Lok Sabha Question No. 3056 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-21
Subject: NSSO Report on Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: SAKSHI SWAMI MAHARAJ

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3056

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST   MARCH, 2017

## NSSO REPORT ON FARMING

3056.  DR. SWAMI SAKSHIJI MAHARAJ:

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

- (a) the  acres/hectares  of  land  notified/allotted/transferred  for  urbanisation,  industrialisaton and infrastructure projects across the country and particularly in Uttar Pradesh during the last five years;
- (b) whether as per the NSSO report a number of farmers in the country do not like farming; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## 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): While there is a shift in agricultural land for non-agricultural purposes, non-agricultural land is also being brought under agricultural uses.  In the present system of reporting of land utilization  in  the  country,  the  details  of  agricultural  land  put  to  non-agricultural  uses  e.g. urbanisation,  industrialisation,  infrastructure  development  etc.  are  not  available  separately. However, as per the latest report of Land Use Statistics for 2013-14, there has been marginal decline  in  the  agricultural  land  and  similar  increase  in  the  area  put  to  non-agricultural  uses across  the  country  including  Uttar  Pradesh  during  the  period  of  last  five  years.  State  wise details  of  agricultural  land  and  area  under  non  agricultural  uses  during  the  five  year  period ending 2013-14 are given at the Annexure.
- (b) & (c): As per the Situational Assessment Survey of Farmers (NSS 59 th Round, JanuaryDecember,  2003),  an  estimated  27%  of  farmers  did  not  like  farming  because  it  was  not profitable.  In  all,  40% of  the farmers felt that  given  a  choice,  they would  take  up some other career .

## Annexure

Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 3056 due for reply on 21.03.2017

State-wise details of Agricultural land and Area under non-agricultural uses during 2009-10 to 2013-14

(Thousand Hectares)

| STATES/Uts                | Agricultural Land                   | Agricultural Land                   | Agricultural Land                   | Agricultural Land                   | Agricultural Land   | Area Under Non-Agricultural Uses    | Area Under Non-Agricultural Uses    | Area Under Non-Agricultural Uses    | Area Under Non-Agricultural Uses    | Area Under Non-Agricultural Uses   |
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| STATES/Uts                | 2009-10                             | 2010-11                             | 2011-12                             | 2012-13                             | 2013-14             | 2009-10                             | 2010-11                             | 2011-12                             | 2012- 13                            | 2013-14                            |
| ANDHRA PRADESH            | 15921                               | 15821                               | 15894                               | 15930                               | 8879                | 2765                                | 2872                                | 2803                                | 2873                                | 2095                               |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH         | 424                                 | 424                                 | 424                                 | 424                                 | 424                 | 26                                  | 26                                  | 26                                  | 26                                  | 26                                 |
| ASSAM                     | 3211                                | 3211                                | 3217                                | 3356                                | 3357                | 1218                                | 1218                                | 1212                                | 1262                                | 1274                               |
| BIHAR                     | 6601                                | 6591                                | 6588                                | 6582                                | 6578                | 1690                                | 1700                                | 1703                                | 1708                                | 1712                               |
| CHHATTISGARH              | 5570                                | 5580                                | 5557                                | 5552                                | 5550                | 703                                 | 713                                 | 725                                 | 734                                 | 738                                |
| GOA                       | 197                                 | 197                                 | 197                                 | 197                                 | 197                 | 37                                  | 37                                  | 37                                  | 37                                  | 37                                 |
| GUJARAT                   | 12661                               | 12661                               | 12661                               | 12661                               | 12661               | 1171                                | 1171                                | 1171                                | 1171                                | 1171                               |
| HARYANA                   | 3730                                | 3681                                | 3698                                | 3664                                | 3645                | 470                                 | 522                                 | 500                                 | 542                                 | 537                                |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH          | 817                                 | 811                                 | 812                                 | 812                                 | 812                 | 349                                 | 353                                 | 350                                 | 350                                 | 350                                |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR           | 1058                                | 1061                                | 1063                                | 1070                                | 1070                | 306                                 | 301                                 | 260                                 | 267                                 | 267                                |
| JHARKHAND                 | 4288                                | 4288                                | 4271                                | 4336                                | 4343                | 764                                 | 764                                 | 775                                 | 710                                 | 706                                |
| KARNATAKA                 | 12891                               | 12849                               | 12850                               | 12846                               | 12840               | 1386                                | 1430                                | 1433                                | 1436                                | 1444                               |
| KERALA                    | 2303                                | 2295                                | 2274                                | 2280                                | 2279                | 479                                 | 490                                 | 513                                 | 508                                 | 512                                |
| MADHYA PRADESH            | 17298                               | 17307                               | 17284                               | 17264                               | 17267               | 2091                                | 2089                                | 2119                                | 2126                                | 2162                               |
| MAHARASHTRA               | 21130                               | 21121                               | 21125                               | 21129                               | 21127               | 1443                                | 1449                                | 1451                                | 1456                                | 1460                               |
| MANIPUR                   | 240                                 | 355                                 | 372                                 | 316                                 | 384                 | 26                                  | 26                                  | 26                                  | 26                                  | 26                                 |
| MEGHALAYA                 | 1052                                | 1052                                | 1056                                | 1056                                | 1056                | 98                                  | 105                                 | 107                                 | 108                                 | 108                                |
| MIZORAM                   | 415                                 | 414                                 | 389                                 | 408                                 | 402                 | 87                                  | 87                                  | 87                                  | 87                                  | 91                                 |
| NAGALAND                  | 671                                 | 673                                 | 686                                 | 694                                 | 693                 | 87                                  | 87                                  | 93                                  | 93                                  | 93                                 |
| ODISHA                    | 6898                                | 6866                                | 6749                                | 6743                                | 6797                | 1230                                | 1247                                | 1234                                | 1305                                | 1280                               |
| PUNJAB                    | 4206                                | 4202                                | 4250                                | 4286                                | 4219                | 503                                 | 508                                 | 447                                 | 429                                 | 498                                |
| RAJASTHAN                 | 25569                               | 25565                               | 25555                               | 25548                               | 25542               | 1976                                | 1889                                | 1884                                | 1864                                | 1889                               |
| SIKKIM                    | 98                                  | 97                                  | 97                                  | 97                                  | 97                  | 11                                  | 10                                  | 10                                  | 10                                  | 10                                 |
| TAMIL NADU                | 8131                                | 8132                                | 8129                                | 8126                                | 8120                | 2176                                | 2177                                | 2181                                | 2184                                | 2190                               |
| TELANGANA                 | State was constituted in June, 2014 | State was constituted in June, 2014 | State was constituted in June, 2014 | State was constituted in June, 2014 | 6929                | State was constituted in June, 2014 | State was constituted in June, 2014 | State was constituted in June, 2014 | State was constituted in June, 2014 | 895                                |
| TRIPURA                   | 277                                 | 276                                 | 275                                 | 274                                 | 273                 | 141                                 | 142                                 | 143                                 | 144                                 | 145                                |
| UTTARAKHAND               | 1548                                | 1547                                | 1546                                | 1547                                | 1550                | 216                                 | 218                                 | 218                                 | 221                                 | 222                                |
| UTTAR PRADESH             | 19148                               | 19126                               | 19099                               | 19075                               | 18955               | 2801                                | 2835                                | 2893                                | 2893                                | 3027                               |
| WEST BENGAL               | 5684                                | 5666                                | 5697                                | 5673                                | 5662                | 1799                                | 1823                                | 1794                                | 1822                                | 1834                               |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS | 28                                  | 28                                  | 28                                  | 28                                  | 28                  | 7                                   | 7                                   | 7                                   | 7                                   | 7                                  |
| CHANDIGARH                | 2                                   | 2                                   | 2                                   | 2                                   | 2                   | 5                                   | 5                                   | 5                                   | 5                                   | 5                                  |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI      | 24                                  | 24                                  | 24                                  | 24                                  | 24                  | 4                                   | 4                                   | 4                                   | 4                                   | 4                                  |
| DAMAN & DIU               | 4                                   | 4                                   | 4                                   | 3                                   | 3                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                  |
| DELHI                     | 53                                  | 53                                  | 53                                  | 53                                  | 53                  | 76                                  | 76                                  | 75                                  | 75                                  | 75                                 |
| LAKSHADWEEP               | 2                                   | 2                                   | 2                                   | 2                                   | 2                   | 1                                   | 1                                   | 1                                   | 1                                   | 1                                  |
| PUDUCHERRY                | 30                                  | 30                                  | 30                                  | 30                                  | 30                  | 18                                  | 19                                  | 18                                  | 19                                  | 19                                 |
| ALL INDIA                 | 182179                              | 182010                              | 181955                              | 182085                              | 181850              | 26157                               | 26400                               | 26308                               | 26504                               | 26913                              |

Note:'0' relates to the area below 500

Hectares

Source: Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers

welfare.

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