MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI HUKUMDEO NARAYAN YADAV)
(a): The State-wise estimates of area and productivity of cotton during last 5 years
viz. 1996-97 to 2000-01 are given in Annexure-I.
(b): The Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for basic varieties of cotton like F-414/H-
777/J-34 and H-4 for the years 1996-97 to 2001-02 fixed by the Government are given
in Annexure-II.
(c): The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) is the sole agency of Government of India
for undertaking price support operations whenever the prices of cotton fall to the MSP
level. The State-wise details of procurement of cotton by CCI under MSP operations
for the years 1996-97 to 2001-02 are given in Annexure-III.
(d) & (e): The details of centre-wise/district-wise procurement of kapas made by CCI
in Orissa during 2001-2002 under MSP operations is as under:
(Kapas in quintals)
Centre/District Procurement under MSP
Raigada 46599 Kesinga 41142 Umarkot 6612
Total 94353
Since the processing facilities are restricted to three places namely Raigada,
Kesinga and Umarkot, CCI has opened procurement centres at these three places in
the State. However, Kapas produced in all the districts of the State is brought for
marketing to the above three centres.
As per the information received from the CCI, the farmers in Orissa did not face
any difficulty in selling their cotton to CCI.
(f): No information on this is available.
(g) The Government have taken steps to increase flow of credit to the agriculture
sector including to cotton growers. As per the Budget speech of the Finance Minister
for the year 2002-2003, the total credit of agriculture sector through institutional
channels is being increased from Rs. 64,000 crores in 2001-2002 to Rs.75,000 crores in
2002-2003. Delivery of agriculture credit is also being further improved. A total of 2.32
crores kisan credit cards were issued by cooperatives, regional rural banks and
commercial banks as at the end of 31.03.2002, covering a sanctioned amount of
Rs.5093 crores. These steps are likely to improve credit to farmers including cotton
growers.
