Lok Sabha Question No. 2701 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Steps to Double Farmers Income
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama, Vijay Kumar, Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2701

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 ND  AUGUST, 2022

## STEPS TO DOUBLE FARMERS INCOME

2701.  SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA: SHRI VIJAY KUMAR:

SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHNA RAJU:

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

- (a) the  steps  taken  to  double  the  income  of  farmers  through  various  ambitious schemes by the year 2022 and the amount allocated in this regard during the last  five  years,  Scheme-wise  and  State/UT-wise,  including  the  names  and present status thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is formulating separate State-wise and region-wise action plans considering the geographical landscape of the country, and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the current rate of growth of the agriculture sector and the percentage growth rate required in the agriculture sector to double the income of farmers;
- (d) the steps taken by the Government for achieving the above growth rate in the agriculture sector;
- (e) the  comprehensive  steps  taken  to  provide  remunerative  prices  for  farmers' crops and to improve their lives; and
- (f)  whether  the  Government  is  formulating  any  scheme  to  create  awareness among farmers and to educate them and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (e): Government  had  constituted  an  Inter-Ministerial  Committee  in  April, 2016  to  examine  issues  relating  to  'Doubling  of  Farmers  Income  (DFI)'  and recommend  strategies to achieve the same. The Committee which  made recommendations as it worked since its constitution submitted the final report to the

Government in September, 2018 containing comprehensive strategy for doubling of farmers'  income  through  various  policies,  reforms  &  programmes.  An  Empowered Body was subsequently set up to bring greater sharpness and speed to implementation  of  the  DFI  strategy.  The  States  have  been  supported  by  ICAR  in preparing State/UT- specific DFI strategy.

In  line  with  the  strategy  for  increasing  farmers'  income,  as  suggested  by  the  DFI Committee,  several  developmental  programmes,  schemes,  reforms  and  policies have been implemented by the Government. The approach is in consonance with the  sources  of  growth  in  income of  the farmers  suggested  by  the  DFI  Committee. The  initiatives aim  at (i) increasing crop productivity (ii) increasing livestock productivity  (iii)  increasing  cropping  intensity  (iv)  improving  resource  use  efficiency (v)  diversification  towards  high  value  agriculture  and  (vi)  ensuring  remunerative prices on farmers produce.

Over the last 6 years, large number of programmes & schemes have been adopted to  translate  this  approach  into  reality.  In  addition  there  has  also  been  focus  on welfare activities. Some initiatives include:

- (i) Productivity enhancement across cereals, pulses & oilseeds under NFSM (National Food Security Mission),
- (ii) Productivity increase and area coverage across horticulture sector under MIDH (Mission Integrated Development of Horticulture),
- (iii) Focus on resource use efficiency through SHC, Neem coated Urea, Microirrigation  under  'Per  Drop  More  Crop'  component  of  PMKSY,  farm mechanisation under SMAM etc,
- (iv) Better  access  to  irrigation  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchai  Yojana (PMKSY).  Area  under  irrigation  has  been  enhanced  through  AIBP  of Ministry of Jal Shakti,
- (v) Consistent  annual  increase  in  volume  of  credit  with  interest  subvention; increase  in  coverage  of  farmers  under  Kisan  Credit  Cards  (KCC)  and offering production loan to even dairy & fishery farmers besides agricultural crops,
- (vi) Crop insurance under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna  (PMFBY),
- (vii) Increase  in  Minimum  Support  Price  (MSPs)  for  all  Kharif  &  Rabi  crops ensuring  a  minimum  of  50  percent  of  profit  margin  on  the  cost  of production,
- (viii) New  procurement  policy  by  adopting  PM-AASHA,  under  which  robust procurement  of  pulses  &  oilseeds  has  been  enabled.  This  initiative supplements FCI operation for procurement of paddy, wheat & millets,
- (ix) Integration  of  APMCs  with  eNAM  to  create  a  more  efficient  marketing environment,
- (x) Formation and promotion of 10,000 FPOs, to bring scales of economy to agricultural operations,
- (xi) Promotion of digital technology including adoption of drone technologies in agriculture which has a potential to revolutionize the Indian agriculture,
- (xii) National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), which aims to evolve and implement strategies to make Indian agriculture more resilient to the changing climate,
- (xiii) Promotion  of  Bee-Keeping,  Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission,  Blue  Revolution, Agro-forestry,  Restructured  National  Bamboo  Mission,  implementation  of New Generation Watershed Guidelines, etc,
- (xiv) Supplementary income transfers under PM-KISAN,
- (xv) Special  attention  to  creation  of  infrastructure  through  Agri  Infrastructure Fund (AIF) with a size of Rs. 100,000 crore.

Since  agriculture  is  a  State  subject,  all  the  above  schemes  /  programmes  are implemented  in close coordination with  the  State  Governments.  Government supports  these  schemes  by  providing  higher  budgetary  allocation,  non-budgetary financial resources by creating Corpus Funds like Micro Irrigation Fund, Agriculture Infrastructure Fund, PM Matasya Sampada Yojana, Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund and formation of FPOs, Gramin Agriculture Markets etc.

Further, due to implementation of these schemes there is record production in food grain, other crop sectors, horticulture as also livestock & fisheries.  Also the country has witnessed substantive growth in export of agriculture and allied commodities.

All this has been possible due to unprecedented enhancement in budget allocation for agriculture since the year from Rs. 27662.67 crore in 2013-14 to Rs. 1,32,513.62 crores  in  2022-23.    According  to  current  Economic  Survey,  agriculture  and  allied sectors grew at a positive growth rate of 3.6 per cent during 2020-21. A Statement containing State-wise and scheme wise budgetary allocation for the last 5 years is enclosed at Annexure-1 .

(f): Details  of  major  schemes  and  programmes  implemented  under  the  Sub Mission  on  Agricultural  Extension  (SMAE)  under  Green  Revolution KrishonnatiYojana with  the  objective  to  restructure  and  strengthen  the  agricultural  extension machinery are enclosed at Annexure-2 .

Annexure-1 State wise allocation in respect of beneficiary oriented Centrally Sponsored Schemes

|     |                   |         |         |         | (Rs. in crores)   | (Rs. in crores)   |
|-----|-------------------|---------|---------|---------|-------------------|-------------------|
| Sl. | State/UT          | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22           | 2022-23           |
| No. |                   | Alloc.  | Alloc.  | Alloc.  | Alloc.            | Alloc.            |
| 1   | Andhra Pradesh    | 1278.10 | 1179.75 | 1043.31 | 834.72            | 528.80            |
| 2   | Arunachal Pradesh | 114.85  | 121.50  | 159.66  | 124.67            | 93.57             |
| 3   | Assam             | 635.02  | 665.03  | 584.81  | 442.44            | 490.42            |
| 4   | Bihar             | 458.61  | 460.83  | 451.89  | 413.35            | 316.76            |
| 5   | Chhattisgarh      | 574.60  | 560.86  | 523.68  | 408.13            | 281.83            |
| 6   | Goa               | 35.55   | 35.01   | 36.08   | 27.33             | 22.36             |
| 7   | Gujarat           | 729.91  | 741.85  | 746.48  | 795.11            | 330.97            |
| 8   | Haryana           | 350.96  | 302.39  | 352.22  | 380.07            | 213.55            |
| 9   | Himachal Pradesh  | 143.06  | 189.63  | 219.31  | 194.09            | 141.93            |
| 10  | J&K               | 139.80  | 280.60  | 212.18  | 88.98             | 66.58             |
| 11  | Jharkhand         | 341.53  | 324.40  | 315.79  | 212.67            | 140.42            |
| 12  | Karnataka         | 988.07  | 1039.47 | 1078.54 | 1088.46           | 559.72            |
| 13  | Kerala            | 184.88  | 168.20  | 192.04  | 151.74            | 132.57            |
| 14  | Madhya Pradesh    | 1103.68 | 1131.05 | 1108.88 | 941.91            | 615.32            |
| 15  | Maharashtra       | 1393.94 | 1112.68 | 1197.40 | 1067.17           | 638.39            |
| 16  | Manipur           | 133.00  | 140.49  | 151.54  | 148.28            | 92.54             |
| 17  | Meghalaya         | 125.92  | 112.66  | 99.12   | 83.97             | 72.69             |
| 18  | Mizoram           | 152.95  | 114.73  | 114.78  | 158.23            | 115.91            |
| 19  | Nagaland          | 201.03  | 207.96  | 204.08  | 180.06            | 127.53            |
| 20  | Odisha            | 620.50  | 594.53  | 567.98  | 429.93            | 332.03            |
| 21  | Punjab            | 263.07  | 253.24  | 272.60  | 266.65            | 170.67            |
| 22  | Rajasthan         | 978.88  | 848.47  | 951.12  | 786.87            | 510.29            |
| 23  | Sikkim            | 133.34  | 117.74  | 128.79  | 123.19            | 63.94             |
| 24  | Tamil Nadu        | 969.36  | 1041.12 | 929.91  | 1018.58           | 489.73            |
| 25  | Telangana         | 753.92  | 564.98  | 391.32  | 379.69            | 446.75            |
| 26  | Tripura           | 209.12  | 187.06  | 142.44  | 130.75            | 142.20            |
| 27  | Uttar Pradesh     | 1047.38 | 944.19  | 1279.04 | 1085.70           | 693.84            |
| 28  | Uttarakhand       | 342.53  | 340.65  | 385.09  | 247.68            | 309.89            |
| 29  | West Bengal       | 523.00  | 532.54  | 508.99  | 446.93            | 353.47            |
| 30  | Delhi             | 30.63   | 21.42   | 1.90    | 1.11              | 1.40              |
| 31  | Puducherry        | 9.05    | 10.63   | 9.40    | 9.64              | 9.40              |
| 32  | A&N Islands       | 7.58    | 8.78    | 10.31   | 8.31              | 6.70              |
| 33  | Chandigarh        | 2.45    | 2.45    | 2.19    | 0.13              | 0.10              |
| 34  | D & N Haveli      | 28.78   | 18.02   | 0.60    | 0.45              | 1.10              |
| 35  | Daman & Diu       | 4.92    | 3.66    | 1.10    | 0.91              | 0.10              |

| 36   | Lakshadweep   | 5.75     |     5.78 |     5.14 |     0.50 |    0.50 |
|------|---------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|---------|
| 37   | Ladakh        | 0.00     |     5.73 |    46.01 |    40.25 |   39.92 |
|      | Others        |          |   102.43 |    92.04 |     0    |    0    |
|      | Total         | 14842.87 | 14492.5  | 14517.4  | 12718.7  | 8553.88 |

Allocation of funds in respect of beneficiary oriented centrally sponsored schemes of DA&FW such as Sub Mission on Agriculutural Mechanization, National Food Security Mission- Crops, National Food Security Mission (Oil Seeds & Oil Palm), Sub Mission on Agricultural Extention, Parampragat Krishi Vikas Yojana, Sub-Mission on Seed and Planting Material (SMSP), Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture, Per Drop More Crop  & Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, Soil Health Management, Soil Health Card and Rainfed Area Development

## Annexure-2

## Major  Schemes and Programmes under Sub Mission on Agricultural Extension (SMAE) under Green Revolution Krishonnati-Yojana

1.  Support  to  State  Extension  Programmes  for  Extension  Reforms  (ATMA) Scheme :  It  aims  to  make  available  the  latest  agricultural  technologies  in  different thematic  areas  to  increase  agricultural  production  through  extension  activities  viz. Farmers  Training,  Demonstrations,  Exposure  Visits,  Kisan  Mela,  Mobilization  of Farmers Groups and Setting up of Farm Schools.
2.  Diploma in Agricultural Extension Services for Input Dealers (DAESI): It aims to impart  education  in  agriculture  and  other  allied  areas  to  the  Input  Dealers  so  that they  can  establish  linkage  to  their  business  with  extension  services,  besides discharging regulatory responsibilities enjoined on them.
3.  Extension  Education  Institutes  (EEIs): Four  Extension  Education  Institutes  on regional basis at Nilokheri (Haryana), Hyderabad (Telangana), Anand (Gujarat) and Jorhat (Assam) cater to the training needs of middle-level field extension functionaries  working  under  agriculture  and  allied  departments  of  States/UTs  of respective regions.
4. Short  Duration  Skill  Training  (7  days)  of  Rural  Youth  (STRY): The  National Institute  of  Agricultural  Extension  Management  (MANAGE)  imparts  short  term  skill training to rural youths and farmers in agriculture and allied areas.
5.  Skill trainings of minimum 200 hours for rural youth and farmers in agriculture and  allied  areas  are  conducted  through  the  wide  network  of  Central  and  States training institutes and Agricultural Universities with the aim to create a pool of skilled manpower and promote wage/self employment among rural youth and farmers.
6.  Agri-Enterpreneurship Development through Establishment of the Agri-Clinic &  Agri-Business Centres (AC&ABC): It  aims  to  supplement  the  efforts  of  public extension and create gainful self-employment opportunities for unemployed candidates possessing qualification in agriculture and allied subjects.
7.  Kisan  Call  Centres  (KCC): It  aims  to  provide  answer  to  farmers'  queries  on agriculture and allied sectors through Toll Free Number - 1800-180-1551 in 22 local languages from 21 locations across the country.
8.  Mass Media Support to Agricultural Extension: It aims to create awareness/publicity  of  schemes/missions/  government  new  initiatives/  advisories /modern  technologies  related  to  agriculture  and  allied  sector  for  the  welfare  of farming community through Electronic Media, Print Media & Social Media.
9.  Fairs & Exhibitions: The Extension Division of Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare  participates/supports/organises  exhibitions/  fairs/  seminars/  conferences, etc.  at  the  different  levels  in  the  country,  for  showcasing  latest  technological advancements and dissemination of information to the farming community and also for promoting business opportunities in agriculture and allied sectors.

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