Lok Sabha Question No. 3165 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-08
Subject: PM-AASHA Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: D. Ravikumar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3165

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8 TH  AUGUST, 2023

## PM-AASHA SCHEME

## 3165.  SHRI RAVIKUMAR D :

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान क̵  याण मंũी be pleased to state:

- (a) the manner in which deficiency payments are undertaken under the Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA);
- (b) the number of States and UTs which have opted for the same;
- (c) whether there is evidence that the farmers are receiving an increased Minimum Support Price (MSP) under the Abhiyan;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the details of the contribution of the Abhiyan in providing MSP for cash crops?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान क̵  याण मंũी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (e) : PM-AASHA, an umbrella scheme comprising Price Support Scheme (PSS), Price Deficiency Payment Scheme (PDPS) and Private Procurement & Stockist Scheme (PPSS) is implemented in order to ensure Minimum Support Price (MSP) to farmers for their produce of notified oilseeds, pulses and copra. These schemes are implemented at the request of the State Governments / Union Territories. PSS is implemented for procurement of notified pulses, oilseeds and copra of Fair Average Quality (FAQ) at Minimum Support Price (MSP), whereas PDPS is  implemented  for  notified  oilseeds.  However,  States/UTs  have  options  to  choose either PSS or PDPS in a given procurement season with respect to a particular oilseed crop for the entire State. PDPS envisages direct payment of the difference between the MSP and the selling / modal price to pre- registered farmers selling oilseeds of prescribed Fair Average Quality  (FAQ)  norms  within  the  stipulated  period  in  the  notified  market  yard  through  a transparent  auction  process.  All  the  payments  are  done  directly  into  the  bank  account  of farmers. This scheme does not involve any physical procurement. States/UTs have also an option to implement PPSS for oilseeds in district/selected APMC(s) of district involving the participation  of  private  stockist.  During  Khaif  2018-19  season,  Government  of  Madhya Pradesh had opted PDPS for Soyabean crop.

Statement of state-wise procurement details of pulses, oilseeds & copra procured at MSP under PSS from 2020-21 to 2022-23 along with farmers benefited is at Annexure.

| Year/Category/ Commodity   | Quantity Procured (in MTs)   | MSP Value (Rs. In lakh)   | Number of farmers benefitted   |
|----------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 2020-21                    | 11,12,259.19                 | 6,11,384.28               | 6,55,940                       |
| Oil seed                   | 2,95,212.34                  | 1,58,516.95               | 1,59,407                       |
| COPRA                      | 5,088.92                     | 5,240.38                  | 3,961                          |
| KARNATAKA                  | 5,040.04                     | 5,191.24                  | 3,905                          |
| TAMILNADU                  | 48.88                        | 49.14                     | 56                             |
| GROUNDNUT                  | 2,86,233.33                  | 1,50,988.08               | 1,52,726                       |
| ANDHRA PRADESH             | 256.87                       | 135.50                    | 328                            |
| GUJARAT                    | 2,02,629.85                  | 1,06,887.25               | 1,15,197                       |
| HARYANA                    | 15.00                        | 7.91                      | 15                             |
| KARNATAKA                  | 116.10                       | 61.24                     | 116                            |
| ODISHA                     | 2,203.11                     | 1,162.14                  | 1,297                          |
| RAJASTHAN                  | 74,511.43                    | 39,304.78                 | 32,157                         |
| UTTAR PRADESH              | 6,500.97                     | 3,429.26                  | 3,616                          |
| MUSTARD SEED               | 0.68                         | 0.32                      | 4                              |
| MADHYA PRADESH             | 0.68                         | 0.32                      | 4                              |
| SOYABEAN                   | 3.69                         | 1.43                      | 3                              |
| MAHARASHTRA                | 3.69                         | 1.43                      | 3                              |
| SUNFLOWER SEED             | 3,885.72                     | 2,286.75                  | 2,713                          |
| HARYANA                    | 3,700.00                     | 2,177.45                  | 2,359                          |
| ODISHA                     | 185.72                       | 109.30                    | 354                            |
| Pulses                     | 8,17,046.85                  | 4,52,867.33               | 4,96,533                       |
| GRAM                       | 6,37,545.78                  | 3,25,148.35               | 4,02,694                       |
| ANDHRA PRADESH             | 10,083.80                    | 5,142.74                  | 6,455                          |
| GUJARAT                    | 1,51,427.70                  | 77,228.13                 | 1,58,705                       |
| KARNATAKA                  | 22,030.77                    | 11,235.69                 | 18,265                         |
| MADHYA PRADESH             | 1,94,447.80                  | 99,168.38                 | 69,609                         |
| MAHARASHTRA                | 2,25,361.50                  | 1,14,934.37               | 1,30,760                       |
| RAJASTHAN                  | 17,450.37                    | 8,899.69                  | 8,593                          |
| TELANGANA                  | 16,743.84                    | 8,539.36                  | 10,307                         |
| MASOOR                     | 18.35                        | 9.36                      | 39                             |
| MADHYA PRADESH             | 18.35                        | 9.36                      | 39                             |
| MOONG                      | 1,67,391.20                  | 1,20,454.71               | 84,732                         |
| HARYANA                    | 1,099.65                     | 791.31                    | 752                            |
| MADHYA PRADESH             | 1,47,250.00                  | 1,05,961.10               | 72,171                         |
| MAHARASHTRA                | 559.74                       | 402.79                    | 972                            |
| ODISHA                     | 862.35                       | 620.55                    | 711                            |
| RAJASTHAN                  | 12,024.46                    | 8,652.80                  | 6,375                          |
| TAMILNADU                  | 5,595.00                     | 4,026.16                  | 3,751                          |
| TOOR                       | 11,004.46                    | 6,602.68                  | 7,690                          |
| ANDHRA PRADESH             | 184.55                       | 110.73                    | 218                            |
| GUJARAT                    | 572.15                       | 343.29                    | 414                            |

| KARNATAKA      | 8,969.05     | 5,381.43     | 5,886     |
|----------------|--------------|--------------|-----------|
| MAHARASHTRA    | 1,246.76     | 748.06       | 1,154     |
| TAMILNADU      | 31.95        | 19.17        | 18        |
| URAD           | 1,087.06     | 652.24       | 1,378     |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 949.90       | 569.94       | 1,205     |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 137.16       | 82.30        | 173       |
| 2021-22        | 31,82,591.64 | 17,47,831.41 | 14,68,699 |
| Oil seed       | 1,51,634.73  | 84,261.64    | 77,962    |
| COPRA          | 32.95        | 34.05        | 115       |
| TAMILNADU      | 32.95        | 34.05        | 115       |
| GROUNDNUT      | 1,49,696.34  | 83,081.47    | 76,647    |
| GUJARAT        | 95,183.10    | 52,826.62    | 51,462    |
| ODISHA         | 248.43       | 137.88       | 319       |
| RAJASTHAN      | 53,203.93    | 29,528.18    | 24,330    |
| UTTAR PRADESH  | 1,060.88     | 588.79       | 536       |
| SUNFLOWER SEED | 1,905.44     | 1,146.12     | 1,200     |
| HARYANA        | 1,882.45     | 1,132.29     | 1,130     |
| ODISHA         | 22.99        | 13.83        | 70        |
| Pulses         | 30,30,956.91 | 16,63,569.77 | 13,90,737 |
| GRAM           | 26,29,460.83 | 13,75,208.01 | 11,68,730 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 70,393.81    | 36,815.96    | 29,941    |
| GUJARAT        | 5,36,225.00  | 2,80,445.68  | 2,83,054  |
| HARYANA        | 1,238.80     | 647.89       | 687       |
| KARNATAKA      | 73,816.85    | 38,606.21    | 60,470    |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 8,01,984.49  | 4,19,437.89  | 2,45,639  |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 7,61,541.55  | 3,98,286.23  | 3,66,824  |
| RAJASTHAN      | 2,98,685.74  | 1,56,212.64  | 1,29,957  |
| TELANGANA      | 58,485.04    | 30,587.68    | 39,315    |
| UTTAR PRADESH  | 27,089.55    | 14,167.83    | 12,843    |
| MOONG          | 3,63,274.09  | 2,64,281.90  | 1,95,338  |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 2,209.52     | 1,607.43     | 1,302     |
| GUJARAT        | 852.84       | 620.44       | 615       |
| HARYANA        | 1,227.26     | 892.83       | 898       |
| KARNATAKA      | 13,863.15    | 10,085.44    | 24,945    |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 2,75,645.00  | 2,00,531.74  | 1,26,537  |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 1,636.21     | 1,190.34     | 3,271     |
| ODISHA         | 3,800.95     | 2,765.19     | 4,358     |
| PUNJAB         | 2,559.20     | 1,861.82     | 1,404     |
| RAJASTHAN      | 57,220.41    | 41,627.85    | 29,615    |
| TAMILNADU      | 4,259.55     | 3,098.82     | 2,393     |
| TOOR           | 36,184.14    | 22,796.01    | 24,084    |
| GUJARAT        | 19,983.08    | 12,589.34    | 10,289    |
| KARNATAKA      | 11,986.05    | 7,551.21     | 8,501     |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 2,360.82     | 1,487.32     | 2,809     |
| TAMILNADU      | 32.85        | 20.70        | 58        |
| TELANGANA      | 1,821.34     | 1,147.44     | 2,427     |

| URAD           | 2,037.85     | 1,283.85     | 2,585     |
|----------------|--------------|--------------|-----------|
| GUJARAT        | 99.85        | 62.91        | 118       |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 291.90       | 183.90       | 261       |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 1,481.37     | 933.26       | 2,020     |
| RAJASTHAN      | 40.08        | 25.25        | 26        |
| TELANGANA      | 124.65       | 78.53        | 160       |
| 2022-23        | 41,01,193.68 | 23,86,769.46 | 17,92,772 |
| Oil seed       | 12,68,311.99 | 7,73,131.55  | 5,48,768  |
| COPRA          | 1,43,754.57  | 1,59,325.59  | 86,196    |
| KARNATAKA      | 48,438.88    | 56,915.68    | 33,884    |
| KERALA         | 346.82       | 369.74       | 949       |
| TAMILNADU      | 94,968.87    | 1,02,040.17  | 51,363    |
| GROUNDNUT      | 7,195.44     | 4,209.33     | 3,668     |
| ODISHA         | 118.30       | 69.21        | 152       |
| RAJASTHAN      | 1,012.72     | 592.44       | 571       |
| UTTAR PRADESH  | 6,064.42     | 3,547.69     | 2,945     |
| MUSTARD SEED   | 11,10,232.82 | 6,05,076.89  | 4,53,145  |
| ASSAM          | 879.05       | 479.08       | 314       |
| GUJARAT        | 84,355.32    | 45,973.65    | 24,252    |
| HARYANA        | 3,42,739.75  | 1,86,793.16  | 1,83,758  |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 1,67,591.09  | 91,337.14    | 48,964    |
| RAJASTHAN      | 4,85,709.45  | 2,64,711.65  | 1,83,209  |
| UTTAR PRADESH  | 28,958.16    | 15,782.20    | 12,648    |
| SAFFLOWER      | 572.36       | 323.38       | 446       |
| KARNATAKA      | 572.36       | 323.38       | 446       |
| SUNFLOWER SEED | 6,556.80     | 4,196.35     | 5,313     |
| ODISHA         | 56.80        | 36.35        | 99        |
| TELANGANA      | 6,500.00     | 4,160.00     | 5,214     |
| Pulses         | 28,32,881.69 | 16,13,637.92 | 12,44,004 |
| GRAM           | 23,55,118.27 | 12,56,455.60 | 10,29,390 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 63,132.10    | 33,680.98    | 37,563    |
| GUJARAT        | 3,28,582.41  | 1,75,298.72  | 1,68,797  |
| KARNATAKA      | 79,631.55    | 42,483.43    | 66,043    |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 7,97,205.88  | 4,25,309.34  | 2,23,818  |
| MAHARASHTRA    | 7,73,650.09  | 4,12,742.32  | 3,92,768  |
| RAJASTHAN      | 2,47,591.17  | 1,32,089.89  | 97,967    |
| TELANGANA      | 50,238.00    | 26,801.97    | 35,164    |
| UTTAR PRADESH  | 15,087.07    | 8,048.95     | 7,270     |
| MASOOR         | 75,891.76    | 45,535.06    | 44,799    |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 64,501.35    | 38,700.81    | 39,107    |
| UTTAR PRADESH  | 11,390.41    | 6,834.25     | 5,692     |
| MOONG          | 4,01,835.21  | 3,11,623.21  | 1,69,788  |
| GUJARAT        | 30.60        | 23.73        | 39        |
| HARYANA        | 811.78       | 629.54       | 531       |
| KARNATAKA      | 25,308.70    | 19,626.90    | 22,181    |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 2,75,645.00  | 2,13,762.70  | 91,491    |

| MAHARASHTRA   | 183.90       | 142.61       | 194       |
|---------------|--------------|--------------|-----------|
| ODISHA        | 1,945.79     | 1,508.96     | 2,796     |
| PUNJAB        | 2,010.90     | 1,559.45     | 1,122     |
| RAJASTHAN     | 93,703.44    | 72,667.02    | 49,441    |
| TAMILNADU     | 2,136.75     | 1,657.05     | 1,907     |
| TELANGANA     | 58.35        | 45.25        | 86        |
| URAD          | 36.45        | 24.06        | 27        |
| MAHARASHTRA   | 35.80        | 23.63        | 26        |
| RAJASTHAN     | 0.65         | 0.43         | 1         |
| Grand Total   | 83,96,044.51 | 47,45,985.15 | 39,17,411 |

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