Lok Sabha Question No. 2432 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-10
Subject: Allocation under DAY-NRLM
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dr. Bachhav Shobha Dinesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2432

## ANSWERED ON 10/12/2024

## ALLOCATION UNDER DAY-NRLM

## 2432. DR. BACHHAV SHOBHA DINESH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENTbe pleased to state:

- (a) the details of SHGs and Women-led SHGs, village/district-wise, particularly for Dhule and Nashik districts of Maharashtra;
- (b) the  details  of  central  funds  granted,  allocated,  released,  and utilised from 2014-15 till date under the DeendayalAntyodayaYojana -National Rural Livelihoods Mission  (DAY-NRLM),  State/UT  and  district-wise  particularly Dhule and Nashik districts of Maharashtra;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  provide  drones  to women  Self  Help  Groups  (SHGs)  for  agriculture  and  related purposes, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  criteria  adopted  for  selecting  SHGs  and  the  process involved therein;
- (e) the  total  funds  allocated  for  the  implementation  of  the  said project along with the timeline set for the same; and
- (f) the  details  of  central  funds  granted,  allocated,  released,  and utilised  from  conception  of  scheme  till  date,  district-wise, particularly Dhule and Nashik districts of Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (DR. CHANDRA SEKHAR PEMMASANI)

(a): UnderDeendayalAntyodayaYojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission  (DAY-NRLM),  a  total  of  10.05  crore  women  have  been mobilised  into  90.87  lakh  Women  Self-Help  Groups  (SHGs)  in  the country, including 6,40,719 SHGs mobilised in the State of Maharashtra,  out  of  that  12,756  SHGs  are  in  Dhule  district  and 27,497  SHGs  are  in  Nashik  district  in  Maharashtra,  till  October, 2024.  The  village/district-wise  details  of  SHGs  mobilised in  the

States and UTs including Maharashtra under DAY-NRLM are available on the portal at https://nrlm.gov.in.

- (b): The State/UT- wise details of central funds granted/allocated, released  and  utilised  from  2014-15  till  November,  2024  under  the NRLM are given at Annexure-I. The Central share funds are released to the State Governments and not to the districts.
- (c) to (f): 'Namo  Drone  Didi'  is  a  Central  Sector  Scheme  of  the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare, for providing drones to the selected Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) with an outlay of Rs. 1261  Crores  for  the  period  from  2023-24  to  2025-26.  The  scheme aims to provide drones to 15,000 selected Women SHGs. Under this scheme, provision is for Central Financial Assistance (CFA) @ 80% of the cost of drone and  accessories/ancillary charges  up  to a maximum of Rs. 8.00 lakhs per drone to the selected women SHGs. Out of the total 15,000 drones to be supplied under the scheme, the first  500  drones  have  been  procured  by  Lead  Fertilizer  Companies (LFCs) in 2023-24, using their internal resources and distributed to the selected SHGs, which include 30 drones supplied to SHGs of the State of Maharashtra. During the financial year 2024-25, a total of 3090 drones have been allocated to the States, out of which 325 are for  the  State  of  Maharashtra.  One  of  the  members  of  the  select women  SHGs  shall  receive  mandatory  drone  pilot  training  and additional training for agriculture purpose for nutrient and pesticide application.  The  other  member/  family  member  of  the  SHGs  with inclination to take  up  repairs of electrical goods,  fitting  and mechanical works selected by the State Level Committee shall be trained as drone assistant. The drones provided to the SHGs will be used  by  them  for  providing  rental  services  to  the  farmers  for spraying of liquid fertilizers and pesticides.

The  Committee  at  State  level  with  members  drawn  from Department  of  Agriculture/Agricultural  Engineering  of  the  State, Rural  Development, State Mission  Directorate  of  DAY-NRLM, State Cooperative Department, Lead Banks/ National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD), representatives of Lead Fertilizer company  nominated  for  the  State,  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural Research (ICAR)/State Agricultural Universities (SAUs)/KrishiVigyanKendras  (KVKs)  is  responsible  for  selection  of appropriate  clusters  for  drone  usage,  selection  of  the  progressive women  SHGs  under  DAY  -  NRLM  in  the  States  in  the  identified clusters  for  providing  drones,  selection  of  members  of  the  women

SHGs  for  drone  pilot  and  drone  assistant  training,  assessment  of district-wise drone usage, identification of existing gap, availability and future requirements of drone usage, providing/ensuring business to  selected  Women  SHGs  in  coordination  with  the  LFCs  and Pesticide companies etc.

Drone allotment to the States have been made based on the total cropped area, total amount of nano fertilizer usage and the number of  SHGs  to  ensure  equitable  access.  So  far,  no  funds  have  been released under the Namo Drone Didi scheme to the States/UTs.

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Referred  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  LokSabhaUnstarred  Question  No.  2432  to  be answered on 10.12.2024 regarding 'Allocation under DAY-NRLM'

## Allocation, release and  expenditure under NRLM  from  2014-15  up  to  30 th November 2024

(Rs.in Crore)

| SL No   | State/UT                             | Central Allocation   | Central Releases   | Expenditure*   |
|---------|--------------------------------------|----------------------|--------------------|----------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh                       | 1706.74              | 1167.43            | 1815.40        |
| 2       | Bihar                                | 6181.41              | 6309.94            | 11003.80       |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh                         | 1372.50              | 1256.54            | 2210.12        |
| 4       | Goa                                  | 48.04                | 33.50              | 47.58          |
| 5       | Gujarat                              | 978.73               | 778.83             | 1288.54        |
| 6       | Haryana                              | 576.25               | 276.56             | 423.00         |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh                     | 243.11               | 207.41             | 236.86         |
| 8       | Jammu & Kashmir                      | 741.25               | 784.43             | 895.11         |
| 9       | Jharkhand                            | 2329.41              | 2127.40            | 3880.92        |
| 10      | Karnataka                            | 1989.90              | 1439.88            | 2422.15        |
| 11      | Kerala                               | 891.61               | 635.76             | 1050.10        |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh                       | 2941.16              | 1924.23            | 3669.09        |
| 13      | Maharashtra                          | 3755.26              | 3019.77            | 5190.06        |
| 14      | Odisha                               | 2981.79              | 2963.53            | 4966.82        |
| 15      | Punjab                               | 279.96               | 180.78             | 286.50         |
| 16      | Rajasthan                            | 1493.50              | 1391.54            | 2381.89        |
| 17      | Tamil Nadu                           | 2338.05              | 2047.94            | 3879.69        |
| 18      | Telangana                            | 1074.10              | 401.51             | 600.95         |
| 19      | Uttar Pradesh                        | 8896.06              | 6565.93            | 10595.46       |
| 20      | Uttarakhand                          | 468.61               | 491.79             | 542.56         |
| 21      | West Bengal                          | 3320.76              | 3069.66            | 4920.20        |
| 22      | A&N Islands                          | 35.25                | 24.50              | 19.74          |
| 23      | Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 34.50                | 12.88              | 9.36           |
| 24      | Lakshadweep                          | 17.14                | 4.82               | 9.71           |
| 25      | Ladakh                               | 43.89                | 23.77              | 12.18          |
| 26      | Puducherry                           | 95.75                | 64.03              | 52.38          |
| 27      | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 605.30               | 438.76             | 455.28         |
| 28      | Assam                                | 2417.06              | 2279.12            | 2640.88        |
| 29      | Manipur                              | 638.15               | 231.21             | 212.37         |
| 30      | Meghalaya                            | 947.55               | 823.36             | 727.68         |
| 31      | Mizoram                              | 749.58               | 344.75             | 322.45         |
| 32      | Nagaland                             | 1013.83              | 546.54             | 533.14         |
| 33      | Sikkim                               | 329.13               | 99.65              | 95.85          |
| 34      | Tripura                              | 1453.58              | 992.46             | 1103.50        |
|         | Total                                | 52,988.91            | 42,960.20          | 68,501.29      |

Note: Expenditure reported by the State/UT is against Central share and State share releases and other receipts.

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