Lok Sabha Question No. 2162 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-31
Subject: Sown Area
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI, SANTOSH AHLAWAT

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2162

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 31 ST   JULY, 2018

## SOWN AREA

## 2162.  SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI: SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the total sown areas as on July this year stands at 333.76 lakh hectares as compared to 388.89 lakh hectares at the same time last year;
- (b) if so, the comparative details thereof and the reasons therefor, State-wise;
- (c) the details of kharif crops which have seen less sowing in the country during the current monsoon season; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  is  making  any  action  plan  to  deal  with  the  shortage  in production occurring due to less sowing and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a) & (b): As per latest reports received from State Governments the area coverage under kharif crops during the current season (as on 27.07.2018) has been 737.96 lakh hectares as compared to  797.69  lakh  hectares  of  area  coverage  during  the  corresponding  period  of  last year.    The  sowing  of  kharif  crops  picks  up  with  the  advancement  of  monsoon and  adequate rainfall for the sowing of specific crops.  The sowing period of kharif crops in the country is up to month of August.    The  State-wise  comparative  position  of  area  coverage  under  kharif  crops during the current year (as on 27.07.2018) vis-à-vis corresponding period of last year is given in the Annexure.
- (c): Details of kharif crops where sowing progress as on 27.07.2018 is less as compared to last year are given in the table below:-

(In lakh ha.)

| Crop           | Area Coverage during Kharif season   | Area Coverage during Kharif season   | Absolute Difference   |
|----------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| Crop           | 2018-19                              | 2017-18                              | Absolute Difference   |
| Rice           | 197.63                               | 225.60                               | -27.97                |
| Pulses         | 103.35                               | 113.24                               | -9.89                 |
| Coarse Cereals | 136.23                               | 148.33                               | -12.10                |
| Oilseeds       | 140.74                               | 142.39                               | -1.65                 |
| Cotton         | 102.51                               | 111.38                               | -8.87                 |
| Jute & Mesta   | 6.98                                 | 7.04                                 | -0.06                 |

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(d): It is too early to assess the production of kharif crops for the current season.  However, in  order  to  mitigate  the  impact  of  weather  related  challenges,  Indian  Council  for  Agricultural Research Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (ICAR-CRIDA) has developed the District  Agriculture  Contingency  Plan  (DACP)  for  623  districts  containing  suitable  technology interventions and  circulated to all  State  Agriculture  Departments.    The  Department  of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmes Welfare has also issued advisory to the States to implement contingency plan as per their local need.

| Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2162 due for reply on 31.07.2018 Area Coverage under Kharif Crops during the current year i.e. 2018-19 (As on   | Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2162 due for reply on 31.07.2018 Area Coverage under Kharif Crops during the current year i.e. 2018-19 (As on   | Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2162 due for reply on 31.07.2018 Area Coverage under Kharif Crops during the current year i.e. 2018-19 (As on   | Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2162 due for reply on 31.07.2018 Area Coverage under Kharif Crops during the current year i.e. 2018-19 (As on   | Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2162 due for reply on 31.07.2018 Area Coverage under Kharif Crops during the current year i.e. 2018-19 (As on   |
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| 27.07.2018) S.No.                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                         | corresponding period of last year (in lakh ha.)                                                                                                                                                         | corresponding period of last year (in lakh ha.)                                                                                                                                                         | Absolute Change                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                         | State                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Area Coverage This Year                                                                                                                                                                                 | Last Year                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                          | 16.01                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 14.38                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1.63                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                       | 1.87                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 2.05                                                                                                                                                                                                    | -0.18                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Assam                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 9.26                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 12.12                                                                                                                                                                                                   | -2.86                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 16.69                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 30.83                                                                                                                                                                                                   | -14.14                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                                                            | 33.46                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 34.81                                                                                                                                                                                                   | -1.35                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0.21                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 0.22                                                                                                                                                                                                    | -0.01                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 47.30                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 61.65                                                                                                                                                                                                   | -14.35                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Haryana                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 25.57                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 25.26                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0.31                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                        | 3.91                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 3.86                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 0.05                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                                                                                         | 3.11                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 3.28                                                                                                                                                                                                    | -0.16                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                                                               | 6.10                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 9.81                                                                                                                                                                                                    | -3.72                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                                                               | 40.97                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 40.12                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0.85                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Kerala                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 0.52                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 0.57                                                                                                                                                                                                    | -0.05                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                          | 112.49                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 105.15                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 7.34                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                                                             | 119.52                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 128.06                                                                                                                                                                                                  | -8.53                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Manipur                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 0.32                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1.69                                                                                                                                                                                                    | -1.37                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1.10                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1.17                                                                                                                                                                                                    | -0.08                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 0.35                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 0.20                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 0.15                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                                                                | 1.91                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 2.01                                                                                                                                                                                                    | -0.10                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Odisha                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 22.11                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 27.40                                                                                                                                                                                                   | -5.29                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Punjab                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 34.67                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 34.80                                                                                                                                                                                                   | -0.13                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                               | 98.98                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 108.14                                                                                                                                                                                                  | -9.17                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 0.16                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 0.15                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                                              | 7.46                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 6.00                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1.46                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 25                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Telangana                                                                                                                                                                                               | 30.26                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 29.36                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0.89                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 26                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Tripura                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 11.51                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 12.97                                                                                                                                                                                                   | -1.46                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 27                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                                                           | 72.16                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 80.61                                                                                                                                                                                                   | -8.45                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 28                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                                                                             | 4.39                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 4.35                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 0.04                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 29                                                                                                                                                                                                      | West Bengal                                                                                                                                                                                             | 13.00                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 14.07                                                                                                                                                                                                   | -1.06                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 30                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Others                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 2.59                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 2.59                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                         | All-India                                                                                                                                                                                               | 737.96                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 797.69                                                                                                                                                                                                  | -59.73                                                                                                                                                                                                  |

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