NATIONAL CONFERENCE KHARIF 2015 Promotion of Pulses in Punjab State Department of Agriculture, Punjab Chandigarh

About Punjab: Area (geographical) : 5.04 m ha Net sown area: 4.2 m ha Total cropped area: 7.9 m ha Irrigated area: 4.09 m ha (98.3%) Tubewells irrigated: 2.97 m ha (73%) through 12.10 lakh tubewells Canals irrigated : 1.11 m ha (27%) Cropping intensity: 191% Major Cropping Systems : Rice-Wheat; Cotton-Wheat; and Maize-Wheat.

AREA, PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY OF PULSES IN PUNJAB Year Area (’000’hac.) Production (‘000’MT) Productivity (Kg./hac.) 1970-71 414 308 743 1980-81 341 204 598 1990-91 149 111 745 2000-01 60 45 750 2005-06 32 25 781 2006-07 27 844 2007-08 28 23 821 2008-09 893 2009-10 64 59 922 2010-11 107 98 916 2011-12 125 115 920 2012-13 134 828 2013-14 116 100 870 2014-15* 170 145 850

CROP-WISE AREA SOWN POSITION OF PULSES DURING RABI 2014-15 Name of the pulses crop 2013-14 TARGET FOR 2014-15 Area (000 ha.) Prod. (000 mt) Yield (Kg/ha) (000 ha) Av. Yield Gram 2 2.3 1245 8 11 1375 Lentil 1 0.6 693 5 4 800 Field Peas 1.3 1400 10 14

CROP-WISE AREA SOWN POSITION UNDER PULSES DURING KHARIF 2013-14 Name of the pulses crop 2013-14 TARGET FOR 2014-15 Area (000 ha.) Prod. (000 mt) Yield (Kg/ha) Av.Yield Moong (Kharif) 5 8 818 10 9 900 Moong (Zaid) 77 65 850 80 76 950 Mash 2 1 475 3 600 Mash (Zaid) 490 500 Arhar 907 1000

Area under Summer Moong during 2014-15 Sr. No. District Area in ha. 1 Amritsar 7000 11 Faridkot 1600 2 Tarn Taran 8500 12 Fatehgarh Sahib 940 3 Gurdaspur 7200 13 Jallandhar 1500 4 Hoshiarpur 6000 14 Kapurthala 1200 5 Ferozepur 4500 15 Mansa 3000 6 Sangrur 8000 16 Mukatsar 7 Barnala 1400 17 Nawan Shahar 2050 8 Ludhiana 17400 18 Patiala 3500 9 Ropar 19 Moga 4600 10 Mohali 700 20 Bathinda 1800 Total 77090

PROMOTION OF PULSES UNDER SEED VILLAGE SCHEME Sr. No. Intervention Achievements 2013-14 Targets 2014-15 1. Village covered 500 2. No. of farmers 25000 3. Area Covered 5000 ha. 4. Seed Supplied on 50 % Subsidy 1875/ qtl. 2000/ qtl.

FACILITIES PROVIDED TO THE FARMERS FOR PROMOTION OF PULSES Seed of Summer Moong is provided on subsidy @Rs. 25/- Kg. Under National Food Security Mission-Pulses. Subsidy @ Rs. 7500/- per hac Provided for demonstration. Subsidy @ 4800/- hac is provided under A3P and Additional Area Coverage of Pulses Scheme. Weedicides, Fungicides, Pesticides etc. are provided on subsidy @50% or Rs. 500/- hac. whichever is less. New Machinery is provided to the farmer on subsidy Seed @50% subsidy is provided to the farmers under Seed Village Scheme for production of good quality of seed

PROBLEMS IN TRDITIONAL CROPING SYSTEM IN PUNJAB LOWERING OF GROUND WATER TABLE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION DUE TO HIGH INPUTS OF CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS AND PESTICIDES. LOSS OF SOIL PRODUCTIVITY PROCUREMENT PROBLEMS

BENEFIT OF PULSES PRODUCTION IMPROVEMENT OF SOIL FERTILITY REQUIREMENT OF LESS INPUTS SAVE NATURAL RESOURCES COMPONENT OF HUMAN DIET

SCOPE ENACTMENT OF PUNJAB PRESERVATION OF SUB SOIL WATER ACT -2009 AVAILABLE VARIETY FOR SUMMER MUNG TIME OF SOWING CROP -ROTATION AVAILABILITY OF AREA

REASON FOR DECLINE IN AREA UNDER PULSES PROBLEMS OF MARKETING AND FLUCTUATING PRICES LEAD TO UNCERTAINTY OF FARMERS. CULTIVATING OF PULSES IS LESS REMUNERATIVE THAN THAT OF FOOD GRAIN CROPS SUCH AS WHEAT AND PADDY. INADEQUATE AVAILABILITY OF SEED OF RECOMMENDED HIGH YIELDING VARIETIES. LACK OF DISEASE/PEST RESISTANT AND SALT TOLERANT VARIETIES. PULSES ARE NOT SURE CROPS AND PROVE TO SEVERAL ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS PEST & DISEASES ETC.

WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR INCREASING THE AREA UNDER PULSES DESIGNATE AGENCY FOR ASSURED PROCUREMENT NEW VARIETIES SHOULD BE DEVELOPED AND SEED OF THAT VARIETIES MADE AVAILABLE AT AFFORDABLE PRICE. AWARENESS/PUBLICITY CAMPS FOR PROMOTION OF PULSES ASSURED SUPPLY OF POWER WELL IN TIME MECHANICAL HARVESTING/THRESHERS MADE AVAILABLE AT PACS.

THANKS

AREA TO BE COVERED UNDER SUMMER MOONG Year Target Area (ha.) Production (MT) First year 75000 60000 Second year 100000 80000 Third year 200000 160000 Fourth year 300000 240000 Fifth year 500000 400000

Name of the Project/Component DETAILED COMPONENT-WISE CROP DIVERSIFICATION PROGRAM FOR 2014-15 S. No. Name of the Project/Component Unit Target Achievement Physical Financial 1 Cluster demonstrations Maize ha 83000 4150.00 15500 271.29 Cotton 30000 2250.00 0.00 Popular and Eucalyptus 50000 5000.00 2966 1012.93 Intercropping with Agro forestry 15000 750.00 Soyabean 2000 150.00 Sub-total 180000 12300.00 18466 1284.22 2 Farm Mechanization & Value Addition Farm Machinery No. 28061 6079.30 2468 863.80 Community Maize Dryers No 5 2500.00 2000.00 Mechanical Cotton Pickers 3 95.70 Cotton Cleaners 115.00 28070 8790.00 2473 2863.80  3 Site Specific Activities Underground Pipeline system 8000 1760.00 1150 96.00 Demonstrations, Collection and analysis of soil 150000 6.00 Green Manuring through Daincha 100000 1000.00 Supply of Gypsum 500.00 3410.00 102.00 4 Contingency for Awareness training and Implementation Cropping System based training 1000 70.00 Exposure Visit (Intra & Inter State) 86 290.10 16.05 Awareness through Print and Electronic Media 100.00 22.06 Misc Expenses at district 22 37.40 Misc Expenses at state 2.50 0.95   146.46 Total 25000.00 4396.48