Lok Sabha Question No. 734 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: Production of Soyabean and Urad
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: OM BIRLA

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 734

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST  MARCH, 2016

## PRODUCTION OF SOYABEAN AND URAD

## 734.   SHRI OM BIRLA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

(a) the  production  of  soyabean  and  urad  in  the  country  during  the  last  three  years, State-wise;

(b) whether  adverse  environmental  condition  and  insect  attack  have  led  to  a  dip  in  the production of these crops during the said period and if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the details of hectares of crop losses in soyabean and urad reported in the country and the details of the hectares that have been covered under the crop insurance scheme during the same period?

## ANSWER

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

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्राऱय में राज्य मंत्री (SHRI  MOHANBHAI  KUNDARIYA)

(a): State-wise details of production of soyabean and urad in the country during the last three years i.e. 2012-13 to 2014-15 are given in the Annexure.

(b): Both soyabean and urad are rain dependent crops and their production was adversely affected mainly due to aberration in rainfall pattern in the last two Kharif seasons. During Kharif 2014, sowing was delayed due to late onset of monsoon, while during Kharif 2015, long dry spell at the time of seed filling period during August and September led to dip in production of these two Kharif crops. In addition to adverse weather conditions, attack of sucking pests, white fly  and  thrips  in  urad  and  that  of  charcoal  rot,  YMV,  stem  fly,  girdle  beetle  and  tobacco caterpillar in soyabean also caused losses across the States.

- (c): The  details  of  area  of  soyabean  and  urad  in  the  country  covered  under  the  Crop Insurance Scheme along with the area on which claims were made on account of losses in production of above crops during 2012-13 to 2014-15 are as under:-

('000 ha.)

| Item                          | 2012-13   | 2012-13   | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   |
|-------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|                               | Soyabean  | Urad      | Soyabean  | Urad      | Soyabean  | Urad      |
| Area ensured                  | 4845.08   | 451.83    | 5680.07   | 436.91    | 6528.29   | 506.68    |
| Area on which claims occurred | 2636.30   | 144.68    | 5544.10   | 406.66    | 6248.07   | 375.01    |

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## Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 734 due for 01.03.2016

## State-wise  estimates  of  production  of  Soyabean  and  Urad  during  2012-13  to 2014-15

Production ('000 Tonnes)

| States            | Soyabean   | Soyabean   | Soyabean   | Urad    | Urad    | Urad    |
|-------------------|------------|------------|------------|---------|---------|---------|
| States            | 2012-13    | 2013-14    | 2014-15    | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 289.0      | 395.0      | 2.0        | 321.0   | 247.0   | 298.0   |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 4.5        | 3.5        | 2.6        | 0.0     | 1.6     | 2.4     |
| Assam             | NA         | NA         | NA         | 38.9    | 31.3    | 34.2    |
| Bihar             | NA         | NA         | NA         | 0.0     | 14.1    | 14.4    |
| Chhattisgarh      | 128.1      | 93.5       | 79.7       | 30.2    | 32.2    | 30.5    |
| Goa               | NA         | NA         | NA         | 0.0     | 0.0     | 0.0     |
| Gujarat           | 47.0       | 44.0       | 43.0       | 57.0    | 55.0    | 47.0    |
| Haryana           | NA         | NA         | NA         | 0.8     | 0.6     | 0.5     |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 0.9        | 0.9        | 0.9        | 4.3     | 3.6     | 3.6     |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | NA         | NA         | NA         | 0.0     | 5.1     | 4.3     |
| Jharkhand         | 0.9        | 0.6        | 0.8        | 93.6    | 88.3    | 83.1    |
| Karnataka         | 178.0      | 270.0      | 189.0      | 53.0    | 50.0    | 21.0    |
| Kerala            | NA         | NA         | 0.0        | 0.0     | 0.0     | 0.0     |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 7800.1     | 5242.4     | 6353.0     | 390.1   | 226.0   | 440.0   |
| Maharashtra       | 4670.8     | 4754.9     | 2384.2     | 214.0   | 206.0   | 92.0    |
| Manipur           | 0.8        | 4.6        | 4.6        | 0.0     | 1.6     | 1.7     |
| Meghalaya         | 1.2        | 2.9        | 3.3        | 0.0     | 0.0     | 0.0     |
| Mizoram           | 1.5        | 1.5        | 1.5        | 0.0     | 0.0     | 0.0     |
| Nagaland          | 30.9       | 31.1       | 31.1       | 0.0     | 0.9     | 1.0     |
| Odisha            | 0.2        | 0.2        | 0.7        | 37.4    | 26.3    | 27.6    |
| Punjab            | NA         | NA         | NA         | 1.0     | 1.0     | 1.2     |
| Rajasthan         | 1468.6     | 974.7      | 956.6      | 125.3   | 70.6    | 112.2   |
| Sikkim            | 3.6        | 3.7        | 3.9        | 2.9     | 3.0     | 2.9     |
| Tamilnadu         | NA         | NA         | NA         | 88.4    | 310.7   | 358.9   |
| Telangana         | NA         | NA         | 262.0      | NA      | NA      | 16.0    |
| Tripura           | NA         | 0.02       | NA         | 0.9     | 1.1     | 0.8     |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 19.0       | 15.0       | 38.0       | 380.0   | 248.0   | 302.0   |
| Uttarakhand       | 20.9       | 22.1       | 16.5       | 11.5    | 11.5    | 10.4    |
| West Bengal       | 0.5        | 0.4        | 0.4        | 44.9    | 63.3    | 53.3    |
| A&N Islands       | NA         | NA         | NA         | 1.1     | 0.1     | 0.3     |
| D & N Haveli      | NA         | NA         | NA         | NA      | 1.1     | 1.1     |
| Delhi             | NA         | NA         | NA         | NA      | NA      | NA      |
| Daman & Diu       | NA         | NA         | NA         | NA      | NA      | NA      |
| Pondicherry       | NA         | NA         | NA         | 0.5     | 0.3     | 0.7     |
| All India         | 14666.4    | 11860.8    | 10373.8    | 1896.7  | 1700.2  | 1961.1  |

NA: Not applicable.