Lok Sabha Question No. 98 (STARRED), answered on 2022-02-08
Subject: Production of Garlic
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Gautham Sigamani Pon, C.N. Annadurai

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 98

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8 th  FEBRUARY, 2022

## PRODUCTION OF GARLIC

*98.  SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON: SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष और कसान कयाण मंी

be pleased to state: (a)     the details of the leading garlic producing States in the country alongwith area under cultivation  and  average  annual  production  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the current year, State-wise; (b)      whether  the  farmers  producing  garlic  are  not  getting  remunerative  prices  for  their produce  and  if  so,  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  declare  the  Minimum  Support Prices for the garlic; (c)     if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; (d)      whether  the  Government  is  implementing  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of Horticulture  (MIDH)  for  promoting  cultivation  of  horticulture  crops,  including  garlic  in  the country; (e)      if so, the details of the financial assistance provided under MIDH for area expansion of Rhizomatic spices including garlic, State-wise; and (f)          the  steps  taken/being  taken by  the Government to promote the cultivation of garlic, onion and sugarcane and enhancing production thereof in the country?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष और कसान कयाण मंी ( SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

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

## Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (f) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 98 due for reply on 8 th February 2022.

(a),  (b)  &  (c):        As  per  the  3 rd Advanced  Estimates  of  2020-21,  the  leading  garlic producing States in the countryare Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab and Assam. State-wise average annual production of garlic for the years 2017-18, 2018-19,  2019-20  and  current  year  2020-21  (3 rd Advance  Estimates)  is  given  at Annexure-I.

Minimum Support Price (MSP) is extended to 25 crops which have significant production/ consumption and which have longer shelf life on the basis of the recommendations  of  the  Commission  for  Agricultural  Costs  and  Prices  (CACP),  after obtaining the views of State Governments and Central Ministries/ Departments concerned and  other  relevant  factors.  The  Government  implements  Market  Intervention  Scheme (MIS) for procurement of agriculture and horticulture commodities including garlic, which are perishable in nature, on the request of States/ UTs. The MIS is implemented in order to  protect  the  growers  of  these  commodities  from  making  distress  sale  in  the  event  of bumper  crop  during  the  peak  arrival  period  when  there  is  at  least  10%  increase  in production or 10% decrease in the ruling market prices compared to the previous normal year. In the recent past, MIS has been extended to the farmers growing garlic in the state of Rajasthan during the periods 2017-18 and 2018-19.

(d) & (e):     The Government is implementing the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) for promoting cultivation of horticulture crops, including garlic, in the country.  Under  MIDH,  assistance  is  provided  for  area  expansion  of  Rhizomatic  spices including garlic at a rate of 40% cost norms of Rs. 30,000 per hectare (i.e. a maximum of Rs. 12000/Ha) for cultivation of a maximum area of 4 hectares per beneficiary in single instalment. State-wise  utilization  of  funds  for  Rhizomatic  spices  (including  garlic)  out  of fund provided under MIDH for the three years is at Annexure-II.

(f):        The  Government  is  implementing  MIDH  Scheme,  which  envisages  promotion  of cultivation of horticulture crops, including garlic and onion, through activities such as area expansion, protected cultivation, integrated pest management/integrated nutrient management,  organic  farming,  creation  of  water  resources  structures,  post-harvest management, development of market yards, setting up of cold storage, human resource development, etc.

For sugarcane, the Government is implementing Sugarcane Development Programme  under  National  Food  Security  Mission  (NFSM)  in  13  major  sugarcane growing  States  for  enhancing  production  and  productivity.  Besides,  States  can  also support  Sugarcane  Development  Programme  under  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana (RKVY) with the approval of State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC).

Besides, through the Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY), implemented since 2015-16, the Governmentaims to promote,  develop  and  disseminate  micro  irrigation  technology  for  horticulture  and agriculture  development,  increase  productivity  of  crops  and  income  of  farmers  through precision water management; promote micro-irrigation technologies in water intensive/consuming  crops  like  sugarcane,  banana,  cotton  etc.  including  horticulture crops.

Further, to enhance  the production and productivity of Garlic,  Onion  and Sugarcane, Indian Council of Agricultural Research(ICAR) is undertaking flagship projects to  promote research in  different areas such  as crop improvement, crop production and Post  Harvest  Technologythrough  its  institutes  such  as  Directorate  of  Onion  and  Garlic (DOGR), Rajgurunagar, Pune, Indian Institutes  of  Horticulture  Research, Bengaluru  for garlic and onion and Indian Institutes of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow and Sugarcane Breeding  Institutes,  Coimbatore  for  Sugarcane.  The  technologies  developed  by  ICAR institutions  is  disseminated  among  the  farmers  through  frontline  demonstrations,  Krishi Vigyan Kendras, etc.

## ANNEXURE-I

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha   Starred Question No. 98 due for reply on 8 th February, 2022

State-wise Area/Production of Garlic

A: Area in '000 Ha, P: Production in '000 MT

2020-21

| Sl. No .   | STATES/UTs       | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21 (3rd Adv Est.)   | 2020-21 (3rd Adv Est.)   |
|------------|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| Sl. No .   | STATES/UTs       | A         | P         | A         | P         | A         | P         | A                        | P                        |
| 1          | MADHYA PRADESH   | 92.5      | 405.0     | 178.3     | 1821.3    | 183.7     | 1869.4    | 190.0                    | 1956.7                   |
| 2          | RAJASTHAN        | 112.9     | 582.1     | 74.8      | 415.5     | 68.0      | 416.3     | 90.9                     | 544.7                    |
| 3          | UTTAR PRADESH    | 35.2      | 188.6     | 38.5      | 225.7     | 34.6      | 207.9     | 34.7                     | 216.7                    |
| 4          | GUJARAT          | 19.1      | 151.0     | 10.8      | 83.0      | 12.2      | 94.6      | 16.2                     | 125.3                    |
| 5          | PUNJAB           | 6.5       | 73.7      | 7.4       | 104.9     | 7.7       | 92.6      | 8.9                      | 96.8                     |
| 6          | ASSAM            | 10.3      | 61.6      | 10.5      | 62.3      | 10.7      | 67.4      | 10.8                     | 68.9                     |
| 7          | ODISHA           | 10.9      | 35.5      | 12.4      | 45.5      | 12.4      | 45.5      | 12.1                     | 43.0                     |
| 8          | WEST BENGAL      | 3.7       | 36.1      | 3.9       | 37.1      | 3.9       | 37.5      | 3.9                      | 37.5                     |
| 9          | HARYANA          | 5.0       | 32.0      | 3.3       | 42.6      | 3.1       | 41.6      | 3.2                      | 31.7                     |
| 10         | MAHARASHTRA      | 2.6       | 14.0      | 2.7       | 13.7      | 2.7       | 13.8      | 3.7                      | 22.2                     |
| 11         | UTTARAKHAND      | 1.5       | 2.2       | 2.0       | 11.1      | 2.1       | 11.4      | 2.1                      | 11.5                     |
| 12         | KARNATAKA        | 6.5       | 5.4       | 4.0       | 26.6      | 1.7       | 8.7       | 4.5                      | 11.4                     |
| 13         | TAMIL NADU       | 0.6       | 3.5       | 1.7       | 9.6       | 1.2       | 7.2       | 1.3                      | 7.4                      |
| 14         | CHHATTISGARH     | 1.2       | 3.5       | 1.2       | 3.5       | 1.6       | 1.7       | 1.3                      | 3.0                      |
| 15         | BIHAR            | 1.7       | 2.6       | 1.8       | 2.7       | 1.7       | 2.5       | 1.7                      | 2.6                      |
| 16         | HIMACHAL PRADESH | 4.9       | 8.5       | 3.6       | 1.4       | 3.9       | 2.6       | 4.0                      | 2.6                      |
| 17         | KERALA           | 0.1       | 0.4       | 0.1       | 0.4       | 0.2       | 1.0       | 0.2                      | 1.1                      |
| 18         | NAGALAND         | 0.3       | 3.1       | 0.3       | 2.4       | 0.3       | 2.4       | 0.1                      | 0.8                      |
| 19         | JAMMU & KASHMIR  | 0.7       | 0.6       | 0.7       | 0.6       | 0.7       | 0.5       | 0.7                      | 0.6                      |
| 20         | OTHERS           | 0.7       | 1.4       | 0.1       | 0.2       | 0.1       | 0.1       | 0.2                      | 0.3                      |
| TOTAL      | TOTAL            | 317.0     | 1610.6    | 358.0     | 2909.9    | 352.5     | 2924.7    | 390.6                    | 3184.8                   |

ANNEXURE-II Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (d)  and  (e)  of  the  LokSabha  Starred Question No. 98 due for reply on 8 th February, 2022 State-wise utilization of funds for Rhizomatic spices (Ginger, Garlic, Turmeric, etc.) out of fund provided under MIDH for the three years (2018-19 to 2020-21)

| S. No.    | Name of the State   | Rs. in Lakhs   |
|-----------|---------------------|----------------|
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar   | 0.50           |
| 2         | Chhattisgarh        | 423.36         |
| 3         | Gujarat             | 26.96          |
| 4         | Haryana             | 162.82         |
| 5         | Jharkhand           | 39.45          |
| 6         | Kerala              | 54.89          |
| 7         | Maharashtra         | 10. 43         |
| 8         | Odisha              | 5.00           |
| 9         | Punjab              | 0.07           |
| 10        | Rajasthan           | 34.16          |
| 11        | Tamilnadu           | 266.76         |
| 12        | Telangana           | 3.42           |
| 13        | Uttar Pradesh       | 529.88         |
| 14        | Sikkim              | 22.48          |
| 15        | Uttarakhand         | 3.84           |
| All-India | All-India           | 1584.02        |

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