Lok Sabha Question No. 1197 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-11
Subject: Objectives of RKVY
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Malaiyarasan D

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1197

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2025

## OBJECTIVES OF RKVY

1197.      SHRI MALAIYARASAN D:

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

- (a) the objectives and key components of the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY);
- (b) the total funds allocated and utilized under RKVY during the last three financial years in Tamil Nadu;
- (c) the details of the major projects funded under the scheme;
- (d) whether  any  independent  evaluation  or  impact  assessment  has  been  conducted  to assess the outcomes of RKVY and if so, the key findings thereof; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  make  any  changes  or  improvements  to  the RKVY in the coming years to enhance its impact on agricultural growth and farmers' welfare and if so,the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

- (a): Objectives  of  the  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY)  (  renamed  as  PM-RKVY) scheme are as under:
-  To provide flexibility and autonomy to State Governments for planning and implementing  projects  tailored  to  their  local  needs  and  priorities,  chosen  from  a  range  of activities in agriculture and allied sectors.
-  To strengthen farmers' efforts by creating necessary preand post-harvest infrastructure,  thereby  facilitating  the  supply  of  quality  inputs,  storage  facilities,  market access, and more.
-  To bridge resource gaps by providing financial support to States for various activities aimed  at  boosting  the  overall  growth  of  the  agriculture  sector  and  enhancing  farmers' incomes.
-  To  promote  agricultural  activities  of  national  importance  through  specific  initiatives designed to address emerging challenges and enhance production and productivity.

Key components of PM- RKVY include Detailed Project Report (DPR) component, Per Drop More Crop (PDMC), SubMission on Agriculture Mechanization  (SMAM) including Management of Crop Residue (CRM), Soil Health and Fertility (SH&F), Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojna (PKVY), Rain Fed Area Development (RAD), Agro- Forestry etc.

- (b) & (c): Till the year 2021-22, RKVY was implemented as a standalone scheme in the DPR mode. Funds allocated and utilized for the Tamil Nadu is as under:

(Rs in crore)

| Year    |   Allocation (Central Share) |   Released/ utilized (central share) |
|---------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 2021-22 |                       197.96 |                                171.3 |

From the 2022-23 onward, umbrella scheme of the RKVY merged with RKVY (DPR component) with other components. The consolidated PM RKVY allocation and utilization for the State for 2022-23 and 2023-24 is as under:

(Rs in crore)

| Year    |   Allocation (Central Share) |   Released/ utilized (central share) |
|---------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 2022-23 |                       799.94 |                               398.92 |
| 2023-24 |                       694.89 |                               694.65 |
| Total   |                      1494.83 |                              1093.57 |

The  major  projects  funded  under  the  scheme  in  Tamil  Nadu  along  with  its  current status as received from State Government is given in Annexure-I.

- (d): Impact evaluations of the schemes are done from time to time. Last evaluation of the schemes  was  undertaken  by  Development  Monitoring  &  Evaluation  Office  (DMEO),  NITI Aayog  for  the  period  2017-18  to  2019-20  in  August  2020.  The  evaluation  covered  all Schemes individually, where performance was largely satisfactory.
- (e): As per the recommendations of the Expenditure Finance Committee and NITI Aayog, the  RKVY  was  restructured  and  renamed  as  PM-RKVY.  It  has  been  redesigned  as  a cafeteria scheme by merging several Centrally Sponsored Schemes, to provide flexibility to States  for  optimal  utilization  of  available  resources.  To  expedite  approvals,  disbursement, timely utilization of  funds and  completion  of  approved  projects,  the  new  operational guidelines  for  PM-RKVY  were  circulated  on  20th  November  2024.  A  consolidated  Annual Action  Plan  for  the  scheme,  submitted  by  the  State  Governments,  is  approved  by  the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.

## Major projects funded under RKVY (DPR) component in Tamil Nadu along with status Financial Year 2024-25

|   S. No. | Project                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |   Allocation (Rs in Lakh) | Physical Target   |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|
|        1 | Construction of New Buildings for 10 Soil Testing Laboratories (STL), 6 Mobile Soil Testing Lab (MSTL), 2 Pesticide Testing Lab (PTL), Additional Godown for 2 Bio-Fertilizer Production Unit (BFPU), van shed for MSTL etc. |                   1368    | 23                |
|        2 | Promotion of Maize cultivation to increase the Maize area and production in Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                       |                   3000    | 46666.67 hectare  |
|        3 | Area Expansion of Horticulture Crops                                                                                                                                                                                         |                   1026.51 | 6284 hectare      |
|        4 | Supporting Structures for Horticulture crops                                                                                                                                                                                 |                   1725    | 500 hectare       |
|        5 | Procurement of Multi Axle Carrier (MAC) vehicles for transporting Agricultural Engineering Department owned Bull Dozers to strengthen the hiring activity of Agricultural Engineering Department                             |                   1100    | 20                |
|        6 | Establishment of Jackfruit value addition facility at Panruti, Cuddalore                                                                                                                                                     |                   1612.75 | 1                 |

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