Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana
The National Development Council (NDC), in its meeting held on 29th May, 2007 resolved that a special Additional Central Assistance Scheme (RKVY) be launched. The NDC resolved that agricultural development strategies must be reoriented to meet the needs of farmers and called upon the Central and State governments to evolve a strategy to rejuvenate agriculture. The NDC reaffirmed its commitment to achieve 4 per cent annual growth in the agricultural sector during the 11th plan. The Resolution with respect to the Additional Central Assistance scheme reads as below:
Introduce a new Additional Central Assistance scheme to incentivise States to draw up plans for their agriculture sector more comprehensively, taking agro-climatic conditions, natural resource issues and technology into account, and integrating livestock, poultry and fisheries more fully. This will involve a new scheme for Additional Central Assistance to State Plans, administered by the Union Ministry of Agriculture over and above its existing Centrally Sponsored schemes, to supplement the State-specific strategies including special schemes for beneficiaries of land reforms. The newly created National Rainfed Area Authority will on request assist States in planning for rainfed areas.
Economic reforms initiated since 1991 have put the Indian economy on a higher growth trajectory. Annual growth rate in the total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has accelerated from below 6 per cent during the initial years of reforms to more than 8 per cent in recent years. The Planning Commission in its approach paper to the Eleventh Five-Year-plan has stated that 9 per cent growth rate in GDP would be feasible during the Eleventh Plan period. However, Agriculture, that accounted for more than 30 per cent of total GDP at the beginning of reforms, failed to maintain its pre-reform growth. On the contrary, it witnessed a sharp deceleration in growth after the mid-1990s. This happened despite the fact that agricultural productivity in most of the states was quite low as it were, and the potential for the growth of agriculture was high.
The GDP of agriculture increased annually at more than 3 per cent during the 1980s. Since the Ninth Five-Year Plan (1996 to 2001-02), India has been targeting a growth rate of more than 4 per cent in agriculture, but the actual achievement has been much below the target. More than 50 per cent of the workforce of the country still depends upon agriculture for it’s livelihood. Slow growth in Agriculture and allied sectors can lead to acute stress in the economy because the population dependent upon this sector is still very large. A major cause behind the slow growth in agriculture is the consistent decrease in investments in the sector by the state governments. While public and private investments are increasing manifold in sectors such as infrastructure, similar investments are not forthcoming in Agriculture and allied sectors, leading to distress in the community of farmers, especially that of the small and marginal segment. Hence the need for incentivising states that increase their investments in the Agriculture and allied sectors has been felt.
Presently, six sub-schemes are being implemented as sub-schemes under RKVY during 2014-15. These sub-schemes and their allocations are:-
i. Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern Region: - This programme was initiated in 2010-11 targeting the improvement in the rice based cropping system of Assam, West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand, Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Allocation for this scheme in 2010-11 & 2011-12 was Rs. 400 crore each, which has been enhanced to Rs. 1000.00 crore in 2012-13 & 2013-14. The allocation for the year 2014-15 is Rs.1000.00 crore.
ii. Initiative on Vegetable Clusters: - Growing demand for vegetables was proposed to be met by a robust increase in the productivity and market linkage. For the purpose, an efficient supply chain needed to be established, to provide quality vegetables at competitive prices. The allocation for this sub-scheme was Rs.300.00 crore each in 2011-12 & 2012-13. The allocation for the year 2013-14 was Rs. 200.00 crore and 2014-15 is Rs. 175.00 crore.
iii. National Mission for Protein Supplements: - National Mission for Protein Supplements was launched with an allocation of Rs.300 crore during 2011-12 to take up activities to promote animal based protein production through livestock development, dairy farming, piggery, goat rearing and fisheries in selected blocks. During 2012-13 & 2013-14 an amount of Rs. 500 crore & Rs. 400.00 crore were allocated for 2014-15, Rs. 300.00 crore has been earmarked for this scheme.
iv. Saffron Mission: - The Scheme was initiated in 2010-11 with an overall Government of India budgetary support of Rs.288.06 crore over four years. Allocation has been Rs. 39.44 crore in 2010-11, Rs.50.00 crore each in 2011-12 & 2012-13. The mission was meant to bring economic revival of J&K Saffron. Outlay for the year 2013-14 was Rs. 100.00 crore. An amount of Rs.100.00 crore is earmarked for 2014-15.
v. Vidharbha Intensive Irrigation Development Programme: - The Scheme was initiated in 2012-13 which seeks to bring in more farming areas under protective irrigation. The allocation for the year 2012-13 & 2013-14 was Rs. 300.00 crore each. For 2014-15 Rs. 150.00 crore has been allocated for VIIDP.
vi. Crop Diversification: - The original Green Revolution States have the problem of stagnating yields and over-exploitation of water resources. The answer lies in crop diversification. An amount of Rs.500.00 Crore was allocated for 2013-2014 to the start a programme of crop diversification that would promote technological innovation and encourage farmers to choose crop alternatives. For 2014-15 Rs. 250.00 crore has been allocated for this scheme.
source:pib.nic.in/
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