Question : Result of Doubling of Farmers’ Income

(a) whether the Government’s efforts to double the income of farmers by 2022 have not yielded the desired results and if so, the reasons therefor;

(b) if not, the details of farmers’ income in the country in real terms during the last three years including the current year;

(c) the estimated monthly income of farm households for 2021-22, State-wise including for the North-East Region;

(d) the targeted average monthly income set by the Ministry to achieve the target of Doubling Farmers’ Income by 2022;

(e) whether the Government proposes to change its strategy and undertake corrective steps to accomplish the desired result of doubling farmers’ income; and

(f) if so, the details thereof including the revised timeline fixed by the Government for doubling farmers’ income in the country and if not, the reasons therefor?

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
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(a to f) : Agriculture being a State Subject, the State Governments take appropriate measures for development of agriculture in the State. However, Government of India supplements the efforts of States through appropriate policy measures and budgetary support and various schemes/ programmes. The various schemes/ programmes of the Government of India are meant for the welfare of farmers by increasing production, remunerative returns and income support to farmers. A list of achievements is at Annexure I
The Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) is carried out by the National Statistical Organization (NSO) at certain intervals only. The last available estimates on income of agricultural household are based on the Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households conducted by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) during 77th round (January – December 2019). As per the survey results, the average monthly income per agricultural household from all sources was estimated to be. Rs. 10218/-. State-wise details of the monthly Agriculture Household Income including the North East is at Annexure-II.

The Government has adopted several developmental programmes, schemes, reforms and policies that focus on higher incomes for the farmers. All these policies & programmes are being supported by higher budgetary allocations, non-budgetary financial resources such as creating Corpus Funds like Micro Irrigation Fund etc. There have been several reforms to unleash the potential, e.g. Formation and Promotion of 10,000 FPOs along with necessary financial support under AtmaNirbhar Package (Agriculture). Under AtmaNirbhar Bharat special attention is being paid for creation of infrastructure for which “ Agri Infrastructure Fund (AIF) has been created with a size of Rs. 100,000 crore. Other special initiatives include Supplementary Income transfers under PM-KISAN; Pradhan MantriFasalBimaYojna (PMFBY); Pradhan Mantri Krishi SinchaiYojana (PMKSY); Increase in Minimum Support Price (MSPs) for all Kharif & Rabi Crops ensuring a minimum of 50 percent of profit margin on the cost of production, Bee-Keeping; RashtriyaGokul Mission; Blue Revolution; Interest Subvention Scheme; Kisan Credit Card (KCC) that now offers production loan to even dairy & fishery farmers besides agricultural crops etc. The adoption of Drone technologies in agriculture has a potential to revolutionize the Indian agriculture. In order to make Drone technology affordable to the farmers and other stakeholders of this sector, financial assistance @ 100 % cost of drone together with the contingent expenditure is extended to ICAR/SAU/ State governments/ State government Institutions under Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) for its demonstration on the farmer’s fields.
The progress made so far indicate that we are on the right track.