(a) whether the Government is considering any proposal to formulate schemes to
provide electricity, water, fertilisers and seeds etc. at subsidized rates to the farmers in
the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the State Governments have also been consulted in this regard; and
(d) if so, the outcome thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD PROCESSING
INDUSTRIES AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI HARISH RAWAT)
(a) to (d): The existing schemes of the Ministry of Agriculture, which have been
formulated after wide consultations with various stakeholders including State
Governments, have provisions for supply of seeds, plant protection chemicals,
nutrients including secondary, micro & bio-nutrients, agriculture machinery and
equipments etc. at subsidized rates to the farmers in the country.