Lok Sabha Question No. 2571 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-16
Subject: Target of Doubling the Farmers Income
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Khalilur Rahaman

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2571

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH  DECEMBER, 2025

## TARGET OF DOUBLING THE FARMERS INCOME

## 2571.  SHRI KHALILUR RAHAMAN:

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

- (a)  the details of the average income earned by farmers during the last five years, Statewise;
- (b)  whether the Government has set any target to double the farmers income, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a):   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 latest NSS 77th 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. The State -wise average monthly income per agricultural household for the agricultural years July 2018-June 2019 is given at Annexure I . Since the last survey on income of agricultural households was conducted in 2019, the extent of average monthly income per agricultural households for the last five years is not available.

(b) & (c):  Government had constituted an Inter-Ministerial Committee in April, 2016 to examine  issues  relating  to  'Doubling  of  Farmers  Income  (DFI)'  and  recommend strategies  to  achieve  the  same.  The  Committee  submitted  its  final  report  to  the Government  in  September,  2018  containing  the  recommendations  for  doubling  of farmers'  income  through  various  policies,  reforms,  developmental  programs,  and schemes covering entire spectrum of agriculture, to ensure the welfare and increase the income  of  farmers  in  the  country  by  increasing  production,  remunerative  returns  and providing  income support. To  achieve the  objective, the  Committee  has identified  the following Seven sources for enhancing growth of farmers:

- 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.

To  achieve  the  above  seven  objectives,  the  Government  has  substantially enhanced the budget allocation of Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare(DA&FW) from Rs. 21933.50 crore BE during 2013-14 to Rs. 1,27,290.16 crore BE during 2025-26.

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. These schemes encompass entire spectrum of agriculture including credit, insurance, income  support,  infrastructure,  crops  including  horticulture,  seeds,  mechanization, marketing, organic and natural farming, farmer collectives, irrigation, extension, procurement of crops from farmers at minimum support prices, digital agriculture etc. Additionally, Government had increased MSPs for all mandated Kharif, Rabi and other Commercial crops with a minimum return of 50 percent over all India weighted average cost of production from 2018-19 onwards. These initiatives have significantly increased farmers' income during the last five years.  List of Central Sector and Centrally Sponsored Schemes being implemented by Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) is given in Annexure II .

## STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2571  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  16 TH   DECEMBER,  2025  REGARDING  'TARGET  OF DOUBLING THE FARMERS INCOME'.

State/UT - wise average monthly income of agricultural household during agricultural year July 2018- June 2019

| Sl. No.   | State/ Group of NE States/ Group of UTs   | Income (Rs.)   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------|----------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                            | 10,480         |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                         | 19,225         |
| 3         | Assam                                     | 10,675         |
| 4         | Bihar                                     | 7,542          |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                              | 9,677          |
| 6         | Gujarat                                   | 12,631         |
| 7         | Haryana                                   | 22,841         |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh                          | 12,153         |
| 9         | Jammu & Kashmir                           | 18,918         |
| 10        | Jharkhand                                 | 4,895          |
| 11        | Karnataka                                 | 13,441         |
| 12        | Kerala                                    | 17,915         |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh                            | 8,339          |
| 14        | Maharashtra                               | 11,492         |
| 15        | Manipur                                   | 11,227         |
| 16        | Meghalaya                                 | 29,348         |
| 17        | Mizoram                                   | 17,964         |
| 18        | Nagaland                                  | 9,877          |
| 19        | Odisha                                    | 5,112          |
| 20        | Punjab                                    | 26,701         |
| 21        | Rajasthan                                 | 12,520         |
| 22        | Sikkim                                    | 12,447         |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu                                | 11,924         |
| 24        | Telangana                                 | 9,403          |
| 25        | Tripura                                   | 9,918          |
| 26        | Uttarakhand                               | 13,552         |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh                             | 8,061          |
| 28        | West Bengal                               | 6,762          |
|           | Group of N E States                       | 16,863         |
|           | Group of UTs                              | 18,511         |
|           | All India                                 | 10,218         |

Source: NSS Report No. 587: Situation Assessment of Agricultural Households and Land and Livestock Holdings of Households in Rural India, 2019.

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## Annexure II

## STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (b) & (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2571 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH  DECEMBER, 2025 REGARDING 'TARGET OF DOUBLING THE FARMERS INCOME'.

Major  schemes/programmes  meant  for  the  welfare  of  farmers  by  increasing production, remunerative returns and income support to the farmers:

1. National Food Security and Nutrition Mission (NFSNM)
2. National Mission on Edible Oils (NMEO)-Oil Palm
3. National Mission on Edible Oils (NMEO)-Oilseeds
4. National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF)
5. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
6. Soil Health & Fertility (SH&F)
7. Rainfed Area Development (RAD)
8. Agroforestry
9. Crop Diversification Programme (CDP)
10. Sub-Mission on Agriculture Extension (SMAE)
11. Sub-Mission on Seed and Planting Material (SMSP)
12. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)
13. National Bamboo Mission
14. National Bee Keeping and Honey Mission (NBHM)
15. Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region
16. Per Drop More Crop (PDMC)
17. Integrated Scheme for Agriculture Marketing (ISAM)
18. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)
19. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY)
20. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)/ Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS)
21. Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)
22. Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (MISS)
23. Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)
24. Formation and Promotion of 10,000 new Farmer Producers Organizations (FPOs)
25. Namo Drone Didi
26. Agri Fund for Start-Ups & Rural Enterprises (AgriSURE)
27. Sub-Mission on Agriculture Mechanization (SMAM)
28. Digital Agriculture Mission