(a) whether the Government propose to increase the area under maize cultivation
during the Tenth Five Year Plan;
(b) if so, the target fixed and plan formulated in this regard, State-wise; and
(c) the Central assistance earmarked therefor?
(a) whether the Government propose to increase the area under maize cultivation
during the Tenth Five Year Plan;
(b) if so, the target fixed and plan formulated in this regard, State-wise; and
(c) the Central assistance earmarked therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI HUKUMDEO NARAYAN YADAV)
(a)&(b: Government of India does not fix targets for area coverage under maize.
Accordingly, increase of area under maize cultivation during the 10th Five Year Plan is
not proposed. However, maize production targets, State-wise & year-wise, as proposed
in the X Plan period, are depicted at Annexure-I.
(c): An amount of Rs. 120.00 crores for implementation of maize development
programme in the country during the 10th Five Year Plan has been proposed, which is,
however, yet to be approved/finalized.
Annexure-1
To be annexed to the reply of Lok Sabha Parliament Question No.1207
due for answer on 26/11/2001
State-wise & Year-wise targets of maize production for 10th Five Year Plan.
(Maize Production Targets in Lakh tonnes)
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
1 Andhra Pradesh 13.845 14.399 14.975 15.649 16.431 2 Arunachal Pradesh 0.485 0.500 0.510 0.515 0.520 3 Assam 0.151 0.158 0.164 0.171 0.180 4 Bihar 11.268 11.515 11.857 12.424 12.937 5 Chattisgarh 4.126 4.291 4.463 4.664 4.897 6 Gujarat 6.782 7.053 7.335 7.665 8.048 7 Haryana 0.433 0.450 0.468 0.489 0.513 8 Himachal Pradesh 7.571 7.874 8.189 8.558 8.985 9 Jammu & Kashmir 5.408 5.624 5.849 6.113 6.418 10 Jharkhand 4.900 5.300 5.630 5.850 6.250 11 Madhya Pradesh 7.663 7.97 8.289 8.661 9.095 12 Karnataka 15.683 16.311 16.963 17.726 18.612 13 Maharashtra 5.246 5.456 5.674 5.929 6.226 14 Manipur 0.270 0.281 0.292 0.306 0.321 15 Meghalaya 0.216 0.225 0.234 0.244 0.257 16 Mizoram 0.110 0.114 0.119 0.124 0.131 17 Nagaland 0.325 0.338 0.351 0.367 0.385 18 Orissa 0.854 0.888 0.924 0.966 1.015 19 Punjab 3.677 3.825 3.978 4.156 4.364 20 Rajasthan 10.059 10.461 10.880 11.369 11.938 21 Sikkim 0.617 0.641 0.667 0.697 0.732 22 Tamil Nadu 2.109 2.193 2.281 2.384 2.503 23 Tripura 0.022 0.022 0.023 0.024 0.026 24 Uttar Pradesh 13.520 13.985 14.491 15.140 15.768 25 Uttaranchal 2.500 2.680 2.850 3.000 3.300 26 West bengal 1.136 1.181 1.228 1.284 1.348
Total All India 118.976 123.735 128.684 134.475 141.200