Lok Sabha Question No. 2359 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-03
Subject: Farmers Enrolled under Direct Income Support  Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Pramila Bisoyi

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

## LOK  SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2359 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 RD  DECEMBER, 2019

## FARMERS ENROLLED UNDER DIRECT INCOME SUPPORT SCHEME

## 2359.   SHRIMATI PRAMILA BISOYI:

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

- (a) the total number of farmers enrolled under Direct Income Support (DIS) scheme for the financial year 2019-20, State-wise;
- (b) the budget allocated and disbursed under DIS, State-wise;
- (c) the category-wise farmers benefited under DIS scheme for the financial year 201920, State-wise; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to ensure doubling farmers income by 2022 as on date and the status of increase in farmers income as on date?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a): The total number of farmers enrolled under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)  Scheme for the financial year 2019-20, State-wise is given in Annexure-I.
- (b): Under PM-KISAN, funds are not allocated State-wise. An amount of Rs.20,000 crores (R.E.) was allocated under the Scheme for the FY 2018-19. For the FY 2019-20, an amount of    Rs.75,000  crores  (B.E.)  has  been  allocated  to  the  Scheme  and  an  amount  of  around Rs.35,000 crores has been disbursed under the Scheme so far.
- (c): The category-wise farmers benefitted under PM-KISAN Scheme for the financial year 2019-20, State-wise is given at Annexure-II.
- (d): The Government constituted an Inter-ministerial Committee in April, 2016 to examine issues relating to 'Doubling of Farmers Income' and recommend strategies to achieve the same.  The  Committee  submitted  its  Report  to  the  Government  in  September,  2018  and thereafter,  an  Empowered  Body  was  set  up  on  23.01.2019  to  monitor  and  review  the progress  against  the  recommendations.  Due  to  the  efforts  made  as  part  of  schemes/ programmes of the Department of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare which also aligns with the  strategy  of  doubling  farmers'  income,  there  has  been  an  appreciable  improvement  in efficiency  bringing  about  a  positive  impact  in  the  agriculture  sector.  Various  interventions and schemes that have already been rolled out as envisaged in the recommendations of DFI  Committee to double the income of farmers by 2022 are at Annexure -III.

| State-wise details of beneficiaries enrolled under PM-KISAN (As on 30-11-2019)   | State-wise details of beneficiaries enrolled under PM-KISAN (As on 30-11-2019)   | State-wise details of beneficiaries enrolled under PM-KISAN (As on 30-11-2019)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. L.                                                                            | State/ UT Name                                                                   | Total Beneficiaries registered                                                   |
| 1                                                                                | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS                                                      | 16,711                                                                           |
| 2                                                                                | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                   | 4,686,448                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                | 51,023                                                                           |
| 4                                                                                | ASSAM                                                                            | 3,640,840                                                                        |
| 5                                                                                | BIHAR                                                                            | 5,013,872                                                                        |
| 6                                                                                | CHANDIGARH                                                                       | 462                                                                              |
| 7                                                                                | CHHATTISGARH                                                                     | 1,958,269                                                                        |
| 8                                                                                | DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI                                                           | 10,471                                                                           |
| 9                                                                                | DAMAN AND DIU                                                                    | 3,529                                                                            |
| 10                                                                               | DELHI                                                                            | 13,026                                                                           |
| 11                                                                               | GOA                                                                              | 7,123                                                                            |
| 12                                                                               | GUJARAT                                                                          | 4,921,454                                                                        |
| 13                                                                               | HARYANA                                                                          | 1,556,218                                                                        |
| 14                                                                               | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                 | 870,133                                                                          |
| 15                                                                               | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                | 981,836                                                                          |
| 16                                                                               | JHARKHAND                                                                        | 1,757,090                                                                        |
| 17                                                                               | KARNATAKA                                                                        | 4,947,326                                                                        |
| 18                                                                               | KERALA                                                                           | 2,953,861                                                                        |
| 19                                                                               | LAKSHADWEEP                                                                      | 1,699                                                                            |
| 20                                                                               | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                   | 6,003,018                                                                        |
| 21                                                                               | MAHARASHTRA                                                                      | 8,286,008                                                                        |
| 22                                                                               | MANIPUR                                                                          | 105,759                                                                          |
| 23                                                                               | MEGHALAYA                                                                        | 70,087                                                                           |
| 24                                                                               | MIZORAM                                                                          | 78,653                                                                           |
| 25                                                                               | NAGALAND                                                                         | 179,808                                                                          |
| 26                                                                               | ODISHA                                                                           | 3,792,315                                                                        |
| 27                                                                               | PUDUCHERRY                                                                       | 9,385                                                                            |
| 28                                                                               | PUNJAB                                                                           | 2,370,077                                                                        |
| 29                                                                               | RAJASTHAN                                                                        | 5,813,813                                                                        |
| 30                                                                               | SIKKIM                                                                           | 11,048                                                                           |
| 31                                                                               | TAMIL NADU                                                                       | 3,535,221                                                                        |
| 32                                                                               | TELANGANA                                                                        | 3,611,078                                                                        |
| 33                                                                               | TRIPURA                                                                          | 194,227                                                                          |
| 34                                                                               | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                    | 21,997,078                                                                       |
| 35                                                                               | UTTARAKHAND                                                                      | 716,886                                                                          |
| 36                                                                               | WEST BENGAL                                                                      | 0                                                                                |
|                                                                                  | Total:                                                                           | 90,165,852                                                                       |

| States/ Uts            | Total beneficiaries till 30/11/2019   | Total beneficiaries till 30/11/2019   | Total beneficiaries till 30/11/2019   | Total beneficiaries till 30/11/2019   |
|------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|                        | TOTAL                                 | GEN                                   | SC                                    | ST                                    |
| Andaman Nicobar        | 15,885                                | 11,931                                | 16                                    | 3,938                                 |
| Andhra Pradesh         | 4,320,247                             | 3,576,887                             | 526,095                               | 217,265                               |
| Bihar                  | 4,423,636                             | 3,779,228                             | 503,152                               | 141,256                               |
| Chandigarh             | 418                                   | 411                                   | 7                                     | -                                     |
| Chhattisgarh           | 1,552,789                             | 893,603                               | 183,662                               | 475,524                               |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 10,208                                | 306                                   | 85                                    | 9,817                                 |
| Daman and Diu          | 3,321                                 | 2,762                                 | 96                                    | 463                                   |
| Delhi                  | 11,345                                | 11,199                                | 145                                   | 1                                     |
| Goa                    | 6,473                                 | 4,679                                 | 27                                    | 1,767                                 |
| Gujarat                | 4,629,420                             | 3,797,260                             | 182,751                               | 649,409                               |
| Haryana                | 1,392,327                             | 1,345,992                             | 45,059                                | 1,276                                 |
| Himachal Pradesh       | 834,014                               | 566,469                               | 217,528                               | 50,017                                |
| Jammu and Kashmir      | 835,522                               | 650,137                               | 76,819                                | 108,566                               |
| Jharkhand              | 1,420,698                             | 983,296                               | 200,125                               | 237,277                               |
| Karnataka              | 4,691,272                             | 4,057,861                             | 395,115                               | 238,296                               |
| Kerala                 | 2,689,128                             | 2,504,792                             | 145,795                               | 38,541                                |
| Lakshdweep             | -                                     | -                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| Madhya Pradesh         | 4,596,060                             | 3,096,860                             | 578,951                               | 920,249                               |
| Maharashtra            | 7,047,466                             | 6,013,478                             | 505,679                               | 528,309                               |
| Odisha                 | 3,068,080                             | 1,718,560                             | 361,002                               | 988,518                               |
| Puducherry             | 9,052                                 | 8,397                                 | 651                                   | 4                                     |
| Punjab                 | 2,209,351                             | 1,827,089                             | -                                     | 382,262                               |
| Rajasthan              | 4,555,627                             | 3,251,405                             | 693,325                               | 610,897                               |
| Tamilnadu              | 3,328,433                             | 2,866,475                             | 394,744                               | 67,214                                |
| Telangana              | 3,456,204                             | 2,502,442                             | 513,140                               | 440,622                               |
| Uttar Pradesh          | 17,022,833                            | 13,535,907                            | 3,318,986                             | 167,940                               |
| Uttarakhand            | 653,524                               | 508,221                               | 107,747                               | 37,556                                |
| West Bengal            | -                                     | -                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| TOTAL (1)              | 72,783,333                            | 57,515,647                            | 8,950,702                             | 6,316,984                             |
| NORTH EAST STATES      | NORTH EAST STATES                     | NORTH EAST STATES                     | NORTH EAST STATES                     | NORTH EAST STATES                     |
| States                 |                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       |
|                        | TOTAL                                 | GEN                                   | SC                                    | ST                                    |
| Arunachal Pradesh      | 42,727                                | 27,007                                | 41                                    | 15,679                                |
| Assam                  | 2,694,102                             | 1,985,606                             | 223,635                               | 484,861                               |
| Manipur                | 78,044                                | 10,855                                | 1,416                                 | 65,773                                |
| Meghalaya              | 61,060                                | 1,552                                 | 279                                   | 59,229                                |
| Mizoram                | 65,451                                | 11                                    | 2,976                                 | 62,464                                |
| Nagaland               | 151,303                               | 323                                   | 283                                   | 150,697                               |
| Sikkim                 | -                                     | -                                     | -                                     | -                                     |
| Tripura                | 189,041                               | 67,249                                | 21,641                                | 100,151                               |
| TOTAL (2)              | 3,281,728                             | 2,092,603                             | 250,271                               | 938,854                               |
| Grand Total (1+2)      | 76,065,061                            | 59,608,250                            | 9,200,973                             | 7,255,838                             |

The strategy of the Government is to focus on farmers' welfare by making farming viable. The schemes of Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare focus on directly benefitting farmers through various interventions and schemes and include:-

- (i) Implementation of flagship scheme of distribution of Soil Health Cards to farmers so that the use of fertilizers can be rationalized.
- (ii) 'Per  drop  more  crop'  initiative  under  which  drip/sprinkler  irrigation  is  being encouraged for optimal utilization of water, reducing cost of inputs and increasing productivity.
- (iii) 'Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)' for promoting organic farming.
- (iv) Launch  of  e-NAM  initiative  to  provide  farmers  an  electronic  transparent  and competitive online trading platform.
- (v) With  a  view  to  provide  better  insurance  coverage  to  crops  for  risk  mitigation,  a crop insurance scheme namely Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) was launched from Kharif 2016 season. This scheme provides insurance cover for all stages of the crop cycle including post-harvest risks in specified instances, with low premium contribution by farmers.
- (vi) Under  'Har  Medh  Par  Ped',  agro  forestry  is  being  promoted  for  additional income.  With  the  amendment  of  Indian  Forest  Act,  1927,  Bamboo  has  been removed from the definition of trees. A restructured National Bamboo Mission has been  launched  in  the  year  2018  to  promote  bamboo  plantation  on  non  forest government  as  well  as  private  land  and  emphasis  on  value  addition,  product development and  markets.
- (vii) Giving a major boost for the farmer's income, the Government has approved the increase  in  the  Minimum  Support  Price  (MSPs)  for  all  Kharif  &  Rabi  crops  for 2018-19 season at a level of at least 150 percent of the cost of production.
- (viii) Giving a major boost to the pro-farmer initiatives, the Government has approved a new Umbrella Scheme 'Pradhan Mantri Annadata  Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PMAASHA)'.  The Scheme is aimed at ensuring remunerative prices to the farmers for  their  produce  as  announced  in  the  Union  Budget  for  2018. This  is  an unprecedented step taken by Govt. of India to protect the farmers' income which is expected to go a long way towards the welfare of farmers.
- (ix) Bee  keeping  has  been  promoted  under  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of Horticulture  (MIDH) to increase the productivity of  crops through pollination and increase the honey production as an additional source of income of farmers.
- (x) Extending  the  reach  of  institutional  credit  to  more  and  more  farmers  is priority area  of  the  Government  and  to  achieve  this  goal,  the  Government  provides interest subvention of 3% on short-term crop loans up to Rs.3.00 lakh. Presently, loan  is  available  to  farmers  at  an  interest  rate  of  7%  per  annum,  which  gets reduced to 4% on prompt repayment.
- (xi) Government  sets  annual  target  for  the  flow  of  credit  to  the  agriculture  sector, Banks have been consistently  surpassing  the  annual  target.  The  current  year's agriculture credit flow target has been set at Rs. 13.50 lakh crore.
- (xii) Further, under Interest Subvention Scheme 2018-19, in order to provide relief to the  farmers  on  occurrence  of  natural  calamities,  the  interest  subvention  of  2% shall  continue  to  be  available  to  banks  for  the  first  year  on  the  restructured amount. In order to discourage distress sale by farmers and to encourage them to store  their  produce  in  warehouses  against  negotiable  receipts,  the  benefit  of interest subvention will be available to small and marginal farmers having Kisan Credit Card for a further period of upto six months post harvest on the same rate as available to crop loan.
- (xiii) The Government has approved for giving the facility of Kisan Credit Card (KCC) to the farmers practicing animal husbandry and fisheries related   activities and has also  decided  to  extend  the  Interest  Subvention  Facilities  to  such  categories  of farmers.
- (xiv) With a view to provide income support to all farmers' families across the country, to enable them to take care of expenses related to agriculture and allied activities as well as domestic needs, the Central Government started a new Central Sector Scheme,  namely,  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Samman  Nidhi  (PM-KISAN).  The scheme  aims  to  provide  a  payment  of  Rs.  6000/-  per  year,  in  three  4-monthly installments  of  Rs.  2000/-  to  the  farmers  families,  subject  to  certain  exclusions relating to higher income groups.
- (xv) Further with a view to provide social security net for Small and Marginal Farmers (SMF) as they have minimal or no savings to provide for old age and to support them in the event of consequent loss of livelihood, the Government has decided to implement another new Central Sector Scheme for providing old age pension to these farmers. Under this Scheme, a minimum fixed pension of Rs. 3000/- will be provided to the eligible small and marginal farmers, subject to certain exclusion clauses, on attaining the age of 60 years.

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