Lok Sabha Question No. 146 (STARRED), answered on 2016-03-08
Subject: Inclusive Growth in Agriculture Sector
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RABINDRA KUMAR JENA, SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 146

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08/03/2016

## INCLUSIVE GROWTH IN AGRICULTURE SECTOR

## *146. SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA: SHRI SHIVKUMAR UDASI:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE d`f'k vkSj d`'kd dY;k.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  public  spending  on  agriculture  sector  including  Research  and Development (R&D) is on the decline;

- (b) if so, the details of spending in the country vis-à-vis Brazil and other developed countries and the steps taken to step up public investment in the sector;

- (c) whether  the  Government  has  recently  set  ambitious  targets  to  achieve  higher growth rate in agriculture sector and if so, the details thereof along with the quantum of investment required and the steps taken to achieve the targets; and

- (d) the  details  of  special  schemes/farmers  friendly  policies  formulated  by  the Government for inclusive/sustainable  growth  in  agriculture  and  allied  sectors  in  the country?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f'k vkSj d`'kd dY;k.k ea=h (SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH)

(a) to (d)

: A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT IN RESPECT OF PARTS (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 146 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08/03/2016 REGARDING 'INCLUSIVE GROWTH IN AGRICULTURE SECTOR'

(a) Public  Spending  on  agriculture  including  Research  and  Development  includes spending by the states and the central government. In view of the enhanced devolution of funds to  States  as  per  the  14 th Finance  Commission recommendations, though there is marginal decline in budgetary allocation by the Central Government during 2015-16 as compared to previous years, the states have compensated by undertaking extra spending in  agriculture,  but  during  the  year  2016-17,  there  has  been  an  increase  in  budgetary allocation  in  comparison  to  2015-16.  The  Details  of  allocations  of  departments  of Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers welfare are given in Annexure-I.

(b) The  pattern  of  public  R&D  spending  in  agriculture  sector  in  India  vis-à-vis Brazil and other developing/ developed countries reveals that India is spending around 0.40% of agricultural GDP as compared to Brazil which is around 1.80% and China which is around 0.50%. The details of public spending by other developed countries and  steps  taken  to  increase  the  public  investment  in  the  agriculture  sector  by  the Ministry are given in Annexure-II .

(c) As per the 12 th FYP projections made by the Planning Commission (now NITI Aayog), a growth rate target of 4% was set for the agriculture sector of the country. In this  endeavor,  the  Govt.  has  substantially  enhanced  plan  outlays  of  the  agriculture sector  (Dept.  of  Agriculture,  Cooperation  &  Farmers  Welfare,  Dept.  of  Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries and Dept. of Agricultural Research and Education). The aggregate outlay for this sector during 11 th Five Year Plan was Rs. 54,996 crore which was enhanced to Rs. 1,11,232 crore during 12 th Five Year Plan  which reflects an enhancement of 102.25%, the details of which are given in Annexure-III.

(d) The various schemes/ farmer friendly policies for inclusive/ sustainable growth in  Agriculture  (Dept.  of  Agriculture,  Cooperation  &  Farmers  Welfare,  Dept.  of Animal  Husbandry,  Dairying  &  Fisheries  and  Dept.  of  Agricultural  Research  and Education) in the country are given in Annexure-IV.

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## [Part (a) to Lok Sabha SQ No.146 for 08-03-2016]

Allocations of various departments of Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers welfare (Rs. In crore)

| Year    | DAC&FW          | DARE            | DAHDF           | Ministry of Agriculture &Farmer Welfare   |
|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------|
|         | Budget Estimate | Budget Estimate | Budget Estimate |                                           |
| 2012-13 | 20208.00        | 3220.00         | 1910.00         | 25338.00                                  |
| 2013-14 | 21609.00        | 3415.00         | 2025.00         | 27049.00                                  |
| 2014-15 | 22309.00        | 3715.00         | 2174.00         | 28198.00                                  |
| 2015-16 | 16646.35        | 3691.00         | 1491.14         | 21828.49                                  |
| 2016-17 | 20400.00        | 3700.00         | 1600.00*        | 25700.00                                  |
| Total   | 101172.35       | 17741.00        | 9200.14         | 128113.49                                 |

Source: Outcome Budget of the respective departments.

Figures include Centrally Sponsored Schemes and Central Sector Schemes.

* Additional allocation of Rs. 850 crore is made over next three years for four new projects.

## [Part (b) to Lok Sabha SQ No.146 for 08-03-2016]

## Public spending by other developed/developing countries in agriculture sector

| Country     |   Percentage of Agricultural GDP |
|-------------|----------------------------------|
| India       |                             0.4  |
| Brazil      |                             1.8  |
| China       |                             0.5  |
| Australia   |                             3.56 |
| Japan       |                             4.75 |
| South Korea |                             2.3  |

Source:ASTI Country Note on INDIA, Recent Developments in Agricultural Research, IFPRI and ICAR 2012 p.6

## The various steps taken to increase public investment in the sector are as under;

1. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sanchai Yojana has been strengthened and will be implemented in mission mode bringing 28.58 lakh hectares under irrigation under this scheme.
2. A long term irrigation fund to be created in NABARD with an initial corpus fund of Rs. 20,000 crore
3. Launching  of  schemes  namely  Parampragat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  which  will  bring  5 lakh  acres  under  organic  farming  over  a  three-year  period  and  a  value  chain  based organic  farming  scheme  called  'Organic  value  chain  development  in  North  East Region' to increase crop yields in rainfed areas.
4. Enhancement of pulses production under National Food Security Mission.
5. Crop insurance scheme namely 'Prime Minister Fasal Bima Yojana'.
6. A  scheme  named  as  'Soil  Health  Card'  is  being  implemented  with  great  vigour through which farmers get information about nutrient level of the soil and can make judicious use of fertilizer
7. New  projects  in  the  field  of  Dairying  namely  a)  Pashu  Dhan  Sanjivani:  an  animal wellness  programme  encompassing  setting  uo  of  emergency  help  lines,  provision  of animal health cards (Nakul Swasathya Patra), b) An advanced breeding technology c) Creation of E-pashudhan Haat, an e-market portal for connecting breeders and farmers, and d) National Genomic Centre in order to enhance milk production and productivity of indigenous breeds.
8. The Ministry of Water Resources has kept provision of Rs. 12,517 crore during 2016-17 to complete 23 large and medium irrigation schemes (AIBP).
9. Construction of 5 lakh farm ponds and wells in rain fed area under MNREGA
10. Construction of 10 lakh compost pits for production of bio-fertilizer under MNREGA
11. For,  the  first  time  a  provision  of  Central  share  of  Rs.  75  crore  has  been  made  for National Agro-forestry Programme to give impetus to tree campaign on raised farm bunds ( Mendh per pedh ).
12. Continuation  of  existing  642  KVKs  and  Establishment  of  109  new  KVKs  during  12 th FYP across the country.
13. Blue Revolution for development of inland fisheries.

14. Enhancement of institutional agricultural credit to farmers at a concessional rate of 7%.
15. Scientific  warehousing  infrastructure  for  increasing  shelf  life  of  agricultural  produce and thereby increasing the earning capacity of farmers.
16. Establishment of mobile soil testing laboratories.
17. Establishment of Agriculture University in Andhra Pradesh and Horticulture University in Telangana.
18. Setting up of two institutions of excellence in Assam and Jharkhand at par with Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa.
19. Allocation under MGNREGA for more productive asset creation substantially linked to agriculture & allied activities.
20. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana to improve access for rural population including farmers.
21. Promotion of unified agriculture marketing scheme for common e-market platform.
22. Agriculture Education in Schools.
23. Enhancement in number of National Talent Scholarships (NTS) by more than double.
24. Enhancement of scholarship amount under National Talent Scholarships (NTS) to UG students by Rs. 2000 per month and to PG students by Rs. 3000 per month
25. The  ICAR-  international  fellowship  dedicated  under  the  name  of  Netaji  Subash International Fellowship for 30 students
26. Enhancement of stipend of students under Rural Agriculture Work Experience (RAWE) from Rs. 750 per month to Rs. 3000 per month.
27. Pre  Kharif  and  Pre  Rabi  Kisan  Summelans  are  being  organized  by  KVKs  to  create awareness  among  farmers  about  important  technologies  and  agriculture inputs required  for  growing  crops,  technologies  relating  to  animal  Husbandry  and  other related sectors.

## Plan Outlay of the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare during Eleventh and Twelfth Five Year Plan

(Rs. Crore in Current Prices)

| Ministry/Department                                        | Eleventh Plan   |   Twelfth Plan |   %increase |
|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------|
| Department of Agriculture &Cooperation and Farmers Welfare | 38003           |          71500 |       88.14 |
| Department of Agriculture Research and Education           | 12023*          |          25553 |      155.81 |
| Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying &Fisheries        | 4970            |          14179 |      185.29 |
| Total                                                      | 54996           |         111232 |      102.25 |

Source: Twelfth Five Year Plan document. Vol I, Planning Commission, Govt. of India

## Details of the schemes/ farmer friendly policies for inclusive/ sustainable growth in various departments of Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

## Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare

1. Mission  of  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH),  2.National  Food Security  Mission  (NFSM),  3.National  Mission  on  Oilseeds  and  Oil  Palm  (NMOOP), 4.National  Mission  on  Agricultural  Extension  &  Technology  (NMAET),  5.  National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) including Soil Health Card (SHC), 6.Crop Insurance Programme (CIP) , 7.Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Cooperation (ISAC), 8.Integrated  Scheme  for  Agricultural  Marketing  (ISAM),  9.Integrated  Scheme  on Agriculture Census, Economics and Statistics (ISACE&S), 10.Investment in Debentures of  State  Land  Development  Banks,  11.Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY),  12. National  Agriculture  Market  (NAM)  under  Agri-Tech  Infrastructure  Fund  (ATIF), 13.Price  Stabilization  Fund  (PSF),  14.Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchai  Yojana  (PMKSY), and 15. National Agro-Forestry Programme.

## Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries

The initiatives taken by the department for development  and  conservation of indigenous  breeds  are:    a)  Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission  and  initiatives  under  National Programme for Bovine Breeding & Dairy Development; b) Two  National Kamdhenu Breeding  Centres  are  being  established  as  centre  of  excellence  for  development  and conservation  of  indigenous  breeds.  In  addition  to  this  the  Department  of  Animal Husbandry  Dairying  &  Fisheries  is  implementing  following  schemes  for  sustainable development of Animal Husbandry Sector in the country: i) National Programme for Bovine Breeding & Dairy Development; ii) Rashtriya Gokul Mission; iii) National Dairy Plan; iv) Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme; v) National Livestock Mission and vi) Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme.

In order to improve productivity & enhance milk production thereby making dairying more remunerative to the farmers four new projects have been initiated namely:

- (a) 'Pashudhan Sanjivani : an Animal Wellness Programme ; encompassing setting up of  Emergency  Help  Lines,  provision  of  Animal  Health  cards  (' Nakul  Swasthya Patra' ) along with UID identification and a National Data Base;
- (b) Advanced breeding Technology:  including Assisted Reproductive Technique to improve availability of disease free female bovines;
- (c) creation of 'E- Pashudhan Haat': an e-  market portal for bovine germplasm for connecting breeders and farmers of indigenous bovine breeds and
- (d) National  Genomic  Centre  (NGC):  In  advanced  dairy  nations  genomics  is practised  to  enhance  milk  production  and  productivity.  In  oprder  to  enhance milk  production  and  productivity  of  indigenous  breeds  National  Genomic Centre would be established in the country.

## Department of Agriculture Research and Education

The DARE/ICAR has initiated various programmes viz, 1.ARYA (Attracting and Retaining Youth  in  Agriculture),  2.Farmer  FIRST,  3.Mera  gaon  Mera  Gaurav,  4.  Student  READY (Rural  Entrepreneurship  Awareness  Development  Yojana)  including  Rural  Agricultural Work  Experience  and  Experiential  Learning  Modules,  5.Extramural  Fund,  6.Consortia Research  Platform,    7.  Agri-Tech  Foresight  Centre  8.  Establishment  of  109  new  KVKs  in addition  to  the  existing  642  KVKs  across  the  country,  9.  Establishment  of  two  IARI  type institutions  of  excellence  at  Assam  and  Jharkhand  10.  Establishment  of  Post-Graduation Institution of Horticulture Research and Education, 11. Establishment of Central Agricultural  Universities  at  Bundelkhand  &  Barapani,  and  Upgradation  of  Rajendra Agriculture University, PUSA  to  Rajendra  Central  Agricultural University, and  12. Establishment of National Research Centre on Integrated Farming, Motihari, Bihar

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