Lok Sabha Question No. 561 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-06
Subject: Study for Foodgrain Production
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: M. I. SHANAVAS

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.561

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2018

## STUDY FOR FOODGRAIN PRODUCTION

561.   SHRI  M.I. SHANAVAS:

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

- (a) whether  any  study  has  been  conducted  to  find  out  ways  and  means  to  increase  the foodgrain production in the country during the last three years; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI  GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a) & (b): Yes, Madam.  An Impact evaluation study has been conducted for 12 th Five Year Plan (2012-13 to 2016-17) to assess the effective implementation of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme- National Food Security Mission (NFSM) and to  increase the foodgrains production in the country.

During  XII  Plan  as  against  a  target  of  25  million  tonnes  of  additional  foodgrains production, the total foodgrains production is 275.68 million tonnes at the end of XII Plan.  The production achieved in the foodgrain crops is as under:

| Crops            |   Target- Additional Production at end of XII Plan |   Average Production of XI Plan from 2007- 08 to 2011-12 (in million tonnes) |   Production at the end of XII Plan (2016-17) |   Increase (XII over XI Plan) in million tonnes |   % Increase (XII over XI Plan) |
|------------------|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Rice             |                                                 10 |                                                                         97.3 |                                         110.2 |                                            13.9 |                            13.3 |
| Wheat            |                                                  8 |                                                                         84.4 |                                          98.4 |                                            14   |                            16.6 |
| Pulses           |                                                  4 |                                                                         15.9 |                                          23   |                                             7.1 |                            44.7 |
| Coarse Cereals   |                                                  3 |                                                                         40   |                                          44.2 |                                             4.2 |                            10.6 |
| Total Foodgrains |                                                 25 |                                                                        237.4 |                                         275.7 |                                            38.3 |                            16.1 |

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