Parliament Question: Status of Organic Farming

O.I.H GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2891 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10TH MARCH, 2026 STATUS OF ORGANIC FARMING

2891. SMT. SANJNA JATAV:

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 details of area under organic farming in Rajasthan, particularly in the Bharatpur Parliamentary Constituency, region and district-wise;

(b) the assistance provided to the farmers adopting organic farming;

(c) whether there is any biological cluster in the State and if not, the reasons therefor

(d) whether Bharatpur Parliamentary Constituency would also be accommodated in such cluster in due course;

(e) the opportunities available for export of organic produce of Rajasthan; and

(f) Government's plan to expand organic farming especially for the State of Rajasthan? 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 BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY)

(a) to (f): Organic farming is being promoted through Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) in all the States/UTs including Rajasthan except North Eastern States and Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region

(MOVCDNER) for the North Eastern States since 2015-16. 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 the schemes are implemented through States /UT Governments.Under PKVY scheme, assistance of Rs. 31,500 per ha is provided over 3 years 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, financial assistance of ₹4,500 per ha for marketing and branding, ₹3,000 per ha for certification, and ₹9,000 per ha for training and capacity building.

Since 2015–16 (as on 31.12.2025), a total of 10,057 clusters have been formed in Rajasthan under PKVY, covering an area of 2.01 lakh ha and benefiting 2.88 lakh farmers. An amount of ₹186.05 crore has been released during the period. Out of this, ₹174.32 crore has been incurred by the state of Rajasthan under PKVY scheme till

31.12.2025.

As per the information provided by the State of Rajasthan, in Bharatpur Parliamentary Constituency, 335 clusters have been formed covering an area of 6,700 ha and benefitting 9,144 farmers.

For market linkages ecosystem for organic produces, Government is implementing organic certification programs namely, Participatory Guarantee System of India (PGS- India) through National Centre for Organic and Natural farming (NCONF) under Ministry of Agriculture and farmers’ Welfare and National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) through Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) under Ministry of Commerce & Industries. NPOP is a third certification system mainly for export, while PGS-India is low cost participatory system for domestic organic market.

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