Meghalaya farmers earn the most, those from Jharkhand, Odisha and Bengal the least: Govt tells Lok Sabha

The revelation, which comes as a part of the government's reply on farmers' income in Lok Sabha, has put Meghalaya ahead of Punjab and Haryana in terms of average monthly income from farming.

The farmers from Meghalaya have been earning the highest average daily income, followed by Punjab and Haryana in India. The revelation, which comes as a part of the government's reply on farmers' income in Lok Sabha, has put Meghalaya ahead of Punjab and Haryana in terms of average monthly income from farming.

While farmers from Meghalaya earn about Rs 29,000 per month, those from Punjab and Haryana earn a little over Rs 26,000 and Rs 22,000 respectively.