Lok Sabha Question No. 4232 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-19
Subject: Climate Resilient Seed Varieties Developed by NICRA
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Bastipati Nagaraju, Shri B K Parthasarathi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4232

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## CLIMATE RESILIENT SEED VARIETIES DEVELOPED BY NICRA

4232. SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU: SHRI B K PARTHASARATHI:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the details regarding the number of climate resilient seed varieties developed under National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) project, year-wise;
- (b) the details regarding the total number of farm demonstrations held for such seed varieties, State/district and year-wise;
- (c) the  total  number  and  list  of  NICRA  villages,  State  and  district-wise  for  Andhra Pradesh;
- (d) the details regarding the  number  of  farmers  provided  such  seed  varieties, State/district and year-wise for Andhra Pradesh;
- (e) the details of crops for which climate resilient seed varieties have been developed, especially for Andhra Pradesh;
- (f) whether the Government is monitoring the yield and inputs such as water & fertilizers used for such climate resilient seed varieties to better assess their efficiency; and
- (g) if so, the details of the crop yield and input usage, State/district and year-wise for Andhra Pradesh and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण राज्य मंत्री (SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY)

(a): A total  of  17  climate  resilient  seed  varieties  have  been  developed  under  National Innovations  in  Climate  Resilient  Agriculture  (NICRA)  project.  The  year  wise  details  of varieties developed under NICRA are given at Annexure-I .

Besides this 477 climate resilient varieties have been evaluated in NICRA project.

(b): A total  of  9088  farm demonstrations were conducted for the seed varieties under NICRA in different states/districts.

The details of farm demonstrations are given at Annexure-II .

(c): NICRA project has been operational in five districts (Anantapur, Kurnool, Srikakulam, Chittoor and West Godavari) of Andhra Pradesh. NICRA villages, for these five districts of Andhra Pradesh are as;

| District      |   Number of Village | Name of village                                                                                   |
|---------------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Anantapur     |                   7 | Chakrayapeta, Chamaluru, East Narasapuram, Peravali, Pothurajukaluva, Sodanapalli, Bandamedapalli |
| Kurnool       |                   5 | Cherlokotturu, Chinnarajupalem, Krishnagiri, Meerapuram, Yagantipalle                             |
| Srikakulam    |                   4 | Isakalapalem, Kondavalasa, Sirusuwada, VN Puram                                                   |
| Chittor       |                   1 | Chittecherla                                                                                      |
| West Godawari |                   1 | Matsyapuri                                                                                        |

(d): A total of 14293 number of farmers were given seed of climate resilient varieties in Andhra Pradesh. Year wise and districts wise details are given in Annexure-III.

(e): The crops for which climate resilient seed varieties have been developed/evaluated especially  for  Andhra  Pradesh  are  Red  gram,  Groundnut,  Castor,  Bengalgram,  Jowar, Green gram, Sunflower, Foxtail millet, Sesame and Paddy.

(f) & (g): Under NICRA project, yield and input use was monitored for the developed and  evaluated  varieties.  The  inputs  were  used  as  per  recommended  dose  for  the agroecological  situation  and  the  average  crop  yields  of  various  climate  resilient  seed varieties were monitored and recorded. The Details are given at Annexure-IV.

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## Annexure-I

## [Part (a) of Lok Sabha USQ No. 4232 dated 19 TH  AUGUST, 2025]

## The details of varieties developed under NICRA: -

| Crop      | Variety                | Trait                                                      |   Year |
|-----------|------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
| Rice      | CR Dhan 201            | Drought                                                    |   2014 |
|           | NICRAAerobic Dhan 1    | Drought                                                    |   2021 |
|           | CR Dhan 412            | Salinity                                                   |   2021 |
|           | Pusa Basmati 1882      | Drought                                                    |   2022 |
|           | NICRA Hill Rice 2022-2 | Drought                                                    |   2022 |
|           | NICRA Boro Dhan 1      | Drought                                                    |   2022 |
|           | CR Dhan 414            | Salinity                                                   |   2023 |
|           | NICRAAerobic Dhan 2    | Drought                                                    |   2023 |
| Wheat     | HD 3411                | Drought                                                    |   2023 |
| Maize     | CMH 08-287             | Drought                                                    |   2014 |
| Greengram | Virat                  | Yellow Mosaic Virus resistant                              |   2016 |
| Greengram | Varsha                 | Yellow Mosaic Virus & Powdery mildew resistant             |   2018 |
| Greengram | Kanika                 | Yellow Mosaic Virus resistant                              |   2018 |
| Greengram | Heera                  | Yellow Mosaic Virus, Powdery mildew & Cercospora resistant |   2019 |
| Lentil    | IPL 534                | Extra early & avoids force maturity                        |   2020 |
| Tomato    | Kashi Adbhut           | Temperature                                                |   2023 |
| Tomato    | Kashi Tapas            | Temperature                                                |   2023 |

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## The details of farm demonstrations: -

| SN   | State/ Year       | 2011   | 2012   | 2013   |   2014 |   2015 |   2016 |   2017 |   2018 |   2019 |   2020 |   2021 |   2022 |   2023 |   2024 |   Total |
|------|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | 30     | 34     | 35     |     24 |     21 |     21 |     22 |     32 |     19 |     19 |     23 |     25 |     29 |     28 |     362 |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 10     | 10     | 13     |     15 |     13 |     13 |     13 |     20 |     14 |     12 |     15 |     13 |     14 |     16 |     191 |
| 3    | Assam             | 11     | 10     | 14     |     15 |     15 |     13 |     15 |     21 |     12 |     13 |     15 |     15 |     14 |     16 |     199 |
| 4    | Bihar             | 15     | 18     | 20     |     27 |     25 |     23 |     25 |     30 |     18 |     22 |     27 |     32 |     35 |     40 |     357 |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      |        |        |        |     12 |     11 |     11 |     11 |     20 |     10 |      8 |     11 |     10 |     12 |     16 |     132 |
| 6    | Goa               | 2      | 3      | 2      |      5 |      5 |      5 |      5 |      9 |      6 |      5 |     10 |      9 |     10 |     12 |      88 |
| 7    | Gujarat           | 19     | 19     | 25     |     25 |     22 |     22 |     22 |     35 |     19 |     19 |     28 |     27 |     24 |     28 |     334 |
| 8    | Haryana           | 17     | 19     | 22     |     28 |     26 |     26 |     26 |     32 |     16 |     16 |     24 |     18 |     29 |     24 |     323 |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  | 15     | 13     | 19     |     20 |     18 |     15 |     18 |     25 |     10 |     11 |     15 |     11 |     15 |     19 |     224 |
| 10   | Jammu and Kashmir | 16     | 14     | 21     |     23 |     21 |     19 |     21 |     26 |      6 |      8 |     12 |      9 |     11 |     20 |     227 |
| 11   | Jharkhand         | 16     | 15     | 20     |     22 |     20 |     18 |     20 |     28 |     12 |     12 |     16 |     12 |     14 |     21 |     246 |
| 12   | Karnataka         | 29     | 34     | 38     |     45 |     47 |     48 |     48 |     50 |     21 |     20 |     28 |     33 |     33 |     40 |     514 |
| 13   | Kerala            | 3      | 6      | 4      |      9 |     10 |      6 |     10 |     15 |      6 |      6 |     10 |     10 |     10 |     16 |     121 |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh    | 39     | 46     | 50     |     65 |     55 |     56 |     55 |     49 |     28 |     30 |     38 |     35 |     41 |     37 |     624 |
| 15   | Maharashtra       | 25     | 30     | 33     |     43 |     38 |     38 |     38 |     35 |     23 |     24 |     32 |     29 |     32 |     29 |     449 |
| 16   | Manipur           | 5      | 6      | 7      |      9 |      8 |      8 |      9 |     15 |     12 |     12 |     15 |     13 |     15 |     18 |     152 |
| 17   | Meghalaya         | 8      | 11     | 10     |     12 |     11 |      7 |     11 |     18 |     12 |     13 |     16 |     15 |     13 |     16 |     173 |
| 18   | Mizoram           | 6      | 8      | 7      |     12 |     11 |      9 |     11 |     16 |     10 |     12 |     15 |     17 |     10 |     12 |     156 |
| 19   | Nagaland          | 8      | 10     | 10     |     13 |     12 |     11 |     12 |     18 |      9 |     10 |     12 |     13 |     12 |     14 |     164 |
| 20   | Odisha            | 20     | 23     | 25     |     35 |     32 |     28 |     32 |     30 |     15 |     19 |     25 |     25 |     28 |     23 |     360 |
| 21   | Punjab            | 12     | 14     | 15     |     20 |     18 |     18 |     18 |     25 |     15 |     16 |     23 |     24 |     20 |     19 |     257 |
| 22   | Rajasthan         | 45     | 53     | 60     |     72 |     65 |     67 |     69 |     55 |     32 |     34 |     41 |     43 |     44 |     41 |     721 |
| 23   | Sikkim            | 15     | 19     | 15     |     25 |     26 |     26 |     26 |     25 |     18 |     22 |     26 |     23 |     29 |     20 |     315 |
| 24   | Tamilnadu         | 20     | 18     | 25     |     27 |     23 |     23 |     23 |     30 |     23 |     23 |     28 |     25 |     27 |     23 |     338 |
| 25   | Telangana         |        |        |        |     25 |     25 |     25 |     25 |     10 |      9 |      9 |     11 |     10 |     15 |      8 |     172 |
| 26   | Tripura           |        |        |        |      7 |      8 |      8 |      8 |     12 |     11 |      6 |      7 |      8 |     10 |      9 |      94 |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh     | 75     | 83     | 76     |    112 |    124 |    125 |    129 |     85 |     56 |     78 |     94 |    102 |    108 |     97 |    1344 |
| 28   | Uttarakhand       | 15     | 17     | 23     |     26 |     27 |     28 |     27 |     25 |     18 |     20 |     24 |     18 |     23 |     19 |     310 |
| 29   | West Bengal       | 12     | 13     | 20     |     14 |     15 |     15 |     15 |     22 |     20 |     20 |     23 |     25 |     17 |     10 |     241 |
|      | Total             | 488    | 546    | 609    |    787 |    752 |    732 |    764 |    713 |    480 |    519 |    664 |    649 |    694 |    691 |    9088 |

## [Part (b) of Lok Sabha USQ No. 4232 dated 19 TH  AUGUST, 2025]

## Annexure-III

## [Part (d) of Lok Sabha USQ No. 4232 dated 19 TH  AUGUST, 2025]

## The details of number of farmers provided seed varieties in Andhra Pradesh

| Year   | District      | No. of farmers benefitted   |
|--------|---------------|-----------------------------|
| 2024   | Anantapur     | 90                          |
| 2024   | Srikakulam    | 50                          |
| 2024   | Kurnool       | 12                          |
| 2023   | Anantapur     | 99                          |
| 2023   | Srikakulam    | 49                          |
| 2023   | Kurnool       | 75                          |
| 2022   | Anantapur     | 73                          |
| 2022   | Srikakulam    | 25                          |
| 2022   | Kurnool       | 17                          |
| 2021   | Anantapur     | 26                          |
| 2021   | Srikakulam    | 5                           |
| 2021   | Kurnool       | 52                          |
| 2020   | Srikakulam    | 12673 (upscaled)            |
| 2020   | Kurnool       | 175                         |
| 2020   | Chittoor      | 72                          |
| 2020   | West Godavari | 800                         |
| Total  | Total         | 14293                       |

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## Annexure-IV

## [Part (f) & (g) of Lok Sabha USQ No. 4232 dated 19 TH  AUGUST, 2025]

| Yield of varieties evaluated for drought situation   | Yield of varieties evaluated for drought situation   | Yield of varieties evaluated for drought situation   |
|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| Crop                                                 | Varieties                                            | Average Yield (q/ha)                                 |
| Red gram                                             | PRG-176                                              | 14.62                                                |
| Red gram                                             | TRG-59                                               | 6.09                                                 |
| Red gram                                             | LRG-105                                              | 7.00                                                 |
| Red gram                                             | ICPL-87119                                           | 7.53                                                 |
| Red gram                                             | PRG-158                                              | 10.00                                                |
| Red gram                                             | LRG-52                                               | 16.00                                                |
| Groundnut                                            | Kadiri Lepakshi                                      | 15.80                                                |
| Groundnut                                            | Dharani                                              | 16.85                                                |
| Groundnut                                            | TCGS-1694                                            | 24.00                                                |
| Groundnut                                            | Kadiri Chitravati                                    | 20.00                                                |
| Castor                                               | ICH 66                                               | 11.50                                                |
| Bengalgram                                           | NBeG49                                               | 9.62                                                 |
| Bengalgram                                           | NBeG-452                                             | 11.00                                                |
| Jowar                                                | NTJ-5                                                | 23.36                                                |
| Jowar                                                | M35-1                                                | 19.50                                                |
| Green gram                                           | WGG-42                                               | 17.29                                                |
| Green gram                                           | LBG 787                                              | 11.50                                                |
| Foxtail millet                                       | SIA3088                                              | 17.45                                                |
| Foxtail millet                                       | SIA3085                                              | 16.90                                                |
| Sesame                                               | YLM 66                                               | 5.25                                                 |
| Varieties evaluated for flood situation              | Varieties evaluated for flood situation              | Varieties evaluated for flood situation              |
| Paddy                                                | MTU 1061                                             | 66.78                                                |
| Paddy                                                | MTU 1064                                             | 67.54                                                |
| Paddy                                                | MTU 1156                                             | 58.75                                                |
| Paddy                                                | MTU 1153                                             | 54.50                                                |
| Paddy                                                | MTU1121 (Sridhruthi)                                 | 93.75                                                |
| Paddy                                                | RGL-2537                                             | 50.50                                                |

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