Lok Sabha Question No. 5104 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-24
Subject: Implementation of Agricultural Schemes in Kerala
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Kodikunnil Suresh

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5104

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th  MARCH, 2026

## IMPLEMENTATION OF AGRICULTURAL SCHEMES IN KERALA

5104. SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

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

- (a) the  details  of  central  Agricultural  Schemes  currently  being  implemented  in  the Kuttanad region of Kerala, including PM-KISAN, PMFBY, RKVY, NFSM, PMKSY and other crop-specific interventions;
- (b) the  total  funds  sanctioned,  released  and  utilised  for  agricultural  development  in Kuttanad during the last five years, including this year, scheme-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  special  package  or  climate-resilient  agriculture progarmme for the flood-prone and below-sea-level paddy fields of Kuttanad;
- (d) the steps taken to support paddy farmers in Kuttanad with respect to crop insurance, MSP procurement, mechanisation subsidy and drainage infrastructure; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes a region-specific sustainable agriculture mission for  Kuttanad  considering  salinity intrusion, climate vulnerability  and  declining  farmer income?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Government of India is implementing a comprehensive range of Central Sector as well  as  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  and  programmes for the  welfare  of farmers  in  the country, including Kuttanad region of Kerala. These schemes encompass entire spectrum of  agriculture  including  credit,  insurance,  income  support,  infrastructure,  crops  including horticulture, seeds, mechanization, marketing, organic and natural farming, farmer collectives,  irrigation,  extension,  procurement  of  crops  from  farmers  at  minimum  support prices and digital agriculture. Details of Central Sector Schemes currently implemented in Kuttanad region are as follows:

Pradhan Mantri  Kisan  Samman  Nidhi  (PM-KISAN):Till  date,  Rs.  2584.28  crore  has been disbursed through 22 instalments in the Kuttanad region. Out of this, Rs. 104.68 Cr was disbursed to 5,23,418 beneficiaries during the 22st instalment.

Pradhan Mantri Kisan MaanDhan Yojana (PM-KMY):282 farmers have been enrolled in the Kuttanad region under the scheme so far.

Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojana  (PMFBY):As  on  31.12.2025,  71,369  Farmer applications were enrolled and total claims of Rs. 67.19 Crores have been paid to 34,152 farmer's for the paddy crop in Kuttanad  under PMFBY/RWBCIS during the last five years (from 2020-21 to 2024-25).

Agriculture  Infrastructure  Fund  (AIF)  614  projects  have  been    approved  with    total project cost of Rs. 218.87 crores with a loan component of Rs 152.83 Crore as on date.

Integrated Scheme  for Agriculture Marketing (ISAM) -Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure  (AMI) : -  Subsidy  amounting to  ₹16,66,000/-  and ₹14,09,500/- have  been released for two project sanctioned in FY 2020-21 and FY 2023-24 respectively.

Formation  &  Promotion  of  new  10,000  FPOs :-  35  FPOs  have  been  registered  in Kuttanad region.

- (b): Centrally  sponsored  schemes  like  RKVY,  NFSM  etc  are  implemented  through  the State  and  district  -  wise  details  of  interventions  are  not  maintained  centrally.  However, details  of  funds  allocated  and  released  on  schemes  being  implemented  by  the  DA&FW from 2020-21 to  2025-26 in respect of Kerala is attached as Annexure I .
- (c) to (e): No  special  package  or  any  special  mission  exclusively  for  Kuttanad  is currently  under  implementation  or  consideration.  However,  the  region  is  covered  under various ongoing schemes/programmes aimed at climate-resilient agriculture. These include the  Rainfed  Area  Development, Per Drop  More  Crop  and  Rashtriya  Krishi Vikas YojanaDPR.

There is no ongoing Flood Management Projects in the State of Kerala under Flood Management  component  of  FMBAP.  However,  total  Central  Assistance  of  Rs.  137.95 crores  has  been  released  till  date  from  start  of  XI  Plan  for  4  projects  under  Flood Management Programme through Ministry of Jal Shakti. There is no proposal after 202021.

The  Government  is  implementing  various  schemes  and  programmes  to  support paddy  farmers  in  Kuttanad  with  respect  to  crop  insurance,  mechanization  subsidy  and drainage  infrastructure.  Government  has  introduced  yield  based  Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal Bima  Yojana  (PMFBY)  and  weather  index  based  Restructured  Weather  Based  Crop Insurance  Scheme  (RWBCIS)  from  Kharif  2016  to  provide  financial  support  to  farmers suffering crop loss/damage arising out of natural calamities, adverse weather incidence and to  stabilize  the  income  of  farmers  etc.  This  scheme  is  voluntary  for  States  as  well  as farmers. All willing  farmers are  eligible to enroll  under the scheme. The  Government has been extending continues support to the paddy farmers, including those in Kuttanad region through Minimum Support Price (MSP). The MSP is aimed at safeguarding farmers from market  fluctuations  and  ensuring  remunerative  returns,  particularly  in  ecologically  fragile and high cost cultivation areas like Kuttanad.

The steps  taken  by  the  Government  (Department  of  Food  &  Food  Distribution)  to ensure timely procurement of wheat and paddy and full payment to farmers are as under:

- (i) FCI, the nodal central agency of Government of India, along with other State Agencies undertakes  procurement  of  wheat  and  paddy  under  Minimum  Support  Price  (MSP) operation. Coarse  grains/millets  in  central  pool  are  procured  by  State  Government Agencies only under decentralized procurement system.
- (ii)  FCI  and  various  State  Agencies  in  consultation  with  the  State  Government  establish adequate number of procurement centers at various mandis and key points. The number of centers  and  their  locations  are  decided  by  the  State  Governments,  based  on  various parameters,  so  as  to  maximize  the  MSP  operations.  Such  extensive  &  effective  price support operations have resulted in sustaining the income of farmers over a period.
- (iii)  Stocks conforming to the Government of India specifications which are offered by the farmers  at  purchase  centers  are  procured  by  the  Government  Agencies  at  MSP.  If  the farmers get prices better than the support price in open market, they are free to sell their produce.  Presence  of  Government  Agencies  ensures  prevention  of  distress  sale  of  food grains by the farmers.
- (iv)  Procurement  of  foodgrains  under  MSP  operations  is  mandatorily  being  carried  out through  State  Procurement  Portals  which  has  brought  in  substantial  transparency  in  the process.

(v)  'One  Nation,  One  MSP  through  DBT'  has  been  implemented  across  the  country  to ensure  payment  of  MSP  directly  into  farmers'  account.  Necessary  directions  have  been issued  by  GoI  to  all  procuring  State  Governments  for  making  the  payment  of  MSP  to farmers preferably within 48 Hours from the issue of procurement receipt.

Financial  assistance  for farm  mechanization is  provided  under  the Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM ( . In order to make farm machinery more accessible and affordable to farmers, financial assistance @ 40-50% of the cost of machinery depending on the category of farmers is provided for purchase of agricultural machines. For women farmers,  the financial assistance is @50% of the cost of machinery. With a view to make available  machines  and  equipment's  to  farmers  on  rental  basis,  financial  assistance  for establishment of CHCs of the project cost up to Rs.250 lakhs is provided @ 40% of the project cost and financial assistance for establishments of Farm Machinery Banks (FMBs) of the project cost up to Rs. 30 Lakhs is provided @ 80% of the project cost.

## Annexure I

Details of  funds allocated & released on schemes being implemented by the Department of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare from 2020-21 to  2025-26 in respect of Kerala

(Rs. in crore)

| S. No.                                                               | Name of Mission/Scheme                                               | 2020-21                                                              | 2020-21                                                              | 2021-22                                                              | 2021-22                                                              | 2022-23                                                              | 2022-23                                                              | 2023-24                                                              | 2023-24                                                              | 2024-25                                                              | 2024-25                                                              | 2025-26                                                              | 2025-26                                                              |
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| A                                                                    | Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojna                                          | Alloc                                                                | Rel                                                                  | Alloc                                                                | Rel                                                                  | Alloc                                                                | Rel                                                                  | Alloc                                                                | Rel                                                                  | Alloc                                                                | Rel                                                                  | Alloc                                                                | Rel                                                                  |
| 1                                                                    | Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojna-DPR                                      | 63.42                                                                | 30.63                                                                | 63.11                                                                | 50.44                                                                | 55.74                                                                | 27.88                                                                | 30.69                                                                | 14.24                                                                | 30.69                                                                | 17.36                                                                | 74.18                                                                | 37.09                                                                |
| 2                                                                    | Sub- Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM)                    | 11.67                                                                | 49.41                                                                | 11.67                                                                | 75.42                                                                | 50.00                                                                | 85.38                                                                | 34.96                                                                | 12.87                                                                | 52.44                                                                | 30.55                                                                | 30.09                                                                | 30.23                                                                |
| 3                                                                    | Per Drop More Crop (PDMC)                                            | 15.00                                                                | 5.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 10.00                                                                | 0.00                                                                 | 5.45                                                                 | 0.32                                                                 | 6.00                                                                 | 1.68                                                                 | 87.38                                                                | 22.69                                                                |
| 4                                                                    | Soil Health & Fertility                                              | 1.89                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 5.70                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 4.10                                                                 | 0.07                                                                 | 3.79                                                                 | 2.17                                                                 | 9.06                                                                 | 4.53                                                                 |
| 5                                                                    | Rain fed Area Development (RAD)                                      | 2.00                                                                 | 1.00                                                                 | 2.00                                                                 | 0.50                                                                 | 2.00                                                                 | 0.50                                                                 | 2.62                                                                 | 0.05                                                                 | 3.00                                                                 | 1.54                                                                 | 7.92                                                                 | 3.96                                                                 |
| 6                                                                    | Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojna (PKVY)                               | 29.05                                                                | 21.98                                                                | 12.10                                                                | 0.00                                                                 | 17.12                                                                | 17.12                                                                | 10.47                                                                | 0.71                                                                 | 7.82                                                                 | 3.54                                                                 | 11.99                                                                | 11.90                                                                |
| 7                                                                    | Sub-Mission on Agroforestry (SMAF)*                                  | 0.15                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.60                                                                 | 0.42                                                                 | -                                                                    | -                                                                    | 0.51                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.50                                                                 | 0.28                                                                 | 3.26                                                                 | 1.63                                                                 |
|                                                                      | Total Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojna (RKVY)                             | 123.18                                                               | 108.02                                                               | 89.48                                                                | 126.78                                                               | 140.56                                                               | 130.88                                                               | 88.80                                                                | 28.26                                                                | 104.24                                                               | 57.12                                                                | 223.88                                                               | 112.03                                                               |
| B                                                                    | Krishionnati Yojana                                                  | Krishionnati Yojana                                                  | Krishionnati Yojana                                                  | Krishionnati Yojana                                                  | Krishionnati Yojana                                                  | Krishionnati Yojana                                                  | Krishionnati Yojana                                                  | Krishionnati Yojana                                                  | Krishionnati Yojana                                                  | Krishionnati Yojana                                                  | Krishionnati Yojana                                                  | Krishionnati Yojana                                                  | Krishionnati Yojana                                                  |
| 1                                                                    | National Food Security Mission (NFSM)                                | 11.50                                                                | 0.27                                                                 | 0.64                                                                 | 0.16                                                                 | 0.42                                                                 | 0.10                                                                 | 0.66                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.66                                                                 | 0.41                                                                 | 0.64                                                                 | 0.06                                                                 |
| 2                                                                    | National Mission on Edible Oil - Oilpalm ( NMEO-OP)                  | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.50                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 3.29                                                                 | 1.65                                                                 | 2.52                                                                 | 0.63                                                                 | 6.80                                                                 | 4.24                                                                 | 10.88                                                                | 1.08                                                                 |
| 3                                                                    | National Mission on Edible Oil - Oilseeds (NMEO-OS)                  | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 |
| 4                                                                    | Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)            | 40.00                                                                | 10.00                                                                | 46.67                                                                | 28.00                                                                | 46.67                                                                | 21.00                                                                | 50.63                                                                | 13.19                                                                | 66.67                                                                | 22.25                                                                | 42.00                                                                | 26.00                                                                |
| 5                                                                    | Sub-Mission on Agriculture Extension (SMAE)                          | 16.63                                                                | 14.31                                                                | 17.72                                                                | 13.29                                                                | 13.77                                                                | 13.77                                                                | 10.90                                                                | 10.90                                                                | 11.00                                                                | 11.00                                                                | 20.63                                                                | 16.50                                                                |
| 6                                                                    | Sub-Mission on Seeds & Planting Material (SMSP)                      | 11.50                                                                | 0.27                                                                 | 13.00                                                                | 0.07                                                                 | 3.00                                                                 | 0.93                                                                 | 3.55                                                                 | 0.42                                                                 | 3.00                                                                 | 0.09                                                                 | 3.59                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 |
| 7                                                                    | National Bamboo Mission (NBM)                                        | 0.25                                                                 | 0.21                                                                 | 0.25                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.10                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.50                                                                 | 0.00                                                                 | 0.98                                                                 | 0.61                                                                 | 5.62                                                                 | 2.81                                                                 |
|                                                                      | Total Krishionnati Yojana                                            | 79.88                                                                | 25.06                                                                | 78.78                                                                | 41.52                                                                | 67.25                                                                | 37.45                                                                | 68.75                                                                | 25.14                                                                | 89.11                                                                | 38.60                                                                | 83.36                                                                | 46.45                                                                |
| * The scheme discontinued wef Ist April, 2022 & continued on 2023-24 | * The scheme discontinued wef Ist April, 2022 & continued on 2023-24 | * The scheme discontinued wef Ist April, 2022 & continued on 2023-24 | * The scheme discontinued wef Ist April, 2022 & continued on 2023-24 | * The scheme discontinued wef Ist April, 2022 & continued on 2023-24 | * The scheme discontinued wef Ist April, 2022 & continued on 2023-24 | * The scheme discontinued wef Ist April, 2022 & continued on 2023-24 | * The scheme discontinued wef Ist April, 2022 & continued on 2023-24 | * The scheme discontinued wef Ist April, 2022 & continued on 2023-24 | * The scheme discontinued wef Ist April, 2022 & continued on 2023-24 | * The scheme discontinued wef Ist April, 2022 & continued on 2023-24 | * The scheme discontinued wef Ist April, 2022 & continued on 2023-24 | * The scheme discontinued wef Ist April, 2022 & continued on 2023-24 | * The scheme discontinued wef Ist April, 2022 & continued on 2023-24 |

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