Lok Sabha Question No. 4363 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Demand and Supply of Agro-Products
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Santosh Kumar

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4363

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 th MARCH, 2022

## DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF AGRO-PRODUCTS

† 4363. SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR

Will the Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state;

(a) whether there is need to synchronize the demand and supply of agricultural products in the country;

- (b) if so, the details thereof?
- (c) whether the Government is taking concrete steps to ensure a robust and integrated system for agricultural logistics in the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether adequate quantity of fertilizers have been supplied in Bihar including Purnia and other States during the last six months; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) & (b): National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog, Government of India, had  constituted  a  Working  Group  on  Crop  Husbandry,  Agricultural  Inputs,  Demand  and Supply projections, which submitted its reports titled 'Demand & Supply Projections Towards 2033 (Crops, Livestock, Fisheries and Agricultural inputs) in 2018.

In  order  to  synchronise  the  demand  and  supply,  the  Department  of  Agriculture& Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) has been encouraging diversified  production  of  crops  such  as pulses, coarse cereals, nutri cereals, commercial crops, oilseeds etc. under National Food Security Mission (NFSM). Assistance is being provided for various interventions like different types  of  demonstrations  on  latest  crops  production  technologies,  promotion  of  newly released High Yielding Varieties (HYVs)/Hybrids, climate resilient varieties/ stress tolerant/bio-fortified  varieties,  Integrated  Nutrient  Management  (INM)  &  Integrated  Pest Management (IPM) techniques, water conservation devices, improved farm implements/tools and capacity building of farmers etc., through state governments.

Crop  Diversification  Programme  (CDP),  a  sub  scheme  of  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas Yojana (RKVY), is being implemented in original green revolution states viz. Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh to diversify paddy area towards alternative crops and shifting of tobacco farming to alternative crops/cropping system in tobacco growing states. In addition, horticultural  crops  are  promoted  under  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture (MIDH).

(c)& (d):     The Government has taken several steps to develop robust and integrated agri logistics systems in the country for transportation of agri-produce. Government of India has launched  'Kisan  Rath'  mobile  application  to  facilitate  the  Farmers,  Farmers  Produce Organisations (FPOs) and Traders in hiring vehicles for transportation of agri-produce. This mobile application is also integrated with National Agriculture Market (eNAM) portal.

Agriculture  Infrastructure  Fund  (AIF)  scheme  was  launched  with  an  objective  to mobilize a medium - long term debt financing facility for investment in viable projects for postharvest  management  Infrastructure  such  as  warehouses,  packaging  units,  assaying  units, logistics  facilities,  ripening  chambers  etc.  and  for  building  community  farming  assets including    Organic  inputs  production,  Bio  stimulant  production  units  and  Infrastructure  for smart and precision agriculture through incentives and financial support in order to improve agriculture infrastructure in the country. Under AIFinterest subvention of 3% per annum up to a  limit  of  ₹  2  crore  for  a  maximum  period  of  7  years  and  Credit  guaranteeis  providedfor eligible  borrowers  under  Credit  Guarantee  Fund  Trust  for  Micro  and  Small  Enterprises (CGTMSE) scheme for a loan up to ₹ 2 crore.

Further, Indian  Railways, upto 18.03.2022, have operated around 2163 Kisan Rail services over 164 routes and have transported approximately 7.26 lakh tonnes of commodities  including  fruits  and  vegetables  through  these  services.    Further,  in  order  to facilitate storage of perishables, temperature controlled Perishable Cargo Centres have been established at Nashik, Singur, New Azadpur, Raja Ka Talab/Varanasi, Ghazipur and Fatuha. In addition, cold storage Reefer Park has been developed at Inland Container Depot, Dadri and a cold storage facility has been established at Rai, Sonipat.In addition to above, Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has introduced KrishiUdan 2.0 version w.e.f. October, 2021. In order to incentivize movement of Agri-produce by air transportation, full waiver of Landing, Parking, Terminal  Navigational  Landing  Charges  (TNLC),  and  Route  Navigation  Facility  Charges (RNFC) for  Indian  freighters  and  Passenger  to  Cargo  (P2C)  flights  at  selected  Airports  of Airport  Authority  of  India,  primarily  around  25  airports  focusing  on  NER,  Hilly  and  Tribal region and 28 airports at other areas have been introduced.

(e) & (f):     Adequate quantity of fertilizers has been supplied in Purnia district of Bihar and other states includingBihar during the ongoing Rabi Season 2021-22. The details are given at Annexure - I&II .

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## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (e) & (f) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4363 due for reply on 29.03.2022

## Fertilizer Requirement, Sales &Stock in Purnia, Bihar during Rabi, 2022

|   S. No | Product   |   Seasonal Requirement for Rabi 2021-22 (IN MT) |   POS Sales from 01/10/2022 to 23/03/2022 (IN MT) |   Closing Stock as on 23/03/2022 (IN MT) |
|---------|-----------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Urea      |                                           55000 |                                           60384.5 |                                  3799.52 |
|       2 | P&K       |                                           34000 |                                           63992.9 |                                  9986.04 |

POS-Point of Sales

## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (e) & (f) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4363 due for reply on 29.03.2022

## State Wise Requirement, Availability &Sale for RABI 2021-22 from 01/10/2021to 22/03/2022

|      |                   | UREA                                 | UREA                                 | UREA                                         | UREA                          | P&K                                   | P&K                                  | P&K                                           | P&K                           |
|------|-------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| S.No | State             | Seasonal Requirement for RABI2021-22 | Availability 01/10/2021to 22/03/2022 | Cumulative DBTSales 01/10/2021 to 22/03/2022 | ClosingStock as on 22/03/2022 | Seasonal Requirement for RABI 2021-22 | Availability 01/10/2021to 22/03/2022 | Cumulative DBT Sales 01/10/2021 to 22/03/2022 | ClosingStock as on 22/03/2022 |
| 1    | A&N Islands       | 0.002                                | 0.01                                 | 0.00                                         | 0.01                          | 0.008                                 | 0.017                                | 0.004                                         | 0.013                         |
| 2    | Andhra Pradesh    | 9.000                                | 10.74                                | 8.22                                         | 2.52                          | 13.450                                | 12.719                               | 10.284                                        | 2.435                         |
| 3    | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.000                                | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                         | 0.00                          | 0.000                                 | 0.000                                | 0.000                                         | 0.000                         |
| 4    | Assam             | 2.150                                | 2.09                                 | 1.64                                         | 0.45                          | 0.910                                 | 0.788                                | 0.554                                         | 0.234                         |
| 5    | Bihar             | 12.000                               | 12.85                                | 11.52                                        | 1.33                          | 7.500                                 | 7.876                                | 6.981                                         | 0.894                         |
| 6    | Chandigarh        | 0.000                                | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                         | 0.00                          | 0.000                                 | 0.025                                | 0.000                                         | 0.025                         |
| 7    | Chhattisgarh      | 1.500                                | 3.22                                 | 1.66                                         | 1.56                          | 1.360                                 | 1.455                                | 1.035                                         | 0.420                         |
| 8    | D & N Haveli      | 0.002                                | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                         | 0.00                          | 0.001                                 | 0.001                                | 0.000                                         | 0.001                         |
| 9    | Daman and Diu     | 0.000                                | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                         | 0.00                          | 0.000                                 | 0.000                                | 0.000                                         | 0.000                         |
| 10   | Delhi             | 0.120                                | 0.18                                 | 0.14                                         | 0.04                          | 0.034                                 | 0.033                                | 0.028                                         | 0.005                         |
| 11   | Goa               | 0.008                                | 0.01                                 | 0.01                                         | 0.00                          | 0.016                                 | 0.012                                | 0.010                                         | 0.002                         |
| 12   | Gujarat           | 12.500                               | 14.83                                | 11.96                                        | 2.87                          | 5.950                                 | 8.027                                | 6.841                                         | 1.187                         |
| 13   | Haryana           | 11.000                               | 13.07                                | 10.93                                        | 2.14                          | 3.710                                 | 3.956                                | 3.637                                         | 0.319                         |
| 14   | Himachal Pradesh  | 0.390                                | 0.53                                 | 0.39                                         | 0.14                          | 0.330                                 | 0.260                                | 0.213                                         | 0.047                         |
| 15   | Jammu & Kashmir   | 0.830                                | 1.01                                 | 0.55                                         | 0.46                          | 0.660                                 | 0.419                                | 0.248                                         | 0.171                         |
| 16   | Jharkhand         | 0.900                                | 1.41                                 | 0.97                                         | 0.44                          | 0.410                                 | 0.557                                | 0.449                                         | 0.107                         |
| 17   | Karnataka         | 6.500                                | 9.28                                 | 6.17                                         | 3.10                          | 10.440                                | 11.805                               | 8.996                                         | 2.809                         |
| 18   | Kerala            | 0.580                                | 0.66                                 | 0.50                                         | 0.16                          | 1.250                                 | 1.125                                | 0.901                                         | 0.225                         |
| 19   | Lakshadweep       | 0.000                                | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                         | 0.00                          | 0.000                                 | 0.000                                | 0.000                                         | 0.000                         |
| 20   | Madhya Pradesh    | 20.000                               | 20.21                                | 16.70                                        | 3.51                          | 11.650                                | 10.807                               | 9.720                                         | 1.087                         |
| 21   | Maharashtra       | 10.000                               | 13.18                                | 8.72                                         | 4.47                          | 13.500                                | 16.044                               | 12.018                                        | 4.026                         |
| 22   | Manipur           | 0.070                                | 0.11                                 | 0.07                                         | 0.04                          | 0.040                                 | 0.025                                | 0.011                                         | 0.014                         |
| 23   | Meghalaya         | 0.000                                | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                         | 0.00                          | 0.000                                 | 0.000                                | 0.000                                         | 0.000                         |
| 24   | Mizoram           | 0.008                                | 0.03                                 | 0.02                                         | 0.00                          | 0.010                                 | 0.000                                | 0.000                                         | 0.000                         |
| 25   | Nagaland          | 0.008                                | 0.00                                 | 0.00                                         | 0.00                          | 0.010                                 | 0.000                                | 0.000                                         | 0.000                         |
| 26   | Odisha            | 1.640                                | 2.44                                 | 1.62                                         | 0.82                          | 1.910                                 | 1.919                                | 1.389                                         | 0.530                         |
| 27   | Puducherry        | 0.073                                | 0.08                                 | 0.07                                         | 0.01                          | 0.070                                 | 0.057                                | 0.042                                         | 0.015                         |
| 28   | Punjab            | 14..500                              | 18.08                                | 14.93                                        | 3.15                          | 6.500                                 | 5.861                                | 5.232                                         | 0.629                         |
| 29   | Rajasthan         | 13.000                               | 17.13                                | 14.65                                        | 2.48                          | 3.695                                 | 4.530                                | 4.189                                         | 0.341                         |
| 31   | Tamil Nadu        | 5.600                                |                                      |                                              |                               | 7.520                                 | 8.040                                | 6.376                                         | 1.665                         |
|      |                   |                                      | 5.74                                 | 5.24                                         | 0.49                          |                                       |                                      |                                               |                               |
| 32   | Telangana         | 8.500                                | 9.31                                 | 7.17                                         | 2.14                          | 11.400                                | 8.460                                | 6.538                                         | 1.922                         |
| 33   | Tripura           | 0.120                                | 0.18                                 | 0.11                                         | 0.08                          | 0.060                                 | 0.047                                | 0.031                                         | 0.016                         |
| 34   | Uttarakhand       | 1.000                                | 1.06                                 | 0.90                                         | 0.16                          | 0.360                                 | 0.527                                | 0.354                                         | 0.173                         |
| 35   | Uttar Pradesh     | 39.000                               | 45.66                                | 35.29                                        | 10.36                         | 23.300                                | 23.813                               | 20.678                                        | 3.134                         |
| 36   | West Bengal       | 8.000                                | 9.91                                 | 7.40                                         | 2.51                          | 10.380                                | 10.793                               | 9.112                                         | 1.681                         |
|      | Total             | 179.001                              | 213.01                               | 167.55                                       | 45.46                         | 136.44                                | 140.00                               | 115.87                                        | 24.12                         |

## Annexure-II