(a) whether the production and acreage of pulses and paddy have increased in the country and if so, the details thereof along with their percentage increased during the last year, State-wise;
(b) whether the Government has set a target for bumper production of foodgrains, pulses and horticulture crops in the year 2017-18 and if so, the details thereof and the measures taken to achieve the target; and
(c) the likely ratio of the demand and production of pulses in the year 2019?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
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(a): State-wise details of area coverage and production of pulses and rice during 2016-17 to 2017-18 (as per Second Advance Estimates) along with percentage change in 2017-18 over 2016-17 is given at Annexures–I and II.
(b): The crop-wise target for production of foodgrains and pulses during 2017-18 is as under:
(in million tonnes)
Crop Production Target for 2017-18
Rice 108.50
Wheat 97.50
Coarse Cereals 45.65
Pulses 22.90
Foodgrains 274.55
However, no targets for production of horticulture crops for the year 2017-18 has been fixed.
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The Government is implementing a number of schemes to increase production and productivity of foodgrains and horticulture crops to achieve its production targets, such as National Food Security Mission (NFSM), Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI), Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), Soil Health Card Scheme, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) and Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), etc.
(c): There are no official estimates available for demand and production of pulses in the country for the year 2019. However, as per Twelfth Plan Working Group on Crop Husbandry, Demand and Supply Projections, Agricultural Inputs and Agricultural Statistics, the demand for pulses during 2020-21 is projected at 25 million tonnes.