Lok Sabha Question No. 3861 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-17
Subject: New Steps for Doubling Farmers Income
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Arjunlal Meena

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3861

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 17 TH  MARCH, 2020

## NEW STEPS FOR DOUBLING FARMERS INCOME

3861.   SHRI  ARJUN LAL MEENA:

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

(a) the  State-wise  number  of  farmers  whose  claims  have  been  paid  across  the  country including in Udaipur district from the year 2016 till date  under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana;

(b) whether  the  Government  has  set  a  target  of  doubling  of  farmers'  income  by  the  year 2022;

- (c) if  so,  the  steps  taken  so  far  to  achieve  this  target  within  time-limit  along  with  the  new steps proposed to be taken in this regard; and
- (d) the details thereof along with the status in this regard in Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a): State-wise  details  of  claims  paid  and  number  of  farmer  applicants  to  whom  the  claims paid i.e. farmers benefitted in country and in Udaipur district of Rajasthan from Kharif 2016 to Kharif 2019 season under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) are given in Annexure-I .

(b)  to  (d):        Government  of  India  constituted  an  Inter-ministerial  Committee  in  April,  2016  to examine  issues  relating  to  'Doubling  of  Farmers  Income'  and  recommended  strategies  to achieve the same. The Committee submitted it 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 as per these recommendations. To achieve this, the Committee has identified seven sources  of  income  growth  viz.,  improvement  in  crop  productivity;  improvement  in  livestock productivity, resource use efficiency or savings in the cost of production; increase in the cropping intensity;  diversification  towards  high  value  crops;  improvement  in  real  prices  received  by farmers and shift from farm to non-farm occupation.

Further, Agriculture being a State subject, the State Governments undertake implementation  of  programmes/  schemes  for  the  development  of  the  sector.    Government  of India supplements the efforts of the State Governments through various schemes/programmes. These schemes/ programmes of the Government of India are meant for the welfare of farmers by increasing production, remunerative returns and income support to farmers. A list of initiatives taken by the Government is at Annexure-II . All these steps of the Government of India are for the welfare of the farmers of the country.

## Annexure-I

State-wise and year -wise details of claims paid and farmers benefitted in the country and in Udaipur district of Rajasthan from 2016-17 to 2019-20 under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)

| State/UT Name    | 2016-17                  | 2016-17                                    | 2017-18                  | 2017-18                                    | 2018-19 *                | 2018-19 *                                  | 2019-20 **               | 2019-20 **                                 |
|------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| State/UT Name    | Claim Paid (Rs in Crore) | No. of Farmers against paid Claims (Lakhs) | Claim Paid (Rs in Crore) | No. of Farmers against paid Claims (Lakhs) | Claim Paid (Rs in Crore) | No. of Farmers against paid Claims (Lakhs) | Claim Paid (Rs in Crore) | No. of Farmers against paid Claims (Lakhs) |
| A & N Islands    | 0.146                    | 0.003                                      | -                        | -                                          | -                        | -                                          | -                        | -                                          |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 943.678                  | 8.739                                      | 730.169                  | 7.017                                      | 955.891                  | 8.447                                      | -                        | -                                          |
| Assam            | 5.355                    | 0.236                                      | 1.114                    | 0.018                                      | 0.041                    | 0.002                                      | -                        | -                                          |
| Bihar            | 347.895                  | 2.161                                      | 401.524                  | 2.185                                      | -                        | -                                          | -                        | -                                          |
| Chhattisgarh     | 160.070                  | 1.382                                      | 1,388.004                | 6.592                                      | 1,066.429                | 6.597                                      | -                        | -                                          |
| Goa              | 0.027                    | 0.001                                      | 0.005                    | 0.000                                      | 0.101                    | 0.000                                      | -                        | -                                          |
| Gujarat          | 1,267.196                | 6.800                                      | 1,074.204                | 4.519                                      | 2,777.414                | 13.916                                     | 93.423                   | 0.824                                      |
| Haryana          | 298.077                  | 2.244                                      | 899.199                  | 3.239                                      | 931.922                  | 4.147                                      | 41.654                   | 0.234                                      |
| Himachal Pradesh | 45.165                   | 1.128                                      | 64.708                   | 1.470                                      | 55.002                   | 1.272                                      | 5.120                    | 0.354                                      |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | -                        | -                                          | 9.810                    | 0.260                                      | 6.919                    | 0.030                                      | -                        | -                                          |
| Jharkhand        | 31.171                   | 0.598                                      | 46.935                   | 1.392                                      | 52.001                   | 1.055                                      | -                        | -                                          |
| Karnataka        | 2,056.579                | 18.693                                     | 859.168                  | 6.471                                      | 2,789.678                | 12.756                                     | 48.973                   | 0.645                                      |
| Kerala           | 44.554                   | 0.552                                      | 10.929                   | 0.377                                      | 12.420                   | 0.181                                      | 8.502                    | 0.089                                      |
| Madhya           | 2,044.202                | 13.484                                     | 5,821.640                | 24.058                                     | 72.455                   | 1.097                                      | -                        | -                                          |
| Maharashtra      | 2,316.819                | 29.052                                     | 3,286.118                | 53.703                                     | 5,821.014                | 74.778                                     | 4,170.309                | 58.246                                     |
| Manipur          | 1.959                    | 0.084                                      | 0.670                    | 0.036                                      | 0.001                    | 0.000                                      | -                        | -                                          |
| Meghalaya        | 0.026                    | 0.000                                      | 0.017                    | 0.000                                      | -                        | -                                          | -                        | -                                          |
| Odisha           | 432.092                  | 1.688                                      | 1,778.387                | 7.534                                      | 1,045.511                | 6.385                                      | -                        | -                                          |
| Puducherry       | 7.572                    | 0.043                                      | -                        | -                                          | 0.452                    | 0.005                                      | -                        | -                                          |
| Rajasthan        | 1,946.868                | 29.446                                     | 2,196.171                | 30.239                                     | 2,572.377                | 14.940                                     | 15.499                   | 0.325                                      |
| Sikkim           | 0.104                    | 0.003                                      | 0.038                    | 0.001                                      | 0.002                    | 0.000                                      | -                        | -                                          |
| Tamil Nadu       | 3,629.822                | 12.285                                     | 1,978.743                | 9.886                                      | 1,927.570                | 11.950                                     | 4.136                    | 0.030                                      |
| Telangana        | 178.717                  | 2.250                                      | 636.186                  | 4.437                                      | 7.826                    | 0.037                                      | -                        | -                                          |
| Tripura          | 0.705                    | 0.037                                      | 0.999                    | 0.027                                      | -                        | -                                          | -                        | -                                          |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 572.540                  | 11.870                                     | 380.478                  | 6.055                                      | 464.119                  | 6.151                                      | 58.160                   | 1.384                                      |
| Uttarakhand      | 27.467                   | 0.618                                      | 39.435                   | 0.702                                      | 72.362                   | 0.840                                      | 47.315                   | 0.637                                      |
| West Bengal      | 418.246                  | 5.495                                      | 254.321                  | 5.612 175.8                                | 380.660                  | 5.291                                      | -                        | -                                          |
| INDIA TOTAL      | 16,777.051               | 148.9                                      | 21,858.974               |                                            | 21,012.167               | 169.877                                    | 4,493.093                | 62.767                                     |

* Kharif 2018 and Rabi 2018-19 claims are not yet fully reported for some States

** Kharif 2019 enrolment data is under finalization; claim calculation is under process

## List of various interventions and schemes launched for the benefit of farmers.

- (i) 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.
- (ii)       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 i.e. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan-Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY) 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.
- (iii)      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 postharvest risks in specified instances, with low premium contribution by farmers.
- (iv)      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.
- (v)       Implementation of flagship scheme of distribution of Soil Health Cards to farmers so that the use of fertilizers can be rationalized.
- (vi)     '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.
- (vii)     'Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)' for promoting organic farming.
- (viii) Launch of e-NAM initiative to provide farmers an electronic transparent and competitive online trading platform.
- (ix)      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.
- (x)       Giving  a  major  boost  to  the  pro-farmer  initiatives,  the  Government  has  approved  a  new Umbrella  Scheme  'Pradhan  Mantri Annadata  Aay  Sanrakshan  Abhiyan  (PM-AASHA)'.  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.
- (xi)      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.

- (xii)     To ensure flow of adequate credit, Government sets annual target for the flow of credit to the agriculture sector, Banks have been consistently surpassing the annual target. The agriculture credit flow target was set at Rs. 13.50 lakh crore for the F.Y.2019-20 and Rs.15.00 lakh crore for F.Y. 2020-21.
- (xiii) 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 2% on short-term crop loans up to Rs.3.00 lakh. Presently, loan is available to farmers at an interest rate of 4% per annum on prompt repayment.
- (xiv) Interest subvention scheme ( ISS) is available to farmers availing short crop loan through Kisan Credit Card (KCC) upto Rs.  3.00 lakh to farmers at an interest rate of 7% per annum for one year. Additional 3 % Subvention is also given to the farmers fro prompt and timely repayment of  loans.  Further,  in  order  to  provide  relief  to  the  farmers  on  occurrence  of  serve  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 warehouse against negotiable receipts.  The benefit or interest subvention will be available to small and marginal farmers having Kisan Credit Card for  a  further    period  of up  to  six months  post harvest on the same rate as available to crop loan. Interest subvention of 2 % and prompt repayment incentive of 3% on restructured crop loans is also given to farmers affected by severe natural calamities for a maximum period of 5 years  on  the  basis  of  report  of  Inter-Ministerial  Central  Team  (IMCT)  for  grant  of  NDRF assistance and Sub-Committee of National Executive Committee (SC-NEC0).
- (xv) The Government has extended the facility of Kisan Credit Card (KCC) to the farmers practicing animal husbandry and fisheries related activities. All processing fee,  inspection,  ledger  folio charges  and  all  other  services  charges  have  been  waived  off  for  fresh  renewal  of  KCC. Collateral fee loan limit for short term agri-credit has been raised from Rs.1.00 lakh to Rs.1.60 lakh.  KCC is to be issued within 14 days from the receipt of completed application.

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