Government Schemes are intended to help all farmers across the country and roughly 85 per cent of the total operational holdings in the country (about 43 per cent of the gross cropped area) are in the Small and Marginal Farmers (SMFs) category. As far as the issue of such farmers qualifying for loans is concerned, the Govt. has taken several measures to facilitate their access to institutional credit including inter-alia:-
The Government of India fixes Minimum Support Price (MSP) for both Kharif and Rabi crops based on the recommendations of the Commission on Agriculture Costs & Prices (CACP). The Commission collects & analyses data on cost of cultivation and recommends MSP. While recommending its Price Policy, the CACP considers all costs in a comprehensive manner. The costs include all paid out costs such as those incurred on account of hired human labour, bullock labour/machine labour, rent paid for leased in land, expenses irrigation charges, depreciation on implements and farm buildings, interest on working capital, diesel/electricity for operation of pump sets etc., miscellaneous expenses and imputed value of family labour. Hence the costs considered are very comprehensive and based on the methodology recommended by Expert Committees from time-to-time.
In the Union Budget for 2018-19, the Government had announced that MSP for all Kharif crops not hitherto covered will be 1.5 times the cost of production. This was followed by Government decision of 4th July, 2018 to increase MSPs for all Kharif crops for 2018-19 season at a level of at least 150 percent of the cost of production.
The MSP declared during 2012-13 to 2018-19 for various crops is Annexed.
Further, to inculcate discipline for timely repayment of short term crop loans Government has also provided for prompt repayment incentive under Interest Subvention Scheme (ISS).
ANNEXURE
Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2120 due for 31.07.2018 regarding ‘Benefit of Schemes to Farmers’ (7 years MSP Statement) |
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(Rs per quintal) |
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S. No. |
Commodity |
Variety |
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
KHARIF CROPS |
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1 |
PADDY |
Common |
1250 |
1310 |
1360 |
1410 |
1470 |
1550 |
1750 |
|
|
Grade 'A' |
1280 |
1345 |
1400 |
1450 |
1510 |
1590 |
1770 |
2 |
JOWAR |
Hybrid |
1500 |
1500 |
1530 |
1570 |
1625 |
1700 |
2430 |
|
|
Maldandi |
1520 |
1520 |
1550 |
1590 |
1650 |
1725 |
2450 |
3 |
BAJRA |
|
1175 |
1250 |
1250 |
1275 |
1330 |
1425 |
1950 |
4 |
MAIZE |
|
1175 |
1310 |
1310 |
1325 |
1365 |
1425 |
1700 |
5 |
RAGI |
|
1500 |
1500 |
1550 |
1650 |
1725 |
1900 |
2897 |
6 |
ARHAR(Tur) |
|
3850 |
4300 |
4350 |
4625^ |
5050^^ |
5450^ |
5675 |
7 |
MOONG |
|
4400 |
4500 |
4600 |
4850^ |
5225^^ |
5575^ |
6975 |
8 |
URAD |
|
4300 |
4300 |
4350 |
4625^ |
5000^^ |
5400^ |
5600 |
9 |
COTTON |
Medium Staple |
3600 |
3700 |
3750 |
3800 |
3860 |
4020 |
5150 |
|
|
Long Staple |
3900 |
4000 |
4050 |
4100 |
4160 |
4320 |
5450 |
10 |
GROUNDNUT IN SHELL |
|
3700 |
4000 |
4000 |
4030 |
4220* |
4450^ |
4890 |
11 |
SUNFLOWER SEED |
|
3700 |
3700 |
3750 |
3800 |
3950* |
4100* |
5388 |
12 |
SOYABEEN |
Black |
2200 |
2500 |
2500 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
Yellow ## |
2240 |
2560 |
2560 |
2600 |
2775* |
3050^ |
3399 |
13 |
SESAMUM |
|
4200 |
4500 |
4600 |
4700 |
5000^ |
5300* |
6249 |
14 |
NIGERSEED |
|
3500 |
3500 |
3600 |
3650 |
3825* |
4050* |
5877 |
|
RABI CROPS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15 |
WHEAT |
|
1350 |
1400 |
1450 |
1525 |
1625 |
1735 |
|
16 |
BARLEY |
|
980 |
1100 |
1150 |
1225 |
1325 |
1410 |
|
17 |
GRAM |
|
3000 |
3100 |
3175 |
3500** |
4000^ |
4400@ |
|
18 |
MASUR (LENTIL) |
|
2900 |
2950 |
3075 |
3400** |
3950@ |
4250* |
|
19 |
RAPESEED/MUSTARD |
|
3000 |
3050 |
3100 |
3350 |
3700* |
4000* |
|
20 |
SAFFLOWER |
|
2800 |
3000 |
3050 |
3300 |
3700* |
4100* |
|
21 |
TORIA |
|
2970 |
3020 |
3020 |
3290 |
3560 |
3900* |
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OTHER CROPS |
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|
|
22 |
COPRA |
Milling |
5100 |
5250 |
5250 |
5550 |
5950 |
6500 |
7511 |
|
(Calender Year) |
Ball |
5350 |
5500 |
5500 |
5830 |
6240 |
6785 |
7750 |
23 |
DE-HUSKED COCONUT (Calender Year) |
|
1400 |
1425 |
1425 |
1500 |
1600 |
1760 |
2030 |
24 |
JUTE |
|
2200 |
2300 |
2400 |
2700 |
3200 |
3500 |
3700 |
25 |
SUGARCANE# |
|
170 |
210 |
220 |
230 |
230 |
255 |
275 |
# |
Fair and remunerative price. |
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Single MSP of Soyabean (yellow) is recommended by CACP since 2015-16, as black variety of soyabean is no longer |
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Cultivated in major producing states. Since 2015-16,MSP of Soyabean yellow is also applicable to black variety |
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* |
Including Bonus of Rs. 100 per quintal. |
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** |
Including Bonus of Rs. 75 per quintal . |
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^ |
Including Bonus of Rs. 200 per quintal. |
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^^ |
Including Bonus of Rs. 425 per quintal. |
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@ |
including bonus of Rs. 150 per quintal |
This Information was given by the Minister of State for Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
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