Lok Sabha Question No. 2459 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-03
Subject: Schemes for Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty, Prabhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava, Riti Pathak

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2459

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 rd  AUGUST, 2021

## SCHEMES FOR FARMERS

2459.  SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY: SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA: SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE क ृ िष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to State?

- (a) whether the condition of farmers in the country is pathetic inspite of the fact that the country is predominantly an agricultural nation;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  taken  many  decisions  for  the  welfare  of farmers  such  as  providing  irrigation  facilities for getting  good  yield,  seeds, insurance and also increase in minimum support price during the last five years and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of welfare schemes, if any for the farmers aged sixty plus;
- (d) whether per acre productivity is  low  in  Madhya  Pradesh  and  other States and if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (e) the steps being taken by the Government in order to improve the condition of farmers in the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFAR E

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a)  to  (b)  &  (e)  The  Government  accords  the  highest  priority  to  the  welfare  of farmers  in  the  country.  Agriculture  is  a  State  subject,  However,  in  order  to supplement  the  efforts  of  the  States,  the  Government  has  been  implementing several  schemes  for  the  welfare  of  the  farmers  covering  various  aspects  of

Agriculture.  Per  Drop  More  Crop  (PDMC)  component  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi Sinchayi  Yojana  (PMKSY)  promotes  micro  irrigation,  Sub  Mission  on  Seed  and Planting Material (SMSP) focuses on developing and strengthening infrastructure for  production  and  distribution  of  quality  seeds  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima Yojan (PMFBY) provides comprehensive crop insurance from pre- sowing to post harvest losses against non preventable natural risks at extremely low premium rate payable  by  farmers.  Details  of  budget  allocation  for  these  schemes  over  last  5 years are given as Annexure-I. Government fixes MSP of 22 notified crops and Fair & Remunerative Price (FRP) for sugarcane on the basis on the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP). From the  agricultural  year  2018-19,  MSP  for  all  mandated  Kharif,  Rabi  and  other commercial crops were increased with a return of at least 50 per cent over all India weighted average cost of production. Moreover a number of schemes such as PMKISAN,  Agriculture  Infrastructure  Fund,  National  Food  Security  Mission,  Mission for Integrated  Development  of Horticulture etc are being operated by the Government for the welfare of farmers.

(c)  The  schemes  implemented  by  the  Department  are  applicable  to  all  farmers irrespective of age group. However, in 2019-20, Government introduced Pradhan Mantri  Kisan  Maan  Dhan  Yojana  (PMKMY),  a  voluntary  pension  scheme  to landholding small and marginal farmers on attaining the age of 60 years.

(d) Data on State wise productivity of food grains are attached as Annexure-II.

## Budget allocation

## Annexure-I

(Rs in crore)

|   S. No. | Name of Mission/Scheme                                              |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|        1 | Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY)                             |      9000 |     13000 |  14000    |  15695    |     16000 |
|        2 | Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojna-Per Drop More Crop (PMKSY-PDMC) |      3400 |      4000 |   3500    |   4000    |      4000 |
|        3 | Sub-Mission Seeds & Planting Material (SMSP)                        |       200 |       332 |    380.13 |    378.77 |       448 |

## Yield of Total Foodgrains

| States / UT       |   2018-19 |   2019-20 | 2020-21   |
|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |      2694 |      3022 | 2884      |
| Arunachal Pradesh |      1600 |      1631 | #         |
| Assam             |      2078 |      2105 | 2139      |
| Bihar             |      2402 |      2302 | 2474      |
| Chhattisgarh      |      1617 |      1584 | 1681      |
| Goa               |      2469 |      2411 | #         |
| Haryana           |      3981 |      3891 | 3970      |
| Himachal Pradesh  |      2049 |      2180 | 2228      |
| Jammu & Kashmir   |      2178 |      2000 | #         |
| Jharkhand         |      1623 |      1817 | 1907      |
| Karnataka         |      1422 |      1658 | 1651      |
| Kerala            |      2890 |      3025 | 3196      |
| Madhya Pradesh    |      1970 |      2199 | 2002      |
| Maharashtra       |      1071 |      1163 | 1394      |
| Manipur           |      1688 |      2030 | #         |
| Meghalaya         |      1835 |      2562 | #         |
| Mizoram           |      1691 |      1676 | #         |
| Nagaland          |      1664 |      1660 | #         |
| Odisha            |      1766 |      1870 | 1896      |
| Punjab            |      4658 |      4527 | 4704      |
| Rajasthan         |      1437 |      1469 | 1536      |
| Sikkim            |      1669 |      1669 | #         |

## Annexure-II

(Kg / Ha)

| Tamil Nadu    | 2972   | 3052   | 3020   |
|---------------|--------|--------|--------|
| Telangana     | 3035   | 3483   | 3263   |
| Tripura       | 2673   | 2770   | #      |
| Uttar Pradesh | 2803   | 2816   | 2919   |
| Uttarakhand   | 2247   | 2343   | 2335   |
| West Bengal   | 2938   | 2904   | 3013   |
| A & N Islands | 1945   | 2939   | #      |
| Chandigarh    | 4974   | 4977   | #      |
| D & N Haveli  | 1853   | 1994   | #      |
| Delhi         | 3567   | 3570   | #      |
| Daman & Diu   | 1281   | 1634   | #      |
| Puducherry    | 3345   | 3074   | #      |
| Others        | NA     | NA     | 2054   |
| All India     | 2286   | 2343   | 2373   |

NA - Not applicable # - included in  others * - As per third advance Estimates

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