Lok Sabha Question No. 23 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Production and Export of Chilli
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Kotagiri Sridhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 23 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07 th  DECEMBER, 2022

## PRODUCTION AND EXPORT OF CHILLI

## 23. SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the total chilli production and exports in the last three years;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to establish a separate Chilli Board to bolster India's position as the top chilli producer and exporter;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government has undertaken any efforts to address the problems faced by chilli industry; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a): The total chilli production and exports in the last three years has been given below:

| EXPORT AND PRODUCTION OF CHILLIES FROMINDIA   | EXPORT AND PRODUCTION OF CHILLIES FROMINDIA   | EXPORT AND PRODUCTION OF CHILLIES FROMINDIA   | EXPORT AND PRODUCTION OF CHILLIES FROMINDIA   |
|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|                                               | Export                                        | Export                                        | Production                                    |
| YEAR                                          | QTY (MT)                                      | VALUE (RS.LAKHS)                              | QTY(MT)                                       |
| 2018-19                                       | 468500                                        | 541117.50                                     | 1515560                                       |
| 2019-20                                       | 496000                                        | 671039.53                                     | 1841800                                       |

| 2020-21                                                              | 649815                                                               | 924126.56                                                            | 2049213                                                              |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2021-22(est)                                                         | 557168                                                               | 858188.59                                                            | 1866108                                                              |
| Source (Production): State Agri/Horti Departments/DASD Kozhikode     | Source (Production): State Agri/Horti Departments/DASD Kozhikode     | Source (Production): State Agri/Horti Departments/DASD Kozhikode     | Source (Production): State Agri/Horti Departments/DASD Kozhikode     |
| (est): Estimate;                                                     | (est): Estimate;                                                     | (est): Estimate;                                                     | (est): Estimate;                                                     |
| SOURCE: (Export: DGCI&S, CALCUTTA/SHIPPING BILLS/EXPORTERS' RETURNS. | SOURCE: (Export: DGCI&S, CALCUTTA/SHIPPING BILLS/EXPORTERS' RETURNS. | SOURCE: (Export: DGCI&S, CALCUTTA/SHIPPING BILLS/EXPORTERS' RETURNS. | SOURCE: (Export: DGCI&S, CALCUTTA/SHIPPING BILLS/EXPORTERS' RETURNS. |

(b) & (c): The  mandate  for  production,  research,  development  and  domestic  marketing  of Chilli is  vested with Union Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.  Spices Board has the mandate for export promotion of spices including chilli. Under this, Spices Board is undertaking activities for post-harvest improvement, building market linkages and export promotion of spices including chilli. Currently, the aspects of production, quality management and export promotion of chilli are covered by Union Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Spices Board.

(d) & (e): The  Export  Development  &  Promotion  component  of  Spices  Board's  scheme titled 'Integrated Scheme for Export Promotion & Quality Improvement in Spices and Research &  Development  of  Cardamom'  aims  at  promotion  of  spices  including  chilli  international markets,  supporting  exporters  for  infrastructure  development,  value  addition,  trade  promotion etc.  Besides,  Government  of  India  through  Ministry  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare implements various development programmes for the development of chilli in the country under Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) through respective State Horticulture  Missions  (SHM).  The  mission  programmes  are  aimed  at  increasing  production, productivity and quality of the produce to meet the growing demand in the domestic as well as export market.

In addition to this, various other steps have been implemented by Spices Board to support chilli industry like establishment of spices parks for processing, value addition and storage of spices including chilli; constitution of Chilli Task Force Committee; organizing training programs for stakeholders of chilli aimed at quality improvement and entrepreneurship development; quality evaluation  of  export  consignments  of  chilli  through  quality  evaluation  laboratories  to  ensure compliance with quality specifications of importing countries.

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