Lok Sabha Question No. 1688 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-10
Subject: Progress achieved under Digital Agriculture Mission
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Arvind Dharmapuri

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1688

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  FEBRAURY, 2026

## PROGRESS ACHIEVED UNDER DIGITAL AGRICULTURE MISSION

1688. SHRI ARVIND DHARMAPURI:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  progress  achieved  under  Digital  Agriculture  Mission  in  2025 including AgriStack, Digital Crop Survey, Kisan e-Mitra and Namo Drone Didi in the country, State-wise;
- (b) the  number  of  farmers  onboarded  and  authenticated  and  the  extent  of  integration with land records, State-wise, specifically in Telangana;
- (c) whether  measurable  improvements  have  been  recorded  in  access  to  credit,  crop insurance and real-time advisory as compared to pre-rollout period;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken to accelerate rollout in Telangana particularly in the districts with high population of small and marginal farmers?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (e): Progress  achieved  under  Digital  Agriculture Mission  in  2025, including AgriStack, Digital Crop Survey, Kisan e-Mitra and Namo Drone Didi in the country, are as follows: I. AgriStack:  The AgriStack  is  a  Digital  Public  Infrastructure  (DPI)  which  consists  of three  foundational  registries  or  databases  associated  with  the  agriculture  sector,  i.e.,  the Farmers Registry, Geo-Referenced Village Maps, and Crop Sown Registry, all created and maintained by the State Governments/ Union Territories. It establishes a single  source of truth for farmer identity, land, and their crops. Farmer ID enables seamless integration of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) schemes such

as  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Samman  Nidhi  Yojna  (PM  Kisan),  Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima

Yojna  (PMFBY),  Minimum  Support  Price  (MSP)  based  procurement,  access  to  credit delivery,  input  distribution,  and  disaster  relief.  As  of  04.02.2026,  more  than  8.48  Crore Farmer IDs have been generated across the country. The details of farmer ID generated across the country, including the State of Telangana has given in Annexure. Telangana has utilized  their  Agriculture  Extension  Officers  (AEOs)  to  cover  all  categories  of  Farmers including  Small  and  Marginal  Farmers.  Telangana  has  provided  the  service  in  their  Mee Seva Centres for enrolment of Farmers in Farmer Registry.

Digital  Crop  Survey  has  enabled  plot-level  visibility  of  crops  and  better  estimation  of sowing  patterns  across  seasons,  which  in  turn  supports  evidence-based  planning  for procurement, input supply and logistics. In Kharif 2025, the Digital Crop Survey (DCS) has been conducted in 604 Districts covering more than 28.5 crores plots across the country, including the state of Telangana.

Maharashtra  has  successfully  leveraged AgriStack  for scheme  delivery,  disaster  relief, Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based advisory, and providing credit access, including the transfer of over  ₹14,000  crore  to  89  lakh  farmers  for  Kharif  2025  crop  losses.  Chhattisgarh  has institutionalized  Farmer  ID  and  Digital  Crop  Survey  for MSP-based  paddy  procurement, covering over 32 lakh farmers in a single season, significantly improving transparency, crop verification, and timeliness of MSP payments.

II. Krishi  Decision  Support  System:  Krishi  Decision  Support  System  is  a  geo-spatial platform  that  integrates  satellite  imagery,  weather,  soil,  and  crop  data  using  Geographic Information System (GIS) to support agricultural planning and decision-making. This acts as an analytical platform (web-portal) for developing targeted advisories on crop, weather and soil.

III. Kisan e-Mitra: It is a voice-based Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered chatbot developed to assist farmers with responses to their queries on the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme. This solution  supports 11 regional languages  and  is evolving to assist with other government programs. At present, it handles over 8,000 farmer queries on an average daily and so far, more than 95 lakh queries have been answered.

IV. National  Pest  Surveillance  System:  The  National  Pest  Surveillance  System,  for tackling  the  loss  of  produce  due  to  climate  change,  utilizes AI  and  Machine  Learning  to detect pest infestation in crop issues, enabling timely intervention for healthier crops. This tool, currently used by over 10,000 extension workers, allows farmers to capture images of pests to help them mitigate pest attacks and reduce crop losses. At present, it supports 65 crops and over 400 pests.

V. Namo Drone Didi: The Government has approved 'Namo Drone Didi' a Central Sector Scheme for providing 15,000 drones to the Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) with an outlay of  Rs.  1261  Crores  for  the  period  from  2023-24  to  2025-26. The  major  objectives  of  the scheme  are  to  promote  advanced  technology  in  agriculture  for  improved  efficiency, enhanced crop yield & reduced cost of operation and to empower SHGs as drone service providers  for  increasing  their  income  and  providing  livelihood  support.  Lead  Fertilizer Companies  (LFCs)  have  distributed  500  drones  under  the  Namo  Drone  Didi  Scheme. Agricultural  Development  and  Rural  Transformation  Centre  (ADRTC),  Bangalore  have carried out a study on the economics and business viability of drone operations on these 500 drones. The study indicates that the adoption of drones has diversified SHG activities, improved  agricultural  practices,  and  increased  income  opportunities  for  women  in  rural communities.

VI. Seed  Authenticity  Traceability  &  Holistic  Inventory  (SATHI):  It  provides  a  digital platform that streamlines the holistic management of seed production, quality certification, distribution,  and  traceability  pan-India.  This  endeavor  establishes  a  National  Seed  Grid (NSG), integrating all seed stakeholders within a unified national digital platform.

## Farmers' Registry : Present Status as on 04.02.2026:-

|   S.No. | State            |   Count of Farmer IDs |
|---------|------------------|-----------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh   |               4600703 |
|       2 | Assam            |               1186105 |
|       3 | Bihar            |               3195225 |
|       4 | Chhattisgarh     |               3230335 |
|       5 | Gujarat          |               5948260 |
|       6 | Haryana          |               1042867 |
|       7 | Himachal Pradesh |                529507 |
|       8 | Karnataka        |               4514824 |
|       9 | Kerala           |               2249894 |
|      10 | Madhya Pradesh   |              10179309 |
|      11 | Maharashtra      |              13127493 |
|      12 | Odisha           |               1432091 |
|      13 | Punjab           |                   257 |
|      14 | Rajasthan        |               8181707 |
|      15 | Tamil Nadu       |               3294405 |
|      16 | Telangana        |               4046409 |
|      17 | Tripura          |                 59258 |
|      18 | Uttar Pradesh    |              18069061 |
|      19 | Uttarakhand      |                 26114 |

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## Annexure