MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
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(a): DAC&FW is implementing schemes for incentivising sustainable farming and use of agricultural machinery to farmers.
Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) launched in 2015 is the first comprehensive scheme for assisting organic farming in a cluster approach and PGS certification. The farmer within a group can avail benefit to a maximum of 2 ha with an assistance upto Rs.50, 000 per hectare, out of which 62% i.e., Rs. 31,000 is given as incentives for organic conversion, organic inputs, on farm inputs, production infrastructure, etc.,
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Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) for development of certified organic production in a value chain mode in the States of North East India to link growers with consumers and to support the development of entire value chain starting from inputs, seeds, certification and creation of facilities for collection, aggregation, processing, marketing and brand building initiative, with third party certification.
Soil Health Card (SHC): Soil Health Card scheme was launched in 2015-16 in the country to give fertiliser use prescription based on testing of 12 soil parameters. The 2 biennial cycles have resulted in judicious application of fertilisers by the farmers.
Sub-Mission on Plant Protection and Plant Quarantine promotes Integrated Pest Management and educate the farmers about judicious use of chemical pesticides and recommend use as per the directions prescribed on the label and leaflets. It seeks to promote cultural, mechanical, biological methods of pest control and control and recommends use of chemical pesticides as a measure of last resort.
Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) is under implementation since 2014-15 and provides a single window platform for converging all activities for inclusive growth of agricultural mechanization with a special focus on Small & Marginal farmers and the following objectives:
I. Increasing the reach of small and marginal farmers and to regions where availability of farm power is low to farm mechanization;
II. Promoting ‘Custom Hiring Centres ‘ to offset the adverse economics of scale arising due to small landholding and high cost of individual ownership ;
III. Creating hubs for hi-tech & high value farm equipments ;
IV. Creating awareness among stakeholders through demonstration and capacity building activities;
V. Ensuring performance testing and certification of designated testing centres located all over the country.
(b): DAC&FW is implementing Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana - Per Drop More Crop from 2015-16 in the country, including Tamil Nadu for promoting use of drip and sprinkler irrigation.
The details of fund released and achievement and progresss in Karur district of Tamil Nadu under PMKSY-Per Drop More Crop is at Annexure –I.
(c): Various schemes of the DAC&FW are meant for the welfare of farmers by increasing production, reducing cost of inputs, remunerative returns and income support to farmers. Details are at Annexure-II.
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(d): The Government constituted an Inter-Ministerial Committee in April, 2016 to examine issues relating to “Doubling of Farmers Income” and recommend strategies to achieve the same. The Committee submitted its Report to the Government in September, 2018. The Committee has identified seven sources of income growth viz., improvement in crop productivity; improvement in livestock productivity; resource use efficiency or savings in the cost of production; increase in the cropping intensity; diversification towards high value crops; improvement in real prices received by farmers; and shift from farm to non-farm occupations. Subsequently an Empowered Body was set up on 23.01.2019 to monitor and review the progress against the recommendations. Due to the efforts made as part of Govt. schemes /programmes, which also aligns with the strategy of doubling farmers’ income, there has been an appreciable improvement in efficiency bringing about a positive Impact in the agriculture sector.
(e): Same as in Para (c).
(f): Government decided to conduct the next “Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households” during National Sample Survey (NSS) 77th round (January 2019-December 2019) with reference to the agricultural year July 2018 -June 2019 to provide a comprehensive assessment of the situation of agricultural households in the country, including their income, expenditure, indebtedness etc.
ICAR-Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research through AICRP on Integrated Farming Systems (IFS) and All India Network Programme on Organic Farming is undertaking research on integrated farming systems and organic farming in 26 States / Union Territories with the involvement of marginal and small farmers. Under on-station component of AICRP on Integrated Farming Systems, developed 45 tailor made prototype Integrated Farming System Models suitable to 23 States / Union Territories. These models provide scope to improve the income of farmers and reduce the farming costs through recycling of wastes.
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