Lok Sabha Question No. 244 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-19
Subject: Decline in Farmers’ Income
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Bharti Pravin Pawar, Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande

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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. 244

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019

## DECLINE IN FARMERS' INCOME

244. DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR: SHRI SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that farmers income is on the decline with time in the face of increasing inflation in Maharashtra;
- (b) the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (c) the details of the efforts made by the Government to increase the income of the farmers of Maharashtra and names of the sponsored schemes in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a) & (b): The  income  of  agricultural  households  in  the  country  is  estimated  by  National Statistical  Office  (NSO)  through  the  'Situation  Assessment  Survey  of  Agricultural  Households' conducted from time to  time.  The first  such  survey  was  conducted in  rural  parts  of  the  country during  NSS  59 th round  (January  2003-  December  2003).  Thereafter, a  repeat  survey  was conducted during  NSS  70 th round  (January  2013-  December  2013).   As  per  the  Survey  results, although  not  strictly  comparable,  the  average monthly  income  per  agricultural  household  in Maharashtra is estimated  to have increased from Rs.  2463  in  2003 to  Rs. 7386 in  2013.   This translates to about 4.7 per cent growth at constant prices (adjusted for inflation).  Since the last survey on income of agricultural households was conducted in 2013, the extent of increase/decrease in income during the last five years is not known.
- (c): Government had constituted an Inter-ministerial Committee in April, 2016 to  examine the issues  relating  to  'Doubling  of  Farmers  Income'  and  recommend  a  comprehensive  strategy  to achieve  the  same.  The  Committee  has  submitted  its  Report  to  the  Government  in  September, 2018 which is available on the Department's website at http://agricoop.nic.in/doubling-farmers. The Committee recognises agriculture as a value led enterprise and has identified seven major sources of  growth  in  farmers'  income,  viz.,  improvement  in  crop  productivity;  improvement  in  livestock productivity; resource use efficiency or savings in the cost of production; increase in the cropping intensity; diversification towards high value crops; improvement in real prices received by farmers; and shift from farm to non-farm occupations.

On  an  ongoing  basis,  Government  has  been  reorienting  its  Schemes  and  Programmes implemented  by  the  State  Governments,  including  Maharashtra  on  the  lines  of  interventions suggested by the Committee on Doubling of Farmers Income.

The Centrally Sponsored Schemes implemented in Maharashtra are: Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY); National Food Security Mission (NFSM); NFSM Oilseeds & Oil Palm; Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH); Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY); Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY);  National  Project  on  Management  of  Soil  Health  & Fertility (NPSH&F); Rainfed Area Development; Sub-Mission on Agro Forestry (SMAF); National Bamboo Mission; Sub-Mission on Seed & Planting Material (SMSP); Sub- Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM); and National E-Governance Plan in Agriculture (NEGP-A).

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