(a) the details of efforts being made at the central level for increasing agricultural production in Jharkhand in view of rising population and declining area of agricultural land in the State;
(b) the details of schemes implemented/being implemented for increasing agricultural production in Jharkhand;
(c) the extent to which the production has increased as a result of the said efforts and through such schemes in Jharkhand; and
(d) the reaction of the Government regarding the said increase?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
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(a) to (d): The Government of India has been implementing various schemes/programmes for increasing agricultural production to meet the demands of increasing population in the State of Jharkhand. These schemes are National Food Security Mission (NFSM), Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI)-a Sub-scheme of RKVY, National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojna (PMKSY), Rainfed Area Development (RAD) etc.
Besides, Government has also increased the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for all notified Kharif & Rabi crops including pulses and other commercial crops for the season 2018-19 atleast 50 percent over cost of production.
After implementation of these programmes the production of major foodgrains and horticultural crops has shown increasing trend in the state of Jharkhand as is evident from the table Annexed.