Lok Sabha Question No. 179 (STARRED), answered on 2025-03-11
Subject: Schemes for Farmers in Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Smt. Bharti Pardhi, Shri Omprakash Bhupalsinh Alias Pavan Rajenimbalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *179

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  MARCH, 2025

## SCHEMES FOR FARMERS IN MADHYA PRADESH

*179.  SMT. BHARTI PARDHI: SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH Alias PAVAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

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

- (a) the details of various schemes for providing financial assistance subsidies and other  facilities to  farmers  in the country,  State-wise  particularly  the  Balaghat Parliamentary Constituency in Madhya Pradesh: (b) whether the said schemes ensure an assistance of about Rs. 50,000 per year for each farmer, if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the Government proposes to implement Minimum Support Price (MSP) for agricultural produce as a legal right, if so, the details thereof; the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  specifically  provide
- (d) guaranteed MSP to farmers as assured by the Government; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to strengthen the legal framework for MSP?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण मंğी (SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN)

- (a) to (e): A statement is laid on the table of the house

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *179  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON  11 TH   MARCH,  2025 REGARDING 'SCHEMES FOR FARMERS IN MADHYA PRADESH'.

- (a) & (b): Government of India is deeply committed to the welfare of farmers and has  taken numerous  measures  to  support  agriculture across  the country.  A comprehensive range of central sector and centrally sponsored schemes has been implemented to address various aspects of agriculture and benefit farmers. Apart from the schemes, the Government has also taken several initiatives to enhance income and improve quality of life of farmers which include unprecedented enhancement in budget allocation for the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare from Rs. 30,224.38 crore in 2013-14 to Rs. 127202.29 crore in 2025-26.

List of major schemes being implemented by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare across country including Madhya Pradesh is given in the Annexure I .

- (c) to (e): The Government of India announces Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for 22 mandated agricultural crops based on recommendations from the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP). The CACP takes into account various factors when suggesting MSP, including overall demand-supply conditions, cost of production, domestic and international prices, inter-crop price parity, terms of trade between  agricultural  and  non-agricultural  sectors,  and  the  potential  impact  on  the economy. Ensuring rational utilization of land, water, and production resources is also a key consideration.

In the Budget for 2018-19, the Government made a decision to maintain MSP at a level of one and a half times the cost of production as a predetermined principle. Consequently, MSPs for all mandated Kharif, Rabi, and other commercial crops have been set with a margin of at least 50 per cent over the all India weighted average cost of production since 2018-19.

Government's  price  policy  is  to  ensure  remunerative  prices  to  farmers  by offering  to  procure  their  produce  at  MSP.  However,  farmers  are  free  to  sell  their produce to the Government procurement agencies at  MSP or in the open market, whichever is advantageous to them.

Details of MSP for all Rabi and Kahrif Crops is given at Annexure II .

## Brief of major schemes implemented by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

| I.      | Central Sector Schemes                                                                                |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.      | Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)                                                          |
| 2.      | Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY)                                                        |
| 3.      | Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)                                             |
| 4. Crop | Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)/Restructured Weather Based Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS)         |
| 5.      | Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (MISS)                                                            |
| 6.      | National Bee Keeping and Honey Mission (NBHM)                                                         |
| 7.      | Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)                                                                 |
| 8.      | Formation and Promotion Of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs)                                |
| 9.      | Agri Fund for Start Ups & Rural Enterprises (AgriSURE)                                                |
|         | 10.Namo Drone Didi                                                                                    |
| II.     | Centrally Sponsored Scheme                                                                            |
| (a)     | National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF)                                                            |
| (b)     | Krishonnati Yojana                                                                                    |
| 1.      | Integrated Scheme for Agriculture Marketing -National Agriculture Market (ISAM-eNAM)                  |
| 2.      | Integrated Scheme for Agricultural Marketing-Others (ISAM-Others)                                     |
| 3.      | National Food Security and Nutrition Mission (NFSNM)                                                  |
| 4.      | National Mission on Edible Oil-Oil Seeds (NMEO-OS)                                                    |
| 5.      | National Mission on Edible Oil-Oil palm (NMEO-OP)                                                     |
| 6.      | Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)                                             |
| 7.      | Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER)                           |
| 8.      | Sub-Mission on Agricultural Extension (SMAE)                                                          |
| 9.      | Digital Agriculture                                                                                   |
| (c)     | Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)                                                                  |
| 1.      | Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana- DPR (RKVY-DPR)                                                         |
| 2.      | Paramparagat Krishi VikasYojana (PKVY)                                                                |
| 3.      | Per Drop More Crop (PDMC)                                                                             |
| 4.      | Soil Health and Fertility                                                                             |
| 5.      | Rainfed Area Development (RAD)                                                                        |
| 6.      | Agroforestry                                                                                          |
| 7.      | Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM)( Crop Residue Management (CRM) now merged with SMAM) |
| 8.      | Crop Diversification Programme (CDP)                                                                  |

## Minimum Support Prices

| Sl. No.          | Commodities             | KMS 2018-19      | KMS 2019-20      | KMS 2020-21      | KMS 2021-22      | KMS 2022-23      | KMS 2023-24      | KMS 2024-25      |
|------------------|-------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|                  | KHARIF CROPS            |                  |                  |                  |                  |                  |                  |                  |
| 1                | Paddy (Common)          | 1750             | 1815             | 1868             | 1940             | 2040             | 2183             | 2300             |
|                  | Paddy (Grade 'A')       | 1770             | 1835             | 1888             | 1960             | 2060             | 2203             | 2320             |
| 2                | Jowar (Hybrid)          | 2430             | 2550             | 2620             | 2738             | 2970             | 3180             | 3371             |
|                  | Jowar (Maldandi)        | 2450             | 2570             | 2640             | 2758             | 2990             | 3225             | 3421             |
| 3                | Bajra                   | 1950             | 2000             | 2150             | 2250             | 2350             | 2500             | 2625             |
| 4                | Ragi                    | 2897             | 3150             | 3295             | 3377             | 3578             | 3846             | 4290             |
| 5                | Maize                   | 1700             | 1760             | 1850             | 1870             | 1962             | 2090             | 2225             |
| 6                | Arhar(Tur)              | 5675             | 5800             | 6000             | 6300             | 6600             | 7000             | 7550             |
| 7                | Moong                   | 6975             | 7050             | 7196             | 7275             | 7755             | 8558             | 8682             |
| 8                | Urad                    | 5600             | 5700             | 6000             | 6300             | 6600             | 6950             | 7400             |
| 9                | Cotton (Medium Staple ) | 5150             | 5255             | 5515             | 5726             | 6080             | 6620             | 7121             |
|                  | Cotton (Long Staple )   | 5450             | 5550             | 5825             | 6025             | 6380             | 7020             | 7521             |
| 10               | Groundnut               | 4890             | 5090             | 5275             | 5550             | 5850             | 6377             | 6783             |
| 11               | Sunflower Seed          | 5388             | 5650             | 5885             | 6015             | 6400             | 6760             | 7280             |
| 12               | Soyabean Yellow         | 3399             | 3710             | 3880             | 3950             | 4300             | 4600             | 4892             |
| 13               | Sesamum                 | 6249             | 6485             | 6855             | 7307             | 7830             | 8635             | 9267             |
| 14               | Nigerseed               | 5877             | 5940             | 6695             | 6930             | 7287             | 7734             | 8717             |
|                  | RABI CROPS              | RMS 2019-20      | RMS 2020-21      | RMS 2021-22      | RMS 2022-23      | RMS 2023-24      | RMS 2024-25      | RMS 2025-26      |
| 15               | Wheat                   | 1840             | 1925             | 1975             | 2015             | 2125             | 2275             | 2425             |
| 16               | Barley                  | 1440             | 1525             | 1600             | 1635             | 1735             | 1850             | 1980             |
| 17               | Gram                    | 4620             | 4875             | 5100             | 5230             | 5335             | 5440             | 5650             |
| 18               | Masur                   | 4475             | 4800             | 5100             | 5500             | 6000             | 6425             | 6700             |
| 19               | Rapeseed & mustard      | 4200             | 4425             | 4650             | 5050             | 5450             | 5650             | 5950             |
| 20               | Safflower               | 4945             | 5215             | 5327             | 5441             | 5650             | 5800             | 5940             |
| COMMERCIAL CROPS | COMMERCIAL CROPS        | COMMERCIAL CROPS | COMMERCIAL CROPS | COMMERCIAL CROPS | COMMERCIAL CROPS | COMMERCIAL CROPS | COMMERCIAL CROPS | COMMERCIAL CROPS |
| 21               | Year                    | 2018-19          | 2019-20          | 2020-21          | 2021-22          | 2022-23          | 2023-24          | 2024-25          |
| 21               | Jute                    | 3700             | 3950             | 4225             | 4500             | 4750             | 5050             | 5335             |
|                  | Year                    | 2018             | 2019             | 2020             | 2021             | 2022             | 2023             | 2024             |
| 22               | Copra (Milling)         | 7511             | 9521             | 9960             | 10335            | 10590            | 10860            | 11160            |
| 22               | Copra (ball)            | 7750             | 9920             | 10300            | 10600            | 11000            | 11750            | 12000            |

## Annexure II

(in ₹ per quintal)

Note: Government has fixed the MSP for Fair Average Quality of Milling Copra at ₹ 11582/- per quintal and for Ball Copra at ₹ 12100/- per quintal for 2025 season. Government has also increased Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Raw Jute (TD-3 grade) at ₹ 5650/- per quintal for 2025-26 Season.

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