(a) the schemes taken up by the Union Government for the benefit of small and
marginal farmers, since the commencement of the Ninth Five Year Plan;
(b) whether the Government have made any analysis of the benefits which accrued
to these farmers as a result of these Schemes;
(c) if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether the Government have noticed shortcomings in the said Schemes; and
(e) the corrective steps taken/being taken to rectify the same?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
(SHRI SBPBK SATYANARAYANA RAO)
(a) to (e): The Department of Agriculture & Cooperation is implementing a variety of
schemes, the benefits of which flow to all categories of farmers, including small and
marginal farmers, in direct and indirect manner. It has not been possible to
quantify/evaluate the impact of the Schemes on small and marginal farmers. Through
regular monitoring of implementation of schemes, bottlenecks & lacunae are detected and resolved with appropriate corrective interventions.