Lok Sabha Question No. 1980 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-14
Subject: Cultivation of Rabi Crops
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: T. RADHAKRISHNAN, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1980

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 TH   MARCH, 2017

## CULTIVATION OF RABI CROPS

1980.     SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  area  under  cultivation  of  Rabi  Crops  during  the  current  season  as compared to the last season, crop/ State-wise;
- (b) whether the sown area of Rabi Crops witnessed the highest acreage in the last five years and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to re-estimate the production of Rabi Crops for the current season and if so, the details thereof, crop/State-wise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  adequate  incentives  to  the  farmers  for sowing Rabi and Kharif grains and to procure their produce at higher price and if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government to discourage the import of agricultural produce including edible oils; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to enhance the production and acreage of Kharif Crops?

## ANSWER

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

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI  S.S. AHLUWALIA)

- (a): A comparative position of State-wise area under cultivation of major rabi crops during the current  season  i.e.  2016-17  vis-a-vis  area  coverage  during  rabi  2015-16  is  given  in  the Annexure.
- (b): Depending upon weather, rainfall conditions,  soil-moisture, temperature, etc. during the last  five  years,  the  area  coverage under Rabi Crops in the country has been fluctuating. The details of area coverage under Rabi crops during the last five years i.e. 2011-12 to 2015-16 are as under:

(Area: lakh hectare)

| Year    |   Area under Rabi Crops |
|---------|-------------------------|
| 2011-12 |                  605.75 |
| 2012-13 |                  612.68 |
| 2013-14 |                  643.9  |
| 2014-15 |                  629.23 |
| 2015-16 |                  612.37 |

(c): For every agricultural year (July-June), the production of major agricultural crops in the country are released in the form of four Advance Estimates (AE) followed by Final Estimates. The  successive  Advance  Estimates  and  Final  Estimate  are  prepared  on  the  basis  of  more precise  information  on  area  coverage  and  yield  rates  received  from  States/UTs.    Thus,  the Second Advance Estimates of Production for 2016-17 are due for revision in the Third Advance Estimates to be released in April/May 2017.

(d) & (e): In order to increase production and productivity of agricultural crops in the country, the Government of India is implementing through State Governments, several Crop Development Schemes/Programmes  such as National Food Security Mission (NFSM), Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY),  Bringing  Green  Revolution  to  Eastern  India  (BGREI), National  Mission  on  Oilseeds  and  Oil  Palm  (NMOOP),  National  Mission  for  Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana, Soil Health Card etc.

Under these Schemes/Programmes, funds are provided to States for implementation of State-specific  agricultural  strategies  including  incentives  to  farmers  for  use  of  quality  seeds, Integrated Nutrient Management (INM), Integrated Pest Management (IPM), farm mechanization, etc. The States are also provided support for creation of agricultural infrastructure for optimal use of water and other natural resources.

To ensure remunerative price to farmers, the Government has also increased Minimum Support  Price  (MSPs)  of  different  crops  for  2016-17.  In  addition,  to  incentivize  farmers  for production of pulses and oilseeds, a bonus of Rs.425/- per quintal of Arhar, Moong and Urad, Rs.200/- per quintal for Sesamum and Gram, Rs.150/- per quintal of Masur and Rs.100/- per quintal for Groundnut, Soyabean, Sunflower, Nigerseed, Rapeseed/Mustard and Safflower has also been announced.

In addition, short term crop loan upto Rs.3.00 lakh is provided to farmers at an interest rate of 7% per annum with interest subvention of 3% for timely payment. In order to discourage distress  sale  by  farmers  and to  encourage  them to store their produce  in  warehouse against receipts, the benefit of interest subvention scheme has been extended to small and marginal farmers having Kisan Credit Card for a further period of six months post harvest on the same rate as available on crop loan.

To  discourage  the  import  of  these  commodities,  appropriate  duty  on  import  of  various agricultural  items,  including  vegetable  edible  oils  (barring  pulses,  wheat  and  onions)  are  in place.

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a ) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1980 Due for reply on  14.03.2017

State-wise Area of major Rabi Crops during 2015-16 to 2016-17

| States           | Rice     | Rice      | Wheat   | Wheat     | Coarse Cereals   | Coarse Cereals   | Gram     | Gram      | Pulses   | Pulses    | Foodgrains   | Foodgrains   | Groundnut   | Groundnut   | Rapeseed & Mustard   | Rapeseed & Mustard   | Oilseeds   | Oilseeds   |
|------------------|----------|-----------|---------|-----------|------------------|------------------|----------|-----------|----------|-----------|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|----------------------|----------------------|------------|------------|
| States           | 2015- 16 | 2016- 17* | 2015-16 | 2016- 17* | 2015- 16         | 2016- 17*        | 2015- 16 | 2016- 17* | 2015- 16 | 2016- 17* | 2015- 16     | 2016- 17*    | 2015- 16    | 2016-17*    | 2015- 16             | 2016-17*             | 2015-16    | 2016-17*   |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 762.0    | 620.0     | 0.0     | 0.0       | 288.0            | 321.0            | 471.0    | 388.0     | 1083.0   | 1065.0    | 2133.0       | 2006.0       | 93.0        | 94.0        | 1.0                  | 4.0                  | 114.0      | 108.0      |
| Assam            | 405.0    | 407.0     | 21.0    | 25.0      | 0.0              | 0.0              | 2.2      | 2.0       | 135.8    | 91.7      | 561.8        | 523.7        | 0.0         | 0.0         | 285.7                | 282.0                | 290.9      | 288.0      |
| Bihar            | 81.3     | 0.0       | 2110.8  | 2095.2    | 444.9            | 459.0            | 59.4     | 60.2      | 439.4    | 439.7     | 3076.4       | 2993.9       | 0.0         | 0.0         | 89.7                 | 86.4                 | 114.3      | 112.8      |
| Chhattisgarh     | 0.0      | 0.0       | 108.2   | 150.1     | 2.4              | 2.2              | 303.2    | 308.8     | 628.1    | 637.1     | 738.7        | 789.4        | 0.0         | 0.0         | 43.1                 | 40.6                 | 71.2       | 65.9       |
| Gujarat          | 31.0     | 32.0      | 851.0   | 976.0     | 130.0            | 171.0            | 115.0    | 169.0     | 166.0    | 240.0     | 1178.0       | 1419.0       | 58.0        | 70.0        | 190.0                | 200.0                | 248.0      | 270.0      |
| Haryana          | 0.0      | 0.0       | 2576.0  | 2440.0    | 29.0             | 42.0             | 42.0     | 80.0      | 80.0     | 148.7     | 2685.0       | 2630.7       | 0.0         | 0.0         | 505.0                | 600.0                | 514.0      | 615.0      |
| Himachal Pradesh | 0.0      | 0.0       | 341.0   | 324.0     | 19.2             | 18.3             | 0.4      | 0.4       | 13.2     | 12.2      | 373.4        | 354.4        | 0.0         | 0.0         | 8.6                  | 8.2                  | 9.4        | 9.0        |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | 0.0      | 0.0       | 278.1   | 282.9     | 6.7              | 6.7              | 0.0      | 0.0       | 2.3      | 0.7       | 287.0        | 290.2        | 0.0         | 0.0         | 50.5                 | 59.0                 | 50.7       | 59.3       |
| Jharkhand        | 0.0      | 0.0       | 156.6   | 193.9     | 5.1              | 9.3              | 164.1    | 194.5     | 251.7    | 314.9     | 413.5        | 518.1        | 0.0         | 0.0         | 194.2                | 264.0                | 221.4      | 299.7      |
| Karnataka        | 133.0    | 124.0     | 174.0   | 155.0     | 1128.0           | 920.0            | 1420.0   | 1025.0    | 1579.0   | 1101.0    | 3014.0       | 2300.0       | 164.0       | 163.0       | 2.0                  | 2.0                  | 430.0      | 313.0      |
| Kerala           | 46.1     | 31.1      | 0.0     | 0.0       | 0.0              | 0.0              | 2.1      | 0.1       | 2.3      | 0.2       | 48.4         | 31.2         | 0.0         | 0.0         | 0.0                  | 0.0                  | 0.0        | 0.0        |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 0.0      | 0.0       | 5911.0  | 5940.0    | 97.0             | 120.0            | 3017.0   | 3222.0    | 4156.0   | 4235.1    | 10164.0      | 10295.1      | 0.0         | 0.0         | 617.0                | 708.0                | 743.0      | 859.0      |
| Maharashtra      | 32.0     | 0.0       | 911.0   | 913.0     | 2875.0           | 2257.0           | 1442.0   | 1774.0    | 1537.0   | 1876.0    | 5355.0       | 5046.0       | 85.0        | 66.6        | 10.0                 | 8.0                  | 197.0      | 150.6      |
| Odisha           | 233.4    | 269.0     | 0.4     | 0.8       | 2.5              | 3.2              | 39.2     | 45.0      | 354.4    | 394.9     | 590.7        | 667.9        | 32.8        | 33.7        | 7.3                  | 11.2                 | 77.0       | 85.8       |
| Punjab           | 0.0      | 0.0       | 3508.0  | 3500.0    | 9.0              | 12.0             | 1.7      | 3.0       | 34.1     | 48.2      | 3551.1       | 3560.2       | 0.0         | 0.0         | 31.0                 | 39.0                 | 37.4       | 39.0       |
| Rajasthan        | 0.0      | 0.0       | 3109.0  | 2790.0    | 262.1            | 314.9            | 942.0    | 1475.5    | 1035.9   | 1522.9    | 4407.0       | 4627.8       | 0.0         | 0.0         | 2532.3               | 2680.0               | 2534.2     | 2680.8     |
| Tamil Nadu       | 170.8    | 145.4     | 0.0     | 0.0       | 307.3            | 314.2            | 4.9      | 5.6       | 633.7    | 678.2     | 1111.8       | 1137.8       | 123.8       | 113.0       | 0.4                  | 0.0                  | 130.5      | 120.7      |
| Telangana        | 297.0    | 506.0     | 5.0     | 3.0       | 150.0            | 140.0            | 70.0     | 62.0      | 99.0     | 88.0      | 551.0        | 737.0        | 114.0       | 125.0       | 1.0                  | 2.0                  | 130.0      | 137.0      |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 25.0     | 25.0      | 9645.0  | 9726.0    | 223.0            | 278.0            | 268.0    | 635.0     | 1001.0   | 1681.0    | 10894.0      | 11710.0      | 0.0         | 0.0         | 593.0                | 781.0                | 612.0      | 821.0      |
| Uttarakhand      | 13.8     | 14.0      | 342.1   | 348.0     | 18.9             | 21.0             | 0.5      | 1.0       | 17.6     | 19.0      | 392.5        | 402.0        | 0.0         | 0.0         | 15.9                 | 14.0                 | 15.9       | 14.0       |
| West Bengal      | 1310.6   | 1300.0    | 339.9   | 340.0     | 110.5            | 117.0            | 30.8     | 30.0      | 277.0    | 285.5     | 2037.9       | 2042.5       | 82.1        | 87.0        | 457.8                | 445.0                | 559.1      | 546.5      |
| Others           | 301.7    | 272.7     | 29.8    | 28.0      | 46.1             | 42.0             | 3.7      | 4.1       | 71.2     | 79.3      | 448.8        | 422.1        | 5.8         | 5.3         | 110.1                | 89.0                 | 123.9      | 101.8      |
| All              | 3842.7   | 3746.2    | 30417.8 | 30231.0   | 6154.7           | 5568.7           |          | 9485.2    | 13597.8  | 14959.3   | 54013.0      | 54505.1      | 758.5       | 757.6       | 5745.5               | 6323.4               | 7223.9     | 7696.9     |
| India            |          |           |         |           |                  |                  | 8399.0   |           |          |           |              |              |             |             |                      |                      |            |            |

## *As per 2 nd Advance Estimates .

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