SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir received Rs 121.36 crore under the Krishonnati Yojana during 2025-26, up from Rs 112.87 crore released in 2024-25, while 19,791 farmers have been enrolled under the National Mission on Natural Farming, according to data presented in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
The data showed that 160 natural farming clusters have been formed in Jammu and Kashmir, covering 6,905.048 hectares under the mission. The figures were provided by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare in response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2638 on the aims and objectives of agricultural schemes.
The National Mission on Natural Farming, launched in November 2024, aims to promote chemical-free farming, reduce farmers’ dependence on externally purchased inputs, lower cultivation costs, improve soil health and strengthen climate-resilient agricultural practices. It also promotes livestock-integrated farming models and seeks to build research, extension, certification and marketing systems for naturally grown produce.
At the national level, 18,893 clusters have been formed under the mission, with 20,92,657 farmers enrolled and 10,32,116.452 hectares covered.
The Ministry said Krishonnati Yojana is an umbrella Centrally Sponsored Scheme comprising several major interventions, including the National Food Security and Nutrition Mission, Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture, agricultural extension, edible oil missions, the Digital Agriculture Mission, the Mission for Atmanirbharta in Pulses and the Integrated Scheme on Agricultural Marketing.
The scheme seeks to promote sustainable and inclusive agricultural development by increasing production and productivity, supporting crop diversification, horticulture and agroforestry, improving agricultural marketing and post-harvest infrastructure, strengthening digital agriculture and ensuring food and nutritional security.
The data further showed that Jammu and Kashmir was among the States and Union Territories covered under the National Beekeeping and Honey Mission (NBHM) in several financial years. The mission aims to promote scientific beekeeping, increase honey production and productivity, improve quality and traceability of honey and other bee products, strengthen processing infrastructure and create employment and income opportunities for farmers.
Nationally, 461 projects have been sanctioned under NBHM from 2020-21 to 2026-27, involving financial assistance of Rs 415.97 crore. JK was listed among the beneficiary States in the projects sanctioned during 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
The Ministry clarified that NBHM is a demand-driven, project-based Central Sector Scheme and does not have State-wise allocation of funds.
On the question of merging the schemes with the Pradhan Mantri-Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (PM-RKVY), the Ministry said the Centrally Sponsored Schemes of the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare are presently implemented under two umbrella schemes—PM-RKVY and Krishonnati Yojana.
