Lok Sabha Question No. 1261 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-30
Subject: Implementation of Swaminathan MSP Guarantee Act
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Tariq Anwar

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1261 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 30 TH  JULY, 2024

## IMPLEMENTATION OF SWAMINATHAN MSP GUARANTEE ACT

## 1261. SHRI TARIQ ANWAR

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Minimum Support Price (MSP) Committee has submitted its report and if so, the details thereof including the recommendations made by the Committee;
- (b) the  number  of  representations  from  farmers'  unions  and  other  groups  received  by  the Government regarding the implementation of the Swaminathan MSP Guarantee Act;
- (c) the percentage increase in MSP for crops during 2004-14 and 2014-24;
- (d) the announced MSP for each crop and their weighted average modal price and arrival figures across all Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) mandis in the country; and
- (e) whether the Government has made any estimation about how much MSP Guarantee cost and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a)  to  (e):      The  Government  has  constituted  a  Committee  in  July,  2022  which  consists  of representatives of farmers, Central Government, adequate representation of State Governments, eminent Agriculture Economists & Scientists etc. The Committee is to make suggestions so as to make Minimum Support Price (MSP) more effective and transparent; to promote natural farming; to change crop pattern keeping in mind the changing needs of the country. The meetings of the Committee are being held on regular basis to deliberate on the subject matters assigned to it.

Total  07  representations  from  farmers'  unions  and  other  groups  received  by  the Government in 2024 regarding the implementation of the Swaminathan MSP Guarantee Act.

The increase in MSP for crops during 2004-2014 and 2014-24 is attached at Annexure I.

Agmarknet portal captures mandi arrivals and Prices for MSP and other commodities being traded in Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) and other mandis across the states and Union Territories covering 3771 market nodes. APMC market nodes report data on the Agmarknet portal.  The  yearly  mandi  arrivals  and  weightage  Prices  of MSP  crops  for last  three  years  and current year is annexed at Annexure II.

Annexure-I

| Minimum Support Price/Procurement Price for Crops(in Rs/Qtl) (Crop Year basis)   | Minimum Support Price/Procurement Price for Crops(in Rs/Qtl) (Crop Year basis)   | Minimum Support Price/Procurement Price for Crops(in Rs/Qtl) (Crop Year basis)   | Minimum Support Price/Procurement Price for Crops(in Rs/Qtl) (Crop Year basis)   | Minimum Support Price/Procurement Price for Crops(in Rs/Qtl) (Crop Year basis)   | Minimum Support Price/Procurement Price for Crops(in Rs/Qtl) (Crop Year basis)   | Minimum Support Price/Procurement Price for Crops(in Rs/Qtl) (Crop Year basis)   | Minimum Support Price/Procurement Price for Crops(in Rs/Qtl) (Crop Year basis)   | Minimum Support Price/Procurement Price for Crops(in Rs/Qtl) (Crop Year basis)   | Minimum Support Price/Procurement Price for Crops(in Rs/Qtl) (Crop Year basis)   | Minimum Support Price/Procurement Price for Crops(in Rs/Qtl) (Crop Year basis)   | Minimum Support Price/Procurement Price for Crops(in Rs/Qtl) (Crop Year basis)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Crops/ Year                                                                      | 2004-05                                                                          | 2005-06                                                                          | 2006-07                                                                          | 2007-08                                                                          | 2008-09                                                                          | 2009-10                                                                          | 2010-11                                                                          | 2011-12                                                                          | 2012-13                                                                          | 2013-14                                                                          | 2014-15                                                                          |
| Bajra                                                                            | 515                                                                              | 525                                                                              | 540                                                                              | 600                                                                              | 840                                                                              | 840                                                                              | 880                                                                              | 980                                                                              | 1175                                                                             | 1250                                                                             | 1250                                                                             |
| Barley                                                                           | 540                                                                              | 550                                                                              | 565                                                                              | 650                                                                              | 680                                                                              | 750                                                                              | 780                                                                              | 980                                                                              | 980                                                                              | 1100                                                                             | 1150                                                                             |
| Jowar (Hybrid)                                                                   | 515                                                                              | 525                                                                              | 540                                                                              | 600                                                                              | 840                                                                              | 840                                                                              | 880                                                                              | 980                                                                              | 1500                                                                             | 1500                                                                             | 1530                                                                             |
| Jowar (Maldandi)                                                                 | ...                                                                              | ...                                                                              | 555                                                                              | 620                                                                              | 860                                                                              | 860                                                                              | 900                                                                              | 1000                                                                             | 1520                                                                             | 1520                                                                             | 1550                                                                             |
| Maize                                                                            | 525                                                                              | 540                                                                              | 540                                                                              | 620                                                                              | 840                                                                              | 840                                                                              | 880                                                                              | 980                                                                              | 1175                                                                             | 1310                                                                             | 1310                                                                             |
| Paddy (Grade 'A')                                                                | 590                                                                              | 600                                                                              | 610                                                                              | 880                                                                              | 930                                                                              | 1030                                                                             | 1030                                                                             | 1110                                                                             | 1280                                                                             | 1345                                                                             | 1400                                                                             |
| Ragi                                                                             | 515                                                                              | 525                                                                              | 540                                                                              | 600                                                                              | 915                                                                              | 915                                                                              | 965                                                                              | 1050                                                                             | 1500                                                                             | 1500                                                                             | 1550                                                                             |
| Wheat                                                                            | 640                                                                              | 700                                                                              | 850                                                                              | 1000                                                                             | 1080                                                                             | 1100                                                                             | 1170                                                                             | 1285                                                                             | 1350                                                                             | 1400                                                                             | 1450                                                                             |
| Paddy (Common)                                                                   | 560                                                                              | 570                                                                              | 580                                                                              | 850                                                                              | 900                                                                              | 1000                                                                             | 1000                                                                             | 1080                                                                             | 1250                                                                             | 1310                                                                             | 1360                                                                             |
| Copra (ball)                                                                     | 3750                                                                             | 3820                                                                             | 3840                                                                             | 3870                                                                             | 3910                                                                             | 4700                                                                             | 4700                                                                             | 4775                                                                             | 5350                                                                             | 5500                                                                             | 5500                                                                             |
| Copra (milling)                                                                  | 3500                                                                             | 3570                                                                             | 3590                                                                             | 3620                                                                             | 3660                                                                             | 4450                                                                             | 4450                                                                             | 4525                                                                             | 5100                                                                             | 5250                                                                             | 5250                                                                             |
| Gram                                                                             | 1425                                                                             | 1435                                                                             | 1445                                                                             | 1600                                                                             | 1730                                                                             | 1760                                                                             | 2100                                                                             | 2800                                                                             | 3000                                                                             | 3100                                                                             | 3175                                                                             |
| Masur/ Lentil                                                                    | 1525                                                                             | 1535                                                                             | 1545                                                                             | 1700                                                                             | 1870                                                                             | 1870                                                                             | 2250                                                                             | 2800                                                                             | 2900                                                                             | 2950                                                                             | 3075                                                                             |
| Moong                                                                            | 1410                                                                             | 1520                                                                             | 1520                                                                             | 1740                                                                             | 2520                                                                             | 2760                                                                             | 3170                                                                             | 3500                                                                             | 4400                                                                             | 4500                                                                             | 4600                                                                             |
| Arhar (Tur)                                                                      | 1390                                                                             | 1400                                                                             | 1410                                                                             | 1590                                                                             | 2000                                                                             | 2300                                                                             | 3000                                                                             | 3200                                                                             | 3850                                                                             | 4300                                                                             | 4350                                                                             |
| Urad                                                                             | 1410                                                                             | 1520                                                                             | 1520                                                                             | 1740                                                                             | 2520                                                                             | 2520                                                                             | 2900                                                                             | 3300                                                                             | 4300                                                                             | 4300                                                                             | 4350                                                                             |
| Groundnut                                                                        | 1500                                                                             | 1520                                                                             | 1520                                                                             | 1550                                                                             | 2100                                                                             | 2100                                                                             | 2300                                                                             | 2700                                                                             | 3700                                                                             | 4000                                                                             | 4000                                                                             |
| Nigerseed                                                                        | 1180                                                                             | 1200                                                                             | 1220                                                                             | 1240                                                                             | 2405                                                                             | 2405                                                                             | 2450                                                                             | 2900                                                                             | 3500                                                                             | 3500                                                                             | 3600                                                                             |
| Rapeseed & mustard                                                               | 1700                                                                             | 1715                                                                             | 1715                                                                             | 1800                                                                             | 1830                                                                             | 1830                                                                             | 1850                                                                             | 2500                                                                             | 3000                                                                             | 3050                                                                             | 3100                                                                             |
| Safflower                                                                        | 1550                                                                             | 1565                                                                             | 1565                                                                             | 1650                                                                             | 1650                                                                             | 1680                                                                             | 1800                                                                             | 2500                                                                             | 2800                                                                             | 3000                                                                             | 3050                                                                             |
| Sesamum                                                                          | 1500                                                                             | 1550                                                                             | 1560                                                                             | 1580                                                                             | 2750                                                                             | 2850                                                                             | 2900                                                                             | 3400                                                                             | 4200                                                                             | 4500                                                                             | 4600                                                                             |
| Soyabean Yellow                                                                  | 1000                                                                             | 1010                                                                             | 1020                                                                             | 1050                                                                             | 1390                                                                             | 1390                                                                             | 1440                                                                             | 1690                                                                             | 2240                                                                             | 2560                                                                             | 2560                                                                             |
| Sunflower Seed                                                                   | 1340                                                                             | 1500                                                                             | 1500                                                                             | 1510                                                                             | 2215                                                                             | 2215                                                                             | 2350                                                                             | 2800                                                                             | 3700                                                                             | 3700                                                                             | 3750                                                                             |
| Jute                                                                             | 890                                                                              | 910                                                                              | 1000                                                                             | 1055                                                                             | 1250                                                                             | 1375                                                                             | 1575                                                                             | 1675                                                                             | 2200                                                                             | 2300                                                                             | 2400                                                                             |
| Cotton (Long Staple)                                                             | 1960                                                                             | 1980                                                                             | 1990                                                                             | 2030                                                                             | 3000                                                                             | 3000                                                                             | 3000                                                                             | 3300                                                                             | 3900                                                                             | 4000                                                                             | 4050                                                                             |
| Cotton (Medium Staple)                                                           | 1760                                                                             | 1760                                                                             | 1770                                                                             | 1800                                                                             | 2500                                                                             | 2500                                                                             | 2500                                                                             | 2800                                                                             | 3600                                                                             | 3700                                                                             | 3750                                                                             |

## Minimum Support Price/Procurement Price for Crops(in Rs/Qtl) (Crop Year basis)

| Crop Year              |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 | 2024-25   |
|------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Bajra                  |      1250 |      1275 |      1330 |      1425 |      1950 |      2000 |      2150 |      2250 |      2350 |      2500 | 2625      |
| Barley                 |      1150 |      1225 |      1325 |      1410 |      1440 |      1525 |      1600 |      1635 |      1735 |      1850 | ....      |
| Jowar (Hybrid)         |      1530 |      1570 |      1625 |      1700 |      2430 |      2550 |      2620 |      2738 |      2970 |      3180 | 3371      |
| Jowar (Maldandi)       |      1550 |      1590 |      1650 |      1725 |      2450 |      2570 |      2640 |      2758 |      2990 |      3225 | 3421      |
| Maize                  |      1310 |      1325 |      1365 |      1425 |      1700 |      1760 |      1850 |      1870 |      1962 |      2090 | 2225      |
| Paddy (Grade 'A')      |      1400 |      1450 |      1510 |      1590 |      1770 |      1835 |      1888 |      1960 |      2060 |      2203 | 2320      |
| Ragi                   |      1550 |      1650 |      1725 |      1900 |      2897 |      3150 |      3295 |      3377 |      3578 |      3846 | 4290      |
| Wheat                  |      1450 |      1525 |      1625 |      1735 |      1840 |      1925 |      1975 |      2015 |      2125 |      2275 | ...       |
| Paddy (Common)         |      1360 |      1410 |      1470 |      1550 |      1750 |      1815 |      1868 |      1940 |      2040 |      2183 | 2300      |
| Copra (ball)           |      5500 |      5830 |      6240 |      6785 |      7750 |      9920 |     10300 |     10600 |     11000 |     11750 | ..        |
| Copra (milling)        |      5250 |      5550 |      5950 |      6500 |      7511 |      9521 |      9960 |     10335 |     10590 |     10860 | ...       |
| Gram                   |      3175 |      3500 |      4000 |      4400 |      4620 |      4875 |      5100 |      5230 |      5335 |      5440 | ...       |
| Masur/ Lentil          |      3075 |      3400 |      3950 |      4250 |      4475 |      4800 |      5100 |      5500 |      6000 |      6425 | ...       |
| Moong                  |      4600 |      4850 |      5225 |      5575 |      6975 |      7050 |      7196 |      7275 |      7755 |      8558 | 8682      |
| Arhar (Tur)            |      4350 |      4625 |      5050 |      5450 |      5675 |      5800 |      6000 |      6300 |      6600 |      7000 | 7550      |
| Urad                   |      4350 |      4625 |      5000 |      5400 |      5600 |      5700 |      6000 |      6300 |      6600 |      6950 | 7400      |
| Groundnut              |      4000 |      4030 |      4220 |      4450 |      4890 |      5090 |      5275 |      5550 |      5850 |      6377 | 6783      |
| Nigerseed              |      3600 |      3650 |      3825 |      4050 |      5877 |      5940 |      6695 |      6930 |      7287 |      7734 | 8717      |
| Rapeseed & mustard     |      3100 |      3350 |      3700 |      4000 |      4200 |      4425 |      4650 |      5050 |      5450 |      5650 | ...       |
| Safflower              |      3050 |      3300 |      3700 |      4100 |      4945 |      5215 |      5327 |      5441 |      5650 |      5800 | ...       |
| Sesamum                |      4600 |      4700 |      5000 |      5300 |      6249 |      6485 |      6855 |      7307 |      7830 |      8635 | 9267      |
| Soyabean Yellow        |      2560 |      2600 |      2775 |      3050 |      3399 |      3710 |      3880 |      3950 |      4300 |      4600 | 4892      |
| Sunflower Seed         |      3750 |      3800 |      3950 |      4100 |      5388 |      5650 |      5885 |      6015 |      6400 |      6760 | 7280      |
| Jute                   |      2400 |      2700 |      3200 |      3500 |      3700 |      3950 |      4225 |      4500 |      4750 |      5050 | ...       |
| Cotton (Long Staple)   |      4050 |      4100 |      4160 |      4320 |      5450 |      5550 |      5825 |      6025 |      6380 |      7020 | 7521      |
| Cotton (Medium Staple) |      3750 |      3800 |      3860 |      4020 |      5150 |      5255 |      5515 |      5726 |      6080 |      6620 | 7121      |

## Annexure II

(MSP(Rs/Qtl), Weightage Average Mandi Price(Rs/Qtl) and Mandi Arrivals(in MT) for MSP Crops for 2020-21 to 2022-23 (last 3 years)

|                                | 2020-21       | 2020-21                               | 2020-21                               | 2021-22       | 2021-22                                | 2021-22                | 2022-23*      | 2022-23*                              | 2022-23*               |
|--------------------------------|---------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------------|------------------------|---------------|---------------------------------------|------------------------|
| Commodity                      | MSP (Rs/ Qtl) | Weighted Average Modal Price (Rs/Qtl) | Reported Mandi Arrivals Quantity (MT) | MSP (Rs/ Qtl) | Weighte d Average Modal Price (Rs/Qtl) | Arrivals Quantity (MT) | MSP (Rs/ Qtl) | Weighted Average Modal Price (Rs/Qtl) | Arrivals Quantity (MT) |
| Arhar (Tur)(Whole)             | 6000          | 6051                                  | 9,41,598                              | 6300          | 6096                                   | 12,19,977              | 6600          | 7916                                  | 8,89,993               |
| Bajra(Pearl Millet)            | 2150          | 1363                                  | 9,28,164                              | 2250          | 1897                                   | 9,91,696               | 2350          | 2157                                  | 11,98,044              |
| Barley (Jau)                   | 1600          | 1423                                  | 3,65,249                              | 1635          | 1902                                   | 2,38,828               | 1735          | 2585                                  | 3,42,061               |
| Bengal Gram(Gram)              | 5100          | 4442                                  | 21,94,482                             | 5230          | 4831                                   | 21,55,754              | 5335          | 4772                                  | 26,12,673              |
| Black Gram (Urd Beans)         | 6000          | 6347                                  | 3,90,444                              | 6300          | 6032                                   | 6,52,312               | 6600          | 6944                                  | 5,61,009               |
| Green Gram (Moong)             | 7196          | 6373                                  | 6,70,958                              | 7275          | 6286                                   | 8,00,883               | 7755          | 7436                                  | 6,13,620               |
| Groundnut                      | 5275          | 5260                                  | 14,46,301                             | 5550          | 5657                                   | 19,78,603              | 5850          | 6434                                  | 20,89,563              |
| Jowar(Sorghu m)                | 2620          | 2237                                  | 3,33,364                              | 2738          | 2498                                   | 3,21,002               | 2970          | 3648                                  | 2,91,983               |
| Lentil (Masur)                 | 5100          | 5338                                  | 4,89,400                              | 5500          | 6379                                   | 5,29,905               | 6000          | 6393                                  | 8,73,690               |
| Maize                          | 1850          | 1444                                  | 30,88,600                             | 1870          | 1864                                   | 54,01,403              | 1962          | 1934                                  | 66,18,769              |
| Mustard                        | 4650          | 4770                                  | 26,33,754                             | 5050          | 6818                                   | 30,54,632              | 5450          | 5983                                  | 38,29,519              |
| Niger Seed                     | 6695          | 5500                                  | 528                                   | 6930          | 6514                                   | 4,864                  | 7287          | 6914                                  | 7,003                  |
| Paddy(Dhan)( Basmati)          |               | 2404                                  | 27,23,,662                            | 1960          | 3111                                   | 48,48,784              | 2060          | 3576                                  | 71,62,687              |
| Paddy(Dhan)( Common)           | 1868          | 1754                                  | 2,40,34,13 2                          | 1940          | 1909                                   | 2,45,70,006            | 2040          | 2117                                  | 3,20,70,122            |
| Ragi (Finger Millet)           | 3295          | 2645                                  | 54,024                                | 3377          | 2345                                   | 66,852                 | 3578          | 2902                                  | 44170                  |
| Safflower                      | 5327          | 3538                                  | 5,960                                 | 5441          | 5004                                   | 5,142                  | 5650          | 4807                                  | 7396                   |
| Sesamum(Se same,Gingell y,Til) | 6855          | 8891                                  | 2,59,086                              | 7307          | 10325                                  | 2,47,135               | 7830          | 13584                                 | 229352                 |
| Soyabean                       | 3880          | 5668                                  | 40,12,001                             | 3950          | 6005                                   | 49,23,461              | 4300          | 4974                                  | 6055627                |
| Sunflower                      | 5885          | 5614                                  | 49,161                                | 6015          | 5973                                   | 73,730                 | 6400          | 4979                                  | 83198                  |
| Wheat                          | 1975          | 1805                                  | 1,76,61,99 3                          | 2015          | 1960                                   | 2,16,50,649            | 2125          | 2313                                  | 26932566               |

Note:  The Arrivals and Price Data are taken as: Kharif: Oct-Sept, Rabi: April-March

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