Lok Sabha Question No. 1238 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-27
Subject: Production of Pulses
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal, Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1238

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 TH  JULY, 2021

## PRODUCTION OF PULSES

1238.  SHRIJANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA

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

- (a) the quantum of pulses produced during the last five years in the country, State/UT-wise including Bihar;
- (b) whether there has been a decrease in the production of pulses during the last three years, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to increase the production of pulses in the country and to control prices thereof;
- (d) whether the Government also proposing  the options of  export restriction and unlimited stock;
- (e) whether the Committee under the leadership of Chief Economic Advisor has recommended for production subsidy to farmers and additional allocation for Government procurement agencies;
- (f) if so, whether the Government proposes to implement the recommendations of the committee; and
- (g) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कल् याण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a):  The details of quantum of pulses produced during the last five years in the country, State/UT-wise including Bihar is given at Annexure .
- (b): No sir. The production of pulses has been increasing during the last 3 year i.e. 2018-19 to 2020-21.
- (c): To increase the production of pulses the NFSM-Pulses programme is being implemented in 644 districts of 28 States and Union Territories (UTs) of Jammu

&  Kashmir  and  Ladakh.  Under  NFSM(pulses),  following  initiativeshave  been taken:-

-  Support for breeder seed production of pulses.
-  150 Seed Hubs created at ICAR institutes, State Agriculture Universities  (SAUs)  and  Krishi  VigyanKendras  (KVKs)  for  increasing certified seeds production of pulses.
-  Distribution of seed minikits of pulses free of cost to the farmers of the varieties notified within 10 years.
-  ICAR/KVKs/SAUs  conduct  the  demonstrations  on  improved  latest package of practices.
-  Assistance is provided to Central Seed Agencies to produce certified seed of latest varieties of pulses.
-  A new scheme 'Intercropping of pulses with sugarcane' was implemented in 12 States namely- Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand during 2018-19 and 201920.
-  Special Action Plan for increasing pulses productivity was implemented during 2019-20.
-  Launched Targeting Rice fallow Area (TRFA) programme under NFSM in 11 states.

In order to protect the  consumer  from  price rise, the  Government  is implementing Price Stabilization Fund (PSF) to help moderate the volatility in prices  of pulses by releasing stock from the buffer. Further the Government makes appropriate changes in import policy, as and when required, in order to augment the domestic availability of essential food articles.

(d): There is no proposal for export restriction.

(e) to (g): There is no knowledge of mentioned committee constituted under the leadership of Chief Economic Adviser, Department of Economic Affairs for the said purpose.

## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1238  due for reply on 27.07.2021

## State/UT-wise Production of Pulses during 2016-17 to 2020-21

|                   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   | Production ('000 Tonnes)   |
|-------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| State/UT          | 2016-17                    | 2017-18                    | 2018-19                    | 2019-20                    | 2020-21*                   |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 931.00                     | 1217.43                    | 739.59                     | 1166.72                    | 1185.43                    |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 13.13                      | 13.46                      | 11.99                      | 14.15                      | #                          |
| Assam             | 107.53                     | 115.76                     | 113.50                     | 106.07                     | 119.03                     |
| Bihar             | 461.67                     | 454.20                     | 453.46                     | 334.41                     | 412.37                     |
| Chhattisgarh      | 758.70                     | 549.97                     | 537.47                     | 241.28                     | 530.93                     |
| Goa               | 5.91                       | 4.82                       | 6.32                       | 3.86                       | #                          |
| Gujarat           | 818.00                     | 922.59                     | 681.33                     | 1057.27                    | 1759.93                    |
| Haryana           | 75.91                      | 69.36                      | 82.13                      | 64.38                      | 77.68                      |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 63.34                      | 57.46                      | 53.99                      | 55.19                      | 46.24                      |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | 10.26                      | 10.34                      | 10.62                      | 44.17                      | #                          |
| Jharkhand         | 806.50                     | 836.73                     | 735.16                     | 814.94                     | 908.93                     |
| Karnataka         | 1737.90                    | 1951.21                    | 1773.86                    | 2155.89                    | 2170.89                    |
| Kerala            | 1.71                       | 2.05                       | 2.31                       | 2.18                       | 1.70                       |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 6291.29                    | 8111.58                    | 6045.41                    | 4108.41                    | 4364.74                    |
| Maharashtra       | 3768.06                    | 3347.76                    | 2682.54                    | 3736.00                    | 4224.87                    |
| Manipur           | 30.29                      | 30.03                      | 29.51                      | 25.19                      | #                          |
| Meghalaya         | 11.84                      | 11.92                      | 13.37                      | 12.02                      | #                          |
| Mizoram           | 4.77                       | 5.13                       | 5.93                       | 5.48                       | #                          |
| Nagaland          | 44.48                      | 46.06                      | 46.40                      | 46.78                      | #                          |
| Odisha            | 479.07                     | 429.62                     | 412.09                     | 432.46                     | 415.94                     |
| Punjab            | 33.00                      | 26.46                      | 27.67                      | 29.20                      | 39.87                      |
| Rajasthan         | 3181.18                    | 3405.37                    | 3759.38                    | 4497.13                    | 4821.84                    |
| Sikkim            | 5.45                       | 5.11                       | 4.81                       | 5.04                       | #                          |
| Tamil Nadu        | 427.07                     | 556.34                     | 551.21                     | 605.41                     | 549.02                     |
| Telangana         | 536.00                     | 514.01                     | 440.05                     | 549.18                     | 664.14                     |
| Tripura           | 23.16                      | 19.33                      | 18.91                      | 18.67                      | #                          |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 2184.39                    | 2199.99                    | 2408.01                    | 2447.32                    | 2621.15                    |
| Uttarakhand       | 53.00                      | 54.19                      | 55.33                      | 57.79                      | 63.31                      |
| West Bengal       | 259.52                     | 443.77                     | 368.40                     | 384.89                     | 412.84                     |
| A & N Islands     | 0.47                       | 0.18                       | 0.15                       | 0.30                       | #                          |
| D & N Haveli      | 5.71                       | 2.46                       | 4.28                       | 2.43                       | #                          |
| Delhi             | 0.05                       | 0.01                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | #                          |
| Daman & Diu       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.54                       | #                          |
| Puducherry        | 0.59                       | 1.21                       | 0.66                       | 0.52                       | #                          |
| Others            | NA                         | NA                         | NA                         | NA                         | 184.81                     |
| All India         | 23130.94                   | 25415.92                   | 22075.96                   | 23025.25                   | 25575.69                   |

* As per 3rd Advance

Estimates

#  included in others

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NA - Not Available