Lok Sabha Question No. 1824 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-10
Subject: Schemes to Enhance Agricultural Productivity
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. C M Ramesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1824

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH    FEBRUARY, 2026

## SCHEMES TO ENHANCE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY

1824. DR. C.M. RAMESH:

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

- (a) the details of Government schemes being implemented in Andhra Pradesh for enhancing agricultural productivity and farmers' income during the last three years;
- (b) the physical and financial progress of these schemes, scheme-wise; and
- (c) the extent to which these interventions have contributed to yield improvement  and income enhancement of farmers in the State?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The Government of India is implementing a comprehensive range of Central Sector and  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  and  programmes  aimed  at  enhancing  agricultural productivity  and  increasing  farmers'  income  across  all  States,  including  Andhra  Pradesh. 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 and digital agriculture. The list of agriculture related schemes implemented by Department of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare (DA&FW) across all States, including Andhra Pradesh, is placed at Annexure-I .
- (b) The  scheme-wise  financial  progress  of  the  schemes  being  implemented  by  the DA&FW during the last three years is given at Annexure-II , while the scheme-wise physical progress is provided at Annexure-III .
- (c) The  interventions  under  the  above  schemes  have  contributed  to  improvement  in agricultural  productivity  and  enhancement  of  farmers'  income.  The  crop-wise  productivity levels in Andhra Pradesh are provided at Annexure-IV . Further, the impact of these schemes on farmers' income is reflected in the following:
-  Indian Council on Agricultural Research (ICAR) has released a compilation of success stories of 75,000 farmers who have increased their income more than two times through convergence of schemes of DA&FW and the allied Ministries/Departments.
-  The  National  Sample  Survey  Office  (NSSO),  Ministry  of  Statistics  and  Programme implementation (MoSPI) conducted a Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) of Agricultural Households during NSS 77th round (January 2019-December 2019) with reference to the agricultural year July 2018- June 2019 in the rural areas of the country. According to this survey, the estimated average monthly income per agricultural household increased from ₹6,426 in 2012-13 (NSS 70th round) to ₹10,218 in 2018-19 (NSS 77th round).
-  As per NSSO Survey on House hold Consumption Expenditure (2023-24), a comparison of  the  estimates  of  all-India  average  Monthly  Per  Capita  Consumption  Expenditure (MPCE) is as under:

| Sector                       | Average MPCE (Rs.) over different period   | Average MPCE (Rs.) over different period   |
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| Sector                       | 2011-12 NSS (68 th round)                  | 2023-24                                    |
| Rural                        | 1,430                                      | 4,122                                      |
| Urban                        | 2,630                                      | 6,996                                      |
| Difference as %of Rural MPCE | 83.9                                       | 69.7                                       |

## ANNEXURE I

The list of the schemes implemented by the Government to support States in agriculture

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. Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)
10. Agri Fund for Start-Ups & Rural Enterprises' (AgriSURE)
11. National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF)
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
29. Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana
30. Mission for Atmanirbharta in Pulses

## Details of funds released for the State of Andhra Pradesh in last three years

(Rs in crore)

| S. No.   | Name of Mission/Scheme                                    | 2022-23 Release             | 2023-24 Release             | 2024-25 Release             |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| A        | Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojna                               | Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojna | Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojna | Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojna |
| 1        | Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojna-DPR                           | 45.79                       | 86.33                       | 63.75                       |
| 2        | Sub- Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM)         | 47.45                       | -                           | 46.65                       |
| 3        | Per Drop More Crop (PDMC)                                 | 222.82                      | 105.8                       | 239.5                       |
| 4        | Soil Health & Fertility                                   | -                           | 4.20                        | 6.45                        |
| 5        | Rain fed Area Development (RAD)                           | 2.50                        | -                           | 3.51                        |
| 6        | Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojna (PKVY)                    | -                           | 9.70                        | 17.91                       |
| B        | Krishionnati Yojana                                       | Krishionnati Yojana         | Krishionnati Yojana         | Krishionnati Yojana         |
| 1        | National Food Security Mission (NFSM)                     | -                           | 10.53                       | 32.91                       |
| 2        | National Mission on Edible Oil - Oilpalm ( NMEO-OP)       | -                           | 17.65                       | 98.87                       |
| 3        | National Mission on Edible Oil - Oilseeds (NMEO-OS)       | -                           | 3.00                        | 11.19                       |
| 4        | Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) | 50.00                       | 24.00                       | 51.13                       |
| 5        | Sub-Mission on Agriculture Extension (SMAE)               | 6.50                        | 6.33                        | 6.25                        |
| 6        | Sub-Mission on Seeds & Planting Material (SMSP)           | 0.36                        | 3.38                        | 5.64                        |
| 7        | Digital Agriculture Mission (DAM)                         | -                           | 5.00                        | 5.92                        |
| 8        | National Bamboo Mission (NBM)                             | -                           | -                           | 0.19                        |

## Physical progress of the schemes in Andhra Pradesh

| Name of the Schemes                                                                                | Physical Progress                                                                                                                                                   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)                                                       | Till date, Rs. 19,121.14 Cr. has been disbursed through 21 instalments. Of this, Rs. 783.10 Cr was disbursed to 39,15,504 beneficiaries during the 21st instalment. |
| Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY)                                                     | 32,408 farmers have been enrolled.                                                                                                                                  |
| Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)/Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS) | Insurance companies have settled and disbursed claims worth ₹5,580.1 crore.                                                                                         |
| Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)                                                              | 5,663 projects have been approved with total project cost of Rs. 5,128 crores. Out of which Rs 3,030 Crore have been sanctioned.                                    |
| Formation and Promotion of 10,000 new Farmer Producers Organizations (FPOs)                        | 714 FPOs have been registered.                                                                                                                                      |
| National Bee Keeping and Honey Mission (NBHM)                                                      | 5 projects amounting to Rs. 190.06 lakhs have been sanctioned.                                                                                                      |
| Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)                                          | During 2024-25, 87,303.25 MT of Copra, Gram, moong Tur and Urad have been procured amounting to ₹669.33 Crore.                                                      |
| Per Drop More Crop (PDMC)                                                                          | 11.25 lakh ha has been covered under Micro Irrigation and Rs 3,192.49 crore (Central Share) has been released.                                                      |
| Sub-Mission on Agriculture Mechanization (SMAM)                                                    | More than 2,79,515 agricultural machines have been distributed to farmers.                                                                                          |
| Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)                                                            | 3.61 lakh ha covered under organic farming & 7.47 lakh no. of farmers have been benefitted.                                                                         |
| Soil Health & Fertility (SH&F)                                                                     | 1,58,32,830 soil health cards have been distributed till now against the target of 1,63,06,877.                                                                     |
| Rainfed Area Development (RAD)                                                                     | 69,524 ha has been covered and Central Assistance of Rs 123.97 Cr has been released.                                                                                |
| Sub-Mission on Agriculture Extension (SMAE)                                                        | From 2020-21 to 2025-26, 5,60,545 farmers have been provided training under the scheme.                                                                             |
| Sub-Mission on Seed and Planting Material (SMSP)                                                   | 6.21 lakh farmers have been benefited, and 2.21 lakh quintals of seeds were stored in the National Seed Reserve for natural disasters.                              |
| National Food Security and Nutrition Mission (NFSNM)                                               | During the last three years, 95,157 ha of field demonstrations were conducted, 56,417 quintals seed were distributed and 32,673 quintals seed have been produced.   |

| Integrated Scheme for Agriculture Marketing (ISAM)        | 1551 Storage Infrastructure Projects have been sanctioned with capacity of more than 6 million tonnes. An amount to Rs 31,936.74 Lakhs have been released as subsidy.                                                                                                                |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) | From 2014-15 to 2024-25, 1634 Cold Storages infrastructures with capacity of 7.41 Million tonnes have been created, 19,626 market infrastructures have been set up, 997 nurseries have been established and 11.08 Lakh farmers have been trained in various horticulture activities. |
| National Mission on Edible Oils (NMEO)-Oil Palm           | 91,906 ha coverage as of January 2026.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| National Mission on Edible Oils (NMEO)-Oilseeds           | 4.04 lakh ha has been covered under Oilseeds during 2024-25.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Digital Agriculture Mission                               | 45,33,556 Farmer IDs have been generated.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| National Bamboo Mission                                   | 42 ha non-forest area has been covered under bamboo Plantation and 288 persons have been provided training.                                                                                                                                                                          |

Productivity of major crops Andhra Pradesh:

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(in Kg/Ha)

| Crop            |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |
|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Rice            |      3730 |      3822 |      3928 |
| Maize*          |      4046 |      4007 |      4524 |
| Bajra           |      2027 |      2097 |      2310 |
| Ragi            |      1185 |      1261 |      1456 |
| Small Millets   |       860 |       902 |       848 |
| Tur             |       323 |       413 |       475 |
| Sunflower       |       834 |       886 |       963 |
| Total Oil Seeds |       937 |       889 |      1031 |
| Sugarcane       |     73893 |     80533 |     90242 |
| Cotton          |       372 |       297 |       476 |

*Productivity for Kharif season Source: UPAg portal