Lok Sabha Question No. 227 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Cultivation of Millets
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Arvind Kumar Sharma, Ajay Nishad

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 227

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## CULTIVATION OF MILLETS

*227.  DR. ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA: SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

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

- (a) the details of production of millets during each of the last three years and current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  making  efforts  or  considering  to  improve  cultivation acreage and minimum support price for millets as it is a very important source of nutrition for poor farmers and is also very resource efficient;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the achievements made so far; 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 (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 227 DUE FOR REPLY ON 14 TH  DECEMBER, 2021.

- (a): The details of state-wise production of nutri-cereals (millets) during last three years & current year is given at Annexure .

(b) to (d): Department  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers  Welfare  (DA&FW)  is  implementing  a Sub-Mission on Nutri-Cereals (Millets) under National Food Security Mission (NFSM) since 2018-19 to increase area, production & productivity of millets in 212 districts of 14 States. The  North  Eastern  States,  Himachal  Pradesh  and  UTs  of  Jammu  &  Kashmir  and  Ladakh have been given flexibility to include the districts under programme on nutri-cereals. Release (central share) made to the states under NFSM-Nutri Cereals programme during last three years & current year is as under:

(Rs. in crores)

| Year     |   Release |
|----------|-----------|
| 2018-19  |     73.38 |
| 2019-20  |     99.03 |
| 2020-21  |     99.57 |
| 2021-22* |     43.71 |

*As on 06/12/21

In view of health benefits of millets, the Government of India notified millets as nutricereals in April, 2018. Nutri-cereals contribute substantially for food & nutritional security and are  highly  nutritious.  Millet  crops  perform  well  in  marginal  (dryland)  environments  and  are superior in nutritional properties with high micronutrient with low glycemic indices. Millets are not  only  comparable  to  major cereals  with  respect to  their  nutritional features  but  are  very good sources of carbohydrates, micronutrients & phytochemicals with nutraceutical properties. Millets are natural source of iron, zinc, calcium & other nutrients.

The production of millets has increased from 137.11 lakh tonnes in 2018-19 to 179.59 lakh tonnes in 2020-21. To encourage the farmers to grow nutri-cereals (millets), Government declares Minimum Support Price (MSP) of three major millets i.e, jowar, bajra & ragi along with a   minimum return of at least 50 per cent over all India weighted average cost of production before main season of Kharif every year. MSP of jowar, bajra & ragi from 201314 to 2021-22 is as under:

## (Rs per quintal)

| Year    | Jowar   | Jowar    | Bajra   | Ragi   |
|---------|---------|----------|---------|--------|
|         | Hybrid  | Maldandi |         |        |
| 2013-14 | 1500    | 1520     | 1250    | 1500   |
| 2014-15 | 1530    | 1550     | 1250    | 1550   |
| 2015-16 | 1570    | 1590     | 1275    | 1650   |
| 2016-17 | 1625    | 1650     | 1330    | 1725   |
| 2017-18 | 1700    | 1725     | 1425    | 1900   |
| 2018-19 | 2430    | 2450     | 1950    | 2897   |
| 2019-20 | 2550    | 2570     | 2000    | 3150   |
| 2020-21 | 2620    | 2640     | 2150    | 3295   |
| 2021-22 | 2738    | 2758     | 2250    | 3377   |

## Annexure Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 227 due for reply on 14.12.2021 State-wise Production of Nutri Cereals (Millets) during 2018-19 to 2021-22

(Production in '000 Tonnes)

| State            |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21* |   2021-22# |
|------------------|-----------|-----------|------------|------------|
| Andhra Pradesh   |    301.91 |    514.19 |     494.78 |      93.56 |
| Assam            |      3.06 |      3.23 |       2.99 |       3.01 |
| Bihar            |     14.37 |      8    |      10.27 |      10.84 |
| Chhattisgarh     |     33.71 |     24.56 |      26.91 |      16.62 |
| Gujarat          |   1000.15 |    990.48 |    1081.35 |     387.65 |
| Haryana          |    899.56 |   1034.9  |    1366.56 |     908.27 |
| Himachal Pradesh |      5.95 |      6.81 |       8.12 |       8.17 |
| Jharkhand        |     12.77 |     14.31 |      17.82 |      15.68 |
| Karnataka        |   1762.17 |   2555.6  |    2545.86 |    1341.73 |
| Kerala           |      0.47 |      0.54 |       0.57 |       0.07 |
| Madhya Pradesh   |    851.34 |    895.71 |     983.82 |    1172.58 |
| Maharashtra      |   1319.31 |   2428.7  |    2508.78 |     667.76 |
| Odisha           |     48.18 |     48.07 |      54.88 |      58.62 |
| Punjab           |      0.72 |      0.32 |       1    |       0    |
| Rajasthan        |   4288.34 |   5146.89 |    5125.91 |    4960.39 |
| Tamil Nadu       |    873.47 |   1017.03 |     947.86 |     537.79 |
| Telangana        |     72.25 |    139.15 |     201.7  |      22.41 |
| Uttar Pradesh    |   1967.27 |   2171.91 |    2298.2  |    2280.61 |
| Uttarakhand      |    179.74 |    191.09 |     200.85 |     223.32 |
| West Bengal      |      7.6  |      9.83 |      10.62 |       5.6  |
| Others           |     68.99 |     59.38 |      69.98 |      48.71 |
| All India        |  13711.3  |  17260.7  |   17958.8  |   12763.4  |

*4 th Advance Estimates     #1 st Advance Estimates ( Kharif only )

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