(a) The States producing rice, wheat, jowar and bajra alongwith the quantity produced
during each of the last three years, State-wise;
(b) Whether there have been any improvement in the net income per hectare from the said
crops; and
(c) If so, the extent thereof? ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI KANTI LAL BHURIA)
(a): The States producing rice, wheat, jowar and bajra and the State-wise quantities produced
during the last three years are shown in the Annexure.
(b)& (c): The gross return over all the expenditures per hectare for the crops rice, wheat,
jowar and bajra in the major States for three years is shown below:
(Rs./Hectare) Crop State 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 1 2 3 4 5
Wheat Haryana 18583.00 18212.79 18729.93 Punjab 19944.64 18803.72 16714.76 Uttar Pradesh 11602.47 11201.68 11494.94
Paddy/Rice Andhra Pradesh 12447.50 11841.90 16918.73 Haryana 17716.31 16354.62 14797.29 Punjab 18350.95 21135.61 16293.65 West Bengal 6672.73 7137.45 5736.83
Jowar Karnataka 1213.68 833.21 777.85 Maharashtra 2591.69 1856.05 5735.29
Bajra Gujarat 1826.14 5527.89 2787.58 Uttar Pradesh 5039.80 5527.89 4792.93 Note: Gross return is the difference between gross value of output and cost of cultivation (all expenses in cash and kind including rent paid for leased-in land – A2 cost).
It may be seen from the above table that the gross returns show a mixed trend during the years 2000-01 to 2002-03 for which data are available.