Lok Sabha Question No. 1485 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-09
Subject: Progress of Digital Agriculture Mission
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Mani A

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1485

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 09 TH  DECEMBER, 2025

## PROGRESS OF DIGITAL AGRICULTURE MISSION

1485.  SHRI MANI A:

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

- (a) whether  the  Digital  Agriculture  Mission  is  being  implemented  across  Tamil  Nadu, including Dharmapuri district;
- (b) the details of the progress made with respect to the generation of Farmer IDs, geo referencing of village maps, and Digital Crop Survey (DCS), and the specific achievements recorded in Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu;
- (c) the number of villages in Dharmapuri district where geo-referencing and DCS have been completed during Rabi 2024-25, and the total number of plots surveyed;
- (d) whether  technical  and  financial  support  provided  by  the  Government-including assistance under  SCA,  PM-KISAN  administrative  funds,  camp-mode  approach  and NeGPA-is being extended to Dharmapuri and the amount allocated so far; and
- (e) the steps taken to ensure timely creation and verification of the Farmers' Registry in Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

- (a): The Government has approved the Digital Agriculture Mission in September 2024. The Mission envisages the creation of a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for Agriculture, Such as AgriStack, Krishi Decision Support System, a Comprehensive Soil Fertility & Profile Map and other IT initiatives  undertaken  by the Central Government/State Government to enable  a  robust  digital  agriculture  ecosystem  in  the  country  including  the  Dharmapuri district  in  Tamil  Nadu. This, in  turn,  would  drive  innovative  farmer-centric  digital  solutions and make them reliable. Crop-related information is available to  all farmers on time. The

AgriStack  DPI  consists  of  three  foundational  registries  or  databases  associated  with  the agriculture sector, i.e., Geo-Reference Village Maps, Crop Sown Registry, and the Farmers Registry, all created and maintained by the State Governments/ Union Territories.

(b) & (c): The state Farmer Registry under the digital agriculture mission covers all the landholding  farmers,  including  women  farmers.  As  of  30.11.2025,  a  total  of  7.67  Crore Farmer IDs, across the country, have been generated, including 32,73,861 Farmer IDs in Tamil Nadu. Further, a total of 5,91,030 villages have been geo-referenced in the country which includes  17,164  villages in Tamil  Nadu. In  Kharif 2025,  Digital  Crop Survey  (DCS) has been conducted in 604 Districts covering more than 28.5 crores plots in the country, which includes 3.44 crores plots in Tamil Nadu.

In  Dharmapuri  Districts  of  Tamil  Nadu,  a  total  of  1,44,033  Farmer  IDs  have  been generated.  Further,  all  the  479  villages  of  Dharmapuri  District  have  been  geo-referenced and  in  Rabi  2024-25,  Digital  Crop  Survey  has  been  carried  out  in  all  the  villages  of  the district.

(d): The government is providing administrative and technical support to all the States for the implementation of AgriStack.

i. Providing training to the State officials.

ii. Software for Farmer ID and Digital Crop Survey.

iii. Support for hiring human resources for creating a Project Monitoring Unit.

iv. Providing Cloud Infrastructure for implementing the project.

v. The  Department  of  Expenditure  (DoE),  Ministry  of  Finance,  has  announced  a Scheme for Special Central Assistance (SCA) to States for Capital Investment during 202526 with a total allocation of Rupees 6000 Crores.

vi. Further, the Government has advised the States to adopt a Camp-mode approach, under  which  financial  assistance  of  Rs.  15,000  per  camp  has  been  provisioned  to  the States to encourage States to organize field-level camps and mobilise local administration.

vii. To accelerate the creation and verification of Farmers' Registry, Rs. 10/- per Farmer ID  has  been  provisioned  from  the  administrative  fund  of  the  PM  KISAN  Scheme.  This amount will  be  utilized  to  provide  an  honorarium  to  the  field  functionaries  involved  in  the creation of the Farmers' Registry.

viii. Government of Tamil  Nadu  has  informed  that  the  state  has  utilized  the  PMKISAN administrative funds to provide incentive for enrollment of farmers under Farmer Registry.

Further, the State of Tamil Nadu has been allocated a sum of Rs. 29.934 Crore for Digital Crop Survey in 2025-26, out of this state has informed that an amount of Rs. 22.13 Lakh has been allocated to Dharmapuri Districts for conducted the DCS Kharif 2025. Apart from this, in FY 2024-25, the Government of India has released an amount of Rs. 58.45 Crore to the State of Tamil Nadu under Special Central Assistance for generation of farmer IDs to utilize the fund for their capital projects.

(e): The State of Tamil  Nadu  has informed that  the  instructions  were  issued  to  District Collector  to  strengthen  village  level  camps  to  increase  enrollments.  Further,  instructions were issued to Revenue officials to

- i. Expedite patta transfers, issue patta to legal heirs as well as in death cases
- ii. Expedite the verification of pending records

iii. Inform  the  farmers  living  outside  the  district  to  enroll  through  Common  Service Centers (CSCs).

- iv. Motivate the left-out farmers for immediate enrolment through IEC activities.

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