Lok Sabha Question No. 1166 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-27
Subject: National Agricultural Research System
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Supriya Sadanand Sule, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Manickam Tagore B, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Sunil Dattatray Tatkare

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1166

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 27 TH  JULY, 2021

## NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEM

## 1166. SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B.:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR. S.:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

## Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  National Agricultural  Research  System  (NARS)  is  involved in the development  of  environmental  friendly  seeds  of  crop  varieties  which  are  tolerant  to flood/water logging conditions;
- (b) whether these crop varieties have helped in sustainable production in States/regions where the problem of flood/water-logging is recurring;
- (c) the number of varieties tolerant to flood/water-logging that have been developed and the  name  of  the  States  where  these  seeds  are  being  used  along  with  the  results thereof;
- (d) the  number  of  farmers  who  received  flood-resistant  and  drought-proof  seeds across the country during the last three years, State-wise;
- (e) the details of the action plan prepared by the Government to expand the use of these seeds to all the flood-prone States of the country; and
- (f) whether the Government also provides financial assistance for flood-tolerant seed production and if so, the details of the financial assistance provided during each of the last three years?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AGRICUTLRURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्री

(

## SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR )

(a) to (c): Yes Sir. Since 2014, National Agricultural Research System (NARS) under the aegis of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has released 1575 varieties of different field crops viz., cereals (770), oilseeds (235), pulses (236), forages (170), fibre crops  (104),  sugarcane  (52)  and  underutilized  crops  (8)  through  All  India  Coordinated Research Projects (AICRP). Special focus is on to breed trait specific varieties and total 41 flood/ submergence/ water logging/ deep water tolerant  varieties of rice (25), maize (2), jute (4), rice bean (1) and sugarcane (9) have been released since 2014.  The details are at Annexure-I .

Total  1270.3  q  of  breeder  seed  of  such  varieties  has  been  produced  and  made available  to  Central  and  State  Seed  production  agencies  which  include  202.9  q  during 2018-19, 515.9 q during 2019-20  and  551.5 q during 2020-21  for  downstream multiplication  of  foundation  and  certified  seed.  Breeder  seed  of  flood/  water  logging/ submergence tolerant varieties was supplied to NSC, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya in case of rice; Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh in case of maize and West Bengal and NSC in case of Jute.

Further,  during  2018-19  to  2020-21,  25823.8  q  quality  seed  of  newly  released flood/ submergence/ water logging/ deep water tolerant varieties of rice, maize and jute has been made available to the farmers. As a result of adoption of stress tolerant high yielding varieties of different crops, production of all the crops has increased over years. The details are at Annexure-II .

(d) During last three years and current kharif 2021 season, a total of 7949510 quintals of  quality  seed  of  flood,  drought  and  salinity  tolerant  rice  varieties  has  been  made available  to  the  farmers  across  24  states  which  can  cover  a  total  area  of  around 39747550 ha.  The details are at Annexure-III .

(e) Each state is  indenting  the  breeder  seed  of  different  crop  varieties  as  per  Seed Rolling Plan in three years advance and finalized in the Breeder Seed indent meetings during both Rabi and Kharif seasons organized by Seed Division of DAC&FW and ICAR which is attended by senior officers of State Deptt. of Agriculture, representatives of all central  and  state  seed  production  agencies,  Directors  and  Project  Coordinators  of  all ICAR Institutes and officers of Seed Divisions of DAC&FW and ICAR and state-wise and variety-wise discussions are held where emphasis is given on inclusion of high yielding, stress tolerant and biofortified crop varieties in the Seed Rolling Plan. List of new varieties released during past five years with details of performance, specific traits, recommended area  and  developing  Institutes  is  circulated  to  all  public  and  private  seed  producing agencies. During Zonal Seed Review Meetings, Weekly video conferences and National Kharif  and  Rabi  campaigns  organized  by  DAC&FW,  States  are  advised  to  focus  on planning, production and distribution of seeds of drought, flood and salt tolerant varieties to the farmers. The  Government  of  India supplements  the efforts of the State Governments by coordinating with them to meet their seed requirement through National Seed Corporation and State Seeds Corporations. The availability of stress tolerant (flood, drought & salt) rice varieties certified/quality seeds produced and made available to the farmers during last three years and current year is given at Annexure-III .

(f) In  order  to  meet  the  requirement  of  seeds of climate resilient short and medium duration crop varieties to the farmers during natural calamities and unforeseen conditions like floods, drought etc., seeds are reserved/ maintained under the component National Seed Reserve of Sub-Mission on Seeds and Planting Material in DAC&FW. The quantity of  seed  reserved/maintained  and  financial  assistance  provided  to  States  under  this component during last three years are as under:

| Year    |   Quantity of Seed reserved (lakh q) |   Amount Released (Rs. in crore) |
|---------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2018-19 |                                 3.14 |                            11.5  |
| 2019-20 |                                 2.7  |                             9.37 |
| 2020-21 |                                 2.88 |                            17.21 |

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## Annexure-I

## [Part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha USQ No.1166 dated 27/07/2021]

## Flood/water logging/ submergence tolerant field crop varieties released during 2014 to 2021

| SN   | Crop/Variety                           | Year   | Developing Institute                                                                           | Area of adoption                              | Average yield (q/ha)   |
|------|----------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|      | Rice                                   |        |                                                                                                |                                               |                        |
| 1.   | CR Dhan 505                            | 2014   | ICAR - National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack (Odisha)                                      | Odisha and Assam                              | 43.0                   |
| 2.   | Samba Sub-1 (IET 21248)                | 2014   | International Rice Research Institute, Philipines                                              | Uttar Pradesh                                 | 30.0                   |
| 3.   | Tanmayee (OR2339-8) (IET20262)         | 2015   | Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar (Odisha)                          | Odisha                                        | 52.4                   |
| 4.   | CR 1009 Sub 1                          | 2016   | Tamil Nadu Agriculuture University -Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute, Aduthuari (Tamil Nadu) | Telangana                                     | 57.0                   |
| 5.   | CR Dhan 508 (IET 23601)                | 2017   | ICAR- National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack (Odisha)                                       | Assam, West Bengal and Odisha                 | 43.7                   |
| 6.   | Bheema (Dheera) (MTU 1140) (IET 23933) | 2017   | Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, RAR Station, Maruteru, (Andhra Pradesh)            | Andhra Pradesh                                | 60.0                   |
| 7.   | Rajdeep CN 1039-9 (IET 17713) (CNR 4)  | 2017   | Rice Research Station ,Govt. of West Bengal, Chinsurah (West Bengal)                           | West Bengal                                   | 45.0 -55.0             |
| 8.   | CR Dhan 506 (IET 23053)                | 2017   | ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack (Odisha)                                        | Assam, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka           | 44.0                   |
| 9.   | CR Dhan 408 (IET 20265) Chakaakhi      | 2017   | Navsari Agricultural University, Gujarat                                                       | Odisha                                        | 45.0                   |
| 10.  | CR Dhan 507 (IET 22986)                | 2017   | ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack (Odisha)                                        | Odisha                                        | 47.5                   |
| 11.  | CR Dhan 409 (IET 23110)                | 2017   | ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack (Odisha)                                        | Odisha                                        | 47.0                   |
| 12.  | CO 43 Sub-1 (IET 25676)                | 2018   | Tamil Nadu Agriculture University, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)                                     | Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Karnataka | 40.44                  |

|   13. | DRR Dhan 50 (IET 25671)          |   2018 | ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad (Telangana)                              | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Bihar, Odisha,Chhattisgarh, UP, MP   | 58.6 (normal), 37.5 (drought), 25.3 (submerg)   |
|-------|----------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|    14 | Ranjit Sub-1                     |   2018 | Regional Agriculture Res. Station, Assam Agril. University, Titabar (Assam)                               | Assam                                                                                 | 55.0                                            |
|    15 | Bahadur Sub-1                    |   2018 | Regional Agriculture Research Station, Assam Agril. University, Titabar (Assam)                           | Assam                                                                                 | 60.0                                            |
|    16 | Ashutosh (OR 2331-14) IET 21341  |   2018 | Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubneshwar (Odisha)                                     | Odisha                                                                                | 40.0                                            |
|    17 | Tripura Jala -1                  |   2018 | ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Agartala (Tripura)                                                  | Tripura                                                                               | 50-55                                           |
|    18 | CR Dhan 801 (IET 25667)          |   2018 | ICAR-National Rice Research lnstitute, Cuttack (Odisha)                                                   | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, UP and West Bengal                                 | 55.0                                            |
|    19 | CR Dhan 510 (IET 23895) (        |   2018 | ICAR-National Rice Research lnstitute, Cuttack (Odisha)                                                   | West Bengal and Odisha                                                                | 52.6 (WB) and 40.1 (Odisha)                     |
|    20 | Ksheera (IET 24495) (MTU 1172)   |   2018 | Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, RAR Station, Maruteru, (Andhra Pradesh)                       | Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.                                                            | 45-50 (semi deepwater), 55- 60 (normal)         |
|    21 | CR Dhan 802 (SUBHAS) (IET 25673) |   2018 | ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack (Odisha)                                                   | Madhya Pradesh and Bihar.                                                             | 22.0 (submerg), 41.0 (normal)                   |
|    22 | CAU-R4 (Eenotphou) (IET 22469)   |   2019 | Central Agricultural University, Imphal (Manipur)                                                         | Manipur                                                                               | 38.0-45.0                                       |
|    23 | IR 64- Sub 1(IET 21247)          |   2020 | Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Research Station, Masodha (Uttar Pradesh) | Uttar Pradesh                                                                         | 30 - 35 (submerg)                               |
|    24 | NDR 9930111 (IET 191l7)          |   2020 | Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Research Station, Masodha (Uttar Pradesh) | Uttar Pradesh                                                                         | 43.0                                            |
|    25 | Sabour Sampanna Dhan (lET 25960) |   2020 | Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour (Bihar)                                                             | Bihar                                                                                 | 68 (irrigated), 31 (submerg), 33 (drought)      |

|     | Maize                           |      |                                                                                              |                                                                          |                             |
|-----|---------------------------------|------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 26. | Jawahar Maize 218               | 2018 | Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh)                          | Madhya Pradesh                                                           | 50.52                       |
| 27. | Pusa Jawahar Hybrid Maize-1     | 2018 | ICAR- IARI, New Delhi and Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpu (Madhya Pradesh) | Madhya Pradesh                                                           | 64.74                       |
|     | COMMERCIAL CROPS                |      |                                                                                              |                                                                          |                             |
|     | Jute                            |      |                                                                                              |                                                                          |                             |
| 28. | JRO 2407 Samapti (Tossa Jute)   | 2016 | ICAR-Central Research Institute for Jute & Allied Fibre, Barrackpore (West Bengal)           | Entire Tossa Jute growing states of the country                          | 33.82                       |
| 29. | Ishani (JRC-9057) White Jute    | 2016 | ICAR-Central Research Institute for Jute & Allied Fibre, Barrackpore (West Bengal)           | West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, Odisha                                        | 28.2                        |
| 30. | NCJ-28-10 AAUCJ-2 (Kkhyati)     | 2017 | Assam Agriculture University, Jorhat (Assam)                                                 | Assam and West Bengal                                                    | 27.95                       |
| 31. | JRCJ-11                         | 2020 | ICAR-Central Research Institute for Jute & Allied Fibre, Barrackpore (West Bengal)           | West Bengal, Assam, Odisha, Bihar                                        | 31.45                       |
|     | FORAGES                         |      |                                                                                              |                                                                          |                             |
|     | Rice bean                       |      |                                                                                              |                                                                          |                             |
| 32. | Bidhan Rice bean-3 (KRB-19)     | 2016 | Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Kalyani (West Bengal)                                 | Jharkhand, WB, Odisha, Assam, Mani pur and Kerala                        | Dry matter: 55.0, seed: 5.0 |
|     | SUGARCANE                       |      |                                                                                              |                                                                          |                             |
| 33. | Sankeshwar 049 (Co Snk 05103)   | 2014 | ARS Sankeshwar, University of Agriculture Science, Dharwad (Karnataka)                       | Andhra Pradesh , Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala. MP | 1059.7                      |
| 34. | Sankeshwar 814 (Co Snk 05104)   | 2014 | ARS Sankeshwar, University of Agriculture Science, Dharwad (Karnataka)                       | Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, MP  | 1068.6                      |
| 35. | Gujarat Sugarcane 5 (CoN 05071) | 2016 | Main Sugarcane Research Station, Navsari Agri. University (Gujarat)                          | Gujarat                                                                  | 938.1                       |
| 36. | Gujarat Sugarcane 7 (CoN 04131) | 2016 | Main Sugarcane Research Station, Navsari Agri. University (Gujarat)                          | Gujarat                                                                  | 1400.0                      |
| 37. | Buddhi 2003 A 255 (CoA 08323)   | 2017 | Regional Agriculture Research Station, ANGRAU, Vishakapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)                | Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Tamil Nadu                                    | 1063.0                      |

|   38. | CoLK 09204 (Ikshu-3)   |   2018 | ICAR-Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)                             | Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Central & Western Uttar Pradesh   | 828.0     |
|-------|------------------------|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
|    39 | CoA 11321 (Sri Mukhi)  |   2018 | Regional Agriculture Research Station, Acharya NG Ranga Agriculture University, (Andhra Pradesh) | Andhra Pradesh                                                                | 1113.1    |
|    40 | CoLk 12207 (Ikshu-6)   |   2018 | ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding lnstitute, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)                                       | Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, WB, Assam, Jharkhand                            | 754.2     |
|    41 | Ranga (CoV 15-356)     |   2019 | Regional Agriculture Research Station, ANGRAU, Vishakapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                                | 1200-1300 |

## Annexure-II

## [Part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha USQ No.1166 dated 27/07/2021]

## Area, production and productivity of field crops during 2013-14, 2019-20 and 2020-21

| Crop              | 2013-14     | 2013-14                   | 2013-14       | 2019-20     | 2019-20                   | 2019-20       | 2020-21*    | 2020-21*                  | 2020-21*      |
|-------------------|-------------|---------------------------|---------------|-------------|---------------------------|---------------|-------------|---------------------------|---------------|
| Crop              | Area (M ha) | Production (Million tons) | Yield (kg/ha) | Area (M ha) | Production (Million tons) | Yield (kg/ha) | Area (M ha) | Production (Million tons) | Yield (kg/ha) |
| Rice              | 44.14       | 106.65                    | 2462          | 43.66       | 119.60                    | 2722          | 44.19       | 121.46                    | 2749          |
| Wheat             | 30.47       | 95.85                     | 3117          | 31.36       | 108.00                    | 3440          | 31.76       | 108.75                    | 3424          |
| Maize             | 9.07        | 24.26                     | 2567          | 9.57        | 29.00                     | 3006          | 9.46        | 30.24                     | 3199          |
| Total cereals     | 99.83       | 245.79                    | 2449          | 99.01       | 275.40                    | 2772          | 99.54       | 279.87                    | 2811          |
| Pulses            | 25.21       | 19.26                     | 789           | 27.99       | 25.60                     | 823           | 29.15       | 25.58                     | 877           |
| Total food grains | 125.04      | 265.05                    | 2129          | 126.99      | 301.00                    | 2343          | 128.70      | 305.44                    | 2373          |
| Oilseeds          | 28.05       | 32.75                     | 1167          | 27.14       | 33.22                     | 1224          | 28.82       | 36.57                     | 1269          |
| Sugarcane         | 4.99        | 352.14                    | 70522         | 4.60        | 370.50                    | 80497         | 4.84        | 392.80                    | 81186         |

## Annexure-III [Part (d) and (e) of Lok Sabha USQ No.1166 dated 27/07/2021]

Details of state-wise certified/quality seed of stress tolerant (flood/ water logging/ submergence, drought and salt) rice varieties made available during last three years and current year

| State          | No. of Varieties   | Quality seed of stress tolerant varieties (quintals) made available   | Quality seed of stress tolerant varieties (quintals) made available   | Quality seed of stress tolerant varieties (quintals) made available   | Quality seed of stress tolerant varieties (quintals) made available   | Quality seed of stress tolerant varieties (quintals) made available   |
|----------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State          | No. of Varieties   | 2018-19                                                               | 2019-20                                                               | 2020-21                                                               | Kh. 2021                                                              | Total                                                                 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 8                  | 140631                                                                | 69368                                                                 | 12971                                                                 | 8414                                                                  | 231384                                                                |
| Assam          | 12                 | 59400                                                                 | 122735                                                                | 200511                                                                | 194214                                                                | 576860                                                                |
| Bihar          | 8                  | 54440                                                                 | 83610                                                                 | 64520                                                                 | 144991                                                                | 347561                                                                |
| Chhattisgarh   | 12                 | 110995                                                                | 321704                                                                | 182430                                                                | 325845                                                                | 940974                                                                |
| Goa            | 1                  | 600                                                                   | 2900                                                                  | 2550                                                                  | 2800                                                                  | 8850                                                                  |
| Haryana        | 2                  | 7838                                                                  | 4768                                                                  | 6666                                                                  | 5804                                                                  | 25076                                                                 |
| Jharkhand      | 8                  | 193496                                                                | 28175                                                                 | 47452                                                                 | 141003                                                                | 410126                                                                |
| Karnataka      | 3                  | 49875                                                                 | 70265                                                                 | 51102                                                                 | 33145                                                                 | 204387                                                                |
| Kerala         | 3                  | 28000                                                                 | 15836                                                                 | 14750                                                                 | 6974                                                                  | 65560                                                                 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 8                  | 10291                                                                 | 80776                                                                 | 57013                                                                 | 176250                                                                | 324330                                                                |
| Meghalaya      | 4                  | 3800                                                                  | 4330                                                                  | 4010                                                                  | 4065                                                                  | 16205                                                                 |
| Maharashtra    | 4                  | 50                                                                    | 18700                                                                 | 16500                                                                 | 11560                                                                 | 46810                                                                 |
| Manipur        | 2                  | 315                                                                   | 0                                                                     | 1550                                                                  | 0                                                                     | 1865                                                                  |
| Nagaland       | 3                  | 620                                                                   | 4540                                                                  | 0                                                                     | 1285                                                                  | 6445                                                                  |
| Odisha         | 18                 | 236570                                                                | 347204                                                                | 301001                                                                | 94235                                                                 | 979010                                                                |
| Puducherry     | 5                  | 1209                                                                  | 896                                                                   | 1148                                                                  | 32                                                                    | 3285                                                                  |
| Punjab         | 1                  | 177                                                                   | 90                                                                    | 0                                                                     | 12                                                                    | 279                                                                   |
| Rajasthan      | 1                  | 500                                                                   | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 500                                                                   |
| Tamilnadu      | 9                  | 124910                                                                | 74815                                                                 | 232990                                                                | 40160                                                                 | 472875                                                                |
| Telangana      | 2                  | 207550                                                                | 252305                                                                | 235742                                                                | 300298                                                                | 995895                                                                |
| Tripura        | 7                  | 10340                                                                 | 15350                                                                 | 9050                                                                  |                                                                       | 34740                                                                 |
| Uttar pradesh  | 18                 | 121503                                                                | 37297                                                                 | 51213                                                                 | 82502                                                                 | 292515                                                                |
| Uttrakhand     | 1                  | 0                                                                     | 1350                                                                  | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 1350                                                                  |
| West Bengal    | 24                 | 586643                                                                | 535045                                                                | 512385                                                                | 328555                                                                | 1962628                                                               |
| Total          |                    | 1949753                                                               | 2092059                                                               | 2005554                                                               | 1902144                                                               | 7949510                                                               |

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