Lok Sabha Question No. 1344 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-03
Subject: Increase in MSP of Various Crops
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Anand Bhadauria

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1344

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 rd  DECEMBER, 2024

## INCREASE IN MSP OF VARIOUS CROPS

1344. SHRI ANAND BHADAURIA :

- Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE be pleased to state: (a)  the  details  of  increase  in  MSP  of  various  crops  and  increase  in  the  cost  of  their productions during the last five years and the current year, crop-wise, State-wise and yearwise; (b)  the  details  of  difference  in  increase  of  MSP  of  various  crops  and  their  cost  of productions, crop-wise, year-wise and State-wise; (c) the reasons for not providing remunerative MSP to suicide committing farmers of the country, particularly in northern States; and (d) the number of farmers who have left agricultural profession due non-remunerative MSP
- of crops during 2023 and 2024, year-wise and State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी ( SHRI RAM NATH THAKUR)

(a) & (b):  Every year, Government fixes Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for 22 mandated agricultural crops for the country as a whole and not region or state-specific, based on the recommendations of Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP), after considering the  views  of  State  Governments  and  Central  Ministries/Departments  concerned.  The details  of  year-wise  and  crop-wise  increase  in  Minimum  Support  Prices  (MSPs)  of  22

mandated crops, cost of production and their difference from the year 2019-20 to 2024-25 are given at Annexure .

(c):   The Union Budget for 2018-19 had announced the pre-determined principle to keep MSPs at levels of one and half times of the cost of production. Accordingly, Government had  increased  MSPs  for  all  mandated  Kharif,  Rabi  and  other  Commercial  crops  with  a minimum return of 50 percent over all India weighted average cost of production from year 2018-19  onwards.  The  increased  MSP  has  benefited  farmers  of  the  country  including farmers of northern states.

Government's price policy is to ensure remunerative prices to farmers by offering to  procure their produce at  MSP. However, farmers are free to sell their produce to the Government  procurement  agencies  at  MSP  or  in  the  open  market,  whichever  is advantageous to them

(d): Farmers of the country are benefited from the successful implementation of increased Minimum Support Prices (MSPs). During the year 2022-23 to 2023-24, total 3 Crore 20 Lakh farmers are benefitted and an amount of 5.10 Lakh Crore rupees paid to farmers.

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has not conducted any survey to ascertain the number of farmers leaving agricultural profession.

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Untarred Question No. 1344 due for reply on 03.12.2024

## MSP (marketing season-wise)  and Cost of Production

(Rs. per quintal)

| Sl. No.   | KHARIF CROPS           | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2019-20                | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2020-21                | 2021-22   | 2021-22   | 2021-22                | 2022-23   | 2022-23   | 2022-23                |      | 2023-24   |                        |      | 2024-25   |                        |
|-----------|------------------------|-----------|-----------|------------------------|-----------|-----------|------------------------|-----------|-----------|------------------------|-----------|-----------|------------------------|------|-----------|------------------------|------|-----------|------------------------|
|           |                        | Cost      | MSP       | Difference (MSP- Cost) | Cost      | MSP       | Difference (MSP- Cost) | Cost      | MSP       | Difference (MSP- Cost) | Cost      | MSP       | Difference (MSP- Cost) | Cost | MSP       | Difference (MSP- Cost) | Cost | MSP       | Difference (MSP- Cost) |
| 1         | PADDY(Common)          | 1208      | 1815      | 607                    | 1245      | 1868      | 623                    | 1293      | 1940      | 647                    | 1360      | 2040      | 680                    | 1455 | 2183      | 728                    | 1533 | 2300      | 767                    |
|           | PADDY (Grade A)        |           | 1835      | 1835                   |           | 1888      | 1888                   | -         | 1960      |                        | -         | 2060      |                        | -    | 2203      |                        | -    | 2320      |                        |
| 2         | JOWAR (Hybrid)         | 1698      | 2550      | 852                    | 1746      | 2620      | 874                    | 1825      | 2738      | 913                    | 1977      | 2970      | 993                    | 2120 | 3180      | 1060                   | 2247 | 3371      | 1124                   |
|           | JOWAR (Maldandi)       |           | 2570      | 2570                   |           | 2640      | 2640                   | -         | 2758      |                        | -         | 2990      |                        | -    | 3225      |                        | -    | 3421      |                        |
| 3         | BAJRA                  | 1083      | 2000      | 917                    | 1175      | 2150      | 975                    | 1213      | 2250      | 1037                   | 1268      | 2350      | 1082                   | 1371 | 2500      | 1129                   | 1485 | 2625      | 1140                   |
| 4         | RAGI                   | 2100      | 3150      | 1050                   | 2194      | 3295      | 1101                   | 2251      | 3377      | 1126                   | 2385      | 3578      | 1193                   | 2564 | 3846      | 1282                   | 2860 | 4290      | 1430                   |
| 5         | MAIZE                  | 1171      | 1760      | 589                    | 1213      | 1850      | 637                    | 1246      | 1870      | 624                    | 1308      | 1962      | 654                    | 1394 | 2090      | 696                    | 1447 | 2225      | 778                    |
| 6         | ARHAR(Tur)             | 3636      | 5800      | 2164                   | 3796      | 6000      | 2204                   | 3886      | 6300      | 2414                   | 4131      | 6600      | 2469                   | 4444 | 7000      | 2556                   | 4761 | 7550      | 2789                   |
| 7         | MOONG                  | 4699      | 7050      | 2351                   | 4797      | 7196      | 2399                   | 4850      | 7275      | 2425                   | 5167      | 7755      | 2588                   | 5705 | 8558      | 2853                   | 5788 | 8682      | 2894                   |
| 8         | URAD                   | 3477      | 5700      | 2223                   | 3660      | 6000      | 2340                   | 3816      | 6300      | 2484                   | 4155      | 6600      | 2445                   | 4592 | 6950      | 2358                   | 4883 | 7400      | 2517                   |
| 9         | COTTON (Medium Staple) | 3501      | 5255      | 1754                   | 3676      | 5515      | 1839                   | 3817      | 5726      | 1909                   | 4053      | 6080      | 2027                   | 4411 | 6620      | 2209                   | 4747 | 7121      | 2374                   |
|           | COTTON (Long Staple)   |           | 5550      | 5550                   |           | 5825      | 5825                   | -         | 6025      |                        | -         | 6380      |                        | -    | 7020      |                        | -    | 7521      |                        |
| 10        | GROUNDNUT IN SHELL     | 3394      | 5090      | 1696                   | 3515      | 5275      | 1760                   | 3699      | 5550      | 1851                   | 3873      | 5850      | 1977                   | 4251 | 6377      | 2126                   | 4522 | 6783      | 2261                   |
| 11        | SUNFLOWER SEED         | 3767      | 5650      | 1883                   | 3921      | 5885      | 1964                   | 4010      | 6015      | 2005                   | 4113      | 6400      | 2287                   | 4505 | 6760      | 2255                   | 4853 | 7280      | 2427                   |
| 12        | SOYABEAN               | 2473      | 3710      | 1237                   | 2587      | 3880      | 1293                   | 2633      | 3950      | 1317                   | 2805      | 4300      | 1495                   | 3029 | 4600      | 1571                   | 3261 | 4892      | 1631                   |
| 13        | SESAMUM                | 4322      | 6485      | 2163                   | 4570      | 6855      | 2285                   | 4871      | 7307      | 2436                   | 5220      | 7830      | 2610                   | 5755 | 8635      | 2880                   | 6178 | 9267      | 3089                   |
| 14        | NIGERSEED              | 3960      | 5940      | 1980                   | 4462      | 6695      | 2233                   | 4620      | 6930      | 2310                   | 4858      | 7287      | 2429                   | 5156 | 7734      | 2578                   | 5811 | 8717      | 2906                   |

Annexure (cont…)

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1344 due for reply on 03.12.2024

| Sl. No.   | RABI CROPS       | 2020-21   |      |                        | 2021-22   |       | MSP-Cost 2022-23       |         |       | 2023-24                |         |       |                        |         |       | 2024-25                     | 2025-26   |       |                        |
|-----------|------------------|-----------|------|------------------------|-----------|-------|------------------------|---------|-------|------------------------|---------|-------|------------------------|---------|-------|-----------------------------|-----------|-------|------------------------|
|           |                  | Cost      | MSP  | Difference (MSP- Cost) | Cost      | MSP   | Difference (MSP- Cost) | Cost    | MSP   | Difference (MSP- Cost) | Cost    | MSP   | Difference (MSP- Cost) | Cost    | MSP   | Difference (MSP- Cost)      | Cost      | MSP   | Difference (MSP- Cost) |
| 1         | WHEAT            | 923       | 1925 | 1002                   | 960       | 1975  | 1015                   | 1008    | 2015  | 1007                   | 1065    | 2125  | 1060                   | 1128    | 2275  | 1147                        | 1182      | 2425  | 1243                   |
| 2         | BARLEY           | 919       | 1525 | 606                    | 971       | 1600  | 629                    | 1019    | 1635  | 616                    | 1082    | 1735  | 653                    | 1158    | 1850  | 692                         | 1239      | 1980  | 741                    |
| 3         | GRAM             | 2801      | 4875 | 2074                   | 2866      | 5100  | 2234                   | 3004    | 5230  | 2226                   | 3206    | 5335  | 2129                   | 3400    | 5440  | 2040                        | 3527      | 5650  | 2123                   |
| 4         | MASUR (LENTIL)   | 2727      | 4800 | 2073                   | 2864      | 5100  | 2236                   | 3079    | 5500  | 2421                   | 3239    | 6000  | 2761                   | 3405    | 6425  | 3020                        | 3537      | 6700  | 3163                   |
| 5         | RAPESEED/MUSTARD | 2323      | 4425 | 2102                   | 2415      | 4650  | 2235                   | 2523    | 5050  | 2527                   | 2670    | 5450  | 2780                   | 2855    | 5650  | 2795                        | 3011      | 5950  | 2939                   |
| 6         | SAFFLOWER        | 3470      | 5215 | 1745                   | 3551      | 5327  | 1776                   | 3627    | 5441  | 1814                   | 3765    | 5650  | 1885                   | 3807    | 5800  | 1993 3960                   |           | 5940  | 1980                   |
| Sl. No.   | COMMERCIAL CROPS | 2019-20   |      |                        | 2020-21   |       |                        | 2021-22 |       |                        | 2022-23 |       |                        | 2023-24 |       |                             | 2024-25   |       |                        |
|           |                  | Cost      | MSP  | Difference (MSP- Cost) | Cost      | MSP   | Difference (MSP- Cost) | Cost    | MSP   | Difference (MSP- Cost) | Cost    | MSP   | Difference (MSP- Cost) | Cost    | MSP   | Difference (MSP- Cost) Cost |           | MSP   | Difference (MSP- Cost) |
| 1         | JUTE             | 2535      | 3950 | 1415                   | 2709      | 4225  | 1516                   | 2832    | 4500  | 1668                   | 2959    | 4750  | 1791                   | 3095    | 5050  | 1955                        | 3237      | 5335  | 2098                   |
|           |                  | 2019      |      |                        | 2020      |       |                        | 2021    |       |                        | 2022    |       |                        | 2023    |       |                             | 2024      |       |                        |
|           |                  | Cost      | MSP  | Difference (MSP- Cost) | Cost      | MSP   | Difference (MSP- Cost) | Cost    | MSP   | Difference (MSP- Cost) | Cost    | MSP   | Difference (MSP- Cost) | Cost    | MSP   | Difference (MSP- Cost)      | Cost      | MSP   | Difference (MSP- Cost) |
|           | COPRA (Milling)  | 6347      | 9521 | 3174                   | 6639      | 9960  | 3321                   | 6805    | 10335 | 3530                   | 6974    | 10590 | 3616                   | 7153    | 10860 | 3707                        | 7350      | 11160 | 3810                   |
| 2         | COPRA (Ball)     |           |      |                        |           |       |                        | -       |       |                        |         | 11000 |                        | -       | 11750 |                             |           |       |                        |
|           |                  |           | 9920 | 9920                   |           | 10300 |                        |         | 10600 |                        | -       |       |                        |         |       |                             | -         | 12000 |                        |
|           |                  |           |      |                        |           |       | 10300                  |         |       |                        |         |       |                        |         |       |                             |           |       |                        |

^Cost data are not separately compiled for Paddy (Grade A), Jower (Maldandi), Cotton (Long staple) and Copra (Ball). *******