Lok Sabha Question No. 4472 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Agricultural Survey by NSO
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Pritam Gopinath Munde

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4472

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH  MARCH, 2023

## AGRICULTURAL SURVEY BY NSO

4472.    SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE: SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU: SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT: DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state;

- (a)  whether the National Statistical Commission (NSO) has conducted any survey to find out the total area of agriculture production under leased lands in the country;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof, State-wise particularly in Maharashtra and Odisha;
- (c)  whether the  Government  is  aware  that  the  tenant  farmers  operating  on  such  lands  are excluded  from  DBT  schemes  including  PM-Kisan  Samman  Nidhi  and  if  so,  the  details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d)  weather the Government propose to consider any assistance or subsides to support tenant farmers in the country;
- (e)  if so, the details in this regard along with the manner in which the Government proposes to assist such farmers to respect their contribution to agriculture sector;
- (f) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (g)  the time by which the final decision is likely to be taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्् याण मंत्री

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a)  & (b): As per Situation Assessment of Agricultural Households and Land and Holdings of Households in Rural India, 2019, NSS 77 th  Round (January-December, 2019) conducted by National Statistical Office (NSO), the details of distribution of leased in land and operated by households (only for agricultural use) in the country and State-wise including Maharashtra and Odisha is given at Annexure.

(c): The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Scheme is a Central Sector Scheme. PM-KISAN provides an income support of Rs. 6000/- per year in 3 equal instalments to all farmers  families  who  own  cultivable  landholding  irrespective  of  the  size  of  the  landholding, subject to certain exclusion criteria. Ownership of a cultivable landholding remains the basic criteria to avail the benefit under the Scheme.

(d) to (g): The Modified Interest Subvention Scheme was launched in the year 2006-07 with a view to provide short term Agri-loans availed by farmers through KCC for their working capital requirements at a concessional rate of interest. Under the scheme, farmers who are owner cultivators-both individual/joint borrowers; tenant farmers, oral lessees and share croppers; Self Help Groups or Joint Liability Groups of farmers including tenant farmers etc., are given KCC loan at subvented interest rate of 7%. Additional 3% subvention is also given to the farmers for prompt and timely repayment of loans; thus reducing the effective rate of interest  to 4% per annum.

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q No. 4472 due for reply on 28.03.2023

## Distribution of leased in land and Operated (only for agricultural use) by households

| Sr. No.   | States             | Estimated area leased in and operated ('000 ha)   | Estimated area leased in and operated ('000 ha)   |
|-----------|--------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.   | States             | July -Dec' 2018                                   | Jan-June'2019                                     |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh     | 1,770                                             | 1,229                                             |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh  | 4                                                 | 3                                                 |
| 3         | Assam              | 289                                               | 112                                               |
| 4         | Bihar              | 917                                               | 1,036                                             |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh       | 290                                               | 100                                               |
| 6         | Gujarat            | 158                                               | 43                                                |
| 7         | Haryana            | 793                                               | 865                                               |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh   | 27                                                | 18                                                |
| 9         | Jammu & Kashmir    | 2                                                 | 2                                                 |
| 10        | Jharkhand          | 120                                               | 55                                                |
| 11        | Karnataka          | 261                                               | 268                                               |
| 12        | Kerala             | 96                                                | 101                                               |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh     | 557                                               | 776                                               |
| 14        | Maharashtra        | 417                                               | 162                                               |
| 15        | Manipur            | 12                                                | 0                                                 |
| 16        | Meghalaya          | 5                                                 | 2                                                 |
| 17        | Mizoram            | 0                                                 | 0                                                 |
| 18        | Nagaland           | 1                                                 | 0                                                 |
| 19        | Odisha             | 1,230                                             | 397                                               |
| 20        | Punjab             | 583                                               | 546                                               |
| 21        | Rajasthan          | 746                                               | 314                                               |
| 22        | Sikkim             | 1                                                 | 1                                                 |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu         | 193                                               | 162                                               |
| 24        | Telangana          | 507                                               | 226                                               |
| 25        | Tripura            | 27                                                | 20                                                |
| 26        | Uttarakhand        | 28                                                | 37                                                |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh      | 1,262                                             | 1,469                                             |
| 28        | West Bengal        | 560                                               | 474                                               |
| 29        | Group Of NE States | 50                                                | 26                                                |
| 30        | Group Of UTs       | 6                                                 | 1                                                 |
| 31        | All India          | 10,882                                            | 8,436                                             |

Source: NSS Report No. 587

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