Production of Rice in India

From a nation dependent on food imports to feed its population, India today is self-sufficient in grain production and also has a substantial reserve. The progress made by agriculture in the last four decades has been one of the biggest success stories of free India. Agriculture and allied activities constitute the single largest contributor to the Gross Domestic Product, almost 33% of it. Agriculture is the means of livelihood of about two-thirds of the work force in the country.

India is the world's second largest rice producer, followed by China. The production of rice in India has shown an increasing trend which is evident from the Table given below:

 

YEAR	PRODUCTION (in million tonnes)
1950-51	20.58
1960-61	34.58
1970-71	42.22
1980-81	53.63
1990-91	74.29
1997-98	82.54
1998-99	86.08
1999-00	89.68
2000-01	84.98
2001-02	93.08

 

The demand for rice in India is projected at 128 million tonnes for the year 2012 and will require a production level of 3,000 kg/hectare significantly greater than the present average yield of 1,930 kg/hectare. Government of India is targeting to achieve production of 129 million tonnes of rice by 2011-12 with the growth rate of 3.7% along with other foodgrains.

Statewise Production of Rice in India

 

Production (in million tonnes)
State	2000-01	1999-00
Uttar Pradesh	42.32	45.65
Punjab	25.32	25.20
Andhra Pradesh	14.53	13.70
West Bengal	13.83	14.92
Haryana	13.25	13.06
Bihar	12.06	14.39
Karnataka	10.95	9.86
Maharashtra	10.08	12.70
Rajasthan	10.04	10.68
Madhya Pradesh	8.93	21.27
Tamil Nadu	8.90	8.97
Orissa	4.98	5.62
Assam	4.17	4.04
Gujarat	3.68	4.05
Chhatisgarh	3.65	-
Jharkhand	2.01	-
Uttaranchal	1.73	-
Others	5.49	2.71

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