NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE RABI CAMPAIGN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, PUNJAB NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE RABI CAMPAIGN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, PUNJAB

About Punjab: About Punjab:  Area (geographical) : 5.04 m ha  Net sow area: 4.2 m ha  Total cropped area: 7.9 m ha  Irrigated area: 4.04 m ha(97.4%) Tubewells irrigated: 2.92 m ha (73%) through lakh tubewells Canals irrigated : 1.10 m ha (27%)  Cropping intensity: 189%  Major Cropping Systems : Rice-Wheat; Cotton-Wheat; and Maize-Wheat.

Kharif assessment 2010 SNSNCrop (Targets) (Estimated) Area “ 000 ” ha Production “ 000 ” MT/ bales Area “ 000 ” ha Production “ 000 ” MT/ bales Area “ 000 ” ha Production “ 000 ” MT/ bales 1.RICE Maize Bajra Kharif Pulses Total Foodgrains Cotton Ground Nuts Sesamum Sugarcane ESTIMATED AREA AND PRODUCTION OF MAJOR CROPS

ESTIMATES OF AREA & PRODUCTION Sr. No. CROP (Target) Area ‘000’ ha Prod ‘000’ MT Area ‘000’ ha Prod ‘000’ MT 1Wheat Barley Pulses Total Foodgrains Rabi Oilseeds Sunflower (P) Rabi prospects

WATER LEVEL IN RESERVOIRS

AREA, PRODUCTIVITY AND PRODUCTION OF WHEAT

How to sustain productivity of wheat?  100% Seed Treatment  Improvement in SRR and VRR  Capacity building of field functionaries and farmers  Timely sowing by ensuring timely and adequate availability of inputs.  Replacement of PBW-343 in semi-hilly areas to arrest the incidence of yellow rust.  Site Specific Nutrient Management based on soil test.  Efficient on-farm water management.  Integrated Pest Management Core Issues for Rabi: Strategy:

PROGRESS REPORT OF NFSM-WHEAT S. N. InterventionsApproved RateUnitAchievement Target PhysicalFinancialPhysical (Lac Rs.) Financial (Lac Rs.) 1DemonstrationsRs.2000 per Demo Nos Seed DistributionRs.500 per quintalQtl Seed MinikitsFull CostNos Micro NutrientsRs.500 per ha.ha GypsumRs.500 per ha.ha Zero till DrillRs per unitNos RotavatorsRs per unitNos Multi-crop PlantersRs per unitNos Seed DrillsRs per machine Nos Laser Land LevelerRs.1.5 lac per unitNos Knap Sack SprayersRs.3000/- per unitNos Contd.

PROGRESS REPORT OF NFSM-WHEAT Sr. No. InterventionsApproved Rate UnitAchievement Target PhysicalFinancialPhysicalFinancial 12Farmers Trainings (FFS) Rs.17000/- per training Nos Award for Best Performing Districts Rs.5.00 lacNos Miscellaneous Expenses: a) District LevelRs.6.78 lacNos b) State LevelRs lac Nos Local Initiativeha Total Financial

Sl. No.Interventions Approved Rate of Assistance Unit Achiev Target PhysicalFinancialPhysicalFinancial 1Seed a) Production of foundation seedsRs. 1000/- per Qtl.qtl b) Production of Certified seedsRs. 1000/- per Qtl.qtl c) Distribution of Certified SeedsRs. 2000/- per Qtl.qtl Integrated Nutrient ManagementRs.500/-per ha.ha Integrated Pest Management IPMRs.750 per ha.ha Distribution of Zero Till Seed DrillsRs per machine Nos Distribution of Multi-crop PlantersRs per machine Nos Distribution of Seed DrillsRs per machine Nos Distribution of RotavatorsRs per machine Nos Laser Land LevelerRs /-per Machine Nos Incentive for Knap Sack SprayersRs.3000 per machine Nos PROGRESS REPORT OF NFSM-PULSES Contd.

PROGRESS REPORT OF NFSM-PULSES S. N. InterventionsApproved RateUnitAchievement Target PhysicalFinancialPhysicalFinancial 10Training on Pattern of FFSRs.17,000 per trg.Nos State Level Training for TrainersRs.1.00 lakh per trg.Nos Award for Best Performing DistrictRs.5.00 lakh per districtNos Project Management Team & Other District level Rs.4.47 lakh per districtNos Mics. Expenses at State LevelRs.6.28 lakh per state month No Local initiatives (Activity-wise) 89.0 a) Weed Management in Moong50 % of cost or Rs per ha. ha b) Demonstration on Insect/Pest control 50 % of cost or Rs. 700 per ha. ha b) Rodents Management100 % of costha c) Termite control50 % of cost or Rs. 350 per ha. ha Pipe for carrying water from source to the field TOTAL FINANCIAL (74.54%)

RASHTRIYA KRISHI VIKAS YOJANA  Utilization of Funds: Year Allocation (Lac Rs.) Release (Lac Rs.) Utilization (Lac Rs.)  Plan for : Allocation Rs crores. SLSC held on GOI released Rs crores under Stream-II, out of this the State Govt. has released Rs crores and same has been disbursed to the implementing agencies.  Sub-sector-wise Allocation: Sub-Sector Allocation (%) Agriculture Horticulture Soil and Water Conservation Agricultural Marketing Live-stock Sector Agricultural Research Total

STRENGTHENING OF EXTENSION MACHINERY IPM project in cotton and basmati rice being implemented in partnership with Sir Rattan Tata Trust, Mumbai. 835 village scouts and 102 Cluster Supervisors engaged for dissemination of technology. Rs crores provided under State plan scheme for Development of KVKs for showcasing latest technologies. Strengthening of PAMETI for capacity building and Market Intelligence Use of PACS for supply of inputs as well as dissemination of information. Emphasis on farmers training, organized 40 district level, 318 block level and 5659 village level training camps. Pilot Project of use of ICT in agriculture. Awareness campaign amongst farmers for use of Kisan Call Centre calls of the farmers have been responded.

SEED AVAILABILITY AND REPLACEMENT Sr. No. Crop Seed Replaceme nt Rate (%) Seed Replacement Rate (%) Requirement of seed (Qtl) Availability of seed (Qtl) Likely Seed Replacement Rate (%) 1.Wheat Barley Rabi Pulses Rapeseeds & Mustard

SEED TESTING Type of Sample Samples Analyzed (Nos.) Failed Sample (Nos.) Samples Analyzed (Nos.) Failed Sample (Nos.) Certification Service Samples Seed Law Enforcement Bunt Samples Total

MICRO IRRIGATION  75% subsidy on drip and sprinkler irrigation (50% subsidy share GOI and Additional 25% from NABARD-RIDF).  50% subsidy on farm water storage tank in canal command area of South Western Districts of State.  Priority in power connection for opting micro irrigation. Physical and Financial progress under Micro Irrigation Sr. No Year Financial (Lac Rs.) Physical (ha.) NABARD (Lac Rs.) No. of beneficiaries TargetAch.TargetAch.TargetAch

FERTILIZERS: Availability, requirement and testing FertilizerKharif 2010Rabi Requirement (MT) Availability (up to ) Requirement (MT) Urea1,500,00012,24, DAP3,00,0005,58, SSP25,00010, MOP56,00047, CAN 3,0001, NPK Complexes30,00015, A/S 6,0004, Testing:  Two fertilizers testing labs with a capacity of 3000 samples per annum  3145 samples analyzed during , misbranded 15  1085 samples analyzed up to 31st August, 2010; misbranded 10

 Timely sowing of crops  Enactment of Preservation of Sub-soil Water Act, 2009  Mechanization of Paddy Transplanting  Propagation of Resource Conservation Technologies viz. zero tillage, minimum tillage, laser leveling.  Setting-up of Agricultural Machinery Service Centers to provide custom hiring service in agricultural machinery  Promotion of Net-house cultivation  Seed multiplication and replacement  Thrust on 100% seed treatment BEST PRACTICES ADOPTED

MAJOR ISSUES  Flood relief (Free distribution of Seeds) to cover the additional cost of cultivation of Kharif Crops.  Coverage of entire State under NFSM-wheat.  Interest subvention for regular repayment of loan may be increased from 1% to 3%.  Quantum of refinance by NABARD should be increased from 40% to 75%.  Uniform rates of subsidy under different schemes.  Rate of interest on refinance on short-term loans needs to be reduced to 2.5%.  Quality Improvement of Rice Variety PAU-201.

AVAILABILITY OF CREDIT (a) Issue of Kisan Credit Card: AgencyKCCs issued till since inception Out of Column 2. number of valid/active KCCs KCC Issued/ renewed from Steps taken by the State Government for achieving the target of providing KCCs to all willing farmers Commercial Banks/RRBs NA Not available (a) Banks requested through SLBC to issue KCC to willing farmers (b) Campaign by Agri. Deptt. though Farmer Training Camps (c) Campaign through print and electronic media (d) Efforts to make KCC ATM compatible Cooperatives Total (b) Credit flow position: AgencyAgricultural credit flow target for (crore Rs.) Achievement as on (Crore Rs.) Short TermMId TermTotalShort Term MId TermTotal Coop./RRBs