Lok Sabha Question No. 761 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: Financial Assistance under NPOF
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.761

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST  MARCH, 2016

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER NPOF

761.   SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  financial  assistance  provided  under  National  Project  on  Organic Farming (NPOF) scheme through NABARD for setting up of fruit and vegetable markets and waste/agriculture waste compost unit to State Governments; and
- (b) the amount of assistance provided to various States including Assam under the scheme during the last three years and the current year, State-wise?

## 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): Under  Soil  Health  Management  (SHM)  component  of    National  Mission  of Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), the Government  is encouraging the establishment of fruit/vegetable  market/agro  waste  compost  production  unit  (3000  Ton  Per  Annum  (TPA) capacity),  under  Capital  Investment    Subsidy  Scheme  (CISS)  through  National  ABank  for Agriculture and Rural Development  (NABARD). The financial assistance is provided @33% for farmers/individual/private agencies including the youth   of total financial outlay (TFO) limited to Rs.63 lakh, whichever is less.

The amount of  assistance provided to various States including  the State of Assam is given at Annexure I.

ANNEXURE I State-wise details of fruits and vegetable compost units supported by NPOF under Credit Linked Back-Ended Subsidy(CISS) scheme through NABARD and total subsidy committed since the inception of National Project on Organic Farming( NPOF) starting from October 2004

| S.N.   | Sate          | Number of unit   | Number of unit   | Number of unit   | Total subsidy released (Rs. Lakh)   |
|--------|---------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------|
|        |               | till March 2013  | till March 2014  | till March 2015  |                                     |
| 1.     | Assam         | 2                | 2                | 2                | 12.750                              |
| 2      | Bihar         | 0                | 1                | 1                | 4.125                               |
| 3      | Delhi         | 1                | 1                | 1                | 20.000                              |
| 4      | Goa           | 1                | 1                | 1                | 11.600                              |
| 5      | Gujarat       | 1                | 1                | 1                | 4.773                               |
| 6      | Karnataka     | 4                | 5                | 5                | 184.527                             |
| 7      | Kerala        | 2                | 2                | 2                | 21.287                              |
| 8      | Maharashtra   | 0                | 1                | 1                | 35.712                              |
| 9      | Tamil Nadu    | 2                | 2                | 2                | 57.00                               |
| 10     | Tripura       | 1                | 1                | 1                | 20.00                               |
| 11     | Uttar Pradesh | 1                | 1                | 1                | 19.187                              |
| 12     | West Bengal   | 0                | 1                | 1                | 15.125                              |
|        | Total         | 16               | 19               | 19               | 406.086                             |

SOURCE NCOF, GHAZAIBAD

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