Lok Sabha Question No. 243 (STARRED), answered on 2026-03-10
Subject: National Mission on Natural Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. Sharmila Sarkar

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 243

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  MARCH, 2026

## NATIONAL MISSION ON NATURAL FARMING

## *243. DR. SHARMILA SARKAR :

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

- (a) the details of total funds allocated and released to States under the National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF) since its inception, year and State-wise;
- (b)  the  total  number  of  bio-input  resource  centres  set  up  under  the  mission  since  its inception; and
- (c) the total funds allocated and released towards setting up of these centres, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

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

## STATEMENT IN RESPECT OF PARTS (a) TO (c) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION  NO.  243  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON  10 TH   MARCH,  2026  REGARDING 'NATIONAL MISSION ON NATURAL FARMING'

- (a): National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF) was approved by the Union Cabinet on 25.11.2024 for promoting chemical free farming; involving livestock (preferably local breed of  cow),  integrated  natural  farming methods  and  diversified  crop  systems.   For financial year 2025-26 allocation for NMNF is Rs.72,500 Lakh.  The State wise details of the funds allocated and released under NMNF scheme till date is given at Annexure-I .
- (b): Total number of Bio Resource Centres (BRCs)  set up under NMNF are 6,339 since inception.
- (c) : The funds released by the Government to the States/Union Territories under the Mission includes the funds for setting up of BRCs. State wise list of BRCs is at AnnexureII .  NMNF provides assistance @ Rs. 1 Lakh per BRC.

## State/UT wise details of the funds allocated and released under NMNF from as on 05.03.2026

## 2024-25

(Rs. In lakh)

| Sl. No.   | State/ UT                 |   Released |
|-----------|---------------------------|------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |       0.12 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh            |      47.19 |
| 3         | Bihar                     |      14.69 |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh              |      16.93 |
| 5         | Goa                       |       0.48 |
| 6         | Himachal Pradesh          |      23.96 |
| 7         | Nagaland                  |       6.66 |
| 8         | Rajasthan                 |      33.05 |
| 9         | Telangana                 |      17.96 |
| 10        | Tripura                   |       6.12 |
| 11        | Uttar Pradesh             |      34.63 |
| 12        | Uttarakhand               |      11.02 |
| Total     | Total                     |     212.81 |

2025-26

|   Sl. No. | State/ UT                 |   Released |
|-----------|---------------------------|------------|
|         1 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |      17.36 |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh            |   12251.5  |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh         |     831.44 |
|         4 | Assam                     |     242.18 |
|         5 | Bihar                     |    1226.68 |
|         6 | Chhattisgarh              |    2602.13 |
|         7 | Delhi                     |      26.54 |
|         8 | Goa                       |      43.34 |
|         9 | Gujarat                   |    3640.48 |
|        10 | Haryana                   |     531.92 |
|        11 | Himachal Pradesh          |    3578.1  |
|        12 | Jammu & Kashmir           |    1255.63 |
|        13 | Jharkhand                 |     249.31 |
|        14 | Karnataka                 |    4377.96 |
|        15 | Kerala                    |     558.02 |
|        16 | Ladakh                    |      37.79 |
|        17 | Madhya Pradesh            |    6323.46 |
|        18 | Maharashtra               |    8066.01 |
|        19 | Manipur                   |     660.12 |
|        20 | Meghalaya                 |     345.96 |
|        21 | Mizoram                   |     890.35 |
|        22 | Nagaland                  |     944.19 |
|        23 | Odisha                    |    1325.25 |
|        24 | Puducherry                |      80.67 |
|        25 | Punjab                    |     292.27 |
|        26 | Rajasthan                 |    5036.45 |
|        27 | Tamil Nadu                |     388.37 |
|        28 | Telangana                 |    1323.51 |
|        29 | Tripura                   |     913.03 |
|        30 | Uttar Pradesh             |    7275.95 |
|        31 | Uttarakhand               |     798.73 |
|        32 | ICAR- Extension Division  |    1237.22 |
|        33 | ICAR-NRM Division         |    1539.48 |

Annexure - II

| Sl. No.   | State/ UT           |   BRCs Achieved |
|-----------|---------------------|-----------------|
| 1         | Andaman & N Islands |               1 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh      |            1435 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh   |              10 |
| 4         | Assam               |               7 |
| 5         | Bihar               |             264 |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh        |             310 |
| 7         | Delhi               |               1 |
| 8         | Goa                 |               1 |
| 9         | Gujarat             |             378 |
| 10        | Haryana             |               2 |
| 11        | Himachal Pradesh    |             290 |
| 12        | Jammu & Kashmir     |             102 |
| 13        | Jharkhand           |              57 |
| 14        | Karnataka           |             647 |
| 15        | Kerala              |              37 |
| 16        | Ladakh              |               4 |
| 17        | Madhya Pradesh      |             719 |
| 18        | Maharashtra         |             767 |
| 19        | Manipur             |              54 |
| 20        | Meghalaya           |               7 |
| 21        | Mizoram             |              72 |
| 22        | Nagaland            |              13 |
| 23        | Odisha              |             322 |
| 24        | Puducherry          |               4 |
| 25        | Punjab              |               5 |
| 26        | Rajasthan           |             167 |
| 27        | Tamil Nadu          |              77 |
| 28        | Telangana           |             315 |
| 29        | Tripura             |              71 |
| 30        | Uttar Pradesh       |              75 |
| 31        | Uttarakhand         |             125 |
|           | Total               |            6339 |

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