Lok Sabha Question No. 3772 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-17
Subject: Landless Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Vijay Baghel

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3772

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 17 TH  MARCH, 2020

## LANDLESS FARMERS

3772. SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  total  number  of  landless  farmers  across  the  country,  State-wise including Chhattisgarh;
- (b) whether any proposal has been received from the State Governments for formulating any special scheme to safeguard the interest of such landless farmers and labourers;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the time by which the said scheme is likely to be formulated by the Government; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a): No specific census/survey of landless farmers has been conducted and as such the exact number of landless farmers in the country is not available. However, details of wholly leased-in  operational  holdings  in  the  country,  including  Chhattisgarh  as  per  Agriculture Census 2015-16 are given in the Annexure.
- (b) to (e): Government  receives  representations  from  time  to  time  on  various  issues concerning agricultural sector. The subject relating to Land and its management, however, falls within the jurisdiction of States and the role of Central Government is only advisory in nature.

With  a  view  to  address  the  issues  in  the  area  of  land  leasing,  NITI  Aayog  has developed  a  'Model  Agricultural  Land  Leasing  Act,  2016'  for  adoption  by  the  States.  The Model  Act  offers  an  appropriate  template  for  the  States  and  UTs  to  draft  their  own legislations,  in  consonance  with  the  local  requirements.  Key  elements  of  the  Model  Land Leasing Act are to legalize land leasing to promote agricultural efficiency, equity and poverty reduction; facilitate all tenants, including share croppers to access insurance, bank credit and bank  credit  against  pledging  of  expected  output;  and  legalize  land  leasing  in  all  areas  to ensure complete security of land ownership right for land owners and security of tenure for tenants for the agreed lease period.

## Annexure

## Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3772 due for reply on 17.03.2020

| S. No.    | States/UTs        |   Wholly Leased-in Holdings |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1         | A&N Islands       |                          12 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    |                       30445 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh |                           0 |
| 4         | Assam             |                        3012 |
| 5         | Bihar             |                        4090 |
| 6         | Chandigarh        |                           0 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh      |                         377 |
| 8         | D&N Haveli        |                           2 |
| 9         | Daman & Diu       |                           0 |
| 10        | Delhi             |                           0 |
| 11        | Goa               |                        4121 |
| 12        | Gujarat           |                           0 |
| 13        | Haryana           |                           0 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh  |                         200 |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir   |                         960 |
| 16        | Jharkhand         |                        2392 |
| 17        | Karnataka         |                          98 |
| 18        | Kerala            |                       21853 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep       |                           0 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh    |                        8340 |
| 21        | Maharashtra       |                         776 |
| 22        | Manipur           |                        6627 |
| 23        | Meghalaya         |                           0 |
| 24        | Mizoram           |                           0 |
| 25        | Nagaland          |                         317 |
| 26        | Odisha            |                      283071 |
| 27        | Puducherry        |                         223 |
| 28        | Punjab            |                        6576 |
| 29        | Rajasthan         |                        5486 |
| 30        | Sikkim            |                        1037 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu        |                        9899 |
| 32        | Telangana         |                         763 |
| 33        | Tripura           |                        1575 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh     |                       21220 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand       |                         148 |
| 36        | West Bengal       |                      117665 |
| All India |                   |                      531285 |

Source: Agriculture Census 2015-16

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