Lok Sabha Question No. 410 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-05
Subject: Incentive Schemes for Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: AJAY (TENI) MISRA, BHARAT SINGH

## 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) & (b): Agriculture is a State subject. Government of India supports and facilitates the State  Governments  through  many  Centrally  Sponsored  and  Central  Sector  Schemes  to promote agriculture in the country to boost farmer's income through various schemes.

Also, Government of India supplements the efforts of the State Governments through various Schemes/Programmes. The Government has been reorienting the agriculture sector by focusing on an income-centeredness which goes beyond achieving high outcome/productivity, reduced cost of cultivation and remunerative price on the produce, with a view to earn higher profits from farming.

For  giving  a  major  boost  for  the  farmers  income,  the  Government  has  approved  the increase  in  the  Minimum  Support  Price  (MSP)  for  all  Kharif  and  Rabi  Crops  for  2018-19 season at a level of a atleast 150 percent of the cost of production.

O.I.H.

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.410

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  5 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019

## INCENTIVE SCHEMES FOR FARMERS

410.   SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI: SHRI BHARAT SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to implement a centrally sponsored scheme for the farmers of the  country  in  view  of  losses  to  them  in  farming  and  the  disillusionment  of  the people from carrying out farming on the lines of the State Government of Jharkhand;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the States and the areas where the said scheme is going to be implemented; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

With a view to provide better insurance coverage to the crops for risk mitigation on account  of  natural  calamities  and  other  factors,  the  Government  has  launched  a  Crop Insurance Scheme namely Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) from Khariff 2016 season.  This  scheme  provides  insurance  cover  including  post-harvest  risks  in  specified instances.

The Government with a view to augment the income of Small and Marginal Farmers, in  the  Union  Budget  2019  has  announced  'Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Samman  Nidhi  (PMKISaN)' a new Central Sector Scheme will be 100% funded by the Government of India.

Under the Scheme, financial benefit of Rs. 6000/- per year will be provided to all Small and Marginal  Farmer families having  cultivable  land  holding  upto  2  hectare.  This  financial benefit will be provided in 3 equal installments of Rs. 2000/- each in a period of every four months in a financial year. The benefit shall be admissible under the Scheme w.e.f. 01-122018.  The  existing  land-ownership  system  in  the  States/Union  Territories  will  be  used  for identifications of beneficiaries.

The list of other schemes implemented/ run by Department of Agriculture Cooperation & Farmers Welfare inter-alia is annexed.

(c): In view of above, question does not arise.

## ANNEXURE

## NAME OF SCHEMES BEING IMPLEMENTED BY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

| Sr. No.                             | NAME OF SCHEME                                                                |
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1                                   | Interest Subsidy for Short Term Credit to Farmers                             |
| 2                                   | Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana-NCIP                                         |
| 3                                   | Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana - Per Drop More Crop                     |
| 4                                   | Implementation of Market Intervention Scheme Price Support Scheme             |
| 5                                   | Green Revolution -Rashtriya KrishiVikas Yojana                                |
| 6                                   | Green Revolution-Krishonnati Yojana(Horticulture)                             |
| 7                                   | National Mission on Oil Seeds And Oil Palm                                    |
| 8                                   | National Project on Promotion of Organic Farming                              |
| 9                                   | National Project on Management of Soil Health & Fertility                     |
| 10                                  | Organic Value Chain Development for NE Region                                 |
| 11                                  | National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture-RADP And Climate Change          |
| 12                                  | Soil And Land Use Survey Of India                                             |
| 13                                  | Parampragat Krishi Vikas Yojna                                                |
| 14                                  | National Project On Agro-Forestry                                             |
| 15                                  | Sub-Mission On Agriculture Extension                                          |
| 16                                  | National E Governance Plan Agriculture Information Technology                 |
| 17                                  | Sub-Mission Seeds And Planting Material                                       |
| 18                                  | Sub-Mission On Agriculture Mechanization                                      |
| 19                                  | Sub-Mission On Plant Protection And Plant Quarantine                          |
| 20 Integrated Scheme on Agriculture | Cooperation                                                                   |
| 21                                  | Integrated Scheme On Agriculture Marketing                                    |
| 22                                  | National Food Security Mission                                                |
| 23                                  | Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Census And Statistics                        |
| 24                                  | National Rainfed Area authority                                               |
| 25                                  | National Bamboo mission                                                       |
| 26                                  | Strengthening Promoting Agriculture information System                        |
| 27                                  | Promotion of Agriculture Mechanization for in-situ Management of Crop residue |

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