Rs. 181 crore Released to States for Extending Green Revolution to Eastern India

Rs. 181.35 have been released to seven States for extending green revolution to east India in the current financial year (2011-12) as on 1.6.2011.Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa, Eastern UP and West Bengal are covered under the scheme. Rs. 400 crore have been earmarked for this sub-scheme under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) for this year. The programme targets improvement in the rice based cropping system in the selected States.

The scheme was introduced under RKVY in the last financial year (2010-11) for Extending Green Revolution to the Eastern India  with an allocation of Rs.400 crore.  This is aimed at increasing crop productivity of the region by intensive cultivation through promotion of recommended agricultural technologies and package of practices.

Eastern India with 2-3 times more rainfall compared to the Northwest States, unexploited good quality ground water aquifers, and vast resources of social capital have relative advantage for sustainable production of rice, banana, sugarcane and aquaculture. The agricultural productivity in this region is dismally low in spite of the adequate availability of natural resources required for higher production. The scheme for Extending Green Revolution to Eastern India is meant to address this issue and raise productivity by suitable interventions.

Break up of allocation and release is as under:

State	Allocation	Release
Assam	33.32
Bihar	55.33	27.67
Chhattisgarh	55.21	27.60
Jharkhand	31.68	15.84
Orissa	62.62	31.31
Uttar Pradesh	85.66	42.83
West Bengal	72.20	36.10
Total for States	396.02	181.35
For Institutions	3.98
Grand Total	400.00	181.35