Lok Sabha Question No. 2164 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-20
Subject: Turmeric Production
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Arvind Dharmapuri

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 2164

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## TURMERIC PRODUCTION

## 2164. SHRI ARVIND DHARMAPURI:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the quantity and value ofturmeric produced in the country during each of thelast 10 years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the quantity and value of turmeric consumedin the country during each of the last 10 years andcurrent year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether  the  State  Governments  have  requestedfor  additional  incentives/support  to offset the lossessuffered by the turmeric farmers due to unseasonalrains in some parts of the country, including inTelangana and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has taken any stepforward to meet such requests; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a): The quantity and value of turmeric produced in the country from 2011-12 to 2021-22 are given in Annexure-1 and Annexure-2 respectively.
- (b): The estimates on consumption of turmeric, State-wise, in the country are not available. However, the domestic availability of turmeric estimates for the period 2011-12 to 2021-22 based on the production, export and import data are given in Annexure-3.
- (c): No such proposals have been received by the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.
- (d) & (e): In view of reply to part (c), the question does not arise.

Annexure-1

| Production of Turmeric, State-wise from 2011-12 to 2021-22   | Production of Turmeric, State-wise from 2011-12 to 2021-22   | Production of Turmeric, State-wise from 2011-12 to 2021-22   | Production of Turmeric, State-wise from 2011-12 to 2021-22   | Production of Turmeric, State-wise from 2011-12 to 2021-22   | Production of Turmeric, State-wise from 2011-12 to 2021-22   | Production of Turmeric, State-wise from 2011-12 to 2021-22   | Production of Turmeric, State-wise from 2011-12 to 2021-22   | Production of Turmeric, State-wise from 2011-12 to 2021-22   | Production of Turmeric, State-wise from 2011-12 to 2021-22   | Production of Turmeric, State-wise from 2011-12 to 2021-22   | Production of Turmeric, State-wise from 2011-12 to 2021-22   | Production of Turmeric, State-wise from 2011-12 to 2021-22   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              |                                                              | Production                                                   | Production                                                   |
| Sl.No                                                        | STATES/UTs                                                   | 2011-12                                                      | 2012-13                                                      | 2013-14                                                      | 2014-15                                                      | 2015-16                                                      | 2016-17                                                      | 2017-18                                                      | 2018-19                                                      | 2019-20                                                      | 2020-21                                                      | 2021-22 (3rd Ad. Est.)                                       |
| 1                                                            | Andhra Pradesh                                               | 485.00                                                       | 423.22                                                       | 151.91                                                       | 143.23                                                       | 121.12                                                       | 79.73                                                        | 79.73                                                        | 85.50                                                        | 71.32                                                        | 73.24                                                        | 74.69                                                        |
| 2                                                            | Arunachal Pradesh                                            | 3.10                                                         | 2.86                                                         | 2.86                                                         | 2.86                                                         | 3.84                                                         | 3.84                                                         | 3.15                                                         | 2.98                                                         | 2.98                                                         | 1.95                                                         | 3.01                                                         |
| 3                                                            | Assam                                                        | 13.30                                                        | 15.43                                                        | 15.78                                                        | 16.34                                                        | 16.75                                                        | 17.03                                                        | 20.79                                                        | 19.40                                                        | 22.83                                                        | 24.67                                                        | 21.49                                                        |
| 4                                                            | Bihar                                                        | 3.00                                                         | 3.00                                                         | 3.00                                                         | 3.00                                                         | 3.00                                                         | 2.63                                                         | 2.83                                                         | 2.83                                                         | 2.89                                                         | 2.87                                                         | 2.95                                                         |
| 5                                                            | Chhattisgarh                                                 | 0.77                                                         | 0.82                                                         | 0.84                                                         | 0.96                                                         | 0.96                                                         | 1.00                                                         | 0.96                                                         | 1.00                                                         | 1.16                                                         | 1.16                                                         | 1.65                                                         |
| 6                                                            | Gujarat                                                      | 50.49                                                        | 50.49                                                        | 50.49                                                        | 52.06                                                        | 69.25                                                        | 65.50                                                        | 15.78                                                        | 17.39                                                        | 18.18                                                        | 18.19                                                        | 19.20                                                        |
| 7                                                            | Haryana                                                      | 18.30                                                        | 23.84                                                        | 23.84                                                        | 23.84                                                        | 23.84                                                        | 22.00                                                        | 2.18                                                         | 2.20                                                         | 4.06                                                         | 3.01                                                         | 2.94                                                         |
| 8                                                            | Himachal Pradesh                                             | 0.10                                                         | 0.11                                                         | 0.11                                                         | 0.15                                                         | 0.43                                                         | 0.11                                                         | 0.09                                                         | 0.03                                                         | 0.20                                                         | 0.81                                                         | 0.82                                                         |
| 9                                                            | Jammu & Kashmir                                              | 0.02                                                         | 0.02                                                         | 0.02                                                         | 0.02                                                         | 0.01                                                         | 0.01                                                         | 0.01                                                         | 0.01                                                         | 0.00                                                         | 0.01                                                         | 0.01                                                         |
| 10 Jharkhand                                                 | 10 Jharkhand                                                 | 10 Jharkhand                                                 | 10 Jharkhand                                                 | 10 Jharkhand                                                 | 10 Jharkhand                                                 | 10 Jharkhand                                                 | 10 Jharkhand                                                 | 10 Jharkhand                                                 | 10 Jharkhand                                                 | 10 Jharkhand                                                 |                                                              |                                                              |
| 11                                                           | Karnataka                                                    | 100.00                                                       | 100.00                                                       | 65.41                                                        | 63.62                                                        | 76.78                                                        | 76.49                                                        | 122.76                                                       | 153.77                                                       | 132.67                                                       | 131.14                                                       | 130.97                                                       |
| 12                                                           | Kerala                                                       | 6.31                                                         | 7.06                                                         | 6.90                                                         | 6.82                                                         | 6.50                                                         | 6.83                                                         | 8.82                                                         | 6.69                                                         | 6.80                                                         | 7.42                                                         | 7.75                                                         |
| 13                                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                               | 0.60                                                         | 0.60                                                         | 0.60                                                         | 1.58                                                         | 1.61                                                         | 1.61                                                         | 41.29                                                        | 44.82                                                        | 57.07                                                        | 63.00                                                        | 72.66                                                        |
| 14                                                           | Maharashtra                                                  | 8.43                                                         | 11.00                                                        | 11.00                                                        | 32.05                                                        | 136.87                                                       | 177.85                                                       | 38.59                                                        | 38.31                                                        | 218.87                                                       | 230.74                                                       | 367.99                                                       |
| 15                                                           | Manipur                                                      | 16.40                                                        | 16.40                                                        | 16.40                                                        | 16.40                                                        | 16.40                                                        | 15.40                                                        | 6.17                                                         | 6.07                                                         | 6.05                                                         | 5.68                                                         | 5.58                                                         |
| 16                                                           | Meghalaya                                                    | 9.98                                                         | 9.98                                                         | 12.53                                                        | 12.53                                                        | 15.86                                                        | 16.63                                                        | 3.30                                                         | 3.31                                                         | 3.26                                                         | 3.38                                                         | 3.47                                                         |
| 17                                                           | Mizoram                                                      | 23.90                                                        | 22.99                                                        | 22.99                                                        | 25.13                                                        | 27.82                                                        | 27.82                                                        | 29.82                                                        | 29.82                                                        | 29.51                                                        | 29.82                                                        | 29.82                                                        |
| 18                                                           | Nagaland                                                     | 0.50                                                         | 0.50                                                         | 0.50                                                         | 0.50                                                         | 9.12                                                         | 10.72                                                        | 2.04                                                         | 1.86                                                         | 1.83                                                         | 1.84                                                         | 1.81                                                         |
| 19                                                           | Odisha                                                       | 36.00                                                        | 30.00                                                        | 30.00                                                        | 30.00                                                        | 30.00                                                        | 54.50                                                        | 43.61                                                        | 43.61                                                        | 43.62                                                        | 43.62                                                        | 68.85                                                        |
| 20                                                           | Punjab                                                       |                                                              |                                                              | 2.71                                                         | 2.71                                                         | 3.19                                                         | 3.19                                                         | 3.19                                                         | 3.45                                                         | 3.47                                                         | 3.30                                                         | 3.38                                                         |
| 21                                                           | Rajasthan                                                    | 0.43                                                         | 0.43                                                         | 0.39                                                         | 0.39                                                         | 0.37                                                         | 0.64                                                         | 0.47                                                         | 0.45                                                         | 0.22                                                         | 0.43                                                         | 1.23                                                         |
| 22                                                           | Sikkim                                                       | 2.90                                                         | 4.68                                                         |                                                              | 4.95                                                         | 5.68                                                         | 5.68                                                         | 5.68                                                         | 15.90                                                        | 16.04                                                        | 15.46                                                        | 15.52                                                        |
| 23                                                           | Tamil Nadu                                                   | 326.14                                                       | 190.10                                                       | 461.99                                                       | 117.42                                                       | 132.40                                                       | 112.59                                                       | 73.13                                                        | 79.84                                                        | 70.63                                                        | 86.51                                                        | 104.40                                                       |
| 24                                                           | Telangana                                                    |                                                              |                                                              | 252.06                                                       | 216.27                                                       | 184.29                                                       | 294.00                                                       | 294.56                                                       | 345.27                                                       | 386.60                                                       | 319.76                                                       | 330.26                                                       |
| 25                                                           | Tripura                                                      | 6.59                                                         | 6.59                                                         | 6.59                                                         | 6.59                                                         | 6.59                                                         | 6.59                                                         | 10.08                                                        | 2.02                                                         | 2.05                                                         | 2.05                                                         | 2.07                                                         |
| 26                                                           | Uttar Pradesh                                                | 6.00                                                         | 6.00                                                         | 6.00                                                         | 6.00                                                         | 6.00                                                         | 6.00                                                         | 6.00                                                         | 5.65                                                         | 1.91                                                         | 2.36                                                         | 6.64                                                         |
| 27                                                           | Uttarakhand                                                  | 6.10                                                         | 2.49                                                         | 2.49                                                         | 2.49                                                         | 1.74                                                         | 1.74                                                         | 2.79                                                         | 2.84                                                         | 2.95                                                         | 2.96                                                         | 3.04                                                         |
| 28                                                           | West Bengal                                                  | 42.00                                                        | 42.00                                                        | 42.00                                                        | 42.00                                                        | 42.41                                                        | 45.50                                                        | 44.70                                                        | 45.46                                                        | 45.65                                                        | 48.18                                                        | 51.01                                                        |
| 29                                                           | Others                                                       | 0.49                                                         | 0.48                                                         | 0.48                                                         | 0.48                                                         | 0.47                                                         |                                                              | 0.23                                                         | 0.24                                                         | 0.21                                                         | 0.29                                                         | 0.28                                                         |
| Total                                                        | Total                                                        | 1166.84                                                      | 971.09                                                       | 1189.89                                                      | 830.39                                                       | 943.30                                                       | 0.47 1056.10                                                 | 862.75                                                       | 960.72                                                       | 1153.03                                                      | 1123.85                                                      | 1334.31                                                      |

Source: DA&FW

## Annexure-2

| Value of Output of Turmeric produced in the country from 2011-12 to 2019-20 (at Current Prices)   | Value of Output of Turmeric produced in the country from 2011-12 to 2019-20 (at Current Prices)   | Value of Output of Turmeric produced in the country from 2011-12 to 2019-20 (at Current Prices)   | Value of Output of Turmeric produced in the country from 2011-12 to 2019-20 (at Current Prices)   | Value of Output of Turmeric produced in the country from 2011-12 to 2019-20 (at Current Prices)   | Value of Output of Turmeric produced in the country from 2011-12 to 2019-20 (at Current Prices)   | Value of Output of Turmeric produced in the country from 2011-12 to 2019-20 (at Current Prices)   | Value of Output of Turmeric produced in the country from 2011-12 to 2019-20 (at Current Prices)   | Value of Output of Turmeric produced in the country from 2011-12 to 2019-20 (at Current Prices)   | Value of Output of Turmeric produced in the country from 2011-12 to 2019-20 (at Current Prices)   | Value of Output of Turmeric produced in the country from 2011-12 to 2019-20 (at Current Prices)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                                             | States/U.Ts                                                                                       | 2011-12                                                                                           | 2012-13                                                                                           | 2013-14                                                                                           | 2014-15                                                                                           | 2015-16                                                                                           | 2016-17                                                                                           | 2017-18                                                                                           | 2018-19                                                                                           | 2019-20                                                                                           |
| 1                                                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                    | 67385                                                                                             | 39839                                                                                             | 79770                                                                                             | 97985                                                                                             | 95344                                                                                             | 54552                                                                                             | 59426                                                                                             | 54860                                                                                             | 43950                                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                 | 300                                                                                               | 315                                                                                               | 344                                                                                               | 438                                                                                               | 538                                                                                               | 540                                                                                               | 663                                                                                               | 694                                                                                               | 560                                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                                 | Assam                                                                                             | 13997                                                                                             | 22063                                                                                             | 17015                                                                                             | 17479                                                                                             | 18419                                                                                             | 18914                                                                                             | 21720                                                                                             | 22080                                                                                             | 26128                                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                                 | Bihar                                                                                             | 2054                                                                                              | 2313                                                                                              | 2454                                                                                              | 2617                                                                                              | 2913                                                                                              | 2554                                                                                              | 2804                                                                                              | 2781                                                                                              | 2727                                                                                              |
| 5                                                                                                 | Chhattisgarh                                                                                      | 815                                                                                               | 756                                                                                               | 950                                                                                               | 1694                                                                                              | 1104                                                                                              | 1053                                                                                              | 817                                                                                               | 724                                                                                               | 991                                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                                 | Gujarat                                                                                           | 33065                                                                                             | 43739                                                                                             | 36348                                                                                             | 42068                                                                                             | 71444                                                                                             | 63625                                                                                             | 78022                                                                                             | 17050                                                                                             | 15706                                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                                 | Haryana                                                                                           | 6737                                                                                              | 7003                                                                                              | 14257                                                                                             | 12133                                                                                             | 10663                                                                                             | 9241                                                                                              | 9430                                                                                              | 935                                                                                               | 1726                                                                                              |
| 8                                                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                  | 231                                                                                               | 198                                                                                               | 131                                                                                               | 132                                                                                               | 574                                                                                               | 6893                                                                                              | 198                                                                                               | 51                                                                                                | 322                                                                                               |
| 9                                                                                                 | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                   | 27                                                                                                | 28                                                                                                | 29                                                                                                | 19                                                                                                | 14                                                                                                | 22                                                                                                | 16                                                                                                | 16                                                                                                | 6                                                                                                 |
| 10                                                                                                | Jharkhand                                                                                         | 5396                                                                                              | 51124                                                                                             | 54241                                                                                             | 57560                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                 |
| 11                                                                                                | Karnataka                                                                                         | 49265                                                                                             | 63009                                                                                             | 46343                                                                                             | 62631                                                                                             | 69624                                                                                             | 48830                                                                                             | 75305                                                                                             | 87000                                                                                             | 70284                                                                                             |
| 12                                                                                                | Kerala                                                                                            | 7420                                                                                              | 4356                                                                                              | 4899                                                                                              | 6085                                                                                              | 6989                                                                                              | 1335                                                                                              | 1804                                                                                              | 1669                                                                                              | 1772                                                                                              |
| 13                                                                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                    | 251                                                                                               | 422                                                                                               | 517                                                                                               | 602                                                                                               | 1799                                                                                              | 1717                                                                                              | 42503                                                                                             | 55079                                                                                             | 74188                                                                                             |
| 14                                                                                                | Maharashtra                                                                                       | 7010                                                                                              | 526                                                                                               | 10493                                                                                             | 32442                                                                                             | 165656                                                                                            | 176184                                                                                            | 179797                                                                                            | 32044                                                                                             | 161351                                                                                            |
| 15                                                                                                | Manipur                                                                                           | 6443                                                                                              | 5141                                                                                              | 6443                                                                                              | 6837                                                                                              | 6870                                                                                              | 6452                                                                                              | 6452                                                                                              | 2522                                                                                              | 2536                                                                                              |
| 16                                                                                                | Meghalaya                                                                                         | 6495                                                                                              | 7936                                                                                              | 9422                                                                                              | 9801                                                                                              | 10864                                                                                             | 12221                                                                                             | 13082                                                                                             | 2821                                                                                              | 2916                                                                                              |
| 17                                                                                                | Mizoram                                                                                           | 2339                                                                                              | 2165                                                                                              | 2347                                                                                              | 2399                                                                                              | 3234                                                                                              | 4039                                                                                              | 4398                                                                                              | 5013                                                                                              | 5846                                                                                              |
| 18                                                                                                | Nagaland                                                                                          | 113                                                                                               | 1250                                                                                              | 2220                                                                                              | 2405                                                                                              | 2599                                                                                              | 3221                                                                                              | 3255                                                                                              | 651                                                                                               | 642                                                                                               |
| 19                                                                                                | Odisha                                                                                            | 73479                                                                                             | 79511                                                                                             | 81007                                                                                             | 85078                                                                                             | 13536                                                                                             | 26381                                                                                             | 27960                                                                                             | 22930                                                                                             | 24577                                                                                             |
| 20                                                                                                | Punjab                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                 | 1377                                                                                              | 1406                                                                                              | 1508                                                                                              | 1456                                                                                              |
| 21                                                                                                | Rajasthan                                                                                         | 313                                                                                               | 415                                                                                               | 365                                                                                               | 252                                                                                               | 407                                                                                               | 691                                                                                               | 534                                                                                               | 422                                                                                               | 234                                                                                               |
| 22                                                                                                | Sikkim                                                                                            | 681                                                                                               | 1070                                                                                              | 1446                                                                                              | 1355                                                                                              | 1626                                                                                              | 1699                                                                                              | 5594                                                                                              | 6193                                                                                              | 6607                                                                                              |
| 23                                                                                                | Tamil Nadu                                                                                        | 295631                                                                                            | 127656                                                                                            | 86278                                                                                             | 87017                                                                                             | 116200                                                                                            | 149178                                                                                            | 97586                                                                                             | 94214                                                                                             | 83314                                                                                             |
| 24                                                                                                | Telangana                                                                                         | 113285                                                                                            | 145925                                                                                            | 134046                                                                                            | 143422                                                                                            | 127839                                                                                            | 198065                                                                                            | 242718                                                                                            | 224080                                                                                            | 181735                                                                                            |
| 25                                                                                                | Tripura                                                                                           | 3802                                                                                              | 5933                                                                                              | 2781                                                                                              | 5207                                                                                              | 5932                                                                                              | 5727                                                                                              | 9072                                                                                              | 2182                                                                                              | 5308                                                                                              |
| 26                                                                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                     | 2780                                                                                              | 3670                                                                                              | 4337                                                                                              | 5146                                                                                              | 6022                                                                                              | 6076                                                                                              | 5118                                                                                              | 5517                                                                                              | 1871                                                                                              |
| 27                                                                                                | Uttarakhand                                                                                       | 6637                                                                                              | 2629                                                                                              | 1942                                                                                              | 2248                                                                                              | 1924                                                                                              | 1594                                                                                              | 1638                                                                                              | 2726                                                                                              | 2693                                                                                              |
| 28                                                                                                | West Bengal                                                                                       | 21283                                                                                             | 21529                                                                                             | 28482                                                                                             | 33537                                                                                             | 35981                                                                                             | 41623                                                                                             | 51973                                                                                             | 48339                                                                                             | 46617                                                                                             |
| 29                                                                                                | Others                                                                                            | 320                                                                                               | 312                                                                                               | 472                                                                                               | 716                                                                                               | 943                                                                                               | 1200                                                                                              | 843                                                                                               | 225                                                                                               | 187                                                                                               |
| Total                                                                                             | Total                                                                                             | 727552                                                                                            | 640833                                                                                            | 629377                                                                                            | 719304                                                                                            | 779056                                                                                            | 845002                                                                                            | 944135                                                                                            | 694327                                                                                            | 766249                                                                                            |

Note: The Value of Output in respect of 2020-21 and 2021-22 are not available Source: National Accounts Division (NAD), MoS&PI, Govt. of India.

| The Domestic Availability of Turmeric in the Country from 2011-12 to 2021-22   | The Domestic Availability of Turmeric in the Country from 2011-12 to 2021-22   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                                           | Domestic availability of turmeric* ('000 MT)                                   |
| 2011-12                                                                        | 1247.433                                                                       |
| 2012-13                                                                        | 909.679                                                                        |
| 2013-14                                                                        | 873.665                                                                        |
| 2014-15                                                                        | 906.955                                                                        |
| 2015-16                                                                        | 908.239                                                                        |
| 2016-17                                                                        | 822.919                                                                        |
| 2017-18                                                                        | 772.588                                                                        |
| 2018-19                                                                        | 854.105                                                                        |
| 2019-20                                                                        | 1069.681                                                                       |
| 2020-21                                                                        | 965.698                                                                        |
| 2021-22 #                                                                      | 1205.636                                                                       |

*Domestic availability is calculated as Production + Import - Export #The production figures for 2021-22 are based on the 3 rd  Advance Estimates Source: Directorate of Arecanut and Spices Development (DASD)

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## Annexure-3