MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI SHARAD PAWAR)
(a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 305 DUE FOR REPLY ON 13TH MARCH, 2006.
(a): State-wise production of sugarcane during 2005-06 are given below:-
State/Union Territory Production (000 tonnes)#
Andhra Pradesh 17940
Assam 856
Bihar 4217
Chhattisgarh 24
Gujarat 13305
Haryana 6840
Himachal Pradesh 27
Jharkhand 142
Karnataka 15200
Kerala 85
Madhya Pradesh 2622
Maharashtra 34690
Orissa 2920
Punjab 5290
Rajasthan 308
Tamil Nadu 33299
Uttar Pradesh 121529
Uttranchal 6134
West Bengal 1052
Others 96
All-India 266876
# Second Advance Estimates.
(b)&(c): Yes, Sir. Government through its extension services, institutions in the private and non-
governmental sector is endeavouring to improve the technical knowledge of farmers and sugarcane
growers. The Government of India is already implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of
Sustainable Development of Sugarcane Based Cropping System (SUBACS) under Macro Management in
21 States/Union Territories namely; Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka,
Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil
Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Pondicherry. The scheme includes demonstration of
production technology, training of farmers/extension workers, farm implements/machines, heat treatment
plants, production of planting material and drip irrigation as its components.
In addition to this, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution is providing
soft loan to sugar mills from Sugar Development Fund (SDF) for the cane development in mill areas. The
activities covered are production of planting material, setting up of tissue culture and heat treatment
plants, drip irrigation, switching over to improved varieties, equipments for pest control, ratoon
management and computerization of cane management.
