Lok Sabha Question No. 2654 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Beneficiaries of MSP
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: S. Venkatesan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2654

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## BENEFICIARIES OF MSP

## 2654.  SHRI S.VENKATESAN:

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

- (a) the  percentage  of  farmers  who  got  Minimum  Support  Price  (MSP)  in  the  last  five years, crop-wise for 23 commodities for which MSP is announced; and
- (b) the percentage of crop production which got MSP in the last five years, crop-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a)  &  (b):          Government  implements  Price  Support  Scheme  (PSS)  for  procurement  of pulses and oilseeds as and when proposals are received from the State Governments as per the scheme Guidelines. All the proposals received from States have been sanctioned immediately and there are no pending proposals at present. Government also undertakes procurement of paddy and wheat at MSP from farmers through Food Corporation of India (FCI) and State Agencies. Further, different types of nutri-cereals and maize are procured at MSP from farmers by State Governments itself in consultation with FCI to the extent that the  concerned  State  Government  may  utilise  the  same  for  distribution  under  Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) as well as Other Welfare Schemes (OWS). Further, due to the announcement of Minimum Support Price (MSP) by the Government & procurement operations,  the  overall  market  also  responds  which  results  in  private  procurement  on  or above the MSP. Hence, It is very difficult to assess the exact number of farmers benefitted under  MSP  operation.  However,  the  details  of  farmers  benefitted  under  Government procurement operation at MSP & percentage of procurement to production at MSP cropwise, since 2016-17 at Annexure-I.

## Annexure - I

## Qty. In MT

| Farmers benefited procurement and %of procurement to production under MSP operation since 2016-17   | Farmers benefited procurement and %of procurement to production under MSP operation since 2016-17   | Farmers benefited procurement and %of procurement to production under MSP operation since 2016-17   | Farmers benefited procurement and %of procurement to production under MSP operation since 2016-17   | Farmers benefited procurement and %of procurement to production under MSP operation since 2016-17   | Farmers benefited procurement and %of procurement to production under MSP operation since 2016-17   | Farmers benefited procurement and %of procurement to production under MSP operation since 2016-17   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Crops/Years                                                                                         | 2016-17                                                                                             | 2016-17                                                                                             | 2016-17                                                                                             | 2017-18                                                                                             | 2017-18                                                                                             | 2017-18                                                                                             |
| Crops/Years                                                                                         | Production                                                                                          | Procurement                                                                                         | Number of farmers Benefited                                                                         | Production                                                                                          | Procurement                                                                                         | Number of farmers Benefited                                                                         |
| PADDY                                                                                               | 10,97,00,000                                                                                        | 3,81,06,000                                                                                         | 76,85,168                                                                                           | 11,27,57,000                                                                                        | 3,81,74,000                                                                                         | 2,30,859                                                                                            |
| WHEAT                                                                                               | 9,22,88,000                                                                                         | 2,29,61,000                                                                                         | 20,46,766                                                                                           | 9,85,12,000                                                                                         | 3,08,24,000                                                                                         | 31,87,229                                                                                           |
| GRAM                                                                                                | 93,80,000                                                                                           | -                                                                                                   | -                                                                                                   | 1,13,80,000                                                                                         | 27,69,430                                                                                           | 12,44,833                                                                                           |
| MASOOR                                                                                              | 12,20,000                                                                                           | -                                                                                                   | -                                                                                                   | 16,20,000                                                                                           | 2,46,944                                                                                            | 1,75,341                                                                                            |
| MOONG                                                                                               | 21,70,000                                                                                           | 3,31,837                                                                                            | -                                                                                                   | 20,20,000                                                                                           | 2,99,182                                                                                            | 2,31,442                                                                                            |
| TOOR                                                                                                | 48,70,000                                                                                           | 13,53,096                                                                                           | -                                                                                                   | 42,90,000                                                                                           | 8,73,759                                                                                            | 7,16,437                                                                                            |
| URAD                                                                                                | 28,30,000                                                                                           | 15,748                                                                                              | -                                                                                                   | 34,90,000                                                                                           | 3,63,594                                                                                            | 2,46,429                                                                                            |
| GROUNDNUT                                                                                           | 74,62,000                                                                                           | 2,11,679                                                                                            | -                                                                                                   | 92,53,000                                                                                           | 10,51,583                                                                                           | 18,11,595                                                                                           |
| MUSTARD SEED                                                                                        | 79,17,000                                                                                           | 36,940                                                                                              | -                                                                                                   | 84,30,000                                                                                           | 8,73,661                                                                                            | -                                                                                                   |
| SOYABEAN                                                                                            | 1,31,59,000                                                                                         | 162                                                                                                 | -                                                                                                   | 1,09,33,000                                                                                         | 72,282                                                                                              | 42,535                                                                                              |
| SUNFLOWER SEED                                                                                      | 2,51,000                                                                                            | 6,539                                                                                               | -                                                                                                   | 2,22,000                                                                                            | 2,745                                                                                               | 3,891                                                                                               |
| JOWAR                                                                                               | 45,70,000                                                                                           | 3,733                                                                                               | 1,538                                                                                               | 48,00,000                                                                                           | 2,668                                                                                               | 1,210                                                                                               |
| BAJRA                                                                                               | 97,30,000                                                                                           | 6,341                                                                                               |                                                                                                     | 92,10,000                                                                                           | 20,000                                                                                              | 816                                                                                                 |
| MAIZE                                                                                               | 2,59,00,000                                                                                         | 62,180                                                                                              | 32,155                                                                                              | 2,87,50,000                                                                                         | 47,794                                                                                              | 10,383                                                                                              |
| RAGI                                                                                                | 13,90,000                                                                                           | -                                                                                                   | 33,693                                                                                              | 19,90,000                                                                                           | -                                                                                                   | 10,489                                                                                              |
| COTTON (Qty in Bales)^                                                                              | 3,25,77,000                                                                                         | 500                                                                                                 | 1,000                                                                                               | 3,28,05,000                                                                                         | 3,90,000                                                                                            | 88,000                                                                                              |

| Crops/Years            | 2018-19      | 2018-19     | 2018-19                     | 2019-20      | 2019-20     | 2019-20                     |
|------------------------|--------------|-------------|-----------------------------|--------------|-------------|-----------------------------|
| Crops/Years            | Production   | Procurement | Number of farmers Benefited | Production   | Procurement | Number of farmers Benefited |
| PADDY                  | 11,64,78,000 | 4,43,99,000 | 96,93,641                   | 11,88,00,000 | 5,18,26,000 | 1,24,59,354                 |
| WHEAT                  | 9,98,69,000  | 3,57,95,000 | 40,33,463                   | 10,35,96,000 | 3,41,32,000 | 35,57,080                   |
| GRAM                   | 99,40,000    | 7,76,406    | 3,56,430                    | 1,10,80,000  | 21,58,434   | 11,08,514                   |
| MASOOR                 | 12,30,000    | 56,238      | 45,700                      | 11,00,000    | 1,434       | 1,898                       |
| MOONG                  | 24,60,000    | 3,28,714    | 2,63,596                    | 25,10,000    | 1,47,130    | 1,18,969                    |
| TOOR                   | 33,20,000    | 2,91,001    | 2,81,849                    | 38,90,000    | 7,33,036    | 5,67,327                    |
| URAD                   | 30,60,000    | 4,92,294    | 4,56,203                    | 20,80,000    | 132         | 15,348                      |
| GROUNDNUT              | 67,27,000    | 7,17,515    | 3,37,586                    | 99,52,000    | 7,23,086    | 3,46,554                    |
| MUSTARD SEED           | 92,56,000    | 10,88,945   | 3,67,765                    | 91,24,000    | 8,03,844    | 4,96,122                    |
| SOYABEAN               | 1,32,68,000  | 19,483      | 11,364                      | 1,12,26,000  | 10,678      | 4,550                       |
| SUNFLOWER SEED         | 2,16,000     | 3,336       | 1,950                       | 2,13,000     | 5,267       | 930                         |
| JOWAR                  | 34,80,000    | 12,093      | 8,105                       | 47,70,000    | 23,338      | 7,735                       |
| BAJRA                  | 86,60,000    | 1,00,891    | 9,677                       | 1,03,60,000  | 1,00,076    | 3989                        |
| MAIZE                  | 2,77,20,000  | 12,103      | 3,880                       | 2,87,70,000  | 1,15,138    | 26,291                      |
| RAGI                   | 12,40,000    | 94,390      | 27,201                      | 17,60,000    | 1,93,243    | 93,026                      |
| COTTON (Qty in Bales)^ | 2,80,42,000  | 10,70,000   | 2,38,000                    | 3,60,65,000  | 1,05,15,000 | 1,50,000                    |

| Crops/Years            | 2020-21      | 2020-21     | 2020-21                     |
|------------------------|--------------|-------------|-----------------------------|
| Crops/Years            | Production   | Procurement | Number of farmers Benefited |
| PADDY                  | 12,22,65,000 | 6,01,26,000 | 1,31,13,417                 |
| WHEAT                  | 10,78,61,000 | 3,89,92,000 | 43,35,972                   |
| GRAM                   | 1,19,90,000  | 6,36,906    | 4,02,694                    |
| MASOOR                 | 8,00,000     | 18          | 1,89                        |
| MOONG                  | 30,90,000    | 2,67,391    | 14,422                      |
| TOOR                   | 42,80,000    | 11,004      | 769                         |
| URAD                   | 20,10,000    | 1,087       | 173                         |
| GROUNDNUT              | 1,02,10,000  | 2,86,233    | 1,52,426                    |
| SUNFLOWER SEED         | 2,30,000     | 3,886       | 3,101                       |
| JOWAR                  | 47,80,000    | 1,46,472    | 38,090                      |
| BAJRA                  | 1,08,60,000  | 3,61,871    | 44,166                      |
| MAIZE                  | 3,15,10,000  | 2,05,315    | 54,012                      |
| RAGI                   | 19,60,000    | 4,74,098    | 2,06,269                    |
| COTTON (Qty in Bales)^ | 3,53,84,000  | 91,87,000   | 18,97,000                   |

^ Lakh bales of 170kg each

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