The monthly average income of a farmer family from agriculture source in Odisha increased from Rs 336 in 2002-03 to Rs 1,407 in 2013-14, informed Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment Minister Pradeep Maharathy in the State Assembly on Tuesday.
In response to a question of BJP MlA Dilip Ray, the Minister informed that the monthly average income of a farmer family from all sources increased from Rs 1,062 in 2002-03 to Rs 4,976 in 2012-13. He submitted this information as per the National Sample Survey reports.
However, Odisha stood 13 th among States in the monthly average income of farmer families from different sources and 16 th in agriculture source category.
In 2012-13, the monthly average income of farmer families was highest in Punjab at Rs 18,059 followed by Rs 14,434 in Haryana, Rs 11,888 in Kerala, Rs 8,832 in Karnataka, Rs 7,926 in Gujarat, Rs 7,386 in Maharashtra, Rs 7,350 in Rajasthan, Rs 6,980 in Tamil Nadu, Rs 6,695 in Assam, Rs 6,210 in Madhya Pradesh, Rs 5,979 in Andhra Pradesh, Rs 5,617 in Chhattisgarh, Rs 4,976 in Odisha, Rs 4,923 in Uttar Pradesh, Rs 4,721 in Jharkhand, Rs 3,980 in West Bengal and Rs 3,558 in Bihar.
Similarly, the monthly average income of farmer families from agriculture sources was the highest of Rs 10,862 in Punjab followed by Rs 7,867 in Haryana, Rs 4,930 in Karnataka, Rs 4,211 in Assam, Rs 4,016 in Madhya Pradesh, Rs 3,856 in Maharashtra, Rs 3,531 in Kerala, Rs 3,347 in Chhattisgarh, Rs 3,138 in Rajasthan, Rs 2,933 in Gujarat, Rs 2,855 in Uttar Pradesh, Rs 2,022 in Andhra Pradesh, Rs 1,917 in Tamil NaduRs 1,715 in Bihar, Rs 1,451 in Jharkhand, Rs 1,407 in Odisha and Rs 979 in West Bengal.