Lok Sabha Question No. 4879 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-01
Subject: Special Scheme to Connect Small Farmers with Technologies
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Damodar Agrawal, Shri Balya Mama Suresh Gopinath Mhatre

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4879

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 01 ST  APRIL, 2025

## SPECIAL SCHEME TO CONNECT SMALL FARMERS WITH TECHNOLOGIES

4879. SHRI BALYA MAMA SURESH GOPINATH MHATRE: SHRI DAMODAR AGRAWAL:

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

- (a) the efforts being made by the Government to promote organic farming;
- (b) the details of the farmers who are engaged in the organic farming in the country at present, State-wise and crop-wise;
- (c) whether the Government is contemplating any scheme to encourage the consumers to buy the organic products, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government is formulating any special scheme to connect small farmers with latest technologies; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  of  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government to make  drone technique, solar energy based irrigation and other digital agriculture solution accessible to farmers?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a): Government has been promoting organic farming through Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) in all the States/UTs except north eastern States and Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER). Both schemes stress on endto-end  support  to  farmers  engaged  in  organic  farming  i.e.  from  production  to  processing, certification and marketing and post-harvest management. The primary focus of the schemes is  to  form  organic  clusters  in  a  cluster  where  preference  is  given  to  small  and  marginal farmers to help them to create a supply chain.

PKVY is being implemented in a cluster mode through States. Each cluster has farmer groups  having  area  of  20  ha.  Under  PKVY,  assistance  of  Rs.31,500/ha  over  3  years  is provided for promotion of organic farming to cover different components like training, PGS Certification, value addition, marketing and publicity. Out of this,  assistance of Rs.15,000 per ha over three years is provided to farmers through DBT for on- farm /off -farm organic inputs.

Under MOVCDNER scheme, assistance of Rs.46,500/ha over 3 years is provided for creation of FPOs, support to farmers for organic inputs, quality seeds/ planting material and training, hand holding and certification. Out of this, the assistance of Rs.15,000 per ha over 3 years  is  given  as  DBT  is  provided  to  farmers  for  on-  farm  /off  -farm  organic  inputs  and Rs.17,500 for the planting material.

(b): So far, 25.30 lakh farmers have been benefitted under PKVY scheme and 2.19 lakh farmers  under  MOVCDNER  scheme.  The  State-wise  details  of  farmers  under  the  PKVY scheme & MOVCDNER scheme is given at Annexure - I.

(c): Through  PKVY  and  MOVCDNER  branding  and  marketing    support  is  provided  for organic  products.  This  targets  creating  awareness  and  encouraging  consumers  to  buy organic products.

(d) & (e): To promote mechanization amongst small and marginal farmers Custom Hiring Centers (CHCs) are provided under Centrally Sponsored Scheme  'Sub-Mission on Agricultural  Mechanization'  (SMAM).  Under  this  financial  assistance  also  is  provided  for purchase  of  agricultural  machines  and  equipment,  including  tractors  to  the  farmers  on individual ownership basis.

The  Drone  Technology  is  promoted  to  optimize  use  of  pesticides  and  fertilizers. Financial assistance @ 40% of the basic cost of drone up to a maximum of Rs. 4 lakhs, is provided for drone purchase by CHCs.  Agriculture graduates establishing CHCs are eligible to receive financial assistance @50% of the cost of drone, up to a maximum of Rs. 5 lakhs. Individual farmers are also eligible for financial assistance for drones.

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM KUSUM) scheme provides  financial support  to farmers  for installation  of  standalone  solar  pumps  and solarization of existing grid-connected agriculture pumps, and to install solar power plants on their barren/fallow/agriculture land. The scheme has three Components: (i) Component 'A': Setting  up  of  10,000  MW  of  Decentralized  Ground/Stilt  Mounted  Grid  Connected  Solar  or other Renewable Energy based Power Plants by the farmers on their land; (ii) Component 'B':  Installation  of  14  lakh  standalone  off-grid  solar  water  pumps;  and  (iii)  Component  'C': Solarization of 35 lakh existing grid-connected agriculture pumps and through Feeder Level Solarization (FLS).  PM KUSUM is a demand driven scheme.  The capacities are allocated based  on  demand  received  from  States/UTs.    The  responsibilities  of  beneficiary  selection and implementation is of the State Implementing Agency (SIA). All the Components of PM KUSUM scheme are covered under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF).

## Annexure-I

## State-wise details of farmers benefitted under PKVY scheme and MOVCDNER scheme since 2015-16

| S. No.   | Name of the State   | Farmers   |
|----------|---------------------|-----------|
| PKVY     | PKVY                | PKVY      |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      | 7,46,976  |
| 2        | Bihar               | 43,208    |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh        | 60,294    |
| 4        | Gujarat             | 17,836    |
| 5        | Goa                 | 12,685    |
| 6        | Jharkhand           | 32,714    |
| 7        | Karnataka           | 37,598    |
| 8        | Kerala              | 3,10,841  |
| 9        | Madhya Pradesh      | 1,16,360  |
| 10       | Maharashtra         | 87,350    |
| 11       | Odisha              | 70,026    |
| 12       | Punjab              | 6,676     |
| 13       | Rajasthan           | 2,17,479  |
| 14       | Tamil Nadu          | 37,886    |
| 15       | Telangana           | 18,405    |
| 16       | Uttar Pradesh       | 2,73,672  |
| 17       | West Bengal         | 48,585    |
| 18       | Assam               | 9,740     |
| 19       | Mizoram             | 2,054     |
| 20       | Meghalaya           | 2,275     |
| 21       | Himachal Pradesh    | 44,932    |
| 22       | Jammu & Kashmir     | 12,900    |
| 23       | Uttarakhand         | 3,01,109  |
| 24       | Andaman & Nicobar   | 3,590     |
| 25       | Daman & Diu         | 1,324     |
| 26       | Ladakh              | 14,070    |
|          | Total               | 25,30,585 |
| MOVCDNER | MOVCDNER            | MOVCDNER  |
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh   | 15699     |
| 2        | Assam               | 24,425    |
| 3        | Manipur             | 42,338    |
| 4        | Meghalaya           | 19,841    |
| 5        | Mizoram             | 22,104    |
| 6        | Nagaland            | 31,128    |
| 7        | Sikkim              | 38,645    |
| 8        | Tripura             | 25,753    |
|          | Total               | 2,19,933  |

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