Lok Sabha Question No. 3622 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Agricultural Subsidies
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Thomas Chazhikadan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3622

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  AUGUST, 2021

## AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES

3622. SHRI THOMAS CHAZHIKADAN: Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ िष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to State? (a) the total amount of subsidies given to the agricultural sector during the last five years, year-wise?

## ANSWER

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

- (a): Many schemes implemented by the Department are providing subsidies apart from other components, on various aspects of agriculture like credit, insurance, mechanization, marketing,  irrigation,  seeds  and  other  interventions.  Total  amount  spent  under  such schemes during last 5 years are given in the Annexure.

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## Annexure.

## Scheme- wise Actual Expenditure- Department of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare

(Rs. in Crores)

|   S. No. | Name of Mission/Scheme                                                         |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|        1 | Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna-NCIP                                           |  11054.6  |   9419.22 |  11937    |  12639.2  |  17789.7  |
|        2 | Interest Subsidy for Short Term Credit to Farmers                              |  13397.1  |  13045.7  |  11495.7  |  16218.7  |  14161.5  |
|        3 | Implementation of Market Intervention Scheme/Price Support Scheme(MIS/ PSS)    |    145.69 |    700.92 |   1400    |   2004.6  |   1357.91 |
|        4 | Promotion of Agricultural Mechanization for in-situ Management of Crop Residue |      0    |      0    |    584.33 |    594.23 |    570.72 |
|        5 | Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojna-Per Drop More Crop (PMKSY)                 |   1991.25 |   2819.24 |   2918.37 |   2700.04 |   2562.17 |
|        6 | National Food Security Mission                                                 |   1292.2  |   1377.12 |   1605.78 |   1768.52 |   1675.23 |
|        7 | Organic Value Chain Development for NES Region                                 |     48.68 |     66.48 |    175.48 |    103.8  |    137.17 |
|        8 | Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojna                                                |    152.89 |    203.46 |    328.69 |    283.66 |    381.05 |
|        9 | National Project on Agro- Forestry                                             |     22.52 |     42.67 |     28.59 |     27.73 |     27.1  |
|       10 | Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture including NBHM              |   1500.85 |   2026.92 |   1996.84 |   1331.28 |   1423.34 |
|       11 | Sub-Mission Seeds & Planting Material                                          |    170.1  |    423.54 |    332.51 |    283.63 |    256.62 |
|       12 | Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization                                      |    391.38 |    764.41 |   1100.7  |    964.8  |    999.7  |
|       13 | National Bamboo Mission                                                        |      0    |      0    |    150.03 |     84.51 |     75.21 |

Actual for 2021-22 is provisional