Lok Sabha Question No. 914 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-25
Subject: Salient features of PKVY
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 914

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 Th  JULY, 2023

## SALIENT FEATURES OF PKVY

## 914. SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

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

- (a) the salient features of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY);
- (b) the  funds  sanctioned,  allocated  and  utilized  under  the  said  scheme  in  the  country including Rajasthan till date;
- (c) the  benefits/facilities  being  provided  to  the  farmers  under  the  said  scheme  in  the country including Rajasthan;
- (d) whether the Government has set any target in this regard and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the area covered for organic farming in the country including Rajasthan, along with the response received in this regard; and
- (f) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  cover  up  remote areas  under the  said scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) to (c): Government  of  India  has  been  promoting  Organic  farming  in  the  country through dedicated scheme namely Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) since 2015-16. The  scheme  provides  end  to  end  support  to  organic  farmers  i.e.  from  production  to certification  and  marketing.  Trainings  and  capacity  buildings  as  well  as  post  harvest management support including processing, packing and marketing are made integral part of the scheme to encourage organic farmers.

Under  PKVY,  States/UTs  of  the  country  including  Rajasthan  are  provided  financial assistance  of  Rs.  50000/ha  for  3  years  out  of  which,  Rs.  31000/ha/3  years  is  provided directly to farmers through DBT for on-farm and off-farm organic inputs.  Financial assistance of Rs. 8800/ha for 3 years is provided for marketing, packaging, branding, value addition and other  marketing  initiatives.    Apart  from  this,  Rs.  2700/ha  for  3  years  is  provided  for certification  and  residual  analysis.    Under  the  scheme  assistance  is  also  provided  @Rs. 7500/ha  for  3  years  for  training  and  capacity  building.    The  funds  allocated  released  and utilized under the PKVY in the country including Rajasthan till 31.3.2023 given at Annexure - I .

## Salient features of the PKVY Scheme:

-  To  promote  natural  resource  based  integrated  and  climate  resilient  sustainable farming  systems  that  ensure  maintenance  and  increase  of  soil  fertility,  natural resource  conservation,  on-farm  nutrient  recycling  and  minimize  dependence  of farmers on external inputs;
-  To  reduce  cost  of  agriculture  to  farmers  through  sustainable  integrated  organic farming systems thereby enhancing farmer's net income per unit of land.
-  To sustainably produce chemical free and nutritious food for human consumption.
-  To  protect  environment  from  hazardous  inorganic  chemicals  by  adoption  of  ecofriendly low-cost traditional techniques and farmer friendly technologies.
-  To bring large contiguous traditional/ default organic areas under organic certification and empowering the farmers of such areas with market linkages;
-  To facilitate certification access to individual and small farmer groups not covered by any scheme.
-  To  empower  farmers  through  their  own  institutional  development  in  the  form  of clusters  and  groups  with  capacity  to  manage  production,  processing,  value  addition and certification management in value chain mode;
-  To make farmers entrepreneurs through direct market linkages with local and export trade houses/ chains.
-  Ensuring professional handholding for transforming so developed cluster into business enterprises for better value realization of their premium organic produce

(d): Under PKVY it has been envisaged to cover 6.0 lakh ha area under organic farming during 2021-2022 to 2025-2026.

(e) & (f): The State -wise area covered under organic farming in the country including Rajasthan  is  given  at Annexure  -  II .  The  PKVY  scheme  is  being  implemented  in  all  the states  and  UTs  other  than  NE  states  where  as  separate  scheme  namely  MOVCDNER  is being implemented for promotion of organic farming. The remote areas of the country are covered under PKVY through respective States/ UTs.

## The allocation, release and utilization of funds since 2015-16 under PKVY scheme in the country including Rajasthan till 31.03.2023

(Rs in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   |   Allocation |   Release |   Utilized |
|-----------|---------------------|--------------|-----------|------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      |     38934.3  |  31721.5  |   21716.7  |
| 2         | Bihar               |     10459.9  |   4470.08 |    2576.92 |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh        |     16167.6  |   6006.42 |    4662.1  |
| 4         | Gujarat             |       967.47 |   1094.12 |     680.29 |
| 5         | Goa                 |      4121.34 |    504.9  |     435.1  |
| 6         | Haryana             |       211.95 |    104.56 |      25.2  |
| 7         | Jharkhand           |      8822.75 |   2682.42 |    1775.05 |
| 8         | Karnataka           |      9084.15 |   4996.36 |    4384.11 |
| 9         | Kerala              |     12317.3  |   5670.47 |    3451.66 |
| 10        | Madhya Pradesh      |     38844.8  |  13380.6  |   10650.5  |
| 11        | Maharashtra         |     14367    |  10135.5  |    9321.51 |
| 12        | Odisha              |      9529.82 |   8108.6  |    7645.14 |
| 13        | Punjab              |      3140.39 |   2685.05 |     881.26 |
| 14        | Rajasthan           |     43573.8  |  15616.3  |   13102.9  |
| 15        | Tamil Nadu          |      3091.05 |   2274.35 |    2221.67 |
| 16        | Telangana           |      7628.3  |   2369.78 |    1810.3  |
| 17        | Uttar Pradesh       |     32000.7  |  14347.6  |    9834.31 |
| 18        | West Bengal         |      1642.55 |   1537.26 |     894.01 |
| 19        | Assam               |      3204.97 |   3012.55 |    2380.41 |
| 20        | Arunachal Pradesh   |       288.96 |    234.56 |     132.49 |
| 21        | Mizoram             |       492.8  |    469.61 |     439.67 |
| 22        | Manipur             |       438.44 |    163.46 |     107.07 |
| 23        | Nagaland            |       356.9  |    333.72 |     290.73 |
| 24        | Sikkim              |      2069.19 |   1848.88 |     904.49 |
| 25        | Tripura             |       710.23 |    687.05 |     607.48 |
| 26        | Meghalaya           |       642.28 |    448.12 |     303.57 |
| 27        | Himachal Pradesh    |      5652.83 |   3044.52 |    2865.31 |
| 28        | Jammu &Kashmir      |      1065.45 |    356.31 |     162.76 |
| 29        | Uttarakhand         |     49844.1  |  39780.3  |   36140.6  |
| 30        | Andman & Nicobar    |      1026.77 |    130    |     130    |
| 31        | Daman & Diu         |       830.47 |    235.55 |       0    |
| 32        | Dadar Nagar         |      7549.75 |   1000    |       0    |
| 33        | Delhi               |      7549.75 |    471.45 |       0    |
| 34        | Puducherry          |       307.96 |     28.55 |      28.55 |
| 35        | Chandigarh          |       663    |     77.42 |      77.42 |
| 36        | Lakshadeep          |      1604.21 |    227.2  |       0    |
| 37        | Ladakh              |      2023.43 |    221.85 |       0    |
|           | Total               |    341227    | 180477    |  140639    |

Annexure -II

## The  state-wise  area  covered  under  organic  farming  under  PKVY  scheme  including Rajasthan since 2015-16

Area (in ha)

| S. No.   | State                   |   Area under PKVY |
|----------|-------------------------|-------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh          |   206000          |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh       |      380          |
| 3.       | Assam                   |     4400          |
| 4.       | Bihar                   |    24600          |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh            |   109000          |
| 6.       | Goa                     |    10080          |
| 7.       | Gujarat                 |     2000          |
| 8.       | Haryana                 |      400          |
| 9.       | Himachal Pradesh        |    17700          |
| 10.      | Jammu & Kashmir         |      560          |
| 11.      | Jharkhand               |    23940          |
| 12.      | Karnataka               |    20900          |
| 13.      | Kerala                  |    96380          |
| 14.      | Ladakh                  |    10000          |
| 15.      | Lakshadweep             |     2700          |
| 16.      | Madhya Pradesh          |   175560          |
| 17.      | Maharashtra             |    32160          |
| 18.      | Manipur                 |      600          |
| 19.      | Meghalaya               |      900          |
| 20.      | Mizoram                 |      680          |
| 21.      | Nagaland                |      480          |
| 22.      | Delhi                   |    10000          |
| 23.      | Odisha                  |    44800          |
| 24.      | Pondicherry             |      160          |
| 25.      | Punjab                  |     7000          |
| 26.      | Rajasthan               |   123000          |
| 27.      | Sikkim                  |     3000          |
| 28.      | Tamil Nadu              |     8240          |
| 29.      | Telangana               |    13800          |
| 30.      | Tripura                 |     1000          |
| 31.      | Uttar Pradesh           |    78580          |
| 32.      | Uttarakhand             |   140540          |
| 33.      | West Bengal             |     2400          |
| 34.      | Daman Diu & Dadar Nagar |    11100          |
| 35       | Andaman & Nicobar       |     1360          |
| 36       | Chandigarh              |     1300          |
|          | Total                   |        1.1857e+06 |

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