Lok Sabha Question No. 28 (STARRED), answered on 2021-07-20
Subject: National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Bhartruhari Mahtab, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 28

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  20 TH  JULY, 2021

## NATIONAL MISSION ON OILSEEDS AND OIL PALM

- *28.     SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB: SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

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

- (a) the target date fixed vis-a-vis the achievements made under the National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm during the last three years;
- (b) whether the Government has formulated any plan for creation of oilseeds hubs with a focus on regional approach for larger availability of high-yielding quality seeds as well as for training of farmers and extension officials in this field and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government to  increase  the  production  and  productivity of oilseeds  and  oil  palm  in  the  country,  especially  in  Latur,  Satara  and  Solapur  districts  of Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA  SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.   28  DUE FOR REPLY ON 20 th  JULY, 2021.

- (a): The  production  target  fixed  and  achievement  made  under  National  Food  Security Mission (NFSM)-Oilseeds during 2018-19 to 2020-21 is given below .

| Production of Oilseeds (lakh tons)   | Production of Oilseeds (lakh tons)   | Production of Oilseeds (lakh tons)   | Production of Oilseeds (lakh tons)   | Production of Oilseeds (lakh tons)   | Production of Oilseeds (lakh tons)   |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 2018-19                              | 2018-19                              | 2019-20                              | 2019-20                              | 2020-21                              | 2020-21                              |
| Target                               | Achievement                          | Target                               | Achievement                          | Target                               | Achievement                          |
| 360.00                               | 315.22                               | 361.00                               | 322.19                               | 370.00                               | 365.65 (3 rd adv. Estd)              |

The year-wise area expansion target and achievement made under NFSM-Oil Palm during 2018-19 to 2020-21 is given below .

| Area Expansion under Oil palm (ha)   | Area Expansion under Oil palm (ha)   | Area Expansion under Oil palm (ha)   | Area Expansion under Oil palm (ha)   | Area Expansion under Oil palm (ha)   | Area Expansion under Oil palm (ha)   |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 2018-19                              | 2018-19                              | 2019-20                              | 2019-20                              | 2020-21                              | 2020-21                              |
| Target                               | Achievement                          | Target                               | Achievement                          | Target                               | Achievement                          |
| 26157                                | 11807                                | 17780                                | 13274                                | 22815                                | 14090                                |

- (b): Under the NFSM (Oilseeds), Government of India has set up 36 oilseeds seed hubs during  2018-19  and  2019-20  with  an  objective  to  increase  the  availability  of  high  yielding quality seed. The crop and state under different Seed hubs are given below:

| Crops             | No of seed hubs   | States                                                                |
|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Rape Seed Mustard | & 8               | Assam, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal |
| Soybean           | 6                 | Chhattisgarh Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka        |
| Groundnut         | 6                 | Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Odisha, Karnataka      |
| Sesame            | 2                 |                                                                       |
| Sunflower         | 3                 | Telangana, West Bengal, Karnataka                                     |
| Safflower         | 3                 | Maharashtra, Telangana                                                |
| Niger             | 3                 | Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha                                     |
| Castor            | 3                 | Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Telangana                                        |
| Linseed           | 2                 | Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha                                         |
| Total             | 36                |                                                                       |

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Under NFSM -Oilseeds & Oil Palm assistance is being provided for training of farmers and  extension  officials  through  States,  ICAR/SAUs/KVKs  @  Rs.24000/-  per  training  of  2 days for 30 farmers and @ Rs.36000/- per training of 2 days for 20  extension officials.

(c): NFSM-Oilseeds: The Government of India is promoting the production and productivity of oilseeds through the National Food Security Mission (Oilseeds) in all districts of India, including Latur, Satara and Solapur in Maharashtra. Under the special programme for  intercropping  and  high  potential  districts,  6910  quintals  of  soybean  seeds  have  been allotted for  Latur  and  Satara    districts.  40,000  mini  kits for  soybean  have  been  allotted for Solapur district, and 275 mini kits of groundnut have been allotted for Satara district.  Under this scheme, interventions such as purchase of breeder seeds, production of foundation and certified seed, distribution of certified seeds and seed minikits of latest high yielding varieties are  undertaken.  For  Kharif  2021,  a  total  of  9.25  lakh  number  of  Oilseed  minikits  of  high yielding varieties have been allocated for distribution in all the major Oilseed growing states. Further transfer of technology through Front Line Demonstrations (FLDs) and Cluster Front Line  Demonstrations  (CFLDs)  are  also  being  provided  to  the  farmers  through  the  Indian Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR).    The  scheme  also  provides  for  input  distribution such  as  Integrated  Pest  Management  (IPM),  soil  ameliorants,  plant  protection  chemicals, micro irrigation & supply of farm machinery and implements.

NFSM-Oil Palm:  The scheme is being implemented in twelve states in India. In order to promote Oil Palm cultivation, assistance is provided for planting material, maintenance and intercropping costs for 4 years, micro irrigation, borewell, pumpset, farm pond, establishment of seed garden,  support to Oil Palm processing unit in North East/Hilly states and Training of farmers & extension workers, demonstrations and distribution etc. In the 12 states namely, Andhra  Pradesh,  Assam,  Arunachal  Pradesh,  Chhattisgarh,  Gujarat,  Karnataka,  Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Telangana,  the farmers are getting benefits of NFSM-Oil Palm.

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