Annual Report 2009-2010 - Department of Agriculture & Co-operation

Annual Report 2009-2010
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4.38 Oil palm: The Oil Palm Development
Programme under ISOPOM is being
implemented in the states of Andhra Pradesh,
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Goa, Orissa,
Kerala, and Mizoram only.
4.39 With a view to exploiting the huge
potential for oil palms in the country, the
Department of Agriculture and Cooperation
constituted a committee under the chairmanship
of Dr. K.L. Chadha to re-assess the scope of oil
palm cultivation in the country.
Table 4.5: Area under oil palm
4.40 The committee, in its report submitted
to this Department, has identified 10.36 lakh
hectares as potential area for oil palm plantation,
and has recommended that 2.24 lakh hectares
be brought under oil palm cultivation in the
Eleventh Five Year Plan.
4.41 Area Expansion of Oil Palm: The yearwise
target and achievement for the period 2006-
07, 2007-08, and 2008-09 (P) with respect to area
coverage under oil palm through the
implementation of the Oil Palm Development
Programme is given in Table 4.5:
(Target and achievement in hectares)
Year Target Achievement
2006-07 12,000 18,176
2007-08 29,580 21,330
2008-09 31,500 26,178
4.42 Seed Mini-kit Distribution Programme:
Year-wise and season-wise allocation of seed
mini-kits during 2008-09 and 2009-10 to the
states is given in Table 4.6.
Table 4.6: Year and season-wise allocation of seed mini-kits during the last two years
(Number of seed minikits)
Season Oilseeds Pulses Total
Summer 2008 29,985 2,36,425 2,66,410
Kharif 2008 4,64,366 3,55,787 8,20,153
Rabi 2008-09 7,13,943 5,45,000 12,58,943
Summer 2008-09 29,625 2,75,750 3,05,375
Kharif 2009-10 3,82,512 5,04,289 8,86,801
Rabi 2009-10 12,32,210 14,12,772 26,44,982
4.43 To mitigate the impact of drought in Kharif
2009 and to utilise the available moisture in Rabi
2009-10, the Government of India has enhanced
the subsidy on distribution of certified seeds of
oilseeds, pulses, and maize from Rs. 1,200 to
Rs. 2,000 per quintal for the Rabi and summer
seasons of 2009-10. Besides this, the
Government of India has increased the allocation
of seed mini-kits of oilseeds, pulses, and maize
from Rs. 3,003.72 lakhs in Rabi 2008-09 to Rs.