Lok Sabha Question No. 1000 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-24
Subject: Small Land Holdings
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL

O.I.H

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1000

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 24 TH  JULY, 2018

## SMALL LAND HOLDINGS

1000.     SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

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

- (a) whether  69  per  cent  of  farmers  have  less  than  one  hectare  of  land,  17  per  cent  of farmers have less than two hectare of land and 36 per cent of farmers do not have any land in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether due to small land holdings, the input cost is higher than production cost which has caused debt burden on the farmers;
- (c) if so, the total debt on each farmer as per survey conducted in the year 2013;
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  make  agriculture  a  zero  cost  occupation  and promote co-operative agriculture and the details of the outcome thereof, State-wise; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to waive off the debts of the farmers?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI  GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a): As per the 'Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households' (SAS) conducted by  National  Sample  Survey  Office  in  2013,  69.4  per  cent  of  agricultural  households  were estimated to have less than one hectare of land, 86.6 per cent of agricultural households were estimated to have less than two hectare and 0.1 per cent of the agricultural households in rural areas were reported as landless.
- (b) & (c):     As per the SAS 2013, the average monthly receipts and average monthly expenses from crop production for the small agricultural households (with land holding of 1-2 hectare) was estimated at Rs. 6944 and Rs. 2652 respectively.

Further,  as  per  the  Survey  results,  the  average  amount  of  outstanding  loan  per agricultural households  was  estimated  at  Rs.  47000/-.  Details  of outstanding  loan per agricultural household by size class of land possessed for major States is given in Annexure-I.

- (d):          Government  is  promoting cost reducing, eco-friendly and socially acceptable scientific farming   practices, including  organic farming through the dedicated schemes of Paramparagat

Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) and Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) under National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA). Both PKVY and MOVCDNER are being implemented through cluster approach. Moreover, model organic clusters  by  private  agencies  are  being  encouraged  under  PKVY.  State-wise  Physical  and financial progress under PKVY schemes during the last three years is given in Annexure-II.

In  addition,  organic  farming  is  supported  under  major  Schemes,  viz.,  Rashtriya  Krishi Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY),  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH),  Network Project  on  Organic  Farming  under  the  activities  of      Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research Institute (ICAR) and  National Programme for Organic Produce (NPOP) under  activities of  the Agricultural  and Processed  Food Products  Exports Development  Authority  (APEDA ).

Government's cooperative development programmes being implemented through National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) have helped farmers towards keeping costs low due to economies of scale.

(e):          Keeping  in  view  the  negative  impact  of  waiving  off  the  debts  of  farmers,  the  Union Government has focused on strengthening of farm credit delivery system for providing credit at lower  rates  of  interest  to  support  the  resource  requirements  of  the  agricultural  sector.  In addition, several initiatives are being taken to reduce the debt burden of farmers and increase the supply of institutional credit to farmers, viz., Interest Subvention Scheme, Kisan Credit Card Scheme and promotion of Joint Liability Groups.

## Annexure in reference to reply to part (c) of the L.S Unstarred Q.No. 1000 due for 24-07-2018

Average amount of outstanding loan (Rs '00) per agricultural household by size class of land possessed for major States

|               | Average amount of outstanding loan (Rs '00) per agri. hhs belonging to the size class of land possessed (ha)   | Average amount of outstanding loan (Rs '00) per agri. hhs belonging to the size class of land possessed (ha)   | Average amount of outstanding loan (Rs '00) per agri. hhs belonging to the size class of land possessed (ha)   | Average amount of outstanding loan (Rs '00) per agri. hhs belonging to the size class of land possessed (ha)   | Average amount of outstanding loan (Rs '00) per agri. hhs belonging to the size class of land possessed (ha)   | Average amount of outstanding loan (Rs '00) per agri. hhs belonging to the size class of land possessed (ha)   | Average amount of outstanding loan (Rs '00) per agri. hhs belonging to the size class of land possessed (ha)   | Average amount of outstanding loan (Rs '00) per agri. hhs belonging to the size class of land possessed (ha)   | esd. no.                                        | proportion of indebted agricultur   |
|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| State         | <0.01                                                                                                          | 0.01 - 0.40                                                                                                    | 0.41 - 1.00                                                                                                    | 1.01 - 2.00                                                                                                    | 2.01 - 4.00                                                                                                    | 4.01 - 10.00                                                                                                   | 10.00 +                                                                                                        | all classes                                                                                                    | agri. household s having outstandin g loan (00) | al household s (0.0%)               |
| (1)           | (2)                                                                                                            | (3)                                                                                                            | (4)                                                                                                            | (5)                                                                                                            | (6)                                                                                                            | (7)                                                                                                            | (8)                                                                                                            | (9)                                                                                                            | (10)                                            | (11)                                |
| Andhra Pr.    | 2409                                                                                                           | 739                                                                                                            | 893                                                                                                            | 104 9                                                                                                          | 162 3                                                                                                          | 3500                                                                                                           | 2494                                                                                                           | 1234                                                                                                           | 33421                                           | 92.9                                |
| Assam         | 4                                                                                                              | 8                                                                                                              | 24                                                                                                             | 67                                                                                                             | 71                                                                                                             | 173                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                              | 34                                                                                                             | 5995                                            | 17.5                                |
| Bihar         | 73                                                                                                             | 138                                                                                                            | 132                                                                                                            | 341                                                                                                            | 279                                                                                                            | 424                                                                                                            | 1494                                                                                                           | 163                                                                                                            | 30156                                           | 42.5                                |
| Chhattisgarh  | 0                                                                                                              | 48                                                                                                             | 93                                                                                                             | 79                                                                                                             | 202                                                                                                            | 239                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                              | 102                                                                                                            | 9538                                            | 37.2                                |
| Gujarat       | 69                                                                                                             | 120                                                                                                            | 247                                                                                                            | 311                                                                                                            | 826                                                                                                            | 1624                                                                                                           | 1148                                                                                                           | 381                                                                                                            | 16743                                           | 42.6                                |
| Haryana       | 95                                                                                                             | 192                                                                                                            | 737                                                                                                            | 900                                                                                                            | 157 3                                                                                                          | 1162                                                                                                           | 4681                                                                                                           | 790                                                                                                            | 6645                                            | 42.3                                |
| Jharkhand     | 0                                                                                                              | 56                                                                                                             | 46                                                                                                             | 85                                                                                                             | 92                                                                                                             | 200                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                              | 57                                                                                                             | 6464                                            | 28.9                                |
| Karnataka     | 355                                                                                                            | 778                                                                                                            | 633                                                                                                            | 987                                                                                                            | 124 8                                                                                                          | 2321                                                                                                           | 3673                                                                                                           | 972                                                                                                            | 32775                                           | 77.3                                |
| Kerala        | 1690                                                                                                           | 1592                                                                                                           | 1944                                                                                                           | 346 7                                                                                                          | 607 0                                                                                                          | 7505                                                                                                           | 1572 6                                                                                                         | 2136                                                                                                           | 10908                                           | 77.7                                |
| Madhya Pr.    | 91                                                                                                             | 119                                                                                                            | 152                                                                                                            | 270                                                                                                            | 629                                                                                                            | 1168                                                                                                           | 1952                                                                                                           | 321                                                                                                            | 27414                                           | 45.7                                |
| Maharashtra   | 102                                                                                                            | 453                                                                                                            | 232                                                                                                            | 455                                                                                                            | 582                                                                                                            | 2071                                                                                                           | 3869                                                                                                           | 547                                                                                                            | 40672                                           | 57.3                                |
| Odisha        | 88                                                                                                             | 167                                                                                                            | 337                                                                                                            | 181                                                                                                            | 326                                                                                                            | 1302                                                                                                           | 2228 1                                                                                                         | 282                                                                                                            | 25830                                           | 57.5                                |
| Punjab        | 131                                                                                                            | 246                                                                                                            | 516                                                                                                            | 164 1                                                                                                          | 229 2                                                                                                          | 3266                                                                                                           | 9274                                                                                                           | 1195                                                                                                           | 7499                                            | 53.2                                |
| Rajasthan     | 1694                                                                                                           | 334                                                                                                            | 431                                                                                                            | 678                                                                                                            | 103 1                                                                                                          | 1548                                                                                                           | 1528                                                                                                           | 705                                                                                                            | 40055                                           | 61.8                                |
| Tamil Nadu    | 377                                                                                                            | 674                                                                                                            | 1192                                                                                                           | 120 0                                                                                                          | 214 7                                                                                                          | 3224                                                                                                           | 4512                                                                                                           | 1159                                                                                                           | 26780                                           | 82.5                                |
| Telangana     | 563                                                                                                            | 578                                                                                                            | 794                                                                                                            | 103 3                                                                                                          | 109 7                                                                                                          | 1369                                                                                                           | 2690                                                                                                           | 935                                                                                                            | 22628                                           | 89.1                                |
| Uttar Pradesh | 219                                                                                                            | 160                                                                                                            | 218                                                                                                            | 457                                                                                                            | 107 5                                                                                                          | 1248                                                                                                           | 2178                                                                                                           | 273                                                                                                            | 79081                                           | 43.8                                |
| West Bengal   | 57                                                                                                             | 146                                                                                                            | 197                                                                                                            | 330                                                                                                            | 329                                                                                                            | 435                                                                                                            | 2760                                                                                                           | 178                                                                                                            | 32787                                           | 51.5                                |
| All India     | 311                                                                                                            | 239                                                                                                            | 354                                                                                                            | 548                                                                                                            | 949                                                                                                            | 1827                                                                                                           | 2903                                                                                                           | 470                                                                                                            | 468481                                          | 51.9                                |

## Annexure in reference to reply to Part (d) of the L.S Unstarred Q.No. 1000 due for reply on 24-07-2018

|        |                   | Details of the   | Details of the   | Details of the   | Details of the                | Details of the                | Details of the            | Details of the         | Details of the       | Details of the              | Details of the           | Details of the     |
|--------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
|        |                   |                  | 2015-16 (Rs in   | 2015-16 (Rs in   | lakh) 1st year 2016-17 (Rs in | lakh) 1st year 2016-17 (Rs in |                           |                        | 2017-18 (Rs in lakh) | 2017-18 (Rs in lakh)        | 2017-18 (Rs in lakh)     |                    |
| S. No. | Name of the State | No of clusters   | Allocation       | Release          | Allocation                    | 2nd year Release              | 2017-18 (Rs in Allocation | lakh) 3rd year Release | No. of New Clusters  | Allocation for new clusters | Release for new clusters | Release in 2018-19 |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 433              | 1854.47          | 1100.15          | 1308.50                       | 798.17                        | 759.88                    | 292.93                 | 867                  | 1563.21                     | 363.25                   | 0.00               |
| 2      | Bihar             | 327              | 1400.49          | 1050.37          | 988.17                        | 664.26                        | 573.86                    | 0.00                   | 100                  | 428.28                      | 214.14                   | 0.00               |
| 3      | Chhattisgarh      | 188.00           | 805.17           | 603.88           | 568.12                        | 314.78                        | 329.92                    | 314.16                 | 12.00                | 51.39                       | 25.70                    | 0.00               |
| 4      | Gujarat           | 100              | 428.28           | 178.45           | 302.19                        | 238.83                        | 175.49                    | 0.00                   | 0                    | 0.00                        | 0.00                     | 0.00               |
| 5      | Goa               | 4                | 17.13            | 7.14             | 12.09                         | 0                             | 7.02                      | 0.00                   | 0                    | 0.00                        | 0.00                     | 0.00               |
| 6      | Haryana           | 20               | 85.66            | 53.53            | 60.44                         | 45.98                         | 35.10                     | 0.00                   | 0                    | 0.00                        | 0.00                     | 0.00               |
| 7      | Jharkhand         | 100              | 428.28           | 321.21           | 302.19                        | 203.14                        | 175.49                    | 0.00                   | 150                  | 642.43                      | 321.21                   | 0.00               |
| 8      | Karnataka         | 545              | 2334.15          | 1945.12          | 1646.96                       | 815.27                        | 956.43                    | 1224.64                | 0                    | 0.00                        | 0.00                     | 408.21             |
| 9      | Kerala            | 119              | 509.66           | 382.22           | 359.61                        | 0                             | 208.83                    | 307.24                 | 500                  | 2141.42                     | 1070.71                  | 0.00               |
| 10     | Madhya Pradesh    | 880              | 3768.90          | 2826.67          | 2659.31                       | 1787.6                        | 1544.33                   | 1813.94                | 500                  | 2141.42                     | 1070.71                  | 0.00               |
| 11     | Maharashtra       | 932              | 3991.61          | 2598.51          | 2816.45                       | 2957.59                       | 1635.58                   | 0.00                   | 326                  | 1396.21                     | 698.10                   | 0.00               |
| 12     | Odisha            | 320              | 1370.51          | 1027.88          | 967.02                        | 650.03                        | 561.57                    | 610.60                 | 0                    | 0.00                        | 0.00                     | 0.00               |
| 13     | Punjab            | 50               | 214.14           | 160.6            | 151.10                        | 0                             | 87.75                     | 0.00                   | 200                  | 856.57                      | 428.28                   | 0.00               |
| 14     | Rajasthan         | 755              | 3233.55          | 2373.69          | 2281.56                       | 1491.13                       | 1324.96                   | 0.00                   | 395                  | 1691.72                     | 845.86                   | 0.00               |
| 15     | Tamil Nadu        | 112              | 479.68           | 399.73           | 338.46                        | 207.2644                      | 196.55                    | 194.64                 | 0                    | 0.00                        | 0.00                     | 0.00               |
| 16     | Telangana         | 300              | 1284.85          | 1070.71          | 906.58                        | 448.77                        | 526.47                    | 0.00                   | 390                  | 1670.31                     | 835.15                   | 0.00               |
| 17     | Uttar Pradesh     | 575              | 2462.64          | 2052.2           | 1737.62                       | 1270.64                       | 1009.08                   | 838.58                 | 45                   | 192.73                      | 96.36                    | 0.00               |
| 18     | West Bengal       | 120              | 513.94           | 214.14           | 362.63                        | 393.66                        | 210.59                    | 374.07                 | 0                    | 0.00                        | 0.00                     | 0.00               |
| 19     | Assam             | 220              | 1413.34          | 576.39           | 997.24                        | 0                             | 579.12                    | 1804.19                | 0                    | 0.00                        | 0.00                     | 0.00               |
| 20     | Arunachal Pradesh | 19               | 122.06           | 51.41            | 86.13                         | 81.08                         | 50.02                     | 94.50                  | 0                    | 0.00                        | 0.00                     | 0.00               |
| 21     | Mizoram           | 34               | 218.43           | 89.08            | 154.12                        | 138.65                        | 89.50                     | 211.94                 | 0                    | 0.00                        | 0.00                     | 0.00               |
| 22     | Manipur           | 30               | 192.73           | 107.07           | 135.99                        | 0                             | 78.97                     | 48.82                  | 0                    | 0.00                        | 0.00                     | 0.00               |
| 23     | Nagaland          | 24               | 154.18           | 154.18           | 108.79                        | 0                             | 63.18                     | 128.98                 | 0                    | 0.00                        | 0.00                     | 0.00               |
| 24     | Sikkim            | 150              | 963.64           | 409.105          | 679.94                        | 0                             | 394.86                    | 0.00                   | 0                    | 0.00                        | 0.00                     | 656.81             |
| 25     | Tripura           | 50               | 321.21           | 133.84           | 226.65                        | 308.83                        | 131.62                    | 164.81                 | 0                    | 0.00                        | 0.00                     | 0.00               |
| 26     | Meghalaya         | 45               | 289.09           | 144.55           | 203.98                        | 296                           | 118.46                    | 0.00                   | 0                    | 0.00                        | 0.00                     | 0.00               |
| 27     | Himachal Pradesh  | 110              | 706.67           | 395              | 498.62                        | 0                             | 289.56                    | 797.58                 | 100                  | 642.43                      | 321.21                   | 0.00               |
| 28     | Jammu &Kashmir    | 28               | 179.88           | 74.95            | 126.92                        | 87.81                         | 73.71                     | 0.00                   | 0                    | 0.00                        | 0.00                     | 0.00               |
| 29     | Uttarakhand       | 550              | 3533.35          | 1962.97          | 2493.10                       | 2019.4                        | 1447.81                   | 2668.08                | 35                   | 224.85                      | 112.42                   | 0.00               |
| 30     | Andman & Nicobar  | 68               | 485.39           | 130              | 342.49                        | 0                             | 198.89                    | 0.00                   | 0                    | 0.00                        | 0.00                     | 0.00               |
| 31     | Daman & Diu       |                  |                  |                  |                               |                               |                           |                        | 55                   | 392.59                      | 235.55                   | 0.00               |
| 32     | Dadar Nagar       |                  |                  |                  |                               |                               |                           |                        | 500                  | 3569.04                     | 1000                     | 0.00               |
| 33     | Delhi             |                  |                  |                  |                               |                               |                           |                        | 500                  | 3569.04                     | 471.45                   | 0.00               |
| 34     | Puducherry        |                  |                  |                  |                               |                               |                           |                        | 8                    | 57.10                       | 28.55                    | 0.00               |
| 32     | Other Expenses    |                  |                  | 24.85            |                               | 0.00                          |                           |                        |                      |                             |                          | 55.98              |
|        | Total             | 7208             | 33763.09         | 22619.60         | 23822.96                      | 15218.88                      | 13834.58                  | 11889.70               | 4683                 | 17604.61                    | 8138.68                  | 1121.00            |

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## Annexure-II