YS Sujana Chowdary Updates from Rajya Sabha. Questions Debates and Current News
Friday, September 2, 2011
Availablity Of Pulses
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
QUESTION NO 3272
ANSWERED ON 02.09.2011
Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE be pleased to satate :-
(a) whether it is a fact that per capita availability of pulses in the country has declined to 34 Grams from 66 Grams during last five decades;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the reasons for this sharp decline;
(d) whether Government has taken any initiatives to encourage cultivation of pulses; and
(e) if so, the details thereof and the results achieved?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
(SHRI HARISH RAWAT)
(a) to (c): The per capita availability of pulses since 1960 has been as follows:
(Grams per day) Year Per capita net availability 1960 65.5 1970 51.9 1980 30.9 1990 41.1 2000 31.8 2010(P) 31.6 The fluctuations in per capita availability are mainly due to fluctuations in production on account of variations in weather conditions, return on competing crops, increasing population etc.
(d) & (e): In recent years a higher increase in the MSP for pulses, as compared to other crops, has been given in order to incentivise the production of pulses in view of the demand-supply gap. In addition, the Government implements schemes to increase the production and availability of pulses in the country namely National Food Security Mission – Pulses
(NFSM-Pulses), Accelerated Pulses Production Programme, Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) etc. Production of pulses has increased from 13.39 million tonnes in 2005-06 to 18.09 million tonnes in 2010-11 (4th Advance Estimate).
Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE be pleased to satate :-
(a) whether it is a fact that per capita availability of pulses in the country has declined to 34 Grams from 66 Grams during last five decades;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the reasons for this sharp decline;
(d) whether Government has taken any initiatives to encourage cultivation of pulses; and
(e) if so, the details thereof and the results achieved?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
(SHRI HARISH RAWAT)
(a) to (c): The per capita availability of pulses since 1960 has been as follows:
(Grams per day) Year Per capita net availability 1960 65.5 1970 51.9 1980 30.9 1990 41.1 2000 31.8 2010(P) 31.6 The fluctuations in per capita availability are mainly due to fluctuations in production on account of variations in weather conditions, return on competing crops, increasing population etc.
(d) & (e): In recent years a higher increase in the MSP for pulses, as compared to other crops, has been given in order to incentivise the production of pulses in view of the demand-supply gap. In addition, the Government implements schemes to increase the production and availability of pulses in the country namely National Food Security Mission – Pulses
(NFSM-Pulses), Accelerated Pulses Production Programme, Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) etc. Production of pulses has increased from 13.39 million tonnes in 2005-06 to 18.09 million tonnes in 2010-11 (4th Advance Estimate).
No comments:
Post a Comment