Lok Sabha Question No. 73 (STARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: Self-Sufficiency in Edible Oil Production
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Kani K. Navas

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 73

TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 th  FEBRUARY, 2023

## SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN EDIBLE OIL PRODUCTION

- *73. SHRI K. NAVASKANI:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has drawn any action plan to attain near self-sufficiency in edible oil production; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  IN  RESPECT  OF  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. 73 FOR 07.02.2023 REGARDING 'SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN EDIBLE OIL PRODUCTION'.

- (a) to (c): The Government of India has continuously been making efforts to increase the availability of edible oils in the country through various interventions since 1991-92 through schemes such as Technology Mission on Oilseeds & Pulses (TMOP), Integrated Scheme on Oilseeds, Pulses, Oil Palm and Maize, (ISOPOM), National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP) and National Food Security Mission (Oilseeds).

National  Food  Security  Mission-  Oilseeds  (NFSM-OS)  is  being  implemented  from 2018-19 to augment the availability of edible oils and reduce the import burden by increasing the  production  and  productivity  of  oilseeds  (Groundnut,  Soybean,  Rapeseed  &  Mustard, Sunflower, Safflower, Sesame, Niger, Linseed and Castor) and area expansion of Oil Palm & Tree Borne Oilseeds (Olive, Mahua, Kokum, Wild Apricot, Neem, Jojoba, Karanja, Simaroba, Tung, Cheura and Jatropha) in the country. The scheme comprises of three sub-missions namely, NFSM-Oilseeds, NFSM-Oil Palm and NFSM-Tree Borne Oilseeds.

The  NFSM-OS  is  being  implemented  through  the  Department  of  Agriculture/ Horticulture in 28 States/UTs with following three broad interventions, viz.,

- (i) Seed  components -  Purchase  of  breeder  seed,  Production  of foundation  seed, Production of Certified seed, Distribution of certified seed, Seed Hubs, Infrastructure Development, Seed minikits of Oilseed crops.
- (ii) Production Inputs - i) Nutrient management: Distribution of Gypsum/pyrite/ Liming /SSP  etc;  Supply  of  Rhyzobium/PSB/ZSB/  Azatobacter/Mycorrhiza  culture,  ii) Pest Management : PP Chemicals/Insecticides/Bio-pesticide/ weedicide /Bio-agents/ micronutrients,  etc;    Nuclear  Polyhedrosis  Virus  (NPV),  iii) Farm  mechanization: Distribution  of  manual/power  operated  PP  Equipments;  Supply  of  manual/power

operated Farm Implements; Seed Storage Bins; Seed Treatment Drums, iv) Irrigation management :- Distribution of Sprinkler sets; Pipes carrying water from source to field.

- (iii) Transfer  of  Technology  i) Officers training, ii) farmers  training, iii) Cluster demonstration, iv) Cluster demonstrations on Bee keeping, v) Frontline demonstrations, vi) Cluster Frontline Demonstrations (CFLDs) by Krishi Vigyan Kendras and v ii ) Farmers field schools.

During the year 2021-22, a   Centrally Sponsored Scheme namely, National Mission on  Edible  Oil-Oil  Palm  (NMEO-OP) has  been  launched  with  the  aim  to  augment  the availability of edible oils in the country by harnessing area expansion, increasing Crude Palm Oil (CPO) production with the aim to reduce the import burden.

The Mission has a target of covering additional area of 6.5 lakh ha under Oil Palm plantation with 3.28 lakh ha in north-eastern states and 3.22 lakh ha. in Rest of India in next 5 years from 2021-22 to 2025-26.  For the first time the Govt. of India has introduced the concept of viability price which is a price assurances for the Oil Palm farmers to protest them from the fluctuations of the international prices of crude palm oil.  The total approved cost of the NMEO-OP scheme is Rs. 11,040 crore out of which Rs. 8844 crore is Central Share and Rs.2196 crore State share.

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/pump-set/water  harvesting  structure,  vermicompost units, solar pumps, harvesting tools, custom hiring centre cum harvester groups, farmers and officers training, and for replanting of old oil palm gardens etc.

Financial sharing pattern between Central and State Govt. is in the ratio of 60:40 for general States and 90:10 for North Eastern and Himalayan States and 100% for UTs Central / State Agencies and CDDs. Due to consistent efforts of the Government, the oilseeds production is at all time high and has increased from 315.22 lakh tonnes in 2018-19 to 376.96 lakh tonnes in 2021-22 (4 th Advance Estimate, Directorate of Economics and Statistics). The production of edible oil has increased from 103.52 lakh tonnes in 2018-19 to 115.71 lakh tonnes in 2021-22.

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