Lok Sabha Question No. 2721 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Self-sufficiency in Oilseeds and Pulses
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Satyadev Pachauri, Kaushalendra Kumar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2721

TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 th DECEMBER, 2021

## SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN OILSEEDS AND PULSES

2721. SHRI SATYADEV PACHAURI: SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

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

(a) the details of promotional programmes being run by the Government to achieve self-sufficiency in oilseeds and pulses sector;

(b) the progress made so far during the last two years under these programmes and the funds spent during the last two years, year-wise;

(c) whether it is a fact that the country is still lagging behind in the field of oilseeds and  pulses  due  to  which  prices  of  edible  oil  and  pulses  are  skyrocketing  in  the country and the common people are suffering due to it; and

(d) if  so, the steps proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard so that self-sufficiency in oilseeds and pulses could be achieved?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NAREDNRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (d) The Government is implementing National Food Security Mission (NFSM) for  enhancing  production  of  oilseeds  and  pulses  in  the  country.  Under  NFSM, assistance  is  given  through  State  Governments  to  farmers  for  interventions  like cluster  demonstrations  on  improved  package  of  practices,  demonstrations  on cropping system, seed production and distribution of High Yielding Varieties/hybrids,

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improved farm machineries/resource conservation machineries/tools, efficient water application tools, plant protection measures, nutrient management/soil ameliorants, cropping  system  based  trainings  to  the  farmers  etc.  In  addition,  the  mission  also provides support to Indian Council of Agricultural research (ICAR) & State Agricultural  Universities  (SAUs)/Krishi  Vigyan  Kendras  (KVKs)  for  technology  back stopping and transfer of technology to the farmer under supervision of Subject Matter Specialists/Scientists.  Besides,  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  RAFTAAR  (RKVYRAFTAAR) provides provision for crop production related activities on oilseeds and pulses.  Under  RKVYRAFTAAR,  the  states  can  also  implement  programme  on oilseeds and pulses with the approval of State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC) constituted under the chairpersonship of Chief Secretary of the state.

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

(Rs. in Crore)

| Years   | Fund released under NFSM   | Fund released under NFSM   |
|---------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|         | Oilseeds                   | Pulses                     |
| 2019-20 | 213.70                     | 864.95                     |
| 2020-21 | 371.01                     | 639.44                     |

The  prices  of  oilseeds  and  pulses  are  influenced  by  various  factors  viz; domestic production, stock available from past seasons, demand from consumers, agro-climatic conditions etc. The production of oilseeds and pulses increased from 31.52  million  tonne  and  22.08  million  tonne  during  2018-19  to  36.10  million  tonne and 25.72 million tonne during 2020-21 respectively.

Department of Food and Public Distribution takesvarious measures from time to  time  to  augment  domestic  availability  andstabilize  prices  of  essential  food commodities. These steps, inter-alia, Includereleases from the  buffer to cool  down prices,  imposition  of  stock  limits,  monitoring  of  stocks,  as  also  requisitechanges  in trade policy instruments.

Referred in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 2721 for  14.12.2021  regarding  'Self-Sufficiency  in  Oilseeds  and  Pulses'  asked  by Shri Satyadev Pachauri and Shri Kaushalendra Kumar:

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

## (i) NFSM- Oilseeds:

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

(ii) NFSM- Pulses:

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

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