Lok Sabha Question No. 4499 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Paddy Cultivation Area
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Saikia Dilip

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4499

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH  March, 2023

## PADDY CULTIVATION AREA

4499    SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

Will the Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare कृ िष एवं कसान क  याण मंी be pleased to state;

(a) the total area under Paddy cultivation in the country along with the acreage thereof in the NorthEast regions including Assam;

(b)  whether  the  Paddy  cultivation  and  production  has  been  adversely  affected  in  the North-East regions including Assam during recent years due to the unpredictability of monsoon;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  tackle  the  crisis  caused  due  to  very  low rainfall  against  the  normal  monsoon  season  in  several  parts  of  the  country  including Assam?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ िष एवं कसान क  याण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (c): The  production  of  a  crop  depends  on  various  factors  such  as  weather extremities, rainfall,  agro-climatic  condition, soil  type, irrigation  facilities,  types  of  crops cultivated, use of fertilizers and pesticides, length of growing seasons, technology used etc.The  details  of  area  and  production  under  paddy  (in  terms  of  rice)  in  the  country including  North  East  regionduring  the  last  3  yearsi.e.  2019-20  to  2021-22is  given  at Annexure.

(d): The  Department  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers  Welfare  (DA&FW)  coordinates  the relief measures necessitated by drought, hailstorm, pest attack and cold wave/frost. The State Government is primarily responsible for providing necessary relief measures in the wake of natural calamities. For undertaking relief measures, funds are available with the State Government in the form of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF). Additional financial  assistance,  over  and  above  SDRF,  is  considered  from  the  National  Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for natural calamities of a severe nature and is approved on the basis  of  a  Memorandum  received  from  the  State  Government,  in  accordance  with established procedures.

Annexure Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q No. 4499 due for

## reply on 28.03.2023

## Area and production under Paddy (in terms of rice) in the country including North East region

| State/ UT         | Area ('000 Hectares)   | Area ('000 Hectares)   | Area ('000 Hectares)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   |
|-------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|                   | 2019-20                | 2020-21                | 2021-22                | 2019-20                    | 2020-21                    | 2021-22                    |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 133.50                 | 133.77                 | 136.48                 | 244.73                     | 247.08                     | 252.38                     |
| Assam             | 2290.52                | 2360.47                | 2353.26                | 4984.63                    | 5214.76                    | 4382.14                    |
| Manipur           | 175.60                 | 225.77                 | 200.03                 | 385.50                     | 602.15                     | 567.37                     |
| Meghalaya         | 110.98                 | 107.60                 | 108.49                 | 303.44                     | 295.85                     | 297.32                     |
| Mizoram           | 35.21                  | 35.25                  | 34.91                  | 60.01                      | 62.19                      | 60.87                      |
| Nagaland          | 216.95                 | 218.81                 | 122.08                 | 363.31                     | 367.39                     | 150.67                     |
| Sikkim            | 8.69                   | 8.70                   | 8.61                   | 16.14                      | 16.19                      | 16.03                      |
| Tripura           | 267.34                 | 263.79                 | 255.74                 | 810.24                     | 803.12                     | 810.95                     |
| Total NE Region   | 3238.78                | 3354.15                | 3219.60                | 7168.00                    | 7608.73                    | 6537.72                    |
| All India         | 43662.30               | 4568.69                | 46278.68               | 118870.32                  | 124368.32                  | 129471.42                  |

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