Lok Sabha Question No. 4577 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Migration from Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Rakesh Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4577

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28TH MARCH, 2023

## MIGRATION FROM FARMING

## 4577. SHRI RAKESH SINGH:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  steps  to  increase  the  income  generated  from farming in the country; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether migration of people to other sectors for employment other than farming has reduced due to the said steps taken; and (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d)    Government has taken several policies, reforms, developmental programmes and schemes to increase the income of farmers. These include:
- (i) Supplementary income transfers under PM-KISAN of Rs 6000 per year in three equal instalments.
- (ii) 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,
- (iii) Crop insurance under Pradhan Mantri FasalBimaYojna (PMFBY),
- (iv) Better  access  to  irrigation  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchai  Yojana (PMKSY),
- (v) Special attention for creation of infrastructure through Agri Infrastructure Fund (AIF) with a size of Rs. 100,000 crore,
- (vi) New procurement policy under PM-AASHA in addition to FCI operations,
- (vii) Kisan  Credit  Cards  (KCC)  offering  production  loan  to  even  dairy  &  fishery farmers besides agricultural crops,
- (viii) Formation and promotion of 10,000 FPOs,
- (ix) National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), which aims to evolve and implement strategies to make Indian agriculture more resilient to the changing climate.
- (x) Adoption  of  drone  technologies  in  agriculture  which  has  a  potential  to revolutionize the Indian agriculture.
- (xi) Benefits accruing under Bee-Keeping, Rashtriya Gokul Mission, Blue Revolution, Interest Subvention Scheme, agro-forestry, restructured bamboo mission, implementation of new generation watershed guidelines, etc
- (xii) Focus on application of  digital  technology  at  all  stages  of  agricultural  value chain.
- (xiii) Supply of fertilizer to farmer at subsidized price so as to reduce input cost.

The  shift  in  workforce  from  primary  (agriculture)  sector  to  secondary  and tertiary sectors is a normal phenomenon of the development process experienced by countries across the world and the same is true for India as well. As per Periodic Labour  Force  Survey  (PLFS)  2021-22  released  by  the  Ministry  of  Statistics  & Programme Implementation (MoSPI), the percentage of workers in the usual status engaged in agriculture and allied sector during 2019-20 to 2021-22 are as under:

| Year    |   Distribution of workers in the usual status engaged in agriculture and allied sector(%) |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2019-20 |                                                                                     45.56 |
| 2020-21 |                                                                                     46.46 |
| 2021-22 |                                                                                     45.46 |

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