Avoid Chemical fertilizers, boost organic farming

Government is implementing  a Cluster based programme   to encourage the farmer for promoting organic farming called Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY):

v  Groups of farmers would be motivated to take up organic farming under Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY). Fifty or more farmers will form a cluster having 50 acre land to take up the organic farming under the scheme.

v  In this way during three years 10,000 clusters will be formed covering 5.0 lakh acre area under organic farming. There will be no liability on the farmers for expenditure on certification.

v  Every farmer will be provided Rs. 20,000 per acre in three years for seed to harvesting of crops and to transport produce to the market.

v  Organic farming will be promoted by using traditional resources and the organic products will be linked with the market.

v  It will increase domestic production and certification of organic produce by involving farmers

v  In order to implement the Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana in Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana in the year 2015-16, an amount of Rs.300 crore has been allocated.

State wise Farm area (excluding Forest Area) under Organic Certification during 2013-14

S.No.	State Name	Organic Area (in Ha)
1	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	321.28
2	Andhra Pradesh	12325.03
3	Arunachal Pradesh	71.49
4	Assam	2828.26
5	Bihar	180.60
6	Chhattisgarh	4113.25
7	Delhi	0.83
8	Goa	12853.94
9	Gujarat	46863.89
10	Haryana	3835.78
11	Himachal Pradesh	4686.05
12	Jammu & Kashmir	10035.38
13	Jharkhand	762.30
14	Karnataka	30716.21
15	Kerala	15020.23
16	Lakshadweep	895.91
17	Madhya Pradesh	232887.36
18	Maharashtra	85536.66
19	Manipur	0
20	Meghalaya	373.13
21	Mizoram	0
22	Nagaland	5168.16
23	Odisha	49813.51
24	Pondicherry	2.84
25	Punjab	1534.39
26	Rajasthan	66020.35
27	Sikkim	60843.51
28	Tamil Nadu	3640.07
29	Tripura	203.56
30	Uttar Pradesh	44670.10
31	Uttaranchal	24739.46
32	West Bengal	2095.51
	Total	723039.00

         Source: APEDA (2013-14)