Lok Sabha Question No. 120 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Market Intervention Scheme and Price Support Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Mimi Chakraborty, Margani Bharat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION & FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 120

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  9 TH    FEBRUARY, 2021

## MARKET INTERVENTION SCHEME AND PRICE SUPPORT SCHEME

- *120.   MS. MIMI CHAKRABORTY: SHRI MARGANI BHARAT:

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

- (a) whether  in the budget  2020-21,  Government  reduced  allocations  for  Market Intervention Scheme and Price Support Scheme (MIS and PSS) and remunerative prices to farmers for Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA);
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the plan to alleviate the plight of farmers;
- (d) the details of the proposal to procure crops under price support scheme and provide adequate remuneration to farmers for their produce;
- (e) whether many crops do not fall under MIS and farmers are finding it difficult to get remunerative price therefor;
- (f) if  so,  the  details  of  crops  that  come  under  MIS  and  the  constraints  faced  by  the Government to bring more crops under MIS; and
- (g) whether  any  requests  from  any  quarter,  including  farmers,  have  been  received  in this regard, if so, the details thereof and action taken so far by the Government thereon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA  SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (g): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (g)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 120     DUE FOR REPLY ON 9 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021.

(a) to (c) : Under Price Support Scheme (PSS), the payment of Minimum Support Price (MSP)  for  procured  crops  to  the  concerned  farmers  is  being  made  as  per  scheme's guidelines from  the  loan/cash  credit  facility  provided  by  the  lender  banks/Institution  on  the basis of Government Guarantee provided by the Govt. The provision for the losses, if any, after the disposal of procured crops under PSS and Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) by the concerned agencies are made in the concerned head. The estimated expenditure under PMAASHA (PSS/PDPS/PPSS) and MIS depend upon the States / UTs option for implementation  of  these  schemes  based  on  the  prevailing  market  price  in  the  mandies  / markets.  The  final  Budget  allocation  during  2019-20  under  MIS/PSS  was  ₹  2010.20  crore and for PDPS/PPSS under PM-AASHA was ₹ 321.00 crore. For the year 2020-21 the budget estimate for MIS/PSS is ₹ 2000 crore and for PDPS/PPSS is ₹ 500 crore.

(d): Under  Price  Support  Scheme  (PSS),  Government  agencies  procure  the  notified pulses, oilseeds and copra of Fair Average Quality (FAQ) at Minimum Support Price (MSP) directly  from  farmers  in  consultation  with  the  concerned  State  Governments  /  Union Territories.  The  payments  to  the  farmers  are  made  through  Real  Time  Gross  Settlement (RTGS)/National  Electronic  Fund  Transfer  (NEFT)  and  account  payee  cheque  by  the procuring agencies.

(e) to (g): All  the  agricultural  and  horticultural  commodities  for  which  Minimum  Support Price (MSP) are not fixed and are generally perishable in nature are covered Under Market Intervention Scheme (MIS).

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