Lok Sabha Question No. 1876 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-01
Subject: Promoting Agro Forestry
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Sudheer Gupta, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Prataprao  Jadhav

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1876

TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 ST  AUGUST, 2023

## PROMOTING AGRO FORESTRY

1876.  SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

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

- (a) Whether  the  Government  has  initiated  any  plan/  scheme  to  promote  agroforestry in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of areas which have been identified for the said agro-forestation, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to provide any financial assistance to the farmers engaged in agro-forestry;
- (d) if  so,  the details thereof and the assistance provided to them during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  implemented  Har  Medh  Par  Pedh  scheme/ programme  to  promote  agro-forestry  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details  of achievements made and financial assistance provided in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a): The  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Sub-Mission  on  Agroforestry  (SMAF) was implemented by the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare since 201617 to encourage tree plantation on farm land along with crops/ cropping systems to help the farmers get additional income. The scheme has now been restructured as an  Agroforestry  Component  under  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY)  and focuses  on  Quality  Planting  Material.  Under  the  scheme,  financial  assistance  is

being  provided  to  the  beneficiaries    for  establishment  of  nurseries  and  raising  of saplings.

- (b): The  SMAF  was  implemented  in  21  States viz Andhra  Pradesh,  Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana,  Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Ndau, Telangana, Uttar  Pradesh,  Mizoram,  Manipur,  Meghalaya,  Nagaland  and    2  Union  Territories (UTs) viz Jammu  &  Kashmir  and  Ladakh.  The  scheme  was  implemented  in  the States having liberalized transit regulations for transport of timber. The restructured Agroforestry  Component  is  being  implemented  under  RKVY  and  for  the  current financial year, Annual Allocation has been made to 25 States and 2 UTs as shown in Annexure I.
- (c): Under the restructured Agroforestry Component of RKVY, financial assistance is  being  provided  to  farmers  for  establishing  nurseries  and  raising  saplings.  The details of cost norms of assistance being provided is shown at Annexure-II
- (d): State wise details of release of funds for promotion of agroforestry during last three years and fund allocation for the current year is shown at Annexure-I
- (e): Sub-Mission on Agroforestry (SMAF) was implemented from 2016-17 to 202122 with the motto of 'Har Medh Par Ped', to encourage tree plantation on farm land along with crops/ cropping systems to help the farmers get additional income. Under this scheme, an area of 1,61,238 Ha has been brought under plantation, 899 nos. of nurseries have been established and about 683 lakh trees have been planted. An amount  of  Rs.  15583.64  Lakh  has  been  released  to  States/UTs  during  the  years 2016-17 to 2021-22.

## Annexure-I to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1876 due for answer on 01.08.2023

## State-wise details of funds released for Promotion of Agroforestry

| S.No.   | Name of the State   | Funds released (Under erstwhile SMAF) (Lakh Rs.)*   | Funds released (Under erstwhile SMAF) (Lakh Rs.)*   | Funds released (Under erstwhile SMAF) (Lakh Rs.)*   | Allocation of Funds under Agroforestry of RKVY (Lakh Rs.)**   |
|---------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.   | Name of the State   | 2019-20                                             | 2020-21                                             | 2021-22                                             | 2023-24                                                       |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh      | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 50.00                                                         |
| 2       | Assam               | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 200.00                                                        |
| 3       | Bihar               | 100.00                                              | 20.00                                               | 0                                                   | 50.00                                                         |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh        | 200.00                                              | 100.00                                              | 36.22                                               | 300.00                                                        |
| 5       | Goa                 | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 50.00                                                         |
| 6       | Gujarat             | 400.00                                              | 400.00                                              | 233.16                                              | 1150.00                                                       |
| 7       | Haryana             | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 100.00                                                        |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh    | 83.42                                               | 75.00                                               | 0                                                   | 200.00                                                        |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir     | 0                                                   | 75.00                                               | 0                                                   | 300.00                                                        |
| 10      | Jharkhand           | 200.00                                              | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 300.00                                                        |
| 11      | Karnataka           | 700.00                                              | 536.62                                              | 250.00                                              | 1250.00                                                       |
| 12      | Kerala              | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 42.00                                               | 50.00                                                         |
| 13      | Ladakh              | 0                                                   | 50.00                                               | 0                                                   | 121.00                                                        |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh      | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 12.00                                               | 450.00                                                        |
| 15      | Maharashtra         | 75.00                                               | 160.00                                              | 0                                                   | 400.00                                                        |
| 16      | Manipur             | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 100.00                                              | 100.00                                                        |
| 17      | Meghalaya           | 0                                                   | 26.24                                               | 0                                                   | 200.00                                                        |
| 18      | Mizoram             | 175.00                                              | 100.00                                              | 40.44                                               | 200.00                                                        |
| 19      | Nagaland            | 72.60                                               | 108.70                                              | 0                                                   | 128.00                                                        |
| 20      | Odisha              | 75.00                                               | 150.00                                              | 123.40                                              | 200.00                                                        |
| 21      | Punjab              | 250.00                                              | 137.50                                              | 0                                                   | 700.00                                                        |
| 22      | Rajasthan           | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 100.00                                                        |
| 23      | Tamil Nadu          | 230.50                                              | 334.19                                              | 0                                                   | 899.00                                                        |
| 24      | Telangana           | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 100.00                                                        |
| 25      | Uttar Pradesh       | 200.00                                              | 400.00                                              | 0                                                   | 900.00                                                        |
| 26      | Uttarakhand         | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 100.00                                                        |
| 27      | West Bengal         | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 0                                                   | 100.00                                                        |
| Total   | Total               | 2761.52                                             | 2673.25                                             | 837.22                                              | 8698.00                                                       |

## Annexure-II to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1876 due for answer on 01.08.2023

## Details  of  Cost  Norms  of  Assistance  being  provided  under  the  Agroforestry Component of RKVY

| S.No.   | Name of interventions                              | Unit Cost (Upper Limit) (Rs. In Lakh)   | Remarks                                                                                                                                        |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.      | Establishment of new nurseries                     | Establishment of new nurseries          | Establishment of new nurseries                                                                                                                 |
| 1.      | (a) Hi-Tech ( 2 ha)                                | 50.00                                   | 100% assistance to Government agencies for taking up the work on Government land and 50% assistance to Private Agency/ individual entrepreneur |
| 1.      | (b) Big (1 ha)                                     | 16.00                                   | 100% assistance to Government agencies for taking up the work on Government land and 50% assistance to Private Agency/ individual entrepreneur |
| 1.      | (c) Small (0.5 ha)                                 | 10.00                                   | 100% assistance to Government agencies for taking up the work on Government land and 50% assistance to Private Agency/ individual entrepreneur |
| 2.      | Raising saplings in the existing nursery           | Upto Rs. 5.00 Lakh/nursery              | 100% assistance to Government agencies for taking up the work on Government land and 50% assistance to Private Agency/ individual entrepreneur |
| 3.      | Establishment of Tissue Culture Units              | Establishment of Tissue Culture Units   | Establishment of Tissue Culture Units                                                                                                          |
|         | (a) Strengthening of existing tissue culture units | 20.00                                   | 100% assistance to Government agencies and 50% back ended credit linked assistance for private partners                                        |
|         | (b) Establishment of new tissue culture units      | 200.00                                  | 100% assistance to Government agencies and 50% back ended credit linked assistance for private partners                                        |

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