Lok Sabha Question No. 3306 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-01
Subject: Agrarian Crisis
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMY RAMACHANDRAN

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3306

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST  JANUARY, 2019

## AGRARIAN  CRISIS

3306.  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  Government  has identified several regions in various States/ UTs facing agrarian crisis;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has deputed Central teams to assess the agrarian crisis in several areas of the country;
- (d) if so, the findings thereof; and
- (e) the corrective  measures  taken/ proposed to be taken by the Government to resolve the agrarian crisis?

## 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) to (d): Agriculture being a State subject, the State Governments undertake development of perspective plans and ensures effective implementation of the programmes/ schemes. Also, Government  of  India  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  State  Governments  through  various Schemes/ Programmes.

During  2018-19,  State  Governments  of  Andhra  Pradesh,  Karnataka,  Gujarat, Maharashtra,  Rajasthan  and  Jharkhand  have  submitted  Memorandum  in  the  wake  of drought during Kharif. Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs) are constituted to visit the drought affected States to assess the damage and recommend the financial assistance from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF). As per existing procedure, the report of IMCT is placed before the Sub-Committee of National Executive Committee (SC-NEC). Thereafter, the recommendations of the SC-NEC are considered by the High Level Committee (HLC),  headed  by  Home  Minister  to  approve  quantum  of  financial  assistance  from NDRF.

- (e): 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 Contd...2/-

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,  implemented  various  Schemes  to  meet  this  objectives,  viz.  Soil Health   Card   (SHC), Neem Coated Urea, Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), Pradhan Mantri  Krishi  Sinchai  Yojana  (PMKSY),  National  Agriculture  Market  scheme  (e-NAM)  and Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojana  (PMFBY),  Pradhan  Mantri  Annadata  Aay  Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA), Interest Subvention schemes and Kisan Credit Card. The Government has also implemented several centrally sponsored Schemes viz. National Food Security Mission (NFSM);  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH);  National  Mission  on Oilseeds & Oilpalm (NMOOP); National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA); National Mission on Agricultural  Extension &  Technology (NMAET)  and Rashtriya Krishi Vikas  Yojana (RKVY) for enhancing production and productivity and development of the sector as a whole.

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