Annual Report

2018-19

Annual Report 2018-19

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION & FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION & FARMERS WELFARE
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Government of India Government of India
Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi‐110001 Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi‐110001
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2018-19

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Government of India
Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi-110 001
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Contents
S. No Chapter Page No.
1. Overview 1-8
2. Functions and Organisational Structure 9-11
3. Directorate of Economics & Statistics (DES) 12-20
4. National Mission on Agricultural Extension & Technology 21-63
(NMAET)
5. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) 64-88
6. National Food Security Mission (NFSM) 89-92
7. National Food Security Mission (Oilseeds & Oilpalm) – NFSM 93-100
(OS&OP)
8. National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) & Pradhan 101-120
Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)
9. National Crop Insurance Programme (NCIP)/ Pradhan Mantri Fasal 121-124
Bima Yojana (PMFBY)
10. Agricultural Credit 125-127
11. Agricultural Marketing 128-143
12. Agricultural Cooperation 144-162
13. Agricultural Trade 163-168
14. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) 169-173
15. Drought Management 174-175
16. International Cooperation 176-183
17. Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Census & Statistics 184-185
18. Pradhan Mantri KIsan SAmman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) 186-188
19. Gender Perspective in Agriculture 189-198
20. Summary of Audit Paras/Observations 199-200
Annexures 201-220

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Chapter 1

Overview
1.1 Agriculture plays a vital role in India’s 1.2 As per the Land Use Statistics 2014-
economy. 54.6% of the total workforce is 15, the total geographical area of the country
engaged in agricultural and allied sector is 328.7 million hectares, of which 140.1
activites (Census 2011) and accounts for million hectares is the reported net sown
17.1% of the country’s Gross Value Added area and 198.4 million hectares is the gross
(GVA) for the year 2017-18 (at current prices). cropped area with a cropping intensity of
Given the importance to agriculture sector, 142%. The net area sown works out to be
Government of India has taken several 43% of the total geographical area. The net
steps for its development in a sustainable irrigated area is 68.4 million hectares.
manner. Steps have been taken to improve
soil fertility through the Soil Health Card 1.3 Agriculture Gross Value Added
Scheme; to provide improved access to (GVA): As per the estimates of National
irrigation and enhanced water efficiency Income released by Central Statistics Office
through Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai (CSO), Ministry of Statistics & Programme
Yojana (PMKSY); to support organic farming Implementation, the agriculture and allied
through Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana sectors contributed approximately 16.0% of
(PKVY); and to support the creation of a India’s GVA at current prices during 2018-19.
unified national agriculture market to boost GVA of agriculture and allied sectors and its
the income of farmers. Further, to mitigate share in total GVA of the country at current
risk in agriculture sector, a scheme “Pradhan prices during the last 5 years is as follows:
Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana” (PMFBY) was
also launched in 2016.

(Rs. in Crore)
Items Years
2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18@ 2018-19**
GVA of
Agriculture
2093612 2227533 2496358 2670147 2755992
and Allied
Sectors
Per cent to
18.2 17.7 17.9 17.2 16.0
total GVA
Source: Central Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Govt. of India
**As per the press note on Second Advance Estimates of National Income 2018-19 and Quarterly Estimates of Gross Domestic Product for
the third Quarter (Q3) of 2018-19 released by CSO on 28th February 2019
@ As per the First Revised Estimates of National Income, Consumption Expenditure, Saving and capital Formation for 2017-18 released on
31st January, 2019

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1.4 There has been a continuous decline in and allied sectors in GVA is an expected
the share of agriculture and allied sectors in outcome in a fast growing and structurally
the GVA from 18.2 percent in 2014-15 to 16.0 changing economy.
percent in 2018-19. Falling share of agriculture

Growth (over the previous year) in the total GVA of the Economy and that in the GVA of
agriculture and allied sectors at 2011-12 basic prices is given below:
(in percent)
Agriculture
Total Forestry &
Year & Allied Crops Livestock Fishing
Economy Logging
Sector
2014-15 7.2 -0.2 -3.7 7.4 1.9 7.5
2015-16 8.0 0.6 -2.9 7.5 1.7 9.7
2016-17 7.9 6.3 5.0 9.9 1.4 10.0
2017-18@ 6.9 5.0 3.8 7.0 2.1 11.9
2018-19** 6.8 2.7 Will be released in January, 2020.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Govt. of India
**As per the press note on Second Advance Estimates of National Income 2018-19 and Quarterly Estimates of Gross Domestic Product for
the third Quarter (Q3) of 2018-19 released by CSO on 28th February 2019
@ As per the First Revised Estimates of National Income, Consumption Expenditure, Saving and capital Formation for 2017-18 released on
31st January, 2019

1.5 The Agriculture and Allied sector Out of 659 districts for which rainfall data
witnessed a growth of -0.2 per cent in 2014- available, 12(2%) districts received large
15, 0.6 per cent in 2015-16, 6.3 in 2016-17, excess rainfall, 94(14%) districts received
5.0 per cent in 2017-18 and 2.7 per cent in excess rainfall, 301(46%) districts received
2018-19 at 2011-12 basic prices. normal rainfall, 240 (36%) districts received
deficient rainfall and 12(2%) districts
Rainfall 2018-19 received large deficient rainfall.
Monsoon Rainfall (June – September)
1.6 The cumulative rainfall in the country Post-Monsoon Rainfall
during the monsoon season i.e. 1st June to October - December)
30th September, 2018 has been lowered by 1.7 During the post-monsoon season (1st
9% than the Long Period Average (LPA). October to 31st December, 2018) country
Rainfall in the four broad geographical received rainfall which was 44% lower
divisions of the country during the above than the LPA. Out of 36 meteorological
period has been lower than LPA by 24% subdivisions, 2 received large excess/excess
in East & North East India, 7% in Central rainfall, 3 received normal rainfall and 31
India and 2% each in South Peninsula & received deficient/large deficient rainfall.
North-West India. Out of 36 meteorological
sub-divisions, 01 met sub-division in the Winter Rainfall (January – February)
country had received excess rainfall, 23 met 1.8 During the winter season (1st January
subdivisions received normal rainfall and 12 to 20th February, 2018) country received
met subdivisions received deficient rainfall. rainfall which was 16% higher than the

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LPA. Out of 36 meteorological subdivisions,1.11 Total Pulses production during

11 received large excess/excess rainfall, 2017-18 (as per 4th Advance Estimates) is
5 received normal rainfall, 16 received estimated at record 25.23 million tonnes
deficient/large deficient rainfall and 4 met
which is higher by 2.10 million tonnes than
subdivisions received no rainfall. the previous year’s production of 23.13
million tonnes. Moreover, the production
Production Scenario 2017-18 of pulses during 2017-18 is higher by 6.39
1.9 As a result of near normal rainfall million tonnes than the Five years’ average
during monsoon 2017 and various policy production of 18.84 million tonnes.
initiatives taken by the Government, 1.12 Oilseeds production in the country
country witnessed record foodgrain during 2017-18 (as per 4th Advance
production in 2017-18. As per 4th Advance Estimates) is estimated at 31.31 million
Estimates for 2017-18, total Foodgrain tonnes which is marginally higher than
production in the country is estimated the production of 31.28 million tonnes
at 284.83 million tonnes which is higher during 2016-17. However, the production
by 9.72 million tonnes than the previous of oilseeds during 2017-18 is higher by
record production of foodgrain of 275.11 1.76 million tonnes than the average (2012-
million tonnes achieved during 2016-17. 13 to 2016-17) oilseeds production. With
The production during 2017-18 is also a significant increase by 70.84 million
higher by 24.66 million tonnes than the tonnes over 2016-17, total production of
previous five years’ (2012-13 to 2016-17) sugarcane in the country during 2017-18 is
average production of foodgrain. estimated at record 376.90 million tonnes.
1.10 Total production of Rice during The production of sugarcane during 2017-
2017-18 (as per 4th Advance Estimates) is 18 is also higher by 34.87 million tonnes
estimated at record 112.91 million tonnes. than the average sugarcane production of
Production of rice has increased by 3.21 342.04 million tonnes.
million tonnes than the production of 1.13 As per 4th Advance Estimates for
109.70 million tonnes during 2016-17. 2017-18, production of cotton is estimated
It is also higher by 6.61 million tonnes at 34.89 million bales (of 170 kg each)
than the five years’ average production which is higher by 2.31 million bales
of 106.29 million tonnes. Production of than the production of 32.58 million bales
Wheat, estimated at record 99.70 million during 2016-17. Further, it is also higher
tonnes, is higher by 1.19 million tonnes by 1.39 million bales than its average
as compared to wheat production of 98.51 (2012-13 to 2016-17) production of 33.50
million tonnes achieved during 2016- million bales. Production of Jute & Mesta
17. Production of Nutri / Coarse Cereals is estimated at 10.14 million bales (of 180
estimated at record 46.99 million tonnes kg each) during the 2017-18.
is higher than the average production by
5.29 million tonnes. Further, it is also
higher by 3.22 million tonnes as compared
to their production of 43.77 million tonnes
achieved during 2016-17.

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Area, production and yield of major Crops

Production (Million
Area (Lakh hectare) Yield (kg/hectare)
Tonnes)
Crops
2015- 2017- 2015- 2016- 2017- 2016- 2017-
2016-17 2015-16
16 18* 16 17 18* 17 18*
Rice 434.99 439.93 437.89 104.41 109.70 112.91 2400 2494 2578
Wheat 304.18 307.85 295.76 92.29 98.51 99.70 3034 3200 3371
Nutri /Coarse
243.89 250.08 242.05 38.52 43.77 46.99 1579 1750 1941
cereals
Pulses 249.12 294.45 299.93 16.32 23.13 25.23 655 786 841
Foodgrains 1232.18 1292.31 1275.63 251.54 275.11 284.83 2041 2129 2233
Oilseeds 260.87 261.77 246.45 25.25 31.28 31.31 968 1195 1270
Sugarcane 49.27 44.36 47.32 348.45 306.07 376.90 70720 69001 79650
Cotton@ 122.92 108.26 124.29 30.01 32.58 34.89 415 512 477
Jute &
7.82 7.63 7.35 10.52 10.96 10.14 2421 2585 2481
Mesta#
* 4th advance estimates
@ Production in million bales of 170 kg each
# Production in million bales 180 Kg. each.

Production Scenario 2018-19 (as per

Second Advance Estimate released
on 28.02.2019)
1.14 The cumulative rainfall in the 1.15 The total area coverage under
country during the monsoon season (June foodgrains is estimated at 1227.38 lakh
to September, 2018) has been 9% lower than hectares during 2018-19 (as per 2nd Advance
Long Period Average (LPA). The cumulative Estimates) as compared to 1275.63 lakh
rainfall in North West India, Central India hectares in 2017-18 (as per 4th Advance
and South Peninsula during the aforesaid Estimates). Area coverage under Nutri /
period has been overall normal. As most of the coarse cereals is estimated at 220.01 lakh
major crops producing states have witnessed hectares in 2018-19 as compared to 242.05
normal monsoon rainfall, accordingly, lakh hectare in 2017-18. Further, area
production of most of the crops for the coverage under pulses is estimated at 282.82
agricultural year 2018-19 has been estimated lakh hectares as compared to 299.93 lakh
higher than the normal production(average hectares in previous year. A comparative
of five years (2013-14 to 2017-18)). position of production of food grains,
oilseeds, sugarcane and cotton during 2018-
19 vis-à-vis 2017-18 is given below:

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Production in 2018-19 and 2017-18

(Million Tonnes)
Absolute Percentage
2018-19 2017-18
Difference Increase/decrease
Crop (2nd Advance (4th Advance
(2018-19 (+)/(-) in 2018-19 over
Estimates) Estimates)
over 2017-18) 2017-18
Foodgrains 281.37 284.83 -3.46 -1.21
Oilseeds 31.50 31.31 0.19 0.61
Sugarcane 380.83 376.90 3.93 1.04
Cotton@ 30.09 34.89 -4.80 -13.76
Jute& Mesta* 10.07 10.14 -0.07 -0.69
@ Production in million bales of 170 kg each.
* Production in million bales of 180 kg each

Source: Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare

1.16 As per 2nd Advance Estimates for 1.18 Production of nutri / coarse cereals
2018-19, total foodgrain production in estimated at 42.64 million tonnes is lower
the country is estimated at 281.37 million by 4.35 million tonnes than the production
tonnes which is lower by 3.46 million tonnes of 46.99 million tonnes achieved during
than the production of foodgrain of 284.83 2017-18. Further, it is also lower by 0.45
million tonnes achieved during 2017-18 (as million tonnes than the average production.
per 4th Advance Estimates). However, the Total pulses production during 2018-19 is
production during 2018-19 is higher by 15.63 estimated at 24.02 million tonnes which is
million tonnes than the previous five years’ lower by 1.21 million tonnes than the previous
(2013-14 to 2017-18) average production of year’s production of 25.23 million tonnes.
foodgrain. However, the production of pulses during
2018-19 is higher by 3.77 million tonnes than
1.17 Total production of rice during 2018-19
the five years’ (2013-14 to 2017-18) average
is estimated at record 115.60 million tonnes.
production of 20.26 million tonnes.
Production of rice has increased by 2.69
million tonnes than the production of 112.91 1.19 Total oilseeds production in the
million tonnes during 2017-18. It is also country during 2018-19 is estimated at 31.50
higher by 7.80 million tonnes than the five million tonnes which is marginally higher
years’ average production of 107.80 million than the production of 31.31 million tonnes
tonnes. Production of wheat, estimated at during 2017-18. However, the production of
99.12 million tonnes, is marginally lower by oilseeds during 2018-19 is higher by 1.85
0.58 million tonnes as compared to wheat million tonnes than the average oilseeds
production of 99.70 million tonnes achieved production. With an increase by 3.93 million
during 2017-18. However, the production tonnes over 2017-18, total production of
of wheat during 2018-19 is higher by 4.51 sugarcane in the country during 2018-19 is
million tonnes than the average (2013-14 to estimated at 380.83 million tonnes. However,
2017-18) wheat production of 94.61 million the production of sugarcane during 2018-
tonnes. 19 is higher by 31.05 million tonnes than

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the average (2013-14 to 2017-18) sugarcane Capital Formation in Agriculture and

production of 349.78 million tonnes. Allied Sectors:
1.20 Production of cotton in 2018-19 (as per 2nd 1.21 Gross Capital Formation (GCF) in agriculture
Advance Estimates) is estimated at 30.09 million and allied sectors relative to GVA in this sector has
bales (of 170 kg each) which is lower than the been showing a fluctuating trend from 17.7 per cent in
production of 34.89 million bales during 2017-18. 2013-14 to 15.2 per cent in 2017-18.
Production of Jute & Mesta estimated at 10.07
million bales (of 180 kg each) is marginally lower
than their production during the 2017-18.
Gross Capital Formation (GCF) in Agriculture and Allied Sectors relative
to Gross Value Added (GVA) at 2011-12 basic prices
Year GCF of Agriculture & GVA of Agriculture & GCF of Agriculture
Allied Sector Allied Sector & Allied Sector as
percentage of GVA of
Agriculture & Allied
Sector
2013-14 284424 1609198 17.7
2014-15 272663 1605715 17.0
2015-16 237648 1616146 14.7
2016-17 267836 1717467 15.6
2017-18 273755 1803039 15.2
Source: Central Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Govt. of India.
As per the First Revised Estimates of National Income, Consumption Expenditure, Saving and capital Formation for 2017-18 released on
31st January, 2019.

National Policy for Farmers (NPF), Doubling of Farmers’ Income

2007: 1.23 The Government has set a target of
1.22 Government of India approved the doubling of farmers’ income by the year
National Policy for Farmers (NPF) in 2007. 2022. An Inter-Ministerial Committee has
Many of the provisions of the NPF are being been constituted to examine issues relating
operationalised through various schemes and to doubling of farmers’ income. The IMC has
programmes which are being implemented by recommended a strategy to achieve doubling
different Central Government Departments of farmers’ income in real terms by the year
and Ministries. For the operationalisation of 2022.
the remaining provisions of the Policy, an
1.24 The Committee has identified main
Action Plan has been finalized and circulated
sources of income growth viz, improvement
to the Ministries and Department concerned,
in crop and livestock productivity; resource
as well as to all States and UTs for necessary
use efficiency or savings in the cost of
follow up action. An Inter-Ministerial
production; increase in the cropping
Committee constituted for the purpose also
intensity; diversification towards high value
monitors the progress of the Plan of Action
crops; improvement in real prices received
for the operationalisation of the NPF.
by farmers; and shift from farm to non-farm

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occupations. The Committee is also looking Ministry of Water Resources, River Development
into the investments in agriculture e.g. increasing and Ganga Rejuvenation with the Per Drop
public investments for agriculture-rural roads, More Crop component, being administered by
rural electricity, irrigation; and the need for policy DAC&FW.
support to enable investments by corporate sector
1.28 During 2018-19, an amount of Rs.2240.35
in agriculture.
crore has been released as on 31st December, 2018
1.25 The Government has been reorienting to States under PMKSY-Per Drop More Crop
the agriculture sector by focusing on an income- component. An area of about 6.48 lakh ha has
centeredness which goes beyond achieving merely been covered under Micro Irrigation and 12,473
the targeted production. The income approach number of water harvesting structures constructed
focuses on achieving high productivity, reduced till December, 2018.
cost of cultivation and remunerative price on the
produce, with a view to earn higher profits from Agricultural Credit
farming. Various initiatives by way of schemes and 1.29 Government announces annual target
policy reforms have been rolled out in consonance for agricultural credit in the budget every year.
with this approach. Agricultural credit flow has shown consistent
1.26 To achieve the target of doubling farmers’ progress every year. The agricultural credit
income, a number of schemes and programmes flow target for the year 2017-18 was fixed at
are being implemented by the Government i.e. Rs.10,00,000 crore and against this target the
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana, Pradhan achievement was Rs.11,68,503 crore. The
Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, Paramparagat Krishi agricultural credit flow target for 2018-19 has
Vikas Yojana, Soil Health Scheme, Neem Coated been fixed at Rs.11,00,000 crore and against
Urea and e-National Agriculture Market. These this target the disbursement till 31st December,
are a few of the Department’s flagship programs 2018 has been Rs.9,33,365 crore.
that aim to improve the productivity and earnings
of farmers. Interest Subvention Scheme
1.30 The Department implements the Interest
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Subvention Scheme under which short-term
Yojana (PMKSY): crop loans upto Rs.3 lakh for a period of one
1.27 The scheme has been approved with an year are provided to farmers at concessional
outlay of Rs. 50,000 crore for a period of 5 years interest rates of 7% per annum, which in case of
(2015-16 to 2019-20). The major objectives of timely repayment gets reduced to 4% per annum.
PMKSY are to achieve convergence of investments During the financial year, following the budget
in irrigation at the field level, expand cultivable announcement, the benefit of Interest Subvention
area under assured irrigation, improve on-farm (@2%) and Prompt Repayment Incentive (@3%)
water use efficiency to reduce wastage of water, are also being provided to animal husbandry and
enhance the adoption of precision irrigation and fisheries farmers to meet their working capital
other water saving technologies (Per Drop More needs.
Crop), promote sustainable water conservation
practices etc. A decision was taken in July, 2016 Crop Insurance
by the cabinet for implementation of PMKSY in 1.31 Various Crop Insurance Programmes
a mission mode. The mission is administered by have been implemented in the country since

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1985. In 2016, the “Pradhan Mantri Fasal seven oilseeds (groundnut, sunflower seed,
Bima Yojana (PMFBY) was approved for soybean, rapeseed-mustard, safflower, nigerseed
implementation from Kharif 2016 along with and sesamum), copra (dried coconut), cotton, raw
pilot Unified Package Insurance Scheme (UPIS) jute and sugarcane {Fair and Remunerative prices
and Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance (FRP)}. CACP submits its recommendations
Scheme (RWBCIS). Under the PMFBY & to the government in the form of Price Policy
RWBCIS, a uniform maximum premium of only Reports every year, separately for five groups of
2% of the sum insured is to be paid by farmers commodities namely Kharif crops, Rabi crops,
for all Kharif crops and 1.5% for all Rabi crops. Sugarcane, Raw Jute and Copra. Before preparing
In case of commercial and horticultural crops, these five price policy reports, the Commission
the maximum premium to be paid by farmers is seeks views of various Central Ministries, State
only 5%. The premium rates to be paid by farmers Governments, Farmers, Farmers Association and
are very low and balance premium is paid by the Research Institutes.
Government, to be shared equally by Central and
State Government, to provide full insured amount Determinants of MSP:
to the farmers against crop loss on account of 1.33 Cost of Production (CoP) is one of the
natural calamities. important factors in the determination of MSP of
mandated crops. Besides cost, the Commission
Commission for Agricultural Costs considers other important factors such as demand
and Prices: and supply, price trends in the domestic and
1.32 Commission for Agricultural Costs and international markets, inter-crop price parity
Prices (CACP) which was set up with a view to and terms of trade between agricultural and
evolve a balanced and integrated price structure, is non-agricultural sectors, the likely effect of the
mandated to advice on the price policy (MSP) of price policy on the rest of the economy, rational
23 crops. These include seven cereal crops (paddy, utilization of land, water and other production
wheat, jowar, bajra, maize, ragi and barley), five resources and a minimum of 50 percent as the
pulse crops (gram, tur, moong, urad and lentil), margin over the cost of production.

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Chapter 2
Functions and Organizational Structure
2.1 Structure: The Department of Agriculture, in the Department under a Joint Secretary,
Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) designated as Chief Vigilance Officer to ensure
is one of the four constituent Departments of a transparent, clean and corruption free work
the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, environment through surveillance, preventive
the other three being Department of Animal and punitive measures. The complaints/
Husbandry & Dairying, Department of Fisheries allegations received in the Unit are authenticated
and Department of Agricultural Research and as per the direction/guidelines of CVC. After
Education (DARE). This Department is headed authentication, the complaints/allegations are
by Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister finalized on receipt of factual reports from
who is assisted by three Ministers of State. The concerned division. Complaint cases and
Secretary (AC&FW) is the administrative head Departmental proceedings are monitored
of the Department. The Secretary is assisted by through meetings, reminders, reports/returns
one Principal Adviser, 5 Additional Secretaries etc. Further, identification of sensitive posts
including one Financial Adviser, Agriculture in the DAC&FW is also undertaken as per
Commissioner, 15 Joint Secretaries including the guidelines of CVC to enable periodical
Mission Director (Mission on Integrated rotation of staff posted in these posts by
Development of Horticulture) & Mission Director competent authority. AVU prepares list of
(National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture), Officers of Doubtful Integrity and Agreed List
Horticulture Commissioner, Horticulture in consultation with CBI. Vigilance Awareness
Advisor, Economic Advisor and Deputy Director week was observed from 29th October to 5th
General. In addition, Chairman of Commission November, 2018.
for Agriculture Costs and Prices (CACP) advises
2.4 A Public Grievance Cell has been set
Department on pricing policies for selected
up and is fully functional in the Department of
agricultural crops.
Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare
2.2 The DAC&FW is organized into 27 under the Joint Secretary who not only acts
divisions (Annexure-2.1) and has five attached as Grievance Officer of the Department but is
offices and twenty-one subordinate offices also nominated as nodal officer for monitoring
(Annexure-2.2) which are spread across the redressal of public grievances received in the
country for coordination with State level agencies Department at Headquarters. One Director has
and implementation of Central Sector Schemes been nominated as Staff Grievance Officer to
in their respective fields. Further, one Public deal with grievances of the employees working
Sector Undertaking, eight Autonomous Bodies, in the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation
ten National-Level Cooperative Organizations & Farmers Welfare for this purpose. Similar
and two Authorities (Annexure-2.3) are arrangements have been made at the level of
functioning under administrative control of all Attached and Subordinate Offices and all
Department. organizations under the administrative control
of this Department in order to ensure expeditious
2.3 Administrative Improvements:
redressal of grievances. During the year 2018-
Administrative Vigilance Unit (AVU) functions

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19 (from 01.04.2018 to 31.12.2018), 3566 public 2.9 The Hindi Division continued to
grievance petitions/suggestions have been review the position of the progressive use
received through CPGRAMS portal and 1144 of Hindi in the Department and subordinate
cases were carried forward from previous year, offices regularly, through quarterly progress
out of 4710 total cases, 4077 cases have been reports and inspections. Besides, officers
disposed of and 633 cases were pending in this of the Hindi Division also participated
Department at the end of December, 2018. in the meetings of the Official Language
Implementation Committees of the Attached
2.5 Citizens’/Clients’ Charter of this
and Subordinate offices, Corporations, etc.,
Department has been prepared as per the
and extended necessary guidance to them in
instructions/guidelines of Cabinet Secretariat
the implementation of Official Language Act
and Department of Administrative Reforms
and Rules. In addition to this, offices under the
and Public Grievances. The Citizens’/Clients’
control of this Department, wherein 80 per cent
Charter is available on the website of the
of the officers and employees have acquired
Department (www.agricoop.nic.in).
working knowledge of Hindi, was notified in
2.6 Implementation of the Right to the Gazette of India under Rule 10 (4) of the
Information Act, 2005: During year 2018- Official Language Rules, 1976.
19 (as on 31.12.2018), 5507 physical & online
2.10 Every year, the Department nominates
RTI applications and 212 appeals seeking
Clerks and Stenographers for training in
information under the Right to Information
Hindi Shorthand and Typing, under the Hindi
Act, 2005 were received in RTI Cell and replies
teaching Scheme of the Department of Official
were sent to the applicants in time.
Language. Nine Employees have been given
2.7 Information and Facilitation Counter: Cash awards for doing original noting and
This counter provides information in respect drafting in Hindi under the incentive scheme
of Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & for promoting use of Hindi in the official work
Farmers Welfare. During year 2018-19, various of the Department. A seat to seat workshop on
visitors from NGOs as well as general public Hindi Phonetics was organized by the Division
visited the counter to obtain information. wherein officers/officials of various divisions of
Numerous telephonic calls were also received DAC&FW were trained.
in RTI Cell from general public to obtain
2.11 With a view to create awareness regarding
information pertaining to DAC&FW, Ministry
the use of Hindi in the official work of the
of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
Department, a Hindi Fortnight was held from
2.8 Progressive use of Hindi: The the 1-15 September, 2018. On this occasion, the
Department has an Official Language Hon’ble Minister for Agriculture and Farmers
Implementation Committee (OLIC), chaired by Welfare issued an appeal to all officers and staff
Joint Secretary (Administration), to monitor the of the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation
implementation of the Official Language Policy and Farmers Welfare to do more official work
of the Union and progressive use of Hindi in in Hindi. During the Hindi Fortnight, various
the official work of the Department. During the Hindi competitions such as essay writing, noting
year under review, quarterly meetings of the and drafting, translation and vocabulary, poetry
Official Language Implementation Committee recitation, debate and dictation were organized
were held. and a large number of officers and employees
participated in these competitions. Cash awards

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and certificates of appreciation were given to has also been set up for handling the reservation
the 30 winners of these competitions. related matters.
2.12 The Second Sub-Committee of the 2.14 Prevention of Harassment of Women
Committee of Parliament on Official Language Employees: An Internal Complaints Committee
conducted inspection of various offices of the regarding prevention of sexual harassment of
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and women at their work place was reconstituted
Farmers Welfare to review the position regardingby the Department. This Committee is chaired
the progressive use of Hindi in official work during
by a senior lady officer of the Department.
the year. The officers of this Department were also
The committee is represented by 6 members
present at these inspection meetings. In addition
(including Chairman), which comprises of 5
to this, 17 subordinate/attached offices have been
women members, (2 of whom belong to 2 NGOs)
inspected by the officers of the Hindi Division and 1 male member of the Department. Three
of Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and meetings of the Committee were held during
Farmers Welfare. the year. One complaint alleging harassment
was received from a woman employee in the
2.13 Reservation for Scheduled Castes/
Department during 2018-19, which is under
Scheduled Tribes /Other Backward Classes:
process.
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and
Farmers Welfare continued its endeavour for 2.15 The Internal Complaints Committee
strict implementation of the orders issued by (ICC) of the Department has provided
the Government of India from time to time, its Report according to section 21 of The
regarding reservation in services for SCs, STs, Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
OBCs, minorities, ex-servicemen and physically (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act,
disabled persons. A separate Reservation Cell 2013, as follows:
No. of No. of cases No. of workshops/
No. of complaints Nature of action
complaints pending for programmes
disposed of taken by the
received during more than 90 carried out during
during 2018-19 employer
2018-19 days 2018-19
1 Nil 1 Nil N.A.

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Chapter 3
Directorate of Economics & Statistics

Overview
3.1 Directorate of Economics & Statistics, • The Second Advance Estimates are
an attached office of DAC&FW, is guided normally released in February, the
by the vision of enriching economic and following year when rabi sowing is also
statistical data and analytical inputs required over. The second advance estimates cover
by the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation kharif as well as rabi crops. They take into
& Farmers Welfare for providing better account; (i) firmed up figures on kharif
agricultural economic development policy. area coverage; (ii) available data on crop
Its mission is to provide important statistics cutting experiments for yield assessment
on area, production, cost and yield of of kharif crops and (iii) tentative figures
principal crops, minimum support prices, to on area coverage of rabi crops.
implement schemes related to improvement of
• The Third Advance Estimates incorporate
agricultural statistics, and carrying out agro-
revised data on area coverage for rabi crops
economic research. The main objectives of the
and better yield estimates of kharif crops.
Directorate are generation and dissemination of
These are released in April-May.
agricultural statistics and research and analysis.
The Directorate provides inputs to DAC&FW, • The Fourth Advance Estimates are released
CACP and also places a large volume of data in July-August. By this time, fully firmed
and information in the public domain for use up data on area as well as yield of kharif
of all researchers and stakeholders. crops and rabi crops are expected to be
available with the States. As such, Fourth
3.2 Major Programmes/Activities Advance Estimates are expected to be very
close to the Final Estimates.
3.2.1 Agricultural Statistics Division
• Final Estimates are released about seven
Agricultural Statistics (AS) Division of
months after the Fourth Advance Estimates
Directorate of Economics & Statistics (DES),
in February of the following year. This
releases four Advance Estimates (AEs) followed
allows sufficient time to States to take
by Final Estimates of production of major
into account even the delayed information
agricultural crops of the country. Each of these
while finalizing area and yield estimates of
five estimates is available State-wise and at the
various crops.
national level for the 28 identified crops including
pulses. The time of release and period covered While finalizing all-India level estimates,
under each of these estimates are as under: the crop-wise data on area, production and
yield received from State Governments are
• The First Advance Estimates are released in thoroughly scrutinized and validated on the
September. These cover only kharif crops, basis of information from alternative sources
when kharif sowing is generally over. such as Remote Sensing technology based

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forecast from Mahalanobis National Crop remunerative prices to the growers for
Forecast Centre (MNCFC);econometric their produce with a view to encouraging
modeling based crop forecast provided by higher investment and production and to
Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), New safeguard the interest of consumers by
Delhi; inputs received from the weekly Crop making available supplies at reasonable
Weather Watch Group (CWWG) meetings; prices. The price policy also seeks to evolve
trends in the area, production and yield of crops a balanced and integrated price structure in
during the last 5 years; rainfall conditions; and the perspective of the overall needs of the
trends in procurement and prices of respective economy. Towards this end, the Government
commodities on area, production and yield. announces Minimum Support Prices (MSPs)
for twenty two (22) mandated crops and
The Second Advance Estimates of major Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) for
Agricultural and Commercial Crops have been Sugarcane based on the recommendations
released by the Division on 28th February, 2019. of the CACP after considering the views of
Time Series of Production as per 2nd Advance State Governments and Central Ministries/
Estimates 2018-19 is at Annexure 3.1(a) and 3.1 (b). Departments concerned. In addition, MSP
for Toria and de-husked coconut is also fixed
3.2.2 Cost Study (CS) Division on the basis of MSPs of rapeseed/mustard and
Cost Study Division is mainly responsible Copra respectively. While recommending
for implementation and monitoring of a the price policy, CACP considers a number
Comprehensive Scheme for Studying the Cost of important factors like cost of cultivation,
of Cultivation of Principal Crops in India and trends in market prices, demand and supply
other issues relating to this scheme including situation, effect on general price level, effect
answering parliament questions, generating on cost of living etc.
cost of cultivation and production estimates and
The Union Budget for 2018-19 had
providing to CACP for the purpose of arriving
announced the pre-determined principle to
at the recommendations of the Minimum
keep MSP at levels of one and half times
Support Prices (MSP) etc.
of the cost of production. Accordingly,
Cost of cultivation surveys are important data Government has increased the MSPs for all
source for decision making on sectors of national notified Kharif, Rabi and other commercial
importance. These are very intensive surveys crops with a return of at least 50 percent of
wherein data are collected on the various inputs cost of production for the season 2018-19.
which are used for the cultivation of crop. This decision of the Government was also a
historic one as it redeemed the promise of
fixing the MSPs at least at a level of 50 per
3.2.3 Food Economics and cent return over cost of production. It fulfills
Commercial Crops Divisions the commitment to the farmers to provide 50
(A) Food Economics Division of DES examines per cent return over cost of production and is
the Kharif and Rabi Price Policy Report of steadily moving towards increasing farmers’
Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices incomes. A statement showing Cost, MSP
(CACP). and percent return over cost for the year
2017-18 and 2018-19 is given as under:
The Government’s price policy for major
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Cost*, MSP and percent return over cost

(Rs/quintal)
Sl.
Commodity 2017-18 2018-19
No.
% Return % Return
KHARIF CROPS Cost MSP Cost MSP
over cost over cost
1 PADDY(Common) 1117 1550 38.8 1166 1750 50.1
(Grade A) ^ 1590 1770
2 JOWAR (Hybrid) 1556 1700 9.3 1619 2430 50.1
(Maldandi) ^ 1725 2450
3 BAJRA 949 1425 50.2 990 1950 97.0
4 MAIZE 1044 1425 36.5 1131 1700 50.3
5 RAGI 1861 1900 2.1 1931 2897 50.0
6 ARHAR(Tur) 3318 5450 64.3 3432 5675 65.4
7 MOONG 4286 5575 30.1 4650 6975 50.0
8 URAD 3265 5400 65.4 3438 5600 62.9
COTTON(Medium
9 3276 4020 22.7 3433 5150 50.0
Staple)
(Long Staple) ^ 4320 5450
GROUNDNUT IN
10 3159 4450 40.9 3260 4890 50.0
SHELL
11 SUNFLOWER SEED 3481 4100 17.8 3592 5388 50.0
12 SOYABEEN 2121 3050 43.8 2266 3399 50.0
13 SESAMUM 4067 5300 30.3 4166 6249 50.0
14 NIGERSEED 3912 4050 3.5 3918 5877 50.0
RABI CROPS
1 WHEAT 817 1735 112.4 866 1840 112.5
2 BARLEY 845 1410 66.9 860 1440 67.4
3 GRAM 2461 4400 78.8 2637 4620 75.2
4 MASUR (LENTIL) 2366 4250 79.6 2532 4475 76.7
5 RAPESEED/MUSTARD 2123 4000 88.4 2212 4200 89.9
6 SAFFLOWER 3125 4100 31.2 3294 4945 50.1
7 TORIA ^ 3900 4190
OTHER CROPS
1 COPRA (Milling) 4758 6500 36.6 5007 7511 50.0
(Ball)^ 6785 42.6 7750
DE-HUSKED
2 1760 2030
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3 JUTE 2160 3500 62.0 2267 3700 63.2

4 SUGARCANE 152 255 67.8 155 275 77.4
* Includes all paid out costs such as those incurred on account of hired human labour, bullock labour/machine labour, rent paid for leased
in land, expenses incurred on use of material inputs like seeds, fertilizers, manures, irrigation charges, depreciation on implements and farm
buildings, interest on working capital, diesel/electricity for operation of pump sets etc, miscellaneous expenses and imputed value of family
labour.
^ Cost data are not separately compiled for Paddy(Grade A), Jowar (Maldandi), Cotton (Long staple), Toria, Copra(ball) and De-husked coconut.

(B) Commercial Crops Division is at a Glance’. The compiled data on Land Use
responsible for examining the Price Policy Statistics (District wise and State-wise) from
Reports for Raw Jute and Copra submitted by 1998-99 onwards are available on the website.
CACP. The division also fixes the MSP of Toria The URL of the website is http://aps.dac.gov.
by taking the average of price differentials in/LUS. Similarly, the district wise compiled
between rapeseed/mustard and toria /lahi black data on Area, Production and Yield (APY)
in important markets for the previous five years. from 1998-99 onwards are also available on the
website. The URL of the website is http://aps.
• For 2019 season, the MSP has been fixed
dac.gov.in/APY. The Division also generates
at Rs.9521/-per quintal of Milling Copra
quarterly estimates of agricultural production
and Rs. 9920/- per quintal of Ball Copra.
for use in the compilation of quarterly National
The MSP would yield returns of 50 percent
Accounts by the Central Statistics Office. In
for Milling Copra and 56.29 percent for
the absence of direct data, quarterly production
Ball Copra over the weighted average cost
is estimated by using the estimates of Kharif
estimated at Rs. 6347 for 2019 season.
and Rabi seasons in conjunction with the crop
• For 2019-20 season, the MSP for Raw Jute calendar.
(TDN3 equivalent to TD5 of old grade)
has been fixed at Rs. 3950/- per quintal. 3.2.5 Prices & Markets Division
The MSP would yield returns of 55.81
Prices & Market Division provides necessary
percent over the weighted average cost of
market intelligence to the Government and
production which is estimated at Rs. 2535
is involved in collection, compilation and
per quintal.
dissemination of data/ information on prices -
• The MSP of toria of Fair Average quality wholesale, retail, farm harvest and international
(FAQ) for 2018-19 season, to be marketed prices of important agricultural commodities.
in 2019-20 season, has been fixed at Rs Wholesale prices of 170 selected agricultural
4190/-per quintal. commodities from approx. 700 market centers
spread across the country and retail prices of 45
3.2.4 Special Data Dissemination food items from 87 market centers are collected and
Standards (SDDS) Division compiled on weekly basis. Thirteen (13) field level
Market Intelligence Units (MIUs) reporting to this
The Division is involved in collection and
division play a major role in data collection. Weekly
compilation of data relating to nine-fold
wholesale prices of 102 agricultural commodities
classification of land, irrigated area (source-
from 237 market centers spread across the country
wise and crop-wise) and total area under crops
(823 quotations) are provided to the Department of
for States and UTs. The compiled data is
Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of
brought out in the Directorate’s publications of
Commerce & Industry, for preparation of monthly
‘Land Use Statistics’ and ‘Agricultural Statistics
Wholesale Prices Index (WPI). The Division
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also maintains data on international prices of 35 published the latest issues of the Agricultural
agricultural commodities across the world. The Statistics at a Glance and Pocket Book of
Division compiles data on farm harvest prices of 35 Agricultural Statistics. These publications
principal crops from 30 States / Union Territories. are also made available on the website www.
Two annual publications “Agricultural Prices in agricoop.nic.in & http://eands.dacnet.nic.in
India” and “Farm Harvest Prices of Principal Crops
in India” are brought out every year. India Agricultural Outlook Forum: IAC
Division organized the second ‘India Agricultural
The Agricultural Market Information System Outlook Forum 2018’ on 10th-11th September, 2018
(AMIS), an inter-agency platform launched at NASC Complex, Pusa, New Delhi. The Forum
in 2011 by the G20 Ministers of Agriculture, serves as a platform for exchange of national and
is hosted by Food & Agriculture Organisation international agricultural outlook, policy insights
of United Nations to enhance food market and expertise on various agricultural development
transparency and policy response for food issues. This year’s event was attended by delegates
security. AMIS-FAO prepares Food Balance from USDA, representatives from embassies,
Sheet, where data on inputs of production, senior officials from Ministries/Departments of
food, feed & seed use, trade as well as wastage Government of India and State Governments,
of 4 grains (wheat, rice, maize and soya bean) experts from national and international Agriculture
are maintained globally. As per the government Research Institutes and Universities, experts from
directive, Prices & Market Division provides Chambers of Commerce, industry and farmers
required data to AMIS-FAO at regular intervals. associations. The multi-stakeholder consultative
process of sharing of experiences and best
3.2.6 International Agriculture & practices is envisaged to play an important role in
Compilation Division making effective and informed policy decisions
and thereby creating an enabling environment for
International Agriculture and Compilation the farmers to profit and prosper.
(IAC) Division is the nodal Division in the
Directorate of Economics & Statistics for
providing inputs/comments on international 3.2.7 Coordination Division
issues relating to agricultural economics and The main work of Coordination Division is
statistics. The Division also carries out the to coordinate all issues between DAC&FW
compilation and manuscript preparation works and the Divisions concerned in DES. Its main
related to the flagship publications of the activities include DAC&FW level Coordination
Department, namely Agricultural Statistics at a for preparing Economic Survey Chapter on
Glance, Pocket Book of Agricultural Statistics Agriculture & Food Management and for routine
and State of Indian Agriculture. matters wherein several Divisions of DES and
those of DAC&FW are involved, preparation
Target & Achievement: During 2018-19, IAC of material for Annual Report, providing
Division provided inputs and comments on information on release and utilization of funds
international issues relating to food security under plan schemes, Parliament Questions etc.
& nutrition, Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) related to agricultural sector, bilateral
and multilateral cooperation for improvement
3.2.8 Plan Scheme
in agricultural statistics, IT applications in The DES implements the Plan Scheme
agriculture, etc. In addition, the Division “Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Census,

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Economics & Statistics”. This scheme comprises Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan,
six components of which one component is Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand
‘Agriculture Census’ pertains to Agriculture and West Bengal. The studies in the States
Census Division of DAC&FW. The remaining except newly created States of Chhatisgarh,
five components are being implemented by the Jharkhand, Uttarakhand and Telengana are
Directorate of Economics & Statistics. The undertaken by the parent States Agriculture
details of the five components are as follows: universities/colleges located in the respective
States. As far as the four newly created
(I) Comprehensive Scheme for States are concerned, presently their parent
studying the Cost of Cultivation of institutions undertake these studies.
principal crops in India
The Cost of Cultivation of principal crops in (II) Agro-Economic Research (AER)
India is being implemented in India since Scheme
1970-71 as a Central Sector Plan Scheme. The The Agro-Economic Research (AER) Scheme
main objectives of the scheme are to collect is a network of 15 AER Units and Centers
and compile data on cost of cultivation and which conduct research studies in the field of
production in respect of principal crops and Agricultural Economy on yearly basis to meet
to generate Crop-wise and State-wise cost the need of the Government of India, Ministry of
of cultivation and production estimates of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. The scheme
mandated crops. is fully funded by Ministry of Agriculture and
Farmers Welfare through grants-in-aid under
The Scheme is implemented through 16 central sector scheme “Integrated Scheme on
Agricultural/Central Universities/ Colleges Agriculture Census, Economics and Statistics”.
and cost of cultivation/production estimates in
respect of principal crops are worked out and are
transmitted to the CACP so as to enable them
Objective of the AER Scheme
to recommend the MSP to the Government of (i) to conduct investigations into specified
India. agro-economic problems which are of
special interest to the Ministry, either at
The cost estimates generated under the Schemes the macro or the micro level.
are also used for policy formulations by the
(ii) to carry on continuous studies on changes
Central Ministries and State Governments.
in the rural economy by means of periodic
Agricultural/ General Universities,
surveys and re-surveys of selected villages
Government/Non-government Research
representing typical situations.
Organizations, individual researchers (both at
domestic and international levels), etc. are also (iii) to carry on research work on structural
using the data for research purposes subject changes and fundamental problems
to permission of the DES, Department of of agricultural economy and rural
Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare. development of the country.
The Scheme is implemented in 20 States (iv) to give technical advice to the Union
namely Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Government and State Government on
Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, such issues as with mutual agreement
Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, may be referred to them.

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Target & Achievement: (IV) Improvement of Agricultural

During current year 2018-19, AER Units and Statistics.
Centers have completed 21 studies till date The basic objective of the Central Sector
out of the target of 36 studies and 15 studies Scheme, Improvement of Agricultural Statistics,
are near completion. Out of allocation of is to collect and improve agricultural statistics
Rs.2950.00 lakh during the current financial of principal agricultural crops. The Scheme has
year 2018-19, Rs.1776.17 lakh has been three components; (i) Timely Reporting Scheme
released to AER Units and Centers upto (TRS), (ii) Improvement of Crop Statistics
December, 2018. (ICS) and (iii) Establishment of an Agency for
Reporting of Agricultural Statistics (EARAS).
(III) Planning, Management and Policy Since 2007-08, the scheme has been converted
Formulation to Central Sector Scheme from Centrally
Sponsored Scheme with 100 percent funding by
This 12th Five Year Plan Scheme was
the Central Government. The Component-wise
formulated by merging two ongoing schemes
details of the scheme are as under:
of 11th Five Year Plan: Planning and
Management of Agriculture and Strengthening 1. Timely Reporting Scheme (TRS):
of Agricultural Statistics; and discontinuing The objective of this component is to obtain
Drought Management Schemes. estimates of area under principal crops
in each season, with the breakup of area
Objectives under irrigated/unirrigated and traditional/
The Scheme aims at funding activities of DES high yielding varieties of crops on the basis
and DAC&FW for: of random sample of 20% of villages by a
specific date. These estimates are used for
• Conferences/workshops and seminars, generating advance estimates of production
of principal crops. This component is being
• Outsourcing of services of involving implemented in 17 land record States and
eminent economists, agricultural scientists, Union Territories of Delhi and Puducherry.
experts and institutions,
2. Improvement of Crop Statistics
• Engaging consultancy services, and (ICS): The objective of this component is
improvement of agricultural statistics to improve the quality of statistics on area
methodology; strategy for development of and production of crops through supervision
crops, animals, dairy, poultry, irrigation, and monitoring. Under this component, a
soil and water conservation etc. sample check of area enumeration of 10,000
• Publishing paper/reports based on the villages and approximately 30,000 crop cutting
recommendations of the workshop, seminars, experiments at harvest stage are undertaken.
conference, held by the Directorate of These sample checks are equally shared by the
Economics & Statistics and DAC&FW. Central Agency i.e. National Sample Survey
Office; and the State Agricultural Authorities.
For the year 2018-19, out of Budget Estimates These checks specifically relate to (a)
of Rs. 60.00 lakh under the scheme, Rs.14.34 Enumeration of crop-wise area covered in the
Lakh has been released during the current selected villages as recorded by the Patwari;
financial year 2018-19. (b) Total Area under each crop recorded in

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Khasra Register of villages; and (c) Supervision multiple-in-season forecast based on

of Crop Cutting Experiments at the harvest Agromet, Econometric and Remote Sensing
stage. The IAS scheme is being implemented based methodology. Multiple forecast of 11
in 25 TRS/EARAS states and the Union major crops namely Rice (Kharif & Rabi),
Territory of Puducherry. The performance of Jowar (Kharif & Rabi), Maize, Bajra,
the implementation of this component is also Jute, Ragi, Cotton, Sugarcane, Groundnut
being closely monitored through Quarterly and (Kharif & Rabi), Rapeseed & Mustard and
Seasonal progress Reports. Wheat were envisaged at National/State/
District level depending on the status of
3. Establishment of an Agency for
technology available. However, based
Reporting of Agricultural Statistics
on the technology feasibility and the
(EARAS): This Component is being
requirement, the 11 crops are changed to
implemented in the permanently settled
Rice (Kharif & Rabi), Jowar(Rabi ), Maize
States of Kerala, Orissa and West Bengal and
(Rabi), Soybean, Jute, Pulses (Rabi),
North Eastern States of Nagaland, Sikkim,
Cotton, Sugarcane and Groundnut(Rabi),
Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura. Under the
Rapeseed & Mustard and Wheat. Presently,
component, an agency has been established
the forecasts in respect of 8 crops namely,
in these states for generating estimates of
Wheat, Rice (Kharif and Rabi), Jute,
area and production of principal crops and
Sugarcane, Cotton, Rapeseed/mustard and
land use statistics, on the basis of complete
Rabi sorghum are being prepared.
enumeration of 20% villages in each year.
The performance of the implementation of the
3.2.9 Extended Range Forecast
component is being closely monitored through
System (ERFS)
Quarterly and Seasonal progress Reports. For
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and
the financial year 2018-19, under Improvement
Farmers Welfare has sponsored a project
of Agricultural Statistics Scheme, against total
entitled “Development and Application
allocation of Rs. 120.99 Crores (BE), Rs. 86.13
of Extended Range Forecast System for
Crore have been released till 31st December,
2018. Climate Risk Management in Agriculture
(ERFS)” since 2006 in collaboration
(V) Forecasting Agricultural output with other partner organizations viz. IIT,
using Space, Agro-meteorology and India Meteorological Department (IMD),
National Centre for Medium Range
Land based observations (FASAL)
Weather Forecast (NCMRWF), Space
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation Application Centre (SAC) Ahmadabad and
and Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) has Indian Council of Agriculture Research
been implementing a Central Sector Plan (ICAR).
Scheme namely “Forecasting Agricultural
output using Space, Agro-meteorology and The project aims at generating extended
Land based observations (FASAL)” since range deterministic and probabilistic
Aug., 2006 with Partner Organizations, rainfall and temperature forecasts for
India Meteorological Department (IMD), metrological sub-divisions of India
New Delhi, Institute of Economic Growth at monthly and seasonal scale and
(IEG), New Delhi and Space Application disseminating to the farming community
Centre (SAC), Ahmadabad to provide and to advise them about various measures.

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The project was completed on 31st October, monthly and seasonal scale has immense
2018 and outcome has been transferred to importance in agriculture as it offers
IMD and MNCFC. The weather forecasting extra lead time to farming community for
of precipitation and air temperature on decision making in adverse condition.

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Chapter- 4
National Mission on Agricultural
Extension & Technology (NMAET)
Agriculture Extension:

4.1 Overview
The Sub Mission on Agricultural 4.2 Major Schemes and Objectives
Extension (SMAE) under the National
Mission on Agricultural Extension 4.2.1 Support to State Extension
and Technology (NMAET) is being Programmes for Extension Reforms
implemented during the 12th Plan with Scheme (ATMA Scheme)
an objective to restructure and strengthen The Scheme ‘Support to State Extension
the agricultural extension machinery with Programmes for Extension Reforms (ATMA)’
a judicious mix of extensive physical implemented since 2005 has now been included
outreach of personnel, enhancement in as a Centrally Sponsored component of the Sub-
quality through domain experts & regular Mission on Agriculture Extension (SMAE)
capacity building, interactive methods of under Green Revolution – Krishonnati Yojana. It
information dissemination, Public Private is now under implementation in 676 districts of
Partnership, pervasive & innovative 29 States & 2 UTs of the country. The Scheme
use of Information & Communication promotes decentralized farmer-driven and
Technology (ICT) / Mass Media, farmer accountable extension system through
Federation of groups and convergence of an institutional arrangement for technology
extension related efforts under various dissemination in the form of an Agricultural
Schemes and programmes of Government Technology Management Agency (ATMA) at
of India and the State Governments. The district level. Under the Scheme grants-in-aid is
SMAE aims to appropriately strengthen, released to States with an objective to support
expand and upscale existing Extension State Governments’ efforts of revitalization
Schemes. The ongoing Extension Schemes of the extension system and for making
include the Central Sector and Centrally available the latest agricultural technologies in
Sponsored Schemes being implemented different thematic areas to increase agricultural
by the Extension Division/Directorate of production through extension activities viz.
Extension. Even in the case of Central Farmers’ Training, Demonstrations, Exposure
Sector Schemes which have been subsumed Visits, Kisan Mela, Mobilization of Farmers’
within the Mission, a greater role has Groups and setting up of Farm Schools. Through
been envisaged for the States through these activities, latest agriculture technologies
their active involvement in planning, are disseminated to farmers of the country.
implementation and monitoring.
In order to promote key reforms under the
Scheme, ATMA Cafeteria continues to support

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activities in line with the following policy • Mainstreaming Gender Concerns: It is

parameters: mandated that at least 30% of resources
on programmes and activities are utilized
• Multi-Agency Extension Strategies: for women farmers and women extension
At least 10% of allocation on recurring functionaries.
activities at district level is to be used
through non-governmental sector viz.
4.2.2 Mass Media Support to
NGOs, Farmers’ Organization (FOs),
Agricultural Extension
Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), para-
extension workers, agri-preneurs, input This Scheme is utilizing countrywide
suppliers, corporate sector, etc. infrastructure and networks of All India Radio
and Doordarshan and focusing dissemination
• Farming System Approach: The of latest farm practices through Radio and
activities specified in the cafeteria are Television networks. The Prasar Bharati,
broad enough to promote extension a ‘National Public Service Broadcaster’ is
delivery consistent with farming implementing this Scheme. The objective
systems approach and extension needs of the Scheme is to enhance and boost the
emerging through Strategic Research Agriculture Extension system in the present
and Extension Plan (SREP). scenario. At present the farmers need
technology, investment, better quality inputs,
• Farmer Centric Extension Services:
real time information and most of all the latest
The cafeteria provides for group-based
know-how for sustaining commercial and cost
extension and it has necessary allocation
effective sustainable agriculture. A major shift
for activities related to organizing and
in the methodology of delivering knowledge to
supporting farmer groups. In order to
the farm has taken place. Radio and TV have
supplement these efforts, a provision
the advantage of reaching a wide audience at a
for rewards and incentives to the best
very low cost.
organized farmer groups has also been
provided.
4.2.3 Establishment of the Agri-
• Convergence: The SREP and SEWP Clinics and Agri-Business Centres
would also be mechanisms for ensuring (AC&ABC)
convergence of all activities for
The AC&ABC Scheme is under implementation
extension. At present, resources for
since April, 2002. The Scheme aims at creating
extension activities are being provided
gainful self-employment opportunities
under different Schemes of Centre/
to unemployed agricultural graduates,
State Governments. It is mandated
agricultural diploma holders, and intermediate
that the SEWP, submitted by the State
in agriculture apart from science graduates with
Governments for funding under the
post-graduation in agriculture related courses
Scheme shall explicitly specify the
for supporting agriculture development and
activities to be supported from within
supplementing the efforts of public extension.
the resources of other ongoing Schemes
MANAGE is the implementing agency
as well as from this Scheme.
for training component under the Scheme
through a network of identified Nodal Training
Institutes (NTIs) in various states. NABARD

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is implementing subsidy component under are sponsored by the Directorate of Extension

the Scheme on the behalf of Government of (DOE) with the objective of improving the
India and is monitoring credit support to Agri- professional competence and upgrading the
Clinics and Agri-Business Centres through knowledge and skills of middle level field
Commercial Banks. The credit linked back- functionaries working in agriculture and allied
ended subsidy @ 36% of the Total Financial departments of State/UTs Governments.
Outlay (TFO) capital cost of the project
Diploma in Agricultural Extension Services
funded through bank loan is available under
for Input Dealers (DAESI): DAESI is of one
the Scheme. This subsidy is 44% in respect of
year regular course launched in October, 2015 with
candidates belonging to SC/ST, Women and all
an objective to impart education in agriculture
categories of candidates from North-Eastern
and other allied areas to the Input Dealers so that
and Hill States. Now, benefits of MUDRA
they can establish linkage to their business with
Scheme loans also are made available to the
extension services, besides discharging regulatory
entrepreneurs establishing agri-ventures under
responsibilities enjoined on them.
the Scheme.
This programme was earlier implemented
4.2.4 Kisan Call Centers (KCC): through MANAGE @Rs.20,000 per candidate
in self-financial mode in Andhra Pradesh,
The KCC Scheme was launched on 21st January
Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Jharkhand
2004 to provide answer to farmers’ queries
& West Bengal. So far 15505 input dealers
on agriculture and allied sectors through toll
have been trained upto December, 2018. It has
free telephone lines. A country wide common
been decided to implement DAESI programme
eleven digit number ‘1800-180-1551’ has been
across the country through SAMETIs with
allocated for KCC. The replies to the queries
involving Agribusiness Companies, ATMAs,
of the farming community are being given
KVKs, Agril. Collages and NGOs.
in 22 local languages. KCCs operate from 21
locations in the country covering all the Sates
and UTs. Calls are attended from 6.00 am to 4.2.6 National Gender Resource
10.00 pm on all 7 days of a week. Centre in Agriculture (NGRCA)
NGRCA of the DAC&FW is established in
4.2.5 Human Resource Development Extension Division and is supported under
(HRD) Support the Scheme of Extension Support to Central
Institutes. DOE NGRCA reflects the national
DAC&FW has strengthened a network of
commitment for empowerment of women
training institutions in the country by supporting
through ‘strategy of mainstreaming and agenda
the National Institute of Agricultural Extension
setting’. The Centre acts as a focal point for
Management (MANAGE) at Hyderabad; four
convergence of all gender related activities
Regional Extension Education Institutes (EEIs)
and issues in agriculture and allied sectors
at the regional level and the State Agricultural
within and outside DAC&FW; addressing
Management & Extension Training Institutes
gender dimension to agricultural policies and
(SAMETIs) at the State level.
programmes; rendering advocacy/ advisory
Model Training Courses (MTCs): Model services to the States/UTs to internalize gender
Training Courses of eight days duration on specific interventions for bringing farm women
thrust areas of agriculture, and allied sectors in the mainstream of agricultural development.

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Being a Nodal Agency for women in agriculture • Physical performance of the Scheme
in DAC&FW, Ministry of Agriculture & since its inception in 2005-06 (April
Farmers Welfare, the Centre is actively 2005 to 31st December, 2018) is as
involved in the revision of guidelines of various below:
Beneficiary oriented Schemes/programmes of
 Over 49068145 farmers including
DAC&FW to ensure allocation of resources
11911343 farm women (24.28%)
and flow of benefits to the women farmers in
have participated in farmer oriented
proportion to their participation in agricultural
activities like Exposure Visits,
activities.
Trainings, Demonstrations, Farm
Schools & Kisan Melas.
4.3 Income/Production and Target
 Over 260294 Commodity based
Achievement
Farmer Interest Groups (CIGs)/ FIGs
4.3.1 Support to State Extension have so far been mobilized under the
Programmes for Extension Reforms Scheme.
Scheme (ATMA SCHEME)  Over 134702 Farm Schools have been
Implementation Status organized on the fields of outstanding
farmers.
• Total 676 ATMAs have been constituted
in 29 States and 2 UTs. • Progress of implementation during
current financial year (up to December,
• Institutional arrangements viz. Inter 2018):
Departmental Working Group (IDWG)/
in 29 States and 2 UTs, ATMA Core  3132082 farmers including 862423
Committees – Governing Board (GB) farm women (27.54%) have been
& ATMA Managing Committee in 676 reportedly participated in farmer
Districts; Block Technology Team (BTT) oriented activities like exposure
in 6022 Blocks & Block Farmer Advisory visits, trainings, demonstrations &
Committees (BFACs) reconstituted in kisan melas.
5122 Blocks; District FACs have been
 15627 CIGs/ FIGs organized.
constituted in 600 districts and State
Level FACs in 23 States.  9409 Farm Schools organized.
• State Extension Work Plans (SEWPs) of  15045 specialists & functionaries
29 States/ 2 UTs have been prepared and have been reported as deployed under
approved based on District Agriculture ATMA upto December, 2018.
Action Plans of 676 ATMA districts.
An amount of Rs. 427.58 crore has  183252 Farmer Friends also identified
been released to the States up to 31st by the states.
December, 2018 for implementation of
the Scheme and total release since the 4.3.2 Mass Media Support to
inception of the Scheme in 2005-06 up Agricultural Extension
to 31st December, 2018 has been to the Telecast of Krishi Darshan Programmes
tune of Rs. 4642.54 crore. on Doordarshan: Under this Scheme, a 30

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minute programme is being telecast 5 days Focused Publicity & Awareness Campaign
a week through 01 National, 18 Regional through other media platforms: Besides
Kendras of Doordarshan. Similarly, 96 above, the ‘Focused Publicity & Awareness
Rural FM Radio Stations of all India Radio Campaign cutting across all Divisions of
are being utilized to broadcast 30 minutes the Ministry was launched on July 5, 2010
of programme namely, Kisan Vani (6 days to create awareness about the assistance
a week) and 03 programmes namely – available under various Schemes of the
Krishi Darshan, Hello Kisan and choupal Department of Agriculture, Cooperation
Charcha (5 days a week) on DD Kisan – 24 & Farmers Welfare. This campaign has
hour dedicated Channel for agriculture and continued in an aesthetic, professional and
farming community. politically neutral manner. Video Spots and
Audio spots are being broadcast/telecast
Broadcast of Kisan Vani Programme on through AIR, DD, Lok Sabha TV and also
All India Radio: Under this component, on Private TV Channels. The above spots are
96 FM/AM stations of All India Radio are being broadcast/telecast through AIR/DD
broadcasting 30-minute programme six days and private national and regional TV channels
a week from 6.30-7.00 PM. Each station during news and entertainment programmes.
is broadcasting separate programme in In addition to this, Ministry is using various
respective dialects/languages. multimedia platforms i.e. railway panels/
stations, bus panels, exhibitions through
Telecast/ Broadcast of spots/ jingles
Directorate of Field Publicity, web based
advisories under ‘Free Commercial Time
digital platforms, hoardings etc. for media
(FCT)’ on AIR and DD: In addition to above
campaign on above flagship programmes.
regular programmes, the Free Commercial
Time (FCT) available under Krishi Darshan Technical Support to DD Kisan Channel:
and Kisanvani programme is being utilized Recently launched DD Kisan, a 24 hour
for dissemination of Advisories on Rabi / agriculture based channel is catering to the
Kharif season, Jingles on Cooperatives, requirements of the farming community
spots on Kisan Call Centers, Judicious use of inclusive of research updates, extension
fertilizers, safe use of Pesticides, Machinery advisories, market rates and weather updates
and Technology, Farm School, National Food and is also utilized extensively under the
Security Mission (NFSM), Kisan Credit Card MMSAE for dissemination of information.
and Agri -Clinic and Agri -Business Centers
(ACABC), package of practices available Support to Community Radio Stations
to the farmers under NFSM, and other (CRS): To promote agriculture extension
important flagship programmes like Neem through mass media at community level,
Coated urea, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sichai the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers
Yojana, Crop Insurance Scheme, National Welfare is also providing support for setting
Agriculture Market, Soil Health Card, Bee up of Community Radio Stations (CRS),
Keeping, National Horticulture Mission which would make a major contribution
(NHM), Parampagat Krishi Vikas Yojana to agricultural extension by utilizing the
and Organic Farming etc and contingency reach of radio transmitter and disseminating
plan developed by State Governments and information and knowledge, produced
emergent issues like Drought, Flood etc. locally and having relevance for a specific
area in local dialects/languages. As on date,
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8 CRSs are operational in KVKs and NGOs ventures have been established upto September,
under this Scheme and are broadcasting 2018. Out of the ventures established since
agriculture programmes. inception, 2198 has been subsidised as on
November, 2018. During the year 2018-19, 200
Print Media/Social Media:- Awareness is also ventures were subsidized.
created through print advertisements in leading
newspapers across the country. Besides, social The Scheme has been on-boarded with DBT
media platforms viz. Facebook, twitter, youtube Bharat Mission on 18-04-2017 and Aadhaar
etc. are also being utilized. The national and particulars have been made mandatory
regional newspapers are being utilized based on for getting benefits under the Scheme.
their circulation figures. Online process for training programme has
been rolled out on 01-01-2018 through the
Mass Media Scheme in NE Region: - The module www.acabcmis.gov.in. Development
programmes under the Scheme are being of software for complete online process
disseminated throughout the country for subsidy is underway. Now benefits of
including NE region benefiting the farmers Mudra Loan Scheme have been extended for
of the area. In the NE Region the programmes ACABC Ventures. Provision of extension
are being disseminated in regional languages service to farmers by these agri-preneurs
& local dialects through 1 Regional Kendra has been made a mandatory component of
at Guwahati, 6 NC Programme Producing the Scheme. Details of the Scheme may be
Kendras and 22 HPT/LPT along with 8 FM seen at www.agriclinics.net.
radio stations. The Regional and NC Kendras
are producing programmes as per area based
requirement and local dialects. Pre-Seasonal DAC&FW-ICAR
Interfaces
Financial Provisions:- During the year 2018-19, out Pre-seasonal DAC&FW-ICAR Interfaces (Subject
of 217.71 crore (RE), an amount of Rs. 206.06 crore Matter Group Meetings between ICAR and Subject
has been incurred upto 31.12.2018 under Central Matter Divisions of DAC&FW) are organized to
Sector Scheme ‘Mass Media Support to Agriculture evolve joint strategies on the emerging issues of
Extension’ for Krishi Darshan and Kisan Vani agriculture and allied sector. The recommended
Programmes being implemented through Prasar action by these group meetings are further
Bharati including ‘Focused Publicity and Awareness discussed during an interface meeting with active
Campaign’ through Radio/ TV /Print and other participation of officers from DAC&FW, ICAR
outdoor media platforms. and Department of Animal Husbandry Dairying
and Fisheries (AHD&F). The Pre-Kharif 2017
4.3.3 Establishment of the Agri- DAC&FW-ICAR Interface was organized during
Clinics and Agri-Business Centres March, 2017 and the group recommendations of
(AC&ABC) the said interface were shared with senior officer
of State Agriculture Department during National
So far, 61,897 candidates have been trained and
Conference on Agriculture for Kharif Campaign
26183 agri-ventures have been established in the
held during April, 2017. Pre-Kharif 2018 Interface
country during the period of implementation
was held on 27th March, 2018 and the giving
of the Scheme upto December, 2018. During
recommendations were showed to all stake
the year 2018-19, starting from April, 2707
holders. The Pre-Rabi 2018 DAC&FW Interface
candidates have been trained and 433 agri-
was organized in the month of September, 2018

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and the group recommendations were shared with 4.3.5 HR Support

all States/UTs. National Institute for Agricultural
Extension Management (MANAGE):
4.3.4 Kisan Call Centers (KCC): MANAGE is providing training support to
Since inception of the Scheme till December, senior and middle level functionaries of the State
2018 over 400.49 lakh calls have been Governments. It is also providing necessary
registered in the KCCs. During the current support to the states in implementation of
year around 37.28 lakh calls have been Extension Reforms (ATMA) Scheme. Against
received upto December, 2018. In order to 167 training courses planned for 2017-18,
make farmers aware of this facility, audio and 222 training courses have been organized by
video spots on Kisan Call Centres have been MANAGE up to March, 2018. Against the
broadcasts/telecast through All India Radio, budget estimate of Rs.1440.00 lakh, entire
Doordarshan and private television channels. amount of Rs.1440.00 lakh has been released
A Kisan Knowledge Management system till 31st December, 2018. The implementation
(KKMS) has been created at the backend of self-financing professional courses viz. two-
to capture details of the farmers calling year Post Graduate Program in Agri-Business
KCCs. Modified call Escalation Matrix Management, one-year ‘Post Graduate Diploma
has also been put in place. If the queries in Agricultural Extension Management’ in
are not answered by FTA, it is escalated to distance learning mode and one year Diploma
concerned Block Level Officer for replying in Agricultural Extension Services for Input
the query through KKMS interface within Dealers (DAESI) by MANAGE (organized on
the given time frame FTA, it is escalated to weekends/weekly holidays)are being continued
concerned Block Level Officer for replying during the year 2018-19.
the query through KKMS interface within
Extension Education Institutes (EEIs):
the given time frame.
Four Extension Education Institutes namely,
The restructured Kisan Call Centre Nilokeri (Haryana), Hyderabad (Telangana),
programme has many good number of Anand (Gujarat), Jorhat (Assam) are
unique features viz. all in one PCs; 100% functioning at the Regional Level. The
call recording; call barging; voice mail objectives of EEIs are to improve the skills
service; customized IVRS; call conferencing and professional competence of middle level
through the experts; playing state specific extension field functionaries of agriculture
advisories during call wait time and SMS to and allied departments of the State/UTs in
caller farmers giving a gist of answers given the areas of (a) Extension Education; (b)
by the KCC Farm Tele Advisor, CCTVs and Extension Methodology; (c) Information and
Biometric attendance system at each KCC Communication Technology; (d) Training
location, PRI lines with capacity to handle Methodology; (e) Communication; (f) Market
requisite number of incoming and outgoing led Extension; etc.
lines, call holding time less than 30 seconds.
During 2018-19, a total of 190 training
The farmer calling KCC can also register for
programmes have been planned, out of
receiving SMSs from experts on the subject
which the EEIs have conducted 142 training
area. With these modernized facilities at each
programmes with 3266 participants upto
KCC location, there has been encouraging
December, 2018. Against the budget grant of
response from farmers.

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Rs. 1555.00 lakh an amount of Rs. 1400.00 Women: Role of Financial Institutions
lakh has been released to the EEIs upto in Empowering Women Farmers”.
December, 2018.
• “Gender Based Impact Analysis of
EEI set up at Jorhat (Assam) in 1987 has been ATMA Programme.”
providing training support at the regional
level to the middle level field functionaries in The Publications brought out by
8 States of North Eastern Region and West NGRCA are:
Bengal. During the year 2018-19 (till December, • “Success Stories of Women Farmers
2018), 21 courses have been organized with 483 (English & Hindi)” and
participants. An amount of Rs. 230.00 lakh has
been released to EEI, Jorhat till December, 2018 • “Farm women Friendly Handbook
as against the budget estimate of Rs. 265.00 (English & Hindi)”.
lakh during 2018-19. • Compendium on Woman Agri-preneurs
Model Training Courses (MTCs): During (under Process)
2018-19, 70 Model Training Courses have The Centre has also developed a Collaborative
been planned, out of which 46 training Project with ICAR–CIPHET, Ludhiana for
courses have been organized with 923 empowerment of women in agriculture &
participants upto December, 2018. Against allied sectors and enhancing their incomes.
the budget grant of Rs. 185.00 lakh, an The project is likely to be considered for
amount of Rs. 125.00 lakh has been released funding under RKVY in 2019-20.
upto December, 2018.
The Centre has Celebrated Mahila Kisan
Diploma in Agricultural Extension Diwas, 2018 on October 14-15, 2018 in a big
Services for Input Dealers (DAESI): So way by-
far 15505 input dealers have been trained
upto December, 2018. It has been decided (i) Mobilizing participation of various stake holders
to implement DAESI programme across the viz. women farmers, women entrepreneurs,
country through SAMETIs with involving Academia, Researchers/Scientists, Farmer
Agribusiness Companies, ATMAs, KVKs, Organizations, Representatives from Banking
Agril. Collages and NGOs. During the Sector, Industry, NGO etc. who are involved
current year 2018-19, as against the target in the process of women’s empowerment and
of 250 programmes, 68 programmes have emancipation through agriculture and allied
been started upto December, 2018 with 5920 sectors.
participants.
(ii) Steering Group discussion on key thematic
areas impinging lives of women farmers.
4.3.6 National Gender Resource These include-
Centre in Agriculture (NGRCA)
a. Issues, Constraints and strategies for Farm
The Macro/Micro level and Action Research
Women in Agriculture;
Studies initiated by the Centre include-
b. Issues, Constraints and strategies for Farm
• Study on “Kisan Credit Card & Issues Women in Animal Husbandry, Dairying,
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c. Farm Women’s access to institutional During the current financial year 2018-
credit and micro-financing and building 19, Budget estimate of Rs. 6300 lakh was
agri-enterprises earmarked for North Eastern States for
implementing the Scheme whereas, an
(iii) Laying of an Exhibition by Institutions,
amount of (Rs. 3439.42 lakh) has been
Agripreneurs and progressive women
released to North Eastern States - Arunachal
farmers on innovative technology and
Pradesh (Rs. 557.44 lakh), Manipur (Rs.
farm practices.
473.90 lakh), Meghalaya (Rs. 243.85 lakh),
(iv) Felicitation and honouring of 45 Mizoram (Rs. 206.95 lakh), Nagaland
Progressive Women Farmers from across (Rs.1327.65 lakh), Tripura (Rs.472.94 lakh)
the country for their exemplary work in and Sikkim (Rs. 156.69 lakh) till December,
Agriculture and allied sectors based on 2018.
their nominations by respective State
Governments/ MANAGE. 4.5 Establishment of Agri-Clinics and
Agri-Business Centres (AC&ABC):
(v) Two Books titled “Success Stories of Candidate from North-Eastern States are
Women Farmers (English & Hindi)” and entitled for an additional benefit of 44%
“Farm women Friendly Handbook (English subsidy on the Total Financial Outlay (TFO)
& Hindi)” were released. as against to 36% for General Category
Candidates. Details of candidates trained
(vi) About, 400 stakeholders, including women
and venture established since the inception
from across the country participated in
is given below:
this event.
Candidates Ventures
4.4 Programmes of North-Eastern S. Trained Established
States State
No. Since Since
The status of implementation of Schemes in the Inception Inception
North Eastern Region is as follows: Arunachal
1. 35 03
Pradesh
Support to State Extension Programme
2. Assam 735 227
for Extension Reforms
3. Manipur 439 128
No. of
4. Meghalaya 35 03
S.No. Name of the State ATMA
5. Mizoram 34 00
Registered
6. Nagaland 184 21
1. Arunachal Pradesh 21
7. Sikkim 09 01
2. Assam 26
8. Tripura 04 01
3. Manipur 9
4. Mizoram 8 Total 1475 384
5. Meghalaya 11 4.6 Kisan Call Centers (KCCs): The KCC
6. Nagaland 11 located at Guwahati caters to the needs of the
7. Sikkim 4 North Eastern Region except Sikkim which is
8. Tripura 8 located at Kolkata (West Bengal). Queries are
Total: 98 replied in different languages depending upon

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the area from where the query is received. Since Its aim is to achieve rapid development
the beginning of Scheme, the calls registered in India through use of Information &
from various states of North-Eastern Region Communication Technology (ICT) for timely
upto December, 2018 are, Arunachal Pradesh access to agriculture related information for
(10427), Assam (306212), Manipur (32346), the farmers. In Agriculture, availability of
Meghalaya (16724), Mizoram (7905), Nagaland real time information at the right time is a
(3489), Sikkim (13615) and Tripura (46259). The continuous challenge. Lack of information at
calls registered from these states during current proper time causes loss to farmers. NeGP-A
year up to December, 2018 are Arunachal aims to bridge this gap in communication by
Pradesh (733), Assam (19404), Manipur (1092), using technology.
Meghalaya (421), Mizoram (71), Nagaland (84),
Sikkim (1388) & Tripura (2087). National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture
(NeGPA) was initially launched in seven
4.7 Extension Education Institute (EEI):
selected States namely, Assam, Himachal
EEI set up at Jorhat (Assam) in 1987 has been
Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala,
providing training support at the regional
Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, in the
level to the middle level field functionaries of
last quarter of 2010-11. This Scheme has
in 8 States of North Eastern Region and West
subsequently extended in 2nd Phase to
Bengal. During the year 2018-19, 21 courses
cover all the States and 7 UTs from 2014-15.
have been organized with 483 participants
NeGP-A aims to achieve rapid development
trained. An amount Rs. 230.00 lakhs has been
in India through use of Information &
released to EEI Jorhat upto December, 2018.
Communication Technology (ICT) for timely
IT Division access to agriculture related information for
the farmers. In the current financial year
4.8 Overview (as on 14-03-2019), an amount of Rs. 22.53
Department aims to improve awareness, crore have been released to the States under
knowledge and efficiency of farmers. A the scheme.
comprehensive ICT strategy has, therefore,
been developed not only to reach out to (ii) National e-Governance Plan –
farmers in an easy and better way but also Agriculture (Central Sector Scheme)
for planning and monitoring of schemes so erstwhile AGRISNET(Strengthening/
that policy decisions can be taken at a faster Promoting Agricultural Information
pace and farmers can be benefited quickly. System):
To empower different sections of rural areas,
This is the scheme for strengthening of IT
different ICT strategies have been devised.
infrastructure of the Department and its
offices. Under the scheme, the payments are
4.9 Major Schemes and made to Centre for Development of Advance
Objectives Computing (C-DAC) for sending SMSs to
(i) National e-Governance Plan– registered farmers on m-kisan portal. As
Agriculture (Centrally Sponsored Scheme) on date, more than 5.15 crore farmers are
(NeGPA): registered on m-kisan portal i.e. mkisan.gov.
in for receiving agro advisories.
Department is implementing National
e-Governance Plan – Agriculture (NeGP-A).

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4.10 Targets & Achievements and Weather information about likelihood of

Success  Stories: rainfall, temperature, etc. enables farmers
to make informed decision in choice of seed
MKisan-Use of Basic Mobile
varieties, decide on timing of sowing and
Telephony:
harvesting. With market information, farmers
Since the penetration of smart phones with are better informed about markets to sell
internet in rural areas is around 18% only, mobile produce, prevailing market prices and quantity
telephony is considered to be the alternate and demanded in the market. Thus, they can make
the best option to deliver services to the farmers. informed decisions to sell produce at the right
Mobile telephony has transformed the tenor of price and right time. This helps reducing
our lives. Department has developed a portal - distress sales by farmers due to market supply
mkisan(mkisan.gov.in), where more than 5.13 fluctuations. Around 2326 crore SMSs have
crore farmers are registered and experts/scientists been sent through mkisan since its inception in
of different departments like IMD, ICAR, State 2013.
Government, State Agriculture Universities send
information to farmers in 12 local languages.

4.11 Farmers’ Portal (www.farmer.gov.in): down through the pictorial view of Map of India
Farmers’ Portal is a one stop shop for farmers placed on the Home page as well.
where a farmer can get relevant information
While over 800 websites of various departments
on range of topics including seeds, fertilizer,
and organisations related to Agriculture & allied
pesticides, credit, good practices, dealer network,
sectors in the Central and State Governments
availability of inputs, agromet advisory, animal
and 80 applications/portals of the Department
husbandry etc. This information can be drilled

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pertained to agriculture & allied sectors from provides information across all stages of crop
organisational and schematic view-point, not even management right from sowing of seeds till post
one portal existed for the farmers and that was the harvesting. The beauty of this web based portal is
genesis of the Farmers’ Portal. that one can shift down to the block level and get
the information of particular block.
This centralized repository is the back bone of
all mobile apps and SMS advisories. This portal

4.12 Development of Mobile Apps:

Spreading agricultural related information to parameters—weather, input dealers, market price,
plant protection, expert advisories, cold storage
farmers in the poorest communities has been made
& godowns, crop insurance, veterinary centres
easier by proliferation of mobile phones. Today,
mobile apps and services are being designed andand diagnostics labs. An additional tab directly
connects the farmer with the Kisan Call Centre
released in different parts of the world. Mobile
where agriculture experts answer their queries.
apps help to fulfil the larger objective of farmers’
Unique features like extreme weather alerts and
empowerment and facilitates in extension services
which can address food security issues. Variousmarket prices of commodity in nearest area and the
mobile apps have been developed for farmers. maximum price in state as well as India have been
Some of them are listed below: added to empower farmers in the best possible
manner. With click of a button, farmers can get
4.12.1 Kisan Suvidha: It is an omnibus mobile all this information in hand provided they have
app to help farmers by providing relevant a smart phone and decent internet connectivity.
information to them quickly. It has a simple Total downloads: 9,85,203
interface and provides information on critical

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4.13 Other Miscellaneous:

DBT implementation in Schemes of the
Department

• 15 schemes of the Department identified

for DBT implementation
• 14 schemes are already on-boarded (linked
with Centralised DBT portal of DBT
Bharat Mission).
• Management Information System of these
schemes linked with Central Agriculture
portal (dbtdacfw.gov.in).

4.12.2 Pusa Krishi: This Mobile App “PUSA DBT On boarded Schemes
KRISHI’’ has been developed to realize the Agri Clinics and Agri Business
dream “LAB to LAND” of our Prime Minister. 1
Centres (ACABC) Scheme
Indian Agriculture Research Institute, PUSA Sub Mission on Agriculture
has developed many high yielding varieties of Mechanization (Two component – One
Agriculture, Horticulture crops and other path 2
Central Sector and other Centrally
breaking technologies in the fields of Natural Sponsored)
Resources management, Integrated Nutrient 3 Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana
management, Plant protection, Soil and water
Mission for Integrated Development of
management, mechanization, diagnostic 4
Horticulture
technologies etc. This app will help farmers to get
Support to States for Extension
information about technologies developed by IARI,
Reforms ATMA Scheme (two
which will eventually help in increasing returns to 5
components – one for Farmers and
farmers. This mobile app is also intended towards
other for Functionaries)
Agri. Start-ups, industry partners to whom these
technologies will be transferred for further taking Sub-Mission on Seeds and Planting
6
it to the farmers. Total downloads:40,467. Material
7 Crop Insurance Schemes
National Mission on Oilseeds & Oil
8
Palm (NMOOP)
Integrated Scheme on Agriculture
9
Cooperation
National Food security Mission
10
(NFSM)
KrishiUnnatiYojana (KUY)-
11
MOVCDNER
12 NMSA-Rainfed Area Development
Interest Subsidy for Short term Credit
13
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SEEDS Division: Planting Material (SMSP)” under Centrally

Sponsored Scheme “National Mission on
4.14 Overview Agricultural Extension and Technology
The mandate of Seeds Division is to promote (NMAET)” is under implementation with the
production and multiplication of quality seeds objective to develop/strengthen seed sector
of all crops so that the required quantities of and to enhance production and multiplication
seeds could be made available in time to farmers of high yielding certified/ quality seeds of all
in the country. The functions/ responsibilities agricultural crops and making it available to
includes :- the farmers at affordable prices and also place
an effective system for protection of plant
• Formulation and Implementation of varieties, rights of farmers and plant breeders
Policy and Programmes on quality seed to encourage development of new varieties of
production. plants. The existing components of the SMSP
scheme are as under:
• To recommend proposals for import and
export of seeds and planting material. S.
Intervention
• To supplement the efforts of States / Union No.
Territories in production and distribution i. Strengthening for Seed Quality Control
of certified / quality seeds. Strengthening of Grow Out Test(GOT)
ii.
Facilities
• To deal with matters relating to Intellectual
Property Rights in Agriculture, iii. Support to Seed Certification Agencies
Biodiversity, International Treaty on iv. Seed Village programme
Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Certified seed production of oilseeds,
Agriculture, UPOV Convention, Import / v. pulses , fodder and green manure crops
Export of seeds. through seed villages
vi. Seed Processing Facilities
• Matters relating to Central PSU - National
vii. Seed Storage Facilities
Seeds Corporation
Transport Subsidy on Movement of
viii.
• Matters relating to Protection of Plant seeds to NE States etc
Varieties & Farmers’ Rights (PPV&FR) ix. National Seed Reserve
Authority – an autonomous organization Application of Bio-technology in
and National Seeds Research & Training x.
Agriculture
Centre (NSRTC), Varanasi – a subordinate Public Private Partnership in Seed
office. xi.
Sector
• Matters relating to International Rice Assistance for Boosting Seed
xii.
Research Institute (IRRI) South Asia Production in Private Sector
Regional Centre (ISARC), Varanasi, Uttar Support to Sub-Mission Director and
xiii.
Pradesh. Survey / Studies
xiv. PPV&FRA
4.15 Major Schemes and Objectives
(ii) Production of Breeder, Foundation and
(i) Sub-Mission on Seed and Planting
Certified/Quality Seeds: Seeds are the basic
Material (SMSP):- “Sub Mission on Seed and
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The Indian Seeds programme recognizes their stocks. Seed Inspectors have also been
three generations of seeds, namely, breeder, provided with powers of enforcement under
foundation and certified seeds. The details the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 to
of production of breeder and foundation regulate the quality of genetically modified
seeds as well as production of certified seeds (GM) Crops.
from 2005-06 to 2017-18 are shown in the
following table:- (iv) Policy on Export/Import of Seeds and
Planting Materials: - The export/ import of
Production/Availability of Seed seeds have increased with rationalization and
(Metric Tonnes) simplification of the export/import regime. This
YEAR
Breeder Seed Foundation Certified / has benefited Indian farmers, the seed industry
(Production) Seed Quality Seed and entrepreneurs. 136 cases were recommended
2005-06 6823 74800 1405000 for issue of export and 84 cases were
2006-07 7382 79654 1481800 recommended for import during the year 2017-
2007-08 9196 85254 1943100 18. During the year 2018-19 ( upto November,
2008-09 9441 96274 2503500 2018) 82 cases of export and 52 cases of import
2009-10 10683 114638 2797200 have been recommended to make available the
2010-11 11921 180640 3213592 best seed and planting to the farmers.
2011-12 12338 222681 3536200
(v) Use of Bt. Cotton Hybrid Seeds: - Bt.
2012-13 11020 161700 3285800
Cotton is the only transgenic crop approved
2013-14 8229 174307 3473130 in the country for commercial cultivation.
2014-15 8621 157616 3517664 The Genetic Engineering Appraisal
2015-16 9036 149542 3435248 Committee (GEAC) of the Ministry of
2016-17 11071.44 220907 3802904 Environment, Forests and Climate Change
2017-18 10508.59 195415 4194111 is the nodal agency for grant of permission
99671.53 for environmental release of Bt. Cotton
2018-19 180096 3988899
(Tentative) hybrids under the Environment Protection
Act, 1986 in the country. At present, about
(iii) Strengthening of Seeds Quality
1400 Bt. Cotton hybrid seeds are available
Control Organizations (State Seed
for cultivation in the country. These Bt.
Certification Agencies and State Seed
Cotton hybrids are grown in ten (10) States
Testing Laboratories): - The responsibility
i.e., Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,
of execution of seed law enforcement is
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka,
vested with the State Governments. Seed
Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan.
Inspectors, notified under the relevant
The area under Bt. Cotton has increased
provisions of the Seeds Act, 1966 and the
from 29073 ha in Kharif 2002 to 110.76 lakh
Seeds (Control) Order, 1983, inspect the
ha. in 2017-18.
premises of seed distribution agencies to
draw samples for testing. Appropriate action The Department has issued Cotton Seed
is taken against sellers of sub-standard Price Control Order, 2015 under Section 3
seeds as per the provisions of the Seeds Act/ of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 for
Rules and Seed (Control) Orders. These regulating the maximum sale price (MSP) of
Inspectors are also authorized to stop the Bt cotton hybrid seeds. For 2017, Department
sale of sub-standard seeds and to seize has notified the MSP of Bt. Cotton (vide SO

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No. 802 (E) dated 10th March, 2017) at Rs. Seeds Corporations and State Department
635/- per 450 grams of Bt. Cotton seed plus of Agriculture of Tamil Nadu, Himachal
120 grams of refugia of BG-I version and Rs. Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Jharkhand.
800/- for BG-II version of Bt. Cotton Hybrid. Under the programme, one time financial
For 2018, the price of Bt. Cotton was fixed to assistance for procurement of seeds called
Rs. 635/- for BG-I version and reduced from Revolving fund and cost of material handling
Rs. 800/- to Rs. 740/- for BG-II version of equipment is provided to the implementing
Bt. Cotton seeds for per packet of 450 grams. agency. Assistance is also provided for
maintenance of certified and foundation
(vi) National Seed Reserve: - The seeds of identified crops, construction
Establishment & Maintenance of Seed of seed godown, establishment of seed
Bank Programme has been re-structured as processing plant, Cost of Material handling
National Seed Reserve for implementation equipment, Cost of service out sourced and
during 12th Plan. The basic objectives of computerization & networking facilities,
the scheme are to meet the requirement besides price differential cost for left over
of seeds of short and medium duration stock of seeds as per norms of the scheme.
crops varieties to farmers during natural The quantity of certified and foundation
calamities and unforeseen conditions. The seeds maintained under NSR and amount
National Seed Reserve (NSR) programme released to the participating agencies during
is implemented by about 22 implementing 2015-16 to 2018-19 are as under:-
agencies in the country namely NSC, State

Targets of Physical
Physical Achievement
quantity Amount released to
Year (in lakh quintals)
(in lakh quintals) implementing agencies

2015-16 3.65 2.76 21.24

2016-17 3.65 2.77 19.12
2017-18 3.66 3.66 26.78
2018-19 3.72 1.46* 9.49*
* only kharif 2018

(vii) SAARC Seed Bank : India signed the can be ensured; and to act as a regional seed
Agreement on establishment and maintenance security reserve for the Member States.
of SAARC Regional Seed Bank in November,
2011 at the XVII SAARC summit held at Accordingly, National Seeds Corporation
Maldives in 2011 with the objective to provide Limited (NSC), New Delhi has been declared
regional support to national seed security as National Designated Agency to coordinate
efforts; address regional seed shortage through for establishment and maintenance of SAARC
collective actions and foster inter-country Regional Seed Bank in India. The National
partnerships, to promote increase of Seed Designated Agency (NDA) would be entrusted
Replacement Rate (SRR) with appropriate the task of establishing SAARC Seed Bank
varieties at a faster rate as far as possible so as per provisions contained in the agreement.
that the use of quality seed for crop production It will work as the National Focal Point also.

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National Seeds Corporation Limited, State capacity upto maximum of Rs.1000

Seeds Corporations and State Department @25% for General farmers for 20 qtls.
of Agriculture are declared as implementing capacity upto maximum of Rs.2000
agency to establishment and maintenance of the Assistance for purchase of only one seed
SAARC Regional Seed Bank in the Country. bin for each identified farmer is available
in the Seed Village Programme. The
In addition, Government of India constituted implementing agency may also distribute
a National Technical Committee to coordinate smaller size of seed bins as per demand
all related activities i.e working out modalities, of farmer and financial assistance is
technicalities of participation to the SAARC reduced accordingly
Regional Seed Bank in the Country.
The year-wise physical progress of the
(viii) Seed Village Programme: - In order programme since 2009-10 are as under : -
to upgrade the quality of farmer saved seeds
which is about 60-65% of the total seeds used Number of Quantity of Seed
for crop production programme, following Year Seed Village Produced (In
interventions are made: Organized Lakh Quintals)
2009-10 69,127 79.564
(a) 50% assistance for the seeds for cereal 2010-11 1,01,067 161.553
crops and 60% for oilseeds, pulses, fodder
2011-12 89,244 199.28
and green manure crops is provided for
distribution of foundation/certified seeds 2012-13 78,943 116.708
required for one acre area per farmer. 2013-14 68455 145.14
2014-15 48004 193.71
(b) Farmers’ Trainings : Financial assistance of 2015-16 29249 91.82
Rs.15000 per group (50-150 farmers each
2016-17 22891 58.52
group) is provided for farmers training
on seed production and post harvest seed 2017-18 6741 17.60
technology (Rs.0.15 lakh) 2018-19*
(as on 40048 58.09
(c) Seed treating/dressing drums: Financial 5.12.2018)
assistance for treating seeds produced in
the Seed Village is available @ 3500 per *received
The progress from most implementing agencies is yet to be
after crop harvest.
seed treating drum of 20Kg capacity and
(ix) Boosting Seed Production in Private
Rs. 5000 per drum of 40Kg capacity.
Sector: - Under this component of the Credit
(d) Seed Storage bins: To encourage farmers linked back ended subsidy @40% of the
to develop storage capacity of appropriate capital cost of the project in general areas
quality, financial assistance is available and 50% in case of hilly and scheduled areas
to farmers for purchasing Seed Storage subject to an upper limit of Rs 150 lakhs per
bins. The rate of assistance is as under: project is funded. Two percent (2%) of the
@33% for SC/ST farmers for 10 qtls. total fund utilized under the component will
capacity upto maximum of Rs.1500 be allowed as administrative charges to the
@33% for SC/ST farmers for 20 qtls. Nodal agency. So far, 605 such projects have
capacity upto maximum of Rs.3000 been sanctioned for the small entrepreneurs
@25% for General farmers for 10 qtls. in 17 States with 143.11 lakh qtls. seed

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processing capacity and storage capacity of foreign supplier agrees to supply parent
51.27 lakh qtls as on 31.10.2018. line seeds/nucleus or breeder seeds/
technology to the Indian company
(x) Programme being implemented in within a period of two years from the
the North-Eastern States: - Details of the date of import of the first commercial
programmes being implemented in the NE consignment after its import has been
region is at Annexure 4.1 recommended by DAC. For trial and
evaluation of the variety sought to be
4.16 Modifications in New Policy on Seed imported by eligible importers, 16 kg.
Development: - The National Seed Policy, seed in case of wheat and 5 kg. in case
2002 provides that all imports of seeds of paddy will be given to ICAR or farms
and planting materials, etc. will be allowed accredited by ICAR for sowing. After
freely subject to EXIM Policy Guidelines receipt of the satisfactory results of trial/
and the requirements of the Plants, Fruits evaluation, an eligible importer may
and Seeds (Regulation of import into India) apply for the bulk import of such seeds
Order, 1989 as amended from time to time. to the DAC.
Import of parental lines of newly developed
varieties will also be encouraged. The (ii) Similar procedure of trial/evaluation has
Policy also provides that seed and planting been recommended for import of the
materials imported for sale into the country seeds of coarse cereals, pulses and oil
will have to meet minimum seed standards seeds.
of seed health, germination, genetic and Further, Seeds Division has simplified the
physical purity as prescribed. All importers forms for export and import of seeds and
will make available a small sample of the planting materials.
imported seed to the Gene Bank maintained
by National Bureau of Plant Genetic
Resources (NBPGR). In order to harmonize Implementation of OECD Seed
New Policy on Seed Development, 1988 with Schemes in India
the National Seed Policy, 2002, following 4.17 The objective of the Organization for
two modifications have been made in the Economic Co-operation and Development
New Policy on Seed Development, 1988: (OECD) Seed Schemes is to encourage use of
seeds of consistently high quality in participating
(i) Seeds of wheat and paddy – In order to countries. The scheme authorizes the use of
provide to the Indian farmer the best labels and certificates for seed produced and
planting material available in the world processed for international trade according to
to increase productivity, the import of OECD guidelines. The scheme also facilitates
seeds of wheat and paddy may also be the import and export of seed, by the removal
allowed as per provisions of the Plant of technical trade barrier through international
Quarantine Order, 2003 as amended from recognize labels. India’s participation in
time to time for a period not exceeding OECD schemes aims to enhance seed export
two years by companies, which have capabilities and probabilities.
technical/financial collaboration
agreement for production of seeds 4.18 The Department has become a member
with companies abroad, provided the of OECD Seed Scheme from 23rd October, 2008
and 249 varieties in 20 crops have been enlisted

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in OECD list of varieties till now. International followed by 86 legumes, 35 cucurbits, 71

workshop on OECD Seed Certification had been oilseeds, 09 fruits, 49 vegetables, 48 spices, 03
organized by Telangana State Seed & Organic medicinal & aromatic, 17 flowers, 3 fiber crops
Certification Authority (TSSOCA), Hyderabad and 1 Sugar crops. The applications were also
to accelerate the seed export through OECD received during this year seeking registration
seed scheme. National Task Force on OECD of plant varieties belonged to 11 different plant
Scheme has also constituted to enhance India’s families.
share of seed export through this scheme.
(b) Strong linkages have been developed
4.19 Gender Perspective in the with seed industry and, as of now, 26
Implementation of SMSP: There is no stakeholder including 16 private companies,
separate allocation of funds under the various have submitted applications for registration
components/ schemes of Seeds Division for with the Authority. The Authority issued 74
women farmers. Implementing agencies/ States certificate of registration for 8 crop species.
have been requested to allocate adequate funds The highest number of certificates were issued
for participation of women farmers in Seed in Rice (48), followed by Maize (9), Brinzal (3),
Village Programme. coriander (1), Bread Wheat (8), Black Pepper
(3), Tomato (1) and Small cardamom (1).
4.20 Organisations under Seed (c) Out of 74 certificates of registration
Division issued during 2018, 6 belonged to New category,
(i) Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ 3 to Extant Notified, 9 to Extant VCK, and 56
Rights Authority to Farmers’ category.

Implementation of Protection of Plant

Varieties and Farmers’ Rights
Legislation for Protection of Plant Varieties
and Farmers’ Rights was enacted in year
2001. The legislation provides for the
establishment of an effective system for
protection of plant varieties, the rights of
farmers’ and plant breeders and to encourage
the development of new varieties of plants.
Funds are released to Protection of Plant
Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority (ii) National Seed Research and
(PPV&FRA) to provide necessary back-up Training Centre (NSRTC), Varanasi
support for implementation of this legislation. The National Seed Research and Training
Centre (NSRTC), Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) has
Achievements been functioning since October 2005 and has
been notified as Central Seed Testing and
(a) During 2018-19, the Authority received
Referral Laboratory (CSTL) with effect from
551 applications representing 63 genera/
01.04.2007. The objective of CSTL, NSRTC
species belonging to 41 New, 50 extant and
is to maintain uniformity in seed testing and
460 farmer’s categories. The highest number
to ensure supply of quality seeds at National
of application were received for 229 cereals,
level. It also acts as Referral Laboratory
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under Court of Law for seed related issues. and privileges to IRRI and its offices and
NSRTC is a premiere institute for capacity activities in India including ISARC as per
building in relation to maintaining Seed United Nations (Privileges and Immunities)
Quality Assurance by offering HRD Act, 1947. ISARC has started functioning.
activities round the year. The CSTL working
under ambit of NSRTC is member laboratory (iv) National Seeds Corporation: National
of International Seed Testing Association Seeds Corporation Limited is a Schedule-B
(ISTA), since 2007. As per National Central Public Enterprise under the
programme to maintain uniformity in seed Administrative Control of the Department
testing, during 2018-19 (till December, 2018) of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers
NSRTC has received 16650 nos. of seed Welfare. It enjoys “Mini Ratna” (Category-I)
samples under 5% re-testing programme, 48 status. The performance of NSC during
nos. of Court referred seed samples and 9 2016-17 is as under:-
nos. of seed samples under PT programme
During 2017-18 NSC has produced/procured
from ISTA, Switzerland.
approximately 15.60 lakhs quintal Seeds.
During 2018-19 (till 15th January, 2019) NSC is undertaking Seed Production of more
NSRTC has organized 08 National Training than 600 varieties/hybrids/lines including
Programme on various seed related issues for parental lines of about 60 crops consisting
the benefit of various stakeholders of Govt., of Cereals, Millets, Oilseeds, Pulses, Fodder,
Public and Private Sector etc. Fibers, Green Manure, Potato and wide range
of Vegetable crops. During the financial year
(iii) International Rice Research Institute 2017-18 NSC has distributed 11.66 Lakh qtls
(IRRI), South Asia Regional Center of seed in the country. NSC earned Profit
(ISARC): Union Cabinet in its meeting held after Tax (PAT) of Rs. 24.98 crores during
on 12.07.2017 had approved the proposal 2017-18. NSC paid dividend @ 30% on
for ISARC at National Seed Research and Profit after Tax amounting to Rs. 9.03 crores
Training Center (NSRTC) Campus, Varanasi, (including Dividend Tax) during 2017-18
Uttar Pradesh. Memorandum of Agreement on the PAT for the financial Year 2016-17.
has been signed by Secretary (DAC&FW) and During the current financial year 2018-19
Director General, IRRI, Philippines on 2nd NSC has distributed 12.90 lakhs quintals of
August, 2017. Gazette Notification has been seed upto November, 2018. Upto 31.12.2018
issued on 3rd October, 2017 by the Ministry total likely sowing area at the farms 14,300
of External Affairs to accord immunities hectares has been completed and sales will
be 14.95 lakh quintal.

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National training on Seed Certification, Quality Regulation and Law Enforcement (December 10th-14th, 2018) organised by NSRTC

FTF-ITT program on Seed Production, Processing and Commercialization (Feb. 12-26, 2019) organised by NSRTC

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Krishak Kalyan Karyashala (01.09.2018) organised by NSRTC

National training on Advancement in Seed Testing (November 12th-16th, 2018) organised by NSRTC

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Pivot Irrigation System in the Field

Seed coating Machine in operation at CSF, Raichur

Fisheries Production Unit at CSF, Suratgarh

Combines in operation

Fisheries production Unit- activities being seen Mobile Van distributing NSC’s Seed among the Farm-
by the Officers of the Corporation. ers in far flung areas in Kolkata region

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International Workshop on “DUS testing in potato” Organized on 11th-12th June, 2018

under Indo German Bilateral Programme at CPRI, Shimla.

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Indo-German International Workshop on DNA Based System and Techniques for Consolidate DUS organized on
20-21 November, 2018 at NASC Complex, New Delhi

Sub Mission on Agricultural Mech- increase the availability of farm power from 1.841
anization (SMAM) kW per ha (2012-13) to 4.0 kW per ha by the end
of 2030 to cope up with increasing demand of food
4.21 Overview grains.
4.21.1 Agriculture Mechanization is an essential
4.21.2 This will call for greater engineering inputs
input to modern agriculture to increase the
which will require developments and introduction
productivity and for making judicious use of other
of high capacity, precision, reliable and energy
inputs like seeds, fertilizers, chemicals & pesticides
efficient equipment. Looking at the pattern of
and natural resources like water, soil nutrients etc.
land holding in India, it may be noted that about
besides reducing the human drudgery and cost of
84 % of the holdings are below 1 ha. There is a
cultivation. Agriculture Mechanization also helps
need for special efforts in farm mechanization for
in improving safety and comfort of the agricultural
these categories of farmers to enhance production
worker, improvements in the quality and value
and productivity of agriculture. In the existing
addition of the farm produce and also enabling
scenario of land fragmentation and resulting
the farmers to take second and subsequent crops
continued shrinkage of average size of operational
making Indian agriculture more attractive and
holdings, percentage of marginal, small and
profitable. It also helps the Indian farming to
semi-medium operational holdings is likely to
become commercial instead of subsistence. There
increase. Such small holding makes individual
is a linear relationship between availability of farm
ownership of agricultural machinery uneconomic
power and farm yield. Therefore, there is a need to
and operationally unviable. ‘Custom Hiring

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Centers of Agricultural Machineries’ operated machinery component under RKVY, NFSM,

by Cooperative Societies, Self Help Groups and NHM & NMOOP schemes for different categories
private/rural entrepreneur are the best alternative of Machinery & Equipment. The financial
in enabling easy availability of farm machineries assistance @40% is provided for establishment
to the farmers and bringing about improvement of farm machinery banks to provide the custom
of farm productivity for the benefits of Small & hiring services for the benefits of small and
Marginal farmers. marginal farmers. For installing solar photovoltaic
water pumping system, financial assistance as
4.21.3 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & per NRME norms is provided. To promote the
Farmers Welfare has integrated the components mechanization in selected village with low level of
of agricultural mechanization under various farm mechanization, financial assistance @80%
schemes and programmes aiming at catalyzing of the project cost for farm machinery banks is
an accelerated but inclusive growth of agricultural given to the group of minimum 8 farmers. Hiring
mechanization in India. The precise interventions assistance for various farm operations carried out
with a special emphasis on ‘reaching the unreached’ through the farm machinery banks set up under
will bring small and marginal farmers’ at the financial assistance is also provided @ 50% of the
core. With this aim Sub Mission on Agricultural cost of operation/ha limited to Rs. 2000 per ha. to
Mechanization (SMAM) has been introduced farmers.
during 12th plan w.e.f April 2014.
4.24 As a result of different programmes
4.22 Objectives of SMAM implemented by the Government of India over the
years and equal participation from Private Sector,
(i) Increasing the reach of farm mechanization to
the farm mechanization has been increasing
small and marginal farmers and to the regions
steadily over the years. This is evident from the sale
where availability of farm power is low;
of tractors and power tillers, taken as indicator of
(ii) Promoting ‘Custom Hiring Centres’to offset the adoption of the mechanized means of farming,
the adverse economies of scale arising due to during the last five years is given below
small landholding and high cost of individual
Year Wise Sale of Tractors
ownership;
and Power tillers
(iii) Creating hubs for hi-tech& high value farm Tractor Sales Power tiller Sale
equipments; Year
(Nos.) (Nos.)
(iv) Creating awareness among stakeholders 2011-12 5,35,210 60,000
through demonstration and capacity building 2012-13 5,90,672 47,000
activities; 2013-14 6,96,828 56,000
2014-15 5,51,463 46,000
Ensuring performance testing and certification
at designated testing centers located all over the 2015-16 6,26,839 48,882
country. 2016-17 5,80,000 45,200
2017-18 7,96873 51,680
4.23 Financial Assistance in SMAM under its 4.25 Average farm power availability for
various components: The financial assistance the cultivated areas of the country has been
as cost subsidy to the tune of 40-50% is being increased from 0.48 kW/ha in 1975-76 to 1.84
provided for the individual ownership of the kW/ha in 2012-13 and crossed 2.02 kW/ha by
farm machinery which is also applicable for farm 2017-18.
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4.26 Achievements: to different categories of beneficiaries like

4.26.1 Training of Farmers & Technicians: farmers, technicians, under graduate engineers,
The Farm Machinery Training & Testing entrepreneurs and the foreign nationals
Institutes (FMTTIs) located at Budni (Madhya nominated under international exchange treaty
Pradesh), Hissar (Haryana), Garladinne (Andhra on selection, operation, maintenance, energy
Pradesh), and Biswanath Chariali (Assam), as conservation and management of agricultural
per details given below are imparting training equipments.

Central Farm Machinery Training & Testing Institute, Tractor Nagar, P.O. Budni
-466455, Distt. Sehore (MP)
1.
E-Mail : fmti-mp@ nic.in
Phone : 07564-234729
Website: http:// fmttibudni.gov.in/
Northern Region Farm Machinery Training & Testing Institute, Sirsa Road, Hisar
(Haryana)-125001
2.
E-Mail : fmti-nr@ nic.in
Phone : 01662-276984
Website: http://nrfmtti.gov.in/
Southern Region Farm Machinery Training & Testing Institute Tractor Nagar, P.O.
Garladinne-515731 Distt. Anantpur (Andhra Pradesh)
3.
E-Mail : fmti-sr@hub.nic.in
Phone : 08551-286441
Website: http://srfmtti.dacnet.nic.in/
North Eastern Region Farm Machinery Training & Testing Institute
P.O. Biswanath Chariali -784176, Distt. Sonitpur, ( Assam )
4.
E-Mail : fmti-ner@hub.nic.in
Phone : 03715-222094
Website: http://nerfmtti.nic.in/

4.26.2 During the year 2017-18, total 9689 trainees

were trained till 31st March, 2018 against the annual
target of 9000 in different courses. To supplement the
efforts of the FMTTIs, outsourcing of the training
through the identified Institutions, ICAR Institutions,
ATMA Institutions, National innovation Foundation,
training programmes are funded as per norms
prescribed by Ministry of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship.
4.27 Testing and Evaluation of Farm
Machinery & Equipment: The Farm
Machinery Training and Testing Institute at
Budni is authorized to conduct commercial
tests on tractors and other agricultural
machines as per relevant BIS test codes
besides conducting the testing of tractors
and power tillers under CMV Rules 1989.
CFMTTI is also National designated authority
for testing of tractors as per OECD codes.

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The institute at Hisar, conducts commercial 4.28 To cope up with the ever increasing
tests on self-propelled combine harvesters, demand of testing of agricultural machines
plant protection equipments, agricultural and equipments, DAC & FW has designated
implements and other machines as per 34 testing centers of SAU, ICAR and
relevant BIS codes and authorized to issue the State Governments. During 2017-18 and
CMVR certificate in respect of the combined 2018-19 Farm Machinery Testing Centre
harvesters under CMVR 1989. The Institute at College of Food Technology, University
Garladinne is authorized to test power tillers of Horticulture Sciences Udyanagiri,
and also conduct tests on various agricultural Navanga, Bagalkot-587104, Karnataka
implements & equipments. The institute at and re-designated College of Agricultural
Biswanath Chariali (Assam) tests bullock Engineering and Technology, Marathwada
drawn implements, manually operated Agricultural University, Parbhani,
equipment, tractor drawn implements, self Maharashtra respectively..
propelled machines and small hand tools.
4.29 Demonstration of Newly Developed
During the financial year 2017-18, the four
Agricultural/ Horticultural Equipment:
FMTTIs altogether have tested 331 machines
To support and encourage the Agriculture
of various categories, including tractors,
mechanization at field level and to bring the
power-tillers, combine harvesters, and other
awareness of new technologies among the
machinery and equipments, till 31st March,
farmers, demonstrations of newly developed
2018 against the target of 320.
agricultural equipment including Post
harvesting, horticultural equipment have
been included under component 1 & 2 of the
SMAM scheme. Under these components,
100% financial assistance as Center Sector
Scheme is provided @Rs 4000 per ha up to
100 ha per season for the field demonstration
of farm machinery and post harvesting
technology/equipments on farmer’s field.
Total 278 field demonstrations have been
conducted by the FMTTIs during the current
financial year 2017-18.

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region. During 2017-18 total 1016 trainees

were trained at this NERFMTTI at Biswanath
Chariali, Assam against the target of 1000 and
have tested 30 nos. of agricultural implements
and machinery against the annual target of 30.
To support the agricultural Mechanization in
North Eastern States where the Mechanization
level is very low, the maximum permissible
subsidy per machine per beneficiary is provided
@ 50% limited to Rs. 1.25 lakhs/beneficiary for
procurement of various agricultural machinery
and equipments for individual ownership, and
4.30 Custom Hiring Centres: To promote 95% of the cost of the machinery/Implement up
the mechanization of small and marginal farm to Rs 10 lakhs per farm Machinery bank for the
holdings and farm holding in difficult area with establishment of Farm Machinery Banks with a
low level of mechanization, the efforts has been minimum of 8-10 farmers respectively. During
made to concentrate on establishment of farm the year 2017-18, cost subsidy of Rs.91.15 crores
Machinery Bank & Hi tech, high productive has already been released to NE States under the
farm machinery hubs for custom hiring services. different components of SMAM.
Under the components 4, 5 & 6 of the SMAM
total Rs. 91.15 crores as cost subsidy, has already 4.33 Gender Friendly Equipment for Women:
been released to States in the first installment Under the component 1 of SMAM, Agricultural
during 2018-19 to establish 174 Farm machinery Mechanization through Training, Testing, and
Banks for providing the custom hiring services Demonstration, a total 2726 women have been
in the country till November, 2018. trained during the Financial Year 2017-18. A
list of about 30 identified gender-friendly tools
4.31 Farm Mechanization Programmes and equipment developed by the Research and
under various schemes of Agriculture: Development Organization for use in different
Financial Assistance in the form of subsidy at farm operations has already been sent to all
the rate of 40-50 percent under RKVY, NFSM & states and UTs for popularizing them. State
NHM, NMOOP is applicable as per guidelines of governments have been directed to earmark 30
SMAM to the farmers for individual ownership per cent of total funds allocated under SMAM
of agricultural equipment including hand tools, for women beneficiaries.
bullock-drawn/ power-driven implements,
planting, reaping, harvesting and threshing
equipment, tractors, power-tillers and other
specialized agricultural machines.
4.32 Activities in the North-Eastern States:
A FMTTI has been established at Biswanath
Chariali in the Sonitpur district of Assam,
to cater to the needs of human resource
development in the field of agricultural
mechanization and also to assess the quality
and performance characteristics of different
agricultural implements and machines in the

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4.35 Promotion of Agricultural

Mechanization for In-Situ Management
of Crop Residue in the States of
Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and
NCT of Delhi.

Objectives of the Scheme

(I) Protecting environment from air
pollution and preventing loss of nutrients
and soil micro-organisms caused by
burning of crop residue.
(II) Promoting in-situ management of crop
4.34 State Agro Industries Corporations: residue by retention and incorporation
The Government of India had advised the State into the soil through the use of appropriate
Governments in the year 1964, to set up State mechanization inputs.
Agro Industries Corporations (SAICs) in the
public sector to act as catalysts in providing (III) P romoting Farm Machinery Banks for
access to industrial inputs to farmers, for their custom hiring of in-situ crop residue
use in agriculture. Thus, 17 SAICs were set up management machinery to offset the
in the joint sector with equity participation of adverse economies of scale arising due
the Government of India and the respective to small land holding and high cost of
State Governments of Andhra Pradesh, individual ownership.
Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal
(IV) Creating awareness among stakeholders
Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka,
through demonstration, capacity building
Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,
activities and differentiated Information,
Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh,
Education and communication strategies
Tamil Nadu and West Bengal during 1965
for effective utilization and management
to 1970. Many of the State Governments
of crop residue.
have increased their equity participation
as a result of which the Government of
India, at present, is a minority shareholder. 4.36 Components of Scheme
SAICs have since expanded their basic The Scheme has the following components
functions by commencing manufacture and (100% Central Share)
marketing of agricultural inputs, implements,
(i) Establish Farm Machinery Banks
machines, after-sales service, promotion and
for Custom Hiring of in-situ Crop
development of agro-based units/industries.
Residue Management Machinery
The Government of India is implementing a
- financial assistance @ 80% of
policy of disinvestment of its shares in SAICs
the project cost is provided to the
with a view to give greater decision making
Co-operative Societies of farmers,
power to the State governments by allowing
FPOs, Self-Help Groups, registered
transfer of its shares to state governments. At
Farmers Societies / farmers groups,
present only 10 SAICS are in function which
Private Entrepreneurs, Group of
has Government of India equity.
women farmers or self-help groups

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for establishment of farm machinery Happy Seeder, Paddy Straw Chopper/

banks or custom hiring centres of Shredder/Mulcher, Shrub Master/Cutter
in-situ crop residue management cum Spreader, Hydraulic Reversible M.
machinery. Groups of farmers / B. Plough, Rotary Slasher, Zero Till
Individual farmers having their own Seed cum Fertilizer Drill, Rotavator.
tractor / combine harvester would
(iii)
Information, Education and
be preferred for establishing Custom
Communication for awareness on
Hiring Centre (CHC).Old established
in-situ Crop Residue Management -
CHCs, with Non-Crop Residue
financial assistance is provided to the State
Machinery, will also be eligible for a
Governments, KVKs, ICAR Institutions,
fresh project under the scheme.
Central Government Institutions, PSUs
(ii)
Financial Assistance to farmers etc. for the activities to be undertaken
for Procurement of Agriculture towards Information, Education and
Machinery and Equipment for in- Communication (IEC). The activities will
situ Crop Residue Management- involve mass awareness campaigns through
financial assistance @ 50% of the cost short and long films, documentaries, radio
of machinery/equipment is provided and TV programmes, demonstration
to individual farmers for purchase camps at various levels, capacity-building
of machinery/equipment for crop programmes, advertisements in print
residue management. The machineries media, star campaigning, award for
identified by the Task Force for in-situ village/ gram Panchayat for achieving
crop residue management are Super zero straw burning, panel discussions on
Straw Management System (Super SMS) Doordarshan, DD Kisan and other private
to be attached with Combine Harvester, channels, etc.

(iv) Funds Released: (Rs. In Crores) – 2018-19

States/ Establishment Distribution IEC Flexi Funds/ Total

Agency of CHCs of activities Admn. Expences
machinery
Punjab 176.00 71.30 16.80 5.28 269.38
Haryana 72.00 41.50 21.64 2.70 137.84
Uttar Pradesh 37.58 95.27 12.84 2.91 148.60
ICAR 0 0 19.36 0 19.36
Total 285.58 208.07 70.64 10.89 575.18

4.37 Impact of implementation of the scheme impact on in-situ management of crop. In this
Promotion of Agricultural Mechanization for scheme Super straw management, Happy Seed
In-Situ Management of Crop Residue in the Drill, Chopper/Shredder, Reversible Mould
States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Board Plough, Zero Seed Drill, Shrub Master
NCT of Delhi has been seen very positive and Mulcher has been used by farmers.

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Demonstration of Happy Seeder Machine Demonstration of Mulcher

(Germination of wheat crops sown by Happy Seed Drill)

4.38 Success Stories

(i) Power Tiller for Tilling the Soil

A Powertiller was purchased by a farmer In addition to his own use, the farmer hired
Thiru.A.Ramu, S/o Alagu Thevar, Pulikuruchi out the powertiller to nearby farmers for 60
village in Tiruchuli block of Virudhunagar hours by collecting Rs.300/= hour as hire
District during the year 2014-15 under the charge. The farmer used the powertiller for
Agricultural Mechanization Programme. The hiring activity and collected an amount of
farmer is small farmer possessing an area of Rs.18,000/- as hire charge. The farmer spent an
0.48 Ha land in SF. The total cost of powertiller amount of Rs.1000/= and Rs.8000/- for repair
was Rs.1,61,175/=. He has invested an amount and maintenance and fuel charges respectively.
of Rs.86,175/= as farmer’s contribution The net earnings of the farmer by using the
for purchasing VST Sakthi-130 DI model powertiller is Rs.9,000/-.
powertiller and the Agricultural Engineering
Department gave an amount of Rs.75,000/- as
subsidy amount.

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(ii) Success Story of Sri Muthumari Amman SMAM subsidy assistance of Rs.8.00 Lakhs
Farmers Production Group Agricultural .The centre named Sri Muthumari Amman
Machinery and Implements Hiring Centre Farmers Production Group Agricultural
:A village based “Custom Hiring Centre” was Machinery and Implements Hiring Centre
established at Palacode Block in Dharmapuri is owned by farmers group of Mungapatti,
District of Tamil Nadu under the scheme Errnahahalli Revenue village of Palacode
of SMAM in the year 2017-18 at an outlay Block, Palacode Taluk, Dharmapuri District,
of Rs.10.00 Lakhs, which includes farmer’s Tamil Nadu.
contribution amount of Rs.2.00 Lakhs and

Agricultural Machinery Custom Hiring Centre

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List of Agricultural Machinery Received with Subsidy under SMAM in 2017-18

Qty Total Amount Subsidy
Sl.No Machinery / Implement
(in Nos) (in Rs) (80% in Rs)
1 Tractor – 40 -70 PTO HP 1 586946 415676
2 Rotavator – 42 Blade 1 98200 68000
3 Brush Cutter 1 22172 15480
High Capacity Axial Flow Multi
4 1 378200 268000
Crop Thresher
5 9 Tyne Cultivator 1 31000 20000
20800
6 5 Tyne Cultivator 1 32120
Ltd to 12844
TOTAL 6 1148638 800000
Hire Charges :
Agricultural Machinery / Custom Hiring Hire Private market hire
Sl. No.
Implement charge (in Rs) charge (in Rs)
1 Tractor - -
2 Rotavator Rs 650/ Hour Rs 800/Hour
3 5Tyne cultivator Rs 550/ Hour Rs700/Hour
4 9 Tyne cultivator Rs 550/ Hour Rs700/Hour
5 Multi crop Thresher Rs 800/ Hour Rs1000/Hour
6 Brush cutter Rs 250/Hour Rs 350/Hour

Cost Economics of CHC: Total Variable Cost 1,11,000

Total cost 1,29,000
Sl.No Item Amount in Rs
Benefits per annum
Fixed Cost per annum
1 Hire charges 1,90,000
1 Depreciation 5,000
2 Others -
2 Interest 13,000
3 Gross return (GR) 1,90,000
Total 18,000
4 Cost 1,29,000
Variable Cost per annum
Benefits 61,000
1 Fuel 50,800
2 Lubrication 6,000 Plant Protection and Plant Quaran-
Repair and tine:
3 6,000
mainteinance
4 Labour charges 49,000 4.39 Overview
Total 1,11,800 The Plant Protection Division performs
Total Cost per annum regulatory, monitoring, surveillance and human
Total Fixed Cost 18,000 resource development function through a
scheme called “Sub Mission on plant protection
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4.40 The primary aim of this Sub mission is to functions are being discharged by 57 Plant
minimize loss to quality and yield of agricultural Quarantine Stations (PQS) functioning under
crops from the ravage of insect pests, diseases, Directorate of Plant Protection Quarantine
weeds, nematodes, rodents etc. and to shield & Storage (DPPQ&S), Faridabad at various
our bio-security from the incursions and spread international airports, seaports and land
of alien species. The sub mission also seeks customs stations across the country to facilitate
to facilitate exports of Indian Agricultural international trade in agricultural products. To
commodities to global markets and to promote bolster the Plant Quarantine infrastructure,
good agricultural practices, particularly with 16 New Plant Quarantine Stations have been
respect to plant protection strategies and proposed at the notified points of entry.
techniques. In this regard, the destructive
4.43 During 2018-19 (Upto 31st December,
Insect and pests Act, 1914 and the Insecticides
2018) Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) for 11
Act, 1968 provide the legal framework for the
agricultural commodities were carried out
regulatory function. The Sub Mission has 4
to determine potential Bio-security risk if
important components, (i) Strengthening and
imported while for getting market access of
Modernization of Plant Quarantine Facilities
Indian products in other countries technical
(SMPQF), (ii) Strengthening and Modernization
information for 59 commodities to the various
of Pest Management Approach (SMPMA), (iii)
National Plant Protection Organizations were
Monitoring of Pesticide Residues at National
provided. During the period 76,480 Import
Level (MPRNL) and (iv) National Institute of
Release Order (IROs) were issued for seeds
Plant Health Management (NIPHM).
and plant materials and 2,48,627 Phytosanitary
Certificates (PSCs) issued for export .
Strengthening and Modernization of
Plant Quarantine Facilities (SMPQF) 4.44 Further, in total 671 Pest control
4.41 The objective of Plant Quarantine primarily Agencies have been accredited for undertaking
is to prevent introduction of exotic pests, diseases fumigation with Methyl bromide (MBr) under
and weeds which are likely to be introduced NSPM-12 and for Aluminum Phosphide (Alp)
through import of agricultural commodities or 491 Pest control Agencies have been accredited
plant material into India and similarly fulfill under NSPM-22, whereas for Forced Hot Air
obligation of the International Plant Protection Treatment (FHAT) 502 accredited Agencies
Convention (IPPC) carrying out phytosanitary were certified for wood packing materials.
certification to prevent introduction of pests, To meet out the requirement of importing
diseases and weeds in other countries through countries as per bilateral agreements specific
exports of such material. SOPs were formulated and registered 277 Rice
Processing units for export of Rice to USA and
4.42 The Plant Quarantine (Regulation Import 192 for China, 85 Peanut Processing units, 127
into India) Order, 2003 issued under provisions dry Chilli warehouses and 66 Pack houses for
of Destructive Insect and Pest Act, 1914 (DIP fresh fruits and vegetables. To facilitate export
Act) regulates imports. Post entry quarantine of fresh Mango fruit 36 units were registered
inspection is under taken in case of propagating for Hot Water Immersion Treatment facilities
plant material. Phytosanitary Certificates (PSC) and 04 units of Irradiation facilities have been
are issued for exports as per International Plant registered to ensure pest free export of agri
Protection Convention (IPPC), 1951 of the Food commodities to the foreign countries.
and Agricultural Organization (FAO). These

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4.45 Plant Quarantine stations play an have been adopted to ensure pest free export
important role in Bio-security as during of peanut and dried chillies. Revision of Plant
inspection of imported commodities for Quarantine (Regulation of import into India)
various countries during 2018-19 intercepted Order, 2003 has been done.
236 Quarantine pest various PQ stations viz.
Sirex wasp (Sirex spp), Agrilus anxius, Galium Strengthening and Modernization of
spp., Ahasverus advena., Typhaea stercorea, Pest Management Approach (SMPMA)
Carpophilus mutilates, Hypothenemus 4.47 IPM is an eco- friendly approach, which
hampei , Aspidiotus nerii, Elsinoe australis, aims at keeping pest below economic thresholds
Cryptolestes pusillus, Elsinoe australis, level by employing all available alternate pest
Cryptolestes ferrugineus, Psocids (Psocoptera control methods and techniques such as cultural,
sp.) in Regional Plant Quarantine Station, mechanical and biological control with greater
Mumbai.Ephestia spp, Cryptolestes sp, emphasis on use of bio-pesticides and pesticides
Ambrosia beetle (Platypus sp.), Carpophilus sp., of plant-origin like Neem formulations. The
Cryptolestes ferrugenius, Scolytus scolytus, use of chemical pesticides is advised as a last
Tomicus piniperda, Pityogenes spp, Xyleborus resort when pest crosses economic threshold
affinis, Ips typographus, Hylesinus spp., level (ETL). IPM related activities are being
Xylosandrus spp., in Plant Quarantine Station, implemented through 35 Central Integrated
Mundra. Anoplophora spp. in PQS, Kandla. Pest Management Centers (CIPMCs) located
Monilia sp, Hypothenemus hampei, Diplodia in 29 States and 01 Union Territory. These
sp, Agrilus anxius,Diplodia sp,Ahasverus activities are funded under central sector plan
advenain RPQS, Chennai. Ephestia spp, scheme “Strengthening and Modernization
Ips typographus, Carpophilus spp, Silvanus of Pest Management Approach (SMPMA)”.
bidentatus, Ambrosia beetle (Platypus sp.), IPM activities are propagated through Farmers
Cryptolestes ferrugeniusin PQS Tuticorin. Field Schools (FFSs).This is a form of adult
Selenaspidus articulates, Carpophilus spp., education evolved from the concept that
Ephestiaspp. in PQS, Cochin. Cryptolestes farmers learn optimally from field observations
ferrugineus in PQS, Visakapatinam.Ephestia and experimentation. Farmers’ Field Schools
elutella, Ephestia spp., in PQS, Mangalore. (FFSs) are organized to help farmers tailor IPM
Embellisia allii in RPQS, Amritsar. Ahasverus practices to suit their needs. These schools are
advena in RPQS, Kolkata. conducted separately for the Kharif and Rabi
4.46 In continuation to the ease of doing seasons each FFS lasting 14 weeks. During
business, Directorate of Plant Protection, December 2018-19, 360 FFSs were conducted
Quarantine & Storage (DPPQ&S) has initiated in which 10,800 farmers were trained.
the issuance of e-phyto (Digital Phyto-sanitary 4.48 Apart from conducting FFS, the
Certificate) to all the countries and it came into CIPMCs carry out pest/disease monitoring and
effect from 15-06-2017. Further, the PQ import conservation, production and release of bio-
procedure are also simplified and elaborated in control agents. Pest and disease situation was
the recent SOP for Phytosanitary inspection and surveyed covering 3.97 lakh hectares. 7.37
Plant Quarantine import clearance of plants/ crore bio-control agents were mass produced
plant products and other regulated articles to in laboratories and released against targeted
facilitate trade. Standard Operating Procedure insect-pests in various crops. Augmentation
(SOP) for export of Peanut and Dried chillies and conservation was taken up in 420.71

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thousands hectares. Under short duration HRD Implementation of Insecticides Act,

programme total 40 (two days) and 08 (five days) 1968:
programmes were also organized. 01 number 4.50 The Insecticides Act, 1968 regulate
of Season Long Training Programmes (SLTPs) import, manufacture, sale, transportation,
were also organized in coconut and apple crop distribution and use of insecticides with a view
through which 40 Master Trainers were trained. to prevent risk to humans or animals, and for
Eighty seven (87) IPM Packages of practices for matters connected therewith. Registration
pest/diseases management in major crops have Committee, constituted under Section 5 of the
been developed in collaboration with NIPHM, Act, is empowered to register the pesticides/
Hyderabad and NCIPM, New Delhi. The revised insecticides under Section 9 of the Act after
IPM Packages of practice have also been circulated verifying that it is efficacious and safe for
to State Department of Agriculture/horticulture/ use by farmer. In order to bring about greater
ICAR Institutions/State Agriculture Universities transparency and efficiency in the process of
& all states/UTs. These packages have already registration of pesticides, on-line registration of
been uploaded in the DPPQS and DAC&FW insecticides has been partially operationalized.
websites as well as on farmers’ portal. The system enables partial on-line filing of
4.49 Seed treatment and Grow Safe Food were applications for registration in all categories
also taken up. Seed treatment is the application viz under section (4)/9(3B)/9(3)/Export/
of chemical and biological agents on seeds to Endorsements. The Certificates of Registration
control primary soil and seed borne infestation under section 9(4) along with label and
of insects and diseases, which are serious threats leaflets are being generated from the database
to crop production. Since 2006, seed treatment of 9(3) created in the Sectt. of CIB&RC in
campaign is taken up every year by Department Computerized Registration of Pesticides
during Kharif and Rabi seasons involving State (CROP) Software. Label/leaflets of pesticides
Departments of Agriculture and CIPMCs. containers have been revised to facilitate
Similarly, GSF campaign has been taken up farmers in the safe use of pesticide.
on large scale basis to avoid abuse misuse of
chemical pesticides in agriculture. Farmers and Central Insecticide Laboratory (CIL)
pesticide dealers are sensitized through display 4.51 The quality of pesticides is monitored by
hoarding and distributing literature. Special Central and State Insecticide Inspectors who
surveys was conducted by special teams draw samples of insecticides from pesticide
constituted by DAC&FW comprising officers/ manufactures/dealers for analysis in 68 State
officials from Central Government, CIPMCs, pesticide testing laboratories (SPTLs) spread
State Department of Agriculture, SAUs and across 23 States and one Union Territory.
ICAR on Maize crop against Fall Army worm For the States which do not have facilities
at Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, for testing pesticides, Regional Pesticide
Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Testing Laboratories (RPTLs) have been set
Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal up by Central Government at Chandigarh
etc. Dte. has organized various Krishi Melas and Kanpur. In case of dispute, samples are
and Seminars viz. Exhibition cum Seminar in referred to Central Insecticides Laboratory
Mathura, Krishi Unnati Mela in New Delhi and (CIL), Faridabad. For quality assurance,
Krishi Kumbh Exhibition at Lucknow etc. the CIL has obtained accreditation from
National Accreditation Board for Testing

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and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) for various purposes like grant-in-aid to the states
biological and chemical testing as per ISO/ and UTs for setting up of new State Pesticides
IEC17025:2005. The RPTLs have also obtained Testing laboratories (SPTLs) and strengthening
NABL accreditation for chemical testing. of existing SPTLs and Bio-pesticides Testing
Keeping in view the growth in consumption Laboratories in the states. TLC also co-ordinates
of bio-pesticides and need to regulate their between RPTLs, Directorate and DAC&FW
quality, assistance for setting up bio-pesticides and extends technical and legal expertise to
testing facilities is being provided to states. SPTLs, RPTLs and Insecticide Inspectors of
Eight labs and NIPHM have been notified for Central and State Govt. starting from drawl of
testing bio-pesticides that are at par with CIL samples up to launching of prosecution in case
for bio pesticides testing. Funds are provided to of misbranded samples and illegal practices
State Government for setting up/strengthening adopted by any manufacturer/importer. The
pesticide testing labs. Creation of necessary Cell is also involved in notification of Central
infrastructure is under process at National Insecticide Inspectors (CIIs) in official Gazette
Pesticide Reference Repository (NPRR) and of Govt. of India. A total No. of 181 officers of
National Pesticide Investigational Laboratory the Directorate has been notified as Insecticide
(NPIL). NPRR will store and supply reference Inspectors. Sincere efforts are made by TLC
standards etc. necessary for analysis of pesticide to prevent manufacturing and sale of spurious
samples while NPIL will help detect presence of pesticides with the help of these inspectors and
chemical pesticides in microbial bio-pesticide with co-operation of all State Government for
products. This laboratory will also house a conducting raids/inspection in manufacturing,
technical audit division for pesticide testing distribution and trading premises etc. in routine
laboratories. NPRR and NPIL are expected to and on specific complaints received from
bring about a qualitative change in standards various sources.
of quality testing of pesticides. National
4.53 During 2018-19, teams of Insecticide
Pesticide Reference Repository (NPRR) to
Inspectors were deputed for conducting
address issues of supply of reference standards
inspection and verification of complaints in
and variation in analysis of pesticide samples
various states like Maharashtra, Haryana, U.P.
has been established. For detecting presence of
and Gujarat. Efforts have been made by TLC
chemical pesticides in microbial bio-pesticides
to prevent activities related to illegal import
products, National Pesticides Investigational
of pesticides in the country. Necessary action
Laboratory (NPIL) has also been established.
as per the provisions of The Insecticides Act,
Procurement of equipment is underway. NPRR
1968 is being taken against all those firms
and NPIL would be fully functional shortly.
which have been found to be involved in illegal
manufacturing/ import of pesticides. A total of
Techno-Legal Cell 144 samples of chemical pesticides, 17 samples
4.52 Techno-Legal Cell is a component of Bio-products and Bio-pesticides were drawn
of Implementation of Insecticides Act (IIA) during the year 2017-18. Similarly, 35 samples
and its main objective is to make concerted of pesticides have been drawn by Insecticide
efforts to ensure timely availability of quality inspectors of the Directorate during 2018-19,
pesticides to the farming community by till date. Prosecution against 09 firms have been
ensuring effective implementation of the launched during 2017-18 and 07 firms during the
provisions of The Insecticide Act, 1968. It co- year 2018-19, till date, which have been found
ordinates between SPTLs and DAC&FW for

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to be involved in manufacturing and selling also undertaken to determine whether locust

of misbranded pesticides and illegal import of populations has crossed economic threshold
pesticides. Further, launching of prosecution level [adults more than 10,000 per km. and 5-6
against 25 firms, which have been found to be hoppers per bush] that may require control. The
involved in illegal import/manufacturing of surveys are undertaken in sandy areas with
pesticides is in progress. green vegetation and about two weeks after rain
has fallen. These surveys are done regularly
Locust Control & Research during whole of the year. The frequency of
4.54 The scheme Locust Control and Research the survey is doubled from May to November
is being implemented through an Organisation (rainy season) as compared to the frequency of
known as Locust Warning Organisation (LWO) surveys from December to April. The surveys
established during 1939 and later merged with are undertaken from sunrise to midday and for
directorate of PPQ&S in 1946. The Locust a few hours in the evening before sunset in the
Warning Organisation (LWO) monitors locust temperature range of 20°-38° C.
development and its activities over an area of 4.55 The Pesticide Management Bill 2008,
2.00 lakh sq km of the Scheduled Desert Area which is intended to replace Insecticide Act,
(SDA) mainly in the states of Rajasthan and 1968 to provide for a more effective regulatory
Gujarat and partly in Haryana. The Scheme framework for introduction and use of
is being executed through ten Locust Circle pesticides in the country was in the Parliament
Offices (LCOs) located at Bikaner, Jaisalmer, (Rajya Sabha) on 21.10.2008. The Parliament
Barmer, Jalore, Phalodi, Nagaur, Suratgarh, Standing Committee on Agriculture laid its
Churu in Rajasthan and Palanpur & Bhuj in report on the Bill in Parliament on 18.02.2009.
Gujarat, Locust Warning Organisation (LWO) The recommendations of the Standing
Field Headquarters at Jodhpur and Locust Committee have been examined and taking into
Division at Central Headquarter Faridabad account these recommendations, the official
(Haryana). Besides, there is one Field Station amendments to the Pesticides Management
for Investigation on Locust (FSIL) situated at Bill have been finalized for introduction into
Bikaner. To strengthen the locust monitoring Parliament.
and forecasting and as per the recommendations
made during 28th Session of the FAO
Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust
Monitoring of Pesticide Residues at
in South-West Asia (SWAC), an advanced the National Level:
device named eLocust3 and software RAMSES 4.56 This Scheme was launched in 2005,
V4 has been made functional in LWO from as a Central Sector Scheme to collect, collate
January, 2016 with the cooperation of FAO. and analyze data and information on a
LWO has wireless network for exchanging centralized basis, on prevalence of pesticide
the information on locust survey and control residues in agricultural products at farm-gate
between various field offices and Hqrs. and market yards. Samples of agricultural
Faridabad. Satisfactory, locust control potential commodities and food commodities including
is being maintained in the form of pesticides, animal produce are drawn and analyzed
plant protection equipment, wireless sets, GPS, in 25 participating laboratories of Central
eLocust3 and trained manpower. This type of Government and Agricultural Universities. All
survey is undertaken in the field to monitor the the participating laboratories are accredited
presence of locust, ecological conditions and by National Accreditation Board for Testing

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and Calibration of Laboratories (NABL) in officers was conducted at Chennai. An exclusive

the field of pesticide residue analysis as per 15 days International programme on Detection
ISO/IEC 17025:2005. The pesticide residue and Diagnosis of Pests, Pest Risk Analysis
data generated is shared with concerned State and Fumigation for Uzbekistan officials was
Governments for corrective action for judicious conducted and 27 executives have participated
and proper use of pesticides on Crops with an in the programme.
integrated pest management approach.
4.58 Conducted workshop of DAC&FW
project on “Indiscriminate use of chemical
National Institute of Plant Health fertilizers and pesticides” project review
Management: from 30.10.18 and 31.10.18 at BCKV, Kalyani,
4.57 National Institute of Plant Health West Bengal, and the field trials conducted
Management (NIPHM), as part of its mandate by the BCKV also were inspected. A special
has trained a total of 3,413 agricultural officials training program on ISO/IEC 17025:2017
and farmers in the past 6 months. NIPHM is conducted with 93 participants. A workshop
also conducting research through program on “Monitoring of Pesticide Residues at
oriented projects. During the year 2018-19 (for National Level” was conducted on 12-
the period from April to December, 2018), 128 07-2018. One day workshop on “Organic
regular training programs were conducted, farming and Farmer Producer Organizations
in which 3810 persons have been trained. (FPOs) – A way forward” was organized
NIPHM has initiated two novel projects viz.,
Creating spraying awareness among the 4.59 Review of IPM packages for 8 crops
farmers and pilot study on resource inventory viz., Lentil, Coffee, Clove, Methi, Month
and estimation of village water resources. bean, Mint, Horsegram and Tapioca was
The spraying awareness project envisages approved by DAC&FW. Entomopathogenic
in training a group of unemployed youth in Fungi (EPF), namely metarhiziumanisopliae
systematic spraying techniques and engaging and beauveriabassiana were sub-cultured
them in spraying activity in the villages. The and purified and the pure culture was
data collected through estimation of village maintained in the laboratory for carrying
water resources project would be beneficial in out the further research works. Trials
planning the cropping pattern in accordance to are also being carried out to get the pure
water availability. Three customized training culture of lecanicilliumlecanii. In addition
programs for FCI Quality Control officials were to this, mass production of EPF on NIPHM
conducted in NIPHM on “Stored Grain Pest sterilized medium has been initiated. Mother
Management”. All the officials were given hand cultures of Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus
on training for detection and identification of the (NPV)–Spodoptera NPV (SpLi NPV), Bio-
pests, good storage practices and maintenance Fertilizers – VAM, Rhizobium Azotobacter,
of food grains. Two days training cum Azospirillum, PSB and Azolla, Bio-
workshop was conducted to create awareness Pesticides–Trichoderma and Pseudomonas
about the potential threats to India, analyze the kits, Parasitoids & Predators are being
pathway of exotic pests, alien invasive species distributed to the farmers during their
and their impacts, SPS issues and emergency training program.
preparedness measures for introduced pests. 4.60 NIPHM has entered Memorandum of
Two days awareness training programme on Understanding with Bhaba Atomic Research
“Plant Quarantine Regulations” for customs Centre, Department of Energy, Mumbai for
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several collaborations related to irradiation

as a phytosanitary measures for export of
selected agriculture commodities.
In a bid to promote Environmentally
Sustainable Agriculture, NIPHM has
adopted Amdapur Village, and scientists
from NIPHM regularly visit the village
and guide the farmers on regular intervals.
Scientists from NIPHM are closely working
with the farmers of D.Dharmavaram
Laying of Foundation Stone for the New Pesticide
village and training them in the control Management Laboratory Building by Shri Shobhana
of wild Boar menace under the Wild Boar K. Pattanayak IAS, Secretary, DAC&FW
Management Project. As part of the DPMP
project, an intensive campaign was taken
up for sensitizing the farmers in production
of Bio Agents and establishment of units
at village level. On-farm production units
were started at five villages viz., Relakunta,
Mucherla, Nallabelli, Shambunnipalli and
Varikole. Awareness programs on the “Safe
Disposal of used Pesticide Containers” were
conducted in various villages for farmers and
dealers. As part of developing world class
Interaction of Shri. Jalaj Shrivastava IAS, Addl.
infrastructure at the institute, foundation Secretary DAC&FW, with farmers on the occasion of
stone was laid for construction of State-of-Art inauguration of “Farmers Training Hall”
Pesticide Analysis Laboratory by Shri S.K. 4.61 An Open Day Exhibition was organized at
Pattanayak IAS, Secretary to Government NIPHM on 24-10-2018 to promote awareness and
of India, DAC&FW, Ministry of Agriculture scientific temperament among school children and
and Farmers Welfare, Government of to spread awareness among farmers. The program
India. A new “Farmers Training Hall” was was inaugurated by Dr. B. Rajender, IAS, Joint
established in the campus along with Solar Secretary (PP), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers
Roof top system (100KWh) for NIPHM was Welfare, Government of India and was graced
inaugurated by Shri Jalaj Shrivastava IAS, by Ms. G. Jayalakshmi IAS, Director General,
Additional Secretary, DAC&FW. Newly NIPHM and Mr. Rajesh Malik, Director (PP),
established “Farmers Advisory Service Cell” DAC&FW. Low cost NIPHM technologies were
and “Fruit Fly laboratory” were inaugurated demonstrated to the farmers and other participants.
by Dr. B. Rajender, IAS, Joint Secretary Women farmers from neighboring villages were
(PP), DAC&FW. A new “Seed Health Testing invited on the eve of ‘National Women Farmers
Laboratory” is also established to explore Day’ in collaboration with SERP, Telangana and
various aspects in seed health. were apprised of various eco-friendly technologies,
that can be adopted by them at the farm level.

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Open Day for school students on 11th Foundation

Day – Occasion graced by Dr. B. Rajender IAS, Joint
Secretary (PP) and Mr. Rajesh Malik, Director (PP),
DAC&FW Demonstration to Uzbekistan officials Rodent Pest
Management strategies at NIPHM Laboratory

Open Day for school students to demonstrate Plant

Health Management Techniques
Field demonstration on “Non Pesticide Management
Strategies and Production of Bio-agents for Important
Crops (Women Farmer Producer
Groups under SERP)

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Chapter- 5
Mission for Integrated Development
of Horticulture (MIDH)

Overview

5.1 Mission for Integrated Development of outsourced staff, e-Samiksha/Group of

Horticulture (MIDH) is a Centrally Sponsored Secretaries/PRAGATI etc.
Scheme for the holistic growth of the horticulture
(iv) CDB and NHB Unit - This unit deals with
sector covering fruits, vegetables, root & tuber
all administrative and financial matters of
crops, mushrooms, spices, flowers, aromatic
NHB & CDB (except IC & Exhibitions)
plants, coconut, cashew and cocoa.
and Release of funds, UCs and audit
5.2 MIDH Division is comprising following matters relating to NHB & CDB.
four units: -
(i) AAP/Budget Unit - This unit deals with 5.3 Major Schemes – Objectives
Annual Action Plans (AAPs) of States/ In MIDH, there are 5 (five) schemes on
UTs & National Level Agencies (NLAs), Horticulture viz. (i) National Horticulture
Proposal for EFC/CCEA, physical and Mission (NHM), (ii) Horticulture Mission for
financial progress, monitoring of the North East and Himalayan States (HMNEH),
schemes, evaluation of schemes, release (iii) National Horticulture Board (NHB), (iv)
of funds under MIDH, UCs, audit matters Coconut Development Board (CDB), (v) Central
and audit paras etc. Institute of Horticulture (CIH), Nagaland.

Under MIDH, Government of India

(ii) Project Unit – This unit deals with project
based proposals under MIDH, PAC/EMC (GOI) contributes 60%, of total outlay for
meeting relating to projects, Integrated developmental programmes in all the states
Cold Chain Availability Platform (ICAP), except states in North East and Himalayas, 40%
Value chain related matters, court cases share is contributed by State Governments. In
the case of North Eastern States and Himalayan
related to project based activities, Indo-
Israel, Indo-Duch & Indo German States, GOI contributes 90%. In case of
international cooperation projects etc. National Horticulture Board (NHB), Coconut
Development Board (CDB), Central Institute for
(iii) Coordination Unit – This unit deals
Horticulture (CIH), Nagaland and the National
with the work of Intra and inter division
Level Agencies (NLA), GOI contributes 100%.
coordination, coordination with other
Ministries/Agencies dealing in matters The budget allocation of Rs. 2546.28 crore
related to Horticulture, Annual Report, has been earmarked for MIDH during 2018-19
Public Grievances, National conferences, which has been reduced to Rs. 2108.43 crore
Rajbhasha/Hindi/quarterly progress at RE. As on 31st March, 2019, funds to the
report, Technical Support Group of MIDH tune of Rs. 2005.00 crore have been released
including engagement of Consultants and
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for implementation of activities of MIDH i.e. extended to three Himalayan States namely:
Rs. 1091.20 crore under NHM, Rs. 382.25 crore Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir
under HMNEH, Rs. 260.00 crore under NHB, and Uttarakhand. The Mission covers entire
Rs. 264.40 crore under CDB and Rs. 5.00 crore spectrum of horticulture, right from planting
to CIH. to consumption, with backward and forward
linkages. With effect from 2014-15, HMNEH
scheme has been subsumed under MIDH.
5.4 Brief of schemes under MIDH
is as follows:
5.4.3 National Horticulture Board (NHB)
5.4.1 National Horticulture Mission The National Horticulture Board (NHB) was
(NHM): established in the year 1984 by the Government
This Centrally Sponsored Scheme was launched in of India as an autonomous organization and
the year 2005-06, aims at the holistic development registered as a society with the Registrar of
of horticulture sector by ensuring forward and Firms and Societies, Chandigarh with its
backward linkages through cluster approach with headquarters presently in Gurugram and 35 field
the active participation of all stake holders. A total offices located all over the country. The broad
of 384 districts in 19 States and 4 Union Territories aims and objectives of the Board are the creation
were covered under NHM. Sixteen (16) National of production hubs for commercial horticulture
Level Agencies (NLAs) have also been included development, post harvest infrastructure and
for providing support for developmental efforts, cold chain facilities, promotion of new crops,
which require inputs at the National level. and promotion of growers’ associations.

Supply of quality planting material through The Board is implementing the following
establishment of nurseries and tissue culture schemes:
units, production and productivity improvement
programmes through area expansion and (i) Development of Commercial Horticulture
rejuvenation, technology promotion, technology through Production and Post Harvest
dissemination, human resource development, Management
creation of infrastructure for post harvest (ii) Capital Investment subsidy scheme for
management and marketing in consonance with construction/ expansion/modernization of
the comparative advantages of each State/region cold storages for Horticulture Produce
and their diverse agro-climatic conditions are
major intervention under NHM. (iii) Technology Development and Transfer for
Promotion of Horticulture.
5.4.2 Horticulture Mission for North (iv) Horticulture Promotion Services/ Expert
East and Himalayan States (HMNEH) Services and Strengthening Capability of
Department is implementing a Centrally NHB.
Sponsored Scheme - Horticulture Mission for
North east and Himalayan States (HMNEH 5.4.4 Coconut Development Board
earlier known as “Technology Mission for (CDB)
Integrated Development of Horticulture in Coconut Development Board Kochi, (CDB)
North Eastern States since 2001-02. During is a statutory body established by Govt.
the X Plan (2003-04), the scheme was further of India by an Act of Parliament (Coconut

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Development Board Act 1979) and came G. Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme
in to existence in January 1981. The thrust
H. Kera Suraksha Insurance Scheme
areas of Coconut Development Board
programmes under MIDH are: production
5.4.5 Central Institute of Horticulture,
and distribution of quality planting material,
expansion of area under coconut cultivation Medziphema, Nagaland
especially in potential and non-traditional Recognizing the huge potential for development in
areas, improving the productivity of coconut the North-Eastern region and to provide institutional
in major coconut producing states, developing support to tap this potential, Government of India
technology in post-harvest processing and has set up the “Central Institute of Horticulture”
marketing activities, product diversification at Medziphema, Nagaland in the year 2005-06
and by-product utilization of coconut for value under the Central Sector Scheme. This Institute is
addition,dissemination of information and set up for holistic development of horticulture in
capacity building in coconut sector. NE Region of India.

The Institute is being set up at Medziphema in an

The major programmes that are being area of 43.50 ha, which is situated at 35 kms from
implemented by the Board are; Dimapur and 45 kms from Kohima city on National
A. Production and Distribution of Quality Highway 39. It has an elevation ranging from 250
Planting Materials to 300 metres having temperature between 12 to
35 degree centigrade and average rainfall of 2500
(a) Establishment of Demonstration cum-
mm. The area has low hilly terrains with good
Seed Production Farms
soil suitable for growing most of the sub tropical
(b) Establishment of Regional Coconut horticultural crops.
Nurseries
Vision: To emerge as the pioneering, innovative,
(c) Establishment of Nucleus Coconut Seed farmer focused and self-supporting horticultural
Garden Institute in the country.
(d) Establishment of Small Coconut Nurseries Mission: To provide excellent, innovative
B. Expansion of Area under Coconut and relevant training to all the stakeholders so as
to empower individuals and enable horticulture
C. Integrated Farming for productivity
industry to bring about socio-economic
improvement
development and sustainability in North East
(a) Laying out of Demonstration Plots Region.
(b) Aid to Organic Manure Units Objectives & Programmes of the Institute
D. Technology Demonstration/Quality Testing v Capacity building by training of trainers and
Lab farmers/beneficiaries.
E. Marketing, Market Intelligent Services, v Demonstration of improved production
Statistics and Strengthening of Export technologies.
Promotion Council v Certificate courses in horticulture.
F. Infrastructure and Administration including v Accreditation and Certification of Nurseries
Technical Service & Project Management in NE region.

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v Follow-on extension support in the field of v Transfer of technology through method

horticulture. & result demonstration & publication of
folders, manuals, leaflets etc.
v Promotion of organic cultivation of
horticulture crops. v Promotion of Organic Farming.
v Establishing convergence and synergy among v Marketing and agri-business promotion
programmes in the field of horticulture. through exhibitions, seminars, workshops,
exposure trips, buyers & sellers meet.
v Monitoring of Centrally Sponsored
Programmes in the area of horticulture. v Coordination with state horticulture
departments of NER and other National
Focus Areas Organizations, NGOs, farmers’ group and
v Training of state government officials and self help groups.
farmers/beneficiaries of North Eastern
Region. 5.5 Physical and Financial Pro-
gress:
v Production and supply of quality planting
material. 5.5.1 National Horticulture Mission
v Accreditation and certification of horticulture (NHM)
nurseries in NER. A. Physical Progress: The summary
details of progress achieved under NHM so far
v Certificate courses in horticulture. during 2018-19 are given at Table 1 below:
v Skill development courses in horticulture.

Table 1: Progress under NHM

S. No. Components Unit Progress during 2018-19 (as
on 28th February, 2019)
1 Area Expansion Ha. 104509
2 Rejuvenation Ha. 7156
3 Protected Cultivation Ha. 28111
4 Integrated Pest/ Nutrient Ha. 48206
Management
5 Nurseries No. 14
6 Water Resources No. 3915
7 Beekeeping No. 110624
8 Horticulture Mechanization No. 5224
9 Post Harvest Management No.
(i) Pack House 1709
(ii) Cold Storage 96
(iii)Primary/mobile processing units 498
10 Market Infrastructure No. 625

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B. Financial Progress: During FY 2018- 5.5.2 Horticulture Mission for North

19, as on 31st March, 2019, funds to the tune East and Himalayan States (HMNEH)
of Rs. 1091.20 crore have been released to A. Physical Progress: The summary
States/Union Territories implementing NHM details of progress achieved under HMNEH so
scheme against BE of Rs.1209.00 crores and far during 2018-19 are given at Table 2 below:
RE of Rs. 1139.00 crore.
Table 2: Progress under HMNEH
S.No. Components Unit Progress during 2018-19 (as
on 28th February, 2019)
1 Area Expansion Ha. 13857
2 Rejuvenation Ha. 928
3 Protected Cultivation Ha. 1993
4 Integrated Pest/Nutrient Ha. 10125
Management
5 Nurseries No. 34
6 Water Resources No. 345
7 Beekeeping No. 32940
8 Horticulture Mechanization No. 35934
9 Post Harvest Management No.
(i) Pack House 527
(ii) Cold Storage 1
(iii)Primary/mobile processing units 5
10 Market Infrastructure No. 40

B. Financial Progress: During the current involving subsidy of Rs. 152.72 Crore.
financial year (as on 31.03.2019), funds to the The projects include fruit orchards, Hi-
tune of Rs. 382.25 crore have been released to Tech Horticultural Crops of vegetables &
States implementing HMNEH scheme against flowers in protected cultivation. Tissue
BE of Rs.530.00 crore (including Rs. 150 crores Culture Units, Mushroom Cultivation,
for Prime Minister Development package - Establishment of Pack House and Grading
2015 for J&K State). Centres, Ripening Chamber, Refer van,
Retail outlets, Pre-cooling units, Primary
5.5.3 National Horticulture Board Processing, Honey processing units etc.
(NHB) • Under the scheme – “Capital Investment
subsidy scheme for construction/
A. Physical Progress:
expansion/modernization of cold storages
• Under the scheme– “Development for Horticulture Produce”, the Board
of Commercial Horticulture through sanctioned 59 projects of Cold Storages/CA
Production and Post Harvest Management”, Storages under report involving subsidy of
the Board sanctioned 1199 projects during Rs. 89.78 Crore during the current financial
the current financial year (as on 28.02.2019) year (as on 28.02.2019).

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• Under the scheme – “Technology of coconut. The Coconut palm provides food
Development and Transfer for Promotion of security and livelihood opportunities to more
Horticulture”, NHB has assisted 60 projects than 12 million people in India. It is also a fiber-
for Introduction of New Technology, Visit yielding crop supporting more than 15,000 coir-
of Progressive Farmers, Horti.-Sangam, basedindustries which provides employment
Organization/Participation in Seminars/ to nearly 6 lac workers. The crop contributes
Symposia/ Exhibitions, Technology around Rs.2,50,000 million to the country’s GDP
Awareness, Mother Plant Nurseries, and earns export revenue of around Rs.4296.59
etc. and released financial assistance million. As per the All India estimate for the year
amounting to Rs. 1.89 Crore during the 2017-18, the area and production of coconut in the
current financial year in (as on 28.02.2019)country is 2.099 million hectares and 24378.10
million nuts respectively. The four southern states
B. Financial Progress: Funds amounting
of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Andhra
to Rs. 260.00 crore (as on 31.03.2019) have been
Pradesh account for 89.39 percent of the coconut
released to NHB against BE of Rs. 600.00 crore.
area and 92.79 percent of the coconut production
in the country. The productivity of coconut at
C. Special Projects: national level for 2017-18 is 11,616 nuts per hectare.
India Garden, Beijing: As part of the
Commitment made at the level of Hon’ble B. Financial Progress: During the current
Prime Minister of India, National Horticulture financial year, funds to the tune of Rs. 264.40 crore
Board is participating in the International (as on 31.03.2019) (including 82 crores for Gaza
Horticulture Exhibition, 2019 being held in Cyclone affected area) has been released to CDB
Beijing China w.e.f 29.04.2019 to 07.10.2019. for coconut development in the country against BE
The India Garden covering an area of of of Rs. 193 crore.
1066 square meter will focus on the essential
Indian theme of ‘Man living in Harmony with 5.5.5 Central Institute of Horticulture
Nature’. The 9 meter high replica of Sanchi (CIH), Nagaland
Gateway sandstone sculpture at the entrance to
the garden will become a landmark of Indian A. Physical Progress:
Garden. Multistage lotus pool fountain, about • During the year 2018-19, a total of 1301
100 sq meter of cave shape exhibition hall with farmers and 23 officials have been provided
waterfall, traditional souvenir Booth, Indian training and exposure visit by the Institute.
restaurant , different trees , flowers , grasses 64 persons have been trained in 2018-19
native to India are other highlights of Indian through 4 skill trainings on Floriculture-
Garden. Civil work and sculpture artifacts are Protected Cultivation and Gardener and
nearly completed. Major plantation work will 19 persons were trained through 3 months
be taken up in the month of March 2019 to be course in PHM and Value Addition.
completed in the first fortnight of April, 2019. • 69200 nos. of rootstocks have been raised
and 55940 nos. of plants of Citrus, Cashew,
5.5.4 Coconut Development Board Guava & Mango have been propagated
(CDB) during the year 2018. Four (4) nurseries
A. Physical Progress: India being the have also been accredited by CIH in
largest Coconut producing country in the Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Nagaland in
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• 16 nos. of on farm demonstrations have trainings & skill development courses,

been established during the year 2018 technology demonstrations, quality planting
and 3 nos. of off-farm demonstrations has material production, nursery accreditation,
been established in Tuensang and Pfutsero protected cultivation, post harvest management
districts of Nagaland. and marketing for the welfare and betterment
of the farming community.
B. Financial Progress: Funds amounting
to Rs. 5.00 crore have been released to CIH,
Nagaland against BE of Rs. 9.50 crore. (i) Capacity Building & Trainings
During the year 2018-19, a total of 1392 farmers
C. Achievements (till February 2019) and 23 officials have been provided training
The Institute provides a number of programmes and exposure visit by the Institute. More focus
for the benefit of the farming community in is given on practical application during such
NE states. The Institute regularly conducts training programmes.

Trainers training Farmers training

(ii) Production of Quality Planting 77205 nos. of rootstocks have been raised and
Material 52547 nos. of plants of Citrus, Cashew, Guava
With the objective to provide disease free quality & Mango have been propagated during the year
planting material, the Institute produces a 2018.
variety of plants in its nursery units. Altogether,

Planting material produced in Central Institute of Horticulture Nagaland

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(iii) Technology Demonstrations year 2018 and 4 nos. of off-farm demonstrations have
The Institute has established a number of been established in Tuensang and Pfutsero districts of
demonstration plots of fruit crops, vegetables, Nagaland and Ukhrul district of Manipur.
spices, flowers and medicinal plants in its campus
Under protected structures, the Institute has taken
in Medziphema. Around 16 nos. of on-farm
up cultivation of cucumber, musk melon, carnation,
demonstrations have been established during the
capsicum, tomato and other flowers in 2018.

Strawberry cultivation Cultivation of organic cabbage

(iv) Skill Development 83 persons have been trained in 2018-19 through

Skill development courses accredited by ASCI 5 skill trainings on Floriculture-Protected
are regularly conducted for the farmers and Cultivation and Gardener and 19 unemployed
unemployed youth of the region. All together, youth have been trained through 3 months
course in PHM and Value Addition.

Practical classes and assessment of skill development course for gardeners & floriculturist-protected cultivation

(v) Agri Business Promotion awareness programme have been organized for
To promote the products of the farmers, 9 nos. the farmers of the region. CIH, Nagaland has
of agri business promotional events like buyers also participated in a number of exhibitions and
sellers meet, exhibition, entrepreneurship workshops during the year 2018.
development programme and farmers

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Buyers sellers meet Exhibition cum sale programme

(vi) Post Harvest Management RTS, Wild apple candy sweet, Wild apple
Under post harvest, the farmers and candy spicy, Gooseberry digestive Wild
unemployed youth have been trained apple chutney, Hog plum pickle, Assam
to prepare value added products like Lemon RTS, Pineapple squash, Pineapple
Carambola squash, Carambola jam, Kiwi jam, Ginger candy, Roselle jam, Ginger ale,
squash, Gooseberry jam, Gooseberry Bael squash.

Value added products Trainees preparing products

(vii) Nursery Accreditation

During the year 2018-19, nine (9) horticultural Manipur , Mizoram & Nagaland have been
nurseries in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, accredited by CIH.

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Assessment of nursery by expert team Issue of certificates to nurserymen

(viii) Publication
A number of publication materials have been manual, booklet on nursery accreditation
prepared during the year which includes impact and certification, impact document of CIH,
document on skill development courses, training Nagaland, extension folders and annual report.

Publications of CIH, Nagaland released by dignitaries during important events

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5.6 Area, Production & Productivity of during 2018-19 (1st Advance Estimate) with
Horticulture Crops reference to 2004-05 viz. pre and post NHM
The comparative details of area, production Scenario are given in the following Table 3.
and productivity of various horticulture crops

Table 3: Pre and Post NHM Scenario: Area, Production

& Productivity of Horticulture Crops
Area: ‘000 Ha, Production: ‘000 Ha, Productivity: MT/Ha
Area Production Productivity
Crop 2004- 2017- 2018- 2004- 2018- 2004- 2018-
2017-18 2017-18
05 18 19* 05 19 * 05 19*
Fruits 5049 6506 6530 50867 97358 96754 10.07 14.96 14.82
Vegetables 6744 10259 10436 101246 184394 187474 15.01 17.97 17.96
Flowers 118 324 339 659 2785 2858 5.58 8.60 8.43
Aromatic
&
131 720 717 159 866 889 1.21 1.20 1.24
Medicinal
crops
Plantation
3147 3744 3762 9835 18082 17991 3.13 4.83 4.78
crops
Spices 3150 3878 4086 4001 8124 8590 1.27 2.09 2.10
Others 106 172 105 113 0.00 0.00
Total 18445 25431 25870 166939 311714 314669 9.09 12.26 12.16

*1st Advance Estimates of Horticulture crops 2018-19- DAC&FW the period 2007-08 to 2018-19 (1st Advance
The wide and varied nature of horticulture Estimate).The significant feature is that there
Sector covering fruits, vegetables, root and tuber has been improvement of productivity of
crops, flowers, aromatics and medicinal crops, horticulture crops, which increased by about
spices and plantation crops facilitates better 16.32% during this period.
returns per unit of area besides opportunities
for diversification in agriculture. Area, Production & Productivity of Horticulture
crops during past 11 years are given in Table 4.
Horticulture crops cover an area of 25.87 million
ha (m. Ha.) at present by registering increase
of about 28% as compared to 20.20 m. ha in
2007-08. However, with a production of about
314.67 million MT, horticulture production has
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Table 4: Area, Production & Productivity of Horticulture Crops

Year Area Production Productivity
2007-08 20.20 211.23 10.45
2008-09 20.66 214.72 10.39
2009-10 20.88 223.09 10.69
2010-11 21.83 240.53 11.02
2011-12 23.24 257.28 11.07
2012-13 23.69 268.85 11.35
2013-14 24.20 277.35 11.46
2014-15 23.41 280.99 12.00
2015-16 24.47 286.19 11.69
2016-17 24.85 300.64 12.10
2017-18 25.43 311.71 12.26
2018-19(1stAd.Est. ) 25.87 314.67 12.16
The area under fruit crops during 2018-19 (1st Advance Estimate) is 6.53 m Ha, with a total
production of 96.75 m MT. During the Period (2007-08 to 2018-19 (1st Advance Estimate),
production of fruits increased by about 48%, while the area increased by about 11.49% (2007-08
to 2018-19 (1st Advance Estimate). Comparative details of area, production and productivity of
fruit crops are given in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Area, Production & Productivity of Fruits

*2018-19 (1st Advance Estimate)

India has retained its status as the second Vegetables are an important crop in
largest producer of fruits in the World. The horticulture sector, occupying an area of
country is first in the Production of fruits 10.44 million ha as on 2018-19 (1st Advance
like Mango, Banana, Sapota, Pomegranate Estimate) with total production of 187.47
and Aonla. million tonnes with average productivity of

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17.96 tonnes/ha. In fact, vegetables constitute vegetables increased by 32.98% and 45.95%
about 59.15% of horticulture production. respectively. The comparative details are
During the period 2007-08 to 2018-19 (1st depicted in the Figure 2.
Advance Estimate), area and production of
Figure 2: Area, Production & Productivity of Vegetables

*2018-19 (1st Advance Estimates)

India continued to be second largest producer There has been phenomenal growth in cut
of vegetables after China. India is the leader flower production, which is finding place in
in production of vegetables like peas and okra. export market.
Besides, India occupies the second position in
production of brinjal, cabbage, cauliflower and India is the largest producer, consumer and
onion and third in potato and tomato in the world. exporter of spices and spice products, the
Vegetables such as potato, tomato, okra and total production of spices during 2018-19 (1st
cucurbits are produced abundantly in the country. Advance Estimate) was 8.59 m. MT from an
area of 4.06 m. ha.
Interventions in horticulture in the country
have led to increase per capita availability of
5.7 Success Stories:-
fruits from 158 gm/person/day in 2007-08 to
198 gm/person/day in 2017-18. Similarly, per 1. Mizoram
capita availability of vegetables has increased Name of farmer Mr. M. Lalremsiama
from 309 gm/person/day in 2007-08 to 372 gm/
Name of farmer’s
person/day in 2017-18. Saphmingthanga
father
India has also made remarkable advancements Village Lengpui
in production of flowers, particularly cut Mandal Reiek
flowers, which have a high potential for exports. District Mamit
Floriculture during 2018-19 (1st Advance Name of the crop Tomato & Chilli
Estimate) covered an area of 0.34 million ha Technology Protected Cultivation
with a production of 2.86 m. MT of flowers. Adopted under Green House

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By 2. Nagaland
Sl. Cultivation By Normal Adopting Plastic Mulching – The Future of
No. Practices Practice Technology Pineapple Cultivation.
(Specify) Name of the
Total cost of Shri Letthang Misao
1 1,80,000/- 2,20,000/- Farmer
cultivation Name of Farmer’s
2 Yield in tons 7.2 13.0 Shri Khupjadeh
Father
3 Cost/Ton (Rs.) 40,000/- 80,000/- Village Molvom
Supply to Supply to Mandal Medziphema
Methodology
whole sale whole sale District Dimapur
4 for marketing
and retailed and retailed Name of the Crop Pineapple
of produce
market market
Technology High Density Planting
Net Income Adopted with Plastic Mulching
5 1,08,000/- 8,20,000/-
(Rs.)
By
Sl. Cultivation By Normal adopting
No. Practices Practice Technology
(Specify)
Total Cost of 227000/
1. 170000/ha
Cultivation ha
Yield in
2. 40 MT/Ha 60 MT/Ha
Tonnes
3. Cost/Ton ( ) 10000/- 10000/-
Direct Sale Direct Sale
at Farm at Farm
Methodology
Gate and Gate and
4. for Marketing
also in also in
of Produce
the Local the Local
Market Market
Net Income (
5. 230000/- 373000/-
)

The income of beneficiaries have gone up from

Rs. 1,08,000/ to Rs. 8,20,000/ though the total
cost of cultivation & Cost/Tonnes has increased Pineapple Cultivation With Plastic Mulch; Inset :
simultaneously. Shri. LetthangMisao
The beneficiary has been benefitted by adopting
technology under high density planting with
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plastic mulching. His income has increased from

Rs. 2,30,000/- to Rs. 3,73,000/- though cost of
cultivation has gone up.

3. Telangana
Name of the Farmer MatangiAnjaiah
Name of Farmer's
Bhoomaiah
Father
Village Thimmapur
Mandal Thimmapur
District Karimnagar By adopting practices under protected and drip
Name of the Crop Green Chilli irrigation, the income of the farmer has increased
Protected Cultivation from Rs. 1,15,00/- to Rs. 2,20,00/, notably the
- Plastic Mulching total cost of cultivation has decreased.
Technology Adopted
under MIDH & Drip
irrigation under PDMC 4. Uttar Pradesh
Area in Ha. 0.60 Ha. Name of the
Kailash NathTripathi
Farmer
By Name of Farmer’s
Sl. Cultivation By Adopting KrishanjivanTripathi
Normal Father
No Practices Technology
Practice Jagdishpur
Village
Total Cost of Urflahuradewa
1 95,000 80,000 Mandal/Block Semriyawa
Cultivation
2 Yield in Tons 10.5 15 District SantKabir Nagar
Contact N0 9936188132
3 Cost/Ton (Rs.) 20,000 20,000
Banana TC-G9, Area-4.0
Methodology Name of the Crop
Local hac.
4 for marketing Local Market Technology
Market Banana TC-G9
of produce adopted
Net Income
5 1,15,000 2,20,000
(Rs.) By
SI. Cultivation By normal Adopting
N0 Practices Practice Technology
(Specify)
Total cost of
1 395000.00 385000.00
cultivation
2 Yield in Tons 235 325
3 Cost/Ton (Rs.) 1680.00 1184.00
Outer
Methodology
Local Marketing
4 for marketing
Marketing (Fruit
of produce
mandi)
Net Income
5 1680000.00 2260000.00
(Rs.)

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Farmer has adopted technology of tissue culture Farmer has adopted technology of tissue culture
for banana plantation which has resulted in for banana plantation which has resulted in
his net income of Rs. 22,60,000/- though the his net income of Rs. 3,21,000/- though the
total cost of cultivation & Cost/Tonnes have total cost of cultivation & Cost/Tonnes have
decreased. decreased.

5. Uttar Pradesh 5.8 Directorate of Arecanut and

Name of the Farmer Nagendra Maurya Spices Development, Calicut
Name of Farmer’s The Directorate of Arecanut and Spices
Jitan Prasad Development (DASD) is a subordinate office
Father
Village Totaha under Ministry of Agriculture, Government
Mandal/Block Santha of India, entrusted with the responsibility
of development of Spices, Arecanut, Betel
District SantKabir Nagar
vine and Aromatic plants at National level.
Contact No. 9935148372
The Directorate monitors the development
Banana TC- programmes implemented by the states in
Name of the Crop
G9,Area-0.5 ha.
spices under MIDH.
Technology adopted Banana TC-G9

By 5.8.1 The mandate of the Directorate

SI. Cultivation By normal Adopting • Assessment of the developmental needs of
N0 Practices Practice Technology the crops entrusted to it.
(Specify)
• Formulation of Central Sector / Centrally
Total cost of
1 62000.00 56000.00 Sponsored Schemes and implementation
cultivation
of the same either directly or through
2 Yield in Tons 32 40
the State Governments, Agricultural
3 Cost/Ton (Rs.) 1937.00 1400.00 Universities etc.
Outer
Methodology • Monitoring the implementation of Central
Local Marketing
4 for marketing
Marketing (Fruit Sector / Centrally Sponsored Schemes and
of produce
mandi) coordinating the development activities.
Net Income
5 208000.00 321000.00 • Rendering technical assistance to State
(Rs.)
Governments and other agencies on

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commodity development programmes. for further multiplication and distribution to the

farmers. Establishment of nursery infrastructure
• Collection and compilation of statistics of facilities and upgradation of existing facilities are
area, production, export, import, prices also done under this programme. To regulate the
etc. and dissemination of the same to the quality of planting material produced in public and
Central and state Governments and other private nurseries, the directorate is undertaking
agencies. nursery accreditation programme.
• Keeping liaison with the research institutes
and extension agencies and acting as a two- (ii) Establishment of Frontline
way channel in the transfer of technology. Demonstrations
To promote adoption of high yielding/disease
• Undertaking the publicity and propaganda
tolerant/resistant varieties and advanced
works relating to the commodities.
production/management technologies evolved
• Assisting the Central and State for different spices and aromatic crops,
Governments on all matters relating to the assistance is provided to SAUs/ ICAR institutes
development of the commodities. for demonstration of these technologies. 100
percent assistance is provided for promotion
5.8.2 Schemes implemented by the of different technologies like organic
Directorate farming, micro irrigation of spices, varietal
demonstrations etc.
(i) Planting Material Production
Programme (iii) Innovative Programmes
The NHM/MIDH programmes on spices Project based pilot programmes on proved
implemented in different States such as area technologies from SAUs/ ICAR institutes are
expansion, replanting/rejuvenation etc. requires supported by the Directorate based on the
a sizeable quantity of quality planting materials feasibility of the proposals. These technologies
of the respective spices crop. Non-availability on successful demonstration are recommended
of quality planting materials of high yielding for larger scale adoption at farmers fields.
varieties is identified as a major constraint in
achieving the desired productivity of these crops
as conceived in the Mission. Quite a good number (iv) Skill Development Training
of varieties of various spices and aromatic crops The objective of the scheme is to enable and
have been evolved in various research centres. mobilize a large number of unemployed youth
However, for want of basic infrastructure and to take up outcome-based skill training. The
adequate funds, the required quantum of nucleus scheme offers meaningful, industry relevant,
planting material are not being generated so skill-based training to enable youth to get
that it can be made available for large scale wages or self employment leading to increase
multiplication and distribution to the farmers. In earnings and/or improved working conditions
order to improve the situation, the Directorate such as getting formal certifications for
had taken up the production of nucleus planting informal skills. The schemes have training
material in association with the SAUs and ICAR durations for 200 hours for fresh entrants. The
Institutes in different states of the country. The Directorate is implementing such 200-hour
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coriander cultivator/chilli cultivator etc. larger audience of progressive farmers and

The facilities and expertise of KVKs, State researchers, Directorate brought out several
Agricultural Universities and authorized publications on mandatory crops in English,
training centres are utilized for imparting Hindi and vernacular languages and have
skill training for selected job roles. The skill also participated in various exhibitions.
trainings and evaluation of the trainees are
done as per the guidelines provided in ASCI 5.8.3 Major Achievements of DASD
National Occupational Standards. during 2018-19
During the year 2018-19, the directorate had
(v) Transfer of Technology Programmes an outlay of Rs. 13 crores for development and
New technologies in crop production developed promotion of spices, arecanut, aromatic crops
at various Central Research Institutes and State and betelvine. Following are the major activities
Agricultural Universities can be effectively of the Directorate in 2018-19
utilized in the field, only if the farmers are given
required training in employing these technologies. • Planting Material Production
In order to popularize the high yielding varieties Programme
and scientific technologies available from The Directorate is directly involved
Research Institutes among the extension workers in the production and distribution of
of the State Departments and Progressive farming quality planting material of high yielding
community on the cultivation of Arecanut, spices, varieties of spices and technology transfer
medicinal and aromatic plants, National Level programmes in association with State
Seminars @ Rs 5 lakhs /event, State level Seminars agricultural Universities and Central
@ Rs 3.00 lakhs/event, District level Seminars Institutes across the country. Planting
@ Rs 2.00 lakhs/event and Farmers training @ material production programmes worth
Rs. 75000 Rs./training are implemented by the Rs. 6 crores was implemented during
Directorate as per the cost norms provided in the the year. More than 850 tonnes of seeds/
operational Guidelines of the MIDH. rhizomes and 30 Lakhs of seedlings
of various spices were produced and
(vi) Collection and Compilation of distributed under this programme.
data related to mandate crops.
• Accreditation of Spice Nurseries
Collection and compilation of reliable data are
essential to assess the demand and supply of DASD is engaged in accreditation of
spices and arecanut and to address the problems nurseries to improve the quality of
and constraints in this sector. Since inception, planting material disbursed through
the Directorate had been assigned with collection various nurseries across the nation.
and compilation of statistics of area, production, About 48 nurseries are recognised
export, import and prices etc. of various spices under DASD accreditation programme
and arecanut and dissemination of the same. till date. Accreditation norms for large
cardamom nurseries was prepared
by DASD in consultation with an
(vii) Promotion and Publicity
expert committee and released by the
In order to disseminate the information on Horticulture Commissioner.
innovations and newer technologies to a

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• Upgradation of Spice Nurseries Kuttiyattur Panchayaths). This programme

has resulted in significant increase in
Under the programme ‘Upgradation of
productivity and litre weight of pepper in
spice nurseries’, financial assistance was
the project area.
given for improving the infrastructure
facilities of spices nurseries established at • A project on varietal authenticity and purity
different State Agri Universities to meet identification in Black Pepper is initiated at
accreditation norms. IISR, Calicut to develop a foolproof varietal
authentification method using morphological,
• Establishment of Nursery Infrastructure
chemical and molecular markers.
Nursery infrastructure facilities for
• Hi-Tech boroj structure for quality
spices are established at 5 different SAUs
planting material production of betelvine
under this programme, during 2018-19.
in protected structure with micro irrigation
Assistance is also provided for establishing
system is established in Odisha.
five nurseries exclusive for large cardamom
(One nursery in each district) under state • Seminar/Farmers Training Programmes
department farms in Sikkim state for
One national level Seminar, five state level
ensuring availability of quality disease
seminars , 17 district level seminars and
free planting material to the farmers.
129 farmers training programmes were
• Skill Development Trainings conducted by the directorate during the
year. Around 10,000 farmers were given
Skill based certificate trainings on selected
training on different aspects of cultivation,
agri -based job roles are being provided
management, post harvest management
to unemployed rural youth. About 750
and processing of spice crops.
youth were trained and certified under this
programme during last two years (2017-18 • Frontline Demonstrations
& 2018-19)
250 units of Demonstrations were
• Innovative Programmes laid across the country on advanced
technologies in spice cultivation.
• Innovative technologies such as single bud
planting and protray method of nursery v Collection and Compilation of data
raising in ginger and turmeric had been related to Spices
promoted by the directorate. Special
v Estimates on area and production of various
programme on micro-rhizome production
spice crops and arecanut were collected
has been undertaken in association with
from all the State Depts concerned and
Kerala Agri University and Indian Institute
compiled to arrive estimates at National
of Spices Research to promote disease free
level. The same has been disseminated
seed material in these crops.
to different National/State level agencies
• Participatory mode rehabilitation engaged in research and planning.
programme for pepper gardens was
v To improve the crop estimation procedure,
implemented in two panchayaths of Kannur
the Directorate in association with
district in Kerala (Cheruthazham &
Horticulture Statistics Division organized a

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Training cum workshop for nodal officers • Publicity Activities

of SHOSA (State Horticulture Statistics
v Participated in national/state level
Authority) to apprise them on the current
exhibitions/programmes in connection with
system of collection of horticulture statistics
development of spices across the country.
and their roles and duties in the same.
v Directorate published a quarterly journal
v Conducted quick surveys in the major
‘Indian Journal of Arecanut Spices and
pepper growing States like Kerala,
Medicinal Plants’ for the dissemination of
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to find out the
information on various technologies related
likely production of black pepper during
with Arecanut, Spices and medicinal plants.
the ensuing crop season 2018-19.
v Publications in English/Hindi and
vernacular languages have been released
for development of spices.

Photographs on DASD activities 2018-19

Horticulture Commissioner, Dr. BNS Murthy releasing guidelines

for model sucker nursery in large cardamom

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Interactive session at SHOSHA training held at ICAR-CCARI,Goa

Launching of nursery upgradation programme, held at UAHS Shimoga, Karnataka

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Quick survey for predicting pepper production in 2018-19

Bush pepper HDP established at CCARI, Goa

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5.9 Directorate of Cashewnut and for INM/IPM in three installments in

Cocoa Development, Kochi 60:20:20 subject to survival rate of 75%
The Directorate of Cashewnut and Cocoa in 2nd year and 90% in 3rd year. The 2nd
Development functioning at Kochi is the and 3rd year maintenance of the cashew/
subordinate office of the Department of cocoa plantations established during
Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 2016-17 and 2017-18 is undertaken
of the Union Ministry of Agriculture & during the current financial year.
Farmers Welfare. This was established in • Replanting of Cashew Senile Plantation
the year 1966 for the promotion of cashew
cultivation in the country, bifurcating This programme envisages to remove
the erstwhile Indian Central Spices and the old senile cashew plantations and
Cashewnut Committee. The promotion of replanting with high yielding cashew
Cocoa also was entrusted to this Directorate grafts by which our domestic production
in the year 1997. The Directorate formulate and productivity of cashewnut can be
and execute the development programmes increased. The pattern of assistance will
of cashew and cocoa in the country and be as per MIDH guidelines i.e. 40% of the
monitor the implementation of development cost subject to Rs.20000/- per ha in three
programmes formulated and executed by installments in 60:20:20 subject to survival
the State Governments under Mission for rate of 75% in 2nd year and 90% in 3rd
Integrated Development of Horticulture. year. The 2nd and 3rd year maintenance of
The DCCD will also act as a nodal agency the cashew replanted during 2016-17 and
for accreditation of existing cashew/ 2017-18 is undertaken during the current
cocoa nurseries and issue recognition. financial year.
The formation of this Directorate was a
• Cashew Productivity Improvement
breakthrough in the holistic development of
Programme through High Density
these two versatile horticulture crops.
Planting

5.9.1 Major Schemes The objective of the programme is to

improve the production and productivity
• New Plantation Development- 2nd and
of cashew in an unit area by high density
3rd year maintenance
planting technique. High density planting
The main objective of the (HDP) is a technique which is capable
programme is to develop new plantations of increasing the productivity per unit
with clones of high yielding varieties of area by accommodation more number
cashew and hybrid seedlings of Cocoa of plants per unit area. During 2018-19,
in the farmer’s field. This programme the Directorate proposes to implement
improves the production and productivity 2nd year maintenance of cashew HDP
of cashew and cocoa in our country established during the year 2017-18
and contributes significantly for the
• Accreditation of Cashew/Cocoa
upliftment of rural agrarian economy
Nurseries
especially from marginal and degraded
land. Financial assistance @ Rs.20,000 Production and distribution of good
per ha for meeting the expenditure on quality grafts/ hybrid cocoa seedlings is
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for plantation development. The DCCD under cocoa established during 2016-17 and
will also act as a nodal agency for 2017-18 under new plantation programme
accreditation of existing cashew/cocoa is completed in the states of Andhra
nurseries for ensuring the quality of Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil
planting materials. Nadu by providing financial assistance
under MIDH. This has resulted in the
• Publicity for Crop Promotion
significant increase in cashew production
This programme is intended to take and productivity in the country.
up intensive publicity measures for
• Under replanting programme, maintenance
promotion of cashew and Cocoa by
works has been done in the plantations
dissemination of latest productive
replanted in the year 2017-18 and 2016-
technologies to the farming community
17 with high yielding varieties in an area
and other target groups coming under the
of 2005 ha in the states of Odisha, Goa,
fold of cultivation, processing, marketing
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
and export by organizing District level
seminar, state level seminar, fairs on • The Directorate has established 64 ha of
cashew and cocoa in various states and High density cashew plantations with 400
also national and international seminar/ nos cashew grafts per ha in a spacing of
conference. 5 m× 5 m in Gadag district of Karnataka
with the guidance of K.H Pattil Krishi
• HRD in Cashew and Cocoa
Vigyan Kendra, Hulkoti. The 2nd year
The objective and focus of this maintenance works of these plantations
programme is to bridge the gap of has been completed in the current monsoon
knowledge and skill, of both officers season.
and extension workers engaged in
• Forty two cashew/cocoa nurseries in the
implementation of cashew and cocoa
states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka,
development programmes under NHM
Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha and
and farmers/entrepreneurs or un-
Tamil Nadu has been accredited by the
employed women on cashew and cocoa
Directorate based on the assessment made
farming and processing. The programme
by the expert team constituted for the
provides appropriate training to the
production and distribution good quality
farmers in various aspects of cashew
cashew grafts and cocoa hybrid seedlings.
and cocoa farming consisting of
This ensures quality of planting materials
nursery management, management of
and increases the productivity of plantation
diseases, canopy management, improved
in the country.
production technologies, post harvest
management and processing, drying • As part of publicity and crop promotion
and storage, preparation of primary and activities, one National level seminar, 3
value added products. field days and 30 district level seminars
on cashew and cocoa has been organized
5.9.2 The Salient Achievements under the
in various states in association with
Scheme during 2018-19
State Agricultural Universities, KVK’s,
• Plantation maintenance activities in an Corporations and ICAR institutes.
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• Under the HRD programme, one National training programme on cashew apple
level trainings, 18 farmers training, utilization.
2 exposure visit and 18 cashew apple • The preparation of an Android App on
utilization training has been conducted Cashew Cultivation is in final stage. This
in association with SAU’s and ICAR will narrow the gaps in knowledge and
institutes. skill, both managerial and technical to
all the people involved in the cashew and
• Under the HRD programme, 1000 cocoa sector.
farmers, 50 officials and entrepreneurs
trained on cocoa and cashew farming • The DCCD has started DBT payment to
practices in association with SAU’s and the beneficiary farmers through PFMS
ICAR institutes. portal.
• Around 450 unemployed women were • The Directorate has prepared citizen/
trained on preparation of value added client charter in line with performance
edible products from cashew apple under monitoring and evaluation system and
sevottam guidelines to place in the website.

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Chapter 6
National Food Security Mission (NFSM)
6.1 National Food Security Mission 638 districts of all 29 States, NFSM-Coarse
was launched in 2007-08 to increase the Cereals in 269 districts of 27 states except Goa
production of rice, wheat and pulses by 10, 8 and Kerala. NFSM-Nutri-Cereals is being
and 2 million tonnes, respectively by the implemented in 202 districts of 14 states.
end of 11th Plan through area expansion
and productivity enhancement; restoring soil
fertility and productivity; creating employment
opportunities; and enhancing farm level
economy. The Mission was continued during
12th Plan with new target of additional
production of 25 million tonnes by the end
of 12th Plan. Beyond 12th Plan (2017-18 to
2019-20), the programme has been decided to
continue with new targets to achieve 13 million 6.4 Monitoring & Evaluation at National
tonnes of additional foodgrains production level: A three-tier monitoring mechanism
comprising of Rice – 5 million tonnes, Wheat- was inbuilt in NFSM at National, State and
3 million tonnes, Pulses- 3 million tonnes and District levels. At National level, NFSM-
Nutri-cum-Coarse Cereals (Maize & Barley) - General Council (GC) under the chairmanship
2 million tonnes by 2019-20. of Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Minister was constituted to oversee the
6.2 The basic strategy of the Mission is to implementation of NFSM and take policy
promote and extend improved technologies of decisions for mid-term corrections. National
package of practices of crops through various Food Security Mission- Executive Committee
types of demonstrations (FLDs/Cluster) (NFSMEC) under the chairmanship of
distribution of HYVs seeds, production of seeds, Secretary (AC & FW) periodically reviewed
distribution of micro-nutrients/ soil ameliorants/ the State Action Plans and the progress of
integrated nutrient management/integrated pest the programme of each state. National Level
management, improved resource management Monitoring Teams (NLMTs) reconstituted
tools/ machineries /implements, efficient water for monitoring the National Food Security
application devices along with capacity building Mission activities in respect of NFSM States.
of farmers and local initiatives; award for best Each team is comprised of experts in the field
performing districts etc. of rice, wheat, pulses and nutri-cereals as per
requirement, and the respective Directors
6.3 Beyond 12th Plan, NFSM is being of the Crops Development Directorates of
implemented in identified districts of 29 states Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
of the country. NFSM-Rice is implemented as Coordinator. Altogether, there are eight (8)
in 194 districts of 25 states, NFSM-Wheat in National Level Monitoring Teams (NLMTs).
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6.5 At state level, the monitoring is • Enhance research support dove tailing
undertaken by State Food Security Mission- farmer’s needs-Crop(s)/location specific
Executive Committee (SFSMEC) under as also there is need to enhance FLD’s
the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary. At funding by at least Rs.1000 per ha.
district level, the monitoring is undertaken
• Funding for Plant Protection chemicals,
by District Food Security Mission-
Bio-pesticides and weedicides need
Executive Committee (DFSMEC) under the
enhancement upto Rs. 1000 per ha due
chairmanship of District Collector.
to increase in prices. This can also be
6.6 The Mid-Term Evaluation and the addressed in local initiatives
Impact Evaluation study of NFSM for 11th • Encourage post-harvest, value addition
Plan and 12th plan were conducted by the at farm/rural level to reduce post harvest
independent agencies to assess the impact of losses and improve rural economy and
the programme in increasing the production employment by organizing farmers into
and productivity of foodgrain crops. The FIGs, CIGs, FPOs and Farmer Federations.
finding of impact evaluation for XII Plan
under NFSM is as under; • Use of micronutrient and lime should be
promoted in accordance with the soil health
• The Impact Evaluation Study Team card being provided to the farmers.
strongly recommended for the
continuation of NFSM, as it has the 6.7 Funding pattern: The programme is being
potential of achieving the set goals of implemented on 60:40 sharing basis between
increased food production and benefitting GOI and state and 90:10 sharing basis for North
the farming community with higher Eastern States and 3 Himalayan States from
yields and income. 2015-16.

• A separate mission for millets may be 6.8 Interventions achievement during

constituted in view of reduction in its 2017-18: Recommended agronomic practices
area and growing awareness of nutritional have been encouraged through various
benefit of millets. demonstrations of rice, wheat, pulses & coarse
cereals in 18.00 lakh ha area. Nearly, 11.98
• Ensure PMTs in place for desired results lakh quintals of high yielding varieties/hybrids
and impacts (Majority NFSM districts rice, wheat, pulses and Coarse Cereals have
have not engaged). It is recommended been distributed. 19.67 lakh ha area has been
that for proper monitoring of the scheme treated with soil ameliorants (Micronutrients/
and to enable transfer of technology to Gypsum/Lime/ Bio-fertilizers) and 27.72 lakh
farmers, provision of consultants and ha area has been covered under Integrated Pest
technical assistants at state and district Management (IPM). Nearly 3.26 lakh improved
levels may be provided in PMT. If needed, farm machineries including pumpset & mobile
qualification and experience should also raingun have been distributed. 0.23 lakh ha
be relaxed as per rule. Also a provision area has been covered under sprinkler system,
for accountant and computer operator 287.05 lakh metres water carrying pipes
must be provided in PMT in view of have been distributed. About 12089 cropping
implementation of DBT. systems based trainings were conducted for
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6.9 Special Focus on Pulses:

(a) A programme on Additional Area
coverage of Pulses: During Rabi/Summer 2018-
19, the programme has been implemented with
an allocation of Rs.296.03 crores (GOI Share)
to increase production of rabi/ summer pulses
through area expansion of rabi Pigeonpea,
Gram, Pea and Lentil and Greengram and
Blackgram during summer. The additional
allocation for implementation of the above said 6.10 Production of Foodgrain: The production
programme has been made to 15 states covered of foodgrain has increased during XI Plan and
under NFSM pulses. XII Plan, the increase in production during
2016-17 and 2017-18 is as under;
(b) Inter-cropping of Pulses with Sugarcane:
During the year 2018-19, a new programme has 2016- 2017- %
been initiated under NFSM with the objective Crop 17 18* Increase
of increasing pulses production in the country Rice 109.7 112.91 2.93
i.e., “National Food Security Mission (NFSM) Wheat 98.51 99.7 1.21
- Intercropping of Pulses with Sugarcane”
Pulses 23.13 25.23 9.08
in 12 States and 3 Central Agencies involved
Nutri-cum-
in training & demonstrations namely IISR, 43.77 46.99 7.36
Coarse Cereals
Lucknow, DoSD, Lucknow & SBI Coimbatore.
The total allocation during 2018-19 is Rs. 5.55 Total 275.11 284.83 3.53
crore (Central share). *4th advance estimates, DES

(c) Targeted Rice Fallow (TRFA): During 6.11 New Initiatives for Pulses:
2016-17, the TRFA was implemented in 15 • Increase in number of districts from 468 of
districts of 6 states. During 2017-18, the 16 States in the year 2012-13 to 638 districts
scheme has been extended to 40 districts and of 29 states of the country in 2016-17 under
4000 village with a view to cover 15.00 lakh ha revamped NFSM-Pulses.
under pulses (12.00 lakh ha) oilseeds (3.0 lakh
ha) with support for cluster demonstrations, • Increase in incentive to Central and State
minikit distribution and training to the farmers seed producing agencies for certified seed
etc. according to the report an area of 10.72 lakh production from Rs. 25/- per kg to Rs. 50/-
ha were covered under pulses (9.13 lakh ha) and per kg;
oilseeds (1.60 lakh ha) in rice fallows covering • Increase in assistance for distribution of
43 districts and 3739 villages. The additional certified seeds of pulses to the farmers i.e.
area coverage resulted a production of 9.04 lakh from Rs. 25/- per kg. to Rs. 50/- per kg;
tonnes of pulses and oilseeds as against the
production target of 10.00 lakh tonnes. During • Increase in the cost norms of Cluster
2018-19, the area targeted to cover 18.65 lakh demonstrations and cropping system based
ha under pulses and oilseeds with an additional demonstrations from Rs. 7500/- to Rs.
production of 1.35 million tonnes. 9000/- per ha and from Rs. 12500/- to Rs.
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• Increase in Minimum Support Price (MSP) v Creation of seed hubs under consideration.
of Tur (Arhar) from Rs. 5450/- per quintal
to Rs. 5675/- per quintal, Moong from Rs. v Incentive for certified seed production.
5575/- per quintal to Rs. 6975/- per quintal , v Distribution of seed minikits.
Urad from 5400/- per quintal to Rs. 5600/-
per quintal, during Kharif 2018-19; Strengthening/creation
v of Center of
Excellences.
• Organising Frontline Demonstrations
at farmers’ fields by Indian Council of v Publicity of nutri-cereals through
Agricultural Research (ICAR) Institutes, electronics, print media and road show etc.
State Agricultural Universities (SAUs). v Inclusion of nutri-cereals products in
• Distribution of seed minikits of pulses free various social sector schemes.
of cost for popularization of newer varieties v 2018 declared as National Year of Nutri-
amongst the farmers; Cereals.
• Created 150 seed hubs at ICAR institutes, v Organizing workshop at National, State and
SAUs and KVKs to ensure availability of District levels.
seeds of pulses;
• Increase in additional breeder seed 6.13 Zaid/ Summer Campaign:
production of pulses through twelve centres Apart from regular conferences on Kharif and
of ICAR and SAUs; Rabi seasons, for the first time the Government
has organized a National Conference on
• Creation of buffer stock for pulses;
Agriculture for Zaid/ Summer Campaign-2019
• Promotion of pulses in Targeted Rice Fallow at Pusa New Delhi on 24.01.2019 with the
(TRFA) in Eastern States; and objective to focus on potential crops grown
in Zaid/Summer season across the country
6.12 New initiatives taken for increasing
and to ensure availability of critical inputs to
production and productivity of Nutri-Cereals
the farming community during Zaid/Summer
from 2018-19 onwards:
season for increasing the foodgrains production
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Chapter 7
National Food Security Mission (Oilseeds & Oilpalm)-NFSM (OS&OP)
Erstwhile scheme “National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP)”

7.1 Overview
Oilseed cultivation is undertaken across the country
2013-14 28.05 32.74 1167
in about 26.00 million ha, covering 72% under
2014-15 25.59 27.51 1074
rainfed areas and producing around 30.00 million
tonnes of oilseeds. Nine oilseeds are the primary 2015-16 26.08 25.25 968
2016-17 26.17
sources of vegetable oil in the country. Among nine 31.27 1194
major oilseeds Soybean (39%), Groundnut (26%) and 2017-18 24.64 31.30 1270
Rapeseed-Mustard (24%), contribute more than 88% 2018-19 25.52 31.50 1234
of total oilseeds production in the country. However,
India is heavily dependent on imports to meet its
in terms of vegetable oil production Rapeseed- edible oil requirements and is the largest importer
Mustard, Soybean and Groundnut contribute 31%, of vegetable oils in the world followed by China
26% and 25%, respectively. Area, production and and USA. Of all the imported edible oils, share
Yield of Oilseeds crops during 2012-13 to 2018-19 are
of palm oil is about 60% followed by soybean
given below: oil with a share of 25% and sunflower oil (12%).
Import growth in respect of edible oils during
Table:1 Area, Production and Yield of
the last decade was about 174%. The import
Oilseed Crops in India
figure of edible oils during 2017-18 reveals that
Area Production
Yield (Kg/ India imported a total of 15.35 million tonnes of
Year (Million (Million vegetable oils costing Rs. 74996 crore. The per
ha)
ha) tonnes ) capita consumption which was 15.80 kg per person
2012-13 26.48 30.94 1168 per annum during 2012-13 increased to 19.30 in
2017-18 (Table-2)
Table:2 Demand and Supply of Vegetable Oils in India
Million tonne
Import
Total Value of Per capita
Domestic (%) of total
Year domestic Import import availability
availability domestic
demand (Rs Cr) (kg/yr)
demand
2012-13 19.82 9.23 10.81 54.54 53562 15.80
2013-14 21.06 10.08 10.98 52.14 44038 16.80
2014-15 21.71 8.95 12.71 58.54 64894 18.30
2015-16 24.04 9.19 14.85 61.77 68677 19.10
2016-17 24.75 10.75 14.00 56.57 73048 18.75
2017-18 25.88 10.52 15.35 59.31 74996 19.30
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In view of the aforesaid background Oilseeds As per direction of the Expenditure Finance
Division is mandated with the objective of Committee (EFC) the NMOOP scheme has been
increasing production and productivity of oilseeds subsumed with National Food Security Mission
and area expansion under oil palm & TBOs for (NFSM) and interventions related to erstwhile
enhancing domestic availability of edible oils. NMOOP are taken as the sub-components of
NFSM- Oil seeds & Oil palm, comprising of
7.2 Major Schemes and Objectives three sub-missions of NMOOP namely NFSM-
Oilseeds, NFSM-Oil palm and NFSM-Tree Borne
In view of encouraging cultivation of oilseeds
Oilseeds from 2018-19.
including Oil Palm and Tree Borne Oilseeds
(TBOs), the Govt. of India implemented National
Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP) a 7.3 Road Map
Centrally Sponsored Scheme comprising of three Considering the growing domestic demand for
Mini Mission(MM) one each for Oilseeds(MM-I), edible oils, the staggering deficiency and the cost to
Oil Palm (MM-II) and TBOs (MM-III) from 2014- the exchequer on account of imports, the urgency
15 to 2017-18. NMOOP scheme is implemented of scaling up the oilseeds production in the country
on sharing of expenditure between Central and does not need over-emphasis. It has now been
State Government in the ratio of 60:40 for general planned to achieve a production of 45.64 million
category of states, and 90:10 for North Eastern tonnes from nine annual oilseed crops by 2022-23,
and Himalayan states. However, few interventions expecting an additional production of about 15.58
like purchase of breeder seeds by both state and million tonnes over and above the 30.06 million
central seed agencies, supply of seed minikits tonnes production during (QE 2016-17). Thus, the
to the farmers through central seed agencies, availability of total vegetable oil from domestic
development of seed infrastructure at SAUs/ production of nine annual oilseed crops would be
KVKs farms, Front Line / Cluster Demonstrations about 13.69 mts by 2022 (at 30 per cent recovery) as
through ICAR/KVKs, R&D activities and Kisan against the current annual output of about 7.0 mts.
Mela etc. are supported with 100% Central Status and anticipated area, production and yield of
assistance. oilseed crops in India is as below:
Table:3 Status and anticipated area, production and yield of oilseed crops in India
Quinquennium (QE) ending 2016-17 Year 2022
Crop Area Production Yield Area Production Yield (tons/
(m. ha) (m. tons) (tons/ha) (m.ha) (m. tons) ha)
Soybean 11.38 11.94 1.05 12.50 18.75 1.50
Groundnut 4.99 7.39 1.47 5.72 9.72 1.70
R&M 6.19 7.39 1.19 7.47 11.95 1.60
Sunflower 0.59 0.44 0.75 0.97 0.87 0.90
Safflower 0.16 0.08 0.53 0.27 0.22 0.80
Sesame 1.75 0.77 0.41 1.97 1.18 0.60
Niger 0.26 0.08 0.32 0.32 0.16 0.50
Castor 1.06 1.80 1.70 1.40 2.45 1.75
Linseed 0.28 0.14 0.49 0.57 0.34 0.60
Total 26.67 30.06 1.13 31.20 45.64 1.46

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The vegetable oil availability from secondary The newer opportunities to explore non-
sources such as coconut, cotton seed, rice traditional seasons and regions for crops are
bran, solvent extracted oil (SEO) and tree & also projected that have proven success for area
forest origin has been estimated at 5.22 million expansion and integration into major cropping
tonnes by 2022. Consequently, the anticipated systems.
vegetable oil availability (primary + secondary
+ oil palm) would be around 17.03 million 7.5 Programmes of NFSM (OS&OP)
tonnes including the possible reduction in during 2018-19:
imports to the tune of about 15 per cent from the
present 67 per cent by 2022. This would be an NFSM (OS&OP) programme is being
impressive achievement of reduction in import implemented in 28 states with NFSM-Oilseeds in
burden vis-à-vis present status of import. 27 states, NFSM-Oilpalm in 12 states and NFSM-
TBOs (Tree Borne Oilseeds) in 10 states involving
5 Central seed producing agencies and 6 need
7.4 Strategies based R&D projects through 5 R&D institutions
The strategies for enhancing the productivity with Budgetary Estimate (BE) of Rs.400 crore.
(and profitability) of oilseed based production
system have been prepared for annual The programme wise salient features
oilseeds and for oil palm in the country.
are given below:
The interventions/ strategies proposed in
oilseeds are time tested with scale neutrality 7.5.1 NFSM-Oilseeds:
that can be implemented for enhancing the
Under this Mission, financial assistance is being
productivity of oilseeds based production
provided for Seed Components (production &
system with necessary institutional support
distribution of certified seeds, seed hubs and
and handholding. The proposed strategies
minikits,); Inputs (Plant protection equipments,
categorized under three situations are as
bio-pesticides, distribution of micro-nutrients,
follows:
bio-fertilizers, improved farm implements,
i. Increasing seed production and pipes, sprinklers, seed storage bins, seed
distribution of newly released varieties. treatment drums) and Transfer of Technology
through Block demonstrations, Frontline
ii. Low cost technologies with high impact Demonstrations (FLDs), Cluster Frontline
on productivity resulting in higher Demonstrations (CFLDs), Training of Farmers
income. and Extension Workers etc. The scheme is
being implemented through State Department
iii. Technologies with high impact that
of Agriculture. NFSM-Oilseeds is also
involve reasonable investment with
supporting ICAR institutes for undertaking
high return on investment (ROI), with
FLDs on oilseeds crops and ICAR-KVKs for
emphasis on eco-friendliness, high input
organizing cluster demonstration on oilseeds.
use efficiency and
iv. Strategies with emphasis on quality (A) The major Interventions and Ini-
improvement and value addition tiatives under NFSM-Oilseeds during
leveraging technologies with a bearing 2018-19 are as under:
on the employment through skill/
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programme during the year 2018-19 are as (B) Seed Production, Minikits and
follows: FLDs during 2018-19:
In order to encourage the adoption of newly
• Approx. 6.29 lakh qtls of seed production
released varieties and improved agro-
of oilseed crops
techniques in oilseed crops support is
• More than 2.26 lakh qtls of certified seed provided under NFSM-Oilseeds to Central
distribution Agencies viz. NSC, KRIBHCO, HIL (include
NFL), NAFED and IFFDC for procurement of
• More than 20.91 lakh seed minikit breeder seed (B/S), production of foundation
distribution seed (F/S) and production of certified seed
• 2.15 lakh ha block demonstrations (C/S) and supply of seed minikits (Kharif/
Rabi/Summer) for Aspirational District under
• 0.68 lakh ha FLD & CFLDs Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan and Targeting Rice
• 3756 farmers & officers training Fallow Areas (TRFA) during 2018-19. In
addition, support is also provided for conduct
• Supply of soil ameliorants over an area of of Front Line Demonstrations (FLDs) through
2.90 lakh ha. ICAR/SAUs network during Kharif-2018 and
Rabi 2018-19.
• Supply of PP chemicals/ bio-pesticides/
weedicides/ micronutrients over an area of A total of 4,54,700 qtls of various
2.45 lakh ha categories of seeds (B/S,F/S,C/S) were
• Distribution of 1.08 lakh farm implements / produced. Seed minikits of 8 oilseeds crops
equipments totalling 20,90,655 nos. (Including TRFA
& Aspirational District) and 19,86,098 nos.
• Distribution of 5774 sprinklers and 85.26 were distributed during Kharif-2018 & Rabi
lakh mt water carrying pipes 2018-19, through Central Seed Producing
• Oilseeds production of 31.31 million tonnes Agencies.
has been achieved during 2017-18 which A total of (7610 FLDs) 3145 FLDs on
is the highest during past four years of improved varieties and agro-techniques
implementation of the programme. of six oilseeds crop (Groundnut, Soybean,
• Average yield of 1270 kg/ha of oilseeds has Castor, Niger, Sesame and Sunflower) and
been achieved during 2017-18, which is the 4465 FLDs on 7 oilseeds crops (Groundnut,
highest ever. Rapeseed-Mustard, Linseed, Sesame,
Safflower, Sunflower and Castor) during
Kharif-2018 and Rabi 2018-19 respectively,
were conducted through ICAR-AICRP
network. During Kharif/ Rabi/ Summer
2018-19, a total of 60500 cluster FLDs have
been planned through 545 KVKs of ICAR
in different states covering (Groundnut,
Soybean, Rapeseed-Mustard, Sunflower,
Safflower, Linseed, Sesame, Niger and Castor)
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About 545 no of ICAR-KVKs are involved in During 2018-19, NFSM-OP is being

organizing FLDs and cluster demonstration implemented in 13 states. But Andhra
on oilseeds during 2018-19. Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Orissa and
Mizoram are the major oil palm growing
(C) Targeting Rice Fallow Areas states.
(TRFA) in six Eastern States: Under NFSM-Oil palm, financial assistance
A new sub-scheme under RKVY was is being provided to the farmers @ 85% cost
launched in 15 districts of 6 Eastern states in of the planting material and @ 50% cost of the
Rabi, 2016-17 for utilization of rice fallows other components like maintenance cost of
for cultivation of pulses and oilseeds. A new plantations for four years, installation of
project to cover 4.5 million ha area @ 1.5 drip irrigation systems, diesel/electric pump-
million ha area every year for 3 years i.e. sets, bore-well/water harvesting structures/
2017-18 to 2019-20 targeting Rice fallow ponds, inputs for inter-cropping in oil palm
areas in six Eastern states namely Assam, (during gestation period), construction of
Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha and vermi-compost units and purchasing of
West Bengal. During 2018-19, covering 50 machinery & tools etc.
districts and 5000 villages in these states has
been implemented under NFSM –Oilseeds R&D: 100% support is being provided to
with a production target of 3.08 lakh tn of ICAR-Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research
oilseeds. (IIOPR), Pedavegi, Andhra Pradesh for
Research & Development on oil palm.
No. of Districts and Villages under TRFA
in six Eastern States Major interventions of NFSM-Oil palm
during 2018-19 are as follow:

v Additional area coverage of oil palm

plantation of 27000 ha.
v About 66,148 ha are under maintenance
and intercropping.
v Coverage of 8555 ha under drip irrigation
(D) Alternate Crop Plan to combat v Distribution of 449 pump sets & 784 bore
Wheat Blast: wells.
A special project ‘Alternate Crop Plan to
All these developmental efforts have resulted
Combat Wheat Blast’ has been approved for
in area expansion under oil palm from 8585
West Bengal state during 2018-19 in 8 districts
ha in 1991-92 to 3.31 lakh ha by the end of
of West Bengal to replace wheat by oilseeds
2017-18. Similarly, the Fresh Fruit Bunches
and pulses over an area of 1.92 lakh ha.
(FFBs) production and Crude Palm Oil
(CPO) have increased from 21,233 MT and
7.5.2 NFSM-(Oil Palm) 1,134 MT respectively (1992-93) to 16.25
National Food Security Mission–Oil Palm lakh and 2.70 lakh MT respectively during
(NFSM-OP) is dedicated to oil palm area the year 2017-18.
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NFSM-Oil Palm

Seed Garden
Maintenance of Garden
Vermi compost
Planting material

Assistance for oil palm

Plantation & promotion
Maintenance for Plantation
4 years in NE states

Drip
Irrigation Procurement of
Oil Palm Mill Oil Palm Mill
FFBs by processors
Mizoram
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7.5.3 NFSM-Tree Borne Oilseeds (TBOs) Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jammu & Kashmir,
Assistance under NFSM-TBOs is provided to Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya,
promote various TBOs namely Simarouba, Neem, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura,
Jojoba, Karanja, Mahua, Wild apricot, Cheura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal with plantation
Kokum, Tung and Olive having capability to grow with plantation of TBOs in 3800 ha
and establish in varied agro-climatic conditions as
well in the waste land of the country. 7.6 Research & Development (R&D)
projects under NFSM-Oilseeds & Oil-
The interventions under NFSM-TBOs are
palm during 2018-19
integrated development of nurseries &
plantation on the wasteland, maintenance of A total number of eleven (11) R&D projects i.e
TBOs plantation, incentives for undertaking five on oilseeds and six on oilpalm, have been
intercropping with TBOs, Research and approved with an outlay of Rs. 277.89 lakhs for
Development, distribution of pre-processing, 2018-19 to ICAR/ SAUs/ NSC on 100% funding
processing and oil extraction equipment, by Govt. of India.
training of farmers, training of extension
workers and local initiatives/contingency. 7.7 Budget Allocation:
During 2018-19, against the Budgetary
During 2018-19, NFSM-TBOs programme is
Allocation of Rs.350.00.crore an amount of Rs.
being implemented 10 (ten) states i.e Arunachal
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implementing States, Central Agencies and allocation has been earmarked for women
R&D Institutions as detailed below: beneficiaries/farmers at the level of State
(Rs. in crore) Government for implementing the NMOOP
programme.
Allocation Release of
NFSM (OS&OP)
(2018-19) fund
A. States 250.00 242.54 7.11 Extension Activities:-
i. NFSM-Oilseeds 178.06 The Division is also organizing Kisan
ii. NFSM-Oilpalm 60.12 Mela, Seminar, Workshop, Brainstorming
iii. NFSM-TBOs 4.36 session, exhibition for mass awareness of
NMOOP programme and activities among
B. Central
the stakeholders including farmers. The
agencies/ R&D 100.00 98.69
details of events during 2018-19, are as
institutions
follow:
Total 350..00 341.23
• Organization of National Seminar of
7.8 Implementation of Direct Benefit Vegetable Oil at, PJTSAU Hyderabad to
Transfer (DBT) – an initiative under discuss the Roadmap of Vegetable Oil
NMOOP: Sector.
Notification for implementation of Direct Benefit • Organization of National Seminar on
Transfer (DBT) for NMOOP, has been published Oilseeds at DGR Junagarh in April 2018.
vide SO 1343(E) dated 24th April, 2017. NMOOP-
DBT portal has been created to facilitate the • Organization of National Kisan Mela
NMOOP implementing states for updating the on Soybean at Betul, IGKV Jabalpur in
beneficiary details. The DBT-NMOOP portal September, 2018.
is used by the NMOOP implementing states for • National Workshop of TRFA at Raipur in
uploading of the DBT linked beneficiary details. September 2018.

7.9 Fund flow (%) under SCSP and TSP: • National Kisan Mela on Groundnut at
ICAR-DGR, Junagarh in October, 2018.
The release of fund under NFSM (OS&OP)
programme is made to the states with category • Participation in Krishi Khumbh Mela
wise break-up for SC/ST with specific 2018 at IISR Lacknow in October, 2018 to
instruction in the release letter that the funds showcase NFSM (OS&OP) schemes.
earmarked for SC/ST category cannot be
• Launching of NFSM website including
diverted for General category. Even while
NFSM (OS&OP) by Secretary DAC&FW
conveying the re-validation of previous year’s
in July, 2018.
unspent balance to the states, it is specifically
mentioned for category-wise (SC/ST) break-up • FAO- TRFA Study Workshop at Raipur in
of amount that is to be utilized by the state. January, 2019
• Organization of National Kisan Mela on
7.10 Women beneficiaries: Rapeseed-Mustard at Bharatpur in February
While conveying the budgetary allocation 2019
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• Organization on National Kisan Mela on • The Division in consultation with ICAR-

Sunflower at KVK Nimpith, West Bengal IIOPR, has initiated to Reassess the Oil
in March 2019. Palm Potential Area in the country
• DD Kisan Programme on Reapseed- • The Division in consultation with ICAR-
Mustard in February, 2019 and on TBOs in IIOPR and Oil palm stake holders has
March, 2019. developed recommended package and
practices for White fly incidence in Oil
• During the year 2018-19 six R&D projects
palm plantation.
were sanctioned to ICAR/SAUs on
oilseeds and oil palm to demonstrate to • Parliamentary Standing Committee
latest technologies, new varieties and state (Agriculture) reviewed the Oilseeds
specific needs promotion programmes in November 2018.
• PMO office reviewed the Oilseeds and Oil
7.12 Policy Initiatives: Palm promotion policy in July 2018.
• The Division in consultation with CACP has
prepared “FFBs Price Fixing Mechanism • The Division in Consultation with Trade
and Policies” to provide MSP of Oil palm Division DAC&FW and Ministry of
crops. The report is under submission to Commerce is maintaining proper import
Cabinet Secretariat. duty structure of oilseeds and vegetable oils
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Chapter 8
National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) &
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)
8.1 Overview
National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture Sponsored and Central Sector Schemes of
(NMSA) is one of the eight Missions outlined NMSA are as under:
under National Action Plan on Climate Change
(NAPCC) and aims at promoting sustainable A) Centrally Sponsored Schemes
agriculture by devising appropriate adaptation
• Rainfed Area Development (RAD)
strategies/dimensions. During 12th Five
Year Plan, these strategies/dimensions were • Sub Mission on Agro Forestry (SMAF)
embedded and mainstreamed into Missions/
Progammes/Schemes of Department of • Soil Health Management (SHM)
Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare • Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
(DAC&FW) through a process of restructuring
and convergence. NMSA as a programmatic B) Central Sector Schemes
intervention made operational from the year
• Soil and Land Use Survey of India (SLUSI)
2014-15 aims at making agriculture more
productive, sustainable, and remunerative • National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA)
and climate resilient by promoting location
specific integrated/composite farming systems; • Mission Organic Value Chain Development
soil and moisture conservation measures; in North Eastern Region(MOVCDNER)
comprehensive soil health management; • National Centre of Organic Farming
efficient water management practices and (NCOF)
mainstreaming rainfed technologies.
• Central Fertilizer Quality Control and
NMSA is envisaged as one of the eight Missions Training Institute (CFQC&TI)
outlined under National Action Plan on Climate
Change (NAPCC), NMSA aim at promoting 8.2 Rainfed Farming System
Sustainable Agriculture through climate
Food grain production in the country accrues
change adaptation measures. The major thrust
from approximately 140.13 million hectare of
is enhancing agriculture productivity especially
cultivated land. Of this, 68.38 million hectare is
in rainfed areas focusing on integrated farming,
irrigated and the remaining area of about 71.74
soil health management, and synergizing
million hectare is under rainfed conditions.
resource conservation.
Rainfed agriculture is complex, diverse and risk
From the year 2018-19, NMSA is being prone characterized by low levels of productivity
implemented as submission/sub-umbrella and low input usage. Rainfed areas if managed
scheme under Umbrella Scheme of ‘Green properly have the potential to contribute larger
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in the country. In view of this, Government of 2556.14 crores has been released to the States
India has accorded very high priority to the for implementation of the programme during the
holistic and sustainable development of rainfed current year. An amount of Rs. 8923.18 crore has
areas through efficient use of water management been released to States from 2015-16 to 2018-19
at farm level, appropriate farming systems etc. (26.02.2019) under PMKSY-PDMC. During the
year 2017-18, an area of 10.48 lakh ha was brought
8.2.1 Per Drop More Crop Component under Micro Irrigation (MI), which is the highest
of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee ever coverage in a year so far.
Yojana (PMKSY-PDMC)
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & 8.2.3 Rainfed Area Development (RAD)
Farmers Welfare is implementing Per Drop RAD is being implemented as a component of
More Crop component of Pradhan Mantri National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture
Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY), which is (NMSA) from 2014-15. RAD adopts an
operational from 2015-16 in the country. PDMC area based approach for development and
(Per Drop More Crop) mainly focuses on water conservation of natural resources through
use efficiency at farm level through precision/ promoting Integrated Farming System (IFS).
micro irrigation. Besides promoting precision IFS focuses on multi-cropping, rotational
irrigation (Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation cropping, inter-cropping, mixed cropping
System) and better on-farm water management practices with allied activities like horticulture,
practices to optimize the use of available water Livestock, fishery, apiculture etc. To enable
resources, this component also supports micro farmers not only in maximizing the farm
level water storage or water conservation/ returns for sustaining livelihood, but also to
management activities as Other Interventions mitigate the impacts of drought, flood or other
(OI) to supplement source creation. extremes weather events. The benefits of
Integrated Farming System (IFS) is as under-
Per Drop More Crop mainly focuses on water
use efficiency at farm level through precision/ v Increasing agricultural productivity of
Micro Irrigation (MI) (Drip and Sprinkler rainfed areas in a sustainable manner by
Irrigation). Besides promoting precision adopting appropriate farming system based
irrigation and better on-farm water management approaches
practices to optimize the use of available water
v To minimize the adverse impact of possible
resources, this component also supports gap
crop failure due to drought, flood or un-even
filling interventions as Other Interventions like
rainfall distribution through diversified and
micro level water storage or water conservation/
composite farming systems.
management activities to complement and
supplement the drought proofing measures v Enhancement of farmer’s income and
livelihood support for reduction of poverty
8.2.2 Achievements under PMKSY-PDMC in rainfed areas.
During 2018-19, an area of 7.87 lakh ha has
been brought under Micro Irrigation (MI) till 8.2.4 Achievements under RAD Scheme –
26.02.2019 and the total area covered under During 2018-19, an area of 58374 ha has
PMKSY-PDMC since inception period is 32.46 been brought under RAD till 26.02.2019 and
lakh ha. As on 26.02.2019, an amount of Rs. the total area covered under NMSA-RAD

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since inception period is 3.71 lakh ha. As on development of bamboo sector from
26.02.2019, an amount of Rs. 187.73 crore has production to market demand.
been released to the States for implementation
vi) To realign efforts so as to reduce dependency
of the programme during the current year. An
on import of bamboo and bamboo products
amount of Rs. 1094.62 crore has been released
by way of improved productivity and
to States from 2014-15 to 2018-19 (26.02.2019)
suitability of domestic raw material for
under RAD.
industry, so as to enhance income of the
primary producers.
Natural Resource Management
NBM focuses on the development of complete
8.3 National Bamboo Mission (NBM) value chain of bamboo sector to link growers
The restructured National Bamboo Mission with consumers starting from planting material,
(NBM) has been launched in April, 2018. plantation, creation of facilities for collection,
aggregation, processing marketing, micro, small
& medium enterprises, skill development and
8.3.1 Objectives of the restructured brand building initiative in a cluster approach
National Bamboo Mission are: mode. 10 major commercially important bamboo
i) To increase the area under bamboo plantation species namely Bambusatulda, B. bambos, B.
in non forest Government and private lands balcooa, B. cacharensis, B. polymorpha, B.
to supplement farm income and contribute nutans, Dendrocalamusasper, D. hamiltonii,
towards resilience to climate change as well as Thyrostachysoliveri, Melocannabaccifera have
availability of quality raw material requirement been identified so as to have market ready
of industries. The bamboo plantations will plantations.
be promoted predominantly in farmers’
fields, homesteads, community lands, arable The scheme is being implemented in non-forest
wastelands, and along irrigation canals, water Government land and private farmers field & States
bodies etc. where it has social, commercial and economical
advantage, including the bamboo rich States of
ii) To improve post-harvest management North Eastern region and in Madhya Pradesh,
through establishment of innovative Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Karnataka,
primary processing units near the source Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh,
of production, primary treatment and Telangana, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Uttar
seasoning plants, preservation technologies Pradesh & Himachal Pradesh.
and market infrastructure.
Revised Estimates under the restructured
iii) To promote product development keeping
mission for the year 2018-19 is Rs. 146.50 crores.
in view market demand, by assisting R&D,
During 2018-19 an amount of Rs. 146.35crore
entrepreneurship & business models at
(as on 28.02.2019) has been released to the
micro, small and medium levels and feed
States / Agencies
bigger industry.
iv) To rejuvenate the under developed bamboo 8.3.2 List of Technical Support
industry in India. Groups under NBM
v) To promote skill development, capacity • Indian Council for Forestry Research &
building, awareness generation for Education (ICFRE), Dehradun

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• Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, 4. Skill Development - Conver-

Kerala gence with Sector Skill Councils
• Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre, Discussions with Construction, Furniture,
Guwahati, Assam Handicrafts & Agriculture Sector Skill
Councils as well as Bamboo and Cane
Development Institute, Agartala & Forest
8.3.3 Physical Progress
Research Institute for convergence of
• So far 115 Bamboo Treatment Units, 397 Qualification Packs & Structured skill
Nurseries for quality planting material, 509 development. There are no job roles for
Product Development / Processing Units, example in regard to fine sliver maker, stick
129 Infrastructure Projects for Promotion maker, bamboo turner, bamboo carpenter
and Development of Bamboo Markets and etc
an area of 17531 ha for bamboo plantation,
as per the Annual Action Plans received
5. Institutes Identified for Skilling
from States and Institutes for 2018-19 have
been approved. • Cane and Bamboo Technology Center
has set up one Hi-Tech Nursery at Krishi
Vigyan Kendra, Piprakothi, Motihari,
8.3.4 Other Initiatives taken
Bihar and seedlings of 7 commercially
1. Exposure visits for NBM States important bamboo species have been raised.
i. 11th-12th August 2018, Indore - A Common Facility Centre (CFC) and
overview of objectives of NBM and Bamboo Treatment Centre are also being
road map of Madhya Pradesh; visit set up. An awareness campaign benefitting
to commercial tissue culture planting about 300 farmers was organized last
material production unit; visit to Dewas month and about 12000 bamboo seedlings
which is a hub for manufacture of distributed among farmers.
machinery and tools • Indian Plywood Industries Research and
ii. 19th-20th Nov 2018, Bengaluru– Indian Training Institute (IPIRTI), Bengaluru
Plywood Industries Research Training • ICFRE Institutes – Jorhat, Dehradun,
Institute (hands on work on bamboo Coimbatore, Bengaluru
composites; Institute of Wood Science
Technology (tissue culture planting • Cane and Bamboo Development Institute,
material); National Institute of Design Agartala
(innovations in design)
• Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre,
2. A nursery of 20 Bamboo species has been Guwahati
established at the Rashtrapati Bhawan
• Industrial Design Centre, IIT Mumbai

3. Agreement with Export Promo- • National Institute of Design (NID),

tion Council for Handicrafts Bengaluru
4 States of NER namely Assam, Arunachal • Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI)
Pradesh, Tripura and Mizoram for skill
development of artisans with the objective • Training Centre of Maharashtra Bamboo
of production of export quality products. Development Board

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6. Construction Sector 9. NITI Aayog Events

All major user organisations including NBM was focused in the Chintan Shivir
Railways, AAI, CPWD, NBCC, M/o organised by NITI Aayog on 3-4 Nov 2018
RD, WDRA, M/o Defence, etc have at Agartala
been advised to enhance use of bamboo
NITI Forum for NER held on 4th December
in construction projects. A stakeholder
2018, at Guwahati recommended for
consultation with these agencies as well as
Development of the value chain of bamboo
BIS, Central Building Research Institute,
in synergy with National Bamboo Mission.
Roorkee, architects and manufacturers was
done to see the gaps in certification, and
promote use. 8.4 Sub-Mission on Agroforestry (SMAF)
The Sub-Mission on Agroforestry (SMAF)
7. Strengthening Agarbatti Sector has been launched in 2016-17 to encourage
and expand tree plantation on farm land, with
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) has
the motto of “Har Medh Par Ped”, along with
been commissioned to carry out a detailed and
crops/ cropping system. The Sub-mission has
systematic study on the dominance of import
the following broad objectives:
of bamboo and trade imbalance, including
various tariff and non tariff measures. The v To encourage and expand tree plantation in
potential of exports from India (products and farm land
destination) will also be indicated.
v To ensure availability of quality planting
Meeting to discuss issues related to material
reduction in import of Agarbatti was
held under the chairmanship of Secretary v To popularise various Agroforestry
(AC&FW) with D/o Commerce, industry practices/models
and Agarbatti Manufacturer’s Association
v To create database, information and
to devise appropriate strategy.
knowledge support in the area of
agroforestry.
8. Research & Development
i. Draft protocol for accreditation of bamboo v To provide extension and capacity building
nurseries & certification of planting material support to agroforestry sector.
is in the process of finalization The scheme is being implemented in the States
ii. ICFRE has identified base material for which have liberalized transit regulations for
increasing the production and productivity selected tree species. At present scheme is
of bamboo. R&D project by the way of being implemented in 21 States namely i.e.
multiplication through Tissues Culture is Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Andhra
being undertaken by ICFRE Institutes. Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattishgarh, Gujarat, Haryana,
Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Jammu &
iii. Kerala Forest Research Institute is working Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh,
on promoting indigenous supply of raw Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil
material for preparation of jigget Nadu, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh. Agroforestry
helps in creating additional source of income to
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Under the Mission, multipurpose tree species Nursery

with short, medium and long term returns
are encouraged, so that farmers may get
additional income at regular intervals. These
would include fruits, fodder, medicinal, timber
species. Several new forward linkages have
been established including tree borne oil seeds
for production of biofuel and with Central Silk
Board for silk woven host species.

8.4.1 Financial Progress:

For implementation of the programmes an
amount of Rs.1848.00 Lakh has been released Agroforestry (Mizoram)
to the States / Agencies during 2018-19 upto
26.02.2019.

8.4.2 Physical Progress:

96 nos. nurseries and 7250 Ha of plantation
have been approved to respective states under
SMAF. The major species being planted include
sandal wood, casuarina, poplar, eucalyptus,
sissoo, Melia etc.

Agroforestry (Karnataka)
Block plantation

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Agroforestry (Himachal Pradesh) adaptation and mitigation strategies have been

identified, which can help the farmers to cope with
climate change. However, agriculture in India as
elsewhere globally continues to face challenges
posed by climate variability including aberrant
monsoons, heat waves, extreme weather events
and degradation of natural resources. Climate
resilience is being promoted through the research
& technologies being developed by ICAR and
disseminates by programmatic interventions of
DAC&FW and DAHD&F.
Agroforestry (Rajasthan)
The NMSA Strategy document, revised for
the period 2018 has adopted an integrated
holistic approach focusing more on vulnerable
regions, deploying the best bet technologies
and practices for adaptation and mitigation and
empowering farmers through capacity building
and financial support. The implementation
strategies are designed with a time frame up
to 2030. Eleven key priority areas have been
identified for programmatic interventions which
8.5 Climate Change can minimize the impact of climatic change and
National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture reduce the risk. Each of these priority areas has
(NMSA) is one of the 8 Missions launched to be analysed in the context of four functional
under the National Action Plan on Climate areas, viz., Research and Development,
Change (NAPCC) in 2008. The Mission aims to Technology adoption, Infrastructure and
evolve and implement strategies to make Indian Capacity Building for identifying adaptation
agriculture resilient to climate change. The and mitigation measures in a multi-dimensional
program interventions in NMSA are Rainfed and cross sectoral matrix
Area Development (RAD), Soil Health Cards,
Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY),
Mission Organic Value Chain Development
for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER),
National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA), Soil
Land Use Survey of India (SLUSI), National
Bamboo Mission (NBM) and Sub-Mission on
Agroforestry (SMAF). Details of these are
given by the respective Program Divisions.

Many National and International developments

have taken place since the launch of NMSA. The
understanding on the impact of climate change on
Indian agriculture has improved and promising NMSA Strategy Document (2018-2030)

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The programmatic interventions in these four The SLUSI is a primarily engaged in conducting
functional areas covering eleven priority items soil survey of different intensities in order to
will effectively address adaptation and mitigationprovide scientific database for developmental
needs of complete value chain from production to programmes encompassing soil and water
marketing in agriculture and allied sectors. conservation planning, watershed development,
scientific land use planning etc. The database
Divisions also participated and represented the generation of the organization commensurate with
Ministry as a Member of Indian Delegation in the the requirement of soil and land use information
24th Conference of Parties (COP) to the United of various land-based development programmes.
Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change held between 2nd and 14th December The organization is well equipped with
2018 at Katowice, Poland. Remote Sensing techniques, Geographic
Information System (GIS), Image Analysis
along with modern facilities of soil analysis and
8.6 Soil and Land Use Survey of India
cartography laboratories for acquision of soil
(SLUSI)
and land information and for the development
Soil and Land Use Survey of India (SLUSI), an and management of digitial spatial database.It
apex organization in the country established in operates soil survey activities from Headquarters
1958 deals with soil survey and land resource at New Delhi through seven Centres located at
mapping in the country. It is a subordinate field Noida, Kolkata, Nagpur, Bengaluru, Hyderabad,
organization under Department of Agriculture, Ahmedabad and Ranchi.
Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

SLUSI has generated database for priority SLUSI is actively involved in capacity
categorization in 253.15 million ha. areas building and updating knowledge of officers
and 17.25 million ha area in Detailed Soil of State Governments involved in different
Survey under priority sub/micro watersheds of developmental programs viz. PMKSY-
Rainfed districts of various states in 1: 4,000 Watershed Development Component (WDC)
to 15,000 scale (Presently on 1:10,000 scale) Program, agriculture, horticulture, forestry, soil
using cadastral maps/ Satellite Data / aerial & water conservations and rural development
photographs the country. Similarly, SLUSI has etc.
also carried out Soil Resource Mapping (SRM)
on 1:50,000 scale in area of 130.27 million As a core component of National Mission
ha areas in 264 districts of the country on for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) by
consultancy mode, funded by Department of Department of Agriculture, Cooperation &
Space, Government of India. Farmers Welfare revised its activities of soil
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Soil Health Management and had validation SLUSI has also developed the digital Micro-
work for 13 States of the Country i.e. Bihar, watershed atlas (MWS) of the country with
Haryana, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, unique code at 1:50 K scale which will provide
Kerala, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, platform for the planners in designing location
Rajasthan, Tripura, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh specific development plans under various
& West Bengal and the results submitted to the agricultural and rural development programs
INM Division, DAC&FW. in the country. The physical target of 60.00
lakh ha in PMKSY/Rainfed districts have been
SLUSI has completed the work of detailed soil fixed, of which 18.82 lakh ha area has been
data base generation for development of crop completed and remaining to be achieved by the
plan in completed command areas of 18 irrigation end of this year.
projects so far out of 99 irrigation projects under
PMKSY (AIBP) and had played active role in SLUSI has also generated revenue of Rs. 65.98
coordinating among the stake holders namely lakhs through various consultancy projects and
State Agriculture, Irrigation Departments and Rs. 10.50 Lakh through sale of soil, micro-
universities. Presently, the monitoring in 18 watersheds data.
completed irrigation projects i.e. Maddigedda
(Andhra Pradesh), Warna (Maharashtra), 8.7 National Rainfed Area Authority
Dongargaon (Maharashtra), Upper Indravati (NRAA)
(Odisha), Rukra-Tribal (Odisha), Extension of National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA) was
Kandi canal Stage 2 (Punjab), Rehabilitation established as an attached office of DAC&FW
of Ist Patiala Feeder & Kotla Branch (Punjab), on 3rd November, 2006. Dr. Ashok Dalwai
Maniyari Tank (Chhattisgarh), Kharung (IAS) is leading the organization as its Chief
projects (Chhattisgarh); Sri Rameswar Executive Officer (CEO).
Irrigation project (Karnataka); Singhpur
(Madhya Pradesh), Mahuar (Madhya Pradesh), NRAA is an ‘Advisory Body’ for policy and
Sagad (Madhya Pradesh); Bawanthadi (IS) programme formulation and monitoring of
(Maharashtra), Lower Panzara (Maharashtra); programmes/activities relating to integrated
Gollavagu (Telangana), Rallivagu (Telangana) development of degraded/rainfed areas.
and Mathadivagu (Telangana) are being carried Rainfed areas that dominate the agricultural
out. The organization is taking up the DSS field system of the country, are described by arid
work of the remaining 81 projects during 2018- and semi-arid tracts to high rainfall region.
19. NRAA has also been given additional mandate
to provide technical inputs in planning and
During 2018-19 SLUSI had completed implementation of Pradhan Mantri Krishi
consultancy projects on Land reclamation work, Sinchayee Yojna (PMKSY) in the rainfed
Bhadra CADA, Shimoga, Karnataka State, areas for rain water conservation, watershed
SRM of Mallapuram District, Kerala State development, etc. and their management.
Land Use Board and Soil nutrient Estimation
of forests of North Bengal Plains, West Bengal NRAA principally functions as Knowledge
State and had published 5 reports of Priority Repository for rainfed agriculture to initiate
delineation Survey, 27 reports of Detailed drought proofing of 150 most vulnerable rainfed
Soil Survey and 16 reports of Soil Resource districts, NRAA was allocated Rs. 10.00 crore
Mapping. during 2018-19.

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Some Major Activities undertaken dur- INM Division has been assigned with the
ing the year 2018-19 are: following tasks:
• A total of 24 districts spread across three
8.8.1 Assessment of requirement of
states, namely, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
Fertilizers: Department of Agriculture,
and Rajasthan were selected for preparation of
Cooperation & Farmers Welfare organizes
comprehensive drought proofing strategy.
Zonal Conferences to assess the requirement of
• State level and district level meetings were fertilizers of States before each cropping season
organized in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka namely Kharif (1st April to 30th September) &
and Rajasthan for deliberation on drought Rabi (1st October to 31st March), in consultation
proofing action plans. The action plan of 8 out with representatives of State Governments,
of 24 identified districts have been prepared Department of Fertilizers, Lead Fertilizer
and shared with the states for their feedback Suppliers, Fertilizer Association of India
and suggestion. The work in respect of the (FAI) and ICAR etc. This assessment is made
remaining 16 district is under progress and based on the initial requirements projected by
will be completed by December 2018. State Governments/UTs and they arrive at
the requirements of fertilizers on the basis of
• The process of piloting drought proofing requirements of NPK nutrients, Consumption
strategies in selected clusters of these districts pattern, Gross Cropped Area, Irrigated Area
has begun. Various training programmes etc.
are being organized for sensitizing district
officials on climate resilience agriculture and
comprehensive planning. 8.8.2 Availability of Fertilizers
A weekly audio-visual conference is jointly
• With a view to building domain knowledge, organized by this Ministry and Department
six of NRAA’s newly recruited Young of Fertilizers with all the States to monitor
Professionals/Officials were deputed to attend availability of fertilizers as per the monthly
a 5 days training-cum-orientation programme allocation plan prepared by Department of
on Integrated Farming and Conservation Fertilizers.
Agriculture at IAFSR, Modipuram.
• Brain Storming Workshop was organized on 8.8.3 Quality Control of Fertilizers
11th-12th December, 2018 to deliberate on the The Government of India declared the Fertiliser
definition of rainfed agriculture; delineate and as essential Commodity under the Essential
prioritize 150 critically drought prone districts, Commodities Act, 1955 and promulgated the
and finalization of strategic plan in sync Fertiliser Control Order, 1985 (FCO). Under the
with recommendation of Doubling Farmers’ Order, Government is empowered to control
Income (DFI) Committee; and firm up content Price, Distribution, Quality etc of fertilises.
for knowledge portal on agriculture. Government of India notified the MRP at Rs
242 per 45 Kg bag on 1st March, 2018. The
8.8 Integrated Nutrient Management specifications of various fertilizers are specified
It is endeavour of this Ministry to promote in Fertiliser Control Order, 1985. It is mandatory
the balanced use of fertilizers in conjunction for every manufacture/dealer to manufacture/
with Organic Fertilizers, Bio-fertilizers, green sell the fertiliser of the specification specified
manures etc. In order to achieve this objective under the order. At present there are 82 Fertiliser

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Quality Control testing laboratories including made by Department of Fertilisers for all States.
four Central laboratories in the country. The The supply movement is jointly monitored by
State Governments are primarily responsible DAC&FW and Department of Fertilisers with the
for ensuring availability of good quality of States through weekly Video Conference
fertilisers to farmers as per FCO specification.
(a) Kharif 2018 Season Requirement of major
fertilizers viz, Urea, DAP, MOP, Complexes
Assessment of Fertilizers and SSP for Kharif 2018 season was assessed
To ensure adequate availability of fertilizers, at 158.00 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT), 49.18
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and LMT, 20.25 LMT, 49.73 LMT and 26.25
Farmers Welfare conducts Zonal Conferences respectively.
with all the States for every Kharif and Rabi season
in order to assess the requirement of fertilizers (b) Rabi 2018-19 Season: Requirement of major
in all the States. After consultation with States, fertilizers viz, Urea, DAP, MOP, Complexes
Department of Fertilizers and Lead Fertilisers and SSP for Rabi 2018-19 season was assessed
suppliers etc., the total requirement for each State at 162.74 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT), 50.46
is assessed for the season. LMT, 17.28 LMT, 52.19 LMT and 29.80 LMT
respectively.
Therefore, the States prepare month-wise
Consumption of Chemical Fertilizers:-
requirement and the same is forwarded to the
Consumption of major chemical fertilizers along
Department of Fertilisers. A monthly supply
with N,P,K nutrients since 2001-02 is given below:-
plan based on the month-wise requirement is

(lakh tonnes)
Nitrogen Phosphate Potash Total
Year Urea DAP MOP Complex
(N) (P) (K) (N+P+K)
2001–02 199.17 61.81 19.93 49.63 113.10 43.82 16.67 173.60
2002–03 184.93 54.73 19.12 48.10 104.74 40.19 16.01 160.94
2003–04 197.67 56.24 18.41 47.57 110.77 41.24 15.98 167.99
2004–05 206.65 62.56 24.06 55.08 117.13 46.24 20.61 183.98
2005–06 222.97 67.64 27.31 66.94 127.23 52.04 24.13 203.40
2006–07 243.37 73.81 25.86 67.99 137.73 55.43 23.35 216.51
2007-08 259.63 74.97 28.80 65.70 144.19 55.15 26.36 225.70
2008-09 266.49 92.31 40.78 68.05 150.90 65.06 33.13 249.09
2009-10 266.74 104.92 46.34 80.25 155.80 72.74 36.32 264.86
2010-11 281.12 108.70 39.31 97.64 165.58 80.50 35.14 281.22
2011-12 295.65 101.91 30.29 103.95 173.00 79.14 25.75 277.90
2012-13 300.02 91.54 22.11 75.27 168.21 66.53 20.62 255.36
2013-14 306.00 73.57 22.80 72.64 167.50 56.33 20.99 244.82
2014-15 306.10 76.26 28.53 82.78 169.46 60.98 25.32 255.76
2015-16 306.35 91.07 24.67 88.21 173.72 69.79 24.02 267.53
2016-17 296.14 89.64 28.63 84.14 167.35 67.05 25.08 259.49
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FERTILIZER (INORGANIC, ORGANIC Institutes viz. National Centre for Organic

AND MIXED) (CONTROL) ORDER, Farming (NCOF), Ghaziabad and Central
1985 Fertilizers Quality Control and Training
Institute, Faridabad.
In order to make available large variety of
Fertilizers to the Farmers as per their soil
requirement, different grades of fertilizers are 8.8.4.1 Soil Health Card (SHC) scheme
notified under FCO Schedule-I (Part-A). At Soil Health Card Scheme was launched by
present 11 Straight Nitrogenous Fertilizers, Hon’ble PM on 19.02.2015 at Suratgarh,
5 Straight Phosphatic Fertilizers, 5 Straight Rajasthan. The scheme has been introduced to
Potassic Fertilizers, 2 Sulphur Fertilizers, 19 assist State Governments to issue soil health
NPK Complex Fertilizers and 15 NP Complex cards to all farmers in the country. Soil health
Fertilizers, 28 customized Fertilizers, 25 card provides information to farmers on nutrient
Fortified Fertilizers, 6 Water Soluble Fertilizers status of their soil along with recommendation
and 22 Micronutrients are notified under on appropriate dosage of nutrients to be applied
FCO. The provision of tolerance limit in plant for improving soil health and its fertility.
nutrient and in Physical Parameters for various
fertilizers is given in FCO Schedule-I (Part B). Soil status is to be assessed regularly in a cycle
of every 2 years. In all 253 lakh soil samples are
In order to encourage use of organic and bio- to be collected and tested to generate 12 crore
fertilisers namely Rhizobum, Azotoacher, soil health cards for distribution to the farmers.
Azospirillum, phosphate, Solubilizing Bacteria,
Potash mobilizing Bacteria (KMB), Zinc Scheme objectives:
Solubilizing Bacteria (ZnSB), Myconhizera
(i) To issue Soil Health Cards every 2 years, to
Acetobacter and Consortia of bio-fertilisers have
all farmers of the country, so as to provide
been incorporated in FCO, 1985. Generalised
a basis to address nutrient deficiencies in
specifications of organic manures and bio
fertilization practices.
enriched organic manure namely City compost,
vermin compost, phosphate Rich organic (ii) To strengthen functioning of Soil Testing
manure (PROM), Organic manure, Bone meal Laboratories (STLs) through capacity
Raw and Bone meal steamed are notified under building, involvement of agriculture
FCO Schedule IV. Besides this, specification of students and effective linkage with Indian
Non-edible, De-oiled cake fertilizers is notified Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) /
under FCO Schedule V. State Agricultural Universities (SAUs).
(iii) To diagnose soil fertility related constraints
8.8.4 Major Schemes and its Objectives with standardized procedures for sampling
(i) Soil Health Card & Soil Health Management uniformly across states and analysis and
scheme design fertilizer recommendations.
(ii) Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) (iv) To develop and promote soil test based
nutrient management for enhancing nutrient
(iii) Mission Organic Value Chain Development
use efficiency.
for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER)
(v) To build capacities of district and state
Besides, the INM is also looking after the
level staff and of progressive farmers
Establishment matters of two attached
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for promotion of nutrient management Progress of Soil Health Card scheme

practices. i. Fund Release:
(vi) To create additional soil/ fertilizer sample
(Rs in crore)
testing facilities through setting up/
Year Funds released
strengthening of labs under SHM schemes.
2014-15 23.89
Soil Health Card Portal: 2015-16 96.44
2016-17 133.66
Soil Health Card Portal has been developed
for registration of soil samples, recording 2017-18 147.44
test results of soil samples and generation of Total 401.43
Soil Health Card (SHC) along with fertilizer
ii. Physical Progress:
recommendations. This is a single, generic,
uniform, web based software accessed at • Cycle-I (2015-17). As on 06.03.2018, against
the URL www.soilhealth.dac.gov.in . It is a the target of 253 lakh soil sample, 100%
workflow based application with following soil samples have been collected and 250.03
major modules; (i) Soil Sample Registration lakh (i.e. 99%) samples tested. Against the
(ii) Test Result Entry by Soil Testing Labs (iii) target of 1073 lakh soil health cards, 1060.67
Fertilizer Recommendations based on General lakh (i.e. 99%) cards have been distributed
Fertilizer Recommendations (GFR) (iv) Soil to farmers.
Health Card generation along with fertilizer
recommendation and micronutrient suggestions • Cycle-II. The 2nd Cycle of the scheme
(v) MIS module for monitoring progress. started from 1st May 2017. As on 06.03.2018,
against the target of 127.31 lakh soil sample
It promotes uniform adoptions of codes e.g. collection for the year 2017-18, 115.72 lakh
Census Codes for locations. The system has samples have been collected and 81.46 lakh
samples tracking feature and provides alerts samples tested. Against the target of 626.96
to farmers about sample registration and lakh soil health cards, 158.88 lakh cards
generation of Soil Health Card through SMS have been distributed to farmers.
and E-mail.
8.8.4.2 Soil Health Management (SHM)
Soil Health Card Portal aims to generate and
issue Soil Health Cards based on General
Scheme
Fertilizer Recommendations provided by State As soil test based application of fertilizers is
Governments. Based on test results, these essential to improve soil health and productivity,
recommendations are calculated automatically the Government is promoting Integrated
by the system. Micronutrients status is also Nutrient Management (INM) i.e. soil test
provided by the system. based balanced and judicious use of chemical
fertilizers, bio-fertilizers and locally available
The system envisages building up a single organic manures like Farm Yard Manure,
national database on soil health for future use Compost, Vermi Compost and Green Manure
in research and planning. to maintain soil health and its productivity.

Under the Soil Health Management scheme

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Testing Laboratories (STLs) and new Mobile numbers of STLs sanctioned under the scheme
Soil Testing Laboratories besides strengthening are given in table below:-
of existing laboratories to enable them to
undertake micro-nutrient testing. The year wise
Sl.
Component / year 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 Total
No
1. New Static STLs 10 93 302 1 5 411
2. New Mobile STLs 69 8 9 8 6 100
Strengthen-ing of
3. 7 262 75 163 141 648
existing STLs
4. Mini soil testing labs - - 5612 3140 - 8752
Village level soil
5. - - - 1 1561 1562
Testing labs
Total 86 363 5998 3313 1713 11473

Apart from above, other components under 8.8.4.3 Paramparagat Krishi Vikas
this scheme are promotion of micronutrients Yojana (PKVY)
and setting up/strengthening of Fertilizer
Quality Control Laboratories. A. Objectives of the Paramparagat
Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY):
Fund Release under SHM scheme: a) To promote natural resource based
(Rs in crore) integrated and climate resilient sustainable
Year Funds released farming systems that ensure maintenance
2014-15 62.98 and increase of soil fertility, natural resource
2015-16 44.39 conservation, on-farm nutrient recycling
2016-17 95.50 and minimize dependence of farmers on
2017-18 42.18 external inputs;
2018-19 71.67 b) To reduce cost of agriculture to farmers
Total 316.72 through sustainable integrated organic
farming systems thereby enhancing
It is proposed to conduct the Impact Evaluation farmer’s net income per unit of land.
of the programme for assessing efficacy
and overall performance of the programme c) To sustainably produce chemical free and
implementation during the year 2014-15 onwards nutritious food for human consumption.
in terms of objectives. It is expecting that the d) To protect environment from hazardous
findings of the study will provide outcome and inorganic chemicals by adoption of eco-
shortcomings to facilitate corrections, if any, to friendly low cost traditional techniques and
implement the scheme in subsequent years. A farmer friendly technologies.
copy of operational Guidelines of Soil Health
Card (SHC) and Soil Health Management e) To empower farmers through their own
(SHM) is available at http://agricoop.nic.in institutional development in the form of
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production, processing, value addition and and capacity building of farmers in

certification management; the cluster and Regional Councils as
certification endorsing agency are
f) To make farmers entrepreneurs through
well defined.
direct market linkages with local and
national markets. b) PGS Certification through Regional
Councils
1. Parampragat Krishi Vikas Yojana
(PKVY) is the first comprehensive c) Incentive to farmers through DBT
scheme launched as a Centrally
d) Value addition, marketing and
Sponsored Programme (CSP) from
publicity
2015-16, which now has been revised for
next 3 years. The scheme is implemented e) Enough flexibility is provided to the
with a 90:10 (GoI: State Govt.) funding States to pick up the activities, input
pattern in 8 NE states and 3 hilly as per their requirement.
states of J& K, Himachal Pradesh, and
Uttarakhand, 100% in Union Territory 4. Status of Scheme/ Achievement: Total
and 60:40 funding pattern in remaining amount allocated for the scheme 2015-16 to
states of the country. The new guidelines 2018-19 is Rs 1307 crore and fund released
of the scheme has been uploaded in the Rs 786.41 crore till date. Total 11891 clusters
website www.agricoop.nic.in have been formed during the period 2015-
16 to 2017-18. Under PKVY scheme 237820
2. The scheme PKVY is implemented by hectares of land has been converted into
the State Government on per hectare basis organic farming land and 3, 94,550 farmers
for 500-1000 hectare area in each cluster. have been benefited. The details are given
A group of farmers having a total area of at Annexure 8.1.
20 hectare as far as possible in contagious
patch within a village. The farmer within 5. Certification mechanism under PKVY:
a group can avail benefit to a maximum of In order to promote domestic organic
2 ha. and the limit of assistance is Rs.50, market growth and also to enable small
000 per hac., out of which 62% i.e., Rs. and marginal farmer to have easy access
31,000 is given as incentives to a farmer to organic certification, a decentralized
for organic conversion, organic inputs, on organic farming certification system
farm inputs, production infrastructure, called Participatory Guarantee System –
etc., shall be provided directly through India (PGS-India) is implemented by the
DBT during the conversion period of 3 Department of Agriculture and Cooperation.
years. The target of an area of around 4 6. Participatory Guarantee System of
lacks ha is proposed to be covered in the India is a quality assurance initiative that is
coming 2 years which is double the area locally relevant, emphasizes the participation
covered in last three years. of stakeholders, including producers and
3. The components of the scheme are as consumers and operates outside the frame of
follows: third party certification. PGS-INDIA Web
Portal has been launched and has the following
a) Programme implementation through features:
support agencies for handholding

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i. Online facility for Registration; 8.8.4.4 Mission Organic Value Chain

Approval; Documentation; Record Development for North Eastern Re-
of inspection; and Certification gion (MOVCDNER)
Transparency in certification process. Realizing the potential of organic farming
ii. Creation of a database of organic in the North Eastern Region of the country,
producers; area under PGS Certification Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
has launched a Central Sector Scheme entitled
iii. Traceability of organic products “Mission Organic Value Chain Development
v No. of Regional Council registered- for North Eastern Region” for implementation
374 nos in the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam,
Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland,
v No of Local Groups registered - 8947 Sikkim and Tripura, during 2015-16 to 2017-18.
nos
The scheme aims at development of certified organic
v Nos of farmers online registered/ production in a value chain mode to link growers
benefitted- 281339 nos (approx.) with consumers and to support the development
v The State implementing agency- of entire value chain starting from inputs, seeds,
Either Agriculture Deptt. / certification and creation of facilities for collection,
Horticulture Deptt. aggregation, processing, marketing and brand
building initiative. The scheme was approved with
an outlay of Rs. 400 crore for three years.
B. Target & Achievements
The target of an area of around 4 lakhs ha is The assistance is provided for cluster
proposed to be covered in the coming 2 years development, on/off farm input production,
which is double the area covered in last three supply of seeds/ planting materials, setting
years. up of functional infrastructure, establishment
of integrated processing unit, refrigerated
• Total 20,000 (20 ha each) new clusters transportation, pre-cooling /cold stores chamber,
allocated to the states. branding labeling and packaging, hiring of
• Total fund released during 2018-19 is Rs space, hand holdings, organic certification
266.60 crore including fund released Rs. through third party, mobilization of farmers/
206.46 crore for 18,368 new clusters for (20 processors etc. Under this scheme, an area of
ha each) for 3.67 lakh ha area. 50,000 ha have been targeted to be covered
under organic farming in North Eastern Region
• The status of PGS India is as under: of the country during the period of three years
a) Nos of Regional Council registered i.e. from year 2015-16 to 2017-18.
326 nos
A. Major Components of MOVCDNER:
b) Nos of Local Groups registered
13703 nos 1. Value Chain Production

c) Nos of farmers online registered/ 2. Value Chain Processing

benefitted - 383863 nos (approx.) 3. Value Chain Marketing
4. Value Chain Support Agencies

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B. Physical and Financial Progress 3. Village :- Murramkala

report of MOVCDNER scheme
4. District :- Ramgarh
An amount of Rs. 125 crore was allocated to
the north eastern states during 2015-16, Rs. 5. State :- Jharkhand
100 crore during 2016-17, Rs 100.00 crore
6. Land Holding :- 3 Acre
during 2017-18 and Rs. 160 .00 for 2018- 19
and funds release an amount of Rs. 112.16 7. Altitude :- N 2336872 E 8532300
during 2015-16, Rs.47.63 crore during the
8. Detail Introduction of farmer :- Mithilesh
year 2016-17, Rs.66.22 crore for the year 2017-
Mahto S/O Late Ganesh Mahto, Village:-
18 and Rs.126.25 crore have been released to
Murramkala, Block:- Ramgarhi, District
eight states.
Ramgarh, Jharkhand
Under the scheme “Mission Organic value 9. Name of the FPC/FPO:- PKVY
Chain Development for North Eastern Region” MURRAMKALA (Eko Guarantee
there is a target to form 100 Farmers Producer Division of Encon)
Companies (FPCs) which would cover 2500
Farmers Interest Groups (FIGs), 50000 ha area 10. Achievement of Farmers:-
and 50000 farmers. Against this target, 2469
• Increased the knowledge and skills:
FIGs have been formed covering an area of
The farmers were enabled with
45918 Ha and 48918 farmers in eight North-
knowledge and skills to grow organic
Eastern states so far 100 Farmers Producer
crops, organic pest management and
Companies have been registered.
organic soil management.
• Improved the farm infrastructure: The
farmers have developed their vermin
composting tanks, drums for herbal
pest control inputs.
• Access to markets: Started a weekly
farmers market in Ranchi.
11. Major crops grown :- Bottle gourd, Tomato,
Capsicum, Brinjal
12. Certification Status:- C2
13. Details of intervention following assistance
8.9 Success Stories provided to the beneficiary under
MOVCDNER/PKVY: PKVY is cluster
A. Organic Farming Authority
based programme to encourage the farmer
of Jharkhand (OFAJ)
for promoting organic farming. Under this
Name of Farmer:- Mithilesh Kumar Mahto program:

1. Parentage :- Late Ganesh Mahto v Groups of farmers would be motivated

to take up organic farming. Fifty
2. Age :- 35 Years or more farmers will form a cluster

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having 50 acre land to take up the v Our produce is now pesticide free
organic farming under the scheme. and is making a contribution to
consumer health.
v In this way during three years –
throughout India - 10,000 clusters will v Our farm incomes have been
be formed covering 5.0 lakh acre area increased since we are able to
under organic farming. There will be no sell directly to consumers without
liability on the farmers for expenditure middlemen and realise premium for
on certification. our organic produce.
v Every farmer will be provided Rs. v Our farm input costs have been
20,000 per acre in three years for seed reduced since we are now trained
to harvesting of crops and to transport and skilled to produce on-farm
produce to the market. inputs. This has resulted in the
profitability of our farms.
v Organic farming will be promoted by
using traditional resources (Jiwamrit, 17. Any Increment in income after
Bijamrit, Bramhashtra, Tonic- implementation of scheme?
Shaktivardhak, Ghanamrit, Nimashtra,
Agniashtra etc.) and the organic v Our farm incomes have increased
products will be linked with the market. since the cost of inputs have been
reduced since we are making
v It will increase domestic production our own farm inputs for soil
and certification of organic produce by management and pest management.
involving farmers This has resulted in almost 80%
cost reduction.
14. Where do you sell your produce?
v We are able to sell our organic
A weekly organic farmers’ market has been
produce directly to customers with
organized by Eko Guarantee along with the
a premium for our organic produce
cluster members. This market is providing
– this has resulted in about 30%
a avenue for the sale of organic vegetables,
increase of our farm produce prices.
frutis, spices, pulses and cereal crops.
18. Any other Related information?
15. What kind of packaging Material used by
the Farmers? • Eko Guarantee is now in the process
Farmers are at present selling their products of developing packing material
without packing material. We are in the for the farmer clusters. We have
process for developing packing material developed a brand dedicated to
and logo for PKVY farmers. the marketing of organic produce.
The brand is known as “Milawat
16. Does organic farming beneficial for you Free”

v We have been able to commercialize • Eko Gurantee has completed the

our organic produce and able to get soil testing and are now in the
special market presence of our organic process of sample testing.
produce.

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B. Onion a Success Story two acres of upland, one acre of middle land
and 1.00 acre of low land. She has converted 2
acres of land into Organic farming. In uplands
she is cultivating Millets, pulses, oilseeds and
in low land she is cultivating Paddy in organic
way of cultivation. In middle lands she has
been cultivating only one crop in Kharif season
with varieties of vegetables like, Cabbage,
Cauliflower, Brinjal, Tomato, Onion, Chilly,
Beans, ladies finger etc. in organic way. In Rabi
season the upland and middle land are not used
due to lack of irrigation facilities. She is fully
depending on natural water resource and rain
water. From the very beginning, she has been
using only cow dung compost for farming. The
farm output at that period was barely sufficient
for her to feed her family. Economic benefits
from these vegetables were also negligible.
They were not in a position to afford chemical
pesticides to protect their crops against common
diseases. After PKVY intervention she has
used 0.50 acres of land for onion cultivation
.50 acres of land for vegetable cultivation. In
her farm she is using Handi Khoto, Cow dung
Compost, Panchagabya etc. She also has taken
some training to prepare the organic fertilizers
and pesticides through PKVY program from
the Resource Organisation “Agragamee”.
Name of the farmer: Sundhen Muduli Last year she had cultivated 50 acres of land
for vegetables cultivation like, Brinjal, Cully
1. Parentage: W/o- Eshwar Muduli
flower, Cabbage, Tomato, Beans, Chilly, and
2. Age : 42 years Maize etc. with another 50 acres of land used
for Onion cultivation. She has cultivated all
3. Village : Pedisil in Dasmantpur block crops and vegetables in organic way of farming.
She can now effectively prevent pest attacks
4. District: Koraput using organic pesticides prepared by her. She
has got hand hold supports from “Agragamee”
5. State: Odisha
Staffs on preparation of Organic pesticides and
6. Land holding (Ha): 1.4 hac. fertilizers. She stores her onion in a traditional
way ensuring long life. All the onions was tied
7. Detail introduction of farmer: and hanged from roof in the kitchen. Onions
will be exposed to small amount of smoke and
Sundhen Muduli is a PKVY beneficiary. She this will protect it from insect attacks and will
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in the photograph is an organic product. • Three days residential training on

Organic farming & preparation of
8. Name of the FPC/FPO: Dashamantapur Organic fertilizers and Organic
Cashew Development Processing & Pesticides. (Handi Khato, Cow dung
Marketing Producer Company Ltd. Compost, Panchagabya, Jivamruta,
Bijamruta)
9. Achievements of Farmers:
• Exposure visit to PRAYAS, Organic
This not only stabilized her farm but also farms and group discussion with
increased the output significantly. She has Organic farmers for transmission of
earned a profit of Rs. 15000/- only from onion technology.
cultivation and Rs. 10,000/- from vegetable
cultivation. Before PKVY program she was • Vermi-Compost pit
cultivating that land in traditional way only
• Dhanicha seeds
using cow dung compost so, the output was
very less. It was very difficult to manage her 14. Where do you sell your produce? Local
family in a low budget income. After PKVY markets
intervention her source of income increased.
Her two kids are studying in district school. 15. What kind of packaging material used by
the farmers? Gunny bags
10. Family Members: 05 members including 2
16. Does organic farming beneficial for you?
girl child & 1 boy
Yes
11. Major crops grown: Brinjal, Cully flower,
17. Any increment in income after
Cabbage, Tomato, Beans, Chilly as
implementation of scheme? Yes income
vegetables. Maize, Finger Millets, Kandula,
increased. It is two times than before.
Alsi, Mustard, Kangu and Koshla etc as
Millets, Pulses and Oil seeds. 18. Any other related information? Irrigation is
the main constraint in the way of farming.
12. Certification Status: Eligible for Organic
It should be shorted out on a priority basis.
Green Certificates. (Second year continuing)
Without proper irrigation facilities Organic
13. Detail of intervention: following assistance farming not possible. For better livelihood
provided to the beneficiary under and food security of Tribal people, it’s
MOVCDNER/PKVY: necessary they should stand in their own
strength. It will possible when we strengthen
• Rs. 6000/- provided for organic farming. them especially in farming. PKVY program
is the best example for tribal development.

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Chapter 9
National Crop Insurance Programme (NCIP)

Agriculture Insurance
9.1 Keeping in view the risks involved in is being implemented in various States/Union
agriculture and to insure the farming community Territories of the country from Kharif 2016.
against various risks, Ministry of Agriculture The Scheme is being implemented through 18
& Farmers Welfare introduced a crop insurance General Insurance Companies including all
scheme in 1985 and thereafter, brought the 5 Government Sector Companies. Under
improvements in the erstwhile scheme(s) from PMFBY, a uniform maximum premium of only
time to time based on the experience gained 2% of the sum insured is paid by farmers for
and views of the stakeholders, States, farming all Kharif crops and 1.5% for all Rabi crops.
community etc. In case of annual commercial and horticultural
crops, the maximum premium to be paid by
The total funds released by Government of India
farmers is only 5%. The premium rates to
during last 5 years under various schemes for crop
be paid by farmers are very low and balance
insurance are as under:
of actuarial premium is being borne by the
(Rs. crore) Government, to be shared equally by State &
Plan/ Year Expenditure Central Government, to provide full insured
amount to the farmers against crop loss on
2013-14 2551.52
account of natural calamities. There is no
2014-15 2598.35 upper limit on Government subsidy.
2015-16 2982.47
2016-17 11054.63 Earlier, there was a provision of capping the
2017-18 9419.79 premium rate which resulted in low claims
2018-19 11426.00* being paid to farmers. This capping was done
to limit Government outgo on the premium
* as on 01.03.2019 subsidy. This capping has now been removed
and farmers will get claim against full sum
9.2 Brief details of the Crop Insurance
insured without any reduction. Further, the sum
Schemes being implemented in the insured has been equated to Scale of Finance.
Country are given below:
Efforts are being made to make the scheme
9.2.1 Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yo- technology driven with the primary objective to
jana (PMFBY) reduce the delays in claim payment to farmers.
After detailed discussions with various Capturing of CCEs data on smartphones/CCE
stakeholders including State Governments, Agri App and its realtime transfer on National
representatives of farmers’ organizations, Crop Insurance Portal has been made mandatory
Government of India had formulated the from Kharif 2017 and the States have to provide
new Crop Insurance Schemes viz. Pradhan an evidence of having conducted CCEs before
Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), which Government of India share in subsidy is released.

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Remote sensing will be used to rationalize the increased from 48 hours to 72 hours.
number of Crop Cutting Experiments (CCEs) at
v) Stratified grievance redressal mechanism viz.
unit area level. 9 pilot studies on use of innovative
District Level Grievance Redressal Committee
technology in CCEs have been entrusted by the
(DGRC), State Level Grievance Redressal
Department which are being coordinated by
Committee (SGRC).
the Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre
(MNCFC). vi) Detailed plan for publicity and awareness -
0.5% of Gross premium per company per
For effective implementation, an integrated season earmarked for the purpose.
National Crop Insurance Portal has been
developed to integrate all the stakeholders on a vii) Detailed Standard Operating Procedures
single platform on real time basis. This has also (SOPs) for settlement of claims under localized
enabled access to individual farmer-wise detailed calamities, post harvest losses, mid-season
data. Further, it has been decided to obtain the adversity and prevented sowing and redressal
Aadhar number of insured farmers, details of land of disputes regarding yield data including add
records for de-duplication. In addition, Direct on features.
Transfer of Benefits (Claims) to farmers account
viii) Inclusion of perennial crops and add-on
has been initiated from Kharif 2018 season.
coverage for damage by wild animals on pilot
basis.
Revised Operational Guidelines
With a view to ensure better transparency, 9.2.2 Restructured Weather Based Crop
accountability and timely payment of claims to the Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS)
farmers, Government has comprehensively revised With the objective to provide coverage for those
the Operational Guidelines of the scheme recently crops for which there is no standard/approved
which have become effective from 01.10.2018 and, methodology for assessment of yield and to
inter-alia, include the following : overcome the shortcoming under erstwhile NAIS,
a pilot Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme
i) Provision of 12% interest rate per annum to be
(WBCIS) was launched in 20 States (as announced
paid by the Insurance Company to farmers for
in the Union Budget 2007-08). However, WBCIS
delay in settlement claims beyond 10 days of
was implemented as a full-fledged component
prescribed cut off date for payment of claims.
scheme of NCIP from Rabi 2013-14 season to Rabi
ii) State Government has to pay 12% interest rate 2015-16. WBCIS intends to provide insurance
for delay in release of State share of Subsidy protection to the farmers against adverse weather
beyond three months of prescribed cut off incidence, such as deficit and excess rainfall, high or
date/submission of requisition by Insurance low temperature, humidity etc. which are deemed
Companies. to impact adversely the crop production. It has
the advantage to settle the claims within shortest
iii) Increased time for change of crop name for
possible time. Under WBCIS, actuarialrates of
insurance - upto 2 working days prior to cut-off
premium was charged. Recently the scheme has
date for enrolment instead of earlier provision
further been restructured on the basis of premium
of 1 month before cut off date.
structure and administrative lines of PMFBY
iv) Time for intimation of loss due to localized and available in the country from Kharif 2016 as
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Coverage under PMFBY & RWBCIS 2017-18 seasons) about 519 lakh farmer enrolments
During 2016-17 (i.e. Kharif 2016 and Rabi 2016 were provided crop insurance for a sum of Rs.
seasons), about 577 lakh farmer enrolments were 2,07,435 crore under PMFBY & RWBCIS. State-
provided crop insurance for a sum of Rs. 2,03,360 wise coverage details under PMFBY and RWBCIS
crore and during 2017-18 (i.e. Kharif 2017 and Rabi during 2017-18 are given below:

Farmers
Farmers Area Sum Gross Approved Benefitted
Sl.
States Insured Insured Insured Premium Claims wrt Paid
No.
Claims*
In lakhs In Rs. Crore In lakhs
1 A & N Islands 0.004 0.002 0.470 0 - -
2 Andhra Pradesh 18.38 21.70 11,504 1,341 581 6.10
3 Assam 0.57 0.43 265 12 1 0.01
4 Bihar 22.59 21.28 9,949 1,016 405 1.09
5 Chhattisgarh 14.75 22.27 6,928 382 1,381 6.44
6 Goa 0.01 0.00 4 0 0 0.00
7 Gujarat 17.62 26.58 12,433 3,261 1,053 4.19
8 Haryana 13.54 19.32 12,249 452 870 3.14
Himachal
9 3.82 1.11 771 78 51 1.18
Pradesh
Jammu &
10 1.52 1.53 485 41 10 0.26
Kashmir
11 Jharkhand 11.98 3.01 1,517 217 42 1.17
12 Karnataka 16.10 18.35 8,689 1,775 850 6.60
13 Kerala 0.56 0.48 304 26 10 0.37
14 Madhya Pradesh 71.42 125.96 45,592 4,982 5,682 20.16
15 Maharashtra 101.34 58.58 19,484 4,228 3,258 53.28
16 Manipur 0.09 0.19 50 2 0 0.02
17 Meghalaya 0.03 0.03 27 1 0 0.00
18 Odisha 18.92 14.15 7,632 855 1,773 7.56
19 Rajasthan 86.41 95.34 21,500 2,572 1,771 24.54
20 Sikkim 0.01 0.00 3 0 - -
21 Tamil Nadu 14.92 12.66 7,702 1,444 1,231 4.24
22 Telangana 10.07 9.79 6,959 644 528 3.55
23 Tripura 0.12 0.03 21 1 1 0.03
24 Uttar Pradesh 53.25 46.66 20,352 1,388 371 5.77
25 Uttarakhand 2.22 1.16 860 68 39 0.66
26 West Bengal 40.60 18.72 12,157 701 248 4.45
Grand Total 520.83 519.36 207,435 25,487 20,156 154.81
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9.2.3 Coconut Palm Insurance 9.2.4 Unified Package Insurance

Scheme (CPIS) Scheme (UPIS)
The Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme (CPIS) is Unified Package Insurance Scheme has also been
implemented since the year 2009-10 in the selected approved for implementation in selected 45 districts
areas of Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, on pilot basis from Kharif 2016 to provide financial
Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu. The scheme protection & comprehensive risk coverage of crops,
has also been continued during 2017-18 and 2018-19. assets, life, and student safety to farmers. The Pilot
Since inception of the scheme 57.25 lakh palms of includes seven sections viz., crop Insurance (PMFBY/
1.24 lakh growers for a sum insured of Rs. 506 crore WBCIS), Loss of Life (PMJJBY), Accidental Death
have been covered. Against premium of Rs. 3.26 & Disability (PMSBY), Student Safety, Household,
crore, claims of Rs. 4.40 crore have been paid to about Agriculture implements & Tractor. Crop Insurance
0.09 lakh farmers. Section is compulsory. However, farmers can choose
atleast two section from the remaining. Through
UPIS, farmers may be able to get all requisite
insurance products for farmers through one simple
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Chapter 10
Agricultural Credit
10.1 Government has taken many policy 10.2.2 Interest Subvention
initiatives for strengthening of farm credit Scheme (ISS)
delivery system for providing credit at lower
The Government since 2006-07 has been
rates of interest to support the resource
implementing the Interest Subvention
requirements of the agricultural sector.
Scheme under which short-term crop loans
The emphasis of these policies has been on
upto Rs.3 lakh for a period of one year
providing timely and adequate credit support
are provided by the lending institutions
to farmers with particular focus on small
to farmers at concessional interest rates
and marginal farmers and weaker sections
of 7% per annum, which in case of timely
of society to enable them to adopt modern
repayment gets reduced to 4% per annum.
technology and improved agricultural
practices for increasing agricultural Further, in order to discourage distress sale
production and productivity. The policy by farmers and instead to encourage them
essentially lays emphasis on augmenting to store their produce in warehouses, the
credit flow at the ground level through benefit of ISS has been extended to Small
credit planning, adoption of region specific and Marginal Farmers (SMFs) having Kisan
strategies and rationalization of lending Credit Card for a further period upto six
policies and procedures and bringing down months post harvest on the same rates as
the rate of interest on farm loan. available to crop loan against negotiable
warehouse receipt for keeping their produce
10.2 Policy Initiatives for Increasing in warehouses accredited by Warehousing
the Flow of Credit Development Regulatory Authority
Government has initiated several measures (WDRA).
to galvanize the institutional credit system
to make them more responsive to the needs To provide relief to farmers affected by
of farmers. Some of the important measures natural calamities, the interest subvention on
initiated in this regard are as under:- crop loan continues to be available to banks
for the first year on the restructured amount.
Such restructured loans may attract normal
10.2.1 Agriculture Credit: Target and rate of interest from the second year onwards
Achievement as per the policy laid down by the Reserve
Agricultural credit flow has increased Bank of India (RBI) vide their Master
consistently over the years and it reached Directions dated 3rd July, 2017.
Rs.11,68,503 crore against the target of
Rs.10,00,000 crore during 2017-18. Target for However, with a view to provide relief to
the year 2018-19 has been fixed at Rs.11,00,000 the farmers affected due to severe natural
crore and against this target the disbursement till calamities, the Government during current
31st December, 2018 has been Rs.9,33,365 crore. financial year has decided that an interest

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subvention of 2% per annum will be made has reviewed existing KCC Scheme and has
available to banks for first three years/entire simplified the procedure to avail institutional
period (subject to a maximum of five years) credit through KCC. The major key initiatives
on the restructured loan amount. Further, in this regard are highlighted as under:-
in all such cases, the benefit of prompt
a) A simplified KCC application form
repayment incentive @ 3% per annum shall
(in regional languages) will be used by
also be provided to the affected farmers.
Banks for issue of new KCCs to farmers.
The grant of such benefits in cases of
severe natural calamities shall, however, b) For issue of new KCCs, the banks may
be decided by a High Level Committee collect following documents from the
(HLC) based on the recommendation of applicants:-
Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT)
and Sub Committee of National Executive • Proof of identity: Self attested copy
Committee (SC-NEC). of Voter ID Card/ Driving Licence /
PAN Card / Aaadhaar Card / Passport
Funds released to RBI/NABARD, the / Photo Ids issued by Govt. authority
implementing agencies of the scheme, for etc.
settling the claims under the Scheme during
• Proof of Residence: Recent telephone
the last five years are as under:
bill / electricity bill / property tax
(Amount in Rs. crore) receipt (not older than 2 months) /
2014- 2015- 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 Voter’s ID Card / Aaadhaar Card
15 16 / Passport / Certificate issued by
Govt. Authority / Local Panchayat /
6,000 13,000 13,397.13 13,045.72 11,495.66
(as on Municipality etc.
31.03.2019)
• Applicant’s recent Photograph (2
The Interest Subvention Scheme for lending copies) not older than 6 months.
short term crop loans upto Rs. 3 lakh per
annum at concessional interest rates with • Particulars of Land Records.
modified provisions will continue for a c) Under KCC scheme, for sanction of credit
period of two years i.e. 2018-19 and 2019-20. limit of upto Rs. 3 lakh, the prevailing
Further, the benefit of interest subvention processing, inspection, ledger folio
and prompt repayment incentive has also charges and other service charges have
been extended to farmers pursuing the completely been waived off.
activities of animal husbandry & fisheries to
meet their working Capital needs. d) On timely repayment, the short term
crop loans upto Rs. 3.00 lakh and loans
10.3 The Kisan Credit Card (KCC) Scheme for animal husbandry & fisheries will be
is aimed at providing adequate and timely provided at a concessional interest rate of
credit support from the banking system 4% per annum.
under a single window to the farmers for
their cultivation & other needs. Presently e) The RBI vide its notification dated
there are about 6.95 crore active KCCs, 07.02.2019 has raised the limit for collateral
the Government with a view to bring more free agricultural loans from existing level
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f) Farmers already having KCC and pursuing g) Animal husbandry and fisheries farmers
the activities of Animal husbandry & not having KCC will be issued new KCCs
Fisheries will be provided a sub credit with benefit of 2% interest subvention
limit within the existing credit limit of and 3% prompt repayment incentive upto
Rs.3.00 lakh with benefit of 2% interest credit limit of Rs.2.00 lakh per annum.
subvention and 3% prompt repayment
h) Banks will issue new KCCs within 15
incentive.
days of submission of the duly completed
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Chapter 11
Agricultural Marketing
11.1. Overview uncertainty in prices of agri commodities and
Agriculture sector needs structured and marketing and providing remunerative prices
functional markets, preferably in vicinity to farmers for their produce.
of farmers, to drive growth, employment,
remunerative prices and economic prosperity 11.2 Agricultural Marketing Reforms
in rural areas of the country. Enabling
mechanism are also required to be put in place Objective:
for procurement of agricultural commodities Sustainable growth and development of
directly from farmers’ field and to establish agriculture and allied sectors directly affect
effective linkage between the farm production, well-being of farmers and rural people at large,
the retail chain and food processing industries. their prosperity and employment and also forms
In order to remove restrictive and monopolistic an important resource base for a number of
practices of present marketing system, to reduce agro-based industries and agro-services. With
the intermediaries in supply chain, to reduce coordinated and integrated efforts made by
wastages by way of promoting integrated policy makers, agricultural scientists and more
supply and value chain and to benefit farmers so by farmers, the food grain production has gone
through access to global markets, reforms in up substantially and growth of horticulture crops
agricultural markets have to be an ongoing has surpassed even the food grains production
process. Agriculture sector needs competitive and productivity. Considering this, present
and well- functioning markets for farmers to government has made a paradigm policy shift
sell their produce. There is a need to enhance from merely ensuring food security to nutritional
private sector investment in development of and price security. For facilitating better value
post- harvest marketing infrastructure for of the produce by the farmers, accessible,
which various schemes are also implemented. competitive, efficient and barrier free markets
with adequate marketing infrastructure and real
The Government has been playing an important time market information is being considered
role in developing Agriculture Marketing instrumental to supplement the Government’s
system in the country. Agricultural Marketing effort towards doubling of farmers’ income in
Division of Department of Agriculture, a time bound manner. In order to realise the
Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) same, reforms in agricultural marketing sector
is entrusted with implementation of policy and is considerate important. In order to develop an
programme relating to Agricultural Marketing. efficient, competitive, transparent and barrier
Agricultural Marketing Division through its free markets with adequate post-harvest and
policies and programmes is working towards marketing infrastructure and real time market
providing structured and functional markets information, Marketing Division is pursuing
preferably in vicinity of farmers, removing with comprehensive reform agenda including
restrictive and monopolistic practices of present closely working with the States to reform their
agricultural marketing system, reducing the APMC Acts & promote contract farming.
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Achievements from States of Karnataka, Maharashtra,

(a) Since the circulation of model APMC Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Madhya
Act in 2003, Division has been vigorously Pradesh to formulate model APLM Rules. The
pursuing with the States to adopt its provisions. committee is in the process of deliberation and
So far, 22 States/ UTs have by and large adopted consultation to formulate the same.
the major suggestions of model APMC Act,
(c) De-regulation of marketing of Fruits
2003, though many of the States have made
& Vegetables – Fruits & vegetables being
cosmetic reforms leading to no noticeable
perishable crops need different set of markets
ground level development. However, States, like
and marketing system with optimal supply
Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Rajasthan
chain with reduced intermediation and
and Madhya Pradesh, have not only amended
adequate marketing infrastructures including
their marketing laws and put in place conducive
cold storages & cold chain. Existing system of
atmosphere but have also made reform linked
marketing through network of APMC markets
noticeable progress.
is attributed towards high post-harvest losses,
(b) In order to make model APMC Act, long intermediation in supply chain and low
2003 more holistic, comprehensive and farmers return to the farmers. In order to address this
friendly, Marketing Division in consultation issue, Department has been advocating with
with NITI Aayog and States formulated the States to provide complete freedom to the
and released model Act “The --- State/ UT farmers as well as buyers and investors to invest
Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing in development of marketing infrastructure and
(Promotion & Facilitation) Act, 2017”, popularly supply chain outside the market yards so as
called model APLM Act, in April, 2017. The to facilitate emergence of various channels of
essence of the model APLM Act, 2017 is to marketing. In addition to these, APMC Market
provide complete freedom to the cultivators and should also be available as one of the alternative
livestock rearers to sell their produce, livestock choices to the farmers. Till now, 17 States
and its product to the buyers and through the (Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal
marketing channel of their choice offering the Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Delhi,
better bid. Apart from above, the model legal West Bengal, Odisha, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh,
framework of 2017 would attract the investment Gujarat, Maharashtra, Haryana, Karnataka,
from private sector in developing post-harvest Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya) have moved in
and marketing infrastructure. The model Act, this direction, though in varied forms.
inter-alia, provides for declaration of whole State
(d) With the objectives of enhancing farmers
as one unified market, warehouses/silos/ cold
accessibility to number of markets & buyers
storages as market sub-yards, rationalization of
offering the competitive bids in transparent
market fee and commission charges. Arunachal
manner, promote quality based trading and also
Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh have
to ensure better price discovery, Department
adopted the model APLM Act, 2017 while
launched Scheme of National Agriculture
Punjab has adopted partially. Other States are
Market (e-NAM) in April, 2016. So far 585
at varied stages in the process of adoption.
regulated wholesale markets (APMCs) have
To actualize the implementation of model been integrated to the e-NAM platform by 31st
APLM Act, 2017, Government has constituted March, 2018 and another 415 markets are to
a committee under the chairmanship of Dr. be integrated by 31st March, 2020. DMI, an
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and uploaded, tradable parameters for 114 Scheme guidelines for AMIF to be set up with
commodities. NABARD to all States to guide them to avail
loan at concessional rate of interest. Apart from
(e) Considering the importance of
above, in order to identify the location, type
integrating farmers including fruits and
and nature of haats, their periodicity, arrivals
vegetable growers with agro-industries with
of produce etc., DAC&FW through its attached
the objectives to mitigate market and price
office of DMI is undertaking questionnaire
uncertainties, reduce post-harvest losses
based survey of these haats and so far survey of
and create rural employment, Department
more than 11,000 rural haats have already been
formulated and released a model Act; “The
completed.
---State/ UT Agricultural Produce and Livestock
Contract Farming & Services (Promotion &
Facilitation) Act, 2018”. The model Act not 11.3 Integrated Scheme for Agricul-
only provides the facilitative legal eco-system tural Marketing (ISAM):
for contract farming but also for services (a) Marketing Division is also implementing
all along the agri. food value chain starting ongoing Central Sector Schemes from XII
from pre-harvest, harvest and post-harvest Plan, which have been integrated into a
including marketing. Tamil Nadu and Punjab new scheme viz. the Integrated Scheme
have legislated a separate contract farming Act. for Agricultural Marketing (ISAM) w.e.f.
Division is pursuing with the States to adopt 01.04.2014. During 2017-18, National
the same. Agriculture Market Scheme popularly
known as e-NAM scheme has also been
(f) As per Union Budget Announcement, made part of it.
2018-19, Government has announced to develop
and upgrade existing 22,000 Gramin haats into (b) The ISAM has six sub-schemes namely
Gramin Agricultural Markets (GrAMs) to work (i) Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure
as centers of aggregation and for direct purchase (AMI) (ii) Marketing Research and
of agricultural commodities from the farmers. Information Network (MRIN) (iii)
These GrAMs are to be linked to electronic Strengthening of Agmark Grading Facilities
National Agricultural Market (e-NAM). In (SAGF) (iv) Training, Research and
these GrAMs, physical infrastructure is being Consultancy through Choudhary Charan
strengthening using MGNREGA and other Singh National Institute of Agricultural
Government Schemes. The Government Marketing (NIAM) (v) Agri-business
has approved an Agri-Market Infrastructure Development through Venture Capital
Fund (AMIF) with a corpus of Rs. 2000 crore Assistance (VCA) and Project Development
for developing and upgrading agricultural Facility (vi) National Agriculture Market
marketing infrastructure in the 22000 Gramin (e-NAM).
Haats and 585 Agriculture Produce Market The first three sub schemes are implemented
Committee (APMC) Markets. DAC&FW by Directorate of Marketing & Inspection
has circulated Guidelines on ‘Operation (DMI), the fourth sub scheme by CCS National
and Management of GrAMs’ to all States to Institute of Agriculture Marketing (NIAM),
facilitate and promote better management in Jaipur, while the fifth and sixth sub schemes
GrAMs. Further, DAC&FW has requested are implemented through Small Farmers Agri-
States to exempt the GrAMs from State APMC Business Consortium (SFAC), New Delhi.
regulations. DAC&FW has also circulated

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11.3.1 Agricultural Marketing Infra- allied produce through incentivizing

structure (AMI) private and cooperative sectors to make
To develop Agricultural Marketing investments there for.
Infrastructure including Storage infrastructure, (iv) To benefit the farmers individually and
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare is collectively through FPOs from farm level
implementing capital investment subsidy sub- processing and marketing of processed
scheme “Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure produce along with promotion of small
(AMI)” of Integrated Scheme for Agricultural size processing units.
Marketing (ISAM). The erstwhile two schemes
viz. (i) Grameen Bhandaran Yojana (GBY) (v) To promote creation of scientific storage
implemented since 01.04.2001, and (ii) Scheme capacity for storing farm produce,
for Strengthening/Development of Agricultural processed farm produce and agricultural
Marketing Infrastructure, Grading & inputs etc. to reduce post-harvest &
Standardization (AMIGS) implemented since handling losses, promote pledge financing
20.10.2004 have been subsumed into one and market access.
scheme known as Agricultural Marketing
(vi) To incentivize developing and upgrading
Infrastructure (AMI) w.e.f. 01.04.2014.
of Gramin Haats as GrAMs to make
The AMI sub-scheme of ISAM was sanctioned better farmer-consumer market linkages
for the XII plan Period (2012-17). The scheme had and also to assist in integration GrAMs
been stopped after 05.08.2014 for new projects with e-NAM portal so as to improve
of General category and after 31.012.2016 for transparency in trading and better price
new projects of SC/ST/NER category. discovery.
(vii) To provide infrastructure facilities for
Now the Government has re-launched
grading, standardization and quality
the scheme w.e.f. 22.10.2018 with certain
certification of agricultural and allied
modifications for the period coterminous with
produce with the objectives of (a) ensuring
14th Finance Commission i.e. upto 2019-20
produce quality based value realization
with the following objectives:
to farmers and: (b) promoting pledge
financing, e-NWRS and futures trading .
Objectives
(viii)
To promote Integrated Value Chains
(i) To develop marketing infrastructure to
through minimal processing /value
effectively handle and manage marketable
addition to make the produce more
surpluses of agricultural and allied
marketable, which includes washing,
produce including horticulture livestock,
sorting, cleaning, grading, waxing,
poultry, fishery, bamboo, minor forest
ripening, packaging, labelling etc.,
produce and such like produce supportive
wherein the product form is not changed.
to enhance farmers’ income.
(ix) To undertake publicity and awareness
(ii) To promote innovative and latest
campaign among the stakeholders
technologies in post-harvest and
including farmers, agri. preneurs, market
agricultural marketing infrastructure.
functionaries of sub-scheme and on
(iii) To develop alternative & competitive other various aspects and functions of
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standardization, quality certification, valid across the State/UT and

regulation, reforms , e-trading, promoting (vi) single point levy of market fee across the
farmers facilitation centre for market State/UT.
information & intelligence by FPOs etc .
The provisions with admissible rate
Brief of the Scheme of subsidy, subsidy pattern etc under
Under the AMI sub-scheme, there are two revised Operational Guidelines of the
components (i) Storage Infrastructure Scheme are as follows:
(ii) Marketing Infrastructure other than - Eligible Beneficiaries under the Scheme:
storage. The main objective of the scheme
is to promote development of agricultural Individuals, Group of farmers /
marketing infrastructure including storage growers, FPOs/FPCs registered under
infrastructure in the country. The scheme respective companies Act/cooperatives
is meant for holistic development of societies Act/ societies registration Act
agricultural value chain critically focusing (with minimum 50 number of farmer
each linkage of post-harvest value chain. members); Partnership/ Proprietary
AMI sub scheme is a back ended capital firms, Companies, Corporations; Non-
subsidy scheme and subsidy provided Government Organization (NGO),
on capital cost of the project to develop Self Help Group (SHG); Cooperatives,
agricultural marketing infrastructure Cooperative Marketing Federation;
and storage infrastructure including Autonomous Bodies of the Government,
Infrastructure for development/upgradation Local Bodies, Panchayat, State
to Rural Haats as Gramin Agricultural agencies including State Government
Market (GrAMs), Common Facilitation Departments and autonomous
Centre for FPOs, marketing infrastructures organization / State owned corporations
in market yards, Infrastructure for direct such as Agricultural Produce Market
marketing, Mobile infrastructure for post- Committees & Marketing Boards, State
harvest operations including reefer vans, Warehousing Corporations, State Civil
Stand-alone cold storages up to 1000 MTs, Supplies Corporations etc.
Integrated Value Chain (IVC) Projects up to
- Subsidy pattern under the Scheme
primary processing stage etc.
including Women Farmers and
The scheme is demand driven, credit linked entrepreneurs are as follows:
with provision of back-ended subsidy. The AMI Scheme is a back ended Capital
scheme is also reform linked for non-storage Subsidy scheme in which the rate of
infrastructure projects of State/UT agencies subsidy varies from 25% to 33.33% based
and allowed under the scheme for those on the category of eligible beneficiary and
States/Union Territories that have undertaken provided on the capital cost of the project.
following reforms in their respective APMC However in respect of women farmers/
Acts (i) direct marketing; (ii) contract entrepreneurs irrespective of the category,
Farming; (iii) setting up of wholesale the rate of subsidy admissible is 33.33%.
market for agricultural and allied produce in The detail of subsidy pattern is as under:
private and cooperative sector, (iv) e-trading;
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For Storage Infrastructure Projects:

Rate of Subsidy ceiling

Subsidy More than 1000 MT Maximum
Category
(on capital 50- 1000 MT and up to 10,000 ceiling
cost) in Rs./MT
in Rs./MT (Rs. Lakhs)
A) North Eastern States,
Sikkim, UTs of Andaman &
33.33% 1333.20 1333.20 133.20
Nicobar and Lakshadweep
Islands, hilly* areas
B) In other Areas
1. For Registered
FPOs, Panchayats, Women,
Scheduled Caste (SC)/
Scheduled Tribe (ST) 33.33% 1166.55 1000.00 100.00
entrepreneurs or their
cooperatives**/ Self-help
groups
2. For all Other
25% 875/- 750/- 75.00
categories of beneficiaries
* Hilly area is a place at an altitude of more than 1,000 meters above mean sea level.
** SC/ ST Cooperatives to be certified by the concerned officer of the State Government.

For Infrastructure Projects Other than Storage (Non-Storage) Infrastructure Including

Farmer-Consumers Market and Develelopment and Upgradation of Rural Haats/RPMs
into GrAMs
Maximum Subsidy
Rate of Subsidy
Category Ceiling (Rs. in
(on capital cost
lakhs)
A) North Eastern States, Sikkim, States of
Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu &
33.33% 30.00
Kashmir, UTs of Andaman & Nicobar and
Lakshadweep Islands, hilly* and tribal areas
B) In Other Areas
1. For Registered FPOs, Panchayati Raj Institutions,
Women Farmers/ Entrepreneurs, Scheduled
33.33% 30.00
Caste(SC)/ Scheduled Tribe (ST) Entrepreneurs
and their Cooperatives**
2. For all Other categories of beneficiaries 25% 25.00
* Hilly area is a place at an altitude of more than 1,000 meters above mean sea level.
** SC/ ST Cooperatives to be certified by the concerned officer of the State Government.

Mini Oil expeller for extraction of edible from indigenous oilseeds (viz. Mustard seed,
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Safflower, Nigerseed Oil, Coconut, Almond Objectives

and Olive only) and Mini Dal mill for primary • To establish a nation-wide information
processing of pulses, which includes cleaning, network for speedy collection and
grading, sorting, splitting, packaging and dissemination of market information.
labelling for promoting direct marketing, are
• To facilitate collection and dissemination of
also eligible.
information for better price realization by
Infrastructure for setting up of Common the farmers.
Facilitation Centre by FPOs/FPCs is eligible • To sensitize and orient farmers to respond
under the scheme. to new challenges in agricultural marketing
by using Information and Communication
Further, infrastructure projects other than
Technology (ICT).
storage (non-storage) Infrastructure including
farmer-consumers market and development and • To improve efficiency in agricultural
up-gradation of rural haats/RPMs into GrAMs) marketing through regular training and
are also eligible under the scheme. extension for reaching region-specific
farmers in their own language.
Achievement/Progress of the • Linking of all important agricultural
Scheme: markets of the country.
Since inception of scheme up to 31.12.2018, a
total number of 38,954 storage infrastructure • Daily prices and arrivals of more than
projects (Godowns), with storage capacity 300 commodities and 2000 varieties are
of 65.49 million MT were sanctioned under reported on the portal.
the scheme and subsidy of Rs.2949 crore
has been released. Similarly, 18,564 other Assistance under the Scheme:-
marketing infrastructure projects have also • Financial support for organizing training,
been sanctioned and subsidy of Rs.1811 crore research, awareness and sensitization
has been released so far. campaign to state govt. organization.
• Provision of financial incentive @ Rs 1000/-
11.3.2 Marketing Research & Infor- per month to the Marketing Personnel & for
mation Network (MRIN) uploading data in the portal for more than
Under the MRIN scheme an E-Governance 20 days in a month.
Portal has been developed for connecting the
Farmers to their Markets “It is advantageous Dissemination of Mandi Information:
to have a network down to the mandi level Latest Mandi Price information is disseminated from
to begin with. This can be progressively the Agmarknet portal through Agmarknet portal
extended to villages and household level. (http://agmarknet.gov.in), Agrimarket App, Kisan
Presently, electronic connectivity provided to Suvidha App, UMANG App, DD Kisan Channel etc.
3355 markets in the country. More than 300
commodities and 2000 varieties are reported
on daily basis on agmarknet portal. This is one Success Stories:
of the largest Market Information System in the Based on the usage of mandi information by
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with the data access provided from Agmarknet Open Data Champion category in the Digital
Project under Marketing Research & India Award 2018. Agmarknet Project received
Information Network(MRIN) scheme of ISAM Platinum Award under Open Data Champion
is recently received Platinum Award under category of Digital India Award 2018.

Agmarknet Project received Platinum Award under Open Data Champion category of Digital India Award 2018.

11.3.3 Strengthening of Agmark Grad- & Farmers Welfare. These standards

ing Facilities (SAGF): differentiate between quality and 2-3
a) Quality Control Division (QC Division) of grades are prescribed for each commodity.
Directorate of Marketing & Inspection Agmark standards for 224 agricultural
(DMI) implements Agricultural Produce commodities have been notified so far under
(Grading and Marking) Act, 1937 (as the Provisions of the APGM Act 1937 with
amended up to 1986) and other provisions an aim to provide premium quality products
as mandated by Food Safety Standards to the consumers, graded raw materials to
Regulations 2011 under Food Safety and processor/ manufacturers/ packers and
Standards Act 2006. The agricultural remunerative prices to the farmers. The
produce are certified under AGMARK if commodities are from group of Vegetables,
they conform to grade standards under cereals, pulses, oilseeds, vegetable oils,
Agricultural Produce (Grading Marking) ghee, spices, honey, creamery butter, wheat,
Act, 1937 ,General Grading and Marking atta, besan, etc.
Rules, 1988 (as amended up to 2009) and b) Mandatory Agmark certification : Food
specific commodity Rules notified by DMI, Safety and Standards (Prohibition and
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Restriction on Sale) Regulations 2011 &
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reoriented to make online filing process

and Labelling) Regulations, 2011
simple, fast, transparent, 24x7 and
have prescribed compulsory Agmark
paperless with a facility to upload scanned
certification for eight (8) food products i.e.
/PDF documents. There is a provision
Blended Edible Vegetable Oil, Fat Spread,
of online receipt of fees and e-signing at
Honey dew, Carbia Callosa, Kangra Tea,
relevant stages in new online application.
Til Oil (Sesame Oil) obtained from white
On 26.09.2018, Hon’ble Union Minister
sesame seeds grown in Tripura, Assam and
of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri
West Bengal, Ghee having less Reichert
Radha Mohan Singh has launched the
value than that specified for the area where
online software on agmarkonline.dmi.gov.
such ghee is sold and Light black pepper.
in web portal for Agmark Certification.
c) Export: European Union has notified vide
- The software sends SMS/ emails to
commission regulation No 1580/2007 dated
the applicants/officers/users at relevant
21 December 2007, Agricultural Marketing
stages. Through the Agmark online
Adviser as Official Authority and DMI as
system, certificate of authorisation
Inspection Body for checks on conformity
(domestic), permission of printing press,
of fresh fruits and vegetables for export to
permission of laboratories (domestic)
Europe from India. In line to that Directorate
and services related to laboratory
General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has
information management system are
notified DMI as inspection and certification
provided online.
body for exports of fruits and vegetables
to EU countries. DMI has approved 29
private commercial labs to issue Certificate 11.3.4 CCS National Institute of Agri-
of Agmark Grading (CAG) for fruits and cultural Marketing (NIAM):
vegetables (Okra, grapes, pomegranate and
onions etc) for export.
Objectives
• To conduct research on long term projects,
d) Implementation & Monitoring: The Agmark policy formulation, prepare status papers,
certification scheme is implemented by conduct case studies in specific to marketing
11 Regional Offices, 27 Sub Offices, 11 problems.
Regional Agmark Laboratory, a Central
Agmark Laboratory through QC division at • To impart training to various levels of
Head Office Faridabad. personnel of organizations involved in
agricultural marketing activities such as State
e) Agmark online certification: In order to agricultural marketing board(SAMB), Co-
fulfil Hon’ble Prime Minister’s Digital operative marketing, Commodity Boards,
India dream, the application/approval Input agencies, progressive farmers, traders,
processes related to Agmark certification entrepreneurs. To help them develop bankable
was envisaged to make online and user projects for creation of market infrastructure&
friendly from offline mode. The software integrated value chain.
requirement specification (SRS) was
prepared to bring physical processes • To offer consultancy services to state
to online mode with several modules. and Central Departments, public-sector
While developing the online software, undertaking, co-operative etc in preparation
the application forms were appropriately of Master plans for States.

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• To develop promising human resources by (ii) Post Graduate Diploma in Management

providing long term structured courses in (Agribusiness Management) PGDM (ABM):
agricultural marketing.
The Post Graduate Diploma in Management
• To cover a wide information network in (Agribusiness Management) PGDM (ABM)
the country in agricultural marketing to is a two year residential program approved
evolve efficient, innovative and competitive by All India Council for Technical Education
marketing process. (AICTE).The admission to the course has been
• To develop as a centre for excellence in made through CAT. For the session 2018-19, 59
the filed of agricultural marketing by students have taken admission to the 18th batch
establishing adequate. of PGDABM. 100% placement of the 2017-18
batch was achieved by CCS NIAM.
Achievements (iii) Training, Research and Consultancies
(i) Establishment of Ten Centres Activities:
In order to cater to the emerging areas in Training is the core mandate of NIAM
Agriculture Marketing through training, through which it reaches out to the vast array
research and consultancy NIAM has established of stakeholder across the States. In 2018-19,
ten academic centres. The Centres are headed 105 training programmes have been designed
by senior faculty members. The name of the for different crops and sectors out of which 98
Centres are as follows :- programmes have been completed. There are
39 progremmes to be organized in North East.
CCS NIAM Centre for Policy,
1.
Reforms and Programmes (a) Banner Programmes are flagship
CCS NIAM Centre for Innovation, programmes of CCS NIAM organized in
2. Entrepreneurship and Skill partnership with reputed organizations
Development such as National Institutes, Agricultural
CCS NIAM Centre for Agriculture Universities and SAMETIs in different
3. states. The Programme aims at sensitizing
Marketing Planning and Development
CCS NIAM Centre for ICT and officials of Department of Agricultural
4. Marketing and allied departments on
e-NAM
CCS NIAM Centre for Public Private various developmental programmes
5. launched by Ministry of Agriculture and
Partnership
Farmers Welfare.The Programme also focus
CCS NIAM Centre for Institution
6. on addressing marketing issues around
Building
a state specific dominant cropor sector.
CCS NIAM Centre for Monitoring Eight such programmes will be conducted
7.
and Evaluation covering all the public and private
8. CCS NIAM Centre for Agri Logistics stakeholders in Agricultural Marketing.
CCS NIAM Centre for Agri Business Eight such programmes conducted covering
9.
Management & Education all the public and private stakeholders in
CCS NIAM Centre for International Agricultural Marketingwill be done in
10.
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(b)
Krishi Gyan Deep Knowledge series (e) Facilitator Development Programme
Lectures aims at absorbing and (FDP) aims at developing well trained
disseminating most successful experiences professionals in the field of Agricultural
in Agricultural Marketing to all the important Marketing. Facilitators are professionals
stakeholders in the Country. Prominent working in different parts of the Country,
professional leaders in Agricultural for different organizations, available to CCS
Marketing will be invited to share their NIAM for carrying out academic activities
experiences at CCS NIAM, Documented whenever required. This ensures maximum
through films and disseminated to all the use of available knowledge resources for
stakeholders in the Country through cost the benefit of farmers in a cost and time
effective IT Platforms. The stakeholders effective manner. Two FDP are planned in
covered through dissemination are officials current year.
of Department of Agricultural Marketing,
(f) Refresher Programme aims at updating
Allied Departments, Marketing Boards,
the latest trends in Agricultural Marketing
Department of Agricultural Marketing/
to officials working in public sectorCCS
Agri Business /Agriculture Economics
NIAM provides a national platform for
of Agricultural Universities, NGOs,
Agricultural Marketing professionals
Corporates, students, Researchers &
of Agricultural Universities annually to
Scientists. Twelve Programmes are planned.
exchange views and refresh knowledge.
So far 06 Krishi Gyan Deep Knowledge
Series Lectures have been done. Research: During the year 2018-19, 10 research
projectsare in progress.

(g) Kisan Business School is an action research

which is NIAM’s initiative for enhancing
farmers’ income. KBS aims at educating
farmers on modern production, processing
and marketing activities so that the income is
enhanced. Commodity specific knowledge
and skills are imparted to farmers by expert
institutions in all the critical stages. Kisan
Business School research will focus on
commodities like banana, wheat, dairy,
(c) CCS NIAM accords high priority for
maize, potato, poultry, fisheries etc.
organizing training Programmes to farmers
and extension functionaries of North (h) Research projects on policy issues like
Eastern States.Thirty Nine Programmes are e-NAM, marketing reforms, developing
beingconducted in North Eastern States. gramin rural markets, agmarknet,
agriculture marketing extension etc. will be
(d) CCS NIAM being a National Institute is
conducted in the year 2018-19.
organizing Forty oneTraining Programmes
throughout the country addressing different (i) Research Internship programme has been
dimensions of Agricultural Marketing. These initiated by taking young interns to work
Programmes are mostly organized with partner on contemporary issues in research in
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Consultancy Achievements
(j) As a lead agency with WDRA, CCS NIAM Small Farmers Agri-business Consortium
is conducting ten awareness programmes (SFAC) was mandated by Department of
for farmers and traders. Management Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare,
programmes for warehouse operators and Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare,
managers are also being conducted to bring Govt. of India, to support the State Governments
information about warehouse management. in the formation of Farmer Producer
Organizations (FPOs). The initiative which
(k) Project with CAZRI – ICAR has been
started in 2011-.12 under the two Central Sector
sanctioned to work on capacity building
Schemes for Vegetable Initiative for Urban
of farmers and community in a water shed
Clusters (VIUC) and Integrated Development
area for better marketing practices and
of 60,000 Pulse Villages in Rainfed Areas
opportunities for better livelihood.
has expanded in its scope and covers special
(iv) International Training Programmes FPO projects being taken up by some State
Governments under general RKVY funds
CCS NIAM has conducted International as well as under the National Demonstration
Training Programme under Feed the Future Project under the National Food Security
(FTF) India Triangular Programme sponsored Mission (NFSM) and Mission for Integrated
by USAID. The programme was attended by 30 Development of Horticulture (MIDH).
executives of 7 countries of Africa & Asia from
1st October to 15th October, 2018. As on 28th February, 2019, a total of 760941
farmers have been mobilized and 120515
farmers are under mobilization. so far 783
FPOs have been registered and 114 FPOs are
under the process of registration.

11.3.6 Equity Grant and Credit Guaran-

tee Fund Scheme for Farmer Producer
Group Photo with DG MANAGE, Director, Food Companies:
Security, USAID, Development Assistance,
USAID and DG CCS NIAM a) Equity Grant Fund :

11.3.5 Formation of Farmer Producer SFAC is also implementing Equity Grant and
Organization (FPO) : Credit Guarantee Fund Scheme for Farmer
Producer Companies to increase their equity
Objectives capital and leverage institutional borrowing
The purpose of the project is to collectivize from banks. Equity Grant Scheme enables
farmers, especially small producers, at various registered farmer producer companies to access
levels across several states, to foster technology matching equity grant up to a maximum limit
penetration, improve productivity, enable of Rs.15.00 lakhs per FPC from SFAC.
improved access to inputs and services and
increase farmer incomes, thereby strengthening SFAC has sanctioned Equity Grant to 417
their sustainable agriculture based livelihoods. Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) amounting
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Grant Scheme from 2014-15 to 2018-19 is as Si. No. of C.G. cover

under: Bank-wise
No. cases sanctioned
1. Gujarat 3 37.40
No, of
Si. Equity Total 2. Haryana 3 62.05
State 3. Rajasthan 2 61.2
No. Grant Amount
Sanctioned 4. Madhya Pradesh 10 599.11
1 Andhra Pradesh 8 35.16 5. Tamil Nadu 17 665.24
2. Bihar 11 35.35 6. Maharashtra 5 201.45
3 Chhattisgarh 1 10.00 7. Kerala 1 63.75
4 Gujarat 6 44.96 8. Karnataka 2 96.9
5 Haryana 8 56.05 Total 43 1787.10
6 Karnataka 59 544.88
7 Kerala 1 6.85 11.3.7 Venture Capital Assistance (VCA)
Madhya
8 50 212.65 Objectives
Pradesh
9 Manipur 3 23.16 (i) To facilitate setting up of agribusiness
10 Maharashtra 65 367.68 ventures in close association with banks.
11 Odisha 4 23.54 (ii) To catalyse private investment in setting up
12 Rajasthan 7 38.71 agribusiness projects and thereby providing
13 Tamil Nadu 56 406.96 an assured market to producers for
14 Telangana 4 22.01 increasing rural income and employment.
15 Tripura 1 8.44 (iii)
To strengthen backward linkages of
16 Uttar Pradesh 76 388.08 agribusiness projects with producers.
17 Uttarakhand 1 10.00
(iv) To assist farmers, producer group/companies
18 West Bengal 56 275.77
and agriculture graduates to enhance their
Total 417 2510.25 participation in the value chain.
b) Credit Guarantee Fund :
Progress
The Credit Guarantee Fund has been set up SFAC is implementing a Central Sector
with the primary objective of providing a Credit Scheme of Venture Capital Assistance (VCA)
Guarantee Cover to Eligible Lending Institutes to qualifying projects which promote linkages
providing loans to Farmer Producer Companies with farmers for procurement of their produce as
(FPCs) without collateral up to Rs. 1.00 crore. raw material and provides employment in rural
areas. The Scheme is implemented through
SFAC has sanctioned Credit Guarantee to 43
banks & provides 26% of the promoters’ capital
FPCs for Rs.17.87 crores w.e.f 2014-15 to 2018-
or Rs. 50.00 lakhs whichever is lower as soft
19 (upto 15.02.2019) with details as under:
loan to the agriprencurs.
State-wise sanctioned project — Credit
Total VCA Sanctioned/disbursed Rs. 706.64
Guarantee Fund scheme from 2014-15 to 2018-
Cr. to 2415 agri-business projects; Total Project
19 (upto 15.02.2019)
Value: Rs.8384.43 Cr benefitting approximately
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1.83 lakh farmers; generating employment of The performance of Venture Capjital Assistance
97226 persons. Scheme since inception to 2018-19 (up to
15.02.2019) is as under:

Venture Capital Total Project Cost

C.G. cover
Plan Project Assistance (Rs in crore)
sanctioned
(Rs. in crore)
X Plan (2002-2007) 23.86 262.51 103
XI Plan (2007-2012) 120.17 1461.03 409
XII Pla.n (2012-2017) 336.34 4062.09 1111
2017-2018 128.48 1385.30 460
2018-2019 up to 97.79 1213.50 332
15.02.2019 706.64 8384.43 2415
Total 706.64 1 63.75

11.3.8 National Agriculture Market (v) To promote stable prices and availability
(e-NAM) of quality produce to consumers.

Objectives
Scheme Brief
(i) To integrate markets first at the level
a) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
of the States and eventually across the
approved the Central Sector Scheme for
country through a common online market
Promotion of National Agriculture Market
platform, to facilitate pan - India trade in
through Agri-Tech Infrastructure Fund
agricultural commodities;
(ATIF) for implementation during 2015-16
(ii) To streamline marketing / transaction to 2017-18 on 1st July, 2015 by Department
procedures and make them uniform of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers’
across all markets to promote efficient Welfare (DAC&FW) through Small
functioning of the markets; Farmers’ Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC).
(iii) To promote better marketing opportunitiesAccordingly, Department of Agriculture,
Cooperation and Farmers’ Welfare (DAC&FW),
for farmers / sellers through online access
to more buyers / markets, removal of Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
information asymmetry between farmer has mandated Small Farmers’ Agribusiness
and trader, better and real-time price Consortium (SFAC) to act as the Lead Promoter
discovery based on actual demand and of e-NAM. Under the Scheme, a pan India
supply of agricommodities, transparency electronic trading portal is being deployed
in auction process, prices commensurate in selected regulated wholesale markets in
with quality of produce, online payment reformed NAM, common quality parameters
have been developed for 124 commodities.
etc. that contribute to marketing efficiency;
E-NAM platform is deployed for markets in
(iv) To establish quality assaying systems for those States which have provided e-trading
quality assurance to promote informed facility, unified trading license and single point
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b) The markets are approved for integration commencing inter-State trade between mandis
based on the Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of two different States. Earlier trade used to
received from respective States. Department of happen either within the APMC or between
Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare two APMCs situated within same state. The
(DAC&FW), Government of India is meeting very first Inter State transaction in tomatoes
expenses on development and customization has been carried out between trader of Bareilly
of Software and providing the same free of e-NAM APMC of Uttar Pradesh and farmer of
cost to the States. DAC&FW is also providing Haldwani e-NAM APMC of Uttarakhand.
one time grant subject to the ceiling of
Rs.75.00 lakh per market for providing IT 31 e-NAM mandis of Eleven states/ UT namely,
hardware, Internet, Quality assaying facility, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh,
cleaning, grading & packaging facilities and Telangana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra,
bio-composting units in e-NAM markets. Madhya Pradesh, Chandigarh, Himachal
Pradesh & Haryana have participated in inter-
state trade on e-NAM.
Achievements
Under the ambitious National Agriculture Rajasthan is the first State to start inter-State
Market (e-NAM) project, 585 whole sale trade with more than one State, establishing
regulated markets (APMCs) of 16 States and trade link with Gujarat, Maharashtra, Haryana,
02 Union Territories have been integrated with Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh & Madhya
e-NAM portal by 31st March 2018. Department Pradesh through e-NAM.
has vigorously engaged itself with the States
to strengthen and upgrade the IT, Quality Till 15th March, 2019, inter-state trade of 447.9
assaying and cleaning / sorting /packaging MT worth Rs. 32.05 Lakh has been recorded
infrastructure, promote online payment for in 18 commodities (which include vegetables,
farmers to reap its benefits. Inter-state trade pulses, cereals, oilseeds, spices etc.).
has been started in 09 States. So far, 653 FPCs/
FPOs have been registered on e-NAM Portal. The intensive efforts made to strengthen
e-NAM platform digitally and make it more
As on 15.03.2019, a total of 1.55 crore farmers/ user friendly associated with efforts to bring
sellers, 68429 commission agents and 122171 in change management has yielded results
traders/buyers have been registered on in better utilization of e-NAM platform by
e-NAM portal. Trading of 24288397 ton agri- farmers and other stakeholders and is gaining
commodities having trade value of Rs. 64923 recognition. The digitally e-NAM has been
crore have been recorded on e-NAM portal. awarded prestigious The Hindu Business Line:
Change Maker- Digital Transformation Award
Funds have been released to States for related 2019 on 15.03.2019.
infrastructure for integration of 220 markets
with e-NAM platform beyond 585 markets.
11.4 National Centre for Cold-chain
Development (NCCD)
Success Stories National Center for Cold-chain Development
(NCCD) is an autonomous body under the
Inter-State Trade
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and
The Prime Minister’s flagship program e-NAM Farmers Welfare registered under Societies
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Registration Act, 1860. It was provided one time NCCD prepared Guidelines and minimum
grant of Rs. 25 crore by the Government for System Standards for Implementation in Cold-
establishing a corpus of the same amount. The chain Components in 2014 and conducted a
Centre works in collaboration with cold chain Study on All-India Cold-chain Infrastructure
industry and stakeholders to serve as centre Capacity. NCCD has conducted 183 workshops
of excellence for development of cold chain on entrepreneur development for fruit ripening
in India by way of promotion and diffusion of chambers through its members since 2014
scientific and technical knowledge relating to imparting training to 6180 individuals. 38
development of integrated cold chain in India. three-day residential courses on cold chain
technology for government officers and
The aims and objectives of NCCD include private stakeholders since 2014. NCCD
recommending standards and protocols conducts awareness programmes to increase
for cold chain infrastructure / building to awareness of government schemes for cold
harmonize with international standards, to chain development. 23 such programmes were
suggest indicative guidelines for preparation conducted through member institutions of
of project reports for investor / entrepreneurs, NCCD since 2016.
to undertake and coordinate research and
development work required for development NCCD has also been conducting training
of cold chain industry, to undertake and workshops for NABARD, NCDC, APEDA
coordinate human resource development and and States on Cold chain. NCCD was co-
capacity building, to launch publicity campaign opted as knowledge partner by the Committee
to educate the stakeholders, recommend policy on Doubling of Farmers Income. NCCD also
framework related to development of cold assists in formulating and rationalizing schemes
chain and to facilitate and foster development and provides inputs on cold chain related areas
of multimodel transportation facilities for to organizations such as NITI Aayog, Ministry
perishable agricultural, horticultural and allied of Food Processing Industries, Ministry of
commodities. Environment, Forest and Climate Change,
Department of Consumer Affairs etc.

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Chapter 12
Agricultural Cooperation
12.1 Overview
The Cooperative Sector has been playing Under the umbrella scheme of “Pradhan Mantri
a significant role in the area of disbursing Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan” (PM-
agricultural credit providing market support to AASHA), this Department is implementing
farmers, distribution of agricultural inputs and Price Support Scheme (PSS), Price Deficiency
imparting cooperative education and training Payment Scheme (PDPS), and pilot Private
etc. The basic objective of the Cooperation Procurement and Stockist Scheme (PPSS).
Division is to design long term and short term Under this, States / UTs are offered to choose
strategies for reducing economic disparities either of PSS and PDPS in a given procurement
between the downtrodden rural people and season with respect to particular oilseeds crop
the rural rich as well as regional imbalances, for the entire State. The pulses and copra are
including rural and urban differences. The procured under PSS. Only one scheme i.e. PSS
Cooperation Division is implementing one or PDPS will be made operational in one State
Central Sector Plan Scheme in the country with respect to one commodity.
during the 12th Five Year Plan viz. Central Sector
Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Cooperation
12.2 Amendment to the Constitution
having two sub-components (i) Assistance to
in respect of Cooperatives:
NCDC programmes for development, including
assistance to Multi-State Cooperative Societies Amending the State Cooperative Societies
and (ii) Assistance for Cooperative Education Acts in tune with the provisions of the 97th
& Training. amendments in the Constitution will not
only ensure autonomous and democratic
This Department also implements Multi State functioning of the cooperatives, but also ensure
Cooperative Societies Act, 2002 under which accountability of management to the members
multi-state cooperative societies are registered. & other stakeholders and also enhance public
It is an Act to consolidate and the law relating faith in these institutions. The Constitutional
to Cooperative Societies, with objects not amendment provides for a maximum period of
confined to one state and serving the interest of one year from the date of its commencement
members in more than one state, to facilitate the to amend the state laws relating to cooperative
voluntary formation and democratic functioning societies, if required, to make them consistent
of cooperatives as people’s institutions based with the provisions of the amendment. So far 17
on the self-help and mutual aid and to enable States, viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar,
them to promote their economic and social Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka,
betterment and to provide functional autonomy Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Odisha,
to them. Therefore, the co-operative societies Rajasthan, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West
registered under the MSCS Act are functioning Bengal ,Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra have
as autonomous organizations accountable to amended their State Cooperative Societies
their members. Acts in consonance with the constitution(97th
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meantime certain provisions of the Constitution coir, jute sericulture cooperatives etc., and
(97th Amendment) Act, 2011 have been struck computerization of cooperatives.
down by the Hon’ble High Court of Gujarat
at Ahmedabad vide order dated 22.4.2013 in (ii)
Assistance for Cotton Development
WP (PIL) No.166 of 2012. The Union of India including Ginning and Pressing and
has filed SLP No. 25266-25267 on 12.7.2013 Establishment of New and Modernization
before the Hon’ble Supreme Court against the / Expansion /Rehabilitation of Existing
aforesaid order and the case is pending before Cooperative Spinning Mills :
the Supreme Court for its disposal. The basic objective of the scheme is to help
cotton growers fetch remunerative price for
12.3 Major Schemes and Objectives: their produce through value addition besides
ensuring supply of quality yarn at reasonable
12.3.1 Assistance to NCDC Programmes rates to the decentralized Weavers. Under
for Development of Cooperatives this component, financial assistance is being
The “Central Sector Integrated Scheme on provided to the cooperative spinning mills
Agricultural Cooperation” (CSISAC) is being for share capital participation, modernization
implemented through National Cooperative / expansion of existing mills, rehabilitation
Development Corporation (NCDC). The main of sick cooperative spinning mills, margin
objective of this component is to assist the cooperative money assistance to cooperative spinning
societies through NCDC for modernization, mills and State Cotton Federations, besides
expansion and diversification and to provide share for setting up of new and modernization of
capital and margin money etc. The following existing cotton ginning and pressing units.
activities are undertaken under this component:-
(iii) Integrated Cooperative Development
(i) Marketing, Processing, Storage, Projects in selected districts (ICDP)
Consumer, Weaker Section Programmes
The scheme aims to promote overall
of Cooperatives, Computerization of
development of selected districts in the country
PACS, DCBs and SCBs and T&P Cell
through cooperative efforts in agriculture
Scheme for strengthening Management
and allied sectors including fisheries, poultry,
of State Cooperative Federations and
handloom and rural industries etc.; strengthen
office of RCS (subsidy on tapering basis).
cooperative network; promote business
To provide financial assistance for improving the development plans by forging effective linkage
economic conditions of cooperatives, remove with credit and other institutional structure
regional imbalances and to speed up cooperative in the area; develop PACS as multi-purpose
development in Agricultural Marketing, entities and modernization of management of
Processing, Storage, Computerization and Cooperatives.
Weaker Section Programmes, the Government
provides assistance to NCDC for financing 12.3.2 Assistance to Cooperative Edu-
the activities of agro-processing, marketing cation and Training
of foodgrains and input supply, plantation/
i) Cooperative Education
horticultural crops, development of weaker
sections such as tribal cooperatives, dairy, Implementation of a special scheme for
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and field projects in the cooperatively under like Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and
developed areas/states by National Cooperative India.
Union of India (NCUI) for spreading general
awareness about the cooperative institutions, 12.3.3 Scheme under Umbrella
their working, business development activities, Scheme of PM-AASHA implemented
socio development activities like health care,
by DAC&FW
family welfare, drinking water facilities, etc.
and development of participation of women The umbrella scheme of “Pradhan Mantri
in the socio-economic activities. Approved Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan” (PM-
activities like implementation of educational AASHA), this Department is implementing
programmes for women, youth, minority Price Support Scheme (PSS), Price Deficiency
community through the State Cooperative Payment Scheme (PDPS), and pilot Private
Unions, convening of Indian Cooperative Procurement and Stockist Scheme (PPSS).
Congress and other Conferences, Seminars Under this, States / UTs are offered to choose
etc. for cooperative development, international either of PSS and PDPS in a given procurement
promotional activities, running of cooperative season with respect to particular oilseeds crop
data bank, for publication of books, journals, for the entire State. The pulses and copra are
etc. for the promotion of cooperative activities procured under PSS. Only one scheme i.e. PSS
are also undertaken. or PDPS will be made operational in one State
with respect to one commodity. Further, States
ii)
Cooperative Training by National have the option to roll out Private Procurement
Council for Cooperative Training and Stockist Scheme (PPSS) on pilot basis in
(NCCT) and Vaikunth Mehta National district / selected APMC(s) of district involving
Institute of Cooperative Management the participation of private stockist. The brief
(VAMNICOM) of PSS, PDPS and PPSS are as under:-

Providing training to middle level and senior i) PSS:- This scheme is implemented at the
level personnel of the cooperatives and State request of the concerned State Govt. which
Govt. officials by NCCT agrees to exempt the procured commodities
from levy of mandi tax and assist central
iii)
Assistance to Junior Cooperative nodal agencies, in logistic arrangements,
Training Centres (JCTCs) including gunny bags, working capital for
JCTCs are primarily meant for providing state agencies, creation of revolving fund for
training to the personnel of the base level PSS operations, etc. as required under the
cooperative organizations. scheme guidelines. Procurement of these
commodities are undertaken by Central
iv) Assistance to Centre for International Nodal agencies at Minimum Support Price
Cooperation and Training in Agriculture (MSP) announced by the Govt. as and
Banking (CICTAB) when prices fall below the MSP as well as
compliance of State Govt. to PSS guidelines.
The CICTAB is located at VAMNICOM,
Pune, conducts training courses/workshop/ ii) PDPS:- This scheme envisages direct
seminars on various aspects of agriculture payment of the difference between the
banking, promotes technical cooperation MSP and the selling / modal price to pre-
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notified market yard through a transparent total procurement value which includes cost
auction process. All the payments will be of the commodity procured plus permitted
done directly into their bank account of overhead expenses.
farmers. This scheme does not involve
any physical procurement of crops as the 12.5 Income/Production and Target/
farmers are paid the difference between Achievement
the MSP and Sale / Modal price on sale in
notified market. 12.5.1 Assistance to NCDC Programmes
iii) PPSS:-In addition to PDPS, oilseed for Development of Cooperatives
producing states will have the option to The National Cooperative Development
roll out Private Procurement Stockist Corporation (NCDC) is a non-equity based
Scheme (PPSS) on pilot basis in district/ development financing institution created
selected APMC(s) of district involving exclusively for the cooperative sector with
the participation of private stockist. The the aim & objectives to promote, strengthen
pilot district/ selected APMC(s) of district and develop farmers’ cooperatives; assist
will cover one or more crop of oilseeds for programmes of cooperatives for supply of
which MSP is notified. Since it is akin to inputs, processing, storage and marketing of
PSS, it involves physical procurement of the agricultural produce & consumer goods and
notified commodity. those dealing with notified commodities &
services; and assist cooperatives of weaker
12.4 Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) section such as those comprising of members
from scheduled castes, scheduled tribes,
The Department also implements Market
labour& women and those working in the
Intervention Scheme (MIS) for procurement
handloom, sericulture, poultry, fishery and
of agricultural and horticultural commodities,
dairy sectors etc. The Central Government
which are perishable in nature and are not
has prescribed an overall ceiling of twenty five
covered under the Price Support Scheme
percent (25%) of annual budget of NCDC for
(PSS). The objective of intervention is to
financing all activities under notified services
protect the growers of these commodities from
so that focus of NCDC continues on financing
making distress sale in the event of a bumper
of cooperatives in agriculture & allied sector.
crop during the peak arrival period when the
In 2018-19, an assistance of Rs.27223.96 crore
prices tend to fall below economic levels and
has been disbursed (as on 7.03.2019) against
cost of production. The condition is that there
approved outlay of Rs.12,000 crore for the
should be either at least a 10 percent increase
various programmes implement by NCDC.
in production or a 10 percent decrease in the
ruling market prices over the previous normal 12.5.2 Cooperative Spinning Mills: In order
year. The scheme is implemented at the request to improve economic condition of the cotton
of a State/UT government which is ready growers as well as handloom & power loom
to bear 50 percent of the loss (25 percent in weavers and to consolidate the gains achieved
case of North-Eastern States), if any, incurred so far, the Department, through NCDC,
on its implementation. The extent of total continued to provide financial assistance to the
amount of loss to be shared on a 50:50 basis spinning mills & ginning and pressing units in
between the Central Government and the State the cooperative sector. Assistance is provided
Government, is restricted to 25 percent of the for establishment of new cooperative spinning

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mills; modernisation/expansion of existing 12.5.5 Foodgrains: NCDC provides financial

spinning mills, establishment of modern assistance for setting up of foodgrain processing
ginning and pressing units, modernisation/ units such as rice mills, rice flakes unit, dal
expansion of existing units etc. During the year mills, wheat flour mills, maize processing units,
2018-19, NCDC released Rs.228.76 crore (as on cattlefeed plants etc. During 2018-19 (as on
7.03.2019) for this component. 7.03.2019), NCDC released Rs.8.00 crore and
cumulatively, as on 7.03.2019, released 37.86
12.5.3 Cooperative Storage: DAC&FW crore to foodgrain processing units.
through NCDC has been making systematic
and sustained efforts to assist cooperatives in 12.5.6 Oilseed: NCDC provide financial
creating additional storage capacity aimed at assistance for establishment of oilseed
facilitating expanded operations of cooperative processing units. During 2018-19 (as on
marketing of agriculture produce, distribution 7.03.2019), NCDC released Rs.8.26 crore
of inputs and sale of consumer articles. Storage and cumulatively, as on 7.03.2019, released
capacity assisted by NCDC stood at 165.10 Rs.544.42 crore for oilseed processing units.
lakh MT as on 31.03.2018 and a total amount
of Rs.1064.05 crore has been released by 12.5.7 Plantation Crop: NCDC provide
NCDC under various programmes towards financial assistance for establishment of units for
construction of godowns, repair and renovation processing of Plantation Crops and for meeting
of godowns, technical and margin money working capital requirement of plantation crops
assistance for business promotion. During the growers’ cooperatives. During 2018-19 (as
year 2018-19 (as on 7.03.2019), Rs.11.64 crore on 7.03.2019), NCDC released Rs.10.32 crore
has been released for the storage programme. and cumulatively, as on 7.03.2019, NCDC has
released Rs.42.16 crore.
12.5.4 Cold Storage: As on 31.03.2018, 323 cold
storage projects have been organized/ sanctioned 12.5.8 Fruit & Vegetable: NCDC provides
with a capacity of 9.76 lakh MT. Against this, financial assistance for setting up of fruit and
305 cooperative cold storage projects with a total vegetable processing units by cooperatives.
capacity of 9.36 lakh MT assisted by NCDC The primary objective of the NCDC Scheme is
have been completed / installed. This includes 36 to provide the benefit of value addition to the
projects of capacity expansion of 1.28 lakh MT. growers in respect of their horticulture produce
Besides, 17 cold storage projects of 0.396 lakh MT through processing in an efficient manner,
(including 2 capacity expansion projects of 0.144 which in turn may help in increasing the income
lakh MT) are under implementation. During 2017- of the farmers. Cumulatively, as on 7.03.2019,
18, NCDC released Rs.4.04 crore comprising of NCDC has released Rs. 6.08 crore for 81 fruit
Rs.3.95 crore as loan and Rs.0.09 crore as subsidy & vegetable processing units.
under CSISAC Scheme. Upto 31.03.2018, NCDC
12.5.9 Cooperative for Weaker Sections:
has disbursed Rs.217.030 crore for promotion and
NCDC is promoting and financing programmes
development of cooperative cold storages in the
for weaker sections and different types of
country. To encourage cold chain development for
projects for societies belonging to fishery,
perishable commodities, the NCDC has created
poultry, dairy, livestock, handloom, coir, jute,
a separate cold chain Division. During the year
sericulture, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled
2018-19 (as on 7.03.2019), Rs.7.34 crore has been
Tribes, labour & women cooperatives.
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a) Fisheries: NCDC provides assistance to for establishment of composite Jute Mill

fishery cooperatives to take up activities by Assam Cooperative Jute Mills Limited.
relating to production, processing, storage, Since inception of scheme, cumulatively,
marketing, etc. During 2018-19 (as on NCDC has released Rs.38.06 crore for 183
7.03.2019), NCDC sanctioned Rs.229.89 units/projects.
crore and released Rs.466.72 crore.
12.5.10 Consumer Cooperatives:
Cumulatively, as on 7.03.2019, NCDC has
NCDC provides financial assistance for various
released Rs.952.18 crore under this head.
consumer activities to primary cooperatives,
b) Poultry: NCDC has been extending District Wholesale Consumer Stores and
assistance to poultry cooperatives. State Consumer Federations for undertaking
Cumulatively, NCDC has released Rs.45.39 distribution of consumer goods in rural and
crore to 286 Units/projects by the end of urban areas. Under the CSISAC Scheme NCDC
7.03.2019. has released Rs.10.92 crore in 2018-19 (as on
7.03.2019) and cumulative assistance released
c) Dairy & Livestock: NCDC provides
upto 7.03.2019 stood at Rs.15.12 crore.
assistance to Primary, District and State
level dairy cooperatives. NCDC provides 12.5.11 Computerisation of Cooperatives:
financial assistance for Integrated Livestock NCDC has been encouraging and financing
Projects/ Modernisation/ Expansion/ cooperatives for computerization from primary
Renovation of existing units; Processing level to national level by providing financial
and Marketing Infrastructure; Purchase of assistance for computerization which includes
equipment and transport vehicles; & Margin cost of hardware, system & application software,
Money requirements. During 2018-19 (as networking, technical manpower, maintenance,
on 31.10.2018), under the dairy & Livestock infrastructure & site preparation, training &
programme, NCDC has sanctioned financial capacity building as well as technical guidance
assistance of Rs.2732.78 crore and released for computerization of their processes. During
Rs.1617.65 crore. Cumulatively, as on the year 2018-19 (as on 7.03.2019), NCDC
7.03.2019, NCDC has released an amount released Rs.162.60 crore and cumulatively
of Rs.4986.70 crore to dairy & livestock released Rs.602.71 crore under this activity.
cooperatives.
12.5.12 Integrated Cooperative Development
d) Handloom: The Scheme for the Projects: NCDC is implementing Integrated
development of handloom cooperatives Cooperative Development Projects (ICDP)
right from Apex, Regional and Primary scheme in selected districts. During the year
Handloom Cooperatives. During 2018-19 2018-19 (as on 7.03.2019), NCDC has released
(as on 7.03.2019), NCDC released Rs.0.16 loan assistance of Rs.324.52 crore.
crore. Since inception of scheme, NCDC
has released an amount of Rs.464.60 crore. 12.5.13 Cooperatives in Least-Developed/
Under-Developed States: The process
e) Jute: The scheme for development of
of economic development in the country
jute cooperatives includes establishment/
brought to light certain regional disparities
expansion/ modernization of Jute mill and
and imbalances in some parts due to inherent
construction of godowns and showrooms.
factors like topography, agro-climatic
During 2018-19, NCDC has released
conditions and poor infrastructure. Financial
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assistance, on liberal terms, is provided by etc. Women Cooperatives are covered under
NCDC to the Cooperatively Least-Developed / Weaker Section Programme for the purpose
Under Developed States (UD/LD States) under of availing subsidy and concessional funding
its various schemes. Assistance for cooperative under Central Sector Integrated Scheme on
programmes in these States is provided on Agricultural Cooperation.
comparatively liberal terms entailing subsidy
component. For the purposes of funding During the year 2017-18, NCDC sanctioned
by NCDC, the Government of India has Rs.786.72 crore to 14 units under various
categorized 11 States as Cooperatively Least- programmes like Storage, ICD Projects,
Developed and placed 11 States and 2 Union Textile, Service Cooperative & Consumer
Territories’ in the category of Cooperatively programmes and released Rs.769.47 crore
Under-Developed States as shown below: under various programme. Of the above,
NCDC sanctioned Rs.716.79 crore to
Cooperatively Least-Developed States: six women cooperatives in the States of
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat
Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, and Karnataka and released assistance of
Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. Rs.767.79 crore to them. NCDC assistance
has been provided to these women
12.5.14 Cooperatively Under-Developed cooperatives in the form of working capital
States/UTs: Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, loan to meet their fund requirement towards
Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, expansion of their businesses. By these
Odisha, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, initiatives of the Corporation for funding
Uttrakhand, West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar women cooperatives, more than 26 lakh
Islands (UT) and Lakshadweep (UT) women members of the societies have
been benefitted. NCDC has been playing
During 2017-18, NCDC sanctioned financial
significant role over the years to uplift
assistance of Rs.16431.52 crore and released
women cooperatives towards empowerment
Rs.17161.35 crore to LD/UD States accounting
of women across the country.
for 71.74% and 78.11% of total sanction &
release respectively. Cumulatively, as on Cumulatively, as on 31.03.2018, NCDC
31.03.2018, Rs.63727.89 crore were released to has sanctioned and released financial
LD/UD States under various schemes of NCDC assistance of Rs.1532.96 crore and Rs.1420.77
which accounts for around 65.96% of the total crore respectively for the development of
assistance released by the Corporation. cooperative societies exclusively promoted
by women. This included activities related
12.5.15 Development of Women
to Foodgrain Processing, Plantation Crops,
Cooperatives: NCDC encourages women
Oilseed Processing, Fisheries, Dairy &
cooperatives to avail assistance under its various
Livestock, Storage, Spinning Mills, Handloom
schemes. A large number of women members
&Powerloom Weaving, Integrated Cooperative
are engaged & involved in cooperatives dealing
Development Projects & Service Cooperatives.
with activities related to Foodgrain Processing,
Plantation Crops, Oilseed Processing, In the 12461 projects/units sanctioned in 2017-
Fisheries, Dairy & Livestock, Spinning 18, it is estimated that 31.47 lakh women are
Mills, Handloom & Powerloom Weaving, enrolled as members, out of which 401 women
Integrated Cooperative Development Projects members are Directors on the Boards.

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NCDC established Laxmanrao Inamdar towards eliminating visible weaknesses and

National Academy for Cooperative Research and infirmities, to provide the training and other
Development (LINAC) at Gurugram, Haryana support and to knit the institutions into a
as its training institute to train and develop the cohesive unit for them to benefit from strength
personnel engaged in NCDC assisted projects / of being in co-operative system. During the
schemes. During 2017-18, the Institute held 32 year 2017-18, Rs.38.00 lakhs as grants-in-aid
training programmes including 4 programmes has been released to it.
exclusively for women cooperators. The 4
training programmes on “Role of Governance 12.6.2 All India Federation of Cooper-
& Leadership Development“ for Women ative Spinning Mills Ltd. (AIFCOSPIN)
Cooperatives were attended by 137 women
participants. Two of the above programmes AIFCOSPIN, Mumbai was established in
were exclusively for 58 participants from North 1964 as an apex body of Cooperative Spinning
Eastern States. Mills at the national level with the objective
of looking after the promotional needs of co-
operative spinning mills. It is registered under
12.6 Assistance to Multi-State Coop- the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act,
erative Societies 2002. During the year 2016-17, Rs.20.00 lakhs
The objective of this scheme is to strengthen as grants-in-aid has been released to it.
the scope of weaker National Level Federations
giving financial assistance for the approved 12.6.3 National Cooperative Agricul-
activities viz; promotional, technical and ture and Rural Development Banks’
consultancy services, research studies,
Federation Limited (NCARDBF), Mum-
improvement of infrastructural facilities,
bai
conference / workshops / seminars / trainings,
skill development programmes and for NCARDBF, Mumbai, is an Apex Body of
undertaking the commercial / economic Cooperative Agriculture and Rural Development
activities for their self-reliance and sustained Banks functioning in the country to promote
growth and development. During the year 2017- interests of all its Members and assisting them
18, the financial assistance has been provided to in attaining organisational and business goals,
the following National Level Federations:- to promote mutual understanding among
members and providing them a common forum
for interactions on legal, policy and operational
12.6.1 National Federation of Urban issues and to channelize efforts to resolve such
Cooperative Banks and Credit Socie- issues. During the year 2016-17, Rs.10.00 lakhs
ties Ltd. (NAFCUB), New Delhi. as grants-in-aid has been released to it.
NAFCUB is an apex National Level Federation
of Urban Co-operative Banks and Credit 12.6.4 National Federation of State
Societies in the country and is registered under
Cooperative Banks Ltd., (NAFSCOB),
the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act,
Mumbai.
2002. NAFCUB is committed to work towards
building a strong and viable urban co-operative NAFSCOB was founded on 19th May, 1964.
banking and credit system across the Country, to It is facilitating operations of State and
strive for level playing field for the institutions, Central Cooperative Banks in particular and
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During the year 2016-17, Rs.45.00 lakhs as India Federation of Fishermen Cooperatives
grants-in-aid has been released to it. Federation’s and was rechristened as National Federation
objectives are to provide a common forum to of Fishermen’s Cooperatives Ltd. in 1982.
the member banks to examine the problems of During the year 2017-18, Rs.10.00 lakhs as
cooperative credit banking and allied matters grants-in-aid has been released to it.
and evolve suitable strategies to deal with
them, to promote and protect the interests 12.6.7 National Federation of Coop-
of the member banks in all spheres of their erative Sugar Factories Limited (NF-
activities and to give expression to the views
CSF), New Delhi
of the member banks; co-ordinate and liaison
with Government of India, Reserve Bank of The National Federation of Cooperative Sugar
India, respective State Governments, Factories Ltd (NFCSF) was registered as a Multi-
Unit Cooperative Society on December 2, 1960
under the provisions of Bombay Cooperative
12.6.5 National Labour Cooperatives Societies Act 1925 as extended to the Union
Federation of India Ltd. (NLCF), New Territory of Delhi. In 1972, it was deemed to
Delhi be under The Delhi Cooperative Societies Act
NLCF, an apex national level organization of 1972 and later under the Multi State Cooperative
Labour Co-operative Societies was established Societies Act 1984. Since, 2002, NFCSF is deemed
in November, 1981. It is registered under the to be under the Multi State Cooperative Societies
Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002. Act, 2002. During the year 2017-18, Rs.10.00 lakhs
During the year 2016-17, Rs.46.00 lakhs as as grants-in-aid has been released to it.
grants-in-aid has been released to it. The
main objective of the federation is to organize, Sugar Federation
promote, guide and develop labour cooperatives
The Objectives of the Federations are:
for the economic and social development
of the unorganized labour sector especially (i) To advocate, promote & safeguard the
economically weaker sections of the society. interests of its members in accordance
with the cooperative principles.
12.6.6 National Federation of Fishers
(ii) To arrange education and training for
Cooperative Ltd. (FISHCOPFED), New
the benefit of its members.
Delhi.
The National Federation of Fishers (iii) To arrange for technical support
Cooperatives Ltd. (FISHCOPFED) is and services to its members both for
a national level federation of fisheries improving their operational efficiency as
cooperatives and the apex institution of well as for organisation and promotion of
Indian Fisheries Cooperative Movement. Its new cooperative sugar factories.
motto is to promote and develop the fishery (iv) To promote R & D activities for its
cooperative movement in India, to educate, members, sponsor research projects,
guide and assist fishers in their efforts to conferences, seminars etc., to find out
build up and expand the fishery cooperative solutions of the problems of its member
sector and serve as an exponent of cooperative cooperative sugar factories and allied
opinion in accordance with cooperative subjects.
principles. It was established in 1980 as All

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(v) To act as accredited representative activities. Government also provides Grants

and spokesman organisation of the up to the extent of 50% to Junior Cooperative
cooperative sugar sector factories at Training Centres (JCTCs) through NCUI. The
the policy fora of Central and State JCTCs are being run by State Cooperative
Governments, business fora and Unions/State Governments. NCUI monitors
organisations relating to sugar industry; the programmes of JCTCs. Currently, NCUI
establish liaison with national and has been running 43 Cooperative Education
international organisations and others Field Projects spreads over 22 States and
allied to sugar industry. Union Territories and also conducting
various programmes at NCUI Head Office.
(vi) To advice and assist its members in the
matters related to their management During the Financial year 2018-19 (From
and operations. 1st April 2018 to 30th September 2018),
(vii) To undertake information services for NCUI through its Cooperative Education
the benefit of its members. Field Projects conducted wide-ranging
programmes on various issues of Cooperative
(viii) To publish literature and documents Development. Under UDS Projects, NCUI
on sugar industry for the benefit of its has organized 11316 in which, 1,52,849
members. participants have been benefited.
(ix) To undertake any other activities those The National Centre for Cooperative
are incidental and conducive to the Education (NCCE) of NCUI during the year
attainment of its objectives and interest 2017-18, organized 165 training programmes
of its members for the development against the target of 75 programmes
and progress of sugar and its co- including 12 weeks Diploma Programme
products industries either directly or in Cooperative Education and Development.
through strategically collaborative 5497 persons from various sectors of the
joint ventures or partnership with cooperative movement in different states
organisations including insurance were trained through these programmes. Out
within India and abroad. of 165 training programme, 54 programmes
were for weaker sectors like forest labour,
12.7 Assistance for Cooperative Edu- fisheries, Handloom & Handicrafts,
cation and Training: construction labouretc and 7 programmes for
The Government of India has been SC/ST cooperatives, twelve programmes were
implementing a Central Sector Scheme for organized exclusively for women cooperative
Cooperative Education and training through in which 785 women participated. During
the National Cooperative Union of India the year 2018-19 (up to 30th September 2018)
(NCUI) and National Council for Cooperative NCUI through its Cooperative Education
Training (NCCT) since 1960. Upto 50% of Field Projects oroganized 46 programmes
the expenditure is given as Grant in Aid to with 1496 participants. Out of these events,
NCUI by the Government for Cooperative 11 programmes with 335 participants were
Education in cooperatively Under Developed imparted for weaker cooperative sector like
States (UDS) and under developed areas Labour, Fisheries, Poultry, Joint Farming,
of developed states and for other approved Construction, Handloom & Handicraft and
SC/ST Cooperative etc. considering the need
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for socio-economic Development of women, Management (VAMNICOM), five Regional

8 programmes were conducted exclusively Institutes of Cooperative Management
for women participants. During this period, (RICMs) and fourteen Institutes of
Ministry has not released any grant to NCUI. Cooperative Management (ICMs), imparts
training to the people associated with
NE Region: The Government of India is cooperative organisations as well as other
providing separate assistance for intensification organisations linked with the cooperative
of cooperative education in the north eastern sector. All the RICMs and ICMs are
region through NCUI. It has established seven accredited with C-PEC BIRD Lucknow.
filed projects namely Aizawl (Mizoram),
Thoubal (Manipur), Mangalwaria (Sikkim),
Shillong (Meghalaya), Kohima (Nagaland), 12.7.1 Training Network of NCCT
Morigaon and Jorhat (Assam) in the North National Level - Vaikunth Mehta
Eastern region. National Institute of
Cooperative Management
The assistance is also given to Centre for (VAMNICOM), Pune
International Cooperation and Training
in Agricultural Banking (CICTAB) Pune. Regional Level - Five Regional Institutes of
During the year 2017-18, a sum of Rs. Cooperative Management
3.75 Lakhs has been released to CICTAB at Chandigarh, Bangalore,
to conduct two international training Kalyani, Gandhinagar,
progoramme for the personnel working in Patna.
the Cooperatives of the SAARC Countries. State Level Fourteen Institutes of
Cooperative Management
National Council for Cooperative Training
at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar,
(NCCT) is the nodal organization in the country
Chennai, Dehradun,
engaged in the training of various stakeholders.
Guwahati, Hyderabad,
Recently, the Ministry of Agriculture &
Imphal, Jaipur, Kannur,
Farmers Welfare, Department of Agriculture,
Lucknow, Madurai,
Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Government
Nagpur, Pune &
of India duly registered National Council
Thiruvananthapuram.
for Cooperative Training (NCCT) under the
Societies Registration Act, 1860. NCCT is the The training units of the Council have been
Autonomous Society promoted by Ministry of imparting training to the personnel of all
Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. The General sectors of cooperative movement in India
Council of the NCCT is headed by Hon’ble to enhance knowledge, skill and attitude
Union Agriculture Minister. The Executive of the employees., as General Management
Council of NCCT is headed by the Additional Programme, Cooperative Credit and
Secretary (Cooperation), Department of Banking, Urban Cooperative Banking,
Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Long Term Finance, Cooperative Marketing
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. and Processing, Consumer Cooperative
Management, Handloom Cooperative
The Council, through its network comprising Management, Cooperative Accounts and
of a National Institute at Pune called Vaikunth Audit, Fishery Cooperative Management,
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Cooperative Management, Housing Cooperative 12.7.3 Objectives of NCCT

Management, Industrial Cooperative Management, • To formulate overall policies and plans
Cooperative Education and Training etc. relating to cooperative training.
In addition to the targets, Units of the NCCT • To organise and direct arrangements in
are conducting Professional Programmes duly regard to the training to personnel employed
approved by AICTE. Out of the 20 Training in cooperative departments and cooperative
Units, VAMNICOM and RICM Gandhinagar institutions in the country.
are conducting PGDM and ICMs -Bhubaneswar,
Chennai, Dehradun, Kannur, Lucknow, Madurai, • To assess periodically the needs of training for
Nagpur and Thiruvananthapuram are conducting cooperative personnel to facilitate planning and
MBA affiliated with State Universities. designing of training arrangements.
• To establish and manage cooperative
12.7.2 Collaborative Programmes training institutions.
organised in association with other • To identify problem areas of cooperatives
Organisations requiring research and to organize studies.
v National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
Development (NABARD) • To ensure maintenance of high academic
standards in cooperative education and
v Bankers Institute of Rural Development training in various institutes in the country
(BIRD) and suggest syllabi and standards of
education for different courses.
v National Backward Classes and Finance
Development Corporation (NBCFDC)
12.7.4 Target and Achievement
v Forward Market Commission (FMC) and Progress of Training Programmes-
Security Exchange Board of India (SEBI) NCCT Units during
v Warehousing Development and the last three years (2015-18) & 2018-19
Regulatory Authority (WDRA) Target Achievement
Year
Prog Participants Prog Participants
v Director General Resettlement (Ministry
2015-16 1600 40000 2170 70687
of Defence) 2016-17 1600 40000 2012 63147
v Development Commissioner Handicrafts, 2017-18 1600 40000 1924 61548
2018-19
Ministry of Textiles
(Upto
1740 43500 1491 50591
v National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM) January
2019)
v National Cooperative Development
Corporation(NCDC) 12.8 Schemes under Umbrella
v National Federation for Urban Cooperative Scheme of PM-AASHA implemented
Banks & Credit Societies Ltd. by DAC&FW
Details of the procurement made under Price
Efforts are on to identify new partners for Support Scheme (PSS) during the last 3 years
collaboration. is below at Annexure-I

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Annexure – I
TENTATIVE DETAILS OF PULSES AND OILSEEDS PROCURED AT
MSP UNDER PSS 2016-17 TO 2019-20 (AS ON 22.03.2019)
MSP
QUANTITY
Catagery(Pulses/ MSP Per COST
YEAR Agency PSS OPERATION Commodity STATE Procured
Oilseed/Cotton) MT (Rs.) (Rs. IN
(IN MTs)
Annual Report 2018-19

LAKH)
YEAR Agency PSS OPERATION Commodity Catagery(Pulses/ STATE QUANTITY 59,500 1974.51
Oilseed/Cotton) Procured
(IN MTs) MSP Per MSP COST (Rs. IN LAKH) COPRA Oil seed TAMILNADU 1170.44 59,500 696.41
MT (Rs.)
2016-17 NAFED MILLING COPRA 2016 COPRA Oil seed ANDHRA PRADESH 3318.50 59,500 1974.51
2016-17 NAFED MILLING COPRA 2016 COPRA Oil seed TAMILNADU 1170.44 59,500 696.41
2016-17 NAFED BALL COPRA 2016 COPRA Oil seed KARNATAKA 1836.40 62,400 1145.91
2016-17 NAFED BALL COPRA 2016 COPRA Oil seed TAMILNADU 0.46 62,400 0.29
2016-17 NAFED SUNFLOWER SEED RABI-16 SUNFLOWER Oil seed HARYANA 4784.75 38,000 1818.21
SEED
2016-17 NAFED SUNFLOWER SEED RABI-16 SUNFLOWER Oil seed ODISHA 164.56 38,000 62.52
SEED
2016-17 NAFED SOYABEAN KHARIF-16 SOYABEAN Oil seed MAHARASHTRA 162.19 27,750 45.00
2016-17 NAFED GROUNDNUT KHARIF-16 GROUNDNUT Oil seed GUJARAT 210731.16 42,200 88928.55
2016-17 NAFED MOONG KHARIF -16 MOONG Pulses MAHARASHTRA 6430.28 52,250 3359.82
2016-17 NAFED MOONG KHARIF -16 MOONG Pulses KARNATAKA 1837.30 52,250 959.99
2016-17 NAFED TOOR KHARIF-16 TOOR Pulses KARNATAKA 30920.55 50,500 15614.88
2016-17 NAFED TOOR KHARIF-16 TOOR Pulses MAHARASHTRA 115276.03 50,500 58214.40
2016-17 NAFED TOOR KHARIF-16 TOOR Pulses GUJARAT 49797.10 50,500 25147.54
2016-17 SFAC Moong KHARIF MOONG Pulses MAHARASHTRA 547.53 52,250 286.08

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2016-17 SFAC Moong KHARIF MOONG Pulses KARNATAKA 681.60 52,250 356.14
TOTAL 427658.85 198610.23
2017-18 NAFED MUSTARD SEED RABI-2017 MUSTARD Oil seed HARYANA 36940.18 37,000 13667.87
SEED
2017-18 NAFED MOONG (SUMMER) 2017 MOONG Pulses MADHYA PRADESH 111000.00 52,250 57997.50
2017-18 NAFED MOONG (SUMMER) 2017 MOONG Pulses ODISHA 1405.99 52,250 734.63
2017-18 NAFED URAD (SUMMER) URAD Pulses MADHYA PRADESH 15747.65 50,000 7873.83
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QUANTITY
Catagery(Pulses/ MSP Per COST
YEAR Agency PSS OPERATION Commodity STATE Procured
Oilseed/Cotton) MT (Rs.) (Rs. IN
(IN MTs)
LAKH)
2017-18 NAFED SUNFLOWER SEED RABI - 2017 SUNFLOWER Oil seed HARYANA 6249.99 39,500 2468.75
SEED
2017-18 NAFED SUNFLOWER SEED RABI - 2017 SUNFLOWER Oil seed TELANGANA 112.10 39,500 44.28
SEED
2017-18 NAFED SUNFLOWER SEED RABI - 2017 SUNFLOWER Oil seed ODISHA 177.00 39,500 69.92
SEED
2017-18 NAFED SESAMUM SEED RABI - 2017 SESAMUM Oil seed WEST BENGAL 3419.81 50,000 1709.91
SEED
2017-18 NAFED GROUNDNUT RABI 2017 GROUNDNUT Oil seed ODISHA 947.77 42,200 399.96
2017-18 NAFED MOONG KHARIF - 2017 MOONG Pulses TELANGANA 3319.95 55,750 1850.87
2017-18 NAFED MOONG KHARIF - 2017 MOONG Pulses KARNATAKA 21758.40 55,750 12130.31
2017-18 NAFED MOONG KHARIF -2017 MOONG Pulses RAJASTHAN 262203.84 55,750 146178.64
2017-18 NAFED MOONG KHARIF - 2017 MOONG Pulses MAHARASHTRA 5262.35 55,750 2933.76
2017-18 NAFED MOONG KHARIF - 2017 MOONG Pulses ANDHRA PRADESH 2358.65 55,750 1314.95
2017-18 NAFED URAD KHARIF - 2017 URAD Pulses RAJASTHAN 130905.00 54,000 70688.70
2017-18 NAFED URAD KHARIF - 2017 URAD Pulses TELANGANA 11170.41 54,000 6032.02
2017-18 NAFED URAD KHARIF - 2017 URAD Pulses KARNATAKA 13090.50 54,000 7068.87
2017-18 NAFED URAD KHARIF - 2017 URAD Pulses MAHARASHTRA 58663.95 54,000 31678.53
2017-18 NAFED URAD KHARIF - 2017 URAD Pulses GUJARAT 19878.40 54,000 10734.34
2017-18 NAFED URAD KHARIF - 2017 URAD Pulses ANDHRA PRADESH 13600.00 54,000 7344.00
2017-18 NAFED URAD KHARIF - 2017 URAD Pulses UTTAR PRADESH 22567.99 54,000 12186.71
2017-18 NAFED URAD KHARIF - 2017 URAD Pulses WEST BENGAL 6790.00 54,000 3666.60
2017-18 NAFED SOYABEAN KHARIF - 2017 SOYABEAN Oil seed RAJASTHAN 11624.58 30,500 3545.50
2017-18 NAFED SOYABEAN KHARIF - 2017 SOYABEAN Oil seed TELANGANA 34553.06 30,500 10538.68

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2017-18 NAFED SOYABEAN KHARIF - 2017 SOYABEAN Oil seed MAHARASHTRA 26104.46 30,500 7961.86
2017-18 NAFED GROUNDNUT KHARIF 2017 GROUNDNUT Oil seed GUJARAT 829697.00 44,500 369215.17
2017-18 NAFED GROUNDNUT KHARIF 2017 GROUNDNUT Oil seed RAJASTHAN 146279.51 44,500 65094.38
2017-18 NAFED GROUNDNUT KHARIF 2017 GROUNDNUT Oil seed ANDHRA PRADESH 61300.12 44,500 27278.55
2017-18 NAFED GROUNDNUT KHARIF 2017 GROUNDNUT Oil seed KARNATAKA 11860.28 44,500 5277.82
2017-18 NAFED TOOR KHARIF - 2017 TOOR Pulses TELANGANA 75300.00 54,500 41038.50
2017-18 NAFED TOOR KHARIF - 2017 TOOR Pulses KARNATAKA 336154.15 54,500 183204.01
2017-18 NAFED TOOR KHARIF - 2017 TOOR Pulses MAHARASHTRA 336717.75 54,500 183511.17
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QUANTITY
Catagery(Pulses/ MSP Per COST
YEAR Agency PSS OPERATION Commodity STATE Procured
Oilseed/Cotton) MT (Rs.) (Rs. IN
(IN MTs)
LAKH)
2017-18 NAFED TOOR KHARIF - 2017 TOOR Pulses ANDHRA PRADESH 55600.00 54,500 30302.00
2017-18 NAFED TOOR KHARIF - 2017 TOOR Pulses GUJARAT 69986.72 54,500 38142.76
TOTAL 2742747.56 1363885.34
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2018-19 NAFED GRAM RABI - 2018 GRAM Pulses TELANGANA 50000.00 44,000 22000.00
2018-19 NAFED GRAM RABI - 2018 GRAM Pulses KARNATAKA 135422.10 44,000 59585.72
2018-19 NAFED GRAM RABI - 2018 GRAM Pulses ANDHRA PRADESH 91982.65 44,000 40472.37
2018-19 NAFED GRAM RABI - 2018 GRAM Pulses MAHARASHTRA 194726.89 44,000 85679.83
2018-19 NAFED GRAM RABI - 2018 GRAM Pulses RAJASTHAN 579972.38 44,000 255187.85
2018-19 NAFED GRAM RABI - 2018 GRAM Pulses MADHYA PRADESH 1611972.09 44,000 709267.72
2018-19 NAFED GRAM RABI - 2018 GRAM Pulses GUJARAT 91000.00 44,000 40040.00
2018-19 NAFED GRAM RABI - 2018 GRAM Pulses UTTAR PRADESH 14354.05 44,000 6315.78
2018-19 NAFED MUSTARD SEED RABI - 2018 MUSTARD Oil seed RAJASTHAN 471614.16 40,000 188645.66
SEED
2018-19 NAFED MUSTARD SEED RABI - 2018 MUSTARD Oil seed HARYANA 227602.00 40,000 91040.80
SEED
2018-19 NAFED MUSTARD SEED RABI - 2018 MUSTARD Oil seed MADHYA PRADESH 119747.28 40,000 47898.91
SEED
2018-19 NAFED MUSTARD SEED RABI - 2018 MUSTARD Oil seed GUJARAT 52659.55 40,000 21063.82
SEED
2018-19 NAFED MUSTARD SEED RABI - 2018 MUSTARD Oil seed UTTAR PRADESH 1211.41 40,000 484.56
SEED
2018-19 NAFED MUSTARD SEED RABI - 2018 MUSTARD Oil seed WEST BENGAL 826.60 40,000 330.64
SEED
2018-19 NAFED GROUNDNUT RABI - 2018 GROUNDNUT Oil seed TELANGANA 26.98 44,500 12.01
2018-19 NAFED GROUNDNUT RABI - 2018 GROUNDNUT Oil seed ODISHA 2418.78 44,500 1076.36

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2018-19 NAFED SUNFLOWER SEED RABI - 2018 SUNFLOWER Oil seed TELANGANA 215.00 41,000 88.15
SEED
2018-19 NAFED SUNFLOWER SEED RABI - 2018 SUNFLOWER Oil seed HARYANA 2400.00 41,000 984.00
SEED
2018-19 NAFED SUNFLOWER SEED RABI - 2018 SUNFLOWER Oil seed ODISHA 130.43 41,000 53.48
SEED
2018-19 NAFED URAD RABI - 2018 URAD Pulses ANDHRA PRADESH 79163.00 54,000 42748.02
2018-19 NAFED URAD RABI - 2018 URAD Pulses TELANGANA 2000.00 54,000 1080.00
2018-19 NAFED URAD RABI - 2018 URAD Pulses TAMILNADU 1547.86 54,000 835.84
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QUANTITY
Catagery(Pulses/ MSP Per COST
YEAR Agency PSS OPERATION Commodity STATE Procured
Oilseed/Cotton) MT (Rs.) (Rs. IN
(IN MTs)
LAKH)
2018-19 NAFED URAD RABI - 2018 URAD Pulses ODISHA 4216.77 54,000 2277.06
2018-19 NAFED MASOOR RABI - 2018 MASOOR Pulses MADHYA PRADESH 233245.61 42,500 99129.38
2018-19 NAFED MASOOR RABI - 2018 MASOOR Pulses UTTAR PRADESH 13698.24 42,500 5821.75
2018-19 NAFED MOONG RABI - 2018 MOONG Pulses ODISHA 2675.11 55,750 1491.37
2018-19 NAFED MOONG RABI - 2018 MOONG Pulses ANDHRA PRADESH 1604.05 55,750 894.26
2018-19 NAFED MOONG KHARIF - 2018 MOONG Pulses KARNATAKA 28950.00 69,750 20192.63
2018-19 NAFED MOONG KHARIF - 2018 MOONG Pulses TAMILNADU 364.90 69,750 254.52
2018-19 NAFED MOONG KHARIF - 2018 MOONG Pulses TELANGANA 13375.31 69,750 9329.28
2018-19 NAFED MOONG KHARIF - 2018 MOONG Pulses MAHARASHTRA 12252.03 69,750 8545.79
2018-19 FCI MOONG KHARIF - 2018 MOONG Pulses MAHARASHTRA 5978.45 69,750 4169.97
2018-19 NAFED MOONG KHARIF - 2018 MOONG Pulses RAJASTHAN 236277.28 69,750 164803.40
2018-19 NAFED MOONG KHARIF - 2018 MOONG Pulses MADHYA PRADESH 2650.96 69,750 1849.04
2018-19 FCI MOONG KHARIF - 2018 MOONG Pulses MADHYA PRADESH 386.50 69,750 269.58
2018-19 NAFED MOONG KHARIF - 2018 MOONG Pulses HARYANA 224.90 69,750 156.87
2018-19 NAFED MOONG KHARIF - 2018 MOONG Pulses GUJARAT 1978.60 69,750 1380.07
2018-19 FCI MOONG KHARIF - 2018 MOONG Pulses ANDHRA PRADESH 242.20 69,750 168.93
2018-19 NAFED URAD KHARIF - 2018 URAD Pulses TELANGANA 578.39 56,000 323.90
2018-19 NAFED URAD KHARIF - 2018 URAD Pulses MAHARASHTRA 7741.69 56,000 4335.35
2018-19 FCI URAD KHARIF - 2018 URAD Pulses MAHARASHTRA 3632.40 56,000 2034.14
2018-19 NAFED URAD KHARIF -2018 URAD Pulses RAJASTHAN 77444.94 56,000 43369.17
2018-19 NAFED URAD KHARIF -2018 URAD Pulses MADHYA PRADESH 298599.69 56,000 167215.83
2018-19 FCI URAD KHARIF -2018 URAD Pulses MADHYA PRADESH 46400.31 56,000 25984.17
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2018-19 NAFED URAD KHARIF -2018 URAD Pulses KARNATAKA 10.10 56,000 5.66
2018-19 FCI URAD KHARIF -2018 URAD Pulses ANDHRA PRADESH 493.00 56,000 276.08
2018-19 NAFED URAD KHARIF -2018 URAD Pulses GUJARAT 9397.60 56,000 5262.66
2018-19 NAFED GROUNDNUT KHARIF -2018 GROUNDNUT Oil seed RAJASTHAN 232482.14 48,900 113683.77
2018-19 NAFED GROUNDNUT KHARIF -2018 GROUNDNUT Oil seed MADHYA PRADESH 28501.21 48,900 13937.09
2018-19 NAFED GROUNDNUT KHARIF -2018 GROUNDNUT Oil seed GUJARAT 447638.22 48,900 218895.09
2018-19 NAFED GROUNDNUT KHARIF -2018 GROUNDNUT Oil seed UTTAR PRADESH 8762.60 48,900 4284.91
2018-19 NAFED SOYABEAN KHARIF - 2018 SOYABEAN Oil seed RAJASTHAN 2957.80 33,990 1005.36
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QUANTITY
Catagery(Pulses/ MSP Per COST
YEAR Agency PSS OPERATION Commodity STATE Procured
Oilseed/Cotton) MT (Rs.) (Rs. IN
(IN MTs)
LAKH)
2018-19 NAFED SOYABEAN KHARIF - 2018 SOYABEAN Oil seed TELANGANA 15560.30 33,990 5288.95
2018-19 NAFED SOYABEAN KHARIF - 2018 SOYABEAN Oil seed MAHARASHTRA 724.51 33,990 246.26
2018-19 FCI SOYABEAN KHARIF - 2018 SOYABEAN Oil seed MAHARASHTRA 558.51 33,990 189.84
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2018-19 NAFED SOYABEAN KHARIF - 2018 SOYABEAN Oil seed KARNATAKA 6.00 33,990 2.04
2018-19 NAFED TOOR KHARIF -2018 TOOR Pulses TELANGANA 70300.00 56,750 39895.25
2018-19 NAFED TOOR KHARIF -2018 TOOR Pulses KARNATAKA 107245.58 56,750 60861.87
2018-19 FCI TOOR KHARIF -2018 TOOR Pulses KARNATAKA 4166.59 56,750 2364.54
2018-19 NAFED TOOR KHARIF -2018 TOOR Pulses GUJARAT 10567.20 56,750 5996.89
2018-19 NAFED TOOR KHARIF -2018 TOOR Pulses TAMILNADU 285.93 56,750 162.27
2018-19 NAFED TOOR KHARIF -2018 TOOR Pulses MAHARASHTRA 23761.37 56,750 13484.58
2018-19 NAFED NIGERSEED KHARIF-2018 NIGERSEED Oil seed MADHYA PRADESH 15.90 58,770 9.34
2019-20 NAFED MOONG RABI -2019 MOONG Pulses TAMILNADU 608.04 69,750 424.11
2019-20 NAFED URAD RABI-2019 URAD Pulses TAMILNADU 3166.45 56,000 1773.21
2019-20 NAFED GRAM RABI-2019 GRAM Pulses TELANGANA 34500.00 46,200 15939.00
2019-20 NAFED SUNFLOWER SEED RABI-2019 SUNFLOWER Oil seed TELANGANA 319.40 53,880 172.09
SEED
2019-20 NAFED MUSTARD SEED RABI - 2019 MUSTARD Oil seed RAJASTHAN 1096.15 42,000 460.38
SEED
TOTAL 5756379.10 2700165.26

Price Deficiency Payment Scheme (PDPS):- This scheme does not involve any physical procurement of crops as the farmers are paid
the difference between the MSP and Sale / Modal price on sale in notified market.

Private Procurement Stockist Scheme (PPSS):- Since it is akin to PSS, it involves physical procurement of the notified commodity.

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Annexure-II
Details of sanction accorded under MIS from 2016-17 to 2018-19 (As on 22.03.2019)
Market MIP
Sanctioned
Intervention Value
YEAR Period Commodity State Qty
Price (MIP) (Rs in
(in MTs.)
(Rs. Per MTs.) Lakhs)
2016-17 01.09.2016 to 30.09.2016 Grapes Mizoram 42,000 3,800 1596.00
2016-17 01.11.2016 to 30.11.2016 Onion Karnataka 6240 1,00,000 6240.00
2016-17 01.12.2016 to 30.12.2016 Onion Telangana 7070 5,000 353.50
Arecanut-
2016-17 07.12.2016 TO 14.02.2017 Karnataka 2,51,000 28,000 70280.00
Chali
2016-17 07.12.2016 TO 14.02.2017 Arecanut-Red Karnataka 2,70,000 12,000 32400.00
2016-17 14.12.2016 to 12.01.2017 Oil Palm FFB Tamil Nadu 7650 1,000 76.50
Arunachal
2016-17 17.02.2017 to 18.03.2017 Ginger 8570 12,675 1086.25
Pradesh
2017-18 08.04.2017 to 07.05.2017 Potato Uttar Pradesh 4,870 1,00,000 4870.00
2017-18 02.05.2017 to 31.05.2017 Red Chilli Telangana 50,000 33,700 16850.00
2017-18 02.05.2017 to 31.05.2017 Red Chilli Andhra Pradesh 50,000 88,300 44150.00
2017-18 04.06.2017 to 03.07.2017 Potato Nagaland 6,000 6,600 396.00
2017-18 17.06.2017 to 16.07.2017 Turmeric Andhra Pradesh 55,720 12,100 6742.12
2017-18 13.06.2017 to 12.07.2017 Garlic Rajasthan 28,600 10,000 2860.00
2017-18 09.06.2017 to 08.07.2017 Onion Madhya Pradesh 5,867 3,25,500 19097.09
2017-18 09.06.2017 to 08.07.2017 Onion Madhya Pradesh 5,867 3,25,500 19097.09
2017-18 27.06.2017 to 26.07.2017 Onion Rajasthan 3,650 20,000 730.00
2017-18 02.03.2018 to 31.03.2018 Potato Uttar Pradesh 5,490 2,00,000 10980.00
2018-19 13.04.2018 to 20.06.2018 Garlic Rajasthan 32,57 0 1,54,000 50157.80
2018-19 13.04.2018 to 12.05.2018 Onion Rajasthan 6,180 2,60,000 16068.00

In addition to above, this Division also implements of updated status of implementation of scheme are
scheme for releasing of pulses to States / UTs at enclosed at Annexure 12.1 & 12.1(a).
Discounted Rate to be utilized for various welfare
schemes from the stock of pulses procured under 12.9 Success Stories
PSS. The objective of the scheme is for disposal of
A National Level Workshop on Nutri-Cereals
pulses procured under PSS by way of distribution
(Millets) under National Food Security Mission was
to States/ UTs for utilization under various welfare
held on 28th September, 2018 at Vaikunth Mehta
schemes like Mid-day-Meal (MDM), Integrated
National Institute of Cooperative Management
Child Development Services (ICDS), Public
(VAMNCIOM), Pune. The Workshop was
Distribution System (PDS), etc. with Central
jointly organized by Department of Agriculture,
Subsidy of Rs. 15per Kg. over the “issue price” as a
Cooperation and Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW)
“One time Measure” on “First Come- First Serve”
& Indian Council of Agricultural Research
and First in First Out” (FIFO) basis for a period
(ICAR), Government of India and Department of
of 12 months or till present PSS pulses stock of
Agriculture, Government of Maharashtra. The
34.88 lakh MT lasts, whichever is earlier. Details
Workshop was inaugurated by Shri Radha Mohan

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Singh, Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Chennai & Nagpur have successfully completed
Welfare, Govt. of India. these assignments.

The Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of NCDC has disbursed Rs.26818.58 crore so far.
Cooperative Management (VAMNICOM) 8% of this amount (Rs.2048.63 crore) has been
organized a National Workshop on “Making FPO’s released for weaker section programmes. Further,
Smart, Sustainable and Competitive” on the 20th the Corporation has witnessed an increase of
September 2018 at VAMNICOM campus, Pune. 228% in disbursements in last five years (2014-15
The Workshop was inaugurated by Shri Parshottam to 2018-19 as on 27.02.2019- Rs.77557.52 crore) as
Rupala, Hon’ble Union Minister of State, Ministry compared to previous five years (2009-10 to 2013-
of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Ministry 14- Rs.23635 crore)
of Panchayati Raj.
Rs. 77557.52 crore were disbursed in the last
NCCT through its units, organized “One Day State five years which are more than 63% of total
Level Workshop on Strategies for Doubling of disbursement of Rs.123436.83 crore since
Farmers’ Income in the States by 2022” from inception in 1963.
30th January, 2019 to 6th March, 2019 at Regional
Institutes of Cooperative Management, Bangalore,
Kalyani, Gandhinagar & Institutes of Cooperative
Management, Imphal, Hyderabad, Bhopal, Nagpur,
Kannur, Bhubaneswar, Thiruvananthapuram,
Chennai, Dehradun, Lucknow. The objective of
the Workshop was to highlight and discuss on the
strategies for doubling farmers’ income by 2022 in
the states. A view of the 1st Executive Council Meeting of NCCT
held on 29th June,2018 under the chairpersonship
An MoU has been signed between Ministry of of Smt. Upma Srivastava, IAS, Additional
Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Department of Secretary (Cooperation), Ministry of Agriculture &
Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Farmers Welfare
and Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural
University, Pusa, Samastipur, Bihar to Establish
a Field Training Centre known as “Sardar
Vallabhbai Patel Training Institute for Agricultural
Cooperatives” for development of Cooperative
Sector at KVK Piprakothi, Motihari, Bihar. NCCT
will support in designing the training programmes
and will also assist in organizing seminars,
workshops etc. for capacity building of the farmers. A group photo along with Dr. Abhilaksh Likhi, IAS,
Joint Secretary (Cooperation), Ministry of Agriculture
Some of our units which are also engaged in and Farmers Welfare, Government of India, Shri Mo-
han Kumar Mishra, Secretary, NCCT during the One
conducting Recruitment test for the Cooperative Day State Level Workshop on Strategies for Doubling
Sector of their respective states on their demand. of Farmers’ Income in the States by 2022 held on 16th
VAMNICOM, Pune, RICM, Bengaluru, ICM, February, 2019 at RICM, Bangalore

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Chapter 13
Agricultural Trade
13.1 Overview imports in the world agriculture trade in 2017
Agricultural Trade Policy, Promotion and were 2.27% and 1.90%, respectively.
Logistics Development Division of this 13.2.2 Agricultural exports as a percentage of
Department is entrusted with the responsibility agricultural GDP have increased from 8.71% in
of making policy recommendations on export 2015-16 to 9.00% in 2017-18. During the same period,
and import of agricultural commodities. Agricultural imports as a percentage of agricultural
Agricultural Trade Policy, Promotion and GDP has decreased from 5.68% to 5.47%.
Logistics Development Division is the nodal
Division of the Department for coordinating/
13.3 Agricultural Exports and Imports
formulating responses on World Trade
Organization’s (WTO) Agreement on 13.3.1 Export of agricultural commodities
Agriculture with the Ministry of Commerce, has helped producers to take advantage of
with DIPP on FDI in agriculture, with Ministry wider international market which, in turn, has
of Finance in matters relating to the modification incentivized their domestic production. Crops
in the Custom duty and Goods and Services exported in large quantities viz. rice, cotton,
Tax (GST) on agricultural commodities and castor, have witnessed significant increase in
with Ministry of Commerce in matters relating area coverage and growth rate of production.
to Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs)/ 13.3.2 Agricultural exports increased from
Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with different Rs. 2,15,396 crores in 2015-16 to Rs. 2,50,273
countries. crores in financial year 2017-18 registering a
growth of nearly 16.19%. Agricultural exports
The Division which was earlier called the
during 2017-18 were primarily on account
Agriculture Trade Policy Division has been
of higherexports of rice (basmati), rice (non-
rechristened as Agriculture Trade Policy,
basmati), raw cotton, guargum meal. oil meals,
Promotion and Logistics Development Division
castor oil etc. The share of agricultural exports
realizing the importance of Agri-Logistics in
in India’s total exports increased from 12.56%
improving India’s Agricultural Trade. This
in 2015-16 to 12.80% in 2017-18.
Division works in close coordination with the
Logistic Division of Department of Commerce
and other related agencies for development of
agro-logistics.

13.2 India’s Agriculture Trade

13.2.1 India has emerged as a significant
Agri-exporter in a few crops viz. rice, cotton, 13.3.3 India’s top 10 agricultural export
sugarcane, cashew nut, castor seed and commodities in terms of quantity and value
groundnut. As per WTO’s Trade Statistics, for the year 2015-16 to 2017-18 are given in the
the share of India’s agricultural exports and table 1 below:
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Table 1: India’s top 10 agricultural Table 2: India’s top 10 agricultural

commodities (Exports) commodities (Imports)
[Value in Rs. Crores] [Value in Rs. crores]
S.N. Commodity 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 Commodity 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
1 Rice -basmati 22719 21604 26841 1 Vegetable oils 68677 73047 74996
Rice (other than 2 Pulses 25619 28523 18748
2 15483 17145 22927
basmati)
3 Fresh fruits 11072 11241 12525
3 Spices 16630 19442 20014
4 Cashew nut 8701 9027 9134
4 Cotton raw 12821 10982 12156
5 Spices 5400 5758 6377
5 Oil meals 3599 5371 6969
6 Cotton raw 2566 6337 6306
6 Coffee 5125 5668 6245
7 Sugar 4038 6868 6036
7 Cashew nut 5028 5303 5945
8 Wheat 873 8509 2358
8 Sugar 9825 8678 5229
9 Fresh vegetables 5237 5772 4997
Misc processed
9 1811 2116 2238
items
10 Groundnut 4075 5454 3384
10 Cocoa products 1399 1540 1472
Total agri &
215396 227554 250273 India's total
allied exports
agri and allied 140311 164680 152061
Source: Department of Commerce
imports
13.3.4 India’s agricultural imports increased Source: Department of Commerce
from Rs. 1,40,311 crore in 2015-16 to Rs.1,52,061
crore in 2017-18 registering a growth of nearly
8.37%. Increase in value of agricultural imports 13.3.6 Share of top 10 exported and imported
during this period was primarily on account of agri-commodities during 2017-18 is as follows:
imports of vegetable oils, pulses, fresh fruits,
cashew nuts, spices, sugar, cocoa, cotton Export share in 2017-18 (top 10 items)
etc. Share of agricultural imports in the total
imports decreased from 5.64% in 2015-16 to
5.07% in 2017-18.

13.3.5
India’s top 10 agriculture import
commodities for the year 2015-16 to 2017-18 are
given in the table 2 below:

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Import share in 2017-18 (top 10 items) 60bn by 2022 and all measures are being
reviewed and re-casted to achieve this target. To
enable this target, a new Agricultural Export Policy
has been unveiled for the first time in the history
of our country during 2017-18. The Division
gave appropriate policy inputs to Department of
Commerce for this policy. The Policy is aimed at
doubling the agricultural exports and integrating
Indian farmers and agricultural products with
the global value chains. The Agriculture Export
Policy has the following visions:

Harness export potential of Indian Agri-

culture, through suitable policy instru-
ments, to make India global power in
agriculture and raise farmers’ income.
The objectives of the Policy are:
Source: Department of Commerce
• To double agricultural exports from present
13.4 Objectives/Schemes/Targets & ~US$ 30+ Billion to ~US$ 60+ Billion by
Achievements/ Success Stories 2022 and reach US$ 100 Billion in the next
few years thereafter, with a stable trade
To ensure Farmers’ welfare by: policy regime.
• Making policy recommendations on export • To diversify our export basket, destinations
and import of agricultural commodities. and boost high value and value added
• Coordinate/ formulate responses on agricultural exports including focus on
World Trade Organization’s (WTO) perishables.
Agreement on Agriculture with the • To promote novel, indigenous, organic,
Ministry of Commerce, with DIPP on FDI ethnic, traditional and non-traditional Agri
in agriculture, with Ministry of Finance in products exports.
matters relating to the modification in the • To provide an institutional mechanism for
Custom duty and Goods and Services Tax pursuing market access, tackling barriers
(GST) on agricultural commodities and and deal with sanitary and phyto-sanitary
with Ministry of Commerce in matters issues.
relating to Preferential Trade Agreements • To strive to double India’s share in world
(PTAs)/Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) agri exports by integrating with global
with different countries. value chain at the earliest.
• Making policy recommendations and • Enable farmers to get benefit of export
suggestions on improving Agri-Logistics in opportunities in overseas market.
the country.
13.5 Foreign Trade Policy
Government has set an overall target of India, with a large and diverse agriculture, is
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wheat, sugarcane, castor seeds, groundnut, has increased basic custom duty on major
millet, sesame seed, fruits and vegetables. vegetable edible oils i.e. on crude sunflower
Therefore, changes in its balance sheets for oil from 25% to 35%, on refined sunflower oil
key commodities will have a potentially large 35% to 45%, on refined olive oil form 35% to
impact on world markets. Over the years, India 40%, on crude groundnut oil, olive oil, other
has developed export competitiveness in certain oils obtained solely from olive oil, Soyabean
specialized agriculture products viz. basmati oil, safflower oil, cotton seed oil, coconut
rice, guar gum and castor. oil, palm kernel oil or babassu oil, rapeseed
oil, colza oil, mustard oil, linseeds oil, maize
13.6 Measures taken on Export & Im- (corn) oil, castor oil, seasame oil and other
port Policy (2018) fixed vegetable fats & oils and its fractions
from 30% to 35%, and on refined groundnut
Export of all varieties of pulses including oil, other oils obtained solely from olive oil,
organic pulses has been made free without Soyabean oil, safflower oil, cotton seed oil,
any quantitative restriction vide notification coconut oil, palm kernel oil or babassu oil,
dated 22.11.2017. Import duty on Lentil rapeseed oil, colza oil, mustard oil linseeds
(masur) and chana (gram) has been raised oil, maize (corn) oil, castor oil, seasame oil
from zero to 30% on 21.12.2017. Import duty and other fixed vegetable fats & oils and its
on chickpeas raised from 30% to 40 on 6th fractions from 35% to 45%.
February, 2018 and form 40% to 60% on 1st
March 2018. Import duty on crude palm oil Again, Department of Revenue vide
from 30% to 44% and on refined palm oil Notification dated 20.6.2018 raised import
from 40% to 54% on 1st March, 2018. The duty on few items i.e. from 60% to 70% on
Government on 20th March, 2018 scrapped Kabuli Chana, Bengal Gram, and chickpeas,
the 20% export duty on sugar in a bid to boost
from 30% to 40% on Lentils, from Rs.
overseas sales of the commodity and lift its 35/kg to Rs. 42/kg on almond (in shell),
domestic price. Export of all varieties of from Rs. 100/kg to Rs. 120/kg on almond
edible oil except mustard oil has been made (shelled), from 100% to 120% on walnut (in
free without any Quantitative restriction on shell) and from 50% to 75% on fresh apple.
6th April, 2018. However, export of mustard Import of Arecanut over and above CIF Rs.
oil in branded consumer packs of upto 5 Kgs 251/per kilogram is free and import below
will continue to be permitted for export withCIF Rs. 251/kg is prohibited vide DGFT’s
a Minimum Export Price (MEP) of USD notification dated 25.7.2018. Import of long
900/MT. pepper revised from prohibited to Free and
MIP is not applicable on Long pepper from
Import policy of Urad and Moong in whole, 17.9.2018.
split & other forms are restricted (under
EXIM Code 07139010, 07133190 and
07133100) with annual import quota of 3 lakh 13.7 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
MT vide notification dated 4.5.2018. Import Policy in Agriculture
duty on wheat has been increased from 20% 13.7.1 Hundred percent FDI has been allowed
to 30% on 23.5.2018. Import duty on walnut in development and production of seeds and
(in shell) has been increased from 30% to planting material. In addition, 100% FDI is
100% vide notification dated 23.5.2018. allowed for floriculture, horticulture and
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under controlled conditions. Also, hundred observed that the fitment of rates of items in
percent FDI is allowed in animal husbandry the food segment is done in a manner that
(including breeding of dogs), pisciculture, it would not increase inflation. It has been
aquaculture and services related to agro and done on the principle that GST rate would be
allied sectors. Similarly, hundred percent more or less at par with current indirect tax
FDI is allowed in the planation sector namely regime. Activities relating to agriculture are
tea, coffee, rubber, cardamom, palm oil tree currently exempted from the levy of service
and olive oil tree. tax under GST.
13.7.2 From April 2000 to December 2018,
FDI inflows of Rs. 13,508 crores have 13.9 PTA/FTA, WTO, Agri-cells
been received in agriculture sector (i.e. 13.9.1 PTA/ FTA/ RCEP
agriculture services including agriculture
machinery) (Source: DIPP). The investments Negotiations on India-Peru Trade Agreement,
were made in development and production India-Israel FTA Negotiation, India Mauritius
of seed and planting material, horticulture Comprehensive Economic Cooperation &
and nursery services, agriculture machinery, Partnership Agreement (CECPA), Regional
plant protection services, cattle breeding Comprehensive Economic Partnership
and livestock rearing, cold storage and (RCEP) is under consideration. Rules of
warehousing. Origin chapter in the proposed Economic and
Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA)
between India and Sri Lanka are also under
13.8 Goods and Services Tax: consideration in this year.
13.8.1 Government has rolled out a new
tax regime namely Goods and Services
Tax (GST) with effect from 1st July 2017. 13.9.2 WTO Meetings
GST envisages to introduce a single tax Officer for Agriculture Trade Policy Division
on supply of goods and Services or both, has participated in 87th Meeting of Committee
by amalgamating all the central indirect of Agriculture, World Trade Organisation
taxes (excise duty, countervailing duty and at Geneva, Switzerland. Issues related to
service tax) and state indirect taxes (VAT, quantitative restriction on pulses was replied
luxury tax, entry tax, octroi, etc). GST is and inputs were also shared with Department
more comprehensive, compliable, simple, of Commerce.
harmonized and development oriented tax
system. The GST, unlike the earlier system, 13.9.3 Strengthening India’s Agri
will allow the supplier at each stage to set-off
Export – Creation of Agri-Cells in Na-
the taxes paid at previous levels in the supplytions Abroad
chain. It is essentially a tax on value added Agri-cells were created and officials were
at each stage. The final consumer will thus nominated by Ministry of External Affairs
bear only the GST charged by the last dealer in the top 10 agriculture produce export
in the supply chain, with set-off benefits at destinations, to robust agri-export, handle
all the previous stages (GOI). agri –trade and related issues. Till now Agri-
13.8.2 I mpact of GST on Agricultural Cell is formed in 6 countries namely UAE,
Sector: The impact of GST on agricultural USA, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, China and
sector is foreseen to be positive. It has been Nepal.
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13.10 Institutional Mechanism for in-house the trends in production, export, import, price
Knowledge Management movements and explains trade policy in brief
for the commodity concerned.
Commodity Profile 13.10.2 The commodity profiles are
13.10.1 Trade Division has been placed in the public domain and are updated
regularly publishing commodity profiles of once in each month. These profiles can be
six prime agricultural products viz. Rice, viewed by clicking ‘Agriculture Trade Policy’
Wheat, Pulses, Vegetable Edible Oils, Sugar at http://agricoop.nic.in/divisions.html
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Chapter 14
Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)
14.1 Overview
14.1.1 Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana implementation of the scheme in the State. The
(RKVY) was launched as a flagship scheme is available for the entire spectrum of
scheme of the Department of Agriculture, agriculture & allied sector activities such as
Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC & FW crop development, horticulture, agricultural
) in 2007-2008 to incentivize States to draw mechanization, marketing, pre & post-harvest
up comprehensive agriculture development management, animal husbandry, dairy
plans, taking into account agro-climatic development, fisheries, extension, etc.
conditions, natural resources and technology
for ensuring more inclusive and integrated 14.2 Objectives of RKVY-RAFTAAR
development of agriculture and allied sectors. Scheme
The scheme has been implemented as a State
(i) To strengthen the farmers’ efforts through
Plan Scheme till the end of financial year
creation of required pre and post-harvest
2013-14 and is being implemented as a CSS
agricultural infrastructure that increases
(State Plan) scheme thereafter. In accordance
access to quality inputs, storage, market
with directions of the Ministry of Finance,
facilities etc. and enable farmers to make
funding pattern of the scheme from 2015-
informed choices.
16 onwards has been altered i.e., it is to be
shared between the Centre and States in the (ii) To provide autonomy, flexibility to States
ratio of 60:40 (90:10 for 8 North-Eastern and to plan and execute schemes as per local/
3 Himalayan States) against 100% funding farmers’ needs.
by the Central Government till the end of the
financial year 2014-15. (iii) To promote value chain addition
linked production models that will help
14.1.2 The Scheme has been revamped as farmers increase their income as well as
Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana - Remunerative encourage production/productivity.
Approaches for Agriculture and Allied Sector
Rejuvenation (RKVY-RAFTAAR) for (iv) To mitigate risk of farmers with focus on
implementation from 2017-18 to 2019-20 with additional income generation activities
major focus on pre & post-harvest infrastructure, - like integrated farming, mushroom
besides promoting agri-entrepreneurship, cultivation, bee keeping, aromatic plant
innovations & value addition with the approval cultivation, floriculture etc.
of Union Cabinet on 01.11.2017. State Level (v) To attend national priorities through
Sanctioning Committees (SLSCs) constituted several sub-schemes.
under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary of the
concerned State/UT is empowered to approve (vi) To empower youth through skill
projects under the scheme. State Agriculture development, innovation and agri-
Department is the nodal Department for entrepreneurship based agribusiness
models that attract them to agriculture.
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14.3 Funding pattern under RKVY- target set for any States at the Central level.
RAFTAAR: The projects under the scheme are approved
RKVY-RAFTAAR funds would be provided and implemented by the States in various
to the States in the following streams: agriculture and allied sectors as per their
priorities and available resources to meet the
(a) Regular RKVY-RAFTAAR - 70% of needs of farmers for the holistic development of
annual outlay for the following activities: this sector. The state-wise allocation and release
of funds under the scheme and sector-wise cost
(i) Infrastructure and assets - 50% (of 70%) of projects approved by the States under the
of regular RKVY-RAFTAAR outlay scheme during the last year and current year is
(20% for Pre-harvest infrastructure and given respectively at Annexures-14.1 and 14.2.
30% for post-harvest infrastructure)
(ii) Value addition linked production 14.6 Implementation of Sub-Schemes
projects- 30% (of 70%) of regular RKVY-RAFTAAR also has provision for
RKVY-RAFTAAR outlay implementing national priorities through initiating
(iii) Flexi-funds - 20% (of 70%) of regular special programmes as sub-schemes without
RKVY-RAFTAAR outlay. States can affecting the autonomy and flexibility of States.
use this for supporting any projects as Three new initiatives have been taken up under
per the local needs. RKVY-RAFTAAR as sub-schemes with focused
interventions during the current year besides
(b) RKVY-RAFTAAR special sub-schemes as implementing five other sub-schemes launched
per national priorities -20% of annual outlay during the previous years. The details of the sub-
; and schemes being implemented under the scheme during
(c) Innovation and agri-entrepreneur the current year and their objectives are given as under:
development -10% of annual outlay
I. Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern
including 2% for administrative costs.
India (BGREI): Initiated in 2010-11, BGREI
14.4 District and State Agricultural has targeted productivity improvement in
Plans: RKVY guidelines recognize the need the rice based cropping system of Assam,
for convergence and integration of the various West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand,
programmes implemented at district / State Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. The
level through District Agriculture Plans (DAPs) allocation for this programme during 2017-
and State Agriculture Plans (SAPs). Revised 18 was Rs.450 crore. The allocation for the
operational guidelines of RKVY also mandate each programme in 2018-19 is Rs.315 crore.
State to prepare State Agriculture Infrastructure
II. Crop Diversification Programme (CDP):
Development Programme (SAIDP) in a similar
This scheme has been launched in 2013-
manner to that of DAPs and SAPs for identifying
14 to promote technological innovation to
a shelf of projects for RKVY -RAFTAAR.
encourage farmers to choose crop alternatives.
The allocation for this programme during
14.5 Income/Production and Target/ 2017-18 was Rs. 40 crore. The allocation for
Achievement 2018-19 is Rs.19.96 crore.
RKVY-RAFTAAR fund is provided to the
States/UTs as grant in aid. There is no physical III. Reclamation of Problem Soil (RPS): This
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of RKVY during 2016-17 for enhancing for this programme for 2018-19 is Rs.10
soil fertility & productivity for meeting the crore.
demand for food grains in the country. The
allocation for the programme for 2017-18 14.7 Success Stories
was Rs.30 crore. The allocation for 2018-19
is Rs.20 crore. Some of the success stories reported
by the States under the scheme are
IV.
Additional Fodder Development
mentioned hereunder:
Programme (AFDP): This programme
was launched in 2014-15 in order to mitigate I. Full Fill the Dream through “Bhavya Soya
the impact of drought on livestock. The Paneer”
allocation for this programme for 2017-18
was Rs. 20 crore and for 2018-19 is Rs.10 Category: Food Processing
crore.
Introduction
V. Swachh Bharat: This scheme has been Sh. Vikram Singh Hada belonged to a farmers
initiated in 2017-18 with an allocation of Rs. family. He saw a stall of soya product displayed
47.50 crore for 2017-18 for solid and liquid by KVK Kota- a value addition project under
waste management in agriculture. The RKVY. He was trained by KVK, Kota and has
allocation for the programme in 2018-19 is seen great success.
Rs.36 crore.
VI. Animal Health & Disease Control: This Challenges
is a new initiative launched as a sub-scheme • To become skill full in the field of Soya
under RKVY during the current year processing
(2018-19) for Brucellosis control in female
calves and strengthening of veterinary • To establish Soya processing unit to become
infrastructure and mobile veterinary clinics. an Entrepreneur of Soya paneer.
The allocation for the programme for 2018-
19 is Rs.50.62 crore.
VII. Area Expansion of Cashew: This
is another new initiative launched under
RKVY in 2018-19 in order to augment
area and production of cashew in backward
districts including tribal districts of States
like Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh,
Odisha and Maharashtra. The allocation for
this programme for 2018-19 is Rs.40 crore.
VIII. Pilot Intervention for Most Vulnerable
Drought Prone Districts: This programme
is also initiated as a sub-scheme of RKVY
during 2018-19 for drought proofing of Soya Processing Unit of Sh. Vikram Singh Hada
identified districts of Andhra Pradesh,
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in local market. It has also saved foreign currency.

Date palm cultivation has changed the cropping
pattern and helped in reducing desertification.
Dependency on growing of Moong, Moth, Bajra
has also reduced as farmers are having option of
planting date palm plants. It is very hardy plant, can
with stand adverse condition and can grow well in
saline water. Technical know how of farmers has
also increased.

Governor of Rajasthan Govt. observing soya Paneer

II. Date Palm Cultivation in Western
Rajasthan

III. Krishi Yantra Dhare – Custom Hire

Service Centres

Category – Agriculture, Horticulture,

Animal Husbandry
Category :- Horticulture Introduction: Krishi Yantra Dhare–Farm
Initiative:- To meet out the challenge of availability
Machinery Custom Hire Service Centres is a boon
of plants, 132912 Date palm plants of variety to Small & Marginal farmers who cannot afford
Barahi, Khuneizi, Khalas and Medjool raised to purchase (practically not possible) the Farm
from tissue culture technique were imported and Machinery even with subsidiary rates. Under this
distributed to farmers of Western Rajasthan due to scheme farmers have a golden opportunity to avail
suitable climatic conditions under subsidy scheme hi-tech and advanced farm machineries at nominal
of RKVY. Technical know how was provided by charges at their door step, which helps in taking up
officers of Horticulture department. In addition to timely agricultural operations.
subsidy on date palms plants, financial help was
also provided for cultivation and maintenance of Initiative: During, 2014-15, 175 Custom Hire
plants for 2 years. Service centres have been established by two
Service Providers namely, Shree Kshetra
Impact :-In fact, increased income has up lifted Dharmastala Rural Development Project,
the socio-economic status of farmers significantly. Dharmastala (SKDRDP) and Indian Society of
Moreover, cultivation of date palm has also helped Agribusiness Professionals, New Delhi (ISAP)
in removing the deficiency of nutrients of farmers with an allocation of Rs. 3698.08 lakhs from
as date fruits are very rich source of nutrition. In RKVY and further during 2015-16 & 2016-17,
addition to it, dependency on import of date fruits 174 centres have been established through Kala
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Achievements: Till date (March 2018) 349 centres

Chetana Yuva Samsthe, Bijapura , VST Tillers
have been established and around 8.88 lakh farmers
Tractors Ltd., Bangalore, Mahindra & Mahindra
have been benefited throughout the state from
Ltd.,(FES), Swaraj div., Punjab & Mumbai& John
this programme by hiring the Farm Machinery
Deere India Private ltd., Puneand work order is
&equipments at nominal hiring charges.
issued for establishment of 95 centres in 2017-18.
Totally 349 centres are operational as on date,
with a subsidy of Rs.152.38 crores from State
Government of Karnataka.

Kalburgi Centre Koodla Centre

Paddy Transplanter Reaper

Mandya Centre Multicrop Thresher

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Chapter 15
Drought Management
15.1. In accordance with the Government and in the ratio of 9:1 for Special Category
of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, States (11 out of 29, namely, 8 North Eastern
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur,
Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) is mandated Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and
to coordinate relief measures necessitated by Tripura and 3 hilly States of Himachal Pradesh,
drought, hailstorm, pest attack and cold Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand). For
wave/frost. Spatial distribution and quantum the financial years 2018-19 and 2019-20, the
of rainfall during South West Monsoon (June- contribution to SDRF between the Central and
September) mainly determines the incidence of the State will be in the ratio of 9:1. Government
drought in the country, as South West Monsoon of India supplements the efforts of the State
(SWM) accounts for more than 70% of annual Governments by providing requisite financial
rainfall. DAC&FW closely monitors progress and logistic support in the wake of natural
of SWM in the country, in close coordination calamities. Additional financial assistance,
with India Meteorological Department (IMD), over and above SDRF, is considered from
and keeps a watch over deficient/large deficient National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF),
rainfall conditions. for natural calamities of severe nature, as
per established procedure and extant items
15.2. DAC&FW has reviewed and updated the
and norms for assistance from SDRF/NDRF.
Crisis Management Plan (CMP) for Drought
Allocation under SDRF has been made on
(National) during the year 2018. The Plan
the basis of recommendations of 14th Finance
defines the roles and responsibilities of various
Commission, for a period of 5 years from 2015-
agencies involved in crisis management,
16 to 2019-20 and allocation under SDRF is for
including media management during drought.
State Governments only.
CMP 2018 (National) was circulated to State/
Union Territory Governments for preparing 15.4. During the year 2018-19, as per
their own CMPs. information available till date, Andhra
Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Jharkhand,
15.3. State Governments initiate necessary
Gujarat, Rajasthan and Odisha had declared
relief measures in the wake of natural calamities,
drought during Kharif Season and submitted
including drought, from State Disaster Response
Memorandum seeking financial assistance
Fund (SDRF), which is readily available
from NDRF. Inter-Ministerial Central Teams
with them. Contribution to SDRF is made by
(IMCTs) visited these States (except Odisha)
Central and State Governments in the ratio of
to assess the loss/damage to crops etc. and
3:1 for General Category States (18 out of 29,
recommend appropriate financial assistance
namely, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh,
from NDRF. Karnataka has also declared
Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka,
drought during Rabi Season and has submitted
Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,
Memorandum seeking financial assistance from
Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu,
NDRF. IMCT has been constituted to visit the
Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal)
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recommend appropriate financial assistance. 15.6. A National Drought Management Plan

Assistance to the States would be provided as (NDMP), as required under the provisions
per the norms. of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, has
been prepared. This Plan has been prepared
15.5. Central Research Institute for Dryland
in consultation with the National Disaster
Agriculture (CRIDA) under Indian Council of
Management Authority (NDMA), keeping
Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed
in view the theme of National Platform for
detailed District-wise contingency plans to
Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR) to achieve
provide a broad advisory to farmers at the
the “Disaster Risk Reduction for Sustainable
district level, prescribing alternate strategies in
Development: Making India Resilient by 2030”.
the event of climate variability, by factoring in
This NDMP will be updated, from time to time,
crops/livestock/aquaculture practices/pattern,
taking into account various factors.
soil characteristics, infrastructural facilities,
etc. These plans have been developed based on 15.7. DAC&FW is also in the process of
certain simulated models for different weather preparing a “Drought Proofing Plan” for selected
conditions like occurrence of flood, drought, districts in the States of Andhra Pradesh,
cyclone, cold wave/frost, etc. CRIDA has so far Karnataka and Rajasthan, in association with
prepared Contingency Plans for 648 districts CRIDA under ICAR.
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Chapter 16
International Cooperation
16.1 Overview
16.1.1 Mandate & Nature of Work: associated bodies, an agricultural wing headed
The mandate of International Cooperation is by an officer of the rank of Joint Secretary to
to foster mutually beneficial partnerships with the Government of India with the designation
other countries of the world in a multilateral of Minister (Agriculture), EOI, Rome has been
as well as bilateral format. Department of set up and designated as India’s Alternate
Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Permanent Representative (APR). Minister
is the contact point in Government of India for (Agriculture), EoI, Rome represents Indian
Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) and interests, particularly in the field of agriculture
World Food Programme (WFP) of the United and allied sectors at the meetings of various
Nations. Bilateral Agreement, Memorandum UN Agencies.
of Understanding (MoU), Protocols and Work
Plans with the countries of strategic interest 16.2 Cooperation with International
are signed and implemented for furthering Organisations:
cooperation in the field of Agriculture & Allied 16.2.1 Food & Agriculture Organiza-
sectors in coordination with the Ministry of tion (FAO):
External Affairs, other concerned Ministries
India made an annual membership contribution
and Departments and Indian Missions abroad.
to FAO of US$ 1995055.32 and Euro
16.1.2 Staff & Strength : Headed by a 1387118.76, for the Calendar Year 2019 during
Joint Secretary level officer, the Division is Financial Year 2018-2019. India collaborates
manned by a Director, 2 Under Secretaries, and with FAO in the form of training, consultancy
comprises of 5 Sections having responsibility services, equipment and material in the field of
for works relating respectively to countries of agriculture and allied sectors under its Technical
Asia, Europe, Africa, America, Australia along Cooperation Programme (TCP). FAO India
with Multilateral Organisations and foreign has formulated updated Country Programming
deputation of officials from the Department. Framework (CPF) for India for the year 2018.
This document will be succeeded in early 2019
16.1.3 Minister (Agriculture), Embassy by a longer duration programming framework,
of India, Rome: The Office of Minister which FAO will work on as a new CPF for
(Agriculture), EoI, Rome is a subordinate the period 2019-2022 in line with the UN
office under the administrative control of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within
DAC&FW. The Indian Ambassador in Rome the framework of United Nations Sustainable
is the Permanent Representative to the FAO, Development Framework (UNSDF).
IFAD and WFP for the purpose of maintaining
liaison and coordination with these three Rome Important FAO events/meetings attended:
Based Agencies (RBAs). Keeping in view, the
specialized nature and the increasing volume (i) 159th Session of FAO Council held at
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(ii) 26th Session of the Committee on (iii) Strengthening Agriculture and Allied
Agriculture (CoAG) meeting held at Sector Contributions to India`s National
Rome Italy during 1-5 October, 2018. Biodiversity Action Plan (NBAP) 2008
and the National Biodiversity Targets
(iii) 160th Session of FAO Council held at
(NBTs): Project is implemented in the
Rome, Italy during 3-7 December, 2018.
States of Kerala, Punjab and Mizoram.
(iv) 13th session of Commission on The project will support the efforts
Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) at of Government of India (GOI) with
Rome, Italy during 16-20 April 2018. increased capacity at national, state and
local levels through the development of
The details of the major projects which policy with strategy and action plan on
are currently under implementation mainstreaming biodiversity conservation
with FAO assistance in the States, are into agriculture and allied sectors.
as under: (iv)
I mplementing the Monitoring and
(i) Technical Assistance for Farmer Water Analyzing Food and Agricultural
School Programme and Agricultural Policies (MAFAP) Programme:
Activities under UPWSRP II: The Project Project is implemented in the States of
is implemented in Uttar Pradesh with an Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Bihar,
objective to strengthen the institutional Uttar Pradesh, Odisha. The TCP will
and policy framework for integrated provide technical support to establish and
water resources management for the strengthen country-owned, robust policy
entire State and to increase agricultural monitoring and analysis mechanisms in
productivity and water productivity by the areas of food and agriculture.
supporting farmers in targeted irrigation
(v) Study on enhancing and sustaining pulse
areas.
production and improving income of
(ii)
Strengthening Institutional Capacities farmers in the target regions: Project is
for Sustainable Mountain Development implemented in the States of Odisha and
in the Indian Himalayan Region: Project Chattisgarh to enhance food security of
is implemented in the Himalayan States the nation by increased productivity and
(Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, production of pulses through sustainable
Uttarakhand, Sikkim, West Bengal, farming techniques, improved fodder
Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, management and farmer incomes in the
Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram). It will selected project locations.
contribute to enhance institutional capacities
(vi)
Study on improved processing and
for sustainable mountain development in the
enhanced awareness on nutritional
Indian Himalayan Region (IHR), with a focus
benefits of millets to increase farmers’
on agriculture and allied sectors through
incomes in the target regions: Project is
targeted support for institutional development
implemented in the States of Rajasthan,
and policy advocacy. It will further contribute
Karnataka and Odisha with an objective
to informed and evidence-based decision and
to improve the production of millets,
policy making on mountain agriculture and
and promote its consumption within the
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(vii) Enabling institutional platforms of the rural 16.2.2 World Food Programme (WFP):
poor, especially women and marginalised (i) Set up in 1963, WFP seeks to provide
farmers through strengthening economic emergency feeding in places facing acute
and social inclusion interventions : The food insecurity due to natural calamities
objective of the project is to support and man-made causes. Present share of
National Rural Livelihood Mission Government of India for a biennium
to develop pathways for organic is US $ 1.92 Million towards WFP
certification of the products especially Pledge Contribution which is used by
through Participatory Guarantee System them to support WFP India Country
for India (PGS) and to integrate climate Programme. Besides, GoI makes an
resilience concepts into CRP capacity annual payment of Rs. 30 Lacs to
building strategy and develop uniform UNWFP Country Office towards
certification standards for CRPs. their Local Operating Cost (LOC).
(viii) Time critical saving of livestock, Under a seat sharing arrangement with
agriculture, livelihoods recovery of Afghanistan, India will be member of
communities affected in Kerala floods: the Executive Board in 2020-21 and
The Project is implemented in the State of 2021-22.
Kerala to enhance safety of livestock and (ii) WFP India Country Strategic Plan (CSP:
poultry in prioritized districts; to reinforce 2019-2023) has been approved in the 2nd
agriculture-based livelihoods security in Regular Session of the WFP Executive
the prioritized districts. Board Meeting in Rome during 26-
(ix) Technical Assistance for Development 29 November 2018. Memorandum of
of Sustainable Agricultural Value Understanding (MoU) between GoI and
Chains in Mizoram funded by WFP: the UNWFP was signed for 2019-2023.
Project is implemented in the State of Important WFP meetings attended are:
Mizoram to strengthen the capacity of
community stakeholders to improve (i) Annual Session of the WFP Executive
livestock management; for sustainable Board 2018 held in Rome, Italy during
and ecological jhum management and 18-22 June, 2018.
to develop business plans for sustainable (ii) 2nd Regular Session of the WFP
value chain development. Executive Board held in Rome, Italy
(x) Technical Assistance for Development of during 26-29 November, 2018.
Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains
in Nagaland funded by WFP: Project is 16.2.3 International Fund For Agricul-
implemented in the State of Nagaland to ture Development (IFAD)
strengthen the capacity of community India is a founder member of IFAD and a key
stakeholders for sustainable and ecological contributor among the member Countries. IFAD
jhum management, develop business funds are derived from member contributions
plans for sustainable food value chains (made in replenishment cycles), investment
and improve and upgrade the agricultural incomes and special funds. India has so far
curriculum. pledged US$ 211 million and contributed US$
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Economic Affairs is the nodal for IFAD in India. 16.2.4 Other International Organizations:
In addition to the 3 Organisations already
Currently, following projects with assistance mentioned, this Department is a member of
from IFAD are under implementation in the the following International Organizations
agricultural sector: (IOs) and the annual contributions to these
International Organizations are made as per
(i) Convergence of Agricultural Interventions
agreed commitment/agreement:
in Maharashtra’s Distressed Districts
Programme – Implemented by the State 1. Trust Fund of FAO for Desert Locust in
Government and having a project size of Eastern Region.
USD118.65 million. The overall goal of
the programme is to develop resilient, 2. Trust Fund for International Desert
sustainable and diversified households, Locust.
on-farm and off-farm livelihoods, 3. Organization for Economic Cooperation
allowing households to face climatic and & Development (OECD).
market risks without falling back into
poverty and distress. 4. Asia and Pacific Coconut Community
(APCC).
(ii) Andhra Pradesh Drought Mitigation
Project – Implemented by State 5. Asia and Pacific Plant Protection
Government of Andhra Pradesh and Commission (APPPC).
having a project size of Rs.1103 Crore.
6. Global Crops Diversity Trust Fund
The overall goal of the programme is
(GCDT)
to improve the incomes and strengthen
the drought resilience of 165,000 farm 7. International Institute of Refrigeration
households. The Development Objective (IIR)
is to strengthen the adaptive capacity and
productivity of agriculture in the rainfed 16.3 Bilateral Cooperation
areas of five districts in southern AP.
16.3.1 MoU/MoC/Agreements/Work Plans:
(iii) Fostering Climate Resilient Upland Department of Agriculture, Cooperation
farming system in Northeast (FOCUS) and Farmers’ Welfare has entered into 69
(Nagaland & Mizoram) – Implemented MoUs/MoCs/Agreements with 63 countries
by the states of Mizoram and Nagaland in the field of agriculture. During the year
for a project size respectively of Rs.5.4 2018, MoU were signed for cooperation
billion and 6 billion. The overall goal in agriculture and allied sectors with Iran,
of the project is to increase agricultural Uzbekistan and Maldives. In addition
income of 201,500 households, and to these, an Agreement with Serbia for
to enhance their resilience to climate cooperation in Plant Health and Plant
change. This would be achieved through Quarantine and a Program for promoting
the development objective of increasing investment into India by Japan in the field of
the environmental sustainability and Agriculture and Fisheries were also signed.
profitability of farming systems practiced
by highland farmers. 16.3.2 As a follow up of the various MOUs,
meetings of the following Joint Working
Group (JWG) were held in 2018:

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Sl no Event and country Date Venue

1 1st meeting of Indo-Portugal Joint 11.01. 2018 New Delhi
Working Group (JWG)
2 1st meeting of India-Madagascar Joint 8-9.02.2018 Antananarivo,
Working Group Madagascar.
3 5th meeting of Indo-Dutch Joint Working 13.03.2018 New Delhi.
Group
4 1st meeting of Indo-Poland Joint Working 14.03.2018 New Delhi
Group(JWG)
5 1st meeting of India-Denmark Joint 16.05.2018 New Delhi
Working Group
6 2nd meeting of India-Philippines Joint 18.05.2018 Manila, Philippines
Working Group
7 Inaugural meeting of India-Nepal New 19.06.2018 New Delhi.
Partnership in Agriculture
8 7th meeting of India-Nepal Joint 16-17.08. 2018 Kathmandu, Nepal
Agriculture Working Group
9 1st meeting of India-Russia Joint Working 29.08.2018 Moscow, Russia
Group
10 4th meeting of India-Australia Joint 13.09. 2018 New Delhi.
Working Group
11 4th Meeting of India-South Africa Joint 24.01.2019 New Delhi
Working Group

16.3.3 India-Nepal Cooperation: The Organic Farming (NCOF), Ghaziabad during

inaugural meeting of the ‘India-Nepal New 15th November, 2018 to 14th December, 2018
Partnership in Agriculture’ was held under and 1st February, to 2nd March, 2019.
the Chairmanship of Hon’ble Minister of
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Hon’ble 16.3.4 United States Agency for International
Agriculture Minister of Nepal on 19.6.2018 Development (USAID): National Institute of
at New Delhi. A Draft Work Plan under the Plant Health Management (NIPHM), Hyderabad
India-Nepal Joint Statement “New Partnership has been collaborating with United States
in Agriculture” for cooperation in the areas Agency for International Development (USAID)
identified under the Joint Statement for the for training purposes and capacity building
years 2018-20 sent to MEA on 5.6.2018. programmes. National Institute of Agriculture
Among other areas of cooperation identified, Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad
India will assist Nepal in organic farming and and National Institute of Agriculture Marketing
soil health under a mutually approved Detailed (NIAM), Jaipur are also collaborating with
Project Report (DPR) with an expenditure USAID to provide training for nationals of
of INR 432.397 lakh to be provided by India. three African countries viz. Liberia, Kenya and
Two training programmes on Organic Farming Malawi under trilateral cooperation envisaged
and Certification for 20 Nepalese participants under MoU with USA. Seventeen countries
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Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, security alliance. India officially joined SCO
Tanzania, Uganda from Africa and Afghanistan, as full Member on 9th June, 2017 at a summit
Cambodia, Lao PDR, Mongolia, Myanmar, in Astana. Meetings of the SCO Permanent
Vietnam from Asia have now been included Working Group (PWG) on Agriculture and
under India-USAID Trilateral Cooperation. Agriculture Ministers’ of SCO Member States
MANAGE has successfully completed 24 US- were held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan during
India-Africa Triangular International Training 18th-19th September, 2018 during which a
Programmes during April to November 2018. 7-point SCO Action Plan for 2018-2019 on the
With this, under this USAID funded project, implementation of the Agreement between the
MANAGE has trained 565 Executives from 20 Governments of the SCO Member States on
countries. cooperation in agriculture was signed.

16.4.4 BRICS: The 8th Meeting of BRICS

16.4 Strategic Groups: Ministers of Agriculture & Agrarian
16.4.1 India is a member of multilateral Development was held during 22nd June, 2018,
groupings such as G-20- a forum for global in Skukuza, South Africa. BRICS Ministers of
cooperation on international economic and Agriculture adopted a Joint Declaration. In the
financial issues; BRICS (Brazil, Russia, Meeting, India gave an outline of achievements
India, China and South Africa); IBSA (India, made by it in the field of agriculture and
Brazil and South Africa); SCO (Shanghai highlighted the areas where BRICS members
Cooperation Organization); SAARC (South could increase their cooperation for ensuring
Asian Association for Regional Cooperation); food and nutrition security among member
ASEAN (Association of South East Asian nations as well as the need for more intense
Nations); BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative cooperation on issues related to climate change
for Multi-Sectoral Economic & Technical Co- with a view to enable adoption on mitigation on
operation) etc. long term basis.
16.4.2 G-20: An Indian delegation led by Shri 16.4.5 BIMSTEC: Inputs were given for the
Parshottam Rupala, Hon’ble Minister of State 4th BIMSTEC Summit held in Kathmandu,
(Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare) participated Nepal on 30th -31st August 2018 in which
in G-20 Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting held at Hon’ble Prime Minister also participated.
Buenos Aires, Argentina from 26-28 July 2018.
The Ministry had also participated in the First
16.5 International Events:
meeting of G-20 Agriculture Deputies held in
16.5.1 70th Anniversary of India-Russia
Rosario, Argentina on 12-14 March 2018 and the
Second meeting of G-20 Agriculture Deputies Diplomatic relations: 70th Anniversary of
held in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 26-27 JulyIndia-Russia diplomatic relations in the field
of Agriculture sector was celebrated during
2018. Inputs were also given for the meeting of
Heads of G20 Countries held in Buenos Aires 13th-14th February, 2018. During the event, an
Indo-Russian Agriculture Business Summit,
from 31 Nov - 1 Dec 2018 in which Hon’ble Prime
Minister participated. 2018 was held at New Delhi on 13.2.2018 and
the main function was organised at Central
16.4.3 Shanghai Cooperation Organization State Farm (CSF) in Suratgarh, Rajasthan on
(SCO): The Shanghai Cooperation Organization 14.02.2018. Mr. Sergey O. Beletskiy, Deputy
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and Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Hon’ble in 107 International Conferences/Meetings/

Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers Seminars/Trainings etc. dealing with
Welfare were attended the event. various aspects of agricultural development
organized by the FAO and other International
16.5.2 World Food Day (WFD): World Food Day Organizations.
(WFD) was celebrated throughout the country on
16th October, 2018 to commemorate the founding 16.5.6 Declaration of 2023 as International year
day of the FAO and to create public awareness of Millets: India’s proposal for an International
about the plight of the hungry and malnourished year of Millets was approved by FAO Council
people and to take concrete action to tackle and in December, 2018 for the year 2023. This will
overcome the menace of hunger. The theme of now be placed at the FAO Conference in June
WFD 2018 was “Our Actions are our Future: A 2019 after which it would be communicated to
Zero Hunger World by 2030 is possible.” UNGA for final approval.

16.5.3 A workshop on Technical Cooperation

in Agri-business with Argentina was held on 16.6 External Assistance:
15th February, 2019 in New Delhi in which 16.6.1 There are various projects which are
issues relating to Animal & Plant health, being implemented in different States of
Cooperatives and Development of Agricultural India with the help of external assistance
Production System and application of innovativeprovided by various foreign agencies/countries
technologies for food security were discussed. such as World Bank, International Fund for
Agricultural Development (IFAD), JICA, GEF,
16.5.4 24th Conference of the Parties to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) etc.
United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (COP 24 under UNFCCC): 16.6.2 World Bank Assisted Projects: Currently
This Department participated in the COP 24 the projects being implemented by the State
under UNFCCC held at Katowice, Poland governments in the agriculture sector with the
from 2nd –14th December, 2018 as part of assistance of World Bank from DEA are as
the delegation led by Hon’ble Minister for under:
Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
(i) UP Sodic Land Reclamation Project – III
The members resolved to extend the research
and model developed to the field so as to (ii) Maharashtra Agricultural Competitiveness
equip the farmers to maintain productions and Project
productivity even in the face of challenges
posed by climate change. The presentations on (iii) Rajasthan Agricultural Competitiveness
“Scaling up adaptation strategies for climate Project
resilient agriculture” and “Integrated Farming (iv) Assam Agribusiness & Rural
System for Risk Management and Enhanced Transformation Project.
Climate Resilience” were given in the India
Pavilion to highlight India’s preparedness (v) Maharashtra Project on climate Resilient
against challenges posed by climate change. Agriculture.

16.5.5 International Seminars/Workshops/ (vi) HP Horticulture Development Project.

Conferences etc. : During 2018-19 (upto 16.6.3 Japan International Cooperation
February, 2019), this Department took part Agency (JICA): Himachal Pradesh Crop

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Diversification Promotion Project is being and the conservation of critical biodiversity and
implemented with concurrence of DEA forest landscapes’ with GEF grant of $ 33.55
million and co-financing of $ 868.39 million,
16.6.4 Global Environment Facility (GEF): the following proposals have been approved :
GEF’s mission is to safeguard the global
environment by supporting developing • MP – Chambal landscape.
countries in meeting their commitments to
• Uttarakhand – Corbett Rajaji landscape.
multiple environmental conventions and by
creating and enhancing partnerships at national, • Odisha – Simlipal landscape.
regional and global scales.
• Mizoram – Dampa landscape.
GEF 6 : Under the Project ‘Transforming Indian
• Rajasthan – Desert National Park landscape.
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Chapter 17
Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Census & Statistics
17.1 Overview holdings in the country. Time series data generated
The Agriculture Census Scheme is a component through the Agriculture Census provides valuable
of Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Census, information on structural changes that take place
Economics and Statistics under which 100 per over time in agriculture sector. The results of
cent financial assistance is provided to States/ Agriculture Census are published in the form
UTs for payment of salaries, office expenses, of reports and are placed on the website of the
honoraria, tabulation and printing of schedules Department (http://agcensus.nic.in) for public use.
etc. It aims at collecting information related to
17.2 Target and Achievement during 2018-19
structural characteristics of operational holdings
in the country. Periodic Census is the main source The tenth Agriculture Census with reference year
of information on number, area and other basic 2015-16 is progressing in the country. The progress
characteristics of operational holdings such as of Phase wise activities of Agriculture Census
land use, cropping pattern, irrigation, tenancy 2015-16 is given below:
status, input use etc. The Agriculture Census is
conducted at five yearly intervals and the current Agriculture Census during 2018-19
Agriculture Census 2015-16 is tenth in the series. Target Achievement
Phase-I has been
The constituent activities of the Agriculture completed and
Census Programme are carried out in three distinct provisional results have
Phases which are statistically linked together. The Completion
I been released. The data
Agriculture Census data is collected following of Phase-I
for Phase-I is further
a Census-cum-Sample Survey approach, after examined for publishing
completion of the reference year. During Phase-I the final report.
of the Census, data on primary characteristics of Data collection of Phase-
operational holdings, like number of holdings and II has been completed
area operated by different size class (marginal, Completion in all the States/UTs
small, semi-medium, medium and large), II
of Phase-II except Jharkhand and
social groups (SC, ST, Others), gender (male/ finalization of data tables
female), types of holding (individual, joint and are in progress.
institutional), etc. is collected. The second Phase of Data collection of Phase-
the Census collects data on detailed characteristics III has been completed
of operational holdings such as, land use, irrigation in 22 States/UTs and
status, tenancy particulars, cropping pattern etc. Completion
simultaneously started
of Phase-III
the work of data entry
Phase-III of Agriculture Census, (referred as III work (Input
and processing. The field
Input Survey) is conducted as a follow up survey Survey
work of the remaining
to the Agriculture Census (reference year as next 2016-17)
States/UTs is targeted to
Agriculture year to that of the Agriculture Census) be completed by March
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17.3 New Initiatives during Agricul- Increase in percentage of female operational

ture Census 2015-16 holders during different Agriculture Censuses
Data of land holdings are being computerized indicates participation of more and more women
in the country. Since, Agriculture Census in operation and management of agricultural
is predominantly based on land records; the holdings in the country.
feasibility of extraction of data using computerized
land records were experimented in few States viz., 17.5 Agriculture Census in North
Andhra Pradesh, Telengana, Maharashtra and Eastern States (NE)
Gujarat during Agriculture Census 2015-16. Agriculture Census 2015-16 is conducted
in all the North Eastern States comprising
17.4 Gender Perspective in Agricul- of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya,
ture Census Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and
Since 1995-96, following recommendations of the Tripura. The published provisional results of
Central Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics and Phase-I of the Census includes data from all
Programme Implementation, gender dis-aggregated the NE States and the data for phase-I is further
data in Agriculture Census are collected. The examined for incorporation in the final report.
scope of collection of gender dis-aggregated data All the North Eastern States have completed
is restricted to number of operational holdings, the data collection, data entry and processing
corresponding operated area by different size classes of Phase-II. The data collection work of Phase-
of holdings, social group (SC, ST and others), and III has been completed in all the States and the
types of holdings (individual, joint and institutional). scrutiny work is in progress.

Percentage of female operational holdings as

per results of latest Agriculture Census 2015-16
and Agriculture Census 2010-11 is given in the
following table-

Sr. 2010-
Size Group 2015-16*
No. 11
Marginal (Below
1 13.63 14.62
1.00 ha.)
Small (1.00-2.00
2 12.15 13.32
ha.)
Semi-Medium
3 10.45 11.53
(2.00-4.00 ha.)
Medium (4.00-
4 8.49 9.64
10.00 ha.)
Large (Above10.00
5 6.78 7.70
ha.)
All Size Groups 12.78 13.87

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Chapter 18
Pradhan Mantri KIsan SAmman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)
18.1 Overview 18.2 Scheme
v Farmers Welfare Division of this Department The Government with a view to augment the
is entrusted with the formulation, income of the Small and Marginal farmers has
implementation, monitoring and evaluation launched a Central Sector Scheme, namely,
of the Pradhan Mantri KIsan SAmman Nidhi “Pradhan Mantri KIsan SAmman Nidhi
(PM-KISAN) scheme. The objective of the (PM-KISAN)”. The Scheme takes effect from
scheme is to augment the income of families 01.12.2018 for transfer of benefit to eligible
of all land holding Small and Marginal beneficiaries during this financial year 2018-19.
Farmers (SMFs) with combined holding of
upto 2 hectares of land, subject to certain 18.3 Aims and objective of the
exclusions. The scheme aim to supplement Scheme
the financial needs of the SMFs to enable them
to take care of expenses related to agriculture The scheme aims to supplement the financial
and allied activities as well as domestic needs. needs of the farmers in procuring various inputs to
This would also protect them from falling in ensure proper crop health and appropriate yields,
the clutches of moneylenders for meeting such commensurate with the anticipated farm income.
expenses and ensure their continuance in the
farming activities. 18.4 Beneficiaries of the Scheme
All Small and Marginal landholder farmer
v The Scheme aims to provide a payment of
families across the country having cultivable
Rs. 6000/- per year to be transferred in three
land holding upto 2 hectares shall be provided
equal installments of Rs. 2000/- each every
a benefit of Rs.6000 per annum per family
four months into the bank accounts of eligible
payable in three equal installments of Rs.
landholding SMFs families.
2000, every four months.
v For effective implementation of the Scheme,
The following categories of beneficiaries of
detailed Operational Guidelines have been
higher economic status shall not be eligible
issued which are amended from time-to-time
for benefit under the scheme:
as and when considered necessary.
(i) All Institutional Land holders; and
v The Scheme is being implemented online
through Direct Benefit Transfer(DBT) (ii) Farmer families in which one or more of its
mode for which an exclusive web-portal members belong to following categories :
www.pmkisan.gov.in has been created. The
identification of beneficiaries for the Scheme (iii) Former and present holders of constitutional
is the sole responsibility of the State/UT posts
Governments which upload their necessary (iv) Former and present Ministers/ State Ministers
details on the PM-Kisan portal for enabling and former/present Members of Lok Sabha/
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State Legislative Councils,former and present eligibility will be developed for the farmers and shall
Mayors of Municipal Corporations, former and be implemented with the approval of committee
present Chairpersons of District Panchayats. comprising of Ministers of M/o Development of
North-East Region(DoNER), Ministry of Land
(v) All serving or retired officers and employees
Resources, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers
of Central/ State Government Ministries /
Welfare and concerned State Chief Ministers or
Offices/Departments and its field units
State nominated Minister.
Central or State PSEs and Attached offices /
Autonomous Institutions under Government 18.5.3 A Committee under the Chairmaship of
as well as regular employees of the Local Cabinet Secretary with Secretaries of Department
Bodies (Excluding Multi Tasking Staff / Class of Economic Affairs, Agriculture, Land Resources
IV/Group D employees). and Information Technology as members, to
review and monitor implementation of the
(vi) All superannuated/retired pensioners
Scheme for effective rollout though appropriate
whose monthly pension is Rs.10,000/-or
implementation strategy.
more(Excluding Multi Tasking Staff / Class
IV/Group D employees) 18.5.4 The States shall prepare database of eligible
beneficiary landholder farmer families in the villages
(vii) All Persons who paid Income Tax in last
capturing the Name, Age, Gender, Category (SC/
assessment year.
ST) , Aadhaar Number (in case Aadhaar Number
(viii) Professionals like Doctors, Engineers, has not been issued then Aadhaar Enrollment
Lawyers, Chartered Accountants, and Number together with any other prescribed
Architects registered with Professional bodies documents for purposes of the identification such
and carrying out profession by undertaking as Driving Licence, Voters’ ID Card, NREGA
practices. Job Card, or any other identification documents
issued by Central/State/UT Governments or their
The number of eligible Small and Marginal land authorities, etc.), Bank Account Number and the
holder farmer family has been estimated on the Mobile Number of the beneficiaries. Responsibility
basis of projection of Agricultural Census 2015-16 of identifying the landholder farmer family eligible
data for the year 2018-19. The total number for benefit under the scheme shall be of the State/
of eligible beneficiaries after exclusion of certain UT Government. In case of beneficiaries in States of
catagories of beneficiaries of higher economic Assam, Meghalaya, J&K where Aadhaar number
stata has been estimated as 12.50 crore. has not been issued to most of the citizens, Aadhaar
number shall be collected for those beneficiaries
18.5 Implementation of the Scheme where it is available and for others alternate
18.5.1 A high level committee comprising of prescribed documents can be collected for identity
Union Ministers of Finance, Agriculture and Land verification purposes. States/UTs shall ensure that
Resources will be constituted for making necessary there is no duplication of the payment transferred
modifications in the scheme within the overall to eligible families. Speedy reconciliation in case
financial parameters of income support approved of wrong/incomplete bank details of the beneficiary
by the Government for effective implementation. should be ensured.
18.5.2 In some of the North-Eastern States, the 18.5.5 For the purpose of exclusion States have
land ownership are community based. In such to take a self declaration from the beneficiaries.
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UT Governments an undertaking should also be also undertake publicity campaign (Information,

included wherein the consent of the beneficiaries Education and Communication-IEC).
should be taken for using the Aadhaar number for
18.7.2 Each State/UT Government will designate
verification of his eligibility for the scheme with
a Nodal Department for implementation of the
the concerned agencies.
scheme and coordinating with Central Government
18.5.6 The existing land-ownership system in the with regard to implementation of Income Support
concerned State/UT will be used for identification Scheme.
of beneficiaries. Further, State/UT Governments
18.7.3 On the lines of PMU at central level,
would also expedite the progress of digitization of
States/UTs may consider setting up dedicated
the land records and linking the same with Aadhaar
Project Monitoring Units at State/UT Level. The
as well as bank details of the beneficiaries.
administrative charges payable to the States/UTs
18.5.7 The lists of eligible beneficiaries would be will be provided by Government of India based on
published at the village level. Small and Marginal the volume of work and the number of beneficiaries
Farmer families who are eligible but have been and other related administrative expenses including
excluded should be provided an opportunity to cost to be incurred for procurement of stationary,
represent their case. field verification, filling of prescribed formats, their
certification and its uploading as well as incentive
18.6 Review, Monitoring and Griev- for field functionaries, publicity, etc. States/UTs.
ance Redressal Mechanism
18.6.1 There will be stratified review/monitoring 18.8 Implementation of the scheme
mechanism at National, State and District Level. (Beneficiary Details uploading by
At the National level, the Review Committee State)
will be headed by Cabinet Secretary. The States Databases of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
shall notify the State and District Level Review / (PMFBY), Soil Health Cards, Socio Economic
Monitoring Committee. and Caste Census (SECC), can also be utilized
for identification of beneficiaries. State/UT
18.6.2 The States shall also notify State and
wise status of number of farmer records shall be
District Level Grievance Redressal Monitoring
available at http://pmkisan.gov.in. The steps to be
Committees for looking into all the grievances
taken by the concerned State Government officials
related to implementation of the scheme. Any
for preparation of database of eligible families,
grievances or complaints which are received
their uploading on pmkisan portal and their
should be disposed off on merit preferably within
processing to Government of India for release of
two weeks time.
funds to farmer families through Direct Benefit
Transfer has been given in detail in the operational
18.7 Setting up of Project Monitoring guidelines of the scheme.
Unit (PMU)
18.7.1 A Project Monitoring Unit (PMU) at
18.9 Release of funds
Central level will be set up in DAC&FW. This PMU
shall be tasked with the responsibility of overall During 2018-19, an amount of Rs. 6005.48 crore
monitoring of the scheme and shall be headed have been released to 3,00,27,429 farmers. The
by Chief Executive Officer (CEO). PMU shall State-wise detail of funds released under the
Scheme is at Annexure-18.1.
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Chapter 19
Gender Perspective in Agriculture- 2018-19
19.1 Overview 19.1.3 The National Gender Resource Centre
19.1.1 Agriculture sector employs 80% of all in Agriculture (NGRCA) of the DAC&FW
economically active women comprising of is established in Extension Division.
33% agricultural labour force and 48% of self-NGRCA reflects the national commitment of
employed farmers in the country. Agriculture, empowerment of women through ‘strategy
the single largest production endeavour in of mainstreaming and agenda setting’. The
Centre acts as a focal point for convergence
India, is contributing substantially to the GDP.
Increasing of percentage of female operationalof all gender related activities and issues in
holders during different Agriculture Censuses agriculture and allied sectors within and outside
indicates participation of more and more womenDAC&FW; addressing gender dimension to
in operation and management of agricultural agriculture policies and programmes; rendering
holdings in the country. advocacy/ advisory services to the States/UTs
to internalize gender specific interventions for
19.1.2 National Policy on Farmers 2007 has bringing the farm women in the mainstream of
included “mainstreaming the human and agriculture development.
gender dimensions in all farm policies and
programmes as one of the major policy 19.1.4 Being a Nodal Agency for women
goals.” Accordingly, Gender Mainstreaming in agriculture in DAC&FW, Ministry of
initiatives are being promoted in the Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, NGRCA is
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation actively involved in the revision of guidelines
& Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW), Ministry of various Beneficiary oriented Scheme/
of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, by way programmes of DAC&FW to ensure allocation
of building their capacities and improving of resources and flow of benefits to the woman
their access to inputs, technologies and farmers in proportion to their participation in
other farming resources. Mainstreaming of agricultural activities.
gender concerns is being addressed by (i) 19.1.5 Besides undertaking and supporting
earmarking 30% of funds for women under training, research and advocacy to
various major schemes/programmes and mainstreaming gender issues in agriculture and
development interventions; (ii) taking pro- natural resource management, NGRCA aims at
women initiatives to help women derive the forging effective functional linkages with other
benefits of beneficiary–oriented components related departments, agencies and institutions
of various programmes/ schemes and for Women Empowerment.
missions. Focus is also being given on
formation of women Self Help Groups
19.2 Current Initiatives of NGRCA
(SHGs), capacity building interventions,
linking them to micro credit, enhancing their Being a Nodal Centre for women in agriculture
access to information and ensuring their in DAC&FW, Ministry of Agriculture &
representation in decision making bodies at Farmers Welfare, the centre is actively involved
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1. Macro/Micro level and Action Research • Issues, Constraints and strategies for
Studies initiated by the Centre include- Farm Women in Animal Husbandry,
Dairying, Fisheries and other off-
• Study on “Kisan Credit Card & Issues
farm activities; &
Related to Credit Availability to
Women: Role of Financial Institutions • Farm Women’s access to institutional
in Empowering Women Farmers. credit and micro-financing and
building agri-enterprises
• Gender Based Impact Analysis of
ATMA Programme. iii. Laying of an Exhibition by Institutions,
Agripreneurs and progressive women
2. Publications brought out by NGRCA are:
farmers on innovative technology and
• Success Stories of Women Farmers (bi- farm practices.
lingual)
iv. Felicitation and honouring of 45
• Farm Women Friendly Handbook (bi- Progressive Women Farmers from
lingual)”. across the country for their exemplary
work in Agriculture and allied sectors
• Compendium on Woman Agri-preneurs based on their nominations by respective
(under Process) State Governments/ MANAGE.
3. The Centre has also developed a Collaborative v. Two Books titled “Success Stories of
Project with ICAR – CIPHET, Ludhiana for Women Farmers (English & Hindi)”
empowerment of women in agriculture & and “Farm women Friendly Handbook
allied sectors and enhancing their incomes. (English & Hindi)” were released.
The project is likely to be considered for
funding under RKVY in 2019-20. vi. About, 400 stakeholders, including
women from across the country
4. The Centre has Celebrated Mahila Kisan participated in this event.
Diwas, 2018 on October 14-15, 2018 in a big
way by- vii. Published literature had been
distributed to the Women farmers
i. Mobilizing participation of various stake during the celebration of Mahila Kisan
holders viz. women farmers, women Diwas, 2018.
entrepreneurs, Academia, Researchers/
Scientists, Farmer Organizations,
19.3 Mainstreaming Efforts of Various
Representatives from Banking Sector,
Divisions of DAC&FW
Industry, NGO etc. who are involved in
the process of women’s empowerment The important mainstreaming and gender
and emancipation through agriculture budgeting efforts within various subject matter
and allied sectors. divisions are briefly given hereunder:

ii. Steering Group discussion on key

19.3.1 Horticulture
thematic areas impinging lives of
women farmers. These include- Mission for Integrated Development of
Horticulture (MIDH) is an umbrella scheme
• Issues, Constraints and strategies for on horticulture subsuming the ongoing
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(NHM), Horticulture Mission for North East 19.3.2 Agriculture Extension

& Himalayan States (HMNEH), Central Sector The Centrally Sponsored Scheme “Support
Schemes of National Horticulture Board, to State Extension Programmes for Extension
Coconut Development Board (CDB) and Reforms” (ATMA) implemented since 2005 is
Central Institute for Horticulture, Nagaland, now under implementation in 676 districts of
which is area/project based and are targeted 29 States and UTs of the country. The scheme
to benefit the farmers specifically small and promotes decentralized farmer-driven and
marginal farmers. farmer-accountable extension system through
an institutional arrangement for technology
The MIDH aims at promoting holistic growth
dissemination in the form of an Agricultural
of the horticulture sector through area based
Technology Management Agency (ATMA) at
regionally differentiated strategies. Keeping
district level. Under the scheme grants-in-aid is
in view the overall social objectives and as per
released to states governments with an objective
directives, all the implementing agencies i.e.
to support their efforts of revitalization of the
State Horticulture Missions and National Level
extension system and making available the
Agencies have been directed to ensure that at
latest agricultural technologies in different
least 30% of the budget allocation is earmarked
thematic areas to increase agricultural
for women beneficiaries while giving
production through extension activities viz.
subsidies as well as for imparting training
Farmers Training, Demonstrations, Exposure
for skills development to women farmers for
Visits, Kisan Mela, Mobilization of Farmers
growing horticulture crops and post harvest
Groups and Setting up of Farm Schools.
management.
Through these activities, latest agriculture
During the current financial year 2018-19, technologies are disseminated to farmers of the
funds to the tune of Rs. 2546.24 Crore have country. The funds under the scheme are being
been earmarked for implementation of schemes released to the state governments on the basis of
under MIDH. Out of this, a total of Rs. 1298.05 State Extension Work Plan (SEWP) formulated
crores has been released till 13th November, & submitted by them. As per provision of the
2018 to the MIDH implementing agencies. Operational Guidelines of Modified ATMA
Scheme, 2014:-
Horticulture Division is making efforts to
stipulate in each and every administrative • At least 30% scheme beneficiaries should
approval to provide for a pro-women be women farmers/ farm women;
allocation of at least 30% and the • Minimum 30% of resources meant for
implementing agencies have been asked to programmes and activities are required
ensure that the said funds are given in women to be allocated to women farmers and
beneficiaries such as women farmers, women women extension functionaries with
Self Help Groups, women entrepreneurs etc, specific documentation of expenditure and
to encourage and to obtain the benefits of performance for women being maintained;
schemes under the Mission as far as possible.
Further, Operational Guidelines of MIDH • Women farmers are to be involved in
also provides more subsidy/assistance to different decision making bodies at
women farmers, beneficiaries as compared district and block level such as Agriculture
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Governing Board and ATMA Management to unemployed youths (including women) with
Committee at district level; qualification in agriculture and allied sectors.
• Women are represented in Farmers Advisory The scheme promotes involvement of agri-
Committees (FACs) set up at block/ district preneurs (including women) trained under the
and state level; ACABC scheme in providing advisory and
• More women are involved as ‘Farmer extension services to the farmers in agriculture
Friends ‘under the newly introduced and allied areas. The agri-preneurs trained
mechanism for extension delivery below under ACABC scheme are actively engaged in
the block level through a ‘Farmer Friend’; providing advisory and extension services to
the farmers on various technologies.
• Farm Women’s Food Security Groups
(FSGs) @ at least 2 per block to be formed The National Institute of Agricultural Extension
annually for ensuring household food and Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad is the
nutritional security providing assistance of implementing agency for training component
Rs. 10,000/ per group. under the scheme through a network of identified
Nodal Training Institutes (NTIs) in various
• Inclusion of one ‘Gender Coordinator’ States and NABARD is implementing the
in every State in the team of committed subsidy component on behalf of Government of
extension personnel being supported under India and is monitoring credit support to agri-
the Scheme. The role of Gender Coordinator preneurs through commercial banks.
is to ensure flow of support viz. training/
capacity building and extension support Under ACABC scheme, the training is imparted
as per the specific requirements of women to unemployed candidates who possess degree/
farmers through a strategy suited to their diploma in agriculture and allied subjects,
needs. intermediate in agriculture and science
graduates with PG in agri related courses
• Since inception of the Scheme in 2005-06,
through selected Nodal Training Institutes
total 11911343 farm women (24.28% of the
(NTIs) in various parts of the country. The
total benefited farmers) have participated
NTIs also provide hand-holding to the trained
in farmer oriented activities like Exposure
candidates for establishment of agri-ventures
Visits, Training, Demonstrations & Kisan
in agriculture and allied areas and facilitates
Melas including 862423 women farmers
in providing loan assistance from banks and
benefited during 2018-19 (up to 31st
subsidy support from NABARD.
December, 2018). During FY 2018-19, Rs.
19515/- lakhs were allocated and earmarked There is a provision of credit linked back-ended
for women, out of which Rs.12827.40 lakhs upfront composite subsidy on the bank loan
have been utilised under the scheme for availed by trained candidates under the Scheme.
women beneficiaries (as on 31.12.2018). The subsidy is 44% in respect of women, SC/
The Central Sector Scheme “Establishment ST and all categories of candidates from North-
of Agri-Clinics & Agri-Business Centres Eastern and Hill States and 36% in respect of other
(ACABC)” was implemented since April, 2002 categories. The subsidy is admissible for loans
with the aim to supplement the efforts of public upto Rs.20 lakh in case of individual and Rs.100
extension, support agricultural development and lakh in case of Group Projects (for ventures set up
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During the current year, 2707 candidates were extension functionaries including 123 women
trained and 433 have established their ventures. extension functionaries.
Since inception of the scheme, 61897 candidates
have been trained and 26183 agri-ventures have 19.3.2.3 Diploma in Agril. Extension
been established in the country till 31.12.2018. Services for Input Dealers (DAESI)
Out of these 4762 and 1502 are women
candidates and entrepreneurs. These ventures During 2017-18, 149 batches of DAESI
are acting as active supplementary institutions programme were conducted to provide
for Government Extension mechanism in the certification to 5906 Input Dealers including
states. Now the benefits of MUDRA Loan 32 women candidates, whereas during 2018-
Scheme have also been included for venture 19 (till 31.12.2018), 148 programmes have been
establishment under the Scheme. started to train 5920 input dealers including 57
women candidates.
19.3.2.1 Extension Education Institutes
(EEIs): To provide training and HRD 19.3.3 Crops
support to the extension functionaries across The scheme ‘National Food Security Mission
the Country, the Ministry of Agriculture & (NFSM)’ is being implemented in 29 states in
Farmers Welfare had established four regional the country for increasing the production and
EEIs in the country namely EEI, Nilokheri productivity of food grains. Besides, Bringing
(Haryana), EEI, Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh), Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI) is
EEI, Anand (Gujarat), and EEI, Jorhat (Assam) also under implementation in 7 eastern states
to cater to the training needs of middle level of the country of those districts only in which
field functionaries waiting in agriculture & neither NFSM-Rice, nor NFSM-Wheat are
allied department of States/UTs. under implementation in the covered states.
During 2017-18, the Extension Education While issuing the administrative approval states
Institutes (EEIs) conducted 182 training are advised to allocate the funds for general,
courses with 4479 field extension functionaries Special Component plan (SCP) for Scheduled
including 989 women extension functionaries, Castes and Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) for Scheduled
whereas during 2018-19 (till 31.12.2018), the Tribes as per their proportion in the state
EEIs conducted 142 training courses with 3266 population. Besides, at least 33% of funds will
participants including 663 women extension be earmarked for small and marginal farmers.
functionaries. At least 30% of funds under NFSM and 33%
under BGREI will be made for women farmers.

19.3.2.2 Model Training Courses

19.3.4 Agricultural Marketing
During 2017-18, 62 Model Training Courses in
the thrust areas of agriculture & allied sectors In order to provide single window approach and
were conducted through specialized National user & investment friendly atmosphere, all the
Training Institutes with 1238 field extension ongoing six Plan Schemes implemented during
functionaries including 194 women extension the XI Plan period have been put under one
functionaries working in agriculture & allied umbrella “Integrated Scheme for Agricultural
departments of States/UTs, whereas during Marketing (ISAM). It aims to (i) promote agri-
2018-19 (till 31.12.2018), 46 Model Training marketing through creation of marketing and
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(ii)incentivize agri-market reforms, (iii) due to small land holding and high cost of
provide market linkages to farmers, (iv) individual ownership;
provide access to agri-market information
• Creating hubs for hi-tech & high value farm
and (v) support quality certification of
equipments;
agriculture commodities. ISAM scheme
is having five components, namely: (i) • Creating awareness among stakeholders
Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI), through demonstration and capacity
the objective of this component is to create building activities;
market infrastructure including Storage
Infrastructure and Integrated Value Chain • Ensuring performance testing and
Projects (IVC) [the schemes of Grameen certification at designated testing centres
Bhandaran Yojana (GBY) and Development/ located all over the country.
Strengthening of Agricultural Marketing The SMAM provides a suitable platform for
Infrastructure, Grading and Standardization converging all activities for inclusive growth
(AMIGS) has been merged as AMI] (ii) of agricultural mechanization by providing a
Marketing Research and Information ‘single window’ approach for implementation
Network (MRIN) (iii) Strengthening of with a special focus on women farmers with the
Agmark Grading Facilities (SAGF), (iv) following provisions:
Agri-Business Development (ABD) through
Venture Capital Assistance (VCA) and • State Governments have been directed to
Project Development Facility (PDF) and (v) earmark 30 per cent of total funds allocated
Training, Research and Consultancy through under allocated under SMAM for women
Choudhary Charan Singh National Institute beneficiaries.
of Agriculture Marketing (NIAM).
• 10% more assistance for women beneficiary
Under Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure to procure Agricultural Machinery,
(AMI) component, Women are eligible for implements and equipment including PHT
subsidy @ 33.33% as against 25% for others. under component 2 and 3.
• In order to reduce the drudgery and
19.3.5 Mechanization and Technology increasing efficiency in farm operations,
To recognizing the need to mechanize the number of agricultural implements and
marginal and small farmers, and for inclusive hand tools suitable for farm women has been
growth of Farm mechanization Sector in developed by Research & Development
the country a Sub Mission on Agricultural organizations under ICAR. The list of
Mechanization (SMAM) was launched in the gender friendly equipment has been sent
year 2014-15 with the following objectives: to all States/UTs for popularizing them
through various schemes of Government.
• Increasing the reach of farm mechanization
to small and marginal farmers and to the Gender Friendly Equipment for Women: Under
regions where availability of farm power is the component 1 of SMAM, Agricultural
low; Mechanization through Training, Testing, and
Demonstration, a total 882 women were trained
• Promoting Custom Hiring Centres’ to offset during the current Financial Year 2018-19 (till
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gender-friendly tools and equipment developed the State Cooperative Unions in the states of
by the Research and Development Organization Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Orissa,
for use in different farm operations has already Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and
been sent to all States and UTs for popularizing West Bengal. During the year 2017-18 as many
them. as 1938 women were imparted education under
various classes in 22 events. NCUI is now
19.3.6 Seeds running four exclusive women development
projects located at Shimoga (Karnataka),
Sub-Mission for Seeds and Planting Material
Aska (Odisha), West Imphal (Manipur) and
(SMSP) is under implementation w.e.f.
Bhopal (M.P.), under the Special Scheme of
01.04.2014 with the view to develop/strengthen
Intensification of Cooperative Education in
seed sector and to enhance production and
cooperatively under-developed states (UDS).
multiplication of high yielding certified/ quality
Each field project has got a special women
seeds of all agricultural crops and making it
development component. Under this, women
available to the farmers at affordable prices and
are organized into self-help groups. During
also place an effective system for protection
the year 2017-18, 228 self help groups with
of plant varieties, rights of farmers and plant
membership of 2926 women were formed
breeders to encourage development of new
by the lady mobilizers of the cooperative
varieties of plants.
education field projects. Through various
Financial assistance/ subsidy benefits are equally income generating activities, 12366 women
available/ open to all the farmers including were benefitted under this programme. During
that of women farmers. Implementing States/ the year 2017-18, a total of 85973 women were
UTs/ agencies have been requested to allocate imparted education under various educational
sufficient funds and ensure participation of activities.
women farmers.
NCDC encourages women cooperatives to
avail assistance under its various schemes. A
19.3.7 Cooperation large number of women members are engaged
NCUI implements cooperative Education & involved in cooperatives delaing with
Programmes through its 44 cooperative activities related to Food Grain Processing,
education field projects while NCCT provides Plantation Crops, Oil Seeds Processing,
training to cooperatives through its 5 RICMs, Fisheries, Dairy & Livestock, Spinning
14 ICMs and one National level institute ie. Mills, Handloom and Powerloom Weaving,
VAMNICOM. Besides the above, stress is Integrated Cooperative Development Projects,
given to women development activities with etc. Women cooperatives are now covered
the overall objective of bringing women under Weaker Section Programme for the
in to the cooperative fold from grass root purpose of availing subsidy and concessional
levels by informal approach and to revitalize funding during the remaining period of the
and develop women participation in group 12th Five Year Plan programme under Central
activities and to improve the socio-economic Sector Integrated Scheme on Agricultural
conditions of women of selected blocks. Cooperation. Cumulatively, as on 31.03.2018
The Cooperative Education Programme for NCDC has sanctioned and released financial
women is being implemented by National assistance of Rs. 1532.96 crore and Rs. 1420.77
Cooperative Union of India (NCUI) through crore respectively for the development of

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cooperative societies, exclusively promoted by technologies; agricultural bio-security systems;

women. In the 12461 projects/units sanctioned supply of good quality seeds and disease-free
by NCDC in the year 2017-18, it is estimated planting material, improving soil fertility
that 31.47 lakh women are enrolled as and health, and integrated pest management
members, out of which 401 women members systems; support services for women like
are on the Board of Directors. crèches, child care centers, nutrition, health and
training; timely, adequate, and easy reach of
NCDC has established Laxmanrao Inamdar institutional credit at reasonable interest rates,
National Academy for Cooperative Research and farmer-friendly insurance instruments;
and Development (LINAC) at Gurugram, use of Information and Communication
Haryana as its training institute to train and Technology (ICT) and setting up of farmers’
develop the personnel engaged in NCDC schools to revitalize agricultural extension;
assisted projects / schemes. During 2017- effective implementation of MSP across the
18 the institute held 32 training programmes country, development of agricultural market
exclusively for women cooperators. The four infrastructure, and rural non-farm employment
training programme on “Role of Governance initiatives for farm households; integrated
and Leadership Development” for Women approach for rural energy, etc.
Cooperatives were attended by 137 participants.
Two of the above programmes were exclusively Many of the provisions of the NPF are being
for 58 participants from North Eastern States. operationalised through various schemes and
programmes which are being implemented by
19.3.8 Policy different Central Government Departments
and Ministries. For the operationalisation of the
The National Policy for Farmers 2007 announced
remaining provisions of the Policy, an Action
by the Government envisages the following
Plan has been finalized and circulated to the
measures aimed at women’s empowerment:
Ministries and Department concerned, as well
• Asset reforms under land, water and as to all States and UTs for necessary follow
livestock for an equitable share to women up action. An Inter-Ministerial Committee
farmers. constituted for the purpose also monitors
the progress of the Plan of Action for the
• Better access to inputs and services, science operationalisation of the NPF.
and technology, implements, credit and
support services like creches, child care
19.3.9 Agriculture Census
centres, nutrition, health and training.
Since 1995-96, following the recommendations
• Encouragement to women for participating of the Central Statistics Office, Ministry of
in group activities aimed at achieving Statistics and Programme Implementation,
economies of scale through farming groups. gender based data in Agriculture Census have
been collected. The scope of collection of
• Involvement of women in conservation and
gender based data has been restricted to number
development of bio-resources.
of operational holdings, corresponding operated
The Policy provisions, inter alia, include asset area by different size classes of holdings, social
reforms in respect of land, water, livestock, group (SC, ST and others) and types of holdings
fisheries, and bio-resources; support services (individual, joint and institutional).
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Percentage of female operational holdings as of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare

per results of latest Agriculture Census 2015-16 from 1st July, 2015. PDMC mainly focuses
and Agriculture Census 2010-11 is given in the on water use efficiency at farm level through
following table: precision/ Micro Irrigation (Drip and Sprinkler
Irrigation).
Sr.
Size Group 2010-11 2015-16*
No. Under the framework of National Mission for
Marginal (Below Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), Sub Mission
1 13.63 14.62
1.00 ha.) on Agro Forestry (SMAF) has been launched
2 Small (1.00-2.00 ha.) 12.15 13.32 during 2016-17 with an aim to expand the tree
Semi-Medium (2.00- coverage on farmland in complementary with
3 10.45 11.53
4.00 ha.) agricultural crops. SMAF will accelerate the
Medium (4.00-10.00 programme “Medh Par Ped”.
4 8.49 9.64
ha.)
Large (Above10.00 Guidelines of all these schemes envisage that at
5 6.78 7.70 least 50% of the allocation is to be utilized for
ha.)
All Size Groups 12.78 13.87 small, marginal farmers of which atleast 30%
are women beneficiaries/ farmers. Allocation
* Figures of Jharkhand and Maharashtra have been estimated under RAD of NMSA during 2018-19 is
Increase in percentage of female operational Rs.234.00 crore.
holders during different Agriculture Censuses
indicates participation of more and more women 19.3.11 Integrated Nutrient Management
in operation and management of agricultural
holdings in the country. Under the National Mission for Sustainable
Agriculture, INM Divisions are implementing
Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY),
19.3.10 Rainfed Farming Systems Mission Organic Value Chain Development
(RFS) for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER),
To mainstream development of rainfed areas in a Soil Health Card & Soil Health Management
sustainable manner, Rainfed Area Development scheme; States have been requested to earmark
(RAD) Scheme is being implemented in the alteast 30% of budget allocations for women
country from the year 2014-15 as a component beneficiaries/farmers.
of National Mission for sustainable Agriculture
(NMSA). The major objective of the RAD is 19.3.12 Plant Protection
to make rainfed agriculture more productive,
Nation Institute of Plant Health Management
sustainable, remunerative and climate resilient
(NIPHM) is a component under Sub Mission
by promoting location specific Integrated/
on Plant Protection and Plant Quarantine
Composite Farming Systems and to promote
(SMPPQ) which provides Pest Management
conservation agriculture practices for
capacity building programme to State officials
sustainable use of natural resources.
and farmers. Till October 2018, a total of 1229
Under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee male & 303 female officers have participated in
Yojana (PMKSY), Per Drop More Crop, i.e., 73 nos. of training programme and 1627 male
Per Drop More Crop component (PDMC) of & 155 female farmers have participated in 32
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19.4 The Way Forward: Policy for Farmers-2007, the strategy of the
Realizing that it is ‘Gender’ that differentiates Government is to focus on farmers’ welfare
the roles, responsibilities, resources, constraints by making farming viable both for men and
and opportunities of women and men in women. This may improve farm women’s access
agriculture, precise gender information is the to productive resources including agricultural
need of the hour. Incorporating gender into extension services thereby bringing overall
agricultural development will lead to: improvement in the lives of rural women.
This may not only enhance the production
• Building inherent strength of women and and productivity of agricultural sector and
men to mutually learn; improve overall national food security but
would also smoothen the transition of women
• Overcoming gender based prejudices; and
from being beneficiaries of the programmes &
• Articulating gender perspectives in Schemes to their active participation in shaping
development activities the empowerment. A brief summary of flow
of benefits to women under various schemes/
In line with the National Agricultural programmes of the DAC&FW is given in
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Chapter 20
Summary of Audit Paras/Observations
20.1 Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)
There is no pending Audit Para pertaining had submitted the report in both the Houses
to RKVY. However, Performance Audit of of Parliament on 5th May 2015. The details of
Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) has the status of pending Audit Para/ Performance
been made for the period 2007-08 to 2012- Audit Report are as follows:
13 (ending March 2013) by C&AG and likely
Details of Paras /PA reports on which ATNs are pending
No. of Paras/
PA reports on No. of ATNs
No. of
which ATNs which have been
Sl. ATNs not
Year have been No. of ATNs sent but returned with finally vetted
No. sent by the
submitted observations and Audit is awaiting by Audit but
Ministry
to PAC after their resubmission have not been
even for the
vetting by Audit submitted by the
first time.
Ministry to PAC.

Performance Audit of RKVY has

been done by C&AG for the period
2007-08 to 2012-13 (ending March
2013) and the report was submitted
in both the Houses of Parliament
on 5th May 2015. The Draft ATN
on the observations made in the
report were furnished to Audit on
27.06.2016 on which vetting of Audit
has been received. On the basis of
vetting remarks offered by C & AG
on the first ATN, all the concerned
1. 2015
States were requested to furnish their
respective comments based on which
the revised ATN was prepared and
forwarded to C & AG on 22.05.2018.
The vetting remarks of C & AG on
the revised ATN have been received
on 2.10.2018 and the same have
been circulated to all the concerned
States. The matter is being pursued
with concerned State Governments
and comments of some of the State
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20.2 Crop Insurance Scheme:

C&AG in 2016-17 and 2017-18 had undertaken
made certain recommendations. The details
performance audit of the erstwhile Crop
of pending Audit Para/Action Taken Report is
Insurance Schemes implemented by the
summarized as under:-
Department from 2010-11 to 2015-16 and

Details of the Paras/PA reports on which ATNs are

No. of Paras/ PA pending
reports on which No. of ATNs sent No. of ATNs which
No. of ATNs
Sl. ATNs have been but returned with have been finally
Year not sent by
No. submitted to observations and vetted by audit
the Ministry
PAC after vetting Audit is awaiting but have not been
even for the
by Audit their resubmission submitted by the
1st time
by the Ministry Ministry.
Chapter 1 to 4 of All observations
Though the final ATN
the Report No. 7 in Report
has been accepted by
of 2017 – No.7 of 2017 –
the C&AG but returned
Performance Performance Audit
with the comments that
Audit of of Agriculture Crop
1. 2017-18 Nil the ATN be uploaded
Agriculture Insurance Schemes
both in English and
Crop Insurance were sent to C&AG
Hindi simultaneously.
Schemes laid in and returned
Hindi translation of the
the Parliament on by them with
report is in progress.
21st July, 2018. observations.

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ANNEXURE – 2.1
FUNCTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
LIST OF FUNCTIONAL DIVISIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CO-
OPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

DIVISIONS: 14. Information Technology

1. Administration 15. Integrated Nutrients Management
2. Agricultural Census 16. International Cooperation
3. Agricultural Marketing 17. Mechanization and Technology
4. Budget, Finance and Accounts 18. Natural Resource Management
5. Credit 19. Plant Protection
6. Cooperation 20. Policy
7. Crops 21. Plan Coordination
8. Drought Management 22. Rashtriya Krishi Vikash Yojna
9. Economic Administration 23. Rainfed Farming System
10. Extension 24. Seeds
11. General Coordination 25. Oil Seeds
12. Official Language 26. Agriculture Trade Policy
13. Horticulture 27. Vigilance

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ANNEXURE – 2.2
FUNCTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
INVENTORY OF FIELD FORMATIONS

I. ATTACHED OFFICES
1. Directorate of Economics & Statistics, 6. Directorate of Jute Development, 234/4,
Shastri Bhavan, ‘B’ Wing, New Delhi. Acharya Jagdish Bose Road, Nizam Palace
Campus, Kolkata- 700020 (West Bengal).
2. Commission for Agricultural Costs
and Prices, Shastri Bhavan, ‘F’ Wing, 7. Directorate of Millets Development,
Second Floor, New Delhi. Mini Secretariat Building, Room
No. 710, 6th Floor, Bani Park, Jaipur
3. Directorate of Plant Protection,
(Rajasthan).
Quarantine and Storage, N.H.IV,
Faridabad (Haryana). 8. Directorate of Sugarcane Development,
8th Floor, Hall No.3, Kendriya Bhavan,
4. Directorate of Marketing & Inspection,
Aliganj, Lucknow - 226024 (U.P).
N.H.IV, Faridabad (Haryana).
9. Directorate of Rice Development, 5th
5. Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast
Floor, ‘G’ wing, Karpuri Thakur Station,
Centre, New Delhi.
Kendriya Karamchari Parisar (GPOA),
Ashiana- Digha Road, Patna-800025
II. SUB-ORDINATE OFFICES
(Bihar).
1. Central Farm Machinery Training
& Testing Institute, Budni (Madhya 10.
Directorate of Wheat Development,
Pradesh). CGO Building, Hapur Road Chauraha,
Kamla Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad (U.P).
2. Northern Region Farm Machinery
Training & Testing Institute, Hissar 11. Directorate of Extension, Krishi Vistar
(Haryana). Bhavan, Dr. K.S. Krishna Marg, IARI
Campus, Pusa, New Delhi-110 012.
3. Southern Region Farm Machinery
Training & Testing Institute, Garladinne, 12. Directorate of Oilseeds Development,
Distt. Anantapur (A.P). Telhan Bhavan, Himayat Nagar,
Hyderabad (A.P).
4. North Eastern Region Farm Machinery
Training & Testing Institute, Biswnath 13. Directorate of Pulses Development, 8th
Chariali, Distt. Sonitpur (Assam). Floor, Vindhyachal Bhavan, Bhopal-
462004 (M.P).
5. Directorate of Cotton Development,
Bhoomi Sarvekshan Bhawan, Near Centre 14. Central Fertiliser Quality Control &
Point School, Seminary Hills, Katol Road, Training Institute, N.H.IV, Faridabad
Nagpur, Maharashtra-440013. (Haryana).

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15. National Centre of Organic Farming, 18. Office of the Minister (Agriculture),
C.G.O. Complex, Kamla Nehru Nagar, Embassy of India, ROME (ITALY).
Hapur Road Chungi, Ghaziabad (U.P).
19. All India Soil and Land Use Survey,
16. Directorate of Cashewnut and Cocoa IARI Campus, Pusa, New Delhi-110
Development, M.G. Road, Kochi-682011 012.
(Kerala).
20. National Seed Research & Training
17. Directorate of Arecanut and Spices Centre (NSRTC) VARANASI (U.P.).
Development, Cannanore Road,
21.
Central Institute of Horticulture,
Kozhikode-673005 (Kerala).
Medziphema, Nagaland.

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ANNEXURE-2.3

1. PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKING 3. National Federation of Cooperative

1. National Seeds Corporation, New Delhi. Sugar Factories Ltd., New Delhi.
4.
National Heavy Engineering
2. AUTONOMOUS BODIES Cooperative Ltd., Pune (Maharashtra).
1. Coconut Development Board, Kochi
5.
National Federation of Urban
(Kerala).
Cooperative Banks and Credit Societies
2. National Horticulture Board, Gurgaon Ltd., New Delhi.
(Haryana).
6. The All India Federation of Cooperative
3.
National Cooperative Development Spinning Mills Ltd., Mumbai
Corporation, New Delhi. (Maharashtra).
4.
Small Farmers’ Agri Business 7. National Cooperative Agriculture and
Consortium, New Delhi. Rural Development Banks Federation
Ltd., Mumbai (Maharashtra).
5.
National Institute for Agricultural
Extension Management, Hyderabad 8.
National Federation of State
(A.P). Cooperative Banks Ltd., Navi Mumbai
(Maharashtra).
6. Chaudhary Charan Singh National
Institute of Agricultural Marketing, 9.
National Federation of Labour
Jaipur (Rajasthan). Cooperatives Ltd., New Delhi.
7. National Institute of Plant Health 10. National Cooperative Tobacco Growers’
Management, Hyderabad (A.P.) Federation Ltd., Anand (Gujarat).
8. National Centre for Cold Chain
Development, 2nd Floor, B-Wing,
4. AUHTORITIES
Janpath Bhawan, New Delhi. 1. Protection of Plant Varieties and
Farmers’ Rights Authority, NASC
3. NATIONAL LEVEL COOPERATIVE Complex, DPS Marg Opp. Todapur,
Delhi-110012.
ORGANISATIONS
1. National Cooperative Union of India, 2. National Rainfed Area Authority,
New Delhi. NASC Complex, Dev Prakash Shastri
Marg, Pusa, New Delhi- 110012.
2. National Agricultural Cooperative
Marketing Federation of India Limited,
New Delhi.
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Agricultural Statistics Division
Directorate of Economics & Statistics
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare
Second Advance Estimates of Production of Foodgrains for 2018-19
as on 28.02.2019
Million Tonnes
Crop Season 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19

4th Target 2nd

Adv. Adv.
Est. Est.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

Kharif 78.62 72.23 78.27 80.17 82.66 84.91 75.92 80.65 92.78 92.36 91.50 91.39 91.41 96.30 97.50 99.00 101.96
Rice
Rabi 9.91 10.90 13.52 13.18 14.03 14.27 13.18 15.33 12.52 12.87 15.15 14.09 13.00 13.40 15.41 15.00 13.63

Wheat Total 88.53 83.13 91.79 93.36 96.69 99.18 89.09 95.98 105.30 105.23 106.65 105.48 104.41 109.70 112.91 114.00 115.60

Rabi 72.16 68.64 69.35 75.81 78.57 80.68 80.80 86.87 94.88 93.51 95.85 86.53 92.29 98.51 99.70 102.20 99.12

Jowar Kharif 4.84 4.04 4.07 3.71 4.11 3.05 2.76 3.44 3.29 2.84 2.39 2.30 1.82 1.96 2.10 2.10 1.92

Rabi 1.84 3.20 3.56 3.44 3.81 4.19 3.93 3.56 2.69 2.44 3.15 3.15 2.42 2.60 2.85 2.80 1.84

Bajra Total 6.68 7.24 7.63 7.15 7.93 7.25 6.70 7.00 5.98 5.28 5.54 5.45 4.24 4.57 4.95 4.90 3.75

Ragi Kharif 12.11 7.93 7.68 8.42 9.97 8.89 6.51 10.37 10.28 8.74 9.25 9.18 8.07 9.73 9.13 9.50 7.46

Small Millets Kharif 1.97 2.43 2.35 1.44 2.15 2.04 1.89 2.19 1.93 1.57 1.98 2.06 1.82 1.39 1.98 2.30 1.32

Kharif 0.56 0.48 0.47 0.48 0.55 0.44 0.38 0.44 0.45 0.44 0.43 0.39 0.39 0.44 0.44 0.60 0.38

Nutri Cereals Kharif 19.48 14.89 14.58 14.05 16.79 14.42 11.54 16.44 15.95 13.59 14.06 13.93 12.10 13.52 13.64 14.50 11.08

Rabi 1.84 3.20 3.56 3.44 3.81 4.19 3.93 3.56 2.69 2.44 3.15 3.15 2.42 2.60 2.85 2.80 1.84

Total 21.32 18.09 18.14 17.50 20.60 18.62 15.47 20.01 18.64 16.03 17.20 17.08 14.52 16.12 16.50 17.30 12.92
Maize
Kharif 12.73 11.48 12.16 11.56 15.11 14.12 12.29 16.64 16.49 16.20 17.15 17.01 16.05 18.92 20.24 21.20 20.22

Rabi 2.25 2.70 2.55 3.54 3.85 5.61 4.43 5.09 5.27 6.05 7.11 7.16 6.51 6.98 8.47 7.50 7.58

Barley Total 14.98 14.17 14.71 15.10 18.96 19.73 16.72 21.73 21.76 22.26 24.26 24.17 22.57 25.90 28.72 28.70 27.80

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Rabi 1.30 1.21 1.22 1.33 1.20 1.69 1.35 1.66 1.62 1.75 1.83 1.61 1.44 1.75 1.77 2.10 1.92

Nutri/Coarse Cereals Kharif 32.22 26.36 26.74 25.61 31.89 28.54 23.83 33.08 32.44 29.79 31.20 30.94 28.15 32.44 33.89 35.70 31.30

Rabi 5.39 7.10 7.33 8.31 8.86 11.49 9.72 10.32 9.58 10.24 12.09 11.92 10.37 11.33 13.10 12.40 11.34

Total 37.60 33.46 34.07 33.92 40.75 40.04 33.55 43.40 42.01 40.04 43.30 42.86 38.52 43.77 46.99 48.10 42.64

Cereals Kharif 110.84 98.59 105.01 105.78 114.55 113.45 99.75 113.73 125.22 122.15 122.70 122.34 119.56 128.74 131.38 134.70 133.26

Rabi 87.45 86.64 90.21 97.30 101.46 106.45 103.70 112.52 116.98 116.63 123.09 112.53 115.66 123.24 128.21 129.60 124.09

Tur Total 198.28 185.23 195.22 203.08 216.01 219.90 203.45 226.25 242.20 238.78 245.79 234.87 235.22 251.98 259.59 264.30 257.35

Gram Kharif 2.36 2.35 2.74 2.31 3.08 2.27 2.46 2.86 2.65 3.02 3.17 2.81 2.56 4.87 4.25 4.50 3.68
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Rabi 5.72 5.47 5.60 6.33 5.75 7.06 7.48 8.22 7.70 8.83 9.53 7.33 7.06 9.38 11.23 11.50 10.32

Urad Kharif 1.20 0.95 0.90 0.94 1.12 0.84 0.81 1.40 1.23 1.50 1.15 1.28 1.25 2.18 2.84 2.80 2.68

Rabi 0.27 0.38 0.35 0.50 0.34 0.33 0.42 0.36 0.53 0.47 0.55 0.68 0.70 0.66 0.73 0.80 0.69

Total 1.47 1.33 1.25 1.44 1.46 1.17 1.24 1.76 1.77 1.97 1.70 1.96 1.95 2.83 3.56 3.60 3.36

Moong Kharif 1.43 0.81 0.69 0.84 1.25 0.78 0.44 1.53 1.24 0.79 0.96 0.87 1.00 1.64 1.44 1.55 1.84

Rabi 0.28 0.25 0.26 0.28 0.27 0.26 0.25 0.27 0.40 0.40 0.65 0.64 0.59 0.52 0.57 0.70 0.57

Lentil Total 1.70 1.06 0.95 1.12 1.52 1.03 0.69 1.80 1.63 1.19 1.61 1.50 1.59 2.17 2.01 2.25 2.41

Other Kharif Pulses Rabi 1.04 0.99 0.95 0.91 0.81 0.95 1.03 0.94 1.06 1.13 1.02 1.04 0.98 1.22 1.61 * 1.53
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Other Rabi Pulses Kharif 1.18 0.61 0.54 0.70 0.96 0.80 0.49 1.33 0.93 0.61 0.71 0.78 0.72 0.89 0.82 1.00 0.81

Rabi 1.44 1.32 1.36 1.37 1.19 1.28 1.28 1.33 1.34 1.59 1.52 1.74 1.47 1.77 1.76 3.10 1.91

Total Pulses Kharif 6.16 4.72 4.86 4.80 6.40 4.69 4.20 7.12 6.06 5.92 6.00 5.73 5.53 9.58 9.34 9.85 9.01

Rabi 8.74 8.41 8.52 9.40 8.36 9.88 10.46 11.12 11.03 12.43 13.26 11.42 10.79 13.55 15.89 16.10 15.02

Total 14.91 13.13 13.38 14.20 14.76 14.57 14.66 18.24 17.09 18.34 19.26 17.15 16.32 23.13 25.23 25.95 24.02

Kharif 117.00 103.31 109.87 110.58 120.96 118.14 103.95 120.85 131.27 128.07 128.69 128.07 125.09 138.33 140.73 144.55 142.27
Total Foodgrains
Rabi 96.19 95.05 98.73 106.71 109.82 116.33 114.15 123.64 128.01 129.05 136.35 123.96 126.45 136.78 144.10 145.70 139.11

Total 213.19 198.36 208.60 217.28 230.78 234.47 218.11 244.49 259.29 257.12 265.05 252.02 251.54 275.11 284.83 290.25 281.37

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Agricultural Statistics Division
Directorate of Economics & Statistics
Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare
Second Advance Estimates of Production of Commercial Crops for 2018-19
as on 28.02.2019
Lakh Tonnes
Crop Season 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19

4th Target 2nd

Adv. Adv.
Est. Est.
Kharif 68.60 52.62 62.98 32.94 73.62 56.17 38.52 66.43 51.27 31.88 80.58 59.31 53.68 60.48 75.40 75.40 54.41
Groundnut Rabi 12.67 15.12 16.95 15.69 18.20 15.51 15.76 16.22 18.37 15.07 16.56 14.71 13.66 14.14 16.39 15.28 15.29
Total 81.27 67.74 79.93 48.64 91.83 71.68 54.28 82.65 69.64 46.95 97.14 74.02 67.33 74.62 91.79 90.68 69.70

Castorseed Kharif 7.97 7.93 9.91 7.62 10.54 11.71 10.09 13.50 22.95 19.64 17.27 18.70 17.52 13.76 15.68 18.31 11.77
Sesamum Kharif 7.82 6.74 6.41 6.18 7.57 6.40 5.88 8.93 8.10 6.85 7.15 8.28 8.50 7.47 7.51 10.07 7.84
Nigerseed Kharif 1.09 1.12 1.08 1.21 1.10 1.17 1.00 1.08 0.98 1.01 0.98 0.76 0.74 0.85 0.74 2.01 0.65
Soyabean Kharif 78.18 68.76 82.74 88.51 109.68 99.05 99.64 127.36 122.14 146.66 118.61 103.74 85.70 131.59 109.81 148.20 136.89
Kharif 3.06 4.31 4.56 3.66 4.63 3.57 2.14 1.92 1.47 1.87 1.66 1.43 0.85 1.11 0.83 1.01 0.98
Sunflower Rabi 6.24 7.56 9.83 8.62 10.00 8.01 6.36 4.59 3.69 3.57 3.38 2.91 2.12 1.41 1.28 2.01 1.34
Total 9.30 11.87 14.39 12.28 14.63 11.58 8.51 6.51 5.17 5.44 5.04 4.34 2.96 2.51 2.11 3.02 2.32
Rapeseed &
Rabi 62.91 75.93 81.31 74.38 58.34 72.01 66.08 81.79 66.04 80.29 78.77 62.82 67.97 79.17 83.22 84.86 83.97
Mustard
Linseed Rabi 1.97 1.70 1.73 1.68 1.63 1.69 1.54 1.47 1.52 1.49 1.42 1.55 1.26 1.84 1.75 2.01 1.67
Safflower Rabi 1.35 1.74 2.29 2.40 2.25 1.89 1.79 1.50 1.45 1.09 1.13 0.90 0.53 0.94 0.47 0.83 0.23
Total Nine Oilseeds Kharif 166.71 141.49 167.67 140.12 207.13 178.08 157.28 219.22 206.91 207.91 226.24 192.21 166.98 215.26 209.96 255.00 212.53
Rabi 85.14 102.04 112.11 102.77 90.42 99.11 91.53 105.57 91.08 101.50 101.26 82.90 85.53 97.50 103.12 104.99 102.49

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Total 251.85 243.54 279.78 242.89 297.55 277.19 248.82 324.79 297.99 309.41 327.49 275.11 252.51 312.76 313.08 359.99 315.02
Sugarcane Total 2338.62 2370.88 2811.72 3555.20 3481.88 2850.29 2923.02 3423.82 3610.37 3412.00 3521.42 3623.33 3484.48 3060.69 3769.05 3850.00 3808.34
Cotton # Total 137.29 164.29 184.99 226.32 258.84 222.76 240.22 330.00 352.00 342.20 359.02 348.05 300.05 325.77 348.88 355.00 300.87
Jute # # Total 102.52 93.99 99.70 103.17 102.20 96.34 112.30 100.09 107.36 103.40 110.83 106.18 99.40 104.32 96.28 105.00 95.60
Mesta # # Total 9.21 8.73 8.70 9.56 9.90 7.31 5.87 6.11 6.63 5.90 6.07 5.08 5.83 5.30 5.08 7.00 5.12
Jute & Mesta # # Total 111.73 102.72 108.40 112.73 112.11 103.65 118.17 106.20 113.99 109.30 116.90 111.26 105.24 109.62 101.37 112.00 100.72

# Lakh bales of 170 kgs. each

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Annexure-4.1
Seeds Programmes in North-Eastern States
S. Schemes/ Details of Target for Achievement Target for Achievement
No Programmes Schemes/ 2017-18 2017-18 2018-19 2018-19
Activities Programmes/
Approved Activities taken

1. National The basic 67786 Qtl 63145 Qtl 65600 Qtl 65000 Qtl.
Seed Reserve objective of this (expected)
(NSR) component is to
keep seed available
for meeting
requirement during
natural calamities
2. Transport The topographical It is a reimbursement For NE States As For NE States
Subsidy on situation and programme. a quantity of mentioned in a quantity
movement climatic conditions Therefore, targets 45214.29 qtl Col. 4 of 31739.06
of Seeds are not conducive cannot be pre-fixed transported qtl of seeds
to North- for the production as transportation of exclusively to transported
Eastern of seeds in the seeds depends on NE States. An exclusively
States North-Eastern demand which varies amount of Rs. to NE States.
including States. from year to year. 191.14 lakh has An amount
Sikkim, (a) Reimbursement been reimbursed. of Rs. 122.95
Himachal of 100% difference The Total lakh has been
Pradesh, between quantity of seeds reimbursed.
J&K, road and rail transported
Uttaranchal transportation cost including in The Total
and Hill to implementing NE States quantity
areas of West States/agency is 175421.32 of seeds
Bengal. for movement of Quintal. An transported
seeds produced amount of Rs. including in
outside the state 293.96 lakh has NE States
and movement to been reimbursed is 63788.39
identified state Quintal
capital/district (upto
headquarter. 05.12.2018).
(b) The actual An amount
cost, restricted to of Rs. 251.68
maximum limit lakh has been
of Rs. 120/- per reimbursed.
quintal for the
movement of
seed within the
State from State
Capital/ district
headquarters
to sale outlets/
sale counters is
being reimbursed
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Details of the State-wise physical & financial progress report under PKVY schemes being implemented
by DAC&FW during 2015-16 to 2018-19
(Rs in lakh)
S. Name of the State No of 2015-16 1st year 2016-17 2nd year 2017-18 3rd year clusters Allocation Release Release No of new Allocation Release in
No. clusters sanctioned for new for new clusters in 2018-19 clusters for new 2018-19 for
in 2017-18 clusters in sanctioned in for old for 2018- clusters for new clusters
Allocation Release Allocation Release Allocation Release 2017-18 2017-18 clusters 19 2018-19
1 Andhra Pradesh 433 1854.47 1100.15 1308.50 798.17 759.88 292.93 867 1563.21 363.25 1380.28 4000 8078.40 2019.60
2 Bihar 327 1400.49 1050.37 988.17 664.26 573.86 0.00 100 428.28 214.14 0.00 102 206.00 0
3 Chhattisgarh 188.00 805.17 603.88 568.12 314.78 329.92 314.16 12.00 51.39 25.70 0.00 1000 2019.60 0
4 Gujarat 100 428.28 178.45 302.19 238.83 175.49 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0
5 Goa 4 17.13 7.14 12.09 0.00 7.02 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0
6 Haryana 20 85.66 53.53 60.44 45.98 35.10 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0
7 Jharkhand 100 428.28 321.21 302.19 203.14 175.49 0.00 150 642.43 321.21 0.00 750 1514.70 0
8 Karnataka 545 2334.15 1945.12 1646.96 815.27 956.43 1224.64 0 0.00 0.00 408.21 500 1009.80 0.00
9 Kerala 119 509.66 382.22 359.61 0.00 208.83 307.24 500 2141.42 1070.71 0.00 110 222.16 0.00
10 Madhya Pradesh 880 3768.90 2826.67 2659.31 1787.60 1544.33 1813.94 500 2141.42 1070.71 0.00 2448 4943.98 2471.99
11 Maharashtra 932 3991.61 2598.51 2816.45 2957.59 1635.58 0.00 326 1396.21 698.10 0.00 350 706.86 0.00
12 Odisha 320 1370.51 1027.88 967.02 650.03 561.57 610.60 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 720 1454.11 727.06
13 Punjab 50 214.14 160.60 151.10 0.00 87.75 0.00 200 856.57 428.28 0.00 100 201.96 0.00
14 Rajasthan 755 3233.55 2373.69 2281.56 1491.13 1324.96 0.00 395 1691.72 845.86 0.00 5000 10098.00 5049.00
15 Tamil Nadu 112 479.68 399.73 338.46 207.26 196.55 194.64 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 200 403.92 201.96
16 Telangana 300 1284.85 1070.71 906.58 448.77 526.47 0.00 390 1670.31 835.15 0.00 0 0.00 0.00
17 Uttar Pradesh 575 2462.64 2052.20 1737.62 1270.64 1009.08 838.58 45 192.73 96.36 1280.26 500 1009.80 0.00
18 West Bengal 120 513.94 214.14 362.63 393.66 210.59 374.07 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00
19 Assam 220 1413.34 576.39 997.24 0.00 579.12 1804.19 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00
20 Arunachal Pradesh 19 122.06 51.41 86.13 81.08 50.02 94.50 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00
21 Mizoram 34 218.43 89.08 154.12 138.65 89.50 211.94 0 0.00 0.00 22.37 0 0.00 0.00
22 Manipur 30 192.73 107.07 135.99 0.00 78.97 48.82 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00
23 Nagaland 24 154.18 154.18 108.79 0.00 63.18 128.98 0 0.00 0.00 42.99 0 0.00 0.00
24 Sikkim 150 963.64 409.11 679.94 0.00 394.86 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 656.81 0 0.00 0.00
25 Tripura 50 321.21 133.84 226.65 308.83 131.62 164.81 0 0.00 0.00 72.00 0 0.00 0.00
26 Meghalaya 45 289.09 144.55 203.98 296.00 118.46 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00

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27 Himachal Pradesh 110 706.67 395.00 498.62 0.00 289.56 797.58 100 642.43 321.21 0.00 75 227.21 0.00
28 Jammu &Kashmir 28 179.88 74.95 126.92 87.81 73.71 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 25 75.74 0.00
29 Uttarakhand 550 3533.35 1962.97 2493.10 2019.40 1447.81 2668.08 35 224.85 112.42 0.00 3900 11814.66 5907.33
30 Andman & Nicobar 68 485.39 130.00 342.49 0.00 198.89 0.00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.00
31 Daman & Diu 55 392.59 235.55 0.00 0 0.00 0
32 Dadar Nagar 500 3569.04 1000 0.00 0 0.00 0
33 Delhi 500 3569.04 471.45 0.00 0 0.00 0
34 Puducherry 8 57.10 28.55 0.00 20 0.00 0
35 Chandigarh 65 218.79 77.42
36 Lakshadeep 135 454.41 227.20
32 Other Expenses 24.85 0.00 0.00 115.20
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Total 7208 33763.09 22619.60 23822.96 15218.88 13834.58 11889.70 4683 21230.75 8138.68 3862.92 20000 44660.10 16796.76

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Total fund released in 2017-18 is Rs 20346.29215 lakh (Including fund released for model organic clusters Rs 307.91 lakh and 10 lakh for the salary). Total fund released in 2018-19 is Rs 20659.67 lakh
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Status of allocation of Pulses under discounted scheme from States 18.03.2019
Qty in MTs/Payment Rec. Rs-Lakh
State Pulse October 18 November 18 December 18 January 19 February 19 Total paid qty Total paid Lifting status Lifting status
qty
Paid stock Payment Paid Stock Payment Paid Stock Payment Paid Stock Payment Paid Stock Payment receipt (as on 08.03.19) (as on 15.03.19)
receipt receipt receipt receipt
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
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Gram 10,001 2,212 10,001 2,538 18,000 5,153 38,002 19,838

Maharashtra Urad 5,000 1,131 5,000 1,467 10,000 84,002 9,780 29,618
Tur 36,000 13,266 36,000
Gram 346 83 341 79 341 105 341 117 1,369 953
Tamil Nadu Toor 37,964 7,802 29,301 5,875 20,080 6,578 29,301 9,564 1,16,646 1,19,396 40,000 41,413
Moong 358 121 341 123 341 124 341 118 1,381 460
Tripura Masoor 1,600 286 25,000 4,661 26,600 26,600 12,696 12,696
Gram 5,151 1,237 4,380 1,033 4,199 1,106 3,218 836 764 178 17,711 16,947
Masoor 1,423 277 1,400 286 1,495 317 1,415 301 5,733 5,466
Himachal Pradesh 33,047 31,996
Moong 1,029 371 1,583 629 2,612 2,612
Urad 855 179 4,314 1,066 1,822 414 6,991 6,971
Karnataka Toor 20,000 4,236 14,000 2,880 14,000 4,178 13,500 4,211 61,500 61,500 48,430 48,430
Andhra Pradesh Toor 8,000 1,720 29,173 5,972 37,173 37,173 36,000 36,000
Toor 16,200 2,827 16,200 673
Gujarat Gram 8,600 1,982 8,600 29,500 540 2,321
Moong 4,700 1,697 4,700 1,108
Gram 3,000 695 1,600 532 4,600 3,000
Toor 4,321 872 4,321 4,321
Kerala 16,583 9,121
Moong 2,265 899 2,310 860 4,575 1,800
Urad 1,544 314 1,544 254 3,087
Gram 6 1 6
Daman Moong 7 3 7 17 0
Toor 3 1 3
Gram 47,226 11,608 38,135 9,011 85,361 81547.19 88,108
Madhya Pradesh 92,492
Masoor 4,561 914 2,570 591 7,131 6560.56
Total: 89,844 19,104 1,57,658 33,542 27,856 8,194 94,047 25,406 1,30,906 39,644 5,00,310 5,00,310 2,99,704 2,99,704

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Annexure-12.1(A)
Summary of Paid Stock for the month of Oct-18 till Feb-19:
Pulse Paid for Oct.18 Paid Stock for Paid Stock for Paid Stock for Paid Stock for Crop season/ PSS PSF Combined
Nov.18 Dec.18 Jan.-19 Feb.-19 Scheme quantity
K-16/ K-17 PSF/
Toor 65,964 92,997.58 14000 33,580.15 65301 6054.57 2,65,788.16 2,71,842.73
PSS
R-18 PSS/PSF
Gram 15497.78 26,327.64 4198.68 50,784.99 58839.7 1,55,630.53 18.27 1,55,648.80
R-17
R-17 PSS/K-17
Moong 358 6,077.02 3848.08 341 2651 13,275.10 13,275.10
PSS
K-16 PSF/ K-17
Urad 5,000 5855.24 4314.17 3,365.29 1543.7 19,477.20 601.2 20,078.40
PSS
R-17 PSF/ R-18
Masur 3,023.10 26400 1494.86 5,975.97 2570.46 27,063.27 12,401.20 39,464.47
PSS
Total: 89,843 1,57,657 27,855.79 94,047.40 130906 2,21,500.68 2,78,808.83 5,00,309.51

*An amount of Rs. 105.2 Cr. adjusted from advance fund of MP State.
Total Payment received upto 1.03.19: Rs 191.04 Cr. (Oct-18) + Rs 335.42 Cr. (Nov-18) + Rs 81.94 Cr. (Dec-18) +254.06 Cr. (Jan-19) + 396.44 (Feb- 19) = 1258.89 Cr.
and advance fund of Rs 16.69 Cr. and Rs 55.85 Cr. from State of Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka respectively totaling Rs 1331.43 Cr.

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Annexure-14.1(a)
Statewise Allocation and Release of funds under Normal RKVY and Sub-schemes for 2018-19 as on 25.02.2019
(Rs. in crore)
Normal RKVY BGREI CDP RPS AEIC ANMHLT Swatch Bharat NRAA AFDP Total Sub-Scheme Grand Total Utilization

Release Release
Sl. Name of the Total of
Allocation Normal Normal Total
No. States Normal UC UC % of
Normal RKVY RKVY Allocation Release Allocation Release Allocation Release Allocation Release Allocation Release Allocation Release Allocation Release Allocation Release Allocation Release Allocation Release % of
RKVY Rcvd Pending Utilization
RKVY 1st 2nd Release
instllment instllment
Andhra
Annual Report 2018-19

1 195.05 97.53 97.51 195.04 2.10 2.10 4.32 2.16 2.24 1.00 0.50 9.66 4.76 204.71 199.80 97.60% 73.94 125.86 37.01%
Pradesh
2 Bihar 121.43 60.72 0.00 60.72 43.72 21.86 0.18 0.09 1.00 2.06 46.96 21.95 168.39 82.67 49.09% 82.67 0.00%
3 Chhatisgarh 62.98 31.49 31.49 62.98 49.74 49.12 2.00 1.00 1.71 0.84 53.45 50.96 116.43 113.94 97.87% 50.20 63.74 44.06%
4 Goa 14.89 7.45 0.00 7.45 0.11 0.11 0.00 15.00 7.45 49.67% 7.45
5 Gujarat 104.73 52.37 52.36 104.73 2.01 1.00 2.86 2.48 2.50 2.50 9.85 3.50 114.58 108.23 94.46% 36.06 72.17 33.32%
6 Haryana 61.19 30.60 30.58 61.18 3.02 1.51 1.00 0.48 0.86 4.88 1.99 66.07 63.17 95.61% 18.48 44.69 29.25%
Himachal
7 23.09 11.55 11.54 23.09 0.75 0.30 0.75 0.30 23.84 23.52 98.66% 23.52 0.00%
Pradesh
Jammu &
8 19.18 9.59 0.00 9.59 0.65 0.65 0.00 19.83 9.59 48.37% 9.59
Kashmir
9 Jharkhand 71.48 7.82 0.00 7.82 28.44 14.16 1.59 1.51 30.03 15.67 101.51 23.49 23.14% 13.93 9.56 59.30%
10 Karnataka 104.23 52.11 52.11 104.22 1.60 0.80 3.00 1.50 2.50 1.55 0.42 0.17 2.50 1.25 11.15 4.14 115.38 108.36 93.92% 32.99 75.37 30.45%
11 Kerala 61.97 30.99 30.99 61.98 6.00 3.00 0.32 6.32 3.00 68.29 64.98 95.15% 18.65 46.33 28.70%
Madhya
12 170.90 85.44 85.45 170.89 3.48 1.74 0.67 3.48 2.41 174.38 173.30 99.38% 43.93 129.37 25.35%
Pradesh
13 Maharashtra 242.57 121.28 121.28 242.56 0.03 2.64 1.32 2.54 1.23 5.21 2.55 247.78 245.11 98.92% 73.56 171.55 30.01%
14 Orissa 134.54 67.26 47.65 114.91 51.35 48.80 0.03 0.02 1.00 0.50 10.08 3.02 1.80 64.26 52.34 198.80 167.25 84.13% 91.87 75.38 54.93%
15 Punjab 81.77 40.89 0.00 40.89 7.06 3.53 1.77 0.17 8.83 3.70 90.60 44.59 49.21% 44.59
16 Rajasthan 153.29 76.64 76.64 153.28 5.21 0.87 1.50 0.75 6.71 1.62 160.00 154.90 96.81% 50.81 104.09 32.80%
17 Tamil Nadu 165.20 82.60 82.60 165.20 0.05 0.03 3.04 1.52 6.06 3.03 1.01 0.49 0.17 10.16 5.23 175.36 170.43 97.19% 121.26 49.17 71.15%
18 Telangana 256.77 128.39 0.00 128.39 0.10 0.05 1.71 0.25 1.81 0.30 258.58 128.69 49.77% 128.69 0.00%
19 Uttar Pradesh 279.39 139.69 138.50 278.19 40.82 39.78 3.59 3.59 7.25 2.48 14.14 2.50 1.25 54.16 61.24 333.55 339.43 101.76% 102.03 237.40 30.06%
20 Uttarakhand 21.27 10.64 10.63 21.27 1.51 1.60 1.51 1.60 22.78 22.87 100.41% 7.51 15.36 32.84%
21 West Bengal 143.98 71.99 71.99 143.98 47.47 47.47 0.19 2.57 1.13 50.23 48.60 194.21 192.58 99.16% 61.90 130.68 32.14%
Total ''MH -
2489.88 1217.04 941.32 2158.35 261.54 221.19 19.96 12.71 16.54 6.32 28.96 11.21 43.17 9.50 24.00 18.68 10.00 6.25 404.17 285.85 2889.73 2444.33 84.59% 797.12 1647.21 32.61%
3601''
Arunachal
1 17.13 8.57 0.00 8.57 1.00 0.50 0.45 0.19 1.45 0.69 18.58 9.26 49.82% 9.26 0.00%
Pradesh
2 Assam 147.08 73.54 73.06 146.60 53.46 53.46 1.75 0.67 0.88 55.21 55.01 202.29 201.62 99.67% 48.32 153.30 23.97%
3 Manipur 15.79 7.28 7.28 14.56 0.50 0.24 0.13 0.74 0.13 16.53 14.69 88.85% 7.28 7.41 49.57%
4 Meghalaya 19.16 8.33 0.00 8.33 0.54 0.27 0.88 1.42 0.27 20.58 8.60 41.79% 5.05 3.55 58.72%
5 Mizoram 10.41 5.21 5.21 10.41 1.00 0.50 0.39 0.15 1.39 0.65 11.80 11.06 93.74% 5.13 5.93 46.39%
6 Nagaland 35.93 17.96 17.96 35.92 0.42 0.19 3.15 1.58 0.80 0.39 4.37 2.15 40.30 38.07 94.46% 35.93 2.14 94.38%
7 Sikkim 13.66 6.83 6.83 13.66 0.40 0.40 0.00 14.06 13.66 97.12% 6.25 7.41 45.77%
8 Tripura 51.82 25.91 25.91 51.82 1.63 0.79 1.63 0.79 53.45 52.61 98.42% 17.20 35.41 32.70%
Total ''MH -
310.98 153.62 136.24 289.86 53.46 53.46 0.00 0.00 3.46 1.46 3.15 1.58 6.54 2.18 0.00 1.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 66.61 59.69 377.59 349.55 92.57% 125.16 224.39 35.81%

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1 Delhi 3.30 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15 0.15 0.00 3.45 0.00 0.00% 0.00
2 Puducherry 2.70 1.35 0.00 1.35 0.12 0.12 0.00 2.82 0.00 0.00% 0.00
Total ''MH -
6.00 1.35 0.00 1.35 0.27 0.27 0.00 6.27 0.00 0.00% 0.00
3602''
Andman &
1 2.30 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.20 0.20 0.00 2.50 0.00 0.00% 0.00
Nicobar
2 Chandigarh 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.06 0.06 0.00 0.26 0.00 0.00% 0.00
3 D & N Haveli 2.90 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.20 0.20 0.00 3.10 0.00 0.00% 0.00
4 Daman & Diu 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.07 0.00 0.57 1.35 236.84% 1.35
5 Lakshadweep 0.30 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.11 0.00 0.41 1.35 329.27% 1.35
Total Uts 12.20 1.35 0.00 1.35 0.91 0.00 0.91 0.00 13.11 2.70 20.59% 2.70
MH - 2401
/ 0096 (For
286.00 71.21 71.21 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 310.00 71.21 22.97% 71.21 0.00%
SAP) (Admin/
Innovation)
Grand Total
(States+ 3099.06 1443.22 1077.56 2520.78 315.00 274.65 19.96 12.71 20.00 7.78 40.00 12.79 50.62 11.68 36.00 31.81 10.00 0.00 10.00 6.25 501.58 357.67 3600.00 2867.79 79.66% 922.28 1945.51 32.16%
Uts+Other)

Note :- Out of Rs. 310.00 crore, Rs. 12.00 Crore for SAP and Rs. 12.20 crore for Uts dedicut from “MH - 2401”, Rs. 2.64 crore has been re-allocte for Maharahstra as adusted from Gujarat under RPS 3372.00 85.05%
 Annexure-14.1(b)
Statewise Allocation and Release of funds under Normal RKVY and Sub-schemes for 2017-18
as on 25.02.2019 (Release as on 31.03.2018)
(Rs. in crore)
Normal RKVY BGREI CDP RPS FMD Peri Urban Swatch Bharat Drought/NRM AFDP Saffron Mission Total Sub-Scheme Grand Total Utilization
Sl. Allocation Release
Name of the States Total % of UC % of
No. Normal Normal Allocation Release Allocation Release Allocation Release Allocation Release Allocation Release Allocation Release Allocation Release Allocation Release Allocation Release Allocation Release Allocation Release UC Rcvd
Release Pending Utilization
RKVY RKVY
1 Andhra Pradesh 206.51 206.51 2.10 1.05 0.00 4.00 0.00 1.28 0.64 7.38 1.69 213.89 208.20 97.34% 208.20 0.00 100.00%
2 Arunachal Pradesh 40.51 10.13 1.00 0.50 0.41 0.00 0.00 1.41 0.50 41.92 10.63 25.36% 10.32 0.31 97.08%
3 Assam 202.93 202.93 76.28 38.14 0.50 0.00 7.28 0.00 4.00 0.00 0.00 88.06 38.14 290.99 241.07 82.84% 212.70 28.37 88.23%
4 Bihar 111.62 25.07 62.39 41.20 0.18 0.09 1.50 0.75 2.20 64.07 44.24 175.69 69.31 39.45% 28.72 40.59 41.44%
5 Chhattisgarh 89.10 83.67 70.98 70.98 1.00 0.50 5.00 2.50 0.00 76.98 73.98 166.08 157.65 94.92% 145.67 11.98 92.40%
6 Goa 17.77 8.89 0.00 0.00 0.00 17.77 8.89 50.00% 4.92 3.97 55.37%
7 Gujarat 199.97 185.18 2.01 0.52 11.00 7.50 3.95 0.00 0.00 3.20 1.50 20.16 9.52 220.13 194.70 88.45% 192.55 2.15 98.90%
8 Haryana 110.11 79.98 7.55 7.55 0.50 0.00 3.95 0.00 0.00 12.00 7.55 122.12 87.53 71.68% 30.94 56.59 35.35%
9 Himachal Pradesh 22.94 22.94 1.48 0.00 0.00 1.48 0.00 24.42 22.94 93.93% 22.94 0.00 100.00%
10 Jammu & Kashmir 29.52 14.76 3.05 0.00 0.00 81.27 10.00 84.32 10.00 113.84 24.76 21.75% 23.52 1.24 94.99%
11 Jharkhand 84.08 40.59 0.00 4.10 0.00 0.60 44.69 0.60 128.77 0.60 0.47% 0.60
12 Karnataka 238.63 231.32 1.60 0.80 1.50 0.75 4.00 0.00 0.00 16.75 0.00 2.24 2.24 26.09 3.79 264.72 235.11 88.81% 195.72 39.39 83.25%
13 Kerala 128.44 51.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 128.44 51.50 40.10% 51.50 0.00 100.00%
14 Madhya Pradesh 226.23 217.53 10.50 0.00 0.00 10.50 0.00 236.73 217.53 91.89% 217.53 0.00 100.00%
15 Maharashtra 408.32 398.62 0.03 0.00 3.00 0.00 3.95 0.00 0.00 4.32 0.00 11.30 0.00 419.62 398.62 95.00% 341.06 57.56 85.56%
16 Manipur 15.88 13.25 1.00 0.50 0.29 0.00 0.00 1.29 0.50 17.17 13.75 80.06% 13.25 0.50 96.36%
17 Meghalaya 19.81 9.91 0.50 0.50 0.79 0.00 0.00 1.29 0.50 21.10 10.41 49.31% 9.91 0.50 95.24%
18 Mizoram 9.40 9.38 1.00 1.00 0.03 0.00 1.03 1.00 10.43 10.38 99.46% 9.20 1.18 88.67%
19 Nagaland 55.34 55.35 2.00 2.00 0.23 0.00 2.23 2.00 57.57 57.35 99.60% 57.35 0.00 100.00%
20 Odisha 205.19 102.59 73.27 71.82 0.03 0.01 0.50 0.00 6.11 0.00 3.94 0.00 83.85 71.83 289.04 174.42 60.35% 174.41 0.01 99.99%
21 Punjab 259.86 129.92 17.66 0.00 3.00 1.50 3.95 0.00 24.61 1.50 284.47 131.42 46.20% 131.42 0.00%
22 Rajasthan 232.64 232.65 4.00 0.00 4.64 2.32 8.64 2.32 241.28 234.97 97.38% 234.97 0.00 100.00%
23 Sikkim 5.97 2.99 0.12 0.00 0.12 0.00 6.09 2.99 48.99% 2.99 0.00 100.00%
24 Tamil Nadu 222.09 222.09 0.05 0.29 2.00 2.00 2.05 2.29 224.14 224.38 100.10% 223.85 0.53 99.76%
25 Telangana 127.58 63.80 0.10 0.05 0.10 0.05 127.68 63.85 50.01% 49.45 14.40 77.44%
26 Tripura 39.55 32.76 0.83 0.00 0.83 0.00 40.38 32.76 81.13% 14.88 17.88 45.42%
27 Uttar Pradesh 369.03 214.52 58.25 39.13 8.40 6.06 6.85 4.32 2.16 70.97 54.20 440.00 268.72 61.07% 255.51 13.21 95.08%
28 Uttarakhand 84.13 76.73 1.58 1.58 1.35 1.58 2.93 85.71 79.66 92.95% 78.32 1.34 98.31%
29 West Bengal 230.67 225.53 67.74 67.74 0.19 0.09 8.20 0.00 76.13 67.83 306.80 293.36 95.62% 270.95 22.41 92.36%
Total States 3993.84 3130.47 449.50 329.01 39.90 16.51 30.00 17.50 50.00 4.08 27.76 0.00 36.00 11.00 24.75 0.00 20.00 8.86 81.27 10.00 759.18 396.97 4753.01 3527.44 74.21% 3081.32 446.12 87.35%
30 Delhi 3.31 0.00 0.00 3.31 0.00 0.00
31 Puducherry 2.66 0.00 0.00 2.66 0.00 0.00
Total 3601+3602 5.97 0.00 0.00 5.97 0.00 0.00

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32 Andman & Nicobar 2.30 1.15 0.00 0.00 2.30 1.15 1.15 0.00%
33 Chandigarh 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.15 0.00 0.00
34 D & N Haveli 2.86 0.00 0.00 2.86 0.00 0.00
35 Daman & Diu 0.45 0.00 0.00 0.45 0.00 0.00
36 Lakshadweep 0.30 0.00 0.00 0.30 0.00 0.00
Total Uts 12.04 1.15 0.00 0.00 12.04 1.15 1.15 0.00%
National
21.50 26.18 0.50 11.50 6.85 0.25 0.00 12.25 6.85 33.75 33.03 33.03 0.00%
Level/2401(BGREI)
Unallocated (CDP) 0.10 0.00 0.10 0.00 0.10 0.00 0.00

Grand Total (States+

4027.37 3157.80 450.00 329.01 40.00 16.51 30.00 17.50 50.00 4.08 27.76 0.00 47.50 17.85 25.00 0.00 20.00 8.86 81.27 10.00 771.53 403.81 4750.00 3560.28 74.95% 3081.32 478.96 86.55%
Uts+Other)

# Allocaton adjusted additional fund of Rs. 48.89 crore will be asked at a later stage from overall savings. % RE 3050 116.73% 101.03%
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Annexure- 14.2 (A)
Sector wise Approved Projects Cost (Ongoing and Completed projects) under RKVY 2017-18
(in Crore)
Sr
State Fin Year CROP HORT SERI ANHB OTHR FISH COOP IPMT SEED FINM AMEC EXTN MRKT NONF ITEC AGRE NRM IRRI ORFM DDEV Total
No

ANDHRA
1 2017-18 0.00000 100.64200 7.67500 119.84130 54.76000 47.28000 0.00000 12.39370 56.42060 1.50000 155.07500 5.66540 47.69860 0.00000 1.44000 91.67150 0.00000 0.00000 2.33880 41.98820 746.39010
PRADESH

ARUNACHAL
Annual Report 2018-19

2 2017-18 7.79980 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 8.79980 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.50000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.50000 0.00000 0.00000 17.59960
PRADESH

3 ASSAM 2017-18 369.75650 48.84250 0.00000 0.00000 0.50000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 39.56250 0.00000 0.00000 24.74040 0.00000 10.12300 0.00000 0.00000 9.77000 0.00000 503.29490

4 BIHAR 2017-18 26.64610 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 26.64610

5 CHATTISHGARH 2017-18 133.78670 35.32190 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 15.72300 0.00000 1.00000 22.77250 2.25000 0.80000 7.61460 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 22.00000 0.00000 0.00000 241.26870

6 GOA 2017-18 0.00000 15.74200 0.00000 0.00000 12.71000 3.00000 0.00000 1.06150 0.00000 0.00000 26.35990 5.06730 0.83850 0.00000 3.20310 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 67.98230

7 GUJARAT 2017-18 108.75800 14.98240 0.00000 19.95420 2.85050 68.41000 0.00000 77.54500 168.83460 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 48.88040 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 157.69110 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 667.90620

8 HARYANA 2017-18 76.13630 15.16700 0.00000 35.63590 3.80000 51.10000 0.00000 4.00000 0.00000 7.80000 69.92460 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 33.75400 15.00000 30.00000 2.60000 5.03350 349.95130

HIMACHAL
9 2017-18 3.00000 0.50000 0.00000 4.36000 0.85860 2.98100 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 1.50000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 12.00000 2.48000 0.00000 27.67960
PRADESH

10 KARNATAKA 2017-18 0.00000 73.69000 15.83000 109.40000 81.34000 6.62000 0.00000 0.80000 34.56000 0.00000 1.66000 6.00000 96.61000 61.31000 0.00000 15.72000 0.92000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 504.46000

11 KERALA 2017-18 45.00000 41.56250 0.00000 21.83100 0.00000 20.65090 0.00000 0.00000 2.73430 0.00000 6.18790 0.77390 3.58990 28.56740 0.00000 8.39530 12.39200 0.00000 0.00000 14.74560 206.43070

MADHYA
12 2017-18 0.00000 67.45450 0.00000 69.57830 14.80000 0.00000 22.95000 0.00000 79.35930 1.56500 126.10050 104.83910 1.32770 1.63520 0.00000 36.67760 23.40750 0.00000 0.00000 22.26250 571.95720
PRADESH

13 MAHARASHTRA 2017-18 41.71830 111.95000 0.00000 304.50000 0.00000 51.06630 0.00000 5.01820 25.79000 0.00000 115.00280 3.99940 120.79000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 4.19430 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 784.02930

14 MEGHALAYA 2017-18 0.00000 1.76980 1.23670 0.00000 0.00000 0.20000 0.86090 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 3.55550 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 7.62290

15 NAGALAND 2017-18 1.00000 4.35500 0.00000 0.00000 3.87000 4.13000 1.82000 1.00000 2.70000 1.00000 6.25000 1.00000 5.19000 0.00000 0.00000 0.40000 9.74810 0.00000 0.70000 0.00000 43.16310

16 ORISSA 2017-18 183.35620 93.49850 0.00000 33.62140 1.18150 60.86000 1.00500 15.01570 13.16820 13.25200 65.92000 157.42900 42.89150 0.00000 17.59150 42.59970 5.38690 57.82510 0.00000 15.41020 820.01240

17 RAJASTHAN 2017-18 0.00000 124.14980 0.00000 33.99230 2.01500 0.89000 10.00000 0.00000 1.34400 0.00000 0.00000 9.60000 0.00000 0.83330 24.65000 19.55320 42.70100 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 269.72860

18 TAMILNADU 2017-18 180.25510 36.50140 0.00000 77.38000 0.00000 15.95780 14.06200 10.00000 1.00000 0.00000 61.64000 48.00000 25.32750 0.00000 0.00000 10.38000 4.50000 0.00000 3.00000 15.21000 503.21380

19 TELANGANA 2017-18 0.17450 0.00000 0.38400 16.80000 0.25000 5.11550 0.00000 4.95040 23.06710 12.15000 85.00000 0.00000 1.39720 2.20000 0.00000 9.30540 0.00000 0.00000 0.45000 3.32000 164.56410

20 TRIPURA 2017-18 22.72500 0.00000 0.00000 10.77070 0.00000 4.13750 0.00000 0.00000 2.13000 0.00000 0.00000 17.91300 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 57.67620

21 UTTAR PRADESH 2017-18 233.27320 49.84660 15.70250 198.88440 11.23700 24.37500 0.00000 0.00000 111.16860 2.33040 15.42840 1.54040 0.00000 0.00000 5.83900 9.64300 0.00000 13.80340 40.12050 0.00000 733.19240

22 UTTARAKHAND 2017-18 6.12440 1.81430 4.33500 10.99030 2.94610 3.24000 0.00000 0.00000 11.51080 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 12.44320 0.00000 0.00000 0.24000 0.00000 0.00000 19.87000 4.62670 78.14080

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23 WEST BENGAL 2017-18 123.28000 31.65800 0.00000 114.57750 0.00000 44.09260 30.00000 0.65000 24.11000 5.28000 29.70000 11.66000 14.86300 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 20.00000 49.96490 0.00000 2.58420 502.42020

1562.79010 869.44820 45.16320 1182.11730 201.91850 429.82960 80.69790 133.43450 580.67000 47.12740 806.11160 381.10210 422.34750 119.28630 52.72360 288.46270 299.49640 186.09340 81.32930 125.18090 7895.33050

Total (Ongoing/Completed) Project Cost (in Crores):= 7895.3305

CROP - CROP DEVELOPMENT; HORT - HORTICULTURE; SERI - SERICULTURE; ANHB - ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; OTHR - INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMES / OTHERS; FISH - FISHERIES; COOP - COOPERATIVES/COOPERATION;IPMT - INTEGRATED
PEST MANAGEMENT; SEED - SEED; FINM - FERTILISERS AND INM; AMEC - AGRICULTURE MECHANISATION; EXTN - EXTENSION; MRKT - MARKETING AND POST HARVEST MANAGEMENT; NONF - NON FARM ACTIVITIES; ITEC - INFOR-
MATION TECHNOLOGY; AGRE - RESEARCH (AGRI/HORTI/ANIMAL HUSBANDRY etc); NRM - NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; IRRI - MICRO/MINOR IRRIGATION; ORFM - ORGANIC FARMING / BIO FERTILISER; DDEV DEVELOPMENT
 Annexure 14.2(b)
Sector wise Approved Projects Cost (Ongoing and Completed projects) under RKVY 2018-19
(in Crore)
Sr
State Fin Year CROP HORT SERI ANHB OTHR FISH COOP IPMT SEED FINM AMEC EXTN MRKT NONF ITEC AGRE NRM IRRI ORFM DDEV Total
No

ANDHRA
1 2018-19 5.2949 55.2455 8.3538 48.4307 0 20.2072 0.3 0 17.972 0 60.52 0 0 2.4 0 27.8044 0 0 112.92 18.3784 377.8269
PRADESH
ARUNACHAL
2 2018-19 0 0 0 0 3.8 0 0 0 0 0 5.05 3.2 6.88 0 0 0 3.5 0 1.026 0 23.456
PRADESH

3 ASSAM 2018-19 154.496 3.8131 5.4626 21.5452 10.4317 5.127 0 3 19.3729 0 17.52 0 21.79 10.6955 0 10.95 0 0 0 7.418 291.622

4 CHATTISHGARH 2018-19 133.47 31.2011 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0.8 1.03 1.2025 0 0 0 0 19 6.6 0 208.3036

5 GUJARAT 2018-19 3.6948 40.0578 0 111.8136 0 4 0 10.7029 107.4471 0 0 20.9504 170.6634 0 0 41.5657 4.1666 0 1.0992 7.04 523.2015

6 HARYANA 2018-19 5.0288 11.9161 0 14.5 0.6995 9.98 0 6.208 13.3 5 0 25.5 17 0 0 17.115 35 20 12.14 10.075 203.4624

HIMACHAL
7 2018-19 3.5 0 0 0 4.5 1.006 0 0 0 0 1.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.606
PRADESH

8 KARNATAKA 2018-19 4.27 20.67 3.02 39.92 8.37 2.61 0 0 2.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.58 0 0 0 0 83.74

9 KERALA 2018-19 9.9913 0 0 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.89 11.8527 4.5811 0 0.6025 30.4176

MADHYA
10 2018-19 67.1850 0 37.6493 0 13.41 111.0314 0 39.1 0.9573 69.998 45.519 0 0 0 6.8837 0 0 23.4798 71.0041 486.2176
PRADESH

11 MAHARASHTRA 2018-19 0 15.22 6.5427 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.56 0 222.3227

12 MEGHALAYA 2018-19 0 5.8041 0 4.212 0.2646 3.987 0.5914 1.2538 0 0 0.99 11.1069 0 0 0 0 3.2542 0 0.126 0 31.59

13 NAGALAND 2018-19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.462 0 0 0 0.462

14 ORISSA 2018-19 85.6413 37.1666 23.4227 0 0 15.1796 33.4309 6.3435 0 7.8836 0 4.0944 7.8995 0 0 4.3285 12.5335 7 1.45 12.852 259.2261

15 RAJASTHAN 2018-19 02.75 0 28.28 221.6108 0 0 0 0.12 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.3317 52.54 48.1 0 56.0933 418.8258

16 TAMILNADU 2018-19 109.7 38.7369 0 19.4427 0 20.2725 11.8 0 1 0 35 56.3125 10 0 5.5522 4.5 0 0 14.75 327.0668

17 TELANGANA 2018-19 2.1543 32.32 13.97 37.05 0 4.29 2.7 3.284 57.36 4.44 129.3 0 0.85 0 1.23 19.49 0 0 0.42 12.93 321.7883

18 TRIPURA 2018-19 11.5 0 0 6.2817 0 5.3 0 0 0.1883 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23.27

19 UTTAR PRADESH 2018-19 130.1885 53.9336 0 2.9362 1.6 0 0 0 59.082 3.5 15.5469 69.4996 0 0 0 12.9397 0 0 39.466 0 388.6925

20 UTTARAKHAND 2018-19 0 0 0 2.7232 0 0 0 0 6.41 0 0 2.8 9.1379 0 0 0 19.1956 0 0 0 40.2667

21 WEST BENGAL 2018-19 114.6422 12.8283 2.98 46.212 0 37.7046 0 0 4.7414 0.8 54.25 14.19 0 0 0 0 0 40.3202 0 0 328.6687

840.7571 361.6631 63.7518 423.4966 251.2766 143.0739 159.8537 30.7922 343.3937 22.5809 590.5749 254.2028 245.4233 13.0955 1.23 159.4309 147.0046 139.0013 199.287 211.1433 4601.0332

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Total(Ongoing / Completed) Project Cost (in Crore) : =4601.0332
CROP - CROP DEVELOPMENT; HORT - HORTICULTURE; SERI - SERICULTURE; ANHB - ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; OTHR - INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMES / OTHERS; FISH - FISHERIES; COOP - COOPERATIVES/COOPERATION;IPMT - INTEGRATED
PEST MANAGEMENT; SEED - SEED; FINM - FERTILISERS AND INM; AMEC - AGRICULTURE MECHANISATION; EXTN - EXTENSION; MRKT - MARKETING AND POST HARVEST MANAGEMENT; NONF - NON FARM ACTIVITIES; ITEC -
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; AGRE - RESEARCH (AGRI/HORTI/ANIMAL HUSBANDRY etc); NRM - NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; IRRI - MICRO/MINOR IRRIGATION; ORFM - ORGANIC FARMING / BIO FERTILISER; DDEV - DAIRY
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Annexure 18.1
Detail of State-wise funds
released upto 31/03/2019
Sl.No. Name of States/ Total No. of Total amount North-East States
UTs farmer families release upto 30. Arunachal Pradesh - -
upto 31/03/2019 31/03/2019
(in Lakh) 31. Assam 9,45,571 18911.42

Andaman and 32. Manipur 7,276 145.52

1. 10,003 200.06
Nicobar Islands 33. Meghalaya - -
2. Andhra Pradesh 33,16,854 66337.08 34. Mizoram 21,934 438.68
3. Bihar 2,31,738 4634.76 35. Nagaland 27,760 555.20
4. Chandigarh 13 0.26 36. Sikkim - -
5. Chhattisgarh 1,11,898 2237.96 37. Tripura 1,51,095 3021.90
Dadra and Nagar Total (2) 11,53,636 23072.72
6. 4,253 85.06
Haveli
Grand Total (1+2) 3,00,27,429 600548.58
7. Daman and Diu 2,030 40.60
8. Delhi - -
9. Goa 2,189 43.78
10. Gujarat 27,36,691 54733.82
11. Haryana 9,41,260 18825.20
12. Himachal Pradesh 4,51,506 9030.12
Jammu and
13. 4,55,235 9104.70
Kashmir
14. Jharkhand 4,70,100 9402.00
15. Karnataka 19,546 390.92
16. Kerala 9,35,786 18715.72
17. Lakshdweep - -
18. Madhya Pradesh - -
19. Maharashtra 19,24,874 38497.48
20. Odisha 8,48,945 16978.90
21. Puducherry 4,199 83.98
22. Punjab 11,23,234 22464.68
23. Rajasthan - -
24. Tamilnadu 19,61,212 39224.24
25. Telangana 18,76,737 37534.74
26. Uttar Pradesh 1,11,12,689 222253.78
27. Uttarakhand 3,32,801 6656.02
28. West Bengal - -
29. Total (1) 2,88,73,793 577475.86

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Annexure-19.1
Women in Agriculture at a Glance
S. Divisions/ Scheme/Component Flow of benefit to women in schemes/programmes
No Subject Matter
Area
1. Horticulture National Horticulture Horticulture Division is making efforts to stipulate in each and every
M i s s i o n ( N H M , administrative approval to provide for a pro-women allocation of at least
Horticulture Mission 30% and the implementing agencies have been asked to ensure that the
for North East & said funds are given in women beneficiaries such as women farmers,
Himalayan States women Self Help Groups, women entrepreneurs etc, to encourage and to
(HMNEH), Central obtain the benefits of schemes under the Mission as far as possible. Further,
Sector Schemes of
National Horticulture Operational Guidelines of MIDH also provides more subsidy/assistance to
Board, Coconut women farmers, beneficiaries as compared to general category farmers.
D e v e l o p m e n t During the current financial year 2018-19, funds to the tune of Rs. 2546.24
Board (CDB) and Crore have been earmarked for implementation of schemes under MIDH.
Central Institue Out of this, a total of Rs. 1298.05 crores has been released till 13th
for Horticulture, November, 2018 to the MIDH implementing agencies.
Nagaland
2. Agriculture Support to States for • At least 30% scheme beneficiaries should be women farmers/farm
Extension Extension Reforms women.
• Minimum 30% of resources meant for programmes and activities
are required to be allocated to women farmers and women extension
functionaries with specific documentation of expenditure and
performance for women being maintained;
• Farm Women’s Food and Nutritional Security Groups (FIGs) @ at
least 2 women FSGs/block to be formed annually for ensuring food
and nutritional security providing assistance of Rs. 10,000/- per group.
• Inclusion of one ‘Gender Coordinator’ in every State in the team of
committed extension personnel being supported under the Scheme.
The role of Gender Coordinator is to ensure flow of support viz.
training/ capacity building and extension support as per the specific
requirements of women farmers through a strategy suited to their
needs
• At least 30% scheme beneficiaries are to be women farmers/farm
women;
• Representation of Women farmers in different decision making
bodies at State, District and Block level such as State Farmers
Advisory Committee (SFAC) at State Level; Agriculture Technology
Management Agency(ATMA) Governing Board, ATMA Management
Committee(MC) and District Farmer Advisory Committee (DFAC) at
district level and Block Farmer Advisory Committee (BFAC) at Block
Level
• Preferential involvement of women as ‘Farmer Friends’ under the
extension delivery mechanism below the block level (@1Farmer
Friend/2 Villages)
• Since inception of the Scheme in 2005-06, total 11911343 farm women
(24.28% of the total benefited farmers) have participated in farmer
oriented activities like Exposure Visits, Training, Demonstrations
& Kisan Melas including 862423 women farmers benefited during
2018-19 (up to 31st December, 2018). During FY 2018-19, Rs. 19515/-
lakhs was allocated and earmarked for women, out of which Rs.12834
lakhs has been utilised under the scheme for women beneficiaries (as
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3 National Gender • The Centre acts as a focal point to converge of all gender related
Resource Centre activities & issues in agriculture & allied sectors within and outside
in Agriculture the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare,
(NGRCA) add gender dimension to agriculture policies & programmes, render
advocacy / advisory services to the States/ UTs to internalize gender
specific interventions and ensure that the policies and programmes in
agriculture are fully engendered & reflect the national commitment to
empowerment of women.
• The NGRCA has celebrated Mahila Kisan Diwas, 2018 on October
14-15, 2018 in a big way by Mobilizing participation of various stake
holders viz. women farmers, women entrepreneurs, Academia,
Researchers / Scientists , Farmer Organizations, Representatives from
Banking Sector, Industry, NGO etc. who are involved in the process
of women’s empowerment and emancipation through agriculture and
allied sectors.
• Felicitation and honouring of 45 Progressive Women Farmers from
across the country for their exemplary work in Agriculture and allied
sectors based on their nominations by respective State Governments/
MANAGE.
• Two Books titled “Success Stories of Women Farmers (English &
Hindi)” and “Farm women Friendly Handbook (English & Hindi)”
were released.
• About, 400 stakeholders, including women from across the country
participated in this event.
4. Establishment The AC&ABC scheme has been revised during 2010-11 with changes in
of Agri-Clinics relevant operational aspects aiming to provide better services to farmers,
& Agri-Business improvements in the quality of training and simplify the process of subsidy
Centres (ACABC) disbursement and provision of extension service to farmers by these agri-
preneurs has been made a mandatory component of the said Scheme.
The subsidy is 44% in respect of women, SC/ST & all categories of the
candidates from North-Eastern and Hill States and 36% in respect of other
categories.
During the current year, 2707 candidates were trained and 433 have
established their ventures. Since inception of the scheme, 61897 candidates
have been trained and 26183 agri-ventures have been established in the
country till 31.12.2018. Out of these 4762 and 1502 are women candidates
and entrepreneurs. Out of the established ventures, 96 were subsidized as on
30.11.2018.
5 Extension During 2017-18, the Extension Education Institutes (EEIs) conducted 182
Education training courses with 4479 field extension functionaries including 989
Institutes women extension functionaries, whereas during 2018-19 (till 31.12.2018),
the EEIs conducted 142 training courses with 3266 field extension
functionaries including 663 women extension functionaries working in
agriculture & allied departments.
6. Diploma in Agril. During 2017-18, 149 batches of DAESI programme were conducted to
Extension Services provide certification to 5960 Input Dealers including 32 women candidates,
for Input Dealers whereas during 2018-19 (till 31.12.2018), 148 programmes have been
(DAESI) started to train 5920 input dealers including 57 women candidates.
7. Model Training During 2017-18, 62 Model Training Courses in the thrust areas of
Courses agriculture & allied sectors were conducted through specialized National
Training Institutes with 1238 field extension functionaries including
194 women extension functionaries working in agriculture & allied
departments of States/UTs, whereas during 2018-19 (till 15.11.2018), 46
Model Training Courses have been conducted with 923 field extension
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8. Crops National Food At least 30% of funds under NFSM and 33% under BGREI will be made
Security Mission for women farmers.
(NFSM) & Bringing
Green Revolution
to Eastern India
(BGREI)
9. Agricultural Integrated Scheme Women under AMI are eligible for subsidy @ 33.33% as against 25% for
Marketing for Agricultural others.
Marketing (ISAM)
10. Mechanization Sub Mission • State Governments have been advised to ensure 30% of allocation
and on Agricultural under the scheme belongs to women beneficiary and also to furnish
Technology Mechanization reports separately in SMAM guidelines.
(SMAM) • 10% more assistance for women beneficiary to procure Agricultural
Machinery, implements and equipments including PHT under
component 2 and 3.
• In order to reduce the drudgery and increasing efficiency in farm
operations, a number of agricultural implements and hand tools suitable
for farm women have been developed by Research & Development
organizations under ICAR. The list of gender friendly equipments
has been sent to all States/UTs for popularizing them through various
schemes of Government.
• Gender Friendly Equipment for Women: Under the component 1 of
SMAM, Agricultural Mechanization through Training, Testing, and
Demonstration, a total 882 women were trained during the current
Financial Year 2018-19 (till August 2018).
11. Seeds Sub-Mission for Financial assistance/ subsidy benefits are equally available/ open to all
Seed and Planting the farmers including that of women farmers. Implementing States/UTs/
Material (SMSP) agencies have been requested to allocate sufficient funds and ensure
participation of women farmers.
12. Cooperation National The Cooperative Education Programme for women is being implemented by
Cooperative National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI) through the State Cooperative
Development Unions in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Orissa, Rajasthan,
Corporation Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. During the year 2017-18 as many
as 1938 women were imparted education under various classes in 22 events.
During the year 2017-18, 228 self help groups with membership of 2926 women
were formed by the lady mobilizers of the cooperative education field projects.
Through various income generating activities, 12366 women were benefitted
under this programme. During the year 2017-18, a total of 85973 women were
imparted education under various educational activities.
NCDC encourages women cooperatives to avail assistance under its various
schemes. Women cooperatives are now covered under Weaker Section
Programme for the purpose of availing subsidy and concessional funding
during the remaining period of the 12th Five Year Plan programme under
Central Sector Integrated Scheme on Agricultural Cooperation. Cumulatively,
as on 31.03.2018 NCDC has sanctioned and released financial assistance of
Rs. 1532.96 crore and Rs. 1420.77 crore respectively for the development of
cooperative societies exclusively promoted by women. In the 12461 projects/
units sanctioned by NCDC in the year 2017-18, it is estimated that 31.47 lakh
women are enrolled as members, out of which 401 women members are on the
Board of Directors.
NCDC has established Laxmanrao Inamdar National Academy for
Cooperative Research and Development (LINAC) at Gurugram, Haryana as its
training institute to train and develop the personnel engaged in NCDC assisted
projects / schemes. During 2017-18 the institute held 32 training programmes
exclusively for women cooperators. The four training programme on “Role
of Governance and Leadership Development” for Women Cooperatives were
attended by 137 participants. Two of the above programmes were exclusively
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13. Policy The National Policy for Farmers 2007 announced by the Government
envisages the following measures aimed at women’s empowerment:
• Asset reforms under land, water and livestock for an equitable share to
women farmers.
• Better access to inputs and services, science and technology,
implements, credit and support services like creches, child care
centres, nutrition, health and training.
• Encouragement to women for participating in group activities aimed
at achieving economies of scale through farming groups.
• Involvement of women in conservation and development of bio-
resources.
14. Rainfed National Mission Guidelines of all these schemes envisage that at least 50% of the allocation
Farming for Sustainable is to be utilized for small, marginal farmers of which atleast 30% are
Systems Agriculture women beneficiaries/ farmers.
(RFS) (NMSA).
15. Integrated Under the National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture, INM Division
Nutrient are implementing Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY),
Management Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region
(MOVCDNER), Soil Health Card & Soil Health Management scheme;
States have been requested to earmark alteast 30% of budget allocations
for women beneficiaries/farmers.
16. Plant Nation Institute of Plant Health Management (NIPHM) is a component
Protection under Sub Mission on Plant Protection and Plant Quarantine (SMPPQ)
which provides Pest Management capacity building programme to State
officials and farmers. Till October 2018, a total of 1229 male & 303 female
officers have participated in 73 nos. of training programme and 1627 male
& 155 female farmers have participated in 32 nos. of training at NIPHM.
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