Lok Sabha Question No. 4911 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-01
Subject: Minimum Support Price for various Agriculture Produce
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. Manna Lal Rawat

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4911

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 01 ST  APRIL, 2025

## MINIMUM SUPPORT PRICE FOR VARIOUS AGRICULTURE PRODUCE

4911.  DR. MANNA LAL RAWAT:

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

- (a) whether the Minimum Support Price (MSP) has been fixed by the Government for various agriculture produces;
- (b) if so, the extent upto which Minimum Support Price (MSP) of various agriculture produces was increased during the period from 2014 to 2024 along with the year-wise details thereof;
- (c) the amount of funds allocated to the farmers along with the number of farmers allocated such funds under the said scheme across the country, State-wise/district-wise; and
- (d) the district-wise number of Scheduled Tribe farmers benefited under Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme in Rajasthan particularly in Udaipur district?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) to (c): Every year, Government fixes Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) of 22 mandated agricultural crops, based on the recommendations of Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP), after considering the views of State Governments and Central Ministries/Departments  concerned.  The  details  of  increase  in  Minimum  Support  Prices (MSPs) of 22 mandated crops from 2013-14 to 2024-25 are given at Annexure I .

Government procures cereals and coarse cereals through Food Corporation of India (FCI)  and  other  designated  State  Agencies  to  provide  price  support  to  the  farmers. Procurement  of  pulses,  oilseeds  and  copra  is  done  under  Price  Support  Scheme  under Umbrella Scheme of Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA), in consultation  with  the  concerned  State  Government  as  and  when  market  price  of  these produce fall below the MSP. Procurement agencies under PM-AASHA Scheme are National Agricultural  Cooperative  Marketing  Federation  of  India  Ltd  (NAFED)  and  National  Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India Ltd. (NCCF). Cotton and Jute are also procured by Government at MSP through Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) and Jute Corporation of India (JCI), respectively.

During 2014-15 to 2024-25 (upto February, 2025), Government has procured 7574.18 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) of paddy with MSP value of ₹ 14.08 lakh crore and 3057.38 LMT of wheat with MSP value of ₹ 5.65 lakh crore. During the same period, a quantity of 172.47 LMT of pulses and 121.48 LMT of oilseeds have been procured with MSP value of ₹ 92.8 thousand crore and ₹ 61.8 thousand crore respectively.

(d):  The district-wise numbers of Scheduled Tribe farmers benefited under Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme in Rajasthan are given at Annexure II.

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a ) to (c) of Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No. 4911 due for reply on 01.04.2025 Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) of Crops (Rs. per quintal)

| Sl. No.   | KHARIF CROPS       | Variety       | Marketing Season   | Marketing Season   | Number of times          |
|-----------|--------------------|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
|           |                    |               | 2013-14            | 2024-25            | Increase                 |
| 1         | PADDY              | Common        | 1310               | 2300               | 1.8                      |
| 1         | PADDY              | Grade 'A'     | 1345               | 2320               | 1.7                      |
| 2         | JOWAR              | Hybrid        | 1500               | 3371               | 2.2                      |
| 2         | JOWAR              | Maldandi      | 1520               | 3421               | 2.3                      |
| 3         | BAJRA              |               | 1250               | 2625               | 2.1                      |
| 4         | RAGI               |               | 1500               | 4290               | 2.9                      |
| 5         | MAIZE              |               | 1310               | 2225               | 1.7                      |
| 6         | TUR (ARHAR)        |               | 4300               | 7550               | 1.8                      |
| 7         | MOONG              |               | 4500               | 8682               | 1.9                      |
| 8         | URAD               |               | 4300               | 7400               | 1.7                      |
| 9         | GROUNDNUT          |               | 4000               | 6783               | 1.7                      |
| 10        | SUNFLOWER SEED     |               | 3700               | 7280               | 2.0                      |
| 11        | SOYABEEN (yellow)  |               | 2560               | 4892               | 1.9                      |
| 12        | SESAMUM            |               | 4500               | 9267               | 2.1                      |
| 13        | NIGERSEED          |               | 3500               | 8717               | 2.5                      |
| 14        | COTTON             | Medium Staple | 3700               | 7121               | 1.9                      |
| 14        | COTTON             | Long Staple   | 4000               | 7521               | 1.9                      |
| 14        | RABI CROPS         | Variety       | Marketing Season   | Marketing Season   | Number of times Increase |
| 14        |                    |               | 2014-15            | 2025-26            |                          |
| 15        | WHEAT              |               | 1400               | 2425               | 1.7                      |
| 16        | BARLEY             |               | 1100               | 1980               | 1.8                      |
| 17        | GRAM               |               | 3100               | 5650               | 1.8                      |
| 18        | MASUR (LENTIL)     |               | 2950               | 6700               | 2.3                      |
| 19        | RAPESEED & MUSTARD |               | 3050               | 5950               | 2.0                      |
| 20        | SAFFLOWER          |               | 3000               | 5940               | 2.0                      |
|           | COMMERCIAL CROPS   | Variety       | Marketing Season   | Marketing Season   | Number of times          |
|           |                    |               | 2014               | 2025               | Increase                 |
| 21        | COPRA              | Milling       | 5250               | 11582              | 2.2                      |
| 21        | COPRA              | Ball          | 5500               | 12100              | 2.2                      |
|           |                    |               | Marketing Season   | Marketing Season   | Number of                |
|           |                    |               | 2014-15            | 2025-26            | times Increase           |
| 22        | JUTE               |               | 2400               | 5650               | 2.4                      |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part  (d) of Lok Sabha Un-Starred Question No. 4911 due for reply on 01.04.2025

## District-wise number of Scheduled Tribe farmers benefited under PM-KISAN scheme in Rajasthan in 19th installment released on 24th February 2025

| Sl. No.   | District Name    | ST                   | ST                        |
|-----------|------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | District Name    | No. of Beneficiaries | Amount Disbursed (₹in Cr) |
| 1         | AJMER            | 1,087                | 0.29                      |
| 2         | ALWAR            | 24,073               | 6.14                      |
| 3         | ANOOPGARH        | 373                  | 0.09                      |
| 4         | BALOTRA          | 7,833                | 1.85                      |
| 5         | BANSWARA         | 1,78,785             | 40.31                     |
| 6         | BARAN            | 56,255               | 12.65                     |
| 7         | BARMER           | 12,994               | 2.91                      |
| 8         | BEAWAR           | 1,754                | 0.50                      |
| 9         | BHARATPUR        | 5,273                | 1.21                      |
| 10        | BHILWARA         | 13,306               | 2.91                      |
| 11        | BIKANER          | 721                  | 0.18                      |
| 12        | BUNDI            | 40,947               | 9.07                      |
| 13        | CHITTORGARH      | 21,351               | 5.14                      |
| 14        | CHURU            | 1,767                | 0.42                      |
| 15        | DAUSA            | 56,220               | 12.65                     |
| 16        | DEEG             | 1,407                | 0.38                      |
| 17        | DHOLPUR          | 7,082                | 1.57                      |
| 18        | DIDWANA KUCHAMAN | 1,014                | 0.28                      |
| 19        | DUDU             | 1,894                | 0.47                      |
| 20        | DUNGARPUR        | 1,28,419             | 29.56                     |
| 21        | GANGANAGAR       | 127                  | 0.04                      |
| 22        | GANGAPURCITY     | 24,285               | 5.60                      |
| 23        | HANUMANGARH      | 776                  | 0.22                      |
| 24        | JAIPUR           | 5,246                | 1.47                      |
| 25        | JAIPUR GRAMIN    | 34,784               | 8.73                      |
| 26        | JAISALMER        | 2,694                | 0.66                      |
| 27        | JALORE           | 7,778                | 1.93                      |
| 28        | JHALAWAR         | 34,602               | 9.84                      |
| 29        | JHUNJHUNU        | 3,873                | 0.91                      |
| 30        | JODHPUR          | 425                  | 0.10                      |
| 31        | JODHPUR GRAMIN   | 4,017                | 1.02                      |
| 32        | KARAULI          | 30,009               | 7.61                      |
| 33        | KEKRI            | 6,092                | 1.51                      |
| 34        | KHAIRTHAL-TIJARA | 620                  | 0.19                      |
| 35        | KOTA             | 25,116               | 5.96                      |
| 36        | KOTPUTLI BEHROR  | 4,316                | 1.25                      |
| 37        | NAGAUR           | 454                  | 0.14                      |
| 38        | NEEM KA THANA    | 3,674                | 0.87                      |
| 39        | PALI             | 11,858               | 2.70                      |
| 40        | PHALODI          | 2,296                | 0.60                      |
| 41        | PRATAPGARH       | 52,522               | 12.37                     |
| 42        | RAJSAMAND        | 11,106               | 2.72                      |
| 43        | SALUMBAR         | 32,150               | 7.38                      |
| 44        | SANCHOR          | 6,679                | 1.55                      |
| 45        | SAWAI MADHOPUR   | 26,763               | 5.93                      |

|         |               | ST                   | ST                        |
|---------|---------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
| Sl. No. | District Name | No. of Beneficiaries | Amount Disbursed (₹in Cr) |
| 46      | SHAHPURA      | 19,759               | 4.76                      |
| 47      | SIKAR         | 4,125                | 0.93                      |
| 48      | SIROHI        | 9,344                | 2.91                      |
| 49      | TONK          | 36,756               | 8.35                      |
| 50      | UDAIPUR       | 76,165               | 18.01                     |
|         | Grand Total   | 10,40,966            | 244.85                    |

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