Lok Sabha Question No. 1520 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-08
Subject: Agricultural Growth
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: ARJUN RAM  MEGHWAL, NISHIKANT  DUBEY, AJAY NISHAD, RABINDRA KUMAR JENA, CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI, PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU, VIRENDRA  KUMAR

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1520

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8 TH   DECEMBER, 2015

## AGRICULTURAL GROWTH

1520.       SHRI ARJUN MEGHWAL: SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY: SHRI AJAY NISHAD: SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA: SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI: SHRI P.K. BIJU: DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  recently  held  discussion  on  agricultural  growth  rate  with stakeholders including farmers and entrepreneurs engaged in the agro-industries in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has conducted any survey to implement 'Per Drop More Crop' Scheme for increasing  the growth rate of agriculture and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  policy  and  strategy  formulated  by  the  Government  to  increase  agricultural  growth rate at par with international standards and enhance the contribution of agriculture sector in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP); and
- (d) the share of employment in agriculture in comparison to that of industrial sector in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्राऱय में राज्य मंत्री (SHRI  MOHANBHAI  KUNDARIA)

- (a): No, Madam.

(b): In order to enhance irrigation facilities in the country and also provide Har Khet ko pani, Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  (PMKSY)  has  been  approved  for  implementation across  the  country.    Major  objective  of  PMKSY  is  to  achieve  convergence  of  investments  in irrigation at field level, expand cultivable area under assured irrigation, improve on -farm water use efficiency to reduce wastage of water, enhance adoption of precision-irrigation and other water saving technologies (More crop per drop), enhance recharge of aquifers and introduce sustainable  water  conservation  practices  by  exploring  the  feasibility of re-using treated Municipal  Waste  Water  for  peri-urban  agriculture  and  attract  greater  private  investment  in precision irrigation system.

(c): In  order  to  increase  agricultural  growth  through  enhancement  of  production  and productivity of crops; Government of India is implementing, through State Governments various Crop  Development  Schemes/Programmes  viz.  National  Food  Security  Mission  (NFSM); Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY),  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture (MIDH); National Mission on Oilseeds & Oilpalm (NMOOP); National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) etc.

(d): As per Employment and Unemployment Survey conducted by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) for 2011-12 (latest available) the share of employment in agriculture has been 48.9% as compared  to 24.3% in secondary and 26.8% in tertiary sectors.

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