Lok Sabha Question No. 6195 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-11
Subject: Mushroom Production
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: BHARAT SINGH, MANSHANKAR NINAMA, RAMESH POKHRIYAL NISHANK

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6195

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  11 TH  APRIL, 2017

## MUSHROOM PRODUCTION

6195.  SHRI BHARAT SINGH: SHRI MANSHANKAR NINAMA: DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK':

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

- (a) the quantum of mushroom being produced in various States of the country and the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) whether the  Government  has formulated  any scheme to  grow special species/ varieties  of  mushroom  in  Himalayan States  including Uttarakhand, Himachal  Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir;
- (c) if so, the total number of farmers benefited under the scheme so far;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to set up food processing units in the country which will be linked with the mushroom production, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  set  up  any  monitoring  mechanism  to  meet  the challenges  of  slow  implementation  of  agricultural  and  horticultural  schemes  in  the country, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान  कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã  ½ãñâ  Àã·¾ã  ½ãâ¨ããè PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a): The details are provided at Annexure-I.
- (b): Government,  under  its  scheme  called  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of Horticulture  (MIDH),  provides  incentives  to  Mushroom  growing  farmers  across  the country  including  Uttarakhand,  Himachal          Pradesh  and  Jammu  and  Kashmir.  The Directorate  of  Mushroom  Research,  SOLAN  (Himachal  Pradesh)  is  mandated  to develop  different  varieties  &  species  of  Mushroom  like  button  mushroom  (DMR-03, DMR-06,  NBS-1,  NBS-5)  and  Shiitake  mushroom  (DMR-Shiitake-388  and  DMRShiitake - 38). These varieties, developed by them, have been promoted through State Extension Divisions for adoption in temperate climate Himalayan regions of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir.

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(c): The  total  number  of  growers  of  mushroom,  as  available,  are  provided  at Annexure-I.

(d): Currently, there is no such scheme under consideration in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries to set up new food processing units in the country which will be linked with mushroom production.

(e): The  implementation  of  various  Agricultural  and  Horticultural  schemes  in  the country is fast and has gained momentum in the past two and half years. These State level  schemes  for  Horticulture  are  being  monitored  regularly  through  National  Level General Council under Chairmanship of Union Agriculture Minister, Executive Committee  headed  by  Secretary,  Department  of  Agriculture,  Cooperation  &  Farmers Welfare.  The  implementation  in  the  States  is  being  monitored  through  State  Level Executive Committees, District Mission Committee & Panchayati Raj Institutions. Similar monitoring mechanisms exist for Agricultural schemes as well.

## Annexure-I

| Mushroom Production in India (Tonnes)   | Mushroom Production in India (Tonnes)   | Mushroom Production in India (Tonnes)   |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| States                                  | Total                                   | No. of Growers                          |
| 1. Andhra Pradesh                       | 3,515                                   | 40                                      |
| 2. Arunachal Pradesh                    | 26                                      | 24                                      |
| 3. Assam                                | 125                                     | 400                                     |
| 4. Bihar                                | 2600                                    | 65                                      |
| 5. Chhattisgarh                         | 344                                     | 46                                      |
| 6. Delhi                                | 3070                                    | 15                                      |
| 6. Goa                                  | 4220                                    | 20                                      |
| 7. Gujarat                              | 11200                                   | 25                                      |
| 8. Haryana                              | 15,100                                  | 247                                     |
| 9. Himachal Pradesh                     | 9,150                                   | 900                                     |
| 10. J&K                                 | 630                                     | 135                                     |
| 11. Jharkhand                           | 220                                     | 20                                      |
| 12. Karnataka                           | 1180                                    | 120                                     |
| 13. Kerala                              | 800                                     | 130                                     |
| 14. Maharashtra                         | 12,050                                  | 350                                     |
| 15. Madhya Pradesh                      | 15                                      | 5                                       |
| 16. Manipur                             | 60                                      | 30                                      |
| 17. Meghalaya                           | 27                                      | 14                                      |
| 18. Mizoram                             | 50                                      | 6                                       |
| 19. Nagaland                            | 325                                     | 18                                      |
| 20. Orissa                              | 15,986                                  | 255                                     |
| 21. Punjab                              | 18,000                                  | 315                                     |
| 22. Rajasthan                           | 1300                                    | 412                                     |
| 23. Sikkim                              | 3                                       | 2                                       |
| 24. Tamil Nadu                          | 10,000                                  | 600                                     |
| 25. Tripura                             | 100                                     | 6                                       |
| 26. Uttarakhand                         | 10,236                                  | 300                                     |
| 27. Uttar Pradesh                       | 7,100                                   | 120                                     |
| 28. West Bengal                         | 2050                                    | 260                                     |
| Union Territories                       |                                         |                                         |
| 1. A&N Islands                          | 300                                     | 20                                      |
| Total                                   | 1,29,782                                | 4990                                    |

Source: ICAR- Directorate of Mushroom Research, Chambaghat, Solan (H.P.).

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