Lok Sabha Question No. 2720 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Issues related to Paddy Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Nama Nageswara Rao

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2720

TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## ISSUES RELATED TO PADDY FARMERS

2720.  SHRI NAMA NAGESWARA RAO:

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

- (a)  the  quantum  of  paddy  production  in  the  country  during  the  last  three  years  till date, State-wise/year-wise; (b)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  that  input  cost  of  paddy  farmers  has increased manifold during the last three years and the current year, whereas the Minimum Support Price of paddy has not been accordingly revised; (c)  if so, the details thereof and the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard; (d)  whether it is a fact  that the highest paddy producing State like Telangana is not getting remunerative prices for their paddy produce, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; (e) the details of the States where farmers are not getting Minimum Support  Price for  paddy  and  the corrective steps taken in this regard; and (f)   the  remedial measures taken to provide reasonable remunerative prices to the
- paddy farmers for their produce?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## कृ ष एवं कसान कल् याण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (f) :  The quantum of paddy production (in terms of rice) in the country during the last three years till date, State-wise/year-wise is given at Annexure - I

To  provide  remunerative  prices  to  paddy  farmers,  the  Government  fixes Minimum  Support  Prices  (MSPs)  of 22 mandated  agricultural  crops,  including  two varieties  of  paddy,  Paddy  (Common)  and  Paddy  (Grade  A),  on  the  basis  of recommendation  of  Commission  for  Agricultural  Costs  &  Prices  (CACP),  after considering  the  views  of  State  Governments  and  Central  Ministries/Departments concerned and other relevant factors.

Cost of production is one of the important factors in the determination of MSP. While recommending MSP, the CACP considers cost of production, overall demandsupply  situations  of  various  crops  in  domestic  and  world  markets,  domestic  and international  prices,  inter-crop  price  parity,  terms  of  trade  between  agriculture  and non-agriculture  sectors,  likely  effect  of  price  policy  on  rest  of  economy  and  a minimum of 50 percent as the margin over cost of production. The Union Budget for 2018-19 had announced the pre-determined principle to keep MSP at levels of one and half times of the cost of production. Accordingly, Government has increased the MSPs for all mandated Kharif, Rabi and other commercial crops with a return of at least  50  per  cent  over  all  India  weighted  average  cost  of  production  from  the agricultural year 2018-19.

Accordingly, the Government has increased the MSP of Paddy (Common) for 2021-22 season and fixed it at Rs.1940 per quintal and Paddy (Grade A) to Rs.1960 per  quintal.  The  MSP  of  paddy  for  2021-22  season  provides  50%  return  over  the CACP's  estimated  all  India  weighted  average  cost  of  production  including  family labour.

Annexure - I Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (f) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q No.2720 Due for reply on

## 14.12.2021

## Production of Rice (in 000' Tonnes)

| States/ UTs       | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21 #   | 2021-22 *   |
|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    | 8234.67   | 8658.88   | 7887.18     | 5177.03     |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 240.00    | 244.73    | $           | $           |
| Assam             | 5220.62   | 4984.63   | 5255.41     | 4187.29     |
| Bihar             | 6155.51   | 6297.99   | 6881.76     | 6538.51     |
| Chhattisgarh      | 6526.86   | 6774.77   | 7161.20     | 7073.03     |
| Goa               | 98.84     | 90.39     | $           | $           |
| Gujarat           | 1912.08   | 1983.05   | 2147.23     | 1862.96     |
| Haryana           | 4516.09   | 4824.30   | 4424.88     | 4490.68     |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 114.90    | 143.79    | 145.65      | 178.82      |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | 615.80    | 587.02    | $           | $           |
| Jharkhand         | 2893.86   | 3012.80   | 3023.49     | 2973.42     |
| Karnataka         | 3431.01   | 3634.48   | 4053.48     | 2765.07     |
| Kerala            | 578.26    | 605.57    | 651.00      | 399.09      |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 4494.74   | 4778.15   | 4414.58     | 5428.08     |
| Maharashtra       | 3275.69   | 2897.59   | 3447.95     | 3455.69     |
| Manipur           | 401.62    | 385.50    | $           | $           |
| Meghalaya         | 201.98    | 303.44    | $           | $           |
| Mizoram           | 60.01     | 60.01     | $           | $           |
| Nagaland          | 356.69    | 363.31    | $           | $           |
| Odisha            | 7733.70   | 8360.37   | 8765.29     | 7588.34     |
| Punjab            | 12821.60  | 11779.28  | 12176.77    | 12062.61    |
| Rajasthan         | 453.18    | 480.53    | 634.00      | 539.40      |
| Sikkim            | 17.18     | 16.14     | $           | $           |
| Tamil Nadu        | 6130.93   | 7171.14   | 7283.31     | 5319.45     |
| Telangana         | 6670.01   | 7427.77   | 7699.67     | 5426.59     |
| Tripura           | 793.18    | 810.24    | $           | $           |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 15545.28  | 15517.80  | 15663.53    | 16211.16    |
| Uttarakhand       | 617.56    | 658.38    | 714.40      | 696.38      |
| West Bengal       | 16242.21  | 15881.44  | 16648.52    | 12020.13    |
| A & N Islands     | 11.44     | 17.98     | $           | $           |
| Chandigarh        | 0.00      | 4.40      | $           | $           |
| D & N Haveli      | 30.31     | 36.28     | $           | $           |
| Delhi             | 16.83     | 16.80     | $           | $           |
| Daman & Diu       | 1.82      | 2.03      | $           | $           |
| Puducherry        | 63.34     | 59.35     | $           | $           |
| Others            | NA        | NA        | 3186.11     | 2646.80     |
| All India         | 116477.82 | 118870.32 | 122265.42   | 107040.50   |

# As per Fourth Advance Estimates

* As per First Advance Estimates (Kharif only)

$ Included in Others  NA - Not Available