Lok Sabha Question No. 3329 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-15
Subject: Conversion of Barren Land into Agricultural Land
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: AJAY NISHAD

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDTA INISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF LAND RESOURCES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3329 TO BE ANSWERED  ON I5.03.2018

Conversion of Barren Land into Agriculturat  Land

## 3329. SIIRI AJAY NISHAD:

Will the Minister  of RURAL  DEVELOPMENT

be pleased  to state the details  of the area of barren land converted  into agricultural land during  the last three years  and the current year, State\_wise?

## AN,SWER

## MIITISTER  OF STATE F'OR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

As per the information received from Ministry of Agriculture  and Farmers,  Welfare,  the state  / ur-wise details  of barren and unculturable  land and agriculture land are given in Annexure.

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## Annexure referred  to in reply of Lok sabha unstarred Question  No' 3329 for answer on 15.03.2018

State/ UT-wise  details of barren  land and agricultural  land

Area in thousand  hectare

| Sr. No.   | State / UT                | Area of barren and   | Area of barren and   | land    | Area of agricultural land   | Area of agricultural land   | Area of agricultural land   |
|-----------|---------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|           |                           | 2A,2-t3              | unculturable r013-14 | 2014-15 | 2At2-13                     | t013-14                     | 2014-15                     |
| 1         | ANDHRA PRADESH            | 1959                 | l34l                 | 1351    | 1 5930                      | 8879                        | 9047                        |
| )         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH         | 38                   | 38                   | 37      | 424                         | 424                         | 423                         |
| J         | ASSAM                     | tt97                 | tt92                 | l 190   | 3356                        | 3357                        | 3364                        |
| 4         | BIHAR                     | 432                  | 432                  | 432     | 6582                        | 6578                        | 6579                        |
| 5         | CHHAT|ISGARH         | 290                  | 289                  | 288     | 5552                        | 5550                        | 5558                        |
| 6         | GOA                       |                      |                      |         | t97                         | 197                         | 197                         |
| 7         | CUJARAT                   | 2552                 | 25s2                 | 2552    | 1266r                       | 12661                       | 12661                       |
| 8         | HARYANA                   | 101                  | t25                  | 119     | 3664                        | 364s                        | 3656                        |
| 9         | HIMACHAL PRADESH          | 777                  | 777                  | 777     | 812                         | 812                         | 812                         |
| 0         | JAMMU & KASHMIR           | 306                  | 306                  | 305     | I 070                       | 1070                        | 1075                        |
| I         | JHARKHAND                 | 572                  | s68                  | 568     | 4336                        | 4343                        | 4343                        |
| 2         | KARNATAKA                 | 787                  | 787                  | 787     | 12846                       | 12840                       | 12827                       |
| a J       | KERALA                    | l6                   | t4                   | r3      | 2280                        | 2279                        | 2266                        |
| 4         | MADHYA PRADESH            | 1387                 | t346                 | 1357    | 17264                       | 17267                       | 17252                       |
| 5         | MAHARASHTRA               | 1722                 | 1724                 | 1727    | 21129                       | 21127                       | 21099                       |
| 6         | MANIPUR                   | I                    | 1                    | I       | 316                         | 384                         | 390                         |
| 7         | MEGHALAYA                 | 132                  | 131                  | r29     | r 056                       | I 056                       | 1056                        |
| 8         | MIZORAM                   | 8                    | 8                    | 6       | 408                         | 402                         | 367                         |
| 9         | NAGALAND                  | 2                    | 2                    | 2       | 694                         | 693                         | 694                         |
| 20        | ODISHA                    | I 104                | t052                 | 1078    | 6743                        | 6797                        | 6784                        |
| 2t        | PUNJAB                    | 5l                   | 52                   | 58      | 4286                        | 4219                        | 4285                        |
| 22        | RAJASTHAN                 | 24tl                 | 2385                 | 2403    | 25548                       | 25542                       | 25511                       |
| 23        | SIKKIM                    |                      |                      |         | 97                          | 97                          | 97                          |
| 24        | TAMIL NADU                | 489                  | 488                  | 489     | 8126                        | 8120                        | 8112                        |
| 25        | TELANGANA$                |                      | 615                  | 607     |                             | 6929                        | 6877                        |
| 26        | TRIPURA                   |                      |                      |         | 274                         | 273                         | 272                         |
| 27        | UTTARAKHAND               | 228                  | 228                  | 228     | r547                        | 1550                        | 1549                        |
| 28        | UTTAR PRADESH             | 479                  | 464                  | 462     | 1907s                       | 18955                       | I 8939                      |
| 29        | WEST BENGAL               | l3                   | il                   | l1      | 5673                        | s662                        | 5655                        |
| 30        | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS | 2                    | 2                    | 2       | 28                          | 28                          | 28                          |
| 3r        | CHANDIGARH                |                      |                      |         | 1                           | I                           | I                           |
| 32        | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI      | O                    | 0                    | 0       | 24                          | 24                          | 24                          |
| 33        | DAMAN & DIU               |                      |                      |         | 3                           | J                           | J                           |
| 34        | DELHI                     | 18                   | l8                   | l8      | 53                          | 53                          | 53                          |
| 35        | LAKSHADWEEP               | O                    |                      |         | 2                           | 2                           | 2                           |
| 36        | PUDUCHERRY                | 0                    | 0                    | 0       | 30                          | 30                          | 29                          |
| ALL       | INDIA                     | 17072                | 16948                | 16996   | 182085                      | 181850                      | 181886                      |

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

$ State was constituted  in June, 2014

Source:'LAND USE STATISTICS  AT A GLANCE  2005-06 TO 2014-15'(June 2017)

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