Lok Sabha Question No. 2447 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-15
Subject: Production of Millets
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Adoor Prakash

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2447 To BE ANSWERED ON 15TH MARCH, 2023

## PRODUCTION OF MILLETS

## 2447 . ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

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

- (a) the details of millet production in terms 0f annual production and area under cultivation; State-wise, since 2014;
- (b) whether the area under cultivation of millets has decreased since 2014, if SO, the reasons for the decline;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to promote the consumption of millets;
- (d) whether the Government intends to millets under the Minimum Support Price (MSP) to encourage production of millets; and bring
- (e) whether the Government intends to incorporate millets under various schemes including Public Distribution System (PDS), Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) and Mid-Day Meal schemes to actively promote procurement and consumption of millets in the country, if SO, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The details of millet production in terms of annual production and area under cultivation, State- wise, since 2014 are at Annexure-I-VI:

- (b): The area under cultivation of millets has ranged from 12.29 to 15.48 million hectares from 2013-14 to 2021-22.

- (c): To promote the consumption of milletslcoarse grains, distribution period of these commodities has been enhanced to 6-10 months from earlier period 3 months. Further provisions of inter-state transportation and advance subsidy have been incorporated in the guidelines.

State Governments are also being requested repeatedly through written communications and in various meetings convened with them to procure millets and distribute under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM POSHAN), Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) and Other Welfare Scheme (OWS):

## For promoting millets, following steps taken by Government:

- i Millet Awareness Quizzes/Competition and Conferences are being conducted by Food Corporation of India and Central Warehousing Corporation of Department of Food and Public Distribution:
- The Year 2023 is being celebrated as International Year of Millets2023 for promotion of millets:
- Millets has been termed as 'Nutri-cereals' owing to their health benefits.
- iv. AII the offices/Central Public Sector Enterprises of Department of Food and Public Distribution have been directed to introduce and promote millets in their canteens:
- (d): Government of India fixes Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for twentytwo (22) mandated crops based on the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP) after considering the views of concerned State Governments and Central Ministries/Departments: The millets such as Ragi, Jowar and Bajra are covered under Minimum Support Price (MSP):
- (e): Government makes allocation of coarse grains(millets) under Public Distribution System(PDS) and Other Welfare Schemes(OWSs) including Wheat Based Nutrition Programme(WBNP) and Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman(PM POSHAN) Schemes based on the requirement projected by the State Govts , Ministry of Women and Child Development and Department of School Education & Literacy subject to the availability of coarse grains(millets):

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2447 FOR ANSWER ON 15.03.2023 IN THE LOK SABHA

## Estimates of Area and Production of Jowar

| Statel UT        | Area ( '000 Hectares)   | Area ( '000 Hectares)   | Area ( '000 Hectares)   | Area ( '000 Hectares)   | Area ( '000 Hectares)   | Area ( '000 Hectares)   | Area ( '000 Hectares)   | Area ( '000 Hectares)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   |
|------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Statel UT        | 2013-14                 | 2014-15                 | 2015- 16                | 2016- 17                | 2017- 18                | 2018- 19                |                         | 2020-21                 | 2013-14                    | 2014- 15                   | 2015- 16                   | 2016-17                    | 2017- 18                   | 2018- 19                   | 2019- 20                   | 2020- 21                   |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 117.94                  | 142.00                  | 174.00                  | 97.00 140.00            |                         | 156.00                  | 155.00                  | 120.00                  | 265.98                     | 286.20                     | 357.00                     | 198.00                     | 300.48                     | 230.09                     | 389.11                     | 411.39                     |
| Bihar            | 1.23                    | 1.45                    | 1.61                    | 1.80                    |                         | 0.72                    | 0.63                    | 1.23                    | 1.31                       | 135                        | 1.71                       | 1.91                       | 1.45                       | 0.76                       | 0.67                       | 131                        |
| Chhattisgarh     | 5.70                    | 5.10                    | 5.10                    | 4.50                    | 3.59                    | 3.47                    | 2.90                    | 2.06                    | 3.60                       | 4.40                       | 4.20                       | 5.40                       | 5.2                        | 3.42                       | 4.07                       | 2.73                       |
| Gujarat          | 128.00                  | 145.00                  | 103.00                  | 106.00                  | 91.00                   | 75.50                   | 48.92                   | 41.07                   | 175.00                     | 195.70                     | 138.00                     | 150.00                     | 125.04                     | 96.47                      | 67.16                      | 57.43                      |
| Haryana          | 72.00                   | 50.00                   | 53.00                   | 62.00                   | 48.00                   | 40.30                   | 29.90                   | 31.28                   | 40.00                      | 26.00                      | 28.00                      | 33.00                      | 24.91                      | 21.28                      | 15.79                      | 16.42                      |
| Himachal Pradesh | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.02                    | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.01                       |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.06                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.04                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       |
| Jharkhand        | 0.50                    | 0.54                    | 2.07                    | 3.95                    | 3.33                    | 2.05                    |                         | 1.87                    | 0.28                       | 0.29                       | 1.23                       | 2.74                       | 2.21                       | 1.40                       | 1.35                       | 1.23                       |
| Karnataka        | 1139.00                 | 1047.00                 | 1104.00                 | 948.00                  | 1088.00                 | 943.35                  | 826.60                  | 750.00                  | 1317.00                    | 1174.00                    | 954.96                     | 846.00                     | 1140.33                    | 891.69                     | 986.98                     | 903.53                     |
| Kerala           | 0.15                    | 0.17                    | 0.18                    | 0.14                    | 0.17                    | 0.21                    | 0.29                    | 0.23                    | 0.10                       | 0.13                       | 0.13                       | 0.11                       | 0.14                       | 0.17                       | 0.24                       | 0.20                       |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 254.70                  | 220.00                  | 205.00                  | 220.00                  | 270.00                  | 75.00                   | 108.00                  | 112.00                  | 373.30                     | 377.00                     | 400.00                     | 378.62                     | 570.12                     | 164.18                     | 165.13                     | 217.00                     |
| Maharashtra      | 2862.00                 | 3288.00                 |                         | 3050.70                 | 2231.30                 | 1631.60                 | 2290.58                 | 2078.90                 | 2266.78                    | 2109.00                    | 1352.26                    | 2170.38                    | 1606.69                    | 872.48                     | 1807.51                    | 1746.61                    |
| Nagaland         | 0.23                    | 0.24                    | 0.25                    | 0.26                    | 0.27                    | 0.28                    | 0.28                    | 0.28                    | 0.22                       | 0.23                       | 0.24                       | 0.25                       | 0.26                       | 0.27                       | 0.27                       | 0.27                       |
| Odisha           | 7.46                    | 6.69                    | 6.21                    | 5.47                    | 5.62                    | 7.19                    | 5.81                    | 5.50                    | 4.66                       | 4.19                       | 3.89                       | 3.44                       | 355                        | 4.56                       | 3.68                       | 3.47                       |
| Punjab_          | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       |
| Rajasthan        | 579.62                  | 660.97                  | 631.17                  | 579.31                  | 516.04                  | 564.40                  | 642.84                  | 559.69                  | 356.67                     | 504.50                     | 344.27                     | 349.54                     | 300.85                     | 469.57                     | 455.77                     | 589.91                     |
| Tamil Nadu       | 347.13                  | 347.52                  | 339.16                  | 268.39                  | 385.64                  | 385.85                  | 450.00                  | 405.42                  | 449.57                     | 512.60                     | 467.99                     | 153.87                     | 430.59                     | 464.48                     | 520.07                     | 427.22                     |
| Telangana        | 109.06                  | 79.00                   | 76.00                   | 90.00                   | 67.00                   | 56.00                   | 88.00                   | 91.00                   | 111.02                     | 83.00                      | 76.00                      | 88.00                      | 73.02                      | 67.30                      | 123.86                     | 155.69                     |
| Tripura          | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.68                    | 0.86                    | 0.96                    | 0.88                    | 0.19                    | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.55                       | 0.70                       | 0.77                       | 0.72                       | 0.16                       |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 165.00                  | 164.00                  | 155.00                  | 183.00                  | 169.00                  | 147.00                  | 168.00                  | 174.00                  | 173.00                     | 163.00                     | 105.00                     | 183.00                     | 214.63                     | 183.31                     | 226.63                     | 274.57                     |
| West Bengal      | 0.03                    | 0.00                    | 0.04                    | 0.03                    | 0.04                    | 0.06                    | 0.18                    | 0.19                    | 0.01                       | 0.01                       | 0.02                       | 0.01                       | 0.02                       | 0.03                       | 0.10                       | 0.10                       |
| D & N Haveli     | 0.45                    | 0.47                    | 0.00                    | 0.01                    | 0.01                    | 0.19                    | 0.01                    | 0.00                    | 0.36                       | 0.37                       | 0.00                       | 0.01                       | 0.01                       | 0.15                       | 0.01                       | 0.00                       |
| Delhi            | 3.24                    | 3.24                    | 3.24                    | 3.19                    | 3.16                    | 3.16                    | 3.15                    | 2.95                    | 2.95                       | 3.13                       | 3.11                       | 3.07                       | 3.03                       | 3.04                       | 3.00                       | 2.81                       |
| Puducherry       | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       |
| AII India        | 5793.44                 | 6161.39                 | 6077.03                 | 5624.42                 | 5024.45                 | 4093.29                 | 4823.76                 | 4377.87                 | 5541.81                    | 5445.30                    | 4238.02                    | 4567.90                    | 4803.38                    | 3475.41                    | 4772.11                    | 4812.07                    |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2447 FOR ANSWER ON 15.03.2023 IN THE LOK SABHA

## Estimates of Area and Production of Bajra

| Statel UT        | Area ('000 Hectares)   | Area ('000 Hectares)   | Area ('000 Hectares)   | Area ('000 Hectares)   | Area ('000 Hectares)   | Area ('000 Hectares)   | Area ('000 Hectares)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   |
|------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Statel UT        | 2013-14                | 2014-15                | 2015-16                | 2016-17                | 2017-18                | 2018-19                | 2019-20                |                            | 2013-14                    | 2014-15                    | 2015-16                    | 2016-17                    | 2017-18                    | 2018-19                    | 2019-20                    | 2020-21                    |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 38.76                  |                        | 36.00                  | 42.00                  | 48.00                  | 22.00                  | 25.00                  | 31.00                      | 68.24                      | 38.00                      | 65.00                      | 72.00                      | 92.50                      | 22.68                      | 58.20                      | 70.71                      |
| Bihar            | 2.64                   | 3.29                   | 4.10                   | 3.56                   | 4.38                   | 3.11                   | 3.16                   | 4.22                       | 3.00                       | 3.73                       | 4.64                       | 4.05                       | 4.97                       | 3.53                       | 3.58                       | 4.78                       |
| Chhattisgarh     | 0.00                   | 0.10                   | 0.00                   | 0.10                   | 0.00                   | 0.06                   | 0.00                   | 0.04                       | 0.00                       | 0.10                       | 0.00                       | 0.04                       |                            | 0.03                       | 0.00                       | 0.02                       |
| Gujarat          | 694.00                 | 460.00                 | 393.00                 | 431.00                 | 397.00                 | 391.58                 | 435.25                 | 460.26                     | 1209.64                    | 771.40                     | 787.75                     | 931.00                     | 0.00 964.71                | 892.80                     | 913.15                     | 1008.89                    |
| Haryana          | 404.00                 | 383.00                 | 370.00                 | 478.00                 | 450.00                 | 424.70                 | 492.80                 |                            | 831.00                     | 670.00                     | 652.00                     | 964.00                     | 720.90                     | 878.28                     | 1019.H1                    | 1350.14                    |
| Himachal Pradesh | 0.77                   | 0.67                   | 0.08                   | 0.71                   | 0.08                   | 0.09                   | 0.11                   | 0.52                       | 0.42                       | 0.36                       | 0.05                       | 0.36                       | 0.06                       | 0.06                       | 0.11                       | 0.29                       |
| Jammu & Kashmir  |                        | 15.80                  | 9.08                   | 13.87                  | 12.62                  | 24.36                  | 9.78                   | 13.14                      | 8.39                       | 9.9                        | 5.36                       | 8.21                       | 7.44                       | 13.59                      | 5.82                       | 6.47                       |
| Jharkhand        | 0.17                   | 0.24                   | 0.22                   | 0.33                   | 0.61                   | 0.13                   | 0.29                   | 0.13                       | 0.09                       | 0.12                       | 0.11                       | 0.22                       |                            | 0.08                       | 0.20                       | 0.08                       |
| Karnataka        | 280.00                 | 234.00                 | 166.00                 | 242.00                 | 231.00                 | 184.30                 | 322.00                 | 222.00                     | 331.00                     | 248.00                     | 145.22                     | 255.00                     | 035 286.69                 | 176.38                     | 367.08                     | 275.50                     |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 189.60                 | 225.00                 | 267.00                 | 280.00                 | 310.00                 | 327.00                 | 295.89                 | 327.00                     | 379.80                     | 445.00                     | 618.00                     | 680.61                     | 755.00                     | 628.17                     | 656.58                     | 737.71                     |
| Maharashtra      | 762.00                 | 865.00                 | 801.00                 | 837.10                 | 788.00                 | 609.60                 | 672.78                 | 687.50                     | 788.00                     | 538.00                     | 333.00                     | 799.80                     | 669.01                     | 332.23                     | 511.99                     | 656.56                     |
| Nagaland         | 0.69                   | 0.69                   | 0.69                   | 0.69                   | 0.70                   | 0.71                   | 0.71                   | 0.71                       | 0.70                       | 0.70                       | 0.70                       | 0.70                       |                            | 0.72                       | 0.72                       | 0.72                       |
| Odisha           | 3.03                   |                        | 2.11                   | 1.84                   | 1.76                   | 2.16                   | 1.87                   | 1.27                       | 1.85                       | 1.44                       | 1.29                       | 1.13                       | 0.71 1.09                  | 1.34                       | 1.16                       | 0.79                       |
| Punjab_          | 0.80                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 1.20                   | 1.00                   | 1.10                   | 0.50                   | 0.40                       | 0.80                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.70                       | 0.60                       | 0.72                       |                            | 0.26                       |
| Rajasthan        | 4434.56                | 4076.91                | 4044.59                | 4150.31                | 4236.29                | 4180.20                | 4287.17                | 4348.40                    | 3627.47                    | 4456.12                    | 3527.29                    | 4154.97                    | 3753.35                    | 3808.16                    | 4685.88                    | 4561.47                    |
| Tamil Nadu       | 54.41                  | 57.70                  | 51.61                  | 49.67                  | 63.03                  | 46.88                  | 67.49                  | 67.41                      | 117.43                     | 177.57                     | 141.75                     | 102.26                     | 143.52                     | 118.00                     | 185.13                     | 158.89                     |
| Telangana        | 10.24                  | 11.00                  | 6.00                   | 17.00                  | 9.00                   | 8.00                   | 9.00                   | 10.00                      | 10.01                      | 11.00                      | 5.00                       | 15.00                      | 951                        | 3.98                       | 10.42                      | 9.30                       |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 919.00                 | 952.00                 | 975.00                 | 907.00                 | 925.00                 | 877.00                 | 917.00                 | 907.00                     | 1868.00                    | 1808.00                    | 1775.00                    | 1736.00                    | 1794.50                    | 1779.43                    | 1939.46                    | 2014.45                    |
| West Bengal      | 0.14                   | 0.16                   | 0.17                   | 0.17                   | 0.20                   | 0.07                   | 0.07                   | 0.07                       | 0.04                       | 0.05                       | 0.05                       | 0.05                       | 0.06                       | 0.03                       | 0.03                       | 0.03                       |
| Puducherry       | 0.00                   | 0.01                   | 0.01                   | 0.02                   | 0.01                   | 0.01                   | 0.02                   | 0.01                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.02                       | 0.02                       | 0.04                       | 0.03                       | 0.06                       | 0.03                       |
| Delhi            | 1.52                   | 152                    | 1.52                   | 1.50                   | 1.48                   | 1.48                   | 1.48                   | 1.33                       | 3.82                       | 3.24                       | 3.82                       | 3.28                       | 3.26                       | 3.25                       | 3.24                       | 5.34                       |
| Daman & Diu      | 0.28                   | 0.51                   | 0.43                   | 0.43                   | 0.43                   | 0.50                   | 0.33                   | 0.50                       | 0.39                       | 2.00                       | 0.59                       | 0.48                       | 0.58                       | 0.65                       | 0.37                       | 0.75                       |
| AII India        | 7810.72                | 7317.95                | 7128.61                | 7458.50                | 7480.60                | 7105.03                | 7542.68                | 7652.10                    | 9250.09                    | 9184.22                    | 8066.63                    | 9729.86                    | 9208.85                    | 8664.13                    | 10362.60                   | 10863.17                   |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2447 FOR ANSWER ON 15.03.2023 IN THE LOK SABHA

## Estimates of Area and Production of Ragi

| Statel UT        | Area ('000 Hectares)   | Area ('000 Hectares)   | Area ('000 Hectares)   | Area ('000 Hectares)   | Area ('000 Hectares)   | Area ('000 Hectares)   | Area ('000 Hectares)   | Production ( '0O0 Tonnes)   | Production ( '0O0 Tonnes)   | Production ( '0O0 Tonnes)   | Production ( '0O0 Tonnes)   | Production ( '0O0 Tonnes)   | Production ( '0O0 Tonnes)   | Production ( '0O0 Tonnes)   | Production ( '0O0 Tonnes)   | Production ( '0O0 Tonnes)   |
|------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Statel UT        | 2013-14                | 2014-15                | 2015-16                | 2016-17                | 2017-18                | 2018-19                | 2019-20                | 2020-21                     | 2013-14                     | 2014-15                     | 2015-16                     | 2016-17                     | 2017-18                     | 2018-19                     | 2019- 20                    | 2020-21                     |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 41.90                  | 33.00                  | 32.00                  | 32.00                  | 35.00                  | 32.00                  | 34.00                  | 33.00                       | 43.03                       | 34.00                       | 34.00                       | 35.00                       | 44.70                       | 43.14                       | 44.88                       | 3950                        |
| Bihar            | 7.03                   | 6.68                   | 6.93                   | 4.78                   | 4.21                   | 2.88                   | 2.76                   | 2.77                        | 7.14                        | 9.84                        | 9.89                        | 3.46                        | 4.19                        | 3.09                        | 2.19                        | 258                         |
| Chhattisgarh     | 6.00                   | 6.70                   | 6.90                   | 6.30                   | 4.83                   | 7.70                   | 5.73                   | 5.48                        | 1.60                        | 1.80                        |                             | 1.50                        |                             | 1.65                        | 1.45                        | 1.65                        |
| Goa              | 0.02                   |                        | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                        | 0.01                        | 0.01                        | 0.00                        | 0.00                        | 0.00                        | 0.00                        | 0.00                        | 0.00                        |
| Gujarat          | 14.00                  | 20.00                  | 19.00                  | 19.00                  | 12.00                  | 11.99                  | 11.61                  | 10.47                       | 14.00                       | 16.00                       | 15.00                       | 27.00                       | 10.75                       | 9.64                        | 10.01                       | {2.62                       |
| Himachal Pradesh | 2.00                   | 1.94                   | 1.88                   | 2.23                   | 1.82                   | 1.72                   | 1.76                   |                             | 1.97                        | 1,.91                       | 1.93                        | 2.12                        | 1.92                        | 1.82                        | 2.06                        | 0.49                        |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | 8.73                   | 8.77                   | 0.00                   | 8.30                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                        | 2.86                        | 4.15                        | 0.00                        | 3.60                        | 0.00                        | 0.00                        | 0.00                        | 0.00                        |
| Jharkhand        | 11.87                  | 13.91                  | 14.33                  | 22.69                  | 19.01                  | 14.03                  | 14.58                  | 18.77                       | 8.71                        | 11.65                       | 9.24                        | 20.03                       | 18.48                       |                             | 12.76                       | 16.40                       |
| Karnataka        | 671.00                 | 708.00                 | 705.00                 | 598.00                 | 778.00                 | 527.25                 | 641.00                 | 785.00                      | 1180.29                     | 1298.00                     | 1188.00                     | 858.97                      | 1286.03                     | 677.52                      | 1164.06                     | 1369.83                     |
| Kerala           | 0.08                   | 0.08                   | 0.06                   | 003                    | 0.09                   | 0.22                   | 021                    | 0.23                        | 0.10                        | 0.08                        | 0.08                        | 0.04                        | 0.11                        | 0.27                        | 0.26                        | 0.33                        |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 0.40                   | 11.00                  | 1.00                   | 2.60                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                        | 0.20                        | 3.00                        | 1.00                        | 0.90                        | 0.00                        | 0.00                        | 0.00                        | 0.00                        |
| Maharashtra      | 126.00                 | 112.00                 | 92.00                  | 92.70                  | 93.00                  | 80.30                  | 82.22                  | 81.60                       | 142.00                      | 419.00                      | 93.00                       | 111.10                      | 106.49                      | 93.48                       | 87.24                       | 93.92                       |
| Nagaland         | 0.32                   | 0.32                   | 0.33                   | 0.33                   | 0.34                   | 0.35                   | 0.35                   | 0.35                        | 0.30                        | 0.30                        | 0.32                        | 0.32                        | 0.33                        | 0.34                        | 0.34                        | 0.34                        |
| Odisha           | 56.63                  | 51.48                  | 45.69                  | 46.97                  | 42.59                  | 36.66                  | 35.89                  | 41.31                       | 45.84                       | 38.02                       | 28.33                       | 33.13                       | 32.67                       | 25.30                       | 26.24                       | 32.88                       |
| Sikkim           | 3.63                   | 3.69                   | 2.85                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                        | 3.49                        | 3.55                        | 2.97                        | 0.00                        | 0.00                        | 0.00                        | 0.00                        | 0.00                        |
| Tamil Nadu       | 118.70                 | 104.43                 | 89.99                  |                        | 86.51                  | 78.60                  | 84.54                  | 82.92                       | 362.34                      | 349.63                      | 271.15                      | 114.43                      | 321.30                      | 256.00                      | 274.50                      | 288.64                      |
| Telangana        | 2.02                   | 2.00                   | 1.00                   | 1.00                   | 1.00                   | 1.00                   | 2.00                   | 1.00                        | 2.97                        | 2.00                        | 1.00                        | 1.00                        |                             |                             | 3.16                        | 1.34                        |
| Uttarakhand      | 112.15                 | 112.84                 | 107.43                 | 107.00                 | 103.00                 | 92.00                  | 84.00                  | 89.00                       | 153.90                      | 155.73                      | 150.57                      | 160.00                      | 140.80                      | 0.98 109.85                 | 120.12                      | 129.85                      |
| West Bengal      | 10.11                  | 10.13                  | 11.00                  | 9.92                   | 12.00                  | 3.27                   | 2.85                   | 6.03                        | 11.07                       | 11.09                       | 1250                        | 10.99                       | 13.56                       | 2.93                        | 4.17                        | 6.47                        |
| D & N Haveli     | 1.01                   | 1.03                   | 0.85                   | 0.86                   | 0.85                   | 0.92                   | 0.90                   | 0.85                        | 1.04                        | 1.06                        | 1.62                        | 1.46                        | 145                         | 132                         | 149                         | 1.40                        |
| Puducherry       | 0.04                   | 0.04                   | 0.00                   | 0.05                   | 0.05                   | 0.04                   | 0.06                   | 0.05                        | 0.08                        | 0.09                        | 0.00                        | 0.07                        | 0.13                        | 0.10                        | 0.14                        | 0.11                        |
| AII India        | 1193.64                | 1208.06                | 1138.25                | 1016.11                | 1194.29                | 890.94                 | 1004.46                | 1159.40                     | 1982.94                     | 2060.91                     | 1821.89                     | 1385.11                     | 1985.24                     | 1238.70                     | 1755.06                     | 1998.36                     |

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| Statel UT         | Area ('000 Hectares)   | Area ('000 Hectares)   | Area ('000 Hectares)   | Area ('000 Hectares)   | Area ('000 Hectares)   | Area ('000 Hectares)   | Area ('000 Hectares)   | Area ('000 Hectares)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   |
|-------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Statel UT         | 2013-14                | 2014-15                | 2015-16                | 2016-17                | 2017- 18               | 2018- 19               | 2019- 20               | 2020- 21               | 2013- 14                   |                            | 2015- 16                   | 2016-17                    | 2017- 18                   | 2018-19                    | 2019-20                    | 2020-21                    |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 28.00                  | 20.00                  | 51.00                  | 31.00                  | 21.00                  | 13.00                  | 22.00                  | 22.00                  | 22.00                      | 14.00                      | 49.00                      | 24.00                      | 16.00                      | 6.00                       | 22.00                      | 19.01                      |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 22.70                  | 26.00                  | 27.0                   | 5.28                   | 26.77                  | 26.78                  | 26.76                  | 26.82                  | 23.83                      | 27.00                      | 27.6                       | 27.03                      | 27.30                      | 27.39                      | 27.43                      | 27.62                      |
| Assam             | 5.44                   | 5.34                   | 6.60                   | 4.75                   |                        | 5.21                   | 5.21                   | 4.97                   | 3.34                       | 3.22                       | 4.45                       | 2.93                       | 3.06                       | 3.06                       | 323                        | 3.26                       |
| Bihar             | 2.77                   | 2.61                   | L77                    | 3.20                   | 4.40                   | 9.32                   | 2.05                   | 2.17                   | 2.09                       | 1.98                       | 1.34                       | 3.10                       | 3331                       | 7.00                       | 155                        | 1.64                       |
| Chhattisgarh      | 112.80                 | 119.00                 | 94.80                  | 89.20                  | 89.47                  | 86.25                  | 63.37                  | 84.62                  | 25.10                      | 27.60                      | 15.00                      | 25.40                      | 21.13                      | 28.61                      | 19.04                      | 21.83                      |
| Goa               | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       |
| Gujarat           | 38.00                  | 31.00                  | 18.00                  | 22.00                  | 13.00                  |                        | 0.29                   | 8.46                   | 41.00                      | 30.80                      | 20.00                      | 28.00                      | 15.73                      | 1.24                       | 0.16                       | 13.04                      |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 4.64                   | 4.43                   | 4.18                   | 4.91                   | 4.10                   | 5.01                   | 5.21                   | 2.41                   | 3.18                       | 3.03                       | 3.05                       | 3.83                       | 3.31                       | 4.06                       | 4.64                       | 2.34                       |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | 5.10                   | 5.55                   | 5.89                   | 9.10                   |                        | 4.99                   | 7.92                   | 8.11                   | 2.41                       | 2.00                       | 2.32                       | 3.76                       | 3.08                       | 1.70                       | 0.00                       | 2.14                       |
| Jharkhand         | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       |
| Karnataka         | 24.00                  | 23.00                  | 28.00                  | 21.00                  | 34.00                  | 18.81                  | 49.00                  | 26.00                  | 13.00                      | 12.00                      | 10.00                      | 7.00                       | 26.01                      | 16.59                      | 37.49                      | 20.23                      |
| Kerala            | 0.04                   | 0.03                   | 0.01                   | 0.01                   | 0.02                   | 0.05                   | 0.06                   | 0.05                   | 0.04                       | 0.02                       | 0.01                       | 0.01                       | 0.02                       | 0.03                       | 0.04                       | 0.04                       |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 227.70                 | 123.00                 | 180.00                 | 184.00                 | 148.00                 | 89.00                  | 84.00                  | 78.00                  | 4453                       | 72.00                      | 73.26                      | 13.02                      | 144.00                     | 59.00                      | 74.00                      | 69.42                      |
| Maharashtra       | 57.00                  | 81.00                  | 76.00                  | 83.70                  | 42.00                  | 46.60                  | 40.98                  | 37.00                  | 29.00                      | 36.90                      | 31.00                      | 44.73                      | 20.83                      | 2L.12                      | 21.97                      | 16.72                      |
| Meghalaya         | 2.81                   | 2.88                   | 2.91                   | 2.94                   | 2.92                   | 2.90                   | 2.89                   | 2.89                   | 2.45                       | 2.65                       | 2.76                       | 2.81                       | 2.78                       | 2.74                       | 2.72                       | 2.72                       |
| Nagaland          | 8.67                   | 8.68                   | 8.74                   | 10.03                  | 1052                   | 8.82                   | 8.83                   | 8.83                   | 9.75                       | 9.74                       | 9.81                       | 11.13                      | 14.70                      | 9.97                       | 9.98                       | 9.98                       |
| Odisha            | 19.32                  | 20.78                  | 2535                   | 27.41                  | 29.18                  | 32.78                  | 32.87                  | 35.25                  | 9.70                       | 10.45                      | 12.70                      | 13.84                      | 14.94                      | 16.98                      | 16.99                      | 18.01                      |
| Punjab            | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       |
| Rajasthan         |                        | 13.85                  | 13.91                  | 14.67                  | 10.48                  | 10.42                  | 10.12                  | 6.50                   | 451                        | 5.24                       | 6.70                       | 10.19                      |                            | 10.60                      | 524                        | 4.29                       |
| Sikkim            |                        | 2.96                   | 357                    | 6.65                   |                        | 24                     | 2.28                   | 2.05                   | 2.97                       | 2.97                       | 350                        | 6.71                       | 2.55                       | 2.18                       | 237                        | 2.13                       |
| Tamil Nadu        | 32.42                  | 27.65                  | 31.28                  | 23.55                  | 25.26                  | 22.25                  | 25.85                  | 24.47                  | 35.18                      | 34.92                      | 36.40                      | 2122                       | 31.28                      | 34.99                      | 37.34                      | 30.51                      |
| Telangana         | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 1.00                   | 1.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 1.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                       | 0.00                       |                            | LOO                        | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 1.71                       | 0.00                       |
| Tripura           | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.10                   | 0.35                   | 0.49                   | 0.58                   | 0.46                   | 1.62                   | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.08                       | 0.28                       | 0.39                       | 0.47                       | 0.38                       | 1.30                       |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 8.00                   |                        | 8.00                   | 9.00                   | 9.00                   | 6.00                   | 8.00                   | 12.00                  | 6.00                       | 5.00                       | 5.00                       | 5.00                       | 5.85                       |                            | 5.82                       | 9.18                       |
| Uttarakhand       | 64.50                  | 62.99                  | 59.02                  | 63.00                  | 59.00                  | 56.00                  | 53.00                  | 49.00                  | 78.10                      | 82.55                      | 74.32                      | 85.00                      | 76.00                      | 69.89                      | 70.97                      | 71.00                      |
| West Bengal       | 155                    | 1.62                   | 2.27                   | 2.35                   | 2.70                   | 5.42                   | 6.10                   | 0.76                   | LS1                        |                            | 166                        | 1.94                       | 2.20 0.00                  | 4.61                       | 5.54                       | 0.38                       |
|                   | 0.00                   | 0.22 0.00              | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.09                   | 0.00 0.10              | 0.00                   | 0.22                       | 0.20                       | 0.00                       | 0.00 0.01                  | 0.19                       | 0.08 0.15                  | 0.00                       | 0.00                       |
| Puducherry        | 0.23                   |                        | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.07                   | 0.07                   |                        | 0.06                   | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       |                            |                            |                            | 0.22                       | 0.15                       |
| AII India         | 682.30                 | 589.59                 | 649.90                 |                        | 546.27                 | 453.75                 | 458.35                 | 444.05                 | 429.91                     | 385.87                     | 390.92                     | 441.94                     | 438.99                     | 333.00                     | 370.81                     | 346.95                     |

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Agricultural Statistics Division Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

New Delhi

State-wise Final Estimates of Area of Millets during 2021-22

Area

('000 Hectares)

| State                   |   Jowar | Bajra   | Ragi    | Small Millets   |
|-------------------------|---------|---------|---------|-----------------|
| Andhra Pradesh          |   77    | 31.00   | 30.00   | 14.00           |
| Arunachal Pradesh       |    0    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 27.12           |
| Assam                   |    0    |         |         | 4.82            |
| Bihar                   |    1.44 | 2.89    | 2.45    | 1.70            |
| Chhattisgarh            |    1.09 | 0.06    | 3.38    | 52.35           |
| Goa                     |    0    |         |         | 0.00            |
| Gujarat                 |   42.76 | 446.21  | 10.00   | 1151            |
| Haryana                 |   23.39 | 483.10  |         |                 |
| Himachal Pradesh        |    0.01 | 0.57    | 1.13    | 1.67            |
| Jammu & Kashmir         |    0    | 8.70    | 0.00    | 2.12            |
| Jharkhand               |    1.56 | 0.14    | 19.03   |                 |
| Karnataka               |  615    | 148.00  | 846.00  | 29.00           |
| Kerala                  |    0.19 |         | 0.17    | 0.03            |
| Madhya Pradesh          |  123    | 343.00  | 0.00    | 89.00           |
| Maharashtra             | 1648.66 | 666.72  | 81.26   | 60.26           |
| Manipur                 |    0    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00            |
| Meghalaya               |    0    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 2.92            |
| Mizoram                 |    0    |         |         |                 |
| Nagaland                |    0.27 | 0.65    | 0.34    | 7.41            |
| Odisha                  |    6.14 | 16      | 54.98   | 38.37           |
| Punjab                  |    0    |         |         |                 |
| Rajasthan               |  619.98 | 3736.10 |         | 6.70            |
|                         |    0    | 0.00    | 2.04    | 0.00            |
| Tamilnadu               |  397.23 | 59.96   | 74.44   | 22.98           |
| Telengana               |   69    | 4.00    | 1.00    | 0.00            |
| Tripura                 |    0    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 1.64            |
| Uttar Pradesh           |  171    | 905.00  |         | 7.00            |
| Uttarakhand             |    0    |         | 86.00   | 47.00           |
| West Bengal             |    0.19 | 0.07    |         | 1.29            |
| Andman & Nicobar Island |    0    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00            |
| Chandigarh              |    0    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00            |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli    |    0    |         | 0.85    | 0.00            |
| Daman & Diu             |    0    | 0.50    | 0.00    | 0.00            |
| UT of Ladakh            |    0    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00            |
| Lakshadweep             |    0    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00            |
| NCT Delhi               |    2.89 | 1.37    | 0.00    | 0.00            |
| Puducherry              |    0    | 0.01    | 0.05    | 0.02            |
| AII-India               | 3800.81 | 6840.80 | 1218.43 | 428.92          |

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## Agricultural Statistics Division

## Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare New Delhi

## State-wise Final Estimates of Production of Millets during 2021-22

Production : ('000 Tonnes)

| State                    | Jowar   | Bajra   | Ragi    | Small Millets   |
|--------------------------|---------|---------|---------|-----------------|
| Andhra Pradesh           | 259.61  | 55.40   | 31.14   | 13.01           |
| Arunachal Pradesh        | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 28.01           |
| Assam                    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 3.20            |
| Bihar                    | 1,.54   | 3.29    | 2.39    | 1.28            |
| Chhattisgarh_            | 0.91    | 0.03    | 1.01    | 26.23           |
| Goa                      | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00            |
| Gujarat                  | 57.55   | 1089.64 | 9.00    | 22.88           |
| Haryana                  | 12.33   | 1119.83 | 0.00    | 0.00            |
| Himachal Pradesh         | 0.01    | 0.29    | 1.06    | 1.14            |
| Jammu & Kashmir          | 0.00    | 5.17    | 0.00    | 0.86            |
| Jharkhand                | 1.28    | 0.09    | 16.70   | 0.00            |
| Karnataka                | 731.48  |         | 1126.87 | 23.87           |
| Kerala                   | 0.28    | 0.00    | 0.28    | 0.04            |
| Madhya Pradesh           | 236.04  | 868.82  | 0.00    | 76.54           |
| Maharashtra              | 1558.00 | 618.72  | 102.63  | 26.03           |
| Manipur                  | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00            |
| Meghalaya                | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 2.81            |
| Mizoram                  | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00            |
| Nagaland                 | 0.25    | 0.49    | 0.22    |                 |
| Odisha                   | 3.86    | 0.96    | 43.65   | 19.61           |
| Punjab                   | 0.00    | 0.76    | 0.00    | 0.00            |
| Rajasthan                | 535.66  | 3739.84 | 0.00    | 4.24            |
| Sikkim                   | 0.00    | 0.00    | 2.13    | 0.00            |
| Tamilnadu                | 362.04  |         | 227.49  | 29.83           |
| Telengana                | 117.07  | 4.04    | 1.65    | 0.00            |
| Tripura                  | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 1.33            |
| Uttar Pradesh            | 269.84  | 1951.18 | 0.00    | 4.63            |
| Uttarakhand              | 0.00    | 0.00    | 127.14  | 73.27           |
| West Bengal              | 0.10    | 0.03    | 6.26    | 135             |
| Andman & Nicorbar Island | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00            |
| Chandigarh               | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00            |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli_    | 0.00    | 0.00    |         | 0.00            |
| Daman & Diu              | 0.00    | 0.76    | 0.00    | 0.00            |
| UT of Ladakh             | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00            |
| Lakshadweep_             | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00    | 0.00            |
| NCT Delhi                | 2.75    | 3.75    | 0.00    | 0.00            |
| Puducherry               | 0.01    | 0.04    | 0.11    | 0.02            |
| AII India                | 4150.57 | 9780.63 | 1701.12 | 367.44          |