Lok Sabha Question No. 5821 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-03
Subject: Production of Fruits
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5821

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 RD   APRIL, 2018

## PRODUCTION OF FRUITS

5821.  SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  data  of  the  total  production  of  fruits  in  the  country during the last five years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (c) the  quantum  of  fruits  perished  due  to  the  absence  of  warehousing  and  processing facilities during the said period, State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a) & (b): Yes, Madam. the details of state-wise production of fruits in the country during the last five years are given at the Annexure.

- (c): In  order  to  assess  the  quantum  of  fruits  which  perish  post  harvest,  a  study  was commissioned by Ministry of Food Processing Industries and carried out by Central Institute of Post  Harvest  Engineering  &  Technology  (CIPHET),  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research (ICAR) which was published in 2015. As per the study quantum of quantitative harvest and post harvest losses were estimated in the range of 6.70% to 15.88% for fruits.

## Statewise Production of Fruits

| Sl. No.            | STATES/UTs        | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16           |   2016-17 | 2017-18 (Provisional)   |
|--------------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-------------------------|
| 1 ANDHRA PRADESH   | 10510.56          |           | 9121.62   | 10088.82 13612.92 |  13912.7  |                         |
| 2                  | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 321.26    | 331.40    | 306.27            |    124.38 | 125.34                  |
| 3                  | ASSAM             | 2007.80   | 2030.14   | 2077.77           |   2024.84 | 2433.95                 |
| 4                  | BIHAR             | 4013.58   | 3990.00   | 4230.63           |   4234.62 | 4234.62                 |
| 5 CHHATISGARH      | 1930.18           |           | 2071.14   | 2294.73           |   2480.4  | 2514.49                 |
| 6 GUJARAT          | 8001.96           |           | 8300.60   | 8477.17           |   8937.42 | 9026.79                 |
| 7 HARYANA          | 554.90            |           | 703.68    | 737.82            |    770.97 | 1050.00                 |
| 8 HIMACHAL PRADESH | 866.34            | 751.94    |           | 928.83            |    611.88 | 596.29                  |
| 9 JAMMU &KASHMIR   | 2073.94           |           | 1779.44   | 2115.72           |   2241.06 | 2241.16                 |
| 10 JHARKHAND       | 890.04            | 898.08    |           | 961.19            |   1047.97 | 1034.81                 |
| 11 KARNATAKA       | 6652.42           |           | 6799.89   | 7023.69           |   7218.38 | 7559.08                 |
| 12 KERALA          | 2889.50           |           | 2554.12   | 2532.94           |   2509.13 | 2493.90                 |
| 13 MADHYA PRADESH  |                   | 5696.00   | 6119.00   | 5783.06           |   6935.6  | 7004.95                 |
| 14 MAHARASHTRA     | 13457.92          |           | 11089.53  | 9749.80           |  10630.1  | 10879.88                |
| 15 MANIPUR         | 515.69            |           | 521.57    | 467.76            |    478.77 | 523.61                  |
| 16 MEGHALAYA       | 348.00            | 377.25    |           | 395.40            |    426.86 | 443.02                  |
| 17 MIZORAM         | 343.90            |           | 350.91    | 330.28            |    339.05 | 342.04                  |
| 18 NAGALAND        | 411.00            |           | 411.00    | 374.13            |    388.49 | 380.30                  |
| 19 ODISHA          | 2148.27           | 2156.49   |           | 2386.94           |   2432.27 | 2433.61                 |
| 20 PUNJAB          | 1541.24           |           | 1644.64   | 1790.94           |   1818.19 | 1908.46                 |
| 21 RAJASTHAN       | 581.78            |           | 735.60    | 681.57            |    995.6  | 1008.08                 |
| 22 SIKKIM          | 24.05             |           | 0.03      | 23.48             |     25.56 | 24.01                   |
| 23 TAMIL NADU      | 7369.86           |           | 5963.93   | 6635.10           |   6181.77 | 5158.35                 |
| 24 TELANGANA       | 4440.98           |           | 5287.70   | 4319.87           |   1200.3  | 1765.90                 |
| 25 TRIPURA         | 786.35            |           | 819.12    | 854.05            |    559.92 | 594.70                  |
| 26 UTTAR PRADESH   | 6887.45           |           | 7558.99   | 10296.14          |  10302.8  | 10521.77                |
| 27 UTTARAKHAND     | 678.49            |           | 785.97    | 659.10            |    662.85 | 669.48                  |
| 28 WEST BENGAL     |                   | 2909.71   | 3313.70   | 3516.71           |   3585.3  | 3848.97                 |
| 29 OTHERS          | 123.98            |           | 134.23    | 143.16            |    140.75 | 153.67                  |
|                    | TOTAL             | 88977.13  | 86601.68  | 90183.04          |  92918    | 94883.86                |

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## Annexure

Production in '000 MT