Lok Sabha Question No. 1913 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-11
Subject: Implementation of ATMA Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Narayan Tatu Rane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1913

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  MARCH, 2025

## IMPLEMENTATION OF ATMA SCHEME

## 1913.  SHRI NARAYAN TATU RANE:

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

- (a) the progress made in the implementation of the Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) Scheme;
- (b) the details of allocation and utilization of funds under ATMA Scheme during each of the last three years, State-wise;
- (c) whether there is need to further expand the said scheme so as to enable it to reach more people, if so, the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (d) whether the Government has allocated any funds to the State of Maharashtra under the said Scheme during the financial year 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 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): Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) Scheme is under implementation across the country since 2005 aimed at creating awareness among large number of farmers about new technologies. Presently, Scheme is being implemented in 740 districts  of  28  states  &  5  UTs  [Including  all  the  34  districts  of  Maharashtra].  The  scheme promotes  decentralized  and  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.
- (b): The  state-wise  details  of  Allocation,  Release  and  Utilization  of  funds  to  carry  out extension activities under ATMA Scheme for the last three years i.e. 2021-22 to 2023-24 is enclosed at Annexure-I .
- (c): ATMA  is  a  component  scheme  of  Krishonnati  Yojana.  Recently,  the  Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved continuation of on-going Krishonnati Yojana, which includes ATMA Scheme Up to March 2025-26 i.e. till end of current finance commission cycle during October, 2024.
- (d): Yes. The year-wise details of funds allocated to the State of Maharashtra under ATMA Scheme during  the  financial  years  2021-22,  2022-23  and  2023-24  is  given  in  the  below table: -

|   Sl. No. | Year    |   Funds Allocated (Rs. in Crore) |
|-----------|---------|----------------------------------|
|         1 | 2021-22 |                            50    |
|         2 | 2022-23 |                            38    |
|         3 | 2023-24 |                            28.87 |

ANNEXURE-I

## State-wise & Year-wise details of Allocation,  Release & Utilization of funds under Extension Reforms(ATMA) Scheme from 2021-22 to 2023-24

(Rs. in Crore)

| Sl. No.          | States/UTs        | 2021-22   | 2021-22   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2022-23   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   | 2023-24   | 2023-24   |
|------------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Sl. No.          | States/UTs        | Alloc.    | Rel.      | Uti.      | Alloc.    | Rel.      | Uti.      | Alloc.    | Rel.      | Uti.      |
| 1                | Andhra Pradesh    | 20.00     | 5.00      | 6.88      | 13.00     | 6.50      | 8.16      | 8.44      | 6.33      | 7.57      |
| 2                | Arunachal Pradesh | 12.00     | 9.00      | 12.86     | 13.00     | 9.75      | 9.65      | 13.77     | 13.77     | 9.92      |
| 3                | Assam             | 20.00     | 10.00     | 10.42     | 19.00     | 19.00     | 19.57     | 19.80     | 19.80     | 18.73     |
| 4                | Bihar             | 72.00     | 54.00     | 55.30     | 60.00     | 15.00     | 40.39     | 48.81     | 48.81     | 42.25     |
| 5                | Chhattisgarh      | 22.00     | 11.00     | 8.92      | 17.50     | 13.13     | 13.54     | 14.53     | 17.61     | 14.52     |
| 6                | Goa               | 3.00      | 1.50      | 1.14      | 2.00      | 1.00      | 1.55      | 1.58      | 1.98      | 1.56      |
| 7                | Gujarat           | 39.00     | 32.85     | 27.32     | 30.00     | 33.01     | 27.25     | 23.65     | 25.65     | 29.86     |
| 8                | Haryana           | 19.00     | 14.25     | 11.89     | 16.00     | 4.00      | 11.25     | 13.87     | 10.40     | 10.40     |
| 9                | Himachal Pradesh  | 20.00     | 15.00     | 12.80     | 15.50     | 15.50     | 13.97     | 13.13     | 15.34     | 16.94     |
| 13               | J&K               | 21.50     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 20.58     | 5.15      | 0.00      | 10.00     | 7.50      | 7.12      |
| 11               | Jharkhand         | 30.00     | 22.50     | 23.31     | 28.00     | 21.00     | 25.80     | 21.87     | 24.37     | 25.13     |
| 12               | Karnataka         | 32.00     | 24.00     | 14.34     | 26.00     | 13.00     | 20.92     | 20.37     | 20.37     | 20.61     |
| 13               | Kerala            | 17.72     | 13.29     | 10.42     | 13.77     | 13.77     | 16.18     | 10.90     | 10.90     | 11.79     |
| 14               | Madhya Pradesh    | 50.00     | 30.00     | 23.06     | 40.00     | 30.00     | 31.51     | 34.46     | 34.47     | 32.05     |
| 15               | Maharashtra       | 50.00     | 25.00     | 23.78     | 38.00     | 28.50     | 37.49     | 28.87     | 32.50     | 32.08     |
| 16               | Manipur           | 9.00      | 6.75      | 2.25      | 9.00      | 2.25      | 4.50      | 9.00      | 4.50      | 2.79      |
| 17               | Meghalaya         | 9.00      | 6.75      | 9.09      | 9.00      | 9.00      | 7.58      | 9.00      | 9.00      | 9.08      |
| 18               | Mizoram           | 7.00      | 7.00      | 3.59      | 7.00      | 1.75      | 5.17      | 7.00      | 7.00      | 7.00      |
| 19               | Nagaland          | 12.70     | 12.70     | 6.35      | 12.51     | 12.51     | 10.00     | 12.70     | 14.87     | 15.93     |
| 20               | Odisha            | 48.00     | 36.00     | 38.49     | 43.00     | 43.00     | 52.69     | 38.15     | 43.99     | 40.54     |
| 21               | Punjab            | 25.00     | 12.50     | 20.42     | 16.00     | 12.00     | 16.77     | 13.88     | 17.35     | 15.63     |
| 22               | Rajasthan         | 32.00     | 32.00     | 31.60     | 23.50     | 17.63     | 32.23     | 17.84     | 17.83     | 23.22     |
| 23               | Sikkim            | 3.80      | 2.85      | 1.77      | 3.80      | 2.85      | 4.11      | 4.00      | 3.00      | 2.72      |
| 24               | Tamil Nadu        | 55.00     | 27.50     | 30.69     | 40.00     | 30.00     | 43.09     | 36.11     | 42.79     | 33.61     |
| 25               | Telangana         | 18.00     | 4.50      | 7.82      | 13.00     | 3.25      | 7.35      | 9.63      | 4.82      | 4.82      |
| 26               | Tripura           | 5.80      | 2.90      | 1.65      | 6.00      | 3.00      | 2.80      | 7.00      | 7.00      | 6.23      |
| 27               | Uttar Pradesh     | 128.00    | 96.00     | 91.92     | 110.00    | 55.00     | 37.82     | 91.53     | 114.41    | 129.87    |
| 28               | Uttarakhand       | 20.00     | 10.00     | 7.92      | 15.00     | 9.63      | 9.46      | 12.68     | 11.53     | 11.03     |
| 29               | West Bengal       | 50.00     | 25.00     | 19.90     | 42.00     | 42.00     | 42.00     | 35.70     | 41.52     | 35.70     |
| 30               | A&N Islands       | 2.60      | 1.30      | 0.76      | 2.00      | 1.00      | 1.34      | 1.00      | 1.50      | 1.58      |
| 31               | Puducherry        | 2.00      | 1.00      | 1.10      | 3.00      | 1.50      | 1.88      | 1.50      | 1.50      | 2.01      |
| 32               | Delhi             | 0.88      | 0.00      | 0.04      | 0.80      | 0.20      | 0.09      | 0.20      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 33 Laddakh TOTAL | 33 Laddakh TOTAL  | 859.70    | 552.82    | 517.79    | 709.96    | 475.37    | 573.31    | 591.47    | 632.42    | 622.28    |

Note: Higher Utilization than Allocation and Releases during a year in few States/UTs is on account of utilization from previous years' unspent balances.

Alloc. - Allocation

Rel. - Release

Uti. - Utilization

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