(a) whether the Government have formulated a scheme for the development of Bee-
keeping;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the funds allocated for the purpose, State-wise; and
(d) the details of Bee-keeping industry in the country, State-wise?
(a) whether the Government have formulated a scheme for the development of Bee-
keeping;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the funds allocated for the purpose, State-wise; and
(d) the details of Bee-keeping industry in the country, State-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI HUKUMDEO NARAYAN YADAV)
(a) & (b): A Central Sector Scheme on Development of Bee-keeping for Improving
Crop Productivity was launched by the Ministry of Agriculture during the Eighth Five
Year Plan with effect from 1994-95. The Scheme was continued during Ninth Five Year
Plan till September, 2000. However, with effect from October,2000 the Scheme was
subsumed under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Macro Management in
Agriculture - Supplementation / Complementation of State Efforts through Work Plans.
Under the Scheme the State Governments have the option to take up programmes
depending upon their felt needs and requirement through the Work Plans. Besides, the
Khadi and Village Industry Commission (KVIC) through its Rural Employment
Generation Programme (REGP) provides, interalia, financial assistance in the form of
margin money to village industry projects, including Bee-keeping units. Moreover, a
sub-programme on Bee-keeping has been taken up as a part of UNDP – KVIC Project.
(c): The details of funds earmarked in the Work Plans for development of bee-
keeping in different States during the current financial year 2001-02 are given in the
statement at Annexure- I. The KVIC has distributed an amount of Rs.3.99 lakhs to
Tamil Nadu from its budgetary sources during 1999-2000. In addition, an amount of
Rs.15.36 lakhs and Rs.5.79 lakhs was paid to Haryana and Uttar Pradesh respectively
from the consortium bank credit source.
(d): The State-wise details of production and employment of Bee-keeping activities
under KVIC purview during 1999-2000 are given in the statement at Annexure-II.
Annexure-II
BEE-KEEPING ACTIVITIES UNDER KVIC DURING 1999-2000
Sl.No. State/UT Value of Honey Production Employment
(Rs. in lakhs) (Lakh Persons)
1 Andhra Pradesh 26.59 0.01 2 Arunchal Pradesh 3 Assam 309.0l 0.31 4 Bihar 424.97 0.32 5 Goa 6 Gujarat 48.91 7 Haryana 54.32 0.01 8 Himachal Pradesh 73.80 0.03 9 Jammu & Kashmir 74.14 0.01 10 Jharkhand 11 Karnataka 175.09 0.13 12 Kerala 320.10 0.18 13 Madhya Pradesh 2.69 14 Maharastra 51.50 0.01 15 Manipur 120.33 0.09 16 Meghalya 47.29 0.03 17 Mizoram 13.33 18 Nagaland 21.12 19 Orissa 134.39 0.19 20 Punjab 119.03 21 Rajasthan 2.48 22 Sikkim 5.04 0.01 23 Tamil Nadu 659.00 0.73 2 Tripura 20.79 0.01 24 Uttar Pradesh 142.17 0.05 25 Uttaranchal 26 West Bengal 540.89 0.18 27 Andman & Nicobar 28 Chandigarh 29 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 30 Daman Diu 31 Delhi 24.42 32 Lakshdweep 33 Pondicherry 1.17
Total 3412.57 2.30
ANNEXURE - I
AMOUNT EARMARKED FOR BEE-KEEPING UNDER MACRO MANAGEMENT SCHEME DURING 2001-02
State Amount (Rs. in lakhs)
Bihar 41.75 Gujarat 13.25 Haryana 24.75 Himachal Pradesh 5.20 Jharkhand 10.80 Kerala 34.50 Mizoram 20.00 Rajasthan 11.80 Uttar Pradesh 79.75 Delhi 3.00