Lok Sabha Question No. 301 (STARRED), answered on 2024-12-17
Subject: Per Capita Earning of Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Anand Bhadauria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 301

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 17 TH  DECEMBER, 2024

## PER CAPITA EARNING OF FARMERS

## *301. SHRI ANAND BHADAURIA:

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

- (a)  whether the Government is aware that per capita earning of farmers in the country is lower than the minimum wages prescribed;
- (b)  if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (c)  the details of per capita income of farmers in the country during the years 2023 and 2024, State and year-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष और िकसान कʞाण मंũी (SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN)

- (a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  301  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON  17 TH   DECEMBER,  2024

REGARDING PER CAPITA EARNING OF FARMERS.

(a) to (c): The  average  monthly  income  of  agricultural  households  in  the  country  is periodically  estimated  through  the  'Situation  Assessment  Survey  (SAS)  of  Agricultural Households', conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI).  As per the NSS 77 th  round of the Survey (January, 2019 - December, 2019) with reference to the agricultural year July, 2018- June, 2019 in the rural areas of the country, the average monthly income per agricultural household from various sources is estimated at Rs. 10, 218/- per month.  Since the last survey on income of agricultural households was conducted in 2019, the extent of average monthly income per agricultural households during the year 2023 and 2024 is not available.

Government of India's is committed to enhance the welfare of farmers and making agriculture more remunerative. To this end, it has implemented various policies, reforms, developmental programs, and schemes aimed at improving farmer incomes which includes Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Samman  Nidhi  (PM-KISAN),  Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojana (PMFBY), Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY), Fixing of Minimum Support Price (MSP) at one-and-a half times the cost of production, Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF), Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), Pradhan Mantri  Annadata  Aay  Sanrakshan  Abhiyan  (PM-AASHA),  Modified  Interest  Subvention Scheme (MISS), National Bee Keeping and Honey Mission (NBHM), Agri Fund for StartUps  &  Rural  Enterprises'  (AgriSURE),  Integrated  Scheme  for  Agriculture  Marketing  National Agriculture Market (ISAM eNAM), Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), among others. These  initiatives  have  significantly  increased  farmers'  income  during  the  last  five years.  However,  as  the  updated  data  on  average  monthly  income  per  agricultural households  for  the  years  2023  and  2024  is  not  available,  it  is  not  possible  to  make  a comparison with prescribed minimum wages at present.

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