Lok Sabha Question No. 1513 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-07
Subject: Betel Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Pushpendra Singh Chandel

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1513 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 07 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## BETEL FARMING

1513.      SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

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

- (a)  Whether the Government has taken special measures to promote betel farming in Bundelkhand;
- (b)    If so, the details thereof; and
- (c)    the  details  of  expansion  of  betel  farming  in  the  country  including  Bundelkhand during the last five years, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b):        The  development  programmes  for  promotion  of  betelvine  are  being implemented by Central as well as State Governments, especially in the areas where the betelvine cultivation is predominant.

The  Govt.  of  Uttar  Pradesh  is  implementing  a  special  scheme  to  promote  betelvine cultivation  under  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY)-  Raftar  in  Bundelkhand  area. Under  this  Scheme,  50  %  assistance  (Rs.  50453/-  for  1000  sqm)  is  provided  for establishment of Baroj (Pandal) for betelvine cultivation.

The Directorate of Arecanut and Spices Development (DASD), Calicut, under Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare provides support through Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) to State Agricultural Universities and Indian Council of Agricultural  Research  Institutes  to  produce  good  quality  nucleus  planting  materials  of betelvine.  Two  high-tech  planting  material  production  structures  at  Regional  Research Station,  Belatal,  Mahoba  district  &  Krishi  Vigyan  Kendra,  Lalitpur  district  (under  Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Uttar Pradesh) are being promoted to cater the planting material needs of betel vine farmers.

(c):   The details of expansion of area under betel farming in the major producing States during the last five years are given at Annexure-l.

## Area under major Betelvine producing States:

| States                                        |   Total area during the last five years (in Ha.) |
|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| Uttar Pradesh (including Bundelkhand region)  |                                           131.5  |
| Madhya Pradesh (including Bundelkhand region) |                                          1716.88 |
| Karnataka                                     |                                           523    |
| Andhra Pradesh                                |                                         13667    |
| West Bengal                                   |                                         99771    |
| Odisha                                        |                                         10718    |
| Bihar                                         |                                          5000    |

(Source: State Departments of Horticulture).

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## Annexure-l