**Executive Summary:**
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare outlines initiatives to promote organic and climate-smart farming through schemes like Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) and Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER). It also details plans for crop insurance schemes, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY) and Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS) and government support for farmers to access new markets through financial assistance and market linkages. The information was provided in response to a question raised in Lok Sabha on July 22, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Organic and Climate-Smart Farming Promotion:**
* PKVY promotes organic farming in all States/UTs except North Eastern States, while MOVCDNER focuses on the North Eastern Region.
* Both schemes offer end-to-end support, from production to processing, certification, and marketing, emphasizing organic cluster formation with a preference for small and marginal farmers.
* They promote natural resource-based integrated and climate-resilient sustainable farming systems, conservation, and on-farm nutrient recycling.
* PKVY provides assistance of Rs. 31,500 per ha in 3 years, including Rs. 15,000 per ha as Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) for organic inputs.
* MOVCDNER provides Rs. 46,500/ha in 3 years for Farmers Producer Organizations and organic inputs, including Rs. 32,500/ha for organic inputs like biofertilizers and Rs 15,000 as DBT.
* Farmers can avail assistance for a maximum of 2 ha area under both schemes.
* **Crop Insurance Schemes:**
* PMFBY and RWBCIS are available nationwide and voluntary for States/UTs and farmers.
* States/UTs can subscribe based on risk perception and financial considerations.
* PMFBY covers crops with sufficient past yield data and State capacity for Crop Cutting Experiments (CCEs).
* RWBCIS covers crops not meeting PMFBY conditions, with claims based on weather index parameters.
* **Market Access Support:**
* PKVY provides Rs. 4,500/ha for 3 years for marketing, packaging, branding, and value addition, and Rs. 3,000/ha for certification and residue analysis. Rs 9,000/ha is provided for training.
* MOVCDNER provides Rs 4000 per ha in 3 years for value chain marketing at state level and Rs 10000 per ha in 3 years for activities of ICS management, training and certification.
* States organize events like seminars and buyer-seller meetings.
* Farmer Producer Organizations are onboarded on GeM and Open Network for Digital Commerce for digital market linkage and e-commerce.
**Impact Analysis**
* **Farmers:**
* *Impact:* Access to financial assistance for organic farming inputs and marketing, crop insurance options, and improved market linkages.
* *Action Required:* To apply for and utilize available schemes (PKVY, MOVCDNER, PMFBY, RWBCIS), form or join Farmer Producer Organizations, and participate in organized events and digital platforms for market access.
* **State/UT Governments:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for implementing PKVY and MOVCDNER, offering crop insurance schemes, and facilitating market access for farmers.
* *Action Required:* Implement the schemes effectively, conduct CCEs for PMFBY, notify crops for RWBCIS, organize marketing events, and promote digital market linkages.
Key Entities Referenced
Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana PKVY: A scheme to promote organic farming in all States/UTs except North Eastern States.
Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region MOVCDNER: A scheme to promote organic farming in the North Eastern States.
North Eastern States: Refers to the group of states in the north-eastern region of India.
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna PMFBY: Yield index based crop insurance scheme available for all States/UTs.
Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme RWBCIS: Weather index based crop insurance scheme available for all States/UTs.
Farmer Producer Organisations: Organizations formed by farmers to improve their market access and bargaining power.
SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN: Member of Parliament who raised the question in Lok Sabha.
SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR: The Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare who answered the question.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 397
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22ND JULY, 2025
INITIATIVES TO PROMOTE ORGANIC AND CLIMATE SMART FARMING
397. SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN:
Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ(cid:874)ष एवं (cid:873)कसान क(cid:227)याण मं(cid:287)ी
be pleased to state:
(a) the details of initiatives implemented to promote organic and climate-smart farming;
(b) the details of plans to expand the crop insurance schemes; and
(c) the manner in which the Government is helping farmers access new markets?
ANSW ER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
कृ(cid:874)ष एवं (cid:873)कसान क(cid:227)याण रा(cid:207)य मं(cid:287)ी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)
(a): Organic farming is being promoted through Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
in all the States/UTs except North Eastern States and Mission Organic Value Chain
Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) for the North Eastern States. Both
schemes stress on end-to-end support to farmers engaged in organic farming i.e. from
production to processing, certification and marketing. Primary focus of the schemes is to form
organic clusters, with preference to small and marginal farmers, to create a supply chain.
Both schemes are also promoting natural resource based integrated and climate resilient
sustainable farming systems, natural resource conservation and on-farm nutrient recycling.
Both the schemes are implemented through States /UT Governments.
Under PKVY, assistance of Rs. 31,500 per ha in 3 years is provided for promotion of
organic farming. Out of this, assistance of Rs. 15,000 per ha is provided to farmers through
Direct Benefit Transfer for on- farm /off –farm organic inputs including organic compost.
Under MOVCDNER, assistance of Rs. 46,500/ha in 3 years is provided for creation of
Farmers Producer Organizations, support to farmers for organic inputs etc. Out of this,
assistance @ Rs. 32,500/ ha is provided to farmers for off -farm /on –farm organic inputs
such as bio-fertilizers, vermicompost, and organic pesticides including Rs. 15,000 as Direct
Benefit Transfer to the farmers. Farmers can avail assistance for maximum 2 ha area under
both the schemes.(b): Yield index based Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY) and weather index
based Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS) introduced in the
country from Kharif 2016 season, is available for all States/UTs and is voluntary for the
States as well as farmers. States/UTs are free to subscribe under the scheme keeping in
view their risk perception and financial considerations etc. The PMFBY is designed to cover
those crops where past yield data of requisite number of years based on Crop Cutting
Experiments (CCEs), is available and the State Government has the capacity to conduct
requisite number of CCEs to assess the yield of the crop to calculate claims.
For the crops not meeting the aforesaid conditions, the concerned State Government
is free to notify them for coverage under Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance
Scheme (RWBCIS) under which claims payment are structured on the basis of weather index
parameters.
(c): Under PKVY, financial assistance of Rs. 4,500/ha for 3 years is provided for
marketing, packaging, branding, value addition etc. Rs. 3,000/ha in 3 years is provided for
certification and residue analysis. Assistance is also provided @Rs. 9,000/ha in 3 years for
training, awareness & capacity building. Under MOVCDNER, financial assistance of Rs 4000
per ha in 3 years is provided for value chain marketing at state level, financial assistance of
Rs 10000 per ha in 3 years is provided for activities of ICS management, training and
certification.
To ensure market linkage States organize seminars, workshops, buyer-seller
meetings, exhibitions and organic festivals either within their own region or in key markets of
other states. Additionally, Farmer Producer Organisations have been onboarded on GeM
platform and Open Network for Digital Commerce for digital market linkage and e-commerce.
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