Lok Sabha Question No. 3394 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-06
Subject: Availability of Quality Seeds
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

O.I.H.

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3394

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  6 TH  DECEMBER, 2016

## AVAILABILITY OF QUALITY SEEDS

3394.  SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE      ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  carries  out  regular  assessment  and  coordination  of demand and availability of certified quality seeds;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  the  estimated  demand  and  supply  of  seeds  in  the  country particularly in Maharashtra;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  these  shortage  of  quality  seeds  at resonable prices in the market which has an adverse impact on agricultural production; and
- (d) if so, the details of action to be taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान  कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã  ½ãñâ  Àã·¾ã  ½ãâ¨ããè (  SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a): Yes, Madam.
- (b): The  crop-wise  details  of  estimated  demand  and  availability/supply  of  certified quality  seeds  in  the  country  for  the  year  2016-17  are  at  Annexure-I.  The  State-wise details of estimated demand and availability/supply of certified quality seeds including Maharashtra for the year 2016-17 are at Annexure-II.
- (c): No, Madam.
- (d): Question does not arise.

|                      |                     |                     |         | Rabi-2016-17        | Rabi-2016-17        | Rabi-2016-17   |                     |                     |         |
|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------|---------------------|---------------------|----------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------|
| Crop                 | Demand/ Requirement | Avilability /Supply | Status  | Demand/ Requirement | Avilability /Supply | Status         | Demand/ Requirement | Avilability /Supply | Status  |
| WHEAT                |                     |                     |         | 11754762            | 13657342            | 1902580        | 11754762            | 13657342            | 1902580 |
| PADDY                | 6750849             | 7764603             | 1013754 | 2022687             | 2282966             | 260279         | 8773536             | 10047569            | 1274033 |
| BARLEY               |                     |                     |         | 244495              | 294971              | 50476          | 244495              | 294971              | 50476   |
| MAIZE                | 1011711             | 1045896             | 34185   | 235080              | 308133              | 73053          | 1246791             | 1354029             | 107238  |
| JOWAR                | 160931              | 163479              | 2548    | 121316              | 125549              | 4233           | 282247              | 289028              | 6781    |
| BAJRA                | 222437              | 248149              | 25712   | 13783               | 16144               | 2361           | 236220              | 264293              | 28073   |
| RAGI                 | 27574               | 42535               | 14961   | 6288                | 13484               | 7196           | 33862               | 56019               | 22157   |
| KODO MILLET          | 3110                | 1058                | -2052   | 42                  | 1000                | 958            | 3152                | 2058                | -1094   |
| ITALIAN MILLET       | 1700                | 1920                | 220     | 576                 | 2295                | 1720           | 2276                | 4215                | 1940    |
| LITTLE MILLET        | 590                 | 590                 | 0       | 540                 | 935                 | 395            | 1130                | 1525                | 395     |
| BANYARD MILLET       | 760                 | 641                 | -119    |                     |                     |                | 760                 | 641                 | -119    |
| AMARANTHUS           | 40                  | 10                  | -30     |                     |                     |                | 40                  | 10                  | -30     |
| TOTAL CEREALS        | 8179702             | 9268881             | 1089179 | 14399568            | 16702819            | 2303251        | 22579270            | 25971700            | 3392430 |
| GRAM                 |                     |                     |         | 1764630             | 1600776             | -163855        | 1764630             | 1600776             | -163855 |
| MOONG                | 201495              | 233584              | 32089   | 66850               | 93159               | 26309          | 268345              | 326742              | 58398   |
| URD                  | 158670              | 186652              | 27982   | 108627              | 103582              | -5045          | 267297              | 290235              | 22937   |
| ARHAR                | 270163              | 295337              | 25174   | 1297                | 1446                | 149            | 271460              | 296783              | 25323   |
| LENTIL               |                     |                     |         | 147377              | 115200              | -32178         | 147377              | 115200              | -32178  |
| PEAS                 | 12                  | 0                   | -12     | 267113              | 290789              | 23677          | 267125              | 290789              | 23665   |
| COWPEA               | 15566               | 18642               | 3076    | 3855                | 4179                | 324            | 19421               | 22821               | 3400    |
| HORSE GRAM           | 16945               | 25631               | 8686    | 8840                | 9492                | 652            | 25785               | 35123               | 9338    |
| FABA BEAN            |                     |                     |         | 500                 | 500                 |                | 500                 | 500                 |         |
| MOTH                 | 20000               | 21122               | 1122    |                     |                     |                | 20000               | 21122               | 1122    |
| GUAR                 | 81000               | 94001               | 13001   |                     |                     |                | 81000               | 94001               | 13001   |
| KHESARI /LETHYRUS    |                     |                     |         | 7950                | 7902                | -48            | 7950                | 7902                | -48     |
| RICE BEAN            | 1464                | 970                 | -494    |                     |                     |                | 1464                | 970                 | -494    |
| INDIAN BEAN /RAJMASH | 15266               | 16696               | 1430    | 8042                | 8210                | 168            | 23308               | 24906               | 1598    |
| OTHER LOCAL PULSES   |                     |                     |         | 56                  | 56                  |                | 56                  | 56                  |         |
| TOTAL PULSES         | 780581              | 892635              | 112054  | 2385138             | 2235291             | -149846        | 3165719             | 3127926             | -37792  |
| GROUNDNUT            | 1812882             | 1833220             | 20338   | 535581              | 682744              | 147163         | 2348463             | 2515964             | 167501  |
| SOYABEAN             | 2900154             | 2963275             | 63121   |                     |                     |                | 2900154             | 2963275             | 63121   |
| SUNFLOWER            | 15267               | 16048               | 781     | 23450               | 24027               | 577            | 38717               | 40075               | 1358    |
| SAFFLOWER            |                     |                     |         | 11905               | 12621               | 716            | 11905               | 12621               | 716     |
| R&M                  |                     |                     |         | 249105              | 246403              | -2702          | 249105              | 246403              | -2702   |
| NIGER                | 1142                | 1093                | -49     |                     |                     |                | 1142                | 1093                | -49     |
| CASTOR               | 58107               | 84061               | 25954   | 73                  | 75                  | 2              | 58180               | 84136               | 25956   |
| SESAME               | 20490               | 31611               | 11121   | 7619                | 8620                | 1001           | 28109               | 40231               | 12122   |
| LINSEED              |                     |                     |         | 13112               | 10287               | -2825          | 13112               | 10287               | -2825   |
| TOTAL OILSEEDS       | 4808043             | 4929308             | 121266  | 840845              | 984776              | 143931         | 5648887             | 5914084             | 265197  |

| COTTON             | 214370   | 226772   | 12402   | 7213     | 8446     | 1233    |   221583 |   235218 | 13635   |
|--------------------|----------|----------|---------|----------|----------|---------|----------|----------|---------|
| JUTE               | 43274    | 38001    | -5272.5 |          |          |         |    43274 |    38001 | -5273   |
| SUNNHEMP           | 9250     | 8225     | -1024.5 |          |          |         |     9250 |     8225 | -1025   |
| BERSEEM            |          |          |         | 2600     | 2600     |         |     2600 |     2600 |         |
| OAT                |          |          |         | 17570    | 17728    | 158     |    17570 |    17728 | 158     |
| DHAINCHA           | 7500     | 5000     | -2500   |          |          |         |     7500 |     5000 | -2500   |
| TOTAL FIBRE/FODDER | 274393   | 277998   | 3605    | 27383    | 28774    | 1391    |   301776 |   306772 | 4996    |
| POTATO             | 290      | 290      |         | 3652748  | 2708269  | -944479 |  3653038 |  2708559 | -944479 |
| TOTAL              | 14043008 | 15369112 | 1326104 | 21305681 | 22659929 | 1354248 | 35348690 | 38029041 | 2680352 |

|                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                | Annexure-II         |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
| Statewise details of Demand/Requirement and Availability/Supply of Certified/Quality seeds for 2016-17 Qty, in | Statewise details of Demand/Requirement and Availability/Supply of Certified/Quality seeds for 2016-17 Qty, in | Statewise details of Demand/Requirement and Availability/Supply of Certified/Quality seeds for 2016-17 Qty, in | Statewise details of Demand/Requirement and Availability/Supply of Certified/Quality seeds for 2016-17 Qty, in | Statewise details of Demand/Requirement and Availability/Supply of Certified/Quality seeds for 2016-17 Qty, in | Statewise details of Demand/Requirement and Availability/Supply of Certified/Quality seeds for 2016-17 Qty, in | Statewise details of Demand/Requirement and Availability/Supply of Certified/Quality seeds for 2016-17 Qty, in | Statewise details of Demand/Requirement and Availability/Supply of Certified/Quality seeds for 2016-17 Qty, in |                     |
|                                                                                                                | KHARIF                                                                                                         | KHARIF                                                                                                         | Remarks                                                                                                        | RABI-2016-17                                                                                                   | RABI-2016-17                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                | Total                                                                                                          | Total               |
| State                                                                                                          | Demand/ Requirement                                                                                            | 2016 Avilability /Supply                                                                                       | Remarks                                                                                                        | Demand/ Requirement                                                                                            | Avilability /Supply                                                                                            | Remarks                                                                                                        | Demand/ Requirement                                                                                            | Avilability /Supply |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                 | 16.19                                                                                                          | 16.36                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                | 7.85                                                                                                           | 10.03                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                | 24.04                                                                                                          | 26.39               |
| Aruanchal Pradesh                                                                                              | 0.09                                                                                                           | 0.09                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 0.04                                                                                                           | 0.04                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 0.13                                                                                                           | 0.13                |
| Assam                                                                                                          | 4.51                                                                                                           | 4.51                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 1.20                                                                                                           | 0.76                                                                                                           | Meet from NSC and Private                                                                                      | 5.71                                                                                                           | 5.27                |
| Bihar                                                                                                          | 4.44                                                                                                           | 4.54                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 10.91                                                                                                          | 13.17                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                | 15.35                                                                                                          | 17.71               |
| Chhatisgarh                                                                                                    | 7.72                                                                                                           | 8.94                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 1.40                                                                                                           | 1.41                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 9.12                                                                                                           | 10.35               |
| Goa                                                                                                            | 0.04                                                                                                           | 0.04                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 0.01                                                                                                           | 0.01                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 0.05                                                                                                           | 0.05                |
| Gujarat                                                                                                        | 7.83                                                                                                           | 8.24                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 5.26                                                                                                           | 5.70                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 13.09                                                                                                          | 13.94               |
| Haryana                                                                                                        | 1.32                                                                                                           | 2.08                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 17.42                                                                                                          | 20.42                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                | 18.74                                                                                                          | 22.50               |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                               | 0.43                                                                                                           | 0.43                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 0.98                                                                                                           | 0.98                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 1.41                                                                                                           | 1.41                |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                      | 3.70                                                                                                           | 3.33                                                                                                           | Meet from NSC,HIL,SAU,KVK,Private and Farm saved seeds                                                         | 2.24                                                                                                           | 1.49                                                                                                           | Meet from NSC,HIL and Private                                                                                  | 5.94                                                                                                           | 4.82                |
| J&K                                                                                                            | 0.76                                                                                                           | 0.76                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 1.39                                                                                                           | 1.39                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 2.15                                                                                                           | 2.15                |
| Karnataka                                                                                                      | 11.46                                                                                                          | 13.20                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                | 5.04                                                                                                           | 6.41                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 16.50                                                                                                          | 19.61               |
| Kerala                                                                                                         | 0.47                                                                                                           | 0.48                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 0.45                                                                                                           | 0.60                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 0.92                                                                                                           | 1.08                |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                 | 19.20                                                                                                          | 19.06                                                                                                          | Meet from NSC,HIL,Kribhco,Private and Farm saved seeds                                                         | 21.50                                                                                                          | 23.00                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                | 40.70                                                                                                          | 42.06               |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                      | 0.16                                                                                                           | 0.16                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 0.07                                                                                                           | 0.07                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 0.23                                                                                                           | 0.23                |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                    | 14.53                                                                                                          | 14.76                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                | 8.00                                                                                                           | 8.42                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 22.53                                                                                                          | 23.18               |
| Manipur                                                                                                        | 0.12                                                                                                           | 0.12                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 0.16                                                                                                           | 0.16                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 0.28                                                                                                           | 0.28                |
| Mizoram                                                                                                        | 0.13                                                                                                           | 0.01                                                                                                           | Meet from NSC                                                                                                  | 0.01                                                                                                           | 0.01                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 0.14                                                                                                           | 0.02                |
| Nagaland                                                                                                       | 1.24                                                                                                           | 0.47                                                                                                           | Meet from Farm saved Seeds                                                                                     | 0.12                                                                                                           | 0.12                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 1.36                                                                                                           | 0.59                |
| Orissa                                                                                                         | 7.81                                                                                                           | 11.43                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                | 2.73                                                                                                           | 1.61                                                                                                           | Meet from NSC,HIL and Private                                                                                  | 10.54                                                                                                          | 13.04               |
| Puducherry                                                                                                     | 0.01                                                                                                           | 0.01                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 0.05                                                                                                           | 0.05                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 0.06                                                                                                           | 0.06                |
| Punjab                                                                                                         | 2.69                                                                                                           | 3.29                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 10.45                                                                                                          | 17.33                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                | 13.14                                                                                                          | 20.62               |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                      | 7.80                                                                                                           | 8.56                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 14.80                                                                                                          | 17.71                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                | 22.60                                                                                                          | 26.27               |
| Sikkim                                                                                                         | 0.02                                                                                                           | 0.02                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 0.02                                                                                                           | 0.02                                                                                                           | Meet from NSC                                                                                                  | 0.04                                                                                                           | 0.04                |
| Tamilnadu                                                                                                      | 2.93                                                                                                           | 3.81                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 5.55                                                                                                           | 6.10                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 8.48                                                                                                           | 9.91                |
| Telanagana                                                                                                     | 8.01                                                                                                           | 8.73                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 6.09                                                                                                           | 8.02                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 14.10                                                                                                          | 16.75               |
| Tripura                                                                                                        | 0.18                                                                                                           | 0.20                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 0.09                                                                                                           | 0.15                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 0.27                                                                                                           | 0.35                |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                    | 0.42                                                                                                           | 0.46                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 0.45                                                                                                           | 2.07                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 0.87                                                                                                           | 2.53                |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                  | 10.88                                                                                                          | 11.02                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                | 51.98                                                                                                          | 44.58                                                                                                          | Meet from Private                                                                                              | 62.86                                                                                                          | 55.60               |
|                                                                                                                | 140.43                                                                                                         | 153.69                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                | 213.07                                                                                                         | 34.78                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                | 43.36               |
| West Bengal TOTAL :                                                                                            | 5.33                                                                                                           | 8.58                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 36.81                                                                                                          | 226.61                                                                                                         | Meet from, HP, Punjab and Private                                                                              | 42.14 353.50                                                                                                   | 380.30              |