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Hindustan Times
18-05-2025
- Business
- Hindustan Times
Tamil Nadu's average agri growth now 5.66 pc, says govt
Chennai, Tamil Nadu's average agricultural growth, which stood at 1.36 per cent between 2012-2013 and 2020-2021, has achieved a record average of 5.66 per cent from 2021 to 2024, the state government said on Sunday. Chief Minister M K Stalin, immediately after assuming office on May 7, 2021, had announced that cultivable agricultural area will be increased. As a result of the initiatives following his announcement, the area under irrigation, which was 36.07 lakh hectares in 2020-2021, increased to 38.33 lakh hectares in 2023-2024, resulting in a remarkable increase in food production, an official release said. Under the Kalaignar All Village Integrated Agricultural Development Scheme, 47,286 acres of fallow land has been brought under cultivation at a cost of Rs.786.86 crore benefitting 51.13 lakh beneficiaries. The government underlined achievements, including the state ranking first in the country in productivity of finger millet and guava and holding the second position as regards productivity of maize, sugarcane, tamarind, tapioca, jasmine, and oilseeds. Five separate agriculture budgets have been presented, with a total allocation of Rs.1,94,076 crore, introducing and implementing several new schemes to boost agricultural production and enhance the welfare of the farming community. "Due to the proactive steps of the chief minister, the average agricultural growth, which stood at 1.36 per cent between 2012-2013 and 2020-2021, has achieved a record average of 5.66 per cent from 2021 to 2024," the government said. Priority was accorded for desilting of rivers, canals and irrigation channels, benefitting lakhs of farmers and 917 irrigation tanks across 27 districts were renovated at a cost of 1,212 crore. In order to benefit small and marginal farmers and to increase agricultural production, 814 minor irrigation tanks were also renovated at a cost of 75.59 crore, aiding agricultural development. Check dams, built across rivers, improve irrigation facilities in the respective regions. In this regard, across 24 districts, 88 check dams have been constructed at a cost of 519 crore, helping maintain groundwater levels. Milk production was 8,362 tonne in 2018-19, during the AIADMK regime. Fresh initiatives of the Dravidian model government raised it to 10,808 metric tonne in 2023-2024, which was a record achievement, the government said. The government also outlined an increase in egg production from 1,884.22 crore numbers in 2018–2019 to 2,233.25 crore in 2023–2024, an increase of nearly 350 crore. "The Dravidian model government has established 72 new fish landing centres at a cost of 1,428 crore. Additionally, the chief minister has implemented several schemes to develop fisheries in areas like Tharangambadi, Rameswaram, and Thiruvotriyur Kuppam."
The Hindu
18-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
TN government lists out achievements in agri, dairy, fisheries sectors
The State's average agricultural growth, which stood at 1.36% between 2012-13 and 2020-21, has achieved a record average of 5.66% from 2021 to 2024, the Tamil Nadu government said on Sunday (May 18, 2025). The area under irrigation in the State, which was 36.07 lakh hectares in 2020-21, increased to 38.33 lakh hectares in 2023-24, resulting in a remarkable increase in food production, it said. In an official release, the State government listed out the steps being undertaken for giving impetus given to the agriculture, dairy development, fisheries sectors. Through five separate agriculture budgets, a total allocation of ₹1,94,076 crore has been made to the sector. It said it has introduced and implemented several new programmes to boost agricultural production and enhance the welfare of the farming community. Tamil Nadu ranked first in India in the productivity of finger millet (ragi) and guava and held the second position in the country in the productivity of maize, sugarcane, tamarind, tapioca, jasmine, and oilseeds. Under the Kalaignar All Village Integrated Agricultural Development Scheme, 47,286 acres of fallow land have been brought under cultivation in 10,187 village panchayats at a cost of ₹786.86 crore. Under the Agricultural Mechanisation scheme, agricultural machinery and implements worth ₹499.45 crore were distributed to 62,820 farmers with subsidy, it said. A total of 1,652 new farm machineries have been procured and, through e-hiring (e-vaadagai) mobile service, about 69,000 farmers have been benefited, it said. Over 900 tanks across 27 districts were renovated at a cost of ₹1,212 crore. To benefit small and marginal farmers and to increase agricultural production, 814 minor irrigation tanks were renovated at a cost of ₹75.59 crore. Over 88 check dams have been constructed in 24 districts at a cost of ₹519 crore, helping maintain groundwater levels. Milk production was 8,362 metric tonnes in 2018-19 during the previous administration but due to the initiatives of the DMK government, it has been raised it to 10,808 metric tonnes in 2023-24, it said. The annual egg production has risen from ₹1,884.22 crore in 2018–2019 to ₹2,233.25 crore in 2023–24. In the fisheries sector, the State government has established 72 new fish landing centres at a cost of ₹1,428 crore. The CM has also implemented several schemes to develop fisheries in areas such as Tharangambadi, Rameswaram, and Thiruvotriyur Kuppam, it said.
