Lok Sabha Question No. 4085 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-25
Subject: Farmers of Bareilly benefitted by Agricultural Schemes
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Chhatrapal Singh Gangwar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4085

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 TH  MARCH, 2025

## FARMERS OF BAREILLY BENEFITTED BY AGRICULTURAL SCHEMES

## 4085. SHRI CHHATRAPAL SINGH GANGWAR:

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

- (a) the extent to which farmers in Bareilly have been benefitted by the PM Fasal Bima Yojana and the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana;
- (b) the respective progress made in irrigation projects and the Soil Health Card scheme in the area; and
- (c) details of the proposed scheme of the Government to establish new Mandi or godown for the agriculture produces in Bareilly?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : Details of number of farmer applications enrolled and claims paid to the farmers from 2019-20 to 2023-24 in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) are given below :

| District   | Farmer Applications   | Farmer Applications   | Farmer Applications   | Farmer Applications   | Farmer Applications   | Claims Paid (Rs. In Crores)   | Claims Paid (Rs. In Crores)   | Claims Paid (Rs. In Crores)   | Claims Paid (Rs. In Crores)   | Claims Paid (Rs. In Crores)   |
|------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| District   | 2019-20               | 2020-21               | 2021-22               | 2022-23               | 2023-24               | 2019-20                       | 2020-21                       | 2021-22                       | 2022-23                       | 2023-24                       |
| Bareilly   | 37,915                | 19,538                | 22,807                | 23,907                | 23,427                | 6.06                          | 0.03                          | 2.18                          | 2.72                          | 0.43                          |

Source - NCIP

As on 05.03.2025, an amount of Rs. 1,672,.98 crore have been paid to 5,87,764 beneficiaries in Bareilly district under PM Kisan Sammman Nidhi Yojana (PM KISAN).

O.I.H.

(b)0:  Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) is implementing Centrally sponsored scheme of Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) in the country from 2015-16.    At present, the scheme is being implemented under the umbrella scheme of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY).  3973.17 Hectares of areas has been covered under micro irrigation in Bareilly District till date under the scheme.

Further,  24.84  crore  Soil  Health  Cards  (SHCs)  have  been  generated  under  the Scheme  of Soil Health & Fertility since, 2014-15 till date. During this year,71.98 lakh SHCs have been generated in the country out of which 15,000 SHCs have been generated in Bareilly district.

(c):    To  assist  in establishing Scientific  Storage  ( godowns ),  and  other  Agricultural Marketing  infrastructure  promoted  by  private  entrepreneurs,  Cooperatives  &  State Agencies, the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India is implementing 'Agricultural  Marketing  Infrastructure  (AMI)'  sub-scheme  of  Integrated  Scheme  for Agricultural Marketing (ISAM) across the country ( including in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh) through its attached office Directorate of Marketing & Inspection (DMI).   The Scheme has been extended up to 31.03.2026. AMI  is  a  capital  investment,  open  ended,  Demand  driven  and  credit  linked scheme wherein back ended subsidy at 25% and 33.33% is available based on the category  of  beneficiary.   Assistance  is  available  to  Individuals,  farmers,  group  of farmers/growers,  agri-preneurs,  registered  Farmer  Produce  Organizations  (FPOs), Cooperatives, and state agencies etc for creation of Agricultural Marketing infrastructure. Further, under AMI there is a provision for all State agencies (including State to invest their own funds to establish new agencies of Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh) Mandis.

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