Lok Sabha Question No. 3909 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-12
Subject: National Mission on Natural Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Kesineni Sivanath, Shri Daggumalla Prasada Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS' WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS' WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3909

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 th  August, 2025

## National Mission on Natural Farming

3909. Shri Daggumalla Prasada Rao: Shri Kesineni Sivanath:

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

- (a) the details of places where National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF) is currently being implemented, State/district-wise including Andhra Pradesh;
- (b)  the  details  regarding  villages  and  Gram  Panchayats  in  Andhra  Pradesh  where  natural farming clusters that have been identified for creation;
- (c) the number of farmer field schools currently organized under the scheme, State and districtwise for Andhra Pradesh;
- (d) the details of the funds allocated and released for the mission, classified State-wise; and
- (e)  the  number of Krishi Vigyan Kendras  (KVKs) selected to function as model knowledge dissemination centers, State/district-wise for Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

- (a) & (b): The Government is implementing National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF) to promote natural farming in the country including the State of Andhra Pradesh. The State wise information on NMNF as on 07.08.2025 is given at Annexure- I .  District/  village  wise information is not maintained centrally.
- (c): As informed by State Government of Andhra Pradesh 52 Farmer Field Schools trainings have been conducted for the enrolled natural farming (NF) farmers in 2522 clusters.
- (d): State-wise  details  of  the  funds  allocated  and  released  for  the  mission  is  given  at Annexure- I.
- (e) As informed by State Government of Andhra Pradesh State has identified 112 Local Natural Farming Institutions (LNFIs) have been selected as model knowledge dissemination centers for NMNF. These are practicing Natural Farming (NF) farmers recognized for their expertise.  No  Krishi  Vigyan  Kendras  (KVKs)  has  been  designated  as  a  model  knowledge dissemination centers under NMNF in the state.

Progress under National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF) as on 07.08.2025

| S. No.   | State/ UT                          |   Farmers Enrolled |   Area Covered (in Ha) |   Financial Allocation (₹ in lakhs) |   Fund Released (₹ in lakhs) |
|----------|------------------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands          |                250 |                  100   |                              16.87  |                       16.87  |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh                     |              37387 |                 5699.2 |                           10992.1   |                     5496.05  |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh                  |               4474 |                 1800   |                             779.328 |                      389.664 |
| 4.       | Assam                              |               3750 |                 1500   |                             227.7   |                      113.85  |
| 5.       | Bihar                              |              40117 |                18000   |                            2064.4   |                        0     |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh                       |              50565 |                20718   |                            2379.69  |                        0     |
| 7.       | Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |                  0 |                    0   |                              27.91  |                        0     |
| 8.       | Delhi                              |                195 |                  195   |                              25.81  |                       25.81  |
| 9.       | Goa                                |               1250 |                  400   |                              66.696 |                        0     |
| 10.      | Gujarat                            |              47905 |                19162   |                            5446.51  |                     2723.25  |
| 11.      | Haryana                            |              15375 |                 5900   |                             784.596 |                        0     |
| 12.      | Himachal Pradesh                   |              61998 |                21772.6 |                            3368.21  |                     1684.11  |
| 13.      | Jammu & Kashmir                    |              19125 |                 7650   |                            1319.44  |                      659.72  |
| 14.      | Jharkhand                          |              11000 |                 4400   |                             456.15  |                      228.129 |
| 15.      | Karnataka                          |             117477 |                36945   |                            5110.4   |                     2555.2   |
| 16.      | Kerala                             |               6090 |                 2000   |                             508.8   |                      254.4   |
| 17.      | Ladakh                             |                500 |                  200   |                              35.86  |                       35.86  |
| 18.      | Madhya Pradesh                     |             156711 |                61612   |                            7828.24  |                     3914.12  |
| 19.      | Maharashtra                        |             211691 |                84508   |                            8842.6   |                     4421.3   |
| 20.      | Manipur                            |               4400 |                 2275   |                             621.522 |                      310.761 |
| 21.      | Meghalaya                          |               9875 |                 3950   |                             615.681 |                      307.841 |
| 22.      | Mizoram                            |              13125 |                 5250   |                             838.233 |                      419.116 |
| 23.      | Nagaland                           |              15125 |                 6050   |                             885.807 |                      442.904 |
| 24.      | Odisha                             |              52350 |                15234   |                            2291.99  |                     1146     |
| 25.      | Puducherry                         |                272 |                  155   |                              43.7   |                       43.7   |
| 26.      | Punjab                             |               5079 |                 1674.4 |                             241.374 |                      120.687 |
| 27.      | Rajasthan                          |             225000 |                90000   |                            8667.39  |                        0     |
| 28.      | Tamil Nadu                         |               7233 |                 2893   |                             285.978 |                      142.989 |
| 29.      | Telangana                          |              61075 |                24176   |                            2524.22  |                        0     |
| 30.      | Tripura                            |               2750 |                 1665   |                             859.473 |                      429.736 |
| 31.      | Uttar Pradesh                      |             225165 |                89317.2 |                            9011.98  |                     4505.99  |
| 32.      | Uttarakhand                        |              25000 |                10000   |                            1549.21  |                        0     |
| 33.      | West Bengal                        |                  0 |                    0   |                            1883.63  |                        0     |
|          | Total                              |            1432309 |               545001   |                           80601.5   |                    30388     |

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