Lok Sabha Question No. 458 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-05
Subject: PM-AASHA Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: ANTO  ANTONY

## 458.   SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

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

- (a) the objectives and salient features of the Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA);
- (b) whether there is any provision under the PM-AASHA for procuring agricultural produce to ensure remunerative prices to farmers; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof including the quantum of foodgrains procured and the amount granted to farmers under PM-AASHA so far, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी ( SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a): The  objective  of  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Annadata  Aay  Sanrakshan  Abhiyan  (PMAASHA) is to ensure remunerative prices to farmers for their produce. PM-AASHA is an umbrella  scheme  comprising  Price  Support  Scheme  (PSS), Price  Deficiency  Payment Scheme (PDPS) and Private Procurement & Stockist Scheme (PPSS). These schemes are implemented  at  the  request  of  the  State  Governments  /  Union  Territories.  PSS  is implemented for procurement of pulses, oilseeds and copra of Fair Average Quality (FAQ) at  Minimum Support Price (MSP), whereas PDPS is implemented for oilseeds. However, States/UTs have options to choose either PSS or PDPS in a given procurement season with  respect  to  a  particular  oilseed  crop  for  the  entire  State.  PDPS  does  not  involve  any physical procurement but envisages direct payment of the difference between the MSP and the selling / modal price to pre- registered farmers selling oilseeds of prescribed FAQ norms within  the  stipulated  period  in  the  notified  market  yard  through  a  transparent  auction process. Besides, PPSS is also implemented for oilseeds on pilot basis and States have the option  for  implementation  of  PPSS  in  district/selected  APMC(s)  of  district  involving  the participation of private stockist.
- (b) :   Yes.
- (c): The state-wise details of foodgrains procured at MSP after the launch of PM-AASHA is at Annexure-I and Annexure-II. For these procurements, farmers have been granted MSP for their produce.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.458

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  5 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019

## PM-AASHA SCHEME

ANNEXURE-I DETAILS OF PULSES PROCURED UNDER PSS AFTER THE LAUNCHED PM-AASHA(as on 28.1.2019)

| States         | Commodities   | MSP per MT   | Procurement Upto 28.01.2019 (In MT)   |   MSP value (Rs. In Crores) |
|----------------|---------------|--------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Karnataka      | Moong         | 69750        | 28950.00                              |                      201.93 |
| Karnataka      | Urad          | 56000        | 10.10                                 |                        0.06 |
| Karnataka      | Tur           | 56750        | 29.50                                 |                        0.17 |
| Tamil Nadu     | Moong         | 69750        | 364.90                                |                        2.55 |
| Uttar Pradesh  | Moong         | 69750        | 2.20                                  |                        0.02 |
| Uttar Pradesh  | Urad          | 56000        | 27427.66                              |                      153.59 |
| Telangana      | Moong         | 69750        | 13375.31                              |                       93.29 |
| Telangana      | Urad          | 56000        | 578.39                                |                        3.24 |
| Telangana      | Tur           | 56750        | 38485.70                              |                      218.41 |
| Maharashtra    | Moong         | 69750        | 18986.09                              |                      132.43 |
| Maharashtra    | Urad          | 56000        | 11331.77                              |                       63.46 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Moong         | 69750        | 2971.56                               |                       20.73 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Urad          | 56000        | 345000.00                             |                     1932    |
| Andhra Pradesh | Moong         | 69750        | 242.20                                |                        1.69 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Urad          | 56000        | 493.00                                |                        2.76 |
| Rajasthan      | Moong         | 69750        | 236277.28                             |                     1648.03 |
| Rajasthan      | Urad          | 56000        | 77444.94                              |                      433.69 |
| Haryana        | Moong         | 69750        | 224.90                                |                        1.57 |
| Gujarat        | Moong         | 69750        | 365.55                                |                        2.55 |
| Gujarat        | Urad          | 56000        | 5439.75                               |                       30.46 |
| Total          |               |              | 808,000.80                            |                     4942.61 |

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Annexure-II

| PROCUREMENT OF RICE AND COARSEGRAINS DURING KHARIF 2018-19   | PROCUREMENT OF RICE AND COARSEGRAINS DURING KHARIF 2018-19   | PROCUREMENT OF RICE AND COARSEGRAINS DURING KHARIF 2018-19   | PROCUREMENT OF RICE AND COARSEGRAINS DURING KHARIF 2018-19   | PROCUREMENT OF RICE AND COARSEGRAINS DURING KHARIF 2018-19   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| STATE/UT                                                     | RICE# (in LMT)                                               | JOWAR* (in MT)                                               | BAJRA* (in MT)                                               | MAIZE* (in MT)                                               |
| A&N ISLANDS                                                  |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                               | 22.60                                                        |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |
| TELANGANA                                                    | 26.82                                                        |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |
| ASSAM                                                        | 0.15                                                         |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |
| BIHAR                                                        | 1.25                                                         |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |
| CHANDIGARH                                                   | 0.13                                                         |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |
| CHHATISGARH                                                  | 40.80                                                        |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |
| DELHI                                                        |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |
| GUJARAT                                                      | 0.09                                                         |                                                              | 696.00                                                       | 1538.00                                                      |
| HARYANA                                                      | 39.09                                                        |                                                              | 180744.00                                                    |                                                              |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                             |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR                                              | 0.09                                                         |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |
| JHARKHAND                                                    | 0.36                                                         |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |
| KARNATAKA                                                    |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |
| KERALA                                                       | 0.64                                                         |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                               | 13.95                                                        | 135.00                                                       | 4099.00                                                      |                                                              |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                  | 2.59                                                         | 10713.00                                                     |                                                              | 6987.00                                                      |
| NAGALAND                                                     |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |
| ODISHA                                                       | 23.70                                                        |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |
| PUDUCHERRY                                                   |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |
| PUNJAB                                                       | 113.30                                                       |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |
| NEF(TRIPURA)                                                 | 0.07                                                         |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |
| RAJASTHAN                                                    |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |
| TAMIL NADU                                                   | 2.51                                                         |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                                | 27.60                                                        |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |
| UTTRAKHAND                                                   | 4.52                                                         |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |
| WEST BENGAL                                                  | 8.90                                                         |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |
| TOTAL PROCUREMENT                                            | 329.17                                                       | 10848.00                                                     | 185539.00                                                    | 8525.00                                                      |

# As on 31.01.2019 * As on 29.01.2019