Lok Sabha Question No. 442 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-19
Subject: Remunerative Prices to Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH, RAHUL KASWAN

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.442

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  19 TH  JULY, 2016

## REMUNERATIVE PRICES TO FARMERS

442.   SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH: SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE   ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं कसान कयाण

½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken a decision recently to increase the MSP for various  agricultural  crops  to  provide  adequate  remunerative  prices  to  the  farmers  as well as to increase the agricultural production, if so, the details thereof along with the total number of crops covered by MSP;
- (b) whether the Union Government and the State Governments propose to add 10% profit every year in the MSP given to the farmers, if so the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government proposes to implement recommendation of Swaminathan Commission in toto, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã  ½ãñâ  Àã·¾ã  ½ãâ¨ããè (  SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

- (a):     The  Government  has  fixed  the  Minimum  Support  Prices  (MSPs)  for  2014-15, 2015-16 and Kharif crops of 2016-17 are given at Annexure.
- (b): Government fixes Minimum Support Prices  (MSPs) of  various crops  based  on the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP), views of concerned State Governments and Central Ministries/Departments and other relevant factors.  While  formulating  its  recommendations  on  price  policy,  the  CACP  considers, interalia,  a  number  of  important  factors  including  cost  of production,  changes  in  input prices,  trends  in  market  prices,  demand  and  supply  situation,  effect  on  general  price level, effect on cost of living, etc.
- (c): The National Commission on Farmers (NCF) under the Chairmanship of Dr. M.S. Swaminathan  was  set  up  in  2004.  The  Commission  submitted  its  report  to  the Government  in  2006.  After  due  examination,  Government  accepted  many  of  the recommendations of the NCF and based on these Government approved the 'National Policy  For  Farmers,  2007'  (NPF  2007).  The  NPF-2007  aims  to  improve  economic viability  of  farming  and  increases  net  income  of  farmers.  The  Ministry  has  adopted various schemes/programmes based on the NPF, 2007.

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## Annexure

## Minimum Support Price for 2014-15 and 2015-16

(in Rs per quintal)

| Sl. No.   | Commodity          | Variety       | 2014-15   | 2015-16   |        |
|-----------|--------------------|---------------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| 1         | PADDY              | Common        | 1360      | 1410      | 1470   |
|           |                    | Grade 'A'     | 1400      | 1450      | 1510   |
| 2         | JOWAR              | Hybrid        | 1530      | 1570      | 1625   |
|           |                    | Maldandi      | 1550      | 1590      | 1650   |
| 3         | BAJRA              |               | 1250      | 1275      | 1330   |
| 4         | MAIZE              |               | 1310      | 1325      | 1365   |
| 5         | RAGI               |               | 1550      | 1650      | 1725   |
| 6         | ARHAR(Tur)         |               | 4350      | 4625^     | 5050^^ |
| 7         | MOONG              |               | 4600      | 4850^     | 5225^^ |
| 8         | URAD               |               | 4350      | 4625^     | 5000^^ |
| 9         | COTTON             | Medium Staple | 3750      | 3800      | 3860   |
|           |                    | Long Staple   | 4050      | 4100      | 4160   |
| 10        | GROUNDNUT IN SHELL |               | 4000      | 4030      | 4220*  |
| 11        | SUNFLOWER SEED     |               | 3750      | 3800      | 3950*  |
| 12        | SOYABEEN           | Black         | 2500      | -         | -      |
|           |                    | Yellow        | 2560      | 2600      | 2775*  |
| 13        | SESAMUM            |               | 4600      | 4700      | 5000^  |
| 14        | NIGERSEED          |               | 3600      | 3650      | 3825*  |
|           | RABI CROPS         |               |           |           |        |
| 15        | WHEAT              |               | 1450      | 1525      |        |
| 16        | BARLEY             |               | 1150      | 1225      |        |
| 17        | GRAM               |               | 3175      | 3500**    |        |
| 18        | MASUR (LENTIL)     |               | 3075      | 3400**    |        |
| 19        | RAPESEED/MUSTARD   |               | 3100      | 3350      |        |
| 20        | SAFFLOWER          |               | 3050      | 3300      |        |
| 21        | TORIA              |               | 3020      | 3290      |        |