Friday 20 July 2018

Doubling the income of farmers

Doubling the income of farmers
The Government has set a target of doubling of farmers’ income by the year 2022. The Government has constituted an Inter-Ministerial Committee under the Chairmanship of Chief Executive Officer, National Rainfed Area Authority, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare to examine issues relating to doubling of farmers’ income and recommend a strategy to achieve doubling of farmers’ income in real terms by the year 2022.  

At present, thirteen draft volumes of ‘Strategy for Doubling Farmers’ Income by 2022’ prepared by the Committee have been uploaded on the website of this Department (http://agricoop.nic.in/doubling-farmers) for seeking public opinion. 

Parallely, the Government is aiming to reorient agriculture sector by focusing on income centeredness. In order to realise net positive returns for the farmer, schemes as follows, are being promoted and implemented in a major way through the States/UTs viz:- Soil Health Card (SHC) scheme; Neem Coated Urea (NCU); Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY);  Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY); National Agriculture Market scheme (e-NAM); Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY); National Food Security Mission (NFSM); Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH); National Mission on Oilseeds & Oilpalm (NMOOP); National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA); National Mission on Agricultural Extension & Technology (NMAET) and Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY).   In addition, schemes relating to tree plantation (Har Medh Par Ped), Bee Keeping, Dairy and Fisheries are also implemented.  All these schemes are implemented to enhance production and productivity of agriculture and thereby enhance income of farmers.

Minimum Support Price (MSP) is notified for both Kharif & Rabi crops based on the recommendations of the Commission on Agriculture Costs & Prices (CACP). The Commission collects & analyses data on cost of cultivation and recommends MSP. 

Giving a major boost for the farmers’ income, the Government has increased the Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) of all kharif crops for 2018-19 Season. This decision of the Government is a historic one as it redeems the promise of the pre-determined principle of fixing the MSPs at a level of at least 150 percent of the cost of production announced by the Union Budget for 2018-19.

National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) has not conducted any survey during the last one year for collecting data of the present income of country’s farmers and animal rearers residing in various parts of the country. However, NSSO conducted a Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) of Agricultural households during its 70th round (January 2013- December 2013) in the rural areas of the country with reference to the agricultural year July 2012- June 2013. The survey collected the details of income generated by the agricultural households during the agricultural year July 2012-June 2013 from different economic activities. Average monthly income (Rs.) per agricultural household for different States/ group of UTs during July 2012 - June 2013 as per the results of the Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households, NSS 70th round (January 2013 – December 2013) is annexed.

Annexure

Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 326 for answer on 20.07.2018

Average monthly income (₹)  per agricultural household for different States/ group of UTs during July 2012 _June 2013 as per the results of the Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households, NSS 70th round (January 2013 – December 2013)
State/ Group of UTs#
income from wages
(₹)
net receipt from cultivation
(₹)
net receipt from farming of animals
(₹)
net receipt from non-farm business
(₹)
total
income
(₹)
 
 
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
 
 Andhra Pradesh
2482
2022
1075
400
5979
 
 Arunachal Pradesh
2076
6647
1310
836
10869
 
 Assam
1430
4211
799
255
6695
 
 Bihar
1323
1715
279
240
3558
 
 Chhattisgarh
1848
3347
-19
1
5177
 
 Gujarat
2683
2933
1930
380
7926
 
 Haryana
3491
7867
2645
431
14434
 
 Himachal Pradesh
4030
2876
1047
824
8777
 
 Jammu &    Kashmir
7336
3063
801
1483
12683
 
Jharkhand
1839
1451
1193
238
4721
 
 Karnataka
2677
4930
600
625
8832
 
 Kerala
5254
3531
575
2529
11888
 
 Madhya Pradesh
1332
4016
732
129
6210
 
 Maharashtra
2156
3856
539
834
7386
 
 Manipur
3815
2924
1563
540
8842
 
 Meghalaya
3776
6472
657
887
11792
 
 Mizoram
3655
4561
864
19
9099
 
 Nagaland
5393
3212
1384
59
10048
 
 Odisha
1716
1407
1314
539
4976
 
 Punjab
4779
10862
1658
760
18059
 
 Rajasthan
2534
3138
967
710
7350
 
 Sikkim
3113
1696
980
1009
6798
 
 Tamil Nadu
2902
1917
1100
1061
6980
 
 Telangana
1450
4227
374
260
6311
 
 Tripura
2185
2772
311
162
5429
 
 Uttarakhand
1069
2531
848
253
4701
 
 Uttar Pradesh
1150
2855
543
376
4923
 
 West Bengal
2126
979
225
650
3980
 
Group of UTs
5179
1864
213
1312
8568
 
 all India
2071
3081
763
512
6426
 

 Figures for remaining States are not published due to inadequate sample size (i.e. number of sample households less than 300). Figures for UTs have been clubbed and given against ‘Group of UTs’ due to the same reason.

Source: Table 1 of Appendix A, NSS Report No. 576: Income, Expenditure, Productive Assets and Indebtedness of Agricultural Households in India

This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of  Agriculture  &  Farmers Welfare Shri. Parshottam Rupala  today  in  Rajya Sabha.

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