Lok Sabha Question No. 1760 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-02
Subject: Decline in Sugarcane Production
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Kanakmal Katara

O.I.H.

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1760

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  2 ND  JULY, 2019

## DECLINE IN SUGARCANE PRODUCTION

1760.  SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

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

- (a)  whether it is a  fact  that  decline  in  the  sowing  acreage  of  sugarcane have  been  noticed during the last three years, if so, the details thereof, State-wise and Union Territory-wise;
- (b) if so, the factors responsible for the decline in the sowing acreage of sugarcane;
- (c)  whether  sugarcane  growing  farmers  have  shifted  to  cultivation  of  other  crops  such  as pulses, floriculture etc.;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the steps being taken by the Government to meet the shortage of sugar and to increase the production of sugarcane in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a) to (d): The normal area (average of 2013-14 to 2017-18) under sugarcane cultivation in the  country  is  48.32  lakh  hectares.  During  2015-16,  area  under  sugarcane  was  estimated above the normal area coverage. The area under sugarcane declined to 44.36 lakh hectares during 2016-17 due to lesser area coverage in Maharashtra and then increased to 47.37 lakh hectares during 2017-18. The area coverage under sugarcane further increased to 51.31 lakh hectares during 2018-19 (as per 3 rd Advance Estimate).

The normal yield (average of 2013-14 to 2017-18) of sugarcane in the country is 72388 kg  per  hectare.  During  2015-16  and  2016-17,  yield  of  sugarcane  was  estimated  below  the normal yield. However, it increased to 80198 kg per hectare during 2017-18 and is estimated at 78033 kg per hectare during 2018-19 (as per 3 rd Advance Estimate) which are significantly higher than the normal yield.

State-wise details of area sown under sugarcane crop and yield of sugarcane during each of the last three years and current year i.e. from 2015-16 to 2018-19 (as per 3 rd Advance Estimate) are given at Annexure-I and II .

The area under sugarcane cultivation depends on farmers' preference, shift of area to other  competing  crops,  agro-  climatic  conditions,  inter-crop  relative  profitability,  irrigation facilities, resources available and timely payment of cane dues to farmers by the sugar mills.

(e): To enhance production and productivity of sugarcane in the country, the Government has been implementing Sugarcane Development Programme under National Food Security Mission - Commercial Crops (NFSM-CC) in 13 major sugarcane growing states of the country viz.  Andhra  Pradesh,  Bihar,  Gujarat,  Haryana,  Karnataka,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Maharashtra, Odisha,  Punjab,  Telangana,  Tamil  Nadu,  Uttarakhand  and  Uttar  Pradesh  from  2014-15. Under  this  scheme  thrust  has  been  given  on  transfer  of  technology  through  frontline demonstrations and training in order to extend benefits to the farmers. The components under NFSM-CC Sugarcane include demonstration on inter-cropping and single bud chip technology with sugarcane, assistance for breeder seed production, production / supply of tissue culture plantlets/seedlings, distribution of plant protection chemicals and bio-agents, etc.

The Central Government also fixes Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane, well in advance of sowing season, to induce farmers to sow sugarcane. FRP is a minimum benchmark price below which sugar mills cannot purchase cane from the cane growers.

The  states  can  also  support  Sugarcane  Development  Programme  under  Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) with the approval of State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLCC).

## Annexure-I

## Annexure referred to in reply to Parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1760 due for reply on 02.07.2019

## State/UT-wise Area of Sugarcane during 2015-16 to 2018-19

|                   | Area ('000 Hectares)   | Area ('000 Hectares)   | Area ('000 Hectares)   | Area ('000 Hectares)   |
|-------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| STATES / UTs      | 2015-16                | 2016-17                | 2017-18                | 2018-19*               |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 122.00                 | 103.00                 | 99.00                  | 102.00                 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 1.95                   | 1.76                   | 1.79                   | #                      |
| Assam             | 29.46                  | 31.38                  | 30.56                  | 30.00                  |
| Bihar             | 244.02                 | 239.57                 | 233.77                 | 227.01                 |
| Chhattisgarh      | 35.50                  | 20.80                  | 24.10                  | 32.75                  |
| Gujarat           | 157.00                 | 169.00                 | 182.00                 | 175.25                 |
| Goa               | 0.00                   | 0.90                   | 0.00                   | #                      |
| Haryana           | 93.00                  | 102.00                 | 114.00                 | 94.20                  |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 1.94                   | 1.73                   | 1.87                   | 1.87                   |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | 0.19                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.51                   |
| Jharkhand         | 10.20                  | 7.40                   | 8.21                   | 7.90                   |
| Karnataka         | 450.00                 | 397.00                 | 370.30                 | 506.10                 |
| Kerala            | 1.36                   | 1.06                   | 1.05                   | 1.00                   |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 103.00                 | 92.00                  | 98.00                  | 118.00                 |
| Maharashtra       | 987.00                 | 633.30                 | 902.00                 | 1163.00                |
| Manipur           | 6.00                   | 6.00                   | 6.00                   | #                      |
| Meghalaya         | 0.12                   | 0.12                   | 0.12                   | #                      |
| Mizoram           | 1.54                   | 1.59                   | 1.56                   | #                      |
| Nagaland          | 4.37                   | 4.42                   | 4.43                   | #                      |
| Odisha            | 8.96                   | 5.49                   | 3.71                   | 6.05                   |
| Punjab            | 90.00                  | 88.00                  | 96.00                  | 98.00                  |
| Rajasthan         | 6.14                   | 6.85                   | 5.43                   | 5.37                   |
| Tamil Nadu        | 252.27                 | 218.26                 | 171.86                 | 170.04                 |
| Telangana         | 35.00                  | 29.00                  | 35.00                  | 40.00                  |
| Tripura           | 0.79                   | 0.82                   | 0.81                   | #                      |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 2169.00                | 2160.00                | 2234.00                | 2224.00                |
| Uttarakhand       | 96.85                  | 93.00                  | 90.00                  | 91.00                  |
| West Bengal       | 17.40                  | 21.00                  | 19.16                  | 18.00                  |
| A & N Islands     | 0.03                   | 0.07                   | 0.11                   | #                      |
| Chandigarh        | NA                     | NA                     | 0.61                   | #                      |
| D & N Havelli     | 0.20                   | 0.17                   | 0.17                   | #                      |
| Puducherry        | 1.82                   | 0.00                   | 1.45                   | #                      |
| Others            | NA                     | NA                     | NA                     | 18.70                  |
| All India         | 4927.12                | 4435.69                | 4737.06                | 5130.75                |

## Annexure-II

## Annexure referred to in reply to Parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1760 due for reply on 02.07.2019

## State/UT-wise Yield of Sugarcane during 2015-16 to 2018-19

|                   | Yield (Kg / Hectare)   | Yield (Kg / Hectare)   | Yield (Kg / Hectare)   | Yield (Kg / Hectare)   |
|-------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| STATES / UTs      | 2015-16                | 2016-17                | 2017-18                | 2018-19*               |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 76664                  | 76019                  | 78683                  | 77565                  |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 20900                  | 21397                  | 21406                  | #                      |
| Assam             | 35245                  | 38466                  | 37402                  | 37072                  |
| Bihar             | 51837                  | 54415                  | 59138                  | 59138                  |
| Chhattisgarh      | 1910                   | 40769                  | 48070                  | 44340                  |
| Gujarat           | 70828                  | 44841                  | 66330                  | 72858                  |
| Goa               | 0                      | 70710                  | 0                      | #                      |
| Haryana           | 71957                  | 80618                  | 84499                  | 80367                  |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 19971                  | 12170                  | 19600                  | 19605                  |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | 1500                   | 0                      | 0                      | 1800                   |
| Jharkhand         | 69500                  | 69315                  | 70000                  | 69521                  |
| Karnataka         | 84075                  | 68962                  | 84081                  | 83000                  |
| Kerala            | 101417                 | 106425                 | 109840                 | 133310                 |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 51272                  | 51413                  | 55408                  | 58950                  |
| Maharashtra       | 74650                  | 82524                  | 92000                  | 79000                  |
| Manipur           | 58000                  | 58000                  | 58000                  | #                      |
| Meghalaya         | 3043                   | 3000                   | 2983                   | #                      |
| Mizoram           | 33249                  | 31822                  | 28763                  | #                      |
| Nagaland          | 43524                  | 43527                  | 43510                  | #                      |
| Odisha            | 64415                  | 62714                  | 64704                  | 63057                  |
| Punjab            | 73411                  | 81273                  | 83580                  | 80623                  |
| Rajasthan         | 86511                  | 71294                  | 70364                  | 50867                  |
| Tamil Nadu        | 101059                 | 86995                  | 99814                  | 106999                 |
| Telangana         | 68714                  | 71069                  | 74413                  | 70000                  |
| Tripura           | 51062                  | 53650                  | 52716                  | #                      |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 67029                  | 64893                  | 79245                  | 79246                  |
| Uttarakhand       | 60772                  | 69645                  | 69682                  | 69553                  |
| West Bengal       | 119232                 | 73815                  | 75000                  | 84700                  |
| A & N Islands     | 21171                  | 12787                  | 13969                  | #                      |
| Chandigarh        | NA                     | NA                     | 0                      | #                      |
| D & N Havelli     | 8000                   | 80000                  | 80000                  | #                      |
| Puducherry        | 117500                 | 0                      | 125000                 | #                      |
| Others            | NA                     | NA                     | NA                     | 49368                  |
| All India         | 70720                  | 69001                  | 80198                  | 78033                  |

* As per 3rd Advance Estimates.         NA: Not available.           #: Included in others

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