Lok Sabha Question No. 3233 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-09
Subject: Revenue from Export of Cotton
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Prataprao  Jadhav, Sudheer Gupta, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shrirang Appa Barne, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3233 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2023

## REVENUE FROM EXPORT OF COTTON

## 3233. SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state :

- (a) the details of total cotton exported by the country and the revenue earned by the Government from it during each of the last three years;
- (b)  whether  cotton  exports  and  production  have  recorded  a  sharp  decline  in  the  country  during  the current financial due to shift by farmers to more profitable crops and low international demand, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether long drawn Russia-Ukraine war has also impacted the country's cotton exports and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  cultivation  area  under  the  cotton  is  shrinking  in  some  major  growing  states  such  as Maharashtra,  Andhra  Pradesh  and  Telangana  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  reasons therefor; and
- (e)  the  details  of  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  encourage  the  cotton  growing  farmers  to  grow cotton/shift  back  to  cotton  crop  and  create  demand  in  the  domestic  market  to  counter  the  low international demand?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

## (a) to (c):

India's export of Cotton Raw including waste is as follows:

(USD Million)

| Financial Year             | 2020-21   | 2021-22   |   2022-23 |   April-June 2022 |   April-June 2023 (P) |
|----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------|
| Cotton Raw including waste | 1,897.21  | 2,816.24  |    781.43 |             354.8 |                231.26 |

Source: DGCIS (P): Provisional

As per 3 rd Advance Estimates of Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW), the area & production of cotton has increased from 123.71 lakh ha & 311.18 lakh bales during 2021-22 to 130.61 lakh ha & 343.47 lakh bales during 2022-23, respectively. Russia & Ukraine are not India's major cotton export destination countries.

(d) & (e): Government  is  implementing  cotton  development  programme  under  National  Food Security  Mission  (NFSM)  in  15  major  cotton  growing  states  viz.,  Assam,  Andhra  Pradesh,  Gujarat, Haryana,  Karnataka,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Maharashtra,  Odisha,  Punjab,  Rajasthan,  Telangana,  Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh & West Bengal with the aim to increase production and productivity. The assistance is being provided to the farmers on various types of demonstrations, trials on high density planting system, distribution of plant protection chemicals & bioagents, national & state level trainings. Besides,  states  can  support  cotton  development  programme  under  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and Allied Sectors Rejuvenation (RKVY-RAFTAAR)

Further,  a  special  project  on  cotton  entitled  'Targeting  technologies  to  agro-ecological  zoneslarge scale demonstrations of best practices to enhance cotton productivity' of ICAR-Central Institute of Cotton Research (CICR), Nagpur has been approved under NFSM for implementation during 2023-24 with an amount of Rs. 41.87 crores.

In order to sustain the interest of farmers in cotton cultivation, every year before commencement of  cotton  season  MSPs  for  Fair  Average  Quality  (FAQ)  cotton  are  declared  by  the  Ministry  of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Govt of India based on the formula of 1.5 times of cost of production (A2+FL)  so  as  to  ensure  reasonably  fair  remuneration  i.e.  at  least  50%  over  cost  of  production  to farmers.

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