Lok Sabha Question No. 2362 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-21
Subject: Increase in Production of Millets
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Satyadev Pachauri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LoK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2362

## To BE ANSWERED ON 21sT DECEMBER, 2022

## INCREASE IN PRODUCTION OF MILLETS

## 2362. SHRI SATYADEV PACHAURI:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has planned to increase millets production in the year 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has set a fixed target of millets production for the year 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 and if So, the details thereof; and
- (c whether the Government has collaborated with International Fund for Agricultural Development to run programmes related with food security and if SO, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JyOTI)

(a) & (b): The Government has planned to increase millets production and annually fixes target for the millet production: The crop-wise, statewise and season-wise target Nutri-Cereals the year 2022-23 is annexed: For increasing the production of Nutri-Cereals under National Food Security Mission (NFSM) programme, the NFSM-Nutri Cereals is implemented in 212 districts of 14 states- Under NFSM, assistance is given through state governments to farmers for interventions like cluster demonstrations on improved package of practices, demonstrations on cropping system, distribution of seeds of High Yielding Varieties (HYVs)hybrids, improved farm machinerieslresource conservation machineriesltools, efficient water application tools, plant protection measures, nutrient managementlsoil ameliorants, processing & postharvest equipments, cropping system based trainings to the farmers etc. for being

The mission also provides support to Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) & State Agricultural Universities (SAUs)Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) for technology back stopping and transfer of technology to the farmer under supervision of Subject Matter SpecialistsiScientists. The research organizations are supported for undertaking research projects that can help enhancing production and productivity of food crops.

The State Governments can also promote cultivation of millets under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture & Allied Sector Rejuvenation (RKVYRAFTAAR) with the approval of the State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC) of the

- (c): No Sir.

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## ANNEX.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2362 FOR ANSWER ON 21.12.2022 IN THE LOK SABHA

## State, and Season-wise production targets of Nutri cereals for the year 2022-23 Crop

(Production in Lakh tones)

| SL States           | Jowar      | Jowar        | Bajra        | Ragi   | Small Millets   | Total Nutri Cereals   | Total Nutri Cereals   | Total Nutri Cereals   |
|---------------------|------------|--------------|--------------|--------|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| SL States           | KharifRabi | TotalKKharif | TotalKKharif | Kharif | Kharif          | Kharif                | [Rabi                 | Total                 |
| AAndhra Pradesh     | 2901       | 3,001        | 0.801        |        | 032             | T97                   |                       | 4.87                  |
| Arunachal           |            |              |              |        | 030             |                       |                       | 030                   |
| 3 Assam             |            | 0.001        |              |        | 0.051           |                       |                       | 0.051                 |
| BBihar              |            | UTO          |              | 70.05  | 70.06           | 0.261                 |                       | 0.26                  |
| 5 KChhattisgarh     |            |              |              |        | 0.50            | TTO                   |                       |                       |
| KGujarat            |            | TTO          | TTZ          |        |                 | T23T                  | 030                   |                       |
| 7 HHaryana          | 0.54       | 0.50         | 9.00         |        |                 | 9.50                  | 0.04                  | 9.501                 |
| 8 HHimachal Pradesh |            | 0.00         |              | 0.02   |                 |                       | 0.04                  |                       |
| 9 KKashmir          |            | 0.00         |              |        | 0.051           | 0.18                  | 0.04                  | 0.18                  |
| TOfharkhand         | 0.02       |              |              | 025    | 0.77            | 038                   | 0.00                  | 0381                  |
|                     | 2.00 7.701 | 9.70         | 3.90         |        | 0.50            | 21.40                 |                       | 29.10                 |
| 12JMadhya Pradesh   |            | 450          |              |        | 0.78/           |                       |                       | 12.62                 |
| T3MMaharashtra      | 554 T6.50  | 22.00        | 6.501        | 2T5    |                 |                       | T6.50                 |                       |
| 14Manipur           |            |              |              |        |                 |                       | 0.04                  | 0.00                  |
| TSMeghalaya         |            |              |              |        |                 | 0.031                 | 0.00                  |                       |
|                     |            | 0.001        |              |        |                 |                       | 0.04                  | 0.00                  |
| 17Nagaland          |            | 0.001        |              | 0.03   | 0.11            | 0.17                  | 0.04                  |                       |
|                     |            | 0.201        | 0.02|   |        | 0.201           | 0.924                 | 0.04                  | 0.92|            |
| 19 Punjab           |            | 0.001        |              |        |                 |                       | 0.04                  | 0.017                 |
|                     | 8.20       |              |              |        |                 |                       |                       | 58.251                |
| 21 Sikkim           |            |              |              |        | 0.05            | 0.05                  | 0.04                  |                       |
|                     | 2.00       | 5.T0         | TTO          |        |                 | 8.70f                 |                       | 70.70]                |
| 1.14                | 0.60       |              | 0.16         |        |                 |                       | 0.64                  |                       |
| 23 elangana         |            |              |              |        |                 |                       |                       |                       |
| 25 Uttrakhand       |            | 0.001        |              | 1.74   | 0.90            | 2.64                  | 0.04                  | 2.60                  |
|                     |            | 320f         | 2200         |        |                 | 2537                  |                       | 25331                 |
| 27 West Bengal      |            | 0.00         | 0.01         | 0.44   | 0.051           | 0.4d                  | 0.04                  |                       |
| 28Daman & Diu       |            |              | 0.01         |        |                 |                       | 0.04                  | 0.0 1                 |
| 29 Delhi            | 0.04       | 0.041        |              |        |                 | 0.09                  | 0.04                  | 0.09                  |
| 00,04               |            |              |              | 040    |                 |                       | 70.04                 | 2T8                   |
| AII India 30.001    | 30.04      | 60.001       |              | 25.04  |                 |                       | 30.04                 | 205.00                |