(a) whether there is shortage of pulses in the country;
(b) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;
(c) the efforts made by the Government to boost production of pulses during the last two
years and the percentage of increase recorded in the production of pulses in these two years; and
(d) the schemes in operation to boost the production of pulses in the country?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI HUKUMDEO NARAYAN YADAV)
(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. The production of pulses in the country is short of requirement therefore
pulses are being imported to meet the demand and supply gap.
(c): In order to enhance the pulses production in the country, pulses were brought under the
purview of Technology Mission on Oilseeds & Pulses. Following amount has been provided in
last two years for implementation of pulses development programmes.
Years Amount (Rs. in lakh)
2001-02 3778.00 2002-03 3100.00 The production of pulses during last two years is given in the following table:
Years Production (in lakh tones)
2001-02 131.91 2002-03 113.10