1. Department of Agriculture, Punjab
CROP CONTINGENT PLAN
Department of Agriculture, Punjab
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2. ABOUT PUNJAB: Area (geographical) : 5.04 m ha Districts: 22
Net sown area: 4.2 m ha
Irrigated area: 4.07 m ha(98%)
by Canals : 1.11 m ha (27%)
by Tubewells : 2.96 m ha (73%)
Total cropped area: 7.9 m ha
Cropping intensity: 191%
Cropping Systems : Rice-Wheat; Cotton-Wheat; and Maize-Wheat
Largest Contribution of Foodgrains to Central Pool in
: Wheat - 42%
: Rice – 26%
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3. MONSOON RAIN FALL 2009- 2014 Year Actual rain fall Normal Rainfall
(Rainfall in mm)
Year
Actual rain fall
Normal Rainfall
Deficit (%)
2009
320.0
491.5
34.9
2010
458.2
496.4 8
2011
459.2 7
2012
266.0 46
2013
477.9 4
2014
243.9 50
Source :IMD
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4. Productivity of Major Kharif crops (Kg/Ha) Paddy Maize Cotton
%age deficit Rainfall
2009
4010
3415
668
34.9
2010
3828
3707
641 8
2011
3767
3971
535 7
2012
3998
3680
575 46
2013
3952
3898
570 4
2014
3846
3652
543 50
2015 (T)
4000
3900
600
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5. Estimated Area and Production of Major Crops: 2015-16
(Target)
Area
(lac ha)
Production
(lac MT)
Paddy (including Basmati)
28.94
111.07
26.55
106.20
Cotton
4.20
13.42
05.25
18.52
Maize
1.62
4.60
2.00
7.80
Wheat
35.00
154.00
34.90
171.00
Sugarcane
0.94
67.68
1.20
86.40
Total Oilseeds (Kharif + Rabi)
0.51
0.74
0.78
1.05
Total Pulses (Kharif + Rabi)
0.22
0.38
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6. Reservoir Levels In Punjab
Sr. No
Name of the Reservoir
Reservoir level on
Reservoir level on 1.
Bhakra (Sutlej river)
ft.
ft. 2.
Pong (Beas river)
ft.
ft. 3.
Ranjit Sagar (Ravi river) m m
We are irrigating 73% are by tubewells and only 27 % area the canal irrigation.
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7. Availability of Power Supply for Agriculture
Consumption : MU
Season
(Estimated)
Total consumption
Agri. consumption
Kharif
(15 June to 30 Sept.)
14040
5601
Rabi
(1 Nov. to 15 April)
13355
2176
Availability of Power (in MU)
1. Total own (Hydro+ Thermal) = 22319
BBMB (Net) =
Gross Power Purchase = 35921
Inter-state Transmission losses =
Net Power Purchase = 35001
Net available for PSPCL (1+2+5) = 61462
Expected requirement = 48655
Surplus (6-7) = 12807
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8. Positioning of Inputs- Seed
Crop
Requirement
(Qtls.)
Availability (Qtls.)
Kharif-2015
Cotton
8920
10253
Maize
40000
60000
Groundnut
5000
5709
Paddy
135000
156788
Basmati
64200
Pulses
29450
35551
Toria
300
800
Cotton - sowing of 90% area has been completed, Paddy- Transplanting of will start from 15 June 2015 , Basmati- Transplanting will start from 15 July onwards
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9. Positioning of Inputs- Seed
Crop
Requirement
(Qtls.)
Likely Availability (Qtls.)
Rabi
Wheat
Barley
7000
7530
Rabi Oilseed
750
800
Gram
2650
Lentil
250
500
Oat
1500
8000
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10. Positioning of Inputs - Fertilizer
Crop
Consumption Expected(LMT)
Requirement (LMT)
Allocation (LMT)
Availability (LMT) up to
Kharif-2015
Urea
12.80
14.50
12.50
8.04
Phosphatic
2.55
4.50
4.00
1.39
Potash
0.37
0.39
0.38
0.15
Rabi
13.80
13.50 -
3.50
4.33
0.49
*including 2LMT for prepositioning for sowing of wheat
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11. What will Happen to Punjab if Drought Like Conditions Persist……
Extra expenditure on diesel by farmers
Extra purchase of power by State
Extra expenditure on Irrigation infrastructure i.e. deepening of tube-wells
Marginal loss of yield
Note: State had submitted proposal for providing assistance to farmers as the state faced drought like situation in 2014, but till date no reply has been received from GoI and similar conditions are predicted in 2015 as well. This will aggravate the situation and the farmers of the state will be under financial crisis. The GoI is requested to compensate the farmers of the state as the state has been playing an important role in the food security of the country.
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12. Consumption of Diesel for Agricultural Purposes in Punjab
Figures in MT
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015 (Projected)
April
95411
107709
99061
107346
101668
101665
104078
May
88013
104420
116367
114528
123092
123399
129578
June
108616
105681
97361
107944
111997
112889
126848
July
85350
76184
81047
89458
100147
92889
102874
Aug
77889
67598
73050
77874
83677
79176
90853
September
76668
70900
78593
80314
78772
73501
78402
Total
531946
532491
545479
577465
599353
583520
632632
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13. Diesel Operation wise energy input in Punjab Agriculture
Irrigation – 51% Harvesting & Threshing- 19% Tillage- 13% Rest of operations -17%
Consumption of Diesel in Punjab for Agricultural Purposes during Kharif season (April to September) in MT
Year
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Consumption (MT)
577465
583520
The annual compounded rate of growth of consumption of diesel during the past seven years is 3.58%. But for drought year as was in 2009 the rates of consumption are much higher at 8.00%. ) for months of june , july and august it was respectively 12%, 10% and 14%
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14. Diesel Projection for year 2015 based on this growth rate ( MT) 604779
Projection based on trends of year 2009 (MT)
632632
Hence extra burden on the farmers of the State in terms of consumption of diesel oil for the year 2015 (MT)
27853 MT or liters
Extra financial burden on the farmers of the State because of drought like conditions in the State (Rs. In lakh)), taking the current diesel costs of Rs / liter
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15. Irrigation Infrastructure
Approximately 75% of the area irrigated is with the help of tubewells
Electric Tubewells lakh
Out of which Tubewells with Submersible Pumps lakh
Tubewells with monoblock pump lakh
Monoblock pumps that go defunct every year lakh
In case the situation of drought / scanty rainfall arises farmers invest heavily on deepening of the tubewells and installing submersible motors
In such case it is estimated that an additional 45,000 monoblock tubewells have to be converted to deep tubewells with submersible pumps
Average cost of construction of deep tubewell with submersible motor varies from 1.75 lakh to 3.00 lakh
Taking the average of costs of the farmers may have to incur an additional expenditure of Rs crores on deepening of tubewells
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16. Steps taken by state for mitigating drought like situation
Enactment of Punjab Preservation of sub soil water Act 2009
Propagation of DSR in Paddy and Basmati.
Additional availability of Power supply-2000 Cr.
Diversion of area under Maize , Cotton and Basmati etc.
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17. Contingent Plan for Crop Production
Normal rainfall: Recommended crop rotations i.e. rice-wheat, maize-wheat and cotton-wheat shall be followed.
Deficient Rainfall: As 98% area is under assured irrigation, the cost of irrigation and thereby cost of production increases and depending upon deficiency, the productivity may also be affected.
The Strategy to meet such a contingency will be:
Delayed on-set of monsoon by 2-3 weeks:
Supply of additional power to agriculture sector shall be ensured to achieve timely sowing.
Release of canal water shall be regulated to meet the crop water requirement .
Farmers will be advised to cultivate short duration and drought tolerant varieties of crops
Farmer advisories to avoid over use of nitrogenous fertilizers and to follow the recommended agricultural practices shall be issued.
crop
Varieties recommended
Paddy
PR 115, PR 111, PR 121, PR 123, PR 113 and basmati
Maize
PMH 2
Moong
PAU 911, ML 818
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18. Contingent Plan for Crop Production
Prolonged dry spell after 2-3 weeks of sowing:
Supply of additional power to agriculture sector for nurturing the crops
Supply of diesel on subsidized rates for running tubewells
If crops are damaged due to severe stress, re-sowing with short duration alternate crops/ varieties may be taken up
Maize PMH-2 during second fortnight of August.
Moong ML-613 in rainfed area i.e in Distt Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur and Ropar.
PAU -911 variety of Moong is recommended for the whole state except Sourth –Western Distt i.e. Bathinda, Mansa, Faridkot, Muktsar and Ferozepur.
Moong variety ML-818 can also be sown in the state.
Early withdrawal of Monsoon:
Severe moisture stress conditions may damage the crops beyond recovery particularly at heading/ top dough stage. In such conditions
sowing of early sown varieties of toria like TL 17, TL 15 and PBT 37
early sown varieties potato and peas are recommended for sowing in September.
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19. Contingent Plan for Crop Production
Excessive rains leading to floods: Whenever possible efforts should be made to drain out the excess water from the kharif crops especially cotton, maize, okra etc. which are vulnerable to standing water.
Wherever lesser damage has occurred, apply additional dose or urea to compensate the leached nitrogen either through foliar spray or soil application.
In flood-prone areas cultivation of crops like sugarcane and rice should be adopted because these can withstand the standing water to some extent.
Wherever recently transplanted paddy gets intensively damaged, transplanting of basmati rice or sowing of toria should be done. In area of extensive damage re-transplanting of paddy seedlings of age even up to 60 days or more can be taken up to avoid the complete failure of the crop. 
Under upland situations, re-sow short duration varieties:
Maize PMH-2 during second fortnight of August.
Moong variety ML-613 can be sown in rainfed areas
Moong PAU -911 variety for the whole state except South–Western Distts
Moong variety ML-818 can also be sown in the state.
Fodder varieties of Maize J 106, sorghum SL 44 and bajra PHBF 1, PCB 164 , FBC can be re-sown even upto end of September.
In area where vegetable crops suffer extensive damage, re-sowing of bhindi or transplanting of brinjal should be taken up.
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20. Expectation from the Government of India
Paddy and Maize- Provide Rs.100/per qtl Bonus if 20% Less rainfall
Cotton- Provide 500/- per qtl Bonus if 20% less rain fall
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21. Thanks
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