Lok Sabha Question No. 3360 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-01
Subject: Production of Turmeric
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, BHOLA SINGH, MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBHAI KUNDARIYA, V. PANNEER SELVAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3360

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST  JANUARY, 2019

## PRODUCTION OF TURMERIC

3360.    DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD: SHRI BHOLA SINGH: SHRI KUNDARIYA MOHAN  BHAI KALYANJI  BHAI: SHRI  V. PANNEERSELVAM:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  quantum  of turmeric produced in the country and the number  of farmers  involved  in  the cultivation, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the   total  production    of  turmeric  recorded  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether  the  production  of turmeric  has  declined,  if  so,  the  details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d) the  details  of  the  financial assistance provided by the Government to various  States for  turmeric  production during the last three years and the current year, State-wise; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to promote the turmeric production in the country?

## 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):          The  details  of  the  quantum  of  production  of  turmeric  during  2014-15,  2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 ( 3 rd Advance Estimates) is given in Annexure -I.

As  per  Agriculture  Census  2010-11,  the  number  of  operational  holdings  involved  in cultivation of turmeric in the country is 11.36 Lakh.

- (c): There is no decline in production of turmeric, as may be seen from production figures of Annexure-I.
- (d): Details  of  financial  assistance  provided  to  various  States  through  State  Agriculture Universities (SAUs) and Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) institutes under nucleus seed production of turmeric and other components implemented by the Directorate of Arecanut and Spices Development is given at Annexure-II .

State-wise details of funds allocated and utilized under Mission for Integrated Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH)  for  promotion  of  Seed  and  Rhizomatic  spices  (including turmeric) during the last three years and the current year is given at Annexure-III.

(e): The Government is implementing the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) for promoting cultivation of horticulture crops, including turmeric, in the country. Under MIDH,  assistance  is  provided  for  area  expansion  of  Seed  and  Rhizomatic  spices(  including turmeric)  @  40%    of  the  maximum  cost  of  Rs.  30,000/Ha  for  meeting  the  expenditure  on planting material and cost of Integrated Nutrient Management /Integrated Pest Management etc.

Besides,  the  Indian  Institute  of  Spices  Research  (IISR)  under  the  Indian  Council  of Agricultural  Research  (ICAR),  is  pursuing  research  on  spices  including  turmeric  with  the objective  of  improving  production  and  productivity  of  turmeric  through  development  of  high yielding  varieties,  improved  soil  less  method  for  production  of  healthy  planting  material,  sitespecific nutrient management plans and micronutrient formulations for targeted yield, etc.

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (a),    (b)  &  (c)  of  the  Lok  Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3360  due for reply on 1/1/2019

State-wise Production of Turmeric Production in '000 MT

|   Sl. No. | States            |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 | 2017-18 (3rd Adv. Est.)   |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh    |    143.23 |    121.12 |     79.73 | 79.70                     |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh |      2.86 |      3.84 |      3.84 | 3.80                      |
|         3 | Assam             |     16.34 |     16.75 |     17.03 | 19.20                     |
|         4 | Bihar             |      3    |      3    |      2.63 | 2.60                      |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh      |      0.96 |      0.96 |      1    | 1.00                      |
|         6 | Gujarat           |     52.06 |     69.25 |     65.5  | 73.20                     |
|         7 | Haryana           |     23.84 |     23.84 |     22    | 22.00                     |
|         8 | Himachal Pradesh  |      0.15 |      0.43 |      0.11 | 0.10                      |
|         9 | Jammu &Kashmir    |      0.02 |      0.01 |      0.01 | NA                        |
|        10 | Karnataka         |     63.62 |     76.78 |     76.49 | 76.50                     |
|        11 | Kerala            |      6.82 |      6.5  |      6.83 | 6.90                      |
|        12 | Madhya Pradesh    |      1.58 |      1.61 |      1.61 | 39.10                     |
|        13 | Maharashtra       |     32.05 |    136.87 |    177.85 | 190.10                    |
|        14 | Manipur           |     16.4  |     16.4  |     15.4  | 15.40                     |
|        15 | Meghalaya         |     12.53 |     15.86 |     16.63 | 15.30                     |
|        16 | Mizoram           |     25.13 |     27.82 |     27.82 | 29.80                     |
|        17 | Nagaland          |      0.5  |      9.12 |     10.72 | 10.20                     |
|        18 | Odisha            |     30    |     30    |     54.5  | 54.50                     |
|        19 | Punjab            |      2.71 |      3.19 |      3.19 | 3.20                      |
|        20 | Rajasthan         |      0.39 |      0.37 |      0.64 | 0.60                      |
|        21 | Sikkim            |      4.95 |      5.68 |      5.68 | 5.70                      |
|        22 | Tamil Nadu        |    117.42 |    132.4  |    112.59 | 57.20                     |
|        23 | Telangana         |    216.27 |    184.29 |    294    | 305.10                    |
|        24 | Tripura           |      6.59 |      6.59 |      6.59 | 11.10                     |
|        25 | Uttar Pradesh     |      6    |      6    |      6    | 6.00                      |
|        26 | Uttarakhand       |      2.49 |      1.74 |      1.74 | 1.70                      |
|        27 | West Bengal       |     42    |     42.41 |     45.5  | 45.50                     |
|        28 | Others            |      0.48 |      0.47 |      0.47 | 1.10                      |
|        29 | Total             |    830.39 |    943.3  |   1056.1  | 1076.60                   |

NA: Not available

Annexure  referred to in reply to part (d)  of the Lok Sabha   Unstarred Question No. 3360  due for reply on 1/1/2019

Details of assistance provided to various States through SAUs and ICAR institutes under nucleus seed production of turmeric and other components implemented by the Directorate of Arecanut and Spices Development

Amount in Rs. Lakhs

|   Sl. No. | State/UTs         |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|         1 | A &NIslands       |      0    |      0.5  |      0.6  |       0.6 |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh    |      2.5  |      3.5  |      6    |       8.4 |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh |      2.5  |      2.5  |      3    |       3   |
|         4 | Assam             |      0    |     10    |      3    |       3   |
|         5 | Bihar             |      7.5  |      5    |      6    |      15   |
|         6 | Chhattisgarh      |      5    |      5    |      6    |       6   |
|         7 | Goa               |      0    |      0    |      0    |       1.2 |
|         8 | Gujarat           |      4.75 |      4.75 |      6.9  |       7.5 |
|         9 | Haryana           |      0.75 |      0.75 |      0.9  |       0.9 |
|        10 | Himachal Pradesh  |      0.25 |      0.25 |      0.6  |       0.6 |
|        11 | Jharkhand         |      0    |      3.75 |      3    |       3   |
|        12 | Karnataka         |      4.75 |      7.25 |      5.7  |      16.2 |
|        13 | Kerala            |      8    |      5.55 |      6.3  |       5.4 |
|        14 | Maharashtra       |      8.75 |     14.25 |     14.52 |      18.3 |
|        15 | Madhya Pradesh    |      0    |      2.5  |      1.5  |       1.5 |
|        16 | Orissa            |      0    |      4    |      0    |       3   |
|        17 | Nagaland          |      2.5  |      1.25 |      3    |       0   |
|        18 | Punjab            |      4    |      5    |      6    |       6   |
|        19 | Telangana         |      2.5  |      8.75 |      7.2  |       4.5 |
|        20 | Tamil Nadu        |     11.75 |     10    |     12    |      10.5 |
|        21 | Uttar Pradesh     |      4.63 |      3.65 |      1.98 |       4.2 |
|        22 | West Bengal       |     10    |      3.75 |      7.5  |      16.5 |
|        23 | Total             |     80.13 |    101.95 |    101.7  |     135.3 |

Annexure-III

Annexure  referred to in reply to part (d)  of the Lok Sabha   Unstarred Question No. 3360  due for reply on 1/1/2019

State-wise  details  of  funds  allocated  and  utilized  under  MIDH  for  promotion  of  Seed  and Rhizomatic spices (including turmeric) during the last three years and the current year

Rs. in Lakhs

| S. No.   | State             | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| S. No.   | State             | Allocated | Utilized  | Allocated | Utilized  | Allocated | Utilized  | Allocated | Utilized  |
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar | 3.73      | 1.49      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 1.05      | 0.00      | 2.25      | 0.00      |
| 2        | Bihar             | 10.80     | 6.85      | 24.00     | 24.00     | 18.00     | 18.00     | 24.00     | 24.00     |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh      | 276.00    | 276.00    | 288.96    | 288.96    | 462.00    | 462.00    | 492.00    | 417.36    |
| 4        | Daman &Diu        | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 1.80      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 5        | Goa               | 0.12      | 0.03      | 0.24      | 0.21      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 6        | Gujarat           | 48.00     | 7.50      | 18.70     | 11.02     | 24.00     | 40.70     | 60.00     | 0.00      |
| 7        | Haryana           | 66.60     | 63.15     | 48.00     | 40.75     | 120.00    | 120.52    | 180.00    | 76.05     |
| 8        | Jharkhand         | 84.00     | 0.00      | 24.00     | 0.00      | 120.00    | 107.23    | 48.00     | 20.00     |
| 9        | Karnataka         | 18.00     | 17.58     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 10       | Kerala            | 264.00    | 260.37    | 300.00    | 291.41    | 180.00    | 149.46    | 108.00    | 70.25     |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh    | 228.00    | 245.30    | 120.00    | 73.91     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 12       | Maharashtra       | 111.60    | 82.80     | 60.00     | 47.72     | 84.29     | 51.14     | 31.37     | 0.00      |
| 13       | Odisha            | 384.00    | 118.91    | 124.20    | 105.84    | 120.00    | 82.80     | 80.00     | 3.00      |
| 14       | Puducherry        | 2.40      | 0.23      | 0.60      | 0.32      | 0.36      | 0.00      | 0.48      | 0.00      |
| 15       | Punjab            | 0.00      | 0.70      | 1.20      | 0.49      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 16       | Rajasthan         | 148.50    | 61.54     | 135.85    | 56.29     | 71.50     | 29.59     | 99.00     | 0.00      |
| 17       | Tamilnadu         | 204.00    | 195.60    | 159.60    | 159.60    | 202.20    | 202.20    | 140.76    | 53.76     |
| 18       | Uttar Pradesh     | 270.00    | 266.79    | 113.40    | 110.18    | 168.00    | 164.72    | 228.00    | 176.49    |
| 19       | West Bengal       | 64.80     | 64.80     | 58.80     | 58.80     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 27.00     | 13.00     |
| 20       | Arunachal Pradesh | 57.75     | 0.58      | 45.00     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 45.00     | 0.00      |
| 21       | Assam             | 42.00     | 64.80     | 74.00     | 51.00     | 22.50     | 22.50     | 60.00     | 0.00      |
| 22       | Manipur           | 41.70     | 37.50     | 45.00     | 0.00      | 45.00     | 0.00      | 30.00     | 0.00      |
| 23       | Meghalaya         | 28.50     | 22.80     | 22.50     | 0.00      | 18.00     | 0.00      | 15.00     | 0.00      |
| 24       | Mizoram           | 19.50     | 18.00     | 51.00     | 51.00     | 9.32      | 4.00      | 45.00     | 0.00      |
| 25       | Nagaland          | 30.00     | 45.00     | 45.00     | 22.50     | 97.50     | 52.50     | 30.00     | 0.00      |
| 26       | Sikkim            | 354.75    | 345.20    | 348.00    | 381.06    | 301.50    | 138.19    | 231.00    | 7.63      |
| 27       | Tripura           | 26.25     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 28       | Himachal Pradesh  | 0.90      | 0.62      | 15.00     | 6.01      | 15.00     | 4.05      | 22.50     | 0.82      |
| 29       | Jammu Kashmir     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 30       | Uttarakhand       | 110.85    | 140.25    | 120.00    | 32.37     | 90.00     | 30.00     | 127.50    | 75.00     |
|          | Total             | 2896.75   | 2344.38   | 2243.05   | 1813.45   | 2172.02   | 1679.60   | 2126.86   | 937.36    |

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