Lok Sabha Question No. 1828 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-08
Subject: Target for Foodgrains Production
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, C. MAHENDRAN, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, DALPAT SINGH PARASTE, SUDHEER GUPTA, RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, ANIL SHIROLE, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, RAHUL KASWAN, K. MARAGATHAM, CH. MALLA REDDY, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., B. SREERAMULU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1828

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  8 TH  MARCH, 2016

## TARGET FOR FOODGRAINS PRODUCTION

## 1828.  KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI C. MAHENDRAN:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI DALPAT SINGH PARASTE:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI ANIL SHIROLE:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

SHRIMATI K. MARAGATHAM:

SHRI CH. MALLA REDDY:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं किसान िल्याण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the requirement of foodgrains is on the rise in the country during the last three years and the current year and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  fixed  any  target  for  the  production  of  foodgrains and if so, the details thereof and the steps taken to achieve the target;
- (c) whether the production and productivity of foodgrains  in  the  country  is  lagging behind the world average and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  give  utmost  importance  to  raise  the productivity of foodgrains per hectare in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the specific and innovative measures taken by the Government to enhance the production and productivity of foodgrain at par with international standards?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं किसान िल्याण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã ½ãñâ Àã·¾ã ½ãâ¨ããè (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a): Yes, Madam. The  requirement  of  foodgrains  is  on  the  rise  as  is  evident  from demand estimates of the Twelfth Five Year Plan Working Group for foodgrains during the  last  three  years  -  2012-13  to      2014-15,  and  the  current  year,  2015-16,    given below:

| 12 th Five Year Plan Working Group Demand Estimates (figures in million tonnes)   | 12 th Five Year Plan Working Group Demand Estimates (figures in million tonnes)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                                              | Demand Estimates                                                                  |
| 2012-13                                                                           | 242.49                                                                            |
| 2013-14                                                                           | 246.20                                                                            |
| 2014-15                                                                           | 249.96                                                                            |
| 2015-16                                                                           | 253.78                                                                            |

(b): Yes, Madam. The Government has fixed targets for the production of foodgrains. Production  targets  for  the  year  2015-16  is  264.10  million  tonnes.  The  crop  wise production target for year 2015-16 is at Annexure I .  The Government is implementing various  schemes to encourage higher food grain production to achieve target. These schemes  include:  National  Food    Security  Mission  (NFSM);  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas Yojana (RKVY);  Bringing  Green Revolution in Eastern India (BGREI); National Mission on  Sustainable  Agriculture  (NMSA);  Prime  Minister  Krishi  Sinchai  Yojana  (PMKSY); National Mission on Agricultural Extension and Technology (NMAET) etc. the schemes encourage farmers to  increase  production  and  productivity  through  adoption  of  latest farm techniques, improving soil health and improving agricultural infrastructure including irrigation etc. Further, through Indian Council of Agricultural  Research (ICAR). Government undertakes research programmes on crop improvement, crop production and technologies in different crops.

(c) to (e): As  per  information  available  with  Food  and  Agricultural  Organization (FAO), comparative position of production and productivity of food grains in India and the world is given at Annexure II . Major reasons for low production and productivity of various  crops  including  foodgrains  in  India  as  compared  to  other  countries  are  predominantly  rainfed  agriculture,  low  water-  use  efficiency,  fragmented  land  holdings, shorter  crop  growth  period  due  to  latitudinal  and  seasonal  differences,  improper nutrients management, low use of good quality seeds and lack of adequate machinery etc.

Agriculture  is  a  state  subject.  Government  of  India  supplements  the  efforts  of State Government through numerous crop development schemes\programmes  such as NFSM, RKVY, BGREI and NMSA etc.  Towards this end, the Government has taken numerous  innovative measures which, inter alia include the following:

(i)  Soil  Health  Card  (SHC)  Scheme  for  making  farmers  aware  of  major  and  minor nutrients available in the soil, ensuring judicious use of fertiliser and higher return.

(ii)  Neem  Coated  Urea  Scheme  for  protecting  soil  from  excessive  use  of  urea  and improving nitrogen use efficiency.

- (iii)  Parampragat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY)  for        promoting  organic  farming  in  the country,   improving soil health and its organic matter content.
- (iv)  The  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchai  Yojana  (PMKSY)  for  bringing  cultivated  area under  assured  irrigation,  reducing  wastage  of  water,  and  improving water-  use efficiency.

## Annexure in reference to reply of the part (b) of LS Unstarred Question No. 1828 for answer on 08/03/2016

Target for Production of Foodgrains for 2015-16 (Figures in Million Tonnes)

| 2015-16             | 2015-16   | 2015-16   |
|---------------------|-----------|-----------|
| Crop                | Season    | Targets   |
| Rice                | Kharif    | 92.10     |
| Rice                | Rabi      | 14.00     |
| Rice                | Total     | 106.10    |
| Wheat               | Rabi      | 94.75     |
| Jowar               | Kharif    | 3.10      |
| Jowar               | Rabi      | 2.75      |
| Jowar               | Total     | 5.85      |
| Bajra               | Kharif    | 9.50      |
| Maize               | Kharif    | 17.25     |
| Maize               | Rabi      | 6.50      |
| Maize               | Total     | 23.75     |
| Ragi                | Kharif    | 1.80      |
| Small Millets       | Kharif    | 0.52      |
| Barley              | Rabi      | 1.78      |
| Coarse              | Kharif    | 32.17     |
| Cereals             | Rabi      | 11.03     |
| Cereals             | Total     | 43.20     |
| Cereals             | Kharif    | 124.27    |
| Cereals             | Rabi      | 119.78    |
| Cereals             | Total     | 244.05    |
| Tur                 | Kharif    | 3.67      |
| Gram                | Rabi      | 9.50      |
| Urad                | Kharif    | 1.29      |
| Urad                | Rabi      | 0.52      |
| Urad                | Total     | 1.81      |
| Moong               | Kharif    | 1.10      |
| Moong               | Rabi      | 0.61      |
| Moong               | Total     | 1.71      |
| Other Kharif Pulses | Kharif    | 0.99      |
| Other Rabi Pulses   | Rabi      | 2.37      |
| Total Pulses        | Kharif    | 7.05      |
| Total Pulses        | Rabi      | 13.00     |
| Total Pulses        | Total     | 20.05     |
| Total Foodgrains    | Kharif    | 131.32    |
| Total Foodgrains    | Rabi      | 132.78    |
| Total Foodgrains    | Total     | 264.10    |

INDIA

| Total Production   | Total Production   | Total Production   | Total Production   | Yield   | Yield        | Yield   |
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------|--------------|---------|
| Crop Year          | Wheat              | Coarse grain       | Pulses             | Wheat   | Coarse grain | Pulses  |
| 2013-14            | 95.85              | 43.29              | 19.25              | 3145.00 | 1717.00      | 764.00  |
| 2014-15            | 86.53              | 42.86              | 17.15              | 2750.00 | 1703.00      | 728.00  |

Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics

WORLD

| Total Production   | Total Production   | Total Production   | Total Production   | Yield   | Yield        | Yield   |
|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------|--------------|---------|
| Year               | Wheat              | Coarse grain       | Pulses             | Wheat   | Coarse grain | Pulses  |
| 2013               | 713.38             | 1321.77            | 73.01              | 3268    | 3921.30      | 904.10  |

Source: FAOSTAT

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## Annexure-II

## Annexure in reference to reply of the part (c) to (e) of LS Unstarred Question No. 1828 for answer on 08/03/2016

Yield=Kg/Hectare

Production= Million Tonnes