Lok Sabha Question No. 1953 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-01
Subject: Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Aparupa  Poddar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1953

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST  AUGUST, 2023

## PARAMPARAGAT KRISHI VIKAS YOJANA

1953. SHRIMATI APARUPA PODDAR:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  introduced  Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  to motivate groups of farmers to take up organic farming in the country;
- (b) if so, the details of districts where the above yojana has been introduced; and
- (c) the details of support given so far to West Bengal under the said yojana for organic farming?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) & (b): Government  has  been  promoting  organic  farming  on  priority  in  the  country since  2015-16  through  the  schemes  of  Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY)  and Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER). Both the schemes stress on end-to-end support to farmers engaged in organic farming i.e. from production to processing, certification and marketing and post-harvest management Training and Capacity Building are integral part of the scheme. PKVY is being implemented in all the States  including  West  Bengal  but,  other  than  North  Eastern  States,  across  the  country whereas MOVCDNER scheme is being implemented exclusively in the NE States. Under PKVY, assistance of Rs.50,000 per ha for a period of three years is provided for  promotion  of  organic  farming  to  cover  different  components  like  Training  &  Capacity Building,  Data  Management,  PGS  Certification,  value  addition,  marketing  and  publicity including  the  assistance  of  Rs.  31,000  per  ha  for  a  period  of  three  years  is  provided  to farmers through DBT for on- farm /off -farm organic inputs. Under MOVCDNER, an assistance of Rs. 46,575/ha for 3years is provided for creation of FPO, support to farmers for organic inputs, quality seeds/ planting material and training, hand holding and certification. Financial assistance @ Rs 32500/ ha for 3 years is provided to farmers for off farm /on -farm organic inputs under the scheme.

Since  2015-16,  under  PKVY,  11.86  lakh  ha  area  has  been  covered  under  organic farming  by  developing  32384  clusters  involving  16.19  lakh  farmers.  In  addition,  8  States developed  their  own  brands  for  organic  products.    So  far,  Rs.  1854.01  crore  has  been released under the scheme up to 2022-23. Since  2015-16,  under  MOVCDNER,  1.73  lakh  ha  area  has  been  covered  under organic farming by developing 379 FPO/FPCs involving 1.89 lakh farmers.  In addition, 7 NE States developed their own brands for organic products.  So far, Rs. 919.42 crore has been released under the scheme.

Agriculture being a state subject, the districts for implementation of the PKVY scheme are  decided  by  the  respective  State.  PKVY  scheme  is  being  implemented  in  564  Districts under 33 States/UTs. The State wise details of the districts where PKVY scheme is being implemented, as received from the States, is given in Annexure-I.

(c): Organic farming under PKVY scheme is being practiced in 7 districts of West Bengal covering 13400 ha area and Rs 15.37 crore as Central Share has been released to state since 2015-2016.

## Annexure - I State- wise details of districts covered under PKVY.

| S. No.   | State             |   No. of Districts |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh    |                 13 |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh |                 19 |
| 3.       | Assam             |                 10 |
| 4.       | Bihar             |                 28 |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh      |                 31 |
| 6.       | Goa               |                  2 |
| 7.       | Gujarat           |                 14 |
| 8.       | Haryana           |                 11 |
| 9.       | Himachal Pradesh  |                 10 |
| 10.      | Jammu & Kashmir   |                 20 |
| 11.      | Jharkhand         |                  5 |
| 12.      | Karnataka         |                 30 |
| 13.      | Kerala            |                 14 |
| 14.      | Ladakh            |                  2 |
| 15.      | Lakshadweep       |                  1 |
| 16.      | Madhya Pradesh    |                 51 |
| 17.      | Maharashtra       |                 34 |
| 18.      | Manipur           |                  5 |
| 19.      | Meghalaya         |                 11 |
| 20.      | Mizoram           |                  8 |
| 21.      | Nagaland          |                  1 |
| 22.      | Odisha            |                 20 |
| 23.      | Pondicherry       |                  2 |
| 24.      | Punjab            |                 23 |
| 25.      | Rajasthan         |                 33 |
| 26.      | Sikkim            |                  4 |
| 27.      | Tamil Nadu        |                 30 |
| 28.      | Telangana         |                 32 |
| 29.      | Tripura           |                  8 |
| 30.      | Uttar Pradesh     |                 70 |
| 31.      | Uttarakhand       |                 13 |
| 32.      | West Bengal       |                  7 |
| 33.      | Andaman & Nicobar |                  2 |
| Total    | Total             |                564 |

Source: State/UTs

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