Question : MODERNISATION OF PLANT QUARANTINE

(a) the progress of programme of Modernisation of plant quarantine facilities and Training in plant protection, in various districts of Maharashtra; and

(b) the achievement made during the last three years, State-wise?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI SHRIPAD Y. NAIK)

(a): As regards the progress of programme of strengthening and modernisation of plant quarantine facilities in India, in the wake of New Policy on Seed Development (NPSD), Plant Quarantine Station, Mumbai, was identified as one the major stations, for modernisation. Modern equipment as well as overseas training to staff of the Regional Plant Quarantine Station, Mumbai, has been provided. As for training in Plant Protection/Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in various districts of Maharashtra, the State Government has been promoting the IPM approach since 1994 and have organised training through Farmers` Field Schools (FFSs)/IPM demonstrations. The district-wise achievement made by the State in training to farmers during 1999-2000 is indicated in Annexure-I.

(b): State-wise achievements of training in Plant Protection/IPM during last three years are given at Annexure-II.


ANNEXURE-I

STATEMENT SHOWING DISTRICT-WISE FARMERS TRAINED DURING 1999- 2000 IN MAHARASHTRA

S.No.	Districts	Farmers trained (No.)
1	Thane	-
2	Raigarh	10
3	Ratnagiri	8
4	Sindhudurg	11
5	Nasik	36
6	Dhule	34
7	Jalgaon	45
8	Ahmadnagar	32
9	Pune	29
10	Sholapur	47
11	Satara	35
12	Sangli	38
13	Kolhapur	30
14	Aurangabad	43
15	Jalna	36
16	Beed	20
17	Latur	16
18	Osmanabad	22
19	Nanded	21
20	Parbhani	19
21	Buldhana	50
22	Akola	21
23	Amravati	23
24	Yeotmal	29
25	Vardha	268
26	Nagpur	398
27	Bhandara	196
28	Chandarpur	41
29	Garchiroli	52
TOTAL	1610

ANNEXURE-II
STATEMENT SHOWING STATE-WISE ACHIEVEMENT IN TRAINING OF
AGRICULTURE OFFICERS IN PLANT PROTECTION/I.P.M. AT NATIONAL
PLANT PROTECTION TRAINING INSTITUTE AND THROUGH SEASON LONG
TRAINING AND FARMERS` FIELD SCHOOLS IN THE STATES DURING 1997-98, 1998-99 & 1999-2000.
S.No.	States/UTs	No. of Agriculture Officers trained	1997-98	1998-99	1999-2000
1	Andhra Pradesh	419	335	295
2	Arunachal Pradesh	1	-	-
3	Assam	121	95	42
4	A&N Islands	20	30	20
5	Bihar	135	85	69
6	Goa	24	26	25
7	Gujarat	92	24	83
8	Haryana	93	95	36
9	Himachal Pradesh	63	62	56
10	J & K	86	82	66
11	Karnataka	384	264	161
12	Kerala	26	15	25
13	Madhya Pradesh	170	168	194
14	Maharashtra	204	207	151
15	Mizoram	57	85	25
16	Nagaland	24	86	31
17	Orissa	132	124	183
18	Punjab	182	142	111
19	Rajasthan	113	38	20
20	Sikkim	40	34	34
21	Tamil Nadu	215	123	159
22	Uttar Pradesh	330	162	87
23	West Bengal	100	111	130
24	Pondicherry	5	1	3
25	Delhi	-	-	-
26	Manipur	-	15	-
27	Meghalaya	-	-	-
28	Tripura	24	57	-
TOTAL	3060	2466	2006