Lok Sabha Question No. 3445 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Production of Turmeric
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Nama Nageswara Rao

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3445

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH  MARCH, 2021

## PRODUCTION OF TURMERIC

3445.     SHRI NAMA NAGESWARA RAO :

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

- (a)     whether the Government has formulated any policy to protect interest of the farmers  in the field of turmeric;
- (b)       if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)     the details of the total production of turmeric during the last three years, State/UT and year-wise including Telangana;and
- (d)      the  turnover  of  export  of  turmeric  during  the  said  period  State/UT  and  year-wise including Telangana?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a)  &  (b):            Ministry  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers Welfare,  Government  of  India  implements several  development programmes for spices including turmeric through State Departments under  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH).  Major  among  them  are establishment of new  garden (area expansion), IPM/INM, micro irrigation, organic farming, creation  of  water  resources,  post-harvest  management,  development  of  market  yards  and human resource development etc.

Ministry  of  Commerce  and  Industry,  Government  of  India  had  established  a Regional  Office  cum  Extension  Centre  of  the  Spices  Board  at  Nizamabad  to  implement export  promotion  activities  in  the  region  and  to  co-ordinate  with  the  State  Government  on production related issues.

- (c):        The  details  of  year-wise  total  production  of  turmeric  in  the  States/UT  including Telangana during the last three years are attached at Annexure-l .
- (d):          The  details  of  export  of  fresh  turmeric  during  last  three  years  are  attached  at Annexure-ll .

Annexure-l

## Statewise details of production of turmeric in the country for the last three years including Telangana are given below:

## Production in (thousand tonnes)

| S.No.   | State                     |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |
|---------|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1.      | Telangana                 |   294.561 |   345.27  |   386.596 |
| 2.      | Maharashtra               |    38.591 |    38.31  |   218.873 |
| 3.      | Karnataka                 |   122.764 |   153.767 |   132.668 |
| 4.      | Andhra Pradesh            |    79.729 |    69.41  |    71.321 |
| 5.      | Tamil Nadu                |    73.134 |    92.361 |    70.629 |
| 6.      | Madhya Pradesh            |    41.292 |    47.657 |    57.067 |
| 7.      | West Bengal               |    44.7   |    45.458 |    45.648 |
| 8.      | Orissa                    |    43.615 |    43.615 |    43.615 |
| 9.      | Mizoram                   |    29.82  |    29.82  |    29.51  |
| 10.     | Assam                     |    20.787 |    19.395 |    22.829 |
| 11.     | Gujarat                   |    15.782 |    17.386 |    18.181 |
| 12.     | Sikkim                    |     5.68  |    15.994 |    16.037 |
| 13.     | Kerala                    |     8.822 |     6.694 |     6.653 |
| 14.     | Manipur                   |     6.17  |     6.065 |     6.053 |
| 15.     | Haryana                   |     2.18  |     2.195 |     4.061 |
| 16.     | Meghalaya                 |     3.299 |     3.311 |     3.49  |
| 17.     | Punjab                    |     3.191 |     3.754 |     3.469 |
| 18.     | Arunachal Pradesh         |     3.148 |     2.977 |     2.977 |
| 19.     | Uttarakhand               |     2.79  |     2.836 |     2.95  |
| 20.     | Bihar                     |     2.829 |     3.082 |     2.889 |
| 21.     | Tripura                   |    10.08  |     2.016 |     2.046 |
| 22.     | Uttar Pradesh             |     6     |     1.913 |     1.913 |
| 23.     | Nagaland                  |     2.037 |     1.861 |     1.834 |
| 24.     | Chhattisgarh              |     0.963 |     1.021 |     1.157 |
| 25.     | Rajasthan                 |     0.473 |     0.45  |     0.222 |
| 26.     | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |     0.21  |     0.313 |     0.204 |
| 27.     | Himachal Pradesh          |     0.085 |     0.17  |     0.197 |
| 28.     | Pondicherry               |     0.024 |     0.015 |     0.033 |
| 29.     | Jammu & Kashmir           |     0.012 |     0.011 |     0.004 |
|         | Total                     |   862.768 |   957.127 |  1153.13  |

Export of fresh turmeric during last 3 years is as below.

| Year    |   Quantity (MT) |   Value (Rs. in lakhs) |
|---------|-----------------|------------------------|
| 2017-18 |         3856.25 |                3354.16 |
| 2018-19 |        15183.5  |               11868.8  |
| 2019-20 |         3895.61 |                3539.19 |

Source: DGCIS, State wise data is not available.

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Annexure-ll