Lok Sabha Question No. 1480 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-29
Subject: Schemes for Welfare of Farmers in West Bengal
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Raju Bista

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1480

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH  JULY, 2025

## SCHEMES FOR WELFARE OF FARMERS IN WEST BENGAL

1480.  SHRI RAJU BISTA:

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

- (a) the  details  of  schemes  for  the  welfare  of  farmers,  implemented  particularly  in  the State of West Bengal;
- (b) the total amount of subsidy provided to farmers under the said schemes during the last five years; and
- (c) the data of farmers who have benefitted from the Government schemes during the last  five  years,  scheme-wise  particularly  in  Darjeeling,  Kalimpong  and  North  Dinajpur districts, along with fund released in these districts?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c): Government  of  India  is  implementing  a  comprehensive  range  of  Central Sector as well as Centrally Sponsored Schemes and programmes for the welfare of farmers in  the  country  including  West  Bengal.  These  schemes  encompass  entire  spectrum  of agriculture  including  credit,  insurance,  income  support,  infrastructure,  crops  including horticulture, seeds, mechanization, marketing, organic and natural farming, farmer collectives,  irrigation,  extension,  procurement  of  crops  from  farmers  at  minimum  support prices, digital agriculture.

.  Details  of    funds  released  in schemes being implemented by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare from

List  of  such  schemes  may  be  seen  at Annexure  I 2020-21 to  2024-25 in respect of West Bengal is given in Annexure II .

Agriculture  being  a  State  Subject,  district-wise  details  of  the  total  number  of beneficiaries  including  Darjeeling,  Kalimpong  and  Dakshin  Dinajpur  districts  of  these schemes are maintained by the State Government. However, number of beneficiaries and total  amount  disbursed  to  Darjeeling,  Kalimpong  and  Dakshin  Dinajpur  in  Central  Sector Schemes  i.e.  PM-KISAN  scheme  and  Agriculture  Infrastructure  Fund  (AIF)  are  given  at Annexure III .

## Major schemes implemented by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

| S No                            | Name of the Scheme                                                             |
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| I.                              | Central Sector Schemes                                                         |
| 1                               | Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)                                   |
| 2                               | Pradhan Mantri Kisan MaanDhan Yojana (PM-KMY)                                  |
| 3                               | Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)                      |
| 4                               | Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)                                       |
| 5                               | Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (MISS)                                     |
| 6                               | National Bee Keeping and Honey Mission (NBHM)                                  |
| 7                               | Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)                                          |
| 8                               | Formation & Promotion of new 10,000 FPOs                                       |
| 9                               | Agri Fund for Start Ups & Rural Enterprises (AgriSURE)                         |
| 10                              | Namo Drone Didi                                                                |
| II. Centrally Sponsored Schemes | II. Centrally Sponsored Schemes                                                |
| (i)                             | National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF)                                     |
| (ii)                            | Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana                                                  |
| 11.                             | Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojana- Detailed Project Report based schemes (RKVY-DPR) |
| 12                              | Soil Health & Fertility (SH&F)                                                 |
| 13                              | Rainfed Area Development (RAD)                                                 |
| 14                              | Per Drop More Crop (PDMC)                                                      |
| 14(a)                           | Micro Irrigation Fund (MIF)                                                    |
| 15                              | Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)                                        |
| 16                              | Sub-Mission on Agriculture Mechanization (SMAM)                                |
| 16(a)                           | Crop Residue Management (CRM)                                                  |
| 17                              | Agro-forestry                                                                  |
| 18                              | Crop Diversification Program (CDP)                                             |
| (iii). Krishonnati Yojana       | (iii). Krishonnati Yojana                                                      |
| 19                              | National Food Security and Nurtition Mission (NFSNM)                           |
| 19(a)                           | Sub-Mission on Seed and Planting Material (SMSP)                               |
| 20                              | National Mission on Edible Oils (NMEO)-Oil Seeds                               |
| 21                              | National Mission on Edible Oils (NMEO)-Oil Palm                                |
| 22                              | Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)                      |
| 22(a)                           | National Bamboo Mission (NBM)                                                  |
| 23                              | Integrated Scheme for Agriculture Marketing (ISAM)                             |
| 24                              | Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region               |
| 25                              | Sub-Mission on Agriculture Extension (SMAE)                                    |
| 26                              | Digital Agriculture                                                            |

## Annexure I

## Annexure II

| Details of funds released in schemes being implemented by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare from 2020-21 to 2024-25 in respect of West Bengal   | Details of funds released in schemes being implemented by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare from 2020-21 to 2024-25 in respect of West Bengal   | Details of funds released in schemes being implemented by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare from 2020-21 to 2024-25 in respect of West Bengal   | Details of funds released in schemes being implemented by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare from 2020-21 to 2024-25 in respect of West Bengal   | Details of funds released in schemes being implemented by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare from 2020-21 to 2024-25 in respect of West Bengal   | Details of funds released in schemes being implemented by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare from 2020-21 to 2024-25 in respect of West Bengal   | Details of funds released in schemes being implemented by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare from 2020-21 to 2024-25 in respect of West Bengal   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                                                                                                           | Name of the State                                                                                                                                               | 2020-21                                                                                                                                                         | 2021-22                                                                                                                                                         | 2022-23                                                                                                                                                         | 2023-24                                                                                                                                                         | 2024-25                                                                                                                                                         |
| (a)                                                                                                                                                             | Centrally Sponsored Schemes                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                 |
| (i)                                                                                                                                                             | PM-Rashtriya Krishi Vikash Yojana (PM-RKVY)                                                                                                                     | PM-Rashtriya Krishi Vikash Yojana (PM-RKVY)                                                                                                                     | PM-Rashtriya Krishi Vikash Yojana (PM-RKVY)                                                                                                                     | PM-Rashtriya Krishi Vikash Yojana (PM-RKVY)                                                                                                                     | PM-Rashtriya Krishi Vikash Yojana (PM-RKVY)                                                                                                                     | PM-Rashtriya Krishi Vikash Yojana (PM-RKVY)                                                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                                                                                               | Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojana-DPR                                                                                                                                | 170.17                                                                                                                                                          | 92.75                                                                                                                                                           | 170.85                                                                                                                                                          | 165.71                                                                                                                                                          | 102.98                                                                                                                                                          |
| 2                                                                                                                                                               | Per Drop More Crop                                                                                                                                              | 61.00                                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                                                                                            | 30.00                                                                                                                                                           | 29.46                                                                                                                                                           |
| 3                                                                                                                                                               | Soil Health & Fertility                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                                                                                            | 9.96                                                                                                                                                            | 8.49                                                                                                                                                            |
| 4                                                                                                                                                               | Sub-Mission on Agriculture Mechanization                                                                                                                        | 6.93                                                                                                                                                            | 2.60                                                                                                                                                            | 6.63                                                                                                                                                            | 20.00                                                                                                                                                           | 37.50                                                                                                                                                           |
| 5                                                                                                                                                               | Rainfed Area Development                                                                                                                                        | 7.00                                                                                                                                                            | 3.50                                                                                                                                                            | 6.88                                                                                                                                                            | 10.48                                                                                                                                                           | 11.25                                                                                                                                                           |
| 6                                                                                                                                                               | Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana                                                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                                                                                            | 5.55                                                                                                                                                            | 17.17                                                                                                                                                           | 11.21                                                                                                                                                           |
| 7                                                                                                                                                               | Agroforestry                                                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                                                               | -                                                                                                                                                               | 1.00                                                                                                                                                            | 0.25                                                                                                                                                            |
| Total (RKVY)                                                                                                                                                    | Total (RKVY)                                                                                                                                                    | 245.10                                                                                                                                                          | 98.85                                                                                                                                                           | 189.91                                                                                                                                                          | 254.32                                                                                                                                                          | 201.14                                                                                                                                                          |
| (ii)                                                                                                                                                            | Krishinnati Yojana (KY)                                                                                                                                         | Krishinnati Yojana (KY)                                                                                                                                         | Krishinnati Yojana (KY)                                                                                                                                         | Krishinnati Yojana (KY)                                                                                                                                         | Krishinnati Yojana (KY)                                                                                                                                         | Krishinnati Yojana (KY)                                                                                                                                         |
| 8                                                                                                                                                               | National Food Security Mission                                                                                                                                  | 63.87                                                                                                                                                           | 42.83                                                                                                                                                           | 41.56                                                                                                                                                           | 64.25                                                                                                                                                           | 60.63                                                                                                                                                           |
| 9                                                                                                                                                               | National Mission on Edible Oil - Oilseed                                                                                                                        | 27.45                                                                                                                                                           | 6.38                                                                                                                                                            | 19.07                                                                                                                                                           | 36.25                                                                                                                                                           | 19.93                                                                                                                                                           |
| 10                                                                                                                                                              | Sub-Mission on Agriculture Extension                                                                                                                            | 48.64                                                                                                                                                           | 25.00                                                                                                                                                           | 42.00                                                                                                                                                           | 41.52                                                                                                                                                           | 36.00                                                                                                                                                           |
| 11                                                                                                                                                              | Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture                                                                                                              | 10.00                                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                                            | 17.25                                                                                                                                                           | 11.00                                                                                                                                                           | 15.40                                                                                                                                                           |
| Total (KY)                                                                                                                                                      | Total (KY)                                                                                                                                                      | 149.96                                                                                                                                                          | 74.21                                                                                                                                                           | 119.88                                                                                                                                                          | 153.02                                                                                                                                                          | 131.96                                                                                                                                                          |

## (b) Central Sector Scheme

| 12                                                                                                                                                           | Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM- KISAN)                                                                                           | Since the inception, Rs. 11,419.85 Cr. has been disbursed through 19 instalments.                       |   Since the inception, Rs. 11,419.85 Cr. has been disbursed through 19 instalments. |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Pradhan Mantri Kisan Man Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY)                                                                                                                | Since the inception, 8324 No. of farmers been enrolled.                                                                                 | have                                                                                                    |                                                                                  13 |
| Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)                                                                                                                        | As on 03.07.2025, Rs.2565 Crore has sanctioned for 6033 projects under AIF. The project cost for these sanctioned projects 4121 crores. | total is Rs.                                                                                            |                                                                                  14 |
| Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)/ Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS) - 2016-2017 till 2023-24, 57.9 Lakh hectare area insured | 138.2 lakh farmer application insured                                                                                                   | 1268.00 crores of rupees Claim payment to farmers                                                       |                                                                                  15 |
| National Beekeeping & Honey Mission (NBHM)                                                                                                                   | Total 19 projects have been sanctioned to the West Bengal under NBHM for an amount of Rs. 1902.09 lakhs                                 | Total 19 projects have been sanctioned to the West Bengal under NBHM for an amount of Rs. 1902.09 lakhs |                                                                                  16 |
| Farmers Producer Organisation (FPOs)                                                                                                                         | 383 Allocated and Registered                                                                                                            | 383 Allocated and Registered                                                                            |                                                                                  17 |

## Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)

The  total  number  of  beneficiaries  and  Total  amount  disbursed  to  Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Dakshin Dinajpur is as under:-

| District         | No. of beneficiaries as per 19th Installment   |   Amount Disbursed in last five years (₹ in Cr.) |
|------------------|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| Darjeeling       | 11,314                                         |                                            29.07 |
| Kalimpong        | 5,828                                          |                                            16.16 |
| Dakshin Dinajpur | 1,27,549                                       |                                           318.97 |

## Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)

Total number of project sanctioned to Farmers in the State of West Bengal as on 30 th June 2025

(₹ in Crore)

| District         |   No. of Projects |   Sanctioned amount |
|------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
| Darjeeling       |                 8 |                0.27 |
| Kalimpong        |                 8 |                0.02 |
| Dakshin Dinajpur |                57 |                8    |

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Annexure III