**Executive Summary**
This document is the answer to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 666 regarding the Digital Agriculture Mission, to be answered on February 3, 2026. It details the progress, funding, and support mechanisms for the Digital Agriculture Mission, especially in Bihar. The document outlines efforts to include farmers without smartphones and the financial support being provided to the state for the implementation.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Digital Agriculture Mission Overview:**
* Approved in September 2024, aiming to create a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for Agriculture.
* Includes AgriStack, Krishi Decision Support System, and other IT initiatives.
* AgriStack DPI comprises Geo-Reference Village Maps, Crop Sown Registry, and the Farmer's Registry.
* **Farmer Registry:**
* Covers all landholding farmers, including women, tenant, and lessee farmers.
* As of January 30, 2026, over 8.39 Crore Farmer IDs generated, including 28.62 lakh in Bihar.
* Digital Crop Survey (DCS) conducted in Kharif 2024 across 604 Districts, including 1.54 crore plots in 38 Bihar districts.
* **Financial Allocation and Support:**
* Rs. 138.6 Crore allocated to Bihar in FY 2025-26 for Digital Crop Survey.
* Administrative and technical support provided for AgriStack implementation, including training to the State officials.
* Support for Farmer ID and Digital Crop Survey software.
* Financial assistance of Rs. 15,000 per camp to encourage States to organise field-level camps.
* Rs. 10/- per Farmer ID provisioned from the PM KISAN Scheme for field functionaries' honorarium.
* **Inclusion of Farmers Without Smartphones:**
* Farmers can register on AgriStack using Farmers Producer Organisations (FPOs), Krishi Sakhis, and Common Service Centres (CSCs).
* States are organizing camps to ensure all farmers benefit from AgriStack.
* Digital applications being made available in local languages via Bhashini Platforms.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Farmers**
* **Impact:** Access to crop-related information on time and potential benefits from digital services. Those without smartphones can still register and avail services through support facilities and camps.
* **Action Required:** Register with AgriStack through available support structures.
**Stakeholder: State Governments/Union Territories**
* **Impact:** Responsible for creating and maintaining the foundational registries, including Geo-Reference Village Maps, Crop Sown Registry, and the Farmer's Registry. Required to adopt a Camp-mode approach.
* **Action Required:** Implement AgriStack, onboard farmers, organize field-level camps and mobilize local administration.
**Stakeholder: State Officials (of the State of Bihar)**
* **Impact:** Key implementers of the Digital Crop Survey and registration.
* **Action Required:** Attend training, implement the Farmer ID and Digital Crop Survey software, and utilize funds effectively.
**Stakeholder: Field Functionaries**
* **Impact:** Responsible for facilitating the creation and verification of Farmers' Registries.
* **Action Required:** Participate in the creation of the Farmers’ Registry.
Key Entities Referenced
Digital Agriculture Mission: A Government initiative to create a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for Agriculture.
AgriStack: A Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) consisting of registries and databases associated with the agriculture sector, including Geo-Reference Village Maps, Crop Sown Registry, and the Farmers Registry.
Bihar: Indian state; the location to which the specific question pertains and where specific aspects of the mission (number of beneficiaries, funds spent) are focused.
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE: The government ministry responsible for the Digital Agriculture Mission.
PM KISAN Scheme: The scheme that provides administrative funding to create and verify farmers' registries as part of the Digital Agriculture Mission.
O.I.H
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 666
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3RD FEBRAURY, 2026
FARMERS BENEFITTED FROM DIGITAL AGRICULTURE MISSION
666. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:
SHRI RAMPRIT MANDAL:
Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ िष एवं िकसान क(cid:670)ाण मं(cid:361)ी
be pleased to state:
(a) the number of farmers benefitted from the Digital Agriculture Mission in the State of
Bihar, so far;
(b) the amount of funds spent by the Government under the mission for the farmers of
Bihar; and
(c) the manner in which the Government provides assistance to the farmers having no
smartphones and the details thereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
कृ िष एवं िकसान क(cid:670)ाण रा(cid:475) मं(cid:361)ी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)
(a): The Government has approved the Digital Agriculture Mission in September 2024. The
Mission envisages the creation of a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for Agriculture, Such as
AgriStack, Krishi Decision Support System, a Comprehensive Soil Fertility & Profile Map and
other IT initiatives undertaken by the Central Government/State Government to enable a
robust digital agriculture ecosystem in the country. This, in turn, would drive innovative
farmer-centric digital solutions and make them reliable. Crop-related information is available
to all farmers on time. The AgriStack DPI consists of three foundational registries or
databases associated with the agriculture sector, i.e., Geo-Reference Village Maps, Crop
Sown Registry, and the Farmers Registry, all created and maintained by the State
Governments/ Union Territories.
The state Farmer Registry under the digital agriculture mission covers all the
landholding farmers, including women farmers. The farmer registry application also has the
provision to onboard the tenant and lessee farmers. A State can decide to include such
farmers in the farmers' registry as per the state’s policy on tenants and lessee farmers. As
of 30.01.2026, more than 8.39 Crore Farmer IDs have been generated, including 28.62 lakh
Farmer IDs in the State of Bihar. Further, in Kharif 2024, Digital Crop Survey (DCS) has
been conducted in 604 Districts covering more than 28.5 crores plots, including 1.54 crores
plots of Bihar in 38 Districts.(b): The Government has allocated Rs. 138.6 Crore under FY 2025-26 to conduct the
Digital Crop Survey in the State of Bihar. Further, the Government is also providing
administrative and technical support to all the States for the implementation of AgriStack,
such as.
i. Providing training to the State officials.
ii. Software for Farmer ID and Digital Crop Survey.
iii. Support for hiring human resources for creating a Project Monitoring Unit.
iv. Providing Cloud Infrastructure for implementing the project.
v. Providing funds to conduct the Digital Crop Survey.
vi. Providing funds to strengthen the IT infrastructure in the States/UTs.
vii. The Department of Expenditure (DoE), Ministry of Finance, has announced a
Scheme for Special Central Assistance (SCA) to States for Capital Investment
during 2025-26 with a total allocation of Rupees 6000 Crores.
viii. Further, the Government has advised the States to adopt a Camp-mode
approach, under which financial assistance of Rs. 15,000 per camp has been
provisioned to the States to encourage States to organise field-level camps
and mobilise local administration.
ix. To accelerate the creation and verification of the Farmers’ Registry, Rs. 10/-
per Farmer ID has been provisioned from the administrative fund of the PM
KISAN Scheme. This amount will be utilised to provide an honorarium to the
field functionaries involved in the creation of the Farmers’ Registry.
(c): Smartphones are becoming available and accessible to everyone, and major telecom
companies of India have reached almost every corner of the country with their services.
However, additional steps have been taken to ensure that farmers without mobile phones
can also benefit from digital services. Such farmers can register themselves on AgriStack
and avail services and benefits by utilising existing support facilities like Farmers Producer
Organisations (FPOs), Krishi Sakhis and Common Service Centres (CSCs). The States are
also organising camps so that no farmer is left out of the benefits of Agristack. The
Government is also making digital applications available in local languages through the
integration of Bhashini Platforms.
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