Lok Sabha Question No. 4550 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-08
Subject: Minimum Support Price
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE, ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT

## 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): Government  generally  increases  the  Minimum  Support  Prices  (MSPs)  of  all notified crops on the basis of recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices(CACP)  which  provide  adequate  return  over  cost  of  production.  Government  has substantially increased MSPs for all mandated crops for the season 2018-19 . This decision of the Government was a historic one as it fulfills the commitment to the farmers to provide 50 per cent return over cost of production for the first time for all mandated crops. Details of MSP, cost and return over cost for 2016-17, 2017-18 & 2018-19 is given at Annex .
- (c) & (d): From  time  to time,  expert  committees  were    constituted to review  the methodology and system of calculation of the  cost of  cultivation and  cost  of  production  of agricultural  produce,  to  arrive  at  MSPs.  CACP  also  holds  consultations  with  various stakeholders including State governments and farmers' representatives before finalizing its recommendations.

O.I.H.

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4550

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  8 th  JANUARY, 2019

## MINIMUM SUPPORT PRICE

4550.  SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE: SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that MSP for a number of Products have gone up during the last three years but the MSP for certain agricultural products are still stagnant;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is planning to review the price determining policy to provide benefits to farmers and customers; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## Annex referred to in reply to part (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.4550 due for reply on 08.01.2019

Cost*, Minimum Support Price (MSP) and percent return over cost

(Rs/quintal)

|         | Commodity              | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2016-17            | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2017-18            | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2018-19            |
|---------|------------------------|-----------|-----------|--------------------|-----------|-----------|--------------------|-----------|-----------|--------------------|
| Sl. No. | KHARIF CROPS           | Cost      | MSP       | % Return over cost | Cost      | MSP       | % Return over cost | Cost      | MSP       | % Return over cost |
| 1       | PADDY(Common)          | 1045      | 1470      | 40.7               | 1117      | 1550      | 38.8               | 1166      | 1750      | 50.1               |
|         | (Grade A) ^            |           | 1510      |                    |           | 1590      |                    |           | 1770      |                    |
| 2       | JOWAR (Hybrid)         | 1501      | 1625      | 8.3                | 1556      | 1700      | 9.3                | 1619      | 2430      | 50.1               |
|         | (Maldandi) ^           |           | 1650      |                    |           | 1725      |                    |           | 2450      |                    |
| 3       | BAJRA                  | 925       | 1330      | 43.8               | 949       | 1425      | 50.2               | 990       | 1950      | 97.0               |
| 4       | MAIZE                  | 966       | 1365      | 41.3               | 1044      | 1425      | 36.5               | 1131      | 1700      | 50.3               |
| 5       | RAGI                   | 1733      | 1725      | -0.5               | 1861      | 1900      | 2.1                | 1931      | 2897      | 50.0               |
| 6       | ARHAR(Tur)             | 3241      | 5050      | 55.8               | 3318      | 5450      | 64.3               | 3432      | 5675      | 65.4               |
| 7       | MOONG                  | 4065      | 5225      | 28.5               | 4286      | 5575      | 30.1               | 4650      | 6975      | 50.0               |
| 8       | URAD                   | 3584      | 5000      | 39.5               | 3265      | 5400      | 65.4               | 3438      | 5600      | 62.9               |
| 9       | COTTON (Medium Staple) | 2889      | 3860      | 33.6               | 3276      | 4020      | 22.7               | 3433      | 5150      | 50.0               |
|         | (Long Staple) ^        |           | 4160      |                    |           | 4320      |                    |           | 5450      |                    |
| 10      | GROUNDNUT IN SHELL     | 3371      | 4220      | 25.2               | 3159      | 4450      | 40.9               | 3260      | 4890      | 50.0               |
| 11      | SUNFLOWER SEED         | 3479      | 3950      | 13.5               | 3481      | 4100      | 17.8               | 3592      | 5388      | 50.0               |
| 12      | SOYABEEN               | 1852      | 2775      | 49.8               | 2121      | 3050      | 43.8               | 2266      | 3399      | 50.0               |
| 13      | SESAMUM                | 4188      | 5000      | 19.4               | 4067      | 5300      | 30.3               | 4166      | 6249      | 50.0               |
| 14      | NIGERSEED              | 3366      | 3825      | 13.6               | 3912      | 4050      | 3.5                | 3918      | 5877      | 50.0               |
|         | RABI CROPS             |           |           |                    |           |           |                    |           |           |                    |
| 1       | WHEAT                  | 797       | 1625      | 103.9              | 817       | 1735      | 112.4              | 866       | 1840      | 112.5              |
| 2       | BARLEY                 | 816       | 1325      | 62.4               | 845       | 1410      | 66.9               | 860       | 1440      | 67.4               |
| 3       | GRAM                   | 2241      | 4000      | 78.5               | 2461      | 4400      | 78.8               | 2637      | 4620      | 75.2               |
| 4       | MASUR (LENTIL)         | 2174      | 3950      | 81.7               | 2366      | 4250      | 79.6               | 2532      | 4475      | 76.7               |
| 5       | RAPESEED/MUSTARD       | 1871      | 3700      | 97.8               | 2123      | 4000      | 88.4               | 2212      | 4200      | 89.9               |
| 6       | SAFFLOWER              | 3049      | 3700      | 21.4               | 3125      | 4100      | 31.2               | 3294      | 4945      | 50.1               |
| 7       | TORIA ^                |           | 3560      |                    |           | 3900      |                    |           | 4190      |                    |
|         | OTHER CROPS            |           |           |                    |           |           |                    |           |           |                    |
| 1       | COPRA (Milling)        | 4676      | 5950      | 27.2               | 4758      | 6500      | 36.6               | 5007      | 7511      | 50.0               |
|         | (Ball)^                |           | 6240      |                    |           | 6785      | 42.6               |           | 7750      |                    |
| 2       | DE-HUSKED COCONUT ^    |           | 1600      |                    |           | 1760      |                    |           | 2030      |                    |
| 3       | JUTE                   | 2125      | 3200      | 50.6               | 2160      | 3500      | 62.0               | 2267      | 3700      | 63.2               |
| 4       | SUGARCANE              | 140       | 230       | 64.3               | 152       | 255       | 67.8               | 155       | 275       | 77.4               |

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