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Subsidy/Economic Assistance for Organic Farming

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Delhi
Government have provision of financial assistance to farmers individual through State Governments for adopting organic farming in the country under various central sector schemes like National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), National Food Security Mission (NFSM) and Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY).

(i) Under NMSA, financial assistance upto 50% of cost, subject to a limit of RS.5,000/- per hectare and Rs.10,000/- per beneficiary is provided for promotion of organic inputs. Financial assistance @ Rs. 20,000/- ha. subject to maximum of Rs.40,000/- per beneficiary for three year term is provided for adoption of organic farming through cluster approach as well as through adoption of organic village under Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) certification. Financial assistance of Rs.10 lakh per village is provided for organic village adoption (maximum 10 villages per annum/state). Also, financial assistance upto 33% of financial outlay, subject to a maximum ceiling of Rs.63 lakh to individuals/ private agencies as back-ended subsidy through NABARD and 100% assistance to state Govt./ Govt. agencies upto a maximum limit of Rs.190 lakh per unit as Capital Investment for setting up Agro/vegetable waste compost production unit upto capacity of 3000 Tons Per Annum (TPA) production capacity is provided. Financial assistance @ 25% of total financial outlay subject to a ceiling of Rs.40.00 lakh to individuals/private agencies as back-ended subsidy through NABARD and 100% assistance to state govt./govt. agencies upto a maximum limit of 160 lakh per unit as Capital Investment for setting up bio-fertilizer units of upto 200 TPA production capacity is provided.

(ii) Under MIDH, Government is providing financial assistance for adoption of organic farming @ Rs. 10,000 (maximum) for 4 ha. (50% of total cost) while Rs.300/- per ha. upto 4 ha. (limited to 50% of cost) is provided for promotion of use of liquid bio-fertilizers. For adopting organic farming for perennial and non perennial fruit crops, vegetables, aromatic plants, spices etc., additional assistance is given @ 50% of cost over and above the area expansion programme for a maximum area of 4 ha. per beneficiary, spread over a period of three years. For organic cultivation of vegetables, assistance is limited to Rs. 10,000/- per ha. spread over a period of three years. Financial assistance is provided for establishing vermi-compost units and HDPE Vermi- beds @ 50% of cost subject to a maximum of Rs.50,000/- per beneficiary for a unit having size of 30' x 8' x 2.5'. For smaller units, assistance will be on prorate basis. For HDPE Vermi-bed of 96 c ft size (12'x4'x2'), the cost will be Rs. 16,000/- per bed and assistance will be limited to 50% of cost.

(iii) Under NFSM, assistance is provided to the farmer for bio-fertilizers @ Rs. 300/- per ha.

(iv) (iv) Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) is a State Plan scheme giving flexibility and autonomy to the States in planning, selecting and executing projects in agriculture including organic farming, organic & Bio-fertilizers and allied sectors as per their priorities and agro-climatic situation.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Agriculture Shri Mohanbhai Kundaria in the Rajya Sabha today.

GG: SB:CP: subsidy (rajya) 5.12.2014
 

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First Published: Dec 05 2014 | 12:21 AM IST

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