Lok Sabha Question No. 2977 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-18
Subject: Production of Peas
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Ashish Dubey

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2977

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  MARCH, 2025

## PRODUCTION OF PEAS

## 2977 . Shri Ashish Dubey:

Will the Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state;

- (a)  whether  there  has  been  a  qualitative  increase  in  the  production  of  peas  across  the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (c) if not, the reasons thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

- (a)  to (c): The production of Other Pulses, including Peas has increased over the last five years.  During  2023-24  the  production  of  other  pulses  (including  peas)  has  increased  to 2577.41 thousand tonnes compared to 2361.85 thousand tonnes production in 2019-20.The details  regarding  State-wise  production  of  other  pulses  including  peas  are  given  at Annexure.

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q No. †2977 Due for reply on 18.03.2025

## Production of Other Pulses including Peas

| State             | Production (Thousand Tonnes)   | Production (Thousand Tonnes)   | Production (Thousand Tonnes)   | Production (Thousand Tonnes)   | Production (Thousand Tonnes)   |
|-------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| State             | 2019-20                        | 2020-21                        | 2021-22                        | 2022-23                        | 2023-24                        |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 74.00                          | 32.00                          | 23.00                          | 37.14                          | 23.79                          |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 9.29                           | 10.10                          | 9.49                           | 10.29                          | 9.65                           |
| Assam             | 38.55                          | 39.86                          | 39.32                          | 40.11                          | 39.83                          |
| Bihar             | 61.24                          | 71.85                          | 69.01                          | 65.53                          | 60.20                          |
| Chhattisgarh      | 87.37                          | 112.98                         | 88.24                          | 135.10                         | 101.34                         |
| Gujarat           | 33.60                          | 45.79                          | 41.23                          | 13.43                          | 25.51                          |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 49.06                          | 54.52                          | 69.80                          | 43.82                          | 44.14                          |
| Jammu And Kashmir | 43.76                          | 9.63                           | 9.24                           | 6.35                           | 10.25                          |
| Jharkhand         | 114.84                         | 111.35                         | 109.20                         | 93.13                          | 103.54                         |
| Karnataka         | 179.60                         | 148.30                         | 145.90                         | 118.08                         | 147.64                         |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 59.00                          | 90.27                          | 112.27                         | 139.26                         | 127.07                         |
| Maharashtra       | 110.28                         | 163.29                         | 127.09                         | 149.58                         | 99.82                          |
| Manipur           | 21.88                          | 25.34                          | 27.18                          | 27.64                          | 26.81                          |
| Nagaland          | 40.22                          | 40.54                          | 28.73                          | 36.28                          | 36.61                          |
| Odisha            | 159.32                         | 169.11                         | 197.41                         | 185.67                         | 204.03                         |
| Rajasthan         | 384.01                         | 385.52                         | 277.17                         | 459.15                         | 410.38                         |
| Tamil Nadu        | 153.24                         | 133.76                         | 119.06                         | 126.48                         | 122.86                         |
| Telangana         | 4.00                           | 11.00                          | 9.00                           | 3.44                           | 5.07                           |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 565.80                         | 562.00                         | 635.00                         | 715.64                         | 785.30                         |
| Uttarakhand       | 32.00                          | 35.16                          | 36.00                          | 36.39                          | 30.45                          |
| West Bengal       | 107.42                         | 141.37                         | 115.06                         | 135.91                         | 129.57                         |
| Others            | 33.37                          | 33.52                          | 38.88                          | 35.28                          | 33.55                          |
| All India         | 2361.85                        | 2427.26                        | 2327.28                        | 2613.70                        | 2577.41                        |

Source: DA&FW

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