Lok Sabha Question No. 1456 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-25
Subject: Utilisation of Non-Farming  Land
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1456 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 TH  JULY, 2017

## UTILISATION OF NON-FARMING LAND

1456.  SHRI  ASHOK  MAHADEORAO NETE:

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

- (a) the details of the farming and non-farming land in the country especially in Maharashtra as on date, State-wise;
- (b) the separate details of the land in hectares where single crops and multiple crops are produced, State-wise;
- (c) the  details  of  the  proposals  under  the  consideration  of  the  Government  regarding  the utilization of non-farming land; and
- (d) the manner in which these proposals are likely to be implemented?

## 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): As  per  Land  Use  Statistics  (LUS),  the  State-wise  details  of  farming  land  (agricultural land) and non-farming land (non-agricultural land) in the country including Maharashtra for the year 2014-15 (latest available) are at Annexure I.
- (b): As per Land Use Statistics (LUS), the State-wise details of land where single crop (net area sown) and land where multiple crops are produced (area sown more than once) for the year 2014-15 (latest available) are at Annexure II.
- (c) & (d): As per Seventh Schedule of Constitution of India, land comes under the purview of  State Government and, therefore, it is for the State Governments to take suitable steps to check diversion of agricultural land for non-agricultural purposes.  However, under the National Policy  for  Farmers  -  2007  (NPF-2007),  State  Governments  have  been  advised  to  earmark lands with low biological potential  such as uncultivable land, land affected by salinity, acidity, etc., for non-agricultural development activities, including industrial and construction activities. National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy - 2007 (NRRP-2007) has also recommended that  as  far  as  possible,  projects  may be  set  up  on  waste  land,  degraded  land  or  un-irrigated land.  Acquisition of irrigated, multi-cropped agricultural land for non-agricultural uses may be kept  to  the  minimum  and  avoided,  to  the  extent  possible.    Further,  Ministry  of  Rural Development is implementing an Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) for development  of  rainfed/ degraded  areas.  The  IWMP  has  been  converted to the Watershed

Component of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) from the financial year 2015-16.

Further, Government of India is implementing National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) with a view to prevent soil erosion, land degradation and also to maintain balance in various types of land uses across the country.  Under this mission all types of land including  wastelands/barren  land  are  developed  with  suitable  need  based  soil  and  water conservation  measures  and  parts  of  such  degraded  lands  developed  are  put  to  agricultural practices, leading to net sown area remaining largely unchanged around 141 million ha. in last two decades.

## Annexure I

## Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 1456 due for reply on 25.07.2017

State-wise details of Farming (Agricultural) land and Non-Farming (NonAgricultural) land in 2014-15 (latest available)

(Thousand Hectares)

| STATES/Uts                |   Farming land (Agricultural land) |   Non-Farming (Non-Agricultural land) |
|---------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH            |                               9047 |                                  7230 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH         |                                423 |                                  6805 |
| ASSAM                     |                               3364 |                                  4480 |
| BIHAR                     |                               6579 |                                  2781 |
| CHHATTISGARH              |                               5558 |                                  8232 |
| GOA                       |                                197 |                                   164 |
| GUJARAT                   |                              12661 |                                  6408 |
| HARYANA                   |                               3656 |                                   716 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH          |                                812 |                                  3764 |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR           |                               1075 |                                  2982 |
| JHARKHAND                 |                               4343 |                                  3627 |
| KARNATAKA                 |                              12827 |                                  6225 |
| KERALA                    |                               2266 |                                  1620 |
| MADHYA PRADESH            |                              17252 |                                 13504 |
| MAHARASHTRA               |                              21099 |                                  9659 |
| MANIPUR                   |                                390 |                                  1728 |
| MEGHALAYA                 |                               1056 |                                  1186 |
| MIZORAM                   |                                367 |                                  1672 |
| NAGALAND                  |                                694 |                                   958 |
| ODISHA                    |                               6784 |                                  8734 |
| PUNJAB                    |                               4285 |                                   748 |
| RAJASTHAN                 |                              25511 |                                  8757 |
| SIKKIM                    |                                 97 |                                   346 |
| TAMIL NADU                |                               8112 |                                  4921 |
| TELANGANA                 |                               6877 |                                  4331 |
| TRIPURA                   |                                272 |                                   777 |
| UTTARAKHAND               |                               1549 |                                  4444 |
| UTTAR PRADESH             |                              18939 |                                  5231 |
| WEST BENGAL               |                               5655 |                                  3028 |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS |                                 28 |                                   730 |
| CHANDIGARH                |                                  1 |                                     6 |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI      |                                 24 |                                    25 |
| DAMAN & DIU               |                                  3 |                                     0 |
| DELHI                     |                                 53 |                                    95 |
| LAKSHADWEEP               |                                  2 |                                     1 |
| PUDUCHERRY                |                                 29 |                                    19 |
| ALL INDIA                 |                             181886 |                                125931 |

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

## Annexure II

## State-wise details of land where single crop (net area sown) and land where multiple crops are produced (area sown more than once) in 2014-15 (latest available)

(Thousand Hectares)

| STATES/UTs                |   Single crop Land (net area sown) |   Multiple crops Land (area sown more than once) |
|---------------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH            |                               6236 |                                             1454 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH         |                                225 |                                               74 |
| ASSAM                     |                               2827 |                                             1255 |
| BIHAR                     |                               5278 |                                             2395 |
| CHHATTISGARH              |                               4681 |                                             1047 |
| GOA                       |                                129 |                                               28 |
| GUJARAT                   |                              10302 |                                             2471 |
| HARYANA                   |                               3522 |                                             3014 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH          |                                550 |                                              368 |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR           |                                758 |                                              419 |
| JHARKHAND                 |                               1385 |                                              169 |
| KARNATAKA                 |                              10044 |                                             2203 |
| KERALA                    |                               2043 |                                              582 |
| MADHYA PRADESH            |                              15351 |                                             8459 |
| MAHARASHTRA               |                              17345 |                                             6129 |
| MANIPUR                   |                                383 |                                                0 |
| MEGHALAYA                 |                                286 |                                               57 |
| MIZORAM                   |                                145 |                                                0 |
| NAGALAND                  |                                384 |                                              116 |
| ODISHA                    |                               4474 |                                              699 |
| PUNJAB                    |                               4119 |                                             3738 |
| RAJASTHAN                 |                              17521 |                                             6714 |
| SIKKIM                    |                                 77 |                                               59 |
| TAMIL NADU                |                               4819 |                                             1175 |
| TELANGANA                 |                               4377 |                                              939 |
| TRIPURA                   |                                255 |                                              228 |
| UTTARAKHAND               |                                700 |                                              397 |
| UTTAR PRADESH             |                              16598 |                                             9549 |
| WEST BENGAL               |                               5238 |                                             4452 |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS |                                 15 |                                                9 |
| CHANDIGARH                |                                  1 |                                                1 |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI      |                                 19 |                                                4 |
| DAMAN & DIU               |                                  3 |                                                0 |
| DELHI                     |                                 22 |                                               13 |
| LAKSHADWEEP               |                                  2 |                                                1 |
| PUDUCHERRY                |                                 16 |                                               11 |
| ALL INDIA                 |                             140130 |                                            58230 |

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

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