Lok Sabha Question No. 5856 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-03
Subject: Availability of Fruits and Vegetables
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RAM KUMAR SHARMA KUSHWAHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5856

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 RD  APRIL, 2018

## AVAILABILITY OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

5856.      SHRI RAM KUMAR SHARMA:

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

- (a) whether the availability of fruits and vegetables is continuously increasing during the last few years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the big corporate houses of the country and Foreign Multi National Companies are selling fruits and vegetables through retail market in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the consumers are getting fruits and vegetables at cheaper rates due to entry of big companies in the market; and
- (e) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto?

## 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  availability  of  fruits  and  vegetables  is  continuously  increasing during the last few years. Details of state-wise production of fruits and vegetables in the country during the last three years and current year are given in Table-1 & 2 at Annexure-I.
- (c): Yes,  Madam.    A  total of 28 companies are registered with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs which are selling fruits and vegetables through their retail stores in the country.
- (d): The fruits  and  vegetables  are  available  to  consumers  at  reasonable  rates  in  the  retail outlets of these companies.
- (e): Government, in    January  2018, has recently announced changes in norms pertaining to single-brand    Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), making it considerably easier for global retailers to gain access to the Indian markets.

Table-1: Statewise Production of Fruits

Production in '000 MT

| Sl. No.          | STATES/UTs             | 2014-15   | 2015-16 2016-17   | 2017-18 (Provisional)   |
|------------------|------------------------|-----------|-------------------|-------------------------|
| 1 ANDHRA         | 9121.62                | 10088.82  | 13612.92          | 13912.66                |
| 2 ARUNACHAL      | PRADESH PRADESH 331.40 | 306.27    | 124.38            | 125.34                  |
| 3 ASSAM          | 2030.14                | 2077.77   | 2024.84           | 2433.95                 |
| 4 BIHAR          | 3990.00                |           | 4230.63 4234.62   | 4234.62                 |
| 5 CHHATISGARH    | 2071.14                | 2294.73   | 2480.40           | 2514.49                 |
| 6 GUJARAT        | 8300.60                | 8477.17   | 8937.42           | 9026.79                 |
| 7 HARYANA        | 703.68                 | 737.82    | 770.97            | 1050.00                 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH | 751.94                 | 928.83    | 611.88            | 596.29                  |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR   | 1779.44                | 2115.72   | 2241.06           | 8 9 2241.16             |
| 10 JHARKHAND     | 898.08                 | 961.19    | 1047.97           | 1034.81                 |
| 11 KARNATAKA     | 6799.89                | 7023.69   | 7218.38           | 7559.08                 |
| KERALA           | 2554.12                | 2532.94   | 2509.13           | 2493.90                 |
| MADHYA PRADESH   | 6119.00                | 5783.06   | 6935.60           | 12 13 7004.95           |
| 14 MAHARASHTRA   | 11089.53               | 9749.80   | 10630.08          | 10879.88                |
| 15 MANIPUR       | 521.57                 | 467.76    | 478.77            | 523.61                  |
| MEGHALAYA        | 377.25                 | 395.40    | 426.86            | 16 443.02               |
| 17 MIZORAM       | 350.91                 | 330.28    | 339.05            | 342.04                  |
| NAGALAND         | 411.00                 | 374.13    | 388.49            | 18 380.30               |
| 19 ODISHA        | 2156.49                | 2386.94   | 2432.27           | 2433.61                 |
| 20 PUNJAB        | 1644.64                | 1790.94   | 1818.19           | 1908.46                 |
| 21 RAJASTHAN     | 735.60                 | 681.57    | 995.60            | 1008.08                 |
| 22 SIKKIM        | 0.03                   | 23.48     | 25.56             | 24.01                   |
| 23 TAMIL NADU    | 5963.93                | 6635.10   | 6181.77           | 5158.35                 |
| 24 TELANGANA     | 5287.70                |           | 4319.87 1200.30   | 1765.90                 |
| 25 TRIPURA       | 819.12                 | 854.05    | 559.92            | 594.70                  |
| 26 UTTAR PRADESH | 7558.99                | 10296.14  | 10302.76          | 10521.77                |
| 27 UTTARAKHAND   | 785.97                 | 659.10    | 662.85            | 669.48                  |
| 28 WEST BENGAL   | 3313.70                | 3516.71   | 3585.30           | 3848.97                 |
| 29 OTHERS        | 134.23                 | 143.16    | 140.75            | 153.67                  |
| TOTAL            | 86601.68               | 90183.04  | 92918.04          | 94883.86                |

## Annexure-I

## Table-2: Statewise  Production of Vegetables

## Production in '000 MT

| Sl. No.           |   STATES/UTs |   2014-15 |   2015-16 | 2016-17   | 2017-18 (Provisional)   |
|-------------------|--------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------|
| 1 ANDHRA PRADESH  |      4592.58 |   5442.77 |   8026.36 | 8503.87   |                         |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH |        41    |     33.01 |     14.42 | 14.57     | 2                       |
| ASSAM             |      4469.73 |   3821.71 |   3329.58 | 4033.30   |                         |
| BIHAR             |     14467.1  |  14400.1  |  14521    | 14518.97  | 3 4                     |
| CHHATISGARH       |      5812.32 |   6318.41 |   6728    | 7000.82   | 5                       |
| GUJARAT           |     11861.2  |  13401.4  |  13161.2  | 13292.86  | 6                       |
| HARYANA           |      5305.59 |   6129.36 |   6180.43 | 7905.00   | 7                       |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH  |      1585.37 |   1715.16 |   1783.77 | 1770.29   | 8                       |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR    |      1395.47 |   1386.37 |   1410.42 | 1424.52   | 9                       |
| JHARKHAND         |      4279.28 |   3373.82 |   3370    | 3399.88   | 10                      |
| KARNATAKA         |      8828.37 |   7804.57 |   8167.16 | 8547.30   | 11                      |
| KERALA            |      1645.06 |   2088.66 |   1921.45 | 2010.78   | 12                      |
| MADHYA PRADESH    |     14199    |  15568.3  |  17928.5  | 18208.79  | 13                      |
| MAHARASHTRA       |      8783.01 |   9452.07 |  10520.5  | 9043.98   | 14                      |
| MANIPUR           |       268.01 |    316.51 |    369.86 | 359.30    | 15                      |
| MEGHALAYA         |       534    |    494.88 |    523.42 | 522.55    | 16                      |
| MIZORAM           |       273.76 |    179.02 |    179.88 | 179.86    | 17                      |
| NAGALAND          |       492.37 |    494.61 |    564.62 | 561.57    | 18                      |
| ODISHA            |      9413.54 |   8755.51 |   8761.61 | 8770.77   | 19                      |
| PUNJAB            |      4167.65 |   4301.63 |   4564.91 | 4917.68   | 20                      |
| RAJASTHAN         |      1433.23 |   1986.73 |   1795.37 | 1935.76   | 21                      |
| 22 SIKKIM         |       130.06 |    106.94 |    190.72 |           | 190.72                  |
| 23 TAMIL NADU     |      7521.02 |   6976.15 |   6559.84 |           | 5656.99                 |
| 24 TELANGANA      |      3005.33 |   3195.44 |   1647.03 | 1519.30   |                         |
| 25 TRIPURA        |       811.09 |    793.24 |    817.94 | 802.37    |                         |
| UTTAR PRADESH     |     26120.2  |  26251    |  28192.6  | 28226.19  | 26                      |
| 27 UTTARAKHAND    |      1109.65 |    945.36 |    945.29 |           | 954.74                  |
| 28 WEST BENGAL    |     26354.6  |  22825.5  |  25505.7  |           | 25892.08                |
| 29 OTHERS         |       578.57 |    505.81 |    490.83 |           | 519.34                  |
| TOTAL             |    169478    | 169064    | 178172    | 180684.15 |                         |

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## Annexure-I