Lok Sabha Question No. 404 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-18
Subject: Flood Tolerant Seeds
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR S.R., GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, SUDHEER GUPTA, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, T. RADHAKRISHNAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 404

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18/07/2017

## FLOOD TOLERANT SEEDS

404. SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f"k vkSj fdlku dY;k.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  developed  different  environmental  friendly crop/seed varieties tolerant to flood/water logging and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the name of the States where these seeds are being used along with the results thereof; and
- (c) the details of the action plan prepared by the Government to expand the use of these seeds to all the flood prone States of the country?

## A N S W E R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f'k vkSj fdlku dY;k.k ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h

(SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

- (a) Yes, Madam. National Agricultural Research System (NARS) comprising of ICAR, State and Central Agricultural Universities is involved in the development of environmental  friendly  seeds  of  crop  varieties  which  are  tolerant  to  flood/  waterlogging conditions.  Such  varieties  help  in  sustainable  production  in  the  states/regions  where  the problem of flood/ waterlogging is recurring. With the continued concerted research efforts of NARS, total 63 varieties tolerant to flood/water logging stresses have been developed which comprise of 25 of rice, 4 of maize, 17 of sugarcane, 14 of jute and 3 of soybean ( Annexure-I ).

(b) During 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17; 30.2 lakh ton, 30.4 lakh ton, 31.6 lakh  ton  and  32.1  lakh  ton,  respectively  certified/quality  seeds  of  improved  varieties  of different crops tolerant to  abiotic  stresses  including  flood/waterlogging  were  made available  to  the  farmers  of  different  states  (Rice  -  Odisha,  West  Bengal,  Assam,  Uttar Pradesh,  Andhra  Pradesh,  Tamilnadu,  Kerala;  Sugarcane  -  Tamilnadu,  Andhra  Pradesh, Odisha,  Punjab,  Haryana,  Uttar  Pradesh,  Uttarakhand,  Gujarat,  Maharashtra,  Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh; Jute - Odisha, West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh;  Maize  -  Haryana,  Punjab,  Uttar  Pradesh,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Gujarat,  Andhra Pradesh,  Maharashtra,  Karnataka,  Bihar,  Jharkhand,  Chhattisgarh,  Odisha,  West  Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Tamilnadu; Soybean - Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Assam, West Bengal). Adoption of these varieties has led to sustainable production under problematic areas and state average productivity of respective crop remained static even under stressed environment.

(c) The Government of India has launched several Central Sector Crop Development Schemes  viz.,  National  Food  Security  Mission  (NFSM),  Bringing  Green  Revolution  in Eastern  India  (BGREI),  National  Mission  on  Oil  Seeds  and  Oil  Palm  (NMOOP)  and National  Mission  on  Agricultural  Extension  &  Technology  (NMAET)  -  Sub-mission  on Seeds & Planting Material (SMSP). These schemes are operating in all the states including flood  prone/water  logged  states  also.  Government provides  assistance  for  flood  tolerant seed production @ Rs. 1000 per quintal under the schemes/ programme of BGREI and for certified  seed  distribution  @  Rs.  1000  per  quintal  under  NFSM  and  foundation  seed  or certified seed distribution @ 50% of seed cost for one acre per farmer and training on seed production  and  seed  technology  is  provided  for  production  of  quality  seeds  and  also  to upgrade the quality of farm saved seeds under NMAET - SMSP.

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## Flood/ water logging tolerant varieties/hybrids of different crops developed under National Agricultural Research System in India

| Crop      | Varieties/hybrids                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Rice      | Swarna Sub-1, Sambha Mahsuri Sub 1, Savitri Sub 1, Varshadhan, Gayatri, Sarla, Pooja, Prateeksha, Durga, Jalamani, CR Dhan 505, CR Dhan 502, Jalnidhi, Neerja, Jaladhi 1, Jaladhi 2, Hemavathi, CR Dhan 401, CR Dhan 500, Hanseswari, Jayantidhan, Chakaakhi, CR Dhan 501, CR Dhan 508, CR 1009 Sub 1                              |
| Maize     | HM-5, Seed Tech-2324, HM-10, PMH-2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Sugarcane | Co 98014 (Karan 1), Co 0239, Co 0118, Co 0238, Co 0233, Co 05009, Co 0124, Co 0237, CoLk 94184 (Birendra), Co Or 03151, CoPK 05191(Pratap Ganna 1), Co 87044 (Uttara), CoA 06321(Kanakamahalakshmi), CoSnk 05104 (Sankeshwar 814), CoN 05071 (Gujarat Sugarcane 5), CoN 04131 (Gujarat Sugarcane 7), CoA 08323 (Buddhi 2003 A 255) |
| Jute      | JRO 7835, JRO 878, JRO 524, JRC 321, JRC 7447, JRC 532, JRC-517, Bidhan Pat 1, S19, Tarun, JRCM 2, KJC 7, JRC 9057, AAUCJ 2                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Soybean   | JS 97 52, JS 20-38, PK 472                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |

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