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Website: http://agriculture.gov.in IMPORTANT DAY
1. World Forest Day 21 March 2. World Veterinary Day Last Saturday of April Shri Radha Mohan Singh Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare 3. World Milk Day 01 June 4. National Fish Husbandry Day 10 July 5. Foundation Day of 16 July Indian Council of Agricultural Research 6. World Honey Day 20 August 7. World Coconut Day 02 September Shri Parshottam Rupala Smt. Krishna Raj Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Minister of State for Minister of State for Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Agriculture & Farmers Welfare 8. World Egg Day Second Friday of October 9. National Women Farmers Day 15 October 10. World Food Day 16 October 11. World Fish Day 21 November 12. National Milk day 26 November 13. National Agri. Education Day 03 December 14. World Soil Day 05 December Healthy Soil, Wealthy Farmer 15. Jai Kisan jai Vigyan 23 to 29 December Week
275.68 million ton
7.27% 9.59%
2 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION & FARMERS WELFARE
3 Soil Health Card Scheme (SHC)
yy Soil Health Card was launched in Amount Released under Soil Health February, 2015. Management Scheme yy The Second Cycle commenced from May 1st 2017. yy Soil Health Cards will be issued every two years for all land holder in the country.
yy Nation-wide program to conduct Amount (Rs. Crore) farm level soil analysis. yy Provide customized crop specific 2011-14 Year 2014-17 (upto December) During 2014-17, Rs. 1315.87 crore recommendation for nutrient release to state which is 47 times application. more as compared to Rs. 27.76 crore yy 3.44 Crore samples have been released during 2011-14. collected. yy 11.22 Crore ‘Soil Health Cards’ Soil Health Card Scheme have been distributed till 31 December 2017 to the farmers.
Hon'ble PM Inaugrated Soil Health Card on 19 Februry, 2015 at Suratgarh(Rajasthan) *More than 10.5 Crore Soil Health Card released up to 30.01.2018
4 Soil Testing Labs (Static + Mobile + Mini-Labs) Sanctioned Numbers
2011-14 Year 2014-17 (upto December)
In the year 2011-14 there was only 15 mini laboratory sanctioned which has increased upto 9105 during 2014-17.
Amount Released under Soil Health Card Scheme
2011-14 Year 2014-17 (upto December, 2017) Under Soil Health Card no amount was released during 2011-14. During 2014-17 (upto December) Rs. 361.4 crores was released under this scheme.
5 PARAMPARAGAT KRISHI VIKAS YOJANA (PKVY)
yy Assistance to farmers for cluster provided financial assistance Rs. formation, mobilization of farmers, 50,000 per ha. during 3 years PGS certification, conversion period. 10,000 organic clusters of of land to organic farming, 20 ha. will be developed to cover establishment of vermi-compost certified area by 2 lakhs ha. during unit, labelling or branding of the 3 years. So far 10,000 clusters organic products, etc. have been formed. yy Financial assistance is provided yy Government will promote organic for collection and transportation of farming with usage of traditional organic produce to market at Rs. resources, adoptive eco-friendly 1,20,000 maximum assistance for low cost technologies and for one cluster. higher returns, etc. yy Every farmer of a cluster will be
Sikkim: First Organic State of India
Hon'ble Prime Minister inaugrated National Conference on Organic Farming at Gangtok (Sikkim) on 17th January 2016.
6 PARAMPRAGAT KRISHI VIKAS YOJANA (PKVY)
Numbers of Clusters Formed under PKVY
(*Up to 22-12-2017)
Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojna is first big scheme of India. So far 10,000 Cluster have been approved.
Allocated amount under Pramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojna
Under Pramparagat Krishi Yojna during 2014-17 Rs. 947 Crores amount has allocated as copared to before year 2015.
7 Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER)
yy The Central Sector scheme and Tripura through State Lead was launched on 11th January, Agencies (SLA) to cover an area of 2016 with an outlay of Rs. 50,000 hectares in 3 years. 400 crore for 3 years from yy So far as 2406 farmer cluster and 2015-16 to 2017-18. The 79 farmer producer organization scheme is being implemented in has been formed. NER states of Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim
Amount Released during 2014-17 under MOVCDNER Rs. in Crore
2011-14 Year 2014-17 (upto December)
Substantial increase in the budget under MOVCDNER during the year 2014-17
8 National Agriculture Market (e-NAM)
yy National Agriculture Market 2017, 69,40,116 farmers, 100496 (e-NAM) scheme was approved Traders and 53011 commission on 1st July, 2015 with an initial agents were registered on e-NAM allocation of Rs. 200 crore to link platform. 585 wholesale APMC mandis yy The portal is available in English, across the country through a Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Telugu common e-platform. and Bengali. yy 470 mandis of 14 states have Reforms in Agricultural Marketing been integrated with e-NAM so far. yy Department of Agriculture, yy In principle approval given to Cooperation and Farmers Welfare integrate 579 mandis in 16 States (DAC&FW) has drafted a new with e-NAM. model “Agricultural Produce and yy To facilitate assaying of Livestock Marketing (Promotion commodities for trading on e-NAM, and Facilitation) Act 2017” in place common tradable parameters of earlier model APMC Act, 2003. have been developed for 90 The Act was released to States for commodities. adoption on 24 April 2017 by the yy By an amount of Rs. 146.93 core Hon’ble Union Agriculture Minister. has been released by 31 December
On 14th April, 2016 Hon’ble Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi launched the pilot of e-NAM on the 125th Birth Anniversary of Baba Saheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar in 21 markets of 8 states.
9 Progress under National Agriculture Market (e-NAM)
Business under National Agriculture Market (e-NAM)
10 Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC)
Venture Capital Scheme (VCA) 2014-17, equity grants have been yy Venture Capital Assistance sanctioned to 94 Farmer Producer Scheme is being implemented Companies (FPCs). for Agribusiness Development Credit Guarantee Fund Scheme to catalyze private investment in (CGFS) setting up agribusiness projects yy The Credit Guarantee Fund offers a for increasing rural income and cover of 85% to loans extended by employment. banks to FPCs without collateral, Equity Grant Scheme (EGS) upto a maximum of Rs. 1.00 yy In order to support the equity Crore. During 2014-17, a total of base of FPCs, a matching Equity 26 FPCs have taken benefit under Grant upto a maximum of Rs 10 the scheme. lacs is given to FPCs. During
Farmer Producer Organizations Venture Capital Scheme (VCA) (FPOs) in Numbers Number of Registered FPOs 2011-14 2014-17 (upto Year 2011-14 2014-17 (upto December) December) Year 788 VCA projects set up during 2014- 484 FPOs have been registered during 17 as against 610 during previous 3 2014-17 as compared to 223 FPOs years (2011-14), which has increase during 2011-14 with total increase of upto 29%. 117.04% towards collectivization of farmers.
11 Business Achievements of NAFED
Business Achievements of NAFED 11]00]486-55 MT Pulses and yy NAFED is one of the Central Nodal recorded highest gross Profit of Rs Agencies for procurement of 16 114.17 crore in last two decades. notified agricultural commodities yy Procurement of Pulses, Oilseeds of Oilseeds, Pulses and Cotton. and other commodities by NAFED yy During the year 2016-17, NAFED improved significantly in 2014-17 procured record quantity of against the performance during 2011-14. Farmers Benifited from Procurement of NAFED Farmers in Number
2011-14 Year 2014-17 (upto December)
14,14,111 numbers of farmers benefited from procurement between 2014-17 against 2,70,352 between 2011-14, which is 423.06% higher.
Increase in Business of NAFED Turnover in Rs. crore 2011-14 Year 2014-17 (upto December) Total Rs. 5190.13 crore business as increased in the year 2014- 17 which is 41.67% more as compared to Rs. 3663.37 crore in the year 2011-14.
12 PRADHAN MANTRI FASAL BIMA YOJANA (PMFBY)
yy Covers all food grains, oilseeds yy For losses due to hailstorm, and annual commercial/ landslide and inundation horticultural crops. assessment of yield losses at yy One season one rate - maximum individual field level. 2% for Kharif, 1.5% for Rabi yy Post harvest losses for cut & and 5% for Annual Commercial/ spread crops on field upto 14 days Horticultural Crops. due to cyclone/ cyclonic rains and yy Covers all risks of crop cycle unseasonal rains. – preventive sowing; risks to yy On account payment upto 25% standing crops and post harvest of sum insured due to prevented losses. sowing or mid season adversity. Farmer Covered Under Crop Insurance Schemes
2011-14 (Rabi) 2014-17 (Rabi)
Kharif Season Rabi Season Total farmer covered under loanee Total farmer covered under loanee and non loanee during Kharif 2014-17 and non loanee during Rabi 2014-17 has increased 107.93% as compared has increased 94.95% as compared to Kharif 2011-14. For non loanee to Rabi 2011-14. For non loanee coverage has increased by 262.33%. coverage has increased by 287.14%.
13 Agricultural Credit and Joint Liability Group
Agricultural Credit Ground Level Credit Flow (Short Term and Total Credit)
There was 53% 53% increase in ground level agriculture credit flow during the year 2014-17 as compared to
Amount( Rs. in crore) 2011-14. 2011-14 Year 2014-17 (upto August)
Agricultural Credit: Short Term Crop Loan
The achievement of short term credit exceeded 35.63% 35.63% during 2014-17 as against the 2011-14. Amount( Rs. in Crore)
2011-14 Year 2014-17
Joint Liability Group Formation of Joint Liability Group(JLG) In the seven years from 2007-14 321% only 6.72 lakh JLG were formed and Rs. 6630 crore given to JLG while during 2014-17 total 25.42 lakh JLG formed and Rs. 27930 crore given.
2011-14 Year 2014-17 (upto December) 14 Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)-Micro Irrigation
yy With the mission of PER DROP funds under PMKSY so that more MORE CROP, the present area can be covered over irrigation. government has allocated more
Fund Released for Micro-Irrigation Amount( Rs. in Crore)
2010-14 Year 2014-18*
During the year 2014-17 (upto December) Rs. 5935.09 crore has been released which is 26.31% more as compared to year 2010-14 (Rs. 4698.65 crore).
* Includes allocated amount of Rs. 2500 crore (BE) during 2017-18
Micro-Irrigation Maximum area under micro irrigation
During 2014-17 area under micro irrigation has increased 43% as compared to year 2011-14.
* During 2017-18, so far an area of 4.96 lakh ha has been covered under Micro Irrigation.
15 HORTICULTURE Development
Horticulture Development Mission
Achievement under Major Component of MIDH during 2011-14 & 2014-17 Number
In the year 2014-17 (upto December) there is significantly higher achievements in various components of MIDH as compare to 2011-14.
National Horticulture Board yy NHB supported 694 projects/ yy NHB assisted over 3114 Cold events for Transfer of Technology Storage projects with installed which includes 20 projects during capacity of 136.84 Lakh MT across 2017-18 the country. yy NHB accredited 1628 nurseries yy During 2016-17, Board assisted for production of superior quality 32 Cold Storage with installed planting material. capacity of 1.88 Lakh MT. yy During 2016-17, in horticulture yy During 2017-18 Board has set crops production was 300 million target of creation of 3.50 Lakh MT ton in 24.85 m.ha. which has cold storage capacity. increased upto 305.40 m. ton in the year 2017-18. yy Technology Development and Transfer for Promotion of yy During the year 2014-15 to 2017-18 Horticulture: financial assistance under MIDH has increased 88.90% as compare to year 2010-11 to 2013-14. 16 yy NHB has accredited and rated of high qualitynurseries to the 1628 nurseries across the farmers. countries to ensure availibility
Record production in Horticulture crops Million Ton
The Country's horticulture production rose by 5.03% to touch an all time high of 300.6 million tonnes during 2016-17 on the back of record output of fruits, vegetables, spices and plantation crops.
17 Business under horticulture scheme
Subcidy in Crore 700 604.27 600
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400 319.88 300
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Cold storage scheme
Subcidy in Crore 300 283.29 31.43% 250 215.54
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18 Prime Minister Package for J&K yy Administrative approval for yy Rs. 500 crore special package implementation of CCEA’s announced on 07.11.2015 towards decision has been issued on restoration of damaged horticulture 08/12/2016. areas and development of yy Rs. 75 crore of GoI share has been horticulture in J&K. released in 2017-18. yy J&K Govt. submitted its 3 year Saffron Park Action Plan for Rs. 500 crore for yy DAC&FW assigned NHB the task 2016-17 to 2018-19. of setting up of Saffron Park at yy Cabinet Committee on Economic Pampore Pulwama (J&K) at a total Affairs approved one time cost of Rs. 24.45 crores. Park will relaxation of MIDH cost norms for; have facility for Quality Control Import of planting material at Lab, Export Promotion Activity and the maximum cost of Rs. 460 E-auction Centre. per plant. yy Civil work of park has completed. Import of four wire trellis system Plant & Machinery has installed. @ of Rs. 9.8 lakh per hectare. yy Park has completed and handed Enhanced rate of subsidy @ over to the state government. 90% for provision of planting material.
Hon’ble Union Agriculture Minister laid the foundation stone of Saffron Park at Pampore, Pulwama, J&K on 23rd August, 2014. 19 COCONUT DEVELOPMENT BOARD (CDB) yy During the period 2011-14, CDB yy During the financial year 2016-17, established 7 Nucleus Coconut India exported sizable quantity of Seed Gardens, 39 small Coconut coconut oil to Malasia, Indonesia nurseries and 295 organic manure and Sri Lanka. While during the units while in 2014-17 CDB previous year we were importing established 16 Nucleus Coconut coconut oil from these countries. Seed Gardens, 114 small Coconut yy India is exporting desiccated nurseries and 426 organic manure coconut in large quantity to USA units. and European countries. yy Trained 2617 Neera Achievement Under Various Component of Technicians since Coconut Development scheme started in 2014-15. (upto December) yy 10186 Ha has been brought under New Plantation during 2014-15 to 2016- Amount( Rs. in Lakh) 17 as compare to 6934 hectare during 2011-14. Substantial increase in the output under various component of Coconut Development Board. yy Export of various coconut products in Society, Federation and Coconut Producer value terms was Rs. Company Under CDB 2084 crores during 2016-17 against import
of Rs. 271 crores. (upto December) yy In the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20 to promote export of Value in Number coconut products provision is made to provide 2-7% of FOB Substantial increase in Coconut Producer (Free on Board) value Society, Federation and Producer Companies as incentives. during last years.
20 NATIONAL BEE BOARD (NBB)
BEE KEEPING etc. with 12.23 lakh colonies have yy 7546 beekeepers/beekeeping & been registered upto December honey societies/firms/companies 2017.
Fund Released for Promotion of Bee Keeping
172%
2010&14 Year 2014&17 (upto December)
Budget for beekeeping has increased almost 172% in last years (2014-17) as compared to the period 2010-14.
Total Honey Production in Metric Tonnes (MTs)
2010&14 2014&17 (upto December)
28.56% increase in Honey Production due to increase in assistance and other facilities/support of farmers/beekeepers by NBB.
21 SUB MISSION ON AGROFORESTRY
yy National Agroforestry Policy yy Relaxation of transit regulations is formulated to augment farmer’s pre-requisite for assistance under income and achieve climate Sub- Mission on Agroforestry resilience. (SMAF). yy A dedicated scheme “Sub-Mission yy 21 States (2016-17 in 8 states and on Agroforestry” is launched 2017-18 in 12 states) have relaxed with aim “HAR MEDH PAR this regulation; and all states is PED” during 2016-17 and made being motivated in this direction. operational.
Fund Realesed for Promotion of Agroforestry (Rs. Lakh)
Substantial amount has been released to the states for promotion of Agroforestry.
22 NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY MISSION (NFSM)
Steps Taken to Increase 2016-17 production has reached Production of Pulses: upto 22.95 million tonne which yy A special scheme under RKVY is 40.36% increased over the year “Targeting Rice Fallow Areas in 2015-16. Eastern India for Pulses” has National Mission on Oilseeds and been initiated from Rabi 2016 Oil Palm (NMOOP) to bring rice fallow areas under Oil Seeds: cultivation. yy NMOOP aim to enhance the yy Pigeonpea on rice bunds has been production and productivity of encouraged. oilseeds and oil palm from an yy 31,366 clusters front line average production of 29.79 million demonstrations through 549 tonnes and 1122kg/ha during 12th KVKs during 2017-18 have been plan period to 36.10 million tonnes conducted. and 1290 kg/ha respectively by the yy 150 seed hubs established in SAUs/ end of 2019-20. KVKs/ICAR institutes for production of yy Subsidy on water carrying pipes quality seeds of pulses. increased from Rs. 25/- per mt to yy 15% allocation of pulses Rs.50/- per mt for HDPE pipes, component of NFSM is earmarked Rs. 35/- per mt for PVC pipes for 140450 qtl. production of and inclusion of HDPE laminated quality seeds from Kharif 2016. woven lay flat tubes with subsidy yy After taking above mention of Rs. 20/- mt from Kharif– 2016. efforts the total production of yy Seed subsidy for certified seed pulses during 2016-17 was distribution oilseeds was increased 16.35 million tonnes whereas in by more than 100%.
Promotion of Oilseeds and Pulses in Rice Fallows of Eastern States
Target (2016-17 Achievement 2016-17(upto December)
Area under Oilseed and Pulses in rice fallow areas in Eastern India has increased by 90%.
23 PROMOTION OF OILPALM IN THE CABINET DECISION DATED 12TH COUNTRY APRIL 2017. yy NMOOP aims at bringing Decision 1: In order to encourage additional area of 1.25 lakh ha large scale plantation under Oil Palm under Oil Palm with focus on cultivation, assistance has been productivity improvement of Fresh approved for undertaking plantation in Fruit Bunches (FFBs). more than 25 ha. area under Oil Palm. yy Oil palm growers have been Decision 2: Enhanced assistance supported through Market for the components of Oil Palm such Intervention Scheme (MIS) to as planting material, maintenance cost, assured FFBs prices as and when intercropping and Bore-well. the international price of CPOs falls below $ 800. Increase in Assistance for Various Components of Oil Palm Development
Substantial increase in the rates of Assistance under various components of Oil Palm.
24 PLANT PROTECTION
Reforms Made in the last Three yy The online issuance of the phyto- Years sanitary certificates is in advance yy Four new Plant Quarantine Station stage. Digital signatures of the has been opened at Lucknow, phytosanitary issuing Officers Bagdogra, Goa and Port Blair. are being prepared for issuing e-phyto. yy Under ‘Single Window System’, the integration of Customs EDI yy Import of pesticides have been System (ICEGATE) with PQIS at 67 restricted through Chennai and PQ Stations at national level has Mumbai sea ports as well as Delhi been implemented through online and DCD Gurugram Airport. message exchange system for yy The process of pesticide according import clearance. registrations has been made completely online.
Plant Protection Pesticides Plant Protection Pesticides Export Registration Registration
2011-14 Year 2014-17 2011-14 Year 2014-17 (upto December) (upto December)
Increases of 110.49% in Plant Protection The number of Pesticide Registration Pesticide Export Registration over 2011- has been increased by 290% on 14. account of better monitoring and use of technology.
25 AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION
Numbers of Machinery Distributed to Farmers
2014-17 2010-14 Year (upto December)
An increase of 147% in number of machineries distributed to farmers under various schemes during 2014-17 as compared to the number of machinery distributed during 2010-14.
Allocation of Funds
2014-17 2010-14 Year (upto December)
Allocation of funds increased almost by 641% in 2014-17, under Agriculture Mechanization as compared to allocation of funds during 2010-14.
26 SEED
Initiatives and Achievements of organised and 316.31 lakh Qtl. the Seed Devision seed were produced involving yy The Department has issued 66.56 lakh farmers under Seed Cotton Seed Price Control Order, Village Programme. 2015 under Section 3 of the yy Proposals for transfer of Essential Commodities Act, 1955 Germplasm/plant genetic for regulating the maximum sale resources under Multilateral price (MSP) of Bt cotton hybrid Systems of the International Treaty seeds. The maximum sale price of on Plant Genetic Resources for Bt cotton seed was as under: Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) yy The same maximum sale price of BG I Cotton BG II Cotton Rs. 635/- (with zero trait value) as per pkt. Rs. 800/- (with Rs. 49/- trait value) as per of 450 grams. pkt. of 450 grams. Bt cotton seeds for Kharif 2017 were examined and 3158 was retained at par with Kharif accessions of various crops 2016. were recommended for export to yy In the last three years, 96,778 various countries. Seed Village Programmes were
Initiatives and Achievements of the Seed Division
Due to effective implementation of GoI schemes, availability of certified / quality seeds are adequately available than the requirement.
27 NATIONAL SEED CORPORATION (NSC)
yy 661 varieties of agricultural crops yy 528 cases for export and 579 cases and 136 varieties of horticulture for import of seeds and planting crops were released and notified material were recommended by during the period 2014-15 to the EXIM Committee during the 2016-17. period 2014-15 to 2016-17.
National Seed Corporation Turnover Rs. in crore
2014-17 2010-14 Year (upto December)
53.55% increase in turnover of NSC during 2014-17 as compare to 2010-14 due to more sale of Seeds of Crops and Vegetables.
28 Enhanced area of NSC under cultivation Comparative increased in storage capacity
During the year 2014-17 storage capacity has During the year 2014-17 area under different increased 182% as compared to year 2011- crops cultivation has increased 337% as 14 by which seed quantity increased and compared to year 2011-14. transportation expenditure decreased.
Comparison in production of antibiotic stress tolerant varieties Fish seed production of paddy
During the year 2014-17 antibiotic stress tolerant varieties has increased 273% as Substantial increased of fish seed compared to year 2011-14. production by NSC
29 PROTECTION OF PLANT VARIETIES & FARMERS RIGHTS AUTHORITY (PPV&FRA)
New initiative of Protection of yy The amount of cash reward for @ Plant Varieties & Farmers Right Plant Genome Saviour@ Farmer for benefit of farmers Award, has been enhanced from yy PPV&FRA has received total Rs. 1.00 lakh to Rs. 1.50 lakh 15,827 applications out of which each and the amount of Farmers' 11,386 applications were during Recognition has been enhanced last 3 years which is 72% of total from Nil to Rs. 1.00 lakh each applications. during 2015. y yy Till now authority has released 3065 y The annual fee for the farmers registered applications. During after registration of varieties has last 3 years, 2465 applications been reduced from Rs. 2000 per registered & released which is 80% year to Rs. 10 only during 2015. of total registered applications. Renovation of registration fees for farmers has reduced Rs. 4500 to yy Since 2009 Authority has a Nil. provision to provide 35 plant genome saviour award of amount Rs. 35 lakhs for farmers & farming Notified crops varieties (147) which is to be notified (42) cummunities. Till now 124 award had conferred out of rich 73 was conferred during last 3 years. yy During last 10 years, 147 crops species have been notified for registration out of which during last 3 year, 64 crops notified which is 43% of total registered crops.
On 19th April, 2017 at Motihari, East Champaran, Bihar 5 Plant Genome Saviour Community Award, 10 Plant Genome Saviour Farmers Reward and 20 Plant Genome Saviour Farmers Reorganization Award were conferred by Hon’ble Union Minister of Agriculture. 30 yy Three New Branch Offices of Western Zone States and third PPV&FR Authority have been one at Shivamogga (Karnataka) approved ecently for establishment for Southern States. at Palampur (H.P.) which will cover yy Till so far there was appeal against the States of Northern Hill Zone, decision of authority in High Court another at Pune (Maharashtra) but now appeal may be done in which will cover the Central and tribunnal created by authority.
Achievements of application received and registered
Achievements of application received and registered of farmers crops
31 MAHALANOBIS NATIONAL CROP FORECAST CENTRE (MNCFC)
Program of Mahalanobis National yy Crop Intensification in post kharif Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC): rice-fallow area. yy CHAMAN (Coordinated Horticulture Assessment and Management using geo-Informatics) yy FASAL (Forecasting Agricultural output using Space, Agro- meteorology & Land based observations) yy NADAMS (National Agricultural Drought Assessment and Monitoring System). yy KISAN (C[K]rop Insurance Identification of Priority villages using Space technology and in Darbhanga District of Bihar geo-informatics). for Makhana cultivation
Status of District Level Inventory
District level inventory of Horticulture Crops
32 DROUGHT MANAGEMENT– CHANGES IN NORMS FOR ASSISTANCE yy Norms for assistance for all categories increased by 1.5 times. yy The threshold for eligibility for assistance due to crop loss lowered to 33% from 50%. yy The admissibility for assistance raised from 1 ha. to 2 ha. in all cases. Norms for assistance for all categories increased by 1.5 times. yy The financial assistance paid to the farmers in the event of death effected persons due to natural increased to Rs. 4 lakh from Rs. calamities, first time, UT-DRF 1.5 lakh. fund has been created with an yy To execute relief assistance to the allocation of Rs. 50 crore.
Allocation of the Funds to States Central Assistance Approved to under State Disaster Response Fund States by Gov. under National (SDRF) Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) Rs. in crore Rs. in crore
2010-14 Year 2014-17 (upto December) Assistance of Fund under NDRF to states as increase 140.50% Allocation of Funds to states under during 2014-17(Rs. 30101 crore) SDRF has increase 82% during as compared to year 2010-14(Rs. 2015-20 as compared to 2010-15. 12516 crore)
33 AGRICULTURE TRADE
Steps Taken for increasing yy Export of all varieties of pulses Agriculture Export including organic pulses has been made "free" without any quantitative yy Bulk export of groundnut oil, restriction w.e.r. 22.11.2017. soyabean oil and maize (Corn) yy Import duty on soya bean has oil has been permitted w.e.f. been raised from 30% to 45% w.e.f 27.0.3.2017, removing consumer 17.11.2017 pack restriction of (upto 5 kg). yy Under Mid-term Review of the yy Import duty on tur (pegeon pea) foreign Trade Policy 2015-20, has been raised from 'zero' to rates of reward under Merchandise 10% w.e.f. 28th March 2017, from Exports from India (MEIS) have 'zero' to 50% on peas w.e.f. 8th been enhanced on export of various November 2017 and from zero agriculture items from 2% to 4%, to 30% on Checkpeas (Chana) & 3% to 5% and 5% to 7% w.e.f. 1st Lentin (Masoor) w.e.f. 21st Dec, November, 2017 to 30th June, 2018. 2017 respectively. Besides this, yy Import duty on sugar has been there is quantitative restriction on th import of 2 lakh tones per annum raised from 40% to 50% w.e.f. 10 on tur (pigeon pea) and 3 lakh tons July, 2017. per annum on urad & moong. yy Import duty on palm oil and various yy Import duty on wheat has been edible oils has also been increased. raised from 10% to 20% w.e.f. 8.11.2017. Export of Major Agri-Item from 2011-14 to 2014-17 Rs. in crore
There has been substantial increase in export of Cotton, Fresh fruits, Fresh vegetables, Rice (non-Basmati), Rice (Basmati) in 2014-17 over 2011-14.
34 NATIONAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (NCDC) yy National Cooperative cooperative sector in terms of Development Corporation (NCDC) government grant and loan. gives comprehensive support to
Disbursement of amount by NCDC Rs. in crore
2010-14 Year 2014-17 (upto December) During the year 2014-17 Rs. 43,339.84 crore has release which is 118% more as compare to year 2001-14 (Rs. 18,950.70 crore).
35 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY and kaushal vikas
Following Mobile Apps developed development workshop at for the Farmers: MANAGE, Kolkata, Jaipur and Chandigarh were organized to yy Kisan Suvidha orient various stakeholders. yy Pusa Krishi yy Crop Insurance yy Crop Insurance Portal yy AgriMarket yy CCE Agri Skill Development in Agriculture yy First time during 2016-17, skill training programme conducted by DAC&FW from RKVY funds in collaboration with Extension Division of ICAR and Agriculture Skill Council of India (ASCI). yy Accredited 100 KVKs and 8 Training Institutes by Agriculture Skill Council of India (ASCI) for skill training during 2016-17. yy Rs. 3.52 crores sanctioned for conducting 216 skill training during 2016-17; 203 training programmes were organised. National Skill Development Workshop, “Kaushal Vikas Se Krishi Vikas” organised yy 168 QPS developed by ASCI for by DAC&FW on January 5, 2017 at New skill training in agriculture and Delhi. allied sector. yy During 2017-18, 116 skill training courses (200 hrs) are planned through 94 identified Institutes. Rs. 2 crore has been allocated from RKVY. Regional Skill Development Workshop organised by DAC & FW in collaboration yy One National Level Skill of Horticulture Department Haryana on Development workshop in New 20th September 2017 for Northern States Delhi and 4 regional skilled in Chandigarh. 36 RASHTRIYA KRISHI VIKAS YOJANA (RKVY)
yy Government launched revised Development Programme was RKVY Scheme in 2014-15 to provide initiated under RKVY to address the more flexibility to the State for fodder needs of cattle in drought boosting investment and enhancing affected states. During 2014-15, productivity in agriculture and allied 2015-16 and 2016-17 an amount of sector. Rs 78.14 crores was released to the yy Sub-scheme on Targeting Rice states. Fallow for Pulses & Oilseeds was yy Geo-tagging of assets created introduced under RKVY as special under RKVY has been initiated with scheme during 2016-17. The technical support from National Allocation of Sub-Scheme was Rs. Remote Sensing Center. More than 50 crore. 75,000 assets geo- tagged. yy In order to address the problem of yy The central share of allocation for soil acidity, alkalinity and salinity, implementation of the scheme a sub scheme of Reclamation of during the current year (2017-18) is Problematic Soils was introduced Rs. 4750 crore. under RKVY in 2016-17. yy The cabinet on 1st November yy During 2014-15 to 2016-17 2017 has approved continuation Maharashtra, Karnataka and of the ongoing centrally sponsored Odisha have taken up 34 projects scheme (State Plan)-Rashtriya under Public Private Partnership Krishi Remuneration Approaches for Integrated Development of for Agricultural and Allied Sector Agriculture (PPPIAD). Rejuvenation (RKVY-RAFTAAR) for yy During 2014-15, Additional Fodder 3 years (2017-20) Rs. 15722 crore.
Project Taken by States Under RKVY in Various Sector Number
SERI = Sericulture, Other = Innovative Programme, NONF = Non Farm Activities, ITEC = Information Technology, AGRE = Agri/Horti/Animal Husbandary
Substantial increase in the projects under RKVY.
37 SWACHHTA PAKHWADA
Ek Kadam Swachhta Ki Aur yy During the “Swachhta Hi Sewa yy During year 2017, Swachhta Abhiyan”, National Centre Pakhwada from 16th to 31st May of Organic Farming had and “Swachhta Hi Sewa Abhiyan participated in Pandit Deendayal from 15th September to 2nd Upadhyay Krishi Unnati Mela and October have been observed in demonstrated Waste Decomposer this Department. In which 321 technique and Organic Farming to Agriculture markets, 35 Central Farmers. Integrated Pest management yy Provisions are being made of Rs. Centers and 357 Plant Protection 5 lakh each mandi under e-NAM Quarantine Stations were covered Scheme for setting up waste and cleaning drives were also management plants. undertaken in Premises as well as yy Rs. 689.94 lakhs has been surrounding areas. released to states under sub- yy All the Ministers and Officers led scheme of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas by Hon’ble A&FW Minister Sh. Yojajna (RKVY) for solid & Liquid Radha Mohan Singh participated Waste management. in the Abhiyan at various places across the country.
38 Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries
39 Dairy Development: rashtriya gokul mission yy Rashtriya Gokul Mission has been been released. started with manifold increase in yy First time in the country for budget allocation for Development and development and conservation of Conservation of Indigenous Breeds in indigenous breeds 14 gokul grams a scientific and holistic manner. approved. yy The scheme aims to provide AI yy In June 2017, the Gopal Ratan and services at farmers door step for breed Kamdhenu Awards were launched improvement of cow and buffaloes and 10 farmers and 12 institutions along with self-sustaining MATRIS were honoured with Gopal Ratan and and facilitating smooth transport and Kamdhenu Awards. distribution of Liquidity Nitrogen gas. yy India is on First place in milk yy Two new National Kamdhenu Breeding Production and it contributes 19% of Centre ( one in north India in Madhya the total world milk production. Pradesh and one in the south India in yy The earnings of dairy farmers Andhra Pradesh) are being set up for registered an average increase of which an amount of Rs. 50 crore has 13.79% during last three years.
Milk Production Increase in average price paid to farmers Million Tonne Average price paid per litre
The earnings of dairy farmers registered an In comparison to 2011-14, growth in milk average increase of 13.79 percent during production during 2014-17 is 16.9 percent. last three years.
DAIRY PROCESSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FUND yy With the aim of doubling farmers available to cooperative societies, income and to take forward the dairy federations at interest rate gains made during "Operation of 6.5% through NABARD and Flood", Dairy Processing and interest subsidy would be borne by Infrastructure Development Fund Government of India. has been launched during the year yy Under the scheme, 95 dairy farmers 2017-18 with a corpus of Rs. 10,881 will be benefited by sale of milk, crore. The fund envisages that 28,000 BMC would be set up in concessional credit with be made 50,000 villages, 126 lakh litre per 40 national bovine productivity mission
day processing capacity would The components of the scheme are be renovated and 140 lakh litre as under: additional chilling capacity will be 1. Pashudhun Sanjivni: an animal created. Value added products of wellness programme encompassing: 59.78 lakh litre milk per day capacity i) animal health cards (Nakul will be created which will ensure Swasthya Patra); ii) Unique remunerative prices to dairy farmers. Identification number and iii) national yy In order to enhance milk production data base. and productivity and to make 2. Advanced Breeding Technology: dairying more remunerative to the including assisted reproductive farmers, Government of India has technique improving availability of initiated new scheme National disease free female bovines. Mission on Bovine Productivity with 3. Creation of e-pashudhanHaat: an an allocation of Rs 825 crore over e-market portal for bovine germplasm a period of three years with the aim for connecting breeders and farmers of genetic upgradation of cattle and of indigenous bovine breeds. buffalo population through delivery of 4. National Genomic Centre: breeding inputs at farmers’ doorstep National Genomic Centre would and it includes establishment of Multi be established to enhance milk Purpose AI Technicians in Rural India production and productivity of (MAITRIs) on self sustainable basis indigenous breeds through rapids and streamlining of liquid nitrogen genetic upgradation. transport and distribution system. Benefits of e-pashudhan haat yy Through this portal farmers will be sale and purchase of germplasm in aware about breed wise information on all the forms is not available even in indigenous breeds. Farmers/breeders developed dairy countries. can sale animals of indigenous breeds through this portal. Information on all forms of germplasm has been uploaded on the portal. Farmers may obtain benefits of the portal Immediately. The information regarding 6.6 crore semen doses, 372 embroyos and 79,543 live animals has been uploaded on the website. yy Through the portal there will be no involvement of middlemen in sale E-pashudhan Haat Web Portal and purchase of animals. Portal for
41 national livestock mission
yy The scope and coverage of coverage of livestock insurance Livestock Insurance has been has been extended from only 2 increased from 300 districts to all milch animals to 5 milch animals/ 716 districts. Simultaneously, the other animals or 50 small animals.
Livestock Insurance was implemented in 300 districts where as in 2016-17, all 716 districts are covered under Livestock Insurance which is an increase of 135 percent. yy The annual growth rate of egg yy Per capita availability has production is 5%. increased to 66 eggs per annum.
Egg Production
During the year 2011-14, Average Egg production was 210.93 billion which icreased to 277.50 billion during 2014-17 which is an increase of 31.56 percent.
42 livestock health
yy Based on effective implementation established as FMD free zones of FMD control programme, with vaccination. three zones have also been Reducation in Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreaks
FMD Outbreaks which were 1957 during 2011-2013 have been drastically reduced to 505 only during the period 2014-2016. It is decreased by 74.19 percent. yy HS outbreaks which were 698 reduced significantly to 300 during during 2011-2014 have been 2014-2017.
43 veterinary education
Increase in Veterinary Colleges Increase in seats of Veterinary Colleges
In order to meet the shortage of trained veterinary manpower, intake of students in During the period of 2011-14 total number of various Veterinary Colleges was enhanced Veterinary Colleges in the first schedule was from 60 to 100 seats. Total number of seats 36. During 2014 to 2017 the total number of has been increased to 1,334 from 914 in 17 veterinary colleges has been increased to Veterinary Colleges which is an increase of 45 which is an increase of 25 percent. 45.95 percent. yy Due to increase in the number of programme from six months to one colleges in the first schedule, total year and course work for four and number of veterinary graduates half years. increased to 3398 each year c) Introduction of reservation policy during 2014-17 which was 2160 for SC, ST, OBC and Physically during 2011-14. Handicapped which was not in the yy The VCI has amended the existing earlier MSVE. MSVE Regulations, 2008 and now d) The credit hours for B.V. Sc & A.H. MSVE Regulations, 2016 has been courses have been reduced from notified on 8.07.2016. The salient 179 hr to 81 hr. and the courses features in the Revised MSVE are will be of annual basis instead of as under: semester. a) Increase in annual admissions in e) Introduction of Additional courses B.V.Sc and AH course to 80 from / Syllabus such as Animal Welfare, 60 in the present MSVE. Hazard Analysis and critical control b) Increased in time for B.V.Sc & A.H. points, Risk Analysis, sanitary and courses from 5 years to 5 and phytosanitary measures etc. half years with enhance internship
44 fisheries - blue revolution
Fish Production
The Fish Production during 2011-14 was 272.88 lakh tonnes which increased to 327.74 lakh tonnes during 2014-17 which is an increase of 20.1 percent.
DEEP SEA FISHING yy This Department, on 09 March, their livelihood with comparatively 2017 has introduced a sub higher income generation. The component namely, “Assistance sub-component aims to introduce for Deep Sea Fishing” under the intermediate size of modern deep existing component 'Development sea fishing vessels (DSFVs) to the of Marine Fisheries, Infrastructure traditional fishermen for operating and Post Harvest Operations' of in the Indian Exclusive Economic Blue Revolution Scheme. This Zone (EEZ), beyond territorial will promote capacity building in waters to enable our fishers to traditional fishermen to venture into harness fishery resources in the deep sea fishing and to support deep sea.
45 welfare of fishermen
Saving-cum-relief amount enhanced for welfare of fishermen
Blue Revolution : Under Integrated Development Management of Fisheries, Saving Cum Relief Amount increased by 150 percent during fishing ban period of 3 months for welfare of fishermen. yy Annual Insurance premium for been brought down to Rs. 12/- fisher folk brought down to Rs. yy Insurance cover increased to Rs. 20.34 from Rs. 29.00. 2.00 lakh from Rs. 1.00 lakh for yy This has been integrated with accidental death and permanent Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima disability. Yojna and the annual premium has Fisheries Infrastructure Development
Central Fund for central fisheries infrastructure development has increased by 48.88 percent.
yy For deep sea vessel construction, an amount of Rs. 200 crore has been released to State of Tamil Nadu and total 5071 SIPs have been issued online. 46 trade - our priority
yy Implementation of Single Window implemented since 01.10.2016 System for on-line clearance of and total 5071 SIPs have been livestock and livestock products issued on line. by all six Animal Quarantine & yy 18 new additional entry points Certification Services Stations at have notified for export/import of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, live products. Hyderabad and Bengaluru. yy AQCS office at Petrapole ICP, West yy Sanitary Import Permit(SIP) Bengal has been inaugurated to website for online receipt and facilitate export/import of livestock processing of SIP applications for and livestock products from import of livestock products fully Bangladesh.
47 Department of Agricultural Research and Education Indian Council of Agricultural Research
During 69th Republic Day of the Country the tableau of Indian Council of Agricultural Research on display at Rajpath for the first time His Excellency the President of India, the Vice President of India and Hon’ble Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Govt. of India honouring the artists and the officials of ICAR Agricultural Education
Increasing budgetary provision for better Agricultural Education
Revision of PG Curriculum by Fifth Deans Committee
New Programmes Introduced • B. Tech (Biotechnology) • B. Sc. Community Science • B.Sc. Food Nutrition & Dietetics • B.Sc. Sericulture Degrees in Agriculture and Allied sciences granted Professional status Holistic distribution of courses in UG • Traditional Courses in I Year • Technology based Courses in II Year Release of Fifth Deans Committee Report on 29th June 2016 • Talent based Courses in III Year • Trade based Courses in IV Year Compulsory common courses introduced
50 New Experiential Learning units National talent scholarship for UG established in Agricultural programmes doubled Universities
The new experiential learning units Scholarship amount increased from besides providing training to the Rs. 1000 per month to Rs. 2000 per farmers also teach them the real time month (1351 beneficiaries). experience to increase their income.
51 New Research and Educational Financial Support to New Institutions Opened Universities yy Indian Agriculture Research Institute Funds worth Rs. 135 Crores each (IARI) has been established at released to ANGRAU, Andhra Pradesh Barhi, Jharkhand on the lines of & SKLTSHU, Telangana. IARI, PUSA, New Delhi yy Foundation stone for establishment of another IARI laid by Hon’ble Prime Minister of India on 26th May, 2017 in Assam yy Rajendra Agricultural University has been upgraded to Dr.Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University yy Six new colleges started under Central Agricultural University, Financial support extended for Imphal and 2 new colleges opened establishing new Universities under Rani Laxmibai CAU, Jhansi y yy National Research Centre for y Agricultural University (ANGRAU), Integrated Farming established in Andhra Pradesh Motihari (Bihar) yy Horticultural University (SKLTSHU), yy National Organic Farming Research Telangana Institute established in Tadong yy Horticultural University, Haryana (Sikkim).
52 Student READY Components of Student READY yy Launched by Hon’ble Prime yy Experiential Learning (EL) Minister on 25 July 2015 yy Rural Agriculture Work Experience yy Enhancement of Fellowship from (RAWE) Rs 1,000 to Rs 3,000 p.m. for yy In Plant Training/ Industrial all the students for a period of 6 Attachment months during Student READY yy Hands-on Training (HOT) / Skill Development Training yy Student Project
Netaji Subhas – ICAR International Fellowships yy To develop competent human resources, supported training of Indian students in the identified best laboratories of the world (105 students benefitted) yy To expose overseas candidates to the best Indian Agricultural Universities (AUs) in the ICAR-AU system for creating a pool of scientist-envoys for enhanced future co-operation (28 overseas students benefitted) Thirty fellowships per annum yy US $2000 pm for Indian candidates going abroad and Rs 40,000 pm for overseas scholars coming to India are being awarded by ICAR. yy Both the fresh and the serving persons in ICAR and AUs are eligible.
53 Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Unnat yy Funded by the World Bank and Krishi Shiksha Yojana jk"Vªh;Government —f "ofk Indiaf’k{kk on 50:50fnol cost yy 130 training programmes onçFke [kk|sharing ,oa —f”k basis ea=h M‚- jktsUæ çlkn dh ;kn esa Organic Farming/Natural Farming3 fnlacjyy dksDuration jkjk"Vªh; —f"kof thef'k{kk Scheme: fnol ?kksf"kr six fd;k years x;kA and Cow based Economy in 32 (2016-17 to 2020-21) SAUs yy EFC circulated among the yy Identified 100 Centers with budget concerned departments - Rs. 5.35 crores Introducing Agricultural Courses yy Organized 5 regional workshops- (Syllabus) at School level: cum-training (Lucknow, Kolapur, yy In order to attract young talent Avikanagar, Amritsar and Jhansi) in agriculture DARE/ICAR National Agricultural Education Day has developed a syllabus for introduction at higher secondary 3rd December was declared as the t; fdlku&t; foKku lIrkg level in schools. National Agricultural Education iwoZDay iz/kkuea=h Jh pkS/kjh pj.k flag th ,oa Jh vVy fcgkjh oktis;h th ds in memory of first President andt firstUefnu dsy yvoljFollowing ij 23 ls 29the fnlacj recommendation rd t; fdlku & t; foKku Food and Agriculture Minister oflIrkg the 2015 ls lEiw.kZof the ns'k Cabinetesa euk;k tkto jgk this gSA effect in Country, Dr. Rajendra Prasad. 2015, DARE/ICAR is continuously jk"Vªh;raising —f" kthe mPp issue f’k{kkof introduction ifj;kstuk of National Agricultural Higher agriculture in curricula at school ;w,l M‚yj 165-0 fefy;u ¼:i;s 1000 djksM+½ ds O;; ds lkFk çLrkfor Education Project level with the HRD ministry. yy Proposed with an outlay of USDfo’o cSad vkSj Hkkjr ljdkj }kjk 50%50 ykxr fgLlsnkjh&vk/kkj ij iksf”kr 165.0 million (Rs. 1000 crores) ;kstuk dh vof/k% N% o”kZ ¼2016&17 ls 2021&22 rd½ lacaf/kr foHkkxksa esa bZ,Qlh ifjpkfyr fd;k x;k Name of Award (Numbers) Year of Value of the Award Institution 111 1) ICAR Administrative Awards (3 awards 2014 Rs. 51,000/- each one each in Technical, Administrative & Supporting categories)
2) Haldhar Organic Farmer Award (1) 2015 Rs. 1,00,000/-
3) Pandit Deendayal Antyodaya Krishi Puruskar 2016 National: Rs. 1,00,000/- (1 National & 11 Zonal Awards) Zonal Rs. 51,000/- each
4) Pandit Deendayal Rashtriya Krishi Vigyan 2016 National: Rs. 25,00,000/- Protsahan Puraskar (1 National & 11 Zonal Zonal: Rs. Awards) 2,25,000/- each
54 Agricultural Extension
Establishment of Krishi Vigyan Kendras for Farmers
Technology Demonstration on Pulses by KVKs
55 Technology Demonstration on oilseeds by KVKs
Farmer FIRST - Enriching Knowledge: Integrating Technology yy Enhancing Farmers –Scientist interface yy Technology Assemblage, Application and Feedback yy Partnership and Institution Building yy Content Mobilization yy 52 Projects sanctioned to ICAR Institutes/AUs with an outlay of Rs. 14.22 crore and involving 45000 farmers
56 Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav yy Group of 4 Agricultural Scientists (Multi-disciplinary) working with 5 identified villages yy Facilitation of knowledge, skill and information to farmers yy Issuing timely alerts and advisories yy Providing information on inputs, service providers etc. yy Develop convergence with different departments and organizations for the development of villages yy 25000 villages are to be covered Attracting and Retaining Youth in Agriculture (ARYA)
yy Attract and empower the youth in rural areas for various agriculture, allied and service sector enterprises ;qokvksa dh la[;k yy Emphasis on processing, value addition, marketing and networking yy Entrepreneurship development and value chain management yy 200-300 youth per district are involved through 25 KVKs in 25 States
57 Krishi Unnati Mela Krishi Unnati Mela was organized twice in 2016 & 2017 during which the various Agro Industries from all over the country participated. More than 5 lakh farmers attended and got benefitted from these events.
Objective: To acquaint the farmers about new varieties and technologies developed by ICAR. yy Live demonstrations of production technologies of crops yy Farmers’ visits to experimental fields of IARI yy Technologies for protected cultivation of vegetables and yy Free testing of soil and water flowers yy Display and sale of bio-fertilizers yy Display and sale of farm equipment and agro-chemicals and machinery by the ICAR yy Irrigation technology for water Institute and private companies saving yy Live Demonstration of Farm Animal yy Display and sale of Innovative yy Sale of seeds, saplings and Farmers products seedlings of HYV's of crops by yy Kisan Gosthi lARl and other public and private yy Farm women empowerment organisations workshop
58 Extending training and technology support to the farmers for Quality seed, planting material and animal germ plasm.
On farm trials conducted by KVKs 1.32 lakhs
Front line Demonstration conducted by KVKs 5.04 lakhs
Farmers trained 53.96 lakhs
Agricultural Extension Personnel trained 5.62 lakhs
Participation in the Extension activities 540.04 lakh
59 Quality seeds produced by KVKs 184600 tonnes
Plantation material produced by KVKs 1711.91 lakhs
Production of livestock/ 950.22 lakhs fish strains/ fingerlings
Analysis of soil nutrient status and water samples 20.90 lakhs
Mobile Agro Advisory provided to the farmers 1022.67 lakhs
60 Agricultural research
Details of the crop varieties released during the last 6 years.
Crop April 2011- April 2014- Group March Dec 2017 2014 Food 184 353 Grains Pulses 43 89 Oilseeds 47 97 Others 39 106 Total 313 645
Details of abiotic stress tolerant/ climate resilient crop varieties released Crop Group April 2011- March 2014 April 2014- Dec 2017 Food Grains 69 156 Pulses 38 90 Oilseeds 33 90 Others 21 45 Total 161 381
61 Breeders Seed Production
Production
Year The details of the Indent received and production of Breeders seed by ICAR/NARS during 2011-12 till 2016-17 (Kharif season only)
Increase in the production of Breeders seed for the states
62 National; Phenomics Facility at Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa (New Delhi) Honourable Prime Minister dedicated the Nanaji Deshmukh National Phenomics Facility to the Nation. This facility besides promoting state of the art research in Agriculture including crop sciences, will prove a boon to overcome the adverse effects of the changing climate on various agricultural crops
63 Bio fortified varieties A potent solution for fighting malnutrition
Paddy: CR Dhan 310: Protein 10.3 percent Paddy: DRR Dhan 45: Zinc 22.6 ppm Wheat: WB 02 High Zinc (42.0 ppm) & Iron (40.0 ppm) Wheat: HPBW 01 Iron (40.0 ppm) and Zinc (40.6 ppm) Maize: Pusa Vivek QPM 9 Unnat: Pro-Vitamin A (8.15 ppm), Lysine (2.67%) & Tryptophan (0.74%) Maize: Pusa HM 4 Unnat: Tryptophan 0.91% and Lysine 3.62 % Maize: Pusa HM 8 Unnat: Tryptophan (1.06 %) and Lysine (4.18 %) Maize: Pusa HM 9 Unnat: Tryptophan 0.68% and Lysine 2.97%. Bajra: HHB 299: Iron (73.0 ppm) and Zinc (41.0 ppm) Bajra: AHB 1200: Iron (73.0 ppm) Masoor: Pusa Ageti Masoor: Iron (65.0 ppm) Mustard: Pusa Double Zero Sarson 31: Erucic acid <2.0 percent and Glucosinolate <3.0 ppm Cauliflower: Pusa Beta Kesari 1: Beta Carotene 8.0 - 10.0 ppm Sugarbeet: Bhu Sona: High Beta Carotene (14.0 mg/100g) Sugarbeet: Bhu Krishna: Anthocyanin (90.0 mg/100g) Pomegranate: Solapur Lal: High Iron (5.6- 6.1mg/100g), Zinc (0.64-0.69 mg/100g) and Vitamin C (19.4-19.8 mg/100g)
64 Integrated Farming System Models for Doubling Farm Income yy Agricultural crops, horticultural crops, dairy, fisheries, vermi- compost, mushroom, for boundary plantation. yy 45 IAF models developed for various agro- ecological zones of the country. yy IFS models for better profitability, higher employment generation and reduced risks. yy Even in years of adverse models have managed weather conditions, IFS to provide higher net income. yy Integrated schemes are required for promotion of multiple entreprise based IFS models. yy Net profit (3 years’ average income) during 2014-15 was Rs. 2.5 lakh. yy Reuse: 34% of the total entries except labour. yy Monetary value of additional employment generated Rs. 88,000.
65 District Contingency Plans Contingency plans were developed for 623 districts: Horticulture, Animal Husbandry, Poultry farming, Fisheries along with technological options in different areas of agriculture to better address climatic aberrations and resultant adversities.
Established new prototype of advanced agriculture machinery, agriculture processing centres and food testing laboratory
66 Developed vaccines Developed diagnostic kits No. of vaccines developed Number of diagnostic kits developed
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ICAR-NIVEDI conferred DBT- Biotech Produce Award for development of Elisa Kit against Brucellosis
67 Open sea cage fish farming yy Sea- cage promotion technology yy Cost of production of Cobia and demonstration of Cobia Pompano is Rs. 180/ kg. Price at (Rachycentron canadum) and Farm gate is Rs. 350/kg (Cobia) Silver Pompano (Trachinotus and Rs. 300/Kg (Silver Pompano). blochii) yy With the technological help of yy Average production of 3.0 tonnes ICAR- CMFRI a total of 1058 cages in six months was demonstrated were established along the coastal (6m width x 6m depth): 25-30 kg/ regions of India. m3.
Demonstration of Sea Cages 68 Agriculture Technology Development
Remarkable new crop varieties and technology
yy Developed high yielding varieties yy Dual purpose wheat (grain and of Paddy with tolerance against fodder) varieties (BL Wheat 829) drought (1), Blast (3) and Bacterial developed. blight (5) resistant varieties yy Mustard variety Pusa Sarson employing Marker Assisted 30 with low erucic acid content Selection. (<2%) developed. yy Paddy variety (CR Dhan 310) yy 8 Bt Cotton varieties were having high protein content (10.3) identified by ICAR and approved developed. for commercialization. yy Paddy variety (DRR Dhan 45) yy Central Institute of Cotton having high zinc content (22 ppm) Research, Nagpur has developed developed. one variety of Bt Cotton -6; "CICR- yy Two wheat varieties having high RS 2013 Bt sale", that has given a zinc content (42.0 ppm and 42.6 yield of 3046 kg per hectare. ppm respectively) developed.
69 Solar PV Sprayers for spraying Agro-Chemicals under Solar Farming System developed
Agri- Voltaic System/ Solar Farming
Agri- Voltaic System Crop cultivation together with electricity generation through Photo Voltaic (PV) module on a single piece of land.
Model Area: 1 hectare yy Solar PV generation efficiency : 0.5 Ridge furrow seed drill for In-situ Mega Watt moisture conservation under Solar yy Daily electricity generation : 2500 Farming System Kilo Watt per hour yy Investment : Rs 2.5 Crore yy Income generated through electricity : Approximately Rs. 45 lakhs annually. yy Age of system : 25 years yy Payback period : 7 years. yy Green gram productivity : 4.0 q/ ha
70 New improved breeds of Poultry yy New hybrid breeds (8) Rani, Asha, and Swine developed HD- K 75, Jarsuk, Manuki Safed, Lumsiyang Taanuvas, Ketim Gold yy Four new breeds of poultry (Hybrid), AVVU-T hybrid of pigs (Kaamroop, Narmadanidhi, were developed Jharsim and Himsamriddhi) developed.
New generation fishing vessel developed.
Multipurpose fishing vessels for travelling, gillnetting and longlining.
yy New generation fuel -efficient and multipurpose fishing vessel developed and made functional. 71 Fourth ASEAN – India Ministerial level meet on Agriculture and Forestry
Fourth ASEAN-India Ministerial level roadmap in this regard. meet on Agriculture and Forestry was The agenda was accepted and the held on 12 January, 2018 at New Delhi, report and recommendations of the India in which the ways and means ASEAN working group and Co-Chairs for taking continued efforts for future on Agriculture and Forestry were initiatives in the areas of agriculture accepted. In this meeting the progress and forestry were discussed. The on medium -term plan of ASEAN-India meeting was co-chaired by, Hon’ble cooperation in agriculture and forestry Agriculture and Cooperative Minister (2011-15) were noted. It was agreed of Thailand Mr. Grisada Bunrech and that by increasing ASEAN-India Hon’ble Union Minister of Agriculture collaboration, the solution for various and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India, problems confronting agriculture and Shri Radha Mohan Singh. forestry, especially the challenges of The meeting highlighted the need for food security and climate change, taking fresh initiatives towards further that have become international strengthening the collaboration in issues, can be resolved by means the area of agriculture and forestry of collaborative efforts in capacity between ASEAN and India and building, agricultural education, deliberated on developing a strong research and development.
72 New ICT (Information and Communication Technology) Apps and Portals Web Portal – Krishi Vigyan Kendra Knowledge Network yy Pusa Krishi- Technology Mobile App yy Mobile App “riceXpert” yy e–Kapas Network and Technology Documentation yy Pulse Expert for diseases and pests yy e-Pest Survillance and Advisory System for horticultural crops yy Online Pest Monitoring and Advisory Service yy Pest Forewarning application yy Krishi-Digital data portal yy Many other mobile Apps
73 Activities Carried Out By The Depart- ment Of Agriculture, Cooperation And Farmers Welfare For Making The Life Of Common Man Comfortable
Whatever sustained efforts have been successful for creating awareness made for the betterment of agriculture among the farmers towards the new and farmers during the last three initiatives taken for the progress of years under the auspices of Hon’ble agriculture sector in the country. Modi Prime Minister Narinder Modi, the Government has made sustained and encouraging and positive results of reinforced endeavors for transforming them have been begun to reflected. the lives of rural inhabitants in a Due to this the farmers are witnessing positive way. a multiple improvement in their lives. During the tenure of UPA Government The Modi Government has laid down most of the budgetary provisions have exclusive parameters with innovative been lesser against the expenditure modus operandi and transparent incurred. For instance during the year approaches. The Government has 2011-12, the budgetary provision was transformed the targets related to 24,526 crore whereas the expenditure implementation of the schemes for was only 23,290 crores. Similarly the the farmers welfare into mission budgetary provision during 2012-13 mode in the time bound manner was 28,284 crore rupees, whereas the under able guidance of honourable expenditure incurred was only 24,630 Prime Minister. Our Government has crore. During the year 2013-14 the laid down the foundation of modern budgetary provision was 30,224 crore, and future oriented India with the whereas the expenditure incurred was new dimension, good governance, 25,896 crores. innovations and reformist approach. Modi Government has been Keeping in view the interest of the 74 agricultural sector and the farmers, The Government has invested Modi government has made higher more capital for the strengthen of budgetary allocation. For example, cooperatives. A number of initiatives during the five years of the UPA have been launched for enhancing the government a budgetary provision production of pulses and oil seeds for of Rs. 1,21,082 crore was made for achieving the target of self dependence agriculture sector for the year 2009- in this direction. The farmers have 2014 while the current government been imparted unprecedented has allocated Rs. 2,11,694 crore to the security coverage by dint of Pradhan agriculture sector during the period Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana with the 2014-19 which is 74.5 percent more. incorporation of different sort of risks In addition to the budgetary provision, and the lowest rate of premium. two corpus funds of Rs. 5,000 crore The contingency plan has been for micro irrigation funds and Rs. formulated for all the districts in the 10,881 crore for the Dairy Processing country. The Government has given and Infrastructure Fund (DIDF) have priority to the interest of the farmers been created for the years 2017-20. in the perspective of the economy by enhancing relief parameters to the Apart from this, the Fishery effected farmers through drought and & Aquaculture Infrastructure excess rainfall. It has been decided Development Fund and Animal under the leadership of Prime Minister Husbandry Infrastructure that the MSP will be announced on the Development Fund amounting to Rs. basis of one and a half times the cost 10,000 crore and an agriculture market of different agricultural genes from the development fund amounting to Rs. forthcoming kharif and the declared 2000 crore have been announced in MSP will be available to all farmers, for the budget 2018-19. this, a new system will be built by the The Government has imparted the Commission in connivance with the sense of security and trust on the Center and the State. There has been farmers during the span of deficient a clear disclosure of the commitment monsoon in the initial 2 years of the to empowerment of the village, poor last 3 years period. The Government and farmers of the Modi Government has put emphasis specifically on in the 2018-19 budget. agricultural education, research and The Hon’ble Prime Minister Mr. extension along with promoting the Narendra Modi has put up a target activities related to the distribution before the nation for improving the of soil health card, extension of economic condition of the farmers. the facilities for irrigation, low cost This target is to make the farmers organic farming, national agricultural income as double by the year 2022. market, horticulture development, This is for the first time that any agro forestry, bee keeping, dairy, Prime Minister of India has placed fisheries as well as egg production. any target before the countryman for 75 overall welfare of the farmers under field. During 2017-20 a carpus the learned and able guidance of fund of Rs. 5,000 crore has been the honorable Prime Minister. The announced for micro irrigation. Ministry is supposed to complete yy The business related to middle this business by the year 2022. The and major irrigation schemes lying Ministry of Agriculture has been pending for years is being carried engaged for interpreting the vision out by leaps and bounds. of the Prime Minister into reality with yy The water shed development tooth and nail. task is also being implemented The Central government is working expeditiously along with water expeditiously to achieve the goal harvesting and water management. of doubling the income of farmers yy The ponds are being constructed by the year 2022. For this purpose, in the field of the farmers under the Government has constituted a MANREGA. committee under Chief Executive yy The solar energy driven pumps are Officer, National Rainforest Area being provided to the farmers on Authority, Agriculture Cooperative subsidized rates. and Farmers Welfare Department to examine the issues related to doubling yy The Government has initiated soil the income of the farmers by 2022 health cards for the first time in the and to make recommendations to country for providing information achieve this by 2022. The Committee to the farmers about the fertility was formed on 13.04.2016. Apart of their land. By dint of soil health from working on a comprehensive cards the farmers are utilizing the strategy, the committee has been fertilizers in a balanced quantity suggesting various interventions for resulting in low cost in the farming parallel consideration which are being and more production thereof. implemented by the Ministry through yy The availability of neem coated the State Governments. urea has asscertained the adequate availability of urea. This Input Management also has led the annihilated misuse yy The improvement of irrigation of the urea in chemical industries. system is very much imperative for yy Government is promoting enhancing agricultural production, organic farming. The use of new therefore our Government has technologies in agriculture sector increased the budget for irrigation. like forecast for productivity through yy Our objective is more crop for National Space Technology every drop. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Programme, prior surmise about Sichai Yojana has been launched drought, better use of Rabi season for getting rid for the problems for the vacant area of peddy etc related to drought. The aim of this are the factors conducive for scheme is to provide water to every the enhancement in production.
76 Apart from this the farmers are services to the farmers . It also being provided information and works for promoting its business. advisories in time through call During the year 2011-14, 484 FPO centers and farmers facilitation had been registered against 223 apps like telecommunication and farmers production organizations online sources. in a year 2011-14, which is an yy Under agriculture loan interest increase of 117%. In the last 4 subvention scheme, the years, 3800 Farmer Productive Government of India provides Organizations were set up by loan on 5%n interest. The farmers NABARD, State Governments and have to pay 4% interest only. Multilateral Agencies besides the Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Small Farmer Agriculture Business Haryana, karnataka, Telangana, Association. Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, yy JLGs: A sum of rupees 6630 crore Kerala, Rajasthan and Punjab was released to 6.72 lacs JLGs in a provide additional assistance from span of 7 years i.e. during 2007 to the state treasuries. The farmers 2014, whereas a sum of Rs. 27,930 obtain interest free loan in these crore released to 29.33 lac JLGs in states. a span of 3 ½ years i.e. 2014-18 yy The computerization process is on (January). for bringing about transparency in Output Management 63,000 packs working in the areas yy Union Government is laying of cooperatives with the allocated emphasis for the improvement of fund of rupees 1,985 crore rupees agricultural marketing. Along with during the forthcoming 3 years. 3 prominent reformatory initiatives yy The Modi government has the E-national agriculture market accelerated the agricultural credit has been initiated under which flow. During 2018-19, budgetary 498 Markets have been linked with provision of Rs. 11 lakh crore has E-national agricultural markets been made which was Rs. 10 lakh thereof by now. Online agriculture crore during last year. The amount market trading has also been of interest subsidy which was Rs launched in a number of markets. 6,000 crore in the year 2013-14 yy A model PMC act 2017 has been which has been increased more circulated to all the states for than 15,000 crore during in the improving marketing system year 2017-18. in agriculture sector by the yy FPO: It is a farmers related Government, under which there is production organization which a provision of market yard in the carries out the business of private sector. production collection, organic yy During 2018-19 an amount of Rs products along with providing
77 2000 crore has been announced recommendations of agriculture for Agri-Market Development Fund cost and price commission which reflects the importance of (CACP), concepts and thoughts of the Retail Market in Agricultural union Ministries, State Government Marketing. These markets have and other factors concerned. been named GRAM (Gramin Keeping in view the proposals Retail Agricultural Market). It from the State Governments the will be possible to develop the provision has been made for the infrastructure of 22,000 rural hatta procurement of the products from and 585 APMC wings. the farmers on minimum support yy Tomatoes, Onions, Potatoes are price. consumed throughout the year in yy The procurement of pulses and the entire country. During the last oilseeds is carried out with price 70 years, farmers and consumers stabilization fund on minimum have incurred loses. For the support price after having first time, a new initiative titled obtained the proposal from the “Operation Green” has been taken states. During 2016-17, bumper so that farmers can get right price production of pulses has been and products are also available to witnessed. Maharashtra, Gujrat, the consumers at suitable prices. Madhya )Pradesh, Karnataka, For this purpose, a provision of Rs. Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, 500 crore has been made. Telangana, Rajasthan, Haryana yy In addition to this, the Government and Tamil Nadu etc. have sent a is working for formulating a model proposal for the procurement of act for promoting contractual arhar so as to provide support price agriculture. to the farmers. The support price yy A declaration of Model Land of arhar is rupees 5050. 20.6 lac Licence Cultivator Act has also tone pulses have been procured been made in this budget through and farmers have enjoyed better which farmers doing farming on return of their products. rent and sharing basis will also yy The MSP will be announced on get the benefit of institutional loan the basis of one-and-a-half times arrangements. For this, NITI AYOG the cost of various agricultural will take necessary action with the genes from the forthcoming kharif help of state governments. and the announced MSP will be yy The Government declared an provided to all the farmers, for this, appropriate and beneficial price a new system will be created by the related parameter for sugarcane NITI Ayog in collaboration with the and the minimum support along Central and State Governments. with 22 prominent crops like wheat yy There has been a provision for the and peddy etc. based on the procurement of oilseeds, pulses
78 and cotton on minimum support Karnataka and Telangana, grapes price. If the minimum support in Mizoram and apples in Himachal price of agricultural products in Pradesh have been granted. the market comes down then yy Tomatoes, Onions, Potatoes are based on the proposal of the consumed throughout the year in Government 25% quantity of total the entire country. During the last production was procured through 70 years, farmers and consumers the states which limit has now have incurred loses. For the been increased to 40%. The first time, a new initiative titled basic objective of this scheme is “Operation Green” has been taken to provide beneficial price to the so that farmers can get right price farmers for their products and to and products are also available to enhance the production along the consumers at suitable prices. with the target also has been laid For this purpose, a provision of Rs. down for providing better returns 500 crore has been made. to the farmers. Under this scheme yy Government is promoting quality a total procurement of 804923 in agricultural products through MT costing to rupees 3372.54 in food processing. Pradhan Mantri 2011-14 has been made, whereas Kisan Sampada Yojana has been during 2014 to 27th January, 2018 launched with the allocation of only a procurement of 26,75,639 Rs. 6000 crores. Apart from this, MT of Rs. 12132.26 crore has been food processing potentialities will carried out. be developed by the performance yy Under Market intervention Under on forward and backward linkage Market intervention scheme the of agro processing clusters under agricultural products which do not this scheme. For this, the budget attribute to support price and if has been increased to Rs. 1400 such sort of agricultural products crore in comparison to the last are more than 10% and there is a year budget of Rs. 715 crore. down fall of 10% in market price Coverage for the Risk then state Government proposes and under this scheme the farmers yy Union government has started began to enjoy market price on Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana. account of the 10% procurement by This is a security coverage for the states. Recently Government the farmers. The lowest premium has increased this limit to 20%. rates have been laid down since Procurement approval in Karnataka ever for Kharif and Rabi crops beatel leaf, in Tamil Nadu palm oil, which is maximum 2% and 1.5% ginger in Arunachal Pradesh, Chilli respectively. In it the risk related in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, to pre sown period and harvesting Onion in Madhya Pradesh, period has been included along
79 with standing crop. The loan / government departments / sanction has been made equal to committees engaged in the financial parameters by removing implementation of the scheme. capping. Not only so even 25% yy To provide yield data for insurance payment is being made instantly claim calculation and to conduct online system for the claims requisite number of Crop Cutting of losses. For the expeditious Experiments (CCEs). payment of the claims and crop yy To release 50% share of the loans to the farmers, the new premium subsidy to insurance techniques like drone and smart companies at the beginning phone for harvesting has been of each season based on the utilized in a number of states. reasonable estimates and release yy The provision has been made of balance immediately after the for depositing premium amount final data is presented by the through new technical facilities like insurance company. service centre and online since this yy To help the insurance companies kharif season while keeping in view to evaluate the crop losses of the facilitation to the non-loanee individual insured farmers in case farmers. of localized risks and also help in yy The government has made a the assessment of subsequent number of changes for providing loss assessment. relief resulting in the loss due Auxiliary Activities to natural calamities. Now the government is providing relief on 1. Horticulture 33% loses. Apart from this amount yy The consolidated Horticulture of relief has been multiplied as 1.5 Development Mission is playing times more. an important role for making the Role of State Government in farmers income as double. For this Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana purpose, better plantation material, improved seeds and protected yy Selection of crops and areas for cultivation and high density inclusion in the scheme. plantation, rejuvenation, precision yy Selection of crop-wise insurance and farming like measures have unit, declaring the sum insured been taken. and the determination of crop-wise yy While utilizing Jio informatics indemnity level. (chaman), the horticulture yy Making cluster of districts and issue assessment and management of tender notice, selection and related coordinated programme notification of the implementing has been launched with the agency / insurance company. estimated cost of Rs. 13.38 crore yy Issuing necessary guidelines in Sept., 2014 which is to be for all the agencies / institutions completed by 2018. The aim of 80 this programme is to develop yy Renovation for the orchard related and strengthen the methodology studies has been made in respect for forecasting the potential of mangoes in Lucknow district of production in the area to be used Uttar Pradesh. for agricultural crops while utilizing yy The analysis related to soil tele sensitive technology and appropriation for planting mangoes sample survey methodology. in Nujvid Commissionary of Andhra yy A forecast for the production of Pradesh was carried out. onion and potato and the area to yy An another Geostatistical study for be used for this purpose has been the farming of foxnut was carried carried out on the level of state and through in Darbhanga district of district for the year 2016-17. Bihar. The programme has been yy A modus operandi has been made for planting foxnut on the made for the assessment of the new chuncks of land. horticulture crop and the area used 2. Integrated Farming thereof for the farming of tomato, yy Our government is utilizing chilly, mango, banana, lemon and consolidated agriculture system other horticultural crops. (IFS). IFS concentrate multi yy An assessment is being made cropping system, cycle cropping, for opening new cold storage inter cropping, allied activities like for potatoes in Bihar under horticulture, live stock, fisheries infrastructure component under and Bee keeping etc. along with tele sensational project. allied crop practices. Which only yy The mapping of mango, banana enhanced the production for the and lemon is being carried out in sustained livelihood of the farmers the states giving more productions but also reduces the phenomena too these crops and they are being of drought, flood and other laid in Bhuvan platform. tremendous seasonal incidents. yy While utilizing LISS-III data, the The IFS methodology are based assessment of menthol area in on agriculture protection outlook Barabanki distt. of Uttar Pradesh is which ascertain minimum loss by being prepared. adopting maximum ploughing yy The analysis is being carried process, utilization of crop out for the venue demarcation residuals the surface of soil as in the perspective of horticulture well as local and temporary crop extension for a single crop for order/crop cycle. This can lead single district amongst eight north maximum benefits through the eastern states. inputs along with the adverse affect of the environment can also yy Jio sapatial application has be reduced. been made in Bhiwani district of Haryana.
81 yy There are many more advantages scheme (RAD) the rainfed of consolidated agriculture agriculture is being made more system. One of the advantages productive, sustainable, beneficial is the enhancement of agricultural and climate friendly by promoting productivity in a sustained way in venue specific consolidated/ rain fed area while adopting the allied agriculture system. The above said agricultural system preservation of agricultural based approaches and to reduce methodology for the sustained use the adverse affects due to the of natural resources is also being potential crop failure owing to promoted. drought, flood or in ordinary yy INTER CROPPING : Under this hailstorm through vivid and allied system, two or more than crops agriculture system. To reinstate are grown simultaneously. The the trust in rainfed area agricultural main objective of inter cropping is net work by creating sustained to produce more yield in the same agricultural opportunities through field by affectively utilizing the the reformation agricultural sources available without affecting methodology and technology to the yield of main crop. Under enhance livelihood resources and National Food Security Mission income of the farmers. through inter cropping system yy The farmers have witnessed also maize, bajra, jowar, ragi, small 40% enhancement in their annual millets, oil seeds and cotton etc. is income through consolidated sown along with pulses so as to agriculture system. attain more and more production yy Consolidated agriculture system is through both crops. Inter cropping being promoted through rain fed system is prevalent mainly in area development (RAD) scheme Barrani areas because a better of the Department which is a production can be achieved even component of national sustained in deficient rainfall season during agricultural mission (NMSA). kharif. In case of the failure of main NMSA has been operated crop the farmers get the yield of since 2014-15 which aims at another crop. This sort of crop is transforming agricultural sector also condusive in preventing soil into more producing, sustainable, erosion. It also helps in reducing beneficial and climate friendly by the adverse affect of crop disorder, promoting rain fed technologies pastes and weeds. Intercropping soil health management, venue system is mainly prevalent in specific consolidated/mingled Madhya Pradesh, Karnatka, farming systems, soil and humidity Andhra Pradesh, Chhatisgarh, preservations measures etc. Jharkhand, Rajasthan and yy Under rainfed area development Maharashtra etc.
82 3. Agroforestry: yy In order to increase agricultural yy The existing government has for and non-agricultural activities in the first time launched agro forestry this year budget National Bamboo sub-mission scheme in 2016-17 for Mission has been proposed as planting trees on every meadow a new way with a fund of Rs. along with crops/cropping system 1290 crore. Through this, small in the fields. This scheme is being industries of bamboo can be implemented only in those states established which will be helpful where there are relaxation in the in increasing the income of the rules of transporting the timbers. farmers and creating new jobs. Under this scheme, 8 states have 4. White Revolution witnessed the implementation of yy This is the first government after we this scheme during 2016-17 and have obtained independence who 13 more states have experienced not only focused on the economic this process thereof during 2017- development of the farmers along 18 after they have been given with agricultural growth but also relaxation in transportation related taking concrete and substantial rules and regulations. measures for the development yy Agro forestry is not only conducive of the farmers on grass root in enhancing the longevity of soil level. For this purpose, Deptt. of but it also creates the additional Livestock Dairy & Fisheries has resources of income for the not only made the productivity farmers. There has been made of livestock, as double but also a provision for Rs. 100 crore as achieving the new dimension for the share of union government white revolution. The Department for the implementation of this aims at making India on the top in scheme during 2017-18. The aim the field of fisheries through blue of this programme is to promote revolution. For this purpose, we plantation along with farming will have to accelerate the pace and to extend the area thereof, of white revolution and develop to provide plantation material species of domestic bovines and of quality improved seeds, to Mahish bovines. make different agriculture forestry yy The projects have been sanctioned methods/models popular, to in 28 states of the country with the prepare data base in agro forestry, funds of Rs. 1496 crores under to assist for providing information National Gokul Mission for making and knowhows and to facilitate the productivity of domestic assistance regarding capacity bovines as double. Through this building. process the species of 41 domestic
83 bovines and 13 mahish bovines is increased to 20.12% in the year being promoted and developed. 2016-17. yy A sum of Rs. 197.82 crores have yy Availability of per capita milk has been sanctioned for 20 Gokul increased from 307 grams in 2013- Grams in 13 states under Gokul 14 to 355 grams in the year 2016- Gram Yojana. For the first time 17. Similarly, the income of dairy two national Kamdhenu Breeding farmers increased by 23.77% in Centre in Chintaldevi district 2014-17 compared to 2011-14. Nellore, Andhra Pradesh and Itarsi, The annual growth rate of milk Distt. Hoshangabad (MP) with the production was 4% in the year funds of 50 crore rupees are being 2011-2014 which has now become established for the preservation 6% in 2014-17. While the annual and promotion of overall growth rate of milk production in development of domestic bovines the world is 2% in 2014-17. with scientific way. Kamdhenu yy The average milk procurement centre in Andhra Pradesh has by the cooperatives during 2016- almost been completed. 17 has become 448.51 lakh litres yy Rs. 9 crores milch animals will be per day (LLPD). Under National provided Nakul Swasthya Patra Dairy Development Scheme (NDP) facilities with the fund of Rs. 825 the additional capacity for 10.50 crores under National Bovine LLPD processing and 7.72 LLPD producity mission. More than 5 cold storage has been set up. lakh bovines has been identified Now declaration has been made since January 2017. for implementing DIDF (Dairy yy E-livestock portal has been set Processing and Infrastructure up in Nov. 2016 for linking the Development Fund) with the domestic bovines and farmers expenditure of 10,881 crore rupees together. By now more than 4.75 under the ambitious mission of crore semen doses have been white revolution during the span sold out. The thorough description of 3 years. of more than 79,658 bovines and yy This year -2018-19 a budgetary buffaloes have been provided on provision of Rs. 2,450 crore for this portal so that a willing farmer Animal Husbandry Infrastructure could buy them. Development Fund (AHDF) has yy The progress in dairy development been announced. sector is more speedy. As far as the 5. Blue Revolution dairy development is concerned yy Keeping in view the tremendous India ranks first and contributes potentialities of fisheries, 19 percent of the world’s total our Hon’ble Prime Minister milk production. In comparison to has declared this sector as 2013-14, the milk production has blue revolution. The scope of
84 blue revolution encircle the being provided the opportunity enhancement fisheries production for enhancing their income as well and productivity through inland as creation of awareness among and marine fisheries resources them. along with multi dimensional 6. Honey revolution activities. The government has yy An amount of Rs. 29.15 crores also started a new scheme with the released to National Bee Board name of deep sea fishing under (NBB) during last four years (2014- the umbrella of blue revolution. 15 to 2017-18) which is 242.94 % yy A scheme with the fund of rupees more in comparison of Rs. 8.50 3000 crore has been declared in crores released during last four December, 2015 for achieving the years (2010-11 to 2013-14). targets of blue revolution under yy 24,071 farmers / beekeepers which 50% enhancement in fish have been trained in scientific production will be earmarked in beekeeping up to 31st January, the forthcoming span of 3 years 2018. i.e. by 2019-20. It will be increase to 15 million tones during the last 3 yy 7637 beekeepers/beekeeping & financial years i.e. 2014-15 to 2016- honey societies/firms/companies 17. The state and union territories etc. with 12.41 lakh colonies have been released rupees 1214.00 have been registered as on 31st crore for the implementation of January, 2018. blue revolution scheme. There yy No. of bee colonies have been has been an enhancement of 20 increased by 14 lakhs during last % fish production during 2014- four years (2014-15 to 2017-18) 17 as compared to 2011-14 i.e. from 20 lakhs in 2013-14 to 34 which records an unprecedented lakhs in 2017-18 (estimated). phenomenon. yy Honey production increased by yy During 2018-19, Budgetary 28.57 % i.e. from 2,86,950 MTs in provision of Rs. 7,550 crore 2010-14 to 3,68,930 MTs in 2014- has been made for Fishery 18 (including estimated 1,05,000 & Aquaculture Infrastructure MTs for the year 2017-18). Development Fund (FIDF). yy 14 Integrated Beekeeping yy The poor poultry farming Development Centres (IBDCs)/ households are being provided Centres of Excellence (CoEs) as complementary income related role model for beekeeping have assistance under Rural Backyard been commissioned by NBB Poultry Development Scheme. during the years 2015-16, 2016-17 Under National livestock & 2017-18 in 12 States, one each development mission the rarest of in Haryana (Deptt. of Horticulture, goats, sheep, pig and ducks are Kurukshetra), Delhi (IARI, PUSA),
85 Bihar (KVK, Piprakothi, Motihari), guidance/advice & support of NBB Punjab (PAU,Ludhiana), Madhya and honey is being sold at Safal Pradesh (KVK, Morena), Uttar Outlets in NCR. Pradesh (IIVR, Varanasi), Manipur yy National level Seminar on (CAU, Imphal),Uttarakhand (KVK, Beekeeping organized by NDDB & Dehradun), Jammu & Kashmir NBB on 10.2.2017 at Anand. (SKUAST, Srinagar), Tamil Nadu yy 150 officials / representatives (TNAU, Coimbatore), Karnataka / members / farmers of Banas (UHS, Bagalkot), HP (Chaudhary Dairy Union and Kolhapur Dairy Sarwan Kumar (CSK) Himachal Cooperative trained in beekeeping Pradesh Krishi Vishwavidhyalay, by NBB. Trained farmers/ Palampur), West Bengal (ICAR- beekeepers started beekeeping. Central Institute for Subtropical yy Banas Brand of Honey, launched Horticulture, Malda) and Tripua by Hon’ble Prime Minister on 10th (Director of Horticulture & Soil December, 2016 at Palanpur, Conservation, Tripura). The Gujarat. approximate cost of these centres ranges from Rs. 1.50 to 3.00 crores, yy Setting up of Honey Testing Lab except IBDC at Haryana for which by NDDB in Anand has been about Rs. 10.50 crores approved approved. under Indo-Israel Project. yy A draft EFC Memorandum for Proposals from other States, viz.; a Central Sector Scheme titled Gujarat is under consideration. Up “National Beekeeping and Honey to 2013-14, as such no IBDC was Mission (NBHM)” for overall set up. promotion and development of yy Designed technical standards beekeeping, has been prepared for food grade plastic containers and submitted by National Bee for storing honey, which helped Board (NBB). In this scheme, in minimizing the problem of among other activities, promotion presence of Lead in honey. of scientific beekeeping for pollination support & honey yy Convinced NDDB/GCMMF/ production, setting up of Integrated Dairy Cooperative System for Beekeeping Development Centres beekeeping and marketing of (IBDCs), setting up of honey & honey to explore the possibilities other beehive products collection, for utilising milk routes/NDDB’s primary processing, packaging, infrastructure/ cooperative network branding, etc. centres, storage, in the field. etc. and setting up of honey yy Safal Brand of Honey launched processing & export units/plants, by Mother Dairy under technical etc. have been proposed.
86 Agricultural Progress through Research
For rendering the dream of has developed 11 new bovine species Government of India into reality along with better agriculture methods. regarding doubling the income of 150 seed hubs have been established farmers as double by 2022, Indian across the country for bringing about Agriculture Research Council has self dependence in the field of pulses constituted state wise coordination production that resulted in 22 million committees. The main task of this tons record production of pulses. committee is to prepare extensive strategic documents for making the The council has prepared 623 income of the farmers double. district contingency scheme as yet for increasing tolerance for the crop For making the deployment of in the condition of adverse natural scientists transparent for the better calamities. They are continuously research activities, the process related striving for making them updated. The has been made on line. The parameters farmers will be capable enough for has been laid down for such excellent saving their agricultural product even scientists in modified score cards during adverse natural circumstance who are deserving to participate in on account of receipt of advisory in uplifted research management. The time. specific subjects have been included in the parameters of score cards. The Specifically 42 unified agriculture salient feature of this project is that the system models have been developed candidate will be capable enough to for enhancing the income of small behold inputs provided in the software and marginal farmers in the country. through computerized score card. It For this purpose, livestock, poultry will increase the transparency in the and horticulture is being specifically better assessment of the candidate focused. The advance demonstration and the scientists having better of these models at 325 locations are achievement will deserve the post of being carried out for encouraging the senior research management. farmers through the institutes of ICAR, Universities and KVKs. The research related endeavours are of paramount importance for The Council has put specific stress on the enhancement of agriculture the reinforcement of higher agriculture production. In this direction, during education. Now the skill development the last 3 years, ICAR has developed of the students related to students 571 new crop species giving better ready programe has been included yield in adverse natural intolerant for thorough one year so that the conditions. Apart from this, the council students might convert themselves
87 as agriculture entrepreneurs by The farmers are provided mobile achieving more experience in this based agriculture advisory in this era field and consequent upon may of information technology through provide opportunities of employment which more than 4 crore farmers have to others. While taking one more step availed advantage. KVK knowledge ahead in this direction, the agriculture portal, e-sanvad, e-learning moduls education has been declared a have been developed for encouraging professional degree. It will help these digital farming. students in achieving the opportunities The scientist of the council are always of employment and higher education. in touch of the farmers for enhancing The advance line demonstrations outreach to the farmers and to have been carried out through the implement the programme “from extensive network of KVKs (680) Prayogshala se khet tak” under Mera in order to create trust about the Gaon Mera Gaurav scheme. They also scientific techniques in the farmers. provide them appropriate scientific During the last 3 years, the council advisory from time to time. has carried out more than 5 lacs The farmers are assisted in frontline demonstrations which have establishing agriculture primary benefited crores of farmers and they processing centres for the farmers have been motivated for adopting by the council so as to provide better scientific techniques. Apart from return to the farmers for their products. this, the training Programmes are As yet more than 160 Agriculture being conducted in order to create Primary Processing centres have awareness amongst the farmers and been established which are proving other stakeholders. to be very much conducive for KVK Knowledge Network Portal (http:// enhancing the income of the farmers. kvk.icar.gov.in) has been launched Besides 194 new agri start up and to share the basic information and agri entrepreneurs also have been features of agricultural science provided technical assistance. centers including contingency plans, performance timetables and consultancy.
88 A glimpse related to the strategy and development for making the farmers income double
Farmers are the lifeline of the country. challenge it’s a good strategy and The development of any country is planned programme. This goal may incomplete without the development be obtained through the provision of the farmers and agriculture sector. of adequate resources and effective The credit for imparting foodgrains implementation of the scheme”. security on sustainable basis goes The government of India is to the farmers. Today, the agriculture expeditiously working for doubling the related scenario suggests that India income of the farmers by the year 2022. not only independent on a number For this purpose the Government had of agricultural commodities but constituted Inter Ministerial committee also exporting different agricultural on 13.04.2016 under the chairmanship products. This is also true with this of Chief Executive Officer, National fact that our schemes have been Rainfed Area Authority, Department production concentrated but income of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare for focused schemes could not be recommending the strategy relating to formulated well. Consequent upon the matter of doubling the income of the the farmers are unable to obtain farmers by 2022. This committee has remunerative price of their products been extending advice regarding the what’s why the Govt. of India is of the different interventions for pondering view that the agriculture sector must over this issue. Whatever committee be paved towards development with has suggested, the Ministry has been the multidimensional facets along implementing that with the help of with the increasement in agricultural State governments. products. The income of the farmers must be enhanced. With this For preparing an extensive scheme objective, a rally which was organized for doubling the income of the farmers in Bareilly on 28.02.2016, the Hon’ble by 2022 as per the promises made by Prime Minister while addressing it had Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra said “I desire to make the farmers Modi, the Government of India has income double on the juncture reconstituted a committee on the when India might be celebrating its subject on 13.04.2017 which will be 75th Anniversary of Independence comprised of Senior Economists on 2022. I have accepted it as a pertained to the Department of challenge. However, it’s not only a Economic and Statistics, the Statistic Advisor, the Joint Secretaries of Food
89 Processing, Crop, Livestock and Dairy scheme and a multidimensional as well as Policy Division, Agriculture strategy is to be adopted by GoI. Advisors to NITI AYOG, Horticulture Therefore, Hon’ble Prime Minister Commissioner, Managing Director of has recommended 7th points strategy National Cooperative Development for obtaining this goal in which the Corporation, Chief Executive Officers following are included: of National Cold chain Development 1. Special focus on irrigation with Centre, Director of National Agriculture sufficient budget, with the aim of Economic and Policy Research “Per Drop More Crop”. Institute and a number of non-official 2. Provision of quality seeds and members. This Committee comprised nutrients based on soil health of of 8 members aims at to divert each field. agriculture sector from production focused to income focused centre. 3. Large investments in Warehousing The committee is to identify potential and Cold Chains to prevent post- areas which are required much more harvest crop losses. investment. Along with the committee 4. Promotion of value addition desires to sort out the problems related through food processing. to the losses inflicted on agriculture 5. Creation of a National Farm sector along with the development Market, removing distortions and of horticulture, livestock and fishery, e-platform across 585 Stations. etc. Apart from this, the committee 6. Introduction of a New Crop will submit its recommendations Insurance Scheme to mitigate regarding reduction of agricultural risks at affordable cost. costs along with the variability of rates 7. Promotion of ancillary activities like in terms of agricultural commodities. poultry, beekeeping and fisheries. To study the current income level Now, the government while of farmers/agricultural labourers, to differentiating the outlook of action measure the historical growth rate of and saying and demonstrating the current income level, to determine its commitment has made an the needed growth rate to double unprecedented provision in the budget the income of farmers/agricultural 2018-19 for agriculture sector. The labourers by the year 2021-22, to budgetary allocation to the Ministry of consider and recommend various Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has strategies to be adopted for doubling been increased from Rs 51,576 of farmers income, to recommend an crore to Rs. 58,080 crore. The budget institutional mechanism to review and allocation and its increasement in monitor implementation to realize the percentage has been reflected in goal. the following table regarding each There is no doubt this is an ambitious and every points related to 7 points
90 strategies laid down for doubling the crore for promoting the marginal and income of the farmers. small industries and farming sector. Apart from this a special focus has Sectors Budgetary Budgetary provision (in provision been given for promoting cluster crores) (in crores) based farming related to district wise 2017-18 2018-19 horticulture crops. Crop 9000.75 13014.15 44.59% The organic farming has been in Insurance prevalence in India since centuries Micro Irrigation 3400 4000 17.65% which is based on organic manures Bio-farming 450 520 15.5% and domestic techniques. It may be Agriculture 577.58 1200 107.76% new technique for the world however, Mechanization it has been exercised in the country Agriculture 932.72 1040.88 11.6% since long. Almost 2 lakh farmers Extension across the world practise the organic Submission farming. The 80% number of these Agriculture 694.66 725.13 4.3% farmers dwell in India. In the budget Education related to the 2018-19, the organic Agriculture 2166.46 2914.77 34.6% Research farming on a larger chunk of land has been declared for implementing Rainfed Area 223 234 4.93% Development this scheme successfully. It has Dairy 2318.97 2788.28 20.24% been proposed to have it linked with Development the markets. The specific benefits Blue 553.23 747.45 35.11% of this scheme will be extended Revolution to northeastern and hilly states for Three areas has been concentrated reducing the cost of agriculture. The by DIF Committee related to making government has put emphasis on the the farmers income as double. These soil health card and neem coated urea areas are as follows: (i) productivity along with more crop for every drop. & profit (ii) reduction in the cost of The government has also declared crop and (iii) beneficial price. The for the initiation of a new scheme for implementation related to the mission underground water with a layout of constituted for National Foodgrain Rs. 2600 crore under Pradhan Mantri Security and Horticulture Integrated Krishi Sinchai Yojana. A long term Development Mission for enhancing irrigation fund has been established in the production of Agricultural NABARD for a period of last 2 Years. commodities and the existing For meeting this necessity related to schemes have been interlinked for irrigation construction work a specific increasing the income of the farmers. command development project Similarly, there has been made a has been proposed for extending budget provision worth Rs. 200 the scope concerned. For creating
91 beneficial income sources eNAM, dry reforms aim at that the farmer and cold storage resources, storage should be capable in dispose of his infrastructure on concessional rate products anywhere from his village of interest and pro-harvesting loan to the any corner of the country. necessities have been focused. The new reforms have been initiated Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sampada in agriculture market for providing Yojana is a pioneer scheme for remunerative price to the farmers for promoting the investment in the area their products. In this budget, agri. of foodgrain processing. For this market development fund with Rs. purpose, the budget for the year 2018- 2000 crore has been declared which 19 has been made almost double as displays the importance of retail Rs. 1400 crore in comparison Rs. 715 market in the agriculture marketing. crore for previous budget. The farmers These markets have been named are installing solar water pumps in GRAM (Gramin Retail Agriculture rural areas through this scheme. The Market) through these markets the farmers are not only benefited with fundamental infrastructure of 22000 cheap irrigation facilities but there Gramin Haats and 585 APMC Markets has been made a provision for the will be developed. The government is procurement of the additional power committed to provide remunerative resources generated by them. price to the farmers along with The sustainable agriculture is enhancing the productivity and being promoted through Pradhan production of different crops. Matri Fasal Beema Yojana, In budget 2018-19 under the Traditional Development Scheme leadership of Hon’ble Prime Minister and Northeastern organic farming the different declarations have been mission, etc. for adopting permanent made in this context. The MSP has methodology and risk management. been multiplied one half times more For this purpose, during the budget, on the basis of the cost value of 2018-19 under Pradhan Fasal Beema Agricultural commodities. Along with Yojana, the budget provision has been this decision, the Modi Government enhanced 44.59 % which has been not only has fulfilled its promises converted from Rs. 9000.75 crore to declared in its manifesto but also Rs. 13014.15 crore. paved a way for extending the benefits Market reform plays most important of MSP to the farmers. It suggests role in the process for doubling the that there has been an unexpected income of the farmers. For the last enhancement in the production of 3 years this area is being reformed pulses, oil seeds and crops during constantly in which an initiation of the last 4 years. In this budget it has eNAM reformation in APMC Act been declared that NITI Ayog will set etc. has been included. All these up a new provision along with central
92 and state governments so as to The farmers will be provided this loan extend the benefit of MSP to all of the on the basis of Kisan Credit Card for farmers. The government is chalking animal husbandry and fishery. out the plan for making institutional While treating this budget as mechanism for export import policy agricultural budget all of the FPOs for a long period. Through this, we along with the farmers producer shall be capable for an ambitious companies will be imparted relaxation export target worth of Rs. 100 billion in terms of income tax. The small and US dollars for the year 2022-23. All marginal farmers while constituting of the 42 mega food parks will be FPOs/FPCs will be able to avail this equipped with the state of arts trial credit. On the contrary, the division of facilities. Along with there has been small land holdings will be sorted out made a provision for establishment too. Apart from this in this budget a of institutional mechanism for price model and licence cultivator Act has and demand forecasting so as to been declared under which small, be ascertained that which crop will marginal farmers, crop share holders be beneficial for the farmers in the will also be eligible for obtaining perspective of quantity and quality. institutional loan. For this purpose, The consumption of tomato, onion NITI Ayog will perform necessary and potato is exercised across the action along with state governments. It country. During the last 70 years the is mention worthy that empowerment farmers and consumers have to bear of gender farmers budget 2018-19 out the losses. Modi Governemnt has declared an amount of Rs. 75,000 has declared a new initiative with crore which was earlier 42,500 crore the name of Operation Green first for this purpose. time in the budget under which the For doubling the income of the farmers will get remunerative price farmers 4 strategic infrastructures of their products. The commodities have been considered. These will be provided to the consumers on are comprised of durable and reasonable price. For this purpose a sustainable agriculture production, provision has been made of Rs. 500 monetization of agricultural products, crore for obtaining a higher growth re-strengthening of extension services rate in agriculture sector. We will have as well as recognition of agriculture to enhance capital investment. sector as entrepreneurship. While It is very necessary to provide loan to treating 2015-16 as a base year the farmers on time. For this purpose, for the income of the farmers, the the total amount of credit which was government has emphasized on Rs. 10 lakh crore in previous year agriculture related allied sectors for has been enhanced to Rs. 11 lakh enhancing the income of the farmers. crore during present financial year. These sectors may be comprised of
93 the agriculture irrigation, construction as UTs have been covered thereof. of rural roads, generation of energy In addition to this livestock product and rural development etc. so that methodology, capacity building of the the income sources from agriculture stakeholders, livestock production and non-agriculture sector may be etc. also have been covered. This enhanced on 60:40 to 70:30 basis. mission aims at for a sustainable For this purpose while identifying the development of the livestock sector prominent resources for development with a provision of quality fodder for the concentration has been focused the cattle. Northeastern states have on adopting permanent production been continuously demanding aid for system along with system on national the overall development of pig rearing and state level and this has been under Pig Development Submission. considered as an important strategy Government of India is providing for increasing the growth rate in assistance to the 8 states for importing agriculture allied sector. germ plasm for state pig rearing farms The government is focusing on so that quantity of protein may be different additional income sources enhanced along with the opportunity for the farmer like livestock, poultry, of livelihood. The government bee keeping, fishery and dairy. With has initiated integrated fisheries a provision of Rs. 1290 crore a new development and management mission with the name of National schemes which have been named Bamboo Mission has been declared as Blue Revolution under which in- in this budget. Not only small scale land fisheries, aquaculture farming, industry will be established but also the marine fisheries, marine culture and new opportunity for the employment national fisheries development board will be created. The government is of are included. Apart from budgetary the view that enhancing the income allocation, there has been made of the farmers these additional a provision of outlay of Rs. 10,000 sources of income are of paramount crore for fisheries and aquaculture importance for the farmers. For infrastructure development and this purpose the government has animal husbandry infrastructure launched National Livestock Mission, development. Through this scheme, Gokul Mission, Blue Revolution, cheap loan will be provided to the Bee Keeping, Poultry Scheme etc. state governments, cooperatives, During last few years, Dairy, Poultry, personal investors for fisheries and Bee Keeping, Fishery has made a livestock basic infrastructure. This will tremendous success recorded on expedite the process of construction their end. National Livestock Mission of fish landing centre, cold storage, (NLM) which has been launched ice plant, transport facility processing during 2015-16, all of the states as well unit and hatch rich etc.
94 DIF committee has carried out has also been included in the DIF several important activities by now for Report while sharing it with all of the doubling the income of the farmers states. in which the identification of learning DIF Committee has decided for participants with NCAER and NCCD preparing an extensive report in 14 as well as six meeting of full committee volumes while selecting the subjects and 30 meetings of partial committee impacting the income of the farmers have been organized while including so that the willing stakeholders more than 35 clusters and sub- could suggest their constructive clusters thereof. The committee has remarks after they have gone through also submitted its report on annual it minutely. In this respect, inter income calculation of the farmers on academic debate has also been state wise basis. In addition to this, invited. NABARD has organized one national level and 6 regional level conferences On the basis of all these inputs, DIF along with the states. The states are committee will assign its integrated also being inspired for preparing their report to the government in this very own strategy for doubling the income month. Along with this committee will of the farmers. Besides, some of the have been giving its recommendations states like Rajasthan, Chhatisgarh, for implementing this report by the Madhya Pradesh, Aurnachal Pradesh government. Committee will also have shared their strategy with central been evaluating the unification government. Simultaneously for and phased modifications running chalking out state level strategy Indian programmes. The committee will have Agriculture Research Council has also been committed for an unabated also constituted state coordinating development of agricultural sector in committees under the chairmanship the form of profession. of the chancellors. Stakeholder By now keeping in view 7 sources debate has been organized while like (i) crop productivity reformation, incorporating seed private sector, (ii) Livestock productivity reformation government organization and farmer (iii) resource use skill (cost saving and bodies during 14-21 March, 2017 on stability) (iv) enhancement in crop the different issues like Agriculture density (v) diversification through Mechanization, Irrigation, Seeds, much valued crops (vi) reformation Pesticides, fertilizers, marketing, in real prices obtained by the farmers research and development, loan, and (vii) keeping in view the change organic farming, information in agricultural and non agricultural technology and extension, etc. for activities. The DIF committee has doubling the income of the farmers. shared interim recommendations A policy paper prepared by NITI Ayog with the government which are being
95 implemented through the provision platform, unification of every farmer of necessary budget and existing in value series, 25% extension and running schemes. The gist of the engagement of ATMA personnel in main recommendation extended by marketing sector, etc. have been DIF committee are as follows in which included government has initiated a viable step (viii) the sustainable practices in while making budget provision for this production like water preservation, purpose: integrated farming system, (i) to put more emphasis on livestock watershed management and sector on the basis of 3.8%, organic farming etc. to be 14.7 %, 0.5 %, 1.6% growth rate implemented related to agriculture livestock (ix) the agricultural and agriculture non agricultural professions and related activities like bee keeping, wages. mushroom farming, manure (ii) a constructive relation to be preparation, farming of laakh established between agriculture and agro-forestry etc. are to be and investment in field of promoted agriculture growth so as to increase (x) to revive agriculture extension investment in public sector related program like to increase central to agriculture particularly for assistance from 60 to 75% for corporate sector filling up the vacancies for the (iii) to extend priorities for the process personnel related to the ATMA and of market intervention and crop extension, put emphasis on the production inclusion of ICT and women power (iv) to capture leftover products of in extension activities the farmers with pro-harvesting (xi) to concentrate on other interventions along with 100% infrastructural reforms. price At present all of the running program (v) to increase the capacity initiatives only aim at for doubling the withholding the yield of the farmers income of the double by 2022. For this (vi) strengthening the basic government is taking necessary steps. infrastructure for storing dry and The budget 2018-19 also reflects wet commodities that to what degree government is committed for enhancing the income (vii) new market initiative like electronic of the farmers. We are confident that trade, single trade licence, single the target of the prosperous farmers window for the levy of market fees, may be achieved in Independent India check on market fees, promotion and we are taking a fast track in this of contractual farming, constitution direction. of agriculture value system front /
96 IMPORTANT DAY
1. World Forest Day 21 March 2. World Veterinary Day Last Saturday of April Shri Radha Mohan Singh Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare 3. World Milk Day 01 June 4. National Fish Husbandry Day 10 July 5. Foundation Day of 16 July Indian Council of Agricultural Research 6. World Honey Day 20 August 7. World Coconut Day 02 September Shri Parshottam Rupala Smt. Krishna Raj Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Minister of State for Minister of State for Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Agriculture & Farmers Welfare 8. World Egg Day Second Friday of October 9. National Women Farmers Day 15 October 10. World Food Day 16 October 11. World Fish Day 21 November 12. National Milk day 26 November 13. National Agri. Education Day 03 December 14. World Soil Day 05 December Healthy Soil, Wealthy Farmer 15. Jai Kisan jai Vigyan 23 to 29 December Week MONTHMONTH OFOF MODIMODI GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT
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