Lok Sabha Question No. 2593 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-15
Subject: Allocation for Farming Activities
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI, SURESH KODIKUNNIL, SANTOSH AHLAWAT, C.R. CHAUDHARY, RAJU ALIAS DEVAPPA ANNA SHETTI, OM PRAKASH YADAV, (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2593

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH   DECEMBER, 2015

## ALLOCATION FOR FARMING ACTIVITIES

## 2593.  SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI:

SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT:

SHRI C.R. CHAUDHARY:

SHRI RAJU SHETTY:

SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV:

ADV. JOICE GEORGE:

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

- (a) the details of allocation of funds/budget earmarked for agriculture sector during the 11th and 12th Five Year Plans;
- (b) whether there has been no improvement in the infrastructures for agricultural development such as market, irrigation, transportation, despite huge allocation of funds during the said period and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  set  up/proposes  to  set  up  new  companies  to  provide seeds,  fertilizers,  pesticides,  technical  solutions,  weather  updates  etc.  to  the  farmers  for carrying out farming activities in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether several States including Kerala have submitted some projects for the promotion of farming activities and if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्राऱय में राज्य मंत्री (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

- (a): A statement indicating the details of budgetary allocation of funds during the 11th and 12th Five Year Plan (year-wise)is annexed.
- (b): The  Government  is  implementing  a  number  of  Centrally  Sponsored/Central  Sector Schemes  namely  National  Food  Security  Mission,  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of Horticulture,  National  Mission  on  Oilseeds  &  Oilpalm,  National  Mission  for  Sustainable Agriculture, National Mission on Agriculture Extension & Technology, National Crop Insurance Programme, Unified National  Agriculture  Markets,  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana,  Soil  Health Card,  Neem Coated Urea, Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana(PMKSY). The objectives of these schemes are to help the farmers in increasing their productivity, reducing cost of cultivation, achieving high yield per unit, realizing remunerative prices and for improvement in infrastructure for agricultural development such as

market, irrigation, transportation.

(c): The New Investment Policy, 2013 of Government of India facilitate fresh investment in urea sector and reduce import dependency. Further, Government has approved setting up a new Brownfield  Ammonia  Urea  Complex  of  minimum  8.646  lakh  metric  tonne  per  annum  at Namrup within the existing premises of Bharamputra Valley Fertilizers Corporation Limited.Beside,  the  Government  has  also  approved  revival  of  five  closed  units  of  Fertilizer Companies of India Limited(FCIL) at Gorakhpur, Kobra, Ramagundam, Sindri and Talcher and also  Barauni  unit  of  Hindustan  Fertilizers  Corporation  Limited  (HFCL)  for  setting  up  of  a  1.3 million metric tonne per annum Urea Ammonia pant each. Similarly, the Gramin Krishi Mausam Seva  (GKMS)  has  been  successful  in  providing  the  crop  specific  advisories  to  the  farmers through different print/visual/Radio/IT based wider dissemination media including short message service (SMS) and Integrated Voice  Response System (INVRS) directly to farming community. Agro-meteorological advisories are also being disseminated in vernacular languages through 'Kisan SMS' through portal (http://farmers/gov.in/) launched by the Ministry of  Agriculture,  Government  of  India  since  July  2013.  At  present  6.87  million  farmers  have directly subscribed and are receiving advisories.

(d): For the year 2015-16, against the total allocation of Rs. 10160.43 crores for the centrally sponsored schemes, an amount of Rs. 5108.37 crores has been concurred for release (up to 10.12.2015)  to  all  the  States/UTs.  In  respect  of  Kerala,  against  the  budgetary  allocation  of Rs.165.44 crore, an amount of Rs. 83.70 crore has been released (up to 10.12.2015).

Annexure

## Details of Budgetary Allocation of funds during 11th and 12th Five Year Plan

| Rs. in crore   | Rs. in crore   | Rs. in crore   | Rs. in crore   |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| 11th Plan      |                | 12th Plan      |                |
| Year           | B. E.          | Year           | B. E.          |
| 2007-2008      | 5560.00        | 2012-2013      | 20208.00       |
| 2008-2009      | 10105.67       | 2013-2014      | 21609.00       |
| 2009-2010      | 11307.07       | 2014-2015      | 22309.00       |
| 2010-2011      | 15042.00       | 2015-2016      | 16646.35       |
| 2011-2012      | 17122.87       | 2016-2017      | -              |

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