(a) whether the farmers in the country including Uttar Pradesh
are not getting adequate price for their crops;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government is contemplating to provide assistance
to the farmers in the country including Uttar Pradesh; and
(d) if so, the details alongwith the steps being taken in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD PROCESSING
INDUSTRIES AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI HARISH RAWAT)
(a) & (b): The Government fixes the Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for major
agricultural commodities. The Government offers to purchase the produce at MSP.
However, the farmers are free to sell their produce if the market offers higher
price than MSP.
The Government ensures MSP through procurement operations undertaken by
the Central, State and cooperative agencies in the states including Uttar Pradesh.
State governments have been alerted from time to time to make adequate
arrangements to ensure MSP to farmers.
(c) & (d): The Government, interalia, implements various schemes in the states
including Uttar Pradesh such as Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), National Food
Security Mission (NFSM), National Horticulture Mission (NHM) etc. under which
various incentives are given with a view to increasing agricultural productivity and
production.