Lok Sabha Question No. 4977 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-01
Subject: Status of Doubling the Farmers' Income
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Dhaval Laxmanbhai Patel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4977

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST  APRIL 2025

## STATUS OF DOUBLING THE FARMERS' INCOME

4977. SHRI DHAVAL LAXMANBHAI PATEL:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष और ͩकसान कãयाण मंğी be pleased to state:

- (a) the current status of progress towards achieving the target of doubling farmers' income by 2025; (b) the specific areas identified under public-private partnerships where agri-tech startups are  being  encouraged  to  deploy  innovative  solutions,  particularly  in  relation  to  digital platforms  for  smart  farming,  sustainable  agriculture  practices  and  efficient  supply  chain management; (c)  the  manner  in  which  these  partnerships  align with the Government's  flagship programmes  such  as  Startup  India,  Make  in  India  and  Aatmanirbhar  Bharat  and  the expected contributions towards Vision 2047; and (d) the timeline for the implementation of the initiatives under these partnerships and the
- expected milestones?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष और ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

- (a): Agriculture is a State subject and Government of India supports the efforts of States through appropriate policy measures, budgetary allocation 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  substantially enhanced  the  budget  allocation of Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare(DA&FW) from Rs. 21933.50 crore BE during 2013-14 to Rs. 1,22,528.77 crore BE during 2024-25. Major schemes/programmes initiated by DA&FW to increase the income of farmers including small and marginal farmers and for the development of agriculture Sector in India are as under:
1. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)
2. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY)
3. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)/ Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS)
4. Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (MISS)
5. Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)
6. Formation and Promotion of 10,000 new Farmer Producers Organizations (FPOs)
7. National Bee Keeping and Honey Mission (NBHM)
8. Namo Drone Didi
9. National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF)
10. Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)
11. Agri Fund for Start-Ups & Rural Enterprises' (AgriSURE)
12. Per Drop More Crop (PDMC)
13. Sub-Mission on Agriculture Mechanization (SMAM)
14. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
15. Soil Health & Fertility (SH&F)
16. Rainfed Area Development (RAD)
17. Agroforestry
18. Crop Diversification Programme (CDP)
19. Sub-Mission on Agriculture Extension (SMAE)
20. Sub-Mission on Seed and Planting Material (SMSP)
21. National Food Security and Nutrition Mission (NFSNM)
22. Integrated Scheme for Agriculture Marketing (ISAM)
23. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)
24. National Mission on Edible Oils (NMEO)-Oil Palm
25. National Mission on Edible Oils (NMEO)-Oilseeds
26. Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region
27. Digital Agriculture Mission
28. National Bamboo Mission

Indian  Council  on  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  has  released  a  compilation  of success stories of 75,000 farmers who have increased their income more than two times by convergence of schemes being operated by Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and the allied Ministries/Departments.

The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) conducted a Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) of Agricultural Households during NSS 77 th  round (January, 2019 - December, 2019) with reference to the agricultural year July, 2018- June, 2019 in the rural areas of the country.

According to these surveys, the estimated average monthly income per agricultural household increased from ₹6,426 in 2012-13 (NSS 70th round) to ₹10,218 in 2018-19 (NSS 77th round).

As  per  NSSO  Survey  on  House  hold  Consumption  Expenditure  (2023-24),  a comparison  of  the  estimates  of  all-India  average  Monthly  Per  Capita  Consumption Expenditure (MPCE) is as under:

| Sector                       | Average MPCE (Rs.) over different period   | Average MPCE (Rs.) over different period   |
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| Sector                       | 2011-12 NSS (68th round)                   | 2023-2024                                  |
| Rural                        | 1,430                                      | 4,122                                      |
| Urban                        | 2,630                                      | 6,996                                      |
| Difference as %of Rural MPCE | 83.9                                       | 69.7                                       |

(b) to (d): The Government of India is committed to promote Agri-startups by providing financial and technical support to agri-startups in agriculture and allied sectors. Ministry of Agriculture  &  Farmers'  Welfare  is  implementing  "Innovation  and  Agri-Entrepreneurship Development" programme under  Rashtriya  Krishi Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY-RAFTAAR)  from 2018-19 with an objective to promote innovation and  agri-entrepreneurship  by  providing financial and technical support for nurturing startups ecosystem in the country. Under this programme, start-ups are encouraged to use innovative technologies to resolve challenges faced in agriculture and allied sectors. Many start-ups have been selected in various areas of  agriculture  and  allied  sectors  under  this  programme  for  providing  financial  support through 5 Knowledge Partners (KPs) and 24 RKVY Agribusiness Incubators (R-ABIs). The financial support upto Rs. 5.00 lakh is provided at the idea/pre seed stage and upto Rs. 25 lakh at the seed stage to entrepreneurs/ startups in the field of agriculture & allied sector to launch their products, services, business platforms, etc into the market and facilitate them to scale up their products and operations.

The Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) has been supporting Agribased startups under the project called National Agriculture Innovation Fund (NAIF) initiated in year 2016-2017. It has two components viz. (I) Innovation Fund; (II) Incubation Fund and National Coordinating Unit (NCU):

I.  Component  I:  10  Zonal  Technology  Management  Units  and  89  Institute  Technology Management  Units  (ITMUs)  established  in  99  ICAR  institutes  provide  a  single-window mechanism  to  manage  innovations,  showcase  intellectual  assets,  and  pursue  matters related to intellectual property (IP) management  and  transfer/commercialization of technologies in these institutes.

II.  Component  II:  Agri-business  Incubator  Centres  (ABICs)  are  set  up  to  speed  up  the delivery of the new technologies to stake holders. The ABICs are the nodal point to provide the desired link for Agriculture Research & Development (R&D) Institutions for incubation/ commercialization of the validated technologies. So far, 50 AgriBusiness Incubation Centers have been established and are operational in the ICAR network under the NAIF scheme.

A  Central  Sector  Scheme  for  blended  Capital  Support  to  finance  startups  for agriculture and rural enterprise relevant for Farm Produce Value Chain has been approved. Accordingly,  administrative  approval  for  Agri  SURE  has  been  conveyed  to  NABARD  to operationalize the fund.

Government  has  approved  the  Digital  Agriculture  Mission,  which  envisage  the creations of Digital Public Infrastructure for Agriculture such as Agristack, Krishi Decision Support  System,  Comprehensive  Soil  Fertility  &  Profile  Map  and  other  IT  initiatives. Agristack project is one of the major components of this Mission, which  consists of three foundational registries or databases in the agriculture sector, i.e., the Farmers' Registry, Geo-referenced village maps and the Crop Sown Registry. This system aims to enhance interoperability and convergence of efforts, fostering the development of applications in the agricultural sector using emerging digital technologies.

Further, Government has approved 'Namo Drone Didi' as Central Sector Scheme for providing drones to the Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) with an outlay of Rs. 1261 Crores for the period from 2023-24 to 2025-26. The scheme aims to provide drones to 15000 selected  Women  SHGs  for  providing  rental  services  to  farmers  for  agriculture  purpose (application of fertilizers and pesticides).

The above initiatives/programmes of Government are to help in Startup India, Make in India and Aatmanirbhar Bharat and will also contribute towards Vision 2047.

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