Lok Sabha Question No. 3149 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-21
Subject: Income of Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: LALLU SINGH, JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA, C. MAHENDRAN, HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN, RAM KUMAR SHARMA KUSHWAHA, RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY, KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMY RAMACHANDRAN

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3149

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST   MARCH, 2017

## INCOME OF FARMERS

3149.     SHRI LALLU SINGH:

SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:

SHRI C. MAHENDRAN:

SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN:

SHRI RAM KUMAR SHARMA:

SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

SHRI K.N. RAMACHANDRAN:

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

- (a) whether the amount of indebtedness on each farmer is more than the national average of annual income in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  there  has  been  increase  of  loan  burden  on  farmers  as  a  result  of  liberal sanctioning of institutional loan to farmers and if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether monthly income of farmers has increased in the country during the year 20022013 and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (d) whether income from farm sector is less as compared to that of industrial and service sectors and the farmers are leaving the profession of agriculture and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor and the scheme/policy formulated to increase the income of farmers by  making  agriculture  a  viable  profession  and  giving  the  farmers  a  special  and  different treatment in the country; and
- (e) whether  any  panel/expert  group  has  recommended  reduction  in the  investment  in  the agriculture as well as in irrigation in the country and if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto?

## 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): As  per  the  'Situation  Assessment  Survey  of  Agricultural  Households'  conducted  by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) during 2013 (January-December), the average amount of outstanding loan per agricultural household is estimated at Rs. 47,000. The average annual income per agricultural household as per the Survey is estimated at Rs. 77,112.

(b): The  initiatives  taken  by  the  Government  towards  increasing  institutional  agricultural credit  are  focused  on  ensuring  timely  and  adequate  credit  to  the  farmers  with  least  debt implications.

(c): The  average  monthly  income  per  agricultural  household,  as  per the 'Situation Assessment  Survey  of  Agricultural  Households'  conducted  by  NSSO,  is  estimated  to  have increased  from  Rs.  2115  in  2003  to  Rs.  6426  in  2013.  State-wise  details  are  given  in  the Annexure.

(d): Income from farm sector is less as compared to income from industrial and services sector.  Government  has  recently  taken  various  measures  to  increase  farm  production  and productivity with a view to improve the economic conditions of the farmers. These include, interalia, implementation of schemes like, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana, Soil Health Card, Paramparagat Krishi  Vikas  Yojana,  Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojana,  Neem  Coated  Urea, creation  of  a  unified  national  agriculture  market  (e-NAM),  etc.  Further,  the  Minimum  Support Prices  (MSP)  of  major  agricultural  commodities  has  been  progressively  increased  to  ensure remunerative price to the farmers.

The total number of agricultural workers in the country has increased from 234.1 million in 2001 to 263.1 million in 2011, as per the decennial Census conducted by Registrar General of India.

(e): No, Madam.

Annexure

## Annexure in reference to Reply to Part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred No. 3149 due for reply on 21.03.2017

| State/ UTs        | Average Monthly Income per Farmer/ Agricultural Household (Rs.)   |   Average Monthly Income per Farmer/ Agricultural Household (Rs.) |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                   | 2003                                                              |                                                              2013 |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 1634                                                              |                                                              5979 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 7455                                                              |                                                             10869 |
| Assam             | 3161                                                              |                                                              6695 |
| Bihar             | 1810                                                              |                                                              3558 |
| Chhattisgarh      | 1618                                                              |                                                              5177 |
| Gujarat           | 2684                                                              |                                                              7926 |
| Haryana           | 2882                                                              |                                                             14434 |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 3309                                                              |                                                              8777 |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | 5488                                                              |                                                             12683 |
| Jharkhand         | 2069                                                              |                                                              4721 |
| Karnataka         | 2616                                                              |                                                              8832 |
| Kerala            | 4004                                                              |                                                             11888 |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 1430                                                              |                                                              6210 |
| Maharashtra       | 2463                                                              |                                                              7386 |
| Manipur           | 2741                                                              |                                                              8842 |
| Meghalaya         | 4496                                                              |                                                             11792 |
| Mizoram           | 4862                                                              |                                                              9099 |
| Nagaland          | 3590                                                              |                                                             10048 |
| Odisha            | 1062                                                              |                                                              4976 |
| Punjab            | 4960                                                              |                                                             18059 |
| Rajasthan         | 1498                                                              |                                                              7350 |
| Sikkim            | 3258                                                              |                                                              6798 |
| Tamil Nadu        | 2072                                                              |                                                              6980 |
| Telangana         | -                                                                 |                                                              6311 |
| Tripura           | 1742                                                              |                                                              5429 |
| Uttarakhand       | 3351                                                              |                                                              4701 |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 1633                                                              |                                                              4923 |
| West Bengal       | 2079                                                              |                                                              3980 |
| Group of UTs      | 3235                                                              |                                                              8568 |
| All-India         | 2115                                                              |                                                              6426 |

Source: NSSO

## Notes:

- i)  For Situation Assessment Survey 2013: Income includes salary/wages, net receipt from cultivation, net receipt from farming of animals and net receipt from non-farm business.
2. ii)  For  Situation  Assessment  Survey  2003:  Income  is  excluding  income  from  noneconomic activities such as interest, dividend, etc.

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