Lok Sabha Question No. 629 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-06
Subject: Average Income of Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Francisco Cosme Sardinha

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 629

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 06 th  February, 2024

## AVERAGE INCOME OF FARMERS

## 629.    SHRI COSME FRANCISCO CAITANO SARDINHA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any database about the average farmers' income across different States of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof for the past three fiscal years, State-wise;
- (c) whether or not the farmers' income levels have exceeded the pre-pandemic levels in the country;
- (d) the details of the States that have surpassed the pre-Pandemic levels, and if any States are still languishing;
- (e) whether  there  are  certain  fiscal  reasons  which  have  been  identified  for  the  weaker recovery in the farming sector of some of these States; and
- (f) the additional measures proposed by the Government to have a balanced 'doubling of farmers' income' in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI ARJUN MUNDA)

- (a) to  (f):    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.  Similar survey was also conducted  during  NSS  70 th   round  (January  2013-  December  2013)  with  reference  to  the agricultural year July 2012- June 2013 by NSSO. As per result of SAS, the average monthly income per agricultural household during 2012-13 and 2018-19 is given below.

| Period                | Average Monthly Income (in Rs.)   |
|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 2012-13 (70 th Round) | 6,426                             |
| 2018-19 (77 th Round) | 10,218                            |

Source:  NSS  Report  No.  576  SAS  (70th  Round  -2013)  and  NSS  Report  No.  587,  SAS (77th Round-2019), MoSPI.

Government  has  adopted  and  implemented  several  policies,  reforms,  developmental programmes and schemes for achieving higher incomes for the farmers directly or indirectly. The unprecedented enhanced budgetary provisions have been made to facilitate the following efforts of the Government:

1. Income support to farmers through PM KISAN
2. Pradhan Mantri Fasal BimaYojana (PMFBY)
3. Institutional credit for agriculture sector
4. Fixing of Minimum Support Price (MSP) at one-and-a half times the cost of production
5. Promotion of organic farming in the country
6. Per Drop More Crop
7. Micro Irrigation Fund
8. Promotion of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs)
9. National Beekeeping and Honey Mission (NBHM)
10. 10.Agricultural Mechanization
11. 11.Providing Soil Health Cards to farmers
12. 12.Setting up of National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) extension Platform
13. 13.Launch of the National Mission for Edible Oils - Oil Palm
14. 14.Agri Infrastructure Fund (AIF)
15. 15.Improvement in farm produce logistics, Introduction of Kisan Rail.
16. 16.Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) - Cluster

Development Programme:

- 17.Creation of a Start-up Eco system in agriculture and allied sector
- 18.Achievement in Export of Agri and Allied Agri- Commodities
19. Central sector Scheme Namo Drone Didi

The  above  efforts  have  led  to  a  rise  in  the  GVA  of  the  agriculture  and  allied  sector, registering an average annual growth rate of 4 percent over the past five years. Implementation of these schemes has yielded remarkable results towards augmenting the income of the farmers. As part of the 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav', Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has released  a  book,  which  contains  compilation  of  success  stories  of  75,000  farmers  out  of innumerable successful farmers who have increased their income more than two times.

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