(a) whether the Union Government proposes to merge/scrap some Centrally Sponsored
Schemes in the agriculture sector;
(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the reasons therefor and its likely impact on the
farming community;
(c) whether the Government proposes to launch an integrated scheme for the agricultural
sector in place of the existing schemes;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) if not the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI KANTI LAL BHURIA)
(a): No, Sir.
(b): Does not arise.
(c)&(d): There is no proposal to launch an integrated scheme for the agricultural
sector in place of the existing schemes.
(e): There is an existing Centrally Sponsored Scheme, namely, Macro Management of
Agriculture, under which several schemes have been subsumed. Besides, there are separate
schemes for specific areas requiring special focus.