The government has said that pesticide residues above the Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) fixed by the FSSAI were detected in 3.1 per cent samples of fruits and vegetables in the last three years. NMEO-Oil Palm was launched in 2021-22 with a target of 6.5 lakh hectares (lh) oil palm cultivation from 2021-22 to 2025-26. To a separate query, Ramnath Thakur said 2.98 lh has been brought under oil palm cultivation under NMEO-Oil Plam since 2021-22. From 2021-22 to 2025-26, the crude palm oil production was 20.10 lakh tonnes (lt). He said the ICAR-Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research (ICAR-IIOPR) Reassessment Committee report of 2020 identified 27.99 lh as potential area for oil palm cultivation in the country based on scientific evaluation of agro-climatic suitability and land suitability parameters.