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2 April  2024 
(24-2823) Page: 1/12 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 28 March  2024, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of India . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and the relevant 
supporting tables) for the Marketing Year 2022/2023 . 
 
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In addition to the DS:1 notification, this submission also contains India's notification pursuant to the 
Bali Ministerial Decision on Public Stockholding for Food Security Purposes ( WT/MIN(13)/38 ) and the 
General Council Decision ( WT/L/939 ). India notifies the Committee on Agriculture that it has 
exceeded the de minimis  limit specified under Article 7.2(b) of the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) 
for rice, a traditional s taple food crop, for the marketing year 2022 -2023. The de minimis  level for 
rice has been exceeded pursuant to the support provided through public stockholding programmes 
for food security purposes ('PSH programmes'), which were in existence as of the date  of 
the Bali Ministerial Decision on Public Stockholding for Food Security Purposes ( WT/MIN(13)/38 ). 
India has fulfilled and continues to fulfil its domestic support notification requirements under the 
AoA in accordance with document G/AG/2  of 30 June 1995, including in respect of its 
PSH programmes. The stocks under the programme are acquired and released in order to meet the 
domestic food security needs of India's poor and vulnerable population, and not to distort trade or 
adversely affect the fo od security of other Members. For these reasons, the breach of the de minimis  
limits for rice is covered by the peace clause set out in the Bali Ministerial Decision on Public 
Stockholding for Food Security Purposes ( WT/MIN(13)/38 ) and the General Counc il Decision 
(WT/L/939 ).  
 
India's domestic support notification for 2022 -23 under G/AG/2 , as well as additional information 
pursuant to paragraph 3 of the Bali Ministerial Decision in respect of the PSH programme for rice, is 
provided hereunder.  
 
 
  
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: INDIA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR FROM 01 -10-2022 TO 30 -09-2023  
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Total AMS commitment level  Currency  Current Total AMS  
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from attached Supporting Tables)  
1  2  3  
  6,390.8 8 
General note:  
 India has no specific total AMS reduction commitments in its schedule. Domestic support to agricultural producers was provide d through operations of the Ministry of 
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and other government departments. The attached supporting t ables provide details of agricultural measures. All support for 2022 -23, 
except the product -specific AMS for rice, is covered by the domestic support categories which are exempt from reduction commitments under the Ag reement on 
Agriculture. The attached su pporting tables provide details of support measures for 2022 -23.  
 Exchange rate for 2022 -23: Rs. 80.3635 /USD (Annual Average, Source: RBI).  
   
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: INDIA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR FROM 01 -10-2022 TO 30 -09-2023  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
USD,  million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2.General Services      
2 (a). Research   1,021.50  Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers 
Welfare and other ministries and 
boards   
Subtotal:  1,021.5    
2 (b). Pest and disease control   99.47  Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers 
Welfare and other ministries and 
boards   
Subtotal:  99.47    
2 (c). Training services   14.27 Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers 
Welfare and other ministries and 
boards   
Subtotal:  14.27   
2 (d). Extension and advisory services   365.8 4 Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers 
Welfare and other ministries and 
boards   
Subtotal:  365.8 4   
2 (e). Inspection services   0 Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers 
Welfare and other ministries and 
boards   
Subtotal:  0   
2 (f). Marketing and promotion services   346.66  Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers 
Welfare and other ministries and 
boards   
Subtotal:  346.66    
2 (g). Infrastructural services   695.19  Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers 
Welfare and other ministries and 
boards   
Subtotal:  695.19    
 Subtotal General Services  2,542.9 4   
3. Public stockholding for food security purposes  and 
4. Domestic Food Aid  Allocation for distribution and buffer stock  33,910.12  Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & 
Public Distribution (FCI)   
Subtotal:  33,910.12     
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- 4 - Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
USD,  million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
5. Direct payments to producers      
6. Decoupled income support  Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM -KISAN)  7,249.11  Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers 
Welfare   
Subtotal:  7,249.11    
8. Payments for relief from natural disasters  Payments (made either directly or by way of government financial 
participation in crop insurance schemes) for relief from natural disasters  1,089.47  Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers 
Welfare  (1) 
Subtotal:  1,089.47    
Grand Total Green Box  44,791.63    
Note:  
(1) Government subsidies on premiums of agricultural insurance for production loss exceeding 30% of the average of production.  
   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: INDIA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR FROM 01 -10-2022 TO 30 -09-2023  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Special and Differential Treatment – "Development Programmes"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to 
criteria in Article 6.2  Monetary value  
 
USD,  million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
(b) Input subsidies available to low -income or resource -poor producers  Other input subsidies  48,135.89  Ministry of Chemicals 
and Fertilizers, 
Ministry of Power, 
Ministry of Statistics 
and Programme 
Implementation  (1) 
Subtotal:  48,135.89    
Grand Total Development Programmes  48,135.89    
Note:  
(1) Includes support for irrigation, fertilizers, and electricity. As per the Agricultural Census for the year 2015 -16, 99.43% of farm holdings are of low -income or resource 
poor farmers.  
   
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: INDIA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR FROM 01 -10-2022 TO 30 -09-2023  
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Description of basic products (including non -product 
specific AMS)  
 
 Product specific AMS (from 
ST DS:5 to DS:7)  
 
USD,  million  Product -specific EMS 
(from ST DS:8)  
 
USD,  million  Total  
(2 + 3)  
 
USD,  million  Current Total AMS  
 
 
USD,  million  Note  
 
1 2 3  4  
Coarse cereal  62.39   62.39  0 (de minimis )  
Groundnut  1.51  1.51 0 (de minimis )  
Pulses  1,174.73  1,174.73 0 (de minimis )  
Rapeseed/mustard  183.63  183.63 0 (de minimis )  
Rice 6,390.88   6,390.88  6,390.88  (1) 
Sunflower  1.86  1.86 0 (de minimis )  
Wheat  7.96  7.96 0 (de minimis )  
Non-product -specific AMS(from ST/DS:9)  4,521.69  0 (de minimis )  
TOTAL     6,390.88   
Note:  
(1) Value of production of rice was USD 52,809.61 million for 2022 -23. 
   
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:5  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: INDIA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR FROM 01 -10-2022 TO 30 -09-2023  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support  
Description of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure 
Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
USD External 
reference price 
(generally 
from AGST)  
 
USD Eligible production  Associated 
fees / 
levies  
 
 
USD,  million  Total market 
price support 
((4-5)*6) -7 
 
 
USD,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  
Coarse cereal  MY 01-10-22 30-09-23 Price support  323.22/Tonne  238.57/Tonne  0.74 million Tonnes   62.39    
Total Coarse cereal          62.39    
Groundnut  MY 01-10-22 30-09-23 Price support  727.94/Tonne  514.58/Tonne  0.01 million Tonnes   1.51   
Total Groundnut          1.51   
Pulses  MY 01-10-22 30-09-23 Price support  803.60/Tonne  345.66/Tonne  2.57 million Tonnes   1,174.73   
Total Pulses          1,174.73   
Rapeseed/mustard  MY 01-10-22 30-09-23 Price support  678.1 8/Tonne  513.39/Tonne  1.11 million Tonnes   183.63   
Total 
Rapeseed/mustard          183.63   
Rice MY 01-10-22 30-09-23 Price support  380.77/Tonne  262.51/Tonne  54.04 million Tonnes   6,390.8 8  (1) 
Total Rice          6,390.8 8   
Sunflower  MY 01-10-22 30-09-23 Price support  796.38/Tonne  513.39/Tonne  0.0066 million Tonnes   1.86   
Total Sunflower          1.86   
Wheat  MY 01-10-22 30-09-23 Price support  264.42/Tonne  264/Tonne  18.79 million Tonnes   7.96   
Total Wheat          7.96   
General Notes:  
a. Exchange rate for 1986 -88: Rs. 13.409/USD  
b. Exchange rate for 2022 -23: Rs. 80.3635/USD (Annual Average, Source: RBI).  
c. Support for each of the listed products is below the relevant "product -specific" de minimis  level (Article 6.4(b) refers), except ri ce.  
d. Column 8 is rounded off to two decimal points.  
Note:  
(1) Applied administered price is procurement price for common paddy. For converting to the equivalent price of rice a coefficien t of 1.5 has been used.  
 
   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  INDIA  
REPORTING PERIOD: MARKETING YEAR FROM 01 -10-2022 TO 30 -09-2023  
Non-Product -Specific AMS  
Measure Types  Reporting Year  Non-product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
USD,  million  Other non -product 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details)  
 
USD,  million  Associated 
fees / levies  
 
 
 
USD,  million  Total non -
product -specific 
support  
(3+4 -5) 
 
USD,  million  Data Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7  
Insurance Premium Subsidy  MY 01-10-22 30-09-23 2,282.13    2,282.13  Ministry of 
Agriculture and 
Farmers' Welfare  (1) 
Interest Subsidy  FY 01-04-22 31-03-23 2,239.56    2,239.56  Ministry of 
Agriculture and 
Farmers' Welfare   
TOTAL  4,521.69   
Note:  
(1) Government subsidies on premiums of agricultural insurance for production loss not exceeding 30% of the average of production.  
 
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  ANNEX  
 
PURSUANT TO THE BALI MINISTERIAL DECISION OF 7 DECEMBER 2013 ON 
PUBLIC   STOCKHOLDING FOR FOOD SECURITY PURPOSES  
INDIA  
General information  
1  FACTUAL INFORMATION CONFIRMING THAT DS:1 NOTIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT 
SUPPORTING TABLES FOR THE PRECEDING 5 YEARS ARE UP-TO-DATE (E.G. DATE AND 
DOCUMENT DETAILS).  
The DS:1 notification detail for preceding 5 years are as follows:  
 
2022-23 G/AG/N/IND/ 31 2 April 2024 
2021-22 G/AG/N/IND/29  31 March 2023  
2020-21 G/AG/N/IND/27  1 April 2022  
2019-20 G/AG/N/IND/25  8 April 2021  
2018-19 G/AG/N/IND/18  31 March 2020  
 
2  DETAILS OF THE PROGRAMME SUFFICIENT TO IDENTIFY FOOD SECURITY OBJECTIVE 
AND SCALE OF THE PROGRAMME, INCLUDING:  
1. Name of the programme:    
1. Minimum Support Price (MSP) for procurement of foodgrains from farmers; and  
2. Public Distribution System (PDS) of foodgrains and other welfare schemes.  
2. Traditional staple food crop(s) covered  
Rice, Wheat, Coarse Grains and Pulses. The Bali Ministerial Decision on Public Stockholding for 
Food Security Purposes ( WT/MIN(13)/38 ) read with the General Council Decision ( WT/L/ 939), 
has been invoked only in respect of rice for the Marketing Year 2022 -23, and previously for the 
Marketing Years 2018 -19, 2019 -20, 2020 -2021 and 2021 -2022.  
3. Agency in charge of implementation  
Ministry of Agricultur e & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public  
Distribution, Government of India;  
Food Corporation of India (FCI);  
National Agricultural Cooperative Federation of India (NAFED); and   State governments and 
their agencies.    
4. Relevant laws and regulations  
The relevant laws and rules are as follows:  
1. Essential Commodities Act, 1955 and the Targeted Public Distribution System 
(Control) Order, 2015  
2. Food Corporations Act, 1964 and the Food Corporations Rules, 1965  
3. National Food Security Act, 2013, and Rules:  
a) Provisioning of Funds to State Government for Short Supply of Food Grains Rules, 
2014 
b) Cash Transfer of Food Subsidy Rules, 2015  
c) Food Security (Assistance to State Governments) Rules, 2015  
d) Food Security Allowance Rules, 2015  
e) Mid-Day Meal Rules, 2015  
f) Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana Rules, 2022  
g) Integrated Nutrition Support Programme - Saksham Anganwadi  and Poshan (2.0), 
Rules, 2022  
5. Date of commencement of the programme  
Public Distribution System and Minimum Support Price: Since the 1960s, National Food 
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  6. Officially published objective criteria or guidelines  
The main objectives are to:  
a) Provide farmers remunerative prices  
b) Maintain a public distribution system to ensure provision of food and nutritional security 
in human life cycle approach, by ensuring access to adequate quantity of quality food at 
affordable prices to people to live a life with dignity; and  
c) Maintain satisfactory level of operational and buffer stocks of foodgrains and stability of 
prices to ensure national food security.  
3  PRACTICAL DESCRIPTION OF HOW THE PROGRAMME OPERATES, INCLUDING:  
1. Provis ions relating to the purchase of stocks, including the way the administered 
acquisition price is determined  
2. Provisions related to volume and accumulation of stocks, including any provisions 
related to pre -determined targets and quantitative limits  
3. Provisio ns related to the release of stocks, including the determination of the 
release price and targeting (eligibility to receive procured stocks)  
The Government of India announces the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for procurement on the 
basis of the recommendati on of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) which along 
with other factors, takes into consideration the cost of various agricultural inputs and a reasonable 
margin for farmers for their produce. The Central Government, together with Stat e Governments, 
procure foodgrains from farmers at the MSP, with a view to achieving the objectives of food security. 
This is maintained in the central pool which is used for the allocations under the public distribution 
system and other welfare schemes, in cluding calamity relief.  
Volume and accumulation of stocks are determined in accordance with the mandate of the National 
Food Security Act, 2013 which specifies coverage of up to 75% of rural and 50% of urban population 
at the national level, as well as n utritional support for children, and pregnant and lactating mothers, 
and the manner of allocation and distribution across the country. Keeping in view the objective of 
food security for the people of India, the Government determines the manner in which eli gible 
households and other specified beneficiaries are to be identified to receive foodgrains at subsidized 
prices. Eligibility of households is under two categories (a) priority households and (b) households 
covered under Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY). Prio rity households are identified using state -specific 
criteria determined by the State Governments. AAY covers poorest of the poor households across 
the country and are identified by State Governments on the basis of guidelines prescribed by the 
Central Gove rnment.  
4  A DESCRIPTION OF ANY MEASURES AIMED AT MINIMISING PRODUCTION OR TRADE 
DISTORTIVE EFFECTS OF THE PROGRAMME  
The purpose and focus of the programme is to meet the food security need of the country. Any 
excess stocks of food grains in the central pool are released through Open Market Sale Scheme 
(Domestic) ("OMSS (D)") through e -auctions, subject to undertaking fr om the bidders to not 
undertake any exports.     
  
5  STATISTICAL INFORMATION (AS PER THE STATISTICAL APPENDIX BELOW)  
The Statistical Appendix provides the additional data in respect of rice.  
6  ANY OTHER INFORMATION CONSIDERED RELEVANT, INCLUDING  WEBSITE  
REFERENCES:  
Statutes  
(a) Food Corporations Act, 1964: 
 https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1415/1/196437.pdf  
(b) Essential Commodities Act, 1955:  
 https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1579/1/A1955__10.pdf  
(c) National Food Security Act,  2013: 
 https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/2113/1/201320.pdf  
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  Department of Food and Public Distribution  
(a) Public Distribution: https://dfpd.gov.in/pd -Introduction.htm  
(b) Other welfare schemes: https://dfpd.gov.in/PDS -OWS.htm  
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  STATISTICAL APPENDIX (RICE)  
PURSUANT TO THE BALI MINISTERIAL DECISION OF 7 DECEMBER 2013, ON PUBLIC 
STOCKHOLDING FOR FOOD SECURITY PURPOSES  
INDIA  
Rice Unit 2020 -21 2021 -22 2022 -23 
a. Opening balance of stocks  Million Tonnes  24.75  34.75  28.39  
b. Annual purchases under the programme (value) (c*f)  Billion USD  22.68  23.02  20.58  
c. Annual purchases under the programme (quantity)  Million Tonnes  60.08  58.94  54.04  
d. Annual releases under the programme (value)(e*g)  Billion USD  1.88 2.5 1.87 
e. Annual releases under the programme (quantity)  Million Tonnes  46.62  62.05  50.17  
f. Purchase prices  USD/Tonne  377.5  390.58  380.77  
g. Release prices  USD/Tonne  40.42  40.27  37.33  
h. End -year stocks  Million Tonnes  34.75  28.39  31.45  
i. Total production (quantity)  Million Tonnes  122.27  129.64  135.76  
j. Total production (value)  Billion USD  45.57  49.61  52.81  
k. Information on population benefiting from the release 
of this crop and quantities released:      
- Estimated number of beneficiaries at  Percentage  75% of rural population and 50% of 
urban population at the all -India level  
national level and, if possible, at sub - national level      
- Quantity released to the beneficiaries at the national 
level and, if possible, at the sub -national level  Million Tonnes  46.62  62.05  50.17  
- Other  Million Tonnes  1.69 0.6 0.36 
Open market Sale (Domestic)      
l. In the case of government aid to private storage, 
statistics on the support granted and any updated 
statistics  Godowns being constructed by private investors under 
the Private Entrepreneurs Guarantee Scheme (PEG) are 
eligible for getting subsidy from NABARD under 
GraminBhandaranYojna, promoted by the Ministry of 
Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.  
m. Total i mports (value)  Million USD  0 0 0 
n. Total imports (quantity)  Million Tonnes  0 0 0 
o. Total exports (value)  Million USD  0 0 0 
p. Total exports (quantity)  Million Tonnes  0 0 0 
(i) Except for item (j.), the data in the table is reported using Marketing Year (October to September). 
The data in item (j.) is reported using the Financial Year (April to March).  
(ii) Opening balance of stocks and end -year stocks of rice at items (a.) and (h.) respectively, comprises 
the actual stock of rice and takes into account  xunmilled paddy which has been converted into the 
equivalent of milled rice by using a conversion ratio of 2/3.  
(iii) Applied administered price is the procurement price for common paddy.  For converting to the 
equivalent price of rice, a coefficient of 1.5 has been used.  
(iv) Theoretically, opening balance of stocks + Annual purchases under the programme - Annual releases 
under the programme - Total exports + Total imports - Open market sale (Domestic) = End -year 
stocks. Any differ ence in the stock is mainly because of the conversion of unmilled paddy into rice and 
losses during transportation and due to loss of moisture.  
(v) For items (m.), (n.), (o.), and (p.) only exports from and import for public stockholding have been 
consider ed. 
(vi) The government of India is implementing Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY). Under 
this scheme, free food grains are being distributed to eligible households covered under Antyodaya 
Anna Yojana  (AAY) and Priority Households (PHH) as p er entitlement under NFSA from 
1st January  2023.  
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