Lok Sabha Question No. 3813 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-12
Subject: National Beekeeping and Honey Mission in Karnataka
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri B Y Raghavendra

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3813

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 th  AUGUST, 2025

## NATIONAL BEEKEEPING AND HONEY MISSION IN KARNATAKA

## 3813.  SHRI B Y RAGHAVENDRA:

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

- (a) the  total  number  of  projects  sanctioned  and  funds  allocated  and  utilised  under Phase-I (2020-23) and Phase-II (2023-26) of the National Beekeeping and Honey Mission (NBHM), phase-wise;
- (b) the  number  of  projects  sanctioned  under  NBHM  in  Karnataka,  including  details  of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) supported, district-wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to support the formation of additional beekeeping-based FPOs, especially in high-potential districts like Shivamogga, Karnataka; and
- (d) whether the Government has plans to expand NBHM interventions in forest-rich and biodiversity-rich districts such as Shivamogga by supporting training, scientific beekeeping and market linkages to improve livelihoods and promote local honey clusters?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

- (a): During the Phase-I (2020-23) of implementation of National Beekeeping and Honey Mission  (NBHM)  scheme,  150  projects  have  been  sanctioned  for  an  amount  of  Rs. 19017.61 lakh and Rs.12997.00 lakh utilized. During Phase-II (2023-26), 202 projects have been  sanctioned  for  an  amount  of  Rs.  16161.15  lakh  and  Rs.14525.00  lakh  has  been utilized till date.
- (b): Under the NBHM scheme, 21 projects  have been sanctioned to the implementing agencies  for  implementation  in  the  state  of  Karnataka  which  include  Farmer  Producer Organisations  (FPOs)  namely,  M/s  Makaranda  Farmer  Producer  Cooperative  Society

Limited,  Uttar  Kannada  District  by  National  Dairy  Development  Board  (NDDB)  and  M/s Gramajanya  Farmer  Producer  Company  Limited,  Dakshina  Kannada  District  by  Small Farmers Agri-business Consortium (SFAC).

(c) & (d): Under  NBHM,  demand-driven  project-based  assistance  is  provided  to  the implementing agencies including beekeeping based FPOs. Assistance is provided as per provisions  of  NBHM  guidelines  for  the  interventions.  These  include  awareness,  capacity building, trainings, setting up of requisite infrastructural facilities, viz.; Integrated Beekeeping Development Centre (IBDCs), Honeybees Disease Diagnostic Labs, Setting/ upgradation  of Honey Testing labs, Beekeeping Equipment  Manufacturing Units, Custom Hiring  Centres, Development of Quality Nucleus Stock Centre & Bee Breeders, bee-flora plantation  for  enhancing  biodiversity,  Centre  for  Packaging,  Storages,  Cold  Storage,  etc. Targeted 10,000 FPOs under Central Sector Scheme of Formation & Promotion of 10,000 FPOs have  already  been  registered.  A  project  has  been  sanctioned  to  Keladi  Shivappa Nayaka  University  of  Agricultural  &  Horticultural  Sciences,  Mudigere,  Shivamogga  for establishment of mini honey testing lab with financial assistance of Rs. 101.57 lakhs.

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