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Government of India
Ministry of Textiles
11 FEB 2022 5:31PM by PIB Delhi
Organic Cotton Production in 2020-21 is 810934 MT

The production of organic cotton during 2020-21 has been 810934 MT against 335712 MT during 2019-20 and 312876 MT during 2018-19.  Hence, the production of organic cotton is not coming down. State wise detail during the last five years is Annexed.

Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is implementing cotton development programme under National Food Security Mission (NFSM) in 15 major cotton growing states with an aim for enhancing production and productivity. ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research, (CICR) is doing research for the development and refinement of Technology for production of Organic Cotton in the country. Government is also promoting organic farming through a dedicated scheme named Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY).

Annexure

State wise Production of Organic Cotton during 2016-21

 

                Production Quantity (MT)

State

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

Madhya Pradesh

74027.06

82737.87

91925.51

84701.23

383133.39

Maharashtra

21455.54

33447.94

58423.37

63720.49

168009.36

Gujarat

22364.55

55858.71

51020.28

55898.80

85782.60

Odisha

23034.40

58545.71

74001.57

103312.96

106495.89

Rajasthan

13625.58

15412.85

34033.27

23211.39

59173.79

Karnataka

20.08

578.86

363.35

1152.12

2998.09

Tamil Nadu

0.00

0.00

1790.42

2369.82

3771.77

Telangana

439.26

856.00

1316.74

1343.86

1561.88

Bihar

0.00

0.00

1.16

1.16

7.47

Total

154966

247438

312876

335712

810934

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

            

 

This information was given by the Minister of State for Heavy Industries Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

 

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