Information Bihar at a glance

Area sown under major crops Sl. No. Crops Target 1Rice Wheat Maize Pulses Total Food grain Oilseed Jute Sugarcane Unit in Lakh Ha.

Production & Productivity under major crops Crops Prod.ProductivityProd.ProductivityProd.Productivity Rice Wheat Maize Pulses Total Food grain Oilseed Unit:- production in Lakh Ha. & productivity in Qtls/ha.

Status of Area coverage Rainfall Till NormalActual% Dep. As on Rainfall ( to ) Rainfall in July (in mm) CoverageTotal Target Coverage as on 25/7 % coverage +/- As on Paddy seedling in ha Paddy transplanting Maize in ha Programme  Rainfall & Coverage of Paddy, Maize Unit: Rainfall in mm., Coverage in lakh ha.

Achievement

Achievements Record production of Rice & Wheat (Lakh MT)

Achievements Record productivity of Rice & Wheat

Achievement Record procurement ( Lakh M T)

Sr No ComponentPhysicalFinancial TargetAchiev.TargetAchiev. 1Rice aSRI Demonstration (in ha.) bBoro Paddy Demo. (in ha.) cShallow Tube Well dPump sets Wheat (SWI Demo) in ha Specific Needs aShallow Tube Well bPump sets Total

GREEN MANURING SRI TECHNIQUE HYBRID RICE 5 Lakh ha. 7 Lakh ha. 4 Lakh ha (Plan) 3.7 Lakh ha ( Achievement) 3.5 Lakh ha. 6 Lakh ha.

S. N. SectorsFinancial 1Agriculture Sector Animal Husbandry Dairy Development Fisheries Cooperative50.72 A Grand Total (RKVY Main) BBGREI C Vegetable initiative for urban areas D Integrated Development of pulses villages in rain fed areas E Support to State Extension programme for Extension reform (ATMA) Grand Total Unit in Crore Rs.

S. N. SectorsFinancial Agriculture Sector 1 SRI for Rice(Normal Programme) Increasing Rice Productivity through popularization of Hybrid Varieties Promotion of use of Certified seed and Hybrid seed Promotion of Organic Farming Horticulture Ann Bhandaran Yojna Change in cropping pattern to mitigate impact of climate change Promotion of Farm Mechanization SWI (Normal programme) Arhar cultivation on farm bunds Intercropping of Maize,sugarcane with Pulse crop Crop diversification project Use of GIS & Remote Sensing4.63 Total Unit in Crore Rs.

Sr. NoComponentPhysicalFinancial 1Demonstration ARice (Rs Cr.) aSRI Demonstration (in ha.) bDemo with Suwerna sub 1 (in ha.) cDemo with Sahbhagi Rice (in ha.) dBoro Paddy Demo. (in ha.) BWheat (SWI Demo) in ha. (Rs. 12 Cr.) Asset Building (Rs Cr.) aShallow Tube Wells bPump sets cZero Till Seed Drills Specific Needs (Rs Cr.) aSRI in Rice ( in ha.) bPublicity & Extension3.15 Total119.25

S. N. Sectors Approved in SLSC Sanctioned Agriculture Sector GOIState 1 SRI for Rice (ha.) Increasing Rice Productivity through popularization of Hybrid Varieties (ha.) Promotion of Organic Farming Dry Land Horticulture Save orchard campaign Strengthening of progeny nursery Horticulture prog. in non NHM dist Crash vegetable seed prod. Prog Ann Bhandaran Yojna Change in cropping pattern to mitigate impact of climate change Promotion of Farm Mechanization Arhar cultivation on farm bunds Veg. initiative for urban areas Total Unit in Crore Rs.

Programmes ProgrammesPhy TargetFin Target  Vermi Compost unit (Pucca)  Vermi compost unit (HDPE)  Vermi Compost Com. Unit  Bio Gas  Green Manuring  Bio fertilizer Prodn. & Dist. Mic. Nutrient, Bio pesticides & others 7244  Organic certification900  Soil health card & reclamation300 Total33997 Promotion of Organic farming Fin in lakh

Programmes Target for seed production in  Dhaincha (Sesbania)1.25 lakh quintal  Green gram1.25 lakh quintal  Sunhemp5000 quintal  Cowpea5000 quintal Green Manuring

Programme Achievement 2011 Target 2012 Demonstration Farmer Initiative Total  SRI(Rice) Area in lakh acre

 Convergence of paddy demo targets into SRI  Target to cover 20 % of paddy area under SRI  Total paddy area lakh ha.  Target under SRI lakh ha.  Area under Demo lakh ha.  Area under non demo-2.10 lakh ha. S. N. SectorsPhysical In ha. No of Demo Financial 1 SRI Tech in paddy RKVY BGREI NFSM Total in Crore Rs. Demo Kit – Rs. 3000/acre

Achievement during 2011 Target for 2012 Demonstration Farmer Initiative Total  Hybrid Varieties(Rice) ( Area in lakh acre) Programme

 Target under Hybrid Rice lakh ha.  Area under Demo lakh ha.  No of Demo lakh  Area under non demo lakh ha.  Seed requirement- 90,000 Qtls.  Seed available- 1,43,000 Qtls.  Farmer’s choice to select varieties in Crore Rs. Demo Kit – Rs. 1200/acre  Paddy certified seed distribution taget lakh qtls  Subsidy on paddy seed - Rs. 7/kg (Rs 5/kg + top up from State plan Rs. 2/kg)

ItemTarget for 2012 Demonstration Kms  Arhar on Field Bunds Programme

 Operational area:-SRI & Hybrid rice demo area’s Bund SRI demo area :3.50 lakh acre Hybrid demo area:7.50 lakh ha.  Seed distribution:-250 gm. Seed/ demo  Seed use:-2750 Qtls  Seed tied up with different Govt. seed corporations  Farmers have to sow seed on bunds of demo plot 2 seeds at 20 cm distance

CropAchievement during 2011 Target for Maize Arhar Finger millet Durum Wheat1000 Oat1000 Barley2500  Coarse Cereals area expansion programme to mitigate climate change impact Programme Area in Acre

 Operational area:- Non traditional area Maize:Rs. 1600/ demo16 districts Arhar:Rs. 1000/ demo 16 districts Madua:Rs. 1000/demo24 districts Maize:Patna, Nalanda, Bhojpur, Buxar, Rohtas Kaimur, Gaya, Jehanabad, Arwal Nawada, Aurangabad, Banka, Munger, Jamui, Lakhisarai, Sheikhpura Arhar:-do- Madua:-do- Bhagalpur, Saran Siwan, Gopalganj, Muzaffarpur, Vaishali, Darbhanga, Madhubani, Samastipur

RKVY & BGREI Programme SLSC Approved Allocation by GOI Fund Release Sanction in Cabinet Fin. In Crore Rs. Fund Allocation

Status of Sanction StageMeetingStatus  State Level Sanctioning Committee Approved  State Empowered Committee Approved  State CabinetSchemes sanctioned Fund sent to districts Work in progress Programme

Status of Implementation ItemDatesStage  State level Workshop on SRI, Hybrid, Green Manuring Completed  District level Workshop on SRI, Hybrid, Green Manuring to Completed  Block level Training cum Input distribution programme to Completed  Farmers training on Farms to Completed  Trans planter's training (500 transplanters / block in Farms/ farmer’s field) to Completed Programme

District wise distribution of demo under BGREI S.N.District Green Revolution Transplanting%Varieties Phy.Fin. 1Patna R M, R S 2Nalanda MTU Bhojpur R S, MTU Buxar MTU Rohtas MTU Kaimur MTU Gaya R M, R S 8Jehanabad R M 9Arwal MTU 7029 S Sub 1 10Nawada R S 11Aurangabad R S, MTU 7029

Continued…… S.N.District Green Revolution Transplanting%Varieties Phy.Fin. 12Bhagalpur R M 13Banka PR 113, RM, S Sub1, MTU Munger R M 15Jamui R M 16Lakhisarai R M 17Sheikhpura MTU Saran R Bhagwati 19Siwan MTU 7029, S- 52, NDR Gopalganj R Bhagwati 21Muzaffarpur HKR 47 22Vaishali R Bhagwati Pant 12

Continued…… S.N.District Green Revolution Transplanting%Varieties distributed Phy.Fin. 23Sitamarhi R M, S 52, NDR Sheohar Pant 18 25E Champaran PR 113, NDR 359, HKR 47, MTU W. Champaran R M, S Sub 1, BPT 5204, MTU Darbhanga 28Madhubani S Sub 1, R M 29Samastipur Abhishek 30Begusarai R Bhagwati 31Saharsa R M, S Sub 1 32Supoul RM 33Madhepura RM

Continued…… S.N.District Green Revolution Transplanting%Varieties Phy.Fin. 34Khagaria R Bhagwati, S Sub 1 35Purnia RM 36Kishanganj RM 37Araria RM 38Katihar MTU 1001 Total R M – Raajendra Mahsuri,R S – Rajendra Sweta, S Sub 1 – Suverna Sub 1S 52 - Saryug 52

Status of Input arrangement CropSeed Availability(Q) Paddy (HYV) Hybrid varieties (Private sector) Grand Total Maize ( Composite & Hybrid) Arhar18877 Urad5971 Moong16904 Programme  Seed 40% SRR quintals  Maize SRR quintals.  25% SRR-3800 quintals  25% SRR-1100 quintals  25% SRR-625 quintals

Status of Input arrangement FertilizersAllocation (MT) Req. up to July Supply plan up to July Available up to July 23 Urea DAP NPK MOP Programme  Fertilizer Allocation, Requirement & Availability Unit in MT

in Crore Rs. 1. Dry land Horticulture 2. Save orchard campaign 3. Strengthening of progeny nursery 4. Crash vegetable seed production programme 5. Horticulture programme in non NHM districts 6. Additional programme in NHM districts Save old orchard scheme, New orchard scheme & High density orchard scheme was launched on 18 th May Inaugurated by Hon’ble CM Bihar

Work Plan  Plough of orchard  Painting Trees  Resource Mapping Save Orchard Scheme

Sr. no.MonthEvents 1JanuaryState level Mechanization Fair 2FebruaryKisan Sammelan for Feedback 3MarchGarma Mahotsav 4AprilSoil sample collection 5MayKharif Mahotsav (10 th May to July) 6JuneUdyan Mahotsav (After 15 th June) 7JulyPost Harvest Issues/ Buyers sellers meets 8AugustState level Mechanization Fair 9SeptemberRabi Mahotsav I 10October Rabi Mahotsav II 11November 12December Mango/ Lithci GAP Campaign Calendar of Events

Assure Supply of fertilizers as per allocation Rationalize Prices of N, P & K fertilizers to maintain NPK ratio Give Preference to Bihar for regular supply of Urea from Production Units/ Port Need 4.75 Lakh MT Urea in August & September Need to increase Allocation under RKVY & BGREI - (SLSC has approved schemes worth Rs.1425 crore ) Increase & Rationalize subsidy on seeds and implements