Executive Summary:
This document details the Indian government's efforts to increase domestic pulses production through the National Food Security and Nutrition Mission-Pulses (NFSNM-Pulses) across all 28 states and 2 Union Territories. It outlines strategies, including area expansion, productivity enhancement, and farmer support. The report includes state-wise data on area coverage, production, fund allocation, and interventions from 2022-2023 to 2024-2025.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **National Food Security and Nutrition Mission-Pulses (NFSNM-Pulses):**
* Implemented in all 28 States and 2 UTs (Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh).
* Aims to increase pulses production through area expansion and productivity enhancement.
* Provides incentives to farmers via States/UTs on crop production and protection technologies.
* Supports cropping system-based demonstrations.
* Provides distribution of certified seeds of newly released varieties/hybrids.
* Promotes integrated nutrient and pest management techniques.
* Offers capacity building for farmers through training during cropping seasons.
* **Agroclimatic Zones:**
* The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has identified suitable agroclimatic zones for pulses cultivation.
* Central and South Zones are the most important for pulses production.
* **Production and Trade:**
* Details state-wise area coverage and production of pulses from 2022-23 to 2024-25 (Annexure I).
* Presents data on pulses production, import, export, and total availability from 2021-22 to 2023-24.
* **Financial Support and Beneficiaries:**
* State-wise allocation and release of funds under NFSNM-Pulses are detailed in Annexure II.
* Beneficiary details are maintained by respective state governments.
* Annual action plans of states are approved by the State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC).
* **Seed and Fertilizer Availability:**
* Government coordinates with states to ensure quality seed availability through Zonal Seeds Review Meetings.
* The SATHI portal is launched for seed authentication, traceability, and inventory management.
* Fertilizer requirements are assessed through Zonal Conferences for Agricultural Inputs.
* Fertilizer availability is monitored weekly with State Governments through Video Conference.
* **Water Use Efficiency and Mechanization:**
* The Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) scheme enhances water use efficiency through micro-irrigation.
* The Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) increases farm mechanization, especially for small and marginal farmers.
* **Productivity Enhancement:**
* Assistance is provided for demonstrations of latest crop production technologies.
* Distribution of high-yielding varieties and promotion of INM/IPM technologies.
* Details progress of various interventions under NFSNM-Pulses from 2022-23 to 2024-25.
Impact Analysis:
* **Farmers:**
* Impact: Beneficiaries of increased support for pulse cultivation through various schemes and missions, leading to potentially higher yields and income.
* Action Required: Engage with state agriculture departments to access available resources, training, and subsidies for pulses cultivation.
* **State Governments:**
* Impact: Responsible for implementing the NFSNM-Pulses scheme and managing fund allocation.
* Action Required: Develop and execute annual action plans, ensure timely disbursement of funds, and maintain accurate records of beneficiaries.
* **Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DAFW):**
* Impact: Oversees the NFSNM-Pulses, monitors progress, and coordinates with states.
* Action Required: Approve state action plans, allocate funds, conduct zonal conferences for agricultural inputs, and monitor fertilizer availability.
* **Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR):**
* Impact: Provides research and identifies suitable agroclimatic zones for pulses cultivation.
* Action Required: Continue research to enhance pulses productivity and provide technical support to farmers.
Key Entities Referenced
National Food Security and Nutrition Mission-Pulses NFSNMPulses: A government program implemented by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare to increase pulses production.
Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare DAFW: The government department responsible for implementing agricultural policies and programs.
Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana PMRKVY: A government scheme that provides flexibility to states for state-specific needs in agriculture.
Indian Council of Agricultural Research ICAR: An autonomous organisation responsible for co-ordinating agricultural education and research in India.
Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence Statistics DGCIS, Kolkata: Source of the import export statistics presented in the document.
Central Zone: An agroclimatic zone identified by ICAR as being important for pulses production.
South Zone: An agroclimatic zone identified by ICAR as being important for pulses production.
Per Drop More Crop PDMC: A scheme implemented by DAFW focusing on enhancing water use efficiency at the farm level through micro-irrigation.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1552
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29TH JULY, 2025
CULTIVATION OF PULSES
1552. SHRI NARESH GANPAT MHASKE:
SHRI RAVINDRA DATTARAM WAIKAR:
DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:
SHRI RAJESH VERMA:
SMT. SHAMBHAVI:
Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ िष एवं िकसान क(cid:670)ाण
मं(cid:361)ी be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government is considering to expand the mission to newer regions
or States to meet the domestic demand for pulses sustainably;
(b) whether the Government has assessed or identified agro-climatic zones best
suited for pulses cultivation;
(c) the details of the total area covered, production targets met and estimated
reduction in imports of pulses, State-wise and year-wise;
(d) the details of the number of farmers who have benefited under the
aforementioned mission since its launch along with support provided for seed kits and
inputs, State-wise and year-wise;
(e) the details of the measures which are being taken to ensure timely availability
of quality seeds, fertilizers and irrigation support for pulses growers under the mission;
and
(f) the details of the steps taken by the Government under the mission to enhance
productivity through distribution of high-yielding varieties, technology adoption and
mechanization support?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
कृ िष एवं िकसान क(cid:670)ाण रा(cid:475) मं(cid:361)ी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)
(a) & (b): The Government of India is implementing various schemes to supplement
the efforts of states/UTs for the welfare of farmers in the country. The Department of
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) is implementing National Food Security
and Nutrition Mission-Pulses (NFSNM-Pulses) in all the 28 States and 2 Union
Territories (UTs) viz. Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh with the objective to increase
pulses production through area expansion and productivity enhancement. Under
NFSNM-Pulses, the incentives are provided to the farmers, through the States/UTs,
on crop production and protection technologies, cropping system baseddemonstrations, production & distribution of certified seeds of newly released
varieties/hybrids, integrated nutrient and pest management techniques, capacity
building of farmers through trainings during cropping season etc. In addition,
Government of India also provides flexibility to the states for state specific needs under
Pradhan Mantri-Rashtirya Krishi Vikas Yojana (PM-RKVY). The Indian Council of
Agricultural Research (ICAR) has identified agro-climatic zones suited for pulses
cultivation in the country, among these agro-climatic zones, Central Zone and South
Zone are the most important for pulses production.
(c) to (f): The state-wise area coverage and production of total pulses during last three
years (i.e., 2022-23 to 2024-25) is at Annexure-I. The production, import, export and
total availability of pulses during 2021-22 to 2023-24 is as under:
(in lakh tonnes)
Total
Production Import* Export*
Year Availability
1 2 3 4 =(1+2)-3
2021-22 273.02 27.00 3.87 296.15
2022-23 260.58 24.96 7.63 277.91
2023-24 242.46 47.39 5.94 283.91
*Source: Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence & Statistics (DGCIS), Kolkata
Under NFSNM programme, annual action plans of the states are approved by
respective State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC) after the
recommendations/inputs from DA&FW, wherein state-wise component-wise physical
and financial targets are communicated to states, therefore, the state-wise allocation
and release of fund under NFSNM-Pulses during last 3 years is given at Annexure-II.
Further, the details of beneficiaries under NFSNM-Pulses is maintained by respective
state governments. For providing access of quality seeds to farmers, the Government
of India coordinates with all the States in the meetings held on All-India Seed
Requirement and Availability through the mechanism of Zonal Seeds Review Meetings
prior to each sowing season. The Government of India has launched Seed
Authentication, Traceability & Holistic Inventory (SATHI) portal for effective monitoring,
to bring transparency and to maintain over all inventory of seed starting from Nucleus-
Breeder-Foundation-Certified Seed.In order to ensure the adequate availability of good quality of fertilizers to the
farmers, Government of India assess the requirement of major fertilizers, namely urea,
DAP, MOP, complexes and SSP fertilizers, before each cropping season (viz. Rabi
and Kharif). This assessment is made through “Zonal Conferences for Agricultural
Inputs” organised by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW).
The requirement of fertilizers assessed by DA&FW is intimated to the Department of
Fertilizers to ensure seamless availability of fertilizers before the cropping season
starts. Further, the availability of fertilizer is monitored on weekly basis with State
Governments through Video Conference.
The Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) scheme is being implemented by DA&FW in the
Country from 2015-16. PDMC focuses on enhancing water use efficiency at farm level
through Micro Irrigation namely Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation Systems. The Sub-
Mission on Agricultural Mechanization’ (SMAM) is implemented in all the States with
the specific objectives of increasing the reach of farm mechanization to small and
marginal farmers and to the regions where availability of farm power is low and
promoting ‘Custom Hiring Centers’ to offset the adverse economies of scale arising
due to small land holding & high cost of individual ownership of agricultural machines.
To increase the production and productivity of pulses, under NFSNM programme
assistance is given to farmers for various interventions such as demonstration of latest
crop production technologies, distribution and production of newly released high
yielding varieties, INM & IPM technologies etc. The progress of various interventions
under NFSNM-Pulses during last 3 years is as under:
Interventions 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25*
Demonstrations (Lakh Ha) 2.81 3.61 3.41
Seed Distribution (Lakh Qtls) 2.27 1.74 1.59
Seed Production (Lakh Qtls) 2.12 2.70 1.75
INM & IPM (Lakh Ha) 17.98 11.39 16.26
*Progress is tentative, subject to change based on revised receipt from states/UTs.Annexure-I
The State-wise area coverage and production pf total pulses during 2022-23 to
2024-25 is as under:
Area ( in lakh ha) Production (in lakh tonnes)
State 2024- 2024-
2022-23 2023-24 2022-23 2023-24
25* 25*
Andhra
10.32 9.41 11.39 10.76 8.23 9.59
Pradesh
Assam
1.44 2.20 1.66 1.11 1.68 1.27
Bihar
4.34 4.68 4.48 4.14 3.99 4.01
Chhattisgarh
6.26 5.45 6.87 4.75 3.65 4.51
Gujarat
13.10 11.25 13.16 17.93 15.47 19.36
Himachal
0.29 0.29 0.29 0.49 0.49 0.45
Pradesh
Jharkhand
7.28 7.09 8.96 7.61 7.64 9.68
Karnataka
28.26 26.09 34.07 17.57 16.69 18.88
Madhya
56.22 51.29 45.55 62.67 59.74 54.09
Pradesh
Maharashtra
49.94 44.32 49.79 46.35 40.08 50.35
Odisha
8.65 9.66 5.41 4.95 5.47 3.02
Punjab
0.32 0.75 0.60 0.33 0.69 0.64
Rajasthan
54.98 54.67 54.02 36.17 33.35 38.75
Tamil Nadu
7.91 7.17 7.50 5.03 3.86 3.70
Telangana
4.43 3.30 3.54 4.97 3.61 3.83
Uttar Pradesh
27.56 30.43 21.77 28.43 31.15 23.32
Uttarakhand
0.62 0.55 0.49 0.62 0.52 0.48
West Bengal
4.57 4.42 4.39 4.51 4.33 4.25
Others
2.54 2.03 2.30 2.22 1.81 2.23
All India
289.01 275.05 276.24 260.58 242.46 252.38
*As per 3rd Advance Estimates of 2024-25. Source: UPAg portal, DA&FWAnnexure-II
The State-wise allocation and release of fund under NFSNM-Pulses during last
3 years (2022-23 to 2024-25) is as under:
(central share Rs. in crore)
S. 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
State/Uts
No. Allocation Release Allocation Release Allocation Release
Andhra
1 Pradesh 20.94 0.00 26.30 6.58 29.07 18.17
Arunachal
2 Pradesh 1.22 0.30 1.35 0.68 1.70 0.85
3 Assam 7 2 .61 54.37 82.82 73.59 82.86 76.47
4 Bihar 24.54 6.14 23.26 17.45 59.60 56.40
5 Chhattisgarh 67.68 31.38 33.00 24.75 61.83 60.94
6 Goa 0.09 0.00 0.06 0.00 0.09 0.05
7 Gujarat 13.02 9.76 11.57 5.25 16.07 12.06
8 Haryana 4.30 1.08 5.35 1.34 5.89 2.94
Himachal
9 Pradesh 1.73 0.86 2.43 1.82 1.93 1.44
10 UT of J & K 1 . 8 1 0.45 1.53 0.38 2.70 2.02
11 Jharkhand 20.19 0.00 28.77 7.19 28.77 14.38
12 Karnataka 8 3.09 54.34 97.18 97.18 116.00 86.62
13 Kerala 0.09 0.02 0.11 0.00 0.11 0.07
UT of
14 Ladakh 0.07 0.00 0.09 0.02 0.09 0.02
Madhya
15 Pradesh 153.02 38.26 223.70 111.85 224.87 168.65
16 Maharashtra 68.76 34.38 103.79 77.84 100.69 77.99
17 Manipur 4.02 0.00 4.95 1.24 6.77 5.08
18 Meghalaya 0.54 0.14 0.68 0.17 0.68 0.42
19 Mizoram 0.58 0.00 0.77 0.19 0.86 0.53
20 Nagaland 3 .96 1.98 6.77 5.07 6.77 6.77
21 Odisha 37.72 9.43 40.02 20.01 80.35 64.29
22 Punjab 1.15 0.00 1.43 0.33 1.79 0.89
23 Rajasthan 1 44.54 67.64 186.98 65.45 192.16 78.39
24 Sikkim 1.09 0.54 1.83 1.38 1.52 1.33
25 Tamil Nadu 3 1 .09 23.32 23.02 23.01 23.24 23.25
26 Telangana 9.53 0.00 11.85 0.00 11.85 5.93
27 Tripura 1.45 0.36 1.80 0.90 1.52 0.95
Uttar
28 Pradesh 47.69 23.85 60.63 45.38 60.63 53.05
29 Uttarakhand 4 . 40 3.30 5.48 2.74 5.48 3.43
30 West Bengal 3 3 . 37 23.41 38.56 38.56 40.26 33.21
States/UTs
Total 854.28 385.30 1026.08 630.36 1166.14 856.60
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