Lok Sabha Question No. 3505 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-17
Subject: Production, Consumer and Export of Spice
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri Sudheer Gupta, Shri Vivek Thakur, Shri Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3505 ANSWERED ON 17/12/2024

## PRODUCTION, CONSUMER AND EXPORT OF SPICE

## 3505.  SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA: SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE: SHRI VIVEK THAKUR:

Will  the  Minister  of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मं त्री ) be  pleased  to state:

(a) whether India is the largest producer, consumer and exporter of spices in the world and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the total production of spices in the country during the current fiscal year, quantity-wise;

(c) the total quantity of spices exported during the current fiscal year and the revenue earned from it;

(d) whether the Government proposes to encourage more and more farmers in the cultivation of spices in the country to increase the income of farmers;

(e) if so, the details thereof and steps taken in this regard;

(f) the other measures taken/being taken by the Government to increase spices production in the country; and

(g) whether the Government is implementing any scheme to promote production and export of spices in Bihar and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य और उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री (श्री णिणिन प्रसाद)

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

(a) to (c) India is the leading producer, consumer and exporter of spices in the world. The  total  production  of  spices  in  India  during  2023-24  stood  at  1,18,01,737  MT.  India exported 15,39,692 tonnes  of  spices  and  spice  products  valued  at  Rs  36,958.80  crore (4,464.17  million  US$)  in 2023-24.

(d)  to  (f) Several  development  programmes  are  being  implemented  through  the various  flagship  programs  of  Government  of  India  like  the  Mission  for  Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY),  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana (PMKSY), Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), Natural Resource Management (NRM), Soil Health Card, and e-National Agriculture Market to promote spices production in the country.

Spices  Board,  through  its  scheme  'Sustainability  in  spice  sector  through  progressive, innovative  and  collaborative  interventions  for  export  development',  is  implementing various  programs  for  improving  the  production  and  productivity  of  cardamom  which include providing assistance for replanting, quality planting material production, development  of  water  sources  &  micro-irrigation  facilities  and  weather-based  crop insurance.

(g) The  programmes  mentioned  at  points  (d)  to  (f)  above  are  also  available  for development and promotion of spices production in Bihar. Spices Board, under its scheme, undertakes  various  activities  for  export  promotion  of  Spices  from  India  which  inter  alia include market development and branding of Indian spices, technological and infrastructural interventions for processing of spices and participation in international fairs and  events.  The  activities  carried  out  by  the  Spices  Board  under  its  scheme  are  also available to stakeholders and exporters from Bihar.

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