Lok Sabha Question No. 361 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-20
Subject: Boosting Production of Pulses
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUR AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 361

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20TH JULY, 2021

## BOOSTING PRODUCTION OF PULSES

361. SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  distributed  seed  mini-kits  containing  seeds  to boost the production and productivity of pulses;
- (b) if so, the details of such seed mini-kits and the number of farmers benefited, State and district-wise and year-wise for last three years and current year including Rajkot and Sabarkantha districts;
- (c)  whether  the  distribution  of  seed  mini-kits  were  Aadhar-enabled  and  whether there  is  any  mechanism  to  monitor  the  production  and  productivity  due  to  this initiative; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a)   to (b): Yes, Sir. The seed minikits of pulses are distributed to the farmers of major  pulse  growing  States  under  the  National  Food  Security  Mission  (NFSM). The State-wise distribution of seed minikits of pulses during last three years and allocation for Kharif 2021 is Annexed. The district wise allocation and distribution of seed minikits is managed by the respective State Governments.

The  seed  minikits of pulses distributed in the districts of Rajkot and Sabarkantha during last 3 years and current year (Kharif) are as below:

(Quantity in Nos.)

|   Sl. No. | District    |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 | 2021-22   |
|-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|         1 | Rajkot      |       750 |       180 |        75 | -         |
|         2 | Sabarkantha |      1550 |      4642 |      1050 | 500       |

- (c) to (d): The Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) is implemented by the States under the National Food Security Mission (NFSM). The States transfer the benefit to the targeted  beneficiaries  through  DBT  by  using  Aadhar  enabled  system.  Many states viz., Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra etc have reported Aadhaar enabled distribution of seed minikits. The production and productivity of pulses under seed minikits programme is primarily monitored by State Government  field  functionaries  and  State  Food  Security  Mission  Executive Committee (SFSM-EC) headed by Chief Secretary/Agriculture Production Commissioner. Besides, field visits of seed minikits fields are also undertaken by National Level Monitoring Teams (NALMOTS) constituted by The Department of Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare.  As  a  result  of  the  various  interventions  under NFSM-Pulses  programme,  the  production  of  pulses  has  increased  from  16.32 million  metric  tonnes  in  2015-16  to  25.56  million  metric  tonnes  in  2020-21  (3 rd Advance  Estimates).  The  productivity  of  pulses  has  also  increased  from  655 kg/ha to 878 kg/ha during the same period.

Annexure as referred in Lok Sabha Unstarrred Question No.361 part (b) due for 20.07.2021

The State-wise distribution of seed minikits of pulses during last three years and allocated for Kharif 2021 is as under:

(Quantity in Nos.)

| Sl. No.   | State            |   2018-19 | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   |
|-----------|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh   |     35806 | 40200     | 25411     | 216825    |
| 2         | Assam            |     23497 | -         | 1245      | -         |
| 3         | Bihar            |    117374 | -         | 8900      | -         |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh     |     42775 | 46150     | 51750     | 10250     |
| 5         | Gujarat          |     34588 | 41250     | 16100     | 64520     |
| 6         | Haryana          |     22450 | 35372     | 15300     | 31250     |
| 7         | Himachal Pradesh |      1375 | 435       | -         | -         |
| 8         | Jammu & Kashmir  |      3500 | 20000     | -         | -         |
| 9         | Jharkhand        |     96475 | -         | 5700      | 5000      |
| 10        | Karnataka        |     62945 | 21806     | 19399     | 221835    |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh   |     94617 | 47297     | 52479     | 442048    |
| 12        | Maharashtra      |     44119 | 42251     | 14480     | 347010    |
| 13        | Orissa           |    105497 | 12088     | 14300     | 2875      |
| 14        | Punjab           |     43547 | 11558     | 2100      | -         |
| 15        | Rajasthan        |    168361 | 99153     | 58685     | 245650    |
| 16        | Tamil Nadu       |     50015 | 29800     | 39000     | 101525    |
| 17        | Telangana        |      1800 | -         | -         | 259825    |
| 18        | Uttar Pradesh    |    134604 | 134939    | 67979     | 67625     |
| 19        | Uttarakhand      |     27049 | 44075     | 7700      | -         |
| 20        | West Bengal      |     13550 | -         | -         | 2625      |
|           | Grand Total      |   1123944 | 626374    | 400528    | 2018863   |

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