Lok Sabha Question No. 2728 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Data on Farmers’ Income
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Francisco Cosme Sardinha

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2728

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 th  DECEMBER, 2023

## DATA ON FARMERS' INCOME

2728.  SHRI COSME FRANCISCO CAITANO SARDINHA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has a database about the average farmers' income during the last three fiscal years across different States of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  farmers'  income  levels  have  exceeded  Pre-Pandemic  levels  in  the country and if so, the details of States which have surpassed the Pre-Pandemic levels and in case any States are still languishing, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the details of fiscal reasons which have been identified for the weaker recovery in the farming sector of some of these States; and
- (e) the additional measures that the Government proposes to take to achieve doubling of farmers' income in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

क ृ षि एवं षकसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI ARJUN MUNDA)

- (a) to  (e):    National  Sample  Survey  Office  (NSSO),  Ministry  of  Statistics  and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) conducted a Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) of Agricultural Households during NSS 77 th  round (January 2019- December 2019) with reference to the agricultural year July 2018- June 2019 in the rural areas of the country. Similar  survey  was  also  conducted  during NSS 70 th   round  (January  2013-  December

2013) with reference to the agricultural year July 2012- June 2013 by NSSO. As per result of SAS, the average monthly income per agricultural household during 2012-13 and 2018-19 is given below.

| Period                | Average Monthly Income (in Rs.)   |
|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 2012-13 (70 th Round) | 6,426                             |
| 2018-19 (77 th Round) | 10,218                            |

Source: NSS Report No. 576 SAS (70th Round -2013) and NSS Report No. 587, SAS (77th Round-2019), MoSPI.

Government has adopted and implemented several policies, reforms, developmental  programmes  and  schemes  for  achieving  higher  incomes  for  the  farmers directly or indirectly. The unprecedented enhanced budgetary provisions have been made to facilitate the following efforts of the Government:

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. 10.Agricultural Mechanization
11. 11.Providing Soil Health Cards to farmers
12. 12.Setting up of National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) extension Platform
13. 13.Launch of the National Mission for Edible Oils - Oil Palm
14. 14.Agri Infrastructure Fund (AIF)
15. 15.Improvement in farm produce logistics, Introduction of Kisan Rail.
16. 16.Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) - Cluster
17. Development Programme: 17.Creation of a Start-up Eco system in agriculture and allied sector 18.Achievement in Export of Agri and Allied Agri- Commodities 19. Central sector Scheme Namo Drone Didi

The above efforts have led to a rise in the GVA of the agriculture and allied sector, registering  an  average  annual  growth  rate  of  4  percent  over  the  past  five  years. 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.

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