Lok Sabha Question No. 21 (STARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Welfare Schemes for Tenant Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Kuruva Gorantla Madhav, Maddila  Gurumoorthy

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 21

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH JULY, 2022

## WELFARE SCHEMES FOR TENANT FARMERS

- *21.     SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV: SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY:

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

- (a) the details about the total population of tenant farmers in the country;
- (b) whether the Government is aware that several SC/ST tenant farmers can't access welfare   schemes because the land is not in their name;
- (c) if so, whether some schemes are proposed for the benefit of such population;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether any specific efforts have been made to extend agricultural credit to the said population; and
- (f) 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 (f):       A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (f)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 21 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 19 TH  JULY, 2022

- (a):      As per the latest survey on Situation Assessment of Agricultural Households and Land  and  Livestock  Holdings  of  Households  in  Rural  Indiaconducted  in  2019  by National  Statistical  Office  (NSO),  tenant  holdings  constituted  (with  both  wholly  and partly leased-in area)about 17.3% of the total holdings in the country during 2018-19.
- (b)  to  (f):      Agriculture  being  a  State  subject,  the  State  Governments  undertake implementation of agricultural schemes/programmes for the welfare of farmers including SC/ST  tenant  farmers  and  the  Government  of  India  also  supplements  these  efforts through implementation of various central sector/centrally sponsored schemes/programmes.  Among  these  the  schemes  which  specifically  cover  tenant farmers,including  SC/ST  tenant  farmers  are  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojana (PMFBY)& Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS) and Kisan Credit Card(KCC) scheme.

Beneficiaries of such schemes  are decided/selected by respective State Governments. The details of these schemes are given in Annex.

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) to (f) of Lok Sabha  Starred Question No.21 due for answer on 19/07/2022.

## 1.  Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojana  (PMFBY)  &  Restructured  Weather  Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS)

The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) & Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS) envisages indemnification of crop losses due to adverse climatic/weather  conditions  against  the  predefined  guaranteed  yield  and  weather triggers. The scheme provides extensive coverage of notified crops from pre-sowing to post harvest stage.Under the Scheme, all farmers including tenant farmersgrowing the notified crops in the notified areas are eligible for coverage provided they have insurable interest. PMFBY is voluntary for both States/UTs and farmers.

For availing the scheme, farmers are required to submit necessary documentary evidence  of  land  records  prevailing  in  the  State  (Records  of  Right  (RoR),  Land Possession Certificate (LPC) etc.) and/or applicable contract/ agreement details/ other documents  notified/  permitted  by  concerned  State  Government  in  case  of  tenant farmers  and  the  same  should  be  defined  by  the  respective  States  in  the  notification itself.

## 2.  Kisan Credit Card(KCC) Scheme

Through  the  Kisan  Credit  Card  (KCC)  scheme,  the  Government  is  providing short term agri credit upto Rs. 3 lakh at subsidized rate of interest (4% per annum on timely  repayment  of  loan)  to  all  farmers  including  tenant  farmers  and  sharecroppers. Such farmers are also entitled for coverage under crop insurance Schemes with benefit of  subsidy  in  premium.  States  have  to  prescribe  the  modalities  for  enabling  such farmers to avail credit and crop insurance. Further, farmers can avail of loan upto Rs. 1.60  lakh  without  any  collateral.  Landless  and  tenant  farmers/artisans  can  also  avail collateral-free institutional credit by forming  Self Help Groups (SHGs) or Joint Liability Groups  (JLGs),  which  is  a  medium  for  financing  landless  farmers,  tenant  farmers, sharecroppers and oral lessees.

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