Lok Sabha Question No. 825 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-07
Subject: Production of Wheat and Rice
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RABINDRA KUMAR JENA, M. B. RAJESH, GOWDAR MALLIKARJUNAPPA SIDDESHWARA, SHOBHA KARANDLAJE, BHAGWANTH KHUBA, P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.825

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH   FEBRUARY, 2017

## PRODUCTION OF WHEAT AND RICE

825.     SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWARA:

KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA:

SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER:

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

- (a) the  details  of  production  and  acreage of  wheat  and rice in the country during the last three years and the current year, Statewise;
- (b) whether  the  production  and  acreage  of  these  crops  have  come  down  in  the  country during the said period and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the steps taken to check the shortfall;
- (c) whether the Government has launched any scheme to boost the production of wheat and rice for bridging the gap between their demand and supply in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Central Government to increase MSP (Minimum Support Price) for wheat and rice?

## 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) & (b): Depending upon weather, rainfall conditions, shift in area to other profitable crops etc., the production  and acreage of wheat and rice in the country have been fluctuating.  The details of area coverage  and production of rice and wheat in the country during the last three years and the current year i.e. 2013-14 to 2016-17 are given in the Annexure.

The first assessment of area and production  of Rabi crops is available with the Second Advance Estimates, normally released around mid-February every year.  As such, it is too early to arrive at an assessment of production of rabi rice  and wheat in the country  during  2016-17.

- (c): In order to increase production of rice and wheat in the country, the Government of India is implementing, through State Governments, several crop Development Schemes/Programmes  such as National Food Security Mission (NFSM), Rashtriya Krishi Vikas

Yojana(RKVY),  Bringing  Green  Revolution  to  Eastern  India  (BGREI)  National  Mission  for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY), etc.

(d): To ensure remunerative prices  to farmers of the country, the Government has increased Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) of wheat and rice for the agricultural year 2016-17 as per the details given below:

| Crops          | Minimum Support Price   | Minimum Support Price   | Increase         |
|----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------|
| Crops          | 2015-16                 | 2016-17                 | (Rs. in quintal) |
| Wheat          | 1525                    | 1625                    | 100              |
| Rice (Common)  | 1410                    | 1470                    | 60               |
| Rice (Grade A) | 1450                    | 1510                    | 60               |

## Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 825 due for reply on 07.02.2017

Area and Production of Wheat during 2013-14 to 2015-16

| State/ UT        | Area( '000 Hectares)   | Area( '000 Hectares)   | Area( '000 Hectares)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   |
|------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| State/ UT        | 2013-14                | 2014-15                | 2015-16*               | 2013-14                    | 2014-15                    | 2015-16*                   |
| Assam            | 31.3                   | 23.7                   | 30.0                   | 40.4                       | 28.8                       | 35.0                       |
| Bihar            | 2009.0                 | 2154.4                 | 2155.6                 | 4738.0                     | 3987.0                     | 4753.173                   |
| Chattisgarh      | 102.8                  | 97.5                   | 108.2                  | 134.0                      | 135.3                      | 137.4                      |
| Gujarat          | 1442.0                 | 1112.0                 | 851.0                  | 4694.0                     | 3059.0                     | 2484.0                     |
| Haryana          | 2499.0                 | 2601.0                 | 2576.0                 | 11800.0                    | 10354.0                    | 11352.0                    |
| Himachal Pradesh | 358.1                  | 330.4                  | 345.1                  | 670.7                      | 646.5                      | 679.1                      |
| Jammu& Kashmir   | 292.1                  | 321.0                  | 320.9                  | 601.9                      | 314.3                      | 497.4                      |
| Jharkhand        | 174.5                  | 171.1                  | 161.1                  | 370.4                      | 330.4                      | 274.1                      |
| Karnataka        | 209.0                  | 198.0                  | 171.0                  | 210.0                      | 261.0                      | 173.0                      |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 5380.0                 | 6002.0                 | 5911.0                 | 12937.0                    | 17103.9                    | 17688.7                    |
| Maharashtra      | 1097.0                 | 1067.0                 | 629.0                  | 1602.0                     | 1308.0                     | 758.0                      |
| Odisha           | 0.7                    | 0.4                    | 0.5                    | 1.1                        | 0.7                        | 0.6                        |
| Punjab           | 3512.0                 | 3505.0                 | 3499.0                 | 17620.0                    | 15050.0                    | 16081.0                    |
| Rajasthan        | 2810.0                 | 3318.2                 | 3109.0                 | 8663.2                     | 9823.9                     | 9871.0                     |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 9839.0                 | 9846.0                 | 9645.0                 | 29890.9                    | 22417.4                    | 26874.0                    |
| UttaraKhand      | 347.8                  | 347.8                  | 342.0                  | 842.4                      | 654.2                      | 761.0                      |
| West Bengal      | 332.5                  | 334.6                  | 339.9                  | 927.8                      | 939.3                      | 960.0                      |
| Others           | 36.4                   | 35.5                   | 33.3                   | 105.9                      | 113.1                      | 121.4                      |
| All India        | 30473.2                | 31465.6                | 30227.6                | 95849.8                    | 86526.6                    | 93500.8                    |

Source: The data for the year 2016-17 is not available.

## Annexure (Concluded)

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 825 due for reply on 07.02.2017

Area and Production of Rice during 2013-14 to 2016-17

| State/ UT        | Area( '000 Hectares)   | Area( '000 Hectares)   | Area( '000 Hectares)   | Area( '000 Hectares)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   |
|------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| State/ UT        | 2013-14                | 2014-15                | 2015-16*               | 2016-17**              | 2013-14                    | 2014-15                    | 2015-16*                   | 2016-17**                  |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 2443.6                 | 2394.0                 | 2161.0                 | 1455.0                 | 6969.7                     | 7233.9                     | 7490.0                     | 4501.8                     |
| Assam            | 2449.1                 | 2495.3                 | 2468.0                 | 2088.0                 | 4927.1                     | 5222.7                     | 5144.0                     | 3994.0                     |
| Bihar            | 3130.8                 | 3263.4                 | 3214.6                 | 2954.4                 | 5505.8                     | 6356.7                     | 6488.9                     | 6083.5                     |
| Chattisgarh      | 3802.1                 | 3808.5                 | 3816.0                 | 3809.7                 | 6716.4                     | 6322.1                     | 6094.2                     | 6560.3                     |
| Gujarat          | 788.0                  | 786.0                  | 763.0                  | 772.0                  | 1636.0                     | 1830.9                     | 1670.0                     | 1824.0                     |
| Haryana          | 1228.0                 | 1287.0                 | 1354.0                 | 1313.0                 | 3998.0                     | 4006.0                     | 4145.0                     | 4124.0                     |
| Himachal Pradesh | 74.4                   | 72.5                   | 75.1                   | 75.2                   | 120.8                      | 125.2                      | 119.3                      | 132.1                      |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | 271.5                  | 276.4                  | 268.0                  | 267.8                  | 610.9                      | 517.2                      | 416.2                      | 624.3                      |
| Jharkhand        | 1255.9                 | 1502.2                 | 1588.9                 | 1470.0                 | 2810.6                     | 3361.9                     | 2882.1                     | 3342.8                     |
| Karnataka        | 1340.0                 | 1326.0                 | 1061.0                 | 925.0                  | 3572.6                     | 3541.0                     | 2702.0                     | 2350.4                     |
| Kerala           | 199.6                  | 198.2                  | 196.9                  | 156.7                  | 509.2                      | 562.1                      | 558.0                      | 450.4                      |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 1930.0                 | 2153.0                 | 2024.0                 | 2260.0                 | 2844.8                     | 3625.3                     | 3578.8                     | 3995.7                     |
| Maharashtra      | 1613.0                 | 1551.0                 | 1533.0                 | 1379.0                 | 3120.0                     | 2946.0                     | 2627.0                     | 2795.0                     |
| Odisha           | 4180.2                 | 4166.3                 | 3943.1                 | 3796.0                 | 7613.4                     | 8298.2                     | 5877.9                     | 6343.1                     |
| Punjab           | 2851.0                 | 2894.0                 | 2975.0                 | 3010.0                 | 11267.0                    | 11107.0                    | 11823.0                    | 12034.0                    |
| Rajasthan        | 145.6                  | 167.8                  | 182.9                  | 164.8                  | 312.6                      | 366.7                      | 369.8                      | 412.9                      |
| Tamil Nadu       | 1725.7                 | 1795.0                 | 2037.3                 | 1614.0                 | 5349.8                     | 5727.8                     | 7982.6                     | 5063.1                     |
| Telangana        | 1912.4                 | 1415.0                 | 1046.0                 | 659.0                  | 5755.0                     | 4440.8                     | 2960.0                     | 1829.0                     |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 5982.0                 | 5872.0                 | 5867.0                 | 5839.8                 | 14636.0                    | 12167.9                    | 12509.0                    | 13168.7                    |
| UttaraKhand      | 252.8                  | 261.7                  | 264.0                  | 250.0                  | 578.6                      | 603.7                      | 630.0                      | 587.5                      |
| West Bengal      | 5513.7                 | 5376.0                 | 5463.4                 | 4315.0                 | 15370.7                    | 14677.2                    | 15748.9                    | 11832.7                    |
| Others           | 1046.6                 | 1049.4                 | 1030.9                 | 702.1                  | 2420.5                     | 2441.7                     | 2500.3                     | 1831.0                     |
| All India        | 44136.0                | 44110.6                | 43388.1                | 39276.4                | 106645.5                   | 105482.1                   | 104316.8                   | 93880.2                    |

* As per 4th Advance Estimates.                          ** As per 1st Advance Estimates (Kharif only)

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