Lok Sabha Question No. 272 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-04
Subject: Increasing Production of Crops
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Pritam Gopinath Munde

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 272

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 4 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020

## INCREASING PRODUCTION OF CROPS

## 272.  SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU: DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:

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

- ( a) whether the Union Government has identified various districts of 28 States and two Union Territories (UTs) of Laddakh and Jammu and Kashmir under the National Food Security Mission to  increase  the  production  and  productivity  of  rice,  wheat,  pulses,  coarse  cereals  and  nutri cereals (millets) through area expansion and productivity enhancement;
- (b) if so, the details and criteria fixed for such identification along with the extent to which the productivity has been increased in these districts since its implementation;
- (c) whether  there  is  any  specialised  training  to  the  farmers  in  different  fields  under  the scheme;
- (d) if so, the details and the salient features thereof; and
- (e) the number of farmers in different fields who have been trained so far in these districts and the target fixed for the next two years in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) & (b) : Yes  Sir.  National  Food  Security  Mission  (NFSM)  is  being  implemented  in identified districts of 28 States & 2 Union Territories (UTs) viz . Jammu & Kashmir and Laddakh in  the  country. NFSM-Rice in  194  districts  of  24  states  &  UT  of  Jammu  &  Kashmir, NFSMWheat in 126 districts of 10 states & 2 UTs viz . Jammu & Kashmir and Laddakh, NFSM-Pulses in  638  districts  of  28  states  &  2  UTs viz .  Jammu  &  Kashmir  and  Laddakh, NFSM-Coarse Cereals in 269 districts of 26 states & 2 UTs viz . Jammu & Kashmir and Laddakh ( Maize in 237 districts of 26 states & 2 UTs viz . Jammu & Kashmir and Laddakh and Barley in 39 districts of 4 states) and NFSM-Nutri-Cereals in 202 districts of 14 states (Jowar in 88 districts of 10 states, Bajra in 88 districts of 9 states, Ragi in 44 districts of 8 states and other millets in 43 districts of 7 states). The North Eastern States, Himachal Pradesh, & 2 UTs viz .  Jammu & Kashmir and Laddakh have also been given liberty to implement programme on nutri-cereals. The criteria for selection of districts are as under;

- i) Districts with area more than 50,000 ha and yield below State average yield under NFSMRice and NFSM-Wheat have been identified.
2. ii) However,  All  districts  of  north-eastern  states  (except  Assam)  with  at  least  5,000  ha  area under rice have been identified.
3. iii)   Districts with at least 15,000 ha area under rice or wheat in hilly states of Himachal Pradesh & Uttarakhand and UT of  Jammu & Kashmir have also been identified.
4. iv)   All districts of 28 States & 2 Union Territories have been included under NFSM Pulses.
- v)  In case of coarse cereals (maize and barley), the districts covering 70% of the total coarse cereals area of the state have been covered.
6. vi) All  States  growing  Jowar,  Bajra,  Ragi  and  other  Small  Millets  are  covered  under  the programme  of  NFSM-Nutri-Cereals.  However,  for  identification  of  districts,  only  those districts  have been identified that have more than 10,000 ha area under Jowar, Bajra and 5,000 ha area for Finger Millet and 2,000 ha area for other Small Millets (Foxtail, Barnyard, Kodo, Little/Kutki and Proso Millets).

The extent to which the productivity of crops has increased since the inception of NFSM programme (2007-08) is at ANNEXURE I .

(c) to (e): Yes Sir. Under NFSM programme, in order to acquaint the farmers with the latest crop production and protection technologies, assistance for cropping system based training is being provided to the farmers. Each training has 4 sessions i.e. one at the beginning of Kharif and Rabi season, one each during Kharif and Rabi season. The training is being imparted by crop/subject matter specialists of  ICAR institutes/SAUs/KVKs. In each training, a group of 30 farmers are being trained.

The number of farmers in different fields who have been trained during the years 201617  to  2019-20  along  with  the  target  fixed  for  the  years  2020-21  and  2021-2022  is  at ANNEXURE II .

Table 01: State wise productivity scenario of foodgrain crops:

## (Productivity in Kg/Ha)

| S.N       | State               | Rice    | Rice     | Wheat   | Wheat    | Pulses   | Pulses   | Nutri-cum-coarse cereals   | Nutri-cum-coarse cereals   |
|-----------|---------------------|---------|----------|---------|----------|----------|----------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| S.N       | State               | 2007-08 | 2018-19* | 2007-08 | 2018-19* | 2007-08  | 2018-19* | 2007-08                    | 2018-19*                   |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      | 3344    | 3733     | 899     | -        | 803      | 567      | 3336                       | 4052                       |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 1275    | -        | 1472    | -        | 1078     | -        | 1182                       | -                          |
| 3         | Assam               | 1428    | 2086     | 1268    | 1465     | 558      | 725      | 680                        | 2605                       |
| 4         | Bihar               | 1237    | 1902     | 2058    | 2922     | 818      | 898      | 2185                       | 4335                       |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh        | 1446    | 1810     | 1059    | 1373     | 586      | 722      | 712                        | 1523                       |
| 6         | Goa                 | 2330    | -        | -       | -        | 991      | -        | 2333                       | -                          |
| 7         | Gujarat             | 1942    | 2248     | 3013    | 3010     | 843      | 1023     | 1373                       | 1946                       |
| 8         | Haryana             | 3361    | 3121     | 4158    | 4925     | 602      | 1019     | 1762                       | 2002                       |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh    | 1546    | 1603     | 1376    | 1774     | 1062     | 2015     | 2689                       | 2452                       |
| 10        | Jammu& Kashmir      | 2133    | 2096     | 1782    | 1702     | 508      | 709      | 1440                       | 1615                       |
| 11        | Jharkhand           | 2018    | 1889     | 1621    | 1831     | 736      | 784      | 1349                       | 1810                       |
| 12        | Karnataka           | 2625    | 3011     | 946     | 1300     | 531      | 551      | 1829                       | 1866                       |
| 13        | Kerala              | 2310    | 2915     | -       | 1429     | 857      | 924      | 636                        | 1062                       |
| 14        | Madhya              | 938     | 2270     | 1612    | 2802     | 609      | 1135     | 1082                       | 2483                       |
| 15        | Pradesh Maharashtra | 1903    | 2204     | 1659    | 1666     | 746      | 616      | 1122                       | 1074                       |
| 16        | Manipur             | 2246    | -        | -       | -        | 497      | -        | 2800                       | -                          |
| 17        | Meghalaya           | 1882    | -        | 1833    | -        | 825      | -        | 1391                       | -                          |
| 18        | Mizoram             | 288     | -        | -       | -        | 529      | -        | 95                         | -                          |
| 19        | Nagaland            | 1685    | -        | 1067    | -        | 1889     | -        | 1499                       | -                          |
| 20        | Odisha              | 1694    | 1972     | 1554    | 1774     | 446      | 559      | 1219                       | 1240                       |
| 21        | Punjab              | 4019    | 4132     | 4507    | 5183     | 804      | 928      | 3311                       | 3607                       |
| 22        | Rajasthan           | 2031    | 2291     | 2749    | 3501     | 401      | 622      | 1015                       | 1209                       |
| 23        | Sikkim              | 1636    | -        | 1000    | -        | 928      | -        | 1452                       | -                          |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu          | 2817    | 3748     | -       | -        | 303      | 687      | -                          | 3709                       |
| 25        | Telangana           | -       | 3436     | -       | 1596     | -        | 835      | 1943                       | 3388                       |
| 26        | Tripura             | 2633    | -        | 1900    | -        | 691      | -        | 1000                       | -                          |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh       | 2063    | 2704     | 2817    | 3432     | 731      | 1044     | 1454                       | 2066                       |
| 28        | Uttarakhand         | 2052    | 2354     | 2050    | 2880     | 794      | 893      | 1319                       | 1310                       |
| 29        | West Bengal         | 2573    | 2906     | 2602    | 2859     | 793      | 944      | 2729                       | 5656                       |
| All India | All India           | 2202    | 2659     | 2802    | 3507     | 625      | 806      | 1431                       | 1954                       |

Source: DES,

* As per 4 th advance estimates

ANNEXURE -II Table 02: Target & Achievement for training of farmers under National Food Security Mission

| Year    | Target   | Achievement    |
|---------|----------|----------------|
|         | 341640   | 2016-17 496740 |
| 491070  | 362670   | 2017-18        |
| 454740  | 342180   | 2018-19        |
| 511530  | 362520*  | 2019-20        |
|         | 537107 - | 2020-21        |
| 2021-22 | 563962 - |                |

* As per data from State Government till date.

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