Lok Sabha Question No. 72 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-21
Subject: Promotion of Organic Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE
Asked by: A.T. (NANA) PATIL, ABHISHEK SINGH, SANJAY(KAKA) RAMCHANDRA PATIL, SURESH KODIKUNNIL, DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL, DILIP PATEL

O.I.H

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & COOPERATION

**LOK  SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 72**

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST JULY, 2015

**PROMOTION OF ORGANIC FARMING**

72. 	SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL:

SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH:

SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

SHRI DILIP PATEL:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE 	      कृषि मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a) 	whether acreage and production of organic crops has not increased even after inception of the National Project on Organic Farming (NPOF) and various programmes and schemes for the promotion of organic farming in the country;

(b)	 if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(c)	 whether the Government has received proposals from various States including Maharashtra, Kerala and Rajasthan for promotion of organic farming;

(d) 	if so, the details thereof along with the funds allocated and utilised for the purpose during each of the last three years and the current year, Scheme and Statewise; and

(e) 	whether the Government proposes to provide subsidy and incentive to the farmers for the promotion of organic farming across the country, if so, the details thereof?

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MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

कृषि मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री     (SHRI MOHANBHAI  KUNDARIA)

(a) & (b): 	Government is promoting organic farming across the country through various schemes/ programmes.  As per the APEDA record cultivated area under certified organic farming has grown almost 17 fold i.e. 42,000 ha. in 2003-04 to 7.23 lakh ha. in 2013-14. State- wise area under organic farming during 2013-14 is given in Annexure-I.

(c) & (d):	 Government has received proposals from Maharashtra of Rs.6860.75 lakh, Kerala of Rs.840.97 lakh and Rajasthan of Rs.5222.64 lakh for promotion of organic farming in cluster mode by covering 50 acre area of 50 farmers per cluster under the Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) of National Mission for Sustainable  Agriculture  during   the  year  2015-2016.  A total of five lakh  acres  area

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will be covered during the three years. State-wise funds approved under the scheme for the year 2015-16 are given in **Annexure-II A.** The fund utilized/released for the promotion of organic farming during each of the last three years and the current year is given in **Annexure-II B.**

(e):	 The Government is providing subsidy/ assistance under various schemes/ programmes viz. National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP) and Network Project on Organic Farming of ICAR. The pattern of assistance for these interventions is at **Annexure-III**

**Annexure-I**

**Table 1 State wise Farm area (excluding Forest Area) under Organic Certification                             during 2013-14**

| **S.No.**   | **State Name**            | **Organic Area (in Ha)**   |
|-------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1           | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 321.28                     |
| 2           | Andhra Pradesh            | 12325.03                   |
| 3           | Arunachal Pradesh         | 71.49                      |
| 4           | Assam                     | 2828.26                    |
| 5           | Bihar                     | 180.60                     |
| 6           | Chhattisgarh              | 4113.25                    |
| 7           | Delhi                     | 0.83                       |
| 8           | Goa                       | 12853.94                   |
| 9           | Gujarat                   | 46863.89                   |
| 10          | Haryana                   | 3835.78                    |
| 11          | Himachal Pradesh          | 4686.05                    |
| 12          | Jammu & Kashmir           | 10035.38                   |
| 13          | Jharkhand                 | 762.30                     |
| 14          | Karnataka                 | 30716.21                   |
| 15          | Kerala                    | 15020.23                   |
| 16          | Lakshadweep               | 895.91                     |
| 17          | Madhya Pradesh            | 232887.36                  |
| 18          | Maharashtra               | 85536.66                   |
| 19          | Manipur                   | 0                          |
| 20          | Meghalaya                 | 373.13                     |
| 21          | Mizoram                   | 0                          |
| 22          | Nagaland                  | 5168.16                    |
| 23          | Odisha                    | 49813.51                   |
| 24          | Pondicherry               | 2.84                       |
| 25          | Punjab                    | 1534.39                    |
| 26          | Rajasthan                 | 66020.35                   |
| 27          | Sikkim                    | 60843.51                   |
| 28          | Tamil Nadu                | 3640.07                    |
| 29          | Tripura                   | 203.56                     |
| 30          | Uttar Pradesh             | 44670.10                   |
| 31          | Uttaranchal               | 24739.46                   |
| 32          | West Bengal               | 2095.51                    |
|             | **Total**                 | **723039.00**              |

Source: APEDA (2013-14)

**Annexure IIA**

**State- wise Annual Action Plan received from the states and  approved**

**under  Paramparagat Krishi Vikas  Yojana (PKVY) for the year 2015-16**

| **S.No.**   | **State Name**     | **Amount approved  (Rs in  lakhs)**   |
|-------------|--------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1           | Assam              | 1552.42                               |
| 2           | Arunachal Pradesh  | 137.08                                |
| 3           | Andhra Pradesh     | 2933.75                               |
| 4           | Bihar              | 1163.51                               |
| 5           | Chhattisgarh       | 1341.96                               |
| 6           | Haryana            | 142.76                                |
| 7           | Himachal Pradesh   | 768.52                                |
| 8           | Jammu & Kashmir    | 199.87                                |
| 9           | Karnataka          | 3890.26                               |
| 10          | Kerala             | 849.38                                |
| 11          | Madhya Pradesh     | 6281.5                                |
| 12          | Maharashtra        | 6929.36                               |
| 13          | Mizoram            | 237.54                                |
| 14          | Nagaland           | 171.31                                |
| 15          | Odisha             | 2284.19                               |
| 16          | Punjab             | 107.97                                |
| 17          | Rajasthan          | 5274.86                               |
| 18          | Sikkim             | 818.21                                |
| 19          | Tamil Nadu         | 799.46                                |
| 20          | Tripura            | 357.72                                |
| 21          | Telangana          | 2141.42                               |
| 22          | Utter Pradesh      | 4068.7                                |
| 23          | Andaman & Nicobar. | 485.38                                |
|             | **Total**          | **42937.1**                           |

**Annexure – II B**

**Funds released for Promotion of Organic Farming during the last three years and current year under the various schemes:**

| **States**        | **NMSA (CISS)***  **(Rs. in lakhs)**   |           |            |            | **MIDH (NHM & HMNEH)**  **(Rs. in lakhs)**   |             |             |            | **RKVY****  **(Rs. in Crore)**   |            |            |           |
|-------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------|------------|------------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|------------|----------------------------------|------------|------------|-----------|
|                   | 2011-12                                | 2012-13   | 2013-14    | 2014-15    | 2011-12                                          | 2012-13     | 2013-14     | 2014-15    | 2011-12                          | 2012-13    | 2013-14    | 2014-15   |
| Andman & Nicobar  | -                                      | -         | -          | -          | -                                                | -           | -           | 5.00       | -                                | -          | -          | -         |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 20.00                                  | 20.00     | 13.74      |            | 416.50                                           | 12.75       | 46.75       |            |                                  | 15.00      | 16.00      | 9.47      |
| Telangana         | -                                      | -         | -          | -          | -                                                | -           | -           | 6.13       | -                                | -          | -          | 5.00      |
| Arunachal Pradesh | -                                      | -         | -          | -          | 123.48                                           | 170.00      | 132.00      | 50.00      | -                                | 2.99       | -          | -         |
| Assam             | 22.32                                  | 0.75      | 35.10      |            | 35.60                                            | 73.65       | 200.00      | 80.00      | 9.00                             | 11.57      | 11.88      | 11.00     |
| Bihar             | 5.25                                   | -         | -          | -          | 6.38                                             | 85.00       | 42.50       | -          | 101.05                           | -          | -          | -         |
| Chhattisgarh      | -                                      | -         | -          | -          | 1462.72                                          | 150.45      | 127.50      | -          | -                                | -          | 1.26       | -         |
| Goa               | -                                      | -         | -          | -          | 2.55                                             | 2.55        | 5.10        | -          | 0.18                             | -          | -          | -         |
| Gujarat           | -                                      | 2.03      | 40.00      | 36.85      | 63.80                                            | 28.05       | 21.30       | -          | 108.16                           | 11.63      | 22.55      | -         |
| Haryana           | -                                      | -         | -          | -          | 36.86                                            | 31.34       | 44.80       | -          | 1.51                             | 3.38       | 2.00       | -         |
| Himachal Pradesh  | -                                      | -         | -          | 12.00      | 398.21                                           | 79.00       | 156.54      | 42.40      | 10.05                            | 10.50      | 7.50       | 8.00      |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | -                                      | -         | -          | 76.50      | 117.10                                           | 144.91      | 0.00        | 137.50     | 0.79                             | 2.37       | 1.64       | 3.02      |
| Jharkhand         | -                                      | -         | -          | -          | 63.75                                            | 227.50      | 158.32      | -          | 1.58                             | 4.00       | -          | -         |
| Karnataka         | -                                      | -         | 124.27     | -          | 237.15                                           | 544.17      | 459.00      | -          | 33.00                            | 21.00      | 14.40      | 12.45     |
| Kerala            | 6.78                                   | -         | -          | -          | 216.75                                           | 89.25       | 51.00       | -          | 1.23                             | 1.44       | -          | 1.40      |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 0.00                                   | 2.26      | -          | -          | -                                                | 28.56       | 131.75      | -          | 4.40                             | 5.69       | 3.00       | -         |
| Maharashtra       | 43.08                                  | 23.01     | 11.22      | -          | -                                                | -           | -           | -          | -                                | -          | 4.88       | 3.10      |
| Manipur           | -                                      | -         | -          | -          | 110.00                                           | 260.00      | 70.00       | 33.00      | 2.82                             | 0.75       | 0.29       | 3.67      |
| Meghalaya         | -                                      | -         | -          | -          | 0.00                                             | 0.00        | 51.50       | 12.50      | -                                | -          | -          | -         |
| Mizoram           | -                                      | -         | -          | -          | 16.50                                            | 20.00       | 30.00       | -          | -                                | -          | 0.05       | -         |
| Nagaland          | -                                      | -         | -          | -          | 123.0                                            | 102.00      | 90.00       | 36.00      | 1.50                             | 3.00       | 0.60       | 1.00      |
| Orissa            | -                                      | -         | -          | -          | 76.50                                            | 425.00      | 759.95      | -          | -                                | -          | -          | -         |
| Punjab            | 14.04#                                 | -         | 18.76#     | 105.00     | 67.36                                            | 22.53       | 27.63       | -          | -                                | -          | -          | -         |
| Rajasthan         | 21.34                                  | -         | -          | -          | 48.88                                            | 102.00      | 97.75       | -          | 3.67                             | 0.70       | -          | 4.77      |
| Sikkim            | -                                      | -         | -          | 470.50     | 492.50                                           | 265.50      | 165.50      | 50.00      | 2.50                             | 1.20       | -          | -         |
| Tamil Nadu        | -                                      | -         | 98.34      | -          | 21.25                                            | 29.75       | 132.77      | -          | -                                | 6.60       | -          | -         |
| Tripura           | 20.00                                  | -         | -          | -          | 79.40                                            | 52.00       | 73.35       | 67.04      | -                                | -          | -          | -         |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 3.3                                    | -         | -          | -          | 73.11                                            | 39.31       | 22.95       | -          | 16.56                            | 28.18      | 95.03      |           |
| Uttarakhand       | -                                      | -         | -          | -          | 53.60                                            | 40.00       | 55.45       | -          | 13.31                            | 9.44       | 19.42      | 13.94     |
| West Bengal       | -                                      | -         | -          | 78.75      | -                                                | 97.75       | -           | -          | -                                | 6.11       | -          | -         |
| **Total**         | **156.11**                             | **48.05** | **341.43** | **779.60** | **4342.95**                                      | **3123.02** | **3153.41** | **519.57** | **311.31**                       | **145.55** | **200.50** | **76.82** |

* **Capital Investment Subsidy Scheme (CISS) through NABARD**

**** Cost of project approved by State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC)**

**#  Punjab & Haryana MIDH includes (NHM & HMNEH)**

**Annexure-III**

**Pattern of assistance for promotion of organic farming**

| **Component**                                                                                                                                                      | **Pattern of assistance**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **NMSA**                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 1. Setting up of mechanized Fruit/Vegetable market waste/ Agro waste compost production unit.                                                                      | 100% Assistance to State Govt/Govt. Agencies upto a maximum limit of Rs. 190.00 lakh /unit and 33% of cost limited to Rs.63 lakh/unit for individuals/ private agencies through NABARD as capital investment for 3000 TPA production capacity                                                                                                              |
| 2.Setting up of State of art liquid/ carrier based Biofertilizer/ Biopesticide units                                                                               | 100% Assistance to State Govt/Govt. Agencies upto a maximum limit of Rs.160.00 lakh /unit and 25% of cost limited to Rs.40 lakh/unit for individuals/ private agencies through NABARD as capital investment of 200 TPA production capacity                                                                                                                 |
| 3. Setting up of Bio-fertilizer and Organic fertilizer testing Quality Control Laboratory (BOQCL) or Strengthening of existing Laboratory under FCO.               | Assistance up to maximum limit of Rs. 85 lakh for new laboratory and up to a maximum limit of Rs. 45 lakh for strengthening of existing infrastructure to State Government Laboratory under Agriculture or Horticulture Department.                                                                                                                        |
| 4. Promotion of Organic Inputs on farmer’s field (Manure, Vermi-compost, Bio-Fertilizers Liquid / solid, Waste compost, Herbal extracts etc.)                      | 50 % of cost subject to a limit of Rs. 5000/- per ha and Rs. 10,000 per beneficiary. Propose to cover 1 million ha area.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 5.  **Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana**  - (PKVY) Adoption of organic farming through cluster approach under Participatory Guarantee  system (PGS) certification. | **Under PKVY scheme- Fifty or more farmers will form a cluster and their 50 acres of land will be brought under Organic Farming.**                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 6.Support to research for development of organic package of practices specific to state and cropping system                                                        | Against specific proposal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 7.Setting up of separate Organic  Agriculture Research and Teaching Department                                                                                     | Against specific proposal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| **MIDH**                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Vermi compost Units/organic input production)                                                                                                                      | 50% of cost conforming to the size of the unit of 30’X8’X2.5’ dimension of permanent structure to be administered on pro-rata basis. For HDPE Vermibed, 50% of cost conforming to the size of 96 cft (12’X4’X2’) and IS 15907:2010 to be administered on pro-rata basis (Rs. 100,000/ unit for permanent structure and Rs. 16,000/unit for HDPE Vermibed). |

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**RKVY:**

Under RKVY, State Governments have flexibility and autonomy in the process of selection, planning, approval and execution of schemes including Organic Farming, as per their priorities.  Accordingly, cost of projects under Organic Farming are approved by respective State Level Sanctioning Committees.

**NPOP:**

NPOP was notified under Foreign Trade Development & Regulation Act (FTDR) in  year 2001, primarily for regulation and certification of organic commodities meant for export.  It provides institutional mechanism for the implementation of National Standards for Organic Production, through a National Accreditation Policy and Programme.  It covers crop production, animal husbandry, food processing, labelling, storage and transport.

NMOOP:

Has launched a scheme for increasing production and productivity of oilseed crops in the country. The expenditure on subsidies is mostly shared on 75: 25 sharing basis between Central and State Government. Financial assistance is being provided for different type of components including bio-fertilisers, Supply of Rhyzobium culture/Phosphate Solubilising Bacteria (PSB)/ Zinc Solubilising Bacteria (ZSB)/ Azatobacter/ Mycorrhiza and vermi compost.

**ICAR:**

ICAR Research Centres are involved in developing Package of Practices for different crops and cropping system under Organic Farming in different agro-eco regions of country.

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