Lok Sabha Question No. 2414 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-09
Subject: Small and Marginal Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Basanta Kumar Panda

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2414

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH  MARCH, 2021

## SMALL AND MARGINAL FARMERS

## 2414.   SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA:

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

- (a) the details of number and percentage of small and marginal farmers in the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether  any  low  cost  effective  technique  has  been  developed  by  the  Agriculture Research Institutes for small land holdings in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  details  of  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  for  providing  such technique  and  assistance  to  the  small  and  marginal  farmers    and  the  measures  being taken by the Government to make small land holdings more feasible?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a): As per the results of  Agriculture  Census  2015-16,  State-wise  number  and percentage of marginal and small operational holders in the country is given at Annexure.

An  operational  holding  is  defined  as  all  land  which  is  wholly  or  partly  used  for agriculture production and is operated as one technical unit by one person alone or with others without regard to the title, legal form, size or location.

- (b) & (c):     The Institutes under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) are regularly  developing  and  transferring  the  low-cost  effective  technologies  for  the  farming community. Major interventions made during the last three years include development of 838  high  yielding  and  trait  specific  field  crop  varieties,  production  of  3.53  lakh  quintal breeder seed of 1330 varieties  of 61 field crops, development  of 63 Integrated Farming Systems, promotion of mechanization through development of 77 machines and processing equipment and development of 101 technologies for processing and on farm value addition.

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(d): For technology dissemination among farming community, ICAR has established a network of 722 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) at the district level in the country mandated with technology assessment and demonstration for its application and capacity development.  KVKs  organize  demonstrations,  training  programs  and  skill  development programs  for  the  benefit  of  farmers  and  farm  women,  rural  youth  including  small  and marginal farmers.

The Government has taken several measures to make small holdings more viable. These  include  promoting  adoption  of  modern  technologies  and  practices  like  multiple cropping,  intercropping  and  integrated  farming  systems.  ICAR  is  conducting  research programme  to  develop  location  specific  varieties  and  technologies  for  enhancing  the production and productivity of farm holdings. Support is also provided to farmers (including small and marginal farmers) through initiatives and  programmes of the Government like interest subvention scheme, Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM), Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), National Food Security Mission, Neem coated Urea, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchay Yojana (PMKSY), Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) etc.

Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2414 due to answer on 09.03.2021

| State-wise Number and Percentage of Marginal & Small Operational Holders as per Agriculture Census 2015-16   | State-wise Number and Percentage of Marginal & Small Operational Holders as per Agriculture Census 2015-16   | State-wise Number and Percentage of Marginal & Small Operational Holders as per Agriculture Census 2015-16   | State-wise Number and Percentage of Marginal & Small Operational Holders as per Agriculture Census 2015-16   | State-wise Number and Percentage of Marginal & Small Operational Holders as per Agriculture Census 2015-16   | State-wise Number and Percentage of Marginal & Small Operational Holders as per Agriculture Census 2015-16   |
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| S. No .                                                                                                      | States/UTs                                                                                                   | Marginal (below 1.0 ha.)                                                                                     | Marginal (below 1.0 ha.)                                                                                     | Small (1.0 ha. <2.0 ha.)                                                                                     | Small (1.0 ha. <2.0 ha.)                                                                                     |
| S. No .                                                                                                      | States/UTs                                                                                                   | Number ('000)                                                                                                | Percentage                                                                                                   | Number ('000)                                                                                                | Percentage                                                                                                   |
| 1                                                                                                            | A & N Islands                                                                                                | 5                                                                                                            | 43.12                                                                                                        | 3                                                                                                            | 21.19                                                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                                            | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                               | 5904                                                                                                         | 69.26                                                                                                        | 1646                                                                                                         | 19.31                                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                                            | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                            | 27                                                                                                           | 23.98                                                                                                        | 24                                                                                                           | 21.24                                                                                                        |
| 4                                                                                                            | Assam                                                                                                        | 1868                                                                                                         | 68.13                                                                                                        | 495                                                                                                          | 18.07                                                                                                        |
| 5                                                                                                            | Bihar                                                                                                        | 14971                                                                                                        | 91.21                                                                                                        | 944                                                                                                          | 5.75                                                                                                         |
| 6                                                                                                            | Chandigarh                                                                                                   | Neg.                                                                                                         | 64.17                                                                                                        | Neg.                                                                                                         | 18.58                                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                                            | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                 | 2434                                                                                                         | 60.69                                                                                                        | 879                                                                                                          | 21.93                                                                                                        |
| 8                                                                                                            | D & N Haveli                                                                                                 | 9                                                                                                            | 56.47                                                                                                        | 4                                                                                                            | 25.40                                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                                            | Daman & Diu                                                                                                  | 7                                                                                                            | 92.59                                                                                                        | Neg.                                                                                                         | 5.28                                                                                                         |
| 10                                                                                                           | Delhi                                                                                                        | 11                                                                                                           | 55.12                                                                                                        | 5                                                                                                            | 26.08                                                                                                        |
| 11                                                                                                           | Goa                                                                                                          | 59                                                                                                           | 79.76                                                                                                        | 8                                                                                                            | 10.84                                                                                                        |
| 12                                                                                                           | Gujarat                                                                                                      | 2019                                                                                                         | 37.94                                                                                                        | 1616                                                                                                         | 30.37                                                                                                        |
| 13                                                                                                           | Haryana                                                                                                      | 802                                                                                                          | 49.29                                                                                                        | 314                                                                                                          | 19.28                                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                                           | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                             | 712                                                                                                          | 71.45                                                                                                        | 173                                                                                                          | 17.40                                                                                                        |
| 15                                                                                                           | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                              | 1187                                                                                                         | 83.79                                                                                                        | 160                                                                                                          | 11.29                                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                                           | Jharkhand                                                                                                    | 1962                                                                                                         | 69.98                                                                                                        | 419                                                                                                          | 14.94                                                                                                        |
| 17                                                                                                           | Karnataka                                                                                                    | 4767                                                                                                         | 54.92                                                                                                        | 2214                                                                                                         | 25.50                                                                                                        |
| 18                                                                                                           | Kerala                                                                                                       | 7333                                                                                                         | 96.70                                                                                                        | 181                                                                                                          | 2.39                                                                                                         |
| 19                                                                                                           | Lakshadweep                                                                                                  | 10                                                                                                           | 95.46                                                                                                        | Neg.                                                                                                         | 2.81                                                                                                         |
| 20                                                                                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                               | 4835                                                                                                         | 48.33                                                                                                        | 2725                                                                                                         | 27.24                                                                                                        |
| 21                                                                                                           | Maharashtra                                                                                                  | 7816                                                                                                         | 51.13                                                                                                        | 4339                                                                                                         | 28.39                                                                                                        |
| 22                                                                                                           | Manipur                                                                                                      | 77                                                                                                           | 50.97                                                                                                        | 49                                                                                                           | 32.39                                                                                                        |
| 23                                                                                                           | Meghalaya                                                                                                    | 123                                                                                                          | 52.82                                                                                                        | 60                                                                                                           | 25.93                                                                                                        |
| 24                                                                                                           | Mizoram                                                                                                      | 45                                                                                                           | 50.08                                                                                                        | 27                                                                                                           | 30.61                                                                                                        |
| 25                                                                                                           | Nagaland                                                                                                     | 8                                                                                                            | 4.18                                                                                                         | 30                                                                                                           | 15.16                                                                                                        |
| 26                                                                                                           | Odisha                                                                                                       | 3637                                                                                                         | 74.74                                                                                                        | 887                                                                                                          | 18.23                                                                                                        |
| 27                                                                                                           | Puducherry                                                                                                   | 28                                                                                                           | 83.81                                                                                                        | 3                                                                                                            | 10.00                                                                                                        |
| 28                                                                                                           | Punjab                                                                                                       | 154                                                                                                          | 14.13                                                                                                        | 207                                                                                                          | 18.98                                                                                                        |
| 29                                                                                                           | Rajasthan                                                                                                    | 3071                                                                                                         | 40.12                                                                                                        | 1677                                                                                                         | 21.91                                                                                                        |
| 30                                                                                                           | Sikkim                                                                                                       | 44                                                                                                           | 61.92                                                                                                        | 13                                                                                                           | 17.85                                                                                                        |
| 31                                                                                                           | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                   | 6224                                                                                                         | 78.41                                                                                                        | 1119                                                                                                         | 14.10                                                                                                        |
| 32                                                                                                           | Telangana                                                                                                    | 3840                                                                                                         | 64.56                                                                                                        | 1409                                                                                                         | 23.69                                                                                                        |
| 33                                                                                                           | Tripura                                                                                                      | 504                                                                                                          | 87.95                                                                                                        | 48                                                                                                           | 8.37                                                                                                         |
| 34                                                                                                           | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                | 19100                                                                                                        | 80.18                                                                                                        | 3008                                                                                                         | 12.63                                                                                                        |
| 35                                                                                                           | Uttarakhand                                                                                                  | 659                                                                                                          | 74.78                                                                                                        | 149                                                                                                          | 16.89                                                                                                        |
| 36                                                                                                           | West Bengal                                                                                                  | 5998                                                                                                         | 82.81                                                                                                        | 971                                                                                                          | 13.41                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                              | All India                                                                                                    | 100251                                                                                                       | 68.45                                                                                                        | 25809                                                                                                        | 17.62                                                                                                        |

Note: (1) Percentage is based on absolute figures; (2) Neg.=Negligible (i.e. less than 500 units); (3) Total may not tally due to rounding off.

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