Lok Sabha Question No. 552 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-19
Subject: Industry Status to Agriculture
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: TAMRADHWAJ SAHU

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 552

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH   DECEMBER, 2017

## INDUSTRY STATUS TO AGRICULTURE

## 552.   SHRI TAMRADHWAJ SAHU:

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

- (a) whether the status of industry has been awarded to agriculture in the country and if so, the details thereof along with States wherein the work has been carried out in this regard;
- (b) whether the Government assesses the actual production cost in the agriculture sector and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the annual rate and cost of per hectare production of major crops?

## 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): No, Madam.

(b) & (c): The Comprehensive Scheme for Studying Cost of Cultivation of Principal Crops in India  (CS  Scheme),  a  Central  Sector  Scheme  is  being  implemented  for  collection  and compilation of field data on cost of cultivation and cost of production in respect of 27 crops; and generation  of  estimates  of  cost  of  cultivation  and  cost  of  production  of  various  crops  in  20 States  covered  under  the  scheme.  The  field  data  under  the  scheme  are  collected  by  Cost Accounting Method through 16 Agricultural/General universities/ College based on a scientifically designed sample survey.

The cost of cultivation (Rs./hectare) and cost of production (Rs./quintal) of major crops viz.,  paddy,  wheat,  cotton  and  sugarcane  for  the  major  producing  States  which  are  covered under the Central Sector Scheme for the latest available years 2010-11 to 2014-15 is annexed.

## Annexure

## Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 552  due for 19.12.2017 Statement in respect  of Part (b) & (c) of the Question  regarding 'Industry Status to Agriculture'

## Cost of Cultivation and Cost of Production of Wheat, Paddy, Cotton & Sugarcane in major producing states during 2010-11 to 2014-15

|           | State          | Cost of Cultivation (Rs/Hectare)   | Cost of Cultivation (Rs/Hectare)   | Cost of Cultivation (Rs/Hectare)   | Cost of Cultivation (Rs/Hectare)   | Cost of Cultivation (Rs/Hectare)   |
|-----------|----------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|           | State          | 2010-11                            | 2011-12                            | 2012-13                            | 2013-14                            | 2014-15                            |
| Wheat     | Punjab         | 42983.98                           | 49298.84                           | 49070.38                           | 54845.98                           | 52590.47                           |
| Wheat     | Haryana        | 42323.07                           | 51170.51                           | 53710.82                           | 60357.28                           | 61318.70                           |
| Wheat     | Uttar Pradesh  | 35984.44                           | 42383.57                           | 43698.35                           | 45544.25                           | 51080.58                           |
| Wheat     | Rajasthan      | 31630.89                           | 40286.20                           | 46569.10                           | 51033.59                           | 50089.47                           |
| Wheat     | Madhya Pradesh | 27532.33                           | 33396.15                           | 37119.94                           | 37504.73                           | 43954.60                           |
| Paddy     | Andhra Pradesh | 51505.34                           | 58027.19                           | 68149.69                           | 72086.93                           | 78968.33                           |
| Paddy     | Punjab         | 51279.34                           | 53813.93                           | 64743.24                           | 68382.86                           | 73254.48                           |
| Paddy     | Haryana        | 49868.20                           | 56245.80                           | 59230.60                           | 67008.16                           | 78947.58                           |
| Paddy     | Uttar Pradesh  | 32299.35                           | 40146.68                           | 43567.86                           | 45357.37                           | 58982.33                           |
| Paddy     | West Bengal    | 43019.85                           | 49142.99                           | 55982.79                           | 60924.19                           | 71840.42                           |
| Cotton    | Andhra Pradesh | 49401.41                           | 61634.00                           | 70609.51                           | 83491.53                           | 79837.62                           |
| Cotton    | Gujarat        | 53725.77                           | 58037.88                           | 54769.45                           | 70673.49                           | 73271.72                           |
| Cotton    | Maharashtra    | 52583.55                           | 61907.49                           | 71079.73                           | 73232.07                           | 72391.18                           |
| Cotton    | Tamil Nadu     | 56747.52                           | 61318.90                           | 72920.55                           | 74533.96                           | 88992.70                           |
| Cotton    | Punjab         | 59282.06                           | 66697.56                           | 73475.32                           | 74406.80                           | 76777.61                           |
| Sugarcane | Andhra Pradesh | 127319.00                          | 124488.90                          | 91844.17                           | 106047.00                          | 163567.80                          |
| Sugarcane | Maharashtra    | 128996.60                          | 146726.70                          | 165962.40                          | 170931.00                          | 193364.50                          |
| Sugarcane | Karnataka      | 86276.15                           | 94585.62                           | 96254.48                           | 113707.30                          | 118220.50                          |
| Sugarcane | Tamil Nadu     | 113058.60                          | 133840.60                          | 157599.80                          | 157651.00                          | 160892.00                          |
| Sugarcane | Uttar Pradesh  | 66799.17                           | 78549.41                           | 88650.30                           | 86125.78                           | 97917.09                           |
| Wheat     | Punjab         | 871.74                             | 888.55                             | 972.25                             | 964.29                             | 1081.84                            |
| Wheat     | Haryana        | 773.05                             | 850.66                             | 1040.78                            | 1044.89                            | 1240.99                            |
| Wheat     | Uttar Pradesh  | 803.68                             | 930.55                             | 1042.66                            | 1054.26                            | 1502.89                            |
| Wheat     | Rajasthan      | 666.87                             | 825.94                             | 913.28                             | 997.52                             | 1156.25                            |
| Wheat     | Madhya Pradesh | 834.21                             | 851.95                             | 958.95                             | 1074.73                            | 1127.43                            |
| Paddy     | Andhra Pradesh | 916.98                             | 976.36                             | 1135.01                            | 1242.54                            | 1282.17                            |
| Paddy     | Punjab         | 836.46                             | 904.30                             | 944.70                             | 1043.27                            | 1091.75                            |
| Paddy     | Haryana        | 1304.97                            | 1250.61                            | 1248.26                            | 1389.35                            | 1531.08                            |
| Paddy     | Uttar Pradesh  | 806.87                             | 957.83                             | 1018.13                            | 1025.31                            | 1479.86                            |
| Paddy     | West Bengal    | 1022.83                            | 1085.76                            | 1236.05                            | 1366.80                            | 1411.34                            |
| Cotton    | Andhra Pradesh | 3305.52                            | 3557.48                            | 4088.93                            | 4252.82                            | 4661.68                            |
| Cotton    | Gujarat        | 2414.76                            | 3267.52                            | 4346.97                            | 3344.53                            | 3659.32                            |
| Cotton    | Maharashtra    | 3603.20                            | 3985.05                            | 4120.27                            | 4036.48                            | 4631.87                            |
| Cotton    | Tamil Nadu     | 2853.51                            | 4219.21                            | 4493.82                            | 5333.20                            | 3770.22                            |
| Cotton    | Punjab         | 2947.32                            | 3759.44                            | 3744.83                            | 4073.29                            | 3890.58                            |
| Sugarcane | Andhra Pradesh | 149.75                             | 183.49                             | 160.62                             | 147.79                             | 218.45                             |
| Sugarcane | Maharashtra    | 124.41                             | 138.64                             | 151.64                             | 152.53                             | 182.74                             |
| Sugarcane | Karnataka      | 93.02                              | 122.96                             | 129.48                             | 130.46                             | 143.45                             |
| Sugarcane | Tamil Nadu     | 110.55                             | 128.45                             | 149.54                             | 161.29                             | 171.05                             |
| Sugarcane | Uttar Pradesh  | 124.30                             | 141.13                             | 158.21                             | 165.24                             | 173.25                             |

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