Lok Sabha Question No. 1040 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-24
Subject: Agrarian Crisis
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Tejpratap Singh,Yadav, ANJU BALA

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1040

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 24 TH  JULY, 2018

## AGRARIAN CRISIS

1040.    SHRI TEJ PRATAP SINGH YADAV:

## SHRIMATI ANJU BALA:

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

- (a) whether the farmers went on nation-wide agitation against agrarian crisis in the country and if so, the details thereof and the Government's reaction thereto;
- (b) whether the Government has proposed to increase the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) to double the farmer's income and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  farmers  have  been  committing  suicide  as  agriculture  are  not  viable  and profitable and if so, the Government's reaction thereto;
- (d) the details of suicide by farmers during the last four years; and
- (e) the  corrective  measures  taken  by  the  Government  for  the  development  of  agriculture and welfare of farmers in the country?

## 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):       Rashtriya Kisan Mahasangh had organized 'Gaon Bandh (Village Strike) agitation from 1 st June  to 10 th June,  2018  over  demands  including complete  waiver of farm loans, implementation of Swaminathan  Commission  recommendations  pertaining  to fixation of Minimum Support Price for agricultural produce and guaranteed income of farmers.
- (b)  to  (e):          In  the  budget  for  2018-19  the  Government  had  announced  that  MSP  for  all unannounced Kharif crops will be 1.5 times the cost of production.  Giving a major boost for the farmers  income,  the  Cabinet  Committee  on  Economic  Affairs  (CCEA)  in  its  meeting  held  on 04.07.2018   has approved the increase in the MSPs for all Kharif crops for 2018-19 season at a level  of  at  least  150  percent  of  the  cost  of  production.  The  MSP  declared  during  2012-13  to 2018-19 for various crops   is at Annexure-I.

The Government is targeting to double the income of the farmers by the year 2022.  To achieve  this,  the  Department  of  Agriculture,  Cooperation  and  Farmers'  Welfare  has  taken  a number of measures.  The Government is aiming to reorient the agriculture sector by focusing on  an  income-centeredness  in  addition  to  pure  production  centeredness  approach.  The Department has, therefore, been implementing various schemes to meet this objective viz. Soil Health Card (SHC) scheme, Neem Coated Urea, Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY), National Agriculture Market Scheme (e-NAM), Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), Interest Subvention Scheme etc.

The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) under the Ministry of Home Affairs compiles and  disseminates  information  on  suicides,  in  its  publication  titled  'Accidental  Deaths  and Suicides in India' (ADSI). These Reports on suicides upto 2015 are available at its website. The Report for the years 2016 onward has not been published yet.   However, NCRB has provided data relating to suicides for the year 2016 (Provisional) to this Ministry.  As per ADSI Reports for the  years  2013,  2014,  2015  and  2016  (Provisional)  the  suicides  by  farmers  and  agricultural labourers were 11772, 12360, 12602 and 11370 respectively.

## Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1040 due for 24.07.2018 Statement in respect  of Part (b) to (e) of the Question  regarding 'Agrarian Crises'

## 7 years MSP Statement

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(Rs per quintal)

| Sl. No.   | Commodity                         | Variety       | 2012-13   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------|---------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|           | KHARIF CROPS                      |               |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
| 1         | PADDY                             | Common        | 1250      | 1310      | 1360      | 1410      | 1470      | 1550      | 1750      |
|           |                                   | Grade 'A'     | 1280      | 1345      | 1400      | 1450      | 1510      | 1590      | 1770      |
| 2         | JOWAR                             | Hybrid        | 1500      | 1500      | 1530      | 1570      | 1625      | 1700      | 2430      |
|           |                                   | Maldandi      | 1520      | 1520      | 1550      | 1590      | 1650      | 1725      | 2450      |
| 3         | BAJRA                             |               | 1175      | 1250      | 1250      | 1275      | 1330      | 1425      | 1950      |
| 4         | MAIZE                             |               | 1175      | 1310      | 1310      | 1325      | 1365      | 1425      | 1700      |
| 5         | RAGI                              |               | 1500      | 1500      | 1550      | 1650      | 1725      | 1900      | 2897      |
| 6         | ARHAR(Tur)                        |               | 3850      | 4300      | 4350      | 4625^     | 5050^^    | 5450^     | 5675      |
| 7         | MOONG                             |               | 4400      | 4500      | 4600      | 4850^     | 5225^^    | 5575^     | 6975      |
| 8         | URAD                              |               | 4300      | 4300      | 4350      | 4625^     | 5000^^    | 5400^     | 5600      |
| 9         | COTTON                            | Medium Staple | 3600      | 3700      | 3750      | 3800      | 3860      | 4020      | 5150      |
|           |                                   | Long Staple   | 3900      | 4000      | 4050      | 4100      | 4160      | 4320      | 5450      |
| 10        | GROUNDNUT IN SHELL                |               | 3700      | 4000      | 4000      | 4030      | 4220*     | 4450^     | 4890      |
| 11        | SUNFLOWER SEED                    |               | 3700      | 3700      | 3750      | 3800      | 3950*     | 4100*     | 5388      |
| 12        | SOYABEEN                          | Black         | 2200      | 2500      | 2500      | -         | -         | -         | -         |
|           |                                   | Yellow ##     | 2240      | 2560      | 2560      | 2600      | 2775*     | 3050^     | 3399      |
| 13        | SESAMUM                           |               | 4200      | 4500      | 4600      | 4700      | 5000^     | 5300*     | 6249      |
| 14        | NIGERSEED                         |               | 3500      | 3500      | 3600      | 3650      | 3825*     | 4050*     | 5877      |
|           | RABI CROPS                        |               |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
| 15        | WHEAT                             |               | 1350      | 1400      | 1450      | 1525      | 1625      | 1735      |           |
| 16        | BARLEY                            |               | 980       | 1100      | 1150      | 1225      | 1325      | 1410      |           |
| 17        | GRAM                              |               | 3000      | 3100      | 3175      | 3500**    | 4000^     | 4400@     |           |
| 18        | MASUR (LENTIL)                    |               | 2900      | 2950      | 3075      | 3400**    | 3950@     | 4250*     |           |
| 19        | RAPESEED/MUSTARD                  |               | 3000      | 3050      | 3100      | 3350      | 3700*     | 4000*     |           |
| 20        | SAFFLOWER                         |               | 2800      | 3000      | 3050      | 3300      | 3700*     | 4100*     |           |
| 21        | TORIA                             |               | 2970      | 3020      | 3020      | 3290      | 3560      | 3900*     |           |
|           | OTHER CROPS                       |               |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
| 22        | COPRA                             | Milling       | 5100      | 5250      | 5250      | 5550      | 5950      | 6500      | 7511      |
|           | (Calender Year)                   | Ball          | 5350      | 5500      | 5500      | 5830      | 6240      | 6785      | 7750      |
| 23        | DE-HUSKED COCONUT (Calender Year) |               | 1400      | 1425      | 1425      | 1500      | 1600      | 1760      | 2030      |
| 24        | JUTE                              |               | 2200      | 2300      | 2400      | 2700      | 3200      | 3500      | 3700      |
| 25        | SUGARCANE#                        |               | 170       | 210       | 220       | 230       | 230       | 255       | 275       |

- # Fair and remunerative price.

## Single MSP of Soyabean (yellow) is recommended by CACP since 2015-16,  as black variety of soyabean is no longer cultivated in major producing states.  Since 2015-16,MSP of  Soyabean yellow is also applicable to black variety

* Including Bonus of Rs. 100 per quintal.
- ** Including Bonus of Rs. 75 per quintal .
- ^ Including Bonus of Rs. 200 per quintal.
- ^^ Including Bonus of Rs. 425 per quintal.
- @ including bonus of Rs. 150 per quintal