Lok Sabha Question No. 2522 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-02
Subject: Financial Condition of Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: DEVENDRA (ALIAS) BHOLE SINGH SINGH, V. SATHYABAMA, R.K. BHARATHI MOHAN, ANSHUL VERMA

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2522

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  2 ND  JANUARY, 2018

## FINANCIAL CONDITION OF FARMERS

2522.  SHRI DEVENDRA SINGH BHOLE: SHRIMATI V. SATHYA BAMA: SHRI BHARATHI MOHAN R.K.: DR. ANSHUL VERMA:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE      ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of farmers/farmer households in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government is contemplating to conduct a door to door survey for identifying financial conditions of farmers and agriculture related problems being faced by them and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether more than 33 per cent farmers in the country are living below poverty line  and  another  30 per cent  under  debt  and if  so, the details thereof, State and UTwise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  is  implementing  various  schemes  for  promotion  of agriculture and mitigate the plight of farmers and improve their financial condition in the country and if so, the details and the outcome thereof during the last three years;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to provide hands on training for farmers in the Israel model of agriculture to improve and develop farming sector and if so, the details thereof and the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (f) the  area  of  land  on  which  old  techniques  like  plough  by  oxen  are  used  for cultivation and the area of land for which irrigation facilities are not available, State and UT-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã ½ãñâ Àã·¾ã ½ãâ¨ããè ( SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a) to (c): As  per  the  'Situation  Assessment  Survey  of  Agricultural  Households' conducted by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) during its 70 th round, the number of agricultural households is estimated to be 90.2 million in rural areas in the agricultural year  July  2012  -  June  2013.  As  per  the  Survey  results,  about  51.9  per  cent  of  the agricultural households were reported to be indebted during the reference period. State/ UT-wise details of the same are given in Annexure-I.

Under  the  Survey,  the  NSSO  conducts  door  to  door  visit/  survey  of  the agricultural households covered under the sample frame.

The number of farmers who are below the poverty line (BPL) are not separately estimated in the aforementioned Survey. However, as per the estimates of the Expert Group constituted by the erstwhile Planning Commission, based on NSSO's periodical survey on consumption expenditure, population living below poverty line in rural areas was estimated to be 25.7 per cent in 2011-12.

(d): With  a  view  to  improve  the  economic  condition  of  farmers  in  the  country  and promote  agriculture,  various  schemes  are  being  implemented  by  the  Government. These include, inter-alia, Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana,  Soil  Health  Card,  Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana,  Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal Bima Yojana, Neem Coated Urea, creation of a unified national agriculture market (eNAM), Mission for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH),  etc.  As  a  result  of implementation of these schemes and other focussed interventions by the Union and State  Governments,  foodgrains  production  in  the  country  has  increased  from  252.02 million  tonnes  and  251.57  million  tonnes  in  2014-15  and  2015-16  respectively  to  an estimated level of 275.68 million tonnes in 2016-17 (Fourth Advance Estimates).

(e): Government is implementing Indo-Israel Agriculture Action Plan 2015-18 under which Centre of Excellence (CoE) are being established with technical cooperation from Israel  experts.  The  main  objective  of  establishment  of  these  CoEs  is  to  demonstrate technologies, impart training and produce planting material. The Israeli experts travel to these centres and impart hands-on training to field staff and farmers.

(f): As per  the  Input  Survey  2011-12 conducted  by  the  Ministry  of  Agriculture  and Farmers Welfare, the estimated number of operational holdings using animal operated implements, is given in the table below:

(Million)

|   S. No. | Type of Animal Operated Implements   |   Number of Operational Holdings using the Implements |
|----------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Wooden Plough                        |                                                 54.96 |
|        2 | Mould Board Plough                   |                                                 24.28 |

State/UT-wise  net  un-irrigated  area  in  the  country  as  per  the  latest  Land-Use Statistics 2014-15 is given in Annexure-II.

## Annexure-I

## Annexure in reference to Reply to part (a) and (c) of the Unstarred Question No. 2522 due for reply on 02.01.2018

## Estimated number of Agricultural Households and Indebted Households for each State/ Group of UTs

| State/ Group of UTs*   |   Estimated number of agricultural households ('00) |   Estimated number of indebted agricultural households ('00) |   Proportion of agricultural households with outstanding loan** |
|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh         |                                               35968 |                                                        33421 |                                                            92.9 |
| Arunachal Pradesh      |                                                1080 |                                                          206 |                                                            19.1 |
| Assam                  |                                               34230 |                                                         5995 |                                                            17.5 |
| Bihar                  |                                               70943 |                                                        30156 |                                                            42.5 |
| Chhattisgarh           |                                               25608 |                                                         9538 |                                                            37.2 |
| Gujarat                |                                               39305 |                                                        16743 |                                                            42.6 |
| Haryana                |                                               15693 |                                                         6645 |                                                            42.3 |
| Himachal Pradesh       |                                                8811 |                                                         2457 |                                                            27.9 |
| Jammu & Kashmir        |                                               11283 |                                                         3463 |                                                            30.7 |
| Jharkhand              |                                               22336 |                                                         6464 |                                                            28.9 |
| Karnataka              |                                               42421 |                                                        32775 |                                                            77.3 |
| Kerala                 |                                               14043 |                                                        10908 |                                                            77.7 |
| Madhya Pradesh         |                                               59950 |                                                        27414 |                                                            45.7 |
| Maharashtra            |                                               70970 |                                                        40672 |                                                            57.3 |
| Manipur                |                                                1762 |                                                          421 |                                                            23.9 |
| Meghalaya              |                                                3544 |                                                           84 |                                                             2.4 |
| Mizoram                |                                                 758 |                                                           47 |                                                             6.2 |
| Nagaland               |                                                2621 |                                                           65 |                                                             2.5 |
| Odisha                 |                                               44935 |                                                        25830 |                                                            57.5 |
| Punjab                 |                                               14083 |                                                         7499 |                                                            53.2 |
| Rajasthan              |                                               64835 |                                                        40055 |                                                            61.8 |
| Sikkim                 |                                                 674 |                                                           97 |                                                            14.3 |
| Tamil Nadu             |                                               32443 |                                                        26780 |                                                            82.5 |
| Telangana              |                                               25389 |                                                        22628 |                                                            89.1 |
| Tripura                |                                                2445 |                                                          559 |                                                            22.9 |
| Uttarakhand            |                                               10608 |                                                         5387 |                                                            50.8 |
| Uttar Pradesh          |                                              180486 |                                                        79081 |                                                            43.8 |
| West Bengal            |                                               63624 |                                                        32787 |                                                            51.5 |
| Group of UTs           |                                                 718 |                                                          267 |                                                            37.2 |
| All-India              |                                              902011 |                                                       468481 |                                                            51.9 |

Source: Key Indicators of Situation of Agricultural Households in India based on Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households, NSS 70 th round

* Figures in respect of States with negligible sample size are not presented. Due to the same reason, a single estimate is provided for Group of UTs.

** relates to all kinds of outstanding loan irrespective of the purpose for which taken.

## Annexure-II

## Annexure in reference to Reply to part (f) of the Unstarred Question No. 2522 due for reply on 02.01.2018

## Net Un-Irrigated Area for the year 2014-15 ('000 hectares)

| States/UTs                |   Net Un-Irrigated Area |
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh            |                 3309.06 |
| Arunachal Pradesh         |                  169.16 |
| Assam                     |                 2531.68 |
| Bihar                     |                 2291.47 |
| Chhattisgarh              |                 3214.96 |
| Goa                       |                   90.44 |
| Gujarat                   |                 6068.5  |
| Haryana                   |                  548.18 |
| Himachal Pradesh          |                  437.22 |
| Jammu & Kashmir           |                  427.49 |
| Jharkhand                 |                 1177.94 |
| Karnataka                 |                 6455.12 |
| Kerala                    |                 1628.6  |
| Madhya Pradesh            |                 5767.16 |
| Maharashtra               |                14100.5  |
| Manipur                   |                  313.75 |
| Meghalaya                 |                  205.17 |
| Mizoram                   |                  128.54 |
| Nagaland                  |                  287    |
| Odisha                    |                 3215.47 |
| Punjab                    |                    0.84 |
| Rajasthan                 |                 9639.79 |
| Sikkim                    |                   65.15 |
| Tamil Nadu                |                 2093.38 |
| Telangana                 |                 2650.24 |
| Tripura                   |                  176.64 |
| Uttarakhand               |                  370.21 |
| Uttar Pradesh             |                 2208.61 |
| West Bengal               |                 2136.79 |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                   14.55 |
| Chandigarh                |                    0.91 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |                   14.47 |
| Daman & Diu               |                    2.73 |
| Delhi                     |                    0    |
| Lakshadweep               |                    2.35 |
| Puducherry                |                    2.49 |
| All India                 |                71746.6  |

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

Source: Land Use Statistics 2014-15, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

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