Minsitry of Agricultural Report PDF

Highlights of Annual Report of Ministry
of Agriculture
For IBPS AFO & NABARD Gr A/B 2020
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Highlights
National Policy on Farmers

Government of India has approved the National Policy on Farmers in 2007. The major goals of the
National Policy for Farmers are:
• To improve economic viability of farming by substantially increasing the net income of farmers
and to ensure that agricultural progress is measured by advances made in this income.
• To protect and improve land, water, bio-diversity and genetic resources essential for sustained
increase in the productivity, profitability and stability of major farming systems by creating an
economic stake in conservation.
• To develop support services including provision for seeds, irrigation, power, machinery and
implements, fertilizers and credit at affordable prices in adequate quantity for farmers.
• To provide appropriate price and trade policy mechanisms to enhance farmers’ income.
• To provide for suitable risk management measures for adequate and timely compensation to
farmers.
• To complete the unfinished agenda in land reforms and to initiate comprehensive asset and
aquarian reforms.
• To mainstream the human and gender dimension in all farm policies and programmes.
• To pay explicit attention to sustainable rural livelihoods.
• To develop and introduce a social security system for farmers.
• To provide appropriate opportunities in adequate measure for non-farm employment for the
farm households.
Doubling of Farmers’ Income

• The Government has set a target of doubling of farmers’ income by the year 2022.
• An Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) has been constituted under the chairmanship of Ashok
Dalwai to examine issues relating to doubling of farmers’ income.
• The IMC has recommended a strategy to achieve doubling of farmers’ income in real terms by
the year 2022.
• The Committee has identified main sources of income growth viz.
✓ Improvement in crop and livestock productivity
✓ Resource use efficiency or savings in the cost of production
✓ Increase in the cropping intensity
✓ Diversification towards high value crops
✓ Improvement in real prices received by farmers
✓ Shift from farm to non-farm occupations
• To achieve the target of doubling farmers’ income, a number of schemes and programmes are
being implemented by the Government i.e.
✓ Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana
✓ Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
✓ Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana
✓ Soil Health Scheme
✓ Neem Coated Urea and e-National Agriculture Market
Agriculture Credit
• The agricultural credit flow target for the year 2017-18 was fixed at Rs.10,00,000 crore and against
this target the achievement was Rs.11,68,503 crore.
• The agricultural credit flow target for 2018-19 has been fixed at Rs.11,00,000 crore and against
this target the disbursement till 31st December, 2018 has been Rs.9,33,365 crore.
Interest Subvention Scheme

• The Department implements the Interest Subvention Scheme under which short-term crop loans
upto Rs.3 lakh for a period of one year are provided to farmers at concessional interest rates of
7% per annum, which in case of timely repayment gets reduced to 4% per annum.
• During the financial year, following the budget announcement, the benefit of Interest Subvention
(@2%) and Prompt Repayment Incentive (@3%) are also being provided to animal husbandry and
fisheries farmers to meet their working capital needs.
Agro-Economic Research (AER) Scheme

Launch Year: 1954
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Objectives of AER Scheme
• To conduct investigations into specified agro-economic problems which are of special interest to
the Ministry, either at the macro or the micro level.
• To carry on continuous studies on changes in the rural economy by means of periodic surveys and
re-surveys of selected villages representing typical situations.
• To carry on research work on structural changes and fundamental problems of agricultural
economy and rural development of the country.
• To give technical advice to the Union Government and State Government on such issues as with
mutual agreement may be referred to them.
Key Features
• It is a network of 15 AER Units and Centers which conduct research studies in the field of
Agricultural Economy on yearly basis to meet the need of the Government of India.
• The scheme is fully funded by Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare through grants-in-aid
under central sector scheme “Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Census, Economics and
Statistics”.
Improvement of Agricultural Statistics

• The basic objective of the central sector scheme, Improvement of Agricultural Statistics, is to
collect and improve agricultural statistics of principal agricultural crops.
• The Scheme has three components –
(i) Timely Reporting Scheme (TRS)
(ii) Improvement of Crop Statistics (ICS)
(iii) Establishment of an Agency for Reporting of Agricultural Statistics (EARAS)

Forecasting Agricultural output using Space, Agro-meteorology and Land based
observations (FASAL)
Launch Year: 2006
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture and Family Welfare
Partner Organizations: India Meteorological Department (IMD), Institute of Economic Growth (IEG),
New Delhi and Space Application Centre (SAC), Ahmadabad.
Aim: To provide multiple-in-season forecast based on Agromet, Econometric and Remote Sensing
based methodology.
Extended Range Forecast System (ERFS)

• Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare has sponsored a project entitled
“Development and Application of Extended Range Forecast System for Climate Risk Management
in Agriculture (ERFS)” since 2006.
• It is in collaboration with other partner organizations viz. IIT, India Meteorological Department
(IMD), National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecast (NCMRWF), Space Application Centre
(SAC) Ahmadabad and Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR).
• The project aims at generating extended range deterministic and probabilistic rainfall and
temperature forecasts for metrological sub-divisions of India at monthly and seasonal scale and
disseminating to the farming community and to advise them about various measures.
National Mission on Agricultural Extension and Technology (NMAET)

• The scheme was launched in the year 2014 and the nodal ministry is Ministry of Agriculture
and Farmers Welfare.
• NMAET schemes has been launched through an amalgamation of four schemes –
1. Sub-Mission on Agricultural Extension
2. Sub-Mission on Seed and Planting Material
3. Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization
4. Sub-Mission on Plant Protection and Plant Quarantine
1. Sub-Mission on Agriculture Extension (SMAE)

Aim:
• To strengthen the ongoing extension mechanism of State Governments, local bodies etc.
• To achieve food and nutritional security and socio-economic empowerment of farmers.
• To institutionalize programme planning and implementation mechanism.
• To forge effective linkages and synergy amongst various stake-holders.
• To support human resource development interventions.
• To promote pervasive and innovative use of electronic/print media, inter-personal
communication and ICT tools.

2. Sub-Mission on Seeds and Planting Material (SMSP)
Aim:
• To increase production of certified / quality seed
• To upgrade the quality of farm saved seeds
• To strengthen the seed multiplication chain
• To promote new technologies and methodologies in seed production, processing, testing etc.
• To strengthen and modernizing infrastructure for seed production, storage, certification and
quality etc.
3. Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM)

Aims:
• To increase the reach of farm mechanization to small and marginal farmers and to the regions
where availability of farm power is low
• To promote ‘Custom Hiring Centres’ to offset the adverse economies of scale arising due to small
landholding and high cost of individual ownership
• To create hubs for hi-tech and high value farm equipment
• To create awareness among stakeholders through demonstration and capacity building activities
• To ensure performance testing and certification at designated testing centers located all over the
country.
Components:
• Promotion and Strengthening of Agricultural Mechanization through Training, Testing and
Demonstration
• Demonstration, Training and Distribution of Post-Harvest Technology and Management (PHTM)
• Financial Assistance for Procurement of Agriculture Machinery and Equipment
• Establish Farm Machinery Banks for Custom Hiring
• Establish Hi-Tech, High Productive Equipment Hub for Custom Hiring
• Promotion of Farm Mechanization in Selected Villages
• Financial Assistance for Promotion of Mechanized Operations/hectare Carried out Through
Custom Hiring Centres
• Promotion of Farm Machinery and Equipment in North-Eastern Region
4. Sub-Mission on Plant Protection and Plant Quarantine (SMPPQ)

Aims:
• To minimize loss to quality and yield of agricultural crops from the ravages of insect pests,
diseases, weeds, nematodes, rodents etc.
• To shield our agricultural bio-security from the incursions and spread of alien species.
• To facilitate exports of Indian agricultural commodities to global markets.
• To promote good agricultural practices, particularly with respect to plant protection strategies.

‘Support to State Extension Programmes for Extension Reforms (ATMA)’
Launch Year: 2005
• Later, it has been included as a Centrally Sponsored component of the Sub-Mission on Agriculture
Extension (SMAE) under Green Revolution – Krishonnati Yojana
Objectives:
• Providing innovative, restructured and autonomous institutions at the State /District/ Block level.
• Encouraging multi-agency extension strategies involving Public/ Private Extension Service
Providers.
• Ensuring an integrated, broad-based extension delivery mechanism consistent with farming
systems approach.
• Adopting group approach to extension in line with the identified needs and requirements of the
farmers in the form of CIGs & FIGs.
• Facilitating convergence of programmes in planning, execution and Implementation.
• Addressing gender concerns by mobilizing farm women into groups and providing training to
them.
• Moving towards sustainability of extension services through beneficiary contribution.
Mass Media Support to Agricultural Extension

• This Scheme is utilizing countrywide infrastructure and networks of All India Radio and
Doordarshan and focusing dissemination of latest farm practices through Radio and Television
networks.
• The Prasar Bharati, a ‘National Public Service Broadcaster’ is implementing this Scheme.
• The objective of the Scheme is to enhance and boost the Agriculture Extension system in the
present scenario.
Establishment of the AgriClinics and Agri-Business Centres (AC&ABC)

• The AC&ABC Scheme is under implementation since April, 2002.
• The Scheme aims at creating gainful self-employment opportunities to unemployed agricultural
graduates, agricultural diploma holders, and intermediate in agriculture apart from science
graduates with post-graduation in agriculture related courses for supporting agriculture
development and supplementing the efforts of public extension.
• National Institute for Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE) is the implementing
agency for training component under the Scheme through a network of identified Nodal Training
Institutes (NTIs) in various states.
• NABARD is implementing subsidy component under the Scheme on the behalf of Government of
India and is monitoring credit support to AgriClinics and Agri-Business Centres through
Commercial Banks.
Kisan Call Centers (KCC)

• The KCC Scheme was launched on 21st January 2004 to provide answer to farmers’ queries on
agriculture and allied sectors through toll free telephone lines.

• A country wide common eleven digit number ‘1800-180-1551’ has been allocated for KCC.
• The replies to the queries of the farming community are being given in 22 local languages.
• KCCs operate from 21 locations in the country covering all the Sates and UTs. Calls are attended
from 6.00 am to 10.00 pm on all 7 days of a week.
National e-Governance Plan - Agriculture (NeGP-A)

Aims:
• To bring farmer centricity & service orientation to the programmes.
• To enhance reach & impact of extension services.
• To improve access of farmers to information & services throughout the crop-cycle.
• To build upon, enhance & integrate the existing ICT initiatives of Centre and States.
• To enhance efficiency & effectiveness of programs through making available timely and relevant
information to the farmers for increasing their agriculture productivity.
Kisan Suvidha App

Launch Year: 2016
Aim: To provide information on weather, market prices, seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and agricultural
machinery.
Key Features: Following facilities are available on the app –

• Weather - provides weather report for that day and weather forecast for next five days of a
selected district. Extreme weather alerts are also provided.
• Dealers - Name, Mobile number and Address of the dealers of Seeds, Pesticides, Fertilizer and
Farm Machinery are provided.
• Market Prices - information about rates of various crops in different mandies are provided.
• Plant Protection - Crop specific information related to pest management are provided. If the
condition of crop is not normal, farmers can upload a picture/photo of the crop and send it
through kisan suvidha app to agriculture experts for advice.
• Agro Advisories - Information from agriculture experts of districts regarding the advisories about
activities to be undertaken and precaution to be taken staring from sowing to harvesting.
• Contact KCC - This option provides facility to speak to Kisan Call Centre (KCC).
• Soil Heath Card - option gives information about Soil Health Card, so that farmers can use fertilizer
and pesticides judiciously having regard to minerals available in a particular land/farm.
• Cold Storage and gowdowns - information about warehouse and cold storage available in the
district like warehouse / cold storage, name of manager, address, storage capacity and phone
number etc are provided.
Pusa Krishi App

Launch Year: 2016

Aim: To help farmers to get information about technologies developed by Indian Agriculture Research
Institute (IARI), which will help in increasing returns to farmers.
Key Feature:
• The app also provides farmers with information related to new varieties of crops developed by
Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR), resource conserving cultivation practices as well as
farm machinery and its implementation will help in increasing returns to farmers.
National Seed Research and Training Centre (NSRTC), Varanasi

• The National Seed Research and Training Centre (NSRTC), Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) has been
functioning since October 2005 and has been notified as Central Seed Testing and Referral
Laboratory (CSTL) with effect from 01.04.2007.
• The objective of CSTL, NSRTC is to maintain uniformity in seed testing and to ensure supply of
quality seeds at National level.
• It also acts as Referral Laboratory under Court of Law for seed related issues.
• NSRTC is a premiere institute for capacity building in relation to maintaining Seed Quality
Assurance by offering HRD activities round the year.
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), South Asia Regional Center (ISARC)
• Union Cabinet in its meeting held on 12.07.2017 had approved the proposal for ISARC at National
Seed Research and Training Center (NSRTC) Campus, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
Promotion of Agriculture Mechanization for In-Situ Management of Crop Residue

Scheme
Launch Year: 2018
• It is a Central Sector Scheme being implemented in the states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh
and NCT of Delhi for the period from 2018-19 to 2019-20.
Aim: Protecting environment from air pollution and preventing loss of nutrients and soil micro-
organisms caused by burning of crop residue.
Objectives:
• Protecting environment from air pollution and preventing loss of nutrients and soil micro-
organisms caused by burning of crop residue.
• Promoting in-situ management of crop residue by retention and incorporation into the soil
through the use of appropriate mechanization inputs.
• Promoting Farm Machinery Banks for custom hiring of in-situ crop residue management
machinery to offset the adverse economies of scale arising due to small landholding and high cost
of individual ownership.
• Creating awareness among stakeholders through demonstration, capacity building activities and
differentiated Information, Education and Communication strategies for effective utilization and
management of crop residue.
Components:
• Establish Farm Machinery Banks or Custom Hiring Centres of in-situ crop residue management
machinery.
• Procurement of Agriculture Machinery and Equipment for in-situ crop residue management.
• Information, Education and Communication for awareness on in-situ crop residue management
Structure of the Scheme

A) National Level
• High Level Monitoring Committee (HLMC) – The HLMC is headed by Office of Secretary (DARE)
and Director General, ICAR. The committee will formulate policies and provide overall
direction and guidance to the implementation of the scheme and prioritize activities and
communication plans which will address objectives and major challenges of the scheme.
The committee has also task of monitoring and review the progress and performance of the
scheme.
• Executive Committee (EC) – EC will be the policy formulating body. It will be empowered to
lay down and amend operational guidelines, other than those affecting financing pattern. The
EC is headed by Additional Secretary (Mechanization and Technology), Department of
Agriculture Cooperation and Farmers Welfare.
• High Powered Committee (HPC) – HPC has a task to finalize and periodically amend the
specifications of the crop residue management implements/machines and provide help in the
implementation, monitoring and evaluation of various interventions in the scheme and
provide feedback reports to the Member Secretary of Executive Committee.
B) State Level
• State Level Executive Committee (SLEC) – SLEC main function is to vet the Annual Action Plan
prepared by the State nodal department for implementation of the scheme. The SLEC will
oversee the implementation of scheme Components of the respective States through regular
meetings with the nodal and other line departments.
The SLEC is headed by Principal Secretary (Agriculture)/Agricultural Production
Commissioner.
• Department of Agriculture is the nodal department at the State level for implementation of
this scheme.
C) District Level
• District Level Executive Committee (DLEC) is responsible for carrying forward the objectives
of the scheme for project formulation, implementation and monitoring. The DLEC is headed
by Collector/ Deputy Commissioner.
• ICAR institutes / State Agriculture Universities (SAUs) and Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs)
functioning in the district will provide technical support in formulation of the district action
plan, its implementation and monitoring. The technical staff will be sourced from these
organizations for imparting training to the farmers and extension personnel.

Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) Scheme
Launch Year: 2014
Aim: Holistic growth of the horticulture sector covering fruits, vegetables, root & tuber crops,
mushrooms, spices, flowers, aromatic plants, coconut, cashew, cocoa and bamboo.
Target: To achieve a growth rate of 7.2 percent in the horticulture sector during the 12th Plan, besides
generating skilled and unskilled employment opportunities in rural and urban areas.
Objectives:
• Promote holistic growth of horticulture sector, including bamboo and coconut through area based
regionally differentiated strategies.
• Research, technology promotion, extension, post-harvest management, processing and
marketing of
• Encourage aggregation of farmers into farmer groups like FIGs/FPOs and FPCs to bring economy
of scale and scope.
• Enhance horticulture production, augment farmers, income and strengthen nutritional security;
• Improve productivity by way of quality germ plasm, planting material and water use efficiency
through Micro Irrigation.
• Support skill development and create employment generation opportunities for rural youth in
horticulture and post-harvest management, especially in the cold chain sector.
Sub-schemes/Missions MIDH
There are 5 schemes under MIDH –
1. National Horticulture Mission (NHM)
2. Horticulture Mission for North East and Himalayan States (HMNEH)
3. National Horticulture Board (NHB)
4. Coconut Development Board (CDB)
5. Central Institute of Horticulture (CIH), Nagaland.
1. National Horticulture Mission (NHM)

Launch Year: 2005
Aim: It aims at the holistic development of horticulture sector by ensuring forward and backward
linkages through cluster approach with the active participation of all stakeholders.
Coverage:
• The scheme is not available in –
✓ Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar
✓ 7 North-East states and Sikkim
✓ Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand
• Rest all states and UTs covered under this scheme.
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• The scheme is not available to coconut and medicinal plants, rest all horticulture crops are
covered.
Note: For coconut, there is Coconut Development Board and for medicinal plants, there is National
Medicinal Board along with the National Mission on Medicinal Plants.
Role of Agencies in the National Horticulture Mission

• National Horticulture Board (NHB), Gurgaon – It houses the national level Technology Support
Group.
• Directorate of Cashew and Cocoa Development (DCCD), Kochi – Responsible for plantation crops,
other than coconut and areca nut.
• Directorate of Areca nut and Spices Development (DCCD), Calicut – Responsible for areca nut,
spices and aromatic plants.
• National Committee on Plasticulture Applications in Horticulture (NCPAH), New Delhi –
Responsible for precision farming and hi-tech horticulture through Precision Farming
Development Centres (PFDCs).
• Coconut Development Board (CDB), Kochi – Coconut based intercropping of vegetables etc.
• Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), New Delhi –
Development of Agri-Export Zones (AEZ) for horticultural crops.
• Directorate of Marketing & Inspection (DMI), New Delhi – Providing market intelligence and
monitoring of programmes relating to marketing of horticulture crops.
• Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MFPI), New Delhi – Processing of horticultural produce,
out of their own budget provision. MFPI will ensure convergence of their schemes with NHM
cluster.
• National Medicinal Plant Board (NMPB), New Delhi – Development of medicinal plants in
coordination with NHM.
• National Horticulture Research & Development Foundation (NHRDF), Nasik – For vegetable and
vegetable seeds.
2. Horticulture Mission for North East and Himalayan States (HMNEH)

• Earlier this scheme is known as “Technology Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture
in North-Eastern states” launched in 2001.
• In 2003, the scheme was further extended to three Himalayan States namely: Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir and Uttarakhand.
3. National Horticulture Board (NHB)

Established In: 1984
Aim: To create production hubs for commercial horticulture development, post-harvest

infrastructure and cold chain facilities, promotion of new crops and promotion of growers’
association.

4. Coconut Development Board (NHB)
Thrust Areas: The thrust areas of Coconut Development Board programmes under MIDH are –
• Production and distribution of quality planting material
• Expansion of area under coconut cultivation especially in potential and non-traditional area
• Improving the productivity of coconut in major coconut producing states
• Developing technology in post-harvest processing and marketing activities
• Product diversification and by-product utilization of coconut for value addition
• Dissemination of information and capacity building in coconut sector
5. Central Institute of Horticulture (CIH), Nagaland

Aim: This Institute is set up for holistic development of horticulture in North-Eastern Region of India.
Vision: To emerge as the pioneering, innovative, farmer focused and self-supporting horticultural
Institute in the country.
Mission: To provide excellent, innovative and relevant training to all the stakeholders so as to
empower individuals and enable horticulture industry to bring about socio-economic development
and sustainability in North East Region.
Objectives & Programmes of the Institute

• Capacity building by training of trainers and farmers/beneficiaries.
• Demonstration of improved production technologies.
• Certificate courses in horticulture.
• Accreditation and Certification of Nurseries in NE region.
• Follow-on extension support in the field of horticulture.
• Promotion of organic cultivation of horticulture crops.
• Establishing convergence and synergy among programmes in the field of horticulture.
• Monitoring of Centrally Sponsored Programmes in the area of horticulture.
Focus Areas:
• Training of state government officials and farmers/beneficiaries of North Eastern Region.
• Production and supply of quality planting material.
• Accreditation and certification of horticulture nurseries in NER.
• Certificate courses in horticulture.
• Skill development courses in horticulture.

Directorate of Cashewnut and Cocoa Development, Kochi
• The Directorate of Cashewnut and Cocoa Development functioning at Kochi is the subordinate
office of the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare of the Union Ministry of
Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.
• This was established in the year 1966 for the promotion of cashew cultivation in the country,
bifurcating the erstwhile Indian Central Spices and Cashewnut Committee.
National Food Security Mission

Launch Year: 2007
Aim:
• Increase production of rice, wheat, pulses, coarse cereals and commercial crops, through area
expansion and productivity enhancement.
• Restore soil fertility and productivity at the individual farm level and enhancing farm level
economy.
Implementation: The programme is being continued up to 2019-20, which is co-terminus with

Fourteenth Finance Commission (FFC) period.
Components:
• National Food Security Mission – Rice
• National Food Security Mission – Wheat
• National Food Security Mission – Pulses
• National Food Security Mission – Coarse Cereals
• National Food Security Mission – Nutri Cereals
• National Food Security Mission – Commercial Crops
• National Food Security Mission – Oilseeds and Oilpalm
• National Food Security Mission – Seed Village Programme
National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP)

Launch Year: 2013
Aim:
• Increasing production and productivity of oilseeds crops and oil palm through bringing in fallow
areas under oilseed crops.
• Diversification of area from low yielding cereals.
National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)

• NMSA derives its mandate from Sustainable Agriculture Mission which is one of the eight Missions
outlined under National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) launched in 2008.
• National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) has been made operational from the year
2014-15.

Objectives:
• To make agriculture more productive, sustainable, remunerative and climate resilient by
promoting location specific Integrated/Composite Farming Systems.
• To conserve natural resources through appropriate soil and moisture conservation measures.
• To adopt comprehensive soil health management practices based on soil fertility maps, soil test
based application of macro & micro nutrients, judicious use of fertilizers etc.
• To optimize utilization of water resources through efficient water management to expand
coverage for achieving ‘more crop per drop’.
• To develop capacity of farmers & stakeholders, in conjunction with other on - going Missions e.g.
National Mission on Agriculture Extension & Technology, National Food Security Mission, National
Initiative for Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) etc., in the domain of climate change adaptation
and mitigation measures.
• To pilot models in select blocks for improving productivity of rainfed farming by mainstreaming
rainfed technologies refined through NICRA and by leveraging resources from other
schemes/Missions like Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
(MGNREGS), Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP), RKVY etc.; and
• To establish an effective, inter and intra Departmental/Ministerial co - ordination for
accomplishing key deliverables of National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture under the aegis of
National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC).
Key dimensions:
Sub-Missions under NMSA:

• Rainfed Area Development (RAD): It adopts an area-based approach for development and
conservation of natural resources along with farming systems.

• On Farm Water Management (OFWM): It focuses primarily on enhancing water use efficiency by
promoting efficient on - farm water management technologies and equipment.
• Soil Health Management (SHM): Soil Health Management (SHM) will aim at promoting location
as well as crop specific sustainable soil health management including residue management and
organic farming practices.
• Climate Change and Sustainable Agriculture: Monitoring, Modelling and Networking
(CCSAMMN): It provides creation and bidirectional dissemination of climate change related
information and knowledge by way of piloting climate change adaptation/mitigation
research/model projects in the domain of climate smart sustainable management practices.
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayi Yojana (PMKSY)

Launch Year: 2015
• This scheme has subsumed three erstwhile scheme of three different ministries –
1. Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) of Ministry of Jal Shakti
2. Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) of Ministry of Rural Development
3. On Farm Water Management component of the National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture
under Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Nodal Ministry: At present, PMKSY is being implemented under Ministry of Jal Shakti.
Aim: Extending the coverage of irrigation ‘Har Khet ko Pani’ and improving water use efficiency ‘More
crop per drop' in a focused manner with end to end solution on source creation, distribution,
management, field application and extension activities.
Objectives:
• Achieve convergence of investments in irrigation at the field level (preparation of district level
and, if required, sub district level water use plans).
• Enhance the physical access of water on the farm and expand cultivable area under assured
irrigation (Har Khet ko pani).
• Integration of water source, distribution and its efficient use, to make best use of water through
appropriate technologies and practices.
• Improve on - farm water use efficiency to reduce wastage and increase availability both in
duration and extent.
• Enhance the adoption of precision - irrigation and other water saving technologies (More crop per
drop).
• Enhance recharge of aquifers and introduce sustainable water conservation practices.
• Ensure the integrated development of rainfed areas using the watershed approach towards soil
and water conservation, regeneration of ground water, arresting runoff, providing livelihood
options and other NRM activities.
• Promote extension activities relating to water harvesting, water management and crop alignment
for farmers and grass root level field functionaries.
• Explore the feasibility of reusing treated municipal waste water for peri - urban agriculture.
• Attract greater private investments in irrigation.

Strategy and Key Focus Areas
Components:
• Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (By Ministry of Jal Shakti):
✓ To focus on faster completion of ongoing Major and Medium Irrigation including National
Projects.
• Har Khet Ko Pani (By Ministry of Jal Shakti):
✓ Creation of new water sources through Minor Irrigation (both surface and ground water).
✓ Repair, restoration and renovation of water bodies; strengthening carrying capacity of
traditional water sources, construction rain water harvesting structures (Jal Sanchay).
✓ Command area development, strengthening and creation of distribution network from
source to the farm.
✓ Ground water development in the areas where it is abundant, so that sink is created to
store runoff/ flood water during peak rainy season.
✓ Improvement in water management and distribution system for water bodies to take
advantage of the available source which is not tapped to its fullest capacity (deriving
benefits from low hanging fruits). At least 10% of the command area to be covered under
micro/precision irrigation.
✓ Diversion of water from source of different location where it is plenty to nearby water
scarce areas, lift irrigation from water bodies/rivers at lower elevation to supplement
requirements beyond IWMP and MGNREGS irrespective of irrigation command.
✓ Creating and rejuvenating traditional water storage systems like Jal Mandir (Gujarat);
Khatri, Kuhl (H.P.); Zabo (Nagaland); Eri, Ooranis (T.N.); Dongs (Assam); Katas, Bandhas
(Odisha and M.P.) etc. at feasible locations.
• Per Drop More Crop (By Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare):
✓ Programme management, preparation of State/District Irrigation Plan, approval of annual
action plan, Monitoring etc.
✓ Promoting efficient water conveyance and precision water application devices like drips,
sprinklers, pivots, rain - guns in the farm (Jal Sinchan).
✓ Topping up of input cost particularly under civil construction beyond permissible limit
(40%), under MGNREGS for activities like lining inlet, outlet, silt traps, distribution system
etc.

✓ Construction of micro irrigation structures to supplement source creation activities
including tube wells and dug wells.
✓ Water lifting devices like diesel/ electric/ solar pump-sets including water carriage pipes,
underground piping system.
✓ Extension activities for promotion of scientific moisture conservation and agronomic
measures including cropping alignment to maximise use of available water including
rainfall and minimise irrigation requirement (Jal Sarankchan).
• Watershed Development (By Ministry of Rural Development):

✓ Effective management of runoff water and improved soil & moisture conservation
activities such as ridge area treatment, drainage line 5 treatment, rain water harvesting, in
- situ moisture conservation and other allied activities on watershed basis.
✓ Converging with MGNREGS for creation of water source to full potential in identified
backward rainfed blocks including renovation of traditional water bodies.
Programme Implementation:
• Krishi Sinchayee Yojana with an outlay of Rs.50,000 crores for a period of 5 years (2015-16 to
2019-20) is to achieve convergence of investments in irrigation at the field level.
• PMKSY is to be implemented in an area development approach, adopting decentralized state level
planning and projectised execution, allowing the states to draw their irrigation development plans
based on district/blocks plans with a horizon of 5 to 7 years. States can take up projects based on
the District/State Irrigation Plan.
• All the States and Union Territories including North Eastern States are covered under the
programme.
• PMKSY aims at a 'decentralized State level planning and execution' structure, in order to allow
States to draw up a District Irrigation Plan (DIP) and a State Irrigation Plan (SIP).
• The programme will be supervised and monitored at the national level by an Inter-Ministerial
National Steering Committee (NSC) under the Chairmanship of the Prime Minister with Union
Ministers of all concerned Ministries.
• A National Executive Committee (NEC) is to be constituted under the Chairmanship of the Vice
Chairman, NITI Aayog to oversee programme implementation, allocation of resources, inter-
ministerial coordination, monitoring and performance assessment, addressing administrative
issues etc.
• At the state level the scheme is to be administered by a State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC)
to be Chaired by the Chief Secretary of the respective States.
National Bamboo Mission

Launch Year: 2006
• The restructured National Bamboo Mission (NBM) was approved in April, 2018 for
implementation till the end of 14th Finance Commission i.e. 2019-20.
• It is a sub-mission under the National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA).

Aims:
• Supplement farm income of farmers with focus on the development of complete value chain of
bamboo sector linking growers with industry.
• Promote holistic growth of bamboo sector.
• Increase the area under bamboo cultivation.
Objectives:
• To increase the area under bamboo plantation in non-forest Government and private lands to
supplement farm income and contribute towards resilience to climate change.
• To promote bamboo plantations predominantly in farmers’ fields, homesteads, community lands,
arable wastelands, and along irrigation canals, water bodies etc.
• To improve post-harvest management through establishment of innovative primary processing
units near the source of production.
• To promote product development keeping in view market demand.
• To rejuvenate the underdeveloped bamboo industry in India.
• To promote skill development, capacity building, awareness generation for development of
bamboo sector from production to market demand.
• To realign efforts so as to reduce dependency on import of bamboo and bamboo products.
Target Beneficiary:
• It is being implemented in non-forest Government land, farmers field in States where it has social,
commercial and economical advantage, including the bamboo rich States of North Eastern region
and Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Bihar,
Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
• 17 States have so far been covered under the Mission.
Mission Structure:
A) National Level
• Executive Committee – The executive committee will oversee activities of the Mission and
approve the action plan of the States/UTs. The chairman of the executive committee is
Secretary of Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare.
• National Bamboo Mission Cell (NBMC) – NBMC is headed by the Mission Director, National
Bamboo Mission will be established at the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and
Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India.
• Bamboo Technical Support Group (BTSG) – National Level Agency called Bamboo Technical
Support Group (BTSG) will be set up to provide necessary technical support to the Mission.
B) State Level
• State Level Executive Committee (SLEC) – The State Governments shall identify the
Department for anchoring the State Bamboo Mission (SBM) and nominate the Mission
Director State Bamboo Development Agency. SLEC is headed by Chief Secretary of the State.

• Bamboo Development Agency (BDA) – BDA shall be set up in each State headed by the
Mission Director, as nominated by the State Govt. BDA will have representatives from
concerned departments such as Forests, Agriculture, Industries, Rural Development, etc.
C) District Level
• The Bamboo Development Agency of every State will constitute a District Level Agency.
• The Agency will comprise of officials from Industries, Agriculture/ Horticulture, Forest, Rural
Development and other line departments, SHGs, NGOs etc.
• All proposals received by the Agency would be compiled and sent to the BDA for appraisal and
scrutiny.
• This Agency will also oversee, coordinate and control all activities at the district level for non-
forest areas.
• The District Industries Centre (DIC) Planning Committee and Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRI) will
be integrated/ involved in implementing the programme depending on their expertise and
available infrastructure.
• The District level officer of the nodal department will be the Member Secretary.
Funding Pattern – The funding pattern will be 60:40 between Centre and State Govt. for all States
excepting NE & Hilly states, where it would be 90:10 and 100% in case of Union Territories/ R&D
Institutes/ Bamboo Technology Support Groups (BTSGs) and National Level Agencies.
Soil Health Card Scheme

Launch Year: 2015
Aim: To issue soil health cards once in every 2 years, to all farmers in the country, so as to provide a
basis to address nutrient deficiencies in fertilization practices.
Objectives:
• To improve soil quality and profitability of farmers
• Employment generation for rural youth
• To update information on soil analysis
• To provide soil testing facilities to farmers at their doorstep
What is a Soil Health Card?

• SHC is a printed report that a farmer will be handed over for each of his holdings.
• It will contain the status of his soil with respect to 12 parameters, namely N,P,K (Macro-
nutrients); S (Secondary-nutrient); Micro-nutrients; and physical parameters.
• SHC will be provided to all farmers in the country at an interval of 2 years to enable the farmers
to apply recommended doses of nutrients based on soil test values to realize improved and
sustainable soil health and fertility, low costs and higher profits.
• Soil health card is field-specific detailed report of soil fertility status and other important soil
parameters that affect crop productivity.

Soil Health Management (SHM) Scheme
• As soil test based application of fertilizers is essential to improve soil health and productivity, the
Government is promoting Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) i.e. soil test based balanced
and judicious use of chemical fertilizers, bio-fertilizers and locally available organic manures like
Farm Yard Manure, Compost, Vermi Compost and Green Manure to maintain soil health and its
productivity.
• Under the Soil Health Management scheme there is provision to set up new static Soil Testing
Laboratories (STLs) and new Mobile Soil Testing Laboratories besides strengthening of existing
laboratories to enable them to undertake micro-nutrient testing.
Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing (ISAM)

The ISAM has six sub-schemes namely –
1. Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI)
2. Marketing Research and Information Network (MRIN)
3. Strengthening of Agmark Grading Facilities (SAGF)
4. Training, Research and Consultancy through Choudhary Charan Singh National Institute of
Agricultural Marketing (NIAM)
5. Agri-business Development through Venture Capital Assistance (VCA) and Project
Development Facility
6. National Agriculture Market (e-NAM)
1. Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI)

• To develop Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure including Storage infrastructure, Ministry of
Agriculture & Farmers Welfare is implementing capital investment subsidy subscheme
“Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI)” of Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing
(ISAM).
• The erstwhile two schemes viz.
(i) Grameen Bhandaran Yojana (GBY) implemented since 01.04.2001, and
(ii) Scheme for Strengthening/Development of Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure, Grading &
Standardization (AMIGS) implemented since 20.10.2004
have been subsumed into one scheme known as Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI) w.e.f.
01.04.2014.
Objectives:
• To promote innovative and latest technologies in post-harvest and agricultural marketing
infrastructure.
• To develop alternative & competitive marketing channels for agricultural and allied produce
through incentivizing private and cooperative sectors to make investments there for.
2. Marketing Research and Information Network (MRIN)

• Under the MRIN scheme an E-Governance Portal has been developed for connecting the Farmers
to their markets.

Objectives:
• To establish a nation-wide information network for speedy collection and dissemination of market
information.
• To facilitate collection and dissemination of information for better price realization by the farmers.
• To sensitize and orient farmers to respond to new challenges in agricultural marketing by using
Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
• To improve efficiency in agricultural marketing through regular training and extension for reaching
region-specific farmers in their own language.
3. Strengthening of Agmark Grading Facilities (SAGF)

• SAGF aims to help the Directorate of Marketing & Inspection(DMI) to implement the Agricultural
Produce Act 1937 including the meeting expenditure for the purchase of equipment, renovation
and repair works in the Agmark laboratories/ Regional and Sub-offices of DMI.
4. National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM)

Objectives:
• To conduct research on long term projects, policy formulation, prepare status papers, conduct
case studies in specific to marketing problems.
• To offer consultancy services to state and Central Departments, public-sector undertaking, co-
operative etc. in preparation of Master plans for States.
• To develop promising human resources by providing long term structured courses in agricultural
marketing.
• To develop as a centre for excellence in the field of agricultural marketing by establishing
adequate.
5. Venture Capital Assistance (VCA)

Objectives:
• To facilitate setting up of agribusiness ventures in close association with banks.
• To catalyse private investment in setting up agribusiness projects and thereby providing an
assured market to producers for increasing rural income and employment.
• To strengthen backward linkages of agribusiness projects with producers.
• To assist farmers, producer group/companies and agriculture graduates to enhance their
participation in the value chain.
6. National Agriculture Market (e-NAM)

Objective:
• To integrate markets first at the level of the States and eventually across the country through a
common online market platform, to facilitate pan - India trade in agricultural commodities.
• To streamline marketing / transaction procedures and make them uniform across all markets to
promote efficient functioning of the markets.
• To establish quality assaying systems for quality assurance to promote informed bidding by
buyers.
• To promote stable prices and avilability of quality produce to consumers.

Formation of Farmer Producer Organization (FPO)
Objective:
• The purpose is to collectivize farmers, especially small producers, at various levels across several
states, to foster technology penetration, improve productivity, enable improved access to inputs
and services and increase farmer incomes, thereby strengthening their sustainable agriculture
based livelihoods.
• Ensuring access to and usage of quality inputs and services for intensive agriculture enhancing
cluster competitiveness.
• Facilitate access to fair & remunerative markets including linking producer groups to marketing
opportunities by market aggregators.
National Federation of Urban Cooperative Banks and Credit Societies Ltd. (NAFCUB),
New Delhi
• NAFCUB is an apex National Level Federation of Urban Co-operative Banks and Credit Societies in
the country and is registered under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002.
• NAFCUB is committed to work towards building a strong and viable urban co-operative banking
and credit system across the country.
All India Federation of Cooperative Spinning Mills Ltd. (AIFCOSPIN)

• AIFCOSPIN, Mumbai was established in 1964 as an apex body of Cooperative Spinning Mills at the
national level with the objective of looking after the promotional needs of cooperative spinning
mills.
• It is registered under the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002.
National Cooperative Agriculture and Rural Development Banks’ Federation Limited

(NCARDBF), Mumbai
• It is an Apex Body of Cooperative Agriculture and Rural Development Banks.
• It is functioning in the country to promote interests of all its members and assisting them in
attaining organisational and business goals, to promote mutual understanding among members
and providing them a common forum for interactions on legal, policy and operational issues and
to channelize efforts to resolve such issues.
National Federation of State Cooperative Banks Ltd., (NAFSCOB), Mumbai

• NAFSCOB was founded on 19th May, 1964.
• It is facilitating operations of State and Central Cooperative Banks in particular and development
of cooperative credit in general.
National Labour Cooperatives Federation of India Ltd. (NLCF), New Delhi

• NLCF, an apex national level organization of Labour Co-operative Societies was established in
November, 1981.
• It is registered under the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act, 2002.

National Federation of Fishers Cooperative Ltd. (FISHCOPFED), New Delhi
• The National Federation of Fishers Cooperatives Ltd. (FISHCOPFED) is a national level federation
of fisheries cooperatives and the apex institution of Indian Fisheries Cooperative Movement.
• It’s motto is to promote and develop the fishery cooperative movement in India and to educate,
guide and assist fishers in their efforts to build up and expand the fishery cooperative sector and
serve as an exponent of cooperative opinion in accordance with cooperative principles.
• It was established in 1980 as All India Federation of Fishermen Cooperatives and was rechristened
as National Federation of Fishermen’s Cooperatives Ltd. in 1982.
National Council for Cooperative Training

• NCCT is the nodal organisation in the country engaged in the training of various stakeholders.
• NCCT is the Autonomous Society promoted by Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.
• The General Council of the NCCT is headed by Hon’ble Union Agriculture Minister.
• The Executive Council of NCCT is headed by the Additional Secretary, Department of Agriculture,
Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.
Objectives:
• To formulate overall policies and plans relating to cooperative training.
• To organise and direct arrangements in regard to the training to personnel employed in
cooperative departments and cooperative institutions in the country.
• To assess periodically the needs of training for cooperative personnel to facilitate planning and
designing of training arrangements.
• To establish and manage cooperative training institutions.
• To identify problem areas of cooperatives requiring research and to organize studies.
• To ensure maintenance of high academic standards in cooperative education and training in
various institutes in the country and suggest syllabi and standards of education for different
courses.
Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)

Launch Year: 2007
• The Union Cabinet in November 2017 has approved the restructuring of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas
Yojana (RKVY) as Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana- Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and
Allied Sector Rejuvenation (RKVY-RAFTAAR) for three years i.e. 2017-18 to 2019-20.
Aim: Making farming a remunerative economic activity through strengthening the farmer’s effort,
risk mitigation and promoting agri-business entrepreneurship.
Objectives:
• To strengthen the farmers’ efforts through creation of required pre and post-harvest agricultural
infrastructure that increases access to quality inputs, storage, market facilities etc. and enable
farmers to make informed choices.

• To provide autonomy, flexibility to States to plan and execute schemes as per local/ farmers’
needs.
• To promote value chain addition linked production models that will help farmers increase their
income as well as encourage production/productivity.
• To mitigate risk of farmers with focus on additional income generation activities - like integrated
farming, mushroom cultivation, bee keeping, aromatic plant cultivation, floriculture etc.
• To attend national priorities through several sub-schemes.
• To empower youth through skill development, innovation and Agri-Entrepreneurship based
agribusiness models that attract them to agriculture.
Funding: RKVY-RAFTAAR funds would be provided to the States in the following streams –
• Regular RKVY-RAFTAAR - 70% of annual outlay for the following activities:
✓ Infrastructure and assets - 50% (of 70%) of regular RKVY-RAFTAAR outlay (20% for Pre-
harvest infrastructure and 30% for post-harvest infrastructure)
✓ Value addition linked production projects- 30% (of 70%) of regular RKVY-RAFTAAR outlay.
✓ Flexi-funds - 20% (of 70%) of regular RKVY-RAFTAAR outlay. States can use this for
supporting any projects as per the local needs.
• RKVY-RAFTAAR special sub-schemes as per national priorities -20% of annual outlay.

Innovation and agri-entrepreneur development -10% of annual outlay including 2% for administrative
costs.
World Food Programme (WFP)

• Set up in 1963, WFP seeks to provide emergency feeding in places facing acute food insecurity
due to natural calamities and man-made causes.
• Its headquarter is in Rome, Italy.
International Fund For Agriculture Development (IFAD)

• India is a founder member of IFAD and a key contributor among the member Countries.
• IFAD funds are derived from member contributions (made in replenishment cycles), investment
incomes and special funds.
• Its headquarter is in Rome, Italy.

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Highlights of Annual Report of Ministry

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National Policy on Farmers

Doubling of Farmers’ Income

Interest Subvention Scheme

Agro-Economic Research (AER) Scheme

Improvement of Agricultural Statistics

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Extended Range Forecast System (ERFS)

National Mission on Agricultural Extension and Technology (NMAET)

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3. Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM)

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

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Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Mass Media Support to Agricultural Extension

Establishment of the AgriClinics and Agri-Business Centres (AC&ABC)

Kisan Call Centers (KCC)

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

Kisan Suvidha App

Key Features: Following facilities are available on the app –

Pusa Krishi App

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National Seed Research and Training Centre (NSRTC), Varanasi

Promotion of Agriculture Mechanization for In-Situ Management of Crop Residue

Structure of the Scheme

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1. National Horticulture Mission (NHM)

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Role of Agencies in the National Horticulture Mission

2. Horticulture Mission for North East and Himalayan States (HMNEH)

Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

3. National Horticulture Board (NHB)

Aim: To create production hubs for commercial horticulture development, post-harvest

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5. Central Institute of Horticulture (CIH), Nagaland

Objectives & Programmes of the Institute

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National Food Security Mission

Implementation: The programme is being continued up to 2019-20, which is co-terminus with

National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP)

National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)

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Sub-Missions under NMSA:

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Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayi Yojana (PMKSY)

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• Watershed Development (By Ministry of Rural Development):

National Bamboo Mission

Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

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Soil Health Card Scheme

What is a Soil Health Card?

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Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing (ISAM)

1. Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure (AMI)

2. Marketing Research and Information Network (MRIN)

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3. Strengthening of Agmark Grading Facilities (SAGF)