The total production of pulses is estimated at 18.45 million tonnes (MT) during 2012-13. In addition, the Government of India has imported 3.83 MT of pulses during 2012-13 to fulfill the requirement of pulses of the country, as per information provided by Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing Industries, Tariq Anwar.
The production of pulses in the country has increased from 14.20 MT in 2006-07 to 18.45 MT during the year 2012-13 (4th Advance Estimates of Directorate of Economics and Statistics).
Besides, the Government of India has taken various initiatives to increase the production of pulses through area expansion and enhancement of productivity by implementing various crop development programmes like National food Security Mission (NFSM) and Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY).
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