Lok Sabha Question No. 2517 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-03
Subject: Small and Marginal Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2517

TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  AUGUST, 2021

## SMALL AND MARGINAL FARMERS

2517.      DR. HEENA GAVIT: DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL: SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE: SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

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

- (a)      the  percentage  and  details  of  small  farmers,  marginal  farmers  and  marginal women farmers in India, State/UT-wise;
- (b)    whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  measures  to  make  small  landholdings more viable and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)      the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  meet  the  Demand  Supply Projection towards 2033 to gain surplus; and
- (d)    whether the Government is planning to increase agricultural land under irrigation so that the objective of National Food Security Mission is achieved?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)        As  per  the  results  of  Agriculture  Census  2015-16,  State/UT-wise  number  and percentage  of  marginal  &small  operational  holders  and  marginal  female  operational holders in the country is given at Annexure.
- (b)      Government  has  taken  several  measures  to  make  small  holdings  more  viable. These  include  adoption  of  modern  technologies  and  practices  like  multiple  cropping, intercropping  and  integrated  farming  systems.  The  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural Research  (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  (NFSM),  Neem coated Urea,  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchay  Yojana  (PMKSY),  Pradhan  Mantri FasalBima Yojana (PMFBY), National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) etc.

(c)        As  per  the  Demand  Supply  projection  made  by  the  NITI  Aayog  for  2033,  the balance  sheet  is  projected  to  be  quite  affirmative  for  the  foodgrains  as  a  whole  and further increase in production of foodgrains is suggested to be achieved mainly through increase  in  productivity  of  crops.  For  this,  the  Government  of  India  is  implementing several  Crop  Development  Schemes/Programmes  such  as  National  Food  Security Mission (NFSM), Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI), National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana, Soil Health Card etc. Also, assistance is being provided for various interventions like different types of demonstrations on latest crops production technologies,  promotion  of  newly  released  High  Yielding  Varieties  (HYVs)/Hybrids, climate resilient varieties/stress tolerant/bio-fortified varieties, Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) & Integrated Pest Management (IPM) techniques, water conservation devices, improved farm implements/tools and capacity building of farmers etc., through State Governments.

(d)        To  achieve  further  growth  in  agricultural  area  under  irrigation  and  to  meet  the objectives  of  National  Food  Security  Mission  (NFSM),  Government  is  implementing Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana(PMKSY) since 2015-16 with the motto of ' Har Khet Ko Pani' for providing end to end solutions in irrigation supply chain viz, water resources,  distribution  network  and  farm  level  applications.  This  scheme  is  being implemented through its four components viz, Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP), PMKSY-Har Khet Ko Pani, PMKSY-Watershed, PMKSY-Per Drop More Crop. The  PMKSY-Per  Drop  More  Crop  component  of  the  scheme  focuses  on  enhancing water  use  efficiency  at  farm  level  through  Micro  Irrigation  viz.,  Drip  and  Sprinkler irrigation  systems.  Besides  promoting  Micro  Irrigation,  this  component  also  supports micro level  water storage or water conservation/management activities to supplement source creation for Micro Irrigation.Under this component,about 57.31 lakh ha. area has been brought under the coverage of micro irrigation during the period 2015-16 to 202021.

Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2517 due to answer on 03.08.2021

## State/UT-wise Number and Percentage of Marginal & Small Operational Holders and Female Marginal Operational Holders as per Agriculture Census 2015-16

| S. No   | States/UTs        | Marginal (below 1.0 ha.) - Total   | Marginal (below 1.0 ha.) - Total   | Small (1.0 ha. <2.0 ha.) - Total   | Small (1.0 ha. <2.0 ha.) - Total   | Marginal (below 1.0 ha.) - Female   | Marginal (below 1.0 ha.) - Female   |
|---------|-------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| S. No   | States/UTs        | Number ('000)                      | Percentage                         | Number ('000)                      | Percentage                         | Number ('000)                       | Percentage                          |
| 1       | A & N Islands     | 5                                  | 43.12                              | 3                                  | 21.19                              | 2                                   | 13.99                               |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh    | 5904                               | 69.26                              | 1646                               | 19.31                              | 1854                                | 21.75                               |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh | 27                                 | 23.98                              | 24                                 | 21.24                              | 4                                   | 3.76                                |
| 4       | Assam             | 1868                               | 68.13                              | 495                                | 18.07                              | 26                                  | 0.95                                |
| 5       | Bihar             | 14971                              | 91.21                              | 944                                | 5.75                               | 2116                                | 12.89                               |
| 6       | Chandigarh        | Neg.                               | 64.17                              | Neg.                               | 18.58                              | Neg                                 | 7.75                                |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh      | 2434                               | 60.69                              | 879                                | 21.93                              | 382                                 | 9.52                                |
| 8       | D & N Haveli      | 9                                  | 56.47                              | 4                                  | 25.40                              | 2                                   | 10.96                               |
| 9       | Daman & Diu       | 7                                  | 92.59                              | Neg.                               | 5.28                               | 1                                   | 17.50                               |
| 10      | Delhi             | 11                                 | 55.12                              | 5                                  | 26.08                              | 2                                   | 10.16                               |
| 11      | Goa               | 59                                 | 79.76                              | 8                                  | 10.84                              | 16                                  | 21.97                               |
| 12      | Gujarat           | 2019                               | 37.94                              | 1616                               | 30.37                              | 347                                 | 6.53                                |
| 13      | Haryana           | 802                                | 49.29                              | 314                                | 19.28                              | 126                                 | 7.73                                |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh  | 712                                | 71.45                              | 173                                | 17.40                              | 62                                  | 6.18                                |
| 15      | Jammu & Kashmir   | 1187                               | 83.79                              | 160                                | 11.29                              | 99                                  | 6.96                                |
| 16      | Jharkhand         | 1962                               | 69.98                              | 419                                | 14.94                              | 255                                 | 9.09                                |
| 17      | Karnataka         | 4767                               | 54.92                              | 2214                               | 25.50                              | 1037                                | 11.95                               |
| 18      | Kerala            | 7333                               | 96.70                              | 181                                | 2.39                               | 1712                                | 22.58                               |
| 19      | Lakshadweep       | 10                                 | 95.46                              | Neg.                               | 2.81                               | 4                                   | 39.82                               |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh    | 4835                               | 48.33                              | 2725                               | 27.24                              | 668                                 | 6.67                                |
| 21      | Maharashtra       | 7816                               | 51.13                              | 4339                               | 28.39                              | 1275                                | 8.34                                |
| 22      | Manipur           | 77                                 | 50.97                              | 49                                 | 32.39                              | 7                                   | 4.42                                |
| 23      | Meghalaya         | 123                                | 52.82                              | 60                                 | 25.93                              | 48                                  | 20.62                               |
| 24      | Mizoram           | 45                                 | 50.08                              | 27                                 | 30.61                              | 6                                   | 7.08                                |
| 25      | Nagaland          | 8                                  | 4.18                               | 30                                 | 15.16                              | 3                                   | 1.52                                |
| 26      | Odisha            | 3637                               | 74.74                              | 887                                | 18.23                              | 154                                 | 3.16                                |
| 27      | Puducherry        | 28                                 | 83.81                              | 3                                  | 10.00                              | 7                                   | 20.02                               |
| 28      | Punjab            | 154                                | 14.13                              | 207                                | 18.98                              | 5                                   | 0.43                                |
| 29      | Rajasthan         | 3071                               | 40.12                              | 1677                               | 21.91                              | 384                                 | 5.02                                |
| 30      | Sikkim            | 44                                 | 61.92                              | 13                                 | 17.85                              | 3                                   | 4.27                                |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu        | 6224                               | 78.41                              | 1119                               | 14.10                              | 1269                                | 15.99                               |
| 32      | Telangana         | 3840                               | 64.56                              | 1409                               | 23.69                              | 890                                 | 14.96                               |
| 33      | Tripura           | 504                                | 87.95                              | 48                                 | 8.37                               | 65                                  | 11.28                               |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh     | 19100                              | 80.18                              | 3008                               | 12.63                              | 1583                                | 6.64                                |
| 35      | Uttarakhand       | 659                                | 74.78                              | 149                                | 16.89                              | 87                                  | 9.83                                |
| 36      | West Bengal       | 5998                               | 82.81                              | 971                                | 13.41                              | 217                                 | 3.00                                |
|         | All India         | 100251                             | 68.45                              | 25809                              | 17.62                              | 14716                               | 10.05                               |

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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