Formulation of Strategy for Rabi Pulses Production particularly Chickpea and Lentil during On 19 th Sep., 2013 at 10:30 AM At Committee Room No.142, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi Presented by R.R. Singh ADA (Rice) & Mission Director-NFSM Directorate of Agriculture, Uttar Pradesh Krishi Bhawan, Lucknow

Status of Productivity of Chickpea and Lentil in India Sl.No.Name of StateProductivity (Qtl./ha.) ChickpeaLentil 1UP MP Rajasthan Bihar West Bengal National Average

Area, Production & Productivity of Chickpea in Uttar Pradesh (T) Sl. No. Name of DivisionArea (ha.) Production (MT) Productivity (Q./ha.) 1Saharanpur Meerut Aligarh Agra Bareily Moradabad Kanpur Allahabad Jhansi Chitrakootdham

Sl. No. Name of DivisionArea (ha.) Production (MT) Productivity (Q./ha.) 11Varanasi Vindhyachal Azamgarh Gorakhpur Basti Lucknow Faizabad Devipatan Uttar Pradesh Area, Production & Productivity of Chickpea in Uttar Pradesh (T)

Area, Production & Productivity of Lentil in Uttar Pradesh (T) Sl. No. Name of DivisionArea (ha.) Production (MT) Productivity (Q./ha.) 1Saharanpur Meerut Aligarh Agra Bareily Moradabad Kanpur Allahabad Jhansi Chitrakootdham

Sl. No. Name of DivisionArea (ha.) Production (MT) Productivity (Q./ha.) 11Varanasi Vindhyachal Azamgarh Gorakhpur Basti Lucknow Faizabad Devipatan Uttar Pradesh Area, Production & Productivity of Lentil in Uttar Pradesh (T)

Region wise Productivity Range of Chickpea in UP Above 16 Q/ha Q/ha Q/ha. Below 10 Q/ha. Azamgarh, Agra Kanpur, JhansiSaharanpur, Meerut, Aligarh, Bareily, Moradabad, Allahabad, Varanasi, Vindhyachal, Basti, Lucknow Devipatan Chitrkoot, Gorakhpur, Faizabad

Region wise Productivity Range of Lentil in UP Above 14 Q/ha Q/ha Q/ha. Below 8 Q/ha. Aligarh, Agra Bareily, Jhans, Kanpur, Azamgarh Saharanpur, Meerut, Moradabad, Allahabad, Varanasi, Vindhyachal, Gorakhpur, Basti, Lucknow, Devipatan Chitrakootdham, Gorakhpur, Faizabad

CropsBase year ProductionProductivity AreaProductionProductivity Chickpea Lentil Projected Production and productivity for

Proposed Certified Seed Distribution of Chickpea and Lentil by Govt. Agencies during S.No.AgenciesQuantity (in Qtl.) ChickpeaLentil 1Agriculture Cooperative UP Agro State Seed Corporation KRIBHCO NSC SFCI TDC650 9IFFDC Jute Federation105 Total Private Agencies Grant Total

Variety categoryVariety DetailsYear of Notification Total PromotionalShubhra GNG RSG Jaki JG RSG RAG MaintainedRSG GNG Anubhav Kranti Vaibhav RG HC Phase OutDCP Avrodhi KGD Samrat GNG BG PG KWR Vardhan GNG Pusa Pragati K P-372 BG Uday Pusa PG Radhey Variety wise Availability of Chickpea Seed for

Variety category Variety DetailsYear of Notification Total PromotionalVL PL-8 (pant I-063) PL VL VL Pusa Masur-5 (L-4594) HUL PL MaintainedAzad IPL VL-Masur Phase OutNDL DPL DPL K Other500 Variety wise Availability of Lentil Seed for

Schemes Executed for the Enhancement of Productivity of Chickpea & Lentil in UP NFSM  Enhancement of SRR through certified seed distribution  Status of Management of Productivity Chickpea – targeted SRR – 33% Available Seed – qtl. Seed Requirement a)General Distribution qtl. b)Demonstration 7760 qtl. Lentil – targeted SRR – 30% Available Seed – qtl. Seed Requirement a)General Distribution qtl. b)Demonstration 3600 qtl.  Mechanization 4390 seed drill/Zero Seed Drill/Multicrop Planter, 4000 Rotavator are at hand  Demonstration to promote for IPP 97 of Chickpea and 90 of Lentil Cluster demo of 100 each will be taken up.  Use of soil ameliorants.  Required quantity of gypsum / sulphur and micronutrient has been arranged and order has been placed to supply 25 th Sep. 2013

Schemes Executed for the Enhancement of Productivity of Chickpea & Lentil in UP A3PDemonstration of timely sowing, INM & IPM Chickpea ha. Seed Requirement 6240 qtl. (20% of total requirement) Lentil – ha. Seed Requirement 1760qtl. (20% of total requirement) Required quantity is available with department Sufficient quantity of Gypsum / Sulphur / Fertilizer / Bio Fertilizer / Micronuitrient are available and order has been placed by 25 th Sep. 2013

Strategy to resilience to moisture stress and pest infestation Looking into the rainfall of the state, sufficient moisture level will be available at the time of sowings. Stress tolerant varieties of Chickpea like Pusa 372, Uday, Pant- G-186, Shubhra are available and will be provided to the farmer as per need. Stress tolerant varieties of Lentil like DPL-62, IPL-81, K-75 are available and will be provided to the farmer on demand.

Constraints of Chickpea & Lentil Agronomy in UP  Prone to insects, pests and diseases  Lack of remunerative price  Remunerative Support Price should be provided rather than Minimum Support Price  Lack of awareness of new technology of production, particularly in less productive regions such as Chitrakoot dham, Gorakhpur & Faizabad  Expensive mechanization  Low holdings

Expectation from SAU’s & GoI regarding Production of Chickpea & Lentil SAU’s Suitable genotypes of pulses for changed agro-climatic/ weather conditions should be developed Front Line Demonstrations, especially in low productivity areas. Technical support in conduction of cluster demonstrations Low cost technology

Expectation from SAU’s & GoI regarding Production of Chickpea & Lentil GoI Timely release of funds under central schemes Subsidy be provided on actual cost of all agricultural implements. Budgetary provision should be made available in the beginning of the financial year. Moible seed processing plants should also be included in the scheme 50% subsidy on the actual cost of implement be allowed. A contral measure for blue bull menace should also be evolved. Production subsidy or bonus on pulses production should also be taken up Insurance cover upto the individual farmer

Positioning of other inputs for distribution during  Positioning of NPK fertilizers has been ascertained so that it is available to the farmer on demand.  Micronutrients are to be supplied by the Deptt. of Agriculture. Arrangements for the supply have already been placed.  Gypsum is to be supplied by U.P. Agro for which the order has been placed and supplies are being affected.  Rhyzobium and PSB Culture will be made available at the time appropriate time. The supplies are to be made by laboratories.  PP Chemicals have already been arranged as per requirement.

Arrangements of Pulses procurement strategy to enable the farmers to sell their produce not below than MSP  At present no such arrangements prevail in the state.  The Govt. of India may also issue suitable instruction in this regard so that the farmers produce is not sold below than MSP.

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