Lok Sabha Question No. 381 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-26
Subject: Kisan Suvidha App.
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: ANANDRAO  ADSUL, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, DHARMENDRA YADAV, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.381

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH   APRIL, 2016

## KISAN SUVIDHA APP.

## 381.   SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

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

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  has  launched  Kisan  Suvidha  app.  recently  to  provide agricultural related basic information to the farmers;
- (b) if  so,  the  details thereof along with the agencies under which the app.  will provide its services in various States;
- (c) whether there is any proposal to double farmers' income by 2022 to mark 75 years of independence;
- (d) if  so,  whether  the  Union  Government  has  prepared  any  road  map  to  convert  this challenge into opportunities to achieve the target, if so, the details and salient features thereof and the time by which the work will be started in this direction;
- (e) whether  the  Union  Government  has  made  any  arrangements  to  ensure  proper functioning of such app. in various parts of the country; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) & (b): Yes, Madam. The Government of India (GoI) has recently launched 'KisanSuvidha' mobile app. This app has a simple interface and provides information on five critical  parameters -  weather,  input  dealers,  market  price,  plant  protection  and  expert advisories.     Unique features like extreme weather alerts and market prices of commodity in nearest area and the maximum price in State as well as India have been added to empower farmers in the best possible manner.

Both Central and State Governments are managing the app.

(c) & (d): To achieve the target of doubling the farmers' income over the next five years i.e. 2016-17 to 2021-22, the  Government of India  emphasizes  the following steps  :

(i)          Increase  the  net  income  from  each  unit  of  farm  by  reducing  the  cost  of  cultivation, increasing per unit yield and higher market return on his produce by the farmer.

(ii)        Give  security  to  farmers  against  unpredictable  nature  of  agriculture  through  Crop Insurance, Unified Insurance Package (UIP) and farmer friendly relief norms.

(iii)        Increase  access  to  institutional  credit  both  by  increasing  the  volume  of  credit and  also better targeting and

(iv)     Supplement farmers' income, particularly during off-season times, farmers will be covered under ongoing welfare activities like pension, health insurance etc.

(e) & (f): Kisan  Suvidha  mobile  app  was  launched  in  English  and  Hindi  with  a  facility  of language  translation.  States  have  been  given  a  facility  of  translating  the  app  in  their  own language. This translation facility will help in extending the outreach of this app and thus more and more farmers can be benefited throughout the length and breadth of the nation.

Government is implementing Bharatnet which aims to connect all Gram Panchayats in the country through Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) by bridging the connectivity gap between Gram Panchayats and Blocks for providing Broadband.

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