Lok Sabha Question No. 1280 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-03
Subject: Average Monthly Income of Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Imran Masood

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1280

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 RD  DECEMBER, 2024

## AVERAGE MONTHLY INCOME OF FARMERS

## 1280. SHRI IMRAN MASOOD:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण मंğी be pleased to state:

- (a) the average monthly income of farmers across various States of the country;
- (b) the number of debt-ridden agricultural families since 2014, State and year-wise;
- (c) the Schemes being implemented by the Government to increase the income of the farmers; and
- (d) the future plans of the Government to increase the agricultural income and make it a profitable business in the country?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी

(SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY)

- (a) & (b): The  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. As per result of SAS, the state-wise average monthly income per agricultural household during 2018-19 is given at Annexure-I and the state-wise average amount of outstanding loan per agricultural households during the same period is given at Annexure-II.
- (c) & (d): Government  has adopted and implemented several policies, reforms, developmental  programmes  and  schemes  for  achieving  higher  incomes  for  the  farmers directly  or  indirectly  and  making  it  a  profitable  business.  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 Bima Yojana (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. Providing Soil Health Cards to farmers
12. Setting up of National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) extension Platform
13. Launch of the National Mission for Edible Oils - Oil Palm
14. Agri Infrastructure Fund (AIF)
15. Improvement in farm produce logistics, Introduction of Kisan Rail
16. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) - Cluster 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

## STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1280 ANSWERED ON 03/12/2024 REGARDING AVERAGE MONTHLY INCOME OF FARMERS.

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   | Total 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

## STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1280 ANSWERED ON 03/12/2024 REGARDING AVERAGE MONTHLY INCOME OF FARMERS.

| State/UT wise average amount (Rs.) of outstanding and percentage of indebted agricultural households   | State/UT wise average amount (Rs.) of outstanding and percentage of indebted agricultural households   | State/UT wise average amount (Rs.) of outstanding and percentage of indebted agricultural households   | State/UT wise average amount (Rs.) of outstanding and percentage of indebted agricultural households   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl.No.                                                                                                 | State/Group of NE States/ Group of UTs                                                                 | Average amount (Rs.) of outstanding loan per agricultural household                                    | Percentage of indebted agricultural households                                                         |
| 1                                                                                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                         | 2,45,554                                                                                               | 93.2                                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                                      | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                      | 3,581                                                                                                  | 12.5                                                                                                   |
| 3                                                                                                      | Assam                                                                                                  | 16,407                                                                                                 | 31.0                                                                                                   |
| 4                                                                                                      | Bihar                                                                                                  | 23,534                                                                                                 | 39.7                                                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                                      | Chhattisgarh                                                                                           | 21,443                                                                                                 | 31.2                                                                                                   |
| 6                                                                                                      | Gujarat                                                                                                | 56,568                                                                                                 | 42.5                                                                                                   |
| 7                                                                                                      | Haryana                                                                                                | 1,82,922                                                                                               | 47.5                                                                                                   |
| 8                                                                                                      | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                       | 85,825                                                                                                 | 29.2                                                                                                   |
| 9                                                                                                      | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                        | 30,435                                                                                                 | 31.9                                                                                                   |
| 10                                                                                                     | Jharkhand                                                                                              | 8,415                                                                                                  | 25.3                                                                                                   |
| 11                                                                                                     | Karnataka                                                                                              | 1,26,240                                                                                               | 67.6                                                                                                   |
| 12                                                                                                     | Kerala                                                                                                 | 2,42,482                                                                                               | 69.9                                                                                                   |
| 13                                                                                                     | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                         | 74,420                                                                                                 | 48.4                                                                                                   |
| 14                                                                                                     | Maharashtra                                                                                            | 82,085                                                                                                 | 54.0                                                                                                   |
| 15                                                                                                     | Manipur                                                                                                | 5,551                                                                                                  | 20.6                                                                                                   |
| 16                                                                                                     | Meghalaya                                                                                              | 2,237                                                                                                  | 9.1                                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                                     | Mizoram                                                                                                | 23,485                                                                                                 | 8.0                                                                                                    |
| 18                                                                                                     | Nagaland                                                                                               | 1,750                                                                                                  | 6.0                                                                                                    |
| 19                                                                                                     | Odisha                                                                                                 | 32,721                                                                                                 | 61.2                                                                                                   |
| 20                                                                                                     | Punjab                                                                                                 | 2,03,249                                                                                               | 54.4                                                                                                   |
| 21                                                                                                     | Rajasthan                                                                                              | 1,13,865                                                                                               | 60.3                                                                                                   |
| 22                                                                                                     | Sikkim                                                                                                 | 32,185                                                                                                 | 10.6                                                                                                   |
| 23                                                                                                     | Tamil Nadu                                                                                             | 1,06,553                                                                                               | 65.1                                                                                                   |
| 24                                                                                                     | Telangana                                                                                              | 1,52,113                                                                                               | 91.7                                                                                                   |
| 25                                                                                                     | Tripura                                                                                                | 23,944                                                                                                 | 47.7                                                                                                   |
| 26                                                                                                     | Uttarakhand                                                                                            | 48,338                                                                                                 | 46.6                                                                                                   |
| 27                                                                                                     | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                          | 51,107                                                                                                 | 41.9                                                                                                   |
| 28                                                                                                     | West Bengal                                                                                            | 26,452                                                                                                 | 50.8                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                        | Group of N E States                                                                                    | 10,034                                                                                                 | 19.2                                                                                                   |
|                                                                                                        | Group of UTs                                                                                           | 25,629                                                                                                 | 27.5 50.2                                                                                              |
|                                                                                                        | All India                                                                                              | 74,121                                                                                                 |                                                                                                        |

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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