Lok Sabha Question No. 822 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: Coverage of Crops under MSP
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Ramesh Chandra Majhi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  822

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023

## COVERAGE OF CROPS UNDER MSP

822. SHRI RAMESH CHANDRA MAJHI:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  complaints/suggestion  on  the  coverage  of crops under Minimum Support Price (MSP) scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the percentage of MSP coverage for all crops during the last five years;
- (c) whether it is true that there are crops covered under MSP but not procured from farmers at that price and if so, the reasons therefor, crop-wise;
- (d) whether the Government is taking steps to increase the coverage of MSP on all crops and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री ( SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a)  to  (e):  Government fixes Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for 22 mandated agricultural crops and Fair & Remunerative Price (FRP) for sugarcane on the basis of the 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.CACP also holdsconsultations withall the stakeholders and seeks suggestions for both price  and non-price  recommendations. Suggestions/Representations from State Governments and various farmer organizations are  also received from time to time for the coverage of crops under MSP. The inclusion of crops under MSP framework is however, dependent on several factors which include essential for food security, relatively large shelf life, widely grown, item of mass consumption, among others.

To  realize  the  objective  MSP  Policy,  Government  extends  price  support  for  paddy  and wheat through the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and State Agencies. Under this policy, whatever food grains are offered by farmers within the stipulated period & conforming to the specifications prescribed by Government are purchased at MSP by the State Government agencies  including  FCI  for  Central  Pool.  Additionally,  Oilseeds,  pulses  and  copra  of  Fair Average Quality (FAQ) are procured from registered farmers under Price Support Scheme under Umbrella Scheme of PM-AASHA, as per its guidelines at MSP in consultation with the concerned State  Government  as and  when  market price  of  these  produce  fall  below  the MSP. Details of crop-wise procurement at MSP for last five years is given at annexure .

## Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 822 due for reply on 07.02.2023

## Crops procurement at Minimum Support Price (MSP)

(Figures in LMT)

|   Sl. No. | Commodity            | 2018-19   |   2019-20 |   2020-21 | 2021-22   | 2022-23   |
|-----------|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|         1 | PADDY 660.11         | 770.93    |  895.66   |  857.3    | 651.70    |           |
|         2 | WHEAT 357.95         |           |  341.33   |  389.93   | 433.44    | 187.92    |
|         3 | OIL SEEDS            | 18.29     |   15.43   |    2.95   | 1.52      | 0.48      |
|         4 | PULSES               | 19.45     |   28.54   |    8.17   | 30.31     | 1.2       |
|         5 | SHREE ANNA*and MAIZE | 2.18      |    4.32   |   12.08   | 6.30      | 1.28      |
|         6 | COTTON#              | 10.78     |  124.61   |   99.33   | -         | -         |
|         7 | COPRA                | -         |    0.0031 |    0.0509 | 0.0003    | 0.4084    |
|         8 | JUTE                 | 0.1308    |    0.1481 |    0.0072 | 0.0025    | 0.2654    |

During  2021-22&  2022-23,  FAQ  grade  seed  cotton  prices  were  ruling  much  above  MSP  level  and farmers were getting higher prices above MSP. Hence procurement under MSP was NIL .

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