(a) whether the Government have given any specific attention to increase the
agricultural production and also to restore, stabilize the cotton production and supply
in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the total agricultural production including cotton during each of the last three
years, State-wise; and
(d) the steps taken by the Government to improve the farming techniques and
methods to augment agricultural production including cotton in the country?
MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI NITISH KUMAR)
(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the Sabha.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF STARRED
QUESTION NO.203 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4TH DECEMBER, 2000 IN THE LOK
SABHA.
(a)&(b) The Government has given high priority to the development of agriculture as
envisaged in the National Agriculture Policy. In order to provide specific attention,
on- going 27 Centrally Sponsored Schemes of Agriculture Development have been
formulated as one scheme under Macro - Management mode to give freedom and
flexibility to State Governments to undertake program`s as per their requirements .
For cotton development, a Technology Mission on Cotton has been launched
from January, 2000 to integrate research, production, marketing and processing to
benefit both farmers and textile industries. Similarly for increasing the production of
oilseeds and pulses, a Technology Mission on Oilseeds and Pulses is in operation.
Under these schemes, financial assistance is provided for production and
distribution of seeds, seeds minikits, distribution of Rhyzobium culture, improved
farm implements and sprinkler sets etc. Besides these, front line & field
demonstrations are also organised on farmers fields for transfer of improved
production technologies.
(c) The production of major crops like foodgrains, Oilseeds, Cotton and Sugarcane
during 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99 in important states is enclosed in Annexure- I,
II, III and IV, respectively.
(d) The Indian Council of Agricultural Research is doing research on various areas
related to agriculture production including cotton in collaboration with State
Agricultural Universities. Besides, research by institutes of Indian Council of
Agricultural Research, the Council is also assisting research system through `All-
India Crop Improvement Project` on various crops. Research is also being
conducted for developing/improving farming techniques to augment production.
These include development of varieties/hybrids with higher yields having resistance
to disease, pests and moisture stress; resource management for cost effective
production; integrated nutrient, pest and water management, technology evaluation
and refinement , and by-product utilisation etc.
For dissemination of improved farming techniques, the National Extension
System is assisting States under various programmes/schemes to impart training to
field level agriculture functionaries and farmers. The improved production
technologies are being demonstrated under demonstration programme including
frontline demonstration through Indian Council of Agricultural Research under
various Central/Centrally sponsored Schemes including for cotton.
Annexure-I
PRODUCTION OF FOODGRAINS DURING 1996-97 TO 1998-99 IN MAJOR STATES
(Production in `000 tonnes)
STATE 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 ANDHRA PRADESH 13675.20 10822.30 14395.30 ASSAM 3532.10 3577.60 3434.00 BIHAR 14417.60 14093.20 12908.80 GUJARAT 5208.60 5709.70 5566.70 HARYANA 11448.00 11347.70 12123.20 KARNATAKA 9212.80 8046.80 9976.60 MADHYA PRADESH 19487.80 17361.90 19798.40 MAHARASHTRA 14602.40 9664.00 12752.80 ORISSA 4831.40 6637.80 5806.50 PUNJAB 21553.30 21143.20 22906.70 RAJASTHAN 12821.30 14048.90 12933.70 TAMIL NADU 6930.00 8103.80 10140.50 UTTAR PRADESH 42385.10 41589.20 40145.40 WEST BENGAL 13756.30 14353.20 14367.20
ALL INDIA 199435.70 192258.70 203042.90
Annexure-III PRODUCTION OF COTTON DURING 1996-97 TO 1998-99 IN MAJOR STATES (Production in `000 bales)
STATE 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99
ANDHRA PRADESH 1878.40 1320.40 1486.60 GUJARAT 2657.70 3180.00 3935.00 HARYANA 1507.00 1129.00 873.00 KARNATAKA 932.00 721.00 855.00 MADHYA PRADESH 424.20 508.90 426.30 MAHARASHTRA 3143.30 1753.10 2618.90 ORISSA 30.20 36.00 50.00 PUNJAB 1925.00 937.00 595.00 RAJASTHAN 1363.30 867.50 872.00 TAMIL NADU 329.90 358.00 429.50 UTTAR PRADESH 7.30 8.30 5.80
ALL INDIA 14231.30 10851.40 12177.50
Annexure-II
PRODUCTION OF OILSEEDS DURING 1996-97 TO 1998-99 IN MAJOR STATES (Production in `000 tonnes)
STATE 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99
ANDHRA PRADESH 2396.20 1424.10 2264.50 ASSAM 159.80 173.90 154.80 BIHAR 150.60 166.50 157.10 GUJARAT 3809.00 3834.00 3883.20 HARYANA 1004.80 423.20 714.30 KARNATAKA 1756.40 1198.60 1813.60 MADHYA PRADESH 5093.90 5687.80 5615.20 MAHARASHTRA 2395.90 1682.40 2650.50 ORISSA 167.40 191.20 176.60 PUNJAB 284.00 218.60 210.50 RAJASTHAN 3529.50 3299.90 3813.40 TAMIL NADU 1514.50 1476.70 2081.70 UTTAR PRADESH 1538.80 1006.40 1135.90 WEST BENGAL 429.60 387.70 381.90 ALL INDIA 24384.50 21324.70 25210.30
Annexure-IV PRODUCTION OF SUGAR CANE DURING 1996-97 TO 1998-99 IN MAJOR STATES (Production in `000 tonnes)
STATE 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99
Andhra Pradesh 15030.00 13955.00 16684.60 Assam 1490.30 1287.50 1223.60 Bihar 5842.50 4959.90 5218.80 Gujarat 11404.30 11836.20 13566.30 Haryana 9020.00 7550.00 6880.00 Karnataka 23374.40 28332.70 28454.00 Madhya Pradesh 1761.40 1631.70 1973.00 Maharashtra 41804.80 38174.30 47151.10 Orissa 1332.10 1144.00 1469.50 Punjab 11040.00 7150.00 6130.00 Rajasthan 1290.20 1158.70 1078.30 Tamil Nadu 25918.80 30183.60 46672.80 Uttar Pradesh 125348.40 129266.70 116302.80 West Bengal 1810.30 1825.70 2001.90
All India 277560.00 279541.40 295725.50