Lok Sabha Question No. 1058 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-24
Subject: Income Security for Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1058

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 24 TH  JULY, 2018

## INCOME SECURITY FOR FARMERS

1058.   SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

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

- (a) whether the Government has set a roadmap or a 'four-pronged strategy' for doubling the farmers' income by 2022;
- (b) if so, whether the NITI Aayog has proposed a pilot project in this regard, if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  fix  the  Minimum  Support  Price  for  all  the agricultural produce to ensure income security for the farmers and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  allocation  made  by the  Government to agriculture sector during the last five-years period and the details thereof?

## 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):  The Government has set a target of doubling of farmers' income by the year 2022. The  Government  has  constituted  an  Inter-Ministerial  Committee  under  the  Chairmanship  of Chief Executive Officer, National Rainfed Area Authority, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare to examine issues relating to doubling of farmers' income and recommend a strategy to achieve doubling of farmers' income in real terms by the year 2022.

At  present,  thirteen  draft  volumes  of  'Strategy  for  Doubling  Farmers'  Income  by  2022' prepared by the  Committee  have been  uploaded on the website of this Department (http://agricoop.nic.in/doubling-farmers) for seeking public opinion.

During the National Conference on 'Agriculture-2022 - Doubling Farmers' Income,' Hon'ble PM has mentioned four aspects for improving the income of farmers, viz; reducing input cost; ensuring a fair price for the produce; reducing wastage; and creating alternate sources of income.

Further, NITI Aayog has constituted a Task Force for demonstrating doubling of farmers income through new business models and relieving farmers' distress.

(c): Government announces minimum support prices (MSPs) for 22 mandated crops and fair and  remunerative  price  (FRP)  for  sugarcane  on  the  basis  of  recommendations  of  the Commission  for  Agricultural  Costs  &  Prices  (CACP),  after  considering  the  views  of  State Governments  and  Central  Ministries/Departments  concerned  and  other  relevant  factors.  The mandated crops are 14 crops of the kharif season viz. paddy, jowar, bajra, maize, ragi, arhar, moong, urad, groundnut-in-shell, soyabean, sunflower, sesamum, nigerseed and cotton; 6 rabi crops  viz.  wheat,  barley,  gram,  masur(lentil),  rapeseed/mustard  and  safflower  and  two  other commercial crops viz. jute and copra. In addition, the MSPs of toria and de-husked coconut are fixed on the basis of the MSPs of rapeseed/mustard and copra, respectively.

Government has announced its historic decision to fix MSP at a level of at least 150 per cent of the cost of production for kharif crops 2018-19 which redeems the promise made in the Union Budget for 2018-19. The MSP declared during 2012-13 to 2018-19 for various crops is at Annexure.

(d): Year-wise  details  of  Budget  Estimates  of  Ministry  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers  Welfare during the last five years are as follow;

| Year    |   Budget Estimates (Rs. in crore ) |
|---------|------------------------------------|
| 2014-15 |                            31543   |
| 2015-16 |                            25460.5 |
| 2016-17 |                            45035.2 |
| 2017-18 |                            51576   |
| 2018-19 |                            58080   |
| Total   |                           211695   |

## Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 1058 for 24.07.2018

## 7 years MSP Statement

| Sl. No.   | Commodity                         | Variety       | 2012-13   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------|---------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|           | KHARIF CROPS                      |               |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
| 1         | PADDY                             | Common        | 1250      | 1310      | 1360      | 1410      | 1470      | 1550      | 1750      |
|           |                                   | Grade 'A'     | 1280      | 1345      | 1400      | 1450      | 1510      | 1590      | 1770      |
| 2         | JOWAR                             | Hybrid        | 1500      | 1500      | 1530      | 1570      | 1625      | 1700      | 2430      |
|           |                                   | Maldandi      | 1520      | 1520      | 1550      | 1590      | 1650      | 1725      | 2450      |
| 3         | BAJRA                             |               | 1175      | 1250      | 1250      | 1275      | 1330      | 1425      | 1950      |
| 4         | MAIZE                             |               | 1175      | 1310      | 1310      | 1325      | 1365      | 1425      | 1700      |
| 5         | RAGI                              |               | 1500      | 1500      | 1550      | 1650      | 1725      | 1900      | 2897      |
| 6         | ARHAR(Tur)                        |               | 3850      | 4300      | 4350      | 4625^     | 5050^^    | 5450^     | 5675      |
| 7         | MOONG                             |               | 4400      | 4500      | 4600      | 4850^     | 5225^^    | 5575^     | 6975      |
| 8         | URAD                              |               | 4300      | 4300      | 4350      | 4625^     | 5000^^    | 5400^     | 5600      |
| 9         | COTTON                            | Medium Staple | 3600      | 3700      | 3750      | 3800      | 3860      | 4020      | 5150      |
|           |                                   | Long Staple   | 3900      | 4000      | 4050      | 4100      | 4160      | 4320      | 5450      |
| 10        | GROUNDNUT IN SHELL                |               | 3700      | 4000      | 4000      | 4030      | 4220*     | 4450^     | 4890      |
| 11        | SUNFLOWER SEED                    |               | 3700      | 3700      | 3750      | 3800      | 3950*     | 4100*     | 5388      |
| 12        | SOYABEEN                          | Black         | 2200      | 2500      | 2500      | -         | -         | -         | -         |
|           |                                   | Yellow ##     | 2240      | 2560      | 2560      | 2600      | 2775*     | 3050^     | 3399      |
| 13        | SESAMUM                           |               | 4200      | 4500      | 4600      | 4700      | 5000^     | 5300*     | 6249      |
| 14        | NIGERSEED                         |               | 3500      | 3500      | 3600      | 3650      | 3825*     | 4050*     | 5877      |
|           | RABI CROPS                        |               |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
| 15        | WHEAT                             |               | 1350      | 1400      | 1450      | 1525      | 1625      | 1735      |           |
| 16        | BARLEY                            |               | 980       | 1100      | 1150      | 1225      | 1325      | 1410      |           |
| 17        | GRAM                              |               | 3000      | 3100      | 3175      | 3500**    | 4000^     | 4400@     |           |
| 18        | MASUR (LENTIL)                    |               | 2900      | 2950      | 3075      | 3400**    | 3950@     | 4250*     |           |
| 19        | RAPESEED/MUSTARD                  |               | 3000      | 3050      | 3100      | 3350      | 3700*     | 4000*     |           |
| 20        | SAFFLOWER                         |               | 2800      | 3000      | 3050      | 3300      | 3700*     | 4100*     |           |
| 21        | TORIA                             |               | 2970      | 3020      | 3020      | 3290      | 3560      | 3900*     |           |
|           | OTHER CROPS                       |               |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
| 22        | COPRA                             | Milling       | 5100      | 5250      | 5250      | 5550      | 5950      | 6500      | 7511      |
|           | (Calender Year)                   | Ball          | 5350      | 5500      | 5500      | 5830      | 6240      | 6785      | 7750      |
| 23        | DE-HUSKED COCONUT (Calender Year) |               | 1400      | 1425      | 1425      | 1500      | 1600      | 1760      | 2030      |
| 24        | JUTE                              |               | 2200      | 2300      | 2400      | 2700      | 3200      | 3500      | 3700      |
| 25        | SUGARCANE#                        |               | 170       | 210       | 220       | 230       | 230       | 255       | 275       |

* Including Bonus of Rs. 100 per quintal.
- ** Including Bonus of Rs. 75 per quintal .
- ^ Including Bonus of Rs. 200 per quintal.
- ^^ Including Bonus of Rs. 425 per quintal.
- @ including bonus of Rs. 150 per quintal

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## Annexure

(Rs per quintal)