Lok Sabha Question No. 1211 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Decline in Food Grain Productivity
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1211

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021

## DECLINE IN FOOD GRAIN PRODUCTIVITY

1211.      SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

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

- (a) whether the production of food grains has declined during the last three years due to drought conditions;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  details  of  the  farmers  who  have  committed  suicide  during  the  last  three  years, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी ( SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) & (b): No sir, the production of food grains has not declined in the country during last three years. The details of production of foodgrains in the country during last three years are as under:
- (c): The State-wise details of the farmers / cultivators suicide during 2017, 2018 and 2019 is at Annexure .

| Year      |   Production (Million Tonnes) |
|-----------|-------------------------------|
| 2017-18   |                        285.01 |
| 2018-19   |                        285.21 |
| 2019-20 # |                        296.65 |

## Annexure

State-wise and year-wise details of Farmers / Cultivators suicide, for the year 2017-2019

|    | State/UT          |   2017 |   2018 |   2019 |
|----|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1  | ANDHRA PRADESH    |    375 |    365 |    628 |
| 2  | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 3  | ASSAM             |      3 |      5 |     26 |
| 4  | BIHAR             |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 5  | CHHATTISGARH      |    285 |    182 |    233 |
| 6  | GOA               |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 7  | GUJARAT           |      4 |     21 |      3 |
| 8  | HARYANA           |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 9  | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |      4 |      5 |     12 |
| 10 | JAMMU & KASHMIR   |      0 |      5 |      0 |
| 11 | JHARKHAND         |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 12 | KARNATAKA         |   1157 |   1365 |   1331 |
| 13 | KERALA            |     42 |     25 |     22 |
| 14 | MADHYA PRADESH    |    429 |    303 |    142 |
| 15 | MAHARASHTRA       |   2426 |   2239 |   2680 |
| 16 | MANIPUR           |      0 |      2 |      0 |
| 17 | MEGHALAYA         |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 18 | MIZORAM           |      0 |     17 |     22 |
| 19 | NAGALAND          |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 20 | ODISHA            |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 21 | PUNJAB            |    243 |    229 |    239 |
| 22 | RAJASTHAN         |      3 |      2 |      2 |
| 23 | SIKKIM            |      7 |      1 |      0 |
| 24 | TAMIL NADU        |     19 |      6 |      6 |
| 25 | TELANGANA         |    846 |    900 |    491 |
| 26 | TRIPURA           |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 27 | UTTAR PRADESH     |    110 |     80 |    108 |
| 28 | UTTARAKHAND       |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 29 | WEST BENGAL       |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 30 | A & N ISLANDS     |      2 |      4 |      5 |
| 31 | CHANDIGARH        |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 32 | D & N HAVELI      |      0 |      7 |      7 |
| 33 | DAMAN & DIU       |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 34 | DELHI (UT)        |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 35 | LAKSHADWEEP       |      0 |      0 |      0 |
| 36 | PUDUCHERRY        |      0 |      0 |      0 |
|    | TOTAL (ALL INDIA) |   5955 |   5763 |   5957 |

Source : Report on 'Accidental Deaths & Suicides in India' for relevant years, National Crime Records Bureau. Latest data pertains to the year 2019.

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