MINISTER OF STATE FOR PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND PLANNING (SHRI RAJEEV SHUKLA )
(a): The agriculture sector achieved an average 3.7% annual growth in the Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) of Agriculture and Allied Sectors during the Eleventh Five Year Plan as
presented below:
Year GDP from Agriculture & Percent growth over Allied (Rs. crore) previous year 11th Plan
2007-8 08655080 5.8
2008-09 655689 0.1
2009-10 660987 0.8
2010-11 713477 7.9
2011-12 739495 3.6
Average 11th 3.7
Plan
Source: Press Release dated 31st May 2013 NAS 2013 of Central Statistics
Office, New Delhi
(b) & (c): The oilseeds production at the end of 11th Plan (2011-12) was 29.80 million tonnes
which has increased to 31 million tonnes in 2012-13. For further increasing the production of
oilseeds a centrally sponsored scheme National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm (NMOOP)
is being implemented during XII Plan with an outlay of Rs 3507 crore. The Mission aims at
area expansion under oilpalm and incentivising the use of critical inputs including seeds of
high yielding varieties and hybrids of oilseeds in different states through three mini missions
i.e. (i) Mini Mission-I on development of 9 major oilseed crops covering 18 States; (ii) Mini
Mission-II on area expansion and development of oil palm covering 12 major potential States;
and (iii) Mini Mission-III on promotion of Tree Borne Oilseeds covering 22 states.
(d): For the 12th Plan a growth target of 4% has been set for the agriculture sector. For the
overall development of the agriculture sector Planning Commission has identified the
following as key drivers of growth:
# viability of farm enterprise and returns to investment that depend on scale, market access,
prices and risk;
# availability and dissemination of appropriate technologies that depend on quality of
research and extent of skill development;
# plan expenditure on agriculture and in infrastructure which together with policy must
aim to improve functioning of markets and more efficient use of natural resources; and
# governance in terms of institutions that make possible better delivery of services like
credit, animal health and of quality inputs like seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and farm
machinery.
As a follow up on the above strategy the Centre has projected to more than double its plan
expenditure on agriculture and allied sectors during 12th Plan. The allocation for RKVY is
being raised to Rs 63,246 crore for 12th plan from actual expenditure of Rs 22,426 crore
during 11th plan. The 12th plan Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) for all other schemes of the
Ministry of Agriculture is Rs.1,11,232 crore against corresponding 11th plan actual
expenditure of Rs 53,171 crore.
