Lok Sabha Question No. 163 (STARRED), answered on 2023-08-01
Subject: Promotion of Organic Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Riti Pathak, Sunil Kumar Pintu

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 163

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST  MARCH, 2023

## PROMOTION OF ORGANIC FARMING

- *163 . SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether  the Government proposes to provide incentives to the farmers for producing organic fertilizers and to promote organic farming of food- grains in the country;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)   the details of the Schemes being run by the Government in this regard along-with the number of farmers who received assistance under the said Schemes:
- (d)   the details of the funds allocated, released and utilized so far during 2021-22 State wise and Scheme-wise; and
- (e)   the  details  of  the  Central  sponsored  Schemes  being  implemented  to  promote agriculture in the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (e):     A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

O.I.H.

## STATEMENT  IN  RESPECT  OF  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. 163 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 01.08.2023 REGARDING 'PROMOTION OF ORGANIC FARMING'.

(a) to (c):     Government has been promoting organic farming on priority in the country since 2015-16  through  the  schemes  of  Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY)  and  Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER). Both the schemes stress on end-to-end support to farmers engaged in organic farming i.e. from production to processing, certification and marketing and post-harvest management, training and Capacity Building are integral part of the scheme. Incentives to farmers for producing and using organic fertilizers/manure are inbuilt in these schemes as on-farm and off-farm organic inputs.  Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) is provided to the farmers for using organic inputs including organic fertilizers which in turn helps the organic fertilizers producing farmers in big way.  Because of DBT, many local organic fertilizer producers find a readymade market in the vicinity.  PKVY is being  implemented  in  all  the  States  other-than  North  Eastern  States  across  the  country whereas MOVCDNER scheme is being implemented exclusively in the NE States.

Under PKVY assistance of Rs.50,000 per ha for a period of three years is provided for promotion of organic farming to cover different components like Training & Capacity Building, Data Management, PGS Certification, value addition, marketing and publicity including the assistance of Rs. 31,000 per ha for a period of three years is provided to farmers through DBT for  on-  farm  /off  -farm  organic  inputs.  Whereas  under  MOVCDNER,  an  assistance  of  Rs. 46,575/ha for 3years is provided for creation of FPO, support to farmers for organic inputs, quality  seeds/  planting  material  and  training,  hand  holding  and  certification.    Out  of  this, assistance @ Rs. 32500/ ha for 3 years is provided to farmers for off -farm /on -farm organic inputs under the scheme including Rs. 15,000 as DBT to the farmers and Rs. 17,500 for the planting material to be given to the farmers by State Lead Agency  (SLA) in kind.

Under PKVY scheme 16.19 lakh farmers have been benefitted and 11.86 lakh ha area has been brought under organic farming while under MOVCDNER scheme 1.89 lakh farmers have been benefitted and 1.73 lakh ha area has been brought under organic farming. The scheme-wise and state-wise details of funds allocated, released and utilized under organic farming (under PKVY & MOVCDNER) schemes during the year 2021-22 are

- (d): given at Annexure -I.
- (e): The  details  of  Centrally  Sponsored  schemes  being  implemented  by  Ministry  of Agriculture to promote agriculture in the country is given at Annexure - II .

## Annexure-I

## Scheme-wise (PKVY & MOVCDNER) and State-wise details of funds allocation, released and expenditure under organic farming during the year 2021-22.

Rs in lakh

| S. No.          | Name of the State                  | Allocation      | Release         | Expenditure*    |
|-----------------|------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| PKVY scheme     | PKVY scheme                        | PKVY scheme     | PKVY scheme     | PKVY scheme     |
| 1               | Andhra Pradesh                     | 1607.45         | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 2               | Bihar                              | 994.84          | 0.00            | 1578.13         |
| 3               | Chhattisgarh                       | 1327.77         | 0.00            | 766.81          |
| 4               | Gujarat                            | 20.81           | 0.00            | 469.04          |
| 5               | Goa                                | 0.00            | 0.00            | 152.05          |
| 6               | Haryana                            | 10.40           | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 7               | Jharkhand                          | 270.50          | 0.00            | 929.48          |
| 8               | Karnataka                          | 20.81           | 0.00            | 158.95          |
| 9               | Kerala                             | 1212.71         | 0.00            | 1110.25         |
| 10              | Madhya Pradesh                     | 1606.84         | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 11              | Maharashtra                        | 41.62           | 0.00            | 87.37           |
| 12              | Odisha                             | 618.12          | 0.00            | 1849.16         |
| 13              | Punjab                             | 241.94          | 221.13          | 0.00            |
| 14              | Rajasthan                          | 4100.09         | 4048.07         | 1696.22         |
| 15              | Tamil Nadu                         | 63.65           | 0.00            | 311.83          |
| 16              | Telangana                          | 31.21           | 0.00            | 139.99          |
| 17              | Uttar Pradesh                      | 1960.10         | 865.56          | 2756.30         |
| 18              | West Bengal                        | 0.00            | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 19              | NE States (Aspirational districts) | 218.48          | 96.39           | 20.00           |
| 20              | Himachal Pradesh                   | 401.17          | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 21              | Uttarakhand                        | 2984.87         | 2953.66         | 5233.99         |
| 22              | All UTs                            | 952.68          | 0.00            | 0.00            |
|                 | Total                              | 18686.05        | 8184.81         | 17259.57        |
| MOVCDNER scheme | MOVCDNER scheme                    | MOVCDNER scheme | MOVCDNER scheme | MOVCDNER scheme |
| 1               | Assam                              | 2281.07         | 0.00            | 0.00            |
| 2               | Manipur                            | 5498.90         | 4911.50         | 4911.50         |
| 3               | Meghalaya                          | 737.43          | 92.88           | 92.88           |
| 4               | Nagaland                           | 2451.36         | 2114.20         | 2114.20         |
| 5               | Mizoram                            | 1638.36         | 1291.74         | 1291.74         |
| 6               | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 2589.60         | 2776.10         | 2776.10         |
| 7               | Sikkim                             | 2121.42         | 795.69          | 795.69          |
| 8               | Tripura                            | 2681.86         | 1178.27         | 1178.27         |
|                 | Total                              | 20000.00        | 13160.38        | 13160.38        |

## The  details  of  various  centrally  Sponsored  schemes  being  implemented  to  promote Agriculture in the country

1. Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY): The scheme focuses on creation of pre & post-harvest infrastructure in agriculture and allied sectors that help in supply of quality inputs, market facilities, etc to farmers. It provides flexibility and autonomy to states to implement projects as per the local farmers' needs and priorities from a bouquet of activities in agriculture and allied sectors. The scheme aims  to  fill  the  resources  gap  of  agriculture  and  allied  sectors  by  providing  financial support to states for undertaking various activities to increase in overall growth of agriculture and allied sectors and farmers' income.
2. Soil Health Card (SHC): Soil Health Card is used to assess the current status of soil health and, when used over time, to determine changes in soil health that are affected by land management. A Soil Health Card displays soil health indicators and associated descriptive terms. The indicators are typically based on farmers' practical experience and knowledge of local natural resources. The card lists soil health indicators that can be assessed without the aid of technical or laboratory equipment.
3. Rainfed Area Development (RAD): The Scheme aims to promote integrated farming systems by focusing  on  multi-cropping,  crop  rotation  and  allied  activities  like  livestock,  apiculture  etc. Integrated farming systems helps in minimizing adverse impact of crop failure through diversified systems thereby enhancing production and productivity of rainfed area and helping in sustaining the income of small and marginal farmers even in climatic variability.
4. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY): Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) aims at development of sustainable models of organic farming through a mix of traditional wisdom and modern science to ensure long term soil fertility  build-up,  resource  conservation  and  helps  in climate change adaptation and mitigation. It primarily aims to increase soil fertility and thereby helps in production of healthy food through organic practices without the use of agro-chemicals.
5. Sub-Mission on Agriculture Mechanization (SMAM): Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanization  (SMAM)  is  being  implemented  w.e.f.  April,  2014  which  aims  at  catalyzing  an accelerated  but  inclusive  growth  of  agricultural  mechanization  in  India  with  the  objectives  of Increasing the reach of farm mechanization to small and marginal farmers and to the regions where availability of farm power is low, Promoting 'Custom Hiring Centres' to offset the adverse economies  of  scale  arising  due  to  small  landholding  and  high  cost  of  individual  ownership, Creating hubs for hi-tech& high value farm equipments, Creating awareness among stakeholders through  demonstration  and  capacity  building  activities  and  Ensuring  performance  testing  and certification at designated testing centers located all over the country.
6. Per  Drop  More  Crop  (PDMC): Per  Drop  More  Crop  scheme  mainly  focuses  on  water  use efficiency at farm level through precision/micro irrigation. Besides promoting precision irrigation (drip and sprinkler irrigation systems) and better on-farm water management practices to optimize

the use of available water resources, this component also supports micro level water storage or water conservation/management activities to supplement micro irrigation.

7. Sub-Mission on Agriculture Extension (SMAE): The scheme aims at making the extension system farmer driven and farmer accountable by disseminating technology to farmers through new  institutional  arrangements  viz.  Agricultural  Technology  Management  Agency  (ATMA)  at district level to operationalize extension reforms in a participatory mode.
8. National Food Security Mission (NFSM): The  Mission aims at increasing production of rice, wheat,  pulses  coarse  cereals  (maize  &  barley),  nutri-cereals  (jowar,  bajra,  ragi&  other  small millets) and commercial crops (jute, cotton & sugarcane) and oilseeds through area expansion and productivity enhancement in a sustainable manner in the identified districts of the country.
9. Mission for Integrated Development  of Horticulture (MIDH): Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme was launched during 201415 for holistic growth of the horticulture sector covering fruits, vegetables, root and tuber crops, mushrooms, spices, flowers, aromatic plants, coconut, cashew, cocoa and Bamboo.
10. Sub-Mission on Seed and Planting Material (SMSP): SMSP covers the entire gamut of seed production chain, from production of nucleus seed to supply of certified seeds to the farmers, to provide  support  for  creation  of  infrastructure  conducive  for  development  of  the  seed  sector, support to the public seed producing organisations for improving their capacity and quality of seed production, create dedicated seed bank to meet unforeseen circumstances of natural calamities, etc.
11. National Mission on Edible Oils (NMEO)-Oil Palm: National Mission on Edible Oil (NMEO)-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) has been launched during the year 2021-22 with the aim to enhance the edible oils availability in the country by harnessing Oil Palm area expansion, increasing CPO production and to reduce the import burden on edible oil. The Mission will bring additional area of 6.5 lakh ha under Oil Palm plantation.
12. Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER): The MOVCDNER scheme aims at development of commodity specific, concentrated, certified organic production  clusters  in  value  chain  mode  to  link  growers  with  consumers  and  to  support  the development of  entire  value  chain  starting  from  inputs,  seeds,  certification,  to  the  creation  of facilities  for  collection,  aggregation,  processing,  marketing  and  brand  building  initiative  in Northeast Region (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Tripura).
13. National Bamboo Mission (NBM): To increase the area under bamboo plantation in non-forest Government and private lands to supplement farm income and contribute towards resilience to climate change as well as availability of quality raw material requirement of industries.

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