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2 AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED SECTORS
Agriculture
1. Seasonal conditions and crop prospects in
2008-09
a. Kharif
Anticipating favourable pre-monsoon and
well distributed southwest monsoon, it was
programmed to cover about 74.73 lakh hectares
under various agricultural crops during the current
kharif season. Targeted area under cereals, pulses,
oilseeds, cotton, sugarcane & tobacco is in the order
of 36.70, 14.37, 17.33, 2.32, 2.96, & 1.05 lakh
hectares respectively.
Pre-monsoon rainfall
Pre-monsoon rainfall during April and May
was deficit in major parts of the State. Isolated
rainfall occurred in South Interior parts from 18th to
21st May. A low pressure area over southeast
Arabian Sea from 23rd May resulted in fairly
widespread rainfall in parts of coastal and south
interior districts.
South-west monsoon rainfall
The southwest monsoon advanced into most parts
of coastal & south interior Karnataka on 1st June
and by 9th June it covered the entire State. Initially
it was active over coastal, malnad and some parts
of south interior districts and weak over north interior
and major parts of south interior districts. The
monsoon activity was subdued over interior peninsula
region. The monsoon was weak from the second
fortnight of June to the first fortnight of July in major
parts of northern & southern districts hindering
normal progress of kharif sowing. The monsoon
became active from the last week of July. From
6th August to 19th August, major parts of the State
experienced excess rainfall leading to flash floods
in some parts. During first fortnight of September,
major parts of the State experienced widespread
rainfall. Southwest monsoon has withdrawn from
some parts of north interior Karnataka by 14th and
from entire the State by 15th October.
Total coverage under Kharif crops was
65.58 lakh hectares against the set target of 74.73lakh hectare, accounting for 88% coverage, while
corresponding coverage of previous year was 74.41
lakh hectares.
Impact of Dry spell
Rainfed kharif crops like jowar, maize, bajra,
greengram, blackgram, soyabean, sesamum,
sunflower etc. in about 7.71 lakh hectares in parts
of Bidar, Gulbarga, Belgaum, Bellary, Koppal,
Bagalkote, Dharwad, Chitradurga, Mysore,
Chamarajanagar, Davanagere, Hassan, Ramanagarand Tumkur districts were affected by severe
moisture stress due to consecutive dry spell of about
5-6 weeks from 2nd fortnight of June to 3rd week
of July. The widespread rainfall during the last week
of July and 1st fortnight of August had helped in
recovery of rainfed crops to some extent; however
substantial decline is observed in the yield of short
duration crops like Blackgram, Greengram,
Soyabean and Sesamum.
Impact of Excess rainfall /Flash floods
The State also experienced heavy rainfall
in first fortnight of August leading to flash floods in
some parts of northern and malnad districts. Crops
in an extent of about 0.89 lakh hectares were
affected by submergence/water logging in parts of
Belgaum, Bagalkote, Haveri, Shimoga, Koppal,
Gulbarga, Davanagere and Dakshina Kannada
district.
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The crop wise target and achievement in area sowing of Kharif are as below.Unit: Area in lakh hectares
Crop Target Area Kharif 2008
Area sown
Normal Area Previous Year
Coverage
Cereals 36.70 33.58 34.54 36.73
Pulses 14.37 11.18 13.85 15.32
Total
Food grains
51.07 44.76 48.39 52.05
Oilseeds 17.33 13.94 15.99 15.48
Cotton 2.32 2.85 2.36 2.34
Sugarcane 2.96 2.97 3.61 3.59
Tobacco 1.05 1.05 0.98 0.94
Total 74.73 65.58 71.34 74.41
b. RabiIn order to bring unsown kharif area under
rabi sowings, the Rabi target was revised to 37.75
lakh hectares by programming an additional area
of about 3.44 lakh hectares from Kharif unsown
area.
Fairly wide-spread rainfall occurred over
major parts of south interior Karnataka, and
scattered / isolated over North Interior Karnataka
during 2nd fortnight of October, thereafter dry
weather prevailed in major parts of the State up to16th November. Under the influence of Cyclonic
storm Khaimuk over West central Bay of Bengal
widespread rainfall occurred over Bagalkote, Bijapur,
Dharwad, Gadag, Gulbarga, Koppal, Raichur, Bellary
and Belgaum on 17th & 18th November. Again,widespread rainfall occurred under the influence of
Cyclonic storm NISHA over southern and
southeastern districts on 28th and entire State on
29th November. The cummulative rainfall from 1st
October to 31st December was 143 mm as against
the normal rainfall of 193 mm. The total area covered
under various rabi crops is 35.11 lakh hectares against
the revised target of 37.75 lakh hectares, accounting
for 93% coverage.
c. Summer
During summer, it is programmed to cover
an area of about 6.90 lakh hectares under paddy,
groundnut, sunflower, maize, etc. in irrigated areas
of major/minor reservoirs. Sowing of summer crops
is in progress in irrigated parts.
The Crop-wise Targets and achievements in area sowing of Rabi are as below:Unit: Area in lakh hectares
Crop Target Area * Rabi 2008
Area sown
Normal Area Previous Year
Coverage
Cereals 18.42 16.69 16.14 15.74
Pulses 9.77 10.28 8.95 8.97
Total Foodgrains 28.19 26.97 25.09 24.71
Oilseeds 7.42 6.34 6.66 5.53
Cotton 1.90 1.37 1.67 1.55
Sugarcane 0.23 0.40 0.42 0.31
Tobacco 0.02 0.03 0.07 0.18
Total 37.75 35.11 33.92 32.29
* Revised target.
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Crop-wise area target and anticipated achievement during summer is as follows:Unit: Area in lakh hectares
Crop Target Area Anticipated
Achievement
Previous year coverage
Cereals 3.35 3.35 3.58
Pulses 0.30 0.30 0.25
Total Foodgrains 3.65 3.65 3.83
Oilseeds 2.91 2.91 2.38
Cotton 0.01 0.01 Neg.
Sugarcane 0.33 0.33 0.30
Total 6.90 6.90 6.51
Source: Agriculture Department
2. ProductionIn view of the above stated seasonal
conditions and area coverage under various crops it
is anticipated that the total food grain production
Table 2.1
Production of important agricultural crops in Karnataka(Lakh M.Tonne)
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09Crop/ Crop Group
Target Achvt. Target Achvt. Target Achvt. *
1. Cereals 104.04 84.90 108.20 109.21 112.71 99.71
2. Pulses 10.53 8.39 11.50 12.65 12.54 9.06
Total Food grains 114.56 93.29 119.70 121.86 125.24 108.77
3. Oilseeds 18.06 9.45 18.86 15.49 20.83 10.15
4. Cotton(1) 8.89 5.36 6.76 7.78 7.75 6.54
5. Sugarcane 187.20 236.42 200.00 262.40 211.75 221.26
6. Tobacco 0.77 0.46 0.68 0.46 0.76 0.35
(1) lakh bales of 170 Kgs.Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Government of Karnataka
would be about 109 lakh tonnes as against the settarget of 125.25 lakh tonnes. The details are given
below:
Changes in cropping pattern
As seen in the previous year, this year too
area diversion was observed from Cotton and oilseed
crops to Maize and pulses like Red gram and Bengal
gram.
3. Agricultural inputs
a. Production and distribution of seeds
The seed replacement norms fixed by the
State for different crops in 2008 -09 are as follows.
Cereals - 20 to 30 percent
Pulses - 20.5 to 23.5 percent
Oilseeds - 13.5 to 30 percent
Cotton - 15.5 percent
All Hybrids - 100 percent
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The area under Maize and corresponding
production from 2006-07 to 2008-09 are given below.
Year Area (Lakh Ha.) Production (Lakh Tonnes)
Target Ach. Target Ach.
2006-07 8.80 9.61 27.68 26.42
2007-08 8.95 11.13 28.97 32.54
2008-09 9.10 10.50 29.93* 30.42*
* anticipated
c) Pulses
To augment pulses production, an action
plan for the year 2008-09 to cover 20.95 lakh
hectares and a production target of 12.54 lakh tonnes
was formulated by Technology Mission with the
assistance of University of Agriculture Sciences,
Bangalore and Dharwad, seed producing agencieslike the KSSC Ltd. and NSC.
The area under pulses and corresponding
production from 2006-07 to 2008-09 are given below
in table 2.6.
Table 2.6
Area and production of pulses
Area (Lakh Hectares) Production
(Lakh Tonnes)Year
Target Ach. Target Ach.
2006-2007 20.00 23.16 10.53 8.392007-2008 20.45 23.83 11.50 12.65
2008-2009 20.95 21.25* 12.54 9.06*
d. Oilseeds
The oilseeds production programme is being
implemented in all the districts except Kodagu since
1990-91 with central assistance, cost share being
75:25 between the Center and State.
The area under oilseeds and their production
as targeted and the achievement from 2006-07 to
2008-09 are as follows.
The use of certified seeds, application of
gypsum and Phosphorus Solubling Bacteria accounts
for 30-40% increase in the yield. Availability of
certified/quality seeds is a big constraint; hence the
seed supplied was below 50% of the total
requirements.
e) National Food Security Mission (NFSM)
A Centrally Sponsored Scheme, National
Food Security Mission was launched from 2007-
08. It has three components (i) National Food
Security Mission Rice (NFSM-Rice); (ii) National
Food Security Mission Wheat (NFSM-Wheat);
and (iii) National Food Security Mission Pulses
(NFSM Pulses).
The Objectives of the Mission are: 1)Increasing production of rice, wheat and pulses
through area expansion and productivity
enhancement in a sustainable manner in the identified
districts of the country; 2) Restoring soil fertility and
productivity at the individual farm level; 3) Creation
of employment opportunities; and 4) Enhancing farm
level economy (i.e. farm profits) to restore
confidence amongst the farmers.
Table 2.7
Area and production of oilseeds
Area (Lakh Ha.) Production(LakhTonnes)
Year
Target Ach. Target Ach.
2006-2007 27.50 23.55 18.06 9.45
2007-2008 27.82 22.76 18.86 15.49
2008-2009 28.62 21.28 20.83 10.15
(Rs. Lakh)
ItemBudget
Provision
Grants
Released
Unspent
Balance
Total Grants
available
for 2008-09
Expenditure
as on
October 08
NFSM-Rice 1464.54 701.97 165.35 867.32 737.10
NFSM-Pulses 1118.40 316.85 400.40 717.25 937.80
Publicity 174.00 50.00 0.00 50.00 17.71
Local Initiatives 948.00 474.00 0.00 474.00 0.00
Total 3704.94 1542.81 565.75 2108.57 1692.61
* anticipated
Budget Allocation and expenditure for 2008-09
upto end of
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Under NFSM- 7 districts for Rice and 13
districts for Pulses have been selected in Karnataka.
NFSM Programme and Progress during
2008-09
The State has a vision to achieve theaverage productivity target of 45 quintals of Paddy
per hectare and 7 quintals of Pulses per hectare in
the NFSM implementing districts during 2008-09 with
the budget support of Rs.25.82 crore (NFSM Rice
- Rs.1464.55 lakh and NFSM Pulses - Rs.1118.14
lakh) under NFSM programme.
f) Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)
The Government of India has launched a
Special Additional Central Assistance Scheme called
Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana from 2007-08 in
order to reorient the agriculture development
strategies for rejuvenation of agriculture. It
encourages the states to increase public investment
in agriculture and allied sectors. It aims at achieving
the goal of reducing the yield gaps in important crops
and in maximising returns to the farmers in
agriculture and allied sectors.
During 2008-09 an amount of Rs.314.13
crore has been provided for implementation of the
schemes related to Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal
Husbandry, Fisheries and Agricultural marketing
departments and Schemes implementation is under
progress.
An amount of Rs.207.78 crore has been
provided to the Department of Agriculture for
implementation of the following schemes and
implementation is under progress.
Sl.
No.
Scheme Amount
(Rs. Crore)
1 Revitalizing Agriculture Extension System and for accelerating
Agricultural Growth in Karnataka and Karnataka Farmers'
Participatory Extension Programme
66.17
2 Karnataka Seed Mission 81.61
3 Karnataka Farm Mechanization Mission
60.00Total 207.78
g. Centrally sponsored Macro Management
mode scheme for Agriculture:
The Centrally sponsored Macro
Management mode scheme for agriculture is being
implemented in the state since 2000-2001. This novel
approach has been formulated amalgamating 17
Centrally Sponsored Schemes. Under this scheme,
the State has the flexibility to choose region/crop
specific interventions based on the States needs and
problems. The Government of Indias assistance to
the programme is 90% and the remaining 10% by
the State.
The outlay for the year 2008-09 (both under
state and District sector) is Rs. 1694.43 lakh, of
which Rs. 402.65 lakh has been spent up to end of
October 2008 and the targeted areas are Integrated
Nutrient and Pest Management Programme, State
Land Board, Sugarcane Development Scheme,
Human Resources Development and Farm
Mechanisation Programme.
5. a) Watershed Development Programme
Watershed Development Department was
established during 2000-01 to give a new impetus towatershed management in the arid zones of the
State, which has the second largest area in the
country after Rajasthan. All the watershed
development programmes have been brought under
one umbrella.
The area covered by soil conservation
measures from 2003-04 to 2008-09 is depicted in
the following table.
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b) Centrally Sponsored Macro Management
Mode Scheme for Watershed Development:Under the Centrally Sponsored Macro
Management Mode Scheme, three different
programmes i.e. National Watershed Development
Programme for Rainfed Areas, River Valley Project
and Reclamation of saline and Alkaline water logged
areas have been taken up. Government of Indias
share in the programmes is 90% and the State has
to contribute remaining 10% of the outlay. For the
year 2008-09 the financial target is Rs.5534.90 lakh
to develop 46123 hectares. Up to end of November
2008, Rs.2594.41 lakh has been spent and 39803
hectares of area have been developed.
From 2005-06 onwards the district sector
schemes viz. Drought Prone Area Programme,
Integrated Wasted Land Development Programme
and Desert Area Development Area programmes
have been transferred to Watershed Development
Department from RD & PR. For the year 2008-09,
financial target is Rs.24021.22 lakh to develop 4.00
lakh hectares of land. Rs.7238.97 lakh has been
spent including the unspent balance of 2007-08 upto
end of November 2008 and 1.39 lakh hectares ofland have been developed.
Prime Ministers package programme is
being implemented in 6 districts viz., Chikamagalur,
Hassan, Kodagu, Shimoga, Belgaum and
Chitradurga districts with an Annual allocation of
Rs. 3000.00 lakh and a sum of Rs.129.64 lakh has
been spent upto the end of Nov08 as against the
released amount of Rs.240.00 lakh and 343 hectares
of area have been developed.
Fish culture activities in farm ponds have
been developed by the Department and a sum of
Rs.8.99 lakh has been spent as against the target of
Rs.35.00 lakh during 2008-09.
For monitoring and evaluation of plan
schemes of the Department a provision of Rs.100.00
lakh has been provided in the current year.
6. Externally aided projects
The Sujala Watershed Development
Programme with the assistance of World Bank has
been sanctioned at a revised total cost of Rs.557.01
crore covering 5 districts in the State namely, Kolar,
Tumkur, Chitradurga, Haveri, Chikkaballapur and
Dharwad. The scheme is being implemented on a
participatory approach. Under this scheme, 742 sub
watersheds have been selected. For the year 2008-09 an allocation of Rs.10835.47 lakh is provided to
treat about 0.65 lakh hectares. Upto the end of
November 2008, Rs.6585.22 lakh has been spent
and 0.34 lakh hectares have been treated. The
scheme will be closed in March-2009.
On the similar lines of Sujala Watershed
Project, the Department proposes to extend the
programme for another 5 districts with an estimated
project cost of Rs.495.00 crore over a period of 6
years.
Watershed programme with the assistance
of NABARD-WDF is also being implemented in
Karnataka with a project cost of Rs.50.00 crore.
For the year 2008-09 Rs.513.24 lakh has been
allocated to develop 5500 hectares of land. Upto
the end of October 2008, Rs 55.47 lakh has been
spent and 860 hectares of area have been developed.
NABARD-RIDF: Under this programme
ground water harvesting structures are being
constructed in drinking water problematic villages.
For the year 2008-09 Rs.1000.00 lakh has been
provided to implement the programme.
7. Minimum Floor Price Scheme
Government of Karnataka has implemented
Minimum Floor Price scheme for perishable
Agricultural Commodities like Onion, Potato,
Tomato, and Green Chillies, and also crops like
Maize, Jowar, and Copra etc.
Table 2.8
Area covered under soil conservation
(Lakh hectare)
Year Area Covered Cumulative
2003-2004 3.12 32.22
2004-2005 3.20 35.42
2005-2006 3.78 39.20
2006-2007 3.45 42.65
2007-2008 3.22 45.87
2008-2009(A) 3.47 49.34
Source: Watershed Development Dept.
A: Anticipated
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8. Agricultural prices
Minimum Support price for different Kharif
crops for the year 2008-09 are fixed as follows:
9. Implementation of Crop Insurance Scheme
a. Rastriya Krishi Bima Yojana
Rastriya Krishi Bima Yojana (RKBY) is
being implemented in the State since Kharif 2000.
Under this scheme, all farmers irrespective of the
size of their holdings, both loanee and non-loanee
will be insured against any loss of yield due to natural
calamities. The scheme is compulsory for loanee
farmers and optional for non-loanee farmers. The
Premium paid by small and marginal farmers is
subsidised to the extent of 10%. Claims will be paid
based on indemnity level, Sum assured and shortfall
in the assessed yield against the Threshold yield.
During 2008-09, 30, 19 and 5 crops were
notified at hobli level for Kharif, Rabi and Summer
seasons respectively.
To compensate the crop losses on individual
basis to the farmers in the event of crop failure dueto localized calamities like flood, hailstorm, cyclone
and landslide, all the districts were covered under
notified crops during Kharif , Rabi and summer 2008.
The financial allocation for the year
2008-09 is Rs.10000.00 lakh. Crops notified during
Kharif, Rabi and summer 2008-09 are as follows:
Kharif 2008-09
Paddy (Irrigated) Sunflower (Rainfed)Paddy (Rainfed) Sesamum (Rainfed)
Maize (Irrigated) Groundnut (Irrigated)
Maize (Rainfed) Groundnut (Rainfed)
Jowar (Irrigated) Cotton (Irrigated)
Jowar (Rainfed) Potato (Irrigated)
Ragi (Irrigated) Potato (Rainfed)
Ragi (Rainfed) Onion (Irrigated)
Bajra (Irrigated) Chilly (Irrigated)
Bajra (Rainfed) Castor (Rainfed)
Tur (Irrigated) Horsegram (Rainfed)
Tur (Rainfed) Greengram (Rainfed)
Soyabean (Irrigated) Blackgram (Rainfed)
Soyabean (Rainfed) Save (Rainfed)
Sunflower (Irrigated) Navane (Rainfed)
CropMinimum Support
Price/Quintal in Rupees
Paddy (Common) 850
Paddy (Grade 1) 880
Jowar (Hybrid) 840
Jowar (Maldandi) 860
Bajra 840
Maize 840
Ragi 915
Tur (Arhar) 2000
Green Gram 2520
Black Gram 2520
Cotton (F-414)
Cotton (H-777/J-34)
Cotton (H-4)
Cotton (Jayadhar)
Cotton (PCO-2)
Cotton (DCH-32)
Cotton (LRA)
Cotton (Banni)
Cotton (NHH-44)
Rs.2500 & Rs.3000 per
quintal depending upon
staple length
Ground nut -in shell 2100
Sunflower 2215
Soybean (Black) 1350Soybean (Yellow) 1390
Sesamum 2750
Niger Seed 2400
Cotton (Brahma) 2100
Rabi - 2008-09
Paddy (Irrigated) Bengalgram (Rainfed)
Maize (Irrigated) Sunflower (Irrigated)
Maize (Rainfed) Sunflower (Rainfed)
Jowar (Irrigated) Blackgram (Rainfed)
Jowar (Rainfed) Horsegram (Rainfed)
Ragi (Irrigated) Greengram (Rainfed)
Ragi (Rainfed) Safflower (Rainfed)
Wheat (Irrigated) Linseed (Rainfed)
Wheat (Rainfed)
Bengalgram (Irrigated)
Groundnut (Rainfed)
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Summer 2008-09
Paddy (Irrigated)
Groundnut (Irrigated)
Groundnut (Rainfed)
Ragi (Irrigated)
Sunflower (Irrigated)
Table 2.9
Progress made under Rastriya Krishi Bima Yojana since inception of the scheme
up to 2007-08Season / Year No. of
farmersEnrolled
(lakh)
Premium
collected(Rs. in lakh)
Area covered
(lakhHectares)
Sum insured
(Rs. in lakh)
No. of
farmersBenefitted
(lakh)
Claims settled
(Rs. in lakh)
Kharif 2000 3.27 953.67 6.13 34861.32 0.22 213.03Rabi 2000-01 0.24 94.73 0.73 4598.44 0.01 34.71
Summer 2000-01 0.16 70.36 0.30 3348.68 0.01 79.21
TOTAL 2000-01 3.67 1118.76 7.16 42808.44 0.24 326.95
Kharif 2001 6.11 1417.89 9.83 51907.35 3.12 11990.08
Rabi 2001-02 0.53 96.60 0.78 3230.53 0.36 1411.35
Summer 2001-02 0.12 61.23 0.24 3014.24 0.04 211.35
TOTAL 2001-02 6.76 1575.72 10.85 58152.12 3.52 13612.78
Kharif 2002 8.89 3891.79 12.88 116343.40 5.07 28096.53
Rabi 2002-03 1.35 270.90 1.97 8848.01 0.89 2168.63
Summer 2002-03 0.06 29.10 0.13 1426.82 0.03 125.65
TOTAL 2002-03 10.30 4191.79 14.98 126618.23 5.99 30390.81
Kharif 2003 7.04 3042.31 10.09 94566.66 3.81 28742.00
Rabi 2003-04 11.52 1320.12 19.50 58962.63 8.59 22063.57Summer 2003-04 0.08 43.13 0.14 1885.86 0.02 102.72
TOTAL 2003-04 18.64 4405.56 29.73 155415.15 12.42 50908.29
Kharif 2004 7.89 3687.97 11.40 97197.00 1.25 2648.18
Rabi 2004-05 1.65 243.71 2.45 11204.32 0.26 369.22Summer 2004-05 0.09 57.76 0.21 2887.84 0.01 33.02
TOTAL 2004-05 9.63 3989.44 14.06 111289.16 1.52 3050.42
Kharif 2005 8.54 4646.67 14.72 117866.05 1.16 4387.70
Rabi 2005-06 1.09 151.51 1.90 7647.93 0.15 125.89
Summer 2005-06 0.08 54.63 0.17 2731.26 0.01 23.00
TOTAL 2005-06 9.71 4852.81 16.79 128245.24 1.32 4536.59
Kharif 2006 7.92 3987.82 16.37 115736.71 3.13 15028.10
Rabi 2006-07 5.39 686.24 10.30 34512.85 2.96 5196.95
Summer 2006-07 0.08 62.94 0.55 3118.38 0.06 442.65TOTAL 2006-07 13.39 4735.67 27.12 153367.94 6.15 20667.70
Kharif 2007 5.72 3545.06 15.06 102209.63 0.65 2801.04
Rabi 2007-08 0.57 100.21 0.82 5059.80 0.01* 42.18*
Summer 2007-08 0.08 53.15 0.17 2657.47 0.01* 28.77*
TOTAL 2007-08 6.37 3698.42 16.05 109926.90 0.67 2871.99
GRAND TOTAL 78.47 28568.17 120.69 885823.18 31.83 126365.53
* Claims will be settled to the farmers shortly by Agriculture Insurance Company of India Ltd.
Source: Agriculture. Department
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b. Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme:
This is an alternative scheme for Rashtriya
Krishi Bima Yojana framed by Government of India
and was launched in the country during Kharif 2007.
The scheme compensates the insured farmers
against the likelihood of financial loss in the event of
loss in crop yield resulting from incidence of adverse
weather conditions and will cover the risk of deficit
and excess rainfall. The scheme is compulsory for
loanee farmers and voluntary for non-loanee
farmers. Payment of all claims shall be the
responsibility of the Agriculture Insurance Company
of India Limited.
The scheme was implemented in the State
on Pilot basis from Kharif 2007 and it was continuedduring Kharif 2008 covering 12 rainfed crops viz.,
Jowar, Maize, Ragi, Greengram, Blackgram, Tur,
Groundnut, Soyabean, Sunflower, Cotton, Onion and
Chilly in 77 reference unit areas (hoblis) of 15
Districts viz., Bangalore (Rural), Bellary, Bidar,
Bijapur, Chitradurga, Chikkaballapur, Gadag,
Gulbarga, Hassan, Haveri, Kolar, Koppal,
Ramanagar, Shimoga and Tumkur. The actuarial
premium rates are charged under the scheme.
Anyhow, farmers have to pay concessional rates of
premium i.e., 2.5% to 3.5% for Food and Oil seedcrops and maximum 6% for Horticulture crops, and
the remaining portion of the premium are shared
equally by State and Central Governments.
During Rabi 2008-09, 7 crops viz., Jowar
(Irrigated), Jowar (Rainfed), Bengalgram (Irrigated),
Bengalgram (Rainfed), Potato (Irrigated), Grapes
and Mango were notified in 88 reference unit areas
(hoblis) of 16 Districts viz., Bangalore (Rural),
Bagalkot, Belgaum, Bellary, Bidar, Bijapur,
Chitradurga, Chikkaballapur, Davangere, Dharwad,
Gulbarga, Haveri, Kolar, Koppal, Raichur and
Tumkur.
The financial allocation provided under
Rashtriya Krishi Bima Yojana for the year 2008-09
i.e., is Rs.10000.00 lakh will be used to pay State
Government share towards premium subsidy.
About 43790 farmers have participatedunder the scheme by paying a premium of Rs.1.59
crore. The State Governments 50 % share towards
premium subsidy of Rs.6.31 crore has been paid to
Agriculture Insurance Company of India Limited.
An amount of Rs.5.24 crore has been claimed by
35275 beneficiaries under Weather Based Crop
Insurance Scheme.
10. Raitha Samparka Kendra- Farm Clinics
To provide extension service to farmers and
encourage them for adopt modern technologies, 745
RSKs are established, one in each hobli of the State.
Providing updated crop production related
know-how, critical agricultural inputs, primary seed
and soil testing facilities and arranging interface with
public and private sector technologies are the
responsibilities of these centers.
The farmers can visit them and avail
required farm information, inputs and other supportingservices and benefits. Arrangement has also been
made to seek information over phone. The technical
staff of RSKs visits all the villages of the hobli as
per the fixed visit schedule and arrange farmers meet
and provide necessary suggestions. Field visits are
also arranged to facilitate adoption of new
technologies. During 2008-09, an allocation of
Rs.186.17 lakh is provided upto the end of
November 2008 an expenditure of Rs.43.21 lakh is
incurred.
The details of expenditure incurred during
the last three years under this programme are as
follows:
(Rs. lakh)
Scheme 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Raitha Samparka Kendra
(Farm Clinics)
172.15 173.83 151.14 43.21
(upto November 2008)
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11. ATMA-Reformed Agricultural Extension
System- CSS
The main objective is to bring co-ordination
among all stakeholders of agricultural extension viz.,
agriculture and allied departments working under
Panchayat Raj System, State AgriculturalUniversities, Private Entrepreneurs, input dealers and
farmers.
The extension activities are implemented
through Taluka level ATMA Implementation
Committees, under monitoring by District Level
ATMA Steering Committee.Earlier, the scheme was
implemented in nine districts viz., Bidar, Gulbarga,
Koppal, Bijapur, Haveri, Shimoga, Hassan,
Chamarajanagar and Kolar. During 2006-07 this
scheme was extended to four other districts viz.,Belgaum, Chitradurga, Chikkamagalur and Kodagu,
under Honble PMs Special Package Programme.
During 2007-08, the scheme was extended to all
the remaining 15 districts of the state.
At State level Inter Departmental Working
Group under the Chairmanship of the Development
Commissioner and State Level Project
Implementation Committee under the chairmanship
of Commissioner for Agriculture, are constituted to
monitor and guide the implementation of ATMA
Model of Agricultural Extension System in the State
to provide improved training programmes to the
extension staff Southern and Northern Regional
Centers of State Agriculture Management Extention
Training Institute at UAS, Bangalore and Dharwad
are functioning. During 2008-09, Government of
India has given Administrative sanction of
Rs.1865.55 lakh and the expenditure incurred upto
the end of Nov08 is of Rs.142.78 lakh as against
the released amount of Rs.452.00 lakh.
12. Micro Irrigation
The Centrally sponsored Micro Irrigation
Programme is implemented to provide 75 per cent
subsidy to the farmers for adoption of Micro
Irrigation systems. The main objective is to achieve
economic and Judicious use of water. Under this
scheme drip, sprinkler and Rain gun units are
provided at 75% subsidy so as to facilitate more
farmers to adopt Micro Irrigation System. As per
the announcement in the State budget for 2006-07,
the rate of subsidy was increased to 75 per centwith the State Subsidy of 25 per cent in addition to
the Central Subsidy of 50 percent. An allocation of
Rs. 2336.12 lakh was provided by the State
Government in addition to Rs. 640.44 lakh under
District sector and Government of India provided
Rs.1397.51 lakh and Rs. 781.16 lakh respectively
for General and Special Package Districts during
the year 2007-08.
Under this scheme, drip, sprinkler and rain
gun units are provided to the farmers. The main
objective is to achieve economy in use of water.
The details of expenditure incurred during
the last three years under this programme are as
follows:(Rs.lakh)
Scheme 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Micro Irrigation 612.95 1994.11 4547.60 3409.48 (upto
November2008)
13. Farm Mechanization
The centrally sponsored scheme of Farm
Mechanisation Programme is being implemented
under Macro Management Mode of Agriculture
(Work Plan) since 2001-02. Under this scheme, 25
per cent subsidy is provided as per assistance norms
indicated by Government of India. From 2003-04 as
per the State Government announcement the rate
of subsidy was increased to 50 per cent with the
State Subsidy of 25 per cent in addition to the Central
subsidy of 25 per cent. From 2008-09 Central Fund
under Macro Management mode of Agriculture
(Work Plan) is used as matching grant to state fund.
After exhausting the Central Fund the entire 50%
subsidy for farm machinaries is borne by the State
fund.
The main objective of the scheme is to
popularize mechanized farming in order to reduce
drudgery in farm operations, labour use, to save time
and to cover more area in short span of time.
Mechanized farming helps to increase efficiency in
farming operations and ultimately results in higher
production and productivity.
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(Rs.lakh)
Scheme 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Farm Mechanisation 4388.48 5763.61 5141.54 3876.52(upto
November2008)
14. Organic Fertilizers
The main objective of the scheme is to
encourage farmers in use of organic manure instead
of chemical fertilizers. The scheme mainly
emphasizes in situ production of organic manures.
An amount of Rs.115.32 lakh has been
spent up to end of Nov 2008, out of the budget
provision of Rs.183.91 lakh provided during
2008-09.
15. Organic Farming
To encourage Organic Farming in the State
Government of Karnataka has brought a policy on
Organic Farming during 2004. Following are the
promotional programmes initiated in the State since
2004-05.
1. Organic village / site programme under which
an area of 100 ha being converted to organic
cultivation in all the taluks of the State2. Conversion of State Government and SAUs
farms into organic cultivation
3. Documentation of existing Organic Farming
practices to develop package of practices in
Organic Farming
4. Training in Organic Farming to departmental
officers, NGOs and farmers
5. Publicity and consumer awareness
programme
6. Workshops, symposium, seminars, exhibitionsand trade fairs in Organic Farming
During 2008-09 Government has given
much emphasis for Organic Farming promotional
programmes in the State and has made budget
provision of Rs. 100.00 crore. State Level Organic
Mission Empowered Committee has been
constituted to plan, implement and oversee the
Organic Farming promotional programmes.
Department has taken steps to bring area under
Organic cultivation to group certification and internal
controlling system. All the Organic village / site are
being brought under the group certification and
internal controlling system for which an amount of
Rs.5.28 crore has been released to NGOs
implementing Organic village / site programme and
Rs.2.20 crore has been spent upto the end of
Nov08.
16. Scheme to provide relief to the deceased
farmer families who have committed suicide
This scheme was launched during 2003-04
to provide Rs. One lakh as a relief to families of
farmers committing suicide on account of the heavy
burden of loans borrowed from the institutional
agencies. A budget provision of Rs.103.00 lakh has
been made and an additional grant of Rs. 102.00
lakh was provided during 2008-09 and Rs.165.00
lakh has been spent up to end of November 2008.
Prime Minister Rehabilitation Programme
The Prime Minister Package was launched
during 2006-07 to 2008-09 for six distressed districts
(Belgaum, Chitradurga, Chikkamagalur, Shimoga,
Hassan and Kodagu) where the very high incidences
of farmers suicides were reported in the state of
Karnataka. The departments involved in organizing
the package are Agricultural Department, Major and
Medium irrigation, Water Resource Department
(Minor Irrigation), Department of Watershed
Development, Horticulture Department and Animalhusbandry and Fisheries Department. The budget
provision of Rs. 2689.64 crore has been allocated
for three years viz., 2006 -07 to 2008-09 and Rs.
2001.79 crore has been spent up to end of October
2008. The package has been extended up to 30th
September 2011. Considering the reports submitted
by different departments up to end of October 2008,
the Central Government has released only Rs.
1070.09 crore.
The details of expenditure during the last three years under this programme are as follows:
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17. Relief to small and marginal farmers
i) Subsidized Seeds Distribution:
During Kharif 2008, it was programmed to
distribute 14 crop seeds viz., Paddy, Ragi, Jowar,
Maize, Bajra, Cowpea, Greengram, Blackgram,
Redgram, Groundnut, Sunflower, Soybean, Castor
and Cotton crops at 75 percent subsidized rates to
Small and Marginal Farmers. Totally 2.96 lakh quintal
seeds have been distributed and Rs.3755.68 lakh
subsidy amount is utilized for this purpose. In this
scheme 14.57 lakh farmers have been benefited.
During Rabi 2008-09, it was programmed
to distribute six crops seeds viz., Jowar, Wheat,
Maize, Bengalgram, Safflower and Sunflower to
Small and Marginal farmers at 50% subsidized rates.
Totally 0.56 lakh quintal seeds have been distributed
and Rs.686.41 lakh subsidy amount is utilized for
this purpose. In this scheme 1.48 lakh farmers
have been benefited.
ii) Drought Relief to Small & Marginal Dry Land
Farmers:
The Government has decided to provide
Rs.1,000 for every family of small and marginal dry
land farmers as a special measure on account of
failure of southwest monsoon during Kharif 2008
for purchasing seeds, fertilizers and agricultural
implements. For this purposed an amount of
Rs.500.00 crore has been provided in the budget
during 2008-09 and the Department has spent
Rs.29.00 crore upto the end of Nov08.
Agriculture Mission:
For the comprehensive development of
agriculture and allied activities, a Karnataka
Agriculture Mission has been set up. As part of its
commitments in Budget 2008-09, the Government
of Karnataka has, under the Karnataka Agriculture
Mission, announced seven new schemes with a total
allocation of Rs.101.90 crore. The new schemes
are listed below.
1. Strengthening Raitha Samparka Kendras with
Multi-Disciplinary Team
2. Raitha Shakthi Groups Empowering small
and marginal farmers through group approach.
3. Training and orientation programmes for
NGOs, extension staff and farmers
4. Farmer Fellowships
5. Up gradation of District Agriculture Training
Centres
6. Organizing Hasiru Habba (Krishi Mela)
7. Study tours for farmers.
Horticulture
Horticulture covers an area of 17.25 lakh
hectares in the State with a production of about
130.26 lakh tonnes. The focus of horticulture policy
is on area expansion, dissemination of new
technology, production and supply of planting
materials, credit, effective plant protection, post-
harvest management and hi-tech horticulture. Areaunder horticultural crops from 2006-07 to 2008-09
is given in table 2.10.
Table-2.10
Area under horticultural crops in Karnataka(lakh hectares)
Crops 2006-07 2007-08(P) 2008-09(A)
1 Fruits
2 Coconut
3 Spices
4 Vegetables5 Cashew
6 Flowers
7 Others
2.78
4.68
2.45
4.120.69
0.23
2.30
2.79
4.96
2.75
4.020.80
0.23
2.24
2.93
4.77
2.53
4.320.72
0.24
2.34
Source: Directorate of Horticulture
P: Provisional A: Anticipated
a. Production and supply of planting material
A lot of impetus is provided for mass
multiplication of all kinds of planting materials in all
the 411 horticultural farms and nurseries of the
department and to supply the same to farmers ataffordable rates. As for vegetables, efforts are
limited only to the production of foundation and
certified seeds. In the current year to implement
the new scheme viz., Karnataka State Horticulture
Development Agency has been registered for the
effective maintenance and development of
Horticultural farms in the State. Distribution of
important horticultural grafts/seedlings to the farmers
from 2006-07 to 2008-09 is given in table 2.11.
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Table - 2.11
Distribution of seedlings
Unit 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09(A)
1.Fruits
2.Coconut
3.Spice Crops*
4.Veg.Seeds
5.Cashew
6.Flowers
7.Oil palm
Lakh
000kgs
lakh
50.00
3.84
17.87
-
9.37
-
5.31
110.94
4.00
15.56
235
9.89
0.05
6.17
6.55
-
0.50
-
0.13
0.08
2.72
Source: Directorate of Horticulture A: Anticipated. *Pepper only
b. Plant protection
The department subsidies the supply of
plant protection chemicals and plant protection
equipments to farmers, and also provides literature
to create awareness and educate them in differentplant protection measures, in the control of pests
and diseases such as Eriophyid Mite, Black Headed
Caterpillar, Stem Bleeding, Tomato Leaf Curl Virus,
Whirling Whitefly and also Bacterial Blight and
koleroga at Arecanut.
The department is encouraging the biological
method of control as one of the Integrated Pest
Management Programme, Emphasis is given to use
bio-pesticides, pheromone traps and lures in the
control of pests and diseases of horticultural crops.During 2006-07 and 2007-08, Rs.74.40 and
Rs.209.44 lakh has been spent for demonstrations
in the farmers field using bio-pesticides and
pheromone traps, pest surveillance, workshops and
seminars on Integrated Pest Management
Programme (IPM). During the current year
Rs.83.90 lakh has been spent up to the end of
November 08 against Rs.157.65 lakh.
There are 21 major and 36 mini laboratories
in the Department, which had produced and released
491 and 358 lakh parasites during 2006-07 and 2007-
08 respectively. During 2008-09, 197 lakh parasites
were produced and released (up to end of November
2008). The Yellow Leaf and Koleroga diseases have
been a limiting factor for cultivation of areca nut.
In this context, department has taken initiative to
establish Areca Research Station at Sringeri with
an allocation of Rs.100.00 lakh during 2008-09.
c. Credit
Credit facilities provided through various
commercial and land development banks to the
horticulture sector by NABARD during the last
three years are given below:
The Horticultural Producers Co-operative
Marketing and Processing Society Ltd
(HOPCOMS) is organizing marketing of fruits and
vegetables grown in the State. There are about 326
retail outlets working in Bangalore Urban, Rural andKolar handling about 80-100 M.T. everyday. There
are also 16 district level co-operative societies
working on lines of HOPCOMS in other areas. The
Department has taken initiative to take up a Pilot
Project for strengthening of Bijapur, Sirisi, Shimoga,
Mysore and Mandya District Hopcoms through
Karnataka Horticulture Federation with an allocation
of Rs.8.50 crore under RKVY during 2008-09.
The Karnataka State Agricultural Produce
Processing and Export Corporation (KAPPEC)established to promote export of the horticultural
produce, is undertaking export business as a joint
venture with other companies. Since inception, up
to the end of November 2008, KAPPEC has handled
3.34 lakh Metric Tonnes of various Agricultural and
Horticultural produce and its turnover was
Rs.525.25 crore and net profit Rs.8.50 crore.
In all, there are 68 Cold Storages functioning
in the State (public, private, as well as co-operative
sectors). To make the existing cold storages moreeconomical and to encourage the establishment of
new ones in private/co-operative sector, a subsidy
of Re.1/- per unit consumption of electricity is being
given. During 2007-08 Rs.125.16 lakh has been
given to 42 Cold Storages. During the current year,
up to the end of November 08 an amount of Rs.17.55
lakh has been released to 13 Cold Storages.
Year Financial (Rs. in crore)
2005-06 340.95
2006-07 440.00
2007-08 576.17
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d. Training
Farmers, both women and men, are given
training in the preservation of fruits, vegetables and
in mushroom cultivation. The progress under the
Farmers Training Scheme for the last two years is
given below:
Physical
(No. Of persons trained)
Year
Total Women
Financial
(Rs.in lakh)
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
(Target)
Achievement
(Upto Nov.08)
4832
9223
11354
785
1907
4779
6161
204
17.98
19.70
12.15
2.85
e. Bio-Technology
The Biotechnology Center of the
Department of Horticulture is taking up activities
like germplasm conservation, tissue culture,
mushroom development, production of Bio-
fertilisers/pesticides, soil and water analysis, water
and leaf samples, DNA finger printing and so on.
During 2006-07 and 2007-08, about 22.00 lakh tissue
culture plants were produced. During 2008-09, the
target is to produce 5.00 lakh plants and the
achievement up to the end of Nov.08, is 3.30 lakh
plants. The cost-effective Green-House technologyis suitable for achieving mass production.
During 2006-07 & 2007-08, 95.00 tonnes
of Biofertilisers and Biocontrol agents were
produced. In the current year up to end of Nov. 08,
28 tonnes of Biofertilisers and Bio control agents
were produced.
During 2006-07 and 2007-08, 60 Training
programmes and demonstrations were arranged to
promote cultivation and consumption of mushrooms
at this center. In the current Year 442 trainees have
been trained and 5500 Spawn bottles were produced
at the end of Nov 2008. Quality control laboratory
is set up for testing and analysis of Bio-fertilisers at
this center. During 2006-07 and 2007-08, 6750 water,
soil and leaf samples were analyzed. During 2008-
09, 1261 water, soil and plants samples, 126 samples
of organic manure, 51 residue analysis were analyzed
up to the end of Nov 2008.
In order to promote cultivation of medicinal,
aromatic and dye plants, the department promotes
area expansion and also provides fianancial
assistance for establishment of herbal gardens,
nursery development and processing units. During
2006-07, 10 nurseries and 5 processing units andduring 2007-08, 5 nurseries and 2 processing units
were established.
The use of plastics (drip irrigation) in
horticulture has gained much popularity and
importance in the farming community. The adoption
of drip-irrigation /micro irrigation promotes efficient
use of water, fertilizers and other resources, and
reduces weed growth. During 2007-08, under
RIDF assistance drip irrigation systems for
horticulture crops, an amount of Rs.99.61 lakh has
been spent as against the allocation of Rs.100.00
lakh covering 765 hectare of area. Under the
Centrally Sponsored Micro Irrigation Scheme during
2007-08, Rs.59.14 crore has been spent covering
an area of 29860 hectares and in the current year,
Rs.47.50 crore has been spent upto the end of Nov
2008 by covering 10,671 hectares of area.
f. Oil Palm Development:
The oil palm development programmecovers area expansion, maintenance of oil palm seed
gardens and frontline demonstration plots, apart from
a leaf analysis laboratory. Since inception of the
project in the state during 1990, till the end of March
2008, an area of 20,425 hectares has been developed
under oil palm in different oil palm growing regions
of Karnataka. The farmers are given on-farm-
investment for the first 4 years of pre-bearing period,
@ Rs.15,500 per hectare.,50% of the actual cost of
cultivation released in the form of fertilizers &
chemicals. The oil palm seedlings are distributed tothe farmers at subsidized rates at the cost of Rs.7500
per hectare.
In order to facilitate area expansion and
planting in the next year, oil palm seedlings are raised
during the Current year. In order to produce
indigenous oil palm sprout, required for future area
expansion programme, a seed garden in an area of
12 hectares has been established at Taraka, in
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H.D.Kote Taluk. During the current year, Rs.257.78
lakh has been spent as against the target of Rs.991.94
lakh up to end of Nov.2008, covering 1901 hectares
of new area against the target of 4,600 hectares.
g. Coconut:The Coconut Development Board,
Government of India, in co-ordination with the
Department of Horticulture, Government of
Karnataka has been implementing the programmes,
for improvement in production and productivity of
coconut. During 2006-07 & 2007-08 a sum of Rs.
3.30 crore and Rs.1.77 crore has been spent under
this programme respectively. During 2008-09,
Rs.1.14 crore has been spent as against the target
of Rs.5.68 crore upto the end of Nov 2008.
h. National Horticulture Mission
Government of India has launched the
National Horticulture Mission (NHM) during the
10th plan, with effect from 2005-06. The thrust of
the Mission will be on area-based, regionally
differentiated cluster approach for development of
Horticulture Crops, having comparative advantage.
This is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme in which
Government of India shall provide 100% assistance
to the State Missions during Tenth Plan. During theXI Plan, the assistance will be 85% with 15%
contribution by the State Government.
During 2006-07, Rs.84.48 crore have been
approved by Government of India. The action plan
includes Special Prime Ministers Package
Programme for suicide prone districts of Kodagu,
Belgaum, Hassan, Chikkamagalur, Chitradurga and
Shimoga. Shimoga and Chikkamagalur have been
included as additional districts also Sapota and Sweet
Orange as additional crops. An amount of Rs. 65.08
crore has been spent under NHM. Under Prime
Ministers special package Rs.36.87 crore is
earmarked, out of which Rs.29.82 crore has been
spent by implementing different activities.
For the year 2007-08, GOI has sanctioned
the action plan for Rs.177.55 crore, which includes
the programmes under Prime Ministers special
package for suicide prone districts for an allocation
of Rs.52.41 crore and also a special package for
Good Management Practices (GMP) in bacterial
blight affected for pomegranate orchards with an
allocation of Rs.15.87 crore is being implemented
under the National Horticultural Mission and
Rs.144.74 crore has been spent for implementingthe above programmes. For the Pomegranate
orchards which are severely affected by bacterial
blight, a subsidy of 50% of the cost for Good
Management Practices is provided with a maximum
of Rs.25,000 per hectare limited to 4 hectares per
beneficiary. During 2007-08, 4 more districts namely
Chamarajnagar, Dharwad, Bellary and Bidar besides
3 more crops namely Lime, Fig and Chilli were
included under NHM.
During 2008-09, Government of India has
approved action plan for Rs.256.00 crore which
includes Rs.95.00 crore under PMs Special
Package for 6 suicide prone districts and Rs.100.00
crore for establishing 4 modern private wholesale
markets at Mysore, Hassan, Kolar and Belagum
Districts. Inclusion of Chikkaballapura and
Ramanagar Districts in the current year. NHM
programme is implemented in all 23 districts. The
Department has spent Rs.73.37 crore including an
amount of Rs.20.63 crore in PMs Special Package
upto the end of Nov 2008.
The programmes of establishing the
Horticultural University at Bagalkot with allocation
of Rs.10.00 crore and Horticulture College at Bidar
with allocation of Rs.4.00 crore are being
implemented by the Department under Special
Development Plan
i. Post Harvest Linkages:
Karnataka State Government hasintroduced Processing in Horticulture Scheme
during 2006-07 for processing horticultural produces.
Considering the importance of post harvest handling
and marketing, during 2008-09, the State Government
has given sanction to provide 25% subsidy to all other
Post Harvest Management activities viz. Functional
Infrastructure for Collection and Grading,
Construction of Pack House, Onion Storage
Structures, Cold Storage, Reefer Van, Rural
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Markets. In addition to this, sanction has also been
given to provide 50% subsidy to improved fruit and
vegetable mobile kiosk for the sale of Horticulture
produce. In the current year Rs.200.00 lakh is
provided in the Budget for the implementation of
the programme.
j. New Interventions of Horticulture in
Karnataka:
For the effective implementations of the
programmes by the Horticulture Department, many
policies have been adopted and are being
implemented by the Department in the Current Year.
i) Wine Policy and Establishment of Karnataka
Grape wine Board
To promote wine varieties of grapes in the
state and to encourage wine industries, Wine Policy
has been enforced in the state since the year 2007-
08. The Karnataka Grape Wine Board has been
set up for implementing the programmes of the Wine
Policy. An allocation of Rs.300.00 lakh has been
provided in the Budget as share capital to the Wine
Board during the year 2008-09.
ii) Advanced Research on Bacterial Blight
Disease in PomegranateThe University of Agricultural Sciences,
Dharwad is conducting Advanced Research on
Bacterial Blight Disease in Pomegranate with the
financial assistance from the Department of
Horticulture since 2007-08.
iii) Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana
With a view to give impetus to the
comprehensive development of Mango in the State,
approval has been accorded for the implementation
of the project on Establishment of Mango
Development Centre at Kolar and Chickaballapur
districts at a total cost of Rs.19 crore, and a project
on Establishment of Flower Auction Centres in
Tumkur, Davanagere, Udupi, Uttara Kananda,
Kodagu and Belgaum districts, at a total cost of
Rs.15.00 crore under RKVY over a period of four
years i.e., from 2008-09 to 2011-12.
Forestry
In the total geographical area of the State
of 1,91,791 sq.kms., of which the actual recorded
forest area is 35,259 sq.km, (18.38%). 1.32% is
very dense forest, 61.37% is moderately dense, and
remaining 37.32% is open forest as per State ofForests Report 2005. During 2007-08, an extent of
79,474 hectares of area has been covered and 0.71
crore seedlings were planted. Under farm forestry
programme, 3.01 crore seedlings were distributed
to farmers and general Public for planting is private
lands. In 2008-09, 74,445 hectares of area has been
covered and 0.60 crore seedlings were planted upto
the end of December 2008.
1. Externally Aided Project
a) JBIC Assisted Karnataka Sustainable Forest
Management and Bio diversity Conservation
Project (KSFMBC) (JBIC Phase-II):-
The Karnataka Forest Department is
implementing KSFMBC project which is an
extension of the JBIC Phase I, from the year
2005-06 with an outlay of Rs.745.00 crore for a
period of 8 years upto 2012-13. The project covers
176 taluks in 29 districts of the State. During 2006-
07 & 2007-08, a sum of Rs. 226.50 crore has been
spent for raising 62117 hectares of plantations andfor other development works. For the year 2008-09
Rs. 139.69 crore has been earmarked for carrying
out the proposed works and Rs.54.95 crore have
been spent up to end of December 2008 for raising
41204 hectares of plantations and for other
developmental works.
2. State sector plan schemes
a) Development of Degraded Forests:
During the year 2007-08, as against thetarget of Rs.205.94 lakh, a sum of Rs.199.96
lakh has been spent for raising 572 hectares of
plantations and for other development works.
During the year 2008-09 an amount of Rs. 109.35
lakh has been spent for raising 610 hectares of
plantations and for other development works as
against the target of Rs. 327.50 lakh.
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b) Greening of Urban areas:
During 2007-08 as against the target of
Rs.150.00 lakh, a sum of Rs.147.81 lakh has been
spent for raising 520 hectares of plantations and for
other development works. During 2008-09 as against
the target of Rs.265.12 lakh, a sum of Rs.82.22 lakhhas been spent up to December 2008 for raising
360 hectares of plantations and for other
developmental works.
c) Raising of seedlings for Public Distribution
Scheme:
During 2007-08, as against the target of
Rs. 247.87 lakh, a sum of Rs.239.27 lakh has been
spent for raising of 44.17 lakh seedlings 117.85 lakh
seedlings have also been maintained for selling the
same to the farmers and public. During the currentyear as against the target of Rs. 166.50 lakh, Rs.
38.36 lakh has been spent up to end of December
2008 for maintaining of 53.34 lakh seedlings, of which
40.79 lakh seedlings have been sold to the farmers
and public. Action has also been initiated for raising
fresh seedlings for distribution during 2009 rains.
3. Centrally Sponsored Schemes & Central Plan
schemes:
The CSS-Area Oriented Fuel wood &
Fodder Project, Conservation and Development of
Non-Timber Forest Produce including Medicinal
Plants, Integrated Afforestation & Eco-
Development Project, Association of ST and Rural
Poor in Regeneration of Degraded Forests on benefit
sharing basis which were under implementation in
the 9th Five Year Plan have been merged under
CSSNational Afforestation Programme through
Forest Development Agency (FDA-NAP) in the
10th Five year Plan. The plantations created under
the above schemes have been maintained during
10th Plan. During 2007-08, Rs. 8.35 crore has been
spent against the target of Rs. 45.64 crore for raising
of 18843 hectares of plantations and other
developmental works. During the current year
Rs.12.49 crore has been earmarked and Rs. 3.26
crore has been spent up to end of December 2008
for raising of 6622 hectares of plantations and for
other developmental works.
a) Conservation and management of Mangroves:
During 2007-08 Rs. 100.00 lakh has been
earmarked, of which Rs.65.43 lakh has been spent
for raising of 120 hectares of plantations and for
other developmental works. During the current year
Rs.150.00 lakh has been earmarked and Governmentof India has released Rs. 54.93 lakh and the entire
amount has been released to the implementing
officers for maintaining 268 hectares of plantations
and to take up other developmental works.
b) Novod sponsored tree-borne oilseeds:
During 2007-08 a sum of Rs.29.00 lakh has
been spent for raising of 200 hectares of plantations
and in the current year action is being taken for
maintaining these plantations.
4a) CSS- Integrated Forest Protection Scheme:
Under Integrated Forest Protection scheme,
6078 Kms of new fire lines have been created and
9030 Kms of old fire lines have been maintained
and 1009 Km of survey and demarcation by spending
Rs. 208.43 lakh against the target of Rs. 212.80 lakh
during 2007-08. During the current year Rs.250.00
lakh has been earmarked and released for the
implementation of the programme.
b) Revenue & Expenditure:-
The following table (2.12) presents the
details of revenue realized by sale of forest produce
like timber, minor forest produce and fees charged
for wildlife sanctuaries etc. The expenditure
component includes the establishment cost.
Table-2.12
Revenue realised and expenditure on forestry
(Rs.crore)
Year Revenue Expenditure
2000-2001 107.48 315.60
2001-2002 100.00 330.68
2002-2003 100.88 231.01
2003-2004 182.27 231.70
2004-2005 168.70 289.80
2005-2006 114.79 253.28
2006-2007 127.07 326.71
2007-2008 130.51 377.14
2008-2009(A) 127.78 472.12
A: Anticipated Source: Forest department.
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Table-2.13
Additional area brought under forestry
(Hectares)
2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 (A)
Eucalyptus 328 496 3371 1667.50 1834.25
Teak plantations 388.66 195 1009 2014.87 2216.357
Miscellaneous plantations 35855.69 39386 11209 35958.68 39554.55
Canal and avenue
Plantations (kms.) 3032.10 2331 2652 1804.27 1984.697
Trees Planted (lakh) 264.00 542.19 1068.18 1011.062 962.361
A: Anticipated. Source: Forest department.
Wildlife Sanctuaries and National parks
Karnataka has a net work of well connected
and well protected Wildlife Sanctuaries and National
Parks. The State has 5 National Parks and 21Wildlife sanctuaries covering an area of 6446 sq.kms,
which constitute 15% of the total forest area. These
are spread across several forest types ranging from
the evergreen to scrub type of forests, thus forming
a network of areas representing different eco-
systems containing rare and endangered species of
plants as well as animals and birds. With around
5500 wild Elephants and nearly 290 tigers, the State
is home for about 20% of wild elephants and 20%
of the tigers in the country. During 2008-09,
Rs.875.00 lakh have been allocated and Rs. 73.10lakh has been spent up to end of December 2008
for maintenance of Wildlife Sanctuaries and National
Parks.
During the Current Year Honble Chief
Minster has announced to implement the following
programmes and these programmes are being
implemented by the Department during 2008-09.
1. Village Forest Committees will be revived and
it is proposed to extend these committees
to1000 villages.
2. Cultivation of Sandalwood Trees with an
allocation of 200 lakh has been provided in
the budget.
3. Samrudha Hasiru Grama Yojane.
Ecology and Environment
National Lake Conservation Programmes
Government of India is financing the
conservation of lakes under National Lake
Conservation programmes. The conservation of
lakes is proposed to be undertaken through de-silting,
de-weeding, strengthening of bunds, interception and
diversion of sewage entering the tanks, fencing and
such other works. The detailed project reports will
be approved by Government of India which provides
a grant of 70% of the project cost for these works
and the remaining 30% has to be borne by the State
Government. Under this programme, development
of lakes were sanctioned from the year 2002-03 and
upto end of December 2008, 16lakes have been
sanctioned and 4 lakes have been completed.
Under this scheme, during the current year
an amount of Rs.667.00 lakh is provided in the
Budget, of which Rs.200.00 lakh as State Share and
the remaining Rs.467.00 lakh as Central Share.
National River Conservation Programme
National River Conservation Programme is
a centrally sponsored scheme, which has been in
operation since 1992-93, 8 towns were approved by
Government of India and 6 towns have been
completed, 2 towns are in final stages of completion.
During the current year, an amount of Rs.467.00lakh provided in the Budget, of which Rs.140.00 lakh
as State Share and the remaining Rs.327.00 lakh as
Central Share.
Environment Action Plan (EAP) for
Bangalore City which is being implemented by
Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board
(BWSSB) for which 70% of the project cost is
Central Share, where as the State Government has
to provide 30%. The estimated cost of the project
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was Rs.46.27 crore. During the current year
Government of India has released Rs.31.43 crore
and Government of Karnataka has released
Rs.13.88 crore.
Centrally Sponsored Schemes: National Mangrove Conservation and
Management Scheme
Karnataka State covers a geographical area
of about 1,91,791 Sq.Kms. The Coastline of
Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttar Kannada
District is about 329 Kms long. Mangrove in
Karnataka are fringed type, found in the intertidal
regions along the estuaries, backwaters, islands and
other protected areas. About 14 species of
mangroves belonging to 9 genera under 7 families
are found along the estuaries of Karnataka coast, in
coastal Karnataka, mangroves are found growing
along the rivers. Considering the ecological and
economic significance of the coastal systems,
Government of India launched a programme on
conservation and management of mangroves and
coral reels.
In the year 2004-05, Government of
Karnataka submitted management action plan on
Conservation and mangroves to the ministry of
Environment and Forests. The Government of India
assisting these project with 100% grant. These
projects have a span for 3-5 years, the following 4
projects have been sanctioned;
Table-2.14
Projects sanctioned under National Mangrove Conservation
and Management Scheme
(Rs. in lakh)
Sl.
NoPlaces Project Cost
Amount
Released
1. Karwar 38.00 38.00
2. Honnavar 62.08 37.432
3. Mangalore 92.75 64.925
4. Kundapur 53.00 30.00
National Wetland Conservation Programme
Karnataka State is having 682 wetlands
covering an area of about 27.18 lakh hectares.
Wetlands in Karnataka State includes Manmade and
Natural water bodies, inland natural water, natural
wetland includes lakes also. Considering ecological
and economic significance of the Wetlands,
Government of India launched a programme on
conservation and development of Wetland under
National Wetland Conservation Programme. These
projects are phased for 3 to 5 years. The Government
of India is assisting these projects with 100% grant.
Various ongoing wetland projects taken up from
2005-06 to 2008-09 are given below;
Table-2.15
Projects under National Wetland Conservation Programme
(Rs. in lakh)
Sl.
NoPlaces
Project
Cost
Amount
Released
1. Bonal Wetland 36.222 19.275
2. Guduvi Wetland 60.80 60.80
3. Magadi Wetland 33.175 33.100
4. Ghataprabha Wetland 8.77 7.720
5. Hidkal Wetland 12.910 -
Fisheries
Karnataka has rich fisheries resources with
a continental shelf of 27,000 sq.kms. with 300 kms
of coastline and 5.20 lakh hectares of inland water
spread area. This offers immense scope for fisheries
development. In addition, 8,000 hectares of brackish
water area provides good scope for shrimp farming.
The total fisherfolk population of the State is 8.61
lakh comprising 2.33 lakh marine and 6.28 lakh inland
area. Anticipated annual revenue from the disposal
of fishery rights of water bodies, sale of fish seed,
fish and other receipts is Rs.8.00 crore.
The objective of the department is to utilize
the available resources to augment fish production,
to improve the nutritional standard of the people,
alleviate poverty and provide employment
opportunities to the rural poor.
Fish seed production and rearing centers are
being set up in private sector to meet the fish seed
requirement of the State. Reservoir fisheries
development and fish culture in water logged and
saline areas are also given thrust. The total
production of marine and inland fish for the last 2
years is 3.43 and 2.46 lakh tonnes respectively.
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During current year it is expected to achieve 1.90
lakh tonnes under marine and 1.30 lakh tonnes under
Inland.
The programmes under marine fisheries
include construction of fishing harbours and fishlanding centres in selected places of the coastal
districts in order to provide safe landing and berthing
facilities for mechanized fishing boats, construction
and improvement of fishery link roads, remission of
central excise duty on HSD used by mechanized
fishing boats, etc. Besides, State Government has
sanctioned 75,000 kilo litres of sales tax exempted
diesel during the year to mechanized fishing boats
so as to reduce the fishing costs.
There are six minor fishing harbours in theState. They are located at Karwar, Honnavar, Tadri,
Malpe, Gangolli and Mangalore, besides 25 fish
landing centres at intervening centres. Besides
harbour development, upgradation of the existing
harbours with central assistance also has been
initiated. Export of marine products for the last three
years is 53,037 metric tonnes with a foreign
exchange earning of Rs.329.68 crore.
The construction of Malpe-II stage fishing
harbour at an estimated cost of Rs.1900.00 lakh hasbeen completed with 50% assistance of the
Government of India. Works with respect to
Mangalore Fishing Harbour-II stage at an estimated
cost of Rs.144.67 lakh has been completed.
Construction of fish landing center at Belikeri in Uttar
Kannada district at an estimated cost of Rs.67.40
lakh has been completed. Construction of fishing
harbour at Gangolli in Udupi District is taken up at
an estimated cost of Rs.832.00 lakh and Rs. 864.10
lakh has been spent so far. Fish landing center at
Aleve Kodi at an estimated cost of Rs.229.00 lakhis nearing completion.
Financial assistance is being given to
fishermen and fisherwomen to market fish under
hygienic conditions through subsidies for the
purchase of insulated boxes, cycles, mopeds and
tempo. Under Mathsya Mahila Swavalambana
Yojane Rs 10.00 lakh has been sanctioned to
100 Fisher women group for fish marketing during
2007-08. Other programs taken up during 2008-09
for the socio-economic upliftment of fishermen
include group insurance, housing, support to
fishermen co-operatives, assistance for
mechanization of traditional fishing boats, assistance
for fish processing and marketing, etc. The total
budget for implementation of various fisheriesdevelopment and management schemes for the year
2008-09 is Rs.11575.93 lakh, of which Rs.9886.18
lakh under plan and 1689.75 lakh under non-plan.
Under Fish Farmers Development
Agencies, 4997 hectares of inland water spread area
has been brought under fish culture by stocking
283.14 lakh fish fingerlings and imparted training to
785 farmers. Under Mathsyashraya-I and II
schemes, 5000 houses each have been completed.
Under Mathsyashraya Phase-III scheme, 5000houses have been sanctioned from 2005-06 of which
2095 have been completed.
Assistance is being provided for purchase
of modern fishing and navigational aids such as fish
finders, radio-telephone equipment etc. for off-shore
fishing vessels for easy navigation and identification
of fish in deeper waters. Application of remote
sensing technology is also being used to identify
potential fishing zones along the coast.
Government of India is funding various
schemes such as constructing of fishing harbours,
landing centers, development of inland fisheries etc.,
under centrally sponsored schemes. The total
expenditure of Rs.1214.96 lakh was incurred as
against the total allocation of Rs. 1859.42 lakh
including the Central Share of Rs.1266.19 lakh during
2008-09.
Under RIDF-VII, Administrative approval
has been accorded for construction of 16 roads and2 bridges at a cost of Rs.370.12 lakh with
NABARD assistance, of which works of 16 roads
and 2 bridges have been completed by spending
Rs.347.81 lakh. During 2005-06 administrative
approval has been accorded for construction of 5
bridges and 24 roads at a cost of Rs. 1056.83 lakh
under RIDF-VIII with NABARD assistance and
out of these, 16 roads and 4 bridges have been
completed and an expenditure of Rs. 827.66 lakh
has been incurred during 2008-09. Under RIDF-
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XIV, a sum of Rs.1053.90 lakh is estimated for
construction of two fish landing centers, one wharf,
one bridge and five roads in Dakshina Kannada,
Udupi and Uttara Kannada District.
Table 2.16
Development of Fisheries
(Numbers)
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09(A)
1.Mechanised boats
i. Purse Seines
ii Gill Netters
iii. Shrimp Trawlers
iv. Others
2.Purse Seine nets
3.Capacity of Ice
Plants per day (MTs.)
4. Storage Capacity
(MT.)
338
5127
2777
50
629
2725
3315
291
5819
2734
55
636
2721
2365.5
350
5350
2800
60
630
3200
3350
A: Anticipated
Source: Directorate of Fisheries.
Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services
The livestock and poultry population of the
State is 5.29 crore as per the results of the 17th
Livestock Census, 2003. Free health care facilities
are provided for the animals. Government of India
have declared the State as a disease free zone from
rinderpest. The same type of eradication programme
has been taken up for Foot and Mouth disease.
During the Current Financial Year an amount of Rs.
369.05 crore has been allocated and Rs.100.35 crore
has been spent including Central share till the end
of November 2008.
a. Animal health and veterinary services
The health of livestock and poultry are
rendered through a network of 4110 Veterinary
Institutions, comprising of 347 Veterinary Hospitals,
1914 Veterinary Dispensaries, 1209 Primary
Veterinary Centres, 401 artificial insemination
centres and 174 mobile veterinary clinics and 65other Veterinary Institutions. In 2006-07 and 2007-
08, 104.15 lakh & 103.06 lakh cases were treated
for various diseases respectively. During 2008-09,
69.89 lakh cases were treated for various diseases
upto end of November 2008. During 2006-07 & 2007-
08, 356.04 lakh and 369.47 lakh vaccinations were
given for various diseases respectively. In 2008-09,
222.76 lakh vaccinations were given for various
diseases as precautionary measure up to end of
November 2008.
b. Cattle development
Cattle breeding programme for milch animal
production and conservation of indigenous breeds
i.e. Hallikar, Amrutmahal, Khilar and Deoni for
draught purposes is carried out through artificial
insemination and embryo transfer technology.Indigenous breeds are developed by selective
breeding in the livestock farms located at
Kunikenahalli, Ajjampura and Bankapura. Frozen
semen from the centers at Hessaraghatta and
Dharwad is supplied for breeding purposes. In 2006-
07 and 2007-08, 26.17 lakh and 25.92 lakh artificial
inseminations were done, from there 6.13 lakh, 6.32
lakh calves were born and 6.13 lakh, 6.00 lakh
castrations were performed respectively. During
2008-09, 17.73 lakh artificial inseminations were
done, from there 4.30 lakh calves were born and3.33 lakh castrations were performed up to end of
November 2008.
c. Karnataka Sheep and wool development
corporation
This corporation is registered in December
2001. Six Sheep breeding farms are functioning
under this corporation. Mini wool scouring plant
(MWSP) sponsored by Central Wool Development
Board, Jodhpur is being installed at Ranebennur and
is under process to install machineries sponsored byCentral Wool Development Board, Jodhpur for
better returns to the producers of Decanni Wool.
During the year 2006-07 and 2007-08, 279 & 278
cross bred rams have been distributed to the farmers
at subsidized rates. In the current year up to end of
November 2008, 89 cross-bred rams have been
distributed to the farmers at subsidized rates.
From the year 2003-04, Rs.35.00 lakh has
been released by Government to sponsor 777
beneficiaries to (10+1) sheep units under 25% loancomponent at 4% interest. An amount of Rs.16.96
lakh has been released to 325 beneficiaries who are
below poverty line up to end of December 2007.
Under Karnataka Janashree Vima Yojane, 5.42 lakh
sheeps have been insured at a cost of Rs.2.93 crore
to farmers belonging to below poverty line (BPL),
of which Rs.470.00 lakh have been released by
Government of Karnataka during 2006-07. The
programme will be continued in the current year
also.
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During 2007-08, under Sheep and Wool
Improvement Scheme (SWIS) sponsored by Central
Wool Development Board, Jodhpur, 250 each cross
breed Rambouillet rams were distributed to the
farmers at free of cost in the project areas-Belgaum
Taluk and Chitradurga Taluks by procuring the rams
from Central Sheep Breeding farm, Hissar.
During 2008-09, 300 automatic drenching
guns for sheep at a cost of Rs.15.00 lakh will be
purchased and distributed to the Districts. Revival
of sheep and Wool Development programme has
been taken up at the cost of Rs.2.85 lakh during
2007-08 and Rs.3.00 lakh is allocated during current
year. Under health coverage for sheep and goats in
the State Deworming drugs at a cost of Rs.200.00
lakh during 2006-07 and Rs.35.00 lakh during current
year have been distributed to sheep and goats.
Training programme scientific in sheep rearing is
conducted at a cost of Rs.2.00 lakh for 1281 sheep
farmers during 2006-07 and 2044 sheep farmers
upto the end of November 2008.
During 2006-07, Under Integrated Wool
Improvement Programme, 600 sheep farmers have
been trained in scientific sheep rearing at the cost
of Rs.3.00 lakh in the project areas of Chitradurga,
Belgaum and Mundargi and 500 cross breed rams
have been distributed to sheep rearers in project
areas of chitradurga and Belgaum.
Mini Wool Scouring Plant was established
at Ranebennur with the financial assistance from
Central Wool Development Board, Jodhpur and
purchase of machineries under scheme for Value
addition to Deccani Wool is under process.
Centrally Sponsored Scheme of
Conservation of Bandur Breed Sheep at sheep
breeding farm, Dhanagur has been taken up at the
cost of Rs.63.80 lakh for preservation of world
famous Bandur Breed Sheep and the Department
has spent Rs.36.99 lakh and Rs.49.76 lakh during
2006-07 and 2007-08 respectively under the scheme.
During the Current year, Rs.54.76 lakh has been
spent upto end of November 2008.
During 2008-09, totally 7693 shepherds have
been insured under Kendria Bhed Palak Bhima
Yojane. Life Insurance Corporation of India has
released Rs.0.60 lakh towards compensation for the
death of one shepherd.
d. Poultry development
The Poultry Feed Act has come into force,
to maintain the quality of poultry feed. 24 poultry
farms are functioning under the technical guidance
of the department. The major developmental
activities are breeding and rearing of Giriraja parent
stock and supplying chicks to the farmers and rearing
centers of the department. In 2006-07 and 2007-
08, 1732 and 1480 persons were trained in poultry
rearing and 1.09 lakh and 1.07 lakh Giriraja chicks
were produced respectively. During the current year
0.67 lakh chicks were reared and 628 persons were
trained up to end of October 2008.
Progress 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09(upto Nov08)
Activity T A P T A P T A P
Training to
Farmers(No)
1250 945 76 1250 1099 88 750 838 112
Giriraja
chick
rearing
(no.)
8000 12851 161 8000 12548 157 6000 10892 182
Formation
of poultry
co-
operative
societies
5 4 80 5 1 20 3 0 0
T: Target A: Achievement P: Percent
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Table 2.18Dairy development
Sl.
No.Items Unit 2006-07 2007-08
2008-09
(A)
1 DCS registered No. 554 482 494
2 DCS made functional No. 588 542 576
3 Members enrolled No. 70195 62253 60804
4 Milk procured Lakh
Tonnes
10.68 11.07 11.86
5 Animals treated Lakh 1.48 1.22 1.22
6 Animals inseminated Lakh 15.01 16.41 18.43
7 Animals examined for pregnancy Lakh 8.24 8.79 11.21
A : Anticipated
Source: Karnataka Milk Federation
During 2008-09, under Special Development
Plan (SDP) as recommended by Dr. D.M.
Nanjundappas Report, Rs.66.00 crore has been
allotted to implement various programmes in Animal
Husbandry and Dairy Development. The
programmes are being implemented during thecurrent year.
i) Rastriya Krishi Vikasa Yojane (RKVY)
During 2008-09 an amount of Rs.39.60
crore has been allocated for providing incentives to
the Animal Husbandry Activities to enhance the
agricultural production for genetic improvement,
Development of Sheep and Piggery Development,
Diary Development and health programmes to
livestock under Rastriya Krishi Vikasa Yojane. The
programmes are being implemented by the
Department.
Dairy development
The Karnataka Milk Federation is a state
level co-operative organization implementing dairy
development activities in the state under operation
flood. This organization has the responsibility of
providing remunerative price and market to the rural
milk producers of the state and of supplying pure
milk and milk products to the consumers. The
progress for the three years is given in the Table
2.18
The Federation has 21 dairy processing
plants with a capacity of 26.65 lakh litres a day and
42 chilling centers having 14.60 lakh litres of chillingcapacity and 4 product dairies equipped to produce
62 MTs of milk powder per day. ISO 9001/2000
Certification in respect of 4 cattle feed plants is
renewed and the quality is being maintained with
production and supply of goods. During the current
year 9,668 dairy co-operative societies are
functioning and 19.80 lakh farmers were enrolled.
Dairy Programme for Women namely,
Amrutha Yojane has been announced in the budget,
with an allocation of Rs.5000.00 lakh during 2007-
08 for providing milch animals to the Devadasis,
Widows, SC and ST Women in order to improve
their Economic and Social Status, with a cost of
Rs.20,000 each of which the subsidy component is
Rs.10,000 for Devadasis and Widows, Rs.12,000 for
SC women and Rs.15,000 for ST women and the
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For Redressal of Regional Imbalances,
Government has taken a decision to strengthen the
Dairy activities in the backward taluks of Bellary
and Gulbarga Milk Unions, an amount of Rs.600.00
lakh has been earmarked and the Department has
utilised the entire amount to strengthen forward and
backward linkage to the milk producers of
Bellary, Raichur, Gulbarga and Bidar Dairies during
2007-08.
To take up the developmental activities in
backward taluks of Dharwad, Haveri, Gadag, Uttar
Kannada, Belgaum, Bijapur and Bagalkote Districts,
an amount of Rs.600.00 lakh is provided during
2008-09.
Ministry of Women and Children
Development, Government of India has sanctioned
the programme of Support to Training andEmployment Programme (STEP) with an objective
of socio-economic up liftment of women. Exclusive
women dairy co-operative societies are organized
and women members are trained in Dairy Animal
Management and Awareness Programme on Health
& Nutrition, Legal Literacy Gender Sensitization at
Village level.
The proposal to meet the increasing demand
for cattle feed it is envisaged to establish new cattle
field plant with a capacity of 300 MT at Hassan and
500 MT capacity plant at Shallghatta Village, near
Bangalore i