Lok Sabha Question No. 3250 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-06
Subject: Farm Reforms
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3250

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 6 TH   DECEMBER, 2016

## FARM REFORMS

3250.     ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  recently  made  an  assessment  of  the  farm  sector  in  the States and launched Agriculture Marketing and Farmer Friendly Reforms Index, amongst the States;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise along with the criteria followed for the study; and
- (c) whether the Government is considering to provide any kind of assistance to those States whose performance has not been satisfactory and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI  PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) & (b): Yes,  Madam.    NITI  Aayog  has  launched  a  Agricultural  Marketing  and  Farmer Friendly  Reforms  Index  (AMFFRI)  on  31 st October,  2016.  The  three  indicators:  i)  Agricultural market reforms ii) Land lease reforms  iii) Reforms related to forestry on private land-felling and transit of trees were used for ranking of the States and UTs in AMFFRI. Index has score value between 0 and 100 depending on status of these reforms.  AMFFRI score of States and UTs having APMC Act as arrived at by NITI Aayog is annexed.
- (c ):      No, Madam.

## States' score in terms of Agri Marketing  and Farmers Friendly Reforms

|   Sl. No. | Name of the State   |   AMFFRI score |
|-----------|---------------------|----------------|
|         1 | Maharashtra         |           81.7 |
|         2 | Gujarat             |           71.5 |
|         3 | Rajasthan           |           70   |
|         4 | Madhya Pradesh      |           69.5 |
|         5 | Haryana             |           63.3 |
|         6 | Himachal Pradesh    |           59.5 |
|         7 | Andhra Pradesh      |           56.2 |
|         8 | Karnataka           |           55.5 |
|         9 | Telangana           |           54.3 |
|        10 | Goa                 |           52.8 |
|        11 | Chhattisgarh        |           51.4 |
|        12 | Jharkhand           |           49.4 |
|        13 | Uttar Pradesh       |           47.8 |
|        14 | Punjab              |           43.9 |
|        15 | Assam               |           37.1 |
|        16 | Mizoram             |           37   |
|        17 | Nagaland            |           33.3 |
|        18 | Sikkim              |           32.6 |
|        19 | West Bengal         |           32.5 |
|        20 | Tripura             |           29.1 |
|        21 | Odisha              |           27.9 |
|        22 | Uttarakhand         |           25.2 |
|        23 | Arunachal Pradesh   |           21.1 |
|        24 | Chandigarh          |           20.1 |
|        25 | Tamil Nadu          |           17.7 |
|        26 | Meghalya            |           14.3 |
|        27 | Lakhshadweep        |            7.4 |
|        28 | Jammu & Kashmir     |            7.4 |
|        29 | Delhi UT            |            7.3 |
|        30 | Puducherry          |            4.8 |

(Source: pib.nic.in)

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