Question : Allocation under Agricultural Schemes

(a) the details of the funds allocated by the Government under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), National Mission on Oil Seeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP) and Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) to Tamil Nadu during the last three years and the current year;

(b) whether the Government has conducted any studies on the impact of “Per Drop More Crop” on Farmers in the country;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the details of the funds allocated by the Government during the last two years for the “Per Drop More Crop” scheme to Tamil Nadu?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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(a): A statement showing the details of funds allocated to the State of Tamil Nadu for Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), National Mission on Oil Seeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP) and “Per Drop More Crop” component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) is at Annexure.

(b) & (c): Per drop more crop component of PMKSY is being implemented from 1st July, 2015 and no impact evaluation study has been carried out under Per Drop More Crop. However, an impact evaluation study for Micro Irrigation which is being implemented after subsuming under Per Drop More Crop component of PMKSY was carried out in the year 2014 and the major findings of the study are:-

i) Irrigation cost reduced by 20% to 50 % with an average of 32.3%.
ii) Electricity consumption reduced by about 31%.
iii) Saving of fertilizers vary from 7% to 42%.
iv) Average productivity of fruits and vegetables increased by about 42.3% and 52.8%.
v) Overall income enhancement of farmers in the range of 20% to 68% with average of about 48.5%.
(d): Funds for “Per Drop More Crop” are allocated under PMKSY which is given in the Statement annexed to part (a) of the reply.