Lok Sabha Question No. 393 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-02
Subject: Setting-up of Makhana Board in Bihar
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Kaushalendra Kumar, Shri Giridhari Yadav, Shri Dinesh Chandra Yadav

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.393

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 02 ND  DECEMBER, 2025

## SETTING-UP OF MAKHANA BOARD IN BIHAR

393. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

SHRI DINESH CHANDRA YADAV:

SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV:

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

- (a) the current status of the proposal to set up Makhana Board in Bihar, announced in Serial No. 18 in the Budget Speech for the year 2025-26;
- (b) whether any facility is being provided to farmers through the Makhana Board and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the list of facilities being provided to farmers along with the manner in which the said facilities are being provided?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  The  Ministry  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers  Welfare,  Government  of  India,  has constituted  the  National  Makhana  Board  in  Bihar  vide  Gazette  Notification  No. 28/02/2025-Hort.Tech-I dated 14 September 2025, as per the Budget Announcement 2025-26.  The  Board  has  been  established  with  the  objectives  of  improving  the production, post-harvest processing & value addition and marketing of makhana, with a budgetary allocation of ₹100 crore for the year 2025-26.
- (b) & (c): Assistance is available to farmers for various facilities for capacity building, production, post-harvest processing, value addition, market & export promotion and brand development of makhana. The details of the support available for farmers are given at Annexure .

## Assistance to farmer's for various components under central sector scheme for development of makhana executed by National Makhana Board

| S. No.   | Components                                                                 |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| A        | Production: Enhancement of Production and Productivity                     |
| 1        | Seed production of improved varieties                                      |
| 2        | Area Expansion                                                             |
| 3        | Construction of new pond                                                   |
| 4        | Frontline Demonstrations with integrated farming                           |
| 5        | Training of farmers                                                        |
| 6        | Harvesting equipments                                                      |
| B        | Post-harvest Processing and Value Addition of Makhana                      |
| 1        | On farm handling unit                                                      |
| 2        | Micro level Makhana processing                                             |
| 3        | Small level Makhana processing                                             |
| 4        | Medium level Makhana processing                                            |
| 5        | Large level Makhana processing                                             |
| C        | Research & Development for Technological Interventions in Makhana Sector   |
| D        | Market & Export Promotion and Brand Development for Makhana                |
| 1        | Buyer Seller, Promotional Meets                                            |
| 2        | Makhana Pavilions in National Level Trade Fairs                            |
| 3        | Infrastructure Support for Setting Up of Sales Outlets                     |
| 4        | Scheme for Quality Certification                                           |
| 5        | Brand Building Support                                                     |
| 6        | Setting up of Makhana Pavilions in major international fairs               |
| 7        | Assistance to exporters for participation in International Exhibition      |
| 8        | Award for Export Excellence                                                |
| E        | Exposure visits of farmers                                                 |
| F        | Seminars, conferences, trade summit, awareness programmes for farmers      |
| G        | Residual analysis, food quality testing lab facility for farmers           |
| H        | Centre of Excellence for training and technology demonstration for farmers |

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