Lok Sabha Question No. 4262 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-19
Subject: Areas Covered under PKVY
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Tatkare Sunil Dattatrey

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4262

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## AREAS COVERED UNDER PKVY

## 4262. SHRI TATKARE SUNIL DATTATREY:

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

- (a) the number of clusters formed and the area covered under the Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) in Maharashtra, State-wise and district-wise in the State of Maharashtra including Raigad Lok Sabha Constituency;
- (b) the number of farmers trained and certified in organic farming practices under the scheme in the State, with specific data for Raigad Lok Sabha Constituency;
- (c) the support provided to these farmers in terms of inputs, marketing and certification;
- (d) the challenges encountered in promoting organic farming in the State, particularly in tribal and hilly regions; and
- (e) the  steps  being  taken  to  address  these  challenges  and  promote  sustainable  agricultural practices in Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

- (a) to (c): Organic  farming  is  being  promoted  through  Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana (PKVY) in all the States/UTs (except North Eastern States) including Maharashtra since 2015-16. The  scheme  stresses  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.  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 onfarm /off-farm organic inputs including organic  compost. Financial assistance of Rs.  4,500/ha  in  3  years  is  provided  for  marketing,  packaging,  branding,  value  addition  etc.

Rs.  3,000/ha  for  3  years  is  provided  for  certification  and  residue  analysis.  Assistance  is  also provided @Rs. 9,000/ha in 3 years for training, awareness and capacity building.

The  number  of  clusters  formed  and    area  covered  under  PKVY  scheme,  state  wise including state of Maharashtra since 2015-16 (as on  30.06.2025) are given in Annexure -I. Total number of farmers trained and certified under PKVY scheme in Maharashtra are 87350 and 58505 respectively.    Total  number  of  farmers  trained  and  certified  under  PKVY  scheme  in  Raigad Parliamentary  Constituency  are  3482  and  1935  respectively.  The  district-wise  information  on organic farming is not maintained centrally.

(d) & (e): The  Government  is  promoting  organic  farming,  which  is  natural  resource  based sustainable farming systems and minimize dependence of farmers on external inputs. It reduces cost of agriculture to farmers through sustainable integrated organic farming systems. The support under PKVY is given to farmers of Maharashtra to bring more areas under organic farming, input and training support, organic certification and developing market linkages.

The state wise details of number of clusters formed and area covered under PKVY scheme (including Maharashtra) since 2015-16 are given below as on date 30.06.2025:

| S. No.   | Name of the State   | No of clusters   | Area (in ha)   |
|----------|---------------------|------------------|----------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      | 5415             | 3,60,805       |
| 2        | Bihar               | 1576             | 31,783         |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh        | 2825             | 1,01,279       |
| 4        | Gujarat             | 759              | 15,334         |
| 5        | Goa                 | 500              | 10,000         |
| 6        | Haryana             | -                | -              |
| 7        | Jharkhand           | 1101             | 25,300         |
| 8        | Karnataka           | 1045             | 20,900         |
| 9        | Kerala              | 706              | 94,480         |
| 10       | Madhya Pradesh      | 3868             | 74,960         |
| 11       | Maharashtra         | 2978             | 66,756         |
| 12       | Odisha              | 1434             | 52200          |
| 13       | Punjab              | 350              | 6,981          |
| 14       | Rajasthan           | 7425             | 1,48,500       |
| 15       | Tamil Nadu          | 1147             | 32,940         |
| 16       | Telangana           | 405              | 8,100          |
| 17       | Uttar Pradesh       | 8539             | 1,71,185       |
| 18       | West Bengal         | 870              | 21,400         |
| 19       | Assam               | 220              | 4,400          |
| 20       | Arunachal Pradesh   | 19               | 380            |
| 21       | Mizoram             | 39               | 780            |
| 22       | Manipur             | 30               | 600            |
| 23       | Nagaland            | 24               | 480            |
| 24       | Sikkim              | 150              | 63,000         |
| 25       | Tripura             | 50               | 1,000          |
| 26       | Meghalaya           | 45               | 900            |
| 27       | Himachal Pradesh    | 330              | 18,748         |
| 28       | Jammu &Kashmir      | 258              | 5,160          |
| 29       | Uttarakhand         | 7037             | 1,40,740       |
| 30       | Andman & Nicobar    | -                | 14,491         |
| 31       | Daman & Diu         | 55               | 642            |
| 32       | Dadar Nagar         | 25               | 500            |
| 33       | Delhi               | -                | -              |
| 34       | Puducherry          | -                | -              |
| 35       | Chandigarh          | -                | -              |
| 36       | Lakshadweep         | -                | 2,700          |
| 37       | Ladakh              | 250              | 10,480         |
| Total    | Total               | 49,475           | 15,07,904      |

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