Lok Sabha Question No. 3144 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-17
Subject: Usage of Agro-Textiles
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, DHARMENDRA YADAV, ANANDRAO  ADSUL

## USAGE OF AGRO-TEXTILES

## 3144.   SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE; SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV; SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the  Government has implemented the scheme for usage of Agrotextiles in various parts of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including Objectives achieved, State-wise;
- (c) whether  any  central  assistance  has  been  given  to  various  states  including  Maharashtra  for implementation of the said scheme during the last three years and the current year; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज य मंरी ( स्त्वतंर प्रभार ) ( श्री संतोष कु मार गंगवार )

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a) & (b) .  Yes, Madam. Ministry of Textiles is implementing two schemes for promoting usage of Agrotextiles as under:-

(i)  Scheme for Promoting Usage of Agrotextiles in North-Eastern (NE) Region:-  It is a five year scheme under  the 12 th five year plan with a total  outlay of Rs.55 crore. The objective of the scheme is to encourage utilization of Agrotextiles in improving the agriculture, horticulture, floricultural and sericulture  produce  of  the  N-E  States.  Under  the  Scheme,  demonstration  centres  depicting  the benefit of usage of Agrotextile products are being set up with 100% Govt. support with upper limit of Rs. 20 lakhs per  demonstration centre.  Training is being imparted to farmers and agrotextile kits would  be  disbursed  to  the  trained  farmers  with  90%  contribution  by  the  Government  and  10% contribution from farmers/state Government with  upper limit of Central Govt. Contribution of  Rs. 5 lakhs per farmer.  With increase in usage of agrotextiles, it is expected that it  would  benefit both agriculturists as well as textile entrepreneurs in the country. The State-wise details is at Annex-I.

(ii)  Scheme for Promoting Usage of Agrotextiles in India (excluding North Eastern States):- This scheme is broadly on similar pattern and with same objectives as that of Scheme on Agrotextiles for North Eastern Region. This has been introduced in the year 2015 for a period of two years (2015-16 and 2016-17) with a fund outlay of Rs. 5.00 crore. The State-wise details is at Annex-II.

(c) & (d): No, Madam. Both the above mentioned schemes are being implemented directly by M/o Textiles, Government of India. As such, no central assistance has been given under these schemes directly to any states including Maharashtra.

## (i)  Scheme for promoting usage of Agrotextiles in North-Eastern Region

- (a) Demonstration Centres:
- (i) State wise details of 23 Demonstration centers established under the Scheme:
- (ii) State wise details of 21 Demonstration centers approved and under establishment under the Scheme:
- (b) Agrotextile  kits: A  total  531  Agrotextile  kits  have  been  approved  for  distribution  in Manipur & Mizoram out of  which 176 agrotextile kits are under distribution.

| S. No.   | State             |   No. of Demo Centres |   Total Cost (in Rs. Lakhs) |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1.       | Manipur           |                     4 |                       67.63 |
| 2.       | Mizoram           |                     4 |                       67.49 |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh |                     5 |                       90.55 |
| 4.       | Meghalaya         |                     6 |                      106.46 |
| 5.       | Assam             |                     4 |                       67.23 |
| Total    | Total             |                    23 |                      399.36 |

| S. No.   | State             |   No. of Demo Centres |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------|
| 1.       | Arunachal Pradesh |                     1 |
| 2.       | Nagaland          |                     5 |
| 3.       | Tripura           |                     5 |
| 4.       | Sikkim            |                     7 |
| 5.       | Mizoram           |                     3 |
| Total    | Total             |                    21 |

## (ii)    Scheme  for  promoting  usage  of  agrotextiles  in  India  (excluding  North  Eastern States) :

- i. Two demonstration centres are being established in Amravati District of Maharashtra.
- ii. 40 farmers  have also been identified from  the Amravati  District  to  whom Agrotextile kits would be distributed shortly.
- iii. Eight more  proposals for establishment of demonstration centres have been approved  and  are  at  various  stages  of  implementation.  The  state-wise  details  are given below:

|   S. No. | State       |   No. of Demo Centres |
|----------|-------------|-----------------------|
|        1 | Rajasthan   |                     3 |
|        2 | Tamil Nadu  |                     1 |
|        3 | J&K         |                     1 |
|        4 | West Bengal |                     2 |
|        5 | Gujarat     |                     1 |

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