Lok Sabha Question No. 2274 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-14
Subject: Agriculture as a Profitable Profession
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Anil Firojiya

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2274

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 TH   MARCH, 2023

## AGRICULTURE AS A PROFITABLE PROFESSION

## 2274. SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

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

- (a)  the  measures  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  make  agriculture  more  profitable profession and to make villages more prosperous including the details thereof; and
- (b) the actions taken by the Agriculture Working Group under the India's Presidency including the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) :           Government has adopted and implemented several policies, reforms, developmental programmes and schemes for making agriculture more profitable profession, 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.
- (b):       The following four priority areas have been identified for holding discussions and building G20 consensus in the Agriculture Working Group meetings:
- (i) Food Security and Nutrition,
- (ii)       Sustainable Agriculture with Climate Smart Approach,
- (iii)      Inclusive agri value chains and food systems,
- (iv)      Digitalization for Agricultural Transformation.

To  discuss  the  above  mentioned  identified  priority  areas,  four  meetings  have been planned under the Agriculture Working Groups during February- June 2023 at various places in India (i.e. Indore, Varanasi, Chandigarh and Hyderabad).

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