Lok Sabha Question No. 270 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-05
Subject: Survey on Farmers’ Income
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 270

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 5 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019

## SURVEY ON FARMERS' INCOME

270.   SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN:

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

- (a) the time when the last survey on farmers' income was conducted in the country;
- (b) whether the Government has not made any assessment of the rise in farmers' income during the last four years;
- (c) if so, the reasons therefor and the data on which the Government is relying for achieving the goal of doubling farmers' income by 2022;
- (d) whether the Government has reviewed the progress achieved so far in attaining the goal of doubling farmers' income; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a) & (b): National  Sample  Survey  Office  (NSSO)  is  the  nodal  agency  for  conducting surveys  and  collecting  data.  The  last  'Situation  Assessment  Survey  (SAS)  of  Agricultural Households' was conducted by NSSO during its 70th round (January 2013-December 2013) for the reference agricultural year July 2012-June 2013. NSSO has not conducted any such survey since 2013 and as such the comparable estimates for rise in income of agricultural households during 2014 to 2018 are not available.
- (c): The periodicity of such Survey is decided on the basis of requirements of the concerned Ministry/Department,  adequacy  of  the  current  data,  availability  of  resources  and  manpower, emerging areas of concern, and development priorities of the Government, etc. Expert/Working Groups are constituted on the respective subject. It is instructive to note that given the vastness of country size and resources involved, NSSO conducts other Surveys on household consumer expenditure and Employment- Unemployment Survey after every five years.

As per the available reports of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Doubling of Farmers' Income  by  2022,  the  Committee  has  considered  the  estimates  of  agricultural  households' income obtained from NSS 70 th round unit level data as the base level income. The Committee has kept 2015-16 as the base year and derived income for the base year at both current and constant prices for major States and major size-classes.

The Committee has submitted its Report, comprising of fourteen  volumes. The Report has been uploaded on the website of the Department at http://agricoop.nic.in/doubling-farmers

- (d) & (e): Government  has  decided  to  conduct  the  next  'Situation  Assessment  Survey  of Agricultural Households' during NSS 77 th round (January 2019- December 2019) with reference to  the  agricultural  year  July  2018-June  2019  to  provide  a  comprehensive  assessment  of  the situation of agricultural households  in  the  country, including  their  income,  expenditure, indebtedness, etc.

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