Lok Sabha Question No. 3866 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-22
Subject: Flood/Drought Resistant Seeds
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA, RITI PATHAK, DALPAT SINGH PARASTE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3866 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22/12/2015

## FLOOD/DROUGHT RESISTANT SEEDS

3866.  SHRI P. DHRUVA NARAYANA: SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK: SHRI DALPAT SINGH PARASTE:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f"k vkSj d`'kd dY;k.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  developing  climate/environment  friendly  flood/drought resistant seeds for protecting the crops in flood/drought prone areas of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  research  regarding  developing  the varieties  of  flood/drought  resistant  seeds  of  various  crops  for  various  States  including Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh;
- (d) if  so,  the  details of such varieties of flood/drought resistant seeds developed through new method of research;
- (e) the number of farmers who received flood-resistant and drought-proof seeds across the country during the last three years, State-wise;
- (f) whether these seeds are free of cost or subsidised, if so, the details thereof; and
- (g) whether the distribution of these seeds has led to a significant fall in the economic cost of floods and droughts to the farmers, if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f'k vkSj d`'kd dY;k.k ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h

(DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a) to (d): Yes, Madam. The National Agricultural Research System (NARS) comprising Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and State Agricultural Universities (SAUs) has  developed  a  large  number  of  climate  /environment  friendly,  flood  /drought,  high moisture/water  logging  stresses  resistant  varieties viz. 70  of  cereals,  06  of  pulses,  08  of oilseeds, 16 of fibres and 09 of sugarcane, for different agro-climatic regions of the country. NARS is conducting research for development of flood /drought resilient varieties for various states including Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh.

(e) & (f): The  quality seed of different improved  varieties including drought/flood tolerant  varieties  are  being  supplied  by  different  states  to  farmers (Annexure-I) .  However, the exact number of farmers received flood-resistant and drought-proof seeds, information is not maintained.

Financial  assistance  for  purchasing  certified  seeds  is  also  being  provided  to  farmers under  different  central  crop  development  schemes  viz.  National  Food  Security  Mission (NFSM),  Bringing  Green  Revolution  in  Eastern  India  (BGREI),  National  Mission  on  Oil Seeds  and  Oil  Palm  (NMOOP)  and  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY)  for  newly released varieties.

(g) Drought and flood tolerant seeds are mainly produced by public sectors and distributed with reasonable prices.

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Annexure -I [Part (e) & (f) to Lok Sabha USQ No.3866 for 22/12/2015]

The state-wise details of short and medium durations including drought/flood tolerant varieties' quality seeds produced and made available during last three years (Qtls.)

| State            | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   |
|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| State            | Medium    | Short     | Medium    | Short     | Medium    | Short     |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 2749019   | 2007457   | 2250191   | 805688    | 1069981   | 758567    |
| Assam            | 583644    | 44477     | 634710    | 107966    | 169500    | 39500     |
| Bihar            | 594366    | 1104924   | 194914    | 467240    | 48368     | 697345    |
| Chhattisgarh     | 569027    | 69182     | 520291    | 177024    | 543835    | 158997    |
| Goa              | 4622      | 1120      | 4622      | 746       | 3497      | 1810      |
| Gujarat          | 501560    | 206390    | 392940    | 677090    | 505959    | 618401    |
| Haryana          | 199415    | 1386209   | 224337    | 1601144   | 24543     | 1617590   |
| Himachal Pradesh | 96427     | 56100     | 40700     | 94975     | 45010     | 85828     |
| J&K              | 57649     | 95000     | 63913     | 117119    | 38275     | 237346    |
| Jharkhand        | 136828    | 119274    | 110876    | 36037     | 191057    | 173820    |
| Karnataka        | 926964    | 501129    | 974066    | 499445    | 1144905   | 594602    |
| Kerala           | 39995     | 56000     | 39660     | 57420     | 60970     | 10060     |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 1951462   | 1447039   | 1327614   | 1740821   | 1061064   | 1665330   |
| Maharahstra      | 2013608   | 1603634   | 1802445   | 769615    | 1723985   | 1868832   |
| Minipur          | 6130      | 14930     | 7930      | 15400     | 8815      | 14730     |
| Meghalaya        | 22855     | 7500      | 24120     | 8010      | 9900      | 6770      |
| Mizoram          | 13318     | 925       | 1195      | 597       | 5388      |           |
| Odisha           | 401200    | 160258    | 285681    | 144102    | 427915    | 217820    |
| Pudducherry      | 1253      | 1871      | 983       | 1790      | 1055      | 3991      |
| Punjab           | 154862    | 1523950   | 222575    | 1523550   | 187672    | 1243082   |
| Rajasthan        | 828270    | 1425857   | 750675    | 1507895   | 773500    | 1557308   |
| Tamilnadu        | 361012    | 737731    | 407837    | 630578    | 380378    | 638732    |
| Tripura          | 17585     | 5342      | 18562     | 9578      | 14240     | 12430     |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 502075    | 1611470   | 575748    | 3913440   | 988688    | 4485218   |
| Uttrakhand       | 54436     | 69166     | 31943     | 71972     | 62210     | 201105    |
| West Bengal      | 531198    | 2682468   | 536607    | 3253160   | 428340    | 3350744   |
| Nagaland         |           |           | 17948     |           | 45890     |           |
| Telengana        |           |           |           | 699902    | 656660    | 743924    |
| Grand total      | 13318780  | 16939403  | 11463083  | 18932304  | 10621600  | 21003882  |

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