Government
is encouraging the production of organic manure from bio-waste under the
Capital Investment Subsidy Scheme (CISS) of “National Mission for Sustainable
Agriculture (NMSA)” programme. Under this scheme, financial assistance is
provided @ 100% upto a maximum limit of Rs.190 lakh to State Govt./Govt.
Agencies and @ 33% upto a maximum limit of Rs.63.00 lakh per unit to
individuals/private agencies through NABARD as capital investment for setting
up of mechanized Fruit/Vegetable market waste/Agro waste compost production
unit of 3000 TPA production capacity.
Government
is encouraging the use of organic/bio fertilizer through various
schemes/programmes viz: National Mission for sustainable Agriculture
(NMSA)/Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), Rashgtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana
(RKVY), Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), National
Mission on Oilseeds & Oil Palm (NMOOP), National Biogas and Manure
Management Programme (NBMMP), Network Project on Organic Farming of Indian Council
of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and National Programme on Organic Production
(NPOP) of Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development
Authority (APEDA).
Ministry
of New & Renewable Energy is implementing a scheme namely, National Biogas
and Manure Management Programme (NBMMP) using cow dung, kitchen waste material
etc., as mix feed to produce Biogas for cooking gas and organic enriched bio
manure through the implementing Agencies such as State Nodal Departments/State
Nodal Agencies and Khadi & Village Industries Commission and Biogas
Development and Training Centers (BDTCs). The pattern of assistance provided
to state governments through various schemes for promoting use of organic/bio
fertilizer is given below.
Pattern
of assistance for promotion of organic farming
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Component
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Pattern of assistance
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NMSA
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1. Setting up of mechanized Fruit/Vegetable market
waste/ Agro waste compost production unit.
|
100% Assistance to State Govt/Govt. Agencies upto a maximum limit of Rs. 190.00 lakh
/unit and 33% of
cost limited to Rs.63
lakh/unit for individuals/ private agencies through NABARD
as capital investment for 3000 TPA production capacity
|
|
2.Setting up of State of art liquid/ carrier based Bio-fertilizer/ Bio-pesticide units
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100% Assistance to State Govt/Govt. Agencies upto a maximum limit of Rs.160.00 lakh /unit and 25% of cost limited to Rs.40 lakh/unit for individuals/ private agencies through NABARD
as capital investment of 200
TPA production capacity
|
|
3. Setting up of Bio-fertilizer and Organic
fertilizer testing
Quality Control Laboratory (BOQCL) or Strengthening of existing Laboratory under FCO.
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Assistance up to maximum
limit of Rs. 85 lakh
for new laboratory and up to a maximum
limit of Rs. 45 lakh
for strengthening of existing infrastructure to State
Government Laboratory under
Agriculture or Horticulture Department.
|
|
4.
Promotion of Organic Inputs
on farmer’s field (Manure, Vermi-compost, Bio-Fertilizers Liquid
/ solid, Waste compost, Herbal extracts etc.)
|
50 % of cost subject to a limit of Rs. 5000/-
per ha and Rs. 10,000 per beneficiary. Propose
to cover 1 million ha area.
|
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5. Paramparagat
Krishi Vikas Yojana- (PKVY) Adoption of organic farming through cluster
approach under Participatory Guarantee system (PGS) certification.
|
Under
PKVY scheme- Fifty or more farmers will form a cluster and their 50 acres of
land will be brought under Organic Farming.
|
|
6.Support to research for development of organic
package of practices specific to state and cropping system
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Against specific proposal
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7.Setting up of separate Organic Agriculture Research and Teaching Department
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Against specific proposal
|
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MIDH
|
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Vermi compost Units/organic input production)
|
50%
of cost conforming to the size of the unit of 30’X8’X2.5’ dimension of
permanent structure to be administered on pro-rata basis. For HDPE Vermibed,
50% of cost conforming to the size of 96 cft (12’X4’X2’) and IS 15907:2010 to
be administered on pro-rata basis (Rs. 100,000/ unit for permanent structure
and Rs. 16,000/unit for HDPE Vermibed).
|
RKVY:
Under
RKVY, State Governments have flexibility and autonomy in the process of
selection, planning, approval and execution of schemes including Organic
Farming, as per their priorities. Accordingly, cost of projects under Organic
Farming are approved by respective State Level Sanctioning Committees.
NPOP:
NPOP was notified under
Foreign Trade Development & Regulation Act (FTDR) in year 2001, primarily
for regulation and certification of organic commodities meant for export. It
provides institutional mechanism for the implementation of National Standards
for Organic Production, through a National Accreditation Policy and Programme.
It covers crop production, animal husbandry, food processing, labeling, storage
and transport.
NMOOP:
Has launched a scheme
for increasing production and productivity of oilseed crops in the country. The
expenditure on subsidies is mostly shared on 75: 25 sharing basis between
Central and State Government. Financial assistance is being provided for
different type of components including bio-fertilisers, Supply of Rhyzobium
culture/Phosphate Solubilising Bacteria (PSB)/ Zinc Solubilising Bacreria
(ZSB)/ Azatobacter/ Mycorrhiza and vermi compost.
ICAR:
ICAR Research Centres
are involved in developing Package of Practices for different crops and
cropping system under Organic Farming in different agro-eco regions of country.
This
information was given by the Minister of State for Agriculture Sh. Mohanbhai
Kalyanjibhai Kundaria in Lok Sabha today.
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