Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare ANNUAL REPORT 2020-21

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

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare Contents S. No Chapter Page No. 1. Overview 1-13 2. Functions and Organizational Structure 14-17 3. Directorate of Economics & Statistics 18-27 4. National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture (NeGP-A) 28-32 5. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) 33-49 6. National Beekeeping and Honey Mission (NBHM) 50-57 /National Bee Board (NBB) 7. National Food Security Mission (NFSM) 58-62 8. National Food Security Mission (Oilseeds & Oilpalm) – NFSM (OS&OP) 63-69

9. National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) & Pradhan 70-107 Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) 10. Pradhan Mantri KIsan SAmman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) 108-131 11. National Crop Insurance Programme (NCIP) 132-138 12. Agricultural Credit 139-140 13. Agricultural Marketing 141-163 14. Agricultural Cooperation 164-179 15. Agriculture Trade Policy, Promotion and Logistics Development 180-188 16. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) 189-196 17. Drought Management 197-198 18. International Cooperation 199-206 19. Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Census & Statistics 207-209 20. Sub-Mission on Agricultural Extension (SMAE) 210-219 21. Sub-Mission on Seed and Planting Material (SMSP) 220-230 22. Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) 231-238 23. Sub-Mission on Plant Protection and Plant Quarantine (SMPPQ) 239-250 24. Initiatives during Covid-19 Pandemic 251-259 25. Gender Perspective in Agriculture- 2020-21 260-273 26. Summary of Audit Paras/Observations 274 Annexures 275-294

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Chapter 1

Overview

1.1 Agriculture plays a vital role in India’s 328.7 million hectares, of which 139.4 million economy. 54.6% of the total workforce is hectares is the reported net sown area and engaged in agricultural and allied sector 200.2 million hectares is the gross cropped activites (Census 2011) and accounts for area with a cropping intensity of 143.6%. 17.8% of the country’s Gross Value Added The net area sown works out to 42.4% of the (GVA) for the year 2019-20 (at current prices). total geographical area. The net irrigated area Given the importance of the agriculture is 68.6 million hectares. sector, Government of India has taken several steps for its development in a sustainable 1.3 Agriculture Gross Value Added (GVA): manner. Steps have been taken to improve As per the provisional estimates of Annual the income of farmers. Further, to mitigate National Income released by Central risk in the agriculture sector, a scheme Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics & “Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana” (PMFBY) Programme Implementation, the agriculture was also launched in 2016. Schemes such as and allied sectors contributed approximately Formation & promotion of 10,000 FPOs & 17.8% of India’s GVA at current prices during the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund have also 2019-20, marginally higher than 17.7% in been launched recently to benefit the sector. 2015-16. GVA of agriculture and allied sectors and its share in total GVA of the country at 1.2 As per the Land Use Statistics 2016-17, current prices during the last 5 years is given the total geographical area of the country is in Table 1.

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Table 1: GVA of agriculture and allied sectors and its share in total GVA of the country at current prices (Rs. in Crore) Items Years 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19@ 2019-20** GVA of Agriculture and 22,27,533 25,18,662 27,96,908 29,22,846 32,57,443 Allied Sectors(Rs. In Crore) Per cent to total GVA 17.7 18.0 18.0 17.1 17.8

Source: Central Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Govt. of India ** As per the press note on Provisional Estimates of Annual National Income 2019-20 released by CSO on 29th May 2020. @ As per the First Revised Estimates of National Income, Consumption Expenditure, Saving and Capital Formation for 2018- 19 released on 31st January, 2020

Table 2: Growth (over the previous year) in the total GVA of the Economy and that in the GVA of Agriculture and Allied sectors at 2011-12 at base prices (in percent) Year Total Agriculture Crops Livestock Forestry & Fishing Economy & Allied Logging Sector 2015-16 8.0 0.6 -2.9 7.5 1.7 9.7 2016-17* 8.0 6.8 5.3 10.0 5.5 10.4 2017-18# 6.6 5.9 4.4 7.4 6.2 14.7 2018-19@ 6.0 2.4 -1.0 8.1 0.4 12.0 2019-20** 3.9 4.0 Will be released in January, 2021.

Source: Central Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Govt. of India ** As per the press note on Provisional Estimates of Annual National Income 2019-20 released by CSO on 29th May 2020. @ As per the First Revised Estimates of National Income, Consumption Expenditure, Saving and Capital Formation for 2018- 19 released on 31st January, 2020 1.4 The Agriculture and Allied Sector fall experienced in 2015-16 to 14.7 percent witnessed marginal growth of 0.6 per cent in from 17.7 per cent in 2013-14. The indicator 2015-16 followed by a substantial recovery has since recovered and has improved to 16.4 of 6.8 per cent in 2016-17 that fell by almost a per cent in 2018-19. per cent to 5.9 per cent in the following year, 2017-18. 2018-19 witnessed a sharp fall to 2.4 per cent that has since recovered to 4% in 2019-20 at 2011-12 base price. (Table-2) 1.5 Capital Formation in Agriculture and Allied Sectors: Gross Capital Formation (GCF) is an indicator of level of investment activity in the sector. With respect to GVA in the sector, Gross Capital Formation in the sector has been fluctuating during the last 5 years with a major

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Table 3: Gross Capital Formation (GCF) in Agriculture and Allied Sectors relative to Gross Value Added (GVA) at 2011-12 base price (Rs. in Crore) Year GCF of Agriculture GVA of Agriculture GCF of Agriculture & Allied Sector as & Allied Sector & Allied Sector percentage of GVA of Agriculture & Allied Sector (in percentage) 2013-14 2,84,424 16,09,198 17.7 2014-15 2,72,663 16,05,715 17.0 2015-16 2,37,648 16,16,146 14.7 2016-17* 2,67,153 17,26,0 04 15.5 2017-18# 2,83,922 18,28,329 15.5 2018-19@ 3,06,749 18,72,339 16.4

Source: Central Statistics Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation @ As per the First Revised Estimates of National Income, Consumption Expenditure, Saving and Capital Formation for 2018-19 released on 31st January, 2020 # second revised estimate * third revised estimate

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Profile of Agriculture Sector in India • In 5 states viz. Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland and Tripura, Agriculture and Allied activities contribute more than 30% in State Gross Value Added estimated for 2016-17 (at current prices). (Source: National Statistical Office) • Number of operational holdings in the country is estimated at 14.64 Crore. (Agriculture Census 2015-16). • The percentage share of Agricultural workers in Total workers is 54.6%. (Registrar General of India). • 57.8% of rural households are engaged in agriculture (Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households, NSO). • Cropping Intensity for 2015-16 season has been estimated at 141.25%. (Source: DES) • The small and marginal holdings taken together (0.00-2.00 ha) constituted 86.08% of the total land holdings in 2015-16. The all- India average size of holding is 1.08 ha. (Source: Agriculture Census, 2015-16) • Position of women in agriculture- o 30.33% of total cultivators and 40.67% of agriculture labour are women. o Only 13.95% of total operational holdings are operated by women. (Source: Ag- riculture Census, 2015-16) • Demand for foodgrains projected by Niti Aayog (2020-21) and domestic production (4th advance estimates for 2019-20, DES). (million tones) Commodity Rice Wheat Cereals Pulses Demand projection 107.08 94.45 244.89 26.64 Production 118.43 107.59 273.50 23.15

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1.6 Rainfall 2020-21 Monsoon Rainfall (June – September)

The cumulative rainfall in the country during 5 met subdivisions received deficient rainfall. the monsoon season i.e. 01st June to 30th Out of 685 districts for which rainfall data September, 2020 has been higher by 9% than is available, 59(9%) districts received large the Long Period Average (LPA). Rainfall in excess rainfall, 164(24%) districts received the four broad geographical divisions of the excess rainfall, 290(42%) districts received country during the above period has been normal rainfall, 155(23%) districts received higher than LPA by 29% in South Peninsula, by deficient rainfall and 17(2%) districts received 15% in Central India and by 6% in East & North large deficient rainfall. East India but lower than LPA by 16% in North- Post-Monsoon (October - December) West India. Out of 36 meteorological sub- divisions, 15 met subdivisions in the country During the post-monsoon season (1st had received large excess/excess rainfall, 16 October to 30th December, 2020) the country met subdivisions received normal rainfall and

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 5 Annual Report 2020-21 received rainfall which was 1% higher years’ average production of 20.82 million than the LPA. Out of 36 meteorological tonnes. Total oilseeds production in the subdivisions, 11 received large excess/ country during 2019-20 is estimated at excess rainfall, 6 received normal rainfall and 33.42 million tonnes which is higher by 1.90 19 met subdivisions received deficient/large million tonnes than the production of 31.52 deficient rainfall. million tonnes during 2018-19. Further, 1.7 Production Scenario 2019-20 the production of oilseeds during 2019-20 is higher by 4.02 million tonnes than the As per 4th Advance Estimates for 2019-20, average oilseeds production. total food grain production in the country is estimated at 296.65 million tonnes. The Total production of sugarcane in the country production during 2019-20 is also higher during 2019-20 is estimated at 355.70 million by 26.87 million tonnes than the previous tonnes. Production of cotton is estimated at five years’ (2014-15 to 2018-19) average 35.49 million bales (of 170 kg each) is higher production of food grain. Total production of by 7.45 million bales than the production rice during 2019-20 is estimated at 118.43 of 28.04 million bales during 2018-19. million tonnes. It is higher by 8.67 million Production of jute & mesta is estimated at tonnes than the five years’ average production 9.91 million bales (180 kg each). of 109.76 million tonnes. Production of Table 4: Area, production and yield of major wheat is estimated at 107.59 million tonnes. crops It is higher by 11.43 million tonnes than the average wheat production of 96.16 million tonnes. Production of nutri / coarse cereals is estimated at 47.48 million tonnes. It is higher by 4.42 million tonnes than the production of 43.06 million tonnes achieved during 2018-19. Further, it is also higher by 4.44 million tonnes than the average production. Total pulses production during 2019-20 is estimated at 23.15 million tonnes which is higher by 2.33 million tonnes than the five

Crops Area (Lakh hectare) Production (Million Tonnes) Yield (kg/hectare) 2017- 2018- 2019- 2017- 2018- 2019- 2017- 2018- 2019- 18 19 20* 18 19 20* 18 19 20* Rice 437.7 441.6 437.8 112.8 116.5 118.4 2576 2638 2705 Wheat 296.5 293.2 314.5 99.9 103.6 107.6 3368 3533 3421 Nutri / Coarse 242.9 221.5 240.2 47.0 43.1 47.5 1934 1944 1976 cereals Pulses 298.1 291.6 283.4 25.4 22.1 23.2 853 757 817 Foodgrains 1275.2 1247.8 1275.9 285.0 285.2 296.6 2235 2286 2325

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Oilseeds 245.1 247.9 270.4 31.5 31.5 33.4 1284 1271 1236 Sugarcane 47.4 50.6 45.7 379.9 405.4 355.7 80198 80105 77893 Cotton@ 125.9 126.1 133.7 32.8 28.0 35.5 443 378 451 Jute & 7.4 7.0 6.8 10.0 9.8 9.9 2435 2508 2641 Mesta#

* 4th advance estimates @ Production in million bales of 170 kg each # Production in million bales of 180 Kg. each.

1.8 Production Scenario during Kharif 2020- The total area coverage under Kharif food 21 (as per First Advance Estimates) grains during 2020-21 is estimated at 712.36 lakh hectares (as per 1st Advance Estimates). The First Advance Estimate of production The area coverage under nutri / coarse of major Kharif crops for 2020-21 has been cereals is estimated at 176.17 lakh hectares released by the Department of Agriculture, and under pulses it is estimated at 135.15 Cooperation and Farmers Welfare on 22nd lakh hectares. The area under Kharif oilseeds September, 2020. The cumulative rainfall during 2020-21 (as per 1st Advance Estimates) during this year’s southwest monsoon is estimated at 196.61 lakh hectares. A season has been 7% higher than Long Period comparative position of production of food Average (LPA). Accordingly, most of the grains, oilseeds, sugarcane and cotton during major crop producing states have witnessed 2020-21 vis-à-vis Normal Average (2014-15 normal rainfall. The production of most of to 2018-19) is given below: the crops for the agricultural year 2020-21 has been estimated higher than their normal production. Table 5: Production in Kharif 2020-21 and Average (2014-15 to 2018-19) (Million Tonnes) Crop 2020-21 (1st Average (2014- Absolute Difference Percentage Increase/ Advance 15 to 2018-19) (2020-21 over average) decrease (+)/(-) in 2021 Estimates) over average Foodgrains 144.52 134.69 9.83 7.30 Oilseeds 25.73 19.83 5.90 29.75 Sugarcane 399.83 360.43 39.40 10.93 Cotton@ 37.12 31.65 5.47 17.28 Jute& Mesta* 9.66 10.49 -0.83 -7.91

@ Production in million bales of 170 kg each. * Production in million bales of 180 kg each As per First Advance Estimates for 2020- 21 is higher by 9.83 million tonnes than the (Kharif crops only), total food grain production average food grain production of previous in the country is estimated at 144.52 million five years’ (2014-15 to 2018-19) tonnes. The production during 2020- 21

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Total production of Kharif rice during 2020-21 is estimated at 102.36 million tonnes. It is higher by 6.70 million tonnes than the previous five years’ average production of 95.66 million tonnes. Production of nutri / coarse cereals is estimated at 32.84 million tonnes which is higher by 1.45 million tonnes than the average production of 31.39 million tonnes. Total Kharif pulses production during 2020-21 is estimated at 9.31 million tonnes. announces Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) It is higher by 1.59 million tonnes than Kharif for twenty three (23) mandated crops based pulses production of 7.72 million tonnes in on the recommendations of the Commission 2019-20 (fourth advance estimate). for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP) Total Kharif oilseeds production in the after considering the views of concerned country during 2020-21 is estimated at 25.73 State Governments and Central Ministries/ million tonnes which is higher by 3.41 million Departments. The 23 mandated crops tonnes than the production during 2019-20. include 15 Kharif crops viz. paddy, jowar, Moreover, the production of Kharif oilseeds bajra, maize, ragi, tur (arhar), moong, urad, during 2020-21 is higher by 5.90 million groundnut, soybean (yellow), sunflower seed, tonnes than the average Kharif oilseeds sesamum, nigerseed, cotton, sugarcane and production. Total production of sugarcane 6 Rabi crops viz. wheat, barley, gram, masur in the country during 2020-21 is estimated (lentil), rapeseed/mustard, safflower and at 399.83 million tonnes. The production of two commercial crops viz. jute and copra. In sugarcane during 2020-21 is higher by 39.40 addition to that, MSP for toria and de-husked million tonnes than the average sugarcane coconut are also fixed on the basis of MSPs of production of 360.43 million tonnes. Production of cotton during 2020-21 is estimated at 37.12 million bales (of 170 kg each) which is higher by 1.63 million bales than the production of 35.49 million bales during 2019-20. Production of jute & mesta is estimated at 9.66 million bales (of 180 kg each). 1.9 Minimum Support Price rapeseed & mustard and copra respectively. The Government’s price policy for major agricultural commodities seeks to ensure On 1st June, 2020, the Government has remunerative prices to the growers for announced the increase in MSP for Kharif their produce with a view to encouraging Crops for marketing season 2020-21. The higher investment and production and to highest increase in MSP announced is for safeguard the interest of consumers by nigerseed (Rs. 755 per quintal) followed by making available supplies at reasonable sesamum (Rs. 370 per quintal), urad (Rs. 300 prices. Towards this end, the Government per quintal) and cotton (long staple) (Rs. 275

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 8 Annual Report 2020-21 per quintal). The expected returns to farmers crops; improvement in real prices received over their cost of production are estimated by farmers; and shift from farm to non-farm to be highest in case of bajra (83%) followed occupations. by urad (64%), tur (58%) and maize (53%). For The efforts of the Government of India rest of the crops, return to farmers over their are to supplement the efforts of the State cost of production is estimated to be at least Governments through various schemes/ 50%. programmes and initiatives. These schemes/ On 21st September, 2020 the Government programmes of the Government of India had announced the MSPs for all mandated are meant for the welfare of farmers by Rabi crops for marketing season 2021-22. increasing production, remunerative returns In view of nutritional requirements and and augmentation of farmers’ income. changing dietary pattern and to achieve self- The Government has adopted several sufficiency in pulses and oilseeds production, developmental programmes, schemes, the Government has fixed relatively higher reforms and policies that focus on higher MSP for these crops. The highest increase incomes for farmers. All these policies & in MSP has been announced for lentil (Rs. programmes are being supported by higher 300 per quintal) followed by gram, rapeseed budgetary allocations (from Rs. 52,655.00 & mustard (Rs. 225 per quintal each) and crore during BE 2017-18 to Rs. 1,34,399.77 safflower (Rs. 112 per quintal). For barley crore during BE 2020-21), non-budgetary and wheat, an increase of Rs. 75 per quintal financial resources by way of creating Corpus and Rs 50 per quintal respectively has been Funds and supplementary income transfers announced. The expected returns to farmers under PM-KISAN. MSP is being fixed at a over their cost of production are estimated to predetermined principle to keep it at the be highest in case of wheat (106%) followed level of one and half times of the cost of by rapeseed/ mustard (93%), gram and lentil production. Government has increased (78%). For barley, return to farmers over their MSPs for all mandated Kharif, Rabi and other cost of production is estimated at 65% and Commercial crops with a return of atleast for safflower, it is 50%. 50 % over all India weighted average cost of 1.10 Doubling of Farmers’ Income (DFI) production for the season 2018-19 , 2019- 20 and also recently for the 2020-21 season. Government constituted an Inter-ministerial Committee in April, 2016 to examine issues Besides, the latest major interventions include relating to “Doubling of Farmers Income” the ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat – Agriculture’ which and recommend strategies to achieve the includes comprehensive market reforms and same. The Committee submitted its Report creation of ‘Agricultural Infrastructure Fund to the Government in September, 2018 and (AIF)’ worth Rs. 1 lakh crores including Rs thereafter, an Empowered Body was set up 500 crores for the Bee-Keeping initiative. In on 23.01.2019 to monitor and review the addition to this several market reforms have progress as per these recommendations. been rolled out. These include To achieve this, the Committee has a. Model APLMC (Promotion & identified seven sources of income growth Facilitation) Act, 2017 viz., improvement in crop productivity; b. Establishment of 22,000 number of improvement in livestock productivity; Gramin Agriculture Markets (GrAMs) resource use efficiency or savings in the as aggregation platforms cost of production; increase in the cropping intensity; diversification towards high value c. Agri-Export Policy, that targets to

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double agri-exports by 2022 Producers Organizations (FPOs), Self Help d. The Farmers Produce Trade and Group (SHG), Farmers, Joint Liability Groups Commerce (Promotion & Facilitation) (JLG), Multipurpose Cooperative Societies, Act, 2020 Agri-entrepreneurs, Startups and Central/ State agency or Local Body sponsored Public e. The Farmers (Empowerment & Private Partnership Project. Protection) Agreement on Price All loans under this financing facility will Assurance and Farm Services Act, have interest subvention of 3% per annum 2020 up to a limit of Rs. 2 crore. This subvention f. Amendments to Essential will be available for a maximum period of 7 Commodities Act, 1955, that years. Further, credit guarantee coverage deregulates various agri-commodities will be available for eligible borrowers from g. Promotion of 10,000 FPOs by 2024 this financing facility under Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises The Government also created Corpus (CGTMSE) scheme for a loan up to Rs. 2 crore. Funds for the benefit of farmers such as : 1.11.2 The National Beekeeping and Honey Mission (NBHM) - Rs.500 crore from a. Micro Irrigation Fund – Rs. 5,000 2020-2021 to 2022-2023 is allocated for the crores sector. The scheme (NBHM) has following b. Agri-Marketing Fund to strengthen three Mini Missions under which main thrust eNAM and GrAMs – Rs. 2,000 crores will be given for setting up of infrastructural facilities, etc. for overall promotion and 1.11 Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan (ABA) is development of scientific beekeeping in the the vision of new India announced by the country: Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on May 12, 2020. In agriculture, ABA aims to A. Mini Mission-I: will concentrate on strengthen Infrastructure, Logistics, Capacity production & productivity improvements Building, Governance and Administrative of various crops through promotion / Reforms. The components of the ABA for development/ extension/ adoption of DAC&FW are as follows – scientific beekeeping by the farmers/ beekeepers/ other stakeholders. Activities 1.11.1. Agriculture Infrastructure Fund relating to HRD/ capacity building of farmers/ (AIF) - Central Sector Scheme of financing beekeepers and field functionaries/ officials, facility under Agri Infrastructure Fund other extension activities, development of is operational from the year 2020-21 to infrastructural facilities, including setting 2029-30. The aim is creation of infrastructure up of Integrated Beekeeping Developing at the farm gate. The scheme shall provide a Centres (IBDCs), development of quality medium - long term debt financing facility nucleus stock, bee breeders, setting up of for investment in viable projects for post- bee diseases diagnostic labs, honey & other harvest management Infrastructure and beehive products testing labs, custom hiring community farming assets through interest centres, Api therapy centre, etc., will be subvention and financial support. Under the promoted. scheme, Rs. 1 Lakh Crore will be provided by banks and financial institutions as loans to B. Mini Mission-II: will concentrate on post- Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS), harvest management of beekeeping/ beehive Marketing Cooperative Societies, Farmer products, including collection, processing, storage, marketing, value addition, export, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 10 Annual Report 2020-21 promotion, etc., setting up of honey and 1.13. The Farmers’ (Empowerment and other beehive products processing units, Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance modernization/ up-gradation/ extension and Farm Services Act , 2020 - “The Farmers’ of old honey and other beehive products (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement processing units/plants, setting up of in-house on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act , quality testing labs, facilitation for marketing/ 2020”, has been enacted by the Government export of honey and other beehive products, of India to provide for a national framework etc. on farming agreements that protects and empowers farmers to engage with agri- C. Mini Mission-III: will concentrate business firms, processors, wholesalers, on research & technology generation in exporters or large retailers for farm beekeeping for different regions/ states/ services and sale of future farming produce agro-climatic and socio-economic conditions. at a mutually agreed remunerative price 1.12. The Farmers Produce Trade and framework in a fair and transparent manner. Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act Promotion of agreements for farming produce 2020- This will allow liberal trade, provide is an extension of the strategy of strengthening more options to farmer for sale of their the process of monetization, whose primary farming produce, promote barrier free inter- objective is to de-risk agriculture at various state and intra State trade. stages. Such agreement will enable scaling This Act is an extremely important step to of investment by industry for production and provide a more competitive and hassle free processing of high value agriculture produces eco-system where farmers and traders have and give fillip to exports. The farmers get to the choice to sell their produce in an efficient, enjoy the additional benefits of operational transparent and competitive environment so efficiency. The framework will mitigate as to realise remunerative prices. This will the risks for the farmers, enhance their facilitate barrier free intra-state and inter- income and will put in place an effective and state trade of farmers’ produce and enable conducive policy regime for agreements. By farmers with freedom of choice to sell their laying down of procedures and systems, an produce at remunerative prices in trade area eco-system will be developed for the holistic outside APMC regulated markets. development of the agriculture sector. The mandate of “The Farmers’ Produce Trade 1.14. Kisan Credit Card (KCC):- The vision and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) is to provide easy concessional institutional Act, 2020” is not to replace the State APMC agri-credit to all the farmers for meeting Act. This will motivate APMCs to improve the immediate requirements like buying of their efficiency and provide better facilities to seeds and fertilizers, raising and marketing of farmers. This will act as a additional channel crops, working capital and production needs while the existing APMCs already facilitating through Kisan Credit Card (KCC). farmers in obtaining better remunerative Kisan Credit Card (KCC) was introduced in prices for their produce. The provisions 1998 to provide timely credit to farmers of the State Mandi Act and “The Farmers’ to meet short term/long term cultivation Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion requirement, post harvest expenses, and Facilitation) Act, 2020” will play together consumption requirement etc. KCC is to yield remunerative prices to the farmers implemented by Commercial Banks, through successful enforcement of better Cooperative Banks and Rural Regional Banks marketing practices. (RRBs). ISS is available to farmers availing

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short term KCC loans upto Rs.3.00 lakh at beneficiaries were allowed to submit an interest rate of 7% per annum for one KCC application with documents through year by providing 2% Interest Subvention(IS). Common Service Centers(CSCs) to banks. Additional 3% Prompt Repayment Incentive To facilitate KCC Saturation Drive in Mission (PRI) is also given to the farmers for prompt Mode, Government has given directives and and timely repayment of loans. Thus the issued Circulars to all States & UTs, Banks, interest rate gets effectively reduced to NABARD and CSCs and the progress is 4% per annum. Interest subvention of 2% being monitored by DFS & DAC&FW jointly. and prompt repayment incentive of 3% Intensive monitoring and follow-up is being on restructured crop loans is also given to done on regular basis, along with regular farmers affected by severe natural calamities video conferences with all Banks, SLBC for a maximum period of 5 years on the basis conveners and State Governments. of report of Inter-Ministerial Central Team Under the ‘AATMA NIRBHAR BHARAT’ (IMCT) for grant of NDRF assistance and Sub- campaign Government has set a target of Committee of National Executive Committee issuing additional 2.5 crore KCCs by the end (SC-NEC). of year, as an important step in achieving Universal Coverage under KCC this goal. This will ensure availability of To cover all eligible farmers under KCC in cheap credit to farmers in the time of crisis a mission mode, KCC saturation drive was and injection of nearly 2 lakh crore in rural launched in 2019. To facilitate easy access economy. to KCC, processing fees, inspection, ledger 1.15 PM-KISAN folio charges and all other service charges for fresh issue/ renewal of KCC was waived off, PM Kisan is a Central Sector scheme with a time limit of 14 days fixed for issuing KCC 100% funding from Government of India. after receipt of application and simplified It has become operational from 1.12.2018. application form were made available. The Under the scheme an income support of farmers engaged in activities relating to 6,000/- per year in three equal installments Animal Husbandry and Fisheries have been will be provided to small and marginal farmer included in the KCC scheme and also have families having combined land holding/ been extended the benefits of ISS and PRI ownership of upto 2 hectares. Definition with sub-limit of Rs.2.00 lakhs with the of family for the scheme is husband, wife approval of Cabinet on 01.02.2019. As a and minor children. State Government and result, the intake of KCC has increased. UT administration will identify the farmer families which are eligible for support as per Saturation drive of KCC (Phase-II) scheme guidelines. The fund will be directly Second Phase of KCC saturation drive was transferred to the bank accounts of the initiated by Department of Agriculture beneficiaries. There are various Exclusion Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) Categories for the scheme. in mid February, 2020 in collaboration with 1.16 Farmer Producer Organization (FPO): Department of Financial Services (DFS) with the FPO is a generic name, which means and goal to provide universal access to institutional includes Farmer-Producers’ Organization concessional credit to all farmers including incorporated/ registered either under Part Animal Husbandry, Dairy and Fisheries IXA of Companies Act or under Co-operative farmers with special focus on coverage Societies Act of the concerned States of PM-KISAN beneficiaries. PM-KISAN

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 12 Annual Report 2020-21 and formed for the purpose of leveraging 1.17 Commission for Agricultural Costs and collectives through economies of scale in Prices: production and marketing of agricultural Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices and allied sector. However, FPOs registered (CACP) was set up with a view to evolve a under Co-operative Societies Act of the balanced and integrated price structure, is State (including Mutually Aided or Self-reliant mandated to advice on the price policy (MSP) Cooperative Societies Act by whatever name of 23 crops. These include seven cereal crops it is called) for the purpose of this Scheme, is (paddy, wheat, jowar, bajra, maize, ragi and to be insulated from all kinds of interference barley), five pulse crops (gram, tur, moong, including in election process and day today urad and lentil), seven oilseeds (groundnut, management through suitable provisioning sunflower seed, soybean, rapeseed-mustard, in their Memorandum of Association and safflower, nigerseed and sesamum), copra Bye-laws with a view to encourage healthy (dried coconut), cotton, raw jute and growth and development of FPO. sugarcane {Fair and Remunerative prices Aims and Objectives of the Scheme (FRP)}. CACP submits its recommendations to the government in the form of Price Policy o To provide holistic and broad based Reports every year, separately for five groups supportive ecosystem to form new of commodities namely Kharif crops, Rabi 10,000 FPOs to facilitate development of crops, Sugarcane, Raw Jute and Copra. Before vibrant and sustainable income oriented preparing these five price policy reports, the farming and for overall socio-economic Commission seeks views of various Central development and well being of agrarian Ministries, State Governments, Farmers, communities. Farmers Association, Research Institutes and o To enhance productivity through efficient, other stakeholders. cost-effective and sustainable resource use and realize higher returns through 1.18 Determinants of MSP: better liquidity and market linkages for Cost of production (CoP) is one of the their produce and become sustainable important factors in the determination of through collective action. MSP of mandated crops. Besides cost, the o To provide handholding and support to Commission considers other important new FPOs up to 5 years from the year of factors such as demand and supply, price creation in all aspects of management of trends in the domestic and international FPO, inputs, production, processing and markets, inter-crop price parity, the likely value addition, market linkages, credit effect of the price policy on the rest of the linkages and use of technology etc. economy, rational utilization of land, water and other production resources, and a o To provide effective capacity building minimum of 50 percent as the margin over to FPOs to develop agriculture- the cost of production in case of MSPs and entrepreneurship skills to become economically viable and self-sustaining reasonable margin over cost of production in beyond the period of support from case of FRP. government.

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Chapter 2

Functions and Organizational Structure

2.1 Structure: The Department of Sector Undertaking, eight autonomous Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare bodies, ten national-level cooperative (DAC&FW) is one of the two constituent organizations and two authorities Departments of the Ministry of Agriculture (Annexure-2.3) are functioning under the & Farmers Welfare and the other being administrative control of the Department. the Department of Agricultural Research 2.3 Administrative Vigilance Unit (AVU) and Education (DARE). This Department is functions in the Department under a Joint headed by Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Secretary, designated as Chief Vigilance Minister and is assisted by two Ministers Officer, to ensure a transparent clean and of State. The Secretary (DAC&FW) is the corruption free work environment through administrative head of the Department. surveillance, preventive and punitive The Secretary is assisted by one Principal measures. Adviser, 4 Additional Secretaries including one Financial Adviser and 1 CEO, Pradhan 2.4 Administrative Vigilance Unit under Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, Agriculture the leadership of JS&CVO, is regularly Commissioner, 12 Joint Secretaries monitoring all the pending complaints/ including Mission Director (Mission on Regular Disciplinary Action cases in this Integrated Development of Horticulture) Department and in attached, subordinate & Mission Director (National Mission on and autonomous organizations by way Sustainable Agriculture), Horticulture of regular review meetings and monthly Commissioner, Trade Advisor, Horticulture reports. 78 new cases were received during Statistical Advisor, Addl. Deputy Director the year. 81 cases were finalized during General (Agri Census) and Deputy Director 2020. Further, 27 public grievance cases General (Agriculture Census). In addition, have been addressed/finalized. 19 RTI cases Chairman of Commission for Agriculture were processed within the prescribed time Costs and Prices (CACP) advises the limit. 17 part time Vigilance Officers were Department on pricing policies for selected appointed during the year. agricultural crops. 2.5 Identification of sensitive posts in 2.2 The DAC&FW is organized into the DAC&FW has also been undertaken to 28 divisions (Annexure-2.1) and has enable periodical rotation of staff posted five attached offices and twenty-one in sensitive posts. A List of Officers of subordinate offices (Annexure-2.2) Doubtful Integrity and the Agreed List in which are spread across the country for consultation with CBI were also finalized. coordination with state level agencies and implementation of Central Sector Schemes 2.6 As per direction of CVC, Vigilance in their respective fields. Further, one Public Awareness Week, 2020 was observed from 27th October to 2nd November, 2020

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 14 Annual Report 2020-21 in the Department. The theme of the week available on the website of the Department was “Vigilant India, Prosperous India”. (www.agricoop.nic.in). During Vigilance Awareness Week, three 2.9 Implementation of the Right to day training sessions to sensitize officers/ Information Act, 2005: During year 2020- officials of DAC&FW and organizations 21 (as on 01.04.2020 to 31.12.2020), 6842 under DAC&FW, were organized regarding physical & online RTI applications and 510 vigilance related matters. appeals seeking information under the Right 2.7 A Public Grievance Cell has been to Information Act, 2005 were received in set up and is fully functional in the the RTI Cell and replies were sent to the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & applicants in time. Farmers Welfare under the Joint Secretary 2.10 Information and Facilitation Counter: (Administration) who not only acts as This counter provides information in respect Grievance Officer of the Department of Department of Agriculture, Cooperation but is also nominated as nodal officer & Farmers Welfare. During the year 2020- for monitoring redressal of public 21, various visitors from NGOs as well grievances received in the Department as general public visited the counter to at Headquarters. One Director has been obtain information. Numerous telephonic nominated as Staff Grievance Officer to deal calls were also received in RTI Cell from with grievances of the employees working in the general public to obtain information the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation pertaining to DAC&FW, Ministry of & Farmers Welfare for this purpose. Similar Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. arrangements have been made at the level of all Attached and Subordinate Offices and 2.11 Progressive Use of Hindi: The all organizations under the administrative Department has an Official Language control of this Department in order to Implementation Committee (OLIC), chaired ensure expeditious redressal of grievances. by the Joint Secretary (Administration), During the year 2020-21 (from 01.04.2020 to monitor the implementation of the to 31.12.2020) 78800 public grievance Official Language Policy of the Union and petitions/suggestions have been received progressive use of Hindi in the official work through CPGRAMS portal and 1679 cases of the Department. During the year under were carried forward from previous year. report, quarterly meetings of the Official Out of 80479 total cases, 58079 cases have Language Implementation Committee were been disposed of and 22400 cases were held regularly. pending in this Department at the end of 2.12 The Hindi Division continued to December, 2020. review the position of the progressive 2.8 Citizens’/Clients’ Charter of use of Hindi in the Department and this Department has been prepared subordinate offices regularly, through as per the instructions/guidelines of quarterly progress reports and inspections. Cabinet Secretariat and Department Besides, officers of the Hindi Division also of Administrative Reforms and Public participated in the meetings of the Official Grievances. The Citizens’/Clients’ Charter is Language Implementation Committees

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of the Attached and Subordinate offices, 2.15 The Second Sub-Committee of Corporations, etc., and extended necessary the Committee of Parliament on Official guidance to them in the implementation of Language conducted inspection of 02 Official Language Act and Rules. In addition offices under the control of the Department to this, 18 offices under the control of of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers this Department, wherein 80 per cent of Welfare to review the position regarding the officers and employees have acquired the progressive use of Hindi in official working knowledge of Hindi, were notified work during the year. The officers of this in the Gazette of India under Rule 10 (4) of Department were also present in these the Official Language Rules, 1976. inspection meetings. In addition to this, 10 subordinate/attached offices have been 2.13 Every year, the Department nomi- inspected by the officers of the Hindi nates clerks and stenographers for training Division of the Department of Agriculture, in Hindi shorthand and typing, under the Cooperation and Farmers Welfare. Hindi teaching Scheme of the Department of Official Language. Six entries have been 2.16 Reservation for Scheduled Castes/ received under the incentive scheme for Scheduled Tribes /Other Backward Castes: noting/drafting done originally in Hindi. 02 Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Hindi workshops were organized by the Farmers Welfare continued its endeavour Division wherein officers/officials of various for strict implementation of the orders divisions of DAC&FW were trained to carry issued by the Government of India from out their work in Hindi. time to time, regarding reservation in services for SCs, STs, OBCs, minorities, ex- 2.14 With a view to create awareness servicemen and physically disabled persons. regarding the use of Hindi in the official work of the Department, a Hindi Fortnight was 2.17 Prevention of Harassment of held from the 1st - 15th September, 2020. On Women Employees: An Internal Complaints this occasion, the Hon’ble Agriculture and Committee regarding prevention of Sexual Farmers Welfare Minister issued an appeal Harassment of Women at their Workplace to all officers and staff of the Department has been constituted by the Department. of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers’ This Committee is chaired by a senior lady Welfare to carry out more official work in officer of the Department. This Committee Hindi. During the Hindi Fortnight, various is represented by 6 members (including Hindi competitions such as essay writing, Chiarman), which comprises of 5 women noting and drafting, translation and members (2 of whom belong to 2 NGOs) vocabulary, poetry recitation, speech and and 1 male member of the Department. dictation were organized and interested The Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) of officers and employees participated in these the Department has provided their report competitions. Cash awards and certificates according to Section 21 of The Sexual of appreciation will be given to the winners Harassment of Women At Workplace of these competitions. (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, as followes:

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Number of Number of No. of cases No. of workshops/ Nature of action complaints received complaints disposed pending for more programmes carried taken by the during 2020 of during 2020 than 90 days during 2020 employer 07 07* Nil Due to covid pandemic, Not applicable workshops etc. could not be organised

* Six complaints did not pertain to DAC&FW, therefore, these were sent back to Ministry of WCD. One complaint being pseudonymous was filed in terms of CVC’s OM dated 25.11.2014.

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Chapter 3

Directorate of Economics & Statistics

Overview

3.1 Directorate of Economics & Statistics agricultural crops of the country. Each of these (DES), an attached office of DAC&FW, is five estimates is available state-wise and at mandated to support work of the Ministry the national level for 28 major agricultural of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare through crops including rice, wheat, coarse cereals, quality data and analysis towards appropriate pulses, oilseeds, sugarcane, jute & mesta. policy formulation and execution of schemes The First Advance Estimate covering only in the interest of farmers and consumers. The kharif crops are released in September, when Directorate is mandated to build and maintain kharif sowing is generally over. The Second a strong data base in partnership with the Advance Estimates are normally released States on area, production, yield of principal in February, the following year when rabi crops and cost of production of mandated sowing is also over. The Second Advance crops to arrive at Minimum Support Prices. Estimates cover kharif as well as rabi crops. DES collects price data through its regional offices and regularly analyses the same to The Third Advance Estimates incorporate identify trigger points for policy intervention revised data on area coverage for rabi crops towards stable food prices. DES is the and better yield estimates of kharif crops. knowledge bank of the Ministry that places These are released in April-May. The Fourth a large volume of data and information in the Advance Estimates are released in July- public domain for multiple stakeholders and August. By this time fully firmed up data carries out agro-economic research / studies on area as well as yield of kharif crops and in the field of agriculture. In addition, the rabi crops are expected to be available with Directorate coordinates with international the states. Final Estimates are released after bodies such as the Food and Agriculture about seven months of the release of Fourth Organization (FAO) on global efforts to Advance Estimates i.e. in February of the improve agricultural statistics. It is responsible following year. This allows sufficient time to for providing necessary data to the Central the State Governments to take into account Statistics Office (CSO) for GDP compilation even delayed information while finalizing and also meets international obligation area and yield estimates of various crops. related to standards of data dissemination. While finalizing all-India level estimates, the crop-wise data on area, production and 3.2 Major Programmes/Activities yield received from State Governments are 3.2.1 Agricultural Statistics Division thoroughly scrutinized and validated on the basis of information from alternative sources The Directorate of Economics & Statistics such as remote sensing technology based (DES), under Department of Agriculture, forecast from the Mahalanobis National Cooperation and Farmers’ Welfare, releases Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC), econometric four Advance Estimates (AEs) followed modeling based crop forecast provided by the by Final Estimates of production of major Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), inputs

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 18 Annual Report 2020-21 received from the weekly Crop Weather bajra, maize, ragi, tur (arhar), moong, urad, Watch Group (CWWG) meetings, trends in groundnut, soybean (yellow), sunflower area, production and yield of crops during seed, sesamum, nigerseed, cotton and 6 the last 5 years, rainfall conditions and trends Rabi crops viz. wheat, barley, gram, masur in procurement and prices of respective (lentil), rapeseed & mustard, safflower and commodities. two commercial crops viz. jute and copra. In 3.2.2 Cost Study (CS) Division addition to that, MSP for toria and de-husked The Cost Study Division is mainly responsible coconut are also fixed on the basis of MSPs of for implementation and monitoring of rapeseed & mustard and copra respectively. Comprehensive Scheme for Studying the Cost of Cultivation of Principal Crops in While recommending MSPs, CACP considers India and other issues relating to this scheme important factors like cost of production, including answering parliament questions, overall demand-supply situation of various generating cost of cultivation and production crops in domestic and world markets, estimates and providing to CACP for the domestic and international prices, inter- purpose of arriving at the recommendations crop price parity, terms of trade between of the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) etc. agricultural and the non-agricultural sector, Cost of cultivation surveys are an important likely effect of price policy on rest of the data source for decision making on sectors economy and a minimum of 50 percent as the of national importance. There are very margin over cost of production. intensive surveys wherein data are collected The Union Budget for 2018-19 had announced on the various inputs which are used for the the pre-determined principle to keep MSPs cultivation of crop. at levels of one and half times of the cost of 3.2.3 Food Economics Division production. Accordingly, Government had increased MSPs for all mandated Kharif, Rabi Food Economics Division of DES examines and other Commercial crops with a return the Kharif and Rabi Price Policy Report of of atleast 1.5 times over all India weighted CACP. The Government’s price policy for average cost of production from year 2018- major agricultural commodities seeks to 19 onwards. ensure remunerative prices to the growers for their produce with a view to encouraging 3.2.4 Commercial Crops Division higher investment and production and to Commercial Crops Division examines safeguard the interest of consumers by Price Policy reports of raw jute and copra making available supplies at reasonable submitted by the Commission for Agricultural prices. Towards this end, the Government Costs and Prices (CACP) and prepares note announces Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for consideration of Cabinet Committee for twenty two (22) mandated crops based on Economic Affairs (CCEA) for declaration on the recommendations of the Commission of Minimum Support Price (MSP). Details for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP) of MSP fixed for the year 2020-21 is given after considering the views of concerned below: State Governments and Central Ministries/ Departments. The 22 mandated crops • For 2020 season the MSP has been fixed include 14 Kharif crops viz. paddy, jowar, at Rs. 9960/-per quintal of milling copra

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and Rs. 10300/- per quintal of ball copra marking an increase of 4.61 percent over the last year’s MSP for milling copra and an increase of 3.83 percent over the last year’s MSP for ball copra. The MSP would yield returns of 50 percent for milling copra and 55% for ball copra over the all India weighted average cost of production of Rs 6639/- for 2020 season. • For 2020-21 season the which is estimated at Rs. 2709/- per MSP for raw jute has been fixed at Rs. quintal. 4225/- per quintal for FAQ variety • The MSP of toria of Fair Average quality marking an increase of 6.96 percent over (FAQ) for 2020-21 season to be marketed the last year’s MSP. The MSP would yield in 2021-22 season has been fixed at Rs returns of 55.96 percent over the all India 4650/-per quintal marking an increase of weighted average cost of production 5.08 percent over the last year’s MSP.

3.2.5 Special Data Dissemination Standards (SDDS) Division The Division is involved in collection and compilation of data relating to nine-fold classification of land, irrigated area (source- wise and crop-wise) and total area under crops for States and UTs. The compiled data is brought out in the Directorate’s publication

‘Land Use Statistics’ and ‘Agricultural Statistics at a Glance’. The compiled data on Land Use Statistics (District wise and State- wise) from 1998-99 onwards is available on the website. The URL of the website is http://aps.dac.gov.in/LUS. Similarly, the district wise compiled data on Area, Production and Yield (APY) from 1998-

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99 onwards is also available on the 2011-12) under the chairmanship of Shri. website. The URL of the website is Ramesh Chand (Member, NITI Aayog). The http://aps.dac.gov.in/APY. The Division also Sub-group for Agricultural Commodities, one generates quarterly estimates of agricultural among the five sub groups constituted under production for use in the compilation of this Working Group, was chaired by the quarterly National Accounts by the Central Principal Adviser, DAC&FW. Presently, this Statistics Office. This activity was undertaken division is finalizing the ‘Sub-group Report in order to meet the obligations concerning on Agricultural Commodities’ with respect to supply of data to the International Monetary the revision of Base Year of the WPI series Fund. In the absence of direct data, quarterly (base 2011-12). production is estimated by using the estimates of Kharif and Rabi seasons in conjunction This Division also compiles data on farm with the crop calendar. harvest prices of 35 principal crops from 30 States / Union Territories. Two annual 3.2.6 Prices & Market Division publications “Agricultural Prices in India” and “Farm Harvest Prices of Principal Crops in Prices & Market Division provides market India” are brought out by this division every intelligence to the Government and is year. involved in collection, compilation and dissemination of data/ information on The Agricultural Market Information System prices - wholesale, retail, farm harvest and (AMIS), hosted by Food & Agriculture international prices of important agricultural Organisation of the United Nations, is an commodities. Wholesale prices of 176 inter-agency platform launched in 2011 by selected agricultural commodities from 719 the G20 Ministers of Agriculture, to enhance market centres spread across the country food market transparency and policy response and retail prices of 46 food items from 87 for food security. AMIS-FAO prepares a market centres are collected and compiled Food Balance Sheet, where data on inputs of on a weekly basis. Weekly wholesale prices production, food, feed, seed use and trade of (905 price quotations) of 109 agricultural 4 agricultural commodities, i.e. wheat, rice, commodities from 237 markets centres spread across the country are provided by this division to the Department for the Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry for the computation of monthly Wholesale Price Index (WPI). There are thirteen (13) field level Market Intelligence Units (MIUs) located across India reporting to this division which play a major role in data collection. A Working Group was constituted for the revision of Base Year of WPI series (base

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maize and soyabean are maintained globally. The Division hosted the ‘Fourth India As per government directive, Prices & Market Agricultural Outlook Forum 2020’, a webinar, Division provides the required data to AMIS- on 15-16 October 2020 through its web- FAO at regular intervals. centre at Krishi Bhawan. Shri Parshottam Rupala, Hon’ble Minister of State for 3.2.7 International Agriculture & Compilation Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Shri Sanjay Division Agarwal, Secretary (DAC&FW) inaugurated International Agriculture and Compilation the forum. The main topics for discussion (IAC) Division is the nodal Division in the were as follows : Directorate of Economics & Statistics for • Current national and international providing inputs/comments on international agricultural economic situation dictated issues relating to agricultural economics and by the pandemic; statistics. The Division also brings out the flagship publications of the Department, • Game-changer farm sector initiatives; namely Agricultural Statistics at a Glance, • Converging Indian agriculture with global Pocket Book of Agricultural Statistics and commitments on SDGs; State of Indian Agriculture. • Decoding agri-tech potential; During 2020-21, IAC Division provided • Exploring new channels for rationalizing inputs and comments on international issues cost structure of Govt. procurement relating to food security & nutrition dealt agencies; by BRICS, G-20, WFP, etc. In addition, the • Capacity building in the agriculture Division published the latest 2019 issue sector. of Agricultural Statistics at a Glance and Pocket Book of Agricultural Statistics. These The forum was attended virtually by publications are available on the website the officials from the central and state http://eands.dacnet.nic.in governments, national and international agriculture research institutes; Chief

4th India Agricultural Outlook Forum 2020, a webinar, on 15-16 October 2020 through its web-centre at Krishi Bhawan chaired by Shri Parshottam Rupala, Hon’ble Minister of State for Agriculture

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Economist USDA; delegation from foreign and for routine matters wherein several embassies; International organizations Divisions of DES and those of DAC&FW are like FAO, EU and OECD; scientists from involved, preparation of material for annual ICAR; representatives from agro-industries, report, providing information on release business and farmers associations. and utilization of fund under plan schemes, Parliament questions(total 163 Questions in 3.2.8 Crop Forecasting Coordination Centre 2019-20 and 41 Questions in 2020-21 till • CFCC division is coordinating and last Parliament Session), update e-Samiksha holding the weekly Crop Weather Watch points and upload public grievance replies on Group (CWWG) meeting every Friday CPGRAM portal, etc. and prepares minutes based on the data 3.3 Schemes implemented by the DES received at weekly CWWG meetings. The CWWG data (IMD, CWC and Crops) and The DES implements the Plan Scheme Minutes of CWWG meeting are uploaded “Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Census, on the Directorate’s website every week. Economics & Statistics”. This scheme Preparation of Crop Statement on weekly comprises six components, of which one basis is done. The same is forwarded to component i.e. ‘Agriculture Census’ pertains to different Ministries/ Departments. the Agriculture Census Division of DAC&FW. • Crop Weather Watch Group (CWWG) The remaining five components are being in the Directorate of Economics & implemented by the DES. The details of these Statistics is an inter-departmental five components are as follows: forum that undertakes weekly review (i) Comprehensive Scheme for studying Cost of progress of crop sowing, weather of Cultivation of Principal Crops in India conditions, reservoir levels, level of pest and disease, seeds and fertilizer The Cost of Cultivation of principal crops availability, horticulture arrivals and in India is being implemented in India since prices. The purpose is to facilitate timely 1970-71 as a Central Sector Plan Scheme. policy intervention and operational The main objectives of the Scheme are support by the concerned subject matter to collect and compile data on cost of Divisions of the DAC&FW, IMD, CWC, cultivation and production in respect of Crops, Fertilizer, Prices, Plant Protection, principal crops and to generate crop-wise Horticulture, Seeds etc. Departments/ and State-wise cost of cultivation and Divisions give their inputs and participate production estimates of mandated crops. in the meeting. The CWWG meeting is Comprehensive cost statistics are collected chaired by Sr. E.S.A. through 16 Agricultural/Central Universities/ Colleges in respect of Principal crop centers 3.2.9 Coordination Division located in different States; cost of cultivation The Coordination Division’s main work is data is transmitted to CACP so as to enable to coordinate work between Department them to recommend the MSPs of the crops of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers under both Kharif and Rabi Seasons. Welfare and the Division of DES on all The cost estimates generated under subject matters concerned. Its main activities the Scheme are also used for policy includes preparing the Economic Survey formulations by the Central Ministries Chapter on Agriculture & Food Management

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and State Governments, Agricultural/ hectare and above 6 hectare allotted to each General Universities, Government/Non- field man. Government Research Organizations, In the year 2019-20 (April-March), 193 cost Individual Researchers (both at domestic and estimates were generated and provided to international levels) etc. CACP. Out of these estimates, 49 for Rabi, The Scheme is implemented in 19 states 113 for Kharif, 9 for sugarcane and 22 for namely Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, others were generated in respect of 25 Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal mandated crops. Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, (ii) Agro-Economic Research (AER) Scheme Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, The Agro-Economic Research (AER) Scheme Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. The studies was initiated in 1954-55 through a network in the states except the newly created States of 15 AER Centres/Units to conduct research of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Telangana are and evaluation studies on a yearly basis undertaken by the parent State’s Agriculture as per need of the Government of India on Universities/Colleges. Agricultural Economy and Rural Development for meeting the needs of the Department of During the block period 2020-21 to 2022- Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare, 23, the scheme covers 25 principal crops, i.e., other Ministries/Departments which have a paddy, wheat, jowar, bajra, maize, ragi, barley, bearing on the performance of the Agriculture moong, urad, arhar, gram, lentil, groundnut, Sector for policy formulation and provide a rapeseed and mustard, nigerseed, safflower, feedback for implementation of the various soybean, sunflower, sesamum, cotton, jute, schemes. The Centers also cater to studies sugarcane, onion, potato, and coconut. The and economic analysis required by the State combination of crops covered in each state Governments on the agriculture sector and (also known as crop complex) varies from state rural development. The 12 Agro-Economic to state depending upon their importance Research Centres (AERCs) are located in terms of its relative contribution in the at Allahabad, Bhagalpur, Chennai, Delhi, production of the relevant crop at an all-India Jabalpur, Jorhat, Ludhiana, Pune, Shimla, level. Vallabh-Vidyanagar, Visva-Bharati and The field data are collected on the basis of Waltair and 3 Agro-Economic Research Units the Cost Accounting Method by the 16 State are located at IEG-Delhi, ISEC-Bangalore and Implementing Agencies. Under the Scheme, IIM-Ahmedabad. These AER Centres/Units daily entries of debit/credit for expenditure/ are functioning under the administrative income are made in order to assess the control of their respective University/ total cost/benefit incurred/accrued to each Institute. Agro-Economic Research Centre, farmer. The field data is collected through Jorhat was set up in 1960 and is functioning a detailed questionnaire administered by a under the administrative control of the Assam Fieldsman through direct interaction with the Agricultural University, Jorhat for conducting sample farmers of 10 selected farm holdings studies on various agricultural issues and as per the sampling design. These consist of problems of the North-Eastern States. The 2 each from 5 different size classes, viz., up scheme is staff oriented and 100% funded to 1 hectare, 1-2 hectare, 2-4 hectare, 4-6 through grants-in-aid by Government of India,

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Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. the farm economy with focus on the state of Indian farmers, Planning, Management On an average, annually 35 research studies and Policy Formulation, a Central Sector are conducted by these Units/Centres, Scheme, was formulated during 1998-99. which relate to various economic problems This was designed with a view to organizing in agriculture, animal husbandry, water conferences and seminars involving eminent management, fisheries & horticulture, food economists, agricultural scientists, experts, processing, rural development, non-farm etc. to conduct short term studies, engage sector employment, etc. During the last five consultancy services for preparation of a new years (2015-16 to 2019-20) 153 studies have decentralized strategy for development of been completed on the following important crops, animals, diary, poultry, irrigation, soil topics: and water conservation, etc. and to bring out • Farmers’ Suicides papers/reports based on the recommendation received at these workshops, seminars, • Neem Coated Urea conferences etc. For the year 2020-21, the • Soil Health Card Budget Estimate under the scheme is Rs. 49 • Kisan Call Centre lakh and 11.37 lakh has been released up to 06th November, 2020. • Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) (iv) Improvement of Agricultural Statistics • National Food Security Mission (NFSM) The basic objective of the Central Sector Scheme, Improvement of Agricultural • National Horticulture Mission (NHM) Statistics, is to collect and improve agricultural • Livestock Feed and Fodder statistics of principal agricultural crops. The Scheme has three components; (i) Timely • Jhum Cultivation Reporting Scheme (TRS), (ii) Improvement of • Electronic- National Agricultural Market Crop Statistics (ICS) and (iii) Establishment (e-NAM) of an Agency for Reporting of Agricultural • Price Support and trade in Pulses and Statistics (EARAS). Since 2007-08, the Oilseeds etc. scheme has been converted to a Central Sector Scheme from a Centrally Sponsored For the Current Financial Year 2020-2021, Scheme with 100 percent funding by the an amount of Rs 2850.00 lakhs is allocated Central Government. The Component-wise as Budget Estimate (BE) (including Rs.350.00 details of the scheme are as under:- lakhs for Northeast regions); out of which Rs.1818.00 lakhs has been released (including 1. Timely Reporting Scheme(TRS) : The Rs.120.00 lakhs for Northeast regions) till objective of this component is to obtain 31st December, 2020 and a total of 16 studies estimates of area under principal crops have been completed by the AER Centres/ in each season, with the breakup of area Units. The Details of the programmes under irrigated/unirrigated and traditional/ for North-East region is enclosed at high yielding varieties of crops on the basis Annexure 3.1. of a random sample of 20% of villages by a specific date. These estimates are used for (iii) Planning, Management and Policy generating advance estimates of production Formulation of principal crops. This component is being In order to assess the impact of changes on implemented in 16 land record States and

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Union Territories of Delhi, Ladakh, Jammu & been released till 31st December, 2020 Kashmir and Puducherry. Activities Undertaken for Welfare of Women 2. Improvement of Crop Statistics(ICS): and North- Eastern States The objective of this component is to improve the quality of statistics on area and production of crops through supervision and monitoring. Under this component, a sample check of area enumeration of 10,000 villages and approximately 30,000 crop cutting experiments at harvest stage are undertaken. These sample checks are equally shared by the Central Agency i.e. National Sample Survey Office; and the State Agricultural Authorities. These checks specifically relate to (a) Enumeration of crop-wise area covered in the selected villages as recorded by the Patwari; (b) Total Area under each crop recorded in Khasra Register of villages; and As the main objective of the scheme is to (c) Supervision of Crop Cutting Experiments collect and compile agricultural statistics at the harvest stage. The IAS scheme is being and it is not a welfare oriented scheme, no implemented in 25 TRS/EARAS states and specific activity either for women or for the the Union Territory of Delhi, Ladakh, Jammu North-eastern States are undertaken under & Kashmir and Puducherry. The performance the scheme. However, in North Eastern of the implementation of this component States (NES), the scheme is in operation in is also being closely monitored through Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Sikkim quarterly and seasonal progress Reports. & Tripura. For the financial year 2020-21 upto 31st December, 2020, Rs. 2.22 Crores have 3. Establishment of an Agency for Reporting been released to NES under the Scheme. of Agricultural Statistics(EARAS): This component is being implemented in the (v) Forecasting Agricultural Output using permanently settled States of Kerala, Odisha Space, Agro-Meteorology and Land Based and West Bengal and North Eastern States Observations (FASAL): of Nagaland, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and The FASAL scheme was approved as a Central Tripura. Under the component, an agency Sector Plan Scheme of the Directorate of has been established in these states for Economics & Statistics, DAC&FW and is generating estimates of area and production in operation since August 2006. Partner of principal crops and land use statistics, on Organizations of the FASAL Scheme are India the basis of complete enumeration of 20% Meteorological Department (IMD), New villages in each year. The performance of the Delhi, Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), implementation of the component is being New Delhi and Space Application Centre closely monitored through quarterly and (SAC), Ahmedabad. Objective of the Scheme seasonal progress reports. is to provide multiple-in-season forecast For the financial ear y 2020-21 under based on Agromet, Econometric and Remote Improvement of Agricultural Statistics Sensing based methodology. Multiple forecast Scheme, against a total allocation of Rs. of 11 major crops are envisaged at National/ 143.69 Crores (BE), Rs. 84.57 Crores have State/District level depending on status of technology available. MNCFC has been

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IEG is providing Econometric model based State level / National level forecast of Area, Yield and Production forecasts in respect of 13 crops on monthly basis The Crops are:

Rice (Kharif & Rabi) Wheat Maize Bajra Rabi Jowar Jute Moong Gram Rapeseed Mustard Urad Groundnut Soyabean

The Model used for forecasting takes into account crop price (expected), substitute crop price (expected), irrigation, lagged providing Remote Sensing based forecasts in area, pre-season rainfall, rainfall in sowing respect of 8 crops namely rice (Kharif & Rabi), season at the meteorological sub-divisions, rabi jowar, jute, cotton, sugarcane, rapeseed, temperature and fertilizer price. The model mustard and wheat. Forecast of pulses (combined) is also provided. is proposed to be refined by incorporating additional parameters such as data on Role of India Meteorological Department reservoirs, soil moisture. (IMD) has been limited to developing crop yield forecasting models based on multiple The objective is to validate the data on correlation and regression techniques in production, yield and area obtained from collaboration with Agromet Field Units the States, so that forecast can be generated (AMFUs) using both Statistical and Crop for use in formulating policy interventions, if Growth Simulation Models. Crop yield need be. forecast of major crops is issued at mid-season and pre-harvest stage using agromet models during Kharif as well as Rabi season for crops. Presently, IMD has been providing crop yield forecast in respect of rice, jute, cotton and sugarcane during Kharif season and wheat, potato, mustard and sorghum during Rabi season to MNCFC for the preparation of forecasts based on Remote Sensing. IMD is working on simulation modeling of soybean, tur, chickpea and sorghum.

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Chapter 4

National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture (NeGP-A)

4.1 Overview

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare of information at the proper time causes loss aims to improve awareness, knowledge and to farmers. NeGP-A aims to bridge this gap in efficiency of farmers. A comprehensive ICT communication by using technology. strategy has, therefore, been developed not only to reach out to farmers in an easy and National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture better way to improve efficiency but also for (NeGPA) was initially launched in seven planning and monitoring of schemes so that selected States namely, Assam, Himachal policy decisions can be taken at a faster pace Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, and farmers can benefit. To empower different Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra in the sections of rural society, ICT strategies have last quarter of 2010-11. This Scheme has nd been devised. subsequently been extended in the 2 Phase to cover all the States and 7 UTs Further, as per recommendations of from 2014-15. NeGP-A aims to achieve Doubling Farmers Income (DFI) Committee rapid development in India through use of guidelines of the scheme has been revised on Information & Communication Technology 02.06.2020. Now, as per revised guidelines (ICT) for timely access to agriculture related funds will be released to States only for the information for farmers. projects involving use of modern Information 4.3 MKisan-Use of basic mobile telephony: Technologies viz. Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Block Chain Technology, Since the penetration of smart phones with Internet of Things, Robotics etc., and for internet in rural areas is around 18% only, customization / shifting of web & mobile mobile telephony is considered to be the applications already developed by the States, alternative and the best option to deliver to the platform to be developed using digital services to farmers. Mobile telephony technologies. has transformed the tenor of our lives. 4.2 National e-Governance Plan – The Department has developed a portal Agriculture: - mkisan(mkisan.gov.in), where around 5.2 crore farmers are registered and experts/ Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare is scientists of different departments like India implementing the National e-Governance Plan Meteorological Department (IMD), Indian – Agriculture (NeGP-A). It’s aim is to achieve Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), State rapid development in India through use of Government, State Agriculture Universities Information & Communication Technology send information to farmers in 12 local (ICT) for timely access to agriculture related languages on a regular basis. information for farmers. In agriculture, availability of real time information at the Information related to the weather such correct time is a continuous challenge. Lack as likelihood of rainfall, temperature, etc. enables farmers to make informed decisions in

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 28 Annual Report 2020-21 choice of seed varieties and timing of sowing, at the right price and at the right time. This harvesting etc. With market information, helps in reducing distress sales by farmers farmers are better informed regarding selling due to market supply fluctuations.More than their produce, prevailing market prices and 2462 crore SMSs have been sent through quantity demanded in the market. Thus, they mKisan since its inception in 2013. can make informed decisions to sell produce

4.4 Farmers’ portal (www.farmer.gov.in): Farmers’ Portal is a one stop shop for farmers This centralized repository is the back bone where a farmer can get relevant information of all mobile apps and SMS advisories. This on a range of topics including seeds, fertilizer, portal provides information across all stages pesticides, credit, good practices, dealer of crop management right from sowing of network, availability of inputs, agromet seeds till post harvesting. An important advisory etc. This information can be drilled feature of this web based portal is that one down through a pictorial view of the map of can drill down to the block level and get India placed on the Home Page as well. information of the particular block.

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4.5 Development of Mobile Apps: Disseminating agriculture related information parameters—weather, input dealers, market to farmers in the poorest communities has price, plant protection, expert advisories, been made easier by proliferation of mobile Soil Health Card, cold stores & godowns, phones. Today, mobile apps and services are crop insurance, government schemes etc. An being designed and released in different parts additional tab directly connects the farmer of the world. Mobile apps help to fulfil the with the Kisan Call Centre where agriculture larger objective of farmers’ empowerment experts answer their queries. Unique features and facilitates in dissemination of extension like extreme weather alerts and market prices services to address food security issues. of commodities in the nearest area and the Various mobile apps have been developed for maximum price in the State as well as in India farmers. Details are as listed below: have been added to empower farmers in the best possible manner. With the click of a It is an omnibus mobile Kisan Suvidha: button, farmers can obtain all this information app to help farmers by providing relevant in hand provided they have a smart phone information to them quickly. It has a simple and decent internet connectivity. Total interface and provides information on critical downloads:13,69,263 upto December 2020.

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4.6 New application development in 2020- • 15 schemes of the Department have 21 by Digital Agriculture Division: been identified for DBT implementation i. Agriculture Infrastructure Fund • 14 schemes are already on-boarded (linked with Centralised DBT portal of ii. Enhancement of Kisan Suvidha DBT Bharat Mission). Mobile App: Addition of new service for Artificial Insemination and Agri • Management Information System of Infra Fund. these schemes is linked with the Central Agriculture portal (dbtdacfw.gov.in). 4.7 DBT implementation in schemes of the Department

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Schemes on boarded on DBT

1 Agri Clinics and Agri Business Centres (ACABC) Scheme 2 Sub Mission on the Agriculture Mechanization (Two components – One Central Sector and other Centrally Sponsored) 3 Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana 4 Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture 5 Support to States for Extension Reforms ATMA Scheme (two components – one for farmers and other for functionaries) 6 Sub-Mission on Seeds and Planting Material 7 Crop Insurance Scheme 8 National Mission on Oilseeds & Oil Palm (NMOOP) 9 Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Cooperation 10 National Food Security Mission (NFSM) 11 Krishi Unnati Yojana (KUY)-MOVCDNER 12 NMSA-Rainfed Area Development 13 Interest Subsidy for Short Term Credit to Farmers 14 PM-KISAN

lndEA Digital Ecosystem of Agriculture Farmers Database linked with land records. A (IDEA): pilot project covering about 67,000 farmers taken from 10 villages each from six states To create a coherent National Digital viz., Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Agriculture Ecosystem, to improve the Tamil Nadu, Tripura and Uttar Pradesh has income and welfare of farmers and to make been completed and it has been decided to the Agriculture sector in India achieve higher roll it out country wide. levels of efficiency through value-added services across the agriculture lifecycle, better In the 1st phase, data of 4.3 crore farmers planning and implementation of Schemes, from ten states viz., Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, leveraging industry and start-ups, roping Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, in emerging technologies and federated Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura database of farmers that is based on land and Uttar Pradesh were taken up for creation records the Department of Agriculture, of a Farmer Database. Further, integration Cooperation and Farmers Welfare has of Farmer Database with two schemes viz., constituted a Task Force on 7th October, 2019 Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna and Kisan for lndEA Digital Ecosystem of Agriculture Credit Card has been established against the (IDEA). The design and development of IDEA beneficiary for identifying their benefits under Blueprint involves detailed work involving these two schemes. For the 2nd phase, ten experts in areas like the agriculture domain, other states/UT viz., Uttarakhand, Himachal information technology and program Pradesh, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Bihar, planning. Jharkhand, Kerala, Assam, Chhattisgarh and Goa, comprising of approx. 1.85 crore Farmers Database farmers have been identified and setting up IDEA initiative includes Farmers Database of integration mechanism with these States which is for the development of a nationwide is in progress.

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Chapter 5

Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)

Overview

5.1 Mission for Integrated Development to CIH, DCCD & DASD. of Horticulture (MIDH) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for the holistic growth 5.3 Brief of schemes under MIDH is as of the horticulture sector covering fruits, follows: vegetables, root & tuber crops, mushrooms, 5.3.1 National Horticulture Mission (NHM): spices, flowers, aromatic plants, coconut, cashew and cocoa. This Centrally Sponsored Scheme was launched in the year 2005-06 and aims at 5.2 Major Schemes – Objectives the holistic development of the horticulture MIDH consists of 5 schemes on Horticulture sector by ensuring forward and backward viz. (i) National Horticulture Mission (NHM), linkage through a cluster approach with the (ii) Horticulture Mission for North East and active participation of all stake holders. A Himalayan States (HMNEH), (iii) National total of 384 districts in 18 States and 6 Union Horticulture Board (NHB), (iv) Coconut Territories were covered under NHM. Sixteen Development Board (CDB), (v) Central (16) National Level Agencies (NLAs) have Institute of Horticulture (CIH), Nagaland. also been included for providing support for developmental efforts which require inputs Under MIDH, Government of India at the national level. (GOI) contributes 60%, of total outlay for developmental programmes in all the Supply of quality planting material through states except states in North East and establishment of nurseries and tissue Himalayas, 40% share is contributed by State culture units, production and productivity Governments. In the case of North Eastern improvement programmes through area and Himalayan States, GOI contributes 90%. expansion and rejuvenation, technology In case of National Horticulture Board (NHB), promotion, technology dissemination, Coconut Development Board (CDB), Central human resource development, creation of Institute for Horticulture (CIH), Nagaland infrastructure for post harvest management and the National Level Agencies (NLA), GOI and marketing in consonance with the contributes 100%. comparative advantages of each State/region and their diverse agro-climatic conditions are The budget allocation of Rs. 2160.25 crore major interventions under NHM. has been earmarked for MIDH during 2020- 21. As on 31st December, 2020, funds to the 5.3.2 Horticulture Mission for North East tune of Rs. 857.47 crores have been released and Himalayan States (HMNEH) for implementation of activities of MIDH i.e. Department is implementing a Centrally Rs. 495.13 crore under NHM, Rs. 197.75 Sponsored Scheme - Horticulture Mission for crore under HMNEH, Rs. 80.00 crore under North East and Himalayan States (HMNEH) CDB, 77.42 crore to NHB and Rs. 7.17 crore earlier known as Technology Mission for

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Integrated Development of Horticulture in 5) Horticulture Promotion Services/ Expert North Eastern States since 2001-02. During Services and Strengthening Capability of the X Plan (2003-04), the scheme was further NHB extended to three Himalayan States namely: 5.3.4 Coconut Development Board Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand. The Mission covers the entire Coconut Development Board (CDB) Kochi, spectrum of horticulture, right from planting Kerala is a statutory body established by Govt. to consumption with backward and forward of India by an Act of Parliament (Coconut linkages. With effect from 2014-15, HMNEH Development Board Act 1979) and came scheme has been subsumed under MIDH. in to existence in January 1981. The thrust areas of the Coconut Development Board 5.3.3 National Horticulture Board programmes under MIDH are production and distribution of quality planting material, The National Horticulture Board (NHB) expansion of area under coconut cultivation was set up by the Government of India especially in potential and non-traditional in 1984 as an Autonomous organization areas, improving the productivity of coconut under the administrative control of Ministry in major coconut producing states, developing of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and technology in post-harvest processing and registered under Societies Registration Act marketing activities, product diversification 1860, thereafter, re-registered under the and by-product utilization of coconut for Haryana Registration and Regulation of value addition, dissemination of information Societies Act, 2012. The NHB headquarters and capacity building in the coconut sector. is presently in Gurugram, Haryana and has 29 field offices located all over the country. The major programmes that are being The broad aims and objectives of the Board implemented by the Board are; are the creation of production hubs for A.1. Production and Distribution of Quality commercial horticulture development, post Planting Materials harvest infrastructure and cold chain facilities, (a) Demonstration cum-Seed Production promotion of new crops and promotion of Farm(DSP) growers’ associations. (b) Establishment of Regional Coconut The Board is implementing the following Nurseries schemes: (c) Establishment of Nucleus Coconut 1) Development of Commercial Horticulture Seed Garden through Production and Post Harvest (d) Establishment of Small Coconut Management Nursery 2) Capital Investment Subsidy Scheme for A.2. Expansion of Area under Coconut Construction/ Expansion/Modernization of Cold Storages for Horticulture Produce A.3. Integrated Farming for Productivity Improvement 3) Technology Development and Transfer (a) Laying out of Demonstration Plots for Promotion of Horticulture (b) Aid to Organic Manure Units 4) Market Information Service for Horticulture Crops A.4. Technology Demonstration/Quality Testing Lab

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A.5. Marketing, Market Intelligence Services, D. Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme Statistics and Strengthening of Export E. Kera Suraksha Insurance Scheme Promotion Council (EPC) 5.4 Physical and Financial Progress A.6. Information & Information Technology 5.4.1 National Horticulture Mission (NHM): A.7. Technical Service & Project Management B. Technology Mission on Coconut A. Physical progress: The summary details of progress achieved during 2020-21 are given C. Replanting & Rejuvenation of Old at Table 1 below: Coconut Gardens

Table 1: Progress under NHM

S. Components Unit Progress during 2020-21 (as on 31st December, No. 2020) 1 Area Expansion Ha. 80406 2 Rejuvenation Ha. 6783 3 Protected Cultivation Ha. 9450 4 Integrated Pest/ Nutrient Management Ha. 35460 5 Nurseries No. 14 6 Water Resources No. 1213 7 Beekeeping No. 49194 8 Horticulture Mechanization No. 4081 9 Post Harvest Management (i) Pack House No. 661 (ii) Cold Storage No. 29 (iii)Primary/mobile processing units No. 117 10 Rural Market No. 1

Source: as per the data uploaded by State Govt. on MIDH web portal

B. Financial progress: During 2019-20, as 5.4.2 Area, Production & Productivity of on 31st March, 2020, funds to the tune of Rs. Horticulture Crops 800.13 crore have been released to States/ The comparative details of area, production UTs/NLAs for implementing NHM scheme and productivity of various horticulture crops against BE of Rs.1217.00 crore and RE of Rs during 2019-20(3rd Adv. Est) with reference 1065.00 crore. During 2020-21, an amount to 2004-05, viz. pre and post NHM scenario of Rs. 1363.62 crore has been allocated for are given in the following Table 3. NHM, against of which an amount of Rs. 495.13 crore has been released as on 31st December, 2020.

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Table 3: Pre and Post NHM Scenario: Area, Production & Productivity (Area: ‘000 Ha, Production: ‘000 MT, Productivity: MT/Ha) Crop Area Production Productivity 2004- 2018- 2019- 2004- 2018-19 2019- 2004- 2018- 2019- 05 19 20* 05 20* 05 19 20* Fruits 5049 6597 6702 50867 97967 100448 10.07 14.85 14.99 Vegetables 6744 10073 10316 101246 183170 189464 15.01 18.18 18.37 Flowers 118 303 307 659 2910 2994 5.58 9.60 9.76 Aromatic & 131 627 685 159 795 761 1.21 1.27 1.11 Medicinal crops Plantation 3147 4069 4071 9835 16592 16031 3.13 4.08 3.94 crops Spices 3150 4067 4138 4001 9500 9754 1.27 2.37 2.36 Others 106 172 120 115 Total 18445 25737 26219 166939 311052 319567 9.05 12.09 12.19

*3rd Advance Estimates of Horticulture Crops 2019-20-DAC&FW

The wide and varied nature of the horticulture production of about 319.57 Million Tonnes, sector covering fruits, vegetables, root horticulture production has witnessed an and tuber crops, flowers, aromatics and increase of about 43.25% during the period medicinal crops, spices and plantation crops 2009-10 to 2019-20 (3rd Advance Estimates). facilitates better returns per unit of area, The significant feature is that there has been besides opportunities for diversification in improvement of productivity of horticulture agriculture. crops which increased by about 14.06% during this period. Horticulture crops cover an area of 26.22 Million Hectare at present; it has registered Area, Production & Productivity of an increase of 25.59% as compared to 20.88 Horticulture crops during the past 10 years Million Hectare in 2009-10. However, with a are given in Table 4. Table 4: Area, Production & Productivity of Horticulture crops Area: Million Hectare, Prod: Million Tonnes, Productivity: Tonnes/Hectare Year Area Production Productivity 2009-10 20.88 223.09 10.69 2010-11 21.83 240.53 11.02 2011-12 23.24 257.28 11.07 2012-13 23.69 268.85 11.35 2013-14 24.20 277.35 11.46 2014-15 23.41 280.99 12.00 2015-16 24.47 286.19 11.69 2016-17 24.85 300.64 12.10 2017-18 25.24 310.67 12.31 2018-19 25.74 311.05 12.09 2019-20(3rd Advance Estimates) 26.22 319.57 12.19

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The area under fruit crops during 2019- Figure 2: Area, Production & Productivity 20(3rd Advance Estimate) is 6.70 Million of Vegetables Hectare, with a total production of 100.45 Million Tonnes. During the Period 2009-10 to 2019-20(3rd Adv. Est.), production of fruits increased by about 40.46%, while the area increased by about 6% [2009-10 to 2019-20 (3rd Adv. Est.)]. Comparative details of area, production and productivity of fruit crops are given in figure 1. Figure 1: Area, Production & Productivity of Fruits India continued to be second largest producer of vegetables after China. India is the leader in production of vegetables like okra. Besides, India occupies the second position in the world in production of potato, tomato, onion, cabbage, cauliflower and brinjal. Vegetables such as potato, tomato, okra and cucurbits are produced abundantly in the country. Interventions in horticulture in the country, have led to an increase in per capita availability India has retained its status as the second of fruits from 158 gm/person/day in 2007- largest producer of fruits in the world. The 08 to 209.8 gm/person/day in 2019-20(3rd country is first in the production of fruits like Advance Estimates). Similarly, per capita mango, banana, papaya, lemon & lime. availability of vegetables has increased from 309 gm/person/day in 2007-08 to 395.6 Vegetables are an important crop in the gm/person/day in 2019-20 (3rd Advance horticulture sector, occupying an area of 10.32 Estimates). Million Hectare as per 2019-20 (3rd Advance Estimates) with a total production of 189.46 India has also made remarkable advancements Million Tonnes with average productivity of in production of flowers, particularly cut 18.4 Tonnes/Hectare. In fact, vegetables flowers, which have a high potential for constitute about 59.3% of horticulture exports. Floriculture during 2019-20(3rd production. During the period [2009-10 to Advance Estimates) covered an area of 0.31 2019-20 (3rd Advance Estimates)], area and Million Hectare with a production of 2.99 production of vegetables increased by 29.2% Million Tonnes of flowers. and 41.7% respectively. The comparative details are depicted in the Figure 2. India is the largest producer, consumer and exporter of spices and spice products. The total production of spices during 2019-20(3rd Advance Estimates) was 9.75 Million Tonnes from an area of 4.14 Million Hectare.

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5.4.3 Horticulture Mission for North East The summary details of progress achieved so and Himalayan States (HMNEH) far under HMNEH during 2020-21 are given at Table 2 below: A. Physical progress Table 2: Progress under HMNEH

S. Components Unit Progress during 2020-21 (as on 31st December, No. 2020) 1 Area Expansion Ha. 3843 2 Rejuvenation Ha. 300 3 Protected Cultivation Ha. 125 4 Integrated Pest/Nutrient Management Ha. 6730 5 Nurseries No. 5 6 Water Resources No. 15 7 Beekeeping No. 0 8 Horticulture Mechanization No. 1067 9 Post Harvest Management (i) Pack House No. 32 (ii) Cold Storage No. 0 (iii) Primary/Mobile Processing Units No. 0 10 Rural Market No. 0

Source: as per the data uploaded by State Govt. on MIDH web portal

B. Financial Progress021

During 2019-20, as on 31st March, 2020, funds year (as on 31.12.2020) involving subsidy of to the tune of Rs. 326.74 crore have been Rs. 3219.50 lakh. The projects include Hi- released to States implementing HMNEH Tech cultivation of perennial fruit crops in scheme against BE of Rs.415.00 crore. During open field, vegetables & flowers in protected 2020-21, an amount of Rs. 470.00 crore has cultivation, tissue culture units, mushroom been allocated for North Eastern States and cultivation, establishment of pack house and Himalayan States(including PMDP), against grading centers, ripening chambers, refer which an amount of Rs. 197.75 crore has van, retail outlets, pre-cooling units, primary st been released as on 31 December, 2020. processing units etc. 5.4.4 National Horticulture Board (NHB) 2) Capital investment subsidy scheme for construction/ expansion/modernization of A. Physical Progress cold storages for horticulture produce 1) Development of Commercial Horticulture through Production and Post Harvest Under the scheme, the Board sanctioned 06 projects of Cold Storages/CA Storages Management involving subsidy of Rs. 1289.22 lakh for Under the scheme, the Board sanctioned creation of capacity of 32122 MT during the 249 projects during the current financial current financial year (as on 31.12.2020).

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3) Technology Development and Transfer the country. The productivity of coconut for Promotion of Horticulture at national level for 2019-20 is 9,898 nuts per hectare. Under this scheme, NHB has assisted 04 projects for Introduction of New Technology, B. Financial Progress: During the current Visit of Progressive Farmers, Horti. Sangam, financial year, funds to the tune of Organization/Participation in Seminars/ Rs.80.00 crore has been released (as on Symposia/ Exhibitions, Technology 31.12.2020) to CDB against a BE of Rs. Awareness, Mother Plant Nurseries, etc. and 141.67 crore. released financial assistance amounting to 5.4.6 Central Institute of Horticulture (CIH), Rs. 11.21 lakh during the current financial Nagaland year (as on 31.12.2020). Achievements/Initiatives of Central Institute B. Financial Progress of Horticulture (April 2020- December 2020) During 2020-21, an amount of Rs 77.42 crore Central Institute of Horticulture, has been released (as on 31.12.2020) to NHB Medziphema, Nagaland executes its against a BE of Rs 170.00 crore. programmes through capacity building 5.4.5 Coconut Development Board (CDB) by training of trainers and farmers/ beneficiaries; On & off farm demonstration A. Physical Progress: India being the of Improved Production Technologies; largest coconut producing country in the production and supply of quality planting world comprises of a 34.73% of global material; Accreditation and certification of production. The coconut palm provides nurseries in NE region; Promotion of organic food security and livelihood opportunities cultivation of horticulture crops; Agri- to more than 12 million people in India. business promotion through exhibitions, It is also a fiber-yielding crop for more seminars, workshops, exposure trips, buyers than 15,000 coir-based industries which & sellers meet; Post harvest management provides employment to nearly 6 lakhs and value addition of horticultural crops; people. Skill development & certificate courses in The crop contributes around Rs.2,66,350 horticulture; Transfer of technology through million to the country’s GDP and earns method & result demonstration, Publication export revenue of around Rs.45200.77 of folders, manuals, leaflets (English & Hindi) million. There are 5 million coconut etc and coordination with state horticulture holdings in the country and the average departments of NER and other national size of these holdings is less than one organizations, NGOs, farmers’ group and Self hectare. As per the all India second Help Groups. Details of various programmes advance estimate for the year 2019- under CIH are given below: 20, the area and production of coconut A. Demonstration of Production in the country is 2.15 million hectares Technologies (on and off farm) and 21,308.41 million nuts respectively. The four southern states of Kerala, Tamil The various demonstration activities carried Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh out in the Institute during the reported year accounted for 89.40% of the coconut area are Demonstration on improved production and 91.59% of the coconut production in technology of yardlong bean, french bean,

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okra, bottle gourd, sponge gourd, cow pea, various aspects such as improved production indian bean, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, technology of vegetables, fruits and flowers, onion garlic, radish, fenugreek; Plantation post harvest management & value addition of of tuber crops (cassava, sweet potato); horticultural crops, agri-business promotion, Integrated model of drumstick, ginger, organic farming, mushroom production turmeric; establishment of herbal garden; technology and bee-keeping. A total of 1569 Performance of high value vegetables under participants attended the online training protected cultivation (tomato & capsicum, programmes conducted by the Institute. sponge gourd, bottle gourd); Preparation of organic input production units (compost, D. PHM & Agri-Business Promotion bio-enhancer & bio pesticides); Production of oyster mushroom; introduction of shiitake • Preparation of turmeric powder, mushroom in the institute; Gap filling of strawberry RTS & candy, guava jam, peach loquat, carombola, ber & guava; plantation squash King Chilli pickle, Dehydration of of khasi mandarin in terrace; the off farm onion slices, Analysis of raw pineapple demonstration carried out in the farmers for TSS and acidity, Preparation of field includes distribution of vegetable Mango Chunda, Preparation of pineapple seed kits, vegetable seedlings raising and chunda Analysis of plum parameters for distribution to farmers in different districts Phek District Plums, Preparation of Aloe of Nagaland, demonstration of papaya at vera gel and hand sanitizers. Preparation Dimapur and Peren district, demonstration of of raw mango pickles, Dehydration of onion in Punglwa village under Peren district, green chillies, Dehydration of carambola Nagaland. for candy, preparation of pineapple RTS, pineapple jam, tuitty fruity, ginger candy. B. Production Of Quality Planting Material Preparation and protocol development for kiwi fruits, protocol development for The numbers of rootstock raised at the guava candy preparation, packaging and Institute during the reported period are labeling of king chilli pickle. citrus var. acid lime seeds sown in 350 trays, st Rangpur Lime (1900), guava (7155), mango • 1 Edition of E-Buyers Sellers Meet (2930) and cashew nut local (3350). The organized through online mode with 25 nos. participants. numbers of crops propagated are Guava var. L-49, Allahabad Safeda (2860), Citrus var. • Organized online Horticulture Khasi mandarin & Acid lime (5735), Dragon Stakeholders Meet. fruit (1000) and Cashewnut var. V-4, VRI- • Conducted meeting with FPC Molsang 3, BBSR-1 (1209). Besides these, 3 nursery for marketing of pineapple during units and 2 scion blocks in polyhouse & scion lockdown. mother block in field is being maintained. • Market linkage for pineapple during During lockdown period, 14,376 saplings of lockdown where more than 10000 Acid Lime, Cashew nut, Khasi Mandarin and nos. of pineapples were sold; On farm Guava has been sold to various farmers/ training on packaging to farmers at beneficiaries of the state. Bungsang village; Coordinated for 2 nos. of pineapple consignments to Delhi via C. Trainings train for promotion of marketing. The Institute has organized 37 nos. of online • Value Chain creation for kiwi fruit on training during lockdown period for farmers on 11.11.2020 at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi.

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• Market linkage on 9.11.2020 to Delhi • Online pakaging development of FPC and Surat for kiwi fruit. Molsang for pineapple fruit. • Packaing concept development by CIH.

Glimpses of activities carried out in CIH, Nagaland Demonstration activities

Fig No-1. Vegetable cultivation under poly mulch in the field B. Quality planting material production.

Fig No.2. Rootstock of Rangpur lime, Guava local & Mango local

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C. Post Harvest Management & Value addition of horticultural crops

5.5 Directorate of Arecanut and Spices o Monitoring the implementation of Development, Calicut Central Sector / Centrally Sponsored Schemes and coordinating the The Directorate of Arecanut and Spices development activities. Development (DASD) is a subordinate office under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers o Rendering technical assistance to State Governments and other Welfare, Government of India, entrusted with agencies on commodity development the responsibility of development of spices, programmes. arecanut, betel vine and aromatic plants at o Collection and compilation of the national level. The Directorate monitors statistics of area, production, export, the development programmes implemented import, prices etc. and dissemination by the states in spices under MIDH. of the same to the Central and State 5.5.1 The mandate of the Directorate is as Governments and other agencies. follows: o Keeping liaison with the research institutes and extension agencies o Assessment of the developmental and acting as a two-way channel in needs of the crops entrusted to it. the transfer of technology. o Formulation of Central Sector / o Undertaking the publicity and Centrally Sponsored Schemes propaganda works relating to these and implementation of the same commodities. either directly or through the o Assisting the Central and State State Governments, Agricultural Governments on all matters relating Universities etc. to the development of these commodities.

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5.5.2 Schemes implemented by the for promotion of different technologies like Directorate organic farming, micro irrigation of spices, varietal demonstrations etc. i. Planting Material Production Programme:- The NHM/MIDH programmes on spices iv. Innovative Programmes implemented in different States such as Project based pilot programmes on proved area expansion, replanting/rejuvenation etc. technologies from SAUs/ ICAR institutes require a sizeable quantity of quality planting are supported by the Directorate based materials of the respective spices crop. on the feasibility of the proposals. These Non-availability of quality planting materials technologies on successful demonstration of high yielding varieties is identified asa are recommended for larger scale adoption major constraint in achieving the desired at farmers fields. productivity of these crops as conceived in the Mission. Quite a good number of varieties v. Skill Development Training of various spices and aromatic crops have The objective of the scheme is to enable been evolved in various research centres. and mobilize a large number of unemployed However, for want of basic infrastructure youth to take up outcome-based skill training. and adequate funds, the required quantum The scheme offers meaningful, industry of nucleus planting material are not being relevant, skill-based training to enable youth generated so that it can be made available for to get wages or self-employment leading large scale multiplication and distribution to to increased earnings and/or improved the farmers. In order to improve the situation, working conditions such as getting formal the Directorate had taken up the production certifications for informal skills. The schemes of nucleus planting material in association have training durations for 200 hours for fresh with the SAUs and ICAR Institutes in different entrants. The Directorate is implementing states of the country. The planting materials such 200-hour training modules for skill produced are made available for further sets like gardener/ coriander cultivator/ multiplication and distribution to the farmers. chilli cultivator/ vermicompost producer etc. Establishment of nursery infrastructure The facilities and expertise of KVKs, State facilities and up gradation of existing facilities Agricultural Universities and authorized are also done under this programme. training centres are utilized for imparting skill training for selected job roles. The skill ii. Accreditation of Spice Nurseries trainings and evaluation of the trainees are To improve the quality of planting material done as per the guidelines provided in ASCI produced in public and private nurseries, National Occupational Standards. the Directorate is undertaking nursery accreditation programme. vi. Transfer of Technology Programmes New technologies in crop production iii. Establishment of Frontline Demonstra- developed at various Central Research tions Institutes and State Agricultural Universities To promote adoption of high yielding/ disease can be effectively utilized in the field, only tolerant/resistant varieties and advanced if the farmers are given required training production / management technologies in employing these technologies. In order evolved for different spices and aromatic to popularize the high yielding varieties crops, assistance is provided to SAUs/ and scientific technologies available from ICAR institutes for demonstration of these Research Institutes among the extension technologies. 100% assistance is provided workers of the State Departments and

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progressive farming community on the The Directorate is directly involved in cultivation of arecanut, spices, medicinal and the production and distribution of quality aromatic plants, National Level Seminars @ planting material of high yielding varieties Rs 5 lakhs /event, State level Seminars @ of spices and technology transfer Rs 3.00 lakhs/event, District level Seminars programmes in association with State @ Rs 2.00 lakhs/event and Farmers training Agricultural Universities and Central @ Rs. 75000 /training is implemented by the Institutes across the country. Planting Directorate as per the cost norms provided in material production programmes worth the operational guidelines of the MIDH. Rs. 6.88 crores was implemented during the year. More than 970 tonnes of seeds/ vii. Collection and Compilation of data re- rhizomes and 36 Lakhs of seedlings lated to mandate crops. of various spices were produced and Collection and compilation of reliable data distributed under this programme. A are essential to assess the demand and special programme on production of supply of spices and arecanut and to address nucleus planting material of betelvine the problems and constraints in this sector. in Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh Since inception, the Directorate had been was also implemented during the year. assigned with collection and compilation of • Accreditation of spice nurseries statistics of area, production, export, import and prices etc. of various spices and arecanut DASD is engaged in accreditation of and dissemination of the same. Efforts are nurseries to improve the quality of being made by the Directorate to improve planting material disbursed through the quality of the statistics generated like various nurseries across the nation. area and production of various spices in About 80 nurseries are recognised under consultation with the state departments DASD accreditation programme till date. concerned. • Upgradation of spice nurseries viii. Promotion and Publicity Under the programme Upgradation of In order to disseminate information on spice nurseries, financial assistance was innovations and newer technologies to a given for improving the infrastructure larger audience of progressive farmers and facilities of spices nurseries established researchers, the Directorate brought out at different State Agri Universities to several publications on mandatory crops in meet accreditation norms. English, Hindi and vernacular languages and • Establishment of nursery infrastructure, have also participated in various exhibitions. storage infrastructure facilities 5.5.3 Major Achievements of DASD during Nursery infrastructure facilities for 2020-21 spices are established at 4 different SAUs under this programme, during 2020- During the year 2020-21, the Directorate had 21. Five seed processing and storage an outlay of Rs. 12 crores for development infrastructure facilities for spice crops and promotion of spices, arecanut, aromatic were also established in selected centres. crops and betelvine. Following are the major activities of the Directorate in 2020-21. • Skill development trainings Skill based certificate trainings on selected • Planting material production programme agri -based job roles are being provided

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to unemployed rural youth. About 75 free cumin production through youth were trained and certified under popularization of Good Agricultural this programme during the year. Practices (bio-agents and botanicals • Innovative programmes for plant health management) was undertaken in Nagour District (in 25 o Innovative technologies such as ha area) of Rajasthan. single bud planting and protray method of nursery raising in ginger o Demonstration on organic turmeric and turmeric had been promoted by production and value addition was the Directorate. A special programme implemented in selected cluster on micro-rhizome production has of Waigaon area of Maharashtra been undertaken in association with (in 25 ha area) to improve the rural Kerala Agri University and Indian livelihood. Institute of Spices Research to o Demonstration on organic black promote disease free seed material pepper production was implemented in these crops. The micro rhizome in selected cluster of Assam state production was scaled up in 2020-21 (in 25 ha area) to improve the rural through ten different implementing livelihood of the area. centres of Kerala Agricultural o Demonstrated optimum and efficient University. drip irrigation technique in spices to o Established three distillation units improve productivity and quality in for extraction of aromatic plants at an area of 62 ha in selected SAUs different centres to encourage small and farmers fields. and marginal farmers for extraction o Established 53 ha area of of essential oil, processing and demonstrations on cultivation of marketing. aromatic plants out of which 25 ha • Webinar/ Seminars/ Farmers Training area is exclusively for tribal areas of Programmes Raipur, Kondagaon, Korea and Kanker DASD had organised and participated in districts in Chhattisgarh state, aiming various training / webinars on Spices in at the livelihood security of the tribal the post-COVID scenario, Spice Business population. Opportunities in North-East States, High o To popularize Arecanut Based Multi value spices production and export during Species Cropping System through the lock down period to reach out to farmers participatory approach spice farmers and different stakeholders among arecanut farmers in Assam of spice industries. Around 5,000 farmers and Karnataka, demonstration plots were given training on different aspects have been established with cocoa, of cultivation, management, post harvest black pepper and banana intercrops. management and processing of spice o Demonstrations on Intensive crops. cultivation of cinnamon as intercrop • Frontline demonstrations in coconut gardens, EPN technology o Demonstration on pesticide for management of white grub in arecanut and cultivation of

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arecanut dwarf hybrids, Arecanut engaged in research and planning. fruit rot disease management using o Conducted sample survey at major Mandipropamid fungicide are also garlic growing areas of Madhya established in different locations Pradesh (Ujjain, Ratlam and through farmer participatory Neemuch) to verify the yield and approach area estimates of garlic reported by o Hi-tech, high density bush pepper the Horticulture Department. The (Colubrinum grafted) cultivation for information was collected from the improved productivity and income is selected farmers from these Districts demonstrated at different locations through an interview schedule and of Goa and at HRS, Pechiparai, conducted crop cutting experiments Tamilnadu. in each plot to assess the yield of • Monitoring of MIDH Scheme progress garlic. through review meeting • Publicity activities o Conducted fourteenth Annual Review o Directorate published a quarterly meeting of the MIDH programmes journal Indian Journal of Arecanut implemented through the Directorate Spices and Medicinal Plants for the of Arecanut and Spices Development dissemination of information on in 2019-20, by using virtual platform various technologies related with during July 2020. Dr. BNS Murthy, arecanut, spices and medicinal plants. Horti Commissioner, Govt of o Publications in English/Hindi and India, inaugurated the programme vernacular languages have been and Principal investigators of the released for development of spices. scheme representing 46 State Agri Universities/ ICAR institutes • Promotion of Hindi Language participated in the meeting. o To create awareness regarding • Collection and compilation of data the use of Hindi in official work, a related to spices Hindi Pakhwada was organised in September 2020. During the event, o Estimates on area and production various Hindi competitions such as of various spice crops and arecanut noting and drafting, typing, technical were collected from all the State terminologies, essay writing and quiz Depts. concerned and compiled to were organized and all the officers arrive at estimates at the National and employees participated in these level. The All India estimates arrived competitions. Cash prizes were given for 22 spices and arecanut were to the winners of these competitions. submitted to the Horticulture Statistics Division of DAC&FW for all o An online workshop on Official India release along with the estimates Language policy of GOI was of other horticulture crops. The same conducted as a part of Hindi has been disseminated to different Pakhwada Samaroh 2020-21. National/State level agencies

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Photograph on DASD activities 2020-21

Large cardamom nursery established by DASD at Sikkim

5.6 Directorate of Cashewnut and Cocoa The DCCD also acts as a nodal agency for Development, Kochi accreditation of existing cashew/cocoa nurseries and issues recognition. The Directorate of Cashewnut and Cocoa Development functioning at Kochi is a 5.6.1 Brief about the scheme with objectives subordinate office of the Department of • New plantation development: Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare of the Union Ministry of Agriculture & The main objective of the programme is to Farmers Welfare. This was established in develop new plantations with high yielding the year 1966 for the promotion of cashew varieties of cashew and cocoa in the farmers cultivation in the country, bifurcating field. Financial assistance @ Rs.20, 000 per the erstwhile Indian Central Spices and ha is provided for meeting the expenditure Cashewnut Committee. The promotion of on planting materials and cost of materials for cocoa also was entrusted to this Directorate INM/IPM in three installments in 60:20:20 in the year 1997. The Directorate formulates subject to survival rate of 75% in the 2nd year and executes development programmes and 90% in the 3rd year. An area of 795 ha of of cashew and cocoa in the country and cashew was achieved in the states of Andhra monitors the implementation of development Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala during the programmes formulated and executed by current financial year. Besides, an area of 150 the State Governments under Mission for ha of cocoa was established exclusively for Integrated Development of Horticulture. tribal farmers.

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• Replanting of senile cashew plantations: • Publicity for crop promotion: The objective of the scheme is to increase This programme is intended to take up the production and productivity of cashew by intensive publicity measures for promotion removal of senile plantations and replanting of cashew and cocoa by dissemination of with high yielding varieties. Financial latest productive technologies to the farming assistance @ Rs.20, 000 per ha is provided community and other target groups coming for meeting the expenditure on planting under the fold of cultivation, processing, materials and cost of materials for INM/ marketing and export by organizing District IPM in three installments in 60:20:20. An level seminar, fairs on cashew and cocoa in various states. area of 500 ha for fresh planting and 700 for maintenance of cashew plantations replanted • HRD programme during 2019-20 has been undertaken during The objective and focus of this programme the current financial year. is to bridge the gap of knowledge and skill of • Accreditation of cashew/cocoa nurseries both officers and extension workers engaged in implementation of cashew and cocoa The DCCD acts as a nodal agency for development programmes under NHM and accreditation of existing cashew/cocoa farmers/entrepreneurs or unemployed women nurseries based on the guidelines prepared on cashew and cocoa farming and processing. by the DCCD and issues certificate of The programme provides appropriate training accreditation. This accreditation ensures the to the farmers in various aspects of cashew quality of planting materials of cashew and and cocoa farming consisting of nursery cocoa produced by nurseries in the private management, management of diseases, and public sector. canopy management, improved production technologies, post-harvest management and • Nursery programmes processing, drying and storage, preparation The objective fo the programme is production of primary and value added products. and distribution of good quality cashew grafts 5.6.2 Salient achievements -2020-21: to meet the requirement of grafts in the state. • New plantation of cashew in an area The maximum financial assistance is limited of 795 ha is completed in the states of to Rs.20.00 lakhs @ 40% of the total project Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala. cost for big model nursery and Rs.7.50 lakhs @ 50% of the total project cost for small • An area of 150 ha of cocoa was nursery. For upgradation of nurseries, 50% of brought under new planting programme exclusively for tribal farmers. cost to private sector subject to a maximum of Rs. 5.00 lakh/nursery is admissible. • 1.59 lakh good quality cashew grafts Registered/approved private or public and were distributed to farmers from DCCD specified cashew nursery owners who accredited nurseries. own suitable land and irrigation facility for • 75000 cocoa hybrid seedlings were raising cashew nursery can apply for availing distributed to tribal farmers as part of assistance under this scheme. new planting programme. • Under replanting programme, fresh

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planting has been done after removing • In order to ensure the availability of senile plantations with high yielding planting materials, 3 big/small nurseries varieties in an area of 500 ha in the state will be established under MIDH by of Odisha. providing financial assistance. • Forty cashew/cocoa nurseries in the • As part of publicity and crop promotion states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, activities, 20 district level seminars on Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha and cashew and cocoa will be organized Tamil Nadu will be accredited by the in various states in association with Directorate based on the assessment State Agricultural Universities, KVK’s, made by the expert team constituted for Corporations and ICAR institutes. the production and distribution of good • Under the HRD programme, 15 farmers quality cashew grafts and cocoa hybrid training, 5 exposure visits and 20 seedlings. This ensures quality of planting cashew apple utilization trainings will be materials and increases the productivity conducted in association with SAUs and of plantations in the country. ICAR institutes.

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Chapter 6

National Beekeeping and Honey Mission (NBHM) /National Bee Board (NBB) 6.1 Beekeeping:

Beekeeping is an agro-based activity which of honey bee colonies, beehives, supers is being undertaken by farmers/ landless etc. and beekeeping equipments. labourers in rural areas as a part of Integrated Similarly, assistance for organising Farming Systems (IFS). Beekeeping has trainings/ exposure visits of the farmers/ been useful in pollination of crops, thereby, beekeepers, seminars/ workshops etc. increasing income of the farmers/beekeepers is also provided under the scheme. by way of increasing crop yield, providing Beekeeping is also being promoted under honey and other high value beehive products, RKVY & other schemes of DAC&FW. viz.; bees wax, bee pollen, propolis royal jelly, NBB is one of the National Level Agencies bee venom, etc., that serve as a source of (NLAs) under MIDH. livelihood for the rural poor. The diversified agro climatic conditions of India provide great B. National Beekeeping & Honey potential and opportunities for beekeeping/ Mission(NBHM): honey production and export of honey. Govt. of India also approved a new Central Sector Scheme entitled“National 6.2 Schemes of DAC&FW for promotion of Beekeeping & Honey Mission (NBHM)” Beekeeping: with a total budget outlay of Rs.300.00 A. Mission for Integrated Development of crores for 2 years (2018-19 to 2019-20) Horticulture (MIDH): for overall promotion and development of scientific beekeeping in mission mode Keeping in view its’ importance, to achieve the goal of beekeeping is being promoted by “Sweet Revolution” in the country by implementing 3 Mini the Department of Agriculture, Missions (MMs)-MM-I, MM-II & MM- Cooperation & Farmers Welfare III under which thrust will be given on (DAC&FW), Ministry of Agriculture & awareness, capacity building/ training, Farmers Welfare, Government of India focus on women empowerment under the component of “Pollination through beekeeping, setting up of Support through Beekeeping” under requisite infrastructural facilities, Mission for Integrated Development viz.;Integrated Beekeeping Development of Horticulture (MIDH). The scheme is Centres(IBDCs), Honeybees Disease being implemented by the Departments Diagnostic Labs, Setting up of/ of Horticulture/Agriculture of the State upgradation of Honey Testing labs, Governments. Under this scheme, Beekeeping Equipment Manufacturing assistance is provided for production of Units, Custom Hiring Centres, Api quality nucleus stock, production of bee therapy Centres, Development of Quality colonies by bee breeders, distribution Nucleus Stock Centres & Bee Breeders,

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etc., Digitization/online registration, etc. i. Two world class State of the Art Honey under MM-I, processing, value addition, Testing Labs, one at NDDB, Anand, market support, etc. under MM-II and Gujarat & one at IIHR, Bengaluru, R&D under MM-III. An amount of Rs. Karnataka, have been approved/ set up. 25.00 crores was released under NBHM The lab at Anand has been accredited during 2019-20. by NABL and has been inaugurated by NBHM has been revised & approved by Hon’ble Union Minister of Agriculture the Govt. of India for its continuation for & Famers Welfare, Govt. of India on th a further period of 3 years (2020-21 to 24 July, 2020. Now the lab has started 2002-23) for Rs. 500.00 crores allotted testing of honey samples for all the under Aatma Nirbhar Bharat. NBHM will parameters notified by FSSAI; be implemented through the National ii. In addition to implementation of 15 Bee Board (NBB). An amount of Rs. parameters of honey standards, orders 150.00 crores has been allotted under for implementation of standards/ tests NBHM for the year 2020-21. of SMR and Foreign Oligosaccharides, C. National Bee Board(NBB): which were previously deleted, have also been issued by FSSAI. The National Bee Board (NBB), a registered the society under Societies iii. Proposal for developing Traceability Registration Act XXI of 1860 (19th July, Source of Honey and other Beehive 2000) was reconstituted under the Products has been approved and work Chairmanship of Secretary (A&C) in initiated/ started. This will help in June, 2006. About 700 Beekeepers/ controlling adulteration in honey & other Beekeeping societies/firms/companies beehive products. etc. are the permanent members of the B. Human Resource Development/Capacity National Bee Board. The main objective Building/ Awareness Programmes: of NBB is overall development & i. Trainings and Exposure Visits: 4 trainings promotion of scientific beekeeping in the including, 2 physical & 2 online trainings country to increase the productivity of of farmers/ beekeepers in scientific crops through pollination and increase beekeeping were organized in which honey production for increasing the >100 farmers/ beekeepers have been income of the beekeepers/farmers. NBB trained during 2020-21. has been designated/recognised as the Nodal Agency for overall development/ C. Seminars/ Webinars on Beekeeping: promotion of scientific beekeeping in the i. One 2 days District Level Seminar on country. scientific beekeeping in the State of 6.3. Main activities implemented by NBB Uttar Pradesh has been conducted under NBHM during 2020-21: during 2020-21 in which >250 farmers/ beekeepers/ stake holders Details of the main activities implemented participated. during the year 2020-21 under NBHM, as on date, are given as under: ii. Six rounds of Meetings/ VCs were organized with the stakeholders viz.; A. Quality Control in Honey: concerned Ministries/ Departments/

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National Level Agencies, State Govts., companies with about 1.00 lakhs Central & State Agril. Universities, honeybee colonies have been registered etc. to discuss the details of scheme with NBB till December, 2021. Insurance (NBHM) and popularize the scheme. cover of Rs. 1.00 lakh is also given to iii. Two rounds of Meetings /Webinars registered beekeepers by NBB. to discuss the details of NBHM & F. Formation of FPOs in 2020-21: implementation of honey standards 5 FPOs of beekeeper/honey producers with honey processors/ exporters & in the States of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, regulatory authorities organized. Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan & West iv. 1 Webinar conducted in coordination Bengal have been formed and launched with Dr. YSR Horticulture University by Hon’ble Minister of Agri. & FW on on Apiculture in Andhra Pradesh. 26.11.2020. v. Awareness programme/ Webinar on G. Project Proposals approved under Beekeeping organized in coordination NBHM during 2020-21: with Agriculture Information Executive Committee (EC), NBHM, in Vadamalai Media Group, Bangalore its meeting held on 14.12.2020, has for the farmers/ beekeepers of considered & approved 11 project Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil proposals, recommended by PAC, for Nadu, etc. total assistance of Rs. 2560.21 lakhs for vi. A Webinar to discuss the details of funding under NBHM. These proposals proposals received from State Govts. relates to Awareness/ Seminars & /CAUs/SAUs /Central Organizations, Capacity Building in scientific beekeeping, etc. has been organized on Empowerment of Women through 04.12.2020 in which about 75 beekeeping, Technology Demonstrations officials participated. on Impact of Honeybees on yield vii. Meeting/ VC with the stakeholders enhancement & quality improvements viz.; concerned Ministries/ of Agrl./Hortl. Produce, Distribution of Departments/ National Level specialized Beekeeping equipments for Agencies/ Organizations to discuss production of high value products, viz. the details of scheme (NBHM), etc. Royal Jelly, Bee Venom, Comb Honey, organized on 22.12.2020. etc., Setting up honey testing lab, honey processing & bottling plant, Api-therapy D. Induction of members: centre, Bee disease diagnostic lab, 25 new Beekeepers/ Societies/ Firms/ Studies on exploring potential of High Companies/ Institutions/ organizations/ Altitude Honey, Production of special Departments/ Agencies, etc. have been honey in Kannauj & Hathras Distts. of UP inducted as member of NBB during and Use of mustard honey to cure colon 2019-20. cancer, Developing Traceability Source of Honey and other Beehive Products for E. Registration of Beekeepers/ Beekeep- Rs. 35.00 lakhs etc. ing & Honey Societies/ Firms/ Companies involved in Beekeeping: 6.4 Main achievements of NBB in beekeeping/ honey production since its 600 beekeepers/ societies/ firms/ Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 52 Annual Report 2020-21 inception in DAC&FW/ during the last 14 beekeepers. Each bee breeder years (2006-07 to 2019-20) produces at least 2000 bee colonies every year. The main achievements of NBB in beekeeping/ honey production during the last 14 years  10,000 Beekeepers/Beekeeping & Honey Societies/Firms/Companies (2006-07 to 2019-20) are summarized as with 16.00 lakh honeybee colonies under:- have been registered with NBB.  Honey production has increased  16 Integrated Beekeeping from 35,000 MTs (2005-06) to Development Centres (IBDCs) as 1,20,000 MTs (2018-19) which role model for beekeeping have is 242.86% increase. Honey been commissioned, one each in production has been estimated the States of Haryana, Delhi, Bihar, 1,15,000 MTs in 2019-20. Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar  Export of honey has increased from Pradesh, Manipur, Uttarakhand, 16,769 MTs (2005-06) to 61333.91 Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Himachal MTs (2018-19) which is a 265.76% Pradesh, West Bengal, Tripura, increase. 59536.74 MTs of honey Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh exported in 2019-20. and UT of Jammu & Kashmir  Honey bee colonies have increased  35 Issues of Quarterly Magazine from about 8.00 lakhs in 2005-06 “Bee World” containing information to 36.00 lakhs in 2019-20. on scientific beekeeping and other related issues published.  Four training modules, viz.; (i) basic training on beekeeping (ii) training  Have prepared & got approved on scientific beekeeping (iii) training projects under RKVY and other on post-harvest management, schemes of DAC&FW. Two types processing, etc. & (iv) training on of project proposals/ models: production of high value beehive (i) Model-I:- For adoption of products viz.; royal jelly, pollen, scientific beekeeping by farmer propolis, bee venom, bees wax, bee as an enterprise; and (ii) Model- bread, etc. prepared & circulated to II:- Providing pollination support all the stakeholders including ICAR, by beekeepers/beekeeping SAUs, State Govts., KVIC, etc. for entrepreneurs on custom hiring training in beekeeping. basis for promoting scientific beekeeping under RKVY, NFSM &  >30,000 farmers/beekeepers other schemes of DAC&FW . have been trained in scientific beekeeping including production  Advisories on Good Beekeeping of high value beehive products, viz.; Practices (GBPs) published & bee pollen, propolis, royal jelly, bee circulated to all State Govts. & venom, etc. concerned agencies/ stakeholders.  >30 Bee Breeders have been  Technically feasible and developed for multiplication/ economically viable scheme for production of quality honeybee overall promotion & development colonies along with queens for of scientific beekeeping & adoption providing to the trained farmers/ by the farmers/ beekeepers under

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NHM/HMNEH/MIDH/RKVY/ routes/ NDDB’s infrastructure/ NFSM, etc. prepared and got cooperative network in the field. approved under these schemes.  Safal Brand of Honey launched  Projects for Integrated Devel- by Mother Dairy under technical opment of Scientific Beekeeping guidance/advice & support of NBB (IDSB) on cluster/ area/ District and honey is being sold at Safal development approach for Outlets in NCR. enhancing crop productivity &  150 officials / representatives / income of farmers/ beekeepers members / farmers of Banas and generating employment in rural Dairy Union and Kolhapur areas formulated/implemented. Dairy Cooperative trained in  Designed technical standards for beekeeping by NBB. Trained food grade plastic containers for farmers/beekeepers have started storing honey, which helped in beekeeping. minimizing the problem of presence  Banas Brand of Honey launched of lead in honey. by the Hon’ble Minister on 10th  Standards of Honey, Bees Wax & December, 2016 at Palanpur, Royal Jelly notified by FSSAI. Gujarat.  Prepared 5 year Vision Document  Setting up of Honey Testing Lab by for overall development of NDDB in Anand. beekeeping.  Participated in various Horti/Agro  Requested Ministry of Finance Expos and disseminated information and NABARD for instructing the on scientific beekeeping. Last financial institutions for financing years, NBB participated in Krishi beekeeping activities by providing Unnati Mela, 2016 & 2018 and credit limits /Kisan Credit Cards demonstrated world class State of etc. In pursuance to this, NABARD the Art technologies on scientific has already directed all commercial beekeeping for which NBB was banks to finance beekeeping on a awarded (First Award- in 2016) priority basis. & appreciated by Hon’ble PM in  Awareness created about role 2018. of honeybees/beekeeping in  Formulated National Beekeeping pollination support of various & Honey Mission (NBHM)- a new crops. central sector scheme.  Beekeeping/honeybee has been  Beekeeping Development Comm- recognized/ incorporated as an ittee (BDC): input in agriculture under various  In pursuance of NBB, a Beekeep- schemes of this Department (RKVY, ing Development Committee NFSM, MIDH, etc.). (BDC) under the Chairmanship  Convinced NDDB/GCMMF/ Dairy of Dr. Bibek Debroy, Chairman Cooperative System for beekeeping EAC to PM was constituted and marketing of honey to explore with seven members, including the possibilities for utilizing milk ED,NBB to take the lead in pro-

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moting & coordinating activities Report was submitted by the involved in the Beekeeping In- Chairman, BDC to Hon’ble PM. dustry so that “Sweet /Golden BDC Report was released by the Revolution” in the country may Hon’ble Minister of Agri. & FW, be achieved. Govt. of India on 28.01.2020 at  Draft report alongwith input was Ahmadabad, Gujarat. Report is prepared & given by NBB to BDC. placed on the public portal.

A. Inauguration of Honey Testing Lab at NDDB, Anand, Gujarat by Hon’ble Minister of Agriculture & Famers Welfare, Govt. of India on 24th July, 2020

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B. Virtual launching of Formation and Promotion of FPOs of Beekeepers/Honey Producers of the Districts of Morena, MP, Mathura (UP) Bharatpur (Rajasthan) East Champaran (Bihar) and Sundarban (West Bengal) by Hon’ble Union Minister of Agri. &FW held on 26.11.2020 in Krishi Bhawan

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C. Two days State Level Seminar on scientific beekeeping at Sevapuri, Varanasi, UP from 22.10.2020 to 23.10.2020

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Chapter 7

National Food Security Mission (NFSM)

Overview

7.1 National Food Security Mission pesticides, improved resource management was launched in 2007-08 to increase the tools/ machineries /implements, efficient production of rice, wheat and pulses by 10, water application devices, capacity building 8 and 2 million tonnes respectively by the of farmers and local initiatives; award for best end of the 11th Plan through area expansion performing states etc. From the year, 2020- and productivity enhancement; restoring 21, primary processing units/small storage soil fertility and productivity; creating bins/flexibility interventions has been added employment opportunities and enhancing as per local requirement. the farm level economy. The Mission was continued during the 12th Plan with new 7.3 Currently, NFSM is being implemented targets of additional production of 25 million in identified districts of 28 states & 2 Union tonnes of foodgrains comprising of 10 million Territories (UTs) viz. Jammu & Kashmir and tonnes of rice, 8 million tonnes of wheat, 4 Ladakh in the country. NFSM-Rice in 193 million tonnes of pulses and 3 million tonnes districts of 24 states & UT of Jammu & of coarse cereals by the end of the 12th Plan. Kashmir, NFSM-Wheat in 124 districts of Beyond the 12th Plan (2017-18 to 2019-20), it 10 states & 2 UTs viz. Jammu & Kashmir and was decided to continue the programme with Ladakh, NFSM-Pulses in 644 districts of 28 new targets to achieve 13 million tonnes of states & 2 UTs viz. Jammu & Kashmir and additional foodgrains production comprising Ladakh and NFSM-Coarse Cereals in 269 of rice-5 million tonnes, wheat- 3 million districts of 26 states & 2 UTs viz. Jammu & tonnes, pulses-3 million tonnes and nutri- Kashmir and Ladakh. cum-coarse cereals-2 million tonnes by 2019- NFSM-Nutri-Cereals is being implemented 20 with an additional objective to enhance in 212 districts of 14 states (jowar in 100 post-harvest value addition at farm gate for districts of 10 states, bajra in 89 districts better price realization to farmers through of 9 states, ragi in 43 districts of 8 states efficient market linkages. The target for and other millets in 43 districts of 7 states). the year 2020-21 is rice-1.7 million tonnes, Under NFSM-Coarse Cereals, maize is being wheat-1 million tonnes, pulses-1 million implemented in 237 districts of 26 states & tonnes and nutri-cum-coarse cereals-0.7 million tonnes. 2 UTs viz. Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh and barley in 39 districts of 4 states of the country. 7.2 The basic strategy of the Mission is to The North Eastern States, Himachal Pradesh, promote and extend improved technologies & 2 UTs viz. Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh of package of practices of crops through have been given flexibility to implement the various types of demonstrations (FLDs/ programme on nutri-cereals. Cluster FLDs), distribution of HYVs/Hybrid seeds, production of seeds, distribution 7.4 Monitoring & Evaluation at National of micro-nutrients/ soil ameliorants/bio- level: A three-tier monitoring mechanism fertilizers, plant protection chemicals/bio- was inbuilt in NFSM at National, State and

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District levels. At National level, NFSM- most of the cases as per the report. General Council (GC) under the chairmanship • The recommendations and way forward of the Union Minister of Agriculture and for NFSM is for greater focus on pulses, Farmers Welfare was constituted to oversee nutri-cereals and bio-fortification which the implementation of NFSM and take policy is already being done and promoted decisions for mid-term corrections. National Food Security Mission- Executive Committee under NFSM. (NFSMEC) under the chairmanship of • Suggestions from any institutions/states Secretary (AC & FW) periodically reviewed responsible for increasing production and the State Action Plans and the progress productivity of foodgrain crops would be of the programme of each state. National incorporated under NFSM. Level Monitoring Teams (NLMTs) were 7.7 Funding pattern: The programme reconstituted for monitoring the National is being implemented on 60:40 sharing Food Security Mission activities in respect basis between GOI and state government of NFSM States. Each team is comprised of in general states and 90:10 sharing basis experts in the field of rice, wheat, pulses, for North Eastern states and 3 Himalayan coarse cereals and nutri-cereals as per states from 2015-16. As per the operational requirement and the respective Directors guidelines of NFSM, at least 30% of funds of the Crops Development Directorates of are to be allocated for women farmers, 33% Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare allocation of the fund is to be made for small as Coordinator. Altogether, there are eight (8) and marginal farmers. National Level Monitoring Teams (NLMTs). 7.8 Achievement during 2019-20: 7.5 At state level, the monitoring is Recommended agronomic practices have been undertaken by the State Food Security encouraged through various demonstrations Mission- Executive Committee (SFSMEC) of rice, wheat, pulses & nutri-cum-coarse under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary. cereals in 12.39 lakh ha area. Nearly, 10.91 At district level, the monitoring is undertaken lakh quintals of high yielding varieties/hybrids by District Food Security Mission- Executive of rice, wheat, pulses and nutri-cum-coarse Committee (DFSMEC) under the chairmanship Cereals have been distributed. 16.40 lakh ha of District Collector. area has been treated with micronutrients, 7.6 The Mid-Term Evaluation and the bio-fertilizers, soil ameliorants/ (gypsum/ Impact Evaluation study of NFSM for the lime/others) and 23.71 lakh ha area has been 11th and 12th plans were conducted by covered under Integrated Pest Management independent agencies to assess the impact of (IPM). Nearly 3.61 lakh numbers of improved the programme in increasing the production farm machineries including pumpset & and productivity of foodgrain crops. NITI mobile raingun have been distributed. Aayog has conducted an evaluation study 0.19 lakh ha area has been covered under through Deloitte Touch Tohmatsu India LLP sprinkler system, 104.02 lakh meters water from 2017-18 to 2019-20. carrying pipes have been distributed. About 12030 cropping system based trainings were • The evaluation report covered all the conducted for capacity building of farmers. aspects of the NFSM scheme. 7.9 New initiatives taken for increasing • The performance of NFSM during the production and productivity of pulses from above said period was satisfactory in 2016-17 onwards:-

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• Breeder seed production of pulses • Certified seed production. was introduced under NFSM-Pulses • Seed minikits allocation. programme. • Establishment of Centers of Excellence. • 150 Seed Hubs are being implemented for increasing certified seeds of indigenous • Publicity of nutri-cereals. production of pulses in India through the • FAO considered the proposal of DAC&FW ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research to celebrate 2023 as the International (IIPR), Kanpur and their centres. Year of Millets. • Supplying of Seed Minikits of pulses 7.10 Special Action Plan: not older than 10 years free of the cost (100% share) to the farmers. During (a) Special Action Plan for better production 2020-21, 4,61,602 numbers of seed of Nutri Cereals (Millets): Special Action minikits of pulses have been allocated Plan for increasing the production and to different states for Kharif, Rabi and productivity of Nutri Cereals (Millets) is under summer seasons. implementation during Rabi / summer season • In addition to State Governments, the of 2020-21 in the country. Accordingly, as ICAR/KVKs/SAUs are also involved in per the proposals received from Andhra conducting demonstrations on improved Pradesh, Odisha, Karnataka and Telangana, latest package of practices of pulses. the special action plan for Nutri Cereals During 2020-21, 20,000 numbers (one ha. has been approved with an amount of Rs. each) of cluster frontline demonstrations 4054.341 lakhs comprising of Rs. 2432.605 have been sanctioned to 583 Krishi lakhs as Central share and Rs. 1621.736 Vigyan Kendras coming under 11 ATARIs lakhs as State share. Targets are allocated of ICAR in the country for demonstrating as per the request of state governments for latest technologies of pulses at farmers interventions suited to them for increasing field. The 3350 numbers of (one ha. each) production and productivity of Nutri Cereals FLDs have been sanctioned to different in these states. ICAR Institutes on barley, pulses. maize, small millets, pearl millet and sorghum (b) Targeting Rice Fallow Areas (TRFA): crops during 2020-21 for demonstrating The TRFA is a sub-scheme of the National latest technologies at farmers field. Food Security Mission (NFSM) programme which gives emphasis on land that remains • 15% allocation is earmarked for pulses underutilized after harvesting of Kharif under NFSM for production of quality paddy crops. The aim is to bring a change in seeds through State Governments. the cropping pattern during the Rabi season • The government created a buffer stock by introducing appropriate varieties of pulses of pulses to control fluctuation of prices that can be cultivated by using available of pulses. moisture. It is being implemented through New initiatives taken for increasing a combination of innovative technological production and productivity ofNutri-Cereals interventions and provision of essential agri- from 2018-19 onwards: inputs including extension services in 11 TRFA implementing States of the country. • Breeder seed production of nutri-cereals. Targeting Rice Fallow Area Programme was • Creation of seed hubs. implemented as a sub scheme of NFSM from

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2017-18 in 6 states namely, Assam, Bihar, area of 12.50 lakh ha. The allocation of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha and West TRFA during 2020-21 is Rs. 391.89 crore Bengal. However, this was extended to 5 new comprising of Rs. 247.14 crore as central states namely, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya share and Rs. 144.76 crore as state share for Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu during 11 states. 2019-20. 7.11 Production of foodgrain: The production From 2017-18 to 2019-20, an area of 26.01 of foodgrain has increased substantially lakh ha was covered under rice fallow for during the XI Plan and XII Plan. The cultivation of pulses. During 2020-21, the production during 2018-19 to Kharif 2020- TRFA is being implemented in 11416 villages 21 is as under: of 103 districts in 11 states with the targeted

(in Million tonnes) Crops Rabi/ 2018-19 2019-20 (4th 2020-21 (1st Kharif Advance Estimates) Advance Estimates) Rice Kharif 102.04 101.98 102.36 Rabi 14.44 16.45 - Total 116.48 118.43 102.36 Wheat Rabi 103.60 107.59 - Pulses Kharif 8.09 7.72 9.31 Rabi 13.98 15.44 - Total 22.08 23.15 9.31 Nutri/Coarse Kharif 31.38 33.69 32.84 Cereals Rabi 11.67 13.79 - Total 43.06 47.48 32.84 Total Foodgrains Kharif 141.52 143.38 144.52 Rabi 143.70 153.27 - Total 285.21 296.65 144.52

7.12 Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern and 90:10 sharing basis in NE State (Assam). India (BGREI) An amount of Rs. 327.00 crore as central share has been earmarked for implementation Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India of the programme during 2020-21. (BGREI), a sub scheme of the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana was initiated in 2010- Under this programme, interventions like (i) 11 to address the constraints limiting the block demonstrations on rice and wheat in productivity of “rice based cropping systems” cluster mode; (ii) asset building activities such in Eastern India comprising seven (7) as construction of shallow tube wells, dug States namely; Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, wells / bore wells etc. (iii) need based site- Jharkhand, Odisha, Eastern Uttar Pradesh specific activities for facilitating petty works and West Bengal. The programme is being such as constructing/ renovation of irrigation implemented on a 60:40 sharing basis channels/electricity for agricultural purposes between GOI and States for general states and (iv) marketing support are also included.

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During 2019-20, demonstrations on rice were rotavators, 2456 power tillers and 5.12 conducted in 2.20 lakh ha area under line lakh meter of water carrying pipes were transplanting, SRI, stress tolerant varieties, distributed. For site-specific activities, 104 hybrid rice and cropping system based check dams, 2 minor irrigation tank and 170 demonstrations. Similarly, 0.45 lakh ha area water harvesting structures were constructed. was covered under wheat demonstration. For post harvest & marketing support, one Under asset building component, 2629 marketing shed (100 % assistance), 28 bore wells were installed, 778 self propelled godowns, 1564 improved low cost paddy and paddy transplanters, 9439 pump sets, 5582 grain storage structures were constructed conoweeders, 24876 manual sprayers, and 1563 farm family level paddy processing 3355 power knapsack sprayers, 1253 paddy units and 154 mini rice mills were distributed threshers, 784 multi crop threshers, 3835 among the farmers. lll

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Chapter 8

National Food Security Mission (Oilseeds & Oilpalm) – NFSM (OS&OP) Erstwhile scheme National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil palm (NMOOP) 8.1 Overview of Edible Oil Production: 19.80 kg per person per annum over the last five years. The year wise production, import India is heavily dependent on imports to and export of edible oils in the country is meet its edible oil requirements and is the given in Table -1. largest importer of vegetable oils in the world followed by China and USA. Of all the Domestic edible oil production has not imported edible oils, the share of palm oil is been able to keep pace with the growth in about 60% followed by soybean oil with a consumption. During 2019-20, domestic share of 25% and sunflower at 12%. Import production of edible oils was 10.65 million growth in respect of edible oils during the last tonnes from both primary (oilseeds) and decades is about 174%. The import figure of secondary sources (coconut, oil palm, rice edible oils during 2019-20 reveals that India bran oil, cotton seed oil and TBOs). The year imported a total of 13.35 million tonnes of wise demand and supply of edible oil during vegetable oils costing Rs. 61,559 crore. The the last three years in the country are given per capita consumption is around 19.00 to below. Table-1 Demand and Supply of Vegetable Oils in India

Million tonne Year Total Domestic Import Import (%) Value of Per capita domestic availability of total import availability demand domestic (Rs. Cr) (kg/yr) demand 2015-16 23.48 8.63 14.85 63.24 68677 19.10 2016-17 25.42 10.10 15.32 60.35 73048 18.75 2017-18 24.97 10.38 14.59 58.43 74996 19.30 2018.19 25.92 10.35 15.57 60.06 64852 19.80 2019-20 24.00 10.65 13.35 55.63 61559 19.70

Source: Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence & Statistics (Department of Commerce)

8.2 Overview of Oilseeds Production: country. Among nine major oilseeds soybean (33.5%), groundnut (30%) and rapeseed & Oilseed cultivation is undertaken across mustard (27%), contribute to more than 90% the country in about 27.04 Million ha, of total oilseeds production in the country. largely under rainfed areas covering 72% However, in terms of vegetable oil production and producing around 33.42 million tonnes mustard, soybean and groundnut contribute of oilseeds during 2019-20. Nine oilseeds 27%, 34% and 30% respectively. are the major source of vegetable oil in the

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Due to the concerted efforts of the per ha (Table-2) which was largely driven by Government of India (GOI), the production of productivity increase. oilseeds has been maintained at around 31 Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra million tonnes with increased productivity. and Gujarat are the major oilseeds producing During 2019-20, the highest production of states contributing more than 78% of oilseeds 33.42 million tonnes was recorded from an production in the country. area of 27.04 million ha yielding 1236 kg

Table-2 Area Production and Yield of Oilseed Crops in India

Year Area ( Million ha) Production (Million Yield (Kg/ha) tonnes ) 2012-13 26.48 30.94 1168 2013-14 28.05 32.74 1167 2014-15 25.59 27.51 1074 2015-16 26.08 25.25 968 2016-17 26.17 31.27 1194 2017-18 24.51 31.46 1284 2018-19 24.79 31.52 1271 2019-20* 27.04 33.42 1236

*4th advance estimate

The Oilseeds Division is mandated with the (GOI : State) sharing for general states and activities related to increasing production and 90:10 % for North East and Hilly states. A productivity of oilseeds and area expansion few components are 100 % funded by GOI under oil palm & TBOs for increasing domestic to Central agencies, ICAR, KVKs/SAUs. The availability of edible oils. following is the action plan for 2020-21. 8.3 On-going Scheme: National Food Oilseeds Production Target 2020-21 Security Mission (Oilseeds & Oil Palm) – NFSM (OS&OP) I. To augment the availability of vegetable oils and to reduce the import of edible With effect from 2018-19, the NFSM oils by increasing the production and (OS&OP) is a part of NFSM. This scheme productivity of oilseeds to 36.47 million comprises of three sub-missions namely, tonnes and an yield of 1309 kg/ha. NFSM-Oilseeds, NFSM-Oil Palm and NFSM- II. An area of around 70 lakh ha to be TBOs. The scheme is being implemented covered under Special Programme on through the State Department of Agriculture/ rapeseed and mustard during Rabi 2020- Horticulture in 28 States. Assistance under 21. the various interventions of the scheme is III. An area of around 23000 ha to be covered focused to benefit the farmers and has direct under oil palm. impact on increasing farmers income involved IV. An area of around 2900 ha to be covered in oilseed and oil palm cultivation. Most of under TBOs namely olive, mahua, kokum, the components are in the ratio of 60:40 % wild apricot.

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8.4 Strategies of Oilseeds production Oilpalm in 14 states and NFSM-TBOs (Tree Borne Oilseeds) in 8 states involving 5 (five) Strategies for enhancing the productivity Central seed producing agencies and, 6 (six) (and profitability) of oilseed based need based R&D projects through 5 R&D production systems are prepared annually institutions with Budgetary Estimate (BE) of for oilseeds and oil palm in the country. Rs.500 crore.The sub mission wise salient The interventions/ strategies proposed in features are given below: oilseeds are time tested with scale neutrality that can be grounded for enhancing the 8.5.1 NFSM-Oilseeds: productivity of the oilseed based production Under this Mission, financial assistance system with necessary institutional support/ is being provided for Seed Components hand holding. The proposed strategies are (production & distribution of certified seeds, categorized as follows. seed hubs and minikits,); Inputs (Plant i. Horizontal (area expansion) and vertical Protection Equipments, bio-pesticides, (productivity increase) expansion of distribution of micro-nutrients, bio-fertilizers, oilseeds crop. improved farm implements, pipes, sprinklers, seed storage bins, seed treatment drums) ii. Increasing seed production and and Transfer of Technology through Block distribution of newly released varieties. Demonstrations, Frontline Demonstrations iii. Low cost technologies with high impact (FLDs), Cluster Frontline Demonstrations on productivity resulting in higher (CFLDs), farmers and extension workers income. training etc. The scheme is being implemented iv. Technologies with high impact that through State Department of Agriculture. involve reasonable investment with NFSM-Oilseeds is also supporting ICAR high return on investment (ROI), with institutes for undertaking FLDs on oilseeds emphasis on eco-friendliness and high crops and ICAR-KVKs for organizing cluster input use efficiency. demonstration on oilseeds. v. Strategies with emphasis on quality The major interventions targeted under the improvement and value addition, oilseeds programme during the year 2020-21 leveraging technologies with a are as follows: bearing on employment through skill/ • A total of 1.95 lakh qtls of seed production entrepreneurship development. of oilseed crops. vi. Strategies to increase additional area and • More than 1.56 lakh qtls of certified seed production of oilseeds through rice fallow, distribution. intercropping and crop diversification and in non traditional areas with focussed • 1.89 lakh ha block demonstrations. district/cluster approach. • 0.86 lakh ha Front Line Demonstration 8.5 Annual Action Plan of NFSM (OS&OP) (FLD) & Cluster FLDs through ICAR and during 2020-21: KVKs. NFSM (OS&OP) programme is being • 2686 farmers & officers training. implemented in 28 states comprising • Supply of soil ameliorants over an area of of NFSM-Oilseeds in 28 states, NFSM- 4.33 lakh ha.

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• Supply of PP chemicals/ Bio-pesticides/ • 35 oilseeds hubs have been established weedicides/ micronutrient over an area with a target of producing 60825 qtls of of 2.61 lakh ha. certified seeds through ICAR, SAUs and • Distribution of 0.50 lakh farm implements KVKs. and PP equipments. • Oilseeds production of 25.73 million • Distribution of 3017 sprinklers and tonnes has been achieved in Kharif 2020- st 60.92 lakh mt water carrying pipes. 21 (1 Advance estimate, DES).

Year and Season wise oilseeds production target and achievement during 2014-15 to 2020-21 Year Target Achievement Kharif Rabi Total Kharif Rabi Total 2014-15 22.00 11.00 33.00 19.22 8.29 27.51 2015-16 22.00 11.00 33.00 16.70 8.55 25.25 2016-17 23.50 11.50 35.00 21.53 9.75 31.28 2017-18 25.40 10.10 35.50 21.01 10.45 31.46 2018-19 25.50 10.50 36.00 20.67 10.84 31.52 2019-20* 25.84 10.26 36.10 22.32 11.11 33.43 2020-21** 26.06 10.42 36.48 25.73 - 25.73 (Kharif)

* 4th Advance estimate, DES **1st Advance estimate, DES

8.5.2 Seed Production, Minikits and FLDs and supply of seed minikits (Kharif/Rabi/ during 2020-21: Summer) during 2020-21. In addition, support is also provided for conduct of Front In order to encourage the adoption of Line Demonstrations (FLDs) through ICAR/ newly released varieties and improved SAUs network. Seed minikits of oilseeds agro-techniques in oilseed crops, support is crops totaling 18,53,050 nos. (were supplied provided under NFSM-Oilseeds to Central during Kharif and Rabi 2020-21, through Agencies viz. National Seed Corporation Central Seed Producing Agencies. Limited (NSC), Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited (KRIBHCO), Hindustan Insecticides A total of 9510 FLDs on improved varieties Limited (HIL) [includes National Fertilisers and agro-techniques of nine oilseeds crop Limited (NFL)], National Agricultural (groundnut, soybean, castor, niger, sesame, Cooperative Marketing Federation of rapeseed-mustard, linseed, safflower and India Ltd. (NAFED), National Cooperative sunflower) during Kharif-2020 and Rabi 2020- Consumer Federation (NCCF), Indian Farm 21 respectively, were conducted through Forestry Development Co-operative Ltd. ICAR-AICRP network. During Kharif/ Rabi/ (IFFDC) & KVSSL for procurement of breeder Summer 2020-21, total of 86775 cluster seed (B/S), production of foundation seed FLDs have been planned through 592 KVKs of (F/S) and production certified seed (C/S), ICAR in different states covering (groundnut,

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 66 Annual Report 2020-21 soybean, rapeseed-mustard, sunflower, Pedavegi, Andhra Pradesh for Research & safflower, linseed, sesame, niger and castor) Development on oil palm for the following Kharif/Rabi/Summer 2020-21 oilseeds. 35 projects: Oilseed Hubs have been established with a • Capacity building programs to extension target of producing 60825 qtls. of certified officials and farmers for oil palm seeds through ICAR, SAUs and KVKs. production technology 8.5.3 Targeting Rice Fallow Areas (TRFA) in • Dissemination of oil palm production six Eastern states and four other states: technology in vernacular languages The scheme of TRFA was launched in 15 through digital video films districts of 6 Eastern states in Rabi, 2016-17 • Design & development of oil palm for utilization of rice fallows for cultivation of crop doctor in vernacular language for oilseeds in six Eastern states namely Assam, dissemination of technology Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha • Optimization of procedure for sprout and West Bengal. During 2019-20, 4 new production and seed storage in oil palm states namely Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, for indigenous seed gardens Karnataka & Tamil Nadu have been included under TRFA covering 75 districts and 7500 • Development of planting material for villages in 10 states with a production target high oil yield by utilizing Elite Dura of 3.50 lakh tonnes of oilseeds in the current Mother Palms in Thodupuzha. year in 2 lakh hectare of area. • Enhancing profitability of oil palm farmers 8.5.4 NFSM-(Oil Palm) through diagnostic advisory in nutrient management. National Food Security Mission–Oil Palm (NFSM-OP) is dedicated to oil palm area Major interventions of NFSM-Oil palm during expansion and productivity enhancement. 2020-21 are as follows: NFSM-OP is being implemented in 14 states. • Additional area coverage of oil palm Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, plantation of about 23000 ha. Odidha and Mizoram are major oil palm • About 98814 ha area under maintenance growing states. and intercropping. Under NFSM-Oilpalm, financial assistance is • Coverage of 3350 ha under drip irrigation being provided to the farmers @ 85% cost of planting material and @ 50% cost of other • Distribution of 786 pump sets & 419 components such as maintenance cost of bore wells. new plantations for four years, installation of • Farmers and officers training to 598 nos. drip-irrigation systems, diesel/electric pump- All these developmental efforts have resulted sets, bore-well/water harvesting structures/ in area expansion under oil palm from 8585 ponds, inputs for inter-cropping in oil palm ha in 1991-92 to 3.59 lakh ha by the end of (during gestation period), construction of March 2020. Similarly, the Fresh Fruit Bunches vermi-compost units and purchasing of (FFBs) production and Crude Palm Oil (CPO) machinery & tools etc. have increased from 21,233 MT and 1,134 R&D: 100% support is being provided to MT respectively (1992-93) to 10.34 lakh Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research (IIOPR), (Provisional) and 1.63 lakh MT (Provisional)

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respectively during the year 2019-20. At processing and oil extraction equipment, present, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil training of farmers, training of extension Nadu, Mizoram and Odisha are major oil palm workers and local initiatives/contingency. growing states. During 2020-21 NFSM-TBOs programme is 8.5.5 NFSM-Tree Borne Oilseeds (TBOs) being implemented in 8 states i.e Chhattisgarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Assistance under NFSM-TBOs is provided Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura and Uttar to promote various TBOs namely simarouba, Pradesh with plantation of TBOs in 2845 ha. neem, jojoba, karanja, mahua, wild apricot, area. cheura, kokum, tung and olive having capability to grow and establish in varied 8.6. Budgetary Estimate (BE) and release: agro-climatic conditions as well in the waste land of the country. During 2020-21, against the Budgetary Allocation of Rs.500.00.crore an amount The interventions under NFSM-TBOs are of Rs. 377.36 crore has been released integrated development of nurseries & to the programme implementing states, plantation on wasteland, maintenance of Central agencies and R&D institutions as on TBOs plantation, incentives for undertaking 02.12.2020. The programme-wise allocation intercropping with TBOs, Research and and release is given below: Development, distribution of pre-processing,

(Rs. in crore) S.No. NFSM (OS&OP) Allocation (2020-21) Release of fund States 3800 323.68 1. i. NFSM-Oilseeds 112.51 ii. NFSM-TRFA 38.33 iii. NFSM- Special Programme R&M 143.04 Total 293.88 2. NFSM-Oil Palm 27.63 3. NFSM-TBOs 2.17 B. Central agencies/ R&D institutions 120.00 53.67 500.00 377.36

8.7. Implementation of Direct Benefit linked beneficiary details in the main NFSM Transfer (DBT) DBT Portal. As on 02.12.2020, 2,89,442 no. of benefices are enrolled in DBT Portal. Notifications for implementation of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) has been published 8.8 Fund flow (%) under SCSP and TSP: vide SO 1343(E) dated 24th April, 2017. The release of fund under NFSM (OS&OP) The portal has been created to facilitate programme is made to the states with the implementing states for updating the category wise break-up for SC/ST and also beneficiary details. The portal is used by the there is a special mention in the release letter implementing states for uploading of the DBT

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 68 Annual Report 2020-21 that the funds earmarked for SC/ST category beneficiaries/farmers at the level of state cannot be diverted for General category. Even Government implementing the Scheme. while conveying the re-validation of previous 8.10 Extension activities years’ unspent balance of fund to the states it has the specific mention of category-wise The Department is also organizing Kisan (SC/ST) break-up of amount that is to be Melas, seminar, workshop, brain storming utilized by the state. sessions, exhibitions for mass awareness of NFSM programme and activities among the 8.9 Women beneficiaries: stakeholders, including farmers. The details While conveying the Budgetary allocation of major events and Agriculture Fairs (Kisan for Annual Action Plan to the States, 30% of Mela) during 2018-19 & 2019-20 are as allocation has been earmarked for women follows:

S. No. Event States 1 Farmers Fair-cum Exhibition on Groundnut 10.10.2019 Gujarat 2 Kisan Mela by NSC 29.02.2020 Bihar lll

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Chapter 9

National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) & Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) 9.1 Overview National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture A) Centrally Sponsored Schemes: (NMSA) is one of the eight Missions • Rainfed Area Development (RAD) outlined under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) and aims • Sub Mission on Agro Forestry (SMAF) at promoting sustainable agriculture by • National Bamboo Mission (NBM) devising appropriate adaptation strategies/ • Soil Health Management (SHM) dimensions. During the 12th Five Year Plan, these strategies/dimensions were embedded • Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana and mainstreamed into Missions/ Progammes (PKVY) /Schemes of the Department of Agriculture, B) Central Sector Schemes: Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) • Soil and Land Use Survey of India through a process of restructuring and (SLUSI) convergence. NMSA as a programmatic intervention made operational from the year • National Rainfed Area Authority 2014-15 aims at making agriculture more (NRAA) productive, sustainable, remunerative and • Mission Organic Value Chain climate resilient by promoting location specific Development in North Eastern integrated/composite farming systems; Region (MOVCDNER) soil and moisture conservation measures; comprehensive soil health management; • National Centre of Organic Farming efficient water management practices and (NCOF) mainstreaming rainfed technologies. • Central Fertilizer Quality Control and Training Institute (CFQC&TI) NMSA aims at promoting Sustainable Agriculture through climate change 9.2 Rainfed Farming System adaptation measures. The major thrust is Food grain production in the country accrues enhancing agriculture productivity especially from approximately 139.50 million hectare in rainfed areas focusing on integrated of net area sown. Of this, 67.30 million farming, soil health management and hectare is net irrigated and the remaining synergizing resource conservation. From the area of about 72.20 million hectare is under year 2018-19, NMSA is being implemented rainfed conditions (as per Land Use Statistics as a sub-mission/sub-umbrella scheme under at a Glance 2006-07 to 2015-16). Rainfed the Umbrella Scheme of ‘Green Revolution- agriculture is complex, diverse and risk prone Krishonnati Yojana’. The Centrally Sponsored characterized by low levels of productivity and Central Sector Schemes of NMSA are as and low input usage. Rainfed areas if managed under: properly have the potential to contribute

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 70 Annual Report 2020-21 a larger share in the overall production of 18 announced setting up of a dedicated food grains in the country. In view of this, Micro Irrigation Fund (MIF) to be instituted the Government of India has accorded very with NABARD with an initial corpus of Rs. high priority to the holistic and sustainable 5000 crore. The objective of the fund is to development of rainfed areas through facilitate the States in mobilizing resources efficient use of water management at farm for expanding coverage of Micro Irrigation by level and appropriate farming systems etc. In taking up special and innovative projects and this context, the RFS division is implementing also for incentivising micro irrigation beyond the Per Drop More Crop Component the provisions available under PMKSY- of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee PDMC to encourage farmers to install micro Yojana (PMKSY-PDMC) and Rainfed Area irrigation systems. The Operational Guidelines Development (RAD) component of the including Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture of MIF have been circulated to the States (NMSA). to enable them to submit project proposals. 9.2.1 Per Drop More Crop Component The States have been encouraged to submit of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee proposals for availing funds under MIF. The Yojana (PMKSY-PDMC) Department Steering Committee of MIF & NABARD has of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ approved Grant of Loan of Rs 3955.33 crore Welfare is implementing the Per Drop More to the Governments of Andhra Pradesh, Crop component of the Pradhan Mantri Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Gujarat, West Bengal Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY-PDMC), and Punjab during 2020-21 NABARD has which is operational from 2015-16 in the released an amount of Rs. 1754.6 crores to country. The PMKSY- PDMC focuses on the States of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, enhancing water use efficiency at farm Haryana and Gujarat. In addition, Steering level through Micro Irrigation viz Drip Committee of MIF has approved the project and Sprinkler Irrigation System. Besides proposal of Uttarakhand amounting to promoting micro irrigation, this component Rs 15.63 crores and submitted the loan also supports micro level water storage or application to NABARD for further necessary water conservation/management activities action. Interest Subvention of Rs. 21.58 cr as Other Interventions to supplement Micro has been released to NABARD till quarter Irrigation. From 2015-16, Central Assistance ending December, 2020. of Rs. 13332.23 crore has been released to States for implementation of PMKSY- PDMC 9.2.3 Rainfed Area Development (RAD) RAD which includes Rs. 1346.38 crore released is being implemented as a component of the during 2020-21 up to 30.12.2020. From National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture 2015-16, Micro Irrigation area of 50.11 lakh (NMSA) from the year 2014-15. RAD adopts ha has been covered in the country under an area based approach for development and PMKSY- PDMC which includes 2.22 lakh ha conservation of natural resources through during 2020-21 till December 2020. During promoting Integrated Farming Systems (IFS). the year 2019-20, 11.72 lakh ha was brought IFS focuses on multi cropping, rotational under Micro Irrigation which is the highest cropping, inter-cropping and mixed cropping coverage in a calendar year so far. practices with allied activities like horticulture, 9.2.2 Micro Irrigation Fund (MIF) Union livestock, fishery, apiculture etc. to enable Finance Minister in the Union Budget 2017- farmers not only in maximizing farm returns

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for sustaining livelihood, but also to mitigate • NRAA has brought out a Report, the impact of drought, flood or other extreme “Prioritization of Districts for weather events. The benefits of Integrated Development Planning in India - A Farming System (IFS) are as under: (a) Composite Index based Approach”. The Increasing agricultural productivity of rainfed Report has successfully ranked all the areas in a sustainable manner by adopting an 670 rural districts of the country based appropriate farming system based approach on a composite index, and identified 168 (b) To minimize the adverse impact of possible districts (25% of the districts studied) crop failure due to drought, flood or un-even as “high priority” rainfed districts” rainfall distribution through diversified and for intervention. The report has also composite farming systems (c) Enhancement identified priority districts based on of farmer’s income and livelihood support natural resource index which are primarily highly water-stressed districts and for reduction of poverty in rainfed areas. The require focused development strategies total area covered under NMSA-RAD since by the Government. inception upto 31st March, 2020 is 4.97 lakh ha. As on 30.12.2020, an amount of Rs.80.29 • So far NRAA has prepared drought crore has been released to the States for proofing action plans for 24 most critical implementation of the programme during drought prone districts in consultation the current year. Since inception and up to with the State governments of Rajasthan, 30.12.2020, an amount of Rs. 1387.13 crore Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh. As a has been released to States under RAD. precursor to rolling out of the drought proofing action plans in the states, 9.3 National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA): training programmes for lead farmers NRAA was established as an attached office and district officials in 14 districts have of DAC&FW on 3rd November, 2006. It is an been organized so that the action plans ‘Advisory Body’ for policy and programme could be rolled out smoothly. Piloting of formulation and monitoring of programmes/ drought proofing action plans have been activities relating to integrated development taken up in 7 clusters of Andhra Pradesh of degraded/rainfed areas which dominates and Karnataka with funding from RKVY- the agricultural system of the country. On the RAFTAR under supervision of NRAA. recommendations of the Group of Secretaries, • Being mandated with the idea of bringing NRAA has also been given an additional global and international experiences mandate to provide technical inputs in for development of rainfed agriculture, planning and implementation of Pradhan NRAA with support from FAO rolled out Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojna (PMKSY) in three Technical Cooperation Projects. rainfed areas for rain water conservation, The three projects being implemented watershed development, etc. and their are: (i) Reviving traditional pasture routes management and suggest development plans in dry & arid parts of the country; (ii) for 150 most vulnerable rainfed districts. Landscape based integrated rainfed NRAA was allocated Rs. 3.85 crores during agriculture systems for improved 2019-20. income and nutritional security through convergence; and (iii) Climate resilient Some of the major activities undertaken sugarbeet based cropping system model during the year 2020-21 by NRAA are: for higher income in rainfed areas.

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• It is observed that trees on farm land day Module’ will be conducted every half are completely damaged due to extreme year (4 such modules in 2 years) and after climatic events like cyclone, flood, each session, the participants need to droughts etc. which are livelihood of many adopt/ use the tools in their fields, and farmers, but no specific compensation report results and share with their Project exists for losses due to complete teams. This course has been kicked off damage/uprooting of the trees. In order with first module on 10.12.2020 and to cover “Tree on Farms” for assistance around 50 participants from states of under SDRF/NDRF, a detailed proposal Odisha, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh has been formulated involving various have been enrolled in the programme. stake holders and eminent experts and NRAA is engaged with ICAR institutes, state submitted to DAC&FW for taking up agricultural universities and other national with MHA for consideration. institutes to drive the research agenda for • Project on identification of suitable rainfed agriculture and capacity buildings genotypes for “Neem” based agro- of stake holders. NRAA is also undertaking forestry systems, has been taken up with a study to suggest vulnerability ranking ICAR-CAFRI. This will help in scientific of districts across the country from the promotion of neem plantations in rainfed perspective of risk coverage; identifying ecosystems to meet country’s requirement compatible and non-compatible crops based for different usage including the Neem on agroecology; and examining complications Coating of Urea. Optimization of DNA witnessed in implementation of agriculture isolation from Neem Germplasm has insurance with suggestions for reforms. been completed and the standardization 9.4 Central Sector Scheme of Soil Conservation of protocol for marker analysis to assess Training Centre Damodar Valley Corporation the neem genetic diversity is in progress. (DVC), Hazaribag (Non Plan): This Central • Watershed programmes being the Sector Scheme was created under Non-Plan primary tool for rainfed areas, on the for conducting training and capacity building request of DoLR, NRAA has revised the including short orientation courses for soil & guidelines for new generation watershed water conservation, land degradation, crop projects. The draft guideline has been management, livelihood support through submitted to DoLR. off farm activities, agro forestry, Integrated • NRAA has launched a learning course Farming System, Soil Health Management on “Optimising Available Water in and Climate Change Adaptation and Rainfed Agriculture” in collaboration Mitigation in agriculture and allied sectors with CSIRO, Australia and Revitalising which are essential for strengthening Rainfed Agriculture Network (RRA-N). capabilities of field functionaries. During The Course intends to take the scientific the year 2019-20, thirteen training courses tools and learnings of over a decade of in the aforementioned areas have been Australian research and development conducted and 405 participants have been experiences to mainstream development trained. Participants for the above training projects dealing with water management courses include officials of various State/ in rainfed areas. The Course is for 2 (two) UT governments, Central Government years in half-yearly intervals. A ‘Three Organisations, NGOs, leading farmers,

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students & volunteers. During 2020-21, iv. To rejuvenate the under developed thirteen training programmes were planned bamboo industry in India. with an outlay of Rs 60.00 lakh. However, no v. To promote skill development, capacity training programme could be conducted due building and awareness generation for to the prevailing COVID19 pandemic. development of bamboo sector from Natural Resource Management production to market demand. 9.5 National Bamboo Mission (NBM) vi. To realign efforts so as to reduce dependency on import of bamboo and National Bamboo Mission was launched bamboo products by way of improved as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme in the productivity and suitability of domestic year 2006-07 and continued till 2015-16. raw material for industry, so as to enhance The NBM was limited to propagation and income of the primary producers. cultivation of bamboo species. Thereafter, 9.5.2 Salient Features NBM was restructured and launched during the year 2018-2019 for development of This scheme is an exclusive initiative complete value chain, including focus on focusing on the complete value chain to value addition, product development and link bamboo growers to industry, starting market linkages. from quality planting material, cultivation, seasoning, processing, product development 9.5.1 Objectives: to marketing etc. in an integrated manner. 14 Ministries/ Departments are associated i. To increase the area under bamboo in various aspects as per their allocation of plantation in non-forest Government and business. private lands to supplement farm income and contribute towards resilience to 9.5.3 Coverage climate change as well as availability The scheme is being implemented in 23 of quality raw material requirement of States: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Mizoram, industries. Bamboo plantations are to Meghalya, Tripura, Manipur, Sikkim, be promoted predominantly in farmers’ Nagaland, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, fields, homesteads, community lands, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Karnataka, Uttrakhand, arable wasteland and along irrigation Bihar, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, canals, water bodies etc. Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Himachal ii. To improve post-harvest management Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. through establishment of innovative primary processing units near the 9.5.4 Structure for monitoring and source of production, primary treatment implementation and seasoning plants, preservation An Inter Ministerial Executive Committee technologies and market infrastructure. (EC) chaired by Secretary (DAC&FW) iii. To promote product development keeping oversees the implementation & monitoring of in view market demand, by assisting R&D, the Mission at the national level. It approves entrepreneurship & business models at the Annual Action Plan (AAP) of the States micro, small and medium levels and feed and coordinates partnership, convergence bigger industry. & synergy among various Ministries/ Departments. 2 non official experts are also

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 74 Annual Report 2020-21 members of the EC. State Level Executive NER and the hilly states of Uttrakhand and Committee (SLEC) is constituted in the Himachal Pradesh where it is 90:10 fund implementing states to oversee effective sharing. It is 100% in case of UTs/ National implementation of the programme. Level Agencies viz. Bamboo Technology Support Groups. 9.5.5 Funding Pattern and release of funds The budget allocation and releases are The funding pattern is 60:40 between Centre: summarized as follows: State Govt. for all States except states of

(Rs. in crore) Year BE RE Expenditure 2018-19 300.00 153.30 150.03 2019-20 150.00 87.00 84.51 2020-21 (31.12.2020) 110.00 94.00 51.18 Projection for January – March, 2021: 31.02

9.5.6 Mission Interventions & Physical campaign, Research & Development etc. Progress These initiatives can help small and medium scale industries and entrepreneurs besides The scheme covers all important aspects of large scale industries such as construction, the bamboo sector including Propagation biofuel, fibre and textiles etc. 10 most and Cultivation of Bamboo, Promotion of important species from the commercial bamboo treatment and preservation, Product (industry) perspective have been identified Development and Processing, Promotion and for being raised by farmers to facilitate easy Development of Infrastructure for Bamboo marketing. As per the information received Market, Development of tools, equipment & from respective states the physical progress machinery, Skill Development and awareness for the year 2019-20 has been as follows:

Sr. Components Achievement Projection No. (as on 31.12.2020) for January – March, 2021 2019-20 2020-21 2020-21 1 Propagation Nursery (in nos.) 54 0 20 and Cultivation Plantation (in ha) 7141 355 3216 2 Promotion of bamboo treatment and preservation (in nos.) 12 3 6 3 Product Development and Processing (in nos.) 47 10 28 4 Promotion and Development of Infrastructure for Bamboo 20 3 9 Market (in nos.) 5 Development of tools, equipment & machinery (in nos.) 509 1 280 6 Skill Capacity Building Training (in no. of 3275 1274 1375 Development persons) and awareness Workshop/ seminar/ trade fairs/exhibition 64 7 8 campaign (in nos.) 7 Research & Development (in nos.) 62 3 9

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9.5.7 Initiatives Taken Plantation Quality Planting Material • A total area of 14980 ha bamboo plantations have been achieved so far • 10 major commercially important since the launch of the restructured NBM. bamboo species namely Bambusa tulda, States have been directed to complete B. bambos, B. balcooa, B. cacharensis, B. all plantations approved during 2020- polymorpha, B. nutans, Dendrocalamus 21 and the spillover of previous years in asper, D. hamiltonii, Thyrostachys oliveri, the current monsoon, with due care for Melocanna baccifera have been identified hygiene and community distancing in so as to have market ready plantations view of the Covid 19 pandemic. and to supply raw material to industry. • Arunachal Pradesh has taken a remarkable States can also take up plantations of initiative by going for plantation of Moso other locally important species like D. bamboo over 600 Ha. This is the species stocksii in Tripura. China has been using for dominating raw • For Quality Planting Material, NBM has material supply for the agarbatti industry. formulated Guidelines for Accreditation Moso can also be grown in Sikkim, of Bamboo Nurseries and Certification Mizoram and Himachal Pradesh. of Planting Material of Bamboo. North • 33 FPOs are proposed for formation Eastern States have taken a lead in forming under the recently approved scheme of committees for the same and have started DACFW for formation of 10,000 FPOs in the accreditation of nurseries. Tripura the coming 5 years. Assam has innovated has already documented all nurseries for by engaging FPOs of SFAC for raising accreditation . Madhya Pradesh has also 585 ha of plantations. made significant progress in accreditation Agarbatti Sector of nurseries. This process will ensure availability of quality saplings, instill • One of the objectives of NBM is to reduce confidence in the growers of bamboo dependency on import of bamboo and and help enhance productivity. bamboo products. Two reports on the agarbatti sector (i) an in house study by • Rain Forest Research Institute, Jorhat has NBM was submitted to PMO in 2018 been actively involved in providing quality and (ii) a study commissioned to IIFT mother plants, both vegetative and tissue gave an in-depth analysis of the agarbatti culture, of known source and quality to industry together with recommendations the States for its mass multiplication. 5 for revival. The report finds that agarbattis years license agreement has been signed have huge potential as a manufacturing by Assam with RFRI for supply of QPM for business because its demand is at an all- multiplication in 9 Krishi Vigyan Kendras. time high and specially during festivals. RFRI has also given Tissue Culture This finding was also shared with D/o planting material to Madhya Pradesh (to Commerce and has apparently helped be mass propagated by a private lab Reva in a major policy decision, on 31st Floriculture in Indore), Chhattisgarh and August, 2019 whereby the import policy the Indian Institute of Forest Genetics for “Agarbatti” and other odoriferous and Tree Breeding, Coimbatore. preparations which operate by burning

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(HS Code 33074100) and “Others” under of Standards for agarbatti sticks Exim Code 33074900 of ITC (HS) 2017 — (traditionally hand rolled and machine Schedule— 1 (Import Policy) was revised rolled), premixed and white agarbatti. by placing it from the ‘Free’ to ‘Restricted’ Construction Sector category. Import Duty/ Tariff on HS Code 14011000 (Bamboos) was also uniformly • For promotion of bamboo in the raised to 25% under the Customs Tariff construction sector, BIS has formulated Act in June 2020. NBM States have been standards on structural use of bamboo, urged to take this as an opportunity to namely, IS 15912:2012 “Structural revive domestic units. Design using bamboo-Code of Practice”. The reference to this standard has • NBM had taken note of this major also been incorporated in the National concern much earlier with a 2-day Building Code of India 2016. Revised intense deliberation involving 2 major and updated version of IS 15912 -2018 players ITC and Cycle Brand and 5 major has been published. Provisions for use of States namely Tripura, Assam, Madhya bamboo based materials/panel products Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka to as walling, flooring, roofing and panels deliberate and prepare business plans for walls and common roof covering/ for agarbatti on 30/6/2019 & 1/7/2019. cladding materials have been included. Further to bring States and industries on one plane to meet requirements a • NBM has requested Railways, CPWD, number of meetings have been held, the NBCC, Ministry of Rural Development, last one being a webinar on 26/6/2020 Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Civil in which former Indian Ambassador to Aviation to enhance use of bamboo in Vietnam also shared his experience and construction sectors. A webinar was also perspective on the issue. held to introduce NBCC, CPWD and MES to this new age material using bamboo as • Tripura has established depots and set construction material. up new agarbatti stick factories with combined capacities of 5 tonnes per day. Manufacture of Bamboo Wood and Boards Another cluster and depot is being set • Four major private firms for up at Chakmaghat near the river head. manufacturing of bamboo based Industry is partnering with NBM and construction material are operating from States proactively to convert to complete the North East namely Mutha Industries Make in India shortly e.g Cycle Brand in Agartala, Timpack in Nongpoh has entered into an agreement with the Meghalaya, Biowealth ESES, Jagiroad Assam Bamboo Mission. The traditional Assam and Nanosteel Ltd Guwahati. Kumarghat cluster of Tripura has been There is tremendous scope for scaling up revived. The logistics issue is being production if the demand increases and overcome by the potential use of inland percolating the benefit down to bamboo waterways, discussions for which were growers and those associated with it at initiated with the Ministry of Shipping the primary processing stage. There is and Inland Waterways Authoirty of India, need of scaling up the use of the bamboo including cutting across Bangladesh. based construction material for different • BIS is also in the process of formulation Government schemes.

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• NBM has been discussing constantly with • Generation of DNA barcodes for different stakeholders to understand the identification of commercially important gaps and ways and means to promote this bamboo species was submitted by KFRI. sector. NBM is also in close discussions • Northern India Textile Research with the Inland Waterways Authority Association (NITRA) project on of India for use of national waterways Development of regenerated cellulosic for transport of bamboo and bamboo fibre from Indian bamboo. produce from NER to rest of the country. The voyage from Sonamura cutting across Skill Development Bangladesh has commenced. These • Premier institutions like the National routes will be very useful for transport of Institute of Design Bengaluru and all nonperishable agri produce and in this Ahmedabad; North East Cane and instance bamboo and bamboo products. Bamboo Development Council Assam, Credit Linked back ended subsidy: Rain Forest Research Institute (RFRI) Jorhat, Bamboo and Cane Development • To augment credit facility to the Institute Agartala, Export Promotion entrepreneurs associated with the Council for Handicrafts etc are associating bamboo sector and requiring financial with National Bamboo Mission nationally assistance under NBM, guidelines on and/ or State level in Skill Development. credit linked back ended subsidy have been communicated to all States so that • MoU is in the offing with the Handicraft financial institutions can be approached Sector Skill Council and Furniture and for credit facilities. Fittings SSC under the Skill India Mission. Discussions have also been held with Research & Development under NBM Construction, Retail and Beauty Wellness • Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) SSCs also. is working on promoting indigenous Other Initiatives supply of Litsea, a base raw material for preparation of jigget. • A Workshop on Incubation Centres under NBM was organized on 11.06.19 • Selection & development of superior at PUSA Krishi Incubator for participants culms for quality planting material was from NBM implementing States so as to submitted by the Indian Council of build capacity for the establishment of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE). incubation centres in the states approved • A project on Development of Value Chain under NBM. for Bamboo for mass multiplication, • A National Conference on Bamboo popularization in farmers field and was organized on 22.10.2019 in NASC industrial linkages in Central India was Complex, New Delhi. The conference submitted by ICFRE. was attended by the State Mission • Geographic accessions of potentially Directors (NBM), Research Institutes, industry and entrepreneurs in the important bamboo species collected bamboo sector. The conference covered for assessment of genetic diversity and aspects like investment and industrial selection of superior genotypes was development in the bamboo sector, submitted by KFRI. access to credit facilities for bamboo

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stakeholders, emerging markets for Agarbatti Value Chain was held on bamboo based products and use of 26-06-2020 by the National Bamboo inland waterways for transport. Sectoral Mission. discussions to premeditate and formulate  A webinar (virtual) on Construction recommendations on agarbatti, using Bamboo Building Material was construction, fibre & paper, beauty & held on 30-7-2020. wellness and quality planting material sectors were also undertaken during the  A webinar on Innovations in Bamboo conference. An exhibition on different was held on 7-8-2020. bamboo products was also organized  A webinar on New Age Construction as a side event to show case innovative using Bamboo was held on October, products made by artisans of different 2020. states.  An online (virtual) meeting was • Further, the National Bamboo Mission convened on 20.10.2020 to discuss has been organizing webinars and and decide a broad roadmap and line consultations on various subjects such of action for bamboo fiber, pulp and as strengthening of the agarbatti value paper in India. chain, construction using bamboo building material, innovations in Externally Aided Initiatives bamboo, new age construction using • On the recommendations of DEA and in bamboo, bamboo based fibre, paper & consultation with NITI Aayog, a proposal pulp involving stakeholders including of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) the representatives from industries to assisted umbrella project anchored in mobilize a synergetic effort to take the DACFW is being formulated as a part of bamboo sector forward. their study of the North East Economic • A five year holistic Bamboo Development Corridor. Officers from M/o DONER Plan for North Eastern States was were also part of the discussions in prepared in consultation with States and the meetings convened by NITI Aayog shared with MoDoNER and NITI Aayog. to discuss the outline of the proposal. • A proposal for training the trainers Consultation with the states is in process of Afghanistan through the National by the ADB to tentatively identify the Institute of Design (NID, Hyderabad) in locations. topics viz., handicrafts, furniture, lifestyle • A Preliminary Project Report (PPR) has products, structures and construction been submitted through Department of was submitted. Economic Affairs for the development of • The National Bamboo Mission conducted the Bamboo Sector in the North Eastern sectoral discussions pertaining to various States through Technical Cooperation aspects of bamboo based industry and under JICA. It aims at bringing Japanese farming with participation of subject expertise on design, product development experts, key persons in Ministries/ and branding in the bamboo sector and Departments/ Institutes/ States and a create transformational impact on the progressive entrepreneurs and farmers, whole bamboo sector in the North East. which are as follows: It includes design, product development  A webinar on Strengthening of and branding, skill development and Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 79 Annual Report 2020-21

hand holding of artisans etc. States and related to links of the value chain viz. premier institutions of the region such primary processing centres, incubation as Rain Forest Research Institute (RFRI), centres, treatment plants, common Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts facility centres, clusters etc. to align with (EPCH), Cane and Bamboo Technology requirement of industry with forward Centre (CBTC), Indian Institute of linkages to bamboo plantations in the Technology (IIT) Guwahati, Indian region taking into account a regional Institute of Management (IIM) Shillong, perspective are being addressed by NBM. National Institute of Design (NID) Jorhat, Gender Perspectives Bamboo & Cane Development Institute (BCDI) Agartala are to be partnered in • Women are equally encouraged for different activities appropriately. benefitting from the implementation of all components of the National Bamboo • NITI Forum for the North East in Mission. However, states are advised to nd its 2 Meeting has made five key earmark 30% of the allocated budget for recommendations for boosting the women beneficiaries / farmers under the economy including Bamboo, Tea, Tourism, NBM. Pisciculture and Dairy. Recommendations

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9.6 Sub-Mission on Agroforestry (SMAF) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Agroforestry is known to have the potential to Uttar Pradesh and two UTs i.e Jammu & mitigate the effects of climate change through Kashmir and Ladakh. microclimate moderation, conservation of natural resources and creation of The Mission is focused to increase tree cover additional sources of livelihood and income to enhance carbon sequestration, climate opportunities. In order to make agriculture resilience & risk management, enrichment less vulnerable to climatic aberrations, the of soil organic matter, availability of planting Government of India formulated the National material etc. to help in creating additional Agroforestry Policy in 2014. The policy sources of income to farmers and better recommends for setting up of a Mission livelihoods. or Board to address development of the Under the Mission, multipurpose tree agroforestry sector in an organized manner. species with short, medium and long term The Sub-Mission on Agroforestry (SMAF) returns are encouraged, so that farmers may under NMSA is an initiative to this end. The get additional income at regular intervals Sub-Mission on Agroforestry (SMAF) has from fruits, fodder, medicinal, timber, etc. been launched in 2016-17 to encourage and species. Linkages with organizations like expand tree plantation on farm land, with the National Medicinal Plant Board (NMPB), the motto of“Har Medh Par Ped”, along with Central Silk Board, ICAR, wood based paper crops/ cropping system. The Sub-Mission has and plywood industries, etc. to explore the the following broad objectives: development of agroforestry in new sectors • To encourage and expand tree plantation are being established. During the year, 20 in farm land demonstration units with location specific • To ensure availability of quality planting agroforestry models were established at material KVKs to impart training and skill in various • To popularise various Agroforestry aspects of agroforestry to farmers and other practices/models stakeholders. • To create a database, information In order to create greater acceptance of the and knowledge support in the area of Mission among the farmers, DAC&FW is agroforestry. associated with the Indian Council of Forestry • To provide extension and capacity Research and Education (ICFRE) and Central building support to the agroforestry Agroforestry Research Institute (CAFRI) for sector. sharing their knowledge base and research The scheme is being implemented in findings in the context of production of the States which have liberalized transit quality planting material of commercially regulations for selected tree species, a pre important species, good cultivation and requisite for Central assistance to facilitate harvesting practices supported with R&D an enabling environment for farmers to interventions, product development, value adopt tree plantation on their farm land along addition and primary processing through with crops. At present, the scheme is being market (industry) linkages and appropriate implemented in 20 States namely Meghalaya, capacity building. The network of ICAR and Mizoram, Nagaland, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, ICFRE Institutes across the country would Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal also enable partnering with States in reaching Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, out to the farmers.

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9.6.1 Financial Progress: (as on 31.12.2020): scheme is being implemented. The majority of species being planted include Santalum Since 2016-17, total ₹121.04 Crore has album (Sandal wood/Chandan), Aegle been released to the implementing States/ marmelos (Bael), Azadirachta indica (Neem), agencies. During the current year 2020-21, Litsea glutinosa(Bollygum), Poplar, Eucalyptus, a sum of ₹ 16.08 Crore has been released as Dalbergia sissoo (Indian rosewood/Shisham), on 31.12.2020. Terminalia arjuna (Arjuna) etc. 9.6.2 Physical Progress: Women Self Help Groups of Odisha: The Under this scheme, an area of 68852.08 Ha women Self Help Group members in the has been brought under plantation, 706 nos. backward regions of Odisha are being of nurseries have been established and about involved in the management of SMAF 302.508 lakh trees have been planted during nurseries. Investment in skilling of women the the last four years (2016-17 to 2019-20) in best practices of raising quality planting across 20 states & two UTs in which the SMAF materials is being done.

Training on Best Practices of SMAF Nursery Management at Kundra Block, Koraput District.

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Image showing success story of Agroforestry (SMAF) in State of Gujarat: 9.6.3 Climate Change

Many national and international developments an integrated holistic approach focusing more have taken place since the launch of NMSA. on vulnerable regions, deploying the best bet Understanding on the impact of climate technologies and practices for adaptation and change on Indian agriculture has improved mitigation and empowering farmers through and promising adaptation and mitigation capacity building and financial support. strategies have been identified, which can Implementation strategies are designed with help farmers to cope with climate change. a time frame up to 2030. Eleven key priority However, agriculture in India as elsewhere areas have been identified for programmatic globally continues to face challenges posed interventions which can minimize the impact by climate variability including aberrant of climatic change and reduce risk. Each of monsoons, heat waves, extreme weather these priority areas has to be analysed in events and degradation of natural resources. the context of four functional areas, viz., Climate resilience is being promoted through Research and Development, Technology the research & technologies being developed Adoption, Infrastructure and Capacity by ICAR and disseminated by programmatic Building for identifying adaptation and interventions of DAC&FW and DAHD&F. mitigation measures in a multi-dimensional and cross sectoral matrix. The NMSA Strategy document was revised for the period 2018 to 2030 and has adopted

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NMSA Strategy Document (2018-2030) The programmatic interventions in these Under NMSA progress on the following ten four functional areas covering eleven priority deliverables are periodically monitored and items will effectively address adaptation and submitted to the Ministry of Environment, mitigation needs of the complete value chain Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC). from production to marketing in agriculture and allied sectors.

S.No. Deliverables Achievement (2012- 13 to 2020) 1 Area under organic farming (lakh ha) 31.62

2 Production of biofertilizers (lakh MT) 7.29 3 Precision Irrigation (Lakh ha) 64.40 4 SRI/ Direct Seeded Rice from Transplantation (lakh ha) 10.965 5 Crop diversification (lakh ha) 3.584 6 Additional area under plantation in arable land (lakh ha) 10.701 7 Climate Resilient Varieties (CRV) Identified/ Released (No.) 467.0 0 8 (a) Identification of genotypes of crops with enhanced CO2 fixation 137.0 0 potential and less water consumption & nutrients (No.) 8 (b) Climate Resilient Genotypes with greater adaptation to drought, flood, 156.00 salinity and high temperature (No.) 9 Coverage of milch animals under ration balancing programme (lakh No.) 29.581 10 Establishment of bypass protein feed making unit (Capacity of 50 MT 700 per day) (No.)

*Achievement as reported by implementing programme Division/Department as on 30th November, 2020

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Biennial Update Reports (BUR) is a mandatory established in 1958 is an apex organization in requirement for submission to the United the country, which deals with Soil Survey and Nations Framework Convention on Climate Land Resource Mapping. It is a subordinate Change (UNFCCC). BUR consists of updates of office under the INM Division, Department National Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventories, of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers including a National Inventory report and Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers information on mitigation actions etc. It Welfare. provides updates on actions undertaken by The organization is primarily engaged in the country including the status of its GHG conducting soil survey of different intensities emissions and removals by sinks as well as on in order to provide scientific database for the actions to reduce emissions or enhance developmental programmes encompassing sinks. Ministry of Environemnt, Forests soil and water conservation planning, & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has been watershed development, scientific land use entrusted with the task of preparation of planning etc. The database generation of Biennial Update Reports (BURs) and National the organization is commensurate with the Communication (NATCOM) which are requirement of soil and land use information submitted to the Secretariat of the UNFCCC of various land-based development at specific time intervals. Agriculture is one programmes. of the most important sectors for reporting under BUR. The first and second Biennial The organization is well-equipped with Updated Reports were submitted on 22nd Remote Sensing & Geographic Information January 2016 and 31st December 2018, System (GIS) laboratories for Image Analysis/ respectively and included data on activities On-screen Image Interpretation along such as Micro-irrigation, Horticulture with modern facilities of soil analysis and plantation, System of Rice Intensification cartography laboratories for acquisition of etc. Climate Change cell at Natural Resource soil and land information for the development Management Division collates the data and management of digital spatial database. and input material from the implementing It operates soil survey activities from it’s Divisions and the same is furnished to Headquarters at New Delhi and seven MoEF&CC for inclusion in the National GHG centres located at Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Inventory. The Third Biennial Update report Hyderabad, Kolkata, Nagpur, Noida and has been finalized for submission to UNFCC. Ranchi. SLUSI has also established a Remote Sensing Cell (RSC) at Noida for leveraging 9.7 Soil and Land Use Survey of India (SLUSI) applications of advanced technologies in soil Soil and Land Use Survey of India (SLUSI) was survey programmes.

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Achievements of SLUSI- Major Activities during 2020-21 (as on st31 December, 2020) The organization has required information on soil & land characteristics for demarcation  Generation of Soil Fertility Maps under of priority areas in 261.150 million ha areas the Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme: in various catchments of the country on SLUSI is entrusted with the work of reconnaissance level and has also acquired preparation of Soil Fertility Maps from Soil data in 19.65 million ha area under detailed Health Card data in villages of 37 aspirational soil survey in various states at 1:4,000 to 15,000 scale (presently at 1:10,000 Scale) districts (NITI AYOG) in the country under using cadastral maps/ satellite data / aerial Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan (KKA-I & II). So far, photographs. Similarly, SLUSI has also carried Soil Fertility Maps of 842 villages have been out Soil Resource Mapping (SRM) at 1:50,000 completed and submitted to the INM Division, scale in area of 130.27 million ha areas in 265 DAC&FW. The soil fertility maps developed districts of the country. will be displayed in villages for spreading awareness about SHC and motivate farmers As a core component of the National Mission to use fertilizers judiciously. The work of for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), SLUSI preparation of soil fertility mapping of the provides technical support for monitoring and evaluation of various national developmental remaining villages is under progress with programmes namely the Soil Health Card collaboration of State Agriculture department Scheme and PMKSY. and with SHC data provided by NIC.

Village wise Soil Fertility Maps generated by SLUSI is as given below:

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 Development of Detailed Soil Database (KKA- I & II). The field work of 17 districts i.e. in 37 Aspiraional Districts: Narmada (Gujarat), Washim (Maharashtra), The organization is also entrusted with Khamman (Telangana), Fatehpur, Chitrakoot, development of detailed soil database Sonbhadra, Chandauli (U.P), Virudhnagar through Detailed Soil Survey and integrating (Tamilnadu), Kalahandi, Koraput, Dhenkanal, the basic soil properties with Soil Survey Gajapati, Bolangir (Odisha), Dumka, Chatra, Data and other aspects about the integration Giridih (Jharkhand) covering 17.95 lakh ha of Soil Data with Soil Fertility attributes to has been completed. prepare integrated /comprehensive Maps The soil map and land capability class map of Villages in 37 aspirational districts of the generated in the report published under country under the Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan is given below:

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Photographs below are showing the field survey work, i.e. digging of soil profile and studying of soil profile

 Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana completed irrigation projects under PMKSY (PMKSY) Mission: (AIBP) mission. So far, SLUSI has completed Soil & Land Use Survey of India (SLUSI) has the work of detailed soil data base generation carried out Detailed Soil Survey along with for development of crop plan in 46 irrigation monitoring & collating information on the projects. The report generation work has preparation of crop plan in command areas of been completed for 23 projects. The soil map of some irrigation projects generated under PMKSY is as given below:

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 Outreach Program on Farmers project is funded by North Eastern Awareness on recently enacted Farm Space Applications Centre (NESAC), Act for Agriculture Reforms through Department of Space, Government Webinars: of India. Soil & Land Use Survey of India (SLUSI) II. Soil Resource Atlas of India. Project entrusted for creating awareness about the finalization is under progress. The provisions of Farm Acts among large number project will be funded by the National of farmers across the country. For this, all Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), centres of SLUSI are actively participating in Indian Space Research Organization an outreach program on Farmers Awareness (ISRO), Government of India. by conducting webinars in different states of  Publication : the country. Till now, the organization has established contact with 66498 number of I. Detailed Soil Survey: 37 reports farmers in states like Assam, Dadar & Nagar II. Soil Resource Mapping: 05 reports Haveli, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, III. Rapid Reconnaissance Survey: 01 Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar report Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala via Whats App/ Webinar meeting on virtual basis. About  Annual Physical Target for Soil Survey 16591 number of farmers have attended Work: meetings through Webinars. Due to COVID-19 pandemic situation,  RRS Seamless Database Generation: field parties were not deployed in summer 2020. But in November, 2020 all In order to facilitate users on requirement of the field parties moved for field ground digital data on soils & land for characterizing truthing/survey work in different states the Micro Watersheds in the country, the in all the centres of the organisaton and work for seamless mosaicking of digital successfully achieved the field ground RRS database is in progress. All centres are truthing/survey target of 7.17 lakh ha for carrying out mosaicking of area under their DSS and 12.57 lakh ha for SRM. In spite survey jurisdiction. Out of total 370 nos. of of the COVID-19 situation in the country, reports (spatial & non-spatial), the database efforts are being made to achieve the of 195 nos. of reports have been generated physical target of 28.80 lakh ha for DSS till now. and 21.64 lakh ha for SRM by March, 2021. The preparation report on seamless Rapid reconnaissance soil map has been completed  Revenue Generation : for Tamil Nadu state which can serve as guide Through sale of soil and microwatershed to the state user department to plan the soil data: Rs. 49,169/- user department to plan the soil and water conservation. Through consultancy projects: Rs. 5,04,977/-  Consultancy Project:  Digitization: I. Soil Resource Mapping on 1:50K for 7 districts of Manipur. The total cost Under digital India initiative, SLUSI has of the project is Rs. 31,36,000/-. The completed the digitization of all its available

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 90 Annual Report 2020-21 old reports & maps using GIS for sharing of soil targeted to be completed by March, 2021. and land use information in digital format for The work of DSS will help in evaluating users. Under this initiative, the organization the potential of soils and integrating it is involved in checking and correlation for with soil health card facility status map of seamless compiling of digitized reports & villages to develop integrated soil maps maps data on state/district level. for sustainable crop production. Field target of remaining 9.07 lakh ha for SRM Estimates of the Activities to be carried out is targeted to be completed by March, from November, 2020 to March, 2021: 2021.  RRS Seamless Database Generation:  Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana The work for seamless mosaicking of (PMKSY) Mission: digital RRS database is in progress and Monitoring work & collating information all centres are carrying out mosaicking of on the release of water in 99 irrigation area under their survey jurisdiction. The projects under PMKSY mission is a work of digital RRS database generation continuous process. Generation of soil for the remaining 175 nos. of reports data & reports for the remaining 23 is targeted to be completed by March, surveyed projects will be completed by 2021. March, 2021. The soil maps will be shared  Generation of Soil Fertility Maps under with State Agricultural Universities and Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme: RFS division of the Deptt. of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare, Govt. of The work of preparation of soil fertility India. mapping of remaining villages is under progress with the collaboration of State INTERNAL AUDIT REPORT Agriculture department and with SHC The Internal Audit Report in respect data provided by NIC. of SLUSI, HQ for the FY 2013-19  Development of Detailed Soil Database was conducted from 18.11.2019 to in 37 aspirational districts and Soil 22.11.2019. The Internal Audit Report Resource database: was received vide letter No. Agri./IA/ The remaining area of detailed soil survey DLI/SLUSI, Pusa/2019-20/300-301 (DSS) field survey (i.e. 21.63 lakh ha) is dated 28.09.2020

Audit Audit Para Reply/ Action Para No. 01 Target not Achieved-Justification Required The Action Taken reports 02 Non-adjustment of contingency advances in tunes of Rs. 12,51,000/- are under 03 Payment of Electricity Tax @5% on current bill to Tata Power Delhi preparation and Distribution Ltd. will be sent to CPAO shortly 04 Irregularities in Travelling Allowance of Rs. 4,30,000 /- for dropping the Audit paras 05 Procurement of Stationary items to the tunes of Rs. 5,75,566/- not through GeM during 2017-18 06 Excess Expenditure over Budget Allocation –Ratification

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07 Excess Consumption of Petrol and Maintenance of Vehicle 08 Excess Expenditure beyond delegated financial Power to Head of Office (Delegation of Financial Power Rules 1978) 09 Non-Verification of Qualifying Service after 18 Years’ Service or 05 Years before Retirement 10 Cash Book not Maintained as per Receipt & Payment 11 Physical Verification of Stores not up to date urgent action to be taken 12 Non proper procedure followed in disposal of condemned items in the office of the Soil and Land Use Survey (SLUSI) (Rule 220 of GFR 2017)

Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) & Farmers Welfare conducts Zonal Conferences Organic Farming: with all the States for every Kharif and Rabi season in order to assess the requirement of 9.8 INM & Organic Farming: fertilizers in all the States. After consultation Ministry of Agriculture, Cooperation with States, Department of Fertilizers and Farmers Welfare, Department of and Lead Fertiliser suppliers etc., the total Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare requirement for each State is assessed for the is implementing the INM & organic farming season. component under the National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture. Financial assistance Therefore, the States prepare month-wise on various components as below is provided: requirement and the same is forwarded to the Department of Fertilisers. A monthly • Setting up of mechanized fruit/ vegetable supply plan based on the month-wise market waste/ agro waste compost requirement is made by the Department of production units. Fertilisers for all States. Supply movement • Setting up of state of the art liquid/ is jointly monitored by the Department of carrier. Agriculture & Cooperation and Department • Setting up of bio-fertilizer and of Fertilisers with the States through weekly organic fertilizer testing laboratory or Video Conference. strengthening of existing laboratory under FCO. (a) Kharif 2020 Season: Requirement of major fertilizers viz, Urea, DAP ,MOP, • Promotion of organic inputs on the Complexes and SSP for Kharif 2020 farmer’s field. season was assessed at 171.38 Lakh • Support to research for development of Metric Tonnes (LMT), 51.61 LMT, 20.22 organic package of practices specific to LMT, 52.95 LMT and 26.42 respectively. the State and cropping system. (b) Rabi 2020-21 Season: Requirement of • Setting up of separate Organic Agriculture major fertilizers viz, Urea, DAP, MOP, Research and Teaching Institute (against Complexes and SSP for Rabi 2020- specific proposal). 21 season was assessed at 190.60 9.9 Assessment of Fertilizers:- Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT), 56.15 LMT, 15.29 LMT, 55.05 LMT and 25.03 LMT To ensure adequate availability of fertilizers, respectively. Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and

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Consumption of Chemical Fertilizers:- Consumption of major chemical fertilizers along with N,P,K nutrients since 2010-11 is given below:- (lakh tonnes) Year Urea DAP MOP Complex Nitrogen Phosphate Potash Total (N) (P) (K) (N+P+K) 281.12 108.70 39.31 97.64 165.58 80.50 35.14 281.22 2011-12 295.65 101.91 30.29 103.95 173.00 79.14 25.75 277.90 2012-13 300.02 91.54 22.11 75.27 168.21 66.53 20.62 255.36 2013-14 306.00 73.57 22.80 72.64 167.50 56.33 20.99 244.82 2014-15 306.10 76.26 28.53 82.78 169.46 60.98 25.32 255.76 2015-16 306.35 91.07 24.67 88.21 173.72 69.79 24.02 267.53 2016-17 296.14 89.64 28.63 84.14 167.35 67.05 25.08 259.49 2017-18 298.94 92.94 31.58 85.96 169.58 68.54 27.79 265.91 2018-19 313.98 92.08 29.52 90.88 176.28 69.68 27.79 273.75 2019-20 335.41 100.90 28.67 96.50 191.00 76.62 26.07 293.69

Source: State Government, NPK-mFMS Portal

9.10 Soil Health Management (SHM) apart from trainings & demonstration on balanced use of fertilizers, setting up of bio- Soil Health Management (SHM) is one of fertilizer production units, setting up of bio- the most important interventions under the fertilizer & Organic Fertilizer Quality Control National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture Laboratories. (NMSA). SHM aims at promoting Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) through Under the scheme, setting up of 15 new judicious use of chemical fertilizers including Static STLs, Strengthening of 116 STLs, secondary and micro nutrients in conjunction Setting up of 1 FQCL, Strengthening of6 with organic manures and bio-fertilizers for FQCLs, Strengthening of 19 Bio-Fertilizer improving soil health and its productivity; Units, setting up of 2 New Bio-Fertilizer and strengthening of soil and fertilizer testing Organic Fertilizer testing Quality Control facilities to provide soil test based Laboratory (BOQCL), Strengthening of 2 recommendations to farmers for improving BOQCL and promotion of Micronutrients in soil fertility; ensuring quality control 2,18,676 ha have been sanctioned during requirements of fertilizers , bio-fertilizers 2019-20 under the SHM Scheme. and organic fertilizers under the Fertilizer Control Order, 1985; up-gradation of skill 9.11 Soil Health Card and knowledge of soil testing laboratory staff, Soil Health Card was launched on 19th extension staff and farmers through training February, 2015 to provide 12 crore Soil and demonstrations etc. Health Cards to farmers in the country. Components under Soil Health include Soil Health Card provides information to setting up of new static Soil Testing farmers on soil nutrient status of their soil Laboratories (STLs), setting up of new and recommendation on appropriate dosage Mobile STLs, strengthening of existing STLs, of nutrients to be applied for improving soil setting up of new Fertilizer Quality Control health and its fertility. Soil Health Card was Laboratories (FQCL), strengthening of FQCL issued every 2 years for all land holdings in

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the country so as to promote balanced and Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme during 2020-21: integrated use of plant nutrients. Under the scheme 2.53 crore soil samples were In order to motivate farmers towards regular collected & tested and 10.74 crore Soil soil testing and adoption of soil testing Health Cards distributed to farmers by States recommendations, farmer’s trainings in in the 1st Cycle (2015-17). 98515 selected villages is to be organized by States through Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) nd Similarly in the 2 Cycle (2017-19), 2.73 / State Agricultural Universities (SAUs) during crore soil samples were collected & tested 2020-21. So far, 44,048 demonstrations and and 11.83 crore Soil Health Cards were 18,708 trainings have been organized for distributed to farmers. farmers by States. During 2019-20, a pilot project ‘Development 9.12 Financial Status of Model Villages’ was taken up where soil sample collection was done at individual Funds amounting to Rs.36.13 crore have been farm holding instead of sample collection at released till 28th December, 2020 under Soil grids. In all, 6954 villages were identified by Health Management and Rs. 116.03 crore the States/UTs in which against the target of released under Soil Health Card. Comparison 22.51 lakh samples, 19.90 lakh samples were of funds released during the current year (till collected, 18.11 lakh samples analyzed and December) with that of previous years is 18.19 lakh cards distributed to farmers. shown below.

(Rs. in crore) Year 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 (As on 28.12.2020)

Amount under Soil 62.97 44.39 42.17 78.31 46.99 36.13 Health Management Amount under Soil 23.89 96.44 133.66 152.77 237.40 112.44 116.03 Health Card Total 86.87 140.83 229.16 194.94 315.71 159.43 152.16

9.13 Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana the country. The new guidelines of the (PKVY) scheme have been uploaded on the website www.agricoop.nic.in 1. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) is the first comprehensive scheme launched 2. The PKVY Scheme is implemented in a as a Centrally Sponsored Programme cluster mode with min. 20 ha size and states (CSP) from 2015-17, which now has been have been asked to implement in cluster revised for the next 3 years. The scheme is size of 1000 ha in plain areas and 500 ha in implemented with a 90:10 (GoI: State Govt.) hilly areas to facilitate marketing of organic funding pattern in 8 NE states and 2 hilly produce. All farmers are eligible but within states- Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, a group, a farmer can avail benefit up to a 100% in Union Territories and 60:40 maximum of 2 ha. and the limit of assistance funding pattern in the remaining states of is Rs.50, 000 per ha., out of which 62% i.e.,

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Rs. 31,000 is given as incentive to a farmer both phases. for organic conversion, organic inputs, on 5. Brand names under PKVY farm inputs, production infrastructure, etc. provided directly through DBT during the States Brand Name conversion period of 3 years. The target of an Madhya Made in Mandla area of around 4.10 lakh ha is proposed to be Pradesh covered during the 3-year period of 2018-19 Uttarakhand Organic Uttarakhand to 2020-21. Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Organic Product (TOP) Maharashtra Sahi Organic, Nasik Organic 3. The components of the scheme are as &Gadchirrolia Organic Farming follows: Jharkhand Jaivik Jharkhand from the land of a) Programme implementation through Jharkhand support agencies for handholding Chhattisgarh Aadim brand of BhoomiGadi FPO, and capacity building of farmers in Bastar Naturals the cluster and Regional Councils as Punjab Five Rivers certification endorsing agencies are Tripura Tripureshwari Fresh well defined. 6. Financial Status b) PGS Certification through Regional (Rs in crore) Councils. Year Budget Revised Release c) Incentive to farmers through DBT. Estimate(BE) Estimate (RE) d) Value addition, marketing and 2015-16 300.00 249.60 226.19 publicity. 2016-17 297.0 0 165.96 152.82 4. Physical and Financial Progress of the 2017-18 350.00 250.00 203.46 PKVY scheme: 2018-19 360.00 335.91 329.46 2019-20 325.00 299.36 283.67 I. Phase I:Total amount allocated for 2020-21 500.00 - 168.01 the scheme 2015-16 to 2017-18 is Rs 947 crore and fund released is Rs Total 2132.00 1300.83 1363.61 751.92 crore till date. Under PKVY 7. Jaivikkheti portal: At present, the scheme, 237820 hectares of land government is focusing more on marketing has been converted into organic of production than production growth so farming land 5, 94,550 farmers have that farmers can get better prices for their benefited in 11891 clusters. products including organic products. To II. Phase II: Total amount allocated for promote organic products, a dedicated the scheme from 2018-19 to 2020- web portal- www.Jaivikkheti.in/ has also 21 is Rs 1185 crore and fund released been created to encourage organic farming is Rs 611.69 crore till date. Total by directly connecting producers to the area covered is 3.81 lakh ha and 9.52 consumers to get a better price for their lakh farmers have been mobilized in products. It is a dedicated portal for organic 19043 clusters. farming. This portal has been developed as both an information and a marketing III. Under PKVY, a total 6.19 lakh ha area platform. Details of organic farmers, input covered and 15.47 lakh farmers have suppliers, certification agencies, marketing been benefitted in 30934 clusters in

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agencies is available on this portal. Under • Direct consumer linkages with this, the PKVY / PGS group can display “family farmer” concept. capacity building information, marketing • Service Providers have been contacts / other groups and take advantage entrusted to facilitate marketing of direct marketing to sell their commodities activity of organic produce through to prospective buyers and consumers. A total MOU signed with Organic Farming of 3.57 lakh farmers have been registered Authority of Jharkhand (OFAJ). under the Jaivikkheti portal and 289 products have been transacted. • For the purpose of marketing of organic produce and assisting 8. Under the Namami Gange Programme farmers, organic certification total Rs 98.26 crore has been released for program has been extended for 6181 clusters and 1.24 lakh ha area covered. fourth years. 9. Business tie-ups have been formed with • Setting up of Organic Products Stall various business groups for marketing of at prominent locations in Ranchi & organic produce: also in each district head quarters.  M/s Adani Group • Business tie-ups developed: Priyank Associate; Arushi S.A. sales  M/s Home Burps & Marketing Company; Advance  Priyank Associate Crop Care (India) Pvt. Ltd.; Prasad  Advance Crop Care (India) Pvt. Ltd. Nutriments Pvt. Ltd. and All Season Farm Fresh, Jamshedpur.  Prasad Nutriments Pvt. Ltd. Uttarakhand  All Season Farm Fresh, Jamshedpur • Branding & packaging has been 10. Under natural farming, an area of 3.10 done for their organic products and lakh ha area has been approved. procurement of organic produce- 11. A new Guideline has been issued to States is done through the MANDI to send their proposal for Large Contiguous -PARISHAD for which Rs. 10 crores Traditional Organic Area Certification and was allotted as a revolving fund for Individual Farmers/ Small farmer group procurement of organic produce. certification under the PKVY scheme. • Time to time crop-wise/ area-wise buyer-seller meet is being organised 12. Best Practices Adopted by some of the and their existing market are local States under PKVY: market, mandi, saras market, weekly Jharkhand haats at Dehradun, Rudraprayag, • In the State, there is a provision of Nainital. formation of Organic Grower Groups • Marketing/Business Tie Ups: and their registration as a legal entity. With M/s Adani Group and M/s • There are Organic E-Rickshaw and Home Burp, New Delhi to promote Pickup Vans for Organic Grower marketing of Organic products of Groups. Uttarakhand for more than 400 crores for the next the five years.

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Uttar Pradesh organised on Sunday. The Organic Cluster Umariya khurd in the name • For the purpose of marketing of Organic Produce a Jaivik Kissan Bazar of Anandam Jaivik Sahkari Sanstha is being organised at Gomti Nagar, Maryadit Umaria khurd has been Lucknow on the 1st and 3rd Saturday registered under the Co-operative and Sunday of every month. Two Societies Act for marketing of their organic outlets have been opened at organic produce. Jhansi and Banda for organic input 13. Certification mechanism under PKVY supply and selling of organic produce. In order to promote the domestic organic • Regional Councils i.e. PRDF, JVES market and also to enable small and and APOF engaged under PKVY marginal farmers to have easy access to scheme are also directly procuring organic certification, a decentralized organic organic produce from clusters. farming certification system called the • E-commerce of organic produce Participatory Guarantee System –India (PGS- is going on through JaivikKheti India) is implemented by the Department of portal Farmers are also selling their Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare. organic produce in conferences, fairs organised at national, state and Participatory Guarantee System of India is district level. a quality assurance initiative that is locally relevant, emphasizes the participation • Progressive farmers in clusters are of stakeholders, including producers and selling their produce individually on consumers and operates outside the frame demand and through door to door of third party certification. PGS-INDIA delivery. Web Portal has been launched and has the Madhya Pradesh following features: • Farmers are being trained for value 1. Online facility for Registration; Approval; addition and marketing of Organic Documentation; Record of Inspection; Produce through visit to Organic and Certification Transparency in the Trade Fairs like –Rastriya Krishi certification process. Samridhi Mela, Krishi Unnati Mela, 2. Creation of a database of: organic District/ State Mela, Organic World producers; area under PGS Certification. Congress etc. 3. Traceability of organic products: • Different platforms have been  No. of Regional Council registered provided to various clusters for - 304 nos marketing of organic produce and awareness of organic product  No of Local Groups registered - consumption like organic stalls at 35859 nos different Krishi Fairs organized at  Nos of farmers online registered/ Grameen Haat, College of Agriculture, benefitted- 965375 nos (approx.) Indore and Indian Institute of  The State implementing agency- Soyabean Research, Indore. Either Agriculture Deptt. / • Farmers of organic clusters are Horticulture. also selling their produce at Jaivik Setu a weekly organic fair which is 14. Success Story - Mr. Sindhi Majhi (Farmer)

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Mr. Sindhi Majhi belongs to Kukudagada village of Manusgaon Gram Panchayat of Kashipur

block of Rayagada District. He is a small farmer Agragamee funded by PKVY where it was with a piece of land consisting of 2 acres. He explained the importance of organic farming. was taking up only paddy cultivation under A perennial stream flows in the adjacent rain fed conditions in a year. During other farm which provides irrigation for round the seasons it remained fallow. From only one year. It helped Mr. Sindhi to cultivate various crop of paddy in rainy season, he was getting vegetables like, tomato, brinjle, cauliflower, paddy worth Rs. 6000/- per year. With this cabbage, radish, chili, cowpea, beans, onion scanty amount he was not able to maintain his and pumpkin as intercropping, this not only family. Therefore every year he was migrating supplemented his family income by selling to other places for wage earning. the surplus vegetables in the nearby market, but also provided a rich source of nutrition But the event took a turn when Sindhi Majhi for his children. The income details of Sindhi was selected as a beneficiary during the first Majhi in Kharif season have been mentioned phase of PKVY project. Sindhi Majhi says, below; “Initially village meetings were organised by

Intercropping in 0.50 acre Annual Cropping in 0.50 acre for Food Security

Sl. Particulars Quantity (kg.) Total Total Sl. No. Particulars Total Total Grand No. Quantity Amount Quantity Amount Total Consume Sale (Rs.) (kg.) (Rs.)

1 Tomato 22 kg. 112 kg. 144 kg. 3350/- 1 Ragi 95 kg. 1520/-

2 Brinjal 26 kg. 185 kg. 211 kg. 4220/- 2 Maize 168 kg. 1680/-

3 Cabbage 34 kg. 252 kg. 286 kg. 4290/- 3 Pigeon Pea 112 kg. 5600/-

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4 Cauliflower 38 kg. 176 kg. 214 kg. 5350/- 4 Paddy 120kg. 1600/-

5 Radish 16 bids. 88 bids. 104 bids. 1040/-

6 Beans 26 kg. 92 kg. 118 kg. 2950/-

7 Cow Pea 15 kg. 56 kg. 71 kg. 2130/-

8 Pumpkin 21 kg. 87 kg. 108 kg. 1080/-

Total 24950/- Total 10400/- 35350/-

He has been cultivating all the above crops by various agriculture and horticulture schemes following the methods of organic farming. He of govt. The regular monitoring, follow up is applying cow dung compost, green manures and valuable inputs of project officials will and liquid manures by using locally available definitely fulfill the dream of Mr. Sindhi Majhi. resources. This has enhanced his confidence Case Study – 2 (Hard labor is the key to on sustainable agriculture. Apart from that he Success) has also attended various training programs on sustainable agriculture and organic Shri. Gobardhan Disari, Village-Upargadla, farming under PKVY Project conducted by G.P-Chikambo, Dasamantpur Block, Koraput Agragamee. During post training period, he District belongs to the schedule tribe’s took up all the following measures to increase category and is from a poor family residing the productivity of his land. in the village of Upargadla. He has less than 5 acres (4.3 acres) of high land and the • Bundling of land across the slope agriculture of this area is totally dependent to conserve soil and moisture and on the monsoons with single crop like ragi, converted into small plots paddy, kangu, khedajona, maize etc, which • Added sufficient organic manures in were not enough to sustain the family. In the all the plots and mixed with soil rest of the season he used to go out of the District or State as a migrant labor to arrange • Prepared vermicompost and applied bread butter for his family. And it was very to crops difficult to manage his family with his limited • Took up green manuring in the plots income. His family consists of old parents, With all these above activities, he increased wife and two children. the productivity of land. Now he has become In the mean time in the financial year 2017- inspiration to other farmers of his own village 18 “AGRAGAMEE” has given a scope through and that of neighbouring villages. However, capacity building by the PKVY programme following his initial success under organic of AGRAGAMEE, he started cultivating activities, it is presumed that with these with only use of organic manure like handi activities he would sustain his livelihood and khoto, vermin compost, jeeva mruta etc and enhance the economic standard of the family. traditional seeds for mix cropping. He did He has become an exemplary progressive hard labour along with the family members in farmer in the locality. He has also planned his lands. And gradually he got enough food to promote the said activities and link with (paddy, ragi and vegetables) from the harvest

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throughout the year. In the project WADI he  This is achieved he says by microbial cultivated fruits orchard like cashew, mango, saturation, catalyzed by mulching, in the treated soil. For a land of around litchi etc, in his lands and he obtained all the 40 gunte (1 acre), five kg horse-gram, plants from AGRAGAMEE and was able to 1 kg dhania, 200 grams rajgira, 200 grow two crops in a year through mix cropping. grams black sesame, 200 grams white After two years from the implementation of sesame, 500 grams methi, 1 kg black the PKVY project in his land his income grew gram, 500 grams chili, 1 kg green gram, 500 grams beans are to be mixed and up to Rs. 31.745/. He sells his product in the sown in the spaces between each rows local market in good price. And in the present of the main crop. When these germinate day he is well and good with the financial and some growth has been achieved, conditions, able to provide better food to this supportive vegetation is cut down the family and also is able to take care of the and mulched below the canopy of the plant of the main crop. Non-leguminous health expenses of his poor parents and other mulching biomass in which the C:N ratio members of the family. is over 120 should be avoided, because it does not provide essential elements in the proportion needed.  The tonnage of sugarcane achieved by Suresh Desai is substantially higher than that produced on chemical farms. Besides this, his methods have ensured a big saving in water usage for a crop which has always been known to be a water guzzler. Nine to 10 irrigations for the entire duration of the crop are now sufficient because the soil has increased its capacity for retention of water. The soil becomes rich in organic matter and in, as II. Success Story- Two progressive farmers he calls it, a bio-film – a rich, loamy layer practicing organic farming in Karnataka. of soil that is densely populated, not only 1. Suresh Desai by earth fauna, such as earthworms, but one that is taken over by entire colonies Village: Bedkihal, Chikodi Taluka, Belgaum of beneficial fungi, aiding and enhancing District, Karnataka. the process of decomposition.  Suresh Desai has achieved a production  The most remarkable feat of Desai is that, miracle in organic sugarcane farming besides being a successful practitioner through an innovative mulching system of his principles, he communicates the devised entirely on his own. His approach science and art of his techniques in a is that whatever elements are essential to simple lucid manner to one and all. His sugarcane (or any other crop) should be recent initiative in this direction is the supplied through the medium of a multi- development of an organic farming mix of vegetation that has decomposed. Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 100 Annual Report 2020-21

training package that is being offered to right to food. An abandoned well at one farmers around Kholapur in Maharashtra. corner of the farm seems to be a home  According to Mr. Desai there are four for snakes from the number of skin molts vital factors that affect crop yield: light, observed. Kailash refuses to disturb air, soil fertility and water. Farming has the snakes as well! Kailash has been stressed so far on soil fertility and water, experimenting with natural farming on his which though important play only part 6.5 acres land since 1988. His farm looks of the role in obtaining good yields. As more like a diverse forest, with hundreds a consequence, farmers have over used of varieties of plants including food fertilisers and water. He believes that crops and 60 varieties of edible plants this over use is firstly not required and with medicinal properties. The benefits secondly causes growth of weeds, kills of natural farming include savings in the soil microorganisms leading to disease in cost of fertilizers and pesticides and even crops. He was honoured for his work by manual labour, as this kind of farming the Government of Karnataka as Krishi requires no ploughing or weeding. Pandit.  Nothing is borrowed from outside except 2. Kailash Murthy electricity to pump up water for his farm. To prove that natural or zero farming Shakti Nagar, Mysore – 570 019, Karnataka. should be promoted all over the country, Kailash conducted successful trials of  In Doddinduvadi village, 10 km from growing three different varieties of paddy Kollegal, Charmrajnagar District, a region with an average yield of 30 quintals per which has been reeling under successive acre of sown area. drought conditions, he now shows the way to despairing farmers: the path 9.14 Mission Organic Value Chain to success in farming with the least Development for North Eastern Region physical effort and the least expenditure; (MOVCDNER) zero input and great output. ‘Not much Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare investment is required as everything is has launched a Central Sector Scheme entitled left to nature,’ says Kailash. ‘Farming is not Mission Organic Value Chain Development done by human beings as we think, but for North Eastern Region for implementation by tiny creatures like earthworms, ants, in the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, birds and microbes which are abundant Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, in nature.’ A scoop of soil from his farm Sikkim and Tripura. can be observed to be rich in earthworms and other soil life. The farmer follows the The scheme aims at development of certified no interference rule to its maximum. organic production in a value chain mode to link growers with consumers and to support  A fallen tree is allowed to lie and rot the development of the value chain starting and become a part of the soil. Unlike from inputs, seeds, certification and creation other farmers he does not like to disturb of facilities for collection, aggregation, anything. The sight of some bananas processing, marketing and brand building eaten away by animals does not trouble initiatives. The scheme was approved with this radical farmer who merely mutters an outlay of Rs. 400 crore for three years. under his breath that animals too have a

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Now, the scheme has further been extended Financial Progress for three years i.e. from 2017-18 to 2019- (Rs. Crore) 20 with an outlay of Rs. 400 crore for three Year RE Expenditure years. 2015-16 (Phase I) 125.00 112.11 Assistance is provided for cluster 2016-17 100.00 47.63 development, on/off farm input production, 2017-18 100.00 66.22 supply of seeds/ planting materials, setting 2018-19 (Phase II) 182.93 174.78 up of functional infrastructure, establishment 2019-20 160.00 103.80 of integrated processing unit, refrigerated 2020-21 - 88.55 transportation, pre-cooling /cold stores Total 667.93 593.09 chamber, branding, labeling and packaging, hiring of space, hand holding, organic Summary Achievements certification through third party, mobilization • Total funds released INR 593.09 of farmers/ processors etc. crore A. Major Components of MOVCDNER: • 169 FPO/FPCs created covering a. Institution Development – Creation 83,096 farmers and 79,445 ha area of FPO/FPCs • 141 processing and pack house b. Value Chain Production – Support entities created under FPO/FPCs for inputs, seeds, certification and and private ownership commodity specific production and • 40 transportation vehicles provided setting up of custom hiring centers to FPO/FPCs c. Value Chain Processing – Supporting • 7 states have developed their own FPO/FPCs for setting up of collection brands and aggregation centers, integrated • Marketing facilitation of ginger, processing units, pack houses, turmeric, pineapple and king chilli transportation vehicles and cold have been a major success and FPCs chain component have been supported with buyback d. Value Chain Marketing and Support agreements Services – Market facilitation, • The export of king chilli sauce, handholding, brand building, brand pineapple (canned) and ginger flakes promotion and contract production to UK, USA, Australia, France and B. Physical and Financial Progress report of Swaziland have already started MOVCDNER scheme • Industry mentorship model Under the scheme Mission Organic Value with necessary infrastructure Chain Development for North Eastern Region development with 3 FPCs as on date 169 Farmer Producer Companies • Contract production of ginger have been formed and registered including and turmeric with 100% buyback 83096 farmers and 79445 ha area. assurance finalized for 3 FPOs in Arunachal Pradesh with Parvata Foods

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• Contract cultivation of other high value  Kohima Organic outlet in Nagaland. crops such as perila, black thai ginger and  Three Organic outlets in Sanjenthong calandula flowers is under process. (2) & Chingeirong, Manipur. Marketing progress:  Organic Retail outlet in Arunachal Pradesh North Eastern States have developed brand  Organic Retail outlet in Tripura names under MOVCDNER Scheme. The  state wise information is as below: Organic store by Kendriya Bhandar. Market Promotion S.No. Name of the Brand Name State • NE States have participated in 1 Arunachal Organic Arunachal various exhibitions and Trade fairs, Pradesh Organizing Buyer Seller meets, 2 Manipur Organic Manipur workshops, seminars & conferences. 3 Mizoram Mission Organic • Activities & competitions with Mizoram MyGov. 4 Nagaland Naga Organic • Dissemination of MOVCDNER logo 5 Sikkim Sikkim Organic with North Eastern states, service 6 Meghalaya O Megha providers, and with FPOs/FPCs 7 Tripura Tripura Organic developed and registered under Under MOVCDNER scheme, there is MOVCDNER. provision of hiring prime spaces in the State • Designed video spots and radio to promote the sales and marketing of organic jingles with NFDC. produce under the scheme. The State wise • Broadcasted video spots and radio information is as below: jingles via social media channels of DAC&FW. Retail Outlets Recent Export Initiatives  Organic outlet in Guwahati,Assam. Exports by Processors (Sourcing of raw  Two Organic outlets in Aizawl material through FPO/FPC) &Lengpui Airport, Mizoram.

Date Commodity Quantity Destination Source FPC Processor State Country January 2019 King Chilli 2 MT UK, USA Progressive Organic Naga Spices Manipur Sauce (total Farmer Producer including Company, Senapati chilli powder) July 2019 Pineapple - UK Loulhoumi Organic Meira Foods Manipur (Canned) Producer Co. Ltd., Churachandpur January 2020 Ginger 4 MT Australia Peren District Organic Agro- Link Nagaland (Flakes) Farmer Co-operative Enterprises, Society Ltd. Dimapur

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Domestic Market Linkages

Buyer Commodity Quantity Source FPC Remarks Timeline Big Ginger (Raw) 0.5 MT  Eastern Ri-Bhoi FPC, All 3 FPCs have January Basket 2.5 MT Meghalaya been added as 2019  Kohima District Organic future vendors. February 2 MT FPO, Nagaland Procurement will 2019 March start again at next 2019  Aizawl District Organic harvest season Spices Producer Society, Mizoram Big Pineapple 0.5 MT Loulhoumi Organic Producer Procurement on July 2019 Basket Co. Ltd., Churachandpur going Big Avocado 40 MT Rinrumlang Organic Producer Procurement on July 2019 Bazaar Co Ltd going. To continue onwards (Future till availability is Group) there. Revanta Ginger 7 MT Eastern RiBhoi FPC, Further February Foods Meghalaya procurements were 2020 Shilung Organic FPC, cancelled due to Manipur COVID lockdown

Sami Black Thai 6 acres From multiple FPCs in Contract cultivation 1st produce Labs Ginger contract Manipur will be cultivation. harvested in Target 80 2021 acres in 2 years Success Stories in Forward Linkages under MOVCD 1. Subansiri Organic Kiwi Cardamom Farmers’ Producer Company Limited, Lower Subansiri. The FPC has to major Crops Kiwi and Cardamom as primary crop. a. Kiwi FIGs Under the Initiative of the MOVCD Team in Arunachal Pradesh with support from NERAMAC, the organic kiwi growers of the ziro area were able to get a better price realization as their products are under organic conversation.

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NERAMAC has successfully procured Grade b. Cardamom FIGs A kiwis from the FPC at the rate of Rs. 110 The cardamom FIGs of under the company Per Kilogram. Whereas the same grade of has also successfully sold some 20 MTs Kiwi was sold and procured from the state of Cardamom to Quality Spice and Food at the rate of Rs 90 per Kilogram. Hence, a Products Pvt. Ltd, Mumbai. The BOD for the huge markup in the price upto Rs. 20 per FPC has met the buyer during BioFach India, Kilogram owing to Organic intervention has after various rounds of communication with encouraged the farmers in big way in the assistance from Dept. and Service provider, region. the buyer had came to Arunachal for a field visit and quality assessment.

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Cardamom Figs of Subansiri FPC with the Schemes such as “Mission Organic Value owner of Quality Spice and Food Products chain development for north eastern region Pvt. Ltd. First Lots of the cardamom (MOVCD NER) an Organic outlet was set up to Address the foremost issue of marketing. Marketing of the certified organic produce has been a challenge in the state as well as country, hence 5 Nos of FPCs has collaborated with North east India Multi state India Multistate Agri-Horti marketing & processing cooperative society to open a organic outlet in that name of Green Connection. The outlet will become a single stop marketing and sales point for the Farmers producers companies (FPCs) and also function as meeting and sample display point for the buyer across the state. Unveiling the first of its kind Outlet, Dr. Mohesh Chai, Minister Agriculture, Horticulture, AH&Vety, Fisheries and SYA, Government of Arunachal Pradesh visited the store, Interacted with various farmers and FPC members and in his key note address congratulate the Department of Agriculture for initiating such a innovative step for the famers, He also assure that the state government is focusing in post harvest APMC cess exemption to the FPC by state Management and Supply chain linkage for government. better value realization of the farmers hard earn produce, He also spoke on the prime 2. Another Milestone in the Forward Minister vision on doubling of farmers Linkage arrangement by MOVCD NER Team income by 2022, for which the only option in Arunachal Pradesh is revamping the marketing and post harvest Organic Products outlet of the state open at management in the state and his Ministry Naharlagun by 5FPCs under MOVCD is committed to welfare of the farming community. Under the Initiative of the State Organic Mission supported By Central sector

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Print Media releases and Hordings at Different locations across the state.

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Chapter 10

Pradhan Mantri KIsan SAmman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)

10.1 Overview

Farmers’ Welfare Division of this Department • The Scheme is being implemented online is entrusted with the formulation, through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) implementation, monitoring and evaluation mode for which an exclusive web-portal of two new Central Sector Schemes of the www.pmkisan.gov.in has been created. Government, namely, the Pradhan Mantri • The identification of beneficiaries for the Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) and the Scheme is the sole responsibility of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana State/UT Governments which upload (PM-KMY). their necessary details on the PM-KISAN 10.2 Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi portal for enabling transfer of benefits to (PM-KISAN): them. 10.2.1Salient features • The Scheme is effective from 01.12.2018. • The objective of the scheme is to augment • The cut-off date with regard to the the income of families of all land holding eligibility of farmers for the scheme is farmers subject to certain exclusion 01.02.2019. criteria relating to higher income status. 10.2.2 Aims and objective of the Schème The Scheme was formally launched on 24th February, 2019. The scheme aims to supplement the financial needs of farmers to enable them to take • The scheme was originally started for Small & Marginal Farmers (SMFs) care of expenses related to agriculture and only, possessing a combined holding of allied activities as well as domestic needs. upto 2 hectares of land, but later w.e.f. This would also protect them from falling in 01.04.2019 the Scheme was extended the clutches of moneylenders for meeting to all farmers, irrespective of the size of expenses and ensure their continuance in their landholdings. farming activities. • The Scheme aims to provide a payment 10.2.3 Beneficiaries of the Scheme of Rs. 6000/- per year to be transferred in three equal installments of Rs. 2000/- All land holding farmer families across the each, every four months directly into the country having cultivable land, subject to bank accounts of eligible landholding certain exclusion criteria relating to higher farmer families. income status are eligible for the benefit • For effective implementation of the under the scheme. Scheme, detailed Operational Guidelines 10.2.4 Exclusion criteria: have been issued which are amended from time-to-time as and when The following categories of farmers are not considered necessary. eligible for benefit under the scheme:

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(i) All institutional land holders;and 10.2.5 Mechanism of Implementation of the Scheme (ii) Farmer families in which one or more of its members belong to the following (i) A high level committee comprising of categories: the Union Ministers of Finance, Agriculture o Former and p r e s e n t and Land Resources has been constituted for holders of Constitutional posts making necessary modifications in the scheme within the overall financial parameters of o Former and present Ministers/ income support approved by the Government State Ministers and former/present for effective implementation. Members of the Lok Sabha/ Rajya Sabha/ State Legislative Assemblies/ (ii) In some of the North-Eastern States, State Legislative Councils, former land ownership is community based. In and present Mayors of Municipal such states, an alternate implementation Corporations, former and present mechanism of eligibility will be developed Chairpersons of District Panchayats. for the farmers and shall be implemented with the approval of a High Level Committee o All serving or retired officers comprising of Ministers of the Ministry of and employees of Central/ State Development of North-East Region (DoNER), Government Ministries /Offices/ Ministry of Rural Development (Department Departments and its field units, of Land Resources), Ministry of Agriculture Central or State PSEs and Attached & Farmers’ Welfare and the concerned State Offices /Autonomous Institutions Chief Minister or State nominated Minister. under Government as well as regular employees of the Local Bodies (iii) Special identification procedures have (Excluding Multi-TaskingStaff / Class been devised for the States of Manipur and IV/Group D employees). Nagaland in view of the community based o All superannuated/ retired pensio- land ownership in these states. ners whose monthly pension is (iv) Extension of benefit of the scheme to Rs. 10,000/- or more (Excluding forest dweller tribes: The Government has Multi-Tasking Staff/ Class IV/Group decided to include tribals who have been D employees) given ‘Pattas’ under the Scheduled Tribes o All persons who paid Income Tax in and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers the last assessment year. (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, o Professionals like doctors, engineers, subject to other eligibility conditions. lawyers, chartered accountants and architects registered with (v) Jharkhand: Jharkhand does not have professional bodies and carrying out updated land records, as for many decades professions by undertaking practice. the mutation of land records on the basis of succession have not been recorded. The number of eligible land holding farmer Further, transfer of land is also restricted families has been estimated on the basis of projections of the Agricultural Census 2015- in these areas. This posed a difficulty in the 16 data for the year 2018-19. The total implementation of the Scheme in Jharkhand. number of eligible beneficiaries has been Therefore, with the approval of the HLC, the estimated at 12.5 crore. following procedure shall be adopted for

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identification of beneficiaries under the PM- farmer family eligible for benefit under the KISAN Scheme in Jharkhand– scheme shall be of the State/UT Government. In case of beneficiaries in States/UTs of The farmer shall be asked to submit Assam, Meghalaya, J&K, Ladakh where ‘Vanshavali’ (Lineage) linked to the entry of Aadhaar number has not been issued to most land record comprising his/her ancestor’s name giving a chart of succession. This of the citizens, Aadhaar number shall be lineage chart shall be submitted before the collected for those beneficiaries where it is Gram Sabha for calling objections. After available and for others alternate prescribed approval of the Gram Sabha, the village level/ documents can be collected for identity circle level revenue officials will verify and verification purposes. States/UTs shall ensure authenticate the Vanshavali and possession that there is no duplication of the payment of holding. This authenticated list of farmers transferred to eligible families. Speedy after due verification of the succession chart reconciliation in case of wrong/ incomplete shall be counter signed by the District Level bank details of the beneficiary should been Revenue authority. Farmers’ names, subject ensured. to the exclusion criterion after following the (viii) Possession of Aadhaar number for release aforementioned process, shall be uploaded on the PM-KISAN portal along with other of benefits under the Scheme was optional st required details for disbursement of benefit for release of the 1 Instalment. It became nd under the Scheme. mandatory for release of the 2 Instalment except for the States/UTs of Assam, Meghalaya (vi) A National Level Review Committee and J&K where Aadhaar penetration is under the Chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary miniscule. Release of 3rd Instalment onwards with Secretaries of Department of Economic w.e.f. 1st August, 2019 was to be made only Affairs, Agriculture, Land Resources and on the basis of Aadhaar seeded database Information Technology as members has of all beneficiaries except in respect of the been constituted to review and monitor States of Assam, Meghalaya and UT of J&K implementation of the Scheme. and Ladakh which will remain exempted from (vii) The States shall prepare database of this requirement till 31.3.2021. However, eligible beneficiary landholder farmer families this deadline was relaxed by the Government in the villages capturing the Name, Age, till 30th November, 2019. The mandatory Gender, Category (SC/ ST), Aadhaar Number requirement of Aadhaar seeding of data (in case Aadhaar Number has not been issued of beneficiaries is applicable for release of then Aadhaar Enrollment Number together benefits for the 4-monthly periods w.e.f. st1 with any other prescribed documents for December, 2019 onwards. purposes of identification such as Driving Licence, Voters’ ID Card, NREGA Job Card (ix) For the purpose of exclusion, States or any other identification documents issued have to take a self-declaration from the by Central/State/ UT Governments or their beneficiaries. In the said self-declaration authorities, etc.), Bank Account Number and taken by the States/UT Governments, an the Mobile Number of the beneficiaries. undertaking should also be included wherein Responsibility of identifying the landholder the consent of the beneficiaries should be

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 110 Annual Report 2020-21 taken for using the Aadhaar number for 10.2.7 Setting up of Project Monitoring Unit verification of his eligibility for the scheme (PMU) with the concerned agencies. (i) A Project Monitoring Unit (PMU) at the (x) The existing land-ownership system Central level has been set up in DAC&FW. in the concerned State/UT will be used for This PMU is tasked with the responsibility identification of beneficiaries. Further, State/ of overall monitoring of the scheme and is UT Governments would also expedite the headed by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). progress of digitization of land records and PMU also undertakes publicity campaigns linking the same with Aadhaar as well as bank (Information, Education and Communication- details of the beneficiaries. IEC). (xi) The lists of eligible beneficiaries would (ii) Each State/UT Government has be published at the village level. Small and designated a Nodal Department for Marginal farmer families who are eligible but implementation of the scheme and have been excluded should be provided an coordinating with the Central Government opportunity to represent their case. with regard to implementation of the Income Support Scheme. (xii) The beneficiaries, whose names are uploaded on the PM-Kisan Portal by the (iii) On the lines of PMU at the central State/UT Government in a particular 4-month level, States/UTs may consider setting up period / trimester shall be entitled to receive dedicated Project Monitoring Units at State/ benefit for that trimester and for further UT Level. The administrative charges payable installments pertaining to the subsequent to the States/UTs will be provided by the trimesters for that financial year. Government of India based on the volume of work and the number of beneficiaries 10.2.6 Review, Monitoring and Grievance and other related administrative expenses Redressal Mechanism including cost to be incurred for procurement (i) There will be a stratified review/monitoring of stationery, field verification, filling of mechanism at the National, State and District prescribed formats, their certification and Level. At the National level, the Review its uploading as well as incentive for field Committee will be headed by the Cabinet functionaries, publicity, etc. Secretary. The States shall notify the State 10.2.8 Release of funds and District Level Review / Monitoring Committee. As on 05.01.2020, an amount of around Rs. 1,14,743.289 crores has been disbursed (ii) The States shall also notify State and and around 10.697 crore farmers have been District Level Grievance Redressal Monitoring granted benefit under the scheme. The State- Committees for looking into all the grievances wise detail of beneficiaries & fund released related to implementation of the scheme. Any under the scheme is at appended given grievances or complaints which are received below: should be disposed off on merit preferably within two weeks’ time.

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 111 Annual Report 2020-21 0 358 228 7,548 3,461 1,725 15,949 11,083 7,13,352 3,95,314 2,15,954 5,57,222 3,68,017 5,85,282 30,17,317 25,01,610 11,53,079 23,91,484 installment th 7 ANNEXURE 373 250 3,751 8,217 2,058 11,211 16,032 7,19,488 2,19,047 5,65,192 5,98,997 4,00,141 6,78,177 3,78,748 11,79,042 24,16,270 31,61,002 29,48,290 installment th 6 373 250 3,760 2,092 10,783 16,133 11,327 2,19,625 7,21,506 4,01,123 8,50,112 3,92,858 6,02,984 5,66,734 29,51,089 11,86,439 24,22,229 33,03,608 installment th 5 March 2019 st 386 251 2,137 3,771 10,933 16,376 11,375 5,69,190 7,21,788 9,58,243 4,02,756 2,20,213 6,12,434 4,22,581 29,61,102 11,94,924 24,32,006 33,34,025 installment th 4 FTO generated FTO 267 387 3,920 2,239 Dec 31 to 2018 17,017 11,741 17,381 st 4,16,795 2,49,358 6,16,720 4,69,434 7,34,882 5,80,596 25,78,487 35,32,642 12,33,323 31,08,240 10,20,208 installment rd 3 394 267 3,923 2,240 17,354 17,472 11,764 4,92,942 5,80,751 6,18,596 7,34,885 4,20,570 2,52,640 35,59,185 25,80,761 12,34,924 13,78,580 31,15,000 installment nd 2 267 1,463 3,928 2,272 17,910 17,489 11,778 7,35,018 5,81,424 2,52,748 4,21,430 6,22,465 5,68,040 25,87,714 14,14,236 31,20,198 12,36,198 36,83,662 Installment st 1 266 1,463 2,452 3,922 17,616 19,570 11,737 2,52,116 5,80,194 7,34,854 4,20,650 6,24,343 6,00,862 31,06,765 14,12,554 12,32,108 25,85,642 36,70,648 by PFMSby Data verified 271 1,628 3,947 2,504 21,582 11,895 18,500 Payment Status for BeneficiariesRegistered between 1 7,36,900 4,25,311 6,46,827 6,13,040 5,88,099 2,68,202 31,47,106 14,14,228 38,45,945 26,13,780 12,53,982 portal Data verified by PM KISAN State Name State ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR NICOBAR AND ANDAMAN ISLANDS ANDHRA PRADESH PRADESH ARUNACHAL ASSAM BIHAR CHHATTISGARH CHANDIGARH DELHI GOA GUJARAT LAKSHADWEEP MADHYA PRADESH MADHYA HARYANA KERALA JAMMU AND KASHMIR KARNATAKA HIMACHAL PRADESH HIMACHAL JHARKHAND

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 112 Annual Report 2020-21 0 0 1,571 5,858 27,235 26,279 24,899 35,546 4,77,866 5,42,347 1,50,521 24,19,091 26,00,622 25,52,006 11,70,004 35,38,844 1,20,97,299 3,76,08,971 0 0 6,141 1,583 24,973 26,310 35,727 28,861 5,52,096 1,51,347 5,43,884 37,96,267 24,47,303 26,30,106 26,05,859 12,01,263 1,24,19,584 3,97,77,590 0 0 6,186 2,521 37,194 26,428 25,013 35,893 1,52,085 5,48,095 5,53,383 26,13,940 12,02,973 38,74,352 26,44,133 24,81,534 1,27,28,197 4,05,94,952 0 0 6,193 2,529 37,464 25,107 26,594 37,400 5,56,226 1,52,244 5,81,253 15,19,917 24,91,576 39,32,134 26,53,946 26,24,602 1,29,62,768 4,14,84,444 0 0 2,591 6,303 25,107 40,706 40,523 34,404 6,17,418 1,62,380 5,83,227 27,07,250 29,00,611 15,27,527 26,00,183 40,54,315 1,39,17,635 4,38,13,817 0 0 2,637 6,339 34,676 25,126 40,817 40,534 9,55,963 1,62,387 5,83,657 27,07,940 26,19,217 29,45,223 15,32,047 40,83,446 1,39,67,749 4,47,30,006 0 0 6,352 2,643 41,247 34,764 25,127 40,883 9,74,435 1,62,427 5,84,384 27,13,172 29,48,192 41,29,378 26,44,705 15,33,487 1,42,62,234 4,53,81,670 0 0 1,967 6,345 41,173 34,749 25,086 40,600 1,62,198 9,73,382 5,82,498 29,74,366 27,27,838 41,71,137 26,36,609 15,44,154 1,43,76,876 4,55,76,740 0 0 6,362 2,663 43,519 36,938 42,401 26,385 9,84,118 5,91,366 1,63,091 27,73,646 26,67,200 30,11,471 15,58,641 42,35,038 1,53,92,871 4,71,49,457 SIKKIM WEST BENGAL TELANGANA THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU TAMIL NADU TAMIL TRIPURA UTTAR PRADESH UTTARAKHAND Total: RAJASTHAN ODISHA PUDUCHERRY PUNJAB NAGALAND MAHARASHTRA MANIPUR MEGHALAYA MIZORAM

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 113 Annual Report 2020-21 0 0 6 7,987 6,616 3,746 1,331 2,10,954 1,98,794 2,52,895 2,18,068 2,66,104 1,55,046 17 24,79,413 27,21,908 13,12,230 11,53,030 35,50,444 installment th 6 0 6 7,332 3,876 1,665 8,240 7,14,527 2,13,991 2,59,837 6,65,071 2,22,473 2,98,344 2,04,268 16 41,95,714 15,07,984 11,74,227 25,93,983 32,86,169 installment th 5 0 6 3,924 7,448 8,319 1,704 9,43,979 2,14,599 6,82,691 2,26,245 2,60,871 2,04,862 3,04,865 15 11,77,982 42,14,289 32,96,572 25,96,028 15,15,468 installment th 4 0 6 July 2019 July st 7,613 1,719 4,021 8,370 FTO generated FTO 7,81,120 2,27,523 9,80,623 2,61,647 2,15,091 2,05,427 3,06,825 14 25,97,267 33,11,422 11,82,279 15,20,123 42,20,736 installment rd 3 0 6 April to 2019 31 st 8,114 4,106 2,143 8,928 7,96,519 9,80,953 2,18,521 2,78,615 3,42,832 2,28,253 2,06,630 13 12,87,459 26,44,197 42,66,061 15,62,029 33,48,180 installment nd 2 0 27 8,191 4,124 8,930 2,354 7,98,972 3,47,731 2,79,227 2,18,696 2,28,947 2,06,655 12 33,85,411 13,14,604 15,64,426 12,34,426 26,44,507 42,68,284 Installment st 1 0 27 4,114 8,892 2,583 8,502 2,17,945 7,96,567 2,29,974 2,78,573 3,53,338 2,06,404 11 33,77,970 13,52,661 15,59,330 13,15,407 42,57,384 26,44,242 PFMS Data verified by 0 Payment Status for Beneficiaries Registered between 1 33 9,391 8,787 2,665 4,202 2,10,675 2,81,962 3,69,809 2,21,292 8,40,501 2,35,364 10 42,99,926 13,78,151 15,76,168 26,55,901 13,54,345 34,25,438 portal Data verified by PM KISAN State Name State ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR NICOBAR AND ANDAMAN ISLANDS ASSAM BIHAR ANDHRA PRADESH PRADESH ARUNACHAL CHANDIGARH CHHATTISGARH DELHI GOA GUJARAT KARNATAKA HARYANA JAMMU AND KASHMIR JHARKHAND KERALA HIMACHAL PRADESH HIMACHAL LAKSHADWEEP MADHYA PRADESH MADHYA

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 114 Annual Report 2020-21 0 0 0 1,841 2,569 67,341 21,928 13,278 23,891 12,266 58,090 7,19,588 5,55,691 29,95,406 13,36,142 14,22,093 32,30,533 2,29,99,229 0 0 5 1,936 2,661 24,103 14,494 60,179 24,387 70,216 12,269 7,32,686 6,06,954 14,18,208 31,81,266 36,76,344 15,68,302 2,67,51,717 0 0 608 2,675 1,936 24,161 24,418 15,136 70,542 60,285 12,290 7,34,110 6,08,204 37,43,891 14,23,931 15,73,871 32,05,231 2,71,61,141 0 0 611 1,937 2,677 70,712 12,314 24,296 24,430 60,507 15,409 7,36,130 6,08,912 16,67,903 15,78,110 32,11,497 37,85,007 2,76,32,264 0 0 626 2,710 1,938 25,796 74,227 12,317 26,531 16,868 65,003 6,15,971 7,90,543 17,76,953 39,47,211 32,94,192 17,48,812 2,85,83,244 0 0 673 2,717 2,133 27,610 16,901 12,319 74,283 25,801 65,043 7,92,297 6,16,380 17,52,595 41,95,057 21,04,932 33,06,600 2,95,10,853 0 0 545 2,718 3,293 27,588 25,774 73,994 16,908 64,732 12,283 7,90,214 6,21,261 42,18,732 21,29,780 33,32,357 18,06,829 2,97,40,921 0 0 677 2,726 3,720 17,514 67,262 12,742 25,932 75,036 31,664 8,05,140 6,30,847 22,47,861 18,39,312 33,70,016 46,45,557 3,06,50,616 PUNJAB MIZORAM NAGALAND ODISHA RAJASTHAN PUDUCHERRY SIKKIM WEST BENGAL Total: MEGHALAYA NADU TAMIL TELANGANA THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU TRIPURA UTTAR PRADESH MANIPUR UTTARAKHAND MAHARASHTRA

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 115 Annual Report 2020-21 0 2 33 559 172 456 1,494 87,112 58,817 56,780 20,089 85,309 6,17,839 2,78,772 2,04,902 15,76,113 10,55,188 16,50,607 installment th 5 0 2 33 587 180 480 1,587 89,101 59,823 87,554 57,225 20,669 2,22,328 6,48,030 2,83,608 17,01,482 10,71,348 15,85,579 installment th 4 2 33 598 487 180 1,600 59,971 57,321 89,273 20,745 59,638 88,123 6,58,191 2,22,627 2,84,393 10,79,454 17,08,898 15,86,311 installment November 2019 November rd th 3 FTO generated FTO 2 33 599 180 488 1,607 57,362 20,811 89,448 63,028 88,460 60,043 6,75,856 2,84,597 2,23,239 17,10,462 10,80,960 15,86,503 August to 2019 30 st installment nd 2 2 33 511 191 602 1,631 57,815 60,191 89,663 20,904 88,637 63,088 7,29,686 2,26,963 3,02,889 17,32,437 16,15,053 10,91,253 Installment st 1 2 33 191 509 602 1,675 57,700 89,653 21,531 60,047 88,900 3,15,959 7,53,462 2,26,183 3,03,333 16,15,921 17,30,647 10,91,522 PFMS Data verified by Payment Status for Beneficiaries Registered between 1 2 38 511 614 191 1,734 23,131 91,572 90,232 58,033 60,805 3,15,775 3,16,038 2,28,925 8,06,253 17,57,076 11,19,270 16,23,761 KISAN portal KISAN Data verified by PM State Name State JAMMU AND KASHMIR JHARKHAND PRADESH MADHYA KARNATAKA KERALA HARYANA HIMACHAL PRADESH LAKSHADWEEP GUJARAT DELHI GOA CHHATTISGARH ASSAM CHANDIGARH BIHAR ARUNACHAL ARUNACHAL PRADESH ANDHRA PRADESH ANDAMAN AND AND ANDAMAN NICOBAR ISLANDS

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 116 Annual Report 2020-21 0 149 286 7,923 3,289 5,064 48,761 39,283 66,722 30,056 2,07,412 1,18,188 6,45,822 1,23,467 6,86,211 8,56,267 16,13,649 1,01,46,793 0 296 158 7,963 5,092 3,464 67,129 49,626 41,475 30,084 1,27,429 6,94,841 8,72,813 1,20,108 6,68,235 2,20,534 16,51,000 1,03,89,863 0 297 188 8,128 5,097 3,464 67,191 49,828 30,097 44,625 6,95,723 1,27,888 8,75,077 6,70,467 1,22,352 2,22,322 16,69,381 1,05,09,970 0 297 188 8,155 3,467 5,099 49,877 67,234 30,118 44,748 7,94,606 4,59,700 6,71,730 1,28,057 1,22,780 8,80,235 16,88,379 1,08,98,348 0 297 188 9,033 5,163 3,854 67,529 45,112 30,120 50,221 7,96,750 9,06,401 6,79,600 1,28,920 5,53,578 1,34,390 18,40,607 1,13,33,312 0 175 297 5,161 9,035 5,048 67,455 50,124 30,131 45,026 9,57,092 1,29,090 8,01,668 1,34,387 6,83,689 5,53,200 18,51,309 1,16,80,757 0 189 297 5,181 7,330 30,952 69,009 50,498 10,865 45,840 9,91,524 1,30,751 8,11,435 1,38,729 5,60,337 6,88,402 20,17,055 1,20,52,355 MAHARASHTRA PUNJAB MANIPUR RAJASTHAN SIKKIM TAMIL NADU TAMIL TELANGANA TRIPURA UTTAR PRADESH Total: MEGHALAYA PUDUCHERRY THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU UTTARAKHAND NAGALAND MIZORAM ODISHA WEST BENGAL

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 117 Annual Report 2020-21 0 0 0 0 25 574 7,794 2,211 20,102 34,871 84,013 85,509 1,99,085 1,52,129 4,06,325 3,66,837 6,48,337 12,99,042 installment th 4 0 0 0 24 252 9,429 1,660 2,402 20,178 84,551 90,126 35,533 4,13,698 1,55,247 6,61,091 3,98,579 2,05,038 13,12,219 installment rd 3 0 0 23 259 FTO generated FTO March 2020 March 2,414 3,924 1,666 th 36,185 15,639 20,235 90,899 84,640 7,15,949 3,99,359 4,13,981 1,55,419 2,05,924 13,12,467 installment nd 2 0 0 22 259 December to 2019 31 st 1,710 5,953 2,557 17,536 91,675 84,682 20,244 36,209 7,24,070 4,14,946 1,55,514 4,39,052 2,06,675 13,35,831 Installment st 1 0 0 21 259 2,617 1,777 36,198 91,871 20,670 31,847 18,098 84,704 2,07,822 7,41,044 4,40,012 1,55,860 4,36,700 13,36,386 Data verified by PFMS 0 0 20 269 2,717 1,818 36,811 31,842 93,665 21,502 18,244 85,002 7,81,867 4,45,120 1,58,079 4,72,888 2,23,646 Payment Status for Beneficiaries Registered between 1 13,50,275 KISAN portal KISAN Data verified by PM State Name State ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR NICOBAR AND ANDAMAN ISLANDS ANDHRA PRADESH PRADESH ARUNACHAL ASSAM BIHAR CHANDIGARH CHHATTISGARH DELHI GOA GUJARAT HARYANA PRADESH HIMACHAL JAMMU AND KASHMIR JHARKHAND KARNATAKA KERALA LAKSHADWEEP

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 118 Annual Report 2020-21 0 102 223 204 7,928 1,112 1,758 60,515 25,705 10,883 84,647 40,286 3,12,126 6,02,715 1,20,638 15,62,737 11,36,045 13,84,053 86,58,506 0 214 239 104 7,950 1,128 1,782 61,757 10,939 25,738 88,381 40,292 6,33,982 3,34,689 1,28,305 11,89,417 16,27,402 14,23,140 89,65,462 0 241 214 169 8,152 1,130 1,786 25,741 10,947 61,854 88,461 40,305 6,37,235 1,90,261 3,35,462 11,94,112 16,33,516 14,38,242 91,26,788 0 274 214 169 1,138 1,789 8,154 10,962 25,743 91,128 61,863 40,310 1,91,675 6,74,394 3,35,718 15,17,616 16,35,412 12,02,785 93,36,257 0 557 124 1,139 2,792 1,904 8,065 40,751 10,963 61,873 25,740 91,273 7,14,811 3,37,543 1,93,386 15,19,136 94,84,986 12,30,558 16,38,506 0 170 739 1,145 1,930 2,858 8,335 62,126 96,697 11,058 26,347 41,388 7,40,781 3,42,968 2,00,900 12,94,178 16,31,919 16,46,053 98,33,337 Total: MADHYA PRADESH MADHYA MAHARASHTRA MANIPUR MEGHALAYA MIZORAM NAGALAND ODISHA PUDUCHERRY PUNJAB RAJASTHAN SIKKIM NADU TAMIL TELANGANA THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU TRIPURA UTTAR PRADESH UTTARAKHAND WEST BENGAL

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Payment Status for Beneficiaries Registered between 1stApril 2020 to 31st July 2020

FTO generated Data verified by Data verified by State Name PM KISAN portal PFMS 1st Installment 2nd installment 3rd installment

ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR 13 12 12 3 0 ISLANDS

ANDHRA PRADESH 1,19,008 1,14,237 66,047 57,131 55,340

ARUNACHAL PRADESH 24,076 22,915 22,858 22,842 20,666

ASSAM 3,821 3,808 901 0 0

BIHAR 10,27,044 9,72,349 9,67,128 9,66,837 9,66,577

CHANDIGARH 0 0 0 0 0

CHHATTISGARH 4,73,988 4,07,138 3,91,964 3,91,301 3,69,255

DELHI 546 536 527 510 465

GOA 111 109 109 109 109

GUJARAT 3,56,277 3,45,391 3,40,272 3,25,535 3,12,868

HARYANA 92,363 90,973 90,828 90,800 90,409

HIMACHAL PRADESH 19,301 18,790 18,783 18,770 18,750

JAMMU AND KASHMIR 60,337 59,038 58,763 58,569 56,852

JHARKHAND 1,47,706 1,43,480 1,31,943 1,26,288 1,08,915

KARNATAKA 1,91,137 1,71,825 1,71,789 1,71,006 1,70,928

KERALA 2,95,333 2,87,983 2,81,484 2,79,747 2,79,376

LAKSHADWEEP 283 270 270 270 270

MADHYA PRADESH 6,09,009 5,76,012 5,33,754 5,32,135 5,14,348

MAHARASHTRA 6,12,628 6,01,823 5,73,750 5,72,366 5,61,997

MANIPUR 2,40,515 2,32,238 1,68,936 1,01,394 1,01,059

MEGHALAYA 56,927 56,038 55,993 55,988 55,978

MIZORAM 61,349 57,862 57,999 57,689 57,628

NAGALAND 2,634 2,534 2,534 2,533 2,533

ODISHA 50,051 42,872 40,668 40,248 34,169

PUDUCHERRY 309 308 282 281 278

PUNJAB 1,131 1,070 1,048 1,048 729

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RAJASTHAN 4,21,874 3,79,000 3,34,644 3,33,222 3,27,891

SIKKIM 66 64 0 0 0

TAMIL NADU 7,32,969 7,12,038 6,75,398 6,70,566 1,40,194

TELANGANA 88,824 83,305 82,395 82,270 82,141

THE DADRA AND NAGAR 25 24 21 21 21 HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU

TRIPURA 8,877 8,641 8,639 8,636 8,626

UTTAR PRADESH 21,16,114 18,55,720 17,59,537 17,0 0,612 16,85,681

UTTARAKHAND 51,819 50,725 50,664 50,520 50,368

WEST BENGAL 0 0 0 0 0

Total: 78,66,465 72,99,128 68,89,940 67,19,247 60,74,421

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Payment Status for Beneficiaries Registered between 1st August 2020 to 30th November 2020

FTO generated Data verified by PM Data verified by State Name KISAN portal PFMS 1st Installment 2nd installment

ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS 33 31 20 0

ANDHRA PRADESH 1,83,229 1,67,296 60,767 14,417

ARUNACHAL PRADESH 1,600 1,537 1,534 1,530

ASSAM 156 144 0 0

BIHAR 4,76,855 4,20,764 3,81,398 3,52,989

CHANDIGARH 0 0 0 0

CHHATTISGARH 2,55,613 2,14,893 1,95,539 1,88,058

DELHI 461 447 410 76

GOA 779 741 731 729

GUJARAT 3,85,001 3,29,721 1,16,502 12,316

HARYANA 1,07,298 1,03,965 1,03,149 96,220

HIMACHAL PRADESH 16,493 15,432 15,329 14,507

JAMMU AND KASHMIR 41,754 39,796 36,840 34,623

JHARKHAND 9,00,340 8,65,456 7,73,229 6,77,302

KARNATAKA 2,04,652 1,25,549 98,850 81,001

KERALA 2,98,772 2,80,202 2,62,435 2,43,233

LAKSHADWEEP 0 0 0 0

MADHYA PRADESH 4,70,659 3,51,435 3,11,634 2,79,250

MAHARASHTRA 6,82,235 6,43,269 5,65,681 5,17,214

MANIPUR 34,843 33,458 32,448 20,667

MEGHALAYA 16,222 15,885 14,243 13,492

MIZORAM 11,163 8,545 8,237 8,224

NAGALAND 4,728 4,419 4,416 4,415

ODISHA 2,03,756 1,58,744 40,774 40,740

PUDUCHERRY 114 114 110 110

PUNJAB 565 543 522 509

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RAJASTHAN 3,84,878 3,40,915 3,20,002 2,70,748

SIKKIM 1,047 536 0 0

TAMIL NADU 2,52,016 2,35,880 49,957 4,434

TELANGANA 1,06,668 97,394 92,077 87,926

THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI 0 0 0 0 AND DAMAN AND DIU

TRIPURA 10,857 10,050 9,978 9,955

UTTAR PRADESH 10,02,239 7,67,484 6,94,974 5,73,853

UTTARAKHAND 52,175 49,868 49,459 49,338

WEST BENGAL 0 0 0 0

Total: 61,07,201 52,84,513 42,41,245 35,97,876

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Payment Status for Beneficiaries Registered between 1st December 2020 to 31st March 2020

FTO generated Data verified by PM State Name Data verified by PFMS KISAN portal 1st Installment

ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS 27 0 0

ANDHRA PRADESH 21,490 8,760 976

ARUNACHAL PRADESH 9 2 0

ASSAM 640 162 0

BIHAR 74,858 31,542 19,666

CHANDIGARH 0 0 0

CHHATTISGARH 56,393 30,205 25,058

DELHI 38 23 0

GOA 50 33 6

GUJARAT 45,711 23,240 0

HARYANA 15,145 7,419 6,179

HIMACHAL PRADESH 1,743 1,122 44

JAMMU AND KASHMIR 8,052 3,039 73

JHARKHAND 89,439 49,884 1,354

KARNATAKA 49,799 22,666 2,201

KERALA 37,180 22,054 2,614

LAKSHADWEEP 0 0 0

MADHYA PRADESH 90,963 29,296 18,172

MAHARASHTRA 93,355 53,515 498

MANIPUR 1,728 1,204 0

MEGHALAYA 1,501 1,437 0

MIZORAM 2,527 1,120 22

NAGALAND 2 0 0

ODISHA 41 28 4

PUDUCHERRY 36 18 18

PUNJAB 562 223 0

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RAJASTHAN 85,436 47,970 35,120

SIKKIM 0 0 0

TAMIL NADU 1 0 0

TELANGANA 22,292 10,524 29

THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND 74 2 2 DAMAN AND DIU

TRIPURA 5,760 2,494 2,284

UTTAR PRADESH 3,07,291 28,942 2

UTTARAKHAND 8,343 4,217 3,290

WEST BENGAL 0 0 0

Total: 10,20,486 3,81,141 1,17,612

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10.3 Pradhan Mantri Kisan MaanDhan (viii) The eligible SMFs who are not Yojana (PM-KMY) beneficiaries of PM-Kisan or who have 10.3.1 Salient features not given consent to allow payment from the benefit of PM-Kisan shall submit (i) The Pradhan Mantri Kisan MaanDhan an enrolment-cum-auto-debit mandate Yojana (PM-KMY) is an old age pension form for giving their consent to auto- scheme for all land holding Small and debit a bank account which is normally Marginal Farmers (SMFs) in thecountry. used by them for bank transactions; (ii) The Scheme was formally launched on (ix) The Central Government through the 12th September, 2019. Department of Agriculture, Cooperation (iii) The PM-KMY is a Central Sector Scheme and Farmers’ Welfare shall also contribute administered by the Department of an equal amount as contributed by the Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ eligible subscriber, to the Pension Fund. Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Account of such co-contributions shall Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India be maintained separately by the LIC in partnership with the Life Insurance and these co-contributions along with Corporation of India (LIC). fund earnings from time to time shall (iv) The LIC shall be the Pension Fund be utilized for pension payment on the Manager and responsible for pension date of vesting. Co-contributions would payout. not be paid to subscribers in case of (v) It is a voluntary and periodic contribution pre- mature exits. In such a case, the co- based pension system meant for all land contributions along with fund earnings holding Small and Marginal Farmers will be transferred back to the Pension (SMFs) throughout the country, subject Fund. to the aforesaid exclusion criteria. (x) The State / UT Governments will have the (vi) The SMFs shall have the option to option of sharing the burden of individual allow payment of his/her voluntary SMF beneficiary contribution. contribution to the Scheme from the financial benefits received by them from (xi) Monthly contributions will fall due on the the PM-KISAN Scheme directly. same day every month as the enrolment (vii) The eligible SMFs who are desirous date. The beneficiaries may also choose of using their PM-Kisan benefit for an option to pay their contributions on a contributing for PM-KMY, will have to quarterly, 4-monthly or half-yearly basis. sign and submit an enrolment-cum- Such contributions will fall due on the auto-debit-mandate form for giving same day of such period as the date of their consent for auto-debiting their enrollment; bank accounts in which their PM-Kisan (xii) The amount of the monthly contribution benefits are credited, so that their shall range between Rs.55 to Rs.200 contributions are automatically paid;

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per month depending upon the age of entry of the farmers into the Scheme, as per the following contribution chart:

Entry Age Superannuation Age Member’s Government’s Total contribution (Rs.) contribution (Rs.) contribution (Rs.) 18 60 55 55 110 19 60 58 58 116 20 60 61 61 122 21 60 64 64 128 22 60 68 68 136 23 60 72 72 144 24 60 76 76 152 25 60 80 80 160 26 60 85 85 170 27 60 90 90 180 28 60 95 95 190 29 60 100 100 200 30 60 105 105 210 31 60 110 110 220 32 60 120 120 240 33 60 130 130 260 34 60 140 140 280 35 60 150 150 300 36 60 160 160 320 37 60 170 170 340 38 60 180 180 360 39 60 190 190 380 40 60 200 200 400

(xiii) In case of death of the subscriber (xiv) In case of death of the subscriber before the vesting date, the spouse before the vesting date, if the spouse of the subscriber shall have an option does not exercise the option of of continuing the scheme by payment continuing under the scheme, then the of remaining contributions under the subscribers’ contributions along with scheme, provided she/he is not already fund interest earned or Savings Bank an SMF beneficiary of the scheme. The Interest whichever is higher would rate of contribution and vesting date be payable to the spouse under the shall remain the same. Pension accruals scheme. will be calculated as if the subscriber (xv) In case of death of the subscriber were alive on the vesting date. The before the vesting date, if there is same pension would be payable to no spouse, then the subscribers’ the spouse. Upon death of the spouse contributions along with fund interest after the vesting date, the pension earned or Savings Bank Interest, corpus would be transferred back to whichever is higher would be payable the Pension Fund. to the nominee/s under the scheme.

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The co-contributions made by the through manual verification of bank Government along with fund interest particulars from supporting documents, earned after adjusting for difference demographic authentications of between Savings Bank Interest payable Aadhaar,etc. and fund interest earned, if any will be (xxii) The mobile number (optional) given by credited back to the Pension Fund of the subscriber will be verified through the Government. an OTP verification process. (xvi) If a subscriber dies after the date of (xxiii) The subscriber will authenticate the vesting, his/her spouse shall be entitled data in an on-line generated enrolment to receive fifty per cent of the pension form by putting his / her signature. received by such an eligible subscriber (xxiv) The VLE will upload a scanned copy as Family Pension, provided she/he is of the signed enrolment-cum- debit not already an SMF beneficiary of the mandate form and thereafter enable Scheme and such Family Pension shall his/her online payment of initial be applicable only to the spouse. contribution and give him a receipt. (xvii) After death of the subscriber as well (xxv) At this stage, the online registration as of his/her spouse, the corpus i.e. process would be complete and the total accumulated contributions made system would generate a Pradhan by the subscriber and the Government Mantri Kisan Maan-Dhan(PM-KMY) shall be credited back to the fund. Pension Card with a unique Pension (xviii) The Eligible SMFs desirous of joining Account Number prominently printed the scheme shall visit the nearest on it. Common Service Centre (CSC) along (xxvi) Upon completion of the enrolment with his Aadhaar card and bank process and payment of initial passbook or account details. contribution, an enrolment-cum-auto- debit-mandate form for taking consent (xix) The Village Level Entrepreneur (VLE) of farmers for auto-debiting from their present at the CSC shall complete the PM-KISAN benefits through their bank on-line registration process after taking accounts will be generated and signed details of Aadhaar number, name, by the subscriber. date of birth, spouse and nominee particulars, mobile number (optional), (xxvii) The CSC-SPV decentralized office address and a few other details. would scan the signed enrolment-cum- auto-debit mandate form and upload (xx) The on-line registration process the same to the CSC-SPV system. includes capturing of bank account particulars and completion of an auto- (xxviii) Subsequent to this a pension card would be generated and given to the debit mandate to the bank account subscriber as proof of pension account of the subscriber for debiting the having been opened. contribution amount to the subscriber’s bank account every month. The (xxix) The CSC-SPV Centre would also return demand will be made by the sponsor the original enrolment-cum-auto- debit bank/IDBI on behalf of the LIC of India. mandate form to the subscriber to be retained by him. (xxi) The data would be checked by the CSC

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(xxx) Data of subscribers enrolled would be 10.3.2 Aims and objective of the Schème transferred by CSC-SPV to LIC onT+1 There have been a series of interventions for (i.e. the next day) for further processing. income and price support by the Government (xxxi) The CSCs would charge Rs.30/- per for farmers. However, there is a felt need to beneficiary for enrolment for the create a social security net for farmers as above services. The DAC&FW would old age may result in loss of livelihood for reimburse the above charge to CSC many of them. Farming requires hard work in for which it would raise a consolidated fields which becomes difficult at an advanced invoice for the purpose. age. The problem is compounded in respect of Small and Marginal farmers as they have (xxxii) Eligible beneficiaries may alternatively minimal or no savings to provide for old age. also enroll themselves by contacting The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan-Dhan Yojana physically the State Nodal Officers (PM-KMY)provides for an assured monthly (SNOs) (or agencies designated by pension of Rs. 3000/- to all land holding Small them) in their respective districts. and Marginal Farmers(SMFs), whether male Eligible beneficiaries may alternatively or female, on attaining the age of 60 years. also enroll themselves online through Farmers falling within the purview of the links provided on the appropriate web- exclusion criteria are, however, not eligible sites. for the benefit. (xxxiii) The DAC&FW will facilitate transfer 10.3.3 Beneficiaries of the Scheme of bulk data of beneficiaries from the SNOs to the CSC-SPV for the All Small and Marginal Farmers (SMFs) in all purpose of bulk enrolment of SMFs States and Union Territories, and who do and also cross-verification of PM-Kisan not fall within the purview of the exclusion beneficiaries registered at CSCs. criteria, who are of the age of 18 years and above and upto the age of 40 years are eligible (xxxiv) A subscriber who desires to change the to avail benefits of this Scheme by joining it. bank details or any other details which are incorrect, will approach CSC or VLE 10.3.4 Exclusion criteria: along with PM-KMY number, Aadhaar The following categories of farmers have Card. However, the date of birth of been brought under the exclusion criteria: the Subscriber cannot be changed at any time. The VLE at CSC will validate (i) SMFs covered under any other statutary the credentials of the member on social security schemes such as the the payment of the amount/ fee as National Pension Scheme (NPS), prescribed by the Government from Employees’ State Insurance Corporation time to time. Scheme, Employees’ Fund Organization Scheme etc. (xxxv) For effective implementation of the Scheme, detailed Operational (ii) Farmers who have opted for the Pradhan Mantri ShramYogi MaanDhanYojana(PM- Guidelines have been issued which SYM) administered by the Ministry of may be amended from time-to-time as Labour & Employment and when considered necessary.

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(iii) Farmers who have opted for Pradhan village, State/UT Governments may consider Mantri Laghu Vyapari Maan-dhan Yojana certification based on a declaration by other (PM-LVM) administered by the Ministry adult members of his/her family. In case of of Labour & Employment incorrect self declaration, beneficiary shall (iv) Further, the following categories of not be eligible for financial benefit under the beneficiaries of higher economic status Scheme. shall not be eligible for benefits under 10.3.5 Mechanism of Implementation of the the scheme: Scheme • All institutional landholders a) The Common Service Centres (CSCs) • Former and present holders of under the Ministry of Electronics and constitutional posts Information Technology and the State Nodal Officers (SNOs) (PM-KISAN) will • Former and present Ministers/ be the enrolling agencies. State Ministers and former/present b) The CSC will complete the on-line Members of the Lok Sabha/ Rajya registration process after taking details Sabha/ State Legislative Assemblies/ of Aadhaar number, name, date of birth, State Legislative Councils,former spouse and nominee particulars, mobile and present Mayors of Municipal number, address and a few other details. Corporations, former and present Chairpersons of District Panchayats. c) The CSC will take an auto-debit mandate for debiting contribution amount to the • All serving or retired officers and subscriber’s bank account every month. employees of the Central/ State d) The CSC will thereafter enable online Government Ministries/ Offices/ payment of initial contribution and give Departments and their field units, the subscriber a receipt. Central or State PSEs and Attached offices/ Autonomous Institutions e) The CSC will provide a PM-KISAN Maan- Dhan Pension Card with a Pension under the Government as well as Account Number printed on it. regular employees of the Local Bodies (Excluding Multi Tasking Staff f) The CSCs would charge the DAC&FW / Class IV/Group D employees) Rs.30/- per beneficiary for enrolment for the above services. • All persons who paid Income Tax in g) The data of SMF-PM-Kisan beneficiaries the last assessment year. already available with the SNOs will also • Professionals like doctors, engineers, be appropriately utilized for enrolment. lawyers, chartered accountant h) The beneficiaries may choose an option and architects registered with to pay their contributions on a monthly, Professional bodies and carrying out quarterly, 4-monthly or half-yearly basis. profession by undertaking practice. i) In case of failure of payment of For the purpose of exclusion State/UT contribution by the subscriber he/she Government can certify the eligibility of may pay the outstanding installments. the beneficiary based on self declaration j) Late fee / interest may be charged for by the beneficiaries. In case the beneficiary default in payment. is not available /does not reside in the

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 130 Annual Report 2020-21 k) If contributions remain unpaid for a Committee and Regional Manager, LIC. period of six months, such account Similarly, the District Level shall have status would be changed to ‘dormant DLBC and LIC Representatives along account’. The subscriber will be allowed with District Level Government Officers. to regularize contribution by paying e) All disputes to the extent of and limited the entire outstanding dues, along with to the transactions routed through the interest at the rate as determined by the National Automated Clearing House Government from time to time. (NACH) system should be routed by the 10.3.6 Review, Monitoring and Grievance banks through the Dispute Management Redressal Mechanism System (DMS) provided by NPCI. The disputes so raised on the Sponsor Bank a) An Empowered Committee under the shall be resolved within 30 days from Chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary with the date of dispute. If the Sponsor Bank Secretaries of Agriculture &Farmers’ fails to respond / resolve the dispute Welfare, MeiTY, Department of within the agreed time line, the disputed Expenditure, Department of Financial amount will be debited to the settlement Services and any other Secretary account of the Sponsor Bank maintained concerned as members shall review and with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). monitor implementation of the Scheme through appropriate implementation f) Any disputes other than that detailed strategies and to approve any above shall be resolved by LIC, the modifications in the Scheme within Sponsor Bank and the Ministry without the overall financial parameters of the any liability on the other participating Scheme approved by the Cabinet, for stakeholders.The process to be followed effective implementation. for dispute resolution is provided in theMoUs. b) The overall implementation of the Scheme would be done by the Project g) Any matter related to execution, grievance Monitoring Unit (PMU) setup for the PM- redressal,dispute resolution etc.shall be Kisan Scheme at the Central level in the referred to the Joint Secretary (Farmers’ DAC&FW. The PMU shall also undertake Welfare), Department of Agriculture, a publicity campaign (Information, Cooperation and Farmers’ Welfare, Education and Communication-IEC) Ministry of Agriculture &Farmers’ for the Scheme and also incur various Welfare, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi – administrative expenses. 110001 for redressal. c) Each State/UT Government will designate 10.3.7Project Monitoring Unit(PMU): a Nodal Department for implementation The PMU set up forPM-Kisan Scheme will of the scheme and coordinating with also take care of the implementation of PM- the Central Government with regard to KMY. implementation of the Scheme. d) A Grievance Redressal Cell shall be set 10.3.8 Farmers registered so far: So far up both at State and District Levels (as on 05.01.2020), 21,11,317 farmers have accordingly with representation of State registered for the Scheme. Nodal Officers, State Level Bankers’

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Chapter 11

National Crop Insurance Programme (NCIP)

Agriculture Insurance

11.1 Keeping in view the risks involved etc. The insurance schemes currently under in agriculture and to insure the farming implementation are the Pradhan Mantri Fasal community against various risks, the Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and the Restructured Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme introduced a crop insurance scheme in 1985 (RWBCIS). and thereafter brought improvements in the erstwhile scheme(s) from time to time based The total funds released by the Government on the experience gained and views of the of India during last 5 years under various stakeholders, States, farming community schemes for crop insurance are as under: (Rs. Crore) Plan/ Year Insurance Schemes Expenditure 2016-17 Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and Restructured Weather 11054.63 Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS) 2017-18 - do - 9419.79 2018-19 - do - 11945.38 2019-20 - do - 12638.32 2020-21 -do- 9799.86

* as on 31.12.2020 11.2 Brief details of the crop insurance all Kharif crops and 1.5% for all Rabi crops. In schemes being implemented in the country case of annual commercial and horticultural are given below: crops, the maximum premium to be paid by farmers is upto 5%. The premium rates 11.2.1 Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana to be paid by farmers are very low and the (PMFBY) balance of actuarial premium is being borne After detailed discussions with various by the Government, to be shared equally stakeholders including State Governments, by the State & Central Government (except representatives of farmer organizations, in North Eastern States where the subsidy Government of India had formulated the sharing pattern between Central and State new Crop Insurance Schemes viz. Pradhan Govt is 90:10) to provide full insured amount Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), which is to the farmers against crop loss on account of being implemented in various States/Union natural calamities. Territories of the country from Kharif 2016. Earlier, there was a provision of capping the The Scheme is being implemented through premium rate which resulted in low claims 18 General Insurance Companies including all being paid to farmers. This capping in earlier the 5 Government Sector Companies. Under schemes has now been removed. In PMFBY PMFBY, a uniform maximum premium of only farmers will get claim against full sum insured 2% of the sum insured is paid by farmers for

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 132 Annual Report 2020-21 without any reduction.Central Government Under PMFBY, CCEs has increased manifold. has rationalized the GoI subsidy sharing in Every year around 70 lakh CCEs need to be the view of high premium in select crops and conducted to arrive at yield data within a areas and to ensure a detailed analysis of the short harvesting window of 15-20 days is a reasons leading to high premium rates. This challenging task. Smart Sampling and Two needs a detailed examination and necessary Step Yield Estimation has been adopted course correction by the concerned State under PMFBY implementation to rationalize Government. Central Subsidy for premium is and reduce number of CCEs to be conducted. capped up to 30% for unirrigated & 25% for This will ensure reduction in CCE numbers irrigated area/crops. Districts with irrigated without impacting quality of sampling and area more than 50% (from all sources) will yield estimation results. Further, new age be considered as irrigated districts. Further, technology will be used to assess crop health the sum insured has been equated to Scale of using remote sensing and satellite indices. Finance/Notional Value of the crop. Smart Sampling, Optimization of CCEs and Efforts are being made to make the scheme Direct yield Estimation at GP Level technology driven with the primary objective After evaluation of results obtained in pilot to reduce the delays in claim payment studies for Smart Sampling Technique, to farmers. Capturing of CCEs data on and Optimization of CCEs by the Expert smartphones/CCE Agri App and its real- Committee the approaches are being time transfer on the National Crop Insurance implemented operationally from Kharif 2019 Portal has been made mandatory from Kharif in notified Rice growing areas in Kharif season 2017 to ensure transparency and real time and Rabi Sorghum, Rabi Rice, Mustard and transfer of data.Remote sensing will be used Wheat in Rabi season. Similarly, technology to rationalize the number of Crop Cutting driven approaches developed during pilot Experiments (CCEs) at unit area level. 8 pilot studies for GP level crop yield estimation studies on use of innovative technology in in Kharif 2019 and Rabi 2019-20 are being CCEs have been completed by the Department tested over 100 Rice growing districts in which are coordinated by the Mahalanobis Kharif 2020 season and 100 Rabi Rice and National Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC). A Wheat growing districts in Rabi 2020-21. High-Power Committee constituted in the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and For effective implementation, an integrated Farmers Welfare has evaluated the results of National Crop Insurance Portal (www.pmfby. the 8 pilots and it has been decided to scale gov.in) has been developed to integrate up and mainstream the operationalisation of all the stakeholders on a single platform these approaches/techniques for paddy crop on a real time basis. This has also enabled in 9 States on a pilot basis. access to individual farmer-wise detailed data. Further, it has been decided to obtain 14 more pilot studies by the Government, the Aadhar number of insured farmers and reputed international and national private details of land records for de-duplication. In agencies on direct yield estimation at Gram addition, Direct Transfer of Benefits (Claims) Panchayat level using technology have been to farmers account has been initiated from initiated during the year 2020 which are also Kharif 2018 season. being coordinated by the MNCFC.

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Progress of the scheme implementation claims (as on 11.1.2021) are given in the following table: The Scheme has completed 5 years of its implementation. Details of coverage and

PMFBY & RWBCIS - All India Business Statistics Since Implementation as on 11.01.2021 Season/Year Farmer Area Sum Farmers Gross Reported Paid Farmer Claim Applications Insured Insured Share in Premium Claims Claims Applications Ratio Insured (Lakh ha) Premium Benefitted (Lakh) (Lakh) Rs. Crore Kharif 2016 407.6 379.7 1,30,599 2,779 15,880 10,571 10,570 115.3 66.6% Rabi 2016-17 176.0 187.6 72,522 1,263 5,693 6,205 6,190 41.0 109.0% 2016-17 Total 583.7 567.3 2,03,121 4,042 21,573 16,775 16,760 156.3 77.8% Kharif 2017 357.7 330.7 1,24,524 2,792 18,403 18,151 18,149 140.9 98.6% Rabi 2017-18 175.3 177.7 77,742 1,397 6,232 3,965 3,964 29.5 63.6% 2017-18 Total 533.0 508.3 2,02,265 4,189 24,635 22,117 22,113 170.4 89.8% Kharif 2018 345.3 317.4 1,36,754 3,144 20,926 19,506 18,618 136.9 93.2% Rabi 2018-19 231.4 205.6 93,307 1,709 8,422 9,137 9,015 81.2 108.5% 2018-19 Total 576.8 523.0 2,30,060 4,853 29,348 28,643 27,633 218.1 97.6% Kharif 2019 419.8 326.4 1,42,228 3,002 23,364 20,616 19,576 182.1 88.2% Rabi 2019-20 190.4 170.1 75,481 1,401 8,355 4,657 3,909 28.2 55.7% 2019-20 Total 610.2 496.5 2,17,709 4,403 31,719 25,273 23,485 210.2 79.7% Kharif 2020 398.4 261.4 1,03,016 2,425 19,603 384 190 3.6 NA Total 2,702.1 2,356.5 9,56,171 19,912 1,26,878 93,192 90,180 758.6 NA

* Decline in coverage of farmer applicants in 2017-18 was due to deduplication by making Aadhar mandatory and announcement of Debt Waiver Scheme by some States. ** Provisional data. All admissible claims for the year are not reported/settled. # Claims will be processed/known on receipt of yield data from the concerned States/UTs in the month of December 2020-Janu- ray 2021 as per cut off dates notified for the same. The scheme was very well received by the (CSCs) and encouraging direct enrolment on farming community as 27 States and UTs the portal. However, the scheme has been opted for the scheme in one or more seasons. made voluntary for all farmers including The coverage in the first year of the scheme loanee famers from Kharif 2020 season. (2016-17) was 30% of Gross Cropped Area During 2016-17 about 584 lakh farmer (GCA). This was the highest coverage in the enrolments were provided crop insurance history of crop insurance in India. Further, for a sum of Rs. 2.03 lakh crore and during voluntary participation of non-loanee farmers 2017-18 about 533 lakh farmer enrolments has increased substantially (more than 6 were provided crop insurance for a sum of times) as compared to earlier schemes and Rs. 2.02lakh crore under PMFBY & RWBCIS. has reached 37% of total coverage under the There was somedecline in coverage in 2017- scheme in 2019-20. This has been a major 18 primarily in the category of loanee farmers. achievement under the scheme. To facilitate The announcement of Debt Waiver Schemes this, alternate mechanisms for coverage of in two big States namely, Maharashtra and non-loanees were put in place which included Uttar Pradesh made more than 36 lakh farmers access through Common Service Centres in Kharif 2018 season who had availed crop

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 134 Annual Report 2020-21 loan, ineligible for the crop insurance as fresh Under PMFBY, benefits to the farmers are loans were not drawn. At the same time, Direct also being provided through early payment Benefit Transfer(DBT) was introduced by the of claims directly into the bank accounts of Government in April 2017, to help farmers the farmers. There is more transparency in receive claims directly in their bank accounts, assessment of crop losses and assessment of which made registration through Aadhar claims through use of technology etc. number mandatory. This was a deliberate step by the Government to weed out ghost Text SMS is being sent to all loanee farmers /duplicate beneficiaries and help genuine whose mobile numbers have been entered on farmers through Aadhar based verification and the portal. Acknowledgement receipt is being it resulted in further decreasing the number of generated on the portal and made available to loanee farmers under the scheme. banks. All farmers who are enrolling through CSCs or directly on the crop insurance portal Coverage under the scheme has increased are being provided physical receipt at the from 533 lakh farmer applicants in 2017-18 time of enrolment.Acknowledgement receipt to 577 lakh applicants during 2018-19 and is being provided to all loanee farmers from 610lakh farmer applicants during 2019-20, Kharif 2018 season. which is despite the withdrawal of Bihar State from the scheme from Kharif 2018 season Review of Operational Guidelines of the and West Bengal State Government from Scheme and issue of Revised Guidelines Kharif 2019 season. The State Governments The schemes’ implementation is reviewed/ of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Telangana and monitored constantly through weekly video Jharkhand have also not implemented the conferences, one to one meeting with the scheme in 2020. stakeholders on a regular basis and the National Level Monitoring Committee (NLMC). In spite of overall good monsoon during the Learning from the Scheme implementation first three years of implementation of PMFBY, experience , an extensive consultative the claim ratio was about 77.8%, 89.8 %, and exercise with all implementing partners was 97.6% in 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 made and Operational Guidelines (OGs) of respectively. Provisional claim ratio for the PMFBY/RWBCIS wererevised with effect year 2019-20 is at 79.7%. from 1st October, 2018 from Rabi 2018- Moreover, the farmers in most affected 19 season and are available on the National States received higher claims and the claim Crop Insurance Portal i.e. https://pmfby.gov. ratio was high in these States. Claim ratio was in/guidelines for use of stakeholders under highest in year 2016-17- TamilNadu-344.2%, the scheme. Karnataka-153% and Andhra Pradesh-113%. Though scheme and revised Operational Claim ratio was higher in 2017-18 in the Guidelines were made after detailed states of- Chhattisgarh 390.8%, Odisha- discussion with various stakeholders viz. 221.8%, Haryana 198.2%, TamilNadu 176.5% farmers, States, insurance companies, and Madhya Pradesh 126.4%. Similarly, in financial institutions etc, some points/ 2018-19, States with higher claim ratio were issues like voluntary coverage of non-loanee Andhra Pradesh-167%, Tamil Nadu 159.6%, farmers, addressing challenges of delay in Karnataka-158%, Chhattissgarh-122% release of state premium subsidy and Crop

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Cutting data and leveraging technology for • Insurance companies will now be smooth implementation etc. were identified selected by the States for 3 years in a go as critical issues in implementation of the instead of one year thereby increasing scheme during the first eight seasons. their commitment and accountability to Thereafter, after making detailed discussions, the farmers. the PMFBY/RWBCIS has been revamped • Option has been given to the States to with the following changes to make the choose the notional value of average yield scheme more beneficial to farmers with or the Scale of Finance as sum insured in effect from Kharif 2020: the interest of the farming community. • To address the demand of farmers, the • In view of the demand of many States, scheme has been made voluntary for all option has been given to States to farmers. However, there is no change in choose additional risk covers besides farmers’ share of premium. shortfall in yield-based cover depending • The premium subsidy sharing pattern upon the local weather challenges and between Centre and North Eastern requirements of the farmers. States has been changed from 50 : 50 to • Insurance Companies to pay 12% interest 90:10. This has been done to allow more to farmers for delaying claim payment States to notify the scheme and existing beyond prescribed timelines. Similarly, States to notify more crops and areas to facilitate greater coverage of farmers penalty of 12% interest per month under the scheme. For the remaining shall be levied on State Government if States, the subsidy sharing pattern will failing to release state share of premium continue as 50: 50. subsidy within 3 months of requisition by concerned Insurance Company.States • To address the issue of high premium delaying the release of subsidy beyond rate for few crops/areas due to adverse stipulated timelines cannot participate in selection, the requisite central share upcoming seasons. of premium subsidy (90 : 10 for North Eastern States and 50 : 50 for remaining • A two-step process of crop yield States) will be provided for areas/crops estimation using weather and satellite having gross premium rate up to 25% for indicators etc. is adopted, which will help irrigated and up to 30% for un-irrigated in early assessment of loss. areas/crops. • Use of smart sampling technique through • States have to decide on these high-risk satellite data for crop cutting experiments crops/areas. They can remove these by some states has shown increased crops from notification or notify these efficiency in implementation. This will crops/areas and bear the entire subsidy now be universalized. over and above 25% for irrigated and • The delay by some States in submission 30% un-irrigated crops/areas. Central Govt. will share only up to 25% or 30% of of crop yield data will now be suitably applicable premium as the case may be. addressed using technological solutions. • Besides, alternate risk mitigation • Provision has been made for earmarked measures will be explored for these high- administrative expenses @ 3% for risk areas/crops. strengthening infrastructure and

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technology for better delivery of the Coverage of Women Farmers under PMFBY Scheme. All farmers whether sharecroppers, tenant 11.2.2 Restructured Weather Based Crop farmers including women farmers growing Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS) crops in the areas notified by the concerned With the objective to provide coverage for State/UT Government are eligible for coverage those crops for which there is no standard/ under the scheme and can insure themselves approved methodology for assessment of as per provisions of the scheme. The coverage yield and to overcome the shortcoming under under the scheme is subject to land records erstwhile NAIS, a pilot Weather Based Crop and tenancy contract. Further, the Scheme is Insurance Scheme (WBCIS) was launched demand driven. Since, the scheme has been in 20 States (as announced in the Union made voluntary for participation, all farmers Budget 2007-08). However, WBCIS was including woman farmers are eligible to enroll implemented as a full-fledged component under the scheme. There are no specific extra scheme of the National Crop Insurance benefits/provisions for women farmers under Programme (NCIP) from Rabi 2013-14 season the scheme. However, the Government is to Rabi 2015-16. WBCIS intends to provide bound to pay its share in premium subsidy for insurance protection to the farmers against all the farmers including women who take up adverse weather incidence, such as deficit crop insurance. and excess rainfall, high or low temperature, humidity etc. which are deemed to impact The coverage of women farmers under crop productionadversely. It has the PMFBY has remained consistent since advantage to settle claims within the shortest inception of the scheme. Over the last three possible time. Under WBCIS, actuarial rates seasons mainly, Rabi 18-19, Kharif 18 and of premium were charged. The scheme has Kharif 19, out of the total coverage under further been restructured on the basis of the scheme approximately 15%-16% women premium structure and administrative lines farmers were enrolled under the scheme every of PMFBY and is available in the country from year. The State of Maharashtra has achieved Kharif 2016 as Restructured WBCIS. maximum enrolment of women farmers, 11.2.3 Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme constituting almost 18%-19% of the State’s (CPIS) total farmer coverage. Insured area owned by women farmers in the State of Maharashtra The Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme (CPIS) is the highest among all participating States has been implemented since the year 2009- since Kharif 18. Union Territories and North 10 in the selected areas of Andhra Pradesh, East States have recorded poor enrolment of Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa women over the years. and Tamil Nadu. The scheme has also been continued during 2018-19 and 2019-20. There has been 0.7% increase in the Since inception of the scheme, 57.25 lakh enrolment of Loanee women farmers and palms of 1.24 lakh growers for a sum insured a significant increase in the enrolment of of Rs. 506 crore have been covered. Against Non-Loanee women farmers amounting to premium of Rs. 3.26 crore claims of Rs. 4.40 approximately 56% increase from Kharif 18 crore have been paid to about 0.09 lakh to Kharif 19 demonstrating favorable attitude farmers. among women farmers towards PMFBY.

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With the aim of widening the coverage Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. Preparatory of women farmers under PMFBY, this activities to roll out the second phase of Department in partnership with the World the study in Odisha, Gujarat and Karnataka Bank Group has commissioned a qualitative are underway. The findings of the study will study to capture the barriers impacting access help in the overall design of crop insurance to crop insurance of women farmers. The to make it more accessible and beneficial for Study has completed its first phase covering women farmers.

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Chapter 12

Agricultural Credit

Overview

12.1 The Government has taken many is Rs. 9,73,517.80 crore upto 30th November, policy initiatives for strengthening of the 2020. farm credit delivery system for providing credit at lower rates of interest to support 12.2.2 Interest Subvention Scheme the resource requirements of the agricultural The Interest Subvention Scheme (ISS) was sector. The emphasis of these policies has launched in the year 2006-07 with a view to been on providing timely and adequate provide concessional short term crop loans credit support to farmers with particular including loan availed through Kisan Credit focus on small and marginal farmers and Card (KCC) to the farmers. weaker sections of society to enable them to adopt modern technology and improved ISS is available to farmers availing short term agricultural practices for increasing agri loans upto Rs.3.00 lakh at an interest agricultural production and productivity. rate of 7% per annum for one year. The short The policy essentially lays emphasis on term agri loans include Crop Husbandry, augmenting credit flow at the ground level Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries. through credit planning, adoption of region Additional 3% subvention is also given to specific strategies, rationalization of lending farmers for prompt and timely repayment policies and procedures and bringing down of loans; the same gets reduced to 4% per the rate of interest on farm loan. annum. The benefits of ISS can also be availed by farmers in allied activities like Animal 12.2 Policy initiatives for increasing the Husbandry and Fisheries and those farmers flow of credit who already possess KCC within the overall The Government has initiated several limit of Rs.3.00 lakh. New KCC can be issued measures to galvanize the institutional credit to Animal Husbandry and Fisheries farmers system to make them more responsive to the with provision of benefit of IS &PRI for loan needs of farmers. Some of the important amount upto Rs.2.00 lakh per annum. Interest measures initiated in this regard are as under:- subvention of 2% and prompt repayment incentive of 3% on restructured crop loans to 12.2.1 Agriculture Credit: Target and farmers affected by severe natural calamities Achievement for a maximum period of 5 years on the basis The Government sets target for agricultural of report of Inter-Ministerial Central Team credit flow every year, which has increased (IMCT) for grant of NDRF assistance and Sub- consistently over the years and it reached Committee of National Executive Committee Rs. 13,92,469.81 crore against the target (SC-NEC) is also available. Further IS of @ 2 of Rs. 13,50,000 crore during 2019-20. % is available to Small and Marginal Farmers Target for the year 2020-21 has been fixed (SMFs) having Kisan Credit Card (KCC) at Rs.15,00,000 crore and the achievement on post harvest loans against Negotiable

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Warehouse Receipts (NWRs) i.e. at the same Subvention Scheme. The Government has rates as applicable to crop loans for a period allocated a sum of Rs.21,175.00 crore for of up to six months post harvest. the current financial year for interest subsidy under the scheme. Out of the current year During the financial year 2019-20, the budget, an amount of Rs. 12,744.11 crore Department released a sum of Rs. 16,218.75 has been released to RBI/NABARD under crore to the implementing agencies i.e. the scheme. Details of funds released during Reserve Bank of India (RBI) / National Bank the last five years and current financial year for Agriculture and Rural Development are as under: (NABARD), as subsidy under Interest

(Rs. in Crore) 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21* 13,000 13,397.13 13,045.72 11,495.67 16218.75 12744.11

*As on date 11.01.2021

12.2.3 Kisan Credit Card Scheme (KCC) other service charges have been waived off for fresh issue/renewal of KCC, collateral free KCC was introduced in 1998 to provide agriculture loan limit has been raised from timely credit to farmers to meet short term/ Rs.1.00 lakh to Rs.1.60 lakh. Standardised long term cultivation requirement, post application form for KCC has been designed harvest expenses, consumption requirement for easy understanding of farmers and a time etc. KCC is implemented by Commercial limit of 14 days (from receipt of the farmer’s Banks, Cooperative Banks and Rural Regional application has been fixed) to provide KCC to Banks (RRBs) under the overall guidance of all eligible farmers. the Department of Financial Services. The Reserve Bank of India had issued a master To bring the maximum number of farmers circular on implementation of the KCC under KCC so that they can get loan at a scheme followed by additional instructions cheaper rate through the ISS scheme, the from time to time. Government has been running a campaign for saturation of KCC to farmers since, February, This Ministry is actively involved in the 2019. The Govt has further taken up the promotion of the KCC scheme with a view task of covering 2.5 lakh crore PM KISAN to provide easy access to concessional beneficiaries under KCC in a mission mode. institutional credit to farmer. Several steps Since February, 2020, a renewed saturation have been taken to simplify the procedure to drive is being run to cover all left over PM enable access to KCC. The KCC scheme along KISAN beneficiaries. As a result, in addition to with the benefit of IS & PRI has been extended the existing 6.86 crore active KCCs holders, to farmers practicing Animal Husbandry and 167.67(01.01.2021) lakh new KCCs have Fisheries. All charges including processing been sanctioned since, February, 2020. fee, inspection & ledger folio charges and all

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Chapter 13

Agricultural Marketing

13.1 Overview

The agriculture sector needs structured and structured and functional markets preferably functional markets, preferably in the vicinity in the vicinity of farmers, removing restrictive of farmers, to drive growth, employment, and monopolistic practices of the present remunerative prices and economic prosperity agricultural marketing system, reducing in rural areas of the country. Enabling intermediaries in the supply chain, mitigate mechanisms are also required to be put the uncertainty in prices of agri commodities in place for procurement of agricultural and marketing and providing remunerative commodities directly from farmers’ field prices to farmers for their produce. and to establish effective linkage between 13.2 Agricultural Marketing Reforms farm production, the retail chain and food processing industries. In order to remove 13.2.1 Sustainable growth and development restrictive and monopolistic practices of of the agriculture and allied sectors directly the present marketing system, reduce the affect the well-being of farmers and intermediaries in the supply chain, reduce rural people at large, their prosperity and wastages by way of promoting integrated employment and also forms an important supply and value chain and to benefit farmers resource base for a number of agro- through access to global markets, reforms in based industries and agro-services. With agricultural markets have to be perceived as coordinated and integrated efforts made an ongoing process. The Agriculture sector by policy makers, agricultural scientists and needs competitive and well- functioning more so by farmers, food grain production markets for farmers to sell their produce. has gone up substantially and growth of There is a need to enhance private sector horticulture crops has surpassed food grains investment in development of post- harvest production and productivity. Considering this, the present government has made a marketing infrastructure for which various paradigm policy shift from merely ensuring schemes are also implemented by Govt. of food security to nutritional and price security. India. For facilitating better value of the produce The Government has been playing an for farmers, accessible, competitive, efficient important role in developing an Agriculture and barrier free markets with adequate Marketing system in the country. Agricultural marketing infrastructure and real time market Marketing Division of the Department of information is being considered instrumental Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare to supplement the Government’s effort (DAC&FW) is entrusted with implementation towards doubling of farmers’ income in a time of policy and programmes relating to bound manner. In order to realise the same, reforms in the agricultural marketing sector Agricultural Marketing. The Agricultural are considered to be important. In order to Marketing Division through its policies and develop an efficient, competitive, transparent programmes is working towards providing and barrier free market with adequate post-

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harvest and marketing infrastructure and of marketing infrastructure and supply real time market information, the Marketing chain outside the market yards so as to Division is pursuing a comprehensive reforms facilitate emergence of various channels agenda. of marketing. 13.2.2 Achievements (d) With the objective of enhancing farmers accessibility to a number of markets & (a) Since the circulation of the model APMC buyers offering competitive bids in a Act in 2003, the Division has been transparent manner, promote quality vigorously pursuing with the States to based trading and also to ensure adopt its provisions. Many of the States better price discovery, the Department have made cosmetic reforms leading to launched the National Agriculture no noticeable ground level developments. Market (e-NAM) platform in April, 2016. However, States like Maharashtra, So far, 1000 regulated wholesale markets Gujarat, Karnataka, Rajasthan and (APMCs) have been integrated to the Madhya Pradesh, have not only amended e-NAM platform in 18 states and 3 UTs. their marketing laws and put in place a Directorate of Marketing & Inspection conducive atmosphere but have also (DMI) an attached office of DAC&FW, made reform linked progress. has formulated and uploaded tradable (b) In order to make the model APMC Act, parameters for 175 commodities. 2003 more holistic, comprehensive and (e) Considering the importance of farmer friendly, the Marketing Division in integrating farmers including fruits and consultation with NITI Aayog and States vegetable growers with agro-industries formulated and released a Model Act with the objective to mitigate market and “The --- State/ UT Agricultural Produce price uncertainties, reduce post-harvest and Livestock Marketing (Promotion & losses and create rural employment, the Facilitation) Act, 2017”, popularly called Department formulated and released a the Model APLM Act, in April, 2017. Model Act; “The ---State/ UT Agricultural The essence of the Model APLM Act, Produce and Livestock Contract Farming 2017 is to provide complete freedom to & Services (Promotion & Facilitation) Act, cultivators and livestock rearers to sell 2018”. The Model Act not only provides their produce, livestock and its product the facilitative eco-system for contract to buyers, through the marketing channel produce output but also for services of their choice offering better bids. all along the agri. food value chain (c) De-regulation of the marketing of fruits starting from pre-harvest, harvest and & vegetables – The existing marketing post-harvest including marketing. Tamil system of fruits & vegetables through a Nadu and Odisha have legislated “The network of APMC markets leads to high Tamil Nadu Agricultural Produce and post-harvest losses, long intermediation Livestock Contract Farming and Services in the supply chain and low return to (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2019”, the farmers. In order to address this The Odisha Agricultural Produce and issue, Department has been advocating Livestock Contract Farming and Services with the States to provide complete (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020 freedom to the farmers as well as buyers respectively whereas Punjab has already and investors to invest in development enacted a separate contract farming Act.

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(f) When the whole ecosystem of agriculture  Farmers can sell their produce to the and its allied activities was tested during buyer and at the place of their choice the COVID-19 crises, it reconfirmed the offering better price. necessity for the Central Government  A trader holding a PAN card can buy to speed up the reform process and to the farmers’ produce from any farmer come up with a national legal facilitative or trader. ecosystem to improve intra and interstate trade of agriculture produce.  Farmers can sell their produce The Government of India also recognized from the farm gate, their houses, the need for the farmer to sell agriculture warehouses or even from the nearby produce at a place of his choice at a located processing or exporting units better price by increasing the number of etc. prospective buyers. In view of the above,  There is no market fee or cess or levy, for raising the income of farmers as part by whatever name called, on any of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, farmer or trader or electronic trading the President of India has promulgated and transaction platform for trade “The Farmers’ Produce Trade and and commerce in scheduled farmers’ Commerce (Promotion & Facilitation) produce in a trade area. Ordinance 2020” on 5th June, 2020. The  The legal framework will facilitate said Ordinance has been replaced by seamless movement of produce an Act which has been notified on 27th across the country from the place September, 2020. Further, the Central of production to the place of Government framed Rules which are consumption. called the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation)  It provides a legal framework, wherein Rules, 2020 on 20th October 2020. any person, except individual, holding a PAN card can establish and operate It will provide for the creation of an e-Trading and transaction platforms ecosystem where farmers and traders enjoy in the trade area. the freedom of choice relating to sale and purchase of farmers’ produce which facilitates  Payment to the farmer for his produce remunerative prices through competitive shall be made on the same day by alternative trading channels. It will promote the trader, or within a maximum of efficient, transparent and barrier-free three working days if procedurally so inter and intra-State trade and commerce required subject to the condition that of farmers’ produce outside the physical the receipt of delivery mentioning premises of markets or deemed markets the due payment shall be given by notified under various State agricultural the trader to the farmer on the same produce market legislations. Besides, the day. Act will provide a facilitative framework for  A simple, accessible, quick and electronic trading and matters connected cost effective dispute resolution therewith or incidental thereto. mechanism. Salient provisions with major benefits are as The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) under- Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm

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Services Act, 2020, provides for a national (xii) Prohibition of sale, lease or mortgage framework on farming agreements that of farmers’ land and his land being protects and empowers farmers to engage protected against any recovery. with agri business firms, processers, (xiii) Farmers’ liability limited to advance wholesalers, exporters or large retailers for received and cost of inputs provided farm services and sale of future farming by the sponsor. produce at a mutually agreed remunerative price framework in a fair and transparent (xiv) Linkage of farming agreements with manner and for matters connected therewith insurance and credit instruments. or incidental thereto. (xv) Notification of a Registration Authority to provide for e-registry The salient features of the Act are as follows: of such agreements. (i) Creating a legal framework for (xvi) Provisions for conciliation and farming agreements between dispute settlement. farmers’ and sponsors. (g) As per Union Budget Announcement, (ii) The Central Government may 2018-19, the Government has announced provide for model farming to develop and upgrade the existing agreements for facilitation. 22,000 Gramin Haats into Gramin (iii) Agreements can require that Agricultural Markets (GrAMs) to work ownership of crops be retained by as centers of aggregation and for direct the farmer during production. purchase of agricultural commodities (iv) Agreements may also provide for from the farmers. In these GrAMs, the sponsor to provide inputs and physical infrastructure is being strengthed bear risks. using MGNREGA and other Government (v) There may be a combination of the Schemes. The Government has approved above two formulations. an Agri-Market Infrastructure Fund (AMIF) with a corpus of Rs. 2000 crore (vi) Exemption from the State laws for developing and upgrading agricultural providing for regulation of sale and marketing infrastructure in the Gramin purchase of farming produce and the Haats and Agriculture Produce Market Essential Commodities Act, 1955. Committee (APMC) Markets. DAC&FW (vii) Farming agreements cannot be has circulated guidelines on ‘Operation entered into, if they are in derogation and Management of GrAMs’ to all of the rights of a share cropper. States to facilitate and promote better (viii) Facilitating greater certainty in management in GrAMs. DAC&FW has quality and price. also circulated scheme guidelines for AMIF to be set up with NABARD to all (ix) Adoption of quality and grade States to guide them to avail loan at a standards. concessional rate of interest. In order to (x) Flexible price subject to guaranteed coordinate among the various stakeholder price. Ministries/ Departments an Inter- (xi) Sponsor to ensure timely acceptance Ministerial Coordination Committee on of delivery and payment of produce GrAMs has been constituted.

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(h) Pursuant to the Union Budget 2019- Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium 20, a new Central Sector Scheme was (SFAC), National Bank for Agriculture and formulated to create 10,000 new Farmer Rural Development (NABARD), National Producer Organizations (FPOs) to ensure Cooperative Development Corporation economies of scale for farmers in the next (NCDC), Karnataka State Watershed five years. Small and marginal farmers Development Department, National are facing tremendous challenges both Agricultural Cooperative Marketing in pre-production and post-production Federation of India Limited (NAFED), like access to production technology, Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), quality inputs at reasonable prices, credit, SFAC- Haryana, SFAC – Tamil Nadu custom hiring, seed production, value and North Eastern Regional Agricultural addition, processing, investments and Marketing Cooperation Ltd. - Department most importantly markets. Therefore, of Development of North Eastern Region collectivization of such producers to (NERAMAC- DONER) were assigned leverage the benefits of economies of with the responsibility of FPO formation. scale in production & marketing through Implementing Agencies will set up Cluster- formation of their organizations such as Based Business Organizations (CBBOs) at FPOs is critical to make production cost the State/Cluster level to form and promote effective and enhance farmers’ income. FPO under the scheme. A common criteria Operational guidelines of the scheme for selection of Cluster Based Business have already been circulated to the Organizations (CBBOs) have been circulated States. to IAs and the empanelment of the same is 13.3 Formation & Promotion of 10,000 under various stages for different IAs. Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) Bankers Institute of Rural Development The Hon’ble Prime Minister launched the (BIRD), Lucknow is identified as Nodal Training FPO Scheme on 29th February, 2020 at Institute along with Laxmanrao Inamdar Chitrakoot, UP. The Central Sector Scheme National Academy for Cooperative Research is intended to create 10,000 Farmer Producer and Development (LINAC), Gurgaon under Organisations in India with a total budget the scheme. Training modules prepared for outlay of Rs. 6865 Cr. in 9 years. The 10,000 different stakeholders have been collated FPOs will be formed within 5 years from and 18 modules have been standardized. 2019-20 to 2023-24 and handholding for each FPO will continue for 5 years. Hence, There is provision for credit guarantee cover the scheme will continue till 2027-28. per FPO for a project loan upto Rs. 2 crore. In The Hon’ble Agriculture Minister formally case of project loan up to Rs. 1 crore, credit inaugurated Honey Based specialized FPOs guarantee cover will be 85% of the bankable promoted by NAFED on 26th November, project loan with a ceiling of Rs. 85 lakh; 2020. while in case of project loan above Rs.1 crore and up to Rs. 2 crore, credit guarantee cover FPOs will be developed by specialist Cluster Based Business Organizations (CBBOs) will be 75% of the bankable project loan with engaged by implementing agencies. About a maximum ceiling of Rs. 150 lakh. However, 2200 clusters have been allocated for for project loan over Rs. 2 crore of bankable formation of FPOs for the Financial Year project loan, credit guarantee cover will be 2020-21. Implementing agencies (IAs) like limited to a maximum of Rs.2.0 crore only.

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At the national level, a National Project (a) The Marketing Division is also Management Agency (NPMA) has been set implementing an ongoing Central Sector up by SFAC for providing overall project Scheme from the XIIth Plan, which has guidance, data maintenance through been integrated into a new scheme viz. an integrated portal and information the Integrated Scheme for Agricultural management and monitoring. The NPMA Marketing (ISAM) w.e.f. 01.04.2014. is equipped with a technical team with five During 2017-18, National Agriculture categories of specialization in Agriculture Market scheme popularly known as / Horticulture, Marketing and Processing, e-NAM scheme has also been made part Incubation Service Provider, IT/MIS and Law of it. & Accounting to provide overall guidance at (b) The ISAM has six sub-schemes namely an all India level. (i) Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (a) Progress as on 31st December, 2020: (AMI) (ii) Marketing Research and Information Network (MRIN) (iii) • Initially three Implementing Agencies Strengthening of Agmark Grading (IAs) like SFAC, NABARD and NCDC Facilities (SAGF) (iv) Training, Research were identified for the implementation of and Consultancy through Choudhary the project. The IAs like Karnataka State Charan Singh National Institute of Watershed Development Department, Agricultural Marketing (NIAM) (v) Agri- NAFED, MoRD, SFAC- Haryana, SFAC Business Development through Venture – Tamil Nadu and NERAMAC- DONER Capital Assistance (VCA) and Project were assigned with the responsibility of Development Facility and (vi) National formation of FPOs, in addition to the Agriculture Market (e-NAM). initial three IAs. The first three sub schemes are implemented • About 2200 clusters have been allocated by the Directorate of Marketing & Inspection for formation of FPOs to various IAs (DMI), the fourth sub scheme by Ch. Charan for the Financial Year 2020-21 which Singh National Institute of Agriculture includes specialized FPOs like Oilseeds, Marketing (NIAM), Jaipur, while the fifth and Organic produce, Honey etc. sixth sub schemes are implemented through • NABARD has initiated the process of the Small Farmers Agri-Business Consortium creation of a Credit Guarantee Fund. (SFAC), New Delhi. • A National Project Management 13.4.1. Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure Agency (NPMA) has been selected for (AMI) providing overall project guidance, data To develop Agricultural Marketing maintenance through an integrated Infrastructure including storage portal and information management and infrastructure, the Ministry of Agriculture monitoring. & Farmers Welfare is implementing capital • CBBOs are being empanelled under the investment subsidy sub-scheme Agricultural scheme for undertaking formation and Marketing Infrastructure (AMI) or Integrated promotion of FPOs during 2020-21. Scheme for Agricultural Marketing (ISAM). The erstwhile two schemes viz. (i) Grameen 13.4 Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Bhandaran Yojana (GBY) implemented Marketing (ISAM): since 01.04.2001, and (ii) Scheme for

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Strengthening/Development of Agricultural of processed produce along with Marketing Infrastructure, Grading & promotion of small size processing Standardization (AMIGS) implemented since units. 20.10.2004 have been subsumed into one V. To promote creation of scientific scheme known as Agricultural Marketing storage capacity for storing farm Infrastructure (AMI) w.e.f. 01.04.2014. produce, processed farm produce The AMI sub-scheme of ISAM was sanctioned and agricultural inputs etc. to for the XII plan Period (2012-17). The scheme reduce post-harvest & handling had been stopped after 05.08.2014 for losses, promote pledge financing new projects of General category and after and market access. 31.12.2016 for new projects of SC/ST/NER VI. To incentivize developing and category. upgrading of Gramin Haats as The new operational guideline of AMI sub- GrAMs to make better farmer- scheme of ISAM effective from 22.10.2018 consumer market linkages and also has been continued/extended for a period to assist in integration of GrAMs till st31 March, 2021 or the date the with the e-NAM portal so as to recommendations of the 15th Finance improve transparency in trading and Commission come into effect, with the better price discovery. following objectives: VII. To provide infrastructure facilities for grading, standardization and Objective: quality certification of agricultural I. To develop marketing infrastructure and allied produce with the to effectively handle and manage objectives of (a) ensuring produce marketable surpluses of agricultural quality based value realization to and allied produce including farmers, and (b) promoting pledge horticulture, livestock, poultry, financing , e-NWRS and futures trading . fishery, bamboo, minor forest produce etc. supportive to enhance VIII. To promote Integrated Value Chains farmers’ income. through minimal processing /value addition to make the produce more II. To promote innovative and latest marketable, which includes washing, technologies in post-harvest sorting, cleaning, grading, waxing, and agricultural marketing ripening, packaging, labeling etc. infrastructure. wherein the product form is not III. To develop alternative & changed. competitive marketing channels IX. To undertake publicity and for agricultural and allied produce awareness campaign among the through incentivizing private stakeholders including farmers, and cooperative sectors to make agri. preneurs, market functionaries investments there for. of sub-scheme and on various IV. To benefit the farmers individually other aspects and functions of and collectively through FPOs from agricultural marketing including farm level processing and marketing grading, standardization, quality certification, regulation, reforms, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 147 Annual Report 2020-21

e-trading, promoting farmers license valid across the State/UT, and (vi) facilitation centre for market single point levy of market fee across information & intelligence by FPOs the State/UT. etc . c) Provisions with admissible rate of Brief of the scheme subsidy, subsidy pattern etc under revised operational guidelines of the scheme are a) Under the AMI sub-scheme, there are two as follows: components: (i) Storage Infrastructure, and (ii) Marketing Infrastructure other - Eligible Beneficiaries under the than storage. The main objective of the Scheme: scheme is to promote development of - Individuals, Group of farmers / agricultural marketing infrastructure growers, FPOs/FPCs registered including storage infrastructure in the under respective Companies country. The scheme is meant for holistic Act/Cooperatives Societies Act/ development of the agricultural value Societies Registration Act (with chain critically focusing each linkage of minimum 50 number of farmer the post-harvest value chain. AMI sub members); Partnership/ Proprietary scheme is a back ended capital subsidy firms, Companies, Corporations; scheme and subsidy is provided on the Non-Government Organization capital cost of the project to develop (NGO), Self Help Group (SHG); agricultural marketing and storage Cooperatives, Cooperative Marketing infrastructure including infrastructure Federation; Autonomous Bodies for development/upgradation of Rural of the Government, Local Bodies, Haats as Gramin Agricultural Market Panchayat, State agencies including (GrAMs),common facilitation centre for State Government Departments FPOs, marketing infrastructure in market and Autonomous Organization / yards, infrastructure for direct marketing, State owned Corporations such mobile infrastructure for post-harvest as Agricultural Produce Market operations including reefer vans, stand- Committees & Marketing Boards, alone cold storages up to 1000 MTs, State Warehousing Corporations, Integrated Value Chain (IVC) projects up State Civil Supplies Corporations etc. to primary processing stage etc. - Subsidy pattern under the Scheme b) The scheme is demand driven, credit including women farmers and linked with provision of back-ended entrepreneurs are as follows: subsidy. The scheme is also reform linked - AMI Scheme is a back ended capital for non-storage infrastructure projects of subsidy scheme in which the rate of State/UT agencies and allowed under the subsidy varies from 25% to 33.33% scheme for those States/Union Territories based on the category of eligible that have undertaken the following beneficiary and provided on the reforms in their respective APMC Acts capital cost of the project. (i) direct marketing ; (ii) contract farming; (iii) setting up of wholesale market However in respect of women farmers/ for agricultural and allied produce in entrepreneurs irrespective of the category, the private and cooperative sector, the rate of subsidy admissible is 33.33%. The (iv) e-trading; (v) unified single trading detail of subsidy pattern is as under:

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For Storage Infrastructure Projects:

Category Rate of Subsidy ceiling Subsidy (on More than 1000 Maximum capital cost) 50- 1000 MT and up to ceiling MT 10,000 (Rs. Lakhs) in Rs./MT in Rs./MT A) North Eastern States, Sikkim, UTs of 33.33% 1333.20 1333.20 133.20 Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands, hilly* areas B) In other Areas 1. For Registered FPOs, Panchayats, 33.33% 1166.55 1000.00 100.00 Women, Scheduled Caste (SC)/ Scheduled Tribe (ST) entrepreneurs or their cooperatives**/ Self-help groups 2. For all Other categories of beneficiaries 25% 875/- 750/- 75.00

* Hilly area is a place at an altitude of more than 1,000 meters above mean sea level. ** SC/ ST Cooperatives to be certified by the concerned officer of the State Government.

For Infrastructure Projects other than Storage (Non-Storage) Infrastructure Including Farmer-Consumers Market and Develelopment and Upgradation of Rural HAATS/RPMs into GrAMs

Category Rate of Subsidy Maximum (on capital cost) Subsidy Ceiling (Rs. in lakhs) A) North Eastern States, Sikkim, States of Uttarakhand, 33.33% 30.00 Himachal Pradesh, UTs of Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands, hilly* and tribal areas B) In Other Areas 1. For Registered FPOs, Panchayati Raj Institutions, Women 33.33% 30.00 farmers/ entrepreneurs, Scheduled Caste(SC)/ Scheduled Tribe (ST) entrepreneurs and their cooperatives** 2. For all Other categories of beneficiaries 25% 25.00

* Hilly area is a place at an altitude of more than 1,000 meters above mean sea level. ** SC/ ST Cooperatives to be certified by the concerned officer of the State Government.

Mini oil expeller for extraction of edible Infrastructure for setting up of common vegetable oil (as per FSSAI but without facilitation centre by FPOs/FPCs are eligible refining) from indigenous oilseeds (viz. under the scheme. mustard seed, sesame seed, ground nut, Further, infrastructure projects other than linseed, mahua, safflower, nigerseed oil, storage (non-storage) infrastructure including coconut, almond and olive only) and mini dal farmer-consumers market and development mill for primary processing of pulses, which and up-gradation of rural haats/RPMs into includes cleaning, grading, sorting, splitting, GrAMs are also eligible under the scheme. packaging and labelling for promoting direct marketing, are also eligible.

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d) Progress of the Scheme: Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Since inception of scheme up to 30.06.2020, a total number of 39,416 storage infrastructure • To improve efficiency in agricultural projects (godowns), with storage capacity marketing through regular training of 66.54 million MT were sanctioned under and extension for reaching region- the scheme and subsidy of Rs.3050 crore specific farmers in their own has been released. Similarly, 18,608 other language. marketing infrastructure projects have also • Linking of all important agricultural been sanctioned and subsidy of Rs.1843 markets of the country. crore has been released so far. • Daily prices and arrivals of more than The detailed Operational Guideline 2018 is 300 commodities and 2000 varieties available at https://dmi.gov.in/Schemeamigs. are reported on the portal. aspx Assistance under the Scheme:- 13.4.2. Marketing Research & Information • Provision of financial support Network (MRIN) for organizing training, research, Under the MRIN scheme an e-Governance awareness and sensitization portal has been developed for connecting campaign to state govt. organization. the farmers to markets. It is advantageous • Provision of financial incentive @ to have a network down to the mandi level Rs 1000/- per month to marketing to begin with. This can be progressively personnel for uploading data in the extended to villages and household level. portal for more than 20 days in a Presently, electronic connectivity is provided month. to 3356 markets in the country. More than Dissemination of Mandi Information: 300 commodities and 2000 varieties are reported on a daily basis on the Agmarknet Latest mandi price information is portal. This is one of the largest Market disseminated from the Agmarknet portal Information Systems in the world and has the through Agmarknet portal (http://agmarknet. richest data base available. gov.in), Kisan Suvidha App, UMANG App, DD Kisan Channel, Kisan Call Center etc. Objective: 13.4.3 Strengthening of Agmark Grading • To establish a nation-wide Facilities (SAGF): information network for speedy collection and dissemination of a) Quality Control Division (QC Division) of market information. the Directorate of Marketing & Inspection • To facilitate collection and (DMI) implements the Agricultural dissemination of information for Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, better price realization by the 1937 (as amended up to 1986) and farmers. other provisions as mandated by the Food Safety Standards Regulations 2011 • To sensitize and orient farmers under the Food Safety and Standards Act to respond to new challenges in 2006. Agricultural produce is certified agricultural marketing by using

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under AGMARK if they conform to grade with that, the Directorate General of standards under the Agricultural Produce Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified DMI (Grading Marking) Act, 1937, General as the inspection and certification body Grading and Marking Rules, 1988 (as for exports of fruits and vegetables to amended up to 2009) and Specific EU countries. The DMI has approved Commodity Rules notified by DMI, 23 private commercial labs to issue Department of Agriculture, Cooperation Certificate of Agmark Grading (CAG) for and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of fruits and vegetables (green chillies, curry Agriculture & Farmers Welfare. These leaves, okra, grapes, pomegranate and standards differentiate between quality onions etc) for export. and 2-3 grades are prescribed for each d) Implementation & Monitoring: commodity. Agmark standards for 228 The Agmark certification scheme is agricultural commodities have been implemented by 11 Regional Offices, notified so far under the provisions 27 Sub Offices, 11 Regional Agmark of the APGM Act 1937 with an aim Laboratories and a Central Agmark to provide premium quality products Laboratory through QC division at Head to consumers, graded raw material to Office Faridabad. processors/ manufacturers/ packers and remunerative prices to the farmers. e) Agmark online certification: In order to The commodities are from groups of fulfil the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s Digital vegetables, cereals, pulses, oilseeds, India dream, the application/approval vegetable oils, ghee, spices, honey, processes related to Agmark certification creamery butter, wheat, atta, besan, etc. was envisaged to be made online and user friendly from an offline mode. The b) Mandatory Agmark certification: Food software requirement specification Safety and Standards (Prohibition and (SRS) was prepared to bring physical Restriction on Sale) Regulations 2011 & processes to online mode with several Food Safety and Standards (Packaging modules. While developing the online and Labelling ) Regulations, 2011 software, the application forms were have prescribed compulsory Agmark appropriately reoriented to make online certification for Four (4) food products filing process simple, fast, transparent, i.e. Blended Edible Vegetable Oil, Fat 24x7 and paperless with a facility to Spread, Ghee having less Reichert Meissl upload scanned /PDF documents. There value than that specified for the area is a provision of online receipt of fees and where such ghee is sold and Light Black e-signing at relevant stages in the new Pepper. online application. c) Export: The European Union has 13.4.4 Chaudhary Charan Singh National notified vide Commission Regulation Institute of Agricultural Marketing st No 1580/2007 dated 21 December (CCSNIAM) 2007, the Agricultural Marketing Adviser as Official Authority and DMI CCS National Institute of Agricultural as the Inspection Body for checks on Marketing is an autonomous organization conformity of fresh fruits and vegetables under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ for export to Europe from India. In line Welfare, Govt. of India. Established in 1988,

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it is mandated to carryout academic activities (i) Post Graduate Diploma in Management namely Training, Research, Consultancy, (Agribusiness Management) PGDM Policy Advocacy, International Programmes (ABM): and Education. The Post Graduate Diploma in Management CCS NIAM governing body is headed by the (Agribusiness Management) PGDM (ABM) is Hon’ble Union Minister for Agriculture and a two year residential program approved by the Executive Council is chaired by Secretary, the All India Council for Technical Education Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, GoI. The (AICTE).The admission to the course has been made through CAT. For the session 2020- salient features of the organization and its 21, 63 students have taken admission to the functions are as follows- 20th batch of PGDM (ABM). On-line sessions Objectives of CCS NIAM have been initiated due to COVID-19. 100% placement of the 2019-20 batch was • To conduct research on long term achieved by CCS NIAM. projects, policy formulation, prepare status papers, conduct case studies (ii) Training, Research and Consultancy specific to marketing problems. Activities: • To impart training to various levels of Training is the core mandate of NIAM through personnel of organizations involved which it reaches out to all stakeholders in in agricultural marketing activities Agricultural Marketing across the States. In 2019-20, 154 training programmes have such as State Agricultural Marketing been targeted for different sectors out of Board (SAMB), Cooperative which 161 programmes have been already Marketing, Commodity Boards, completed covering 11,351 stakeholders. Input agencies, progressive farmers, traders, entrepreneurs. To help (a) Banner Programmes are flagship them develop bankable projects for programmes of CCS NIAM organized in creation of market infrastructure & partnership with reputed organizations integrated value chain. such as National Institutes, Agricultural Universities and SAMETIs in different • To offer consultancy services to State states. The Programme aims at sensitizing and Central departments, public- officials of the Department of Agricultural sector undertakings, co-operatives Marketing and allied departments on etc. in preparation of Master Plans various developmental programmes for States. launched by the Ministry of Agriculture • To develop promising human and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India.The resources by providing long term Programme also focusses on addressing structured courses in agricultural marketing issues around a State specific marketing. dominant crop or sector. • To cover a wide information network (b) Krishi Gyan Deep Knowledge series in the country in agricultural marketing lectures aim at absorbing and disseminating successful experiences to evolve efficient, innovative and in agricultural marketing to all the competitive marketing processes. important stakeholders in the country. Achievements of CCS NIAM Prominent professional leaders in

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agricultural marketing are invited to (g) Consultancy: CCS NIAM is partnering share their experiences at CCS NIAM. with Warehousing Development These are documented through films and Regulatory Authority (WDRA), and disseminated to all the stakeholders National Bank for Agriculture and in the country through cost effective Rural Development (NABARD),RKVY- IT platforms. Stakeholders covered RAFTAAR, Government of Andhra through dissemination are officials of the Pradesh, Government of Tripura, Department of Agricultural Marketing, Government of Maharashtra, Department Allied Departments, Marketing Boards, of Science and Tcehnology-Central Arid Department of Agricultural Marketing/ Zone Research Institute (DST-CAZRI), Agri Business /Agriculture Economics Syngenta Foundation, Institute of Rural of Agricultural Universities, NGOs, Management (IRMA), Lal Bahadur Shastri Corporates, Students, Researchers and National Academy of Administration Scientists. (LBSNAA) and DMI for implementation (c) Webinars:-Due to COVID-19, on-line of consultancy projects. webinars and training programmes have (iii) RKVY-RAFTAAR Programme for been completed to the tune of 161 supporting Agri-startups numbers covering National Facilitators CCS NIAM has been recognized as a of CCS NIAM, agri-startups, scientists, Knowledge Partner by the Ministry of practitioners and other stakeholders of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, GoI for agricultural marketing. promoting agri-startups in 5 States namely, (d) CCS NIAM being a National Institute Rajasthan, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal is organizing 86 Training Programmes and Odisha. CCS NIAM has to train 50 – throughout the country addressing 60 agri-startups through Agripreneurship different dimensions of Agricultural Orientation and Agri-Incubation Programmes Marketing. These Programmes are mostly under the RKVY-RAFTAAR programme. organized with partner institutions thus Both the programmes have been conducted ensuring synergetic impact. covering 34 agri-startups. (e) Research: During the year 2020- 13.4.5 Small Farmers Agribusiness 21, thirteen research projects are in Consortium (SFAC) progress. Six Research Projects have been completed. SFAC was set up as a registered society on 18th January, 1994 with a mission to support (f) Kisan Business School is an action innovative ideas for generating income and research, which is NIAM’s initiative for employment in rural areas by promoting enhancing farmers’ income. KBS aims at private investment in agri-business projects. educating farmers on modern production, Members of the SFAC board include RBI, processing and marketing activities SBI, IDBI, EXIM Bank, Punjab National Bank, so that their income is enhanced. NABARD, Canara Bank, Bank of Baroda, Commodity specific knowledge and NAFED etc. skills are imparted to farmers by expert institutions in all the critical stages. Kisan (i) Formation of Farmer Producer Business School research will focus on Organization (FPO) by SFAC commodities like banana, wheat, dairy, SFAC was mandated by the Department maize, potato, poultry, fisheries etc. of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers

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Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers with the primary objective of providing a Welfare, Govt. of India, to support the State Credit Guarantee Cover to Eligible Lending Governments in formation of Farmer Producer Institutions providing loans to Farmer Organizations (FPOs). The initiative which was Producer Companies (FPCs) without collateral started in 2011-12 under two Central Sector up to Rs. 1.00 crore Schemes for Vegetable Initiative for Urban Clusters (VIUC) and Integrated Development SFAC has sanctioned Credit Guarantee to of 60,000 Pulse Villages in Rainfed Areas 157 FPCs for Rs. 54.64 crore w.e.f 2014-15 has expanded in its scope and covers special to 2020-21. FPO projects being taken up by some State iii) Venture Capital Assistance (VCA) Governments under general RKVY funds as well as under the National Demonstration SFAC is implementing a Central Sector Project of the National Food Security Mission Scheme of Venture Capital Assistance (NFSM), Mission for Integrated Development (VCA) to qualifying projects, which promote of Horticulture (MIDH), Mission Organic linkages with farmers for procurement of Value Chain Development for North East their produce as raw material and provides Region (MOVCD-NER) and Department of employment in rural areas. The scheme is Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries. implemented through banks & provides Against a target of 8.92 lakh farmers by 31st 26% of the promoters capital or Rs. 50.00 December, 2020 , 8.73 lakh small & marginal lakhs whichever is lower as soft loan to farmers have been identified and mobilized agripreneurs. and formed into 51,352 Farmer Interest SFAC has assisted 3013 agribusiness projects Groups (FIGs). These FIGs further have been and sanctioned/released Venture Capital federated into FPOs and so far 886 FPOs Assistance of Rs. 857.46 crore generating have been registered and 24 are under the private and institutional investment of Rs. process of registration. 10105.18 Crore, which will provide an (ii) Equity Grant and Credit Guarantee Fund assured market to 2.03 lakhs farmers for Scheme for Farmer Producer Companies : their produce and create direct employment a) Equity Grant Fund: for 1,09,135 persons upto 30.09.2020. For Producer Companies to increase their 13.4.6 National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) equity capital and leverage institutional The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ borrowing from banks, the Equity Grant Welfare, Department of Agriculture, Scheme enables registered farmer producer Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare (DAC&FW) companies to access matching equity grant has mandated the Small Farmers Agribusiness up to a maximum limit of Rs.15.00 lakhs per Consortium (SFAC) to act as the Lead FPC from SFAC. Implementing Agency of NAM (National SFAC has sanctioned Equity Grant to Agriculture Market). 666 Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) amounting to Rs. 43.22 Crore upto National Agriculture Market is a pan-India 30.09.2020. electronic trading (e-trading) portal which seeks to network the existing physical APMCs b) Credit Guarantee Fund: (Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee) The Credit Guarantee Fund has been set up through a virtual platform to create a unified

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 154 Annual Report 2020-21 national market for agricultural commodities. Marketing Reforms Mandatory for Joining NAM is a “virtual” market but it has a physical e-NAM: market (mandi) at the back end. The NAM e-NAM mandates 3 reforms in State APMC Portal provides a single window service for Act as a pre-requisite for the e-NAM scheme. all APMC related information and services. These reforms are the following: This includes commodity arrivals, quality & prices, buy & sell offers, provision to respond a. Provision of a single unified trading to trade offers and electronic payment licence valid across the state. settlement directly into farmers’ account, b. Provision of E-trading and among other services. While material flow c. Provision of single point levy (agriculture produce) shall continue to collection of market fee. happen through mandis, an online market which aims at reducing transaction costs, Objectives of e-NAM: bridging information asymmetry and helps The main objectives of the scheme are: in expanding the market access to farmers is required. i. to promote better marketing opportunities for farmers/farmer Scheme Design: producer organisations / sellers Under the scheme a robust common e-market through online access to more buyers platform has been set up and deployed in / markets, removal of information 1000 regulated wholesale markets in 18 asymmetry between the farmer and trader, better and real-time price States & 03 Union Territories by May 2020. discovery based on actual demand The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and supply of agri-commodities, & Farmers Welfare grants onetime fixed transparency in the auction process, cost subject to a ceiling of Rs.75.00 prices commensurate with quality of lakhs per mandi for related equipments / produce, online payment etc. that infrastructure. Initially Rs.30.00 lakhs per contribute to marketing efficiency; mandi was allotted as a one time fixed grant ii. to establish quality assaying systems for computer hardware, internet facilities, for quality assurance to promote assaying equipment. While, additional Rs. informed bidding by buyers; 40.00 lakhs per mandi was sanctioned for iii. to streamline marketing / transaction creation of facilities such as sorting, grading, procedures and make them uniform cleaning and packaging etc. Further for a bio- across all markets to promote composting unit, per mandi Rs. 5.00 lakhs efficient functioning of the markets; was allocated. iv. to integrate regulated wholesale Besides providing free software to trade agriculture markets first at the level on the e-NAM platform, one-year ground of the States and eventually across support for hand holding of the mandi staff the country through a common is provided. In addition, two trainings & online market platform, to facilitate awareness camps are organised for the benefit pan-India trade in agricultural of farmers, Farmer Producer Organisations, commodities traders, commission agents & mandi officials v. to promote stable prices and by the Strategic Partner. availability of quality produce to consumers Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 155 Annual Report 2020-21

Benefits to Farmers e) Facility of pre-registration of lot is available through mobile app to a) Farmer can access the prevailing facilitate quick gate entry of the lot, commodity prices information on during peak season. e-NAM mobile app. prior to even going to the mandi. f) Farmers may sell their produce in more than one market. b) Farmer may see the live online bid value of their produce through their g) e-NAM facilitates direct trade mobile. between buyers/ traders and farmers across the country. c) The details of final bid rate of commodity of the farmer are received h) Prices are based on quality assayed through SMS by him. parameters. d) Online payment gateway is available for transfer of bid value directly to bank accounts of farmers. e-NAM Process Flow

• Bid Management • Auction • Electronic Weighing Scale Electronic • Sale Agreement weighing & • Sampling Online Invoicing • Assaying Trading

Quick Assaying precision Online equipment • Challan/Cheque Payment • Internet Banking/ Debit card • RTGS/NEFT/ BHIM

• Post Trade Gate • Goods Return Gate Exit • Permit Entry • Lot Generation module

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th e-NAM coverage as on 30 November, 2020 Kerala 6 Madhya Pradesh 80 State Integrated Mandis Maharashtra 118 Andhra Pradesh 33 Odisha 41 Chhattisgarh 14 Punjab 37 Gujarat 122 Rajasthan 144 Haryana 81 Tamil Nadu 63 Himachal Pradesh 19 Telangana 57 Jharkhand 19 Uttar Pradesh 125 Karnataka 2

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Uttarakhand 16 J&K 2 West Bengal 18 Puducherry 2 Union Territory (UT) Total 1000 Chandigarh 1 Performance at a glance (till 30th November

2020): a) Stake holders Registration • No. of farmers registered on e-NAM : 1.68 Crore • No. of traders registered : 1.51 Lakhs • No. of commission agents registered : 86,889 b) Trade Recorded • Total trade recorded in volume : 3.89 Crore MT • Total trade recorded in numbers : 2.52 Crore • Value recorded : Rs 1,14,003 Cr • Tradable parameters notified : 175 commodities

Key features of e-NAM application and in case of e-Payment mode selected by the buyer; configured 1. Unified tradinglicensing system for inter discount facilities will automatically be state: This feature has been created for applicable in the transaction to avail such traders to apply interstate trade license benefits in mandi fee while making e- in their e- NAM login to enable them to Payment. participate across e-NAM mandis in the country. 4. Bunching of multiple invoices: Bunching of selected invoices for single payment 2. e-NAM shopping cart: e-NAM shopping purpose is a trader friendly feature to cart is a way to enable buyers to select reduce multiple transaction cost and time multiple lots at the click of a button as for traders. This feature is applicable for per their choice. It has made the handling inter-mandi and interstate invoices also. of transactions and payment processes convenient and safer. 5. Auto sale agreement: Auto sale agreement feature has been added to 3. Discounts to traders in mandi fee at reduce e-NAM workflow execution the time of e-Payment: To incentivize time. This has benefitted in farmer’s the move towards a cashless economy, transaction waiting time. various State Governments have come up with incentives of discounts on digital 6. Farmer Friendly Mobile App: transactions. Thus, e-NAM introduced i. Multilingual (nine languages) with discount facilities on e-Payment. To avail the facilities, application ii. Geo-tagged e-NAM mandis to help administrators of the state can configure farmers in locating the nearest eNAM desired discount percentages in the mandi in a 100 km radius along with

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the last three days traded price of 11. Part payment feature for farmers: Part commodities. payment feature for farmers is enabled iii. Push notification so the buyer can pay partly in cash (upto 10% of value) to assist in meeting their iv. Advance Gate Entry basic personal and farm requirements. v. Track lot progress 12. Farmer incentive feature for electronic vi. Sampling and assaying facility payment: A feature has been embedded vii. Online payment facility for traders in e-NAM, wherein mandis can provide incentives to farmer’s account for viii. SMS alert on receipt of payment. promoting electronic payment. A 7. Improved Website and e-Learning: 13. FPO trading module: FPO trading new enhanced website is supporting module whereby FPOs can trade their 9 languages with easy access to produce from their collection center information. There are dedicated without bringing the produce to APMC sections for farmers and traders. An has been enabled. e-learning module has been provided for learning at convenience by e-NAM users. 14. Logistic module: In addition to facilitate The website has a section providing live inter-mandi and inter-state trade at this status of mandis providing trade details. juncture, an enhanced version of the 8. BHIM payment facility: Currently the logistic module whereby aggregators of e-NAM portal facilitates direct online transport logistic platform have been payment to farmers through RTGS/ on boarded which helps users to avail NEFT, Debit Card and Internet Banking. trackable transport facilities for their Facilitation of Unified Payment Interface produce. (UPI) through BHIM helped in easing 15. e-NWR module: ‘Negotiable Warehouse the payment to farmers by reducing the Receipt’ (e-NWRs) based trading module payment realization time from the buyers to facilitate the trade from warehouses account to the pool account and in turn itself based on e-NWR has been enabled. disbursal to farmers. 16. ReML-UMP: e-NAM has achieved 9. Logistic Information Module: A logistics interoperability with UMP-ReML of module was integrated in e-NAM, where logistics providers may register Karnataka state. Stakeholders can access themselves in e-NAM portal to post more markets for trade on both the information about vehicles operating in platforms, using inter-operability feature various areas of the country. It is value between these two platforms and vice addition to the supply chain where the versa. product is being transported from one 17. iOS version: e-NAM mobile App. is also point in the chain to the next for providing available in iOS version. logistics services to e-NAM buyers. 13.5 Kisan Rath: 10. e-NAM infrastructure upgradation (V2): e-NAM architecture enhancement with Kisan Rath is a mobile app to facilitate farmers/ high endurance framework for the Trader traders, transporters for transporting agri- Portal is provisioned. produce, which is a critical activity affecting the availability of agri-produce in the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 158 Annual Report 2020-21 markets and food wastage along the supply weight etc.). The service providers can then chain. The Kisan Rath app ensures smooth revert with a quote against the posted load supply linkages between farmers, traders, requests and can also contact the consignor warehouses, FPOs, APMC mandis, intra-State for negotiation and finalising the deal. & inter-State buyers and helps in reduction For ease of user registration and posting of of food wastage by timely transport. The load requests, Kisan Rath is integrated with app was launched by the Hon’ble Minister of e-NAM and Farms mobile app also. e-NAM Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Shri Narendra and Farms app users are automatically Singh Tomar on 17-April, 2020. It is available registered on Kisan Rath and e-NAM users in both Android and iOS versions in 11 can post a load request from within the languages (Hindi, English, Odiya, Assamese, e-NAM app also. Telugu, Malayalam, Punjabi, Kannada, Tamil, Marathi, Gujarati). As on 15.12.2020, more than 4.36 lakhs farmers, 90 thousand traders, 1900 FPOs, The Kisan Rath App enables the consignor 26 thousand service providers, 7 major truck (farmers, FPOs, traders) to post their aggregators and 1 tractor trolley aggregator transportation requirement (load request) have been on boarded, providing more than online. The app then disseminates these load 11 lakh transport vehicles for hire (comprising requests to the transport service providers of trucks and tractor trolleys) and Kisan Rath as per various criteria (e.g. area of operation has received more than 8426 post load of transporter, type of vehicle, distance and requests.

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FPO Training, Live Demonstration and Hand Holding Session Organised at Madhya Pradesh State Agricultural Marketing Board, Bhopal on 03rd February 2020

FPO Training and Hand Holding Session Organised at Odisha State Agricultural Marketing Board, Bhubaneswar on 17th February 2020.

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13.6 National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) (b) Adampur Farmers Producer Company Success Stories Limited (AFPCL), Adampur, Haryana (a) Devagiri Kisan Agro Products AFPCL was incorporated in the month of Producer Company Ltd (DKAPPCO), December 2018 with a membership of 250 Paralakhemundi, Odisha small and marginal farmers of Adampur block of Hissar District, Haryana. Mr. Inder Singh from AFPCL had taken mustard seed of 38.75 quintal to the local mandi for sale and he made a deal with a local trader at Rs. 4000 per quintal. However during weighment the trader refused to provide an invoice for the sale receipt. On demand of invoice, the local trader revised the price of produce from Rs.4000 to Rs. 3915 per quintal. Later Mr. Inder Singh decided to sell the same produce through e-NAM with the DKAPPCO was incorporated on September help of the e-NAM staff and got a price of 11, 2017. DKAPPCO aggregated 100 MT Rs.4005 per quintal for the same produce. cashews from members and non-members, by provided logistics & other handling (c) Yermunai Collective Farm Producer support. Company Limited (YCFPCL), Gobichettypalayam, Tamilnadu DKAPPCO attended the training program organised by OSAMB and later started selling YCFPCL has 900 small and marginal farmers raw cashew nut using the e-NAM platform for of coconut growers as members; YCFPCL sale of its produce. As on date, 603 quintals board of directors are very pleased with the of raw cashew nut worth more than 6 lakh transparent system with accurate weighment rupees at an average price of Rs. 10,336 per and quick payment followed in the e-NAM quintal which is better than the prevailing mandi. Before trading on e-NAM, the FPC market price of less than Rs. 10,000 per used to realize a price of Rs. 8500 per quintal quintal has been transported. Upon better for copra, however post trading on e-NAM, price realization, DKAPPCO kept on selling YCFPCL realized an average price of Rs. 9500 their produce through e-NAM. The CEO of per quintal which is Rs. 1000 higher than the DKAPPCO has expressed his happiness over prevailing physical market price at the same the transparent practices followed on e-NAM point of time. As on date, the FPC has traded and informed how it helped DKAPPCO in 141 quintals of copra worth Rs. 12.60 lakhs. disbursal of payment to it’s member farmers The FPC has sold on e-NAM to reap the and up keep of his books of accounts. benefit of better & remunerative prices.

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(d) Surya Framers Producer Company (e) Bhudev Kisan Producer Company Ltd Limited (SFPCL), Basmat, Maharashtra (BKPCL), Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh SFPCL was incorporated on 24th January BKPCL members from Sandalpur block 2015 with membership of 538 small and of Kanpur Dehat district had taken a lot marginal farmers. FPC members are involved of 20 quintals to Auraiya e-NAM mandi. in the farming of turmeric, pulses, vegetables After sample testing, the assaying report and milk products in Basmat Tehsil of Hingoli was uploaded on the e-NAM portal and district. SFPCL is consistently selling their the minimum price quoted was Rs.1530 produce on e-NAM. Till date it has sold about per quintal. The highest price offered was 2890 quintal of produce worth more than Rs.1555 per quintal. BKPCL received Rs. Rs. 2 crores. The volume itself indicates the 40 per quintal more compared to prevailing quantum of benefit the FPC has received by market price in the physical market Auraiya selling their produce on e-NAM.. and Rs.118 per quintal higher as compared to the price offered by the aggregator in the Sandalpur block.

(f) Lalsot Kisan Samrudhi Producer in organic wheat and groundnut. Since April Company Limited (LKSPCL), Lalsot, 2019. LKSPCL started selling commodities like Rajasthan wheat, mustard, bajra on e-NAM. LKSPCL has LKSPCL was incorporated to serve small & realised transparency in practices followed marginal farmers in villages around Lalsot. on e-NAM and also expressed satisfaction LKSPCL is currently working in 22 villages over special attention given by mandi staff to with 669 members. LKSPCL is mainly dealing FPOs to participate in e-NAM trade.

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Chapter 14

Agricultural Cooperation

Overview:

14.1 The Cooperative Sector has been are registered. It is an Act to consolidate the playing a significant role in the area of law relating to Cooperative Societies, with disbursing agricultural credit, providing objects not confined to one state and serving market support to farmers, distribution of the interest of members in more than one agricultural inputs and imparting cooperative state, to facilitate the voluntary formation education and training etc. The basic and democratic functioning of cooperatives objective of the Cooperation Division is to as people’s institutions based on self-help and design long and short term strategies for mutual aid to enable them to promote their reducing economic disparities between the economic and social betterment and to provide downtrodden rural people and the rural rich functional autonomy to them. Therefore, the as well as regional imbalances, including rural co-operative societies registered under the and urban differences. The Cooperation MSCS Act are functioning as autonomous Division is implementing one Central Sector organizations accountable to their members. Plan Scheme in the country during the 12th Five Year Plan viz. Central Sector Integrated 14.3 Under the umbrella scheme of Scheme on Agriculture Cooperation having Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan two sub-components (i) Assistance to NCDC Abhiyan (PM-AASHA), this Department is programmes for development, including implementing a Price Support Scheme (PSS), assistance to Multi-State Cooperative Price Deficiency Payment Scheme (PDPS) Societies and (ii) Assistance for Cooperative and pilot Private Procurement and Stockist Education & Training. Scheme (PPSS). Under this, States / UTs are offered to choose either PSS or PDPS in a In addition to the above, a Central Sector given procurement season with respect to Scheme of Financing Facility under Agriculture particular oilseeds crop for the entire State. Infrastructure Fund was approved by the Pulses and copra are procured under PSS. Cabinet on 08.07.2020 and launched by the Only one scheme i.e. PSS or PDPS will be Hon’ble Prime Minister on 09.08.2020. The made operational in one State with respect scheme aims to provide a medium - long to one commodity. term debt financing facility for investment in 14.4 Amendment to the Constitution in viable projects for post-harvest management Respect of Cooperatives: infrastructure and community farming assets through interest subvention and financial Amending the State Cooperative Societies support. The duration of the Scheme shall be Acts in tune with the provisions of the 97th from FY2020 to FY2029 (10 years). amendment in the Constitution will not only ensure autonomous and democratic 14.2 This Department also implements the functioning of cooperatives, but also Multi State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002 ensure accountability of management to under which multi-state cooperative societies

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 164 Annual Report 2020-21 the members & other stakeholders and also Computerization of PACS, DCBs enhance public faith in these institutions. and SCBs and T&P Cell Scheme for The Constitutional amendment provides strengthening Management of State for a maximum period of one year from the Cooperative Federations and office of date of its commencement to amend the RCS (subsidy on tapering basis). state laws relating to cooperative societies, To provide financial assistance for if required, to make them consistent with improving the economic conditions of the provisions of the amendment. So far 17 cooperatives, remove regional imbalances States, viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, and to speed up cooperative development Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, in agricultural Marketing, Processing, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Odisha, Storage, Computerization and Weaker Rajasthan, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Section Programmes, the Government Bengal ,Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra have provides assistance to NCDC for financing amended their State Cooperative Societies the activities of agro-processing, marketing Acts in consonance with the constitution(97th of foodgrains and input supply, plantation/ Amendment) Act, 2011. However, in horticultural crops, development of weaker the meantime certain provisions of the sections such as tribal cooperatives, dairy, Constitution (97th Amendment) Act, 2011 poultry, livestock, fisheries, handloom coir, have been struck down by the Hon’ble High jute, sericulture cooperatives etc., and Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad vide order computerization of cooperatives. dated 22.4.2013 in WP (PIL) No.166 of 2012. (ii) Assistance for cotton development The union of India has filed SLP No. 25266- including ginning and pressing and 25267 on 12.7.2013 before the Hon’ble establishment of new and modernization Supreme Court against the aforesaid order / expansion /rehabilitation of existing and the case is pending before the Supreme cooperative spinning mills : Court for its disposal. The basic objective of the scheme is to help 14.5 Major Schemes – Objectives: cotton growers fetch remunerative price for their produce through value addition besides I. Assistance to NCDC Programmes for ensuring supply of quality yarn at reasonable Development of Cooperatives rates to decentralized weavers. Under this The Central Sector Integrated Scheme on component, financial assistance is being Agricultural Cooperation (CSISAC) is being provided to the cooperative spinning mills for share capital participation, modernization implemented through National Cooperative / expansion of existing mills, rehabilitation Development Corporation (NCDC). The of sick cooperative spinning mills, margin main objective of this component is to assist money assistance to cooperative spinning the cooperative societies through NCDC for mills and State Cotton Federations, besides modernization, expansion and diversification for setting up of new and modernization of and to provide share capital and margin existing cotton ginning and pressing units. money etc. The following activities are undertaken under this component:- (iii) Integrated Cooperative Development Projects in selected districts (ICDP) (i) Marketing, Processing, Storage, Computerization, Weaker Section The scheme aims to promote overall Programmes of Cooperatives, development of selected districts in the

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country through cooperative efforts in iii) Assistance to Junior Cooperative agriculture and allied sectors including Training Centres (JCTCs) fisheries, poultry, handloom and rural JCTCs are primarily meant for providing industries etc.; strengthen the cooperative training to the personnel of the base level network; promote business development cooperative organizations. plans by forging effective linkage with credit and other institutional structures in iv) Assistance to Centre for International the area; develop PACS as multi-purpose Cooperation and Training in Agriculture entities and modernization of management Banking (CICTAB) of cooperatives. The CICTAB is located at VAMNICOM, Pune II Assistance to Cooperative Education and and conducts training courses/workshop/ Training seminars on various aspects of agriculture banking, promotes technical cooperation i) Cooperative Education amongst sub region countries of SAARC like Implementation of a special scheme for Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and India. intensification of Cooperative Education and field projects in the cooperatively III. Scheme under Umbrella Scheme of PM- under developed areas/states by the AASHA implemented by DAC&FW National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI) The umbrella scheme of Pradhan Mantri for spreading general awareness about Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan” (PM- cooperative institutions, their working, AASHA), has been implemented with business development activities, socio approval of the Cabinet on 12.09.2018 by development activities like health care, incorporating the erstwhile PSS with certain family welfare, drinking water facilities, etc. modifications and rolling out of new schemes and development of participation of women of Price Deficiency Payment Scheme (PDPS) in socio-economic activities. Approved and pilot of Private Procurement and Stockist activities like implementation of educational Scheme (PPSS). Under PM-AASHA, States programmes for women, youth, the minority / UTs are offered to choose either PSS or community through the State Cooperative PDPS in a given procurement season with Unions, convening of the Indian Cooperative respect to particular oilseeds crop for the Congress and other conferences, seminars entire State. Pulses and copra are procured etc. for cooperative development, under PSS. Only one scheme i.e. PSS or international promotional activities, running PDPS will be made operational in one State of cooperative data bank, for publication of with respect to one commodity. Further, books, journals, etc. for the promotion of States have the option to roll out Private cooperative activities are also undertaken. Procurement and Stockist Scheme (PPSS) on a pilot basis in district/selected APMC(s) ii) Cooperative Training by the National of the district involving the participation of Council for Cooperative Training (NCCT) private stockists for oilseed. The brief of PSS, and the Vaikunth Mehta National PDPS and PPSS are as under:- Institute of Cooperative Management (VAMNICOM) (i) PSS:- This scheme is implemented at the Providing training to middle level and senior request of the concerned State Govt. which level personnel of the cooperatives and State agrees to exempt the procured commodities Govt. officials by NCCT from levy of mandi tax and assist central nodal agencies, in logistic arrangements,

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 166 Annual Report 2020-21 including gunny bags, working capital for (MSP) announced by the Govt. as and when state agencies, creation of revolving fund for prices fall below the MSP and as well as PSS operations, etc. as required under the compliance of State Govt. to PSS guidelines. scheme guidelines. Procurement of these The comparative statement of procurement commodities are undertaken by Central of pulses, oilseeds & copra 2009-10 to 2013- Nodal agencies at Minimum Support Price 14 and 2014-15 to 2019-20 are given below:

ANNEXURE

Details of Pulses & Oilseeds Procured at MSP under PSS (as on 31.12.2020)

Year Oil seed & Copra Pulses Total

Quantity MSP Value Quantity MSP Value Quantity MSP Value Procured (Rs. IN LAKH) Procured (Rs. IN LAKH) Procured (Rs. IN LAKH) (IN MTs) (IN MTs) (IN MTs)

2009-10 To 2009-10 65,197.18 28,897.37 _ _ 65,197.18 28,897.37 2013-14 2010-11 34,543.41 14,903.95 586.01 35,129.42 15,078.46

2011-12 336.70 152.36 1.57 0.52 338.27 152.88

2012-13 77,232.54 39,405.68 96,382.03 40,722.35 173,614.56 80,128.03

2013-14 394,598.30 162,638.81 54,861.57 23,585.79 449,459.87 186,224.60

Total 571,908.12 245,998.17 151,831.17 64,483.17 723,739.30 310,481.35

2014-15 To 2014-15 12,097.84 4,551.63 364,171.00 112,892.92 376,268.84 117,444.55 220-21 2015-16 4,241.68 1,589.13 _ _ 4,241.68 1,589.13

2016-17 222,168.46 94,671.40 205,490.39 103,938.84 427,658.85 198,610.23

2017-18 1,169,265.86 507,272.64 1,573,481.70 856,612.71 2,742,747.56 1,363,885.34

2018-19 1,615,735.29 709,110.87 4,175,316.02 2,014,559.84 5,791,051.31 2,723,670.72

2019-20 1,824,478.15 830,505.60 1,564,340.95 828,445.35 3,388,819.10 1,658,950.95

2020-21* 1,063,254.05 495,255.57 2,167,222.96 1,060,450.59 3,230,477.01 1,555,706.15

Total 5,911,241.33 2,642,956.83 10,050,023.02 4,976,900.24 15,961,264.35 7,619,857.08

* Procurement Ongoing

(ii) PDPS:- This scheme envisages direct (iii) PPSS:- In addition to PDPS, oilseed payment of the difference between the producing states have the option to roll out MSP and the selling / modal price to pre- the Private Procurement Stockist Scheme registered farmers selling his produce in the (PPSS) on a pilot basis in district/ selected notified market yard through a transparent APMC(s) of the district involving the auction process. All the payments are made participation of private stockists. The pilot directly into the bank account of farmers. district/ selected APMC(s) of the district will This scheme does not involve any physical cover one or more crop of oilseeds for which procurement of crops as the farmers are paid MSP is notified. Since this is akin to PSS, it the difference between the MSP and Sale / involves physical procurement of the notified Modal price on sale in notified market. commodity.

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14.6 Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) in production or a 10 percent decrease in the ruling market prices over the previous The Department also implements a Market normal year. The scheme is implemented at Intervention Scheme (MIS) for procurement the request of a State/UT government which of agricultural and horticultural commodities is ready to bear 50 percent of the loss (25 which are perishable in nature and for percent in case of North-Eastern States), which MSP is not notified by the Central if any, incurred on its implementation. The Government. The objective of intervention is extent of total amount of loss incurred by the to protect the growers of these commodities implementation agency is restricted to 25 from making distress sale in the event of a percent of the total procurement value which bumper crop during the peak arrival period includes cost of the commodity procured when the prices tend to fall below economic plus permitted overhead expenses. Details of levels and cost of production. The condition sanction accorded under MIS during the last for implementation of MIS is that there 3 years are given below: should be either at least a 10 percent increase

Details of Sanction accorded under MIS from 2017-18 to 2019-20 (As on 31.12.2020)

S.N. Year Period Commodity State Market Intervention Sanctioned MIP Value Price (MIP) (Rs. Per Qty (in (Rs in MTs.) MTs.) Lakhs) 1 2018-19 13.04.2018 Garlic Rajasthan 32,570 154,000 50157.80 to 20.06.2018 2 2018-19 13.04.2018 Onion Rajasthan 6,180 260,000 16068.00 to 20.06.2018 3 2019-20 09.09.2019 Apple Jammu & MIP will be fixed by to Kashmir the Designated Price 31.03.2020 Committee 4 2020-21 22.10.2020 Apple Jammu & MIP will be fixed by to Kashmir the Designated Price 31.03.2021 Committee

I. Assistance to NCDC Programmes for processing, storage, consumer cooperatives, Development of Cooperatives weaker section programmes of cooperatives, computerization of Primary Agricultural The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation Cooperative Credit Societies, District Central and Farmers Welfare (DACFW) is Cooperative Banks, State Cooperative Banks implementing cooperative development and Technical and Promotional (T&P) Cell programmes through the National Scheme for strengthening Management of Cooperative Development Corporation State Cooperative Federations; (ii) Assistance (NCDC). The Central Sector Integrated for cotton development including ginning Scheme on Agricultural Cooperation and pressing and establishment of new and (CSISAC) is being implemented through modernization/ expansion/rehabilitation NCDC. The three components of the Scheme of existing cooperative spinning mills; and are (i) assistance to cooperative marketing, (iii) Integrated Cooperative Development

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Projects in selected districts. Under this the cooperative sector. Assistance scheme, subsidy component is provided is provided for establishment of by the Government of India and the loan new cooperative spinning mills; component is arranged by NCDC through its modernisation/expansion of existing own sources. spinning mills, establishment of modern ginning and pressing units, NCDC is a non-equity based development modernisation/expansion of existing financing institution created exclusively units etc. During the year 2020-21, for the cooperative sector with the aim NCDC disbursed Rs.68.24 crore (as and objectives to promote, strengthen on 31.12.2020) for this component. and develop farmers’ cooperatives; assist programmes of cooperatives for supply of ii. Cooperative Storage: DACFW inputs, processing, storage and marketing through NCDC has been making of agricultural produce and consumer goods systematic and sustained efforts and those dealing with notified commodities to assist cooperatives in creating and services; and assist cooperatives of additional storage capacity aimed at weaker sections such as those comprising of facilitating expanded operations of members from scheduled castes, scheduled cooperative marketing of agriculture tribes, labour and women and those working produce, distribution of inputs in the handloom, sericulture, poultry, and sale of consumer articles. As fishery and dairy sectors etc. The Central on 31.03.2020 storage capacity Government has prescribed an overall ceiling assisted by NCDC stood at 165.215 of twenty five percent (25%) of annual budget lakh MT and a total amount of of NCDC for financing all activities under Rs.1091.82 crore has been disbursed notified services so that the focus of NCDC under various programmes towards continues on financing of cooperatives in construction of godowns, repair and the agriculture and allied sector. In 2020- renovation of godowns, technical 21, an assistance of Rs.16108.44 crore has and margin money assistance for been disbursed (as on 31.12.2020) against an business promotion. During the year approved outlay of Rs.13400.00 crore for the 2020-21 (as on 31.12.2020), Rs.4.73 various programmes implemented by NCDC. crore has been disbursed for the storage programme. 1. Brief of the performance under the three components of the CSISAC iii. Cold Chain: As on 31.03.2020, Scheme: NCDC has cumulatively disbursed Rs.225.234 crore for 317 cold i. Cooperative Spinning Mills: In storage projects and 3 cold chain order to improve the economic projects with a capacity of 9.889 lakh condition of cotton growers as MT. Against this, 306 cooperative well as handloom and powerloom cold storage projects with a total weavers and to consolidate the gains capacity of 9.359 lakh MT assisted achieved so far, the Department, by NCDC have been completed / through NCDC, continued to provide installed. This includes 36 projects of financial assistance to spinning mills capacity expansion of 1.278 lakh MT. and ginning and pressing units in Besides, 11 cold storage projects of

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0.339 lakh MT (including 2 capacity which in turn helps in increasing expansion projects of 0.144 lakh MT) the income of the farmers. During along with 3 cold chain projects of 2020-21 (as on 31.12.2020), 0.189 lakh MT standalone capacity NCDC sanctioned Rs.0.15 crore are under implementation. to 2 societies. Cumulatively upto iv. Foodgrains: NCDC provides financial 31.12.2020, NCDC has disbursed assistance for setting up of foodgrain Rs.61.09 crore for 80 fruit and processing units such as rice mills, vegetable processing units. rice flakes unit, dal mills, wheat flour viii. Cooperatives for Weaker Sections: mills, maize processing units, cattle NCDC is promoting and financing feed plants etc. During 2020-21 (as programmes for weaker sections on 31.12.2020), NCDC disbursed and different types of projects Rs.1.07 crore and cumulatively for societies belonging to fishery, disbursed Rs.168.01 crore for this poultry, dairy, livestock, handloom, programme. coir, jute etc. v. Oilseeds: NCDC provides financial a) Fisheries: NCDC provides assistance for establishment of assistance to fishery cooperatives oilseed processing units. During the to take up activities relating to year 2020-21 (as on 31.12.2020) production, processing, storage, NCDC disbursed Rs.1.65 crore marketing, etc. During 2020-21 (as (subsidy) and cumulatively NCDC on 31.12.2020), NCDC sanctioned has disbursed Rs.695.08 crore for Rs.156.77 crore (Rs.119.31 crore as oilseed processing units. loan and Rs.37.45 crore as subsidy) vi. Plantation Crop: NCDC provide and disbursed Rs.27.49 crore. financial assistance for establishment Cumulatively, as on 31.12.2020, of units for processing of plantation NCDC has disbursed Rs.2111.02 crops and for meeting working crore under this head. capital requirement of plantation b) Poultry: NCDC has been extending crops growers cooperatives. During assistance to poultry cooperatives. 2020-21 (as on 31.12.2020), Cumulatively, NCDC has disbursed NCDC disbursed Rs.2.21 crore and Rs.96.383 crore to 379 units/ cumulatively NCDC has disbursed projects. Rs.176.01 crore for this activity. c) Dairy and Livestock: NCDC vii. Fruit and Vegetable: NCDC provides provides financial assistance to financial assistance for setting up Primary, District and State level of fruit and vegetable processing dairy cooperatives for Integrated units by cooperatives. The primary Livestock projects/ modernisation/ objective of the NCDC Scheme expansion/ renovation of existing is to provide the benefit of value units; processing and marketing addition to growers in respect of Infrastructure; purchase of their horticulture produce through equipment and transport vehicles; processing in an efficient manner, and margin money requirements.

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During 2020-21 (as on 31.12.2020), Cooperative Jute Mills Limited. NCDC has sanctioned financial Since inception of the scheme, assistance of Rs.34.35 crore cumulatively, NCDC has sanctioned and disbursed Rs.157.40 crore. Rs.48.37 crore for 184 units/ Cumulatively, as on 31.12.2020, projects and disbursed Rs.39.61 NCDC has disbursed an amount crore for 183 units/projects. of Rs.5876.64 crore to dairy and ix. Consumer Cooperatives: NCDC livestock cooperatives. provides financial assistance for d) Handloom: NCDC provides financial various consumer activities to assistance for the development primary cooperatives, District of handloom cooperatives right Wholesale Consumer Stores and from the Apex, Regional to Primary State Consumer Federations Handloom Cooperatives. Since for undertaking distribution of inception of the scheme, NCDC has consumer goods in rural and urban disbursed an amount of Rs.468.75 areas. Under the CSISAC Scheme, crore to 3478 units. as on 31.12.2020, NCDC has e) Coir: NCDC provides financial disbursed Rs.0.69 crore in 2020- assistance for the development of 21 and cumulative release stood at coir cooperatives for strengthening Rs.328.30 crore. of share capital base/margin money x. Computerisation of Cooperatives: assistance, creation of processing NCDC has been encouraging facilities, construction of godowns and financing cooperatives for & showrooms and purchase of computerization from the primary to transport vehicles by Apex/Regional the national level by providing financial level coir cooperatives. During the assistance for computerization last 3 years, NCDC released Rs.110 which includes cost of hardware, crore to the Government of Kerala system and application software, for integrated development of the networking, technical manpower, coir sector. Since inception of the maintenance, infrastructure and scheme, NCDC has disbursed an site preparation, training and amount of Rs.177.57 crore to 421 capacity building as well as technical units. guidance for computerization of their f) Jute: The scheme for development processes. During the year 2020-21 of jute cooperatives includes (as on 31.12.2020), NCDC disbursed establishment/ expansion/ Rs.21.86 crore to Societies/ modernization of jute mills and Cooperative banks and cumulatively construction of godowns and disbursed Rs.567.20 crore for this showrooms. In 2019, NCDC activity. disbursed Rs.35.64 crore (Rs.32.72 xi. Integrated Cooperative crore as loan and Rs.2.92 crore as Development Projects: NCDC CSISAC subsidy) to the Government is implementing the Integrated of Assam for establishment of a Cooperative Development Projects composite jute mill by the Assam (ICDP) scheme in selected districts.

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During the year 2020-21 (as on Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Andaman 31.12.2020) NCDC has disbursed and Nicobar Islands (UT) and loan assistance of Rs.49.17 crore and Lakshadweep (UT). subsidy of Rs. 42.35 crore totaling to During 2020-21, under all programmes Rs.91.52 crore for ICD projects. The under implementation including CSISAC, subsidy of Rs.42.35 crore includes NCDC sanctioned financial assistance of Rs.11.48 crore towards manpower Rs.16739.94 crore and disbursed Rs.9381.18 development and training and crore to LD/UD States accounting for 70.31% managerial assistance to Project and 58.24% of total sanction and release Implementation Agency (PIA) and respectively. Cumulatively, as on 31.12.2020, Monitoring Cell etc. Rs.114420.18 crore was released to LD/UD Cooperatives in Least-Developed/ Under- States under various schemes of NCDC which Developed States accounts for around 67.82% of the total assistance of Rs.168702.69 crore released by The process of economic development in the Corporation, so far. the country brought to light certain regional disparities and imbalances in some parts due Development of Women Cooperatives: to inherent factors like topography, agro- climatic conditions and poor infrastructure. NCDC encourages women cooperatives to Financial assistance, on liberal terms, is avail assistance under its various schemes. A provided by NCDC to the Cooperatively large number of women members are engaged Least-Developed /Under Developed States and involved in cooperative dealing with (UD/LD States) under its various schemes. activities related to food grain processing, Assistance for cooperative programmes in plantation crops, oilseeds processing, fisheries, these States is provided on comparatively dairy & livestock, spinning mills, handloom liberal terms entailing a subsidy component. and power loom weaving, Integrated For the purposes of funding by NCDC, the Cooperative Development Projects etc. Government of India has categorized 10 Women Cooperatives are covered under the States and 2 UTs as Cooperatively Least- Weaker Section programme for the purpose Developed and placed 11 States and 2 Union of availing subsidy and concessional funding Territories’ in the category of Cooperatively under the Central Sector Integrated Scheme Under-Developed States as follows: on Agricultural Cooperation. NCDC has launched a unique Scheme called the “Yuva - Cooperatively Least-Developed Sahakar” in 2019-20. It aims at encouraging States/UTs: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Manipur, newly formed cooperative societies with new Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and/or innovative ideas. Sikkim, Tripura, Jammu and Kashmir Under the scheme, NCDC provides 2% less (UT) and Ladakh (UT). than its applicable rate of interest on term - Cooperatively Under-Developed loan for project activities in cases of timely States/UTs: Andhra Pradesh, repayments. It is more liberal to cooperatives Chhattisgarh, Goa, Himachal with 100% women members, amongst Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, others. The project cost is capped at Rs. 3.00 Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, crore in case of a cooperative society which is

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 172 Annual Report 2020-21 in operation for one year or more and Rs.1.00 attended by 388 women cooperators. crore in case of a cooperative society which Cumulatively, as on 31.12.2020 LINAC has is in operation for more than 03 months but organized 13 training programmes exclusively less than one year. for women cooperators in FY 2020-21 and attended by 908 women cooperators. During the FY 2020-21 (as on 31.12.2020), NCDC has sanctioned Rs.632.14 crore to 06 Laxmanrao Inamdar National Academy for units of women cooperatives for foodgrain, Cooperative Research and Development service cooperatives and Yuva Sahakar in (LINAC) Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and West NCDC established the Laxmanrao Inamdar Bengal and disbursed Rs.590.86 crore. NCDC National Academy for Cooperative Research assistance has been provided in the form of and Development (LINAC) at Gurugram, term loan and working capital loan to meet Haryana as its training academy to train and their fund requirement towards expansion of develop personnel engaged in NCDC assisted their businesses. projects / schemes. The Corporation has set In the 06 projects sanctioned exclusively for up 18 Regional Training Centres (RTCs) of women cooperatives in FY 2020-21, more LINAC at 18 Regional Directorates of NCDC. than 90.26 lakh women members of these LINAC has conducted 81 online training societies have benefitted. NCDC has been programmes attended by 5289 participants playing a significant role over the years to uplift (as on 31.12.2020). It includes 23 training women cooperatives towards empowerment programmes attended by 1758 participants of women across the country. Further, out and conducted by different Regional Training of the 235 projects/units sanctioned in Centers of LINAC (as on 31.12.2020) during FY 2020-21 (as on 31.12.2020), under all 2020-21. programmes including assistance to the 06 II. Assistance to Multi-State Cooperative women cooperatives, it is estimated that Societies 100.51 lakh women are enrolled as members, out of which 170 women members are on the The objective of this scheme is to strengthen Board of Directors. the scope of weaker National Level Federations giving financial assistance for To promote women participants and empower approved activities viz; promotional, technical them to lead and govern cooperatives, NCDC’s and consultancy services, research studies, dedicated Academy- Laxmanrao Inamdar improvement of infrastructural facilities, National Academy for Cooperative Research conference/workshops/seminars/trainings, and Development (LINAC) at Gurugram skill development programmes and for organised training programmes exclusively undertaking commercial/economic activities for women Directors/Cooperators. For for their self-reliance and sustained growth the FY 2020-21 upto 31.12.2020, eight and development. During the year 2019-20, (08) training programmes were organised financial assistance has been provided to the at LINAC, Gurugram attended by 520 following National Level Federations:- women cooperators. In addition 5 training programmes were organized at LINAC, National Federation of Urban Cooperative Regional Training Centres at Gandhinagar, Banks and Credit Societies Ltd. (NAFCUB), Kolkata, Hyderabad, Pune and Chennai New Delhi.

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NAFCUB is an apex National Level Federation National Federation of State Cooperative of Urban Co-operative Banks and Credit Banks Ltd., (NAFSCOB), Mumbai. Societies in the country and is registered th under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies NAFSCOB was founded on 19 May, 1964. Act, 2002. NAFCUB is committed to work It is facilitating operations of State and towards building a strong and viable urban co- Central Cooperative Banks in particular operative banking and credit system across and development of cooperative credit in the Country, to strive for a level playing field general. During the year 2016-17, Rs.45.00 for the institutions, to be an effective voice lakhs as grants-in-aid has been released to of the sector, to work towards eliminating it. The Federation’s objectives are to provide visible weaknesses and infirmities, to provide a common forum to the member banks to training and other support and to knit the examine the problems of cooperative credit institutions into a cohesive unit for them banking and allied matters and evolve suitable to benefit from the strength of being in the strategies to deal with them, to promote and co-operative system. During the year 2019- protect the interests of the member banks 20, no grants-in-aid have been released to in all spheres of their activities and to give NAFCUB. expression to the views of the member banks; co-ordinate and liaison with the Government All India Federation of Cooperative Spinning of India, Reserve Bank of India and the Mills Ltd. (AIFCOSPIN) respective State Governments, AIFCOSPIN, Mumbai was established in 1964 as an apex body of Cooperative Spinning National Labour Cooperatives Federation of India Ltd. (NLCF), New Delhi Mills at the national level with the objective of looking after the promotional needs of co- NLCF, an apex national level organization operative spinning mills. It is registered under of Labour Co-operative Societies was the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, established in November, 1981. It is registered 2002. During the year 2019-20, no grants- under the Multi-State Co-operative Societies in-aid have been released to AIFCOSPIN. Act, 2002. During the year 2017-18, Rs.46.00 National Cooperative Agriculture and Rural lakhs as grants-in-aid has been released Development Banks’ Federation Limited to it. The main objective of the federation (NCARDBF), Mumbai is to organize, promote, guide and develop labour cooperatives for the economic and NCARDBF, Mumbai, is an Apex Body social development of the unorganized of Cooperative Agriculture and Rural labour sector especially economically weaker Development Banks functioning in the sections of the society. During the year 2019- country, to promote the interests of all its 20, Rs.7.50 lakhs as grants-in-aid has been Members and assisting them in attaining released to NLCF. organisational and business goals. It’s aim is to promote mutual understanding among National Federation of Fishers Cooperative members and providing them a common Ltd. (FISHCOPFED), New Delhi. forum for interactions on legal, policy and operational issues and to channelize efforts The National Federation of Fishers to resolve such issues. During the year 2019- Cooperatives Ltd. (FISHCOPFED) is a national 20, no grants-in-aid have been released to level federation of fisheries cooperatives and NCARDBF. the apex institution of the Indian Fisheries

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Cooperative Movement. Its motto is to efficiency as well as for organisation promote and develop the fishery cooperative and promotion of new cooperative movement in India, to educate, guide and sugar factories. assist fishers in their efforts to build up and (iv) To promote R & D activities for its expand the fishery cooperative sector and members, sponsor research projects, serve as an exponent of cooperative opinion conferences, seminars etc., to find in accordance with cooperative principles. solutions of the problems of its It was established in 1980 as an All India member cooperative sugar factories Federation of Fishermen Cooperatives and and allied subjects. was rechristened as the National Federation of Fishermen’s Cooperatives Ltd. in 1982. (v) To act as the accredited representative During the year 2019-20, Rs.7.50 lakhs and spokesman organisation of the as grants-in-aid has been released to cooperative sugar sector factories FISHCOPFED. at the policy fora of Central and State Governments, business fora National Federation of Cooperative Sugar and organisations relating to the Factories Limited (NFCSF), New Delhi sugar industry; establish liaison The National Federation of Cooperative with national and international Sugar Factories Ltd (NFCSF) was registered organisations and others allied to the as a Multi-Unit Cooperative Society on sugar industry. December 2,1960 under the provisions of (vi) To advice and assist its members in the Bombay Cooperative Societies Act 1925 matters related to their management as extended to the Union Territory of Delhi. and operations. In 1972, it was deemed to be under the Delhi (vii) To undertake information services Cooperative Societies Act 1972 and later for the benefit of its members. under the Multi State Cooperative Societies Act 1984. Since, 2002, NFCSF is deemed (viii) To publish literature and documents to be under the Multi State Cooperative on the sugar industry for the benefit Societies Act, 2002. During the year 2019- of its members. 20, no grants-in-aid have been released to (ix) To undertake any other activities NFCSF. that are incidental and conducive SUGAR FEDERATION to the attainment of its objectives and interest of its members for the The objectives of the Federation are: development and progress of sugar and its co-product industries either (i) To advocate and promote & safeguard directly or through strategically the interests of its members in collaborative joint ventures or accordance with cooperative partnership with organisations principles. including insurance within India and (ii) To arrange education and training for abroad. the benefit of its members. III. Assistance for Cooperative Education (iii) To arrange for technical support and Training: and services to its members both for improving their operational The Government of India has been Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 175 Annual Report 2020-21

implementing a Central Sector Scheme for etc. and exclusively for SC/ST cooperatives. Cooperative Education and Training through 36 (thirty-six) programmes were organized the National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI) exclusively for women cooperatives. During and the National Council for Cooperative April-September, 2020, NCUI through Training (NCCT) since 1960. Upto 50% of the its NCCE organized 40 programmes with expenditure is give as grant in aid to NCUI by 2173 participants and 2580 participants the Government for Cooperative Education in for the year 2020-21. Out of these events cooperatively Under Developed States (UDS) 04 programmes with 577 participants were and under developed areas of developed imparted for weaker cooperative sectors states and for other approved activities. like Labour, Fisheries, Poultry, Joint Farming, The Government also provides grants up Construction, Handloom & Handicraft and to the extent of 50% to Junior Cooperative SC/ST Cooperatives etc. Considering the Training Centres (JCTCs) through NCUI. The need for socio economic development of JCTCs are being run by State Cooperative women, 08 programmes were conducted Unions/State Governments. NCUI monitors exclusively for women in which 261 the programmes of JCTCs. Currently, NCUI participants took part . During this period, has been running 43 Cooperative Education courses like Diploma on Cooperative Field Projects spread over 22 States and Management and Law, Audit, Taxation and Union Territories and also conducting various Accounts and Certificate Course on Advance programmes at NCUI Head Office. Computer Course (MS) and Certificate Course on Cooperative Management have During the financial year 2019-20, also commenced in universities for youth NCUI through its Cooperative Education so that they understand the cooperative Field Projects conducted wide-ranging management system and after completion programmes on various issues of Cooperative of these courses, students may establish Development. Under UDS Projects, NCUI cooperative as self employment and also has organized 18823 programmes in which, meet the requirement of professionals of 273042 participants have benefited. cooperative organizations in India.During the The National Centre for Cooperative Financial Year 2019-20, a sum of Rs. 250.50 Education (NCCE) of NCUI during the Lakh has been released to NCUI by DAC&FW. year 2019-20, organized 204 training NE Region: The Government of India programmes including a 12 weeks Diploma is providing separate assistance for Programme in Cooperative Education and intensification of cooperative education in Development. 6894 candidates from various the north-eastern region through NCUI. It sectors of the cooperative movement in has established seven field projects namely different states were trained through these in Aizawl (Mizoram), Thoubal (Manipur), programmes. Out of 204 training programme, Mangalwaria (Sikkim), Shillong (Meghalaya), 47 programmes were for weaker sectors Kohima (Nagaland), Morigaon and Jorhat like labour, fisheries, tribal cooperatives (Assam) in the North Eastern region.

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14.7 Target and Achievement 14.8 Training Network of NCCT

Progress of Training Programmes- National Vaikunth Mehta National Institute NCUI During The Level of Cooperative Management (VAMNICOM), Pune Last Three Years (2017-18 to 2019-20) Regional Five Regional Institutes of Level Cooperative Management at Year Target Achievement Chandigarh, Bangalore, Kalyani, 2017-18 324347 326230 Gandhinagar, Patna. 2018-19 324347 287798 State Level Fourteen Institutes of Cooperative 2019-20 324347 350004 Management at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Assistance is also given to the Centre for Dehradun, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jaipur, Kannur, International Cooperation and Training in Lucknow, Agricultural Banking (CICTAB), Pune. During Madurai, Nagpur, Pune & the year 2019-20 no grants have been Thiruvananthapuram. released to CICTAB to conduct international The training units of the Council have training progoramme for the personnel been imparting training to the personnel working in the cooperatives of the SAARC of all sectors of the cooperative movement countries. in India to enhance knowledge, skill and Cooperative Training programmes are also attitude of the employees., as General being conducted by the National Council Management Programme, Cooperative for Cooperative Training(NCCT) through Credit and Banking, Urban Cooperative its 5 Regional Institutes of Cooperative Banking, Long Term Finance, Cooperative Management, 14 Institutes of Cooperative Marketing and Processing, Consumer Management located in different States Cooperative Management, Handloom and the Vaikunth Mehta National Institute Cooperative Management, Cooperative of Cooperative Management, Pune. An Accounts and Audit, Fishery Cooperative amount of Rs. 553.25 Lakhs was released to Management, Cooperative Law and Allied NCCT for VAMNICOM, Rs. 5531.00 Lakhs Laws, Dairy Cooperative Management, towards Assistance to NCCT and Rs. 97.00 Housing Cooperative Management, Industrial Lakhs towards Assistance to NCCT (NER) Cooperative Management, Cooperative during the year 2019-20. During the year Education and Training etc. 2019-20, NCCT has organized 1783 training In addition to the targets, units of the NCCT programmes and trained 60881 participants are conducting professional programmes against the target to organize 1740 training duly approved by AICTE. Out of the 20 programmes and to train 43,500 participants. Training Units, VAMNICOM and RICM During the current financial year 2020-21, a Gandhinagar are conducting PGDM and sum of Rs. 1900.00 lakh has been released ICMs -Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Dehradun, till date as grants-in-aid to NCCT including Kannur, Lucknow, Madurai, Nagpur and the NE Region Out of the total 1740 planned Thiruvananthapuram are conducting MBAs programmes during the year 2020-21 and to affiliated with State Universities. train 43500 participants, NCCT conducted 494 training programmes and trained 16610 14.9 Collaborative Programmes organised in participants up to November, 2020. association with other Organisations

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 National Bank for Agriculture and training institutions. Rural Development (NABARD) • To identify problem areas of  Bankers Institute of Rural cooperatives requiring research and Development (BIRD) to organize studies.  National Backward Classes and • To ensure maintenance of high Finance Development Corporation academic standards in cooperative (NBCFDC) education and training in various  Forward Market Commission (FMC) institutes in the country and suggest and Security Exchange Board of India syllabi and standards of education (SEBI) for different courses.  Warehousing Development and 14.11 Target and Achievement Regulatory Authority (WDRA) Progress of Training Programmes-NCCT  Director General Resettlement Units During The (Ministry of Defence) Last Three Years (2017-19) & 2020-21  Development Commissioner Year Target Achievement Handicrafts, Ministry of Textiles Prog Participants Prog Participants  National Urban Livelihood Mission 2017-18 1600 40000 1924 61548 (NULM) 2018-19 1740 33500 1817 62517 2019-20 1740 43500 1783 60881  National Cooperative Development 2020-21 1740 43500 258 8438 Corporation(NCDC) (Upto Sept.  National Federation for Urban 2020) Cooperative Banks & Credit Societies Ltd. 14.12 Central Sector Scheme of Financing Facility under the Agriculture Infrastructure Efforts are on to identify new partners for Fund. collaboration. Under the scheme, Rs. 1 Lakh Crore will be 14.10 Objectives of NCCT provided by banks and financial institutions • To formulate overall policies and as loans to Primary Agricultural Credit plans relating to cooperative training. Societies (PACS), Marketing Cooperative Societies, Farmer Producers Organizations • To organise and direct arrangements (FPOs), Self Help Group (SHG), Farmers, in regard to training to personnel Joint Liability Groups (JLG), Multipurpose employed in cooperative departments Cooperative Societies, Agri-entrepreneurs, and cooperative institutions in the Startups and Central/State agency or Local country. Body sponsored Public Private Partnership • To assess periodically the needs of Projects. training for cooperative personnel to All loans under this financing facility has an facilitate planning and designing of interest subvention of 3% per annum up to a training arrangements. limit of Rs. 2 crore. This subvention is available • To establish and manage cooperative for a maximum period of 7 years. Further,

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 178 Annual Report 2020-21 credit guarantee coverage is available for MOUs with all twelve public sector banks eligible borrowers from this financing facility and eleven private sector banks have been under the Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for signed by DAC&FW. A portal for the scheme Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) has been created with URL https://agriinfra. scheme for a loan up to Rs. 2 crore. The fee dac.gov.in. FAQs and DPR template for the for this coverage is paid by the Government. scheme have also been issued. The first meeting of the National Level As 31.12.2020, Rs. 1565 Cr. has been in Monitoring Committee has been held on principal sanctioned under the scheme 26.08.2020 wherein necessary approval to 3064 PACs by NABARD. PACs have for the scheme has been given. Hon’ble submitted 37753 more applications for a Agriculture Minister has held meetings with loan amount of Rs. 2735 Cr. As of now, 1420 Chief Ministers and Agriculture Ministers applications have been received on the portal of State Governments on 21.08.2020 and by entities other than PACs. Out of which 27.08.2020 to sensitize the states for better 784 applications seeking loan of Rs. 795 Cr. implementation of the scheme. have been prima facie found eligible by the PMU and sent to respective banks. Out of Orders for convergence of AIF with Sub- 784 applications, 177 have been sanctioned Mission on Agricultural Mechanization by banks for a loan amount of Rs. 186 Cr. (SMAM), PM-KUSUM and Gobar Dhan have been issued. lll

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Chapter 15

Agriculture Trade Policy, Promotion and Logistics Development

15.1 Overview

Agriculture Trade Policy, Promotion and As per available WTO’s Trade Statistics (2018), Logistics Development Division of this the share of India’s agricultural exports and Department is entrusted with the responsibility imports in the world agriculture trade were of making policy recommendations on 2.15% and 1.54%, respectively. export, import and logistics development Share of agricultural exports as a percentage of the agriculture sector and formulation of of agricultural GDP has decreased from 9.9 strategy for boosting international trade in % in 2018-19 to 8.3 % in 2019-20. During agri commodities.It is the nodal Division of the same period, share of agricultural imports the Department for coordinating/formulating as a percentage of agricultural GDP has responses on World Trade Organization’s decreased from 4.9 % to 4.8 %. (WTO) Agreement on Agriculture (AoA), matters relating to Preferential Trade The share of agricultural exports in India’s Agreements (PTAs)/Free Trade Agreements total merchandise exports has increased (FTAs) and agro logistics with the Department from 10.9% in April-Nov, 2019-20, to 14.4% of Commerce (DoC), matters relating to in April-Nov, 2020-21. FDI in agriculture with Department for As compared to the previous year (April- Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Nov, 2019-20), the agri and allied exports (DPIIT), matters relating to the modification in the year 2020-21 (April-Nov) increased in the Custom duty and Goods and Services by 15.87% to Rs. 1,87,874.42 crores. The Tax (GST) on agricultural commodities with increase in agri and allied exports during the Department of Revenue (DoR). 2020-21 (April-Nov) was primarily on account increased exports of commodities like 15.2 India’s Agriculture Trade cotton raw(140%), rice-other than basmati 15.2.1 Agri-Export: (118%), sugar (72%), oil meals (32%), basmati rice(13%), fresh vegetables (12%), and spices Export of agricultural commodities has (8%) which witnessed high growth in April- helped producers to take advantage of the Nov, 2020-21 as compared to the previous wider international market which, in turn, year. has incentivized their domestic production. Crops exported in large quantities viz. rice, Major destinations of exports for India’s sugar, and spices have witnessed a significant agri and allied commodities are the United increase in area coverage and growth rate of States of America, Vietnam, the United production. India has emerged as a significant Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, agri-exporter in crops like rice, spices, cotton, Iran, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Nepal, the oil meal cake, castor oil, coffee, cashew, tea, Netherlands, Japan, Pakistan, Thailand and fresh vegetable and sugar. the United Kingdom.

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The export of agri-allied sector during the last 5 years is as below:

Source: Department of Commerce, Government of India.

India’s top 10 agricultural export commodities (in terms of value) for the year 2016-17 to 2020-21(April-Nov, 2020) are given in the Table-1 below:

Table 1: India’s Exports of Top-10 Agricultural Commodities [Value in Rs. Crores, Quantity in ‘000’ Tonnes] S. Commodity 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 (Upto No. Nov-20)

Qty Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Value

1 RICE -BASMOTI 3985.2 21512.9 4056.9 26870.7 4414.6 32804.3 4454.8 31026.3 3047.5 20026.7 2 RICE(OTHER 6770.8 16929.9 8818.5 23437.2 7648.0 21171.2 5056.3 14400.3 7025.1 19779.8 THAN BASMOTI) 3 SPICES 1014.5 19111.3 1096.3 20084.9 1133.9 23217.8 1193.4 25642.0 1021.7 19093.8 4 BUFFALO MEAT 1323.6 26161.4 1350.3 26035.2 1233.4 25091.4 1152.3 22661.1 705.2 15489.2 5 SUGAR 2544.0 8659.5 1757.9 5225.6 3989.7 9523.1 5798.5 13981.6 4569.8 12121.4 6 COTTON RAW 996.1 10907.3 1101.5 12200.1 1143.1 14627.6 657.8 7539.5 597.3 6085.5 INCLD. WASTE

7 OIL MEALS 2632.3 5410.1 3570.8 7043.2 4493.3 10557.5 2655.8 5861.4 2190.9 5241.6 8 CASTOR OIL 599.2 4521.5 697.1 6730.0 619.4 6170.1 593.9 6323.8 485.7 4367.7 9 FRESH 3404.1 5790.7 2448.0 5297.7 3192.5 5679.1 1930.5 4617.3 1772.7 3826.7 VEGETABLES 10 MISC 0.0 3053.8 0.0 3549.0 0.0 4613.4 0.0 4586.8 0.0 3769.3 PROCESSED ITEMS Total Agri & Allied 226651.9 251564.0 274571.3 252976.1 187874.4 Exports

Source: Department of Commerce, Government of India

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15.2.2 Agri-Imports: from 4.4% in April-Nov, 2019-20 to 5.9 % in April-Nov, 2020-21. As compared to the previous year (April- Nov, 2019-20), the agri and allied imports Major sources of import of India’s agri and in the year 2020-21 (April-Nov) declined by allied commodities are Indonesia, Ukraine, -3.55%to Rs 97267.66 crore. Decrease in the United States of America, Argentina, value of agri and allied imports during 2020- Malaysia, Brazil, Singapore, Afghanistan, 21 (April-Nov) were primarily on account China, Thailand, Vietnam, the United Arab of lower imports of cotton raw incld. waste Emirates, Cote d’Ivoire, Australia and (-79), spices (-33.6), cashew (-15.7),pulses Myanmar. (-6.5), etc. Similarly, the total merchandise The import of the agri-allied sector during imports dropped more significantly, therefore the last 5 years is as below: the share of agri and allied imports increased

Source: Department of Commerce, Government of India

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India’s top 10 agriculture import commodities in terms of value for the year 2016-17 to 2020-21(April-Nov, 2020) are given in the Table 2 below: Table 2: India’s Imports of Top-10 Agricultural Commodities [Value in Rs. Crores, Quantity in ‘000’ Tonnes]

S. Commodity 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 (Upto No. Nov-20)

Qty Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Value Qty Value

1 VEGETABLE 14009.9 73047.7 15361.0 74995.9 15019.3 69023.8 14722.1 68558.2 9272.6 50517.0 OILS

2 FRESH FRUITS 1040.2 11241.0 994.7 12524.6 1124.2 13931.7 993.7 14137.1 637.3 9471.4

3 PULSES 6609.0 28523.9 5607.5 18748.6 2527.9 8035.3 2898.1 10221.4 1532.3 7148.4

4 CASHEW 774.3 9027.1 654.0 9134.3 839.6 11162.3 941.4 9026.3 668.8 5898.8

5 SPICES 240.4 5757.8 222.3 6385.3 240.6 7932.7 320.9 10186.9 218.3 4952.0

6 SUGAR 2146.2 6868.6 2403.0 6035.8 1490.6 3175.4 1117.7 2473.2 1507.3 3530.5

7 ALCOHOLIC 3581.1 3876.1 4678.7 4643.5 0.0 2551.1 BEVERAGES

8 COTTON RAW 498.7 6337.4 469.1 6306.8 299.3 4383.4 744.3 9371.2 143.1 1705.4 INCLD. WASTE

9 OTHER OIL 117.2 394.8 127.4 364.6 220.5 745.4 410.9 1527.8 353.3 1538.2 SEEDS

10 MISC 2116.2 2249.7 2560.2 2635.9 0.0 1304.1 PROCESSED ITEMS

Total Agri & Allied 164680.6 152061.2 137019.4 147445.8 97267.7 Imports

Source: Department of Commerce, Government of India

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Share (in value terms)of top 10 exported and imported agricultural commodities during 2019- 20 are as follows: Import share in 2019-20 (Top-10 Items) Export share in 2019-20 (Top-10 Items)

Source: Department of Commerce, Government of India 15.3. EXIM Policy of Agricultural growers/farmers and their livelihood Commodities: from cheap import of the commodity and also to take care of consumer 15.3.1 EXPORT: interests , the GoI notified different  At present, export of most of the kinds of import restrictions in agricultural commodities (excluding consultation with Department of allied products) is free i.e. without Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers any restriction. Only export of seeds Welfare, Department of Commerce, is under restriction and mustard oil Department of Consumer Affairs, is permitted in branded consumer Department of Food & Public packs of upto 5 kgs with a Minimum Distribution and Department of Export Price (MEP) of USD 900/MT . Revenue during 2019-20 and 2020- 21: 15.3.2 IMPORT:  The import of all kinds of Refined  As of now, import of peas, moong, Palm Oil (HS Code 1511 90) has urad, tur, refined palm oil, potato been restricted w.e.f. 08th January, and some seeds of vegetables/ 2020 to encourage the domestic spices/cereals/oilseed only are under production of vegetable oil restriction and other agricultural particularly palm oil in the country. commodities (excluding allied  Minimum Import Price (MIP) has products) are free for import. been imposed on import of the Details of restriction: following items to check their cheap import from abroad:  To protect the interest of domestic Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 184 Annual Report 2020-21

• MIP of Rs 500/kg on Pepper 2020 has allocated Tariff Rate (w.e.f. 06th December, 2017) Quota upto 10 lakh MT of pota- • MIP of Rs 251/kg on Arecanut to (HS Code 0701 90 00) @ 10% st (w.e.f. 17th January, 2017) custom duty upto 31 January, 2021. • MIP of Rs 680/kg on Cashew Kernel, Broken (w.e.f. 12th June, b) DGFT vide Public Notice dated th 2019) 30 October, 2020 has noti- fied the procedure for import • MIP of Rs 720/kg on Cashew of 10,00,000 MT of potatoes, Kernel, Whole (w.e.f. 12th June, at in quota tariff of 10% till 2019) 31.01.2021 under HS Code • MIP of Rs 200/kg on Peas (w.e.f. 0701 of Chapter 7 of ITC (HS), 18th December, 2019) 2017, Schedule - I (Import Poli- cy). • MIP of Rs150/kg on Desiccat- ed Coconut (w.e.f.08th January, c) DGFT vide Notification dated 2020) 30th Oct, 2020 has allowed im- port of potatoes (HS code 0701  In view of surplus production of 90 00) from Bhutan without li- wheat and higher availability in cense upto 31st January, 2021. the domestic market, import tariff on wheat has been increased from  Onion and Onion Seeds:To ensure existing 30% to 40% in April 2019. availability at reasonable rates to consumers during the lean season,  To take care of demand supply gap, the export of fresh/chilled onion quotas were allowed for import of was prohibited w.e.f. 14th Sept, Peas and Moong to the tune of 1.5 2020. but, export of Bangalore lakh MT/fiscal year and for import Rose Onions and Krishnapuram of Tur (Arhar) and Urad to the tune Onion upto the quantity of 10,000 of 4 lakh MT/fiscal year. MT each, was still allowed for the  DGFT vide Notification dated 9th period upto 31st March, 2021 as July, 2020 has put port restriction these are specifically grown for on import of Cut Flowers under HS export markets. Besides this, export Code 0603 to encourage the Indian of onion seeds (HS Code 1209 91 floriculture industry. Import would 30) has also been prohibited w.e.f. be allowed through Chennai airport 29th October, 2020. only.  However, keeping in view the  To supplement the shortage of encouraging sowing and production production in potato, Govt. of prospects the prohibition on export India has made the following of onion has been lifted from st 01 intervention: January, 2021 to help farmers get a a) Department of Revenue vide better price for their produce. Notification dated 28th October,  With a view to support the Indian

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bamboo industry, Department Table 3: FDI Inflows in the Agriculture of Revenue vide notification Sector in India no. 27/2020-Custom dated 09th Year Amount of FDI Inflows June, 2020 has withdrawn the concessional rate of 10% available (In Rs. Crore) (In US$ Million) to the import of bamboo for the 2012-13 1392 257 manufacture of agarbattis, and 2013-14 845 140 levied a uniform rate of 25% on 2014-15 796 130 import of bamboos [HS 1401 10 2015-16 673 103 00]. 2016-17 618 92 15.4. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Policy 2017-18 821.3 127.4 in the Agriculture Sector: 2018-19 664.7 93.9 As per extant FDI Policy, 100% FDI is 2019-20 1040.64 148.04 allowed in the following sectors through the 2020-21 (Apr- 1502.72 201.07 automatic route: Sept) Source: Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal  Floriculture, Horticulture, Cultivation Trade (DPIIT) of Vegetables & Mushrooms under 15.5 Goods and Services Tax controlled conditions; 15.5.1 GST envisages a single tax on supply of  Development and Production of goods and services or both, by amalgamating seeds and planting material; all the central indirect taxes (excise duty,  Animal Husbandry (including countervailing duty and service tax) and state breeding of dogs), Pisiculture, indirect taxes (VAT, luxury tax, entry tax, Aquaculture, Apiculture and octroi, etc).  Services related to agro and allied 15.5.2 GST rates on most of the raw sectors agricultural items are at 0% (zero per cent). Apart from this, most of the agricultural Further, 100% FDI is also permitted in the activities and services are also exempted tea sector including Tea plantations, Coffee from imposition of GST. However, for primary plantations, Rubber plantations, Cardamom processed agriculture items, the GST rate plantations, Palm Oil plantations and Olive oil is 5% and for secondary/tertiary processed tree plantations through the automatic route. products, the GST rate is 12%. On some farm machinery/components and fertilizers, the FDI in Multi-Brand retail is also permitted GST rate is in the range of 12-18%. upto 51% through the Government route in the agricultural sector with some conditions. Considering the representations/inputs from various stakeholders/firms/associations/ The details of FDI inflows in the agriculture farmers etc, this Division has been taking sector (Agriculture Service and Agriculture up GST related issues with the GST Council, Machinery) in India is given in Table 3 below: Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance from time to time.

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15.6. Trade Agreement: 15.7.2 WTO Notifications: As part of India’s commitments to the WTO, India needs 15.6.1 FTA/CECA/CEPA/CECPA to notify any new or modified domestic Free Trade Agreements/ Preferential Trade agricultural support measures applied by India Agreements/ Comprehensive Economic during a year and this needs to be notified to Cooperation Agreements/ Comprehensive the WTO on an annual basis in the form of Economic Partnership Agreements / Domestic Support-1 and Domestic Support-2 Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Notifications. In this regard, DAC&FW has & Partnership Agreements provide provided requisite inputs to the Department opportunities for exports with the trading of Commerce for preparation and filing of partners at preferential duties. India has India’s DS notification to WTO. The filed/ signed agreements with a number of regional submitted notifications are available online trading blocs/ countries namely, the South and can be accessed at the WTO website Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA), Asia Pacific http://agims.wto.org/. Trade Agreement (APTA), Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), Afghanistan, 15.7.3 Trade Policy Reviews under WTO: MERCOSUR (trade block of countries viz. WTO conducts Trade Policy Review of its Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay), members at regular intervals with a view Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, to reviewing the member country’s trade Thailand, Bhutan, Nepal, Chile and Sri Lanka. policies and practices under multilateral trade disciplines, to make an assessment of Trade agreement negotiations with the compliance with country obligations. India’s European Union, Thailand, EFTA (Iceland, last Trade Policy Review was held on 2-4 June, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland), 2015 and the latest TPR is going on in 2020. SACU (South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, The review is an extensive exercise requiring Swaziland and Namibia), BIMSTEC, Peru, inter-ministerial coordination and detailed Israel, Mauritius, Australia, New Zealand, preparation. Submission of the report is Canada and Indonesia are in various stages followed by detailed question answer session of discussion. which requires compilation of huge trade 15.7 WTO Meetings/Notifications: related documents/data.DAC&FW is required to furnish relevant inputs/information to the 15.7.1 WTO Meeting: The Committee Department of Commerce for compilation on Agriculture oversees the implementation and forwarding to the WTO Secretariat as a of the Agreementon Agriculture. Its key part of India’s Trade Policy Review (TPR) at responsibility is to monitor WTO members the WTO. compliance to their commitments/ obligations. The committee, composed of all 15.8. Strengthening India’s Agri Export– WTO members, usually meets three or four Creation of Agri-Cells in nations abroad times a year. Officers of the Trade Division At the insistence of DAC&FW, Agri-cells were participate in the meetings of the Committee created by the Ministry of External Affairs in 15 on Agriculture (CoA) at the World Trade Indian Missions abroad i.e. at Vietnam, USA, Organisation in Geneva, Switzerland. Issues Bangladesh, UAE, China, Saudi Arabia, Iran, related to India’s pulses policy, short-term loan, input subsidies and Minimum Support Malaysia, Japan, Nepal, Indonesia, Argentina, Price (MSP) were responded to in coordination Singapore, Ukraine and Brazil to help bring with the Department of Commerce. focus on agricultural exports and an optimize the potential available in those countries for

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Indian products. The Agri Cells also compile internal situation pertaining to the production information on demand and supply of various and export of their respective commodity and commodities in the host countries which recommend /intervene for taking necessary could be utilized by exporters. policy/ administrative measures. 15.9 Export Promotion Forum (EPF): 15.10. Institutional Mechanism for in-house Knowledge Management 15.9.1 Product specific Export Promotion Forums (EPF) for eight agri products i.e. 15.10.1 Commodity Profile grapes, mango, banana, onion, rice, dairy Trade Division has been regularly publishing products, pomegranate and floriculture have been created by DOC under the aegis commodity profiles of six prime agricultural of APEDA at the insistence of DAC&FW. products viz. rice, wheat, pulses, vegetable They will work on promoting the export of edible oils, sugar and cotton. The profile gives a identified potential products in a focused snapshot on the trends in production, export, manner. import, price movements and explains trade policy in brief for the commodity concerned. 15.9.2 Each Export Promotion Forum shall have exporters of the related commodity The commodity profiles are placed in the as its members along with official members public domain and are updated once in each from the DOC, DAC&FW and MOFPI along month. These profiles can be viewed by with relevant expert institutions and State clicking ‘Agriculture Trade Policy, Promotion Governments. Presently, Chairman APEDA and Logistics Development Division’ at is the chairman of each of these forums. http://agricoop.nic.in/divisions. The forums are required to meet regularly to discuss/ make recommendations on 15.11 Audit Para issues pertaining to export of the respective No audit para/observation is pending in commodity and invite experts etc. to the the Agriculture Trade Policy, Promotion meeting for interaction, as required. The and Logistics Development Division of this Forums will constantly monitor and identify/ Department. anticipate developments in the external/

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Chapter 16

Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)

16.1 Overview

The Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) the concerned State/UT is empowered to was launched as a flagship scheme of the approve projects under the scheme. The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation State Agriculture Department is the nodal & Farmers’Welfare (DAC & FW ) in 2007- Department for implementation of the 2008 to incentivize States to draw up scheme in the State. The scheme is available comprehensive agriculture development for the entire spectrum of agriculture & allied plans, taking into account agro-climatic sector activities such as crop development, conditions, natural resources and technology horticulture, agricultural mechanization, for ensuring more inclusive and integrated marketing, pre & post-harvest management, development of agriculture and allied sectors. animal husbandry, dairy development, The scheme was implemented as a State Plan fisheries, extension, etc. Scheme till the end of the financial year 2013- 16.2. Objectives of RKVY-RAFTAAR scheme 14 and is being implemented as a CSS (State Plan) scheme thereafter. In accordance with The objectives of the scheme are: the directions of the Ministry of Finance, the funding pattern of the scheme from 2015- (i) To strengthen the efforts of farmers 16 onwards has been altered i.e., it is to be through creation of pre and post-harvest shared between the Centre and States in the agricultural infrastructure that increases ratio of 60:40 (90:10 for North-Eastern and access to quality inputs, storage, market Himalayan States) against 100% funding by facilities etc. and enables farmers to the Central Government till the end of the make informed choices. financial year 2014-15. (ii) To provide autonomy and flexibility to States to plan and execute schemes as The Scheme has been revamped as the per local/ farmers’ needs. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana - Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and Allied (iii) To promote value chain addition linked Sector Rejuvenation (RKVY-RAFTAAR) for production models that will help farmers implementation from 2017-18 to 2019- increase their income as well as encourage 20 with a major focus on pre & post- production/productivity harvest infrastructure, besides promoting (iv) To mitigate the risk of farmers with agri-entrepreneurship, innovations & value focus on additional income generation addition with the approval of the Union activities - integrated farming, mushroom Cabinet on 01.11.2017. Continuation of the cultivation, bee keeping, aromatic plant scheme has been extended up to 31.3.2021 in cultivation, floriculture etc. the present format. A State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC) constituted under the (v) To attend to national priorities through Chairmanship of the Chief Secretary of several sub-schemes.

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(vi) To empower youth through skill 16.5. Income/Production and Target/ development, innovation and agri- Achievement entrepreneurship based agribusiness RKVY-RAFTAAR fund is provided to the models that attract them to agriculture. States/UTs as grant in aid. There is no physical 16.3 Funding pattern under RKVY-RAFTAAR: target set for any States at the Central level. Projects under the scheme are approved RKVY-RAFTAAR funds would be provided to and implemented by the States in various the States in the following streams: agriculture and allied sectors as per their (a) Regular RKVY-RAFTAAR - 70% priorities and available resources to meet the of annual outlay for the following needs of farmers for the holistic development activities: of this sector. The state-wise allocation and (i) Infrastructure and assets - 50% (of release of funds and the sector-wise cost of 70%) of regular RKVY-RAFTAAR projects approved by States under the scheme outlay (20% for pre-harvest during the last two years and fund release infrastructure and 30% for post- during the current year as on 31.12.2020 are harvest infrastructure) given respectively atannexures- 16.1 & 16.2. (ii) Value addition linked production 16.6. Implementation of Sub-schemes projects- 30% (of 70%) of regular RKVY-RAFTAAR also has provision for RKVY-RAFTAAR outlay implementing national priorities through (iii) Flexi-funds - 20% (of 70%) of initiating special programmes as sub- regular RKVY-RAFTAAR outlay. schemes without affecting the autonomy and States can use this for supporting flexibility of States. Seven sub-schemes with any projects as per the local needs. focused interventions are being implemented during the current financial year under RKVY- (b) RKVY-RAFTAAR special sub- RAFTAAR.The details of the sub-schemes schemes as per national priorities being implemented during the current year -20% of annual outlay ; and and their objectives are given as under: (c) Innovation and agri-entrepreneur development -10% of annual outlay i. Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern including 2% for administrative costs. India (BGREI): Initiated in 2010-11, BGREI has targeted productivity 16.4. District and State Agricultural Plans: improvement in the rice based RKVY guidelines recognize the need for cropping system of Assam, West convergence and integration of the various Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, programmes implemented at district / State level through District Agriculture Plans (DAPs) Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. and State Agriculture Plans (SAPs). Revised The allocation for this programme operational guidelines of RKVY also mandate during 2017-18, 2018-19 & 2019- each State to prepare a State Agriculture 20 is Rs.450 crore , Rs.315 crore Infrastructure Development Programme and Rs.375 crore respectively. The (SAIDP) in a similar manner to that of DAPs allocation for the programme for and SAP for identifying a shelf of projects for 2020-21 is Rs.327 crore. RKVY -RAFTAAR.

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 190 Annual Report 2020-21 ii. Programme for Diversification and glanders surveillance units under of Paddy (PDP): This scheme this sub-scheme. The allocation for is launched as a pilot scheme in this programme for 2020-21 is Rs.20 2020-21 to supplement the efforts crore. of States by targeting shifting vi. Area Expansion of Cashew: This paddy area to low water and inputs programme was launched as a sub- requiring alternative crops like scheme during 2018-19 in order maize,pulses,oilseeds and cotton.The to augment area and production allocation for this programme during of cashew in backward districts 2020-21 is Rs. 120 crore. including tribal districts of States like Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra iii. Reclamation of Problem Soil (RPS): Pradesh, Odisha and Maharashtra. This programme was initiated as a The allocation for this programme in sub-scheme of RKVY during 2016- 2018-19 was Rs.40 crore and for the 17 for enhancing soil fertility & year 2019-20 was Rs.25 crore. The productivity to meet the demand allocation for this programme for for food grains in the country. The 2020-21 is Rs.20 crore. allocation for this programme for 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 is Rs.30 vii. Pilot Intervention for Most crore, Rs.20 crore and Rs.20 crore Vulnerable Drought Prone Districts: respectively. The allocation for the This programme was also initiated as a sub-scheme in 2018-19 for drought programme for 2020-21 is Rs.25 proofing of identified districts of crore. Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and iv. Swachh Bharat: This scheme has Rajasthan. The allocation for this been initiated in 2017-18 with an programme for 2018-19 was Rs.10 allocation of Rs. 47.50 crore for crore and for the year 2019-20 was 2017-18 for solid and liquid waste Rs.5.40 crore. The allocation for this management in agriculture. The programme for 2020-21 is Rs.5.43 allocation for the programmein 2018- crore. 19 was Rs.36 crore and for 2019-20 16.7. Innovation & Agri-Entrepreneurship was Rs.55 crore. The allocation for programme: A new progamme called the programme for 2020-21 is Rs.55 Innovation and Agri-Entrepreneurship crore. Development has been launched under v. Animal Health & Disease Control: the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY- This programme was launched RAFTAAR) in 2018-19 with the objective to as a sub-scheme in 2018-19.An promote innovation and agripreneurship by amount of Rs.50.62 crore was providing financial support and nurturing the earmarked for controlling Brucellosis incubation ecosystem. Start-ups pertaining in female calves and strengthening to agriculture and allied sectors are being of veterinary infrastructure and encouraged in order to contribute directly mobile veterinary clinics under this and indirectly to enhancing the income of programme during 2018-19. During farmers by providing opportunities to them 2019-20 an amount of Rs.40 crore and to provide employment to youth.In this was earmarked for the Rabies control connection, five Knowledge Partners (KPs) and programme, mobile veterinary units twenty four Agribusiness Incubators (R-ABIs) Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 191 Annual Report 2020-21

have been appointed by this Department to months at various agribusiness incubation advise on smooth and efficient execution of centres i.e KPs & RABIs. this programme in various States across the 16.8. Success Stories country. Some of the success stories reported by As on 31.12.2020, 424 startups operating the States under RKVY scheme and by in agriculture and allied sectors have been Agri business Incubators under the Agri- selected for financial assistance of Rs. 45.38 Entrepreneurship Programme of RKVY are crore in installments. Rs.19.70 crore has been given hereunder: released. These start-ups were trained for two

I. Guar Gum – A remunerative crop for dryland Agriculture

The Initiative: such as droughts. Nearly 2/3 rd of the cropped acreage is vulnerable to drought In Karnataka, a total of 12.31 million hectares leading to severe reduction in yields and of land (64% of the state’s total area) is total agricultural production making farming cultivated mostly under rainfed conditions economically unviable. Thus the prime as only 26.5% of the sown area is irrigated. objective of the RKVY sponsored project was Agricultural production in rainfed areas to improve the livelihood of dry land famers have always remained low and unstable by introducing an alternate crop for rainfed due to the impact of climate change and an areas with higher productivity fetching good erratic monsoon leading to natural disasters economic returns to farmers.

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The Beneficiaries: Farmers of the rainfed areas of Chitradurga, Davangere, Chikmagalur and Shivamogga districts of southern Karnataka.

The Challenge:

 Guar (cluster bean) for vegetable The University of Agricultural and purpose was an age old practice but Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga cultivating guar for galactomanan conducted training for both the (gum) was a new concept for the farming community as well as farmers of Karnataka. So, introducing officials. A total of 699 participants the crop in rainfed areas in the initial took part in the training programme, stages was a great challenge. among them 93 officers from the  Procurement of inputs (seeds of line departments, 523 men and 83 different varieties) from Rajasthan farm women. was cumbersome. o Demonstrations: A total of 100  Establishing market linkages between demonstrations were planned of 1.0 ha (means 100 hectares) the farmers and procuring agencies in four districts i.e. Chitradurga, was a tedious task. Chikmagalur, Davangere and The solution: Shivamogga to introduce guar as a o Training: The importance of guar major crop and cropping systems. as a drought tolerant crop and its Demonstrations in 105.5 hectares applications in many industries has were conducted as per the farmers made guar an export oriented crop. demand and interest.

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o Market linkages were developed to been established in the University help farmers to sell their produce of Agricultural and Horticultural at reasonable prices and get Sciences, Navile, Shivamogga benefitted. Such linkages include, to encourage farmers growing . KVK Rao, Raichur guar gum large scale by providing inputs and to disseminate relevant . Guar traders from Andhra Pradesh information on agronomic and Rajasthan practices, advanced technologies . Procurement rate was equal to the of processing of the gum, value existing spot prices at Rajasthan addition and market linkages. markets with less transportation and The Impact: overhead charges. • A climate resilient crop for dry lands o A guar research, training and has emerged with good economic market facilitation centre has returns to farmers.

• Alternate option for groundnut, • Market facilitation for an export horsegram and minor millets in oriented crop was established. rainfed areas. • A total package of practices for gum guar production was evolved

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II. Agri startup success stories cloud connectivity for data logging & analytics and no manual operation is required. Aditya Bioinnovation Pvt Ltd Prakriti O Prakritik Consumer Products Pvt. Aditya BioInnovation Pvt Ltd is an agritech Ltd. (Odisha) startup having developed a patented nanofertilzer, Kohinoor & Sujalam, a Prakriti O Prakritik Consumer Products Pvt. proprietary & 100% natural formulation Ltd. has been established with an objective of as a plant nutrients, growth regulator and manufacturing & marketing various FMCG, health booster. The herbal formulation of processed food and organic products. The this product is highly effective and needs startup manufactures and markets various a few drops to cater to a large area to tuber crop value-added products (under protect crops against pests, fungus, viruses, the brand name–TUBER) and provides insects etc. Post successful trials & product consumers with more nutritious, value-added validation, the startup has partnered with products for better living. The company marketing channels in B2B space and is strongly believes in catering to the rising gearing up for the B2C segment to ensure global demand for tuber crop value-added reach to a large number of farmers. Currently, products specially in Odisha. the startup is generating revenue through Bhairaj Organics Pvt. Ltd. Rajasthan channel partner sales (offline) which is the network of marketing associates operating in Desigo is developing a unique and innovative Maharashtra, MP and Rajasthan states. cost efficient model for production of high quality A2 milk and delivering it through an Intech Harness Pvt. Ltd. (Maharashtra) end to end traceable model. It is evolving a Intech Harness Pvt. Ltd. is an agritech robust ecosystem at remote villages for the company that has developed and patented production of high quality A2 milk in order an AI-driven and IoT-ready Farmer Obedient in ensure end to end traceability. It has Motor Controller for electric water pumps developed a model backed by technology to irrigate agriculture farms. Jalaprayah which can track location, breed, quality and Pump Controller - ensures water supply to all transit details in real time. Currently the the crop, irrespective of power timings. The pilot projects are going on at several locations startup has addressed the key challenge across Rajasthan. It not only ensures that faced in water conservation i.e. a depleting farmer’s income from dairy increases but also water table, increasing farm yields through that the urban population gets high quality precise irrigation, convenience to farmers milk at very competitive prices. Its innovative by eliminating undue manual effort in pump model is very effective for restoring and operation, helping increase farm income, developing indigenous cow breeds. eliminating extended pump operations. The Hydro Greens Agri Solutions Pvt Ltd key benefits of the technology are, it runs through an automatic setting, responds to Hydro Greens is a next generation solutions disruptions on its own, adjusts water supply company based out of Bengaluru, who based on multiple parameters is capable of designs, installs and maintains Hydro Green fodder stations named “Kambala” Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 195 Annual Report 2020-21

that exclusively cater to the feeding needs day, even when the temperature outside is of livestock. Hydrogreens uses advanced 45 to 50 degrees, with less than a bucket hydroponics technology (fogponics) and of water a day thereby reducing labour as provides solutions for sustainable dairy yield well as electricity costs. “Kambala” ensures even in summer by upto 3 litres per cattle. significant positive returns on investment It enables the user to harvest 25 to 30 kgs right from the first year. fresh hydro green nutritious fodder every

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Chapter 17

Drought Management

17.1 In accordance with the Government over and above SDRF is considered from the of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and for natural calamities of severe nature, as Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) is mandated per established procedure and extant items to coordinate relief measures necessitated and norms for assistance from SDRF/NDRF. by drought, hailstorm, pest attack and cold Allocation under SDRF is made on the wave/frost. Spatial distribution and quantum basis of recommendations of the Finance of rainfall during the South West Monsoon Commission and allocation under SDRF is for (June-September) mainly determines the State Governments only. incidence of drought in the country, as the South West Monsoon (SWM) accounts for 17.3 During the year 2020-21, the more than 70% of annual rainfall. DAC&FW Government of Madhya Pradesh has closely monitors progress of SWM in the submitted a Memorandum seeking financial country, in coordination with the India assistance from NDRF in the wake of pest Meteorological Department (IMD), Ministry and insect attack on Kharif crops. An Inter- of Earth Sciences and keeps a watch over Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) has visited deficient/large deficient rainfall conditions. the State to assess the loss/damage to crops etc. and recommended appropriate financial 17.2 State Governments initiate necessary assistance from NDRF. The Government of relief measures in the wake of natural Rajasthan has also submitted a memorandum calamities from the State Disaster Response seeking financial assistance from NDRF in Fund (SDRF), which is readily available with the wake of drought (Kharif). IMCT has been them. Contribution to SDRF is made by the constituted to assess the cross loss/damage. Central and State Governments in the ratio of 3:1 for 18 General Category States namely, 17.4 DAC&FW has reviewed and updated Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, the Crisis Management Plan (CMP) for Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Drought during the current year i.e. 2020. Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, The Plan defines the roles and responsibilities Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, of various agencies involved in crisis Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal management including media management and in the ratio of 9:1 for 10 Special Category during drought. CMP, 2020 was circulated to States namely the North Eastern States all States/Union Territories for preparation of of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, State Crisis Management Plan. Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim 17.5 Central Research Institute for Dryland and Tripura and hilly States of Himachal Agriculture (CRIDA), under the Indian Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The Government Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), has of India supplements the efforts of the State developed detailed district-wise contingency Governments by providing requisite financial plans to provide a broad advisory to farmers. and logistic support in the wake of natural These contingency plans prescribe alternate calamities. Additional financial assistance strategies in the event of climate variability

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by factoring in crops/livestock/aquaculture seeks the synergy of resources and efforts practices/pattern, soil characteristics, to holistically address disaster risk reduction, infrastructural facilities, etc. These plans have climate change adaptation and sustainable been developed based on certain simulated development goals related to the agriculture models for different weather conditions like sector. occurrence of flood, drought, cyclone, cold wave/frost, etc. CRIDA has so far prepared 17.7 The Department had initiated the work of preparation of District-wise Action Contingency Plans for 650 districts of the country. Plan for drought proofing with the technical support of CRIDA. In the first stage, 24 17.6 Every Ministry/Department districts in three States, Karnataka (16) , is mandated to prepare a Disaster Andhra Pradesh (4) and Rajasthan(4) , which Management Plan under Sections 36/37 were affected by more than 10 drought of the Disaster Management (DM) Act, events during the period from 2000-15, 2005. A National Agriculture Disaster were identified for preparation of District Management Plan (NADMP) has been Drought Proofing Plans (DDPPs). These prepared by the Department. NADMP is Plans were submitted to NRAA for preparing designed as a practical guidance document, a convergence map and expenditure a work agenda and a roadmap to include plan for implementation in consultation key aspects of Disaster Risk Reduction with State Governments. NRAA has also (DRR) into the sustainable development prepared guidelines for development and agenda of agriculture, especially for crop implementation of DDPPs enumerating roles/ production, sustainable land management responsibilities of all government agencies at and post-harvest management. The plan the national and state level.

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Chapter 18

International Cooperation

18.1 Overview EoI, Rome represents Indian interests, particularly in the field of agriculture and 18.1.1 Mandate and Nature of Work: The allied sectors at the meetings of various UN mandate of the International Cooperation Agencies. Division is to foster mutually beneficial partnerships with other countries of the world 18.2 Release of Special Commemorative in a multilateral as well as bilateral format. Coin on the Occasion of the 75th anniversary Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & of FAO by Hon’ble Prime Minister on 16th Farmers Welfare is the Nodal Department in October 2020 India for the Food & Agriculture Organization Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) of released a non-circulatory commemorative the United Nations. Bilateral Agreements, Memoranda of Understandings (MoUs), coin of Rs.75 denomination in a virtual Protocols and Work Plans with countries of function organised on the occasion of the th strategic interest are signed and implemented 75 anniversary of the Food and Agriculture for furthering cooperation in the field of Organisation of the United Nations and Agriculture & allied sectors in coordination World Food Day on 16th October 2020. with the Ministry of External Affairs, other The commemorative coin released aptly concerned ministries and departments and combined the link of agriculture production Indian Missions abroad. and nutrition for meeting the national objective of “Sahi Poshan Desh Roshan’’- 18.1.2 Minister (Agriculture), Embassy of India, Rome: The Office of Minister nutrition is the basis for the progress of the (Agriculture), EoI, Rome is a subordinate country. On this occasion, various Central office under the administrative control of the Government Ministers including Hon’ble DAC&FW. The Indian Ambassador in Rome Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is the Permanent Representative of India to Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Hon’ble Minister the FAO, IFAD and WFP for the purpose of of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare maintaining liaison and coordination with Shri Parshottam Rupala, Hon’ble Minister of these three Rome Based Agencies (RBAs). State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Keeping in view, the specialized nature and Shri Kailash Choudhary, Hon’ble Minister for the increasing volume of interaction with Women and Child Development Ms Smriti UN agencies and their associated bodies, an Irani, Hon’ble Minister of State for Women agricultural wing headed by an officer of the and Child Development Ms. Debasree rank of Joint Secretary to the Government Chaudhary were amongst other dignitaries of India with the designation of Minister who graced the occasion. The meeting was (Agriculture), EOI, Rome has been set up and also attended by the senior officers of the designated as India’s Alternate Permanent Representative (APR). Minister (Agriculture), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Women and Child Development,

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Ministry of Finance, Ministry of External of the FAO Regional Conference for Affairs etc. All Aanganwadis, Krishi Vigyan Asia and the Pacific was held from Kendras, Organic and Horticulture Missions 1-4 September, 2020. Senior officers of the country and others from India and meeting was held on 1-2 September, abroad also participated in the virtual release 2020. The Ministerial session was held function. The Hon’ble Prime Minister also on 3-4 September, 2020. The delegation released 17 varieties of bio-fortified seeds of Senior Officers Meeting was headed and 8 hybrid varieties of seeds of wheat, by Additional Secretary and Agriculture paddy and other crops developed by ICAR on Commissioner. The delegation from India the occasion. included senior officers from DAHD, DARE, & MoEFCC. Shri Parshottam 18.3 Cooperation with International Rupala, Hon’ble Minister of State for Organisations : Agriculture participated the Ministerial Session and addressed the meeting. Shri 18.3.1 Food & Agriculture Organization Kailash Choudhary, Minister of State (FAO): for Agriculture also participated in the India collaborates with FAO in the form of meeting. training, consultancy services, equipment iii. Committee on World Food Security High- and material in the field of agriculture and Level Special Event on “Strengthening allied sectors under its Technical Cooperation Global Governance of Food Security Programme (TCP). FAO, India has formulated and Nutrition” was held from 13th- a Country Programming Framework (CPF) 15th October, 2020: DAC&FW was for India for the period,2019-2022 in line represented by Joint Secretary (Crops) with the UN Sustainable Development and Minister (Agriculture), Embassy of Goals (SDGs) within the framework of the India(Rome). Plenary sessions were held United Nations Sustainable Development on ‘Overview of the Global Food Security Framework (UNSDF) and the same has been and Nutrition Situation’, ‘COVID-19 and agreed upon and signed between FAO India its Impacts on Global Food Security and the Government of India. and Nutrition’ and ‘Food Systems Transformation’. Hon’ble Minister of Important FAO events/meetings attended: State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare i. 164th FAO Council meeting was held Shri Kailash Choudhary addressed the during 6-10th July, 2020 in Rome via Plenary Session on 14th October, 2020 video conferencing. Minister(Agriculture) and participated in the panel discussion in Embassy of India (EoI) Rome along with on ‘Coping strategies, lessons learnt Joint Secretary(IC), DAC&FW and Joint and building resilience to prevent future Secretary(Crops), DAC&FW participated pandemics’. Hon’ble MoS addressed the in the meeting and discussed issues participants elaborating on India’s effort relating to report of the Committees in the agriculture sector to ensure food of Council, Budget matters and the security during the COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 situation and impact on food and future strategies to cope with such security etc. calamities. ii. 35th FAO Regional Conference for Asia iv. The 165th Session of the FAO Council and the Pacific –The thirty-fifth session through Video Conference was held

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during 30th November to 04th December, resilience and sustainability of livelihood 2020. options in rural rain-fed areas farmers through integrated crop livestock farming The details of major projects which are systems. currently under implementation with FAO assistance in States are as under: (vi) Time-Critical Measures to Support the Sustainable Management of the Fall (i) Technical Assistance for Development Army Worm (FAW) in India:- To improve of Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains pest monitoring and surveillance systems, in Mizoram:- Project is implemented enhance awareness and capacities of in the State of Mizoram to strengthen farmers and trainers and strengthen capacities of government institutions and institutional frameworks to contain the extension services in Mizoram to support FAW spread and manage it sustainably. local communities in improved jhum management, sustainable value chain (vii) Green-Ag: Transforming Indian development, and exposure of project agriculture for Global Environmental staff to best agro-ecological practices. Benefits and the Conservation of Critical Biodiversity and Forest (ii) Technical Assistance for Development of Landscapes:-The Green-Ag project aims Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains in to catalyze transformative change for Nagaland:- The project is implemented India’s agricultural sector to support in the state of Nagaland to strengthen achievement of national and global capacities of government institutions environmental benefits and conserve and extension services in Nagaland to critical biodiversity and forest landscape support local communities in improved in 5 States. jhum management, sustainable value chain development, and exposure of (viii) Fostering Climate Resilient project staff to best agro-ecological Upland Farming Systems in the practices. Northeast (FOCUS) Project Mizoram:- Environmental sustainability and (iii) Scaling-up Agroecology through Policy profitability of the farming systems in hill Support and Farmer Field Schools (FFS) areas. on Zero Budget Natural Farming:- To strengthen methodologies and capacities 18.3.2 World Food Programme (WFP): on agroecology to improve farmer Set up in 1963, the WFP seeks to provide livelihoods and ecosystem resilience in emergency feeding in places facing acute India food insecurity due to natural calamities (iv) Support for the Development of and man-made causes. The present share of Integrated Strategies on Crop Residue Government of India towards WFP Pledge Management:- To increase synergy Contribution is US $ 1.92 million fora across national and state level policies biennium which is used to support the WFP for sustainable crop residue management India Country Programme. Besides, GoI to reduce crop residue burning in India. makes an annual payment of Rs. 30 Lakh to UNWFP Country Office towards their Local (v) Sustainable and Resilient Livelihood Operating Cost (LOC). Under a seat sharing Options for Rain-fed areas of India arrangement with Afghanistan, India will be through Improved Integrated Crop member of the Executive Board in 2020 and Livestock Farming Systems:- To enhance 2021.

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WFP India Country Strategic Plan (CSP: and productivity of agriculture in the 2019-2023) has been approved in the 2nd rainfed areas of five districts in southern Regular Session of the WFP Executive Board AP. Meeting in Rome during 26-29 November, (iii) Fostering Climate Resilient Upland 2018. A Memorandum of Understanding Farming System in the Northeast (FOCUS) (MoU) between GoI and the UNWFP has (Nagaland & Mizoram) – Implemented by been signed for 2019-2023 and is being implemented. the states of Mizoram and Nagaland for a project size respectively of Rs.5.4 billion 18.3.3 International Fund for Agriculture and Rs 6 billion. The overall goal of the Development (IFAD) project is to increase agricultural income of 201,500 households, and to enhance India is a founder member of IFAD and a key contributor among the member countries. their resilience to climate change. IFAD funds are derived from member 18.3.4 Other International Organizations: In contributions (made in replenishment cycles), addition to the three Organisations already investment incomes and special funds. mentioned, this Department is a member Department of Economic Affairs is the nodal of the following International Organizations agency for IFAD in India. (IOs) and annual contributions to these Currently, the following projects International Organizations are made as per with assistance from IFAD are under agreed commitment/agreement: implementation in the Agricultural sector by 1. Trust Fund of FAO for Desert Locust in the the concerned Departments of Agriculture at Eastern Region. the state level : 2. Trust Fund for International Desert Locust. (i) Convergence of Agricultural Interventions in Maharashtra’s 3. Organization for Economic Cooperation & Distressed Districts Programme – Development (OECD). Implemented by the State Government and having a project size of USD118.65 4. Asia and Pacific Coconut Community million. The overall goal of the programme (APCC). is to develop resilient, sustainable and 5. Asia and Pacific Plant Protection diversified households, on-farm and off- Commission (APPPC). farm livelihoods, allowing households to face climatic and market risks without 6. Global Crops Diversity Trust Fund (GCDT) falling back into poverty and distress. 18.4 Bilateral Cooperation (ii) Andhra Pradesh Drought Mitigation Project – Implemented by the State 18.4.1 MoU/MoC/Agreements/Work Plans: Government of Andhra Pradesh and Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and having a project size of Rs.1103 Crore. Farmers Welfare has entered into 70 MoUs/ The overall goal of the programme is to MoCs/Agreements with 66 countries in the improve the incomes and strengthen field of agriculture till date. the drought resilience of 165,000 farm 18.4.2 As a follow up of the various MOUs, households. The development objective meetings of the following Joint Working is to strengthen the adaptive capacity Groups (JWGs) were held in 2020:

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Sl No Event and country Date Venue 1 8th India Nepal JWG meeting 30.01.2020 New Delhi 2 1st India-Brazil JWG meeting 17.02.2020 Through Video Conferencing 3 1st India-Saudi Arabia JWG meeting 22.06.2020 Through Video Conferencing 4 1st India-Argentina JWG meeting 01.07.2020 Through Video Conferencing 5 5th India Australia JWG meeting 03.12.2020 Through Video Conferencing

18.4.3 USAID: National Institute of Plant was on extension innovations and strategies Health Management (NIPHM), Hyderabad implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. has been collaborating with the United Webinar # 2 : Core Competencies for States Agency for International Development Agriculture Extension professionals : (USAID) for training purposes and capacity MANAGE in collaboration with the USAID building programmes. The National Institute India organized an International Webinar on of Agriculture Extension Management Core Competencies for Agriculture Extension (MANAGE), Hyderabad and the National professionals on 17th July, 2020. Focus of the Institute of Agriculture Marketing (NIAM), webinar was on the core competencies of Jaipur are also collaborating with USAID to extension personnel and ways to enhance provide training for nationals of three African them. countries viz. Liberia, Kenya and Malawi under trilateral cooperation envisaged Webinar # 3 : MANAGE in collaboration under MoU with USA. Seventeen countries with the USAID organized an international namely Botswana, DR Congo, Ghana, Kenya, webinar on Presentation on Back at Work Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Plan Success Stories of Feed the Future India Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda from Africa and Triangular Training (FTF ITT) Trainees on 8th Afghanistan, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Mongolia, September, 2020. The webinar intended to Myanmar, Vietnam from Asia have now been give an opportunity to the selected FTF ITT included under the India-USAID Trilateral trainees for showcasing the successfully Cooperation. implemented Back At Work Plans. Back at Work Plan (BAWP) is a plan of work proposed The National Institute of Agricultural by the participants of the FTF ITT training to Extension Management (MANAGE), address one important agriculture problem in Hyderabad in collaboration with the USAID their jurisdiction of work. India organised three International Webinars during July – September, 2020 as mentioned 18.5 Strategic Groups : below: India is a member of multilateral groupings Webinar # 1 : Agricultural Extension such as G-20 - a forum for global cooperation strategies in Africa and Asia during Covid-19 on international economic and financial issues; pandemic: MANAGE in collaboration with BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South the USAID India organised an International Africa); IBSA (India, Brazil and South Africa); Webinar on Agricultural Extension strategies SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization); in Africa and Asia during Covid-19 Pandemic SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional th on 8 July, 2020. The focus of the webinar Cooperation); ASEAN (Association of South

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East Asian Nations); BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal attack of desert locusts and called upon Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Economic & the G-20 members to work together and Technical Co-operation) etc. put in place an action plan to fight trans- boundary pests. 18.5.1 G-20: An Indian delegation led by Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Hon’ble Minister (iv) The G-20 Riyadh Summit culminated (Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare) participated with the successful endorsement of in an Extraordinary Virtual G20 Agriculture the G20 Leader’s Declaration and of & Water Ministers Meeting on 21.04.2020 the Agriculture & Water Ministers’ and discussed matters related to response Communiqué. to COVID-19 impacts on Food Security and (v) DAC&FW participated in a virtual Nutrition. conference titled B-20 Global Dialogue in India on 7th October 2020. Shri Suresh (i) 1st meeting of the G-20 Agriculture Prabhu, Hon’ble Member of Parliament and Water Deputies under the Saudi (Rajya Sabha) and India’s Sherpa to G7 & Presidency was held in Riyadh on 25-26 G20 was the Chief Guest. The coalition January, 2020. The Indian delegation was organised the virtual conference to led by Additional Secretary. analyse the industry response to the (ii) 2nd Meeting of the G-20 Agriculture and pandemic and the role of G-20. The Water Deputiesmeeting under the Saudi Conference deliberated upon the B-20 Presidency was held virtually on 10-11th Saudi Arabia recommendations to the September,2020. The Indian side was G-20 leaders and views of experts from led by Additional Secretary, Department T-20 and S-20 fraternity as well as of Agriculture Cooperation & Farmers officials from the Government of India. Welfare. 18.5.2 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (iii) G-20 Agriculture and Water (SCO): The Shanghai Cooperation Ministers meeting was held on 12th Organization (SCO), is a Eurasian political, September,2020. Shri Parshottam economic, and security alliance. India officially Rupala, Hon’ble Minister of State for joined SCO as a full Member on 9 June, 2017 Agriculture participated in the Ministerial at a summit in Astana, Kazakhstan. Session and addressed the meeting. Shri Kailash Choudhary, Minister of State (i) Meeting of the Permanent Expert for Agriculture also participated in the Working Group on Agriculture of the meeting. In his address, the Hon’ble Shanghai Cooperation Organisation th Minister of State touched upon the issues (SCO) Member States was held on 16 of global food security and nutrition October, 2020: The Indian side was which have profound implications for led by Joint Secretary (International people’s well-being, economic growth Cooperation). Agriculture Commissioner, and ability to cope with the challenges DAC&FW also participated in the of a growing world population. Hon’ble meeting as the focal point. Action Plan for MoS mentioned about measures taken 2021-2025 on the implementation of the by India so as not to disturb the world Agreement between the Governments of food supply chain by continuing exports the SCO Member States on Cooperation of agricultural commodities as before. in the Field of Agriculture, Plan on the Hon’ble Minister also highlighted India’s implementation of the SCO Cooperation successful efforts in controlling the Programme on Food Security, SCO

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Cooperation Concept on Food Security, to COVID-19 by suitably and efficiently Framework Concept on the Formation mobilising the available resources with of the SCO Demonstration Base for supportive policies to ensure continuity Exchanges and Training in Agricultural in the supply chain not only across the Technologies etc were among the issues country but also in the world food taken up for discussion. supply chain by continuing exports of (ii) 5th Meeting of the Ministers of agricultural commodities as before. He Agriculture of the SCO Member States further elaborated on other IT related on 21st October,2020: The Indian side efforts undertaken by the Department to help farmers tide over the crisis. was led by Hon’ble Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri The MoS called upon all the member countries Parshottam Rupala. Hon’ble Minister to work closely by sharing experiences, best addressed the meeting and inter alia practices in R&D, technological innovations elaborated on the measures taken by and ensure implementation of the BRICS India for ensuring smooth agricultural Action Plan, 2017-20. operations for continued food security 18.6 External Assistance: and farmers’ welfare in the COVID-19 pandemic, India’s commitment to attain 18.6.1 There are various projects which are Sustainable Development Goal 2 i.e. being implemented in different States of India End Hunger, achieve food security and with the help of external assistance provided nutrition, and efforts in the direction to by various foreign agencies/countries such double farmers’ income by 2020 etc. as the World Bank, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), JICA, GEF, 18.5.3 BRICS: Asian Development Bank (ADB) etc. (i) Meeting of the BRICS Agriculture 18.6.2 World Bank Assisted Projects: Cooperation Working Group was held Currently, the projects being implemented on 18th September, 2020 under Russian by the State governments in the agriculture Chairship. The meeting was held virtually sector with the assistance of the World Bank and the Indian delegation was led by through DEA are as under: Joint Secretary, IC. 1. Assam Agribusiness and Rural (ii) Xth meeting of the BRICS Ministers of Transformation Project; Agriculture and Agrarian Development was held on 23rd September, 2020. 2. National Agricultural Higher Education Project ( NAHEP); The Indian delegation was led by Shri Parshottam Rupala, Hon’ble Minister of 3. National Neeranchal Watershed Project; State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. The Ministerial meeting comprised of 4. Himachal Pradesh Horticulture two sessions- One on The Food and Development Project; Agriculture Policy Response to Covid-19 5. Maharashtra Project on Climate Resilient and the other on The BRICS Agricultural Agriculture; Cooperation. Hon’ble MoS addressed the meeting in both the sessions and 6. Tamil Nadu Irrigated Agriculture elaborated on India’s prompt response Modernization roject;P

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7. Jharkhand Opportunities for Harnessing 18.6.3 Japan International Cooperation Rural Growth Project; Agency (JICA): Himachal Pradesh Crop Diversification Promotion Project is being 8. AP Integrated Irrigation & Agriculture implemented with support from JICA. Transformation Project;

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Chapter 19

Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Census & Statistics

19.1 Overview Phase-III of the Agriculture Census, (referred as Input Survey) is conducted as a follow up The Agriculture Census Scheme is a survey to the Agriculture Census (reference component of the Integrated Scheme on year as next Agriculture year to that of the Agriculture Census, Economics and Statistics Agriculture Census) to collect data on input under which 100 per cent financial assistance use pattern of operational holdings in the is provided to States/UTs for payment of salaries, office expenses, honoraria, tabulation country. Time series data generated through and printing of schedules etc. It aims at the Agriculture Census provides valuable collecting information related to structural information on structural changes that take characteristics of operational holdings in the place over time in the agriculture sector. country. Periodic Census is the main source The results of the Agriculture Census are of information on number, area and other published in the form of reports and are basic characteristics of operational holdings placed on the website of the Department such as land use, cropping pattern, irrigation, (http://agcensus.nic.in) for public use. tenancy status, input use etc. The Agriculture 19.2 Target and Achievement during 2020- Census is conducted at five yearly intervals 21 and the current Agriculture Census 2015-16 is the tenth in the series. The tenth Agriculture Census with reference year 2015-16 has been completed in the The constituent activities of the Agriculture country. The preparatory activities for the Census Programme are carried out in three next Agriculture Census due for the reference distinct Phases which are statistically linked year 2020-21 has also been initiated. The together. The Agriculture Census data is progress during 2020-21 is given below: collected following a Census-cum-Sample Survey approach, after completion of the Agriculture Census during 2020-21 reference year. During Phase –I of the Census, data on primary characteristics of operational Target Achievement holdings, like the number of holdings and area Completion of Phase-I, Report of Phase-I & II operated by different size class (marginal, II & III of Agriculture and III published and small, semi-medium, medium and large), Census 2015-16 placed in the public domain. social groups (SC, ST, Others), gender (male/ female), types of holding (individual, joint and Preparation of Schedules for all three institutional), etc. is collected. The second schedules for all three phases & instruction phases & instruction manual prepared. Phase of the Census collects data on detailed manual for next characteristics of operational holdings Agriculture Census such as, land use, irrigation status, tenancy 2020-21. particulars, cropping pattern etc.

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19.3 New Initiatives during Agriculture phases are being planned in the Department Census 2015-16: for the ensuing 11th Agriculture Census 2020-21. Data of land holdings are being computerized in the country. Since Agriculture Census 19.5 Gender Perspective in Agriculture is predominantly based on land records, Census the feasibility of extraction of data using Since 1995-96, the following computerized land records were experimented recommendations of the Central Statistics in a few States viz., Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Gujarat during Implementation, gender dis-aggregated data Agriculture Census 2015-16. in Agriculture Census are collected. The 19.4 The Way Forward in the Forthcoming scope of collection of gender dis-aggregated Agriculture Census 2020-21 data is restricted to the number of operational holdings, corresponding operated area by For compliance of survey timelines and to different size classes of holdings, social group ensure reliability & quality of data, collection (SC, ST and others) and types of holdings of data through hand-held devices like (individual, joint and institutional). smart phones/tablets, extraction of data from computerized land records where land Percentage of female operational holdings as records have been fully computerized and per results of the latest Agriculture Census separate reference year for each of the three 2015-16 and Agriculture Census 2010-11 is given in the following table:

Sr. Size Group 2010-11 2015-16 No. 1 Marginal (Below 1.00 ha.) 13.63 14.68 2 Small (1.00-2.00 ha.) 12.15 13.44 3 Semi-Medium (2.00-4.00 ha.) 10.45 11.76 4 Medium (4.00-10.00 ha.) 8.49 9.76 5 Large (Above10.00 ha.) 6.78 7.83 All Size Groups 12.78 13.96

Increase in percentage of female operational Agriculture Census 2015-16 was conducted holders during different Agriculture Censuses in all the North Eastern States comprising indicates participation of more and more of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, women in operation and management of Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and agricultural holdings in the country. Tripura. The final results of Phase-I, Phase-II 19.6 Agriculture Census in the North Eastern and Phase-III have been published. States (NE):

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Furnishing Information on Action Taken Note as per format of Department of expenditure in Appendix-II:

Sl. No. Year No. of Paras/ Details of the Paras/PA reports on which ATNs are PA reports on pending which ATNs have been No. of ATNs No. of ATNs No. of ATNs submitted not sent by the sent but which have to PAC after Ministry even returned with been finally vetting by Audit for the first observations vetted by audit time and Audit is but have not awaiting their been submitted resubmission by by the Ministry the Ministry to PAC So far as Agriculture Census is concerned nothing is pending.

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Chapter 20

Sub-Mission on Agricultural Extension (SMAE) Agriculture Extension: 20.1 Overview included as a Centrally Sponsored component of the Sub-Mission on Agriculture Extension The Sub Mission on Agricultural Extension (SMAE) under Green Revolution – Krishonnati (SMAE) under Green Revolution –Krishonnati Yojana. It is now under implementation in691 Yojana is being implemented with an districts of 28 States & 5 UTs of the country. objective to restructure and strengthen The Scheme promotes a decentralized the agricultural extension machinery with a farmer-driven and farmer accountable judicious mix of extensive physical outreach extension system through an institutional of personnel, enhancement in quality arrangement for technology dissemination through domain experts & regular capacity in the form of an Agricultural Technology building, interactive methods of information Management Agency (ATMA) at district level. dissemination, Public Private Partnership, Under the Scheme, grants-in-aid is released pervasive & innovative use of Information to states with an objective to support State & Communication Technology (ICT) / Mass Governments efforts of revitalization of the Media federation of groups and convergence extension system and making available the of extension related efforts under various latest agricultural technologies in different Schemes and programmes of Government of thematic areas to increase agricultural India and the State Governments. The SMAE production through extension activities viz. aims to appropriately strengthen, expand Farmers Training, Demonstrations, Exposure and upscale existing Extension Schemes. The Visits, Kisan Mela, Mobilization of Farmers ongoing Extension Schemes include Central Groups and Setting up of Farm Schools. Sector and Centrally Sponsored Schemes Through these activities, latest agriculture being implemented by the Extension technologies are disseminated to farmers of Division/Directorate of Extension. Even in the country. the case of Central Sector Schemes which have been subsumed within the Mission, a In order to promote key reforms under the greater role has been envisaged for the States Scheme, ATMA Cafeteria 2018 continues to through their active involvement in planning, support activities in line with the following implementation and monitoring. policy parameters: 20.2 Objectives and Achievement of Major • Multi-agency extension strategies: Schemes Atleast 10% of allocation on recurring activities at district level is to be used 20.2.1 SUPPORT TO STATE EXTENSION through non-governmental sector viz. PROGRAMMES FOR EXTENSION NGOs, Farmers’ Organization (FOs), REFORMS SCHEME (ATMA SCHEME) Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), para- The Scheme ‘Support to State Extension extension workers, agri-preneurs, input Programmes for Extension Reforms (ATMA)’ suppliers, corporate sector, etc. implemented since 2005 has now been • Farming system approach: The activities Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 210 Annual Report 2020-21

specified in the cafeteria are broad Level FACs in 20 States. enough to promote extension delivery • SEWPs of 28 States/5 UTs have been consistent with a farming systems prepared and approved based on District approach and extension needs emerging Agriculture Action Plans of 691 ATMA through Strategic Research and Extension districts. Since the inception of the Plan (SREP). Scheme in 2005-06 up to 31st December, • Farmer centric extension services: 2020 funds to the tune of Rs.5817.87 The cafeteria provides for group-based crore have been released to States under extension and it has necessary allocation the scheme. During 2020-21, against for activities related to organizing and the B.E. of Rs.824.02 crores, an amount supporting farmer groups. In order to of Rs.436.78 crore has been released to supplement these efforts, a provision the States up to 31st December, 2020 for for rewards and incentives to the best implementation of the Scheme. organized farmer groups has also been • Physical performance of the Scheme provided. since its inception in 2005-06 (April • Convergence: The SREP and SEWP 2005 to December, 2020) is as below: would also be mechanisms for ensuring  Over 56446413 farmers including convergence of all activities for 13858982 farm women (24.55%) extension. At present, resources for have participated in farmer oriented extension activities are being provided activities like Exposure Visits, under different Schemes of Centre/ Trainings, Demonstrations, Farm State Governments. It is mandated Schools & Kisan Melas. that the SEWP, submitted by the State Governments for funding under the  Over 307982 Commodity based Scheme shall explicitly specify the Farmer Interest Groups (CIGs)/ FIGs activities to be supported from within have so far been mobilized under the the resources of other ongoing Schemes Scheme. as well as from this Scheme.  Over 166585 Farm Schools have • Mainstreaming gender concerns: It is been organized on the fields of mandated that at least 30% of resources outstanding farmers. on programmes and activities are utilized • Progress of implementation during 2020- for women farmers and women extension 21 (up to December, 2020): functionaries.  1932976 farmers including 485564 Implementation Status: farm women (25.12%) have • Institutional arrangements viz. Inter reportedly participated in farmer Departmental Working Group (IDWG)/ oriented activities like Exposure in 28 States and 5 UTs, ATMA Core Visits, Trainings, Demonstrations & Committees – Governing Board (GB) Kisan Melas. & ATMA Managing Committee in 691  11896 CIGs/ FIGs organized. Districts; Block Technology Team (BTT)  11534 Farm Schools organized. in 6093 Blocks & Block Farmer Advisory Committees (BFACs) reconstituted in  16224 specialists & functionaries 5025 Blocks; District FACs have been have been reported as deployed constituted in 537 districts and State under ATMA upto December, 2020.

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 179061 Farmer Friends also Choupal Charcha (30 minutes)(5 days a week) identified by the states. on DD Kisan – a 24 hour dedicated channel  Projections for the period January – for agriculture and the farming community. March, 2021: A programme ‘Kisan Ki Baat’, on the lines of Kisanvani is being broadcast from News on • Over 12,60,402 farmers are projected AIR (erstwhile FM Gold channel) Delhi since to be benefited in farmer oriented September 2018. extension activities like Trainings, Exposure Visits, Demonstration, Broadcast of Kisan Vani Programme on All Farm Schools and Kisan Melas. India Radio: Under this component, 96 FM/ AM stations of All India Radio are broadcasting • 5206 Farmers Interest Groups (FIGs) a 30-minute programme six days a week from are projected to be mobilized. 6.30-7.00 PM. Each station is broadcasting • 4507 Numbers of Farm Schools are separate programmes in respective dialects/ to be set-up in the field of farmers. languages. 20.2.2 MASS MEDIA SUPPORT TO Telecast/ Broadcast of spots/ jingles AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION advisories under ‘Free Commercial Time This Scheme is utilizing countrywide (FCT)’ on AIR and DD: In addition to above infrastructure and networks of All India Radio regular programmes, the Free Commercial and Doordarshan and focusing dissemination Time (FCT) available under Krishi Darshan of latest farm practices through Radio and and Kisanvani programme is being utilized for Television networks. The Prasar Bharati, dissemination of Advisories on Rabi / Kharif a ‘National Public Service Broadcaster’ is season, jingles on Cooperatives, spots on implementing this Scheme. The objective Kisan Call Centers, judicious use of fertilizers, of the Scheme is to enhance and boost the safe use of pesticides, machinery and Agriculture Extension system in the present technology, Farm School, NFSM, Kisan Credit scenario. At present the farmers need Card and Agri -Clinic and Agri -Business technology, investment, better quality inputs, Centers (ACABC), package of practices real time information and most of all the available to farmers under the National Food latest know-how for sustaining commercial Security Mission (NFSM) and other important and cost effective sustainable agriculture. A flagship programmes like Pradhan Mantri major shift in the methodology of delivering Krishi Sichai Yojana, Crop Insurance Scheme, knowledge to the farm has taken place. Radio National Agriculture Market, Soil Health and TV have the advantage of reaching a wide Card, Bee Keeping, Paramparagat Krishi Vikas audience at a very low cost. Yojana etc and contingency plan developed by State Governments and emergent issues Telecast of Krishi Darshan Programmes like drought, flood etc. on Doordarshan: Under this Scheme, a 30 minute programme is being telecast 5 days Focused Publicity & Awareness Campaign a week through 01 National and 18 Regional through other media platforms: Besides the Kendras of Doordarshan. Similarly, 96 Rural above, a ‘Focused Publicity & Awareness FM Radio Stations of All India Radio are being Campaign’ which would cut across all the utilized to broadcast a 30 minute programme Divisions of the Ministry was launched on namely, Kisan Vani (6 days a week) and July 5, 2010 to create awareness about the 03 programmes namely – Krishi Darshan assistance available under various Schemes of (30 minutes), Hello Kisan (60 minutes) and the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation

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& Farmers Welfare. This campaign continued utilized based on their circulation figures. in an aesthetic, professional and politically neutral manner. Video Spots and Audio Physical and Financial Progress:- During spots are being broadcast/telecast through 2020-21 (up to December, 2020), 4125 AIR, DD, Lok Sabha TV and also on Private programmes were telecasted on DD and TV Channels. The above spots are being 22825 broadcasted through All India Radio broadcast/telecast through AIR/DD and During the year 2020-21, out of 219.00 crore private national and regional TV channels (BE), an amount of Rs.90.34 crore has been during news and entertainment programmes. incurred upto 31.12.2020 under Central In addition to this, the Ministry is using various Sector Scheme ‘Mass Media Support to multimedia platforms i.e. railway panels/ Agriculture Extension’ for Krishi Darshan and stations, bus panels, exhibitions through Kisan Vani Programmes being implemented Directorate of Field Publicity, web based through Prasar Bharati including ‘Focused digital platforms, hoardings etc. for a media Publicity and Awareness Campaign’ through campaign on the above flagship programmes. Radio/ TV /Print and other outdoor media platforms. Technical Support to DD Kisan Channel: DD Kisan, a 24 hour agriculture based Projections for the period January – March, channel is catering to the requirements of 2021: 1335 programmes are projected the farming community inclusive of research to be telecast on Doordarshan and 7439 updates, extension advisories, market rates programmes broadcast through All India and weather updates and is also utilized Radio. extensively under the Mass Media Support 20.2.3 Establishment of the Agri-Clinics and to Agriculture Extension (MMSAE) for Agri-Business Centres (AC&ABC) dissemination of information. The AC&ABC Scheme is under Support to Community Radio Stations (CRS): implementation since April, 2002. The To promote agriculture extension through Scheme aims at creating gainful self- mass media at community level, the Ministry employment opportunities to unemployed of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare is also agricultural graduates, agricultural diploma providing support for setting up of Community holders, and intermediates in agriculture Radio Stations (CRS) which would make a apart from science graduates with post- major contribution to agricultural extension graduation in agriculture related courses by utilizing the reach of radio transmitters and for supporting agriculture development disseminating information and knowledge and supplementing the efforts of public produced locally and having relevance for extension. MANAGE is the implementing a specific area in local dialects/languages. agency for the training component under As on date, 8 CRS are operational in KVKs the Scheme through a network of identified and NGOs under this Scheme broadcasting Nodal Training Institutes (NTIs) in various agriculture programmes. states. NABARD is implementing the subsidy component under the Scheme on behalf of Print Media/Social Media: Awareness is also created through print advertisements Government of India and is monitoring credit in leading newspapers across the country. support to Agri-Clinics and Agri-Business Besides, social media platforms viz. Facebook, Centres through Commercial Banks. Credit Twitter, Youtube etc. are also being utilized. linked back-ended subsidy @ 36% of the Total National and regional newspapers are being Financial Outlay (TFO) capital cost of the

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project funded through bank loan is available The KCC Scheme was launched on 21st January under the Scheme. This subsidy is 44% in 2004 to provide answer to farmers’ queries respect of candidates belonging to SC/ST, on agriculture and allied sectors through toll Women and all categories of candidates from free telephone lines. A country wide common North-Eastern and Hill States. Now, benefits eleven digit number ‘1800-180-1551’ has of MUDRA Scheme loans also are made been allocated for KCC. The replies to the available to entrepreneurs establishing agri- queries of the farming community are being ventures under the Scheme. provided in 22 local languages. KCCs operate from 21 locations in the country covering all The Scheme has been on-boarded with DBT the Sates and UTs. Calls are attended from Bharat Mission on 18-04-2017 and Aadhaar 6.00 am to 10.00 pm on all 7 days of a week. particulars have been made mandatory for getting benefits under the Scheme. Online In order to make farmers aware of this facility, process for training programme has been audio and video spots on Kisan Call Centres rolled out on 01-01-2018 through the have been broadcasts/telecast through All module www.acabcmis.gov.in. Development India Radio, Doordarshan and other channels. of software for complete online process A Kisan Knowledge Management system for subsidy is underway. Now benefits of (KKMS) has been created at the backend to Mudra Loan Scheme have been extended capture details of the farmers calling KCCs. for ACABC Ventures. Provision of extension Modified Call Escalation Matrix has also been service to farmers by these agri-preneurs has put in place. If the queries are not answered been made a mandatory component of the by FTA, it is escalated to concerned Officer for Scheme. Details of the Scheme may be seen replying the query through KKMS interface at www.agriclinics.net. within the given time frame. So far, 72784 candidates have been The restructured Kisan Call Centre programme trained and 31401 agri-ventures have has many unique features viz. all in one PCs; been established in the country during the 100% call recording; call barging; voice mail period of implementation of the Scheme service; customized IVRS; call conferencing upto December, 2020. Out of the ventures through experts; feedback at the end of each established since inception, 2814 have been call; playing state specific advisories during subsidised as on December, 2020. During call wait time and SMS to caller farmers the year 2020-21, starting from April, 123 giving a gist of answers given by the KCC candidates have been trained, 228 agri- Farm Tele Advisor, CCTVs and Biometric ventures have been established and 187 attendance system at each KCC location, ventures were subsidized upto December, PRI lines with capacity to handle requisite 2020. number of incoming and outgoing lines and call holding time of less than 30 seconds. Projections for the period January – March, The farmer calling KCC can also register for 2021: receiving SMSs from experts on the subject. a) 577 Numbers of Candidates are With these modernized facilities at each projected to be trained. KCC location, there has been encouraging response from farmers. b) 122 Numbers of Ventures are projected to be established. Since inception of the Scheme till December, 20.2.4 Kisan Call Centers (KCC) 2020 over 518.22 lakh calls have been registered in the KCCs. During the current

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 214 Annual Report 2020-21 year around 45.07 lakh calls have been and professional competence of middle level received upto December, 2020. extension field functionaries of agriculture and allied departments of the State/UTs Projections for the period January–March, in the areas of (a) Extension Education; (b) 2021: Expected number of calls to be Extension Methodology; (c) Information and answered from KCCs are 13,00,000. Communication Technology; (d) Training 20.2.5 Human Resource Development Methodology; (e) Communication; (f) Market (HRD) Support led Extension; etc. During 2020-21, a total of 175 training programmes have been planned, DAC&FW has strengthened the network out of which the EEIs have conducted 106 of training institutions in the country training programmes with 4105 participants by supporting the National Institute of during 2020-21. Against the budget grant Agricultural Extension Management of Rs.17.26 crore an amount of Rs.8.74 crore (MANAGE) at Hyderabad; four Regional has been released to the EEIs during 2020- Extension Education Institutes (EEIs) at the 21. regional level and the State Agricultural Management & Extension Training Institutes Projections for the period January– March, (SAMETIs) at the State level. 2021: 69 courses are projected to be organized by 4 Regional Extension Education MANAGE is providing training support Institutes (EEI Nilokheri – 18, EEI Anand– 22, to senior and middle level functionaries EEI Hyderabad – 20 and EEI Jorhat – 09). of the State Governments. It is also providing necessary support to the States in Diploma in Agricultural Extension Services implementation of Extension Reforms (ATMA) for Input Dealers (DAESI): DAESI is of Scheme. Against 200 training courses planned one year (expanded to 48 weeks) regular for 2020-21, MANAGE has not conducted course launched in October, 2015 with an training programs during current year due objective to impart education in agriculture to COVID-19. Against BE of Rs.2397.00 and other allied areas to Input Dealers lakh, an amount of Rs.1173.50 lakh has so that they can establish linkage of their been released till December, 2020. The business with extension services, besides implementation of self-financing professional discharging regulatory responsibilities courses viz. two-year Post Graduate Program enjoined on them. This programme was in Agri-Business Management, one-year Post earlier implemented through MANAGE @ Graduate Diploma in Agricultural Extension Rs.20,000 per candidate in self-financing Management in distance learning mode and mode in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil one year Diploma in Agricultural Extension Nadu, Odisha, Jharkhand & West Bengal. Services for Input Dealers (DAESI) by It has been decided to implement DAESI MANAGE (organized on weekends/weekly programme across the country through holidays) are being continued during the year SAMETIs involving Agribusiness Companies, 2020-21. ATMAs, KVKs, Agricultural Colleges & NGOs. So far 35073 input dealers have been trained Extension Education Institutes (EEIs): upto 2019-20. During 2020-21, 3 batches Four Extension Education Institutes of DAESI programme has been conducted namely, Nilokheri (Haryana), Hyderabad and 120 input dealers have been trained till (Telangana), Anand (Gujarat), Jorhat (Assam) December, 2020. are functioning at the Regional Level. The objectives of EEIs are to improve the skills Projections for the period January – March,

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2021: In DAESI 190 batches are proposed to Agriculture Departments, Ministries/ be conducted by MANAGE, Hyderabad. Departments and Progressive Women Farmers from different 20.2.6 National Gender Resource Centre in States joined the conference Agriculture (NGRCA) through video link. A series of NGRCA of the Department of Agriculture activities were undertaken on this Cooperation & Farmers Welfare is established occasion which included launch of in Extension Division and is supported of an e-Book on ‘Inspiring Stories under the Scheme of Extension Support to of Progressive Women Farmers’; Central Institutes/ Directorate of Extension. short films on ‘çxfr”khy —’kd NGRCA reflects the national commitment of efgykvksa dh dgkfu;k¡’ encompassing empowerment of women through ‘strategy successful women farmers of India of mainstreaming and agenda setting’. The and “oS”kfod Lrj ij efgyk fdlkuksa Centre acts as a focal point for convergence dh lQyrk dh dgkuh” elucidating of all gender related activities and issues the women involved in agriculture, in agriculture and allied sectors within and their struggles and journey to outside DAC&FW; addressing the gender empowerment facing all odds from dimension to agriculture policies and several countries including India. The programmes; rendering advocacy/ advisory event also included an interaction services to the States/UTs to internalize of Progressive Women Farmers and gender specific interventions for bringing agripreneurs with Hon’ble MoS (AC farm women in the mainstream of agriculture &FW) from States. At the State and development. District level, webinars, felicitating Being a Nodal Agency for women in agriculture women farmers and experience in DAC&FW, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers sharing workshop involving Welfare; the Centre is actively involved in the Progressive Women Farmers and revision of guidelines of various beneficiary agripreneurs were organized on this oriented schemes/programmes of DAC&FW occasion. to ensure allocation of resources and flow of 2. Publication of women friendly benefits to women farmers in proportion to literature: A compilation of 51 their participation in agricultural activities. Success Stories of Progressive The major activities undertaken by NGRCA: Women Farmers in the form of an e-Book titled ‘Inspiring Stories of 1. On the occasion of Mahila Kisan Progressive Women Farmers’ was Diwas-2020-The Centre organized published. events on the occasion of Mahila Pre-Seasonal DAC&FW-ICAR Interfaces: Kisan Diwas, on October 15, 2020 through Video Conferencing under The Extension Division of DAC&FW has the guidance of Hon’ble Minister for been organizing pre-seasonal Interfaces Agriculture & Farmers Welfare which before Kharif & Rabi every year involving was graced by the Hon’ble Minister Department of Agriculture Cooperation of State for Agriculture & Farmers & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) and Indian Welfare and Secretary (DAC&FW) in Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). The the presence of other senior officers effort is aimed at understanding key issues of the Department. The State - both from the Research and Development

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 216 Annual Report 2020-21 perspective in agriculture and allied sectors 21, Budget estimate of Rs.74.20 crore and evolving joint strategies to address those was earmarked for North Eastern States issues in the coming Kharif/ Rabi season. for implementing the Scheme whereas, an The issues so emerge that warrant actions amount of Rs.52.15 crore has been released by States are then flagged in the National to North Eastern States – Arunachal Pradesh Conference on Agriculture for Kharif / Rabi (Rs.11.32 crore), Assam (Rs.10.01 crore), and are discussed threadbare with the States Manipur (Rs.4.19 crore), Meghalaya (Rs.8.35 in respective sessions to avoid any gap in crore), Mizoram (Rs.5.05 crore), Nagaland their addressal. The Interface provides a (Rs.6.29 crore), Tripura (Rs.5.29 crore) and forum to delve deep in to emerging issues and Sikkim (Rs.1.65 crore) till December, 2020. finalizing specific recommendations for the subsequent crop season & are also circulated Establishment of Agri-Clinics and Agri- to State Development Departments, ICAR Business Centres (AC&ABC): Candidates Institutes, KVKs and concerned organizations from North-Eastern States are entitled for an for implementation of recommendations at additional benefit of 44% subsidy on the Total field level. Financial Outlay (TFO) as against to 36% for General Category Candidates. Details of The Pre-Rabi 2020 DAC&FW-ICAR Interface candidates trained and venture established was organized on 14th September, 2020 since the inception till December, 2020 is and the group recommendations of the said given below: interface were shared with senior officers of State Agriculture Department. S.No. State Candidates Ventures Trained Established 20.3 Programmes of North-Eastern States: Since Since Inception The status of implementation of Schemes in Inception the North Eastern Region is as follows: 1. Arunachal 35 03 Pradesh a. Support to State Extension Programme for Extension Reforms: 2. Assam 756 227 3. Manipur 472 128 S.No. Name of the No. of ATMA Registered State 4. Meghalaya 36 03 1. Arunachal 35 5. Mizoram 35 00 Pradesh 6. Nagaland 184 21 2. Assam 756 7. Sikkim 09 01 3. Manipur 472 8. Tripura 05 01 4. Meghalaya 36 Total 1532 384 5. Mizoram 35 Kisan Call Centers (KCCs): The KCC located 6. Nagaland 184 at Guwahati caters to the needs of Arunachal 7. Sikkim 09 Pradesh, Assam, Manipur and Nagaland; and 8. Tripura 05 the KCC located at Agartala caters to the needs of Tripura, Mizoram and Meghalaya. Total 1532 For Sikkim, the KCC is located at Kolkata During the current financial year 2020- (West Bengal). Queries are replied in

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different languages depending upon the area “The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) from where the query is received. Since the Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm beginning of Scheme, the calls registered Services Bill, 2020”. The brief outcomes of from various states of North-Eastern Region the outreach program are as under: upto December, 2020 are: Arunachal Pradesh • A three tier outreach campaign (11711), Assam (345370), Manipur (33953), consisting of Master Trainers at the Meghalaya (17465), Mizoram (8682), upper level, Sub-Master Trainers (SMTs) Nagaland (5395), Sikkim (17979) and Tripura at the middle level and farmers at the (49899). The calls registered from these grassroots level was planned through states during current year up to December, webinars. The first tier consisting 2020 are Arunachal Pradesh (1107), Assam of Master Trainers were identified (18672), Manipur (1501), Meghalaya (545), from National/Regional/State Level Mizoram (460), Nagaland (1013), Sikkim Institutes including National Institute (1818) & Tripura (2997). of Agricultural Extension Management Extension Education Institute (EEI): EEI (MANAGE), National Institute of set up at Jorhat (Assam) in 1987 has been Agricultural Marketing (NIAM), National providing training support at the regional Institute of Plant Health Management level to the middle level field functionaries of (NIPHM), Extension Education Institutes 8 States of North Eastern Region and West (EEIs), National Bank for Agriculture and Bengal. During the year 2020-21, 17 courses Rural Development (NABARD), State have been organized with 1021 participants Agricultural Management and Extension trained. An amount Rs. 100.00 lakhs has Training Institutes (SAMETIs), National been released to EEI Jorhat during 2020-21 Centre for Organic Farming (NCOF), as against the Budget Estimate of Rs. 353.00 National Seed Corporation (NSC) and lakh. Directorate of Marketing & Inspection (DMI). The second tier consisted of Sub- Mass Media Scheme in NE Region: The Master Trainers at State & District levels programmes under the Scheme are being including ATMA functionaries, Farmer disseminated throughout the country Producer Organizations (FPOs), Custom including NE region benefiting the farmers of Hiring Centres (CHCs), Seed/Fertilizer/ the area. In the NE Region the programmes Pesticide Associations and Self Help are being disseminated in regional languages Groups (SHGs). & local dialects through Six FM stations and One Regional Kendra. • As a part of the programme, 2 educational films and 3 promotional 20.4 Initiative taken during 2020-21: films have been developed in 12 An Outreach Program for creating awareness regional languages. Orientation among farmers & all stakeholders on reforms programme of 235 Master Trainers in the agriculture sector has been undertaken of National/States/Regional training by the Extension Division. These reforms Institutes was conducted for further include recently enacted Farms Acts namely training to Sub-Master Trainers. “The Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce • An outreach module for Master (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020”; and Trainers & Sub-Master Trainers (SMTs)

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was developed and web links were Background technical support provided to access training material team provided necessary training. in almost all vernacular languages 67 webinars involving 1619 Gram and the same was uploaded on social Pradhans have also been conducted. media platform & website of the • Programmes comprising of Department. presentations, panel discussions and • The Master Trainers began live response to queries of farmers orientation of Sub-Master Trainers and best practices adopted by the (SMT) at State & District level through States on Farm Acts were telecast webinars from 10th October, 2020 through Doordarshan, DD Kisan onwards. 204 webinars for 12358 & AIR. Interviews of experts and SMTs have so far been organized. promotional films on Farm Acts are Over 134.83 lakh farmers have so far also being broadcast and telecast on been covered till December, 2020. Farm Acts. • Salient features of farm reforms in • Print advertisements were published 5-6 pages were developed & shared in newspapers across the country in with Gram Pradhans. The Audio Hindi and regional languages. clip of Hon’ble Agriculture Minister • The activities of the Outreach was recorded & forwarded to Gram Campaign were shared on the Social Pradhans to conduct outreach Media Platform of the Department campaign for rural masses across the for wide publicity. Infographics and country. The Gram Pradhans (GPs) public hashtags were prepared and have been grouped as per language regular Tweets and Infographics were requirements for conducting used with the following hashtags: webinars. Kisan Call Center (KCC) are used to call the GPs a day in advance  # AatmaNirbharKrishi and inform of the webinar schedule.  #MSPhaiAurRahega Web-link was sent to individual  #JaiKisan GPs as per schedule, using m-Kisan Portal of the Department. Web-link Two hashtags trended at number 1 position was also sent to the Master Trainers. in the country in Twitter trending.

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Chapter 21

Sub-Mission on Seed and Planting Material (SMSP)

20.1 Overview 21.2 Major Schemes – Objectives

The mandate of Seeds Division is to promote (i) Sub-Mission on Seed and Planting production and multiplication of quality Material (SMSP): Sub Mission on Seed seeds of all crops so that the required and Planting Material (SMSP) is under quantities of seeds can be made available in implementation with the objective to time to farmers in the country. Functions/ develop/strengthen the seed sector and responsibilities include:- to enhance production and multiplication • Formulation and implementation of of high yielding certified/ quality seeds policy and programmes on quality of all agricultural crops and making it seed production. available to farmers at affordable prices and also place an effective system for • To recommend proposals for import protection of plant varieties, rights of and export of seeds and planting material. farmers and plant breeders to encourage development of new varieties of plants. • To supplement the efforts of States The existing components of the SMSP / Union Territories in production scheme are as under : and distribution of certified / quality seeds. Sl no. Intervention • To deal with matters relating i. Strengthening for seed quality control to Intellectual Property Rights in Agriculture, Biodiversity, ii. Strengthening of Grow Out Test(GOT) facilities International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, iii. Support to seed certification agencies UPOV Convention, Import / Export iv. Seed Village Programme of seeds. v. Certified seed production of oilseeds, • Matters relating to Central PSU - pulses , fodder and green manure crops National Seeds Corporation. through Seed Villages • Matters relating to Protection vi. Seed processing facilities of Plant Varieties & Farmers’ vii. Seed storage facilities Rights (PPV&FR) Authority – an autonomous organization and viii. Transport subsidy on movement of Seeds National Seeds Research & Training to NE States etc Centre (NSRTC), Varanasi, Uttar ix. National Seed Reserve Pradesh– a subordinate office. x. Assistance for boosting seed production in • Matters relating to International Rice the private sector Research Institute (IRRI) South Asia xi. Support to Sub-Mission Director and Regional Centre (ISARC), Varanasi, survey / studies Uttar Pradesh. xii. PPV&FRA

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(ii) Production of Breeder, Foundation and foundation and certified seeds. The details Certified/Quality Seeds: Seeds are the basic of production of breeder, foundation and and critical input for agricultural production. certified seeds from 2011-12 to 2019-20 are The Indian Seeds programme recognizes shown in the following table:- three generations of seeds, namely breeder,

YEAR Production/Availability of Seed (Metric Tonnes) Breeder Seed Foundation Seed Certified / Quality Seed (Production) 2011-12 12338 222681 3536200 2012-13 11020 161700 3285800 2013-14 8229 174307 3473130 2014-15 8621 157616 3517664 2015-16 9036 149542 3435248 2016-17 11071.44 220907 3802904 2017-18 10508.59 195415 4194111 2018-19 10426 180096 3988767 2019-20 9269.21 222504 4310095 2020-21 8402.22(target) 241207.00 4836632.00

(iii) Strengthening of Seed Quality Control (iv) Policy on Export/Import of Seeds and Organizations (State Seed Certification Planting Materials: - The export/import Agencies and State Seed Testing of seeds has increased with rationalization Laboratories):- The responsibility of and simplification of the export/import execution of seed law enforcement is regime. This has benefited Indian farmers, vested with the State Governments. Seed the seed industry and entrepreneurs. 115 Inspectors notified under the relevant cases were recommended for issue of provisions of the Seeds Act, 1966 export and 86 cases were recommended and the Seeds (Control) Order, 1983, for import of seeds and planting material inspect the premises of seed distribution during the year 2019-20. During the year agencies to draw samples for testing. 2019-20 180 cases of export and 117 Appropriate action is taken against cases of import have been recommended to make available the best seed and sellers of sub-standard seeds as per the planting material to farmers. provisions of the Seeds Act/Rules and Seed (Control) Orders. These Inspectors (v) Use of Bt. Cotton Hybrid Seeds: - Bt. are also authorized to stop the sale of Cotton is the only transgenic crop sub-standard seeds and to seize their approved in the country for commercial stocks. Seed Inspectors have also been cultivation. The Genetic Engineering provided with powers of enforcement Appraisal Committee (GEAC) of the under the Environment (Protection) Act, Ministry of Environment, Forests and 1986 to regulate the quality of genetically Climate Change is the nodal agency for grant of permission for environmental modified (GM) crops. release of Bt. Cotton hybrids under the

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Environment Protection Act, 1986 in (vi) National Seed Reserve: - In order to the country. At present, about 1400 meet the requirement of seeds of short Bt. Cotton hybrid seeds are available and medium duration crop varieties for cultivation in the country. These Bt. during natural calamities and unforeseen Cotton hybrids are grown in ten (10) conditions, the National Seed Reserve States i.e., Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, (NSR) a component of Sub-Mission Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, on Seeds & Planting Material is being Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Punjab implemented by 22 implementing and Rajasthan. The area under Bt. Cotton agencies in the country namely has expanded from 29,000 ha in 2002-03 National Seeds Corporation, State Seed (0.38% of the total cotton area) to about Corporations and State Department of Agriculture, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, 117.47 lakh hectare in 2019-20 (93% Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir. of the total cotton area) and production of cotton has increased from 86.21 lakh Under the scheme, financial assistance is bales in 2002-03 to 354.91 lakh bales in provided to the implementing agencies 2019-20. for revolving funds (Cost of Seeds), maintenance cost to maintain certified In order to provide an effective system and foundation seeds of short and for fixation of a uniform maximum price medium duration crop varieties and price and to ensure the availability of Bt. differential for left over stock of seeds. Cotton hybrid seeds to farmers at fair, Financial assistance is also provided reasonable and affordable prices, the for construction of seed godown, Government of India issued a Cotton establishment of seed processing plant, Seeds Price (Control) Order (CSPCO), cost of material handling equipment, 2015 on 07.12.2015 under section cost of out sourced service and 3 of the Essential Commodities Act, computerization & networking facilities. 1955. Accordingly, the Government has If a contingency situation occurs, the regulated the sale of Bt. Cotton seed by implementing agencies make available evoking the provisions of the EC Act. For seeds to farmers for re-sowing purpose 2019, the price of seed of Bt. Cotton has at a reasonable cost. been fixed at Rs.635/-(with trait value of The targets, achievements and amount zero) and for BG-II, Rs.730/- (including released to the implementing agencies trait value of Rs.20/-) has been fixed for during last three years are as under:- a packet of 450 grams.

S. Year Physical Targets Physical Achievements Amt. Released No. (in lakh qtls.) (in lakh qtls.) (Rs. lakh)

1 2017-18 3.66 3.36 2677.90

2 2018-19 3.71 3.14 1149.64

3 2019-20 3.73 2.70 937.13

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(vii) GM Crop in India Seeds Corporations and State Department of Agriculture are declared as implementing Bt. Cotton is the only genetically modified agencies for establishment and maintenance crop approved for commercial cultivation by of the SAARC Regional Seed Bank in the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee country. (GEAC) of the Ministry of Environment, Forests & the Climate Change (MoEF&CC) in In addition, the Government of India the major cotton growing States viz. Andhra constituted a National Technical Committee Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, to coordinate all related activities i.e Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, working out modalities and technicalities of Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab. The area participation in the SAARC Regional Seed under Bt. cotton has expanded from 29,000 Bank in the country. ha in 2002-03 (0.38% of total cotton area) to (ix) Seed Village Programme: - In order to about 117.47 lakh hectare in 2019-20 (93% upgrade the quality of farmer saved seeds of total cotton area) and production of cotton has increased from 86.21 lakh bales in 2002- which is about 60-65% of the total seeds 03 to 354.91 lakh bales in 2019-20. used for the crop production programme, the following interventions are made: (viii) Saarc Seed Bank: (a) 50% assistance for seeds of cereal India signed an Agreement on establishment crops and 60% for oilseeds, pulses, fodder and maintenance of a SAARC Regional Seed and green manure crops is provided for Bank in November, 2011 at the XVII SAARC distribution of foundation/certified seeds summit held at Maldives in 2011 with required for one acre area per farmer. the objective to provide regional support to national seed security efforts; address (b) Farmers’ Trainings : Financial assistance regional seed shortage through collective of Rs.15000 per group (50-150 farmers actions, foster inter-country partnerships, each group) is provided for training of to promote increase of Seed Replacement farmers on seed production and post Rate (SRR) with appropriate varieties at a harvest seed technology (Rs.0.15 lakh) faster rate as far as possible so that the use of quality seed for crop production can be (c) Seed treating/dressing drums : Financial ensured and to act as a regional seed security assistance for treating seeds produced in reserve for the Member States. the Seed Village is available @ 3500 per seed treating drum of 20kg capacity and Accordingly, the National Seeds Corporation Rs. 5000 per drum of 40kg capacity. Limited (NSC), New Delhi has been declared as the National Designated (d) Seed storage bins: To encourage farmers Agency to coordinate for establishment and to develop storage capacity of appropriate maintenance of the SAARC Regional Seed quality, financial assistance is available to Bank in India. The National Designated farmers for purchasing seed storage bins. Agency (NDA) would be entrusted with the The rate of assistance is as under. task of establishing the SAARC Seed Bank as @33% for SC/ST farmers for 10 qtls. per provisions contained in the agreement. It will work as the National Focal Point also. capacity upto a maximum of Rs.1500 National Seeds Corporation Limited, State @33% for SC/ST farmers for 20 qtls.

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capacity upto a maximum of Rs.3000 for small entrepreneurs in 18 States with 160.52 lakh qtls. seed processing @25% for General farmers for 10 qtls. capacity and storage capacity of 60.06 capacity upto a maximum of Rs.1000 lakh qtls as on 31.10.2020. @25% for General farmers for 20 qtls. (xi) Programme being implemented in the capacity upto a maximum of Rs.2000 North-Eastern States: - Details of the Assistance for purchase of only one seed bin programmes being implemented in the for each identified farmer is available in the NE region is at Annexure-21.1. Seed Village Programme. The implementing 21.3 Modifications in new policy on Seed agency may also distribute smaller seed Development: - The National Seed Policy, bins as per demand of farmers and financial 2002 provides that all imports of seeds and assistance is reduced accordingly. planting materials etc. will be allowed freely subject to EXIM Policy Guidelines and the The year-wise physical progress of the requirements of the Plants, Fruits and Seeds programme since 2011-12 is as under: - (Regulation of import into India) Order, 1989 Year Number of Quantity of Seed as amended from time to time. Import of Seed Village Produced parental lines of newly developed varieties Organized (In Lakh Quintals) will also be encouraged. The policy also 2011-12 89,244 199.28 provides that seed and planting materials 2012-13 78,943 116.708 imported for sale into the country will have 2013-14 68455 145.14 to meet minimum seed standards of seed 2014-15 48004 193.71 health, germination, genetic and physical 2015-16 29277 91.82 purity as prescribed. All importers will make 2016-17 24405 62.93 available a small sample of the imported seed to the Gene Bank maintained by the National 2017-18 100735 126.65 Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR). 2018-19 102631 207.0 0 In order to harmonize the New Policy on Seed 2019-20 77028 186.56 Development, 1988 with the National Seed 2020-21 (as on 7159 30.17 Policy, 2002, the following two modifications 23.11.2020) have been made in the New Policy on Seed * The progress from most implementing agencies is yet to be received after crop harvest. Development, 1988:

(x) Boosting Seed Production in the Private (i) Seeds of wheat and paddy – In order to Sector: - Under this component of credit provide to the Indian farmer the best linked back ended subsidy, @40% of the planting material available in the world to capital cost of the project in general areas increase productivity, the import of seeds and 50% in case of hilly and scheduled of wheat and paddy may also be allowed areas subject to an upper limit of Rs 150 as per provisions of the Plant Quarantine lakhs per project is funded. Two percent Order, 2003 as amended from time to (2%) of the total fund utilized under the time for a period not exceeding two years component is provided as administrative by companies, which have technical/ charges to the nodal agency. So far, 651 financial collaboration agreement for such projects have been sanctioned production of seeds with companies abroad, provided the foreign supplier

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agrees to supply parent line seeds/ now. An International Workshop on OECD nucleus or breeder seeds/technology to Seed Certification had been organized by the Indian company within a period of two Telangana State Seed & Organic Certification years from the date of import of the first Authority (TSSOCA), Hyderabad to accelerate commercial consignment after its import seed export through the OECD seed scheme. has been recommended by DAC. For A National Task Force on OECD Scheme has trial and evaluation of the variety sought also been constituted to enhance India’s to be imported by eligible importers, share of seed export through this scheme. 16 kg. seed in case of wheat and 5 kg. 21.5 Gender perspective in agriculture in case of paddy will be given to ICAR Sub-Mission for Seeds and Planting Material or farms accredited by ICAR for sowing. (SMSP) is under implementation w.e.f. After receipt of satisfactory results of 01.04.2014 with the view to develop/ trial/evaluation, an eligible importer may strengthen the seed sector and to enhance apply for bulk import of such seeds to the production and multiplication of high yielding DAC. certified/ quality seeds of all agricultural (ii) Similar procedure of trial/evaluation has crops and making it available to farmers at been recommended for import of seeds affordable prices and also place an effective of coarse cereals, pulses and oil seeds. system for protection of plant varieties, rights Further, Seeds Division has simplified the of farmers and plant breeders to encourage forms for export and import of seeds and development of new varieties of plants. planting material. Financial assistance/ subsidy benefits are 21.4 Implementation of OECD Seed equally available/ open to all farmers including schemes in India women farmers. Implementing States/UTs/ agencies have been requested to allocate The objective of the Organization for sufficient funds and ensure participation of Economic Co-operation and Development women farmers. (OECD) Seed Schemes is to encourage the use of seeds of consistently high quality in The Government is implementing a Seed participating countries. The scheme authorizes Village Programme to upgrade the quality of the use of labels and certificates for seeds farmer’s saved seeds under the Sub-Mission produced and processed for international on Seeds and Planting Material (SMSP). trade according to OECD guidelines. The Under this programme, financial assistance scheme also facilitates the import and export for distribution of foundation/certified seeds of seed, by the removal of technical trade at 50% cost of the seeds for cereal crops barriers through internationally recognized and 60% for pulses, oilseeds, fodder and labels. India’s participation in OECD schemes green manure crops for production of quality aims to enhance seed export capabilities and seeds is available for one acre per farmer. probabilities. The benefits/financial assistance are equally available/open to all farmers including The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation women farmers. Fund/budget exclusively for & Farmers Welfare has become a member of women farmers is not provided under the rd the OECD Seed Scheme from 23 October, scheme, however states are requested to 2008 and 251 varieties in more than 20 crops cover an adequate number of women farmers have been listed in OECD list of varieties till

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under the scheme. During the year 2019-20, extant varieties about which there is common a total of 6.22 lakh women beneficiaries have knowledge) category had expired. benefitted under the scheme Seed Village In the year 2019-20, a total of 430 certificates Programme-Certified Seed Production of registration of variety protection on through Seed Village. During the year 2020- breeders’ and farmers’ rights were issued. 21, as on date 0.84 lakh women farmers have Excluding the Farmers’ varieties (119), other benefitted. categories including new varieties (84), 21.6 Organisations under the Seed Division EDV (13), varieties of common knowledge (133) and extant notified varieties (82) plant (i) Protection of Plant Varieties and varieties were registered. Similarly, the Farmers’ Rights Authority (PPV&FRA) highest number of certificates were issued for Implementation of Protection of Plant cereals (161) followed by vegetables (131), Varieties and Farmers’ Rights fibre crops (60), fruits (41) and legumes (25). nd The Authority was established in the year On 22 October, 2019, the Hon’ble Union 2005 by the PPV&FR Act, 2001 passed by the Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Parliament. In the year 2019-20 it received a Government of India Sh. Narendra Singh Tomar conferred the Plant Genome Saviour total of 204 applications belonging to three Community Awards on five communities; categories of farmers’ (10), new (62) and Plant Genome Saviour Farmer Rewards extant (132) varieties. So far, the Government to three farmers and the Plant Genome of India has notified 158 crops species on the Saviour Farmer Recognition to six farmers recommendations of the PPV&FR Authority from different states of India. An exhibition for plant variety registration. During the showcased the agro biodiversity being reporting period, the Authority has notified in conserved by the Awardees, to mark the the Government Gazette melia crop species special occasion. commonly known as Malabar Neem vide S.O.2576 (E) dated 18th July, 2019. Out of 204 During the period, two Authority meetings applications, 123 applications were filed by were held. In the 31st meeting of the Authority th the private sector, 71 applications were filed held on 30 April, 2019, several issues relating by the public sector and 10 by farmers. Under to revision of DUS test guidelines of pearl extant notified category, 56 applications were millet and sorghum, creation of new posts, received, 76 under extant VCK, 62 under amendments in certificate of registration, New and 10 under farmer’s variety category restoration of special policy for career were also filed for registration. During 2019- advancement and proposal for conducting awareness programmes/ workshops were 20, 204 applications were received in respect approved. In the 32nd Meeting of the of 32 crop species. The highest number of Authority, held on 25th September, 2019 DUS applications was received for rice (37), maize test guidelines of crop species for pointed (25), potato (24), tetraploid cotton (22), pearl gourd, crossandra and cowpea, annual fee millet (15), tomato (12), chilli (11), wheat return form were discussed. (10) etc. The Authority has notified 22 crop species whose time limit for registration Renewal fee for the registered varieties have under extant variety (extant notified varieties been substantially reduced and notified in under Section 5 of Seeds Act, 1966 and the Officialazette G vide S.O.863(E) dated Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 226 Annual Report 2020-21

20th November, 2019. 24 Public Notices Varanasi have been issued streamlining, expediting The International Rice Research Institute and clarifying registration procedures and (IRRI) South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) processes some of which are being carried in 2020 continued its activities on facility out for the first time in the world as required development as well as research on grain in the Act. quality, nutrition, climate resilience and (ii) National Seed Research and Training capacity development through its three units- Centre (NSRTC), Varanasi 1. Center of Excellence in Rice Value The National Seed Research and Training Addition (CERVA) Centre (NSRTC) Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) has 2. Broader Program for Research and been functioning since October 2005 and Partnership (BPRP) has been notified as a Central Seed Testing 3. IRRI Research and Education Program and Referral Laboratory (CSTL) with effect (IREP) from 01.04.2007. The objective of CSTL, NSRTC is to maintain uniformity in seed Research and research for development testing and to ensure supply of quality seeds outputs delivered by the three ISARC units at the national level. It also acts as a Referral are mentioned below- Laboratory under the Court of Law for seed 1. Center of Excellence in Rice Value related issues. NSRTC is a premier institute Addition (CERVA) for capacity building in relation to maintaining CERVA is progressing well towards Seed Quality Assurance by offering HRD getting accreditation from the National activities round the year. The CSTL is working Accreditation Board for Testing and under the ambit of NSRTC and is a member Calibration Laboratories for various laboratory of the International Seed Testing test parameters. Highlights of research Association (ISTA) since 2007. As per the activities include a) profiling of bioactive national programme to maintain uniformity in compounds in black rice; b) identification seed testing, during 2020-21 (till Oct, 2020) of donor landraces for head rice NSRTC has received 12384 nos. of seed recovery, cooking time, antioxidants, and samples under 5% re-testing programme, 36 selenium; c) validated methods for pre- nos. of Court referred seed samples and 06 shipment pesticide residue testing for nos. of seed samples under PT programme European Union basmati export; and d) from ISTA, Switzerland. development of innovative and value- added rice-based products. NSRTC has organized 6 national training programmes on seed testing and 08 farmers CERVA identified several traditional lines training programme on outreach. with high head rice recovery (HRR) of up to 72.2 percent. In the long slender (iii) International Rice Research Institute group, the line Juhi Bengal showed HRR (IRRI), South Asia Regional Center (ISARC): of 70 percent as against 48 percent HRR IRRI South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC), of Pusa Basmati 1. Preliminary data Varanasi, India suggested variabilities in polyphenols with potential antioxidant properties IRRI South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC),

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such as P-Coumaric acid, caffeic acid, one promising line (IR 91648-B-1-B-3-1). transferulic acid and sinapic acid as New breeding lines having genes/QTLs well as in mineral composition amongst for early uniform emergence (qEUE3.1, the Indian traditional rices. Aroma qEUE11.1), anaerobic germination profiling of Kalanamak and Basmati lines (qAG9.1,qAG9.2), seedling vigor revealed the possibility of differential (qEVV9.1), high nutrient uptake (qNR5.1), levels of distinct volatile compounds nodal root number (qNR4.1, qNR5.1), root such as 2-Acetyl-1-pyrroline and density (qRHD1.1, qRHD5.1, qRHD8.1), 2,3,5,6-Tetramethylpyrazine responsible culm strength (qCS1.1), lodging for the unique fragrance of these two resistance (qLDG3.1 ,qLDG4.1 ), grain aromatic rices. Preliminary data also yield under DSR (qGYDS1.1,qGYDS6.1, identified some rice accessions with qGYDS9.1,qGYDS10.1), biotic stress shorter cooking time as well as lower (BLB- Xa4, xa5, xa13, Xa21, blast- glycemic index (GI) with a GI value Pi9, Pita2 gall midge- GM4, GM8, ~56.8. Several rice based products with BPH- Bph3, Bph17) and abiotic stress potential nutritional quality enrichment tolerance (qDTY1.1, qDTY2.1, qDTY3.1 such as popped black rice laddu, roasted and qDTY12.1) in the background flaked rice bar, energy rich flaked puffed of MTU1010, IR91648-B-89-B and rice laddu are also developed and tested IR09N538 have also been developed at ISARC. for cultivation under dry direct seeded 2. Broader Program for Research and situation. Partnership (BPRP) BPRP is also working to develop matching BPRP also established laboratories management practices for new stress- for molecular breeding, agronomy, tolerant rice varieties to enhance crop soil science, plant physiology and resilience, productivity, and profitability biochemistry research and geospatial for farmers; and innovative crop and information system (GIS) applications. resource management practices for high- Breeding lines with tolerance to multiple yielding, climate-resilient, and hi-tech biotic and abiotic stresses and for dry cropping systems that can address the direct seeded situations have been sensitive food-water-energy nexus. The developed. These included- breeding mature and successful location-specific lines with tolerance to multiple stresses technologies emerging from research developed through combining multiple experiments were demonstrated on genes/QTLs for biotic and abiotic the farmers’ fields in collaboration with stresses like for bacterial leaf blight-Xa4, partnering National Agricultural Research xa5, xa13, Xa21, Xa23, blast-Pi9, Pita2 and Extension Systems (NARES). Site- gall midge-GM4, GM8, BPH-BPH3, specific tailored management practices BPH17, seedling stage cold tolerance- developed for stress-tolerant rice varieties qCTS4a, qCTS11, drought- qDTY1.1, could further improve crop resilience qDTY3.1, qDTY2.2, qDTY4.1, qDTY12.1, and productivity. An abundant supply submergence- Sub1 in the background of nutrients (zinc, calcium, and iron in of four popular varieties (Swarna Sub1, combination with nitrogen, phosphorus, Naveen, Lalat and Sahbhagi dhan) and and potash) helped the rice plants of drought tolerant varieties to cope with

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water-stress more efficiently with a lesser and developed a robust online learning reduction in grain yield. 75%–85% water- platform through which more than 10 courses saving was achieved with similar yield have already been held. IRRI has supported under drip irrigation. The Rice-Wheat 42 PhD, MS, BS, on-the-job training (OJT), Crop Manager has provided site-specific and internships from South Asian countries. nutrient management recommendations IREP has also been supporting localized rice and advisories to more than 200,000 knowledge bank development for Assam and farmers; 2,500 staff of the Department of Odisha states in India. Agriculture in Odisha, Bihar and UP were (iv) National Seeds Corporation: The trained to use the app and obtained an National Seeds Corporation Limited is a average additional rice yield of 0.5 tons/ Schedule-B Central Public Enterprise under ha. The geospatial component of ISARC, the administrative control of the Department contributed to developing geodatabases of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers’ and maps on rice-fallow, site suitability Welfare. It enjoys Mini Ratna (Category-I) of pulses, cropping intensity and soil status with ISO 9001:2005 & 14001:2015 moisture variability of all the districts of certification. The performance of NSC during Assam and Odisha. Additionally, pulse 2019-20 is as under:- cluster demos for around 24 districts in Odisha and 8 districts in Assam were During 2019-20 NSC has produced/procured accomplished. A geospatial techniques 15.42 lakhs quintal seeds. NSC is undertaking based app called Rice Pulse Monitoring seed production of more than 627 varieties/ System (RPMS) was also developed and hybrids/lines including parental lines of Odisha agriculture department staff were about 80 crops consisting of cereals, millets, trained. First version of rice-fallow atlas oilseeds, pulses, fodder, fibers, green manure, of Odisha was launched in September potato and a wide range of vegetable crops. 2019. During the financial year 2019-20 NSC has 3. IRRI Research and Education Program distributed 15.85 lakh quintals of seed in (IREP) the country. NSC earned Profit After Tax (PAT) of Rs. 29.92 crores during 2019-20. IREP has made significant progress under NSC will pay dividend @ 30% on Profit After ISARC and strengthening agricultural human Tax amounting to Rs. 8.98 crores (excluding capital across rice-growing countries in both Dividend Tax) pertaining to year 2019-20, as South Asia and Africa and enhancing south- per the approval of the shareholders at their south collaboration through world class Annual General Meeting held on 8.12.2020. training and capacity development facility in the broad areas of science, technology, The company is producing all kinds of seeds leadership including social skills, and i.e Test Stock, Breeder Seed, Foundation Seed enterprise development were undertaken. and Certified Seed. Seed is being produced in Short- and medium-term training has been the Company’s own farms and through seed provided to more than 2,100 farmers, growers. In addition to seed, the company is extension agents, and agriculture researchers. providing saplings of fruits & forestry trees Considering changes under the current and fish seeds to farmers. COVID-19 circumstances, IREP has designed

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21.7 Photographs

Dr. Matthew Morell, Director General, IRRI Visiting Hon’ble Union Minister of Agriculture, Govt of India Shri Narendra Singh Tomar

Secretary, Agriculture, Govt. of India Shri Sanjay Agarwal and Director General, IRRI Dr. Matthew Morell presiding over the third Co-ordination Committee meeting of ISARC

Secretary, Agriculture, Govt of India Shri Sanjay Agarwal, and Joint Secretary Seeds, Govt of India Shri Ashwani Kumar, visiting experiential facilities at ISARC

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Chapter 22

Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM)

22.1 Overview regions where availability of farm power is low; Agriculture Mechanization is an essential input to modern agriculture to increase • Promoting ‘Custom Hiring Centers’ to productivity and for making judicious use of offset the adverse economies of scale arising due to small landholding and high other inputs like seeds, fertilizers, chemicals cost of individual ownership; & pesticides and natural resources like water, soil nutrients etc. besides reducing • Creating hubs for hi-tech & high value human drudgery and the cost of cultivation. farm equipments; Agriculture Mechanization also helps in • Creating awareness among stakeholders improving the safety and comfort of the through demonstration and capacity agricultural worker, improvements in the building activities; quality and value addition of farm produce • Ensuring performance testing and and also enabling farmers to take a second certification at designated testing centers and subsequent crops making Indian located all over the country. agriculture more attractive and profitable. 22.2 Financial assistance in SMAM under its It also helps Indian farming to become various components: The financial assistance commercial instead of just subsistence. There as cost subsidy to the tune of 40-50% is being is a linear relationship between availability of provided for the individual ownership of farm farm power and farm yield. Therefore, there machinery which is also applicable for farm is a need to increase the availability of farm machinery components under RKVY, NFSM, power from 2.02 kW per ha (2016-17) to 4.0 MIDH schemes for different categories of kW per ha by the end of 2030 to cope up machinery & equipment. Financial assistance with the increasing demand for food grains. @40% is provided for establishment of About 85 % of the total land holdings farm machinery banks to provide custom in the country are in small and marginal hiring services for the benefit of small and size groups which need special efforts for marginal farmers.To promote mechanization mechanization. Subsequently, recognizing in selected villages with low level of farm the need to mechanize marginal and small mechanization, financial assistance @80% of farmers, and for inclusive growth of the the project cost for farm machinery banks is farm mechanization sector in the country, a provided to a group of minimum 8 farmers. Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanization As a result of different programmes (SMAM) was launched in the year 2014-15 implemented by the Government of India with the following objectives: over the years and equal participation from • Increasing the reach of farm mechanization the private sector, farm mechanization has to small and marginal farmers and to the been increasing steadily over the years. This

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is evident from the sale of tractors and power Average farm power availability for the tillers, taken as an indicator of the adoption cultivated areas of the country has increased of the mechanized means of farming, during from 0.48 kW/ha in 1975-76 to 1.84 kW/ the last five years is as follows: ha in 2012-13 and crossed 2.02 kW/ha by 2016-17. Year wise sale of tractors and power tillers. 22.3 Training of Farmers & Technicians: Year Tractor Sales (NOS.) Power Tiller The Farm Machinery Training & Testing Sales (Nos.) Institutes (FMTTIs) located at Budni (Madhya 2011-12 5,35,210 60,000 Pradesh), Hisar (Haryana), Garladinne (Andhra Pradesh), and Biswanath Chariali 2012-13 5,90,672 47,000 (Assam), as per details given below are 2013-14 6,96,828 56,000 imparting training to different categories 2014-15 5,51,463 46,000 of beneficiaries like farmers, technicians, 2015-16 6,26,839 48,882 under graduate engineers, entrepreneurs 2016-17 5,80,000 45,200 and foreign nationals nominated under 2017-18 7,96873 51,680 international exchange treaties on selection, operation, maintenance, energy conservation 2018-19 8,97548 51.523 and management of agricultural equipments. 2019-20 7,85,059 46,476

1. Central Farm Machinery Training & Testing Institute, Tractor Nagar, P.O.Budni -466455, Distt. Sehore (MP) Phone : 07564-234729 E-Mail : fmti-mp@ nic.in Website: http://fmttibudni.gov.in/ 2. Northern Region Farm Machinery Training & Testing Institute, Sirsa Road, Hisar (Haryana)-125001 Phone : 01662-276984 E-Mail : fmti-nr@ nic.in Website: http://nrfmtti.gov.in/ 3. Southern Region Farm Machinery Training & Testing Institute Tractor Nagar, P.O. Garladinne-515731 Distt. Anantpur (Andhra Pradesh) Phone : 08551-286441 E-Mail : [email protected] Website: http://srfmtti.dacnet.nic.in/ 4. North Eastern Region Farm Machinery Training & Testing Institute P.O. Biswanath Chariali -784176, Distt. Sonitpur, ( Assam ) Phone : 03715-222094 E-Mail : [email protected] Website:http://nerfmtti.nic.in/

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During the year 2019-20, a total of 10065 are funded as per norms prescribed by trainees were trained till 31st March, 2020 the Ministry of Skill Development and against the annual target of 9000 in different Entrepreneurship. During the year 2020-21 courses. To supplement the efforts of the till December 2020, a total of 7690 trainees FMTTIs, outsourcing of training through were trained. During the year 2020, a special identified Institutions, ICAR Institutions, drive for Skilling Migrant Labourers in the area ATMA Institutions, National Innovation of agricultural machinery under the Aatma Foundation was done. Training programmes Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan of the Government of India has been initiated.

Visit of Ms.Dolly Chakrabarty, Additional Secretary, DAC&FW to SRFMTTI, Ananatapur

22.4 Testing and Evaluation of Farm Machinery Institute at Garladinne is authorized to test & Equipment: The Farm Machinery Training power tillers and also conduct tests on various and Testing Institute at Budni is authorized agricultural implements & equipment. The to conduct commercial tests on tractors and Institute at Biswanath Chariali (Assam) tests other agricultural machines as per relevant BIS bullock drawn implements, manually operated test codes, besides conducting the testing of equipment, tractor drawn implements, self tractors and power tillers under CMV Rules propelled machines and small hand tools. 1989. CFMTTI is also the national designated During the financial year 2019-20, the four authority for testing of tractors as per OECD FMTTIs altogether have tested 543 machines codes. The institute at Hisar, conducts of various categories, including tractors, commercial tests on self-propelled combine harvesters, plant protection equipment, power-tillers, combine harvesters, and other st agricultural implements and other machines machinery and equipments, till 31 March, as per relevant BIS codes and is authorized 2020 against the target of 320. During the to issue the CMVR certificate in respect of year 2020-21 till December 2020, total 347 combined harvesters under CMVR 1989. The machines were tested.

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Draw bar Testing of Tractor at CFMTTI,Budni Drawbar Performance Test of Power Tiller

To cope with the ever increasing demand farmers, demonstrations of newly developed of testing of agricultural machines and agricultural equipment including post harvest, equipments, DAC&FW has designated 35 horticultural equipment have been included testing centers of SAU, ICAR and State under component 1 & 2 of the SMAM Governments. During 2019-20, Farm scheme. Under these components, 100% Machinery Testing Center, JNKVV, Jabalpur financial assistance as Center Sector Scheme (M.P.) was approved as a designated testing is provided for procurement of advance center of DAC&FW. agricultural machines and equipments and also for the field demonstration of farm 22.5 Demonstration of Newly Developed machinery and post harvest technology/ Agricultural/Horticultural Equipment: equipment on the farmer’s field. Total 497 To support and encourage agriculture field demonstrations have been conducted by mechanization at field level and to bring the FMTTIs during the financial year 2019-20. awareness of new technologies among the During the year 2020-21 till December 2020, total 222 demonstrations were conducted.

Demonstration Activities at the Field

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22.6 Custom Hiring Centres: To promote the 6 of the SMAM total 1964 Farm Machinery mechanization of small and marginal farm Banks and 2215 Custom Hiring Centers for holdings and farm holding in difficult areas providing custom hiring services in the country with low level of mechanization, efforts has in 2019-20 and during the year 2020-21 till been made to concentrate on establishment December 2020, total 3506 Farm Machinery of Farm Machinery Banks & Hi Tech, High Banks and 2184 Custom Hiring Centers and Productive Farm Machinery Hubs for custom 45 Hi-Tech Hubs were established . hiring services. Under the components 4,5 &

Training on Tractor Driving at SRFMTTI, Anatapur Visit of Bhutan Technical Delegation at NERFMTTI, Assam 22.7 Farm Mechanization Programmes under date, 49,029 CHCs with 1,45,839 Agricultural various schemes of Agriculture: Financial machinery for renting out are registered on Assistance in the form of subsidy at the rate this Mobile app. More than 4 lakh farmers as of 40-50 percent under RKVY, NFSM, MIDH users are registered on this Mobile App. is applicable as per guidelines of SMAM 22.9 Activities in the North-Eastern States: to the farmers for individual ownership of A FMTTI has been established at Biswanath agricultural equipment including hand tools, Chariali in the Sonitpur district of Assam, bullock-drawn/ power-driven implements, to cater to the needs of human resource planting, reaping, harvesting and threshing development in the field of agricultural equipment, tractors, power-tillers and other mechanization and also to assess the quality specialized agricultural machines. and performance characteristics of different 22.8 Multi lingual Mobile App: The agricultural implements and machines in Government has also developed and the region. During 2019-20 a total of 1018 launched a Multi lingual Mobile App “FARMS- trainees were trained at this NERFMTTI at Farm Machinery Solutions” which helps the Biswanath Chariali, Assam against the target farmers for getting rented farm machinery of 1000 and the Institute has tested 30nos. and implements through Custom Hiring of agricultural implements and machinery Service Centers (CHC) in their area. As on against the annual target of 30. To support

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agricultural mechanization in North Eastern has already been released. States where the mechanization level is 22.10 Gender Friendly Equipment for very low, the maximum permissible subsidy Women: Under the component 1 of per machine per beneficiary is provided @ SMAM, Agricultural Mechanization through 50% limited to Rs. 1.25 lakhs/beneficiary Training, Testing, and Demonstration, a for procurement of various agricultural total 3648 women have been trained during machinery and equipments for individual the Financial Year 2019-20.A list of about ownership and 95% of the cost of the 30 identified gender-friendly tools and machinery/implement up to Rs 10 lakhs per equipment developed by the Research and farm machinery bank for the establishment Development Organization for use in different of Farm Machinery Banks with a minimum of farm operations has already been sent to all 8-10 farmers respectively. During the year States and UTs for popularizing them. State 2019-20, cost subsidy of Rs.91.06 crores has governments have been directed to earmark already been released to NE States under the 30 per cent of total funds allocated under different components of SMAM. During the SMAM for women beneficiaries. year 2020-21, cost subsidy of Rs.78.41 crore

Training programme for women Field Demonstrations for women at SERFMTTI, Anatapur at CFMTTI, Budni

22.11 State Agro Industries Corporations: India and the respective State Governments The Government of India had advised the of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, State Governments in the year 1964, to Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and set up State Agro Industries Corporations Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, (SAICs) in the public sector to act as catalysts Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar in providing access to industrial inputs to Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal during farmers, for their use in agriculture. Thus, 17 1965 to 1970. Many of the State Governments SAICs were set up in the joint sector with have increased their equity participation equity participation of the Government of as a result of which the Government of

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India, at present, is a minority shareholder. (i) Establish Farm Machinery Banks for SAICs have since expanded their basic Custom Hiring of in-situ crop residue functions by commencing manufacture and management machinery - financial marketing of agricultural inputs, implements, assistance @ 80% of the project cost machines, after-sales service, promotion and is provided to co-operative societies development of agro-based units/industries. of farmers, FPOs, Self-Help Groups, The Government of India is implementing a registered farmers societies / farmers policy of disinvestment of its shares in SAICs groups, private entrepreneurs, group of with a view to give greater decision making power to the State governments by allowing women farmers or Self-Help Groups for transfer of its shares to State Governments. establishment of farm machinery banks At present only 10 SAICS are functioning or custom hiring centers of in-situ crop which have Government of India equity. residue management machinery. Groups of farmers / individual farmers having 22.12 Promotion of Agricultural their own tractor / combine harvester Mechanization for In-Situ Management would be preferred for establishing of Crop Residue in the States of Punjab, Custom Hiring Centre (CHC).Old Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi established CHCs, with non-crop residue (CRM). machinery, will also be eligible for a fresh Objectives of the Scheme projects under the scheme. (I) Protecting the environment from air (ii) Financial Assistance to farmers for pollution and preventing loss of nutrients procurement of Agriculture Machinery and soil micro-organisms caused by and Equipment for in-situ crop residue burning of crop residue. management- financial assistance @ (II) Promoting in-situ management of crop 50% of the cost of machinery/equipment residue by retention and incorporation is provided to individual farmers for into the soil through the use of purchase of machinery/equipment for appropriate mechanization inputs. crop residue management. (III) Promoting Farm Machinery Banks for (iii) Information, Education and custom hiring of in-situ crop residue Communication for awareness on management machinery to offset the in-situ crop residue management - adverse economies of scale arising due financial assistance is provided to to small land holding and high cost of the State Governments, KVKs, ICAR individual ownership. Institutions, Central Government (IV) Creating awareness among stakeholders Institutions, PSUs etc. for the activities through demonstration, capacity building to be undertaken towards Information, activities and differentiated information, Education and Communication (IEC). The education and communication strategies activities will involve mass awareness for effective utilization and management campaigns through short and long of crop residue. films, documentaries, radio and TV Components of Scheme programmes, demonstration camps at various levels, capacity-building 1. The Scheme has the following programmes, advertisements in print components (100% Central Share) media, star campaigning, award for

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village/ gram Panchayat for achieving States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and zero straw burning, panel discussions on NCT of Delhi has been very positive. In this Doordarshan, DD Kisan and other private scheme Super Straw Management, Happy channels, etc. Seed Drill, Chopper/Shredder, Reversible Impact of implementation of the scheme Mould Board Plough, Zero Seed Drill, Shrub Promotion of Agricultural Mechanization for Master and Mulcher has been used by In-Situ Management of Crop Residue in the farmers.

Demonstration of Happy Seeder Machine Demonstration of Mulcher

Germination of wheat crops sown by Happy Seed Drill lll

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Chapter 23

Sub-Mission on Plant Protection and Plant Quarantine (SMPPQ)

23.1 Overview import, manufacture, sale, transportation, distribution and use of insecticides with a The Plant Protection Division performs view to prevent risk to humans or animals regulatory, monitoring, surveillance and and for matters connected therewith. Human Resource Development functions A Registration Committee, constituted through a scheme called Sub Mission on Plant under Section 5 of the Act, is empowered Protection and Plant Quarantine (SMPPQ) to register pesticides/insecticides under under the Green Revolution-Krishonnati Section 9 of the Act after verifying Yojana. The primary aim of this Sub Mission that it is efficacious and safe for use by is to minimize loss to quality and yield of farmers. In order to bring about greater agricultural crops from the ravages of insect transparency and efficiency in the pests, diseases, weeds, nematodes, rodents process of registration of pesticides, etc. and to shield our bio-security from the on-line registration of insecticides incursion and spread of alien species. The has been partially operationalized. The system enables partial on-line Sub Mission also seeks to facilitate exports filing of applications for registration of Indian agricultural commodities to global in all categories viz under section markets and to promote good agricultural (4)/9(3B)/9(3)/Export/ Endorsements. practices, particularly with respect to plant The Certificates of Registration under protection strategies and techniques. In this section 9(4) along with label and leaflets regard, the Destructive Insect and Pests Act, are being generated from the database 1914 and the Insecticides Act, 1968 provide of 9(3) created in the Secretariat of the legal framework for the regulatory function. CIB&RC in Computerized Registration The SMPPQ has four important components of Pesticides (CROP) Software. Label/ (i) Strengthening and Modernization of leaflets of pesticides containers have Pest Management Approach (SMPMA), been revised to facilitate farmers in the (ii) Strengthening and Modernization of safe use of pesticides. Plant Quarantine Facilities (SMPQF), (iii) During 2019-20, 17157 numbers of Monitoring of Pesticide Residues at National certificates of registration/letters/ Level (MPRNL) and (iv) National Institute of permits have been issued from April to Plant Health Management (NIPHM). March, 2020.During 2020-21, 8503 numbers of certificates have been issued (i) Strengthening and Modernization of from April to December, 2020 in different Pest Management Approach in India categories. (SMPMA) which includes the following sub components: As per the Insecticide Act, 1968, the quality control of pesticides is primarily a. Implementation of Insecticide Act, 1968: a responsibility of the States. The Central The Insecticides Act, 1968 regulates and State Governments have notified

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Insecticide Inspectors respectively. been notified as CIL for testing bio- These inspectors draw samples of pesticides. Quality of pesticides is also insecticides from manufactures/ dealers ensured during registration process by and analyse them in 70 State Pesticide verification of source of Import from Testing Laboratories (SPTLs) spread Designated National Authority (DNA) across the country. At present, 10,303 of the exporting country. In addition, to officers of various State Governments ensure quality of pesticides manufactured are notified as Insecticide Inspectors to by Indigenous Manufacturers, provisions check the quality of pesticides and its have been made to verify consent from management. The Central Government Technical Manufacturer to prevent the supplements the resources of State/ use of unregistered technical pesticides UT Governments in quality control in making pesticide formulations. Funds testing of pesticides. At present, 191 are also provided to State Governments Central Government officers are notified through RKVY for setting up/ as Central Insecticide Inspectors and strengthening pesticide testing labs. there exists one Central Insecticide During 2019-20, 1255 Investigational/ Laboratory and two Regional Pesticides PRV/ referral/ samples for Quality Testing Laboratories at Chandigarh Control under Insecticides Act, 1968 and Kanpur under the Directorate of received from Courts of Law/Competent Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage Authorities were analyzed.During 2020- (DPPQ&S) with an annual testing 21, 897 Investigational/PVR/referral/ capacity of 4,700 samples. For the States samples have been analyzed from April which do not have facilities for testing to December. pesticides, two Regional Pesticide Testing Laboratories (RPTLs) have been A Techno-Legal Cell is a component of set up by the Central Government at the implementation of the Insecticides Chandigarh and Kanpur. In addition, the Act and its main objective is to make Central Government has established the concerted efforts to ensure timely Central Insecticides Laboratory (CIL) availability of quality pesticides to the at Faridabad as a referral laboratory. In farming community by ensuring effective case of dispute, the samples are referred implementation of the provisions of to the CIL. For quality assurance, the the Insecticide Act, 1968. The Techno- CIL has obtained accreditation from the Legal Cell also coordinates with States, National Accreditation Board for Testing RPTLs, SPTLs, BPTLs and provides and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) for technical and legal expertise to SPTLs, biological and chemical testing as per RPTLs and Insecticide Inspectors of ISO/ IEC17025:2005. The RPTLs have Central and State Govt. starting from also obtained NABL accreditation for drawal of samples up to the launching chemical testing. Keeping in view the of prosecution in case of misbranded growth in consumption of bio-pesticides samples and illegal practices adopted by and need to regulate their quality, any manufacturer/importer. A total no. of assistance for setting up bio-pesticide 191 officers of the Directorate have been testing facilities is being provided to notified as Central Insecticide Inspectors states. Eight labs and NIPHM have (CIIs). State Governments have also

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notified 10303 Insecticide Inspectors such as cultural, mechanical and biological respectively to check the quality of with greater emphasis on use of bio- pesticides. Insecticide samples are drawn pesticides. The use of chemical pesticides on a regular basis and analyzed in 70 State is advised as a last resort when pests Pesticide Testing Laboratories and two cross the economic threshold level (ETL). Regional Pesticide Testing Laboratories. The Central Government has established During 2019-20, 70367 samples were 35 Central Integrated Pest Management analyzed, 1812 were found misbranded Centres (CIPMCs) of the Directorate of and prosecution has been launched in 627 Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage cases against firms which were found to (DPPQ&S) in 28 States and two UTs. be involved in selling and manufacturing The mandate of these Centres is to of sub-standard pesticides and illegal monitor insects, pests and diseases for import of pesticides. During this year forewarning, conservation of natural (2020-21) till December, 31113 pesticide enemies in farmers’ fields, production samples have been analysed, 616 found and field release of bio-control agents, misbranded and prosecution has been promotion of eco-friendly IPM inputs launched in 47 cases. like bio-pesticides/plant based pesticides and Human Resource Development in Vide Gazette Notification No. G.S.R. 355 IPM by imparting training to extension th (E) dated 4 June, 2020 Government officers and farmers through Farmers amended the Insecticides Rules, 1971 Field Schools (FFSs) and IPM programs. related to labels and leaflets. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare vide IPM activities are propagated through Notification No.S.O. 3645 (E) dated Farmers Field Schools (FFSs). This is 16.10.2020 has nominated (i) Director a form of “learning by doing” concept of Health Services, Directorate of Health evolved from the concept that farmers Services, Government of Assam, (ii) learn optimally from field observations Director of Agriculture, Government of and experimentation. FFSs are organized Haryana and (iii) Director of Agriculture, to empower farmers to take appropriate Government of Madhya Pradesh in the crop protection measures on their own. Central Insecticide Board constituted These FFSs are conducted separately for under the Insecticides Act, 1968. Further, the Kharif and Rabi seasons and each Department after consultation with the FFS lasts 14 weeks. Central Insecticides Board, have included During 2019-20, 712 FFSs were six substances i.eTetflupyrolimet, conducted in which 24920 farmers were Fluoxapiprolin, Ipflufenoquin, trained. A total of 101 two-days and 11 Triflusulfuron methyl, Tecloftalam and five-days Human Resource Development Dimpropyridaz in the Schedule to the Programmes were conducted in which Insecticides Act, 1968. 4480 number of state extension b. Integrated Pest Management (IPM): IPM officers, pesticide dealers and farmers is an eco- friendly approach, which aims at were oriented about Integrated Pest keeping pests below economic threshold Management. During 2020-21 (up level by employing all available alternate During to December, 2020), 102 FFSs pest control methods and techniques were conducted in which 3150 farmers

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were oriented about Integrated Pest A total of 1083 million bio-control agents Management. Further, 249 FFSs are were mass produced in laboratories going on in Rabi season where 7470 and released against targeted insect- farmers are being trained. pests in various crops. Augmentation Fall Army Worm (FAW) infestation and conservation was taken up in 441 was reported in many States of the thousand hectares upto December country this year. The Indian Council of 2020. During 2020-21, 14 Nos. of IPM Agriculture Research prepared a detailed packages of practices for different crops Package of Practice (POP) against FAW in have been developed in consultation the maize crop, The POP was circulated with ICAR. These IPM packages of to all the States for implementation. practice have also been circulated to Timely advisories were issued regularly State Departments of Agriculture/ to State Departments of Agriculture to Horticulture/ICAR Institutions/State adopt preventive measures. Regular Agriculture Universities & all States/UTs. surveys, surveillance and monitoring Further, a protocol for mass multiplication were conducted by the Central Integrated of bio-control agents at farm level has Pest Management Centres (CIPMCs) in also been developed during August 2020 collaboration with State Departments in consultation with ICAR and distributed of Agriculture, SAUs and ICAR etc. among stakeholders. Awareness cum training programmes Besides, Seed Treatment and Grow Safe were conducted on management Food (GSF) programmes were also taken of FAW in different States. A virtual up under IPM FFSs programmes. Seed Regional meeting on Global Action for treatment is the application of chemical Fall Armyworm Control was organized and biological agents on seeds to control on 15th September, 2020. Project TCP/ primary soil and seed borne infestation IND/3709-FAW proposed by FAO of insects and diseases, which are serious Technical Cooperation Programme on threats to crop production. Since 2006, Fall Army Worm is extended upto Kharif a seed treatment campaign is taken up season 2021. every year by Department of Agriculture Apart from conducting FFS, the CIPMCs Co-operation and Farmers Welfare carry out pest/disease monitoring, (DAC&FW) during Kharif and Rabi production, release and conservation of seasons involving State Departments of bio-control agents. During 2019-20, the Agriculture and CIPMCs. In IPM, FFSs pest and disease situation was surveyed farmers are being sensitized about seed covering 810 thousand hectares area. A treatment and also about safe judicious total of 2111 million bio-control agents and need based use of pesticides. were mass produced in laboratories c. Locust Control and Research: Locust is and released against targeted insect- a trans-boundary migratory pest. It has pests in various crops. Augmentation the ability to fly hundreds of kilometres and conservation was taken up in 937.7 collectively in swarms. Found in Africa, thousand hectares. During 2020-21, the the Middle East and Asia, they can inhabit pest and disease situation surveyed have some sixty countries and can cover one- been conducted in 567 thousand hectares. fifth of the earth’s land surface. Desert

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 242 Annual Report 2020-21 locust plagues can threaten economic control potential is being maintained in livelihood by destroying crops. Swarms the form of pesticides, plant protection of locusts come to India from spring equipment, wireless sets, GPS, eLocust3 breeding areas of Africa, the Middle East and trained manpower. This type of survey and South West Asia during the monsoon is in the field to monitor the presence of season for summer breeding in the locust, ecological conditions and also to Scheduled Desert Areas of Rajasthan and determine whether locust population Gujarat. The scheme of Locust Control has crossed the economic threshold level and Research is being implemented [adults more than 10,000 per km. and through an Organisation known as 5-6 hoppers per bush] that may require the Locust Warning Organisation control. Surveys are undertaken in sandy (LWO) established during 1939 and areas with green vegetation and about later merged with the Directorate of two weeks after rain fall. These surveys PPQ&S in 1946. The Locust Warning are conducted regularly during the whole Organisation (LWO) monitors locust year. development and its activities over an During the year 2019-20, after a gap of area of 2.00 lakh sq km of the Scheduled 26 years, India witnessed a locust attack Desert Area (SDA) mainly in the states of a large magnitude in Rajasthan and of Rajasthan and Gujarat and partly in Gujarat which was successfully controlled Haryana. The Scheme is being executed in a total of 4,03,488 hectare area. This through ten Locust Circle Offices (LCOs) year (2020-21), it was predicted by Food located at Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Barmer, and Agriculture Organization that, an Jalore, Phalodi, Nagaur, Suratgarh, Churu invasion would occur in India that may be in Rajasthan and Palanpur & Bhuj in of a far greater magnitude than last year. Gujarat, Locust Warning Organisation Keeping in view the FAO’s prediction, (LWO) Field Headquarters at Jodhpur last years’ experience, the widespread (Rajasthan) and Locust Division at Central presence of locust population in African Headquarter at Faridabad (Haryana). and Gulf countries, information of Besides, there is one Field Station for residual locust population in Pakistan Investigation on Locust (FSIL) situated at and anticipating locust attacks of a much Bikaner (Rajasthan). To strengthen locust larger magnitude, the Government of monitoring and forecasting and as per India undertook advance preparations to the recommendations made during the combat the locust menace in order to 28th Session of the FAO Commission for minimize the damage to crops and Controlling the Desert Locust in South- hardship to farmers.Review meetings West Asia (SWAC), an advanced device and VCs were organized with State named eLocust3 and software RAMSES Governments and locust control V4 has been made functional in LWO preparedness was strategized, capacity from January, 2016 with the cooperation building and awareness campaigns were of FAO. LWO has a wireless network for organized in districts, blocks and villages, exchanging information on locust survey advisories were issued, training programs and control between various field offices and mock drills were conducted. When and Hqrs. Faridabad. Satisfactory locust

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Covid-19 struck, awareness literature & DGCA, and Pawan Hans with the videos were shared through virtual Agriculture department to facilitate the medium to orient both functionaries and deployment of drones and a Bell farmers. Control rooms were established Helicopter for locust control. Indian Air in Locust offices and District Hqs. and Force also strengthened air control WhatsApp groups were created in all capability by customizing Mi17 Helicopter affected States for real time exchange of for aerial spray. More than 200 Central information and coordination. Government personnel were deputed in Government undertook various steps to these operations. Braving the Covid enhance control capabilities. Last year, situation these personnel travelled by Locust Circle Offices had undertaken road from different parts of the country control operations with 37 spray to join the operations. The States have equipments and 10 new equipments also deployed hundreds of staff from were added in January this year. To agriculture and revenue departments for further strengthen capabilities, 60 more locust survey and control. All personnel equipments were imported from UK in worked day and night on all days in far June/July during Covid times, with flung areas, worked even on holidays assistance from Indian High Commission, and festivals, sometimes without UK and Air India to strengthen ground adequate food and shelter due to the control teams to 104. Such large number lockdown situation, to ensure that the of teams has been a game changer. locust was effectively controlled.This Financial assistance was extended to year the arrival of swarms has been much State Governments through various earlier and manifold as compared to what Central Schemes for hiring and purchase was experienced last year and it of equipments, vehicles and pesticides. intensified in the month of June-July. The inclusion of admissibility of hiring of There are millions of locusts in a swarm vehicles, tractors with spray equipments having potential to decimate crops in and purchase of plant protection their path. This unprecedented Desert chemicals for locust control under new Locust attack was a threat to food norms of assistance under State Disaster security and swarms travelled east Response Fund and National Disaster traversing 10 States for the first time Response Fund by Home Ministry since 1962 but early preparations and facilitated the State in locust control anticipation of the locust situation operations. State Governments deployed helped in undertaking control operations large number of tractor mounted sprayers from day one and minimizing the and fire tender vehicles for locust control. damage. This year, the challenges were The Government of India left no stone multi-fold. Pink immature locust adults unturned in capacity building of States. A flew high and covered long distances new dimension was added by using of during day hours from one place to drones in locust control for the first time another along with the westerly winds. in the world after finalizing protocols. Most of these pink immature adults settle The disaster brought together the domain on trees during the night and mostly fly expertise of Department of Civil Aviation, during the day. When the locust settled Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 244 Annual Report 2020-21 down at night around 8 to 9 pm and its States of Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya location was tracked and verified control Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, operations are planned and executed Bihar, Punjab, Haryana and Uttarakhand. jointly by Locust offices and District However, some crop losses have been Agriculture officials in the late night to reported in some districts of Rajasthan. early morning hours and went on till the The successful control operations have remaining population of locusts took demonstrated well-knit coordination flight. For such control operations, and cooperation between officials of vehicle mounted sprayers are deployed Central and State Governments at every by LCOs, tractor mounted sprayers and level along with the local representative fire tender vehicles are deployed by State and the farmers. Effective strengthening Governments for spray of pesticides. of ground and aerial control capacity, This exercise continued without a break tireless commitment of human resources, from May to July during which time more constant monitoring, quick reaction and than 100 locust swarms and groups were adaption to the situation are some of the eliminated. This situation, however, other factors which have contributed to changed with monsoon rains and more the effective control operations. Clearly and more yellow mature adults were if this had not been the case, tremendous observed which were settling on the crop damage would have occurred in ground for breeding and later on hopper many States that would have had population was observed. During last significant impacts on food security and few weeks, control operations were livelihoods in India and beyond. Perhaps, predominantly focussed against hoppers swarms would be moving east across and no major yellow/pink adults were northern India towards Bangladesh reported. Regular surveys were similar to the 1950s when there were undertaken by Locust offices and State devastating plagues that lasted up to 14 Government authorities in enlisted consecutive years. However, vigil is still places where control operations were being kept with regular surveys to detect carried out against yellow copulating and negate any possible emergence in adults for possibility of emergence of the area. The locust situation remained hoppers. Awareness campaigns were alarming in the Horn of Africa this year carried out and farmers were trained to and unprecedented threat to food control the hoppers by using chemicals security and livelihood in Ethiopia, Kenya, or by mechanical practices. India has put Somalia with a continued presence and forth another example to the world, by spread of locust swarms being reported strategically mapping each control site by FAO. Somalia and even Pakistan and emerging hoppers were killed in declared National Emergencies due to their tracks thereby arresting the locust attacks. India, on the contrary, very development of the next generation of effectively averted the situation by locusts. No locust activity has been strategic and operative actions. During reported since the last 4 weeks of 2020-21, control operations against September 2020. Till now no significant locusts were carried out in an area of crop losses have been reported in the 2,87,986 hectares by Locust Circle Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 245 Annual Report 2020-21

Offices and 2,83,268 hectares by State negotiations with other countries. It Governments. To strengthen the control prepares Standard Operating Procedure capabilities, the division has placed (SOP) for commodities to be imported purchase order for five aerial spray kits / exported and undertakes Pest Risk from M/s. Micron U.K. Out of five aerial Analysis (PRAs) of different agricultural spray kits, two aerial spray kits arrived in commodities with respect to their import November 2020 and were handed over or export in relation to the countries to Logistic Division, Air Force, Chandigarh concerned. for fitting in Mi-17 Helicopter. During 2020-21, 2010 treatment (ii) Strengthening and Modernization of Plant agencies have been accredited for Quarantine Facilities in India (SMPQF): undertaking various phytosanitary The objective of SMPQF primarily is to treatments. Among these, for fumigation prevent introduction and spread of exotic with methyl bromide (MBr): 776 under pests, diseases and weeds which are NSPM-12 and for Aluminum Phosphide harmful to crops and bio-security of the (Alp): 579 under NSPM-22, whereas for country by regulating import of plants/ Forced Hot Air Treatment (FHAT): 598 plant products and monitoring import under NSPM-9. Hot Water Immersion of agriculture commodities as per the Treatment (HWIT) of mango: 42 under agreed conditions prescribed in the Plant NSPM-15, Irradiation: 4 under NSPM -21, Quarantine Order, 2003 notified under Vapour Heat Treatment (VHT): 9 under provisions of the Destructive Insect NSPM -20 and Heat Treatment of niger and Pests Act, 1914. Consequently, seed (HT): 2 under NSPM-18 have been the Department has established Plant registered to ensure pest free export of Quarantine facilities to administer various agriculture commodities for international entry points. Post entry quarantine trade. A total of 581 pack houses/ inspection is under taken in case of processing units have been registered to propagating plant material. Phytosanitary meet requirement of importing countries Certificates (PSC) are issued for exports as per bilateral agreements. Among as per International Plant Protection these 153 processing units for export Convention (IPPC), 1951 of the Food of rice to USA, 69 for export to China, and Agricultural Organization (FAO). 101 Processing units of export of peanut These functions are being discharged to Vietnam, 157 dry chilli warehouses by 70 Plant Quarantine Stations (PQS) and 82 pack houses for fresh fruit and functioning under the Directorate vegetables export to the European of Plant Protection Quarantine & Union, 16 mango pack house for USA Storage (DPPQ&S), Faridabad at and 03 farm units for export of cut flower various international airports, seaports to Australia. and land customs stations across the During 2020-21 conducted Pest Risk country to facilitate international trade Analysis (PRA) for 24 agricultural in agricultural products. The SMPQF commodities to determine potential bio- also assists in gaining market access security risk if imported while for getting for India’s agriculture products through market access of Indian products in other

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countries, technical information for 10 the conditions for import of onions into commodities to the various National India vide letter No:18-5/2014-PP.II Plant Protection Organizations were dated 21.10.2020 in order to stabilize provided. We got market access for Indian the price and availability of onion in the agriculture products (polished basmati local market. Further, to facilitate the rice, wheat flour) from Uzbekistan; export of agricultural commodities, the tomato, onion and okra from the then Department has authorised the Assistant Royal Government of Bhutan, mango Plant Protection Officers (Group B non- fruits and basmati rice from Argentina, Gazetted) for issuance of Phytosanitary pomegranate fruits,pomegranate arils Certificates from 38 Plant Quarantine and grapes from Australia, maize/corn Stations. Earlier, only Group A and B seeds from Brazil. India granted market Gazetted officers were authorised for it. access for five agriculture products (iii) Monitoring of Pesticide Residue at the (arecanut, mandarin, apple, potato National Level (MPRNL): This Scheme and ginger) originating from Bhutan was launched in 2005, as a Central Sector and notified vide Gazette Notification Scheme to collect, collate and analyze No:S.O.3646(E) dated 16.10.2020. data and information on a centralized During 2019-20, 137527 Import Release basis, on prevalence of pesticide residues Order (IROs) and 472896 Phytosanitary in agricultural products at farm-gate and Certificates (PSCs) were issued. During market yards. Samples of agricultural 2020-21 (upto December 2020), 86171 commodities and food commodities nos. Import Release Order (IROs) have including animal produce are drawn been issued for consignment of plant and analyzed in 32 participating and plant materials and 445070 nos. laboratories of the Central Government Phytosanitary Certificates (PSCs) have and Agricultural Universities. All the been issued for consignments of export. participating laboratories are accredited Plant Quarantine stations played an by National Accreditation Board for important role in biosecurity as during Testing and Calibration of Laboratories inspection of imported commodities for (NABL) in the field of pesticide residue various countries during 1st April, 2020 analysis as per ISO/IEC 17025:2005. The to 31st December, 2020 intercepted pesticide residue data generated is shared 1553 quarantine pests and 5916 non- with concerned State Governments quarantine pests. for corrective action for judicious and proper use of pesticides on crops with an A new National Standard for integrated pest management approach. Phytosanitary Measures (NSPM) related The participating laboratories collect to “Guidelines for Phytosanitary Service the food commodity samples from Agency and Phytosanitary Service various Agriculture Produce Marketing Provider for Inspection of Plants/ Plant Committee (APMC) markets and Public Products & other Regulated Articles Distribution System (PDS), irrigated in Export” was issued. Ministry of water and soil samples from intensive Agriculture and Farmers Welfare relaxed agricultural fields across various parts

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of the country and analyse them for of promoting sustainable Plant Health pesticide residues. The reports of the Management practices in diverse agro- Scheme are being shared with the States climatic conditions and Plant Bio-security highlighting preponderance of pesticide Management and Pesticide Management residues and requesting them to take through capacity building programs. corrective measures by exhorting the The NIPHM organizes capacity building extension machinery to propagate programs in areas like Plant Health Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Management, Bio-Security & Incursion Good Agriculture Practices (GAP). Management, Pesticide Management Under the central sector scheme, and Market Access, provides consultancy Monitoring of Pesticide Residues services & policy support and undertakes at National Level sponsored by the adaptive research in the plant protection Department of Agriculture, Cooperation domain. & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture During 2019-20, NIPHM conducted & Farmers Welfare, 32 participating 176 trainings with a participation of laboratories collected samples of 5121 officers. During 2020-21, NIPHM vegetable, fruits, spices, curry leaves, red started conducting online training chilli powder, rice, wheat, pulses, milk, programmes to officers from June 2020. fish/marine, tea, meat, egg, oilseeds and So far the institute has conducted 86 water from retail outlets, APMC markets, training programmes with a participation Mother Dairy, organic outlets, farm of 3786 officers during 2020-21 (upto gate located in different parts of India December). The physical mode of training and tested the samples for the possible programmes started from November presence of pesticide residues. 2020 with special training programme During 2019-20, a total of 30,664 for phytosanitary inspectors and the first samples were collected and analysed batch has been successfully completed. and 948 (3.1%) samples were found Other statutory training programmes are exceeding FSSAI MRL. During 2020-21, scheduled from January 2021. a total of 13663 samples were collected Farmers programmes also were and analyzed, for the possible presence conducted by the Institute in physical of pesticide residues during April-20 to as well as online mode, in collaboration November’ 20 and residues in 471 (3.4%) with KVKs. Further, farmer’s interaction samples were found exceeding FSSAI and trainings were regularly conducted MRL. through established plant health clinics. (iv) National Institute of Plant Health During 2020-21, from April-December Management (NIPHM): The NIPHM a total of 298 samples were analyzed was established in the year 1966 as for laced chemical pesticides. Under a Central Plant Protection Institute the MPRNL scheme1264 samples were (CPPTI) at Hyderabad. The Institute analyzed for pesticide residues form became an autonomous body in the Apr- Dec-2020, 55 samples of Green year 2008 with the expanded scope Leafy Vegetables were analyzed under

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Analysis of Heavy metals during Apr-Dec attended and took advantage of various 2020.Under the Project “How Safe are lectures delivered by experts from your Veggies?” 70 samples of vegetables national and international institutes. were analyzed so far.Further, PMD also Bio-input production and distribution: analyzes samples of tobacco sent by the During this COVID pandemic situation, Tobacco Board. During Apr-Oct 2020, the production and distribution of bio- 181 samples of tobacco were analyzed inputs slowed down. Mother cultures of for pesticide residues. bio-fertilizers and bio-pesticides were During Apr-December 2020, proficiency revived after lockdown and procured testing was conducted for three pesticides insect mother cultures from preservation in pesticide formulation analysis in centers. As a farmer friendly institution, which 395 government laboratories it produced bio-fertilizers (150 liters of were participated for total pesticide different bio-fertilizers & 25 kg of VAM bio- compound. During Apr- Dec 2020, three fertilizers) & bio-pesticides (Trichoderma programs were conducted for Proficiency (50 liters)&Pseudomonas) (25 liters), Testing in Pesticide Residue Analysis SlNPV(150 ml)&Entmopathogenic and 101 laboratories participated in the Nematodes mother cultures for the program. farmers. Based on the request of the NIPHM proposed to establish a state Tobacco Board and Andhra Pradesh of the art analytical laboratory to NIPHM supplied biopesticides strengthen the analytical facilities for (Trichoderma &Pseudomonas) (2550L pesticide quality, pesticide residues and +2550L) during June 2020. contaminants of bio-pesticides and to use Quality control of Bio-pesticides: In this the facility as a National Training Centre laboratory, the quality analysis of different in the subject. The new PFRAC building types of biopesticides samples is carried was inaugurated by Hon’ble Union out (The Gazette of India12th March Minister of Agriculture and Farmers 2013). The samples are received through Welfare in presence of Ministers of Insecticide Inspectors as part of the State for Agriculture and oter dignitaries department scheme on quality control. on 29th Dec 2020. The building will be All analytical procedures are carried functional in a month’s time after shifting out as per the BIS specifications and of all equipment. technical guidelines issued by the Central IYPH-2020: Webinar series: As 2020 Insecticide Laboratory. The standard was the International year of Plant operating procedures are periodically Health Management as declared by the updated as per the BIS norms. On an United Nations, NIPHM planned and average 5- 10 samples are received for organized/online webinars to create analysis per month. During this period awareness on plant health management a total 48 biopesticides samples are for students/staff/field staff. On the eve received from different states of India of the International Year of Plant Health and 31 samples were analysed for quality (IYPH), NIPHM organized 13 webinars parameters. under various plant health management Plant Health Clinic: Established a Plant issues. Participants to the tune of 2728 Health Clinic in NIPHM, Hyderabad to

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enable farmers with timely advice to during the Covid 19 pandemic. More manage all types of plant health related than 1480 pest advisories were given to problems (insects, diseases, mites, farmers. nematodes etc.) for sustainable and Online Course On Plant Biosecurity profitable agriculture. Established Plant (MOOCs): NIPHM launched its first Health Clinics in four districts of Telangana online course on Plant Biosecurity of 3 state (Warangal Urban, Warangal Rural, months’ duration. The main objective Suryapet and Rangareddy) with funding of the course is to create awareness support from the National Horticulture about plant biosecurity, plant quarantine Mission under MIDH, Telangana to system, to combat invasive plant pest extend the services to farmers. As a part threats, to enhance technical capabilities of Plant Health Clinic Activities, NIPHM and human capacity building to meet officials conducted off-campus training such threats and to enhance Sanitary programs to create awareness in their and Phytosanitary compliance. The 3rd daily farm activities. Demonstration was batch of MOOCs was completed by 52 carried out and kit was distributed to candidates in the month of August and the farmers of different villages through the 4th batch completed with registration plant health clinics (fruitfly lures for fruit of 55 candidates. crops, vegetable crops and bio-fertilizers viz., Trichoderma and Pseudomonas). Massive Open Online Course Fourteen training programs were (MOOCS) In Rodent and Household st organized in Rangareddy Dt, Telangana Pest Management: The 1 batch was and trained 280 farmers. Nine training completed by 44 individuals and in the nd programmes were organized in Warangal 2 batch, 74 candidates have completed Dt, Telangana and trained 150 farmers the course.

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Chapter 24

Initiatives during Covid-19 Pandemic

24.1 Introduction units of packaging material for food items, Transportation for essential goods , Tea Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & industry including plantation with maximum Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & of 50% workers, Veterinary hospitals and Farmers Welfare has taken several measures Mandis operated by the APMC, Intra and to facilitate farmers and farming activities Inter State movement of planting material/ at field level and to provide timely benefits Honey Bee Colonies , Honey and beehive to farmers and all stakeholders across the products. Further, to keep foreign trade country during the pandemic. The Ministry activity unhindered , Export and import pack held several meetings with the states during houses, inspection and treatment facilities the COVID-19 pandemic to maintain for seeds and horticultural produce were continuity in the supply chain in coordination also given exemption. Some of the salient with the states /UTs , especially in view of the measures taken by Divisions are as follows: harvesting and sowing season. 1. Farmers Welfare For the benefit of farmers, the Ministry made a large number of extraordinary exemptions. a. Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman For example , arrangements were made to Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Scheme during the dispatch seeds to villages across the country period of COVID-19 pandemic, about through courier during the sowing season , 9.36 crore farmer families have been when markets were closed due to lockdown benefitted and an amount of Rs. 40,466 .To relieve the farmers of financial burden, crore was released. subsidies were expedited and loan repayment b. In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, and interest was deferred. Further, immediate special thrust was given in respect of fund transfers were made directly to the release of financial benefit to the PM- accounts of small farmers. Seeds, fertilizer KISAN beneficiary farmers. and pesticide shops were allowed to open. Intra and inter–state movement of harvesting c. As part of the special financial package and sowing related machines, like combined announced by the Hon’ble Finance harvesters and other agriculture /horticulture Minister contained an item relating to PM- implements were exempted . KISAN, about early release of the financial benefit under the scheme pertaining to Several exemptions were made for the smooth the period April-August,2020 to about running of the food supply chain operation, 9.24 crore beneficiary farmers in the from farm to fork, so that the country did not beginning of April,2020 itself. face any shortage or crises on the food front d. Regarding database of Aadhar seeding and farmers faced no difficulty in selling their in Assam, Meghalaya, J&K & Ladakh produce. Some of these exemptions were relaxation was extended further till : Manufacturing and supply Cold storage 31.03.2021, so that the benefit of the and warehousing services, Manufacturing

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special financial package announced by 3. Agricultural Credit the Hon’ble Finance Minister could be a. Under PMFBY, total claims of Rs. 5,326.7 made available to the beneficiary farmers crores were paid during the lockdown of these states/UTs as well. period –PMFBY was made more efficient 2. Agricultural Marketing and farmer friendly and made voluntary a. Due to complete lockdown, all the fort all farmers. wholesale mandis were closed on b. Claims amounting to Rs. 8,741.3 crore 25.03.2020. There are 2,587 principal/ were settled during the lockdown period main agricultural markets available from 24th March ,2020 to 7th June, 2020 in India, out of which 1,091 markets benefitting 69.70 lakh farmers. were functional on 26.03.2020. The c. Bid evaluation and pricing support was Department rigorously pursued the provided by the Central Government to matter with the states and more than the States of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, 2,067 markets were made functional to Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, facilitate the farmers. Karnataka and Dadra & Nagar Haveli b. Advisory was issued by the Ministry to during the lockdown period. all state governments to facilitate Direct 4. CROPS AND OILSEEDS Marketing from the farmers/FPOs / Cooperatives etc. by limiting regulations a. Amidst the uncertainty which prevailed under State APMC Act. during the lockdown period some silent efforts coupled with timely intervention c. MOA&FW launched “KISAN RATH”, a by the Central and State governments farmer friendly mobile application in April, ensured that there was minimal or no 2020 to facilitate farmers and traders disruption to harvesting of Rabi Crops in searching for transport vehicles for and sowing of summer crops. primary and secondary transportation for movement of agriculture and horticulture b. While the Ministry of Home Affairs issued produce. the guidelines on measures to be taken for containment of COVID-19, it also ensured d. The Ministry coordinated with smooth functioning of agricultural Maharashtra Mandi Board for supply operations. Timely interventions and of onion from the production areas of exemptions resulted in good results. Maharashtra to other states. Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) e. The Ministry advised field officers of the were communicated to farmers for their Directorate of Marketing & Inspection safety and maintaining social distancing (DMI) , an attached office under the while undertaking farm related activities. Department of Agriculture Cooperation As a result of the proactive steps taken, and Farmers Welfare in coordination both harvesting activities of the Rabi with Mandi Boards of states, to spread Crop and sowing activities of summer awareness about sanitization,importance crops were undertaken in a systematic of social distancing and various safety manner. measures to contain the spread of c. The National Conference on Agriculture COVID-19 in APMCs. for Kharif Campaign -2020 was

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organized through Video Conference on to mobilize all possible sources to make 16th April, 2020 to discuss with the states best utilization of these special parcel on challenges and strategies for crop trains to their full capacity. management during Kharif cultivation. d. The Indian Railways started running of The conference was inaugurated by Sh. Special Parcel Trains since 31.03.2020. Narendra Singh Tomar, Hon’ble Union Till 31st July 2020, 4,609 trips of time Minister of Agriculture and Farmers tabled Special Parcel Trains have been Welfare in the presence of Shri. operated by the Indian Railways. These Parshottam Rupala and Shri Kailash trains have been carrying all categories Choudhary, Hon’ble Ministers of State of consignments including perishable (Agriculture). products and agro-products. 5. Horticulture e. Innovative methods of marketing of During the lockdown due to COVID-19, perishables (fruits and vegetables) such following need based activities were as Direct Marketing by farmers/FPOs taken up by the Ministry in a time bound and supply of combo pack of fruits and manner: vegetables had been adopted by some states. a. The Horticulture Division of DAC&FW actively coordinated with all the f. Coordination was established with the State Mission Directors for effective States to promote Direct Marketing and implementation of Relaxation Orders of facilitate farmers in selling the perishable Gol and facilitated the farmers and traders produce outside APMC markets. as and when information was received 6. Integrated Nutrient Management from various parts of the country. Soil health has been intact despite the Covid b. For providing support to horticulture effect. The following steps were taken: crops, round the clock coordination was done with growers, aggregators, a. Fertilisers: wholesalers, mandi associations and . To facilitate availability of fertilizers, State Horticulture Missions for smooth authorization to wholesalers and transport of commodities. retailers was extended by 3 months c. MOA&FW actively coordinated with (whose validity was expiring during the Ministry of Railways to run time the Covid time). tabled special parcel trains on selected . The Ministry associated with routes to ensure uninterrupted supply Department of Fertilizers in regular of essential commodities and smooth monitoring of fertilizer movement transportation of perishable agriculture to states from ports and production produce including fruits, vegetable, milk units to ensure smooth supply of and agriculture inputs across the country fertilizers through involvement in during the lockdown period. Regular whatsapp groups and VC. meetings were held with senior officers of the State, Horticulture Mission b. Organic Farming: Directors, State Agriculture Marketing Relaxation was provided under PKVY Boards and leading FPOs with a request to procure health gear to farmers

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involved in harvesting operations. /service providers/institutions of  Use of Parcel Train facility organic farming to address technical , marketing issues. - Transported 17 tons of organic mangoes from Andhra to Delhi and 7. Seeds Siliguri by SIMFED. Major work done by Seed Division during the - Transported 4 tons of vegetables lockdown period: from Palanpur, Gujarat to NCR by i. The lockdown imposed on 23rd of March, SIMFED. 2020, however with efforts of the Seed  Direct Sale of Organic Produce Division, DAC&FW shops of seed and - Involvement of FPOs was created other outlets opened since 25th March to under Mission Organic Value Chain ensure the availability of seed to farmers. Development in Manipur and Inter and intra state movement of seed Nagaland in direct marketing of was allowed. vegetables and fruits in the North ii. Seed Division has ensured availability of East Region. 153 lakh quintals seed among farmers - Direct Sale / doorstep delivery of against the requirement of 150 lakh vegetables, fruits by organic clusters quintals for Kharif 2020. /farmers under the Paramparagat iii. The Breeder Seed Allocation of Krishi Vikas Yojana in Punjab, Kharif-2020 and Breeder Seed Indent Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu through of Kharif -2021 was finalized during this mobile vans and online apps. period to ensure smooth seed production - Coordinated with officials of Uttar operations in future also. Pradesh and Haryana in facilitating the transport / direct supply of iv. Facilitated the movement of more than 1 organic vegetables, fruits to colonies crore packets of cotton seed in different in NCR. parts of India and more than 20,000 quintals of seed moved from Hyderabad c. Use of IT Platform/ App to the Northern and Eastern regions of  Encouraged use of jaivikkheti.in India. app by farmers for ensuring sale of v. The validity of Seed Dealers license organic products from farmers to expiring during the lockdown period consumers online. was automatically extended till  Upgraded the JaivikKheti portal September,2020. to accommodate Aggregators and vi. Import permission granted for 6 months non-scheme third party certification by EXIM committee was extended till buyers and sellers with verification September 2020. provision and to make it multilingual. vii. Permission granted to allow seed  To ensure direct supply to consumers certification and processing activities and to discuss Annual Action Plans during lockdown to ensure availability of Conducted 12 VCs through video app of NIC with states /Regional Councils quality seed.

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8. Agricultural Mechanization And and other agricultural/horticulture Machinery implements. a. Keeping in view the scarcity of labour, 9. Plant Protection the government encouraged farmers a. During the lockdown period efforts were to adopt mechanical options for farm made to use CROP software of Sectt. of operations. The government had given Central Insecticide Board & Registration exemptions for operationizing Custom Committee (CIB&RC) through Virtual Hiring Centres(CHCs)related to farm Private Network (VPN) to facilitate machinery and also provided farmers issuance of Certificate of Registration access to shops of agriculture machinery related to indigenous manufacturing , its spare parts and repairs. Intra and and import of chemicals /intermediates inter state movement of harvesting and / raw materials etc. required for smooth sowing related machines like combined functioning of industrial units / plants harvester and other agriculture/ etc. involved in the production of crop horticulture implements facilitated the protection chemicals thereby ensuring farming community during this critical the timely availability of pesticides and situation . crop protection chemicals to the farmers. b. Module of uberisation of logistics b. During the period, till 31st August, 2020, aggregators was launched by the the CIB&RC had issued 66 Nos. of import Department on the e-NAM platform permits for import of more than 87,636 and it helped traders to find transporters metric tons of various chemicals.582 available in their vicinity for faster certificates for exports had also been movement of farm produce from mandi issued to facilitate export of pesticides. to other locations.More than 11.37 lakh 5,106 certificates of registration had trucks and 2.3 lakh transporters were been issued in various categories to linked to this module. facilitate indigenous manufacturing of c. In compliance with the orders of the pesticides. Ministry of Home Affairs, the following c. Issues of exporters related to availability exemptions were given : and movement of labour, bottlenecks in - Farming operations by farmers and inter-state transport, shortage of raw farm workers in the field. materials, phyto -sanitary certification, - Providing services of CHC related to closure of courier services, availability of farm machinery. freight services, access to ports / yards and clearance of goods for imports / - Shops of agriculture machinery, its exports were discussed and it was decided spare parts and repairs to remain to resolve these issues appropriately to open. facilitate smooth import and export of - Intra and inter-state movement agriculture and allied commodities. of harvesting and sowing related d. Under the Plant Quarantine system, it machines like combined harvester

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was decided to extend the validity of growing seedlings may be kept open all pack –houses, processing units and keeping in view the lockdown and treatment facilities for a period of one should be included in the exempted year without physical inspection of such categories. Individual farmers may be allowed to visit these nursery facilities through a simplified procedure to outlets to get planting material to facilitate export of agriculture products. be planted in their individual farms. e. A Standard Operating Procedure A Webinar was conducted on 13th (SOP) for phytosanitary inspection June, 2020 on Linking Agroforestry and certification activities in wake of farmers with industry under the COVID-19 situation was prepared and chairmanship of Sh. Sanjay Aggarwal, circulated to facilitate the export and Secretary(AC&FW), Ministry of import of agricultural commodities. Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. It was an effort towards achieving 10. Natural Resource Management some of the mentioned goals under The following activities were undertaken Sub Mission on Agro- forestry being during Covid-19: implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. a. National Bamboo Mission 11. Rainfed Farming System . The Government of India has consented for relaxation of various Following measures were undertaken during activities related to bamboo such the Lockdown period:- as harvesting, processing, sale and a. To review the progress of the marketing, making it exempted implementation of the Per Drop More from the lockdown with effect from Crop component of PMKSY, video April,2020. conferences with program implementing . The North Eastern States particularly, states were conducted during COVID-19 Assam were urged to complete the and it was advised to: plantation activity of select species . Identify/start on line registrations during the ensuing monsoon season of farmers well in advance for so that adequate quantity of raw installation of Micro irrigation material for manufacturing units is systems to cover various horticulture available in the next 3-4 years. and agriculture crops. b. Sub-Mission On Agroforestry(SMAF) . All efforts made to effectively utilize the unspent amount for undertaking . The following Standard Operating approved activities. Procedures (SOP) for lockdowm period onwards was prepared for . Ensured timely availability of funds implementation of SMAF: to implementing agencies well in advance of the Kharif season. - States were suggested to ensure availability of quality planting material . To propagate awareness among from the established Government as farmers to adopt online application well as private nurseries for farmers. /processing for micro-irrigation to reduce human to human contacts. Shops providing planting material for

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 256 Annual Report 2020-21 b. The 5 states of the Namami Gange during Kharif 2020 to the States to programme, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, protect the health of farmers and farm Jharkhand, Uttarakhand and West Bengal workers & to contain the spread of the were advised to prepare a proposal on Corona virus. Strict adherence to the coverage of micro-irrigation under the norms of hygiene and social distancing Namami Gange programme and integrate were followed in letter and spirit during it with the Annual Action Plan of the agricultural operations in the States. state. b. A short video film on Social Distancing c. Rainfed Area Development(RAD) during agricultural activities was component of National Mission For developed and shared with Doordarshan, Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA): DD-Kisan and the social media platform - To review the progress of the of the Department for wide publicity implementation of RAD, video among farmers and all stakeholders conferences with programme across the country. implementing states were conducted c. Guidelines indicating exemptions for during COVID -19. continuity in supply chain of essential 12. Drought Management items related to farming operations and advisories issued by ICAR for farmers in Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare view of lockdown were sent to the State undertook several initiatives for Drought Nodal Officers of Extension Reforms management during lockdown due to (ATMA) scheme for its wide dissemination COVID-19: among the farmers. a. Draft National Agriculture Management d. All India Agri Transport Call Centre was Plan(NADMP) prepared by the National launched in April, 2020. This Call Centre Institute of Disaster Management was set up for coordination between (NIDM) on behalf of the Agriculture States for inter-state movement of Ministry was sent to the National perishables like vegetables & fruits and Disaster Management Authority(NDMA) agriculture inputs. for approval, under section 37(1) (c) of the Disaster Management Act,2005. 14. Digital Agriculture NDMA has approved the NADMP. a. With a view to encourage the use of b. On the recommendation of modern technologies in Agriculture, the DAC&FW,MHA included hiring of Guidelines of the National e-Governance vehicles ,tractors with spray equipments Plan in Agriculture were revised in for spraying of plant protection chemicals June, 2020 by including Gol’s support for pest control, hiring of water tankers for projects involving use of modern and purchase of plant protection Information Techonologies such as chemicals for locust control in the list Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, of items and norms of assistance under Block Chain Technology, Internet of SDRF/NDRF. Things, Robotics etc. 13. Extension b. In the Covid-19 period, maximum meetings were held through the virtual a. The Department circulated the SOP medium. The Digital Agriculture Division related to crop harvesting & threshing is facilitating virtual meetings through

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MobileVidyo and Webex. Around 300 c. Video Conferencing with States /UTs meetings in a month through VCs are - The Ministry held a V.C. on being facilitating by the IT Team of 29.04.2020 with States /UTs to the Division. Several webinars were ascertain the status on submission conducted during this period, explaining of projects to be implemented under the salient features of ordinances RKVY-RAFTAAR during 2020-21 and on Trade, Contract Farming, Agri special projects proposed to mitigate Infrastructure Fund etc., Farmer Producer the impact of COVID-19 outbreak Organizations, Exporters, AgriStartUps on agriculture and allied sectors, for etc. funding by DAC&FW. c. IT Team of the Division has developed a d. Many States took up projects to mitigate portal for the Agriculture Infrastructure the effects of COVID-19 under the Fund Scheme in house. scheme. d. Preliminary work pertaining to setting 16. International Cooperation up of an India Digital Eco system for Agriculture (IDEA) has been undertaken a. Video Conference meeting of G20 during this period. Extraordinary Agriculture Ministers Meeting was held by the Saudi Secretariat 15. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana on 21st April,2020. The agenda for Following measures were taken by the the meeting was to have a dialogue Division in the wake of the Covid-19 between G-20 countries on coordinated outbreak:- responses to COVID-19 impacts on food a. Revision in operational guidelines of security and nutrition. RKVY-RAFTAAR b. Secretary (Agriculture) attended a rd - Certain relaxations were made in virtual meeting on 23 April,2020 of the programme components of the Regional Action Group for South Asia of Operational Guideline of RKVY- the World Economic Forum(WEF). The RAFTAAR for utilization of RKVY purpose of the Regional Action Group is funds during 2020-21 by State Govts to interact regularly in order to support to minimize the impact of COVID-19 an adequate public private response outbreak on the agriculture and allied to the COVID-19 pandemic and jointly sector. chart rebuilding and recovery efforts. b. The Ministry made relaxation in operational 17. Agriculture Trade Policy,Promotion and guidelines allowing States /UTs to take Logistics Development formal approval of the concerned Chief a. DAC&FW interacted with exporters and Secretary without holding mandatory VC meetings were also held in early in April State Level Sanctioning Committee under the Chairmanship of Secretary, (SLSC) meeting in respect of the projects DAC&FW to extend support confidence to be implemented during the current to exporters across the entire agri sector FY 2020-21, after receipt of approval of and understand their problems. DAC&FW for these projects .Post facto b. Several common and sector specific approval of SLSC can be taken at a later issues were raised by the exporters date. The provision will be a onetime relating to availability and movement of exception for the year 2020-21.

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labour,inter-state transport bottlenecks, b. Allocating Rs.20 lakh crore package for shortage of raw materials due to closure AatmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, under of Mandis,phyto-sanitary certification, which Rs. 1 lakh crore financing facility closure of courier services thereby has been allocated for establishment hampering movement of shipping of Agriculture Infrastructure Projects at documents , availability of freight services farm-gate & aggregation points.This fund , access to ports /yards and clearance will be utilized for creating post harvest of goods for imports/exports. The infrastructure to avoid wastage of crop representatives of industries requested produce, which is about 15-20% of total for permission to open/operate at yield at present. least on 25-30% strength by putting 19. Economics and Statistics in place proper health advisory in their functioning. Agricultural sector continued to be a silver lining in a pandemic affected economy: c. The issue of internal transport was addressed by MHA and necessary a. Amongst all sectors, agriculture is the only directives were issued. Instructions sector, which reported positive growth were also issued for continous/regular during the pandemic situation. The issuance of phyto-sanitary certificates agriculture sector is expected to continue and acceptance of online certificates. to be a silver lining during the critical situation due to COVID-19, especially in d. As a result of these measures / a pandemic affected economy. With the initiatives , despite disruptions in global efforts of the Govt., sowing in the Kharif trade since December,2019 due to cropping season has touched an all time COVID-19 , the exports of essential agri high level of 109.5 million hectares as commodities during April-March,2020 almost all crops, including paddy, coarse were Rs.85,767.03 crore as compared to cereals, pulses, oilseeds, cotton and Rs. 95,878.07 crore in the same period sugarcane have recorded tangible gains last year matching about 90% export in area coverage. performance of last year. b. On 1st June ,2020 , the Govt. has 18. Cooperation announced an increase in Minimum a. The Govt. of India made concerted Support Prices(MSP) for Kharif Crops for efforts to provide a robust infrastructure marketing season 2020-21 .The increase in rural areas to help farmers/farmer in MSP for Kharif Crops was in line with the organizations to make best use of Union Budget 2018-19 announcement retail chains for marketing of fruits of fixing the MSPs at a level of at least and vegetables and small volume farm 1.5 times of the All India weighted commodities. The financial facility of one average Cost of Production(CoP) , aiming lakh crore announced by the Government at reasonable renumeration for farmers.

as part of the Aatma Nirbhar Bharat st Abhiyan package for developing farm- c. On 21 September, 2020, the gate level infrastructure is expected to Government had announced the MSPs help farmers to a great extent. for all mandated Rabi crops for the marketing season 2021-22.

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Chapter 25

Gender Perspective in Agriculture- 2020-21

25.1 Overview initiatives to help women derive the benefits of beneficiary–oriented components of Women farmers play an important role in various programmes/ schemes and missions. the agriculture sector and development of Focus is also being given on formation of the rural economy. Agriculture, the single women Self Help Groups (SHGs), capacity largest production endeavour in India and building interventions, linking them to micro contributing substantially to the GDP, is credit, enhancing their access to information increasingly becoming a female activity. and ensuring their representation in decision The agriculture sector employs 80% of all making bodies at various levels. economically active women; they comprise 33% of the agricultural labour force and To fulfill the mission of gender mainstreaming 48% of self-employed farmers. Women play in agriculture & allied sectors, the National a significant and crucial role in agricultural Gender Resource Centre in Agriculture development including, main crop production, (NGRCA) in Extension Division is working livestock production, horticulture, post- as a focal point for convergence of all harvest operations, agro/social forestry, gender related activities and issues within fishing etc. Increasing percentage of and outside DAC&FW; addressing gender female operational holders during different dimension to agriculture policies and Agriculture Censuses indicates participation programmes; rendering advocacy/ advisory of more and more women in operation and services to the States/UTs to internalize management of agricultural holdings in the gender specific interventions. NGRCA aims country. at forging effective functional linkages with other related departments, agencies and National Policy on Farmers, 2007 has institutions for women empowerment. included mainstreaming the human and gender dimensions in all farm policies and 25.2 Current Initiatives of NGRCA programmes as one of the major policy Being a Nodal Centre for women in agriculture goals. Accordingly, Gender Mainstreaming in DAC&FW, the centre is actively involved in initiatives are being promoted in the the following activities: Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW), Ministry of • Macro/Micro level and Action Research Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, by way of Studies initiated by the Centre include a building their capacities and improving their study on Gender Based Impact Analysis access to inputs, technologies and other of the ATMA Programme. farming resources. Mainstreaming of gender • An e-book on the Inspiring Stories concerns is being addressed by (i) earmarking of Progressive Women Farmers was 30% of funds for women under various major prepared by NGRCA collating best schemes/programmes and development practices and success stories of 51 interventions; (ii) taking pro-women women farmers and agripreneurs. This

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book will help the extension functionaries (NHM), Horticulture Mission for North East and officials at State, District and Block & Himalayan States (HMNEH), Central Sector Level in making women farmers aware Schemes of National Horticulture Board, of interventions and best practices Coconut Development Board (CDB) and facilitating them to derive benefits of Central Institute for Horticulture, Nagaland the tailor made provisions of various which is area/project based and are targeted Schemes/Programmes. to benefit farmers specifically small and • Mahila Kisan Diwas, 2020- The Centre marginal farmers. organized an event on the occasion of The MIDH aims at promoting holistic growth Mahila Kisan Diwas, on October 15, of the horticulture sector through area based 2020 through Video Conferencing under regionally differentiated strategies. Keeping the guidance of the Hon’ble Minister for in view the overall social objectives and as Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and was per directives, all the implementing agencies graced by the Hon’ble Minister of State i.e. State Horticulture Missions and National for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Level Agencies have been directed to ensure Secretary (DAC&FW) in the presence of that at least 30% of the budget allocation other senior officials of the Department. is earmarked for women beneficiaries while Interaction between Hon’ble MoS giving subsidies as well as for imparting (PR), progressive women farmers and training for skills development to women agripreneurs from different States was farmers for growing horticulture crops and held during the event. The e-Book on post harvest management. 51 success stories of women farmers and agripreneurs titled Inspiring Stories The Horticulture Division is making of Progressivie Women Farmers was efforts to stipulate in each and every released and two short films titled administrative approval to provide for a pro- ‘çxfr”khy —’kd efgykvksa dh dgkfu;k¡*’ and women allocation of at least 30% and the “oS”kfod Lrj ij efgyk fdlkuksa dh lQyrk dh implementing agencies have been asked to dgkuh” highlighting the role of women ensure that the said funds are given to women in agriculture were launched on the beneficiaries such as women farmers, women occasion by the Hon’ble Minister of State Self Help Groups, women entrepreneurs etc, for Agriculture. to encourage and to obtain the benefits of schemes under the Mission as far as possible. 25.3 MAINSTREAMING EFFORTS OF Further, Operational Guidelines of MIDH also VARIOUS DIVISIONS OF DAC&FW provide more subsidy/assistance to women The important mainstreaming and gender farmers, beneficiaries as compared to general budgeting efforts within the various Subject category farmers. Matter Divisions of DAC&FW are given as B. AGRICULTURE EXTENSION under: The Centrally Sponsored Scheme Support to A. HORTICULTURE State Extension Programmes for Extension Mission for Integrated Development of Reforms (ATMA) implemented since 2005 is Horticulture (MIDH) is an umbrella scheme now under implementation in 691 districts on horticulture subsuming the ongoing of 28 States and 5 UTs of the country. The schemes i.e. National Horticulture Mission scheme promotes a decentralized farmer-

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driven and farmer-accountable extension the block level through a ‘Farmer Friend’ system through an institutional arrangement ; for technology dissemination in the form • Farm Women’s Food Security Groups of an Agricultural Technology Management (FSGs) @ at least 2 per block to be formed Agency (ATMA) at district level. Under annually for ensuring household food and the scheme, grants-in-aid are released to nutritional security providing assistance State Governments with an objective to of Rs. 10,000/ per group; support their efforts of revitalization of the extension system and making available the • Inclusion of one ‘Gender Coordinator’ latest agricultural technologies in different in every State in the team of committed thematic areas to increase agricultural extension personnel being supported production through extension activities under the Scheme. The role of Gender viz. Farmers Training, Demonstrations, Coordinator is to ensure flow of support Exposure Visits, Kisan Mela, Mobilization viz. training/ capacity building and of Farmers Groups and Setting up of Farm extension support as per the specific Schools. Through these activities, the latest requirements of women farmers. Since agriculture technologies are disseminated to inception of the Scheme in 2005-06, farmers of the country. The funds under the a total of 1,36,97,311 Farm Women scheme are being released to the States on (24.56% of the total benefited farmers) the basis of approved State Extension Work have participated in farmer oriented Plan (SEWP) by the State Level Sanctioning activities like Exposure Visits, Training, Committee (SLSC). As per provision of the Demonstrations & Kisan Melas including Revised Operational Guidelines of ATMA 323893 women farmers benefited during Scheme, 2018:- 2020-21 (up to December, 2020). During FY 2020-21, Rs. 43678.48/- lakhs has • Minimum 30% of resources meant for been released, out of which Rs.13103.54 programmes and activities are required lakhs has been released under the to be allocated to women farmers and scheme for women beneficiaries (as on women extension functionaries with 31.12.2020). specific documentation of expenditure The Central Sector Scheme Mass Media and performance for women being Support to Agriculture Extension Scheme maintained; is being implemented through Doordarshan, • Women farmers are to be involved in DD Kisan and All India Radio(AIR) to telecast different decision making bodies at & broadcast sponsored programme on district and block level such as (ATMA) agriculture and allied sector for the farming Governing Board and ATMA Management community including Women Farmers/ Committee at district level; Farm Women. Under the scheme, a 30 • Women are represented in Farmers minute programme, Krishi Darshan (5 days Advisory Committees (FACs) set up at a week) is telecast/broadcast through 18 block/ district and state level; Regional Kendras of Doordarshan. 96 Rural FM Radio Stations of AIR are being utilized • More women are involved as ‘Farmer to broadcast 30 minutes of programme Friends’ under the newly introduced namely, Kisan Vani (6 days a week) and 03 mechanism for extension delivery below programmes- Krishi Darshan, Hello Kisan and

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Choupal Charcha (5 days a week) are telecast including soil health, cropping practices, plant on DD Kisan. Since September 2018, a new protection, post harvest technology etc. agriculture programme ‘Kisan Ki Baat’, on The National Institute of Agricultural the lines of Kisan Vani is being broadcast from FM Gold channel of AIR, Delhi, which Extension Management (MANAGE), is now rechristened as News on AIR. Further Hyderabad is the implementing agency for awareness is also created through print the training component and the National advertisements in leading newspapers Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development across the country and through Social media (NABARD) is the implementing agency for the platforms viz. Facebook (www.facebook.com/ subsidy component of the AC&ABC scheme. AgriGoI), twitter (www.twitter.com/AgriGoI) Under the scheme, residential training of 45 and youtube ([email protected]) of the Department. days duration is imparted to unemployed candidates who possess degree/ diploma in Directions have been issued to DD/AIR to agriculture and allied subjects, intermediate produce and telecast/broadcast women in agriculture, science graduates with PG specific programmes for their benefit/ in agri related courses and graduates in awareness on pro-women provisions life sciences and environmental sciences available in the various schemes of DAC&FW through selected Nodal Training Institutes besides publicity on gender interventions (NTIs) in various parts of the country. The through electronic and social media. NTIs also provide hand-holding to trained DD Kisan and AIR telecasted /broadcasted candidates for establishment of agri-ventures programmes on the theme “Women in in agriculture and allied areas and facilitates Agriculture” during the week 12.10.2020 to in providing loan assistance from banks and 16.10.2020 on the occasion of Mahila Kisan subsidy support through NABARD. Diwas-2020. There is a provision of credit linked back- The Central Sector component, “Establishment ended upfront composite subsidy on the of Agri-Clinics and Agri-Business Centres bank loan availed by trained candidates (AC&ABC)” is being implemented since April, under the Scheme. 2002 to supplement the efforts of public The subsidy is 44% in extension, support agricultural development respect of women, SC/ST and all categories and create gainful self-employment of candidates from North-Eastern and Hill opportunities for unemployed youth with States and 36% in respect of other categories. qualification in agriculture and allied sectors. The subsidy is admissible for loans up to Rs.20 lakhs in case of an individual and Rs.100 lakhs The scheme promotes involvement of agri- in case of Group Projects (for ventures set preneurs (including women) trained under up by a group of 5 trained candidates). Also, the AC&ABC scheme in providing advisory specific provisions for awarding best women and extension services to the farmers in agriculture and allied areas through agri- agri-preneurs and co- obligating parents or ventures established with financial support. husband for availing bank credit are made These agri-preneurs are actively involved in available under the programme. providing advisory and extension services Since inception of the scheme in 2002, 5929 to the farmers on various technologies

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women agri-preneurs have been trained of field extension functionaries including 1446 which 1804 have established agri-ventures women extension functionaries. and of these 139 received subsidy benefit as Diploma in Agricultural Extension Services on 30.11.2020. During the current year, no for Input Dealers (DAESI): DAESI is of women candidates have been trained, but 49 one year (spread in 48 weeks; 1 day per women agri-preneurs trained during previous week) diploma programme for agri-input years have established their ventures and dealers launched in October 2015. The 10 ventures established by women got National Institute of Agricultural Extension subsidized. Management (MANAGE) is implementing the DAESI Programme in all States through Recently, benefits of the MUDRA loan scheme State Agricultural Management & Extension have been inducted under AC&ABC scheme. Training Institutes (SAMETIs), Krishi Vigyan Also, the scheme has been on-boarded with Kendras & State Agricultural Universities. the DBT Bharat Mission for implementation There is a course fee is Rs.20,000/- per of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) and Aadhaar candidate, out of which Rs.10,000/- is particulars have been made mandatory for borne by DAC&FW and Rs.10,000/- is to getting benefits under the scheme. Online be contributed by the input dealer. The GOI process has been rolled out on 01.01.2018 provides Rs.4.00 lakh for one batch of DAESI through https://acabcmis.gov.in for training Programme @ Rs. 10,000/- per candidate for programmes under the scheme. Action is a batch of 40 input dealers. During 2020-21, underway for making subsidy distribution under the DAESI programme; training was also online. Details of the scheme may be provided to 120 input dealers including 4 seen at the website www.agriclinics.net women candidates. Extension Education Institutes (EEIS): C. Crops To provide training and HRD support to extension functionaries across the country, The National Food Security Mission (NFSM) the MoA&FW had established four regional was launched in 2007-08 to increase the EEIs in the country namely EEI, Nilokheri production of rice, wheat and pulses by 10, (Haryana); EEI, Hyderabad (Telangana); EEI, 8 and 2 million tonnes, respectively by the Anand (Gujarat); and EEI, Jorhat (Assam) to end of the 11th Plan through area expansion cater to the training needs of middle level and productivity enhancement; restoring field functionaries working in the agriculture soil fertility and productivity; creating & allied department of States/UTs. The employment opportunities and enhancing the programmatic activities of EEIs include farm level economy. The basic strategy of the organization of on-campus/off-campus Mission is to promote and extend improved training, workshops, conferences etc. in the technologies of package of practices of crops areas of extension methodology, training through various types of demonstrations management, Agriculture Knowledge (FLDs/Cluster FLDs), distribution of HYVs/ Information System (AKIS) and Information, Hybrid seeds, production of seeds, distribution Communication & Technology (ICT). of micro-nutrients/ soil ameliorants/bio- During 2020-21 (upto December,2020), fertilizers, plant protection chemicals/bio- the Extension Education Institutes (EEIs) pesticides, improved resource management conducted 106 training courses with 4105 tools/ machineries /implements, efficient

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 264 Annual Report 2020-21 water application devices, capacity building onwards. FAO considered the proposal of of farmers and local initiatives; award for DAC&FW to celebrate 2023 as “International best performing States etc. From the year Year of Millets”. 2020-21, primary processing units/small Besides, Bringing Green Revolution to storage bins/flexibility interventions have Eastern India (BGREI), a sub scheme of been added as per local requirement. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana was initiated in Currently, NFSM is being implemented in 2010-11 to address the constraints limiting identified districts of 28 States & 2 Union the productivity of “Rice Based Cropping Territories (UTs) viz. Jammu & Kashmir(J&K) Systems” in Eastern India comprising seven and Ladakh in the country. NFSM-Rice (7) States namely; Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, in 193 districts of 24 States & UT of J&K, Jharkhand, Odisha, Eastern Uttar Pradesh NFSM-Wheat in 124 districts of 10 states & and West Bengal. The programme is being 2 UTs viz. J&K and Ladakh, NFSM-Pulses in implemented on 60:40 sharing basis between 644 districts of 28 states & 2 UTs viz. Jammu GOI and States for general states and 90:10 & Kashmir and Ladakh and NFSM-Coarse sharing basis in NE State (Assam). An amount Cereals in 269 districts of 26 States & 2 UTs of Rs. 327.00 crore as central share has viz. J&K and Ladakh. From the year 2018-19, been earmarked for implementation of the NFSM-Nutri-Cereals is being implemented programme during 2020-21. in 208 districts of 14 states (Jowar in 96 D. Agricultural Marketing districts of 10 States, Bajra in 89 districts of 9 States, Ragi in 43 districts of 8 states In order to provide a single window approach, and other millets in 43 districts of 7 states). a user and investment friendly atmosphere, all Under NFSM-Coarse Cereals, Maize is being the ongoing six Plan Schemes implemented implemented in 237 districts of 26 States during the XI Plan period have been put & 2 UTs viz. J&K and Ladakh and Barley in under one umbrella “Integrated Scheme for 39 districts of 4 States of the country. The Agricultural Marketing (ISAM)”. It aims to (i) North Eastern States, Himachal Pradesh, & promote agri-marketing through creation of 2 UTs viz. J&K and Ladakh have been given marketing and agribusiness infrastructure flexibility to implement programme on nutri- including storage, (ii)incentivize agri- cereals. market reforms, (iii) provide market linkages to farmers, (iv) provide access to agri- The programme is being implemented on market information and (v) support quality 60:40 sharing basis between GOI and State certification of agriculture commodities. ISAM Government in general states and 90:10 scheme is having five components, namely: (i) sharing basis for North Eastern States and 3 Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI), Himalayan States from 2015-16. As per the the objective of this component is to create operational guidelines of NFSM,at least 30% market infrastructure including Storage of funds is to be used for women farmers, Infrastructure and Integrated Value Chain 33% allocation of the fund is to be made for Projects (IVC) [the schemes of Grameen small and marginal farmers. Bhandaran Yojana (GBY) and Development/ New initiatives taken for increasing Strengthening of Agricultural Marketing production and productivity of Pulses from Infrastructure, Grading and Standardization 2016-17 and Nutri-Cereals from 2018-19 (AMIGS) have been merged as AMI].

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Under the Agricultural Marketing • In order to reduce drudgery and Infrastructure (AMI) component, women are increasing efficiency in farm operations, eligible for subsidy @ 33.33% as against 25% a number of agricultural implements for others. and hand tools suitable for farm women have been developed by the Research & E. Mechanization and Technology Development organizations under ICAR. For recognizing the need to mechanize The list of gender friendly equipment marginal and small farmers, and for inclusive has been sent to all States/UTs for growth of the farm mechanization sector in popularizing them through various the country, a Sub Mission on Agricultural schemes of the Government. Mechanization (SMAM) was launched in the Gender Friendly Equipment for Women: year 2014-15 with the following objectives: Under the component 1 of SMAM, Agricultural Mechanization through Training, Testing, and • Increasing the reach of farm mechanization Demonstration, a total 3648 women were to small and marginal farmers and to the trained during the Financial Year 2019-20. regions where availability of farm power During 2020-21 (up to November 2020), is low; 3986 women trainees were trained. A list of • Promoting Custom Hiring Centres to about 30 identified gender-friendly tools and offset the adverse economies of scale equipment developed by the Research and arising due to small land holdings and Development Organizations of ICAR for use high cost of individual ownership; in different farm operations has already been sent to all states and UTs for popularizing • Creating hubs for hi-tech & high value them. State governments have been directed farm equipments; to earmark 30 per cent of total funds allocated • Creating awareness among stakeholders under SMAM for women beneficiaries. through demonstration and capacity F. Seeds building activities; Under the Sub-Mission on Seeds and • Ensuring performance testing and Planting Material (SMSP), the Seed Division certification at designated testing centres is implementing theSeed Village Programme located all over the country. to upgrade the quality of farmer’s saved seeds The SMAM provides a suitable platform for Under this programme, financial assistance converging all activities for inclusive growth for distribution of foundation/certified seeds of agricultural mechanization by providing a at 50% cost of the seeds for cereal crops ‘single window’ approach for implementation and 60% for pulses, oilseeds, fodder and green with a special focus on women farmers with manure crops for production of quality seeds the following provisions: is available/ provided for farmers including women farmers. The scheme is demand • State Governments have been directed driven and implemented by the concerned to earmark 30 per cent of total funds State for welfare of all farmers including that allocated under SMAM for women of women farmers. beneficiaries. • 10% more assistance for women There is no separate budget allocated/ beneficiaries to procure Agricultural earmarked and released exclusively for machinery, implements and equipment woman farmers. However, implementing including PHT under component 2 and 3. States/ agencies are requested to cover

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 266 Annual Report 2020-21 adequate participation of women farmers’ in Service Cooperative Andhra Pradesh and the scheme. During 2018-2020, 10.935 lakh Maharashtra and disbursed Rs.590.86 crore. and during 2020-21 (as on December, 2020), NCDC assistance has been provided in the 0.84 lakh women farmers were benefitted form of term loan and working capital loan under the Seed Village Programme and to meet their fund requirement towards certified seed production through the SVP. expansion of their businesses. G. Cooperation In the 06 projects sanctioned exclusively for women cooperatives in FY 2020-21, National Cooperative Development more than 90.26 lakh women members of Corporation (NCDC) the societies have benefitted. NCDC has NCDC encourages women cooperatives to been playing a significant role over the avail assistance under its various schemes. A years to uplift women cooperatives towards large number of women members are engaged empowerment of women across the country. and involved in cooperative dealing with Further, out of the 235 projects/units activities related to food grain processing, sanctioned in FY 2020-21 (as on 31.12.2020), plantation crops, oilseeds processing, fisheries, under all programmes including assistance to dairy & livestock, spinning mills, handloom the 06 women cooperatives, it is estimated and power loom weaving, Integrated that 100.51 lakh women are enrolled as Cooperative Development Projects etc. members, out of which 170 women members Women Cooperatives are covered under the are on the Board of Directors. To promote Weaker Section programme for the purpose women participants and empower them of availing subsidy and concessional funding to lead and govern cooperatives, NCDC’s under the Central Sector Integrated Scheme dedicated Academy, the Laxmanrao Inamdar on Agricultural Cooperation. NCDC has National Academy for Cooperative Research launched a unique Scheme called the “Yuva and Development (LINAC) at Gurugram Sahakar” in 2019-20. It aims at encouraging organises training programmes for women newly formed cooperative societies with new Directors/Cooperators. Eight (08) training and/or innovative ideas. programmes organized at LINAC, Gurugram and attended by 520 participants were Under the scheme, NCDC provides 2% less conducted in FY 2020-21 exclusively for than its applicable rate of interest on term women cooperators. In addition, 5 training loan for project activities in case of timely programmes were organized at LINAC, repayments. It is more liberal to cooperatives Regional Training Centres at Gandhinagar, with 100% women members, amongst Kolkata, Hyderabad, Pune and Chennai others. The project cost is capped at Rs. 3.00 and attended by 388 women cooperators. crore in case of a cooperative society which is Cummulatively, as on 31.12.2020, LINAC in operation for one year or more and Rs.1.00 has organised 13 training programmes crore in case of a cooperative society which exclusively for women cooperators in FY is in operation for more than 03 months but 2020+-21 and attended by 908 women less than one year. cooperators. During the FY 2020-21 (as on 31.12.2020), National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI) NCDC has sanctioned Rs.632.14 crore to 06 units of women cooperatives to NCUI implements Cooperative Education

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and Development Programmes through its April 2019 to March 2020, 1175 events were 43 Cooperative Education Field Projects organized and as many as 46931 women of which 04 are exclusive women projects were imparted knowledge in different areas. located at Shimoga (Karnataka), Aska Cooperative Training Programes are being Behrampur (Odisha), East Imphal (Manipur) conducted by the National Council for and Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh). Cooperative Training (NCCT) for personnel During 2019-20, 323 Self-Help groups having working in the cooperative sector in the membership of 4187 women were formed by country as well as other stakeholders of the lady mobilisers of the cooperative education cooperative sector through 20 Institutes at field projects. A total of 4097 SHGs with national, regional and State level all over the 45051 members have been formed since country. inception till date. Through various income generating activities, 14759 women were National Council for Cooperative Training is a society registered under the benefitted under this programme. On an (NCCT) Societies Registration Act, 1860 promoted average, each woman beneficiary was able to by the Department. NCCT is responsible earn about Rs.5000/- per month. for organizing, directing, monitoring and During the year, a total of 68711 women evaluating the arrangements for cooperative were imparted education under various training for personnel working in the educational activities. During 2019-20, cooperative sector in the country as well SHGs mobilized Rs.2,12,62,714/- from their as other stakeholders of the cooperative own savings, and Rs.80,76,19,719/- was Sector. The main objective of the Council is disbursed as loan to members of SHGs for to organize need based training programmes taking up income generating activities. 70 and facilitate the process of human resource Cooperative societies have been registered development for cooperatives in the country. under various State Cooperative Societies It also envisages conducting research in Acts of the members of SHGs organized by critical areas of the cooperative movement. NCUI cooperative education field projects. These activities of NCCT are conducted through 20 institutes at national, state and Cooperative Education Programmes for regional level all over the country. women are being implemented through the State Cooperative Unions in the States During the year 2020-21, the units of NCCT of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, conducted 258 online training programmes Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, and trained 2100 women participants ( upto Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Odisha, September, 2020) . Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Cooperative education H. Policy programmes/classes are being conducted The National Policy for Farmers, 2007 (NPF) by lady cooperative education instructors in announced by the Government envisages rural as well as in urban areas. The duration the following measures aimed at women’s of these progammes varies from 1 to 7 empowerment: days, which covers classes/meetings for ordinary and potential women members of • Asset reforms under land, water and cooperative societies, managing committee livestock for an equitable share to women members, office bearers and employees of farmers. women cooperative etc. During the year,

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• Better access to inputs and services, monitors the progress of the Plan of Action science and technology, implements, for the operationalisation of the NPF. credit and support services like creches, child care centres, nutrition, health and I. Agriculture Census training. Since 1995-96, following the • Encouragement to women for recommendations of the Central Statistics participating in group activities aimed Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme at achieving economies of scale through Implementation, gender based data in farming groups. Agriculture Census is being been collected. The scope of collection of gender based • Involvement of women in conservation data has been restricted to the number of and development of bio-resources. operational holdings, corresponding operated The Policy provisions, inter alia, include asset area by different size classes of holdings, reforms in respect of land, water, livestock, social group (SC, ST and others) and types of fisheries, and bio-resources; support services holdings (individual, joint and institutional). and inputs like application of frontier Percentage of female operational holdings as technologies; agricultural bio-security per results of the latest Agriculture Census systems; supply of good quality seeds and 2015-16 and Agriculture Census 2010-11 is disease-free planting material, improving soil fertility and health and integrated pest given in the following table- management systems; support services Sr. Size Group 2010-11 2015-16 for women like crèches, child care centers, No. nutrition, health and training; timely, 1 Marginal (Below 1.00 13.63 14.68 adequate, and easy reach of institutional ha.) credit at reasonable interest rates, and 2 Small (1.00-2.00 ha.) 12.15 13.44 farmer-friendly insurance instruments; 3 Semi-Medium (2.00- 10.45 11.76 use of Information and Communication 4.00 ha.) Technology (ICT) and setting up of farmers’ 4 Medium (4.00-10.00 8.49 9.76 schools to revitalize agricultural extension; ha.) effective implementation of MSP across 5 Large (Above10.00 6.78 7.83 the country, development of agricultural ha.) market infrastructure and rural non-farm All Size Groups 12.78 13.96 employment initiatives for farm households; integrated approach for rural energy, etc. Increase in percentage of female operational holders during the different Agriculture Many of the provisions of the NPF are being Censuses indicates participation of more and operationalised through various schemes and more women in operation and management programmes which are being implemented by of agricultural holdings in the country. different Central Government Departments and Ministries. For the operationalisation of J. Farmer Welfare the remaining provisions of the Policy, an Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM- Action Plan has been finalized and circulated KISAN): to the Ministries and Department concerned, as well as to all States and UTs for necessary With a view to augment the income of farmers follow up action. An Inter-Ministerial by providing income support to all landholding Committee constituted for the purpose also

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farmers’ families across the country, to years. The farmer is required to contribute enable them to take care of expenses related to a Pension Fund between Rs.55 to Rs.200 to agriculture and allied activities as well as per month depending on the entry age. The domestic needs, the Central Government Central Government shall also contribute has launched a new Central Sector Scheme, an equal amount to the Pension Fund. The namely, the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Pension Fund will be managed by the Life Nidhi (PM-KISAN) on 24.02.2019. Under the Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). In case Scheme an amount of Rs.6000/- per year is of death of the farmer before reaching 60 transferred in three 4-monthly installments of years of age, the spouse shall have the option Rs.2000/- directly into the bank accounts of of continuing the scheme by payment of farmers, subject to certain exclusion criteria. remaining contributions under the scheme. If The entire responsibility of identification the spouse does not wish to continue or there of beneficiaries rests with the State / UT is no spouse, the subscribers’ contributions Governments. An exclusive web-portal www. along with fund interest earned or Savings pmkisan.gov.in has been launched for the Bank Interest whichever is higher would Scheme. Financial benefits are released to be payable to the spouse or the nominee. the beneficiaries on the basis of the data of On the death of the pensioner, the spouse farmers prepared and uploaded by them on shall receive 50% of the assured pension as the PM-Kisan web-portal. For enrollment, family pension. For enrollment, the farmer is the farmer is required to approach the local required to approach the nearest Common patwari / revenue officer / Nodal Officer (PM- Service Center (CSC) or the Nodal Officer Kisan) nominated by the State Government. (PM-Kisan) nominated by the State / UT They can self-register also through the portal. Governments. An exclusive web-portal www. As on December, 2020, the number of female pmkmy.gov.in has been launched for the farmers registered under PM-KISAN since Scheme. Since inception till December, 2020, inception is 2,88,24,467. 662207 female farmers have been registered under PM-KMY. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan-Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY): K. Rainfed Farming Systems (RFS)

With a view to provide social security to small Under the National Mission for Sustainable and marginal Farmers in their old age when Agriculture (NMSA), atleast 30% of the they would have no means of livelihood and budget allocation is earmarked for women minimal or no savings to take care of their beneficiaries/farmers. expenses, the Government has started the L. Natural Resource Management Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY). Under this scheme, a minimum Sub-Mission on Agro Forestry (SMAF) under National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture fixed pension of Rs.3,000/- will be provided (NMSA) is under implementation since 2016- to small and marginal farmers, subject to 17 to promote plantation on farmlands. certain exclusion criteria, on attaining the age Women farmers are associated at every of 60 years. It is a voluntary and contributory level of SMAF activities and as per SMAF pension scheme, with entry age of 18 to 40 Operational Guidelines, at least 50% of the

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 270 Annual Report 2020-21 allocation is to be utilized for small, marginal programmes. The State Governments are farmers of which at least 30% should be however advised to utilize 30% of funds women beneficiaries/farmers associated released under the Scheme for women with the scheme. farmers. M. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) O. Plant Protection

RKVY is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (State Sub-Mission on Plant Protection and Plant Plan) which provides flexibility and autonomy Quarantine is under implementation through to States in the process of selection, which regulatory, monitoring, surveillance and planning, approval and execution projects capacity building functions are undertaken in agriculture and allied sectors as per their with regard to Plant Protection and Plant Quarantine. Under this mission, Integrated priorities under this scheme. Hence, RKVY Pest Management (IPM) with a mandate to scheme does not set any specific target for popularize adoption of IPM through training women beneficiaries under the scheme at and demonstration in crops, inter-alia the central level. There is no provision for promotion of biological control approaches earmarking funds/allocation exclusively for in crop protection technology is promoted. women farmers/ gender budgeting under the Under this scheme, farmers are being made scheme. aware about the judicious use of chemical pesticides and use as per the prescriptions Under the Innovation and Agri- given in the label and leaflets. It encompasses entrepreneurship programme being pest control techniques such as cultural, implemented under RKVY-RAFTAAR, a mechanical and biological with minimum total of 346 start-ups have been selected in dependence on chemical pesticides. The various areas of agriculture and allied sectors Government has established 35 Central for providing financial support through Integrated Pest Management Centres in Knowledge Partners and Agri Business 28 States and two Union Territories in the Incubators selected by DAC&FW for country. These Centers impart field oriented implementation of this programme. Out of training to extension functionaries and these selected start-ups, more than 80 start- farmers through Farmers’ Field Schools, 2 ups are led by women entrepreneurs. days & 5 days Human Resource Development programmes to promote IPM. N. Integrated Nutrient Management Major emphasis is given on judicious use of Organic Farming is being promoted under the chemical pesticides, safety in use of pesticides, Schemes Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana alternate tools for pest management viz; (PKVY) and Mission Organic Value Chain cultural, physical, mechanical methods of Development for North Eastern Region pest control as well as use of bio-pesticides (MOVCDNER) with a provision of atleast and bio-control agents, effects of pesticides 30% of the budget allocation for women on natural enemies of pests, do’s and don’ts beneficiaries/farmers. of pesticide including proper application Under the Soil Health Card/Soil Health equipment and technique. Management Schemes, there is no separate Keeping into consideration changes in budget provision for women specific various parameters like pests, disease,

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registration of new pesticides, Agro Eco- of the Scheme. Provisions have been made System Analysis (AESA) based technology in the Operational Guidelines of the scheme for pest management and regional variations, which recommends that all stakeholders shall IPM packages have been developed. During make special efforts to maximize coverage of the last 6 years (2014-15 to 2019-20), women farmers within the Scheme. Recently, 17724 women farmers have been trained the guidelines were revamped to ensure that on the latest IPM technology in various women farmers are involved as members of crops. During 2020-21 (upto Kharif season), the State Level Coordination Committee on 586 women farmers participated in 102 Crop Insurance, a key decision-making body Integrated Pest Management Farmers Field constituted by the State Governments to aid Schools. the implementation of PMFBY. To effectively respond to the needs of women farmers, National Institute of Plant Health the Department has successfully executed Management (NIPHM), Hyderabad is the first phase of the qualitative study to regularly conducting training programmes understand the barriers impacting women for Agricultural Officers, Extension officers, famers’ access to PMFBY. The Department is Faculty members from various Universities currently in the process of preparing a gender and colleges across India for capacity building inclusion strategy under the Scheme. in plant health management. During 2019- 20, NIPHM has imparted training to 2560 Under the Interest Subvention Scheme, (ISS), officials including 629 women participants. all the farmers including women who take During 2020-21 (upto December, 2020), short term crop loans up to Rs. 3 lakhs are 2500 officials including 651 women eligible to avail interest subsidy of 2% through participants (officers trainees of different banks and 3% prompt repayment incentive Institutes/States) and 310 female farmers (PRI) on timely repayment of the loan. The out of 1050 farmers were trained at NIPHM. ISS has greatly facilitated availability of concessional institutional credit particularly P. Credit short term agri loan at ground level. Since, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) the launch of the scheme in 2006-07, the aims to ensure that crop insurance is GLC has increased from Rs.2,29,400 crores in accessible to all farmers including women 2006-07 to Rs.13,92,469 crores in 2019-20. cultivators and farmers of India. However, The Way Forward: there are numerous socio-economic constraints that limit the coverage of women National Sample Survey (NSS) data shows, farmers in the Scheme. They are likely to bear that there has been a steady decline of men the disproportionate burden of crop loss/ in agriculture over the last three decades. damage because of their lack of access to This trend can be conveniently termed as land assets and resources, mobility financing Feminization of Indian Agriculture. As more and such other socio-economic constraints and more men have moved to non-farm work as compared to male farmers. In view of in the industrial and service sectors, women this, special efforts have been undertaken have remained in agriculture in a substantive by this Department to empower women manner. Keeping in view women’s’ farmers’ to effectively overcome these contribution in farming; the need of the challenges and equally access the benefits hour is greater inclusion of women farmers

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 272 Annual Report 2020-21 in planning of schemes & programmes and of Farmers Income, the strategy of the also in developing strategies to successfully Government is to focus on women farmers’ implement them. empowerment and welfare by making farming viable both for men and women. Realizing the present feminized agriculture This may improve farm women’s access to scenario, women farmers contribution in productive resources including agricultural agriculture and understanding that it is gender extension services thereby bringing overall that differentiates the roles, responsibilities, improvement in the lives of rural women. resources, constraints and opportunities This may not only enhance the production of women and men in agriculture, precise and productivity of the agricultural sector gender information is the need of the hour. and improve overall national food security Incorporating gender into agricultural but would also smoothen the transition development is required for articulating of women from being beneficiaries of gender perspectives in development programmes & schemes to their active activities. participation in shaping the agenda. A brief In line with the National Agricultural summary of flow of benefits to women under Policy-2000, provisions under the various schemes/programmes of the DAC & National Policy for Farmers-2007 and FW is given in Annexure 25.1. recommendations of the Report on Doubling

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Chapter 26

Summary of Audit Paras/Observations

Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) submitted the report in both the Houses of Parliament on 5th May 2015. Final comments No audit para pertaining to RKVY Division of DAC&FW on the vetting comments of is pending. However, Performance Audit C&AG have been submitted to PAC on of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) 10.10.2019. The details in this regard are has been made for the period 2007-08 to given below. 2012-13 (ending March 2013) by C&AG and

Sl. Year No. of ATNs sent but returned with Details of Paras /PA reports on which ATNs are No observations and Audit is awaiting their pending resubmission No. of ATNs No. of ATNs No. of ATNs not sent by the sent but which have Ministry even returned with been finally for the first observations vetted by Audit time. and Audit is but have not awaiting their been submitted resubmission by the Ministry to PAC. 1 2015 Performance Audit of RKVY has been - done by C&AG for the period 2007-08 to 2012-13 (ending March 2013) and the report was submitted 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 and the revised ATN were furnished on 22.05.2018 on the basis of vetting remarks offered by C & AG on the first ATN. The vetting remarks of C & AG on the revised ATN have been received on 2.10.2018 and the same have been circulated to all the concerned States. Final comments of DAC&FW on the vetting comments of C&AG have been submitted to PAC on 10.10.2019. lll

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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. Digital Agriculture 2. Agricultural Census 16. Integrated Nutrients Management 3. Agricultural Marketing 17. International Cooperation 4. Budget, Finance and Accounts 18. Mechanization and Technology 5. Credit 19. Natural Resource Management 6. Cooperation 20. Plant Protection 7. Crops & Post Harvest 21. Policy Management of Foodgrain 22. Plan Coordination 8. Drought Management 23. RKVY 9. Economic Administration 24. Rainfed Farming System 10. Extension 25. Seeds 11. Farmers Welfare 26. Oil Seeds 12. General Coordination 27. Agriculture Trade Policy, 13. Hindi Promotion & Logistics 14. Horticulture Development 28. Vigilance

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Annexure – 2.2 CHAPTER - 2

FUNCTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE INVENTORY OF FIELD FORMATIONS

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

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8th Floor, Vindhyachal Bhavan, Development, Cannanore Road, Bhopal- 462004 (M.P). Kozhikode-673005 (Kerala). 14. Central Fertiliser Quality Control 18. Office of the Minister (Agriculture), & Training Institute, N.H.IV, Embassy of India, ROME (ITALY). Faridabad (Haryana). 19. All India Soil and Land Use Survey, 15. National Centre of Organic IARI Campus, Pusa, New Delhi-110 Farming, C.G.O. Complex, Kamla 012. Nehru Nagar, Hapur Road Chungi, 20. National Seed Research & Training Ghaziabad (U.P). Centre (NSRTC) VARANASI (U.P.). 16. Directorate of Cashewnut and 21. Central Institute of Horticulture, Cocoa Development, M.G. Road, Medziphema, Nagaland. Kochi-682011 (Kerala). 17. Directorate of Arecanut and Spices lll

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Annexure-2.3 1. PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKINGS

1. National Seeds Corporation, New 3. National Federation of Cooperative Delhi. Sugar Factories Ltd., New Delhi. 2. AUTONOMOUS BODIES 4. National Heavy Engineering 1. Coconut Development Board, Kochi Cooperative Ltd., Pune (Maharashtra). (Kerala). 5. National Federation of Urban 2. National Horticulture Board, Cooperative Banks and Credit Gurgaon (Haryana). Societies Ltd., New Delhi. 3. National Cooperative Development 6. The All India Federation of Corporation, New Delhi. Cooperative Spinning Mills Ltd., Mumbai (Maharashtra). 4. Small Farmers’ Agri Business Consortium, New Delhi. 7. National Cooperative Agriculture and Rural Development Banks Federation 5. National Institute for Agricultural Ltd., Mumbai (Maharashtra). Extension Management, Hyderabad (A.P). 8. National Federation of State Cooperative Banks Ltd., Navi Mumbai 6. National Institute of Agricultural (Maharashtra). Marketing, Jaipur (Rajasthan). 9. National Federation of Labour 7. National Institute of Plant Health Cooperatives Ltd., New Delhi. Management, Hyderabad (A.P.) 10. National Cooperative Tobacco 8. National Centre for Cold Chain Growers’ Federation Ltd., Anand nd Development, 2 Floor, B-Wing, (Gujarat). Janpath Bhawan, New Delhi. 4. AUHTORITIES 3. NATIONAL LEVEL COOPERATIVE ORGANISATIONS 1. Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority, NASC 1. National Cooperative Union of India, Complex, DPS Marg Opp. Todapur, New Delhi. Delhi-110012. 2. National Agricultural Cooperative 2. National Rainfed Area Authority, Marketing Federation of India NASC Complex, Dev Prakash Shastri Limited, New Delhi. Marg, Pusa, New Delhi- 110012.

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Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 278 Annual Report 2020-21 (Rs. In lakhs) Annexure-3.1 Funds UtilizedFunds 6 117.52 118.10 119.66 142.88 214.28 98.81* Funds ReleasedFunds 5 2015-16 = 104.00 2015-16 = 122.61 2016-17 = 90.00 2017-18 = 138.00 2018-19 = 275.00 2019-20 120.00* 2020-21= Achievements 4 Study completed AER by Centre, Jorhat during the 2016- 2015-16, Financial Year 2019- 2018-19, 2017-18, 17, are 2020 and 2020-2021 below: given CompletedYearStudies = 2 2015-16 = 0 2016-17 = 3 2017-18 = 0 2018-19 = 2 2019-20 = 1 2020-21* lll Dec. 2020. Dec. st Targets 3 Thereno fixedis target. AGRO-ECONOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE – JORHAT CENTRE – RESEARCH AGRO-ECONOMIC Details of Schemes/ Programs/ Activities taken up 2 AER Centre, Jorhat undertakes research studies on Agro-Economic Problems of North Eastern States PROGRAMMES OF NORTH-EASTERN STATES IN RESPECT OF OF IN RESPECT STATES NORTH-EASTERN OF PROGRAMMES Name Division: of Agro-Economic Research Division Schemes/ Program Activities Approved 1 “Agro-Economic Research “Agro-Economic (AER) Scheme” an component independent “Integratedof Scheme Agricultureon Census, Economics and Statistics” of Central Sector Plan Scheme Note: (*) Fund released, expenditure and studies completed till 31 and studies completed expenditure released, (*) Fund Note:

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0.00% 0.00% 49.91% 67.23% 67.50% 98.41% 88.11% 93.61% 29.63% 98.17% 99.34% 51.53% 81.73% 28.45% 88.15% 74.22% 74.40% 70.55% 94.38% 94.08% 30.35% 98.57% 80.87% 86.09% 72.39% 80.64% 44.08% % of 100.01% 100.06% 100.00% Utilization 9.81 1.15 1.15 1.90 0.31 3.87 3.27 1.50 0.25 3.08 6.54 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 39.41 14.10 17.22 37.23 97.50 49.09 55.78 24.28 62.55 36.45 12.62 42.43 16.25 35.29 15.25 70.60 53.83 34.66 852.51 130.59 784.66 Utilization (Rs. in crore) UC Pending UC

Annexure-16.1 (a) Annexure-16.1 7.65 7.25 4.07 2.85 0.09 8.86 0.00 0.00 0.00 47.38 59.30 20.41 13.78 30.18 28.73 15.53 80.36 53.64 40.60 43.88 149.15 181.75 355.48 230.47 120.90 113.00 146.66 212.05 212.20 204.48 200.06 1879.80 2235.28 UC Rcvd UC 9.20% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 97.36% 49.06% 37.48% 77.85% 97.88% 49.40% 96.47% 96.67% 61.43% 85.49% 96.62% 96.66% 98.24% 75.43% 95.28% 96.87% 21.25% 62.37% 46.81% 91.02% 44.24% 20.64% 43.33% 86.34% 50.00% 50.00% 82.30% 82.45% 117.54% 119.03% 127.27% 137.30% 127.20% 104.87% 122.84% 111.88% Release Total % of 7.94 7.65 9.39 1.15 1.15 3.36 8.86 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 47.69 39.41 24.47 65.18 20.41 15.78 54.70 53.69 81.86 42.43 32.08 Release 48.44 107.47 379.76 137.15 267.70 217.26 297.56 224.67 115.08 215.28 130.59 253.57 128.25 184.44 244.30 3087.79 3087.79 3087.79 2664.46 Grand Total Grand 2.70 2.90 0.50 0.20 3.60 0.30 6.30 2.30 11.74 19.46 21.17 24.90 90.95 66.95 56.61 15.59 68.97 23.37 16.28 16.33 20.06 12.50 Allocation 38.83 219.93 199.70 261.76 261.18 165.71 207.84 109.50 176.63 118.07 191.20 398.55 210.34 132.66 182.53 223.27 184.53 348.06 -327.79 3751.66 3085.86 3745.00 2760.00 4.97 3.98 0.70 0.90 0.52 0.62 0.31 0.37 0.05 5.09 4.86 0.25 2.50 2.25 0.80 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 BE Release RE 17.53 55.10 62.47 50.13 61.46 52.59 60.49 65.48 56.22 399.74 335.26 9.51 9.93 0.95 1.92 1.55 1.85 0.28 8.21 2.89 1.40 5.60 2.66 6.50 3.83 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 8.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Allocation 0.00 59.15 65.14 59.84 10.70 71.55 65.87 75.40 55.53 11.84 36.60 429.65 560.40 Total Sub-Scheme Total

0.75 2.75 1.63 1.25 2.50 2.50 1.00 Release 0.00 12.38 12.38

AFDP 2.75 2.50 3.25 2.50 5.00 0.00 2.00 Allocation 2.00 20.00 20.00

Release 1.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 2.00

NRAA Allocation 5.40 5.40 1.40 0.00 2.00 2.00

1.90 1.90 1.90 0.00 Release 0.00

Allocation 0.00 0.00 Swatch Bharat Swatch 55.00

0.75 2.45 0.65 0.37 0.65 8.65 8.65 0.05 1.50 0.83 0.60 0.80 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 Release 0.00

ANMHLT 1.10 0.10 3.10 2.10 1.15 1.70 4.90 1.55 1.50 1.50 4.20 0.50 0.60 0.60 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.30 0.80 0.80 0.80 2.30 2.30 2.80 Allocation 2.80 35.50 40.00

Release 7.73 0.18 0.92 0.72 0.90 0.52 0.35 0.60 0.60 8.33 3.60 0.54 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

AEIC 7.20 2.16 2.16 0.18 1.62 1.62 3.24 1.03 0.36 1.83 1.08 1.44 1.44 1.44 Allocation 1.44 21.76 25.00

Release 7.57 1.94 6.19 0.75 0.62 0.31 1.50 1.50 1.38 0.50 0.25 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.00

RPS 0.67 0.65 4.32 1.82 1.48 1.50 1.25 1.25 0.50 3.88

Allocation 1.00 3.00 3.00 15.68 20.00

Release 7.73 7.73 3.59 0.01 2.01 0.05 1.06 0.09 0.03 0.09 0.80 0.00 0.00 0.00

CDP 7.06 0.10 0.18 0.18 2.13 3.59 2.01 0.05 0.02 3.02 1.60 0.00 Allocation 0.00 19.95 20.00

Release 47.43 59.21 61.12 16.93 60.49 60.49 52.00 54.00 351.18 290.69

BGREI Allocation 61.13 59.21 56.51 52.05 33.86 48.60 63.64 63.64 311.36 375.00

Total 7.94 7.65 1.15 1.15 8.59 3.31 8.86 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 19.79 39.41 79.61 47.38 24.10 29.38 62.49 30.91 54.70 53.69 66.79 15.53 82.05 64.28 219.70 317.28 179.35 216.74 257.37 251.07 129.89 102.61 241.34 178.82 263.72 RKVY 154.79 2473.12 2327.20 for 2019-20 as on 31.12.2020 (Release as on as 31.03.2020) (Release on as 31.12.2020 2019-20 for 9.50 2.18 6.81 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 0.00 0.00 Additional 0.00 52.99 11.68 62.89 42.53 38.04 214.94 203.26 7.94 7.65 1.15 1.15 8.59 3.31 8.86 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 17.61 39.41 79.61 24.10 37.88 62.49 30.91 54.70 53.69 66.79 42.43 15.53 82.05 22.57 64.28 RKVY 179.35 251.07 129.89 178.70 102.61 166.71 241.34 305.61 154.79 136.29 200.83 Normal Normal Total of 2473.12 2123.94

7.77 3.76 8.88 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 nd 47.70 27.35 89.67 97.22 89.35 77.39 35.18 18.94 11.29 68.15 12.05 83.35 33.39 22.00 2 959.38 100.41 815.29 144.09 125.53 Normal RKVYNormal Statewise Allocation and Release of funds under NormalRKVY Release Allocation and Statewise and Sub-schemes installment 7.76 7.94 7.65 5.10 1.15 1.15 8.73 8.59 3.31 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

29.10 39.41 79.61 27.35 89.35 77.40 89.68 18.94 68.14 31.69 54.91 62.49 11.28 st 30.91 42.43 82.05 12.05 83.36 33.40 1 161.52 129.89 144.12 100.42 125.54 1513.74 1308.65 installment 2.70 2.90 0.50 0.20 0.30 3.30 2.30 6.00 17.17 17.61 10.19 24.10 37.88 82.75 72.90 66.79 54.69 20.37 15.53 15.29 63.37 22.57 16.00 12.20 64.29 199.70 259.77 159.21 179.36 109.82 178.70 323.15 251.06 129.00 166.70 164.12 154.79 136.29 288.22 200.84 RKVY Normal Normal 3191.26 2656.21 Allocation Allocation Name of the States Grand Total Telangana Uttarakhand Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh Madhya Karnataka Maharashtra Orissa Total ''MH - 2552'' Total ''MH - 3602'' Total Uts Total ''MH - 3601'' Kerala Pradesh Uttar Punjab Punjab Assam Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Sikkim Tripura Delhi Puducherry A&N Chandigarh D & N Haveli Diu & Daman Lakshadweep Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Haryana Pradesh Himachal Jammu & Kashmir Jharkhand Andhra Pradesh Pradesh Andhra Bihar Chhatisgarh Goa Gujarat Bengal West Tamil Nadu Tamil MH - 2401 / 0096 (For SAP) (Admin/ (States+Uts+Other) Innovation/ National) Innovation/ Sl.

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0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 69.98% 92.16% 23.45% 23.12% 13.56% 50.21% 20.10% 25.67% 98.84% 92.60% 88.33% 43.60% % of Utilization 4.74 0.19 9.58 8.94 9.00 6.98 1.29 6.44 5.00 6.64 4.00 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 39.16 74.17 87.28 67.08 47.88 37.00 11.05 21.25 62.06 46.33 30.63 43.00 927.21 121.82 122.30 100.00 843.43 Utilization (Rs. in crore) UC Pending UC

Annexure-16.1 (b) Annexure-16.1 9.76 37.31 39.49 16.17 57.33 13.69 14.40 82.06 50.00 107.99 320.21 212.22 UC Rcvd UC 5.03% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 47.24% 29.19% 41.76% 25.11% 99.56% 49.08% 25.15% 24.99% 74.37% 33.76% 24.68% 48.97% 43.31% 26.43% 33.67% 50.03% 18.50% 38.53% 30.28% 34.38% 48.29% 50.00% 50.00% 50.00% 46.80% 48.30% 33.71% #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! 48.90% #DIV/0! 133.53% Release Total % of 4.74 9.58 8.94 9.00 6.44 5.00 6.64 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 67.08 37.00 89.04 11.05 11.05 78.65 16.36 21.25 62.06 62.28 30.63 54.00 Release 43.00 159.13 100.97 131.50 154.32 122.30 100.00 % rels % rels 1247.42 1055.65 Grand Total Grand 9.48 0.10 0.10 0.10 2.90 2.60 8.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 17.87 19.23 27.02 86.11 21.27 63.42 13.28 26.46 93.58 44.21 33.88 Allocation 46.64 179.16 249.72 145.96 170.96 177.04 159.84 134.17 176.83 402.14 185.01 188.49 204.15 190.60 126.44 356.30 140.00 290.88 3135.73 3694.93 2551.21 3700.00 9.45 0.19 9.58 5.75 0.75 1.72 0.72 0.52 1.50 0.50 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 3.00 0.00 BE RE 17.49 39.71 38.96 24.50 25.82 Release 22.54 177.93 152.98 0.16 2.16 4.02 3.02 1.43 1.50 1.54 6.20 1.04 1.00 1.00 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 Allocation 0.00 47.16 24.10 49.56 11.12 29.53 55.49 61.57 61.60 53.99 12.70 60.87 68.25 557.43 Total Sub-Scheme Total 435.86

0.72 0.72 0.00 0.00 Release 0.00

NRAA 5.43 5.43 1.43 0.00 2.00 Allocation 2.00

0.00 Release 0.00 38.96 38.96 38.96

0.00 Allocation 0.00 40.00 Swatch Bharat Swatch

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 0.00 0.00 0.00 Release 0.00

ANMHLT 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 0.00 0.00 0.00 Allocation 0.00 20.00

6.12 6.62 6.62 0.27 0.27 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Release 0.00

Cashew 2.16 6.12 0.72 2.52 1.01 0.36 6.03 1.08 0.54 0.54 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 18.92

Allocation 20.00

7.94 0.19 0.75 1.69 0.50 0.25 3.25 6.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Release 3.00

RPS 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 0.50 6.50 5.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 6.00 2.00 25.00 Allocation 20.00

5.75 1.21 1.50 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 12.94 21.48 Release 21.48

3.19 0.16 0.27 0.28 3.02 2.40 0.08 0.04 0.00 0.00 23.10 61.60 Allocation 25.87 120.00 120.00 Paddy Divrs. Prog.

9.58 4.55 0.00 0.00 39.71 79.66 25.82 22.54 Release 22.54 102.20 for 2020-21 as on as 31.12.2020 2020-21 for and Sub-schemes

BGREI 49.28 29.53 55.49 55.49 51.63 45.39 42.38 Allocation 53.30 327.00 271.51 4.74 6.14 5.92 8.94 9.00 5.00 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 16.17 37.00 11.05 38.94 52.28 65.58 23.32 36.24 10.30 15.50 83.48 66.50 30.63 43.00 RKVY 119.30 129.82 158.41 Statewise Allocation and Release of funds under NormalRKVY Release Allocation and Statewise 902.67 122.05 100.00 Normal Normal Total of 1069.49

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 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

81.57 40.00 nd 2 121.57 121.57 installment 4.74 6.14 5.92 8.94 9.00 5.00 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 16.17 37.00 11.05 38.94 76.84 52.28 65.58 23.32 36.24 10.30 82.05 15.50 83.48 66.50 30.63 43.00 Normal RKVYNormal 947.92 119.30 129.82 781.10 100.00 installment st 1 9.48 0.10 0.10 0.10 2.90 2.60 8.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 17.87 27.02 24.96 61.26 72.45 62.01 18.23 20.23 12.28 32.34 64.05 84.36 44.21 46.64 129.73 170.96 131.15 294.73 176.88 164.13 158.41 178.81 154.59 132.00 286.86 140.00 333.89 133.00 238.60 3137.50 2699.87 RKVY Normal Normal Allocation Allocation National) Name of the States Innovation/ Grand Total Meghalaya Meghalaya Mizoram Sikkim Tripura Total ''MH - 2552'' Delhi Puducherry Total ''MH - 3602'' A&N Chandigarh D & N Haveli Diu & Daman Lakshadweep Total Uts Manipur Manipur Nagaland Gujarat Haryana Pradesh Himachal J&K Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Pradesh Madhya Maharashtra Orissa Punjab Rajasthan Nadu Tamil Telangana Uttarakhand Pradesh Uttar Bengal West Total ''MH - 3601'' Pradesh Arunachal Assam Andhra Pradesh Pradesh Andhra Bihar Chhatisgarh Goa MH - 2401 / (Admin/ (States+Uts+Other) Sl.

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3.14 3.06 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 IRRI 4.45 2.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 32.10 65.00 103.75 NRM 4.81 2.56 2.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 AGRE 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 ITEC 2.66 2.66 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 NONF 5.75 0.88 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 59.13 52.50 MRKT 1.80 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 26.11 14.67 43.58 EXTN 0.21 0.36 2.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 42.13 10.50 28.56 AMEC 8.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 10.05 FINM 7.50 2.96 8.73 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 23.77 81.48 15.84 141.28 SEED 6.91 4.08 1.80 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 35.79 20.00 IPMT Total Cost : Rs. 1710.54 3.82 5.50 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 29.52 20.00 COOP 0.50 8.53 2.34 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 17.00 28.38 FISH 1.25 1.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 OTHR 1.17 1.49 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 16.90 10.00 30.56 ANHB 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 SERI 21.07 21.07 NRM - NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; IRRI - MICRO/MINOR IRRIGATION; ORFM - ORGANIC FARMING / BIO FERTILISER; DDEV - DAIRY DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT - DAIRY DDEV / BIO FERTILISER; FARMING ORFM - ORGANIC IRRIGATION; IRRI - MICRO/MINOR MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE NRM - NATURAL COOP - COOPERATIVES/COOPERATION;IPMT - INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; SEED - SEED; FINM - FERTILISERS AND INM; AMEC - AGRICULTURE MECHANISATION; MECHANISATION; AGRICULTURE - AMEC AND INM; SEED - SEED; FINM FERTILISERS MANAGEMENT; PEST - INTEGRATED - COOPERATIVES/COOPERATION;IPMT COOP 0.73 0.49 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 19.39 70.47 11.33 45.40 471.10 323.29 HORT CROP - CROP DEVELOPMENT; HORT - HORTICULTURE; SERI - SERICULTURE; ANHB - ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; OTHR - INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMES / OTHERS; FISH - FISHERIES; / OTHERS; PROGRAMMES - INNOVATIVE OTHR HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL ANHB - SERI - SERICULTURE; - HORTICULTURE; HORT DEVELOPMENT; - CROP CROP 5.99 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 69.01 51.00 616.59 115.26 154.07 120.36 100.89 CROP Sector wise Approved Projects Cost ( completed and ongoing) under RKVY 2020-21 (as on under31.12.2020) RKVY and (as ongoing) Projects Cost ( completed Approved Sector wise 2020-21 EXTN - EXTENSION; MRKT - MARKETING AND POST HARVEST MANAGEMENT; NONF - NON FARM ACTIVITIES; ITEC - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; AGRE - RESEARCH (AGRI/HORTI/ANIMAL HUSBANDRY etc); etc); HUSBANDRY (AGRI/HORTI/ANIMAL - RESEARCH AGRE TECHNOLOGY; - INFORMATION ITEC ACTIVITIES; - NON FARM NONF MANAGEMENT; HARVEST AND POST - MARKETING EXTN - EXTENSION; MRKT States CHATTISHGARH GUJARAT KARNATAKA KERALA MANIPUR MEGHALAYA NAGALAND RAJASTHAN TAMILNADU UTTAR PRADESH UTTARAKHAND WEST BENGAL Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Sl. 11 12 10 No.

Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 282 Annual Report 2020-21 5.42 1.79 0.09 4351 14.95 89.56 22.94 96.01 35.01 48.95 82.82 70.30 237.76 379.48 474.09 296.47 355.37 138.75 373.39 182.28 278.43 330.21 502.43 334.83 Total 6.32 5.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.30 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 19.61 14.68 62.31 15.20 DDEV (Rs. in crore)

156 7.63 1.98 4.25 3.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.55 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Annexure-16.2 (b) Annexure-16.2

39.59 75.00 21.00 ORFM 0.12 0.98 5.59 6.55 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 2.00 0.00 57.49 11.00 31.25

IRRI 9.09 3.96 0.75 0.69 3.50 4.85 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 31.07 160.4 42.50 45.00 16.00 NRM 287 8.14 5.51 1.47 3.56 0.22 1.85 0.00 0.00 0.80 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 37.79 29.70 37.63 30.10 50.98 36.67 42.56 AGRE 1.29 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.40 0.00 0.00 1.60 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 13.29 10.00 ITEC 7.49 0.52 0.69 1.50 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 2.43 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 12.625 NONF 0.35 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.40 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 87.86 23.14 13.99 43.98 MRKT 7.61 1.76 3.35 0.43 1.62 2.85 4.50 1.38 3.29 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 59.06 14.59 33.02 30.60 168.00 332.061 EXTN 3.75 6.10 4.65 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 29.68 62.96 53.12 26.54 40.40 35.00 515.51 128.32 120.00 AMEC 2.78 0.90 6.45 1.02 5.22 3.30 1.30 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 20.97 FINM 9.42 2.10 0.38 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 367.9 17.82 71.17 23.97 14.68 11.00 32.36 36.84 30.56 114.60 Total Cost : Rs. 4351.31 SEED 6.19 0.75 2.50 5.04 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 99.36 24.73 11.62 11.31 22.52 10.00 IPMT 5.16 1.14 0.39 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 99.98 15.23 33.46 12.60 32.00 COOP 9.79 0.97 4.69 8.37 0.00 0.00 5.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.00 0.00 8.00 0.00 2.00 3.00 19.91 17.86 161.9 23.73 12.52 20.37 23.86 FISH 1.51 9.80 6.37 4.32 0.26 0.43 6.60 3.82 1.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.58 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.95 18.99 44.51 35.05 146.2 OTHR 9.11 4.14 6.92 1.63 0.09 0.00 3.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.63 0.00 17.40 26.76 13.94 31.78 61.23 46.10 98.32 36.27 35.60 50.00 445.12 ANHB 9.72 41.3 4.42 2.06 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.43 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 11.45 12.22 SERI 6.10 8.45 1.79 2.77 1.52 8.46 1.43 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.53 26.14 43.14 15.93 22.10 51.83 33.87 16.34 42.89 30.33 457.21 141.58 CROP - CROP DEVELOPMENT; HORT - HORTICULTURE; SERI - SERICULTURE; ANHB - ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; OTHR - INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMES / OTHERS; FISH - / OTHERS; PROGRAMMES - INNOVATIVE OTHR HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL ANHB - SERI - SERICULTURE; - HORTICULTURE; HORT DEVELOPMENT; - CROP CROP HORT HUSBANDRY etc); NRM - NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; IRRI - MICRO/MINOR IRRIGATION; ORFM - ORGANIC FARMING / BIO FERTILISER; DDEV - DAIRY DEVELOPMENT - DAIRY DDEV / BIO FERTILISER; FARMING ORFM - ORGANIC IRRIGATION; IRRI - MICRO/MINOR MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE NRM - NATURAL etc); HUSBANDRY FISHERIES; COOP - COOPERATIVES/COOPERATION;IPMT - INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; SEED - SEED; FINM - FERTILISERS AND INM; AMEC - AGRICULTURE MECHANISATION; MECHANISATION; AGRICULTURE - AMEC AND INM; SEED - SEED; FINM FERTILISERS MANAGEMENT; PEST - INTEGRATED - COOPERATIVES/COOPERATION;IPMT FISHERIES; COOP 6.45 8.58 3.50 0.00 0.00 3.60 0.00 0.00 2.80 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 67.82 41.32 54.97 80.90 94.83 35.08 12.40 EXTN - EXTENSION; MRKT - MARKETING AND POST HARVEST MANAGEMENT; NONF - NON FARM ACTIVITIES; ITEC - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; AGRE - RESEARCH (AGRI/HORTI/ANIMAL (AGRI/HORTI/ANIMAL - RESEARCH AGRE TECHNOLOGY; - INFORMATION ITEC ACTIVITIES; - NON FARM NONF MANAGEMENT; HARVEST AND POST - MARKETING EXTN - EXTENSION; MRKT 139.04 166.15 826.37 108.94 CROP Sector wise Approved Projects Cost (completed and ongoing ) under RKVY for 2019-20 (as on 31.12.2020) (as ) under RKVY and ongoing Projects 2019-20 Cost (completed for Approved Sector wise States ANDHRA PRADESH TELANGANA TRIPURA RAJASTHAN WEST BENGAL TAMILNADU ARUNACHAL ARUNACHAL PRADESH Total UTTAR PRADESH UTTAR BIHAR GOA CHATTISHGARH HARYANA HIMACHAL PRADESH GUJARAT KARNATAKA KERALA MADHYA MADHYA PRADESH MAHARASHTRA MANIPUR MEGHALAYA MIZORAM ORISSA NAGALAND 1

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Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare 283 Annual Report 2020-21 Achievement Achievement 2020-21 68380 (expected) For a quantity of 13674.84 quintals transported exclusively to NE States, an amount of Rs. 49.21716 lakh has been reimbursed. The total quantity of seeds transported including in NE States is 102373.78 quintals An amount of Rs. 99.24605 lakh has been reimbursed upto 23.11.2020) Annexure-21.1 Target for 2020-21 68380 As mentioned in Col. 4 Achievement Achievement 2019-20 60465 Quintals For a quantity of 12753.43 quintals transported exclusively to NE States, an amount of Rs. 40.205 lakh has been reimbursed. The total quantity of seeds transported including in NE States is 300270.64 quintals (upto An 29.11.2019). amount of Rs. 383.40 lakh has been reimbursed Target for 2019-20 68380 Quintals As mentioned in Col. 4 (upto exclusively 1,55,149.06 transported transported transported Achievement Achievement 2018-19 59525 Quintals For NE a States quantity18226.83 of qtl to NE An amount States. of Rs. lakh 102.23 has reimbursed. been The quantityseeds of Total including total NE States is Quintal 31.03.2017 lll Target for 2018-19 65600 Quintals It is a programme. reimbursement Therefore, targets cannot be pre- fixed as transportation of seeds depends demand on which from year to year. varies Seeds Programmes in North-Eastern States in North-Eastern Programmes Seeds Details of Schemes/ taken Activities Programmes/ The basic objective of this component is to available keepfor meeting requirement seed calamities. natural during The topographical situation and climatic condition conducive for the production being of seeds in the North-Eastern States. not (a) Reimbursement difference of betweenrail road 100% and transportationimplementing States/agency for movement cost of outside seeds to the state and produced movement to identified state capital/district headquarter. (b) The actual cost, restricted to maximum limit of quintal Rs. 60/- for per seed the within the State movement from State Capital/ of district to sale headquarters outlets/sale implementing reimbursed being to counters is State/agency. Schemes/ Programmes Programmes Schemes/ Approved Activities National Seed Reserve (NSR) Transport Subsidy movement on of Seeds to North-Eastern including States Himachal Pradesh, J&K, Uttaranchal Sikkim, andareas of West Bengal. Hill S. 1. 2. No

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Annexure-25.1 WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE AT A GLANCE

S.NO DIVISIONS/ SCHEME/ FLOW OF BENEFIT TO WOMEN IN COMPONENT SCHEMES/PROGRAMMES SUBJECT MATTER AREA

1. Horticulture National Horticulture Horticulture Division is making Mission(NHM), Hor- efforts to stipulate in each and every ticulture Mission for administrative approval to provide for North East & Hima- a pro-women allocation of at least 30% layan States (HM- and the implementing agencies have NEH), Central Sector been asked to ensure that the said Schemes of National funds are given to women beneficiaries Horticulture Board, such as women farmers, women Self Coconut Develop- Help Groups, women entrepreneurs ment Board (CDB) etc, to encourage and to obtain the and Central Institue benefits of schemes under the Mission for Horticulture, Na- as far as possible. Further, Operational galand Guidelines of MIDH also provides more subsidy/assistance to women farmers, beneficiaries as compared to general category farmers.

2. Agriculture National Gender Re- • Macro/Micro level and Action Extension source Centre in Ag- Research Studies initiated by the Centre riculture include a study on ‘Gender Based Impact Analysis of ATMA Programme’. • An e-book on the ‘Inspiring Stories of Progressive Women Farmers’ was prepared by NGRCA collating best practices and success stories of women farmers and agripreneurs. Mahila Kisan Diwas, 2020- The Centre organized an event on the occasion of Mahila Kisan Diwas, on October 15, 2020 through Video Conferencing under the guidance of Hon’ble Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and was graced by Hon’ble Minister of State for

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Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Secretary (AC&FW) in the presence of other Senior Officials of the Department. Interaction between Hon’ble MoS (PR), progressive women farmers and agripreneurs from different States was held during the event. The e-Book on 51 success stories of women farmers and agripreneurs titled ‘Inspiring Stories of Progressivie Women Farmers’ was released and two short films titled ^çxfr’khy —”kd efgykvksa dh dgkfu;k¡* and ÞoS’kfod Lrj ij efgyk fdlkuksa dh lQyrk dh dgkuhß highlighting the role of women in agriculture were launched on the occasion by the Hon’ble Minister of State for Agriculture.

3. Support to States for • Minimum 30% of resources meant Extension Reforms 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; • Women farmers are to be involved in different decision making bodies at district and block level such as (ATMA) Governing Board and ATMA Management Committee at district level; • Women are represented in Farmers Advisory Committees (FACs) set up at block/ district and state level; • More women are involved as ‘Farmer Friends’ under the newly introduced mechanism for extension delivery below the block level through a ‘Farmer Friend’ ;

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• Farm Women’s Food Security Groups (FSGs) @ at least 2 per block to be formed annually for ensuring household 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. • Since inception of the Scheme in 2005-06, total 1,36,97,311 Farm Women (24.56% of the total benefited farmers) have participated in farmer oriented activities like Exposure Visits, Training, Demonstrations & Kisan Melas including 323893 women farmers benefited during 2020-21 (up to December, 2020). During FY 2020- 21, Rs. 436.78/- lakhs has been released, out of which Rs.13103.54 lakhs has been released under the scheme for women beneficiaries (as on 31.12.2020).

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4. Establishment of Under AC&ABC, the subsidy is 44% in Agri-Clinics & Agri- respect of women, SC/ST & all categories Business Centres of the candidates from North-Eastern (AC&ABC) and Hill States and 36% in respect of other categories. Since inception of the scheme in 2002, 5929 women agri-preneurs have been trained of which 1804 have established agri-ventures and of these 129 got subsidy benefit as on 30.11.2020. During the current year, no women candidates have been trained, but 49 women agri-preneurs trained during previous years have established their ventures.

5. Extension Education During 2020-21 (upto December, 2020), Institutes the Extension Education Institutes (EEIs) conducted 106 training courses with 4105 field extension functionaries including 1446 women extension functionaries.

6. Diploma in During 2020-21, under DAESI Agricultural programme; training was provided to Extension Services 120 input dealers including 4 women for Input Dealers candidates. (DAESI)

7. Crops National Food As per the operational guidelines of Security Mission NFSM, at least 30% of funds is to (NFSM) & Bringing be made for women farmers, 33% Green Revolution to allocation of the fund is to be made for Eastern India (BGREI) small and marginal farmers.

8. Agricultural Integrated Scheme Women under AMI are eligible for Marketing for Agricultural subsidy @ 33.33% as against 25% for Marketing (ISAM) others.

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9. Mechanization Sub Mission • State Governments have been and Technology on Agricultural directed to earmark 30% of total Mechanization funds allocated under SMAM for (SMAM) women beneficiaries. • 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 3648 women were trained during the Financial Year 2019-20. During 2020-21 up to November 2020, 3986 women trainees trained.

10. Seeds Sub-Mission for There is no separate budget allocated/ Seed and Planting earmarked and released exclusively for Material (SMSP) woman farmers. However, implementing States/ agencies are requested to cover adequate participation of women farmers’ in the scheme. During last three years (till December, 2020), 11.755 lakh women farmers were benefitted under Seeds Village Programme.

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11. Cooperation National Cooperative NCDC has launched a unique Scheme Development called the “Yuva Sahakar” in 2019-20.

Corporation (NCDC) It aims at encouraging newly formed cooperative societies with new and/or National Cooperative innovative ideas. Union of India (NCUI) Under the scheme, NCDC provides 2%

less than its applicable rate of interest on term loan for project activities in cases of timely repayments. It is more liberal to cooperative with 100% women members, amongst others. Project cost is capped at Rs. 3.00 crore in case of a cooperative society which is in operation for one year or more and Rs.1.00 crore in case of a cooperative society which is in operation for more than 03 months but less than one year. In addition, during the FY 2020-21 (as on 31.12.2020), NCDC has sanctioned Rs.632.14 crore to 03 units of women cooperatives to Service Cooperative Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra and disbursed Rs.590.86 crore. NCDC assistance has been provided in the form of term loan and working capital loan to meet their fund requirement towards expansion of their businesses. NCUI implements Cooperative Education and Development Programmes through its 43 Cooperative Education Field Projects of which 04 are exclusive women projects located at Shimoga (Karnataka), Aska Behrampur (Odisha), East Imphal (Manipur) and Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh).

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During 2019-20, 323 Self-Help groups having membership of 4187 women were formed by the lady mobilisers of the cooperative education field projects. A total of 4097 SHGs with 45051 members have been formed since inception till date. Through various income generating activities, 14759 women were benefitted under this programme. On an average, each woman beneficiary was able to earn about Rs.5000/- per month. National Council for Cooperative Training (NCCT) is a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 promoted by the Department. NCCT is responsible for organizing, directing, monitoring and evaluating the arrangements for cooperative training for the personnel working in the cooperative sector in the country as well as other stakeholders of Cooperative Sector. During the year 2020-21, the units of NCCT conducted 494 online training programmes and trained 3800 women participants (upto September, 2020) .

12. Policy The National Policy for Farmers, 2007 announced by the Government envisages the following measures aimed at women’s empowerment: • Asset reforms under land, water and livestock for an equitable share to women farmers. • Better access to inputs and services, science and technology, implements, credit and support services like creches, child care centres, nutrition, health and training.

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• Encouragement to women for participating in group activities aimed at achieving economies of scale through farming groups. • Involvement of women in conservation and development of bio-resources.

13. Rainfed Farming National Mission Under the National Mission for Systems (RFS) for Sustainable Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), Agriculture (NMSA) atleast 30% of the budget allocation is earmarked for women beneficiaries/ farmers. 14. Integrated Under the National Mission for Nutrient Sustainable Agriculture, INM Divisions Management are implementing Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER), Soil Health Card & Soil Health Management scheme; States have been requested to earmark alteast 30% of budget allocations for women beneficiaries/ farmers. 15. Farmer Welfare Pradhan Mantri As on December, 2020, the number of Kisan Samman Nidhi Female Farmers Registered under PM- (PM-KISAN) KISAN since inception is 2,88,24,467. As on December, 2020, the number of Pradhan Mantri Female Farmers Registered under PM- Kisan Maan-Dhan KMY since inception is 6,62,207. Yojana(PM-KMY) 16 NRM Sub-Mission on Agro Sub-Mission on Agro forestry forestry (SMAF) (SMAF) under National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) is under implementation since 2016-17 to promote plantation on farmlands. Women farmers are associated at every level of SMAF activities and as per SMAF Operational Guidelines, at least 50% of the allocation is to be utilized for small, marginal farmers of which at least 30% should be women beneficiaries/farmers associated with the scheme.

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17. RKVY RKVY is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (State Plan) which provides flexibility and autonomy to States in the process of selection, planning, approval and execution projects in agriculture and allied sectors as per their priorities under this scheme. Under the Innovation and Agri- entrepreneurship programme being implemented under RKVY-RAFTAAR, a total of 346 start-ups have been selected in various areas of agriculture and allied sectors, out of these selected start-ups, more than 80 start-ups are led by women entrepreneurs.

18. INM Paramparagat Organic Farming is being promoted Krishi Vikas Yojana under the Schemes Paramparagat Krishi (PKVY) and Mission Vikas Yojana (PKVY) and Mission Organic Organic Value Value Chain Development for North Chain Development Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) with a for North provision atleast 30% of the budget Eastern Region allocation for women beneficiaries/ (MOVCDNER) farmers. Under Soil Health Card/Soil Health Management Schemes, there is no separate budget provision for women specific programmes. The State Governments are however advised to utilize 30% of funds released under the Scheme for women farmers.

19. Plant Protection Sub-Mission on Plant ‘Sub-Mission on Plant Protection Protection and Plant and Plant Quarantine’ is under Quarantine' implementation through which regulatory, monitoring, surveillance and capacity building functions are undertaken with regard to Plant Protection and Plant Quarantine.

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During the last 6 years (2014-15 to 2019-20), 17724 women farmers have been trained on latest IPM technology in various crops. During 2020-21 (upto Kharif Season), 586 women farmers participated in 102 Integrated Pest Management Farmers Field Schools. National Institute of Plant Health Management (NIPHM), Hyderabad is regularly conducting training programmes for Agricultural Officers, Extension officers, Faculty members from various Universities and colleges across India for then capacity building in plant health management. During 2019-20, NIPHM has imparted training to 2560 officials including 629 women participants. During 2020-21 (upto December, 2020), 2500 officials including 651 women participated and 310 female farmers out of 1050 farmers were trained at NIPHM.

20 Credit Pradhan Mantri All farmers whether sharecroppers, Fasal Bima Yojana tenant farmers including women farmers (PMFBY) growing crops in the areas notified by the concerned State/UT Government are eligible for coverage under the scheme and can insure themselves as per provisions of the scheme.

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