Lok Sabha Question No. 3920 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-25
Subject: Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana in Jharkhand
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Chandra Prakash Choudhary

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3920

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 TH  MARCH, 2025

## PARAMPARAGAT KRISHI VIKAS YOJANA IN JHARKHAND

3920. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:

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

- (a) the details of the amount of funds sanctioned and allocated for promotion of organic farming under the Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) scheme in Giridih Lok Sabha Constituency of Jharkhand;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  promoting  the  use  of  eco-friendly  and  Biofertilisers  in Jharkhand;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  of  such  initiatives  including  awareness  programmes,  subsidies  and farmer support mechanisms; and

(d) the challenges being faced in promoting the use of eco-friendly fertilisers along with the steps being taken to overcome the same particularly in Giridih Lok Sabha Constituency?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a): Government  of  Jharkhand  has  informed  that  Rs.2.1875  Crore  funds  has  been sanctioned  for  2600  ha  area  under  organic  farming  involving  2927  farmers  in  Giridih  Lok Sabha  Constituency  under  the  Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY)  scheme  since 2022-23.

(b) & (c): Through PKVY scheme end-to-end support is provided to organic farmers i.e. from  production  to  processing,  certification  and  marketing  in  cluster  based  approach.  The primary  focus  of  the  scheme  is  to  form  organic  clusters  giving  preference  to  small  and marginal farmers.

For  spreading  awareness  among  farmers,  several  initiatives  under  PKVY  scheme through training, handholding, publicity and marketing are undertaken. Under PKVY scheme, States/UTs  are  provided  financial  assistance  of  Rs.31,500/ha  over  3  years  in  the  organic clusters, out of which, Rs.15,000/ha is provided directly to farmers through DBT for on-farm and  off-farm  organic  inputs  including  biofertilizers,  Rs.4,500/ha  for  marketing,  packaging, branding, value addition etc., Rs.3,000/ha  for certification and  residue analysis  and Rs.9,000/ha  for  training  and  capacity  building.  One  farmers  can  avail  assistance  for maximum 2 ha area. National Center of Organic and Natural Farming (NCONF) and its Regional Center of Organic  and  Natural  Farming  (RCONF)  located  at  Ghaziabad,  Nagpur,  Bangalore,  Imphal and Bhubaneswar are organizing various HRD trainings and online awareness campaign on organic and natural farming including the use of biofertilizers. front-line demonstrations,  awareness programs etc. to educate farmers on organic farming,  through

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research also imparts trainings, network of Krishi Vigyan Kendras.

(d): The main challenges faced initially are being  perceptions about fall in production of crops  with  use  of  eco-friendly  fertilizers.  Through  hand  holding  support  and  training  for production of eco-friendly fertilizers from locally available items, the cost of input reduces.

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