Lok Sabha Question No. 342 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-18
Subject: Cultivation of Kharif Crops
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: SUDHEER GUPTA, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, VIJAY KUMAR S.R.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.342

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  JULY, 2017

## CULTIVATION OF KHARIF CROPS

342.     SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH: SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  total  estimated  acreage  under  cultivation  of  Kharif  Crops  during  the current season as compared to that of the last season, crop and State-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  estimated  the  production  of  Kharif  crops  for  the  current season and if so, the details thereof, crop and State-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  adequate  incentives/assistances  to  the farmers for sowing Rabi and Kharif grains and to procure their produce at reasonable price and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to enhance the production and acreage of Rabi Crops also in the country; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to discourage the import of agricultural produce in the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI  S.S. AHLUWALIA)

- (a): As per the preliminary reports received from State Governments, Crop-wise and Statewise  details  of  area  coverage  under  kharif  crops  during  current  year  (As  on  14.07.2017)  as compared to the corresponding period of last year are given in the Annexure- I.
- (b): No, Madam. The first official estimates of production of kharif crops are normally released in the month of September.
- (c) to (e):   To ensure remunerative prices to farmers, the Government has increased Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) of kharif and rabi crops for 2016-17 and of kharif crops for 2017-18.  In addition, Government has also announced bonus to incentivize farmers for production of pulses and oilseeds. The MSPs fixed by the Government for 2016-17 and 2017-18 are given in the Annexure - II.

In order to increase production and acreage of rabi and kharif crops in the country, the Government of India is implementing through State Governments several Crops Development Schemes/Programmes such as National Food Security Mission (NFSM), Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana  (RKVY),  Bringing  Green  Revolution  to  Eastern  India  (BGREI),  National  Mission  on Oilseeds  and  Oil  Palm  (NMOOP),  National  Mission  for  Sustainable  Agriculture  (NMSA), Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana, Soil Health Card etc. Under these Schemes/Programmes,  funds  are  provided  to  States  for  implementation  of  State-specific agricultural  strategies  including  incentives  to  farmers  for  use  of  quality  seeds,  Integrated Nutrient Management (INM), Integrated Pest Management (IPM), farm-mechanization, etc. The States  are  also  provided  support  for  creation  of  agricultural  infrastructure  for  optimal  use  of water and other natural resources.

To discourage the import of agricultural produce and to safe- guard the interests of the farmers appropriate duty on import of various agricultural items are imposed from time to time.

## Annexure - I

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Question No. 342 due for reply on 18.07.2017

Area Coverage under Kharif major Crops during the current year i.e. 2017-18 (As on 14.07.2017) as compared to corresponding period of last year

(in lakh ha.)

| S.N o.   | States            | Rice           | Rice          | Coarse Cerelas   | Coarse Cerelas   | Pulses    | Pulses      | Foodgrains   | Foodgrains   | Oilseeds   | Oilseeds   | Sugarcane   | Sugarcane   | Cotton    | Cotton     |
|----------|-------------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|------------------|-----------|-------------|--------------|--------------|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|------------|
|          |                   | (2017-18)      | (2016-17)     | (2017- 18)       | (2016-17)        | (2017-18) | (2016-17)   | (2017-18)    | (2016- 17)   | (2017-18)  | (2016-17)  | (2017- 18)  | (2016-17)   | (2017-18) | (2016- 17) |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 1.56 2.13      | 0.52          | 0.49             |                  | 0.71      | 1.63        | 4.25         | 1.95         | 6.28       |            | 2.40 2.30   |             | 2.85      | 2.03       |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 1.31 1.34      | 0.56          | 0.59             | 0.06             | 0.06      | 2.79 1.93   | 1.99         | 0.07         | 0.26       |            |             |             |           |            |
| 3        | Assam             | 5.72 7.93      | 0.00          | 0.00             | 0.05             | 0.05      | 5.77        | 7.98         | 0.08         | 0.05       |            |             |             |           |            |
| 4        | Bihar             | 8.16 6.15      | 3.54          | 3.04             | 0.62             | 0.54      | 12.32       | 9.73         | 0.02         | 0.02       | 1.86       | 1.87        |             |           |            |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 16.77          | 18.27 0.79    | 0.87             | 0.33             | 0.51      | 17.89       | 19.65        | 0.82         | 1.09       |            |             |             |           |            |
| 6        | Goa               | 0.10 0.04      |               |                  |                  |           | 0.10        | 0.04         |              |            |            |             |             |           |            |
| 7        | Gujarat 1.26      | 0.84           | 3.15          | 2.39             | 2.37             | 1.33      | 6.78        | 4.56         | 14.29        | 11.02      | 1.03       | 1.12        |             | 19.90     | 13.65      |
| 8        | Haryana           | 8.41 7.01      | 4.46          | 3.76             | 0.11             | 0.33      |             | 12.98        | 11.10        | 0.05       | 0.05       | 4.45        | 4.17        | 6.56      | 4.98       |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  | 0.72 0.57      | 3.01          | 3.04             |                  | 0.17      | 0.12 3.90   |              | 3.73         | 0.00       | 0.00       |             |             |           |            |
| 10       | J & K             | 0.96 0.63      | 1.96          | 1.94             | 0.19             | 0.10      |             | 3.11         | 2.67         | 0.10       | 0.05       |             |             |           |            |
| 11       | Jharkhand         | 2.10 1.16      | 1.45          | 0.68             | 0.79             |           | 0.40 4.34   |              | 2.24         | 0.00       | 0.04       |             |             |           |            |
| 12       | Karnataka         | 1.72 1.78      | 7.60          |                  | 11.81            | 8.66      | 12.04 17.98 |              | 25.63        | 3.94       | 6.97       | 0.99 0.76   |             | 2.41      | 1.71       |
| 13       | Kerala            | 0.53           | 0.52          | 0.00             | 0.00             | 0.00      | 0.00        | 0.53         | 0.52         | 0.00       | 0.00       |             |             |           |            |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    | 6.43 3.87      | 11.81         | 10.47            | 14.68            | 7.17      | 32.92       | 21.51        | 38.59        | 51.65      |            | 6.33        |             | 4.88      | 5.00       |
| 15       | Maharashtra       | 2.03           | 1.34 11.47    | 8.65             | 13.28            |           | 10.31 26.78 |              | 20.30        | 26.04      | 18.06      | 9.18 0.95   | 0.92        | 31.36     | 29.91      |
| 16       | Manipur           | 1.69 1.84      |               |                  | 0.02             | 0.00      | 1.71        | 1.84         |              |            |            |             |             |           |            |
| 17       | Meghalaya         | 1.10 0.97      |               |                  | 0.00             |           | 0.00 1.10   |              | 0.97         |            |            |             |             |           |            |
| 18       | Mizoram           | 0.20 0.36      |               |                  | 0.00             | 0.00      | 0.20        |              | 0.36         |            |            |             |             |           |            |
| 19       | Nagaland          | 1.98 1.97      |               |                  | 0.00             | 0.00      | 1.98        | 1.97         |              |            |            |             |             |           |            |
| 20       | Odisha            | 11.64 10.28    | 1.73          | 1.71             | 1.75             | 0.89      | 15.12       | 12.88        |              | 0.84       | 0.44       |             |             | 1.05      | 0.80       |
| 21       | Punjab            | 25.76          | 26.09 1.23    | 1.14             | 0.18             | 0.13      | 27.17       |              | 27.36        | 0.03       | 0.03       | 2.54 2.61   |             | 3.85      | 2.56       |
| 22       | Rajasthan         | 0.66           | 0.51 47.26    | 33.60            | 25.08            | 13.75     | 73.00       |              | 47.86        | 14.20      | 13.74      |             |             | 4.90      | 3.68       |
| 23       | Sikkim            | 0.00 0.00      |               |                  | 0.00             | 0.00      | 0.00        |              | 0.00         |            |            |             |             |           |            |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        | 1.13 1.71      | 0.37          | 0.32             | 0.53             | 0.81      | 2.03        |              | 2.84         | 0.34       | 0.44       | 21.12 21.79 |             | 0.05      | 0.03       |
| 25       | Telangana         | 0.93           | 2.99          | 3.96             | 2.31             | 5.63      | 6.23        |              | 10.41        | 1.62       | 2.92       |             |             | 12.78     | 9.41       |
| 26       | Tripura           | 0.82 0.36 0.46 |               |                  | 0.00             | 0.00      | 0.36        |              | 0.46         |            |            |             |             |           |            |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     | 15.91 15.14    | 5.76          | 6.85             | 2.16             | 3.99      |             | 23.83        | 25.98        | 0.42       | 2.05       | 0.84 0.73   |             |           |            |
| 28       | Uttarakhand       | 1.95 1.90      | 1.91          |                  | 1.99 0.51        | 0.48      |             | 4.37         | 4.37         | 0.23       | 0.16       | 0.20        | 0.21        |           |            |
| 29       | West Bengal       | 4.59           | 4.60 0.31     | 0.28             | 0.05             | 0.04      | 4.95        |              | 4.92         | 0.02       | 0.03       | 0.37        | 0.40        |           |            |
| 30       | Puducherry        |                |               |                  |                  |           | 0.00        |              | 0.00         |            |            |             |             |           |            |
| 31       | Others            | 0.10 0.09      | 1.18          | 1.22             | 0.00             | 0.00      |             | 1.28         | 1.31         | 0.27       | 0.39       | 0.67        | 0.66        | 0.29      | 0.17       |
|          | All-India         | 125.77         | 120.32 113.06 |                  | 98.79            | 74.61     | 60.28       | 313.44       | 279.39       | 103.92     | 115.75     | 47.94       | 45.22       | 90.88     | 73.93      |

## M I N I M U M      S U P P O R T      P R I C E S

(According to crop year)

(As on 09.06.2017)

(Rs. per quintal)

| Sl. No.   | Commodity                         | Variety       | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | (#) increase in MSP 2017-18 over 2016-17   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------|---------------|-----------|-----------|--------------------------------------------|
|           | KHARIF CROPS                      |               |           |           |                                            |
| 1         | PADDY                             | Common        | 1470      | 1550      | 80(5.4)                                    |
|           |                                   | Grade 'A'     | 1510      | 1590      | 80(5.3)                                    |
| 2         | JOWAR                             | Hybrid        | 1625      | 1700      | 75(4.6)                                    |
|           |                                   | Maldandi      | 1650      | 1725      | 75(4.5)                                    |
| 3         | BAJRA                             |               | 1330      | 1425      | 95(7.1)                                    |
| 4         | MAIZE                             |               | 1365      | 1425      | 60(4.3)                                    |
| 5         | RAGI                              |               | 1725      | 1900      | 175(10.1)                                  |
| 6         | ARHAR(Tur)                        |               | 5050^^    | 5450^     | 400(7.9)                                   |
| 7         | MOONG                             |               | 5225^^    | 5575^     | 350(6.7)                                   |
| 8         | URAD                              |               | 5000^^    | 5400^     | 400(8)                                     |
| 9         | COTTON                            | Medium Staple | 3860      | 4020      | 160(4.1)                                   |
|           |                                   | Long Staple   | 4160      | 4320      | 160(3.8)                                   |
| 10        | GROUNDNUT IN SHELL                |               | 4220*     | 4450^     | 230(5.5)                                   |
| 11        | SUNFLOWER SEED                    |               | 3950*     | 4100*     | 150(3.8)                                   |
| 12        | SOYABEEN                          |               | 2775*     | 3050^     | 275(9.9)                                   |
| 13        | SESAMUM                           |               | 5000^     | 5300*     | 300(6)                                     |
| 14        | NIGERSEED                         |               | 3825*     | 4050*     | 225(5.9)                                   |
|           | RABI CROPS                        |               |           |           |                                            |
| 15        | WHEAT                             |               | 1625      |           |                                            |
| 16        | BARLEY                            |               | 1325      |           |                                            |
| 17        | GRAM                              |               | 4000^     |           |                                            |
| 18        | MASUR (LENTIL)                    |               | 3950@     |           |                                            |
| 19        | RAPESEED/MUSTARD                  |               | 3700*     |           |                                            |
| 20        | SAFFLOWER                         |               | 3700*     |           |                                            |
| 21        | TORIA                             |               | 3560      |           |                                            |
|           | OTHER CROPS                       |               |           |           |                                            |
| 22        | COPRA                             | Milling       | 5950      | 6500      | 550(9.2)                                   |
|           | (Calender Year)                   | Ball          | 6240      | 6785      | 545(8.7)                                   |
| 23        | DE-HUSKED COCONUT (Calender Year) |               | 1600      | 1760      | 160(10)                                    |
| 24        | JUTE                              |               | 3200      | 3500      | 300(9.3)                                   |
| 25        | SUGARCANE$                        |               | 230.00    | 255       | 25(10.9)                                   |

- # Figures in brackets indicate percentage increase.
- $ Fair and remunerative price.
* Including Bonus of Rs. 100 per quintal.
- ** Including Bonus of Rs. 75 per quintal .
- ^ Including Bonus of Rs. 200 per quintal.
- ^^ Including Bonus of Rs. 425 per quintal.
- @ Including Bonus of Rs. 150 per quintal

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## Annexure-II