Lok Sabha Question No. 1800 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-08
Subject: High Yielding Seeds
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: B. S. YEDDYURAPPA

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1800

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  8 TH  MARCH, 2016

## HIGH YIELDING SEEDS

1800.      SHRI B.S. YEDIYURAPPA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं किसान िल्याण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  new  programme  for  introduction  of  high yielding  seeds  and  a  subsidy  on  organic  fertilizers  produced  by  converting  urban organic waste; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government thereon?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

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एवं किसान िल्याण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã ½ãñâ Àã·¾ã ½ãâ¨ããè (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

- (a) & (b):     Yes, Madam. The existing crops development programmes/schemes viz. National  Food  Security  Mission(NFSM),  Bringing  Green  Revolution  in  Eastern  India (BGREI), National Mission on Oil Seeds & Oil Palm (NMOOP),Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) and National Mission on Agricultural Extension & Technology (NMAET) have  provision  for  introduction  of  high  yielding  seeds.  Government  is  also  providing subsidy  on  organic  fertilizers  through  various  schemes/programmes  viz.  National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA). Parampragat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY). The details of assistance provided through various schemes for promotion of organic farmers is given at Annexure-I. State wise  details of funds released through National Bank  for  Agriculture  and  Rural  Development  (NABARD)  under  Capital  Investment Subsidy Scheme (CISS) for establishment of bio-fertilizer/bio-pesticide and fruit/vegetable waste compost are given at Annexure-II.

## Pattern of assistance for promotion of organic farming

| Component                                                                                                                                                   | Pattern of assistance                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| NMSA                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 1. Setting up of mechanized Fruit/Vegetable market waste/ Agro waste compost production unit.                                                               | 100% Assistance to State Govt/Govt. Agencies upto a maximum limit of Rs. 190.00 lakh /unit and 33% of cost limited to Rs.63 lakh/unit for individuals/ private agencies through NABARD as capital investment for 3000 Total Per Annum(TPA) production capacity. |
| 2.Setting up of State of art liquid/ carrier based Biofertilizer/ Biopesticide units.                                                                       | 100% Assistance to State Govt/Govt. Agencies upto a maximum limit of Rs.160.00 lakh /unit and 25% of cost limited to Rs.40 lakh/unit for individuals/ private agencies through NABARD as capital investment of 200 TPA production capacity.                     |
| 3. Setting up of Bio-fertilizer and Organic fertilizer testing Quality Control Laboratory (BOQCL) or Strengthening of existing Laboratory under FCO.        | Assistance up to maximum limit of Rs. 85 lakh for new laboratory and up to a maximum limit of Rs. 45 lakh for strengthening of existing infrastructure to State Government Laboratory under Agriculture or Horticulture Department.                             |
| 4. Promotion of Organic Inputs on farmer's field (Manure, Vermi- compost, Bio-Fertilizers Liquid / solid, Waste compost, Herbal extracts etc.).             | 50 % of cost subject to a limit of Rs. 5000/- per ha and Rs. 10,000 per beneficiary. Propose to cover 1 million ha area.                                                                                                                                        |
| 5. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana - (PKVY) Adoption of organic farming through cluster approach under Participatory Guarantee system (PGS) certification. | Under PKVY scheme- Fifty or more farmers will form a cluster and their 50 acres of land will be brought under Organic Farming.                                                                                                                                  |
| 6.Support to research for development of organic package of practices specific to state and cropping system.                                                | Against specific proposal.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 7.Setting up of separate Organic Agriculture Research and Teaching Department.                                                                              | Against specific proposal.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |

## Annexure-I

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## Annexure-II

State-wise details of subsidy released through NABARD under CISS for  establishment  of  biofertiliser/biopesticides  and  fruit/veg.  waste compost unit till October, 2015

| Sl. No.   | State                         | Fruit Veg Waste Comp. Unit   | Fruit Veg Waste Comp. Unit   | Subsidy released (Rs. Lakh)   | Biofertilizer   | Biofertilizer   | Subsidy released (Rs. Lakh)   |
|-----------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State                         | Number                       | Capacity                     | Subsidy released (Rs. Lakh)   | Number          | Capacity        | Subsidy released (Rs. Lakh)   |
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh                | 0                            | 0.00                         | 0.00                          | 4               | 750             | 70.662                        |
| 2.        | Pradeshadesh Arunchal Pradesh | 0                            | 0.00                         | 0.00                          | 0               | 0               | 0.00                          |
| 3.        | Assam                         | 2                            | 6650                         | 12.750                        | 2               | 50              | 30.00                         |
| 4.        | Bihar                         | 1                            | 50.00                        | 4.125                         | 0               | 0               | 0.00                          |
| 5.        | Chattisgarh                   | 0                            | 0.00                         | 0.00                          | 0               | 0               | 0.00                          |
| 6.        | Delhi                         | 1                            | 100                          | 20.00                         | 0               | 0               | 0.00                          |
| 7.        | Goa                           | 1                            | 300                          | 11.600                        | 1               | 1000            | 20.00                         |
| 8.        | Gujarat                       | 1                            | 6750                         | 4.773                         | 8               | 2330            | 160.834                       |
| 9.        | Haryana                       | 0                            | 0.00                         | 0.00                          | 1               | 150             | 17.075                        |
| 10.       | Himachal Pradesh              | 0                            | 0.00                         | 0.00                          | 1               | 700             | 20.00                         |
| 11.       | J & K                         | 0                            | 0.00                         | 0.00                          | 0               | 0               | 0.00                          |
| 12.       | Jharkhand                     | 0                            | 0.00                         | 0.00                          | 0               | 0               | 0.00                          |
| 13.       | Karnataka                     | 8                            | 27150                        | 276.677                       | 5               | 662             | 105.572                       |
| 14.       | Kerala                        | 2                            | 13800                        | 21.287                        | 2               | 500             | 30.641                        |
| 15.       | Madhya Pradesh                | 0                            | 0.00                         | 0.00                          | 1               | 100             | 40.00                         |
| 16.       | Maharashtra                   | 1                            | 150                          | 35.712                        | 10              | 2565            | 149.8965                      |
| 17.       | Manipur                       | 0                            | 0.00                         | 0.00                          | 0               | 0               | 0                             |
| 18.       | Meghalaya                     | 0                            | 0.00                         | 0.00                          | 1               | 358             | 5.668                         |
| 19.       | Mizoram                       | 0                            | 0.00                         | 0.00                          | 0               | 0               | 0.00                          |
| 20.       | Nagaland                      | 0                            | 0.00                         | 0.00                          | 0               | 0               | 0.00                          |
| 21.       | Orissa                        | 0                            | 0.00                         | 0.00                          | 0               | 0               | 0.00                          |
| 22.       | Punjab                        | 0                            | 0.00                         | 0.00                          | 6               | 1510            | 47.895                        |
| 23.       | Rajasthan                     | 0                            | 0.00                         | 0.00                          | 1               | 150             | 8.250                         |
| 24.       | Sikkim                        | 0                            | 0.00                         | 0.00                          | 0               | 0               | 0.00                          |
| 25.       | Tamil Nadu                    | 3                            | 300                          | 86.97                         | 4               | 740             | 83.8476                       |
| 26.       | Telangana                     | 0                            | 0.00                         | 0.00                          | 5               | 1400            | 87.515                        |
| 27.       | Tripura                       | 1                            | 50                           | 20.0                          | 1               | 150             | 20.00                         |
| 28.       | Uttar Pradesh                 | 1                            | 1200                         | 19.187                        | 2               | 300             | 50.00                         |
| 29.       | Uttara khand                  | 1                            | 220                          | 12.75                         | 2               | 300             | 27.005                        |
| 30.       | West Bengal                   | 1                            | 7200                         | 15.125                        | 2               | 750             | 13.90                         |
|           | Total                         | 24                           | 63920                        | 540.956                       | 59              | 14465           | 988.7611                      |

Source: NCOF, Ghaziabad