ANNUAL REPORT 2016-17

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

Annual Report 2016-17

Contents

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1. Overview 1

2. Functions and Organisational Structure 8

3. Directorate of Economics & Statistics (DES) 11

4. National Food Security Mission (NFSM) 22

5. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) 27

6. National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP) 43

7. National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) 49

8. National Mission on Agricultural Extension &Technology (NMAET) 65

9. National Crop Insurance Programme (NCIP) 99

10. Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Census & Statistics 105

11. Agricultural Marketing 107

12. Agricultural Cooperation 117

13. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) 126

14. Drought Management 132

15. International Cooperation 133

16. Agricultural Trade 139

17. Agricultural Credit 143

18. Gender Perspective in Agriculture 147

Annexures 157

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Chapter 1 Overview

1.1 Agriculture plays a vital role in net sown area works out to be 43% of the India’s economy. 54.6% of the population total geographical area. The net irrigated is engaged in agriculture and allied area is 68.2 million hectares. activities (census 2011) and it contributes Agriculture Gross Value Added (GVA) 17% to the country’s Gross Value Added (current price 2015-16, 2011-12 series). 1.3 Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry Given the importance of agriculture sector, of Statistics & Programme Implementation took several steps for has released the New Series of National its sustainable development. Steps have Accounts, based upon revising the base been taken to improve soil fertility on a year from 2004-05 to 2011-12. As per the sustainable basis through the soil health Provisional Estimates released by CSO card scheme, to provide improved access to irrigation and enhanced water efficiency on 31.05.2016, the Agriculture and Allied through Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai sector contributed approximately 17.0% of Yojana (PMKSY), to support organic India’s Gross Value Added (GVA) at current farming through Paramparagat Krishi prices during 2015-16. Gross Value Added Vikas Yojana (PKVY) and to support for (GVA) of Agriculture and Allied sector and creation of a unified national agriculture its share in total GVA of the country during market to boost the income of farmers. the last 3 years including the current year, Further, to mitigate risk in agriculture at current prices of 2011-12 series is as sector a new scheme “Pradhan Mantri Fasal follows: Bima Yojana (PMFBY) has been launched for implementation from Kharif 2016. 1.4 There has been a continuous decline in the share of Agriculture and Allied sector in 1.2 As per the land use statistics 2013-14, the GVA from 18.2 percent in 2012-13 to 17.0 the total geographical area of the country is percent in 2015-16 at current prices. Falling 328.7 million hectares, of which 141.4 million share of Agriculture and Allied sector in GVA hectares is the reported net sown area and is an expected outcome in a fast growing and 200.9 million hectares is the gross cropped structurally changing economy. area with a cropping intensity of 142 %. The

Share of Agriculture & Allied Sectors in Total GVA

(Rs. in Crore) Items Year 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 GVA of Agriculture and 1680797 1902452 1995251 2093081 Allied Sectors Per cent to total GVA 18.2 18.3 17.4 17.0 Source: Central Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Govt. of India.

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1.5 Growth (over the previous year) in cumulative rainfall for the country, as a the Total GVA of the Economy and that in whole, has been 45% lower than the LPA. the GVA of Agriculture and Allied sector at Out of 36 meteorological subdivisions, 03 2011-12 basic prices is given below: subdivisions received large excess rainfall, 07 received Excess normal rainfall, 13 Growth in Gross Value Added (at 2012-13 received deficient rainfall and 13 received basis prices) large deficient scanty rainfall. (In percent) Period Total Agriculture & Allied Production Scenario 2015-16 GVA Sector GVA 2012-13 5.4 1.5 1.9 Notwithstanding the setback in kharif 2013-14 6.3 4.2 crops 2015-16 due to bad monsoon and Rabi 2014-15 7.1 -0.2 crops due to warm winter, total foodgrain 2015-16 7.2 1.2 production in the country increased marginally in 2015-16. As per 4th Advance Source: Central Statistics Office. Estimates for 2015-16, total production of rice 1.6 The Agriculture and Allied sector is estimated at 104.32 million tonnes which witnessed a growth of 1.5 per cent in 2012- is lower by 1 .17 million tonnes than the 13, 4.2 per cent in 2013-14, -0.2 per cent in production of 105.48 million tonnes during 2014-15 and 1.2 in 2015-16 at 2011-12 basic the preceding year. Production of wheat, prices. estimated at 93.50 million tonnes, is higher by 6.97 million tonnes than the production Rainfall 2016-17 of 86.53 million tonnes achieved during Monsoon Rainfall (June – September) 2014-15. Total production of Coarse Cereals estimated at 37.94 million tonnes is lower 1.7 In the Year 2016, the cumulative by 4.38 million tonnes than their production monsoon rainfall for the country as a whole during 2014-15. during 1st June to 30th September, 2016 was 3% lower than Long Period Average (LPA). 1.10 Total foodgrains production in the Rainfall in the four broad geographical country is estimated at 252.22 million divisions of the country during the above tonnes which is marginally higher by 0.20 period was higher than LPA by 6% in Central million tonnes than the previous year’s India but lower than LPA by 11% in East & foodgrains production of 252.02 million North East India, 8% in South Peninsula tonnes. Production of pulses estimated at and 5% in North West India. Out of 36 met 16.47 million tonnes is lower by 0.68 million sub-divisions, 27 met sub-divisions have tonnes than their production during 2014- received excess/normal rainfall and 9 met 15. With a decline of 2.21 million tonnes over sub-divisions received deficient rainfall. Out the last year, total production of oilseeds of 629 districts, 111 (18%) districts received in the country is estimated at 25.30 million excess, 314 (50%) districts received normal, tonnes. Production of sugarcane is estimated 189 (30%) districts received deficient and 15 at 352.16 million tonne. Total production of (2%) districts received scanty rainfall during cotton estimated at 30.15 million bales (of the above period. 170 kgs each) is lower than previous year’s production of 34.81 million bales and also Post-Monsoon (October - December) lower by 4.48 million bales than its five years 1.8 During the post-monsoon season average production of 34.63 million bales. (1st October to 31st December, 2016) the Production of jute & mesta estimated at 10.47

2 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 million bales (of 180 kg each) is lower by 0.66 2015-16 to 136.09 lakh hectares in 2016- million bales (6.3%) than their production 17. Consequently, the total area coverage during the previous year. under Kharif foodgrains has increased to 715.54 lakh hectares as compared to 687.58

Area, production and yield of major Crops

Crops Area (Lakh hectare) Production (Million Yield (kg/hectare) Tonnes) 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16* 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16* 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16* Rice 441.36 441.10 433.88 106.65 105.48 104.32 2416 2391 2404 Wheat 304.73 314.65 302.27 95.85 86.52 93.50 3145 2750 3093 Coarse 252.19 251.70 237.75 43.29 42.86 37.93 1717 1703 1596 cereals Pulses 252.12 235.54 252.59 19.25 17.15 16.47 764 728 652 Foodgrains 1250.41 1243.00 1226.50 265.04 252.02 252.22 2120 2028 2056 Oilseeds 280.50 255.96 261.34 32.74 27.51 25.30 1168 1075 968 Sugarcane 49.93 50.66 49.53 352.14 362.33 352.16 70522 71512 71095 Cotton@ 119.60 128.19 118.72 35.90 34.80 30.15 510 462 432 Jute & 8.38 8.09 7.85 11.69 11.12 10.47 2512 2473 2399 Mesta# * 4th advance estimates @ Production in million bales of 170 kg each. # Production in million bales 180 Kg. each.

Production Scenario during Kharif lakh hectares last year, i.e. an increase of 2016-17 27.96 lakh hectares. A comparative position of production of Food grains, Oilseeds, 1.11 As result of good monsoon rainfall in the Sugarcane and Cotton during kharif 2016-17 country, area coverage under Kharif coarse vis-à-vis kharif 2015-16 is given below: cereals has increased to 186.68 lakh hectares as compared to 178.62 lakh hectares during 1.12 As per the First Advance Estimates, 2015-16 which was a monsoon-deficit year. total production of Kharif Foodgrains during Further, area coverage under pulses has 2016-17 is estimated at record 135.03 million increased from 113.61 lakh hectares in tonnes which is higher by 11.02 million tonnes Kharif production in 2015-16 and 2016-17 (Million Tonnes) Crop 2015-16 2016-17 Absolute Percentage (4th Advance (1st Advance estimates) difference Increase/decrease estimates) Foodgrains 124.01 135.03 11.02 8.89 Oilseeds 16.59 23.36 6.77 40.81 Sugarcane 352.16 305.25 -46.91 -13.32 Cotton@ 30.15 32.12 1.97 6.53 @ Production in million bales of 170 kg each. Source: Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare

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as compared to last year’s Kharif foodgrains 1.14 Gross Capital Formation (GCF) in production of 124.01 million tonnes. Total Agriculture and Allied sector relative to GVA production of Kharif rice is estimated at in this sector has been showing a fluctuating record level of 93.88 million tonnes which trend from 18.3 per cent in 2011-12 to 16.2 is higher by 2.57 million tonnes more than per cent in 2014-15. the last year’s production of 91.31 million tonnes. Total production of coarse cereals National Policy for Farmers (NPF), in the country has increased to 32.45 million 2007: tonnes as compared to 27.17 million tonnes th 1.15 Government of India approved the during 2015-16 (4 Advance Estimates). The National Policy for Farmers (NPF) in 2007. production of kharif pulses estimated at 2.54 The Policy provisions, inter alia, include asset million tonnes more than the last five years’ reforms in respect of land, water, livestock, average production. fisheries, and bio-resources; support services Capital Formation in Agriculture and and inputs like application of frontier Allied Sector: technologies; agricultural bio-security systems; supply of good quality seeds and 1.13 Gross Capital Formation (GCF) in disease-free planting material, improving Agriculture and Allied sector is estimated soil fertility and health, and integrated pest separately for public, private corporate and management systems; support services the household sectors. Items included in the for women like crèches, child care centres, estimates of GCF are: nutrition, health and training; timely, (i) Improvement of land and Irrigation adequate, and easy reach of institutional works credit at reasonable interest rates, and farmer-friendly insurance instruments; (ii) Laying of new orchards and use of Information and Communication plantations Technology (ICT) and setting up of farmers’ (iii) Purchase of agricultural machinery schools to revitalize agricultural extension; and implements effective implementation of MSP across (iv) Agriculture construction works the country, development of agricultural (v) Additions to livestock market infrastructure, and rural non-farm (vi) Fishing boats and nets etc. employment initiatives for farm households; integrated approach for rural energy, etc. Gross Capital Formation (GCF) in Agriculture and Allied sector relative to Gross Value Added (GVA) at 2011-12 basic prices. (Rs.in crore) GCF in Agriculture & Allied GVA in GCF as percentage of GVA Period Sectors Agriculture & Allied Sectors Public Private Total Public Private Total 2011-12 35715 238717 274432 1501816 2.4 15.9 18.3 2012-13 36078 217230 253308 1524398 2.4 14.3 16.6 2013-14 32472 244694 277165 1588237 2.0 15.4 17.5 2014-15 * 36061 220434 256495 1584293 2.3 13.9 16.2 Source: Central Statistics Office, MOSPI *As per Advance Estimates for 2015-16 (latest available) released on 8.2.2016

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1.16 Many of the provisions of the NPF major objective of PMKSY is to achieve are being operationalised through various convergence of investments in irrigation at schemes and programmes which are the field level, expand cultivable area under being implemented by different Central assured irrigation, improve on-farm water Government Departments and Ministries. use efficiency to reduce wastage of water, For the operationalisation of the remaining enhance the adoption of precision irrigation provisions of the Policy, an Action Plan has and other water saving technologies (More been finalized and circulated to the Ministries crop per drop), promote sustainable water and Department concerned, as well as to all conservation practices etc. Cabinet decision States and UTs for necessary follow up action. has been made in July, 2016 for implementation An Inter-Ministerial Committee constituted of PMKSY on mission mode approach. The for the purpose also monitors the progress of mission is administered by Ministry of Water the Plan of Action for the operationalisation Resources, River Development and Ganga of the NPF. Rejuvenation.

1.17 To achieve the target of doubling of 1.20 During 2016-17, as on 31st December, income of farmers by 2022, as announced 2016, an amount of Rs. 1211.75 cr and during presentation of Budget, 2016-17, Rs.430.30 crore has been released to states for a Committee has been constituted under implementation of Micro-irrigation activities the Chairmanship of Additional Secretary, and for Other Interventions activities Department of Agriculture, Cooperation respectively. Till December, 2016, an area of and Farmers Welfare to examine the various about 3.54 lakh ha. has been covered under issues involved. All the State Governments Micro Irrigation. have been requested to hold across-the– board deliberations and prepare strategy Agriculture Credit for the states that will lead to doubling 1.21 Government announces annual target the income of the farmers. NABARD has for agriculture credit in the budget every also organized six Regional Conferences to year. Agricultural credit flow has shown sensitize all the States for the strategy that consistent progress every year. Agriculture will lead to doubling the income of farmers Credit of Rs. 711,621 crore was provided to by 2022. the farmers against target of Rs.7,00,000 crore 1.18 The strategy of the Government is to in 2013-14. In the year 2014-15, agriculture focus on farmers’ welfare by making farming credit flow was Rs. 845,328.23 crore against viable. Farm viability is possible, when cost of the target of Rs.8,00,000 crore. Target for the cultivation is reduced, yield per unit of farm year 2015-16 was fixed at Rs. 850,000 crore is increased and farmers get remunerative and achievement is Rs. 877,224 crore. The prices on their produce. The Department is Target for the year 2016-17 has been fixed at implementing various schemes to meet this Rs. 9,00,000 crore and a sum of Rs. 755,995.17 objective. crore has been disbursed as agriculture credit during April-September, 2016. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY): Interest Subvention Scheme 1.19 The scheme has been approved 1.22 The Government is providing interest with an outlay of Rs. 50,000 crore for a subvention to make short-term crop loans period of 5 years (2015-16 to 2019-20). The upto Rs. 3 lakh for a period of one year available to farmers at the interest rate of 7%

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per annum and in case of timely repayment, (WBCIS). Under the PMFBY & RWBCIS, a the same gets reduced to 4%. uniform maximum premium of only 2% will be paid by farmers for all Kharif crops and Kisan Credit Card 1.5% for all Rabi crops. In case of annual 1.23 The Kisan Credit Card Scheme is commercial and horticultural crops, the in operation throughout the country and maximum premium to be paid by farmers is implemented by Commercial Banks, will be only 5%. The premium rates to be Cooperative Banks and Regional Rural paid by farmers are very low and balance Banks (RRB). The scheme has facilitated premium will be paid by the Government, in augmenting credit flow for agricultural to be shared equally by Central and State activities. The scope of the KCC has been Government, to provide full insured amount broad-based to include term credit and to the farmers against crop loss on account consumption needs. The KCC Scheme has of natural calamities. since been simplified and converted into Commission for Agricultural Costs and ATM enabled debit card with, inter-alia, Prices: facilities of one-time documentation, built- in cost escalation in the limit, any number of 1.26 Commission for ‘Agricultural Costs and drawals within the limit etc. which eliminates Prices’ (CACP), set up with a view to evolve the need for disbursement through camps a balanced and integrated price structure, is and mitigates the vulnerability of farmers to mandated to advice on the price policy (MSP) middlemen. of 23 crops. These include seven cereal crops (paddy, wheat, jowar, bajra, maize, ragi and Crop Insurance barley), five pulse crops (gram, tur, moong, 1.24 In order to protect farmers against crop urad and lentil), seven oilseeds (groundnut, failure due to natural calamities, pests & sunflower seed, soyabean, rapeseed- diseases, weather conditions, Government mustard, safflower, nigerseed and seasmum), of India had introduced the National copra (dried coconut), cotton, raw jute and Crop Insurance Programme (NCIP) with sugarcane {Fair and Remunerative prices component schemes of Modified National (FRP)}. CACP submits its recommendations Agricultural Scheme (MNAIS), Weather to the government in the form of Price Based Crop Insurance Scheme (WBCIS) and Policy Reports every year, separately for Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme (CPIS). In five groups of commodities namely Kharif addition, National Agricultural Insurance crops, Rabi crops, Sugarcane, Raw Jute and Scheme (NAIS) which was to be withdrawn Copra. Before preparing these five pricing after implementation of NCIP from Rabi policy reports, the Commission seeks views 2013-14 was extended further upto 2015-16. of various state governments, concerned National organizations and Ministries. 1.25 The erstwhile crop insurance schemes have recently been reviewed in consultation Determinants of MSP: with various stakeholders including States/ 1.27 Cost of production (CoP) is one of the UTs. As a result of the review, a new scheme important factors in the determination of “Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) MSP of mandated crops. Besides cost, the has been approved for implementation from Commission considers other important Kharif 2016 along with restructured pilot factors such as demand and supply, price Unified Package Insurance Scheme (UPIS) trend in the domestic and international and Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme

6 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 markets, inter-crop price parity, terms rational utilization of natural resources like of trade between agricultural and non- land and water. Thus, pricing policy is rooted agricultural sectors and the likely impact of not in ‘cost plus’ approach, though cost is an MSPs on consumers, in addition to ensuring important determinant of MSP.

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Chapter 2 Functions and Organizational Structure

2.1 Structure: The Department of 2.3 Administrative Improvements: An Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Administrative Vigilance Unit (AVU) (DAC&FW) is one of the three constituent functions in the Department under a Joint Departments of the Ministry of Agriculture Secretary, designated as Chief Vigilance & Farmers Welfare, the other two being Officer (CVO), to ensure a transparent, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying clean and corruption free work environment & Fisheries (DAHD&F) and Department of through surveillance, preventive and punitive Agricultural Research and Education (DARE). measures. The complaints/allegations This Department is headed by Agriculture received in the unit are authenticated & Farmers Welfare Minister and is assisted as per the direction of Central Vigilance by three Minister of State. The Secretary Commission (CVC) and after authentication (AC & FW) is the administrative head of the the complaints/allegations are reviewed Department. The Secretary is assisted by one through meetings, reports/returns etc. and Principal Adviser, five Additional Secretaries necessary follow-up action is taken. Further, including one Financial Adviser, Agriculture identification of sensitive posts in DAC&FW Commissioner, 13 Joint Secretaries including is also undertaken as per the guidelines of Mission Director (Mission on Integrated CVC to enable periodical rotation of staff Development of Horticulture) & Mission posted in these posts by competent authority. Director (National Mission on Sustainable AVU prepares list of Officers of doubtful Agriculture), Horticulture Commissioner, integrity and Agreed List in consultation Horticulture Advisor, Economic Advisor with CBI. This year Vigilance Awareness and Deputy Director General. In addition, week was observed from 31st October to 5th Chairman of Commission for Agriculture November, 2016. Costs and Prices (CACP) advises Department on pricing policies for selected agricultural 2.4 A Public Grievance Cell has been set up crops. and is fully functional in the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 2.2 The DAC&FW is organized into 27 under the Joint Secretary (Administration) divisions (Annexure-2.1) and has five who not only acts as Grievance Officer of attached offices and twenty-one subordinate the Department but also nominated as nodal offices (Annexure-2.2) which are spread officer for monitoring redressal of public across the country for coordination with state grievances received in the Department level agencies and implementation of Central at Headquarters. One Director has been Sector Schemes in their respective fields. nominated as Staff Grievance Officer to deal Further, one Public Sector Undertaking, with grievances of the employees working in eight autonomous bodies, ten national-level the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation cooperative organizations and two authorities & Farmers Welfare for this purpose. Similar are functioning under administrative control arrangements have been made at the level of Department (Annexure-2.3). of all Attached and Subordinate Offices and

8 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 all organizations under the administrative 2.8 Progressive use of Hindi: control of this Department in order to ensure expeditious redressal of grievances. The Department has an Official Language During the year 2016-17 (from 01.04.2016 to Implementation Committee (OLIC), 31.12.2016) 4050 public grievance petitions/ chaired by Joint Secretary (Administration), suggestions have been received and 906 to monitor the implementation of the cases were carried forward from previous Official Language Policy of the Union and year, out of which 4220 cases have been progressive use of Hindi in the official work disposed of and 736 cases were pending of the Department. During the year under in this Department at the end of December, review, quarterly meetings of the Official 2016. Language Implementation Committee were held regularly. In accordance with 2.5 A SEVOTTAM Compliant “Citizens’/ the guidelines issued by the Department of Clients’ Charter” has been prepared as Official Language, a Joint Hindi Salahkar per latest instructions/guidelines issued Samiti for all the three departments of the by Cabinet Secretariat and Department Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare of Administrative Reforms and Public has been reconstituted in consultation Grievances. The Citizens’/ Clients’ Charter is with the Department of Official Language available on the website of the Department under the Chairmanship of the Honourable (www.agricoop.nic.in). Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister.

2.6 implementation of the Right to 2.9 The Hindi Division continued to Information Act, 2005: review the position of the progressive use of Hindi in the Department and subordinate During year 2016-17 (as on 19-12-2016), 4737 offices regularly, through quarterly progress applications (including physical and online) reports and inspections. Besides, officers and 204 appeals and 20 CIC Hearing cases of the Hindi Division also participated seeking information under the Right to in the meetings of the Official Language Information Act, 2005 were received in RTI/ Implementation Committees of the Attached IFC and replies were sent to applicants in and Subordinate offices, Corporations, etc., time. and extended necessary guidance to them in 2.7 information and Facilitation the implementation of Official Language Act Counter: and Rules. In addition to this, offices under the control of this Department, wherein 80 This counter provides information in respect per cent of the officers and employees have of Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & acquired working knowledge of Hindi, was Farmers Welfare and D/o Animal Husbandry, notified in the Gazette of India under Rule Dairying & Fisheries under the Ministry of 10 (4) of the Official Language Rules, 1976. Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. During the year 2016-17, various visitors from among 2.10 Every year, the Department nominates NGOs as well as from general public visited Clerks and Stenographers for training in the counter to obtain information. Numerous Hindi Shorthand and Typing, under the telephone calls were also received in RTI/IFC Hindi Teaching Scheme of the Department from general public to obtain information of Official Language. pertaining to DAC&FW and D/o AHD&F of 2.11 Five Employees have been given Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. Cash awards for doing original noting and

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drafting in Hindi under the incentive scheme deputed to undergo training in Hindi for promoting the use of Hindi in the official workshops organized by the Hindi Division work of the Department. from time to time during the year under report. 2.12 With a view to create awareness regarding the use of Hindi in the official 2.15 Reservation for Scheduled Castes/ work of the Department, a Hindi Fortnight Scheduled Tribes /Other Backward was held from the 1-15 September 2016. On Castes: this occasion, the Honourable Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare issued Department of Agriculture and Cooperation an appeal to all officers and staff of the continued its endeavour for strict Department of Agriculture, Cooperation implementation of the orders issued by the and Farmers Welfare to do more of their Government of India from time to time, official work in Hindi. During the Hindi regarding reservation in services for SCs, Fortnight, various Hindi competitions, STs, OBCs, minorities, ex-servicemen and such as essay writing, noting and drafting, physically disabled persons. translation and vocabulary, poetry recitation, 2.16 Prevention of Harassment of debate and dictation were organized, and Women Employees: a large number of officers and employees participated in these competitions, cash A complaints committee regarding prevention awards and certificates of appreciation were of sexual harassment of women at their work given to the winners of these competitions. place was reconstituted by the Department. This committee is chaired by a senior lady 2.13 The Second Sub-Committee of the officer of the Department. The committee Committee of Parliament on Official is represented by 5 members (including Language conducted inspection of nine chairman), which comprises of 5 women offices of the Department of Agriculture, members, (2 of these belongs to two NGO) Cooperation and Farmers Welfare to review and one male member of the Department. the position regarding the progressive use of Three meetings of the Committee were held Hindi in official work during the year. The during the year. officers of this Department were also present at these inspection meetings. 2.17 The Internal Complaint Committee (ICC) of this Department has provided 2.14 Employees possessing a working their Report according to section 21 of the knowledge for proficiency in Hindi were abovementioned act as follows:

No. of complains No. of complaints No. of cases No. of workshops/ Nature of action received disposed of pending for more programmes taken by the than 90 days carried out employer 1 1 Nil Nil Nil

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Chapter 3 Directorate of Economics & Statistics

3.1 Directorate of Economics and up estimates. The first advance estimates Statistics, an attached office of DAC&FW, is are released in the month of September. guided by the vision of enriching economic Second advance estimates are released in and statistical data and analytical inputs the month of February. By this time, the required by the Department of Agriculture, assessment for first advance estimates Cooperation & Farmers Welfare for providing of Rabi crops is also available. The third better agricultural economic development advance estimates are released in April policy. Its mission is to provide important when the State Governments are ready statistics on area, production and yield of with better assessment of production for principal crops, Minimum Support Prices, to both Kharif and Rabi crops. The fourth implement schemes related to improvement advance estimates are released in July. of agricultural statistics, and carrying By this time, most of the Rabi crops are out agro-economic research. The main harvested and SASAs are also in a position objectives of the Directorate are generation to supply the yield estimates of both Kharif and dissemination of agricultural statistics and Rabi seasons based on reasonable and research and analysis. The Directorate number of Crop Cutting Experiments. provides inputs to DAC&FW, CACP and The final estimates are released in the also places a large volume of data and month of February of the following year. information in the public domain for use of The Fourth Advance Estimates for 2015- all stakeholders. 16 were released on 02.08.2016 (Annexure Major Programmes/Activities 3.1) and First Advance Estimates for 2016- 17 were released on 22.09.2016 (Annexure Agricultural Statistics Division 3.2). 3.2 The DES releases four advance Hravesting the experimental plot for estimates and final estimates of area, crop cutting production and yield in respect of major food grains, oilseeds, sugarcane and fibers. This 3.3 The Agricultural Statistics Division is based on the information received from organizes a National Workshop on State Agricultural Statistics Authorities Improvement of Agricultural Statistics every two years. Officers from the State (SASAs) which have been designated Department of Agriculture, Revenue, the nodal agencies responsible for the Economics and Statistics, Horticulture, collection/compilation of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing and Central Statistics in the States. In addition to the Ministries/Organizations participate in inputs received from SASAs, the Division the Workshop. The Workshop deliberates also utilizes the forecast of MNCFCC, on the ways and means to improve the SAC, IEG, etc. for related crops to firm collection, compilation, dissemination

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Hravesting the experimental plot for crop cutting

Weighing the Produce

and use of agricultural statistics and the this scheme including answering parliament changes required in the light of changing questions, generating cost of cultivation characteristics of agriculture with a focus on and production estimates and providing improving quality, timeliness and reliability to CACP for the purpose of arriving at the of data. recommendations of the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) etc. 3.4 In addition to this, the Directorate coordinates with international bodies such 3.6 Cost of cultivation surveys are an as the FAO on global efforts to improve important data source for decision making agricultural statistics. It is also responsible on sectors of national importance. These for providing necessary data to the CSO for are very intensive surveys wherein data are GDP compilation and meets international collected on the various inputs which are obligations related to standards of data used for the cultivation of crop. dissemination. It contributes information on market prices of agricultural commodities for Food Economics and Commercial Crops compilation of monthly WPI of the country. Divisions Cost Study (CS) Division 3.7 Food Economics Division examines the Kharif and Rabi Price Policy Reports 3.5 Cost Study Division is mainly of CACP. Commercial Crops Division responsible for implementation and examines the reports concerning Copra monitoring of Comprehensive Scheme for & Jute. The Government’s price policy Studying the Cost of Cultivation of Principal for major agricultural commodities seeks Crops in India and other issues relating to to ensure remunerative prices to the

12 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 growers for their produce with a view over and above MSP be given; in addition, to encouraging higher investment and to incentivise production of other oilseeds production and to safeguard the interest of a bonus of Rs. 100 per quintal, payable over consumers by making available supplies and above the MSP, be given for Groundnut- at reasonable prices. The price policy also in-shell, Sunflowerseed, Soyabean, and seeks to evolve a balanced and integrated Nigerseed. The MSP of Cotton has been price structure in the perspective of the raised by Rs. 60 per quintal and fixed at Rs. overall needs of the economy. Towards 3860 per quintal for Medium Staple length this end, the Government announces (mm) and at Rs. 4160 per quintal for Long Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) in each Staple. season for major agricultural commodities and organizes purchase operations 3.10 The MSP of Wheat for Rabi crops 2016- through public and cooperative agencies. 17 has been fixed at Rs. 1625 per quintal The designated central nodal agencies marking an increase of Rs. 100 per quintal intervene in the market for undertaking over the last year’s MSP. The MSP of Barley procurement operations with the objective has been fixed at Rs. 1325 per quintal that the market prices do not fall below the marking an increase of Rs. 100 per quintal MSPs fixed by the Government. over the last year’s MSP. The MSP of Gram and Masur (Lentil) has been fixed at Rs. 3.8 The Government has fixed the MSPs 3800 per quintal each marking an increase for Kharif crops and Rabi crops of 2016-17 of Rs. 300 per quintal and Rs. 400 per quintal seasons (Annexure 3.3). The MSP of Paddy respectively over their last year’s MSPs. In (common) for Kharif crops 2016-17 has been addition, bonus of Rs. 200 per quintal & Rs. fixed at Rs. 1470 per quintal and of Paddy 150 per quintal are payable over and above (Grade A) at Rs. 1510 per quintal, an increase the MSP of Gram and Masur (Lentil). The of Rs. 60 per quintal each over the last year’s MSPs of Rapeseed/Mustard and Safflower MSPs. The MSP of Jowar (Hybrid) has been have been increased by Rs. 250 per quintal fixed at Rs. 1625 per quintal and Rs. 1650 per quintal for Jowar (Maldandi); Bajra at Rs. & Rs. 300 per quintal respectively over the 1330 per quintal; Maize at Rs. 1365 per quintal last year’s MSPs and has been fixed at Rs. and of Ragi at Rs. 1725 per quintal. The MSPs 3600 per quintal each. In addition, bonus of Arhar (Tur), Moong and Urad have been of Rs. 100 per quintal is payable over and fixed at Rs. 4625 per quintal, Rs. 4800 per above the MSP of Rapeseed/Mustard and quintal and Rs. 4575 per quintal respectively. Safflower. Details are given at Annexure- To incentivise pulse production, a bonus of 3.3. Rs. 425 per quintal may be payable over and 3.11 The Government has fixed the above the proposed MSPs for Arhar (Tur), Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Copra Moong and Urad. for 2016 season at Rs. 5950 per Quintal for 3.9 The MSPs of Sesamum, Groundnut- Fair and Average Quality (FAQ) variety in-shell, Sunflowerseed, Soyabean, and for Milling Copra and Rs. 6240 per Quintal Nigerseed have been fixed at Rs. 4800 per for FAQ variety of Ball Copra. For 2016-17 quintal, Rs. 4120 per quintal, Rs. 3850 per seasons the MSP for Raw Jute has been fixed quintal, Rs. 2675 per quintal and Rs. 3725 per at Rs. 3200 per Quintal for FAQ variety. The quintal respectively. To incentivise Sesamum MSP for Toria to be marketed in 2016-17 has production, a bonus of Rs. 200 per quintal been fixed at Rs. 3560 per Quintal.

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Special Data Dissemination Standards Ministry of Commerce & Industry, for (SDDS) Division preparation of monthly Wholesale Prices Index (WPI) with base year 2004-05. For the 3.12 The Division generates quarterly revised series of WPI with base year 2011-12, estimates of agricultural production for use this Division started providing to the Office in the compilation of quarterly National of the Economic Adviser, DIPP, wholesale Accounts by the Central Statistics Office. prices for a revised list of 100 commodities This activity was undertaken in order to meet from about 200 markets making a total of the obligations concerning supply of data 745 quotations. to the International Monetary Fund. In the absence of direct data, quarterly production 3.14 Monthly wholesale prices of certain is estimated by using the estimates of agricultural commodities and animal Kharif and Rabi seasons in conjunction husbandry products at selected market with the crop calendar. The Division is also / centres in India as well as international involved in collection and compilation of prices of selected agricultural commodities data relating to nine-fold classification of compiled in the Division are published in land, irrigated area (source-wise and crop- monthly journal, viz. Agricultural Situation wise) and total area under crops for States in India. and UTs. The compiled data is brought out in the Directorate’s publications of ‘Land 3.15 An annual publication “Agricultural Use Statistics’, and ‘Agricultural Statistics Prices in India” compiling statistics on at a Glance’. The compiled data on Land wholesale, retail and international prices Use Statistics (District wise and State- wise) of selected agricultural commodities is also from 1998-99 to 2013-14 are available on the prepared. website. The URL of the website is http:// aps.dac.gov.in/LUS. Similarly, the district Retail Prices wise compiled data on Area, Production 3.16 Retail prices of 45 food items every and Yield (APY) from 1998-99 to 2013-14 are Friday from 87 market centres across the also available on the website. The URL of the country are collected and compiled in the website is http://aps.dac.gov.in/APY. Division. Market Intelligence & Price Analysis Farm Harvest Prices Division 3.17 Collection and compilation of data Wholesale Prices on farm harvest prices of 30 major crops 3.13 The Division provides necessary from all States/Union Territories are market intelligence to the DAC&FW. obtained from their State Agricultural Departments/ Directorate of Economics Wholesale prices of 170 selected agricultural & Statistics/ Directorate of Land Records, commodities are compiled on weekly basis etc. A publication “Farm Harvest Prices of from approximately 700 market centres Principal Crops in India” is brought out. spread all over the country. Of these, weekly wholesale prices of 80 agricultural International Prices commodities from 153 market/ centres spread all over the country, is provided to 3.18 The Division maintains an international Office of the Economic Adviser, Department prices database comprising prices of 56 of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP), agricultural commodities across the world,

14 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 compiled from data obtained from State programme was organised for selected Trading Corporation (STC) and the UK based technical staff and officers from DES at international journal - The Public Ledger. IASRI, New Delhi as part of capacity building and technology transfer. But Terms of Trade (ToT) the feasibility of using CAPI in our 3.19 Index of Terms of trade (ToT) between data requirements need to be further agriculture and non- agricultural sectors examined is also prepared on annual basis as per the c) A Study Visit of Indian officials to the methodology recommended by the Working Philippines Statistical Authority (PSA) Group headed by Prof. S. Mahendra and National Food Authority (NFA) of Dev, Director, Indira Gandhi Institute of Philippines for sharing experiences in Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai. Agricultural statistics as well to study This index is used as an input for price methodology used by them was also policy formulation of agricultural crops by funded by FAO. Commission for Agricultural Cost and Prices d) An international seminar on (CACP). “Approaches and Methodologies for Agricultural Market Information Food Grain Stock Measurement” was System (AMIS) organised during 9-11 November, 2016 to evolve a standardised methodology 3.20 In order to maintain timely, accurate for measuring private food grain stock and transparent information for addressing in India. food price volatility and to track global food availability, AMIS- FAO (Food and Agricultural Wages Division Agricultural Organisation) prepares a Food 3.22 Statistics relating to daily wages paid Balance Sheet, where data on inputs of to different categories of agricultural and production, trade, food, feed and seed use skilled rural labour at selected centres are as well as wastage of wheat, rice, maize collected and compiled by Directorate of and soyabean are maintained globally. DES, Economics & Statistics. These are published being assigned as the focal point, provides in an annual publication “Agricultural Wages the data at regular intervals to AMIS (FAO) in India”, and also in the monthly journal, in the required format. viz. Agricultural Situation in India. 3.21 For strengthening the AMIS in India International Agriculture & Compilation using innovative methods and digital Division technology, the FAO-funded AMIS Baby Project was initiated, jointly in collaboration 3.23 International Agriculture and with the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Compilation Division(IAC) is concerned Welfare. The following activities were with preparing comments on international undertaken as parts of the Baby Project: issues pertaining to agriculture sector a) Field visits to selected mandis were dealt by various bilateral and multilateral undertaken by a team of DES - FAO organizations like G20, FAO, WTO, BRICS, officials to assess the existing modus etc. In addition, the Division carries out operandi compilation and manuscript preparation works related to flagship publications of the b) A five day Computer Assisted Department namely, Agriculture Statistics at Personal interviewing (CAPI) Training a Glance and State of Indian Agriculture.

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Publication Division • Land Use Statistics at a Glance 3.24 Publication Division publishes the Coordination monthly Journal titled Agricultural Situation in India (ASI). The Journal is brought out by 3.25 The Coordination Division’s main the Directorate of Economics and Statistics work is to coordinate between Department (DES), Ministry of Agriculture& Farmers of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare. It aims at presenting a factual Welfare and Directorate of Economics & and integrated picture of the Food and Statistics in matters relating to various issues. Agricultural situation in India on monthly Its main activities include DAC&FW level basis. The Journal intends to provide a Coordination for preparing Economic Survey forum for academic work and also to Chapter on Agriculture & Food Management promote technical capability for research in and for routine matters wherein several agricultural and allied subjects. The Journal Divisions of DES and those of DAC&FW are is being distributed every month among involved, preparation of material for Annual State agriculture Secretaries, libraries, Report, providing information on release Universities, AERC centers, and other and utilization of funds under plan schemes, Ministries. This Division mainly involves Parliament Questions etc. in the preparation of the manuscript of Plan Scheme the Journal. In this regard, data on various agricultural units are collected and compiled 3.26 The DES implements the Plan Scheme from different Divisions of DES and other “Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Census, Ministries on monthly basis. The contents Economics & Statistics”. This scheme of farm sector news are collated and edited comprises six components of which from the website of press information one component is ‘Agriculture Census’ bureau, GoI. Articles received from pertain to Agriculture Census Division of agricultural economists, research scholars, DAC&FW. The remaining five components Professors across various Indian Universities are being implemented by the Directorate are considered for publication in ASI after of Economics & Statistics. The details of the rigorous editing job. One report from AERC five components are as follows: centers which are being monitored by DES, (i) comprehensive Scheme for studying is usually incorporated in each publication the Cost of Cultivation of principal of ASI. crops in India The following are the major contents of ASI: 3.27 The Cost of Cultivation of principal • General Survey of Agriculture crops in India is being implemented in India • Farm sector news since 1970-71 as a Central Sector Plan Scheme. • Articles The main objectives of the scheme are to collect and compile data on cost of cultivation • Agro-Economic Research and production in respect of principal crops • Commodity Reviews and to generate crop-wise and State-wise • Statistical tables on wages, prices & cost of cultivation and production estimates crop production of mandated crops.

This Division is also involved in publishing 3.28 The Scheme is implemented through 16 the following periodical of DES: Agricultural/Central Universities/ Colleges. Under the Scheme cost of cultivation/

16 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 production estimates in respect of principal different size classes viz. up to 1 hectare, 1-2 crops are worked out and are transmit to the hectare, 2-4 hectare, 4-6 hectare and above 6 CACP so as to enable them to recommend the hectare allotted to each fieldman. Minimum Support Price to the Government of India. 3.33 In the year 2015-16 (July to June), 156 cost estimates are generated and provided to 3.29 The cost estimates generated under CACP. Out of these estimates, 39 for Rabi, 98 the Schemes are also used for policy for Kharif, 6 for sugarcane and 19 for others formulations by the Central Ministries were generated in respect of 25 mandated and State Governments. Agricultural/ crops. General Universities, Government/Non- government Research Organizations, Development of FARMAP 2.0 Software individual researchers (both at domestic and 3.34 The Directorate is in the process of international levels), etc. are also using the development of web enabled FARMAP 2.0 data for research purposes. software with the help of NIC. It will be 3.30 The Scheme is implemented in 20 States utilized for online collection, compilation of namely Assam, Andhra Pradesh, , cost data and generation of reports FARMAP Gujarat, Chattisgarh, , Haryana, 2.0 software will be helpful in collection and Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, , will also reduce the time lag in generation of Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, , cost estimates. Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, , 3.35 During the year 2016-17, against the , Uttrakhand and West Bengal. allocated amount of Rs.50.15crore, Rs. 23.3 The studies in the States except newly crore has been released till 31.10.2016. created States of Chhatisgarh, Jharkhand, and Telengana are undertaken (ii) Agro-Economic Research (AER) by the parent States Agriculture universities/ Scheme colleges located in the respective States. 3.36 The Agro-Economic Research (AER) 3.31 During the block period 2014-17, the Scheme initiated in 1954-55 through a Scheme covers 25 principal crops i.e. paddy, network of 15 AER Centres/Units which wheat, jowar, bajra, maize, ragi, barley, conduct research and evaluation studies on moong, urad, arhar, gram, lentil, groundnut, yearly basis on Agricultural Economics and rapeseed and mustard, nigerseed, soyabean, Rural Development for meeting the needs of sunflower, sesamum, cotton, jute, sugarcane, the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation onion, potato, safflower and coconut. & Farmers Welfare and other Ministries/ 3.32 The field data are collected on the Departments which have a bearing on the basis of Cost Accounting Method by the 16 performance of the Agriculture Sector for implementing agencies. Under the Scheme, policy formulation and as well as providing daily entries of debit/credit for expenditure/ a feed back for implementation of the income are made in order to assess the various schemes of the Government. The total cost/benefit incurred/accrued to each Centre also caters conducting to studies sample farmer. The field data is collected by and offering economic analysis on the field-men who fill-up/updates the detailed basis of the requirement put forward by questionnaire through direct interaction the various State Governments in the feld with the sample farmers of 10 selected farm of agriculture and rural development. The holdings. These consist of 2 each from 5 scheme is staff oriented and fully funded by

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Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare till October, 2016-17 till December, 2016, grant-in-aid under the “Integrated Scheme 11 studies have been conducted on various on Agriculture Census, Economics and fields. The most important of them are Statistics” (component No. IV- AERC) of National Food Security Mission (NFSM); Central Sector Plan Scheme. pre and post harvest losses of crops; and possibilities and constraints in adoption 3.37 Presently there are 12 AERCs and 3 of alternative crops to paddy in green AERUs situtated in different states. The 3 revolution belt of North India. Evaluation AER Units namely ADRT, Banglore, CMA, and Assesssment of Economic losses Ahmedabad and AER Unit, Delhi are on account of inadequate Post Harvest functioning under the Institute for Social and infrastructure Facilities for Fisheries sector Economic Change, Banglore, Indian Institute in India; and Estimation of losses to the of Management, Ahmedabad and Institute pulses by blue-bulls in Uttar Pradesh. of Economic Growth, Delhi respectively. 3.39 The Department of Agriculture, AERC Pune is functioning under the Gokhle Cooperation & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Institute of Politics and Economics (a deemed Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has setup a university). The rest 11 Centres are functioning Review Committee under the Chairmanship under different Universities, out of which of Dr. S.M. Jharwal, Vice-Chancellor, Indira AERCs at Jorhat, Ludhiana and Jabalpur Gandhi National Tribal University to examine are under Agriculture Universites following the various aspects of Agro-Economic ICAR guidelines; AERCs at Allahabad, Delhi Research Centres including the decision of and Visva-Bharti, Shantiniketan are under discontinuation of grants-in-aid to the Agro- Central Universities and the rest 5 Centres Economic Research Centres after the 12th Five at Bhagalpur, Chennai, Shimla, Vallabh Year Plan. The Committee has submitted its Vidyanagar and Waltair are functioning report to Ministry on 11th January, 2016. The under the respective State Universities. Committee has recommended that grants-in- Agro-Economic Research Centre, Jorhat was aid support to AERCs needs to be continued set up in 1960 and is functioning under the and the existing arrangement of AERCs administrative control of Assam Agricultural should not be substituted by contract/bidding University, Jorhat for conducting studies on system. Directorate of Economics & Statistics various agricultural issues and problems of is in process to submit a note to CCEA for the North-Eastern States. implementation of the recommendation of the review Committee. 3.38 These AER centres/units have so far conducted about 2500 research/evaluation 3.40 During 2015-16, Rs. 22.04 crore studies covering the core areas of concerning was allocated to the AERCs/Us and they agriculture, such as fertilizer, seeds, credit, have completed 27 research studies. For water resources as well as emerging new the Current Financial Year 2016-17 an thurst areas, like horticulture, rainfed allocation of Rs.2235.00 lakhs as Revised farming, agricultural subsidies, food Estimate (RE) is provided (including economy, fishery, international cooperation, Rs.175.00 lakhs for Northeast regions) out trade, environment and forest, agro rural of which Rs.960.15 lakhs has been released industries, food processing industries etc. (including Rs.69.09 lakhs for Northeast During 12th Five Year Plan, 137 studies regions) by December, 2016. The AERCs have been conducted up to the year 2016- have completed 11 research studies in 17 (till October, 2016). In the year 2016-17 2016-17 (till December, 2016).

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(iii) Planning, Management and Policy Scheme has been converted to Central Sector Formulation: Scheme from Centrally Sponsored Scheme and is funded 100 percent by the Central 3.41 Presently these AER Centres/Units Government. The Component-wise details are conducting a fast track study on Neem of the scheme are as under: coated Urea after 100% urea coating was allowed by the government. The interim Timely Reporting Scheme (TRS): report has already been submitted to the government and concerned Ministries/ 3.45 The objective of this component is to Departments. The studies allotted to the obtain estimates of area under principal AER centres are monitored according to crops in each season, with the breakup the scheduled work plans and completed of area under irrigated/irrigated and studies are then circulated to the concerned traditional/high yielding varieties of crops Ministries/Department so that they can be on the basis of random sample of 20% of used in policy formulation. villages by a specific date. These estimates are used for generating advance estimates 3.42 In order to assess the impact of changes of production of principal crops. This on the farm economy with focus on the state component is being implemented in 17 land of Indian farmers, Planning and Management record States and also Union Territories of of Agriculture, a Central Sector Scheme, Delhi and Pondicherry. was formulated during 1998-99 with a view to organizing conferences and seminars Improvement of Crop Statistics (ICS): involving eminent economists, agricultural 3.46 The objective of this component is to scientist, experts, etc., to conduct short improve the quality of statistics on area and term studies, engage consultancy services production of crops through supervision for preparation of new decentralized and monitoring. Under this component, a strategy for development of crops, animals, sample check of area enumeration and crop dairy, poultry, irrigation, soil and water cutting experiments of 10,000 villages and conservation etc. and to bring out papers/ approximately 30,000 experiments at harvest reports based on the recommendations of stage are undertaken. These samples are the workshops, seminars, conferences, etc. equally shared by the Central Agency i.e. 3.43 For the year 2016-17, an allocation of National Sample Survey Organization; and Rs.60.00 lakhs was made out of which an the State Agricultural Authorities. These amount of Rs.7.15 lakhs has been released. checks specifically relate to (a) Enumeration of crop-wise area covered in the selected (iv) improvement of Agricultural villages as recorded by the Patwari; (b) Statistics Total of the Area under each crop recorded in Khasra Register of villages; and (c) 3.44 The basic objective of the Central Supervision of Crop Cutting Experiments Sector Scheme, Improvement of Agricultural at the harvest stage. This component is Statistics, is to collect and improve agricultural being implemented in all TRS states and statistics of principal agricultural crops. The the Union Territory of Puducherry. The Scheme has three components; i) Timely Reporting Scheme (TRS), ii) Establishment performance of the implementation of this of an Agency for Reporting of Agricultural component also is being closely monitored Statistics (EARAS) and iii) Improvement through Quarterly and Seasonal progress of Crop Statistics (ICS). From 2007-08, the Reports.

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Establishment of an Agency for Committee set up by the Government for Reporting of Agricultural Statistics improving agricultural statistics and to (EARAS): examine use of remote sensing applications in agricultural statistics, after the approval 3.47 This component is being implemented of CCEA, the Government has entrusted a in the permanently settled States of Kerala, pilot study to Indian Agricultural Statistics Orissa and West Bengal and North Eastern Research Institute, PUSA, New Delhi. The States of Nagaland, Sikkim, Arunachal basic objective of the study will be to examine Pradesh and Tripura. Under the component, the reliability of estimates of crop area and an agency has been established in these crop production at State and national level states for generating estimates of area on the basis of sample sizes recommended and production of principal crops and by the Vaidyanathan committee report. The land use statistics on the basis of complete Study will be conducted in five States namely enumeration of 20% villages in each year. Assam, Gujarat, Karnataka, Orissa and Uttar The performance of the implementation of Pradesh. the component is being closely monitored thorough quarterly and seasonal progress (v) forecasting Agricultural Output using report Space Agro Meteorology and Land Based Observations (FASAL) 3.48 For the financial year 2016-17, under Improvement of Agricultural Statistics 3.51 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation Scheme against total allocation of Rs. 101.67 and Farmers’ Welfare (DAC&FW) has been Crore, a sum of Rs. 78.10 Crore have been implementing a Central Sector Plan Scheme released till 16th November 2016. namely “Forecasting Agricultural output using Space, Agro-meteorology and Land Activities Undertaken for Welfare of based observations (FASAL)” since 2007 Women and North- Eastern States with partner organizations namely India Meteorological Department (IMD), New 3.49 As the main objective of the scheme is Delhi, Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), to collect and compile agricultural statistics New Delhi and Space Application Centre and it is not a welfare oriented scheme, no (SAC), Ahmedabad to provide multiple- specific activity either for women or for the in-season forecast based on Agromet, North-eastern States are undertaken under Econometric and Remote Sensing based the Scheme. However, in North Eastern methodology. The mandate of FASAL Scheme States (NES), the Scheme is in operation is to generate crop forecast in respect of 11 in , Assam, Nagaland, crops, namely; Rice (Kharif & Rabi), Jowar Sikkim & Tripura. For the financial year 2016- (Kharif & Rabi), Maize, Bajra, Jute, Ragi, 17 under the Scheme a sum of Rs. 6.03 crore Cotton, Sugarcane and Groundnut (Kharif has been released to NES by 16th November & Rabi), Rapeseed & Mustard and Wheat. 2016. Presently, the forecast in respect of 8 crops Main activities of the year are being prepared. Pilot study to Indian Agricultural Extended Range Forecast System (ERFS) Statistics Research Institute (IASRI): Project 3.50 In order to implement the 3.52 Department of Agriculture, recommendations of Professor Vaidyanathan Cooperation and Farmers Welfare is

20 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 implementing ERFS project in collaboration manage their risk in the event of bad weather with 5 partner organizations viz. IIT, forecast. By disseminating these forecasts to India Meteorological Department (IMD), the farming community and advice them National Centre for Medium Range Weather about the various measures. Forecasting (NCMRWF), Space Application Centre (SAC) Ahmedabad and Indian Financial Progress Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR). 3.53 During the current financial year This project aims at forecasting the rainfall 2016-17, out of Budget Estimates (BE) of Rs. and temperature parametes on a seasonal/ 984.0 lakh and Revised Estimates (RE) of monthly time scale. Another objective as Rs. 796.00 lakh under the FASAL Scheme, the project is to develop and implement the expenditure of Rs. 750.00 lakh has been alternate strategies/plans for the farmers to incurred till 31st December, 2016.

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Chapter 4 National Food Security Mission

4.1 National Food Security Mission Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya was launched in 2007-08 to increase the Pradesh, Maharashtra, , Meghalaya, production of rice, wheat and pulses by 10, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil 8 and 2 million tonnes, respectively by the Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, end of 11th Plan through area expansion Uttarakhand and West Bengal; NFSM- and productivity enhancement; restoring Wheat in 126 districts of 11 states viz., Bihar, soil fertility and productivity; creating Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu employment opportunities; and enhancing & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, farm level economy. The Mission has Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and continued during 12th Plan with new target Uttarakhand; NFSM- Pulses in 638 districts of of additional production of 25 million all 29 States viz. Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal tonnes by the end of 12th Plan and promotion Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, of commercial crops like cotton, jute & Gujarat, Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, sugarcane. Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, 4.2 The basic strategy of the Mission Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, is to promote and extend improved Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil technologies, i.e., seed, micro-nutrients, soil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, amendments, integrated pest management, Uttarakhand and West Bengal ; NFSM- farm machinery and implements, irrigation Coarse cereals in 265 districts of 28 States. devices along with capacity building of farmers. The major interventions/activities 4.4 Monitoring & Evaluation at National covered under NFSM include cluster level: A three-tier monitoring mechanism demonstrations of rice, wheat, pulses and was inbuilt in NFSM at National, State and coarse cereals, distribution of improved District levels. At National level General varieties/hybrid seeds, need based inputs, Council (GC) under the chairmanship of resource conservation techniques / energy Union Agriculture Minister and Farmers management, efficient water/ application Welfare was constituted to oversee the tools, cropping system based trainings and implementation of NFSM and take policy local initiatives; award for best performing decisions for mid-term corrections. National districts etc. Food Security Mission Executive Committee (NFSMEC) under the chairmanship of th 4.3 During 12 Plan, in 2016-17, NFSM is Secretary (AC & FW) periodically reviewed implemented in 638 districts of 29 states. the State Action Plan and the progress of the NFSM-Rice is implemented in 194 districts programme of each state. National Level of 25 states viz. Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Monitoring Teams (NLMTs) reconstituted Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, for monitoring the National Food Security Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Mission (NFSM) activities in respect of NFSM

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States. Each team is comprised of experts in varieties/hybrid rice, wheat, pulses and the field of rice, wheat, pulses and coarse Coarse Cereals have been distributed. 20.14 cereals as per requirement, and the respective lakh ha area has been treated with soil Directors of the Directorates of Crop ameliorants (Micronutrients/Gypsum/Lime/ Development of Ministry of Agriculture and Bio-fertilizer) and 18.49 lakh ha area has been Farmers Welfare as Coordinator. Altogether, covered under Integrated Pest Management there are eight (8) National Level Monitoring (IPM). Nearly 2.81 lakh improved farm Teams (NLMTs). machineries including pumpset & mobile raingun have been distributed. 0.19 lakh 4.5 At state level, the monitoring is ha area has been covered under sprinkler undertaken by State Food Security Mission sets. 84.47 lakh metres water carrying pipes Executive Committee (SFSMEC) under the have been distributed. About 9506 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 4.9 A programme on Additional Area District Collector. coverage of Pulses during Rabi/Summer 2016-17 has been launched with an allocation 4.6 The Mid-Term Evaluation and the of Rs. 210.00 crores (GOI Share) to increase Impact Evaluation study of NFSM for 11th production of rabi/ summer pulses through Plan was conducted by an independent area expansion of Rabi Pigeonpea, Gram, Pea agency to assess the impact of the programme and Lentil during Rabi and Green Gram and in increasing production and productivity Black Gram during summer. The additional of rice, wheat, pulses and enhancement allocation for implementation of the above of farm income. The finding of evaluation said programme has been made to 16 states reveals that NFSM has helped to widen the covered under NFSM pulses. food basket of the country with significant contribution coming from the NFSM districts. 4.10 Revamped NFSM from 2014-15: Significant outputs were recorded under Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs NFSM since inception of the programme has cleared the continuation of NFSM in 2007-08. The Mission accomplished the programme in the XII Plan with approved target of additional production of 20 million outlay of Rs.12,350 crores with addition tones within 4 years of its implementation. of coarse cereals and commercial crops. NFSM has been revamped during the XII 4.7 Funding pattern: Till 2014-15 the Plan to cover all food grain crops including programme was implemented on 100 % GOI coarse cereals. During XII plan, the target of assistance. However, from the year 2015-16, additional 25 million tonnes of food grains the programme is being implemented on consisting of 10 million tonnes of rice, 8 60:40 sharing basis between GOI and state million tonnes of wheat, 4 million tonnes of and 90:10 sharing basis for North Eastern pulses and 3 million tonnes of coarse cereals states and Hill states. has been fixed.

4.8 Interventions during 2015-16: 4.11 Government of India has approved Recommended agronomic practices implementation of crop development have been encouraged through Cluster programme on cotton, jute and sugarcane demonstrations in 15.98 lakh ha area. for enhancing production & productivity of Nearly, 10.88 lakh quintals of high yielding these crops under National Food Security

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Mission (NFSM)-Commercial Crops (CC) Universities (SAUs), cluster frontline w.e.f. 2014-15. Under this scheme thrust demonstrations through KVKs are being has been given on transfer on technology undertaken under NFSM to increasing through frontline demonstrations and productivity and production of pulses in the training in order to extend benefits to the country. farmers. Under NFSM-CC, an allocation of Rs. 4366.91 lakh has been made during 4.14 Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern 2016-17. This includes Rs.4100.11 lakh (Rs. India (BGREI), a sub scheme of Rashtriya 1235.50 lakh for Sugarcane, Rs. 1510.99 lakh Krishi Vikas Yojana was initiated in 2010- for Cotton & Rs. 1335.62 lakh for Jute) for 11 to address the constraints limiting the States with sharing pattern between Centre productivity of “rice based cropping and States Governments on 60:40 basis for systems” in eastern India comprising General category States & 90:10 basis for seven (7) States namely; Assam, Bihar, North East & Hilly States and Rs.266.80 Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Eastern lakh for Central Agencies implemented with Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. An amount 100% funding by Centre. of Rs. 400 crores each was allocated for the programme during 2010-11 & 2011-12 and an 4.12 Outcome of NFSM since inception: The amount of Rs. 1000 crores each during 2012- focused and target oriented implementation 13 to 2014-15. Till 2014-15 the programme of mission initiatives has resulted in bumper was implemented on 100 % GOI assistance. production of wheat, rice and pulses in the However, from the year 2015-16, the country. During 2014-15, the productions of programme is being implemented on 60:40 rice, wheat and pulses have been achieved sharing basis between GOI and States and at the level of 105.48 million tonnes, 86.53 90:10 sharing basis in NE State (Assam). An million tonnes and 17.15 million tones, amount of Rs. 630.00 crore as central share respectively As per 4th Advance Estimates has been earmarked for implementation of during 2015-16, the production of wheat the programme during 2016-17. increased from 75.81 million tonnes in 2006-07 (pre-NFSM year) to 93.50 million 4.15 Under this programme, interventions tonnes, i.e. an increase of 17.69 million like; (i), Block demonstrations of rice and tonnes. Similarly, the total production of rice wheat in cluster mode; (ii) asset building increased from 93.36 million tonnes in 2006- activities such as construction of shallow 07 to 104.32 million tonnes in 2015-16 i.e. an tube, Dug well / Bore well, promotion of increase of nearly 10.96 million tonnes. The farm implements like seed drill, pumpset, total production of Pulses also increased cono-weeder, drum seeder and other need from 14.20 million tonnes during 2006-07 to based farm implementions for cultivation of 16.47 million tonnes during 2015-16 with an Rice/ wheat as per NFSM-Rice/ Wheat; (iii) increase of 2.27 million tonnes. need based site specific activities and (iv) Marketing support are also included. 4.13 New Initiative for Pulses: From 2016- 17, new initiatives like distribution of seed 4.16 During 2015-16, demonstrations on minikits, subsidy on production of quality rice were conducted in 4.68 lakh ha area seed, creation of seed hubs, strengthening under line transplanting, SRI, Stress tolerant breeder seed production programme and Varieties, Hybrid rice, Cropping System strengthening/establishing production units based demonstrations, Demonstrations of bio-fertilizers and bio-control agents on pulses and oilseeds in rice fallow areas. at ICAR institutes and State Agriculture Similarly, 0.55 lakh ha was covered under

24 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 wheat demonstration. Under asset building Programme in Original Green Revolution component, 451 bore well were installed, 154 States (Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Drum Seeder, 39 Zero till Seed Drill, 1431 Seed Pradesh) during year 2013-14 & 2014-15 Drill, 402 self Propelled Paddy Transplanter, on 100 % GOI assistance. However, from 60855 Pump set, 4079 Conoweeder, 15574 the year 2015-16, the programme is being Manual Sprayer, 4310 Power Knap Sack implemented on 60:40 sharing basis between Sprayer, 240 Power Weeder, 2661 Paddy GOI and State Governments. During 2015- Thresher, 2042 Multi crop Thresher, 7144 16, financial allocation of Rs. 150.00 crore rotavator, 65 tractor, 814 Power Tiller, and as a central share (Rs. 125.00 crore for Crop 930048 meter of water carrying pipe were Diversification Programme in Original distributed. For site-specific activities, 268 Green Revolution States and Rs. 25.00 crore check dam, 15 Minor Irrigation Tank, 80 for replacing tobacco farming with alternate Community Surface lift irrigation projects, crops/cropping system) have been allocated. 111 water harvesting structures and 831 During 2016-17, an amount of Rs. 180.00 Dobha were constructed. For marketing crore as a central share (Rs. 150.00 crore for support, 4 Nos of marketing shed (100 % Crop Diversification Programme in Original assistance), 125 community threshing floor, Green Revolution States and Rs. 30.00 10 pre-fabricated storage godown, 2762 crore for replacing tobacco farming with Nos of improved low cost paddy and grain alternate crops/cropping system) have been storage were constructed and 2758 Farm earmarked. family level paddy processing unit and 2758 Manually operated grain drier with paddy 4.18 Interventions during 2015-16: Cluster husk were distributed. demonstrations of alternate crops, farm mechanization & value addition, site-specific 4.17 Crop Diversification Programme: activities and awareness campaigns/training Crop Diversification Programme is being programmes are the major interventions of implemented in Original Green Revolution the programme. The scheme has encouraged States viz: Punjab, Haryana and Western farmers to adopt alternate crops in place of Uttar Pradesh as a sub scheme of RKVY since paddy in Original Green Revolution States 2013-14 to divert the area of water guzzling (Punjab, Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh) paddy to alternate crops like pulses, oilseeds, and encourage tobacco growing farmers maize, cotton and agro forestry with the to shift to alternate crops/cropping system objective of tackling the problem of declining in tobacco growing states. Under Crop of soil fertility and depleting water table in Diversification Programme in Original Green these states. In order to encourage tobacco Revolution States, cluster demonstration on growing farmers to shift to alternate crops/ alternate crops like pulses, oilseeds, maize, cropping systems, Crop Diversification cotton, agro forestry and inter cropping were Programme has been extended to tobacco conducted in 83,366 hectare area. In Punjab, growing states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, major achievements was on distribution Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, of farm machinery/equipments like 3000 Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh rotavator, 250 laser land leveler, 200 Seed and West Bengal to encourage tobacco drill/Zero till drill/ Spatial zero till drill/ DSR growing farmers to shift to alternate crops/ drill cum planter, 5400 power operated spray cropping system w.e.f. 2015-16. An amount pumps, 4500 battery powered sprayers, 100 of Rs. 500.00 crore & Rs. 250.00 crore tractor operated hydraulic sprayers and 50 were allocated for Crop Diversification raised bed planter/ridge planter. In Haryana,

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612 tractor operated sprayer, 1569 zero till machine, 149 tractor drawn reaper, 5 reaper seed cum fertilizer drill, 724 laser land leveler, self propelled machine, 3 straw chopper 469 rotavator and 3 happy seeder were and 32 power tiller distributed under farm distributed under farm mechanization & mechanization & value addition. Under value addition. Under site-specific activities, site-specific activities, 4514 pump set and 15237 ha underground pipeline were given 79 sets of 600m water carrying pipes, 130 ha to the farmers. Under awareness activities 1 of underground water carrying pipe line, 1 State level, 8 district level and 47 block level surface solar water pump, 26 submersible Kisan Mela were organized during 2015-16. solar water pump, 1064 laser land leveler, 926 In Western UP, 1202 battery/power operated cultivator and 1041 harrow were distributed sprayer, 306 manual sprayer/knap sack to the farmers. Under awareness activities, sprayer, 91 tractor mounted sprayer, 1682 269 village/block level training, 115 district/ multi crop thresher, 4730 rotavator, 138 seed block/tehsil level Krishak Gosthi, 23 outside drill, 20 zero till seed drill, 77 power weeder, the state exposure visit and 12 within state 803 chaff cutter (manual), 6933 power chaff exposure visit for farmers were organized cutter, 20 reaper cum binder self propelled during 2015-16.

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Chapter 5 Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (Midh)

Progress of Horticulture during XII National Horticulture Mission (NHM): Plan 5.3 This Centrally Sponsored Scheme was 5.1 During XII Plan, with effect from 2014- launched in the year 2005-06 aims at the holistic 15 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation development of horticulture sector by ensuring & Farmers Welfare has launched Mission forward and backward linkage through a cluster for Integrated Development of Horticulture approach with the active participation of all (MIDH) by subsuming schemes on stake holders. 384 districts in 19 States and 4 horticulture viz. (i) National Horticulture Union Territories were covered under NHM. Mission (NHM), (ii) Horticulture Mission Eighteen (18) National Level Agencies (NLAs) for North East and Himalayan States have also been included for providing support (HMNEH), (iii) National Bamboo Mission for developmental efforts which require inputs (NBM), (iv) National Horticulture Board at the National level. (NHB), (v) Coconut Development Board 5.4 Supply of quality planting material through (CDB), (vi) Central Institute of Horticulture establishment of nurseries and tissue culture (CIH), Nagaland. units production and productivity improvement 5.2 The budget allocation of Rs. 1620.00 crore programmes through area expansion and has been earmarked for MIDH during 2016- rejuvenation, technology promotion, technology 17. As on 31st December, 2016, funds to the dissemination, human resource development, tune of Rs. 1047.29 crore have been released creation of infrastructure for post harvest for implementation of activities of MIDH management and marketing in consonance with i.e. Rs. 605.61 crore under NHM, Rs. 181.29 the comparative advantages of each State/region crore under HMNEH, Rs. 149.87 crore under and their diverse agro-climatic conditions were NHB, Rs. 97.50 crore under CDB, Rs. 9.76 major programmes implemented during 2014- crore to NABM and Rs.3.26 crore to CIH. 15. The summary details of progress achieved so far during 2016-17 are given table below: Table 1: Progress under NHM (Area in lakh ha) S. No. Components Unit Progress during 2016-17 (as of 31 Dec. 2016) 1 Nursery No. 32 2 Area Expansion Ha. 78123 3 Rejuvenation of old & senile orchards Ha. 5501 4 Organic Farming Ha. 4450 5 Integrated Pest/Nutrient Management Ha. 24862 6 Pack house No. 1376 7 Cold Storage No. 70 8 Primary/mobile processing units No. 108 9 Market No. 7 i Wholesale No. - ii Rural No. 7

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Financial progress: Physical progress 5.5 During 2016-17, as on 31st December, 5.7 The summary details of progress achieved 2016, funds to the tune of Rs. 605.61 so far under MIDH during 2016-17 are given crore have been released to States/Union table below: Territories and National Level Agencies Financial Progress implementing NHM scheme against BE of Rs.890.00 crore. 5.8 During the current financial year, funds to the tune of Rs. 181.29 crore have been Horticulture Mission for North East and released to States implementing HMNEH Himalayan States (HMNEH) scheme against BE of Rs.320.00 crore. 5.6 Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers National Agro-forestry & Bamboo Welfare, Government of India has been Mission (NABM) implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme - Horticulture Mission for North 5.9 Funds amounting to Rs. 9.76 crore have East and Himalayan States (HMNEH) been released to NABM implemented states earlier known as “Technology Mission for only for maintenance of already created Integrated Development of Horticulture in infrastructure under the sub-scheme. North Eastern States since 2001-02. During Coconut Development Board (CDB) the X Plan (2003-04), the scheme was further extended to three Himalayan States namely: 5.10 During the current financial year, funds Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir to the tune of Rs. 97.50 crore have been and Uttrakhand. The Mission covers entire released to CDB for coconut development in spectrum of horticulture, right from planting the country against BE of Rs. 130.00 crore. to consumption, with backward and forward linkages. With effect from 2014-15, National Horticulture Board (NHB) HMNEH scheme has been subsumed under 5.11 Funds amounting to Rs. 149.87 crore the Mission for Integrated Development of have been released to NHB against BE of Rs. Horticulture (MIDH). 275.00 crore.

Table 2: Progress under HMNEH (Area in lakh ha) S. No. Components Unit Progress during 2016-17 (as of Dec. 2016) 1 Nursery No. 16 2 Area Expansion Ha. 8238 3 Rejuvenation of old & senile orchards Ha. 1363 4 Organic Farming Ha. - 5 Integrated Pest/Nutrient Management Ha. 11143 6 Pack house No. 307 7 Cold Storage No. - 8 Primary/mobile processing units No. - 9 Market No. 5 i Wholesale No. - ii Rural No. 5

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Central Institute of Horticulture (CIH), Area, Production & Productivity of Nagaland Horticulture Crops 5.12 During the current financial year, an 5.13 The comparative details of area, amount of Rs.3.26 crore have been released production and productivity of various to CIH, Nagaland against BE of Rs. 5.00 horticulture crops during 2015-16 with crore. reference to 2004-05 viz. pre and post NHM scenario are given in the following Table 3.

Table 3: Pre and Post NHM Scenario: Area, Production and Productivity (Area in 000’ha, Production in 000’Tonne, Productivity: Tonne/ha) Crop Area Production Productivity 2004-05 2014-15 2015-16 Annual 2004-05 2014-15 2015-16 Annual 2004-05 2014- 2015-16 (3rd adv. Growth (3rd adv. Growth 15 (3rd esti- Rate% esti- Rate% adv. mates) mates) esti- (2015- (2015- mates) 16 over 16 over 2014-15) 2014-15) Fruits 5049 6110 6405 4.83 50867 86602 91443 5.59 10.07 14.2 14.3

Vegetables 6744 9542 9575 0.35 101246 169478 166608 (-)1.69 14.99 17.8 17.4 Flowers Loose 118 249 243 (-)2.53 659 1659 1545 (-)6.86 5.65 8.6 6.4

Spices 3150 3317 3264 -1.61 4001 6108 6350 3.97 1.36 1.8 1.9

Medicinal 131 659 617 (-)6.33 159 1000 1156 15.64 1.18 1.5 1.9 & Aromatic Plants Plantations 3147 3534 3683 4.23 9835 15575 15477 (-)0.63 4.22 4.4 4.2 Others 106 172 782

Total 18445 23410 23787 1.61 166939 280986 283360 0.84 9.1 12 11.9

5.14 The wide and varied nature of with a production of about 283.4 million horticulture sector covering fruits, vegetables, MT, horticulture production has witnessed root and tuber crops, flowers, aromatic and an increase of about 34.3% during the medicinal crops, spices and plantation crops period 2007-08 to 2015-16. The significant facilitates better returns per unit of area feature is that there has been improvement besides opportunities for diversification in of productivity of horticulture crops, agriculture. which increased by about 13.8% during this period. 5.15 Horticulture crops cover an area of 23.8 million ha (m. ha) at present by 5.16 Area, production and productivity of registering increase of about 17.8% as horticulture crops during past 9 years are compared to 20.2 m ha in 2007-08. However, given in Table 4.

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100.0 91.4 90.0 80.0 70.0 65.8 60.0

50.0 2007-08 40.0 2015-16 (3rd Estimate) 30.0 20.0 14.3 Annual Report 2016-17 11.0 10.0 6.0 6.4 0.0 Table 4:-Area, Production and Productivity of productionArea (M.ha.) of 166.6Productio n (M. million MT) Productivi tonnesty MT/ha.) with Horticulture Crops average productivity of 17.4 tonnes/ha. In fact vegetables constitute about 59% of (Area : m.Ha, Prod.: m. MT, Pvty. MT/ha) 5.18 India has retained its status as the second largest producer of fruits in the world. The Year Area Production Productivity countryhorticulture is first in the production production. of fruits like mango, Duringbanana, sapota, pomegran the periodate and aonla. 2007-08 20.2 211.0 10.4 (2007-08 to 2015-16), area and production 5.19 Vegetables are an important crop in horticulture sector, occupying an area of 9.6 million 2008-09 20.5 214.4 10.5 of vegetables increased by 22% and 29% harespectively, during 2015-16 with a total p Comparativeroduction of 166.6 million tonnes details with average productivi arety 2009-10 20.8 223.2 10.7 of 17.4 tonnes/ha. In fact vegetables constitute about 59% of horticulture production. During depicted in the Figure 2 2010-11 21.8 240.4 11.0 the period (2007-08 to 2015-16), area and production of vegetables increased by 22% and 29% respectively, Comparative details are depicted in the Figure 2 2011-12 23.2 257.3 11.1 Figure 2:-Area, Production and Productivity of 2012-13 23.7 268.8 11. 3 Figure 2:-Area, ProductioVegetablesn and Productivity of Vegetables 2013-14 24.2 277.4 11.5 180.0 166.6 2014-15 23.4 280.99 12.01 160.0 2 0 1 5 - 1 6 * 23.7 283.36 11.91 140.0 128.4 (3rd adv. 120.0 100.0 Estimates) 2007-08 80.0 2015-16 (3rd Estimate) 60.0 40.0 5.17 The area under fruit crops during 2015- 16.4 17.4 20.0 7.9 9.6 16 was 6.4 m. ha with a total production of 0.0 91.4 m. MT. During the period, production Area (M.ha.) Production (M. MT) Productivity MT/ha.) of fruits increased by about 39% while the area increased by about 7%. Comparative 5.20 Indi a continuedIndia to be continued second largest producer to of ve begetables second after China. In largestdia is a leader details of area, production and productivity inproducer production of ve getables of like vegetables peas and okra. Beside afters, India occ China.upies the se cond India position of fruit crops are given are in Figure 1. inis produ a cleadertion of brinjal, incabbag productione, cauliflower and onion of and thirdvegetables in potato and tomato like in the peas and okra. Besides,37 India occupies the Figure 1:-Area, Production and Productivity of second position in production of brinjal, Fruits Figure 1:-Area, Production and Productivity of Fruits cabbage, cauliflower and onion and third in potato and tomato in the world. Vegetables 100.0 91.4 90.0 such as potato, tomato, okra and cucurbits 80.0 are produced abundantly in the country. 70.0 65.8 60.0 5.21 Interventions in horticulture in the 50.0 2007-08 40.0 2015-16 (3rd Estimate) country, have led to increase per capita 30.0 20.0 14.3 availability of fruits from 133 gm/person/ 11.0 10.0 6.0 6.4 day in 2004-05 to 195 gms/person/day in 0.0 Area (M.ha.) Production (M. MT) Productivity MT/ha.) 2015-16. Similarly, per capita availability of vegetables has increased form 264 gm/ person/day in 2004-05 to 355 gm/person/day 5.18 India has retained its status as the second largest producer of fruits in the world. The country5.18 is firstIndia in the production has retained of fruits like mango, its ba statusnana, sapota ,as pomegran theate second and aonla. in 2015-16. largest producer of fruits in the world. The 5.19 Vegetables are an important crop in horticulture sector, occupying an area of 9.6 million hacountry during 2015-16 w isith a total first production in of 166.6 the million tonnesproduction with average productivi ofty fruits 5.22 India has also made noticeable of 17.4 tonnes/ha. In fact vegetables constitute about 59% of horticulture production. During advancements in production of flowers, thelike period (2007-08 mango, to 2015-16 banana,), area and production sapota,of vegetabl e pomegranates increased by 22% and 29%and respectively, aonla. Comparative details are depicted in the Figure 2 particularly cut flowers, which have a high

Figure 2:-Area, Production and Productivity of Vegetables potential for exports. Floriculture during 5.19 Vegetables are an important crop in 2015-16 covered an area of 0.24 million ha 180.0 166.6 160.0horticulture sector, occupying an area of with a production of 1.55 m. MT of loose 140.09.6 million ha during128.4 2015-16 with a total flowers and 0.69 m. MT of cut flowers. There 120.0 100.0 2007-08 80.0 2015-16 (3rd Estimate) 60.0 40.0Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 30 16.4 17.4 20.0 7.9 9.6 0.0 Area (M.ha.) Production (M. MT) Productivity MT/ha.)

5.20 India continued to be second largest producer of vegetables after China. India is a leader in production of vegetables like peas and okra. Besides, India occupies the second position in production of brinjal, cabbage, cauliflower and onion and third in potato and tomato in the 37 Annual Report 2016-17 has been phenomenal growth in cut flower cost norms for commercial horticulture production, which is finding place in export development in protected cover on project market. mode for green houses, shade net house, plastic tunnel, anti bird/hail nets & cost of 5.23 India is the largest producer, consumer planting material, credit linked back-ended and exporter of spices and spice products, subsidy and (iii) @ 35% of the cost limited the total production of spices during 2015-16 to Rs. 50.75 lakhs per project in general area was 6.4 m. MT from an area of 3.26 m. MT. and @ 50% of project cost limited to Rs. 72.50 National Agro forestry & Bamboo lakhs per project in NE, Hilly and Scheduled Mission (NABM) Areas is provided for the projects relating to production, Post Harvest Management (pack 5.24 With the launch of Sub-mission on Agro house, ripening chambers, refer van, retail Forestry (SMAF), funds towards maintenance outlets, pre-cooling units etc.) marketing and are only provided for infrastructure already primary processing of horticulture produce. created under NABM. (2) capital Investment Subsidy for National Horticulure Board Construction/ Expansion/ Modernization of Cold Storages and Storages for Horticulture 5.25 The National Horticulture Board (NHB) Produce: Under this scheme, credit linked was established in the year 1984 by the back-ended subsidy @ 35% of the project Government of India as an autonomous cost (50% in NE, Hilly and Scheduled Areas) organization and registered as a society for capacity above 5000 MT and upto 10000 with the Registrar of Firms and Societies MT is provided for Construction/Expansion/ Chandigarh with its headquarters in Modernization of Cold Storages including Gurgaon and 35 field offices located all over Controlled Atmosphere (CA). the country. The broad aims and objectives of the Board are the creation of production hubs (3) Technology Development and for commercial horticulture development, Transfer for Horticulture Produce: Under post harvest infrastructure and cold chain this scheme, the Board is also providing facilities, promotion of new crops, and grant for popularization of identified promotion of growers’ associations. new technologies/tools/techniques for commercialization and adoption through 5.26 The Board is implementing the following programmes: following schemes: • Setting up of block / mother plant and (1) Development of Commercial root stock nursery (Area above 4 ha). Horticulture through Production and Post- • Acquisition of technologies including Harvest Management: Under this scheme, import of planting material. credit linked back-ended subsidy (i) @ 40% of the total project cost limited to Rs.30.00 • Import of new machines and Tools for lakh per project in general areas and @50% horticulture. of project cost limited to Rs. 37.50 lakh in • Development & Transfer of NE Region, Hilly and Scheduled areas, for Technology. commercial horticulture development in • Long Distance Transport Solution open field conditions on project mode (ii) @ 50% of the total project cost limited to • Product Promotion and Market Rs. 56.00 lakh per project as per admissible Development Services- Horti-fairs

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• Exposure visit of farmers (Outside nuts respectively. The four southern states of State) Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra • Visit Abroad for Government Officers Pradesh account for 88 percent of the coconut area and 90 percent of the coconut production • Organization/Participation in Seminar/ in the country. The productivity of coconut symposia/workshop for development at national level for 2014-15 is 10345 nuts per of horticulture hectare. • Accreditation and Rating of Fruit Plant 5.28 The thrust areas identified by the Nurseries Coconut Development Board programmes (4) market Information Service for under MIDH are: production and distribution Horticulture Crops: NHB is implementing of quality planting material, expansion of this scheme by establishing a network area under coconut cultivation especially connecting 35 major wholesale fruit and in potential and non-traditional areas, vegetable markets in the country. The improving the productivity of coconut in information generated under this scheme major coconut producing states, developing is published in the form of technical reports technology in post-harvest processing and and bulletins and also made available online marketing activities, product diversification on NHB website. and by-product utilization of coconut for value addition. (5) Horticulture Promotion Services/ Expert Services and Strengthening 5.29 The major programs that are being Capability of NHB: Under this scheme, implemented by the Board are; specialized studies and surveys are carried A1. Production and Distribution of out and study/survey reports are brought Quality Planting Materials out for use by targeted beneficiaries. In addition, technical laboratories are set up or (a) Establishment of Demonstration- cause to be set up and also provide technical cum-Seed Production Farms services including advisory and consultancy (b) Establishment of Regional services. Coconut Nurseries (c) Distribution of Hybrids/Dwarf Coconut Development Board Seedlings in Govt/Pvt sector 5.27 Coconut Development Board Kochi, (d) Establishment of Nucleus Coconut (CDB) is a statutory body established by Seed Garden Govt. of India in 1981. Coconut is cultivated (e) Establishment of Small Coconut in 16 states and 4 UTs in the country and Nurseries provides food and livelihood security to A2. Expansion of Area under Coconut more than 12 million people. There are 5 million coconut holdings in the country and A3. integrated Farming for productivity the average size of these holdings is less improvement than one hectare. India is the largest coconut (a) Laying out of Demonstration producing country in the world contributing Plots 31% of the world production. As per the all India estimates for the year 2014-15, the area (b) Aid to Organic Manure Units and production of coconut in the country is A4. Technology Demonstration/Quality 1.98 million hectares and 20439.61 million Testing Lab

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A5. marketing, market Intelligent financial assistance on 50:50 basis. As per services, Statistics and Strengthening the revised guidelines of MIDH, the pattern of Export Promotion Council of assistance is 50% of the cost of Rs.32/- A6. information & Information per seedling. The current year allocation is Technology production of 3.12 lakh coconut seedlings utilizing Rs.50 lakh. A7. Technical Service & Project Management c. Distribution of hybrids/dwarf seedlings in Govt./Private sector: The A8. infrastructure and Administration scheme for the production and distribution B. Technology Mission on Coconut of quality planting material of hybrids and C. Rejuvenation and Replanting local recommended cultivars is implemented through various State Agri./Hort. Depts. on D. coconut Palm Insurance Scheme 50:50 sharing basis and realizing back the 50 E. Kera Suraksha Insurance Scheme percent share of receipts. As per the revised guidelines of MIDH, the pattern of assistance F. field Research is 25% of the cost of Rs.36/- per seedling for New Activities a maximum of 25000 seedlings per acre. The a. Centre of Excellence (CoE) for current year allocation is production of 2 Coconut lakh hybrid coconut seedlings utilizing Rs.18 lakh. b. Establishment of New Coconut Orchards d. Establishment of Nucleus Coconut Seed Garden: The scheme is for developing A1. Production and distribution of infrastructure for continuous production of quality planting material quality coconut seedlings in different States. Assistance is provided for establishing the a. Establishment of Demonstration cum seed gardens @ 25% of the total expenditure Seed Production (DSP) Farms in different incurred limited to a maximum of Rs.6 parts of the country for creating infrastructure lakhs over a period of 3 years. The current facilities for production of quality planting year allocation is Rs.34 lakh for establishing materials besides demonstrating and Nucleus Seed Gardens in various states on educating the scientific coconut cultivation need basis. and processing to various stake holders in those regions. The Board has established 10 e. Establishment of Small Coconut DSP Farms in the States of Kerala, Karnataka, Nurseries: The scheme is for developing Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, infrastructure for continuous production of Bihar, Assam, Chatisgarh, Odisha and quality coconut seedlings in different States. Tripura. It is targeted to produce 10 lakh Financial assistance is at the rate of Rs.2.00 coconut seedlings during 2016-17 from the lakhs or 25% of the cost of production of DSP Farms seedlings whichever is less and is disbursed in two equal annual installments. As per the b. Establishment of Regional Coconut revised guidelines of MIDH, the assistance is Nurseries: Extending support to the 100% of the cost. Minimum eligible subsidy participating States for strengthening the is Rs.50,000/- for a unit to produce at least seedling production programme of the 6250 certified coconut seedlings annually concerned States by establishing Regional and the maximum limit of subsidy of Rs.2.00 Coconut Nurseries by way of extending

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lakhs is to produce at least 25,000 certified the coconut holdings through an integrated quality seedlings per annum. The current approach and thereby increasing the net year allocation is Rs.30 lakh for establishing income from unit holdings with the following Small Coconut Nurseries in various states component programmes. on need basis. (a) Laying out of Demonstration 5.30 During the period under report, a total Plots: of 15.12 lakh quality coconut seedlings will be produced and distributed to farmers for 5.34 Financial assistance of Rs.35,000/- per new planting, replanting and under planting hectare in two annual installments is provided out of which 10 lakh seedlings will be for adoption of integrated management produced in the Nurseries attached to DSP practices in disease affected gardens. The Farms of the Board, 3.12 lakh seedlings in the objective of the programme is to encourage the Regional Coconut Nurseries established by farmers to adopt the technology developed the Department of Agriculture/Horticulture for the management of disease affected of the participating states and 2 lakh hybrid coconut gardens. The Demonstration Plots seedlings will also be produced under the will also help motivate farmers in adoption scheme ‘Distribution of hybrids/dwarf of result oriented production technologies. seedlings in Govt./.Pvt sector. During the year 2016-17, it is proposed to implement the scheme in all coconut growing A2. Expansion of Area under Coconut states through various State Governments 5.31 The objective of the programme is to and directly by the Board through Farmer extend adequate technical and financial Producer Organizations (FPOs) covering an support to the farmers to take up coconut area of 5808 ha and maintenance of 11334.16 cultivation on scientific lines in potential ha of the previous year with a total financial areas to attain a significant achievement outlay of Rs.3000 lakhs. in the future production potential. For establishment of new plantations subsidy 5.35 Under the scheme “Laying out of of Rs.8,000/- per hectare in two years as two Demonstration Plots”, an amount of equal installments was being provided. As Rs.2052.80 lakhs was incurred as on per the revised guidelines of MIDH, the 11.11.2016 for covering 8765 ha fresh area assistance is revised as follows: Normal area: and 10811.71ha maintenance area. Under 25% of the cost of Rs.26,000/-,Rs.27,000/- and direct implementation of the scheme, the Rs.30, 000/- per ha for Tall, Hybrid and Dwarf efficacy of scientific management of coconut respectively. Hilly and scheduled areas: 25% palms and coconut based farming systems of the cost of Rs.55,000/-,Rs.55,000/- and was demonstrated in an area of 7635 ha so far Rs.60,000/- per ha for Tall, Hybrid and Dwarf on a cluster basis with farmer participation respectively. incurring Rs.1774.84 lakhs. The scheme “Laying out of Demonstration Plots” was 5.32 During the current year it is targeted for also implemented through various State 1862 ha area coverage under new planting of Agriculture/Horticulture Departments and coconut utilizing Rs. 200 lakh. Rs.277.95 lakh has been released to the State Governments for the implementation A3. integrated Farming for Productivity covering 1130 ha. Improvement 5.36 During the year 2016-17, apart from 5.33 The objective of the programme is to the regular budget for LODP, an amount improve production and productivity of

34 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 of Rs.20 crores is allocated to Board for A5. marketing, market Intelligent implementation of this scheme under SCSP/ services, Statistics and TSP funds. Board has allocated the fund to 18 Strengthening of Export Promotion coconut growing states/UTs. So far Rs.321.91 Council lakh has been incurred for covering 2445 ha a) Market information and in 7 States/UTs through state departments as intelligence service well as direct implementation. b) Modernisation of coconut (b) Assistance for Organic Manure processing by introduction of Units: improved copra dryer through FPOs(CPS/CPF/CPC) 5.37 The objective of the scheme is to promote the use of organic manure like c) Surveys and Evaluation Studies vermicompost, coir pith compost etc in d) Export Promotion Council coconut holdings. As per the revised guidelines of MIDH, the assistance is 374 exporters have registered with the Board revised as 100% of the cost of Rs.60,000/- during the period 1st April to11th November per unit. An amount of Rs.40 lakhs is 2016. earmarked for 2016-17 for establishing 100 organic manure units in coconut gardens Farmer Producers organization (FPOs) for promoting the use of organic manures in 5.39 The Board has initiated the formation various coconut growing states.Under the of Coconut Producer Societies (CPS) by scheme establishment of Organic Manure associating 40-100 coconut growers in Unit, an amount of Rs.7.69 lakh has been a contiguous area with a consolidated utilized for setting up of 21 units in various minimum of 4000-6000 palms. The objective states. is socio economic upliftment of the farmers A4. Technology Demonstration through productivity improvement, cost reduction, efficient collective marketing, 5.38 The Technology Development Centre processing and product diversification. The at Vazhakulam, Aluva, Kerala is engaged Board is facilitating formation of Coconut in the development and demonstration of Producers Federation (CPF) by aggregation technologies for product diversification and of 15-25 CPSs as its members and having 1, by-product utilisation of coconut. Training is 00,000 bearing palms, and further to Coconut being given to interested entrepreneurs and Producer Company (CPC) having 10 CPFs self help groups for acquiring technologies and 10, 00,000 bearing palms. on post harvest coconut processing and process demonstration. A full fledged Quality 5.40 As on 11.11.16 a total of 9293 CPSs, 721 Testing Laboratory (QTL) is operating CPFs and 64 CPCs have been registered with at the Technology Development Centre, Board in different states. Vazhakulam for chemical and microbial A6. information and Information analysis of coconut based products. The Technology laboratory is equipped with advanced analytical instruments and modern facilities 5.41 The Board has several programmes as per NABL requirements to carry out under information technology and HRD chemical/microbiological tests of coconut with a view to disseminate information on based products. various aspects of coconut cultivation and

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industry through various media, publication skills and confidence in coconut palm etc besides organizing training programmes climbing and plant protection activities for to impart skills and knowledge to farmers, the benefit of the coconut community asa unemployed youths and rural women whole. As on 11.11.16, 53406 nos. have been in various fields related to coconut. For trained under this programme. recognizing out standing performance in coconut sector a scheme of National Award A7&A8. Infrastructure & Administration is also being implemented biannually. including Technical Services & Project Production of publications, undertaking Management multimedia product promotional campaigns, 5.45 During the year 2016-17 an amount of participation in exhibitions and fairs, Rs.1950 lakh is allocated under Infrastructure management of MIS in the organization etc; & Administration. Besides, Rs.430 lakh is are the major activities undertaken under allocated for Technical Services & Project the scheme. Management. 5.42 To create awareness about the activities B. Technology Mission on Coconut of the Board and health aspects of coconuts and coconut products, Board participates in 5.46 Technology Mission on coconut was exhibitions, seminars etc. sanctioned during the financial year 2001- 02 with the objectives of (a) development 5.43 The major programmes attended by of technology for new value added coconut Coconut Development Board during the products and by-products by research, bring current financial year are Horticulture these value added products to commercial Mango Festival at Vijayawada, Andhra th production by assisting to promising Pradesh, 7 Krishi Fair (a National level entrepreneurs (b) providing assistance for exhibition) at Puri,‘Inter-State Horti. Fair the controlling of specific disease/pest in Sangam’ at Navsari Agricultural University, any specific area including development Navsari, Gujarat, ‘Agri Summit Exhibition’ of technology for controlling of specific at PGP of Agriculture Science, Palani Nagar, disease/pest to ensure undisrupted supply Namakkal, Tamilnadu, ‘Infra Educa’ at of raw materials to the coconut industry Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, ‘Inter-State for the production of value added products Horti Sangam’ at Hajipur, Bihar, India and by products (c) develop and promote International Coir Fair organized by the market for such newly developed values Coir Board at Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, ‘Agri added products and by-products including Intex’ at Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, 5th Science rd traditional products (ball copra, copra Expo at Solan, Himachal Pradesh, 23 Zonal and oil) by research, surveys and brand Work Shop of Krishi Vigyan Kendra at promotion. The implementation of this Bhubanewsar. scheme is on time bound project basis. Friends of Coconut tree 5.47 An amount of Rs.1200 lakhs is allotted for implementation of the Technology 5.44 With a serious view to tackle the problem Mission on Coconut during 2016-17. Against of acute shortage of trained coconut palm this, an amount of Rs.5.23 crores has been climbers for harvesting and plant protection released for 25 new projects and other activities, the Board is conducting a massive ongoing projects to entrepreneurs, various program, “Friends of Coconut Tree” to train Research Institutions, State Governments, underemployed youth in developing special Co-operative Societies, etc. for development,

36 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 demonstration and adoption of technology An amount of Rs.4000 lakhs allocated under for product diversification and by product the scheme during 2016-17. utilization, management of pests and 5.50 During the current financial year, total diseases and market research and market area covered is 3464.34 ha comprising 8709 promotion. farmers. A total of 47721 palms have removed. C. Replanting and Rejuvenation of As on 11.11.2016 an amount of Rs.60.74 lakh Coconut Gardens. has utilized under this scheme. 5.48 The main objective of the scheme is to D. coconut Palm Insurance Scheme enhance the productivity and production (CPIS) of coconut by removal of disease advanced, 5.51 The Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme unproductive, old and senile palms and intends to provide Insurance coverage to rejuvenating the remaining palms. coconut crop. Under the scheme all healthy 5.49 The component wise subsidy has been nut bearing palms in the age group from 4 revised from 2014-15 as per MIDH norms years to 60 years are eligible to get insurance and the details are as follows: (i) Cutting coverage against natural perils leading to and removal of all old, senile, unproductive death / loss of palm becoming unproductive. and disease advanced palms: A subsidy @ 50% of the premium is borne by the Board Rs.1000 per palm, subject to a maximum and balance is shared between the State of Rs.32000/ha is provided for cutting and Govt and Farmers @ 25% each. The premium removal of old, senile, unproductive and for the category of palms belonging to the disease advanced palms. (ii) Rejuvenation age group of 4-15 is Rs. 9 and that for 16- of the existing coconut palms by Integrated 60 is Rs.14/- . The insured amount for the Management: For adoption of Integrated corresponding categories is Rs. 900 and 1750 management practices a subsidy of Rs.17500 respectively. The scheme is implemented /ha is provided in two installments of in selected districts of all coconut growing Rs.8750/- each.(iii) Assistance for replanting: states. An amount of Rs.40 lakhs is earmarked For replanting, a subsidy of Rs.40/- per under the scheme for the year 2016-17 to seedling subject to a maximum of Rs 4,000/- cover major coconut growing States. ha is extended. During the current year it is proposed to implement the scheme in the Budget Outlay for 2016-17 under Coconut state of Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Palm Insurance Scheme COCONUT PALM INSURANCE SCHEME (NCIP) - State wise fund allocation 2016-17 Physical Target Financial Outlay (Rs in lakhs) No: of CDB share State Government Farmer’s Total States/UT’s Area in Palms in (50 %) of share (25 %) of share (25 %) Premium ha lakh premium premium of premium amount Kerala 0.71 476.19 5.00 2.50 2.50 10.00 Tamil Nadu 1.43 1142.86 10.00 5.00 5.00 20.00 Karnataka 0.71 571.43 5.00 2.50 2.50 10.00 Andhra Pradesh 1.43 1142.86 10.00 5.00 5.00 20.00 Maharashtra 0.71 571.43 5.00 2.50 2.50 10.00 West Bengal 0.29 228.57 2.00 1.00 1.00 4.00 Odisha 0.29 228.57 2.00 1.00 1.00 4.00 Goa 0.07 57.14 0.50 0.25 0.25 1.00 Gujarat 0.07 57.14 0.50 0.25 0.25 1.00 Total 5.71 4476.19 40.00 20.00 20.00 80.00 *N.B: in Kerala @ 150 palms / Ha, for all other state @ 125 palms/ Ha

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E. ‘Kera Suraksha’ Insurance Scheme CDB and State Department of Agriculture/ for Coconut Tree Climbers (CTC) Horticulture; large scale production of coconut seedlings; sharing best practices in 5.52 The ‘Kera Suraksha’ Insurance Scheme coconut. CDB propose to strengthen DSP provides insurance coverage to the coconut farms of the Board by creating infrastructure tree climbers @ Rs.2 lakh against 24 hours for farmers training, strengthening mother against accident related risk including gardens, irrigation facilities, parasite death. The annual premium of the policy breeding lab etc under the scheme. It is is only Rs.92/- of which 75% is borne by the proposed to implement the scheme under Board and 25% is contributed by the CTC. MIDH center of excellence scheme with The scheme is implemented in all coconut financial assistance of Rs. 605 lakhs growing states. b. Establishment of new Coconut 5.53 An amount of Rs.8 lakhs is allocated Orchards: under the scheme for the year 2016-17 to cover maximum climbers in major coconut 5.57 The Coconut Development Board growing States. So far 2133 palm climbers proposed to implement a new scheme are insured under the scheme. “Establishment of new coconut orchard” under MIDH during the year 2016-17. The F. field Research objective of the scheme is to improve the production and productivity of coconut by 5.54 The Board initiated in house field establishing coconut orchards with high research activities for conducting applied yielding varieties released by research research activities in the DSP Farms of the institutes for different agro climatic Board. The researchable areas identified conditions. The scheme is implementing are standardization of quality parameters by Coconut Development Board through of seedlings, screening of mother palms, Farmer Producers Organization (FPO) in all demonstration and standardization of coconut growing states including scheduled traditional wisdom of farmers for pest and and hilly areas. The financial assistance @ disease management, study on efficacy of 25% of cost of cultivation for three years Ayurvedic medicine on root wilt disease, limited to Rs. 40,000 per ha is extended strengthening biological control of pest and under the scheme. The subsidy is extended disease and study the effect of climate change in two annual equal installments. During the on yield of coconut. year 2016-17 it is proposed to implement 250 5.55 An amount of Rs.20 lakhs is earmarked ha in scheduled/hilly areas. A total out lay under the scheme for the year 2016-17 to of Rs.40 lakhs is proposed for the year 2016- continue in- house research & development. 17. As on 11.11.2016 an amount Rs.15.52 lakh has utilized under this scheme. New Activities Directorate of Arecanut and Spices a. centre of Excellence (CoE) in Development, Calicut Coconut: Coconut Development Board proposed to establish Centre 5.58 The Directorate of Arecanut and Spices of Excellence (CoE) in coconut Development (DASD) is a subordinate office under Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ 5.56 Basic objectives of establishing CoE will Welfare, Government of India, to look after be to act as a Demonstration and training the development of Spices, Arecanut, Betel centre for farmers, entrepreneurs, staff of

38 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 vine and Aromatic plants at National level. the development of these two crops during The Directorate monitors the development 2016-17. The DCCD acts as a nodal agency programmes implemented by the states in for accreditation of existing cashew / cocoa spices under MIDH. The Directorate is directly nurseries. The Salient achievements under involved in the production and distribution the scheme during 2016-17 are as follows: of quality planting material of high yielding • Under the scheme for new plantation varieties of spices and technology transfer development, an additional area programmes in association with State aof 1200 ha under cashew and 1700 Agricultural Universities and Central ha under cocoa with clones of high Institutes across the country. During the yielding varieties has been covered. year 2016-17, the directorate had an outlay Around 3000 farmers benefitted under of Rs. 11 crores under MIDH. DASD has the scheme out of which 30% will be launched a website www.spicenurseries.in women beneficiaries. to create a platform where both the nursery owners and farmers are brought together • 1085 ha old and senile cashew to share the information on availability of plantations owned by corporation of planting material. To improve the quality of major cashew growing states have been planting material disbursed through various replanted with high yielding varieties. nurseries, the Directorate is also engaged • 31 cashew / cocoa nurseries were given st nd in accreditation of nurseries. On 21 - 22 accreditation by the Directorate based April 2016, the Directorate organised on the assessment made by the expert a National level seminar at Calicut on team constituted for this purpose. ‘Planting material production in spices’ to • commemorate the Golden Jubilee year of the As part of publicity and crop promotion directorate. Innovative technologies such as activities, one National level seminar, 4 single bud planting and protray method of field days and 31 district level seminars nursery raising in ginger and turmeric had on cashew and cocoa and 3 workshops been promoted by the directorate. Special cum exhibitions under SAGY will programme on micro-rhizome production be organized in various states in has been undertaken in association with association with State Agricultural Tamilnadu Agriculture University, Kerala Universities, Corporations, ICAR Agriculture University and Indian Institute institutes and NGO’s. of Spices Research to promote disease free • 1550 farmers and entrepreneurs will be seed material in these crops. trained on cocoa and cashew farming practices in association with SAU’s and Directorate of Cashewnut and Cocoa ICAR Institutes. Development, Kochi • Under the HRD programme, 1000 5.59 The Directorate of Cashewnut and unemployed women will be given Cocoa Development is implementing cashew training on preparation of value added & cocoa development programmes viz. edible products from cashew apple. New plantation development, replanting / • The Directorate has prepared citizen / rejuvenation of cashew plantations, front line client charter in line with performance technology demonstrations, upgradation monitoring and evaluation system and of nursery infrastructure, strengthening of sevottam guidelines to place in the data base, human resource development, website. publicity for crop promotion under MIDH for

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Central Institute of Horticulture, of demonstration plot of mango and Litchi Medziphema, Nagaland at Thoubal District, Manipur in an area of 2 ha, establishment of demonstration 5.60 Central Institute of Horticulture was plot of mango and Khasi Mandarin at established in the year 2006 for the holistic Karbi Anglong, Assam in an area of 2 ha. development of horticulture sector in The Institute has also distributed planting the North East Region. The main thrust material to the farmers for establishment of areas of the Institute are refinement and demonstration plot. demonstration of identified technologies pertaining to the region; production and Nursery Accreditation supply of quality seed and planting material; training and capacity building of state govt. 5.63 11 horticultural nurseries in North officials, field functionaries and farmers on East region (10 nurseries in Meghalaya & 1 different aspects of horticulture development nursery in Arunachal Pradesh) was assessed including organic farming, monitoring of by the Accreditation team and were assigned centrally sponsored programmes in the area star rating to those nurseries. of horticulture, post harvest management, Certificate Course: processing, value addition, marketing and agribusiness promotion. The salient 5.64 03 numbers of the courses were achievements of the institute during 2016-17 undertaken during the period on following are as below:- subjects for rural youth and women to promote the entrepreneurship development Production of Quality Planting in the field of horticulture in NE region. Material • Certificate Course on Protected 5.61 Raising of rootstock (approx. 18000 Cultivation of Horticulture Crops. plants) for crops such as citrus, cashewnut, • Certificate course on Organic Farming guava, mango and rose was done for further and Certification. multiplication. During 2016-17, the Institute has propagated Guava (var. L-49-2762 nos., • Certificate course on Nursery Sweta-943 nos., Allahabad Safeda-1990 nos., Management Lalit-600 nos.), Citrus (var. Khasi Mandarin- 2815 nos.), Cashew (var. H-1608-420 nos, CIH is now authorized training partner of BBSR-1- 250 nos., H-2/16- 60 nos., VRI-3- 165 Agriculture Skill Council of India (ASCI) nos.), Sweet Orange (var. Mosambi) -514 and is actively engaged in skill development nos. training in various skill sets in horticulture sector. Demonstration of Production Technologies Other Extension Activities: Establishment of demonstration plots 5.65 The Institute has organized 19 farmer’s in NE states trainings which were attended by 805 farmers and 2 training for trainers (76 officials) in 5.62 The activities carried out and crops grown for identified areas of horticulture in the region. off farm demonstration during the year 2016-17 are The institute has organised 3 numbers of establishment of demonstration plot of mango exhibition & farmers meet and 4 numbers and Litchi at Sechu Zubza, Kohima District, of seminars and conferences for the farmers Nagaland in an area of 2 ha, establishment and extension workers.

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Glimpses of Activities carried out in CIH, Nagaland Production of quality planting material

Raising of cashew rootstock Raising of mango rootstock

Raising of guava rootstock Raising of citrus rootstock

Soft wood grafting in cashew plants Wedge grafting in guava plants Capacity Building Programme conducted by CIH

Certificate course on nursery management of Issue of certificates to 11 horticultural nurseries in horticultural crops North East region

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Capacity Building Programme conducted by CIH

Exposure trip cum training for Phek farmers, Farmers training in Manipur Nagaland at Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh.

Farmers training in Meghalaya Trainers training in Meghalaya

DASD Accreditation Team visiting spices nursery Demonstration Plot on Arecanut Root Grub Management

Protray raised black paper cuttings

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Chapter 6 National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (Nmoop) 6.1 Vegetable Oil constitutes an important seed production & distribution, minikit of part of our daily diet being source of energy, oilseeds for farmers, R&D support, FLDs essential fatty acids and amino acids. by KVKs/ICAR etc. are on 100% funding for Domestic consumption of edible oils has Central Agencies and ICAR/SAUs. increased substantially over the years and has touched the level of 24.16 million tonnes Oilseeds Scenario in 2014-15 (Nov-Oct) and is likely to increase 6.4 The diverse agro-ecological conditions further with enhancement in income and in the country are favorable for growing population against the domestic availability nine annual oilseeds which include 7 edible of 9.58 million tonnes. Considering the oilseeds viz. groundnut, rapeseed-mustard, importance of oilseeds, various oilseeds soybean, sunflower, sesamum, safflower and development schemes have been funded by niger and two non-edible oilseeds, castor the Government for encouraging cultivation and linseed. of oilseeds including Oil Palm. 6.5 Oilseeds are raised mostly under 6.2 The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of rainfed conditions and important for the Integrated Scheme of Oilseeds, Oil Palm and livelihood of small and marginal farmers Maize (ISOPOM), which was launched in in arid and semi arid areas of the country. 2004-05 and remained under implementation The production of oilseeds has increased till March, 2014, Oil Palm Area Expansion from 24.35 million tonnes in 2004-05 to 27.51 (OPAE) programme, a sub-scheme of RKVY million tonnes in 2014-15 and 25.30 million implemented during 2011-12 to 2013-14 have tonnes in 2015-16. The yield of oilseeds, made significant contribution in increasing which was 885 kg. per hectare in 2004-05 the oilseeds production and area expansion increased to 1037 kg per hectare in 2014-15 under oil palm. Implementations of these and 968 kg per hectare in 2015-16 (as per 4th schemes have given fillip in augmenting the Advance Estimates). The highest production availability of vegetable oil in the country. and yield of oilseeds were achieved during 6.3 The scheme of ISOPOM, Tree Borne the year 2013-14 i.e. 32.75 million tonnes and Oilseeds (TBOs) and Oil Palm Area 1167 kg per year, respectively. The acreage Expansion (OPAE) programme have been of oilseeds has slightly decreased during restructured into National Mission on 2014-15. During 2014-15 and 2015-16, major Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP) during oilseeds producing States experienced late 12th Plan and launched during 2014-15 and monsoon at the time of sowing, insufficient are implemented in 28 States. The sharing rain during crop growing phase, untimely pattern of NMOOP between GOI and States rain during pod maturity stage, yellow st is 60:40 for general states and 90:10 for NE mosaic virus in soybean. As per the 1 and hilly states. Few components especially Advance estimate of DES during Kharif 2016-

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17, oilseeds production is 23.36 million tones 6.6 The area, production and yield of which is much higher than Kharif 2014-15 oilseeds during last three years are as and 2015-16. under: (Area in million hectare, Production in million tonnes & Yield in Kg/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 18.21 19.22 1056 7.39 8.32 1130 25.73 27.51 1037 2015-16* 18.85 16.59 880 7.29 8.71 1195 26.13 25.30 968 2016-17@ 18.75 23.36 1246 *As per 4th Advance Estimates. @As per 1st Advance Estimates (only Kharif). 6.7 The crop wise average production period and for the year 2012-13 to 2016-17are of nine major oilseeds during the XII plan as follow: (Production in million tonnes) S. Crop Average 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 No XI Plan @ (2007-08 to 2011-12) 1 Groundnut 7.40 4.70 9.71 7.40 6.77 6.50 2 Castorseed 1.38 1.96 1.73 1.87 1.65 1.73 3 Sesamum 0.74 0.69 0.72 0.83 0.87 0.68 4 Nigerseed 0.11 0.10 0.10 0.08 0.08 0.10 5 Rapeseed & Mustard 6.89 8.03 7.88 6.28 6.82 0.00 6 Linseed 0.16 0.15 0.14 0.16 0.13 0.00 7 Safflower 0.18 0.11 0.11 0.09 0.06 0.00 8 Sunflower 0.93 0.54 0.50 0.43 0.33 0.13 9 Soyabean 11.16 14.67 11.86 10.37 8.59 14.22 Total Nine Oilseeds 28.93 30.94 32.75 27.51 25.30 23.36 @As per 1st Advance Estimates (only Kharif). Objective of NMOOP Missions (MM) one each for Oilseeds (MM-I), Oil Palm (MM-II) and Tree Borne Oilseeds 6.8 National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil (MM-III). The Missions with specific targets Palm (NMOOP) comprises of three Mini of 12th Plan is detailed below: Mini Mission (MM) Target of 12th Plan MM I on Oilseeds Achieve Production of 35.51 million tonnes and productivity of 1328 kg/ha of oilseeds from the present average production & productivity of 28.93 million tonnes and 1081 kg/ha during the 11th Plan period respectively. MM II on Oil Palm Bring additional 1.25 lakh hectare area under oil palm cultivation through area expansion approach in the States and productivity of fresh fruits bunches (FFBs) from 4927 kg per ha to 15000 kg per ha.

MM III on TBOs Enhance seed collection of TBOs Strategy for NMOOP Replacement Ratio (SRR) with focus on Varietal Replacement; increasing irrigation 6.9 The strategy to implement the coverage under oilseeds, diversification proposed Mission includes increasing Seed of area from low yielding cereals crops to

44 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 oilseeds crops; inter-cropping of oilseeds with 6.11 All the North Eastern States have cereals/pulses/sugarcane; use of fallow land been included under all the three Mini after paddy/potato cultivation; expansion of Missions of NMOOP. cultivation of Oil Palm, increasing availability 6.12 Mission-wise allocation of funds under of quality planting materials of Oil Palm & NMOOP to the States during 2016-17 TBOs Maintenance cost and Inter-cropping are as follow: during gestation period of oil palm and TBOs would provide economic return to the Amount (Rs. in crore) farmers when there is no production. The Mission Allocation scheme would be implemented in a mission Mini Mission-I 378.18 mode through active involvement of all the Mini Mission-II 79.99 stakeholders. Fund flow would be monitored Mini Mission-III 5.45 to ensure that benefit of the Mission reaches R&D institutions and Central 114.84 the targeted beneficiaries in time to achieve Agencies the targeted results. Total 578.46

6.10 Mission wise States under NMOOP are Mini Mission-I (Oilseeds) given below: 6.13 State-wise Area, Production and (i) mini Mission – I on Oilseeds: Andhra Productivity of Oilseeds during 2010-11 Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, to 2015-16 are at Annexure-6.1. Under Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, this Mission, financial assistance is being J&K, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya provided for Seed Components (production Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, & distribution of certified seeds & minikits, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, variety specific targeted seed production); Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Inputs (Plant Protection Equipments/ Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, eco friendly, light-trap, Bio-pesticides, Uttarakhand and West Bengal. Distribution of Micro-nutrients, bio- (ii) mini Mission-II on Oil Palm: Andhra fertilizers, improved farm implements, pipes, Pradesh , Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, sprinklers, seed storage bins, seed treatment Maharashtra, Mizoram, Karnataka, drums) and Transfer of Technology (Block Kerala, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal demonstrations, Frontline demonstrations, farmers and extension workers training Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Manipur, etc.). The scheme is being implemented Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura through State Department of Agriculture. and West Bengal. Mini Mission – I is also supporting ICAR (iii) mini Mission - III on TBOs :Andhra institutes for undertaking FLDs on oilseeds Pradesh, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, crops and ICAR-KVKs for organizing cluster Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Goa, demonstration on oilseeds. Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Mini Mission-II (Oil Palm) Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, 6.14 Oil palm is comparatively a new Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, crop in India and is the highest vegetable Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, oil yielding perennial crop. With quality Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar planting material, irrigation and proper Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West management, there is potential of 20-30 MT Bengal. Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFBs) per hectare after

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attaining the age of 5 years which would of the planting material and @ 50% cost of the yield 4-5 MT of palm oil and 0.4-0.5 MT palm other components like maintenance cost of kernel oil (PKO). In comparative terms yield new plantations for four years, installation of of palm oil is 5-6 times the yield of edible oil drip-irrigation systems, diesel/electric pump- obtainable from traditional oilseeds. sets, bore-well/water harvesting structures/ ponds, inputs for inter-cropping in oil palm 6.15 Oil palm development programme was (during gestation period), construction of started in India during 1991-92 and continued vermi-compost units and purchasing of till 2002-03, mainly for area expansion under machinery & tools etc. oil palm in selected states. Subsequently, in order to increase the production & 6.18 100% support is being provided to productivity of oilseeds and oil palm Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research (IIOPR), cultivation, Integrated Schemes of Oilseeds, Pedavegi, Andhra Pradesh for Research & Pulses, Oil Palm and Maize (ISOPOM) was Development on oil palm. implemented from 2004-05 to 2013-14 in 10 states of the country. Besides, area expansion 6.19 All these developmental efforts have of oil palm was also supported through Oil resulted in area expansion under oil palm Palm Area Expansion (OPAE) programme from 8585 ha in 1991-92 to 3.00 lakh ha by under RKVY from 2011-12 to 2013-14. the end of 2015-16. Similarly, the Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFBs) production and Crude 6.16 In order to bring more area under oil Palm Oil (CPO) have increased from 21,233 palm cultivation, Government of India has MT and 1,134 MT respectively (1992-93) to launched a new National Mission on Oilseeds 12.83 lakh and 2.17 lakh MT respectively and Oil Palm (NMOOP) during the XIIth during the year 2015-16. At present, Andhra Five Year Plan under which Mini Mission- Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Mizoram II is dedicated to oil palm area expansion, is and Odisha are major oil palm growing being implemented in 12 states during 2016- states. The State-wise details of area achieved 17. under oil palm cultivation and production of FFBs and CPO up-to the year 2015-16 are 6.17 Under the Mission, financial assistance given below: are being provided to the farmers @ 85% cost S. No. State Total Area Coverage Production (in MT) (in ha.) up-to March, 2016 FFBs CPO 1. Andhra Pradesh 1,50,530 11,44,092 1,93,562 2. Telangana 16,239 63,508 11,289 3. Karnataka 41,431 14,740 2,538 4. Tamil Nadu 29,510 7,810 1,222 5. Gujarat 5,054 523 0 6. Goa 953 3,217 581 7. Odisha 18,484 4,569 618 8. Tripura 530 0 0 9. Assam 570 0 0 10. Kerala 5,769 40,611 7,016 11. Maharashtra 1,474 0 0 12. Mizoram 25,741 3,753 432 13. Chhattisgarh 2,162 0 0 14. Andaman& Nicobar 1,593 0 0 15. Arunachal Pradesh 330 0 0 16. Nagaland 140 0 0 Total 3,00,510 12,82,823 2,17,258

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Mini Mission-III - Tree Borne Oilseeds with TBOs, (iv) research and development, (TBOs) (v) distribution of pre-processing, processing and oil extraction equipment, (vi) support 6.20 Mini Mission-III covers Tree Borne to TRIFED, (vii) training of farmers, (viii) Oilseeds (TBOs) programme with the training of extension workers and (ix) local objectives of enhancing seed collection initiatives/contingency. of TBOs and augmenting elite planting materials. Assistance Under MM-III, is 6.22 During 2016-17, MM-III programme on provided to promote 11 TBOs namely Tree Borne Oilseeds is implemented in the Simarouba, Neem, Jojoba, Karanja, Mahua, states of Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Wild apricot, Cheura, Kokum, Jatropha, Tung Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, and Olive having capability to grow and Maharashtra, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Tamil establish in varied agro-climatic conditions Nadu, Tripura and Uttar Pradesh. as well in the waste land of the country. R& D Projects under NMOOP 6.21 The interventions under MM-III are (i.) integrated development of nurseries 6.23 The R&D projects on oilseeds, oil palm & plantation on the wasteland, (ii). and Tree Borne Oilseeds programme are also maintenance of TBOs plantation, (iii) being supported under MM-III of NMOOP. incentives for undertaking intercropping The list of R&D projects supported under NMOOP during 2016-17 are as under:

S. No. Institutions/ Agencies Activities 1. GBPUA&T, Pant Nagar, Productivity enhancement of R&M in Uttarakhand (MM-I) Uttrakhand 2. IGKVV, Raipur, Chattisgarh Block demonstration of soybean in Chhattisgarh (MM-I) 3. ICAR-IIOR, Hyderabad Briding yield gap of sunflower and sesame (MM-I) 4. ICRISAT, Hyderabad Release of high oil and oleic groundnut varieties (MM-I) 5. ICAR-IIOPR, Pedavagi, A.P Empowerment of stakeholders on Oil Palm Technologies (MM-II) 6. ICAR-CRIDA, Hyderabad Evaluation and upscalling of karanja and simaroba (MM-III) 7. CRDT- IIT, Delhi Design and development of post-harvest equipment for simarouba (MM-III) 8. SKUAST - Sri Nagar, J&K Evaluation of wild apricot for oil yield (MM-III) 9. ICAR-CAFRI, Jhansi, U.P Integrated development of jatropha and karanja (MM-III) 10. Kumaun University, Nainital, Promotion of cheura and wild apricot (MM-III) Uttrakhand

Central Sector Programme seed (B/S), production of foundation seed Seed production, distribution, minikits (F/S) and production certified seed (C/S), and FLDs on Oilseeds during 2016-17 distribution of certified seed (D/S) and supply of seed minikits. In addition, support 6.24 In order to encourage the adoption is also provided for conduct of Front Line of newly released varieties and improved Demonstrations (FLDs) through ICAR/SAUs agro-techniques in oilseed crops support network. During kharif-2016 and rabi 2016- is provided under NMOOP to Central 17, a total of 2,80,269.64 qtls and 88358.41 qtls Agencies viz. NSC, KRIBHCO, HIL, NAFED of various categories of seeds (B/S,F/S,C/S) and IFFDC for procurement of breeder respectively, were produced and 70,991.70

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qtls seeds were distributed. Seed minikits of was under taken by the Board during the 7 oilseeds crops totalling 1658530 nos. and year. Subsequently, the Repealing and of 7 oilseeds crops totalling 1427520 nos. Amending Act, 2016 (No. 23 of 2016) dated were supplied during kharif-2016 and rabi 6th May, 2016 has repealed the National 2016-17 respectively, through Central Seed Oilseeds and Vegetable Oils Development Producing Agencies. (NOVOD) Board Act, 1983 and accordingly the Board has been wind-up vide Ministry of 6.25 A total of 2616 FLDs on improved Agriculture and Farmers Welfare notification varieties and agro-techniques of five oilseeds no. S.O. 2925(E) dated 8th September 2016. and 4664 FLDs on seven oilseeds during A Surplus Staff Establishment (SSE) has kharif-2016 and rabi 2016-16 respectively, been created under the Oilseeds division of were conducted through ICAR-AICRP Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and network. During rabi 2016-17 a total of 51665 Farmers Welfare vide order F.No 2-2/2013- cluster FLDs have been planned through 423 C.A VI, dated 9th September 2016. As per KVKs of ICAR in different states covering the said order all the employees of erstwhile (groundnut, soybean, rapeseed-mustard, NOVOD Board have been transferred to the sunflower, safflower, linseed, sesame, niger SSE w.e.f. 9th September 2016 and the services and castor) kharif/rabi/summer 2016-17 of the employees of erstwhile NOVOD Board oilseeds. are being utilized in the various sections/ National Oilseeds and Vegetable Oils divisions of this Ministry and in National Development (NOVOD) Board: Horticulture Board. An allocation of RS. 3.00 crore has been 6.26 Due to restructuring of Tree Borne 6.27 Oilseeds (TBOs) programme into National made under MM-III component of NMOOP Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP) to meet the salary of the employees and the and in view of the ongoing wind-up process administrative expenses of the NOVOD of the Board, no developmental activity Board, during 2016-17.

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Chapter 7 National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)

7.1 National Mission for Sustainable returns for sustaining livelihood, but Agriculture (NMSA) is one of the eight also to mitigate the impacts of drought, Missions outlined under National Action flood or other extreme weather events Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC). The with the income opportunity from Mission aims at promoting sustainable allied activities during crop damage. agriculture through seventeen deliverables • Soil Health Management (SHM): focusing on ten key dimensions of Indian SHM is aimed at promoting location Agriculture. During 12th Five Year Plan, as well as crop specific sustainable these dimensions have been embedded and soil health management including mainstreamed into Missions/Progammes/ residue management, organic farming Schemes of Department of Agriculture, practices by way of creating and linking Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) soil fertility maps with macro-micro through a process of restructuring and nutrient management, appropriate convergence. NMSA as a programmatic land use based on land type. intervention made operational from the year 2014-15 aims at making agriculture more Rainfed Area Development (RAD): productive, sustainable, and remunerative and climate resilient by promoting location 7.2 During 2016-17, RAD is being specific integrated/composite farming implemented in 27 States of the Country. systems; soil and moisture conservation Integrated Farming System (IFS) is being measures; comprehensive soil health promoted under RAD in which activities like management; efficient water management horticulture, livestock, fishery, agroforestry, practices and mainstreaming rainfed value addition are to be taken up along technologies. with crops/cropping system. As on 31.12.2016, IFS activities of about 32740 ha Major Components of NMSA are : have been covered comprising 4245 ha of • Rainfed Area Development livestock based farming system, 9727 ha (RAD): RAD focuses on Integrated of dairy based farming system, 1609 ha of Farming System (IFS) for enhancing fishery based farming system, 7408 ha of productivity and minimizing risks horticulture based farming system, 5105 ha associated with climatic variabilities. of agro-forestry based farming system, 472 Under this system, crops/cropping ha of silvi-pasture based farming system & system is integrated with activities 4174 ha of cropping system with peripheral like horticulture, livestock, fishery, plantations. Rs.157.14 crore has been released st agro-forestry, apiculture etc. to enable to the implementing states till 31 December, farmers not only in maximizing farm 2016.

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Details of Rainfed Area Development (RAD) programmes being executed in North- Eastern States during 2016-17 (BE) are given below: Schemes/ Programmes Budget Allocation Amount Released (Rs. In IFS activities covered (Area (Rs. In lakh) lakh) as on 31.12.2016 in ha) as on 31.12.2016 Rainfed Area Development 3200.00 2517.02 5108 (RAD) New Initiatives: (More crop per drop), promote sustainable water conservation practices etc. The aim of 7.3 A dedicated website of National PMKSY is not only the creation of assured Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) irrigation but to create protected irrigation has been operationalized (http://nmsa. dac. by using rainwater by “Jal Sanchay” and “Jal gov. in/) to keep all information of the scheme Sinchan”. in the public domain for access and use of all stakeholders. 7.6 Various committees, as envisaged in the operational guidelines of the scheme, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee viz. National Steering Committee under the Yojana (PMKSY) Chairmanship of Hon’ble Prime Minister and National Executive Committee under 7.4 Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee the chairmanship of Vice chairman of NITI Yojana (PMKSY) is being implemented with Aayog have been constituted. Department of the objective of developing a long term Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare solution for mitigating the effect of drought has been assigned to implement Per Drop and increasing area under irrigation with More Crop component of PMKSY to focus Motto of Har Khet Ko Pani. This programme on water use efficiency enhancement and is being implemented in mission mode by supplementary drought proofing measures. three ministries with Ministry of Water It has two sub components viz. Micro- Resources, RD&GR leading the mission. irrigation and Other Interventions. 7.5 With an outlay of Rs. 50,000 crore for 7.7 Union Cabinet in its meeting held on a period of 5 years (2015-16 to 2019-20), the 27th July, 2016 approved implementation of scheme has been conceived amalgamating PMKSY in a mission mode approach. The ongoing schemes viz. Accelerated Irrigation mission objective is to complete 99 major and Benefit Programme (AIBP) of the Ministry medium irrigation projects having potential of Water Resources, River Development of 76.03 lakh ha in phases by Dec., 2019, & Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR, RD&GR), including command area development. For Integrated Watershed Management completion of these projects in a mission Programme (IWMP) of Department of Land mode, innovative funding mechanism Resources (DoLR) and the On Farm Water through NABARD is envisaged. Mission Management (OFWM) of Department of is also responsible for overall coordination Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers and outcome focused monitoring of all Welfare. The major objective of PMKSY is components of PMKSY for achieving its target. to achieve convergence of investments in The Mission is administered by Ministry of irrigation at the field level, expand cultivable Water Resources, River Development and area under assured irrigation, improve on- Ganga Rejuvenation. farm water use efficiency to reduce wastage of water, enhance the adoption of precision- 7.8 During 2016-17, as on 31.12.2016, an irrigation and other water saving technologies amount of Rs. 1211.75 cr and Rs.430.3 crore

50 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 has been released to states for implementation opportunities, income generation of Micro-irrigation activities and for Other and livelihoods of rural households, Interventions activities respectively. Till especially the small farmers. 31.12.2016, an area of about 3.54 lakh ha. has • To ensure availability of quality been covered under Micro Irrigation. planting material like seeds, seedlings, clones, hybrids, improved varieties, New Initiatives etc. 7.9 The website of PMKSY (http://www. • To popularize various Agroforestry pmksy.gov.in) with static features and practices/models suitable to different Management Information System (MIS) agro ecological regions and land use with multi-nodal access features has conditions. been operationalized with integrating • To create database, information and and capturing information of various knowledge support in the area of Departments/ Ministries for PMKSY. District agroforestry. Irrigation Plans are cornerstone of planning • To provide extension and capacity and implementation of the scheme. 201 building support to agroforestry officers of All India Services have been sector. trained so far at Premier National Institutes. So far 584 district irrigation plans have been 7.12 Liberal transit rules will be a prepared and preparation for other districts precondition for availing the benefit of the is underway. Programme. During 2016-17, an amount of Rs.22.50 crore has been released to 8 Sub-Mission on Agro-forestry States till 31.12.2016 for implementation of 7.10 To give specific focus on development programme. of Agroforestry, Ministry of Agriculture Other Programmes & Farmers Welfare, Government of India, brought out the National Agroforestry 7.13 Indo German Bilateral Cooperation Policy in 2014 to bring about coordination, (GIZ): Effective information exchange convergence and synergy among various is a prerequisite to promptly respond to elements of agro-forestry scattered in the needs of the farmers’ for authentic various missions, programmes, schemes and knowledge to enable better adaptation to agencies. climate changes. Although a number of Agricultural Knowledge and Information 7.11 To take forward the recommendations Networks (AKINs) exist, there is lack of of National Agroforestry Policy, a dedicated effectiveness of interventions at farm level Sub-Mission on Agroforestry (SMAF) under i.e. transfer of climate resilient technologies, the framework of National Mission for lack of availability of effective, timely/ Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) has been dynamic/authentic and farmer-friendly approved by Govt. of India with an outlay of sustainable agricultural knowledge. With Rs. 935.00 crore for a period of 4 years starting this background, under Indo-German from 2016-17. The objectives of SMAF are: Bilateral Cooperation a technical project • To encourage and expand tree plantation titled Climate Change Knowledge Network in complementary and integrated in Indian Agriculture (CCKN-IA) was manner with crops and livestock to launched in September, 2013 in three states improve productivity, employment of Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Odisha.

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CCKN-IA aims to promote knowledge Integrated Nutrient Management exchange among different stakeholders to establish and enhance linkages between Assessment of Fertilizers:- climate change and sustainable development 7.16 To ensure adequate availability of in agriculture. fertilizers, Department of Agriculture, 7.14 Under programme, an open source Cooperation and Farmers Welfare conducts platform called Network for Information Zonal Conferences with all the States for every on Climate (Ex) change (NICE) has been Kharif and Rabi season in order to assess the developed. This platform facilitates effective requirement of fertilizers in all the States. and efficient knowledge exchange at all After consultation with States, Department levels. NICE has been developed based on of Fertilizers and Lead Fertilisers suppliers open source web solution using semantic etc., the total requirement for each State is web technologies, that can be scaled and assessed for the season. adapted to various knowledge needs - from 7.17 Therefore, the States prepare month- agriculture, soil and water conservation, wise requirement and the same is forwarded social security and others. to the Department of Fertilisers. A monthly 7.15 NICE integrates and allows existing supply plan based on the month-wise multiple knowledge stakeholders from requirement is made by Department of domains like meteorology, agriculture Fertilisers for all States. The supply movement science, extension systems and others to share is jointly monitored by Department of and adapt knowledge across multiple subject Agricultur, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare domains, to address local climate change and Department of Fertilisers with the States adaptation needs. The system is iterative through weekly Video Conference and enables two-way communication to link (a) Kharif 2016 Season: Requirement farmers’ needs and knowledge providers, of major fertilizers viz, Urea, DAP, on a real time basis. The project uses multi- MOP, Complexes and SSP for Kharif modal approach to exchange knowledge 2016 season was assessed at 155.13 to farmers that includes simple one-pager Lakh Metric Tones (LMT), 50.82 LMT, documents, tablet applications, posters, 17.42 LMT, 53.68 LMT and 30.60 LMT videos, SMS and social media. In addition, respectively. project revitalizes existing extension Requirement of systems, capacities and monitoring systems (b) Rabi 2016 Season: major fertilizers viz, Urea, DAP, MOP, for effective development, dissemination Complexes and SSP for Rabi 2016-17 as well as support adoption by farmers. season was assessed at 161.34 Lakh By end of 31.12.2016 about 23,042 farmers Metric Toones (LMT), 49.77 LMT, and about 100 extension service providers 17.42 LMT, 49.87 LMT and 33.38 LMT in selected State have received the climate respectively. change adaptation knowledge information through NICE. Further, various trainings 7.18 Consumption of Chemical Fertilizers:- for experts, extension agents and farmers Consumption of major chemical fertilizers have been carried out on NICE, Climate along with N,P,K nutrients since 2001-02 is Change adaptation and use of ICT, plant given below:- pest and disease management , cross sector knowledge like fishery, animal husbandry etc.

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(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 Fertilizer Control Order (FCO), 1985: manure (PROM) and Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria enriched Organic Manure are 7.19 In order to make available large notified under FCO Schedule IV. Besides variety of fertilizers to the farmers as per this, specification of Non-Edible De-Oiled their soil requirement, different grades of cake/Caster-Oiled cake fertilizers is notified fertilizers are notified under FCO Schedule-I under FCO Schedule-V. (Part-A). At present 13 Straight Nitrogenous Fertilizers, 8 Straight Phosphatic Fertilizers, Quality Control of Fertilizers: 5 Straight Potassic Fertilizers, 2 Sulphur Fertilizers, 19 NPK Complex Fertilizers and 7.21 To ensure availability of standard 18 NP Complex Fertilizers, 29 customized quality to farmers, Fertilizer was declared fertilizers, 21 Fortified Fertilizers, 18 Water as an Essential Commodity and Fertilizer Soluble Fertilizers and 17 Micronutrients Control Order, 1985 was promulgated under are notified under FCO. The provision of section 3 of Essential Commodities Act, 1955 to tolerance limit in plant nutrient and physical regulate trade, price, quality and distribution parameters for various fertilizers is given in of fertilizers in India. Responsibility of FCO Schedule-I (Part B). enforcement of this Order has primarily been entrusted to State Governments and 7.20 To encourage use of organic and bio- Central Government provides training fertilizers, bio fertilizers namely; Rhizobium, facilities and technical guidance to States and Azotobacter, Azospirillum, Phosphate supplements their efforts through random Solubilizing Bacteria, Potash mobilizing inspection of manufacturing units and their Bacteria (KMB), Zinc Solubilizing Bacteria distribution network. Presently there are (ZnSB), Mycorrhizae, Acetobacter and 81 laboratories in the country including 4 Consortia of bio-fertilizers have been Central Government Laboratories. Analytical incorporated in FCO, 1985. Generalized capacity and number of samples analysed specifications of organic manures and other and found Non Standard during last 5 years organic fertilizers, namely, City compost, is shown in Table below: Vermi compost, Phosphate Rich Organic

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Year Number of Labs. Annual Analytical No. of Samples % Non Standard Capacity Analysed Samples 2011-12 74 1,30,450 1,31,970 4.9 2012-13 75 1,42,621 1,33,872 5.1 2013-14 78 1,52,470 1,38,961 5.4 2014-15 78 1,68,536 1,35,522 5.0 2015-16 81 1,67,190 1,28,041 5.3 Soil Health Management (SHM) up of fruit/vegetable/agro waste compost production units, setting up of bio-fertilizer 7.22 Soil Health Management (SHM) is one production units, setting up of bio-fertilizer of the most important interventions under & Organic Fertilizer Quality Control National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture Laboratories, promotion of organic inputs, (NMSA). SHM aims at promoting Integrated training on organic farming, etc. Nutrient Management (INM) through judicious use of chemical fertilizers 7.25 Under the scheme, setting up of 277 Soil including secondary and micro nutrients Testing Laboratories (STLs), 3 Mobile STLs, in conjunction with organic manures and Strengthening of 38 STLs, Strengthening of 8 bio-fertilizers for improving soil health and FQCLs, 709 trainings, setting up of 1 Liquid its productivity; strengthening of soil and Carrier based Biofertilizers productions unit, fertilizer testing facilities to provide soil promotion of Micronutrients in 1000 ha and test based recommendations to farmers for setting up 6308 Mini Soil Testing Labs have improving soil fertility; ensuring quality been approved during 2016-17 under SHM control requirements of fertilizers , bio- component. fertilizers and organic fertilizers under Fertilizer Control Order, 1985; up-gradation 7.26 A new scheme “Soil Health Card” has of skill and knowledge of soil testing been approved for implementation during laboratory staff, extension staff and farmers the remaining period of 12th Plan to provide through training and demonstrations; 14 crore Soil Health Cards to the farmers in promoting organic farming practices etc. the country. Soil Health Card will provide information to farmers on soil nutrient 7.23 The components under Soil Health status of their soil and recommendation include trainings for fertilizer dealers, foreign on appropriate dosage of nutrients to be nationals, fertilizer inspectors and fertilizer applied for improving soil health and its laboratory staff, setting up of new static Soil fertility. Soil health card will be issued every Testing Laboratories (STLs), setting up of new 2 years for all land holdings in the country Mobile STLs, strengthening of existing STLs, so as to promote balanced and integrated setting up of new Fertilizer Quality Control use of plant nutrients. Under the scheme Laboratory (FQCL), strengthening of FQCL 239.73 lakh soil samples collected and 444.58 apart from trainings and demonstrations on lakh soil Health Cards issued by States, as balanced use of fertilizers. on 03.01.2017.

7.24 The components under organic 7.27 Balanced Use of Fertilisers: Ministry farming include trainings for certification of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers course on organic farming, refresher courses Welfare, Department of Agriculture, for analysts, field functionaries, trainers Cooperation & Farmers Welfare is promoting training, publishing of News Letters on soil test based balanced & judicious use of organic farming and bio-fertilizers, setting chemical fertilisers, biofertilizers and locally

54 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 available organic manures, like Farm Yard 7.30 Soil Health Card Scheme: Soil Health Manure (FYM), vermi-compost and green Card Scheme has been recently approved manure to maintain soil health and its for implementation during 12th Plan productivity. In order to promote balanced period. The Scheme will provide farmers fertiliser application, Government is with information on soil analysis and providing grant for setting up / strengthening recommendation on appropriate dosage of of soil testing laboratories, trainings and nutrients to be applied for cultivation. Soil demonstrations on balanced use of fertilisers analysis will be done in accordance with and promotion of micro-nutrients across uniform sampling techniques and procedure various Plan periods. At present, there are to provide information to the farmers. Soil 1414 Soil Testing Laboratories with analysing Health Card will be issued at 2 years intervals capacity of 1.95 crore samples per annum. in respect of all the 14 crore land holdings in the country. 7.28 Soil Health Management (SHM): Ministry of Agriculture, Cooperation and 7.31 INM & Organic Farming: Ministry Farmers Welfare, Department of Agriculture of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers and Cooperation & Farmers Welfare is Welfare, Department of Agriculture, implementing Soil Health Management Cooperation & Farmers Welfare is component under National Mission for implementing INM & Organic Farming Sustainable Agriculture. The financial component under National Mission for assistance on various components as below Sustainable Agriculture. The financial is provided under SHM: assistance on various components as below is provided under the said components: • Setting up of new Soil Testing • Setting up of mechanized Fruit/ laboratories (STL)(static/mobile/mini Vegetable market waste/Agro waste labs) and strengthening of existing Soil compost production units. Testing laboratories • Setting up of State of art liquid/carrier • Training of STL staff/extension officers/ farmers/field functionaries and field • Setting up of Bio-fertiliser and demonstrations on balanced use of Organic fertiliser testing laboratory or fertilisers etc strengthening of existing laboratory under FCO. • Promotion and distribution of • Promotion of Organic Inputs on micronutrients farmer’s fields. • Setting up of new Fertilizer Quality • Support to research for development of Control Laboratories (FQCL) and organic package of practices specific to strengthening of existing state Fertilizer State and cropping system. Quality Control Laboratories • Setting up of separate Organic 7.29 Funds amounting to Rs 44.39 crore Agriculture Research and Teaching have been released till 11th November, 2016 Institute (against specific proposal). under Soil Health Management component. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana Comparison of funds released during (PKVY) the current year (till October) with that of previous years is shown below. (Rs. in 7.32 Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana crore): (PKVY) is one of the schemes under National Year 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 till 15.11.16 Amount 8.51 19.24 63.98 44.39 60.31

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Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) B. Participatory Guarantee System to promote certified organic cultivation in 2 (PGS) – India lakh ha covering 10,000 clusters. Financial • An alternative to Third party assistance of Rs 50,000 per ha per farmer is certification needed for export market- provided in 3 years. cumbersome for farmers 7.33 Participatory Guarantee System • PGS India is cost effective, farmer- (PGS) of certification is promoted in PKVY friendly and hassle-free – caters to clusters. The financial assistance is provided domestic market to clusters on different sub components for • Promotes decentralized and mobilization of farmers, organic seeds, to participatory approach harvest biological nitrogen etc. It includes • Prepares farmers to maintain process different components such as: and product documentation to win I. Mobilization of farmers: training of market credibility. farmers and exposure visit by farmers. Mission Organic Value Chain II. Quality control: soil sample analysis, Development for North Eastern Region process documentation, inspection (MOVCDNER) of fields of cluster members, residue analysis, certification charges 7.34 Realizing the potential of organic and administrative expenses for farming in the North Eastern Region of the certification. country, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has launched a Central Sector III. Conversion practices: transition from Scheme entitled “Mission Organic Value current practices to organic farming, Chain Development for North Eastern which includes procurement of organic Region” for implementation in the states inputs, organic seeds and traditional of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, organic input production units and Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim biological nitrogen harvest planting and Tripura, during 2015-16 to 2017-18. The etc. scheme aims at development of certified IV. Integrated manure management: organic production in a value chain mode to procurement of Liquid Bio fertilizer link growers with consumers and to support consortia/Bio pesticides, Neem cake, the development of entire value chain Phosphate Rich Organic Manure and starting from inputs, seeds, certification, Vermicompost. to the creation of facilities for collection, aggregation, processing, marketing and V. Custom hiring centre charges: to hire brand building initiative. The scheme was agricultural implements as per SMAM approved with an outlay of Rs. 400 crore for guidelines. three years. VI. Labelling and Packaging assistance & Transport assistance. The assistance is provided for cluster development, on/off farm input production, VII. Marketing through organic fairs. supply of seeds/ planting materials, setting up of functional infrastructure, establishment The funds released in 2015-16 is given in of integrated processing unit, refrigerated Annexure 7.1. transportation, pre-cooling /cold stores chamber, branding labeling and packaging,

56 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 hiring of space, hand holdings, organic 7.38 Natural Resource Management certification through third party, mobilization (NRM) Division is implementing mainly of farmers/processors etc. Under this scheme, two Central Sector Schemes namely, Soil areas of 0.50 lakh ha have been targeted to and Land Use Survey of India (SLUSI) be covered under organic farming in North and Soil Conservation Training Centre, Eastern Region of the country during 2015- Damodar Valley Corporation, Hazaribagh. 16 to 2017-18. The major mandates of Division are as under:- Status of Scheme: Technical input on soil & water 7.35 An amount of Rs. 158.87 crore was conservation interventions for allocated to the north eastern states during • prevention of soil erosion & 2015-16 andduring 2016-17 the allocation land degradation under various was made as Rs. 100.00 crore. During 2015- programmes/schemes of DAC&FW; 16 an amount of Rs. 112.11 crore has been Formulation of strategies, policies released to the states. During current year and programmes to address issues 2016-17, total expenditure incurred is Rs. • of degraded land, appropriate 31.22 crore out of which Rs. 31.02 crore have measures to combat adverse impact been released to the states. of such degradation on agricultural Natural Resource Management production; Reclamation & development of 7.36 Agriculture growth can be sustained problem lands affected by alkalinity, by promoting conservation and sustainable • salinity and acidity; use of the natural resources through Conducting various types of soil adoption of appropriate location specific survey to provide scientific database measures. Conservation of natural resources • on soil and land uses for planning in conjunction with development of rainfed & implementation of various land agriculture holds the key to meet burgeoning based interventions; demands for foodgrain requirement of Development of training and capacity increasing population of the country. of officials working in various States 7.37 Land and Water are two important • for soil and water conservation & natural resources having implications management. on sustainable food production. Besides, 7.39 Schemes/Programmes: The details frequent droughts, floods and climatic of the Schemes and Externally Aided variabilities also impact soil fertility and Programmes being implemented by NRM cause land degradation, thereby, affecting Division are given in the succeeding food grain production across the country. paragraphs. As per available estimates of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR- 2010), out (A) central Sector Schemes: of total geographical area of 328.7 million hectare (m.ha), about 120.4 m.ha(37%) is a) Central Sector Scheme of Soil and affected by various kind of land degradation. Land Use Survey of India (SLUSI): This includes water and wind erosion (94.9 m.ha), water logging (0.9 m.ha), soil 7.40 Soil and Land Use Survey of India alkalinity/sodicity (3.7 m.ha), soil acidity (SLUSI) governs and monitors all its (17.9 m.ha), soil salinity (2.7 m.ha) and activities from Head Quarter office situated mining and industrial waste (0.3 m.ha). at Indian Agricultural Research Institute

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(IARI) campus, New Delhi. After its generated database at Rapid Reconnaissance inception in 1958, it carried out various types level for 224.76 million hectare in the of soil survey at different scales to provide country. scientific input to policy makers, planners and implementing agencies for various 7.42 In view of launching of National agricultural developmental programs. Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) Watershed being the main hydrological entity by Department of Agriculture & Cooperation th for all soil and water conservation activities, during 12 Five Year Plan, SLUSI has revised SLUSI has generated microwatershed ATLAS its mandate with special reference to Soil of most of the States/Union Territories of the Health Management activities by generating country. An advance technology of Remote detailed scientific database for planning Sensing, Geographical Information System and implementation of soil and water (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) conservation activities and for sustainable are being used to generate site specific landuse plan on micro-watershed basis on soil and land information by its seven 1:10 K scale. regional centres located at Noida, Ranchi, 7.43 SLUSI is conducting Detailed Soil Kolkata, Nagpur, Bengaluru, Hyderabad Survey (DSS) and generating database on and Ahmedabad. It has also established a soil resources through soil survey, profile Remote Sensing Centre (RSC) for leveraging study and soil analysis in GIS to facilitate applications of advanced technologies in soil adoption of location and soil specific crop survey programmes. The principal activity is management practices for sustainable the characterization of soils, soil properties, landuse plan using real time High soil suitability for agriculture and presenting Resolution Satellite Data. The utility of data the locational information with their spatial is enhanced by interpreting area for soil and extent in map form within the suitable land capability, irrigability and hydrological framework i.e. watershed of designated soil grouping etc. The database on land and area/district etc. The generated information soil characteristics through extensive field is instrumental in outlining the potential level scientific surveys is also helpful in agricultural areas for the development, Soil Health Management (SHM) through planning and management of that area. It also identification and mapping of degraded provides scientifically based technical advice lands either due to Salinity/Alkalinity/ on sustainable agricultural development and Acidity or soil erosion with their intensity by organises trainings for the officials state user suggesting reclamation / management plan. departments on mapping & management of microwatersheds using Space Technology 7.44 SLUSI also provides technical support to along with uses of database generated by National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture SLUSI. (NMSA) by making available generated maps and reports essentially required for 7.41 SLUSI has developed a methodology integrated watershed development planning, for prioritization of micro-watersheds in management and monitoring of natural the catchment areas by conducting Rapid resources to State Governments. Reconnaissance Survey to facilitate planning of soil and water conservation in a selective 7.45 Training programs are organized by mode and phased manner. The output of the various centres of SLUSI in the states under survey is utilized both by Central and State their jurisdiction for capacity building Governments towards formulation of soil and updating knowledge of officers of and water conservation working plans. It has State Governments involved in different

58 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 developmental programs viz. Integrated scale in collaboration with Space Watershed Management Program (IWMP), Application Centre, Ahmedabad, agriculture, horticulture, forestry, soil & Department of Space, Govt. of India. water conservations and rural development Multi-temporal LISS-III satellite data etc. was used for desertification change detection analysis. This spatial data 2. Development of MIS (Management was integrated with Soil resource, land Information System): capability and land use/land cover data in GIS to generate “Desertification 7.46 SLUSI has developed a GIS-based Vulnerability Index” (DVI) for web services for “Detailed Soil Survey chalking out strategies to combat Information System” under G2G domain desertification. over its Website http://slusi.dacnet.nic. in. Users without GIS knowledge can also SLUSI has also taken up Soil Resource intuitively explore the data. GIS maps can Mapping of Alppuzha, Kasaragod and visually enhance the spatial and temporal Pathanamthitta districts of Kerala on understanding of phenomena and improve 1:50,000 scale funded by Kerala State the interpretation of soil-landscapes and Land Use board (KSLUB) for Land ecosystems. The data uploaded would be capability and irrigability classification highly useful in recommending location in these districts during 2016-17. specific crops and soil & water conservation • Generation of Digital Micro- activities in the area. watersheds with Unique Nomenclature: SLUSI is engaged 3. Activities during 2016-17: in development of digital version of • Digital Initiative: On the line with Micro-watershed atlas of the country the government’s Digital initiative, with unique code which will provide SLUSI has brought a paradigm shift in platform for the planners in designing all Technical & cartographic mapping location specific development plans services from manual drawing and under various agricultural and visual interpretation to direct ‘ON- rural development programs in the SCREEN’ satellite data interpretation country. The Micro-watershed atlas and digitization. It has saved the time, aims at identifying and recognizing mandays and stationery materials each micro-watershed with distinct required in conventional exercises. spatial extent and Unique National These mandays are being used to code in the country. This will also convert old hard copy maps and reports help in prevention of overlapping into digital format. All the centres of of planning and implementation of SLUSI have started working in this development activities by various direction by initiating ‘ON-SCREEN’ agencies by adoption of web based pre-field and post-field interpretation transparent monitoring system. Micro- of satellite data. watershed Atlas of all states/Union Territories have been completed except • Consultancy Projects: District wise Odisha. The Micro-watershed Atlas of desertification status mapping of Chattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Harayana, Pouri Garhwal & Chamoli districts Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, of Uttrakhand and Hoshiyarpur & Puducherry, Punjab, Sikkim, Tamil districts of Punjab State Nadu, Tripura and Uttrakhand States has been carried out on 1:50,000

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have been uploaded on website and for lakh under DSS , an area of 6.08 other completed States is about to be lakh ha and under SRM 24.70 uploaded. The digital spatial databases lakh ha against the target of 29.64 in respect of Micro-watershed Atlas lakh ha., has been completed up of Odisha States would be completed to January, 2017. during the current financial year. o During 2016-17, an amount of Rs. • Soil Surveys: SLUSI has fixed the target 20.46 crore( RE) is allocated under to complete Detailed Soil Survey (DSS) Non-Plan against which Rs. 16.36 of 10.00 lakh ha in Rainfed districts of crore has been utilized for various various states during 2016-17. The DSS activities upto January, 2017. of 2.85 lakh ha has been completed and survey of the rest of the area is • Short Courses/ Training Programs: under progress and will be completed SLUSI has planned to organise seven within this financial year. Similarly, short courses/ trainings during 2016- Soil Resource Mapping (SRM) of nine 17 in different parts of the country for districts of Bihar having 23.60 lakh ha the officials of user departments for area has been completed and survey capacity building and updating their is to be taken up shortly in Alppuzha, knowledge towards application of data Kasaragod and Pathanamthitta base on soil and land use under various districts of Kerala State after receiving development programs viz. Integrated the funds from Kerala State Land Watershed Management Program Use board (KSLUB) and would be (IWMP), agriculture, horticulture, completed during 2016-17. forestry, soil & water conservations and rural development. Out of seven • Priority distribution and Land trainings to be organized, four has been Capability Classification: Priority conducted till January, 2017 and rest distribution of the areas under various of the trainings would be completed schemes was done and ‘Very High Priority’ and ‘High Priority’ areas within this financial year. were identified and demarcated in b) Central Sector Scheme of Soil various catchments for soil and water Conservation Training Centre-DVC, conservation activities. Distribution of Hazaribag (Non Plan): area on priority basis under various catchments are as under: 7.47 This Central Sector Scheme was created under Non-Plan for conducting o Soil Survey: During 2015-16, DSS of 9.01 lakh ha and SRM of training and capacity building including 10.34 lakh ha has been completed. short orientation courses for soil & water Similarly against target of 10.0 conservation, land degradation, crop (Area in lakh ha) Projects Surveyed Area Very High High Priority Total Priority Priority RVP 833.9 101.72 120.90 222.62 FPR 489.5 67.00 87.25 154.25 Non RVP/FPR 875.6 78.24 98.91 177.15 Consultancy 48.6 2.34 3.27 5.61 Total 2247.6 249.3 310.3 559.63 RVP- River Valley Project FPR- Flood Prone River

60 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 management, livelihood support through development of 506 Watershed projects off farm activities, agro forestry, Integrated under non distressed districts of 16 States. Farming System, Soil Health Management In case of Prime Minister’s Rehabilitation and Climate change adaptation and Package, an amount of Rs. 791.29 crore mitigation in agriculture and allied sectors (up to October, 2015) had also been released which are essential for strengthening to develop 764 Watershed projects under capabilities of field functionaries. During distressed districts of 4 States. 2016-17, 11 training courses have been planned with an estimated cost of Rs. 50 b) Development of Model Watersheds lakh, out of which 9 training courses have through ICRISAT, Hyderabad & been completed and 169 numbers of officials CSWCRTI, Dehradun: have been trained with expenditure of Rs 7.49 To address bio-physical and socio- 40.00 lakh till January, 2017. economic dimensions of specific agro Other NRM Related Interventions: climatic conditions and to develop suitable technologies for maximizing development a) Watershed Development Fund process under watershed programmes, (WDF): 18 Model Watershed Projects covering different agro ecological regions of the 7.48 The Union Government has country have been assigned to Central established a Watershed Development Soil & Water Conservation Research and Fund WDF during 2000 with a corpus of Training Institute (CSWCRTI), Dehradun (9 Rs.200 crore which includes Rs.100 crore projects) and International Crop Research by DAC and Rs.100 crore by National Bank Institute for Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), for Agriculture and Rural Development Hyderabad (9 projects). These watersheds (NABARD) as matching contribution. would serve as model for replicating The total corpus and its management successful technologies in other National/ is vested with NABARD. Objective State watershed projects. Rs 3.97 crore and of WDF is to promote participatory Rs 9.25 crore have so far been released to watershed development involving CSWCRTI and ICRISAT respectively and Watershed Community, State Government summary of the recommendation have Departments, Banks and NGOs. Presently, been circulated to concerned Department WDF scheme is being implemented in for adoption. Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Externally Aided Projects: Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal (A) World Bank assisted Projects: Pradesh and West Bengal. During 2006, after announcement of Prime Minister’s 7.50 World Bank assisted Projects in Rehabilitation Package in 31 distressed the states of Himachal Pradesh, Assam, districts in States of Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh are being Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra, it implemented. DAC&FW is involved in was decided to implement participatory supervision, coordination and monitoring watershed development programme in all of these projects. World Bank provides these distressed districts through WDF. As assistance for these projects directly to the per information reported by the NABARD, State Governments. The details of the Mumbai, an amount of Rs 241.98 crore (till projects are given below: March, 2015), had been released for the

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a) Himachal Pradesh Mid-Himalayan Kheruwala in Jaisalmer, Orai & Bassi in Watershed Development Project: Chittorgarh and Jakham in Pratapgarh have been selected. Under this project, The Himachal Pradesh Mid-Himalayan Rs. 19.278 crores have been incurred for Watershed Development Project (Credit preparatory works upto January, 2017. No. 4,133) became operational in February, 2006. This project aims at preventing c) Sodic Land Reclamation & degradation and protection of bio- Development Project with World Bank diversity, improving accessibility to rural Assistance: areas and productivity of livestock etc. and envisages institutional strengthening, Project proposal on “Uttar Pradesh Land watershed development and management, Reclamation and Development Project” enhancing livelihood opportunities, project at an estimated cost of Rs.2,000 crore for management and coordination. The cost of reclamation and development of 3.10 lakh this project is about Rs. 510.00 crore and area ha area was proposed for seeking financial to be covered includes 602 Gram Panchayats assistance from World Bank. Technical and in 10 districts, namely, Sirmour, Solan, Financial agreement was signed in June, Bilaspur, Shimla, Kullu, Mandi, Hamirpur, 2009 for development of 1.35 lakh ha of Kangra, Chamba and Una. The work is in degraded land comprising 1.30 lakh ha of progress in all selected Gram Panchayats Sodic lands and 5,000 ha of Ravine lands and a total of Rs. 105 crore have been at an estimated cost of Rs1,224 crore in 6 spent during 2015- 2016. During 2016-17, years. During the year 2015-16, an amount Rs. 8 crore has been utilized till January, of Rs 165.68 crores have been utilized and 2017. during 2016-17 (up to 30th September 2016), Rs. 49.10 have been utilized for the project b) Rajasthan Agricultural Competitiveness making the total expenditure on the project Project: to Rs 1000.84 crores. Rajasthan Agricultural Competitiveness (B) Crop Diversification in Himachal Project (Credit No 5085) became operational Pradesh with Japan International in April 2013 and will close in March 2020. Cooperation Agency (JICA): The objective of the project is to demonstrate at scale the feasibility of a range of distinct 7.51 Project for implementation of various agricultural development approaches interventions for Crop Diversification in integrating technology, organization, Himachal Pradesh with JICA assistance institution and market innovations across at an estimated cost of Rs.321 crore for 7 selected regions of Rajasthan, each marked years was signed on 1st October, 2010. After by different agro-ecological, climatic, detailed deliberations and visit of experts water resource and social conditions. to identified districts of Himachal Pradesh, The total project cost is Rs 832.5 crore. Total Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) 20 clusters are targeted to be developed agreement was signed on 17th February, in selected locations. So far 12 clusters 2011 and agreed interventions are being viz. Mokhampura in Jaipur, Ladnu in undertaken in 5 selected districts namely; Nagaur and Bansur in Alwar, Pisangan in Kangra, Hamirpur, Bilaspur, Mandi and Ajmer, Gudha in Bundi and Z-minor in Sri Una. Up to January, 2017, an amount of Rs Ganganagar, Bonli in Sawai Madhopur, 161.52 crore has been utilized for various Sangod in Kota, Phoolasar in Bikaner, approved interventions.

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National Rainfed Area Authority Opportunities of Rice Fallow for (NRAA) Sustainable Livelihood Development in the State of Jharkhand by Directorate 7.52 National Rainfed Area Authority of Soil Conservation, Government of (NRAA) was established as an attached office Jharkhand through Birsa Agriculture rd of DAC &FW on 3 November, 2006. As per University, Ranchi. approval of Cabinet, NRAA has been again placed under Department of Agriculture d. Pilot Study on Capitalizing & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) with effect Opportunities of Rice Fallow for from 21st March 2015. Sustainable Livelihood Development in the State of Chhattisgarh by 7.53 NRAA is an ‘Advisory Body’ for policy State Agriculture Management and and programme formulation and monitoring Extension Training Institute (SAMETI), of programmes relating to integrated Government of Chhattisgarh, Raipur development of degraded/rainfed areas. through Indira Gandhi Krishi Cabinet Committee of Economics Affairs Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur. st (CCEA) also approved on 1 July, 2015 the e. Inter institutional, Livestock involvement of NRAA in providing technical Centric Intervention for livelihood inputs in planning and implementation of improvement in arid regions in Nagore PMKSY in the Rainfed areas for rain water Districts of Rajasthan (Consortia mode conservation, watershed development and through M/s Rajasthan Livestock its management. Development Board Jaipur, Central 7.54 Further, all six long pending studies Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur relating to Watershed, Water management & and Gramin Vikas Trust, Noida). Animal Husbandry etc. have been pursued f. Agro-forestry Study on Identification and completed. Final reports of these project/ of extent of forest land based on the studies have been accepted and summary qualitative and quantitative assessment recommendations of all projects have been of the fringe forest lands and their uploaded on NRAA website (www.nraa.gov. productive status in 275 districts of the in) for all viewers. These studies are: country by Forest Research Institute a. Preparation of State Specific Technology (ICFRE), Dehradun(to be uploaded by Manual for Watershed Development March, 2017). in Rajasthan by Maharana Pratap 7.55 NRAA has provided financial support University of Agriculture & Technology, of Rs. 1.16 crore to National Institute of Rural Udaipur (Rajasthan) through Development and Panchayti Raj, Ministry Directorate of Watershed Development of Rural Development (NIRD & PR) for & Soil Conservation, Government of training of IAS/IFS officers for formulation Rajasthan. of District Irrigation Plan (DIP) of PMKSY. b. Preparation of State Specific Manual A total of eight training programmes have for Watershed Development by Tamil been organized and 203 officers of different Nadu Watershed Development Agency states have been trained. (TAWDEVA, SLNA, Chennai through NABARD Consultancy Services Pvt. 7.56 During 2016-17, against allocation of Ltd., Chennai. Rs 1.99 crore (Revised Estimate), an amount of Rs. 1.35 crore has been utilized for various c. Pilot Study on Capitalizing mandated activities up to January, 2017.

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Reclamation of Problem Soils (RPS) as problem soil Department of Agriculture, Sub Scheme of RKVY:- Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) has launched “Reclamation of Problem Soils 7.57 As per available estimates (ICAR-2010), (Alkali/Saline & Acid)” as a sub Scheme of the area under problem soils is about 243 lakh Rashtriya Krishi Vikash Yojana (RKVY) on hectare., comprising alkali soil(37.00lakh Pilot basis in 15 States having higher extent ha.), saline soil(27.3 lakh ha.) and acid soil of problem soils with central share of Rs (179.3 lakh ha.). Accordingly, with a view to 50.00 crore and an amount of Rs. 15.68 crore sustain soil fertility and productivity of such has been utilized upto January, 2017.

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Chapter 8 National Mission on Agricultural Extension & Technology (NMAET)

8.1 The Sub Mission on Agricultural has now been included as a component of Extension (SMAE) under the National the Sub-Mission on Agriculture Extension Mission on Agricultural Extension and (SMAE) under NMAET with some cost Technology (NMAET) being implemented revisions and additional components. It is during the 12th Plan with an objective to now under implementation in 652 districts of restructure and strengthen the agricultural 29 states & 3 UTs of the country. The scheme extension machinery with a judicious mix promotes decentralized farmer-driven and of extensive physical outreach of personnel, farmer accountable extension system through enhancement in quality through domain an institutional arrangement for technology experts & regular capacity building, dissemination in the form of an Agricultural interactive methods of information Technology Management Agency (ATMA) dissemination, Public Private Partnership, at district level. Under the scheme grants- pervasive & innovative use of Information in-aid is released to states with an objective & Communication Technology (ICT) / Mass to support State Governments efforts of Media, Federation of groups and convergence revitalization of the extension system and of extension related efforts under various making available the latest agricultural schemes and programmes of Government technologies in different thematic areas to of India and the State Governments. The increase agricultural production through SMAE aims to appropriately strengthen, extension activities viz. Farmers Training, expand and upscale existing Extension & Demonstrations, Exposure Visits, Kisan Information Technology (IT) Schemes. The Mela, Mobilization of Farmers Groups and ongoing Extension Schemes include the Setting up of Farm Schools. Through these Central Sector and Centrally Sponsored activities, latest agriculture technologies are Schemes being implemented by the Extension disseminated to farmers of the country. Division/Directorate of Extension. Even in 1. In order to promote key reforms under the case of Central Sector Schemes which the scheme, ATMA Cafeteria 2014 have been subsumed within the Mission, continues to support activities in line a greater role has been envisaged for the with the following policy parameters: States through their active involvement in planning, implementation and monitoring. • Multi-agency extension strategies: Atleast 10% of allocation on recurring I. support To State Extension activities at district level is to be used Programmes For Extension Reforms through non-governmental sector viz. Scheme (ATMA Scheme) NGOs, Farmers’ Organization (FOs), Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), 8.2 The erstwhile Scheme ‘Support to para-extension workers, agri-preneurs, State Extension Programmes for Extension input suppliers, corporate sector, etc. Reforms (ATMA)’ implemented since 2005 • Farming system approach: The

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activities specified in the cafeteria are • Farm Schools in the field of outstanding broad enough to promote extension farmers being promoted at Block/ Gram delivery consistent with farming Panchayat level by integrating the systems approach and extension needs Progressive farmers into Agricultural emerging through Strategic Research Extension System (AES) (3-5 Farm and Extension Plan (SREP). Schools/ block). • Farmer centric extension services: The • Farmer-to-farmer extension support cafeteria provides for group-based at the village level to be promoted extension and it has necessary allocation through Farmers’ Group. for activities related to organizing and • Funding window provided at both State supporting farmer groups. In order to and District levels for implementing supplement these efforts, a provision innovative extension activities are for rewards and incentives to the best not specifically covered under the organized farmer groups has also been Programme. provided. • Farmers’ Awards instituted at Block, • Convergence: The Strategic Research District and State levels. and Extension Plan (SREP) and State • Community Radio Stations (CRS) to be Extension Work Plans (SEWP) would set up by KVKs being promoted under also be mechanisms for ensuring the Programme. convergence of all activities for • For Non-Governmental implementing extension. At present, resources for agencies, States have been given the extension activities are being provided flexibility of having State Extension under different schemes of Centre/ Work Plans prepared and approved State Governments. It is mandated at the State level. Atleast 10 per cent that the SEWP, submitted by the State of outlay of the Programme is to Governments for funding under the be utilized through involvement scheme shall explicitly specify the of non-governmental sector. Non- activities to be supported from within governmental implementing agencies the resources of other ongoing schemes (excluding the corporate sector) are as well as from this scheme. also eligible for service charge up to a • Mainstreaming gender concerns: It is maximum of 10 percent of the cost of mandated that atleast 30% of resources the extension activities implemented on programmes and activities are through them. Apart from other NGOs utilized for women farmers and women financial assistance is also available for extension functionaries. implementation of extension activities through agri-preneurs. 2. The ‘important features’ of the ‘Cafeteria of Activities’ supported under Modified • Re-designating the Subject Matter ATMA Scheme are as follows:- Specialists (SMSs) as Assistant Technology Managers (ATMs). • Support for specialists and functionaries • Increasing number of ATMs from at State, District and Block Level existing two to average three ATMs per • Innovative support through a ‘Farmer Block. Friend’ at Village Level @ 1 Farmer • Public extension functionaries are being Friend per two villages made more effective through trainings • Farmers Advisory Committees at State, and exposure visits. (MANAGE, District and Block levels Hyderabad offering PG Diploma in

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Agriculture Extension Management o Over 215964 Commodity based for public extension functionaries Farmer Interest Group (CIGs)/ which is fully funded under the ATMA FIGs have so far been mobilized Programme). under the scheme. • Use of interactive and innovative o Over 97803 Farm Schools have methods of information dissemination been organized on the fields of like pico-projectors, low cost films, outstanding farmers. hand held devices and mobile based • service, etc. Progress of implementation during current financial year (up to September, 3. implementation Status 2016): • Total 652 ATMAs have been constituted o Over 12 lakh farmers including 6 in 29 States and 3 UTs. lakh farm women (50.00%) have • Institutional arrangements viz. Inter been reportedly participated Departmental Working Group (IDWG) in farmer oriented activities in 29 States and 3 UTs, ATMA Core like exposure visits, trainings, Committees – Governing Board (GB) demonstrations & kisan melas. The & ATMA Managing Committee in 652 data received from Maharashtra is however being confirmed Districts; Block Technology Team (BTT) from State Government as they in 5990 Blocks & Block Farmer Advisory have reflected huge number of Committees (BFACs) reconstituted in beneficiaries under Demonstration 5544 Blocks; District FACs have been activity. constituted in 561 districts and State Level FACs in 19 States. o 14045 CIGs/ FIGs organized. • SEWPs of 31 States/ UTs have been o 4566 Farm Schools organized. prepared and approved based on o 12906 specialists & functionaries District Agriculture Action Plans of have been reported as deployed 651 ATMA districts. As against the under ATMA as on 31st August, B.E. of Rs.450.00 crores, an amount of 2016. Rs. 287.64 crores has been released to the States up to 2nd December, 2016 II. “Mass Media Support To for implementation of the Scheme and Agricultural Extensioin” total release since the inception of the 8.3 This scheme is utilizing countrywide nd scheme in 2005-06 to 2 December, infrastructure and networks of All India 2016 has been to the tune of Rs. 3499.75 Radio and Doordarshan and focusing crore. dissemination of latest farm practices • Physical performance of the Scheme through Radio and Television networks. since its inception in 2005-06 (April The Prasar Bharati, a ‘National Public 2005 to September 2016) is as below: Service Broadcaster’ is implementing this scheme. The objective of the scheme is to o Over 36231269 farmers including 9637720 farm women (26.60%) enhance and boost the Agriculture Extension have participated in farmer system in the present scenario. At present oriented activities like Exposure the farmers need technology, investment, Visits, Trainings, Demonstrations, better quality inputs, real time information Farm Schools & Kisan Melas. and most of all the latest know-how for sustaining commercial and cost effective

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sustainable agriculture. A major shift in the 30-minute programme six days a week methodology of delivering knowledge to the from 6.30-7.00 PM. Each station broadcast farm has taken place. Radio and TV have the separate programme in respective dialects/ advantage of reaching a wide audience at a languages. With easy availability of FM very low cost. Radio on mobile phones, FM Stations can have wider outreach than before. However, 1. Telecast of Krishi Darshan depending on cost-benefit ratio, it will be Programmes on Doordarshan:- endeavour of the Department to go in for 8.4 Under this scheme, a 30 minute alternative technologies such as Amplitude programme is being telecast 5-6 days a week Modulations (AM), Digital Radio etc. through 01 National, 18 Regional Kendras and 3. Telecast/ Broadcast of spots/ jingles 180 High Power/Low Power Transmitters of advisories under ‘Free Commercial Doordarshan. For telecasting success stories, Time (FCT)’ on AIR and DD: innovations and for popularization change- setting technology and farming practices 8.6 In addition to above regular through the Saturday slot of Doordarshan’s programmes, the Free Commercial Time National Channel, DAC&FW is producing (FCT) available under Krishi Darshan and films, which would consciously project inter- Kisanvani programme is being utilized alia positive aspects in agriculture and allied for dissemination of Advisories on Rabi sector in India. During the period, 14 films / Kharif season, Jingles on Cooperatives (4 films on various horticulture practices and spots on Kisan Call Centers, Judicious use of 10 success stories of the farmers) have been fertilizers, safe use of Pesticides, Machinery produced. With the view to disseminate and Technology, Farm School, National service oriented real time information to Food Security Mission (NFSM), Kisan Credit the farming community, Dooradrashan Card and Agri -Clinic and Agri -Business is telecasting regular Krishi Darshan Centers (ACABC), package of practices Programme on 1 Nation Channel in Hindi available to the farmers under National language, 18 state level regional channels Food Security Mission (NFSM), and other in respective regional languages five days important flagship programmes like Neem a week and 36 Narrowcasting Production Coated urea, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sichai Kendras producing two programmes a week Yajana, Crop Insurance Scheme, BGREI , and the same are being telecast through National Agriculture Market, Siol health 180 High Power and Low Power Relay Card, Bee Keeping, NHM, Parampagat Transmitters. Keeping in view the importance of real time farm advisories, weather reports, Krishi Vikas Yojana and Organic Farming early warning information, agriculture news etc and , contingency plan developed by and agriculture market trends, all Kendra State Governments and emergent issues like of DD and AIR station are being telecasting/ Drought, Flood etc. broadcasting regular programmes on these 4. focused Publicity & Awareness subjects under respective segment of the Campaign through other media programme. platforms: 2. Broadcast of Kisan Vani Programme 8.7 Besides above, the ‘Focused Publicity on All India Radio: & Awareness Campaign which would cut 8.5 Under this component, 96 FM/AM across all the Divisions of the Ministry was stations of All India Radio are broadcasting launched on July 5, 2010 to create awareness

68 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 about the assistance available under various 7. Print Media: schemes of the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare. This 8.10 Curiosity of the stake-holders campaign will be continued during the 12th (particularly farmers) is expected to get Plan, also in an aesthetic, professional and whetted by the video and audio spots. More politically neutral manner. Video Spots and detailed inputs – preferably information Audio spots are being broadcast/telecast having region specificity – will continue through AIR, DD, Lok Sabha TV and also to be given through print advertisements on Private TV Channels. The above spots and write-ups in regional languages. The are being broadcast/telecast through AIR/ national and regional newspapers are being DD and private national and regional TV utilized based on their circulation figures. channels during news and entertainment 8. mass Media Scheme in NE Region: programmes. In addition to this, Ministry is using various multimedia platforms 8.11 The programmes under the scheme are i.e. railway panels/ stations, bus panels, being disseminated throughout the country exhibitions through Directorate of Filed including NE region benefiting the farmers of Publicity, web based digital platforms, the area. In the NE Region the programmes hoardings etc. for massive media campaign are being disseminated in regional languages on above flagship programmes. & local dialects through 1 Regional Kendra at Guwahati, 6 NC Programme Producing 5. Technical Support to DD Kisan Kendras and 22 HPT/LPT along with 8 FM Channel: radio stations. The Regional and NC Kendras 8.8 Recently launched DD Kisan, a 24 are producing programmes as per area based hour agriculture based channel is catering requirement and local dialects. the requirements of the farming community 8 financial Provisions:- inclusive of research updates, extension advisories, market rates and weather updates 8.12 During the year 2016-17, the amount and is also utilized extensively under the of Rs 131.18 Cores has been earmarked MMSAE for dissemination of information. under Central Sector Scheme ‘Mass Media Support to Agriculture Extension’ for Krishi 6. support to Community Radio Darshan and Kisan Vani Programmes Stations (CRS):- being implemented through Prasar Bharati 8.9 To promote agriculture extension including ‘Focused Publicity and Awareness through mass media at community level, Campaign’ through Radio/ TV /Print and the Ministry of Agriculture is also providing other outdoor media platforms. support for setting up of Community Radio III. Establishment of the Agri-Clinics Stations (CRS), which would make a major and Agri-Business Centres (ACABC) contribution to agricultural extension by utilizing the reach of radio transmitter and 8.13 The ACABC scheme is under disseminating information and knowledge, implementation since April, 2002. The scheme produced locally and having relevance for a aims at creating gainful self-employment specific area in local dialects/languages. As opportunities to unemployed agricultural on date, 8 CRs are operational in KVKs and graduates, agricultural diploma holders, NGOs under this scheme and broadcasting and intermediate in agriculture apart from agriculture programmes. science graduates with post-graduation in

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agriculture related courses for supporting ICAR and Subject Matter Divisions of agriculture development and supplementing DAC&FW) are organized to evolve joint the efforts of public extension. strategies on the emerging issues of agriculture and allied sector. The recommended action 8.14 mANAGE is the implementing by these group meetings are further discussed agency for training component under the during an interface meeting with active scheme through a network of identified participation of officers from DAC&FW, Nodal Training Institutes (NTIs) in various ICAR and Department of Animal Husbandry states. NABARD is implementing subsidy Dairying and Fisheries (AHD&F). The Pre- component under the scheme on the behalf Kharif 2016 DAC&FW-ICAR Interface was of Government of India and is monitoring organized during March, 2016 and the group credit support to Agri-Clinics through recommendations of the said interface were Commercial Banks. shared with senior officer of State Agriculture 8.15 The credit linked back-ended subsidy Department during National Conference @ 36% of the Total Financial Outlay (TFO) on Agriculture for Kharif Campaign held capital cost of the project funded through during April, 2016. The Pre-Rabi 2016-17 bank loan is available under the scheme. DAC&FW Interface was not organized due This subsidy is 44% in respect of candidates to some administrative inconveniences. belonging to SC/ST, Women and all categories of candidates from North-Eastern and Hill V. Kisan Call Centers (KCC): States. 8.19 The KCC Scheme was launched on 21st 8.16 So far, 51413 candidates have been January 2004 to provide answer to farmers’ trained and 21077 agri-ventures have been queries on agriculture and allied sectors established in the country during the period through toll free telephone lines. A country of implementation of the scheme (since wide common eleven digit number ‘1800-180- inception till December, 2016). During 1551’ has been allocated for KCC. The replies the year 2016-17, starting from April, 3597 to the queries of the farming community are candidates have been trained and 640 being given in 22 local languages. KCCs agri-ventures have been established till operate from 14 locations in the country November, 2016. covering all the Sates and UTs. Calls are attended from 6.00 am to 10.00 pm on all 7 8.17 The ACABC scheme has been revised days of a week. Since inception of the scheme during 2010-11 with changes in relevant till 30th November, 2016 over 300.63 lakh calls operational aspects, aiming to provide have been registered in the KCCs. During the better services to farmers, improvements current year around 44 lakh calls have been in the quality of training and simplify the received upto 30th November, 2016. In order process of subsidy disbursement. Provision to make farmers aware of this facility, audio of extension service to farmers by these and video spots on Kisan Call Centres have agri-preneurs has been made a mandatory been broadcast/telecast through All India component of the scheme. Details of the Radio, Doordarshan and private television scheme may be seen at www.agriclinics.net. channels. A Kisan Knowledge Management IV. Pre-Seasonal DAC-ICAR system (KKMS) has been created at the Interfaces backend to capture details of the farmers calling KCCs. Modified call Escalation 8.18 Pre-seasonal DAC&FW-ICAR Interfaces Matrix has also been put in place. If the (Subject Matter Group Meetings between queries are not answered by FTA is escalated

70 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 to concerned Block Level Officer for replying Graduate Program in Agri-Business the query through KKMS interface within Management, one-year ‘Post Graduate given time frame. Diploma in Agricultural Extension Management’ in distance learning mode and 8.20 The Kisan Call Centre scheme has been one year Diploma in Agricultural Extension recently restructured and strengthened, Services for Input Dealers (DAESI) by with a good number of unique features viz. MANAGE (organized on weekends/weekly provision of IPPBX, 100% call recording; holidays) are being continued during the call barging; voice mail service; customized year 2016-17. IVRS; call conferencing through the experts; playing state specific advisories during call 2. Extension Education Institutes wait time and SMS to caller farmers giving a (EEIs): gist of answers given by the KCC Agent now known as Farm Tele Advisor. The farmer 8.23 Four Extension Education Institutes calling KCC can also register for receiving namely, Nilokeri (Haryana), Rajendranagar, SMSs from experts on the subject area and Hyderabad (Telangana), Anand (Gujarat), their providing and also for receiving regular Jorhat (Assam) are functioning at the updates on mandi price of selected mandis Regional Level. The objectives of EEIs and crops. are to improve the skills and professional competence of middle level Extension field VI. HRD Support functionaries of Agriculture and Allied 8.21 DAC has strengthened a network Departments of the State Governments in of training institutions in the country the areas of (a) Extension Education; (b) by supporting the National Institute of Extension Methodology; (c) Information Agricultural Extension Management and C-ommunication Technology; (d) (MANAGE) at Hyderabad; four Regional Training Methodology; (e) Communication; Extension Education Institutes (EEIs) at the (f) Market led Extension; etc. regional level and the State Agricultural 8.24 During 2016-17, a total of 197 training Management & Extension Training Institutes programmes have been approved by the (SAMETIs) at the State level. Directorate of Extension, consisting of 96 1. mANAGE: On-Campus and 101 Off-Campus trainings. Against this, 128 training programmes with 8.22 MANAGE is providing training 3002 participants (67 on campus and 48 support to senior and middle level off campus) have already been conducted functionaries of the State Governments. (till December, 2016). An amount of Rs. It is also providing necessary support to 549.09 lakh has been released to the EEIs till the states in implementation of Extension December, 2016. Reforms (ATMA) scheme. Against 190 training courses planned for 2016-17, 96 3. model Training Courses (MTCs): training courses have been organized by MANAGE up to October, 2016. Against 8.25 Model Training Courses of eight days the budget estimate of Rs.1260.00 lakh, an duration on thrust areas of Agriculture, amount of Rs.630.00 lakh has been released Horticulture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries till November, 2016. Extension are supported by the Directorate of Extension (DOE) with the objective of The implementation of self-financing improving the professional competence and professional courses viz. two-year Post upgrading the knowledge and developing

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technical skills of Subject Matter Specialists/ empowerment of women through ‘strategy Extension workers of Agriculture and allied of mainstreaming and agenda setting‘. departments of the State Governments. The Centre acts as a focal point for the During the current, financial year 60 Model convergence of gender related activities Training Courses have been planned, out and issues in agriculture and allied sectors of which 39 training courses have been within and outside DAC&FW; addressing organized till December, 2016. Against the gender dimension to agriculture policies budget grant of Rs. 177.00 lakh an amount and programmes; rendering advocacy/ of Rs. 92.00 lakh has been released till advisory services to the States /UTs to December, 2016. internalize gender specific interventions for bringing the farm women in the mainstream 4. Diploma in Agricultural Extension of agriculture development. Services for Input Dealers (DAESI): 8.29 Being a Nodal Agency for women 8.26 DAESI is of one year (expanded to in agriculture in DAC&FW, Ministry of 48 weeks) regular course launched in 2003 Agriculture, the Centre is actively involved with an objective to impart education in in the revision of guidelines of various agriculture and other allied areas to the Beneficiary oriented scheme/programmes Input Dealers so that they can establish of DAC&FW to ensure allocation of linkage to their business with extension resources and flow of benefits to the women services, besides discharging regulatory farmers in proportion to their participation responsibilities enjoined on them. in agricultural activities. The following 8.27 This programme was earlier activities have been taken up during the implemented through MANAGE @Rs.20,000 year. per candidate in self-financial mode in 1. The following Macro/ Micro level and Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Action Research Studies have been Odisha, Jharkhand & West Bengal, and so initiated by the Centre. far 4107 candidates have been trained till • Study on “Adoption of Gender Friendly March, 2016. It has now been decided to Tools by Women Farmers and its impact implement DAESI programme across the on their lives” – selection of the agency country through SAMETIs with involving has been completed. Agribusiness Companies, ATMAs, KVKs, • Study on “Schemes for Improving Agril. Collages & NGOs. During the current Women Farmers Access to Extension year 2016-17, 62 programmes are under Services and Gender Mainstreaming in process which will be completed by March, Agriculture’’ – Selection of the agency 2017. As on 31.12.2016, 1095 candidates have has been completed. been trained during the current year. 2. Publications brought out by NGRCA VII. National Gender Resource Centre are as follow: in Agriculture (NGRCA) • Compendium on Gender Friendly 8.28 NGRCA has been set up as a unit Tools/Equipments. of Directorate of Extension (DOE) of the • Farm Women Friendly Handbook (both DAC&FW under the Scheme of Extension in English & Hindi ) Support to Central Institutes/DOE. NGRCA 3. Revision of guidelines of various reflects the national commitment of Beneficiary Oriented Schemes/

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Programmes /Missions of DAC&FW of farmers. The Department has sponsored / to ensure allocation of resources and organized about 08 Kisan Melas in different flow of benefits to the women farmer parts of the country including participation in proportion to their participation in in India International Trade Fair 2016 by agricultural activities. setting up Agriculture Pavilion from 14th - th 4. Preparation of separate chapter on 27 November, 2016 at Pragati Maidan, New ‘Gender Perspective in Agriculture’ for Delhi, to disseminate relevant information the Annual Report and Gender Related and promote appropriate technologies Write-up for the Out Come Budget of and improved agronomic practices among DAC&FW, Ministry of Agriculture & the farmers and other stakeholders in Farmers Welfare. agriculture and allied sectors. Financial assistance is provided for organization 5. Collation of special provisions and of Regional Agriculture Fairs (RAFs) to package of assistance available for State Agriculture Universities and Indian women farmers under various on-going Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Missions/ Sub-Missions/ Schemes of institutes. Five (5) Regional Agriculture DAC&FW, Ministry of Agriculture & Fairs @ one in each region, namely, North, Famers Welfare and even those of other South, East, West and North East organised Ministries/Departments. through State Agriculture Universities/ 6. Joint circular for Convergence of ICAR Institutes during a year are supported National Rural Livelihoods Mission with a maximum funding of Rs.15 lakh each. (NRLM), MORD and the Schemes / The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Programmes /Missions of Department Welfare also provides financial assistance to of Agriculture, Cooperation and other institutions for organization of farmer- Farmers Welfare, MoA&FW issued to centric International/ National/ State level the States/UTs. events. VIII. Monitoring And Evaluation: 8.32 Various steps like direct participation of farmers, Farmer-Scientist interactions 8.30 Support to State Extension Programme in regional languages, demonstrating for Extension Reforms launched has a appropriate technologies directly and by way provision of third party monitoring termed of organizing crop/ livestock demonstrations, as Concurrent Evaluation at State level. The web-casting of Agriculture Pavilion during Extension Division had also conducted the IITF 2016 are being done to insure that centralized evaluation of the scheme through benefit of melas /agri shows reaches more an independent agency, Agriculture Finance no. of farmers. Suitable infotainment shows Corporation (AFC). Important suggestions like Skit shows with some technical message and issues for further improvements in ATMA are also included a part of the fair. Pre-event schemes have already been dully addressed publicity through press releases, AIR, DD, in the modified ATMA guidelines. KIsan Call Centre, Kisan Vani programme through FM Radio Station are also done IX. Exhibitions during the year. DAC has participated in 8.31 Agricultural exhibitions / Fairs are an following events during the the year 2016- effective means of reaching to a large number 17

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Sl. No Fairs/Exhibitions/Events State Exp. Incurred (Rs.) 1. Participation in “Gram Uday se Bharat Uday Abhiyan” at Jharkhand 10,78,541 Jamshedpur from 23-24 April, 2016 2. Participation in DoNER Day Celebration at Shillong Meghalaya 60,000 from 27-28 May, 2016 3. Participation in 7th Krishi Fair at Puri, Odisha from 4-8 Odisha 1,48,990 June, 2016 4. Participation in 20th National Exhibition at Kolkata from WB 1,71,650 10-14 August, 2016 5. Participation in Agri-Asia at Mahatma Mandir, Gujrat 1,91,500 Gandhinagar, Gujarat from 2nd to 4th September, 2016 6. Organization of National level Krishi Unnati Mela from UP 52,850 25th to 29th September, 2016 at Mathura 7. Participation in Exhibition at Grakhpur, U.P. from 23rd UP 9,490 to 24th October, 2016 8. IITF from 14th to 27th November, 2016 at Pragati NCT of Delhi Yet to be finalized Maidan New Initiatives: Programmes of North-Eastern States 8.33 The Division has introduced a quarterly 8.34 The status of implementation of e-bulletin; monthly e-book and Farmer Schemes in the North Eastern Region is as Friendly Hand Book on yearly basis. These follows: documents are available on Department’s website www.agricoop.nic.in.

a. support to State Extension Programme for Extension Reforms

S. No. Name of the State No. of ATMA Registered 1. Arunachal Pradesh 22 2. Assam 26 3. Manipur 9 4. Mizoram 8 5. Meghalaya 11 6. Nagaland 11 7. Sikkim 4 8. Tripura 8 Total: 99

8.35 During the current financial year 581.580 lakh), Tripura (Rs. 77.220 lakh) and 2015-16, Budget estimate of Rs. 4500 lakh Sikkim (Rs. 132.230 lakh) till November, was earmarked for North Eastern States for 2016 implementing the Scheme. Out of which, an b. mass Media Support to Agricultural amount of Rs. 2660.79 lakh has been released Extension: to Assam (Rs. 583.020 lakh), Arunachal Pradesh (Rs. 467.340 lakh), Manipur (Rs. 8.36 List of Narrowcasting and FM Kisan 304.890 lakh), Meghalaya (Rs. 120.630 lakh), Vani Stations in the North Eastern Region is Mizoram (Rs. 393.880 lakh), Nagaland (Rs. given below:

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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, Jorhat, Dhubri, Hafflong, Sonari, Nazira, Dibrugarh Nowgong 3 Manipur , Churachandpur, Ukhrul -- 4 Meghalaya Shillong, Nongstoin, Jowai Jowai, Cherrapunjee 5 Mizoram AizwalLawangtlal Lunglei Lunglei 6 Nagaland Gangtok Mokokchung 7 Tripura AgartalaKailasahr Kailasahr, Tellamura, Amarpur Belonia Jolaibari

These stations are producing/ broadcasting been organized and 468 officers trained. An 30 minutes agricultural programmes, 5/6 amount of Rs. 89.50 lakhs has been released days a week. to EEI Jorhat till October, 2016 as against the budget estimate of Rs. 150.00 lakh. c. KisanCall Centers (KCCs): Gender Specific Interventions under ATMA 8.37 The KCC located at Guwahati caters Programme: to the needs of the North Eastern Region except Sikkim which is located at Kolkata 8.39 ATMA programme provides that (West Bengal). Queries are replied in minimum 30% resources are to be utilized for different languages depending upon the women farmers. To improve participation area from where the query is received. Since of women in planning & decision the beginning of scheme, the calls registered making process, the scheme provides for from various states of North-Eastern Region representation and active involvement of upto 31st October are, Arunachal Pradesh women at various decision making platforms (5669), Assam (223808), Manipur (28017), viz. ATMA-Governing Body and ATMA- Meghalaya (14191), Mizoram (7650), Management Committee at district level Nagaland (2925), Sikkim (10040) and Tripura & Farmer Advisory Committees (FACs) (36341). The calls registered from these states at block, district and state level. Besides, during current year up to 31st October, 2016 scheme provides for enhanced involvement are Arunachal Pradesh (582), Assam (20486), of women as ‘Farmer Friend’ in a mechanism Manipur (1257), Meghalaya (729), Mizoram promoted under the scheme for Farmer- (66), Nagaland (211), Sikkim (657) & Tripura to-Farmer extension. Farm Women’s Food (3257). and nutritional Security Groups (FIGs) @ at least 3 per block to be formed annually for d. Extension Education Institute (EEI): ensuring household food and nutritional 8.38 EEI set up at Jorhat (Assam) in 1987 security providing assistance of Rs.10,000/ has been providing training support at per group. the regional level to the middle level 8.40 Since inception of the scheme in 2005- functionaries of in 8 States of North Eastern 06, total 96,37,720 farm women (26.60% of the Region and West Bengal. During the year total benefited farmers) have participated in 2016-17 (till October, 2016) 15 courses have farmer oriented activities like Exposure Visits,

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Training, Demonstrations & Kisan Melas 8.42 For the first time, in the team of including 6,31,572 women farmers benefited committed extension ‘ functionaries’ during 2016-17(up to 30th November, 2016). engaged with Government of India, support (90%) one ‘Gender Coordinator’ at the State 8.41 In addition, ATMA supports organizing level has been included. atleast 2 women Food Security Groups/ block to ensure food and nutritional security at the household and community level.

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 30% - 6,31,572 30% of the 26599.20 To improve participation Program of resources women budget lakh (Up of women in planning & meant for farmers earmarked to 30th decision making process, programmatic have for farmer November, the scheme provides for activities are participated oriented 2016 representation and active to be utilized in farmers filed involvement of women at for women oriented activities. various decision making farmers. activities platforms viz. ATMA-GB during 2016- & ATMA-MC at district 17 (till 30th level & Farmer Advisory November, Committees at block, district 2016). & state level. Farm Women’s Food and nutritional Security Groups (FGGs) @ at least 3 per block to be formed annually for ensuring household food and nutritional security providing assistance of Rs.10,000/ per group.

Development of Portals sponsored) Mission Mode Project (MMP) National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture 8.43 DAC&FW has developed 80 portals, applications and websites (primarily in (NeGP-A) for helping farmers to access collaboration with National Informatics information related to latest technology. This Centre) covering both the headquarters and project has been approved at a total cost of its field offices. The important portals include Rs. 858.79 crore for implementation of this Soil Health Card, National Agriculture scheme in entire country. Dissemination of Market, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana information to the farmers has been aimed (PMFBY), PMKSY, AGMARKNET etc. through various delivery channels including Common Service Centres, Web Portals, SMSs National e-Governance Plan in and Kisan Call Centres, Mobile apps etc. Agriculture (NeGP-A): twelve identified clusters of services under 8.44 The Government is implementing a the project is under implementation. The state sector plan scheme (erstwhile centrally services include Information on Pesticides,

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Fertilizers and Seeds; Soil Health; Information Mobile Apps. on crops, farm machinery, training and Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs); 8.46 As part of multiple channels of delivery Weather advisories; Information on prices, of information to the farmers, DAC&FW has arrivals, procurement points, and providing already launched five mobile apps (Kisan interaction platform; Electronic certification Suvidha, Pusa Krishi, Crop Insurance, for exports and import; Information on Agrimarket & Bhuwan Hail storm). It has also marketing infrastructure; Monitoring been decided to make complete information implementation / evaluation of schemes and and services available to the farmers through programmes; Information on fishery inputs; suitable Mobile Apps. Few important Mobile Information on irrigation infrastructure; Apps developed by Department are: Drought Relief and Management; Livestock (a) Hail Storm application :- Farmer or Management. other stakeholder may upload hail storm photograph with GPS tagging. mKisan Portal: 8.45 This Portal subsumes all mobile based initiatives in the field of Agriculture & Allied sectors. It brings together SMS (both Push and Pull), Interactive Voice Response System, Mobile Apps and Services. Officers, Scientists and Experts from all Organizations and Departments of the GoI and State Governments (including State Agriculture Universities(SAUs) , Krishi Vigyan Kendras(KVKs) and Agro –Meteorological Field Units (AMFUs) are using this Portal all over the country are using this Portal for disseminating information(giving topical & seasonal advisories and providing services (b) crop Insurance:- Famer can know through SMSs to farmers in their local insurance premium, notified area etc. languages) on various agricultural activities on the mobile. to registered farmers, during FY 2015- 16, more than 780 crore SMSs and during FY 2016-17 more than 480 crore SMSs have been sent till 31.12.2016 to farmers by all agencies/ organisation/departments in agriculture and allied sectors down to Block level throughout the country since its inception July-2013. The content may include information about the Schemes, Advisories from Experts, Market Prices, Weather Reports, Soil Test Reports etc. The farmers can register for this service by calling Kisan Call Center on the toll free number 1800-180-1551 or through the Web Portal/SMS.

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(c) Agri Market:- Farmer can know the in). Till December 2016 more than 3.7 Lakh prices of various crops in the mandis users have downloaded the App. near him.

(e) Pusa Krishi- Mobile App: Pusa Krishi Mobile App has been launched recently by the Government. The objective of this app is to help farmers to get information about technologies developed by IARI, which will eventually help in increasing returns to farmers.

(d) Kisan Suvidha has a simple interface and provides information on five critical parameters – weather, input dealers, market price, plant protection and expert advisories. An additional tab directly connects the farmer with the Kisan Call Centre where agriculture experts answer their queries. Unique features like extreme weather alerts (f) CCE App: for undertaking crop cutting and market prices of commodity in nearest experiment. area and the maximum price in State as well as India have been added to empower farmers in the best possible manner. Kisan Suvidha mobile app is presently functioning in English & Hindi with a facility of language translation. States have been given a facility of translating the app in their own language. This translation facility will help in extending the outreach of this app and thus more and more farmers can be benefited throughout the length and breadth of the nation. It is available in Google Play Store and on mKisan – Mobile Apps section (mkisan.gov.

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Strengthening of IT Apparatus in Sl. Intervention Agriculture and Cooperation in the States No. and Union Territories (AGRISNET): 1. Strengthening for Seed Quality Control 2. Strengthening of Grow Out Test(GOT) 8.47 The Government is implementing a Facilities Central Sector Plan Scheme “Strengthening/ 3. Support to Seed Certification Agencies Promoting Agricultural Informatics & 4. Seed Village programme Communications”, of which one of the 5. Certified seed production through seed components is AGRISNET. The objective villages of AGRISNET is to provide improved 6. Seed Processing Facilities services to the farming community through 7. Seed Storage Facilities use of ICT. Under the AGRISNET Scheme 8. Transport Subsidy on Movement of seeds funds are released to the State Government to NE States etc concerned for provisioning of software and 9. National Seed Reserve 10. Application of Bio-technology in hardware systems including networking, Agriculture data digitization, manpower training to 11. Public Private Partnership in Seed Sector ensure computerization upto Block level 12. Assistance for Boosting Seed Production 26 States have so far availed funds released in Private Sector by the Government under AGRISNET. 13. Support to Sub-Mission Director and However, under the revised guidelines under Survey / Studies NeGP-A, this scheme has been subsumed 14. PPV&FRA under NeGP-A. 8.49. Production of Breeder, Foundation SEEDS: and Certified/Quality Seeds:- Seeds are the basic and critical input for agricultural 8.48 sub-Mission on Seed and Planting production. The Indian Seeds programme Material (SMSP):- Central Sector Scheme recognizes three generations of seeds, “Development and Strengthening of namely, breeder, foundation and certified Infrastructure Facilities for the Production seeds. The details of production of breeder and Distribution of Quality Seeds” was under and foundation seeds as well as production implementation on all India basis since 2005- of certified seeds from 2005-06 to 2016-17 are 06 with effect from 01.04.2014. This scheme shown in the following table:- was subsumed in “Sub Mission on Seed and Planting Material (SMSP)” under centrally YEAR Production/Availability of Seed (Metric Tonnes) Sponsored Scheme “National Mission on Breeder Seed Foundation Certified / Agricultural Extension and Technology (Production) Seed Quality seed (NMAET)” with the objective to develop 2005-06 6823 74800 1405000 and strengthen the existing infrastructure 2006-07 7382 79654 1481800 for production and distribution of certified 2007-08 9196 85254 1943100 / quality seeds with a focused, time bound 2008-09 9441 96274 2503500 2009-10 10683 114638 2797200 and integrated agenda to improve the 2010-11 11921 180640 3213592 availability of quality seeds for the farmers 2011-12 12338 222681 3536200 and to encourage the development of new 2012-13 11020 161700 3285800 varieties of plants. The existing components 2013-14 8229 174307 3473130* of the scheme are as under: 2014-15 8621 157616 3517664 2015-16 9036 149542 3435248 2016-17 11221.8 220907 3802904 (Target)

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8.50 strengthening of Seeds Quality  Distinctiveness, Uniformity and Control Organizations (State Seed Stability (DUS) guidelines of 5 new Certification Agencies and State Seed crops/species published in the Gazette Testing Laboratories):- The responsibility of India vide S.No.1444(E) dated of seed law enforcement is vested with 19th April, 2016 Vegetable Amaranth the State Governments. Seed Inspectors, (Amaranthus tricolor L.), Ridge notified under the relevant provisions of gourd (Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.) the Seeds Act, 1966 and the Seeds (Control) Palak / Spinach beet (Beta vulgaris Order, 1983, inspect the premises of seed var. bengalensisRoxb.)Carnation distribution agencies to draw samples for (Dianthus caryophyllus L.) and Orchid testing. Appropriate action is taken against (PaphiopedilumPfitz.). In addition 7 sellers of sub-standard seeds as per the new crops/species guidelines have provisions of the Seeds Act/Rules and Orders. been published in the Gazette of India th These Inspectors are also authorized to stop vide S.No.2394(E) dated 13 July, the sale of sub-standard seeds and to seize 2016namely Noni (Morindacitrifolia their stocks. Seed Inspectors have also been L.), Nutmeg (MyristicafragransHoutt.), provided with powers of enforcement under Bael (Aegle marmelosCorrea), Jamun the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 to (SyzygiumcuminiSkeels), Custard regulate the quality of genetically modified Apple ( Annona squamosaL.), Jasmine (GM) Crops. (JasminumsambacL.), Kalmegh (AndrographispaniculataL.) 8.51 Policy on Export/Import of Seeds and  DUS tests guideline of 63 crops/ species Planting Materials:- The export/ import of are under various stages of development. seeds have increased with rationalization Out of these 21 Crops/ species (aonla, and simplification of the export/import neem, karanj, guava, litchi, marigold, regime. This has benefited Indian farmers, betelvine, Deodar, Chir pine, Mulberry, the seed industry and entrepreneurs. 110 Buckwheat, jasmine, Grain amaranth, cases were recommended for issue of export faba bean, Proso millet, Kodo millet, and 163 cases were recommended for import Little millet, Barnyard millet, Elephant during the year 2015-16). During the year foot yam, Taro& Jatropha) have already 2016-17, 112 cases of export and 103 cases of been finalized and published in Plant import have been recommended. Variety Journal of India. 8.52 implementation of Protection of  The Authority has organized 334 Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights:- awareness programme for training, Legislation for Protection of Plant Varieties awareness, and capacity building and Farmers Rights was enacted in year which includes five National seminar, 2001 which provides for the establishment three state level seminar cum agro of an effective system for protection of biodiversity fair and exhibition and plant varieties rights of farmers and plant three workshop as per the provision of breeders and to encourage the development the PPV&FR Act, 2001 to make aware of new varieties of plants. Central Sector the participants on farmers Rights, Scheme for the Protection of Plant Varieties Breeders Rights Researcher Right etc. and Farmers Rights Authority (PPV&FRA)  Two branch offices have already been provides necessary back-up support for established at Ranchi and Guwahati implementation of this legislation. The major to facilitate the registration of farmer’s achievements are detailed below: varieties and other varieties. In addition

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to above, it has been decided to establish 8.53 National Seed Research and Training three new branch offices of the Authority Centre (NSRTC) at , Uttar Pradesh:- at Palampur (HP), Pune (Maharashtra) The National Seed Research and Training and Shivamogga (Karnataka) has Centre (NSRTC) Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) been solicited. These branch offices has been functioning since Oct.,2005 and will also monitor DUS centres within has been notified as Central Seed Testing their territorial jurisdiction, provide and Referral Laboratory (CSTL) with effect support in the development of DUS from 01.04.2007. The mandate of NSRTC is tests guidelines, support to organize to have a separate National Seed Quality training cum-awareness programme, Control Laboratory to maintain uniformity besides facilitating farmers for the in Seed Testing and to assure supply of registration of farmers varieties and quality seeds at National Level. It also acts other varieties. as Referral Laboratory under Court of Law  In order to support, reward & for seed related issues. It is a premiere recognize farmers, communities of Institute for capacity building in relation farmers particularly the tribal, rural to maintaining Seed Quality assurance by communities engaged in conservation, offering HRD activities round the year. The improvement and preservation of CSTL working under ambit of NSRTC is genetic resources of economic plants also a member Laboratory of International and other wild relatives in biodiversity Seed Testing Association (ISTA), since 2007. hotspots, Plant Genome Saviour As per National programme to maintain Farmers Reward & Recognition and uniformity in seed testing, NSRTC has Plant Genome Saviour Community analysed approximately 19,132 nos. of seed Award are given each year. This year sample during 2015-16 under 5% re-testing i.e. on 24th August, 2016 five Farming/ programme. Besides, a number of 97 Court Tribal Communities have also been Referred Seed Samples have also been conferred Plant Genome Saviour analysed in the CSTL as and when received Community Award consisting of cash from the respective Court. of Rs.10.00 lakhs each, a citation and a memento. 10 Individual Farmers have 8.54 The details of the seed sample received been conferred Plant Genome Saviour and analyzed during last five years and Rewards consisting of cash of Rs. 1.50 current year are given as under : lakh each, citation and memento and 4 farmers for Plant Genome Saviour Sl. Year Total Nos. of Court Seed No. Seed Samples Samples Recognition comprising of Rs. 1.00 lakh received and received and each along with citation and memento. analyzed analyzed  During the year 2015-16, PPV&FRA 1. 2010-11 13859 66 received about 2174 applications for 2. 2011-12 15978 66 registration under the PPV&FR Act 3. 2012-13 17808 89 and authority issued 419 certificates. 4. 2013-14 18951 106  78 DUS test centres are being 5. 2014-15 19068 213 supported by the Authority, which are 6. 2015-16 19132 97 located in various institution of ICAR, 7. 2016-17 14851 62 ICFRE, CSIR, other reputed research (as on organization and State Agriculture 31.10.2016) Universities. Total (Nos.) 119647 699

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8.55 During 2015-16, NSRTC had organized manure, potato and wide range of 10 National Training programmes on various vegetables crops. During the financial seed related issues, for the benefits of various year 2015-16 NSC has distributed 13.98 stakeholders of Public and Private Sector. In lakh qtls of seed in the country. During addition NSRTC has also organized National the current financial year 2016-17 NSC Seed Congress at Hyderabad, Andhra has distributed 5.03 lakh qtls of seed in Pradesh in 2015-16. Kharif, 2016 season. 8.56 Department intends to establish Indian 8.58 Use of Bt. Cotton Hybrid Seeds:- Bt. International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)’s Cotton is the only transgenic crop approved South Asia Regional Center at campus of in the country for commercial cultivation. NSRTC, Varanasi (UP). The proposed centre The Genetic Engineering Appraisal of IRRI would help in research and rice value Committee (GEAC) of the Ministry of addition in the country. Environment, Forests and Climate Change is the nodal agency for grant of permission 8.57 National Seeds Corporation: The for environmental release of Bt. Cotton Department of Agriculture, Cooperation hybrids under the Environment Protection and Farmers Welfare had two Central Public Act, 1986 in the country. At present, about Sector Undertakings namely National Seeds 1128 Bt. Cotton hybrid seeds are available Corporation (NSC) and the State Farms for cultivation in the country. These Bt. Corporation of India (SFCI), after soliciting Cotton hybrids are grown in ten (10) States the approval of the Cabinet and completion of i.e., Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, codal formalities of the Ministry of Corporate Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Affairs, SFCI has been amalgamated with Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan. the NSC w.e.f 1.4.2014 to bring about greater The area under Bt. Cotton has increased from synergy in production and distribution of 29073 ha in Kharif 2002 to 85.29 lakh ha. in quality seeds. NSC is scheduled ‘B’ Central 2016-17 (81% of total cotton area) Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) and also enjoys “Mini Ratna” (Category-I) status. The 8.59 National Seed Reserve:- The performance of NSC during 2015-16 is as Establishment & Maintenance of Seed under: - Bank Programme has been re-structured as  National Seed Reserve for implementation During 2015-16 NSC earned profit after th tax (PAT) of Rs. 43.41 crore as compared during the remaining period of 12 Plan to Rs. 38.84 crore during 2014-15. NSC w.e.f. 2014-15 – 2016-17. The basic objectives declared dividend @ 20% of Rs. 13.79 of the scheme are to meet the requirement crore in 2015-16 (including dividend of seeds of short and medium duration distribution tax) against Rs.8.13 crore crops varieties to farmers during natural @ 15% in 2014-15 on the paid up capital calamities and unforeseen conditions. The of the corporation. 23.17 lakh Qtl National Seed Reserve (NSR) programme seeds have been produced/procured is implemented by about 22 implementing during the financial year 2015-16. agencies in the country namely NSC, State NSC is undertaking seed production Seeds Corporations and State Department of more than 600 varieties/hybrids/ of Agriculture of Tamil Nadu, Himachal lines including parental lines of about Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Jharkhand. 60 crops consisting of cereals, millets, Under the programme, one time financial oilseeds, pulses, fodder, fibers, green assistance for procurement of seeds called Revolving fund and cost of material handling

82 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 equipment is provided to the implementing computerization & networking facilities, agency. Assistance is also provided for besides price differential cost for left over maintenance of certified and foundation stock of seeds as per norms of the scheme. seeds of identified crops, construction The quantity of certified and foundation of seed godown, establishment of seed seeds maintained under NSR and amount processing plant, Cost of Material handling released to the participating agencies during equipment, Cost of service out sourced and 2015-16 and 2016-17 are as under:-

Year Targets of Physical quantity Physical Achievement in Amount released to in lakh quintals lakh quintals implementing agencies (Rs. in lakhs) 2015-16 3.65 2.76 2101.25 2016-17 3.65 3.00 (Anti.) 1281.11 (As on 04.01.17)

8.60 sAARC Seed Bank : India signed 8.62 In addition, Government of India the Agreement on establishment and constituted a National Technical Committee maintenance of SAARC Regional Seed to coordinate all related activities i.e working Bank in November, 2011 at the XVII SAARC out modalities, technicalities of participation summit held at Maldives in 2011 with to the SAARC Regional Seed Bank in the the objective to provide regional support Country. to national seed security efforts; address regional seed shortage through collective 8.63 Joint Secretary (Seeds) attended the Inception meeting of the SAARC Seed Bank actions and foster inter-country partnerships, Board held at Dhaka, Bangladesh from 27th to promote increase of Seed Replacement to 28th September, 2016 and necessary steps Rate (SRR) with appropriate varieties at a are being taken to implement the SAARC faster rate as far as possible so that the use Seed Bank in the future. of quality seed for crop production can be ensure; and to act as a regional seed security 8.64 seed Village Programme : - In order to reserve for the Member States. upgrade the quality of farmer saved seeds which is about 60-65% of the total seeds used 8.61 Accordingly, National Seeds for crop production programme, following Corporation Limited (NSC), New Delhi interventions are made : has been declared as National Designated Agency to coordinate for establishment (a) 50% assistance for the seeds for cereal and maintenance of SAARC Regional Seed crops and 60% for oilseeds, pulses, fodder Bank in India. The National Designated and green manure crops is provided for Agency (NDA) would be entrusted the distribution of foundation/certified task of establishing SAARC Seed Bank as seeds required for one acre area per per provisions contain in the agreement. It farmer. will work as the National Focal Point also. (b) Farmers’ Trainings : Financial assistance National Seeds Corporation Limited, State of Rs.15000 per group (50-150 farmers Seeds Corporations and State Department each group) is provided for farmers of Agriculture are declared as implementing training on seed production and post agency to establishment and maintenance harvest seed technology (Rs.0.15 lakh) of the SAARC Regional Seed Bank in the (c) Seed treating/dressing drums : Country. Financial assistance for treating seeds

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produced in the Seed Village is available 8.65 Boosting Seed Production In Private @ 3500 per seed treating drum of 20Kg Sector: - Under this component of the Credit capacity and Rs. 5000 per drum of 40Kg linked back ended subsidy @40% of the capacity. capital cost of the project in general areas and 50% in case of hilly and scheduled areas (d) Seed Storage bins: To encourage subject to an upper limit of Rs 150 lakhs per farmers to develop storage capacity of project is funded. Two percent (2%) of the appropriate quality, financial assistance total fund utilized under the component will will be given to farmers for purchasing be allowed as administrative charges to the Seed Storage bins. The rate of assistance Nodal agency. So far, 527 such projects have is as under. been sanctioned for the small entrepreneurs @33% for SC/ST farmers for 10 qtls. in 16 States with 131.37 lakh qtls. seed capacity upto maximum of Rs.1500 processing capacity and storage capacity of @33% for SC/ST farmers for 20 qtls. 41.78 lakh qtls as on 31.10.2016. capacity upto maximum of Rs.3000 8.66 Programme being implemented in @25% for General farmers for 10 qtls. the North-Eastern States: - Details of the capacity upto maximum of Rs.1000 programmes being implemented in the NE @25% for General farmers for 20 qtls. region is at Annexure 8.1. capacity upto maximum of Rs.2000 Assistance for purchase of only one 8.67 Modifications in New Policy on Seed seed bin for each identified farmer is Development: The National Seed Policy, 2002 provides that all imports of seeds and available in the seed village programme. planting materials, etc. will be allowed freely The implementing agency may also subject to EXIM Policy Guidelines and the distribute smaller size of seed bins as requirements of the Plants, Fruits and Seeds per demand of farmer and financial (Regulation of import into India) Order, 1989 assistance is reduced accordingly. as amended from time to time. Import of The year-wise physical progress of the parental lines of newly developed varieties programme is as under : - will also be encouraged. The Policy also provides that seed and planting materials Year Number of Quantity of Seed Seed Village Produced imported for sale into the country will have Organized (In Lakh to meet minimum seed standards of seed Quintals) health, germination, genetic and physical 2006-07 10,778 22.961 purity as prescribed. All importers will make available a small sample of the imported seed 2007-08 18,121 40.070 to the Gene Bank maintained by National 2008-09 35,212 58.009 Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR). 2009-10 69,127 79.564 In order to harmonize New Policy on Seed 2010-11 1,01,067 161.553 Development, 1988 with the National Seed 2011-12 89,244 199.28 Policy, 2002, following two modifications 2012-13 78,943 116.708 have been made in the New Policy on Seed 2013-14 68455 145.14 Development, 1988: 2014-15 48004 193.71 (i) Seeds of wheat and paddy – In order 2015-16 29249 91.82 to provide to the Indian farmer the 2016-17 9115 3.41* best planting material available in the * The progress from most implementing agencies is yet to be world to increase productivity, the received after Rabi crops harvest. import of seeds of wheat and paddy

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may also be allowed as per provisions 8.69 The Department of Agriculture, of the Plant Quarantine Order, 2003 Cooperation & Farmers Welfare has become as amended from time to time for a a member of OECD Seed Scheme from 23rd period not exceeding two years by October, 2008 and 109 varieties in 20 crops companies, which have technical/ have been entered in OECD list of varieties financial collaboration agreement for and 74 varieties of agricultural crops sent to production of seeds with companies OECD Secretariat for enlisting in the OECD abroad, provided the foreign supplier list of varieties. Awareness workshops and agrees to supply parent line seeds/ hands-on-training and gearing up State Seed nucleus or breeder seeds/technology Certification Agencies for registration of to the Indian company within a period OECD listed varieties have also been taken of two years from the date of import up for implementation of OECD Varietal of the first commercial consignment Certification in India. In addition, a Book on after its import has been recommended OECD varietal certification in India has been by DAC. For trial and evaluation of published. the variety sought to be imported by eligible importers, 16 kg. seed in case 8.70 Gender Perspective in the of wheat and 5 kg. in case of paddy will Implementation of SMSP: There is no be given to ICAR or farms accredited separate allocation of funds under the by ICAR for sowing. After receipt of the schemes of Seeds Division for women satisfactory results of trial/evaluation, farmers. Implementing agencies/ States have an eligible importer may apply for the been requested to allocate adequate funds bulk import of such seeds to the DAC. for participation of women farmers in Seed Village Programme and also certified Seed (ii) Similar procedure of trial/evaluation production of oilseeds, pulses, fodder and has been recommended for import of green manure crops through Seed Village. the seeds of coarse cereals, pulses and oil seeds. Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) Further, Seeds Division has simplified the forms for export and import of seeds and 8.71 Agriculture Mechanization is an planting materials. essential input to modern agriculture to increase the productivity and for making Implementation of OECD Seed Schemes judicious use of other inputs like seeds, in India fertilizers, chemicals & pesticides and natural 8.68 The objective of the Organisation for resources like water, soil nutrients etc. besides Economic Co-operation and Development reducing the human drudgery and cost of (OECD) Seed Schemes is to encourage cultivation. Agriculture Mechanization also use of seeds of consistently high quality helps in improving safety and comfort of in participating countries. These schemes the agricultural worker, improvements in authorize the use of labels and certificates the quality and value addition of the farm for seed produced and processed for produce and also enabling the farmers to take international trade according to OECD second and subsequent crops making Indian guidelines. India’s participation in OECD agriculture more attractive and profitable. Seed Schemes aims to enhance its seed export It also helps the Indian farming to become capabilities and probabilities. commercial instead of subsistence. There is a linear relationship between availability of

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farm power and farm yield. Therefore, there • Creating awareness among stakeholders is a need to increase the availability of farm through demonstration and capacity power from 1.841 kW per ha (2012-13) to 2.0 building activities; kW per ha by the end of 12th FY Plan to cope • Ensuring performance testing and up with increasing demand of food grains. certification at designated testing centers located all over the country. 8.72 As per the Agriculture Census 2010- 11, the average size of all land holding is 1.15 Financial assistance in SMAM under its ha which was 1.23 ha in the last Agriculture various components: Census of 2005-06. About 85 % of the total land holdings are in small and marginal 8.74 The financial assistance as cost subsidy size groups which need special efforts for its to the tune of 25-40% is being provided mechanization. for the individual ownership of the farm machinery which is also applicable for farm 8.73 Subsequently, recognizing the need machinery component under RKVY, NFSM, to mechanize the marginal and small NHM & NMOOP schemes for different farmers, and for inclusive growth of Farm categories of Machinery & Equipment. The mechanization Sector in the country a Sub financial assistance @40% is provided for Mission on Agricultural Mechanization establishment of farm machinery banks to (SMAM) was launched in the year 2014-15 provide the custom hiring services for the with the following objectives: benefits of small and marginal farmers. For • Increasing the reach of farm installing solar photovoltaic water pumping mechanization to small and marginal system, financial assistance of Rs 43200/ farmers and to the regions where horse power to Rs 63,360/Horsepower is availability of farm power is low; provided. To promote the mechanization • Promoting ‘Custom Hiring Centres’ to in selected village with low level of farm offset the adverse economies of scale mechanization, financial assistance @80% of arising due to small land holding and the project cost for farm machinery banks is high cost of individual ownership; given to the group of minimum 8 farmers. Hiring assistance for various farm operations • Creating hubs for hi-tech & high value carried out through the farm machinery farm equipments; banks set up under financial assistance is also provided @ 50% of the cost of operation/ ha limited to Rs. 2000 per ha. to farmers.

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8.75 As a result of different programmes (Assam), are imparting training to different implemented by the Government of India categories of beneficiaries like farmers, over the years and equal participation from technicians, under graduate engineers, Private Sector, the farm mechanization has entrepreneurs and the foreign nationals been increasing steadily over the years. This nominated under international exchange is evident from the sale of tractors and power treaty on selection, operation, maintenance, tillers, taken as indicator of the adoption of energy conservation and management of the mechanized means of farming, during agricultural equipments. During the year the last five years is given below 2015-16, 7545 persons were trained till 31st March, 2016 against the annual target of 6000 Year wise sale of tractors and power tillers. in different courses. During 2016-17, 7801 persons were trained till 31st December 2016 Year Tractor Sales Power tiller against the annual target of 6000 in different (NOS.) Sale (Nos.) courses. To supplement the efforts of the 2004-05 2,47,531 17,481 2005-06 2,96,080 22,303 FMTTIs, outsourcing of the training through 2006-07 3,52,835 24,791 the identified Institutions, ICAR Institutions, 2007-08 3,46,501 26,135 ATMA Institutions, National innovation 2008-09 3,42,836 35,294 Foundation, training programmes are funded 2009-10 3,93,836 38,794 as per norms prescribed by Ministry of Skill 2010-11 5,45,109 55,100 Development and Entrepreneurship. 2011-12 5,35,210 60,000 2012-13 5,90,672 47,000 2013-14 6,96,828 56,000 2014-15 5,51,463 46,000 2015-16 5,71,249 48,882 8.76 Average farm power availability for the cultivated areas of the country has been increased from 0.48 kW/ha in 1975-76 to 1.84 kW/ha in 2012-13 and expected to cross 2.0 kW/ha by 2016-17.

Training of Farmers & Technicians 8.77 The Farm Machinery Training & Testing Institutes (FMTTIs) located at Budni (Madhya Pradesh), Hissar (Haryana), Garladinne (Andhra Pradesh), and Biswanath Chariali

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Testing and Evaluation of Farm The Institute at Garladinne is authorized Machinery & Equipment to test power tillers and also conduct tests on various agricultural implements / 8.78 The Institute at Budni is authorized to equipment components. The institute at conduct commercial tests on tractors and Biswanath Chariali (Assam) tests bullock other agricultural machines as per relevant drawn implements, manually operated BIS test codes besides conducting the testing equipment, tractor drawn implements, self of tractors and power tillers under CMV Rules propelled machines and small hand tools. 1989. CFMTTI is also National designated The four FMTTIs altogether have tested 349 authority for testing of tractors as per OECD machines of various categories, including codes. The institute at Hisar conducts tractors, power-tillers, combine harvesters, commercial tests on self-propelled combine and other machinery and equipments, till harvesters, irrigation pumps, plant protection 31st March, 2016 against the target of 165 equipment, agricultural implements and for the year 2015-16. During 2016-17, total other machines as per relevant BIS codes and 283 farm machines have been tested till 31st authorized to issue the certificate under CMVR December 2016 against the annual target of 1989 in respect of the combined harvesters. 165 machineries.

8.79 To cope up with the ever increasing testing centers in addition to FMTTI, Hisar demand of testing of agricultural machines and Budni to test tractor mounted combine and equipments, DAC & FW has designated harvesters. Central Institute of Agricultural 30 testing centers at State Agricultural Engineering (CIAE), Bhopal and Junagarh Universities (SAUs), ICAR Institutions Agricultural University (JAU), Junagarh, and State Agricultural Departments as Farm Machinery Testing, Training and Authorized Testing Centers to test selected Production Centre, Department of FM&P, type of agricultural machinery and Dr. PDKV, Akola, Maharashtra, College of equipments under different categories of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, farm machinery. Relevant information has Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi been made available on the departmental Vidyapeeth, Dapoli Maharashtra, has been website http://farmech.gov.in for wider designated as authorized testing centers publicity among the users/manufacturers in addition to FMTTI, Hisar to test plant and other stake holders. Central Institute protection equipments. Central Institute of of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE), Bhopal Post harvest Engineering and Technology and Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), (CIPHET) Ludhiana has been designated as Ludhiana has been designated as authorized authorized testing center for testing all types

88 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 of post harvest technology equipments and in R&D institutions, Extension functionaries machinery. in Agricultural Mechanisation sectors and farmers to promote the new research and th 8.80 A workshop was held on held on 4-5 innovations for its commercialization so April, 2016 at CFMT&TI, Budni (M.P.) where that it can reach to farmers and to identify the heads of the designated testing centers strategies and outline action areas for have participated to discuss issues related to development of farm equipment sector. strengthening of testing centers in terms of The conference was inaugurated by the infrastructure and man power and transfer Hon’ble Union Minister of Agriculture & of testing fee to testing centers for meeting Farmers Welfare Shri Radha Mohan Singh. the recurring expenses etc and other related He has released the book namely “Farm issues to testing procedure, functioning and Mechanization in India – The Custom Hiring documentations. Perspective” on this occasion.

8.81 A Conference on “Innovations in Agricultural Mechanization – Development of linkage among R&D Institutes - Industry Demonstration of Newly Developed – Farmers” was organized at Vigyan Agricultural/Horticultural Equipment Bhavan New Delhi on 7-8th July 2016. More than 800 participants including Scientists, 8.82 To support and encourage the Engineers, Central and state Government Agriculture mechanization at field level and officers, Extension workers, Agricultural to bring the awareness of new technologies machinery manufacturers, Progressive among the farmers, demonstrations of newly farmers Participated in the conference. The developed agricultural equipment including agenda and object for the Conference was, Post harvesting, horticultural equipment aims to linkage between the Agricultural have been included under component 1 machinery manufacturers, Scientist involved & 2 of the SMAM scheme. Under these

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components, 100% financial assistance annual target of 25. During 2016-17 (till as Center Sector Scheme is provided @Rs December 2016) total 788 trainees were trained 4000 per ha up to 100 ha per season for the against the target of 800 and tested 22 nos. field demonstration of farm machinery and of agricultural implements and machinery post harvesting technology/equipments on against the annual target of 25. To support the farmer’s field. agricultural Mechanization in North Eastern States where the Mechanization level is very 8.83 Custom Hiring Centres: To promote low, the maximum permissible subsidy the mechanization of small and marginal per machine per beneficiary is provided farm holdings and farm holding in difficult @ 50% limited to Rs. 1.25 lakhs/beneficiary area with low level of mechanization, the for procurement of various agricultural efforts has been made to concentrate on machinery and equipments for individual establishment of farm Machinery Bank & ownership, and 95% of the cost of the Hi tech, high productive farm machinery machinery/Implement up to Rs 10 lakhs per hubs for custom hiring services. Under the farm Machinery bank for the establishment components 4, 5 & 6 of the SMAM total Rs of Farm Machinery Banks with a minimum 91.44 crores as cost subsidy, has already been of 8-10 farmers respectively. During the year released to States in the first installment to 2016-17, cost subsidy of Rs. 10.74 crores has establish 1662 Farm machinery Banks for already been released in the first installment providing the custom hiring services in the to NE States under the different components country till December 2016. of SMAM. 8.84 Farm Mechanization Programmes under various schemes of Agriculture: Financial Assistance in the form of subsidy at the rate of 25-40 percent under RKVY, NFSM & NHM, NMOOP is applicable as per guidelines of SMAM to the farmers for individual ownership of agricultural equipment including hand tools, bullock- drawn/ power-driven implements, planting, reaping, harvesting and threshing equipment, tractors, power-tillers and other specialized 8.86 Gender Friendly Equipment for agricultural machines Women: Under the component 1 of SMAM, Agricultural Mechanization through 8.85 Activities in the North-Eastern States: Training, Testing, and Demonstration, a total A FMTTI has been established at Biswanath 2267 women were trained during the current Chariali in the Sonitpur district of Assam, Financial Year 2016-17, (till December 2016) to cater to the needs of human resource .A list of about 30 identified gender-friendly development in the field of agricultural tools and equipment developed by the mechanization and also to assess the quality Research and Development Organization and performance characteristics of different for use in different farm operations has agricultural implements and machines in already been sent to all states and UTs. for the region. During 2015-16 total 934 trainees popularizing them. State governments have were trained at this institute against the been directed to earmark 30 per cent of total target of 800 and tested 36 nos. of agricultural funds allocated under SMAM for women implements and machinery against the beneficiaries.

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implements, machines, after-sales service, 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. Sub Mission on Plant Protection and Plant Quarantine (SMPP): 8.88 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 good agricultural practices, particularly with respect to plant protection strategies and techniques. The destructive Insect and pests Act, 1914 and the Insecticides Act, 1968 provide the legal 8.87 State Agro Industries Corporations: framework for the regulatory function The Government of India had advised the in this regard. The Sub Mission has 4 State Governments in the year 1964, to set up important components, (i) Strengthening State Agro Industries Corporations (SAICs) and Modernization of Plant Quarantine in the public sector to act as catalysts in Facilities (SMPQF), (ii) Strengthening providing access to industrial inputs to and Modernization of Pest Management farmers, for their use in agriculture. Thus, Approach (SMPMA), (iii) Monitoring 17 SAICs were set up in the joint sector with of Pesticide Residues at National Level equity participation of the Government of (MPRNL) and the (iv) National Institute of India and the respective State Governments Plant Health Management (NIPHM). of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and I) strengthening and Modernization Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya of Plant Quarantine Facilities (SMPQF) Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, 8.89 The objectives of Plant Quarantine is to Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and prevent introduction of exotic pests, diseases West Bengal during 1965 to 1970. Many of and weeds which are likely to be introduced the State Governments have increased their through import of agricultural commodities equity participation as a result of which the or plants material into India. Conversely, Government of India, at present, is a minority India is also required to fulfill its obligation shareholder. SAICs have since expanded their under the International Plant Protection basic functions by commencing manufacture Convention (IPPC) with regard to safety and marketing of agricultural inputs,

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of its agri exports from the Phytosanitary Plant Quarantine Stations namely Amritsar, angle. Chennai, Kolkata, New Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai have been equipped with modern 8.90 Plant Quarantine (Regulation Import diagnostic facilities for screening plant into India) Order, 2003 notified under material to detect fungal, bacterial and viral provisions of Destructive Insect and Pest diseases and upgraded and notified to the Act, 1914 (DIP Act) provides regulatory status of Regional Plant Quartine stations framework for imports of Plant and Plant w.e.f 29.06.16. Plant Quarantine Station, Goa Products. Post entry quarantine inspection is started functioning at Goa International is carried out, where needed, in imports of Airport, Goa. seeds and plant material for propagation. Phytosanitary Certificates (PSCs) are 8.93 During 2016-17 (01.04.2016 to 31.12.2016) issued for exports as per International Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) of 10 agricultural Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), 1951 commodities were carried out and notified of the Food and Agricultural Organization for import. In addition, technical information (FAO). These functions are being discharged was provided to the 20 concerned National through 57 Plant Quarantine Stations (PQS) Plant Protection Organizations for the export functioning under Directorate of Plant of 60 agricultural commodities. 21,857 import Protection, Quarantine & Storage (DPPQ&S), permits (IP) were issued for seed and plant Faridabad at various international airports, material and screening of 140 lakh metric seaports and land customs stations across tons of imported agricultural commodities the country to facilitate international trade were undertaken. Phytosanitary certification of agricultural products. Technical dossiers of 171.42 lakh metric tons of plant and Plant for Pest Risk Assessment (PRA) of potential products was conducted for export and exportable agri- commodities are prepared 2,89,446 number of Phytosanitary Certificates under this scheme to gain market access in (PSC) were issued. 565 Pest Control Agencies foreign markets. Similarly, market access were accredited for undertaking fumigation proposals of our international trading with methyl bromide (NSPM-12) as on partners are also appraised on technical 31.12.2016 including 25 new agencies and grounds. 408 agencies have been accredited for Forced Hot Air Treatment (FHAT) under NSPM- 8.91 The funds under SMPQF are utilized 09 for wood and wood packing material for supporting staff, infrastructure, capacity including 42 new agencies. building and laboratories analysis associated with quarantine and phytosanitary 8.94 Further, 400 Pest Control Agencies responsibilities. were accredited for undertaking fumigation with Aluminum Phosphide under NSPM- 8.92 PQS at Bongaon, Cochin, Kandla, 22 including 65 new Agencies. In addition Visakhapatnam, Trivendrum, Mangalore, to above, 86 Rice Processing Mills for Tuticorin, Hyderabad, Bangalore & Kakinada, export of Rice to USA and 30 for China & have acquired ISO 9001:2000 certification. 52 units for Peanut processing and 42 pack In addition to ISO 9001:2008 certification, houses for fresh fruit and vegetables have three major PQS namely Chennai, Mumbai been registered to ensure pest free export and New Delhi have achieved NABL of agricultural commodities to the foreign accreditation; ISO/IEC: 17025:2005 for countries. the Scheme; “Monitoring of Pesticide Residues at National Level”. Five major

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Ease of Doing Business Development Programmes and Farmers Field Schools (FFSs). The FFS provides 8.95 The web based Plant Quarantine practical training to farmers on the principal Information System (PQIS) provides plant of IPM: survey and surveillance for pests quarantine services related to the online and friendly insects ,use of locally available issuance of import permits (IP), Phytosanitary bio-control agents, cultural, physical, Certificates (PSC) and Import Release Orders mechanical methods of pest control, use of (IRO) to importers and exporters (traders) bio-pestcides, effects of pesticides on natural which is being Integrated with customs enemies of pests and safe and judicious use Gateway (ICEGATE) for seamless integration of pesticides.These schools are conducted and single window facilitation to importers separately for the Kharif and Rabi seasons, and exporters with a view to improve the each FFS lasting for 14 weeks. During 2016- environment for doing business. 2017(upto December, 2016), 376 FFSs were conducted in which 11,280 farmers were 8.96 Further, the PQ import procedures trained. have been simplified and elaborated for Phytosanitary inspection and Plant 8.98 Apart from conducting FFS, the Quarantine import clearance of plants/plant CIPMCs carry out pest/disease monitoring products & other regulated articles providing and conservation, production and release stipulated timelines to facilitate trade. of bio-control agents. Pest and disease (II). strengthening and Modernization situation was surveyed by covering an area of Pest Management Approach of 06.53 lakh hectares. A total of 14.24 crore (SMPMA) bio-control agents were mass produced in laboratories and released against targeted 8.97 Integrated Pest Management (IPM): insect-pests in various crops. Augmentation The Government is committed to popularize and conservation was taken up in 682.42 Integrated Pest Management (IPM) under thousands hectares. Under short duration a Central sector Schemes “Strengthening HRD programme a total of 58(two days) and Modernization of Pest Management and 08(five days) programmes were also Approach (SMPMA) in India”. The scheme organized. 02 number of Season Long seeks to promote cultural, mechanical and Training Programmes (SLTPs) were also biological methods of pest control and organized in Cotton & Soyabean crops recommends use of chemical pesticides through which 80 Master Trainers were as a measure of last resort. The Central trained. Eighty four (84 Nos) IPM Packages Government has established 35 Central of practices for pest/diseases management Integrated Pest Management Centers in major crops have been developed. The (CIPMCs) in 29 States and 01 Union Territory. revised IPM Packages of practice have also The mandate of these Centers is to conduct been circulated to State Department of pest /disease monitoring, production and Agriculture/horticulture/ICAR Institutions/ release of bio-control agents/bio-pesticides, State Agriculture Universities & all states/ conservation of bio-control agents and human UTs. A national plan on rodent pest Resource Development in IPM approach. management is under implementation to Training is imparted to Agriculture/ build trained manpower, create awareness, horticulture Extension Officers and farmers involve community based organizations and at grass root level through season long launch rodent control campaigns at village training programmes, Human Resources level at identified endemic areas.

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8.99 seed treatment Campaign: Seed 8.102 Pesticide residue levels are being treatment and Grow Safe Food were also monitored on an all India basis and State taken up. Seed treatment is the application Governments are being apprised whenever of chemical and biological agents on seeds instances of pesticide over-use come to light. to control primary soil and seed borne Advisories are being sent to pesticides dealers infestation of insects and diseases, which to build awareness on the importance of are serious threats to crop production. Since instruction on pesticide labels and leaflets for 2006, seed treatment campaign is taken up production safe food and other agricultural every year by Department of Agriculture Co- produce. Dealers are being exhorted to operation and Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) disseminate this vital message among their during Kharif and Rabi seasons involving farmer customers. State Agriculture Departments and CIPMCs. 8.103 A ‘Grow Safe Food’ campaign has been initiated to carry the message of safe 8.100 Grow Safe Food (GSF) Campaign: and judicious use of pesticides to farmers Pesticides are critical inputs in agriculture as, and other stakeholders. A simple message protect crops from depredations from pests on the five essential principles of judicious and diseases. However, pesticides are toxic pesticides use – application of pesticides on substances and are likely to leave behind the right crop, against pests for which the traces in crops which may be in excess of pesticide has been approved, at the right the Maximum Residue Limits, if applied in time, in approved doses, and as per approved an indiscriminate and unapproved manner. method of application - is sought to be Pesticides are, therefore, subjected to rigorous conveyed through hoardings, banners etc. in evaluation at the time of registration and regional languages in Gram Panchayats and specific conditions for application are clearly rural areas. A logo has been developed to spelt out. If the methodology for pesticide signify the importance of the endeavor. application on crops is followed in accordance with the instructions on labels and leaflets Implementation of Insecticides Act, of pesticide containers, the likelihood of 1968: discovery of pesticide residue in crops above 8.104 The insecticides Act, 1968 regulate the safe limit become virtually nonexistent. import, manufacture, sale, transportation, 8.101 In recent times, reports are being distribution and use of insecticides with a received from some parts of the country view to prevent risk to humans or animals, regarding indiscriminate use of pesticides and for matters connected therewith. in disregard of approved methods of Registration Committee, constituted under application. As a consequence, residues Section 5 of the Act, is empowered to register are being discovered, particularly in crops the pesticides/insecticides under Section 9 of like fruits, vegetables, spices etc. which the Act after verifying that it is efficacious are sometimes in breach of the safety limit. and safe for use by farmer. In order to bring Such residues can have a deleterious effect about greater transparency and efficiency on human health and is therefore, a cause in the process of registration of pesticides, for public concern. The Department of on-line registration of insecticides has Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers been partially operationalised. The system Welfare has been working in tandem with enables partial on-line filing of applications State Government, pesticides manufactures for registration in all categories viz under and farmers to create an all round awareness section (4)/9(3B)/9(3)/Export/Endorsements. on the need to grow safe food. The Certificates of Registration under section

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9(4) along with label and leaflets are being house a technical audit division for pesticide generated from the data base of 9(3) created testing laboratories. NPRR and NPIL are in the Sectt. of CIB&RC in Computerized expected to bring about a qualitative change Registration of Pesticides (CROP) Software. in standards of quality testing of pesticides. Label/leaflets of pesticides containers have been revised to facilitate farmers in the safe Techno-Legal Cell (TLC) use of pesticide. 8.107 Techno-Legal Cell (TLC) co-ordinates Central Insecticide Laboratory (CIL) between Directorate and RPTLs and DAC and States for various purposes like NABL 8.105 The quality of pesticides is monitored accreditation of the laboratories, grant-in-aid by Central and State Insecticide Inspectors to the states and UTs for setting up of new who draw samples of insecticides from state pesticides Testing Laboratories(SPTLs) pesticide manufactures/ dealers for analysis and strengthening of existing SPTLs and Bio- in 68 State pesticide testing laboratories pesticides Testing Laboratories in the states. (SPTLs) spread across 23 States and one Techno-legal cell also provides support to Union Territory. For the States which do not states pertaining to various technical issues have facilities for testing pesticides, Regional like supply of reference standards and Pesticide Testing Laboratories (RPTLs) methods of analysis etc. NABL accreditation have been set up by Central Government at has been achieved for both the Regional Chandigarh and Kanpur. In case of dispute, Pesticides Testing Laboratories i.e. RPTL samples are referred to Central Insecticides Chandigarh & RPTL Kanpur and State Laboratory (CIL), Faridabad. For quality Pesticides Testing Laboratories (SPTL) in assurance, the CIL has obtains accreditation Punjab (03 Nos), Maharashtra (03 Nos), and from National Accreditation Board for in Karnataka state (04 Nos). Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) for biological and chemical testing as per ISO/ 8.108 The cell is also involved in notification IEC17025:2005. The RPTLs have also obtained of Central Insecticide Inspectors (CIIs) in NABL accreditation for chemical testing. official Gazette of Govt. of India. Sincere Keeping in view the growth in consumption efforts are also made by TLC to prevent of bio-pesticides and need to regulate their manufacturing and sale of spurious pesticides quality, assistance for setting up bio-pesticides with the help of these inspectors and with co- testing facilities is being provided to states. operation of all State Govt. For this purpose, Eight labs and NIPHM have been notified CIIs are notified for conducting raids/ for testing bio-pesticides which are at par inspection in manufacturing, distribution with CIL for bio pesticides testing. Funds are and trading premises etc. in routine and on provided to State Government for setting up/ specific complaints received from various strengthening pesticide testing labs. sources. 8.106 Creation of necessary infrastructure is 8.109 A total grant-in-aid of Rs 239 lakh under process at National Pesticide Reference was provided for setting and strengthening Repository (NPRR) and National Pesticide up of State Pesticide/ Bio-pesticide testing Investigational Laboratory (NPIL). NPRR laboratories in the States of Arunachal will store and supply reference standards Pradesh ,Nagaland, Jharkhand, Rajasthan etc. necessary for analysis of pesticide and Manipur during 2015-16.Similarly,a samples while NPIL will help detect presence grant in aid of Rs 60 lakh has also been of chemical pesticides in microbial bio- provided to the states of Andhra Pradesh pesticide products. This laboratory will also for strengthening up of Bio-pesticides

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testing laboratories in the state during 2016- an Organisation known as Locust warning 17.Teams were deputed for conducting Organisation (LWO) established during 1939 inspection and verification of complaints and later merged with directorate of PPQ&S received in TLC through different sources in in 1946. The locust Warning organisation various states like Maharashtra, West Bengal, (LWO) monitors locust development and Rajasthan, Karnataka and Gujarat. Efforts its activities over an area of 2.00 lakh Sq Km have been made by TLC to prevent activities of the Scheduled Desert Area(SDA) mainly related to illegal import of pesticides in the in the States of Rajasthan and Gujarat and country. Few Consignment of pesticides partly in the States of Punjab and Haryana. imported illegally by Indian firms were detained by the custom authorities on the 8.112 The scheme has 10 Locust Circle directions of TLC. Necessary action as per Offices (LCOs) located at Bikaner, Jaisalmer, the provisions of the Insecticide Act, 1968 Barmer, Jalore, Phalodi, Nagaur, Suratgarh, is being taken against all those firms which Churu in Rajasthan and Palanpur & Bhuj have been found to be involved in illegal in Gujarat with its field Headquarters import of pesticides. A total of 486 samples at Jodhpur and Central Headquarter at of Chemical pesticides,09 samples of Bio- Faridabad. Besides, there is one Field Station products and Bio-pesticides and 08 samples for Investigation on Locust (FSIL) situated at of pesticides from imported consignments Bikaner. To strengthen the locust monitoring have been drawn during the year 2015-16. and forecasting, an advanced device viz.e- Prosecution against firms which have been locust 3 to monitor the Desert Locust found to be involved in illegal import and activities in the fields and software RAMSES manufacturing of pesticides during 2015-16 to prepare vegetation maps and collect have either being launched or in progress. A survey data based on satellite imageries for total of 108 samples of pesticides have been locust forecasting has been adopted. LWO drawn by Central insecticide inspectors maintains its own wireless network for during the year 2016-17, till date and 05 exchanging of information on locust survey numbers of cases have also been launched. and control between various field offices and Further, launching of prosecution is in Hqrs. Faridabad. Satisfactory locust control progress in 27 other cases of misbranded and potential is being maintained in the form illegal import found in the year 2015-16. of pesticides, plant protection equipments, wireless sets, GPS, eLocust3 and trained 8.110 National Pesticide Reference technical and mechanical staff. Presently, the Repository (NPRR) to address issues total staff strengthen in the Scheme LC&R of supply of reference standards and at various levels is 247 (Central Hqr-5, Field variation in analysis of pesticide samples Hqrs Jodhpur-46, Field Circle Offices-175 has been established for detecting presence and FSIL Bikaner-26). of chemical pesticides in microbial bio- pesticides products. National Pesticides National Desert Locust Situation and Investigational laboratory (NPIL) has also Control Campaign been established. Procurement of equipment 8.113 India continued to remain free from is underway. NPRR and NPIL would be fully any Solitary /gregarious phase of desert functional shortly. locust activities during the period up to Locust Control & Research October 2016. A close liaison was maintained throughout the period under report with 8.111 The scheme Locust Control and FAO Hqrs Rome, regional and international Research is being implemented through agencies/organisations associated with

96 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 the locust control through exchange of and Farmers Welfare. NIPHM has entered fortnightly Locust situation Bulletins. into MOUs with select institutions and started new courses, including training 8.114 The Pesticide Management Bill 2008, courses for officers of DPPQ&S. During which is intended to replace Insecticide Act, 2016-17 (up to December, 2016) 115 regular 1968 to provide for a more effective regulatory training courses were conducted at NIPHM framework for introduction and use of wherein 1544 officers from various States pesticides in the country was in the Parliament and Organizations were trained. NIPHM has (Rajya Sabha) on 21.10.2008 .The Parliament started regular PGDPHM one year course Standing Committee on Agriculture laid its for students during the current year. NIPHM report on the Bill in Parliament on 18.02.2009. has conducted a training programme on Pest The recommendations of the Standing Detection and Identification (QPDI), which Committee have been examined and taking was conducted during the above period with into account these recommendations, 7 international and 18 National participants. the official amendments to the Pesticides International participants participated for Management Bill have been finalized for the first time in this program. introduction into Parliament. 8.117 For the first time, NIPHM has (III) Monitoring of Pesticide Residues conducted the Regional Health System at the National Level: Analysis (RPHSA) program with 10 confirmed international and 11 national 8.115 This Scheme was launched in 2005, participants, which is the 4th in the series, the as a Central Sector Scheme to collect, first three were with USDA Collaboration. collate and analyze data and information on a centralized basis, on prevalence of Women in Plant Protection: pesticide residues in agricultural products at farm-gate and market yards. Samples 8.118 Indian women folk have been playing of agricultural commodities and food significant role in agriculture since times commodities including animal produce are immemorial and are the major partners in all drawn and analyzed in 25 participating the agricultural activities and operations, be laboratories of Central Government it sowing, transplanting, weeding, rouging, and Agricultural Universities. All the picking, plucking, harvesting or threshing. As participating laboratories are accredited by far as plant protection is concerned, women National Accreditation Board for Testing have played a vital role in weeding, rouging and Calibration of Laboratories (NABL) in (of pest infested plants/parts) and also in the field of pesticide residue analysis as per the pesticide spray operations etc. in every ISO/IEC 17025:2005. The pesticide residue part of the country. Women are imparted data generated is shared with concerned plant protection skills and methods through State Governments for corrective action for Farmers Field Schools (FFSs) organized by judicious and proper use of pesticides on CIPMCs. Crops with an integrated pest management approach. National Agricultural Bio-Security System: (iv) capacity Building in Plant Protection: 8.119 In view of threat perception to bio- security of country on account of increasing 8.116 National Institute of Plant Health international trade, emergence of trans- Management (NIPHM) is an institute for boundary diseases of plants and animals plant health under Ministry of Agriculture (such as Ug-99 wheat stem rust and avian

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influenza), introduction of genetically 11.03.2014 but lapsed with dissolution of the modified organism,climate change and Lok Sabha. In order to re-introduce the Bill bioterrorism. Ministry of Agriculture & in the Lok Sabha, the draft Cabined Note was Farmers Welfare has prepared a proposal prepared and sent to Cabinet Secretariat and for putting in place a National Agricultural Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). As per the Bio-security System (NABS). The proposal advice of PMO, the Note was placed before is based on recommendation of National an Informal Group of Ministers headed by Commission on Farmers headed by Prof. Home Minister on 01.06.2016. The meeting M.S. Swaminathan and National Policy adjourned with the directions that assessment on Farmers 2007.The proposal envisages of comparative merits of other options, creation of an autonomous National including strengthening of the existing Agricultural Bio-security Authority (NABA) system, visa us that of the Agricultural Bio- for which an Agricultural Bio-security Bill, security Authority be carried out. 2013 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on

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Chapter 9 National Crop Insurance Programme (NCIP)

9.1 Keeping in view the risks involved Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) has been in agriculture and to insure the farming approved for implementation from Kharif community against various risks, Ministry 2016 along with pilot Unified Package of agriculture introduced a crop insurance Insurance Scheme (UPIS) and Restructured scheme in 1985 and thereafter brought Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme improvements in the erstwhile scheme(s) (RWBCIS). from time to time based on the experience gained and views of the stakeholders, 9.2 The Crop Insurance schemes remain States, farming community etc. To enlarge optional for State Governments and they the coverage in terms of farmers, crops may notify crops and areas according to and risks, National Agricultural Insurance provisions of scheme like earlier schemes. Scheme (NAIS) was notified/ implemented The existing Schemes of PMFBY & RWBCIS with effect from 1999. To make the crop are being implemented in the country on insurance schemes more farmers’ friendly, a ‘Area Approach’ basis where yield of notified re-structured Central Sector crop insurance areas under PMFBY and weather data of scheme namely, “National Crop Insurance notified Reference Automatic Weather Programme (NCIP)” was implemented Stations (AWSs) under RWBCIS are taken by merging erstwhile Pilot schemes of as one unit for assessment/ payment of Modified National Agricultural Insurance claims for widespread calamities. However, Scheme (MNAIS), Weather Based Crop claims are also being assessed & paid on the Insurance Scheme (WBCIS) and Coconut basis of losses at individual farms due to Palm Insurance Scheme (CPIS) (as its localized calamities of hailstorm, landslides components) with some improvements for and inundation under PMFBY and add- its full-fledged implementation from Rabi on/ index-plus coverage for hailstorm and 2013-14 season throughout the country. cloudburst under RWBCIS. The penetration/ National Agricultural Insurance Scheme coverage of these schemes in terms of (NAIS) was to be discontinued after number of farmers has reached about 30% implementation of NCIP from Rabi 2013-14 of the total number of land-holdings in the season. However, on the representations country. PMFBY targets coverage of 50% of and at the option of States, NAIS was also the total cropped area of the country during allowed for implementation upto 2015-16. next two to three years. The erstwhile crop insurance schemes have 9.3 The total funds released by Government further been reviewed in consultation with of India under various schemes for crop various stakeholders including States/UTs. insurance are as under: and new scheme namely, Pradhan Mantri

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(Rs. crore) Plan/ Year NAIS (since WBCIS MNAIS CPIS (since PMFBY Total Rabi 1999- (since Kharif (since Rabi 2009-10) (since Kharif 2000) 2007) 2010-11) 2016) IX Plan (1997- 811.49 - - - - 811.49 2002) X Plan (2002-07) 2626.84 - - - - 2626.84 XI Plan (2007-12) 5851.88 1370.37 87.15 1.95 - 7311.35 XII Plan (2012-17) - 2012-13 700.00 655.00 194.18 0.50 - 1549.68 2013-14 1600.00 700.00 251.02 0.50 - 2551.52 2014-15 1543.56 470.00 584.79 Nil - 2598.35 2015-16 1937.79 630.79 413.89 Nil - 2982.47 2016-17 6201.79 - - Nil 1753.41 7955.21 Total 21273.35 3826.16 1531.03 2.95 28386.91 * as on 31.12.2016 9.4 During the last 33 crop seasons (i.e from and balance premium will be paid by the Rabi 1999-2000 to Rabi 2015-16), 3705 lakh Government, to be shared equally by State & farmers were covered over an area of 5156 Central Government, to provide full insured lakh hectares insuring a sum amounting to amount to the farmers against crop loss on Rs.653134 crore. Total premium of Rs.31364 account of natural calamities. There is no crore were collected against the claims of upper limit on Government subsidy. Rs.61503 crore benefiting 1438 lakh farmers. 9.7 Earlier, there was a provision of capping 9.5 Brief details of the current schemes and the premium rate which resulted in low erstwhile schemes are given below: claims being paid to farmers. This capping was done to limit Government outgo on the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana premium subsidy. This capping has now been (PMFBY) removed and farmers will get claim against 9.6 The erstwhile crop insurance schemes full sum insured without any reduction. have recently been reviewed in consultation The use of technology will be encouraged to with various stakeholders including States/ a great extent. Smart phones will be used UTs. As a result of the review, a new to capture and upload data of crop cutting scheme “Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima experiments to reduce the delays in claim Yojana (PMFBY) has been approved for payment to farmers. Remote sensing will be implementation from Kharif 2016 along with used to reduce the number of crop cutting pilot Unified Package Insurance Scheme experiments. The salient features of PMFBY (UPIS) and restructured Weather Based are as under:- Crop Insurance Scheme (WBCIS). Under • PMFBY provides a comprehensive the PMFBY, a uniform maximum premium insurance cover against failure of the of only 2% will be paid by farmers for all crop thus helping in stabilising the Kharif crops and 1.5% for all Rabi crops. In income of the farmers and encouraging case of annual commercial and horticultural them to adopt innovative practices. crops, the maximum premium to be paid • The Scheme envisages coverage of all by farmers will be only 5%. The premium Food & Oilseeds crops and Annual rates to be paid by farmers are very low Commercial/Horticultural Crops for

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which past yield data is available and Insurance protection shall be given to for which requisite number of Crop all the insured farmers in an Insurance Cutting Experiments (CCEs) will be Unit Threshold of the notified crop conducted being a part of the General will be moving average of yield of last Crop Estimation Survey (GCES). seven years excluding yield upto two • The scheme is compulsory for loanee notified calamity years multiplied by farmer obtaining Crop Loan /KCC Indemnity level. account for notified crops. However, • Three levels of Indemnity, viz., 70%, voluntary for Other/non loanee farmers 80% and 90% corresponding to crop who have insurable interest in the Risk in the areas is available for all insured crop(s). crops. • The Maximum Premium payable by • The Loss assessment for crop losses the farmers is 2% for all Kharif Food due to non-preventable natural risks & Oilseeds crops, 1.5% for Rabi Food will be on Area approach. & Oilseeds crops and 5% for Annual • However losses due to localised perils Commercial/Horticultural Crops. (Hailstorm, landslide & inundation) • The difference between premium and and Post-Harvest losses due to the rate of Insurance charges payable specified perils, (Cyclone/Cyclonic rain by farmers is shared equally by the & Unseasonal rains) shall be assessed Centre and State. at the affected insured field of the • The seasonality discipline is same for individual insured farmer. both loanee and non-loanee farmers. • In case of majority of insured crops • The scheme is implemented by AIC, all of a notified area are prevented from companies of General Insurers’ (Public sowing/planting the insured crops due Sector) Association (GIPSA) and other to adverse weather conditions that will empanelled private general insurance be eligible for indemnity claims upto companies. Selection of Implementing maximum of 25% of the sum-insured. Agency (IA) will be done by the • There is also a provision on account concerned State Government through of claims in case of adverse seasonal bidding. conditions during crop season viz. • The existing State Level Co-ordination floods, prolonged dry spells, severe Committee on Crop Insurance drought, and unseasonal rains. On (SLCCCI), Sub-Committee to SLCCCI, account payment upto 25% of likely District Level Monitoring Committee claims will be provided, if the expected (DLMC) is responsible for proper yield during the season is likely to be management of the Scheme. less than 50% of normal yield • The Scheme is implemented on an ‘Area • In case of smaller States, the whole Approach basis’. The unit of insurance State shall be assigned to one IA (2-3 shall be Village/Village Panchayat level for comparatively big States). Selection for major crops and for other crops it of IA may be made for at least 3 years. may be a unit of size above the level of • The designated / empanelled companies Village/Village Panchayat. participating in bidding have to bid the • The Threshold Yield (TY) shall be premium rates for all the crops notified the benchmark yield level at which / to be notified by the State Govt. and

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non-compliance will lead to rejection Scheme (WBCIS) was launched in 20 States of company’s bid (as announced in the Union Budget 2007- • Crop Cutting Experiments (CCE) shall 08). However WBCIS was implemented as be undertaken per unit area /per crop, a full-fledged component scheme of NCIP on a sliding scale, as prescribed under from Rabi 2013-14 season to Rabi 2015- the scheme outline and operational 16. WBCIS intends to provide insurance guidelines. Improved Technology like protection to the farmers against adverse Remote Sensing. Drone etc will be weather incidence, such as deficit and excess utilised for estimation of yield losses. rainfall, high or low temperature, humidity etc. which are deemed to impact adversely • State governments should use Smart the crop production. It has the advantage phone apps for video/image capturing to settle the claims within shortest possible CCEs process and transmission thereof time. Under WBCIS, actuarial rates of with CCE data on a real time basis premium were charged. Recently the scheme for timely, reliable and transparent has further been restructured on the basis of estimation of yield data premium structure and administrative lines • The cost of using technology etc. for of PMFBY and available in the country from conduct of CCEs etc will be shared Kharif 2016 as Restructured WBCIS. State- between Central Government and wise cumulative progress achieved is given State/U.T. Governments on 50:50 basis. in Annexure 9.1. • .The claim amount will be credited Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme electronically to the individual Insured (CPIS) Bank Account. • Adequate publicity needs to be given in 9.10 The Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme all the villages of the notified districts/ (CPIS) is implemented since the year 2009-10 areas in the selected areas of Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa and • A crop insurance Portal www.agri- Tamil Nadu. The scheme is implemented as insurance.gov.in has been developed a full-fledged component scheme of NCIP for better administration, coordination amongst Stakeholders, transmission/ from Rabi 2013-14 season and is still under dissemination of information and implementation in all coconut growing transparency. States. The scheme is administered by Coconut Development Board. Insurance 9.8 During first season i.e. Kharif 2016 coverage is extended to the total loss of the about 374 lakh farmers for a sum insured of individual palm in the age group of 4 to 60 Rs. 141487 crore have been covered under years for dwarf and hybrid and 7 to 60 years PMFBY & WBCIS. for tall variety, leading to either death of palm or the palm becoming useless due to various Restructured Weather Based Crop natural and other perils. The farmers should Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS) have at least 5 healthy nut bearing palms in the age group of 4 to 60 years in contiguous 9.9 With the objective to bring more farmers area/ plot and should have been enrolled by under the fold of crop insurance and to State Agriculture/ Horticulture Department overcome the shortcoming regarding delay or Coconut Development Board or any in settlement of claims etc under erstwhile other such agency under rehabilitation/ NAIS, a pilot Weather Based Crop Insurance development/ expansion scheme. The Sum

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Insured is based on the average input cost contributed by GOI; 25% by the concerned of the plantation and the age of the specific State Government and the remaining 25% plant. The Sum Insured varies from Rs. 900 by the farmer. The Insurance Company i.e. per palm (in the age group of 4-15 years) Agriculture Insurance Company (AIC) of to Rs. 1725 per palm (in the age group of India Ltd. is the implementing agency of the 16-60 years). The premium rate per palm scheme. The CPIS is being administered/ ranges from Rs. 9.00 (in the age group of 4 implemented by the Coconut Development to 15 years) to Rs. 14.00 (in the age group Board (CDB). of 16 to 60 years) and it varies on sum insured per year, considering the age of 9.11 The details of coverage under CPIS as specific palm. Fifty per cent of premium is on 31.12.2016 are as under:

Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme (CPIS)-cumulative (from 2009-10 to 2015-16)

(` in Lakh ) State No. of No. of Sum Premium Claims Farmers farmers Palms Insured benefitted Farmer State CDB Total Andhra 767 83618 1034.21 3.02 2.99 6.01 12.03 0.00 0 Pradesh Goa 240 59643 692.50 0.91 0.91 1.83 3.66 1.63 14 Karnataka 704 96422 1067.64 1.83 1.52 3.05 6.09 3.61 73 Kerala 52063 2081126 22469.28 29.60 29.60 59.20 118.40 357.41 5877 Maharashtra 14659 1066749 12844.84 22.56 22.56 45.12 90.23 36.09 396 Odisha 687 21558 353.61 0.68 0.68 1.35 2.70 0.16 3 Tamil Nadu 3781 741974 6527.50 11.22 11.22 22.44 44.89 112.25 384 West Bengal 692 28558 328.42 0.82 0.00 0.82 1.64 0.00 0 TOTAL 73593 4179648 45318.00 70.65 69.49 139.82 279.63 511.15 6747

Source: Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare(Credit Division)

Unified Package Insurance Scheme choose atleast two section from remaining. (UPIS) Farmers may be able to get all requisite insurance products for farmers through one 9.12 Unified Package Insurance Scheme simple proposal/ application Form. Two has also been approved for implementation flagship schemes of the Government viz in selected 45 districts on pilot basis from PMSBY & PMJJBY have been included apart Kharif 2016 to provide financial protection & from insurance of assets. Pilot scheme will comprehensive risk coverage of crops, assets, be implemented through single window. life, and student safety to farmers. Pilot will Premium of PMSBY & PMJJBY is to be include seven section Viz., crop Insurance transferred to insurance companies which (PMFBY/WBCIS), Loss of Life (PMJJBY), have tied up with the concerned banks. Accidental Death & Disability (PMSBY), Processing of claims (other than Crop Student Safety, Household, Agriculture Insurance) on the basis of individual claim implements & Tractor. Crop Insurance report. Section is compulsory. However, farmers can

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9.13 Erstwhile Schemes: NAIS & 9.15 The scheme was optional for States/ MNAIS Union Territories (UTs). The scheme is implemented by 26 States and 2 UTs in one National Agricultural Insurance Scheme or more seasons. The scheme is demand- (NAIS) driven. However, the progress of the scheme can be measured in terms of farmers/ area 9.14 With a view to provide financial support covered, sum insured, premium collected, to farmers in the event of loss/ failure of any claims paid and farmers benefited. State-wise of the notified crop in the notified areas as details of farmers covered, area covered, sum a result of natural calamities (flood, drought insured etc under NAIS since its inception etc), pests and diseases, National Agricultural i.e Rabi 1999-2000 to Rabi 2015-16 are given Insurance Scheme (NAIS) was introduced in Annexure 9.2. in the country from Rabi 1999-2000 season in place of erstwhile Comprehensive Crop Modified National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (CCIS). NAIS was to Insurance Scheme (MNAIS) be discontinued after implementation of National Crop Insurance Programme 9.16 The scheme was introduced as pilot (NCIP) from Rabi 2013-14 season. However, scheme in Rabi 2010-11 and thereafter on the representations from States, NAIS has implemented as a full-fledged component been allowed to continue since 2013-14. The of NCIP from Rabi 2013-14 to Rabi 2015-16. scheme has been discontinued after Rabi The scheme has been withdrawn after Rabi 2015-16 on implementation of PMFBY from 2015-16 on implementation of PMFBY from Kharif 2016 season. Kharif 2016. State-wise cumulative details of coverage till Rabi 2015-16 under the scheme are given in the Annexure 9.3.

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Chapter 10 Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Census & Statistics

10.1 Recognizing the predominance of Agriculture Census are published in the of agriculture sector in the economy, form of reports and are placed on the website collection and maintenance of data relating of the Department at http://agcensus.nic.in to agricultural holdings assumes vital for public use. importance. Agriculture Census is conducted on quinquennial basis to collect information 10.4 Agriculture Census Scheme, now related to structural characteristics of a component of the Integrated Scheme operational holdings in the country. As on Agriculture Census, Economics and part of World Agriculture Census (WCA) Statistics, was converted from a Centrally- programme, first comprehensive Agriculture Sponsored Scheme to a Central Sector Plan Census was carried out in the country with Scheme during 2007-08. Accordingly, 100 agricultural year 1970-71 as the reference per cent financial assistance is provided to period. The current Agriculture Census States/ UTs for payment of salaries, office 2015-16 is tenth in the series. expenses, honoraria, tabulation and printing of schedules, etc. 10.2 The Agriculture Census provides crucial information on the structural aspects 10.5 Agriculture Census Division also of Indian Agriculture which continues to coordinated the Situation Assessment be the main stay of the Indian Economy. Survey (SAS) of Agricultural Households, The concepts and definitions used in the 2013 conducted by the National Sample Indian Agriculture Census are broadly in Survey Office (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics conformity with those adopted in the World & Programme Implementation. This survey Census of Agriculture. The basic statistical was a comprehensive socio-economic study unit for data collection in Agriculture covering farming practices, possession of Census is ‘Operational Holding’ rather than productive assets, awareness and access to ‘Ownership Holding’, as the farm level modern technology, resource availability, decisions are taken by persons who operate indebtedness etc. of farmers in the country. land and not by those who own it. The Funds for the survey were provided by reference period for Agriculture Census is Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & the Agricultural year (July- June). Farmers Welfare. The reports of the survey were released by the NSSO and made 10.3 The Agriculture Census is conducted available on the website http://www.mospi. in three phases. Periodic Agriculture gov.in/ for public use. Census is the main source of information on number, area and other basic characteristics Agriculture Census 2015-16 of operational holdings such as land use, 10.6 The tenth Agriculture Census with cropping pattern, irrigation & tenancy reference year 2015-16 has been launched status, pattern of input use etc. The results in the country during the State Agriculture

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Census Commissioner’s meeting held on implementing agencies, fortnightly 3rd February, 2016 at New Delhi. Towards and monthly reports on physical and conduct of constituent activities of financial progress etc. Agriculture Census 2015-16, the following steps were taken. Gender Perspective in Agriculture Census  After consulting with various stakeholders, the data collection/ 10.7 Since 1995-96, following recommen- compilation instruments were prepared dations of the Central Statistics Office, and circulated to the States. Ministry of Statistics and Programme  The detail work programme specifying Implementation, gender based data in timeline for related activities of the Agriculture Census have been collected. The Census programme has been finalized. scope of collection of gender based data have been restricted to number of operational  The training of associated staff of holdings, corresponding operated area by various States/UTs was organized. different size classes of holdings, social group  As scheduled, the field work of Phase-I (SC, ST and others), and types of holdings of Agriculture Census 2015-16 has been (individual, joint and institutional). started from July, 2016. 10.8 Percentage of female operational  Using the computerized database of holdings as per results of latest Agriculture land records, data for first Phase of Census 2010-11 and Agriculture Census Agriculture Census 2015-16 are being 2005-06 is given in the following table. extracted in the States of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Telengana Sr. Size Group 2005-06* 2010-11 on experimental basis. No. 1 Marginal (Below 1.00 12.60 13.63  The first review meeting on Agriculture ha.) Census 2015-16 of State Agriculture 2 Small (1.00-2.00 ha.) 11.10 12.15 Census Commissioners and Technical 3 Semi-Medium (2.00- 9.61 10.45 Officers was organized on 16th 4.00 ha.) September, 2016. During this meeting, 4 Medium (4.00-10.00 7.77 8.49 the data entry software developed by ha.) the Agriculture Census Division was 5 Large (Above10.00 6.00 6.78 also demonstrated to the States/UTs. ha.)  At the State / UT level, the State Level All Size Groups 11.70 12.78 Coordination Committee (SLCC) under * Excludes Jharkhand the Chairmanship of State Agriculture Census Commissioner reviews the 10.9 Increase in percentage of female work of Agriculture Census for timely operational holders during different completion. Agriculture Censuses indicates participation of more and more women in operation and  Other measures taken for monitoring management of agricultural holdings in the the work of Agriculture Census include country. field visits, regular interaction with

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Chapter 11 Agricultural Marketing

11.1 The Government is playing an important (ii) Establishment of farmer/consumer role in developing Agriculture Marketing market by a person other than Market system in the country. The Marketing Committee (Direct sale in retail by the Division of Department of Agriculture, farmers to the consumers); Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) (iii) Direct wholesale purchase of is concerned with policy and programme agricultural produce by processors/ implementation for Agricultural Marketing exporters/ bulk buyers, etc at the farm Reforms and Schemes of Integrated Scheme gate for Agricultural Marketing (ISAM), and National Agricultural Market (NAM) (iv) Provision for Contract Farming; through Agri-Tech Infrastructure Fund (v) Unified single license/ registration for (ATIF). trade transaction in more than one market; 11.2 Agriculture sector needs competitive and well- functioning markets for farmers (vi) Provision for e-trading; and to sell their produce. In order to remove (vii) Single point levy of market fee across restrictive and monopolistic practices of the State. present marketing system, reduce the intermediaries in supply chain and enhance 11.4 The ongoing Central Sector Schemes private sector investment in development implemented by the Division during XII of post-harvest marketing infrastructure Plan were integrated into a new scheme to reduce wastages and to benefit farmers viz. the Integrated Scheme for Agricultural through access to global markets, reforms Marketing (ISAM) w.e.f. 01.04.2014. The in agricultural markets have to be an ISAM has five sub schemes namely (i) ongoing process. Accordingly, the Ministry Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure of Agriculture formulated a model APMC (AMI) {the erstwhile schemes of Grameen Act in consultation with the States/UTs, and Bhandaran Yojana (GBY) and the Scheme circulated the same during 2003 and its rules for Development/Strengthening of in 2007 for adoption by the States/UTs. Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure, 11.3 In order to have more focussed and Grading and Standardisation (AMIGS) result oriented efforts on marketing reforms, have been subsumed into AMI sub scheme}, the Ministry further identified 7 essential (ii) Marketing Research and Information areas of market reforms which could Network (MRIN), (iii) Strengthening of be pursued with the States in a focused Agmark Grading Facilities (SAGF) (iv) manner. Agri-business Development (ABD) through Venture Capital Assistance (VCA) and (i) Establishment of private market yards / private markets managed by a person Project Development Facility (PDF) and other than a Market Committee; (v) Ch. Charan Singh National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM), Jaipur.

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The first three sub schemes are implemented schemes of Grameen Bhandaran Yojana by Directorate of Marketing & Inspection (GBY) implemented since 01.4.2001 (DMI), the fourth sub scheme by Small and Scheme for Development/ Farmers Agri-Business Consortium (SFAC), Strengthening of Agricultural New Delhi and fifth sub scheme by NIAM, Marketing Infrastructure, Grading Jaipur. and Standardization (AMIGS) implemented from 20.10.2004 have 11.5 Directorate of Marketing and been subsumed into Agricultural Inspection (DMI): The Directorate, set Marketing Infrastructure (AMI) sub up in the year 1935 as an attached office of scheme of ISAM w.e.f. 01.04.2014). (ii) the Ministry of Agriculture, is responsible Marketing Research and Information for integrated development of marketing Network (MRIN); (iii) Strengthening of of agricultural and allied produce in the Agmark Grading Facilities (SAGF). country with a view to safeguard the interests primarily of the producer-sellers  Promotion of Standardization and as well as of the consumers. It maintains Grading of agricultural and allied a close liaison between the Central and produce under the Agricultural the State Governments in implementation produce (Grading & Marking) Act, of agricultural marketing policies in the 1937 as amended in 1986. country.  Marketing Extension including the AGMARKNET portal. 11.6 The Directorate is headed by the Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the  Training of Personnel in Agricultural Government of India (AMA). It has its Head Marketing. Office at Faridabad (Haryana), Branch Head Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure Office at Nagpur (Maharashtra), 11 Regional (AMI): Offices located at Delhi, Kolkata Mumbai, Bhopal, Chennai, Kochi, Hyderabad, 11.8 Under the AMI sub-scheme, there are Guwahati, Lucknow, Jaipur and Chandigarh, two components (i) Storage Infrastructure (ii) 26 Sub offices spread all over the country, the Marketing Infrastructure other than Storage. Central Agmark laboratory at Nagpur and The main objectives of the AMI schemes 11 Regional Agmark Laboratories (RALs) are to develop agricultural marketing at Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Rajkot, Bhopal, infrastructure for effectively managing Chennai, Kochi, Guntur, Kanpur, Jaipur and marketable surplus of agriculture including Amritsar. horticulture and of allied sectors including dairy, poultry, fishery, livestock and minor 11.7 major functions of DMI: forest produce, promoting innovative and  To guide States/UTs on reforms in their latest technologies and competitive alternative Agricultural Marketing Regulations agricultural marketing infrastructure by and for development and management encouraging private and cooperative sector of agricultural produce markets. investments, direct marketing, creation of  Implementation of sub schemes of scientific storage capacity, Integrated value Integrated Scheme for Agricultural chains (confined up to primary processing Marketing (ISAM) viz. (i) Agricultural stage only) and to provide Infrastructure Marketing Infrastructure (AMI) (The facilities for grading, standardization and

108 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 quality certification of agricultural produce. 11.11 Under the Storage Infrastructure In addition the scheme aims to create general component of AMI sub scheme for the awareness and provide training to farmers, projects in special category areas of North entrepreneurs, market functionaries and Eastern States, Sikkim, UTs of Andaman & other stakeholders on various aspects of Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands & Hilly agricultural marketing including grading, areas, subsidy @33.33% with a subsidy ceiling standardization and quality certification. of Rs. 1333.2 per tonne with a maximum subsidy ceiling of Rs. 400 Lakhs is extended. 11.9 The scheme is reform linked and For the projects of Registered FPOs, State agency projects of those States/Union Panchayats, Women, SC & ST beneficiaries Territories that have undertaken reforms in or their cooperatives/Self Help Groups, in their respective APMC Acts to allow/permit other areas, subsidy @33.33% with a subsidy (i) ‘Direct Marketing’, (ii) ‘Contract Farming’ ceiling of Rs. 1166.55 per tonne up to 1000 and (iii) agricultural produce markets in MT and Rs. 1000 per tonne for more than private and cooperative sectors will be 1000 MT, with a maximum subsidy ceiling eligible for assistance under the sub-scheme. of Rs. 300 Lakhs is extended. For all other Notwithstanding the reform status, state categories of beneficiaries in other areas, agencies in all States/UTs will be eligible to subsidy @25% with a subsidy ceiling of Rs. avail assistance for storage infrastructure 875 per tonne up to 1000 MT and Rs. 750 projects. per tonne for more than 1000 MT, with a However, Projects promoted by private maximum subsidy ceiling of Rs. 225 Lakhs entrepreneurs other than State agencies is extended. are eligible to avail assistance under the 11.12 Since inspection of the GBY from sub-scheme, irrespective of the reforms 01.04.2001 and up to 31.12.2016, a total undertaken by the State Government/UTs in number of 37,574 godowns having a capacity their respective APMC Acts. of 630.94 lakh MT have been sanctioned 11.10 The assistance under the sub- and subsidy of Rs. 2,405.78 crore has been scheme is available to Individuals, Group released. The target for the XII plan is 230.00 of farmers / growers, Registered Farmer lakh MT and the achievement during the Producer Organisations (FPOs), Partnership/ XII Plan up to December, 2016 is 313.77 lakh Proprietary firms, Companies, Corporations, MT. Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), 11.13 Under the Marketing Infrastructure Self Help Groups (SHGs), Cooperatives, Projects other than Storage component of Cooperative Marketing Federations, AMI sub scheme in special category areas Autonomous Bodies of the Government, of North Eastern States, Sikkim, Stats of Local Bodies (excluding Municipal Uttrakhand, State of Himachal Pradesh, Corporations for storage infrastructure Jammu & Kashmir, UTs of Andaman & projects), Panchayats, State agencies Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands, Hilly including State Government Departments and tribal areas, subsidy @ 33.33% with a and autonomous organization / State owned subsidy ceiling of Rs. 500 lakhs is extended. corporations such as Agricultural Produce For the projects of Registered FPOs, Women, Market Committees & Marketing Boards, SC & ST beneficiaries or their cooperatives, State Warehousing Corporations, State Civil in other areas, subsidy @33.33% with a Supplies Corporations etc.

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maximum subsidy ceiling of Rs. 500 lakhs 11.17 Mandi price information is disseminated with is extended. For all other categories of through DD Kisan channel and Kisan beneficiaries in other areas, subsidy @25% Call Centres. New innovations have been with a maximum subsidy ceiling of Rs. 400 introduced for dissemination of market data lakhs is extended. through Agrimarket and Kisan Suvidha Mobile APPs and through SMS by IFFCO 11.14 Since inception of AMIGS from Kisan Sanchar Ltd. etc. at grass root level. 20.10.2004 upto 31.12.2016 a total of 18,331 The portal also has linkages with various projects have been sanctioned and subsidy organizations concerned with agricultural of Rs. 1,621.02 crores has been released. The marketing. Besides spot price, the portal target for the XII plan is 4000 projects and the also provides access to future price, MSP and achievement during XII plan upto December, international commodity price, e-directory 2016 is 9499 projects. Presently the AMI of markets, CODEX Standards etc.The scheme is not available for the promoters of Agmarknet portal and National Agricultural General Category other than North Eastern Market Atlas portals have been revamped Region from 05.08.2014 due to paucity of and hosted with better look and user friendly funds. For promoters of SC, ST categories format. and north eastern regions, the scheme is not available from 31.12.2016. 11.18 Marketing Extension: Quality control programme under Agmark as well as 11.15 Marketing Research and Information different Plan schemes of the Directorate are Network (MRIN) Sub Scheme: This scheme given wide publicity through mass media. was launched as Central Sector Scheme in The information is disseminated through March, 2000 with objective to collect and documents, video spots, printed literature, disseminate information on price, arrival exhibition, conferences, seminars and and other market related data for the workshops. The Directorate is conducting benefit of farmers and other market users. National Consumer day Celebrations on DMI has been implementing the scheme in 24th December and World Consumer Day collaboration with Agricultural Marketing Celebrations on 15th March by the Field Boards/Directorates, APMCs and NIC. Offices, participating in IITF from 14-27 11.16 Wholesale prices and arrivals November, at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, information in respect of more than 300 and AAHAR at New Delhi from 10-14 March. commodities and 2000 varieties are being The Directorate is also organizing National disseminated through the portal on daily Agmark Exhibition every year in important basis. 3288 wholesale markets have been cities. The Directorate is also participated in linked to the AGMARKNET portal (http:// Krishi Unnati Mela in March, 2016. agmarknet.gov.in) and more than 2700 11.19 strengthening of Agmark Grading markets have been reporting the data. In Facilities (SAGF) Sub Scheme: The addition to price, several other market Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) related information like accepted standards/ Act, 1937 provides for the grading and grades, labelling, sanitary and phyto-sanitary marking of agricultural produce. It involves requirement, physical infrastructure of framing of grades, standards and certification storage and warehousing, marketing laws, of agricultural commodities included in fees payable etc. are being provided. the scheduled appended to the Act. This

110 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 programme requires analysis of check growth, needs to have a well-functioning, samples and research samples in Agmark competitive and transparent markets in Laboratories. SAGF scheme aims to meet the addition to focus on increasing the production expenditure for the purchase of equipment, & productivity and simultaneously reducing chemicals, glassware and apparatus, AMC the cost of cultivation. Reforms in agricultural of the equipments as well as renovation and marketing sector is considerate tool to not repair works in the Agmark Laboratories/ only offer remunerative prices to the farmers, Regional and Sub offices. With this support, reduce marketing cost & margin and put 11 Regional Agmark Laboratories and a tab on food inflation but also augment in Central Agmark Laboratory, Nagpur are doubling the farm income and consequently carrying out analysis of check samples releasing farmers’ from economic stress. and research samples for developing and promoting grading and standardization of 11.23 Department during the year agricultural commodities under Agmark. revitalised the reform agenda with the objective to actualise it at the ground level 11.20 As on date, 105 grading and Marking and favourably affect farmers’ income. As Rules covering 213 commodities, have been a part of reform agenda, Department, with notified under the provisions of AP (G&M) the objective to create barrier free market, Act, 1937. These include fruit and vegetables, enhance competition & transparency in cereals, pulses, oil seeds, vegetable oils, ghee, transactions and widen choices to the farmers spices, honey etc. Grading and marking of for sale of their produce, launched National agricultural commodities is voluntary as per Agriculture Market (e-NAM) on 14th April, provisions of the Act. 2016. Under this ambitious project, 585 wholesale regulated markets are proposed Agricultural Marketing Reforms to be linked to e-NAM portal by 2018. Till (MDRC): now, Department has succeeded to link 250 11.21 With the coordinated and integrated markets to the portal against the set target of strides made by policy makers, agricultural 200 markets. To backup this project through scientists and more so by farmers, the facilitative legal framework & policy and foodgrain production has now gone up revamp other reform agenda in the sector, more than five times since beginning of first Department is in the process of formulation five year plan in 1951 and growth graph of new Model APMC Act. of horticultural crops has even exhibited 11.24 Only those States/ UTs are eligible to better picture. Even after this considerable link their markets to e-NAM portal, which increase in production and productivity in have undertaken reforms in their APMC agriculture sector, agrarian economy is still Acts in respect of (i) e-trading; (ii) single under stress and it is frequently heard that point levy of market fee across the State; farmers are committing suicides here and and (iii) single unified trading license valid there, which indicates that farmers are still across the State. not getting their due for their hard work. 11.25 Status of progress of reforms with 11.22 Therefore, in order to achieve the goal respect to 7 vital areas identified by the of doubling farmers’ income in time bound Department is given in the table below- manner, agriculture sector, for inclusive

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Table- Reform status as on 31/12/2016

Sl. No Area of Reforms States adopted the suggested area of market reforms 1. Establishment of private market Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, yards/ private markets managed Gujarat, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, by a person other than a market Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa (excluding for paddy / rice), committee. Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura, Punjab, UT of Chandigarh, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, West Bengal. 2. Establishment of direct purchase Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, of agricultural produce from Gujarat, Goa, Haryana (for specified crop through agriculturist (Direct Purchasing establishment of Collection Centres) Himachal Pradesh, from producer) Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura, Punjab (only in Rule ), UT of Chandigarh (only in Rule ),Jharkhand, Uttarakhand and West Bengal. 3. Establishment of farmers/ consumers Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Goa, market managed by a person other Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Mizoram, than a market committee (Direct Nagaland, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Jharkhand, sale by the producer) Uttarakhand and West Bengal. 4. Contract Farming Sponsor shall Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, register himself with the Marketing Goa, Gujarat, Haryana Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Committee or with a prescribed Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, officer in such a manner as may be Nagaland, Orissa, Punjab (separate Act), Rajasthan, prescribed. Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura and Uttarakhand. 5. To promote and permit e-trading Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand , Haryana, H.P., Karnataka, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Telangana, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh . 6. Single point levy of market fee Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Goa, Haryana, across the State Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, UT of Chandigarh, Punjab, Telangana , Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand 7. Single trading license valid across Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, the State Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Nagaland, Telangana, Sikkim and Uttar Pradesh.

11.26 Deregulation of Marketing of APMC markets used to be attributed for high Fruits & Vegetables post-harvest losses, long intermediation in supply chain and low return to the farmers. Fruits & vegetables being perishable crops In order to address this issue, Department has need different set of markets and marketing been advocating with the States to provide system with reduced supply chain and complete freedom to the farmers as well as adequate marketing infrastructures including buyers and investors to invest in development cold storages & cold chain. Existing organised of marketing infrastructure outside the market system of marketing through network of yard so as to facilitate emergence of various

112 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 channels of marketing. In addition to these 1988 with aim to enhance the efficiency innovative channels, APMC Market should and effectiveness of agricultural marketing also be available as one of the alternative systems that is inclusive and empowers choices to the farmers. Till now, 14 States the primary producer by building capacity (Madya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, of various stakeholders through teaching, West Bengal, Odisha, Rajsthan, Chattisgarh, training applied research, policy advocacy Gujrat, Maharashtra, Haryana, Karnatka, and consultancy services. The Institute since Assam, Nagaland, Meghalya) have moved in inception has been continuously engaged this direction, though in varied forms. Using in cutting edge applied research and the every platform, this Department during knowledge dissemination for strengthening the year tried to convince the States to adopt the agricultural marketing system and ideal model suggested by this Department. activities to enable primary producers, particularly small and marginal farmers to 11.27 De-linking of Provisions of enhance their income by realizing better Compulsory Requirement of Shop/ price. In order to carry out the mandate of Space for Registration of Traders / training, research, consultancy, education Market Functionaries- and policy advocacy, three centres have been formulated: (1) Centre for Design and Linking of provision of compulsory Management of Agriculture Markets and requirement of shop/ space for registration/ Business Planning and Project formulation. licensing to traders restricts entry of new (2) Centre for Entrepreneurship and Skilling traders (buyers) in the trade transaction, (3) Centre for Information and Agri-value which in turn, reduces the competition Chain Analysis. among buyers resulting into offer of less competitive price to the farmers. In view 11.29 In order to encourage desired of this, there should not be any such changes at the ground, Institute has aligned compulsory requirement of shop/ premises its activities with the Kisan Vikas Vriksha of while granting the licence to the traders. As Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, per information available from States, State- like promoting National Agricultural wise status is as under - Market, development of integrated value chains mainly for horticulture and organic Provisions Name of States where crops and developing marketing strategies such provision existed particularly for NER States. - For Traders Uttrakhand, Arunachal Pradesh 11.30 The Institute has been empanelled - For Commission Maharashtra, Andhra as National Level Agency by MIDH agents Pradesh, Haryana, for developing marketing strategies for Karnataka, Rajasthan, northeastern states namely Meghalaya, Telangana Assam and Tripura. Value chains of horticultural crops like Makhana, Tomato - For Traders and Chhattisgarh, J&K, Tamil and Pea and leading medicanl crops are Commission Nadu also being assessed with the support of agents both agencies like MIDH, NABARD and National CCS National Institute of Agricultural Medicinal Plant Board for enhancing farmers’ Marketing (NIAM): participation in these value chains. 11.28 NIAM is an Institute of excellence set 11.31 Aggregation through FPOs has been up by the Government of India in August studied and a three month residential

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certificate course has been designed for CEO’s 11.35 NIAM is evolving as a key organization and other management of Farmer Producer in the field of agricultural marketing for Organizations (FPOs) by the Institute in south-east Asian and African countries. association with Bankers Institute of Rural NIAM has been proposed to be the Nodal Development (BIRD), Lucknow to implement Resource Center for conducting trainings, business plans and bring sustainability to workshop/conferences and consultancy their operations. for SAARC nations, FTF programme of USAID and members of Agriculture and 11.32 Farmer Business School is an initiative Food Marketing Association for Asia Pacific of the Institute to help farmers enhance their (AFMA). The Institute is organizing a two- income called. The initiative is based on the week training programme during 16-30 concept developed by FAO and focuses on November 2016 on “Emerging trends in bringing a paradigm change in trainings marketing of fresh fruits and vegetables” primary producers mainly smallholders for participants from nine African countries to enable them become efficient managers under “Feed the Future” programme. An and entrepreneurs. In another initiate under international conference on barrier free trade Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna, NIAM in agriculture for policy makers is being has developed a Board Game for farmers to organized during the month of February make them aware on various aspects of the 2016 for SAARC nation countries. Scheme. 11.36 NIAM also offers two years 11.33 Institute has completed an assignment PGDABM approved by the All India Council for developing ‘Market Strategies for for Technical Education (AICTE). The Organic Produce of Sikkim’, wherein a programme with 100 percent placement is comprehensive and feasible market plan one of the most sought after programme by has been suggested to yield better returns the Industry. The Institute is in the process of and enhance linkage of producers to high- getting the programme accredited by NBA so end markets. Institute in its commitment that successful candidates may be awarded to Northeastern regional has organized an with Masters Degree and their acceptability exposer visit of market owners which aims get enhanced in Industry and academics. at exposing community market owners from the state to various models of operation and Small Farmers’ Agribusiness management of markets of the country. Consortium (SFAC): 11.34 Warehousing and cold storage 11.37 SFAC was set up as a registered have become important components in society on 18th January, 1994. Currently, the development of integrated supply chain members of SFAC include RBI, SB1, IDB1, mainly for perishables. Accordingly NIAM EX1M Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, has completed numerous consultancy NABARD, Canara Bank, NAFED etc. assignments on warehousing like capacity SFAC is implementing a Central Sector building of officers of APSWC on operation Scheme for Agribusiness Development and management of commercial warehouses, through Venture Capital Assistance (VCA) accreditation of Warehouses across the to qualifying projects, which promotes country, capacity building of warehousemen linkages with farmers for procurement of and Farmers Awareness Programme on their produce as raw material and provides negotiability of warehouse receipt. A training employment in rural areas and has term- module on cold chain management is being loan sanctioned by any Notified Financial developed by the Institute. Institution such as nationalized banks, SBI

114 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 and its subsidiaries, IDBI, SIDBI, NABARD, collateral upto Rs.1.00 crore. An outlay of NCDC, NEDFI, Exim Bank, RRBs and State Rs.1 50.00 crores has been sanctioned during Financial Corporations. The mission of the 2013-14 for the Scheme (Rs. 50.00 crore Society is to support innovative ideas for for Equity Grant and Rs. 100.00 crores for generating income and employment in rural Credit Guarantee Scheme). This is likely to areas by promoting private investment in benefit hundreds of newly formed producer agri-business projects. companies across the country to increase their equity capital and leverage institutional 11.38 SFAC is implementing the Central borrowing from banks. SFAC has sanctioned Sector Scheme for agribusiness development so far 61 projects amounting to Rs. 396.80 in association with Notified Financial lakh under Equity Grant Fund. Institutions providing (i) Venture Capital to agribusiness projects, and (ii) assistance 11.40 SFAC is organizing awareness camps to farmers / products groups for preparing to publicize the Equity Grant and Credit bankable Detailed Project Reports (DPR). Guarantee Fund Scheme all over India. 13 During 2016-17 amounting to Rs. 29.12 crores Banks have signed MoU with SFAC under upto 31.12.2016, SFAC achieved the physical Credit Guarantee Fund Scheme for FPCs. target of 116 projects against an annual (Canara Bank, State Bank of India, NABARD, target of 200. SFAC will be able to surpass IDBI, NABARD Financial Services, PNB, physical target as well as financial target Indian Bank, Bank of India, NABKISAN during January-March, 2017. The projection Finance Ltd., RBL Bank, HDFC Bank, Yes or estimates for the period January –March, Bank & Sarva Haryana Gramin Bank). 2017 100 agri-business projects amounting to Rs. 23.00 Crores. Since the inception 11.41 credit Guarantee Fund Scheme of the Scheme, DAC released an amount for Farmers Producer Companies - Credit of Rs. 481.91 crore till 31.12.2016, against Guarantee Fund Scheme is a new Central which SFAC has assisted 1463 agribusiness Sector Scheme, The Credit Guarantee Fund projects and sanctioned/ released Venture has been set up with the primary objective Capital Assistance of Rs. 433.78 Crores with of providing a Credit Guarantee Cover to total private and institutional investment Eligible Lending Institutes (ELIs) providing of Rs. 5238.74 Crores. This has created loans to Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs). 73317 directed employment and linked Under this scheme FPCs are will be given approximately 1.43 lakh farmers to these collateral free credit by ELIs. The CGF shall units for procurement of their produce. be operated by Small Farmers’ Agri Business Consortium (SFAC) through lending 11.39 Equity Grant and Credit Guarantee institutions. The amount has been kept as Fund Scheme for Farmer Producer FDRs as per the guidelines of the Scheme. Companies: SFAC is also taking up the As per the EFC, the expenses of the scheme implementation of the Equity Grant and will be met out from the interest earned on Credit Guarantee Fund Scheme for Farmer these FDRs. The FDRs will continue till the Producer Companies which was approved schemes will be implemented by SFAC, by the EFC during 2013-14. This scheme will thereafter the amount will be spent as per enable registered farmer producer companies the Government direction. to access equity grant to double member equity upto a maximum limit of Rs.10.00 SFAC has sanctioned Credit Guarantee cover lakhs. The scheme also provides a credit in favour of 16 banks amounting 684.76 lakhs guarantee to financial institutions which under the Credit Guarantee Fund Scheme. extend loans to producer companies without

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State -wise sanctioned project-Credit Guarantee Farmer Producer Organizations (FP0s). The fund scheme from 2014-15 to 2016-17 initiative which started in 2011-12 under the two Central Sector Schemes for Vegetable SI. Bank-wise No. of C.G. cover Initiative for Urban Clusters (VIUC) and No. cases sanctioned Integrated Development of 60,000 Pulse (Rs. in lakhs) Villages in Rainfed Areas has expanded in 1. Haryana I 42.50 its scope and covers special FPO projects 2. Rajasthan 2 39.10 being taken up by some State Governments 3. Madhya Pradesh 7 382.36 under general RKVY funds as well as under 4. Tamil Nadu 6 220.80 the National Demonstration Project under Total 16 684.76 the National Food Security Mission (NFSM) and Mission for Integrated Development of Bank-wise sanctioned project- Credit Guarantee Horticulture (MIDH). fund scheme from 2014-15 to 2016-17 11.43 As on 31st December, 2016, against a Sl. Bank-wise No. of C.G. cover target of 7.01 lakh farmers to be mobilized No. cases sanctioned 5.83 lakh farmers have been identified and (Rs. in formed into 34,345 Farmer Interest Groups lakhs) (FIGs). These FIGs further have been 1. IDBI Bank Limited 4 261.66 federated into FPOs and so far 569 FPOs 2. NABARD 4 152.80 have been registered and 131 are under the 3. State Bank of India 2 62.90 process of registration. 4. Canara Bank 2 63.75 5. Yes Bank 1 21.25 11.44 National Aericulture Market (NAM):- 6. NABKISAN Finance 1 37.40 Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Ltd Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 7. Indian Bank 2 85.00 (DAC&FW) has mandated Small Farmers’ Total 16 684.76 Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) to act as the Lead Promoter of NAM. Under the The projection or estimates for the period scheme, a pan India electronic trading portal January–March, 2017: SFAC will be able (e-NAM) is being deployed in selected to sanction Credit Guarantee Cover to 10 regulated wholesale markets in States across banks under Credit Guarantee Fund Scheme the country and 585 markets are proposed to amounting to Rs. 3.00 Crores. be integrated with e-NAM by March, 2018. E-NAM is reformed linked scheme and 11.42 Farmers Producer Organizations - States are required to carry out pre-requisite SFAC was mandated by Department of reforms to enable (i) a Single licence to be Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers valid across the State, (ii) Single point levy of Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and market fee, and (iii) Provision for electronic Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India, to support auction as a mode of price discovery. the State Governments in the formation of

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Chapter 12 Agricultural Cooperation

Amendment to the Constitution in • Specifying the maximum number of respect of Cooperatives: director of a co-operative society to be not exceeding twenty-one members. 12.1 For the purpose of ensuring the • Providing for a fixed term of five years democratic, autonomous and professional from the date of election in respect of functioning of cooperatives, it was decided the elected members of the board and to amend the Constitution of India. its office bearers; and formation of an Accordingly, the Constitution (One Hundred authority or body for the conduct of and Eleventh Amendment) Bill, 2009 was elections to a cooperative society. introduced in Lok Sabha on 20.11.2009.The Bill was passed in Lok Sabha on 21.12.2011 • Providing for a maximum time limit and in Rajya Sabha on 28.12.2011 as “The of six months during which a board Constitution (Ninety Seventh Amendment) of Directors of co-operative society Act, 2011” and Hon’ble could be kept under supersession or gave her assent to the aforesaid Act on suspension. 12.01.2012. The Act came into force w.e.f. • Providing for independent professional 15.02.2012 vide Gazette Notification dated audit. 08.02.2012. • Providing for right of information to the members of the co-operative societies. 12.2 The amendment in the Constitution, • Empowering the State Governments to inter alia, seeks to empower the Parliament obtain periodic reports of activities and in respect of multi-State Cooperative accounts of co-operative societies. Societies and the State Legislatures in case • Providing the reservation of one seat for of registered under the Sate co-operative the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled societies Act to make appropriate law, laying Tribes and two seats for women on down the following matters: the board of every cooperative society, • Right to form cooperative societies as a which have individuals as members Fundamental Right by insertion of the from such categories. words “cooperative societies” in sub • Providing for offences relating to clause (c) of clause (1) of Article 19. cooperative societies and penalties in • Provisions for incorporation, regulation respect of such offences. and winding up of co-operative. Societies based on the principles 12.3 Amending the State Cooperative of democratic member control, Societies Acts in tune with the provisions of member economic participation and the above amendments in the Constitution autonomous functioning. will not only ensure autonomous and • Insertion of Article 43B in part IV of the democratic functioning of the cooperatives, Constitution as Directive Principle of but also ensure accountability of management State Policy for Voluntary formation of to the members & other stakeholders and cooperative societies. also enhance public faith in these institutions.

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The Constitutional amendment provides programmes/ schemes being implemented for a maximum period of one year from the through NCDC are (i) Assistance for date of its commencement to amend the Marketing, Processing, Storage etc. state laws relating to cooperative societies, programmes in the Cooperatively Least if required, to make them consistent with & Under developed States & for weaker the provisions of the amendment. So far 17 section programmes in developed States; (ii) States, viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Assistance for cotton development including Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, ginning and pressing and establishment Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Odisha, of new cooperative spinning mills and Rajasthan, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and modernization / expansion/ rehabilitation West Bengal ,Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra of existing cooperative spinning mills; and have amended their State Cooperative (iii) Integrated Cooperative Development Societies Acts in consonance with the Projects in selected districts (ICDP). While constitution(97th Amendment) Act, 2011. the loan component (both Term Loan & However, in the meantime certain provisions Investment Loan) is provided by NCDC of the Constitution (97th Amendment) Act, from its own resources, subsidy is provided 2011 have been struck down by the Hon’ble by Government of India under the CSISAC High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad vide Schemes. order dated 22.4.2013 in WP (PIL) No.166 of 2012. The union of India has filed SLP No. 12.5 NCDC is a statutory corporation 25266-25267 on 12.7.2013 before the Hon’ble set by an Act of Parliament. It is a non- Supreme Court against the aforesaid order equity development financing institution and the case is pending before the Supreme for the cooperative sector in the country Court for its disposal. and provides assistance for economic development of agriculture & rural 12.4 National Cooperative Development sector through cooperative societies. The Corporation (NCDC): Corporation’s focus is on programmes of agricultural inputs, processing, storage and (i) Assistance to NCDC Programmes marketing of agriculture produce and supply for Development of Cooperatives: The of consumer goods in rural areas. In the non- Department of Agriculture, Cooperation farm sector, the Corporation’s endeavour is to & Farmers Welfare is implementing equip cooperatives with facilities to promote cooperative programmes through National income generating activities, with special Cooperative Development Corporation focus on weaker sections such as handlooms, (NCDC). The Central Sector Integrated sericulture, poultry, fishery, scheduled caste Scheme on Agricultural Cooperation & scheduled tribe cooperatives etc. It also (CSISAC), for the remaining period of the provides assistance for capacity building and th 12 Five Year Plan (2013-2017) was approved upgradation of skills of personnel involved and commenced its implementations during in the cooperatives. the year 2014-15. The CSISAC is the result of merger of two erstwhile schemes of 11th 12.6 Against the approved outlay of Five Year Plan i.e Restructured Central Rs.114.50 crore subsidy under CSISAC Sector Scheme for Assistance to National Scheme for 2016-17, DAC&FW has provided Cooperative Development Corporation subsidy of `106.65 crore. Of this, `78.69 (NCDC) Programmes for Development of crore, received in June, 2016 was utilised Cooperatives and Central Sector Scheme immediately and out of `29.96 crore received for Cooperative Education & Training. The lately in December 2016, `7.88 crore has been

118 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 utilised. The remaining subsidy amount of and Preservation Infrastructure; (v) Interest `20.08 crore available with NCDC is under rebate under Technology Up gradation Fund process for disbursement. - Ministry of Textile; (vi) Sugar Development Fund (vii) Assistance for Boosting Seed 12.7 Besides the above, the scheme NCDC Production component under Sub-Mission has dovetailed its programmes with for Seed and Planting Material (SMSP) of schemes of Government of India e.g. (i) National Mission on Agricultural Extension Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI) and Technology (NMAET). a sub-scheme of Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing (ISAM) for Storage 12.8 Against the approved annual action & Infrastructure; (ii) Rashtriya Krishi Vikas plan outlay of `6,000.00 crore for 2016-17, Yojana (Training) (iii) Mission for Integrated NCDChas disbursed `7883.27 crore (till Development of Horticulture (MIDH); (iv) 15.12.2016) for various activities as under: Scheme for Cold Chain, Value Addition (` in crore) Sl. No. Activity Disbursements upto 15.12.2016 1 Marketing & Inputs 5035.31 2 Agro-Processing 1424.29 (Sugar, Textile & other processing units) 3 Storage & Cold Storage 45.51 4 Weaker Section Programme 297.51 (Fisheries/ Dairy & Livestock/ Poultry/ Handloom/ SC & ST/ Women & Labour Cooperatives) 5 Computerisation of Cooperatives 3.41 6 Consumer Cooperatives 3.88 7 Integrated Cooperative Development Projects (ICDP) 172.27 8 Industrial & Service 900.95 9 Promotional & Development 0.14 Grand Total (1 to 9) 7883.27

12.9 During the year 2016-17, (upto for Price Support Operations. These have a 15.12.2016), NCDC has sanctioned assistance long way in ensuring smooth procurement of `7542.54 crore for marketing & input operations from farmers. The timely activities. Major portion of the sanctioned assistance from NCDC has helped prevent assistance i.e. `6470.00 crore is in the form of distress sale by more than 15 lakh farmers in short term working capital to Chhattisgarh these states. State Coop. Marketing Federation (`5420 crore), NAFED (`300 crore), West Bengal State (ii) cooperative Sugar Mills: Cooperative Marketing Federation (`300 12.11 The number of installed cooperative crore), and Andhra Pradesh Cooperative sugar factories increased from 2 in 1950- Oil Seeds growers’ Federation (`450 crore) 51 to 327 in 2015-16. The installed sugar for procurement of Paddy, Ground Nut Pod, production capacity of cooperative sector Sunflower Seeds, Moong, Copra under Price was `128.59 lakh MT at the end of year support operations. 2015-16 accounting for about 39% of the 12.10 Out of `5035.31 crore disbursed during total production capacity of `332.31 lakh the same period, `3500 crore was exclusively MT capacity in the country. During 2016-

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17, (as on 15.12.2016), NCDC sanctioned crore (comprising loan of `194.98 crore and disbursed `1824.27crore and `1146.17 and subsidy of `8.03 crore under CSISAC crore respectively benefitting 5,32,930 scheme). Of this, `2.38 crore would benefit sugarcane farmer members and is likely SC/ST members. During 2016-17, (as on to further sanction and release additional 15.12.2016), NCDC sanctioned assistance amount of `200.00 crores and 550.00 crores of `22.23 crore (including subsidy of `4.70 respectively, by 31.03.2017. During the year crore) for other processing units (Oilseed, under review, 13 sugar cooperative societies Plantation crop & Foodgrains). Of this have been further brought under the fold of assistance, `14.87 crore has been sanctioned NCDC funding. The financial assistance for for expansion of the Palm Oil processing establishment of a new sugar mill in Navsari unit of Telangana State Cooperative Oilseeds district, Gujarat has helped the sugarcane Federation and working capital loan of `50.00 grower farmers, especially the pre-dominant crore to Andhra Pradesh Oilseeds Federation population of tribal farmers in the district. for procurement of Oilseeds. Further, an NCDC’s financial assistance for zero liquid amount of `78.02 crore has been disbursed discharge mechanism (ZLD) has also been for the above mentioned other processing instrumental in resuscitating 7 distilleries units. of Uttar Pradesh Cooperative sugar mills as they were on the verge of closure due (iv) cooperative Storage and Cold to non confirmatory Pollution norms. In Storage: addition, assistance has been sanctioned 12.13 DAC&FW through NCDC has been for modernisation cum expansion (3 mills), making systematic and sustained efforts to establishment of Cogeneration plant for assist cooperatives in creating additional green energy (2 units) and an Ethanol plant. storage capacity aimed at facilitating (iii) cooperative Spinning Mills: expanded operations of cooperative marketing of agriculture produce, 12.12 In order to improve economic distribution of inputs and sale of consumer condition of the cotton growers as well as articles. Storage capacity assisted by NCDC handloom & power loom weavers and to stood at 160.07 lakh MT as on 31.03.2016. consolidate the gains achieved so far, the During the year 2016-17, (as on 15.12.2016), DAC & FW, through NCDC, continued to financial assistance of `30.93 crore was provide financial assistance to the spinning sanctioned and `40.93 crore was disbursed for mills & ginning and pressing units in the storage programmes. In addition, `4.57 crore cooperative sector. During the year 2016- was released for cold storage programmes. 17, (as on 15.12.2016), NCDC has so far sanctioned `329.16 crore (comprising loan (v) Weaker Section Programmes: of `289.62 crore and subsidy of `39.54 crore 12.14 Towards promoting weaker sections, under CSISAC scheme) to 11 Cooperative NCDC is assisting different types of projects Ginning & Spinning Mills for modernisation for cooperative societies involved in fishery, of 12480 ring spindles, expansion of 14112 poultry, dairy, livestock, handloom, coir, spindles, installation of 66048 ring spindles jute, sericulture and also activities taken & 48 Double Roller Gins and also for up cooperative societies comprising of meeting working capital requirements. Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, labour This will benefit 55325 members including & women members. During 2016-17, (as 50394 cotton growers and 3998 power loom on 15.12.2016), an amount of `464.78 crore weavers. NCDC has so far disbursed `203.01

120 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 was sanctioned for various weaker section Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, programme. This included (i) `275.00 crore Karnataka and Rajasthan to supplement comprising loan of `165.00 crore and CSISAC their resources for providing crop loans to subsidy of `55.00 crore to Government of farmers and agriculture and allied activities. Andhra Pradesh for development of Sheep and Goat Cooperatives in 11 districts of the (viii) Assistance to Cooperatives in State and would benefit 2835 SC and 1950 ST Cooperatively Least & Under Developed members; (ii) an assistance of `174.33 crore for States: Dairy Cooperatives in Gujarat, Maharashtra, 12.17 In order to reduce the regional Punjab and Rajasthan is likely to benefit disparities, NCDC funds programmes in producer members of whom 77462 are SC, various States which are categorised as 180237 ST and 202397 are women members; under: (iii) `12.52 crore for fisheries programme benefiting 4472 members majority of which  Cooperatively Least Developed States / belong to SC & ST; and (iv) `2.93 crore for Union Territories. {Arunachal Pradesh, 3 handloom programmes in benefiting 913 Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Jammu weaver members. During the same period, & Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, an amount of `297.51 crore was disbursed Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and for various weaker section programme. Tripura};  Cooperatively Under Developed States/ (vi) integrated Cooperative Union Territories. {Andhra Pradesh, Development Projects (ICDP): Chhattisgarh, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, 12.15 NCDC is implementing Integrated Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Cooperative Development Project (ICDP) Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, in selected districts. During the year 2016- West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar 17 (as on 15.12.2016), NCDC has disbursed Islands (UT) and Lakshadweep (UT)}; loan assistance of `121.91 crore and subsidy  Cooperatively Developed States/ of `50.36 crore, totaling to `172.27 crore. Union Territories. {Gujarat, Haryana, The subsidy of `50.36 crores includes `9.89 Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, crore towards Manpower Development and Punjab, Tamilnadu, Chandigarh (UT), Training, managerial assistance of Project Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT), Daman & Implementing Agency and Monitoring Diu (UT), Puducherry (UT), Delhi } Cell. Further, 6 projects in Uttar Pradesh 12.18 The Cooperatives in these categories with a project cost of `156.60 crore are being are eligible for different slabs of subsidies sanctioned, which involve NCDC share of available under the CSISAC Scheme. During assistance of `148.26 crore (`119.65 crore as the year 2016-17 (as on 15.12.2015), financial loan and `28.61 crore as subsidy). assistance of `6844.38 crore & `4549.10 (vii) Service Cooperatives: crore has been sanctioned and disbursed respectively by the NCDC to cooperatives in 12.16 During the year 2016-17, (as on cooperatively least/under-developed States/ 15.12.2016), NCDC has sanctioned and UTs respectively. The disbursements in the released `1537.65 crore and `900.94 crore UD/LD States account for 57.71% of total respectively to District Central Cooperative releases of `7883.27 crore by NCDC during Banks and other cooperatives in the States of 2016-17 (upto 15.12.2016).

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(ix) Development of Women for Cooperative Education and training Cooperatives: through the National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI) and National Council for 12.19 NCDC encourages women cooperatives Cooperative Training (NCCT) since the to avail assistance under its various schemes. 3rd Five Year Plan as a continuing scheme. A large number of women members are From the 12th Five Year plan, the scheme of engaged & involved in cooperatives dealing “Cooperative Education and Training” and with activities related to Foodgrain Processing, “Ässistance to NCDC for development of Plantation Crops, Oilseed Processing, Cooperatives” has been merged into a single Fisheries, Dairy & Livestock, Spinning Mills, scheme namely “Ïntegrated Scheme on Handloom & Powerloom Weaving and Agricultural Cooperation”. As per the new under Integrated Cooperative Development scheme upto 50% of the expenditure is given Projects etc. Women Cooperatives are now as grant-in-aid to NCUI by Government covered under Weaker Section Programmes of India for Cooperative Education in for the purpose of availing subsidy and cooperatively under-developed states/ concessional funding during the remaining under-developed areas of developed states period of the 12th Five Year Plan programme (UDS) for approved activities. The balance under Central Sector Integrated Scheme on portion is met by NCUI from the Cooperative Agricultural Cooperation. Education Fund created under MSCS Act, 2002 and own sources. Government of India (x) Efforts towards “Doubling Farmers through NCUI also grants 50% assistance to Income”: Junior Cooperative Training Centres’ which 12.20 Towards doubling the farmers’ income, are run by the State Cooperative Unions/ NCDC has sanctioned 4 pilot projects on State Governments. At present, NCUI is organic farming - one each in the districts of running 43 Cooperative Education Field Jhalawar (Rajasthan) and Ranchi (Jharkhand) projects spread over 22 States/UTs. and two in Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh). The 12.23 During the year 2015-16, NCUI total cost involved, spread over a period of Cooperative Education Field Projects three years, is estimated at `1.02 crore which would benefit around 700 farmers and their including north-east and women Projects families located in 26 clusters. conducted wide ranging programmes on various issues of cooperative development. (xi) ISO Certification: Under UDS projects, new societies registered during the year were 26 and the number of 12.21 NCDC, an ISO 9001:2008 compliant persons benefitting from income generating organization has upgraded its Quality programmes were 8317. In northern states, Management System in accordance with 320 SHGs were formed with the membership the new standards and has been certified of 3135 by the project personnel. NCUI ISO 9001:2015 w.e.f. 10.12.2016 reflecting the organized 24599 events and imparted organization’s commitment for continual education to 299231 persons during the year improvement and better service delivery to 2015-16. Under approved activities, the its clients. National Centre for Cooperative Education Assistance for Cooperative Education (NCCE), organized 89 training programmes and Training: against the target of 60 programmes during the year including 12 weeks Diploma 12.22 The Government of India has been programme in Cooperative Education and implementing a Central Sector Scheme Development. 3698 persons from various

122 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 sectors of the cooperative movement in 12.26 NE Region : The Government of different states were trained. Out of 109 India is providing separate assistance for training prgorammes, 38 programmes intensification of cooperative education in were organized for weaker sectors like the north-eastern region through NCUI. labour, fisheries and tribal cooperatives and NCUI has established 7 field projects namely exclusively for SC/ST cooperative in which Aizawl (Mizoram), Thoubal (Manipur), 1398 persons participated. 20 programmes Mangalwaria (Sikkim), Shillong (Meghalaya), were organized exclusively for women Kohima(Nagaland), Morigaon and Jorhat cooperatives which were attended by 708 (Assam) in the North Eastern Region. participants. During the year 2015-16, an amount of Rs. 528.52 Lakhs was released as Price support scheme (PSS) grants-in-aid to NCUI including Rs. 88.68 12.27 The Department of Agriculture, Lakhs for NE regions. Cooperation and Farmers Welfare 12.24 The Cooperative Training programmes implements Price Support Scheme (PSS) are being conducted by the National Council for procurement of oil seeds, pulses and for Cooperative Training (NCCT) through cotton through Central Nodal Agencies its 5 Regional Institutes of Cooperative at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) Management, 14 Institutes of Cooperative declared by the Government. This scheme is Management located in different States implemented at the request of the concerned and Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of state government which agrees to exempt Cooperative Management, Pune. NCCT the procured commodities from levy of which had been received 100% grants-in-aid mandi tax and assist central nodal agencies till the 12th Plan is to meet its requirement in logistic arrangements including gunny from the interest income of Corpus Fund bags, provide working capital for state ( the fund which was created during the agencies, creation of revolving fund for PSS 10th Plan by equal contribution of Rs. 100 operations etc. as required under the Scheme by GOI and cooperative movement) and guidelines. The basic objectives of PSS are to the Government shall meet the gap in the provide remunerative prices to the growers resources as per the budget estimates for the for their produce with a view to encourage concerned year. An amount of Rs. 548.25 higher investment and production and was released to NCCT for VAMNICOM to safeguard the interest of consumers by component. Besides, during the financial making available supplies at reasonable year 2015-16, a sum of Rs. 1430.16 lakhs was prices with low cost of intermediation. released to NCCT towards gap in resources 12.28 Achievement under Price Support for the year 2013-14 and 2014-15. Scheme (PSS) : During the season 2015-16, 12.25 During the year 2015-16 the National the prices of various oilseeds and pulses ruled Council for Cooperative Training (NCCT) below respective MSP fixed for the relevant has conducted 2170 number of training marketing season. During the year 2015–16 programmes and trained 70687 participants and 2016-17, NAFED procured agricultural against the target to conduct 1600 number commodities as per the details given below- of training programmes and to train 40,000 participants which includes 17449 participants from SC/ST categories.

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Procurement made by NAFED (as on 09.01.2017) Sl. Year/Season Commodity Procured Minimum Support Procurement No. quantity Price (MSP) for value (in lack Rs.) (in MTs) FAQ (in Rs. Per MTs) 1 SUNFLOWER SEED ODISHA 164.56 62.53 RABI 2016 HARYANA 4784.708 38,000.00 1818.21 TOTAL 4949.268 1880.74 2 Milling Copra 2016 TAMIL NADU 1170.443 696.41 ANDHRA PRADESH 3296.75 59500.00 1961.57 TOTAL 4467.193 2657.984 3 Moong K-2016 KARNATAKA 1837.30 959.99 MAHARASHTRA 6430.28 52250.00 3359.82 TOTAL 8267.58 4319.81 4 Groundnut K-2016 GUJARAT 146870.03 42200 61979.15 5 Soyabean K-2016 MAHARASHTRA 163.81 27750 45.46

Procurement made by SFAC

Sl. Year/Season Commodity Procured Minimum Procurement No quantity Support Price value (in lack Rs.) (in MTs) (MSP) for FAQ (in Rs. Per MTs) 1 Moong K-2016 KARNATAKA 679.90 355.25 MAHARASHTRA 548.00 52,250.00 286.35 TOTAL 1227.90 641.6

12.29 market Intervention Scheme the ruling market prices over the previous (MIS) normal year. The scheme is implemented The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation at the request of a State/UT government and Farmers Welfare implements the MIS for which is ready to bear 50 percent of the loss procurement of agricultural and horticultural (25 percent in case of North-Eastern States), commodities which are perishable in nature if any, incurred on its implementation. The and are not covered under the PSS. The extent of total amount of loss to be shared on a objective of intervention is to protect the 50:50 basis between the Central Government growers of these commodities from making and the State Government is restricted to distress sale in the event of a bumper crop 25 percent of the total procurement value during the peak arrival period when the which includes cost of the commodity prices tend to fall below economic levels and procured plus permitted overhead expenses. cost of production. The condition is that there Under the scheme, in accordance with MIS should be either at least a 10 percent increase guidelines, a pre-determined quantity at the in production or a 10 percent decrease in fixed Market

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Intervention Price (MIP) is procured by the earlier. The area of operation is restricted to agencies designated by the state government the concerned state only. The details of MIS for a fixed period or till the prices are implemented during the year 2015-16 and stabilized above the MIP whichever is 2016-17 as on 31.12.2016.

Sl. No. Year Commodity MIP (Rs. State Sanctioned Per MTs) Qty. (in MTs) 1 2015-16 Potato 4,250 Uttar Pradesh 1,00,000 20.05.2015 to 20.06.2015

2 15.12.2015 to 14.03.2016 Oil Palm FFB 7,888/- Andhra Pradesh 1,14,963

3 01.09.2016 to 30.09.2016 Grapes 42,000/- Mizoram 3,800 4 01.11.2016 to 30.11.2016 Onion 6240/- Karnataka 1,00,000 5 2016-17 Onion 7,070/- Telangana 5,000 01.12.2016 to 30.12.2016 6 2016-17 Palm-Oil 7,650/- Tamil Nadu 1,000 14.12.2016 to 12.01.2017

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Chapter 13 Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)

13.1 Background: National Development year 2014-15. The allocation provided for Council (NDC), in its meeting held on implementation of the scheme during 2016- 29th May, 2007 resolved that a special 17 which was Rs. 5400 crore at BE stage has Additional Central Assistance (ACA) been reduced to Rs.3800 crore in RE. Scheme be introduced to incentivize States to draw up comprehensive agriculture 13.4 Based on the feedback received development plans, taking into account agro- from States, experiences garnered during th climatic conditions, natural resources and implementation in 11 Plan and inputs technology for ensuring more inclusive and provided by Stakeholders, Operational integrated development of agriculture and Guidelines of RKVY have been revised allied sectors. Accordingly, Department of for implementation from 2014-15 in order Agriculture & Cooperation (DAC), Ministry to enhance efficiency and efficacy of the of Agriculture, in consultation with the programme and its inclusiveness during th Planning Commission, launched Rashtriya 12 Plan period. The revised Operational Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) in 2007-2008. Guidelines of the scheme mandated that at least 35% of Normal RKVY allocation should 13.2 During XI Plan, Rs. 22,408.77 crore be utilized by the States for implementing was released for implementation of the Infrastructure and Assets development scheme in the States & Union Territories projects. (UTs) of which Rs. 22,332.97 crore was utilized in implementing projects relating 13.5 Objectives: The main objectives of to crop development, horticulture, RKVY Scheme are as under: agricultural mechanization, natural i. To incentivize the States so as to increase resource management, marketing & post- public investment in agriculture and harvest management, animal husbandry, allied sectors. dairy development, fisheries, extension ii. To provide flexibility and autonomy to etc. During XII Five Year Plan, an outlay States in the process of planning and of Rs. 63,246 crore has been earmarked for executing agriculture and allied sector implementing RKVY, out of which Rs. 8400 schemes. crore, Rs. 7052.51crore, Rs. 8443.20 crore and iii. To ensure the preparation of Agriculture Rs.3942.38 crore had been released under the Plans for the districts and the States scheme during 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and based on agro-climatic conditions, 2015-16 respectively. availability of technology and natural 13.3 In sync with Ministry of Finance resources. directions, funding pattern of the scheme iv. To ensure that the local needs/crops/ from 2015-16 has been shared between priorities are better reflected in the centre and states in the ratio of 60:40 (90:10 agricultural plans of the States. for 8 North-Eastern and 3 Himalayan States) v. To achieve the goal of reducing the against 100% funding under RKVY by yield gaps in important crops through Central Government till the end of financial focused interventions.

126 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 vi. To maximize returns to the farmers in 13.8 Over the years, RKVY has also facilitated agriculture and allied sectors; in addressing national priorities, without vii. To bring about quantifiable changes affecting the autonomy and flexibility of in the production and productivity of States, through special programmes as various components of agriculture and sub-schemes. Towards this endeavour, sub- allied sectors by addressing them in a schemes such as Bringing Green Revolution holistic manner. to Eastern India (BGREI), Crop Diversification Programme (CDP), Reclamation of Problem 13.6 Implementation Strategy: RKVY Soil, Foot and Mouth Diseases Control accords flexibility and autonomy to States Programme, Rice Fallow Areas in Eastern in planning and executing projects related India for Pulses and Oil Seeds etc are being to agriculture and allied sectors. States implemented during 2016-17. are empowered to formulate strategies for development of the agriculture and 13.9 Outcome: One of the basic objectives allied sectors in a holistic way taking into of RKVY is to incentivize investments in account their agro-climatic conditions so agriculture and allied sectors by linking as to effectively address their local needs State wise allocation of RKVY funds to the and priorities, rather than continuing with increased share of State Plan Expenditure in business as usual mode of “one size fits all” agriculture and allied sectors. This has helped formula. Projects under RKVY cover the in stepping up allocation to agriculture entire gamut of activities in the agriculture and allied sectors as a percentage of total and allied sectors supplementing ongoing State Plan Expenditure from 4.88% (Rs Centrally Sponsored Schemes in these sectors. 8,770 crore) in 2006-07 to 8.1% (Rs.75012.20 RKVY also emphasizes on convergence crore) during 2014-15. Leveraging higher through District Agriculture Plans (DAPs) investments, States have been able to enhance and State Agriculture Plan (SAP) for production and productivity of crops and eliminating overlap of resources & efforts animal husbandry sector. During XI Plan, for optimal utilization of funds available States have taken up over 5700 projects through various schemes. The requirements across the entire spectrum of agriculture of the Gram Panchayats selected under & allied sectors such as crop development, Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) would horticulture, agricultural mechanization, be kept in mind by SLSC while sanctioning marketing & post-harvest management, projects. animal husbandry, dairy development, fisheries, extension, etc. Concerted efforts 13.7 Besides planning and execution of by Centre and States has helped Agriculture projects, RKVY provides complete flexibility and allied sector to achieve an annual growth and autonomy to States to customize rate of 4.1%(at 2004-05 prices) during the XI interventions as per local requirements. Plan against 2.46% per annum during X Plan For a vast country like India with diverse period. soil & agro-climatic conditions, varying technological capabilities and agronomic 13.10 Allocation of Funds to States: RKVY practices, RKVY framework has enabled is administered by the Union Ministry of States to plan and chart their own Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. Funds developmental trajectory. At national level, under this scheme are provided to the States it enables the country to achieve the desired as grant-in-aid by the Central Government. annual growth rate in agriculture and allied sectors. 13.11 Eligibility Criteria for Access to RKVY funds: Following two eligibility conditions

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are stipulated for States to become and b) District Agriculture Plans (DAPs) and remain eligible for receiving assistance State Agriculture Plans (SAPs) have under RKVY: been formulated. a) The base line share of agriculture and 13.12 Criteria for Allocation of Funds to allied sectors in its total State Plan States: Allocation of RKVY fund to each (excluding RKVY funds) expenditure of the eligible States is based on the six is at least maintained; and parameters as per formula given below:

Sl. Criteria/Parameter Weightage No. 1. Percentage share of net un irrigated area in a state to the net un irrigated area of all 15% eligible States. 2. Last three (3) years average area under oil seeds and pulses. 5% 3. State’s highest GSDP for agriculture and allied sectors for the past five years. 30% 4. Increase in expenditure in Agriculture and allied sectors in the previous year 30% over the year prior to that year. (For example, previous year for allocating State’s share for 2014-15 would be the year 2012-13 and the year prior to that would be 2011-12). 5. Increase in Plan and non-plan expenditure made by the States from the State 10% Budgets on Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, and Agricultural Research & Education in the previous years over the year prior to that year. 6. Inverse of Yield gap between state average yield and potential yields as indicated 10% in the frontline demonstration data. 13.13 Streams of Funding in RKVY: RKVY 13.15 Further all Government (Centre/ funds would be provided to the States State) and quasi- Govt. agencies (fully as grant by the Central Government in funded organizations, State Agriculture following streams. Universities, Panchayati Raj Institutions, (a) RKVY (Production Growth) with 35% Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS)) of annual outlay, etc. may be entitled to 100% funding of (b) RKVY (Infrastructure and Assets) with project cost under RKVY for creation of 35% of annual outlay; assets / infrastructure to promote activities (c) RKVY (Special Schemes) with 20% of in agriculture and allied sectors against annual outlay; and capping of subsidy to 25% of the project cost (d) RKVY (Flexi Fund) with 10% of annual in the case of non state actors. outlay (States can undertake either 13.16 State Level Sanctioning Committee production Growth or Infrastructure (SLSC): State Level Sanctioning Committees & Assets projects with this allocation (SLSCs) have been constituted under the depending upon State specific needs/ Chairmanship of Chief Secretary with priorities). Secretary (Agriculture) of the concerned 13.14 The requirement of minimum State/UT as Member Secretary along with allocation of RKVY fund (35% at Central other members from allied departments & Level or 43.75% at State Level) to “Production State Agriculture Universities, Department of Growth Stream” has been waived off Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare subsequently. Thus, State can allocate (GOI), Department of Animal Husbandry, their entire RKVY Normal allocation to Dairying & Fisheries (GOI), and NITI Aayog Infrastructure &Assets stream with effect (erstwhile Planning Commission). SLSC from financial year 2014-15. appraises and approves the projects under

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RKVY. State Agriculture Department is the SAIDP in a similar manner to that of DAPs nodal Department for implementation of the and SAPs for identifying shelf of projects scheme. for RKVY (Infrastructure & Assets) stream. SAIDP should ideally be consolidation of 13.17 District and State Agricultural requirement of infrastructure identified in Plans: The RKVY guidelines recognize the DAPs and SAP. need for convergence and integration of the various programmes implemented at 13.21 Status of Preparation of District district / State level through Comprehensive Agriculture Plans: Preparation of the District District Agriculture Plan(C-DAPs) and State Agriculture Plans (DAPs) and the State Agriculture Plan (SAP). Several State/UTs Agriculture Plan (SAP) is the cornerstone have prepared comprehensive District and of the strategy of implementation of RKVY. State Agriculture Plan for 11th Plan, which Most of the State Governments had prepared are being revised and updated appropriately the DAPs (604 districts out of 617 districts by the states for implementing RKVY during in the country) in XI Plan. Infact, 27 States 12th Plan keeping in view of modification had completed SAP for the XI Plan period. proposed for the plan period and emerging Though the progresses of preparation of needs of the State. DAPs and SAP have been tardy during XII Five Year Plan, however, 247 DAPs out of 652 13.18 Each district is required to formulate districts and 12 SAPs have been prepared. a C-DAP taking into account resources available from other ongoing Central or 13.22 Projects undertaken by States under State Plan schemes such as Backward Region RKVY: RKVY is designed to focus funds Grant Fund (BRGF), Swaranjayanti Gram allocation and States’ attention to selection Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY), National Rural of strategy and projects which will best Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) help to generate growth in agriculture and and Bharat Nirman, etc. The requirements of allied sectors. State Governments, keeping the Gram Panchayats selected under Saansad in view their priorities, have approved Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) would be also project proposals for implementation kept in mind while formulating the District under RKVY in wide ranging sectors which Agriculture Plans (DAPs). include crops, horticulture, organic farming, agriculture/farm mechanization, micro/ 13.19 C-DAPs reflect the financial minor irrigation, watershed development, requirements and the sources of financing agriculture marketing and storage, seed the agriculture development plans in a farms and soil/fertilizer testing laboratories, more holistic manner by including animal animal husbandry, dairy development, husbandry and fishery, minor irrigation fisheries, extension and research, etc. Critical projects, rural development works, infrastructure such as State Seed farms, Soil agricultural marketing schemes and schemes and Fertilizer testing laboratories, starved for water harvesting and conservation over the years due to paucity of funds, got a taking into account natural resources and much needed dose of assistance under RKVY technological possibilities in each district. The across the States. The sector-wise cost of DAPs are thereafter integrated to formulate projects approved by States during 2012-13 the State Agriculture Plans (SAPs). to 2015-16 of XII Plan is given in Annexure- 13.20 State Agriculture Infrastructure 13.1. While, growth in agriculture and allied Development Programme (SAIDP): sector in States cannot be attributed entirely Revised Operational Guidelines of RKVY to RKVY projects as there are many other also mandated that each States to prepare programmes and policies contributing for it,

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RKVY has emerged as a principal instrument soil fertility & productivity for meeting of development of agriculture and allied demand of food grain of the country. sector in States and has indeed accelerated The allocation for the scheme for the revival of agriculture. current financial year is Rs.50 crore. iv. Rice Fallow Areas in Eastern India 13.23 Sub-Schemes launched under for Pulses and Oil Seeds: This is a RKVY: RKVY has enabled launching of new initiative launched under RKVY new schemes/programmes keeping States’ as a sub-scheme to bring area of rice flexibility and authority intact. Since 2010-11 fallow in Eastern India under pulses several sub-schemes have been introduced and oilseed cultivation. The allocation under RKVY with focused objectives. for the scheme for the current financial Following special Programmes/schemes are year is Rs.50 crore. being implemented as sub-schemes of RKVY, v. foot and Mouth Disease Control which also include some new sub- schemes Programme: This programme is launched during the current financial year, initiated as a sub-scheme of RKVY with a total allocation of Rs.1069.20 crore for during 2016-17 for supplementing the 2016-17. effort of the State Governments for i. Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern prevention, control and containment of India (BGREI): Initiated in 2010-11, animal disease. The allocation for the BGREI has been targeting productivity scheme for the current financial year is improvement in the rice based cropping Rs.100.65 crore. system of Assam, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Eastern Uttar Pradesh 13.24 Monitoring of RKVY: A web-based and Chhattisgarh. Allocation for this Management Information System for RKVY scheme in 2010-11 & 2011-12 was Rs. 400 [Relational Database and Management crore each, which had been enhanced Information System (RDMIS)] has been to Rs. 1000 crore during 2012-13, 2013- established to collect and disseminate 14 & 2014-15. The allocation for this relevant information and data related to each programme during 2015-16 was Rs.500 RKVY project and also to monitor progress crore and for 2016-17 is Rs.630 crore. and completion details of these projects ii. Crop Diversification Programme over their life cycle. States are entrusted (CDP): Pursuant to announcement in responsibilities’ to enter data on approval Union Budget (2013-14), this scheme & implementation of projects under RKVY had been launched in 2013-14 with an online in the RKVY website (http.//www. allocation of Rs. 500 crore to promote rkvy.nic.in). RDMIS has been able to provide technological innovation to encourage current and authenticated data on outputs, farmers to choose crop alternatives. The outcomes and growth impact of projects allocation for this programme for 2014- taken up under RKVY. 15 & 2015-16 are Rs.250 crore & Rs.150 13.25 Flagship/Innovative Schemes: States crore respectively. The allocation for have also taken up several flagship and this programme for 2016-17 is Rs.180.00 innovative projects under RKVY, which reflect crore.(including Rs. 30 crore earmarked best practices, innovative approaches and for Crop Diversification from tobacco achievements under RKVY. An illustrative farming). list of these projects is at Annexure-13.2. iii. Reclamation of Problem Soil: This programme is initiated as a sub-scheme 13.26 States have been reasonably prompt in of RKVY during 2016-17 for enhancing approving projects & incurring expenditure

130 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 under RKVY. Status of year-wise funds utilization status as on 31.12.2016 is given released to the States & their expenditure & below: (Rs. in crore) Year RE Fund released Expenditure %of utilization over Reported release 2007-08 1263.00 1246.89 1246.79 99.99% 2008-09 2891.70 2886.80 2882.39 99.85% 2009-10 3707.07 3760.93 3756.53 99.88% 2010-11 6722.00 6720.06 6719.02 99.98% 2011-12 7810.87 7794.09 7728.24 99.16% 2012-13 8400.00 8400.00 8384.37 99.81% 2013-14 7089.00 7052.51 6962.13 98.72% 2014-15 8444.00 8443.20 8187.54 96.97% 2015-16 3900.00 3942.38 3418.36 86.71% 2016-17 3800.00 2610.30 884.04 33.87% State-wise status of funds released for the years found a new hope in RKVY. States are up to 2016-17 and expenditure/UC status as allocating more funds to agriculture to take on 31.12.2016 is given in Annexure 13.3. up schemes of agriculture development. This is reflected in additional plan allocation 13.27 Conclusion: RKVY is a transformational to agriculture sector. There is a sense of jump in evolution of agricultural hope and optimism. Agriculture, which had development schemes from variegated slid back stage, is making a comeback. One schematic approach followed so far through timely policy instrument through RKVY has diverse but strait-jacketed schemes to a accelerated revival of agriculture and put it completely new approach in agriculture on growth path. planning by allowing the States to plan their strategy and design appropriate schemes 13.28 Audit Para: There is no Audit para to implement that strategy with complete pertaining to RKVY. However, there is a flexibility in scheme designs and autonomy Performance Audit of Rashtriya Krishi in its implementation. RKVY has imparted Vikas Yojana (RKVY) done for the period definite momentum to the agriculture sector. 2007-08 to 2012-13 (ending March 2013) by Regular activities starved of resources, C&AG who submitted the report in both the promising strategies languishing for lack Houses of Parliament on 5th May 2015. The of support, and limited opportunities for status of performance Audit of RKVY in the experimentation and innovation, have prescribed format is given under: Sl. No Year No. of Paras/PA Details of the Paras/PA reports on which ATNs are pending reports on which No. of ATNs No. of ATNs sent but returned with No. of ATNs which ATNs have been not sent by observations and Audit is awaiting their have been finally vetted submitted to PAC the Ministry resubmission by Audit but have not after vetting by even for the By the Ministry been submitted by the Audit first time. 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) who 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 comments of Audit have been received. Efforts are being made to send the revised ATN at the earliest.

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Chapter 14 Drought Management 14.1. The Department of Agriculture, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) Tripura, Sikkim and 3 hilly States of Himachal is mandated to coordinate relief measures Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand). necessitated by drought, hailstorm, pest Government of India supplements the efforts of attack, frost/cold wave. Spatial distribution the State Governments by providing requisite and quantum of rainfall during South- financial and logistic support in the wake of West Monsoon (June- September) mainly calamities. Additional financial assistance, determines the incidence of drought in the over and above SDRF, is also provided from country, as South West Monsoon accounts for (National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) more than 70% of annual rainfall. Department for natural calamities of severe nature as per of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare established procedure and extant norms. closely monitors progress of South-West Allocation under SDRF has been made on the Monsoon in the country, in close coordination basis of recommendations of the 14th Finance with India Meteorolgical Department (IMD) Commission for a period of 5 years from 2015- and keeps a watch over scanty/deficient 16 to 2019-20. rainfall conditions. 14.4. During the year 2016-17, as per 14.2. The Department has reviewed and information available till 31st December, 2016, updated the Crisis Management Plan (CMP) Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala had for Drought 2016 (National) during the current declared drought. Memorandum seeking year. The Plan defines roles and responsibilities central financial assistance from NDRF had of various agencies involved in crisis been received from Karnataka and Andhra management including media management Pradesh. Inter-Ministerial Central Team during drought. CMP 2016 (National) was (IMCT) was constituted to visit the affected circulated to State/UT Governments for areas of the State to assess the loss/damages preparing their own CMPs. to crops and recommend appropriate central 14.3. State Governments initiate necessary relief financial assistance from NDRF. measures in the wake of natural calamities 14.5. Central Research Institute for Dryland including drought from State Disaster Agriculture (CRIDA), Indian Council of Response Fund (SDRF) which is readily Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed available with them. Contribution to SDRF is detailed District-wise contingency plans to made by Central and State Governments in provide a broad advisory to farmers at the the ratio of 3:1 for general category States (18 district level, prescribing alternate strategies in out of 29 namely, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, the event of climate variability, by factoring in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, crops/livestock/ aquaculture practices/pattern, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya soil characteristics, infrastructural facilities, Pradesh, Maharasthra, Odisha, Punjab, etc. These plans are developed based on Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and certain simulated models for different weather West Bengal) and in the ratio of 9:1 for special conditions like occurrence of drought, flood, category States (11 out of 29 i.e. 8 North East cyclones, frost/cold wave etc. CRIDA has States namely, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, prepared Contingency Plans for 619 districts.

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Chapter 15

International Cooperation

15.1 The mandate of International June, 2015 for a period of two years with Cooperation is to foster mutually beneficial the FAO assistance of US $ 496.000. Project partnerships with other countries of the world will contribute to the State of Mizoram’s in a multilateral as well as bilateral format. development plans by supporting Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Departments to improve their outreach Farmers Welfare is the Nodal contact point in and extension support using current key Government of India for Food & Agriculture production constraints, especially in the Organization (FAO) and World Food areas of managing an introduced pig disease Programme (WFP) of the United Nations. - Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Bilateral Agreement, Memorandum of Syndrome (PRRS), sustainable cropping on Understanding (MoU), Protocols and Work sloping areas and community forest policy, plans with the countries of strategic interest to develop new and innovative solutions to are signed and implemented for furthering service delivery. cooperation in the field of Agriculture & Allied sectors in coordination with the (ii) global Environment Facility (GEF) Ministry of External Affairs and other 6 Formulation in India: This project was th concerned Ministries and Departments. signed on 26 June, 2015 for a period of 18 months with the FAO assistance of US $ Multilateral Cooperation 110.787. Under this project, a GEF proposal covering four focal areas : i) Climate Change 15.2 Food & Agriculture Organization Mitigation/Programme 4; ii) Biodiversity/ (FAO): India is a founder member of the Programme 7; iii) Land degradation/Entire FAO and has been taking part in all its Focal Area; and iv) Special Climate Change activities. India makes payment of the annual fund for Adaptation is being prepared by membership contribution to FAO, and has FAO India. paid the contribution to FAO for the year 2016. India has been availing services from (iii) strengthening National Forest the FAO from time to time in the form of Inventory and Monitoring Protocols training, consultancy services, equipments and Capacities in India: This project was and material in the field of agriculture and signed on 1st May, 2016 for a period of 18 allied sectors under its technical cooperation months with the FAO assistance of US $ programme (TCP). The major projects which 397.000. Under this project, Government, are currently under implementation with Industry and relevant stakeholders actively FAO assistance are as under: promote more environmentally sustainable development; and resilience of communities (i) Development of Extension and is enhanced in the face of challenges posed Outreach organizational and managerial by Climate Change, disaster risk and natural capacities by state and public institutions resource depletion. in Mizoram: This project was signed on 22nd

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(iv) Technical Cooperation Program benefits and conserve critical biodiversity Facility (TCPF): Strengthening institutional and forest landscapes. The project will be capacities for sustainable mountain implemented at the National level and in development in the Indian Himalayan five states viz. Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Region: This project was signed on 11th Odisha, Uttarakhand, and Mizoram. July, 2016 for duration of 2 years with the FAO assistance of US $ 99.955. Project will (vii) strengthening Agricultural Market contribute to enhanced institutional capacities Information Systems in India using for sustainable mountain development in innovative methods and digital technology the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR), with (Baby Project) : This project was signed on th a focus on agriculture and allied sectors 14 September, 2015 for a period of 21 months through targeted support for institutional with the FAO assistance of US $ 884.374. The development and policy advocacy. The project supports national efforts to produce initiative will further contribute to informed quality statistics and data on crop production and evidence-based decision and policy forecasts, market food prices and stocks for making on mountain agriculture and the four AMIS commodities (maize, rice, allied sectors (including animal husbandry, soybeans and wheat), by incorporating fisheries, forestry, biodiversity, land international best practices and experiences. degradation and climate change). (viii) Programme Support to Nationally (v) Technical Cooperation Program Executed (NEX) Land and Water Programme st Facility (TCPF): Promoting Nutrition in India: This project was signed on 1 Education and Communication in India: January, 2004 with the FAO assistance of US This project was signed on 1st August, 2016 $ 4652.611. The objectives of the project is for a period of 17 months with the FAO to ensure high quality results and impact assistance of US $ 99.821. The project of the Andhra Pradesh Land and Water aims to demonstrate the application of a Management Programme, in accordance communication intervention to improve with FAO’s role and responsibilities vis-à-vis behaviours at the intersection of agriculture the three NEX projects; to facilitate synergy and nutrition in India. between these projects and other normative activities of the Organization and to promote (vi) Technical Cooperation Program further programme development in this area Facility (TCPF): Supporting Project in India. The project is going to be expired Preparation of FAO India GEF 6 Full Scale on 31st December, 2016. Project : This project was signed on 1st August, 2016 for a period of 17 months with the FAO (ix) green-Agriculture: Transforming assistance of US $ 99.821. Project will support Indian agriculture for global environmental a range of project preparation activities to benefits (PPG): This project was signed on th design the Full Size Global Environment 16 August, 2016 for a period of 16 months Facility (GEF) 6 Project (USD 36.9 million) with the FAO assistance of US $ 300.000. Green-Agriculture: Transforming Indian The objective of the PPG is to support the agriculture for global environmental benefits preparation of the full project document and the conservation of critical biodiversity which will consist of relevant baseline and forest landscapes, which aims to data and information collected during the catalyze transformative change for India’s preparation period, workshop reports, agricultural sector to support achievement consultant’s analysis and cost/efficient of national and global environmental proposals, financing plan, risk analysis and

134 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 mitigation measures and realistic targets Local Operating Cost (LOC). and indicators. 15.4 Contribution for the year 2016 has been (x) Technical Assistance to Farmer Water released as requested by WFP. Government School Programme and Agricultural of India (GoI) has recently decided that the Activities under the Uttar Pradesh Water amount of US $ 1.92 million (Biennium) Sector Restructuring Project (UPWSRP) towards GoI’s pledge contribution to Phase II : This project was signed on 9th UNWFP will remain the same for the year March, 2016 with the FAO assistance of US 2017 as well. $ 1847.539. The objective of the project is to strengthen the institutional and policy 15.5 A Country Strategic Programme (CSP) framework for integrated water resources 2015-2018 has been signed between WFP and management for the entire State and to GoI and meeting of the Country Advisory increase agricultural productivity and Committee (CPAC) of WFP India was held th water productivity by supporting farmers on 18 April, 2016 to discuss CSP 2015-18 in targeted irrigation areas. The project is and Annual Work Plan thereof. Recently going to be expired on 30th October, 2020. a ‘Letter of Intent’ has also been signed for establishment of Center of Excellence (xi) incorporating International Best (CENEX) under strategic outcome of CSP Practices in the Preparation of Agricultural 2015-2018. Outlook and Situation Analysis Reports for India - Phase II : This project was 15.6 World Food Day (WFD): World Food signed on 3rd March, 2014 for a period Day (WFD) was celebrated throughout th of 26 months with the FAO assistance of the Country on 16 October, 2016 to US $ 461.139. The project is designed for commemorate the founding day of the supplementary funding to MoA project for FAO and to create public awareness about carrying out critical tasks that will lead to the plight of the hungry and malnourished better availability of information for policy people and to take concrete action to tackle makers. and overcome the menace of hunger. This year’s theme of WFD was “Climate is World Food Programme (WFP) changing. Food and Agriculture must too”. 15.3 The World Food Programme (WFP) was 15.7 Office of Minister (Agriculture), set up in 1963 jointly by the United Nations Embassy of India, Rome: The Government and Food & Agriculture Organization (UN/ of India for the purpose of maintaining FAO). India is the member of WFP since its liaison and coordination with the FAO has inception. It seeks to provide emergency nominated the Indian Ambassador in Rome feeding in places facing acute food insecurity as its permanent representative to the FAO. due to natural calamities and man-made Keeping in view, the specialized nature and causes. Present share of Government of the increasing volume of interaction with India for a biennium is US $ 1.92 million the UN agencies and their associated bodies, towards WFP Pledge Contribution which is an agricultural wing headed by a senior used by them to support WFP India Country officer of the rank of Joint Secretary tothe Programme. India has made full payment to Government of India with the designation of UNWFP for biennium 2015-2016. Besides, Minister (Agriculture), EOI, Rome has been GoI makes an annual payment of Rs. 30 lakh set up in the Indian Embassy, Rome. The to UNWFP ‘Country Office towards their Minister (Agriculture), EOI, Rome has been

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designated as India’s Alternate Permanent (i) Meeting of India-Netherlands Joint Representative (APR) to the FAO, the World Working Group (JWG) on Agriculture Food Programme (WFP) and the International was held on 20.05.2016 in Netherlands. Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). (ii) 1st meeting of India-Armenia Joint The Minister (Agriculture), EoI, Rome Working Group (JWG) on Agriculture represents Indian interests, particularly in the was held during 14-15 October, 2016 in field of agriculture and allied sectors, at the Armenia. meeting of various UN Agencies. The Office (iii) 6th meeting of India-Nepal Joint of Minister (Agriculture), EoI, Rome is a Working Group (JWG) on Agriculture Subordinate Office under the administrative was held on 8-9 September, 2016 in control of this Department. India. (iv) 1st meeting of India-Serbia Joint Working Bilateral Cooperation Group (JWG) on Agriculture was held 15.8 MoU/MoC/Agreements/Work Plans: on 15.11.2016 in India, through video Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers conference. th Welfare has entered into 58 MoUs/MoCs/ (v) 5 meeting of India-Germany Joint Agreements with 56 countries in the field Working Group (JWG) on Agriculture of agriculture. During the year 2016, MoU/ was held on 16.11.2016 in Germany. th MoC/Agreement/Work Plan/Declaration (vi) 8 meeting of India-France Joint etc. were signed by the Department of Working group (JWG) on Agriculture Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers was held on 6-7 December, 2016 in Welfare with corresponding Ministry of France. Armenia on 19.02.2016, Madagascar on 15.11 Indo-US Cooperation: National 29.02.2016, Lithuania on 19.07.2016, Japan on Institute of Plant Health Management 11.11.2016 and Kyrgyzstan on 20.12.2016. (NIPHM), Hyderabad has been collaborating 15.9 In addition to these, a Memorandum of with United States Agency for International Understanding (MoU) between India-Taipei Development (USAID) for training purposes Association in Taipei and Taipei Economic and capacity building programmes. and Cultural Centre in India was signed on National Institute of Agriculture Extension 12.09.2016 and an MoU between Government Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad & of India and the Global Crop Diversity Trust National Institute of Agriculture Marketing (GCDT), Bonn, Germany was signed on (NIAM), Jaipur are also collaborating with 07.11.2016. With a view to develop better USAID to provide training for national of understanding on issues of mutual interest, three African Countries viz. Liberia, Kenya a one day workshop was organized on 26th and Malawi under trilateral Cooperation April 2016 at New Delhi, with participation envisaged under MoU with USA. Ten more of experts and officials from USDA, in which countries have been included under India- issues relating to four areas: crop insurance; USAID Trilateral Cooperation. A process global agriculture situations and trends; for signing of a new MoU between India US farm bill and issues under WTO, were and USA in agriculture and allied sector is discussed. in pipeline. 15.10 Joint Working Group (JWG) Meetings Strategic Groups : During the year 2016, following JWG 15.12 India is a member of multilateral meetings were held : groupings such as G-20 – a forum for global

136 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 cooperation on international economic and successfully organized the India-Africa financial issues; IBSA (India, Brazil and Agribusiness Forum at New Delhi on 10-11th South Africa); BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, February, 2016 in which several Ministries, China and South Africa); SAARC (South government officials and company Asian Association for Regional Cooperation); representatives participated. ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations); BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative 15.16 Cooperation with International for Multi-sectoral Economic & Technical Co- Organizations: India is a member of operation) etc. many International Organizations and the Annual contributions to these International 15.13 G-20: This year, G-20 Agriculture Organizations are being made from time to Deputies meeting was held on 1-2 June, 2016 time as per agreed commitment/agreement at Xi’an China, followed by G-20 Agriculture by the IC Division. These International rd Ministers meeting on 3 June, 2016 at the Organizations are as under :- same venue. Final communiqué was issued from G-20 Agriculture Ministers on the i) Food and Agriculture Organization of occasion. United Nations (FAO). ii) World Food Programme (WFP). 15.14 BRICS : The Department successfully iii) Trust Fund of FAO for Desert Locust in organized the 6th meeting of Agriculture Eastern Region. Ministers of the BRICS countries on 23rd iv) Trust Fund for International Desert September, 2016 in New Delhi. A joint Locust. declaration on the way ahead for our future v) Organization for Economic Cooperation initiatives and continued cooperation was & Development (OECD). adopted unanimously. The declaration vi) Asia and Pacific Coconut Community envisages BRICS as an important agriculture (APCC). platform for developing, testing and sharing vii) Asia-Pacific Plant Protection models of sustainable technology in the Convention (APPPC). face of climate change; the importance of viii) Global Crops Diversity Trust Fund deploying ICT in agriculture for giving (GCDT) farmers access to inputs, technology and financial services; promotion of agriculture 15.17 International Seminars/Workshops/ sustainability as a key component of the Conferences etc. : During 2016-17 (upto 2030 agenda for sustainable development; December, 2016), this Department took part the need to prioritize and strengthen in 110 International Conferences/Meetings/ support for small holder farmers; improved Seminars/Training etc. dealing with various water management given the dependence of aspects of agricultural development agriculture on water and giving protection organized by the FAO and other International and preservation of cultivable land. The Organizations. declaration also aims to promote production of pulses in the BRICS countries given the 15.18 External Assistance: There are various crops’ beneficial influence on soil fertility Projects which are being implemented in and in ameliorating malnutrition. different States of India with the help of external assistance provided by various OTHERS foreign Agencies/Countries such as World Bank, International Fund for Agriculture 15.15 India-Africa Agribusiness Forum: Development (IFAD) and Asian Development This Ministry, in collaboration with FCCI Bank (ADB) etc.

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15.19 World Bank Assisted Projects: (viii) Rajasthan Agricultural Competiveness Currently there are 10 World Bank assisted Project (RACP); Projects which are being implemented (ix) Uttaranchal Decentralised Watershed through this Department. These projects Development Project; are as under:- (x) Additional financing for Uttarakhand (i) Assam Agricultural Competitiveness Decentralised Watershed Development Project (AACP); Project. (ii) Additional financing for Assam 15.20 International Fund for Agriculture Agricultural Competitiveness Project; Development (IFAD) assisted Projects: (iii) National Dairy Support Project; At present there is only one IFAD assisted (iv) Himachal Pradesh Mid-Himalayan project viz. Convergence of Agricultural Watershed Development; Interventions in Maharashtra’s Distressed (v) Additional financing for Himachal Districts Programme. Pradesh Mid-Himalayan Watershed Development; 15.21 Asian Development Bank (ADB) assisted Projects : Currently there are two (vi) Uttar Pradesh Sodic Land Reclamation ADB assisted Projects viz. (i) Agribusiness Project-III; Infrastructure Development Investment (vii) Maharashtra Agricultural Programme–1 (Bihar) (ii) Agribusiness Competiveness Project (MACP); Infrastructure Development Investment Programme – 2 (Maharashtra).

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Chapter 16 Agricultural Trade

India’s Agriculture Trade Crops exported in large quantities viz. rice, cotton, and maize have witnessed significant 16.1 India has emerged as a significant increase in area coverage and growth rate of agri-exporter in a few crops viz. rice, cotton, production. sugarcane, cashew nut, castor seed and groundnut. As per WTO’s Trade Statistics, 16.4 Agricultural exports decreased from the share of India’s agricultural exports and Rs. 2,62,778 crore in 2013-14 to Rs. 2,13,556 imports in the world agriculture trade in crore in financial year 2015-16 registering 2015 were 2.26% and 1.74%, respectively. a decline of nearly 18.73%. Decrease in the value of agricultural exports during 2015-16 16.2 Agricultural exports as a percentage of was primarily on account of lower exports agricultural GDP has increased from 12.14% of wheat, oil meals, guargum meals, cotton, in 2011-12 to 12.19 % in 2014-15. During basmati & non-basmati rice. The share of the same period, Agricultural imports agricultural exports in India’s total exports as a percentage of agricultural GDP also decreased from 13.79% in 2013-14 to 12.46% increased from 4.66% to 5.88%. in 2015-16. Agricultural Exports and Imports 16.5 India’s top 10 agricultural export commodities in terms of quantity and value 16.3 Export of agricultural commodities for the year 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 & 2016- has helped producers to take advantage of 17 (April to September) are given in the table wider international market which in turn 1 below: has incentivized their domestic production. Table 1: India’s top 10 agricultural export commodities [Quantity in ‘000’ tons; Value in Rs. Crores] Commodity 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 (Apr-Sept) Qty Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Value (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) 1 MARINE PRODUCTS 1,001 30,627 1,073 33,685 976 31183 493 18686 2 BUFFALO MEAT 1,366 26,458 1,476 29,283 1314 26682 629 12332 3 RICE -BASMATI 3,754 29,292 3,702 27,599 4045 22714 2067 10924 4 SPICES 897 15,146 923 14,842 821 16374 475 9416 5 RICE(OTHER THAN 7,148 17,795 8,226 20,336 6374 15086 3369 8616 BASMATI) 6 COTTON RAW INCLD. 1,948 22,338 1,143 11,643 1346 12816 210 2061 WASTE 7 SUGAR 2,478 7,179 1,954 5,327 3826 9772 1392 4318 8 CASHEW NUT 121 5,095 135 5,566 103 5025 37 2158 9 OIL MEALS 6,577 17,070 3,904 8,129 2056 3599 814 1380 10 GUERGAM MEAL 602 11,735 665 9,480 325 3233 164 1208 Source: Deptt of Commerce

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16.6 India’s agricultural imports increased and cotton. Share of agricultural imports in from Rs. 85,727 crore in 2013-14 to Rs the total imports increased from 3.16 % in 1,39,933 crore in 2015-16 registering a 2013-14 to 5.63 % in 2015-16. growth of nearly 63.2 %. Increase in value of agricultural imports during this period was 16.7 India’s top 10 agriculture import primarily on account of imports of vegetable commodities for the year 2013-14, 2014-15, oils, pulses, fruits, cashew nuts, spices, sugar 2015-16 and 2016-17(April to September) are given in the table 2 below: Table 2: India’s top 10 agriculture import commodities [Quantity in 000 tons, Value in Rs crores] Commodity 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 (Apr-Sept) Qty Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Value (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) 1 VEGETABLE OILS 7,943 44,038 11,548 59,094 15639 68630 6996 35151 2 PULSES 3,178 11,037 4,585 17,063 5798 25619 2014 10501 3 FRESH FRUITS 769 7,716 858 9,544 836 11013 451 4800 4 OTHER WOOD AND − 12,500 − 11,888 -- 10194 -- 4381 WOOD PRODUCTS 5 CASHEW NUT 776 4,668 941 6,600 962 8701 506 5449 6 SPICES 156 3,452 161 4,392 191 5382 140 2778 7 SUGAR 881 2,287 1,539 3,668 1943 4038 661 1904 8 COTTON RAW INCLD. 181 2,376 259 3,101 232 2563 333 4003 WASTE 9 MISC PROCESSED − 1,474 − 1,749 -- 1799 -- 1030 ITEMS 10 COFFEE 60 729 75 930 66 802 37 415

Source: Department of Commerce 16.8 Share of top 10 exported and imported agri-commodities during 2014-15 is as follows: Export Share in 2015-16 Import Share in 2015-16

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Foreign Trade Policy Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Policy in Agriculture 16.9 India, with a large and diverse agriculture, is among the world’s leading 16.11 Hundred percent FDI has been allowed producers of rice, wheat, sugarcane, castor in development and production of seeds and seeds, groundnut, millet, sesame seed, fruits planting material. In addition, 100% FDI is and vegetables. Therefore, changes in its allowed for floriculture, horticulture and balance sheets for key commodities will cultivation of vegetables and mushrooms have a potentially large impact on world under controlled conditions. Also, hundred markets. Over the years, India has developed percent FDI is allowed in animal husbandry export competitiveness in certain specialized (including breeding of dogs), pisciculture, agriculture products viz. basmati rice, guar aquaculture and services related to agro and gum and castor. allied sectors. Similarly, hundred percent FDI is allowed in the planation sector namely tea, 16.10 Trade Policy has been amended coffee, rubber, cardamom, palm oil tree and from time to time on various agricultural olive oil tree. commodities in response to domestic availability and price situation. The basic 16.12 From April 2000 to September 2016, customs duty (BCD) in some agri products FDI inflows of Rs. 11,679.38 crores have been was reduced/ removed to encourage domestic received in agriculture sector (i.e. agriculture manufacture of value added products, to services including agriculture machinery). generate employment, and to make exports The investments were made in development competitive. To combat undervaluation and and production of seed and planting material, protect the interests of domestic farmers and horticulture and nursery services, agriculture industry, the BCD of some agri products like machinery, plant protection services, cattle sugar, vegetable edible oil and wheat was breeding and livestock rearing, cold storage raised. Import duty on sugar was increased and warehousing. from 25% to 40% vide Customs Notification dated 30th April, 2015. Import duty on crude Institutional Mechanism for in-house and refined edible oils has been raised from knowledge management 7.5% to 12.5% and 15% to 20% respectively Database on Agricultural Trade vide Custom notification dated 17.09.2015. 16.13 In order to create a database of India’s Current Applied Duty on Crude Palm has trade flows (global export and import in been decreased from 12.5% to 7.5% and value and quantity terms) for all agricultural on refined palm oil from 20% to 15% by products, this Department has hired Department of Revenue vide Notification consultancy services of Consumer Unity No. 51/2016-Customs dated 23.09.2016. & Trust Society (CUTS), Jaipur in October Further, import duty on wheat was first 2014. raised from “zero” 10% in August 2015 and from 10% to 25% in October 2015. However, 16.14 The CUTS, inter alia, is required to: duty on wheat was brought down to 10%  Analyse database to capture broad on 23rd Sept 2016. Recently, the Import duty export trends, conduct competitiveness on wheat was brought down to Zero vide analysis of India’s agriculture products Notification No. 60/2016- Customs dated 8th for exports and identify the tariff lines December, 2016. Minimum Export Price of with (i) high export growth and (ii) other potato has been removed vide notification products having export potential. dated 27th December, 2016.

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 Analyse the database to capture broad trends in production, export, import, price import trends, conduct an analysis of movements and explains trade policy in vulnerability of India’s agriculture brief for the commodity concerned. products from imports and identify the products/tariff lines with imports threat 16.16 The commodity profiles are placed in that would require duty protection the public domain and are updated once in on account of livelihood and food each month. These profiles can be viewed security. by clicking ‘Trade’ at http://agricoop.nic.in/ divisions.html  Provide inputs on issues relating to agriculture in World Trade Organization 16.17 Chapter-wise export and import data (WTO), other bilateral negotiations of 352 agriculture tariff lines at six digit HS relating to trade and any other trade level indicating bound rate and applied rate related issue. from 2009-10 to 2015-2016 is hosted on the website. (http://agricoop.nic.in/divisions. Commodity Profile html) 16.15 Trade Division has been regularly Audit Para publishing commodity profiles of six prime agricultural products viz. Rice, Wheat, 16.18 No audit para/ observation are pending Pulses, Vegetable Edible Oil, Sugar and in Trade Division of this Department. Cotton. The profile gives a snapshot on the

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Chapter 17

Agricultural Credit

17.1 The Government has taken many Rs. 9,00,000 crore is likely to be surpassed by policy initiatives for strengthening of farm the end of the financial year 2016-17. credit delivery system for providing credit at lower rates of interest to support the Kisan Credit Card resource requirements of the agricultural 17.4 In order to ensure that all eligible sector. The emphasis of these policies has farmers are provided with hassle free and been on providing timely and adequate timely credit for their agricultural operation, credit support to farmers with particular Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme was focus on small and marginal farmers and introduced in 1998-99. Marginal farmers, weaker sections of society to enable them share croppers, oral lessee and tenant farmers to adopt modern technology and improved are eligible to be covered under the Scheme. agricultural practices for increasing The main objectives of the Scheme are to agricultural production and productivity. meet the short term credit requirements for The policy essentially lays emphasis on cultivation of crops, post harvest expenses, augmenting credit flow at the ground level produce marketing loan, consumption through credit planning, adoption of region requirements of farmer household, working specific strategies and rationalization of capital for maintenance of farm assets and lending policies and procedures and bringing activities allied to agriculture, like dairy down the rate of interest on farm loan. animals, inland fishery etc. investment credit requirement for agriculture and allied Policy initiatives for increasing the flow activities like pump sets, sprayers, dairy of credit animals etc. The State Governments have been advised to launch an intensive branch/ 17.2 The Government has initiated several village level campaign to provide Kisan measures to galvanize the institutional credit Credit Card to all the eligible and willing system to make them more responsive to the farmers in a time bound manner. KCCs needs of farmers. Some of the important have now been converted into Smart Card measures initiated in this regard are as cum Debit Cards to facilitate its operation under:- through ATMs. The cumulative number Agriculture Credit of live KCCs issued by Commercial Banks, Cooperative Banks & Regional Rural Banks 17.3 Agricultural credit flow has increased as on 31 March, 2016 was 754.64 lakh with consistently over the years and it reached outstanding loan amount of Rs.530034.58 Rs.877,527 crore against the target of crore. The cumulative number of live KCCs Rs.850,000 crore during 2015-16. Target for is estimated to increase to 756.64 lakh with the year 2016-17 has been fixed at Rs.900,000 outstanding loan amount of Rs. 5,30,134.58 crore and the achievement is Rs.755,995 crore by 31.03.2017. Some of the major crore (upto September, 2016). The target of features of revised KCC Scheme are:

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 Assessment of crop loan component short term crop loans upto Rs.3.00 lakh per based on the scale of finance for the farmer provided the lending institutions crop plus insurance premium x Extent make available short term credit at the of area cultivated + 10% of the limit ground level at 7% per annum to farmers. towards post-harvest/ household/ Farmers are provided with 3% additional consumption requirements + 20% of interest subvention for the short term crop limit towards maintenance expenses of loan of upto Rs.3.00 lakh for a maximum farm assets. period of one year for prompt repayment on  Flexi KCC with simple assessment or before the due date. Thus, farmers, who prescribed for marginal farmers. promptly repay their crop loans as per the  Validity of KCC for 5 years. repayment schedule fixed by the banks, are  For crop loans, no separate margin extended loans at an effective interest rate of need to be insisted as the margin is in- 4% per annum. Government has extended built in scale of finance. the scheme to crop loans borrowed from private sector scheduled commercial banks  No withdrawal in the account to remain in respect of loans given within the service outstanding for more than 12 months; area of the branch concerned. no need to bring the debit balance in the account to zero at any point of time. 17.6 Further, in order to discourage distress  Interest subvention /incentive for sale by farmers and to encourage them to prompt repayment to be available as store their produce in warehouses against per the Government of India and / or warehouse receipts, the benefit of interest State Government norms. subvention scheme has been extended to  No processing fee up to a limit of small and marginal farmers having Kisan Rs.3.00 lakh. Credit Card for a further period upto six  One time documentation at the time of months post harvest on the same rate as first availment and thereafter simple available to crop loan against negotiable declaration (about crops raised/ warehouse receipt for keeping their produce proposed) by farmer. in warehouses.  KCC cum SB account instead of farmers having two separate accounts. The 17.7 To provide relief to farmers affected by credit balance in KCC cum SB account natural calamities, the interest subvention to be allowed to fetch interest at saving of two percent continues to be available to bank rate. banks for the first year on the restructured  Disbursement through various delivery amount. Such restructured loans may attract channels, including ICT driven channels normal rate of interest from the second year like ATM/ PoS/ Mobile handsets. onwards as per the policy laid down by the RBI. Interest Subvention Scheme Release of funds to RBI/NABARD 17.5 The Government has been implementing for settling the claims under Interest Interest Subvention Scheme since 2006-07. Subvention Scheme Under the Scheme, interest subvention of 2% per annum is provided to Public Sector 17.8 The Interest Subvention Scheme was Banks, Private Sector Scheduled Commercial earlier implemented by Department of Banks, Cooperative Banks and Regional Financial Services. During the financial Rural Banks on their own funds used for year 2015-16, the Government allocated a

144 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 sum of Rs.13,000 crore to Department of access to market information, training and Financial Services for settling the claims technology dissemination in activities like under Interest Subvention Scheme and the soil testing, training and assessing input entire sum was released to RBI/NABARD, requirements, etc. the implementing agencies. The Interest Subvention Scheme has been transferred to 17.10 The Scheme for financing of Joint the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation Liability Groups of Tenant Farmers was and Farmers Welfare from the current started by NABARD in 2005-06. The scheme financial year 2016-17. The Government was extended to non-farm sector from has allocated a sum of Rs.15,000 crore to 2009 onwards. Thus, JLGs consists of those Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and of farmers and also of non-farmers. The Farmers Welfare for settling the claims under exclusive scheme for Bhoomi Heen Kisan Interest Subvention Scheme. A total sum of was launched by Government of India during Rs.12,558.63 crore has been released to RBI/ the year 2014-15 with a target for financing 5 NABARD as on 31.10.2016 for settlement of lakh Joint Farming Groups of “Bhoomi Heen audited claims under Interest Subvention Kisan” through NABARD. The total number Scheme. Details of funds released during the of JLGs and total loan amount provided last five years are as under: (cumulative) as on 31.12.2016 are as under:

(Rs. In crore) No. JLGs financed as on 31.12.2016 No. Amount 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 18,23,507 Rs.18,28,232.68 lakh 12,558.63 5,400 6,000 6,000 13,000 (As on The number of JLGs and loan amount are 31.10.2016) estimated to increase by 5,45,215 JLG and Rs. 6,26,997.30 lakh by 31.03.2017. Joint Liability Group (JLG) Investment in Debentures of State 17.9 Joint Liability Group is an informal Cooperative Agriculture & Rural group comprising 4 to 10 individuals coming Development Banks (SCARDB)/State together for the purpose of availing bank Cooperative Land Development Banks loan on individual basis or through group (SCLDB) mechanism against mutual guarantee. The JLG mode of financing serves as collateral 17.11 The Scheme for “Investment in the substitute for loans to be provided to the Debentures of State Land Development target group i.e. small, marginal, tenant Banks” is a continuing plan scheme and has farmers, oral lessees, share croppers, etc. It been in existence since 1966-67 (Third Five builds mutual trust and confidence between Year Plan). The State Land Development the bank and the target group and minimizes Banks (SLDBs)/State Cooperative Agriculture the risks in the loan portfolio for the banks & Rural Development Banks(SCARDBs) raise through group dynamics, cluster approach, resources for long term lending to cultivators peer education and credit discipline. The by floating debentures which are trustee objective of the JLG mode of financing securities. The debentures floated by SLDBs/ is to provide food security to vulnerable SCARDBs are subscribed by concerned State section by enhanced agriculture production, Governments, Government of India. The productivity and livelihood promotion. Special Development Debentures are floated JLGs can also easily serve as a conduit for for minor irrigation; horticulture/plantation, technology transfer, facilitating common farm mechanization, land development,

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wasteland, rural housing, Rural go-downs, year). The Banks have further been advised non-farm sector and animal husbandry that: etc. While switching over to loan system,  All short-term loans are eligible for NABARD has decided to limit the quantum restructuring. The principal amount of of refinance to SCARDBs uniformly at the short-term loan as well as interest 90% of total loans issued and the balance due for repayment is converted into of 10% refinance support from Central & term loan. State Governments on 50:50 basis by way of  investment in the debentures of SCARDBs. In all cases of restructuring, moratorium The share of Government of India is 5% in period of at least one year is granted. respect of Special Development Debentures. Further, the banks should not insist for The scheme is demand driven and no State- additional collateral security for such wise allocation is made under the scheme. restructured loans.  The existing term loan instalments are 17.12 Position of funds invested by rescheduled. The banks have been Government of India in the Debentures directed to reschedule the payment of of State Land Development Banks/ instalment during the year of natural State Cooperative Agriculture & Rural calamity and extend the loan period Development Banks during last five years is by one year. The banks may also have as under:- to postpone payment of interest by (Rs. in crore) borrowers. 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16  Fresh crop loans are granted to the 30.24 25.00 24.66 10.89 12.30 affected farmers which will be based on the scale of finance for the particular For the year 2016-17, Rs.25.00 crore has been crop and the cultivation area, as per the provided at RE stage. extant guidelines. Relief measures for natural calamities  A crop loan continues at concessional rate of interest viz. 7% till completion 17.13 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has of one year. Thereafter the interest at issued guidelines for relief measures by normal rate of interest is charged. banks in areas affected by natural calamities vide their circular dated 21.08.2015 that Sarangi Committee State Level Bankers’ Committee/District Level Consultative Committees/Banks are 17.14 Following a Cabinet Decision the directed to take a view on rescheduling of Sarangi Committee was set up under the loans if the crop loss is 33% or more. Banks Chairmanship of Shri U. C. Sarangi, former have been advised to allow maximum period Chairman, NABARD, in October, 2015 of repayment of upto 2 years (including the to suggest feasible measures/options for moratorium period of 1 year) if the crop loss improving targeted lending to small and is between 33% and 50%. If the crop loss is marginal farmers. The Committee has since 50% or more, the restructured period for in its report made several recommendations repayment is extended to a maximum of 5 which are under consideration with the years (including the moratorium period of 1 Government.

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Chapter 18

Gender Perspective in Agriculture

18.1 National Policy on Farmers 2007 has rendering advocacy / advisory services to included “mainstreaming the human and the States/ UTs to internalize gender specific gender dimensions in all farm policies and interventions in policies and programmes of programmes as one of the major policy goals”. agriculture sector. In line with the Policy directives, appropriate structural, functional & institutional 18.3 Besides undertaking and supporting measures are being taken to empower women training, research and advocacy to in agriculture and allied sectors by building mainstreaming gender issues in agriculture their capacities and improving their access and natural resource management, NGRCA to inputs, technologies and other farming aims at forging effective functional linkages resources. While the main objective of the with other related departments, agencies Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & and institutions & is mandated to ensure that Farmers Welfare is to enhance the agricultural the policies and programmes in agriculture production and productivity, Department is are fully engendered & reflect the national also promoting mainstreaming of gender commitment to empowerment of women. concerns in a big way by incorporating ‘pro- 18.4 Gender Budgeting Cell (GBC) has women initiatives’ and earmarking at least been constituted in the Department of 30% of benefits and resources for women Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare under all its major beneficiaries oriented for looking into the budgetary commitments Schemes and Programmes. Focus is also of various schemes of DAC & FW, bringing being given on formation of women Self gender concerns on to the centre stage in all Help Groups (SHGs), capacity building aspects of public expenditure and policy and interventions, linking them to micro credit, ensuring a proportionate flow of the public enhancing their access to information and expenditure benefiting women farmers. ensuring their representation in decision Nodal officers/ Gender Coordinators in making bodies at various levels. various Divisions have been sensitized about 18.2 The National Gender Resource Centre the concept of gender budgeting. Formats in Agriculture (NGRCA) set up in the of all the beneficiary oriented schemes of Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & the Ministry are being revised to generate Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & gender disaggregated data. Farmers Welfare and supported under the 18.5 Current Initiatives of NGRCA Central Sector Component of Sub-Mission on Agricultural Extension (SMAE) acts as • Realizing the need to provide useful a focal point for convergence of all gender information on Gender Friendly related activities & issues in agriculture Tools (GFT)/ Equipment used in crop & allied sectors within and outside the production, crop processing, post- Department. The Centre is also contributing harvest management and other allied towards adding gender dimension to sectors generated by various research agriculture policies & programmes and and development organizations at one

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source, an attempt has been made to Learning’ focusing on the practical tips collect requisite details from various of Gender Budgeting and Accounting institutes viz. Central Institute for duly roping in the recommendations Agricultural Engineering (CIAE), and the outcome of several Action Bhopal; Central Institute for Women Research Studies undertaken by in Agriculture (CIWA), Bhubaneshwar, NGRCA as well as policy decisions of Odisha; AICRP Centers on Home Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Women Science; College of Home Science and and Child Development and Ministry State Agricultural Universities and of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. collate it. Accordingly, “Compendium • The Intermediate Status Report for the on Gender Friendly Tools/Equipments” Study on “Adoption of Gender Friendly carrying information on 69 tools/ Tools by women farmers and its impact equipment has been prepared in Hindi on their lives” and Study on ‘Scheme and English and is under circulation for Improving Women Farmers Access among all States/UTs through to Extension Services and Gender SAMETIs, EEIs, ICAR Institutes, SAUs, Mainstreaming in Agriculture’ has ATMA, KVKs, etc. been submitted by the agencies. • A ‘Handbook for Women Farmers’ has • Revision of guidelines of various been developed both in English and Beneficiary Oriented Schemes/ Hindi by collating special provisions Programmes/Missions of DAC & FW and package of assistance which women to ensure allocation of resources and farmers can claim under various on- flow of benefits to the women farmers going Missions/ Sub Missions/ Schemes in proportion to their participation in of DAC & FW, Ministry of Agriculture agricultural activities. & Farmers Welfare and other Ministries • Preparation of separate chapter on /Departments . The said Handbook has ‘Gender Perspective in Agriculture’ for also been circulated to all States/UTs; the Annual Report and Gender Related State Nodal Officers, ATMA; Extension Write-up for the Out Come Budget of Education Institutes (EEIs) and DAC & FW, Ministry of Agriculture & SAMETIs of all States. It is expected Farmers Welfare. that the team of committed extension • Collation of special provisions and functionaries available at State, District package of assistance available for and Block Level under ATMA/Schemes/ women farmers under various on-going Programmes of DAC & FW set up will Missions/ Sub-Missions/ Schemes of not only make women aware of such DAC & FW, Ministry of Agriculture interventions but would also facilitate & Farmers Welfare and even those of them to derive full benefits of the tailor other Ministries /Departments. made provisions for them. • Joint circular for Convergence of • Gender Sensitization Modules (GSM) National Rural Livelihoods Mission developed for sensitization of extension (NRLM), MORD and the Schemes / functionaries at Senior, Middle and at Programmes / Missions of Department Cutting edge level has been condensed of Agriculture, Cooperation and to half a day module for its delivery Farmers Welfare, MoA&FW issued to through all ongoing programmes the States/UTs being organized at various Training • Gender desegregated Data is being institutes. MANAGE has developed maintained under all activities of Sub this ‘Capsule Module on Gender Mission on Agricultural Extension

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(SMAE) of National Mission on for women beneficiaries while giving Agricultural Extension and Technology subsidies as well as for imparting training (NMAET) for skills development to women farmers for • Coordination with various divisions of growing horticulture crops and post-harvest Ministry from time to time to collate management. Women beneficiaries such as gender disaggregated data on flow of women farmers, women Self Help Groups, benefits (physical as well as financial) women entrepreneurs are encouraged to to women farmers, SC/ST farm women obtain the benefits of the schemes under the under various schemes and strategies Mission. being adopted by the divisions for empowerment of women. Directorate of Cashewnut and Cocoa Development, Kochi Mainstreaming efforts of various Divisions of DAC & FW: 18.9 The Directorate of Cashewnut and Cocoa Development is implementing cashew 18.6 The important mainstreaming and & cocoa development programmes viz. gender budgeting efforts within various New plantation development, replanting / subject matter divisions are briefly given in rejuvenation of cashew plantations, front line the succeeding paragraphs. technology demonstrations, upgradation of nursery infrastructure, strengthening of (A) Horticulture data base, human resource development, 18.7 Under Mission for Integrated publicity for crop promotion under MIDH Development of Horticulture (MIDH), for the development of these two crops an umbrella scheme on horticulture by during 2016-17. The DCCD acts as a nodal subsuming other ongoing schemes on agency for accreditation of existing cashew horticulture i.e. National Horticulture / cocoa nurseries. The Salient achievements Mission(NHM), Horticulture Mission for under the scheme during 2016-17 are as North East & Himalayan States (HMNEH), follows: National Bamboo Mission (NBM) now re- • Under the scheme for new plantation named as National Agro Forestry & Bamboo development, an additional area Mission, Central Sector Scheme of National of 1200 ha under cashew and 1700 Horticulture Board (NHB), Coconut ha under cocoa with clones of high Development Board (CDB) and Central yielding varieties has been covered. Institute for Horticulture (CIH), Nagaland, Around 3000 farmers benefitted under all categories of farmers including women the scheme out of which 30% are to be beneficiaries are covered in components like women beneficiaries. floriculture, beekeeping etc. • Under the HRD programme, 1000 18.8 MIDH aims at promoting holistic unemployed women are proposed to be growth of the horticulture sector through area given training on preparation of value based regionally differentiated strategies. added edible products from cashew Keeping in view the overall objectives and apple. as per directives of Planning Commission, • The Directorate has prepared citizen / all the implementing agencies viz. State client charter in line with performance Horticulture Missions and National Level monitoring and evaluation system and Agencies have been directed to ensure that at sevottam guidelines to place in the least 30% of budget allocation is earmarked website.

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Directorate of Arecanut and Spices and agribusiness promotion. The salient Development, Calicut achievements of the institute during 2016-17 are as below- 18.10 The Directorate of Arecanut and Spices Development (DASD) is a subordinate office 03 numbers of the courses were undertaken under Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers during the period on following subjects Welfare, Government of India, to look after for rural youth and women to promote the the development of Spices, Arecanut, Betel entrepreneurship development in the field vine and Aromatic plants at National level. of horticulture in NE region. The Directorate monitors the development • Certificate Course on Protected programmes implemented by the States in Cultivation of Horticulture Crops. spices under MIDH. The Directorate is directly involved in the production and distribution • Certificate course on Organic Farming of quality planting material of high yielding and Certification. varieties of spices and technology transfer • Certificate course on Nursery programmes in association with State Management Agricultural Universities and Central Institutes across the country. During the year (B) Agricultural Extension 2016-17, the Directorate had an outlay of Rs. • The Sub-Mission on Agricultural 11 crores under MIDH. DASD has launched Extension (SMAE) which encompasses a website www.spicenurseries.in to create both- the Centrally Sponsored and a platform where both the nursery owners Central Sector extension outreach and and farmers including women farmers are ICT initiatives, under its “Support brought together to share the information on to State Extension Programmes availability of planting material. To improve for Extension Reforms” (ATMA the quality of planting material disbursed intervention) supports gender concern through various nurseries, the Directorate is to a great extent. This initiative is under also engaged in accreditation of nurseries. implementation in 652 districts of 29 Central Institute of Horticulture, States and 3 UTs. ATMA programme Medziphema, Nagaland provides that minimum 30% resources are to be utilized for women farmers. 18.11 Central Institute of Horticulture To improve participation of women in was established in the year 2006 for the planning & decision making process, holistic development of horticulture sector the scheme provides for representation in the North East Region. The main thrust and active involvement of women at areas of the Institute are refinement and various decision making platforms viz. demonstration of identified technologies ATMA-Governing Body and ATMA- pertaining to the region; production and Management Committee at district supply of quality seed and planting material; level & Farmer Advisory Committees training and capacity building of state govt. (FACs) at Block, District and State level. officials, field functionaries and farmers on Besides, scheme provides for enhanced different aspects of horticulture development involvement of women as ‘Farmer including organic farming, monitoring of Friend’ in a mechanism promoted centrally sponsored programmes in the area under the scheme for Farmer-to- of horticulture, post harvest management, Farmer extension. Farm Women’s Food processing, value addition, marketing and nutritional Security Groups (FIGs)

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@ at least 3 per block are to be formed 18.14 The National Institute of Agricultural annually for ensuring household food Extension Management (MANAGE), and nutritional security providing Hyderabad is the implementing agency assistance of Rs.10,000/ per group. for training component under the scheme through a network of identified Nodal • Inclusion of one ‘Gender Coordinator’ in Training Institutes (NTIs) in various States every State in the team of committed and NABARD is implementing the subsidy extension personnel being supported component on behalf of Government of under the Scheme. The role of India and is monitoring credit support to Gender Coordinator is to ensure flow agri-preneurs through commercial banks. of support viz. training/ capacity building and extension support as per 18.15 Under ACABC scheme, the training the specific requirements of women is imparted to unemployed candidates who farmers through a strategy suited to possess degree/ diploma in agriculture and their needs. allied subjects, intermediate in agriculture • Since inception of the Scheme in and science graduates with PG in agri 2005-06, total 96,37,720 farm women related courses through selected Nodal Training Institutes (NTIs) in various parts (26.60% of the total benefited farmers) of the country. The NTIs also provide have participated in farmer oriented hand-holding to the trained candidates for activities like Exposure Visits, Training, establishment of agri-ventures in agriculture Demonstrations & Kisan Melas and allied areas and facilitates in providing including 6,31,572 women farmers loan assistance from banks and subsidy benefited during 2016-17 (up to 30th support from NABARD. November, 2016). 18.16 There is a provision of credit linked 18.12 The Central Sector Scheme back-ended upfront composite subsidy on “Establishment of Agri-Clinics & the bank loan availed by trained candidates Agri-Business Centres (ACABC)” was under the Scheme. The subsidy is 44% in implemented since April, 2002 with the aim respect of women, SC/ST and all categories to supplement the efforts of public extension, of candidates from North-Eastern and support agricultural development and create Hill States and 36% in respect of other gainful self-employment opportunities to categories. The subsidy is admissible for unemployed youths (including women) loans upto Rs.20 lakh in case of individual with qualification in agriculture and allied and Rs.100 lakh in case of Group Projects sectors. (for ventures set up by a group of 5 trained candidates). 18.13 The scheme promotes involvement of agri-preneurs (including women) trained 18.17 During the current year 1930 under the ACABC scheme in providing candidates were trained and 561 have advisory and extension services to the established their ventures of which 188 and farmers in agriculture and allied areas. The 29 are women. Since inception of the scheme, agri-preneurs trained under ACABC scheme 49745 candidates have been trained and are actively engaged in providing advisory 21010, agri-ventures have been established and extension services to the farmers on in the country till 31.10.2016. Out of these various technologies. 3706 and 1150 are women.These ventures are acting as active supplementary institutions

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for Government Extension mechanism in and agribusiness infrastructure including the states. storage, (ii)incentivize agri-market reforms, (iii) provide market linkages to farmers, (iv) Details of the scheme may be seen at website provide access to agri-market information www.agriclinics.net and (v) support quality certification of (C ) Crops agriculture commodities. ISAM scheme is having five components, namely: (i) 18.18 The scheme ‘National Food Security Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI), Mission (NFSM)’ was launched in October the objective of this component is to create 2007-08, targeting three important food grain market infrastructure including Storage crops viz. rice, wheat and pulses. Cabinet Infrastructure and Integrated Value Chain Committee of Economic Affairs has cleared Projects (IVC) [the schemes of Grameen the continuation of NFSM programme in Bhandaran Yojana (GBY) and Development/ the XII Plan with addition of coarse cereals Strengthening of Agricultural Marketing and commercial crops viz. cotton, jute and Infrastructure, Grading and Standardization sugarcane. At the stage of Administrative (AMIGS) has been merged as AMI] (ii) approval, 30% of budgetary allocation is Marketing Research and Information earmarked for women beneficiaries/farmers. Network (MRIN) (iii) Strengthening of Concerned Implementing Agencies are Agmark Grading Facilities (SAGF), (iv) responsible for monitoring implementation Agri-Business Development (ABD) through of these components, i.e., allocation of Venture Capital Assistance (VCA) and resources for SC/ST/Women beneficiaries. Project Development Facility (PDF) and (v) Training, Research and Consultancy through 18.19 Component wise financial provision for Choudhary Charan Singh National Institute promotion of farmer producer organizations of Agriculture Marketing (NIAM). (FPOs) and marketing support for value chain integration includes marketing support 18.21 Under Agricultural Marketing to unregistered farmer groups, SHGs, SHG Infrastructure (AMI) components, Women federation etc. for local marketing of pulses are eligible for subsidy @ 33.33% as against and millets (@Rs.2.00 lakh per group of 15 25% for others. farmers, for one time support only) . This provision enables unregistered farmer (E) Mechanization and Technology groups, SHGs of women and others who 18.22 Taking into consideration all the factors wish to collaborate informally for direct and challenges coming in the progress marketing pulses in local haats, townships of Farm Mechanization, Department of and region. Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers (D) Agricultural Marketing Welfare, Mechanization and Technology Division has formulated a Sub Mission on 18.20 In order to provide single window Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) under approach and user & investment friendly the main Mission i.e. National Mission on atmosphere, all the ongoing six Plan Schemes Agricultural Extension and Technology implemented during the XI Plan period have (NMAET) which is under implementation been put under one umbrella “Integrated w.e.f. 2014-15. The components of SMAM Scheme for Agricultural Marketing are as follows: (ISAM). It aims to (i) promote agri- i. Promotion and Strengthening marketing through creation of marketing of Agricultural Mechanization

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through Training, Testing and UTs for popularizing them through Demonstration various schemes of Government. ii. Demonstration, Training and 18.25 Gender Friendly Equipment for distribution of Post Harvest Technology Women: Under the component 1 of SMAM, and Management (PHTM) Agricultural Mechanization through iii. Financial Assistance for Procurement of Training, Testing, and Demonstration, a Agriculture Machinery and Equipment: total 1949 women were trained during the Promotes ownership of various current Financial Year 2016-17 (till October. agricultural machinery & equipments 2016). A list of about 30 identified gender- iv. Establish Farm Machinery Banks for friendly tools and equipment developed by Custom Hiring the Research and Development Organization v. Promotion of farm mechanisation in for use in different farm operations has selected villages already been sent to all States and UTs for vi. Financial Assistance for promotion of popularizing them. State Governments have Mechanized operations/hectare carried been directed to earmark 30 per cent of total out through custom hiring Centres funds allocated under SMAM for women beneficiaries. vii. Promotion of farm machinery and Institute wise women’s trainees trained equipment in north eastern region Sl. Institute Women’s 18.23 The SMAM provides a suitable platform No. trainees for converging all activities for inclusive trained growth of agricultural mechanization by 1 CFMT&TI Budni 724 providing a ‘single window’ approach 2 NRFMT&TI Hisar 255 for implementation with a special focus 3 SRFMT&TI Garladinne 780 on women farmers with the following 4 NERFMT&TI 190 BiswanathCharialli provisions: Total 1949 18.24 State Governments have been advised (F) Seeds to ensure 30% of allocation under the scheme belongs to women beneficiary and 18.26 Sub-Mission for Seeds and Planting also to furnish reports separately in SMAM Material (SMSP) under National Mission guidelines. on Agricultural Extension & Technology • 10% more assistance for women (NMAET) which is being implemented beneficiary to procure Agricultural w.e.f. 01.04.2014 with the view to develop/ Machinery, implements and equipment strengthen seed sector and to enhance including PHT under component 2 and production and multiplication of high 3. yielding certified/ qualify seeds of all agricultural crops and making it available • In order to reduce the drudgery to the farmers at affordable prices and also and increasing efficiency in farm place an effective system for protection of operations, number of agricultural plant varieties, rights of farmers and plant implements and hand tools suitable for breeders to encourage development of new farm women has been developed by varieties of plants. Scheme is also for Women Research & Development organizations farmers. States/implementing agencies are under ICAR. The list of gender friendly requested to allocate adequate funds and equipment has been sent to all States/

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ensure participation of women. However,  Better access to inputs and services, no special budgetary provisions for women science and technology, implements, have been made in the Sub-Mission. credit and support services like creches, child care centres, nutrition, health and (G) cooperation training. 18.27 NCDC encourages women cooperatives  Encouragement to women for to avail assistance under its various schemes. participating in group activities aimed Prominent among the women’s co-operatives at achieving economies of scale through assisted by NCDC are in the sectors of Food farming groups. Grain Processing, Oil Seeds Processing,  Involvement of women in conservation Fisheries, Dairy & Livestock, Spinning Mills, and development of bio-resources. Plantation Crops, etc. 18.31 The Policy provisions, inter alia, 18.28 Women cooperatives are covered under include asset reforms in respect of land, Weaker Section Programme for the purpose water, livestock, fisheries, and bio-resources; of availing subsidy and concessional funding support services and inputs like application during the remaining period of the 12th of frontier technologies; agricultural bio- Five Year Plan programme under Central security systems; supply of good quality Sector Integrated Scheme on Agricultural seeds and disease-free planting material, Cooperation. improving soil fertility and health, and integrated pest management systems; 18.29 Cumulatively, as on 31.03.2016 NCDC support services for women like crèches, has sanctioned and released financial child care centers, nutrition, health and assistance of Rs. 193.54 crores and Rs. 96.41 training; timely, adequate, and easy reach of crores respectively for the development of institutional credit at reasonable interest rates, cooperative societies exclusively promoted and farmer-friendly insurance instruments; by women. During the year 2015-16, NCDC use of Information and Communication sanctioned RS. 2.04 crores to 75 Unit under Technology (ICT) and setting up of farmers’ Consumer and ICDP programmes and schools to revitalize agricultural extension; released Rs. 3.55 crores to women co- effective implementation of MSP across operative societies under ICDP programme. the country, development of agricultural In the 2815 projects/units sanctioned by market infrastructure, and rural non-farm NCDC in the year 2015-16, 11.98 lakh women employment initiatives for farm households; are enrolled as members, out of which integrated approach for rural energy, etc. 369 women members are on the Board of Directors of different Cooperatives. 18.32 Many of the provisions of the NPF are being operationalised through various (H) Policy schemes and programmes which are 18.30 The National Policy for Farmers 2007 being implemented by different Central announced by the Government envisages Government Departments and Ministries. the following measures aimed at women’s For the operationalisation of the remaining empowerment: provisions of the Policy, an Action Plan has been finalized and circulated to the Ministries  Asset reforms under land, water and and Department concerned, as well as to all livestock for an equitable share to States and UTs for necessary follow up action. women farmers. An Inter-Ministerial Committee constituted

154 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 for the purpose also monitors the progress of Census was carried out in the country with the Plan of Action for the operationalisation agricultural year 1970-71 as the reference of the NPF. period. The current Agriculture Census 2015-16 is tenth in the series. (I) Agriculture Census 18.34 Gender based data in Agriculture 18.33 Recognizing the predominance Census is being collected since 1995-96 of agriculture sector in the economy, following recommendations of the Central collection and maintenance of data relating Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics and to agricultural holdings assumes vital Programme Implementation, New Delhi. importance. Agriculture Census is conducted The scope of collection of gender based data on quinquennial basis to collect information has been restricted to number of operational related to structural characteristics of holdings, corresponding operated area by operational holdings in the country. As different size classes of holdings, social group part of World Agriculture Census (WCA) (SC, ST and others), and types of holdings programme, first comprehensive Agriculture (individual, joint and institutional). Percentage of female operational holdings as per results of various Agriculture Censuses is given in the following table. Sr. No. Size Group 2000-01* 2005-06* 2010-11 1 Marginal (Below 1.00 ha.) 11.84 12.60 13.63 2 Small (1.00-2.00 ha.) 10.27 11.10 12.15 3 Semi-Medium (2.00-4.00 ha.) 8.67 9.61 10.45 4 Medium (4.00-10.00 ha.) 6.863 7.77 8.49 5 Large (Above 10.00 ha.) 5.22 6.00 6.78 All Size Groups 10.83 11.70 12.78 * Excludes Jharkhand 18.35 Increase in percentage of female The Way Forward: operational holders during different Agriculture Censuses indicates participation 18.36 Realizing that it is ‘Gender’ that of more and more women in operation and differentiates the roles, responsibilities, management of agricultural holdings in resources, constraints and opportunities the country. A brief summary of flow of of women and men in agriculture, precise benefits to women under various schemes/ gender information is the need of the hour. programmes of the DAC&FW is given in Incorporating gender into agricultural Annexure- 18.1. development will lead to:

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• Building inherent strength of women men and women. This may improve farm and men to mutually learn; women’s access to productive resources • Overcoming gender based prejudices; including agricultural extension services and thereby bringing overall improvement in • Articulating gender perspectives in the lives of rural women.This may not only development activities enhance the production and productivity of agricultural sector and improve overall 18.37 In line with the National Agricultural national food security but would also Policy-2000 and provisions under National smoothen the transition of women from Policy for Farmers-2007, the strategy of being beneficiaries of the programmes& the Government is to focus on farmers’ Schemes to their active participation in welfare by making farming viable both for shaping the empowerment.

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Annexure – 2.1 CHAPTER - 2 Functions and Organizational Structure List of Functional Divisions in the Department Of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare Divisions:

1. Administration 15. Integrated Nutrients Management 2. Agricultural Census 16. International Cooperation 3. Agricultural Marketing 17. Mechanization and Technology 4. Budget, Finance and Accounts 18. Natural Resource Management 5. Credit 19. Plant Protection 6. Cooperation 20. Policy 7. Crops 21. Plan Coordination 8. Drought Management 22. Rashtriya Krishi Vikash Yojna (RKVY) 9. Economic Administration 23. Rainfed Farming System 10. Extension 24. Seeds 11. General Coordination 25. Oil Seeds 12. Official Language 26. Trade 13. Horticulture 27.Vigilance 14. Information Technology

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Annexure – 2.2 Chapter - 2 Functions and Organizational Structure Inventory of Field Formations

I. Attached Offices Palace Campus, Kolkata- 700020 (West Bengal). 1. Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Shastri Bhavan, ‘B’ Wing, New Delhi. 7. Directorate of Millets Development, 2. Commission for Agricultural Costs Mini Secretariat Building, Room and Prices, Shastri Bhavan, ‘F’ Wing, No. 710, 6th Floor, Bani Park, Jaipur Second Floor, New Delhi. (Rajasthan). 3. Directorate of Plant Protection, 8. Directorate of Sugarcane Development, th Quarantine and Storage, N.H.IV, 8 Floor, Hall No.3, Kendriya Bhavan, Faridabad (Haryana). Aliganj, Lucknow - 226024 (U.P). 4. Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, 9. Directorate of Rice Development, N.H.IV, Faridabad (Haryana). 191, Patliputra Colony, Patna-800013 (Bihar). 5. Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre, New Delhi. 10. Directorate of Wheat Development, CGO Building, Hapur Road Chauraha, II. Sub-Ordinate Offices Kamla Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad 1. Central Farm Machinery Training (U.P). & Testing Institute, Budni (Madhya 11. Directorate of Extension, Krishi Vistar Pradesh). Bhavan, Dr. K.S. Krishna Marg, IARI 2. Northern Region Farm Machinery Campus, Pusa, New Delhi-110 012. Training & Testing Institute, Hissar 12. Directorate of Oilseeds Development, (Haryana). Telhan Bhavan, Himayat Nagar, 3. Southern Region Farm Machinery Hyderabad (A.P). Training & Testing Institute, Garladinne, 13. Directorate of Pulses Development, 8th Distt. Anantapur (A.P). Floor, Vindhyachal Bhavan, Bhopal- 4. North Eastern Region Farm Machinery 462004 (M.P). Training & Testing Institute, Biswnath Chariali, Distt. Sonitpur (Assam). 14. Central Fertiliser Quality Control & Training Institute, N.H.IV, Faridabad 5. Directorate of Cotton Development, (Haryana). Bhoomi Sarvekshan Bhawan, Near Centre Point School, Seminary Hills, 15. National Centre of Organic Farming, Katol Road, Nagpur, Maharashtra- C.G.O. Complex, Kamla Nehru Nagar, 440013. Hapur Road Chungi, Ghaziabad (U.P). 6. Directorate of Jute Development, 234/4, 16. Directorate of Cashewnut and Cocoa Acharya Jagdish Bose Road, Nizam Development, M.G. Road, Kochi- 682011 (Kerala).

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17. Directorate of Arecanut and Spices IARI Campus, Pusa, New Delhi-110 Development, Cannanore Road, 012. Kozhikode-673005 (Kerala). 20. National Seed Research & Training 18. Office of the Minister (Agriculture), Centre (NSRTC) VARANASI (U.P.). Embassy of India, ROME (ITALY). 21. Central Institute of Horticulture, 19. All India Soil and Land Use Survey, Medziphema, Nagaland.

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Annexure – 2.3

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 Societies (Kerala). Ltd., New Delhi. 2. National Horticulture Board, Gurgaon 6. The All India Federation of Cooperative (Haryana). Spinning Mills Ltd., Mumbai 3. National Cooperative Development (Maharashtra). Corporation, New Delhi. 7. National Cooperative Agriculture and 4. Small Farmers’ Agri Business Rural Development Banks Federation Consortium, New Delhi. Ltd., Mumbai (Maharashtra). 5. National Institute for Agricultural 8. National Federation of State Extension Management, Hyderabad Cooperative Banks Ltd., Navi Mumbai (A.P). (Maharashtra). 6. National Institute of Agricultural 9. National Federation of Labour Marketing, Jaipur (Rajasthan). Cooperatives Ltd., New Delhi. 7. National Institute of Plant Health 10. National Cooperative Tobacco Growers’ Management, Hyderabad (A.P.) Federation Ltd., Anand (Gujarat). 8. National Centre for Cold Chain 4. Auhtorities Development, Nirman Bhawan, New 1. Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Delhi. Rights Authority, NASC Complex, DPS 3. National Level Cooperative Marg Opp. Todapur, Delhi-110012. Organisations 2. National Rainfed Area Authority, NASC 1. National Cooperative Union of India, Complex, Dev Prakash Shastri Marg, New Delhi. Pusa, New Delhi- 110012. 2. National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited, New Delhi.

160 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 s 4.41 2.70 1.71 1.79 6.56 1.51 0.37 8.06 93.50 21.81 37.94 10.77 13.01 15.24 27.17 91.31 104.32 4th Advance Advance Estimate M illion Tonnes 5.85 2.75 3.10 1.80 6.50 1.78 0.52 9.50 94.75 23.75 43.20 11.03 14.00 17.25 32.17 92.10 2015-16 106.10 Targets Annexure-3.1 5.45 3.15 2.30 2.06 7.16 1.61 0.39 9.18 15 86.53 24.17 42.86 11.92 14.09 17.01 30.94 91.39 105.48 2014- As on 2nd August, 2016 August, As on 2nd ( F inal) 9.05 5.05 3.04 2.01 2.00 7.29 1.60 0.37 88.94 23.67 41.75 11.93 13.94 16.39 29.82 90.86 104.80 4th 2014-15 Advance Advance Estimates 9.25 5.54 3.15 2.39 1.98 7.11 1.83 0.43 95.85 24.26 43.29 12.09 15.15 17.14 31.20 91.50 106.65 2013-14

8.74 5.28 2.44 2.84 1.57 6.06 1.75 0.44 93.51 22.26 40.04 10.25 12.87 16.19 29.79 92.37 105.24 2012-13 5.98 2.69 3.29 1.93 5.27 1.62 9.58 0.45 10.28 94.88 21.76 42.01 12.52 16.49 32.44 92.78 105.30 2011-12 7.00 3.56 3.44 2.19 5.09 1.66 0.44 10.37 86.87 21.73 43.40 95.98 10.32 15.33 16.64 33.08 80.65 2010-11 6.51 6.70 3.93 2.76 1.89 4.43 1.35 9.72 0.38 80.80 16.72 33.55 89.09 13.18 12.29 23.83 75.92 2009-10 8.89 7.25 4.19 3.05 2.04 5.61 1.69 0.44 80.68 19.73 40.04 99.18 11.49 14.27 14.12 28.54 84.91 2008-09 9.97 7.93 3.81 4.11 2.15 3.85 1.20 8.86 0.55 78.57 18.96 40.75 96.69 14.03 15.11 31.89 82.66 2007-08 Agricultural S tatistics Division 8.42 7.15 3.44 3.71 1.44 3.54 8.31 1.33 0.48 75.81 15.10 33.92 93.36 13.18 11.56 25.61 80.17 Directorate of Economics & S tatistics 2006-07 7.68 7.63 3.56 4.07 2.35 2.55 7.33 1.22 0.47 69.35 14.71 34.07 91.79 13.52 12.16 26.74 78.27 2005-06 7.93 7.24 3.20 4.04 2.43 2.70 7.10 1.21 0.48 68.64 14.17 33.46 83.13 10.90 11.48 26.36 72.23 Department of Agriculture, C ooperation and F armers welfare Department of 2004-05 ourth Advance Estimates of Production F oodgrains for 2015-16 Advance F ourth 6.68 1.84 4.84 1.97 2.25 5.39 1.30 9.91 0.56 12.11 72.16 14.98 37.60 88.53 12.73 32.22 78.62 2003-04 S eason Kharif Total Rabi Kharif Kharif Rabi Total Total Total Rabi Rabi Rabi Rabi Kharif Kharif Kharif Kharif Bajra Jowar Ragi Wheat Barley C rop M aize S mall M illets C oarse C ereals Rice

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 161 Annual Report 2016-17 s 5.54 2.37 2.46 2.20 0.67 0.81 1.60 1.39 0.59 7.17 1.02 10.93 16.47 235.76 252.22 117.28 128.21 118.48 124.01 4th Advance Advance Estimate 7.05 2.37 3.67 1.81 0.99 0.52 1.71 1.29 0.61 9.50 1.10 20.05 13.00 2015-16 244.05 264.10 119.78 132.78 124.27 131.32 Targets 5.73 2.77 2.81 1.96 0.77 0.68 1.50 1.28 0.64 7.33 0.87 15 17.15 11.42 234.87 252.02 112.53 123.96 122.34 128.06 2014- ( F inal) 5.63 3.14 2.78 1.87 0.73 0.60 1.51 1.27 0.66 7.17 0.85 17.20 11.57 235.49 252.68 114.81 126.38 120.68 126.31 4th 2014-15 Advance Advance Estimates 5.99 2.53 3.17 1.70 0.71 0.55 1.61 1.15 0.65 9.53 0.96 19.25 13.25 245.79 265.04 123.09 136.35 122.70 128.69 2013-14 5.91 2.73 3.02 1.90 0.62 0.47 1.19 1.43 0.40 8.83 0.79 18.34 12.43 238.79 257.13 116.63 129.06 122.16 128.07 2012-13 6.06 2.40 2.65 1.77 0.93 0.53 1.63 1.23 0.40 7.70 1.24 17.09 11.03 242.20 259.29 116.98 128.01 125.22 131.27 2011-12 7.12 2.27 2.86 1.76 1.33 0.36 1.80 1.40 0.27 8.22 1.53 18.24 11.12 226.25 244.49 112.52 123.64 113.73 120.85 2010-11 4.20 2.31 2.46 1.24 0.49 0.42 0.69 0.81 0.25 7.48 0.44 14.66 10.46 99.75 203.45 218.11 103.70 114.15 103.95 2009-10 9.88 4.69 2.23 2.27 1.17 0.80 0.33 1.03 0.84 0.26 7.06 0.78 14.57 219.90 234.47 106.45 116.33 113.45 118.14 2008-09 8.36 6.40 2.00 3.08 1.46 0.96 0.34 1.52 1.12 0.27 5.75 1.25 14.76 216.01 230.78 101.46 109.82 114.55 120.96 2007-08 9.40 4.80 2.29 1.44 2.31 0.70 0.50 1.12 0.28 0.94 6.33 0.84 14.20 97.30 203.08 217.28 106.71 105.78 110.58 2006-07 8.52 4.86 2.31 1.25 2.74 0.54 0.35 0.95 0.26 0.90 5.60 0.69 13.38 90.21 98.73 195.22 208.60 105.01 109.87 2005-06 8.41 4.72 2.32 1.33 2.35 0.61 0.38 1.06 0.25 0.95 5.47 0.81 13.13 86.64 95.05 98.59 185.23 198.36 103.31 2004-05 8.74 6.16 2.48 1.47 2.36 1.18 0.27 1.70 0.28 1.20 5.72 1.43 14.91 87.45 96.19 198.28 213.19 110.84 117.00 2003-04 S eason Total Rabi Kharif Rabi Total Kharif Kharif Total Rabi Total Total Rabi Rabi Rabi Kharif Kharif Rabi Kharif Kharif Lakh bales of 170 kgs. each # Lakh bales of 180 kgs. each Total Pulses Other Rabi Pulses Tur Other Kharif Pulses Urad Total C rop C ereals G ram M oong F oodgrains # #

162 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 3.31 2.63 0.68 0.64 0.77 1.32 8.66 67.71 68.21 14.30 53.40 16.50 85.92 s 4th Estimate Advance Advance Lakh Tonnes 8.09 6.18 1.91 1.83 1.19 1.90 7.61 81.52 81.09 18.99 62.53 20.34 2015-16 126.43 Targets 4.34 3.23 1.11 0.90 0.76 1.55 8.28 15 74.02 62.82 14.71 59.30 18.70 103.74 2014- ( F inal) As on 2nd August, 2016 August, As on 2nd 4.15 3.09 1.06 0.96 0.73 1.53 8.11 65.57 63.09 14.82 50.75 17.33 105.28 4th 2014-15 Advance Advance Estimates 5.04 3.50 1.54 1.13 0.98 1.41 7.15 97.14 78.77 16.56 80.58 17.27 118.61 2013-14 5.44 3.57 1.87 1.09 1.02 1.49 6.85

46.95 80.29 15.08 31.87 19.64 146.66 2012-13 5.17 3.69 1.47 1.45 0.98 1.52 8.10 69.64 66.04 18.37 51.27 22.95 122.14 2011-12 6.51 4.59 1.92 1.50 1.08 1.47 8.93 82.65 81.79 16.22 66.43 13.50 127.36 2010-11 8.51 6.36 2.14 1.79 1.00 1.54 5.88 54.28 66.08 15.76 38.52 10.09 99.64 2009-10 8.01 3.57 1.89 1.17 1.69 6.40 11.58 71.68 72.01 15.51 56.17 11.71 99.05 2008-09 4.63 2.25 1.10 1.63 7.57 14.63 10.00 91.83 58.34 18.20 73.62 10.54 109.68 2007-08 8.62 3.66 2.40 1.21 1.68 7.62 6.18 12.28 48.64 74.38 15.69 32.94 88.51 Agricultural S tatistics Division 2006-07 Directorate of Economics & S tatistics 9.83 4.56 2.29 1.08 1.73 9.91 6.41 14.39 79.93 81.31 16.95 62.98 82.74 2005-06 7.56 4.31 1.74 1.12 1.70 7.93 6.74 11.87 67.74 75.93 15.12 52.62 68.76 2004-05 Department of Agriculture, C ooperation and F armers welfare Department of 9.30 6.24 3.06 1.35 1.09 1.97 7.97 7.82 81.27 62.91 12.67 68.60 78.18 2003-04 ourth Advance Estimates of Production C ommercial rops for 2015-16 Advance F ourth S eason Total Rabi Kharif Total Rabi Rabi Rabi Kharif Rabi Kharif Kharif Kharif Kharif Sunflower Rapeseed & Safflower Nigerseed C rop G roundnut C astorseed S esamum M ustard Linseed S oyabean

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 163 Annual Report 2016-17 5.28 99.38 87.10 s 301.47 253.04 104.66 165.93 4th 3521.63 Estimate Advance Advance 7.00 2015-16 110.00 351.50 330.00 109.99 117.00 220.01 3550.00 Targets 5.08 15 83.21 106.18 348.05 275.11 111.26 191.89 2014- ( F inal) 3623.33 5.15 83.49 109.34 354.75 266.75 114.49 183.26 4th 3593.30 2014-15 Advance Advance Estimates 6.07 110.83 359.02 327.49 101.37 116.90 226.12 3521.42 2013-14 5.90 103.40 342.20 309.43 101.52 109.30 207.91 3412.00 2012-13 6.63 91.08 107.36 352.00 297.99 113.99 206.91 3610.37 2011-12 6.11 100.09 330.00 324.79 105.57 106.20 219.22 3423.82 2010-11 5.87 91.53 112.30 240.22 248.82 118.17 157.28 2923.02 2009-10 7.31 96.34 99.11 222.76 277.19 103.65 178.08 2850.29 2008-09 9.90 90.42 102.20 258.84 297.55 112.11 207.13 3481.88 2007-08 9.56 103.17 226.32 242.89 102.77 112.73 140.12 3555.20 2006-07 8.70 99.70 184.99 279.78 112.11 108.40 167.67 2811.72 2005-06 8.73 93.99 164.29 243.54 102.04 102.72 141.49 2370.88 2004-05 9.21 85.14 102.52 137.29 251.86 111.73 166.72 2338.62 2003-04 S eason Total Total Total Total Rabi Total Kharif Total Lakh bales of 170 kgs. each # Lakh bales of 180 kgs. each Mesta # Jute # Cotton # Oilseeds C rop Jute & M esta # S ugarcane Total Nine # #

164 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 2.42 8.55 2.42 1.85 0.34 93.88 32.45 93.88 32.45 19.30 19.30 18 1st 126.33 Advance Advance 17 2016-17 1.85 3.00 6.00 9.50 7.00 3.00 2.00 0.50 Million Tonnes Million 93.00 32.50 15.50 11.85 44.35 17.50 96.50 24.50 108.50 125.50 Targets Annexure-3.2 As on 22 .09. 2016 1.51 2.70 4.41 8.06 6.56 1.71 1.79 0.37 91.31 27.17 13.01 10.77 37.94 15.24 93.50 21.81 16 4th 104.32 118.48 Advance Advance Estimates 2015-16 1.87 8.64 1.87 1.44 0.42 90.61 27.88 90.61 27.88 15.51 15.51 15 1st 118.49 Advance Advance Estimates 14 1.61 3.15 5.45 9.18 7.16 2.30 2.06 0.39 91.39 30.94 14.09 11.92 42.86 17.01 86.53 24.17 105.48 122.34 2014-15 13 1.83 3.15 5.54 9.25 7.11 2.39 1.98 0.43 91.50 31.20 15.15 12.09 43.29 17.14 95.85 24.26

106.65 122.70 2013-14 12 1.75 2.44 5.28 8.74 6.06 2.84 1.57 0.44 92.37 29.79 12.87 10.25 40.04 16.19 93.51 22.26 105.24 122.16 2012-13 11 1.62 2.69 5.98 9.58 5.27 3.29 1.93 0.45 92.78 32.44 12.52 10.28 42.01 16.49 94.88 21.76 105.30 125.22 2011-12 10 1.66 3.56 7.00 5.09 3.44 2.19 0.44 80.65 33.08 15.33 10.37 95.98 10.32 43.40 16.64 86.87 21.73 113.73 2010-11 9 1.35 6.70 6.51 9.72 4.43 2.76 3.93 1.89 0.38 75.92 23.83 13.18 89.09 33.55 12.29 80.80 99.75 16.72 2009-10 8 1.69 7.25 8.89 5.61 3.05 4.19 2.04 0.44 84.91 28.54 14.27 99.18 11.49 40.04 14.12 80.68 19.73 113.45 2008-09 7 1.20 7.93 8.86 9.97 3.85 4.11 3.81 2.15 0.55 82.66 31.89 14.03 96.69 40.75 15.11 78.57 18.96 114.55 2007-08 6 Agricultural S tatistics Division 7.15 8.31 8.42 3.54 3.71 3.44 1.44 0.48 1.33 80.17 25.61 13.18 93.36 33.92 11.56 75.81 15.10 Directorate of Economics & S tatistics 105.78 2006-07 5 7.63 7.33 7.68 2.55 4.07 3.56 2.35 0.47 1.22 78.27 26.74 13.52 91.79 34.07 12.16 69.35 14.71 105.01 2005-06 4 7.24 7.10 7.93 2.70 4.04 3.20 2.43 0.48 1.21 72.23 26.36 10.90 83.13 33.46 11.48 68.64 98.59 14.17 2004-05 Department of Agriculture, C ooperation and F armers welfare Department of 3 irst Advance Estimates of Production F oodgrains for 2016-17 Advance F irst 6.68 9.91 5.39 2.25 4.84 1.84 1.97 0.56 1.30 78.62 32.22 12.11 88.53 37.60 12.73 72.16 14.98 110.84 2003-04 Season 2 Kharif Total Kharif Rabi Rabi Kharif Total Total Kharif Rabi Rabi Kharif Kharif Total Rabi Kharif Kharif Rabi Crop 1 Rice Coarse Cereals Coarse Bajra Maize Wheat Jowar Cereals Ragi Small Millets Barley

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 165 Annual Report 2016-17 8.70 2.01 4.29 1.35 1.35 2.01 1.06 8.70 18 1st 126.33 135.03 135.03 Advance Advance 17 2016-17 0.70 2.15 3.62 1.22 9.60 0.65 1.87 1.45 0.96 2.55 7.25 13.50 13.50 20.75 139.00 132.75 137.35 270.10 Targets 0.81 2.20 2.46 1.02 7.17 0.59 1.60 1.39 0.67 2.37 5.54 10.93 16.47 16 4th 117.28 235.76 124.01 128.21 252.22 Advance Advance Estimates 2015-16 1.37 5.56 2.61 0.86 0.86 1.37 0.72 5.56 15 1st 118.49 124.05 124.05 Advance Advance Estimates 14 0.68 1.96 2.81 0.87 7.33 0.64 1.50 1.28 0.77 2.77 5.73 11.42 17.15 112.53 234.87 128.06 123.96 252.02 2014-15 13 0.55 1.70 3.17 0.96 9.53 0.65 1.61 1.15 0.71 2.53 5.99 13.25 19.25 123.09 245.79 128.69 136.35 265.04 2013-14 12 0.47 1.90 3.02 0.79 8.83 0.40 1.19 1.43 0.62 2.73 5.91 12.43 18.34 116.63 238.79 128.07 129.06 257.13 2012-13 11 0.53 1.77 2.65 1.24 7.70 0.40 1.63 1.23 0.93 2.40 6.06 11.03 17.09 116.98 242.20 131.27 128.01 259.29 2011-12 10 0.36 1.76 2.86 1.53 8.22 0.27 1.80 1.40 1.33 2.27 7.12 18.24 11.12 112.52 226.25 120.85 123.64 244.49 2010-11 9 1.24 2.46 0.44 7.48 0.25 0.69 0.81 0.49 0.42 2.31 4.20 14.66 10.46 103.70 203.45 103.95 114.15 218.11 2009-10 8 1.17 2.27 0.78 7.06 0.26 1.03 0.84 0.80 0.33 2.23 4.69 9.88 14.57 106.45 219.90 118.14 116.33 234.47 2008-09 7 1.46 3.08 1.25 5.75 0.27 1.52 1.12 0.96 0.34 2.00 6.40 8.36 14.76 101.46 216.01 120.96 109.82 230.78 2007-08 6 1.44 2.31 0.84 6.33 0.28 1.12 0.94 0.70 0.50 2.29 4.80 9.40 97.30 14.20 203.08 110.58 106.71 217.28 2006-07 5 1.25 2.74 0.69 5.60 0.26 0.95 0.90 0.54 0.35 2.31 4.86 8.52 90.21 13.38 98.73 195.22 109.87 208.60 2005-06 4 1.33 2.35 0.81 5.47 0.25 1.06 0.95 0.61 0.38 2.32 4.72 8.41 86.64 13.13 95.05 185.23 103.31 198.36 2004-05 3 1.47 2.36 1.43 5.72 0.28 1.70 1.20 1.18 0.27 2.48 6.16 8.74 87.45 14.91 96.19 198.28 117.00 213.19 2003-04 Season Rabi Total 2 Total Total Kharif Kharif Kharif Rabi Total Rabi Rabi Total Kharif Kharif Rabi Rabi Kharif Rabi Crop 1 Total Foodgrains Total Tur Moong Gram Urad Other Rabi Pulses Total Pulses Total

166 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 1st 6.75 1.01 1.34 1.34 5.01 64.98 17.31 64.98 99.05 104.05 142.23 233.63 233.63 321.23 3052.46 Advance Advance Estimates Lakh Tonnes 2016-17 As on 22 .09. 2016 1.60 9.00 1.60 1.15 2.40 6.10 8.50 7.00 64.30 22.00 20.70 85.00 85.00 117.00 136.15 235.00 115.00 350.00 360.00 110.00 3550.00 Targets 4th 1.32 8.66 0.64 0.77 0.68 2.63 3.31 5.28 53.40 16.50 85.92 14.30 67.71 68.21 87.10 99.38 104.66 165.93 253.04 301.47 3521.63 Advance Advance Estimates 1st 7.95 0.96 1.16 1.16 5.16 51.07 19.44 51.07 108.00 118.32 198.90 198.90 335.07 102.84 3414.25 2015-16 Advance Advance Estimates 1.55 8.28 0.90 0.76 1.11 3.23 4.34 5.08 59.30 18.70 14.71 74.02 62.82 83.21 111.26 103.74 191.89 275.11 348.05 106.18 3623.33 2014-15 1.41 7.15 1.13 0.98 1.54 3.50 5.04 6.07 80.58 17.27 16.56 97.14 78.77 116.90 118.61 226.12 101.37 327.49 359.02 110.83 3521.42 2013-14

1.49 6.85 1.09 1.02 1.87 3.57 5.44 5.90 31.87 19.64 15.08 46.95 80.29 146.66 207.91 101.52 309.43 342.20 103.40 109.30 3412.00 2012-13 1.52 8.10 1.45 0.98 1.47 3.69 5.17 6.63 51.27 22.95 18.37 69.64 66.04 91.08 122.14 206.91 297.99 352.00 107.36 113.99 3610.37 2011-12 1.47 8.93 1.50 1.08 1.92 4.59 6.51 6.11 66.43 13.50 16.22 82.65 81.79 127.36 219.22 105.57 324.79 330.00 100.09 106.20 3423.82 2010-11 1.54 5.88 1.79 1.00 2.14 6.36 8.51 5.87 38.52 10.09 99.64 15.76 54.28 66.08 91.53 157.28 248.82 240.22 112.30 118.17 2923.02 2009-10 1.69 6.40 1.89 1.17 3.57 8.01 7.31 56.17 11.71 99.05 15.51 71.68 72.01 99.11 11.58 96.34 178.08 277.19 222.76 103.65 2850.29 2008-09 Agricultural S tatistics Division 1.63 7.57 2.25 1.10 4.63 9.90 73.62 10.54 18.20 91.83 58.34 90.42 10.00 14.63 109.68 207.13 297.55 258.84 102.20 112.11 3481.88 2007-08 Directorate of Economics & S tatistics 1.68 7.62 6.18 2.40 1.21 3.66 8.62 9.56 32.94 88.51 15.69 48.64 74.38 12.28 140.12 102.77 242.89 226.32 103.17 112.73 3555.20 2006-07 1.73 9.91 6.41 2.29 1.08 4.56 9.83 8.70 62.98 82.74 16.95 81.31 79.93 14.39 99.70 167.67 112.11 279.78 184.99 108.40 2811.72 2005-06 Department of Agriculture, C ooperation and F armers welfare Department of 1.70 7.93 6.74 1.74 1.12 4.31 7.56 8.73 52.62 68.76 15.12 75.93 67.74 11.87 93.99 irst Advance Estimates of Production C ommercial rops for 2016-17 Advance F irst 141.49 102.04 243.54 164.29 102.72 2370.88 2004-05 1.97 7.97 7.82 1.35 1.09 3.06 6.24 9.30 9.21 68.60 78.18 12.67 62.91 85.14 81.27 166.72 251.86 137.29 102.52 111.73 2338.62 2003-04 Rabi S eason Kharif Kharif Kharif Kharif Total Rabi Kharif Kharif Rabi Kharif Rabi Rabi Total Rabi Total Total Total Total Total Total Lakh bales of 170 kgs. each # Lakh bales of 180 kgs. each C rop G roundnut C astorseed S esamum M ustard Linseed S oyabean S ugarcane Safflower Nigerseed Total Nine Sunflower Rapeseed & Oilseeds Cotton # Jute # Mesta # Jute & Mesta # # #

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60(1.6) 55(3.5) 55(4.3) 40(3.0) 75(4.5) 60(4.1) 60(3.8) 60(1.5) 60(4.3) 425(9.2) 375(7.7) 375(8.1) 300(6.4) 100(6.6) 100(8.2) 100(6.7) 410(7.0) 400(7.2) 190(4.7) 150(3.9) 175(4.8) 270(8.2) 175(6.7) - 500(14.3) 550(16.2) 500(18.5) 350(10.4) 400(12.1) over 2015-16 over MS P 2016-17 (#) increase in

- 3860 1625 1330 1365 1725 1625 1325 1600 3200 1510 1650 4160 6240 1470 5950 3950! 4220* 3950* 3825* 3700* 3700* 2775* 4000^ 5000^ 230.00 (Rs. per quintal) (Rs. per (As on 31.12.2016) 5050^^ 5225^^ 5000^^ 3560*** Annexure-3.3 2016-17

- 50(1.3) 40(2.6) 25(2.0) 15(1.1) 30(0.8) 50(1.3) 50(1.4) 75(5.2) 75(6.5) 75(5.3) 10(4.5) 50(3.6) 40(2.6) 50(1.2) 40(1.6) 50(3.7) 100(6.5) 275(6.3) 250(5.4) 275(6.3) 100(2.2) 250(8.0) 250(8.2) 270(8.9) 330(6.0) 300(5.7) 325(10.2) 325(10.6) 300(12.5) over 2014-15 over MS P 2015-16 (#) increase in

- 3800 1570 1275 1325 1650 4030 3800 4700 3650 1525 1225 3350 3300 3290 1500 2700 1450 1590 4100 2600 5830 1410 5550 4625^ 4850^ 4625^ 230.00 3500** 3400** 2015-16

------50(1.4) 30(2.0) 50(3.3) 50(1.2) 50(1.2) 50(1.4) 50(3.6) 50(4.5) 75(2.4) 50(1.6) 50(1.7) 10(4.8) 55(4.1) 30(2.0) 50(1.3) 50(3.8) 100(2.2) 100(2.2) 100(2.9) 125(4.2) 100(4.3) over 2013-14 over MS P 2014-15 (#) increase in

3750 1530 1250 1310 1550 4350 4600 4350 4000 3750 4600 3600 1450 1150 3175 3075 3100 3050 3020 1425 2400 2500 1400 1550 4050 2560 5500 1360 5250 220.00 2014-15

------75(6.4) 50(3.7) 50(1.7) 50(1.7) 50(1.7) 65(5.1) 60(4.8) 100(2.8) 100(2.3) 300(8.1) 300(7.1) 100(3.3) 200(7.1) 25(1.79) 40(23.5) 100(2.6)

135(11.5) 450(11.7) 120(12.2) 100(4.55) 300(13.6) 320(14.3) 150(2.80) 150(2.94) over 2012-13 over MS P 2013-14 (#) increase in

3700 1500 1250 1310 1500 4300 4500 4300 4000 3700 4500 3500 1400 1100 3100 2950 3050 3000 3020 1425 2300 2500 1345 1520 4000 2560 5500 1310 5250

210.00 2013-14 980 3600 1500 1175 1175 1500 3850 4400 4300 3700 3700 4200 3500 1350 3000 2900 3000 2800 2970 1400 2200 2200 1280 1520 3900 2240 5350 1250 5100 170.00 (According To Crop Year) Crop To (According 2012-13

Variety Variety M I N I M U M S U P P O R T P R I C E S P T O R P M I N U S P Medium Staple Hybrid Black Grade ‘A’ Maldandi Long Staple Yellow$$ Ball Common Milling C ommodity MASUR (LENTIL) RAPESEED/MUSTARD MAIZE RAGI ARHAR (Tur) MOONG URAD COTTON NIGERSEED BARLEY GRAM JUTE SUGARCANE$ JOWAR BAJRA GROUNDNUT IN SHELL DE-HUSKED COCONUT (Calender Year) (Calender COCONUT DE-HUSKED SUNFLOWER SEED SOYABEEN SAFFLOWER TORIA SESAMUM KHAR IF C ROP S RAB I C ROP S OTHER C ROP S (Calender Year) PADDY WHEAT COPRA Figures in brackets indicate percentage increase. price. Fair and remunerative during 2015-16 and 2016-17. is also applicable to black variety yellow Minimum Support Price of Soyabean Including Bonus of Rs. 100 per quintal. Including Bonus of Rs. 75 per quintal . Including Bonus of Rs. 200 per quintal. Including Bonus of Rs. 425 per quintal. Including Bonus of Rs. 150 per quintal 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 3 1 18 19 14 16 17 24 25 10 23 11 12 20 21 13 15 22 S l. No. # $ $$ * ** ^ ^^ ! *** To be marketed in 2017-18

168 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 566 642 738 677 681 968 955 651 605 501 851 668 1181 1181 1175 1105 1608 1091 1318 1076 2230 1603 2015- 16* 672 938 667 542 682 664 557 698 670 599 698 1161 1192 1456 1265 1075 1054 1093 2374 1270 1093 1920 2014- 15 755 490 895 663 861 824 613 980 640 858 810 1168 1181 1144 1182 1276 1637 1070 1335 2362 1215 2231 Annexure-6.1 2013- 14 700 514 789 787 645 647 610 723 898 1168 1162 1120 1103 1337 1712 1235 1350 1296 1045 2103 1430 1231 2012-13 Yield (Kgs./Hect.) Yield 661 579 994 826 680 482 665 557 550 828 1133 1223 1394 1082 1360 1243 1226 1046 2479 1216 1073 1608 2011- 12 619 514 821 625 730 782 576 686 832 1193 1143 1394 1855 1012 1048 1336 1203 1050 1048 2076 1341 1692 2010- 11 8.6 0.6 36.0 61.3 40.5 114.5 849.2 937.4 176.9 873.0 867.0 185.0 128.2 919.1 149.6 496.0 863.5 2375.0 5710.6 6243.5 4101.8 25303.7 2015-16* 6.6 0.8 29.6 57.7 40.4 141.5 901.4 177.6 597.2 959.0 205.7 127.0 985.3 174.2 630.0 743.4 787.2 2850.2 5314.3 7724.2 4886.9 27510.8 2014-15 6.1 1.0 64.2 58.8 34.1 168.8 909.9 182.9 186.3 146.2 964.2 185.4 471.4 899.0 895.8 1162.0 5293.9 1414.3 6033.8 6634.9 6870.4 32749.4 2013-14 6.9 1.1 69.4 51.1 39.7 170.3 850.7 197.2 928.3 919.6 186.8 143.3 816.9 215.0 722.8 993.1 6364.6 9276.0 2705.0 5086.8 1030.5 30939.8 2012-13 Production (‘000 Tonnes) (‘000 Production 8.6 2.3 68.0 53.3 32.5 165.8 672.4 155.5 723.8 942.0 149.5 139.5 169.5 540.9 771.0 935.0 1113.7 5744.5 7727.8 5035.0 4485.0 29798.6 2011-12 7.7 2.1 71.5 53.0 27.5 113.7 179.8 703.6 153.6 136.3 933.1 217.2 661.6 963.8 919.4 1332.3 6604.8 1270.0 8035.4 4896.1 5040.0 32477.3 2010-11 0.5 11.7 46.5 59.7 33.0 119.2 178.3 793.0 914.0 259.6 306.0 412.2 298.9 449.0 528.2 4834.8 1331.0 7336.0 2558.6 4193.0 1292.0 26134.5 2015-16* 0.7 12.2 45.6 59.2 31.6 116.2 212.0 776.4 267.5 306.9 415.0 291.1 496.0 510.6 1127.0 1072.0 4457.2 1373.0 7066.1 2545.6 4242.0 25596.2 2014-15 1.0 12.5 48.1 65.7 31.8 223.4 770.3 275.8 304.2 123.7 408.2 289.6 387.9 549.1 1106.0 1642.4 5274.0 1410.0 7732.0 3079.0 4148.0 Estimates of Area, Production and Yield of Total Oilseeds Area, Production and Yield Estimates of 28050.2 2013-14 1.0 13.5 51.4 64.8 32.2 243.3 732.1 250.6 306.2 128.0 388.5 297.5 505.5 580.2 1147.0 1439.5 4912.2 1422.0 7534.4 2452.0 3806.0 26484.4 Area (‘ 000 Hectares) Area 2012-13 1.9 14.9 50.0 64.5 30.0 250.7 676.1 228.9 268.3 133.4 449.2 308.3 444.9 553.0 1129.0 1500.2 4622.7 1416.0 7201.6 3131.0 3667.0 26308.1 2011-12 2.0 15.0 53.5 64.6 27.2 290.4 671.6 182.0 266.7 130.0 449.4 316.5 493.2 519.5 1105.0 1825.8 5488.4 1624.0 7029.9 2893.0 3615.0 27224.3 2010-11 STATES Odisha Himachal Pradesh West Bengal West Punjab Jammu & Kashmir All India Andhra Pradesh Rajasthan Jharkhand Karnataka Assam Kerala Bihar Tamil Nadu Tamil Chhattisgarh Telangana Madhya Pradesh Gujarat Maharashtra Haryana Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand *4th Advance estimate. Advance *4th

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Annexure 7.1 Statement of amount of funds released to the States under PKVY during 2015-16. (60:40 and 90:10 ratio of Central : State Share). (Rs.in Lakh) Sl. No. State No. of Clusters Total outlay 60% or 90% of GOI Share approved by EC GOI share released. ( Rs. in lakhs) 1 Assam 220 1552.42 1397.19 576.39 2 Arunachal Pradesh 19 137.08 123.37 51.41 3 Andhra Pradesh 411 2933.75 1760.25 1100.15 4 Bihar 327 2336.15 1401.69 1050.37 5 Chhattisgarh 188 1341.96 805.18 603.88 6. Goa 04 28.55 17.13 7.14 7. Gujarat 100 713.81 428.28 178.45 8. Haryana 20 142.76 85.65 53.53 9 Himachal Pradesh 110 768.52 691.67 395.00 10 Jammu & Kashmir 28 199.87 179.88 74.95 11 Jharkhand 100 713.80 428.28 321.21 12 Karnataka 545 3890.26 2334.15 1945.12 13 Kerala 119 849.38 509.63 382.22 14 Madhya Pradesh 880 6281.50 3768.90 2826.67 15 Maharashtra 932 6929.36 4157.62 2598.51 16 Mizoram 34 237.54 213.79 89.08 17 Manipur 30 214.14 192.73 107.07 18 Nagaland 24 171.31 154.18 153.33 19 Meghalaya 45 321.21 289.09 144.54 20 Odisha 320 2284.19 1370.51 1027.88 21 Punjab 50 356.90 214.14 160.60 22 Rajasthan 755 5274.86 3164.92 2373.69 23 Sikkim 150 818.21 736.39 409.30 24 Tamil Nadu 112 799.46 479.68 399.73 25 Tripura 50 356.90 321.21 133.84 26 Telangana 300 2141.42 1284.85 1070.71 27 Uttar Pradesh 575 4104.39 2462.63 2052.20 28 Uttarakhand 550 3925.94 3533.35 1962.97 29 West Bengal 120 856.57 513.94 214.14 30 Andman & Nicobar 68 485.38 485.38 130.00 Other administrative - - - 24.85 charges Total 7186 51167.59 33505.66 22618.96

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Annexure- 8.1 Seeds Programmes in North-Eastern States S. Schemes/ Details of Target for 2015- Achievement Target for Achievement No. Programmes Schemes/ 16 2015-16 2016-17 201-17 Activities Programmes/ Approved Activities taken 1. National Seed The basic 57798 Qtl 57798 Qtl 71387 Qtl 71387 Qtl. Reserve (NSR) objective of this likely component is to keep seed available for meeting requirement during natural calamities. 2. Transport The topographical It is a For NE State, As For NE States Subsidy on situation and reimbursement for a quantity mentioned a quantity movement climatic condition programme. 87,721 qtls in Col. 4 of 9,719 qtl of Seeds being not Therefore, quintals transported to North- conducive for the targets cannot transported exclusively Eastern States production of be pre-fixed as exclusively to NE States. including seeds in the North- transportation of to NE States An amount Sikkim, Eastern States. seeds depends in 2015-16 of Rs. 0.522 Himachal (a) Reimbursement on demand an amount crore has been Pradesh, J&K, of 100% difference which varies of Rs. 3.398 reimbursed. Uttaranchal between from year to crore has been and Hill road and rail year. reimbursed. (The Total areas of West transportation cost quantity Bengal. to implementing The total of seeds States/agency quantity transported for movement of including NE total including seeds produced States was NE States outside the state 192,105 quintals is 1,43,892 and movement in 2015-16. Quintal to identified state (upto capital/district 03.11.2016) headquarter.

(b) The actual cost, restricted to maximum limit of Rs. 60/- per quintal for the movement of seed within the State from State Capital/ district headquarters to sale outlets/sale counters is being reimbursed to implementing State/agency.

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 171 Annual Report 2016-17 50 1364 66812 46864 73237 793077 128796 843828 215814 170576 250497 246360 526610 143077 114323 (12) (no.) 2371998 1151892 2546864 1394020 50740985 10713612 28941314 ` (in lakh) F armers Benefitted

0.67 23.93 Annexure- 9.1 290.17 857.35 2702.84 3210.36 6208.42 9096.27 2333.74 6745.01 8743.33 1364.68 (11) Paid 18639.77 30498.31 31947.25 11215.16 53716.05 C laims 106616.77 946172.31 149507.27 110007.98 392447.00

0.67 54.18 857.35 3324.96 1892.79 3210.36 6565.42 2501.27 7750.77 8755.61 1457.17 (10) 18723.72 31616.70 31947.25 11500.67 11640.66 54403.62 106626.79 200006.84 111327.56 419552.15 C laims Payable 1033716.50

4.79 46.13 (9) 3616.63 2387.03 5656.26 2239.48 3254.56 5234.30 6201.36 2011.16 50112.56 95251.93 42148.47 16768.49 15287.32 10661.02 45482.57 26585.93 G ross 151110.02 265820.96 477033.57 Premium 1226914.54 1.80 11.53 596.53 684.21 (8) 1347.45 2121.10 1147.88 7472.66 3751.34 1051.40 3248.90 1308.57 7533.72 1478.17 44589.08 16041.97 89458.40 31185.04 12093.90 16714.42 (share) 396178.82 154340.74 Premium S tate G ovt 1.80 11.53 596.53 839.80 684.21 (7) 1013.54 2121.10 5600.39 3751.34 1051.40 3248.90 1308.57 7533.72 1478.17 G O I 44589.08 16041.97 89458.40 26241.18 11149.55 16714.42 387776.35 154340.74 S hare in Premium

1.20 23.06 251.80 642.73 (6) 1255.63 1193.96 1414.07 3695.45 7784.28 1152.19 4163.24 2617.15 3245.01 61931.86 18028.63 86904.17 37825.70 18905.01 12053.71 11518.49 F armer 443057.54 168450.20 Premium - 47.58 461.26 (5) 36981.50 23589.98 65780.84 22394.75 84705.82 52828.73 63102.43 21084.80 sured 509160.53 783273.94 443314.00 190262.00 141956.95 120853.09 265304.16 234493.18 1513346.07 3043374.59 4816829.91 S um I n 12433146.10 - 338.20 809.23 (4) 39212.19 119924.51 456542.27 413126.40 602022.74 179235.54 561878.72 173376.73 323710.21 118031.51 5902076.85 1919796.56 2932546.26 2246719.39 4618667.49 1318113.64 1219977.56 Area I n 94292457.61 13114092.98 58032258.65 sured (ha.) 67 1364 67575 (3) 162894 315755 497661 359388 390609 133157 585356 165399 985183 177887 123314 (no.) 3616822 1381347 2908194 1287074 1529699 71700406 12885954 44125707 I nsured F armers - State-wise Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (WBCIS)-Cumulative (upto Rabi 2015-16) Based Crop Weather State-wise (2) Andhra Pradesh Kerala S tate / UT TOTAL Assam Madhya Pradesh Madhya Bihar Maharashtra Chhattisgarh Odisha Gujarat Punjab Haryana Rajasthan Himachal Pradesh Tamil Nadu Tamil Jharkhand Telangana mir Jammu & Kash Uttar Pradesh Karnataka Uttarakhand West Bengal West 1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 20 21 (1) S l. No. Note:Rabi 2015-16 statistics is provisional and claims from few states are yet to be reported Note:Rabi 2015-16 statistics is provisional and claims from few states are yet Division) Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare(Credit Source: Department of

172 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 86 119 702 1102 3600 3449 7269 4492 66123 85472 29932 76278 114714 119370 129424 (12) 6974654 4439428 2378860 5500924 2582643 6093637 9857683 2888885 3270326 4408892 5200566 4517617 No. of 83565332 24809085 Farmers ( ` in lakh) Benefitted Annexure 9.2 Annexure 2.36 1.28 11.23 52.18 58.31 115.22 313.75 124.07 (11) 1662.41 4336.40 1990.57 3062.82 1226.20 2204.19 4188.31 Paid 60945.16 Claims 387711.37 116937.52 487610.41 258432.25 107729.40 880375.32 282227.32 994326.91 894024.20 299341.23 133834.36 262165.99 5185010.75 2.36 1.28 11.23 68.46 58.40 116.41 316.95 126.42 1693.36 4336.39 2252.03 3062.82 1226.20 4914.60 4188.31 (10) 75038.95 Claims 983411.17 387711.37 300114.93 116937.52 503002.75 418597.03 108828.20 880375.31 282810.44 149054.42 262165.99 Reported 5509341.76 1018918.44 5.65 0.58 7.72 90.39 63.73 368.73 319.72 228.10 213.80 (9) 2530.74 2413.98 1657.10 1881.59 1978.13 11168.42 19111.68 Gross 90711.59 62904.82 38176.43 57912.56 67315.77 68482.01 45754.35 188900.67 202672.73 268788.57 169396.24 109483.78 Premium 1412539.59 0.60 0.03 0.47 4.86 7.97 34.13 87.87 10.16 21.32 15.48 17.89 89.32 (8) 130.77 906.27 353.70 125.80 785.44 368.81 GoI 8306.94 2566.75 7080.19 1812.38 3633.49 5342.31 4494.70 3150.68 2609.59 5784.69 (Share) 47742.61 Premium Premium 0.73 0.03 0.47 4.86 7.97 34.13 10.16 21.32 45.00 72.97 89.32 130.77 668.81 353.70 125.80 785.44 368.81 (7) 8306.94 2566.75 1955.61 1861.45 3633.49 4494.70 2609.59 State Govt. 15697.38 36666.43 30230.98 53428.45 (Share) 164172.06 Premium Premium

4.31 0.53 3.25 6.78 80.68 900.42 348.42 277.09 137.23 197.86 (6) 2269.20 2345.73 1629.98 1799.49 57771.32 35314.54 10461.03 54238.73 81722.19 33934.12 17540.79 63262.82 50270.65 45016.74 172286.79 179895.16 261521.58 127387.50 Farmers’ Premium 1200624.93 23.24 318.12 351.95 (5) 7473.42 3301.68 2300.39 Sum 11669.90 90821.88 83496.10 78532.67 87165.63 14812.25 10902.23 87097.93 459685.46 667068.24 Insured Insured 2111161.32 2011342.57 6581021.59 2829879.34 1504999.34 4931852.71 9984461.14 3971360.41 3623794.66 2585150.28 3353782.49 1620309.00 46714135.95 133.79 7147.86 1445.41 (4) 13440.13 57471.71 36342.74 14086.19 59992.72 68994.99 309427.45 769038.32 292221.87 414760.68 372508.94 (In Ha ) 1534585.11 4247333.09 7428041.85 11710269.13 10560119.94 46529046.05 23539524.40 35194678.68 22575560.72 40869932.70 19460413.26 31070385.59 31379980.35 Insured Area 391600964.24 103084080.56 121 8211 4773 2062 35645 36357 21248 43258 49065 (3) 422654 635778 372427 461282 399156 6931179 8308811 1288046 No. of 11802512 15115995 30697873 10707824 15496181 14348056 43751245 51770126 19975543 23426012 15058674 covered Farmers 271170114 State-wise National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS)-Cumulative upto Rabi 2015-16 State-wise National (2) State / UTs Andhra Pradesh Assam Bihar Chhattisgarh Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Odisha Tamil Nadu Tamil Telangana Tripura Uttar Pradesh A & N Islands A Puducherry Jammu & Kashmir Rajasthan Sikkim Uttarakhand Bengal West GRAND TOTAL GRAND 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 26 27 28 18 19 24 25 Sl. (1) No. Note:Rabi 2015-16 statistics is provisional and claims from few states are yet to be reported Division) Welfare(Credit Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Source: Department of

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 173 Annual Report 2016-17 0 0 0 82 512 184 4287 8738 1837 67933 12717 36723 46374 243958 198161 457984 428482 269128 638698 (12) (no.) 4666254 9507920 2425868 (in lakh) Farmers ` Benefitted

9.44 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.86 Annexure 9.3 47.84 69.88 873.30 472.60 376.40 1513.72 5021.04 (11) Paid 26677.68 21362.95 24451.66 26664.38 17559.28 84733.87 Claims 519117.85 132231.21 177046.74

9.44 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.86 14.49 873.30 566.42 379.00 101.91 6285.71 1515.67 5042.13 (10) 26782.85 21363.20 24553.12 28935.36 21320.46 85812.33 Claims Payable 154286.53 555755.18 177907.42

6.48 1.94 0.22 28.23 16.28 248.81 (9) 2611.55 3478.66 1361.99 1990.97 1207.30 1450.22 6192.78 18087.58 14041.38 39405.50 46574.49 53225.80 77200.77 116633.85 113261.45 497026.26 Premium Collected 1.52 8.62 0.19 0.04 47.33 13.24 646.75 523.32 380.15 410.51 717.79 155.86 (8) 1188.17 3003.94 4166.24 State 11430.20 34328.87 18334.52 18889.34 27935.15 21500.27 Govt.”s 143682.01 Premium 1.52 8.62 0.19 0.04 3.04 47.33 646.75 456.50 380.15 284.42 717.79 155.86 (7) 1188.17 3003.94 4166.24 11428.14 27935.16 34328.86 12886.85 18889.34 21500.27 138029.18 GOI Share in Premium 3.44 1.56 0.13 0.00 10.99 382.17 512.37 154.08 (6) 1175.96 1139.51 5708.90 2185.16 1229.69 3816.44 57391.04 12079.71 47976.12 16549.34 15353.13 15447.12 34200.22 Farmer 215317.06 Premium 4.76 99.33 77.75 261.22 460.32 7621.06 6504.53 (5) Sum 51088.50 23924.50 26667.49 66147.04 Insured 534647.66 134936.23 103216.84 184769.36 371696.96 501798.15 262831.54 813718.17 2012245.84 1063428.05 6166145.31 31.76 488.00 590.66 290.64 1230.47 (4) 49621.11 64041.47 15685.01 (ha.) 118015.56 522839.98 280279.69 446689.58 359047.89 961459.29 183679.26 6076530.80 1255672.01 2297977.72 1570614.95 1881035.28 13719000.70 29804821.84 Area Insured 18 512 296 783 17084 51964 47416 19929 117508 918835 476483 425024 262687 218380 217704 (3) (no.) 5585861 1566251 1943351 1382947 1800231 Insured 12620454 27673718 Farmers - (2) States / Uts. Uttar Pradesh Telangana Tamil Nadu Tamil Rajasthan Odisha Haryana Mizoram Gujarat Maharashtra Goa Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh Karnataka Kerala West Bengal West Bihar Jharkhand Uttarakhand Assam Total bar Andaman & Nico Andhra Pradesh 8 7 6 5 4 9 3 2 1 11 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 10 21 20 (1) Sl. No.

State-wise Modified National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (MNAIS)-Cumulative (upto Rabi 2015-16) State-wise Modified National Note:Rabi 2015-16 statistics is provisional and claims from few states are yet to be reported Division) Welfare(Credit Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Source: Department of

174 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 85.83 44.90 65.17 47.32 42.35 20.77 88.60 65.87 32.23 880.22 403.64 837.95 581.62 268.69 748.81 596.75 232.30 760.69 156.12 632.96 632.88 768.12 138.60 281.62 526.25 1005.68 1098.24 1470.94 TOTAL 12515.12 0 2 7 0 7 1 0 5 6 0 5 8 0 0 6 0 3 7 8 0 (in lakh) ` MARKETING 2.9 4.0 1.8 8.0 1.3 6.5 1.0 29.9 10.9 26.0 24.1 26.4 12.0 95.8 10.5 39.4 27.6 34.7 15.0 165.0 543.45 DDEV 0 9 7 3 8 0 7 0 0 4 9 5 0 0 0 0 8 4 1 6.1 2.9 3.3 2.3 4.0 1.4 5.6 0.7 3.0 0.7 1.2 6.6 9.4 11.5 11.6 15.0 10.5 21.0 28.1 145.55 Annexure 13.1 ORFM 7 0 0 9 5 1 1 3 0 6 4 7 5 0 0 0 1 9 NATURAL 0.4 3.3 9.7 3.4 6.3 2.0 9.2 13.1 21.6 16.3 79.9 10.7 49.3 85.0 25.0 12.1 10.0 165.8 IRRI 523.68 EXTENSION; MRKT ­ EXTENSION; MRKT 8 0 5 2 0 9 0 3 7 0 0 0 5 3 5.2 5.8 1.0 4.9 6.5 4.6 11.0 19.6 25.0 55.3 60.0 52.8 149.8 370.0 771.92 NRM FISHERIES; COOP ­ FISHERIES; COOP 9 0 8 7 7 5 6 9 0 3 5 6 0 9 2 6 4 5 1.7 6.9 0.7 0.1 5.0 3.7 1.0 2.0 0.1 19.4 13.0 12.5 15.6 24.4 14.3 10.3 15.6 37.1 184.31 AGRE 0 6 4 6 1.1 3.3 0.8 21.36 16.0 ITEC 5 5 7 0 4 1 1 0 4 1 4.0 1.2 5.0 1.7 1.5 5.2 5.5 8.7 4.3 52.38 15.0 NONF 2 7 7 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 3.1 6.5 3.0 0.2 1.6 0.7 2.5 2.0 2.3 48.6 22.6 16.8 27.7 43.0 32.4 10.0 101.2 167.5 492.07 MRKT 5 1 0 3 6 4 9 0 2 5 9 2 3 7 0 4 5 7 0 5 AGRICULTURE MECHANISATION; EXTN ­ MECHANISATION; AGRICULTURE 1.1 4.9 2.0 0.7 0.7 0.1 5.4 0.2 5.7 1.5 2.1 0.9 48.6 94.2 25.8 82.7 12.5 75.3 24.7 132.3 522.17 EXTN 1 5 3 3 0 2 3 0 9 0 6 0 1 4 0 1 0 3 8 5 8 3 DAIRY DEVELOPMENT DAIRY 3.1 0.9 0.8 2.3 3.3 1.2 0.6 10.6 26.1 18.1 12.0 85.0 65.7 58.7 18.5 50.7 112.2 319.8 161.4 100.8 140.1 106.6 RESEARCH (AGRI/HORTI/ANIMAL HUSBANDRY etc); NRM ­ HUSBANDRY RESEARCH (AGRI/HORTI/ANIMAL 1299.15 INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMES / OTHERS; FISH ­ INNOVATIVE AMEC 0 3 0 8 0 0 6 0 0 5 2.1 5.0 2.0 6.1 1.9 2.3 0.5 11.5 70.92 14.2 25.1 FINM 3 2 8 8 7 2 2 5 6 4 4 5 0 0 1 5 9 6 6 5.3 6.5 1.5 4.2 0.6 2.2 0.0 11.0 63.6 13.9 24.8 55.3 24.8 15.0 15.9 28.2 19.9 571.63 113.8 164.3 SEED FERTILISERS AND INM; AMEC ­ AND INM; FERTILISERS 1 9 4 1 6 0 0 0 4 7 0 5 1 1.2 1.0 3.5 0.3 2.0 5.1 2.0 7.6 11.8 13.0 16.5 26.5 252.6 343.48 IPMT 0 0 2 4 8 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 8 ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; OTHR ­ HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL 3.2 0.4 0.7 1.5 4.0 0.9 6.6 SEED; FINM ­ 50.7 34.3 20.6 12.2 134.0 176.0 445.41 COOP 3 5 0 2 1 4 0 8 8 0 2 4 1 1 4 0 3 5 8 1 7 8 8 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; AGRE ­ TECHNOLOGY; INFORMATION 6.0 2.0 7.8 7.2 8.7 4.0 3.5 9.2 21.5 20.5 24.9 28.5 25.0 10.2 15.6 15.0 32.4 12.3 13.9 12.8 13.6 16.9 40.9 353.23 FISH ORGANIC FARMING / BIO FERTILISER; DDEV ­ DDEV / BIO FERTILISER; ORGANIC FARMING 7 4 7 4 0 4 3 1 9 1 9 1 0 0 9 4 5 0.4 7.5 8.5 1.1 2.7 0.6 2.7 3.0 1.0 9.1 2.4 ector wise Approved Projects C ost 2012-13 Approved S ector wise 64.8 89.5 81.5 18.3 10.6 10.3 314.68 OTHR SERICULTURE; ANHB ­ SERICULTURE; 0 1 6 9 0 6 0 0 3 5 9 9 7 3 6 7 2 0 0 3 6 3 7 1 1 6.0 8.5 5.5 7.2 6.1 8.9 36.7 27.6 67.4 75.7 53.7 12.1 44.3 30.1 14.4 12.4 47.3 64.1 26.7 32.0 105.8 101.2 108.1 103.4 105.6 1111.74 ANHB 0 5 0 7 0 5 5 0 4 5 0.3 1.0 1.2 1.1 2.0 6.3 10.0 13.5 12.5 82.0 NON FARM ACTIVITIES; ITEC ­ NON FARM SERI 130.21 7 0 6 4 2 4 0 6 4 4 7 0 0 8 6 5 0 9 2 5 2 0 3 3 0 6 1 3.7 8.3 7.9 9.5 3.8 8.3 4.9 11.4 17.8 27.8 25.1 16.3 12.0 55.1 15.7 61.6 87.2 37.9 22.1 INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; SEED ­ MANAGEMENT; PEST INTEGRATED 114.0 210.4 156.4 102.9 155.9 100.6 173.0 HORTICULTURE; SERI ­ HORTICULTURE; 1228.1 2678.64 HORT MICRO/MINOR IRRIGATION; ORFM ­ MICRO/MINOR IRRIGATION; 9 1 5 9 4 5 1 7 6 1 7 0 0 1 2 8 4 0 7 2 2 4 6 9 4 4.2 1.8 4.4 1.5 6.0 11.2 30.4 52.4 10.1 14.2 18.6 61.9 50.0 29.4 10.5 10.0 43.4 96.7 323.9 174.1 156.8 252.8 137.8 275.8 160.2 CROP 1939.14 CROP DEVELOPMENT; HORT ­ HORT DEVELOPMENT; CROP STATE NAME STATE ANDHRA ARUNACHAL PRADESH PRADESH ASSAM BIHAR CHATTISHGARH GOA GUJARAT HARYANA HIMACHAL JAMMU AND JAMMU PRADESH KASHMIR JHARKHAND KARNATAKA KERALA MADHYA PRADESH MAHARASHTRA MANIPUR MEGHALAYA MIZORAM NAGALAND ORISSA PUNJAB RAJASTHAN SIKKIM TAMILNADU TRIPURA UTTAR PRADESH UTTARAKHAND WEST BENGAL WEST TOTAL 1 2 3 7 4 5 6 8 9 11 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 SNo Total Cost : Rs. 12515.12 Total CROP ­ CROP ­ COOPERATIVES/COOPERATION;IPMT NONF ­ MANAGEMENT; HARVEST AND POST IRRI ­ RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 175 Annual Report 2016-17 ­ ­ 42.35 33.01 51.91 65.74 38.35 36.95 448.52 408.25 501.75 346.28 340.86 404.85 162.67 123.22 723.51 273.73 785.20 124.36 912.46 603.49 159.39 429.13 989.71 180.99 334.97 1507.38 11536.21 21565.24 TOTAL 2 0 5 5 7 6 3 0 4 8 0 6 6 0 3 2 4 Unit In Crores 4.4 4.9 1.6 1.3 2.5 5.7 13.2 10.5 23.1 12.2 29.4 55.7 67.2 29.8 25.5 34.9 16.8 339.31 DDEV ­ EXTENSION; MRKT 0 9 0 3 2 8 6 0 0 4 0 0 8 9 5 0 1.2 2.0 7.5 1.6 3.6 3.0 4.8 0.2 0.0 0.6 11.8 16.0 39.0 14.4 95.0 19.4 220.64 ORFM 0 1 5 7 3 2 5 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.0 0.7 6.5 2.0 5.7 5.4 4.5 3.1 6.5 2.0 0.6 5.0 90.4 89.0 56.1 214.0 151.0 643.83 FISHERIES; COOP ­ IRRI 1 0 7 0 8 8 0 1 0 2 7 4 0 7 0 5 4 6.7 7.2 4.5 11.3 29.9 18.8 13.1 92.5 17.4 52.5 13.3 29.8 51.0 32.5 40.6 76.8 20.0 518.44 NRM 6 5 2 0 5 0 8 7 0 0 1 0.2 6.7 6.9 1.5 4.0 3.6 3.6 11.0 14.9 35.2 31.4 119.34 AGRE 2 3 5 4 1.8 1.2 0.6 13.0 16.74 ITEC 3 0 7 9 1 ­ RESEARCH (AGRI/HORTI/ANIMAL HUSBANDRY etc); NRM 3.1 8.5 0.5 13.1 31.0 56.40 ­ AGRICULTURE MECHANISATION; EXTN NONF 1 3 0 5 8 6 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 8 0 4.0 1.2 0.5 2.4 1.6 80.1 16.5 14.0 28.5 21.7 31.6 40.0 15.6 19.4 19.9 19.9 17.0 19.1 109.0 462.45 MRKT 2 1 9 5 0 0 0 6 2 6 4 1 0 0 0 DAIRY DEVELOPMENT DAIRY 1.0 1.5 0.4 4.1 3.3 2.4 0.4 1.0 1.1 60.8 26.2 56.8 52.8 44.0 100.2 356.36 INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMES / OTHERS; FISH ­ INNOVATIVE EXTN 4 0 0 1 6 5 3 0 5 8 0 5 8 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 5 0 1.0 1.4 1.4 3.2 4.5 2.2 3.2 94.5 20.4 44.5 12.7 13.9 72.0 51.4 63.0 30.0 22.3 79.0 47.4 60.0 AMEC 103.6 162.1 894.26 9 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 3 3.0 5.8 0.6 2.5 0.8 0.3 4.4 6.0 0.3 4.3 14.5 42.73 FINM ­ FERTILISERS AND INM; AMEC 0 4 7 5 8 1 1 8 6 1 0 0 4 7 0 9 7 ­ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; AGRE 1.0 2.3 3.0 1.0 3.7 7.4 48.3 28.2 10.8 24.0 10.3 77.9 16.3 25.0 90.4 13.9 116.1 480.28 SEED 0 0 7 3 3 0 8 0 3 1 2.0 1.5 1.7 1.8 0.3 0.8 2.8 3.0 2.0 0.2 16.35 ­ SEED; FINM ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; OTHR ­ ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; IPMT 0 6 0 5 0 0 8 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.1 2.8 0.2 2.6 0.9 1.5 1.4 28.0 49.4 14.2 92.6 25.0 16.5 235.43 COOP 5 0 2 5 8 1 1 6 0 2 7 0 6 2 0 7 0 0 8 5 6 ORGANIC FARMING / BIO FERTILISER; DDEV ­ ORGANIC FARMING 6.5 7.3 2.5 7.2 5.4 6.4 1.0 1.2 6.9 11.5 14.8 15.4 28.3 10.7 12.7 10.7 10.3 59.9 12.2 12.1 17.6 261.31 FISH 3 0 3 0 0 8 2 1 9 0 2 0 5 4 8 3 ector wise Approved Projects C ost 2013-14 Approved S ector wise ­ NON FARM ACTIVITIES; ITEC 0.5 1.2 3.7 0.0 2.7 3.4 1.1 4.5 SERICULTURE; ANHB ­ SERICULTURE; 26.1 34.4 24.5 23.4 62.2 18.5 55.8 14.9 277.38 OTHR 7 9 0 0 0 9 2 7 0 6 6 3 9 8 8 5 6 1 1 6 5 5 7 7 8.2 7.7 7.5 4.0 6.5 6.1 9.6 11.6 50.4 10.2 29.7 27.7 63.7 51.5 72.3 99.6 89.8 12.0 40.3 80.6 64.2 19.2 47.4 48.8 869.77 ANHB 0 2 2 9 5 0 5 7 0 8 0 0 2 0 4.4 4.9 0.9 1.0 0.6 8.6 1.0 2.7 3.0 1.5 0.7 1.3 14.0 10.7 55.70 SERI 6 6 5 8 6 4 6 2 0 6 7 2 8 6 2 4 5 ­ INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; SEED 2 6 0 4 7 6 6 HORTICULTURE; SERI ­ HORTICULTURE; 5.4 0.2 3.0 8.6 6.0 9.0 7.5 86.6 39.7 12.0 69.6 20.5 63.1 10.5 93.2 41.8 30.4 31.3 107.8 104.1 123.5 135.4 348.9 1052.9 2412.14 MICRO/MINOR IRRIGATION; ORFM ­ MICRO/MINOR IRRIGATION; HORT 9 9 5 2 8 2 9 0 4 3 0 9 0 1 7 6 0 9 7 6 5 0 7 3.5 9.9 6.9 4.1 2.4 5.2 5.6 20.4 58.6 36.8 98.1 41.5 59.9 85.5 24.8 12.9 108.7 328.3 193.8 109.3 258.9 348.8 11461.4 13286.38 CROP CROP DEVELOPMENT; HORT ­ TOTAL STATE NAME STATE ANDHRA ARUNACHAL ASSAM PRADESH BIHAR CHATTISHGARH GOA GUJARAT HARYANA HIMACHAL PRADESH PRADESH AND JAMMU KASHMIR JHARKHAND KARNATAKA KERALA MADHYA PRADESH MAHARASHTRA MANIPUR MEGHALAYA MIZORAM NAGALAND ORISSA PUNJAB RAJASTHAN TAMILNADU TRIPURA UTTAR PRADESH UTTARAKHAND BENGAL WEST 1 3 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SNo CROP ­ COOPERATIVES/COOPERATION;IPMT MARKETING AND POST HARVEST MANAGEMENT; NONF NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; IRRI ­ Total Cost : Rs. 21565.24

176 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 ­ ­ 5.89 TOTAL 85.37 38.15 37.41 60.64 88.97 113.00 414.09 805.29 367.06 150.52 242.06 860.15 366.85 502.39 105.09 417.82 873.44 207.81 338.79 297.41 462.61 764.34 777.62 533.27 877.15 9744.43 1048.35 1299.78 21885.75 Unit In Crores 4 9 6 1 3 2 7 4 1 4 5 0 0 4 0 2 3 3 7.7 8.3 2.4 2.0 8.7 1.0 2.0 1.4 3.0 13.1 20.8 15.8 14.8 37.8 81.5 32.6 28.1 30.2 311.78 DDEV ­ EXTENSION; MRKT 7 5 4 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 7 1 0 0 7 0 0 2 0.2 8.0 3.0 7.8 1.4 3.1 3.6 0.2 1.0 2.0 4.7 5.0 1.0 0.4 11.0 10.9 12.4 42.3 118.40 ORFM 0 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 9 8 5 6 7 3 8 3 0 0 0 6 4.9 4.3 6.8 3.2 1.0 1.2 65.6 30.2 17.0 15.0 99.2 12.0 51.6 93.2 17.2 24.4 59.3 37.3 88.1 FISHERIES; COOP ­ 600.0 184.3 1416.54 IRRI 0 3 0 1 3 8 0 9 4 9 3 5 2 0 5 9 0 2 3.6 6.7 1.7 5.0 1.6 0.1 11.7 15.9 13.5 41.5 21.9 91.1 17.7 20.8 47.3 26.4 111.5 450.0 888.63 NRM 3 6 8 5 8 5 0 3 0 0 9 1 4 7 5 3 5 9 8 1 3.1 3.2 0.7 1.1 0.7 3.7 3.7 0.2 1.3 5.1 6.4 7.8 12.6 15.3 21.4 39.1 18.0 12.8 41.2 15.8 214.10 AGRE 8 5 7 5 6 0.7 3.7 3.1 10.8 76.1 94.71 ITEC ­ RESEARCH (AGRI/HORTI/ANIMAL HUSBANDRY etc); NRM 0 4 5 6 1 6 3 9 3 0 9 ­ AGRICULTURE MECHANISATION; EXTN 5.3 2.5 1.7 1.9 9.0 1.9 1.0 0.9 2.4 25.0 46.4 98.46 NONF 4 9 6 0 8 0 0 9 2 7 8 3 0 0 5 6 0 7 0.7 0.6 3.0 3.0 1.4 2.4 16.9 17.0 15.0 14.6 34.4 24.0 14.5 16.6 16.3 13.1 178.7 148.4 521.34 MRKT 3 4 9 5 0 DAIRY DEVELOPMENT DAIRY 9 5 5 1 5 2 3 0 1 9 5 4 8 2.0 4.1 0.4 1.0 1.8 0.4 6.0 2.6 5.8 7.4 3.7 5.4 2.1 INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMES / OTHERS; FISH ­ INNOVATIVE 38.9 57.1 32.7 46.6 126.1 344.88 EXTN 4 8 9 0 5 5 8 5 2 8 3 5 2 5 0 0 8 0 4 0 3 7 7 3.5 4.0 0.3 9.1 4.7 4.4 0.9 0.8 11.0 28.0 62.5 31.7 72.6 24.9 43.7 57.6 55.9 29.2 59.2 22.7 53.0 281.0 100.0 AMEC 961.68 5 0 5 6 0 7 1 0 9 5 0 3.0 0.4 1.5 3.4 0.8 1.0 17.4 18.7 13.9 16.6 16.8 93.88 FINM ­ FERTILISERS AND INM; AMEC 8 1 0 5 8 0 8 0 9 2 5 3 8 6 8 2 0 0 8 7 1 ­ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; AGRE 0.1 2.8 2.6 0.7 3.4 5.5 1.2 0.2 7.0 11.4 29.5 20.6 32.5 58.2 29.9 49.0 13.6 36.9 32.7 105.3 183.5 627.49 SEED 3 4 9 0 0 9 5 0 6 0 5 6 5 5 0 7.6 2.1 7.6 5.1 5.5 0.6 2.5 2.5 2.0 0.5 0.2 6.9 2.2 0.1 0.2 46.17 ­ SEED; FINM IPMT ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; OTHR ­ ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; 0 6 1 5 0 7 0 0 9 5 2 4 0 6 2.0 6.0 0.3 0.4 1.3 4.0 1.1 5.2 5.6 77.3 14.3 38.5 25.4 100.0 281.85 COOP 0 2 4 9 1 4 8 4 0 7 7 7 0 2 3 0 2 7 9 7 9 3 5 4 ORGANIC FARMING / BIO FERTILISER; DDEV ­ ORGANIC FARMING 5.0 9.7 0.6 7.3 4.4 9.5 7.0 0.2 8.8 6.7 1.8 5.3 4.7 3.7 14.7 28.0 10.2 10.8 49.0 21.3 13.9 35.3 10.5 98.8 368.24 FISH 4 0 9 2 3 2 8 6 5 4 5 4 0 2 2 5 0 6 Sector wise Approved Projects Cost 2014-15 Approved Sector wise 2.2 9.4 9.9 1.4 2.7 4.3 5.0 1.7 7.1 7.1 6.2 7.5 2.8 42.5 49.8 26.2 51.4 ­ NON FARM ACTIVITIES; ITEC 100.9 338.77 SERICULTURE; ANHB ­ SERICULTURE; OTHR 5 8 0 5 2 0 7 6 0 4 3 2 2 7 5 9 9 0 0 5 3 3 7 6 0 3 6.0 5.8 5.8 9.2 1.0 7.3 4.3 11.0 80.1 12.5 23.3 15.1 34.4 47.5 23.0 14.7 57.7 38.4 88.6 17.8 28.7 14.6 118.7 131.3 177.2 159.2 1134.21 ANHB 5 2 1 7 4 5 8 4 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 6.4 2.4 3.2 1.4 1.0 0.8 5.0 6.0 3.1 9.9 4.0 1.1 1.0 9.9 18.0 10.4 25.4 10.5 119.97 SERI 9 3 4 7 5 8 0 4 0 0 5 0 6 0 2 5 6 7 8 5 ­ INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; SEED 4 1 8 0 3 1 HORTICULTURE; SERI ­ HORTICULTURE; 0.1 9.1 4.3 4.8 3.5 5.4 11.6 44.1 64.6 46.0 10.3 74.5 23.3 10.6 87.8 19.6 16.9 36.0 62.3 18.5 73.8 36.0 172.1 128.1 239.1 523.7 1727.11 MICRO/MINOR IRRIGATION; ORFM ­ MICRO/MINOR IRRIGATION; HORT 5 6 9 2 7 9 0 1 6 9 6 2 8 0 0 8 6 5 4 8 9 2 2 8.3 1.7 9.6 4.7 3.8 2.3 11.4 65.2 23.7 10.0 74.0 25.3 128.3 610.1 179.8 125.2 209.5 105.0 223.2 289.7 263.9 106.0 9695.7 12177.54 CROP CROP DEVELOPMENT; HORT ­ STATE NAME STATE TOTAL ANDHRA PRADESH ASSAM BIHAR CHATTISHGARH GOA GUJARAT PRADESH AND JAMMU KASHMIR JHARKHAND KARNATAKA KERALA MADHYA PRADESH MAHARASHTRA MEGHALAYA MIZORAM NAGALAND ORISSA PUNJAB SIKKIM TAMILNADU TRIPURA UTTAR UTTARAKHAND BENGAL WEST PRADESH ARUNACHAL HARYANA HIMACHAL MANIPUR RAJASTHAN TELANGANA PRADESH 4 5 6 8 9 1 2 3 7 11 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Sl. No CROP ­ COOPERATIVES/COOPERATION;IPMT MARKETING AND POST HARVEST MANAGEMENT; NONF NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; IRRI ­ Total Cost : Rs. 21885.75

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 177 Annual Report 2016-17 9.3241 2.6700 8.1100 9.3241 2.6700 3.4349 3.4349 9.3500 C OOP - 11.7700 40.3833 49.7333 228.2470 306.2853 314.3953 216.4770 254.1034 254.1034 435.1152 435.1152 123.2180 Total (in C rore) 3.6000 1.8500 3.6000 16.1000 20.8000 17.9500 20.8000 DDEV FIS HER I E S ; 5.3600 5.3600 7.6000 7.6000 42.2347 42.2347 OR FM FIS H - 9.6300 9.6300 8.7513 8.7513 84.0000 84.0000 I RR 0.8384 0.8384 5.0000 5.0000 95.6000 95.6000 NR M I ON; EXTN M E C HAN IS AT - EXTEN SI ON; 0.5000 16.7484 16.7484 A G RE 68.4111 68.4111 I TE C NON F 0.6326 0.6326 7.0800 6.0000 7.0800 M RKT 13.1700 13.1700 I VE PRO G RA MM E S / I NNOVAT S ; OTHER 1.3000 1.3000 5.1265 99.3834 36.8475 36.8475 99.3834 I N M ; A M E C - A G R IC ULTURE EXTN 9.2000 9.2000 1.7500 1.7500 34.2300 34.2300 10.6200 A M E C 3.3000 3.3000 FI N M 11.6200 11.6200 BANDRY HU S BANDRY (A G R I /HORT /AN IM AL RE S EAR C H - A G RE TE C HNOLO G Y; I ON I N F OR M AT F ERT I L IS ER S AND 3.4349 3.4349 19.6100 13.4600 18.5500 20.3800 13.4600 18.5500 19.6100 S EED - I TE C FI N M - I P M T 5.1935 2.2000 2.2000 1.2667 5.1935 S EED; 5.9200 5.9200 38.2500 C OOP S EED - 1.0900 1.0900 8.9500 8.9500 1.2600 1.2600 28.0900 28.0900 A C T I V E S ; AR M FIS H F 0.2400 1.0598 1.0598 84.8660 14.3914 84.8660 14.6314 OTHR ULTURE; ANHB S ER IC ULTURE; - AN IM AL HU S BANDRY; OTHR - M ANA G E ENT; 6.0200 1.4041 1.4041 60.8096 10.3600 10.5600 10.5600 60.8096 14.9670 14.9670 16.3800 S ER I - ANHB S ER I 13.0455 13.0455 RY DEVELOP M ENT AR MI N G / B I O F ERT L IS ER; DDEV - DA RY 7.9200 7.9200 9.4202 9.4202 0.4310 65.0484 31.9860 65.0484 11.7700 12.8800 24.6500 31.9860 - NON - NON F M ANA G E ENT; HORT RATED PE S T I NTE G RATED 2.6700 2.6700 3.6250 3.6250 14.9724 14.9724 43.5650 43.5650 40.6438 162.6470 162.6470 C ROP ector wise Approved Projects C ost (Ongoing and ompleted projects) 2015-16 Approved S ector wise Total Total Total Total Total Total Total Total Project Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Approved Approved C ompleted C ompleted C ompleted F in Year 2015-16 2015-16 2015-16 2015-16 2015-16 2015-16 2015-16 2015-16 2015-16 S T HARVE PO S T AND G M ARKET I N C ROP DEVELOP M ENT; HORT - HORT IC ULTURE; S tate ANDHRA PRADE S H ARUNA C HAL PRADE S H B I HAR IS H G ARH C HATT G OA G UJARAT HARYANA H IM A C HAL PRADE S H JHARKHAND 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 S r No C ROP - I ON; P M T - I VE S / C OOPERAT C OOPERAT - M RKT RE S OUR C E M ANA G ENT; I RR - etc); NR M - NATURAL I ON; OR FM - G AN IC F MIC RO/ MI NOR I RR IG AT

178 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 4.1241 4.1241 3.5700 19.5969 52.7499 52.7499 77.5095 19.5969 77.5095 482.9397 482.9397 240.9107 240.9107 714.5304 714.5304 698.6810 698.6810 604.6793 608.2493 246.8298 123.2180 Total C OOP - 2.0000 22.0031 26.8620 22.0031 11.4021 21.7889 21.7889 24.8620 87.4650 11.4021 DDEV FIS HER I E S ; 0.8900 0.8900 1.1110 1.1110 1.2500 0.1205 1.2500 OR FM 12.9250 12.9250 FIS H - 0.9147 0.9147 0.7515 0.7515 75.0000 15.5830 10.1316 15.5830 75.0000 10.1316 142.7737 142.7737 I RR 6.1319 6.1319 1.0000 1.0000 15.5110 15.5110 15.6919 15.6919 53.0000 53.0000 127.5820 127.5820 NR M I ON; EXTN M E C HAN IS AT - EXTEN SI ON; 0.1350 5.7500 0.5000 3.6700 3.6700 5.7500 0.1350 4.1109 4.1109 40.0145 40.0145 19.2395 18.2178 19.2395 A G RE I TE C 1.5700 7.0795 8.6495 NON F 6.0000 4.9000 4.9000 5.2700 5.2700 3.6500 0.9479 0.5500 2.5000 0.5500 0.9479 2.5000 0.4875 0.4875 31.2835 31.2835 15.4700 15.4700 128.4400 128.4400 M RKT I VE PRO G RA MM E S / I NNOVAT S ; OTHER 0.4150 1.9551 5.1265 2.5500 2.5500 1.9551 0.4150 9.4900 75.2226 75.2226 30.8842 30.8842 16.0089 16.0089 EXTN I N M ; A M E C - A G R IC ULTURE 0.3665 1.0000 2.1690 2.1690 0.3665 1.0000 1.8092 1.8092 10.6200 138.2424 146.0500 146.0500 138.2424 A M E C 1.0000 7.6000 7.6000 1.0000 30.0000 30.0000 FI N M BANDRY HU S BANDRY (A G R I /HORT /AN IM AL RE S EAR C H - A G RE TE C HNOLO G Y; I ON I N F OR M AT F ERT I L IS ER S AND 0.5600 0.9442 0.9442 0.3114 0.3114 1.0000 1.0000 5.1000 0.5600 22.1800 56.6238 20.3800 56.6238 22.1800 107.2606 107.2606 S EED - I TE C FI N M - I P M T 1.2667 0.6263 0.6263 1.1000 1.1000 2.0534 2.0534 S EED; 1.2250 1.2250 38.2500 C OOP S EED - 5.2200 5.2200 7.6560 7.6560 2.4240 2.4240 4.0000 4.0000 55.1453 43.0000 55.1453 43.0000 FIS H A C T I V E S ; AR M F 2.0000 8.3609 0.5300 0.5300 0.7882 0.7882 2.0000 8.3609 19.0000 19.0000 66.6045 19.0000 19.0000 OTHR ULTURE; ANHB S ER IC ULTURE; - AN IM AL HU S BANDRY; OTHR - M ANA G E ENT; 2.7230 4.2500 2.7230 4.2500 94.8800 30.0823 55.1346 99.8311 56.1820 99.8311 94.8800 30.0823 55.1346 195.1100 195.1100 ANHB S ER I - 5.5012 8.7780 8.7780 2.0770 2.0770 2.0000 2.0000 5.5012 13.0500 13.0500 S ER I RY DEVELOP M ENT AR MI N G / B I O F ERT L IS ER; DDEV - DA RY 0.4310 1.4960 1.4960 4.2499 4.2499 51.5150 15.5512 64.8709 64.8296 64.8296 51.5150 15.5512 64.8709 133.2446 133.2446 HORT - NON - NON F M ANA G E ENT; RATED PE S T I NTE G RATED 8.3859 8.3859 0.4032 0.4032 5.5000 5.5000 40.6438 16.2000 16.2000 89.7550 89.7550 55.2914 55.2914 224.5779 224.5779 C ROP Total Total Total Total Total Total Total Total Total Total Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing C ompleted Approved Approved Project F in Year 2015-16 2015-16 2015-16 2015-16 2015-16 2015-16 2015-16 2015-16 2015-16 2015-16 S T HARVE PO S T AND G M ARKET I N C ROP DEVELOP M ENT; HORT - HORT IC ULTURE; S tate KARNATAKA KERALA M ADHYA PRADE S H M AHARA S HTRA M E G HALAYA MI ZORA M NA G ALAND OR ISS A RAJA S THAN PUNJAB 10 11 12 13 14 18 15 17 16 19 S l. No. C ROP - I ON; P M T - I VE S / C OOPERAT C OOPERAT - M RKT RE S OUR C E M ANA G ENT; I RR - etc); NR M - NATURAL I ON; OR FM - G AN IC F MIC RO/ MI NOR I RR IG AT

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare 179 Annual Report 2016-17 9.0000 2.3093 2.3093 54.2000 27.4968 82.5229 54.2000 C OOP - 246.8298 412.5577 421.5577 207.2600 207.2600 626.1980 626.1980 110.0197 Total 9.7300 9.7300 25.1500 25.1500 87.4650 DDEV FIS HER I E S ; 0.7200 1.7000 OR FM 1.7000 0.7200 0.1205 FIS H - I RR 59.2707 59.2707 14.1462 14.1462 NR M 2.8948 4.4500 4.4500 2.8948 I ON; EXTN M E C HAN IS AT - EXTEN SI ON; 0.4700 0.4700 28.6934 12.0250 28.6934 12.0250 18.2178 A G RE I TE C 7.2010 7.2010 3.1635 3.1635 0.9900 NON F 3.6500 0.9900 4.3050 M RKT 4.3050 9.0000 9.0000 11.5827 11.5827 I VE PRO G RA MM E S / I NNOVAT S ; OTHER 9.4900 9.0000 2.8000 2.8000 1.0232 0.6000 0.6000 1.0232 63.5900 72.5900 EXTN I N M ; A M E C - A G R IC ULTURE 2.3093 2.3093 60.3602 60.3602 49.0100 49.0100 15.0000 15.0000 118.8233 118.8233 A M E C 7.8000 7.8000 2.4850 2.4850 27.8797 27.8797 FI N M BANDRY HU S BANDRY (A G R I /HORT /AN IM AL RE S EAR C H - A G RE TE C HNOLO G Y; I ON I N F OR M AT F ERT I L IS ER S AND S EED 5.1000 2.1900 2.1900 20.0000 15.0000 20.0000 32.5326 32.5326 15.0000 5987.9072 - I TE C FI N M - I P M T 9.6000 9.6000 S EED; 23.2500 C OOP 23.2500 S EED - A C T I V E S ; AR M F 3.6670 3.6670 3.7900 3.7900 7.6786 7.6786 52.2535 15.2148 15.2148 27.4968 24.7567 FIS H 1.4065 1.4065 66.6045 22.2932 22.2932 OTHR ULTURE; ANHB S ER IC ULTURE; - AN IM AL HU S BANDRY; OTHR - M ANA G E ENT; 3.7800 3.7800 2.3400 2.3400 56.1820 33.6996 47.2550 81.7095 33.6996 47.2550 81.7095 ANHB S ER I - 2.9980 2.9980 23.2961 23.2961 S ER I RY DEVELOP M ENT AR MI N G / B I O F ERT L IS ER; DDEV - DA RY 0.2400 0.2400 18.8072 18.8072 36.0000 36.0000 27.5661 27.5661 - NON - NON F M ANA G E ENT; HORT (Ongoing / C ompleted) Project ost (in Approved Total C rore) : = RATED PE S T I NTE G RATED 38.0225 38.0225 135.4875 135.4875 205.2940 205.2940 C ROP Total Total Total Total Total Total Total Project Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing Approved Approved C ompleted C ompleted F in Year 2015-16 2015-16 2015-16 2015-16 2015-16 2015-16 S T HARVE PO S T AND G M ARKET I N C ROP DEVELOP M ENT; HORT - HORT IC ULTURE; UTTARAKHAND S tate MI LNADU TA TELAN G ANA TR I PURA UTTAR PRADE S H WE S T BEN G AL 20 21 22 24 25 23 S l. No. C ROP - I ON; P M T - I VE S / C OOPERAT C OOPERAT - M RKT RE S OUR C E M ANA G ENT; I RR - etc); NR M - NATURAL I ON; OR FM - G AN IC F MIC RO/ MI NOR I RR IG AT

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Annexure – 13.2 State-wise list of flagship projects documented by NIRD Sl. Name of the State Name of the Project No. 1. Andhra Pradesh 1. Seed Management 2. Intensified mechanization 3. Integrated vegetable programme in A.P. 4. Induction of milch animals 2. Arunachal Pradesh 1. Area expansion by land terracing for paddy. 2. Development of way side market sheds for fruits andvegetables 3. Development of commercial fish farms through privatefish farmers 3. Assam 1. Shallow Tube Wells with electrically operated pump sets - increase in irrigated area and crop productionin areas where SWT have been installed. 2. Establishment of Organic agriculture produce market 3. Agri.mechanization through increased use of power tillers 4. Bihar 1. Farm mechanization especially Power tillers 2. Seed production and distribution programme 3. Dairy activities undertaken under RKVY 5. Chhattisgarh 1. Establishment of model villages ‘Adarsh Gram’ 2. Performance linked incentives to AI workers 6. Goa 1. Establishing modern rice mill processing facilities 2. Incentivizing paddy cultivation through SHGs 7. Gujarat 1. Water & Soil Conservation Project includingreclamation of degraded Bhal areas and checking ofsalinity ingress in coastal areas and farm ponds. 2. Export oriented clustering and infrastructure in PPPmode for banana 3. Large animal surgery at Anand. 4. Soil testing lab. operated in PPP mode. 8. Haryana 1. 1 Providing assistance on laying underground pipelinesystem for water conveyance so that water lossescan be avoided and additional land brought undercultivation from the irrigation channels 2. 100% treatment of certified wheat seed 3. Cattle health management to optimize fertility 9. Himachal Pradesh 1. Construction of low cost greenhouses/polyhouses 2. Organic cultivation 3. Micro/minor irrigation and water harvesting 10. Jammu & Kashmir 1. Protected cultivation of flowers & vegetables 2. Creation of irrigation infrastructure for Horticulture 3. Organic farming 11. Jharkhand 1. Micro Lift Irrigation 2. Vermi-composting 12. Karnataka 1. Karnataka Seed Mission project 2. Automated weather monitoring system 3. Rainfed agriculture – Bhoo-chetana 4. E-tendering project 13. Kerala 1. Paddy cultivation in fallow lands by leasing land toPadasekaramSamities 2. Farm mechanisation for paddy harvesting, includescustom hiring of farm machinery by KAICO and givingagricultural machinery to district Panchayats andPadasekarams for collective use. 3. Development of fishery seed farms, seed productionand group mobilization

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Sl. Name of the State Name of the Project No. 14. Madhya Pradesh 1. Micro irrigation schemes - Percolation tanks, minorirrigation tanks 2. Seed replacement 3. 3 Development and promotion of hybrid rice varieties 4. 4 Kisan Call Centers 15. Maharashtra 1. Construction of farm ponds 2. Creation of low cost onion storage structures 3. Surveillance and Monitoring of Pest and Disease onsoybean and cotton 4. AI delivery system 16. Manipur 17. Meghalaya 1. Water conservation structures mini irrigation checkdams 2. Horticulture hubs 3. Fisheries 18. Mizoram 19. Nagaland 20. Odisha 1. Development of 100 new watersheds 2. Acidic soil treatment 3. Renovation of horticulture farms 21. Punjab 1. Animal insurance 2. Conservation of irrigation water 22. Rajasthan 1. PPP for innovation in olive, date palm and jojoba 2. Operation golden rays PPP for livelihood of 7.5 lakh families through hybrid maize 3. DiggiProgramme 23. Sikkim 1. Hi-tech green houses 2. Integrated farming system for sustainable agriculture 24. Tamil Nadu 1. Precision Farming sugarcane, banana 2. Automated weather stations in 224 Blocks 3. Promoting SRI through conduct of demonstrations in 40,000 ha 4. Use of Paddy transplanters in outsourced mode 25. Telangana 26. Tripura 1. SRI 2. Pineapple cultivation 3. Development of demonstration unit on piggery 27. Uttar Pradesh 1. Production of high value vegetable crops through nursery production in low tunnel Polyhouses 2. Land Reclamation of Katri Area 3. Adoption & certification of Organic Agriculture Management System 4. Saghan Mini Dairy Yojna 28. Uttarakhand 1. Strengthening organic vision 29. West Begnal 1. PraniBandhu Scheme 2. Hybrid paddy seed production involving NGOs 3. Implement hub at block level

182 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare Annual Report 2016-17 0.00 0.00 0.30 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 4.51 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.44 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 UC Pending 24.78 99.93 36.63 37.54 24.64 25.63 59.28 22.25 20.44 10.68 UC (Rs. in Cr ore) (Rs. in Cr 515.48 176.57 356.96 145.87 692.08 333.06 762.83 128.82 486.65 227.77 506.82 212.61 174.56 595.90 182.45 398.37 735.44 734.20 Recvd 7728.24 2011-12 24.78 99.93 36.63 37.54 24.64 25.63 63.03 22.25 20.44 10.68 Annexure 13.3 Annexure 515.48 176.87 356.96 145.87 692.08 333.06 762.83 128.84 486.65 227.77 506.82 212.61 174.56 595.90 182.89 398.37 735.44 734.20 7732.75 Release 8.26 49.55 99.93 34.61 37.54 20.08 17.99 22.25 14.66 515.48 168.92 356.96 138.87 685.04 333.06 757.26 131.77 476.65 227.77 506.82 230.57 103.03 168.56 595.90 173.93 398.37 727.67 727.74 7729.24 Allocation 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 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 UC Pending 7.07 3.75 6.56 1.31 94.85 13.25 96.41 15.50 46.12 96.90 28.95 UC 116.48 388.63 226.80 274.40 179.12 628.01 250.03 695.36 335.98 216.87 415.10 503.42 284.03 149.65 559.18 653.00 432.29 6719.02 Recvd 2010-11 7.07 3.75 6.56 1.31 94.85 13.25 96.42 15.50 46.12 96.90 28.95 116.48 388.63 226.80 274.40 179.12 628.01 250.03 695.36 335.98 216.87 415.10 503.42 284.03 149.65 559.18 653.00 432.29 6719.03 Release 7.49 6.56 2.61 11.31 94.85 13.24 24.81 46.12 39.08 116.86 353.45 204.74 274.40 179.12 572.47 225.71 635.92 476.15 380.94 461.00 160.96 284.03 192.35 589.09 653.00 6662.00  256.87  162.16  393.45 Allocation 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 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 UC Pending 5.86 33.03 20.38 43.23 15.29 31.28 71.46 79.86 42.85 24.68 70.13 15.98 112.77 110.79 110.92 386.19 121.49 186.12 127.90 390.97 147.38 136.14 410.00 247.44 404.39 410.00 3756.53 UC Recvd

2009-10 5.86 0.00 0.00 33.03 20.38 43.23 15.29 31.28 71.46 79.86 42.85 24.68 70.13 15.98 112.77 110.79 110.92 386.19 121.49 186.12 127.90 390.97 147.38 136.14 410.00 247.44 404.39 410.00 3756.53 Release 5.86 4.15 11.87 33.02 20.38 43.23 15.29 31.28 71.36 79.86 42.05 24.68 70.13 16.10 112.77 110.79 110.92 386.19 121.49 186.12 127.90 390.97 147.38 131.78 410.00 247.44 407.24 410.00 3770.25 Allocation 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 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 UC Pending 6.95 5.68 1.20 0.90 0.80 0.00 6.77 0.00 15.11 39.50 87.52 16.08 10.30 29.31 30.06 UC 115.44 117.45 243.39 233.76 140.38 316.57 147.38 144.12 148.54 314.14 146.05 261.77 297.17 Recvd 2876.34 6.95 5.68 1.20 0.90 0.80 0.00 6.77 0.00 2008-09 15.11 39.50 87.52 16.08 10.30 29.31 30.06 115.44 117.45 243.39 233.76 140.38 316.57 147.38 144.12 148.54 314.14 146.05 261.77 297.17 2876.34 Release 4.14 4.29 6.91 6.88 15.11 11.37 60.11 74.00 13.89 87.52 34.02 20.60 16.17 13.53 58.62 115.44 116.48 243.39 233.75 140.38 316.57 147.38 142.62 148.54 316.57 146.05 269.63 316.57 3080.53 Allocation 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 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 UC Pending 3.19 2.77 4.16 1.70 6.37 1.90 49.81 21.52 16.17 39.30 36.05 55.76 28.25 54.93 57.77 52.96 55.68 55.40 61.08 UC 153.60 103.90 154.30 101.62 128.20 Recvd 1246.39

0.00 3.19 2.77 4.16 1.70 6.37 0.00 0.00 1.90 0.00 2007-08 49.81 21.52 16.17 39.30 36.05 55.76 28.25 54.93 57.77 52.96 55.68 55.40 61.08 153.60 103.90 154.30 101.62 128.20 1246.39 Release 6.85 9.45 2.77 4.69 2.29 7.00 1.05 1.35 2.85 53.71 23.12 17.39 46.59 39.85 71.68 30.54 60.87 64.02 60.54 61.66 61.41 93.13 23.77 116.15 110.01 188.21 171.97 142.20 1475.12 Allocation Statement Showing allocation release and expenditure of the State under RKVY during the XIth plan as on 31.12.2016 RKVY of the State under and expenditure Statement Showing allocation release Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Nagaland Orissa Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Nadu Tamil Tripura Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand Bengal West Name of the State/UT Total States Total Bihar Chhatisgarh Goa Meghalaya Mizoram Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam 7 8 9

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Pudducherry Delhi Lakshadweep D& N Haveli Daman & Diu Chandigarh Name of the State/UT Grand Total Total Grand District Agri District Plan NIRD, ISEC, IEG, IIM-CMA, Admn & Contingency Total UTs Total A & N Islands A

35 33 34 31 32 30 29 Sl. No * This includes two new sub-Schemes of RKVY viz. (i) Extending Green Revolution to Eastern India & (ii) Special Initiative for Pulses & Oilseeds in Dryland Areas. Pulses & Oilseeds in Dryland Revolution to Eastern India & (ii) Special Initiative for viz. (i) Extending Green This includes two new sub-Schemes of RKVY * Andhra of in respect allocation of Rs. 82.26 crore J & K increased Mission for saffron for Assam, Rs. 39.44 crore Revolution in Estern India for and Release Rs. 17.50 croreGreen Allocation of Rs. 35.00 crore * overall allocation of Rs. 6755.00 crore. savings from Pradesh is to be met from

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(Rs. in Crore) 2016-17 44.05 71.91 26.38 72.72 10.80 34.41 24.89 10.35 16.16 17.47 14.40 78.68 11.92 78.86 11.86 10.14 95.81 137.54 100.40 155.31 224.56 198.71 154.87 111.89 204.43 200.24 149.36 164.98 171.06 2604.16 Release 52.76 25.95 34.41 46.87 20.69 88.90 36.94 14.71 23.82 29.77 20.19 278.15 258.22 200.30 315.27 152.40 155.27 454.89 261.68 147.39 216.83 236.96 396.29 427.85 321.98 352.47 157.71 342.59 260.50 tion 5341.80 Alloca - - 9.22 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.54 0.00 2.11 9.73 6.59 0.00 1.14 0.00 0.00 1.17 0.00 15.23 22.79 33.83 60.45 17.10 24.11 56.01 17.63 13.55 38.21 33.15 ing U C 496.58 129.02 Pend 2.93 6.91 8.26 78.87 88.41 81.09 28.30 61.22 19.39 21.54 30.66 19.59 27.63 25.25 13.92 89.31 74.82 U C 135.85 140.72 239.98 325.97 259.74 192.66 340.34 308.98 135.91 121.40 284.56 254.15 Recvd 3418.36 2015-16 4.07 8.26 94.10 28.30 78.32 19.39 21.54 36.20 21.70 37.36 25.25 31.55 90.48 20.46 111.20 145.07 174.55 141.54 264.09 325.97 259.74 192.66 346.93 438.00 135.91 177.41 284.56 292.36 107.97 3914.94 Release 28.30 87.68 16.61 21.54 40.03 43.40 74.72 25.25 24.35 31.55 91.86 20.46 16.52 128.07 164.86 150.11 182.09 143.10 264.57 342.47 259.94 197.79 359.94 438.11 142.30 358.16 285.26 299.67 215.94 tion 4454.65 Alloca - - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.54 0.00 0.00 2.88 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.24 0.15 0.00 1.31 0.00 1.18 0.00 18.71 89.65 10.87 28.64 16.18 ing U C 176.35 Pend 0.00 9.49 86.11 80.27 80.16 75.37 52.75 13.92 43.00 60.64 249.00 456.08 341.75 290.03 243.81 124.51 511.78 113.92 695.28 298.95 263.54 632.22 942.09 179.64 583.23 582.19 299.39 480.89 397.53 U C 8187.54 Recvd 2014-15 0.00 9.49 86.11 80.27 80.70 78.25 52.75 13.92 43.00 60.64 267.71 545.73 341.75 290.03 254.68 153.15 511.78 113.92 695.28 298.95 263.54 632.22 942.09 179.64 589.47 582.34 300.70 482.07 413.71 8363.89 Release 86.11 80.27 95.39 25.63 52.75 18.98 27.83 43.00 68.77 483.53 564.55 385.44 593.55 372.03 306.94 547.55 113.92 740.55 298.95 267.07 150.50 884.17 195.27 704.93 598.61 321.40 504.13 508.71 tion 9864.02 1013.49 Alloca - - 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 1.65 0.76 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.60 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.00 - 12.40 10.15 37.90 12.32 ing U C Pend 77.40 77.41 70.50 44.03 10.43 86.87 30.07 10.20 33.04 23.66 37.95 - 206.47 254.26 233.82 476.89 159.29 136.95 276.25 735.24 269.96 456.87 466.53 959.69 548.77 265.08 255.64 529.42 229.44 U C 6962.13 Recvd 2013-14 - 77.40 77.41 70.50 44.03 10.43 88.52 30.07 10.20 33.04 23.66 37.98 218.87 254.26 233.82 476.89 159.29 147.10 276.25 735.24 269.96 456.87 467.29 959.69 561.09 265.08 256.24 529.42 229.44 7000.04 Release - 77.40 74.28 88.02 21.91 52.59 20.20 33.04 40.96 60.89 440.03 527.67 407.63 557.04 318.57 294.18 545.15 132.01 735.24 301.53 483.23 148.04 794.58 746.69 508.14 tion 270.78 508.42 448.24 9791.39 1154.93 Alloca - - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.26 0.00 3.19 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 0.00 - 0.00 1.21 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.34 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 ing U C Pend 8.21 59.27 56.43 35.27 85.75 15.21 24.94 47.97 22.68 86.83 - 399.57 700.20 571.22 610.87 179.62 216.19 448.13 184.73 348.18 613.27 577.79 102.01 549.15 294.52 374.58 252.69 468.28 U C 8384.37 1050.81 Recvd 8.21 2012-13 59.27 56.43 35.27 85.75 15.21 24.94 47.97 22.68 86.83 - 399.57 700.20 571.22 610.87 179.88 219.38 448.13 184.73 348.18 613.27 577.79 103.22 549.15 294.52 374.58 253.03 468.28 8389.37 1050.81 Release 44.36 73.48 56.43 62.43 85.75 29.47 40.31 52.94 - 399.57 724.01 581.12 586.87 199.49 241.55 448.13 200.91 363.09 659.68 601.98 112.08 586.52 432.26 464.81 282.26 503.10 105.34 146.93 tion 9110.68 1025.81 Alloca - - Name of the S tate khand Assam Bihar Chhatis - garh Gujarat # Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jharkhand Madhya Pradesh Mizoram Rajasthan Tamil Nadu Tripura Uttara Andhra Pradesh Total S tates Goa Jammu & Kashmir Karnataka Maharash - tra Nagaland Sikkim Telengana Uttar Pradesh West Bengal Arunachal Pradesh Kerala Manipur Orissa Meghalaya Meghalaya Punjab Statement showing Allocation, Release and Expenditure of the States Under RKVY during XIIth Plan as on 31.12.2016 RKVY of the States Under Allocation, Release and Expenditure Statement showing 3 4 5 7 8 9

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2015-16 0.76 2.35 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 24.34 3942.39 Release 1.51 4.70 0.31 5.43 0.94 0.63 1.50 30.33 tion 4500.00 Alloca - - 79.31 ing U C 255.66 Pend - U C 8187.54 Recvd ersification and Rs. 2.00 crore for Moitioring under the BGREI.,’@ COE, Monitoring, 2014-15 79.31 8443.20 Release 90.00 tion 9954.02 Alloca - - 52.47 90.37 ing U C Pend ncluding total allocation for UT’s Rs.15.02 and Rs.30.33 crore inculding sub-head 2401 under RKVY, Rs.15.02 and Rs.30.33 crore inculding sub-head 2401 under RKVY, (2015-16) -: Note : I ncluding total allocation for UT’s - U C 6962.13 Recvd 2013-14 52.47 7052.51 Release Being Done by M HA 90.00 tion 9954.02 Alloca - - 10.63 15.63 ing U C Pend - U C 8384.37 Recvd 2012-13 10.63 8400.00 Release : Rs.1.00 crore allocation for delhi under the VIUC, Including Allocation of Rs.1.49 crore for Monitoring and Rs. 3.40 N.E. States., 1.27 (2013-14) - : Rs.1.00 crore allocation for delhi under the VIUC, Including 106.58 tion 9217.00 Alloca - Name of the S tate Puduch - erry & Andman Nicobar Chandi - garh D & N Haveli Daman & Diu Lakshad - weep Delhi G rand Total 31 32 33 34 35 36 30 S l. No. CRRI, Cuttack BGREI Cell, Cen - Excellence, of tres Monitoring and other administra - Expenditure tive Rs. 10.04 crore for Bee Keeping sub-scheme ) Rs. 7.00Crore has been allocated to NCT of Delhi Under Vegetable Cluster, Rs. 2.5 crore has been allcoated to Puducherry under NMPS. 100.00 additional allocation and release the (2012-13) -: Rs. 7.00Crore has been allocated to NCT of Delhi Under Vegetable by the EGoM. # The exceeded amount i.e. Rs. 26 lakh would be met from DADF Budget 2012-13 relevant Nadu approved Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil AFDP for the Maharashtra, Haryana, schemes under fisheries. under INSIMP, Rs. 3.00 crore for Monitoring the Nutri Farm, 1.50 Crop Div Krishi Allocaton adjusted additional fund of Rs. 250.00 crore will be asked at a later stage., Release funds to Govt. Bihar under Rashtriya Allocation for Delhi. # etc. (2014-15)-: Rs. 6.00 Crore Evaulation, saving of the Normal and Sub-Schemes. (2014-15) -: # Rs.14.72 AFDP will be meet from overall during 2014-15 for adjustment of expenditure 2013-14., Rs. 100.00 crore under the Yojana(RKVY) Vikas crore is refund by Gujarat to GOI during 2013-14, as per this unspent balance NIL.

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Annexure-18.1 Women in Agriculture at a Glance Sl. Divisions/Subject Scheme/Component Flow of benefit to women in schemes/programmes No Matter Area 1. Horticulture Horticulture Mission Implementing agencies viz. State Horticulture Missions have for North East & been directed to ensure that at least 30% of budget allocation is Himalayan States earmarked for women beneficiaries/farmers. Women beneficiaries (HMNEH), National such as women farmers, women Self Help Groups, women Bamboo Mission entrepreneurs are encouraged to obtain the benefits of the schemes (NBM), Central Sector under the Mission. Scheme of National Horticulture Board (NHB), Coconut Development Board (CDB) and Central Institute for Horticulture (CIH), Nagaland. 2. Agriculture Extension Support to States for • At least 30% scheme beneficiaries should be women farmers/ Extension Reforms farm women. • Minimum 30% of resources meant for programmes and activities are required to be allocated to women farmers and women extension functionaries with specific documentation of expenditure and performance for women being maintained; • Farm Women’s Food and Nutritional Security Groups (FIGs) @ at least 3 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 Coordinator is to ensure flow of support viz. training/ capacity building and extension support as per the specific requirements of women farmers through a strategy suited to their needs • At least 30% scheme beneficiaries are to be women farmers/ farm women; • Representation of Women farmers in different 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 9,63,7720 farm women (26.60% of the total benefited farmers) have participated in farmer oriented activities like Exposure Visits, Training, Demonstrations &KisanMelas including 6,31,572 women farmers benefited during 2016-17 (up to 30th November, 2016). 3. National Gender The Centre acts as a focal point to converge of all gender Resource Centre in related activities & issues in agriculture & allied sectors within Agriculture (NGRCA) and outside the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare, add gender dimension to agriculture policies &programmes, render advocacy / advisory services to the States/ UTs to internalize gender specific interventions and ensure that the policies and programmes in agriculture are fully engendered & reflect the national commitment to empowerment of women.

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Sl. Divisions/Subject Scheme/Component Flow of benefit to women in schemes/programmes No Matter Area 4. Establishment of The AC&ABC scheme has been revised during 2010-11 with Agri-Clinics & Agri- changes in relevant operational aspects aiming to provided better Business Centres services to farmers, improvements in the quality of training and (ACABC) 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 1930 candidates were trained and 561 have established their ventures of which 188 and 29 are women. Since inception of the scheme, 49745 candidates have been trained and 21010 agri-ventures have been established in the country till 31.10.2016. Out of these 3706 and 1150 are women. 5. Crops National Food 30% of budgetary allocation is earmarked for women beneficiaries/ Security Mission farmers. Concerned Implementing Agencies are responsible for (NFSM) monitoring implementation of these components, i.e., allocation of resources for SC/ST/Women beneficiaries.

6. Agricultural Integrated Scheme Women under AMI are eligible for subsidy @ 33.33% as against Marketing for Agricultural 25% for others. Marketing (ISAM) 7. Mechanization and Sub Mission on • State Governments have been advised to ensure 30% of Technology Agricultural allocation under the scheme belongs to women beneficiary Mechanization and also to furnish reports separately in SMAM guidelines. (SMAM) • 10% more assistance for women beneficiary to procure Agricultural Machinery, implements and equipments including PHT under component 2 and 3. • In order to reduce the drudgery and increasing efficiency in farm operations, a number of agricultural implements and hand tools suitable for farm women have been developed by Research & Development 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 1949 women were trained during the current Financial Year 2016-17, (till October. 2016) .During the current Financial Year 2016-17 (till October. 2016) , 1949 women trainees have been trained at FMTTIs. 8. Seeds Sub-Mission for Seed States/Implementing agencies are requested to allocate adequate and Planting Material funds/give preference to women farmers. (SMSP) 9. Cooperation National Cooperative NCDC encourages women cooperatives to avail assistance under Development its various schemes. Cumulatively, as on 31.03.2016 NCDC has Corporation sanctioned and released financial assistance of Rs. 193.54 crores and Rs. 96.41 crores respectively for the development of cooperative societies exclusively promoted by women. During the year 2015- 16, NCDC sanctioned RS. 2.04 crores to 75 Unit under Consumer and ICDP programmes and released Rs. 3.55 crores to women co- operative societies under ICDP programme. In the 2815 projects/ units sanctioned by NCDC in the year 2015-16, 11.98 lakh women are enrolled as members, out of which 369 women members are on the Board of Directors of different Cooperatives.

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