Lok Sabha Question No. 3665 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-17
Subject: Promoting Natural Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. Kirsan Namdeo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3665

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 TH  DECEMBER, 2024

## PROMOTING NATURAL FARMING

3665.  DR. KIRSAN NAMDEO:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष और ͩकसान कãयाण मंğी

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is encouraging organic farming/natural farming as the demand for such products are gradually increasing and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) the details of the funds sanctioned and utilized during the last three years, State/UT-wise;
- (c ) the steps taken for the development of natural farming in the country and the incentives given to farmers engaged in natural farming;
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to facilitate marketing for the farmers engaged in natural farming;
- (e) whether the Government has formulated any new policy for promoting natural farming; and
- (f) the timeline proposed for implementing the said policy and the manner in which it would be beneficial for the farmers?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a) & (b): Yes sir.    The  Government has been promoting organic farming in the country since  2015-16  through  the  schemes,  Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY)  in  all  the States/UTs  and  Mission  Organic  Value  Chain  Development  for  North  Eastern  Region (MOVCDNER). Both the schemes focus on end-to-end support to farmers engaged in organic farming  i.e.  from  production  to  processing,  certification  and  marketing  and  post-harvest management. The State wise allocation and utilization of funds during the last three years under PKVY & MOVCDNER schemes are given at Annexure-I & II .
- (c) to (f): Since 2019-20, Government of India is promoting natural farming through Bhartiya Prakratik Krishi Paddhati (BPKP) which has now been up scaled as National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF) and recently approved by the Union Cabinet on 25th November 2024. NMNF is a standalone centrally sponsored scheme with an overall outlay of ₹2481 crore which will be implemented during the period of 15 th  Finance Commission. The Mission has a target to initiate one crore farmers to natural farming.

The scheme provides for extensive training programmes for farmers on natural farming package of practices such as increasing crop diversity, preparation of inputs etc. and 10,000 need based Bio-Input Resource Centers are planned to provide easy access to natural inputs, thus reducing usage of inputs purchased from external markets and input cost of cultivation, providing  chemical  free  safe  &  nutritious  food  to  farmers'  family  and  consumers,  reducing exposure to chemical inputs, improving soil fertility of land, water use efficiency of soil, increased on-farm  biodiversity  and  thereby  build  climate  resilience.  The  mission  provides  for  easy certification system and common brand for naturally grown produce for market access.

## Details of funds Allocated, released & utilized under the PKVY scheme during the last 3 years

## Annexure-I

(Rs in lakh)

| S. No.   | Name of the State   | 2021-22    | 2021-22     | 2021-22         | 2022-23    | 2022-23   | 2022-23        | 2023-24    | 2023-24   | 2023-24         |
|----------|---------------------|------------|-------------|-----------------|------------|-----------|----------------|------------|-----------|-----------------|
| S. No.   | Name of the State   | Allocation | Release(**) | Expenditure (*) | Allocation | Release   | Expenditure(*) | Allocation | Release   | Expenditure (*) |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      | 1573.21    | 0.00        | 0.00            | 826.35     | 0.00      | 0.00           | 970.00     | 970.00    | 970.00          |
| 2        | Bihar               | 991.81     | 0.00        | 0.00            | 2830.65    | 1547.68   | 1547.68        | 2509.80    | 402.00    | 261.46          |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh        | 1324.74    | 0.00        | 0.00            | 3504.93    | 0.00      | 0.00           | 3175.00    | 1892.50   | 1892.50         |
| 4        | Gujarat             | 20.81      | 0.00        | 0.00            | 20.50      | 0.00      | 0.00           | 750.00     | 196.00    | 20.80           |
| 5        | Goa                 | 0.00       | 0.00        | 0.00            | 1025.10    | 0.00      | 0.00           | 382.50     | 250.00    | 241.00          |
| 6        | Haryana             | 10.40      | 0.00        | 0.00            | 10.25      | 0.00      | 0.00           | 675.00     | 0.00      | 0.00            |
| 7        | Jharkhand           | 270.50     | 0.00        | 0.00            | 1397.27    | 0.00      | 0.00           | 1772.00    | 163.00    | 163.00          |
| 8        | Karnataka           | 20.81      | 0.00        | 0.00            | 1045.61    | 512.55    | 512.55         | 2803.00    | 2803.00   | 828.00          |
| 9        | Kerala              | 1209.68    | 0.00        | 0.00            | 1712.07    | 1712.07   | 1712.07        | 1047.00    | 71.00     | 71.00           |
| 10       | Madhya Pradesh      | 1332.63    | 0.00        | 0.00            | 5756.54    | 0.00      | 0.00           | 4810.00    | 33.00     | 0.00            |
| 11       | Maharashtra         | 41.62      | 0.00        | 0.00            | 745.90     | 449.67    | 449.67         | 3361.00    | 1681.00   | 1681.00         |
| 12       | Odisha              | 618.12     | 0.00        | 0.00            | 741.44     | 370.72    | 370.72         | 1000.00    | 791.00    | 783.75          |
| 13       | Punjab              | 241.94     | 221.13      | 221.13          | 222.46     | 0.00      | 0.00           | 745.00     | 0.00      | 0.00            |
| 14       | Rajasthan           | 4100.09    | 4048.07     | 4048.07         | 2452.64    | 1783.26   | 1783.26        | 3133.00    | 800.00    | 700.00          |
| 15       | Tamil Nadu          | 63.65      | 0.00        | 0.00            | 704.87     | 0.00      | 0.00           | 1564.00    | 1564.00   | 1564.00         |
| 16       | Telangana           | 31.21      | 0.00        | 0.00            | 30.75      | 0.00      | 0.00           | 568.00     | 0.00      | 0.00            |
| 17       | Uttar Pradesh       | 2181.23    | 865.56      | 865.56          | 13400.57   | 5089.32   | 5089.32        | 6607.00    | 5881.00   | 5881.00         |
| 18       | West Bengal         | 0.00       | 0.00        | 0.00            | 555.39     | 555.39    | 555.39         | 2001.00    | 1717.00   | 1717.00         |
| 19       | Himachal Pradesh    | 401.17     | 0.00        | 0.00            | 1121.36    | 0.00      | 0.00           | 497.00     | 124.00    | 124.00          |
| 20       | Uttarakhand         | 2984.87    | 2953.66     | 2953.66         | 6030.68    | 5969.00   | 5969.00        | 3065.00    | 767.00    | 767.00          |
| 21       | All NE States       | 205.63     | 96.39       | 0.00            | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00           | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00            |
| 22       | All Uts             | 952.68     | 0.00        | 0.00            | 893.02     | 193.55    | 193.55         | 1863.02    | 380.20    | 380.20          |
|          | Total               | 18576.81   | 8184.81     | 8088.42         | 45028.35   | 18183.20  | 18183.20       | 43298.32   | 20485.70  | 18045.71        |

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## Annexure-II

## Details of funds Allocated, released & utilized under the MOVCDNER scheme during the last 3 years (Rs in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   | Year 2021-22   | Year 2021-22   | Year 2021-22    | Year 2022-23   | Year 2022-23   | Year 2022-23   | Year 2023-24   | Year 2023-24   | Year 2023-24    |
|-----------|---------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|           |                     | Allocatio n    | Released       | Expenditure (*) | Allocation     | Released       | Expenditure(*) | Allocation     | Released       | Expenditure (*) |
| 1         | Assam               | 25,87.98       | 0.00           | 0.00            | 2,681.80       | 2,059.15       | 2,059.15       | 3,717.98       | 3,684.91       | 2,426.26        |
| 2         | Manipur             | 6,238.76       | 4,911.50       | 4,911.50        | 2,915.37       | 2,915.36       | 2,915.36       | 2,805.38       | 2,805.38       | 2,056.87        |
| 3         | Meghalaya           | 836.65         | 92.88          | 92.88           | 2,011.88       | 621.57         | 621.57         | 2,465.40       | 2,465.40       | 1,742.79        |
| 4         | Nagaland            | 2,781.18       | 2,114.20       | 2,114.20        | 1,961.01       | 1,390.60       | 1,390.60       | 2,346.10       | 2,346.10       | 1,173.05        |
| 5         | Mizoram             | 1,858.80       | 1,291.74       | 1,291.74        | 1,604.25       | 1,140.90       | 1,140.90       | 2,336.16       | 2,336.16       | 1,523.30        |
| 6         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 2,938.02       | 2,776.10       | 2,776.10        | 1,860.77       | 1,642.17       | 1,642.17       | 2,574.75       | 2,574.75       | 1,428.22        |
| 7         | Sikkim              | 2,406.84       | 795.69         | 795.69          | 4,005.10       | 1,538.83       | 1,538.83       | 3,260.69       | 3,260.69       | 3,260.69        |
| 8         | Tripura             | 3,042.70       | 1,178.27       | 1,178.27        | 2,759.82       | 3,000.26       | 3,000.26       | 3,370.04       | 3,370.04       | 2,126.96        |
|           | Total               | 22,690.93      | 13,160.39      | 13,160.39       | 19,800.00      | 14,308.84      | 14,308.84      | 22,876.50      | 22,843.43      | 15,738.14       |

(*) As per Utilization Certificate communicated by State.