Lok Sabha Question No. 156 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Consumption of Turmeric
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Arvind Dharmapuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 156 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07 th   DECEMBER, 2022

## CONSUMPTION OF TURMERIC

## 156. SHRI ARVIND DHARMAPURI:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the quantity and value of turmeric consumed in the country during each of the last ten years and the current year, State-wise;
- (b) the  amount  proposed  to  be  provided/spent  for  the  promotion  of  turmeric  to  boost  its  domestic consumption during the above period, year-wise; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a): The  estimate  on  consumption  of  turmeric,  state-wise  in  the  country  are  not  available,  however,  the domestic availability of turmeric estimated based on the production, export and import data for the last 10 years has been given below:

| Year    |   Domestic availability*(tonnes) |
|---------|----------------------------------|
| 2012-13 |                           909679 |
| 2013-14 |                           873665 |
| 2014-15 |                           906955 |
| 2015-16 |                           908239 |
| 2016-17 |                           822919 |
| 2017-18 |                           772588 |
| 2018-19 |                           854105 |
| 2019-20 |                          1069681 |
| 2020-21 |                           965698 |
| 2021-22 |                          1205636 |

The data on the state-wise production of Turmeric for the last ten years has been attached in Annexure.

(b)&(c): Government through Spices Board has been promoting Indian spices, including turmeric through various campaigns on its social media handles. These campaigns cover the culinary, medicinal and industrial applications of Indian spices besides providing authentic and scientific information on production, post-harvest processing,  value  addition  etc.  The  campaigns  on  spices  are  aimed  at  spice  enthusiasts  all  over  the  world, including the domestic consumers, resulting in boosting the domestic consumption. Also, the Board has been organizing various focus events in collaboration with various influencers and media houses for promoting the value, uniqueness as well as worthiness of Indian spices. Spices Board's scheme titled 'Integrated Scheme for Export  Promotion  &  Quality  Improvement  in  Spices  and  Research  &  Development  of  Cardamom',  for implementation during the period from 2021-22 to 2025-26 has been approved. The Export Development & Promotion (EDP) component of the above said scheme aims at promotion of turmeric and other spices in the international market, supporting exporters for infrastructure development, value addition, trade promotion etc. Under the scheme, an annual outlay of Rs. 16.40 crores has been allotted to the EDP component for the period from  2021-22  to  2025-26,  which  will  be  used  for  activities/programs  in  connection  with  the  international promotion  of  turmeric  and  other  spices.  Besides,  Government  of  India  through  Ministry  of  Agriculture  & Farmers Welfare implements various development programmes for horticulture crops, which covers turmeric through State Departments (SHM) under Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) with an aim to improve production, productivity and quality of the produce.

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## Production of turmeric, State-wise for the last ten years (Production in '000 tons)

| State             | 2012-13   |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Andhra Pradesh    | 438.912   |   151.906 |   143.23  |   121.117 |    79.729 |    79.729 |    69.41  |    71.321 |    73.244 |    74.687 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2.857     |     2.857 |     3.5   |     3.84  |     4     |     3.148 |     2.977 |     2.977 |     1.952 |     1.241 |
| Assam             | 15.583    |    15.782 |    16.335 |    16.184 |    16.747 |    20.787 |    19.395 |    22.829 |    24.665 |    21.486 |
| Bihar             | 3.614     |     3.015 |     3.592 |     2.63  |     3.082 |     2.829 |     3.082 |     2.889 |     2.874 |     2.797 |
| Chhattisgarh      | 0.945     |     0.964 |     0.957 |     1.523 |     0.997 |     0.963 |     1.021 |     1.157 |     1.157 |     1.645 |
| Gujarat           | 65.948    |    52.063 |    64.067 |    69.247 |    14.63  |    15.782 |    17.386 |    18.181 |    18.191 |    19.198 |
| Haryana           | 23.836    |    23.836 |    23.836 |    23.836 |     4.4   |     2.18  |     2.195 |     4.061 |     3.009 |     2.938 |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 0.158     |     1.004 |     0.142 |     0.113 |     0.112 |     0.085 |     0.17  |     0.197 |     0.81  |     0.821 |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | 0.015     |     0.018 |     0.012 |     0.014 |     0.014 |     0.012 |     0.011 |     0.004 |     0.011 |     0.008 |
| Karnataka         | 92.405    |    63.617 |    76.777 |    76.49  |   114.511 |   122.764 |   153.767 |   132.668 |   131.138 |   110.033 |
| Kerala            | 6.904     |     6.253 |     6.82  |     7.112 |     6.506 |     8.822 |     6.694 |     6.653 |     7.42  |     7.402 |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 1.544     |     1.527 |     1.614 |     1.614 |    45.916 |    41.292 |    47.657 |    57.067 |    62.995 |    72.664 |
| Maharashtra       | 33.333    |    87.05  |   146.435 |   177.846 |    44.936 |    38.591 |    38.31  |   218.873 |   230.741 |   367.985 |
| Manipur           | 16.400    |    16.4   |    16.4   |    16.4   |     3.08  |     6.17  |     6.065 |     6.053 |     5.684 |     5.584 |
| Meghalaya         | 12.831    |    12.525 |    15.671 |    16.324 |     3.277 |     3.299 |     3.311 |     3.49  |     3.375 |     3.474 |
| Mizoram           | 22.990    |    24.7   |    25.13  |    27.816 |    28.89  |    29.82  |    29.82  |    29.51  |    29.82  |    29.823 |
| Nagaland          | 5.000     |     8.54  |    10.772 |    10.147 |     2.067 |     2.037 |     1.861 |     1.834 |     1.838 |     1.813 |
| Orissa            | 17.549    |    35.759 |    44.148 |    43.065 |    43.6   |    43.615 |    43.615 |    43.615 |    43.615 |    68.825 |
| Punjab            |           |     2.711 |     2.627 |     3.191 |     3.191 |     3.191 |     3.754 |     3.469 |     3.3   |     3.339 |
| Rajasthan         | 0.464     |     0.391 |     0.258 |     0.374 |     0.643 |     0.473 |     0.45  |     0.222 |     0.431 |     1.234 |
| Sikkim            | 4.680     |     5.87  |     5.02  |     5.68  |     5.68  |     5.68  |    15.994 |    16.037 |    15.464 |    15.525 |
| Tamil Nadu        | 174.775   |   117.416 |   105.002 |   115.351 |   129.563 |    73.134 |    92.361 |    96.254 |    97.83  |   104.403 |
| Telangana         |           |   252.061 |   216.268 |   184.285 |   305.097 |   294.561 |   345.27  |   386.596 |   319.76  |   330.257 |
| Tripura           | 6.590     |     6.59  |     6.59  |     6.59  |    11.069 |    10.08  |     2.016 |     2.046 |     2.049 |     2.074 |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 6.000     |     6     |     6     |     6     |     6     |     6     |     1.913 |     1.913 |     2.361 |     6.639 |
| Uttarakhand       | 2.485     |     2.485 |     1.74  |     1.738 |     1.749 |     2.79  |     2.836 |     2.95  |     2.962 |     3.039 |
| West Bengal       | 39.400    |    42     |    40.24  |    42.408 |    45.5   |    44.7   |    45.458 |    45.648 |    48.183 |    50.938 |
| Pondicherry       | 0.009     |     0.005 |     0.002 |     0.004 |     0.018 |     0.024 |     0.015 |     0.033 |     0.032 |     0.024 |
| Andaman & Nicobar | 0.470     |     0.47  |     0.47  |     0.47  |     0.265 |     0.21  |     0.313 |     0.204 |     0.262 |     0.251 |

Source : Directorate of Arecanut and Spices Development, Kozhikkode

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