Lok Sabha Question No. 4314 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Achieving Self-reliance in Oilseeds and Pulses
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Satyadev Pachauri

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4314

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH MARCH, 2022

## ACHIEVING SELF-RELIANCE IN OILSEEDS AND PULSES

4314. SHRI SATYADEV PACHAURI:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षएवंकसानकयाणमंी be pleased to state:

- (a) the incentive programmes being implemented by the Government to achieve selfreliance in oilseeds and pulses sector;

(b) the success achieved with these programmes along with the funds spent thereon

- during each of the last two years;
- (c) whether the country is still lagging behind in the production of oilseeds and pulses and as  a  result  thereof  the  prices  of  edible  oil  and  pulses  are  soaring  high  in  the country and people are suffering; and
- (d) if so, the details of the steps proposed to be taken by the Government in future?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षएवंकसानकयाणमंी (SHRI NAREDNRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a)  to  (d)  The  Government  is  implementing  National  Food  Security  Mission (NFSM)  for  enhancing  production  of  oilseeds  and  pulses  in  the  country.  Under NFSM, assistance is given through State Governments to farmers for interventions like  cluster  demonstrations  on  improved  package  of  practices,  demonstrations  on cropping system, seed production and distribution of High Yielding Varieties/Hybrids, improved farm machineries/resource conservation machineries/tools, efficient water application tools, plant protection measures, nutrient management/soil ameliorants, cropping  system  based  trainings  to  the  farmers  etc.  In  addition,  the  mission  also provides support  to Indian Council of Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  &  State Agricultural  Universities  (SAUs)/Krishi  VigyanKendras  (KVKs)  for  technology  back stopping and transfer of technology to the farmer under supervision of Subject Matter

Specialists/Scientists.  Besides,  Rashtriya  Krishi  VikasYojana  RAFTAAR  (RKVYRAFTAAR) provides provision for crop production related activities on oilseeds and pulses.  Under  RKVYRAFTAAR,  the  states  can  also  implement  programme  on oilseeds and pulses with the approval of State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC) constituted under the chairpersonship of Chief Secretary of the state.

Due to above said interventions, production of Oilseeds and Pulses have been increased in the country, details of last two years are as under:

| Year    | Production (million tonnes)   | Production (million tonnes)   |
|---------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|         | Oilseeds                      | Pulses                        |
| 2019-20 | 33.22                         | 23.03                         |
| 2020-21 | 35.95                         | 25.46                         |

Under  NFSM-Oilseeds  and  NFSM-  Pulses,  physical  progress  during  the  last two years is enclosed at Annexure-I and funds released are as under:

| Year    | Fund released under NFSM(Rs. in Crore)   | Fund released under NFSM(Rs. in Crore)   |
|---------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|         | Oilseeds                                 | Pulses                                   |
| 2019-20 | 213.70                                   | 864.95                                   |
| 2020-21 | 371.01                                   | 639.44                                   |

The  prices  of  oilseeds  and  pulses  are  influenced  by  various  factors  viz; domestic production, stock available from past seasons, demand from consumers, international  prices,  agro-climatic  conditions  etc.  The  production  of  oilseeds  and pulses increased from 31.52 million tonne and 22.08 million tonne during 2018-19 to 35.95 million tonne and 25.46 million tonne during 2020-21 respectively.

Department of Food and Public Distribution takes various measures from time to  time  to  augment  domestic  availability  and  stabilize  prices  of  essential  food commodities. These steps, inter-alia, Include releases from the buffer to cool down prices, imposition of stock limits, monitoring of stocks, as also requisite changes in trade policy instruments.

## Annexure-I

Referred in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 4314 for  29.03.2022  regarding  'Achieving  Self-Reliance  in  Oilseeds  and  Pulses' asked by Shri Satyadev Pachauri:

Details of physical progress under NFSM-Oilseeds and NFSM- Pulses during 201920 and 2020-21 are as under:

## (i) NFSM- Oilseeds:

| S. No.   | Components                                                                               | Unit   | Progress   | Progress   |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------|------------|
| S. No.   | Seed Components                                                                          |        | 2019-20    | 2020-21    |
| 1        | Purchase of Breeder Seed                                                                 | Qtls   | 5331       | 6903       |
| 2        | Production of Foundation Seed                                                            | Qtls   | 41068      | 37792      |
| 3        | Production of Certified Seeds                                                            | Qtls   | 87945      | 102054     |
| 4        | Distribution of Certified Seeds                                                          | Qtls   | 186598     | 121094     |
|          | TOT Programmes                                                                           |        |            |            |
| 5        | Block Demonstration                                                                      | Ha     | 142409     | 133203     |
| 6        | IPM Demonstration-FFS                                                                    | Nos    | 1600       | 1332       |
| 7        | Farmers Training                                                                         | Nos    | 1516       | 1736       |
| 8        | Officers Training                                                                        | Nos    | 315        | 267        |
|          | Production Inputs and Farm Implements                                                    |        |            |            |
| 9        | Dist. of Gypsum/ Pyrite/ Lime/ SSP, etc.                                                 | Ha     | 170668     | 184040     |
| 10       | Supply of Rhyzobium / PSB / ZSB / Azatobacter /Mycorrhiza culture                        | Ha     | 70543      | 73089      |
| 11       | PP Chemicals/ Insecticides/ bio- pesticides/ weedicides/ bio-agents/ micronutrients, etc | Ha     | 130987     | 87818      |
| 12       | Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus (NPV)                                                         | Ha     | 2549       | 1696       |
| 13       | Supply of Plant Protection Equipments                                                    | Nos    | 16370      | 19134      |
| 14       | Supply of Farm Implements                                                                | Nos    | 4265       | 6204       |
| 15       | Seed Storage Bins                                                                        | Nos    | 5557       | 2786       |
| 16       | Distribution of Sprinkler sets                                                           | Nos    | 2464       | 3602       |
| 17       | Pipes for carrying water from source to field                                            | Nos    | 2942361    | 1337851    |

(ii) NFSM- Pulses:

| S. No.   | Interventions                                                                                                              | Unit   | Progress   | Progress   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------|------------|
|          |                                                                                                                            |        | 2019-20    | 2020-21    |
| 1        | Demonstrations                                                                                                             | Ha     | 501575     | 456464     |
| 2        | Seed Distribution                                                                                                          | Qtls.  | 405028     | 313602     |
| 3        | Production of Seeds (for varieties less than 10 years of age)                                                              | Qtls   | 647271     | 402906     |
| 4        | Total INM                                                                                                                  | Ha     | 877956     | 592241     |
| 5        | Total IPM                                                                                                                  | Ha     | 1397769    | 576595     |
| 6        | Farm Implements & equipments                                                                                               | Nos.   | 123626     | 90213      |
| 7        | Sprinkler Sets                                                                                                             | Ha     | 16357      | 10973      |
| 8        | Pump Sets                                                                                                                  | Nos.   | 25138      | 13564      |
| 9        | Pipe for Carrying water from source to field                                                                               | Mtrs.  | 8907504    | 4357745    |
| 10       | Mobile Rain gun                                                                                                            | Ha     | 118        | 14         |
| 11       | Cropping System based trainings (Four Sessions i.e. one before kharif and rabi seasons, One each during kharif&rabi crops) | Nos.   | 6859       | 5856       |
| 12       | Local Initiatives                                                                                                          |        | 80866      | 86316      |

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