Lok Sabha Question No. 1650 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-10
Subject: Organic Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1650

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  FEBRUARY, 2026

## ORGANIC FARMING

## 1650.  SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY VEMIREDDY:

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

- (a) whether the Government is providing subsidy to the farmers for taking  up  organic cultivation in the country;
- (b) if so, the details of subsidy provided to the farmers in Andhra Pradesh for taking up organic farming during the last five years and the current year, year and district-wise, with a particular reference to Nellore district;
- (c) the  details  of  the  market  assistance  provided  by  the  Government  to  the  organic farmers under Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana  in Andhra Pradesh  during the last five years and the current year, year and district-wise; and
- (d) the  details  of  training  programme  provided  to  the  farmers  in  organic  farming  in Andhra Pradesh, district-wise, so far?

## 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 including Andhra Pradesh except North Eastern States and Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) for the North Eastern States since 2015-16. Both schemes stress 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. Both the schemes are implemented through States /UT Governments.

Under PKVY scheme, assistance of Rs. 31,500 per ha is provided over 3 years for promotion of organic farming. Out of this, assistance of Rs. 15,000 per ha is provided to farmers  through  Direct  Benefit  Transfer  for  on-  farm  /off  -farm  organic  inputs,  financial assistance  of  ₹4,500  per  hectare  for  marketing  and  branding,  ₹3,000  per  hectare  for certification, and ₹9,000 per hectare for training and capacity building.

Under MOVCDNER, assistance of Rs. 46,500 per ha is provided over 3 years for creation of  Farmers Producer Organization, support to farmers for organic inputs etc. Out of this, assistance  @  Rs.  32,500  per  ha  is  provided  to  farmers  for  off  -farm  /on  -farm  organic inputs  under  the  scheme  including  Rs.  15,000  as  Direct  Benefit Transfer  to  the  farmers. Financial assistance of Rs 10,000 per ha is provided over 3 years for activities of Internal Control  System  (ICS)  management,  training  and  certification.  Financial  assistance  of  Rs 4,000 per ha is provided over 3 years for value chain marketing.

The  district  wise  data  relating  to  subsidy  provided  to  the  states  is  not  maintained centrally.

The details of funds released to Andhra Pradesh under PKVY is as under:

| Year    |   Fund released (Rs. in Lakhs) |
|---------|--------------------------------|
| 2020-21 |                        10004.8 |
| 2021-22 |                            0   |
| 2022-23 |                            0   |
| 2023-24 |                          970   |
| 2024-25 |                         2800   |
| 2025-26 |                         2946   |
| Total   |                        16720.8 |

- (d): Under PKVY scheme, in Andhra Pradesh, till 2024-25, 8,564 Community Resource Persons (CRPs)/Farmers were trained intensively which in turn trained 11,29,931 farmers under Organic Farming.  Also, under Participatory Guarantee System (PGS)-India Organic Certification Programme, 5,146 Training Programs has been conducted by National Center for  Organic  and  Natural  Farming  (NCONF),  a  subordinate  office  under  Department  of Agriculture  and  Farmers  Welfare.    The  District  Wise  Training  Programs  conducted  in Andhra Pradesh under PGS-India Organic Certification programme  is at Annexure-I.

Annexure-I

| District wise Training Programs conducted in Andhra Pradesh under PGS- India Organic Certification programme in Andhra Pradesh   | District wise Training Programs conducted in Andhra Pradesh under PGS- India Organic Certification programme in Andhra Pradesh   | District wise Training Programs conducted in Andhra Pradesh under PGS- India Organic Certification programme in Andhra Pradesh   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                                                           | District                                                                                                                         | Total Trainings conducted                                                                                                        |
| 1.                                                                                                                               | ALLURI SITHARAMA RAJU                                                                                                            | 160                                                                                                                              |
| 2                                                                                                                                | ANAKAPALLI                                                                                                                       | 305                                                                                                                              |
| 3                                                                                                                                | ANANTHAPURAMU                                                                                                                    | 19                                                                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                                                                | ANNAMAYYA                                                                                                                        | 95                                                                                                                               |
| 5                                                                                                                                | BAPATLA                                                                                                                          | 164                                                                                                                              |
| 6                                                                                                                                | CHITTOOR                                                                                                                         | 161                                                                                                                              |
| 7                                                                                                                                | DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR KONASEEMA                                                                                                      | 219                                                                                                                              |
| 8                                                                                                                                | EAST GODAVARI                                                                                                                    | 388                                                                                                                              |
| 9                                                                                                                                | ELURU                                                                                                                            | 160                                                                                                                              |
| 10                                                                                                                               | GUNTUR                                                                                                                           | 316                                                                                                                              |
| 11                                                                                                                               | KAKINADA                                                                                                                         | 122                                                                                                                              |
| 12                                                                                                                               | KRISHNA                                                                                                                          | 166                                                                                                                              |
| 13                                                                                                                               | KURNOOL                                                                                                                          | 233                                                                                                                              |
| 14                                                                                                                               | NANDYAL                                                                                                                          | 146                                                                                                                              |
| 15                                                                                                                               | NTR                                                                                                                              | 89                                                                                                                               |
| 16                                                                                                                               | PALNADU                                                                                                                          | 112                                                                                                                              |
| 17                                                                                                                               | PARVATHIPURAM MANYAM                                                                                                             | 184                                                                                                                              |
| 18                                                                                                                               | PRAKASAM                                                                                                                         | 301                                                                                                                              |
| 19                                                                                                                               | SRIKAKULAM                                                                                                                       | 248                                                                                                                              |
| 20                                                                                                                               | SRI POTTI SRIRAMULU NELLORE                                                                                                      | 712                                                                                                                              |
| 21                                                                                                                               | SRI SATHYA SAI                                                                                                                   | 3                                                                                                                                |
| 22                                                                                                                               | TIRUPATI                                                                                                                         | 249                                                                                                                              |
| 23                                                                                                                               | VISAKHAPATNAM                                                                                                                    | 9                                                                                                                                |
| 24                                                                                                                               | VIZIANAGARM                                                                                                                      | 364                                                                                                                              |
| 25                                                                                                                               | WEST GODAVARI                                                                                                                    | 55                                                                                                                               |
| 26                                                                                                                               | Y.S.R.                                                                                                                           | 166                                                                                                                              |
| TOTAL                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                  | 5146                                                                                                                             |

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