Lok Sabha Question No. 200 (STARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Crops under MSP
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: D.K. Suresh, S.R. Parthiban

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 200

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 TH  MARCH, 2022

## CROPS UNDER MSP

- *200.   SHRI D.K. SURESH: SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:

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

- (a)      whether the Government has received any complaint/suggestions on the coverage of crops under Minimum Support Price (MSP) scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the percentage of MSP coverage for all crops during the last three years;
- (c) whether  it  is  true  that  there  are  crops  covered  under  MSP  but  not  procured  from farmers at that price and if so, the reasons therefor, crop-wise;
- (d) whether the Government is taking steps to increase the coverage of MSP on all crops and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR) (a) to (e):        A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 200* DUE FOR ANSWER ON 15.03.2022 REGARDING 'CROPS UNDER MSP'

(a)  to  (e):          Government  fixes  Minimum  Support  Prices  (MSP)  for  22  mandated agricultural crops and Fair & Remunerative Price (FRP) for sugarcane on the basis of the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP), after considering  the  views  of  State  Governments  and  Central  Ministries/Departments concerned and other relevant factors.

Suggestions/Representations from State Governments  and various farmer organisations  are  received  from  time  to  time  for  the  coverage  of  crops  under  MSP. Before finalizing its recommendations  on  MSP,  CACP  holds  consultations  with stakeholders  and  seeks  suggestions  for  both  price  and  non-price  recommendations. Details of crop-wise procurement at MSP for last three years is given at annexure.

The  inclusion  of  crops  under  MSP  framework  is  dependent  on  several  factors which include relatively large shelf life, widely grown, item of mass consumption, among others.    Time  to  time,  Government  examine  the  above  mentioned  factors  while considering new crop under the MSP regime. Additionally, agricultural and horticultural crops for which MSP is not fixed and are generally perishable in nature, are covered under Market Intervention Scheme (MIS). Farmers are free to sell their produce to the Government  procurement  agencies  at  MSP  or  in  the  open  market  whichever  is advantageous to them.

Annexure Annexure  referred   to in  reply to part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha starred Question

No. 200 due for reply on 15.03.2022

## Crops procurement at Minimum Support Price (MSP)

(Figures in LMT unless stated otherwise)

|   Sl. No. | Commodity   |   2018-19 |   2019-20 | 2020-21       |
|-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|---------------|
|         1 | 660.11      |  770.93   |  895.83   | PADDY         |
|         2 | 357.95      |  341.33   |  389.93   | WHEAT         |
|         3 | 18.29       |   15.43   |    2.95   | OIL SEEDS     |
|         4 | 19.45       |   28.54   |    8.16   | PULSES        |
|         5 | 2.19        |    4.32   |   11.88   | COARSE GRAINS |
|         6 | 10.80       |  105.22   |   91.9    | COTTON*       |
|         7 | -           |    0.0031 |    0.0509 | COPRA         |
|         8 | 0.73        |    0.82   |    0.04   | JUTE**        |

* In lakh bales of 170 kgs

**In lakh bales of 180 kgs

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