Lok Sabha Question No. 2125 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Production of Food Grains
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Su Thirunavukkarasar, Rajiv Pratap Rudy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2125

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 th  MARCH, 2022

## Production of Food Grains

## 2125. SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY

Will the Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare कृ िष एवं कसान कल् याण मंी be pleased to state;

- (a)  whether  the  output  of  food  grains  is  estimated  to  be  at  an  all-time  high  record  of 316 million tonnes in the country during 2021-2022 crop year despite challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  food  grain  yield,  area  and  productivity  of  the  last  four  years, State/UT-wise and district-wise in Bihar;
- (c) whether any study has been conducted by the Government to optimise productivity in small landholdings, if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  high  yielding  varieties  of  seeds, specially in Bihar; and
- (e) whether it is a fact that the yield in Bihar is lower than that of other States with similar area, if so, the details and reasons thereof along with the steps taken by the Government therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं कसान कल् याण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) & (b): The production of foodgrains during the year 2021-22 (as per 2 nd Advance Estimates) is estimated at record 316.06 million tones. The state-wise details of Area, Production and Yield of foodgrains during last four years i.e.  2017-18  to  2020-21  and  latest  available  district-wise  for  the  state  of  Bihar  during 2016-17 to 2019-20 are given at Annexure I & II respectively.
- (c) & (d): As per Agriculture Census, 2015-16, there are about 17.62 small land holdings in  the  country.  The  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  conducts  research programme  to  develop  location  specific  varieties  and  technologies  for  enhancing  the productivity of farm holdings. To improve productivity of small holdings, the Government is  promoting  adoption  of  modern  technologies  and  practices  like  multiple  cropping, intercropping  and Integrated farming system  (IFS). The  Govt.  of India is  implementing Seed Village Programme to upgrade the quality of farmer's saved seeds, under which

financial assistance for distribution of foundation/certified seeds at 50% cost of the seeds for  cereal  crops  and  60%  for  pulses,  oilseeds,  fodder  and  green  manure  crops  for production of quality seeds is given for one acre per farmer under Sub-Mission on Seeds & Planting Material (SMSP). The objective of this scheme is to make available improved /high yielding varieties seeds to the farmers in time to achieve self-sufficiency in respect of seeds at village level itself. Further, during 2021-22 (kharif & Rabi) 5739 seed minikits of pulses of High Yielding Varieties have been distributed free of cost to the farmers in the state of Bihar. Also, systematic efforts have been made to produce the breeder seed of  the  newly  released  varieties.  During  the  year  2020-21,  114825.55  quintals  breeder seeds were produced in the country out of which 4552.80 quintals were produced in the state of Bihar.

(e) The average yield of food grains during last five years i.e. 2016-17 to 2020-21 in the state of Bihar is estimated at 2438 kg./hectare.

| State         |   Average Yield of Foodgrains (Kg. /Hectare) (2016-17 to 2020-21) |
|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Bihar         |                                                              2438 |
| Jharkhand     |                                                              1802 |
| Uttar Pradesh |                                                              2720 |
| West Bengal   |                                                              2891 |

The yield of food grains in a state depends on various factors such as weather condition, rainfall, soil type, agro-climatic condition, irrigation facilities, types of crops cultivated, use of fertilizers and pesticides etc. To improve the yield of the crops in the country including the state of Bihar, the Government is implementing various schemes such as National Food  Security  Mission  (NFSM),  Bringing  Green  Revolution  to  Eastern  India  (BGREI), Soil Health Card (SHC) scheme, Neem Coated Urea, Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) etc.

## Annexure-I

## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2125 due for reply on 15.03.2022

## State-wise Area, Production and Yield of Total Foodgrains

| State/UT             | Area ('000Hectares)   | Area ('000Hectares)   | Area ('000Hectares)   | Area ('000Hectares)   | Production ('000Tonnes)   | Production ('000Tonnes)   | Production ('000Tonnes)   | Production ('000Tonnes)   | Yield( Kg./Hectare)   | Yield( Kg./Hectare)   | Yield( Kg./Hectare)   | Yield( Kg./Hectare)   |
|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| State/UT             | 2017-18               | 2018-19               | 2019-20               | 2020-21               | 2017-18                   | 2018-19                   | 2019-20                   | 2020-21                   | 2017-18               | 2018-19               | 2019-20               | 2020-21               |
| 1                    | 2                     | 3                     | 4                     | 5                     | 6                         | 7                         | 8                         | 9                         | 10                    | 11                    | 12                    | 13                    |
| Andhra Pradesh       | 4144.00               | 4023.00               | 4089.10               | 4074.50               | 12159.77                  | 10838.81                  | 12356.78                  | 11299.04                  | 2934                  | 2694                  | 3022                  | 2773                  |
| Arunachal Pradesh    | 226.69                | 228.21                | 228.76                | 229.04                | 359.08                    | 365.15                    | 373.19                    | 377.07                    | 1584                  | 1600                  | 1631                  | 1646                  |
| Assam                | 2642.97               | 2629.83               | 2487.66               | 2558.24               | 5525.91                   | 5465.86                   | 5236.40                   | 5487.51                   | 2091                  | 2078                  | 2105                  | 2145                  |
| Bihar                | 6586.47               | 6495.52               | 6183.15               | 6359.43               | 17036.89                  | 15600.06                  | 14233.00                  | 15382.59                  | 2587                  | 2402                  | 2302                  | 2419                  |
| Chhattisgarh         | 4884.99               | 4674.66               | 4735.49               | 4804.45               | 5958.67                   | 7558.58                   | 7501.84                   | 8225.52                   | 1220                  | 1617                  | 1584                  | 1712                  |
| Goa                  | 44.06                 | 42.59                 | 39.10                 | 36.52                 | 107.83                    | 105.16                    | 94.24                     | 91.09                     | 2447                  | 2469                  | 2411                  | 2494                  |
| Gujarat              | 3737.00               | 3187.66               | 3759.15               | 4230.29               | 7664.69                   | 6803.63                   | 8153.43                   | 8973.93                   | 2051                  | 2134                  | 2169                  | 2121                  |
| Haryana              | 4458.20               | 4557.90               | 4591.38               | 4595.14               | 16191.83                  | 18145.00                  | 17863.47                  | 18309.50                  | 3632                  | 3981                  | 3891                  | 3985                  |
| Himachal Pradesh     | 724.91                | 732.62                | 701.94                | 727.03                | 1488.25                   | 1501.05                   | 1530.12                   | 1535.51                   | 2053                  | 2049                  | 2180                  | 2112                  |
| Jammu& Kashmir       | 919.20                | 868.99                | 835.56                | 841.89                | 1570.76                   | 1892.51                   | 1671.21                   | 1594.95                   | 1709                  | 2178                  | 2000                  | 1894                  |
| Jharkhand            | 3067.08               | 2711.02               | 2637.43               | 2811.02               | 6001.30                   | 4399.69                   | 4792.30                   | 4871.69                   | 1957                  | 1623                  | 1817                  | 1733                  |
| Karnataka            | 7647.70               | 7659.02               | 7709.10               | 8235.11               | 11791.19                  | 10888.35                  | 12783.69                  | 14550.07                  | 1542                  | 1422                  | 1658                  | 1767                  |
| Kerala               | 191.45                | 201.10                | 201.11                | 207.67                | 523.77                    | 581.18                    | 608.43                    | 636.38                    | 2736                  | 2890                  | 3025                  | 3064                  |
| Madhya Pradesh       | 17042.00              | 16352.00              | 15246.09              | 15014.00              | 33450.39                  | 32208.71                  | 33523.13                  | 32844.23                  | 1963                  | 1970                  | 2199                  | 2188                  |
| Maharashtra          | 10926.30              | 9621.60               | 11026.24              | 11345.88              | 13246.68                  | 10304.10                  | 12819.86                  | 15766.09                  | 1212                  | 1071                  | 1163                  | 1390                  |
| Manipur              | 297.02                | 293.24                | 207.57                | 284.71                | 706.54                    | 495.03                    | 421.38                    | 697.09                    | 2379                  | 1688                  | 2030                  | 2448                  |
| Meghalaya            | 140.96                | 142.03                | 140.82                | 137.48                | 361.76                    | 260.65                    | 360.82                    | 353.33                    | 2566                  | 1835                  | 2562                  | 2570                  |
| Mizoram              | 45.42                 | 45.48                 | 45.61                 | 46.48                 | 74.21                     | 76.91                     | 76.46                     | 80.68                     | 1634                  | 1691                  | 1676                  | 1736                  |
| Nagaland             | 336.53                | 335.38                | 340.55                | 342.60                | 552.29                    | 558.13                    | 565.42                    | 570.24                    | 1641                  | 1664                  | 1660                  | 1664                  |
| Odisha               | 4665.44               | 4708.57               | 4829.13               | 4978.46               | 7151.28                   | 8315.21                   | 9030.05                   | 9523.56                   | 1533                  | 1766                  | 1870                  | 1913                  |
| Punjab               | 6729.90               | 6769.40               | 6595.80               | 6604.50               | 31691.86                  | 31532.35                  | 29857.33                  | 30418.34                  | 4709                  | 4658                  | 4527                  | 4606                  |
| Rajasthan            | 14236.98              | 14811.20              | 15809.60              | 15556.35              | 19957.00                  | 21288.77                  | 23227.06                  | 24282.31                  | 1402                  | 1437                  | 1469                  | 1561                  |
| Sikkim               | 56.37                 | 55.10                 | 55.16                 | 54.74                 | 93.88                     | 91.98                     | 92.09                     | 91.75                     | 1665                  | 1669                  | 1669                  | 1676                  |
| Tamil Nadu           | 3538.58               | 3495.94               | 3692.41               | 3819.58               | 10713.56                  | 10390.12                  | 11269.78                  | 10823.62                  | 3028                  | 2972                  | 3052                  | 2834                  |
| Telangana            | 3245.00               | 3056.00               | 3194.00               | 4145.10               | 9421.08                   | 9275.17                   | 11125.05                  | 12745.62                  | 2903                  | 3035                  | 3483                  | 3075                  |
| Tripura              | 318.60                | 312.92                | 308.03                | 313.56                | 855.35                    | 836.35                    | 853.31                    | 867.64                    | 2685                  | 2673                  | 2770                  | 2767                  |
| Uttar Pradesh        | 19800.00              | 19493.00              | 19949.00              | 19933.00              | 51369.93                  | 54643.42                  | 56169.14                  | 58106.92                  | 2594                  | 2803                  | 2816                  | 2915                  |
| Uttarakhand          | 851.00                | 835.00                | 805.00                | 809.00                | 1903.18                   | 1876.14                   | 1886.01                   | 2001.84                   | 2236                  | 2247                  | 2343                  | 2474                  |
| West Bengal          | 5944.66               | 6361.32               | 6471.57               | 6612.34               | 16877.53                  | 18689.87                  | 18794.33                  | 20004.64                  | 2839                  | 2938                  | 2904                  | 3025                  |
| A & N Islands        | 5.93                  | 5.99                  | 6.22                  | 6.94                  | 17.02                     | 11.64                     | 18.28                     | 13.72                     | 2868                  | 1945                  | 2939                  | 1975                  |
| Chandigarh           | 0.05                  | 0.06                  | 1.43                  | 0.63                  | 0.26                      | 0.28                      | 7.10                      | 2.92                      | 4699                  | 4974                  | 4977                  | 4607                  |
| D & N Haveli         | 17.76                 | 19.67                 | 20.23                 | 16.70                 | 35.72                     | 36.45                     | 40.33                     | 34.34                     | 2011                  | 1853                  | 1994                  | 2056                  |
| UT of Ladakh         | NA                    | NA                    | NA                    | 11.69                 | NA                        | NA                        | NA                        | 11.96                     | NA                    | NA                    | NA                    | 1023                  |
| Delhi                | 29.95                 | 29.79                 | 29.75                 | 29.70                 | 106.91                    | 106.28                    | 106.20                    | 111.79                    | 3570                  | 3567                  | 3570                  | 3764                  |
| Daman& Diu           |                       | 1.93                  | 1.80                  | 1.93                  | 2.76                      | 2.47                      | 2.94                      | 3.55                      | 1244                  |                       | 1634                  | 1841                  |
|                      | 2.22                  |                       |                       |                       |                           |                           |                           |                           |                       | 1281                  |                       |                       |
| Puducherry All India | 18.77 127524.17       | 19.22 124776.17       | 19.61 126994.53       | 19.33 129795.01       | 44.07 285013.20           | 64.28 285209.10           | 60.28 297504.46           | 50.70 310741.74           | 2348 2235             | 3345 2286             | 3074 2343             | 2623 2394             |

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## Annexure-II

## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2125 due for reply on 15.03.2022

## District-wise Area, Production and Yield of Foodgrains in Bihar

| District-Name     | Area ('000Hectares)   | Area ('000Hectares)   | Area ('000Hectares)   | Area ('000Hectares)   | Production ('000Tonnes)   | Production ('000Tonnes)   | Production ('000Tonnes)   | Production ('000Tonnes)   | Yield (Kg/Hectare)   | Yield (Kg/Hectare)   | Yield (Kg/Hectare)   | Yield (Kg/Hectare)   |
|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| District-Name     | 2016-17               | 2017-18               | 2018-19               | 2019-20               | 2016-17                   | 2017-18                   | 2018-19                   | 2019-20                   | 2016-17              | 2017-18              | 2018-19              | 2019-20              |
| ARARIA            | 204.02                | 236.77                | 130.50                | 98.72                 | 600.49                    | 550.67                    | 494.78                    | 438.26                    | 2943                 | 2326                 | 3791                 | 4440                 |
| ARWAL             | 61.98                 | 61.60                 | 58.80                 | 39.08                 | 191.26                    | 197.81                    | 162.62                    | 103.97                    | 3086                 | 3211                 | 2766                 | 2660                 |
| AURANGABAD        | 279.30                | 279.71                | 303.97                | 294.34                | 813.91                    | 847.59                    | 798.35                    | 745.66                    | 2914                 | 3030                 | 2626                 | 2533                 |
| BANKA             | 148.39                | 144.39                | 145.84                | 136.32                | 456.28                    | 463.29                    | 256.01                    | 291.51                    | 3075                 | 3209                 | 1755                 | 2138                 |
| BEGUSARAI         | 140.33                | 128.87                | 149.87                | 137.54                | 506.38                    | 357.13                    | 494.13                    | 539.67                    | 3608                 | 2771                 | 3297                 | 3924                 |
| BHAGALPUR         | 133.70                | 132.26                | 124.08                | 126.99                | 386.24                    | 460.89                    | 368.38                    | 368.01                    | 2889                 | 3485                 | 2969                 | 2898                 |
| BHOJPUR           | 170.12                | 186.73                | 205.85                | 217.36                | 451.63                    | 631.46                    | 609.98                    | 583.65                    | 2655                 | 3382                 | 2963                 | 2685                 |
| BUXAR             | 183.22                | 180.07                | 182.44                | 181.02                | 581.80                    | 599.37                    | 490.08                    | 513.54                    | 3175                 | 3329                 | 2686                 | 2837                 |
| DARBHANGA         | 164.94                | 158.57                | 158.19                | 150.68                | 406.65                    | 354.48                    | 300.43                    | 271.80                    | 2465                 | 2235                 | 1899                 | 1804                 |
| GAYA              | 195.17                | 194.05                | 179.09                | 164.35                | 563.68                    | 600.18                    | 349.46                    | 279.16                    | 2888                 | 3093                 | 1951                 | 1699                 |
| GOPALGANJ         | 173.73                | 173.58                | 121.10                | 150.57                | 431.60                    | 380.20                    | 256.79                    | 398.56                    | 2484                 | 2190                 | 2121                 | 2647                 |
| JAMUI             | 134.07                | 120.79                | 86.75                 | 61.97                 | 348.88                    | 289.48                    | 131.90                    | 114.52                    | 2602                 | 2397                 | 1521                 | 1848                 |
| JEHANABAD         | 74.55                 | 73.18                 | 71.14                 | 64.04                 | 170.98                    | 195.52                    | 175.07                    | 148.41                    | 2294                 | 2672                 | 2461                 | 2318                 |
| KAIMUR(BHABUA)    | 212.91                | 198.24                | 204.18                | 240.32                | 506.28                    | 574.27                    | 584.10                    | 679.12                    | 2378                 | 2897                 | 2861                 | 2826                 |
| KATIHAR           | 214.91                | 153.63                | 191.08                | 191.50                | 1197.15                   | 785.54                    | 754.54                    | 796.71                    | 5570                 | 5113                 | 3949                 | 4160                 |
| KHAGARIA          | 121.94                | 113.28                | 112.94                | 112.14                | 542.71                    | 439.52                    | 384.45                    | 407.42                    | 4451                 | 3880                 | 3404                 | 3633                 |
| KISHANGANJ        | 109.13                | 109.40                | 108.56                | 108.38                | 239.15                    | 202.84                    | 186.70                    | 202.53                    | 2191                 | 1854                 | 1720                 | 1869                 |
| LAKHISARAI        | 67.61                 | 73.48                 | 87.57                 | 70.28                 | 195.33                    | 212.04                    | 216.92                    | 169.86                    | 2889                 | 2886                 | 2477                 | 2417                 |
| MADHEPURA         | 154.40                | 160.47                | 164.25                | 172.77                | 475.74                    | 431.73                    | 593.43                    | 583.99                    | 3081                 | 2690                 | 3613                 | 3380                 |
| MADHUBANI         | 322.94                | 317.64                | 312.59                | 305.80                | 558.81                    | 523.04                    | 425.19                    | 434.22                    | 1730                 | 1647                 | 1360                 | 1420                 |
| MUNGER            | 45.22                 | 45.25                 | 44.06                 | 44.01                 | 125.37                    | 123.99                    | 81.25                     | 100.06                    | 2773                 | 2740                 | 1844                 | 2274                 |
| MUZAFFARPUR       | 275.33                | 277.54                | 300.98                | 307.38                | 496.86                    | 491.21                    | 602.17                    | 610.30                    | 1805                 | 1770                 | 2001                 | 1985                 |
| NALANDA           | 233.01                | 232.38                | 214.41                | 220.80                | 685.75                    | 692.63                    | 536.65                    | 476.86                    | 2943                 | 2981                 | 2503                 | 2160                 |
| NAWADA            | 130.14                | 130.90                | 122.37                | 122.09                | 390.69                    | 396.19                    | 244.47                    | 275.58                    | 3002                 | 3027                 | 1998                 | 2257                 |
| PASHCHIMCHAMPARAN | 232.96                | 224.99                | 222.44                | 216.94                | 474.45                    | 423.03                    | 472.68                    | 572.07                    | 2037                 | 1880                 | 2125                 | 2637                 |
| PATNA             | 174.60                | 192.22                | 202.99                | 167.20                | 456.87                    | 557.35                    | 527.27                    | 368.95                    | 2617                 | 2900                 | 2598                 | 2207                 |
| PURBICHAMPARAN    | 360.70                | 363.76                | 364.25                | 365.47                | 765.48                    | 682.97                    | 657.06                    | 641.98                    | 2122                 | 1878                 | 1804                 | 1757                 |
| PURNIA            | 199.99                | 166.61                | 160.46                | 163.04                | 655.20                    | 474.44                    | 643.90                    | 617.07                    | 3276                 | 2848                 | 4013                 | 3785                 |
| ROHTAS            | 345.25                | 342.77                | 344.89                | 379.22                | 1116.39                   | 1224.20                   | 1323.70                   | 1371.31                   | 3234                 | 3571                 | 3838                 | 3616                 |
| SAHARSA           | 178.69                | 163.46                | 172.14                | 173.92                | 449.80                    | 408.30                    | 385.75                    | 383.15                    | 2517                 | 2498                 | 2241                 | 2203                 |
| SAMASTIPUR        | 217.80                | 234.94                | 234.39                | 225.39                | 723.21                    | 857.57                    | 640.75                    | 636.22                    | 3321                 | 3650                 | 2734                 | 2823                 |
| SARAN             | 194.27                | 169.78                | 179.37                | 168.19                | 576.14                    | 448.74                    | 382.09                    | 469.65                    | 2966                 | 2643                 | 2130                 | 2792                 |
| SHEIKHPURA        | 51.60                 | 58.12                 | 53.50                 | 49.54                 | 124.30                    | 138.88                    | 85.54                     | 81.94                     | 2409                 | 2390                 | 1599                 | 1654                 |
| SHEOHAR           | 39.96                 | 40.20                 | 39.70                 | 40.18                 | 78.38                     | 88.34                     | 85.38                     | 80.61                     | 1961                 | 2197                 | 2151                 | 2006                 |
| SITAMARHI         | 195.71                | 197.19                | 197.20                | 197.14                | 505.00                    | 465.27                    | 518.26                    | 502.55                    | 2580                 | 2360                 | 2628                 | 2549                 |
| SIWAN             | 202.95                | 204.38                | 203.27                | 190.34                | 529.90                    | 471.81                    | 388.00                    | 369.27                    | 2611                 | 2308                 | 1909                 | 1940                 |
| SUPAUL            | 198.78                | 205.16                | 201.38                | 201.51                | 407.40                    |                           |                           | 453.57                    | 2050                 | 1967                 | 2156                 | 2251                 |
| VAISHALI          | 123.98                | 123.67                | 122.40                | 120.23                | 357.95                    | 403.50 340.41             | 434.15 252.04             | 280.11                    | 2887                 | 2753                 | 2059                 | 2330                 |