Lok Sabha Question No. 4114 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-20
Subject: Production of Crops
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: T. RADHAKRISHNAN, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, ANWHAR RAAJHAA, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, SUDHEER GUPTA, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4114

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  20 TH  MARCH, 2018

## PRODUCTION OF CROPS

4114.  SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

SHRI A. ANWHAR RAAJHAA:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the Government has released the 2nd Advance Estimates of Production of Major Crops for 2017-18 recently and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  estimated  production  of  wheat, oilseeds, Jute and Mesta is lower than the previous year;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, crop-wise;
- (d) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  overcome  the  shortage  of wheat, oilseeds, Jute and Mesta in the country; and
- (e) the  corrective  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  the production of such crops in the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã ½ãñâ Àã·¾ã ½ãâ¨ããè ( SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a):                Yes,  Madam.  The  2 nd Advance Estimates of Production of Major Crops for 2017-18 has been released on 27 th February, 2018. The details of production of major

crops during 2017-18 as per the Second Advance Estimates in the country are given as under:

Contd….2/-

-2-

(in million tonnes)

| Crop           |   2017-18 |
|----------------|-----------|
| Rice           |    111.01 |
| Wheat          |     97.11 |
| Coarse Cereals |     45.42 |
| Pulses         |     23.95 |
| Oilseeds       |     29.88 |
| Sugarcane      |    353.23 |
| Cotton #       |     33.92 |
| Jute*          |      9.98 |
| Mesta*         |      0.53 |

# Production in million bales of 170kgs each.

* Production in million bales of 180kgs each.

(b) & (c): The details of production of wheat, oilseeds, jute and mesta during current year (2 nd advance estimates) vis-à-vis last year is given as under:

(in million tonnes)

| Crop     |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |
|----------|-----------|-----------|
| Wheat    |     98.51 |     97.11 |
| Oilseeds |     31.28 |     29.88 |
| Jute*    |     10.43 |      9.98 |
| Mesta*   |      0.53 |      0.53 |

Depending on yearly  variations  in  weather,  rainfall  situation,  irrigation  facilities, shift  in  area  to  other  competing  crops  etc.,  the  production  of  various  crops  including wheat, oilseeds, Jute and Mesta has been fluctuating.

(d) & (e): In  order  to  increase  the  production  and  productivity  of  agricultural  crops including wheat, oilseeds, jute and mesta, Government implements various programmes  /schemes  viz.  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY),  National  Food Security Mission (NFSM), Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI), National Mission on Oil Seeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP), Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY), Soil Health Card (SHC) etc.

In addition, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and State Agricultural Universities (SAU) have developed a number of improved varieties/hybrids of food grain crops  to  enhance  production  and  productivity  of  food  crops.  Further,  Government facilitates  imports  of  various  agricultural  commodities  to  augment  their  domestic availability.

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