Lok Sabha Question No. 180 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-03
Subject: Production of Coarse Cereals
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 180

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE   3 RD  MARCH, 2020

## PRODUCTION OF COARSE CEREALS

- *180.     SHRI MANSUKH BHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

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

- (a) the details  of  the  production  of  coarse  cereals  during  each  of  the  last  three  years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has formulated any scheme to increase the production of the said cereals;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of achievements made under the said scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA  SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 180    DUE FOR REPLY ON 3 RD  MARCH, 2020.

- (a): State/UT-wise  details  of  the  production  of  coarse  cum  nutri-cereals  during  the  last three years and current year i.e. 2016-17 to 2019-20 are given in the Annexure .
- (b) & (c): Coarse Cereal Crops are included as one of the component under National Food Security Mission (NFSM)  programme  from  2014-15  to  increase  the  production  and productivity of coarse cereals through area expansion and productivity enhancement.

From  2018-19,  NFSM-Coarse  Cereals  has  been  divided  into  two  parts,  namely; NFSM-Coarse Cereals (Maize and Barley) and NFSM-Nutri-Cereals (Bajra, Jowar, Ragi and other Small Millets). NFSM-Coarse Cereals is being implemented in 269 districts of 26 States & 2 UTs viz ., Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh and that of NFSM-Nutri-Cereals in 202 districts of 14 States. The North Eastern States, Himachal Pradesh, & 2 UTs viz ., Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh have been given flexibility to implement the programme on nutri-cereals.

Under  NFSM-Coarse  Cereals,  assistance  is  being  provided  to  the  farmers  for organizing demonstrations on improved package of practices & intercropping and distribution of  seeds  of  High  Yielding  Varieties  (HYVs)  &  Hybrids.  Further,  under  the  programme  of NFSM-Nutri Cereals, assistance is also being provided for organizing cluster demonstrations on improved package of practices, seed production/distribution of HYVs/Hybrids, distribution of  micronutrients  &  bio-fertilizers  for  integrated  nutrient  management,  plant  protection chemicals  &  bio-agents,  weedicides  for  integrated  pest  management,  manual  sprayer, sprinkler,  cropping  system  based  trainings,  formation  of  Farmers  Producer  Organizations (FPOs)  in  cluster  area,  creation  of  processing  units  of  FPOs,  Centers  of  Excellence, distribution of seed minikits (HYVs), publicity etc.

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(d): Under NFSM-Coarse Cereals and Nutri Cereals, during the year 2019-20 demonstrations on recommended agronomic practices have been conducted in 8.30 lakh ha area. Nearly, 1.86  lakh quintals (qtls)  of  High  Yielding  Varieties/Hybrids  have  been distributed.  Further,  60,051  qtls  of  certified  seed  has  been  produced.  Approximately,  3.89 lakh ha area has been treated with soil ameliorants and 2.71 lakh ha area has been covered under Integrated Pest Management (IPM). Nearly 78,587 nos. of improved farm machineries and 4,046 sprinkler sets have been distributed. Under NFSM-Nutri Cereals, 2025 cropping system based trainings have been conducted for capacity building of farmers.

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## Annexure

## Production of Coarse Cereals from 2016-17 to 2019-20

## Production ('000 Tonnes)

| State/UT          | 2016-17   | 2017-18   |      2018-19 | 2019-20*   |
|-------------------|-----------|-----------|--------------|------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    | 1982.00   | 2776.14   |  1864.55     | 2215.76    |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 102.48    | 104.54    |     0        | 0.00       |
| Assam             | 94.15     | 101.83    |   108.045    | 102.21     |
| Bihar             | 2719.09   | 2385.25   |  2525.45     | 2486.65    |
| Chhattisgarh      | 357.54    | 347.25    |   331.525    | 318.03     |
| Goa               | -         | -         |     0        | 0.00       |
| Gujarat           | 1937.00   | 1782.18   |  1802.8      | 1202.16    |
| Haryana           | 1087.00   | 833.81    |   972.761    | 1060.51    |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 826.42    | 750.27    |   767.531    | 767.60     |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | 560.96    | 559.93    |     0        |            |
| Jharkhand         | 590.82    | 617.87    |   468.044    | 543.43     |
| Karnataka         | 5280.97   | 6592.62   |  5519.87     | 6393.96    |
| Kerala            | 0.23      | 0.42      |     0.617839 | 0.64       |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 4766.93   | 5304.13   |  5147.2      | 5093.41    |
| Maharashtra       | 6578.97   | 5471.35   |  3096.69     | 4192.36    |
| Manipur           | 58.80     | 63.10     |     0        | 0.00       |
| Meghalaya         | 44.35     | 44.40     |     0        | 0.00       |
| Mizoram           | 8.91      | 9.47      |     0        | 0.00       |
| Nagaland          | 149.50    | 150.34    |     0        | 0.00       |
| Odisha            | 256.21    | 170.19    |   169.142    | 162.89     |
| Punjab            | 477.20    | 453.19    |   421.321    | 630.71     |
| Rajasthan         | 6734.51   | 6732.22   |  6993.32     | 6883.64    |
| Sikkim            | 75.86     | 70.95     |     0        | 0.00       |
| Tamil Nadu        | 1345.16   | 3518.36   |  3707.97     | 3180.92    |
| Telangana         | 2768.19   | 2639.30   |  2155.72     | 2655.72    |
| Tripura           | 21.32     | 23.57     |     0        | 0.00       |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 3909.00   | 4016.81   |  3948.85     | 4257.38    |
| Uttarakhand       | 308.00    | 286.88    |   251.674    | 267.20     |
| West Bengal       | 721.60    | 1154.72   |  1741.48     | 1741.48    |
| A & N Islands     | 0.22      | 0.00      |     0        | 0.00       |
| D & N Haveli      | 1.48      | 1.46      |     0        | 0.00       |
| Delhi             | 6.70      | 6.65      |     0        | 0.00       |
| Daman & Diu       | 0.48      | 0.58      |     0        | 0.00       |
| Puducherry        | 0.07      | 0.36      |     0        | 0.00       |
| Others            | -         | -         |  1064.86     | 1087.44    |
| All India         | 43772.12  | 46970.15  | 43059.4      | 45244.09   |