(a) whether there has been a considerable downfall in the cultivation of oilseeds;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise/production-wise;
(c) whether the Government propose to provide all the requisite facilities alongwith
other concessions for massive investment in the field of oilseeds cultivation; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI HUKUMDEO NARAYAN YADAV)
(a): There was a downfall in the cultivation as well as production of oilseeds during
the year 2000-01 as compared to cultivation and production during 1999-2000. This
downfall in cultivation and production of oilseeds is due to abnormal weather conditions
at the time of sowing and attack of some pests and diseases on oilseed crops in some
of the major oilseeds growing states.
(b): State-wise total cultivation and production of oilseeds during 1999-2000 and
2000-01 is given in the enclosed annexure.
(c)&(d): To increase the production of oilseeds in the country, a Centrally Sponsored
Oilseeds Production Programme(OPP) is in operation in 28 States covering 408
selected districts . Under the programme, various incentives by way of subsidies are
provided in order to motivate the farmers to take up the cultivation of oilseeds on a large
scale.
State-wise total area under cultivation of oilseeds & Production during 1999-2000 & 2000-01
Area in `000 ha. Production in `000 tonnes
States/UT. 1999-2000 2000-2001
Area Production Area Production
Andhra Pradesh 2566.2 1375.2 2675.6 2390.4 Arunachal Pradesh 25.5 25.7 24.8 24.2 Assam 322.1 147.9 310.4 160.0 Bihar 216.1 156.6 171.0 141.5 Jharkhand - 50.1 34.3 Goa 1.3 2.3 1.8 3.0 Gujarat 2799.4 1733.3 2695.0 1696.8 Haryana 463.0 607.0 453.5 625.8 Himachal Pr. 19.4 10.2 18.9 10.5 Jammu & Kashmir 75.9 53.4 70.4 49.7 Karnataka 1982.4 1192.5 2197.8 1372.4 Kerala 9.5 5.8 8.8 5.7 Madhya Pradesh 5916.2 5811.3 5612.5 4145.3 Chattisgarh 275.5 88.4 Maharashtra 2739.6 2668.6 2523.3 2087.1 Manipur 2.6 1.2 2.3 1.7 Meghalaya 9.3 6.2 8.7 5.8 Mizoram 7.2 7.2 7.2 5.4 Nagaland 43.0 43.3 36.3 34.6 Orissa 342.5 160.8 277.3 117.8 Punjab 104.7 111.7 87.4 88.9 Rajasthan 3635.4 3405.8 2645.7 2032.1 Sikkim 10.0 7.6 10.0 7.3 Tamil Nadu 998.8 1481.5 1056.0 1584.2 Tripura 6.2 4.2 6.3 4.6 Uttar Pradesh 1479.4 1286.7 1395.4 1095.5 Uttaranchal 22.0 14.5 West Bengal 502.9 406.2 599.6 570.2 D&N Haveli 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Pondicherry 1.0 2.6 1.3 2.2 Delhi 2.7 0.6 4.8 0.7
All India 24282.4 20715.5 23249.8 18400.1