(a) whether the Government has received any proposal from Rajasthan for increasing the agricultural production in the State;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government has made any special efforts for the promotion of agriculture sector in Rajasthan and if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether any target has been set in this regard; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)
(a) to (e): Government of India is implementing a number of programmes/schemes for increasing agriculture production through State Governments, including Rajasthan. Crop developments programmes, such as National Food Security Mission (NFSM), National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP), Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) provide assistance for activities like demonstrations of improved technologies, distribution of improved seeds/planting material, need based plant protection and soil amendments, resource conservation techniques, efficient water application tools, protected cultivation, farmers’ trainings, etc. for enhancing agricultural production.
Allocations for State of Rajasthan for 2014-15 for these schemes are:
(Rs. in crore) S.No. Scheme Allocation 1. NFSM 220.40 2. NMOOP 50.85 3. RKVY 740.55 4. MIDH 89.25