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🌾 India’s Food Subsidy and Crop Production: Key Highlights 

📊 Food Subsidy Trends (2017–2024) 
✅ 2017-18: ₹1,00,000 crore 
✅ 2018-19: ₹1,20,000 crore 
✅ 2019-20: ₹1,50,000 crore 
✅2020-21:₹6,00,000 crore(Peak)
✅ 2021-22: ₹2,50,000 crore 
✅ 2022-23: ₹3,00,000 crore 
✅ 2023-24: ₹2,50,000 crore 


🌾 State-Wise Leading Crop Producers 
✅ Food Grains: Uttar Pradesh > Madhya Pradesh > Punjab 
✅ Millets: Rajasthan > Karnataka > Madhya Pradesh 
✅ Pulses: Madhya Pradesh > Maharashtra > Rajasthan 
✅ Oilseeds: Rajasthan > Madhya Pradesh > Gujarat 

🌱 Major Crops Overview 

🌾 Rice 
✅ Global Producers: China > India 
✅ Leading States: Telangana > Uttar Pradesh > West Bengal 
✅ Temperature: 21–37°C 
✅ Rainfall: 100 cm+ 

🌾 Wheat 
✅ Global Producers: China > India 
✅ Leading States: Uttar Pradesh > Madhya Pradesh > Punjab 
✅ Temperature: 10–25°C 
✅ Rainfall: 50–75 cm 

🌽 Maize 
✅ Global Producers: USA  
✅ Leading States: Karnataka > Bihar > Madhya Pradesh 
✅ Temperature: 21–27°C 
✅ Rainfall: 50–100 cm 

🌾 Sugarcane 
✅ Global Producers: Brazil > India 
✅ Leading States: Uttar Pradesh > Maharashtra > Karnataka 
✅ Temperature: 21–27°C 
✅ Rainfall: 75–100 cm 

🌿 Tea 
✅ Global Producers: China > India > Kenya 
✅ Leading States: Assam > West Bengal > Tamil Nadu 
✅ Temperature: 20–30°C 
✅ Rainfall: 150–300 cm 

☕️ Coffee 
✅ Global Producers: Brazil  
✅ Leading States: Karnataka > Kerala > Tamil Nadu 
✅ Temperature: 15–28°C 

🌾 Cotton 
✅ Global Producers: China > India > USA 
✅ Leading States: Gujarat > Maharashtra > Telangana 
✅ Temperature: 21–27°C 
✅ Rainfall: 50–100 cm 

🌱 Other Important Crops 

🌿 Groundnut 
✅ Global Producers: China > India 
✅ Leading States: Gujarat > Rajasthan > Madhya Pradesh 

🌻 Sunflower 
✅ Global Producers: Ukraine
✅ Leading States: Karnataka > Haryana > Odisha 

🌾 Rapeseed and Mustard: NEPAL
✅ Leading States: Rajasthan > Uttar Pradesh > Madhya Pradesh 

🌾 Jute and Mesta 
✅ Global Producers: India > Bangladesh 
✅ Leading States: West Bengal > Bihar > Assam 

🌱 Rubber 
✅ Global Producers: Thailand > Indonesia > India 
✅ Leading States: Kerala > Tripura > Karnataka 
✅ Temperature: 25°C+ 
✅ Rainfall: 200 cm+ 

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