Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) Scheme

Posted On: 07 DEC 2021 5:23PM by PIB Delhi

Centrally Sponsored Scheme ‘Support to State Extension Programs for Extension Reforms” popularly known as ATMA Scheme is under implementation since 2005. Presently, Scheme is being implemented in 691 districts of 28 states & 5 UTs in the country. The scheme promotes decentralized farmer-friendly extension system in the country. The objectives of the Scheme is to support State Government’s efforts and to make available latest agricultural technologies and good agricultural practices in different thematic areas of agriculture and allied areas to farmers through different extension activities viz; Farmers Training, Demonstrations, Exposure Visits, Kisan Mela, Mobilization of Farmers Groups and organizing Farm Schools etc. State-wise details of achievements under the Scheme for the year 2021-22 (Till October, 2021) is enclosed at Annexure-I.

 

ANNEXURE-I

Details of Farmers Benefited under ATMA Scheme for the year 2021-22 (Till October, 2021)

Sl. No.

States/Uts

Exposure Visit

Training

Demonstration

Kisan Mela

Farm Schools

Total

1

Andhra Pr.

2094

79905

1655

1113

0

84767

2

Bihar

26643

52436

0

5096

9700

93875

3

Chhatisgarh

448

901

7815

1280

225

10669

4

Goa

312

3775

542

0

193

4822

5

Gujarat

10568

65906

32156

20902

11500

141032

6

Haryana

9450

12360

1625

3450

2500

29385

7

H.P

95

4320

4365

800

1200

10780

8

J & K

0

9700

1890

3550

750

15890

9

Jharkhand

1390

1290

2222

12712

8150

25764

10

Karnataka

3676

25709

2332

2821

6450

40988

11

Kerala

0

1047

406

0

75

1528

12

Maharashtra

2936

44276

36969

27680

48025

159886

13

M.P.

6050

2138

5955

0

23750

37893

14

Orissa

0

0

9905

768

0

10673

15

Punjab

933

15587

5091

5356

2900

29867

16

Rajasthan

1779

20198

40578

29041

15825

107421

17

Telangana

130

4875

276

754

25

6060

18

Tamil Nadu

32450

201320

1258

19625

5325

259978

19

U.P

7880

36388

13414

111016

48500

217198

20

Uttarakhand

1154

2126

2820

1994

4250

12344

21

W.B

440

16718

13952

3550

11300

45960

22

Assam

0

9076

0

846

0

9922

23

Ar.Pradesh

0

500

0

0

500

1000

24

Manipur

1020

1650

900

0

120

3690

25

Meghalaya

187

882

119

75

50

1313

26

Mizoram

0

20

52

0

0

72

27

Nagaland

0

74

370

74

0

518

28

Tripura

0

2300

165

0

275

2740

29

Sikkim

0

0

0

0

0

0

30

Delhi

0

200

0

0

0

200

31

Puducherry

50

440

520

0

50

1060

32

A&N

0

0

0

2068

0

2068

33

Ladakh

0

841

0

450

0

1291

TOTAL: -

109685

616958

187352

255021

201638

1370654

 

The achievements of the above scheme since 2016-17 under its various metrics and components particularly in the State of Jharkhand is attached at Annexure-II.

 

ANNEXURE-II

Details of Farmers Benefited in the State of Jharkhand under ATMA Scheme from 2016-17 to  2021-22 (Till October, 2021)

Sl. No.

Year

Exposure Visit

Training

Demonstration

Kisan Mela

Farm School

Total 

1

2016-17

6096

9228

2966

31019

10875

60184

2

2017-18

14673

8675

4339

45510

55375

128572

3

2018-19

18240

15461

5828

39096

20625

99250

4

2019-20

9925

16220

6122

21506

7225

60998

5

2020-21

11920

8225

3844

30682

14100

68771

6

2021-22

1390

1290

2222

12712

8150

25764

TOTAL

62244

59099

25321

180525

116350

443539

This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in Lok Sabha today.

 

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