Umbrella Scheme ‘Green Revolution — Krishonnati Yojana’ in Agriculture Sector
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for the Umbrella Scheme, “Green Revolution – Krishonnati Yojana” in agriculture sector beyond 12th Five Year Plan for the period from 2017-18 to 2019-20 with the Central Share of Rs. 33,269.976 crore.
The Umbrella scheme comprises of 11 Schemes/Missions. These schemes look to develop the agriculture and allied sector in a holistic and scientific manner to increase the income of farmers by enhancing production, productivity andbetter returns on produce. The Schemes will be continued with an expenditure of Rs.33,269.976 crore for three financial years, i.e., 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20.
3. The Schemes that are part of the Umbrella Schemes are :-
(i) Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) with a total central share of Rs. 7533.04 crore, MIDH aims to promote holistic growth of horticulture sector; to enhance horticulture production, improve nutritional security and income support tofarm Households.
(ii) National Food Security Mission (NFSM), including National Mission on Oil Seeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP), with a total central share of Rs.6893.38 crore. It aims to increase production of rice, wheat, pulses, coarse cereals and commercial crops, through area expansion and productivity enhancement in a suitable manner in the identified districts of the country, restoring soil fertility and productivity at the individual farm level and enhancing farm level economy. It further aims to augment the availability of vegetable oils and to reduce the import of edible oils.
(iii) National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) with a total central share of Rs.3980.82 crore. NMSA aims at promoting sustainable agriculture practices best suitable to the specific agro-ecology focusing on integrated farming, appropriate soil health management and synergizing resource conservation technology.
(iv) Submission on Agriculture Extension (SMAE) with a total central share of Rs.2961.26 crore. SMAE aims to strengthen the ongoing extension mechanism of State Governments, local bodies etc., achieving 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 HRD interventions, to promote pervasive and innovative use of electronic / print media, inter-personal communication and ICT tools, etc.
(v) Sub-Mission on Seeds and Planting Material (SMSP) with a total central share of Rs.920.6 crore. SMSP aims to increase production of certified / quality seed, to increase SRR, 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.
(vi) Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation (SMAM) with a total central share of Rs.3250 crore. 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, and to ensure performance testing and certification at designated testing centers located all over the country.
(vii) Sub Mission on Plant Protection and Plan Quarantine (SMPPQ) with a total central share of Rs.1022.67 crore. SMPPQ aims to minimize loss to quality and yield of agricultural crops from the ravages of insect pests, diseases, weeds, nematodes, rodents, etc. and to shield our agricultural bio-security from the incursions and spread of alien species, to facilitate exports of Indian agricultural commodities to global markets, and to promote good agricultural practices, particularly with respect to plant protection strategies and strategies.
(viii) Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Census, Economics and Statistics (ISACES) with a total central share of Rs. 730.58 crore. It aims to undertake the agriculture census, study of the cost of cultivation of principal crops, to undertake research studies on agro-economic problems of the country, to fund conferences/workshops and seminars involving eminent economists, agricultural scientists, experts and to bring out papers to conduct short term studies, to improve agricultural statistics methodology and to create a hierarchical information system on crop condition and crop production from sowing to harvest.
(ix) Integrated Scheme on Agricultural Cooperation (ISAC) with a total central share of Rs. 1902.636 crore. It aims to provide financial assistance for improving the economic conditions of cooperatives, remove regional imbalances and to speed up – cooperative development in agricultural marketing, processing, storage, computerization and weaker section programmes; to help cotton growers fetch remunerative price for their produce through value addition besides ensuring supply of quality yarn at reasonable rates to the decentralized weavers.
(x) Integrated Scheme on Agricultural Marketing (ISAM) with a total centralshare of 3863.93 crore. ISAM aims to develop agricultural marketing infrastructure; to promote innovative and latest technologies and competitive alternatives in agriculture marketing infrastructure; to provide infrastructure facilities for grading, standardization and quality certification of agricultural produce; to establish a nationwide marketing information network; to integrate markets through a common online market platform to facilitate pan-India trade in agricultural commodities, etc.
(xi) National e-Governance Plan (NeGP-A) with a total central share of 211.06 crore 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 crop-cycle; to build upon, enhance & integrate the existing ICT initiatives of Centre and States; and to enhance efficiency & effectiveness of programs through making available timely and relevant information to the farmers for increasing their agriculture productivity.
The Schemes/Missions focus on creating/strengthening of infrastructure of production, reducing production cost and marketing of agriculture and allied produce. These schemes / missions have been under implementation for varying duration during past few years.
All these schemes/missions were appraised and approved independently as separate scheme/mission. In 2017-18, it has been decided to club all these schemes / missions under one umbrella scheme ‘Green Revolution – Krishonnati Yojana’.
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The Umbrella scheme comprises of 11 Schemes/Missions. These schemes look to develop the agriculture and allied sector in a holistic and scientific manner to increase the income of farmers by enhancing production, productivity andbetter returns on produce. The Schemes will be continued with an expenditure of Rs.33,269.976 crore for three financial years, i.e., 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20.
3. The Schemes that are part of the Umbrella Schemes are :-
(i) Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) with a total central share of Rs. 7533.04 crore, MIDH aims to promote holistic growth of horticulture sector; to enhance horticulture production, improve nutritional security and income support tofarm Households.
(ii) National Food Security Mission (NFSM), including National Mission on Oil Seeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP), with a total central share of Rs.6893.38 crore. It aims to increase production of rice, wheat, pulses, coarse cereals and commercial crops, through area expansion and productivity enhancement in a suitable manner in the identified districts of the country, restoring soil fertility and productivity at the individual farm level and enhancing farm level economy. It further aims to augment the availability of vegetable oils and to reduce the import of edible oils.
(iii) National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) with a total central share of Rs.3980.82 crore. NMSA aims at promoting sustainable agriculture practices best suitable to the specific agro-ecology focusing on integrated farming, appropriate soil health management and synergizing resource conservation technology.
(iv) Submission on Agriculture Extension (SMAE) with a total central share of Rs.2961.26 crore. SMAE aims to strengthen the ongoing extension mechanism of State Governments, local bodies etc., achieving 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 HRD interventions, to promote pervasive and innovative use of electronic / print media, inter-personal communication and ICT tools, etc.
(v) Sub-Mission on Seeds and Planting Material (SMSP) with a total central share of Rs.920.6 crore. SMSP aims to increase production of certified / quality seed, to increase SRR, 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.
(vi) Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation (SMAM) with a total central share of Rs.3250 crore. 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, and to ensure performance testing and certification at designated testing centers located all over the country.
(vii) Sub Mission on Plant Protection and Plan Quarantine (SMPPQ) with a total central share of Rs.1022.67 crore. SMPPQ aims to minimize loss to quality and yield of agricultural crops from the ravages of insect pests, diseases, weeds, nematodes, rodents, etc. and to shield our agricultural bio-security from the incursions and spread of alien species, to facilitate exports of Indian agricultural commodities to global markets, and to promote good agricultural practices, particularly with respect to plant protection strategies and strategies.
(viii) Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Census, Economics and Statistics (ISACES) with a total central share of Rs. 730.58 crore. It aims to undertake the agriculture census, study of the cost of cultivation of principal crops, to undertake research studies on agro-economic problems of the country, to fund conferences/workshops and seminars involving eminent economists, agricultural scientists, experts and to bring out papers to conduct short term studies, to improve agricultural statistics methodology and to create a hierarchical information system on crop condition and crop production from sowing to harvest.
(ix) Integrated Scheme on Agricultural Cooperation (ISAC) with a total central share of Rs. 1902.636 crore. It aims to provide financial assistance for improving the economic conditions of cooperatives, remove regional imbalances and to speed up – cooperative development in agricultural marketing, processing, storage, computerization and weaker section programmes; to help cotton growers fetch remunerative price for their produce through value addition besides ensuring supply of quality yarn at reasonable rates to the decentralized weavers.
(x) Integrated Scheme on Agricultural Marketing (ISAM) with a total centralshare of 3863.93 crore. ISAM aims to develop agricultural marketing infrastructure; to promote innovative and latest technologies and competitive alternatives in agriculture marketing infrastructure; to provide infrastructure facilities for grading, standardization and quality certification of agricultural produce; to establish a nationwide marketing information network; to integrate markets through a common online market platform to facilitate pan-India trade in agricultural commodities, etc.
(xi) National e-Governance Plan (NeGP-A) with a total central share of 211.06 crore 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 crop-cycle; to build upon, enhance & integrate the existing ICT initiatives of Centre and States; and to enhance efficiency & effectiveness of programs through making available timely and relevant information to the farmers for increasing their agriculture productivity.
The Schemes/Missions focus on creating/strengthening of infrastructure of production, reducing production cost and marketing of agriculture and allied produce. These schemes / missions have been under implementation for varying duration during past few years.
All these schemes/missions were appraised and approved independently as separate scheme/mission. In 2017-18, it has been decided to club all these schemes / missions under one umbrella scheme ‘Green Revolution – Krishonnati Yojana’.
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- वर्तमान परिदृश्य
- 2 मई, 2018 को प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी की अध्यक्षता में मंत्रिमंडल की आर्थिक मामलों की समिति ने कृषि क्षेत्र में छतरी योजना ‘हरित क्रांति-कृषोन्नति योजना’ (Green Revolution-Krishonnati Yojana) को जारी रखने की मंजूरी दी।
- उद्देश्य
- इस योजना का उद्देश्य समग्र और वैज्ञानिक तरीके से उत्पादन करके एवं उत्पादकता बढ़ाकर और उत्पाद पर अधिकतम लाभ सुनिश्चित करके किसानों की आय में वृद्धि करना है।
- महत्वपूर्ण तथ्य
- केंद्र सरकार वर्ष 2022 तक किसानों की आय दोगुना करने के लिए कृषि से संबंधित 11 योजनाओं को ‘हरित क्रांति-कृषोन्नति योजना। में सम्मिलित किया है।
- इस योजना के तहत तीन वित्तीय वर्षों (2017-18, 2018-19 एवं 2019-20) के व्यय हेतु लगभग 33,269.976 करोड़ रुपये जारी रहेगा।
- इन सभी 11 योजनाओं को एक ही कार्यक्रम में रखने से इनके क्रियान्वयन और निगरानी में सुधार आएगा।
- इस योजना को 12वीं पंचवर्षीय योजना के बाद भी आगे जारी रखने की मंजूरी दी गई है।
- छतरी योजना में निम्न योजनाएं
- (1) बागबानी के एकीकृत विकास के लिए मिशन (MIDH : Mission for Intergated Development of Horticulture)
- इस योजना के लिए कुल केंद्रीय हिस्सेदारी लगभग 7533.04 करोड़ रुपये है।
- इसका उद्देश्य बागबानी उत्पादन बढ़ाकर, आहार सुरक्षा में सुधार करके तथा कृषि परिवारों को आय समर्थन देकर बागबानी क्षेत्र के समग्र विकास को प्रोत्साहित करना है।
- (2) तिलहन और तेल पॉम पर राष्ट्रीय मिशन (NMOOP : National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm)
- इस योजना के लिए कुल केंद्रीय हिस्सेदारी लगभग 6893.38 करोड़ रुपये है।
- इसका उद्देश्य देश के चिह्नित जिलों में उचित तरीके से क्षेत्र विस्तार और उत्पादकता बढ़ाकर चावल, गेहूं, दालें, मोटे अनाज तथा वाणिज्यिक फसलों का उत्पादन कर खाद्य तेलों की उपलब्धता को सुदृढ़ करके आयात को कम करना है।
- (3) सतत कृषि के लिए राष्ट्रीय मिशन (NMSA : National Mission Sustainable Agriculture)
- इस योजना के लिए कुल केंद्रीय हिस्सेदारी लगभग 3980.82 करोड़ रुपये है।
- इसका उद्देश्य विशेष कृषि परिस्थितिकी में एकीकृत कृषि, उचित मृदा स्वास्थ्य प्रबंधन और संसाधन संरक्षण प्रौद्योगिकी के मेलजोल से सतत कृषि को प्रोत्साहित करना है।
- (4) कृषि विस्तार पर उपमिशन (SMAE : Submission on Agriculture Extension)
- इस योजना के लिए कुल केंद्रीय हिस्सेदारी लगभग 2961.26 करोड़ रुपये है।
- इसका उद्देश्य राज्य सरकारों, स्थानीय निकायों आदि की जारी विस्तार व्यवस्था को मजबूत बनाकर एवं खाद्य और आहार सुरक्षा हासिल करके किसानों का सामाजिक-आर्थिक सशक्तीकरण करना है।
- (5) बीज तथा पौध रोपण सामग्री पर उपमिशन (Submission on Seed and Plant Planting Materials)
- इस योजना के लिए कुल केंद्रीय हिस्सेदारी लगभग 920.6 करोड़ रुपये है।
- इसका उद्देश्य बीज उत्पादन भंडारण, प्रमाणीकरण तथा गुणवत्ता हेतु संरचना को मजबूत और आधुनिक बनाना है।
- (6) कृषि मशीनीकरण पर उपमिशन (SMAM : Submission on Agricultural Mechanization)
- इस योजना के लिए कुल केंद्रीय हिस्सेदारी लगभग 3250 करोड़ रुपये है।
- इसका उद्देश्य लघु और सीमांत किसानों तक कृषि मशीनीकरण पहुंच में वृद्धि करना तथा उन क्षेत्रों में कृषि मशीनीकरण को बढ़ावा देना जहां कृषि बिजली की उपलब्धता कम है।
- (7) कृषि गणना, अर्थव्यवस्थाएं तथा सांख्यिकी पर एकीकृत योजना (ISACES : Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Census, Economics and Statistics)
- इस योजना के लिए कुल केंद्रीय हिस्सेदारी लगभग 730.58 करोड़ रुपये है।
- इसका उद्देश्य देश की कृषि आर्थिक समस्याओं पर शोध अध्ययन करना तथा कृषि सांख्यिकी के तौर-तरीकों में सुधार करना और फसल रोपण से लेकर फसल के काटे जाने तक की स्थिति के बारे में अनुक्रमिक सूचना प्रणाली तैयार करना है।
- (8) पौध संरक्षण और पौधों के अलगाव पर उपमिशन
- इस योजना के लिए कुल केंद्रीय हिस्सेदारी लगभग 1022.67 करोड़ रुपये है।
- इसका उद्देश्य कीड़े-मकोड़े, बीमारियों, अनचाहे पौधों, छोटे कीटाणुओं और अन्य कीटाणुओं आदि से कृषि फसलों तथा उनकी गुणवत्ता को होने वाले नुकसान को कम करना है।
- (9) कृषि सहयोग पर एकीकृत योजना
- इस योजना के लिए कुल केंद्रीय हिस्सेदारी लगभग 1902.636 करोड़ रुपये है।
- इसका उद्देश्य कपास उत्पादकों को उनके उत्पादों के लिए लाभकारी मूल्य दिलाना तथा विकेंद्रीकरण बुनकरों को उचित दरों पर गुणवत्ता संपन्न रूई की आपूर्ति सुनिश्चित करना है।
- (10) कृषि विपणन पर एकीकृत योजना
- इस योजना के लिए कुल केंद्रीय हिस्सेदारी लगभग 3863.93 करोड़ रुपये है।
- इसका उद्देश्य कृषि विपणन संरचना विकसित करना, कृषि विपणन संरचना में नवाचार तथा नवीनतम प्रौद्योगिकी तथा स्पर्धी विकल्पों को प्रोत्साहित करना है।
- (11) राष्ट्रीय ई-गवर्नेंस
- इस योजना के लिए कुल केंद्रीय हिस्सेदारी लगभग 211.06 करोड़ रुपये है।
- इसका उद्देश्य विभिन्न कार्यक्रमों के अंतर्गत किसान और किसान केंद्रित सेवाओं को लाना है।
- अन्य महत्वपूर्ण तथ्य
- इन योजनाओं/मिशनों का फोकस उत्पादन संरचना का सुदृढ़ीकरण, उत्पादन लागत में कमी और कृषि तथा संबंद्ध उत्पाद के विपणन पर है।
- ये योजनाएं/मिशन अलग-अलग अवधि के लिए पिछले कुछ वर्षों से क्रियान्वित की जा रही हैं।
- वर्ष 2017-18 में इन सभी योजनाओं/मिशनों को एक छतरी योजना ‘हरित क्रांति-कृषन्नति योजना’ में सम्मिलित किया गया है।