Lok Sabha Question No. 130 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-08
Subject: Subsidy to Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT, MEKAPATI RAJAMOHAN REDDY

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 130

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8 TH  DECEMBER, 2015

## SUBSIDY TO FARMERS

- *130.     SHRI ARVIND SAWANT: SHRI M. RAJA MOHAN REDDY:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) the estimated numbers of medium, marginal and small farmers in each State/ UT;
- (b) the subsidy given to these categories of farmers in the current year;
- (c) whether the quantum of subsidy being given to the farmers is on the increase during each of the last three years and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether substantial amount of subsidy is cornered by rich and big farmers depriving small farmers and thereby putting them at the mercy of local money lenders and if so, the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to ensure that small and marginal farmers are able to avail maximum benefits of the subsidy scheme of the Union Government?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण ½ãâ¨ããè

(SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH)

- (a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 130  DUE FOR REPLY ON 8 TH  DECEMBER, 2015.

- (a): As per the latest Agriculture Census 2010-11, estimated numbers of Marginal (below 1.00  ha.),  Small  (1.00-2.00  ha.)  and  Medium  including  Semi-medium  (2.00-10.00  ha.) farmers/operational holdings is given at Annexure-I.
- (b) & (c): The details of subsidies given to medium, marginal and small farmers are not maintained  separately. However,  as  per  the  latest information available with the Government on subsidies being provided to farmers in agriculture and related sectors is as under:

(in Rs. Crores)

| Item                                       |   2011-12 |   2012-13 |   2013-14 |
|--------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Subsidies to Agriculture and allied sector |     90130 |    106923 |    111758 |

Source: National Accounts Division, Central Statistical Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

It  is  observed  that  the  quantum  of  subsidy  being  given  to  the  farmers  has  been increasing during the years 2011-12 to 2013-14.

(d) & (e): No, Madam. Government is taking several measures to ensure that certain allocation  of  funds  is  to  be  made  for  Small  and  Marginal  farmers.  The  Government  has designed  its  programmes  like  National  Food  Security  Mission  (NFSM),  Soil  Health  Card Scheme  (SHCS),  National  Mission  on  Agricultural  Extension  and  Technology  (NMAET), Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  (PMKSY)  etc.  for  taking  care  of  Small  and Marginal farmers. As per guidelines, in NFSM, at least 33% allocation of fund is made for Small & Marginal farmers. For Soil Health Card Scheme, Soil testing in irrigated areas in the case of Marginal and Small holdings is done more intensively in Smaller grid. Similarly,

under  Sub-Mission on Seeds and Planting Material (SMSP) under NMAET, the financial assistance for distribution of certified seeds at 50% cost of the seeds for cereal crops and 60% for pulses, oilseeds, fodder and green manure crops for production of quality seeds is now  available  for  one  acre  (0.4  hectare)  per  farmer.  Under  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) - Per drop more crop- Small and Marginal farmers are eligible for higher subsidy of 60 % in drought prone and North East areas and 45 % in other areas.

## Annexure-I  referred  in  Part-(a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.130  due  for answer on 8 th December, 2015

## State-wise number of operational holdings as per Agriculture Census 2010-11

|         |                   | Number of operational holdings   | Number of operational holdings   | Number of operational holdings   |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Sl. No. | States/UTs        | Marginal (below 1.00 ha.)        | Small (1.00 - 2.00 ha.)          | Medium (2.00 - 10.00 ha.)*       |
| 1       | 2                 | 3                                | 4                                | 5                                |
| 1       | A & N Islands     | 4626                             | 2415                             | 4729                             |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh    | 8424698                          | 2918374                          | 1796375                          |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh | 21456                            | 19333                            | 61979                            |
| 4       | Assam             | 1831115                          | 496574                           | 388397                           |
| 5       | Bihar             | 14744098                         | 948016                           | 496148                           |
| 6       | Chandigarh        | 453                              | 133                              | 125                              |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh      | 2182834                          | 831118                           | 704830                           |
| 8       | D & N Haveli      | 8177                             | 3903                             | 2540                             |
| 9       | Daman & Diu       | 7716                             | 458                              | 173                              |
| 10      | Delhi             | 11308                            | 4517                             | 4522                             |
| 11      | Goa               | 59900                            | 9817                             | 7717                             |
| 12      | Gujarat           | 1815634                          | 1429021                          | 1592184                          |
| 13      | Haryana           | 778142                           | 314818                           | 478522                           |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh  | 670425                           | 174596                           | 112474                           |
| 15      | Jammu & Kashmir   | 1206612                          | 167130                           | 75130                            |
| 16      | Jharkhand         | 1848324                          | 428861                           | 411501                           |
| 17      | Karnataka         | 3848834                          | 2138208                          | 1777574                          |
| 18      | Kerala            | 6579692                          | 180171                           | 69072                            |
| 19      | Lakshadweep       | 9854                             | 267                              | 156                              |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh    | 3891016                          | 2448652                          | 2443977                          |
| 21      | Maharashtra       | 6709034                          | 4052317                          | 2869700                          |
| 22      | Manipur           | 76735                            | 48850                            | 24995                            |
| 23      | Meghalaya         | 102714                           | 57755                            | 48854                            |
| 24      | Mizoram           | 50210                            | 29753                            | 11653                            |
| 25      | Nagaland          | 6476                             | 20338                            | 126425                           |
| 26      | Odisha            | 3368296                          | 918647                           | 374949                           |
| 27      | Puducherry        | 28481                            | 2779                             | 1897                             |
| 28      | Punjab            | 164431                           | 195439                           | 622966                           |
| 29      | Rajasthan         | 2511512                          | 1511068                          | 2462266                          |
| 30      | Sikkim            | 40476                            | 16941                            | 16731                            |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu        | 6266555                          | 1181344                          | 652954                           |
| 32      | Tripura           | 499054                           | 55043                            | 24296                            |
| 33      | Uttar Pradesh     | 18532272                         | 3035331                          | 1732544                          |
| 34      | Uttarakhand       | 672138                           | 157330                           | 82083                            |
| 35      | West Bengal       | 5852681                          | 979833                           | 290131                           |
| All     | India             | 92825979                         | 24779150                         | 19770569                         |