Lok Sabha Question No. 2172 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: PM-AASHA Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Y. S. Avinash Reddy, Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy, Manne Srinivas Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2172

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  MARCH, 2022

## PM-AASHA SCHEME

2172.  SHRI  Y.S. AVINASH REDDY: SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY: SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY:

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

- (a) the steps being taken for the Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PMAASHA), which is the flagship programme to provide enhanced Minimum Support Price (MSP) of  50% above the cost  of production to farmers (started in 2018),  State-wise and  year-wise also; and
- (b) the funds sanctioned/spent in this regard till date and if not reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a): PM-AASHA  is  an  umbrella  scheme  comprising  Price  Support  Scheme  (PSS), Price Deficiency  Payment  Scheme  (PDPS)  and Private  Procurement  &  Stockist  Scheme  (PPSS). These schemes are implemented at the request of the State Governments / Union Territories. PSS is implemented for procurement of pulses, oilseeds and copra of Fair Average  Quality (FAQ)  at  Minimum  Support  Price  (MSP),  whereas  PDPS  is  implemented  for  oilseeds. However,  States/UTs  have  options  to  choose  either  PSS  or  PDPS  in  a  given  procurement season with respect to a particular oilseed crop for the entire State. PDPS does not involve any  physical  procurement but  envisages direct payment of  the difference between the  MSP and  the  selling  /  modal  price  to  pre-  registered  farmers  selling  oilseeds  of  prescribed  FAQ norms within  the  stipulated  period  in  the  notified  market  yard  through  a  transparent  auction process. PPSS is also implemented for oilseeds on pilot basis and States have the option for implementation  of  PPSS  in  district/selected  APMC(s)  of  district  involving  the  participation  of private stockist.

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.  Hence,  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.  Besides  the  overall market  also  responds  to declaration  of  MSP  and Government's procurement operations which results in private procurement on or above the MSP benefitting the farmers for various notified crops. The procurement  details  of  oilseeds, pulses and copra since 2018-19 is at Annexure-I.

## Annexure-I

| Year/Category/Commodity   | Quantity Procured (in MT)   | MSP Value (Rs. in lakh)   |
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
| 2018-19 Oil seed          | 37,73,948.69 18,29,295.44   | 18,70,623.00 8,16,651.05  |
| GROUNDNUT                 | 7,17,514.93                 | 3,50,864.80               |
| GUJARAT                   | 4,47,638.22                 | 2,18,895.09               |
| MADHYA PRADESH            | 28,501.21                   | 13,937.09                 |
| ODISHA                    | 130.76                      | 63.94                     |
| RAJASTHAN                 | 2,32,482.14                 | 1,13,683.77               |
| UTTAR PRADESH             | 8,762.60                    | 4,284.91                  |
| MUSTARD SEED              | 10,88,945.26                | 4,57,357.01               |
| GUJARAT                   | 45,449.75                   | 19,088.90                 |
| HARYANA                   | 2,50,985.00                 | 1,05,413.70               |
| MADHYA PRADESH            | 1,82,483.29                 | 76,642.98                 |
| RAJASTHAN                 | 6,08,571.47                 | 2,55,600.02               |
| UTTAR PRADESH             | 1,455.75                    | 611.42                    |
|                           |                             | 9.34                      |
| NIGERSEED                 | 15.90                       |                           |
| MADHYA PRADESH            | 15.90                       | 9.34                      |
| SOYABEAN                  | 19,483.02 6.00              | 6,622.28 2.04             |
| KARNATAKA MAHARASHTRA     | 1,283.02                    | 436.10                    |
| RAJASTHAN                 | 2,957.80                    |                           |
| TELANGANA                 |                             | 1,005.36 5,178.78         |
| SEED                      | 15,236.20 3,336.33          | 1,797.61                  |
| SUNFLOWER HARYANA         | 2,375.00                    | 1,279.65                  |
| ODISHA                    | 211.33                      | 113.86                    |
| TELANGANA                 | 750.00                      | 404.10                    |
| Pulses                    | 19,44,653.25                | 10,53,971.95              |
| GRAM                      | 7,76,406.21                 | 3,58,699.67               |
| ANDHRA PRADESH            | 3,470.85                    | 1,603.53                  |
| GUJARAT                   | 17,914.75                   | 8,276.61                  |
| HARYANA                   | 207.60                      | 95.91                     |
| KARNATAKA                 | 33.40                       | 15.43                     |
| MADHYA PRADESH            | 5,76,745.58                 | 2,66,456.46               |
| MAHARASHTRA               | 22,392.32                   | 10,345.25                 |
| RAJASTHAN                 | 1,20,398.31                 | 55,624.02                 |
| TELANGANA                 | 34,500.00                   | 15,939.00                 |
|                           | 743.40                      |                           |
| UTTAR PRADESH             |                             | 343.45                    |
| MADHYA PRADESH            | 56,075.02                   | 25,093.57                 |
| UTTAR PRADESH             |                             |                           |
|                           | 162.85                      | 72.88                     |
| ANDHRA PRADESH            |                             | 8,838.20                  |
|                           | 12,671.25                   |                           |
| GUJARAT                   | 4,050.50                    | 2,825.22                  |
| KARNATAKA                 | 28,950.00                   | 20,192.63                 |

| MADHYA PRADESH   | 3,037.46     | 2,118.63     |
|------------------|--------------|--------------|
| MAHARASHTRA      | 18,230.48    | 12,715.76    |
| ODISHA           | 6,148.19     | 4,288.36     |
| RAJASTHAN        | 2,36,277.28  | 1,64,803.40  |
| TAMILNADU        | 5,748.79     | 4,009.78     |
| TELANGANA        | 13,375.31    | 9,329.28     |
| TOOR             | 2,91,000.87  | 1,65,142.99  |
| ANDHRA PRADESH   | 4,680.27     | 2,656.05     |
| GUJARAT          | 32,541.70    | 18,467.41    |
| KARNATAKA        | 1,25,938.10  | 71,469.87    |
| MADHYA PRADESH   | 3,154.96     | 1,790.44     |
| MAHARASHTRA      | 53,985.94    | 30,637.02    |
| TAMILNADU        | 399.90       | 226.94       |
| TELANGANA        | 70,300.00    | 39,895.25    |
| URAD             | 4,92,294.14  | 2,75,684.72  |
| ANDHRA PRADESH   | 13,290.05    | 7,442.43     |
| GUJARAT          | 9,409.75     | 5,269.46     |
| KARNATAKA        | 10.10        | 5.66         |
| MADHYA PRADESH   | 3,45,000.00  | 1,93,200.00  |
| MAHARASHTRA      | 11,374.09    | 6,369.49     |
| ODISHA           | 1,103.00     | 617.68       |
| RAJASTHAN        | 77,444.94    | 43,369.17    |
| TAMILNADU        | 3,379.07     | 1,892.28     |
| TELANGANA        | 1,540.19     | 862.51       |
| UTTAR PRADESH    | 29,742.95    | 16,656.05    |
| 2019-20          | 43,97,590.45 | 22,05,132.48 |
| Oil seed         | 15,43,187.86 | 7,30,987.52  |
| COPRA            | 313.84       | 298.81       |
| TAMILNADU        | 313.84       | 298.81       |
| GROUNDNUT        | 7,23,085.62  | 3,68,050.58  |
| ANDHRA PRADESH   | 21,178.14    | 10,779.67    |
| GUJARAT          | 5,00,438.91  | 2,54,723.41  |
| KARNATAKA        | 3,830.80     | 1,949.88     |
| ODISHA           | 2,011.34     | 1,023.77     |
| RAJASTHAN        | 1,93,080.23  | 98,277.84    |
| UTTAR PRADESH    | 2,546.20     | 1,296.02     |
| MUSTARD SEED     | 8,03,843.64  | 3,55,700.81  |
| GUJARAT          | 32,759.40    | 14,496.03    |
| HARYANA          | 3,08,700.65  | 1,36,600.04  |
| MADHYA PRADESH   | 1,15,169.13  | 50,962.34    |
| RAJASTHAN        | 3,46,895.26  | 1,53,501.15  |
| UTTAR PRADESH    | 319.20       | 141.25       |
| SOYABEAN         | 10,677.68    | 3,961.42     |
| MAHARASHTRA      | 26.23        | 9.73         |
| SUNFLOWER        | 5,267.08     | 2,975.90     |
| SEED             |              |              |
| HARYANA          | 3,446.00     | 1,946.99     |

| ODISHA         | 121.08       | 68.41        |
|----------------|--------------|--------------|
| TELANGANA      | 1,700.00     | 960.50       |
| Pulses         | 28,54,402.59 | 14,74,144.96 |
| GRAM           | 21,58,434.06 | 10,52,236.60 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 1,27,915.10  | 62,358.61    |
| GUJARAT        | 1,24,031.55  | 60,465.38    |
| HARYANA        | 10,636.46    | 5,185.27     |
| KARNATAKA      | 1,01,843.45  | 49,648.68    |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 7,06,313.62  | 3,44,327.89  |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 3,85,878.82  | 1,88,115.92  |
| RAJASTHAN      | 6,15,716.88  | 3,00,161.98  |
| TELANGANA      | 47,600.00    | 23,205.00    |
| UTTAR PRADESH  | 38,498.18    | 18,767.86    |
| MASOOR         | 1,433.68     | 688.17       |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 1,433.68     | 688.17       |
| MOONG          | 1,47,130.39  | 1,03,726.92  |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 1,193.30     | 841.28       |
| HARYANA        | 1,065.90     | 751.46       |
| KARNATAKA      | 5,874.21     | 4,141.32     |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 4,272.23     | 3,011.92     |
| ODISHA         | 7,011.38     | 4,943.02     |
| RAJASTHAN      | 1,21,669.07  | 85,776.69    |
| TAMILNADU      | 169.40       | 119.43       |
| TELANGANA      | 5,874.90     | 4,141.80     |
| TOOR           | 5,47,272.15  | 3,17,417.85  |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 50,223.18    | 29,129.44    |
| GUJARAT        | 13,140.25    | 7,621.35     |
| KARNATAKA      | 2,27,500.00  | 1,31,950.00  |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 2,04,183.13  | 1,18,426.22  |
| ODISHA         | 98.34        | 57.04        |
| TAMILNADU      | 502.25       | 291.31       |
| TELANGANA      | 51,625.00    | 29,942.50    |
| URAD           | 132.31       | 75.42        |
| GUJARAT        | 88.85        | 50.64        |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 10.11        | 5.76         |
| RAJASTHAN      | 26.50        | 15.11        |
| TAMILNADU      | 6.85         | 3.90         |
| 2020-21        | 11,11,619.39 | 6,11,057.98  |
| Oil seed       | 2,95,212.34  | 1,58,516.95  |
| COPRA          | 5,088.92     | 5,240.38     |
| KARNATAKA      | 5,040.04     | 5,191.24     |
| TAMILNADU      | 48.88        | 49.14        |
| GROUNDNUT      | 2,86,233.33  | 1,50,988.08  |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 256.87       | 135.50       |
| GUJARAT        | 2,02,629.85  | 1,06,887.25  |
| KARNATAKA      | 116.10       | 61.24        |

| ODISHA         | 2,203.11    | 1,162.14    |
|----------------|-------------|-------------|
| RAJASTHAN      | 74,511.43   | 39,304.78   |
| UTTAR PRADESH  | 6,500.97    | 3,429.26    |
| MUSTARD SEED   | 0.68        | 0.32        |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 0.68        | 0.32        |
| SOYABEAN       | 3.69        | 1.43        |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 3.69        | 1.43        |
| SUNFLOWER SEED | 3,885.72    | 2,286.75    |
| HARYANA        | 3,700.00    | 2,177.45    |
| ODISHA         | 185.72      | 109.30      |
| Pulses         | 8,16,407.05 | 4,52,541.03 |
| GRAM           | 6,36,905.98 | 3,24,822.05 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 10,083.80   | 5,142.74    |
| GUJARAT        | 1,51,427.70 | 77,228.13   |
| KARNATAKA      | 22,030.77   | 11,235.69   |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 1,94,447.80 | 99,168.38   |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 2,24,721.70 | 1,14,608.07 |
| RAJASTHAN      | 17,450.37   | 8,899.69    |
| TELANGANA      | 16,743.84   | 8,539.36    |
| MASOOR         | 18.35       | 9.36        |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 18.35       | 9.36        |
| MOONG          | 1,67,391.20 | 1,20,454.71 |
| HARYANA        | 1,099.65    | 791.31      |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 1,47,250.00 | 1,05,961.10 |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 559.74      | 402.79      |
| ODISHA         | 862.35      | 620.55      |
| RAJASTHAN      | 12,024.46   | 8,652.80    |
| TAMILNADU      | 5,595.00    | 4,026.16    |
| TOOR           | 11,004.46   | 6,602.68    |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 184.55      | 110.73      |
| GUJARAT        | 572.15      | 343.29      |
| KARNATAKA      | 8,969.05    | 5,381.43    |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 1,246.76    | 748.06      |
| TAMILNADU      | 31.95       | 19.17       |
| URAD           | 1,087.06    | 652.24      |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 949.90      | 569.94      |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 137.16      | 82.30       |
| 2021-22        | 2,66,403.71 | 1,61,812.11 |
| Oil seed       | 1,51,808.53 | 84,482.17   |
| COPRA          | 454.91      | 480.91      |
| TAMILNADU      | 454.91      | 480.91      |
| GROUNDNUT      | 1,51,353.62 | 84,001.26   |
| GUJARAT        | 95,233.27   | 52,854.46   |
| RAJASTHAN      | 55,059.47   | 30,558.01   |
| UTTAR PRADESH  | 1,060.88    | 588.79      |
| Pulses         | 1,14,595.18 | 77,329.94   |
| GRAM           | 20,785.32   | 10,870.72   |

| GUJARAT        | 10,433.40   | 5,456.67   |
|----------------|-------------|------------|
| KARNATAKA      | 301.20      | 157.53     |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 5,083.72    | 2,658.79   |
| TELANGANA      | 4,967.00    | 2,597.74   |
| MOONG          | 75,476.98   | 54,909.50  |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 1,314.70    | 956.44     |
| GUJARAT        | 1.50        | 1.09       |
| HARYANA        | 1,283.70    | 933.89     |
| KARNATAKA      | 13,980.37   | 10,170.72  |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 1,636.71    | 1,190.71   |
| RAJASTHAN      | 57,260.00   | 41,656.65  |
| TOOR           | 16,704.71   | 10,523.97  |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 12.80       | 8.06       |
| GUJARAT        | 3,111.52    | 1,960.26   |
| KARNATAKA      | 11,246.30   | 7,085.17   |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 928.34      | 584.85     |
| TAMILNADU      | 2.50        | 1.58       |
| TELANGANA      | 1,403.25    | 884.05     |
| URAD           | 1,628.17    | 1,025.75   |
| GUJARAT        | 99.85       | 62.91      |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 1,488.12    | 937.52     |
| RAJASTHAN      | 40.20       | 25.33      |

(as on 07.03.2022)

(b) :  To  ensure  smooth  procurement  of  notified  oilseeds,  pulses  and  copra  at  MSP, Government has provided Government Guarantee to lender banks for extending credit facility to central procuring agencies (which is revised from time to time based on the requirement) to undertake  procurement  operations.  These  funds  are  revolving  in  nature.  Presently,  Central Government  has  provided  Government  Guarantee  of  Rs.  40,500  crore.  Further,  Budget  is allocated for reimbursement of losses, if any, incurred by Central procuring agencies.

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