Lok Sabha Question No. 447 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-04
Subject: Decreasing Vegetable Cultivation
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Y S Avinash Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 447

TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH  FEBRUARY, 2025

## DECREASING VEGETABLE CULTIVATION

447.  SHRI Y S AVINASH REDDY:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state: ( a)   whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  that  the  production  of  vegetables  in  the country is decreasing due to various reasons including decrease of area under cultivation; (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise and reasons for such situation since 2014 onwards to till date; and

- (c)   whether the Government has conducted any survey in each State, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAM NATH THAKUR) (a)  to  (c):  The  Department  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers Welfare  compiles  estimates  of  area  and production of horticulture crops including vegetables based on the assessments/surveys conducted  by  the  respective  State  Horticulture/Agriculture  Departments/Agencies.  As  per  these estimates, production of vegetables in the country has increased by 21.4% over the last ten years from  169.48  Million  Metric  Tonne  in  2014-15  to  205.80  Million  Metric  Tonne  in  2023-24  (3 rd Advance Estimates). State-wise details are given in Annexure .

Area (A) in '000 Ha Production (P) in '000 MT

| Sl. No.   | STATES/UTs                | 2014-15         | 2014-15                       | 2015-16           | 2015-16        | 2016-17         | 2017-18        | 2017-18                   | 2018-19   | 2018-19                 | 2019-20        | 2019-20          | 2020-21        | 2020-21           | 2021-22        | 2021-22           | 2022-23                       | 2022-23      | 2023-24 (3 rd Advance Estimate)   | 2023-24 (3 rd Advance Estimate)   | 2023-24 (3 rd Advance Estimate)   | 2023-24 (3 rd Advance Estimate)   | 2023-24 (3 rd Advance Estimate)   |
|-----------|---------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------------------|-----------|-------------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-------------------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|           |                           | A               | P A                           | P                 | A              | P               | A              | P                         | A         | P                       | A              | P                | A              | P                 | A              | P                 | A P                           |              | A                                 |                                   |                                   | P                                 |                                   |
| 1         | ANDHRA PRADESH            | 242.18          | 4592.58 238.40                | 5442.77           | 221.43         | 8026.36         | 243.04         | 6911.79                   | 267.49    | 7559.55                 | 242.41         | 7456.18          | 227.05         | 6585.14           | 210.00         | 6366.35           | 221.25                        | 7154.17      | 184.78                            | 6346.91                           | 6346.91                           | 6346.91                           | 6346.91                           |
| 2         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH         | 1.70            | 41.00 4.00                    | 33.01             | 1.75           | 14.42           | 2.58           | 16.60                     | 2.62      | 17.39                   | 2.62           | 17.39            | 2.62           | 17.41             | 2.62           | 17.41             | 2.62 17.34                    |              | 2.06                              | 16.43                             | 16.43                             | 16.43                             | 16.43                             |
| 3         | ASSAM                     | 289.26          | 4469.73 317.59                | 3821.71           | 300.75         | 3329.58         | 300.17         | 3293.01                   | 300.00    | 3479.21                 | 301.03         | 3572.22          | 301.05         | 3628.77           | 306.24         | 3747.48 304.10    | 3703.40                       |              | 310.60                            | 3938.61                           | 3938.61                           | 3938.61                           | 3938.61                           |
| 4         | BIHAR                     | 842.0014467.15  |                               | 837.5114400.12    |                | 841.9114520.97  | 824.31         | 15865.3 0                 |           | 865.6216528.07          |                | 821.8616327.11   | 912.08         | 17841.3 6         | 904.56 17855.3 | 9 920.38          | 18020.6                       | 1            | 913.97                            | 17095.7 1                         | 17095.7 1                         | 17095.7 1                         | 17095.7 1                         |
| 5         | CHHATTISGARH              | 425.07 5812.32  | 475.23                        | 6318.41           | 489.23         | 6728.00         | 499.37         | 7003.59                   | 508.53    | 7081.29                 | 517.26         | 7177.97          | 491.27         | 6865.24           | 499.33         | 7094.46 493.72    | 6695.35                       |              | 469.36                            | 6425.80                           | 6425.80                           | 6425.80                           | 6425.80                           |
| 6         | GUJARAT                   | 603.1111861.23  |                               | 695.8413401.39    |                | 643.8813161.25  | 620.35         | 12338.2                   |           | 626.2612550.47          | 646.1012876.68 |                  | 731.03         | 14505.6 4         | 832.42         | 16614.8 777.22    |                               | 15676.2      | 743.18                            | 15213.8                           | 15213.8                           | 15213.8                           | 15213.8                           |
| 7         | HARYANA                   | 359.40          | 5305.59 410.30                | 6129.36           | 411.05         | 6180.43         | 439.77         | 9 7083.00                 | 443.60    | 7325.06                 | 384.35         | 6401.85          | 334.70         | 5883.87           | 325.95         | 2 5402.88 342.55  |                               | 9 5376.10    | 332.70                            | 5 5670.27                         | 5 5670.27                         | 5 5670.27                         | 5 5670.27                         |
| 8         | HIMACHAL PRADESH          | 83.75           | 1585.37 88.28                 | 1715.16           | 93.12          | 1783.77         | 89.32          | 1807.03                   | 87.30     | 1755.43                 | 90.85          | 1856.80          | 91.78          | 1875.24           | 91.99          | 1878.13           | 93.64                         | 1875.21      | 92.30                             | 1819.48                           | 1819.48                           | 1819.48                           | 1819.48                           |
| 9         | JAMMU & KASHMIR           | 63.06           | 1395.47 62.63                 | 1386.37           | 58.65          | 1410.42         | 56.29          | 1226.64                   | 60.12     | 1337.12                 | 60.12          | 1337.12          | 60.12          | 1339.12           | 83.67          | 1889.62 83.67     |                               | 1995.78      | 83.67                             | 1996.18                           | 1996.18                           | 1996.18                           | 1996.18                           |
| 10        | JHARKHAND                 | 316.67          | 4279.28 264.22                | 3373.82           | 293.53         | 3370.00         | 289.21         | 3475.42                   | 293.88    | 3508.32                 | 302.57         | 3595.03          | 310.58 3792.25 | 297.00            | 3965.08        | 309.11            |                               | 4269.80      | 311.13                            | 4409.48                           | 4409.48                           | 4409.48                           | 4409.48                           |
| 11        | KARNATAKA                 | 485.88 8828.37  | 460.35                        | 7804.57           | 488.94         | 8167.16         | 483.20         | 8395.33                   | 422.95    | 7338.81                 | 385.31         | 6812.64          | 490.90         | 7846.32           | 492.65         | 7708.69 431.48    |                               | 7486.92      | 391.57                            | 6114.59                           | 6114.59                           | 6114.59                           | 6114.59                           |
| 12        | KERALA                    | 142.29          | 1645.06                       | 144.99 2088.66    | 137.50         | 1921.45         | 110.79         | 2517.27                   | 90.89     | 2709.37                 | 88.17          | 2861.40          | 98.05          | 3052.62           | 101.49         | 3042.83           | 106.40 2962.30                |              | 102.48                            | 2820.88                           | 2820.88                           | 2820.88                           | 2820.88                           |
| 13        | MADHYA PRADESH            | 672.3014199.00  |                               | 757.6715568.26    |                | 920.5517928.50  | 889.74         | 17545.5 0                 |           | 904.8117970.26          | 1009.5 9       | 19845.23         | 1090.6 4       | 21329.9 6         | 1161.41        | 22206.3 1 1179.9  | 0 23260.2                     | 6            | 1258.61                           | 24121.6 2                         | 24121.6 2                         | 24121.6 2                         | 24121.6 2                         |
| 14        | MAHARASHTRA               | 595.21          | 8783.01 713.38                | 9452.07           |                | 712.6810520.49  | 726.20         | 12322.7                   |           | 660.0211356.15          |                | 842.3514125.81   | 962.13         | 14212.3           | 1192.47        | 17189.5 1045.1    | 15236.4                       |              | 915.21                            | 12276.7                           | 12276.7                           | 12276.7                           | 12276.7                           |
| 15        | MANIPUR                   | 29.33           | 268.01                        | 34.36 316.51      | 59.39          | 369.85          | 45.30          | 2 342.17                  | 45.67     | 356.04                  | 34.93          | 362.78           | 32.90          | 6 339.87          | 38.35          | 0 376.58          | 9 38.35                       | 3 376.57     | 31.96                             | 1 321.45                          | 1 321.45                          | 1 321.45                          | 1 321.45                          |
| 16        | MEGHALAYA                 | 44.60           | 534.00 47.50                  | 494.88            | 49.50          | 523.42          | 49.11          | 519.70                    | 49.02     | 514.75                  | 49.12          | 515.87           | 49.28          | 517.76            | 49.61          | 520.15            | 51.05                         | 538.91       | 51.73                             | 548.39                            | 548.39                            | 548.39                            | 548.39                            |
| 17        | MIZORAM                   | 44.03           | 273.76                        | 45.21 179.02      | 37.02          | 179.88          | 36.25          | 171.06                    | 34.65     | 200.45                  | 40.48          | 188.10           | 40.62          | 224.39            | 40.67          | 224.64            | 40.67                         | 224.64       | 41.09                             | 225.07                            | 225.07                            | 225.07                            | 225.07                            |
| 18        | NAGALAND                  | 38.55           | 492.37 43.53                  | 494.61            | 47.17          | 564.62          | 46.21          | 555.12                    | 41.10     | 455.08                  | 40.28          | 453.84           | 41.09          | 456.78            | 41.51          | 455.96            | 42.21 462.79                  |              | 42.31                             | 462.17                            | 462.17                            | 462.17                            | 462.17                            |
| 19        | ODISHA                    | 668.53          | 9413.54 652.05                |                   | 8755.51 639.42 | 8761.61         | 639.70         | 8765.61                   | 632.59    | 8670.13                 | 620.60         | 8493.52          | 673.01         | 9422.43           | 658.10         | 9280.52           | 703.09                        | 9782.11      | 762.25                            | 10614.2                           | 10614.2                           | 10614.2                           | 10614.2                           |
| 20        | PUNJAB                    | 208.03 4167.65  | 213.90                        | 4301.63           | 232.44         | 4564.91         | 244.35         | 4928.35                   | 249.32    | 5207.36                 | 273.30         | 5554.60          | 287.39         | 5856.37           | 300.40         | 6171.46 316.58    | 6509.00                       |              | 334.38                            | 4 6883.66                         | 4 6883.66                         | 4 6883.66                         | 4 6883.66                         |
| 21        | RAJASTHAN                 | 153.92 1433.23  | 190.73                        | 1986.73           | 166.67         | 1795.37         | 163.22         | 1675.29                   | 162.88    | 1652.62                 | 183.88         | 1910.38          | 185.85         | 2182.80           | 193.78         | 2207.72           | 186.75                        | 2344.37      | 190.89                            | 2382.57                           | 2382.57                           | 2382.57                           | 2382.57                           |
| 22 23     | SIKKIM TAMIL NADU         | 29.15 284.81    | 130.06 20.25 7521.02 271.28   | 106.94 6976.15    | 25.54 239.29   | 190.72 6559.84  | 38.42 240.95   | 229.10                    | 38.80     | 231.40                  | 38.80 307.49   | 231.40 7475.67   | 17.08 108.68   |                   | 22.44 129.37   | 20.20 362.29      |                               | 121.22 24.00 | 361.91                            | 9160.56                           | 9160.56                           | 9160.56                           | 9160.56                           |
|           |                           | 179.66          | 171.80                        | 3195.44           |                |                 |                | 6406.01                   | 225.51    | 5669.27                 |                |                  | 332.73         | 8519.83           | 377.49         | 9490.97           |                               | 9203.81      | 47.01                             | 1076.77                           | 1076.77                           | 1076.77                           | 1076.77                           |
| 24        | TELANGANA                 |                 | 3005.33                       |                   | 124.94         | 1647.03         | 139.25         | 2753.80                   | 141.44    | 2574.30                 | 115.45         | 2274.45          | 89.49          | 2150.18           | 73.38 1615.69  | 55.62             |                               | 1378.63      |                                   |                                   |                                   |                                   |                                   |
| 25        | TRIPURA                   | 48.61           | 811.09 46.48                  | 793.24            | 46.68          | 817.94          | 45.94          | 795.78                    | 46.28     | 808.78                  | 46.46          | 813.29           | 48.56          | 848.08            | 54.74 1179.22  | 61.83             |                               | 1287.81      | 56.93                             | 1147.71                           | 1147.71                           | 1147.71                           | 1147.71                           |
| 26 27     | UTTAR PRADESH UTTARAKHAND | 1163.5 5 100.70 | 26120.18 1379.1 1109.65 89.84 | 1 26251.00 945.36 | 1439.7 0 91.24 | 28192.63 945.29 | 1259.23 100.06 | 27895.0 8 999.65          | 97.27     | 1260.6627787.99 1006.30 | 1249.8 3 99.04 | 26200.12 1022.48 | 1307.2 2 99.83 | 29160.9 1 1039.96 | 1350.39 99.83  | 32505.0 7 1041.35 | 1413.9 4 34766.6 75.35 708.06 | 5            | 1425.72 66.82                     | 34277.0 7                         | 34277.0 7                         | 514.57                            | 34277.0 7                         |
| 28        | WEST BENGAL               | 1387.2 0        | 26354.61 1391.4 2 38.44       | 22825.45          | 1386.9 7       | 25505.66        | 1400.26        | 27697.3 4 1474.5527014.55 |           |                         | 1480.7         | 28030.09         | 1511.7 8       | 30330.7 39.18     | 1532.77        | 28450.0 7 515.69  | 1590.4 4 30574.4 39.13        | 539.45       |                                   | 1                                 | 1                                 | 1                                 | 1                                 |
| 29        | OTHERS                    | 39.70           | 578.57                        | 505.81            | 37.00          | 490.83          | 38.24          | 505.25                    | 39.09     | 504.12                  | 6 34.62        | 493.83           | 38.59          | 7 511.15          |                |                   |                               | 9            | 40.29                             |                                   |                                   | 590.76                            |                                   |
|           | TOTAL                     | 9542.2 3        | 169478.2                      |                   | 10237.9        |                 |                |                           |           |                         |                |                  |                |                   |                |                   | 44                            | 3 205799.    | 18                                | 18                                | 18                                | 18                                | 18                                |
|           |                           |                 | 3 10106.2 9                   | 169063.9 3        | 2              | 178172.4 0      | 10060.8 4      | 184040. 79                | 10072.9 1 | 183169.6 1              | 10309.6 2      | 188283.8 3       | 10859.4 2      | 200445. 23        | 11374.4 0      | 209143.           | 40 3                          | 11308.7      | 212548.                           | 11171.2                           |                                   |                                   |                                   |

Source: Horticulture Statistics Unit, DA&FW