TO BE ANSWERED ON 23RD JULY, 2019

ZERO BUDGET NATURAL FARMING

(a) whether the Government is planning to promote Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF)
to double the income of farmers by 2022, if so, the details thereof along with the details of
Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana and Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana and whether these are
related to ZBNF, if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether the Government is claiming to double income of farmers by 2022 through
various schemes, if so, the details of all such schemes announced during the last three
years;
(c) whether ZBNF is being practiced by the farmers anywhere in the country, if so, the
details thereof; and
(d) whether ZBNF is being used globally, if so, the details thereof?