(a) whether the cost of production is estimated to have gone down due to record
and bumper agricultural production in the country during the year 2010-11;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the percentage of increased production due to
which cost of production has been estimated to have gone down; and
(c) the reasons identified by the Government for increased agricultural production?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD PROCESSING
INDUSTRIES AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI HARISH RAWAT)
(a) & (b): The cost of cultivation/production is dependent on costs of various inputs
such as seeds, fertilizer, manure, rent, etc. It also includes value of owned assets such
as rental value of owned land, imputed value of family labour and interest on owned
fixed capital. The all India weighted average cost of production (C2) for various crops
for years 2009-10 and 2010-11 is given at Annexure.
(c): The Government is implementing a number of schemes to empower farmers
which includes, inter-alia, Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), National Food
Security Mission (NFSM), National Horticulture Mission (NHM), Integrated Scheme of
Oilseeds, Pulses, Oilpalm and Maize (ISOPOM), Integrated Cereals Development
Programme for Rice/Wheat/Coarse Cereals etc. with a view to increasing agricultural
productivity and production.