Lok Sabha Question No. 1615 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-02
Subject: Fund for Upliftment of Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Nihal Chand Chauhan

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

## LOK  SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1615 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 ND  JULY, 2019

## FUND FOR UPLIFTMENT OF FARMERS

1615.   SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

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

(a) whether the Government has sanctioned any fund for upliftment of the farmers of the country including Rajasthan;

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, whether the Government proposes to sanction any fund for upliftment of farmers in near future; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government to bring improvement in the standard of living of the farmers?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) & (b): Agriculture  is  a  State  Subject.  However,  Government  of  India  facilitates  the State  Governments  through  various  Centrally  Sponsored  and  Central  Sector  Schemes  for improving agriculture  and  thereby  farmers welfare  in  the  country  including  Rajasthan.  The Central  assistance  for  various  schemes  administered  by  the  Department  of  Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers' Welfare are demand driven and funds are released to the State Governments based on their Annual Action Plans and submission of utilization certificates and progress reports for previous releases. A statement indicating funds released to State Governments including Rajasthan during the year 2018-19 is annexed.

(c): Government is implementing various missions and schemes aimed at improvement in agriculture  production  and  productivity  as  well  as  upliftment  of  farmers.  Recently,  the Government has  initiated  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Samman  Nidhi  (PM-KISAN)  Scheme, effective  from  1.12.2018,  to  provide  income  support  to  all  small  and  marginal  landholder farmer families across the country, subject to certain exclusions, to enable them to take care of  expenses  related  to  agriculture  and  allied  activities  as  well  as  domestic  needs.  The Scheme  provides  a  payment  of  Rs.6000/-  per  year,  in  three  4-monthly  installments  of Rs.2000/-,  to  the  farmers'  families  with  cultivable  land  holding  upto  2  hectare,  subject  to certain exclusions relating to higher income groups. The ambit of the Scheme has now been expanded to cover all farmers in the country irrespective of the size of their land holdings, subject to all other exclusions.

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

With  a  view  to  provide  better  insurance  coverage  to  farmers  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 Kharif 2016 season.  This  scheme  provides  insurance  cover  including  post-harvest  risks  in  specified instances.

## Annexure

## Details of State-wise funds released under the schemes being implemented by Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare during the year 2018-19

(Rs in Crore)

Card (SHC)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Scheme   | National Food Security Mission (NFSM)   | National Food Security Mission-Oil Seeds and Oil Palm(NFSM- OS&OP) Erstwhile   | Rainfed Area Development & Climate Change   | Soil Health Management (SHM)   | Soil Health Card (SHC)   |
|-----------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
|           | Name of the State    |                                         |                                                                                |                                             |                                |                          |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh       | 62.54                                   | 41.65                                                                          | 17.50                                       | 18.45                          | 13.46                    |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh    | 7.20                                    | 6.52                                                                           | 1.20                                        | 0.57                           | 0.49                     |
| 3         | Assam                | 105.58                                  | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                        | 1.18                           | 5.62                     |
| 4         | Bihar                | 46.63                                   | 0.00                                                                           | 0.97                                        | 0.63                           | 9.68                     |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh         | 78.58                                   | 6.42                                                                           | 6.50                                        | 1.97                           | 9.44                     |
| 6         | Goa                  | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                        | 0.71                           | 0.00                     |
| 7         | Gujarat              | 17.21                                   | 22.37                                                                          | 11.60                                       | 0.16                           | 11.35                    |
| 8         | Haryana              | 11.42                                   | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                        | 2.36                           | 11.55                    |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh     | 12.11                                   | 0.00                                                                           | 8.00                                        | 2.25                           | 1.13                     |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir      | 6.21                                    | 0.55                                                                           | 1.00                                        | 1.19                           | 2.47                     |
| 11        | Jharkhand            | 44.90                                   | 0.98                                                                           | 6.71                                        | 0.39                           | 1.12                     |
| 12        | Karnataka            | 131.91                                  | 9.61                                                                           | 5.54                                        | 7.12                           | 20.49                    |
| 13        | Kerala               | 0.00                                    | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                        | 0.00                           | 1.55                     |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh       | 104.40                                  | 5.00                                                                           | 0.00                                        | 0.68                           | 20.98                    |
| 15        | Maharashtra          | 112.56                                  | 39.58                                                                          | 25.00                                       | 1.16                           | 46.64                    |
| 16        | Manipur              | 7.44                                    | 0.94                                                                           | 0.00                                        | 0.00                           | 0.00                     |
| 17        | Meghalaya            | 4.94                                    | 0.00                                                                           | 3.99                                        | 2.60                           | 0.61                     |
| 18        | Mizoram              | 2.28                                    | 11.64                                                                          | 7.00                                        | 0.34                           | 0.27                     |
| 19        | Nagaland             | 18.73                                   | 3.40                                                                           | 9.00                                        | 0.00                           | 0.40                     |
| 20        | Odisha               | 84.91                                   | 10.80                                                                          | 20.93                                       | 1.15                           | 3.42                     |
| 21        | Punjab               | 0.15                                    | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                        | 0.99                           | 4.06                     |
| 22        | Rajasthan            | 116.27                                  | 28.00                                                                          | 0.00                                        | 4.65                           | 21.10                    |
| 23        | Sikkim               | 9.39                                    | 0.05                                                                           | 2.40                                        | 0.00                           | 0.92                     |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu           | 55.20                                   | 11.84                                                                          | 35.50                                       | 3.32                           | 12.86                    |
| 25        | Telangana            | 9.61                                    | 2.50                                                                           | 4.20                                        | 16.00                          | 4.99                     |
| 26        | Tripura              | 17.84                                   | 0.71                                                                           | 6.00                                        | 0.52                           | 0.64                     |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh        | 131.24                                  | 9.74                                                                           | 25.08                                       | 9.06                           | 23.19                    |
| 28        | Uttarakhand          | 17.83                                   | 0.43                                                                           | 8.00                                        | 0.50                           | 2.36                     |
| 29        | West Bengal          | 92.51                                   | 29.81                                                                          | 8.00                                        | 0.00                           | 6.37                     |

## Details of State-wise funds released under the schemes being implemented by Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare during the year 2018-19

(Rs in Crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Scheme   | Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)   | Sub-Mission on Agriculture Extension   | National E- Goverance Plan (NEGP- A)Phase- II   | Sub-Mission on Agriculture Mechansation (SMAM)   | Sub Mission on Seeds & Planting Material (SMSP)   |
|-----------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|           | Name of the State    |                                           |                                        |                                                 |                                                  |                                                   |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh       | 68.00                                     | 18.86                                  | 1.09                                            | 150.00                                           | 18.90                                             |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh    | 0.00                                      | 11.15                                  | 1.06                                            | 3.55                                             | 0.00                                              |
| 3         | Assam                | 0.00                                      | 6.11                                   | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                             | 30.81                                             |
| 4         | Bihar                | 0.00                                      | 27.91                                  | 3.02                                            | 25.00                                            | 19.76                                             |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh         | 10.10                                     | 12.26                                  | 0.58                                            | 20.00                                            | 6.17                                              |
| 6         | Goa                  | 4.98                                      | 1.44                                   | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                             | 0.00                                              |
| 7         | Gujarat              | 0.00                                      | 34.98                                  | 0.00                                            | 8.69                                             | 1.06                                              |
| 8         | Haryana              | 0.00                                      | 10.27                                  | 1.92                                            | 45.00                                            | 0.91                                              |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh     | 0.00                                      | 12.49                                  | 0.00                                            | 14.53                                            | 8.71                                              |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir      | 0.00                                      | 8.39                                   | 0.49                                            | 10.22                                            | 5.92                                              |
| 11        | Jharkhand            | 0.00                                      | 18.49                                  | 0.00                                            | 3.00                                             | 0.00                                              |
| 12        | Karnataka            | 4.08                                      | 25.84                                  | 0.00                                            | 104.98                                           | 16.80                                             |
| 13        | Kerala               | 0.00                                      | 11.19                                  | 0.00                                            | 10.37                                            | 0.08                                              |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh       | 24.72                                     | 27.85                                  | 0.00                                            | 50.39                                            | 28.37                                             |
| 15        | Maharashtra          | 0.00                                      | 31.03                                  | 0.00                                            | 145.50                                           | 35.73                                             |
| 16        | Manipur              | 0.00                                      | 5.16                                   | 0.00                                            | 28.61                                            | 0.09                                              |
| 17        | Meghalaya            | 0.00                                      | 7.33                                   | 0.64                                            | 1.11                                             | 0.00                                              |
| 18        | Mizoram              | 0.22                                      | 6.75                                   | 0.67                                            | 3.75                                             | 1.15                                              |
| 19        | Nagaland             | 0.43                                      | 19.49                                  | 1.08                                            | 41.96                                            | 1.81                                              |
| 20        | Odisha               | 13.38                                     | 35.56                                  | 1.91                                            | 72.96                                            | 2.04                                              |
| 21        | Punjab               | 0.00                                      | 9.46                                   | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                             | 0.09                                              |
| 22        | Rajasthan            | 50.49                                     | 23.23                                  | 0.73                                            | 10.00                                            | 1.14                                              |
| 23        | Sikkim               | 6.57                                      | 2.79                                   | 0.50                                            | 2.00                                             | 0.47                                              |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu           | 5.64                                      | 45.41                                  | 2.36                                            | 153.21                                           | 33.91                                             |
| 25        | Telangana            | 0.00                                      | 2.70                                   | 0.25                                            | 6.00                                             | 8.22                                              |
| 26        | Tripura              | 0.72                                      | 4.73                                   | 1.37                                            | 31.28                                            | 0.00                                              |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh        | 12.80                                     | 98.37                                  | 2.39                                            | 36.58                                            | 43.40                                             |
| 28        | Uttarakhand          | 107.81                                    | 7.81                                   | 0.72                                            | 37.50                                            | 10.88                                             |
| 29        | West Bengal          | 0.00                                      | 39.42                                  | 1.96                                            | 11.25                                            | 0.97                                              |

## Details of State-wise funds released under the schemes being implemented by Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare during the year 2018-19

(Rs in Crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Scheme   | Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)   | National Bamboo Mission (NBM )   | Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)   | Per Drop More Crop component of PMKSY   | Sub- Mission on Agro forestry (SMAF)   |
|-----------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|           | Name of the State    |                                                             |                                  |                                        |                                         |                                        |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh       | 102.93                                                      | 7.10                             | 253.48                                 | 520.00                                  | 0.00                                   |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh    | 20.00                                                       | 11.27                            | 9.26                                   | 12.50                                   | 0.00                                   |
| 3         | Assam                | 56.00                                                       | 5.00                             | 201.62                                 | 30.00                                   | 0.00                                   |
| 4         | Bihar                | 19.00                                                       | 4.92                             | 83.97                                  | 27.91                                   | 0.00                                   |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh         | 102.25                                                      | 2.28                             | 113.94                                 | 43.39                                   | 1.50                                   |
| 6         | Goa                  | 2.87                                                        | 0.00                             | 7.45                                   | 1.20                                    | 0.00                                   |
| 7         | Gujarat              | 95.25                                                       | 0.00                             | 109.24                                 | 272.50                                  | 4.00                                   |
| 8         | Haryana              | 71.60                                                       | 0.00                             | 80.55                                  | 27.41                                   | 0.00                                   |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh     | 23.75                                                       | 0.00                             | 23.52                                  | 26.00                                   | 1.00                                   |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir      | 110.00                                                      | 0.00                             | 9.59                                   | 7.80                                    | 3.00                                   |
| 11        | Jharkhand            | 9.50                                                        | 3.21                             | 32.49                                  | 10.00                                   | 1.00                                   |
| 12        | Karnataka            | 115.58                                                      | 10.00                            | 127.36                                 | 372.03                                  | 5.56                                   |
| 13        | Kerala               | 68.53                                                       | 5.80                             | 82.94                                  | 4.00                                    | 0.00                                   |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh       | 31.76                                                       | 21.08                            | 219.17                                 | 132.56                                  | 0.00                                   |
| 15        | Maharashtra          | 107.00                                                      | 11.93                            | 245.11                                 | 360.00                                  | 2.00                                   |
| 16        | Manipur              | 25.50                                                       | 4.50                             | 14.69                                  | 40.00                                   | 0.00                                   |
| 17        | Meghalaya            | 21.00                                                       | 2.90                             | 16.93                                  | 12.00                                   | 0.00                                   |
| 18        | Mizoram              | 25.00                                                       | 18.95                            | 11.06                                  | 27.80                                   | 1.50                                   |
| 19        | Nagaland             | 27.00                                                       | 6.24                             | 48.67                                  | 35.00                                   | 1.50                                   |
| 20        | Odisha               | 21.00                                                       | 3.77                             | 242.02                                 | 58.00                                   | 2.00                                   |
| 21        | Punjab               | 35.50                                                       | 0.00                             | 44.59                                  | 9.00                                    | 4.48                                   |
| 22        | Rajasthan            | 52.00                                                       | 0.00                             | 196.99                                 | 168.48                                  | 0.00                                   |
| 23        | Sikkim               | 22.00                                                       | 3.44                             | 17.36                                  | 55.19                                   | 0.00                                   |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu           | 129.00                                                      | 0.00                             | 216.59                                 | 355.00                                  | 0.00                                   |
| 25        | Telangana            | 5.00                                                        | 3.35                             | 128.69                                 | 122.00                                  | 0.80                                   |
| 26        | Tripura              | 12.00                                                       | 12.30                            | 66.67                                  | 15.00                                   | 0.00                                   |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh        | 62.57                                                       | 0.00                             | 389.58                                 | 87.88                                   | 0.00                                   |
| 28        | Uttarakhand          | 40.00                                                       | 6.91                             | 28.86                                  | 43.00                                   | 0.00                                   |
| 29        | West Bengal          | 15.00                                                       | 0.00                             | 243.49                                 | 40.00                                   | 0.00                                   |

## MIDH:-

During 2018-19, an additional amount of Rs.56.03 crore has been released to mitigate the floods in Kerala. During 2018-19, an additional amount of Rs. 50.00 crore has been released to mitigate Gaja Cyclone in Tamil Nadu.