G/AG/N/IND/11  
 
13 July 2017  
(17-3794) Page: 1/16 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 12 July 2017 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 years  2011 -2012  to 2013 -2014 . 
 
 
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- 2 - Table DS :1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: IN DIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: MA RKETING YEARS 2011 -12 TO 2013 -14 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Total AMS commitment for period in question  Currency  Current Total AMS  
(from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from attached Supporting Tables)  
1 2 3 
 
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, 
Cooperation and Farmers Welfare and other Government agencies. All support is covered by 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.  
 
   
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: INDIA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YE ARS 2011 -12 TO 2013 -14 
Measures exempt from reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
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 
    2011 -12 2012 -13 2013 -14   
(a) General services  Research  1,057.45  863.95  811.76  Ministry of Agriculture, Cooperation and 
Farmers Welfare/ Various Board  
Pest and disease control  89.78  79.13  84.62  " 
Training services  13.51  10.16  12.92  " 
Extension and advisory services  576.05  566.97  601.51  " 
Inspection services  3.13 2.95 2.55 " 
Marketing and promotion services  491.00  429.85  600.93  " 
Infrastructure services  2,128.02  1,978.71  1,455.44  " 
(b) Public stockholding for food 
security purposes  Buffer stock operations (food grain)  14,335.78  14,809.41  14,792.09  Ministry of Consumer Affairs & Public 
Distribution (FCI)  
TOTAL   18,694.71  18,741.12  18,361.83    
Exchange rate USD to INR:  2011-12 = 47.92  
   2012-13 = 54.40  
   2013-14 = 60.50  
   
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- 4 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: IN DIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: MA RKETING YEARS 2011 -12 TO 2013 -14 
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 of measure in year in 
question  
(USD million)  Data sources  
1 2 3 4 
  2011 -12 2012 -13 2013 -14  
(b) Agricultural input subsidies to low 
income or resource poor producers  Other input subsidies1 25,405.39  24,172.53  22,827.78  Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, 
Ministry of Power, Ministry  of 
Statistics  and Program Implementation , 
Central Statistics Office  
TOTAL    25,405.39  24,172.53  22,827.78    
Note:  As per the agricultural census for 2000 -2001, 98.97% of farm holdings are of low -income or resource poor farmers which has increased to 99.15% as per the 
agricultural census for  2005-2006.  
1 Includes support for Irrigation, Fertilizers and Electricity.  
 
 
   
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: INDIA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MA RKETING  YEAR 2011 -12 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Description of basic products  
(including non -product -specific  AMS)  Product -specific AMS  
(from Supporting Tables 
DS:5 and DS:7 below)  
(USD million)  Product -specific equivalent 
measurements of support  Current Total AMS (aggregate)  
(USD million)  
1 2 3 4 
Product -specific AMS      
Rice  2,647.39  - de minimis  
Wheat  117.76  - de minimis  
Coarse cereals (Bajra, Jowar, Maize & Barley)  -1.20 - de minimis  
Cotton  0.27 - de minimis  
Non-product -specific AMS *  331.57  - de minimis  
* Insurance Premium Subsidy . 
 
 
   
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:5  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: INDIA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MA RKETING YEAR 2011 -12 
Product Specific Aggregate Measurement of Support: Market Price Support  
Description of Basic 
Product  Marketing 
Year 
2011 -2012  Measure 
type(s)  Applied 
administered 
Price  External 
Reference 
Price  Eligible 
Production  Associated 
fees/levied  Total Market 
Price 
support  Data 
Sources  
      USD/tonne  USD/tonne  million tonnes    USD million   
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
              ((4-5)*6-7)   
Rice      338.06  262.51  35.04    2,647.39  Agricultural 
Statistics at 
a Glance 
(Various 
Issues) and 
Ministry of 
Agriculture, 
Cooperation 
and Farmers 
Welfare  Wheat      268.16  264.00  28.34    117.76  
Coarse cereals ( Bajra, Jowar, 
Maize & Barley)      205.34  238.57  0.04   -1.20 
Cotton      1,495.72  1,292.64  0.001   0.27 
1 ERPs are at the average exchange rate prevalent in the base period (1986 -89). 
2 Applied administered price is procurement price for common paddy. (For converting to the equivalent price of rice a coefficient of 1.5 has been used) . 
3 Support for each of the listed products is below the relevant "product -specific" de minimis  level (Article 6.4(b) refers).  
4 Applied administered price is procurement pr ice for lint cotton. A co -efficient of 2.35 has been used for conversion from seed cotton . 
Exchange rate USD to INR:  2011-12 = 47.92  
   1986-89 = 13.40  
   
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:7  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: IN DIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: MA RKETING YEAR 2011 -12 
Description 
of basic 
product  Marketing 
year 2011 -
12 Measurement 
type(s)  Other 
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  Other product -
specific support 
(include 
calculation 
details)  Associated 
fees/  
levies  Total 
other 
product -
specific 
support  Market price 
support  
(Supporting 
Table DS:5)  
 
(USD 
million)   Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)  Total 
Product -
specific 
AMS 
(USD 
million)  Data 
sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
(4+5-6) (7+8+9)  
Rice  October -
September  Price support  - - - - 2,647.39  - 2,647.39  Ministry  of 
Agriculture, 
Cooperation 
and Farmers 
Welfare  Wheat  April-March  Price support  - - - - 117.76  - 117.76  
Coarse 
cereals 
(Bajra, Jowar, 
Maize  & 
Barley ) October -
September  Price support  - - - - -1.20 - -1.20 
Cotton  October -
September  Price support  - - - - 0.27 - 0.27 
Exchange rate US D to INR: 2011 -12 = 47.92  
 
 
 
 
   
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- 8 - Supporting Table DS:9  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: INDIA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MA RKETING YEAR 2011 -12 
Non-Product -Specific AMS  
Measure type(s)  Marketing year  
2011 -12 Non-product -specific 
budgetary outlays  
 
USD million  Other non -product -specific 
support (include 
calculation details)  Associated 
fees/levies  Total non -product -
specific support  
 
USD million  Data sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(3+4-5) 
Insurance 
Premium Subsidy   331.57  - - 331.57  Ministry of 
Agriculture, 
Cooperation and 
Farmers Welfare   Total          331.57   
Exchange rate US D to INR: 2011-12 = 47.92 . 
 
 
   
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- 9 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: INDIA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MA RKETING YEAR 2012 -13 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Description of basic products  
(including non -product -specific AMS)  Product -specific AMS  
(from Supporting Tables 
DS:5 and DS:7 below)  
(USD million)  Product -specific equivalent 
measurements of support  Current Total AMS (aggregate)  
(USD million)  
1 2 3 4 
Product -specific AMS        
Rice  2,796.70  - de minimis  
Wheat  -604.23  - de minimis  
Coarse cereals (Bajra, Jowar, Maize & Barley)  -0.37 - de minimis  
Pulses (Gram, Arhar, Urad, Moong & Lentils)  31.93  - de minimis  
Cotton  143.76  - de minimis  
Sunflower  0.25 - de minimis  
Non-product -specific AMS*   422.55   - de minimis  
* Insurance Premium Subsidy . 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
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- 10 - Supporting Table DS:5  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: INDIA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MA RKETING YEAR 2012 -13 
Product Specific Aggregate Measurement of Support: Market Price Support  
Description of Basic Product  Marketing 
Year 
2012 -2013  Measure 
type(s)  Applied 
administered 
Price  External 
Reference 
Price  Eligible 
Production  Associated 
fees/levied  Total Market 
Price support  Data 
Sources  
   
 USD/tonne  USD/tonne  million 
tonnes    USD million   
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
           ((4-5)*6-7)    
Rice    344.67  262.51  34.04    2,796.70  Agricultural 
Statistics at a 
Glance 
(Various 
Issues) and 
Ministry of 
Agriculture, 
Cooperation 
and Farmers 
Welfare  Wheat    248.16  264.00  38.15    -604.23  
Coarse cereals (Bajra, Jowar, Maize & 
Barley)    233.46  238.57  0.07   -0.37 
Pulses (Gram, Arhar, Urad, Moong & 
Lentils)    678.31  345.66  0.10   31.93  
Cotton    1,619.94  1,292.64  0.44   143.76  
Sunflower    
680.15  513.39  0.001    0.25 
1 ERPs are at the average exchange rate prevalent in the base period (1986 -89). 
2 Applied administered price is procurement price for common paddy. (For converting to the equivalent price of rice a coefficie nt of 1.5 has been used) . 
3 Support for each of the listed products is below the relevant "product -specific" de minimis  level (Article 6.4(b) refers).  
4 Applied administered price is procurement price for lint cotton. A co -efficient of 2.35 has been used for conversion from seed cott on. 
Exchange rate USD to INR : 2012-13 = 54.40  
   1986-89 = 13.40  
 
 
   
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- 11 - Supporting Table DS:7  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: IN DIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: MA RKETING YEAR 2012 -13 
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product -Specific Support and Total Product -Specific AMS  
Description 
of basic 
product  Marketing 
year 
2012 -13 Measurement 
type(s)  Other 
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  Other product -
specific support 
(include 
calculation 
details)  Associated 
fees/levies  Total 
other 
product -
specific 
support  Market price 
support  
(Supporting 
Table DS:5)  
(USD 
million)  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)  Total 
Product -
specific 
AMS 
(USD 
million)  Data 
sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
(4+5-6) (7+8+9)  
Rice  October -
September  Price support  - - - - 2,796.70  - 2,796.70  
Ministry of 
Agriculture, 
Cooperation 
and Farmers 
Welfare  Wheat  April-March  Price support  - - - - -604.23  - -604.23  
Coarse 
cereals 
(Bajra, 
Jowar, Maize 
& Barley)  October -
September  Price support  - - - - -0.37 - -0.37 
Pulses  
(Gram, 
Arhar, Urad, 
Moong & 
Lentils)  October -
September/A
pril-March  Price support  - - - - 31.93  - 31.93  
Cotton  October -
September  Price support  - - - - 143.76  - 143.76  
Sunflower  April-March  Price support  - - - - 0.25 - 0.25 
Exchange rate US D to INR: 2012 -13 = 54.40  
1 The marketing year for pulses namely Arhar, Moong and Urad is October -September. In respect of Gram and Lentils the marketing year is April -March.  
 
   
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- 12 - Supporting Table DS:9  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: INDIA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MA RKETING YEAR 2012 -13 
Non-Product -Specific AMS  
Measure type(s)  Marketing year  
2012 -13 Non-product -specific 
budgetary outlays  
 
(USD million)  Other non -product -
specific support  
(include calculation 
details)  Associated 
fees/levies  Total non -product -
specific support  
 
USD million  Data sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(3+4-5) 
Insurance 
Premium Subsidy   422.55  - - 422.55  Ministry of 
Agriculture, 
Cooperation and 
Farmers Welfare  Total          422.55  
Exchange rate US D to INR: 2012 -13 = 54.40  
 
   
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- 13 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: INDIA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MA RKETING YEAR 2013 -14 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Description of basic products  
(including non -product -specific  AMS)  Product -specific AMS  
(from  Supporting Tables 
DS:5 and DS:7 below)  
(USD million)  Product -specific equivalent 
measurements of support  Current Total AMS (aggregate)  
(USD million)  
1 2 3 4 
Product -specific AMS       Rice  1,983.73  - de minimis  
Wheat  -817.81  - de minimis  
Coarse cereals (Bajra, Jowar, Maize & Barley)  -19.41  - de minimis  
Pulses (Gram, Arhar, Urad, Moong & Lentils)  14.37  - de minimis  
Cotton  1.41 - de minimis  
Groundnut  50.01  - de minimis  
Sunflower  0.43 - de minimis  
Non-product -specific AMS*   379.17  - de minimis  
* Insurance Premium Subsidy . 
 
 
 
 
   
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- 14 - Supporting Table DS:5  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: IN DIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: MA RKETING YEAR 2013 -14 
Product Specific Aggregate Measurement of Support: Market Price Support  
Description of Basic Product  Marketing 
Year  
2013 -2014  Measure 
type(s)  Applied 
administered 
Price  External 
Reference 
Price  Eligible 
Production  Associated 
fees/levied  Total Market Price 
support  Data Sources  
    USD/tonne  USD/tonne  million tonnes    USD million   
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
       ((4-5)*6-7)  Rice    324.79  262.51  31.85    1,983.73  Agricultural 
Statistics at a 
Glance (Various 
Issues) and 
Ministry of 
Agriculture, 
Cooperation and 
Farmers Welfare  Wheat    231.40  264.00  25.09    -817.81  
Coarse cereals (Bajra, Jowar, Maize & Barley)    220.83  238.57  1.09   -19.41  
Pulses (Gram, Arhar, Urad, Moong & Lentils)    633.06  345.66  0.05   14.37  
Cotton    1,495.45  1,292.64  0.01   1.41 
Groundnut    661.16  514.58  0.34   50.01  
Sunflower    611.57  513.39  0.004    0.43 
1 ERPs are at the average exchange rate prevalent in the base period (1986 -89). 
2 Applied administered price is procurement price for common paddy. (For converting to the equivalent price of rice a coefficie nt of 1.5 has been used) . 
3 Support for each of the listed products is below the relevant  "product -specific" de minimis  level (Article 6.4(b) refers).  
4 Applied administered price is procurement price for lint cotton. A co -efficient of 2.35 has been used for conversion from seed cotton . 
Exchange rate US D to INR: 2013-14 = 60.50  
   1986-89 = 13.40 
   
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- 15 - Supporting Table DS:7  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: IN DIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: MA RKETING YEAR 2013 -14 
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product -Specific Support and Total Product -Specific AMS  
Description 
of basic 
product  Marketing 
year 
2013 -14 Measurement 
type(s)  Other 
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  Other product -
specific support 
(include 
calculation 
details)  Associated 
fees/levies  Total 
other 
product -
specific 
support  Market price 
support  
(Supporting 
Table DS:5)  
(USD 
million)  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)  Total 
Product -
specific 
AMS 
(USD 
million)  Data 
sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
(4+5-6) (7+8+9)  
Rice  October -
September  Price support  - - - - 1,983.73  - 1,983.73  
Ministry of 
Agriculture, 
Cooperation 
and Farmers 
Welfare  Wheat  April-March  Price support  - - - - -817.81  - -817.81  
Coarse 
cereals 
(Bajra, Jowar, 
Maize & 
Barley)  October -
September  Price support  - - - - -19.41  - -19.41  
Pulses (Gram, 
Arhar, Urad, 
Moong & 
Lentils)  October -
September/  
Apri-March  Price support  - - - - 14.37  - 14.37  
Cotton  October -
September  Price support  - - - - 1.41 - 1.41 
Groundnut  October -
September  Price support  - - - - 50.01  - 50.01  
Sunflower  April-March  Price support  - - - - 0.43 - 0.43 
Exchange rate US D to INR : 2013-14 = 60.50  
1 The marketing year for pulses namely Arhar, Moong and Urad is October -September. In respect of Gram and Lentils the marketing year is April -March.  
   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: IN DIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: MA RKETING YEAR 2013 -14 
Non-Product -Specific AMS  
Measure type(s)  Marketing year  
2013 -14 Non-product -specific 
budgetary outlays  
 
USD million  Other non -product -
specific support (include 
calculation details)  Associated 
fees/levies  Total non -product -
specific support  
 
USD million  Data sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(3+4-5) 
Insurance 
Premium Subsidy   379.17  - - 379.17  Ministry of 
Agriculture, 
Cooperation and 
Farmers Welfare   Total          379.17  
Exchange rate US D to INR: 2013 -14 = 60.50 . 
 
 
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