Lok Sabha Question No. 3024 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-08
Subject: Implementation of ATMA Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Sumalatha Ambareesh, Kamlesh  Paswan, Sunita Duggal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.3024

TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 th  AUGUST, 2023

## IMPLEMENTATION OF ATMA SCHEME

3024  SHRIMATI SUMALATHA AMBAREESH: SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN: SHRIMATI SUNITA DUGGAL:

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

- (a) the progress made in the implementation of Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA) Scheme; (b) the  details  of  allocation  and  utilization  of  funds  under  the  ATMA  Scheme during each of the last three years, State-wise; (c) whether it is true that there is a need to further extend the said scheme so as to reach more people and if so, the response of the Government in this regard; (d) whether the Government has allocated any funds to the State of Uttar Pradesh under  the  said  scheme  during  the  Financial  Years  2020-21,  2021-22  and  2022-23 and if so, the details thereof; whether the Government has number of farmers who were trained to improve skills in agriculture and other allied sectors by the ATMA scheme through camps or farmers  schools  and  if  so,  the  details  of  such  programme  held  in  the  country
- (e) particularly district-wise details of Haryana State; and
- (f) whether there is any special provision to provide extensive training for organic farming/allied  activities  to  female  and/  or  SC/ST  farmers  and  if  so,  the  number  of such  trained  persons  in  Haryana  particularly  in  the  Parliamentary  Constituency  of Sirsa during FY 2019-22?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a): Agricultural  Technology  Management  Agency  (ATMA) Scheme  is  under implementation across the country since 2005 aimed at creating awareness amongst farmers  about  new  technologies.  Presently,  Scheme  is  being  implemented  in  704 districts  of  28  states  &  5  UTs [Including  all  the  22  districts  of  Haryana  and  75 districts  of  Uttar  Pradesh] .  The  scheme  promotes  decentralized  farmer-friendly extension system in the country. Under the scheme Grants-in-Aid is released to the State Governments with an objective to support State Government's efforts to make available  the  latest  agricultural  technologies  and  good  agricultural  practices  in different thematic areas of agriculture and allied sectors to farmers through different extension  activities  viz;  Farmers  Training,  Demonstrations,  Exposure  Visits,  Kisan Mela, Mobilization of Farmers Groups and organizing Farm Schools etc.

The  state-wise  details  of  farmers  benefitted  through  different  extension  activities under the ATMA Scheme during last three years is enclosed at Annexure-I .

- (b): The state-wise details of Allocation, Release and Utilization of funds to carry out extension activities under the ATMA Scheme for the last three years i.e. 2020-21 to 2022-23 is enclosed at Annexure-II .
- (c): ATMA is a platform at district level for integrated extension delivery involving all the stake holders. About 40 lakh farmers are annually benefitted under the scheme through different extension activities.  Evaluation Study conducted by NITI Aayog in 2020 recommended to continue the Scheme with more focus on field demonstrations.
- (d): Yes. The year-wise details of funds allocated to the State of Uttar Pradesh under ATMA Scheme during the financial years 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 is given in the following table: -
- (e):  Yes.  During  the  last  3  years,  5,34,896  farmers  have  been  trained  in  different thematic areas at different levels under Farmers Training and Farm Schools activities in  the  country  including  86792  farmers  of  Haryana  State.  District-wise  details  of Haryana State is enclosed at Annexure-III .
- (f): There is no specific provision to provide extensive training for organic farming/allied activities. However, Scheme Guidelines provide for allocating at least 30%  of  resources  for  the  benefit  of  Women  Farmers  and  Women  extension functionaries. Funds are released to States in proportion to population of General/SC/ST categories of farmers' in the State as per Census, 2011. A total of 16085 farmers have been benefitted through training in the parliamentary constituency of Sirsa of Haryana State during the period 2019-2022.

|   Sl. No. | Year    | Allocation of funds   |
|-----------|---------|-----------------------|
|         1 | 2020-21 | Rs.12511.09 lakh      |
|         2 | 2021-22 | Rs.12800.00 lakh      |
|         3 | 2022-23 | Rs.11000.00 lakh      |

| ANNEXURE-I   | ANNEXURE-I        | ANNEXURE-I   | ANNEXURE-I   | ANNEXURE-I   |
|--------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| SL. No.      | States/UTs        | 2020-21      | 2021-22      | 2022-23      |
| 1            | Andhra Pradesh    | 352044       | 108684       | 28103        |
| 2            | Bihar             | 320967       | 346308       | 395982       |
| 3            | Chhattisgarh      | 96625        | 104945       | 114488       |
| 4            | Goa               | 6017         | 10423        | 6271         |
| 5            | Gujarat           | 304197       | 300183       | 384771       |
| 6            | Haryana           | 42418        | 47504        | 50606        |
| 7            | Himachal Pradesh  | 23571        | 31860        | 15784        |
| 8            | Jammu & Kashmir   | 5522         | 21367        | 24215        |
| 9            | Jharkhand         | 68771        | 40373        | 44912        |
| 10           | Karnataka         | 171217       | 120270       | 260928       |
| 11           | Kerala            | 27160        | 25112        | 107649       |
| 12           | Maharashtra       | 219745       | 300551       | 436346       |
| 13           | Madhya Pradesh    | 77065        | 51269        | 186507       |
| 14           | Orissa            | 60318        | 52300        | 84526        |
| 15           | Punjab            | 42879        | 74724        | 73614        |
| 16           | Rajasthan         | 108307       | 208486       | 246830       |
| 17           | Telangana         | 27735        | 13843        | 4260         |
| 18           | Tamil Nadu        | 503082       | 458674       | 488331       |
| 19           | Uttar Pradesh     | 658279       | 509728       | 470492       |
| 20           | Uttarakhand       | 63132        | 40309        | 53890        |
| 21           | West Bengal       | 148820       | 181816       | 298899       |
| 22           | Assam             | 5267         | 18347        | 40025        |
| 23           | Arunachal Pradesh | 53975        | 118463       | 56682        |
| 24           | Manipur           | 18529        | 12570        | 22776        |
| 25           | Meghalaya         | 12878        | 15406        | 16265        |
| 26           | Mizoram           | 4780         | 3460         | 7440         |
| 27           | Nagaland          | 64894        | 1800         | 58588        |
| 28           | Tripura           | 10032        | 3348         | 5592         |
| 29           | Sikkim            | 8328         | 5658         | 6576         |
| 30           | Delhi             | 200          | 200          | 5500         |
| 31           | Puducherry        | 4134         | 1792         | 7146         |
| 32           | A&N               | 5373         | 7967         | 7641         |
| 33           | Laddakh           | 10608        | 1014         | 244          |
| TOTAL: -     | TOTAL: -          | 3526869      | 3238754      | 4011879      |

| Annexure-II   | Annexure-II             | Annexure-II   | Annexure-II   | Annexure-II   | Annexure-II   | Annexure-II   | Annexure-II   | Annexure-II   | Annexure-II   | Annexure-II   |
|---------------|-------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| State-wise    | States/UTs              |               |               |               |               |               |               | 2021-22       | 2021-22       | 2021-22       |
| No.           | States/UTs              | Allo          | Rel           | Uti           | Allo          | Rel           | Uti           | Allo          | Rel           | Uti           |
| 1             | Andhra Pradesh          | 1913.58       | 956.79        | 1314.93       | 2000.00       | 500.00        | 688.14        | 1300.00       | 650.00        | 815.53        |
| 2             | Arunachal Pradesh       | 1132.39       | 1132.39       | 1711.22       | 1200.00       | 900.00        | 1286.20       | 1300.00       | 975.00        | 965.42        |
| 3             | Assam                   | 2002.63       | 1499.40       | 1059.13       | 2000.00       | 1000.00       | 1042.39       | 1900.00       | 1900.00       | 1956.64       |
| 4             | Bihar                   | 7000.91       | 7000.91       | 8201.56       | 7200.00       | 5400.00       | 5529.79       | 6000.00       | 1500.00       | 5048.68       |
| 5             | Chhattisgarh            | 2039.17       | 1420.47       | 1802.45       | 2200.00       | 1100.00       | 891.95        | 1750.00       | 1312.50       | 1353.59       |
| 6             | Goa                     | 262.20        | 131.07        | 158.40        | 300.00        | 150.00        | 114.32        | 200.00        | 100.00        | 155.09        |
| 7             | Gujarat                 | 3756.48       | 3078.24       | 3003.39       | 3900.00       | 3285.35       | 2732.27       | 3000.00       | 3301.25       | 3427.72       |
| 8             | Haryana                 | 1762.01       | 1516.75       | 1440.04       | 1900.00       | 1425.00       | 1188.67       | 1600.00       | 400.00        | 1124.64       |
| 9             | Himachal Pradesh        | 1741.10       | 1270.55       | 1269.08       | 2000.00       | 1500.00       | 1279.78       | 1550.00       | 1550.00       | 1397.24       |
| 10            | J&K                     | 2011.63       | 807.47        | 777.84        | 2150.00       | 0.00          | 0.00          | 2058.00       | 514.50        | 0.00          |
| 11            | Jharkhand               | 2893.88       | 2542.54       | 2413.33       | 3000.00       | 2250.00       | 2575.13       | 2800.00       | 2100.00       | 2580.48       |
| 12            | Karnataka               | 3051.12       | 1922.55       | 2379.12       | 3200.00       | 2400.00       | 1433.82       | 2600.00       | 1300.00       | 2092.36       |
| 13            | Kerala                  | 1662.97       | 1431.48       | 1194.80       | 1772.00       | 1329.00       | 1042.26       | 1377.00       | 1377.00       | 1618.46       |
| 14            | Madhya Pradesh          | 4946.15       | 1974.26       | 3056.17       | 5000.00       | 3000.00       | 2305.53       | 4000.00       | 3000.00       | 3150.50       |
| 15            | Maharashtra             | 5023.50       | 4380.75       | 2875.47       | 5000.00       | 2500.00       | 2377.51       | 3800.00       | 2850.00       | 3749.21       |
| 16            | Manipur                 | 827.60        | 631.87        | 779.72        | 900.00        | 675.00        | 450.00        | 900.00        | 225.00        | 450.00        |
| 17            | Meghalaya               | 834.79        | 834.79        | 1068.48       | 900.00        | 675.00        | 909.07        | 900.00        | 900.00        | 757.93        |
| 18            | Mizoram                 | 505.07        | 505.07        | 503.24        | 700.00        | 700.00        | 359.39        | 700.00        | 175.00        | 517.00        |
| 19            | Nagaland                | 1258.15       | 1142.24       | 1454.80       | 1270.00       | 1270.00       | 635.00        | 1251.00       | 1251.00       | 999.85        |
| 20            | Odisha                  | 4525.57       | 4525.57       | 3274.52       | 4800.00       | 3600.00       | 3848.79       | 4300.00       | 4300.00       | 5269.15       |
| 21            | Punjab                  | 2432.96       | 1216.48       | 2060.17       | 2500.00       | 1250.00       | 2042.00       | 1600.00       | 1200.00       | 1676.86       |
| 22            | Rajasthan               | 3141.16       | 2715.17       | 3491.86       | 3200.00       | 3200.00       | 3160.20       | 2350.00       | 1762.50       | 3222.68       |
| 23            | Sikkim                  | 330.82        | 165.41        | 313.50        | 380.00        | 285.00        | 176.75        | 380.00        | 285.00        | 410.57        |
| 24            | Tamil Nadu              | 5413.69       | 4417.64       | 4310.76       | 5500.00       | 2750.00       | 3068.67       | 4000.00       | 3000.00       | 4309.34       |
| 25            | Telangana               | 1541.19       | 547.19        | 489.99        | 1800.00       | 450.00        | 781.69        | 1300.00       | 325.00        | 734.97        |
| 26            | Tripura                 | 528.55        | 528.55        | 629.62        | 580.00        | 290.00        | 165.43        | 600.00        | 300.00        | 280.37        |
| 27            | Uttar Pradesh           | 12511.09      | 8209.78       | 9756.89       | 12800.00      | 9600.00       | 9191.88       | 11000.00      | 5500.00       | 3782.42       |
| 28 29         | Uttarakhand West Bengal | 1582.84       | 752.24        | 1077.20       | 2000.00       | 1000.00       | 791.59        | 1500.00       | 963.03        | 946.49        |
|               |                         | 4863.84       | 4863.84       | 4863.84       | 5000.00       | 2500.00       | 1989.72       | 4200.00       | 4200.00       | 4200.00       |
| 30 31         | A&N Islands             | 260.00        | 130.00        | 113.42        | 260.00        | 130.00        | 75.86         | 200.00        | 100.00        | 134.20        |
| 32            | Puducherry              | 165.00        | 82.50         | 164.52        | 200.00        | 100.00        | 110.10        | 300.00        | 150.00        | 188.23        |
|               | Delhi                   | 40.00         | 18.69         | 11.93         | 88.00         | 0.00          | 3.75          | 80.00         | 20.00         | 9.22          |
| 33            | Laddakh                 | 270.00        | 135.00        | 87.47         | 270.00        | 67.50         | 1.12          | 200.00        | 50.00         | 6.05          |
|               | Total: -                | 82232.04      | 62487.65      | 67108.86      | 85970.00      | 55281.85      | 52248.77      | 70996.00      | 47536.78      | 57330.89      |

Note:  Some  of  the  States/UTs  reflected  expenditure  more  than  release  due  to  utilizing  previous  years unspent balance lying with them.

Allo - Allocation

Rel - Release       Uti - Utilization

|                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                     | Annexure-III                                                                                                                        |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| District-wise details Farmers benefitted under Farmers Training and Farm School activities in Haryana State during last three years | District-wise details Farmers benefitted under Farmers Training and Farm School activities in Haryana State during last three years | District-wise details Farmers benefitted under Farmers Training and Farm School activities in Haryana State during last three years | District-wise details Farmers benefitted under Farmers Training and Farm School activities in Haryana State during last three years |
| Sl. No.                                                                                                                             | Name of the District                                                                                                                | Farmers Benefitted under Training Program                                                                                           | Farmers Benefited under Farmers School                                                                                              |
| 1.                                                                                                                                  | Ambala                                                                                                                              | 5993                                                                                                                                | 00                                                                                                                                  |
| 2.                                                                                                                                  | Bhiwani                                                                                                                             | 1850                                                                                                                                | 525                                                                                                                                 |
| 3.                                                                                                                                  | Charkhi Dadri                                                                                                                       | 870                                                                                                                                 | 00                                                                                                                                  |
| 4.                                                                                                                                  | Faridabad                                                                                                                           | 2250                                                                                                                                | 00                                                                                                                                  |
| 5.                                                                                                                                  | Fatehabad                                                                                                                           | 2532                                                                                                                                | 127                                                                                                                                 |
| 6.                                                                                                                                  | Gurugram                                                                                                                            | 600                                                                                                                                 | 00                                                                                                                                  |
| 7.                                                                                                                                  | Hisar                                                                                                                               | 5300                                                                                                                                | 00                                                                                                                                  |
| 8.                                                                                                                                  | Jind                                                                                                                                | 2404                                                                                                                                | 1942                                                                                                                                |
| 9.                                                                                                                                  | Jhajjar                                                                                                                             | 320                                                                                                                                 | 00                                                                                                                                  |
| 10.                                                                                                                                 | Kaithal                                                                                                                             | 1325                                                                                                                                | 161                                                                                                                                 |
| 11.                                                                                                                                 | Karnal                                                                                                                              | 900                                                                                                                                 | 00                                                                                                                                  |
| 12.                                                                                                                                 | Kurukshetra                                                                                                                         | 1634                                                                                                                                | 60                                                                                                                                  |
| 13.                                                                                                                                 | Mewat                                                                                                                               | 00                                                                                                                                  | 00                                                                                                                                  |
| 14.                                                                                                                                 | Narnaul                                                                                                                             | 55                                                                                                                                  | 00                                                                                                                                  |
| 15.                                                                                                                                 | Panipat                                                                                                                             | 182                                                                                                                                 | 00                                                                                                                                  |
| 16.                                                                                                                                 | Palwal                                                                                                                              | 8972                                                                                                                                | 00                                                                                                                                  |
| 17.                                                                                                                                 | Panchkula                                                                                                                           | 3507                                                                                                                                | 00                                                                                                                                  |
| 18.                                                                                                                                 | Rewari                                                                                                                              | 6325                                                                                                                                | 00                                                                                                                                  |
| 19.                                                                                                                                 | Rohtak                                                                                                                              | 1010                                                                                                                                | 00                                                                                                                                  |
| 20.                                                                                                                                 | Sonepat                                                                                                                             | 8400                                                                                                                                | 00                                                                                                                                  |
| 21.                                                                                                                                 | Sirsa                                                                                                                               | 5994                                                                                                                                | 561                                                                                                                                 |
| 22.                                                                                                                                 | Yamuna Nagar                                                                                                                        | 2843                                                                                                                                | 150                                                                                                                                 |
| TOTAL: -                                                                                                                            | TOTAL: -                                                                                                                            | 63266                                                                                                                               | 3526                                                                                                                                |

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