The document summarizes various projects related to urban agriculture through the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) scheme in India. It discusses the National Vegetable Initiative for Urban Clusters which aims to enhance vegetable production and supply to urban areas. It provides details of vegetable clusters in Jammu, objectives of the initiative, and funding patterns for activities like seed production, cultivation, infrastructure for storage and marketing. Guidelines for the scheme specify funding assistance up to 75% of costs for activities such as cultivation, protected farming, post-harvest management, and farmer training.

1. Projects Related to
Urban Agriculture
through RKVY
By:
Dr. Rama Kant Sharma

2. • Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)
• National Vegetable Initiative for
Urban Clusters
• National Mission on Saffron
• National Mission on Protein
Supplementation
RKVY

3. A Quality Plan
Constitutionally
Sound
• GS basic unit
• Bottom up planning Thro’
LBs
• Approved by DPC/Dist
Panchayat
Comprehensive
• People’ felt needs
• Area priorities and R&D
• State & National priorities
• Emerging challenges
Exhibit
Convergence
• Agric & allied sectors (VAPU,
BAPU &DAPU)
• Funding sources (Central,
state, L B, MP & MLA lads
• All Programs (Governmental
& non-governmental)
• Res., Dev & training needs
Technically sound
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4. Fund Allocation Criteria
RKVY funds are available to the States in two
streams:
I) Stream I which accounts for at least 75% of the
allocation for specific projects / schemes /
programs as approved by the State Level
Sanctioning Committee and in the line with the
priorities defined in the district and state plans
II) Stream II which accounts for the remaining 25%
of the allocation for strengthening the existing
state schemes and for filling resources gaps under
the State Plans.

5. National Vegetable
Initiative for Urban
Clusters

6. Objectives
Enhancing Vegetable Production and Productivity;
Developing Crop Specific Clusters;
Assured availability of Affordable, Safe & Good Quality Vegetables
to Consumers;
Establishing efficient supply chain leading to improved employment
opportunities;
Meeting gap between Demand & Supply;
Promotion, Development & Dissemination of Improved Technologies;
Improving nutritional security and Income support to Vegetable
Farmers.

7. National Vegetable Initiative for Urban Clusters 2011-12 &
2012-13
Area, Production and Yield of Vegetables in Jammu Division
Area (Hect.) Production (Mts) Yield (‘Mts/ Hect.)
Season 2010-11 2011-12 2012-
13
(Tgt.)
2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
(Tgt.)
2010 -
11
2011-
12
2012-13
(Tgt.)
Kharif 13155 13405 13500 2,50,965 2,57,568 2,70,000 19.07 19.21 20.00
Rabi 18845 19095 19200 3,89,043 4,32,481 4,50,000 20.64 22.65 23.43
Total 32000 32500 32700 6,40,008 6,90,049 7,20,000 20.00 21.23 22.02

8. Peri-urban Vegetable Clusters in Jammu
S.No. Cluster Major crops grown
1 Karloop-Marh-Gajansoo Cole crops, Radish
2 Pouni chak-Ghou
Manhasa
Cole crops, Radish, Peas,
Tomato
3 Mishri wala-Kanha chak Potato, onion
4 Mandal Phallan-Sohanjana Cucurbits, okra
5 Bishnah-Laliyana-
Makhanpur
Cucurbits, tomato, potato, okra
6 Pargwal-Garkhal Bitter gour, potato, cucurbits
7 Kirpind-kadyal-Badyal Cauliflower, cucurbits, tomato,
etc.
8 Arnia-Beaspur-parlah Cauliflower, onion, cucurbits
9 Mawa-Brahmana-Sungal-
Dasgal
Bittergourd, tomato, peas
10 Katal-Bataal Tomato, brinjal, okra, cucurbits

9. S.No Cluster Major Crops Grown
11 Pargwal-Garkhal Bitter gourd, potato, cucurbits
12 Kirpind-Kadyal-Badila Cauliflower, cucurbits, tomato,
exotics
13 Arnia-Beaspur-Parlah Cauliflower, onion, cucurbits, exotics
14 Mawa-Brahmana-sungal-
Dasgal
Bittergourd, tomato, peas
15 Katal-Bataal Tomato, brinjal, okra, cucurbits
16 Sarore-Jakh-Yogpur Carrot, radish, cauliflower
17 Gadwal-Kaulpur Knolkhol, cauliflower, cucurbits
18 Raipur Camp-ChakDayala-
Pangdore
Cauliflower, cabbage, ladyfinger

10. S.No. Cluster
19 Cheneni-Latti-Sudh Mahadev Belt in Udhampur District
20 Thandapani, Bajwal, Peliphall, Kangri in Rajouri District
21 Patta, Talwara, Kharel, Mado and Pouni in Reasi District
22 Hira Nagar in Kathua
23 Assar Bugger in Doda District
Other Vegetable Clusters

11. Main objectives of the scheme are:
(a) Addressing all concerns related to both the demand and supply side of
the vegetable sector in selected cities.
(b) Enhancing vegetable production and productivity, improve nutritional
security and income support to vegetable farmers.
(c) Encouraging establishment of an efficient supply chain thereby leading
to employment opportunities and incomes for intermediate service
providers, and safe, good quality, fresh as well as processed agri produce
at competitive price for urban consumers.
(d) Promote, developing and disseminating technologies for enhancing
production and productivity of vegetables in peri-urban areas of major
cities.
(e) Assisting states in addressing the entire value chain, right from the
stage of pre-production to the consumers table through appropriate
interventions.
(f) Creating employment generation opportunities for skilled and unskilled
persons, especially unemployed youth.
Objectives

12. To achieve above objectives, the scheme will adopt the
following strategies:
 Baseline survey to assess the extant vegetable supply
chain to city selected, identify bottlenecks and vegetable
growing clusters, existing as well as potential.
 Organize vegetable growers into Farmers
Association/Groups.
 Coordinate with public sector agencies/Municipal
Corporations for making land available for cultivation, and
for Farmers markets to ensure direct/transparent
transaction of produce.
 Identify/select Aggregators and enable tie-up with
Farmers Associations/ Groups.
Strategy

13. Coordinate with ICAR/SAUs to provide improved
varieties of vegetable seeds/seedlings and to
introduce innovative technologies as required.
 Addressing issues in the credit supply chain with
support from NABARD.
 Measures for production and productivity
enhancement by adopting improved cultivars,
production technologies using precision farming
techniques, protected cultivation, micro
irrigation etc.
Primary processing, sorting, grading, washing,
packaging and value addition clusters.

14. Logistics from farm to market including Post
Harvest Management, Storage and Transport
infrastructure, Aggregators for suitable tie ups in
the supply-chain.
Establishment of Farmers markets including
Electronic platform for transparent transactions.
Support to urban local bodies to promote
Controlled Atmosphere (CA), static/mobile kiosks
etc.
Support to institutions/ farmers associations/
cooperatives/private sector for seed/seedling
production, vegetable cultivation, INM/IPM, organic
farming, GAP, capacity building etc.

15. Guidelines for National Vegetable Initiative for
Urban Clusters (NVIUC)
S.
No.
Item Maximum
permissible
Pattern of Assistances
1. Seed
Production
of
Vegetables
Rs. 50,000
per ha
100% of total cost to Public sector and for
Private sector, 50% of the total cost as credit
linked back ended subsidy limited to 5 ha per
beneficiary. Indenting organizations for
breeder seed required for producing
foundation seed will be eligible for 25%
assistance on the cost of procurement of
breeder seed from ICAR/SAU.
2. Vegetable
Seedling
Production
Rs. 104.00
lakh per ha
100% of total cost to Public sector and for
Private sector, 50% of the total cost as credit
linked back ended subsidy limited to 5 ha per
beneficiary. Indenting organizations for
breeder seed required for producing
foundation seed will be eligible for 25%
assistance on the cost of procurement of
breeder seed from ICAR/SAU.

16. 3. Seed Infrastructure
(for handling,
processing, packing,
storage etc. of seeds
of horticulture crops)
Rs. 200 lakh per
project
100% of cost to public
sector and in case of
private sector, credit
linked back ended
subsidy @ 50% of
cost of project.
4. Vegetable
Cultivation
-Open field
- Hybrid vegetable
Rs. 30,000 per ha. 75% of cost
Rs. 45,000 per ha. 75% of cost
5.
(a)
Protected
Cultivation
Green House
Structure
i. Fan & pad
system
Rs. 1465 per sq. m. 50% of the cost limited
to 4000 sq. m. per
beneficiary.

17. (b) Naturally Ventilated
System
i. Tubular
structure
Rs. 935 per
sq. m.
50% of the cost limited to 4000 sq.
m. per beneficiary.
ii. Wooden
structure
Rs. 515 per
sq. m.
50% of the cost limited to 2 units
(each unit not to exceed 2000 sq.
m.) per beneficiary
iii. Bamboo
structure
Rs. 375 per
sq. m.
50% of the cost limited to 5 units
(each unit not to exceed 800 sq. m.)
per beneficiary.
(c) Shade Net House
i. Tubular
structure
Rs. 600 per
sq. m.
50% of the cost limited to 4000 sq.
m. per beneficiary.
ii. Wooden
structure
Rs. 410 per
sq. m.
50% of the cost limited to 2 units
(each unit not to exceed 2000 sq. m.)
per beneficiary.
iii. Bamboo
structure
Rs. 300 per
sq. m.
50% of the cost limited to 5 units
(each unit not to exceed 800 sq. m.)
per beneficiary.

18. (d) Cost of Planting
Material and Other
Inputs of High Value
Vegetables grown in
green house/ poly
house/shade net house
Rs 105
per sq. m.
50% of cost limited to 4000 sq. m. per
beneficiary
6. Promotion on
INM/IPM
Rs. 2000
per ha.
50% of cost
7.
(a)
Organic Farming
Adoption of Organic
Farming
Rs.
20,000
per ha.
50% of cost limited to Rs.10000 per
ha. for a maximum area of 4 ha. per
beneficiary, spread over a period of 3
years involving an assistance of
Rs.4000/- in first year and Rs.3000/-
each in second & third year.
(b) Organic Certification Project
based
Rs. 5 lakh for a cluster of 50 ha.
which will include Rs.1.50 lakh in first
year, Rs. 1.50 lakh in second year
and Rs. 2.00 lakh in third year.

19. (c) Vermi-Compost Units
(to be renamed as
organic input produ
ction)
Rs. 60,000 per unit
for permanent
structure and Rs.
10,000 per unit for
HDPE Vermi bed
50% of cost conforming to
the size of the unit of
30'x8'x2.5' dimension to be
administered on pro-rata
basis.
8. Training of Farmers
Within the State
Rs. 750 per day per
farmer excluding
transport
100% of the cost.
9.
(a)
Post Harvest
Management
Pack House Rs. 3.00 lakh per
unit with size of 9M x
6M
50% of the capital cost.
(b) Pre-Cooling Unit Rs. 15.00 lakh for 6
MT capacity
Credit linked back-ended
subsidy @ 40% of the cost
of project in general areas
and 55% in case Hilly &
Scheduled areas for
individual entrepreneurs.

20. (c) Mobile Pre
Cooling Unit
Rs. 24.00
lakh per unit
for 5 MT
capacity
Credit linked back-ended subsidy @ 40% of
the cost of project in general areas and 55%
in case Hilly & Scheduled areas for
individual entrepreneurs.
(d) Cold Storage
Units
(Construction/
expansion/
modernization)
Rs. 6000 per
MT for 5000
MT capacity
Credit linked back-ended subsidy @ 40% of
the capital cost of project in general areas
and 55% in case of Hilly & Scheduled areas
in respect of only those units which adopt
new technologies and include insulation,
humidity control and fin coil cooling system
with provision of multi chambers.
(e) Refer Vans/
Containers
Rs. 24.00
per unit for 6
MT capacity
Credit linked back-ended subsidy @ 40% of
the capital cost of project in general areas
and 55% in case of Hilly & Scheduled areas
in respect of only those units which adopt
new technologies and include insulation,
humidity control and fin coil cooling system
with provision of multi chambers.

21. (f) Primary/
Mobile/
Minimal
Processing
Unit
Rs. 24.00 lakh
per unit for 6 MT
capacity
Credit linked back-ended subsidy @
40% of the capital cost of project in
general areas and 55% in case of
Hilly & Scheduled areas in respect of
only those units which adopt new
technologies and include insulation,
humidity control and fin coil cooling
system with provision of multi
chambers.
(g) Evaporative /
Low Energy
Cool Chamber
(8 MT)
Rs.4.00 lakh per
unit
50% of the total cost.
(h) Preservation
Unit (low cost)
Rs. 2.00 lakh
per unit for new
unit and Rs. 1
Iakh per unit for
upgradation
50% of the total cost.

22. (i) Low Cost Onion
Storage Structure (25
MT)
Rs.1.00
lakh per
unit
50% of the total cost.
(j) Pusa Zero Energy
Cool Chamber (100
kg)
Rs. 4000
per unit
50% of the total cost.
10.
(a)
Markets
Rural Markets/ Apni
mandies/ Direct
markets
Rs. 20 lakh
per unit
Credit linked back -ended
subsidy @ 40% of the capital
cost of project in general areas
and 55% in case of Hilly &
Scheduled areas for individual
entrepreneurs.
(b) Retail Markets/
Outlets
(environmentally
controlled)
Rs. 10.00
lakh per
unit
Credit linked back -ended
subsidy @ 40% of the capital
cost of project in general areas
and 55% in case of Hilly &
Scheduled areas for individual
entrepreneurs.

23. (c) Collection/aggregation
centre at production
cluster @ Rs. 8 lakh per
unit
Rs. 8 lakh 50%
(d) Static/Mobile Vending
Cart/ platform with cool
chamber.
Rs. 30,000 per
unit
50% of total cost.
(e) Motorized vending cart Rs. 1.00 lakh
per
50% of total cost.
11.
(a) Promotion of Farmers
Association/Groups of
15-20 farmers/20 ha and
tie up with Financial
Institution and
aggregators (@Rs. 2
lakh / group/annum) (no)
Rs. 2.00 lakh
per group per
annum
100% in year I,
75% in year II &
50% in year III

24. (b) Base line
survey (no)
Rs.15 lakh/ metro,
Rs.10 lakh/ city with
more than 1 million
population and Rs.7.5
lakh per urban cluster
with less than 1 million
population
100 % of cost
(survey related
expenditure is for
one time).
12. HRD -
Training of
Farmers (no)
@ Rs. 1500
per farmer for
2 days
Rs. 1500 per farmer
for 2 days
100 %

25. Thank You