12.1 Agriculture Subsidies in India During 1993-94 to 2000-01

Year

Agriculture Subsidies (Rs.Crores)

Fertiliser

Electricity

Irrigation*

Others

Total

1

2

3

4

5

6

1993-94

4562

2400

5872

1235

14069

1994-95

5769

2338

6772

1246

16125

1995-96

6735

1977

7931

1034

17677

1996-97

7578

8356

9221

895

26050

1997-98

9918

4937

10318

983

26156

1998-99

11596

3819

11827

1182

28424

1999-2000

13244

4276

11487

1937

30944

2000-01

13800

6449

13681

854

34784

* Includes imputed subsidies of irrigation.

Source: Central Statistical Organisation, New Delhi.

12.2 : Share of Agricultural Subsidies (PSE) in Selected OECD Countries

( US $ million)

         Base Year (1986-88)

1997

1998

         1999 (Provisional)

Country

Total

% of

% of

Total

% of

% of

Total

% of

% of

Total

% of

% of

Subsidies

GDP

AGDP

Subsidies

GDP

AGDP

Subsidies

GDP

AGDP

Subsidies

GDP

AGDP

   1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Canada

5645

1.51

34.00

3113

1.17

14.0

3573

1.21

18.0

3093

1.24

20.0

EC

95214

1.79

44.00

112260

1.61

38.0

122946

1.82

45.0

114450

1.95

49.0

Japan

53637

3.04

67.00

50534

2.35

57.0

49962

2.60

62.0

58885

2.82

65.0

USA

41890

1.34

25.00

30459

1.16

14.0

48441

1.28

22.0

54009

1.32

24.0

OECD

246226

1.67

40.00

246167

1.45

31.0

270869

1.57

36.0

282780

1.66

40.0