Lok Sabha Question No. 294 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-02
Subject: Doubling the Income of Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Sanatan Pandey

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 294

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 02 ND  DECEMBER, 2025

## DOUBLING THE INCOME OF FARMERS

## 294. SHRI SANATAN PANDEY:

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

- (a) whether it  is  a  fact  that  the  Government  had  set  a  target  to  double  the  income  of farmers by the year 2022, if so, whether this target was achieved or not;
- (b) whether  it  is  also  a  fact  that  most  of  the  small  and  marginal  farmers  are  still  in distress  due  to  rising  input  costs,  non-availability  of  fair  prices  for  their  crops,  natural calamities, debt and marketing problems;
- (c) whether the Government believes that the rural economy is being adversely affected due to lack of desired improvement in the actual income of farmers; and
- (d) if so, the review report of the efforts made so far?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): Government of India had constituted an Inter-ministerial  Committee in April, 2016  to  examine  issues  relating  to  'Doubling  of  Farmers  Income'  and  recommended strategies to achieve the same.  The Committee  has submitted its Report to the Government in September, 2018. An Empowered Body has also been constituted on 23 rd January,  2019  to  monitor  and  review  the  progress  against  the  recommendations.  The Committee  on  Doubling  Farmers'  Income  (DFI)  recognises  agriculture  as  a  value  led enterprise  and  has  identified  seven  major  sources  of  growth,  viz.,  improvement  in  crop productivity; improvement in livestock productivity; resource use efficiency or savings in the cost  of  production;  increase  in  the  cropping  intensity;  diversification  towards  high  value crops;  improvement  in  real  prices  received  by  farmers;  and  shift  from  farm  to  non-farm occupations.  Several initiatives  have  already  been  rolled  out  on  the  recommendations  of DFI Committee. All Schemes/programmes of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare are aligned to achieve these objectives.

Agriculture  is  a  State  Subject.  Government  of  India  supports  the  States  through appropriate  policy  measures  and  budgetary  allocation  for  schemes  for  farmers  welfare. Schemes/  programmes  of  Government  of  India  aim  to  increase  production,  provide remunerative  returns  and  income  support  to  farmers.  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.

The  following  schemes/programmes  of  Department  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare address the challenges like rising input costs, non-availability of fair prices for crops, natural calamities  debt  and  marketing  problems  faced  by  farmers,  including  small  and  marginal farmers while enhancing farmers income :

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

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 being operated by Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare 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 77 th 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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