Lok Sabha Question No. 1335 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-30
Subject: Production and Import of Pulses
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Sudheer Gupta, Shri Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1335

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 30 TH  JULY, 2024

## PRODUCTION AND IMPORT OF PULSES

1335. SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA: SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether our country is the largest producer, consumer and importer of pulses in the world and has to import 20 to 26 lakh tonnes of pulses every year and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to bring any purchase guarantee scheme for pulses and oilseeds considering their scarcity and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  also  proposes  to  increase  the  acreage  area  for pulses to enhance production and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  is  encouraging  the  farmers  to  grow  more  pulses inspite  of  traditional  produce  like  wheat  and  rice  and  ensure  a  Minimum Support Price (MSP) for them and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government is considering contract farming in other countries to reduce import of pulses and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

- (a) & (b) All India production of pulses has increased from 163.23 lakh tonnes during 2015-16 to 244.93 lakh tonnes during 2023-24 (as per 3 rd  Advance Estimates). The import and export of pulses during last 3 years is as under:

(Quantity in Lakh Tonnes)

| Year    |   Import |   Export |
|---------|----------|----------|
| 2021-22 |    26.99 |     3.87 |
| 2022-23 |    24.96 |     7.62 |
| 2023-24 |    47.38 |     5.94 |

The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) is implementing Price Support Scheme (PSS) under the umbrella scheme of Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA) for procurement of notified oil seeds, pulses and copra.  In case of Tur, Masoor and Urad, the procurement limit of 25% of the actual production of the commodity has been lifted for the year 202324 and 2024-25 under PSS to incentivize the farmers for enhancement of domestic production.

(c)  to  (e) In  order  to  increase  the  production  of  foodgrain  including  pulses,  the Department  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers  Welfare  is  implementing  National  Food Security Mission (NFSM) in 28 States & 2 Union Territories viz. Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh and the Crop Diversification Programme (CDP) is being implemented in Original Green Revolution States viz; Haryana, Punjab and Western Uttar Pradesh to  divert  the  area  of  water  intensive  paddy  crop  to  alternative  crops,  like  pulses, oilseeds, coarse cereals, nutri cereals, cotton etc. Further, the Government of India also provides flexibility to the states for state specific needs under Rashtirya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY).

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