Lok Sabha Question No. 1070 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-08
Subject: Cultivation of Coarse Grains
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Sanjay Seth

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.1070

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH  FEBRUARY, 2022

## CULTIVATION OF COARSE GRAINS

1070. SHRI SANJAY SETH:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

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- (a) whether the Government is running any scheme to promote the cultivation of coarse grains as these are an important source of nutrition for all;
- (b) whether any scheme has been launched to encourage the cultivation of coarse cereals during the last three years, if so, the details thereof and the details of the achievements made there  under;
- (c) whether any steps have been taken by the Government to promote crop diversification, if so, the extent to which it has been effective till date and the benefits thereof, State-wise details thereof; and
- (d)  the  number of the farmers under Ranchi Lok Sabha Constituency, who were given funds under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Kalyan Yojana during the last two years alongwith the amount disbursed thereof particularly the district-wise details with regard to Jharkhand?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a)  &  (b)    Yes,  Sir.  Government  is  implementing  coarse  cereals  development  programme under National Food Security Mission - Coarse Cereals to promote the cultivation of coarse grains  like  maize  &barley.  Maize  development  programme  is  being  implemented  in  237 districts of 26 states, 2 Union Territories, and barley in 39 districts of 4 states. In addition, the states  have  the  flexibility  to  take  up  maize  development  programme  under  Rashtriya  Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) in the area of 50-100 km around distilleries to use maize as feed stock for  production  of  ethanol.  The  production  of  Coarse  Cereals  (maize  &barley)  during  last  3 years is as under;

| Crops          | Production (Lakh tonne)   | Production (Lakh tonne)   | Production (Lakh tonne)   |
|----------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| Coarse Cereals | 2018-19                   | 2019-20                   | 2020-21*                  |
| 277.15         |                           | 287.66                    | Maize 315.14              |
| Barley         | 16.27                     | 17.22                     | 16.73                     |

(c) The  National Food  Security  Mission(NFSM),Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of Horticulture ( MIDH )&Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)support crop development programmes  of  various  agriculture  and  horticulturecrops.In  addition,  the  Department  of Agriculture  and  Farmers  Welfare  is  implementing  Crop  Diversification  Programme(CDP)  in original  green  revolution  States viz :  Punjab,  Haryana  and Western  Uttar  Pradesh, as  a  sub scheme of RKVY, since 2013-14 to divert the area of water guzzling paddy crop to alternative crops  like  pulses,  oilseeds,  coarse  cereals,  nutri  cereals,  cotton,  agro  forestry  etc.Crop Diversification  Programme  has  been  extended  to  10  tobacco  growing  states  of  Andhra Pradesh,  Bihar,  Gujarat,  Karnataka,  Maharashtra,  Odisha,  Tamil  Nadu,  Telangana,  Uttar Pradesh  and  West  Bengal  to  encourage  tobacco  growing  farmers  to  shift  to  alternative crops/cropping system from 2015-16.

(d)   The district wise number of beneficiary farmers under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Yojana during last 3 years in the state of Jharkhand includingdistrict Ranchi

Districts

|                     | 2019-20                  | 2019-20                        | 2020-21                  | 2020-21                       | 2021-22                  | 2021-22                       |
|---------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|                     | Unique Beneficiary Count | Total Amount released (in Rs.) | Unique Beneficiary Count | Total Amount released(in Rs.) | Unique Beneficiary Count | Total Amount released(in Rs.) |
| Bokaro              | 29,481                   | 15,92,48,000                   | 43,142                   | 26,54,52,000                  | 44,059                   | 33,18,24,000                  |
| Chatra              | 82,883                   | 29,64,96,000                   | 1,59,079                 | 93,09,22,000                  | 1,48,102                 | 88,94,54,000                  |
| Deoghar             | 71,891                   | 28,47,68,000                   | 1,85,221                 | 1,04,28,50,000                | 1,32,083                 | 85,84,52,000                  |
| Dhanbad             | 57,321                   | 15,49,72,000                   | 71,112                   | 50,49,16,000                  | 72,828                   | 45,53,68,000                  |
| Dumka               | 68,464                   | 31,10,10,000                   | 1,07,289                 | 63,16,66,000                  | 69,468                   | 44,32,26,000                  |
| East Singhbum       | 80,428                   | 29,77,24,000                   | 97,863                   | 65,56,98,000                  | 94,058                   | 57,81,90,000                  |
| Garhwa              | 80,321                   | 31,60,12,000                   | 2,16,490                 | 1,20,00,66,000                | 1,25,121                 | 75,08,08,000                  |
| Giridih             | 79,867                   | 26,94,44,000                   | 1,14,841                 | 70,59,48,000                  | 74,968                   | 49,12,42,000                  |
| Godda               | 39,719                   | 12,86,20,000                   | 1,05,045                 | 55,38,08,000                  | 50,058                   | 31,46,80,000                  |
| Gumla               | 70,221                   | 30,10,90,000                   | 78,112                   | 54,48,04,000                  | 79,062                   | 49,28,30,000                  |
| Hazaribagh          | 77,424                   | 30,22,72,000                   | 1,84,844                 | 96,73,84,000                  | 76,548                   | 48,71,16,000                  |
| Jamtara             | 48,793                   | 21,49,70,000                   | 93,272                   | 54,36,04,000                  | 53,581                   | 32,43,90,000                  |
| Khunti              | 42,201                   | 16,59,86,000                   | 45,093                   | 31,84,36,000                  | 46,914                   | 30,21,08,000                  |
| koderma             | 35,795                   | 15,70,10,000                   | 41,221                   | 27,27,04,000                  | 41,670                   | 26,30,94,000                  |
| Latehar             | 43,632                   | 18,29,46,000                   | 74,189                   | 46,23,10,000                  | 46,555                   | 28,70,24,000                  |
| Lohardaga           | 27,272                   | 11,81,74,000                   | 37,280                   | 23,88,82,000                  | 25,561                   | 15,99,80,000                  |
| Pakur               | 58,732                   | 25,70,88,000                   | 85,777                   | 49,71,34,000                  | 89,323                   | 53,66,64,000                  |
| Palamu              | 1,08,434                 | 40,58,64,000                   | 1,67,160                 | 1,05,32,06,000                | 1,14,072                 | 72,47,86,000                  |
| Ramgarh             | 21,931                   | 8,35,26,000                    | 46,564                   | 25,14,94,000                  | 45,799                   | 27,76,24,000                  |
| Ranchi              | 84,425                   | 37,19,06,000                   | 1,52,115                 | 89,12,66,000                  | 92,227                   | 59,88,32,000                  |
| Sahebganj           | 36,840                   | 12,89,68,000                   | 52,611                   | 36,35,08,000                  | 47,067                   | 31,82,50,000                  |
| Saraikela Kharsawan | 40,989                   | 17,85,26,000                   | 62,855                   | 39,19,32,000                  | 61,442                   | 38,35,24,000                  |
| Simdga              | 22,653                   | 7,03,58,000                    | 26,011                   | 19,78,92,000                  | 26,451                   | 16,66,82,000                  |
| West Sinhbhum       | 77,134                   | 27,44,08,000                   | 93,915                   | 66,54,74,000                  | 96,063                   | 57,10,22,000                  |
| Total               | 13,86,851                | 5,43,13,86,000                 | 23,41,101                | 14,15,13,56,000               | 17,53,080                | 11,00,71,70,000               |

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## District-wise details of farmers benefitted and total amount released in Jharkhand in FY 2019-20 to 2021-22