Lok Sabha Question No. 4252 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Promotion of Millets
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Su Thirunavukkarasar, Ravneet Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4252

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH MARCH, 2022

## PROMOTION OF MILLETS

4252.  SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU: SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षएवंकसानकयाणमंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether India is a major producer of millets;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the total production of millets during each of the last three years, State-wise along with the major crops produced in the country;
- (c)  whether the Government has any proposal to launch a programme to ramp up farm-to-fork value chains for millets or coarse cereals and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is taking any measures to increase millets consumption in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  raise  the  output  and  branding  of 'Indian grown' millets to drive exports and tap India's potential in the growing global market?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षएवंकसानकयाणमंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) Yes, Sir. India is a major millets producing country in the world.
- (b)The  Department  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers  Welfare  (DA&FW)  is  implementing millets  development  programme,  as  Sub-Mission  on  Nutri-Cereals  (Millets),  under National Food Security Mission (NFSM) from 2018-19 to enhance area, production & productivity  of  millets.TheState-wise  production  of  major  crops  including  millets during last three years is at Annexure.
- (c)  to  (e):   In  view  of  health  benefits  of  the  millets,  Government  of  India  notified millets as nutri-cereals in April 2018. Indian Council of Agricultural Research- Indian Institute  of  Millets  Research,  (ICAR-IIMR)  Hyderabad  is  supporting  the  startups, Farmer  Producing  Organisations  (FPOs)  underRashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture  and Allied Sectors Rejuvenation (RKVYRAFTAAR)  projectto  procure  the  primary  and  secondary  processing  units  under

ICAR's- Farmers First Programme providing training to the farmers, home makers, students  andyoungentrepreneurs  on  cultivation  practices  of  millets,  value-added millet food products, recipes etc. besides support to establish their own enterprise& own brand. To create domestic & global demand of millets Government of India had proposed to the United Nations for declaring the year 2023 as International Year of Millets  (IYoM).  The  Resolution  of  India  was  supported  by  72  countries  and  United Nations  General  Assembly  (UNGA)  adopted  the  resolution  and  declared  2023  as International  Year of  Millets  in  March,  2021.  The Government of India has already planned  activities  for  celebrations  of  IYoM-  2023.  The  action  plan  of  IYOM-2023 focusseson strategies to enhance production, consumption, export, branding etc.

## State wise Production of Major Crops Including Millets during Last Three years (Production in '000 Tonnes)

LSUQ-4252

Annexure-I

| State/UT         | Coarse Cereals including Millets   | Coarse Cereals including Millets   | Coarse Cereals including Millets   | Pulses   | Pulses   | Pulses   | Food grains   | Food grains   | Food grains   |
|------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|----------|----------|----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| State/UT         | 2018-19                            | 2019-20                            | 2020-21                            | 2018-19  | 2019-20  | 2020-21  | 2018-19       | 2019-20       | 2020-21       |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 1864.55                            | 2531.17                            | 2321.57                            | 739.59   | 1166.72  | 1094.61  | 10838.81      | 12356.78      | 11299.04      |
| Assam            | 108.05                             | 131.27                             | 151.17                             | 113.50   | 106.07   | 108.70   | 5465.86       | 5236.4        | 5487.51       |
| Bihar            | 2525.45                            | 2020.88                            | 2109.08                            | 453.46   | 334.41   | 376.85   | 15600.06      | 14233         | 15382.59      |
| Chhattisgarh     | 331.53                             | 370.51                             | 368.45                             | 537.47   | 241.28   | 447.52   | 7558.58       | 7501.84       | 8225.52       |
| Gujarat          | 1802.8                             | 1786.28                            | 1759.59                            | 681.33   | 1057.27  | 1809.16  | 6803.63       | 8153.43       | 8973.93       |
| Haryana          | 972.76                             | 1098.4                             | 1417.58                            | 82.13    | 64.38    | 72.66    | 18145         | 17863.47      | 18309.5       |
| Himachal Pradesh | 767.53                             | 767.72                             | 764.49                             | 53.57    | 55.19    | 60.20    | 1500.62       | 1530.12       | 1535.51       |
| Jharkhand        | 468.04                             | 525.12                             | 669.51                             | 735.16   | 814.94   | 905.36   | 4399.69       | 4792.3        | 4871.69       |
| Karnataka        | 5519.9                             | 6813.62                            | 7931.22                            | 1773.9   | 2155.89  | 2065.03  | 10888.4       | 12783.69      | 14550.07      |
| Kerala           | 0.62                               | 0.68                               | 0.69                               | 2.31     | 2.18     | 1.92     | 581.18        | 608.43        | 636.38        |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 5147.2                             | 5029.43                            | 4953.65                            | 6045.41  | 4108.41  | 5294.7   | 32208.71      | 33523.13      | 32844.23      |
| Maharashtra      | 3096.69                            | 4392.59                            | 6082.11                            | 2682.54  | 3736     | 4321.23  | 10304.1       | 12819.86      | 15766.09      |
| Odisha           | 169.14                             | 237.06                             | 281.81                             | 412.09   | 432.46   | 431.17   | 8315.21       | 9030.05       | 9523.56       |
| Punjab           | 421.32                             | 433.29                             | 417.63                             | 27.67    | 29.20    | 31.08    | 31532.35      | 29857.33      | 30418.34      |
| Rajasthan        | 6993.32                            | 7333.29                            | 8360.94                            | 3759.38  | 4497.13  | 4252.02  | 21288.77      | 23227.06      | 24282.31      |
| Tamil Nadu       | 3707.97                            | 3493.23                            | 3469.99                            | 551.21   | 605.41   | 472.47   | 10390.12      | 11269.78      | 10823.62      |
| Telangana        | 2155.72                            | 3138.89                            | 1922.9                             | 440.05   | 549.18   | 589.75   | 9275.17       | 11125.05      | 12745.62      |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 3948.85                            | 4388.53                            | 4604.39                            | 2408.01  | 2447.32  | 2475.89  | 54643.42      | 56169.14      | 58106.92      |
| Uttarakhand      | 251.67                             | 265.77                             | 270.32                             | 55.33    | 57.79    | 61.31    | 1876.14       | 1886.01       | 2001.84       |
| West Bengal      | 1741.48                            | 2018.05                            | 2443.6                             | 368.40   | 384.87   | 441.91   | 18689.87      | 18794.31      | 20004.64      |
| Other            | 1064.86                            | 972.59                             | 1023.13                            | 152.96   | 179.16   | 149.60   | 4903.27       | 4743.27       | 4952.82       |
| All India        | 43059.45                           | 47748.37                           | 51323.8                            | 22075.48 | 23025.26 | 25463.11 | 285209        | 297504.5      | 310741.7      |

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