Lok Sabha Question No. 4275 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-28
Subject: Agricultural Land Holdings
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RAMA DEVI, LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV, JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA

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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.4275

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 TH    MARCH, 2017

## AGRICULTURAL LAND HOLDINGS

4275.      SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI: SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV: SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:

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

- (a) whether  the  size  of  agricultural  land  holdings  is  shrinking  with  passage  of  time  in  the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (c) the per farmer average size of land holdings in the country at present, State-wise;
- (d) whether  indigenous  agricultural  techniques  have  been  developed  to  address  the problem of the small size farm land; and
- (e) 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): Yes, Madam.
- (b): According  to  the  latest  two  Agriculture  Censuses,  the  average  size  of  operational holdings has decreased from 1.23 hectare in 2005-06 to 1.15 hectare in 2010-11. However, the total number of operational holdings has increased from 129.22 million to 138.35 million during the same period.
- (c): Agriculture Census conducted at five yearly intervals, inter alia, collect data on number and area of individual, joint and institutional operational holdings. A statement on average size of operational holding in various States/UTs based on latest two Agriculture Censuses is placed at the Annexure.
- (d) & (e): The Government has taken several measures to make small land holdings more viable.  These  include  adoption  of  modern  technologies,  promoting  organic  farming,  usage  of Neem Coated Urea, horticulture, floriculture, and practices like multiple cropping, intercropping and  integrated  farming  systems.  A  number  of  tools  and  equipments  suitable  for  small  farms have been developed and introduced. Support is also provided to various categories of farmers through  programmes  like  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana,  National  Food  Security Mission,  Bringing  Green  Revolution  to  Eastern India ,  Rashtirya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana,  National Mission on Agricultural Extension and Technology, Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation etc.

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## Annexure referred in Part-(c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question Number 4275 due for answer on 28/03/2017.

## Average size of operational holdings in various States /UTs of the Country

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs        | Average size of the holding (in hectare)   | Average size of the holding (in hectare)   |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1         | 2                 | Agriculture Census 2005-06 3               | Census 4                                   |
| 1         | A &NIslands       | 1.88                                       | 1.85                                       |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    | 1.20                                       | 1.08                                       |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh | 3.33                                       | 3.51                                       |
| 4         | Assam             | 1.11                                       | 1.10                                       |
| 5         | Bihar             | 0.43                                       | 0.39                                       |
| 6         | Chandigarh        | 1.09                                       | 1.29                                       |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh      | 1.51                                       | 1.36                                       |
| 8         | D &NHaveli        | 1.43                                       | 1.38                                       |
| 9         | Daman &Diu        | 0.50                                       | 0.38                                       |
| 10        | Delhi             | 1.49                                       | 1.45                                       |
| 11        | Goa               | 1.15                                       | 1.14                                       |
| 12        | Gujarat           | 2.20                                       | 2.03                                       |
| 13        | Haryana           | 2.23                                       | 2.25                                       |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh  | 1.04                                       | 0.99                                       |
| 15        | Jammu &Kashmir    | 0.67                                       | 0.62                                       |
| 16        | Jharkhand *       | NA                                         | 1.17                                       |
| 17        | Karnataka         | 1.63                                       | 1.55                                       |
| 18        | Kerala            | 0.23                                       | 0.22                                       |
| 19        | Lakshadweep       | 0.27                                       | 0.27                                       |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh    | 2.02                                       | 1.78                                       |
| 21        | Maharashtra       | 1.46                                       | 1.44                                       |
| 22        | Manipur           | 1.14                                       | 1.14                                       |
| 23        | Meghalaya         | 1.18                                       | 1.37                                       |
| 24        | Mizoram           | 1.22                                       | 1.14                                       |
| 25        | Nagaland          | 6.93                                       | 6.02                                       |
| 26        | Odisha            | 1.15                                       | 1.04                                       |
| 27        | Puducherry        | 0.78                                       | 0.66                                       |
| 28        | Punjab            | 3.95                                       | 3.77                                       |
| 29        | Rajasthan         | 3.38                                       | 3.07                                       |
| 30        | Sikkim            | 1.48                                       | 1.42                                       |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu        | 0.83                                       | 0.80                                       |
| 32        | Tripura           | 0.50                                       | 0.49                                       |
| 33        | Uttar Pradesh     | 0.80                                       | 0.76                                       |
| 34        | Uttarakhand       | 0.92                                       | 0.89                                       |
| 35        | West Bengal       | 0.79                                       | 0.77                                       |
| All India | All India         | 1.23                                       | 1.15                                       |

## Note:

(1) * Agriculture Census 2005-06 was not conducted in Jharkhand. (2) NA = Not Available.

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