Lok Sabha Question No. 4231 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-19
Subject: Production of Pulses
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Janardan Singh Sigriwal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4231

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## PRODUCTION OF PULSES

## 4231.  SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

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

- (a) the data on the production of pulses in the country including targets set and achieved during the last five years, State-wise;
- (b) the specific initiatives and policies introduced to boost pulses production including budget allocations and implementation timelines in the country, State-wise particularly in Bihar;
- (c) the impact of these initiatives on farmers' income and food security, supported by relevant statistics;
- (d)  the  regional  distribution  of  increased  pulses  production  and  measures  taken  to  ensure equitable benefits across different States; and
- (e) the future plans and targets set for pulses production, including measures taken to prioritise extending credit facilities to pulse producers?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

- (a) to (e):  The details of State-wise production of pulses in the country including targets during the last five years are given at Annexure I.

In order to increase the production of pulses in the country, including Bihar, the Government is implementing National Food Security and Nutrition Mission-Pulses (NFSNM-Pulses) in all the 28 States and the 2 Union Territories (UTs) viz. Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, with the objective to increase pulses production through area expansion and productivity enhancement. Under NFSNM-Pulses, the assistance is provided to the farmers, through the States/UTs, on crop production and protection technologies, cropping system-based demonstrations, production  &  distribution  of  certified  seeds  of  newly  released  varieties/hybrids,  integrated nutrient  and  pest  management  techniques,  capacity  building  of  farmers  through  trainings during cropping season, etc. In addition, Government of India also provides flexibility to the States for State-specific needs under the Pradhan Mantri-Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (PMRKVY). The State-wise allocation of funds under NFSNM-Pulses during the last 3 years is given at Annexure-II.

During  2024-25,  a  new  focused  approach  under  Cluster  Frontline  Demonstrations (CFLDs)  of  pulses  is  being  implemented  through  Krishi  Vigyan  Kendras  (KVKs)  of  Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). Further,  minikits of  pulse seed  varieties  not  older than 10 years are distributed free of cost to the farmers and 150 Seed Hubs on pulses have been set up under NFSNM to augment the availability of quality seeds of pulses to farmers through  ICAR.  Assistance  is  also  given  for  certified  seed  production  through  central  seed agencies and seed hubs. Government of India also provides flexibility to the States for Statespecific needs under Pradhan Mantri-Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (PM-RKVY).

Further, the ICAR is undertaking basic and strategic research on pulses crops at the ICARIndian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur and its four regional stations at Bhopal, Dharwad, Bikaner  and  Khordha.  The  ICAR  is  also  undertaking  applied  research  through  All  India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Kharif and Rabi Pulses in collaboration with State Agricultural Universities for developing location-specific high-yielding varieties and matching production technology packages to enhance productivity potential and overall production of pulses to meet their demand in the country. As a result, 437 high-yielding varieties/hybrids of different pulses have been notified for commercial cultivation in the country during 2014-2024.

The Government has made concerted efforts and has succeeded in achieving near selfsufficiency in pulses. Farmers have responded to the need by increasing the cultivated area by  50  per  cent  and  the  Government  has  arranged  for  procurement  of  the  produce  at remunerative prices.

The Government maintains buffer stock of major pulses such as Tur, Urad, Chana,  Moong  and  Masur  under  Price  Stabilisation  Fund  (PSF)  for  appropriate  market interventions  to  arrest  the  price  volatility  in  pulses  and  to  make  pulses  available  to  the consumers at affordable prices. Pulses are procured and stored for regulated release to help contain prices for ensuring welfare of the consumers. The Government also supplies pulses to States/UTs for their  welfare  schemes  like  Public  Distribution  System (PDS),  Mid-Day  Meal (MDM) scheme and Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) to meet the requirement for welfare and nutrition programmes. The Government maintains the buffer stocks of major pulses such as Tur, Urad, Chana, Moong, Masur, etc. under PSF.

To make dals available to consumers at affordable prices, Bharat Dal was launched in July, 2023 by converting  Chana stock in  the  PSF  into  Chana  dal  for  disposal  through  the  retail channel. The Bharat Dals are being distributed through own retail outlets and mobile vans of NCCF, NAFED and Kendriya Bhandar, outlets of big chain retailers and e-commerce platforms to reach maximum number of consumers.

In the Union Budget 2025-26, the Government has announced launch of a 6-year 'Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses' with a special focus on Tur, Urad and Masoor. The Mission will place  emphasis  on  development  and  commercial  availability  of  climate-resilient  seeds; enhancing  protein  content;  increasing  productivity;  improving  post-harvest  storage  and management and assuring remunerative prices to the farmers. Central agencies (viz. NAFED and NCCF) will be ready to procure these 3 pulses, as much as offered during the next 4 years, from farmers who register with these agencies and enter into agreements.

To  provide  credit  facilities  to  farmers,  including  pulse  producers,  the  Government  is implementing  Modified  Interest  Subvention  Scheme  (MISS),  which  provides  short-term agricultural loans at concessional interest rates through Kisan Credit Cards (KCC). Under this scheme, farmers including tenant farmers receive KCC loans at a subsidized interest rate of 7%.  To  facilitate  this,  an  upfront  interest  subvention  (IS)  of  1.5%  is  provided  to  financial institutions. Additionally, farmers who repay their KCC loans promptly, receive a 3% Prompt Repayment Incentive (PRI); effectively reducing the interest rate to 4% per annum. Further, the Public Sector Banks are developing 'Grameen Credit Score' framework to serve the credit needs of Self Help Group (SHG) members and people in rural areas.

## State-Wise Production and Target of Total Pulses

## Annexure I

Source: DA&FW

|                  | Production in Lakh Tonnes   | Production in Lakh Tonnes   | Production in Lakh Tonnes   | Production in Lakh Tonnes   | Production in Lakh Tonnes   | Target in Lakh Tonnes   | Target in Lakh Tonnes   | Target in Lakh Tonnes   | Target in Lakh Tonnes   | Target in Lakh Tonnes   |
|------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| State            | 2020-21                     | 2021-22                     | 2022-23                     | 2023-24                     | 2024-25*                    | 2020-21                 | 2021-22                 | 2022-23                 | 2023-24                 | 2024-25                 |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 10.95                       | 10.54                       | 10.76                       | 8.23                        | 9.59                        | 13.05                   | 10.39                   | 12.99                   | 13.03                   | 11.95                   |
| Assam            | 1.09                        | 1.11                        | 1.11                        | 1.68                        | 1.27                        | 1.23                    | 1.22                    | 1.17                    | 1.13                    | 1.08                    |
| Bihar            | 3.77                        | 3.88                        | 4.14                        | 3.99                        | 4.01                        | 4.81                    | 3.72                    | 5.05                    | 4.64                    | 6.08                    |
| Chhattisgarh     | 4.48                        | 3.87                        | 4.75                        | 3.65                        | 4.51                        | 5.76                    | 6.63                    | 8.69                    | 7.65                    | 6.53                    |
| Gujarat          | 18.09                       | 27.01                       | 17.93                       | 15.47                       | 19.36                       | 8.73                    | 13.17                   | 16.63                   | 19.11                   | 20.01                   |
| Haryana          | 0.73                        | 1.06                        | 0.80                        | 0.37                        | 0.78                        | 1.11                    | 1.19                    | 1.79                    | 1.88                    | 2.07                    |
| Himachal Pradesh | 0.60                        | 0.75                        | 0.49                        | 0.49                        | 0.45                        | 0.67                    | 0.75                    | 0.76                    | 0.91                    | 0.74                    |
| Jharkhand        | 9.05                        | 8.98                        | 7.61                        | 7.64                        | 9.68                        | 8.26                    | 8.68                    | 9.80                    | 7.95                    | 7.93                    |
| Karnataka        | 20.65                       | 19.72                       | 17.57                       | 16.69                       | 18.88                       | 21.68                   | 18.69                   | 22.59                   | 23.29                   | 22.42                   |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 52.95                       | 56.95                       | 62.67                       | 59.74                       | 54.09                       | 74.41                   | 48.91                   | 71.54                   | 69.29                   | 76.19                   |
| Maharashtra      | 43.21                       | 50.24                       | 46.35                       | 40.08                       | 50.35                       | 35.28                   | 42.85                   | 47.07                   | 48.67                   | 48.77                   |
| Odisha           | 4.31                        | 4.81                        | 4.95                        | 5.47                        | 3.02                        | 4.57                    | 5.22                    | 5.40                    | 5.45                    | 5.89                    |
| Punjab           | 0.31                        | 0.76                        | 0.33                        | 0.69                        | 0.64                        | 0.40                    | 0.68                    | 0.80                    | 0.66                    | 0.47                    |
| Rajasthan        | 42.52                       | 40.53                       | 36.17                       | 33.35                       | 38.75                       | 38.50                   | 43.31                   | 47.34                   | 43.67                   | 41.93                   |
| Tamil Nadu       | 4.72                        | 4.99                        | 5.03                        | 3.86                        | 3.70                        | 5.42                    | 5.84                    | 6.90                    | 5.11                    | 4.20                    |
| Telangana        | 5.90                        | 5.76                        | 4.97                        | 3.61                        | 3.83                        | 5.54                    | 5.99                    | 6.87                    | 6.80                    | 7.17                    |
| Uttarakhand      | 0.61                        | 0.64                        | 0.62                        | 0.52                        | 0.48                        | 0.73                    | 0.78                    | 0.72                    | 0.76                    | 0.82                    |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 24.76                       | 26.20                       | 28.43                       | 31.15                       | 23.32                       | 20.35                   | 21.68                   | 24.69                   | 26.67                   | 28.14                   |
| West Bengal      | 4.42                        | 3.90                        | 4.51                        | 4.33                        | 4.25                        | 3.58                    | 4.01                    | 3.19                    | 3.93                    | 4.28                    |
| Others           | 1.51                        | 1.32                        | 1.39                        | 1.45                        | 1.42                        | 1.92                    | 6.29                    | 1.51                    | 1.90                    | 2.33                    |
| All India        | 254.63                      | 273.02                      | 260.58                      | 242.46                      | 252.38                      | 256.00                  | 250.00                  | 295.50                  | 292.50                  | 299.00                  |

*Production Data for the year 2024-25 is of 3ʳᵈ Advance Estimates

## The State-wise Allocation of fund under NFSNM-Pulses during last 3 years (2022-23 to 2024-25) is as under:

(Rs. in crore)

| S. No.   | State/Uts         |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |     20.94 |     26.3  |     29.07 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |      1.22 |      1.35 |      1.7  |
| 3        | Assam             |     72.61 |     82.82 |     82.86 |
| 4        | Bihar             |     24.54 |     23.26 |     59.6  |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |     67.68 |     33    |     61.83 |
| 6        | Goa               |      0.09 |      0.06 |      0.09 |
| 7        | Gujarat           |     13.02 |     11.57 |     16.07 |
| 8        | Haryana           |      4.3  |      5.35 |      5.89 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  |      1.73 |      2.43 |      1.93 |
| 10       | UT of J & K       |      1.81 |      1.53 |      2.7  |
| 11       | Jharkhand         |     20.19 |     28.77 |     28.77 |
| 12       | Karnataka         |     83.09 |     97.18 |    116    |
| 13       | Kerala            |      0.09 |      0.11 |      0.11 |
| 14       | UT of Ladakh      |      0.07 |      0.09 |      0.09 |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh    |    153.02 |    223.7  |    224.87 |
| 16       | Maharashtra       |     68.76 |    103.79 |    100.69 |
| 17       | Manipur           |      4.02 |      4.95 |      6.77 |
| 18       | Meghalaya         |      0.54 |      0.68 |      0.68 |
| 19       | Mizoram           |      0.58 |      0.77 |      0.86 |
| 20       | Nagaland          |      3.96 |      6.77 |      6.77 |
| 21       | Odisha            |     37.72 |     40.02 |     80.35 |
| 22       | Punjab            |      1.15 |      1.43 |      1.79 |
| 23       | Rajasthan         |    144.54 |    186.98 |    192.16 |
| 24       | Sikkim            |      1.09 |      1.83 |      1.52 |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu        |     31.09 |     23.02 |     23.24 |
| 26       | Telangana         |      9.53 |     11.85 |     11.85 |
| 27       | Tripura           |      1.45 |      1.8  |      1.52 |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh     |     47.69 |     60.63 |     60.63 |
| 29       | Uttarakhand       |      4.4  |      5.48 |      5.48 |
| 30       | West Bengal       |     33.37 |     38.56 |     40.26 |
|          | States/UTs Total  |    854.28 |   1026.08 |   1166.14 |

Source: DA&FW

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