TENTH MEETING OF NATIONAL FOOD

SECURITY MISSION EXECUTIVE

COMMITTEE

Department of Agriculture , Punjab

 AN OVERVIEW OF PUNJAB
Area (geographical) : 50.33 Lac ha (1.5 % of the country)
Net sown area: 41.58 lac ha (84% of the total area of State)
Total Irrigated area: 40.73 lac ha (98%)
Tubewell irrigated: 29.56 lac ha (71%)
through 13.83 lakh tubewells
Canal irrigated : 11.15 lac ha (27%)
Total cropped area: 78.75 lac ha
Cropping intensity: 189.4%
ESTIMATED AREA , YIELD AND PRODUCTION OF
KHARIF CROPS FOR 2012-13
CROP Area Av. Yield Production
(000 ha.) (Kg ha) (000 MT)

PADDY 2810 5825 16368

MAIZE 135 3504 473

COTTON 495 635 1850*

KHARIF PULSES 17 824 14

KHARIF 09 890 08
OILSEEDS
* BALES
ESTIMATED AREA , YIELD AND PRODUCTION OF
RABI CROPS FOR 2012-13

CROP Area Av. Yield Production

(000 ha.) (Kg ha) (000 MT)
WHEAT 3500 4500 15750

BARLEY 15 3452 32

RABI PULSES 10 1100 11

RABI OILSEED 35 1280 45

SUNFLOWER 20 1750 35
 AREA , YIELD AND PRODUCTION OF WHEAT

Year Area Av. Yield Production

(000 ha.) (Kg ha) (000 MT)
2006-07 3467 4210 14596

2007-08 3488 4507 15720

2008-09 3526 4462 15733

2009-10 3522 4307 15169

2010-11 3510 4693 16472

2011-12 3513 5096 17902

2012-13 3500 4500 15750

 AREA , YIELD AND PRODUCTION OF PULSES
Year Area Av. Yield Production
(000 ha.) (Kg ha) (000 MT)

2006-07 32 875 28

2007-08 35 829 29

2008-09 48 875 42

2009-10 60 867 52

2010-11 98 816 80

2011-12 64 890 57

2012-13 100 900 90

 FINANCEAL STATEMENT OF NFSM 2012-13
(UPTO 31-08-2012)

Sr. Component Total outlay Funds available Expenditure

No. (Rs.in lac) Incurred
(Rs.in lac)
1 NFSM- Wheat 4782.545 844.130 159.250

2 NFSM Pulses 735.160 116.910 2.500

3 A3P 576.000 103.840 0.000

Total 6093.705 1064.88 161.750

PROGRESS OF NFSM(WHEAT) PUNJAB-2012-13 (UPTO 31-08-2012)
(Rs. in lacs.)

Approved Targets
Sr. Approved Rate of Achievement
Interventions Unit GOI
No. Assistance
Physical Financial Physical Financial
1 Cluster Demonstration (100 ha each) Rs. 12500/-per ha. nos. 15243 1905.375 30 150.000
2 Distribution of Certified Seeds Rs. 500/- qtl. qtl. 300000 1500.000 0 0
3 Need based Plant/Soil Management
a) Micronutrients Rs. 500/- ha. ha. 120000 600.000 0 0
b) Gypsum Rs. 500/- ha. ha. 20000 100.000 0 0
c) Plant Protection Chemicals Rs. 500/- ha. ha. 40000 200.000 0 0
4 Resource Conservations Machineries/Energy Management
a) Knap Sack Sprayers Rs. 3000 / Unit Nos. 600 18.000 0 0
b) Zero Till Seed Drills Rs. 15000 / Unit Nos. 200 30.000 0 0
c) Multi Crop Painters Rs. 15000 / Unit Nos. 80 12.000 0 0
d) Seed Drills Rs. 15000 / Unit Nos. 100 15.000 0 0
e) Zero Til Multi Crop Planters Rs. 15000 / Unit Nos. 80 12.000 0 0
f) Ridge Furrow Planters Rs. 15000 / Unit Nos. 80 12.000 0 0
g) Rotavators Rs. 30000 / Unit Nos. 450 135.000 0 0
h) Laser Land Leveler Rs.150000 / Unit Nos. 25 37.500 0 0
5 Cropping System based trainings Rs 3500/- Session Nos. 200 28.000 200 7.000
Rs 14000/- Training
6 Miscellaneous Expenses at District l Rs 6.38lakh per Distt. district 10 63.800 10 2.000
Miscellaneous Expenses at State level Rs13.87 lakh per State. state 1 13.870 1 0.250
7 Local initiatives 100.000 0 0
TOTAL FINANCIAL 4782.545 159.250
PROGRESS UNDER ACCELERATED PULSE
PRODUCTION PROGRAMME
• A3P will be implemented on summer moong in
Zaid -2012-13
• 120 Units (100 hac. each) have been
earmarked for Summer Moong.
INPUT PLANING AND STRATEGIES FOR RABI-2012-13

• SEED CROP REQUIREMENT

(QTL.)
AVAILABILITY
(QTL.)

WHEAT 11,66,000 13,50,000

FERTILIZERS

NUTRIENT REQUIREMENT (MT)

N 6787860
P 191800
K 46000
STRATEGIES FOR RABI 2012-13
 Capacity building of field functionaries and farmers

 Improvement in SRR and VRR

 Replacement of PBW-343 in semi-hilly areas to arrest the incidence of

yellow rust.

 Campaign for 100% Seed Treatment during the sowing season.

 Timely sowing by ensuring timely and adequate availability of inputs.

 Balanced use of nutrients for improving factor productivity

 Distribution of Micronutrients on 50% subsidy

 Supply of fungicide to Control of yellow rust at 50 % cost

 Propagation of Resource Conservation Technologies.

 STATUS OF ONLINE SUBMISSION OF
PROGRESS REPORT
• The Quarterly Progress Reports of NFSM
(Wheat and Pulses) are submitted online
from State and Districts.
STATUS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM

• The Project Management Teams have

been constituted in the concerned
Districts.
 SPECIFIC ISSUES AND SUGGESTIONS

• Allocation of funds for special component

required to be reduced from 29% to 5%.

• Provision for technical staff on regular basis.

• More funds for machinery component.

 BRIEF OVER-VIEW OF NFSM & A3P
• Wheat area Increased by 2.61% .
• Wheat production increased by 24.10%.
• Wheat productivity increased in all the districts ranges
from 16.70% to 24.30%. (Overall increase: 20.90%)
• Ever highest contribution of wheat to central pool during
2011-12.
• Increase in area and production of pulses by 101 % and
104% respectively.
• Soil health improvement and Reduction in cost of
cultivation.
THANKS
THANKS