Lok Sabha Question No. 2050 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-03
Subject: Annual Report on Farmers Situation
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Uttam Kumar Nalamada Reddy

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2050

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  3 RD  MARCH, 2020

## ANNUAL REPORT ON FARMERS SITUATION

2050.  SHRI UTTAM KUMAR REDDY NALAMADA:

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

- (a) whether the Government plans to release an annual report on the situation of farmers to indicate whether we are on track to doubling their income by 2022;
- (b) if so, the timeline thereof, if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the average income of farmers with marginal, small, medium and big landholdings in the last three years, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  improve  the  income  of  landless farmers and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the number of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) that have been created in the last  year,  State/UT-wise  and  the  details  of  whether  these  have  resulted  in  an  increase  in income for involved farmers?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी ( SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) & (b): No, Sir. However, an Empowered Body has been set up to monitor and review the progress of the recommendations of the Doubling of Farmers Income (DFI) Report which reviews the progress in this regard periodically.
- (c): The income of agricultural households in the country is estimated by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) through the 'Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households' conducted from time to time. As per the results of latest such Survey conducted in 2013, all India average monthly income per agricultural household from various sources is estimated to be Rs. 6426. Since the last survey on income of agricultural households was conducted in 2013, the extent of increase in income during the last three years is not known.

(d): The Government is providing employment under various welfare schemes/programmes being implemented by the Government which, among others, aim to benefit  landless  farmers.  These  include  D/o  Agriculture,  Cooperation  &  Farmers  Welfare schemes  such  as  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchai  Yojana,  Rastriya  Krishi  Vikash  Yojana, National  Food  Security  Mission,  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture,  SubMission  on  Agriculture  Extension  and  other  Ministries'  schemes  such  as  under  Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), Atal Pension Yojana (APY), etc.

(e): The number of Farmer Producer Organisations  (FPOs) that have  been  created are given in the annexures. Since the FPOs promoted last year are in formative stages, it is too early to assess their impact in an increase in income for the involved farmers.

Annexures referred in reply to part 'e' of Lok Sabaha Unstarred Question No. 2050 for answer on 03.03.2020

| State wise Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) promoted under DAY-NRLM during last year   | State wise Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) promoted under DAY-NRLM during last year   | State wise Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) promoted under DAY-NRLM during last year   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl.No.                                                                                     | State                                                                                      | Total numbers or PE promoted in 2018-19.                                                   |
| 1                                                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                                                               | 1                                                                                          |
| 2                                                                                          | Jharkhand                                                                                  | 3                                                                                          |
| 3                                                                                          | Kerala                                                                                     | 1                                                                                          |
| 4                                                                                          | Maharashtra                                                                                | 6                                                                                          |
| 5                                                                                          | Odisha                                                                                     | 5                                                                                          |
| 6                                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                                                              | 1                                                                                          |
|                                                                                            | Grand Total                                                                                | 17                                                                                         |

| State wise Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) promoted by SFAC during Financial Year 2018-19.   | State wise Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) promoted by SFAC during Financial Year 2018-19.   | State wise Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) promoted by SFAC during Financial Year 2018-19.   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                           | State                                                                                             | 2018-19                                                                                           |
| 1                                                                                                 | Bihar                                                                                             | 4                                                                                                 |
| 2                                                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                 |
| 3                                                                                                 | Jharkhand                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                 |
| 4                                                                                                 | Karnataka                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                 |
| 5                                                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                    | 4                                                                                                 |
| 6                                                                                                 | Maharashtra                                                                                       | 4                                                                                                 |
| 7                                                                                                 | Manipur                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                 |
| 8                                                                                                 | Rajasthan                                                                                         | 3                                                                                                 |
| 9                                                                                                 | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                     | 8                                                                                                 |
| 10                                                                                                | West Bengal                                                                                       | 11                                                                                                |
| Total                                                                                             | Total                                                                                             | 40                                                                                                |

Note:- Details as per date of Registration Certificate

## Annexures referred in reply to part 'e' of Lok Sabaha Unstarred Question No. 2050 for answer on 03.03.2020

| FPOs created in Last Year 2018-19 by NABARD   | FPOs created in Last Year 2018-19 by NABARD   | FPOs created in Last Year 2018-19 by NABARD   |
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                       | Name of the RO                                | FPOs created in Last Year 2018-19 by NABARD   |
| 1                                             | Andaman & Nicobar                             | 0                                             |
| 2                                             | Andhra Pradesh                                | 2                                             |
| 3                                             | Arunachal Pradesh                             | 1                                             |
| 4                                             | Assam                                         | 2                                             |
| 5                                             | Bihar                                         | 25                                            |
| 6                                             | Chattisgarh                                   | 0                                             |
| 7                                             | Goa                                           | 1                                             |
| 8                                             | Gujarat                                       | 3                                             |
| 9                                             | Haryana                                       | 14                                            |
| 10                                            | Himachal Pradesh                              | 16                                            |
| 11                                            | Jammu & Kashmir                               | 0                                             |
| 12                                            | Jharkhand                                     | 59                                            |
| 13                                            | Karnataka                                     | 6                                             |
| 14                                            | Kerala                                        | 12                                            |
| 15                                            | Madhya Pradesh                                | 0                                             |
| 16                                            | Maharashtra                                   | 9                                             |
| 17                                            | Manipur                                       | 0                                             |
| 18                                            | Meghalaya                                     | 0                                             |
| 19                                            | Mizoram                                       | 4                                             |
| 20                                            | Nagaland                                      | 0                                             |
| 21                                            | New Delhi                                     | 0                                             |
| 22                                            | Odisha                                        | 114                                           |
| 23                                            | Punjab                                        | 5                                             |
| 24                                            | Rajasthan                                     | 7                                             |
| 25 26                                         | Sikkim Tamil Nadu                             | 0                                             |
|                                               |                                               | 5                                             |
| 27                                            | Telangana                                     | 243                                           |
| 28                                            | Tripura                                       | 0                                             |
| 29                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                 | 145                                           |
| 30                                            | Uttarakhand                                   | 0                                             |
| 31                                            | West Bengal                                   | 25                                            |
| 32                                            | Mumbai                                        | 0                                             |
|                                               | Total                                         | 698                                           |

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