Lok Sabha Question No. 228 (STARRED), answered on 2025-08-05
Subject: Status of Doubling Farmers' Income
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Parshottambhai Rupala

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 228

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 5 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## STATUS OF DOUBLING FARMERS' INCOME

*228.  SHRI PARSHOTTAMBHAI RUPALA:

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

(a) the current status of the Government's initiative to Double Farmers' Income by 2025-26, including the progress made and the challenges faced; (b) the details of the strategies and policies implemented to achieve this goal; (c)  the  impact  of  the  initiative  on  farmers'  income,  including  the  percentage  increase  in income and the number of farmers benefited therefrom; (d) the measures taken to address the issues of crop losses, price volatility and climate change; and (e) the  steps taken to ensure that the benefits of the initiative  reach small and marginal farmers?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी (SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN)

(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the house.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 228   REGARDING  'STATUS  OF  DOUBLING  FARMERS' INCOME' FOR REPLY ON 5 TH  AUGUST, 2025.

(a) to (e):  Government of India has identified following integrated strategy for enhancing the farmers income and comprehensive growth of agriculture sector:

- (i) Increase crop production/ productivity
- (ii) Reduce cost of production
- (iii)     Remunerative returns of farmers' produce to enhance their incomes.
- (iv) Agricultural diversification
- (v) Developing post harvest value addition
- (vi) Adaptation to climate change for sustainable agriculture and mitigate against crop losses

Agriculture  is  a  State  subject.  Government  of  India  supports  the  States  through appropriate policy measures, budgetary allocation and various schemes.  The Government has substantially enhanced the budget allocation of Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare(DA&FW) from Rs. 21,933.50 crore BE during 2013-14 to Rs. 1,27,290.16 crore BE during 2025-26. Major schemes of DA&FW to increase the income of farmers, including small and marginal farmers, and for the development of agriculture are at annexure .

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 of DA&FW 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                                       |

Government has taken various measures like Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY), Integrated Scheme of Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PMAASHA), fixation of Minimum Support Price (MSP) with a minimum margin of 50% over all India  weighted  average  cost  of  production,  National  Mission  for  Sustainable  Agriculture

(NMSA) etc. to address the issues of crop losses, price volatility and climate change.

The centrally sponsored schemes are implemented through the State Governements & priority for beneficiaries are specified in scheme guidelines. Agricultural extension  is  part  and  parcel  of  all  scheme.  Kisan  Call  Centre  with  Toll  Free  Number 18001801551  in  22  Languages  is  run  by  Ministry  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare  to address the grievances of farmers. Additionally, Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan from 28 May to  12  June,  2025  was  a  massive  outreach  compaign.  Teams  of  scientists  and  state agriculture officers reached out to more than 1.35 Crores farmers in over 1.4 Lakh villages through 60,917 programmes.

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## Annexure

## Various Schemes/Programmes of Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

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