Lok Sabha Question No. 738 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: PM-AASHA Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Goddeti Madhavi, Dushyant Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 738

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023

## PM-AASHA SCHEME

738. SHRIMATI GODDETI MADHAVI:

SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ षि एवं षकसान कल् याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  progress  made  with  respect  to  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Annadata  Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA) which was announced in the Union Budget for 2018 in order to ensure remunerative prices to the farmers, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government is taking any other measures to ensure remunerative prices to the farmers;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the  details  of  quantum  of  funds  allocated,  disbursed  and  utilized  in  the  PM-AASHA scheme since the inception of the scheme, year-wise;
- (e) whether it is a fact that disposal or liquidation of stocks of pulses procured under the Price Support System (PSS) Component of PM-AASHA by NAFED has been a challenge as NAFED incurs heavy losses in the open market;
- (f) if  so,  the  reasons  therefor  and  if  not,  the  performance  of  PSS  by  NAFED  and  the reasons why the Price Deficiency Payment Component is only operational in one State and if the Government has any plans to restructure this scheme; and
- (g) the progress of PM-AASHA in meeting its intended targets and details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

क ृ षि एवं षकसान कल् याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a)  :  The  procurement  details  of  pulses,  oilseeds  and  copra  under  PM-AASHA  is  at Annexure-I.

(b)  &  (c):  In  order  to  provide  remunerative  price  to  farmers,  Government  also  undertakes procurement of paddy and wheat at MSP from farmers through Food Corporation of India (FCI) and State Agencies. Further, different types of nutri-cereals and maize are procured at MSP from farmers by State Governments itself in consultation with FCI to the extent that the concerned  State  Government  may  utilise  the  same  for  distribution  under  Targeted  Public Distribution System (TPDS) as well as Other Welfare Schemes (OWS). Further, Cotton and Jute are procured by Government at MSP through Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) and Jute Corporation  of  India  (JCI)  respectively.  Besides,  National  Agriculture  Market  (e-NAM)  is  a virtual  platform  integrating  physical  wholesale  mandis/  markets  of  different  States/  Union Territories  (UTs)  to  facilitate  online  trading  of  agricultural  commodities  through  transparent price  discovery  method  to  enable  farmers  to  realize  better  remunerative  prices  for  their produce.

(d):  The  details  of  Budget  Estimates  (BE),  Revised  Estimates  (RE)  and  expenditure  to undertake PM-AASHA of which PSS is one of the component since 2018-19 is at AnnexureII. Under PSS, Government has provided Government Guarantee amounting to Rs. 40,500/cr.  for  extending  cash  credit  facilities  to  Central  Nodal  Agencies  i.e.  NAFED  &  FCI  for procurement  of  pulses,  oilseeds  &  copra  at  Minimum  Support  Price  (MSP).  Central  Nodal Agencies  withdraw  the  required  funds  against  the  Government  Guarantee  for  making payment of MSP value to farmers and other incidental costs involved in the PSS operations. Budgetary funds are provided to meet any losses incurred in such procurement operations as per requirement. The indicative budgetary estimates are based on previous years demand of the schemes. This estimate gets revised as per the actual requirement.

(e)  &  (f):  Under  Price  Support  Scheme  (PSS),  the  procured  stock  is  disposed  off  by  Central Nodal  Agencies  (CNA)  of  which  NAFED  is  one  of  the  CNA,  through  competitive  bidding  like  eauctions, open auction using online platforms. The disposal is carried out in the off season when the prices of the produce are usually high to secure highest price and minimum loss to the Government. The  disposal  price  depends  upon  the  market  scenario.  Further,  a  scheme  for  release  of  chana procured under PSS and Price Stabilization Fund (PSF) at a discounted rate of Rs. 8/- per kg over issue price to State Govt. / UT for utilization under various welfare schemes is being implemented for a  period  of  12  months  from  October,  2022.  Under  PM-AASHA,  States  /  Union  Territories  are offered to choose either Price Support Scheme (PSS) or Price Deficiency Payment Scheme (PDPS) in a given procurement season with respect to particular oilseeds crop for the entire State.

(g) :   (PM-AASHA) is implemented to ensure remunerative prices to farmers for their produce of  oilseeds,  pulses  and  copra  of  Fair  Average  Quality  (FAQ).  The  procurement  details  of notified pulses, oilseeds and copra under PM-AASHA is at Annexure-I.

## Annexure-I

| Year/Commodity   | Quantity Procured (in MTs)   | MSP Value (Rs. in lakh)   |
|------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 2018-19          | 37,73,948.69                 | 18,70,623.00              |
| Oil seed         | 18,29,295.44                 | 8,16,651.05               |
| GROUNDNUT        | 7,17,514.93                  | 3,50,864.80               |
| GUJARAT          | 4,47,638.22                  | 2,18,895.09               |
| MADHYA PRADESH   | 28,501.21                    | 13,937.09                 |
| ODISHA           | 130.76                       | 63.94                     |
| RAJASTHAN        | 2,32,482.14                  | 1,13,683.77               |
| UTTAR PRADESH    | 8,762.60                     | 4,284.91                  |
| MUSTARD SEED     | 10,88,945.26                 | 4,57,357.01               |
| GUJARAT          | 45,449.75                    | 19,088.90                 |
| HARYANA          | 2,50,985.00                  | 1,05,413.70               |
| MADHYA PRADESH   | 1,82,483.29                  | 76,642.98                 |
| RAJASTHAN        | 6,08,571.47                  | 2,55,600.02               |
| UTTAR PRADESH    | 1,455.75                     | 611.42                    |
| NIGERSEED        | 15.90                        | 9.34                      |
| MADHYA PRADESH   | 15.90                        | 9.34                      |
| SOYABEAN         | 19,483.02                    | 6,622.28                  |
| KARNATAKA        | 6.00                         | 2.04                      |
| MAHARASHTRA      | 1,283.02                     | 436.10                    |
| RAJASTHAN        | 2,957.80                     | 1,005.36                  |
| TELANGANA        | 15,236.20                    | 5,178.78                  |
| SUNFLOWER SEED   | 3,336.33                     | 1,797.61                  |
| HARYANA          | 2,375.00                     | 1,279.65                  |
| ODISHA           | 211.33                       | 113.86                    |
| TELANGANA        | 750.00                       | 404.10                    |
| Pulses           | 19,44,653.25                 | 10,53,971.95              |
| GRAM             | 7,76,406.21                  | 3,58,699.67               |
| ANDHRA PRADESH   | 3,470.85                     | 1,603.53                  |
| GUJARAT          | 17,914.75                    | 8,276.61                  |
| HARYANA          | 207.60                       | 95.91                     |
| KARNATAKA        | 33.40                        | 15.43                     |
| MADHYA PRADESH   | 5,76,745.58                  | 2,66,456.46               |
| MAHARASHTRA      | 22,392.32                    | 10,345.25                 |
| RAJASTHAN        | 1,20,398.31                  | 55,624.02                 |
| TELANGANA        | 34,500.00                    | 15,939.00                 |
| UTTAR PRADESH    | 743.40                       | 343.45                    |
| MASOOR           | 56,237.87                    | 25,166.45                 |
| MADHYA PRADESH   | 56,075.02                    | 25,093.57                 |
| UTTAR PRADESH    | 162.85                       | 72.88                     |
| MOONG            | 3,28,714.16                  | 2,29,278.13               |

| ANDHRA PRADESH   | 12,671.25    | 8,838.20     |
|------------------|--------------|--------------|
| GUJARAT          | 4,050.50     | 2,825.22     |
| HARYANA          | 224.90       | 156.87       |
| KARNATAKA        | 28,950.00    | 20,192.63    |
| MADHYA PRADESH   | 3,037.46     | 2,118.63     |
| MAHARASHTRA      | 18,230.48    | 12,715.76    |
| ODISHA           | 6,148.19     | 4,288.36     |
| RAJASTHAN        | 2,36,277.28  | 1,64,803.40  |
| TAMILNADU        | 5,748.79     | 4,009.78     |
| TELANGANA        | 13,375.31    | 9,329.28     |
| TOOR             | 2,91,000.87  | 1,65,142.99  |
| ANDHRA PRADESH   | 4,680.27     | 2,656.05     |
| GUJARAT          | 32,541.70    | 18,467.41    |
| KARNATAKA        | 1,25,938.10  | 71,469.87    |
| MADHYA PRADESH   | 3,154.96     | 1,790.44     |
| MAHARASHTRA      | 53,985.94    | 30,637.02    |
| TAMILNADU        | 399.90       | 226.94       |
| TELANGANA        | 70,300.00    | 39,895.25    |
| URAD             | 4,92,294.14  | 2,75,684.72  |
| ANDHRA PRADESH   | 13,290.05    | 7,442.43     |
| GUJARAT          | 9,409.75     | 5,269.46     |
| KARNATAKA        | 10.10        | 5.66         |
| MADHYA PRADESH   | 3,45,000.00  | 1,93,200.00  |
| MAHARASHTRA      | 11,374.09    | 6,369.49     |
| ODISHA           | 1,103.00     | 617.68       |
| RAJASTHAN        | 77,444.94    | 43,369.17    |
| TAMILNADU        | 3,379.07     | 1,892.28     |
| TELANGANA        | 1,540.19     | 862.51       |
| UTTAR PRADESH    | 29,742.95    | 16,656.05    |
| 2019-20          | 43,97,588.68 | 22,05,131.45 |
| Oil seed         | 15,43,187.86 | 7,30,987.52  |
| COPRA            | 313.84       | 298.81       |
| TAMILNADU        | 313.84       | 298.81       |
| GROUNDNUT        | 7,23,085.62  | 3,68,050.58  |
| ANDHRA PRADESH   | 21,178.14    | 10,779.67    |
| GUJARAT          | 5,00,438.91  | 2,54,723.41  |
| KARNATAKA        | 3,830.80     | 1,949.88     |
| ODISHA           | 2,011.34     | 1,023.77     |
| RAJASTHAN        | 1,93,080.23  | 98,277.84    |
| UTTAR PRADESH    | 2,546.20     | 1,296.02     |
| MUSTARD SEED     | 8,03,843.64  | 3,55,700.81  |
| GUJARAT          | 32,759.40    | 14,496.03    |
| HARYANA          | 3,08,700.65  | 1,36,600.04  |
| MADHYA PRADESH   | 1,15,169.13  | 50,962.34    |

| RAJASTHAN      | 3,46,895.26   | 1,53,501.15   |
|----------------|---------------|---------------|
| UTTAR PRADESH  | 319.20        | 141.25        |
| SOYABEAN       | 10,677.68     | 3,961.42      |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 26.23         | 9.73          |
| TELANGANA      | 10,651.45     | 3,951.69      |
| SUNFLOWER SEED | 5,267.08      | 2,975.90      |
| HARYANA        | 3,446.00      | 1,946.99      |
| ODISHA         | 121.08        | 68.41         |
| TELANGANA      | 1,700.00      | 960.50        |
| Pulses         | 28,54,400.82  | 14,74,143.93  |
| GRAM           | 21,58,434.06  | 10,52,236.60  |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 1,27,915.10   | 62,358.61     |
| GUJARAT        | 1,24,031.55   | 60,465.38     |
| HARYANA        | 10,636.46     | 5,185.27      |
| KARNATAKA      | 1,01,843.45   | 49,648.68     |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 7,06,313.62   | 3,44,327.89   |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 3,85,878.82   | 1,88,115.92   |
| RAJASTHAN      | 6,15,716.88   | 3,00,161.98   |
| TELANGANA      | 47,600.00     | 23,205.00     |
| UTTAR PRADESH  | 38,498.18     | 18,767.86     |
| MASOOR         | 1,433.68      | 688.17        |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 1,433.68      | 688.17        |
| MOONG          | 1,47,130.39   | 1,03,726.92   |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 1,193.30      | 841.28        |
| HARYANA        | 1,065.90      | 751.46        |
| KARNATAKA      | 5,874.21      | 4,141.32      |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 4,272.23      | 3,011.92      |
| ODISHA         | 7,011.38      | 4,943.02      |
| RAJASTHAN      | 1,21,669.07   | 85,776.69     |
| TAMILNADU      | 169.40        | 119.43        |
| TELANGANA      | 5,874.90      | 4,141.80      |
| TOOR           | 5,47,270.38   | 3,17,416.82   |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 50,223.18     | 29,129.44     |
| GUJARAT        | 13,140.25     | 7,621.35      |
| KARNATAKA      | 2,27,500.00   | 1,31,950.00   |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 2,04,181.36   | 1,18,425.19   |
| ODISHA         | 98.34         | 57.04         |
| TAMILNADU      | 502.25        | 291.31        |
| TELANGANA      | 51,625.00     | 29,942.50     |
| URAD           | 132.31        | 75.42         |
| GUJARAT        | 88.85         | 50.64         |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 10.11         | 5.76          |
| RAJASTHAN      | 26.50         | 15.11         |
| TAMILNADU      | 6.85          | 3.90          |

| 2020-21        | 11,12,259.19   | 6,11,384.28   |
|----------------|----------------|---------------|
| Oil seed       | 2,95,212.34    | 1,58,516.95   |
| COPRA          | 5,088.92       | 5,240.38      |
| KARNATAKA      | 5,040.04       | 5,191.24      |
| TAMILNADU      | 48.88          | 49.14         |
| GROUNDNUT      | 2,86,233.33    | 1,50,988.08   |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 256.87         | 135.50        |
| GUJARAT        | 2,02,629.85    | 1,06,887.25   |
| HARYANA        | 15.00          | 7.91          |
| KARNATAKA      | 116.10         | 61.24         |
| ODISHA         | 2,203.11       | 1,162.14      |
| RAJASTHAN      | 74,511.43      | 39,304.78     |
| UTTAR PRADESH  | 6,500.97       | 3,429.26      |
| MUSTARD SEED   | 0.68           | 0.32          |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 0.68           | 0.32          |
| SOYABEAN       | 3.69           | 1.43          |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 3.69           | 1.43          |
| SUNFLOWER SEED | 3,885.72       | 2,286.75      |
| HARYANA        | 3,700.00       | 2,177.45      |
| ODISHA         | 185.72         | 109.30        |
| Pulses         | 8,17,046.85    | 4,52,867.33   |
| GRAM           | 6,37,545.78    | 3,25,148.35   |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 10,083.80      | 5,142.74      |
| GUJARAT        | 1,51,427.70    | 77,228.13     |
| KARNATAKA      | 22,030.77      | 11,235.69     |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 1,94,447.80    | 99,168.38     |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 2,25,361.50    | 1,14,934.37   |
| RAJASTHAN      | 17,450.37      | 8,899.69      |
| TELANGANA      | 16,743.84      | 8,539.36      |
| MASOOR         | 18.35          | 9.36          |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 18.35          | 9.36          |
| MOONG          | 1,67,391.20    | 1,20,454.71   |
| HARYANA        | 1,099.65       | 791.31        |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 1,47,250.00    | 1,05,961.10   |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 559.74         | 402.79        |
| ODISHA         | 862.35         | 620.55        |
| RAJASTHAN      | 12,024.46      | 8,652.80      |
| TAMILNADU      | 5,595.00       | 4,026.16      |
| TOOR           | 11,004.46      | 6,602.68      |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 184.55         | 110.73        |
| GUJARAT        | 572.15         | 343.29        |
| KARNATAKA      | 8,969.05       | 5,381.43      |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 1,246.76       | 748.06        |
| TAMILNADU      | 31.95          | 19.17         |

| URAD           | 1,087.06     | 652.24       |
|----------------|--------------|--------------|
| MADHYA PRADESH | 949.90       | 569.94       |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 137.16       | 82.30        |
| 2021-22        | 31,82,591.64 | 17,47,831.41 |
| Oil seed       | 1,51,634.73  | 84,261.64    |
| COPRA          | 32.95        | 34.05        |
| TAMILNADU      | 32.95        | 34.05        |
| GROUNDNUT      | 1,49,696.34  | 83,081.47    |
| GUJARAT        | 95,183.10    | 52,826.62    |
| ODISHA         | 248.43       | 137.88       |
| RAJASTHAN      | 53,203.93    | 29,528.18    |
| UTTAR PRADESH  | 1,060.88     | 588.79       |
| SUNFLOWER SEED | 1,905.44     | 1,146.12     |
| HARYANA        | 1,882.45     | 1,132.29     |
| ODISHA         | 22.99        | 13.83        |
| Pulses         | 30,30,956.91 | 16,63,569.77 |
| GRAM           | 26,29,460.83 | 13,75,208.01 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 70,393.81    | 36,815.96    |
| GUJARAT        | 5,36,225.00  | 2,80,445.68  |
| HARYANA        | 1,238.80     | 647.89       |
| KARNATAKA      | 73,816.85    | 38,606.21    |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 8,01,984.49  | 4,19,437.89  |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 7,61,541.55  | 3,98,286.23  |
| RAJASTHAN      | 2,98,685.74  | 1,56,212.64  |
| TELANGANA      | 58,485.04    | 30,587.68    |
| UTTAR PRADESH  | 27,089.55    | 14,167.83    |
| MOONG          | 3,63,274.09  | 2,64,281.90  |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 2,209.52     | 1,607.43     |
| GUJARAT        | 852.84       | 620.44       |
| HARYANA        | 1,227.26     | 892.83       |
| KARNATAKA      | 13,863.15    | 10,085.44    |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 2,75,645.00  | 2,00,531.74  |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 1,636.21     | 1,190.34     |
| ODISHA         | 3,800.95     | 2,765.19     |
| PUNJAB         | 2,559.20     | 1,861.82     |
| RAJASTHAN      | 57,220.41    | 41,627.85    |
| TAMILNADU      | 4,259.55     | 3,098.82     |
| TOOR           | 36,184.14    | 22,796.01    |
| GUJARAT        | 19,983.08    | 12,589.34    |
| KARNATAKA      | 11,986.05    | 7,551.21     |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 2,360.82     | 1,487.32     |
| TAMILNADU      | 32.85        | 20.70        |
| TELANGANA      | 1,821.34     | 1,147.44     |
| URAD           | 2,037.85     | 1,283.85     |

| GUJARAT        | 99.85       | 62.91       |
|----------------|-------------|-------------|
| MADHYA PRADESH | 291.90      | 183.90      |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 1,481.37    | 933.26      |
| RAJASTHAN      | 40.08       | 25.25       |
| TELANGANA      | 124.65      | 78.53       |
| 2022-23        | 1,68,046.19 | 1,40,551.29 |
| Oil seed       | 47,926.50   | 47,399.60   |
| COPRA          | 40,849.36   | 43,259.47   |
| KERALA         | 255.85      | 270.95      |
| TAMILNADU      | 40,593.51   | 42,988.53   |
| GROUNDNUT      | 7,077.14    | 4,140.13    |
| RAJASTHAN      | 1,012.72    | 592.44      |
| UTTAR PRADESH  | 6,064.42    | 3,547.69    |
| Pulses         | 1,20,119.69 | 93,151.69   |
| MOONG          | 1,20,109.94 | 93,145.26   |
| GUJARAT        | 30.60       | 23.73       |
| HARYANA        | 800.00      | 620.40      |
| KARNATAKA      | 25,308.70   | 19,626.90   |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 208.85      | 161.96      |
| RAJASTHAN      | 93,703.44   | 72,667.02   |
| TELANGANA      | 58.35       | 45.25       |
| URAD           | 9.75        | 6.44        |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 9.10        | 6.01        |
| RAJASTHAN      | 0.65        | 0.43        |

Note : During the year 2018-19, a quantity of 16.83 lakh MT of Soyabean were also supported under PDPS in the state of Madhya Pradesh.

## Annexure-II

(Rs. in Crore)

| Year                       |     BE |      RE |   Expenditure |
|----------------------------|--------|---------|---------------|
| 2018-19                    | 1400   | 1400    |       1400    |
| 2019-20                    | 4500   | 2852.8  |       2317.78 |
| 2020-21                    | 2500   | 1981.1  |       1357.91 |
| 2021-22                    | 1900.5 | 3596.61 |       2288.33 |
| 2022-23 (as on 02.02.2023) | 1501   | 1500    |        933.02 |

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