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Department of Agriculture, Punjab Chandigarh

PULSE PRODUCTION PROGRAMME IN PUNJAB presented by Gurdial Singh Joint Director Agriculture Punjab. Department of Agriculture, Punjab Chandigarh. Basic Agricultural Characteristics of the Punjab State. Punjab is the food basket of India producing about 20% of country’s wheat

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Department of Agriculture, Punjab Chandigarh

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  1. PULSE PRODUCTION PROGRAMME IN PUNJABpresented by Gurdial SinghJoint Director Agriculture Punjab Department of Agriculture, Punjab Chandigarh

  2. Basic Agricultural Characteristics of the Punjab State Punjab is the food basket of India producing about 20% of country’s wheat and 9% rice with 1.5% geographical area. • Total population: 27.5 million • Population in rural areas: 66% • Geographical area: 5.03 m ha • Net sown area: 4.2 m ha • Cropping intensity: 189% • Irrigated area: 97% -Through groundwater:74% • Per capita income: Rs 35,700

  3. AREA, PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY OF PULSES IN PUNJAB

  4. Area under Summer Moong during 2010-11

  5. CROP-WISE AREA SOWN POSITION OF KHARIF PULSES DURING KHARIF 2011

  6. CROP-WISE PRODUCTION OF KHARIF PULSES DURING KHARIF 2011

  7. CROP-WISE AREA SOWN POSITION OF KHARIF PULSES DURING RABI 2011-12

  8. AREA UNDER SUMMER MOONG DURING 2011-12

  9. PROGRESS OF PULSE PRODUCTION SCHEMES • All the pulse production schemes are implemented for promotion of summer moong. • Under Seed Village Scheme 100 villages shall be covered during 2011-12 for the production of quality seed. During 2010-11 the no. of villages was 64.

  10. REQUIREMENT OF ADDITIONAL FUNDS • Five units under A3P may be allocated for the promotion of summer moong for the year 2011-12 • A sum of Rs. 2.73 crore is required for this purpose.

  11. THANKS

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