Lok Sabha Question No. 1347 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-11
Subject: National Innovation on Climate Resilient Agriculture
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Babu Singh Kushwaha

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1347

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  FEBRUARY 2025

## NATIONAL INNOVATION ON CLIMATE RESILIENT AGRICULTURE

†1347. SHRI BABU SINGH KUSHWAHA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष और ͩकसान

कãयाण मंğी be pleased to state:

- (a) the extent to which the income of farmers has been increased through the major Schemes and programmes launched by the Government for the farmers;
- (b)  the  manner  by  which  farmers  have  been  benefited  by  the  new regime  of  MSP (Minimum Support Price) fixed by the Government and the manner in which the same is being monitored;
- (c) the details of the sectors in which innovation and improvement have been made under  "National  Innovation  on  Climate  Resilient  Agriculture"  project  to  deal  with  ill effects of climate change and the way it is affecting farmers; and
- (d) the details of the efforts made by the Government in the food processing sector and the   way it is likely to affect the agricultural productivity and the income of the farmers?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

- (a): The  National  Sample  Survey  Office  (NSSO),  Ministry  of  Statistics  and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) conducted a Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) of  Agriculture Households during NSS 77 th  round (January, 2019 December, 2019) with reference to the agriculture year July, 2018-June, 2019 in the rural areas of the country.

Estimated average monthly income per agricultural household as obtained from NSS 70 th   round  (2012-13)  and  NSS  77 th   round  (2018-19)  has  enhanced  from  Rs. 6426/- to Rs. 10,218/-.

Agriculture is a State subject and Government of India supports the efforts of States through  appropriate  policy  measures,  budgetary  allocation  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  Department  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare(DA&FW)  from  Rs. 21933.50 crore BE during 2013-14 to Rs. 1,22,528.77 crores BE during 2024-25. Major schemes/programmes initiated by DA&FW to enhance overall income of farmers and remunerative returns in the agriculture sector are as under:

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

Indian  Council  on  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.

(b): Government fixes Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for 22 mandated agricultural crops and Fair & Remunerative Price (FRP) for sugarcane on the basis of the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP), after considering  the  views  of  State  Governments  and  Central  Ministries/Departments concerned. The 22 mandated crops include 14 Kharif crops viz. paddy, jowar, bajra, maize,  ragi,  tur  (arhar),  moong,  urad,  groundnut,  soyabean,  sunflower,  sesamum, nigerseed, cotton and 6 Rabi crops viz. wheat, barley, gram, masur (lentil), rapeseed & mustard, safflower and two commercial crops viz. jute and copra.

While  recommending  MSPs,  CACP  considers  important  factors  like  cost  of production, overall demand-supply conditions, domestic and international prices, intercrop price parity, terms of trade between agricultural and non-agricultural sectors, the likely effect on the rest of the economy, besides ensuring rational utilization of land, water and other production resources and a minimum of 50 percent as the margin over cost  of  production.  The  inclusion  of  crops  under  MSP  framework  is  dependent  on several  factors  which  include  relatively  large  shelf  life,  widely  grown,  item  of  mass consumption, essential for food security, among others.

The Union Budget for 2018-19 had announced the pre-determined principle to keep  MSPs  at  levels  of  one  and  half  times  of  the  cost  of  production.  Accordingly, 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 year 2018-19 onwards. The details of MSPs (marketing Season wise) fixed by Government from 2018-19 onwards is at Annexure.

(c): To meet the challenges of sustaining domestic food production in the face of changing climate, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) under Ministry of Agriculture  and  Farmers  Welfare,  Government  of  India  has  launched  a  flagship network project namely National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA). The project aims studying at the  impact  of climate change  on agriculture including crops, livestock, horticulture and fisheries and to develop and promote climate resilient technologies in agriculture for addressing vulnerable areas of the country, the outputs of the project will help the districts and regions prone to extreme weather conditions like droughts, floods, frost, heat waves, etc. to cope with such extremes.

Department  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare  (DA&FW)  is  implementing Centrally sponsored scheme of Rainfed Area Development (RAD) across the country from 2014-15 focusing on Integrated Farming System (IFS) for enhancing productivity and minimizing risks associated with climatic variability. Under RAD, crops/cropping system is  integrated  with  activities  like  horticulture,  livestock,  fishery,  agro-forestry, apiculture etc., to enable farmers not only in maximizing farm returns for sustaining livelihood, but also to mitigate the impacts of drought, flood or other extreme weather events. Central Assistance released based on the Annual Action Plan approved by State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC). Financial assistance of Rs. 30,000/- is provided to each farming family under RAD component irrespective of the size of their land holding.

(d): In  order  to  promote  and  ensure  overall  development  in  the  food  processing sector, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been incentivizing setting up/expansion of related infrastructure through its Central Sector Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) Scheme, Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI) and Centrally Sponsored PM Formalization of Micro Food  Processing  Enterprises  (PMFME)  Scheme  across  the  country.  Under  subschemes of PMKSY, MoFPI provides mostly credit linked financial assistance (capital subsidy)  to  entrepreneurs  with  total  outlay  of  Rs.5520  crore  for  15th  Finance Commission Cycle. MoFPI also provides financial, technical and business support for setting up/ upgradation of micro food processing enterprises under PMFME scheme.

## Minimum Support Prices

(in ₹ per quintal)

| Sl. No.   | Commodities             | KMS 2018- 19   | KMS 2019- 20   | KMS 2020- 21   | KMS 2021- 22   | KMS 2022- 23   | KMS 2023- 24   | KMS 2024- 25   |
|-----------|-------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|           | KHARIF CROPS            |                |                |                |                |                |                |                |
| 1         | Paddy (Common)          | 1750           | 1815           | 1868           | 1940           | 2040           | 2183           | 2300           |
|           | Paddy (Grade 'A')       | 1770           | 1835           | 1888           | 1960           | 2060           | 2203           | 2320           |
| 2         | Jowar (Hybrid)          | 2430           | 2550           | 2620           | 2738           | 2970           | 3180           | 3371           |
| 2         | Jowar (Maldandi)        | 2450           | 2570           | 2640           | 2758           | 2990           | 3225           | 3421           |
| 3         | Bajra                   | 1950           | 2000           | 2150           | 2250           | 2350           | 2500           | 2625           |
| 4         | Ragi                    | 2897           | 3150           | 3295           | 3377           | 3578           | 3846           | 4290           |
| 5         | Maize                   | 1700           | 1760           | 1850           | 1870           | 1962           | 2090           | 2225           |
| 6         | Arhar(Tur)              | 5675           | 5800           | 6000           | 6300           | 6600           | 7000           | 7550           |
| 7         | Moong                   | 6975           | 7050           | 7196           | 7275           | 7755           | 8558           | 8682           |
| 8         | Urad                    | 5600           | 5700           | 6000           | 6300           | 6600           | 6950           | 7400           |
| 9         | Cotton (Medium Staple ) | 5150           | 5255           | 5515           | 5726           | 6080           | 6620           | 7121           |
| 9         | Cotton (Long Staple )   | 5450           | 5550           | 5825           | 6025           | 6380           | 7020           | 7521           |
| 10        | Groundnut               | 4890           | 5090           | 5275           | 5550           | 5850           | 6377           | 6783           |
| 11        | Sunflower Seed          | 5388           | 5650           | 5885           | 6015           | 6400           | 6760           | 7280           |
| 12        | Soyabean Yellow         | 3399           | 3710           | 3880           | 3950           | 4300           | 4600           | 4892           |
| 13        | Sesamum                 | 6249           | 6485           | 6855           | 7307           | 7830           | 8635           | 9267           |
| 14        | Nigerseed               | 5877           | 5940           | 6695           | 6930           | 7287           | 7734           | 8717           |
| 14        | RABI CROPS              | RMS 2019- 20   | RMS 2020- 21   | RMS 2021- 22   | RMS 2022- 23   | RMS 2023- 24   | RMS 2024- 25   | RMS 2025- 26   |
| 15        | Wheat                   | 1840           | 1925           | 1975           | 2015           | 2125           | 2275           | 2425           |
| 16        | Barley                  | 1440           | 1525           | 1600           | 1635           | 1735           | 1850           | 1980           |
| 17        | Gram                    | 4620           | 4875           | 5100           | 5230           | 5335           | 5440           | 5650           |
| 18        | Masur                   | 4475           | 4800           | 5100           | 5500           | 6000           | 6425           | 6700           |
| 19        | Rapeseed & mustard      | 4200           | 4425           | 4650           | 5050           | 5450           | 5650           | 5950           |
| 20        | Safflower               | 4945           | 5215           | 5327           | 5441           | 5650           | 5800           | 5940           |
|           | COMMERCIAL CROPS        |                |                |                |                |                |                |                |
|           |                         | 2018- 19       | 2019- 20       | 2020- 21       | 2021- 22       | 2022- 23       | 2023- 24       | 2024- 25       |
| 21        | Jute                    | 3700           | 3950           | 4225           | 4500           | 4750           | 5050           | 5335           |
| 21        |                         | 2018           | 2019           | 2020           | 2021           | 2022           | 2023           | 2024           |
| 22        | Copra (Milling)         | 7511           | 9521           | 9960           | 10335          | 10590          | 10860          | 11160          |
|           | Copra (ball)            | 7750           | 9920           | 10300          | 10600          | 11000          | 11750          | 12000          |

Note: Government has fixed the MSP for Fair Average Quality of Milling Copra at ₹ 11582/-  per  quintal  and  for  Ball  Copra  at  ₹  12100/-  per  quintal  for  2025  season. Government has also increased Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Raw Jute (TD-3 grade) at ₹ 5650/- per quintal for 2025-26 Season.

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