MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI RAJNATH SINGH)
(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 19 DUE FOR REPLY ON 21ST JULY, 2003.
(a) to (c): The details of centrally sponsored schemes implemented in the terminal year
of the Ninth Plan and proposed to be implemented in the Tenth Five Year Plan are as
follows:
S.No. Schemes implemented in the Schemes proposed to be implemented terminal year of Ninth Plan in the Tenth Five Year Plan
1 Technology Mission on Cotton Technology Mission on Cotton
2 On Farm Water Management On Farm Water Management
3 Oilseed Production Programme (OPP) Integrated Scheme of Oilseed, Pulses, Oil Palm and Maize (ISOPAM)
4 National Pulses Development Project (NPDP)
5 Oil Palm Development Programme (OPDP)
6 Accelerated Maize Development Programme (AMDP)
7 Technology Mission on Horticulture Development Technology Mission on Horticulture Development in North-Eastern States including Sikkim. in North-Eastern States including Sikkim, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttranchal.
8 Agriculture Census Agriculture Census
9 Macro Management in Agriculture Macro Management in Agriculture
10 Improvement of Crop Statistics Improvement of Agricultural Statistics
11 Timely Reporting Scheme
12 Establishment of Agency for Reporting of Agricultural Statistics
13 Crop Estimation Survey on fruits and vegetables and minor crops
14 Assistance for Cooperative, Marketing, processing These Schemes have been proposed to be merged in the under-developed/least developed States. alongwith other Schemes into a single Central Sector Scheme `Assistance to National Cooperative Development Corporations (NCDC) Programme`
15 Share Capital participation in growers cooperative spinning mills.
16 Share capital participation in growers cooperative sugar mills.
The Department of Agriculture and Cooperation had undertaken Zero Based
Budgeting Exercise which resulted in reduction of sixteen Centrally Sponsored Schemes
into seven Centrally Sponsored Schemes and one Central Sector Scheme. The reduction in
number of Schemes is simply due to the merger of Schemes while no Centrally Sponsored
Scheme has been dropped/discontinued.
The merger of Schemes will provide flexibility to the State Governments in
operationalisation and optimum utilization of central assistance. It will have a positive
impact on all category farmers including small and marginal farmers.
(d): The details of Schemes brought down in the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and Agriculture Research are as follows:-
S.No. Name of the Department Name of the Centrally Sponsored Schemes discontinued in Tenth Plan
1 Department of Agriculture and Cooperation Nil
2 Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying 1. National Ram/Buck Production Programme for Rabbit Development 2. Assistance to States for Integrated Piggery Development 3. Preservation & Development of Pack Animals 4. Development of Marine Fisheries 5. Integrated Coastal Aquaculture
3 Department of Agriculture Research and Education This department does not implement any centrally sponsored scheme.
