(a) the details of projects carried out to support and improve the production of pulses, grains and essential edible oils in Gujarat;
(b) the details of funds allocated, released and utilized for the above purpose during the last five years, State-wise; and
(c) the measures taken by the Government to improve the marketability of agricultural produces and price realization for farmers?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
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(a): Government of India has been implementing various programmes such as National Food Security Mission (NFSM) and National Mission on Oilseeds & Oil palm (NMOOP) to improve the production of pulses, grains and essentials edible oils in Gujarat. Besides, under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) also, fund is being provided to states for improving the production of these commodities.
(b): The state-wise and year-wise allocation, released and expenditure reported by states under NFSM & NMOOP from 2013-14 to 2017-18 is annexed.
(c): Government of India announces Minimum Support Price (MSP) for specified agricultural produces on the basis of recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP), the views of State Governments and Central Ministries and other factors considered important for fixation of support prices. The objective of the MSP mechanism is to provide a guarantee to the farmers to realize a reasonable and remunerative price for their produce.
Government has increased the MSPs for all notified Kharif & Rabi Crops including pulses and other commercial crops for the season 2018-19 with a return of atleast 50 percent over cost of production. This decision of the Government was a historic one as it redeemed the promise of fixing the MSPs at least at a level of 50 percent return over cost of production as announced in the Union Budget 2018-19.
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Government of India is implementing umbrella scheme of “Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan” (PM-AASHA), comprising Price Support Scheme (PSS), Price Deficiency Payment Scheme (PDPS) and Pilot of Private Procurement and Stockist Scheme (PPSS). Under this, States/UTs are offered to choose either of PSS and PDPS in a given procurement season with respect to particular oilseeds crop for the entire State. The pulses and copra are procured under PSS. Further, States have the option to roll out Private Procurement and Stockist Scheme (PPSS) on pilot basis in district/selected APMC (s) of district involving the participation of private stockist.
In case of Cereals including Nutri-Cereals, Food Corporation of India and other designated agencies viz. National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India and Small Farmers’ Agribusiness Consortium continue to provide the price support to the farmers.