Lok Sabha Question No. 1466 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-25
Subject: BPL Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RAMESH BIDHURI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1466

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 TH  JULY, 2017

## BPL FARMERS

## 1466.  SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any survey to assess the number of farmers living below poverty line in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) the details of the welfare schemes being implemented for these farmers during the last three years, scheme and State-wise; and
- (d) the number of farmers benefitted therefrom?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI S.S. AHLUWALIA)

- (a) &( b): Government conducts large sample surveys through NSSO for periodical estimation of population living below poverty line, including both farm and non-farm rural population.

According  to  the  erstwhile  Planning  Commission's  estimates  based  on  National  Sample Survey Office (NSSO) Survey, in 2011-12 the rural population living below poverty line (BPL) was 216.65  million.  Separate  estimate  on  the  number  of  farmers  living  Below  Poverty  Line  is  not available. A statement on state wise population below poverty line is annexed.

- (c) & (d): The Government is implementing various schemes for the welfare of farmers.  Major schemes and the number of beneficiaries are as follows:-
- (i) Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojana  and  Restructured  Weather  Based  Insurance Scheme: under the two schemes 172.67 lakh farmers covering 195 lakh hectares of area was  insured  for  a  sum  of  Rs.  73,251  crore  during  rabi  2016-17.  This  scheme  is  being implemented in 21 states.

(ii) Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana : Under the 'Per Drop More Crop'  a total of 1,45,687 hectares of land have been irrigated. The total allocation for this scheme in 2017-18 is Rs. 2,498 crore and the Government has already released Rs. 521.50 crore. This scheme is being implemented in 29 States and 1 Union Territory.

(iii) Paramparagat Krishi Vikas  Yojana : Till December, 2016 State Governments have made 9,186 clusters while in 2015-16 it was 8,000 clusters. The budget estimate for 2017-18 is Rs. 350 crore. This scheme is being implemented in 29 States and 1 Union Territory.

(iv) Soil Health Card & Neem Coated Urea: As on 11.07. 2017, the target of collection of 253  lakh  soil  samples  has  been  achieved;  and  97  percent  of  these  samples  have  been tested. The sales of Neem Coated Urea (NCU) for the year 2016-17 was 295.35 lakh MT.

(v) National Agricultural Market (e-NAM): Under this scheme 455 mandis of 13 states and 48.45 lakh farmers, 91,500 traders and 48,357 commission agents have been integrated with e-NAM Portal.

Apart from these schemes, Government also announces Minimum Support Price to ensure remunerative prices to farmers.

## Number and Percentage of Population below poverty line by states - 2011-12 (Tendulkar Methodology)

|       |                           | Rural           | Rural                  | Urban           | Urban                  | Total           | Total                  |
|-------|---------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
| S.No. | States                    | %age of Persons | No. of Persons (lakhs) | %age of Persons | No. of Persons (lakhs) | %age of Persons | No. of Persons (lakhs) |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh            | 10.96           | 61.80                  | 5.81            | 16.98                  | 9.20            | 78.78                  |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh         | 38.93           | 4.25                   | 20.33           | 0.66                   | 34.67           | 4.91                   |
| 3     | Assam                     | 33.89           | 92.06                  | 20.49           | 9.21                   | 31.98           | 101.27                 |
| 4     | Bihar                     | 34.06           | 320.40                 | 31.23           | 37.75                  | 33.74           | 358.15                 |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh              | 44.61           | 88.90                  | 24.75           | 15.22                  | 39.93           | 104.11                 |
| 6     | Delhi                     | 12.92           | 0.50                   | 9.84            | 16.46                  | 9.91            | 16.96                  |
| 7     | Goa                       | 6.81            | 0.37                   | 4.09            | 0.38                   | 5.09            | 0.75                   |
| 8     | Gujarat                   | 21.54           | 75.35                  | 10.14           | 26.88                  | 16.63           | 102.23                 |
| 9     | Haryana                   | 11.64           | 19.42                  | 10.28           | 9.41                   | 11.16           | 28.83                  |
| 10    | Himachal Pradesh          | 8.48            | 5.29                   | 4.33            | 0.30                   | 8.06            | 5.59                   |
| 11    | Jammu & Kashmir           | 11.54           | 10.73                  | 7.20            | 2.53                   | 10.35           | 13.27                  |
| 12    | Jharkhand                 | 40.84           | 104.09                 | 24.83           | 20.24                  | 36.96           | 124.33                 |
| 13    | Karnataka                 | 24.53           | 92.80                  | 15.25           | 36.96                  | 20.91           | 129.76                 |
| 14    | Kerala                    | 9.14            | 15.48                  | 4.97            | 8.46                   | 7.05            | 23.95                  |
| 15    | Madhya Pradesh            | 35.74           | 190.95                 | 21.00           | 43.10                  | 31.65           | 234.06                 |
| 16    | Maharashtra               | 24.22           | 150.56                 | 9.12            | 47.36                  | 17.35           | 197.92                 |
| 17    | Manipur                   | 38.80           | 7.45                   | 32.59           | 2.78                   | 36.89           | 10.22                  |
| 18    | Meghalaya                 | 12.53           | 3.04                   | 9.26            | 0.57                   | 11.87           | 3.61                   |
| 19    | Mizoram                   | 35.43           | 1.91                   | 6.36            | 0.37                   | 20.40           | 2.27                   |
| 20    | Nagaland                  | 19.93           | 2.76                   | 16.48           | 1.00                   | 18.88           | 3.76                   |
| 21    | Odisha                    | 35.69           | 126.14                 | 17.29           | 12.39                  | 32.59           | 138.53                 |
| 22    | Punjab                    | 7.66            | 13.35                  | 9.24            | 9.82                   | 8.26            | 23.18                  |
| 23    | Rajasthan                 | 16.05           | 84.19                  | 10.69           | 18.73                  | 14.71           | 102.92                 |
| 24    | Sikkim                    | 9.85            | 0.45                   | 3.66            | 0.06                   | 8.19            | 0.51                   |
| 25    | Tamil Nadu                | 15.83           | 59.23                  | 6.54            | 23.40                  | 11.28           | 82.63                  |
| 26    | Tripura                   | 16.53           | 4.49                   | 7.42            | 0.75                   | 14.05           | 5.24                   |
| 27    | Uttarakhand               | 11.62           | 8.25                   | 10.48           | 3.35                   | 11.26           | 11.60                  |
| 28    | Uttar Pradesh             | 30.40           | 479.35                 | 26.06           | 118.84                 | 29.43           | 598.19                 |
| 29    | West Bengal               | 22.52           | 141.14                 | 14.66           | 43.83                  | 19.98           | 184.98                 |
| 30    | Puducherry                | 17.06           | 0.69                   | 6.30 0.00       | 0.55                   | 9.69            | 1.24                   |
| 31    | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 1.57            | 0.04                   |                 | 0.00                   | 1.00            | 0.04                   |
| 32    | Chandigarh                | 1.64            | 0.004                  | 22.31           | 2.34                   | 21.81           | 2.35                   |
| 33    | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 62.59           | 1.15                   | 15.38           | 0.28                   | 39.31           | 1.43                   |
| 34    | Daman & Diu               | 0.00            | 0.00                   | 12.62           | 0.26                   | 9.86            | 0.26                   |
| 35    | Lakshadweep               | 0.00            | 0.00                   | 3.44            | 0.02                   | 2.77            | 0.02                   |
|       | All India                 | 25.70           | 2166.58                | 13.70           | 531.25                 | 21.92           | 2697.83                |

## Notes:

1. Population as on 1st March 2012 has been used for estimating number of persons below poverty line.
2. (2011 Census population extrapolated)
2.  Poverty line of Tamil Nadu has been used for Andaman and Nicobar Island.
3.  Urban Poverty Line of Punjab has been used for both rural and urban areas of Chandigarh.
4.  Poverty Line of Maharashtra has been used for Dadra & Nagar Haveli.
5.  Poverty line of Goa has been used for Daman & Diu.
6.  Poverty Line of Kerala has been used for Lakshadweep

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