News: As of January 30, 2025, the Government of India has released ₹2,265.86 crore under Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), highlighting its significant contribution to sustainable agriculture, rural digitization, and inclusive market access.
About Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
- Launched in: 2015 under the National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)
- Aim: To promote and support organic farming, thereby contributing to the enhancement of soil health.
- Objectives: To advance a scalable model of eco-agriculture that integrates low-cost, chemical-free techniques with farmer-led collectives, enhancing food safety, income generation, and environmental sustainability.
- PKVY provides farmers with a structured system for training, certification, and market linkage and supports the vision of resilient and sustainable agriculture.
- It is open to all farmers and institutions, subject to a maximum landholding limit of two hectares.
- Financial Assistance Structure: Farmers receive ₹31,500 per hectare for a three-year period.
Cluster-Based Organic Farming Model
- The foundation of PKVY lies in the cluster approach, where farmers are grouped into clusters of 20 hectares each.
- It encourages collective adoption of organic practices to ensure uniform standards and cost efficiency.
- It promotes resource-sharing among farmers for composting, input preparation, and seed exchange.
- It enables farmers to reduce chemical dependency, improve soil health, and adopt diversified, sustainable cropping systems.
- It includes training, capacity building, and exposure visits to equip farmers with practical organic farming skills and confidence for transition.
- It builds a scalable model of eco-agriculture integrating low-cost, chemical-free techniques with farmer-led initiatives.
Organic Certification Systems
PKVY has established two primary certification systems, along with a special fast-track program:
| Third-Party Certification (NPOP) |
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| Participatory Guarantee System for India (PGS-India) |
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