Lok Sabha Question No. 518 (STARRED), answered on 2018-04-03
Subject: State Specific Crops under MSP
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: SONA RAM CHOUDHARY

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 518

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 RD  APRIL, 2018

## STATE SPECIFIC CROPS UNDER MSP

- *518.     COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY:

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

- (a) whether the Union Government is considering to include State specific crops within the ambit of Minimum Support Price (MSP) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Union  Government  has  received  any  proposal  from  the  State Government of Rajasthan for inclusion of its State specific crops like cluster bean, moth, cowpea, cumin, coriander, garlic, isabgol, castor, aloe vera and mehandi in the list of MSP as these are the main crops in many districts of Rajasthan which is the leading State in the production of these crops and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the said proposal is being considered by the Union Government; and
- (d)      if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण

- (a) to (d):

½ãâ¨ããè (SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 518  DUE FOR REPLY ON 3 RD  APRIL, 2018.

(a): Government  presently  fixes  minimum  support  prices  (MSPs)  for  22  mandated agricultural crops viz. paddy, jowar, bajra maize, ragi, arhar, moong, urad, groundnut-inshell, soyabean, sunflower,  sesamum, nigerseed, cotton, wheat, barley, gram, masur (lentil), rapeseed/mustard, safflower, jute and copra and fair & remunerative price (FRP) for sugarcane on the basis of the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP), after considering the views of State Governments and Central Ministries/Departments  concerned  and  other  relevant  factors.    In  addition,  MSPs  for toria and de-husked coconut are also fixed on the basis of MSPs of rapeseed/mustard and copra respectively.  Union Government has no proposal under consideration to fix MSPs for State specific crops. (b) to (d): Union  Government  has  received  proposals  from  stakeholders  for  the inclusion of State specific crops of Rajasthan like cluster bean, moth, cowpea, cumin, coriander, garlic, isabgol, castor, aloe vera and mehandi under MSP. MSPs  are  not  fixed  for  such  agricultural/horticultural  crops  like  cluster  bean, moth,  cowpea,  cumin,  coriander,  garlic,  isabgol,  castor,  aloe  vera  and  mehandi. However, Government implements Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) for procurement of  these  crops at  the  request  of  State/UT  Governments.    The  MIS  is  implemented in order  to  protect  the  growers  of  these  commodities  from  making  distress  sale  in  the event  of  bumper  crop  when  the  prices  tend  to  fall  below  the  economic  level/cost  of production.    Losses,  if  any,  incurred  by  the  procuring  agencies  are  shared  by  the Central  Government  and  the  concerned  State  Government  on  50:50  basis  (75:25  in case of North-Eastern States).

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