Lok Sabha Question No. 3721 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-21
Subject: Expansion of Oil Palm Cultivation
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Adoor Prakash

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3721

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 st   DECEMBER,2021

## EXPANSION OF OIL PALM CULTIVATION

## 3721. SHRI ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

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

- (a) whether the Government has received any request from the State of Kerala for including all the districts in the State in the expansion of oil palm cultivation;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the decision taken by the Government;
- (c) the details of annual action plan submitted by the State under National Mission on Edible Oils-Oil Palm and the status of approval of the same;
- (d) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  drastically  increase  palm  oil  production  in  the country;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the measures proposed for expansion of palm oil cultivation; and
- (f) the details of oil palm cultivation and palm oil production in the country presently, Statewise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDERA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a  to  c):    Annual  Action  Plan  of  Oil  Palm  for  the  State  of  Kerala  under  National  Mission  on Edible Oils- Oil Palm (NMEO-OP)during 2021-22 was received and same has been approved by the Government of Indiawith total outlay of Rs.111.00 lakhs. The State Govt  has  proposed  for  area  expansion  of  oilpalm  cultivation  in  all  districts  for additional area of 6500 ha from 2022-23 to 2025-26. District wise proposed area by the State Govt. for the period 2022-23 to 2025-26 is given at Annexure-I.
- (d & e): The National Mission on Edible Oils - Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) has been launched with the  aim  to  augment  the  availability  of  edible  oil  in  the  country  by  harnessing  area expansion,  increasing  crude  palm  oil  production  with  the  aim  to  reduce  the  import burden. The  salient  features  of  NMEO-Oil  palm  include  assistance  for  planting material, inputs for intercropping upto gestation period of 4 years and for maintenance, establishment of seed gardens, nurseries, micro irrigation, bore well/pumpset/water harvesting structure, vermi compost units, solar pumps, harvesting tools,  custom hiring centre cum harvester Groups, farmers and officers training, and for replanting of old oil palm gardens etc. The total approved cost of the NMEO (Oil Palm) Scheme is 11,040 crore, out of which 8844 crore is Central share and 2196 crore state share.
- (f):  The  State-wise  details  of  Oil  Palm  area  covered  upto  March,  2021  and  crude  palm  oil production in the Country during the year 2020-21 is given at Annexure-II.

Referred to in reply to part (a to c) of Lok Sabha unstarred question No. 3721 due for answer on 21.12.2021regarding 'Expansion of Oil Palm Cultivation' asked by Shri Adv. Adoor Prakash.

District wise proposed area by the State Govt. for the period 2022-23 to 2025-26

| S.No.   | District name      |   Area (in Ha) |
|---------|--------------------|----------------|
| 1       | Alappuzha          |            400 |
| 2       | Ernakulam          |            500 |
| 3       | Idukki             |            300 |
| 4       | Kozhikkodu         |            400 |
| 5       | Malappuram         |            800 |
| 6       | Palakkad           |            800 |
| 7       | Pathanamthitta     |            800 |
| 8       | Thrissur           |            900 |
| 9       | Kannur             |            100 |
| 10      | Kasaragod          |            100 |
| 11      | Kollam             |            500 |
| 12      | Kottayam           |            500 |
| 13      | Thiruvananthapuram |            100 |
| 14      | Wayanad            |            300 |
|         | Total              |           6500 |

Referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (f)  of  Lok  Sabha  unstarred  question  No.  3721  due  for  answer  on 21.12.2021regarding 'Expansion of Oil Palm Cultivation' asked by Shri Adv. Adoor Prakash.

## The State-wise details of Oil Palm area covered upto March, 2021 and crude palm oil production in the Country during the year 2020-21

| S.No.       | State             | Area covered up to March 2021 (in ha)   | Crude Palm Oil Production during2020-21 (in Metric Tonns)   |
|-------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| A           | General States    | General States                          | General States                                              |
| 1           | Andhra Pradesh    | 184640                                  | 240016                                                      |
| 2           | Chhattisgarh      | 5542                                    | 0                                                           |
| 3           | Goa               | 970                                     | 305                                                         |
| 4           | Gujarat           | 6215                                    | 0                                                           |
| 5           | Karnataka         | 46954                                   | 2734                                                        |
| 6           | Kerala            | 5888                                    | 4281                                                        |
| 7           | Odisha            | 23130                                   | 0                                                           |
| 8           | Tamil Nadu        | 32982                                   | 698                                                         |
| 9           | Telangana         | 21382                                   | 39347                                                       |
| TOTAL (A)   | TOTAL (A)         | 327702                                  |                                                             |
| B           | NE states         | NE states                               | NE states                                                   |
| 10          | Arunachal Pradesh | 4246                                    | 0                                                           |
| 11          | Assam             | 2496                                    | 0                                                           |
| 12          | Manipur           | 136                                     | 0                                                           |
| 13          | Mizoram           | 26680                                   | 675                                                         |
| 14          | Nagaland          | 5172                                    | 0                                                           |
| 15          | Tripura           | 530                                     | 0                                                           |
| TOTAL (B)   | TOTAL (B)         | 39259                                   | 288056                                                      |
| C           | Others            | Others                                  | Others                                                      |
| 16          | Andaman& Nicobar  | 1593                                    | 0                                                           |
| 17          | Maharashtra       | 1474                                    | 0                                                           |
| TOTAL ( C ) | TOTAL ( C )       | 3067                                    | 0                                                           |
| GRAND TOTAL | GRAND TOTAL       | 370028                                  | 288056                                                      |

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