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Punjab
State, with only 1.5 per cent of Geographical
Area of the Country, Produced 20 percent of wheat,
9 percent of Rice and 14 percent of Cotton of
the total produce under these crops in the country.
Punjab is 1st in average per hectare yield of
rice, wheat and cotton.
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During
the year 1997-98, the total production of foodgrains
touched 211.61 lac tonnes, a matter of great pride
for any state and its people.
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Punjab
State which has Earned the rare distribution of
being called the "FOOD BASKET OF the whole
COUNTRY" & the "GRANARY OF INDIA",
has been contributing 40-50 percent of Rice &
60-70 percent of Wheat to the Central Pool for
the last two decades.
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Wheat
yield of 40 quintals per hectare is a record production.
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Punjab
State produces 1% of Rice, 2% of Wheat and 2%
of Cotton of the World
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As
compared to 73 Kg. per hectare utilisation of
fertilisers at the National level, Punjab is using
167 Kg. of fertilisers per hectare.
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Punjab
State consumes 10 percent of the total Fertilizer
Consumption in India.
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The
Punjab State topped all other States in India
in the Kinnow fruit production.
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Punjab
State topped all other states in per hectare yield
of grapes.
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Per
hectare potato seed production is highest in Punjab.
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Punjab
topped all other State in Mushroom production.
It is contribution about 20 to 25 percent in the
national food pool.
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Punjab
State Cooperative Bank has won two major national
level awards for operational efficiency and overall
performance for the year 1993-94. This award has
been given after selecting Cooperative Banks of
28 States in the country by the NABARD.
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The
National Productivity Council, Govt. of India,
has awarded the National Productivity Award for
the seventh successive year in Oct. 1995 to Punjab
for excellent performance in agriculture extension
and agro-based industries.
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One
Third Tractors of India are working in the fields
of Punjab (5 lakh).
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The
Product of MILKFED "VERKA VIGOUR", the
only honey based Brown Malted Health drink in
the country has been accepted in Bangladesh against
severe competition from various multinational
brands.
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Verka
milk products known for quality are largely exported
to the Middle East, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Phillipines
and Bangladesh.
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Punjab
exports vegetables of worth Rs 50 Crores to Pakistan
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In
addition to the supply of Quality milk, Whole
milk, Skimmed milk, Powdered milk, Cheese &
butter to the army, Punjab is also supplying 11,000
tonnes of milk worth Rs 100 Crores a year
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Per
capita availability of Eggs is the highest in
India :
(a)
Average in India - 35
(b) Average in Punjab - 125
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Punjab
is the first State in India to export HONEY to
the United States of America.
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Punjab
Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has been awarded
the best Performance Award for propagating the
objectives of non conventional and renewable energy
sources.
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Under
the Family Welfare Programme, Punjab has already
attained couple protection rate of 63.73% against
the national target of 60% envisaged to be achieved
by 2000 A.D.
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The
per capita availability of milk in the State is
845 gms. per day, which is the highest in the
country.
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Punjab
Produces 7.16 lakh M.T. of milk annually which
is 10 % of the total production in the Country.
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MARKFED
is one of the largest cooperative institutions
in Asia with a business turnover of about Rs.
91816.46 crores per annum.
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Punjab
is the only State in the country where every village
and urban slum areas have Mahila Swasthya Sang.
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The
fish production is 4100 kg. per hectare as compared
to All India level 2180 kg.
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Punjab
has given a lead to the country by commissioning
160 community and Institutional Biogas Plants
which supply clean cooking fuels to over 10,000
families in the State.
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