Lok Sabha Question No. 2607 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-09
Subject: Increase in Income of Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Kapil Moreshwar Patil

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2607

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH   JULY, 2019

## INCREASE IN INCOME OF FARMERS

## 2607.  SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

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

- (a) whether the agricultural income of most of the farmers is insufficient;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether the farmers of the country are  opting  for  other  professions  as agriculture has become non-viable;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (e) whether  the  Swaminathan Committee  has  given  any  suggestions/ recommendations to improve the economic condition of farmers and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the steps taken by the Government to increase the income of the farmers and to make agriculture a viable profession?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) & (b):   According to the 'Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households' conducted by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) in 2013, the all-India average monthly income per agricultural  household  from  various  sources  is  estimated  to  be  Rs.  6426  vis-à-vis  the  average monthly consumption expenditure of Rs.6223.

Government has been focusing on reorienting the agriculture sector by shifting towards an income-centric approach which goes beyond merely achieving targeted production.

(c) & (d):    As per the Population Census conducted by the Registrar General of India, the total number of agricultural workers in the country, comprising of cultivators and agricultural labourers, have increased from 234.1 million (127.3 million cultivators and 106.8 million agricultural labourers) in 2001 to 263.1 million (118.8 million cultivators and 144.3 million agricultural labourers) in 2011. State-wise details are given in the Annexure.

(e): The  National  Commission  on  Farmers  (NCF)  headed  by  Dr.  M.  S.  Swaminathan  has made several recommendations for improving the financial conditions of farmers in 2006, which have been incorporated in the 'National Policy for Farmers, 2007' (NPF 2007).

The Policy provisions in NPF 2007 include, inter-alia, (i) reforms in respect of land, water, livestock, fisheries and bio-resources; (ii) supply of good quality seeds and disease-free planting material,  (iii)  issue  of  soil  health  passbooks  to  the  farmers  and  Integrated  Pest  Management System; (iv) region and crop specific implements and machinery; (v) timely, adequate and easy reach of institutional credit at reasonable interest rates and farmer-friendly insurance instruments; (vi) support services and inputs like application of frontier technologies; (vii) use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and setting up of farm schools to revitalize agricultural  extension;  (viii)  effective  implementation  of  Minimum  Support  Price  (MSP)  across the country and establishing community foodgrain banks; (ix) development of agricultural market infrastructure;  (x)  promote  special  categories  of  farming  like  organic  farming  and  contract farming; (xi) rural non-farm employment initiatives for farm households, etc.

(f): Various  schemes/programmes  are  being  promoted and  implemented  for  increasing  the profitability  of  farming  sector.  These  include,  inter- alia, Pradhan Mantri  Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY); Soil  Health Card (SHC) Scheme; Neem Coated Urea (NCU); Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas Yojana(PKVY);  National  Agriculture  Market scheme  (e-NAM);  Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojana (PMFBY); National Food Security Mission (NFSM); Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA);  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH);  National  Mission  on Oilseeds & Oilpalm (NMOOP); National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA); National Mission on  Agricultural  Extension  &  Technology  (NMAET)  and  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY). Besides, Government has adopted the principle of fixing Minimum Support Prices (MSP) at a level of 50 per cent over the all-India weighted average cost of production of crops.

## Annexure Annexure in reference to Reply to Part (c) and (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2607 due for reply on 09-07-2019

## Number of Agricultural Workers in India (in Million)

| S.No.   | State/ UT                       | Cultivators   | Cultivators   | Agricultural Labourers   | Agricultural Labourers   | Total       | Total       |
|---------|---------------------------------|---------------|---------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------|-------------|
| S.No.   | State/ UT                       | 2001          | 2011          | 2001                     | 2011                     | 2001        | 2011 263.14 |
|         | ALL INDIA                       | 127.31        | 118.81        | 106.78                   | 144.33                   | 234.09 1.84 |             |
| 1       | JAMMU & KASHMIR                 | 1.59          | 1.25          | 0.25                     | 0.55                     |             | 1.80        |
| 2       | HIMACHAL PRADESH                | 1.95          | 2.06          | 0.09                     | 0.18                     | 2.04        | 2.24        |
| 3       | PUNJAB                          | 2.07          | 1.93          | 1.49                     | 1.59                     | 3.56        | 3.52        |
| 4       | CHANDIGARH                      | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00                     | 0.00                     | 0.00        | 0.00        |
| 5       | UTTARAKHAND                     | 1.57          | 1.58          | 0.26                     | 0.40                     | 1.83        | 1.98        |
| 6       | HARYANA                         | 3.02          | 2.48          | 1.28                     | 1.53                     | 4.30        | 4.01        |
| 7       | DELHI                           | 0.04          | 0.03          | 0.02                     | 0.04                     | 0.06        | 0.07        |
| 8       | RAJASTHAN                       | 13.14         | 13.62         | 2.52                     | 4.94                     | 15.66       | 18.56       |
| 9       | UTTAR PRADESH                   | 22.17         | 19.06         | 13.40                    | 19.94                    | 35.57       | 39.00       |
| 10      | BIHAR                           | 8.19          | 7.20          | 13.42                    | 18.35                    | 21.61       | 25.55       |
| 11      | SIKKIM                          | 0.13          | 0.12          | 0.02                     | 0.03                     | 0.15        | 0.15        |
| 12      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH               | 0.28          | 0.30          | 0.02                     | 0.04                     | 0.30        | 0.34        |
| 13      | NAGALAND                        | 0.55          | 0.54          | 0.03                     | 0.06                     | 0.58        | 0.60        |
| 14      | MANIPUR (Excl. 3 Sub-divisions) | 0.38          | 0.57          | 0.11                     | 0.11                     | 0.49        | 0.69        |
| 15      | MIZORAM                         | 0.26          | 0.23          | 0.03                     | 0.04                     | 0.29        | 0.27        |
| 16      | TRIPURA                         | 0.31          | 0.30          | 0.28                     | 0.35                     | 0.59        | 0.65        |
| 17      | MEGHALAYA                       | 0.47          | 0.49          | 0.17                     | 0.20                     | 0.64        | 0.69        |
| 18      | ASSAM                           | 3.73          | 4.06          | 1.26                     | 1.85                     | 4.99        | 5.91        |
| 19      | WEST BENGAL                     | 5.65          | 5.12          | 7.36                     | 10.19                    | 13.01       | 15.31       |
| 20      | JHARKHAND                       | 3.89          | 3.81          | 2.85                     | 4.44                     | 6.74        | 8.25        |
| 21      | ORISSA                          | 4.25          | 4.10          | 5.00                     | 6.74                     | 9.25        | 10.84       |
| 22      | CHHATTISGARH                    | 4.31          | 4.00          | 3.09                     | 5.09                     | 7.40        | 9.09        |
| 23      | MADHYA PRADESH                  | 11.04         | 9.84          | 7.40                     | 12.19                    | 18.44 10.96 | 22.03 12.29 |
| 24      | GUJARAT                         | 5.80          | 5.45          | 5.16                     | 6.84                     | 0.01        | 0.00        |
| 25      | DAMAN & DIU                     | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00                     | 0.00 0.02                | 0.05        | 0.05        |
| 26      | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI            | 0.04          | 0.03          | 0.01                     |                          |             | 26.06       |
| 27 28   | MAHARASHTRA ANDHRA PRADESH      | 11.81 7.86    | 12.57 6.49    | 10.82 13.83              | 13.49 16.97              | 22.63 21.69 | 23.46       |
| 29      | KARNATAKA                       | 6.88          | 6.58          | 6.23                     | 7.16                     | 13.11       | 13.74       |
|         |                                 |               |               |                          |                          | 0.09        |             |
| 30 31   | LAKSHADWEEP                     | 0.05          | 0.03          | 0.04                     | 0.03                     |             | 0.06        |
|         | GOA                             | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.00                     | 0.00                     | 0.00        | 0.00        |
| 33      | TAMIL NADU                      | 5.12          | 4.25          | 8.64                     | 9.61                     | 13.76       | 13.86       |
| 34      | PUDUCHERRY                      | 0.01          | 0.01          | 0.07                     | 0.07                     | 0.08        | 0.08        |
| 35      | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS       | 0.02          | 0.02          | 0.01                     | 0.00                     | 0.03        | 0.02        |

Note: The Census 2001 figures for India and Manipur exclude that of Mao Param, Paomata and Purul sub-divisions of Senapati district of Manipur

Source: Registrar General of India

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