Lok Sabha Question No. 3433 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Production of Tobacco
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, M. B. RAJESH, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, DHARMENDRA YADAV, KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3433

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  7 TH  AUGUST, 2018

## PRODUCTION OF TOBACCO

## 3433.  SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE      ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  किसान

िल्याण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the production of tobacco in the country during the last five years as compared to those of China and Brazil;
- (b) whether there is any development scheme for tobacco crop at present, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  there  has  been  a  change  in  the  land  pattern  usage  for  the  tobacco cultivation over the last five years, if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (d) the details of the institutional and regulatory support given by the Government to the tobacco growers; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  representation  on  behalf  of  the tobacco  growers  to  provide  subsidy  or  additional  support  to  them,  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं किसान िल्याण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã ½ãñâ Àã·¾ã ½ãâ¨ããè ( SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a):       The details of estimated production of tobacco in the country viz-a-viz China and Brazil during the period 2013-14 to 2016-17 are as under:

('000 tonnes)

| Year    |   India |   China* |   Brazil* |
|---------|---------|----------|-----------|
| 2013-14 |  735.02 |   3375.4 |     850.7 |
| 2014-15 |  855.43 |   2997.1 |     862.4 |
| 2015-16 |  802.71 |   2834   |     867.4 |
| 2016-17 |  805.51 |   2806.8 |     675.5 |

* Production estimates of China and Brazil pertain to the years 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016; Source: FAOSTAT (as on 02.08.2018)

The estimate of production of tobacco for the agricultural year 2017-18 is not available.

(b) to (e): Ministry  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers  Welfare  does  not  implement  any programme for promotion of  tobacco. The Ministry  has  extended  Crop  Diversification Programme (CDP), an ongoing sub scheme of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), to tobacco growing states namely Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra,  Odisha,  Tamil  Nadu,  Telangana,  Uttar  Pradesh  and  West  Bengal  to encourage  tobacco  growing  farmers  to  shift  from  tobacco  crop  to  alternative  crops  / cropping system in w.e.f. 2015-16.

The  tobacco  area  in  the  country  has  reduced  from  4.67  lakh  hectares  (during 2014-15)  to  3.996  lakh  hectares  (during  2016-17).  State-wise  details  of  area  under tobacco cultivation is at Annexure. As per the reports of the State Governments, the tobacco area of 49553 hectares in Andhra Pradesh, 351 hectares in Bihar, 348 hectares in  Gujarat,  5804  hectares  in  Karnataka  and  2250  hectares  in West  Bengal  shifted  to other crops under CDP during 2016-17. During 2015-16, CDP was implemented only in Andhra where 29998 hectares of tobacco area shifted to other crops. Besides,  State Governments  of  Odisha  and  Tamil  Nadu  have  reported  diversion  of  tobacco  area  of 5080 hectares from 2001-02 to 2016-17 and 2131 hectares during 2015-16 to alternate crops, respectively.

Ministry  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers  Welfare  has  no  scheme  for  providing  any institutional  /  regulatory  support  for  promotion  of  tobacco  farming.  However,  Tobacco Board  under  Department  of  Commerce  in  collaboration  with  other  organizations  viz. Central Tobacco Research Institute (CTRI), National Institute of Plant Health Management (NIPHM), is implementing various extension and developmental schemes for improvement of productivity and quality of Indian Flue Cured Virginia (FCV) Tobacco to make it more competitive in the international market. Tobacco Board also provides standard set of critical crop inputs - seed, fertilizers and suckercide to registered FCV tobacco  farmers  to  ensure  compliance  of  the  Good  Agricultural  Practices  (GAP)  and timely  crop  credit  through  commercial  banks.  It  facilitates  insurance  coverage  under Group  Personal  Accidental  Policy  and  coverage  for  tobacco  barns  stocks  and  allied structures  under  standard  fire  and  allied  perils  policy.  Further,  Tobacco  Board  has established  'Tobacco  Growers  Welfare  Fund'  in  2009  for  welfare  of  registered  FCV tobacco farmers and their families.

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has not received any representation on behalf of tobacco growers to provide subsidy or additional support to them.

## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (b) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3433 due for reply on 07.08.2018

| State-wise area under tobacco cultivation during the period 2013-14 to 2016-   | State-wise area under tobacco cultivation during the period 2013-14 to 2016-   | State-wise area under tobacco cultivation during the period 2013-14 to 2016-   | State-wise area under tobacco cultivation during the period 2013-14 to 2016-   | State-wise area under tobacco cultivation during the period 2013-14 to 2016-   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                | Area ( '000 Hectares)                                                          | Area ( '000 Hectares)                                                          | Area ( '000 Hectares)                                                          | Area ( '000 Hectares)                                                          |
| State                                                                          | 2013-14                                                                        | 2014-15                                                                        | 2015-16                                                                        | 2016-17                                                                        |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                 | 143.00                                                                         | 139.00                                                                         | 98.00                                                                          | 78.00                                                                          |
| Assam                                                                          | 0.26                                                                           | 0.26                                                                           | 0.24                                                                           | 0.23                                                                           |
| Bihar                                                                          | 12.11                                                                          | 10.59                                                                          | 9.10                                                                           | 10.05                                                                          |
| Gujarat                                                                        | 137.00                                                                         | 166.00                                                                         | 198.00                                                                         | 167.00                                                                         |
| Karnataka                                                                      | 109.00                                                                         | 94.00                                                                          | 84.00                                                                          | 90.00                                                                          |
| Kerala                                                                         | 0.01                                                                           | NA                                                                             | NA                                                                             | 0.01                                                                           |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                 | 0.20                                                                           | NA                                                                             | NA                                                                             | NA                                                                             |
| Maharashtra                                                                    | 2.00                                                                           | 1.00                                                                           | 2.00                                                                           | 0.80                                                                           |
| Meghalaya                                                                      | 0.78                                                                           | NA                                                                             | 0.79                                                                           | 0.80                                                                           |
| Mizoram                                                                        | 0.14                                                                           | 0.12                                                                           | 0.35                                                                           | 0.22                                                                           |
| Odisha                                                                         | 1.69                                                                           | 1.59                                                                           | 1.60                                                                           | 0.60                                                                           |
| Rajasthan                                                                      | 0.37                                                                           | 0.47                                                                           | 0.54                                                                           | 0.45                                                                           |
| Tamilnadu                                                                      | 3.73                                                                           | 5.49                                                                           | 3.35                                                                           | 1.80                                                                           |
| Telangana                                                                      | 7.00                                                                           | 6.00                                                                           | 6.00                                                                           | 7.00                                                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                  | 26.00                                                                          | 31.00                                                                          | 31.64                                                                          | 27.00                                                                          |
| West Bengal                                                                    | 12.57                                                                          | 12.00                                                                          | 15.07                                                                          | 15.68                                                                          |
| All India                                                                      | 455.86                                                                         | 467.53                                                                         | 450.69                                                                         | 399.63                                                                         |

NA: Not available.

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