ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Government of Krishi Bhawan, New -110 001 www.agricoop.nic.in

Contents

S. No. Chapter Page No.

1. Overview 1-6

2. Functions and Organisational Structure 7-9

3. Directorate of Economics & Statistics (DES) 10-19

4. National Food Security Mission (NFSM) 20-22

5. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) 23-41

6. National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP) 42-50

7. National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) 51-67

8. National Mission on Agricultural Extension &Technology (NMAET) 68-107

9. National Crop Insurance Programme (NCIP) 108-112

10. Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Census & Statistics 113-115

11. Agricultural Marketing 116-125

12. Agricultural Cooperation 126-132

13. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) 133-139

14. Drought Management 140-142

15. International Cooperation 143-147

16. Agricultural Trade 148-153

17. Agricultural Credit 154-155

18. Gender Perspective in Agriculture 156-166

Annexures 167-195

Annual Report 2017-18

Chapter 1 Overview 1.1 Agriculture plays a vital role in India’s 1.2 As per the land use statistics 2014-15, economy. 54.6% of the population is engaged total geographical area of the country is 328.7 in agriculture and allied activities (census million hectares, of which reported net sown 2011) and it contributes 17.4% to the country’s area is 140.1 million hectares and the gross Gross Value Added for the year 2016-17 (at cropped area is 198.4 million hectares with a current prices). Given the importance of cropping intensity of 142 percent. The net area agriculture sector, took sown works out to be 43 percent of the total several steps for its sustainable development. geographical area. The net irrigated area is Steps have been taken to improve soil fertility 68.4 million hectares. on a sustainable basis through the soil health card scheme, to provide improved access 1.3 Agriculture Gross Value Added (GVA) As per the Provisional Estimates released through Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY),to irrigation to support and enhanced organic farming water efficiency through Statistics & Programme Implementation on Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) and 31.05.2017,by Central Statistics agriculture Office and (CSO), allied Ministry sectors of contributed approximately 17.4 percent of agriculture market to boost the income of India’s GVA at current prices during 2016-17. farmers.to support Further, for creation to mitigate of arisk unified in agriculture national GVA of agriculture and allied sectors and its sector a new scheme “Pradhan Mantri Fasal share in total GVA of the country at current Bima Yojana (PMFBY) has been launched for prices series during the last 4 years is as implementation from Kharif 2016. follows:

(Rs. in crore) Sector Year 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 GVA of Agriculture and Allied Sectors 1926372 2068958 2175547 2372085 Percent to total GVA 18.6 18.0 17.5 17.4 GVA of the economy and that in the GVA of Statistics and Programme Implementation, agriculture and allied sectors at 2011-12 basic Govt.Source: of India. Central Statistics Office, Ministry of prices is given below:

1.4 There has been a continuous decline in (in percent) the share of agriculture and allied Sectors in the GVA from 18.6 percent in 2013-14 to 17.4 Year Total Agriculture & GVA Allied Sector GVA percent in 2016-17. Falling share of agriculture 2013-14 6.1 5.6 and allied sectors in GVA is an expected 2014-15 7.2 -0.2 outcome in a fast growing and structurally 2015-16 7.9 0.7 changing economy. 2016-17 6.6 4.9 Growth (over the previous year) in the total

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1.5 Agriculture and Allied sectors witnessed by the Government made it possible to achieve a growth of 5.6 per cent in 2013-14, (-) 0.2 a broad-based record foodgrain production in per cent in 2014-15, 0.7 per cent in 2015-16 the year 2016-17. As per the Fourth Advance and 4.9 in 2016-17 at 2011-12 basic prices. Estimates for 2016-17, production of rice is The vicissitudes of growth in the agricultural estimated at a new record of 110.15 million and allied sector have implications for overall tonnes. Rice production is 3.50 million tonnes growth of GVA and in 2016-17 the percentage higher than the previous record production of contribution to total GVA growth was much 106.65 million tonnes achieved during 2013- larger than 2015-16. million tonnes than the production of 104.41 Rainfall 2017-18 million14 and tonnes has increased during significantly2015-16. Production by 5.74 Monsoon Rainfall (June – September) of wheat during 2016-17 is also estimated 1.6 The cumulative rainfall in the country at a record level of 98.38 million tonnes. The during the monsoon season, i.e. 1st June to wheat production is higher by 2.53 million 30th September, 2017, has been 5 percent tones than the previous record production lower than that of the Long Period Average of 95.85 million tonnes during 2013-14. The (LPA). Rainfall in the four broad geographical wheat production is higher by 6.10 million divisions of the country during the above tonnes as compared to the wheat production period has been equal to LPA in South of 92.29 million tonnes in 2015-16. Further, Peninsula, but lower than LPA by 10 percent production of coarse cereals is estimated at a in North-West India, 6 percent in Central India new record level of 44.19 million tonnes. It is and by 4 percent in East & North East India. higher than the previous record production of Out of 36 meteorological sub-divisions, 5 met 43.40 million tonnes achieved during 2010-11 sub-divisions in the country received excess by 0.79 million tonnes and also higher by 5.67 rainfall, 25 met subdivisions received normal million tonnes as compared to the production rainfall and 6 met subdivisions received of 38.52 million tonnes achieved during 2015- 16. which rainfall data is available, 23(4 percent) districtsdeficient received rainfall. large Out excess of 630 rainfall, districts 79(12 for 1.9 percent) received excess rainfall, 313(50 area coverage and productivity of all major percent) districts received normal rainfall, 207 pulses, As a totalresult production of significant of increasespulses duringin the 2016-17 is estimated at a record level of 22.95 million tonnes. The production during 2016- (33 percent) received deficient rainfall and 8(1 17 is higher by 6.61 million tonnes than the percent)Post-Monsoon received (October large deficient - December) rainfall. previous year’s production of 16.35 million 1.7 During the post-monsoon season (1st tonnes. Total foodgrain production during October to 22nd November, 2017) country 2016-17 in the country is estimated at 275.68 received rainfall which was 10 percent million tonnes which is higher by 10.64 million lower than the LPA. Out of 36 meteorological tonnes than the previous record production of subdivisions, 7 received large excess/ excess foodgrain of 265.04 million tonnes (2013-14) rainfall, 13 received normal rainfall and 16 and also higher by 24.12 million tonnes than the foodgrain production in 2015-16. receivedProduction deficient/large Scenario 2016-17 deficient rainfall. 1.10 Total oilseeds production in the country 1.8 The normal spell of rainfall during monsoon in 2016-17 is estimated at 32.10 million 2016 and the various policy initiatives taken tonnes which is higher by 6.85 million tonnes

2 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2017-18 over the production achieved during 2015- production level of 33.09 million bales (of 170 16. Production of sugarcane is estimated at kg each), i.e., an increase of 3.09 million bales, 306.72 million tonnes which is lower by 41.73 as compared to 30.01 million bales during million tonnes than the production of 348.45 2015-16. Production of jute & mesta estimated million tonnes during 2015-16. Despite at 10.60 million bales (of 180 kg each) is lower area coverage during 2016-17, higher marginally higher than the level of production productivity of cotton has resulted in a higher of 10.52 million bales during the 2015-16. Area, production and yield of major crops Crops Area (Lakh hectare) Production (Million Yield (kg/hectare) Tonnes) 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17* 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17* 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17* Rice 441.10 434.99 431.94 105.48 104.41 110.15 2391 2400 2550 Wheat 314.65 304.18 305.97 86.53 92.29 98.38 2750 3034 3216 Coarse cereals 251.70 243.89 247.71 42.86 38.52 44.19 1703 1579 1784 Pulses 235.54 249.12 294.65 17.15 16.35 22.95 728 656 779 Foodgrains 1243.00 1232.18 1280.26 252.02 251.57 275.68 2028 2042 2153 Oilseeds 255.96 260.87 262.06 27.51 25.25 32.10 1075 968 1225 Sugarcane 50.66 49.27 43.89 362.33 348.45 306.72 71512 70720 69886 Cotton@ 128.19 122.92 108.45 34.80 30.01 33.09 462 415 519 Jute & Mesta# 8.10 7.82 7.66 11.13 10.52 10.60 2473 2421 2490 * 4th advance estimates @ Production in million bales of 170 kg each. # Production in million bales 180 Kg. each.

Production Scenario during Kharif 2017- hectares in 2016-17 to 387.16 lakh hectare in 18 (as per the First Advance Estimate). 2017-18; area coverage under kharif coarse 1.11 Given that monsoon rainfall was 5 cereals decreased to 183.52 lakh hectares percent lower than the LPA in 2017 as against as compared to 191.26 lakh hectare during 3 percent lower than LPA in 2016, there is a 2016-17. Further, area coverage under pulses change in area covered under Kharif in 2017. is estimated to have decreased to 132.84 lakh Total area coverage under kharif foodgrains hectares as compared to 143.44 lakh hectares is estimated to have decreased to 703.52 lakh during 2016-17. The comparative position of hectares as compared to 724.19 lakh hectares production of food grains, oilseeds, sugarcane in 2016-17. Area coverage under rice is and cotton during kharif 2017-18 vis-à-vis estimated to have decreased from 389.49 lakh kharif 2016-17 is given below:

Kharif production in 2016-17 and 2017-18 (Million Tonnes) 2016-17 2017-18 Absolute Difference Percentage Increase/decrease Crop (4th Advance (1st Advance (2017-18 (+)/(-) in 2017-18 estimates) estimates) over 2016-17) over 2016-17 Foodgrains 138.52 134.67 -3.86 -2.79 Oilseeds 22.40 20.68 -1.72 -7.68 Sugarcane 306.72 337.69 30.97 10.10 Cotton@ 33.09 32.27 -0.82 -2.48 Jute* 10.09 9.83 -0.26 -2.60 Mesta* 0.51 0.50 -0.02 -3.35 @ Production in million bales of 170 kg each. * Production in million bales of 180 kg each Source: Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare

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1.12 As per the First Advance Estimates, total production of 306.72 million tonnes. Despite production of Kharif foodgrains during 2017- higher area coverage, lower productivity of 18 is estimated at 134.67 million tonnes. This cotton is estimated to have reduced to a level is lower by 3.86 million tonnes as compared to of production of 32.27 million bales (of 170 last year’s record kharif foodgrain production kg each) as compared to 33.09 million bales of 138.52 million tonnes (4th Advance during 2016-17. Estimates). Total production of Kharif rice is estimated at 94.48 million tonnes. This is 1.14 Capital Formation in Agriculture and Gross capital formation (GCF) lower by 1.91 million tonnes than the last Allied Sectors: in agriculture and allied sector is estimated year’s record production of 96.39 million separately for public, private corporate and tonnes. Production of maize is expected to the household sectors. Items included in the be 18.73 million tonnes which is marginally estimates of GCF are: lower by 0.52 million tonnes than that of last year’s record production. The total production (i) Improvement of land and irrigation of coarse cereals in the country has decreased works. to 31.49 million tonnes as compared to 32.71 (ii) Laying of new orchards and plantations. million tonnes during 2016-17 (4th Advance (iii) Purchase of agricultural machinery and Estimates). The total production of kharif implements. pulses is estimated at 8.71 million tonnes (iv) Agriculture construction works. which is lower by 0.72 million tonnes than the (v) Additions to livestock. last year’s record production of 9.42 million (vi) Fishing boats and nets etc. tonnes. However, Kharif pulses estimated production is 2.86 million tonnes more than Gross capital formation (GCF) in agriculture and allied sectors relative to GVA in this sector the1.13 last The five total years production average production. of Kharif oilseeds 16.5 per cent in 2012-13 to 16.4 per cent in in the country is estimated at 20.68 million 2015-16.has been showing a fluctuating trend from tonnes as compared to 22.40 million tonnes during 2016-17, i.e., a decrease of 1.72 million Gross Capital Formation (GCF) in tonnes. Production of sugarcane is estimated Agriculture and Allied Sectors relative to at 337.69 million tonnes which is higher Gross Value Added (GVA) at 2011-12 basic by 30.97 million tonnes than the last year’s prices (Rs.in crore) Year GCF in Agriculture & Allied GVA in GCF in Agriculture & Allied Sectors Agriculture & Sectors as percentage of GVA Allied Sectors in Agriculture & Allied Sector Public Private Total Public Private Total 2012-13 36019 215075 251094 1524288 2.4 14.1 16.5 2013-14 33925 250499 284424 1609198 2.1 15.6 17.7 2014-15 36714 240701 277415 1606140 2.3 15.0 17.3 2015-16 44957 220081 265038 1617208 2.8 13.6 16.4

*As per Advance Estimates for 2015-16 (latest available) released on 31.05.2017 Source: Central Statistics Office, MOSPI National Policy for Farmers (NPF), 2007: 1.15 Government of India approved the National Policy for Farmers (NPF) in 2007. Many

4 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2017-18 of the provisions of the NPF are being farmers’ income a number of schemes and operationalised through various schemes and programmes are being implemented by programmes which are being implemented by the Government i.e. Pradhan Mantri Krishi different Central Government Departments Sinchayee Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima and Ministries. For the operationalisation Yojana, Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana, of the remaining provisions of the Policy, an Soil Health Card Scheme, Neem Coated Urea, e-National Agriculture Market etc. These are Ministries/Departments concerned, as well asAction to all Plan States/UTs was finalized for necessaryand circulated follow-up to the improve the productivity and earnings of our action. An Inter-Ministerial Committee was farmers.a few of our flagship programs that aim to constituted for the purpose. The committee 1.18 The strategy of the Government is to focus on farmers’ welfare by making farming viable activity. Farm viability is possible, when cost haveidentified already 201 implemented. action points from NPF, 2007. Of the 201 action points identified, 192 numbers of cultivation is reduced, yield per unit of farm 1.16 The Hon’ble Prime Minister has set a is increased and farmers get remunerative target before the country to double farmers’ prices on their produce. The Government is income by 2022. To achieve this target he has realigning its interventions to move from a also advocated a seven point strategy. These production-centric to a farmer income-centric are: approach. i. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana budget, with the aim of “Per Drop More (PMKSY): Crop”.Special focus on irrigation with sufficient 1.19 The scheme has been approved with ii. Provision of quality seeds and nutrients an outlay of Rs. 50,000 crore for a period of 5 years (2015-16 to 2019-20). The major iii. Large investments in Warehousing and objective of PMKSY is to achieve convergence Coldbased Chains on soil to health prevent of eachpost-harvest field. crop losses. expand cultivable area under assured irrigation, iv. Promotion of value addition through of investments in irrigation at the field level, food processing. reduce wastage of water, enhance the adoption v. Creation of a National Farm Market, ofimprove precision on-farm irrigation water and other use efficiencywater saving to removing distortions and e-platform technologies (Per drop, More crop), promote across 585 Stations. sustainable water conservation practices etc. vi. Introduction of a New Crop Insurance Cabinet decision was taken in July, 2016 for Scheme to mitigate risks at affordable implementation of PMKSY in a mission mode. cost. The mission is administered by Ministry of vii. Promotion of ancillary activities like Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation with the Per Drop More Crop component being administered by Department Hence, the Department of Agriculture, poultry, beekeeping and fisheries. of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Cooperation and Farmers Welfare has (DAC&FW). constituted an Inter-Ministerial Committee to examine various aspects relating to doubling 1.20 During 2017-18, an amount of Rs. 1610.00 of farmers’ income by year 2022. The Report is crore and Rs. 594.90 crore has been released likely to be released this year. as on 31st December, 2017 to states for “Micro- irrigation” and for “Other Interventions” 1.17 Parallely, to achieve the target of doubling respectively under Per Drop More Crop

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 5 Annual Report 2017-18 component. An area of about 4.97 lakh ha paid by the Government, to be shared equally has been covered under Micro Irrigation and by Central and State Government, to provide constructed 39808 water harvesting structure full insured amount to the farmers against till 31st December, 2017. crop loss on account of natural calamities. AGRICULTURE CREDIT Commission for Agricultural Costs and 1.21 Government announces annual target Prices: for agriculture credit in the budget every year. 1.24 Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) was set up with a view to evolve progress every year. The agriculture credit a balanced and integrated price structure, is Agricultural credit flow has shown consistent mandated to advise on the price policy (MSP) at Rs. 9,00,000 crore and against this target of 23 crops. These include seven cereal crops theflow achievement target for the was year Rs.10,65,756 2016-17 was crore. fixed (paddy, wheat, jowar, bajra, maize, ragi and

urad and lentil), seven oilseeds (groundnut, tillThe October, agriculture 2017 credit against flow this target target for a sum 2017- of barley), five pulse crops (gram, tur, moong, Rs.6,71,113.4218 has been fixed crore at has Rs.10,00,000 been disbursed. crore and (driedsunflower coconut), seed, soybean, cotton, rapeseed-mustard,raw jute and INTEREST SUBVENTION SCHEME sugarcanesafflower, nigerseed{Fair and andRemunerative sesamum), prices copra 1.22 The Department implements the Interest (FRP)}. CACP submits its recommendations Subvention Scheme under which interest to the government in the form of Price Policy subvention is provided on short-term crop loans upto Rs.3 lakh for a period of one of commodities namely Kharif crops, Rabi year which is made available to farmers at crops,Reports Sugarcane, every year, Raw separately Jute and for Copra. five groupsBefore subvented interest rate of 7% per annum and in case of timely repayment, the same gets Commission seeks views of various Central reduced to 4% per annum. Ministries,preparing theseState five Governments, price policy reports, Farmers, the Farmers Association and Research Institutes. CROP INSURANCE 1.23 Various Crop Insurance programme have Determinants of MSP: been implemented in the country since 1985. 1.25 Cost of production (CoP) is one of the In 2016, the “Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana important factors in the determination of (PMFBY) was approved for implementation MSP of mandated crops. Besides cost, the Commission considers other important factors Package Insurance Scheme (UPIS) and such as demand and supply, price trends in the Restructuredfrom Kharif 2016Weather along Based with Crop pilot Insurance Unified domestic and international markets, inter- Scheme (RWBCIS). Under the PMFBY & crop price parity and terms of trade between RWBCIS, a uniform maximum premium of agricultural and non-agricultural sectors, only 2% is to be paid by farmers for all Kharif the likely impact of MSPs on consumers, in crops and 1.5% for all Rabi crops. In case of addition to ensuring rational utilization of annual commercial and horticultural crops, land, water and other production resources. the maximum premium to be paid by farmers Thus, pricing policy i.e. the exercise of MSP is only 5%. The premium rates to be paid by is not based on cost only though cost is an farmers are very low and balance premium is important determinant of MSP. *****

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Chapter 2 Functions and Organizational Structure 2.1 Structure: The Department of Agriculture, eight autonomous bodies, ten national-level Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) is cooperative organizations and two authorities one of the three constituent Departments of (Annexure-2.3) are functioning under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, administrative control of Department. the other two being Department of Animal 2.3 Administrative Improvements: An Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries (DAHD&F) Administrative Vigilance Unit (AVU) functions and Department of Agricultural Research and in the Department under a Joint Secretary, Education (DARE). This Department is headed by Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister to ensure a transparent, clean and corruption and is assisted by three Ministers of State. The freedesignated work environment as Chief Vigilance through Officer surveillance, (CVO), Secretary (AC&FW) is the administrative head preventive and punitive measures. The of the Department. The Secretary is assisted complaints/allegations received in the unit are authenticated as per the directions/ Secretaries including one Financial Adviser, guidelines of Central Vigilance Commission by one Principal Adviser, five Additional Agriculture Commissioner, 13 Joint Secretaries (CVC) and after authentication the complaints/ including Mission Director (Mission on allegations are reviewed through meetings, Integrated Development of Horticulture) reports/returns etc. and necessary follow- & Mission Director (National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture), Horticulture of sensitive posts in the DAC&FW is also Commissioner, Horticulture Advisor, Economic undertakenup action isas taken.per the Further, guidelines identification of CVC to Advisor and Deputy Director General. In enable periodical rotation of staff posted addition, Chairman of Commission for in these posts by competent authority. AVU Agriculture Costs and Prices (CACP) advises Department on pricing policies for selected and Agreed List in consultation with CBI. This agricultural crops. yearprepares Vigilance list of Awareness Officers of week doubtful was observed integrity from 30th October to 04th November, 2017. 2.2 The DAC&FW is organized into 27 divisions (Annexure-2.1) 2.4 A Public Grievance Cell has been set up and is fully functional in the Department of (Annexure-2.2) which and are has spread five Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare acrossattached the offices country and twenty-onefor coordination subordinate with under the Joint Secretary (Administration) stateoffices level agencies and implementation of Central Sector Schemes in their respective forwho monitoring not only acts redressal as Grievance of public Officer grievances of the Department but also nominated as nodal officer fields. Further, one PublicDep Sectorartment Undertaking, of Agricultu re, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 7 Annual Report 2017-18 received in the Department at Headquarters. 2.8 Progressive use of Hindi: The One Director has been nominated as Staff Implementation Committee (OLIC), chaired the employees working in the Department of byDepartment Joint Secretary has an (Administration), Official Language to Agriculture,Grievance Officer Cooperation to deal & with Farmers grievances Welfare of for this purpose. Similar arrangements have Language Policy of the Union and progressive been made at the level of all Attached and monitor the implementation of the Official Department. During the year under review, under the administrative control of this use of Hindi in the official work of the DepartmentSubordinate in Offices order andto ensure all organizations expeditious Implementation Committee were held redressal of grievances. During the year 2017- regularly.quarterly In meetings accordance of the with Official the guidelines Language 18 (from 01.04.2017 to 30.11.2017) 3228 public grievance petitions/suggestions have a Joint Hindi Salahkar Samiti for all the three been received through CPGRAMS portal and departmentsissued by the Departmentof the Ministry of Official of Agriculture Language, 945 cases were carried forward from previous and Farmers Welfare has been reconstituted year, out of which 3049 cases have been in consultation with the Department of disposed of and 1124 cases were pending in this Department at the end of November, 2017. of the Honorable Agriculture and Farmers Official Language under the Chairmanship 2.5 Citizens’/Clients’ Charter of this Committee has been held in 2017. Department has been prepared as per the Welfare Minister and first meeting of this instructions/guidelines of Cabinet Secretariat 2.9 The Hindi Division continued to and Department of Administrative Reforms review the position of the progressive use and Public Grievances. The Citizens’/Clients’ of Hindi in the Department and subordinate Charter is available on the website of the Department (www.agricoop.nic.in). ofoffices the regularlyHindi Division through quarterlyalso participated progress 2.6 Implementation of the Right to reports and inspections. Besides, officers Information Act, 2005: During year 2017- Implementation Committees of the Attached 18 (as on 27.11.2017), 3383 physical & online in the meetings of the Official Language RTI applications and 162 appeals seeking and extended necessary guidance to them in information under the Right to Information and Subordinate offices, Corporations, etc., Act, 2005 were received in RTI Cell and replies were sent to the applicants in time. the implementationcontrol of this Department, of Official Language wherein Act80 and Rules. In addition to this, offices under 2.7 Information and Facilitation acquired working knowledge of Hindi, were Counter: This counter provides information per cent of the officers and employees have in respect of Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare. During year notified in the Gazette of India under Rule 10 2017-18, various visitors from NGOs as well (4)2.10 of theEvery Official year, Language the Department Rules, 1976. nominates as from general public visited the counter to Clerks and Stenographers for training in obtain information. Numerous telephonic calls Hindi Shorthand and Typing, under the Hindi were also received in RTI Cell from general public to obtain information pertaining to Language. At present 2 stenographers and 3 DAC&FW, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers M.T.Steaching are Scheme undergoing of the training Department of Hindi of Official steno Welfare. and Hindi typing respectively.

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2.11 Five Employees have been given Cash inspection meetings. In addition to this, 40 awards for doing original noting and drafting in Hindi under the incentive scheme for ofsubordinate/attached Department of Agriculture, offices Cooperation have been and the Department. Farmersinspected Welfare. by the officers of the Hindi Division promoting use of Hindi in the official work of 2.12 With a view to create awareness 2.14 Reservation for Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes /Other Backward Castes: of the Department, a Hindi Fortnight was Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & heldregarding from thethe use 1st of-15 Hindith September, in the official 2017. work On Farmers Welfare continued its endeavour for this occasion, the Honourable Minister for strict implementation of the orders issued by Agriculture and Farmers Welfare issued an the Government of India from time to time, regarding reservation in services for SCs, STs, of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare to do OBCs, Minorities, Ex-servicemen and persons appeal to all officers and staff of the Department with disabilities (PwDs). Fortnight, various Hindi competitions, such as essaymore officialwriting, work noting in andHindi. drafting, During translation the Hindi 2.15 Prevention of Harassment of An Internal Complaints and vocabulary, poetry recitation, debate and Women Employees: Committee on Prevention of Sexual Harassment dictation were organized, and a large number of Women at Workplace has been constituted in the Department. This Committee is chaired appreciationof officers and were employees given to participated the 30 winners in these of The committee is represented by 6 members thesecompetitions, competitions. cash awards and certificates of (includingby a senior Chairman), lady officer which of the comprises Department. of 2.13 The Second Sub-Committee of the 5 women members, (2 of whom belong to 2 NGOs) and 1 male member of the Department. The Internal Complaints Committee theCommittee Department of Parliament of Agriculture, on Official Cooperation Language 2.16 (ICC) of the Department has provided andconducted Farmers inspection Welfare to of review various the offices position of its Report according to section 21 of The regarding the progressive use of Hindi in Sexual Harassment of Women At Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, this Department were also present at these official work during the year. The officers of 2013, as follows: No. of complains No. of No. of cases No. of Nature of action received during complaints pending for workshops/ taken by the 2017-18 disposed of more than 90 programmes employer during 2017-18 days carried out Nil Nil Nil Nil - *****

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Chapter 3 Directorate of Economics & Statistics 3.1 Directorate of Economics and Statistics is the forecasts of Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC), Space Application is to collect, compile and disseminate economic Centre (SAC) and Institute of Economic Growth andan attached statistical office data of relating the DAC&FW. to agriculture Its mandate and provide analytical inputs to the Department of advance estimates are released in the month Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare ofetc. September.of crops to firmSecond up the advance estimates. estimates The first for the formulation of better agricultural are released in the month of February. By and economic development policies. Its mission is to provide important information estimates of Rabi crops is also available. The on agricultural economics & statistics like thirdthis time,advance the estimates assessment are forreleased first advancein April area, production and yield of principal crops, when the State Governments are ready with minimum support prices (MSPs), monitor better assessment of production for both wholesale prices of agricultural commodities, Kharif and Rabi crops. The fourth advance implement schemes related to improvement estimates are released in July-August. By this of agricultural statistics, and carrying out time, most of the Rabi crops are harvested and agro-economic research studies. The main SASAs are also in a position to supply the yield objectives of the Directorate are generation estimates of both Kharif and Rabi seasons and dissemination of agricultural statistics and based on reasonable number of Crop Cutting research and analysis. The Directorate provides inputs to DAC&FW, CACP and generates a large in the month of February of the following year. body of literature on agricultural economics TheExperiments. Fourth Advance The final Estimates estimates forare 2016-17released and statistical information and makes it were released on 16.08.2017 (Annexure-3.1) available in the public domain for the use of all and First Advance Estimates for 2017-18 were stakeholders. released on 22.09.2017. (Annexure-3.2) Major Programmes/Activities 3.3 The Agricultural Statistics Division Agricultural Statistics Division organizes a National Workshop on 3.2 This Division releases four advance Improvement of Agricultural Statistics every production and yield in respect of major food of Agriculture, Revenue, Economics and estimates and final estimates of area, Statistics,two years. Horticulture, Officers from Agricultural the State Departments Marketing Division collects such information from State and Central Ministries/Organizations Agriculturalgrains, oilseeds, Statistics sugarcane Authorities and fibers. (SASAs), This participate in the Workshop. The Workshop which act as the nodal agencies responsible deliberates on the ways and means to improve for the collection/compilation of agriculture the collection, compilation, dissemination statistics in the States. In addition to the inputs and use of agricultural statistics and the received from SASAs, the Division also utilizes changes required in the light of changing

10 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2017-18 characteristics of agriculture with a focus on on cost of living etc. Government organizes improving quality, timeliness and reliability purchase operations through public and of data. The National Workshop for the year cooperative agencies. The designated central 2016-17 was organized during 4 - 5 , nodal agencies intervene in the market for 2017 at National Agricultural Science Complex undertaking procurement operations with the (NASC), Pusa, . objective that market prices do not fall below the MSPs. 3.4 In addition, the Directorate coordinates with international bodies such as the Food 3.6 and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on global Kharif crops and Rabi crops of 2017-18. The efforts to improve agricultural statistics. It MSP Theof GovernmentPaddy (common) has fixed for theKharif MSPs crops for is also responsible for providing necessary and of Paddy (Grade A) at Rs. 1590 per quintal, GDP compilation and meets international an2017-18 increase has of been Rs. 80fixed per at quintal Rs. 1550 each per over quintal the obligationsdata to the Centralrelated Statisticsto standards Office (CSO)of data for last year. The MSP of Jowar (Hybrid) has been dissemination. quintal for Jowar (Maldandi); Bajra at Rs. 1425 Food Economics and Commercial Crops perfixed quintal; at Rs. 1700 Maize per at quintalRs. 1425 and per Rs. quintal 1725 andper Divisions of Ragi at Rs. 1900 per quintal. The MSP of 3.5 Food Economics Division examines Cotton has been raised by Rs. 160 per quintal the Kharif and Rabi Price Policy Report of Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices Staple and at Rs. 4320 per quintal for Long (CACP). Commercial Crops Division examines Staple.and fixed at Rs. 4020 per quintal for Medium the reports concerning Copra and Jute. The Government’s price policy for major 3.7 To incentivize cultivation of pulses and agricultural commodities seeks to ensure remunerative prices to the growers for their MSPs of Arhar (Tur), Moong and Urad at Rs. oilseeds in the country, Government has fixed produce with a view to encouraging higher 5450 per quintal, Rs. 5575 per quintal and Rs. 5400 per quintal respectively including a investment and production and to safeguard bonus of Rs. 200/- per quintal for each; MSPs the interest of consumers by making available supplies at reasonable prices. The price policy Rs.4100/- per quintal, Rs. 5300/- per quintal also seeks to evolve a balanced and integrated andof Sunflower Rs. 4050 perseed, quintal Sesamum respectively and Nigerseed including at price structure in the perspective of the overall a bonus of Rs. 100/- per quintal for each; MSPs needs of the economy. Towards this end, the of Groundnut in-shell and Soyabean at Rs. Government announces Minimum Support 4450/- per quintal and Rs.3050/- per quintal Prices (MSPs) for twenty two (22) major crops respectively including a bonus of Rs. 200/- per and Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) for quintal for each. Sugarcane based on the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs & 3.8 The MSP of Wheat for Rabi crops 2017- 18 Prices (CACP) and after considering the views of State Governments and Central Ministries/ an increase of Rs. 110 per quintal over the last Departments concerned. While recommending has been fixed at Rs. 1735 per quintal marking price policy, the CACP considers a number Rs. 1410 per quintal marking an increase of Rs. of important factors like cost of cultivation, 85year’s per MSP. quintal The over MSP the of lastBarley year’s has MSP. been The fixed MSP at trends in market prices, demand and supply situation, effect on general price level, effect including a bonus of Rs. 150/- per quintal of Gram has been fixed at Rs. 4400 per quintal Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 11 Annual Report 2017-18 marking an increase of Rs.400 per quintal over 99 onwards are also available on the website. its last year’s MSP. The MSPs of Masur (Lentil), The URL of the website is http://aps.dac.gov. in/APY. quintalRapeseed/Mustard and Rs. 4100/- and per Safflower quintal respectively have been Market Intelligence & Price Analysis includingfixed at Rs. a 4250/-bonus of per Rs. quintal, 100/- perRs. 4000/-quintal perfor Division each. 3.11 The Division provides necessary market intelligence to the DAC&FW. Wholesale prices 3.9 of 170 selected agricultural commodities are Support Price (MSP) for Copra for 2017 season compiled on weekly basis from approximately The Government has fixed the Minimum at Rs. 6500/- per quintal for Fair and Average 700 market centres spread all over the country. Quality (FAQ) variety of Milling Copra and Of these, weekly wholesale prices of 101 Rs. 6785/- per quintal for FAQ variety of Ball agricultural commodities from 220 markets Copra. For 2017-18 season the MSP for Raw /centres spread all over the country (745

FAQ variety. The MSP for Toria to be marketed Adviser, Department of Industrial Policy & Jute has been fixed at Rs. 3500/- per quintal for Promotionquotations) is(DIPP), provided Ministry to the officeof Commerce of Economic & Per Quintal including bonus of Rs. 100/- per Industry, for preparation of monthly Wholesale in 2018-19 season has been fixed at Rs. 3900/- quintal. Prices Index (WPI) as per the revised series of Special Data Dissemination Standards WPI with base year 2011-12. (SDDS) Division 3.12 Monthly wholesale prices of certain 3.10 The Division generates quarterly agricultural commodities and animal products estimates of agricultural production for use at selected markets / centers in India as well in the compilation of quarterly National as international prices of selected agricultural commodities compiled in the Division are activity was undertaken in order to meet published in monthly journal, viz. Agricultural Accounts by the Central Statistics Office. This the obligations concerning supply of data Situation in India. An annual publication to the International Monetary Fund. In the “Agricultural Prices in India” compiling absence of direct data, quarterly production statistics on wholesale, retail and international is estimated by using the estimates of Kharif pries of selected agricultural commodities is and Rabi seasons in conjunction with the also brought out. crop calendar. The Division is also involved in collection and compilation of data relating to Retail Prices 3.13 Weekly retail prices of 45 food items (source-wise and crop-wise) and total area from 87 market centers across the country undernine-fold crops classification for States and of land, UTs. irrigatedThe compiled area are collected and compiled every Friday in the data is brought out in the Directorate’s Division. publications of ‘Land Use Statistics at a Glance’ and ‘Agricultural Statistics at a Glance’. The Farm Harvest Prices compiled data on Land Use Statistics (District 3.14 The Division collects and compiles data wise and State-wise) from 1998-99 onwards on farm harvest prices of 36 major crops from are available on the website. The URL of all States / Union Territories through their the website is http://aps.dac.gov.in/LUS. State Agricultural Departments / Directorate Similarly, the district wise compiled data on of Economics & Statistics / Directorate of Land Area, Production and Yield (APY) from 1998- Records, etc. A publication “Farm Harvest

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Prices of Principal Crops in India” is brought b) out annually. Interviewing (CAPI) Training programme organizedA five day for Computer selected Assisted technical Personal staff International Prices 3.15 The Division maintains international data Delhi as part of capacity building and on the prices of 56 agricultural commodities technologyand officers transfer. from DESUsing at CAPI IASRI, was New not across the world, compiled from the UK based found feasible in the given contexts and, international journal – the Public Ledger. therefore, could not be adopted. Terms of Trade (ToT) c) 3.16 Index of Terms of trade (ToT) between Philippines Statistical Authority (PSA) agriculture and non-agricultural sectors andA study National visit Food of Indian Authority officials (NFA) to theof is also prepared on annual basis as per Philippines was organized by FAO for the methodology recommended by the sharing experiences in Agricultural Working Group headed by Prof. S. Mahendra statistics as well to study methodology Dev, Director, Indira Gandhi Institute of used by them. Development Research (IGIDR), . d) An international seminar on “Approaches This index is used as an input for price and Methodologies for Food Grain Stock policy formulation of agricultural crops by Measurement” was organized during 9-11 Commission for Agricultural Cost and Prices November, 2016 to evolve a standardized (CACP). methodology for measuring private food grain stocks in India. Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) e) A training was organized under AMIS 3.17 In order to maintain timely, accurate India Project in February, 2017, which and transparent information for addressing food price volatility and to track global food of Directorate of Economics & Statistics availability, AMIS-FAO (Food and Agricultural (DES),inter-alia Ministry was attendedof Agriculture by the & Farmers officers Organization) prepares a Food Balance Sheet, where data on inputs of production, trade, food, Intelligence Units of DES for capacity feed and seed use as well as wastage of wheat, developmentWelfare including on Data the fieldarchival. staff of Market rice, maize, and soyabean are maintained f) The FAO also organized the ‘Study globally. DES, being assigned as the focal point, provides the data at regular intervals to AMIS and Standardization of Agricultural (FAO) in the required format. Commodities’tour of Indian during officials 4-10 June, on Grading2017 at 3.18 For strengthening the AMIS in India using Bangkok, Thailand. This was to provide an innovative methods and digital technology, overview of the process in Thailand and the FAO-funded AMIS Baby Project was ASEAN agricultural commodities trading initiated, jointly in collaboration with the in the sustainable food value chain, to Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. understand the agricultural commodity The following activities were some important grading system and to recognize the activities of the Baby Project: trading standard establishment and a) Field visits to selected mandis by a team commodities for trading domestically andthe certificationinternationally. process of agricultural

of DES & FAO officialsDep wasartment undertaken. of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 13 Annual Report 2017-18 g) A one day workshop on ‘Agricultural and manuscript preparation works related to Markets, Prices and Market Integration in India – Conceptual and Methodological namely Agricultural Statistics at a Glance and Issues’ was organized by FAO at New Statethe flagship of Indian publications Agriculture. of These the Department,publications Delhi on 21st August, 2017 which was are available on the website at www.agricoop. attended by the participants of the nic.in & http://eands.dacnet.nic.in. Directorate of Economics & Statistics, the Directorate of Marketing Intelligence Publication Division and the Department of Consumer Affairs. 3.21 Publication Division publishes the monthly Journal titled h) The FAO also held a National Meeting Agricultural Situation in (ASI). It aims at presenting a factual and of Experts on 11-12 September, 2017 India integrated picture of the Food and Agricultural with a view to improve the data systems situation in India on monthly basis. The for monitoring the agricultural prices. journal seeks to provide a forum for academic If provided a platform for experts to work and also to promote technical capability share their know-how and experiences for research in agricultural and allied subjects. on methods and tools of price data It is mailed every month to State Agriculture visualization, analytics, and early Secretaries, libraries, Universities, AERC warning models. centers, and other Ministries. This division Agricultural Wages Division mainly involves itself in the preparation of 3.19 Statistics relating to daily wages paid the manuscript of the aforesaid journal. In to different categories of agricultural and this regard, data on various agricultural units skilled rural labour at selected centers are are collected and compiled from different collected and compiled by the Division. Divisions of DES and other Ministries on These are published in an annual publication monthly basis. The contents of farm sector “Agricultural Wages in India’, and also in the news are collated and edited from the website monthly journal, viz. Agricultural Situation of Press Information Bureau. Articles received in India of the Directorate of Economics & from agricultural economists, research Statistics. scholars, professors across various Indian Universities are considered for publication in International Agriculture & Compilation ASI. A summary report from an AER center, Division which is being monitored by DES, is usually 3.20 International Agriculture and Compilation incorporated in each publication of ASI. (IAC) Division is the nodal Division in the Directorate of Economics & Statistics for The following are the major Columns of ASI: providing inputs/comments on international (i) Farm sector news issues relating to agricultural economics (ii) General Survey of Agriculture and statistics. During the year 2017-18, (iii) Articles IAC Division handled issues relating to food (iv) Agro-Economic Research security & nutrition, bilateral and multilateral (v) Commodity Reviews cooperation for improvement in agricultural (vi) Statistical tables on wages, prices & crop statistics, IT applications in agriculture, etc., production dealt by various bilateral and multilateral organizations, viz., G20, BRICS, FAO, etc. In This Division is also involved in publishing the addition, the Division carries out compilation following periodicals of DES:

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(i) Land Use Statistics At a Glance crops Centers located in different States. Cost (ii) Agriculture Wages in India of cultivation data is transmitted to the CACP so as to enable them to recommend the MSPs of Coordination the crops under both Kharif and Rabi seasons. 3.22 The Coordination Division’s main work is to coordinate between Department of 3.26 The cost estimates generated under Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare the Schemes are also used for policy and Directorate of Economics & Statistics in formulations by the Central Ministries and matters relating to various issues. Its main State Governments. Agricultural/ General activities include DAC&FW level Coordination Universities, Government/Non-government for preparing Economic Survey Chapter on Research Organizations, individual researchers Agriculture & Food Management and for routine (both at domestic and international levels), etc., matters wherein several Divisions of DES and are also using the data for research purposes. those of DAC&FW are involved, preparation 3.27 The Scheme is implemented in 20 of material for Annual Report, providing States namely , , , information on release and utilization of funds , , , Himachal under plan schemes, Parliament Questions etc. Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, , Plan Scheme Madhya Pradesh, , , Punjab, , , Telangana, 3.23 The DES implements the Plan Scheme “Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Census, , Uttrakhand and . Economics & Statistics”. This scheme The studies in the States except newly created comprises six components of which one States of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, component is ‘Agriculture Census’ which and Telangana are undertaken by the parent pertains to Agriculture Census Division of State’s Agriculture universities/colleges. 3.28 During the block period 2017-20, the are being implemented by the Directorate of Scheme covers 25 principal crops, i.e., paddy, EconomicsDAC&FW. The& Statistics. remaining The five details components of these wheat, jowar, bajra, maize, ragi, barley, moong, urad, arhar, gram, lentil, groundnut, rapeseed five(i) componentsComprehensive are as Schemefollows: for studying the Cost of Cultivation of principal onion,and mustard, potato, and nigerseed, coconut. safflower, The combination soybean, crops in India ofsunflower, crops covered sesamum, in each cotton, state jute, (also sugarcane, known 3.24 The Cost of Cultivation of principal crops as crop complex) varies from state to state in India is being implemented in India since depending upon their importance in terms of 1970-71 as a Central Sector Plan Scheme. The its relative contribution in the production of main objectives of the scheme are to collect the relevant crop at all-India level. and compile data on cost of cultivation and production in respect of principal crops and 3.29 to generate crop-wise and State-wise cost basis of Cost Accounting Method by the 16 The field data are collected on the of cultivation and production estimates of implementing agencies. Under the Scheme, mandated crops. daily entries of debit/credit for expenditure/ income are made in order to assess the total 3.25 Comprehensive cost statistics are collected through 16 Agricultural/Central Universities/ Colleges in respect of Principal acost/benefit detailed incurred/accruedquestionnaire administered to each sample by farmer. The field data is collected through Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 15 Annual Report 2017-18

Fieldsman through direct interaction with the development. The 12 Agro-Economic Research sample farmers of 10 selected farm holdings Centres (AERCs) are located at Allahabad, as per the sampling design. These consist of 2 Bhagalpur, Chennai, Delhi, Jabalpur, Jorhat, each from 5 different size classes, viz. up to 1 Ludhiana, Pune, Shimla, Vallabh-Vidyanagar, hectare, 1-2 hectare, 2-4 hectare, 4-6 hectare Visva-Bharati and Waltair and 3 Agro- Economic Research Units are located at IEG- Delhi, ISEC- and IIM-Ahmedabad. In the year 2016-17 (July to June), 155 and3.30 above 6 hectare allotted to each fieldman. These AER Centres/ Units are functioning cost estimates were generated and provided to under the administrative control of their CACP. Out of these estimates, 39 for Rabi, 97 for respective University/Institute. Kharif, 6 for sugarcane and 13 for others were generated in respect of 25 mandated crops. 3.33 On an average, annually 35 research studies are conducted by these Units/Centres, Development of FARMAP 2.0 Software which relate to various economic problems 3.31 The Directorate is in the process of in agriculture, animal husbandry, water developing a web based FARMAP 2.0 software with the help of NIC. It will be utilized for processing, rural development, non-farm online collection, compilation of cost data sectormanagement, employment, fisheries etc. During & horticulture, the Twelfth foodFive and generation of state wise reports on cost Year plan, 169 studies have been conducted. In of cultivation and production estimates of 25 the current year 2017-18 till October, 2017, mandated crops. This new software will be 17 studies have been conducted on various helpful in reducing the time lag in generation issues of which most important are Farmer’s of cost estimates. The data entry module of Suicides, Neem Coated Urea, Soil Health Card & Kisan Call Centre etc. out from the block period 2017-18 onwards. DuringFARMAP the 2.0 softwareyear 2017-18, has been as officially against rolled the 3.34 The scheme is staff oriented and 100 allocated amount of Rs.50.25 crore, Rs. 30.79 percent funded through grants-in-aid by crore has been released till 31.12.2017 in three Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture installments to the implementing Agencies. & Farmers Welfare. Currently, the “Agro- Economic Research (AER) Scheme” an (iii) Agro-Economic Research (AER) independent component is being funded Scheme under the “Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Census, Economics and Statistics” of Central 3.32 The Agro-Economic Research (AER) Scheme begun with 4 economic research Sector Plan Scheme. centres in 1953-54, is a well evolved grass- 3.35 In 2013, Government of India decided to discontinue Grants-in-Aid Support to level research inputs on agricultural economic AER Centres/Units after 12th Five Year Plan, issueroot-research for sound network agricultural set up todevelopment meet field- i.e., after March, 2017. The Department of policy making. The AERCs carry out studies Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare, on a need or demand basis for Ministry of Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare had Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and allied setup a Review Committee (Dr. S.M. Jharwal sector Departments; and agriculture related committee) to examine the various aspects of Departments of MoRD, WR, Chemicals & Agro-Economic Research Centres including Fertilizers. The Centres also cater to studies the decision of discontinuation of grants-in- and economic analysis needed by the State aid to the Agro-Economic Research Centres Governments on agriculture sector and rural after the 12th Five Year Plan. The Committee

16 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2017-18 recommended that grants-in-aid support Statistics, is to collect and improve agricultural to AERCs needs to be continued and the statistics of principal agricultural crops. The existing arrangement of AERCs should not be Scheme has three components; i) Timely substituted by contract/bidding system. The Reporting Scheme (TRS), ii) Establishment CCEA on 31-03-2017 has decided to extend of an Agency for Reporting of Agricultural Grant-in-Aid to AER Centres/Units for one Statistics (EARAS), iii) Improvement of Crop more year i.e. upto March, 2018, pending Statistics (ICS). From 2007-08 the scheme has been converted to Central Sector Scheme from Review Committee. Centrally Sponsored Scheme and is funded final decision on the recommendations of the 100 percent by the Central Government. The For the Current Financial Year 2017-18, an Component-wise details of the scheme are as allocation of Rs. 2250.00 lakh as Budget under: Estimate (BE) has been made (including Rs.250.00 lakhs for Northeast regions); out 3.38 Timely Reporting Scheme (TRS): of which Rs.918.89 lakh has been released The objective of this component is to obtain (including Rs.41.37 lakh for Northeast regions) estimates of area under principal crops in by October, 2017. Details of programmes for each season, with the breakup of area under North-East region are given at Annexure-3.3. irrigated/unirrigated and traditional/high yielding varieties of crops on the basis of (iv) Planning, Management and Policy random sample of 20 percent of villages by Formulation 3.36 In order to assess the impact of changes generating advance estimates of production on the farm economy with focus on the state ofa specificprincipal date. crops. These This estimates component are usedis being for of Indian farmers, Planning and Management implemented in 17 land record States and also of Agriculture, a Central Sector Scheme, was Union Territories of Delhi and Puducherry. formulated during 1998-99. This was designed 3.39 Improvement of Crop Statistics (ICS): with a view to organizing conferences and The objective of this component is to improve seminars involving eminent economists, the quality of statistics on area and production agricultural scientist, experts, etc., to conduct of crops through supervision and monitoring. short term studies, engage consultancy Under this component, a sample check of area services for preparation of new decentralized enumeration and crop cutting experiments strategy for development of crops, animals, of 10,000 villages and approximately 30,000 dairy, poultry, irrigation, soil and water experiments at harvest stage are undertaken. conservation, etc., and to bring out papers/ These sample are equally shared by the reports based on the recommendations of Central Agency i.e. National Sample Survey the workshops, seminars, conferences, and Organization; and the State Agricultural also to bring out papers/reports based on the recommendations of the workshops, seminars, to (a) Enumeration of crop-wise area covered conferences, etc. inAuthorities. the selected These villages checks as specificallyrecorded by relate the For the year 2017-18, an allocation of Rs.70.16 Patwari; (b) Total of the Area under each crop lakh was made. recorded in Khasra Register of villages; and (c) Supervision of Crop Cutting Experiments (iv) Improvement of Agricultural Statistics at the harvest stage. This component is being 3.37 The basic objective of the Central implemented in all TRS states and the Union Sector Scheme, Improvement of Agricultural Territory of Puducherry. The performance of

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 17 Annual Report 2017-18 the implementation of this component also is statistics and to examine use of remote sensing being closely monitored through quarterly and applications in agricultural statistics, after seasonal progress reports. the approval of CCEA, the Government has entrusted a pilot study to Indian Agricultural Establishment of an Agency for Reporting Statistics Research Institute (IASRI), PUSA, of Agricultural Statistics (EARAS): New Delhi. The basic objective of the study 3.40 This Component is being implemented will be to examine the reliability of estimates in the permanently settled States of Kerala, of crop area and crop production at state and Odisha and West Bengal and North Eastern national level on the basis of sample sizes States of Nagaland, , recommended by the Vaidyanathan committee and Tripura. Under the component, an agency has been established in these states for States namely Assam, Gujarat, Karnataka, generating estimates of area and production of report. The Study will be conducted in five principal crops and land use statistics, on the Odisha and Uttar Pradesh in a period of two basis of complete enumeration of 20 percent years. villages in each year. The performance of the (v) Forecasting Agricultural Output using implementation of the component is being Space Agro Meteorology and Land closely monitored thorough quarterly and Based Observations (FASAL) seasonal progress reports. 3.44 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation 3.41 and Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) has been Improvement of Agricultural Statistics Scheme implementing a Central Sector Plan Scheme against For the the total financial allocation year of Rs. 2017-18, 111.92 undercrore, namely “Forecasting Agricultural output (BE) Rs. 81.41 crore has been released till 31st using Space, Agro-meteorology and Land December 2017. based observations (FASAL)” since 2007 with Activities Undertaken for Welfare of Partner Organizations, India Meteorological Women and North- Eastern States Department (IMD), New Delhi, Institute of 3.42 As the main objective of the scheme is Economic Growth (IEG), New Delhi and Space to collect and compile agricultural statistics Application Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad to and it is not a welfare oriented scheme, no provide multiple-in-season forecast based on Agromet, Econometric and Remote Sensing North-eastern States are undertaken under based methodology. The mandate of FASAL thespecific scheme. activity However, either in for North women Eastern or for States the scheme is to generate crop forecast in respect (NES), the scheme is in operation in Arunachal of 11 crops, namely; Rice (Kharif & Rabi), Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Sikkim & Tripura. Jowar (Kharif & Rabi ), Maize, Bajra, Jute, Ragi, Cotton, Sugarcane and Groundnut (Kharif Scheme Rs. 3.25 crore have been released to & Rabi), Rapeseed & Mustard and Wheat. NESFor by the 31 financialst December year 2017. 2017-18 under the Presently, the forecasts in respect of 8 crops are being prepared. Main activities of the year: 3.43 Pilot study to IASRI: In order to implement the recommendations of Professor of Budget Estimates (BE) of Rs. 1285.84 lakh Vaidyanathan Committee, set up by the underDuring the the FASAL current scheme, financial the year expenditure 2017-18, hasout Government for improving agricultural been of Rs. 591.02 lakh till 31st October, 2017.

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3.45 Extended Range Forecast System National Centre for Medium Range (ERFS) Weather Forecast (NCMRWF), Space Department of Agriculture, Cooperation Application Centre (SAC) Ahmedabad and Farmers Welfare has sponsored and Indian Council of Agricultural • a project entitled “Development and Research (ICAR). Application of Extended Range The project aims at generating extended Forecast System for Climate Risk range deterministic and probabilistic Management in Agriculture (ERFS)” • since 2006 in collaboration with other rainfall and temperature forecasts for partner organizations viz. IIT, India meteorological sub-divisions of India at Meteorological Department (IMD), monthly and seasonal scale.

Details of pending Audit Paras Sl. Year No. of Paras/ Details of the Paras /PA reports on which ATNs are No. PA reports on pending: which ATNs No. of ATNs No. of ATNs sent No. of ATNs which have been not sent by but returned with have been finally submitted the Ministry observations and vetted by audit to PAC after even for the Audit is awaiting but have not been vetting by first time their resubmission submitted by the Audit by the Ministry. Ministry of PAC. Nil Nil Nil Nil *****

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Chapter 4 National Food Security Mission 4.1 National Food Security Mission (NFSM) , Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil was launched in 2007-08 to increase the Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, production of rice, wheat and pulses by 10, Uttarakhand and West Bengal; NFSM-Wheat 8 and 2 million tonnes, respectively by the in 126 districts of 11 states viz., Bihar, Gujarat, end of 11th Plan through area expansion and Haryana, , Jammu & , productivity enhancement; restoring soil Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, fertility and productivity; creating employment Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand; opportunities; and enhancing farm level NFSM- Pulses in 638 districts of all 29 States economy. The Mission was continued during viz. Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, 12th Plan with new target of additional Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, , production of 25 million tonnes by the end of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, 12th Plan including coarse cereal crops. Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, , Meghalaya, Mizoram, 4.2 The basic strategy of the Mission is to Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, promote and extend improved technologies, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, i.e., seed, micro-nutrients, soil amendments, Uttarakhand and West Bengal ; NFSM-Coarse integrated pest management, farm machinery Cereals in 265 districts of 28 States except Goa. and implements, irrigation devices along with capacity building of farmers. The major 4.4 Monitoring & Evaluation at National interventions/activities covered under NFSM level: A three-tier monitoring mechanism was include cluster demonstrations of rice, wheat, inbuilt in NFSM at National, State and District pulses and coarse cereals, distribution of levels. At National level, General Council (GC) improved varieties/hybrid seeds, need based under the chairmanship of Union Agriculture inputs, resource conservation techniques Minister and Farmers Welfare was constituted to oversee the implementation of NFSM and application tools, cropping system based take policy decisions for mid-term corrections. trainings/ energy and management, local initiatives; efficient award for water/ best National Food Security Mission Executive performing districts etc. Committee (NFSMEC) under the chairmanship of Secretary (AC & FW) periodically reviewed 4.3 Beyond 12th Plan, in 2017-18, NFSM is the State Action Plan and the progress of being implemented in 638 districts of 29 the programme of each state. National Level states. NFSM-Rice is being implemented in Monitoring Teams (NLMTs) reconstituted for 194 districts of 25 states viz. Andhra Pradesh, monitoring the National Food Security Mission Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, (NFSM) activities in respect of NFSM States. Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya of rice, wheat, pulses and coarse cereals as Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, perEach requirement, team is comprised and the of respective experts in Directors the field

20 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2017-18 of the Directorates of Crop Development of Gypsum/Lime/Bio-fertilizers) and 26.54 lakh Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare ha area has been covered under Integrated Pest as Coordinator. Altogether, there are eight (8) Management (IPM). Nearly 2.34 lakh improved National Level Monitoring Teams (NLMTs). farm machineries including pumpset & mobile raingun have been distributed. 0.16 lakh ha 4.5 At state level, the monitoring is area has been covered under sprinkler system. undertaken by State Food Security Mission 106.33 lakh metres water carrying pipes Executive Committee (SFSMEC) under the have been distributed. About 11464 cropping Chairmanship of Chief Secretary. At district system based trainings were conducted for level, the monitoring is undertaken by District capacity building of farmers. Food Security Mission Executive Committee (DFSMEC) under the chairmanship of District 4.9 A programme on additional area coverage Collector. of Pulses during Rabi/Summer 2017-18 has been launched with an allocation of Rs. 350.00 4.6 The Mid-Term Evaluation and the Impact crores (GOI Share) to increase production of Evaluation study of NFSM for 11th Plan and rabi/ summer pulses through area expansion 12th plan were conducted by an independent of Rabi Pigeonpea, Gram, Pea and Lentil agency to assess the impact of the programme during Rabi and Green Gram and Black Gram in increasing production and productivity of during summer. The additional allocation has rice, wheat, pulses and commercial crops. The been made to 17 states covered under NFSM pulses for implementation of the above said helped to widen the food basket of the country programme during 2017-18. finding of evaluation reveals that NFSM has 4.10 Revamped NFSM from 2014-15: Cabinet recordedwith significant under NFSM contribution since inception coming of from the Committee of Economic Affairs had cleared the programmethe NFSM districts. in 2007-08. Significant The Mission outputs achieved were continuation of NFSM programme in the XII th and 12th plans as Plan with approved outlay of Rs.12,350 crores additional foodgrains production of 45 million with addition of coarse cereals and commercial thetonnes fixed within target 4 years of 11of its implementation. crops. NFSM was revamped during the XII Plan to cover all food grain crops including coarse 4.7 Funding pattern:- Till 2014-15 the cereals. During XII plan, the target of additional programme was implemented on 100% Central 25 million tonnes of food grains consisting of (GOI) assistance. However, from the year 2015- 10 million tonnes of rice, 8 million tonnes of 16, the programme is being implemented on wheat, 4 million tonnes of pulses and 3 million 60:40 sharing basis between GOI and state in general states and 90:10 sharing basis for North Eastern and 3 Himalayan states. tonnes4.11 Outcome of coarse of cereals NFSM wassince fixed. inception: The focused and target oriented implementation 4.8 Interventions during 2016-17: of mission initiatives has resulted in bumper Recommended agronomic practices have been production of wheat, rice and pulses in the encouraged through various demonstrations country. During 2015-16, the productions of of rice, wheat, pulses & coarse cereals in 17.06 rice, wheat pulses and coarse cereals have lakh ha area. Nearly, 10.32 lakh quintals of been achieved at the level of 104.41 million high yielding varieties/hybrid seeds of rice, tonnes, 92.29 million tonnes, 16.35 million wheat, pulses and Coarse Cereals have been tonnes and 38.52 million tonnes, respectively. distributed. 19.53 lakh ha area has been As per 4th Advance Estimates during 2016-17, treated with soil ameliorants (Micronutrients/ the production of wheat increased from 75.81

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 21 Annual Report 2017-18 million tonnes in 2006-07 (pre-NFSM year) to An amount of Rs. 450.00 crore as central share 98.38 million tonnes, i.e. an increase of 22.57 has been earmarked for implementation of the million tonnes. Similarly, the total production programme during 2017-18. of rice increased from 93.36 million tonnes in Under this programme, interventions like 2006-07 to 110.15 million tonnes in 2016-17 4.14 (i) Block demonstrations of rice and wheat in i.e. an increase of nearly 16.79 million tonnes. cluster mode; (ii) asset building activities such The total production of Pulses also increased from 14.20 million tonnes during 2006-07 to as construction of shallow tube wells, Dug 22.95 million tonnes during 2016-17 with an wells / Bore wells etc. (iii) need based site increase of 8.75 million tonnes. There are the bumper production in these crops. such as constructing renovation of irrigation channels/electricityspecific activities for for facilitating agricultural petty purposes works 4.12 New Initiative for Pulses: From 2016- and (iv) Marketing support are also included. 17, new initiatives like distribution of seed minikits, subsidy on production of quality 4.15 During 2016-17, demonstrations on seeds, creation of seed hubs, strengthening rice were conducted in 4.21 lakh ha area breeder seed production programme, cluster under line transplanting, SRI, Stress tolerant frontline demonstrations through KVKs Varieties, Hybrid rice, Cropping System based are also being undertaken under NFSM for demonstrations, Demonstrations on pulses increasing the production and productivity of and oilseeds in rice fallow areas. Similarly, pulses in the country. 0.57 lakh ha area were covered under wheat demonstration. Under asset building Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India component, 3526 bore wells were installed, (BGREI) 15 Drum Seeder, 1165 Seed Drills, 802 self 4.13 Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern Propelled Paddy Transplanters, 35019 Pump India (BGREI), a sub-scheme of Rashtriya set, 34463 Conoweeder, 13196 Manual Sprayer, Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) was initiated in 10792 Power Knap Sack Sprayer, 34 Power 2010-11 to address the constraints limiting Weeder, 4159 Paddy Thresher, 1032 Multi the productivity of “rice based cropping crop Thresher, 8772 rotavator, 292 tractor, systems” in eastern India comprising seven and 3.76 lakh meter of water carrying pipe (7) States namely; Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Eastern Uttar Pradesh and 203 check dam, 5 Minor Irrigation Tank, 683 West Bengal. An amount of Rs. 400 crores each were distributed. For site-specific activities, was allocated for the programme during 2010- structures were constructed. For post harvest 11 & 2011-12 and an amount of Rs. 1000 crores &threshing marketing floor support, and 5 230 Nos of water marketing harvesting shed each during 2012-13 to 2014-15. Till 2014-15 (100 % assistance), 47 Nos of godown, 85 Nos the programme was implemented on 100 % of Mini rice mill, 2864 Nos of improved low GOI assistance. However, from the year 2015- cost paddy and grain storage were constructed 16, the programme is being implemented on and 2869 Nos of Farm family level paddy 60:40 sharing basis between GOI and States processing unit and 2795 Nos of Manually and 90:10 sharing basis in NE State (Assam). operated grain drier were distributed. *****

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Chapter 5 Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)

Progress of Horticulture during XII Plan through a cluster approach with the active 5.1 During XII Plan, with effect from 2014- participation of all stake holders. 384 districts 15 Department of Agriculture & Cooperation in 19 States and 4 Union Territories were and Farmers Welfare has launched Mission covered under NHM. Sixteen (16) National for Integrated Development of Horticulture Level Agencies (NLAs) have also been included (MIDH) by subsuming schemes on horticulture for providing support for developmental viz. (i) National Horticulture Mission (NHM), efforts which require inputs at the National (ii) Horticulture Mission for North East and level. Himalayan States (HMNEH), (iii) National 5.4 Supply of quality planting material Bamboo Mission (NBM), (iv) National through establishment of nurseries and tissue Horticulture Board (NHB), (v) Coconut culture units production and productivity Development Board (CDB), (vi) Central improvement programmes through area Institute of Horticulture (CIH), Nagaland. expansion and rejuvenation, technology promotion, technology dissemination, The budget allocation of Rs. 2329.13 5.2 human resource development, creation of crore has been earmarked for MIDH during infrastructure for post harvest management st 2017-18. As on 31 December, 2017 funds to the and marketing, in consonance with the tune of Rs. 1391.75 crores have been released comparative advantages of each State/region to the States NLAs and Union Territories for and their diverse agro-climatic conditions, implementation of schemes of MIDH i.e. Rs. were the major programmes implemented 562.09 crores under NHM, Rs. 145.00 crores during 2016-17. under HMNEH, Rs. 450.35 crores under NHB, Rs. 147.00 crore under CDB, Rs. 7.81 crore 5.5 Financial progress: During 2017-18 under NABM and Rs. 2.20 crore under CIH. (as on 31.12.17) funds to the tune of Rs 414.89 crores have been released to States/Union National Horticulture Mission (NHM) Territories/NLAs implementing NHM scheme against BE of Rs.1002.53 crores. 5.3 This Centrally Sponsored Scheme was launched in the year 2005-06 aims at the The summary details of physical progress holistic development of horticulture sector achieved so far during 2017-18 are given at by ensuring forward and backward linkage Table 1 below:

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Table 1: Physical Progress under National for Integrated Development of Horticulture Horticulture Mission during 2017-18 (MIDH). S. Components Unit Progress Physical progress No. during 2017- 5.7 The summary details of progress 18 (As achieved so far under MIDH during 2017-18 on 30th are given at Table 2 below: November, 2017) Table 2: Progress under HMNEH 1 Area Expansion Ha. 58310 S. Components Unit Progress 2 Rejuvenation Ha. 3237 No. during 3 Protected Cultiva- Ha. 14857 2017-18 tion (As on 30th 4 Integrated Pest/ Ha. 30097 November, Nutrient Manage- 2017) ment 1 Area Expansion Ha. 11116 5 Nurseries No. 13 2 Rejuvenation Ha. 1000 6 Water Resources No. 1269 3 Protected Cultiva- Ha. 1179 7 Beekeeping No. 43994 tion 8 Horticulture Mech- No. 2894 4 Integrated Pest/ Ha. 19958 anization Nutrient Manage- 9 Post Harvest Man- ment agement 5 Nurseries No. 16 (i) Pack House No. 870 6 Water Resources No. 113 (ii) Cold Storage No. 69 7 Beekeeping colo- No. 9500 (iii)Primary/mo- No. 126 nies bile processing 8 Horticulture Mech- No. 2172 units anization 9 Post Harvest Man- Horticulture Mission for North East and agement Himalayan States (HMNEH) (i) Pack House No. 129 5.6 Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, 10 Rural Market No. 13 Government of India, has been implementing Financial Progress a Centrally Sponsored Scheme - Horticulture Mission for North east and Himalayan States 5.8 (HMNEH earlier known as “Technology Mission 18 (as on 31.12.17), funds to the tune of Rs. for Integrated Development of Horticulture in 145.00During crores the have current been financial released year to States 2017- North Eastern States since 2001-02. During implementing HMNEH scheme against BE of the X Plan (2003-04), the scheme was further Rs. 352.00 crores. extended to three Himalayan States namely: Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir National Agro forestry & Bamboo Mission and Uttrakhand. The Mission covers entire (NABM) spectrum of horticulture, right from planting 5.9 Funds amounting to Rs. 7.81 crores to consumption, with backward and forward (till now) have been released to NABM linkages. With effect from 2014-15, HMNEH implemented states against BE of Rs. 15.00 scheme has been subsumed under the Mission

24 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2017-18 crores for maintenance of already created Central Institute of Horticulture (CIH), infrastructure under the sub-scheme. Nagaland Funds amounting to Rs. 2.20 crore have Coconut Development Board (CDB) 5.12 been released to CIH, Nagaland against BE of 5.10 Rs. 9.25 crores. to the tune of Rs. 147.00 crores have been releasedDuring to CDB the for current coconut financial development year, funds in Area, Production & Productivity of the country against BE of Rs. 196.00 crores. Horticulture Crops 5.13 The comparative details of area, production National Horticulture Board (NHB) and productivity of various horticulture crops Funds amounting to Rs. 450.35 crores 5.11 during 2016-17 with reference to 2004-05 viz. have been released to NHB against BE of Rs. pre and post NHM scenario are given in the 600.47 crores. following Table 3. Table 3: Pre and Post NHM Scenario: Area, Production and Productivity (Area: 000 Ha., Production: ‘000 MT, productivity: Tonnes/Ha) Crop Area Production Productivity

2004-05 2016-17(Final) 2017-18 (Ist Est) Rate Growth Annual 2016-17) %(201718 over 2004-05 2016-17 (Final) 2017-18 (Ist Est) % Rate Growth Annual 2016-17) (201718 over 2004-05 2016-17(Final) 2017-18 (Ist Est) Fruits 5049 6373 6428 0.86 50867 92918 94884 2.12 10.07 14.6 14.8 Vegetables 6744 10238 10172 -0.64 101246 178172 180684 1.41 15.01 17.4 17.8 Flowers 118 306 308 0.65 659 2392 2510 4.93 5.58 7.8 8.1 Aromatics & 131 664 650 -2.11 159 972 1037 6.69 1.21 1.5 1.6 Medicinal Plantation 3147 3598 3664 1.83 9835 17972 18053 0.45 3.13 5.0 4.9 Spices 3150 3671 3693 0.60 4001 8122 8163 0.50 1.27 2.2 2.2 Others 106 172 95 95 0.00 Total 18445 24851 24916 0.26 166939 300643 305426 1.59 9.09 12.1 12.3

5.14 The wide and varied nature of horticulture increase of about 23% as compared to 20.2 sector covering fruits, vegetables, root and m ha in 2007-08. However, with a production of about 305.42 million MT, horticulture crops, spices and plantation crops facilitates production has witnessed an increase of about bettertuber crops,returns flowers, per aromaticunit of andarea medicinal besides 44.5% during the period 2007-08 to 2017-18.

improvement of productivity of horticulture opportunities5.15 Horticulture for diversification crops cover an in area agriculture. of 24.9 crops,The significant which increased feature byis thatabout there 17.7% has during been million ha (m. ha) at present by registering this period.

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5.16 Area, production and productivity of horticulture crops during past 10 years are given in Table 4.

Table 4:-Area, Production and Productivity of Horticulture Crops (Area : m.Ha, Prod.: m. MT, Pvty. MT/ha) Year Area Production Productivity 2007-08 20.2 211.0 10.45 2008-09 20.5 214.4 10.46 2009-10 20.8 223.2 10.73 2010-11 21.8 240.4 11.03 2011-12 23.2 257.3 11.09 2012-13 23.7 268.8 11.34 2013-14 24.5 280.8 11.46 2014-15 23.2 277.7 11.96 2015-16 25.5 286.2 11.68 2016-17 24.8 300.6 12.1 2017-18 (1st Est.) 24.9 305.4 12.3

5.17 As per the First Advance Estimate the like mango, banana, sapota, pomegranate and area under fruit crops during 2017-18 is likely aonla. to be 6.4 m. ha with a total production of 94.8 Vegetables are an important crop in m. MT. During the period (2007-08 to 2017- 5.19 horticulture sector, occupying an area of 10.1 18), production of fruits increased by about million ha during 2017-18 (1st Estimate) with 44.6% while the area increased by about 9.7%. a total production of 180.7 million tonnes ( 2007-08 to 2017-18) Comparative details with average productivity of 17.8 tonnes/ of area, production and productivity of fruit ha. In fact vegetables constitute about 59% crops are given are in Figure 1. of horticulture production. During the period Figure 1:-Area, Production and Productivity (2007-08 to 2017-18), area and production of Fruits of vegetables increased by 30% and 41% respectively. The comparative details are depicted in the Figure 2. Figure 2:-Area, Production and Productivity of Vegetables

Figure 1:-Area, Production and Productivity of Fruits 5.18 India has retained its status as the second largest producer of fruits in the world.

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Figure 2:-Area, Production and Productivity only for maintenance of plantations carried of Vegetables out during 2014-15 & 2015-16 under National 5.20 India continued to be second largest Agroforestry & Bamboo Mission (NABM). producer of vegetables after China. India is a National Horticulture Board leader in production of vegetables like peas The National Horticulture Board and okra. Besides, India occupies the second 5.25 (NHB) was established in the year 1984 by position in production of brinjal, cabbage, the Government of India as an autonomous organization and registered as a society tomato in the world. Vegetables such as potato, with the Registrar of Firms and Societies, tomato,cauliflower okra and and onion cucurbits and third are in potatoproduced and Chandigarh with its headquarters in Gurugram abundantly in the country.

5.21 Interventions in horticulture in the country. The broad aims and objectives of the country, have led to increase per capita Boardand 35 are field the creation offices of located production all over hubs thefor availability of fruits from 158 gm/person/day commercial horticulture development, post in 2007-08 to 201 gm/person/day in 2016-17. harvest infrastructure and cold chain facilities, Similarly, per capita availability of vegetables promotion of new crops, and promotion of has increased from 309 gm/person/day in growers’ associations. 2007-08 to 385 gm/person/day in 2016-17. 5. 26 The Board is implementing the following 5.22 India has also made noticeable schemes: 1) Development of Commercial potentialadvancements for exports. in production Floriculture of flowers,during Horticulture through Production and 2017-18particularly (1st cutAdv. flowers,Est.) covered which an have area of a high0.31 Post Harvest Management million ha with a production of 1.81 m. MT of - back ended subsidy @ 40% of the total project cost limited to Rs. There has been phenomenal growth in cut 30.00 lakh per project in general loose flowers and 0.7 m. MT of cut flowers. areas and 50% of project cost export market. limited to Rs. 37.50 lakh in NE and flower production, which is finding place in Hill States and Scheduled areas for 5.23 India is the largest producer, consumer and exporter of spices and spice products, the fruit crops for projects more than 5 total production of spices during 2017-18 (1st acres.open field cultivation of various Adv. Est.) was 8.2 m. MT from an area of 3.71 m. ha. - back ended subsidy @ 50% of the total project cost limited to National Agro Forestry & Bamboo Mission Rs. 56.00 lakh per project for (NABM) protected cultivation projects for 5.24 National Bamboo Mission (NBM) is a projects more 2500 sq.mt. (Board Centrally Sponsored Scheme of DAC&FW w.e.f. is permitted to take up projects 2006-07 across the country except Haryana. It under protected cultivation in an was subsumed under Mission for Integrated area of 1000 sqm. and above in NE Development of Horticulture (MIDH) during States). 2014-15 and renamed as National Agroforestry & Bamboo Mission (NABM) in July, 2015. - back ended subsidy @ 35% of the During 2016-17 & 2017-18, fund released total project cost limited to Rs.

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50.75 lakh per project in general (viii) Visit Abroad for Government areas and 50% of project cost limited to Rs. 72.50 lakh in NE, Hill (ix) Organization/Participation in States and Schedules areas for post- Officers Seminar/symposia/workshop for harvest management projects/ development of horticulture components. (x) Accreditation and Rating of Fruit 2) Capital Investment subsidy scheme Plant Nurseries for construction/ expansion/ modernization of cold storages for 4) Market Information Service for Horticulture Produce Horticulture Crops - 35% subsidy of the capital cost of project Coverage of markets by NHB shall be in general areas and 50% in case of increased from present 36 fruits and NE, Hill States and Scheduled Areas for vegetables markets to 50 markets. This setting up Cold Storages and CA Storages would be done by outsourcing existing having size more than 5000 MT capacity marketing/professional agencies/ (Board is permitted to take up cold unemployed Agriculture graduates or storage projects in NE Area for capacity recognized/established brokers in Mandi of 1000 MT or above). (including transport) per month as 3) Technology Development and Transfer decidedetc. at a by fixed the monthly Board remunerationplus actual for Promotion of Horticulture expenses on transmission of information to NHB (fax, internet and telephone). Under this scheme, the Board is also The NHB would identify these markets providing grant-in-aid for popularization in consultation with concerned State Govts. An exclusive cell shall be set up techniques for commercialization and of identified new technologies/tools/ at NHB, Gurugram for on-line receipt, adoption through following programmes: data entry, analysis, dissemination (i) Setting up of block / mother plant and web-site management. The work and root stock nursery (Area relating to this proposed MIS cell shall above 4 ha). also be undertaken by outsourcing services of selected professional agency. (ii) Acquisition of technologies including To deal with work of computerization, import of planting material. development of technology package, data feeding etc., outsourced staff such (iii) Import of new machines and Tools as Senior Programmer, Programmer and for horticulture. Data Entry Operators and horticulture (iv) Development & Transfer of Technology. assistant may be engaged as per need at approved rates under TSG component of (v) Long Distance Transport Solution MIDH. The cell will also be responsible (vi) Product Promotion and Market for undertaking development of Development Services- Horti-fairs technology packages in electronic form and information dissemination through (vii) Exposure visit of farmers (Outside publicity, printed literature etc. and local State) advertisements.

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5) Horticulture Promotion Services/ Expert Services and Strengthening Capability of NHB Under this component, specialized studies and surveys shall be carried and study/ survey reports shall be brought

addition, technical laboratories shall out for use by targeted beneficiaries. In be set up or cause to be set up and also Tomato cultivation under protected condition provide technical services including advisory and consultancy services. This shall be done by NHB with or without services of outsourced experts and under s provided through Nodal Organizations viz.this scheme,NHB itself, 100% Statefinancial Governments/ assistance i UTs and Organizations under it, Central Government Organizations/ Agencies and other Organizations such as Quality Colored Capsicum cultivation under poly house Council of India/ NHRDF, etc. Coconut Development Board Photographs - NHB Assisted Projects 5.27 Coconut Development Board Kochi, (CDB) is a statutory body established by Govt. of India by an Act of Parliament (Coconut Development Board Act 1979) and came in to existence in January 1981. India being the largest producing country in the world occupies a 31% of global production. The Coconut palm provides food security and livelihood opportunities to more than 12 million people in India. It is also a

based industries which provides employment tofiber-yielding nearly 6 lakhs crop workers for more of which than 15,00080 per centcoir Grapes Cultivation in open Field are women folk. The crop contributes around Rs.2,50,000 million to the country’s GDP and earns export revenue of around Rs.43,654 million. There are 5 million coconut holdings in the country and the average size of these holdings is less than one hectare. As per the All India estimate for the year 2016-17, the area and production of coconut in the country is 2.096 million hectares and 22237.99 million nuts respectively. The four southern states of Cucumber cultivation under protected Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Andhra condition Pradesh accounted for 89 percent of the

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 29 Annual Report 2017-18 coconut area and 91 percent of the coconut E. Marketing, market Intelligent production in the country. Kerala, with the services, Statistics and Strengthening largest area under coconut cultivation and of Export Promotion Council production accounted for 36.86 percent of the area under the crop and 33.57 percent of F. Information & Information production at national level. The productivity Technology of coconut at national level for 2016-17 is G. Infrastructure and Administration 10,611 nuts per hectare. including Technical Service & Project Management 5.28 Coconut Development Board programmes H. Technology Mission on Coconut under TheMIDH thrust are: production areas identified and distribution by the of quality planting material, expansion of I. Rejuvenation and Replanting area under coconut cultivation especially J. Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme in potential and non-traditional areas, improving the productivity of coconut in K. Kera Suraksha Insurance Scheme major coconut producing states, developing L. Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Coconut technology in post-harvest processing and A. 1 Production and distribution of quality and by-product utilization of coconut for value planting material additionmarketing and activities, dissemination product of information diversification and capacity building in coconut sector. a. Establishment of Demonstration cum Seed Production (DSP) Farms 5.29 The major programmes that are being in different parts of the country for implemented by the Board are; creating infrastructure facilities for production of quality planting A. Production and Distribution of Quality materials besides demonstrating Planting Materials (a) Establishment of Demonstration coconut cultivation and processing cum-Seed Production Farms toand various educating stake holders the scientificin those (b) Establishment of Regional Coconut regions. The Board has established Nurseries 10 DSP Farms in the States of Kerala, (c) Establishment of Nucleus Coconut Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Seed Garden Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Assam, (d) Establishment of Small Coconut Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Tripura. Nurseries It is targeted to produce 10 lakh B. Expansion of Area under Coconut coconut seedlings during 2017-18 from these ten Farms under the C. Integrated Farming for productivity scheme Regional Coconut Nurseries. improvement b. Establishment of Regional (a) Laying out of Demonstration Plots Coconut Nurseries: Extending (b) Aid to Organic Manure Units support to the participating States for strengthening the seedling D. Technology Demonstration/Quality production programme of the Testing Lab concerned States by establishing

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Regional Coconut Nurseries facilities etc.) for production of 25000 seedlings. Minimum eligible assistance on 50:50 basis @ subsidy is Rs.50, 000/- over a Rs.32/-perby way of seedling. extending The financialcurrent period of two years for a unit to year allocation is production of 15 lakh coconut seedlings apart from coconut seedlings annually. The the targets allocated to the DSP currentproduce year at allocation least 6250 is Rs. certified 22.50 Farms. From the year 2017-18, the lakh for establishing Small Coconut scheme ‘Distribution of hybrids/ Nurseries in various states on need dwarf seedlings in Govt./ Private basis. sector’ is clubbed with the scheme 5.30 During the period under ‘Establishment of Regional Coconut report, a total of 25 lakh quality Nurseries’. coconut seedlings will be produced c. Establishment of Nucleus and distributed to farmers for new Coconut Seed Garden: The scheme planting, replanting and under is implemented on project basis planting out of which 10 lakh to establish nucleus seed garden seedlings will be produced in the of selected cultivars in the private Nurseries attached to DSP Farms sector and Govt./Quasi Govt. to of the Board, 15 lakh seedlings in meet the future demand of quality the Regional Coconut Nurseries coconut seedlings. Assistance established by the Department of is provided for establishing the Agriculture/Horticulture of the seed gardens @ 25% of the total participating states. expenditure incurred limited to A.2 Expansion of Area under Coconut a maximum of Rs. 6 lakh over a period of 3 years, on a project basis 5.31 The objective of the programme is to in a maximum area of maximum 4 ha. The current year allocation is support to the farmers to take up coconut Rs. 30 lakh for establishing Nucleus extend adequate technical and financial Seed Gardens in various states on need basis. incultivation the future on scientificproduction lines potential. in potential As perareas the to revisedattain a guidelinessignificant ofachievement MIDH, the d. Establishment of Small Coconut Nurseries: The scheme is In Normal area, subsidy will be Rs.6500/- implemented on project basis to ,differential Rs.6750/- andfinancial Rs.7500/- assistance per ha followed. for Tall, encourage private sector and other Hybrid and Dwarf respectively over a agencies in seedlings production period of 2 years. In Hilly and scheduled areas, subsidy will be Rs.13750/- for establishing coconut nurseries. ,Rs.13750/- and Rs.15000/- per ha for Financialby providing assistance financial is assistance100% of Tall, Hybrid and Dwarf respectively over the cost limited to Rs.2.00 lakh per a period of 2 years. unit of 0.4 ha over a period of two years (100% of the cost of seed 5.32 During the current year it is targeted nut and transport, maintenance of for 3760 ha area coverage under new the nursery, other infrastructure planting of coconut utilizing Rs. 250 lakh.

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A3. Integrated Farming for Productivity coir pith compost etc in coconut Improvement holdings. Financial assistance @ 100% of the cost of Rs.60,000/- per 5.33 The objective of the programme is unit is extended for establishing to improve production and productivity organic manure production unit of the coconut holdings through an measuring 60’ x 8’ x 2.5’ with a integrated approach and thereby production capacity of 80 tonnes/ increasing the net income from unit year in 4 cycles. The size of the holdings with the following component units may vary and the subsidy programmes. is proportionate. The minimum (a) Laying out of Demonstration subsidy under this scheme is Rs. 7500/- for a unit of size 15’ x 5’ x 2’. Plots: Out of the total allocation of Rs. 5.34 Financial assistance of Rs.35,000/- per hectare in two 40 lakh for establishment of 100 organic manure units during annual installments is provided 2017-18, Rs. 36.30 lakh has been for adoption of integrated released upto December, 2017 management practices in for establishing 105 units for disease affected gardens. The promoting the use of organic objective of the programme is to manures in coconut gardens in encourage the farmers to adopt various states. the technology developed for the management of coconut gardens. A4. Technology Demonstration The Demonstration Plots will also The CDB Institute of Technology help motivate farmers in adoption 5.36 (CIT) at Aluva, Ernakulam in Kerala of result oriented production is engaged in the development and technologies. During the year 2017- demonstration of technologies for 18, it is proposed to implement the scheme in all coconut growing utilization of coconut. Training is being states through various State givenproduct to interested diversification entrepreneurs and by-product and self Governments and directly by the help groups for acquiring technologies Board through Farmer Producer on post harvest coconut processing Organizations (FPOs) covering an and process demonstration. Training area of 25818 ha and maintenance imparted to 287 participants from April of 20387 ha of the previous year accredited Quality Testing Laboratory 7370.45 lakh. An amount of Rs. (QTL)to October is operating 2017. Aat fullfledgedCIT for chemical NABL with a total financial outlay of Rs. 4134.32 lakh has been incurred and microbial analysis of coconut based upto 31.12.2017 under this scheme. products. The laboratory is equipped (b) Assistance for Organic Manure with advanced analytical instruments and modern facilities as per NABL Units: requirements to carry out chemical/ 5.35 The objective of the microbiological tests of coconut based programme is to promote the use of products. During the period 301 Samples organic manure like vermicompost, have been analysed for 1331 parameters

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under Chemical Section and 165 samples marketing of the produce. The Coconut Farmer have been analysed for 504 parameters Producer Organizations promoted by the under Microbiological Section. CIT has Board have a three tier structure consisting provided internship to 13 undergraduate of Coconut Producer Society (CPS), Coconut and postgraduate students on various Producer Federation (CPF) and Coconut projects on value addition in coconut. Producer Company (CPC).

A.5) Marketing, market Intelligence 5.38 The Board has initiated the formation of services, Statistics and Strengthening CPSs by associating 40-100 coconut growers of Export Promotion Council in a contiguous area with a consolidated minimum of 4000-6000 palms. CPFs are 1. The Board undertakes market promotion formed by aggregation of 15-25 CPSs as its activities for the development of the members and having 1,00,000 bearing palms, coconut sector in the country and the industry as mandated by the Coconut and further to CPCs having 10 CPFs and Development Board Act. The major 10,00,000 bearing palms. activities comprise of Market Promotion, 5.39 As on 31.12.2017, a total of 9510 CPSs, Market Intelligence, Market Research, 735 CPFs and 67 CPCs have been registered Market Development, formation of with Board in different States. Coconut Producer Societies (CPSs), Federation of Coconut Producers’ A.6 Information and Information Societies (CPFs), Coconut Producer Technology Companies, and performing the 5.40 The Board has several programmes under responsibilities of Export Promotion Information and Information Technology and Council and other enabling policies. HRD with a view to disseminate information 2. The Board submitted its on various aspects of coconut cultivation and recommendations for Minimum Support industry through various media, publications Price (MSP) for milling as well as ball etc besides organizing training programmes copra in July 2017 for the computation of to impart skills and knowledge to farmers, CACP for the season 2018 based on the unemployed youths and rural women in cost of cultivation of coconut and the cost of conversion into copra. The existing and Handicraft training related to coconut. MSP announced by the Government of Forvarious recognizing fields viz.,outstanding FoCT, Neera performance Technician in India for Fair Average Quality (FAQ) coconut sector a scheme of National Awards is milling copra is Rs. 6500 per quintal and also being implemented biannually. Production that of FAQ of Ball Copra at Rs. 6785 per of publications, undertaking multimedia quintal for the season 2017. product promotional campaigns, participation in domestic and international exhibitions and Farmer Producers organization (FPOs) fairs, management of MIS in the organization 5.37 The Board facilitates the formation of etc; are the major activities undertaken under Farmer Producer Organization with the main the scheme. objective of socio economic development of coconut farmers through productivity 5.41 To create awareness, Board participates in several exhibitions, seminars etc. As part aggregation, processing for value addition, of awareness creation, Board has organised improvement, cost reduction, efficient World Coconut Day celebrations on 2nd better by-product utilizationDepar tment and efficientof Agricultu re, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 33 Annual Report 2017-18

September 2017 across the country through a hygienic manner. Hence from the 2014-15, Board is organizing Neera Technician training programme. So far 2617 Neera Technicians 5.42 The major exhibitions participated all unit offices. were trained through FPOs. by Coconut Development Board during the A7 Infrastructure & Administration 2017 at Motihari East, Bihar, Annapoorna including Technical Services & Project Worldcurrent Food financial 2017 yearat Mumbai, are Champaran International Fair Management Symposium on Horticulture Exhibition at IIHR – Hesaraghatta, Bangalore, International 5.46 During the year 2017-18, an amount of Rs. seminar on Traditional and Alternative 3000 lakh is allocated under Infrastructure& medicine at Palai, Kottayam, Hotel Tech Kerala Administration including Technical Services 2017 at Ernakulam, 6th edition of Agri Fest & Project Management and Rs. 2398.15 2017 at, Lucknow, Meri Dilli Utsav 2017 at New lakh has been spent upto December 2017. th Delhi, Destination Himachal Pradesh Expo The recommendations of the 7 Central Pay 2017 at Solan, Himachal Pradesh, Aahar – The Commission have been implemented during Food and Hospitality Fair at Navi Mumbai. the year.

5.43 A total amount of Rs. 476.07 lakh has B. Technology Mission on Coconut been spent upto 31.12.2017, out of the total 5.47 Technology Mission on coconut was allocation of Rs.750 lakh during the year under report. 02 with the objectives of (a) development sanctioned during the financial year 2001- Friends of Coconut tree of technology for new value added coconut products and by-products by research, bring 5.44 With a serious view to tackle the these value added products to commercial problem of acute shortage of trained coconut production by assisting to promising palm climbers for harvesting and plant entrepreneurs (b) providing assistance for protection activities, the Board is conducting a massive programme, “Friends of Coconut Tree” to train underemployed youth in developing the controlling of specific disease/pest in pestany specificto ensure area undisrupted including developmentsupply of raw of climbing and plant protection activities for the materialstechnology to for the controlling coconut of industry specific disease/for the special skills and confidence in coconut palm production of value added products and by As on 31.12.2017, 1750 youth have been products (c) develop and promote market for trainedbenefit duringof the coconut the year, community leading to a ascumulative a whole. such newly developed value-added products total of 59880 persons under this programme. and by-products including traditional products Neera Technician Training Programme (ball copra, copra and oil) by research, surveys and brand promotion. The implementation of 5.45 Board has undertaken the initiative of this scheme is on time bound project basis. developing a pool of skilled Neera Technicians after the amendment of Abkari rule in Kerala 5.48 An amount of Rs. 1500 lakh is allotted and Andhra Pradesh. Extracting neera for implementation of the Technology Mission requires technically skilled persons to perform on Coconut during 2017-18. Against this, an activities such as climbing tree, skillfully amount of Rs. 1050.60 lakh has been released for 61 new projects and other ongoing projects to entrepreneurs, various Research stimulating the inflorescence, application of disinfectant,34 Depar tmentwrapping of Agther icultuinflorescencere, Coope etcra intion & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2017-18

Institutions, State Governments, Co-operative D. Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme (CPIS) Societies, etc. for development, demonstration 5.51 The Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme and adoption of technology for product intends to provide Insurance coverage to coconut crop. Under the scheme all healthy management of pests and diseases and market yielding palms in the age group from 4 years to diversification and by product utilization, research and market promotion. 60 years are eligible to get insurance coverage against natural perils leading to death / loss C. Replanting and Rejuvenation of of palm becoming unproductive. The scheme Coconut Gardens is being implemented in association with 5.49 The main objective of the scheme is to the Agriculture Insurance Company Limited enhance the productivity and production (AIC) and the Departments of Agriculture/ of coconut by removal of disease advanced, Horticulture of the State Governments unproductive, old and senile palms and concerned. 50% of the premium is borne by rejuvenating the remaining palms. the Board and balance is shared between the concerned State Govt. and Farmers @ 25% 5.50 The component wise subsidy has been each. The premium for the category of palms revised from 2014-15 as per MIDH norms belonging to the age group of 4-15 is Rs. 9 and the details are as follows: (i) Cutting and per palm and that for 16-60 year age group removal of all old, senile, unproductive and is Rs. 14 per palm. The insured amount for disease advanced palms: A subsidy @Rs.1000 the corresponding categories is Rs. 900 per per palm, subject to a maximum of Rs.32000/ palm and Rs. 1750 per palm, respectively. The ha is provided for cutting and removal of old, scheme is implemented in selected districts of all coconut growing states. An amount of Rs. senile, unproductive and disease advanced 40 lakh is earmarked under the scheme for the palms. (ii) Rejuvenation of the existing year 2017-18 to cover major coconut growing coconut palms by Integrated Management: States and a total of Rs. 32.50 lakh has been For adoption of Integrated management spent upto December, 2017. practices a subsidy of Rs.17500/ha is provided in two installments ofRs.8750/- E. Kera Suraksha’ Insurance Scheme for each.(iii) Assistance for replanting: For Coconut Tree Climbers (CTC) replanting, a subsidy of Rs.40/- per seedling 5.52 The ‘Kera Suraksha’ Insurance Scheme subject to a maximum of Rs 4,000/ha is provides insurance coverage to the coconut extended. During 2017-18, current year it tree climbers @ Rs.2 lakh against 24 hours is proposed to implement the scheme in a against accident related risk including death. total area of 10240 ha in the States of Kerala, The annual premium of the policy is only Rs. Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, 94.40 of which Rs. 71.40 is borne by the Board Odisha, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Goa with and Rs. 23 is contributed by the CTC. The scheme is implemented in all coconut growing and Rs. 1869.35 lakh has been utilised. First States. a financial allocation of Rs. 5326.53 lakh installment of funds for implementation of 5.53 An amount of Rs. 8 lakh is allocated under the the programme in a total area of 6700 ha in scheme for the year 2017-18 to cover maximum the States of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra climbers in major coconut growing States. Upto Pradesh have been released upto December, December 2017, a total of 1846 palm climbers 2017. have been insured under the scheme.

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F). Establishment of Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Coconut: under Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India,Development to look after (DASD) the isdevelopment a subordinate of Spices, office 5.54 With an objective to serve as a Arecanut, Betel vine and Aromatic plants at demonstration centre of best practices to focus National level. The Directorate monitors the on sustainable coconut cultivation, adopting development programmes implemented by existing technologies in coconut farming the states in spices under MIDH. for local farming conditions and sharing this knowledge with farmers to increase 5.58 During the year 2017-18, the directorate productivity of coconut and to bring about socio- had an outlay of Rs. 11 crores under economic improvement of coconut farmers development programmes of MIDH. Following & other stakeholders, to serve as a Capacity are the major activities of the Directorate in Building Centre with state-of-the-art facilities 2017-18 The Directorate is directly involved for farmers & other stakeholders from various for theoretical & on-field practical trainings in the production and distribution of parts of the globe, and to train simultaneously • quality planting material of high yielding the govt. functionaries, NGOs, SHGs, processors/ varieties of spices and technology entrepreneurs, marketers/ traders & farmers transfer programmes in association related with coconut cultivation/ industry/ with State agricultural Universities and consumer groups, production of quality Central Institutes across the country. planting materials of different cultivars of coconut, plant health clinic/ Biocontrol lab, etc. DASD is engaged in accreditation of a Center of Excellence in Coconut is proposed to nurseries to improve the quality of be established in Board’s Demonstration cum • planting material disbursed through Seed Production Farm located at Dhali village various nurseries across the nation. near Udumalpet in Tamilnadu. About 25 nurseries are recognised under DASD accreditation programme during 5.55 It is proposed to implement the scheme the year.

300 lakh initially for initiating infrastructure Value Chain Study on Turmeric in development.under MIDH with financial assistance of Rs. Telangana State was conducted based • on which an action plan is proposed for 5.56 enhancing value chain of turmeric in the to the tune of Rs. 147 crore have been released state. to CDB During for coconut the current development financial through year, funds the above programmes in the country against BE Value Chain Study on Seabuckthorn of Rs. 196 crore. Of which a total of Rs. 105.35 in Jammu & Kahmir was conducted in • crore have been spent upto December, 2017. association with Ladakh Autonomous The implementation is under various stages Hill Development Council and the action of progress, periodically reviewed and the plan prepared for development of seabuck thorn in Ladakh region. year would be achieved in full. Innovative technologies such as single physical and financial targets allocated for the bud planting and protray method of Directorate of Arecanut and Spices • nursery raising in ginger and turmeric Development, Calicut. had been promoted by the directorate. 5.57 The Directorate of Arecanut and Spices Special programme on micro-rhizome

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production has been undertaken in for the promotion of cashew cultivation in association with Kerala Agri University the country, bifurcating the erstwhile Indian and Indian Institute of Spices Research Central Spices and Cashewnut Committee. to promote disease free seed material in The promotion of cocoa was also entrusted to these crops. this Directorate in the year 1997. The Salient achievements under the scheme during 2017- Participatory mode rehabilitation 18 are as follows. programme for pepper gardens was • implemented in two panchayaths of Under new plantation development, Kannur district in Kerala (Cheruthazham an additional area of 1550 ha under & Kuttiyattur Panchayaths) . This • cashew and 750 ha cocoa with clones of high yielding varieties has been brought increase in productivity and litre weight ofprogramme pepper in the has project resulted area. in significant theunder scheme. MIDH with financial assistance. A Pilot project on establishment of seed Around 3500 farmers benefitted under production centres in ginger growing Under replanting of senile cashew • areas of Kerala in collaboration with plantations, an area of 1120 ha old and FPOs is initiated • senile cashew plantations owned by corporations of major cashew growing Around 7500 farmers will be given states have been replanted with high awareness training on different aspects yielding varieties. • of cultivation , management , post harvest management and processing of spice Thirty two cashew/cocoa nurseries in crops . 190 units of Demonstrations were the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, laid our across the country on advanced • Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha and Tamil technologies in spice cultivation. Nadu were given accreditation by the Directorate based on the assessment DASD undertakes Skill Development made by the expert team constituted for Programme under MIDH Scheme. During this purpose. • 2017-18, skill training is imparted to rural unemployed youth in selected job 150 ha of unproductive senile plantations roles such as Gardener, Vermicompost was rejuvenated under the scheme Producer, Coriander, Cultivator, essential • during the current year.

30 Front line technology demonstration oil extractor, green house operator, florist, units were established in the states of • Andhra Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, underfloriculturist this programme (protected in cultivation) 2017-18. etc. About 475 beneficiaries were trained Karnataka and Kerala. Directorate of Cashewnut and Cocoa As part of publicity and crop promotion Development Kochi activities, one National level seminar, 6 5.59 The Directorate of Cashewnut and • Cocoa Development functioning at Cochin is on cashew and cocoa will be organized infield various days and states 25 district in association level seminars with Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare State Agricultural Universities, KVK’s, the subordinate office of the Department of of the Union Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Corporations and ICAR institutes. Welfare. This was established in the year 1966

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Under the HRD programme, 1575 the Institute during the reported period is farmers and entrepreneurs will be Guava (var. local) - 5000, Citrus (var. Rangpur • trained on cocoa and cashew farming lime) - 2600, Mango (var. local) – 4520 and practices in association with SAU’s and Cashew (var. local) -12500. The numbers of ICAR institutes. crops propagated are Guava (var. L-49-6350, Allahabad Safeda-5800), Citrus (var. Khasi Under the programme, 600 unemployed Mandarin-12000, Acid lime -4500), Cashew women will be given training on (var. V-4- 1400), Mango (var. Mallika, Langra • preparation of value added edible & Dashehari - 6300), Strawberry (Sabrina, products from cashew apple. Gilli, Hader, Berak-2500), Dimenta-740, The value chain study of cashew in Goa Clerodendron-850, Gypsophilla-1950), and Maharashtra has been assigned to Chrysanthemum -1200. Besides these, three • Department of Agricultural Economics, nursery units and two scion blocks under University of Agricultural Sciences, polyhouse is also being maintained. Dharwad. Field survey and stake holders Demonstration of Production Technologies meeting has already been completed. (On And Off Farm) The Directorate has prepared citizen/ 5.62 The demonstration activities carried out client charter in line with performance in the Institute during the reported year were • monitoring and evaluation system and organic cultivation of vegetables; Organic sevottam guidelines to place in the cultivation of turmeric (var. Megha turmeric1 website. & Lakadong) and ginger (var. Nadia) ; planting of pineapple under polymulch (var. Giant Central Institute of Horticulture, Kew); Planting of tissue culture banana (var. Medziphema, Nagaland Grand Naine), Chrysanthemum, Gypsophila, 5.60 Central Institute of Horticulture, Nagaland is playing a vital role by providing fruit blocks; Seed sowing of cabbage (var. Institutional support inorder to tap the huge Savitri),Aloe Vera, broccoli fig; Intercropping(var. F1 Hybrid of green cowpea magic), in potential for horticulture development in Marigold (var. Pusa Narangi) and brinjal (var. the North-Eastern region. The main thrust Pusa Purple Long) areas of the Institute are demonstrations 5.63 The activities carried out for off farm region; production and supply of quality seedof identified and planting technologies material; pertaining training to and the establishment of demonstration plot of Litchi atdemonstration Ralan, Wokha in District, the farmers Nagaland field in an include area functionaries and farmers, accreditation and of 1 ha, establishment of demonstration plot of capacity building of state govt. officials, field 1 ha Khasi Mandarin in Arunachal Pradesh and of centrally sponsored programmes in the citrus rejuvenation programme in Manipur areacertification of horticulture, of nurseries promotion in NER, monitoringof organic and Nagaland in an area of 2 ha. The Institute has also distributed 200 nos of litchi saplings course, post harvest management, processing, to the Farmers Producer Organization (FPO), valuefarming, addition, certificate marketing and skilland developmentagribusiness Kohima for demonstration. Vegetable seedlings promotion. of cabbage, broccoli, and brinjal are also raised in the nursery for distribution to the farmers. Production of Quality Planting Material 5.61 The number of rootstock raised at Nursery Accreditation

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5.64 A total of nine (09) nurseries were inspected at Assam, Mizoram and Nagaland Management of Horticulture Crops during the month of April- Nov, 2017. Out of • commencedCertificate courseon 6th onJune Post2017 Harvest to 8th nine nurseries, three nurseries were accredited September 2017 with 15 trainees. with a rating 2 star and six nurseries with 1 EXTENSION ACTIVITIES star rating. 5.66 The Institute has organized 32 farmers Distributed 8 nos. of nursery accreditation trainings which were attended by 1685

• east states on 6th October 2017 certificates to nurserymen from north tripfarmers cum and training 1 trainers on trainingadvanced (25 technique officials) in SKILL DEVELOPMENT & CERTIFICATE identified areas of horticulture. One exposure COURSE 5.65 The course on “Gardener” commenced functionariesproduction of for important the state of fruits Manipur and at flower CIH, st from 31 March 2017 with trainees from Nagaland.crops was also organized for 34 ATMA field different districts of Nagaland. The course is of EXHIBITION/ TRADE FAIRS/ MEETS completed on 2nd June 2017. Participated in exhibition during Field 260 hours duration and final assessment was day cum Farmers Scientists Interaction The course on “Protected cultivation- • on 8th June 2017 at ICAR Nagaland th Centre. • June 2017 and completed on 18th July floriculturist”2017 with a total was of started20 trainees from from 6 Co-organized and participated in Meghalaya. exhibition during Pineapple Fest on 8th Skill development course on Gardener • & 9th August 2017 at NER Agri Expo Site, commenced from 4th August and Dimapur, Nagaland. • completed on 9th October 2017 with 26 Organized Farmers Interface Meet & trainees. exhibition on at CIH, Nagaland 6th October Commenced skill development course on • 2017 with 15 exhibitors. • 25th October 2017 with 30 trainees. “Protected cultivation- floriculturist” on

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GLIMPSES OF ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT IN CIH, NAGALAND A. Production of quality planting material

Guava grafted plant Mango grafted plant B. Demonstration activities

Planting of pineapple var Giant Kew Planting of Aloe Vera

C. Extension activities

Farmers training at Arunachal Pradesh Farmers training at Manipur

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D. Exhibition/ Meets

E. Nursery accreditation

Assessment of nursery in Assam Assessment of nursery in Nagaland F. Skill development & certificate course

Trainees of skill development course with Director CIH after assessment

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Chapter 6 National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP)

6.1 Vegetable Oil Scenario: Domestic with 100% Central assistance. Consumption of edible oils has increased During 2017-18, NMOOP programme is substantially over the years and has touched 6.3 under implementation in 28 states comprising the level of more than 23 million tonnes in of three Mini Missions i.e MM-I (Oilseeds) in 27 2016-17 (Prov), which is likely to increase states, MM-II (Oil palm) in 13 states and MM- further with enhancement in per capita III (Tree Borne Oilseeds) in 10 states involving income and population. The production of 5 Central seed producing agencies and need domestic edible oils (9.97 million tonnes) has based R&D through 7 R&D institutions with not been able to keep pace with the growth in Budgetary Estimate (BE) of Rs.403 crore. consumption and the gap between production and consumption is being met through imports The Mini Mission wise salient features are worth of >Rs.73,048 crores (2016-17 prov.). given below:

6.2 Considering the importance of oilseeds, for Mini Mission-I (Oilseeds): encouraging cultivation of oilseeds including 6.4 Oil Palm and Tree Borne Oilseeds (TBOs), the is being provided for Seed Components Govt. of India is implementing National Mission Under this Mission, financial assistance on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP) a Centrally Sponsored Scheme comprising of three Mini seed(production production); & distributionInputs (Plant of Protection certified Mission(MM) one each for Oilseeds(MM-I), Equipments/ecoseeds & minikits, friendly, variety specificlight-trap, targeted Bio- Oil Palm (MM-II) and TBOs (MM-III) since pesticides, Distribution of Micro-nutrients, 2014-15. NMOOP scheme is implemented on bio-fertilizers, improved farm implements, sharing of expenditure between Central and pipes, sprinklers, seed storage bins, seed State Government in the ratio of 60:40 for treatment drums) and Transfer of Technology general category of states, and 90:10 for North through Block demonstrations, Frontline Eastern and Himalayan states. However, few Demonstrations (FLDs), farmers and extension interventions like purchase of breeder seeds by workers training etc. The scheme is being both state and central seed producing agencies, implemented through State Department of supply of seed minikits to the farmers through Agriculture. Mini Mission – I is also supporting central seed producing agencies, development ICAR institutes for undertaking FLDs on oilseeds of seed infrastructure at SAUs/KVKs farms, crops and ICAR-KVKs for organizing cluster Front Line / Cluster Demonstrations through demonstration on oilseeds. The year-wise area, ICAR/KVKs, R&D activities and Kisan Mela etc. production and yield of oilseeds are as under:

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6.5 The year-wise area, production and yield of oilseeds (Area in million hectare. Production in million tonnes & Yield in Kg. per ha.)

Year Kharif Rabi Total Area Prod. Yield Area Prod. Yield Area Prod. Yield 2004-05 17.24 14.15 820 10.28 10.20 993 27.52 24.35 885 2014-15 18.20 19.19 1055 7.40 8.32 1125 25.60 27.51 1075 2015-16 18.86 16.68 884 7.22 8.57 1186 26.08 25.25 968 2016-17* 18.85 22.40 1188 7.35 9.70 1318 26.20 32.10 1225 2017-18** 17.42 20.68 1187 *As per 4th Advance Estimates

**AS per 1st Advance Estimates (only kharif)

� Oilseeds production of 32.10 million tonnes has been achieved during 2016-17 which is the highest during past three years of implementation of NMOOP

� The yield of 1225 kg/ha of oilseeds has been achieved during 2016-17, which is the highest ever.

6.6 A production target of 35.50 million tonnes of oilseeds (kharif -25.40 million tonnes and oilseeds during the XI Plan period and XII plan are given below: Rabi-10.10 tonnes has been fixed for 2017-18). The crop wise average production of nine major (Production in million tonnes) S. Crop Average XI XII Plan 2017- No. Plan 18** (2007-08 to 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016- 2011-12) 17* 1 Groundnut 7.40 4.70 9.71 7.40 6.73 7.56 6.21 2 Castor 1.38 1.96 1.73 1.87 1.75 1.42 1.40 3 Sesame 0.74 0.69 0.71 0.83 0.85 0.78 0.66 4 Nigerseed 0.11 0.10 0.10 0.08 0.07 0.08 0.10 5 R & M 6.89 8.03 7.88 6.28 6.80 7.98 6 Linseed 0.16 0.15 0.14 0.15 0.13 0.15 7 0.18 0.11 0.11 0.09 0.05 0.08 8 0.93 0.54 0.50 0.43 0.30 0.24 0.09 Safflower 9 Soybean 11.16 14.67 11.86 10.37 8.57 13.79 12.22 Sunflower Total oilseeds 28.93 30.94 32.75 27.75 25.25 32.10 20.68 * 4th Advance estimates of DES ** 1st Advance estimates of DES for kharif 2017.

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6.7 The major interventions and initiatives under MM-1 (Oilseeds) during 2017-18 are as under: • 2.27 lakh ha block demonstrations The major interventions targeted under • 4377 farmers & officers training 4.42 lakh ha oilseeds programme during the year (2017- • Supply of micronutrient over an area of 18) are as follows: / equipments • Distribution of 0.87 lakh farm implements of oilseed crops • Approx. 6.76 lakh qtls of seed production • Coverage of about 5.0 lakh ha under IPM distribution and 108 lakh mt water carrying pipes • More than 6.59 lakh qtls of certified seed • Distribution of 1.93 lakh (no) sprinklers

distribution • More than 16.64 lakh seed minikit Mini Mission-I (Oilseeds)

Broad bed furrow planting of Plant protection of Broad Bed Ridge Method Polythene mulch demon. on Rapeseed & Mustard groundnut Groundnut soybean

Thinning in sunflower Pheromone traps

Intercropping of arhar in Intercropping of arhar in Sprinkler in g.nut soybean sunflower

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6.8 In order to meet the enhanced production target of oilseeds during 2017-18, the farmers and oil industry & trade the following following major initiatives have been taken by revisionIn order in toimport benefit duty both has oilseedbeen made growing w.e.f the Department 17th Nov 2017:

� Enhanced subsidy of seeds, pipe lines Commodity Previous Enhanced and age relaxation of varieties from duty (%) duty w.e.f. 10 to 15 years to facilitate the states 17 Nov, in implementation of activities of the 2017 (%) Mission. (i) Soybean seed 30 45 (ii) Crude Palm Oil 15 30 � of Distribution of seed minikits (iii) 25 40 oilseeds were supplied free of cost Oil through central agencies. (iv) Refined Palm- 20 35 � Involvement of ICAR-KVKs in organizing Refined Sun FLDs and cluster demonstration on (v) Crude Soy- 17.50 30 flower Oil oilseeds which is about 525 no of KVKs bean Oil (vi) - 20 35 during 2017-18. bean Oil � Targeting Rice Fallow Areas (TRFA) in (vii) RapeseedRefined Soy 12.50 25 six Eastern states: Oil including Canola A project to cover 4.5 million ha area @ (viii) - 20 35 1.5 million ha area every year for 3 years seed Oil i.e. 2017-18 to 2019-20 targeting Rice Refined Rape fallow areas under pulses and oilseeds 6.9 in six Eastern states namely Assam, oilseeds growers and the vegetable oils traders The enhanced duty is aimed to benefit the Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha as follow: and West Bengal covering 40 districts and 4000 villages in these states has the domestic market will improve the been implemented under NMOOP with • priceCreation of soybean of competitive and groundnut. environment in a production target of 2.43 lakh tn of oilseeds every year. Indian oil industry. � Alternate crop plan to combat wheat • Improvement in capacity utilization of blast: compelled to grow oilseeds due to agro- The Action Plan for alternate Crops • climaticBoost the reasons confidence and encourageof farmers, them who arefor to replace wheat by oilseed crops a higher investment on input application project ‘Alternate crop plan to combat for productivity improvement. wheat blast’ has been approved for West Bengal state during 2017-18 crops for implementation in Murshidabad and oilseeds like groundnut and soybean will Nadia districts of West Bengal. • improveArea expansion soil health. under leguminous

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cropping in oil palm (during gestation period), valuable foreign exchange by reducing construction of vermi-compost units and • theBalancing import of and trade boosting deficit the and export saving of purchasing of machinery & tools etc. oilseeds. 6.14 100% support is being provided to Mini Mission-II (Oil Palm) Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research (IIOPR), Pedavegi, Andhra Pradesh for Research & 6.10 Oil palm is comparatively a new crop in India and is the highest vegetable oil yielding Development on oil palm. perennial crop. With quality planting material, 6.15 All these developmental efforts have irrigation and proper management, there is resulted in area expansion under oil palm from potential of 20-30 MT Fresh Fruit Bunches 8585 ha in 1991-92 to 3.16 lakh ha by the end (FFBs) per hectare after attaining the age of of 2016-17. 5 years which would yield 4-5 MT of palm oil and 0.4-0.5 MT palm kernel oil (PKO). In 6.16 Similarly, the Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFBs) comparative terms yield of palm oil is 5-6 production and Crude Palm Oil (CPO) have times the yield of edible oil obtainable from increased from 21,233 MT and 1,134 MT traditional oilseeds. respectively (1992-93) to 12.89 lakh and 2.20 lakh MT respectively during the year 2016-17. 6.11 Oil palm development programme was started in India during 1991-92 and continued 6.17 At present, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, till 2013-14, mainly for area expansion under Tamil Nadu, Mizoram and Odisha are major oil oil palm in selected states through productivity palm growing states. of oilseeds and oil palm cultivation, Integrated Schemes of Oilseeds, Pulses, Oil Palm and 6.18 During 2017-18, oil palm programme is Maize (ISOPOM) and Oil Palm Area Expansion implemented with the major interventions as (OPAE) programme. follow:

6.12 In order to bring more area under oil palm cultivation, Mini Mission-II component 2017-18 has been targeted. of National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm • Additional area coverage of 26,285 ha in (NMOOP) is under implantation from 2014-15 maintenance and intercropping. in 13 states. • About 68,700 ha will be under 6.13 are being provided to the oil palm farmers Under the Mission, financial assistance • Coverage of 6530 ha under drip irrigation @ 85% cost of the planting material and bore wells. @ 50% cost of the other components like • Distribution of 557 pump sets & 378 maintenance cost of new plantations for four 6.19 The State-wise details of area achieved years, installation of drip-irrigation systems, under oil palm cultivation and production diesel/electric pump-sets, bore-well/water of FFBs and CPO up-to the year 2016-17 are harvesting structures/ponds, inputs for inter- given below:

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S. No. State Total Area Coverage Production during 2016-17 (in MT) up-to March, 2017 FFBs CPO (ha.) 1. Andhra Pradesh 156532 1136579 190854 2. Telangana 16899 88549 19979 3. Karnataka 42397 11912 2051 4. Tamil Nadu 30311 7422 1115 5. Gujarat 5721 853 NA 6. Goa 953 NA NA 7. Odisha 20772 4965 NA 8. Tripura 530 NA NA 9. Assam 1035 0 0 10. Kerala 5778 34198 5929 11. Maharashtra 1474 NA NA 12. Mizoram 27410 4796 626 13. Chhattisgarh 3449 0 0 14. Andaman& Nicobar 1593 NA NA 15. Arunachal Pradesh 573 0 0 16. Nagaland 1173 0 0 Total 316600 1289274 220554

Frontier Technologies (Oil Palm)

Seed Garden Maintenance of Garden Vermi compost Planting material

Oil Palm Plantation Plantation in NE states

Drip Irrigation FFB Oil Palm Mill Oil Palm Mill Mizoram

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6.20 In order to encourage the production of development, distribution of pre-processing, oil palm the following major initiatives have processing and oil extraction equipment, been taken by the Government during 2017- training of farmers, training of extension 18: workers and local initiatives/contingency. During 2017-18, MM-III programme is being implemented in the states of Arunachal “Measures to increase oil palm area Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jammu & Kashmir, • andCabinet production has approved in India” in the its notemeeting on Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, held on 12th April, 2017 with two major Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura and Uttar decisions as follows: Pradesh. Decision 1: In order to encourage large Central Agencies scale plantation under Oil Palm cultivation assistance has been approved for undertaking Seed production, distribution, minikits plantation in more than 25 ha. area under Oil and FLDs on Oilseeds during 2017-18: Palm. 6.23 In order to encourage the adoption of newly released varieties and improved Decision 2: Enhance of assistance under agro-techniques in oilseed crops support is the components of oilpalm such as supply provided under NMOOP to Central Agencies of planting material from Rs. 8000/- ha to viz. NSC, KRIBHCO, HIL, NAFED and IFFDC for Rs. 12,000/- ha., maintenance cost from Rs. procurement of breeder seed (B/S), production 16,000/- ha to Rs. 20,000/- ha, intercropping of foundation seed (F/S) and production from Rs. 12,000/- ha to Rs. 20,000/- ha and bore-well from Rs. 25,000/ per unit to Rs. seed (D/S) and supply of seed minikits. 50,000/- per unit. Duringcertified 2017 seed -18 (C/S), (Kharif distribution and Rabi) of a certifiedtotal of The above Cabinet decision will encourage 3,26,970.13 qtls of breeder seed, foundation big farmers, farmers co-operative, farmers organization for large scale oil palm plantation seed6.24 andSeed certified minikits seeds of 8 oilseeds were produced. crops totaling and the increased subsidy will motivate small 1809175 nos. were supplied during kharif, and marginal farmers to grow more oil palm. rabi and summer 2017-18 through Central Seed Producing Agencies. Mini Mission-III - Tree Borne Oilseeds (TBOs) 6.25 During kharif/ rabi/ summer 2017-18 a total of 73275 cluster FLDs have been planned 6.21 Assistance Under MM-III, is provided to promote TBOs namely Simarouba, Neem, through 516 KVKs of ICAR in different states Jojoba, Karanja, Mahua, Wild apricot, Cheura, covering (groundnut, soybean, rapeseed- Kokum, Tung and Olive having capability to grow and establish in varied agro-climatic niger and castor). mustard, sunflower, safflower, linseed, sesame, conditions as well in the waste land of the Research & Development (R&D) projects country. under NMOOP during 2017-18 : 6.22 The interventions under MM-III are 6.26 Total Eight R&D projects on rapeseed & (i.) integrated development of nurseries & mustard, groundnut, castor and oil palm were plantation on the wasteland, maintenance approach during 2017-18 under NMOOP as of TBOs plantation, incentives for undertaking given below: intercropping with TBOs, (iv) research and

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S. No. Oilseeds: R&D projects 1 Technology advancements and assessment for rapeseed mustard production in rice fallow area of Eastern India- ICAR-DRMR, Bharatpur (Rajaasthan). 2 Innovation technology interventions for improving productivity and produc- tion of rapeseed mustard crop in Uttarakhand- state GBPUA&T, Pantnagar. 3 Enhancing income of oilseed growers through technology dissemination and marketing linkages for sesame and canola rapeseed mustard in Punjab –PAU, Ludhiana. 4 Commercialization of high oleic and high oil groundnut varieties meets demand groundnut cultivation in India- ICRISAT, Hyderabad. 5 Areafrom expansionfood industry and andproductivity export market enhancement to enhance of castor profitability through of quality seed production and adoption of BMPs -ICAR-IIOR, Hyderabad 6 Augmentation of groundnut seed production in Rajasthan and Eastern India to enhance productivity and seed replacement ratio- ICAR-DGR, Junagarh. 7 Promotion of Oilseed Crops in Northern Districts of West Bengal”, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya (UBKV), West Bengal Oil palm R&D projects 8 Project on Biomass utilization, production technology, development of planting material, seed standards and training –ICAR-IIOPR, Pedavagi, A.P.

6.27 The department is also organising Kisan Mela, seminar, workshop, Brain storming session, exhibition for mass awareness of NMOOP programme and activities among the stakeholders including farmers. The details of events during 2017-18, are as follow:

S N. Event Venue Date 1 National Oilseed Kisan Mela ICAR- IIOR, Hyderabad, 10.09.2017 2 Groundnut Farmers Fair –cum Exhibi- ARC-CSWRI, 07.10.2017 tion Bikaner by ICAR-DGR 3 National Soybean kisan Mela ICAR-IISR, Indore, (MP) 11.12.2017 4 National Workshop on Olive Research ICAR-CITH, Srinagar, 24-25, October and Development in India (J&K) 2017 5 Brain Storming session –cum workshop ICAR- IIOR, Hyderabad, 26.09. 2017 (Andhra Pradesh) 6 Exhibition stall at World Food India India Gate New Delhi 3-5 Nov. 2017 2017 7 Exhibition stall at India International Pragati Maidan, New 14-27 Nov 2017 Trade Fair-2017 Delhi 8 National Mustard Kisan Mela ICAR-DRMR, Bharatpur, 03.02.2018 (Rajasthan)

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6.28 Head-wise allocation of funds under to facilitate the NMOOP implementing states NMOOP to the States, Central Agencies and the R&D institutions during 2017-18 are as under: DBT-NMOOP portal is used by the NMOOP implementingfor updating states the beneficiaryfor uploading details. of the DBT The (Rs. in crore) Head Allocation of Central Share linkedFund flow beneficiary (%) under details. SCSP and TSP: Mini Mission-I 347.10 6.31 The release of fund under NMOOP Mini Mission-II 76.76 programme is made to the states with category Mini Mission-III 7.48 wise break-up for SC/ST and also there is a R&D institutions and 125.92 special mention in the release letter that the Central Agencies funds earmarked for SC/ST category cannot TOTAL 557.26 be diverted for General category. Even while conveying the re-validation of previous year Surplus Staff Establishment (SSE/ erstwhile unspent balance of fund to the states it has NOVOD Board) 6.29 Consequent upon repealing of the break-up of amount that is to be utilized by the National Oilseeds and Vegetable Oils state.the specific mention of category-wise (SC/ST) Development (NOVOD) Board Act, 1983 by Repealing and Amending Act, 2016 (No. 23 of Women beneficiaries: 2016) dated 6th May, 2016, NOVOD Board has 6.32 While conveying the Budgetary allocation been wound-up by Ministry of Agriculture and for Annual Action Plan to the States, 30% of allocation has been earmarked for women dated 8th September 2016 and a Surplus Staff FarmersEstablishment Welfare (SSE) notification has been no.created S.O. by2925(E) order Government implementing the NMOOP F.No 2-2/2013-C.A VI, dated 9th September programme.beneficiaries/farmers at the level of state 2016 of Oilseeds division of DAC&FW. As per the said order all the employees of erstwhile NOVOD Board have been transferred to the SSE w.e.f. 9th September 2016 and the services of the employees of erstwhile NOVOD Board are being utilized in the various sections/ units of this Ministry. A budgetary allocation of Rs. 2.75 crore has been made during 2017- 18, under NMOOP to meet the salary, pension, establishment and the administrative expenses of the employees of erstwhile NOVOD Board, under SSE unit of oilseeds division of DAC&FW.

Implementation of (DBT) – an initiative under NMOOP: 6.30 published Notification vide SO for 1343(E) implementation dated 24 ofth DirectApril, 2017.Benefit NMOOP-DBT Transfer (DBT) portal for has NMOOP been has created been *****

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Chapter 7 National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) 7.1 National Mission for Sustainable with activities like horticulture, livestock, Agriculture (NMSA) is one of the eight Missions outlined under National Action enable farmers not only in maximizing Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) and farmfishery, returns agro-forestry, for sustaining apiculture livelihood, etc. to aims at promoting sustainable agriculture but also to mitigate the impacts of through 17 deliverables focusing on 10 key dimensions of Indian agriculture. During events with the income opportunity from 12th Five Year Plan, these dimensions were allieddrought, activities flood or during other cropextreme damage. weather embedded and mainstreamed into Missions/

Progammes/ Schemes of Department of • Soil Health Management (SHM): SHM is aimed at promoting location as Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) through a process of restructuring health management including residue and convergence. NMSA as a programmatic management,well as crop organic specific farming sustainable practices soil intervention made operational from the year by way of creating and linking soil 2014-15 aims at making agriculture more fertility maps with macro-micro nutrient productive, sustainable, and remunerative and management, appropriate land use based on land type. integrated/composite farming systems; climate resilient by promoting location specific soil and moisture conservation measures; Rainfed Area Development (RAD): comprehensive soil health management; 7.2 During 2017-18, RAD was implemented in 26 States of the country. Integrated Farming mainstreaming rainfed technologies. System (IFS) is being promoted under RAD efficient water management practices and Major Components of NMSA are : including activities like horticulture, livestock, • Rainfed Area Development (RAD): crops/cropping system. As on 31.12.2017, Rs. RAD focuses on Integrated Farming 164.74fishery, croresagroforestry, has been value released addition to along States with for System (IFS) for enhancing productivity implementation of RAD and on 31.10.2017, IFS and minimizing risks associated with activities of about 23569 ha have been covered. climatic variabilities. Under this system, The details of the area covered under various crops/cropping system is integrated IFS activities are shown in the following graph.

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Management Information System with multi- nodal access features has been operationalized.

Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) 7.4 Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) is being implemented with the objective of developing a long term solution for mitigating the effect of drought and increasing area under irrigation with Motto of Har Khet Ko Pani. This programme is being implemented in mission mode by three ministries with Ministry of Water Resources, RD&GR leading the mission.

7.5 With an outlay of Rs. 50,000 crore for a period of 5 years (2015-16 to 2019-20), the scheme has been conceived amalgamating ongoing schemes viz. Accelerated Irrigation

Water Resources, River Development & Ganga RejuvenationBenefit Programme (MoWR,RD&GR), (AIBP) of the MinistryIntegrated of Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) of Department of Land Resources (DoLR) and the On Farm Water Management (OFWM) of Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare. The major objective of PMKSY is to achieve convergence of investments in Details of Rainfed Area Development (RAD) area under assured irrigation, improve on farm programmes being executed in North- irrigation at the field level, expand cultivable Eastern enhance the adoption of precision irrigation and States during 2017-18 (BE) are given below: otherwater wateruse efficiency saving technologies to reduce wastage (More Cropof water, Per Schemes/ Budget Amount IFS Drop), promote sustainable water conservation Programmes Allocation Released activities practices etc. The aim of PMKSY is not only (Rs. In (Rs. In covered the creation of assured irrigation but to create crore) crore) (Area in protected irrigation by using rainwater by “Jal as on ha) as on Sanchay” and “Jal Sinchan”. 31.12.2017 31.12.2017 Rainfed Area 22.30 22.52 4875 7.6 Various committees, as envisaged in the Develop- operational guidelines of the scheme, viz. National ment (RAD) Steering Committee under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble Prime Minister and National Executive New Initiatives: Committee under the Chairmanship of Vice 7.3 A website of NMSA (http://www. chairman of NITI Aayog have been constituted. nmsa. dac.gov. in/) with static and dynamic Department of Agriculture, Cooperation &

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Farmers Welfare has been assigned to implement 7.7 During 2017-18, an amount of Rs. 1610.00 Per Drop More Crop component of PMKSY to crore and Rs. 594.90 crore has been released as on 31st December, 2017 to states for “Micro- irrigation” and for “Other Interventions” hasfocus two on watersub components use efficiency viz. enhancement Micro Irrigation and respectively under Per Drop More Crop andsupplementary Other Interventions. drought proofing measures. It component. Status of Implementation of the scheme till 31st December, 2017 is as under: Allocation (BE) Release (Rs. In Area covered No. of Water Potential (Rs. In crore) crore) under MI, ha Harvesting Created for Structures Protective Irrigation, ha 3400 2204.90 497285 39803 66785 Detail of Per Drop More Crop Component of PMKSY being executed in North- Eastern States during 2017-18 are given below:

Allocation (BE) (Rs. In Release (Rs. In crore) Physical Achievement crore) 340 35.60 Not Reported 7.8 New Initiatives potential of agro forestry in supplementing farm income of farmers to bring about pmksy.gov.in) with static features and coordination,convergence and synergy among • dynamicThe website Management of PMKSY Information (http://www. System various elements of agro-forestry scattered (MIS) with multi-nodal access features in various missions, programmes, schemes has been operationalized with integrating and agencies. A dedicated Sub-Mission on and capturing information of various Agroforestry (SMAF) under the framework of Departments/ Ministries for PMKSY. National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture District Irrigation Plans are cornerstone (NMSA) was approved by Govt. of India in of planning and implementation of 2016-17 with an outlay of Rs. 935.00 crore for the scheme. As of now all the District a period of 4 years. The objectives of SMAF are: Irrigation Plans (DIP) i.e. 675 DIPs have been prepared and uploaded on PMKSY in complementary and integrated manner portal. • withTo encourage crops and and expandlivestock tree to plantation improve productivity, employment opportunities, ‘BHUVAN PDMC’ was developed in income generation and livelihoods of • collaborationAn Android basedwith NRSC, mobile Hyderabad application- for rural households, especially the small geo-tagging of intervention/ assets created farmers. under PMKSY- Per Drop More Crop and work started. material like seeds, seedlings, clones, • To ensure availability of quality planting Sub-Mission on Agro-forestry (SMAF) hybrids, improved varieties etc. 7.9 Ministry of Agriculture& Farmers Welfare, Government of India,brought out the National practices/models suitable to different AgroforestryPolicy in 2014 recognizing the • agroTo popularizeecological regions various and Agroforestry land use

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conditions. on 31.12.2017. The aim of the project is to evaluate current and future risk to sugarcane based production system due knowledge support in the area of to depleting ground water availability • agroforestry.To create database, information and and technological interventions on a pilot basis for sustainable use of groundwater building support to agroforestry sector. for enhancing adaptive capacity to • To provide extension and capacity climate change. 7.10 Liberalisation of transit rules by States for transport of timber grown on private lands (ii) Updating the District based Agricultural by people is a precondition for availing the Contingency Plans The project sanctioned to Central amount of Rs.22.50 crore has been released Research Institute for Dryland tobenefit Andhra of the programme.Pradesh, Haryana, During 2016-17, Himachal an Agriculture on 12th July, 2016 for the Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab, Karnataka, Tamil period of three years with an estimated cost of Rs. 344.668 lakhs and Rs.100.3 liberalized transit rules for implementation of lakh has been released as on 31.12.2017. programme.Nadu & Madhya During Pradesh 2017-18, those till have September, notified The aim of the project is to update the District-based Agricultural Contingency relaxation under transit regulation and an Plans with improvements in management amount2017 eight of Rs. more 24.3965crore States have has been notified released such practices. to States / agencies (iii) Establishment of Climate Resilient Other initiatives Integrated Farming System (IFS) 7.11 Pilot research projects to demonstrate demonstration units in KVKs various aspects of Climate Change Adaptation The project sanctioned to Agriculture practices in Agriculture are being supported Extension Division, ICAR, Pusa on 8th under the Climate Change Sustainable August, 2016 for the period of one years Agriculture Monitoring, Modelling and with an estimated cost of Rs. 300 lakhs Networking (CCSAMMN) component of NMSA. and Rs.150.00 lakh has been released as The following 5 pilot research projects have on 31.10.2017. The aim of the project is been sanctioned to various ICAR Institutes for to establish Climate Resilient Integrated conducting the studies. Farming System (IFS) demonstration units in 100 KVKs of various zones in the enhancing adaptive capacity to climate country. (i) changeEfficient in groundwater sugarcane managementbased farming for (iv) Development of Climate Resilient system in dist. (UP) Farming System Models for Livelihood The project sanctioned to ICAR- Indian Improvement in East Champaran District Institute of Water Mangement (IIWM), of Bihar on 31st March, 2015 The project sanctioned to ICAR Research for the period of three years with an Complex for Eastern Region, on estimated cost of Rs. 459.0 lakhs and 17th November, 2016 for the period of Rs. 274.00 lakh has been released as three years with an estimated cost of

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Rs. 273.19 lakhs and Rs.135.00 lakh from 1st July, 2015. PDMC mainly focuses on has been released as on 31.12.2017. The project aims to reduce poverty in precision/ Micro Irrigation (Drip and Sprinkler the Eastern Gangetic Plains (EGP) by Irrigation).water use efficiency at farm level through

sustainability of smallholder agriculture 7.14 Sub Mission on Agro Forestry Sub Mission on Agro Forestry (SMAF) throughimproving development productivity, of profitabilityclimate resilient and (SMAF): under the framework of National Mission farming system models. for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) has (v) Development of Climate Resilient been launched during 2016-17 with an aim Sustainable Integrated Farming System to expand the tree coverage on farmland in Models for Optimizing Farm Productivity complementary with agricultural crops. SMAF in Varanasi Dist. (UP) will accelerate the programme “Medh Par Ped”.

The project sanctioned to ICAR-Indian Institute 7.15 Guidelines of these schemes envisage that of Farming Systems Research Modipuram, ‘at least 50% of the allocation is to be utilized Meerut on 30th June, 2017 for the period of for small, marginal farmers of which atleast three years with an estimated cost of Rs. 234.24 lakhs and Rs.50.00 lakh has been released as a 30%Integrated are women Nutrient beneficiaries/farmers.’ Management Climate Resilient Sustainable Integrated Assessment of Fertilizers:- first instalment. The project aims to establish Farming System Models for Optimizing Farm 7.16 To ensure adequate availability of Productivity in 3 villages of Varanasi district of fertilizers, Department of Agriculture, Uttar Pradesh. Cooperation and Farmers Welfare conducts Gender Perspective in Agriculture- Rainfed Zonal Conferences with all the States for every Farming Systems Division Kharif and Rabi season in order to assess the requirement of fertilizers in all the States. 7.12 Rainfed Area Development (RAD): To After consultation with States, Department of mainstream development of rainfed areas in a Fertilizers and Lead Fertilisers suppliers etc., sustainable manner, Rainfed Area Development the total requirement for each State is assessed (RAD) Scheme is being implemented in for the season. the country from the year 2014-15 as a component of National Mission for sustainable 7.17 Therefore, the States prepare month-wise Agriculture (NMSA). The major objective of requirement and the same is forwarded to the the RAD is to make rainfed agriculture more Department of Fertilisers. A monthly supply productive, sustainable, remunerative and plan based on the month-wise requirement is made by Department of Fertilisers for all States. Integrated/Composite Farming Systems and The supply movement is jointly monitored by toclimate promote resilient conservation by promoting agriculture location practices specific Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & for sustainable use of natural resources. Farmers Welfare and Department of Fertilisers with the States through weekly Video 7.13 Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Conference Yojana (PMKSY)-Per Drop More Crop: Per Drop More Crop component (PDMC) of PMKSY (a) Kharif 2017 Season: Requirement of is being implemented by Department of major fertilizers viz, Urea, DAP ,MOP, Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ welfare Complexes and SSP for Kharif 2017

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season was assessed at 151.19 Lakh Metric Tones (LMT), 47.91 LMT, 17.20 LMT, 47.73 LMT and 25.91 LMT respectively.

(a) Rabi 2017-18 Season: Requirement of major fertilizers viz, Urea, DAP, MOP, Complexes and SSP for Rabi 2017-18 season was assessed at 162.35 Lakh Metric Toones (LMT), 50.83 LMT, 16.70 LMT, 50.46 LMT and 29.48 LMT respectively.

7.18 Consumption of Chemical Fertilizers:- Consumption of major chemical fertilizers along with N,P,K nutrients since 2001-02 is given below:-

(lakh tonnes) Year Urea DAP MOP Complex Nitrogen Phosphate Potash Total (N) (P) (K) (N+P+K) 2001–02 199.17 61.81 19.93 49.63 113.10 43.82 16.67 173.60 2002–03 184.93 54.73 19.12 48.10 104.74 40.19 16.01 160.94 2003–04 197.67 56.24 18.41 47.57 110.77 41.24 15.98 167.99 2004–05 206.65 62.56 24.06 55.08 117.13 46.24 20.61 183.98 2005–06 222.97 67.64 27.31 66.94 127.23 52.04 24.13 203.40 2006–07 243.37 73.81 25.86 67.99 137.73 55.43 23.35 216.51 2007-08 259.63 74.97 28.80 65.70 144.19 55.15 26.36 225.70 2008-09 266.49 92.31 40.78 68.05 150.90 65.06 33.13 249.09 2009-10 266.74 104.92 46.34 80.25 155.80 72.74 36.32 264.86 2010-11 281.12 108.70 39.31 97.64 165.58 80.50 35.14 281.22 2011-12 295.65 101.91 30.29 103.95 173.00 79.14 25.75 277.90 2012-13 300.02 91.54 22.11 75.27 168.21 66.53 20.62 255.36 2013-14 306.00 73.57 22.80 72.64 167.50 56.33 20.99 244.82 2014-15 306.10 76.26 28.53 82.78 169.46 60.98 25.32 255.76 2015-16 306.35 91.07 24.67 88.21 173.72 69.79 24.02 267.53 2016-17 296.14 89.64 28.63 84.14 167.35 67.05 25.08 259.49

Soil Health Management (SHM) Fertilizer Control Order, 1985; up-gradation of 7.19 Soil Health Management (SHM) is one skill and knowledge of soil testing laboratory of the most important interventions under staff, extension staff and farmers through National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture training and demonstrations; promoting (NMSA). SHM aims at promoting Integrated organic farming practices etc. Nutrient Management (INM) through judicious 7.20 The components under Soil Health use of chemical fertilizers including secondary include trainings for fertilizer dealers, foreign and micro nutrients in conjunction with organic nationals, fertilizer inspectors and fertilizer manures and bio-fertilizers for improving soil laboratory staff, setting up of new static Soil health and its productivity; strengthening Testing Laboratories (STLs), setting up of new of soil and fertilizer testing facilities to Mobile STLs, strengthening of existing STLs, provide soil test based recommendations to setting up of new Fertilizer Quality Control farmers for improving soil fertility; ensuring Laboratory (FQCL), strengthening of FQCL quality control requirements of fertilizers , apart from trainings and demonstrations on bio-fertilizers and organic fertilizers under balanced use of fertilizers.

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7.21 The components under INM and Organic It is expected to complete cycle-I (12 crore include setting up of fruit/vegetable/agro Soil Helath Crads) and Cycle-II (6.24 crore Soil waste compost production units, setting up Health Cards) by March, 2018. of bio-fertilizer production units, setting up 7.24 Soil Health Management (SHM): of bio-fertilizer & Organic Fertilizer Quality Ministry of Agriculture, Cooperation and Control Laboratories, promotion of organic Farmers Welfare, Department of Agriculture inputs, training on organic farming, etc. and Cooperation & Farmers Welfare is 7.22 Under the scheme, strengthening of 161 implementing Soil Health Management STLs, Setting up of 1 FQCL, Strengthening component under National Mission for of 10 FQCLs, 78 Trainings, promotion of Sustainable Agriculture. The main component Micronutrients in 53000 ha and setting up under SHM are: 3140 Mini Soil Testing Labs have been approved during 2017-18 under SHM component. (STL) (static/mobile/mini labs) and 7.23 A new scheme “Soil Health Card” has • strengtheningSetting up of new of Soil existing Testing Soillaboratories Testing been approved for implementation during laboratories the remaining period of 12th Plan to provide 12 crore Soil Health Cards to the farmers in the country. Soil Health Card will provide • demonstrationsTraining of STL staff/extensionon balanced officers/use of information to farmers on soil nutrient status of fertilisersfarmers/field etc functionaries and field their soil and recommendation on appropriate dosage of nutrients to be applied for improving soil health and its fertility. Soil health card will micronutrients be issued every 2 years for all land holdings • Promotion and distribution of in the country so as to promote balanced and Control Laboratories (FQCL) and integrated use of plant nutrients. Under the • strengtheningSetting up of of newexisting Fertilizer state Fertilizer Quality scheme 2.53 crore soil samples collected and Quality Control Laboratories 10.23 crore soil Health Cards issued by States for the 1st Cycle (2015-16 – 2016-17). Similarly 7.25 Funds amounting to Rs. 35.74 crore have 2nd Cycle of the scheme has been commenced been released till 31.12.2017 under Soil Health from May 2017 (2017-18-2018-19). In this Management and Rs. 114.33 crore released cycle, 98.75 lakh soil samples collected and under Soil Health Card Comparison of funds 99.51 lakh Soil Health Cards distributed to released during the current year (till December) farmers. with that of previous years is shown below: (Rs. in crore): Year 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 (till 31.12.17) Amount under Soil 8.51 19.24 63.98 44.39 60.31 35.74 Health Management Amount under Soil 0.00 0.00* 23.89 96.44 133.66 114.33 Health Card Total 8.51 19.24 87.87 140.83 193.97 150.07 *commenced from 2014-15.

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The likely expenditure upto March 2018 under nitrogen etc. It includes different components both schemes is Rs. 220 Core. such as:

7.26 INM & Organic Farming: Ministry of I. Mobilization of farmers: training of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, farmers and exposure visit by farmers. Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & II. Quality control: soil sample analysis, Farmers Welfare is implementing INM & process documentation, inspection Organic Farming component under National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture. The of fields of cluster members, residue below is provided under the said components: analysis, certification charges and financial assistance on various components as III. administrativeConversion practices: expenses transitionfor certification. from current practices to organic farming, Vegetable market waste/Agro waste which includes procurement of organic • compostSetting production up of mechanized units. Fruit/ inputs, organic seeds and traditional organic input production units and biological nitrogen harvest planting etc. • Setting up of State of art liquid/carrier Organic fertiliser testing laboratory or IV. Integrated manure management: • strengtheningSetting up ofof existing Bio-fertiliser laboratory and procurement of Liquid Bio fertilizer under FCO. consortia/Bio pesticides, Neem cake, Phosphate Rich Organic Manure and Vermicompost. • Promotion of Organic Inputs on farmer’s V. Custom hiring centre charges: to hire fields. agricultural implements as per SMAM guidelines. • StateSupport and to cropping research system. for development of organic package of practices specific to VI. Labelling and Packaging assistance & Transport assistance. Research and Teaching Institute (against • Setting up of separate Organic Agriculture VII. Marketing through organic fairs.

Paramparagatspecific proposal). Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) The funds released in 2015-16 is given in 7.27 Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana Annexure 7.1. (PKVY) is one of the schemes under National B. Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) – Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) India to promote organic cultivation in 2 lakh ha covering 10,000 clusters. Financial needed for export market-cumbersome assistance ofcertified Rs 50,000 per ha per farmer is • forAn alternativefarmers to Third party certification provided in 3 years. 7.28 Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) of friendly and hassle-free – caters to • domesticPGS India market is cost effective, farmer- differentcertification sub is components promoted in forPKVY mobilization clusters. The of farmers,financial assistanceorganic seeds, is provided to harvest to clusters biological on approach • Promotes decentralized and participatory 58 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2017-18

Rs. 112.11 crore during 2015-16, Rs. 48.68 and product documentation to win crore during 2016-17 and Rs. 34.26 crore • marketPrepares credibility. farmers to maintain process during 2017-18 to States.

Mission Organic Value Chain Development Under the scheme “Mission Organic Value for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) Chain Development for North Eastern Region” 7.29 Realizing the potential of organic farming there is a target to form 100 Farmers Producer in the North Eastern Region of the country, Companies (FPCs) which would cover 2500 Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Farmers Interest Groups (FIGs), 50000 ha area has launched a Central Sector Scheme and 50000 farmers. Against this target, 2406 entitled “Mission Organic Value Chain FIGs have been formed covering an area of Development for North Eastern Region” 45863 ha and 44604 farmers in eight North- for implementation in the states of Arunachal Eastern States so far 79 Farmers Producer Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Companies have been registered till date. Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura, during 2015-16 Natural Resource Management to 2017-18. The scheme aims at development 7.31 Agriculture growth can be sustained by promoting conservation and sustainable mode to link growers with consumers and to use of the natural resources through supportof certified the organic development production of entire in a value chain measures. Conservation of natural resources creation of facilities for collection, aggregation, inadoption conjunction of appropriatewith development location of specificrainfed processing,starting from marketing inputs, seeds, and certification, brand building to the agriculture holds the key to meet burgeoning initiative. The scheme was approved with an demands for foodgrain requirement of outlay of Rs. 400 crore for three years. increasing population of the country. The assistance is provided for cluster Land and Water are two important natural development, on/off farm input production, 7.32 resources having implications on sustainable supply of seeds/ planting materials, setting food production. Besides, frequent droughts, up of functional infrastructure, establishment of integrated processing unit, refrigerated fertility and cause land degradation, thereby, transportation, pre-cooling /cold stores affectingfloods and food climatic grain variabilities production also acrossimpact soilthe chamber, branding labeling and packaging, country. As per available estimates of Indian hiring of space, hand holdings, organic Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR- 2010), out of total geographical area of 328.7 million of farmers/processors etc. Under this scheme, hectare (m.ha), about 120.4 m.ha(37%) is areascertification of 0.50 through lakh ha third have party, been mobilization targeted to affected by various kind of land degradation. be covered under organic farming in North This includes water and wind erosion (94.9 Eastern Region of the country during 2015-16 m.ha), water logging (0.9 m.ha), soil alkalinity/ to 2017-18. sodicity (3.7 m.ha), soil acidity (17.9 m.ha), soil Status of Scheme: salinity (2.7 m.ha) and mining and industrial 7.30 An amount of Rs. 125 crore was allocated waste (0.3 m.ha). to the north eastern states during 2015-16 and 7.33 Natural Resource Management (NRM) Rs. 100 crore during 2016-17, and Rs. 100.00 Division is implementing mainly two Central crore during 2017-18. Released an amount of Sector Schemes namely, Soil and Land Use

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Survey of India (SLUSI) and Soil Conservation (A) Central Sector Schemes: Training Centre, Damodar Valley Corporation, a) Central Sector Scheme of Soil and Land Hazaribagh. The major mandates of Division Use Survey of India (SLUSI): are as under:- Soil and Land Use Survey of India (SLUSI) conservation interventions for 1. About SLUSI • preventionTechnical inputof soil on erosion soil & & waterland 7.35 Soil and Land Use Survey of India (SLUSI) degradation under various programmes/ governs and monitors all its activities from Head schemes of DAC&FW; Research Institute (IARI) campus, New Delhi. and programmes to address issues of AfterQuarter its officeinception situated in at1958, Indian it Agriculturalcarried out • degradedFormulation land, of appropriate strategies, measures policies various types of soil survey at different scales to combat adverse impact of such degradation on agricultural production; planners and implementing agencies for variousto provide agricultural scientific developmental input to policy programs. makers, Watershed being the main hydrological entity lands affected by alkalinity, salinity and for all soil and water conservation activities, • acidity;Reclamation & development of problem SLUSI has generated microwatershed ATLAS of all the States/Union Territories of the country except Jammu & Kashmir got digital. • landConducting uses for various planning types & implementation of soil survey An advance technology of Remote Sensing & ofto variousprovide landscientific based database interventions; on soil and Geographical Information System (RS &GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) are

• Development of training and capacity of land information by its seven regional centres and water conservation & management. being used to generate site specific soil and officials working in various States for soil located at Noida, Ranchi, Kolkata, , 7.34 Schemes/Programmes: The details of the Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad. It Schemes and Externally Aided Programmes has also established a Remote Sensing Centre being implemented by NRM Division are given (RSC) for leveraging applications of advanced in the succeeding paragraphs. technologies in soil survey programmes.

7.36 The principal activity is the i.e. watershed of designated area/district etc. characterization of soils, soil properties, soil The generated information is instrumental in suitability for agriculture and presenting the outlining the potential agricultural areas for locational information with their spatial extent the development, planning and management in map form within the suitable framework

60 Department of Agriculture, Cooperationof & Far thatme area.rs Welf It ar alsoe provides scientifically Annual Report 2017-18 based technical advice on sustainable Land National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture Management and organizes trainings for (NMSA) by making available generated Capacity building maps and reports essentially required for of state user departments on mapping & integrated watershed development planning, management of micro-watershedsfor the officials/officers using management and monitoring of natural Space Technology along with uses of resources to State Governments. database generated by SLUSI. The output of the survey is utilized both by Central and 7.40 Training programs are organized by State Governments towards formulation of all centres of SLUSI in the states under their soil and water conservation working plans. jurisdiction for capacity building and updating SLUSI has also generated database at Rapid Reconnaissance level for 239.37 million ha in involved in different developmental programs knowledge of officers of State Governments the country. viz. Integrated Watershed Management Program (IWMP), agriculture, horticulture, 7.37 In view of launching of National Mission forestry, soil & water conservations and rural for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) by development etc. Department of Agriculture, Cooperation& Farmers Welfare organization has revised Soil Health Card data validation: its mandate with special reference to Soil 7.41 Soil & Land Use Survey of India (SLUSI) Health Management activities by generating has been assigned the work of Soil Health Card detailed scientific database for planning and data validation project for all the States of implementation of soil and water conservation the Country. The organization has completed and soil health management activities and for soil samples collection of 10 states (till Dec. sustainable landuse plan on micro-watershed 2017) and the rest of the states are under the basis on 1:10 K scale. progress. Similarly, the analysis of collected soil samples for their 12 parameters (pH, EC, 7.38 O.C., N, P, K, S, B, Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn) for three states Resources database acquired through ground i.e Karnataka, Maharashtra & Gujarat have truthing Inventory using H igh of Resolution Scientific Satellite Detailed data Soil been completed and results submitted to the profile Ministry. The analysis of rest of the states is study & soil analysis and finalization of under process. maps(LISS-IV), in GIS field to facilitate survey comprises adoption of of location Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojna for sustainable land management plan The (PMKSY) utilityand soil of data specific is enhanced crop management by interpreting practices area 7.42 SLUSI is involved in completed irrigation for soil and land capability, irrigability and projects in command areas under PMKSY. The hydrological soil grouping etc. The database on prganisation will coordinate & hand hold with land and soil characteristics through extensive State Irrigation department, State Agricultual University, State Agriculture department in Soil Health Management (SHM) through field level scientific surveys is also helpful of the concerned projects for planning and monitoring of the projects. Presently, the either due to Salinity/Alkalinity/Acidity or seven irrigation projects are Maddigedda soilidentification erosion with and their mapping intensity of degraded by suggesting lands (Andhra Pradesh), warna (Maharashtra), reclamation / management plan. Dongargaon (Maharashtra), Upper Indravati 7.39 SLUSI also provides technical support to (Odisha), Rukura-Tribal (Odisha), Extension of

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Kandi canal Stage 2 (Punjab), Rehabilitation of during 2017-18: 1st Patiala Feeder & Kotla Branch (Punjab) for � preparation of crop plan. Soil Erosion Mapping in Sub-mountain Siwalik Hills of Punjab on 1:5K scale 2. Digital Data Development: state to provide information of location (i) Geospatial Technology Application: wisehaving area 2,27,551 under ha areadifferent in five erosion, districts toof 7.43 Under Digital initiative, SLUSI has demarcate the risk area susceptible for brought a paradigm shift in all Technical & cartographic mapping services from of villages based on assessed Runoff manual drawing and visual interpretation potentialsoil erosion Index and (RPI). also The priority total fixationcost of to direct ‘ON-SCREEN’ satellite data the project is Rs. 56,88,777/- which interpretation and digitization. Presently, is funded by Department of Forest & all the centres of SLUSI are working on Wildlife Preservation, Government of ‘ON-SCREEN’ Punjab. interpretation of satellite data. pre-field and post-field � Soil Resource Mapping of Kerala on 7.44 Under the initiative digital database 1:50K scale: preparation for Detailed Soil survey in It is a continuous project of Kerala State for for ongoing survey, 5.47 lakh ha 2.28 Soil Resources Mapping (1:50,000 scale) and under lakh ha Soil Erosion Mapping assessment of Land capability and irrigability in Punjab state and for Soil Resource have been Mapping 4.07 lakh ha area present land use and area under different completed during 2017-18. irrigationclassification classes for ofthe assessing districts.The sustainability total cost of (ii) Digitalization: of the project is Rs. 4,56,515/- which is funded by Kerala State Land Use board (KSLUB)for 7.45 The organization has started Malappuram district. digitization of all its old reports & maps through GIS to make it available in digital � Detailed Soil Survey & Land Use/ form for the users. The mandays of Land Cover Mapping on 1:10K scale along railway track from NTPC, SIPAT, being used to convert old hard copy maps Bilaspur to Dipka coal mines” has andcartographical reports into officials digital of format.all centres Under are been taken up by SLUSI using geospatial this initiative, total 290 old hard copy technology. The total cost of the project is reports and maps have been digitized Rs. 2,26,765/-which is funded by NTPC, by different centers. SIPAT, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh.

3. Consultancy Projects: 4. Publication of reports and maps: 7.46 SLUSI provides consultancy 7.47 The soil database generated after services for preparing soil and land survey is published in the form of soil resources inventory for sustainable survey reports and maps which include land management and watershed the details of soil type along with the development for different state/ interpretative grouping for its capability, central departments. The following soil and land irrigability, soil hydrological consultancy projects have been taken grouping and suitability for various other

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uses have been suggested for different uploading for other completed States/ users. During the year 2017-18, SLUSI UT is under progress. has published 21 reports of Priority The organization has published the delineation Survey, 41 reports of “Micro-watershed Atlas of Haryana Detailed Soil Survey and 29 reports of State”during 2017-18 & publication of Soil Resource Mapping (till December, Atlas for Uttarakhand is under progress. 2017) in various parts of the country. 7. Physical targets of Soil Surveys: 5. Generation of Digital Micro- watershedswith Unique Nomenclature: 7.50 complete Detailed Soil Survey (DSS) of 7.48 SLUSI is engaged in development of 16.50 SLUSIlakh ha has in fixedRainfed the districts target toof digital Micro-watershed atlas (MWS) various states during 2017-18. The DSS of the country with unique code which of has been completed and will provide platform for the planners in 5.47 lakh ha survey of the rest of the area is under progress and will be completed within plans under various agricultural and ruraldesigning development location specific programs development in the truthing for Soil Erosion Mapping in country. The Micro-watershed atlas this financial year. Similarly, Ground aims at identifying and recognizing Sub-mountain Siwalik Hills of Punjab on 1:5K scale having 2.28 lakh ha each micro-watershed with distinct area in Punjab state and 4.07 lakh ha spatial extent and Unique National area in Soil Resource Mapping (SRM) of code in the country. This will also help Kerala state have been completed under in prevention of overlapping of planning consultancy projects. and implementation of development activities by various agencies by adoption During 2016-17, Detailed Soil Survey of web based transparent monitoring (DSS) in Rainfed districts of 10.43 lakh system. Micro-watershed Atlas of all ha & Soil Resource Mapping (SRM) of states/Union Territories except Jammu 27.00 lakh ha was surveyed by SLUSI. and Kashmir has been completed. 8. Short Courses/ Training Programs 6. Simultaneously, these MWS atlas information has been uploaded under 7.51 SLUSI has planned to organize public domain through platform free seven short courses/ trainings during basis on SLUSI website http://slusi. 2017-18 in different parts of the country dacnet.nic.in. capacity building and updating their 7.49 The Micro-watershed Atlas of Bihar, knowledgefor the officials towards of user application departments of data for Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, base on soil and land use under various Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, development programs viz. Integrated Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Sikkim, Watershed Management Program Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand, (IWMP), agriculture, horticulture, Telangana States and Andaman & Nicobar forestry, soil & water conservations Islands, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Delhi, and rural development. Out of seven Puducherry, Chandigarh, Daman & Diu trainings to be organized, three have U/T have been uploaded on website and been conducted by SLUSI i.e. one by

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Ahmedabad centre for the officers of (NABARD) as matching contribution. Gujarat State and by Noida Centre for The total corpus and its management is the officers of Rajasthan State another vested with NABARD. Objective of WDF by Bangalore centre for the officers of is to promote participatory watershed Kerala State till December, 2017and development involving Watershed rest of the trainings would be completed Community, State Government Departments, Banks and NGOs. Presently, Kolkata & Ranchi centres. WDF scheme is being implemented within this financial year by Hyderabad, in Gujarat, Bihar, Maharashtra, Uttar b) Central Sector Scheme of Soil Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Tamil Conservation Training Centre-DVC, Nadu, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Hazaribag (Non Plan): Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal 7.52 This Central Sector Scheme was Pradesh, Jammu, Haryana, Andhra created under Non-Plan for conducting Pradesh and West Bengal. During 2006, training and capacity building including after announcement of Prime Minister’s short orientation courses for soil & Rehabilitation Package in 31 distressed water conservation, land degradation, districts in the States of Andhra Pradesh, crop management, livelihood support Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra, it through off farm activities, agro forestry, was decided to implement participatory Integrated Farming System, Soil Health watershed development programme Management and Climate change in all these distressed districts through adaptation and mitigation in agriculture WDF. As per information reported by and allied sectors which are essential the NABARD, Mumbai, an amount of Rs 318.89 crores was released under WDF functionaries. During 2016-17, 11 for the development of 5.94 lakh ha. in the trainingfor strengthening courses have capabilities been completed of field selected states. In case of Prime Minister’s with an expenditure of Rs. 50 lakh, and Rehabilitation Package, the programme has been completed successfully. 673 trained. During 2017-18, 11 training projects have been completed covering programmes214 numbers have of been officials planned have with been an an area of 8.76 lakh ha.. An amount of Rs. expenditure of Rs 60.00 lakh. An amount 807.78 crore has been released against of Rs. 30 lakhs has been released for this the total sanction of Rs. 933.20 crore. purpose. Upto November 2017, 8 training Externally Aided Projects: programmes have been completed and (A) World Bank assisted Projects: World Bank assisted Projects in Other NRM Related Interventions: 7.54 156 Officials and Students are trained. the states of Himachal Pradesh, Assam, a) Watershed Development Fund (WDF): Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh are being implemented. DAC&FW is involved 7.53 The Union Government has in supervision, coordination and established a Watershed Development monitoring of these projects. World Bank Fund WDF during 2000 with a corpus of provides assistance for these projects Rs.200 crore which includes Rs.100 crore directly to the State Governments. The by DAC and Rs.100 crore by National Bank details of the projects are given below: for Agriculture and Rural Development

64 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2017-18 a) himachal Pradesh Mid-Himalayan regions of Rajasthan, each marked Watershed Development by different agro-ecological, Project: The Himachal Pradesh climatic, water resource and social Mid-Himalayan Watershed conditions. The total project cost Development Project (Credit No. is Rs 832.5 crore. Total 20 clusters 4133 & 5159) became operational are targeted to be developed in in February, 2006. This project selected locations. So far 12 clusters aims at preventing degradation viz. Mokhampura in Jaipur, Ladnu and protection of biodiversity, in Nagaur and Bansur in Alwar, improving accessibility to rural Pisangan in Ajmer, Gudha in Bundi areas and productivity of livestock and Z-minor in Sri Ganganagar, etc. and envisages institutional Bonli in Sawai Madhopur, Sangod strengthening, watershed in Kota, Phoolasar in Bikaner, development and management, Kheruwala in Jaisalmer, Orai & enhancing livelihood opportunities, Bassi in Chittorgarh and Jakham project management and in Pratapgarh have been selected. coordination. The project covered During the year 2016-17, an 602 Gram Panchayats in 10 districts, amount of Rs. 53.64 crore have been namely, Sirmour, Solan, Bilaspur, utilized and during 2017-18 (upto Shimla, Kullu, Mandi, Hamirpur, 15.12.2017), Rs. 58.43 have been Kangra, Chamba and Una. 108 new utilized for the project, making the Gram Panchayats were added under total expenditure on the project to Additional Financing in 2012. The Rs. 131.35 crores. project is implemented through HP Natural Resource Management c) Sodic Land Reclamation & Society. The project has successfully Development Project with Project completed on 31.03.2017. The total World Bank Assistance: proposal on “Uttar Pradesh Land expenditure incurred was Rs 657.10 Reclamation and Development crore (MHWDP=Rs 377.36 crore Project” at an estimated cost of Rs.2,000 crore for reclamation and crores). and Additional financing =Rs 279.74 development of 3.10 lakh ha area b) Rajasthan Agricultural Competitiveness Project: assistance from World Bank. Rajasthan Agricultural Technicalwas proposed and Financialfor seeking agreement financial Competitiveness Project (Credit was signed in June, 2009 for No 5085) became operational development of 1.35 lakh ha of in April 2013 and will close in degraded land comprising 1.30 lakh March 2020. The objective of ha of Sodic lands and 5,000 ha of the project is to demonstrate at Ravine lands at an estimated cost of scale the feasibility of a range of Rs1,224 crore in 6 years. However, distinct agricultural development the actual implementation was approaches integrating technology, started in 2010-11 and in 2015, the organization, institution and original closing date was extended market innovations across selected by 2 years i.e. 31st December 2017.

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Now, the World Bank has agreed to monitoring of programmes/activities extend the closing date of project relating to integrated development of to 29th December, 2018. During degraded/rainfed areas. The Cabinet the year 2016-17, an amount of Rs Committee of Economics Affairs (CCEA) 132.61 crores have been utilized has vide decision dated 1st July, 2015 also and during 2017-18 (up to 30th approved the involvement of NRAA in September, 2017), Rs. 38.23 have providing technical inputs in planning been utilized for the project, and implementation of Pradhan Mantri making the total expenditure on Krishi Sinchayee Yojna (PMKSY) in the the project to Rs 1122.57 crores. rainfed areas for rain water conservation, watershed development, etc. and its (B) Crop Diversification in Himachal management. Pradesh with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA): � Addititonal Information for NRAA: Group of Secretaries in its recommendation The Project for implementation 7.55 suggested activating the role of NRAA of various interventions for Crop on knowledge Repository for Dry Land Agriculture & Focussing on Development with JICA assistance at an estimated cost of Strategies for 150 most vulnerable ofDiversification Rs.321 crore infor 7 Himachal years was Pradesh signed drought prone districts. on 1st October, 2010. After detailed deliberations and visit of experts to � Activities performed during the period 2017-18. Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) agreementidentified districts was signed of Himachal on 17th February, Pradesh, crore for pilot implementation of 2011 and agreed interventions are being • interventionsNRAA was for allocated most vulnerable Rs.25.00 undertaken in 5 selected districts namely; drought prone districts under Kangra, Hamirpur, Bilaspur, Mandi and RKVY for 2017-18. Una. Up to September, 2017, an amount of Rs 218.378 crores has been utilized for various approved interventions. three states, namely, Karnataka, • AndhraA total of Pradesh24 districts and spread Rajasthan across National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA) were selected for undertaking � National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA) The criteria for selection of these DAC &FW on 3rd November, 2006. As per districtsinterventions was forthe drought declaration proofing. of approvalwas established of the Cabinet,as an attached NRAA hasoffice now of drought for more than 10 times been again placed under the Department during the period 2000-2015. A of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmer’s meeting on ‘Finalization of Action Welfare (DAC&FW) with effect from 21st Plan for 24 Drought Prone Districts March 2015. Dr. Ashok Dalwai, IAS has under Pilot Implementation Interventions for most vulnerable NRAA with effect from 1st August, 2017. drought prone districts’ was joined as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), organized at NAAS, NASC Complex, � NRAA is an ‘Advisory Body’ for policy New Delhi on 13th October, 2017 and programme formulation and

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under the Chairmanship of CEO, agricultural system. It was a very NRAA. Representatives of all the useful and productive day. The three states viz Karnataka, Andhra proceedings have been uploaded on NRAA (www.nraa.gov.in) and CRIDA, Hyderabad and DAC & FW DAC&FW (www.agricoop.nic.in) participatedPradesh and Rajasthan,in the deliberations. officials of websites. The recommendations of the meeting are uploaded on NRAA Reclamation of Problem Soils (RPS) as Sub (www.nraa.gov.in) and DAC&FW Scheme of RKVY:- (www.agricoop.nic.in) websites. 7.56 As per available estimates (ICAR-2010), the area under problem soils is about 243 lakh hectare., comprising alkali soil (37.00lakh ha.), was convened on 25th October, saline soil (27.3 lakh ha.) and acid soil (179.3 • One2017 dayat ConsultationNAAS, NASC WorkshopComplex, lakh ha.). Accordingly, with a view to sustain New Delhi. The consultation chaired by the CEO, NRAA drew soil fertility and productivity of such problem active participation from more soil Department of Agriculture, Cooperation than 40 scientists, administrators & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) has launched and policy makers, representing “Reclamation of Problem Soils (Alkali/ lead institutes and organizations. Saline & Acid)” as a sub Scheme of Rashtriya The purpose was to understand Krishi Vikash Yojana (RKVY) on Pilot basis the nature and dimensions of in 15 States having higher extent of problem rainfed systems in the country, soils with central share of Rs 50.00 crore. An the challenge of agriculture in amount of Rs. 16.66 crore has been utilized these delineated areas and the upto March, 2017. During 2017-18, an amount approach to promoting sustainable, of Rs. 30 crore has been allocated as Central productive and income generating share for this programme.

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Chapter 8 National Mission on Agricultural Extension & Technology (NMAET) AGRICULTURE EXTENSION: I. SUPPORT TO STATE EXTENSION 8.1 The Sub Mission on Agricultural Extension PROGRAMMES FOR EXTENSION (SMAE) under the National Mission on REFORMS SCHEME (ATMA SCHEME) Agricultural Extension and Technology 8.2 The erstwhile Scheme ‘Support to State (NMAET) being implemented during the Extension Programmes for Extension 12th Plan with an objective to restructure Reforms (ATMA)’ implemented since 2005 and strengthen the agricultural extension has now been included as a component of the machinery with a judicious mix of extensive Sub-Mission on Agriculture Extension (SMAE) physical outreach of personnel, enhancement under NMAET with some cost revisions in quality through domain experts & regular and additional components. It is now under capacity building, interactive methods of implementation in information dissemination, Public Private 676 districts of 29 Partnership, pervasive & innovative use of States & 3 UTs of the country. The scheme Information & Communication Technology promotes decentralized farmer-driven and (ICT) / Mass Media, Federation of groups farmer accountable extension system through and convergence of extension related efforts an institutional arrangement for technology under various schemes and programmes dissemination in the form of an Agricultural of Government of India and the State Technology Management Agency (ATMA) at Governments. The SMAE aims to appropriately district level. Under the scheme grants-in-aid is strengthen, expand and upscale existing released to states with an objective to support Extension & Information Technology (IT) State Governments efforts of revitalization of Schemes. The ongoing Extension Schemes the extension system and making available include the Central Sector and Centrally the latest agricultural technologies in different Sponsored Schemes being implemented by the thematic areas to increase agricultural Extension Division/Directorate of Extension. production through extension activities viz. Even in the case of Central Sector Schemes Farmers Training, Demonstrations, Exposure which have been subsumed within the Mission, Visits, Kisan Mela, Mobilization of Farmers a greater role has been envisaged for the States Groups and Setting up of Farm Schools. Through through their active involvement in planning, these activities, latest agriculture technologies implementation and monitoring. are disseminated to farmers of the country.

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8.3 In order to promote key reforms under • Mainstreaming gender concerns: It is the scheme, ATMA Cafeteria 2014 continues mandated that atleast 30% of resources to support activities in line with the following on programmes and activities are policy parameters: utilized for women farmers and women extension functionaries. • Multi-agency extension strategies: Atleast 10% of allocation on recurring 8.4 The ‘important features’ of the ‘Cafeteria activities at district level is to be used through non-governmental sector viz. Scheme are as follows:- of Activities’ supported under Modified ATMA NGOs, Farmers’ Organization (FOs), Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), para- at State, District and Block Level extension workers, agri-preneurs, input • Support for specialists and functionaries suppliers, corporate sector, etc. Friend’ at Village Level @ 1 Farmer • Farming system approach: The • FriendInnovative per two support villages through a ‘Farmer

broad enough to promote extension deliveryactivities consistent specified with in the farming cafeteria systems are District and Block levels • Farmers Advisory Committees at State, approach and extension needs emerging through Strategic Research and Extension farmers being promoted at Block/ Plan (SREP). • GramFarm SchoolsPanchayat in thelevel field by integratingof outstanding the Progressive farmers into Agricultural • Farmer centric extension services: Extension System (AES). The cafeteria provides for group-based extension and it has necessary allocation for activities related to organizing and the village level to be promoted through supporting farmer groups. In order to • Farmers’Farmer-to-farmer Group. extension support at supplement these efforts, a provision for rewards and incentives to the best and District levels for implementing organized farmer groups has also been • innovativeFunding window extension provided at bothactivities State provided.

• Convergence: The SREP and SEWP Programme. not specifically covered under the would also be mechanisms for ensuring convergence of all activities for District and State levels. extension. At present, resources for • Farmers’ Awards instituted at Block, extension activities are being provided under different schemes of Centre/ set up by KVKs being promoted under • Community Radio Stations (CRS) to be State Governments. It is mandated the Programme. that the SEWP, submitted by the State Governments for funding under the agencies, States have been given the scheme shall explicitly specify the • For Non-Governmental implementing activities to be supported from within Plans prepared and approved at the State the resources of other ongoing schemes level.flexibility Atleast of having 10 per State cent Extensionof outlay ofWork the as well as from this scheme. Programme is to be utilized through

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involvement of non-governmental sector. Non-governmental implementing prepared and approved based on District agencies (excluding the corporate sector) • AgricultureSEWPs of 31Action States/ Plans UTs of 676 have ATMA been are also eligible for service charge up to districts. As against the B.E. of Rs.650.00 a maximum of 10 percent of the cost of crores, an amount of Rs. 408.73 crores the extension activities implemented has been released to the States up to through them. Apart from other NGOs 04th January, 2018 for implementation of the Scheme and total release since the implementation of extension activities inception of the scheme in 2005-06 to throughfinancial agri-preneurs. assistance is also available for 04th January, 2018 has been to the tune of Rs. 4032.42 crore. Specialists (SMSs) as Assistant • TechnologyRe-designating Managers the (ATMs). Subject Matter since its inception in 2005-06 (April • 2005Physical to November performance 2017) of is as the below: Scheme two to average three ATMs per Block. o Over 43356580 farmers including • Increasing number of ATMs from existing 10427917 farm women (24.05%) have participated in farmer being made more effective through oriented activities like Exposure • trainingsPublic extensionand exposure functionaries visits. (MANAGE, are Visits, Trainings, Demonstrations, Hyderabad offering PG Diploma in Farm Schools & Kisan Melas. Agriculture Extension Management for public extension functionaries o Over 231373 Commodity based which is fully funded under the ATMA Farmer Interest Group (CIGs)/ FIGs Programme). have so far been mobilized under the scheme. methods of information dissemination o Over 119357 Farm Schools have • Use of interactive and innovative held devices, mobile based service, etc. outstanding farmers. like pico-projectors, low cost films, hand been organized on the fields of Implementation Status

in 29 States and 3 UTs. • 2017):Progress of implementation during • Total 676 ATMAs have been constituted current financial year (up to November, o 2598969 farmers including 611975 Departmental Working Group (IDWG)/ farm women (23.54%) have been • inInstitutional 29 States arrangementsand 3 UTs, ATMA viz. InterCore reportedly participated in farmer Committees – Governing Board (GB) oriented activities like exposure & ATMA Managing Committee in 676 visits, trainings, demonstrations & Districts; Block Technology Team (BTT) kisan melas. in 6024 Blocks & Block Farmer Advisory o 11535 CIGs/ FIGs organized. Committees (BFACs) reconstituted in 5544 Blocks; District FACs have been o 9256 Farm Schools organized. constituted in 561 districts and State o 14063 specialists & functionaries Level FACs in 19 States.

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have been reported as deployed is telecasting regular Krishi Darshan under ATMA upto November, 2017. Programme on 1 Nation Channel in Hindi language, 18 state level regional channels II. MASS MEDIA SUPPORT TO AGRICULTURAL EXTENSIOIN days a week and the 36 Narrowcasting in respective regional languages five 8.5 This scheme is utilizing countrywide Production Kendras producing two infrastructure and networks of All India Radio programmes a week and the same are and Doordarshan and focusing dissemination being telecast through 180 High Power of latest farm practices through Radio and and Low Power Relay Transmitters. Television networks. The Prasar Bharati, Keeping in view the importance of real a ‘National Public Service Broadcaster’ is time farm advisories, weather reports, implementing this scheme. The objective early warning information, agriculture of the scheme is to enhance and boost the news and agriculture market trends, Agriculture Extension system in the present all Kendra of DD and AIR station are scenario. At present the farmers need being telecasting/ broadcasting regular technology, investment, better quality inputs, programmes on these subjects under real time information and most of all the latest respective segment of the programme. know-how for sustaining commercial and cost 2. Broadcast of Kisan Vani Programme effective sustainable agriculture. A major shift on All India Radio: in the methodology of delivering knowledge to the farm has taken place. Radio and TV have Under this component, 96 FM/ the advantage of reaching a wide audience at a AM stations of All India Radio are very low cost. broadcasting 30-minute programme six days a week from 6.30-7.00 PM. Each 1. Telecast of Krishi Darshan station broadcasts separate programme Programmes on Doordarshan:- in respective dialects/languages. Under this scheme, A 30 minute programme is 3. Telecast/ Broadcast of spots/ jingles being telecast 5-6 days a week through 01 advisories under ‘Free Commercial National, 18 Regional Kendras and 180 Time (FCT)’ on AIR and DD: In addition High Power/Low Power Transmitters to above regular programmes, the of Doordarshan. For telecasting success Free Commercial Time (FCT) available stories, innovations and for popularization under Krishi Darshan and Kisanvani change-setting technology and farming programme is being utilized for practices through the Saturday slot dissemination of Advisories on Rabi / of Doordarshan’s National Channel, Kharif season, Jingles on Cooperatives spots on Kisan Call Centers, Judicious consciously project inter-alia positive use of fertilizers, safe use of Pesticides, aspectsDAC&FW in is agriculture producing andfilms, allied which sector would in Machinery and Technology, Farm School, NFSM, Kisan Credit Card and Agri -Clinic on various horticulture practices and 10 and Agri -Business Centers (ACABC), successIndia. During stories the of period, the farmers) 14 films have (4 filmsbeen package of practices available to the produced. With the view to disseminate farmers under National Food Security service oriented real time information to Mission (NFSM), and other important the farming community, Dooradrashan

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urea, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sichai 6. Support to Community Radio Stations Yajana, Crop Insurance Scheme, National (CRS):-To promote agriculture extension Agriculture Market, Soil Health Card, Bee through mass media at community level, Keeping, NHM, Parampagat Krishi Vikas the Ministry of Agriculture & Farners Yojana and Organic Farming etc and , Welfare is also providing support for contingency plan developed by State setting up of Community Radio Stations Governments and emergent issues like (CRS), which would make a major Drought, Flood etc. contribution to agricultural extension by utilizing the reach of radio transmitter 4. Focused Publicity & Awareness and disseminating information and Campaign through other media knowledge, produced locally and having platforms: Besides above, the ‘Focused

Publicity & Awareness Campaign dialects/languages. As on date, 8 CRS are which would cut across all the Divisions operationalrelevance for in KVKs a specific and NGOs area under in local this of the Ministry was launched on July 5, scheme and broadcasting agriculture 2010 to create awareness about the programmes. assistance available under various schemes of the Department of Agriculture 7. Print Media/ Social Media: Curiosity of & Cooperation. This campaign being the stake-holders (particularly farmers) continued in an aesthetic, professional is expected to get whetted by the video and politically neutral manner. Video and audio spots. More detailed inputs Spots and Audio spots are being – preferably information having region broadcast/telecast through AIR, DD, TV and also on Private TV Channels. through print advertisements and write- The above spots are being broadcast/ upsspecificity in regional – will languages continue through to be social given telecast through AIR/DD and private media on facebook, twitter etc. The national and regional TV channels during national and regional newspapers are news and entertainment programmes. being utilized based on their circulation In addition to this, Ministry is using various multimedia platforms i.e. railway

panels/ stations, bus panels, exhibitions 8. figures.Mass Media Scheme in NE Region: - The programmes under the scheme are being disseminated throughout the web based digital platforms, hoardings etc.through for Directoratemassive media of fieldcampaign Publicity, on the farmers of the area. In the NE Region thecountry programmes including are NE being region disseminated benefiting 5. aboveTechnical flagship Support programmes. to DD Kisan in regional languages & local dialects Channel: Recently launched DD Kisan, through 1 Regional Kendra at , a 24 hour agriculture based channel 6 NC Programme Producing Kendras is catering the requirements of the and 22 HPT/LPT along with 8 FM radio farming community inclusive of research stations. The Regional and NC Kendras updates, extension advisories, market are producing programmes as per area rates and weather updates and is also based requirement and local dialects. utilized extensively under the MMSAE During the year for dissemination of information. 9. Financial Provisions:- 2017-18, the amount of Rs 160.50 Crores

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has been earmarked under Central Sector Scheme ‘Mass Media Support are made available to the entrepreneurs to Agriculture Extension’ for Krishi establishingbenefits of MUDRAagri-ventures Scheme under loans alsothe Darshan and Kisan Vani Programmes scheme. being implemented through 4. So far, 56,542 candidates have been 10. Prasar Bharati including ‘Focused trained and 23517 agri-ventures have Publicity and Awareness Campaign’ been established in the country during through Radio/ TV /Print and other the period of implementation of the outdoor media platforms. scheme (since inception till December, 2017). During the year 2017-18, starting III. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AGRI- from April, 2998 candidates have been CLINICS AND AGRI-BUSINESS CENTRES trained and 270 agri-ventures have been (AC&ABC) established till December, 2017. Out of 1. The AC&ABC scheme is under the ventures established since inception, implementation since April, 2002. 1841 no. has been subsidized as on The scheme aims at creating gainful December, 2017. self-employment opportunities to 5. The Scheme has been on-boarded with unemployed agricultural graduates, DBT Bharat Mission on 18-04-2017. agricultural diploma holders, and ATMA Scheme has been divided into two intermediate in agriculture apart from parts viz. (i) ATMA Farmers (ii) ATMA science graduates with post-graduation Functionaries. ATMA Farmers part has in agriculture related courses for already been on-boarded on the DBT supporting agriculture development Portal on 29.12.2017. particulars and supplementing the efforts of public have been made mandatory for getting extension.

2. MANAGE is the implementing agency for with a provision for exception handling training component under the scheme benefits under the scheme. However, do not possess Aadhar. Training Institutes (NTIs) in various mechanism in case of beneficiaries who 6. Development of software for complete states.through a networkis implementing of identified subsidy Nodal NABARD online process is underway. component under the scheme on the behalf of Government of India and is 7. Provision of extension service to farmers monitoring credit support to Agri-Clinics by these agri-preneurs has been made and Agri-Business Centres through a mandatory component of the scheme. Commercial Banks. Details of the scheme may be seen at www.agriclinics.net. 3. The credit linked back-ended subsidy @ 36% of the Total Financial Outlay IV. PRE-SEASONAL DAC-ICAR INTERFACES (TFO) capital cost of the project funded Pre-seasonal DAC&FW-ICAR Interfaces through bank loan is available under the (Subject Matter Group Meetings scheme. This subsidy is 44% in respect of between ICAR and Subject Matter candidates belonging to SC/ST, Women Divisions of DAC&FW) are organized and all categories of candidates from to evolve joint strategies on the North-Eastern and Hill States. Now,

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emerging issues of agriculture and Management system (KKMS) has been allied sector. The recommended action created at the backend to capture details by these group meetings are further discussed during an interface meeting Escalation Matrix has also been put in place.of the farmersIf the queries calling are KCCs. not Modifiedanswered call by from DAC&FW, ICAR and Department FTA, it is escalated to concerned Block ofwith Animal active Husbandry participation Dairying of officers and Fisheries (AHD&F). The Pre-Kharif 2017 through KKMS interface within the DAC&FW-ICAR Interface was organized givenLevel time Officer frame for FTA, replying it is escalated the query to during March, 2017 and the group recommendations of the said interface the query through KKMS interface within theconcerned given time Block frame. Level Officer for replying Agriculture Department during National 1. The restructured Kisan Call Centre Conferencewere shared onwith Agriculture senior officer for ofKharif State programme has many good numberof Campaign held during April, 2017. The unique features viz. 100% call recording; Pre-Rabi 2017 DAC&FW Interface was call barging; voice mail service; organized in the month of September, customized IVRS; call conferencing 2017 and the group recommendations through the experts; playing state were shared with all States/UTs..

V. KISAN CALL CENTERS (KCC): and SMS to caller farmers giving a gist ofspecific answers advisories given by during the KCC call Farmwait timeTele The KCC Scheme was launched on 21st Advisor. The farmer calling KCC can also January 2004 to provide answer to register for receiving SMSs from experts farmers’ queries on agriculture and on the subject area. allied sectors through toll free telephone lines. A country wide common eleven VI. hRD SUPPORT digit number ‘1800-180-1551’ has DAC has strengthened a network of been allocated for KCC. The replies to the training institutions in the country by queries of the farming community are supporting the National Institute of being given in 22 local languages. KCCs Agricultural Extension Management operate from 14 locations in the country (MANAGE) at Hyderabad; four Regional covering all the Sates and UTs. Calls are Extension Education Institutes (EEIs) attended from 6.00 am to 10.00 pm on at the regional level and the State all 7 days of a week. Since inception of Agricultural Management & Extension the scheme till 31st December, 2017 over Training Institutes (SAMETIs) at the 353.75 lakh calls have been registered in State level. the KCCs. During the current year around 46.88 lakh calls have been received upto 1. MANAGE: MANAGE is providing training 31st December, 2017. In order to make support to senior and middle level farmers aware of this facility, audio and functionaries of the State Governments. video spots on Kisan Call Centres have It is also providing necessary support been broadcasts/telecast through All to the states in implementation of India Radio, Doordarshan and private Extension Reforms (ATMA) scheme. television channels. A Kisan Knowledge Against 167 training courses planned for

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2017-18, 102 training courses have been lakh has been released to the EEIs till organized by MANAGE up to November, December, 2017. 2017. Against the budget estimate of EEI set up at Jorhat (Assam) in 1987 Rs.1665.00 lakh, an entire amount of has been providing training support Rs.832.50 lakh has been released till at the regional level to the middle level December, 2017. functionaries in 8 States of North Eastern Region and West Bengal. During the professional courses viz. two-year Post year 2017-18 (till December, 2017), 22 GraduateThe implementation Program in of Agri-Business self-financing courses have been organized with 649 Management, one-year ‘Post Graduate participants. An amount of Rs. 215.00 Diploma in Agricultural Extension lakh has been released to EEI, Jorhat Management’ in distance learning mode till October, 2017 as against the budget and one year Diploma in Agricultural estimate of Rs. 250.00 lakh during 2017- Extension Services for Input Dealers 18. (DAESI) by MANAGE (organized on Model weekends/weekly holidays)are being 3. Model Training Courses (MTCs): Training Courses of eight days duration continued during the year 2017-18. on thrust areas of agriculture and allied 2. Extension Education Institutes sectors are sponsored by the Directorate (EEIs): Four Extension Education of Extension (DOE) with the objective of Institutes namely, Nilokeri (Haryana), improving the professional competence Rajendranagar, Hyderabad (Telangana), and upgrading the knowledge and Anand (Gujarat), Jorhat (Assam) are developing technical skills of Subject functioning at the Regional Level. The Matter Specialists/Extension workers objectives of EEIs are to improve the of agriculture and allied departments skills and professional competence of of the State Governments. During the

of agriculture and allied departments of Courses have been planned, out of which themiddle State level Governments Extension field in functionariesthe areas of 51current, training financial courses year have 65 beenModel organized Training (a) Extension Education; (b) Extension with 912 participants till December, Methodology; (c) Information and 2017. Against the budget grant of Rs. Communication Technology; (d) Training 175.00 lakh an amount of Rs. 170.00 lakh Methodology; (e) Communication; (f) has been released till December, 2017. Market led Extension; etc. 4. Diploma in Agricultural Extension During 2017-18, a total of 185 training Services for Input Dealers (DAESI): programmes have been approved by DAESI is of one year (expanded to 48 the Directorate of Extension, consisting weeks) regular course launched in 2003 of 100 On-Campus and 85 Off-Campus with an objective to impart education in trainings. Against this, 132 training agriculture and other allied areas to the programmes with 3068 participants Input Dealers so that they can establish (80 on campus and 52 off campus) have linkage to their business with extension already been conducted (till December, services, besides discharging regulatory 2017). Against the budget grant of Rs. responsibilities enjoined on them. 1165.00 lakh an amount of Rs. 960.00

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This programme was earlier participation in agricultural activities. implemented through MANAGE @ The following activities have been taken up during the year. mode in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, 1. The following Macro/ Micro level and TamilRs.20,000 Nadu, per Odisha, candidate Jharkhand in self-financial & West Action Research Studies have been Bengal, and so far 6473 candidates initiated by the Centre. have been trained till March, 2017. It has been decided to implement DAESI programme across the country through Friendly Tools by Women Farmers SAMETIs with involving Agribusiness • andStudy its impact on Adoption on their lives”. of Gender Companies, ATMAs, KVKs, Agri. Collages & NGOs. During the current year 2017- 18, as against the revised target of 149 Women Farmers Access to • Study on “Schemes for Improving programmes, 100 programmes have Extension Services and Gender been started till December, 2017. Mainstreaming in Agriculture’’.

VII. National Gender Resource Centre in Agriculture (NGRCA) of the DAC&FW is Issues Related to Credit Availability • Study on “Kisan Credit Card & established in Extension and supported to Women: Role of Financial under the Scheme of Extension Support Institutions in Empowering Women to Central Institutes/DOE. NGRCA Farmers.

empowerment of women through ATMA Programme. ‘strategyreflects theof mainstreaming national commitment and agenda of • Gender Based Impact Analysis of setting‘. The Centre acts as a focal point 2. Publications brought out by NGRCA are for convergence of all gender related as follow: activities and issues in agriculture and allied sectors within and outside Tools/Equipments (Bi-lingual). DAC&FW; addressing gender dimension • Compendium on Gender Friendly to agriculture policies and programmes; rendering advocacy/ advisory services (both in English & Hindi ) to the States /UTs to internalize gender • Farm Women Friendly Handbook Initiated: farm women in the mainstream of agriculturespecific interventions development. for bringing the • 51 Success Stories of women farmers Being a Nodal Agency for women in agriculture in DAC&FW, Ministry of •3. CompendiumPreparation ofon Womanseparate Agri-preneurs chapter on Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, the Gender Prescriptivein Agriculture for the Centre is actively involved in the revision Annual Report and Gender Related Write up for the Outcome Budget of DAC&FW, oriented scheme/programmes of Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers DAC&FWof guidelines to ofensure various allocation Beneficiary of Welfare. 4. Delivery of Gender Sensitization Module woman farmers in proportion to their to the Extension functionaries at all levels resources and flow of benefits to the

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viz. Senior, Middle & Cutting edge level, IX. EXHIBITIONS Delivery of Capsule Module on Gender Aagricultural exhibitions / Fairs are Learning & Maintenance of Gender an effective means of reaching to a Disaggregated Data. large number of farmers.Department 5. Advisories are issued to the States has sponsored /organized about 12 Kisan Melas in different parts of the for wasteland development and its country including participation in India distributionfor preparation to land of specificless farm-women/ guidelines International Trade Fair 2017 by setting women farmers, Women SHG for up Agriculture Pavilion from 14th - 27th cultivating/livelihood purposes on long- November, 2017 at Pragati Maidan, tern lease basis. New Delhi, to disseminate relevant information and promote appropriate 6. Developed Collaborative Project with technologies and improved agronomic ICAR Institutes for empowerment of practices among the farmers and women in agriculture & allied sectors. other stakeholders in agriculture and These projects shall be submitted for allied sectors. Financial assistance is approval of Competent Authority after provided for organization of Regional Agriculture Fairs (RAFs) to State 7. modification,Periodic Updation if any required.of the Dashboard Agriculture Universities and Indian pertaining to the Empowerment of Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Women. institutes. Five (5) Regional Agriculture Fairs @ one in each region, namely, 8. Collation of special provisions and North, South, East, West and North East package of assistance available for organised through State Agriculture women under various on-going Scheme/ Universities/ICAR Institutes during a Missions/Sub-Missions of DAC&FW, year are supported with a maximum Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers funding of Rs.15 lakh each. The Ministry Welfare. of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare also VIII. MONITORING AND EVALUATION: institutions for organization of farmer- Support to State Extension Programme centricprovides International/ financial assistance National/ to otherState for Extension Reforms launched has level events. a provision of third party monitoring termed as Concurrent Evaluation at State Various steps like direct participation of level. The Extension Division had also farmers, Farmer-Scientist interactions conducted the centralized evaluation in regional languages, demonstrating of the scheme through an independent appropriate technologies directly and agency, Agriculture Finance Corporation by way of organizing crop/ livestock (AFC). Important suggestions and demonstrations, web-casting of issues for further improvements in Agriculture Pavilion during IITF 2017 ATMA schemes have already been melas /agri shows reaches more no. of are being done to insure that benefit of guidelines. farmers. Suitable infotainment shows dully addressed in the modified ATMA like Skit shows with some technical

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message are also included a part of the fair. Pre-event publicity through press releases, AIR, DD, KIsan Call Centre, Kisan Vani programme through FM Radio Station are also done during the year. DAC has participated in following events during the the year 2017-18.

Sl. No Fairs/Exhibitions/Events State Exp. Incurred (Rs.) 1. Participation in “Kisan Kalyan Mela” at Mo- Bihar 8,78,206 tihari, Champaran, Bihar from 15-19 April, 2017 2. Participation in “Vibrant North-East” at Assam 5,720 Guwahati from 4-6 May, 2017 3. Participation in 7th “Bundelkhand Srijan” at Madhya Pradesh 72,000 Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh from 6-7 May, 2017 4. Participation in 8th Krishi Fair- 2017 at Odisha 1,12,200 Shree Jagannath Dham, Puri, Odisha from 15-19 May, 2017 5. Participation in Textile India, 2017 at Ma- Gujrat 54,660 hatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, Gujarat from 30th June-2nd July,2017 6. Participation in 21st National Agriculture West Bengal 1,04,878 Exhibition at Kolkata from 24-27th August, 2017 7. Participation in Innovative farmers meets Punjab 1,50,000 at Patiala, Punjab from 4th May to 16th June, 2017 8. Participation in North-East Calling 2017 at NCT of Delhi 3,246 August Kranti Lawan (A), India Gate, New Delhi from 9th-10th September, 2017 9. Participation in Exhibition Cum Seminar Uttar Pradesh 9,950 on Horticulture/Agriculture at Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Dham, Mathura U.P. from 22th-25th September, 2017 10. Participation in Birth Centenary of Sh. NCT of Delhi 1,47,500 Nanaji Deshmukh at campus of ICAR, Pusa, New Delhi Organized by Ministry of Rural Development from 10-11th October, 2017 11. Participation in World Food India 2017 NCT of Delhi 1,000,0000 from 3rd -5th November, 2017 12. Participation in IITF 2017 from 14-27 No- NCT of Delhi 79,50,000 vember, 2017

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New Initiatives: 8.6 The Department has introduced a quarterly e-bulletin; monthly e-book and Farmer Friendly Hand Book on yearly basis. These documents are available on Department’s website www. agricoop.nic.in.

PROGRAMMES OF NORTH-EASTERN STATES 8.7 The status of implementation of Schemes in the North Eastern Region is as follows: a. Support to State Extension Programme for Extension Reforms

S.No. Name of the State No. of ATMA Registered 1. Arunachal Pradesh 21 2. Assam 26 3. Manipur 9 4. Mizoram 8 5. Meghalaya 11 6. Nagaland 11 7. Sikkim 4 8. Tripura 8 Total: 98 8.8 for North Eastern States for implementing the Scheme. Out of which, an amount of Rs. 4032.54 lakh During has been the released current tofinancial Assam (Rs.year 500.00 2017-18, lakh), Budget Arunachal estimate Pradesh of Rs. (Rs.6500 491.31 lakh was lakh), earmarked Manipur (Rs. 506.87 lakh), Meghalaya (Rs. 633.78 lakh), Mizoram (Rs. 443.15 lakh), Nagaland (Rs. 960.68 lakh), Tripura (Rs. 306.82 lakh) and Sikkim (Rs. 190.53 lakh) till January, 2017 b. Mass Media Support to Agricultural Extension: 8.9 List of Narrowcasting and FM Kisan Vani Stations in the North Eastern Region is given below:

Sl No Name of the State Name of Narrowcasting Station Name of the FM Kisan Vani Station 1 Arunachal Pradesh - Itanagar 2 Assam Tinsukhia, Margheretia,Jorhat, So- Jorhat, Dhubri,Haf- nari, Nazira, Dibrugarh 3 Manipur Imphal, Churachandpur, Ukhrul -- 4 Meghalaya Shillong, Nongstoin, Jowai, Cherra- Jowaiflong, Nowgong punjee 5 Mizoram AizwalLawangtlal Lunglei Lunglei 6 Nagaland Gangtok Mokokchung 7 Tripura AgartalaKailasahr Kailasahr, Tellamura, Amarpur Belonia Jolaibari

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These stations are producing/ broadcasting 30 minutes agricultural programmes, 5/6 days a week. c. Establishment of Agri-Clinics and Agri-Business Centres (AC&ABC): 8.10 subsidy on the Total Financial Outlay (TFO) as against to 36% for General Category Candidates. Candidate Details from of North-Easterncandidates trained Sates and are venture entitled established for an additional since the benefit inception of 44% and during the current year is given below.

S.No. State Candidates Trained Ventures Established Since Current Year Since Current Year Inception (As on 31st Inception (As on 31st October, October, 2017) 2017) 1. Arunachal 35 00 03 00 Pradesh 2. Assam 735 35 218 08 3. Manipur 438 00 128 00 4. Meghalaya 35 00 03 00 5. Mizoram 34 00 00 00 6. Nagaland 184 00 21 00 7. Sikkim 09 00 01 00 8. Tripura 04 00 01 00 Total 1474 35 375 08 d. KisanCall Centers (KCCs): (3006).

8.11 The KCC located at Guwahati caters e. Extension Education Institute (EEI): to the needs of the North Eastern Region except Sikkim which is located at Kolkata 8.12 EEI set up at Jorhat (Assam) in 1987 (West Bengal). Queries are replied in has been providing training support different languages depending upon the at the regional level to the middle level area from where the query is received. functionaries of in 8 States of North Since the beginning of scheme, the calls Eastern Region and West Bengal. During registered from various states of North- the year 2017-18 (till October, 2017) 22 Eastern Region upto 31st December, 2017 courses have been organized and 649 are, Arunachal Pradesh (8641), Assam (266587), Manipur (30103), Meghalaya lakhs has been released to EEI Jorhat till (15814), Mizoram (7789), Nagaland December,officers trained. 2017. An amount Rs. 215.00 (3308), Sikkim (11718) and Tripura (41379). The calls registered from these GENDER SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS UNDER states during current year up to 31st ATMA PROGRAMME: December, 2017 are Arunachal Pradesh 8.13 ATMA programme provides that minimum (2428), Assam (26245), Manipur (1470), 30% resources are to be utilized for women Meghalaya (1016), Mizoram (99), farmers. To improve participation of women Nagaland (285), Sikkim (1272) & Tripura in planning & decision making process, the

80 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2017-18 scheme provides for representation and active formed annually for ensuring household food involvement of women at various decision and nutritional security providing assistance making platforms viz. ATMA-Governing Body of Rs.10,000/ per group. and ATMA-Management Committee at district level & Farmer Advisory Committees (FACs) at 8.14 Since inception of the scheme in 2005- block, district and state level. Besides, scheme 06, total 1,04,27,917 farm women (24.05% of provides for enhanced involvement of women as ‘Farmer Friend’ in a mechanism promoted in farmer oriented activities like Exposure the total benefited farmers) have participated under the scheme for Farmer-to-Farmer Visits, Training, Demonstrations & Kisan Melas extension. Farm Women’s Food Security including 6,11,975 Groups (FSGs) @ at least 2 per block to be during 2017-18 (up to 30th November, 2017). women farmers benefited GENDER SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONS UNDER ATMA PROGRAMME: Sl. Activity/ Details of Tar-get Achieve- Budget Amount Remarks No. Program Activities/ ments Allocation Utilized Programs in which women are involved 1 ATMA Minimum - 6,11,975 30% of 12262.03 To improve partici- Program 30% of women the budget lakh (Up to pation of women in resources farmers earmarked 4th January, planning & decision meant for have par- for farmer 2018 making process, the program- ticipated oriented scheme provides for matic in farmers - representation and activities oriented ties. active involvement are to be activities filed activi of women at various utilized during decision making plat- for women 2017- forms viz. ATMA-GB farmers. 18 (till & ATMA-MC at dis- 30th Nov., trict level & Farmer 2017). Advisory Committees at block, district & state level. Farm Women’s Food Secu- rity Groups (FGGs) @ at least 2 per block to be formed an- nually for ensuring household food and nutritional security providing assistance of Rs.10,000/ per group.

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Department of Agriculture Cooperation & for improving overall development of the Farmers’ Welfare (IT Division) Country through increasing the agricultural 8.15 Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare output by ensuring availability of information aims to improve awareness and knowledge on various agriculture and allied sectors activities. Agriculture 2.0 (Digital Agriculture) strategy has, therefore, been developed directly falls under Pillar No. 5 of , notefficiency only to of reach farmers. out to A comprehensivefarmers in an easy ICT i.e. eKranti – Electronic Delivery of Services and better way but also for planning and and broadly caters to other pillars as well, monitoring of schemes so that policy decisions like e-Governance: Reforming Government can be taken at a faster pace and farmers can through Technology, Information for All and Early Harvest Programmes. sections of rural areas, different ICT strategies havebe benefited been devised. quickly. To empower different MKisan-Use of basic mobile telephony: 8.18 Since the penetration of smart phones NATIONAL E-GOVERNANCE PLAN – with internet in rural areas is around 7-8% AGRICULTURE: only, mobile telephony is considered to be 8.16 Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare the alternate and the best option to deliver is implementing National e-Governance Plan– services to the farmers. Mobile telephony has Agriculture (NeGP-A). Its aim is to achieve transformed the tenor of our lives. Department rapid development in India through use of has developed a portal - mkisan(mkisan. Information & Communication Technology gov.in), where around 2.5 crore farmers are (ICT) for timely access to agriculture related registered and experts/scientists of different information for the farmers. In Agriculture, departments like IMD, ICAR, State Government, availability of real time information at the right time is the major miss. Lack of State Agriculture Universities send information information at proper time causes a huge to farmers in local languages. loss to farmers. NeGP-A aims to bridge this 8.19 Weather information about likelihood gap in communication by using technology. of rainfall, temperature, etc. enables farmers It provides an integrated approach to the to make informed decision in choice of seed delivery of services to the farming community varieties, decide on timing of sowing and using ICT. Under NeGP-A, around 60 online harvesting. With market information, farmers services have been developed and launched to are better informed about markets to sell provide ease of access and timely information produce, prevailing market prices and quantity to farmers. Some services are developed for demanded in the market. Thus, they can make monitoring of schemes so that quick analysis informed decisions to sell produce at the and reporting can be done. right price and right time. This helps reducing Digital Agriculture: distress sales by farmers due to market supply 8.17 Under Digital India interventions of the Government- Digital Agriculture (Agriculture been sent through mkisan since its inception 2.0) has been given the prominent place influctuations. 2013. Around 1837 crore SMSs have

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Farmers’ portal (www.farmer.gov.in): portals of the Department pertained to 8.20 Farmers’ Portal is a one stop shop for agriculture & allied sectors from organisational farmers where a farmer can get relevant and schematic view-point, not even one portal information on range of topics including seeds, existed for the farmers and that was the genesis fertilizer, pesticides, credit, good practices, of the Farmers’ Portal. dealer network, availability of inputs, agromet 8.22 This centralized repository is the back advisory etc. This information can be drilled bone of all mobile apps and SMS advisories. down through the pictorial view of Map of This portal provides information across all India placed on the Home page as well. stages of crop management right from sowing 8.21 While over 800 websites of various of seeds till post harvesting. The beauty of this departments and organisations related to web based portal is that one can shift down Agriculture & allied sectors in the Central to the block level and get the information of and State Governments and 80 applications/ particular block.

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Development of Mobile Apps: 8.23 Spreading agricultural related information critical parameters—weather, input dealers, interface and provides information on five to farmers in the poorest communities has market price, plant protection and expert been made easier by proliferation of mobile advisories. An additional tab directly connects phones. Today, mobile apps and services are the farmer with the Kisan Call Centre where being designed and released in different parts agriculture experts answer their queries. Unique features like extreme weather alerts larger objective of farmers’ empowerment and market prices of commodity in nearest of the world.Mobile apps help to fulfil the and facilitates in extension services which can area and the maximum price in state as well address the global food security issues.Many as India have been added to empower farmers mobile apps have been developed for farmers. in the best possible manner. With click of a Some of them are listed below: button, farmers can get all this information in 8.24 KisanSuvidha: It is an omnibus mobile hand provided they have a smart phone and app to help farmers by providing relevant decent internet connectivity. Total downloads: information to them quickly. It has a simple 6,22,932

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8.25 Pusa Krishi: This Mobile App “PUSA 8.26 Agrimarket: Agri Market mobile App can KRISHI’’ has been developed to realize the be used to get the market price of crops in dream “LAB to LAND” of our Prime Minister. market within 50 km of the devices location. Indian Agriculture Research Institute, PUSA This app automatically captures the location has developed many high yielding varieties of person using mobile GPS and fetches the of Agriculture, Horticulture crops and other market price. There is another option to get the price of any market and any crop in case Natural Resources management, Integrated person does not want to use GPS location. Nutrientpath breaking management, technologies Plant inprotection, the fields Soil of and water management, mechanization, entrepreneurs, extension workers, researcher, diagnostic technologies etc. This app will help NGOsThis appand willpolicy be makers.Total beneficially fordownloads: farmers, farmers to get information about technologies 43140 developed by IARI, which will eventually help in increasing returns to farmers. This mobile app is also intended towards Agri. Start-ups, industry partners to whom these technologies will be transferred for further taking it to the farmers. Total downloads: 36047

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preventive, advance action solutions.

SEEDS: SUB-MISSION ON SEED AND PLANTING MATERIAL (SMSP) 8.29 “Sub Mission on Seed and Planting Material (SMSP)” under Centrally Sponsored Scheme “National Mission on Agricultural Extension and Technology (NMAET)” is under implementation with the objective to develop/ strengthen seed sector and to enhance production and multiplication of high yielding

crops and making it available to the farmers atcertified/ affordable quality prices seedsand also of place all agriculturalan effective system for protection of plant varieties, rights of farmers and plant breeders to encourage development of new varieties of plants. The existing components of the SMSP scheme are as under :

Sl no. Intervention 1. Strengthening for Seed Quality Control 2. Strengthening of Grow Out Test(GOT) Personalized Information through Call Facilities Centres: 3. 4. Seed Village programme 8.27 There is a nation-wide toll free number Support to Seed Certification Agencies 1800-180-1551 where farmers can call and 5. speak to agriculture experts directly.Kisan Call pulses , fodder and green manure Certified seed production of oilseeds, Centre (KCC) enables farmers to have direct crops through seed villages discussions with the subject matter experts 6. Seed Processing Facilities who are able to analyse the problem effectively 7. Seed Storage Facilities and provide the solution directly. KCC receives 8. Transport Subsidy on Movement of around 25,000 calls on daily basis. Currently seeds to NE States etc Kisan Call Centres are available in 14 locations, 9. National Seed Reserve which cover PAN India. The process is going on 10. Application of Bio-technology in Agri- to expand it to 21 locations. culture 11. Public Private Partnership in Seed Sec- 8.28 It uses a backend data support tor system, which is inbuilt into the overall MIS (Management Information System). The 12. Assistance for Boosting Seed Produc- MIS software captures callers’ details and tion in Private Sector Support to Sub-Mission Director and analysing area-wise and crop wise details Survey / Studies withinspecifications a time space of the framework query which and provides helps in PPV&FRA

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Production of breeder, foundation and certified/quality seeds: 8.30 Seeds are the basic and critical input for agricultural production. The Indian Seeds seeds. The details of production of breeder and foundation seeds as well as production of programme recognizes three generations of seeds, namely, breeder, foundation and certified certified seedsYEAR from 2005-06 to 2017-18 areProduction/Availability shown in the following table:-of Seed (Metric Tonnes) Breeder Seed (Production) Foundation Seed Certified / Quality seed 2005-06 6823 74800 1405000 2006-07 7382 79654 1481800 2007-08 9196 85254 1943100 2008-09 9441 96274 2503500 2009-10 10683 114638 2797200 2010-11 11921 180640 3213592 2011-12 12338 222681 3536200 2012-13 11020 161700 3285800 2013-14 8229 174307 3473130 2014-15 8621 157616 3517664 2015-16 9036 149542 3435248 2016-17 11071.44 220907 3802904 2017-18 11232.75 (Target) 195415 4194111

STRENGTHENING OF SEEDS QUALITY 8.32 The export/ import of seeds have CONTROL ORGANIZATIONS (STATE SEED increased with rationalization and CERTIFICATION AGENCIES AND STATE SEED TESTING LABORATORIES) simplification of the export/import regime. 8.31 The responsibility of seed law industry and entrepreneurs. 118 cases were This has benefited Indian farmers, the seed enforcement is vested with the State recommended for issue of export and 76 cases were recommended for import during the the relevant provisions of the Seeds Act, 1966 year 2016-17. During the year 2017-18 ( upto andGovernments. the Seeds Seed(Control) Inspectors, Order, notified1983, inspect under November, 2017) 67 cases of export and 50 the premises of seed distribution agencies to cases of import have been recommended to draw samples for testing. Appropriate action is make available the best seed and planting to taken against sellers of sub-standard seeds as the farmers. per the provisions of the Seeds Act/Rules and Implementation of Protection of Plant Orders. These Inspectors are also authorized Varieties and Farmers’ Rights to stop the sale of sub-standard seeds and to 8.33 Legislation for Protection of Plant seize their stocks. Seed Inspectors have also Varieties and Farmers’ Rights was enacted been provided with powers of enforcement in year 2001. The legislation provides for under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 the establishment of an effective system for protection of plant varieties, the rights of (GM) Crops. to regulate the quality of genetically modified farmers’ and plant breeders and to encourage POLICY ON EXPORT/IMPORT OF SEEDS the development of new varieties of plants. AND PLANTING MATERIALS Funds are released to Protection of Plant

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Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority 8.38 The three categories of awards: Plant (PPV&FRA) to provide necessary back-up Genome Saviour Community Awards, support for implementation of this legislation. Plant Genome Saviour Farmers’ Rewards and Plant Genome Saviour Farmers’ Salient Achievements Recognition were conferred during the 8.34 During 2017-18, the Authority received Plant Genome Saviour Awards Ceremony 1033 applications representing 76 genera/ which was conducted on 19th April 2017 species belonging to 108 New, 47 extant and at Mothihari, Champaran, Bihar. Shri. Radha 878 farmer’s categories. The highest number Mohan Singh, Minister for Agriculture and of application were received for 424 cereals, Farmers Welfare, Government of India graced followed by 147 legumes, 107 cucurbits, 84 the occasion by his august presence. A total of oilseeds, 92 fruits, 78 vegetables, 79 spices, 5 thirty-five awards amounting to Eighty Five Lakhs Rupees were were presented to farmers and farming communities from different parts weremedicinal also &received aromatic, during 5 tree this sp. ,year 4 flowers, seeking 3 of India. registrationfiber crops and of plant3 other varieties crops. The belonged applications to 12 The Authority is also operating the National different plant families. Gene Fund constituted by the Government of 8.35 Strong linkages have been developed India under section 45 of the Act, Rule 70(2) with seed industry and, as of now, 30 (a) of PPV&FR Rules,2003 which provides stakeholder including 18 private companies, that Gene Fund could be utilized to support have submitted applications for registration and reward farmers particularly the tribal and with the Authority. rural communities engaged in conservation, improvement and preservation of genetic 8.36 resources of economic Plants and their wild registration for 24 crop species. The highest relatives, particularly in 22 Agro-biodiversity The Authority issued 243 certificate of hotspots across 7 agro-geographical zones. (180), followed by cotton (11), Wheat (6), Okra/Lady’snumber of certificatesFinger (6), Chilli were (5) issued Tomato in Rice(4), National Seed Research and Training Millet (8), Maize (4), Sorgum (2), Turmeric (2), Centre (NSRTC), Varanasi Brinjal (1) and other crops. 8.39 The National Seed Research and Training Centre (NSRTC) Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) 8.37 has been functioning since October 2005 and issued during 2017, 18 belonged to New Out of 243 certificates of registration Referral Laboratory (CSTL) with effect from VCK, and 178 to farmers’ category. has been notified as Central Seed Testing and category, 32 to Extant Notified, 12 to Extant 01.04.2007. The objective of CSTL, NSRTC is to maintain uniformity in seed testing and to assure supply of quality seeds at National level. It also acts as Referral Laboratory under Court of Law for seed related issues. NSRTC is a premiere institute for capacity building in relation to maintaining Seed Quality Assurance by offering HRD activities round the year. The CSTL working under ambit of NSRTC is member laboratory of International Seed

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Testing Association (ISTA), since 2007. As per dividend @ 30% on effective Profit After Tax National programme to maintain uniformity of Rs. 14.48 Crores in 2016-17 (including in seed testing, NSRTC has analyzed 14999 dividend distribution tax ) against Rs. 13.80 nos. of seed samples under 5% re-testing crores @ 20% in 2015-16 on the paid up programme. Besides, 52 Nos. of court referred capital of the Corporation. 21.47 Lakhs quintal seed samples have also been analyzed in the seeds have been produced/procured during CSTL as and when received from the respective the Financial Year 2016-17. NSC is undertaking Hon’ble Courts of India. Further, NSRTC has Seed Production of more than 600 varieties/ received and tested 09 Nos. of seed samples hybrids/lines including parental lines of about under PT programme from ISTA, Switzerland. 60 crops consisting of Cereals, Millets, Oilseeds, Pulses, Fodder, Fibers, Green Manure, Potato 8.40 During 2017-18, NSRTC has organized and wide range of Vegetable crops. During the 09 National Training Programme on various 14.60 Lakh qtls of seed in the country. During stakeholders of Govt., Public and Private Sector financial year 2016-17 NSC has distributed etc.seed related issues for the benefit of various distributed 3.95 lakhs quintals of seed in International Rice Research Institute Kharifthe current 2017 season. financial year 2017-18 NSC has (IRRI), South Asia Regional Center (ISARC): USE OF BT. COTTON HYBRID SEEDS 8.41 Union Cabinet in its meeting held on Bt. Cotton is the only transgenic crop 12.07.2017 had approved the proposal for 8.43 approved in the country for commercial ISARC at National Seed Research and Training cultivation. The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Center (NSRTC) Campus, Varanasi, Uttar Committee (GEAC) of the Ministry of Pradesh. Memorandum of Agreement has Environment, Forests and Climate Change is been signed by Secretary (DAC&FW) and Director General , IRRI, Philippines on 2nd the nodal agency for grant of permission for environmental release of Bt. Cotton hybrids issued on 3rd October, 2017 by the Ministry under the Environment Protection Act, 1986 in ofAugust, External 2017. Affairs Gazette to accord Notification immunities has been and the country. At present, about 1400 Bt. Cotton hybrid seeds are available for cultivation in the in India including ISARC as per United Nations country. These Bt. Cotton hybrids are grown in (Privilegesprivileges to and IRRI Immunities) and its offices Act, and 1947. activities ISARC ten (10) States i.e., Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, is expected to be operationalised soon. Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Punjab and NATIONAL SEEDS CORPORAION Rajasthan. The area under Bt. Cotton has 8.42 National Seeds Corporation Limited is a increased from 29073 ha in Kharif 2002 to Schedule-B Central Public Enterprise under 85.29 lakh ha. in 2016-17 (81% of total cotton the Administrative Control of the Department area) of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers The Department has issued Cotton Seed Welfare. It enjoys “Mini Ratna” (Category-I) Price Control Order, 2015 under Section 3 status. The performance of NSC during 2016- of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 for 17 is as under :- regulating the Maximum Sale Price (MSP) of During 2016-17 NSC earned Profit After Tax Bt cotton hybrid seeds. The Price of Bt Cotton (PAT) of Rs. 51.80 Crores as compared to Rs. 49.71 Crores during 2015-16. NSC declared grams for BG-I and Rs. 800/- per packet of 450 seed was fixed at Rs. 635/- per packet of 450 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 89 Annual Report 2017-18 grams for BG-II for the year 2016. Similarly, the agencies in the country namely NSC, State Seeds Corporations and State Department for 2017-18 (vide SO No. 802(E) dated 10th of Agriculture of Tamil Nadu, Himachal DepartmentMarch, 2017) has in which notified Rs. the 635/- MSP per of 450Bt. Cotton grams Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Jharkhand. of Bt. Cotton seed plus 120 gram of refugia for BG-I version Bt. Cotton and Rs. 800/- for BG-II assistance for procurement of seeds called version of Bt. Cotton Hybrid. There is no trait RevolvingUnder the fund programme and cost of one material time handling financial value for BG-I version, however, the MSP of BG- equipment is provided to the implementing II includes Rs. 49/- as trait value. agency. Assistance is also provided for NATIONAL SEED RESERVE 8.44 The Establishment & Maintenance of maintenance of certified and foundation Seed Bank Programme has been re-structured godown, establishment of seed processing seeds of identified crops, construction of seed as National Seed Reserve for implementation plant, Cost of Material handling equipment, Cost during 12th Plan. The basic objectives of of service out sourced and computerization & the scheme are to meet the requirement networking facilities, besides price differential of seeds of short and medium duration cost for left over stock of seeds as per norms crops varieties to farmers during natural calamities and unforeseen conditions. The foundation seeds maintained under NSR and National Seed Reserve (NSR) programme amountof the scheme. released The to the quantity participating of certified agencies and is implemented by about 22 implementing during 2015-16 and 2016-17 are as under:-

Year Targets of Physical Physical Achievement Amount released to quantity (in lakh quintals) implementing agencies (in lakh quintals) (Rs. in crores) 2015-16 3.65 2.76 21.48 2016-17 3.65 2.77 19.12 2017-18* 3.66 1.91 11.39 * only kharif 2017

SAARC Seed Bank 8.46 Accordingly, National Seeds Corporation Limited (NSC), New Delhi has been declared 8.45 India signed the Agreement on as National Designated Agency to coordinate establishment and maintenance of SAARC for establishment and maintenance of Regional Seed Bank in November, 2011 at the SAARC Regional Seed Bank in India. The XVII SAARC summit held at Maldives in 2011 with the objective to provide regional support National Designated Agency (NDA) would to national seed security efforts; address be entrusted the task of establishing SAARC regional seed shortage through collective Seed Bank as per provisions contain in the actions and foster inter-country partnerships, agreement. It will work as the National to promote increase of Seed Replacement Rate Focal Point also. National Seeds Corporation (SRR) with appropriate varieties at a faster Limited, State Seeds Corporations and State rate as far as possible so that the use of quality Department of Agriculture are declared as seed for crop production can be ensure; and to implementing agency to establishment and act as a regional seed security reserve for the maintenance of the SAARC Regional Seed Member States. Bank in the Country.

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8.47 In addition, Government of India upto maximum of Rs.2000 constituted a National Technical Committee to Assistance for purchase of only one seed bin coordinate all related activities i.e working out modalities, technicalities of participation to Seed Village Programme. The implementing the SAARC Regional Seed Bank in the Country. agencyfor each may identified also distribute farmer smaller is available size of in seed the SEED VILLAGE PROGRAMME : - 8.48 In order to upgrade the quality of farmer assistance is reduced accordingly. bins as per demand of farmer and financial saved seeds which is about 60-65% of the total The year-wise physical progress of the seeds used for crop production programme, programme is as under: - following interventions are made : Year Number of Quantity of Seed (a) 50% assistance for the seeds for cereal Seed Village Produced crops and 60% for oilseeds, pulses, fodder Organized (In Lakh is provided for and green manure crops Quintals) 2006-07 10,778 22.961 seeds required for one acre area per 2007-08 18,121 40.070 farmer.distribution of foundation/certified 2008-09 35,212 58.009 (b) Farmers’ Trainings : Financial assistance 2009-10 69,127 79.564 of Rs.15000 per group (50-150 farmers 2010-11 1,01,067 161.553 each group) is provided for farmers 2011-12 89,244 199.28 training on seed production and post 2012-13 78,943 116.708 harvest seed technology (Rs.0.15 lakh) 2013-14 68455 145.14 (c) Seed treating/dressing drums : Financial 2014-15 48004 193.71 assistance for treating seeds produced in 2015-16 29249 91.82 the Seed Village is available @ 3500 per 2016-17 24093 56.99 seed treating drum of 20Kg capacity and 2017-18 23147 31.24 Rs. 5000 per drum of 40Kg capacity. (as on 03.01.18) (d) Seed Storage bins: To encourage * The progress from most implementing farmers to develop storage capacity of agencies is yet to be received after crop harvest.

is available to farmers for purchasing BOOSTING SEED PRODUCTION IN PRIVATE Seedappropriate Storage quality,bins. The financial rate of assistance SECTOR is as under. 8.49 Under this component of the Credit linked back ended subsidy @40% of the capital @33% for SC/ST farmers for 10 qtls. capacity cost of the project in general areas and 50% upto maximum of Rs.1500 in case of hilly and scheduled areas subject @33% for SC/ST farmers for 20 qtls. capacity to an upper limit of Rs 150 lakhs per project upto maximum of Rs.3000 is funded. Two percent (2%) of the total fund utilized under the component will be @25% for General farmers for 10 qtls. capacity allowed as administrative charges to the Nodal upto maximum of Rs.1000 agency. So far, 605 such projects have been sanctioned for the small entrepreneurs in 17 @25% for General farmers for 20 qtls. capacity

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States with 143.11 lakh qtls. seed processing agrees to supply parent line seeds/ capacity and storage capacity of 51.27 lakh nucleus or breeder seeds/technology qtls as on 31.10.2017. to the Indian company within a period of two years from the date of import 8.50 PROGRAMME BEING IMPLEMENTED : - Details IN THE NORTH-EASTERN STATES after its import has been recommended of the programmes being implemented in the byof DAC. the firstFor trial commercial and evaluation consignment of the NE region is at . Annexure 8.1 variety sought to be imported by eligible MODIFICATIONS IN NEW POLICY ON SEED importers, 16 kg. seed in case of wheat DEVELOPMENT and 5 kg. in case of paddy will be given 8.51 The National Seed Policy, 2002 provides to ICAR or farms accredited by ICAR for that all imports of seeds and planting materials, sowing. After receipt of the satisfactory etc. will be allowed freely subject to EXIM results of trial/evaluation, an eligible Policy Guidelines and the requirements of the importer may apply for the bulk import Plants, Fruits and Seeds (Regulation of import of such seeds to the DAC. into India) Order, 1989 as amended from time (ii) Similar procedure of trial/evaluation has to time. Import of parental lines of newly been recommended for import of the developed varieties will also be encouraged. seeds of coarse cereals, pulses and oil The Policy also provides that seed and planting seeds. materials imported for sale into the country will have to meet minimum seed standards of seed health, germination, genetic and physical forms for export and import of seeds and purity as prescribed. All importers will make plantingFurther, materials. Seeds Division has simplified the available a small sample of the imported seed IMPLEMENTATION OF OECD SEED SCHEMES to the Gene Bank maintained by National IN INDIA Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR). The objective of the Organization for In order to harmonize New Policy on Seed 8.52 Economic Co-operation and Development Development, 1988 with the National Seed (OECD) Seed Schemes is to encourage use of seeds of consistently high quality have been made in the New Policy on Seed in participating countries. The scheme Development,Policy, 2002, 1988: following two modifications (i) Seeds of wheat and paddy – In order to seed produced and processed for international provide to the Indian farmer the best tradeauthorizes according the use toof labelsOECD and guidelines. certificates The for planting material available in the world to scheme also facilitates the import and export increase productivity, the import of seeds of seed, by the removal of technical trade of wheat and paddy may also be allowed barrier through international recognize as per provisions of the Plant Quarantine labels. India’s participation in OECD schemes Order, 2003 as amended from time to aims to enhance seed export capabilities and time for a period not exceeding two years probabilities. by companies, which have technical/ 8.53 The Department of agriculture and cooperation has become a member of OECD production of seeds with companies Seed Scheme from 23rd October, 2008 and abroad,financial provided collaboration the foreign agreement supplier for 231 varieties in 20 crops have been enlisted

92 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2017-18 in OECD list of varieties till now. International cultivation. Agriculture Mechanization also helps in improving safety and comfort of organized by Telangana State Seed & Organic the agricultural worker, improvements in workshop on OECD Seed Certification had been the quality and value addition of the farm to accelerate the seed export through OECD produce and also enabling the farmers to take seedCertification scheme. Authority National (TSSOCA),Task Force Hyderabad on OECD second and subsequent crops making Indian Scheme has also constituted to enhance India’s share of seed export through this scheme. It also helps the Indian farming to become commercialagriculture moreinstead attractive of subsistence. and profitable. There is a linear relationship between availability of farm power and farm yield. Therefore, there is a need to increase the availability of farm power from 1.841 kW per ha (2012-13) to 4.0 kW per ha by the end of 2030 to cope up with increasing demand of food grains.

8.56 As per the Agriculture Census 2010- 11, the average size of all land holding is 1.15 ha which 1.23 was ha in the last Agriculture Census of 2005-06. About 85 % of the total land holdings are in small and marginal size groups which need special efforts for its mechanization.

8.57 Subsequently, recognizing the Gender perspective in the need to mechanize the marginal and small implementation of SMSP: farmers, and for inclusive growth of Farm 8.54 There is no separate allocation of funds mechanization Sector in the country a Sub under the various components/ schemes Mission on Agricultural Mechanization of Seeds Division for women farmers. (SMAM) was launched in the year 2014-15 Implementing agencies/ States have been with the following objectives: requested to allocate adequate funds for participation of women farmers in Seed Village Programme. mechanization to small and marginal • farmersIncreasing and theto the reach regions of where farm AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION: availability of farm power is low; Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) offset the adverse economies of scale 8.55 Agriculture Mechanization is an • arisingPromoting due ‘Customto small Hiringland holding Centers’ and to essential input to modern agriculture to high cost of individual ownership; increase the productivity and for making judicious use of other inputs like seeds, farm equipments; fertilizers, chemicals & pesticides and natural • Creating hubs for hi-tech & high value resources like water, soil nutrients etc. besides reducing the human drudgery and cost of through demonstration and capacity • Creating awareness among stakeholders Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 93 Annual Report 2017-18

building activities; Year Tractor Sales Power tiller (NOS.) Sale (Nos.) 2004-05 2,47,531 17,481 • locatedEnsuring all over performance the country. testing and 2005-06 2,96,080 22,303 certification at designated testing centers 2006-07 3,52,835 24,791 Financial assistance in SMAM under its 2007-08 3,46,501 26,135 various components: 2008-09 3,42,836 35,294 8.58 2009-10 3,93,836 38,794 to the tune of 25-40% is being provided for the 2010-11 5,45,109 55,100 individual. The financialownership assistance of the farm as cost machinery subsidy 2011-12 5,35,210 60,000 which is also applicable for farm machinery 2012-13 5,90,672 47,000 component under RKVY, NFSM, NHM & NMOOP 2013-14 6,96,828 56,000 schemes for different categories of Machinery 2014-15 5,51,463 46,000 2015-16 6,26,839 48,882 provided for establishment of farm machinery 2016-17 5,80,000 45,200 banks& Equipment. to provide The the financial custom assistance hiring services @40% for is 8.60 Average farm power availability for the cultivated areas of the country has been installing solar photovoltaic water pumping increased from 0.48 kW/ha in 1975-76 to 1.84 the benefits of small and marginal farmers. For kW/ha in 2012-13 and expected to cross 2.02 power to Rs 63,360/Horsepower is provided. kW/ha by 2017-18. Tosystem, promote financial the assistance mechanization of Rs 43200/horse in selected village with low level of farm mechanization, Training of Farmers & Technicians 8.61 The Farm Machinery Training & Testing for farm machinery banks is given to the group Institutes (FMTTIs) located at Budni (Madhya offinancial minimum assistance 8 farmers. @80% Hiring of the assistance project cost for Pradesh), Hissar (Haryana), Garladinne various farm operations carried out through (Andhra Pradesh), and Biswanath Chariali the farm machinery banks set up under (Assam), as per details given below are imparting training to different categories of the cost of operation/ha limited to Rs. 2000 perfinancial ha. to assistancefarmers. is also provided @ 50% under graduate engineers, entrepreneurs andof beneficiariesthe foreign nationals like farmers, nominated technicians, under 8.59 As a result of different programmes international exchange treaty on selection, implemented by the Government of India operation, maintenance, energy conservation over the years and equal participation from and management of agricultural equipments. Private Sector, the farm mechanization has been increasing steadily over the years. This 1. Central Farm Machinery Training & Testing In- is evident from the sale of tractors and power stitute, Tractor Nagar, P.O. Budni -466455, Distt. tillers, taken as indicator of the adoption of the Sehore (MP) mechanized means of farming, during the last Phone : E-Mail : fmti-mp@ nic.in 07564-234729 Website: http:// fmttibudni. gov.in/ 2. Northern Region Farm Machinery Training & Test- fiveYear years wise is sale given of belowtractors : and power tillers. ing Institute, Sirsa Road, Hisar (Haryana)-125001 Phone : E-Mail : fmti-nr@ nic.in 01662-276984 Website: http://nrfmtti.gov. in/

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3. Southern Region Farm Machinery Training & Testing Testing and Evaluation of Farm Machinery Institute Tractor Nagar, P.O. Garladinne-515731 & Equipment Distt. Anantpur (Andhra Pradesh) The Farm Machinery Training and Phone : E-Mail : [email protected] 8.63 08551-286441 Website: http://srfmtti.dac- Testing Institute at Budni is authorized to net.nic.in/ conduct commercial tests on tractors and 4. North Eastern Region Farm Machinery Training & other agricultural machines as per relevant Testing Institute BIS test codes besides conducting the testing P.O. Biswanath Chariali -784176, Distt. Sonitpur, (Assam) of tractors and power tillers under CMV Rules Phone : E-Mail : [email protected] 1989. CFMTTI is also National designated 03715-222094 Website: http://nerfmtti.nic.in/ authority for testing of tractors as per OECD codes. The institute at Hisar, conducts 8.62 During the year 2016-17, total 9523 commercial tests on self-propelled combine trainees were trained till 31st March, 2017 harvesters, plant protection equipments, against the annual target of 6000 in different agricultural implements and other machines as per relevant BIS codes and authorized to 2017-18, total 7952 trainees have been were trainedcourses. till During 31st December the current 2017 financial against year, the combined harvesters under CMVR 1989. The annual target of 6000 trainees. To supplement Instituteissue the at CMVR Garladinne certificate is authorized in respect to of test the the efforts of the FMTTIs, outsourcing of the power tillers and also conduct tests on various agricultural implements & equipments. The ICAR Institutions, ATMA Institutions, National institute at Biswanath Chariali (Assam) tests innovationtraining through Foundation, the identified training programmes Institutions, bullock drawn implements, manually operated are funded as per norms prescribed by Ministry equipment, tractor drawn implements, self of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. propelled machines and small hand tools.

FMTTIs altogether have tested 358 machines ofDuring various the financialcategories, year including 2016-17, thetractors, four power-tillers, combine harvesters, and other machinery and equipments, till 31st March, 2017 against the target of 165. During 2017- 18, total 239 farm machines have been tested till 31st December, 2017 against the annual target of 165 machineries.

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been designated as authorized testing center for testing all types of post harvest technology equipments and machinery.

Demonstration of Newly Developed Agricultural/ Horticultural Equipment 8.65 To support and encourage the Agriculture

awareness of new technologies among the farmers,mechanization demonstrations at field level of newly and to developed bring the agricultural equipment including Post harvesting, horticultural equipment have been 8.64 To cope up with the ever increasing included under component 1 & 2 of the SMAM demand of testing of agricultural machines scheme. Under these components, 100% and equipments, DAC&FW has designated 31 testing centers at State Agricultural Universities provided @Rs 4000 per ha up to 100 ha per financial assistance as Center Sector Scheme is (SAUs), ICAR Institutions and State Agricultural Departments as Authorized Testing Centers to machinery and post harvesting technology/ season for the field demonstration of farm test selected type of agricultural machinery and equipments under different categories of demonstrations have been conducted till equipments on farmer’s field. Total 203 field farm machinery. Relevant information has been December, 2017 by the FMTTIs during the made available on the departmental website http://farmech.gov. in for wider publicity current financial year 2017-18. among the users/manufacturers and other stake holders. Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE), Bhopal and Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana has been designated as authorized testing centers in addition to FMTTI, Hisar and Budni to test tractor mounted combine harvesters. Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE), Bhopal and Junagarh Agricultural University (JAU), Junagarh, Farm Machinery Testing, Training and Production Centre, Department of FM&P, Dr. PDKV, Akola, Maharashtra, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli Maharashtra, has been designated as authorized testing centers in addition to FMTTI, Hisar to test plant protection equipments. Central Institute of Post harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET) Ludhiana and SLFMT&TC, Agricultural Department, Government of Odisha, Bhubaneswar, have

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Custom Hiring Centres hand tools, bullock-drawn/ power-driven 8.66 To promote the mechanization of small implements, planting, reaping, harvesting and and marginal farm holdings and farm holding in threshing equipment, tractors, power-tillers and other specialized agricultural machines the efforts has been made to concentrate on Activities in the North-Eastern States establishmentdifficult area with of farm low levelMachinery of mechanization, Bank & Hi A FMTTI has been established at tech, high productive farm machinery hubs for 8.68 Biswanath Chariali in the Sonitpur district of custom hiring services. Under the components Assam, to cater to the needs of human resource 4, 5 & 6 of the SMAM total Rs 140.65 crores as cost subsidy, has already been released mechanization and also to assess the quality anddevelopment performance in characteristics the field of of agricultural different 1834Farm machinery Banks for providing agricultural implements and machines in the theto States custom in hiring the first services installment in the tocountry establish till region. During 2016-17 total 1027 trainees December, 2017. were trained at this NERFMTTI at Biswanath Chariali, Assam against the target of 800 and have tested 30 nos. of agricultural implements and machinery against the annual target of 25.

December 2017- total 804 trainees have been trainedDuring theagainst current the targetfinancial of 800year and 2017-18, tested till17 nos. of agricultural implements and machinery against the annual target of 25. To support the agricultural Mechanization in North Eastern States where the Mechanization level is very low, the maximum permissible subsidy per

procurementmachine per of beneficiary various agricultural is provided machinery @ 50% andlimited equipments to Rs. for 1.25 individual lakhs/beneficiary ownership, and for 95% of the cost of the machinery/Implement up to Rs 10 lakhs per farm Machinery bank for the establishment of Farm Machinery Banks with a minimum of 8-10 farmers respectively. During the year 2017-18, cost subsidy of Rs. 40.30 crores has already been released in

Farm Mechanization Programmes under different components of SMAM. various schemes of Agriculture: the first installment to NE States under the Gender Friendly Equipment for Women 8.67 Financial Assistance in the form of subsidy Under the component 1 of SMAM, at the rate of 25-40 percent under RKVY, NFSM 8.69 Agricultural Mechanization through Training, & NHM, NMOOP is applicable as per guidelines Testing, and Demonstration, a total 2239 of SMAM to the farmers for individual women have been trained during the current ownership of agricultural equipment including Financial Year 2017-18, till December, 2017. A

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Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and equipment developed by the Research and and West Bengal during 1965 to 1970. Many Developmentlist of about 30 Organization identified gender-friendly for use in different tools of the State Governments have increased their farm operations has already been sent to all equity participation as a result of which the states and UTs for popularizing them. State Government of India, at present, is a minority governments have been directed to earmark shareholder. SAICs have since expanded their 30 per cent of total funds allocated under basic functions by commencing manufacture and marketing of agricultural inputs, implements, machines, after-sales service, SMAM for women beneficiaries. promotion and development of agro-based units/industries. The Government of India is implementing a policy of disinvestment of its shares in SAICs with a view to give greater decision making power to the State governments by allowing transfer of its shares to state governments. At present only 10 SAICS are in function which has Government of India equity.

PLANT PROTECTION AND PLANT QUARANTINE : Sub Mission on Plant Protection and Plant Quarantine (SMPP): 8.71 The primary aim of this Sub mission is to minimize loss to quality and yield of agricultural crops from the ravage of insect pests, diseases, weeds, nematodes, rodents etc. and to shield our bio-security from the incursions and spread of alien species. The sub mission also seeks to facilitate exports of Indian Agricultural commodities to global markets and to promote State Agro Industries Corporations good agricultural practices, particularly with 8.70 The Government of India had advised the respect to plant protection strategies and State Governments in the year 1964, to set up techniques. In this regard, the destructive State Agro Industries Corporations (SAICs) in Insect and pests Act, 1914 and the Insecticides the public sector to act as catalysts in providing Act, 1968 provide the legal framework for the access to industrial inputs to farmers, for their regulatory function. The Sub Mission has 4 use in agriculture. Thus, 17 SAICs were set up important components, (i) Strengthening and in the joint sector with equity participation of Modernization of Plant Quarantine Facilities the Government of India and the respective (SMPQF), (ii) Strengthening and Modernization State Governments of Andhra Pradesh, of Pest Management Approach (SMPMA), (iii) Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Monitoring of Pesticide Residues at National Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Level (MPRNL) and (iv) National Institute of Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Plant Health Management (NIPHM).

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Strengthening and Modernization of Plant Plant materials was conducted and 2,38,870 Quarantine Facilities (SMPQF) 8.72 The objective of Plant Quarantine Pest Control Agencies have been accredited for Phytosanitary Certificate (PSC) issued. 604 primarily is to prevent introduction of exotic undertaking fumigation with methyl bromide pests, diseases and weeds which are likely to as on 31.10.2017 including 27 new agencies be introduced through import of agricultural and 453 agencies have been accredited for commodities or plant material into India and Forced Hot Air Treatment (FHAT) for wood and wood packing material including 35 new Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) carrying agencies. similarly fulfill obligation of the International 8.75 Further, 439 Pest Control Agencies have introduction of pests, diseases and weeds been accredited for undertaking fumigation inout other phytosanitary countries through certification exports to of prevent such with Aluminum Phosphide under NSPM-22 material. including 36 new agencies. In addition to the 8.73 The Plant Quarantine (Regulation above, 111 Rice Processing Mills for export Import into India) Order, 2003 issued under of Rice to USA and 42 for China & 67 units for provisions of Destructive Insect and Pest Act, peanut Processing and 32 pack houses for fresh 1914 (DIP Act) regulates imports. Post entry fruit and vegetables have been registered to quarantine inspection is under taken in case ensure pest free export of agri commodities of propagating plant material. Phytosanitary to the foreign countries. Pest interception recorded in imported commodities from per International Plant Protection Convention various countries into India during 2017-18 (IPPC),Certificates 1951 (PSC) of the are Food issued and for Agricultural exports as are Aonidiellaaurantii, Pseudococcuscomstocki, Organization (FAO). These functions are being Callosobruchuschinensis, Cladosporiumpara- discharged by 57 Plant Quarantine Stations cladosporoides, patemonachus, Lyctoderma- (PQS) functioning under Directorate of Plant coomani, Silvanus bidentatu, Trogoxylonparal- Protection Quarantine & Storage (DPPQ&S), lelopipedum, Trogoxylonaequale, Xylionadustus, Faridabad at various international airports, Xylothripsflavipes, Gnatoceruscornutus, Lep- seaports and land customs stations across idosaphesbeckii & Diplodiaseriata, in RPQS, the country to facilitate international trade Chennai; Lyctusbrunneus & Silvanus bidentatus in agricultural products. To bolster the Plant in Tuticorin Plant Quarantine Station; Ahasver- Quarantine infrastructure, 16 New Plant usadvena, Oriusspand C. solstitialis in RPQS, Kol- Quarantine Stations have been proposed at the katta.

8.76 The web based Plant Quarantine notified8.74 During points 2017-18 of entry. Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) Information System (PQIS) is now providing of 50 agricultural commodities was carried out, plant quarantine services relating to online technical information provided for export of issuance of Import Release Orders (IRO) 35 commodities to the 10 concerned National Plant Protection Organizations. 78,915 Import traders. PQIS is fully operational at 51 Plant Release Orders (IROs) were issued for seed and Quarantineand Phytosanitary Stations (PQSs). Certificate The (PSC)restructuring to the plant material and screening of 111 lakh Metric of remaining PQSs is underway. Integration tons of imported agricultural commodities of PQIS with customs gateway (ICEGATE) is was undertaken. Phytosanitary inspection for being implemented to facilitate importers and export of 153 lakh Metric tons of plant and

Department of Agricultuexportersre, Coope to rafiletion their & Farclearancemers Welf documentsare 99 at Annual Report 2017-18 a single point. India customs single window project being implemented by the Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India and Plant Quarantine Division is actively involving for the effective implementation of single window project and adopted the necessary measures to create an environment for ease of doing business and commodities having lower phytosanitary risktrade mapped facilitation. with IdentifiedHS Codes, 168common agricultural names and qualifying descriptions for tagging into Customs EDI System (ICEGATE) to facilitate PQ reduced import inspection of 5 % at random under ease of doing business. Additional 20 commodities, listed under similar materials (Soil) have also been proposed to DAC&FW for PQ reduced inspection of 5% random.

8.77 In continuation to the ease of doing business, Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage (DPPQ&S) has initiated the issuance of e-phyto (Digital Phyto-sanitary effect from 15-06-2017.Further, the PQ import Certificate) to all the countries and it came into in the recent SOP for Phytosanitary inspection Strengthening and Modernization of Pest procedure are also simplified and elaborated and Plant Quarantine import clearance of Management Approach (SMPMA) plants/plant products and other regulated articles to facilitate trade.Standard Operating 8.78 IPM is an eco- friendly approach, which Procedure (SOP) for export of Peanut and aims at keeping pest below economic thresholds Dried chillies have been adopted to ensure level by employing all available alternate pest free export of peanut and dried chillies. pest control methods and techniques such as Revision of Plant Quarantine (Regulation of cultural, mechanical and biological control import into India) Order, 2003 has been done. with greater emphasis on use of bio-pesticides Annual Meeting of Plant Quarantine and pesticides of plant-origin like Neem Stations held at ICAR Research Complex for formulations. The use of chemical pesticides NEH Region during 28th - 30thApril 2017 is advised as a last resort when pest crosses economic threshold level (ETL). IPM related activities are being implemented through 35 Central Integrated Pest Management Centers (CIPMCs) located in 29 States and 01 Union Territory. These activities are funded under central sector plan scheme “Strengthening and Modernization of Pest Management Approach (SMPMA)”.

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8.79 IPM activities are propagated through up every year by Department of Agriculture Farmers Field Schools (FFSs).This is a form Co-operation and Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) of adult education evolved from the concept during Kharif and Rabi seasons involving State Departments of Agriculture and CIPMCs. observations and experimentation. FFSs are Similarly, GSF campaign has been taken organizedthat farmers to help learn farmers optimally tailor IPM from practices field up on large scale basis to avoid misuse of to suit their needs. These schools are conducted chemical pesticides in agriculture. Farmers separately for the Kharif and Rabi seasons and pesticide dealers are sensitized through each FFS lasting 14 weeks. During 2017-18 display hoarding and distributing literature. (Up to December), 480 FFSs were conducted Special surveys were conducted by special in which 14,400 farmers were trained.Apart teams constituted by DAC&FW comprising from conducting FFS, the CIPMCs carry out pest/disease monitoring and conservation, CIPMCs, State Department of Agriculture, SAUs production and release of bio-control agents. andofficers ICAR / on officials various from crop Centralpest, like Government, wheat blast Pest and disease situation have been surveyed in 7.00 lakh hectares. 16.50 crore bio-control in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, agents were mass produced in laboratories Karnataka,in West Bengal, Punjab Pink and boll Telangana, worm and Army white worm fly and released against targeted insect-pests in in Odisha, Assessment of pesticide poisoning in various crops. Augmentation and conservation Yavatmal in Maharashtra etc. Besides, Dte. has was taken up in 725.00 thousand hectares. organized various Krishi Melas and Seminars Under short duration HRD programmetotal viz. Exhibition cum Seminar in Mathura, KrishiUnnatiMela in New Delhi, Bundelkhand were also organized. 02 numbers of Season Sarjan in Teekamgarh, Raipur etc. Long68 (two Training days) Programmesand 6 (five days) (SLTPs) programmes were also organized in coconut and apple crop through Field Activities: which 80 Master Trainers were trained. Eighty- seven (87 Nos.) IPM Packages of practices for pest/diseases management in major crops have been developed in collaboration with NIPHM, Hyderabad and NCIPM, New Delhi. The revised IPM Packages of practice have also been circulated to State Department of Agriculture/horticulture/ICAR Institutions/ State Agriculture Universities & all states/UTs. Installation of Pheromone Trap These packages have already been uploaded in the DPPQS and DACFW websites as well as on farmers’ portal.

8.80 Seed treatment and Grow Safe Food were also taken up. Seed treatment is the application of chemical and biological agents on seeds to control primary soil and seed borne infestation of insects and diseases, which are serious threats to crop production. Since 2006, seed treatment campaign is taken Pest monitoring with Sweep Net

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Installation of Trichogramma Sp. Yellow sticky Trap in Cabbage Crop

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IMPLEMENTATION OF INSECTICIDES ACT, have also obtained NABL accreditation for 1968: chemical testing. Keeping in view the growth 8.81 The insecticides Act, 1968 regulate in consumption of bio-pesticides and need to import, manufacture, sale, transportation, regulate their quality, assistance for setting distribution and use of insecticides with a up bio-pesticides testing facilities is being view to prevent risk to humans or animals, provided to states. Eight labs and NIPHM have and for matters connected therewith. Registration Committee, constituted under are at par with CIL for bio pesticides testing. been notified for testing bio-pesticides that Section 5 of the Act, is empowered to register Funds are provided to State Government for the pesticides/insecticides under Section 9 setting up/ strengthening pesticide testing labs.Creation of necessary infrastructure is under process at National Pesticide Reference safe for use by farmer. In order to bring about of the Act after verifying its efficacious and Repository (NPRR) and National Pesticide Investigational Laboratory (NPIL). NPRR will process of registration of pesticides, on-line store and supply reference standards etc. registrationgreater transparency of insecticides and has efficiency been partially in the necessary for analysis of pesticide samples operationalized. The system enables partial on- while NPIL will help detect presence of chemical pesticides in microbial bio-pesticide categories viz under section (4)/9(3B)/9(3)/ line filing of applications for registration in all products. This laboratory will also house a technical audit division for pesticide testing Registration under section 9(4) along with Export/Endorsements. The Certificates of laboratories. NPRR and NPIL are expected to bring about a qualitative change in standards database of 9(3) in Computerized Registration of quality testing of pesticides. oflabel Pesticides and leaflets (CROP) are being generated from the of pesticides containers have been revised to TECHNO-LEGAL CELL (TLC) Software. Label/leaflets facilitate farmers for safe use of pesticide. 8.83 Techno-Legal Cell (TLC) co-ordinates between Directorate, RPTLs, DAC&FW CENTRAL INSECTICIDE LABORATORY (CIL) and States for various purposes like NABL 8.82 The quality of pesticides is monitored by accreditation of the laboratories, grant-in-aid Central and State Insecticide Inspectors who to the states and UTs for setting up of new draw samples of insecticides from pesticide state pesticides Testing Laboratories(SPTLs) manufactures/ dealers for analysis in 68 State and strengthening of existing SPTLs and pesticide testing laboratories (SPTLs) spread Bio-pesticides Testing Laboratories in across 23 States and one Union Territory. the states. Techno-legal cell also provides For the States which do not have facilities support to states pertaining to various for testing pesticides, Regional Pesticide technical issues like supply of reference Testing Laboratories (RPTLs) have been set standards and methods of analysis etc. NABL up by Central Government at Chandigarh accreditation has been achieved for both the and Kanpur. In case of dispute, samples are Regional Pesticides Testing Laboratories i.e. referred to Central Insecticides Laboratory RPTL Chandigarh & RPTL Kanpur and State (CIL), Faridabad. For quality assurance, the Pesticides Testing Laboratories (SPTL) in CIL has obtained accreditation from National Punjab (03 Nos), Maharashtra (03 Nos), and Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration in Karnataka state (04 Nos). The cell is also Laboratories (NABL) for biological and chemical testing as per ISO/IEC17025:2005. The RPTLs involved in notification ofCentral Insecticide Department of AgricultuInspectorsre, Coope (CIIs)ration in &official Farme Gazetters Welf ofar Govt.e 103 of Annual Report 2017-18

India. Sincere efforts are being made by TLC of misbranded and illegal import found in the to prevent manufacturing and sale of spurious year 2015-16. pesticides with the help of these inspectors and with co-operation of all State Govt. For this LOCUST CONTROL & RESEARCH 8.85 The scheme Locust Control and Research inspection in manufacturing, distribution and is being implemented through an Organization purpose, CIIs are notified for conducting raids/ known as Locust warning Organization (LWO) complaints received from various sources. established during 1939 and later merged trading premises etc. in routine and on specific with directorate of PPQ&S in 1946. The locust 8.84 A total grant-in-aid of Rs 239 lakh Warning organisation (LWO) monitors locust was provided for setting and strengthening development and its activities over an area up of State Pesticide/Bio-pesticide testing of 2.00 lakh Sq Km of the Scheduled Desert laboratories in the States of Arunachal Area (SDA) mainly in the States of Rajasthan Pradesh ,Nagaland, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and and Gujarat and partly in the States of Punjab Manipur during 2015-16.Similarly,a grant in and Haryana.The scheme has 10 Locust Circle aid of Rs 60 lakh has also been provided to the states of Andhra Pradesh for strengthening up Barmer, Jalore, Phalodi, Nagaur, Suratgarh, of Bio-pesticides testing laboratories in the ChuruOffices (LCOs)in Rajasthan located atand Bikaner, Palanpur&Bhuj Jaisalmer, state during 2016-17.Teams were deputed at Jodhpur and Central Headquarter at complaints related to spurious pesticides in Faridabad.in Gujarat Besides, with there its fieldis one HeadquartersField Station variousfor conducting states like inspection Maharashtra, and verification West Bengal, of for Investigation on Locust (FSIL) situated at Rajasthan, Karnataka and Gujarat. Efforts have Bikaner. To strengthen the locust monitoring been made by TLC to prevent activities related and forecasting, an advanced device viz.e- to illegal import of pesticides in the country. locust3 to monitor the Desert Locust activities There are instances where Consignment of vegetation maps and collect survey data based were detained by the custom authorities on onin thesatellite fields imageries and software for locust RAMSES forecasting to prepare has thepesticides directions imported of TLC. illegally Necessary by action Indian as firms per been adopted. LWO maintains its own wireless the provisions of the Insecticide Act, 1968 is network for exchanging of information on locust survey and control between various been found to be involved in illegal import of pesticides.being taken A against total of all 486 those samples firms ofwhich Chemical have locust control potential is being maintained pesticides,09 samples of Bio-products and infield the offices form and of Hqrs.pesticides, Faridabad. plant Satisfactory protection Bio-pesticides and 08 samples of pesticides equipments, wireless sets, GPS, eLocust3 and from imported consignments have been drawn trained technical and mechanical staff. India during the year 2015-16.Prosecution against continued to remain free from any Solitary / gregarious phase of desert locust activities illegal import and manufacturing of pesticides during the period up to October 2017. A close duringfirms which 2015-16 have havebeen foundeither tobeing be involved launched in liaison was maintained throughout the period or in progress. Central insecticide inspectors under report with FAO Hqrs Rome, regional have drawn 161 samples of pesticides during and international agencies/organizations the year 2017-18 until date and 05numbers of associated with the locust control through cases have been launched. Further, launching exchange of fortnightly Locust situation of prosecution is in progress in 27 other cases Bulletins.

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Monitoring of Pesticide Residues at the National Level: 8.86 This Scheme was launched in 2005, as a Central Sector Scheme to collect, collate and analyze data and information on a centralized basis, on prevalence of pesticideresidues in agricultural products at farm-gate and market yards. Samples of agricultural commodities and food commodities including animal produce are drawn and analyzed in 25 participating laboratories of Central Government and Agricultural Universities.All the participating laboratories are accredited by National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration

residue analysis as per ISO/IEC 17025:2005. Theof Laboratories pesticide (NABL)residue in thedata field generated of pesticide is shared with concerned State Governments for corrective action for judicious and proper use of pesticides on Crops with an integrated pest management approach.

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National Institute of Plant Health Management: and disseminated 85 weekly SMS messages from NIPHM conducted around 50 field visits 8.87 National Institute of Plant Health to the farmers and functionaries.NIPHM, as Management (NIPHM) as part of its mandate one of the participating centers under the National Project on “Monitoring of pesticide functionaries and farmers in the past 6 months, Residues at National Level” has analyzed aparthas trained from research around and 1300 extending agricultural technology field 1107 samples sent to CIPMC, Hyderabad and support to the farmers and other functionaries Bhubaneshwar during the period. 19.55% at various levels from across the country. samples were detected with pesticide residues During the year 2017-18 (for the period from and 1.58% of samples were detected with April to December, 2017), 103 regular training residues above MRLs. During the period, 106 programs were conducted, wherein 1156 pesticide formulation samples were received and analyzed for active ingredient and other respectively. parameters and 10 microbial bio-pesticide and 756 officers and farmers were trained samples from various insecticide inspectors. 8.88 Various initiatives were taken up as part of capacity building training programmes 8.90 under IPM model village project, which is “Burrow Smoke Generator” to control rodent approved by the Tamil Nadu State Planning NIPHM has developed a modified low cost Commission. Around 300 farmers from Tamil of alternative fumigation treatment to Methyl Nadu were trained under this initiative. As Bromidepest at farmers’ for pulses, fields. wheat Research and on wood development is apace part of CROPSAP project, 73 participants from resulting in some encouraging observations being recorded.Project studies on Distribution for Integrated Pest Management.NIPHM Pattern of rodents in three agro-climatic zones Maharashtra were trained in field diagnosis of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh using geo Research Project (AICRP - Nematology) Centre special tools is under process with collaboration onhas Nematodes become the in Telangana first All IndiaState.As Coordinated part of the of ICAR.A two-day National Workshop on DAC&FW Project on “Impact of Indiscriminate “Weed Risk Assessment” was organized at use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides”, a NIPHM on 30th and 31st August 2017 with the review meeting of the project was conducted objective to analyze current status of invasive on 28th and 29th June, 2017 and the work done alien plants and their impacts, importance of report for the rabi2016 was presented by the WRA w.r.t. international trade and SPS issues. project implementation universities. 8.91 8.89 NIPHM, in collaboration with MANAGE is “Feed The Future India Triangular Training implementing the District Pest Management (FTF NIPHM,ITT) International for the first Training time has Program conducted on “Plant Health Management Technologies and management plan developed with an aim Approaches” in collaboration with MANAGE toPlan bring (DPMP), convergence which is betweena district thespecific different pest and USAID. A total of 24 executives from agencies to disseminate the timely control 10 countries participated in the program measures for tackling various constraints conducted from 04th – 18th Sep’ 17.DAC & caused by pests and diseases of important FW, Government of India in collaboration crops, viz., Paddy, Cotton and Chilli in the with Department of Agriculture and Water case of Warangal Urban and Warangal rural Resources, Government of has districts. As part of the project, functionaries organized a three-day training program on

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“Managing Biosecurity Treatment Systems” at NIPHM from 07-09-2017 to 09-08-2017. The aim of the program is to promote increased trade in agricultural commodities by improving biosecurity treatment methods that may be required by importing countries.

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Chapter 9 National Crop Insurance Programme (NCIP) Agriculture Insurance to some inherent issues under NCIP, at the 9.1 Keeping in view the risks involved option of States, NAIS was also allowed for in agriculture and to insure the farming implementation upto 2015-16. The erstwhile community against various risks, Ministry crop insurance schemes have further been of agriculture introduced a crop insurance reviewed in consultation with various scheme in 1985 and thereafter brought stakeholders including States/UTs. and a improvements in the erstwhile scheme(s) new scheme namely, Pradhan Mantri Fasal from time to time based on the experience Bima Yojana (PMFBY) has been approved gained and views of the stakeholders, States, for implementation from Kharif 2016 along farming community etc. To enlarge the coverage in terms of farmers, crops and risks, (UPIS), Restructured Weather Based Crop National Agricultural Insurance Scheme Insurancewith pilot UnifiedScheme Package (RWBCIS) Insurance and CoconutScheme Palm Insurance Scheme (CPIS). from 1999. Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme(NAIS) was (WBCIS), notified/ Coconut implemented Palm withInsurance effect 9.2 The Crop Insurance Schemes remain optional for State Governments and they also were introduced on pilot basis from Kharif have the option to notify crops and areas 2007,Scheme 2009-10 (CPIS) and and Rabi Modified 2010-11 NAIS respectively. (MNAIS) according to their priorities. The existing To make the crop insurance schemes more Schemes of PMFBY & RWBCIS are being farmers’ friendly, a re-structured Central implemented in the country on ‘Area Approach’ Sector crop insurance scheme namely, “National Crop Insurance Programme (NCIP)” basis where yield of notified areas under was implemented by merging erstwhile Pilot Automatic Weather Stations (AWSs) under RWBCISPMFBY and are weather taken as data one unitof notified for assessment/ Reference Insurance Scheme (MNAIS), Weather Based payment of claims for widespread calamities/ Cropschemes Insurance of Modified Scheme National(WBCIS) and Agricultural Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme (CPIS) (as its due to localized calamities of hailstorm, components) with some improvements for its landslidesdefined perils and respectively.inundation and However, post-harvest claims losses under PMFBY and add-on/ index-plus 14 season throughout the country. National coverage for hailstorm and cloudburst under Agriculturalfull-fledged implementationInsurance Scheme from (NAIS) Rabi 2013- was RWBCIS, are being assessed & paid on the to be discontinued after implementation of basis of losses at the level of individual farms. NCIP from Rabi 2013-14 season, but due During 1st year of its implementation, the

108 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2017-18 penetration/ coverage of these schemes has balance of actuarial premium is being borne achieved the target of 30% of Gross Cropped by the Government, to be shared equally by Area (GCA) of the country. Target for coverage State & Central Government, to provide full insured amount to the farmers against crop 40% and 50% of the GCA respectively. loss on account of natural calamities. There is during 2017-18 and 2018-19 has been fixed at no upper limit on Government subsidy. 9.3 The total funds released by Government of India during last 5 years under various 9.5 Earlier, there was a provision of capping schemes for crop insurance are as under: the premium rate which resulted in low claims being paid to farmers. This capping was done (Rs. crore) to limit Government outgo on the premium Plan/ Year Expenditure subsidy. This capping has now been removed 2012-13 1549.68 and farmers will get claim against full sum 2013-14 2551.52 insured without any reduction. Further, the 2014-15 2598.35 sum insured has been equated to Scale of 2015-16 2982.47 Finance. 2016-17 11054.63 2017-18 8058.75* 9.6 Efforts are being made to make the * As on 20.12.2017 scheme technology driven with the primary objective to reduce the delays in claim Brief details of the crop insurance schemes payment to farmers. Capturing of CCEs data on being implemented in the country are given smartphones/CCE Agri App and its realtime below: transfer on Crop Insurance Portal has been Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) made mandatory from Kharif 2017 and the States have to provide an evidence of having 9.4 After detailed discussions with various stakeholders including State Governments, conducted CCEs before Government of India representatives of farmers organizations, share in subsidy is released. Remote sensing Government of India had formulated the will be used to rationalize the number of crop new Crop Insurance Schemes viz. Pradhan cutting experiments at unit area level. Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) along 9.7 For effective implementation, an integrated crop insurance portal has been (UPIS) and Restructured Weather Based developed to integrate all the stakeholders on with pilot Unified Package Insurance Scheme Crop Insurance Scheme (WBCIS), which a single platform on real time basis. This has are being implemented in various States/ also enabled access to individual farmer-wise Union Territories of the country from Kharif detailed data. Further, it has been decided to 2016. These Schemes are being implemented obtain the Aadhar number of insured farmers, during 2017-18 by 18 General Insurance details of land records for de-duplication. In Companies including all the 5 Government addition, it is proposed to Directly Transfer Sector Companies. Under the PMFBY, a uniform maximum premium of only 2% is paid Kharif 2018 season. Other features of PMFBY by farmers for all Kharif crops and 1.5% for all arethe givenBenefits as under(Claims) : to farmers account from Rabi crops. In case of annual commercial and horticultural crops, the maximum premium to be paid by farmers is only 5%. The premium insurance cover against failure of the • PMFBY provides a comprehensive rates to be paid by farmers are very low and crops due to non-preventable natural

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calamiaties thus helping in stabilising the yield level at which Insurance protection income of the farmers and encouraging is being given to all the insured farmers them to adopt innovative practices. in an Insurance Unit Threshold of the

of last seven years excluding yield upto all Food & Oilseeds crops and Annual notified crop is moving average of yield • Commercial/HorticulturalThe Scheme envisages coverageCrops for of indemnity level. which past yield data is available and two notified calamity years multiplied by for which requisite number of Crop Cutting Experiments (CCEs) will be and 90% corresponding to crop Risk in conducted being a part of the General • theThree areas levels is available of Indemnity, for all viz., crops. 70%, 80% Crop Estimation Survey (GCES). to non-preventable wide-spread natural farmer obtaining Crop Loan /KCC loans • risksThe Loss is on assessment Area approach. for crop losses due • The scheme is compulsory for loanee for Other/non loanee farmers who have for notified crops. However, voluntary (Hailstorm, landslide & inundation) and • However losses due to localised perils insurable interest in the notified crop(s). perils, (Cyclone/Cyclonic rain & both loanee and non-loanee farmers. UnseasonalPost-Harvest rains) losses are due assessed to specified at the • The seasonality discipline is same for insured farmer. empanelled insurance companies affected insured field of the individual • includingThe scheme AIC, is all implemented the 4 companies by 18 of General Insurers’ Public Sector Association (GIPSA) and other private • sowing/plantingIn case majority due of to insured adverse cropsweather of general insurance companies. Selection conditionsa notified the area insured are crop prevented is eligible from for of Implementing Agency (IA) is being indemnity claims upto maximum of 25% done by the concerned State Government of the sum-insured. through bidding process. claims in case of adverse seasonal Committee on Crop Insurance (SLCCCI), • There is also a provision of on account • Sub-CommitteeThe revamped State to SLCCCI Level Co-ordination and District prolonged dry spells, severe drought, Level Monitoring Committee (DLMC) are andconditions unseasonal during croprains. season On viz. account floods, responsible for proper management of payment upto 25% of likely claims will the Scheme in the concerned State. be provided, if the expected yield during the season is likely to be less than 50% of normal yield Approach basis’. The unit of insurance • shallThe Scheme be Village/Village is implemented Panchayat on an ‘Arealevel for major crops and for other crops it phone apps for video/image capturing may be a unit of size above the level of • CCEsState process governments and transmission have to use thereof Smart Village/Village Panchayat. with CCE data on a real time basis for timely, reliable and transparent estimation of yield data • The Threshold Yield (TY) is the benchmark 110 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2017-18

in the selected areas of Andhra Pradesh, Goa, conduct of CCEs etc. is being shared Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha and • betweenThe cost Central of using Government technology and etc. State/ for Tamil Nadu. The scheme was implemented U.T. Governments on 50:50 basis. from Rabi 2013-14 season and is still under Restructured Weather Based Crop implementationas a full-fledged incomponent all coconut scheme growing of States. NCIP Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS) The scheme is administered by Coconut With the objective to bring more farmers 9.8 Development Board. Insurance coverage is under the fold of crop insurance and to extended to the total loss of the individual overcome the shortcoming regarding delay palm in the age group of 4 to 60 years for in settlement of claims etc under erstwhile dwarf and hybrid and 7 to 60 years for tall NAIS, a pilot Weather Based Crop Insurance variety, leading to either death of palm or the Scheme (WBCIS) was launched in 20 States palm becoming useless due to various natural (as announced in the Union Budget 2007- 08). However WBCIS was implemented as a and other perils. The farmers should have at least 5 healthy nut bearing palms in the age Rabi 2013-14 season to Rabi 2015-16. WBCIS group of 4 to 60 years in contiguous area/ intendsfull-fledged to provide component insurance scheme protection of NCIP to from the plot and should have been enrolled by State farmers against adverse weather incidence, Agriculture/ Horticulture Department or Coconut Development Board or any other such temperature, humidity etc. which are deemed agency under rehabilitation/ development/ tosuch impact as deficit adversely and excess the croprainfall, production. high or low It expansion scheme. The Sum Insured is based has the advantage to settle the claims within on the average input cost of the plantation and shortest possible time. Under WBCIS, actuarial rates of premium was charged. Recently the varies from Rs. 900 per palm (in the age scheme has further been restructured on the groupthe age of of 4-15 the specificyears) to plant. Rs. 1725 The Sumper palm Insured (in basis of premium structure and administrative the age group of 16-60 years). The premium lines of PMFBY and available in the country rate per palm ranges from Rs. 9.00 (in the age from Kharif 2016 as Restructured WBCIS. group of 4 to 15 years) to Rs. 14.00 (in the age group of 16 to 60 years) and it varies on 9.9 During 2016-17 (i.e. Kharif 2016 and sum insured per year, considering the age of Rabi 2016 seasons) about 571 lakh farmer applications were provided crop insurance contributed by GOI; 25% by the concerned for a sum of Rs. 2,02,231 crore under PMFBY Statespecific Government palm. Fifty and per the cent remaining of premium 25% is & RWBCIS. State-wise coverage details under by the farmer. The Insurance Company i.e. PMFBY and RWBCIS are given at Annexure Agriculture Insurance Company (AIC) of 9.1. India Ltd. is the implementing agency of the Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme (CPIS) scheme. The CPIS is being administered/ 9.10 The Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme implemented by the Coconut Development (CPIS) is implemented since the year 2009-10 Board (CDB).

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9.11 The details of coverage under CPIS as on 11.12.2017 are as under:- (Rs. In lakh) State No. of No. of Sum Premium Claims Farmers farmers Palms insured Paid benefitted Andhra 845 55623 1368 15 0 0 Pradesh Goa 240 59643 693 4 2 14 Karnataka 704 96422 1068 6 3 72 Kerala 52464 2096851 22705 120 336 7343 Odisha 687 21558 354 3 0 3 Maharashtra 14659 1066749 12845 90 29 396 Tamil Nadu 4085 855105 8073 58 47 398 West Bengal 692 28558 328 2 0 0 Total 74376 42,80,509 47,433 298 417 8,226

Unified Package Insurance Scheme (UPIS) the remaining. Through UPIS, farmers may 9.12 be able to get all requisite insurance products been approved for implementation in selected for farmers through one simple proposal/ 45 districtsUnified on Package pilot basis Insurance from Scheme Kharif 2016 has also to the Government viz. Pradhan Mantri Swasthya application Form. Two flagship schemes of risk coverage of crops, assets, life, and student Bima Yojana (PMSBY) & Pradhan Mantri Jeevan safetyprovide to financial farmers. protection The Pilot & includescomprehensive seven Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) have been included sections viz., crop Insurance (PMFBY/WBCIS), apart from insurance of assets. Premium Loss of Life (PMJJBY), Accidental Death & of PMSBY & PMJJBY is to be transferred to Disability (PMSBY), Student Safety, Household, insurance companies which have tie up with Agriculture implements & Tractor. Crop the concerned banks. Processing of claims Insurance Section is compulsory. However, (other than Crop Insurance) is done on the farmers can choose atleast two section from basis of individual claim report. *****

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Audit Para: Observations made in C & AG Report No. 7 of 2017 – Performance Audit of Agriculture Crop Insurance Schemes laid in the Parliament on 21st July, 2017

Sl. Year No. of Paras/ PA Details of the Paras/PA reorts on which ATNs are No. reports on which pending ATNs have been submitted to PAC No. of ATNs No. of ATNs No. of ATNs after vetting by Audit not sent by the sent but which have Ministry even for returned with been finally the 1st time observations vetted and Audit is by audit awaiting their but have resubmission not been by the Ministry submitted by the Ministry.

1. 2017- Chapter 1 to 4 of the Nil All observations Nil 18 Report No. 7 of 2017 in Report – Performance Audit No.7 of 2017 of Agriculture Crop – Performance Insurance Schemes laid Audit of in the Parliament on Agriculture 21st July, 2018. Major Crop Insurance Observations of the Schemes Report are Annexed.

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Observations made in C & AG Report No. 7 cover on behalf of GOI and state of 2017 – Performance Audit of Agriculture governments under NAIS despite Crop Insurance Schemes laid in the requirement in the guidelines. At Parliament on 21st July, 2017 the same time, AIC took reinsurance cover for its own share of claim Chapter 1 of this report provide background liability. information of the schemes and the audit approach. Chapters 2, 3 and 4 provide audit (Para no. 2.5) implementation of schemes, monitoring and (v) AIC furnished Utilisation awarenessfindings with of respect these to schemesfinancial management,respectively. at the time of demand for fresh fundsCertificates and not(UCs) within to DAC&FW a week only of Important(A) Financial findings management are given below: release of funds as required in the guidelines. (i) Though DAC&FW invariably released their share on time, (Para no. 2.6.1) instances of delayed release by state governments were observed. (vi) Since implementing agencies did Such delays impacted on the not ensure submission of UCs release of insurance compensation by Bank/FIs, even the minimum to affected farmers defeating assurance that claims had been the objective of providing timely is lacking. distributed to beneficiary farmers community. (Para no. 2.6.2) financial assistance to the farming (Para no. 2.2) (B) Implementation of schemes The guidelines were silent on the (ii) (i) Scheme guidelines did not require utilisation of savings, if any, due the GOI and state governments to difference between premium to maintain databases of insured collected and claims payable by AIC farmers despite substantial under NAIS and AIC retained the savings. premium subsidy (` 10,617.41 financial contribution by way of (Para no. 2.3) crore) and claim liability (Rs. 21,989.24 crore). Consequently, (iii) AIC failed to exercise due diligence GOI and the state governments were dependent on information insurance companies before furnished by loan disbursing releasingin verification funds of to claims them.v by private branches of Bank/FI and IAs (AIC and private insurance companies). (Para no. 2.4)

(iv) AIC failed to take reinsurance

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(Para no. 3.2) for notifying the lowest possible Odisha (ii) Coverage of farmers under the schemes was very low compared villageunit of as defined the unit area, for paddy. only to the population of farmers as per has achieved this by defining the Census 2011. Further, coverage of (Para no. 3.4) non-loanee farmers was negligible. (viii) There were delays in issue of (Para nos. 3.3.2 and 3.3.4) from Bank/FIs within cut-off dates, (iii) Coverage of small and marginal delaysnotifications, in receipt receipt of of declarationyield data farmers under the schemes was very from state governments, delay in low compared to the population of processing of claims by IAs, and farmers as per Census 2011. irregularities in disbursement of claims by Bank/FIs to farmers’ (Para no. 3.3.6) accounts. (iv) No data of sharecroppers and tenant farmers was maintained (Para nos. 3.5, 3.6, 3.11.3 and 3.12) despite the fact that the guidelines (ix) provided for their coverage under Cutting Experiments (CCEs) and the schemes. functioningDeficiencies of were Automatic noticed Weather in Crop Stations. (Para no. 3.3.8)

(v) Though the annual budget (Para nos. 3.7 and 3.8) (x) There were discrepancies in the provisions for coverage of SC/ST data relating to area sown and allocations included specific category, no data of such coverage area insured. Further, the integrity and utilisation of funds for this of the data provided by the state category was maintained. governments in this respect and used by AIC was not ensured. (Para no. 3.3.9 )

(vi) It was noticed that 97 per cent of (Para no. 3.10) the farmers had opted for sum (C) Monitoring and awareness of schemes insured equivalent to loan amount under NAIS indicating that either (i) Monitoring of the schemes by the loanee farmers were intent on GOI, state governments and covering the loan amount only (in Implementing Agencies was very which case, the scheme acted more poor as (i) Technical Support as loan insurance than as crop Unit (TSU), an independent insurance) or were not aware or agency under the guidance of were not informed appropriately DAC&FW, has not been set up by loan disbursing Bank/FIs about to monitor implementation of the full provisions of the scheme. the crop insurance schemes, (ii) Periodical Appraisal Reports were (Para no. 3.3.10) not prepared by the DAC&FW despite 14 years of operation (vii) Even though the schemes provided

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of the schemes, (iii) State Level of restricting the liability of the Coordination Committees on governments under the schemes, Crop Insurance and District Level also resulted in loanee farmers Monitoring Committees did not being denied their full entitlement. carry out the work allocated to them effectively, and (iv) Implementing (Para no. 4.5) Agencies also did not carry out (iv) Two-thirds of the farmers surveyed the monitoring of the schemes as during audit were not aware of the assigned to them effectively. schemes.

(Para nos. 4.2 & 4.3) (Para no. 4.6) Despite provision of large amount (ii) (v) Grievance redressal systems and of funds under the schemes to monitoring mechanisms for speedy private insurance companies, there settlement of farmer’s complaints was no provision for audit by the at GOI and state government levels Comptroller and Auditor General were inadequate. of India (even though WBCIS provided for oversight agency by (Para no. 4.7) independent government agency).

(Para no. 4.4) :::: :::: (iii) Capping of premium under NCIP, introduced with the aim

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Chapter 10 Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Census & Statistics 10.1 The Agriculture Census Scheme of operational holdings such as land use, a component of Integrated Scheme on cropping pattern, irrigation & tenancy status, Agriculture Census, Economics and Statistics pattern of input use etc. is aimed to collect information related to The Agriculture Census data is structural characteristics of operational 10.4 collected following a Census-cum-Sample holdings in the country. As part of World Survey approach, after completion of the reference year. During Phase –I of the Census, comprehensive Agriculture Census was data on primary characteristics of operational carriedAgriculture out Censusin the country (WCA) with programme, Agricultural first holdings, like number of holdings and area Year 1970-71 as the reference year. Since then, operated by different size class (marginal, small, semi-medium, medium and large), yearly intervals and the current Agriculture social groups (SC, ST, Others), gender (male/ Censusthe Agriculture 2015-16 is Census tenth in is the conducted series. at five female), types of holding (individual, joint 10.2 and institutional), etc. is collected. The second the Indian Agriculture Census are broadly Phase of the Census collects data on detailed in conformity The concepts with andthose definitions adopted usedin the in characteristics of operational holdings such as, World Census of Agriculture. The constituent land use, irrigation status, tenancy particulars, activities of the Agriculture Census Programme cropping pattern etc. are carried out in three distinct Phases which Phase-III of Agriculture Census, (referred are statistically linked together. The basic 10.5 as Input Survey) is conducted as a follow up statistical unit for data collection in Agriculture survey to the Agriculture Census (reference Census is ‘Operational Holding’ rather than year as next Agriculture year to that of the ‘Ownership Holding’, as the farm level decisions Agriculture Census) to collect data on input are taken by persons who operate land and not use pattern of operational holdings in the by those who own it. country. The results of Agriculture Census are 10.3 Time series data generated through published in the form of reports and are placed the Agriculture Census provides valuable on the website of the Department (http:// information on structural changes on agcensus.nic.in) for public use. characteristics of Agricultural operational Agriculture Census Scheme was converted holdings in the country. Periodic Agriculture 10.6 from a Centrally-Sponsored Scheme to a Census is the main source of information on Central Sector Plan Scheme during 2007-08. number, area and other basic characteristics

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� Other measures taken for monitoring is provided to States/ UTs for payment of the work of Agriculture Census include Accordingly, 100 per cent financial assistance and printing of schedules, etc. implementing agencies, fortnightly and salaries, office expenses, honoraria, tabulation field visits, regular interaction with Agriculture Census 2015-16 progress etc. monthly reports on physical and financial The tenth Agriculture Census with 10.7 Gender Perspective in Agriculture Census reference year 2015-16 is progressing in the country. The progress of constituent activities 10.8 Since 1995-96 following of Agriculture Census 2015-16 is given below: recommendations of the Central Statistics

� Field work for Phase-I of the Census has Implementation, gender based data in been completed in all States, except for a AgricultureOffice, Ministry Census of Statisticshave been and collected. Programme The few. scope of collection of gender based data have � Data for Phase-I of the Census have been been restricted to number of operational tabulated and trial results generated for holdings, corresponding operated area by 14 States / UTs. In the remaining States, different size classes of holdings, social group data collected /compiled and processed (SC, ST and others), and types of holdings for generation of results. (individual, joint and institutional). � The collection and compilation of data for Percentage of female operational holdings as Phase-II of the Census is also progressing per results of latest Agriculture Census 2010- in various States/UTs. 11 and Agriculture Census 2005-06 is given in the following table- � Data collection instruments, (schedules, manual of instructions etc.) for Input Sr. Size Group 2005- 2010-11 No. 06* programme for all State Technical 1 Marginal 12.60 13.63 Survey 2016-17 finalized and training (Below 1.00 ha.) 2 Small 11.10 12.15 � OfficersAfter completion conducted. of the reference year (1.00-2.00 ha.) in July, 2017, data collection for Input 3 Semi-Medium 9.61 10.45 Survey 2016-17 started. (2.00-4.00 ha.) 4 Medium 7.77 8.49 � National level review meetings on (4.00-10.00 ha.) Agriculture Census 2015-16 organized 5 Large 6.00 6.78 to assess status of various constituent (Above10.00 activities, to provide guidance, and to ha.) streamline the constituent activities. All Size Groups 11.70 12.78 * Excludes Jharkhand � At the State / UT level, the State Level Coordination Committee (SLCC) under Increase in percentage of female operational the Chairmanship of State Agriculture holders during different Agriculture Censuses Census Commissioner reviews the indicates participation of more and more work of Agriculture Census for timely women in operation and management of completion. agricultural holdings in the country.

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Agriculture Census in North Eastern States (NE): 10.9 Agriculture Census is conducted in all the North Eastern States. The constituent activities of current Agriculture Census with reference year 2015-16, are progressing in all the N-E States. In the States of Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland, the trial results for Phase-I of the Census compilation and processing of data are in progress. have been generated and are scrutinized for finalization. For the remaining States, collection / Appendix-II Sl. No. Year No. of Paras/ Details of the Paras/PA reports on which PA reports on ATNs are pending which ATNs No. of ATNs No. of ATNs No. of ATNs have been not sent by sent but which have submitted the Ministry returned been finally to PAC after even for the with vetted vetting by first time observations by audit Audit and Audit but have is awaiting not been their submitted by resubmission the Ministry by the to PAC Ministry So far as Agriculture Census is concerned nothing is pending. ******

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Chapter 11 Agricultural Marketing

11.1. The Government has been playing an has made a paradigm policy shift important role in developing Agriculture from merely ensuring food security Marketing system in the country. The Marketing to nutritional and price security. For Division of Department of Agriculture, facilitating better value of the produce Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) is by the farmers, accessible, competitive, entrusted with implementation of policy and programme relating to Agricultural Marketing. adequate marketing infrastructure and Agriculture sector needs competitive and well- realefficient time and market barrier information free markets is being with functioning markets for farmers to sell their considered instrumental to supplement produce. In order to remove restrictive and the Government’s effort towards monopolistic practices of present marketing doubling of farmers’ income in a time system, to reduce the intermediaries in supply bound manner. In order to realise the chain, to reduce wastages by way of promoting same, reforms in agricultural marketing sector is considerate important. farmers through access to global markets, b) As a part of reform agenda, Department reformsintegrated in supplyagricultural and value markets chain have and to to benefit be an with the objectives to create barrier ongoing process. There is a need to enhance free market, enhance competition & private sector investment in development of transparency in transactions and widen post- harvest marketing infrastructure for choices to farmers for sale of their which various schemes are also implemented. produce, launched National Agriculture 11.2 Agricultural Marketing Reforms: Market (e-NAM) on 14th April , 2016. a) Sustainable growth and development of Only those States/UTs are eligible to link agriculture and allied sectors directly their markets to e-NAM portal, which affect well-being of farmers and rural have undertaken reforms in their APMC people at large, their prosperity Acts in respect of (i) e-trading; (ii) single and employment and also forms an point levy of market fee across the State; important resource base for a number of agro-based industries and agro-services. across the State. To strengthen the reform With coordinated and integrated efforts process,(iii) single revamp unified other trading reforms license agenda valid made by policy makers, agricultural and back up this e-NAM project through scientists and more so by farmers, the facilitative legal framework & policy in food grain production has gone up this sector, Department has formulated a substantially and growth of horticulture new Model APLM Act 2017. crops has surpassed even the food c) Status of progress of reforms with grains production and productivity. Considering this, present government Department is given in the table below – respect to 7 vital areas identified by the

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Table – Reform Status as on 31.12.2017 – SN Area of Reforms States adopted the suggested area of marketing reforms 1 Establishment of private Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh market yards/ private mar- ,Gujarat, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, kets managed by a person Mizoram ,Nagaland, Odisha (excluding for paddy / rice), other than a market com- Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana ,Tripura, Punjab, UT of Chan- mittee. digarh, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, West Bengal . 2 Direct purchase of agricul- Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattis- tural produce from agricul- turist (Direct purchasing establishment of Collection Centres) Himachal Pradesh, from Producer). Karnataka,garh, Gujarat, Madhya Goa, HaryanaPradesh, (forMaharashtra, specified Mizoram, crop through Na- galand, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura, Punjab, UT of Chandigarh, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand and West Bengal . 3 Establishment of farmers/ Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Goa, Hi- consumers market man- machal Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Naga- aged by a person other than land, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Jharkhand , Uttarakhand a market committee (Direct and West Bengal. sale by the producer) 4 Contract Farming Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat , Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Na- galand, Odisha, Punjab (separate Act) , Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura, Uttarakhand 5 Promote and permit e-trad- Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh , Gujarat, Jharkhand , ing. Haryana, H.P., Karnataka, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh (UT- in Bye-laws) Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Odisha. 6 Single point levy of market Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat ( for processor, grader, fee across the State/ UT packer, value addition and exporter), Goa, Haryana, Him- achal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Nagaland, Jharkhand , Sikkim, UT of Chandi- garh (Rules), Punjab , Mizoram, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu and Odisha. 7 - Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, cense valid across the State/ Karnataka, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Madhya UT.Unified Single Trading Li Pradesh, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Mizoram, Nagaland, Telangana , Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh , Tamil Nadu, Uttara- khand ( in Rules), Punjab and Odisha. d) Deregulation of marketing of Fruits & organised system of marketing through Vegetables - Fruits & vegetables being network of APMC markets used to be perishable crops need different set of attributed for high post-harvest losses, markets and marketing system with long intermediation in supply chain and reduced supply chain and adequate low return to the farmers, In order to marketing infrastructures including address this issue, Department has been cold storages & cold chain. Existing advocating with the States to provide

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complete freedom to the farmers as has announced in his Budget speech of well as buyers and investors to invest in 2017-18 for preparation of a “Model development of marketing infrastructure Contract Farming Act”. In pursuance, outside the market yard so as to facilitate Department under Chairmanship of emergence of various channels of CEO, National Rainfed Area Authority marketing. In addition to these innovative (NRAA) has constituted a Committee channels, APMC Market should also to draft a Model Contract Farming Act. be available as one of the alternative Amongst the members of the Committee, choices to the farmers. Till now, 14 States representatives from progressive States, (Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, revenue department and NITI Aayog Delhi, West Bengal, Odisha, Rajasthan, have been included. The draft Act is in Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Haryana, Karnataka, Assam, Nagaland, meeting with various stakeholders. Meghalaya) have moved in this direction, final stage of readiness after a series of though varied forms. 11.3 Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing (ISAM ): e) Department in consultation with NITI a) Marketing Division is also implementing Aayog and States formulated a holistic ongoing Central Sector Schemes from XII and facilitative model Act “The ------Plan, which have been integrated into a ------State/ UT Agricultural Produce new scheme viz. the Integrated Scheme and Livestock Marketing (Promotion for Agricultural Marketing (ISAM) w.e.f. & Facilitation) Act, 2017” popularly 01.04.2014. During 2017-18, National known as Model APLM Act 2017, which Agriculture Market Scheme popularly was released on 24th April, 2017 by the known as e-NAM scheme has also been Hon’ble Union Agriculture Minister made part of it. in the meeting of State Agricultural Marketing Ministers held at New Delhi, b) The ISAM has six sub-schemes namely for adoption by the States. The model (i) Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure Act, inter-alia, provides for declaration (AMI) (ii) Marketing Research and Information Network (MRIN) (iii) warehouses/silos/ cold storages as Strengthening of Agmark Grading marketof whole sub-yards, State as onerationalisation unified market, of Facilities (SAGF) (iv) Training, Research market fee and commission charges. It and Consultancy through Choudhary also provides such a model legal frame Charan Singh National Institute of work to facilitate business model for Agricultural Marketing (NIAM) (v) Agri- development of wholesale and retail business Development through Venture private markets, direct interface of Capital Assistance (VCA) and Project farmers with processors, exporters and Development Facility (vi) National bulk-buyers with retail outlets, etc. Agriculture Market (e-NAM) f) Considering the importance of integrating fruits and vegetable growers implemented by Directorate of The first three sub schemes are with agro-processing units for better Marketing & Inspection (DMI), the fourth price realization and reduction of post- sub scheme by CCS National Institute of harvest losses, Union Finance Minister Agriculture Marketing (NIAM), Jaipur,

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Infrastructure (AMI) (ii) Marketing are implemented by Small Farmers Agri- Research and Information Network Businesswhile the Consortium fifth and sixth(SFAC), sub New schemes Delhi. (MRIN); (iii) Strengthening of Agmark Grading Facilities (SAGF). Directorate of Marketing and Inspection (DMI): � Promotion of Standardization and 11.4 The Directorate, set up in the year Grading of agricultural and allied produce under the Agricultural of Agriculture, is responsible for integrated produce (Grading & Marking) Act, development1935 as an attachedof marketing office ofof theagricultural Ministry 1937 as amended in 1986. and allied produce in the country with a view � Marketing Extension including the to safeguard the interests primarily of the AGMARKNET portal. producer-sellers as well as of the consumers. It maintains a close liaison between the Central � Training of Personnel in and the State Governments in implementation Agricultural Marketing. of agricultural marketing policies in the 11.5 Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure country. (AMI): a) The Directorate is headed by the a) Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the (AMI) sub-scheme of Integrated Scheme Government of India (AMA). It has its Head for Agricultural Marketing (ISAM) is being implemented since 01.04.2014. Office at Faridabad (Haryana), Branch The erstwhile two schemes of DAC&FW (i) Grameen Bhandaran Yojana (GBY) KolkataHead Office Mumbai, at Nagpur Bhopal, (Maharashtra), Chennai, implemented since 01.04.2001 and (ii) Kochi,11 Regional Hyderabad, Offices Guwahati, located Lucknow, at Delhi, Scheme for Development/Strengthening of Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure, spread all over the country, the Central Grading & Standardization (AMIGS) AgmarkJaipur and laboratory Chandigarh, at Nagpur 26 Sub and offices 11 implemented since 20.10.2004 are Regional Agmark Laboratories (RALs) at subsumed into one sub-scheme known Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, , Bhopal, as Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure Chennai, Kochi, Guntur, Kanpur, Jaipur (AMI). and Amritsar. b) Under the AMI sub-scheme, there are two b) Major functions of DMI: components (i) Storage Infrastructure � To guide States/UTs on reforms (ii) Marketing Infrastructure other than in their Agricultural Marketing Storage. The main objectives of the AMI Regulations and for development schemes are to develop agricultural and management of agricultural marketing infrastructure for effectively produce markets. managing marketable surplus of agriculture including horticulture and � Implementation of sub schemes of allied sectors including dairy, poultry, of Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing (ISAM) produce, promoting innovative and latest viz. (i) Agricultural Marketing technologiesfishery, livestock and competitive and minor alternative forest

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agricultural marketing infrastructure Marketing Federations, Autonomous by encouraging private and cooperative Bodies of the Government, Local Bodies sector investments, direct marketing, (excluding Municipal Corporations for storage infrastructure projects), Panchayats, State agencies including tocreation primary of processing scientific storagestage only) capacity, and State Government Departments and toIntegrated provide valueInfrastructure chains (confinedfacilities for up autonomous organization / State owned grading, standardization and quality corporations such as Agricultural Produce Market Committees & Marketing In addition the scheme aims to create Boards, State Warehousing Corporations, generalcertification awareness of agricultural and provide produce.training State Civil Supplies Corporations etc. to farmers, entrepreneurs, market (e) Under the Storage Infrastructure functionaries and other stakeholders on component of AMI sub scheme for the various aspects of agricultural marketing projects in special category areas of North including grading, standardization and Eastern States, Sikkim, UTs of Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands & (c) qualityThe scheme certification. is reform linked and State Hilly areas, subsidy @33.33% with a agency projects of those States/Union subsidy ceiling of Rs. 1333.2 per tonne Territories that have undertaken reforms with a maximum subsidy ceiling of Rs. in their respective APMC Acts to allow/ 400 Lakhs is extended. For the projects of permit (i) ‘Direct Marketing’, (ii) ‘Contract Registered FPOs, Panchayats, Women, SC Farming’ and (iii) agricultural produce markets in private and cooperative Self Help Groups, in other areas, subsidy sectors will be eligible for assistance @33.33%& ST beneficiaries with a subsidyor their cooperatives/ceiling of Rs. under the sub-scheme. Notwithstanding 1166.55 per tonne up to 1000 MT and the reform status, state agencies in Rs. 1000 per tonne for more than 1000 all States/UTs will be eligible to avail MT, with a maximum subsidy ceiling of assistance for storage infrastructure Rs. 300 Lakhs is extended. For all other projects. subsidy @25% with a subsidy ceiling of However, Projects promoted by private Rs.categories 875 per of tonne beneficiaries up to 1000 in other MT and areas, Rs. entrepreneurs other than State agencies 750 per tonne for more than 1000 MT, are eligible to avail assistance under the with a maximum subsidy ceiling of Rs. sub-scheme, irrespective of the reforms 225 Lakhs is extended. undertaken by the State Government/ UTs in their respective APMC Acts. 11.6 For other than Storage Infrastructure component of AMI sub scheme in special (d) The assistance under the sub-scheme is category areas of North Eastern States, available to Individuals, Group of farmers Sikkim, Stats of Uttrakhand, State of Himachal / growers, Registered Farmer Producer Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, UTs of Andaman Organisations (FPOs), Partnership/ & Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands, Hilly and tribal areas, subsidy @ 33.33% with a subsidy Corporations, Non-Government ceiling of Rs. 500 lakhs is extended. For the OrganizationsProprietary (NGOs), firms, Self Help Companies, Groups projects of Registered FPOs, Women, SC & ST (SHGs), Cooperatives, Cooperative

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labelling, sanitary and phyto-sanitary areas, subsidy @33.33% with a maximum requirement, physical infrastructure of subsidybeneficiaries ceiling or of their Rs. 500 cooperatives, lakhs is extended. in other storage and warehousing, marketing laws, fees payable etc. are being provided. other areas, subsidy @25% with a maximum b) Marketing Extension: Quality control subsidyFor all ceiling other categoriesof Rs. 400 lakhs of beneficiaries is extended. in programme under Agmark as well as 11.7 Since inception of the Scheme and different Plan schemes of the Directorate up to 30.11.2017, a total of 38,755 storage are given wide publicity through mass infrastructure projects (including erstwhile media. The information is disseminated GBY) having a capacity of 65.01 million MT through documents, video spots, printed were sanctioned and subsidy to the tune of Rs. literature, exhibition, conferences, 2763.68 crores was released against the total seminars and workshops. The Directorate sanctioned subsidy of Rs. 3403.59 crore under is conducting National Consumer Day the scheme. In addition to this, a total of 18,513 celebration on 24th December and World Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure Projects Consumer day celebration on 15th March other than storage infrastructure (including erstwhile AMIGS Scheme) have been also been from 14-27 November at Pragati Maidan, sanctioned and subsidy of Rs. 1741.34 crore Newby Field Delhi Officers, and Ahar participating at New Delhi in from IITF has been released against total sanctioned 10-14 March. The Directorate is also subsidy of Rs. 2076.47 crore under the scheme, organising National Agmark Exhibition since inception and up to 30.11.2017. every year in important cities.

11.8 Marketing Research and Information 11.9 Strengthening of Agmark Grading Network (MRIN) : Facilities (SAGF) : a) This scheme was launched as Central a) The Agricultural Produce (Grading and Sector Scheme in March, 2000 with Marking) Act, 1937 provides for the grading objective to collect and disseminate and marking of agricultural produce. It information on price, arrival and other involves framing of grades, standards and

farmers and other market users. DMI included in the scheduled appended to hasmarket been related implementing data for thethe benefit scheme of thecertification Act. This programme of agricultural requires commodities analysis in collaboration with Agricultural of check samples and research samples in Marketing Boards/Directorates, APMCs Agmark Laboratories. SAGF scheme aims and NIC. Wholesale prices and arrivals to meet the expenditure for the purchase information in respect of more than 300 of equipment, chemicals, glassware and commodities and 2000 varieties are apparatus, AMC of the equipments as being disseminated through the portal well as renovation and repair works on daily basis. 3289 wholesale markets in the Agmark Laboratories/ Regional have been linked to the AGMARKNET portal (http://agmarknet.gov.in) and Regional Agmark Laboratories and a more than 2700 markets have been Centraland Sub Agmark offices. Laboratory, With this support,Nagpur are 11 reporting the data. In addition to price, carrying out analysis of check samples several other market related information and research samples for developing and like accepted standards/grades, promoting grading and standardization of

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agricultural commodities under Agmark. fruits and vegetables. Taking this into consideration, CCS NIAM has conducted b) As on date, 105 Grading and Marking programmes on wide range of aspects for Rules covering 222 commodities, have this sector namely: National Agriculture Market, Crop Insurance, Value chain AP (G&M) Act, 1937. These include analysis & development, Agribusiness fruitsbeen notifiedand vegetables, under the cereals, provisions pulses, of opportunity & marketing strategy for oil seeds, vegetable oils, ghee, spices, organic produce, Marketing of medicinal honey etc. Grading and marking of plants, Farmer Producers Organisations agricultural commodities is voluntary as . per provisions of the Act. b) Aggregation through FPOs has been studied and a three month residential CCS National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM): CCS NIAM is an autonomous body 11.10 farmercertificate Producer course Organisation has been designed (FPOs) working under the aegis of the Ministry of byfor the CEO’s Institute and other in officeassociation bearers with of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government Bankers Institute of Rural Development of India. It was set up as a registered Society (BIRD), Lucknow to implement business in 1988 to cater to the needs of agricultural plans and bring sustainability to their marketing personnel in India. The Institute is operations. playing a pivotal role in creating awareness amongst farmers, building capacity of wide c) Farmer Business School is an initiative range of stakeholders, undertaking research on of the Institute to help farmers enhance contemporary issues, consultancy and policy their income. The initiative is based support for decision makers in government, on the concept developed by FAO and cooperative and private sector for bringing focusses on bringing paradigm change in training primary producers mainly smallholders to enable them become efficiencyPost Graduate in the agriculturalDiploma inmarketing Management sector. (Agribusiness Management) PGDM (ABM): 11.11 The Post Graduate Diploma in d) efficientCCS NIAM managers in collaboration and entrepreneurs. with Andhra Management (Agribusiness Management) Pradesh State Warehouse Corporation, PGDM (ABM) is a two year residential program Hyderabad started a unique initiative of approved by All India Council for Technical organizing a series of training programs Education (AICTE).The admission to the course has been made through CAT. For the session Storage Practices for warehouse 2016-18, 46 students had taken admission to on agri-warehousing and Scientific the 14th batch of PGDABM. 100% placement Corporation. In the series, three training of the 2015-17 batches was achieved by CCS programsmanagers, forother a totalofficers of 60and participants staff of the NIAM. were organized at Tirupati, Vijayawada and Vishakhapatnam during the year 11.12 Training, Research and Consultancies 2016-17. Activities: a) The agricultural marketing has e) A workshop was organized by CCS NIAM become important in helping farmers in collaboration with Bihar Agricultural diversify towards high value crops like University, Sabour at Agriculture College,

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Purnea. This workshop was attended i) During this period the Institute has by more than 175 Makhana cultivators, organized 51 training programs, 04 processors, wholesalers and other Consultancies, 02 Professional Course stakeholders from different districts like and 06 Survey and Research and 01 Purnea, Katihar, Darabhanga, Madhepura, Conference on Pradhan Mantri Fasal Supaul, Saharsa and Kishanganj. Beema Yojana. In total, 64 programs were conducted and a total of 2088 f) Entrepreneurship Development Programme were organized for rubber agricultural marketing. growers in North East Region to improve stakeholders were trained in the field of entrepreneural skill of the small and Small Farmers’ Agribusiness Consortium marginal growers. The program oriented (SFAC): participants to think beyond their regular 11.13 SFAC was set up as a registered cultivation aspects and consider rubber society on 18 January, 1994. Currently, the cultivation as a business. members of SFAC include RBI, SBI, IDBI, EXIM Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, g) Realising that agriculture markets NABARD, Canara Bank, NAFED etc. SFAC is have potential to contribute in big way implementing a Central Sector Scheme for towards “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan” Agribusiness Development through Venture of Government of India, a training Capital Assistance (VCA) to qualifying program was designed by the Institute projects, which promotes linkages with to implement the principles of “Swachh farmers for procurement of their produce Bharat Abhiyan” in Agricultural as raw material and provides employment Marketing leading to enhanced in rural areas and has term-loan sanctioned cleanliness in mandies and reduction in post-harvest losses. The program was Nationalized Banks, IDBI, SIDBI, NABARD, well received by the participants and the NCDC,by any NEDFI,Notified EximFinancial Bank, Institution RRBs and such State as state government encouraging CCS NIAM Financial Corporations. The mission of the to implement the component at large Society is to support innovative ideas for scale in future. generating income and employment in rural areas by promoting private investment in h) CCS NIAM has conducted one International agri-business projects. Training Program on emerging trends in fruits and vegetable marketing funded 11.13.1 Venture Capital Assistance (VCA) by USAID, New Delhi. In the program, SFAC is implementing the Central Sector 27 participants were enrolled from 09 Scheme for agribusiness development in countries namely Liberia, Kenya, Malawi, association with 43 Commercial Banks as Botswana, Mozambique, Afghanistan, on date for providing (i) Venture Capital to Mongolia, Indonesia and Cambodia agribusiness projects, and (ii) assistance with an aim to understand new trends to farmers / products groups for preparing in marketing of fruits and vegetables so bankable Detailed Project Reports (DPR). that the producers and markets and their Since the inception of the Scheme, DAC&FW users in Africa and Asia can be prepared released an amount of Rs. 575.76 crore till to face challenges and participate in 10.11.2017, against which the expenditure emerging opportunities. of Rs. 542.45 crore had been incurred. SFAC

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 123 Annual Report 2017-18 has assisted total 1793 agribusiness projects institutional borrowing from banks and sanctioned/released Venture Capital as approved by the EFC during 2013- Assistance of Rs. 528.01 crores generating 14. Equity Grant Scheme will enable private and institutional investment of registered farmer producer companies Rs. 6303.86 crore, which will provide an to access matching equity grant up to a assured market to 1.57 lakhs farmers for maximum of Rs.10.00 lakh per FPC. The their produce and create direct employment Credit Guarantee Fund has been set up for 84185 persons. During the year 2017- with the primary objective of providing 18 up to 30.11.2017, SFAC has sanctioned a Credit Guarantee Cover to Eligible Venture Capital amount of Rs. 47.64 crore to Lending Institutes (ELIs) providing 170 agribusiness projects across the country loans to Farmer Producer Companies with total private & institutional investment (FPCs) without collateral up to Rs.1.00 of Rs. 518.23 crore. Farmers Producer crore. An outlay of Rs.150.00 crores has Organizations (FPOs)- been sanctioned during 2013-14 for 11.13.2 Formation of Farmer Producer the Scheme (Rs. 50.00 crore for Equity Organization: Grant and Rs. 100.00 crores for Credit SFAC was mandated by Department of Guarantee Scheme). Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Government of India to support b) Banks have signed MoU with SFAC State governments in formation of Farmer under Credit Guarantee Fund Scheme Producer Organizations (FPOs). The initiative for FPCs. (Canara Bank, State Bank of which started in 2011-12 under the two India, NABARD, IDBI, NABARD Financial Central Sector Schemes for Vegetables Services, PNB, Indian Bank, Bank of for Urban Clusters (VIUC) and Integrated India, NABKISAN Finance Ltd., RBL Development of Pulse Villages in Rain fed Bank, HDFC Bank, Yes Bank & Sarva Areas has expanded in it’s scope and covers Haryana Gramin Bank, Assam Gramin special FPO projects being undertaken by Vikash Bank, Axis Bank Ltd., Oriental some State Governments under general Bank of Commerce, Corporation Bank, RKVY funds as well as under the National Pallavan Grama Bank, Bank of Baroda, Demonstration Project under National Food Pragathi Krishna Gramin Bank and Bank Security Mission (NFSM) and Mission for of Maharashtra). SFAC is organizing Integrated Development of Horticulture awareness camps to publicize the (MIDH). As on 31st December 2017, 693 FPOs have been registered and 109 are under the Equity Grant and Credit Guarantee Fund process of registration. Scheme all over India.

11.13.3 Equity Grant Scheme and Credit c) So far, SFAC has sanctioned Equity Grant Guarantee Fund Scheme for Farmer to 154 farmer Producer Companies Producer Companies : (FPCs) amounting to Rs. 8.54 crore and a) SFAC is also taking up the Credit Guarantee to 26 FPCs for Rs. 11.78 implementation of the Equity Grant crores. SFAC is organizing awareness and Credit Guarantee Fund Scheme for camps to publicize the Equity Grant and Farmer Producer Companies to increase Credit Guarantee Fund Scheme all over their equity capital and leverage India.

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State-wise sanctioned project- Credit e-NAM, common trade able parameters Guarantee fund scheme from 2014-15 to have been developed for 90 commodities. 2017-18 E-NAM platform is deployed for markets in those States which have provided for SN Bank-wise No. of C.G. cover cases sanctioned and single point levy of market fee in their (Rs. In lakhs) marketinge-trading facility,regulation. unified trading license 1 Haryana I 42.50 2 Rajasthan 2 39.10 b) The markets are approved for integration 3 Madhya 8 467.36 based on the Detailed Project Reports Pradesh (DPRs) received from respective States. 4 Tamil Nadu 12 484.30 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation 5 Maharashtra 2 80.75 & Farmers’ Welfare (DAC&FW), 6 Kerala 1 63.75 Government of India is meeting expenses 7 Total 26 1177.76 on development and customization of software and providing it free of cost to the Bank-wise sanctioned project - Credit Guarantee States. DAC&FW is also providing grant as fund scheme from 2014-15 to 2017-18 Rs. 30.00 lakh per market for Computer & IT S.N. Bank-wise No. of C.G. cover one time fixed cost subject to the ceiling of cases sanctioned hardware and assaying equipment. Union (Rs. in lakhs) Finance Minister in his budget speech for 1 IDBI Bank 6 346.66 2017-18 has announced enhancement of Limited assistance up to Rs. 75 lakh per market for 2 NABARD 4 152.80 additionally providing cleaning, grading 3 State Bank of 2 62.90 & packaging facilities and bio-composting India units in e-NAM markets. 4 Canara Bank 5 195.50 c) Under the ambitious National Agriculture 5 Yes Bank 1 21.25 Market (e-NAM) project, 585 wholesale 6 NABKISAN 3 160.65 regulated markets are proposed to be Finance Ltd linked to e-NAM portal by 31 March 7 Indian Bank 5 238.00 2018. As on 31st December 2017, 8 Total 26 1177.76 470 markets in 14 States have been 1.13 National Agriculture Market (e-NAM): integrated to e-NAM portal. Department a) Ministry of Agriculture, Department of has vigorously engaged itself with the States to smoothly implement the e-NAM Agriculture & Cooperation (DAC) have mandated Small Farmers’ Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) to act as the Lead project for farmers to reap its benefits. Promoter of NAM. Under the scheme, a pan India electronic trading portal (e-NAM) is being deployed in selected regulated wholesale markets in reformed States across the country. To facilitate assaying of commodities for trading on *****

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Chapter 12 Agricultural Cooperation Amendment to the Constitution in 12.2 Assistance to National respect of Cooperatives: Cooperative Development 12.1 Amending the State Cooperative Corporation (NCDC) Programmes for Societies Acts in tune with the provisions of Development of Cooperatives: the 97th amendments in the Constitution will (A) The Department of Agriculture, not only ensure autonomous and democratic Cooperation & Farmers Welfare functioning of the cooperatives, but also (DAC&FW) is implementing cooperative ensure accountability of management to development programmes through the members & other stakeholders and also National Cooperative Development enhance public faith in these institutions. Corporation (NCDC). The Constitutional amendment provides NCDC is a statutory corporation set up for a maximum period of one year from by an Act of Parliament. It is non-equity the date of its commencement to amend the state laws relating to cooperative for the cooperative sector with the aim societies, if required, to make them consistent &based objectives development to promote, financing strengtheninstitution with the provisions of the amendment. So and develop farmers’ cooperatives; far 17 States, viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, assist programmes of cooperatives for Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, supply of inputs, processing, storage Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, and marketing of agricultural produce & Mizoram, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tripura, Uttar consumer goods and those dealing with Pradesh, West Bengal ,Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra have amended their State assist cooperatives of weaker section Cooperative Societies Acts in consonance suchnotified as those commodities comprising & services; of members and with the constitution(97th Amendment) from scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, Act, 2011. However, in the meantime labour& women and those working certain provisions of the Constitution in the handloom, sericulture, poultry, (97th Amendment) Act, 2011 have been struck down by the Hon’ble High Court of 18, an assistance of Rs.15290.64 crore Gujarat at Ahmedabad vide order dated hasfishery been and disbursed dairy sectors (as on etc. 10.01.2018) In 2017- 22.4.2013 in WP (PIL) No.166 of 2012. The by the NCDC against approved outlay of union of India has filed SLP No. 25266- Rs.8,000.00 crore. 25267 on 12.7.2013 before the Hon’ble Supreme Court against the aforesaid order (i) Cooperative Spinning Mills:. and the case is pending before the Supreme Assistance is provided for establishment Court for its disposal. of new cooperative spinning mills;

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modernisation/expansion of existing iv. Cooperatives in Least-Developed/ spinning mills, establishment of Under-Developed States: For the modern ginning and pressing units, purposes of funding by NCDC on liberal modernisation/expansion of existing terms , the Government of India has units etc. During the year 2017-18, categorized 11 States as Cooperatively NCDC released Rs. 234.97 crore (as on Least-Developed and placed 11 States 10.01.2018) for this component. and 2 Union Territories’ in the category of Cooperatively Under-Developed States

(ii) Cooperative Storage and Cold as shown below: Storage: DAC&FW through NCDC has been making systematic and Cooperatively Least-Developed States: sustained efforts to assist cooperatives Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, in creating additional storage capacity Jharkhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, aimed at facilitating expanded operations Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim of cooperative marketing of agriculture and Tripura. produce, distribution of inputs and sale of consumer articles. Storage capacity Cooperatively Under-Developed assisted by NCDC stood at 164.34 lakh States/UTs: MT as on 31.03.2017. During the year Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, crore (Rs.5.08 crore loan and Rs. 3.71 Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, crore2017-18, subsidy) financial has assistancebeen released of Rs. and 8.79 of Odisha, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttar Rs. 4.12 crore (Rs. 3.79 crore loan andRs. Pradesh, Uttrakhand, West Bengal, 0.40 crore subsidy) has been sanctioned Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) and for the storage programme under the Lakshadweep (UT) scheme as on 10.01.2018. During 2016-17, NCDC sanctioned As up to 31.03.2017, 323 cold storages projects have been organized/ crore and released Rs.10686.78 crore financial assistance of Rs.17340.96 sanctioned with a capacity of 9.76 lakh to LD/UD States accounting for 68.62% and 67.15% of total sanction & release of Rs.4.02 crore (Rs. 3.95 crore loan and respectively. Cumulatively, as on Rs.0.07MT. During crore 2017-18 subsidy) financial has been assistance released 31.03.2017, Rs.46566.53 crore released under the scheme as on 10.01.2018. to LD/UD States under various schemes of NCDC which accounts for around 62% iii. Integrated Cooperative Development of the total assistance released by the projects: During the year 2017-18 (as Corporation, so far. on 10.1.2018), NCDC has released loan assistance of Rs. 113.08 crore and subsidy v. Development of Women Cooperatives: of Rs. 21.61 crore totaling to Rs. 134.69 NCDC encourages women cooperatives crore for ICD projects in selected districts. to avail assistance under its various The subsidy of Rs. 21.61 crore includes schemes. A large number of women Rs. 10.32 crore towards manpower members are engaged & involved in development & training and managerial cooperatives dealing with activities assistance to Project Implementation related to Foodgrain Processing, Agency (PIA) & Monitoring Cell etc. Plantation Crops, Oilseed Processing,

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Fisheries, Dairy & Livestock, Spinning 20 Training programmes. Federation Mills, Handloom &Powerloom Weaving, enrolled one urban cooperative bank and Integrated Cooperative Development eight cooperative credit societies as its Projects etc.Women Cooperatives are new members during 2016-17. now covered under Weaker Section 2. All India Federation of Cooperative Programme for the purpose of availing Spinning Mills Ltd. (AIFCOSPIN):- As on subsidy and concessional funding during 31.3.2017, there were 164 cooperative the remaining period of the 12th Five Year spinning mills and one composite mill Plan programme under Central Sector established in the country, with a total Integrated Scheme on Agricultural installed capacity of 3.56 million spindles Cooperation. Cumulatively, as on and 10,670 open-end rotors and 16,000 31.03.2017, NCDC has sanctioned and looms. During 2016-17 there were 1352 small scale unit with 5.35 million spindles crore and Rs.651.30 crore respectively for and 2.91 lakh rotors. During 2016-17, 17 released financial assistance of Rs.746.24 the development of cooperative societies visits to the member mills were made. exclusively promoted by women. In the During the year 2016-17, Rs.5.50 lakhs 14263 projects/units sanctioned in as grants-in-aid has been released to it. 2016-17, it is estimated that 11.01 lakh women are enrolled as members, out of 3. National Cooperative Agriculture and which 879 women members are on the Rural Development Banks’ Federation Board of Directors. Limited (NCARDBF), Mumbai :- During the year 2016-17, Rs.15.00 lakhs as B. Assistance to Multi-State Cooperative grants-in-aid has been released to it for Societies :- The objective of this scheme promotional role in revival package for is to strengthen the scope of weaker ARDBs and other allied schemes. National Level Federations giving 4. National Federation of State activities viz; promotional, technical and Cooperative Banks Ltd., (NAFSCOB), consultancyfinancial assistance services, forresearch the approved studies, Mumbai During the year 2016-17, improvement of infrastructural facilities, Rs.10.50 lakhs as grants-in-aid has been conference / workshops / seminars / released to NAFSCOB for providing a trainings, skill development programmes common forum to the member banks and for undertaking the commercial / to examine the problems of cooperative economic activities for their self-reliance credit banking and allied matters. and sustained growth and development. 5. National Labour Cooperatives Federation of India Ltd. (NLCF), New assistance has been provided to the Delhi followingDuring the National year 2016-17, Level Federations:- the financial During the year 2016-17, Rs.27.00 lakhs 1. National Federation of Urban as grants-in-aid has been released to NLCF Cooperative Banks and Credit Societies to organize, promote, guide and develop Ltd. (NAFCUB), New Delhi :- During the labour cooperatives for the economic and year 2016-17, Rs.23.00 lakhs as grants- social development of the unorganized in-aid has been released to NAFCUB. labour sector especially economically During the year NAFCUB conducted weaker sections of the society.

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12.3 Assistance for Cooperative Education programmes during the year including and Training: 12 weeks Diploma Programme in Cooperative Education and Development. 1. Government of India has been 2879 persons from various sectors of implementing a Central Sector Scheme the cooperative movement in different for Cooperative Education and Training states were trained. Out of 88 training through National Cooperative Union programmes, 32 programmes were of India (NCUI) and National Council organized for weaker sectors like labour, for Cooperative Training (NCCT) since 1960. Up to 50% of the expenditure exclusively for SC/ST cooperative in is given as Grant in Aid to NCUI by the whichfisheries 1207 and persons tribal cooperativesparticipated. and15 Government for Cooperative Education programmes were organized exclusively in cooperatively Under Developed for women cooperatives which were States (UDS) under developed areas attended 612 participants. During the of developed States and also for other year 2017-18, upto 31st December, approved activities. Government also 2017 an amount of Rs.339.62 lakhs provide Grants up to the extent of 50% was released as grants-in-aid to NCUI to Junior Cooperative Training Centres including Rs.40 lakhs NE Regions. (JCTCs) through NCUI. The JCTCs are During the year 2017-18 the members being run by State Cooperative Unions to be educated for gainful employment/ / State Governments. NCUI monitors running of their cooperatives are the programmes of JCTCs. Currently, targeted at 3,33,457. Upto December, NCUI has been running 43 Cooperative 2017 NCUI educated /trained 2,51,219 Education Field Projects spread over 22 members/potential members. During States and Union Territories and also this period Ministry released an amount conducting various programmes at NCUI quarters of the year. of Rs.339.62 lakhs for the first and second Head Office. 3. The Cooperative Training programmes 31st December,2017) NCUI through its are also being conducted by the National 2. DuringCooperative the financial Education year Field2017-18 Projects (upto Council for Cooperative Training (NCCT) conducted wide ranging programmes through its 5 Regional Institutes of on various issues of cooperatives Cooperative Management, 14 Institutes development. Under UDS Projects other of Cooperative Management located than North Eastern 91 new societies in different States and Vaikunth Mehta were registered and 8205 persons National Institute of Cooperative were trained under income generating activities. They also organized 17392 year 2017-18, a sum of Rs. 351.85 lakhs events imparting education to 251219 hasManagement, been released Pune. till dateDuring as grants-in-aid the financial persons. In North Eastern States 92 to NCCT including NE regions. Out of the SHGs were formed with a membership total 1600 planned programmes during of 1505. Under approved activities, the 2017-18 to train 40,000 participants, the National Centre for Cooperative NCCT conducted 1287 programmes Education (NCCE) organized 88 training and trained 39,992 participants upto programmes against the target of 75 December 2017. It is expected to conduct

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430 more programmes to train more which agrees to exempt the procured than 13,000 participants during January- commodities from levy of mandi tax March, 2018. and assist central nodal agencies in logistic arrangements including gunny 4. NE Region : The Government is providing bags, provide working capital for state of cooperative education in the north- agencies, creation of revolving fund for easternseparate region assistance through for NCUI. intensification It has PSS operations etc. as required under the Scheme guidelines. The basic objectives Aizawl (Mizoram), Thoubal (Manipur), of PSS are to provide remunerative prices Mangalwariaestablished 7 field(Sikkim), projects Shillong namely to the growers for their produce with a (Meghalaya), Kohima(Nagaland), view to encourage higher investment and Morigaon and Jorhat (Assam) in the production and to safeguard the interest North Eastern Region. of consumers by making available supplies at reasonable prices with low 12.4 Price support scheme (PSS) cost of intermediation. 1. The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare 2. Achievement under Price Support implements Price Support Scheme (PSS) Scheme (PSS) : During the season 2016- for procurement of oil seeds, pulses and 17, the prices of various oilseeds and cotton through Central Nodal Agencies at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for the relevant marketing season. During pulses ruled below respective MSP fixed declared by the Government. This the year 2016-17 and 2017-18 NAFED scheme is implemented at the request procured agricultural commodities as of the concerned state government per the details given below-

DETAILS OF PROCUREMENT MADE BY NAFED FROM 2016-17 TO 2017-18

YEAR Agency COMMODITIES Oilseed/ STATE QUANTITY MSP MSP Pulses (IN MTs) Per. MT COST (IN (Rs.) LAKH) 2017-18 NAFED MUSTARD Oilseed HARYANA 36940.18 37,000 13667.87 2017-18 NAFED SUNFLOWER Oilseed TELANGANA 112.10 39,500 44.28 2017-18 NAFED SUNFLOWER Oilseed HARYANA 4358.71 39,500 1721.69 2017-18 NAFED SUNFLOWER Oilseed ODISHA 177.00 39,500 69.92 2017-18 NAFED SUMMER URAD Pulses MADHYA 15747.65 50,000 7873.83 PRADESH 2017-18 NAFED SUMMER MOONG Pulses MADHYA 111000.00 52,250 57997.50 PRADESH 2017-18 NAFED SUMMER MOONG Pulses ODISHA 1405.99 52,250 734.63 2017-18 NAFED SESAMUM SEED Oilseed WEST BENGAL 3419.81 50,000 1709.91 2017-18 NAFED GROUND NUT Oilseed ODISHA 947.77 42,200 399.96 2017-18 NAFED MOONG KHARIF Pulses TELANGANA 3329.26 55,750 1856.06 2017-18 NAFED MOONG KHARIF Pulses KARNATAKA 21902.14 55,750 12210.44

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YEAR Agency COMMODITIES Oilseed/ STATE QUANTITY MSP MSP Pulses (IN MTs) Per. MT COST (IN (Rs.) LAKH) 2017-18 NAFED MOONG KHARIF * Pulses RAJASTHAN 227822.87 55,750 127011.25 2017-18 NAFED MOONG KHARIF * Pulses MAHARASHTRA 5407.97 55,750 3014.94 2017-18 NAFED MOONG KHARIF * Pulses ANDHRA 2471.40 55,750 1377.81 PRADESH 2017-18 NAFED URAD KHARIF * Pulses RAJASTHAN 95194.29 54,000 51404.92 2017-18 NAFED URAD KHARIF * Pulses TELANGANA 7630.00 54,000 4120.20 2017-18 NAFED URAD KHARIF * Pulses KARNATAKA 13183.00 54,000 7118.82 2017-18 NAFED URAD KHARIF * Pulses MAHARASHTRA 52000.00 54,000 28080.00 2017-18 NAFED URAD KHARIF * Pulses GUJARAT 15342.13 54,000 8284.75 2017-18 NAFED URAD KHARIF * Pulses ANDHRA 13600.00 54,000 7344.00 PRADESH 2017-18 NAFED URAD KHARIF * Pulses UTTAR PRADESH 1054.68 54,000 569.53 2017-18 NAFED SOYABEAN KHARIF Oilseed RAJASTHAN 11620.62 30,500 3544.29 * 2017-18 NAFED SOYABEAN KHARIF Oilseed TELANGANA 34724.15 30,500 10590.87 * 2017-18 NAFED SOYABEAN KHARIF Oilseed MAHARASHTRA 25974.17 30,500 7922.12 * 2017-18 NAFED GROUND NUT Oilseed GUJARAT 678646.29 44,500 301997.60 KHARIF* 2017-18 NAFED GROUND NUT Oilseed RAJASTHAN 103394.66 44,500 46010.62 KHARIF* 2017-18 NAFED GROUND NUT Oilseed ANDHRA 18764.95 44,500 8350.40 KHARIF* PRADESH 2017-18 NAFED GROUND NUT Oilseed KARNATAKA 1172.58 44,500 521.80 KHARIF* 2017-18 NAFED TOOR (Kharif) Pulses TELANGANA 10725.14 54,500 5845.20 2017** 2017-18 NAFED TOOR (Kharif) Pulses KARNATAKA 99.38 54,500 54.1621 2017**

Details of Procurement made by SFAC under PSS from 2016-17 to 2017-18

Year Commodity State Procured Minimum Support Procurement quantity Price (MSP) for value (in MTs) FAQ (in Rs. Per (Rs. in Lakh) MTs) 2016-17 Moong K-2016 Karnataka 679.90 52,250.00 355.25 Maharashtra 548.00 286.33 Total 1227.90 641.58

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4. Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) a bumper crop during the peak arrival period when the prices tend to fall below The Department of Agriculture, economic levels and cost of production. Cooperation and Farmers Welfare also The extent of total amount of loss to implements Market Intervention Scheme be shared on a 50:50 basis between (MIS) for procurement of agricultural the Central Government and the State and horticultural commodities which are Government is restricted to 25 percent perishable in nature and are not covered of the total procurement value which under the Price Support Scheme (PSS) to includes cost of the commodity procured protect the growers of these commodities plus permitted overhead expenses. from making distress sale in the event of

Details of sanction accorded under MIS during 2017-18

S.N. Year Duration Commodity Market State Sanctioned Intervention Qty (in Price (MIP) (Rs. MTs.) Per MTs.) 1 2017-18 08.04.2017 to Potato 4,870/- Uttar 1,00,000 07.05.2017 Pradesh 2 2017-18 02.05.2017 to Red Chilli 50,000/- Telangana 33,700 31.05.2017 3 2017-18 02.05.2017 to Red Chilli 50,000/- Andhra 88,300 31.05.2017 Pradesh 4 2017-18 04.06.2017 to Potato 6,000/- Nagaland 6,600 31.07.2017 5 2017-18 17.06.2017 to Turmeric 55,720/- Andhra 12,100 16.07.2017 Pradesh 6 2017-18 13.06.2017 to Garlic 28,600/- Rajasthan 10,000 12.07.2017 7 2017-18 09.06.2017 to Onion 5,867/- Madhya 6,51,000 08.07.2017 Pradesh 8 2017-18 27.06.2017 to Onion 3,650/- Rajasthan 20,000 26.07.2017 ******

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Chapter 13 Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) 13.1 Background: National Development and States in the ratio of 60:40 (90:10 for 8 Council (NDC), in its meeting held on 29th May, North-Eastern and 3 Himalayan States) against 2007 resolved that a special Additional Central 100% funding by the Central Government till Assistance (ACA) Scheme be introduced to incentivize States to draw up comprehensive Based on the feedback received from agriculture development plans, taking into the13.4 end of the financial year 2014-15. States, experiences during implementation in account agro-climatic conditions, natural the XI Plan and inputs provided by stakeholders, resources and technology for ensuring more operational guidelines of RKVY have been inclusive and integrated development of revised for implementation from 2014-15 agriculture and allied sectors. Accordingly, Department of Agriculture & Cooperation (DAC), Ministry of Agriculture, in consultation period.onwards The in orderrevised to enhanceoperational efficiency guidelines and with the Planning Commission, launched the ofefficacy the scheme of the programmemandated that during at least the XII35% Plan of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) in 2007- Normal RKVY allocation should be utilized by 2008. the States for implementing Infrastructure and 13.2 An amount of Rs. 31730.13 crore was Asset development projects. released for implementation of the scheme to The main objectives of the the States & Union Territories (UTs) during 13.5 Objectives: RKVY Scheme are as under: the XII Plan period. States/UTs have taken up projects related to crop development, i. To incentivize the States so as to increase horticulture, agricultural mechanization, public investment in agriculture and natural resource management, marketing & allied sectors. post-harvest management, animal husbandry, implementation under the scheme. States in the process of planning and dairy development, fisheries, extension etc for ii. executingTo provide agriculture flexibility andand autonomyallied sector to An amount of Rs. 4750 crore has been allocated schemes. for implementation of the scheme during 2017- 18 at BE stage which has been reduced to Rs. iii. To ensure the preparation of Agriculture 3050 crore at RE stage of which Rs. 2333.37 Plans for the districts and the States based crore has been released as on 31.12.2017. on agro-climatic conditions, availability of technology and natural resources. 13.3 In accordance with directions of the Ministry of Finance, funding pattern of the iv. To ensure that local needs/crops/ scheme from 2015-16 onwards has been altered i.e., it is to be shared between the Centre agricultural plans of the States. priorities are better reflected in the

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 133 Annual Report 2017-18 v. To achieve the goal of reducing the yield gaps in important crops through focused of Problem Soil(RPS), Foot and Mouth Disease interventions. ControlDiversification Programme Programme (FMD (CDP), - CP), Reclamation Peri-Urban Horticulture etc are being implemented during vi. To maximize returns to the farmers in 2017-18. agriculture and allied sectors; 13.9 Outcome: One of the basic objectives of RKVY is to incentivize investments in the in the production and productivity of agriculture and allied sectors by linking vii. variousTo bring components about quantifiable of agriculture changes and State wise allocation of RKVY funds to the allied sectors by addressing them in a increased share of State Plan Expenditure holistic manner. in agriculture and allied sectors. This has 13.6 Implementation Strategy: RKVY accords to agriculture and allied sectors by the States and executing projects related to agriculture duringresulted the in XI significant and XII Plans. increase Government in allocation of andflexibility allied and sectors. autonomy States to Statesare empoweredin planning India released an amount of Rs. 31730.13 to formulate strategies for development of crore for implementation of RKVY during the these sectors in a holistic manner keeping XII Plan period. Leveraging higher investments their agro-climatic conditions in mind so as to in the agriculture and allied sectors, States effectively address local needs and priorities. have been able to enhance production and The strategy is to discontinue the business as productivity in these sectors. More than 7600 project were approved by the States for RKVY cover the entire gamut of activities in the implementation under the scheme during the agricultureusual mode andof “one allied size sectors fits all”. supplementingProjects under XII Plan. These projects covered the entire ongoing Centrally Sponsored Schemes in these spectrum of agriculture & allied sectors sectors. RKVY also emphasizes on convergence such as crop development, horticulture, through District Agriculture Plans (DAPs) and agricultural mechanization, marketing & post- State Agriculture Plan (SAP) for eliminating harvest management, animal husbandry, dairy overlap of resources & efforts

13.7 For a vast country like India with development,13.10 Allocation fisheries, of Funds extension, to States: etc. RKVY diverse soil & agro-climatic conditions, is administered by the Union Ministry of varying technological capabilities and Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. Funds under agronomic practices, the RKVY framework this scheme are provided to the States as grant- has enabled States to plan and chart their own in-aid by the Central Government. Allocation developmental trajectory. At a national level, of RKVY fund to the States is done based on six it enables the country to achieve the desired parameters as per the formula given below: annual growth rate in the agriculture and Sl.No. Criteria/Parameter Weightage allied sectors. 1. Percentage share of net 15% 13.8 Over the years, RKVY has also addressed un irrigated area in a national priorities, without affecting the state to the net un irri- gated area of all eligible special programmes as sub-schemes. Sub- States. schemesautonomy such and as flexibilityBringing Green of States, Revolution through to Eastern India (BGREI), Saffron Mission, Crop

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Sl.No. Criteria/Parameter Weightage (c) RKVY (Special Schemes) - 20% of annual 2. Last three (3) years 5% outlay; and average area under oil (d) RKVY (Flexi Fund) - 10% of annual outlay seeds and pulses. (States can undertake either production 3. State’s highest GSDP for 30% Growth or Infrastructure & Assets agriculture and allied projects with this allocation depending years. 4. Increasesectors for in theexpenditure past five 30% 13.12upon State State Level specific Sanctioning needs/priorities). Committee in Agriculture and allied (SLSC): State Level Sanctioning Committees sectors in the previous (SLSCs) have been constituted under the year over the year prior Chairmanship of Chief Secretary with to that year. (For exam- Secretary (Agriculture) of the concerned ple, previous year for al- State/UT as Member Secretary along with locating State’s share for other members from allied departments & 2014-15 would be the year 2012-13 and the State Agriculture Universities, Department of year prior to that would Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare be 2011-12). (GOI), Department of Animal Husbandry, 5. Increase in Plan and 10% Dairying & Fisheries (GOI), and NITI Aayog non-plan expenditure (erstwhile Planning Commission). SLSC made by the States from appraises and approves projects under the State Budgets on RKVY. State Agriculture Department is the Animal Husbandry, Fish- nodal Department for implementation of the eries, and Agricultural scheme. Research & Education in the previous years over 13.13 District and State Agricultural the year prior to that Plans: RKVY guidelines recognize the year. need for convergence and integration of 6. Inverse of Yield gap 10% the various programmes implemented at between state aver- district / State level through Comprehensive age yield and potential District Agriculture Plans(C-DAPs) and State yields as indicated in the Agriculture Plans (SAPs). Several State/UTs frontline demonstration have prepared comprehensive District and data. State Agriculture Plans for XI Plan. States are required to revise and update these keeping 13.11 Streams of Funding in RKVY: RKVY in view the change in guidelines of the scheme funds provided to the States as grant by the and emerging needs of the State. Central Government are for the following streams: 13.14 Each district is required to formulate a C-DAP taking into account resources available (a) RKVY (Production Growth) - 35% of from other ongoing Central or State Plan annual outlay, schemes such as Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF), Swaranjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (b) RKVY (Infrastructure and Assets) - 35% (SGSY), National Rural Employment Guarantee of annual outlay; Scheme (NREGS) and , etc.

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13.15 in States cannot be attributed entirely to RKVY as there are many other programmes and development C-DAPs plansreflect in the a financialmore holistic requirements manner policies contributing to it, RKVY has emerged and sources of financing of agriculture as a principal instrument for development of minor irrigation projects, rural development the agriculture and allied sectors in States and works,by including agricultural animal marketing husbandry schemes and fishery, and has accelerated revival of agriculture. schemes for water harvesting and conservation taking into account natural resources and 13.19 Sub-Schemes launched under RKVY: technological possibilities in each district. The Many sub-schemes have been launched under DAPs are thereafter integrated to formulate the State Agriculture Plans (SAPs). of States. Since 2010-11 several sub-schemes haveRKVY preservingbeen introduced the flexibility under and RKVY autonomy with 13.16 State Agriculture Infrastructure Development Programme (SAIDP): programmes/schemes are being implemented Revised operational guidelines of RKVY also asspecific sub-schemes objectives. of RKVY, The which following also include special mandated each State to prepare a SAIDP in some new sub- schemes launched during the a similar manner to that of DAPs and SAPs for identifying a shelf of projects for RKVY Rs. 771.53 crore in 2017-18. (Infrastructure & Assets) stream. SAIDP should current financial year, with a total allocation of ideally be a consolidation of the requirement i. Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI): Initiated in 2010- 11, BGREI has targeted productivity of13.17 infrastructure Status of identified Preparation in DAPs of and District SAP. improvement in the rice based cropping Preparation of the District Agriculture Plans: system of Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Agriculture Plans (DAPs) and the State Bihar, Jharkhand, Eastern Uttar Pradesh Agriculture Plans (SAPs) is the cornerstone and Chhattisgarh. Rs. 4130 crore had of the strategy of implementation of RKVY. Though the progress of preparation of DAPs been earmarked for implementation of and SAPs by the States has been tardy during this programme during the XII Plan. The the XII Five Year Plan, 247 DAPs out of 652 allocation for this programme during districts and 12 SAPs have been prepared. 2017-18 is Rs.450 crore.

13.18 Projects undertaken by States under ii. Saffron Mission: - The Scheme was RKVY: RKVY is designed to focus on a strategy initiated in 2010-11 for revival of saffron that will best help to generate growth in the cultivation in Jammu & Kashmir. The agriculture and allied sectors for each State. allocation for the programme for the XII State Governments, as per their priorities, have Plan was Rs.349.37 crore. The allocation approved project proposals in sectors which for this programme during 2017-18 is include crops, horticulture, organic farming etc. Rs.81.27crore. Critical infrastructure such as State Seed farms and Soil and Fertilizer testing laboratories iii. Crop Diversification Programme(CDP): neglected over the years due to paucity of Pursuant to an announcement in funds, received assistance under RKVY. The the Union Budget for 2013-14, this sector-wise cost of projects approved by States scheme had been launched to promote during the XII Plan is given in Annexure-13.1. technological innovation to encourage While growth in agriculture and allied sector farmers to choose crop alternatives.

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Rs.1080 crore had been earmarked Rs. 47.50 crore for the current year for for implementation of the programme solid and liquid waste management in during the XII Plan. The allocation for agriculture. this programme during 2017-18 is Rs. 40 viii. Scheme for Drought Affected Area:- crore. This scheme has been initiated in 2017- iv. Reclamation of Problem Soil (RPS): 18 with an allocation of Rs. 25 crore for a This programme was initiated as a sub- pilot implementation of interventions to scheme of RKVY during 2016-17 for address the issue of the most vulnerable enhancing soil fertility & productivity drought prone districts in the country. for meeting the demand for food grains ix. Peri-Urban Horticulture: - This scheme in the country. The allocation for the has been initiated in 2017-18 with the scheme during 2016-17 was Rs 50 crore. objectives of greening cities, utilizing The allocation for 2017-18 is Rs.30 crore. waste, meeting the needs of food and v. Foot and Mouth Disease Control nutrition and serving the environment by Programme (FMD-CP): This programme was initiated as a sub-scheme of RKVY vegetables medicinal and aromatic during 2016-17 for supplementing the plantspromoting in selected cultivation cities. of fruits,The allocation flowers, efforts of the State Governments for for the programme for 2017-18 is Rs. prevention, control and containment of 27.76 crore. this animal disease. The allocation for the 13.20 Monitoring of RKVY: A web-based scheme during 2016-17 was Rs.100.65 Management Information System for RKVY crore. The allocation for the programme [Relational Database and Management for 2017-18 is Rs. 50 crore. Information System (RDMIS)] has been vi. Additional Fodder Development established to collect and disseminate Programme (AFDP): This programme relevant information and data related to each was launched in 2014-15 in order RKVY project and also to monitor progress to mitigate the impact of drought on and completion details of these projects over livestock. This programme was initially their life cycle. States are entrusted with launched as the Accelerated Fodder the responsibility to enter data on approval Development Programme during 2011- & implementation of projects in the RKVY 12 to accelerate the production of website (http.//www.rkvy.nic.in). RDMIS has fodder through intensive promotion been able to provide current and authenticated of technologies to ensure availability data on outputs, outcomes and impact of of fodder throughout the year. The projects taken up under RKVY. allocation for the programme during Flagship/Innovative Schemes: States the XII Plan was Rs.411.83 crore. The allocation for this programme for 2017- 18 is Rs.20 crore. besthave practices, also taken innovative up several approaches flagship and innovative projects under RKVY, which reflect vii. Swachh Bharat: - This scheme has been achievements under RKVY. An illustrative list initiated in 2017-18 with an allocation of of these projects is at Annexure-13.2.

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13.21 States have been reasonably prompt in approving projects & incurring expenditure under RKVY. Status of year-wise release of funds to the States, their expenditure & utilization status as on 31.12.2017 is given below: (Rs. in crore) Year RE Fund Expenditure %of utilization over released Reported release 2012-13 8400.00 8400.00 8395.34 99.94% 2013-14 7089.00 7052.51 7039.73 99.82% 2014-15 8444.00 8443.20 8298.63 98.29% 2015-16 3900.00 3942.38 3856.05 97.81% 2016-17 3550.00 3892.04 3036.20 78.01% 2017-18 3050.00 2333.37 662.18 28.38% 13.22 State-wise status of funds released v. To empower youth through skill under RKVY from XII Plan up to 2017-18 and development, innovation and agri- expenditure/UC status as on 31.12.2017 is entrepreneurship based agribusiness given in Annexure-13.3. models. vi. To encourage public private partnerships 13.23 RKVY-RAFTAAR - The scheme has been approved by Union Cabinet on 1.11.2017 for the Integrated Development of for continuation up to March, 2020 as Agriculture. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana - Remunerative 13.24 Inter-State allocation of RKVY-RAFTAAR Approaches for Agriculture and Allied sector funds is as per the formula given below: Rejuvenation (RKVY-RAFTAAR) with an outlay of Rs. 15722.00 crore for 2017-18 to 2019-20. Sl. Criteria/Parameters Weightage The objectives of the scheme are: No. 1 Percentage share of net un-irri- 15% i. To strengthen the farmers’ efforts through gated area in a State to the net creation of required pre and post harvesting un-irrigated area of all States. agri. infrastructure that increase access of 2 Percentage of small and margin- 20% al farmers in the state compared farmers to quality inputs, storage, market to total number of small and facilities etc. and enables farmers to make marginal farmers in the country. informed choices. 3 Moving averages of the increase 30% in plan expenditure in agricul- to plan and execute schemes as per local/ ture & allied sectors including ii. farmers’To provide needs. autonomy, flexibility to States in the previous 3 years period. iii. To promote value chain linked production 4 Averageanimal husbandry, Gross State fisheries Value Add etc.- 20% models that will help in increase in ed (GSVA) in agriculture and al- income of farmers as well as increase in lied sectors in last 3 years. production/productivity 5 Percentage of youth population 5% iv. To empower farmers to risk mitigation in the state compared to total youth in the country. with more focus on additional income 6 Inverse of Yield gap between 10% generation activities - like integrated state average yield and poten- farming, mushroom cultivation, bee tial yields as indicated in the frontline demonstration data.

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13.25 RKVY-RAFTAAR funds would be new approach in agriculture planning by provided to the States in the following streams: allowing the States to plan their strategy and design appropriate schemes to implement (a) Regular RKVY-RAFTAAR - 70% of annual outlay for the following activities: in implementation. RKVY has imparted a i. Infrastructure and assets - 50% (of that strategy with flexibility and autonomy 70%) of regular RKVY-RAFTAAR momentum to the agriculture sector. Regular outlay (20% for Pre-harvest activities starved of resources, strategies infrastructure and 30% for post- languishing for lack of support and limited harvest infrastructure) opportunities for experimentation and ii. Value addition linked production innovation, have been funded through RKVY. projects- 30% (of 70%) of regular States are allocating more funds to agriculture RKVY-RAFTAAR outlay iii. Flexi-funds - 20% (of 70%) of in additional plan allocation to the agriculture regular RKVY-RAFTAAR outlay. sector.and stepping There isup a investment.sense of hope This and is optimism. reflected States can use this for supporting Agriculture, which had slid back stage, is any projects as per the local needs. making a comeback since launch of the (b) RKVY-RAFTAAR special sub-schemes as scheme. A timely policy instrument i.e., RKVY per national priorities -20% of annual has accelerated revival of agriculture and put outlay ; and it on the growth path.

(c) Innovation and agri-entrepreneur 13.27 Audit Para: There is no pending Audit development -10% of annual outlay para pertaining to RKVY. However, there is a including 2% for administrative costs. Performance Audit of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas 13.26 Conclusion: RKVY is a transformational Yojana (RKVY) done for the period 2007-08 to scheme in the evolution of agricultural 2012-13 (ending March 2013) by C&AG who development projects from a variegated submitted the report in both the Houses of schematic approach followed so far through Parliament on 5th May 2015. The details are strait-jacketed schemes to a completely given below in the prescribed format:

Sl.No Year No. of Paras/ Details of Paras/PA reports on which ATNs are pending PA reports on No. of ATNs No. of ATNs sent but returned with No. of ATNs which which ATNs not sent by observations and Audit is awaiting their have been finally have been the Ministry resubmission By the Ministry vetted by Audit submitted even for the but have not been to PAC after first time. submitted by the vetting by Audit Ministry to PAC. 1 2015 - - Performance Audit of RKVY has been done by C&AG for the period 2007-08 to 2012-13 (ending March 2013) and submitted the report in both the Houses of Parliament on 5th May 2015. The Draft ATN on the observations made in the report were furnished to Audit on 27.06.2016 on which vetting of Audit have been received. Efforts are being made to obtain comments of the State Governments on the

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Chapter 14 Drought Management 14.1. In accordance with the Government Pradesh and West Bengal) and in the ratio of of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 9:1 for Special Category States (11 out of 29, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and namely, 8 North Eastern States of Arunachal Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) is mandated to Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, coordinate relief measures necessitated by Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura and drought, hailstorm, pest attack and cold 3 hilly States of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu wave/frost. Spatial distribution and quantum & Kashmir and Uttarakhand). Government of rainfall during South West Monsoon (June- of India supplements the efforts of the State September) mainly determines the incidence of drought in the country, as South West Monsoon and logistic support in the wake of natural (SWM) accounts for more than 70% of annual Governments by providing requisite financial rainfall. DAC&FW closely monitors progress of over and above SDRF, is considered from SWM in the country, in close coordination with Nationalcalamities. Disaster Additional Response financial Fund assistance, (NDRF), India Meteorological Department (IMD), and for natural calamities of severe nature, as per established procedure and extant items rainfall conditions. and norms for assistance from SDRF/NDRF. keeps a watch over deficient/large deficient Allocation under SDRF has been made on the DAC&FW has reviewed and updated 14.2 basis of recommendations of 14th Finance the Crisis Management Plan (CMP) for Drought Commission, for a period of 5 years from 2015- (National) during the current year i.e. 2017. The 16 to 2019-20 and allocation under SDRF is for State Governments only. various agencies involved in crisis management includingPlan defines media the management roles and responsibilities during drought. of 14.4 During the year 2017-18, as per CMP 2017 (National) was circulated to State/ information available till date, Chhattisgarh Union Territory Governments for preparing and Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan had their own CMPs. declared drought and submitted Memorandum State Governments initiate necessary 14.3 Disaster Response Fund (NDRF). Inter- relief measures in the wake of natural Ministerialseeking financial Central Teams assistance (IMCTs) from constituted National calamities, including drought, from State for Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh have Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), which is visited these States to assess the loss/damage readily available with them. Contribution to crops etc. and recommend appropriate to SDRF is made by Central and State Governments in the ratio of 3:1 for General Committee of National Executive Committee Category States (18 out of 29, namely, Andhra (SC-NEC)financial assistanceconsidered fromboth NDRF.the reports The and Sub Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, recommendations of SC-NEC have been Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, forwarded to Ministry of Home Affairs for Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, placing them before the High Level Committee Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar (HLC) for consideration. The memoranda

140 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2017-18 received from the State Government of Rajasthan and Maharashtra for drought during Technical and Research Organizations. Kharif 2017 and pest attack, respectively, are Departments, State Governments, Scientific, The various indices and parameters under consideration. 14.7 appropriate for declaration of drought were 14.5 Central Research Institute for Dryland revisited and new indices like Standardised Agriculture (CRIDA), under Indian Council of Precipitation Index, Vegetation Condition Agricultural Research (ICAR), has developed Index, Percentage Available Soil Moisture, detailed District-wise contingency plans to Hydrology Indices like Reservoir Storage provide a broad advisory to farmers at the Index, Stream-Flow Drought Index and Ground district level, prescribing alternate strategies Water Drought Index have been added. Rainfall in the event of climate variability, by factoring related indices have been recommended as in crops/livestock/aquaculture practices/ pattern, soil characteristics, infrastructural In the event of rainfall inadequacy of a certain facilities, etc. These plans have been developed the first trigger in the assessment of drought. based on certain simulated models for different would then obligate State Governments to considermagnitude, other the impact first trigger indicators is set-off related which to drought, cyclone, cold wave/frost, etc. CRIDA agriculture (crop sowing coverage), remote hasweather so far conditions prepared Contingency like occurrence Plans of for flood, 623 sensing, soil moisture and hydrology. The level districts in the country. of severity of drought will be based on the recorded values against the impact indicators A Manual for Drought Management was 14.6 and, accordingly, the second drought trigger published in the year 2009 by the Department. is set-off. In the event of the second drought This Manual for Drought Management suggested a system for drought management policy and programmes to be followed by the trigger set-off, the Manual prescribes field level Government of India and State Governments. villagesverification in the of groundaffected truthing area. The of cropdrought damage and It focused on the general / common elements thethrough intensity sample of the field calamity survey will in 10%be declared of the of drought management at the national level, while allowing the States to include their Time-lines have been indicated for declaration ofon drought, the basis namely, of findings 30 October from forthe Kharif field survey. and 31 incorporated drought forecasting, monitoring, March for Rabi. The Memorandum for Financial responsespecific schemesand mitigation and interventions,as continuum and of Assistance will be submitted not later than one activities. The objective of this Manual was week from the date of declaration of drought, if to serve as a handbook for all the decision- the drought was found to be of a severe nature. makers and administrators. The Manual DAC&FW will thereafter dispatch an Inter- provided relevant guidelines so that States Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) within a week of receipt of the Memorandum from the State Government and the report will be submitted thebenefit publication from themof this andManual pursue in 2009, the several most by the Team within seven days of all relevant newefficient developments and practical had coursetaken place of action. and further Since information having been provided by the State to promote use of modern technology, the Government. A decision will be taken on the Manual for Drought Management was revised quantum of assistance from the NDRF within in 2016 through a consultative process, a month of the IMCT report and disbursement involving the concerned Central Ministries/ of agriculture subsidy to affected farmers to be

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 141 Annual Report 2017-18 concluded by the State Government within a been prepared. This Plan has been prepared month of receipt of central assistance. in consultation with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), keeping 14.8 Guideline on Constitution and in view the theme of National Platform for Administration of SDRF/NDRF has been partly Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR) to achieve the “Disaster Risk Reduction for Sustainable on 03.04.2017, requiring all the States/UTs Development: Making India Resilient by 2030”. modified by the Ministry of Home Affairs to implement mandatorily the guidelines This NDMP will be updated, from time to time, of ‘Manual for Drought Management, 2016’, taking into account various factors. prepared and circulated by DAC&FW, while determining /declaring drought in their States. 14.10 DAC&FW is also in the process of

14.9 A National Drought Management Plan selected districts in the States of Andhra (NDMP), as required under the provisions Pradesh,preparing Karnataka a “Drought and Proofing Rajasthan, Plan” forin of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, has association with CRIDA under ICAR.

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Chapter 15 International Cooperation 15.1 The mandate of International Cooperation feeding in places facing acute food insecurity due to natural calamities and man-made other countries of the world in a multilateral causes. Present share of Government of asis to well foster as mutually bilateral beneficial format. partnerships Department with of India for a biennium is US $ 1.92 Million Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare is towards WFP Pledge Contribution which is the Nodal contact point in Government of India used by them to support WFP India Country for Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Programme. India has made full payment to World Food Programme (WFP) of the United UNWFP for Calendar Year 2017. Besides, GoI Nations. Bilateral Agreement, Memorandum makes an annual payment of Rs. 30 lakh to of Understanding (MoU), Protocols and Work Plans with the countries of strategic interest Operating Cost (LOC). are signed and implemented for furthering UNWFP Country Office towards their Local 15.4 GoI’s pledge contribution towards UNWFP for an amount of US$ 0.96 Million sectors in coordination with the Ministry for the year 2017 has been released. GoI has ofcooperation External inAffairs the field and of Agriculture other concerned & Allied recently decided that the amount of US $ Ministries and Departments. 1.92 million (Biennum) towards GoI’s pledge MULTILATERAL COOPERATION contribution to UNWFP will remain the same 15.2 FOOD & AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION i.e. US $ 0.96 Million for the year 2018 as well. India is a founder member of the (FAO): 15.5 A Country Strategic Plan (CSP) 2015- FAO and has been taking part in all its 2018 has been signed between WFP and activities. India makes payment of the annual GoI and meeting of the Country Programme membership contribution to FAO, and has paid Advisory Committee (CPAC) of WFP India was the contribution to FAO for the year 2017. India organized recently, with the last meeting on has been availing services from the FAO from 13th November 2017. time to time in the form of training, consultancy 15.6 World Food Day (WFD): World Food Day of agriculture and allied sectors under its (WFD) was celebrated throughout the country technicalservices, equipmentscooperation andprogramme material ( TCPin the). field on 16th October, 2017 to commemorate the founding day of the FAO and to create public WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME (WFP) awareness about the plight of the hungry and 15.3 The World Food Programme (WFP) was malnourished people and to take concrete set up in 1963 jointly by the United Nations action to tackle and overcome the menace of and Food & Agriculture Organization (UN/ hunger. This year’s theme of WFD was “Change FAO). India is the member of WFP since its the future of migration: Invest in food security inception. It seeks to provide emergency and rural development.”

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15.7 Office of Minister (Agriculture), under MoU between India and Cyprus for Embassy of India, Rome: Minister (Agriculture), EoI, Rome is a Sub- 18 on 27.04.2017; (ii) Work Plan under MoU The Office of betweencooperation India in theand field Suriname of agriculture for cooperation for 2017- control of this Department. The Government ofordinate India, Officefor the under purpose the of administrative maintaining for the period 2017-2021 on 28.04.2017 liaison and coordination with the three (iii)in the “India-Israel field of Agriculture Development and alliedCooperation sectors Rome based UN agencies has nominated the (2018-2020)” three year Work Program in Indian Ambassador in Rome as its permanent Agriculture on 05.07.2017 and (iv) Protocol representative to the FAO, IFAD and WFP. amending the Agreement between the Ministry Keeping in view, the specialized nature and of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government the increasing volume of interaction with of India and the Ministry of Agriculture and the UN agencies and their associated bodies, Food, Government of Belarus on 12.09.2017 an agricultural wing headed by a senior were also signed during the year 2017. : Government of India with the designation of 15.10 Joint Working Group (JWG) Meetings During the year 2017, following Joint Working Ministerofficer of (Agriculture), the rank of JointEOI, SecretaryRome has to been the Group (JWG) meetings were held: set up in the Indian Embassy, Rome. The Minister (Agriculture), EOI, Rome has been 4th meeting of India-Indonesia Joint Working designated as India’s Alternate Permanent Group (JWG) on Agriculture was held during Representative (APR) to the FAO, the World 17-18 April, . Food Programme (WFP) and the International rd Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The 3 meeting of India-Australia Joint Working Minister (Agriculture), EoI, Rome represents Group (JWG) on Agriculture was held during 29th -30th June, 2017 in India. agriculture and allied sectors at the meeting of 1st meeting of India-Taiwan Joint Working Indian interests, particularly in the field of various UN Agencies. Group (JWG) on Agriculture was held on 3rd BILATERAL COOPERATION July, 2017 in India. 15.8 MoU/MoC/Agreements/Work Plans: 1st meeting of India-Japan Joint Working Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Group (JWG) on Agriculture was held on 5th Farmers’ Welfare has entered into 63 MoUs/ November, 2017 in India. MoCs/Agreements with 62 countries in the 5th meeting of India-Canada Joint Working th MoC/Agreement/Work Plan/Declaration Group (JWG) on Agriculture was held on 14 etc.field ofwere agriculture. signed Duringby the the yearDepartment 2017, MoU/ of November, 2017 in India. Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare 15.11 INDO-US COOPERATION: National with corresponding Ministry of Portugal on Institute of Plant Health Management 06.01.2017, Kenya on 11.01.2017, Mauritius (NIPHM), Hyderabad has been collaborating on 16.01.2017, UAE on 25.01.2017 Poland with United States Agency for International on 27.04.2017, Palestine on 16.05.2017, Development (USAID) for training purposes Philippines on 13.11.2017 and Italy on and capacity building programmes. National 06.12.2017. Institute of Agriculture Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad & National Institute of 15.9 In addition to these, (i) Work Plan

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Agriculture Marketing (NIAM), Jaipur are also Agriculture also committed to take actions that collaborating with USAID to provide training reduce food loss and waste, acknowledging for national of three African countries viz. that such actions can alleviate pressure on Liberia, Kenya and Malawi under trilateral water. The Ministry also participated in the 3rd cooperation envisaged under MoU with USA. meeting of G-20 Agriculture Deputies held in Ten more countries have been included under Potsdam, Germany on 14-15 May 2017. India-USAID Trilateral Cooperation. BRICS MANAGE has successfully completed Nine US- 15.14 The 7th Meeting of BRICS Ministers India-Africa Triangular International Training of Agriculture & Agrarian Development was Programmes during April to December 2017. held during 15-17 June, 2017, in Nanjing, With this, under this USAID funded project, China. The Indian delegation was led by MANAGE has trained 240 Executives from 12 Secretary DAC&FW. BRICS Ministers of countries. Agriculture adopted a Joint Declaration and an Action Plan for Agricultural Cooperation STRATEGIC GROUPS for 2017-2020. In the Meeting, India gave 15.12 India is a member of multilateral an outline of achievements made by it in the groupings such as G-20 – a forum for global cooperation on international economic and where BRICS Members could increase their cooperationfield of agriculture for ensuring and highlighted food and thenutrition areas Africa); BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and security among member nations as well as the Southfinancial Africa); issues; SAARC IBSA (South (India, Asian Brazil Association and South need for more intense cooperation on issues for Regional Cooperation); ASEAN (Association related to climate change with a view to enable of South East Asian Nations); BIMSTEC (Bay of adoption on mitigation on long term basis. Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Economic 15.15 INDIA-AFRICA CONFERENCE: & Technical Co-operation) etc. This Ministry, in collaboration with FICCI 15.13 G-20: An Indian delegation led by and CII successfully organized the India- Hon’ble Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Africa Conference at Gujarat during 24-25 Welfare visited Germany from 19-22 January May, 2017 on the margins of the 52nd African 2017 for participation in G-20 Agriculture Development Bank (AfDB) Annual meeting, in Ministers’ Meeting. G-20 Agriculture Ministers’ Declaration 2017 and G-20 Agriculture and company representatives participated. which several Ministers, Government officials OTHERS day of the event i.e. 22nd January 2017 under theMinisters’ theme Action “Towards Plan food 2017 and were water issued security on final : 15.16 Cooperation with International Fostering sustainability, advancing innovation”. Organizations: This Department is a member of many International Organizations and the G20 Ministers of Agriculture underlined their annual contributions to these International responsibility to achieve the agriculture-related Organizations are being made from time to time goals (especially SDG 2) and targets in order as per agreed commitment/agreement by the to end hunger, ensure global food security and IC Division. These International Organizations improved nutrition and promote sustainable are as under:- agriculture and focus their commitment on water issues related to sustainable and improved i) Food and Agriculture Organization of agricultural productivity. G20 Ministers of United Nations (FAO).

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 145 Annual Report 2017-18 ii) World Food Programme (WFP). iii) National Dairy Support Project iii) Trust Fund of FAO for Desert Locust in iv) Rajasthan Agricultural Competitiveness Eastern Region. Project iv) Trust Fund for International Desert v) Karnataka Watershed Development Locust. Project-II v) Organization for Economic Cooperation vi) Uttarakhand Decentralized Watershed & Development (OECD). Development Project – II vii) National Watersheds (Neeranchal) (APCC). Project vi) Asia and Pacific Coconut Community viii) HP Horticulture Development Project Commission (APPPC). vii) Asia and Pacific Plant Protection ix) National Agricultural Higher Education viii) Global Crops Diversity Trust Fund Project (GCDT) x) Assam Agribusiness & Rural 15.17 International Seminars/Workshops/ Transformation Project. Conferences etc. : xi) Tamilnadu Irrigation and Agriculture During 2017-18 (upto December, 2017), this Modernization Project. Department took part in 97 International Conferences/Meetings/ Seminars/Training 15.19 International Fund for Agricultural Currently, this etc. dealing with various aspects of agricultural Development (IFAD): Department is implementing nine ongoing development organized by the FAO and other IFAD funded projects: International Organizations. i) Post-Tsunami Sustainable Livelihoods EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE Programme for the Coastal Communities 15.18 There are various projects which are of Tamil Nadu; being implemented in different States of India with the help of external assistance provided ii) Tejaswini Rural Women’s Empowerment by various foreign agencies/countries Programme in Maharashtra and Madhya such as World Bank, International Fund Pradesh; for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and iii) Mitigating Poverty in Western Rajasthan Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Japan Project; International cooperation Agency (JICA) etc. iv) Convergence of Agricultural Interventions World Bank Assisted Projects: Currently, in Maharashtra’s Distressed Districts this Department is implementing ten ongoing Programme; World Bank assisted projects. These projects are as follows: v) Integrated Livelihood Support Project, Uttarakhand; i) UP Sodic Land Reclamation Project – III vi) Jharkhand Tribal Empowerment and ii) Maharashtra Agricultural Livelihoods Project; Competitiveness Project

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Chapter 16 Agricultural Trade

16.1 Agricultural Trade Policy Division has helped producers to take advantage of of this Department is entrusted with wider international market which in turn has the responsibility of making policy incentivized their domestic production. Crops recommendations on export and import of exported in large quantities viz. rice, cotton, agricultural commodities. Agricultural Trade Policy Division is the nodal Division of the in area coverage and growth rate of production. Department for coordinating/ formulating and maize have witnessed significant increase responses on World Trade Organization’s 16.5 Agricultural exports increased from Rs. (WTO) Agreement on Agriculture with the 2,27,193 crore in 2012-13 to Rs. 2,27,554crore Ministry of Commerce, with DIPP on FDI in agriculture, with Ministry of Finance in of nearly 0.15%. Increase in the value of in financial year 2016-17 registering a growth matters relating to the modification in the agricultural exports during 2016-17 was Custom duty and Goods and Services Tax primarily on account of higher exports of rice (GST) on agricultural commodities and with basmati, spices, rice (non-basmati), raw cotton, Ministry of Commerce in matters relating to sugar etc. The share of agricultural exports in Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs)/Free India’s total exports decreased from 13.90% in Trade Agreements (FTAs) with different 2012-13 to 12.27% in 2016-17. countries.

India’s Agriculture Trade 16.2 exporter in a few crops viz. rice, cotton, sugarcane, India hascashew emerged nut, as castora significant seed agri-and groundnut. As per WTO’s Trade Statistics, the share of India’s agricultural exports and imports in the world agriculture trade in 2015 were 2.26% and 1.74%, respectively.

16.3 Agricultural exports as a percentage of agricultural GDP has come down from 13.56% in 2012-13 to 9.90 % in 2015-16. During the same period, Agricultural imports as a percentage of agricultural GDP has also increased from 5.71% to 6.45%. 16.6 India’s top 10 agricultural export commodities in terms of quantity and value for Agricultural Exports and Imports the year 2012-13 to 2016-17are given in the 16.4 Export of agricultural commodities table 1 below:

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Table 1: India’s top 10 agricultural commodities (Exports) [Value in Rs. Crores] S.N. Commodity 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 1 Rice -basmati 19409 29292 27599 22719 21604 2 Spices 15177 15146 14842 16630 19442 3 Rice(other than bas- 14449 17795 20336 15483 17145 mati) 4 Cotton raw 20277 22338 11643 12821 10982 5 Sugar 8576 7179 5327 9825 8678 6 Fresh vegetables 3407 5384 4612 5237 5772 7 Coffee 4711 4799 4973 5125 5668 8 Groundnut 4065 3187 4675 4075 5454 9 Oil meals 16519 17070 8128 3599 5371 10 Cashewnut 4067 5095 5566 5028 5303 Total agri & allied 227193 262779 239471 215396 227554 exports Source: Department of Commerce

16.7 India’s agricultural imports increased from Rs. 95,719crore in 2012-13 to Rs1,64,680crore in 2016-17 registering a growth of nearly 72%. Increase in value of agricultural imports during this period was primarily on account of imports of vegetable oils, pulses, fresh fruits, cashew nuts, spices, sugar etc. Share of agricultural imports in the total imports increased from 3.59 % in 2012-13 to 6.42 % in 2016-17.

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16.8 India’s top 10 agriculture import commodities for the year 2012-13 to 2016-17 are given in the table 2 below:

Table 2: India’s top 10 agricultural commodities (Imports) [Value in Rscrores] Commodity 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 1 Vegetable oils 53562 44038 64894 68677 73047 2 Pulses 13345 11037 17063 25619 28523 3 Fresh fruits 6180 7716 9544 11072 11241 4 Cashew nut 5434 4668 6600 8701 9027 5 Wheat 6 27 61 873 8509 6 Sugar 3094 2287 3668 4038 6868 7 Cotton raw 2467 2376 3101 2566 6337 5 Spices 2716 3452 4392 5400 5758 8 Misc processed items 1268 1474 1749 1811 2116 9 Cocoa products 1049 1072 1551 1399 1540 10 Oil Meals 210 200 273 430 975 India’s total agri and 95719 85727 121238 140311 164680 allied imports Source: Department of Commerce

16.9 Share of top 10 exported and imported agri-commodities during 2016-17 is as follows:

Export share in 2016-17 (top 10 items) Import share in 2016-17(top 10 items)

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Foreign Trade Policy 6.12.2017. Import duy on lentil (masur) and chana (chickpea) has been raised from zero to India, with a large and diverse 16.10 30% w.e.f 21.12.2017. agriculture, is among the world’s leading producers of rice, wheat,sugarcane, castor Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) seeds, groundnut, millet, sesame seed, fruits Policy in Agriculture and vegetables. Therefore, changes in its 16.12 Hundred percent FDI has been allowed balance sheets for key commodities will in development and production of seeds and have a potentially large impact on world planting material. In addition, 100% FDI is markets.Over the years, India has developed export competitiveness in certain specialized cultivation of vegetables and mushrooms agriculture products viz. basmati rice, guar underallowed controlled for floriculture, conditions. horticulture Also, hundred and gum and castor. percent FDI is allowed in animal husbandry (including breeding of dogs), pisciculture, Measures taken on Export & Import aquaculture and services related to agro and Policy (2017-18) allied sectors. Similarly, hundred percent FDI Import duty on sugar was increased 16.11 is allowed in the planation sector namely tea, coffee, rubber, cardamom, palm oil tree and dated 10th July, 2017.Import duty on wheat olive oil tree. hasfrom been 40% increased to 50% videfrom Customs10% to 20% Notification and on peas from 0% to 50% respectively vide Custom 16.13 From April 2000 to September 2017, ceiling of 2 lakh tons/ year on arhar and 3 received in agriculture sector (i.e. agriculture lakhNotification tons/ year dated on moong&urad 8.11.2017. Quantitative have been servicesFDI inflows including of Rs. 12,743agriculture crores machinery). have been imposed on 5th August, 2017 and 21st August, The investments were made in development 2017 respectively. Import duty on crude palm and production of seed and planting material, oil has been raised from 15% to 30%, on horticulture and nursery services, agriculture machinery, plant protection services, cattle breeding and livestock rearing, cold storage refined palm oil form 25% to 40%, on crude and warehousing. sunflower oil from 12.5% to 25%, on refined beansunflower oil from oil form20% 20%to 35%, to 35%, crude on rapeseed crude soya oil Goods and Services Tax includingbean oil from canola 17.5% oil (Low to 30%, erucic on and refined rapeseed soya 16.14 Government has rolled out a new tax oil), mustard oil and colza oil form 12.5% to regime namely Goods and Services Tax (GST) with effect from 1st July 2017. GST envisages to canola oil (Low erucic acid and rapeseed oil), introduce a single tax on supply of goods and mustard25% and oil on an refinedcolza oil rapeseed form 20% oil to 35% including vide Services or both, by amalgamating all the central indirect taxes (excise duty, countervailing duty on soya bean seed has also been raised duty and service tax) and state indirect taxes Custom Notification dated 17.11.2017. Import (VAT, luxury tax, entry tax, octroi, etc). GST dated 17.11.2017. Export of all varieties of is more comprehensive, compliable, simple, pulsesform 30% including to 45% organic vide pulses Customs has Notification been “free” harmonized and development oriented tax without any quantitative restriction w.e.f. system. The GST, unlike the present system, 22.11.2017. Minimum Import Price (MIP) of will allow the supplier at each stage to set-off Rs. 500/kg on pepper has been imposed w.e.f. the taxes paid at previous levels in the supply

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 151 Annual Report 2017-18 chain. It is essentially a tax on value added at National Agricultural Market on account each stage. The final consumer will thus bear of subsuming all kinds of taxes/cess on only the GST charged by the last dealer in the marketing of agricultural produce as well supply chain, with set-off benefits at all the as it would ease interstate movement of previous stages (GOI). agricultural commodities which would A weekly monitoring mechanism under the development of virtual markets through chairmanship of Trade Adviser has been warehousesimprove marketing and efficiency,reduce overhead facilitate established in GST issues. marketing cost. 16.15 Impact of GST on Agricultural f) Agricultural commodities are perishable Sector: The impact of GST on agricultural in nature in varying degrees therefore sector is foreseen to be positive. It has been observed that the fitment of rates of items for transportation. The simple uniform in the food segment is done in a manner that taxtrade regime is influenced is expected by the to time improve required the it would not increase inflation. It has been transportation time, and curtail wastage done on the principle that GST rate would be more or less at par with current indirect of precious food. tax regime. g) GST is essential to improve the transparency, reliability, timeline of 16.16 Projected benefits of GST on supply chain mechanism. A better Agricultural Sector: As the GST is being introduced with the objective of having a supply chain mechanism would ensure a reduction in wastage and cost for the farmers/retailers. GST would also help agriculturalunified tax structuresector: for goods and services, in reducing the cost of heavy machinery this is likely to lead various benefits for required for producing agricultural commodities. various taxes into one will simplify the a) ProcedureUnified market and help - the in amalgamation evolution of ofa 16.17 Services Tax on agricultural common market at national level. sectors: Mostly all services activities relating to agriculture are currently b) Increase in exports due to cost effective exempted from the levy of service tax production under GST. c) The burden of tax on goods is expected to Institutional Mechanism for in- house knowledge management consumers. fall under GST leading to benefits to the Commodity Profile d) This is likely to facilitate and strengthen 16.18 Trade Division has been regularly the Scheme on National Agricultural Market (NAM) aimed at an integrated agricultural products viz. Rice, Wheat, Pulses, system of market of agriculture produce Vegetablepublishing Edible commodity Oil, Sugar profiles and ofCotton. six prime The agricultural commodities across states. at the national level, allowing free flow of production, export, import, price movements e) The implementation of GST is expected andprofile explains gives atrade snapshot policy onin thebrief trends for the in to facilitate the implementation of commodity concerned.

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16.19 in the public domain and are updated once The commodity profiles are placed by clicking ‘Trade’ at http://agricoop.nic.in/ divisions.htmlin each month. These profiles can be viewed

16.20 Chapter-wise export and import data of 352 agriculture tariff lines at six digit HS level indicating bound rate and applied rate from 2009-10 to 2016-2017 (Apr- Sept) is hosted on the website. (http://agricoop.nic. in/divisions.html) Goods are packed in container Audit Para 16.21 No audit para/ observation are pending in Trade Division of this Department.

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Chapter 17 Agricultural Credit

17.1 The Government has taken many Interest Subvention Scheme policy initiatives for strengthening of farm 17.4 The Government has been implementing credit delivery system for providing credit at Interest Subvention Scheme since 2006-07. lower rates of interest to support the resource Under the Scheme, an interest subvention is requirements of the agricultural sector. The provided to Public Sector Banks, Private Sector emphasis of these policies has been on providing Scheduled Commercial Banks, Cooperative timely and adequate credit support to farmers Banks and Regional Rural Banks on the use of with particular focus on small and marginal their own funds for lending short term crop farmers and weaker sections of society to loans upto Rs. 3.00 lakh per farmer to enable enable them to adopt modern technology and the lending institutions to make available short term credit at the ground level at 7% improved agricultural practices for increasing per annum to farmers. Farmers are provided agricultural production and productivity. The with 3% additional interest subvention for policy essentially lays emphasis on augmenting the short term crop loan of upto Rs. 3.00 lakh for a maximum period of one year for credit flow at the ground level through credit prompt repayment on or before the due date. and rationalization of lending policies and planning, adoption of region specific strategies Thus, farmers, who promptly repay their crop procedures and bringing down the rate of interest on farm loan. the banks, are extended loans at an effective interestloans as rate per ofthe 4% repayment per annum. schedule Government fixed has by Policy initiatives for increasing the extended the scheme to crop loans borrowed flow of credit from private sector scheduled commercial 17.2 The Government has initiated several banks in respect of loans given within the measures to galvanize the institutional credit service area of the branch concerned. system to make them more responsive to the needs of farmers. Some of the important 17.5 Further, in order to discourage distress measures initiated in this regard are as under:- sale by farmers and to encourage them to store their produce in warehouses against Agriculture Credit : Target and Achievement

17.3 subvention scheme has been extended to small consistently over the years and it reached andwarehouse marginal receipts, farmers the having benefit Kisan of interestCredit Rs. 10,65,756 Agricultural crore credit against flow the has increasedtarget of Card for a further period upto six months post Rs. 9,00,000 crore during 2016-17. The harvest on the same rate as available to crop agriculture credit target for the year 2017-18 loan against negotiable warehouse receipt for keeping their produce in warehouses achievement against this target till October, accredited by Warehousing Development 2017has been is Rs. fixed 6,71,113.42 at Rs. 10,00,000 crore. crore and the Regulatory Authority (WDRA).

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17.6 To provide relief to farmers affected by agencies for settling the claims under Interest natural calamities, the interest subvention on Subvention Scheme. The Government has crop loan continues to be available to banks allocated a sum of Rs.15,000 crore for the

Such restructured loans may however attract under the scheme. An amount of Rs.10,233 normalfor the firstrate yearof interest on the fromrestructured the second amount. year crorecurrent has financial been released year for to RBI/NABARD settling the claims as on onwards as per the policy laid down by the date for settlement of audited claims under the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) vide their Master scheme. Details of funds released during the Directions dated 3rd July, 2017.

Release of funds to RBI/NABARD for settling last (Rs. five crore) years are as under: the claims under Interest Subvention Scheme 2013- 2014- 2015- 2016-17 2017-18 14 15 16 17.7 6,000 6,000 13,000 13,397.13 10,233 Department released a sum of Rs.13,397.13 (As on During the financial year 2016-17, the crore to RBI/NABARD, the implementing 20.11.2017)

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Chapter 18 Gender Perspective in Agriculture

18.1 “Gender Mainstreaming’ is one of the important pillars of the National Policy interventions in policies/ programmes of for Farmers’ formulated in 2007. In line agriculturethe States/ sector.UTs to internalize gender specific with the Policy directives, it is mandated to Besides undertaking and supporting take appropriate structural, functional & 18.3 training, research and advocacy to institutional measures to empower women in mainstreaming gender issues in agriculture agriculture and allied sectors by building their and natural resource management, NGRCA capacities and improving their access to inputs, aims at forging effective functional linkages technology and other farming resources. with other related departments, agencies Mainstreaming of gender concerns is being and institutions & is mandated to ensure that addressed by (i) earmarking 30% of funds the policies and programmes in agriculture for women under various major schemes/ programmes and development interventions; commitment to empowerment of women. (ii) taking pro-women initiatives to help are fully engendered & reflect the national 18.4 Gender Budgeting Cell (GBC) has been oriented components of various programmes/ constituted in the Department of Agriculture, schemeswomen deriveand missions. the benefits Focus of is beneficiary– also being Cooperation & Farmers Welfare for looking given on formation of women Self Help Groups into the budgetary commitments of various (SHGs), capacity building interventions, linking schemes of DAC & FW, bringing gender them to micro credit, enhancing their access to concerns on to the centre stage in all aspects information and ensuring their representation of public expenditure and policy and ensuring in decision making bodies at various levels.

18.2 The National Gender Resource Centre in Gendera proportionate Coordinators flow ofin thevarious public Divisions expenditure have Agriculture (NGRCA) set up in the Department beenbenefiting sensitized women about farmers. the concept Nodal of officers/ gender of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare oriented schemes of the Ministry are being and supported under the Central Sector revisedbudgeting. to generate Formats gender of all disaggregated the beneficiary data. Component of Sub-Mission on Agricultural Extension (SMAE) acts as a focal point for Current Initiatives of NGRCA convergence of all gender related activities & 18.5 Being a Nodal Centre for women in issues in agriculture & allied sectors within agriculture in DAC&FW, Ministry of Agriculture and outside the Department. The Centre is also & Farmers Welfare, the centre is actively contributing towards adding gender dimension involved in the following activities: to agriculture policies /programmes and rendering advocacy / advisory services to 1. Macro-Micro Level & Action Research

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Studies: Data. The Capsule Module on Gender Learning was delivered through 260 � Adoption of Gender Friendly Tools by Trg. Programme conducted by MANAGE, Women Farmers and its impact on their Extension Education Institutes (EEIs) lives and State Institutes for Management � Schemes for Improving Women Farmers’ of Agricultural Extension Training Access to Extension Services & Gender (SMAETIs) with participation of 7441 Mainstreaming in Agriculture. male and 2066 Female participants. � “Kisan Credit Card & Issues Related to 6. Advisory issued to the States for Credit Availability to Women: Role of Financial Institutions in Empowering for wasteland development and its Women Farmers distributionpreparation to ofland specific less farm-women/ guidelines women farmers, Women SHG for � Gender Based Impact Analysis of ATMA cultivating/livelihood purpose on long- Programme. term lease basis. 2. Publication: 7. Developed Collaborative Project with Published: Compendium on Gender the ICAR Institutes for empowerment of Friendly Tools/Equipments (Bi-lingual). women in agriculture & allied sectors. These projects shall be submitted for Farm Women Friendly Handbook (Both approval of Competent Authority after in English & Hindi)

Initiated: 51 Success Stories of women farmers 8. modification,Periodic Updation if required. of the Dashboard pertaining to the Empowerment of Compendium on Women Agri-preneurs Women. 3. Published literature has been circulated to 9. Collation of special provisions and all State Agriculture Department, ATMAs, package of assistance available for KVKs, SAUs, ICAR Institutes for onward women under various on-going scheme/ missions/sub-missions of DAC&FW, their vernacular language. Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers sharing with the women beneficiaries in 4. Preparation of separate chapter on Welfare and even those of other Gender Prescriptive in Agriculture for Ministries/Departments. the Annual Report and Gender Related 10. Reviewed Reporting format of various Write-up for the Outcome Budget of on-going schemes of DAC&FW viz. NFSM, DAC&FW, Ministry of Agriculture & SMPP, SMAM, SMSP, MIDH & NMOOP Farmers Welfare. from gender lens. 5. Delivery of Gender Sensitization Module/ Mainstreaming efforts of various Divisions Capsule Module on Gender Learning to of DAC & FW: the Extension functionaries at all levels viz. Senior, Middle & Cutting edge level 18.6 The important mainstreaming and gender through MANAGE. EEIs & SAMETIs & budgeting efforts within various subject matter Maintenance of Gender Disaggregated

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(A) Horticulture and the implementing agencies have been asked to ensure that the said funds 18.7 Under Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), women farmers, women Self Help Groups, an umbrella scheme on horticulture womenare given entrepreneurs in women beneficiaries etc, to encourage such as subsuming ongoing schemes on Horticulture i.e. National Horticulture under the Mission as far as possible. Mission (NHM), Horticulture Mission Further,and to obtainOperational the benefits Guidelines of schemesof MIDH for North East & Himalayan States also provides more subsidy/assistance (HMNEH), Central Sector Schemes of National Horticulture Board, Coconut compared to general category farmers. Development Board (CDB) and Central to women farmers, beneficiaries as Institute for Horticulture, Nagaland. (B) Agriculture Extension 18.8 The above mentioned schemes of Horticulture Divisions are area/project to State Extension Programmes for • ExtensionThe centrally Reforms Sponsored (ATMA) Scheme implemented “Support since 2005 is now under implementation farmers.based and The are MIDH targeted aims toat benefitpromoting the in 676 districts of 29 States and UTs holisticfarmers specificallygrowth of smallthe andhorticulture marginal of the country. The scheme promotes sector through area based regionally decentralized farmer-driven and differentiated strategies. Keeping in farmer-accountable extension system view the overall social objectives and through an institutional arrangement as per directives, all the implementing for technology dissemination in the agencies i.e. State Horticulture Missions form of an Agricultural Technology and National Level Agencies have been Management Agency (ATMA) at district directed to ensure that at least 30% level. Under the scheme grants-in- of the budget allocation is earmarked aid is released to states governments with an objective to support their subsidies as well as for imparting training efforts of revitalization of the extension for skills women development beneficiaries to women while farmers giving system and making available the latest for growing horticulture crops and post agricultural technologies in different harvest management. thematic areas to increase agricultural production through extension activities 18.9 viz. Farmers Training, Demonstrations, year 2017-18, funds to the tune of Rs. Exposure Visits, Kisan Mela, Mobilization 2329.13 During Crore have the been current earmarked financial for of Farmers Groups and Setting up of implementation of schemes under MIDH. Farm Schools. Through these activities, Out of this, a total of Rs. 1480.86 crores latest agriculture technologies are has been released till 15th January, 2018 disseminated to farmers of the country. to the MIDH implementing agencies. The funds under the scheme are being 18.10 Horticulture Division is making released to the state governments on efforts to stipulate in each and every the basis of State Extension Work Plan administrative approval to provide for (SEWP) formulated & submitted by a pro-women allocation of at least 30% them. As per provision of the Operational

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utilized for women farmers and at 2014:- Guidelines of Modified ATMA Scheme, be women farmers/farm women. To � improveleast 30% participation scheme beneficiaries of women should in should be women farmers/ farm planning & decision making process, the women;At least 30% scheme beneficiaries scheme provides for representation and � Minimum 30% of resources meant active involvement of women at various for programmes and activities are decision making platforms viz. ATMA- required to be allocated to women Governing Body and ATMA-Management farmers and women extension Committee at district level & Farmer Advisory Committees (FACs) at Block, documentation of expenditure District and State level. Besides, scheme andfunctionaries performance for with women specific being provides for enhanced involvement maintained; of women as ‘Farmer Friend’ in a mechanism promoted under the scheme � Women farmers are to be involved for Farmer-to-Farmer extension. Farm in different decision making Women’s Food Security Groups (FSGs) bodies at district and block level @ at least 2 per block are to be formed such as Agriculture Technology annually for ensuring household food and Management Agency (ATMA) nutritional security providing assistance Governing Board and ATMA of Rs.10,000/ per group. Management Committee at district level; in every State in the team of committed � Women are represented in Farmers • extensionInclusion ofpersonnel one ‘Gender being Coordinator’ supported Advisory Committees (FACs) set up under the Scheme. The role of Gender at block/ district and state level; � Women are represented in Farmers viz. training/ capacity building and Advisory Committees (FACs) set up Coordinator is to ensure flow of support at block/ district and state level; requirements of women farmers through aextension strategy suited support to their as per needs. the specific � More women are involved as ‘Farmer Friends ‘under the newly introduced mechanism for 06, total 10427917 farm women extension delivery below the block • Since inception of the Scheme in 2005- level through a ‘Farmer Friend’; have participated in farmer oriented activities(24.05% oflike the Exposure total benefited Visits, Training, farmers) � Farm Women’s Food Security Demonstrations & Kisan Melas including Groups (FSGs) @ at least 2 per block to be formed annually for ensuring 2017-18 (up to 30th November, 2017). household food and nutritional During611975 FYwomen 2017-18, farmers Rs. benefited 19500/- during lakhs security providing assistance of Rs. were allocated and earmarked for women, 10,000/ per group. out of which Rs.12472.52 lakhs have been utilised under the scheme for women minimum 30% resources are to be • ATMA programme provides that Department of Agriculture,beneficiaries Cooperation (as & Faron 12/01/2018).mers Welfare 159 Annual Report 2017-18

18.11 The Central Sector Scheme for establishment of agri-ventures in “Establishment of Agri-Clinics & agriculture and allied areas and facilitates Agri-Business Centres (ACABC)” was in providing loan assistance from banks implemented since April, 2002 with and subsidy support from NABARD. the aim to supplement the efforts of There is a provision of credit public extension, support agricultural 18.15 linked back-ended upfront composite development and create gainful subsidy on the bank loan availed by self-employment opportunities to trained candidates under the Scheme. unemployed youths (including women) The subsidy is 44% in respect of women, SC/ST and all categories of candidates allied sectors. with qualification in agriculture and from North-Eastern and Hill States and 18.12 The scheme promotes involvement 36% in respect of other categories. The of agri-preneurs (including women) subsidy is admissible for loans upto under trained the ACABC scheme in Rs. 20 lakh in case of individual and Rs. providing advisory and extension 100 lakh in case of Group Projects (for services to the farmers in agriculture ventures set up by a group of 5 trained and allied areas. The agri-preneurs candidates). trained under ACABC scheme are During the current year, 247 actively engaged in providing advisory 18.16 candidates were trained and 10 have and extension services to the farmers on established their ventures. Since various technologies. inception of the scheme, 56542 18.13 The National Institute of candidates have been trained and 23517 Agricultural Extension Management agri-ventures have been established in (MANAGE), Hyderabad is the the country till 31.12.2017. Out of these implementing agency for training 4250 and 1334 are women candidates and component under the scheme through entrepreneurs. These ventures are acting as active supplementary institutions for Institutes (NTIs) in various States and Government Extension mechanism in NABARDa network is of implementing identified Nodal the Trainingsubsidy component on behalf of Government of Loan Scheme have also been included India and is monitoring credit support forthe states.venture Now establishment the benefits under of MUDRA the to agri-preneurs through commercial Scheme. banks. 18.17 Extension Education Institutes: 18.14 Under ACABC scheme, the To provide training and HRD support to training is imparted to unemployed the extension functionaries across the candidates who possess degree/ Country, the Ministry of Agriculture & diploma in agriculture and allied Farmers Welfare had established four subjects, intermediate in agriculture and EEIs in four different Regions of the science graduates with PG in agri related country namely EEI, Nilokheri (Haryana), courses through selected Nodal Training EEI, Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh), EEI, Institutes (NTIs) in various parts of Anand (Gujarat), and EEI, Jorhat (Assam) the country. The NTIs also provide to address the needs of agricultural hand-holding to the trained candidates extension development.

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18.18 During 2016-17, the Extension Besides, Bringing Green Revolution to Education Institutes (EEIs) conducted Eastern India (BGREI) is also under implementation in 7 eastern states of the extension functionaries including 948 country of those districts only in which women179 training extension courses functionaries, with 4099 whereas field neither NFSM-Rice, nor NFSM-Wheat are during 2017-18 (till 31.12.2017), the under implementation in the covered EEIs conducted 132 training courses states. While issuing the administrative approval states are advised to allocate including 584 women extension the funds for general, Special Component functionarieswith 3068 field working extension in agriculture functionaries & plan (SCP) for Scheduled Castes and allied departments. Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) for Scheduled Tribes as per their proportion in the Model Training Courses state population. Besides, at least 33% 18.19 During 2016-17, 59 Model of funds will be earmarked for small and Training Courses in the thrust areas marginal farmers. At least 30% of funds of agriculture & allied sectors were under NFSM and 33% under BGREI will conducted through specialized National be made for women farmers. (D) Agricultural Marketing extension functionaries including 181 womenTraining extension Institutes functionaries with 1208 working field 18.22 In order to provide single window in agriculture & allied departments of approach and user & investment States/UTs, whereas during 2017-18 (till friendly atmosphere, all the ongoing 31.12.2017), 51 Model Training Courses six Plan Schemes implemented during the XI Plan period have been put under extension functionaries including 167 one umbrella “Integrated Scheme for womenhave been extension conducted functionaries. with 912 field Agricultural Marketing (ISAM). It aims to (i) promote agri-marketing through Diploma in Agril. Extension Services creation of marketing and agribusiness for Input Dealers (DAESI) infrastructure including storage, (ii) 18.20 During 2016-17, 110 batches incentivize agri-market reforms, (iii) of DAESI programme were conducted provide market linkages to farmers, (iv) provide access to agri-market information Input Dealers including 27 women candidates,to provide whereas certification during to2017-18 4463 agriculture commodities. ISAM scheme (till 31.12.2017), 100 programmes have and (v) support quality certification of been started to train 4000 input dealers Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure including 62 women candidates. (AMI),is having the fiveobjective components, of this component namely: (i) is to create market infrastructure including (C) Crops Storage Infrastructure and Integrated 18.21 The scheme ‘National Food Value Chain Projects (IVC) [the schemes Security Mission (NFSM)’ is being of Grameen Bhandaran Yojana (GBY) implemented in 29 states in the and Development/ Strengthening of country for increasing the production Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure, and productivity of food grains. Grading and Standardization (AMIGS)

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has been merged as AMI] (ii) Marketing Research and Information Network (MRIN) (iii) Strengthening of Agmark • centresEnsuring located performance all over the testing country. and Grading Facilities (SAGF), (iv) Agri- certification at designated testing The SMAM provides a suitable Business Development (ABD) through 18.25 platform for converging all activities Venture Capital Assistance (VCA) for inclusive growth of agricultural and Project Development Facility mechanization by providing a ‘single (PDF) and (v) Training, Research and window’ approach for implementation Consultancy through Choudhary Charan with a special focus on women Singh National Institute of Agriculture farmers with the following provisions: Marketing (NIAM).

18.23 Under Agricultural Marketing directed to earmark 30 per cent Infrastructure (AMI) component, Women • ofState total Governments funds allocated have under been are eligible for subsidy @ 33.33% as allocated under SMAM for women against 25% for others.

(E) Mechanization and Technology beneficiaries. 18.24 To recognizing the need to mechanize the marginal and small • Machinery,10% more assistanceimplements for womenand farmers, and for inclusive growth of equipmentbeneficiaries including to procure AgriculturalPHT under Farm mechanization Sector in the component 2 and 3. country a Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) was launched in the year 2014-15 with the following • operations,In order to number reduce of the agricultural drudgery objectives: implementsand increasing and hand efficiency tools suitable in farm for farm women has been developed mechanization to small and by Research & Development • marginalIncreasing farmers the and reach to the of regions farm organizations under ICAR. The where availability of farm power is list of gender friendly equipment low; has been sent to all States/UTs for popularizing them through various schemes of Government. to offset the adverse economies • ofPromoting scale arising Custom due Hiring to small Centres’ land 18.26 Gender Friendly Equipment holding and high cost of individual for Women: Under the component 1 ownership; of SMAM, Agricultural Mechanization through Training, Testing, and Demonstration, a total 1606 women value farm equipments; • Creating hubs for hi-tech & high were trained during the current Financial Year 2017-18 (till December 2017). A list stakeholders through • demonstrationCreating awareness and capacity among tools and equipment developed by the building activities; Researchof about and 30 Development identified gender-friendly Organization for use in different farm operations has

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already been sent to all States and UTs Unions in the states of Madhya Pradesh, for popularizing them. Manipur, Mizoram, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West (F) Seeds Bengal. During the year 2016-17 as many 18.27 Sub-Mission for Seeds and Planting as 722 women were imparted education Material (SMSP) is under implementation under various classes in 21 events. NCUI w.e.f. 01.04.2014 with the view to is now running four exclusive women develop/strengthen seed sector and to development projects located at Shimoga enhance production and multiplication (Karnataka), Aska (Odisha), West Imphal (Manipur) and Bhopal (M.P.), under the of all agricultural crops and making it availableof high yielding to the certified/farmers at quality affordable seeds Cooperative Education in cooperatively prices and also place an effective system under-developedSpecial Scheme ofstates Intensification (UDS). Each of for protection of plant varieties, rights of farmers and plant breeders to encourage development component. Under this, development of new varieties of plants. womenfield project are hasorganized got a specialinto self-help women groups . During the year 2016-17, 105 18.28 Financial assistance/ subsidy self help groups with membership of 1040 women were formed by the lady all the farmers including that of women mobilizers of the cooperative education farmers.benefits areImplementing equally available/ States/UTs/ open to agencies have been requested to allocate generating activities, 3252 women were field projects. Through various income of women farmers. the year 2016-17, a total of 127000 sufficient funds and ensure participation benefitted under this programme. During (G) Cooperation women were imparted education under various educational activities. Total 15 18.29 NCUI implements cooperative programmes were organised exclusively Education Programmes through its 44 for women co-operatives and attended by 621 participants. while NCCT provides training to cooperativescooperative educationthrough its field5 RICMs, projects 14 18.30 NCDC encourages women ICMs and one National level institute cooperatives to avail assistance under ie. VAMNICOM. Besides the above, its various schemes. A large number of stress is given to women development women members are engaged & involved activities with the overall objective of in cooperatives delaing with activities bringing women in to the cooperative related to Food Grain Processing, fold from grass root levels by informal Plantation Crops, Oil Seeds Processing, approach and to revitalize and develop Fisheries, Dairy & Livestock, Spinning women participation in group activities Mills, Handloom and Powerloom Weaving, and to improve the socio-economic Integrated Cooperative Development conditions of women of selected blocks. Projects, , etc. Women cooperatives are The Cooperative Education Programme now covered under Weaker Section for women is being implemented by Programme for the purpose of availing National Cooperative Union of India subsidy and concessional funding (NCUI) through the State Cooperative during the remaining period of the

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12th Five Year Plan programme under agricultural bio-security systems; supply Central Sector Integrated Scheme on of good quality seeds and disease- Agricultural Cooperation. Cumulatively, free planting material, improving soil as on 31.03.2016 NCDC has sanctioned fertility and health, and integrated pest management systems; support services Rs. 746.24 crore and Rs. 651.30 crore for women like crèches, child care centers, respectivelyand released for financial the assistancedevelopment of nutrition, health and training; timely, of cooperative societies exclusively adequate, and easy reach of institutional promoted by women. In the 14263 credit at reasonable interest rates, and projects/units sanctioned by NCDC in the farmer-friendly insurance instruments; year 2016-17, it is estimated that 11.01 use of Information and Communication lakh women are enrolled as members, Technology (ICT) and setting up of out of which 879 women members are farmers’ schools to revitalize agricultural on the Board of Directors. extension; effective implementation of MSP across the country, development of (H) Policy agricultural market infrastructure, and 18.31 The National Policy for Farmers rural non-farm employment initiatives 2007 announced by the Government for farm households; integrated approach envisages the following measures aimed for rural energy, etc. at women’s empowerment: 18.33 Many of the provisions of the � Asset reforms under land, water NPF are being operationalised through and livestock for an equitable share various schemes and programmes which to women farmers. are being implemented by different Central Government Departments and � Better access to inputs and Ministries. For the operationalisation services, science and technology, of the remaining provisions of the implements, credit and support services like creches, child care and circulated to the Ministries and centres, nutrition, health and DepartmentPolicy, an Action concerned, Plan has as been well finalizedas to all training. States and UTs for necessary follow up � Encouragement to women for action. An Inter-Ministerial Committee participating in group activities constituted for the purpose also monitors aimed at achieving economies of the progress of the Plan of Action for the scale through farming groups. operationalisation of the NPF. � Involvement of women in (I) Agriculture Census conservation and development of 18.34 Since 1995-96, Gender based data bio-resources. in Agriculture Census is being collected as 18.32 The Policy provisions, inter alia, per the recommendations of the Central include asset reforms in respect of Programme Implementation, New Delhi . Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics and resources; support services and inputs The scope of collection of gender based likeland, application water, livestock, of frontier fisheries, technologies; and bio- data has been restricted to number of operational holdings, corresponding

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operated area by different size classes of Scheme is being implemented in the holdings, social group (SC, ST and others) country from the year 2014-15 as a and types of holdings (individual, joint component of National Mission for and institutional). sustainable Agriculture (NMSA). The major objective of the RAD is to make Percentage of female operational 18.35 rainfed agriculture more productive, holdings as per results of latest sustainable, remunerative and climate Agriculture Census 2010-11 and Agriculture Census 2005-06 is given in Integrated/Composite Farming Systems the following table: andresilient to promote by promoting conservation location agriculture specific Sr. Size Group 2005- 2010- practices for sustainable use of natural No. 06* 11 resources. 1 Marginal 12.60 13.63 18.38 Under Pradhan Mantri Krishi (Below 1.00 Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY), Per Drop ha.) More Crop, i.e., Per Drop More Crop 2 Small (1.00- 11.10 12.15 component (PDMC) of PMKSY is 2.00 ha.) being implemented by Department of 3 Semi-Medi- 9.61 10.45 Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ um (2.00- Welfare from 1st July, 2015. PDMC mainly 4.00 ha.) 4 Medium 7.77 8.49 (4.00-10.00 level through precision/ Micro Irrigation focuses on water use efficiency at farm ha.) (Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation). 5 Large 6.00 6.78 18.39 Under the framework of National (Above10.00 Mission for Sustainable Agriculture ha.) (NMSA) , Sub Mission on Agro Forestry All Size 11.70 12.78 (SMAF) has been launched during Groups 2016-17 with an aim to expand the tree * Excludes Jharkhand coverage on farmland in complementary 18.36 Increase in percentage of female with agricultural crops. SMAF will operational holders during different accelerate the programme “Medh Par Agriculture Censuses indicates Ped”. participation of more and more women 18.40 Guidelines of all these schemes in operation and management of envisage that at least 50% of the agricultural holdings in the country. allocation is to be utilized for small, marginal farmers of which atleast 30% to women under various schemes/ programmesA brief summary of the ofDAC&FW flow of is given benefits in Annexure- 18.1. (K) areIntegrated women beneficiaries/Nutrient Management farmers. (J) Rainfed Farming Systems (RFS) 18.41 Under the National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture, INM Divisions To mainstream development of 18.37 are implementing Paramparagat Krishi rainfed areas in a sustainable manner, Vikas Yojana (PKVY), Mission Organic Rainfed Area Development (RAD) Value Chain Development for North

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Eastern Region (MOVCDNER), Soil Health Card & Soil Health Management scheme; men to mutually learn; States have been requested to earmark • Building inherent strength of women and alteast 30% of budget allocations for and • Overcoming gender based prejudices; (L) Plant Protection women beneficiaries/farmers. development activities 18.42 Nation Institute of Plant Health • Articulating gender perspectives in In line with the National Agricultural Management (NIPHM) is a component 18.44 Policy-2000 and provisions under National under Sub Mission on Plant Protection Policy for Farmers-2007, the strategy of the and Plant Quarantine (SMPPQ) which Government is to focus on farmers’ welfare provides Pest Management capacity by making farming viable both for men and women. This may improve farm women’s access and farmers. Till December 2017, a to productive resources including agricultural totalbuilding of 1852 programme male & 460 to Statefemales officials have extension services thereby bringing overall participated in the training programme improvement in the lives of rural women. This at NIPHM. may not only enhance the production and The Way Forward: productivity of agricultural sector and improve 18.43 Realizing that it is ‘Gender’ that overall national food security but would also differentiates the roles, responsibilities, smoothen the transition of women from being resources, constraints and opportunities of women and men in agriculture, precise to their active participation in shaping the gender information is the need of the hour. empowerment.beneficiaries of the programmes & Schemes Incorporating gender into agricultural development will lead to: *****

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Annexure 2.1

Functions and Organizational Structure List of Functional Divisions in the Department Of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare

Divisions:

1. Administration 2. Agricultural Census 3. Agricultural Marketing 4. Budget, Finance and Accounts 5. Credit 6. Cooperation 7. Crops 8. Drought Management 9. Economic Administration 10. Extension 11. General Coordination

13. Horticulture 12. Official Language 14. Information Technology 15. Integrated Nutrients Management 16. International Cooperation 17. Mechanization and Technology 18. Natural Resource Management 19. Plant Protection 20. Policy 21. Plan Coordination 22. Rashtriya Krishi Vikash Yojna (RKVY) 23. Rainfed Farming System 24. Seeds 25. Oil Seeds 26. Trade 27. Vigilance

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Annexure 2.2

Functions and Organizational Structure INVENTORY OF FIELD FORMATIONS

I. ATTACHED OFFICES Centre Point School, Seminary Hills, Katol Road, Nagpur, 1. Directorate of Economics & Maharashtra-440013. Statistics, Shastri Bhavan, ‘B’ Wing, New Delhi. 6. Directorate of Jute Development, 234/4, Acharya Jagdish Bose Road, 2. Commission for Agricultural Costs Nizam Palace Campus, Kolkata- and Prices, Shastri Bhavan, ‘F’ 700020 (West Bengal). Wing, Second Floor, New Delhi. 7. Directorate of Millets Development, 3. Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage, N.H.IV, Mini Secretariat Building, Room Faridabad (Haryana). No. 710, 6th Floor, Bani Park, Jaipur (Rajasthan). 4. Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, N.H.IV, Faridabad 8. Directorate of Sugarcane th (Haryana). Development, 8 Floor, Hall No.3, Kendriya Bhavan, Aliganj, Lucknow 5. Mahalanobis National Crop - 226024 (U.P). Forecast Centre, New Delhi. 9. Directorate of Rice Development, II. SUB-ORDINATE OFFICES 191, Patliputra Colony, 1. Central Farm Machinery Training Patna-800013 (Bihar). & Testing Institute, Budni (Madhya 10. Directorate of Wheat Development, Pradesh). CGO Building, Hapur Road 2. Northern Region Farm Machinery Chauraha, Kamla Nehru Nagar, Training & Testing Institute, Hissar Ghaziabad (U.P). (Haryana). 11. Directorate of Extension, Krishi 3. Southern Region Farm Machinery Vistar Bhavan, Dr. K.S. Krishna Training & Testing Institute, Marg, IARI Campus, Pusa, New Garladinne, Distt. Anantapur (A.P). Delhi-110 012. 4. North Eastern Region Farm 12. Directorate of Oilseeds Machinery Training & Testing Development, Telhan Bhavan, Institute, Biswnath Chariali, Distt. Himayat Nagar, Hyderabad (A.P). Sonitpur (Assam). 13. Directorate of Pulses Development, 5. Directorate of Cotton Development, 8th Floor, Vindhyachal Bhavan, Bhoomi Sarvekshan Bhawan, Near Bhopal- 462004 (M.P).

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14. Central Fertiliser Quality Control & Training Institute, N.H.IV, Faridabad Embassy of India, ROME (ITALY). (Haryana). 18. Office of the Minister (Agriculture), 19. All India Soil and Land Use Survey, 15. National Centre of Organic IARI Campus, Pusa, New Delhi-110 Farming, C.G.O. Complex, Kamla 012. Nehru Nagar, Hapur Road Chungi, 20. National Seed Research & Training Ghaziabad (U.P). Centre (NSRTC) VARANASI (U.P.). 16. Directorate of Cashewnut and 21. Central Institute of Horticulture, Cocoa Development, M.G. Road, Medziphema, Nagaland. Kochi-682011 (Kerala). 17. Directorate of Arecanut and Spices Development, Cannanore Road, Kozhikode-673005 (Kerala).

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1. PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKING 3. National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories Ltd., New Delhi. 1. National Seeds Corporation, New Delhi. 4. National Heavy Engineering Cooperative Ltd., Pune (Maharashtra). 2. AUTONOMOUS BODIES 5. National Federation of Urban 1. Coconut Development Board, Kochi Cooperative Banks and Credit (Kerala). Societies Ltd., New Delhi. 2. National Horticulture Board, 6. The All India Federation of Gurgaon (Haryana). Cooperative Spinning Mills Ltd., 3. National Cooperative Development Mumbai (Maharashtra). Corporation, New Delhi. 7. National Cooperative Agriculture 4. Small Farmers’ Agri Business and Rural Development Banks Consortium, New Delhi. Federation Ltd., Mumbai (Maharashtra). 5. National Institute for Agricultural Extension Management, Hyderabad 8. National Federation of State (A.P). Cooperative Banks Ltd., Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra). 6. National Institute of Agricultural Marketing, Jaipur (Rajasthan). 9. National Federation of Labour Cooperatives Ltd., New Delhi. 7. National Institute of Plant Health Management, Hyderabad (A.P.) 10. National Cooperative Tobacco Growers’ Federation Ltd., Anand 8. National Centre for Cold Chain (Gujarat). Development, 2nd Floor, B-Wing, Janpath Bhawan, New Delhi. 4. AUHTORITIES

3. NATIONAL LEVEL COOPERATIVE 1. Protection of Plant Varieties and ORGANISATIONS Farmers’ Rights Authority, NASC Complex, DPS Marg Opp. Todapur, 1. National Cooperative Union of Delhi-110012. India, New Delhi. 2. National Rainfed Area Authority, 2. National Agricultural Cooperative NASC Complex, Dev Prakash Shastri Marketing Federation of India Marg, Pusa, New Delhi- 110012. Limited, New Delhi.

170 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2017-18 18 4th 1.85 2.72 4.57 9.80 7.02 1.40 0.42 1.74 4.78 9.33 2.17 0.63 2.80 1.62 0.55 2.16 0.86 3.02 9.42 96.39 13.76 98.38 19.24 26.26 32.71 11.48 44.19 13.53 22.95 Advance Advance 110.15 129.10 123.63 252.73 138.52 137.16 275.68 Estimates 3.1 17 2016-17 3.62 3.00 3.00 6.00 9.50 7.00 2.00 0.50 1.85 9.60 1.45 0.70 2.15 1.22 0.65 1.87 0.96 2.55 7.25 93.00 15.50 17.50 24.50 32.50 44.35 20.75 96.50 11.85 13.50 Targets 125.50 249.35 132.75 270.10 137.35 123.85 108.50 16 Million Tonnes Final 2.56 1.82 2.42 4.24 8.07 6.51 1.82 0.39 1.44 7.06 1.25 0.70 1.95 1.00 0.59 1.59 0.72 2.47 5.53 91.41 13.00 16.05 22.57 28.15 38.52 16.35 92.29 10.37 10.82 As on 16.08.2017 As 119.56 235.22 125.09 251.57 126.47 115.66 104.41 15 4th 2015-16 2.46 1.71 2.70 4.41 8.06 6.56 1.79 0.37 1.51 7.17 1.39 0.81 2.20 1.02 0.59 1.60 0.67 2.37 5.54 91.31 13.01 15.24 21.81 27.17 37.94 16.47 93.50 10.77 10.93 Advance Advance 118.48 235.76 124.01 252.22 128.21 117.28 104.32 Estimates A nnexure 14 2.81 2.30 3.15 5.45 9.18 7.16 2.06 0.39 1.61 7.33 1.28 0.68 1.96 0.87 0.64 1.50 0.77 2.77 5.73 91.39 14.09 17.01 24.17 30.94 42.86 17.15 86.53 11.92 11.42 2014-15 122.34 234.87 128.06 252.02 123.96 112.53 105.48 13 3.17 2.39 3.15 5.54 9.25 7.11 1.98 0.43 1.83 9.53 1.15 0.55 1.70 0.96 0.65 1.61 0.71 2.53 5.99 91.50 15.15 17.14 24.26 31.20 43.29 19.25 95.85 12.09 13.25 2013-14 122.70 245.79 128.69 265.04 136.35 123.09 106.65 12 3.02 2.84 2.44 5.28 8.74 6.06 1.57 0.44 1.75 8.83 1.43 0.47 1.90 0.79 0.40 1.19 0.62 2.73 5.91 92.37 12.87 16.19 22.26 29.79 40.04 18.34 93.51 10.25 12.43 2012-13 122.16 238.79 128.07 257.13 129.06 116.63 105.24 11 2.65 3.29 2.69 5.98 5.27 1.93 0.45 1.62 9.58 7.70 1.23 0.53 1.77 1.24 0.40 1.63 0.93 2.40 6.06 92.78 12.52 16.49 21.76 32.44 42.01 17.09 94.88 10.28 11.03 2011-12 125.22 242.20 131.27 259.29 128.01 116.98 105.30 10 2.86 3.44 3.56 7.00 5.09 2.19 0.44 1.66 8.22 1.40 0.36 1.76 1.53 0.27 1.80 1.33 2.27 7.12 80.65 15.33 16.64 21.73 33.08 43.40 18.24 95.98 86.87 10.37 10.32 11.12 2010-11 113.73 226.25 120.85 244.49 123.64 112.52 9 2.46 2.76 3.93 6.70 6.51 4.43 1.89 0.38 1.35 9.72 7.48 0.81 0.42 1.24 0.44 0.25 0.69 0.49 2.31 4.20 99.75 75.92 13.18 12.29 16.72 23.83 33.55 14.66 89.09 80.80 10.46 2009-10 203.45 103.95 218.11 114.15 103.70 8 3.05 4.19 7.25 8.89 5.61 2.04 0.44 1.69 2.27 7.06 0.84 0.33 1.17 0.78 0.26 1.03 0.80 2.23 4.69 9.88 84.91 14.27 14.12 19.73 28.54 40.04 14.57 99.18 80.68 11.49 2008-09 113.45 219.90 118.14 234.47 116.33 106.45 7 4.11 3.81 7.93 9.97 3.85 2.15 0.55 1.20 8.86 3.08 5.75 1.12 0.34 1.46 1.25 0.27 1.52 0.96 2.00 6.40 8.36 82.66 14.03 15.11 18.96 31.89 40.75 14.76 96.69 78.57 2007-08 114.55 216.01 120.96 230.78 109.82 101.46 6 3.71 3.44 7.15 8.42 3.54 1.44 0.48 1.33 8.31 2.31 6.33 0.94 0.50 1.44 0.84 0.28 1.12 0.70 2.29 4.80 9.40 80.17 13.18 11.56 15.10 25.61 33.92 97.30 14.20 93.36 75.81 2006-07 Agricultural Statistics Division Statistics Division Agricultural 105.78 203.08 110.58 217.28 106.71 Directorate of Economics & Statistics of Economics Directorate 5 4.07 3.56 7.63 7.68 2.55 2.35 0.47 1.22 7.33 2.74 5.60 0.90 0.35 1.25 0.69 0.26 0.95 0.54 2.31 4.86 8.52 78.27 13.52 12.16 14.71 26.74 34.07 90.21 13.38 98.73 91.79 69.35 2005-06 105.01 195.22 109.87 208.60 4 4.04 3.20 7.24 7.93 2.70 2.43 0.48 1.21 7.10 2.35 5.47 0.95 0.38 1.33 0.81 0.25 1.06 0.61 2.32 4.72 8.41 83.13 68.64 72.23 10.90 11.48 14.17 26.36 33.46 98.59 86.64 13.13 95.05 2004-05 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers welfare andFarmers Cooperation ofDepartment Agriculture, 185.23 103.31 198.36 3 Fourth Advance Estimates of Production of Foodgrains for 2016-17 for Estimatesof Foodgrains of Production Advance Fourth 9.91 1.84 6.68 2.25 5.39 0.27 1.47 0.28 1.70 8.74 4.84 0.56 2.36 1.43 1.18 2.48 6.16 1.97 1.30 5.72 1.20 88.53 14.98 37.60 87.45 14.91 96.19 72.16 12.73 78.62 12.11 32.22 2003-04 110.84 117.00 198.28 213.19 Season Kharif Rabi Total Rabi Total Kharif Rabi Total Kharif Rabi Kharif Rabi Total Kharif Rabi Total Rabi Kharif Rabi Total Rabi Total Rabi Total Kharif Rabi Total Rabi Kharif Kharif Kharif Kharif Kharif Kharif Rabi Kharif 2 Crop Rice Wheat Jowar Bajra Maize Ragi Small Millets Barley Cereals Coarse Cereals Tur Gram Urad Moong Kharif Other Pulses Rabi Other Pulses Pulses Total Foodgrains Total 1

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 171 Annual Report 2017-18 - 4th Esti 7.84 0.83 1.54 0.78 0.97 1.43 2.41 5.12 mates 62.21 13.43 75.65 14.21 79.77 96.96 3067.20 Advance Advance 2016-17 137.94 224.01 320.97 330.92 100.88 106.00 8.50 9.00 1.15 1.60 1.60 2.40 7.00 6.10 64.30 20.70 85.00 85.00 22.00 Targets 3550.00 235.00 350.00 360.00 117.00 115.00 136.15 110.00 Lakh Tonnes Final 2.96 8.50 0.74 1.25 0.53 0.66 5.83 2.30 85.71 53.68 13.66 67.33 67.97 85.70 99.40 17.52 As on 16.08.2017 As 3484.48 2015-16 166.80 252.51 300.05 105.24 - 4th Esti 3.31 8.66 0.77 1.32 0.64 0.68 5.28 2.63 mates 87.10 53.40 14.30 67.71 68.21 85.92 99.38 16.50 Advance Advance 3521.63 165.93 253.04 301.47 104.66 4.34 8.28 0.76 1.55 0.90 1.11 5.08 3.23 83.21 59.30 14.71 74.02 62.82 18.70 3623.33 2014-15 191.89 275.11 348.05 111.26 103.74 106.18 5.04 7.15 0.98 1.41 1.13 1.54 6.07 3.50 80.58 16.56 97.14 78.77 17.27 3521.42 2013-14 226.12 327.49 359.02 116.90 101.37 118.61 110.83 5.44 6.85 1.02 1.49 1.09 1.87 5.90 3.57 31.87 15.08 46.95 80.29 19.64 3412.00 2012-13 207.91 309.43 342.20 109.30 101.52 146.66 103.40 5.17 8.10 0.98 1.52 1.45 1.47 6.63 3.69 91.08 51.27 18.37 69.64 66.04 22.95 3610.37 2011-12 206.91 297.99 352.00 113.99 122.14 107.36 6.51 8.93 1.08 1.47 1.50 1.92 6.11 4.59 66.43 16.22 82.65 81.79 13.50 3423.82 2010-11 219.22 324.79 330.00 106.20 105.57 127.36 100.09 8.51 5.88 1.00 1.54 1.79 2.14 5.87 6.36 91.53 38.52 15.76 54.28 66.08 99.64 10.09 2923.02 2009-10 157.28 248.82 240.22 118.17 112.30 6.40 1.17 1.69 1.89 3.57 7.31 8.01 99.11 56.17 15.51 71.68 72.01 11.58 99.05 96.34 11.71 2850.29 2008-09 178.08 277.19 222.76 103.65 7.57 1.10 1.63 2.25 4.63 9.90 90.42 73.62 18.20 91.83 58.34 14.63 10.54 10.00 3481.88 2007-08 207.13 297.55 258.84 112.11 109.68 102.20 Agricultural StatisticsAgricultural Division 7.62 6.18 1.21 1.68 2.40 3.66 8.62 9.56 Directorate of Economics & Statistics of Economics Directorate 32.94 15.69 48.64 74.38 12.28 88.51 3555.20 2006-07 140.12 102.77 242.89 226.32 112.73 103.17 9.91 6.41 1.08 1.73 2.29 4.56 9.83 8.70 62.98 16.95 79.93 81.31 14.39 82.74 99.70 2811.72 2005-06 167.67 112.11 279.78 184.99 108.40 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers welfare and Farmers Cooperation of Department Agriculture, 7.93 6.74 1.12 1.70 1.74 4.31 7.56 8.73 52.62 15.12 67.74 75.93 11.87 68.76 93.99 2370.88 2004-05 141.49 102.04 243.54 164.29 102.72 Fourth Advance Estimates for Crops ofof 2016-17 Commercial Production Advance Fourth 7.97 1.09 6.24 9.30 7.82 1.97 1.35 3.06 9.21 12.67 81.27 85.14 62.91 68.60 78.18 2338.62 2003-04 251.86 166.72 137.29 102.52 111.73 Season Kharif Rabi Total Kharif Kharif Rabi Total Kharif Kharif Rabi Total Kharif Rabi Rabi Kharif Total Total Total Total Total Rabi - Crop Groundnut Castorseed Sesamum Nigerseed & Rapeseed Mus Linseed Safflower Sunflower Soyabean Nine Oil - Total seeds # Cotton # # Jute Mesta # # & Mesta # # Jute Sugarcane tard # Lakh bales of 170 kgs. each # Lakh bales of kgs. 170 # each of kgs. Lakh bales 180

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20 1st 0.33 1.61 8.71 8.71 0.86 8.66 1.32 2.15 1.32 2.15 2.53 2.53 3.99 31.49 31.49 18.73 18.73 94.48 94.48 125.96 134.67 134.67 125.96 Advance Advance 2017-18 Estimates 3.2 19 1.90 0.50 2.00 8.75 7.00 3.00 1.00 9.50 2.30 5.75 0.65 3.00 1.65 2.75 2.60 0.75 1.85 9.75 4.25 45.65 11.90 33.75 22.90 14.15 26.00 19.00 97.50 14.00 94.50 128.25 274.55 137.55 137.00 108.50 251.65 123.40 Targets As on 22.09.2017 18 Million Tonnes 4th 1.74 0.42 1.40 9.42 7.02 3.02 0.86 9.80 2.16 4.57 0.55 2.72 1.62 1.85 2.80 0.63 2.17 9.33 4.78 44.19 11.48 32.71 22.95 13.53 26.26 19.24 98.38 13.76 96.39 129.10 275.68 137.16 138.52 110.15 252.73 123.63 Advance Advance 2016-17 Estimates

17 1st 0.34 8.70 1.85 8.70 1.06 8.55 1.35 2.42 1.35 2.42 2.01 2.01 4.29 32.45 32.45 19.30 19.30 93.88 93.88 126.33 135.03 135.03 126.33 Advance Advance Estimates A nnexure 16 1.44 0.39 1.82 5.53 6.51 2.47 0.72 8.07 1.59 0.59 4.24 2.42 1.00 1.82 1.95 0.70 1.25 7.06 2.56 38.52 10.37 28.15 16.35 10.82 22.57 16.05 92.29 13.00 91.41 119.56 251.57 126.47 125.09 104.41 235.22 115.66 2015-16 14 1.61 0.39 2.06 5.73 7.16 2.77 0.77 9.18 1.50 0.64 5.45 3.15 0.87 2.30 1.96 0.68 1.28 7.33 2.81 42.86 11.92 30.94 17.15 11.42 24.17 17.01 86.53 14.09 91.39 122.34 252.02 123.96 128.06 105.48 234.87 112.53 2014-15 13 1.83 0.43 1.98 5.99 7.11 2.53 0.71 9.25 1.61 0.65 5.54 3.15 0.96 2.39 1.70 0.55 1.15 9.53 3.17 43.29 12.09 31.20 19.25 13.25 24.26 17.14 95.85 15.15 91.50 122.70 265.04 136.35 128.69 106.65 245.79 123.09 2013-14 12 1.75 0.44 1.57 5.91 6.06 2.73 0.62 8.74 1.19 0.40 5.28 2.44 0.79 2.84 1.90 0.47 1.43 8.83 3.02 40.04 10.25 29.79 18.34 12.43 22.26 16.19 93.51 12.87 92.37 122.16 257.13 129.06 128.07 105.24 238.79 116.63 2012-13 11 9.58 1.62 0.45 1.93 6.06 5.27 2.40 0.93 1.63 0.40 5.98 2.69 1.24 3.29 1.77 0.53 1.23 7.70 2.65 42.01 32.44 17.09 11.03 21.76 16.49 10.28 94.88 12.52 92.78 116.98 125.22 259.29 128.01 131.27 105.30 242.20 2011-12 10 1.66 0.44 2.19 7.12 5.09 2.27 1.33 1.80 0.27 7.00 3.56 1.53 3.44 1.76 0.36 1.40 8.22 2.86 43.40 10.32 33.08 18.24 11.12 21.73 16.64 10.37 86.87 95.98 15.33 80.65 112.52 113.73 244.49 123.64 120.85 226.25 2010-11 9 9.72 1.35 0.38 1.89 4.20 4.43 2.31 0.49 6.51 0.69 0.25 6.70 3.93 0.44 2.76 1.24 0.42 0.81 7.48 2.46 99.75 33.55 23.83 14.66 10.46 16.72 12.29 80.80 89.09 13.18 75.92 103.70 218.11 114.15 103.95 203.45 2009-10 8 1.69 0.44 2.04 9.88 4.69 5.61 2.23 0.80 8.89 1.03 0.26 7.25 4.19 0.78 3.05 1.17 0.33 0.84 7.06 2.27 Agricultural Statistics Division Agricultural 40.04 11.49 28.54 14.57 19.73 14.12 80.68 99.18 14.27 84.91 106.45 113.45 234.47 116.33 118.14 219.90 2008-09 Directorate of Economics & Statistics of Economics Directorate 7 8.86 1.20 0.55 2.15 8.36 6.40 3.85 2.00 0.96 9.97 1.52 0.27 7.93 3.81 1.25 4.11 1.46 0.34 1.12 5.75 3.08 40.75 31.89 14.76 18.96 15.11 78.57 96.69 14.03 82.66 101.46 114.55 230.78 109.82 120.96 216.01 2007-08 6 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare and Farmers Cooperation Department of Agriculture, 8.31 1.33 0.48 1.44 9.40 4.80 3.54 2.29 0.70 8.42 1.12 0.28 7.15 3.44 0.84 3.71 1.44 0.50 0.94 6.33 2.31 97.30 33.92 25.61 14.20 15.10 11.56 75.81 93.36 13.18 80.17 105.78 217.28 106.71 110.58 203.08 First Advance Estimates of Production of Foodgrains for 2017-18 of Foodgrains of Production Estimates First Advance 2006-07 5 7.33 1.22 0.47 2.35 8.52 4.86 2.55 2.31 0.54 7.68 0.95 0.26 7.63 3.56 0.69 4.07 1.25 0.35 0.90 5.60 2.74 90.21 34.07 26.74 98.73 13.38 14.71 12.16 69.35 91.79 13.52 78.27 105.01 208.60 109.87 195.22 2005-06 4 7.10 1.21 0.48 2.43 8.41 4.72 2.70 2.32 0.61 7.93 1.06 0.25 7.24 3.20 0.81 4.04 1.33 0.38 0.95 5.47 2.35 86.64 98.59 33.46 26.36 95.05 13.13 14.17 11.48 68.64 83.13 10.90 72.23 198.36 103.31 185.23 2004-05 3 5.39 1.30 0.56 1.97 8.74 6.16 2.25 2.48 1.18 1.70 0.28 6.68 1.84 1.43 4.84 1.47 0.27 1.20 9.91 5.72 2.36 87.45 37.60 32.22 96.19 14.91 14.98 12.73 12.11 72.16 88.53 78.62 110.84 213.19 117.00 198.28 2003-04 Rabi Kharif Total Rabi Total Kharif Rabi Rabi Kharif Kharif Total Kharif Rabi Total Kharif Rabi Rabi Kharif Kharif Kharif Total Rabi Total Rabi Kharif Kharif Total Rabi Rabi Total Kharif Rabi Rabi Kharif Kharif 2 Total Season

Cereals

Coarse Coarse Cereals Barley Small Millets Total Total Foodgrains

Ragi

Total Pulses Total

Other Rabi Other Rabi Pulses Maize Other Kharif Other Kharif Pulses Bajra Bajra

Moong Jowar

Wheat

Urad Gram Rice Tur 1

Crop

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1st 4.95 0.88 0.88 1.02 6.64 Esti 98.32 13.96 62.13 62.13 mates 322.73 206.79 206.79 122.17 103.28 3376.95 Advance Advance 2017-18 7.00 2.98 1.98 1.00 1.00 2.00 2.00 81.00 10.00 19.00 90.00 15.00 75.00 111.00 355.00 354.98 100.98 254.00 147.00 118.00 Targets 3550.00 Lakh Tonnes - 4th 5.12 2.41 1.43 0.97 0.78 1.54 0.83 7.84 Esti 96.96 79.77 14.21 75.65 13.43 62.21 mates 100.88 330.92 320.97 224.01 137.94 106.00 As on 22.09.2017 3067.20 Advance Advance 2016-17 -

1st 5.01 1.34 1.34 1.01 6.75 Esti 99.05 17.31 64.98 64.98 mates 321.23 233.63 233.63 142.23 104.05 3052.46 Advance Advance 5.83 2.96 2.30 0.66 0.53 1.25 0.74 8.50 99.40 85.71 85.70 67.97 17.52 13.66 67.33 53.68 300.05 252.51 166.80 105.24 3484.48 2015-16 5.08 4.34 3.23 1.11 0.90 1.55 0.76 8.28 83.21 62.82 18.70 14.71 74.02 59.30 106.18 348.05 275.11 191.89 103.74 111.26 3623.33 2014-15 6.07 5.04 3.50 1.54 1.13 1.41 0.98 7.15 78.77 17.27 16.56 97.14 80.58 110.83 359.02 327.49 101.37 226.12 118.61 116.90 3521.42 2013-14 5.90 5.44 3.57 1.87 1.09 1.49 1.02 6.85 80.29 19.64 15.08 46.95 31.87 103.40 342.20 309.43 101.52 207.91 146.66 109.30 3412.00 2012-13 6.63 5.17 3.69 1.47 1.45 1.52 0.98 8.10 91.08 66.04 22.95 18.37 69.64 51.27 107.36 352.00 297.99 206.91 122.14 113.99 3610.37 2011-12 6.11 6.51 4.59 1.92 1.50 1.47 1.08 8.93 81.79 13.50 16.22 82.65 66.43 100.09 330.00 324.79 105.57 219.22 127.36 106.20 3423.82 2010-11 5.87 8.51 6.36 2.14 1.79 1.54 1.00 5.88 91.53 99.64 66.08 10.09 15.76 54.28 38.52 112.30 240.22 248.82 157.28 118.17 2923.02 2009-10 7.31 8.01 3.57 1.89 1.69 1.17 6.40 96.34 99.11 99.05 11.58 72.01 11.71 15.51 71.68 56.17 222.76 277.19 178.08 103.65 2850.29 2008-09 Agricultural Statistics Division Statistics Division Agricultural 9.90 4.63 2.25 1.63 1.10 7.57 90.42 14.63 10.00 58.34 10.54 18.20 91.83 73.62 112.11 102.20 258.84 297.55 207.13 109.68 3481.88 2007-08 Directorate of Economics & Statistics of Economics Directorate 9.56 8.62 3.66 2.40 1.68 1.21 6.18 7.62 88.51 12.28 74.38 15.69 48.64 32.94 112.73 103.17 226.32 242.89 102.77 140.12 3555.20 2006-07 8.70 9.83 4.56 2.29 1.73 1.08 6.41 9.91 99.70 82.74 14.39 81.31 16.95 79.93 62.98 108.40 184.99 279.78 112.11 167.67 2811.72 2005-06 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare and Farmers Cooperation Department of Agriculture, 8.73 7.56 4.31 1.74 1.70 1.12 6.74 7.93 93.99 68.76 11.87 75.93 15.12 67.74 52.62 102.72 164.29 243.54 102.04 141.49 First Advance Estimates of Production of Commercial Crops for 2017-18 Crops of Commercial of Production Estimates First Advance 2370.88 2004-05 9.21 9.30 6.24 3.06 1.35 1.97 1.09 7.82 7.97 85.14 78.18 62.91 12.67 81.27 68.60 111.73 102.52 137.29 251.86 166.72 2338.62 2003-04 Total Total Total Total Rabi Total Kharif Kharif Total Rabi Kharif Rabi Rabi Rabi Kharif Kharif Kharif Rabi Total Total Season Kharif Jute & Mesta # & Jute Mesta # Jute # Jute Cotton # Cotton Total Nine Oilseeds Total Soyabean

Sunflower Safflower Rapeseed & & Rapeseed Mustard Linseed Nigerseed Sesamum Castorseed

Sugarcane Sugarcane Crop Groundnut # Lakh bales of 170 kgs. each # Lakh bales of 170 kgs. each # Lakh bales of 180 kgs.

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Annexure 3.3

PROGRAMMES OF NORTH-EASTERN STATES IN RESPECT OF AGRO-ECONOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE – JORHAT (Rs. in lakhs) Name of Division: Agro-Economic Research Division Schemes/ Details of Targets Achievements Funds Released Utilization Programme Schemes/ Activities Programmes/ Approved Activities taken up 1 2 3 4 5 6 “Agro-Economic AER Centre, Jorhat There is Study completed Research (AER) undertakes re- by AER Centre, 2012-13 = 0.00 96.73 Scheme” an in- search studies on target. Jorhat during the 2013-14 = 250.00 121.69 dependent com- Agro-Economic no fixed Financial Year 2014-15 = 48.52 129.48 ponent of “Inte- Problems of North 2012-13, 2013-14, 2015-16 = 104.00 117.52 grated Scheme on Eastern States 2014-15, 2015- 2016-17 = 122.61 118.10 Agriculture Census, 16, 2016-17 & 2017-18 = 41.37* 55.52* Economics and Sta- 2017-18 are given tistics” of Central below: Sector Plan Scheme Year Study Com- pleted 2012-13 = 1 2013-14 = 3 2014-15 = 0 2015-16 = 2 2016-17 = 0 2017-18 = 0

Note: (*) Fund released and expenditure figures till October, 2017

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0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 96.36 70.32 25.70 112.42 321.21 428.28 845.86 835.15 698.10 214.14 321.21 7.1 for new for new 6110.20 1070.71 1070.71 Release Release clusters

tion 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 51.39 224.85 642.43 856.57 192.73 167.03 428.28 642.43 Alloca - for new for new 1691.72 1670.31 1396.21 2141.42 2141.42 clusters 2017-18 (Rs in lakh) 2017-18 (Rs 12246.79

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 45 39 12 100 200 395 390 326 100 500 150 500 New New 2792 No. of No. Clusters

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A nnexure ture Expendi -

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 94.50 128.98 374.07 797.58 610.60 194.64 211.94 164.81 307.24 8445.20 2668.08 1088.57 Release 1804.19192

tion 7.02 63.18 78.97 87.75 73.71 89.50 50.02 35.10 394.86 579.12 118.46 198.89 526.47 210.59 289.56 561.57 196.55 131.62 759.88 573.86 329.92 175.49 175.49 956.43 208.83 Alloca - 1447.81 1324.96 1635.58 1009.08 1544.33 2017-18 (Rs in lakh) 3rd year in lakh) 3rd 2017-18 (Rs 13834.58

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 ture 26.79 81.08 159.02 597.78 271.18 138.65 650.03 207.26 739.94 308.83 798.17 314.78 754.41 785.27 7475.59 1641.29 Expendi - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 296 87.81 81.08 45.98 448.77 2019.4 393.66 138.65 650.03 308.83 664.26 238.83 798.17 314.78 203.14 1787.6 815.27 1491.13 207.264 1270.64 2957.59 Release 15218.88

tion 86.13 60.44 12.09 679.94 108.79 997.24 135.99 203.98 342.49 151.10 906.58 498.62 126.92 338.46 362.63 154.12 967.02 226.65 988.17 302.19 568.12 302.19 359.61 Alloca - 2015-16 to 2017-18 2015-16 to 2493.10 2281.56 1737.62 2816.45 1308.50 2659.31 1646.96 2016-17 (Rs in lakh) 2nd year 2016-17 (Rs 23822.96 0 0 0 0 0 0 ture 160.6 74.95 89.08 51.41 18.31 201.63 154.18 556.39 107.07 144.55 399.42 214.14 133.84 329.47 178.45 345.005 1902.21 2082.27 1027.88 2002.16 2598.51 1100.15 2826.67 355.296 1945.12 18998.76 Expendi - 130 395 7.14 24.85 160.6 74.95 89.08 51.41 53.53 154.18 576.39 107.07 144.55 399.73 2052.2 214.14 133.84 178.45 603.88 321.21 382.22 409.105 1070.71 1962.97 2373.69 1027.88 1050.37 2598.51 1100.15 2826.67 1945.12 Release 22619.60

tion 17.13 85.66 963.64 154.18 485.39 214.14 192.73 289.09 706.67 179.88 218.43 479.68 513.94 122.06 321.21 428.28 805.17 428.28 509.66 Alloca - 2015-16 (Rs in lakh) 1st year 2015-16 (Rs 1413.34 1284.85 3533.35 3233.55 2462.64 1370.51 1400.49 3991.61 1854.47 3768.90 2334.15 33763.09

4 24 68 50 30 45 28 34 19 50 20 150 220 110 300 550 755 112 575 120 320 327 100 932 433 188 100 119 880 545 7208 No of clusters Sikkim Total Assam Nagaland Himachal Pradesh Andman & Nicobar Other admin. charges Punjab Telangana Manipur Meghalaya Jammu &Kashmir Uttarakhand Rajasthan Tamil Nadu Tamil Uttar Pradesh Bengal West Mizoram Odisha Bihar Gujarat Maharashtra Arunachal Pradesh Tripura Name of the State Andhra Pradesh Andhra Chhattisgarh Goa Haryana Jharkhand Kerala Madhya Pradesh Madhya Karnataka Details of the State-wise funds allocated, Release and Expenditure under PKVY schemes being implemented by DAC&FW during DAC&FW by under PKVY schemes being implemented and Expenditure Release funds allocated, Details of the State-wise 24 14555.39 lakh in 2017-18 is Rs fund released Total 19 23 27 30 31 13 16 22 26 28 29 14 15 17 18 21 12 2 4 11 20 25 S. No 1 3 5 6 7 9 10 8

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Annexure 8.1

Seeds Programmes in North-Eastern States

S. Schemes/ Details of Schemes/ Target for Achievement Target for Achievement No Programmes Programmes/ Activities 2016-17 2016-17 2017-18 2017-18 Activities taken Approved 1. National Seed The basic objective of this 57798 Qtl 57798 Qtl 71387 Qtl 71387 Qtl. Reserve (NSR) component is to keep seed (expected) available for meeting require- ment during natural calam- ities. 2. Transport Sub- The topographical situation It is a reim- For NE States As mentioned For NE States sidy on move- and climatic conditions are bursement a quantity of in Col. 4 a quantity ment of Seeds to being not conducive for the programme. 18226.83 qtl of 36993.68 North-Eastern production of seeds in the Therefore, transported qtl of seeds States including North-Eastern States. targets cannot exclusively transported Sikkim, Himach- (a) Reimbursement of 100% to NE States. exclusively al Pradesh, J&K, difference between road and transportation An amount to NE States. Uttaranchal and rail transportation cost to ofbe seedspre-fixed depends as of Rs. 102.23 An amount of Hill areas of West implementing States/agency on demand lakh has been Rs. 191.136 Bengal. for movement of seeds pro- which varies reimbursed. lakh has been duced outside the state and from year to The Total reimbursed. year. quantity The Total capital/district headquarter. of seeds quantity (b)movement The actual to identified cost, restricted state transported of seeds to maximum limit of Rs. 120/- total including transported per quintal for the movement NE States is total includ- of seed within the State from 1,55,149.06 ing NE States State Capital/ district head- Quintal is 82489.25 quarters to sale outlets/sale (upto Quintal counters is being reimbursed 31.03.2017 (upto to implementing State/agency. 04.01.2018)

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Annexure 9.1

State-wise coverage details under PMFBY and RWBCIS are given below: (as on 20.12.2017) States No. of Farm- Area Insured Sum Insured Gross Premium Claims Re- No. of Farm- ers Insured (Ha) ported ers benefit- ted Andhra Pradesh 1776996 2015915.74 1041079.31 95725.60 97536.58 880893 Andaman & Nico- 324 253.20 46.84 1.62 14.56 295 bar Islands Arunachal 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 Pradesh Assam 60265 41005.08 23559.43 864.66 501.68 23370 Bihar 2713178 2465249.21 1172428.36 142107.64 28937.93 151526 Chhatisgarh 1549164 2432358.59 726900.19 32818.04 15453.60 134341 Dadra & Nagar 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 Haveli Daman & Diu 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 Goa 755 547.38 579.35 7.42 2.68 111 Gujarat 1975090 2841434.96 1232288.84 236049.64 99882.87 490692 Haryana 1335986 2084554.35 1178294.32 36341.49 29203.72 211978 Himachal Pradesh 379072 129344.71 89809.89 7154.51 17657.96 63336 Jammu & Kash- 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 mir Jharkhand 878148 375760.15 201063.96 27198.12 2689.74 45181 Karnataka 2909787 2443391.99 1132768.59 162630.92 110060.06 687175 Kerala 77456 53104.17 33245.40 3315.86 1770.44 21341 Lakshadweep 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 Madhya Pradesh 6897724 11571174.90 3522827.23 372728.74 186182.89 1182214 Maharashtra 12010693 7442303.08 2462359.08 473942.27 229301.85 2894026 Manipur 8366 9120.89 3693.96 359.00 195.91 8358 Meghalaya 89 37.71 47.13 4.05 2.62 0 Mizoram 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 Nagaland 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 Odisha 1820122 1318616.98 726170.12 53903.37 42718.83 169619 Puducherry 8880 7361.61 3108.38 283.10 733.61 4254 Punjab 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 Rajasthan 9332904 10244507.78 1731377.10 252191.38 131316.39 2248265 Sikkim 574 130.50 45.93 1.02 0.00 0 Tamil Nadu 1403760 1300867.61 608323.94 122402.21 244554.42 736685 Telengana 977430 874628.11 550484.89 31405.10 18388.99 221257 Tripura 12528 4916.54 2957.70 38.89 8.34 502 Uttar Pradesh 6549217 5645366.79 2452928.56 103532.55 53185.20 1057276 Uttarakhand 261573 132362.70 92139.49 4158.52 2747.07 61680.9 West Bengal 4126151 2033954.29 1234599.07 72870.45 11770.19 247140 TOTAL 57066232 55468269.01 20223127.05 2232036.18 1324818.15 11541516

178 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2017-18 - 65.87 768.12 TOTAL 138.60 880.22 85.83 281.62 403.64 12515.12 837.95 581.62 44.90 1005.68 268.69 65.17 47.32 748.81 596.75 232.30 760.69 1098.24 42.35 32.23 156.12 88.60 632.96 1470.94 526.25 20.77 632.88 13.1 (Rs. in crore) (Rs. 34.77 DDEV 15.08 29.90 2.92 10.97 543.45 26.00 24.17 4.01 1.80 26.45 8.06 12.00 95.85 10.58 1.30 6.50 39.46 165.00 1.00 27.63 28.18 ORFM 9.44 15.00 2.99 6.11 11.57 145.55 11.63 3.38 10.50 2.37 4.00 21.00 1.44 5.69 0.75 3.00 0.70 1.20 6.60 13.11 IRRI 0.47 21.60 523.68 16.30 165.89 79.99 3.35 10.71 49.31 9.73 85.00 25.06 12.14 3.47 6.35 10.00 2.00 9.20 52.85 NRM 19.65 4.63 771.92 149.88 5.22 25.00 5.89 370.00 1.00 4.93 55.37 11.00 60.00 6.50 A nnexure 1.06 AGRE 2.04 19.49 0.15 13.00 184.31 12.58 1.77 6.97 15.65 0.76 0.19 24.40 5.03 14.35 10.36 15.60 37.19 3.72 0.86 ITEC 21.36 16.00 1.16 3.34 NONF 4.31 15.05 52.38 4.05 1.27 5.00 1.74 1.51 5.21 5.50 8.74 2.02 2.32 MRKT 10.00 48.67 6.50 167.57 22.63 492.07 16.83 27.71 3.11 3.00 43.00 0.25 1.60 0.70 2.50 101.22 32.44 2.17 EXTN 0.90 4.95 1.11 132.35 522.17 2.00 48.63 0.76 94.24 0.79 0.10 5.42 0.25 25.89 82.72 12.53 5.77 1.50 75.34 24.75 106.62 AMEC 319.81 10.63 26.10 1299.15 161.45 18.19 100.83 12.00 0.96 140.13 85.00 0.81 65.74 2.30 3.11 3.30 58.73 18.58 50.75 1.28 112.20 0.63 2.30 FINM 0.55 70.92 2.10 14.23 5.00 25.18 2.00 6.10 11.56 1.90 164.32 SEED 0.06 63.68 19.96 5.38 571.63 13.97 6.52 24.82 11.05 1.56 4.24 55.34 24.85 113.83 15.00 0.60 2.21 15.95 28.29 Total Cost : Rs. 12515.12 : Rs. Cost Total 7.65 IPMT 343.48 13.01 1.29 1.04 11.81 16.56 3.50 252.61 0.30 2.00 5.14 26.57 2.00 176.00 COOP 6.68 445.41 50.72 34.34 3.28 0.43 134.00 0.70 1.50 4.00 20.60 0.91 12.25 4.07 FISH 3.58 21.53 9.28 6.05 20.50 353.23 24.92 28.51 25.04 2.00 10.28 15.68 15.00 32.42 12.34 7.81 13.91 12.84 13.60 7.23 16.95 40.98 8.71 10.34 OTHR 2.45 0.47 7.54 314.68 64.87 8.54 1.10 2.74 0.63 89.51 81.59 2.71 18.39 10.61 3.00 1.00 9.19 Sector wise Approved Projects Cost 2012-13 Cost Projects wise Approved Sector 26.77 ANHB 8.91 105.80 32.01 6.06 36.70 1111.74 27.60 67.43 75.75 53.79 8.59 12.17 101.21 44.33 108.16 30.16 5.57 7.22 14.40 12.40 103.49 47.33 105.60 64.16 6.13 SERI 82.04 10.00 6.35 0.35 130.21 1.00 1.27 13.50 1.15 12.55 2.00 BANDRY etc); NRM - NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; IRRI - MICRO/MINOR IRRIGATION; ORFM - ORGANIC FARMING / BIO FERTILISER; DDEV - DAIRY DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT - DAIRY DDEV / BIO FERTILISER; FARMING ORFM - ORGANIC IRRIGATION; IRRI - MICRO/MINOR MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE NRM - NATURAL etc); BANDRY 37.99 HORT 210.45 22.12 17.87 27.80 2678.64 156.42 102.90 25.16 155.93 16.34 3.72 11.44 12.00 114.03 55.16 100.60 173.06 8.34 7.94 15.77 9.50 61.60 1228.11 3.88 8.36 87.25 4.90 96.74 CROP 6.00 11.29 30.41 52.45 1939.14 323.97 174.12 4.29 156.82 10.14 14.25 1.81 252.84 18.67 61.96 50.01 137.86 29.47 10.50 275.89 10.00 4.41 1.52 160.24 43.48 UTTAR PRADESH UTTAR STATE NAME STATE UTTARAKHAND ANDHRA PRADESH ANDHRA WEST BENGAL WEST ARUNACHAL PRADESH ARUNACHAL ASSAM TOTAL BIHAR CHATTISHGARH GOA GUJARAT HARYANA HIMACHAL PRADESH HIMACHAL JAMMU AND KASHMIR JAMMU JHARKHAND KARNATAKA KERALA MADHYA PRADESH MADHYA MAHARASHTRA MANIPUR MEGHALAYA MIZORAM NAGALAND ORISSA PUNJAB RAJASTHAN SIKKIM TAMILNADU TRIPURA FINM - FERTILISERS AND INM; AMEC - AGRICULTURE MECHANISATION; EXTN - EXTENSION; MRKT - MARKETING AND POST HARVEST MANAGEMENT; NONF - NON FARM ACTIVITIES; ITEC - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; AGRE - RESEARCH (AGRI/HORTI/ANIMAL HUS (AGRI/HORTI/ANIMAL - RESEARCH AGRE TECHNOLOGY; - INFORMATION ITEC ACTIVITIES; NONF - NON FARM MANAGEMENT; HARVEST - MARKETING AND POST EXTN - EXTENSION; MRKT MECHANISATION; AND INM; AMEC - AGRICULTURE FINM - FERTILISERS CROP - CROP DEVELOPMENT; HORT - HORTICULTURE; SERI - SERICULTURE; ANHB - ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; OTHR - INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMES / OTHERS; FISH - FISHERIES; COOP - COOPERATIVES/COOPERATION;IPMT - INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; SEED - SEED; MANAGEMENT; PEST - INTEGRATED - COOPERATIVES/COOPERATION;IPMT COOP - FISHERIES; FISH / OTHERS; PROGRAMMES - INNOVATIVE OTHR - ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANHB SERI - SERICULTURE; - HORTICULTURE; HORT DEVELOPMENT; - CROP CROP 26 SNo 27 1 28 2 3 29 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 179 Annual Report 2017-18 36.95 38.35 42.35 33.01 51.91 65.74 TOTAL 334.97 162.67 123.22 340.86 404.85 723.51 912.46 603.49 180.99 408.25 501.75 346.28 448.52 273.73 124.36 159.39 785.20 429.13 989.71 1507.38 21565.24 11536.21 (Rs. in crore) (Rs. 5.74 4.46 4.96 1.60 1.33 2.52 10.50 23.15 67.23 29.80 16.80 13.22 12.25 29.47 55.76 25.54 34.98 DDEV 339.31 7.50 1.64 0.60 3.60 1.26 2.00 0.29 0.05 3.00 4.88 39.09 14.40 19.42 16.00 11.88 95.03 ORFM 220.64 5.00 0.63 5.76 5.41 3.10 2.00 1.02 0.75 6.50 6.50 2.00 4.50 IRRI 56.13 90.45 89.07 643.83 214.00 151.01 6.70 7.25 4.54 NRM 92.50 51.00 17.48 32.52 76.84 20.00 29.91 18.80 13.17 11.37 13.30 29.81 52.58 40.67 518.44 3.60 6.70 0.25 6.98 4.00 1.57 3.61 AGRE 35.25 31.42 14.96 11.00 119.34 1.25 1.83 0.64 ITEC 16.74 13.02 3.11 0.59 8.57 31.00 56.40 13.13 NONF 4.00 2.48 1.22 0.52 1.60 19.10 21.78 14.00 19.40 19.95 19.90 15.64 17.00 40.00 80.11 28.55 16.53 31.66 MRKT 109.01 462.45 1.00 3.34 4.16 1.10 1.56 2.41 0.40 0.42 1.00 26.29 EXTN 60.81 52.80 44.00 56.85 356.36 100.22 1.45 3.20 3.20 1.00 1.41 4.50 2.25 60.00 72.00 44.56 12.75 94.50 20.41 51.45 63.08 79.08 22.35 13.93 30.00 47.40 AMEC 103.64 894.26 162.10 0.60 4.33 3.00 0.80 0.31 4.42 5.83 6.00 2.50 0.35 FINM 42.73 14.59 2.34 1.00 3.07 1.00 3.79 7.47 77.91 SEED 10.31 13.90 25.06 10.85 48.34 28.27 24.08 16.38 90.41 116.10 480.28 Total Cost : Rs. 21565.24 : Rs. Cost Total 1.50 0.21 1.77 3.00 2.00 0.33 0.80 2.88 1.83 2.03 IPMT 16.35 0.94 2.60 1.40 0.20 0.18 2.80 1.50 49.46 14.20 28.00 16.50 92.65 25.00 COOP 235.43 7.32 7.27 1.08 1.25 2.50 6.56 5.40 6.40 6.96 FISH 10.75 10.71 14.85 17.67 15.40 12.78 11.50 28.32 10.31 59.96 12.20 12.12 261.31 1.20 3.72 2.75 4.53 0.00 3.44 0.59 1.18 62.20 14.92 23.43 34.43 18.50 24.50 55.88 26.11 OTHR 277.38 7.56 4.05 6.55 8.21 7.71 6.17 9.67 Sector wise Approved Projects Cost 2013-14 Cost Projects wise Approved Sector 80.63 12.06 51.59 48.85 50.47 27.70 63.70 72.32 99.67 64.29 10.29 29.70 40.36 19.28 89.80 47.48 11.66 ANHB 869.77 0.65 4.42 1.00 2.78 0.72 0.99 4.95 1.00 1.50 3.00 8.67 1.30 SERI 14.00 10.72 55.70 9.06 7.56 0.26 8.64 5.42 3.00 6.07 20.57 63.12 12.00 69.66 93.26 41.82 86.66 31.35 39.72 10.58 30.44 HORT 104.15 123.58 107.86 348.94 135.46 1052.96 2412.14 6.97 2.45 3.50 4.16 5.67 9.99 5.20 CROP 58.64 20.40 36.83 41.59 59.90 85.51 98.10 24.87 12.96 328.35 193.82 108.79 109.38 258.92 348.89 11461.49 13286.38 JAMMU AND JAMMU KASHMIR JHARKHAND KARNATAKA TOTAL ANDHRA PRADESH STATE NAME STATE HARYANA HIMACHAL PRADESH KERALA MIZORAM PUNJAB RAJASTHAN WEST BENGAL WEST BIHAR CHATTISHGARH GOA ARUNACHAL ARUNACHAL PRADESH ASSAM GUJARAT MADHYA MADHYA PRADESH MEGHALAYA NAGALAND ORISSA TAMILNADU MAHARASHTRA MANIPUR TRIPURA UTTAR PRADESH UTTAR UTTARAKHAND 10 11 12 28 CROP - CROP DEVELOPMENT; HORT - HORTICULTURE; SERI - SERICULTURE; ANHB - ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; OTHR - INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMES / OTHERS; FISH - FISHERIES; COOP - COOPERATIVES/COOPERATION;IPMT - INTEGRATED PEST PEST - INTEGRATED - COOPERATIVES/COOPERATION;IPMT COOP - FISHERIES; FISH / OTHERS; PROGRAMMES - INNOVATIVE OTHR - ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANHB SERI - SERICULTURE; - HORTICULTURE; HORT DEVELOPMENT; - CROP CROP - INFORMATION ITEC ACTIVITIES; NONF - NON FARM MANAGEMENT; HARVEST - MARKETING AND POST EXTN - EXTENSION; MRKT MECHANISATION; - AGRICULTURE AND INM; AMEC SEED - SEED; FINM FERTILISERS MANAGEMENT; DEVELOPMENT - DAIRY DDEV / BIO FERTILISER; FARMING ORFM - ORGANIC IRRIGATION; IRRI - MICRO/MINOR MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE NRM - NATURAL etc); HUSBANDRY (AGRI/HORTI/ANIMAL - RESEARCH AGRE TECHNOLOGY; 1 8 9 13 18 21 22 SNo 27 4 5 6 2 3 7 14 17 19 20 23 15 16 24 25 26

180 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2017-18 5.89 37.41 85.37 38.15 60.64 88.97 TOTAL 877.15 297.41 414.09 805.29 367.06 462.61 150.52 242.06 860.15 366.85 502.39 113.00 105.09 417.82 764.34 873.44 777.62 207.81 533.27 338.79 9744.43 1048.35 1299.78 21885.75 1.43 2.02 2.40 1.00 7.74 8.35 8.74 2.00 3.03 37.81 14.86 81.53 32.62 13.11 20.84 28.17 15.89 30.24 DDEV 311.78 (Rs. in crore) (Rs. 3.02 1.00 1.00 3.10 7.85 0.21 2.00 5.00 8.00 3.67 1.40 0.42 4.77 0.20 11.00 12.45 10.97 42.34 118.40 ORFM 3.20 4.98 6.80 1.00 4.33 1.26 IRRI 99.22 88.13 59.36 12.00 17.28 65.60 30.20 17.00 37.37 51.68 93.29 15.00 24.45 600.00 184.39 1416.54 5.09 3.62 6.70 1.75 0.12 1.60 NRM 20.84 91.10 11.75 13.51 17.79 15.90 41.53 21.98 47.39 26.43 888.63 111.53 450.00 3.77 6.49 1.33 3.20 0.70 1.19 0.71 0.25 3.74 5.15 7.88 3.11 12.85 AGRE 41.20 15.36 21.48 15.83 12.63 39.15 18.08 214.10 0.77 3.16 3.75 ITEC 94.71 10.88 76.15 1.96 1.03 5.35 2.56 1.99 2.49 9.03 1.71 0.90 98.46 25.00 46.44 NONF 0.66 1.40 3.00 2.47 0.75 3.00 24.07 34.49 16.96 16.63 15.08 16.30 14.58 14.60 17.00 13.12 521.34 MRKT 178.74 148.49 2.18 0.42 7.49 2.60 0.45 5.81 1.85 6.03 2.09 5.44 3.75 4.15 1.01 46.60 EXTN 57.19 38.94 32.75 344.88 126.13 0.94 0.30 9.13 4.40 4.00 0.87 3.58 4.77 31.75 53.03 24.95 11.00 57.68 43.72 22.75 55.95 28.09 29.22 62.50 72.68 59.25 AMEC 961.68 281.04 100.08 3.49 0.41 3.07 1.00 0.85 1.50 93.88 18.70 13.95 FINM 16.66 17.45 16.80 0.11 5.50 3.42 0.28 2.88 7.07 1.20 0.78 2.66 29.98 58.20 32.75 SEED 36.92 32.58 11.43 20.65 13.69 29.50 49.00 627.49 105.38 183.51 Total Cost : Rs. 21885.75 : Rs. Cost Total 7.69 2.25 2.50 0.50 0.20 0.69 0.15 5.50 2.55 2.06 0.25 7.63 2.14 5.10 6.96 46.17 IPMT 6.07 1.30 5.25 2.02 0.40 0.34 4.00 5.66 1.19 38.50 77.36 14.31 25.45 COOP 281.85 100.00 7.32 5.07 4.43 9.77 5.33 4.75 7.02 6.77 9.50 0.27 8.89 1.89 0.60 3.74 FISH 35.34 13.98 14.70 10.89 10.50 21.34 28.02 10.24 49.01 98.87 368.24 9.95 5.00 7.52 1.72 9.46 1.44 2.75 4.34 7.16 6.28 2.22 2.85 7.10 26.22 49.89 42.50 51.43 OTHR 338.77 100.94 Sector wise Approved Projects Cost 2014-15 Cost Projects wise Approved Sector 5.83 5.83 1.06 7.30 6.05 9.27 4.33 23.03 23.37 15.16 47.54 88.65 17.89 12.50 34.40 57.72 14.60 80.12 14.72 38.47 28.79 11.00 ANHB 177.28 159.20 131.35 118.75 1134.21 3.12 9.90 1.44 6.02 2.45 6.44 3.28 1.00 0.80 5.04 4.00 1.12 1.00 9.91 SERI 10.42 25.41 10.57 18.05 119.97 5.43 4.31 4.88 3.50 0.11 9.14 46.00 62.34 19.62 74.55 73.85 44.15 64.68 18.50 10.30 23.30 11.65 10.66 87.80 36.06 16.97 36.08 HORT 172.19 523.77 239.14 128.13 1727.11 8.35 3.82 1.74 9.68 2.32 4.79 CROP 11.46 65.22 23.78 10.00 74.00 25.38 610.19 209.59 128.36 179.82 125.27 105.00 223.21 289.76 263.99 106.06 12177.54 9695.75 STATE NAME STATE PRADESH ANDHRA ARUNACHAL PRADESH ASSAM BIHAR CHATTISHGARH GOA GUJARAT HARYANA HIMACHAL PRADESH AND JAMMU KASHMIR JHARKHAND KARNATAKA KERALA MADHYA PRADESH MAHARASHTRA MANIPUR MEGHALAYA MIZORAM NAGALAND ORISSA PUNJAB RAJASTHAN SIKKIM TAMILNADU TELANGANA TRIPURA PRADESH UTTAR UTTARAKHAND BENGAL WEST TOTAL CROP - CROP DEVELOPMENT; HORT - HORTICULTURE; SERI - SERICULTURE; ANHB - ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; OTHR - INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMES / OTHERS; FISH - FISHERIES; COOP - COOPERATIVES/COOPERATION;IPMT - INTEGRATED PEST PEST - INTEGRATED - COOPERATIVES/COOPERATION;IPMT COOP - FISHERIES; FISH / OTHERS; PROGRAMMES - INNOVATIVE OTHR - ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANHB SERI - SERICULTURE; - HORTICULTURE; HORT DEVELOPMENT; - CROP CROP - INFORMATION ITEC ACTIVITIES; NONF - NON FARM MANAGEMENT; HARVEST - MARKETING AND POST EXTN - EXTENSION; MRKT MECHANISATION; - AGRICULTURE AND INM; AMEC SEED - SEED; FINM FERTILISERS MANAGEMENT; DEVELOPMENT - DAIRY DDEV / BIO FERTILISER; FARMING ORFM - ORGANIC IRRIGATION; IRRI - MICRO/MINOR MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE NRM - NATURAL etc); HUSBANDRY (AGRI/HORTI/ANIMAL - RESEARCH AGRE TECHNOLOGY; SNo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 181 Annual Report 2017-18 Total 8.11 306.29 11.77 9.32 328.62 328.62 134.65 23.74 158.39 314.40 9.32 216.48 254.10 228.25 254.10 3.43 3.43 435.12 435.12 24.19 28.81 53.00 123.22 123.22 0.81 482.13 482.94 46.40 194.51 240.91 714.53 714.53 898.68 898.68 (Rs. in Crore) (Rs. DDEV 1.85 16.10 5.00 5.00 23.74 23.74 17.95 20.80 20.80 3.60 3.60 8.24 13.76 22.00 11.40 11.40 21.79 21.79 ORFM 42.23 42.23 5.36 5.36 7.60 7.60 0.89 0.89 12.93 12.93 1.11 1.11 IRRI 9.63 9.63 84.00 84.00 8.75 8.75 0.91 0.91 15.58 15.58 142.77 142.77 175.00 175.00 NRM 0.84 0.84 95.60 95.60 5.00 5.00 15.69 15.69 15.51 15.51 127.58 127.58 AGRE 16.75 16.75 68.41 68.41 1.00 1.00 0.50 0.50 0.81 2.86 3.67 0.50 5.25 5.75 4.11 4.11 ITEC NONF 0.63 0.63 7.08 7.08 6.00 6.00 MRKT 13.17 13.17 128.44 128.44 0.55 0.55 31.28 31.28 15.47 15.47 EXTN 99.38 99.38 36.85 36.85 1.30 1.30 5.13 5.13 2.55 2.55 75.22 75.22 30.88 30.88 AMEC 34.23 34.23 27.37 9.20 27.37 9.20 1.75 1.75 10.62 10.62 146.05 146.05 138.24 138.24 FINM 11.62 11.62 3.30 3.30 30.00 30.00 7.60 7.60 SEED 19.61 19.61 180.44 6.00 13.46 180.44 6.00 13.46 3.43 3.43 18.55 18.55 20.38 20.38 0.56 0.56 0.94 0.94 107.26 107.26 22.18 22.18 IPMT 5.19 5.19 2.20 2.20 1.27 1.27 COOP 5.92 5.92 38.25 38.25 FISH 28.09 28.09 1.09 1.09 8.95 8.95 0.63 0.63 1.26 5.22 5.22 16.50 26.50 43.00 7.66 7.66 OTHR 0.24 14.39 14.63 10.55 4.27 10.55 4.27 84.87 84.87 1.06 1.06 19.00 19.00 2.00 2.00 8.36 8.36 0.53 0.53 ANHB 6.02 10.36 16.38 1.40 1.40 10.56 10.56 60.81 60.81 14.21 3.02 17.23 94.88 94.88 16.48 13.60 30.08 55.13 55.13 195.11 195.11 SERI 13.05 13.05 13.05 13.05 5.50 5.50 8.78 8.78 HORT 65.05 65.05 12.88 11.77 7.92 7.92 24.65 31.99 31.99 9.42 9.42 0.43 0.43 51.52 51.52 2.63 12.93 15.55 64.87 64.87 233.24 233.24 CROP 14.97 14.97 162.65 105.27 124.37 105.27 124.37 162.65 43.57 43.57 3.63 3.63 40.64 40.64 16.20 16.20 1.50 88.26 89.76 8.39 8.39 55.29 55.29 Status of Project Ongoing Completed Total Total Ongoing Total Total Ongoing Total Ongoing Completed Completed Total Total Ongoing Total Total Ongoing Total Total Ongoing Total Total Ongoing Total Total Ongoing Completed Total Total Ongoing Total Total Ongoing Completed Total Total Completed Ongoing Total Total Ongoing Total Total Ongoing Total Total Sector wise Approved Projects Cost (Ongoing and Completed projects) 2015-16 projects) (Ongoing and Completed Cost Projects wise Approved Sector State State ANDHRA PRADESH ASSAM BIHAR CHATTISHGARH ARUNACHAL ARUNACHAL PRADESH HARYANA GOA GUJARAT HIMACHAL HIMACHAL PRADESH JHARKHAND KARNATAKA KERALA MADHYA PRADESH MADHYA MAHARASHTRA Sr No 1 3 4 5 2 8 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14

182 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2017-18 6821.38 6.42 4.87 19.60 1.54 Total 19.60 52.75 52.75 260.85 362.96 246.83 25.54 246.83 623.81 77.51 77.51 396.02 421.56 34.39 172.87 2.31 52.65 52.65 207.26 648.74 651.06 2.31 2.31 27.50 187.23 214.73 295.38 DDEV 11.24 11.05 87.47 8.10 87.47 22.29 17.05 25.15 9.73 9.73 24.46 24.46 73.91 ORFM 1.25 1.25 0.12 0.12 1.70 1.70 0.72 0.72 520.95 0.75 IRRI 0.75 10.13 10.13 59.27 59.27 14.15 14.15 334.13 6.13 NRM 6.13 1.00 1.00 53.00 53.00 4.45 4.45 2.89 2.89 6.43 6.43 219.39 0.14 AGRE 0.14 40.01 40.01 18.22 18.22 19.24 19.24 28.69 28.69 12.03 12.03 0.87 0.87 19.01 ITEC 7.32 1.33 8.65 7.20 7.20 3.16 3.16 28.52 NONF 4.90 4.90 3.65 3.65 5.27 5.27 0.99 0.99 217.74 MRKT 0.95 0.95 2.50 2.50 0.49 0.49 4.31 9.00 4.31 9.00 11.58 11.58 1.96 361.57 EXTN 1.96 0.42 0.42 1.81 14.20 16.01 9.49 9.49 9.00 63.59 72.59 2.80 2.80 1.02 1.02 5.97 5.97 2.17 643.31 AMEC 2.17 0.37 0.37 1.00 1.00 1.81 1.81 60.36 60.36 49.01 49.01 118.82 118.82 2.31 2.31 40.00 40.00 91.68 FINM 1.00 1.00 7.80 7.80 2.49 2.49 27.88 27.88 577.59 SEED 0.31 0.31 1.00 1.00 56.62 56.62 5.10 5.10 15.00 15.00 20.00 20.00 32.53 32.53 54.21 54.21 24.47 IPMT 0.63 0.63 1.10 1.10 2.05 2.05 0.60 9.00 9.60 2.43 2.43 Total Cost :- 6821.38 Cost Total 68.65 COOP 1.23 1.23 23.25 23.25 237.44 FISH 2.42 2.42 4.00 4.00 7.02 46.13 53.15 2.10 13.11 15.21 3.67 3.67 3.79 3.79 7.68 7.68 27.50 24.76 52.25 259.62 OTHR 0.79 0.79 19.00 19.00 66.60 66.60 0.30 1.41 1.41 21.99 22.29 4.26 4.26 835.81 ANHB 2.72 2.72 4.25 4.25 31.39 92.44 123.83 6.34 56.18 56.18 27.36 33.70 15.06 32.19 47.26 2.01 2.23 2.23 79.70 81.71 2.34 2.34 70.75 SERI 2.08 2.08 2.00 2.00 3.00 3.00 23.30 23.30 658.25 HORT 1.50 2.29 0.75 1.50 1.54 4.25 4.25 4.16 58.80 62.96 18.81 18.81 36.00 36.00 27.57 27.57 0.24 0.24 1283.21 CROP 0.40 0.40 5.50 5.50 194.05 30.53 224.58 135.49 135.49 205.29 38.02 38.02 205.29 9.20 9.20 Status of Project Ongoing Total Total Total Total Ongoing Completed Ongoing Total Total Completed Ongoing Total Total Ongoing Completed Total Total Total Total Ongoing Ongoing Total Total Completed Ongoing Total Total Ongoing Completed Total Total Ongoing Total Total Total Total Ongoing Ongoing Completed Total Total Gr Total Gr Total State State MIZORAM MEGHALAYA NAGALAND ORISSA TAMILNADU PUNJAB RAJASTHAN TELANGANA UTTAR PRADESH UTTAR TRIPURA UTTARAKHAND BENGAL WEST CROP - CROP DEVELOPMENT; HORT - HORTICULTURE; SERI - SERICULTURE; ANHB - ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; OTHR - INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMES / OTHERS; FISH - FISHERIES; COOP - COOPERATIVES/COOPERATION;IPMT - INTEGRATED PEST PEST - INTEGRATED - COOPERATIVES/COOPERATION;IPMT COOP - FISHERIES; FISH / OTHERS; PROGRAMMES - INNOVATIVE OTHR - ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANHB SERI - SERICULTURE; - HORTICULTURE; HORT DEVELOPMENT; - CROP CROP - INFORMATION ITEC ACTIVITIES; NONF - NON FARM MANAGEMENT; HARVEST - MARKETING AND POST EXTN - EXTENSION; MRKT MECHANISATION; - AGRICULTURE AND INM; AMEC SEED - SEED; FINM FERTILISERS MANAGEMENT; DEVELOPMENT - DAIRY DDEV / BIO FERTILISER; FARMING ORFM - ORGANIC IRRIGATION; IRRI - MICRO/MINOR MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE NRM - NATURAL etc); HUSBANDRY (AGRI/HORTI/ANIMAL - RESEARCH AGRE TECHNOLOGY; Sr No 16 15 17 18 21 19 20 22 24 23 25 26

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 183 Annual Report 2017-18 0.04 260.21 Total 40.74 446.60 9.75 5.25 204.64 446.60 15.31 398.57 245.38 4.77 25.06 403.82 11.06 4.77 47.94 9.03 11.06 0.04 626.61 8.34 298.94 674.55 17.37 298.94 22.71 520.54 260.21 120.35 520.54 143.06 660.85 660.85 (Rs. in Crore) (Rs.

3.54 DDEV 57.65

57.65

25.41

25.41

11.00

11.00

6.99 3.54 10.37 6.99 10.37

ORFM

0.77

46.11 0.77

46.11

0.72

1.00

1.00 0.72

4.03

4.03

12.00 12.00

IRRI 85.00

31.00 85.00 10.39

31.00 0.90 10.39

0.90

102.81 0.75

102.81 0.75

7.25

0.80 7.25 0.80 44.10 44.10

NRM 75.00

75.00

171.16

171.16

0.70 0.70

8.07 AGRE

13.95

13.95

0.65

8.05

8.70

8.07

14.77 14.77

ITEC

NONF

1.53

1.53

22.68

22.68

MRKT

5.10

5.10

131.84 2.75

131.84 2.75

8.30

1.97 8.30 1.97

0.04

EXTN 0.50 5.99

5.99

0.50

0.04

18.70

18.70

6.53

6.53

78.87 78.87 20.86 AMEC 8.00 3.00

8.00

50.35 1.12

3.00 50.35

1.12

1.85

65.00

65.00 1.85

26.25 20.86 3.00 26.25 3.00 110.15 110.15

FINM 17.05

17.05

7.19

7.19

8.53 8.53 34.16 SEED 9.40

5.76

8.55

15.16

8.55

4.95

37.85

4.95

37.85

64.61 34.16

64.61

192.50 192.50

IPMT

5.06

5.06

1.08

21.65

1.08

21.65

1.60

1.60 1.95 1.95

COOP

5.00 FISH

0.75

0.75 37.15

1.50 37.15

5.00

5.00

33.01 5.00 28.88 33.01 28.88 7.20 7.20 62.48 OTHR

3.58 2.63

3.58 2.63 8.52

2.58

8.52 38.50

10.35

38.50 2.58 10.35

101.20 62.48

101.20

60.37 60.37 32.87 ANHB 46.94

46.94

89.32

89.32 2.54

47.29

2.54 116.26

10.46

163.55

10.46 3.23 25.29 32.87 27.24 25.29 30.48 61.77 61.77 SERI 27.84

27.84

19.66 1.26

19.66

1.26

20.00

20.00

HORT 30.84 113.14

5.25 1.61 113.14

56.42 1.50 32.45

61.67

1.50

108.28

19.09

108.28

19.09 19.48 55.31 10.81

55.31 10.81 19.48 67.94 67.94 CROP 10.00 6.00

165.50 10.00 0.60 31.66

165.50 6.60 31.66

3.88

3.61 4.84 17.38

3.61 8.72 17.38

159.10 82.42 46.50 159.10 82.42 46.50

Status of Project Completed Ongoing Completed Completed Ongoing Total Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Total Total Total Total Total Total Ongoing Total Total Completed Completed Ongoing Total Total Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Total Total Total Total Total Total Total Total Completed Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Total Total Total Total Total Total Ongoing Total Total Sector wise Approved Projects Cost (Ongoing and Completed projects) 2016-17 projects) (Ongoing and Completed Cost Projects wise Approved Sector - - State State GARH TRA HIMACHAL HIMACHAL PRADESH ANDHRA PRADESH MEGHALAYA GOA KARNATAKA ARUNACHAL ARUNACHAL PRADESH MIZORAM GUJARAT KERALA ASSAM HARYANA CHATTISH MADHYA MADHYA PRADESH MAHARASH Sr No 8 1 13 5 9 2 14 6 10 3 7 4 11 12

184 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2017-18 7618.80 21.14 Total 2.50 748.76 52.27 10.16 769.90 52.27 12.66 25.14 0.13 660.81 367.73 685.96 367.85 563.84 563.84 2.00 2.00 165.88 548.09 713.97 674.68 674.68 63.40 63.40

DDEV

1.05

1.05

35.51

35.51

15.31 244.87 15.31

4.83 63.33 68.15 9.90 9.90

ORFM

7.82 0.50

7.82 0.50

76.39

2.77 2.77 0.67 0.67

IRRI

0.99

0.99

79.46

79.46

384.45

21.00 21.00

NRM

45.21 11.89

45.21 11.89

9.22

9.22

324.43

4.57 6.67 11.24

AGRE

21.10

21.10

9.89

9.89

221.37 335.06 221.37

16.67 16.67 20.54 20.54

ITEC

0.20

0.20

1.10

119.65

120.75

128.45

0.30

0.30

7.20 7.20

NONF

0.10 5.24

0.10 5.24

20.58

20.58 2.08 52.20 2.08

MRKT

2.50

2.50

7.80

7.80

636.25

5.18 16.78 21.96 450.00 450.00 4.04 4.04

EXTN

62.48 1.53

62.48 1.53

4.50 8.41 4.50 8.41 5.72 196.05 5.72

2.77

2.77

0.72 AMEC

103.36 6.00

104.07 6.00

23.80

25.79 40.40 49.59 40.40

657.79

31.06 57.10 88.16 80.00 80.00

FINM

1.05 1.88

1.05 1.88

1.02

1.02

0.76 47.53 0.76

1.95 1.95 8.10 8.10

SEED

47.30 2.05

47.30 2.05

43.26 4.76 43.26 4.76 22.32 509.87 22.32

1.55 1.55 30.85 30.85

Total Cost :- 7618.80 Cost Total

IPMT

1.50

1.50

2.05 5.81 2.05 5.81

43.20

2.50 2.50

COOP

0.28 1.85

0.28 1.85

1.29 25.30 1.29 25.30 25.00 57.63 25.00

1.96 1.96 3.92

FISH

21.18 4.00

21.18 4.00

28.17 63.22 28.17 63.22

288.33

1.65 44.32 45.98 2.62 2.62 5.44 5.44 4.52 OTHR

29.19

4.28 33.70

4.28

6.16

6.16 136.05 477.29 136.0

5.90 5.90 0.98 0.98 ANHB

81.34 4.25 2.96 81.34 4.25 2.96

68.11 3.12 68.11 3.12 58.38 774.59 58.38 2.00 2.00 5.84 52.32 58.15 24.75 24.75 8.30 8.30

SERI

2.00

2.00

70.75

HORT

51.21 4.16

51.21 4.16

0.24

27.64 1.00 27.88 1.00 73.84 770.34 73.84

15.74 65.04 80.78 34.65 34.65 7.14 7.14

CROP 2.50 277.00 3.75

292.91 3.75 2.50

0.13 214.48 171.95 214.48 172.08 3.00 1543.33 3.00

91.98 196.64 288.63 4.19 4.19 30.30 30.30 15.91 Status of Project Completed Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Total Total Total Total Total Total Completed Completed Ongoing Ongoing Total Total Total Total Ongoing Sub Total Sub Total Total Total Ongoing Total Total Completed Ongoing Total Total Ongoing Total Total Ongoing Total Total Completed - State State KHAND NAGALAND UTTARA ODISHA WEST BENGAL WEST RAJASTHAN

SIKKIM TAMILNADU TELANGANA TRIPURA UTTAR UTTAR PRADESH CROP - CROP DEVELOPMENT; HORT - HORTICULTURE; SERI - SERICULTURE; ANHB - ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; OTHR - INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMES / OTHERS; FISH - FISHERIES; COOP - COOPERATIVES/COOPERATION;IPMT - INTEGRATED PEST PEST - INTEGRATED - COOPERATIVES/COOPERATION;IPMT - FISHERIES; COOP FISH / OTHERS; PROGRAMMES - INNOVATIVE OTHR - ANHB ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; SERI - SERICULTURE; - HORTICULTURE; HORT DEVELOPMENT; - CROP CROP - INFORMATION ITEC ACTIVITIES; NONF - NON FARM MANAGEMENT; HARVEST - MARKETING AND POST EXTN - EXTENSION; MRKT MECHANISATION; - AGRICULTURE AND INM; AMEC SEED - SEED; FINM FERTILISERS MANAGEMENT; DEVELOPMENT - DAIRY DDEV / BIO FERTILISER; FARMING ORFM - ORGANIC IRRIGATION; IRRI - MICRO/MINOR MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE NRM - NATURAL etc); HUSBANDRY (AGRI/HORTI/ANIMAL - RESEARCH AGRE TECHNOLOGY; Sr No 15 23 16 24 17

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Annexure 13.2 National Flagship Projects

State Name National Flagship Theme ANDHRA PRADESH Seed Management

Integrated vegetable programme in A.P. Intensified mechanisation Induction of milch animals ARUNACHAL PRADESH Area expansion by land terracing for paddy. Development of way side market sheds for fruits and vegetables

ASSAM Shallow Tube Wells with electrically operated pump sets - increase in irrigated area and crop Development of commercial fish farms through private fish farmers production in areas where SWT have been installed. Establishment of Organic agriculture produce market Agri mechanisation through increased use of power tillers BIHAR Farm mechanisation especially Power tillers Seed production and distribution programme Dairy activities undertaken under RKVY CHATTISHGARH Establishment of model villages ‘Adarsh Gram’ Performance linked incentives to AI workers GOA Establishing modern rice mill processing facilities Incentivizing paddy cultivation through SHGs GUJARAT Water & Soil Conservation Project including reclamation of degraded Bhal areas and checking of salinity ingress in coastal areas and farm ponds. Export oriented clustering and infrastructure in PPP mode for banana Large animal surgery at Anand. Soil testing lab. operated in PPP mode. HARYANA Providing assistance on laying underground pipeline system for water conveyance so that water losses can be avoided and additional land brought under cultivation from the irrigation channels

Cattle health management to optimise fertility 100% treatment of certified wheat seed HIMACHAL PRADESH Construction of low cost green houses/ poly houses Organic cultivation Micro/minor irrigation and water harvesting JAMMU AND KASHMIR Creation of irrigation infrastructure for Horticulture Protected cultivation of flowers & vegetables Organic farming JHARKHAND Micro Lift Irrigation Vermi-composting KARNATAKA Karnataka Seed Mission project Automated weather monitoring system Rainfed agriculture – Bhoo-chetana E-tendering project

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State Name National Flagship Theme KERALA Paddy cultivation in fallow lands by leasing land to Padasekaram Samities Farm mechanisation for paddy harvesting, includes custom hiring of farm machinery by KAICO and giving agricultural machinery to district Panchayats and Padasekarams for collective use.

MADHYA PRADESH Micro irrigation schemes - Percolation tanks, minor irrigation tanks Development of fishery seed farms, seed production and group mobilisation Seed replacement Development and promotion of hybrid rice varieties Kisan Call Centers MAHARASHTRA Construction of farm ponds Creation of low cost onion storage structures Surveillance and Monitoring of Pest and Disease on soybean and cotton AI delivery system MEGHALAYA Water conservation structures mini irrigation check dams Horticulture hubs Fisheries ODISHA Development of 100 new watersheds Acidic soil treatment Renovation of horticulture farms PUNJAB Animal insurance Conservation of irrigation water RAJASTHAN PPP for innovation in olive, date palm and jojoba Operation golden rays PPP for livelihood of 7.5 lakh families through hybrid maize Diggi Programme SIKKIM Hi-tech green houses Integrated farming system for sustainable agriculture TAMILNADU Precision Farming sugarcane, banana Automated weather stations in 224 Blocks Promoting SRI through conduct of demonstrations in 40,000 ha Use of Paddy transplanters in outsourced mode TRIPURA SRI Pineapple cultivation Development of demonstration unit on piggery UTTAR PRADESH Production of high value vegetable crops through nursery production in low tunnel Polyhouses Land Reclamation of Katri Area

Saghan Mini Dairy Yojna Adoption & certification of Organic Agriculture Management System UTTARAKHAND Strengthening organic vision WEST BENGAL Prani Bandhu Scheme Hybrid paddy seed production involving NGOs Implement hub at block level

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- 37.98 33.04 77.41 30.07 10.43 10.20 77.40 88.52 70.50 44.03 23.66 456.87 218.87 254.26 529.42 233.82 229.44 735.24 476.89 159.29 269.96 147.10 561.09 467.29 256.24 265.08 276.25 959.69 Release Release Release 7052.51 52.47 7000.04 Being Done by MHA Being Done by - - - tion tion 60.89 33.04 52.59 21.91 20.20 77.40 74.28 88.02 40.96 Alloca Alloca 483.23 132.01 440.03 527.67 508.42 407.63 448.24 735.24 557.04 318.57 301.53 148.04 294.18 746.69 794.58 270.78 508.14 545.15 9881.39 90.00 9791.39 1154.93 - - - UC UC UC ing ing 4.66 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.26 0.00 0.00 1.21 0.00 3.19 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.66 Rs. 6.00 Crore Allocation for Delhi. # Allocaton adjusted additional fund of Rs. 250.00 crore will be asked at a later stage., Release of funds stage., Release at a later will be asked crore 250.00 additional fund of Rs. adjusted Delhi. # Allocaton Allocation for Crore 6.00 Rs. 0.00 0.00 Pend Pend 0.00 2012-13 2012-13 - UC UC UC 8.21 22.68 24.94 85.75 86.83 35.27 15.21 59.27 56.43 47.97 Recvd Recvd Recvd 577.79 184.73 399.57 700.20 468.28 571.22 348.18 610.87 179.62 613.27 102.01 216.19 294.52 549.15 253.03 374.58 448.13 8395.34 10.63 8384.71 1050.81 : Rs.1.00 crore allocation for delhi under the VIUC, Including Allocation of Rs.1.49 crore for Monitoring and Rs. 3.40 crore for N.E. States., Rs. Rs. States., N.E. for crore 3.40 and Rs. Monitoring for crore Including Allocation Rs.1.49 the VIUC, of under delhi allocation for crore (2013-14) Rs.1.00 - : - 8.21 22.68 24.94 85.75 86.83 35.27 15.21 59.27 56.43 47.97 577.79 184.73 399.57 700.20 468.28 571.22 348.18 610.87 179.88 613.27 103.22 219.38 294.52 549.15 253.03 374.58 448.13 Release Release Release 8400.00 10.63 8389.37 1050.81 - - - tion tion 40.31 85.75 62.43 29.47 73.48 56.43 44.36 52.94 Alloca Alloca 601.98 105.34 200.91 399.57 724.01 503.10 581.12 146.93 363.09 586.87 199.49 659.68 112.08 241.55 432.26 586.52 282.26 464.81 448.13 9217.00 106.58 9110.68 1025.81 - Statement showing Allocation and Expenditure of the Sates Under RKVY during XIIth Plan as on 31.12.2017 of the Sates Allocation and Expenditure showing Statement Name of the State Name of the State Andhra Pradesh Pradesh Andhra Delhi Puducherry Meghalaya Meghalaya A&N Arunachal Pradesh Chandigarh Mizoram Mizoram D & N Haveli D & Daman & Diu Daman & Assam Nagaland Lakshadweep Bihar Odisha Chhatisgarh Chhatisgarh Punjab Goa Rajasthan Gujarat # Gujarat Sikkim Haryana Tamil Nadu Tamil Himachal Pradesh Himachal Telengana J&K Tripura Tripura Jharkhand Jharkhand Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Karnataka Uttarakhand Uttarakhand Kerala West Bengal West Madhya Pradesh Madhya Total States Total Maharashtra Manipur Sl. No. Sl. No. Monitoring of Excellence, tres admin. Expenditure and other 1 30 31 17 32 2 33 18 34 Grand Total Grand 35 3 19 36 CRRI, Cuttack BGREI Cell, Cen BGREI Cell, Cuttack CRRI, 4 20 5 21 6 22 7 23 8 24 9 25 10 26 11 27 12 28 13 29 14

15 16 to Govt. of Bihar under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana(RKVY) during 2014-15 for adjustment of expenditure during 2013-14., Rs. 100.00 crore under the AFDP will be meet from overall saving of the saving overall will under the AFDP be meet from crore 100.00 Rs. during 2013-14., adjustment of expenditure for during 2014-15 Yojana(RKVY) Vikas Krishi of Bihar under Rashtriya Govt. to allocation for UT’s : Including total as per this is unspent GOI balance during 2013-14, is NIL. (2015-16) -: Note to Gujarat by is refund crore -: # Rs.14.72 (2014-15) Normal and Sub-Schemes. be treated not be utilized, fund may for fund could A&N 2.35 crore Rs. ) * sub-scheme for Bee Keeping 10.04 crore Rs. sub-head 2401 inculding under RKVY, crore Rs.30.33 and Rs.15.02 the UT by as surrendered Rs. 7.00Crore has been allocated to NCT of Delhi Under Vegetable Cluster, Rs. 2.5 crore has been allcoated to Puducherry under NMPS. Rs. 100.00 crore additional allocation and release additional allocation and release crore 100.00 under NMPS. Puducherry Rs. to has been allcoated 2.5 crore Rs. Cluster, of Delhi Under Vegetable NCT to has been allocated 7.00Crore (2012-13) -: Rs. Budget 2012-13 DADF be met from 26 lakh would amount i.e. Rs. the EGoM. # The exceeded by Nadu approved and Tamil Gujarat Punjab, Karnataka, Haryana, the Maharashtra, under the AFDP for schemes from the under relevant fisheries. Moitioring for under and the 2.00 Rs. crore Monitoring under for the Diversification Crop 1.50 Monitoring under Rs. for crore the Nutri 3.00 Rs. crore Farm, Monitoring under for INSIMP, 1.27 crore (2014-15)-: etc. Evaulation, Monitoring, COE, BGREI.,’@

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" 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.00 0.79 1.00 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.00 0.05 0.00 1.02 0.00 3.78 5.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 33.96 33.00 10.00 35.91 38.14 38.49 32.04 236.43 "Release "Release - tion 1.29 1.29 0.00 1.58 2.23 0.83 1.03 1.48 1.41 7.38 0.10 0.12 2.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.64 0.00 11.30 10.50 26.09 44.69 76.13 70.97 84.32 24.61 83.85 12.00 20.16 88.06 76.98 64.07 Alloca 759.18 Total Sub-Scheme Total

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9.91 4.70 6.67 1.15 2.99 8.89 38.37 44.54 25.07 41.50 26.65 14.76 19.78 11.47 10.13 63.80 33.61 99.99 RKVY" 115.35 184.52 102.59 101.46 113.10 119.32 204.15 103.26 222.09 232.65 129.92 Normal 2091.22 "Release "Release

- tion 9.40 2.30 5.97 2.66 3.31 5.97 19.81 15.88 84.13 84.08 55.34 29.52 39.55 22.94 40.51 17.77 89.10 Normal RKVY RKVY" 226.23 238.63 408.32 128.44 230.67 369.03 206.51 222.09 205.19 202.93 127.58 232.64 259.86 110.11 199.97 111.62 "Alloca Normal 3993.83 Statewise Allocation and Release of funds under Normal RKVY and Sub-schemes for 2017-18 as on 31.12.2017 of funds under Normal RKVY and Sub-schemes for Allocation and Release Statewise Meghalaya Meghalaya Mizoram Madhya Madhya Pradesh Karnataka Manipur Maharashtra Kerala Total States Total Uttarakhand Uttarakhand Jharkhand Jharkhand West Bengal West Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Nagaland Jammu & Kashmir Andhra Andhra Pradesh Tripura Tripura Tamil Nadu Tamil Odisha Name of the States H imachal Pradesh Assam Arunachal Pradesh Andman & Andman Nicobar Total Total 3601+3602 Puducherry Delhi Sikkim Telangana Rajasthan Punjab Punjab H aryana Goa Gujarat Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh Bihar 17 18 14 12 16 15 13 28 11 29 27 19 10 1 26 24 20 Sl. No. 9 3 2 32 31 30 23 25 22 21 8 6 7 5 4

190 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2017-18 - tion tion 0.28 % of 0.00% 0.00% Utiliza UC UC 0.00 4.58 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.15 Pending Pending 1671.19 Utilization 662.18 UC Rcvd UC % of Total Total 76.50 Release Release 49.12%

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Annexure 18.1 Women in Agriculture at a Glance

S.No Divisions/Subject Scheme/Component Flow of benefit to women in schemes/programmes Matter Area 1 Horticulture National Horticulture Implementing agencies viz. State Horticulture Missions Mission(NHM), Horticulture Mission have been directed to ensure that at least 30% of budget for North East & Himalayan States (HMNEH), Central Sector Schemes of National Horticulture Board, Selfallocation Help Groups, is earmarked women for entrepreneurs women beneficiaries/farmers. are encouraged Coconut Development Board (CDB) Women beneficiaries such as women farmers, women and Central Institue for Horticulture, Nagaland to obtain the benefits of the schemes under the Mission. 2 Agriculture Support to States for Extension Extension Reforms farmers/farm women. • MinimumAt least 30% 30% scheme of resources beneficiaries meant should for programmes be women and activities are required to be allocated to women • farmers and women extension functionaries

performance for women being maintained; Farmwith Women’s specific documentationFood and Nutritional of expenditure Security Groups and (FIGs) @ at least 2 women FSGs/block to be formed • annually for ensuring food and nutritional security providing assistance of Rs. 10,000/- per group. Inclusion of one ‘Gender Coordinator’ in every State in the team of committed extension personnel being • supported under the Scheme. The role of Gender

capacity building and extension support as per the Coordinator is to ensure flow of support viz. training/ strategy suited to their needs specific requirements of women farmers through a farmers/farm women; • RepresentationAt least 30% scheme of Women beneficiaries farmers are toin bedifferent women decision making bodies at State, District and Block • level such as State Farmers Advisory Committee (SFAC) at State Level; Agriculture Technology Management Agency(ATMA) Governing Board, ATMA Management Committee(MC) and District Farmer Advisory Committee (DFAC) at district level and Block Farmer Advisory Committee (BFAC) at Block Level Preferential involvement of women as ‘Farmer Friends’ under the extension delivery mechanism below the block • level (@1Farmer Friend/2 Villages) Since inception of the Scheme in 2005-06, total 10427917 farm women (24.05% of the total • oriented activities like Exposure Visits, Training, Demonstrationsbenefited farmers) & Kisan have Melas participated including in 611975 farmer th November, 2017). During FY 2017-18, Rs. 19500/- lakhswomen was farmers allocated benefited and earmarked during 2017-18 for women, (up to out 30 of which Rs. 12472.52 lakhs has been utilised under the

scheme for women beneficiaries (as on 12.01.2018).

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S.No Divisions/Subject Scheme/Component Flow of benefit to women in schemes/programmes Matter Area 3. National Gender Resource Centre in The Centre acts as a focal point to converge of all gender Agriculture (NGRCA) related activities & issues in agriculture & allied sectors within and outside the Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, add gender dimension to agriculture policies &programmes, render advocacy / advisory services to the

and ensure that the policies and programmes in States/ UTs to internalize gender specific interventions commitment to empowerment of women. 4. Establishment of Agri-Clinics & Agri- Theagriculture AC&ABC are scheme fully engendered has been revised & reflect during the national 2010- Business Centres (ACABC) 11 with changes in relevant operational aspects aiming to provided better services to farmers, improvements in the quality of training and simplify the process of subsidy disbursement and provision of extension service to farmers by these agri-preneurs has been made a mandatory component of the said Scheme. The subsidy is 44% in respect of women, SC/ST & all categories of the candidates from North-Eastern and Hill States and 36% in respect of other categories. During the current year 247 candidates were trained and 10 have established their ventures. Since inception of the scheme, 56542 candidates have been trained and 23517 agri-ventures have been established in the country till 31.12.2017. Out of these 4250 and 1334 are women candidates and entrepreneurs. 5. Extension Education Institutes During 2016-17, the Extension Education Institutes (EEIs) conducted 179 training courses with 4099 extension functionaries including 948 women extension functionaries whereas during 2017-18 (till 31.12.2017 field ), the EEIs conducted 132 training courses with 3068 584 women extension functionaries working in agriculture & allied departments.field extension functionaries including 6. Diploma in Agril. Extension Services During 2016-17, 110 batches of DAESI programme were for Input Dealers (DAESI) including 27 women candidates, whereas during 2017-18 (tillconducted 31.12.2017), to provide 100 certificationprogrammes to have 4463 been Input started Dealers to train 4000 Input Dealers including 62 women candidates. 7. Model Training Courses During 2016-17, 59 Model Training Courses in the thrust areas of agriculture & allied sectors were conducted through specialized National Training Institutes with 181 women extension functionaries working in agriculture & allied departments1208 field extension of States/UTs, functionaries whereas including during 2017- 18 (till 31.12.2017), 51 Model Training Courses have

including 167 women extension functionaries. 8. Crops National Food Security Mission beenAt least conducted 30% of funds with under 912 fieldNFSM extension and 33% functionariesunder BGREI (NFSM) & Bringing Green Revolution will be made for women farmers. to Eastern India (BGREI) 9. Agricultural Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Women under AMI are eligible for subsidy @ 33.33% as Marketing Marketing (ISAM) against 25% for others.

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S.No Divisions/Subject Scheme/Component Flow of benefit to women in schemes/programmes Matter Area 10. Mechanization and Sub Mission on Agricultural State Governments have been advised to ensure 30% Technology Mechanization (SMAM) of allocation under the scheme belongs to women • SMAM guidelines. beneficiary and also to furnish reports separately in procure Agricultural Machinery, implements and • equipments10% more including assistance PHT for under women component beneficiary 2 and to3. In order to reduce the drudgery and increasing

• implements and hand tools suitable for farm women haveefficiency been in developed farm operations, by Research a number & ofDevelopment agricultural organizations under ICAR. The list of gender friendly equipments has been sent to all States/UTs for popularizing them through various schemes of Government. Gender Friendly Equipment for Women: Under the component 1 of SMAM, Agricultural Mechanization • through Training, Testing, and Demonstration, a total 1606 women were trained during the current Financial Year 2017-18 (till December, 2017). 11. Seeds Sub-Mission for Seed and Planting equally Material (SMSP) available/ open to all the farmers including that of womenFinancial farmers. assistance/ Implementing subsidy benefitsStates/UTs/ are agencies

ensure participation of women farmers. 12. Cooperation National Cooperative Development NCUIhave beenimplements requested cooperative to allocate Education sufficient Proogrammes funds and Corporation while NCCT provides training to Cooperatives through itsthrough 5 RICMs, its 14 44 ICMs cooperative and one National education level field institute projects ie. VAMNICOM. During the year 2016-17 as many as 722 women were imparted education under various classes in 21 events. NCUI is now running four exclusive women development projects located at Shimoga (Karnataka), Aska (Odisha), West Imphal (Manipur) and Bhopal (M.P.),

Education in cooperatively under-developed states (UDS). under the Special Scheme of Intensification of Cooperative component. Under this, women are organized into self- helpEach fieldgroups. project During has thegot ayear special 2016-17, women 105 development self help groups with membership of 1040 women were formed

projects. Through various income generating activities, by the lady mobilizers of the cooperative education field During the year 2016-17, a total of 127000 women were imparted3252 women education were under benefitted various under educational this programme. activities. Total 15 programmes were organised exclusively for women co-operatives and attended by 621 participants. NCDC encourages women cooperatives to avail assistance under its various schemes. Cumulatively, as on 31.03.2016

of Rs. 746.24 crore and Rs. 651.30 crore respectively forNCDC the has development sanctioned of and cooperative released societies financial exclusively assistance promoted by women. In the 14263 projects/units sanctioned by NCDC in the year 2016-17, it is estimated that 11.01 lakh women are enrolled as members, out of which 879 women members are on the Board of Directors.

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S.No Divisions/Subject Scheme/Component Flow of benefit to women in schemes/programmes Matter Area 13. Policy The National Policy for Farmers 2007 announced by the Government envisages the following measures • aimed at women’s empowerment: Asset reforms under land, water and livestock for an equitable share to women farmers. • Better access to inputs and services, science and technology, implements, credit and support services • like creches, child care centres, nutrition, health and training. Encouragement to women for participating in group activities aimed at achieving economies of scale • through farming groups. Involvement of women in conservation and development of bio-resources. 14. Rainfed Farming National Mission for Sustainable •Guidelines of all these schemes envisage that at least Systems (RFS) Agriculture (NMSA). 50% of the allocation is to be utilized for small, marginal

farmers. 15. Integrated Nutrient Underfarmers the of Nationalwhich atleast Mission 30% for are Sustainable women beneficiaries/ Agriculture, Management INM Divisions are implementing Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER), Soil Health Card & Soil Health Management scheme; States have been requested to earmark alteast 30% of

16. Plant Protection Nation Institute of Plant Health Management (NIPHM) isbudget a component allocations under for women Sub Mission beneficiaries/farmers. on Plant Protection and Plant Quarantine (SMPPQ) which provides Pest Management capacity building programme to State

male & 460 females have participated in the training programmeofficials and atfarmers. NIPHM. Till December 2017, a total of 1852

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