Lok Sabha Question No. 36 (STARRED), answered on 2025-07-22
Subject: Organic/Natural Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Naveen Jindal

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.36

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 ND  JULY, 2025

## ORGANIC/NATURAL FARMING

## *36. SHRI NAVEEN JINDAL

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the production through organic/natural farming since the last five years, State-wise and year-wise;

(b) the  details  of  the  funds  allocated,  disbursed  sanctioned  and  expended  for  organic farming infrastructure during the said period, State and year-wise;

(c) the details of the schemes launched for the infrastructure development for the Organic Production and the beneficiaries under the scheme since 2020, State and year-wise;

(d) the details of the current organic farming infrastructure in the States and the steps taken by the Government to expand organic farming infrastructure in States with low organic production;

(e) whether  any  financial  incentives  or  subsidies  are  available  for  farmers  to  develop organic farming infrastructure, if so, the details thereof along with the details of the beneficiaries thereunder, State-wise; and

(f)  whether any steps are being taken to strengthen infrastructure for producing organic inputs such as bio-fertilizers, vermicompost, and organic pesticides, if so, the details and the results achieved therefrom?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी (SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN)

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

## STATEMENT  IN  RESPECT  OF  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.36  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON  22 nd   JULY,  2025 REGARDING 'ORGANIC/NATURAL FARMING'.

(a):     Organic farming is being promoted through Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) in all the States/UTs except North Eastern States and Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) for the North Eastern States. Both schemes stress on end-to-end support to farmers engaged in organic farming i.e. from production to processing, certification and marketing. Primary focus of the schemes is to form organic clusters, with preference to small and marginal farmers,  to  create  a  supply  chain.  Both  the  schemes  are  implemented  through States /UT Governments.

The  details  of  the  production  through  organic/natural  farming  are  not maintained centrally.

(b):   State-wise details of funds allocated, disbursed sanctioned and expended for organic farming including infrastructure development from 2020-21 to 2024-25 under PKVY and MOVCDNER schemes are at   Annexures -I& II respectively.

(c):   The government has launched several schemes to promote organic production including infrastructure development, as follows:

1.  The PKVY scheme promotes cluster-based organic farming with Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) certification. While primarily focused on organic input incentives  for  on-farm  input  infrastructure  and  training,  it  also  supports  value addition to organic produce through convergence with the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF).
2.  The MOVCDNER scheme promotes third-party certified organic farming of niche crops  in  the  North  Eastern  States.  It  explicitly  includes  support  for  capacity building, certification, market linkages, value addition, storage, processing, and on-farm input infrastructure development for organic farming, since 2015-16.
3.  Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) m obilizes medium-to-long-term debt financing for investment in viable projects relating to post-harvest management infrastructure  and  viable  farming  assets.  While  not  exclusively  for  organic production,  organic  farmers,  FPOs,  PACS,  and  agri-entrepreneurs  can  avail loans for setting up infrastructure like warehouses, cold stores, sorting/grading units, and primary processing centers, which are crucial for organic value chains, since 2020-21. As on 30.06.2025, under AIF scheme supports have been given for the project Organic inputs production to 545 applications with loan sanctioned amount of Rs.850 crore.

(d) to (f):    Under PKVY, assistance of Rs. 31,500 per ha in 3 years is provided for promotion of organic farming. Out of this, assistance of Rs. 15,000 per ha is provided to  farmers  through  Direct  Benefit  Transfer  for  on-  farm  /off  -farm  organic  inputs including organic compost. Under MOVCDNER, assistance of Rs. 46,500/ha in 3 years is provided for creation of Farmers Producer Organization, support to farmers for organic inputs etc. Out of this, assistance @ Rs.32500/ ha is provided to farmers for  off-farm  /on  -farm  organic  inputs  such  as    bio-fertilizers,  vermicompost,  and organic pesticides under the scheme including Rs.15,000 as Direct Benefit Transfer to the farmers. State-wise details of farmers benefitted  under  PKVY  and MOVCDNER scheme since 2015-16 is at Annexure-III.

## Annexure-I

## Details of the State-wise Allocation, released & Expenditure under Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) scheme including infrastructure development for the Organic Production during 2020-21 to 2024-25

(Rs. In lakh)

| Name of the State   | 2020-21    | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2021-22    | 2021-22   | 2021-22   | 2022-23    | 2022-23   | 2022-23   | 2023-24    | 2023-24   | 2023-24   | 2024-25    | 2024-25   | 2024-25   |
|---------------------|------------|-----------|-----------|------------|-----------|-----------|------------|-----------|-----------|------------|-----------|-----------|------------|-----------|-----------|
| Name of the State   | Allocation | Release   | Expend.   | Allocation | Release   | Expend.   | Allocation | Release   | Expend.   | Allocation | Release   | Expend.   | Allocation | Release   | Expend.   |
| Andhra Pradesh      | 11291.09   | 10004.83  | 9989.68   | 1573.21    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 826.35     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 970.00     | 970.00    | 0.00      | 2800.00    | 2800.00   | 0.00      |
| Bihar               | 1750.99    | 993.63    | 876.61    | 991.81     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 2830.65    | 1547.68   | 1547.68   | 2509.80    | 402.00    | 0.00      | 1000.00    | 1015.50   | 0.00      |
| Chhattisgarh        | 4825.62    | 3738.11   | 3737.96   | 1324.74    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 3504.93    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 3175.00    | 1892.50   | 1892.50   | 2373.50    | 2373.00   | 473.90    |
| Gujarat             | 20.20      | 10.10     | 10.10     | 20.81      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 20.50      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 750.00     | 196.00    | 196.00    | 560.70     | 282.00    | 248.40    |
| Goa                 | 1009.80    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00      | 1025.10    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 382.50     | 250.00    | 0.00      | 286.00     | 250.00    | 0.00      |
| Haryana             | 10.10      | 5.05      | 0.00      | 10.40      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 10.25      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 675.00     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 504.00     | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| Jharkhand           | 1836.86    | 1836.86   | 1836.86   | 270.50     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 1397.27    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 1772.00    | 163.00    | 0.00      | 800.00     | 399.00    | 0.00      |
| Karnataka           | 1030.00    | 10.10     | 10.10     | 20.81      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 1045.61    | 512.55    | 512.55    | 2803.00    | 2803.00   | 68.25     | 1950.00    | 1950.00   | 0.00      |
| Kerala              | 2905.47    | 2198.23   | 2198.23   | 1209.68    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 1712.07    | 1712.07   | 1471.48   | 1047.00    | 71.00     | 0.00      | 782.60     | 392.00    | 0.00      |
| Madhya Pradesh      | 8175.34    | 828.04    | 0.00      | 1332.63    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 5756.54    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 4810.00    | 33.00     | 0.00      | 3000.00    | 1250.00   | 0.00      |
| Maharashtra         | 747.25     | 20.20     | 20.20     | 41.62      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 745.90     | 449.67    | 449.67    | 3361.00    | 1681.00   | 1507.38   | 2512.50    | 2124.00   | 0.00      |
| Odisha              | 2318.87    | 1886.49   | 1886.49   | 618.12     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 741.44     | 370.71900 | 366.44    | 1000.00    | 791.00    | 752.31    | 747.60     | 623.50    | 0.00      |
| Punjab              | 1582.66    | 1582.66   | 0.00      | 241.94     | 221.13    | 0.00      | 222.46     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 745.00     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 557.00     | 278.50    | 0.00      |
| Rajasthan           | 7888.90    | 25.25     | 25.245    | 4100.09    | 4048.07   | 3828.29   | 2452.64    | 1783.26   | 1736.88   | 3133.00    | 800.00    | 800.00    | 1500.00    | 1125.00   | 0.00      |
| Tamil Nadu          | 487.76     | 439.98    | 434.82    | 63.65      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 704.87     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 1564.00    | 1564.00   | 1562.64   | 1169.00    | 1620.00   | 0.00      |
| Telangana           | 1315.14    | 15.15     | 0.00      | 31.21      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 30.75      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 568.00     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 424.60     | 212.00    | 0.00      |
| Uttar Pradesh       | 4703.65    | 2532.17   | 2532.17   | 2181.23    | 865.56    | 865.56    | 13400.57   | 5089.32   | 5089.32   | 6607.00    | 5881.00   | 5862.00   | 4500.00    | 6900.00   | 0.00      |
| West Bengal         | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00      | 555.39     | 555.39    | 555.39    | 2001.00    | 1717.00   | 1082.80   | 1495.80    | 1120.75   | 0.00      |
| Himachal Pradesh    | 1166.24    | 1166.24   | 1166.24   | 401.17     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 1121.36    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 497.00     | 124.00    | 124.00    | 746.73     | 746.00    | 0.00      |
| Uttarakhand         | 11844.95   | 9084.61   | 9084.61   | 2984.87    | 2953.66   | 2953.66   | 6030.68    | 5969.00   | 5969.00   | 3065.00    | 767.00    | 677.95    | 3600.00    | 2305.00   | 0.00      |
| All NE States       | 738.00     | 684.98    | 7.57      | 314.87     | 96.39     | 0.00      | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| All UTs             | 1727.12    | 221.85    | 221.85    | 952.68     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 893.02     | 193.55    | 193.55    | 1863.02    | 380.20    | 148.00    | 1392.65    | 472.50    | 0.00      |
| Total               | 67376.02   | 37284.51  | 34038.73  |            | 8184.81   |           | 45028.35   | 18183.20  | 17891.94  | 43298.32   | 20485.70  | 14673.82  | 32702.68   | 28238.75  | 722.30    |
|                     |            |           |           | 18686.05   |           | 7647.51   |            |           |           |            |           |           |            |           |           |

Annexure-II

Details of the State-wise funds allocated, released and expenditure including infrastructure development for the Organic Production during the year from 2020-21 to 2024-25 under Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North East Region (MOVCDNER) scheme.

(Rs. In lakh)

|                   | Year 2020-21   | Year 2020-21   | Year 2020-21   | Year 2021-22   | Year 2021-22   | Year 2021-22   | Year 2022-23   | Year 2022-23   | Year 2022-23   | Year 2023-24   | Year 2023-24   | Year 2023-24   | Year 2024-25   | Year 2024-25   | Year 2024-25   |
|-------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| Name of the State | Allocation     | Released       | Expend.        | Allocation     | Released       | Expend.        | Allocation     | Released       | Expend.        | Allocation     | Released       | Expend.        | Allocation     | Released       | Expend.        |
| Assam             | 3,193.80       | -              | -              | 2,587.98       | -              | -              | 2,681.80       | 2,059.15       | 2,059.15       | 3,717.98       | 3,684.91       | 2,553.46       | 4,061.00       | 1,531.00       | 1,531.00       |
| Manipur           | 6,212.31       | 6,444.72       | 6,444.72       | 6,238.76       | 4,911.50       | 4,911.50       | 2,915.37       | 2,915.36       | 2,915.36       | 2,805.38       | 2,805.38       | 2,805.38       | 3,940.00       | 2,955.00       | 985.30         |
| Meghalaya         | 2,857.79       | 714.21         | 714.21         | 836.65         | 92.88          | 92.88          | 2,011.88       | 621.57         | 621.57         | 2,465.40       | 2,465.40       | 2,465.40       | 4,096.00       | 2,343.00       | 898.00         |
| Nagaland          | 2,837.80       | 2,258.89       | 2,258.89       | 2,781.18       | 2,114.20       | 2,114.20       | 1,961.01       | 1,390.60       | 1,390.60       | 2,346.10       | 2,346.10       | 2,346.10       | 4,250.00       | 2,798.00       | 2,798.00       |
| Mizoram           | 1,612.80       | 769.40         | 769.40         | 1,858.80       | 1,291.74       | 1,291.74       | 1,604.25       | 1,140.90       | 1,140.90       | 2,336.16       | 2,336.16       | 2,336.16       | 4,187.00       | 2,380.00       | 1,368.00       |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 3,044.25       | 1,953.93       | 1,953.93       | 2,938.02       | 2,776.10       | 2,776.10       | 1,860.77       | 1,642.17       | 1,642.17       | 2,574.75       | 2,574.75       | 2,569.84       | 6,250.00       | 2,560.00       | 2,560.00       |
| Sikkim            | 1,880.94       | 1,210.90       | 1,210.90       | 2,406.84       | 795.69         | 795.69         | 4,005.10       | 1,538.83       | 1,538.83       | 3,260.69       | 3,260.69       | 3,015.82       | 1,949.00       | 1,706.00       | 1,247.57       |
| Tripura           | 3,804.13       | 64.74          | 64.74          | 3,042.70       | 1,178.27       | 1,178.27       | 2,759.82       | 3,000.26       | 3,000.26       | 3,370.04       | 3,370.04       | 3,370.04       | 3,626.00       | 2,266.00       | 1,690.18       |
|                   | 25,443.81      | 13,416.78      | 13,416.78      | 22,690.93      | 13,160.39      | 13,160.39      | 19,800.00      | 14,308.84      | 14,308.84      | 22,876.50      | 22,843.43      | 21,462.20      | 32,359.00      | 18,539.00      | 13,078.05      |

## State-wise details of farmers benefitted under PKVY scheme and MOVCDNER scheme since 2015-16

| S. No.   | Name of the State   | Farmers   |
|----------|---------------------|-----------|
| PKVY     | PKVY                | PKVY      |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      | 7,46,976  |
| 2        | Bihar               | 43,208    |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh        | 60,294    |
| 4        | Gujarat             | 17,836    |
| 5        | Goa                 | 12,685    |
| 6        | Jharkhand           | 32,714    |
| 7        | Karnataka           | 37,598    |
| 8        | Kerala              | 3,10,841  |
| 9        | Madhya Pradesh      | 1,16,360  |
| 10       | Maharashtra         | 87,350    |
| 11       | Odisha              | 70,026    |
| 12       | Punjab              | 6,676     |
| 13       | Rajasthan           | 2,17,479  |
| 14       | Tamil Nadu          | 37,886    |
| 15       | Telangana           | 18,405    |
| 16       | Uttar Pradesh       | 2,73,672  |
| 17       | West Bengal         | 48,585    |
| 18       | Assam               | 9,740     |
| 19       | Mizoram             | 2,054     |
| 20       | Meghalaya           | 2,275     |
| 21       | Himachal Pradesh    | 44,932    |
| 22       | Jammu &Kashmir      | 12,900    |
| 23       | Uttarakhand         | 3,01,109  |
| 24       | Andaman &Nicobar    | 3,590     |
| 25       | Daman &Diu          | 1,324     |
| 26       | Ladakh              | 14,070    |
| 27       | Lakshadweep         | 8126      |
|          | Total               | 25,38,711 |
| MOVCDNER | MOVCDNER            | MOVCDNER  |
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh   | 19,099    |
| 2        | Assam               | 24,681    |
| 3        | Manipur             | 43,000    |
| 4        | Meghalaya           | 19,274    |
| 5        | Mizoram             | 27,604    |
| 6        | Nagaland            | 31,128    |
| 7        | Sikkim              | 77,540    |
| 8        | Tripura             | 26,874    |
|          | Total               | 2,69,200  |

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