Lok Sabha Question No. 1436 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-11
Subject: Area under Wheat Cultivation
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Sudheer Gupta

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1436

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020

## AREA UNDER WHEAT CULTIVATION

1436.  SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: SHRI SANJAY SADASHIV RAO MANDLIK: SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

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

- (a) the  details  of  area  under  wheat  cultivation,  State-wise  including  Madhya  Pradesh, Maharashtra and Jharkhand during each of the last three years;
- (b) the schemes/programmes being implemented by the Government to incentivize farmers for cultivation of wheat in the country particularly Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Jharkhand;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  study  to  ascertain  the  impact  of  such schemes/programmes on the production of wheat and their prices in the country during the said period;
- (d) if so, the details and the outcome thereof, State-wise and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to focus on making agriculture profitable and sustainable?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a) & (b): The  State-wise  details  of  area  under  wheat  in  the  country  including  Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Jharkhand during each of the last three years i.e. 2016-17 to 201819 is at Annexure .

To  ensure  remunerative  price  to  farmers,  Government  has  recently  increased  the Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for all  mandated Kharif  and  Rabi  crops  including  wheat  for 2019-20 season in line  with  the principle  of  providing  atleast  50  percent  return  over  all  India weighted  average  cost  of  production.  Government  has  increased  the  MSP  of  wheat  from Rs.1840/- per quintal for 2018-19 to Rs.1925/- per quintal for 2019-20.

Further, for increasing the production and  productivity of wheat  in the country, Government is implementing National Food Security Mission (NFSM) - Wheat in 126 districts of 10  States  and  2  Union  Territories  of  the  country  namely  Bihar,  Gujarat,  Haryana,  Himachal Pradesh,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Maharashtra,  Punjab,  Rajasthan,  Uttar  Pradesh,  Uttarakhand, Jammu  &  Kashmir  and  Ladakh.  The  interventions  covered  under  the  programme  includes cluster demonstrations on improved package of practices, demonstrations on cropping system, Seed distribution of High Yield Varieties (HYVs), efficient water applications tools, etc.

(c) & (d): An impact evaluation study of the programme of National Food Security Mission (including NFSM-Wheat) made during October, 2017 shows that as compared to 11th plan, 12 th plan period showed increase by 1.95 m. ha, 8.95 m. tons. and 104 kg/ ha in the average wheat area,  production  and  yield,  respectively.  Five  states  namely  Madhya  Pradesh  (96.37%), Jharkhand  (87.08%),  Nagaland  (70.16%),  Himachal  Pradesh  (30.80%)  and  Chhattisgarh (23.45%) recorded higher wheat production during 12 th plan over 11 th plan.

(e): In order to make  agriculture profitable and  sustainable, Government  of  India  is implementing  through  State  Governments,  several  Crop  Development  Schemes/Programmes such  as  National  Food  Security  Mission  (NFSM),  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY), Bringing Green  Revolution  to Eastern  India (BGREI),  National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana, Soil Health Card etc.

Under these Schemes/Programmes, funds are provided to States for implementation of State  specific  agricultural  strategies  including  incentives  to  farmers  for  use  of  quality  seeds, improve soil health under Integrated Nutrient Management (INM), Integrated Pest Management (IPM), farm mechanization, etc. The States are also provided support for creation of agricultural infrastructure for optimal use of water and other natural resources.

Government also keeps close watch on import of agriculture produce in the country and take necessary steps from time to time so as to restrict cheap import of agriculture produce and protect vulnerable farmers of the country by imposing Minimum Import Price, increasing import duties,  imposing  Quantitative  restrictions  on  imports  and  restricting  their  import  through licensing as and when required.

Further, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), through its crop based institutes and All India Coordinated Research Projects (AICRPs), and in active collaboration with State Agricultural Universities (SAUs) is engaged in development of high yielding varieties/ hybrids of field crops including wheat to increase yield and production in the country. The research efforts of ICAR-Crop Science Division has led to the development and release of 40 high yielding and stress  tolerant  varieties/hybrids  of  wheat  for  Jharkhand  (11),  Madhya  Pradesh  (9)  and Maharashtra (20) during 2014 to 2019.

## Annexure referred to in reply to Parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1436 due for reply on 11.02.2020

## State-wise details of area under wheat during 2016-17 to 2018-19

| State/ UT        | Area ('000 Hectares)   | Area ('000 Hectares)   | Area ('000 Hectares)   |
|------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| State/ UT        | 2016-17                | 2017-18                | 2018-19*               |
| 1                | 2                      | 3                      | 4                      |
| Assam            | 17.45                  | 17.79                  | 19.00                  |
| Bihar            | 2105.81                | 2101.31                | 2105.96                |
| Chhattisgarh     | 114.70                 | 101.36                 | 103.62                 |
| Gujarat          | 995.00                 | 1059.00                | 797.16                 |
| Haryana          | 2558.00                | 2440.00                | 2553.10                |
| Himachal Pradesh | 346.39                 | 318.87                 | 318.87                 |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | 290.30                 | 299.36                 | 288.65                 |
| Jharkhand        | 211.47                 | 220.96                 | 163.85                 |
| Karnataka        | 168.00                 | 193.00                 | 142.50                 |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 6028.00                | 5316.00                | 5520.00                |
| Maharashtra      | 1272.10                | 1024.00                | 569.30                 |
| Odisha           | 0.06                   | 0.07                   | 0.18                   |
| Punjab           | 3495.00                | 3512.00                | 3520.00                |
| Rajasthan        | 2830.00                | 2810.00                | 2997.50                |
| Telangana        | 5.00                   | 4.00                   | 5.00                   |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 9655.00                | 9753.00                | 9540.00                |
| Uttarakhand      | 341.00                 | 333.00                 | 327.00                 |
| West Bengal      | 321.62                 | 117.00                 | 135.00                 |
| Others           | 30.32                  | 29.86                  | 29.66                  |
| All India        | 30785.23               | 29650.59               | 29136.36               |

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