Lok Sabha Question No. 2609 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-05
Subject: Rising Input Cost of Agriculture
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Bharatbhai Manubhai Sutariya

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2609

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 5 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## RISING INPUT COST OF AGRICULTURE

2609.   SHRI BHARATBHAI MANUBHAI SUTARIYA:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that farmers are facing rising input costs related to seeds, labourwages, pesticides, and fertilizers, which significantly reduce their income;
- (b) if so, the steps being taken to address this issue and to double farmers' income;
- (c) whether  the  Government  propose  to  recognize  and  implement  the  3BP  for  BP  to double the farmers' income; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): In  order  to  help  the  farmers    facing  rising  input  costs  related  to  seeds, labourwages,  pesticides,  and  fertilizers,  Department  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare  is implementing various central sector and centrally sponsored schemes, which are annexed . 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.

Ministry 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) Better price realization 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

Government fixes Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for mandated crops based on the recommendations  of  the  Commission  for  Agricultural  Costs &  Prices  (CACP)  after considering the views of concerned State Governments and Central Ministries/ Departments. The Union Budget for 2018-19 had announced to keep MSPs at levels of one and  half  times  of  the  cost  of  production.    Accordingly,  Government  had  consistently increased MSPs for all mandated Kharif, Rabi and other Commercial crops with a minimum margin of 50 percent over all India weighted average cost of production from the year 201819 onwards.

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## Annexure

## Major 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