Lok Sabha Question No. 318 (STARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Categorisation of Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Gautham Sigamani Pon, Amol Ramsing Kolhe

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 318

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  10 TH  AUGUST, 2021

## CATEGORISATION OF FARMERS

- *318.     SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON: DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  categorized  the  farmers  into  small,  marginal,  Below Poverty Line (BPL) and Other Backward Class (OBC) farmers and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  average  size  of  agricultural  land  holdings  in  the  country  is  small  and marginal and also un-remunerative to the farmers and if so, the details thereof, State-wise along with the steps taken to improve productivity thereof;
- (c) whether as per India Rural Development Report, the income from the farming sector is insufficient  for  85  per  cent  farmers  households  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  reaction  of Government thereto;
- (d) whether any low cost effective technique has been developed by Agriculture Research Institutes for small land holdings and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of the steps taken/being taken for providing such technique and assistance to the small and marginal farmers and the measures being taken to make small land holdings more feasible?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA  SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 318   DUE FOR REPLY ON 10 TH  AUGUST, 2021.

- (a):     In Agriculture Census, the operational holdings are categorized in three social groups viz.,  Scheduled  Castes,  Scheduled  Tribes  and  Others  and  in  five  size  classes  as  given below:
- (b) & (c): As per latest Agriculture Census 2015-16, average size of the land holdings in the country was 1.08 hectares. State-wise details of the average size of operational holdings are  given  at Annexure .  To  enhance  the  remuneration  of  small  and  marginal  farmers, Government  is  implementing  a  number  of  Schemes  like  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchai Yojana  (PMKSY),  Paramparagat    Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY),  Soil  Health  Card  (SHC), Neem  Coated  Urea,  Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojana  (PMFBY),  National  Agriculture Market  Scheme  (e-NAM),  National  Food  Security  Mission  (NFSM),  Mission  for  Integrated Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH),  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY),  Scheme  for promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), Implementation of National Bee Keeping  Honey  Mission  (NBHM),  Interest  Subvention  Scheme  by  providing  Kisan  Credit Card(KCC),  enactment  of  the  Farmers  Produce  Trade  and  Commerce  (Promotion  & Facilitation)  Act,  2020  and  the  Farmers  (Empowerment  &  Protection)  Agreement  on  Price Assurance and Farm Services Act,  2020.  Also,  One  lakh  crore  rupees  'Agri  Infrastructure Fund' has been provided for post-harvest infrastructure for farmers.

|   S. No. | Category    | Size-Class              |
|----------|-------------|-------------------------|
|        1 | Marginal    | Below 1.00 hectare      |
|        2 | Small       | 1.00 - 2.00 hectare     |
|        3 | Semi-Medium | 2.00 - 4.00 hectare     |
|        4 | Medium      | 4.00 - 10.00 hectare    |
|        5 | Large       | 10.00 hectare and above |

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(d): Indian  Institute  of  Farming  Systems  Research  (IIFSR)  under  Indian  Council  of Agricultural Research (ICAR) implements All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Integrated Farming Systems (IFS) for development and refinement of farm technologies for use  of  small  and  marginal  farmers  in  the  country.  Details  of  major  farm  technologies evaluated in farming system mode and refined are detailed below:

-  Developed 60 tailor made prototype Integrated Farming System Models suitable to 25 States/UTs.
-  Refined 63 farming systems in 19 States.

(e): The Government has taken several measures to improve productivity to make small holdings  more  viable.  These  include  promoting  adoption  of  modern  technologies  and practices  like  multiple  cropping,  intercropping  and  integrated  farming  systems.  Integrated Farming Systems (IFS) models developed for the States have been included in the package of  practices  of  respective  state  Governments.  These  are  popularized  among  farmers, including small and marginal farmers, through farmer participatory refinement and demonstration  of  integrated  farming  systems.  The  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research (ICAR)  is  also  conducting  research  programme  to  develop  location  specific  varieties  and technologies for enhancing the production and productivity of farm holdings.

Annexure

| Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 318 due for Answer on 10.08.2021   | Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 318 due for Answer on 10.08.2021   | Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 318 due for Answer on 10.08.2021   |
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| State-wise S. No.                                                                                           | average size of holdings States/UTs                                                                         | results of Agriculture Census 2015-16 Average size of holdings(in Hectare)                                  |
| 1                                                                                                           | A & N Islands                                                                                               | 1.78                                                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                                           | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                              | 0.94                                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                                           | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                           | 3.35                                                                                                        |
| 4                                                                                                           | Assam                                                                                                       | 1.09                                                                                                        |
| 5                                                                                                           | Bihar                                                                                                       | 0.39                                                                                                        |
| 6                                                                                                           | Chandigarh                                                                                                  | 1.22                                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                                           | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                | 1.24                                                                                                        |
| 8                                                                                                           | D & N Haveli                                                                                                | 1.38                                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                                           | Daman & Diu                                                                                                 | 0.36                                                                                                        |
| 10                                                                                                          | Delhi                                                                                                       | 1.39                                                                                                        |
| 11                                                                                                          | Goa                                                                                                         | 1.10                                                                                                        |
| 12                                                                                                          | Gujarat                                                                                                     | 1.88                                                                                                        |
| 13                                                                                                          | Haryana                                                                                                     | 2.22                                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                                          | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                            | 0.95                                                                                                        |
| 15                                                                                                          | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                             | 0.59                                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                                          | Jharkhand                                                                                                   | 1.10                                                                                                        |
| 17                                                                                                          | Karnataka                                                                                                   | 1.36                                                                                                        |
| 18                                                                                                          | Kerala                                                                                                      | 0.18                                                                                                        |
| 19                                                                                                          | Lakshadweep                                                                                                 | 0.27                                                                                                        |
| 20                                                                                                          | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                              | 1.57                                                                                                        |
| 21                                                                                                          | Maharashtra                                                                                                 | 1.34                                                                                                        |
| 22                                                                                                          | Manipur                                                                                                     | 1.14                                                                                                        |
| 23                                                                                                          | Meghalaya                                                                                                   | 1.29                                                                                                        |
| 24                                                                                                          | Mizoram                                                                                                     | 1.25                                                                                                        |
| 25                                                                                                          | Nagaland                                                                                                    | 4.87                                                                                                        |
| 26                                                                                                          | Odisha                                                                                                      | 0.95                                                                                                        |
| 27                                                                                                          | Puducherry                                                                                                  | 0.62                                                                                                        |
| 28                                                                                                          | Punjab                                                                                                      | 3.62                                                                                                        |
| 29                                                                                                          | Rajasthan                                                                                                   | 2.73                                                                                                        |
| 30                                                                                                          | Sikkim                                                                                                      | 1.27                                                                                                        |
| 31                                                                                                          | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                  | 0.75                                                                                                        |
| 32                                                                                                          | Telangana                                                                                                   | 1.00                                                                                                        |
| 33                                                                                                          | Tripura                                                                                                     | 0.49                                                                                                        |
| 34                                                                                                          | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                               | 0.73                                                                                                        |
| 35                                                                                                          | Uttarakhand                                                                                                 | 0.85                                                                                                        |
| 36                                                                                                          | West Bengal                                                                                                 | 0.76                                                                                                        |

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