Lok Sabha Question No. 888 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: Sown Area of Crops
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, ASADUDDIN OWAISI, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, NITYANAND RAI, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, RATTAN LAL KATARIA, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, SUDHEER GUPTA, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, T. RADHAKRISHNAN

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.888

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  1 ST  MARCH, 2016

## SOWN AREA OF CROPS

## 888.   SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI NITYANAND RAI:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

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

- (a) whether  sown  area  of  Rabi  crops  like  pulses,  oilseeds  and  wheat  is  likely  to significantly decline in the current harvest seasons as compared to that of the last year due to low residual soil moisture, warm/extreme weather conditions and heavy hailstorm in some parts of the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  estimated  production  of  these  crops  and estimated losses to the farmers, State-wise;
- (c) the corrective actions taken by the Government to tide over the crisis especially to increase the sown area of these crops;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  extend  financial  support  to  the farmers who are likely to be affected by lower production of crops and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to fill the gap between demand and supply of rabi crops in the country?

## ANSWER

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

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं किसान िल्याण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã ½ãñâ Àã·¾ã ½ãâ¨ããè ( SHRI MOHANBHAI KUNDARIYA )

(a) & (b): As per Second Advance Estimates for 2015-16, area coverage under most of the rabi crops during 2015-16 has been lower than that in 2014-15 due to low residual moisture, warm/extreme weather conditions etc. This has impacted production of above crops  in  the  country  and  consequent  losses  to  farmers.  Details  of  losses  to  individual farmers  are  maintained  by  State  Governments  for  settlement  of  Insurance  claims  etc. State-wise details of area coverage and production of rabi crops during 2014-15 and 201516 are given at the Annexure.

(c) & (d): In  order  to  tied  over  the  crisis  and  increase  the  sown  area  of  rabi  crops, following steps have been taken by the Government:-

(i) Government  of  India  has  enhanced  ceiling  on  seed  subsidy  for  rice,  pulses  and coarse  cereals  for  drought  notified  districts  covered  under  NFSM  and  BGREI  by  50% which was valid up to 31.12.2015 for resow/sow of alternate crops.

(ii)    Under  NFSM,  financial  assistance  is  being  provided  for  demonstrations  of  the improved package of practices, distribution of newer varieties seed, water saving devices for protective irrigation to increase area under rabi crops.

(iii)  A  programme  on  Additional  Area  coverage  for  increasing  pulses  production  during Rabi/Summer is being implemented in 24 NFSM-Pulses States including North Eastern States and hill States except in Meghalaya to increase production of rabi/summer pulses through area expansion and productivity enhancement.

(iv)  A  programme on Additional Area Coverage for increasing coarse cereals production during  rabi/summer  introduced  from  the  year  2015-16  is  being  implemented  in  North Eastern States except in Meghalaya for enhancing area coverage to increase production of rabi/summer coarse cereals.

(v) An additional amount of Rs.197.69 crores as central share has been released to States for  increasing  area  under  pulses  and  coarse  cereals  in  rabi  and  summer  season  under Additional Area Coverage programme of pulses and coarse cereals.

(vi)  At  least  30%  of  the  cluster  demonstrations  under  NFSM  and  BGREI  are  being conducted by adopting cropping system approach to utilize paddy fallow area for pulses cultivation.

(e): In order to boost agricultural production including that of rabi crops and fill the gap between their demand and supply in the country, the Government of India is implementing through State Governments, several Crop Development Schemes/ Programmes such as Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), National Food Security Mission (NFSM), National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP), Bringing Green Revolution in Eastern India (BGREI), National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)  etc.

Under these Schemes/Programmes, funds are provided to States for implementation of State-specific agricultural strategies including incentives to farmers for use of quality seeds, Integrated Nutrient Management (INM), Integrated Pest Management (IPM),  farm  mechanization,  etc.  The  States  are  also  provided  support  for  creation  of agricultural infrastructure for optimal use of water and other natural resources.

## Production

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## Annexure referred in reply to parts (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.888 due for reply on 01.03.201

## Area and Production of major Rabi crops during 2014-15 and 2015-16

| States           | Rice     | Rice      | Wheat    | Wheat     | Coarse Cereals   | Coarse Cereals   | Pulses   | Pulses   | Foodgrains   | Foodgrains   | Total Oi   |
|------------------|----------|-----------|----------|-----------|------------------|------------------|----------|----------|--------------|--------------|------------|
| States           | 2014- 15 | 2015- 16* | 2014- 15 | 2015- 16* | 2014- 15         | 2015-16*         | 2014- 15 | 2015-16* | 2014-15      | 2015-16*     | 2014-15    |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 2992.7   | 2788.0    | NA       | NA        | 1840.2           | 1579.0           | 833.0    | 1058.0   | 5666.0       | 5425.0       | 201.0      |
| Assam            | 1224.0   | 1193.0    | 28.8     | 38.0      | NA               | NA               | 105.2    | 127.0    | 1358.0       | 1358.0       | 191.5      |
| Bihar            | 181.6    | 197.1     | 3987.0   | 5251.1    | 1667.0           | 977.8            | 431.6    | 423.1    | 6267.2       | 6849.1       | 120.8      |
| Chhattisgarh     | NA       | NA        | 135.3    | 138.8     | 3.0              | 2.0              | 655.0    | 462.6    | 793.3        | 603.4        | 38.8       |
| Gujarat          | 97.0     | 92.0      | 3059.0   | 2595.0    | 202.0            | 188.0            | 232.5    | 156.0    | 3590.5       | 3031.0       | 363.0      |
| Haryana          | NA       | NA        | 10354.0  | 11011.0   | 105.0            | 147.0            | 45.4     | 65.0     | 10504.4      | 11223.0      | 738.1      |
| Himachal Pradesh | NA       | NA        | 646.5    | 677.9     | 37.8             | 31.3             | 28.0     | 41.7     | 712.3        | 750.9        | 4.9        |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | NA       | NA        | 314.3    | 491.9     | 4.0              | 4.1              | 2.4      | 1.7      | 320.8        | 497.7        | 38.8       |
| Jharkhand        | NA       | NA        | 330.4    | 320.2     | 9.5              | 13.9             | 277.0    | 267.1    | 616.9        | 601.2        | 147.1      |
| Karnataka        | 968.0    | 689.0     | 261.0    | 158.0     | 1440.0           | 1249.9           | 750.0    | 821.2    | 3419.0       | 2918.1       | 303.0      |
| Kerala           | 146.2    | 278.6     | NA       | NA        | NA               | NA               | 0.8      | 0.6      | 147.0        | 279.2        | 0.0        |
| Madhya Pradesh   | NA       | NA        | 17103.9  | 14880.0   | 104.3            | 128.0            | 3809.3   | 3804.3   | 21017.4      | 18812.3      | 798.2      |
| Maharashtra      | 111.0    | 66.0      | 1308.0   | 720.0     | 2230.0           | 1762.0           | 1122.0   | 910.0    | 4771.0       | 3458.0       | 192.0      |

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| Odisha        | 1006.9   | 905.5   | 0.7     | 2.0     |     5.9 |    10.7 |   190.7 |   253.3 |   1204.2 |   1171.6 |   78.9 |
|---------------|----------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|----------|--------|
| Punjab        | NA       | NA      | 15050.0 | 16800.0 |    39.4 |    62   |    34.9 |    45.4 |  15124.3 |  16907.4 |   53.7 |
| Rajasthan     | NA       | NA      | 9823.9  | 9887.0  |   962.4 |  1018.5 |   988.8 |  1277.3 |  11775.1 |  12182.8 | 2899   |
| Tamilnadu     | 617.6    | 616.4   | NA      | NA      |  1284   |  1349.3 |   545.3 |   353   |   2446.9 |   2318.7 |  442.8 |
| Telengana     | 1690.0   | 1187.7  | 7.0     | 3.0     |   935   |   467.6 |   105   |    95.3 |   2737   |   1753.7 |  305   |
| Uttar Pradesh | 75.0     | 76.0    | 22417.4 | 28894.5 |   451   |   511   |   974.7 |  1095   |  23918.1 |  30576.5 |  601.2 |
| Uttarakhand   | 43.6     | 44.0    | 654.2   | 890.0   |    24.5 |    31   |    16.9 |    21   |    739.2 |    986   |   11.6 |
| West Bengal   | 4356.0   | 4400.0  | 939.3   | 945.0   |   544   |   551   |   189.6 |   278.6 |   6028.9 |   6174.6 |  682.6 |
| Others        | 580.9    | 491.3   | 106.1   | 115.5   |    28.6 |    21.6 |    83.2 |    89.6 |    798.9 |    718   |  109.6 |
| All India     | 14090.5  | 13024.6 | 86526.5 | 93818.7 | 11917.7 | 10105.9 | 11421.4 | 11965.8 | 123956   | 128915   | 8321.6 |

* As per 2nd Advance Estimates

NA: Not applicable

## Annexure referred in reply to parts (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.888 due for reply on 01.03.201

## Area and Production of major Rabi crops during 2014-15 and 2015-16

Area

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| States           | Rice    | Rice     | Wheat    | Wheat     | Coarse Cereals   | Coarse Cereals   | Pulses   | Pulses   | Foodgrains   | Foodgrains   | TotalOils   |
|------------------|---------|----------|----------|-----------|------------------|------------------|----------|----------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
| States           | 2014-15 | 2015-16* | 2014- 15 | 2015- 16* | 2014-15          | 2015- 16*        | 2014-15  | 2015-16* | 2014- 15     | 2015-16*     | 2014-15 2   |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 759.0   | 660.0    | NA       | NA        | 308.0            | 285.0            | 843.0    | 1182.0   | 1910.0       | 2127.0       | 116.0       |
| Assam            | 416.4   | 403.0    | 23.6     | 30.0      | NA               | NA               | 142.2    | 94.0     | 582.2        | 527.0        | 286.6       |
| Bihar            | 82.3    | 90.2     | 2154.4   | 2155.6    | 441.2            | 263.4            | 517.3    | 449.9    | 3195.2       | 2959.1       | 110.4       |
| Chhattisgarh     | NA      | NA       | 97.5     | 103.8     | 2.3              | 2.7              | 692.6    | 614.7    | 792.4        | 721.2        | 77.4        |
| Gujarat          | 31.0    | 30.0     | 1112.0   | 889.0     | 115.0            | 103.0            | 217.0    | 154.0    | 1475.0       | 1176.0       | 240.0       |
| Haryana          | NA      | NA       | 2601.0   | 2511.0    | 33.0             | 42.0             | 68.4     | 72.0     | 2702.4       | 2625.0       | 504.6       |
| Himachal Pradesh | NA      | NA       | 330.4    | 345.1     | 21.7             | 19.2             | 12.5     | 13.1     | 364.6        | 377.4        | 9.5         |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | NA      | NA       | 321.0    | 321.0     | 6.7              | 6.7              | 3.1      | 2.3      | 330.7        | 329.9        | 55.4        |
| Jharkhand        | NA      | NA       | 171.1    | 160.1     | 6.2              | 6.3              | 249.0    | 255.1    | 426.3        | 421.5        | 231.3       |
| Karnataka        | 326.0   | 215.0    | 198.0    | 165.0     | 1058.0           | 1072.0           | 1100.0   | 1443.0   | 2682.0       | 2895.0       | 416.0       |
| Kerala           | 45.2    | 99.0     | NA       | NA        | NA               | NA               | 0.8      | 0.3      | 46.0         | 99.3         | NA          |

| Madhya Pradesh   | NA     | NA     | 6002.0   | 5184.0   |   83.0 |   97.0 |   3950.2 |   4119.0 |   10035.2 |   9400.0 |   853.0 |
|------------------|--------|--------|----------|----------|--------|--------|----------|----------|-----------|----------|---------|
| Maharashtra      | 43.0   | 30.6   | 1067.0   | 593.0    | 2884   | 2532   |   1530   |   1486   |    5524   |   4641.6 |   272   |
| Odisha           | 301.3  | 281.0  | 0.4      | 1.3      |    2.3 |    3.6 |    366   |    463.8 |     669.9 |    749.6 |    82.5 |
| Punjab           | NA     | NA     | 3505.0   | 3497.0   |   11   |   17   |     40.7 |     51.8 |    3556.7 |   3565.8 |    39.5 |
| Rajasthan        | NA     | NA     | 3318.2   | 2965.7   |  343.3 |  352   |   1323.5 |   1191.9 |    4985.1 |   4509.6 |  2476.9 |
| Tamilnadu        | 153.2  | 133.3  | NA       | NA       |  309.8 |  387.7 |    617.5 |    620.6 |    1080.6 |   1141.7 |   132.7 |
| Telengana        | 495.0  | 415.0  | 6.0      | 4.0      |  206   |  130   |     96   |     87.9 |     803   |    636.9 |   165   |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 30.0   | 30.0   | 9846.0   | 9455.0   |  244   |  220   |   1507   |   1036   |   11627   |  10741   |   654   |
| Uttarakhand      | 13.9   | 14.0   | 347.8    | 345.0    |   21.3 |   22   |     21   |     21   |     403.9 |    402   |    16.2 |
| West Bengal      | 1290.0 | 1300.0 | 334.6    | 336.0    |  109   |  110   |    185.3 |    269   |    1918.9 |   2015   |   545.3 |
| Others           | 295.4  | 243.3  | 29.5     | 27.3     |   16.3 |   13.6 |     78.9 |     70.2 |     420.2 |    354.4 |   115   |
| All India        | 4281.5 | 3944.4 | 31465.6  | 29088.8  | 6222.2 | 5685.2 |  13562   |  13697.5 |   55531.3 |  52415.9 |  7399.3 |

* As per 2nd Advance Estimates NA: Not applicable.

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