Lok Sabha Question No. 75 (STARRED), answered on 2017-02-07
Subject: Production of Pulses
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: POONAMBEN HEMATBHAI MAADAM, BANSHILAL MAHTO

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 75

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  FEBRUARY, 2017

## PRODUCTION OF PULSES

- *75.     SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM: DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO:

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

- (a) whether the production of pulses in the country has been affected due to drought during the last two consecutive years and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to increase the production of pulses;
- (c) the number  of States where  the National Food  Security Mission is being implemented; and
- (d) the allocation made for increasing pulses programme for the FY 2016-17?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè (SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH) (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 75   DUE FOR REPLY ON 7 TH  FEBRUARY, 2017.

- (a): Yes Madam, the production of pulses during last two years in the country has been recorded as 17.15 million tonnes and 16.47 million tonnes during  2014-15  and  2015-16 (4 th advance estimates) respectively, as compared to previous record of 19.25 million tonnes during 2013-14. State-wise and year-wise total production of pulses is given at Annexure-I.
- (b):       Following major initiatives have been undertaken for increasing production of pulses:
- i. Increased allocation of funds from total allocation of National Food Security Mission (NFSM) for NFSM- Pulses during 2016-17.
- ii. Distribution of certified seeds of less than 10 years old varieties as seed minikits of pulses, free of cost, to farmers for faster adoption of newer varieties of pulses.
- iii. Additional  area  coverage  under  cultivation  of  pulses  through  inter-cropping  with food & commercial crops and promotion of arhar on rice Bunds.
- iv. More area coverage under pulses cultivation in rice fallow area in Eastern States under NFSM and Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI).
- v. Additional  allocation  for  increasing  pulses  production  during  rabi  and  Summer season.
- vi. Enhancement of production of breeder seeds of pulses through Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) institutes and State Agriculture Universities (SAUs).
- vii. Creation of seed hubs of pulses at ICAR institutes/SAUs/KVKs for sustainable seed production.
- viii. Cluster  frontline  demonstrations  on  pulses  has  been  organised  through  Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs).

- ix. 15% allocation of pulses component of NFSM is earmarked for production of quality seeds of pulses.

(c): In order to increase the production of pulses, National Food Security Mission-Pulses (NFSM-Pulses)  is  being  implemented  in  29  states  of  the  country,  viz.  Andhra  Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, J&K, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Sikkim, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.

(d):      The  allocation  of  funds  for  increasing  pulses  production  under  NFSM  is  given  at Annexure-II. Besides States, the support is also given to Central Seed producing agencies viz,  National  Seeds  Corporation  (NSC),  Hindustan  Insecticides  Limited  (HIL),  Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited (KRIBHCO), etc. for distribution and production of certified seed and distribution  of  seed  minikits  free  of  cost  directly  by  Government  of  India  (GOI).    The support  is  also  given  to  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  to  facilitate  the conduct  of  strategic  adaptive  research,  address  various  research  issues  and  gaps  of potential yield and yield realized at farmers' field of food crops.

## Annexure-I

Statement referred  to  in  reply  to  Part  (a)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.  75 regarding 'Production of Pulses' for  answer  on 07.02.2017 asked  by  Shrimati Poonamben Maadam and Dr. Banshilal Mahato.

|                | Production ('000 Tonnes)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   |
|----------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| States         | 2013-14                    | 2014-15                    | 2015-16*                   |
| Madhya Pradesh | 4644.3                     | 4828.3                     | 5117.1                     |
| Rajasthan      | 2490.9                     | 1951.8                     | 1952.6                     |
| Maharashtra    | 3169.0                     | 2053.0                     | 1409.6                     |
| Karnataka      | 1600.5                     | 1390.0                     | 1389.0                     |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1061.8                     | 950.0                      | 1228.0                     |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 1697.4                     | 1438.7                     | 1219.0                     |
| Tamil Nadu     | 613.8                      | 753.2                      | 573.2                      |
| Odisha         | 419.3                      | 439.3                      | 554.5                      |
| Jharkhand      | 578.6                      | 597.1                      | 547.2                      |
| Gujarat        | 729.0                      | 574.5                      | 532.5                      |
| Chhattisgarh   | 484.5                      | 738.5                      | 511.6                      |
| Bihar          | 522.0                      | 493.9                      | 428.5                      |
| Telangana      | 489.2                      | 263.0                      | 243.0                      |
| Others         | 754.5                      | 681.0                      | 761.7                      |
| All India      | 19255.0                    | 17152.3                    | 16467.5                    |

## Annexure-II

Statement referred  to  in  reply  to  Part  (d)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.  75 regarding 'Production of Pulses' for  answer  on 07.02.2017 asked  by  Shrimati Poonamben Maadam and Dr. Banshilal Mahato.

| S. No.      | States                                                      | Allocation (Rs. in Crores)   | Allocation (Rs. in Crores)   |
|-------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|             |                                                             | Total NFSM                   | NFSM Pulses                  |
| 1 2         | Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh                            | 87.04 13.05                  | 65.3 2.04                    |
| 3           | Assam                                                       | 108.32                       | 51.24                        |
| 4           | Bihar                                                       | 111.46                       | 48.74                        |
| 5           | Chhattisgarh                                                | 75.89                        | 46.38                        |
| 6           | Goa                                                         | 0.38                         | 0.38                         |
| 7           | Gujarat                                                     | 50.01                        | 30.23                        |
| 8           | Haryana                                                     | 23.24                        | 9.55                         |
| 9           | Himachal Pradesh                                            | 16.00                        | 3.90                         |
| 10          | J&K                                                         | 14.26                        | 2.76                         |
| 11          | Jharkhand                                                   | 39.72                        | 28.09                        |
| 12          | Karnataka                                                   | 151.60                       | 119.41                       |
| 13          | Kerala                                                      | 1.55                         | 0.09                         |
| 14          | Madhya Pradesh                                              | 337.58                       | 288.30                       |
| 15          | Maharashtra                                                 | 198.01                       | 149.44                       |
| 16          | Manipur                                                     | 14.79                        | 8.49                         |
| 17          | Meghalaya                                                   | 6.31                         | 0.93                         |
| 18          | Mizoram                                                     | 2.26                         | 0.99                         |
| 19          | Nagaland                                                    | 21.80                        | 7.98                         |
| 20          | Odisha                                                      | 73.32                        | 40.32                        |
| 21          | Punjab                                                      | 19.69                        | 3.10                         |
| 22          | Sikkim                                                      | 10.41                        | 3.00                         |
| 23          | Rajasthan                                                   | 219.14                       | 167.52                       |
| 24          | Tamil Nadu                                                  | 54.42                        | 36.23 24.51                  |
| 25          | Telangana                                                   | 41.89                        |                              |
| 26          | Tripura                                                     | 10.48                        | 2.93                         |
| 27          | Uttar Pradesh                                               | 197.53                       | 103.70                       |
| 28          | Uttarakhand                                                 | 21.54                        | 7.36                         |
| 29          | West Bengal                                                 | 57.78                        | 13.60                        |
| Sub Total   | Sub Total                                                   | 1979.47                      | 1266.51                      |
| Kanpur      | Kanpur                                                      | Kanpur                       | 0.98                         |
| 30 31       | IIPR, ICARDA                                                |                              | 0.82                         |
| 32          | ICRISAT                                                     |                              | 4.19                         |
| 33          | SKRAU, Bikaner                                              |                              | 0.14                         |
| 34 35       | VC University of Agri, Karnataka Junagarh Agri Uni, Gujarat |                              | 1.14 0.10                    |
| 36          | Navsari Agri Uni, Gujarat                                   |                              | 0.11                         |
| 37          |                                                             |                              |                              |
|             | VCUAS, Dharwad, Karnataka                                   |                              | 2.21                         |
| 38          | ICRISAT, IIPR, ICARDA                                       |                              |                              |
| 39          | Sher-e-Kahmir Uni. Jammu                                    |                              | 0.35 0.15                    |
|             | SFAC                                                        |                              | 18.28                        |
| 40 41       | ICAR-ATARIs (FLDs)                                          |                              | 25.29                        |
| 43          | IIPR-ICAR (Seed Hubs)                                       |                              | 131.75 20.39                 |
| 42          | ICAR (BSP)                                                  |                              | 0.66                         |
| 44          | MNCFC, New Delhi of Certified Pulses                        |                              | 23.75                        |
| 45          | HIL- Production KRIBHCO                                     |                              | 1.91                         |
| 46 47       | NSC                                                         |                              | 64.40                        |
| Subtotal    | Subtotal                                                    |                              | 296.62                       |
| Grand Total | Grand Total                                                 | 2302.94                      | 1563.13                      |