Lok Sabha Question No. 443 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Doubling of Farmers Income
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Margani Bharat, Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.443

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  15 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## DOUBLING OF FARMERS' INCOME

443.   SHRI MARGANI BHARAT: DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

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

- (a) whether  the  target  to  double  farmers  income  is  on  course  to  be  achieved  in  the coming two years, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the extent to which COVID-19 has had an impact on the target;
- (c) the  extent  to  which  schemes  like  e-NAM,  Farmer  Produce  Organisations,  etc.,  are helping farmers to increase their income;
- (d) the method through which the Ministry is going to compare farmers average income of 2015-16 with the income in 2019-20 when no survey has been conducted;
- (e) Whether there are any plans to conduct a survey to find out present income of farmers and the extent of increase in their income in 2019-20; and
- (f) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष

एवं कसान कयाण मंी ( SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a): The  farmers'  income  estimates  are  made  by  National  Sample  Survey  Organisation (NSSO). Their last estimate was made for the agricultural year 2012-13. No new estimates are as yet available. However, the impact of various interventions/schemes, being implemented for the welfare of farmers indicate, that the strategy of doubling farmers' income is in right direction.

(b): There is no such income assessment report available that can estimate the impact of Coronavirus on the target of doubling farmers' income.

(c): There  has  been  positive  impact  of  (i)  eNAM  in  terms  of  price  realization  &  volumes traded; (ii) micro irrigation on crop productivity,  water conservation and higher resource use efficiency; (iii) soil health card & neem coated urea in achieving higher productivity & lower cost  of  production;  (iv)  NFSM  in  achieving  higher  productivity  and  production  in  case  of cereals, pulses & oilseeds; (v) MIDH in achieving higher area coverage under horticulture, a high value crop; (vi) interest  subvention scheme in increasing better access to institutional credit and so on.

Farmer Produce Organizations (FPOs) help in  mobilisation  of farmers  and  aggregation  of produce, thereby helping farmers in achieving a more efficient input and output management.

All these interventions are expected to increase the income of the farmers as per target.

(d)  to  (f): National  Statistical  Office  (NSO)  is  conducting  a  survey  on  Land  and  Livestock Holdings of Households and Situation Assessment of Agricultural Households for the year 2019-20. The survey collects details of the ownership and operational holdings of the rural households  and  situation  assessment  of  agricultural  households.  This  would  enable  the Government in assessing the extent of increase in farmers' income.