G/AG/N/IND/29  
 
31 March  2023 
(23-2274) Page: 1/12 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 30 March  2023, 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 2021/2022 . 
 
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In addition to the DS:1 notification, this submission also contains India 's notification pursuant to the 
Bali Ministerial Decision on Public Stockholding for Food Security Purposes (WT/MIN (13)/38) and 
the General Council Decision (WT/L/939). India notifies the Committee on Agriculture that it has 
exceeded the de minimis  limit s pecified under Article 7.2(b) of the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) 
for rice, a traditional staple food crop, for the marketing year 2021 -2022. The de minimis  level for 
rice has been exceeded pursuant to the support provided through public stockholding pro grammes 
for food security purposes ( 'PSH programmes '), which were in existence as of the date of the Bali 
Ministerial Decision on Public Stockholding for Food Security Purposes (WT/MIN (13)/38). India has 
fulfilled and continues to fulfil its domestic supp ort notification requirements under the AoA in 
accordance with document G/AG/2 of 30 June 1995, including in respect of its PSH programmes. 
The stocks under the programme are acquired and released in order to meet the domestic food 
security needs of India' s poor and vulnerable population, and not to distort trade or adversely affect 
the food security of other Members. For these reasons, the breach of the de minimis  limits for rice 
is covered by the peace clause set out in the Bali Ministerial Decision on Pu blic Stockholding for Food 
Security Purposes (WT/MIN (13)/38) and the General Council Decision (WT/L/939).  
 
India's domestic support notification for 2021 -22 under G/AG/2, as well as additional information 
pursuant to paragraph 3 of the Bali Ministerial D ecision in respect of the PSH programme for rice, is 
provided hereunder.  
 
 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: INDIA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR FROM 01 -10-2021 TO 30 -09-2022  
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  
 USD million  7,549.17  
General note:  
India has no specific total AMS reduction commitments in its schedule. Domestic support to agricultural producers was provided through operations of the Ministry of Agriculture and 
Farmers ' Welfare and other government departments. The attached supporting tables provide details of agricultural measures. All suppor t for 2021 -22, except the product -specific 
AMS for rice, is covered by the domestic support categories which are exempt from reduction commitments under the Agreement o n Agriculture. The attached supporting tables 
provide details of support measures for 2021 -22.  
Exchange rate for 2021 -22: Rs. 74.5039 /USD (Annual Average, Source: RBI).   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: INDIA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR FROM 01 -10-2021 TO 30 -09-2022  
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   1,145  Ministry of Agriculture 
& Farmers Welfare 
and other ministries 
and boards   
Subtotal:  1,145   
2 (b). Pest and disease control   122.5  Ministry of Agriculture 
& Farmers Welfare 
and other ministries 
and boards   
Subtotal:  122.5    
2 (c). Training services   59.16  Ministry of Agriculture 
& Farmers Welfare 
and other ministries 
and boards   
Subtotal:  59.16    
2 (d). Extension and advisory services   589.22  Ministry of Agriculture 
& Farmers Welfare 
and other ministries 
and boards   
Subtotal:  589.22    
2 (e). Inspection services   3.4  Ministry of Agriculture 
& Farmers Welfare 
and other ministries 
and boards   
Subtotal:  3.4   
2 (f). Marketing and promotion services   343.08  Ministry of Agriculture 
& Farmers Welfare 
and other ministries 
and boards   
Subtotal:  343.08     
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- 4 - 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 (g). Infrastructural services   494.97  Ministry of Agriculture 
& Farmers Welfare 
and other ministries 
and boards   
Subtotal:  494.97    
 Subtotal General Services  2,757.3 2   
3. Public stockholding for food security purposes  and 4. 
Domestic food aid  Allocation for distribution and buffer stock  28,061.61  Ministry of Consumer 
Affairs, Food & Public 
Distribution (FCI)   
Subtotal:  28,061.61    
5. Direct payments to producers      
6. Decoupled income support  Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM -KISAN)  8,969.34  Ministry of Agriculture 
& Farmers Welfare   
Subtotal:  8,969.34    
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  974.85  Ministry of Agriculture 
& Farmers Welfare  (1) 
Subtotal:  974.85    
Grand Total Green Box  40,763.13    
Notes:  
(1) Government subsidies on premiums of agricultural insurance for production loss exceeding 30% of the average of production.  
  
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DOMESTIC  SUPPORT: INDIA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING  YEAR FROM 01 -10-2021 TO 30 -09-2022  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Special a nd 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 available to low -income or resource -poor producers  Other input subsidies  32,079.49  Ministry of Chemicals 
and Fertilizers, 
Ministry of Power, 
Ministry of Statistics 
and Programme 
Implementation  (1) 
Subtotal:  32,079.49    
Grand Total Development Programmes  32,079.49    
(1) Includes support for irrigation, fertilizers, and electricity. As per the Agricultural Census for the year 2015 -16, 99.43% of farm holdings are of low -income or resource poor 
farmers.  
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: INDIA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKE TING YEAR FROM 01 -10-2021 TO 30 -09-2022  
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  52.4  52.4 0 (de minimis )  
Cotton  0.01  0.01 0 (de minimis )  
Groundnut  34.48   34.48  0 (de minimis )  
Pulses  1,497.2 4  1,497.2 4 0 (de minimis )  
Rice 7,549.17   7,549.17  7,549.17  (1) 
Sunflower  0.56  0.56 0 (de minimis )  
Wheat  279.81   279.81  0 (de minimis )  
Non-product -specific AMS(from ST/DS:9)  5,469.61  0 (de minimis )  
TOTAL     7,549.17   
Note:  
(1) Value of production of production of rice was USD 49,606.90 million for 2021 -22.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: INDIA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR FROM 01 -10-2021 TO 30 -09-2022  
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 01-10-21 30-09-22 Price support  327.23/Tonne  238.57/Tonne  0.59 million Tonnes   52.4   
Total Coarse cereal          52.4   
Cotton  MY 01-10-21 30-09-22 Price support  1853.25/Tonne  1292.64/Tonne  0.00002  million Tonnes   0.01  (1) 
Total Cotton          0.01   
Groundnut  MY 01-10-21 30-09-22 Price support  744.93/Tonne  514.58/Tonne  0.15 million Tonnes   34.48    
Total Groundnut          34.48    
Pulses  MY 01-10-21 30-09-22 Price support  821.57/Tonne  345.66/Tonne  3.15 million Tonnes   1497.2 4   
Total Pulses          1497.2 4   
Rice MY 01-10-21 30-09-22 Price support  390.58/Tonne  262.51/Tonne  58.94 million Tonnes   7549.17   (2) 
Total Rice          7549.17    
Sunflower  MY 01-10-21 30-09-22 Price support  807.34/Tonne  513.39/Tonne  0.0019 million Tonnes   0.56   
Total Sunflower          0.56   
Wheat  MY 01-04-21 31-03-22 Price support  270.46/Tonne  264/Tonne  43.34 million Tonnes   279.81    
Total Wheat          279.81    
General Notes:  
a) Exchange rate for 1986 -88: Rs.13.409/USD . 
b) Exchange rate for 2021 -22: Rs. 74.5039 /USD (Annual Average, Source: RBI).  
c) Support for each of the listed products is below the relevant "product -specific" de minimis  level (Article 6.4(b) refers), except rice.  
d) Column 8 is rounded  off to two decimal points.  
(1) Applied administered price is arrived at after considering a co -efficient of 2.35 for conversion of raw cotton to lint cotton.  
(2) Applied administered price is procurement price for common paddy. For converting to the equiv alent price of rice a coefficient of 1.5 has been used.  
 
 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: INDIA   
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR FROM 01 -10-2021 TO 30 -09-2022  
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 01-10-21 30-09-22 2,586.95    2,586.95  Ministry of 
Agriculture 
and 
Farmers' 
Welfare  (1) 
Interest Subsidy  FY 01-04-21 31-03-22 2,882.66    2,882.66  Ministry of 
Agriculture 
and 
Farmers' 
Welfare   
TOTAL  5,469.61   
(1) Government  subsidies on premiums of agricultural insurance for production loss not exceeding 30% of the average of production.  
 
 
 
 
 
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  ANNEX  
PURSUANT TO THE BALI MINISTERIAL DECISION OF 7 DECEMBER 2013 ON PUBLIC  
STOCKHOLDING FOR FOOD SECURITY PURPOSES  
INDIA  
General information  
1. FACTUAL INFORMATION CONFIRMING THAT DS:1 NOTIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT 
SUPPORTING TABLES FOR THE PRECEDING 5 YEARS ARE  UP-TO-DATE (E.G. DATE AND 
DOCUMENT DETAILS).  
The DS:1 notification  detail  for preceding  5 years  are as follows:  
2021-22 G/AG/N/IND/29  31 March 2023  
2020-21 G/AG/N/IND/27  1 April  2022 
2019-20 G/AG/N/IND/25  8 April  2021 
2018-19 G/AG/N/IND/18  31 March 2020  
2017-18 G/AG/N/IND/15  29 March  2019 
2 DETAILS OF THE PROGRAMME SUFFICIENT TO IDENTIFY FOOD SECURITY OBJECTIVE 
AND SCALE OF THE PROGRAMME, INCLUDING:  
a. Name  of the programme:  
1. Minimum Support Price (MSP) for procurement of foodgrains from farmers; and  
2. Public  Distribution  System (PDS) of foodgrains and other welfare schemes .  
b. Traditional  staple  food crop(s)  covered  
Rice, Wheat, Coarse Grains and Pulses. The Bali Ministerial Deci sion on Public Stockholding for 
Food Security Purposes (WT/MIN(13)/38) read with the General Council Decision (WT/L/939), 
has been invoked only in respect of rice for the Marketing Year 2021 -22, and previously for the 
Marketing Years 2018 -19, 2019 -2020 and  2020-2021.  
c. Agency  in charge  of implementation  
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public 
Distribution, Government of India;  
Food Corporation of India (FCI);  
National Agricultural Cooperative Federation of India  (NAFED); and  
State governments and their agencies.   
d. Relevant  laws  and regulations  
The relevant laws and rules are as follows:  
  
1. Essential  Commodities Act, 1955 and the Targeted Public Distribution System 
(Control) Order, 2015  
2. Food Corporations  Act, 1964 and the Food Corporations Rules, 1965  
3. National  Food  Security  Act, 2013, and Rules:  
a) Provisioning of Funds to State Government for Short Supply of Food Grains Rules, 
2014  
b) Cash Transfer of Food Subsidy Rules, 2015  
c) Food Security (Assistance to State Governments) Rules, 2015  
d) Food Security Allowance Rules, 2015  
e) Mid-Day Meal Rules, 2015  G/AG/N/IND/29  
 
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  f) Supplementary Nutrition (under the Integrated Child Develo pment Services Scheme) 
Rules, 2017  
g) Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana Rules, 2022  
h) Integrated Nutrition Support Programme - Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan (2.0), 
Rules, 2022  
e. Date  of commencement  of the programme  
Public Distribution System and Minimum Support Price: Since the 1960s  National  Food Security  
Act: 2013 
f. Officially  published  objective  criteria  or guidelines  
The main objectives are to:  
a) Provide farmers remunerative prices  
b) Maintain a public distribution system to ensure provision of food and nutr itional 
security in human life cycle approach, by ensuring access to adequate quantity of 
quality food at affordable prices to people to live a life with dignity; and  
c) Maintain  satisfactory level of  operational and  buffer  stocks  of foodgrains and stability 
of prices  to ensure  national  food security.  
  
3 PRACTICAL DESCRIPTION OF HOW THE PROGRAMME OPERATES, INCLUDING:  
a. Provisions  relating  to the purchase  of stocks,  including  the way the administered 
acquisition  price  is determined  
b. Provisions  related  to volume  and accumulation of  stocks,  including  any provisions 
related  to pre -determined  targets  and quantitative  limits  
c. Provisions related to the release of stocks, including the determination of the 
release price and targeting (eligibility to receive procured stocks)  
The Government of  India announces  the Minimum  Support  Prices  (MSP)  for procurement  on the 
basis of the recommendation of  the Commission  for Agricultural  Costs  and Prices  (CACP)  which  along  
with other  factors,  takes  into consideration the  cost of various  agricultural inputs  and a reasonable  
margin  for farmers  for their produce. The Central Government, together with State Governments, 
procure foodgrains from farmers at the MSP, with a view to achieving the objectives of foo d 
security.  This is maintained in the central pool which is used for the allocations under the public 
distribution system and other welfare sche mes, including calamity relief.  
  
Volume and accumulation of stocks are determined in accordance with the mandate of the National  
Food Security  Act, 2013 which specifies coverage of up to 75%  of rural and 50% of urban  population 
at the national level, as well as nutritional support for children, and pregnant and lactating mothers, 
and the manner of allocation and distribution across the country. Keeping in view the objective of 
food security for the people of India, the Government determines the manner in which eligible 
households and other specified beneficiaries are to be identified to receive foodgrains at s ubsidized 
prices. Eligibility of households is under two categories (a) priority households and (b) households 
covered under Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY). Priority households are identified using state -specific 
criteria determined by the State Governments. AAY covers poorest of the poor households across 
the country and are identified by State Governments on the basis of guidelines prescribed by the 
Central Government.   
4 A DESCRIPTION OF ANY MEASURES AIMED AT MINIMISING PRODUCTION OR TRADE 
DISTORTIVE EFFEC TS OF THE PROGRAMME  
The purpose and focus of the programme is to meet the food security need of the country. Any 
excess stocks of food grains in the central pool are released through Open Market Sale Scheme 
(Domestic) ( "OMSS (D) ") through e -auctions, subje ct to undertaking from the bidders to not 
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  5 STATISTICAL INFORMATION (AS PER THE STATISTICAL APPENDIX BELOW)  
The Statistical Appendix provides the additional data in respect of rice.   
6 ANY OTHER INFORMATION CONSIDERED RELEVANT, INC LUDING WEBSITE 
REFERENCES:  
Statutes  
(a)Food Corporations Act, 1964:  
https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1415/1/196437.pdf   
(b)Essential Commodities Act, 1955:  
https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1579/1/A1955__10. pdf  
(c)National Food Security Act, 2013:  
https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/2113/1/201320.pdf  
  
Department  of Food  and Public  Distribution  
(a) Public Distribution: https://dfpd.gov.in/pd -Introduction.htm   
(b) Other welfare schemes: https://dfpd.gov.in/PDS -OWS.htm   
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  STATISTICAL APPENDIX (RICE)  
PURSUANT TO THE BALI MINISTERIAL DECISION OF 7 DECEMBER 2013,  
ON PUBLIC STOCKHOLDING FOR FOOD SECURITY PURPOSES  
INDIA  
  
Rice Unit 2019 -20 2020 -21 2021 -22 
a. Opening balance of stocks  Million Ton  27.63  24.75  34.75  
b. Annual  purchases  under  the 
programme (value) (c*f)  Billion USD  19.97  22.68  23.02  
c. Annual purchases under the 
programme (quantity)   Million Ton  51.997  60.08  58.94  
d. Annual releases under the 
programme (value)  Billion USD  2.15 1.88 2.50 
e. Annual releases under the 
programme (quantity)  Million Ton  50.70  46.62  62.05  
f. Purchase prices  USD/Ton  384.01  377.50  390.58  
g. Release prices  USD/Ton  42.31  40.42  40.27  
h. End -year stocks  Million Ton  24.75  34.75  28.39  
i. Total production (quantity)  Million Ton  118.43  122.27  129.64  
j. Total production (value)  Billion USD  46.08  45.57  49.61  
k. Information on population benefiting 
from the release of this crop and 
quantities released:      
- Estimated number of beneficiaries at 
national level and, if possible, at sub - 
national level  Percentage  75% of rural population and 50% of urban 
population at the all -India level  
- Quantity released to the beneficiaries 
at the national level and, if possible, at 
the sub -national level  Million Ton  50.70  46.62  62.05  
- Other  
Open market Sale (Domestic)  Million Ton  2.42 1.69 0.6 
l. In the case of government aid to 
private storage, statistics on the support 
granted and any updated statistics  Godowns being constructed by private investors under the 
Private Entrepreneurs Guarantee Scheme (PEG) are eligible for 
getting subsidy from N ABARD under Gramin Bhandaran Yojna, 
promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers ' Welfare.  
m. Total imports (value)  Million USD  0 0 0 
n. Total imports (quantity)  Million Ton  0 0 0 
o. Total exports (value)  Million USD  0 0 0 
p. Total exports (quantity)  Million Ton  0 0 0 
(i) Except for item (j.), the data in the table is reported using Marketing Year (October to September). 
The data in item (j.) is reported using the Financial Year (April to March).  
(ii) Opening balance of stocks and end -year stocks of rice at items (a.) and (h.) respectively, comprise 
of actual stock of rice and takes into account unmilled paddy which has been converted into 
equivalent of milled rice by using conversion ratio of 2/3.  
(iii) 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   
(iv) Theoretically, Opening balance of stocks + Annual purchases under the programme - Annual 
releases u nder the programme - Total exports + Total imports - Open market sale (Domestic) = 
End-year stocks. Any difference in the stock is mainly because of conversion of unmilled paddy into 
rice and losses during transportation and due to loss of moisture.   
(v) For items (m.), (n.), (o.), and (p.) only exports from and import for public stockholding have been 
considered.  
 
 
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