Lok Sabha Question No. 4438 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-23
Subject: Agricultural Census
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Gautham Sigamani Pon, Dhanush M Kumar, C.N. Annadurai, Arvind Ganpat Sawant

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-4438

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 23 rd  MARCH, 2021

## AGRICULTURAL CENSUS

4438.    SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON:

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT:

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

- (a)     the rules for conducting an agriculture census in the country along with the time when an agriculture census was conducted;
- (b)     whether the Government has recently conducted any census to ascertain the number and condition of farmers/cultivators in the country;
- (c)     if so, the details thereof along with the number of farmers including small and marginal  covered  by  the  census,  State-wise  and  category-wise  and  the  outcome thereof;
- (d)      the challenges faced by the Government while conducting such a census;
- (e)      the  reasons  for  not  conducting  an  agriculture  census  as  per  rules  and  the reaction of the  Government thereto; and
- (f)     whether according to the latest Agriculture Census about 45.70 per cent of the Net Area Sown is irrigated and if so, the steps taken by the Government to overcome this problem?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष और कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) & (b):     Agriculture Census in India is conducted at an interval of five years to collect  information  on  structure  of  operational  holdings  in  the  country  and  monitor changes  that  take  place  over  time.  So  far,  ten  Agriculture  Censuses  have  been completed and Agriculture Census 2015-16 is the latest in the series.

(c):      As  per  the  results  of  latest  Agriculture  Census  2015-16,  the  total  number  of operational holdings has increased from 138.35 million in 2010-11 to 146.45 million in 2015-16  i.e.  an  increase  of  5.86  per  cent.  State-wise  and  category-wise  details  of operational holders in 2015-16 are given in Annexure .

- (d):      Some of the challenges faced in the conduct of Agriculture Census include manual data collection, delay in updation of land records etc.
- (e):        Does not arise.
- (f):            As  per  Agriculture  Census  2015-16, net irrigated area as percentage of net area sown has gone up from 45.70 in 2010-11 to 48.73 in 2015-16.

Government  of  India  launched  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana (PMKSY) on 1 st July, 2015 with the motto of 'Har Khet KoPaani' for providing end-toend solutions  in irrigation  supply  chain  viz.  water  sources,  distribution  network  and farm  level  applications.  The  components  of  PMKSY  are;  Accelerated  Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP), PMKSY - Har Khet Ko Paani, PMKSY - Per Drop More Crop (PMKSY - PDMC) and PMKSY (Watershed). The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme  of  PMKSY-PDMC  from  2015-16  in  all  the  States  of  the  country  which focuses on enhancing water use efficiency at farm level through Micro Irrigation viz., Drip and  Sprinkler irrigation  systems.  Besides  promoting  Micro  Irrigation,  this component also supports micro level water storage or water conservation/management activities to supplement source creation for Micro Irrigation.

## Annexure referred in reply to part (c) of LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4438 due for answer on 23.03.2021

| Sl. No.   |                   | Number of operational holders (in actual)   | Number of operational holders (in actual)   | Number of operational holders (in actual)   | Number of operational holders (in actual)   | Number of operational holders (in actual)   | Number of operational holders (in actual)   |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States/UTs        | Marginal (below 1.00 ha.)                   | Small (1.00 - 1.99 ha.)                     | Semi- medium (2.00 - 3.99 ha.)              | Medium (4.00 - 9.99 ha.)                    | Large (10.00 ha. & above)                   | Total                                       |
| 1         | A & N Islands     | 5154                                        | 2533                                        | 2875                                        | 1364                                        | 28                                          | 11954                                       |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    | 5904039                                     | 1646246                                     | 769843                                      | 189034                                      | 14748                                       | 8523910                                     |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh | 27161                                       | 24056                                       | 29018                                       | 26328                                       | 6690                                        | 113253                                      |
| 4         | Assam             | 1868020                                     | 495313                                      | 295286                                      | 79262                                       | 3830                                        | 2741711                                     |
| 5         | Bihar             | 14970585                                    | 943796                                      | 414015                                      | 81408                                       | 3089                                        | 16412893                                    |
| 6         | Chandigarh        | 480                                         | 139                                         | 81                                          | 46                                          | 2                                           | 748                                         |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh      | 2434321                                     | 879477                                      | 493056                                      | 180823                                      | 23095                                       | 4010772                                     |
| 8         | D & N Haveli      | 8511                                        | 3829                                        | 1887                                        | 746                                         | 99                                          | 15072                                       |
| 9         | Daman & Diu       | 7422                                        | 423                                         | 131                                         | 34                                          | 6                                           | 8016                                        |
| 10        | Delhi             | 11489                                       | 5436                                        | 2587                                        | 1209                                        | 121                                         | 20842                                       |
| 11        | Goa               | 59472                                       | 8083                                        | 4309                                        | 2092                                        | 607                                         | 74563                                       |
| 12        | Gujarat           | 2018827                                     | 1615788                                     | 1150254                                     | 495869                                      | 39888                                       | 5320626                                     |
| 13        | Haryana           | 802396                                      | 313937                                      | 277972                                      | 192327                                      | 41383                                       | 1628015                                     |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh  | 712204                                      | 173456                                      | 82265                                       | 25920                                       | 2964                                        | 996809                                      |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir   | 1186887                                     | 159988                                      | 58102                                       | 10998                                       | 534                                         | 1416509                                     |
| 16        | Jharkhand         | 1961615                                     | 418684                                      | 277306                                      | 125514                                      | 19827                                       | 2802946                                     |
| 17        | Karnataka         | 4767132                                     | 2213732                                     | 1192724                                     | 451445                                      | 55706                                       | 8680739                                     |
| 18        | Kerala            | 7333248                                     | 181372                                      | 55744                                       | 11274                                       | 1858                                        | 7583496                                     |
| 19        | Lakshadweep       | 9562                                        | 281                                         | 135                                         | 31                                          | 8                                           | 10017                                       |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh    | 4834531                                     | 2724684                                     | 1674301                                     | 706734                                      | 62885                                       | 10003135                                    |
| 21        | Maharashtra       | 7815823                                     | 4339259                                     | 2327023                                     | 733619                                      | 69715                                       | 15285439                                    |
| 22        | Manipur           | 76705                                       | 48737                                       | 22269                                       | 2734                                        | 39                                          | 150484                                      |
| 23        | Meghalaya         | 122748                                      | 60268                                       | 39863                                       | 9256                                        | 262                                         | 232397                                      |
| 24        | Mizoram           | 44963                                       | 27483                                       | 13834                                       | 3209                                        | 285                                         | 89774                                       |
| 25        | Nagaland          | 8211                                        | 29790                                       | 63332                                       | 73769                                       | 21430                                       | 196532                                      |
| 26        | Odisha            | 3636658                                     | 887272                                      | 286735                                      | 51210                                       | 3975                                        | 4865850                                     |
| 27        | Puducherry        | 28361                                       | 3385                                        | 1568                                        | 481                                         | 45                                          | 33840                                       |
| 28        | Punjab            | 154412                                      | 207436                                      | 367938                                      | 305220                                      | 57707                                       | 1092713                                     |
| 29        | Rajasthan         | 3070873                                     | 1677372                                     | 1416174                                     | 1131440                                     | 358757                                      | 7654616                                     |
| 30        | Sikkim            | 44294                                       | 12767                                       | 10591                                       | 3513                                        | 367                                         | 71532                                       |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu        | 6224319                                     | 1119229                                     | 452236                                      | 127650                                      | 14513                                       | 7937947                                     |
| 32        | Telangana         | 3840131                                     | 1408979                                     | 563530                                      | 125630                                      | 9465                                        | 5947735                                     |
| 33        | Tripura           | 504105                                      | 47987                                       | 18538                                       | 2491                                        | 73                                          | 573194                                      |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh     | 19099828                                    | 3008403                                     | 1313695                                     | 376790                                      | 22909                                       | 23821625                                    |
| 35        | Uttarakhand       | 659064                                      | 148817                                      | 58040                                       | 14496                                       | 888                                         | 881305                                      |
| 36        | West Bengal       | 5997758                                     | 970895                                      | 255957                                      | 17514                                       | 608                                         | 7242732                                     |
|           | All India         | 100251309                                   | 25809332                                    | 13993214                                    | 5561480                                     | 838406                                      | 146453741                                   |

Note: Total may not tally due to rounding off.

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