Agri Stats
Context
- The production of pulses has been increasing during the last 3 year i.e. 2018-19 to 2020-21.
Initiatives taken
- To increase the production of pulses the National Food Security Mission 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.
- A new scheme “Intercropping of pulses with sugarcane” was implemented in 12 States 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.
State/UT-wise Production of Pulses during in 2020-21
State/UT |
Production ('000 Tonnes) |
2020-21* |
|
Andhra Pradesh |
1185.43 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
# |
Assam |
119.03 |
Bihar |
412.37 |
Chhattisgarh |
530.93 |
Goa |
# |
Gujarat |
1759.93 |
Haryana |
77.68 |
Himachal Pradesh |
46.24 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
# |
Jharkhand |
908.93 |
Karnataka |
2170.89 |
Kerala |
1.70 |
Madhya Pradesh |
4364.74 |
Maharashtra |
4224.87 |
Manipur |
# |
Meghalaya |
# |
Mizoram |
# |
Nagaland |
# |
Odisha |
415.94 |
Punjab |
39.87 |
Rajasthan |
4821.84 |
Sikkim |
# |
Tamil Nadu |
549.02 |
Telangana |
664.14 |
Tripura |
# |
Uttar Pradesh |
2621.15 |
Uttarakhand |
63.31 |
West Bengal |
412.84 |
A & N Islands |
# |
D & N Haveli |
# |
Delhi |
# |
Daman & Diu |
# |
Puducherry |
# |
Others |
184.81 |
All India |
25575.69 |