Lok Sabha Question No. 2315 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-10
Subject: Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Mohite Patil Dhairyasheel Rajsinh, Dr. Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Smt. Supriya Sule, Shri Sanjay Dina Patil, Prof. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad, Shri Amar Sharadrao Kale, Shri Bajrang Manohar Sonwane, Shri Bhaskar Murlidhar Bhagare, Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2315

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  DECEMBER, 2024

## PARAMPARAGAT KRISHI VIKAS YOJANA

2315. SMT. SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI AMAR SHARADRAO KALE:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRI SANJAY DINA PATIL:

SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL DHAIRYASHEEL RAJSINH:

SHRI BHASKAR MURLIDHAR BHAGARE:

SHRI BAJRANG MANOHAR SONWANE:

PROF. VARSHA EKNATH GAIKWAD:

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

- (a) the steps taken by the Government to promote natural farming in the country under Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY);
- (b) whether any training sessions, workshops and conferences have been organized to promote and implement the said yojana;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  of  training  sessions/workshops/conferences  held  in  the  State  of Maharashtra during the last three years and the percentage of small and marginal farmers benefited by the said yojana in the country including Maharashtra;
- (d) the details of total area under natural farming in the State of Maharashtra;
- (e)  the  details  of  the  PKVY  being  run  by  the  Government  to  ensure  promotion  of commercial organic production through certified organic farming along with the measures being taken thereunder and the progress made in this respect, State/UT-wise; and
- (f)  the  other  steps  taken  for  the  development  of  natural  farming  in  the  country  and  the incentives given to farmers engaged in natural farming?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): In 2019-2020 the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare initiated a component  of  natural  farming  under  Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY)  as Bharatiya  Prakritik  Krishi  Paddhati  (BPKP)  in  8  States,  which  has  been  upscaled  as 'National Mission on Natural Farming' (NMNF) on 25.11.2024.

The area sanctioned in the country under the BPKP since 2020-21 is given below:

| States           |   Area in Ha |
|------------------|--------------|
| Andhra Pradesh   |       100000 |
| Chhattisgarh     |        85000 |
| Kerala           |        84000 |
| Himachal Pradesh |        12000 |
| Jharkhand        |         3400 |
| Odisha           |        24000 |
| Madhya Pradesh   |        99000 |
| Tamil Nadu       |         2000 |
| Total            |       409400 |

- (b) & (c): Yes,  training  programme  have  been  organized  under  BPKP.  Details  of training sessions/ work-shops/ conferences held/organized by the State and the beneficiary  level  data  (details  of  small  and  marginal  farmers)  is  maintained  at  the  State level only.

Government of Maharashtra State has not opted for natural farming under BPKP. However, following training has been conducted by Maharashtra under organic farming:

| Training/ sessions name   |   No. of training |
|---------------------------|-------------------|
| KVK level trainings       |               136 |
| Village level trainings   |               442 |
| Total                     |               578 |

- (d) & (e): NMNF  has been approved on 25.11.2024 for all States including Maharashtra.

The  PKVY  scheme  provides  end-to-end  support  to  organic  farmers  i.e.  from production to processing certification and marketing by a clusters approach. The primary focus  of  the  scheme  is  to  form  organic  clusters  (other  than  NE  states)  to  help  them  to create a value and supply chain with robust focus on marketing.

Under PKVY, States/UTs are provided financial assistance of Rs. 31500/ha for 3 years out of which, Rs. 15000/ha/3 years is provided directly to farmers through DBT for on-farm and off-farm organic inputs.  Financial assistance of Rs. 4500/ha for 3 years is provided for marketing, packaging, branding, value addition and other marketing initiatives. Apart from this, Rs. 3000/ha for 3 years is provided for certification and residue analysis. Under the scheme assistance is also provided @Rs. 9000/ha for 3 years for training and capacity building.

Since  2015-16,  under  PKVY,  14.99  lakh  ha  area  has  been  covered  under  organic farming by developing 52289 clusters involving 25.30 lakh farmers. In addition, 8 States have developed their own brands for organic products.  Since 2015-2016 to 2023-2024, Rs. 2170.30 crore has been released under the scheme.

The  State-wise  details  of  progress  in  terms  of  area  covered,  number  of  farmers benefitted and fund released under PKVY since 2015-16 to 2024-2025 as on 06.12.2024 is given at Annexure .

- (f): The  Union  Cabinet  on  25th  November  2024  approved  the  National  Mission  on Natural  Farming  (NMNF)  as  a  standalone  centrally  sponsored  scheme  with  an  overall outlay  of  ₹2481  crore.  The  Mission  has  a  target  to  initiate  1  crore  farmers  to  natural farming spreading over 7.5 Lakh ha land.

State-wise  details  of  progress  in  terms  of  area  covered,  number  of  farmers benefitted  and  fund  released  under  PKVY  since  2015-16  to  2024-2025  as  on 6.12.2024

| S. No.   | Name of the State    | Area in ha.   | Farmers      |   Fund Released to State (Rs in lakh.) |
|----------|----------------------|---------------|--------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh       | 360805.39     | 746976.00    |                               34089.5  |
| 2        | Bihar                | 31561.30      | 42961.00     |                                5077.08 |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh         | 101279.29     | 60294.00     |                                9086.92 |
| 4        | Gujarat              | 15334.41      | 17836.00     |                                1431.12 |
| 5        | Goa                  | 10000.00      | 12685.00     |                                 825.4  |
| 6        | Haryana              | -             | -            |                                 104.56 |
| 7        | Jharkhand            | 25300.00      | 32714.00     |                                3044.42 |
| 8        | Karnataka            | 20900.00      | 37598.00     |                                8773.36 |
| 9        | Kerala               | 94480.00      | 310841.00    |                                5937.47 |
| 10       | Madhya Pradesh       | 74960.00      | 116360.00    |                               14163.6  |
| 11       | Maharashtra          | 66756.00      | 87350.00     |                               12444.5  |
| 12       | Odisha               | 45800.00      | 70026.00     |                                9273.1  |
| 13       | Punjab               | 6981.00       | 6676.00      |                                2685.05 |
| 14       | Rajasthan            | 148500.00     | 217479.00    |                               17166.3  |
| 15       | Tamil Nadu           | 32940.00      | 37886.00     |                                4250.35 |
| 16       | Telangana            | 8100.00       | 18405.00     |                                2581.78 |
| 17       | Uttar Pradesh        | 171184.80     | 273672.00    |                               21353.6  |
| 18       | West Bengal          | 21400.00      | 48585.00     |                                3628.01 |
| 19       | Assam                | 4400.00       | 9740.00      |                                3012.55 |
| 20       | Arunachal Pradesh    | 380.00        | -            |                                 234.56 |
| 21       | Mizoram              | 780.00        | 2054.00      |                                 469.61 |
| 22       | Manipur              | 600.00        | -            |                                 163.46 |
| 23       | Nagaland             | 480.00        | -            |                                 333.72 |
| 24       | Sikkim               | 63000.00      | -            |                                1848.88 |
| 25       | Tripura              | 1000.00       | -            |                                 687.05 |
| 26       | Meghalaya            | 900.00        | 2275.00      |                                 448.12 |
| 27       | Himachal Pradesh     | 18747.87      | 44932.00     |                                3354.52 |
| 28       | Jammu & Kashmir      | 5160.00       | 12900.00     |                                 839.81 |
| 29       | Uttarakhand          | 140740.00     | 301109.00    |                               41947.3  |
| 30       | Andaman & Nicobar    | 14491.00      | 3590.00      |                                 163    |
| 31       | Daman & Diu          | 642.18        | 1324.00      |                                 235.55 |
| 32       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 500.00        | -            |                                1000    |
| 33       | Delhi                | -             | -            |                                 471.45 |
| 34       | Puducherry           | -             | -            |                                  44.75 |
| 35       | Chandigarh           | -             | -            |                                  77.42 |
| 36       | Lakshadweep          | -             | -            |                                 227.2  |
| 37       | Ladakh               | 10480.00      | 14070.00     |                                 404.85 |
| Total    |                      | 14,98,583.24  | 25,30,338.00 |                              211880    |

Note : Total fund release Rs 2,170.30 crore (including Rs 2,118.80 Crore to States/UTs & Rs. 51.50 Crore for other expenses)

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