Lok Sabha Question No. 2949 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-18
Subject: Area of Land covered under PKVY
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri B K Parthasarathi

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2949

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  MARCH, 2025

## AREA OF LAND COVERED UNDER PKVY

2949. SHRI B K PARTHASARATHI:

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

- (a) the details regarding the area of land covered, farmers benefitted and districts covered under the Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana, classified State-wise and year-wise for the last five years;
- (b) the  details  regarding  the  total  number  of  clusters  supported  under  the  scheme, classified State-wise and district-wise for Andhra Pradesh, year-wise for the last five years;
- (c) the details regarding the total amount of incentives offered for conversion to organic farming;
- (d) procuring  on-farm/off-farm  inputs,  classified  State-wise  and  district-wise  for  Andhra Pradesh, year-wise for the last five years; and
- (e) whether any new Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) have been created under the scheme, if so, the details regarding the FPOs established along with the funds allocated and disbursed for the same, classified State-wise and district-wise for Andhra pradesh, yearwise for the last five years?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a): Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) scheme is being implemented in a cluster mode through State Governments and the activities are carried out on the same area and by the same beneficiaries continuously for a 3 years period for certification as organic. Since it takes 3 years for an area to be declared organic, the allocation of area and farmers made in a  particular  year  remains  the  same  for  3  years.  Details  of  area  covered  and  farmers benefitted under PKVY, State-wise for the last five years is at Annexure-I .

- (b): Under PKVY in Andhra Pradesh 5315 clusters covering 3.61 lakh ha area and 7.46 lakh  farmers  have  been  implemented.  District  wise  details  of  clusters  are  not  maintained centrally.

(c): Under PKVY scheme, States/UTs are provided financial assistance of Rs. 31,500/ha in total in 3 years in the organic clusters out of which, Rs. 15,000/ha is provided directly to farmers through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) for on-farm and off-farm organic inputs, Rs. 4,500/ha for marketing, packaging, branding, value addition etc., Rs. 3,000/ha for certification and residue analysis and Rs. 9,000/ha for training and capacity building. One farmers can avail  assistance  for  maximum  2  ha  area.  As  on  05.03.2025,  Rs.  347.91  Crore  has  been released since 2015-16, under PKVY scheme to the state of Andhra Pradesh.

(d): PKVY scheme is implemented through the State Government, the details of procuring on-farm/off-farm inputs and the State-wise and district-wise data are available with the States Government/ UTs and not maintained centrally.

(e): Scheme is being implemented in cluster mode.

Annexure - I State-wise  details  of  area  covered  and  number  of  farmers  benefitted  during  last  5

## years under PKVY (2019-20 to 2023-24)

| S. No.   | Name of the State   |   Area in ha. |          Farmers |
|----------|---------------------|---------------|------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      |        312793 | 648270           |
| 2        | Bihar               |         23021 |  28772           |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh        |         97279 |  53454           |
| 4        | Gujarat             |         12564 |  13314           |
| 5        | Goa                 |         10000 |  12685           |
| 6        | Jharkhand           |         20300 |  22507           |
| 7        | Karnataka           |         10000 |  11630           |
| 8        | Kerala              |         82100 | 285540           |
| 9        | Madhya Pradesh      |         47360 |  47360           |
| 10       | Maharashtra         |         41596 |  37173           |
| 11       | Odisha              |         39400 |  59003           |
| 12       | Punjab              |          2041 |   1762           |
| 13       | Rajasthan           |        125500 | 159979           |
| 14       | Tamil Nadu          |         30700 |  33282           |
| 15       | Telangana           |           300 |    637           |
| 16       | Uttar Pradesh       |        158785 | 242672           |
| 17       | West Bengal         |         19000 |  42298           |
| 18       | Himachal Pradesh    |         14044 |  33768           |
| 19       | Uttarakhand         |        129040 | 271859           |
| 20       | Jammu & Kashmir     |          4600 |  11500           |
| 21       | Andaman & Nicobar   |         14491 |   3590           |
| 22       | Ladakh              |         10480 |  14070           |
|          | Total               |       1205495 |      2.03548e+06 |

Source: State/UTs

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