Lok Sabha Question No. 1070 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-22
Subject: Survey on Land
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL), PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA, KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI, SAKSHI SWAMI MAHARAJ

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1070

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 ND  NOVEMBER, 2016

## SURVEY ON LAND

1070.     SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL:

SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA: DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI: DR. SWAMI SAKSHIJI MAHARAJ:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has carried out any survey to ascertain the status and position of agricultural/arable, non-agricultural, rainfed and barren land/area across the country and if so, the details and the outcome thereof, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has launched any programmes to make such lands cultivable/ fertile in the country including the land in Runn of Kutch; and
- (c) if  so, the details thereof along with the funds allocated, released and utilised/ spent for the purpose during the last three years and the current year and the extent of success achieved therefrom, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI  S.S. AHLUWALIA)

- (a): Government  has  not  carried  out  any  survey  to  ascertain  the  status  and  position  of agricultural/arable, non-agricultural, rainfed and barren land/area across the country. However, the  Ministry  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare  compiles  annually  district/State-wise  data  on agricultural/arable  land,  non-agricultural  land,  rainfed  and  barren  land  etc.  based  on  the information  received  from  respective  State/  UT  Governments.  As  per  Land  Use  Statistics  for 2013-14  (latest  available)  State-wise  details  of  agricultural/arable  land,  non-agricultural  land, rainfed and barren land in the country are given in the Annexure.
- (b) & (c): As per Seventh Schedule of Constitution of India, land comes under the purview of State Governments and, therefore, it is for the State Governments to take suitable steps to convert barren land and rainfed area into cultivable/fertile land .

However,  to  supplement  State's  efforts  to  convert  barren  land  and  rainfed  area  into cultivable/fertile  land  by  extending  irrigation  facilities,  the  Government  of  India  launched Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) in July, 2015 which  aims at providing end to end  solutions  in irrigation  supply  chain,  viz. water sources, and distribution network and farm

level applications. It adopts State level planning and projectised execution that allows States to draw  up  their  own  irrigation  development  plans  based  on  District  Irrigation  Plans  and  State Irrigation  Plans.  Under the  above Scheme, micro irrigation is also popularised to ensure 'Per drop-More  crop'.  State-wise  details  of  releases  under  PMKSY  for  2015-16  and  2016-17  are given in Annexures -I(A) & I(B)

Besides,  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  had  also  been  implementing  an  Integrated Watershed  Management  Programme  (IWMP)  for  development  of  rainfed/  degraded  areas. From  2015-16  onwards,  the  IWMP  has  been  converted  as  the  Watershed  Component  of PMKSY. State-wise details of Central assistance released under PMKSY-Watershed Development Component (WDC) in the country are given in Annexure-II.

## Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 1070 due for reply on 22.11.2016

State-wise details of Agricultural, Non-agricultural , Rainfed and Barren Land for the year 2013-14 (latest available)

(Thousand hectares)

| States/Uts                |   Agricultural Land |   Non- Agricultural Land |   Rainfed Area (Gross Un- Irrigated Area) | Barren and Unculturable Land   |
|---------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH            |                8879 |                     7142 |                                      4032 | 1341                           |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH         |                 424 |                     6815 |                                       239 | 38                             |
| ASSAM                     |                3357 |                     4487 |                                      3725 | 1192                           |
| BIHAR                     |                6578 |                     2781 |                                      2435 | 432                            |
| CHHATTISGARH              |                5550 |                     8240 |                                      3947 | 289                            |
| GOA                       |                 197 |                      164 |                                       119 | -                              |
| GUJARAT                   |               12661 |                     6408 |                                      6545 | 2552                           |
| HARYANA                   |                3645 |                      726 |                                       763 | 125                            |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH          |                 812 |                     3764 |                                       743 | 777                            |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR           |                1070 |                     2942 |                                       659 | 306                            |
| JHARKHAND                 |                4343 |                     3627 |                                      1434 | 568                            |
| KARNATAKA                 |               12840 |                     6210 |                                      8155 | 787                            |
| KERALA                    |                2279 |                     1607 |                                      2149 | 14                             |
| MADHYA PRADESH            |               17267 |                    13489 |                                     14128 | 1346                           |
| MAHARASHTRA               |               21127 |                     9632 |                                     18772 | 1724                           |
| MANIPUR                   |                 384 |                     1727 |                                       308 | 1                              |
| MEGHALAYA                 |                1056 |                     1185 |                                       216 | 131                            |
| MIZORAM                   |                 402 |                     1690 |                                        98 | 8                              |
| NAGALAND                  |                 693 |                      958 |                                       400 | 2                              |
| ORISSA                    |                6797 |                     8670 |                                      3663 | 1052                           |
| PUNJAB                    |                4219 |                      813 |                                       116 | 52                             |
| RAJASTHAN                 |               25542 |                     8725 |                                     16255 | 2385                           |
| SIKKIM                    |                  97 |                      346 |                                       134 | -                              |
| TAMIL NADU                |                8120 |                     4913 |                                      2587 | 488                            |
| TELANGANA                 |                6929 |                     4555 |                                      3124 | 615                            |
| TRIPURA                   |                 273 |                      776 |                                       280 | -                              |
| UTTARAKHAND               |                1550 |                     4442 |                                       555 | 228                            |
| UTTAR PRADESH             |               18955 |                     5215 |                                      5492 | 464                            |
| WEST BENGAL               |                5662 |                     3022 |                                      3958 | 11                             |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS |                  28 |                      730 |                                        24 | 2                              |
| CHANDIGARH                |                   2 |                        5 |                                         1 | -                              |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI      |                  24 |                       25 |                                        16 | 0                              |
| DAMAN & DIU               |                   3 |                        0 |                                         3 | -                              |
| DELHI                     |                  53 |                       95 |                                         6 | 18                             |
| LAKSHADWEEP               |                   2 |                        1 |                                         3 | -                              |
| PONDICHERRY               |                  30 |                       19 |                                         4 | 0                              |
| ALL INDIA                 |              181850 |                   125946 |                                    105087 | 16948                          |

Note:'0' relates to the area below 500 Hectares

Annexure refered in reply to parts (b) & (c ) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No. 1070 due for reply on 22.11.2016

Release & Expenditure under PMKSY-Per Drop More Crop for 2015-16

(Rs. in Crore)

| S.   |                   | Micro Irrigation   | Micro Irrigation   | Other Interventions   | Other Interventions   |
|------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| No.  | Name of State     | Released           | Expenditure        | Released              | Expenditure           |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh    | 177.68             | 197.83             | 28.79                 | 2.83                  |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.00               | 0.00               | 2.60                  | 0.80                  |
| 3    | Assam             | 0.50               | 0.00               | 4.53                  | 0.00                  |
| 4    | Bihar             | 10.00              | 6.01               | 18.60                 | 0.00                  |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      | 7.50               | 8.01               | 12.80                 | 2.25                  |
| 6    | Goa               | 0.00               | 0.11               | 0.30                  | 0.00                  |
| 7    | Gujarat           | 204.10             | 208.41             | 8.95                  | 4.33                  |
| 8    | Haryana           | 16.94              | 10.12              | 18.03                 | 0.60                  |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  | 0.75               | 2.20               | 6.85                  | 4.15                  |
| 10   | J&K               | 0.00               | 0.09               | 4.87                  | 2.81                  |
| 11   | Jharkhand         | 0.00               | 14.65              | 14.97                 | 7.42                  |
| 12   | Karnataka         | 111.75             | 110.51             | 101.37                | 13.40                 |
| 13   | Kerala            | 0.86               | 0.86               | 7.67                  | 2.24                  |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh    | 134.33             | 92.67              | 27.41                 | 13.60                 |
| 15   | Maharashtra       | 88.38              | 70.00              | 18.88                 | 0.00                  |
| 16   | Manipur           | 1.36               | 0.00               | 1.40                  | 0.90                  |
| 17   | Meghalaya         | 0.00               | 0.00               | 1.43                  | 0.00                  |
| 18   | Mizoram           | 2.25               | 2.25               | 1.02                  | 0.62                  |
| 19   | Nagaland          | 0.00               | 0.00               | 2.34                  | 1.72                  |
| 20   | Odisha            | 8.35               | 3.79               | 20.35                 | 15.82                 |
| 21   | Punjab            | 0.00               | 2.37               | 43.00                 | 0.00                  |
| 22   | Rajasthan         | 52.37              | 39.85              | 90.47                 | 25.06                 |
| 23   | Sikkim            | 4.26               | 2.13               | 0.60                  | 0.00                  |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu        | 72.75              | 59.91              | 57.03                 | 35.24                 |
| 25   | Telangana         | 95.15              | 100.13             | 16.17                 | 1.32                  |
| 26   | Tripura           | 0.00               | 0.00               | 1.55                  | 0.38                  |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh     | 7.50               | 1.79               | 30.01                 | 0.59                  |
| 28   | Uttarakhand       | 3.50               | 4.24               | 6.10                  | 2.53                  |
| 29   | West Bengal       | 0.00               | 0.00               | 4.80                  | 0.42                  |
| 30   | Puducherry        | 0.00               | 0.00               | 2.03                  | 0.00                  |
| 31   | A&N Islands       | 0.00               | 0.00               | 0.20                  | 0.00                  |
| 33   | Chandigarh        | 0.00               | 0.00               | 0.00                  | 0.00                  |
| 34   | D&N Haveli        | 0.00               | 0.00               | 0.10                  | 0.00                  |
| 35   | Daman & Diu       | 0.00               | 0.00               | 0.20                  | 0.00                  |
| 32   | Lakshadweep       | 0.00               | 0.00               | 0.00                  | 0.00                  |
| 32   | others            | 0.95               | 0.75               | 0.40                  | 0.00                  |
|      | Total             | 1001.23            | 938.68             | 555.50                | 139.01                |

## Annerxure-I(B)

Released

| S.No.   | Name of State    | Micro Irrigation   | Micro Irrigation           |                  |                                          |
|---------|------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|------------------|------------------------------------------|
| S.No.   | Name of State    | Allocation         | Released (1st Installment) | Other Allocation | Interventions Released (1st Installment) |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh   | 220.00             | 132.00                     | 43.00            | 25.80                                    |
| 2       | Bihar            | 25.00              | 0.00                       | 36.00            | 21.60                                    |
| 3       | Chattisgarh      | 20.00              | 12.00                      | 28.00            | 16.80                                    |
| 4       | Goa              | 0.50               | 0.30                       | 1.00             | 0.00                                     |
| 5       | Gujarat          | 220.00             | 132.00                     | 40.00            | 24.00                                    |
| 6       | Haryana          | 40.00              | 24.00                      | 5.00             | 3.00                                     |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh | 2.25               | 0.50                       | 16.00            | 8.00                                     |
| 8       | Jharkhand        | 20.00              | 12.00                      | 31.00            | 18.60                                    |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir  | 7.00               | 0.00                       | 9.00             | 5.40                                     |
| 10      | Karnataka        | 130.00             | 78.00                      | 60.00            | 36.00                                    |
| 11      | Kerala           | 7.00               | 0.00                       | 23.00            | 0.00                                     |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh   | 140.00             | 84.00                      | 62.00            | 37.20                                    |
| 13      | Maharashtra      | 250.00             | 150.00                     | 97.00            | 58.20                                    |
| 14      | Odisha           | 18.00              | 10.80                      | 29.00            | 17.40                                    |
| 15      | Punjab           | 10.00              | 0.00                       | 4.00             | 0.00                                     |
| 16      | Rajasthan        | 120.00             | 72.00                      | 95.00            | 57.00                                    |
| 17      | Tamil Nadu       | 95.00              | 57.00                      | 47.00            | 23.50                                    |
| 18      | Telangana        | 115.00             | 69.00                      | 24.00            | 14.40                                    |
| 19      | Uttrakhand       | 10.00              | 5.00                       | 13.00            | 0.00                                     |
| 20      | Uttar Pradesh    | 20.00              | 12.00                      | 49.00            | 29.40                                    |
| 21      | West Bengal      | 6.50               | 3.90                       | 32.00            | 16.00                                    |
| 22      | Arunachal Pr.    | 0.75               | 0.00                       | 4.00             | 0.00                                     |
| 23      | Assam            | 1.50               | 0.00                       | 43.00            | 0.00                                     |
| 24      | Manipur          | 3.75               | 0.00                       | 6.00             | 3.60                                     |
| 25      | Meghalaya        | 0.75               | 0.00                       | 6.00             | 0.00                                     |
| 26      | Mizoram          | 6.50               | 3.90                       | 4.00             | 2.40                                     |
| 27      | Nagaland         | 0.50               | 0.00                       | 9.00             | 4.50                                     |
| 28      | Sikkim           | 6.50               | 0.00                       | 3.00             | 0.00                                     |
| 29      | Tripura          | 2.50               | 0.00                       | 8.00             | 0.00                                     |
| 30      | A&N Islands      | 0.00               | 0.00                       | 1.00             | 0.00                                     |
| 31      | Pudicherry       | 0.00               | 0.00                       | 1.00             | 0.00                                     |
|         | NCPAH (TSG)/HQ   | 1.00               | 0.35                       | 11.00            | 0.00                                     |
|         | Grand Total      | 1500.00            | 858.75                     | 840.00           | 422.80                                   |

## Annexure refered in reply to part (b) & (c ) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No. 1070 due for reply on 22.11.2016

## State wise details of central assistance released under PMKSY-Watershed Development Component (WDC)

Funds released up to 31.10.2016

| S.No.   | State             |   Funds released up to 31.10.2016 (Rs. In Crore) |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    |                                           687.55 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh |                                           215.54 |
| 3       | Assam             |                                           322.44 |
| 4       | Bihar             |                                            76.26 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      |                                           217.4  |
| 6       | Gujarat           |                                           991.73 |
| 7       | Haryana           |                                            77.76 |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh  |                                           232.71 |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir   |                                            89.69 |
| 10      | Jharkhand         |                                           145.01 |
| 11      | Karnataka         |                                          1520.16 |
| 12      | Kerala            |                                            73.16 |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh    |                                          1072.45 |
| 14      | Maharashtra       |                                          1864.8  |
| 15      | Manipur           |                                           109.83 |
| 16      | Meghalaya         |                                           157.39 |
| 17      | Mizoram           |                                           214.4  |
| 18      | Nagaland          |                                           396.07 |
| 19      | Odisha            |                                           779.05 |
| 20      | Punjab            |                                            52.46 |
| 21      | Rajasthan         |                                          1872.68 |
| 22      | Sikkim            |                                            20.68 |
| 23      | Tamil Nadu        |                                           689.24 |
| 24      | Telengana         |                                           459.94 |
| 25      | Tripura           |                                           153.01 |
| 26      | Uttarakhand       |                                           109.21 |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh     |                                           686.18 |
| 28      | West Bengal       |                                           116.28 |
|         | Total             |                                         13403.1  |

Note: 1) The programme in not operational in Union Territories

2) there is no sanctioned project in Goa

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