Lok Sabha Question No. 5506 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-05
Subject: Growth Rate of Farm Income
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: K. Muraleedharan, Anto  Antony, Behanan Benny

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5506

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 5 TH  APRIL, 2022

## GROWTH RATE OF FARM INCOME

5506. SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN: SHRI ANTO ANTONY: SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:

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

- (a) the annual growth rate of farmers' income including average monthly income in real and nominal terms from 2014 till date;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  been  able  to  meet  the  Dalwai  Committee  on  Doubling Farmers' Income recommendation of 10.4% annual growth rate to achieve the  target; and
- (c) 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): National  Statistical  Office  (NSO)    in  its  77th  (January  -  December  2019)round carried  out  a  survey  on  Situation  Assessment  of  Agricultural  Households  and  Land  & Livestock  Holdings  of  Households  in  the  rural  areas  of  the  country  with  an  integrated schedule of enquiry during the period January 2019 to December 2019. As per the survey results,  the  average  monthly  income  per  agricultural  household  from  all  sources  was estimated to be. Rs. 10218/-.
- (b)  and  (c):  The  Government  constituted  an  Inter-Ministerial  Committee  in  April,  2016  to examine  issues  relating  to  'Doubling  of  Farmers  Income'  and  recommend  strategies  to achieve  the  same.  The  Committee  submitted  its  Report  to  the  Government  in  September, 2018.  After  acceptance  of  the  DFI  Committee  recommendations,  the  Government  has constituted an 'Empowered Body' to review and monitor the progress.

Agriculture being a State Subject, the State Governments take appropriate measures for development of agriculture in the State. However, Government of India supplements the efforts  of  States  through  appropriate  policy  measures  and  budgetary  support  and  various schemes/ programmes. The various schemes/ programmes of the Government of India are meant for the welfare of farmers by increasing production, remunerative returns and income support to farmers.

The  Government  has  adopted  several  developmental  programmes,  schemes, reforms  and  policies  that  focus  on  higher  incomes  for  the  farmers.  All  these  policies  & programmes are being  supported  by  higher  budgetary  allocations,  non-budgetary  financial resources  such as  creating  Corpus  Funds like  Micro  Irrigation  Fund  etc.  There  have  been several reforms to unleash the potential, e.g. Formation and Promotion of 10,000 FPOs along with  necessary  financial  support  under  Atma  Nirbhar  Package  (Agriculture).  Under  Atma Nirbhar Bharat special  attention is  being  paid  for  creation  of  infrastructure  for  which  '  Agri Infrastructure Fund (AIF) has been created with a size of Rs. 100,000 crore. Other special initiatives  include Supplementary Income transfers under PM-KISAN; Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY); Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY); Increase in Minimum Support Price (MSPs) for all Kharif & Rabi Crops ensuring a minimum of 50 percent of profit margin  on the  cost  of  production,  Bee-Keeping; Rashtriya Gokul  Mission;  Blue Revolution; Interest  Subvention  Scheme;  Kisan  Credit  Card  (KCC)  that  now  offers  production  loan  to even  dairy  &  fishery  farmers  besides  agricultural  crops  etc.  The  adoption  of  Drone technologies in agriculture has a potential to revolutionize the Indian agriculture. In order to make  Drone  technology  affordable  to  the  farmers  and  other  stakeholders  of  this  sector, financial  assistance  @  100  %  cost  of  drone  together  with  the  contingent  expenditure  is extended to ICAR/SAU/ State governments/ State government Institutions under Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) for its demonstration on the farmer's fields.

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