Lok Sabha Question No. 631 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-06
Subject: Target of Doubling the Income of Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Bhagirath Chaudhary

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-631

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 6 th  FEBRUARY, 2024

## TARGET OF DOUBLING THE INCOME OF FARMERS

631.   SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ षि एवं षकसान  कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has set a target of doubling the income of every farmer by the year 2024;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the present status in this regard;

(c) whether the Government has prepared any detailed action plan for the said purpose to promote dairy and animal husbandry in farmers;

(d) if so, the steps being taken in this regard and the progress made so far in achieving the said target along with the details thereof; and

(e) the amount of funds allocated by the Government for the current financial year 202324 and proposed to be allocated in the coming financial year 2024-25 under the said scheme along with the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

क ृ षि एवं षकसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI ARJUN MUNDA)

(a)& (b):  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  &  programmes.    To  achieve  the objective, the Committee identified following 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

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. 1,25,035.79  crore  BE during 2023-24.

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 these 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.

(c)  to  (e):  Following  Schemes  are  being  run  by  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  & Dairying  to  promote  dairy  and  animal  husbandry  for  farmers  with  the  objective  to increase the income of farmers:

- i)   Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme
2. ii)  Infrastructure Development Funds
3. iii)  Dairying Through Cooperatives (EAP)
4. iv)  Dairy Development
- v)  Rashtriya Gokul Mission
6. vi)  livestock Census & ISS
7. vii)  National Livestock Mission

The amount of funds allocated by the Government for the above schemes for the current  financial  year  2023-24  is  Rs.  4095.64  Crores  and  funds  proposed  to  be allocated in the coming financial year 2024-25 is Rs. 4210 Crores

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