Organic cotton production in India has been on the rise continuously!
The production has been 810,934 metric tonnes (MT) during 2020-21 as against 335,712 MT during 2019-20 and 312,876 MT during 2018-19.
Compared to 2019-20, the production increased by 142 per cent in 2020-21. Madhya Pradesh is top in the list, while Maharashtra and Gujarat occupy second and third spots, respectively.
The Minister of State for Heavy Industries Krishan Pal Gurjar informed Rajya Sabha (upper house) the same.
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 to enhance 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).
| 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 | 74,027.06 | 82,737.87 | 91,925.51 | 84,701.23 | 383,133.39 |
| Maharashtra | 21,455.54 | 33,447.94 | 58,423.37 | 63,720.49 | 168,009.36 |
| Gujarat | 22,364.55 | 55,858.71 | 51,020.28 | 55,898.80 | 85,782.60 |
| Odisha | 23,034.40 | 58,545.71 | 74,001.57 | 103,312.96 | 106,495.89 |
| Rajasthan | 13,625.58 | 15,412.85 | 34,033.27 | 23,211.39 | 59,173.79 |
| Karnataka | 20.08 | 578.86 | 363.35 | 1,152.12 | 2,998.09 |
| Tamil Nadu | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1790.42 | 2369.82 | 3,771.77 |
| Telangana | 439.26 | 856.00 | 1,316.74 | 1,343.86 | 1,561.88 |
| Bihar | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 7.47 |
| Total | 154,966 | 247,438 | 312,876 | 335,712 | 810,934 |
