     | 2023-24   | 1.Revamping of existing iKhedut Portal 2. Pilot on Digital Crop Survey                                                  |  117    |
|   21 | West Bengal | 2023-24   | Development of Digital Ecosystem for Crop Mapping, Crop surveillance, Crop Yield & Production Estimation in west Bengal |   56.72 |
|   22 | Kerala      | 2023-24   | Pilot on Digital Crop Survey                                                                                            |   45.52 |

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