Multiple choice

What is the government's estimate of kharif food grain output in 2009-10 according to information given by Minister of State for Finance N. N. Meena in Parliament recently?

  1. 96.63 million tonne

  2. 106.29 million tonne

  3. 117.70 million tonne

  4. 137.41 million tonne

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Explanation

The government has projected a 21.07 million tonne (mt) fall in the kharif food grain output from 117.70 mt in 2008-09 to 96.63 mt in 2009-10. Production of rice, pulses, oilseeds and sugarcane is expected to decline.