Lok Sabha Question No. 1320 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-18
Subject: Aspects Regarding Cultivation of Millets
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, P.R. SUNDARAM

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1320

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  18 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## ASPECTS REGARDING CULTIVATION OF MILLETS

## 1320.    SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

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

- (a) the details of the leading millets producing States in the country along with the total production  of  millets  recorded  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the details of the assistance provided by the Government to millets producers during the said period, State/UTwise;
- (c) whether the Government is aware that millets can be grown in drought prone regions as they take less water to grow and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is considering to implement any special incentive scheme to encourage cultivation of millets in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  other  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  boost  the  production  of  millets  in  the country?

## 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): State/UT-wise details of the production of millets (i.e.  Jowar, Bajra, Ragi and Small Millets) during each of the last three years and the current year i.e, 2015-16 to 2018-19 in the country are given at Annexure-I.

(b) to (e): Yes  Madam,  the  Government  is  aware  that  millets  can  be  grown  in  drought prone  regions  as  it  takes  less  water  to  grow.  In  order  to  increase  the  production  and  to promote cultivation of coarse cereals including millets in the country, 'National Food Security Mission (NFSM) - Coarse Cereals' is implemented since 2014-15 in 265 districts of 28 States including North-Eastern and Hill States. From the year 2018-19, 'NFSM - Nutri Cereals' is implemented to increase the production and to promote cultivation of millets in 202 districts of 22  states  including  North-Eastern  and  Hill  States.  The  assistance  provided  to  the  State Governments  under  NFSM  -  Nutri  Cereals  includes  cluster  demonstration  by State Department of Agriculture with  the  technical  backstopping  of  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural Research (ICAR) / State Agricultural Universities (SAUs), distribution of seed minikits, plant and  soil  protection  management,  resource  conservation  tools,  water  application  tools,  etc. Besides, Government of India declares Minimum Support Price (MSP) of Jowar, Bajra and Ragi to protect the interest of millet growers.

The details of allocation and release of funds to the States under the NFSM-Coarse Cereals  during  2015-16  to  2017-18  and  NFSM-Nutri  Cereals  during  2018-19  (as  on 11.12.2018) are given at Annexure-II .

## Annexure-I

## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1320 for reply on 18.12.2018 Production of Millets during 2015-16 to 2018-19

(in '000 tonnes)

| States               |   2015- 16 |   2016- 17 | 2017- 18*   | 2018-19**   |
|----------------------|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
| Andhra Pradesh       |      505   |      329   | 453.0       | 105.1       |
| Arunachal Pradesh    |       27.6 |       27   | #           | #           |
| Assam                |        4.4 |        2.9 | 4.0         | 3.9         |
| Bihar                |       17.6 |       12.5 | 15.8        | 14.8        |
| Chhattisgarh         |       20.5 |       32.3 | 27.7        | 18.8        |
| Gujarat              |      960.7 |     1136   | 1039.0      | 328.3       |
| Haryana              |      680   |      997   | 746.0       | 869.9       |
| Himachal Pradesh     |        5   |        6.3 | 3.8         | 4.9         |
| Jammu & Kashmir      |        7.7 |       15.6 | 16.2        | 8.9         |
| Jharkhand            |       10.6 |       23   | 20.5        | 15.9        |
| Karnataka            |     2298.2 |     1967   | 2725.1      | 1496.7      |
| Kerala               |        0.2 |        0.2 | 0.3         | 0.1         |
| Madhya Pradesh       |     1092.3 |     1173.2 | 1469.1      | 1078.9      |
| Maharashtra          |     1809.3 |     3126   | 2534.2      | 865.0       |
| Meghalaya            |        2.8 |        2.8 | #           | #           |
| Nagaland             |       11.1 |       12.4 | #           | #           |
| Odisha               |       46.2 |       51.5 | 52.2        | 54.4        |
| Punjab               |        0   |        0.7 | 0.6         | 0.0         |
| Rajasthan            |     3878.3 |     4514.7 | 4059.7      | 4183.4      |
| Sikkim               |        6.5 |        6.7 | #           | #           |
| Tamilnadu            |      917.3 |      391.8 | 940.4       | 457.7       |
| Telengana            |       83   |      105   | 82.0        | 36.9        |
| Tripura              |        0.1 |        0.8 | #           | #           |
| Uttar Pradesh        |     1885   |     1924   | 2016.0      | 1836.8      |
| Uttarakhand          |      224.9 |      245   | 216.0       | 225.0       |
| West Bengal          |       14.2 |       13   | 15.8        | 4.2         |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli |        1.6 |        1.5 | #           | #           |
| Daman and Diu        |        0.6 |        0.5 | #           | #           |
| Lakshadweep          |        0   |        0   | #           | #           |
| NCT Delhi            |        6.9 |        6.3 | #           | #           |
| Puducherry           |        0   |        0.1 | #           | #           |
| Others               |        0   |        0   | 61.0        | 47.2        |
| All India            |    14517.5 |    16124.8 | 16498.4     | 11656.8     |

* as per 4th Advance Estimates ** as per 1st Advance Estimates # included in others

Annexure-II Annexure referred to in reply to Part (b) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1320 for reply on 18.12.2018 Allocation of funds to the States under NFSM - Coarse Cereals during 2015-16 to 2017-18 and NFSM - Nutri Cereals during 2018-19 (as on 11.12.2018)

(Rs. in Crore)

| S. No.   | State             | 2015-16    | 2015-16   | 2016-17    | 2016-17   | 2017-18    | 2017-18   | 2018-19    | 2018-19   |
|----------|-------------------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
| S. No.   | State             | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release   |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 3.74       | 3.74      | 3.30       | 1.65      | 3.86       | 2.11      | 2.32       | 1.16      |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 6.53       | 6.53      | 8.27       | 4.13      | 8.57       | 4.29      | 0.70       | 0.53      |
| 3        | Assam             | 1.83       | 1.25      | 3.37       | 0.00      | 3.82       | 3.78      | 0.91       | 0.46      |
| 4        | Bihar             | 5.01       | 2.69      | 5.76       | 3.16      | 3.07       | 1.53      | -          | -         |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 0.97       | 0.48      | 1.56       | 1.56      | 1.73       | 0.86      | 0.97       | 0.73      |
| 6        | Gujarat           | 1.70       | 0.85      | 7.37       | 0.00      | 4.91       | 2.35      | 5.32       | 3.99      |
| 7        | Haryana           | 2.78       | 1.39      | 3.17       | 1.43      | 2.11       | 0.78      | 5.78       | 3.11      |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh  | 1.99       | 1.98      | 2.87       | 2.87      | 3.59       | 3.37      | 0.44       | 0.33      |
| 9        | J & K             | 2.38       | 1.19      | 1.19       | 0.60      | 5.77       | 2.87      | -          | -         |
| 10       | Jharkhand         | 1.09       | 1.09      | 1.70       | 0.85      | 1.78       | 0.00      | -          | -         |
| 11       | Karnataka         | 14.38      | 12.83     | 21.61      | 21.61     | 20.77      | 9.21      | 16.70      | 8.35      |
| 12       | Kerala            | 0.02       | 0.01      | 0.00       | 0.00      | 0.00       | 0.00      | -          | -         |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh    | 6.84       | 3.42      | 10.46      | 1.82      | 8.53       | 0.00      | 6.75       | 5.06      |
| 14       | Maharashtra       | 12.19      | 12.19     | 29.39      | 14.69     | 19.59      | 19.53     | 16.33      | 8.16      |
| 15       | Manipur           | 1.69       | 1.69      | 2.69       | 1.35      | 3.02       | 0.99      | 0.84       | 0.63      |
| 16       | Meghalaya         | 1.92       | 1.92      | 2.39       | 1.20      | 2.68       | 2.66      | -          | -         |
| 17       | Mizoram           | 0.50       | 0.40      | 0.70       | 0.35      | 0.79       | 0.79      | 0.47       | 0.35      |
| 18       | Nagaland          | 6.91       | 3.85      | 7.50       | 3.75      | 8.85       | 7.69      | 0.79       | 0.59      |
| 19       | Odisha            | 1.88       | 1.44      | 1.11       | 0.56      | 0.74       | 0.37      | 1.43       | 1.08      |
| 20       | Punjab            | 0.61       | 0.31      | 0.88       | 0.44      | 0.59       | 0.29      | -          | -         |
| 21       | Sikkim            | 2.80       | 1.40      | 7.02       | 2.81      | 4.51       | 0.00      | 0.81       | 0.61      |
| 22       | Rajasthan         | 29.32      | 14.66     | 38.03      | 19.02     | 25.36      | 0.00      | 13.29      | 6.64      |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu        | 2.52       | 2.52      | 5.20       | 4.74      | 3.46       | 2.33      | 3.97       | 2.98      |
| 24       | Telangana         | 3.73       | 1.86      | 5.18       | 2.59      | 4.65       | 1.49      | 1.06       | 0.80      |
| 25       | Tripura           | 0.52       | 0.52      | 0.49       | 0.24      | 0.54       | 0.51      | 0.75       | 0.38      |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh     | 7.94       | 3.97      | 12.54      | 6.27      | 8.36       | 4.70      | 11.10      | 5.55      |
| 27       | Uttarakhand       | 0.59       | 0.29      | 2.05       | 0.00      | 2.56       | 1.27      | 1.77       | 1.32      |
| 28       | West Bengal       | 0.41       | 0.36      | 0.89       | 0.89      | 2.55       | 2.47      | 0.12       | 0.09      |
|          | Total             | 122.79     | 84.83     | 186.69     | 98.58     | 156.76     | 76.24     | 92.62      | 52.90     |

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