Question : Production of Pulses

(a) the total production of pulses, State-wise including Chhattisgarh during the last five years;
(b) whether the production of pulses has been decreasing in the last three years;
(c) if so, the details thereof;
(d) the reasons for continuous decline in production of pulses in the country;
(e) the steps taken by the Government to increase the production of pulses;
(f) whether the Government has decided to increase the buffer stock of various pulses in view of increasing prices and low production of pulses; and
(g) if so, the details thereof along with the criteria fixed for procurement of pulses for buffer stock?

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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(a): The details of production of pulses during the last five years in the country, State/UT-wise including Chhattisgarh is given at Annexure.


(b) to (d): No sir. The production of pulses has been increasing during the last 3 year i.e. 2018-19 to 2020-21.

(e): To increase the production of pulses the NFSM-Pulses programme is being implemented in 644 districts of 28 States and Union Territories (UTs) of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. Under NFSM-Pulses, incentives are given to the farmer for cluster demonstration, seeds distribution & production of certified seeds of High Yielding Varieties (HYVs), farm machineries/tools, efficient water saving devices, plant protection chemicals, nutrient management, soil ameliorants and training to the farmers. Initiatives taken under NFSM (pulses) are as follow:-


• Support for breeder seed production of pulses.
• 150 Seed Hubs created at ICAR institutes, State Agriculture Universities (SAUs) and Krishi VigyanKendras (KVKs) for increasing certified seeds production of pulses.
• Distribution of seed minikits of pulses free of cost to the farmers of the varieties notified within 10 years.
• ICAR/KVKs/SAUs conduct the demonstrations on improved latest package of practices.
• Assistance is provided to Central Seed Agencies to produce certified seed of latest varieties of pulses.
• A new scheme “Intercropping of pulses with sugarcane” was implemented in 12 States namely- Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand during 2018-19 and 2019-20.
• Special Action Plan for increasing pulses productivity was implemented during 2019-20.
• Launched Targeting Rice fallow Area (TRFA) programme under NFSM in 11 states.












(f) to (g): Under Price Stabilization Fund (PSF) the Government has increased the buffer target for pulses from 19.5 LMT in financial year 2020-21 to 23 LMT in the current financial year 2021-22. Pulses wise target (in LMT) under PSF are as under: