Lok Sabha Question No. 5462 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Utilisation of Degraded Land
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  OF LAND RESOURCES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO' 5462 TO BE ANSWERED  ON 06.04.2017

## Utilisation  of Degraded  Land

5462. SHRI KONDA VISHWESHWAR  REDDY:

will the Minister of RURAL  DEVELOPMENT  be pleased to state:

- (a)  the details  of total land being used for agriculture across the country,  State/ UT-wise;
- (c)  the steps taken by the Govemment for optimum utilization  of degraded land in the country?
- (b)  the details  of total land degraded  and which cannot be used for agriculture,  StateAJTwise; and

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

| (a):   | g ZOtZ-t+ as Per 'LAND USE STATISTICS AT A GLANCE 2004-05 TO 2013-14', (2016) is about 181.85 million hectare. State / UT-wise details are given in Annexure I.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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| (b):   | in the country during 2013-14 as per'LAND USE STATISTICS AT A GLANCE 2004-05 TO 2013-14' (2016) is about 16.95 million hectare. State / UT-wise details are given in Annexure II,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| (c):   | - Uffielopment Component of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (WDC-PMKSY) Department of Land Resources is implementing 8214 watershed development projects in 28 States (except Goa) covering an area of about 39.07 million hectare principally for development of rainfed portions of net cultivated area and culturable wastelands. The activities being undertaken inter alia include ridge area treatment, drainage line treatment, soil and moisture conservation, rain water harvesting, nursery raising, afforestation, horticulture, pasture development, livelihoods for assetless persons, etc. In addition, other Central Ministries / Departments like Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare are implementing schemes and programmes like the Per Drop More Crop component of PMKSY which inter alia includes activities for water conservation, drought proofing, water harvesting, ground water recharge, etc. Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has also launched Reclamation of Problem Soil (RPS) as a sub-scheme of Rashtriya l&ishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) during 2016-17 for reclamation of problem soils (Alkalinity / Salinity / Acidity) on pilot basis in the States having higher extent of problem soil area. National Afforestation &, Eco-Development Board in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme "National Afforestation Programme" in the country for regeneration of degraded forests and adioining areas through people's participation. |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok sabha unstarred  Question  No' 5462 due for rePlY on 06'04'2017

## State / UT-wise details of agricultural  land

20r3-14

| STATE / UT        | Agricultural Land (Thoutu!4 H..tg.)-   |
|-------------------|----------------------------------------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH    | 8879                                   |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 424                                    |
| ASSAM             | 3357                                   |
| BIHAR             | 6578                                   |
| CHHATTISGARH      | 5550                                   |
| GOA               | t97                                    |
| GUJARAT           | 12661                                  |
| HARYANA           | 3645                                   |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 812                                    |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 1070                                   |
| JHARKHAND         | 4343                                   |
| KARNATAKA         | 12840                                  |
| KERALA            | 2279                                   |
| MADHYA PRADESH    | r7267                                  |
| MAHARASHTRA       | 21t27                                  |
| MANIPUR           | 384                                    |
| MEGHALAYA         | l 056                                  |
| MIZORAM           | 402                                    |
| NAGALAND          | 693                                    |
| ODISHA            | 6797                                   |
| PTINJAB           | 4219                                   |
| RAJASTHAN         | 25542                                  |
| SIKKIM            | 97                                     |
| TAMIL NADU        | 8120                                   |
| TELANGANA         | 6929                                   |
| TRIPURA           | 273                                    |
| UTTARAKHAND       | I 550                                  |
| UTTAR PRADESH     | I 89s5                                 |
| WEST BENGAL       | 5662                                   |
| A&N ISLAND        | 28                                     |
| CHANDIGARH        | 2                                      |
| D & N HAVELI      | 24                                     |
| DAMAN & DIU       | J                                      |
| DELHI             | 53                                     |
| LAKSHADWEEP       | 2                                      |
| PUDUCHERRY        | 30                                     |
| ALL INDIA         | 1818s0                                 |

Note: '0'relates to area  below  500 hectare

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

Annexure  referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No' 5462 due for rePlY on 06'04'2017

## State/UT-wisedetailsofbarrenandunculturableland

| STATE ruT           | ffirableLand Thousand H"91ut"   |
|---------------------|---------------------------------|
| ANDHRA PRAqEqg      |                                 |
| NNTNNCHAL PRADESH   |                                 |
| BIHAR               |                                 |
| CHHATTISG4BH        |                                 |
| GUJARAT             |                                 |
| HARYANA             |                                 |
| fffftrnCUnl PRADESH |                                 |
| inr'lvu & EAqHUIB   |                                 |
| JHARKHAND           |                                 |
| KARNATAKA           |                                 |
| rraADHYa Pn4ne$t    |                                 |
| MAHARASXIBA         |                                 |
| MANIPUR             |                                 |
| MEGHALAY4           |                                 |
| MIZORAM             |                                 |
| NAGALAND            |                                 |
| SIKKIM              |                                 |
| fer.,rtl N4qg       |                                 |
| TELANGANA           |                                 |
| urranerHaNO         |                                 |
| UTTER PRADESH       |                                 |
| WEST BENGAL         |                                 |
| cueNUtcanq          |                                 |
| oaona-a Naq4tsr4yEu |                                 |
| DAMAN & qu          |                                 |
| DELHI               |                                 |
| r-arsueowlEB        |                                 |
| pupucupRnv          |                                 |

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