India is the largest producer, importer and consumer of pulses in the world, accounting for nearly 30% of the world’s population; India imports 14% of pulses from the world.
Pluses have a very long history and have been an important source of food for both humans and animals for more than ten thousand years.
From 19 million ha in 1950–51 to 28 million ha in 2020–21, the area under pulses has grown. At the same time, the production of pulses surged by nearly 200 per cent during the same time span, from 8.41 million ha to 24 million ha. In 2021–22, the yield of pulses per hectare was 823 kg.
Do you know? India is the only country in the world where pulses are cultivated the most compared to the entire world.
India is the largest producer, importer and consumer of pulses in the world, accounting for nearly 30% of the world’s population; India imports 14% of pulses from the world.
Tur Whole (Pigeon Peas), Black Matpe (Urad), Green Moong, ChickPeas, and Yellow Peas are some of the several kinds of pulses imported by PEC in India.
There are 3 crop seasons where pulses are grown.
i. Kharif – a) Arhar (Tur), b) Urd (Blackgram), c) Moong (Greengram), d) Lobia (Cowpea), e) Kulthi (Horsegram) and f) Moth;
ii. Rabi – a) Gram, b) Lentil, c) Pea, d) Lathyrus and e) Rajmash
iii. Summer – a) Greengram, b) Blackgram and c) Cowpea
Many heavy agricultural pieces of machinery are used in this pulse farming, like tractors or mini tractors, implements, harvesters and many more small tools.
There are various pulse-producing states in India. Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, and Karnataka are the top-producing states of pulses in India.
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1. Rajasthan – Among all Indian states, Madhya Pradesh produced the most pulses during the financial year 2018.
In the financial year 2022, Rajasthan produced more pulses than any other Indian state (nearly 19%). In FY 2021–22, the state will produce 4497.1 tons annually. The rabi season and the Kharif season are when the state produces the most arhar and pulses, such as moong, moth, moong, and gramme.
2. Madhya Pradesh – In the financial year 2021–22, Madhya Pradesh produced 4108.4 tonnes of pulses. The top three pulses are gramme, tur, and urad, which are extensively planted and developed in Madhya Pradesh.
3. Maharashtra – The third-largest producer of pulses in India is Maharashtra. In the financial year 2021–22, the state will produce 3736.0 tons of pulses annually. Maharashtra has about 20 lakh hectares of land that is primarily used for the cultivation of tur pulse.
4. Uttar Pradesh – In terms of India’s production of pulses, Uttar Pradesh comes in fourth place. UP produces 2447.3 tones of pulses annually for India in the financial year 2021–22. Since gramme pulse has the largest crop area for production, it tops the list of pulse names.
5. Karnataka – When it comes to producing pulses in India, Karnataka comes in sixth. For the financial year 2021–22, the state produced 2155.9 tonnes annually. The state is in charge of 60% of the growth of the pigeon pea and chickpea crops also, including horse gramme, black gramme, and green gramme, are grown in the state.
6. Andra Pradesh – The sixth-largest producer of pulses in India is Andhra Pradesh. And, in the financial year 2021–22, the state produced 1166.7 tonnes of pulses annually. In India, the state is where a variety of high-protein pulses are produced.
7. Gujarat – Gujarat produces 1057.3 tonnes of pulses annually, making it the seventh-largest producer in FY 2021–22.
8. Jharkhand – The yearly production of pulses in Jharkhand is 814.9 tonnes in the financial year 2021–22. However, in 2020, the state produced 814 thousand metric tonnes annually.
9. Tamil Nadu – In the financial year 2021–22, Tamil Nadu’s annual production total of 605.4 tons. It has created land for pulses on an annual basis ranging from 3.97 to 7.85 lakh acres over the past six years.
10. Telangana – In our Top 10 list, Last but not least is Telangana. In the financial year 2020-21, Telangana produces 549.2 tonnes of pulses.
Tractor, mini tractor and other agriculture vehicles and equipments are very important for pulses farming india
A few other states are mentioned below in the table.
| States | Pulses Production in 2021-2022 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 14.2 |
| Assam | 106.1 |
| Bihar | 334.4 |
| Chhattisgarh | 241.3 |
| Goa | 3.9 |
| Haryana | 64.4 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 55.2 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 44.2 |
| Kerala | 2.2 |
| Manipur | 25.2 |
| Meghalaya | 12 |
| Mizoram | 5.5 |
| Nagaland | 46.8 |
| Odisha | 432.5 |
| Puducherry | 0.5 |
| Punjab | 29.2 |
| Sikkim | 5 |
| Tripura | 18.7 |
| Uttarakhand | 57.8 |
| West Bengal | 384.9 |
| Pulses Name in Hindi | |
| English Name | Hindi Name |
| Black Gram /Vigna mungo | उड़द |
| Black Gram Split | उड़द की दाल/ काली दाल |
| Black-Eyed Pea/Black eyed Beans/Alubia/Cowpea | लोबिया/ सफ़ेद राजमा |
| Chickpeas | छोला/काबुली चना |
| Dal Bhat | भट्ट की दाल |
| Gahat ki Daal-Horse Gram | कुल्थी दाल |
| Gram / Chickpeas whole | काला चना |
| Gram/ Bengal Gram/ Chickpeas Split | चना दाल |
| Green Gram Split | मूंग हरी दाल |
| Green Gram/Whole Mung Beans/ Turkish gram | मोठ दाल/साबित मूंग |
| Green Peas | हरी मटर |
| Kidney Beans, Beans | राजमा |
| Lentil | मसूर |
| Lima Beans/Vaal Dal | सेम |
| Moong yellow Dal/ Skinned Dal | मूंग पीली दाल |
| Red Gram/Pigeon pea | अरहर की दाल/तुअर दाल |
| Red Lentil | मसूर की दाल |
| Soybean | सोयाबीन |
| Urad Dal White Lentil /Urad Dal skinned | उड़द की धुली दाल |
| Whole Red Lentil | मलका की दाल/मलका मसूर |
