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Department has made tremendous progress in agriculture production . The
production has increased manifold as is evidence from the information given
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TOTAL
FOODGRAINS PRODUCTION
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Food grains production increased from 200 thousand tonnes in 1951-1952
to 1237.57 thousand tonnes (Anti. Ach.) in the Year 2015-2016.
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MAIZE PRODUCTION
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Maize is the major crop of the state. The
production of Maize, which was 67.3 thousand tones in 1951-1952 has gone up
to 557.52 thousand tonnes (Anti. Ach.) in the year 2015-2016.
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RICE
PRODUCTION
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The Production of rice has gone up from 28.3 thousand tonnes in
1951-1952 to 98.98 thousand tonnes (Anti. Ach.) in 2015-2016.
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WHEAT PRODUCTION
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The production of wheat has attained a level of 494.14 thousand
tonnes (Anti. Ach.) in 2015-2016 against 61.2 thousand tonnes during
1951-1952.
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VEGETABLE
PRODUCTION
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Production increased from 25 thousand tonnes during 1951-1952 to 1480
thousand tonnes (Anti. Ach.) during 2015-2016.
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GINGER PRODUCTION (Dry)
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The production of Ginger in 1951-1952 was 1.24 thousand tonnes. The
production of Ginger in 2015-2016 is 3.00 thousand tonnes (Anti. Ach.).
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POTATO
PRODUCTION
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The production of potato was 1.60 thousand
tonnes in 1951-1952 and 190.00 thousand tonnes (Anti. Ach.) in 2015-2016.
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Progress in Respect of Other
Programme During 2015-2016
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S .No.
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Development
Programme
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Unit
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Distribution of Improved Seeds
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M.T.
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10,210
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i) Distribution of Plant Protection Material.
ii) Area Treated
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M.T.
000' ha.
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144.00
2.50
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Distribution of Fertilizers
(In Nutrients) :
i) Nitrogen (N)
ii) Phosphorous (P)
iii) Potassium (K)
TOTAL (N+P+K)
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M.T.
M.T.
M.T.
M.T.
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34,600
10,000
9,000
53,600
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Improved Agricultural Implements Distributed including Plant
Protection Equipments
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No's
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1,30,000
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Area covered under H.Y.V. Programme
i) Wheat
ii) Rice
iii) Maize
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000' ha.
000' ha.
000 'ha.
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227.95
36.37
202.23
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6.
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No. of Biogas Plants Installed
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No's
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150
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Area to be Covered under Soil and Water Conservation Measures
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ha.
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3,500
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Number of Soil Samples Analysed
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No's
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69,635
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