Lok Sabha Question No. 431 (STARRED), answered on 2025-04-01
Subject: Promotion of Organic Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram, Shri Anup Sanjay Dhotre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 431

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST  APRIL, 2025

## PROMOTION OF ORGANIC FARMING

* 431. SHRI ANUP SANJAY DHOTRE: SHRI BHUMARE SANDIPANRAO ASARAM:

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

(a) the  present  status  and  details  of  initiatives  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote organic farming in the country, State-wise particularly in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli;

(b) whether any steps have been taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to make  the  pattern  of  this  traditional  farming  economical  and  profitable,  if  so,  the  details thereof;

(c) the details of the funds earmarked/allocated, released and utilised for such initiatives particularly for the said States/UTs;

(d) whether any training workshops and awareness programmes are being organized by the Government to create awareness about techniques and benefits of organic farming in the country particularly in the said States/UTs and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the number of such workshops organised by the Government in the country during the last three years and the current year along with the number of farmers participated in these workshops including Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी (SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN)

(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  IN  RESPECT  OF  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION  NO.  431  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON  01 ST   APRIL,  2025  REGARDING 'PROMOTION OF ORGANIC FARMING'

(a) & (b): Government is promoting organic farming through the schemes of Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) in all the States/UTs and Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) scheme is being implemented. Both the schemes stress on end-to-end support to farmers engaged in organic farming i.e. from production to post-harvest management training and capacity building. The main focus of the PKVY and MOVCDNER schemes is to promote natural resource based integrated and climate resilient sustainable farming systems that ensure maintenance and increase of soil  fertility,  natural    resource  conservation,  on-farm  nutrient  recycling  and  minimize dependence of farmers on external inputs.

So far, 59.74 lakh ha area has been covered under organic farming since 2015-16 including Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli. The State wise details of area covered under organic farming National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) (including MOVCDNER) + Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) under PKVY till 2023-2024 is given at Annexure-I . PKVY is being implemented in a cluster mode, each cluster with 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. friendly fertilizers from locally available items, the cost of input reduces and farming become

Through financial assistance, hand holding support and training for production of ecoeconomical and profitable.

- (c): The details of funds allocated released & utilized for promoting organic farming under PKVY scheme in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh & Union Territory of Dadar & Nagar Haveli since 2015-16 to 2024-25 (as on 26.03.2025) is as below:

(Rs. in Crore)

| State                |   Allocation |   Released |   Utilized |
|----------------------|--------------|------------|------------|
| Maharashtra          |       226.52 |     133.13 |     116.43 |
| Madhya Pradesh       |       456.15 |     146.64 |     125.11 |
| Dadar & Nagar Haveli |        75.5  |      10    |       0    |

- (d) & (e): PKVY & MOVCDNER schemes is implemented through the States/UTs. The details of training, workshops and awareness programme are maintained at the State/UTs level and not centrally.

Government of Maharashtra has informed that 2786 trainings have been conducted in the same duration covering 1,54,162 farmers.

Government  of  Union  Territory  of  Dadar  &  Nagar  Haveli  has  informed  that  7 workshops have been conducted in the same duration covering 232 farmers.

Government  of  Madhya  Pradesh  has  informed  that  7  workshops  have  been conducted in the same duration covering 100 farmers.

Annexure-I State wise details of total cumulative area covered under organic farming NPOP (including

## MOVCDNER) + PGS under PKVY till 2023-2024

| S. NO.                   | State Name               | NPOP         | PGS under PKVY   |
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------|------------------|
| 1                        | Andhra Pradesh           | 63,678.69    | 3,60,805         |
| 2                        | Bihar                    | 29,062.13    | 31,561           |
| 3                        | Chhattisgarh             | 15,144.13    | 1,01,279         |
| 4                        | Goa                      | 12,287.40    | 15334            |
| 5                        | Gujarat                  | 6,80,819.99  | 10000            |
| 6                        | Haryana                  | 2,925.33     | -                |
| 7                        | Himachal Pradesh         | 9,334.28     | 18748            |
| 8                        | Jharkhand                | 54,408.20    | 25300            |
| 9                        | Kerala                   | 44,263.91    | 94480            |
| 10                       | Karnataka                | 71,085.99    | 20900            |
| 11                       | Madhya Pradesh           | 11,48,236.07 | 74960            |
| 12                       | Maharashtra              | 10,01,080.32 | 66756            |
| 13                       | Odisha                   | 1,81,022.28  | 45800            |
| 14                       | Punjab                   | 11,089.41    | 6981             |
| 15                       | Tamil Nadu               | 42,758.27    | 32940            |
| 16                       | Telangana                | 84,865.16    | 8100             |
| 17                       | Rajasthan                | 5,80,092.22  | 148500           |
| 18                       | Uttar Pradesh            | 66,391.34    | 171185           |
| 19                       | Uttarakhand              | 1,01,820.39  | 140740           |
| 20                       | West Bengal              | 8,117.80     | 21400            |
| 21                       | Assam                    | 27,079.40    | 4400             |
| 22                       | Arunachal Pradesh        | 16,537.53    | 380              |
| 23                       | Meghalaya                | 29,703.30    | 900              |
| 24                       | Manipur                  | 32,584.50    | 600              |
| 25                       | Mizoram                  | 14,238.30    | 780              |
| 26                       | Nagaland                 | 16,221.56    | 480              |
| 27                       | Sikkim                   | 75,729.78    | 63000            |
| 28                       | Tripura                  | 20,481.36    | 1000             |
| 29                       | Jammu & Kashmir          | 34,746.75    | 5160             |
| 30                       | Pondicherry              | 21.51        | -                |
| 31                       | Delhi                    | 9.60         | -                |
| 32                       | Ladakh                   | -            | 10480            |
| 33                       | Daman & Diew             | -            | 642              |
| 34                       | Dadar & Nagar Haveli     | -            | 500              |
| Total                    | Total                    |              |                  |
| Grand Total (NPOP + PGS) | Grand Total (NPOP + PGS) | 59,74,419.90 | 59,74,419.90     |

Source

: APEDA + PGS

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## Area in ha