Lok Sabha Question No. 3769 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-12
Subject: Demands of SKM
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Raja Ram Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3769

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## DEMANDS OF SKM

3769.  SHRI RAJA RAM SINGH:

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

- (a)    the status on the demands stated in letter dated on 9/12/2021 to SKM whereby the Union Government agreed upon the five demands put forth by the SKM;
- (b)        the  current  status  on  the  agreement  put  forth  by  the  Union  Government  under  the letter dated on 9/12/2021, along with details of the formation of committee proposed under the letter also the recommendations of the committee on legalising MSP;
- (c)    whether SKM has been part of the proposed committee, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d)      the  details  of  action  taken  reports  on  the  cases  withdrawn  against  the  individuals participated in Farmer's protest along with list of cases still pending for withdrawal against those participated in Farmers Protest, State-wise; and
- (e)   the status on Government status on withdrawal of cases under its ambit according to the agreement?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

- (a) to (c):  Requests, demands and suggestions received from stakeholders received by the Government are considered by the Government for appropriate  action. With reference to the demand letter received from Samyukt Kisan Morch (SKM), Government constituted a Committee on 12.07.2022 comprising of stakeholders.

Government has undertaken various policy reforms, developmental programmes and schemes to make agriculture, sustainable and more profitable profession. These inter-alia include  increase  in  Minimum  Support  Price  (MSP) for all  Kharif  &  Rabi  crops  ensuring  a minimum of 50 percent of profit margin on the cost of production.

Every year Government fixes MSP for 22 mandated agricultural crops based on the recommendations  of  the  Commission  for  Agricultural  Costs  &  Prices  (CACP),  after considering the views of State Governments and Central Ministries/Departments concerned.

To  make  MSPs  more  effective  and  transparent,  a  committee  has  also  been constituted on 12 th July 2022. The subject matter of the committee includes:

- A.  Minimum Support Price (MSP)
1.  Suggestions to make available MSP to farmers of the country by making the system more effective and transparent.
2.  Suggestions on practicality to give more autonomy to Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) and measures to make it more scientific.
3.  To strengthen the Agricultural Marketing System as per the changing requirements of the country to ensure higher value to the farmers through remunerative prices of their produce by taking advantage of the domestic and export opportunities.
- B.  Natural Farming
1. Suggestions for  programmes and schemes for value chain development, protocol validation  &  research  for  future  needs  and  support  for  area  expansion  under  the Indian Natural Farming System by publicity and through involvement and contribution of farmer organizations.
2. To suggest strategies for making Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVKs) and other Research &  Development  institutions  as  knowledge  centres,  and  introduction  of  natural farming system curriculum and skill development courses in the Universities & other educational Institutions.
3. To suggest farmer friendly alternative certification system and marketing system for natural farming processes and products.
4. To  suggest  methods  and  means  for  international  coordination  to  strengthen  the value chain development of natural farming.
5. Chain of laboratories for organic certification of products produced through natural farming.
- C.  Crop Diversification
1.  Mapping  of  existing  cropping  patterns  of  agro-ecological  zones  of  producer  and consumer states.
2.  Strategy for diversification policy to change the cropping pattern according to the changing needs of the country.
3.  Arrangement for agricultural diversification & system to ensure remunerative prices for the sale of new crops.
4.  Review and suggestion on micro irrigation scheme.

6 meetings of the committee have been held. Additionally, 39 meetings of various subcommittees have also been held.

(d) & (e):   State Governments take care of law, order in the respective States, and take decisions  for  registering  /  withdrawal  of  criminal  cases  and  records  on  such  cases  are maintained by them only. Details of such cases are not maintained centrally.

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