Lok Sabha Question No. 3072 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-06
Subject: Cotton Production
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3072 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6.12.2019

## COTTON PRODUCTION

## 3072. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it has come to the notice of the Ministry that Guntur in Andhra Pradesh (AP) is the major district where cotton is grown;
- (b) whether it is true that production has gone up from 7 lakh bales in 2012-13 to 10.75 lakh bales in 2014-15 and the productivity from 3.89 bales/hectare in 2013-14 to 5.21 bales/hectare in 2014-15;
- (c) if so, the details of the production and productivity in 2015-16 to 2018-19, year-wise;
- (d) whether the Ministry has tried to ascertain the reasons for sudden increase in yield and if so, the outcome thereof;
- (e) the efforts being made to maintain the momentum to permit other companies to produce Bt. Cotton seeds; and
- (f) the status of organic cotton production in the country, particularly in Guntur in AP?

## उत्तर ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंरी ( श्रीमती स्त्म ृ तत ज़ू बिन इरानी )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a): Yes, Guntur is one of the major cotton growing district in the State of Andhra Pradesh.
- (b): Location-wise  production  and  productivity  data  is  not  available.  However,  the  state-wise  production during  cotton  year  2012-13  to  2014-15  and  productivity  during  cotton  year  2013-14  &  2014-15 of  seed  cotton (kapas) finalized by the Cotton Advisory Board (CAB) in the State of Andhra Pradesh is as under:-
- (c) & (d): Statement  showing  year-wise  production  and  productivity  of  cotton  in  the  state  of  Andhra Pradesh during cotton year 2015-16 to 2018-19 is given below:-
- (e): Ministry  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare  provides  the  financial  assistance  to  the  States  and  seed producing  agencies  for  production  and  distribution  of  seeds  through  various  ongoing  crop  development programmes/schemes viz. National Food Security Mission, Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture, Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana,  Sub-Mission  on  Seeds  and  Planting  Materials  under  National  Mission  on Agricultural Extension and Technology etc.
- (f): Organic textiles are the low volume of production and the demand for organic cotton-based products is negligible within the country, mostly because of its high price.

| State          | Production (Quantity in lakh bales)   | Production (Quantity in lakh bales)   | Production (Quantity in lakh bales)   | Productivity (Yield) (Kg/Hectare)   | Productivity (Yield) (Kg/Hectare)   |
|----------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|                | 2012-13                               | 2013-14                               | 2014-15                               | 2013-14                             | 2014-15                             |
| Andhra Pradesh | 84.00                                 | 78.00                                 | 77.00*                                | 555.04                              | 501.17                              |

| Crop Year   |   Cotton Production (Qty in lakh bales) |   Productivity (Kg/Hectare) |
|-------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 2015-16     |                                   23.75 |                      606.23 |
| 2016-17     |                                   19    |                      684.32 |
| 2017-18     |                                   21.26 |                      559.47 |
| 2018-19 (P) |                                   14.5  |                      396.94 |

P-Provisional