Lok Sabha Question No. 2096 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-14
Subject: Wheat Sowing Area
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Prataprao  Jadhav, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Shrirang Appa Barne, Sudheer Gupta

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2096

TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 th  March, 2023

## WHEAT SOWING AREA

2096    SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE: SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK: SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE: SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

Will the Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare क ृ षि एवं षकसान कल्  याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the country's absolute increase in wheat sowing area has increased in the current year as compared to five year average and if so, the details thereof, state-wise;
- (b)  whether the production of wheat for the current year is likely to climb as compared to previous years and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether the Government is contemplating to lift the ban on wheat exports implemented in May last year due to fears of food shortages and inflation amid the Ukraine war and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)   the details of revenue likely to be generated by the Government through export of wheat in the current fiscal year;
- (e)    whether  the  Government  proposes  to  control/ease  out  already  higher  flour  prices prevailing in the market through this bumper production of wheat; and
- (f)   if so, the details thereof and step taken by the Government in this regard?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ षि एवं षकसान कल्  याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) & (b) As per Second Advance Estimates for the agriculture year 2022-23, the Wheat production in the country is estimated at 112.18 million tonnes which is higher by 4.44 million

tonnes  than  the  production  achieved  during  2021-22. The  details  of  State-wise  absolute increase/decrease  in  wheat  sowing  area  in  the  current  year  i.e.  2022-23  (2 nd   Advance Estimates) over the last five years (2017-18 to 2021-22) average is given at Annexure.

- (c) At present, there is no proposal for lifting restriction on export of wheat  before the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW).
- (d) During the current fiscal year (upto January, 2023), Rs. 11728.36 crore worth of wheat has been exported.
- (e) & (f)  In order to address the rising price of Wheat and Atta and to moderate the same, FCI sells excess stocks of wheat from the Central Pool at pre-determined prices in the open market from time to time under Open Market Sale Scheme-Domestic {OMSS(D)}. So far 50 LMT (30+20 LMT) of wheat from FCI stock has been decided to be offloaded under OMSS(D), 2023 upto 31 st  March, 2023. Further, the Government reviewed OMSS(D) policy for the year 2023 and reduced the reserve price of wheat vide order dated 10.02.2023 and 17.02.2023.

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## Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q No. 2096 Due for reply on 14.03.2023

## Wheat Sowing Area

(in '000 Hectares)

| State/ UT        |   Average 2017-18 to 2021-22 |   2022-23* |   Absolute Increase/Decrease |
|------------------|------------------------------|------------|------------------------------|
| Assam            |                        12.91 |      10    |                        -2.91 |
| Bihar            |                      2173.88 |    2203.82 |                        29.93 |
| Chhattisgarh     |                       126.51 |     146.4  |                        19.89 |
| Gujarat          |                       986.23 |    1313    |                       326.77 |
| Haryana          |                      2479.14 |    2364.14 |                      -115    |
| Himachal Pradesh |                       315.45 |     322.21 |                         6.76 |
| Jharkhand        |                       211.98 |     164.13 |                       -47.86 |
| Karnataka        |                       172.22 |     162    |                       -10.22 |
| Madhya Pradesh   |                      5994    |    7150    |                      1156    |
| Maharashtra      |                      1034.76 |    1071.2  |                        36.44 |
| Odisha           |                         0.14 |       0.18 |                         0.04 |
| Punjab           |                      3521.68 |    3506    |                       -15.68 |
| Rajasthan        |                      2878    |    2964.7  |                        86.7  |
| Telangana        |                         5.4  |       3    |                        -2.4  |
| Uttar Pradesh    |                      9683.6  |    9590    |                       -93.6  |
| Uttarakhand      |                       317.2  |     298    |                       -19.2  |
| West Bengal      |                       166.25 |     250    |                        83.75 |
| Others           |                       302.67 |     349.49 |                        46.82 |
| All India        |                     30382    |   31868.3  |                      1486.24 |