(a) the details of production of important coarse grains in each of the last three years,
State-wise; and
(b) the details of the plan/schemes to promote the production of coarse grains during the
Eleventh Five Year Plan?
(a) the details of production of important coarse grains in each of the last three years,
State-wise; and
(b) the details of the plan/schemes to promote the production of coarse grains during the
Eleventh Five Year Plan?
MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI SHARAD PAWAR)
(a) and (b): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 550 DUE FOR REPLY ON 5TH MAY, 2008.
(a) & (b): The State-wise details of production of important coarse grains (coarse cereals)
during the last three years (2004-05 to 2006-07) are given in the Annexure.
To increase the production of coarse cereals, a Centrally Sponsored Scheme “Integrated
Cereals Development Programme in Coarse Cereals Based Cropping Systems Areas
(ICDP-Coarse Cereals)†subsumed under Macro Management Mode of Agriculture with effect
from October 2000 is under implementation in the country. Besides, the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas
Yojana (RKVY) with an objective to incentivise the States to increase investment in Agricultural
and allied sector has been launched in 2007.