Lok Sabha Question No. 398 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Female Farmers in Gujarat
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.398

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH  JULY 2022

## FEMALE FARMERS IN GUJARAT

398. SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJIKUNDARIYA:
2. Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  &  FARMERS WELFARE कृ िष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state: (a) the total number of female farmers in the Gujarat, district-wise; (b) whether the Government has provided any technical assistance, training or any other kind of assistance to female farmers using the said data; (c) if so, the details thereof, district-wise; (d)  if  not,  whether  any  such  scheme  which  provides  benefits  to  female  farmers  is  under
3. consideration; and
4. (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ िष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a):  As  per  Agriculture  Census  2015-16,district-wise  total  number  of  female  operational holders in Gujarat is given in Annex-I.

(b) &(c): Government is implementing a number of beneficiary oriented schemes and training programmes for the benefit of female farmers. These schemes inter-alia include Agricultural Technology  Management  Agency  (ATMA)  scheme,  Krishi  Vigyan  Kendras  (KVKs),  SubMission on Agriculture Mechanization (SMAM), Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NRLM)  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Samman  Nidhi  (PM-KISAN). District-wise number of female farmers in Gujarat who have benefitted/trained under these schemes/programmes are given in Annex-II .

- (d) & (e):  Does not arise.

Annex-I Annexure referred to in part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 398 due for reply on 19.07.2022

| District wise number of female operational holders in Gujarat as per   | District wise number of female operational holders in Gujarat as per   | District wise number of female operational holders in Gujarat as per   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                | District Name                                                          | Number (in Actual)                                                     |
| 1                                                                      | Ahmedabad                                                              | 33,927                                                                 |
| 2                                                                      | Amreli                                                                 | 32,600                                                                 |
| 3                                                                      | Anand                                                                  | 50,848                                                                 |
| 4                                                                      | Aravalli                                                               | 14,144                                                                 |
| 5                                                                      | Banaskatha                                                             | 34,421                                                                 |
| 6                                                                      | Bharuch                                                                | 32,867                                                                 |
| 7                                                                      | Bhavnagar                                                              | 20,248                                                                 |
| 8                                                                      | Botad                                                                  | 8,744                                                                  |
| 9                                                                      | ChhotaUdepur                                                           | 22,413                                                                 |
| 10                                                                     | Dahod                                                                  | 11,660                                                                 |
| 11                                                                     | Dang                                                                   | 1,185                                                                  |
| 12                                                                     | DevbhumiDwarka                                                         | 16,078                                                                 |
| 13                                                                     | Gandhinagar                                                            | 21,658                                                                 |
| 14                                                                     | GirSomnath                                                             | 16,157                                                                 |
| 15                                                                     | Jamnagar                                                               | 25,167                                                                 |
| 16                                                                     | Junagadh                                                               | 26,269                                                                 |
| 17                                                                     | Kheda                                                                  | 38,035                                                                 |
| 18                                                                     | Kutch                                                                  | 59,059                                                                 |
| 19                                                                     | Mahisagar                                                              | 51,845                                                                 |
| 20                                                                     | Mehsana                                                                | 11,162                                                                 |
| 21                                                                     | Morbi                                                                  | 23,772                                                                 |
| 22                                                                     | Narmada                                                                | 10,023                                                                 |
| 23                                                                     | Navsari                                                                | 26,158                                                                 |
| 24                                                                     | Panchmahal                                                             | 21,090                                                                 |
| 25                                                                     | Patan                                                                  | 25,685                                                                 |
| 26                                                                     | Porbandar                                                              | 10,753                                                                 |
| 27                                                                     | Rajkot                                                                 | 46,410                                                                 |
| 28                                                                     | Sabarkatha                                                             | 31,943                                                                 |
| 29                                                                     | Surat                                                                  | 30,987                                                                 |
| 30                                                                     | Surendranagar                                                          | 36,294                                                                 |
| 31                                                                     | Tapi                                                                   | 20,065                                                                 |
| 32                                                                     | Vadodara                                                               | 43,316                                                                 |
| 33                                                                     | Valsad                                                                 | 22,346                                                                 |
| Total                                                                  | Total                                                                  | 8,77,329                                                               |

Annex- II

## Annexure referred to in part (b) &(c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.398 due for reply on 19.07.2022

| District wise number of female farmers who have benefitted/trained under ATMA, KVKs, SMAM, DAY-NRLM & PM-KISAN in Gujarat State (In Actual)   | District wise number of female farmers who have benefitted/trained under ATMA, KVKs, SMAM, DAY-NRLM & PM-KISAN in Gujarat State (In Actual)   | District wise number of female farmers who have benefitted/trained under ATMA, KVKs, SMAM, DAY-NRLM & PM-KISAN in Gujarat State (In Actual)   | District wise number of female farmers who have benefitted/trained under ATMA, KVKs, SMAM, DAY-NRLM & PM-KISAN in Gujarat State (In Actual)   | District wise number of female farmers who have benefitted/trained under ATMA, KVKs, SMAM, DAY-NRLM & PM-KISAN in Gujarat State (In Actual)   | District wise number of female farmers who have benefitted/trained under ATMA, KVKs, SMAM, DAY-NRLM & PM-KISAN in Gujarat State (In Actual)   | District wise number of female farmers who have benefitted/trained under ATMA, KVKs, SMAM, DAY-NRLM & PM-KISAN in Gujarat State (In Actual)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No                                                                                                                                          | Districts                                                                                                                                     | No. of female during                                                                                                                          | No. of female during                                                                                                                          | No. of female during                                                                                                                          | No. of Mahila Kisan trained in Agro-ecological practices (AEP) under DAY-NRLM                                                                 | Total Eligible Unique female beneficiaries under PM-KISAN as on 13.07.2022                                                                    |
|                                                                                                                                               | Districts                                                                                                                                     | ATMA                                                                                                                                          | KVKs                                                                                                                                          | SMAM                                                                                                                                          | No. of Mahila Kisan trained in Agro-ecological practices (AEP) under DAY-NRLM                                                                 | Total Eligible Unique female beneficiaries under PM-KISAN as on 13.07.2022                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                                                                             | Ahmedabad                                                                                                                                     | 1,801                                                                                                                                         | 1,632                                                                                                                                         | 10                                                                                                                                            | 29,272                                                                                                                                        | 61,085                                                                                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                                                                             | Amreli                                                                                                                                        | 1,288                                                                                                                                         | 650                                                                                                                                           | 4                                                                                                                                             | 28,012                                                                                                                                        | 39,255                                                                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                                                                             | Anand                                                                                                                                         | 2,068                                                                                                                                         | 524                                                                                                                                           | 4                                                                                                                                             | 21,865                                                                                                                                        | 1,00,751                                                                                                                                      |
| 4                                                                                                                                             | Aravalli                                                                                                                                      | 1,798                                                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                             | 21,498                                                                                                                                        | 49,275                                                                                                                                        |
| 5                                                                                                                                             | Banaskatha                                                                                                                                    | 1,269                                                                                                                                         | 263                                                                                                                                           | -                                                                                                                                             | 45,981                                                                                                                                        | 95,661                                                                                                                                        |
| 6                                                                                                                                             | Bharuch                                                                                                                                       | 1,234                                                                                                                                         | 727                                                                                                                                           | 4                                                                                                                                             | 35,080                                                                                                                                        | 77,163                                                                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                                                                             | Bhavnagar                                                                                                                                     | 852                                                                                                                                           | 896                                                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                                                             | 35,353                                                                                                                                        | 49,207                                                                                                                                        |
| 8                                                                                                                                             | Botad                                                                                                                                         | 478                                                                                                                                           | -                                                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                                             | 11,861                                                                                                                                        | 15,442                                                                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                                                                             | ChhotaUdepur                                                                                                                                  | 761                                                                                                                                           | -                                                                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                             | 54,177                                                                                                                                        | 28,345                                                                                                                                        |
| 10                                                                                                                                            | Dahod                                                                                                                                         | 1,545                                                                                                                                         | 1,159                                                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                                                             | 27,487                                                                                                                                        | 13,049                                                                                                                                        |
| 11                                                                                                                                            | Dang                                                                                                                                          | 666                                                                                                                                           | 2,063                                                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                                                             | 38,615                                                                                                                                        | 18,171                                                                                                                                        |
| 12                                                                                                                                            | DevbhumiDwarka                                                                                                                                | 1,089                                                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                                                             | 4                                                                                                                                             | 3,284                                                                                                                                         | 1,51,076                                                                                                                                      |
| 13                                                                                                                                            | Gandhinagar                                                                                                                                   | 1,078                                                                                                                                         | 1,303                                                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                                                             | 14,651                                                                                                                                        | 43,614                                                                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                                                                            | GirSomnath                                                                                                                                    | 353                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                                             | 22,050                                                                                                                                        | 23,575                                                                                                                                        |
| 15                                                                                                                                            | Jamnagar                                                                                                                                      | 2,542                                                                                                                                         | 1,400                                                                                                                                         | 6                                                                                                                                             | 16,688                                                                                                                                        | 24,409                                                                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                                                                            | Junagadh                                                                                                                                      | 3,187                                                                                                                                         | 1,137                                                                                                                                         | 6                                                                                                                                             | 35,902                                                                                                                                        | 36,080                                                                                                                                        |
| 17                                                                                                                                            | Kheda                                                                                                                                         | 639                                                                                                                                           | 892                                                                                                                                           | 4                                                                                                                                             | 27,961                                                                                                                                        | 30,829                                                                                                                                        |
| 18                                                                                                                                            | Kutch                                                                                                                                         | 1,765                                                                                                                                         | 1,151                                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                                             | 28,626                                                                                                                                        | 92,471                                                                                                                                        |
| 19                                                                                                                                            | Mahisagar                                                                                                                                     | 991                                                                                                                                           | -                                                                                                                                             | 4                                                                                                                                             | 7,224                                                                                                                                         | 76,129                                                                                                                                        |
| 20                                                                                                                                            | Mehsana                                                                                                                                       | 2,627                                                                                                                                         | 1,712                                                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                                                             | 31,882                                                                                                                                        | 62,084                                                                                                                                        |
| 21                                                                                                                                            | Morbi                                                                                                                                         | 502                                                                                                                                           | 534                                                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                                             | 23,992                                                                                                                                        | 20,730                                                                                                                                        |
| 22                                                                                                                                            | Narmada                                                                                                                                       | 778                                                                                                                                           | 3,343                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                               | 18,306                                                                                                                                        | 37,719                                                                                                                                        |
| 23                                                                                                                                            | Navsari                                                                                                                                       | 2,666                                                                                                                                         | 2,760                                                                                                                                         | 7                                                                                                                                             | 16,377                                                                                                                                        | 52,373                                                                                                                                        |
| 24                                                                                                                                            | Panchmahal                                                                                                                                    | 1,165                                                                                                                                         | 271                                                                                                                                           | -                                                                                                                                             | 22,185                                                                                                                                        | 87,009                                                                                                                                        |
| 25                                                                                                                                            | Patan                                                                                                                                         | 1,103                                                                                                                                         | 756                                                                                                                                           | -                                                                                                                                             | 22,985                                                                                                                                        | 56,854                                                                                                                                        |
| 26                                                                                                                                            | Porbandar                                                                                                                                     | 499                                                                                                                                           | 628                                                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                                             | 7,182                                                                                                                                         | 13,313                                                                                                                                        |
| 27                                                                                                                                            | Rajkot                                                                                                                                        | 1,025                                                                                                                                         | 921                                                                                                                                           | 6                                                                                                                                             | 41,628                                                                                                                                        | 48,613                                                                                                                                        |
| 28                                                                                                                                            | Sabarkatha                                                                                                                                    | 2,371                                                                                                                                         | 208                                                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                                             | 23,299                                                                                                                                        | 48,220                                                                                                                                        |
| 29                                                                                                                                            | Surat                                                                                                                                         | 3,683                                                                                                                                         | 3,015                                                                                                                                         | 20                                                                                                                                            | 17,152                                                                                                                                        | 50,302                                                                                                                                        |
| 30                                                                                                                                            | Surendranagar                                                                                                                                 | 1,790                                                                                                                                         | 1,070                                                                                                                                         | 2                                                                                                                                             | 43,052                                                                                                                                        | 51,567                                                                                                                                        |
| 31                                                                                                                                            | Tapi                                                                                                                                          | 2,873                                                                                                                                         | 3,360                                                                                                                                         | 4                                                                                                                                             | 38,726                                                                                                                                        | 37,825                                                                                                                                        |
| 32                                                                                                                                            | Vadodara                                                                                                                                      | 2,005                                                                                                                                         | 629                                                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                                                             | 37,747                                                                                                                                        | 62,155                                                                                                                                        |
| 33                                                                                                                                            | Valsad                                                                                                                                        | 1,969                                                                                                                                         | 1,220                                                                                                                                         | 6                                                                                                                                             | 19,441                                                                                                                                        | 57,534                                                                                                                                        |
|                                                                                                                                               | Total                                                                                                                                         | 50,460                                                                                                                                        | 34,224                                                                                                                                        | 100                                                                                                                                           | 8,69,541                                                                                                                                      | 17,11,885                                                                                                                                     |

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