Question : Target for Farmers Income

(a) whether the Government has fixed any income target for farmers for the year 2022;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the base year fixed for the target of farmers income;

(c) the State-wise details of the income/wages earned per year by farmers from the base year till date and the annual growth percentage required to achieve the targets fixed for the year 2022;

(d) whether the target fixed for the year 2022 can be achieved at the present annual growth; and

(e) if not, the details of the scheme, programme or roadmap to achieve the targets by 2022?

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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(a) & (b): 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 containing the strategy for doubling of farmers’ income by the year 2022. The DFI strategy as recommended by the Committee include seven sources of income growth viz., (i) improvement in crop productivity; (ii) improvement in livestock productivity; (iii) resource use efficiency or savings in the cost of production; (iv) increase in the cropping intensity; (v) diversification towards high value crops; (vi) improvement in real prices received by farmers; and (vii) shift from farm to non-farm occupations.




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After acceptance of the DFI Committee recommendations, the Government has constituted an ‘Empowered Body’ to review and monitor the progress.


(c): The National Sample Survey Office (NSO) conducted “Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) of Agricultural Households” during NSS 70th round (January 2013-December 2013) in the rural areas of the country with reference to the agriculture year July 2012-June 2013. There has been no further assessment of the farmers income thereafter.

(d) & (e): The Government has been pursuing the target of Doubling Farmers Income. The implementation of various recommendations of Doubling of Farmers Income Committee and comprehensive interventions of the Government are having positive impact on growth of agriculture and income of farmers. List of achievements of the Government is at Annexure.