Lok Sabha Question No. 633 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-19
Subject: Market Intervention Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: B. S. YEDDYURAPPA

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.633

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  19 TH  DECEMBER, 2017

## MARKET INTERVENTION SCHEME

633.   SHRI B.S. YEDIYURAPPA:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE      ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of proposals received by the Government from various States under the Market Intervention Scheme during the last three years;
- (b) the details of the proposals approved under the scheme during the above period, State-wise; and
- (c) the details of the benefits accrued to the farmers from these proposals and the manner in which the benefits are likely to be provided to the farmers under the scheme?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान  कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã  ½ãñâ  Àã·¾ã  ½ãâ¨ããè (  SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) & (b): The details of proposals received/ approved under the Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) during the last three years, State-wise are placed at Annexure -I.
- (c): This scheme is implemented to protect the farmers from making distress sale in the event of a bumper crop during the peak arrival period when the prices tend to fall below economic levels / cost of production. Farmers are provided cost of production for their produce as proposed by State Governments.

## Details of MIS approved during the last three years

|   Sl. No. | Year                             | Commodity    | Market Intervention Price (MIP) (Rs. Per MT)   | State             | Sanctioned Qty (in MT)      |
|-----------|----------------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
|         1 | 2015-16 20.05.2015 to 20.06.2015 | Potato       | 4,250/-                                        | Uttar Pradesh     | 1,00,000                    |
|         2 | 2015-16 15.12.2015 to 14.03.2016 | Oil Palm FFB | 7,888/-                                        | Andhra Pradesh    | 1,14,963                    |
|         3 | 2016-17 01.09.2016 to 30.09.2016 | Grapes       | 42,000                                         | Mizoram           | 3,800                       |
|         4 | 2016-17 01.11.2016 to 30.11.2016 | Onion        | 6,240/-                                        | Karnataka         | 1,00,000                    |
|         5 | 2016-17 01.12.2016 to 30.12.2016 | Onion        | 7,070/-                                        | Telangana         | 5,000                       |
|         6 | 2016-17 07.12.2016 to 14.02.2017 | Arecanut     | Chali - 2,51,000/- Red - 2,70,000/-            | Karnataka         | Chali - 28,000 Red - 12,000 |
|         7 | 2016-17 14.12.2016 to 12.01.2017 | Palm-Oil     | 7,650/-                                        | Tamil Nadu        | 1,000                       |
|         8 | 2016-17 17.02.2017 to 18.03.2017 | Ginger       | 8,750/-                                        | Arunachal Pradesh | 12,675                      |
|         9 | 2017-18 08.04.2017 to 07.05.2017 | Potato       | 4,870/-                                        | Uttar Pradesh     | 1,00,000                    |
|        10 | 2017-18 02.05.2017 to 31.05.2017 | Red Chilli   | 50,000/-                                       | Telangana         | 33,700                      |
|        11 | 2017-18 02.05.2017 to 31.05.2017 | Red Chilli   | 50,000/-                                       | Andhra Pradesh    | 88,300                      |
|        12 | 2017-18 04.06.2017 to 03.07.2017 | Potato       | 6,000/-                                        | Nagaland          | 6,600                       |
|        13 | 2017-18 09.06.2017 to 08.07.2017 | Onion        | 5,867/-                                        | Madhya Pradesh    | 6,51,000                    |
|        14 | 2017-18 13.06.2017 to 12.07.2017 | Garlic       | 28,600/-                                       | Rajasthan         | 10,000                      |
|        15 | 2017-18 17.06.2017 to 16.07.2017 | Turmeric     | 55,720/-                                       | Andhra Pradesh    | 12,100                      |
|        16 | 2017-18 27.06.2017 to 26.07.2017 | Onion        | 3,650/-                                        | Rajasthan         | 20,000                      |

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## Annexure -I