Lok Sabha Question No. 1343 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-03
Subject: Technical Intervention to Increase Agricultural Productivity
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Anil Firojiya

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1343

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 rd   DECEMBER, 2024

## Technical Intervention to Increase Agricultural Productivity

1343.  Shri Anil Firojiya:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:

- (a) the  names  of  the  schemes  and  technical  interventions  being  implemented  by  the Government to increase agricultural productivity in Ujjain district;
- (b) the  manner  in  which  the  Government  is  expanding  the  reach  of  special  agricultural insurance schemes and irrigation facilities for the farmers of Ujjain;
- (c) the names of the self-employment and schemes implemented by the Government to increase agriculture-based income sources in Ujjain district; and
- (d) the  initiatives  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  awareness  amongst  farmers  in Ujjain  region  about  the  subsidy  and  financial  assistance  schemes  available  in  agriculture sector?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

क ृ िष और िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY)

(a) to (d): Agriculture being  a State subject, the efforts of the State Government are being supplemented through various Schemes  of Government of India, which include a comprehensive  range  of  central  sector  as  well  as  centrally  sponsored  schemes  and programmes.    These  schemes  encompass  entire  spectrum  of  agriculture  including  credit, insurance, income support, infrastructure, crops including horticulture, seeds, mechanization, marketing,  organic  and  natural  farming,  irrigation,  extension,  procurement  of  crops  from farmers at minimum support prices, digital agriculture etc. All the Schemes have one or more technical interventions. While some are scheme specific, digital interventions are also included to  facilitate  real  time  implementation  and  monitoring.  A  list  of  major  Schemes  being implemented by the department is given at

Annexure-I .  All these Schemes are being implemented in all the States and UTs across the country  through  State  Governments  including  in Madhya  Pradesh with  the  objective  of enhancing  productivity,  reducing  cost  of  cultivation  and  ensuring  remunerative  returns  to farmers.

The  Department  through  its  flagship  Schemes  'Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojna (PMFBY)',  is providing comprehensive risk insurance to farmers against unforeseen natural calamities.   Details of the steps taken to improve the scheme and make it more transparent and farmers friendly  through  technological  innovations  have  been  initiated  in  the  Scheme, details of which are enclosed at Annexure-II .

In order to encourage employment generation, assistance/ loans are being provided to farmer  community,  entrepreneurs  and  startups  through  the  Scheme  of  Kisan  Credit  Card (KCC), Agri Accelerator Fund, Agri Infrastructure Fund(AIF) Scheme at cheaper/concessional subsidized rate.

## List of major schemes being implemented by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

## Central Sector Schemes

1.  Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)
2.  Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY)
3.  Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)
4.  Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)/Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS)
5.  Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (MISS)
6.  National Bee Keeping and Honey Mission (NBHM)
7.  Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)
8.  Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs)

## Krishonnati Yojana

1.  Integrated Scheme for Agriculture Marketing -National Agriculture Market (ISAMeNAM)
2.  Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing-Others (ISAM-Others)
3.  National Food Security and Nutrition Mission (NFSNM)
4.  National Food Security and Nutrition Mission-Oilseeds (NFSNM-OS)
5.  National Mission on Edible Oil-Oil palm (NMEO-OP)
6.  Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)
7.  Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER)
8.  Sub-Mission on Agricultural Extension (SMAE)
9.  Digital Agriculture

## Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)

1.  Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana- DPR (RKVY-DPR)
2.  Paramparagat Krishi VikasYojana (PKVY)
3.  Per Drop More Crop (PDMC)
4.  Soil Health and Fertility
5.  Rainfed Area Development (RAD)
6.  Agroforestry
7.  Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM)
8.  Crop Residue Management (CRM)
9.  Crop Diversification Programme (CDP)

## Steps taken under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana

Various steps have been taken under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) to make  the  scheme  more  transparent  and  farmer  friendly  which  offers  a  safety  net  against comprehensive risk cover to farmers against all non-preventable natural risk from pre-sowing to  post  harvest  ensuring  financial  stability  for  farmers.    This  scheme  safeguards  farmers' livelihoods and encourage them to adopt modern farming practices and technologies.

Based  on  the  recommendations  of  the  various  Committees,  various  technological interventions like YES-TECH, WINDS, CROPIC  etc. The details of technological interventions in the Scheme are as under :

- i. YES-Tech  (Yield  Estimation  based  on  Technology)is  a  technology  based  yield estimation mechanism for Crop Loss assessment and Yield estimation assisted by data inputs  from  such  as  Remote  Sensing  indices,  Weather  indices,  crop  phenological information, soil types etc. using approved Technologies/Approaches
- ii. WINDS (Weather  Information  Network  &  Data  System)is  a  network  of  Automatic Weather Stations & Rain Gauges at Taluk/Block and Gram Panchayat level to create a strong database of hyper-local weather data for the different Govt. and other entities to use for all farmer and farming oriented services.
- iii. Digi-Claim-Payment Module -The module aims at integrating NCIP with PFMS end to end.   Now  Govt.  will  have  visibility  of  quantum  of  eligible  claims,  claims  paid  by  the Insurance Company and actual claims transferred to beneficiary farmers, which till now was missing and Govt. always had dependence for these reports and data on Insurance Company.
- iv. AIDE (App for Intermediary Enrolment): A smart-phone App has been designed and rolled  out  in  Kharif  2023  for  enrolment  of  farmers  at  their  door-steps  through  a  large network  of  Insurance  Intermediaries.  It  offers  a  completely  paper-less  and  cash-less experience to a farmer
- v. Krishi  Rakshak  Portal  &  Helpline :  A  pan-India  single  number  integrated  grievance redressal mechanism having digital portal and a call centre has been developed to enable farmers to lodge their grievances/concerns/queries.
- vi. Revision in Operational Guidelines of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana : - Based on the real-time experience during implementation of the scheme and incorporating the suggestions of all its stakeholders the OGs of this scheme have been revised in 2018 and 2022.

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