Lok Sabha Question No. 2433 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-06
Subject: Increase in Farmers' Income
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2433

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 06 TH AUGUST 2024

## INCREASE IN FARMERS' INCOME

2433 SHRI GURMEET SINGH MEET HAYER:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष और िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has conducted an evaluation of the results of its scheme to do uble farmers' income by 2022;
- (b) if so, the key findings of this evaluation and if not, the time by which the Government is planning to do the same;
- (c) the number of extent to which the income of farmers increased since 2019; and
- (d) the detailed data and analysis on the progress made in achieving the goal of doubling f armers' income?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

क ृ िष और िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी

(SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

- (a) to (d): Government had constituted an Inter-Ministerial Committee in April, 2016 to examine issues relating to 'Doubling of Farmers Income (DFI)' and recommend strategies t o achieve the same.  The Committee submitted its final report to the Government in Septe mber, 2018 containing the recommendations for doubling of farmers' income through vario us policies, reforms & programmes.  To achieve the objective, the Committee identified foll owing seven sources of income growth: -
- i. Increase in crop productivity
- ii. Increase in livestock productivity
- iii. Resource use efficiency - reduction in cost of production
- iv. Increase in cropping intensity
- v. Diversification to high value agriculture
- vi. Remunerative prices on farmers' produce
- vii. Shift of surplus manpower from farm to non-farm occupations

Agriculture  being  a  State  Subject,  the  State  Governments  take  appropriate measures for development of agriculture in the State. However, Government of India supplements the  efforts  of  States  through  appropriate  policy  measures,  budgetary support and various schemes/ programmes. The various schemes/ programmes of the Government of India are meant for the welfare of farmers by increasing production, remunerative returns and income support to farmers. The Government  has substantially  enhanced  the  budget  allocation  of  Ministry  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers Welfare  from  Rs.  27,662.67 crore BE  during  2013-14  to  Rs.  1,32,469.86 crore BE during 2024-25.

Enhanced  budgetary  provisions  have  been  made  to  facilitate  the  below mentioned  efforts  of  the  Government.  The  various  schemes/  programmes  of  the Government of India are meant for the welfare of farmers by increasing production, remunerative returns and income support to farmers, which include:

1. Income support to farmers through PM KISAN
2. Pradhan Mantri Fasal BimaYojana (PMFBY)
3. Institutional credit for agriculture sector
4. Fixing  of  Minimum Support  Price  (MSP) at  one-and-a half times  the  cost  of production
5. Promotion of organic farming in the country
6. Per Drop More Crop
7. Micro Irrigation Fund
8. Promotion of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs)
9. National Beekeeping and Honey Mission (NBHM)
10. Agricultural Mechanization
11. Namo Drone Didi
12. Providing Soil Health Cards to farmers
13. Setting up of National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) extension Platform
14. Launch of the National Mission for Edible Oils - Oil Palm (NMEO-OP)
15. Agri Infrastructure Fund (AIF)
16. Improvement in farm produce logistics, Introduction of Kisan Rail.
17. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture ( MIDH) -Cluster Development Programme:
18. Creation of a Start-up Eco system in agriculture and allied sector
19. Achievement in Export of Agri and Allied Agri- Commodities

Implementation of various schemes has yielded remarkable results towards augmenting the income of the farmers. As part of the 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav', Indian Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  has  released  a  book,  which  contains compilation  of  success  stories  of  75,000  farmers  out  of  innumerable  successful farmers who have increased their income more than two times.

The  Situation  Assessment  Survey  (SAS)  is  carried  out  by  the  National Statistical  Organization  (NSO)  at  certain  intervals.  The  last  available  estimates  on income of agricultural household are based on the Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households conducted by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) during 77 th  round (January - December 2019).  As per the survey, estimated average monthly income per agricultural household as obtained from NSS 70th round (2012-13) and NSS 77th round (2018-19) are given in Table below:

| Table: Average monthly income (Rs.) per agricultural household (considering paid out expenses only) during 2012-13 and 2018-19 all-India level   | Table: Average monthly income (Rs.) per agricultural household (considering paid out expenses only) during 2012-13 and 2018-19 all-India level   | Table: Average monthly income (Rs.) per agricultural household (considering paid out expenses only) during 2012-13 and 2018-19 all-India level   |
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| Level                                                                                                                                            | 70th round (January-December 2013)                                                                                                               | 77th round (January- December 2019)                                                                                                              |
| (1)                                                                                                                                              | (2)                                                                                                                                              | (3)                                                                                                                                              |
| All-India                                                                                                                                        | 6,426                                                                                                                                            | 10,218                                                                                                                                           |

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