About PKVY

• The Government of India has been promoting organic farming in the country through a dedicated scheme namely Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) since 2015-16. 
• The scheme stresses on end to end support to organic farmers i.e from production to certification and marketing.
• Under PKVY, farmers are provided financial assistance of Rs 50,000 per hectare/3 years.
• The scheme promotes the Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) for India (PGS-India) form of organic certification that is built on mutual trust, locally relevant and mandates the involvement of producers and consumers in the process of certification. PGS–India operates outside the framework of Third Party Certification.

Objectives:

• • The Scheme envisages

• Promotion of commercial organic production through certified organic farming.

• The produce will be pesticide residue free and will contribute to improve the health of consumers.

• It will raise farmer’s income and create a potential market for traders.

• It will motivate the farmers for natural resource mobilization for input production.

Funding Pattern: 

• Funding pattern under the scheme is in the ratio of 60:40 by the Central and State Governments respectively. 
• In case of North Eastern and Himalayan States, Central Assistance is provided in the ratio of 90:10 (Centre: State) and for Union Territories, the assistance is 100%.