Lok Sabha Question No. 853 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: Non-Conventional Agriculture
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: AJAY (TENI) MISRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.853

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST  MARCH, 2016

## NON-CONVENTIONAL AGRICULTURE

853.   SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  scheme  for  the  promotion  of  nonconventional agriculture in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  provided/proposes  to  provide  assistance  to  the  farmers engaged  in  non-conventional  agriculture  to  ensure  sale  of  their  produces  or  set  up  industry based on such produces;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  subsidy  for  the  said  nonconventional agriculture; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्राऱय में राज्य मंत्री (SHRI  MOHANBHAI  KUNDARIYA)

- (a) & (b): Government  is  promoting    non-conventional  agriculture  i.e.    organic  farming through various schemes/ programmes  under   the National Mission of Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) such as Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)/ and 'Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region' Under PKVY,  the Annual Action Plans of 28 States and 1 Union Territory have been approved  with a total outlay of Rs. 508.46 Crore to develop 7141 clusters. Rs.197 Crore has been released as 1 st installment to the States till 31.01.2016.
- (c) & (d ): Realizing  the  potential  of  organic  farming  in  the  North  Eastern  Region  of  the country Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has launched a Central Sector Scheme entitled ' Mission  Organic  Value  Chain  Development  for  North  Eastern  Region ' for implementation  in  the  states  of  Arunachal  Pradesh,  Assam,  Manipur,  Meghalaya,  Mizoram, Nagaland,  Sikkim  and  Tripura,  during  2015-16  to  2017-18.  The  scheme  aims  to  develop certified  organic  production  in  a  value  chain  mode  to  link  growers  with  consumers  and  to support the development of entire value chain starting from inputs, seeds, certification, creation of facilities for collection, aggregation, processing marketing and brand building initiatives.The scheme has been approved with an outlay of Rs. 400 crore for 3 years and Rs. 125 crore has been allocated   by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare during 2015-16.
- (e) & (f): The pattern of assistance provided through above said schemes  for encouraging non conventional agriculture   is given at Annexure-I .

## 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                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |

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