Lok Sabha Question No. 338 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-02
Subject: Performance of Schemes implemented to Double the Income of Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. Kirsan Namdeo

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 338

TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  DECEMBER, 2025

## PERFORMANCE OF SCHEMES IMPLEMENTED TO DOUBLE THE INCOME OF FARMERS

338.   DR. KIRSAN NAMDEO:

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

- (a) whether the Government has launched new initiatives, schemes, programmes and yojanas to benefit the farmers and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether the Government has reviewed the performance of the schemes implemented  to  double  the  income  of  farmers  by  the  year  2022  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; (c) whether the Government proposes to remove the obstacles hindering the doubling of farmers' income; (d) the  extent  to  which  the  said  initiatives,  schemes,  programmes  and  yojanas  have improved the quality of life of farmers, particularly small and marginal farmers; (e) the  role  of  the  Union  and  the  State  Governments  in  implementing  the  said initiatives, schemes, programmes and yojanas for the welfare of farmers with unirrigated land in Maharashtra; and the  details  of  the  assistance  provided  for  effective  implementation  of  the  said

## ANSWER

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

- (a)       Government of India is implementing a comprehensive range of Central Sector as well as Centrally Sponsored Schemes and programmes for the welfare of farmers across States  and  UTs  including  Maharashtra.  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 the schemes implemented by the Government to support States in agriculture is at Annexure .
- (f) schemes?
- (b)  to  (f):      Government  of  India  follows  an  integrated  strategy  for  enhancing  the  farmer income and comprehensive growth of agriculture that focuses on :-
- (i) Increase crop production/ productivity
- (ii) Reduce cost of production
- (iii)      Remunerative returns of farmers' produce to enhance their incomes.
- (iv) Agricultural diversification
- (v) Developing post harvest value addition
- (vi) Adaptation to climate change for sustainable agriculture and mitigate against crop losses

All Schemes/programmes of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare are aligned to  achieve  these  objectives.    The  Government  has  substantially  enhanced  the  budget allocation  of  Department  of Agriculture  & Farmers Welfare  (DA&FW) from  Rs. 21,933.50 crore BE during 2013-14 to Rs. 1,27,290.16 crore BE during 2025-26.

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 by 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 these surveys, 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   |
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|                              | 2011-12 NSS (68th round)                   | 2023-2024                                  |
| Rural                        | 1,430                                      | 4,122                                      |
| Urban                        | 2,630                                      | 6,996                                      |
| Difference as %of Rural MPCE | 83.9                                       | 69.7                                       |

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## ANNEXURE

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. 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