Natural Farming Certification System (NFCS) was initiated as “Participatory Guarantee System (PGS)-INDIA NATURAL” for certification of natural farming produces since 2025-26. The number of farmers certified State wise,till date (as on 04.02.2026)is given at Annexure-I. The cost of certification provided under National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF) is ₹2100/- per ha for two years. The State wise details of the funds sanctioned/released under National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF) scheme (as on 04.02.2026) isgiven at Annexure-II.
Annexure-I
Details of farmers registered and area covered in (Ha.) and number of certificates issued under Natural Farming Certification System(NFCS)
|
Sl. No.
|
State/UT
|
Registered Farmers
|
Area (Ha.)
|
Number of Certificates Issued
|
|
1.
|
Andaman &nicobar islands
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
2.
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
13074
|
18453.62
|
472
|
|
3.
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
4.
|
Assam
|
7494
|
5671.24
|
940
|
|
5.
|
Bihar
|
57573
|
23482.37
|
7955
|
|
6.
|
Chhattisgarh
|
56161
|
23261.58
|
40083
|
|
7.
|
Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
8.
|
Delhi
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
9.
|
Goa
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
10.
|
Gujarat
|
41650
|
21610.16
|
2814
|
|
11.
|
Haryana
|
210
|
138.40
|
0
|
|
12.
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
49357
|
18641.28
|
7447
|
|
13.
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
19549
|
7055.03
|
7147
|
|
14.
|
Jharkhand
|
4609
|
2542.92
|
180
|
|
15.
|
Karnataka
|
13811
|
12975.39
|
3884
|
|
16.
|
Kerala
|
594
|
588.09
|
157
|
|
17.
|
Ladakh
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
18.
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
29243
|
18410.40
|
2563
|
|
19.
|
Maharashtra
|
254971
|
147012.28
|
220353
|
|
20.
|
Manipur
|
528
|
260.75
|
110
|
|
21.
|
Meghalaya
|
179
|
50.34
|
150
|
|
22.
|
Mizoram
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
23.
|
Nagaland
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
24.
|
Odisha
|
83578
|
36088.92
|
49638
|
|
25.
|
Puducherry
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
26.
|
Punjab
|
1319
|
939.08
|
0
|
|
27.
|
Rajasthan
|
21340
|
29435.31
|
510
|
|
28.
|
Tamil Nadu
|
9142
|
4802.79
|
4246
|
|
29.
|
Telangana
|
452276
|
552962.23
|
117503
|
|
30.
|
Tripura
|
2760
|
1943.86
|
237
|
|
31.
|
Uttarakhand
|
16294
|
7242.13
|
4425
|
|
32.
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
50098
|
22554.66
|
1800
|
|
33.
|
West Bengal
|
571
|
366.20
|
32
|
|
Total
|
1186382
|
956489.03
|
472646
|
Annexure-II
State/UT wise details of the funds Sanctioned/released under NMNF
(Rs. In lakhs)
|
Sl. No.
|
State/ UT
|
Sanctioned/Released during 2024-25
|
Sanctioned/Released during 2025-26
|
|
1
|
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
|
0.12
|
17.36
|
|
2
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
47.19
|
11621.78
|
|
3
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
0.00
|
831.44
|
|
4
|
Assam
|
0.00
|
234.94
|
|
5
|
Bihar
|
14.69
|
1178.06
|
|
6
|
Chhattisgarh
|
16.93
|
1245.45
|
|
7
|
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
8
|
Delhi
|
0.00
|
26.54
|
|
9
|
Goa
|
0.48
|
43.34
|
|
10
|
Gujarat
|
0.00
|
3272.06
|
|
11
|
Haryana
|
0.00
|
472.65
|
|
12
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
23.96
|
3420.68
|
|
13
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
0.00
|
1230.63
|
|
14
|
Jharkhand
|
0.00
|
249.31
|
|
15
|
Karnataka
|
0.00
|
3043.62
|
|
16
|
Kerala
|
0.00
|
389.62
|
|
17
|
Ladakh
|
0.00
|
36.34
|
|
18
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
0.00
|
4668.63
|
|
19
|
Maharashtra
|
0.00
|
4836.57
|
|
20
|
Manipur
|
0.00
|
640.82
|
|
21
|
Meghalaya
|
0.00
|
345.96
|
|
22
|
Mizoram
|
0.00
|
890.35
|
|
23
|
Nagaland
|
6.66
|
944.19
|
|
24
|
Odisha
|
0.00
|
1201.11
|
|
25
|
Puducherry
|
0.00
|
80.67
|
|
26
|
Punjab
|
0.00
|
168.54
|
|
27
|
Rajasthan
|
33.05
|
4902.20
|
|
28
|
Tamil Nadu
|
0.00
|
314.93
|
|
29
|
Telangana
|
17.96
|
1323.51
|
|
30
|
Tripura
|
6.12
|
913.03
|
|
31
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
34.63
|
4975.12
|
|
32
|
Uttarakhand
|
11.02
|
798.73
|
|
33
|
West Bengal
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
|
Total
|
212.78
|
54318.18
|
Note: (i) Fund allocated for 2024-25 is Rs. 36564.00 lakhs,
(ii) Fund allocated for 2025-26 is Rs. 61601.00 lakhs
This information was given by Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Ramnath Thakur in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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