Lok Sabha Question No. 2467 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-09
Subject: Doubling Farmers Income through Increased Agricultural Products
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shyam Yadav Singh, Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2467

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH  MARCH, 2021

## DOUBLING  FARMERS  INCOME  THROUGH  INCREASED  AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

2467: SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV AND SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR

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

(a) whether the Government has planned to increase the income of the farmers to double annually;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the farmers are getting the concessions as per the plans for agricultural production to double the income of farmers by 2022;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) the different medium being adopted for bringing awareness and promotion in this regard; and

(f) the growth rate of agriculture in the last three years and the current year so far?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (d) : The  Government  constituted  an  Inter-ministerial  Committee  in  April, 2016 to examine issues relating to 'Doubling of Farmers Income' and recommend strategies  to  achieve  the  same.    The  Committee  submitted  its  Report  to  the Government  in  September,  2018  containing  the  strategy  for  doubling  of  farmers' income.  After acceptance of the DFI Committee recommendations, the Government has constituted an 'Empowered Body' to review and monitor the progress.

Agriculture,  being  a  State  subject  the  State  Governments  take  appropriate measures for development of agriculture in the State.  However, Government of India supplements the efforts of States through appropriate policy measures and budgetary support and various schemes/programmes. The various schemes/programmes  of  the  Government  of  India  are  meant  for  the  welfare  of farmers  by  increasing  production,  remunerative  returns  and  income  support  to farmers.

The Government has adopted several developmental programmes, schemes, reforms and policies that focus on higher incomes for the farmers.  All these policies & programmes are being supported by higher budgetary allocation, non-budgetary financial  resources  by  way  of  creating  Corpus  Funds  and  supplementary  income transfers under PM-KISAN.  The latest major intervention includes the 'Atma Nirbhar Bharat - Agriculture package' which includes comprehensive markets reforms and creation of 'Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)' worth Rs. 1 lakh crore. In 2021-22 budget announcements, Micro Irrigation Fund has been doubled to Rs 10000 crores and Institutional Credit has been increased to Rs 16.50 lakh crores.

(e) The  different  mediums  being  adopted  for  imparting   training  for  promoting various Government schemes for  the welfare of farmers and bringing awareness to them  at district, panchayat and village level  are Farmers Training, Demonstrations, Exposure  Visits,  Kisan  Melas,  Exhibitions,  Mobilization  of  Farmers  Groups  and organizing Farm Schools,  Focused Publicity Campaigns, Kisan Call Centres, AgriClinics  and  Agri-Business  Centres  of  entrepreneurs,   Kisan  SMS  Portal,  Kisan Suvidha mobile, Webinar etc.

(f) As per NSSO, the growth rate of agriculture & allied sector during 2017-18, 2018-19 & 2019-20 is 6.6%, 2.6% & 4.3% respectively and the growth rate in 202021 for first three quarters are 3.3%, 3.0%, 3.9% respectively.

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