Lok Sabha Question No. 2430 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-10
Subject: Funds to support Farmer Relief Programmes
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2430

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  DECEMBER 2024

## FUNDS TO SUPPORT FARMER RELIEF PROGRAMMES

2430. SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA:

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

- (a) the total number of farmers currently under loan obligations and the steps taken by the Government to address their financial burden, State-wise; (b) the details of farm loan waivers or other relief measures implemented from 2019 to 2024, including the amount waived and the number of farmers benefited, State-wise; and (c)  whether  any  States  have  requested  additional  funds  or  support  for  farmer  relief
- programmes, and the actions taken by the Central Government to assist them?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The state- wise details of number of farmers under loan obligations are at annexureI. Brief of the schemes/ programmes being implemented by the Department of Agriculture & Farmer's Welfare for making the farmers financially more secure are provided in annexureII.
- (b): Government of India has not announced any farm loan waiver during 2019 to 2024. However, several State Governments  announces Farm Loan Waiver Schemes at their own. Government of India does not maintain the information pertaining to loan waivers by State Governments.
- (c): No Sir.

## Annexure for LS UQ. No.2430 for answer on 10.12.2024

Total accounts having Agricultural loans Outstanding as on 31 March 2024

No. of A/c in lakh

| Sr.No   | Name of the State   |   Total |
|---------|---------------------|---------|
| 1       | A and N ISLAND      |    0.25 |
| 2       | ANDHRA PRADESH      |  157.3  |
| 3       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   |    0.43 |
| 4       | ASSAM               |   17.66 |
| 5       | BIHAR               |  122.49 |
| 6       | CHANDIGARH UT       |    0.6  |
| 7       | CHHATTISGARH        |   22.74 |
| 8       | D and N HAVELI UT   |    0.09 |
| 10      | DELHI               |    4.08 |
| 11      | GOA                 |    1.04 |
| 12      | GUJARAT             |   55.78 |
| 13      | HARYANA             |   40.22 |
| 14      | HIMACHAL PRADESH    |    6.67 |
| 15      | JAMMU and KASHMIR   |   10.78 |
| 16      | JHARKHAND           |   31.23 |
| 17      | KARNATAKA           |  161.91 |
| 18      | KERALA              |  101.81 |
| 19      | LADAKH              |    0.27 |
| 20      | LAKSHADWEEP UT      |    0.04 |
| 21      | MADHYA PRADESH      |   93.52 |
| 22      | MAHARASHTRA         |  146.06 |
| 23      | MANIPUR             |    0.69 |
| 24      | MEGHALAYA           |    1.35 |
| 25      | MIZORAM             |    0.77 |
| 26      | NAGALAND            |    0.55 |
| 27      | ODISHA              |   95.11 |
| 28      | PUDUCHERRY          |    4.35 |
| 29      | PUNJAB              |   38.37 |
| 30      | RAJASTHAN           |  105.01 |
| 31      | SIKKIM              |    0.22 |
| 32      | TAMILNADU           |  288.16 |
| 33      | TELANGANA           |   78.29 |
| 34      | TRIPURA             |    4.88 |
| 35      | UTTAR PRADESH       |  188.39 |
| 36      | UTTARAKHAND         |   10.49 |
| 37      | WEST BENGAL         |   83.12 |
|         | Grand Total         | 1874.71 |

Data Source: Data submitted by banks on ENSURE portal of NABARD and RBI

## Annexure for LS UQ. No.2430 for answer on 10.12.2024

Brief  on  important  schemes/  programmes  for  making  the  farmers  financially  more secure.

1.  Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (MISS) is  being  implemented to provide short term Agri-loans availed by farmers through KCC for their working capital requirements at concessional rate of interest.

## 2. Income support to farmers through PM KISAN Samman Nidhi Yojana

This is an income support scheme providing Rs. 6000 per year in 3 equal installments to every eligible farmers of the country.

3. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) is in operation to provide crop insurance to the interested farmers to mitigate weather risk.

## 4. Fixing of MSP at one-and-a half times the cost of production

The Government has increased the MSP for all mandated Kharif, Rabi and other commercial crops with a return of at least 50 per cent over all India weighted average cost of production from 2018-19 to ensure remunerative prices to them.

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