G/AG/N/IND/15  
 
29 March 2019  
(19-1986) Page: 1/8 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 26 March  2019, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of India . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and the relevant 
supporting tables) for the marketing  year 2017-2018. 
 
 
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India also wishes to supplement the information on Green Box support  (Supporting Table DS:1)  
reported earlier in G/AG/N/IND/12 for the marketing years 2014/15, 2015/16 and in G/AG/N/IND/13 
for the marketing year 2016/17 by way of including the following under the measure type 
"Structural adjustment assistance provided through investment aids ": 
 
Measure type  Name and description of 
measure with reference 
to criteria in Annex  2 Monetary value of measures in year  
in question  
(USD million)  Data sources  
1 2 3 4 
11. Structural 
adjustment assistance 
provided through 
investment aids  Waiving off Agricultural 
loan 2014 -2015  2015 -2016  2016 -2017    
5,044.68  20.62  608.3  Ministry of 
Agriculture and 
Farmers’ Welfare  
 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: IN DIA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MA RKETING YEAR FROM 01-10-2017 TO 3 0-09-2018 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Total AMS commitment level  Currency  Current Total AMS  
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from attached Supporting Tables)  
1 2  3  
  0 
India has no specific total AMS reduction commitments in its schedule. Domestic support to agricultural producers was provide d through operations of the Ministry  of Agriculture 
and Farmers’ Welfare and other government departments. All support is covered b y the domestic support categories which are exempt from  reduction commitments under the 
Agreement on Agriculture. The attached supporting tables provide details of these exempt measures.  
Exchange rate for 2017 -18: Rs. 64.4549/USD (Annual Average, Source: R BI). 
   
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: IN DIA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MA RKETING YEAR FROM 01-10-2017 TO 3 0-09-2018 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary 
value  
 
USD,  million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2. General Services      
2 (a). Research   996.03  Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare 
& various Plantation Boards   
Subtotal:  996.03    
2 (b). Pest and disease control   48.79  "  
Subtotal:  48.79    
2 (c). Training services   35.48  "  
Subtotal:  35.48    
2 (d). Extension and advisory services   867.11  "  
Subtotal:  867.11    
2 (e). Inspection services   26.77  "  
Subtotal:  26.77    
2 (f). Marketing and promotion services   580.82  "  
Subtotal:  580.82    
2 (g). Infrastructural services   1,056.19  "  
Subtotal:  1,056.19    
3. Public stockholding for food security 
purposes  Allocation for distribution and buffer stock  18,040.78  Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public 
Distribution (FCI)  
Subtotal:  18,040.78    
8. Payments for relief from natural 
disasters  Payments (made either directly or by way of government financial participation 
in crop insurance schemes) for relief from natural disasters  1,719.03  Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare  (1) 
Subtotal:  1,719.03    
11. Structural adjustment assistance 
provided through investment aids  Waiving off Agricultural loan  8,072  "  
Subtotal:  8,072    
Grand Total Green Box  31,443    
(1) Government subsidies on premiums of agricultural insurance for production loss exceeding 30% of the average of production.  
 
   
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- 4 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: IN DIA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MA RKETING YEAR FROM 01-10-2017 TO 3 0-09-2018 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Special and Differential Treatment – "Development Programmes"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to 
criteria in Article 6.2  Monetary value  
 
USD,  million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
(b) Input subsidies generally available to low -income or  
resource -poor producers  Other input subsidies  22,573.79  Ministry of Chemicals and 
Fertilizers, Ministry of Power, 
Ministry of Statistics and Program 
Implementation  (1) 
Subtotal:  22,573.79    
Grand Total Development Programmes  22,573.79    
 (1) Other input subsidies i nclude support for Irrigation, Fertilizers and Electricity.  As per the Agricultural Census for year 2015 -16, 99.43% of farm holdings are of 
low-income or resource poor farmers.  
 
 
   
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:4   
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: IN DIA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MA RKETING YEAR FROM 01-10-2017 TO 3 0-09-2018 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Description of basic products (including non -product 
specific AMS)  Product specific AMS (from 
ST DS:5 to DS:7)  
 
USD,  million  Product -specific EMS 
(from ST DS:8)  
 
 
USD,  million  Total  
(2 + 3)  
 
 
USD,  million  Current Total AMS  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Note  
 
1 2 3  4  
Coarse cereal  -0.01  -0.01 0 (de minimis )  
Cotton  14.83  14.83  0 (de minimis )  
Groundnut  184.6 3  184.6 3 0 (de minimis )  
Pulses  792.22  792.22  0 (de minimis )  
Rapeseed/mustard  3.96  3.96 0 (de minimis )  
Rice 3,745 .04  3,745.04  0 (de minimis )  
Soyabean Yellow  17.60  17.60 0 (de minimis )  
Sunflower  0.80  0.80 0 (de minimis )  
Wheat  159.6 8  159.6 8 0 (de minimis )  
Non-product -specific AMS(from ST/DS:9)  1,540.61  0 (de minimis )  
TOTAL  0  
 
 
   
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:5  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: IN DIA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MA RKETING YEAR FROM 01-10-2017 TO 3 0-09-2018 
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support  
Description of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure 
Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
USD External 
reference price 
(generally from 
AGST)  
 
USD Eligible 
production  Associated 
fees / levies  
 
USD,  million  Total market 
price support 
((4-5)*6) -7 
 
USD,  million  Data Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  
Coarse cereal  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Price-support  238.46/Tonne  238.57/Tonne  0.09 million 
Tonnes   -0.01 Ministry of 
Agriculture and 
Farmers’ Welfare, 
Ministry of 
Consumer Affairs, 
Food and Public 
Distribution   
Total Coarse cereal          -0.01   
Cotton  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Price support  1,520.37/Tonne  1,292.64/Tonne  0.07 million 
Tonnes   14.83 "  
Total Cotton          14.83   
Groundnut  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Price support  690.41/Tonne  514.58/Tonne  1.05 million 
Tonnes   184.6 3 "  
Total Groundnut          184.6 3   
Pulses  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Price support  778.06/Tonne  345.66/Tonne  1.83 million 
Tonnes   792.22 "  
Total Pulses          792.22   
Rapeseed/Mustard  MY 01-04-17 31-03-18 Price support  620.59/Tonne  513.39/Tonne  0.04 million 
Tonnes   3.96 "  
Total 
Rapeseed/mustard          3.96   
Rice MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 Price support  360.72/Tonne  262.51/Tonne  38.13 
million 
Tonnes   3,745.04 "  
Total Rice          3,745.04   
Soyabean Yellow  MY 01-11-17 31-10-18 Price support  473.2 0/Tonne  229.77/Tonne  0.07 million 
Tonnes   17.60 "  
Total Soyabean 
Yellow          17.60   
Sunflower  MY 01-04-17 31-03-18 Price support  636.1 0/Tonne  513.39/Tonne  0.01 million 
Tonnes   0.80 "   
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- 7 - Description of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure 
Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
USD External 
reference price 
(generally from 
AGST)  
 
USD Eligible 
production  Associated 
fees / levies  
 
USD,  million  Total market 
price support 
((4-5)*6) -7 
 
USD,  million  Data Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  
Total Sunflower          0.80   
Wheat  MY 01-04-17 31-03-18 Price support  269.18/Tonne  264.00/Tonne  30.82 
million 
Tonnes   159.6 8 "  
Total Wheat          159.6 8   
General notes:  
• ERPs are at the average exchange rate prevalent in the base period (1986 -88).  
• Applied administered price is procurement price for common paddy. For conversion into the equivalent price of rice, a coeffic ient of 1.5 has been used.  
• Applied a dministered price is procurement price for lint cotton. A co -efficient of 2.35 has been used for conversion from seed cotton to lint cotton.  
• Support for each of the listed products is below the relevant "product -specific" de minimis level (Article 6.4(b) refers).  
• The marketing year for pulses varieties namely Arhar, Moong and Urad is October -September and for Gram and Lentils, it is April -March.  
• Exchange rate for 2017 -18: Rs. 64.4549/USD . 
• Exchange rate for 1986 -88 (Financial year average) = Rs.13.409/USD.  
   
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- 8 - Supporting Table DS:9  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: IN DIA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MA RKETING YEAR FROM 01-10-2017 TO 3 0-09-2018 
Non-Product -Specific AMS  
Measure Types  Reporting Year  Non-product -specific 
budgetary outlays  
 
USD,  million  Other non -product 
specific support  
(include calculation 
details)  
 
USD,  million  Associated 
fees/levies  
 
 
USD,  million  Total non -
product -specific 
support  
(3+4 -5) 
 
USD,  million  Data Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7  
Insurance  Premium 
Subsidy  MY 01-10-17 30-09-18 1,540.61    1,540.61  Ministry of Agriculture 
and Farmers’ Welfare  (1) 
TOTAL  1,540.61   
(1) Government subsidies on premiums of agricultural insurance for production loss not exceeding 30% of the average of production . 
 
 
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