Lok Sabha Question No. 2389 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-09
Subject: Target for Agricultural Production
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2389

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH  MARCH, 2021

## TARGET FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION

2389.  SHRI SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFAR E क ृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has set any target for production of foodgrains and fruits in the country during the current Five Year Plan;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof as on date;
- (c)  the proposal of investment likely to be made by the Government in this regard; and
- (d)  the steps being taken by the Government to achieve this goal?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) & (b) Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture &  Farmers  Welfare  fixes  targets  of  food  grains  production  on  annual  basis.  No  specific targets for the production of fruits have been set for the current Finance Commission period. However, fruits production has increased from 979.67 Lakh Tonne in 2018-19 to 1020.28 Lakh Tonne in 2019-20. Food grains, production targets and achievement for last four years and current year is at Annexure - I.

(c) & (d) Government has been implementing various schemes viz. National Food Security Mission  (NFSM), Bringing Green Revolution  to  Eastern  Indian  (BGREI),  Soil  Health  Card (SHC) scheme, Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY), etc to attain the production target.

National  Food  Security  Mission  is  being  implemented  on  60:40  sharing  basis between central & state Govt. for general states and 90:10 between central & state Govt. for NER  &  Himalayan  states.  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH)  a Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  has  been  approved  for  implementation  w.e.f.  2014-15,  for holistic  growth  of  the  horticulture  sector  covering  fruits,  vegetables,  root  and  tuber  crops, mushrooms, spices, flowers, aromatic plants, coconut, cashew, cocoa and bamboo. Mission subsumes  National  Horticulture  Mission  (NHM),  Horticulture  Mission  for  North  East  and Himalayan  States  (HMNEH),  National  Horticulture  Board  (NHB)  Coconut  Development Board  (CDB)  and  Central  Institute  of  Horticulture  (CIH),  Nagaland.  While  Government  of India contributes 60% of total outlay for development programmes in all the States except the States in North East and Himalayas, 40% share is contributed by State Governments. In case  of  North  Eastern  States  and  Himalayan  States,  Government  of  India  contribution  is 90%.  Similarly,  for  programmes  of  National  Horticulture  Board,  Coconut  Development Board,  Central  Institute  for  Horticulture,  Nagaland,  UTs  and  the  National  Level  Agencies, Govt. of India contribution is 100%.

## Annexure -I

## Crop Production Targets of Foodgrains and achievements for last four years and current year as referred in part (a) & (b) of the Question No. 2389.

(In: Million tonnes)

| Crop                 | Seaso n   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2019-20   | 2020-21*   | 2020-21*   |
|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------|------------|
| Crop                 | Seaso n   | Targets   | Achi.     | Targets   | Achi.     | Targets   | Achi.     | Targets   | Achi.     | Targets    | Achi.      |
| Rice                 | Kharif    | 93.00     | 96.02     | 94.50     | 96.30     | 99.00     | 102.04    | 102.00    | 102.28    | 102.60     | 103.75     |
| Rice                 | Rabi      | 15.50     | 12.84     | 14.00     | 13.40     | 15.00     | 14.44     | 14.00     | 16.59     | 17.00      | 16.57      |
| Rice                 | Total     | 108.50    | 108.86    | 108.50    | 109.70    | 114.00    | 116.48    | 116.00    | 118.87    | 119.60     | 120.32     |
| Wheat                | Rabi      | 96.50     | 96.64     | 96.50     | 98.51     | 102.20    | 103.60    | 100.50    | 107.86    | 108.00     | 109.24     |
| Jowar                | Kharif    | 3.00      | 1.92      | 2.75      | 1.96      | 2.10      | 1.74      | 2.10      | 1.70      | 2.15       | 1.85       |
| Jowar                | Rabi      | 3.00      | 2.84      | 3.00      | 2.60      | 2.80      | 1.74      | 2.80      | 3.08      | 2.85       | 2.89       |
| Jowar                | Total     | 6.00      | 4.75      | 5.75      | 4.57      | 4.90      | 3.48      | 4.90      | 4.77      | 5.00       | 4.74       |
| Bajra                | Kharif    | 9.50      | 9.42      | 9.50      | 9.73      | 9.50      | 8.66      | 9.50      | 10.36     | 9.57       | 10.30      |
| Maize                | Kharif    | 17.50     | 19.27     | 19.00     | 18.92     | 21.20     | 19.41     | 21.30     | 19.43     | 22.00      | 21.41      |
| Maize                | Rabi      | 7.00      | 6.89      | 7.00      | 6.98      | 7.50      | 8.30      | 7.60      | 9.34      | 7.00       | 8.75       |
| Maize                | Total     | 24.50     | 26.15     | 26.00     | 25.90     | 28.70     | 27.72     | 28.90     | 28.77     | 29.00      | 30.16      |
| Ragi                 | Kharif    | 2.00      | 1.75      | 2.00      | 1.39      | 2.30      | 1.24      | 2.30      | 1.76      | 1.78       | 1.87       |
| Small Millets        | Kharif    | 0.50      | 0.42      | 0.50      | 0.44      | 0.60      | 0.33      | 0.60      | 0.37      | 0.65       | 0.31       |
| Barley               | Rabi      | 1.85      | 1.85      | 1.90      | 1.75      | 2.10      | 1.63      | 2.10      | 1.72      | 1.80       | 1.99       |
| Total Coarse Cereals | Kharif    | 32.50     | 32.77     | 33.75     | 32.44     | 35.70     | 31.38     | 35.80     | 33.61     | 36.15      | 35.74      |
| Total Coarse Cereals | Rabi      | 11.85     | 11.57     | 11.90     | 11.33     | 12.40     | 11.67     | 12.50     | 14.13     | 11.65      | 13.63      |
| Total Coarse Cereals | Total     | 44.35     | 44.34     | 45.65     | 43.77     | 48.10     | 43.06     | 48.30     | 47.75     | 47.80      | 49.36      |
| Tur (Arhar)          | Kharif    | 3.62      | 4.23      | 4.25      | 4.87      | 4.50      | 3.32      | 4.60      | 3.89      | 4.82       | 3.88       |
| Gram                 | Rabi      | 9.60      | 9.12      | 9.60      | 9.38      | 11.50     | 9.94      | 11.60     | 11.08     | 11.00      | 11.62      |

| Urad                | Kharif   |   1.45 |   2.11 |   1.85 |   2.18 |   2.80 |   2.36 |   2.90 |   1.33 |   2.90 |   1.77 |
|---------------------|----------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Urad                | Rabi     |   0.7  |   0.78 |   0.75 |   0.66 |   0.8  |   0.7  |    0.8 |   0.75 |   0.7  |   0.68 |
| Urad                | Total    |   2.15 |   2.89 |   2.6  |   2.83 |   3.6  |   3.06 |    3.7 |   2.08 |   3.6  |   2.45 |
| Moong               | Kharif   |   1.22 |   1.51 |   1.5  |   1.64 |   1.55 |   1.78 |    1.6 |   1.83 |   1.88 |   2.02 |
| Moong               | Rabi     |   0.65 |   0.62 |   0.65 |   0.52 |   0.7  |   0.67 |    0.7 |   0.68 |   0.6  |   0.6  |
| Moong               | Total    |   1.87 |   2.13 |   2.15 |   2.17 |   2.25 |   2.46 |    2.3 |   2.51 |   2.48 |   2.62 |
| Other Kharif Pulses | Kharif   |   0.96 |   0.87 |   1    |   0.89 |   1    |   0.63 |    1   |   0.87 |   1    |   0.79 |
| Other Rabi Pulses   | Rabi     |   2.55 |   2.9  |   2.75 |   2.99 |   3.1  |   1.45 |    3.1 |   1.49 |   2.7  |   1.7  |
| Total Pulses        | Kharif   |   7.25 |   8.72 |   8.6  |   9.58 |   9.85 |   8.09 |   10.1 |   7.92 |  10.6  |   8.46 |
| Total Pulses        | Rabi     |  13.5  |  13.42 |  13.75 |  13.55 |  16.1  |  13.98 |   16.2 |  15.1  |  15    |  15.96 |
| Total Pulses        | Total    |  20.75 |  22.14 |  22.35 |  23.13 |  25.95 |  22.08 |   26.3 |  23.03 |  25.6  |  24.42 |
| Total Foodgrains    | Kharif   | 132.75 | 137.51 | 136.85 | 138.33 | 144.55 | 141.52 |  147.9 | 143.81 | 149.35 | 147.95 |
| Total Foodgrains    | Rabi     | 137.35 | 134.47 | 136.15 | 136.78 | 145.7  | 143.69 |  143.2 | 153.69 | 151.65 | 155.4  |
| Total Foodgrains    | Total    | 270.1  | 271.98 | 273    | 275.11 | 290.25 | 285.21 |  291.1 | 297.5  | 301    | 303.34 |

* As per 2nd Advance Estimates of 2020-21

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