Lok Sabha Question No. 195 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-11
Subject: Impact of Demonetization on Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: SUSHMITA DEV

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.195

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  11 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## IMPACT OF DEMONETIZATION ON FARMERS

195.   KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV:

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 demonetization created financial hurdles for farmers to procure seeds and fertilizers for cultivation of winter crops;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the data of rabi crops sown from 2014 to 2018, State-wise;
- (d) the data of kharif crops sown from 2014 to 2018, State-wise; and
- (e) the national growth rate of crop sector from 2014 to 2018?

## 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)  & (b): No, Madam. Total quantity of certified/quality seeds sold to the farmers in the Country was 304.04 lakh quintals in 2015-16 increased to 348.58 lakh quintals in 2016-17.

Total quantity of fertilizers sold to the farmers in the Country were 92.99 lakh Metric Tons  in November and December, 2015 increased to 99.63  lakh Metric Tons in November and December, 2016.

- (c) & (d): State-wise details of rabi  and  kharif crops sown from 2014 to 2018  are in annexure I and II respectively.
- (e): The national growth rate of crop sector in 2014-15  was -3.7 per cent,  in 2015-16 was -3.2 per cent and  in 2016-17 was 6.9 per cent.

In the year 2016-17, growth rate of crop sector was increased to 6.9 percent.

Annexure-I

| State-wise crop sown in Rabi season from 2014 to 2018   | State-wise crop sown in Rabi season from 2014 to 2018   | State-wise crop sown in Rabi season from 2014 to 2018   | State-wise crop sown in Rabi season from 2014 to 2018   | State-wise crop sown in Rabi season from 2014 to 2018   |
|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| State                                                   | 2014-15                                                 | 2015-16                                                 | 2016-17                                                 | 2017-18                                                 |
| Andhra Pradesh                                          | 2026.00                                                 | 2247.0                                                  | 1892.00                                                 | 2154.00                                                 |
| Assam                                                   | 868.80                                                  | 852.7                                                   | 865.21                                                  | 874.00                                                  |
| Bihar                                                   | 3305.64                                                 | 3190.7                                                  | 3222.06                                                 | 3132.50                                                 |
| Chhattisgarh                                            | 869.81                                                  | 809.9                                                   | 874.30                                                  | 756.90                                                  |
| Gujarat                                                 | 1715.00                                                 | 1426.0                                                  | 1685.00                                                 | 1856.00                                                 |
| Haryana                                                 | 3195.40                                                 | 3199.0                                                  | 3138.30                                                 | 3138.00                                                 |
| Himachal Pradesh                                        | 374.08                                                  | 382.8                                                   | 390.83                                                  | 381.88                                                  |
| Jammu & Kashmir                                         | 386.08                                                  | 337.7                                                   | 347.09                                                  | 356.03                                                  |
| Jharkhand                                               | 657.64                                                  | 634.9                                                   | 884.02                                                  | 973.89                                                  |
| Karnataka                                               | 3098.00                                                 | 3444.0                                                  | 2611.70                                                 | 3296.00                                                 |
| Kerala                                                  | 46.05                                                   | 48.4                                                    | 44.98                                                   | 46.38                                                   |
| Madhya Pradesh                                          | 10888.19                                                | 10907.0                                                 | 11602.17                                                | 11213.00                                                |
| Maharashtra                                             | 5796.00                                                 | 5552.0                                                  | 6494.60                                                 | 5185.50                                                 |
| Orissa                                                  | 752.45                                                  | 667.6                                                   | 639.67                                                  | 570.58                                                  |
| Punjab                                                  | 3596.20                                                 | 3588.5                                                  | 3565.40                                                 | 3573.80                                                 |
| Rajasthan                                               | 7462.02                                                 | 6941.2                                                  | 7349.68                                                 | 6906.41                                                 |
| Tamil Nadu                                              | 1213.21                                                 | 1242.2                                                  | 1069.69                                                 | 1292.43                                                 |
| Telangana                                               | 968.00                                                  | 681.0                                                   | 1275.17                                                 | 1389.00                                                 |
| Uttar Pradesh                                           | 12281.00                                                | 11506.0                                                 | 12119.00                                                | 12088.00                                                |
| Uttarakhand                                             | 420.12                                                  | 408.3                                                   | 408.00                                                  | 398.00                                                  |
| West Bengal                                             | 2464.20                                                 | 2597.1                                                  | 2473.92                                                 | 2638.48                                                 |
| Others                                                  | 535.13                                                  | 572.7                                                   | 586.85                                                  | 604.04                                                  |
| All-India                                               | 62919.03                                                | 61236.9                                                 | 63539.64                                                | 62824.82                                                |

Annexure-II

| State-wise crop sown in Kharif season from 2014-2018   | State-wise crop sown in Kharif season from 2014-2018   | State-wise crop sown in Kharif season from 2014-2018   | State-wise crop sown in Kharif season from 2014-2018   | State-wise crop sown in Kharif season from 2014-2018   |
|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| State                                                  | 2014-15                                                | 2015-16                                                | 2016-17                                                | (Area in 000 ha.) 2017-18                              |
| Andhra Pradesh                                         | 3976.00                                                | 3597.0                                                 | 3804.00                                                | 3561.00                                                |
| Assam                                                  | 2243.45                                                | 2246.5                                                 | 2229.47                                                | 2209.00                                                |
| Bihar                                                  | 3901.50                                                | 3854.6                                                 | 3917.94                                                | 3823.37                                                |
| Chhattisgarh                                           | 4499.10                                                | 4514.7                                                 | 4495.50                                                | 4420.37                                                |
| Gujarat                                                | 7338.56                                                | 7161.4                                                 | 7444.00                                                | 7450.00                                                |
| Haryana                                                | 2505.40                                                | 2515.8                                                 | 2653.90                                                | 2734.40                                                |
| Himachal Pradesh                                       | 394.96                                                 | 392.9                                                  | 397.66                                                 | 384.63                                                 |
| Jammu & Kashmir                                        | 631.70                                                 | 629.7                                                  | 633.47                                                 | 637.48                                                 |
| Jharkhand                                              | 2169.14                                                | 2280.8                                                 | 2536.84                                                | 2510.28                                                |
| Karnataka                                              | 6824.00                                                | 6264.0                                                 | 6937.10                                                | 6342.00                                                |
| Kerala                                                 | 155.91                                                 | 154.5                                                  | 133.99                                                 | 146.81                                                 |
| Madhya Pradesh                                         | 12306.10                                               | 12761.0                                                | 13150.60                                               | 13180.00                                               |
| Maharashtra                                            | 15116.00                                               | 15058.0                                                | 14725.30                                               | 15047.30                                               |
| Orissa                                                 | 4775.41                                                | 4485.1                                                 | 4570.41                                                | 4323.78                                                |
| Punjab                                                 | 3548.60                                                | 3535.7                                                 | 3405.00                                                | 3578.60                                                |
| Rajasthan                                              | 10322.51                                               | 11303.8                                                | 11985.66                                               | 12030.11                                               |
| Tamil Nadu                                             | 3189.96                                                | 3306.1                                                 | 2559.56                                                | 3098.81                                                |
| Telangana                                              | 3892.00                                                | 3757.0                                                 | 3977.00                                                | 4168.00                                                |
| Uttar Pradesh                                          | 11064.80                                               | 11309.0                                                | 11404.20                                               | 11061.00                                               |
| Uttarakhand                                            | 610.82                                                 | 598.6                                                  | 590.00                                                 | 574.00                                                 |
| West Bengal                                            | 5034.27                                                | 5146.7                                                 | 5138.10                                                | 4797.06                                                |
| Others                                                 | 1172.63                                                | 1197.2                                                 | 1206.09                                                | 1201.37                                                |
| All-India                                              | 105672.81                                              | 106070.0                                               | 107895.78                                              | 107279.36                                              |

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