Question : Doubling of Farmers Income

(a) whether the Government intends to double farmers’ income and has set any targets earlier for the same;
(b) if so, the details thereof including the steps taken towards achieving these targets for the last three years, year-wise;
(c) whether the per capita income of farmers has increased or decreased in the last three years and if so, the percentage thereof;
(d) whether the target of doubling farmers’ income by 2022 will be fulfilled as per the decided time frame, if not, the reasons therefor;
(e) whether the Government has achieved any significant target to double farmers’ income and the details thereof; and
(f) the manner in which the Government is likely to ensure the increase in income of not only those farmers who themselves are engaged in farming but of actual farmers too?

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
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(a) to (f): The Government constituted an Inter-Ministerial Committee in April, 2016 to examine issues relating to “Doubling of Farmers Income” and recommend strategies to achieve the same. The Committee submitted its Report to the Government in September, 2018. After acceptance of the DFI Committee recommendations, the Government has constituted an ‘Empowered Body’ to review and monitor the progress
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.
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 Atma Nirbhar Package (Agriculture). Under Atma Nirbhar 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 Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY); Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (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; Rashtriya Gokul 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. A list of interventions/ achievements is at Annexure.
The progress made so far indicate that we are on right track.
The Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) is carried out by the National Statistical Organization (NSO) at certain intervals only, and not on a regular annual basis. The last two SAS were carried out for the Agricultural Years, July 2012–June 2013, and July 2018–June 2019. 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/-.