Title:

National Pulses Development Project (NPDP)

Type:

Centrally Sponsored Scheme.

Objectives:

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Salient features:

The objective of the  scheme is to increase the production of pulses in the country to achieve self sufficiency.
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The scheme envisages assistance to the States for following components:

(i)                 Seed related:- Purchase of Breeder seed, production of foundation and certified seed,  distribution of certified seeds &  minikits and crash programme for production of  seed of pulses.

(ii)              Demonstration:- Frontline, Block and IPM Demonstration

(iii)            Improved Method of irrigation:- Distribution of  sprinklers.

(iv)             Distribution of improved farm implements and plant protection equipment including power drawn implements.

(v)                Distribution of Rhizobium cultures, Nutrients and Micro-nutrients, gypsum/pyrite, Nuclear Poly hedrosis Virus (NPV)  & seed treatment chemical.

(vi)             Training of Farmers.

Pattern of assistance:

The scheme is being implemented on 75:25 basis as Central and State share respectively.  However, in case of UTs, the Government of India meets the entire expenditure from the funds provided under the scheme including minikit distribution.

Eligibility:

The farmers who take up the production of pulses in the projected district in 28 states and 2 UTs i.e. Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir,Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamilnadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal and West Bengal, Andaman Nicobar  and Delhi.

Procedure to apply:

Farmers who take up the pulses production programme may contact Director of Agriculture in the concerned States.

Person to be contacted:

The  Mission Director
TMOP Division,
Department of Agirculture & Cooperation,
Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi.

Date of Start/Duration:

It is a continuous scheme presently sanctioned for IXth  Five Year Plan and likely to continue during X plan.

Implementation Status:

For the Ixth  Five Year  Plan 200 crores has been sanctioned for the scheme. Year wise details of fund releases/allocations are as under:-

Year               Release/Allocation in Rs. Crores

1997-98              37.60

1998-99              36.00

1999-2000          34.17

2000-2001          35.18

2001-2002          31.3(Allocation)

Additional information:

Pattern of assistance available under the scheme are as follows:-

1.

(i)      Purchase of Breeder seed

75:25 basis (Actual cost to be reimbursed)

(ii)              Production of foundation      seed 

75:25 basis (Rs.500/- per quintal)

(iv) Production of certified seed(Seed Village Scheme)

75:25 basis (Rs.500/- per quintal)

(iii)            Distribution of certified seed

75:25 basis (30% of the cost of seed of chickpea, peas & lentil only  or    Rs.800/-per quintal which ever is less  )

(iv)             Distribution of minikits

100% basis (free of cost)

2.

With fungicide

75:25 basis (50% cost of the chemical limited to Rs.100/- per ha)

75:25 basis (50% cost of the culture or Rs.50/- per ha which ever is less).

3.

(i)  Block Demonstrations

75:25 basis (50% cost of the inputs limited to

Urad, Mooong, Arhar, Cowpea & Moth

Rs.1500/- per ha

Lentil & Peas

Rs.1700/- per ha

Gram

Rs.2000/- per ha

Rajmash

Rs.3000/- per ha

(ii) Integrated pest management (IPM), Pharomome traps & Rodent Control 

75:25 basis (cost of demonstration limited to Rs.15000/- has been fixed for 10 ha or entire village incl. Pheromone traps  )

(iii)  Assistance to ICAR for Front line Demonstrations

100%  basis (Actual cost of the demonstration limited to Rs.4000/- per ha which ever is less).

4.

75:25 basis (50% cost of the micro-nutrient limited to Rs.200/- per ha)

5.

75:25 basis (50% cost of the implement  limited to Rs.2000/- per implement for manually/bullock drawn)

75:25 basis (30% cost of the implement or Rs.10000/- per implement per farmer which ever is less for power drawn)

6.

75:25 basis (50% cost of the sprinkler set or Rs.15000/- per set which ever is less for SC/ST, Small & marginal and woman farmers).

75:25 basis (33% cost of the sprinkler set or Rs.10000/- per set which ever is less for others categories of  farmers).

7.

75:25 basis (Rs.15000/- per training for a batch of 50 farmers).

8.

75:25 basis (As per sanctioned strength  under TMOP scheme during VIII Plan will continue during IX Plan).

9.

100% by Central Government (Actual cost  basis)

10.

75:25 basis (50% cost of the chemical or Rs.500 per ha/ which ever is less)

75:25 basis (50% cost of the equipment or Rs.800 per PPE which ever is less for manually operated and Rs.2000/- per PPE for power operated sprayers/ dusters).

11.

75:25 basis (50% cost of the material + transportation limited to Rs.500/- per ha)

12.

75:25 basis (50% cost of the NPV or Rs.250/- per ha per farmer which ever is less).