A meeting was held under the chairmanship of Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Hon’ble Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog on 16 June 2021 with Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) on scaling up of Natural Farming. MoRD made a presentation on Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY- NRLM) strategies and the key aspects of approach for scaling up Natural Farming highlighting the steps taken under DAY- NRLM to promote sustainable agriculture. It was proposed to undertake pilot studies in Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar for cereal crops and a five-layer model of horticulture crops with the involvement of Lokbharti Foundation.