Lok Sabha Question No. 3014 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-08
Subject: Promotion of Organic Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel, Ranjeeta Koli, S.R. Parthiban, Manoj Rajoria, Sumedhanand Saraswati, Ramcharan Bohra, Ratansinh Magansinh Rathod, Dinesh Lal "Nirahua" Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3014

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8 Th  AUGUST, 2023

## PROMOTION OF ORGANIC FARMING

3014. SHRI PATEL HASMUKHBHAI SOMABHAI:

SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI:

SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:

DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:

SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

SHRI RATANSINH MAGANSINH RATHOD:

SHRI DINESH LAL YADAV 'NIRAHUA':

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any effort is being made by the Government to promote organic farming in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government provides/proposes to provide subsidy/incentive to promote organic farming in the country and if so, the details thereof, State-wise especially in Tamil Nadu along with the steps taken to facilitate its marketing;
- (c) whether the Government has formulated/ proposes to formulate any scheme/policy for the  farmers  for  the  promotion  and  development  of  organic  farming  including  Rajasthan  in view of the increasing demand for organic farming products of India in the global market;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State/place-wise and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether  various  studies  have  proved  that  organic  farming  leads  to  increase  in productivity along with increase in soil fertility and if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (f) whether  the  farmers  are  being  trained  for  organic  farming  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (d): Government  has  been  promoting  organic  farming  on  priority  in  the  country since  2015-16  through  the  schemes  of  Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY)  and Mission Organic Value Chain  Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER). Both the schemes stress on end-to-end support to farmers engaged in organic farming i.e. from production to processing, certification and marketing and post-harvest management. Training and Capacity Building are integral part of the scheme. Incentives to farmers for producing and  using  organic  fertilizers/manure  are  inbuilt  in  these  schemes  as  on-farm  and  off-farm organic inputs.  Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) is provided to the farmers for using organic inputs including organic fertilizers. PKVY is being implemented in all the States other-than North  Eastern  (NE)  States  across  the  country  whereas  MOVCDNER  scheme  is  being implemented exclusively in the NE States.

Under PKVY, an assistance of Rs.50,000 per ha for a period of three years is provided to  States  including  States  of  Tamil  Nadu  &  Rajasthan  for  promotion  of  organic  farming  to cover  different  components  like  Training  &  Capacity  Building,  Data  Management,  PGS Certification, Value Addition, Marketing and Publicity. Out of this, assistance of Rs. 31,000 per ha for a period of three years is provided to farmers through DBT for on- farm /off -farm organic inputs. Whereas under MOVCDNER, an assistance of Rs. 46,575/ha for 3 years is provided for creation of FPO, support to farmers for organic inputs, quality seeds/ planting material and training, hand holding and certification.  Out of this, assistance @ Rs. 32500/ ha for 3 years is provided to farmers for off  -farm /on -farm organic inputs under the scheme including Rs. 15,000 as DBT to the farmers and Rs. 17,500 for the planting material to be given to the farmers by State Lead Agency  (SLA) in kind.

In  view  of  the  increasing  demand of  organic  farming  products  of  India  in  the  global market,  Government  is  facilitating  value  addition, certification  and  marketing.  As  per requirement of International market, Government have initiated third party certification under National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) in 2001.

Under  PKVY  assistance  @  Rs  8800/ha  for  3  years  is  provided  to  facilitate  value addition,  marketing  and  publicity  to  all  the  states/UTs  including  Tamil  Nadu.  Assistance  is provided  for  certification  and  training,  handholding  &  capacity  building  respectively  @  Rs 2700/-ha for 3 years and Rs 7500/- ha for 3 years under PKVY for farmers of all the States including  Rajasthan.  Whereas  under  MOVCDNER  scheme  assistance  is  provided  @  Rs 10,000/-ha for 3 years for training, capacity building & certification.

The  scheme-wise  and  state-wise  details  of  funds  allocated,  released  and  utilized under organic farming (under PKVY & MOVCDNER) schemes during the year 2022-23 are given at Annexure -I.

(e): A long-term experiment, at selected sites, for comparative evaluation of organic and conventional  management  conducted  by  Indian  Council  of  Agriculture  Research  (ICAR) indicated that yield was found to be higher during kharif and rabi /summer crops for coarse/ basmati  rice  based  cropping  systems,  soybean-based  systems  compared  to  inorganic approaches indicating better suitability of these systems under long-term organic management approaches.  Soil  organic  carbon  was  found  to  be  significantly  higher  under long-term organic approach for coarse rice, basmati rice and soybean-based systems.

(f): To  disseminate  information  on  organic  and  natural  farming  as  well  as  on  on-  farm production  and use  of  various  kinds  of  organic  fertilizers,  National  Center  for  Organic  and Natural  Farming  (NCONF)  and  its  Regional  Center  for  Organic  and  Natural  Farming (RCONF)  located at Ghaziabad, Nagpur, Bangalore, Imphal and Bhubaneswar  are organizing  various  trainings  namely,  One  Day  Farmers'  Training,  Two  Days  Training  for Extension Officers/Staff, Two Days Training on PGS, 30 Days Certificate course,  One day Jaivik evam  Prakratik Kisan Sammelan  for 500 participants, One  Day  Stakeholder consultations/ conferences on Natural Farming for 100 participitants, Orientation Program on Natural Farming and awareness programmes across the country. NCONF and RCONF also organize  online  awareness  campaign  and  training  prpgrammes  on  organic  and  natural farming and production and use of organic and bio-fertilizers.

The ICAR also imparts trainings, organizes front-line demonstrations, awareness progrmas etc. to educate farmers on organic farming and organic fertilizers.

Annexure-I Scheme-wise (PKVY & MOVCDNER) and State-wise details of funds allocation,

## released and expenditure under organic farming during the year 2022-23.

Rs in lakh

| S. No.                                                                                              | Name of the State                                                                                   | 2022-23                                                                                             | 2022-23                                                                                             | 2022-23                                                                                             |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                     |                                                                                                     | Allocation                                                                                          | Release                                                                                             | Expenditure*                                                                                        |
| PKVY                                                                                                | PKVY                                                                                                | PKVY                                                                                                | PKVY                                                                                                | PKVY                                                                                                |
| 1                                                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                      | 826.35                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                |
| 2                                                                                                   | Bihar                                                                                               | 2830.65                                                                                             | 1547.68                                                                                             | 789.75                                                                                              |
| 3                                                                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                                                                        | 3504.93                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                | 571.03                                                                                              |
| 4                                                                                                   | Gujarat                                                                                             | 20.50                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                |
| 5                                                                                                   | Goa                                                                                                 | 1025.10                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                | 283.05                                                                                              |
| 6                                                                                                   | Haryana                                                                                             | 10.25                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                |
| 7                                                                                                   | Jharkhand                                                                                           | 1397.27                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                |
| 8                                                                                                   | Karnataka                                                                                           | 1045.61                                                                                             | 512.55                                                                                              | 256.35                                                                                              |
| 9                                                                                                   | Kerala                                                                                              | 1971.12                                                                                             | 1712.07                                                                                             | 647.52                                                                                              |
| 10                                                                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                      | 5925.51                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                | 1375.93                                                                                             |
| 11                                                                                                  | Maharashtra                                                                                         | 745.90                                                                                              | 449.67                                                                                              | 776.74                                                                                              |
| 12                                                                                                  | Odisha                                                                                              | 741.44                                                                                              | 370.72                                                                                              | 311.97                                                                                              |
| 13                                                                                                  | Punjab                                                                                              | 222.46                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                |
| 14                                                                                                  | Rajasthan                                                                                           | 2452.64                                                                                             | 1783.26                                                                                             | 3363.94                                                                                             |
| 15                                                                                                  | Tamil Nadu                                                                                          | 704.87                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                | 170.56                                                                                              |
| 16                                                                                                  | Telangana                                                                                           | 30.75                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                |
| 17                                                                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                       | 12972.55                                                                                            | 5089.32                                                                                             | 2111.16                                                                                             |
| 18                                                                                                  | West Bengal                                                                                         | 555.39                                                                                              | 555.39                                                                                              | 240.41                                                                                              |
| 19                                                                                                  | NE (Aspirational & Committed liabilities)                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                | 0.00                                                                                                | 7.58                                                                                                |
| 20                                                                                                  | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                    | 1121.36                                                                                             | 0.00                                                                                                | 1124.32                                                                                             |
| 21                                                                                                  | Uttarakhand                                                                                         | 6030.68                                                                                             | 5969.00                                                                                             | 7652.94                                                                                             |
| 22                                                                                                  | All Union Territories (UTs)                                                                         | 893.02                                                                                              | 193.55                                                                                              | 0.00                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                     | Total                                                                                               | 45028.35                                                                                            | 18183.20                                                                                            | 19683.25                                                                                            |
| MOVCDNER                                                                                            | MOVCDNER                                                                                            | MOVCDNER                                                                                            | MOVCDNER                                                                                            | MOVCDNER                                                                                            |
| S. No .                                                                                             | Name of the State                                                                                   |                                                                                                     | 2022-23                                                                                             |                                                                                                     |
| S. No .                                                                                             | Name of the State                                                                                   | Allocation                                                                                          | Release                                                                                             | Expenditure*                                                                                        |
| 1                                                                                                   | Assam                                                                                               | 2681.80                                                                                             | 2059.15                                                                                             | 2059.15                                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                                   | Manipur                                                                                             | 2915.37                                                                                             | 2915.36                                                                                             | 2815.36                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                                   | Meghalaya                                                                                           | 2011.88                                                                                             | 621.57                                                                                              | 524.33                                                                                              |
| 4                                                                                                   | Nagaland                                                                                            | 1961.01                                                                                             | 1390.60                                                                                             | 1289.60                                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                                   | Mizoram                                                                                             | 1604.25                                                                                             | 1140.90                                                                                             | 876.63                                                                                              |
| 6                                                                                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                   | 1860.77                                                                                             | 1642.17                                                                                             | 1526.26                                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                                   | Sikkim                                                                                              | 4005.10                                                                                             | 1538.83                                                                                             | 1398.25                                                                                             |
| 8                                                                                                   | Tripura                                                                                             | 2759.82                                                                                             | 3000.26                                                                                             | 2819.01                                                                                             |
| Total                                                                                               |                                                                                                     | 19800.00                                                                                            | 14308.84                                                                                            | 13308.59                                                                                            |
| *Expenditure column also includes expenditure incurred from the releases made in the previous years | *Expenditure column also includes expenditure incurred from the releases made in the previous years | *Expenditure column also includes expenditure incurred from the releases made in the previous years | *Expenditure column also includes expenditure incurred from the releases made in the previous years | *Expenditure column also includes expenditure incurred from the releases made in the previous years |