Lok Sabha Question No. 4076 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-17
Subject: Agricultural Support Schemes
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Anil Firojiya

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4076

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 17 TH   MARCH, 2026

## AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT SCHEMES

4076. Shri Anil Firojiya:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of farmer beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana in the Ujjain-Alot Lok Sabha Parliamentary Constituency during the last three years and the total insurance amount disbursed to them;
- (b) whether the Government has any proposal to set up additional procurement centers in this region to ensure effective procurement at the minimum support price for soybean, wheat, and onion farmers;
- (c)  whether  any  special  scheme  or  pilot  project  being  implemented  in  the  Ujjain-Alot region to promote natural farming, organic farming, and micro-irrigation (drip/sprinkler); and
- (d) whether the Government is contemplating to take any steps to set up or upgrade Krishi Vigyan Kendra in this region?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI BHAGIRATH CHAUDHARY)

(a)  : Details of number of farmer applications enrolled, claims paid and number of farmer applications benefitted in Ujjain and Ratlam districts of Madhya Pradesh during last three years i.e. 2022-23 to 2024-25 under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) is given below :

| Year           | District     | Applications Enrolled (In No.)   | Claims Paid (Rs. In Crore)   | Application Benefitted (In No.)   |
|----------------|--------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 2022-23 Ujjain |              | 1,223,662 9.52                   |                              | 36,243                            |
| 2023-24        |              | 1,235,676                        | 67.71                        | 261,017                           |
| 2024-25        |              | 1,230,575                        | 125.14                       | 385,640                           |
| Ujjain Total   | Ujjain Total | 3,689,913                        | 202.36                       | 682,900                           |
| 2022-23        | Ratlam       | 6,54,552                         | 6.91                         | 33,446                            |
| 2023-24        |              | 6,86,354                         | 28.49                        | 1,09,105                          |
| 2024-25        |              | 6,74,759                         | 78.43                        | 2,10,180                          |
| Ratlam Total   | Ratlam Total | 20,15,665                        | 113.83                       | 3,52,731                          |
| Grand Total    | Grand Total  | 57,05,578                        | 316.19                       | 10,35,631                         |

(b) :    For ensuring remunerative price to the farmers and prevent them from resorting to distress sale, procurement centres are opened by respective State Government Agencies and  Central  Nodal  Agencies  (CNAs)  such  as    Food  Corporation  of  India,  National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED) etc. taking into account the  production,  marketable  surplus,  convenience  of  farmers  and  availability  of  other logistics/infrastructure  such  as  storage  and  transportation  etc. Wide  publicity  is  done  by State  Government, CNAs and State Agencies for providing  information on FAQ quality parameters,  procurement  dates,  procurement  centers  so  that  farmers  may  bring  their produce and sell in the Procurement Centers.  All the payments of MSP are made directly to the registered farmers' bank accounts through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).

(c) :  The Annual Action Plan for the State of Madhya Pradesh including Ujjain-Alot (Ratlam) has been approved for the establishment of 1,513 clusters and 1,008 Bio-Input Resource Centers (BRCs) covering an area of 75,650 hectares' has been approved under the National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF).    Progress of the programme is as under :

-  So  far,  1,806  clusters  have  been  formed  against  the  target  of  1,513  clusters. 1,55,943 Farmers have been registered against the target of 1,89,125 farmers.
-  An area of 87,329.8 hectares has been covered against the target of 75,650 ha.
-  3,248  Krishi  Sakhis/Community  Resource  Persons  (CRPs)  have  been  trained against the target of 3,026 CRPs.
-  728 Bio-Input Resource Centers (BRCs) have been established against the target of 1,008 BRCs.
-  1,18,626  farmers  have  been  on  boarded  on  Krishi  Mapper  against  the  target  of 1,89,125 farmers.
-  1,31,102 soil samples have been collected against the target of 1,89,125.
-  97,605 farmers have been registered and 3,528 certificates have been issued so far in PGS INDIA NATURAL portal against the target of 1,89,125 farmers.
-  Allocation of budget was Rs. 7828.24 lakh, out of which an amount of Rs. 5871.19 lakh  has  been  released  for  the  financial  year  2025-26.  State  has  incurred expenditure of Rs. 4133.80 lakh (70%).

Further,  Organic  farming  is  being  promoted  through  Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas Yojana (PKVY) in all the States/UTs including Madhya  Pradesh except North Eastern States  and  Mission  Organic  Value  Chain  Development  for  North  Eastern  Region (MOVCDNER) for the North Eastern States since 2015-16. Both schemes stress on end-to-end  support  to  farmers  engaged  in  organic  farming  i.e.  from  production  to processing, certification and marketing. Primary focus of the schemes is to form organic clusters, with preference to small and marginal farmers, to create a supply chain. Both the  schemes  are  implemented  through  States  /UT  Governments.  Under  PKVY, assistance  of  Rs.  31,500  per  ha  is  provided  over  3  years  for  promotion  of  organic farming. Out of this, assistance of Rs. 15,000 per ha is provided to farmers through Direct  Benefit  Transfer  for  on-  farm  /off  -farm  organic  inputs.  Under  MOVCDNER, assistance of Rs. 46,500/ha is provided over 3 years for creation of Farmers Producer Organization, support to farmers for organic inputs etc. Out of this, assistance @ Rs. 32,500/  ha  is  provided  to  farmers  for  off  -farm  /on  -farm  organic  inputs  under  the scheme including Rs. 15,000 as Direct Benefit Transfer to the farmers.

Achievement  of  PKVY  in  Madhya  Pradesh  including  Ujjain-Alot  (Ratlam)   (as  on 31.12.2025) are given below :

-  1,18,710 hectares of land have been converted to organic farming.
-  1,57,782  farmers have benefitted under the scheme.
-  Since  2015-16,  a  total  of ₹159.19  crore (Central  share)  has  been  released  to Madhya Pradesh under the PKVY scheme (as on 31.12.2025).

District wise data is not maintained centrally.

The Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare is also implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) of Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) in the country including  Madhya Pradesh and the district of Ujjain-Alot (Ratlam)  from the year 2015-16.  During 2015-16 to 2021-22, PDMC implemented as a component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY). From the year 2022-23, the scheme is being implemented under the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (PM-RKVY)  with following features :

-  The Micro Irrigation helps in water saving as well as reduced fertilizer usage  through fertigation, labour expenses, other input costs and overall income  enhancement of farmers.
-  The  Government  provides  financial  assistance  @  55%  for  small  and  marginal farmers and @ 45% for other farmers for installation of Drip and Sprinkler systems under the PDMC.
-  The Assistance for installation of Micro Irrigation systems is limited to 5 hectares per beneficiary.
-  From 2015-16 onwards, an area of 4.53 lakh hectare has been covered under Micro Irrigation  in  Madhya  Pradesh,  with  total  Central  Assistance  of  Rs.1,263.96  crore released.
-  During 2022-23 to 2024-25, 1139 ha. area has been covered under micro irrigation in Ujjain

(d) : Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has established 2 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs)  namely  KVK  Ujjain  and  KVK  Ratlam  in  Ujjain-Alot  region  for  promotion  of  new technologies  of  agriculture  and  allied  sectors  including  those  related  to  natural  farming, organic farming,  and  micro-irritation  through  technology  assessment,  demonstration  and capacity  development  of  extension  functionaries  and  farmers.  The  KVKs  trained  1579 farmers on natural farming, organic farming, and micro-irritation during 2021-22 to 2024-25. Besides the KVKs, 2 model demonstration plots have been established on natural farming for show-casing the natural farming technologies to different stakeholders including farmers.

ICAR has provided Rs.69.40 lakh to KVKs of Ujjain-Alot region for their strengthening during 2021-22 to 2025-26.

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