Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)

Context: According to revised guidelines of the centre’s flagship scheme to promote organic farming, Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), farmers will be eligible for an assistance of Rs48,700 per hectare for a three-year period for adopting these traditional methods of cultivation.

 

Who is eligible?

According to the revised guidelines, farmers practising traditional methods of organic farming like yogik farming, gou mata kheti, Vedic farming, Vaishnav kheti, Ahinsa farming, Adhvoot Shivanand farming, and rishi krishi will be eligible for financial assistance, in addition to those adopting standard organic farming practices like zero-budget natural farming and permaculture.

 

What is?

Yogik farming refers to a system where it is believed that farmers can channelize cosmic energy to their fields by performing yoga.
Rishi krishi is based on pre-Vedic, Vedic and medieval texts like Vishvavallava, Kashyapiyakrishisukti, and Surapala’s Vrikshayurveda.
Gou mata kheti is a system of farming which uses cow dung and urine from indigenous breeds of lactating cows.
 

Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY):

Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana is an elaborated component of Soil Health Management (SHM) of major project National Mission of Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA).

 

Implementation:

Under PKVY Organic farming is promoted through the adoption of the organic village by cluster approach and PGS certification.
Fifty or more farmers will form a cluster having 50-acre land to take up the organic farming under the scheme.
The produce will be pesticide residue free and will contribute to improving the health of the consumer.
 

Sources: the hindu.