Lok Sabha Question No. 4403 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Agriculture Census
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Sudheer Gupta, Prataprao  Jadhav, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4403

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 th  MARCH, 2023

## AGRICULTURE CENSUS

4403. SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA: SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV: SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE: SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ षि एवं षकसान कल्याण

मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a)  the  rules  for  conducting  an  agriculture  Census  in  the  country  along  with  the  time when an  agriculture census was conducted;

(b) whether the Government has recently conduced any census to ascertain the number and condition of farmers/cultivator in the country;

(c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  number  of  farmers  including  small  and marginal farmers covered by the census, State/UT and category-wise and the outcome thereof;

(d) the manner in which the present census can be compared with previous census;

(e)  the challenges faced by the Government while conducting such a census; and

(f)  whether according to the latest agriculture census about only 45.70 per cent of the net area sown is irrigated and if so, the steps taken by the Government to increase the irrigated net area sown in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

क ृ षि एवं षकसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) & (b): Agriculture Census in India is conducted at an interval of five years to collect information on structure of operational holdings in the country and monitor changes that take  place  over  time.  So  far,  ten  Agriculture  Censuses  have  been  conducted  since 1970-71 and Agriculture Census 2015-16 is the latest in the series.

(c):    As  per  Agriculture  Census 2015-16, the total number of operational holders has increased from 138.35 million in 2010-11 to 146.45 million in 2015-16 i.e. an increase of 5.86 per cent. State-wise and category-wise details of operational holders in 2015-16 are given in Annexure.

(d):   Concepts and definitions used and the information collected on number and area of  operational  holdings  by  different  size  classes  are  comparable  with  the  previous censuses.

(e):    Some  of  the  challenges  faced  in  the  conduct  of  Agriculture  Census  2015-16 included manual data collection, delay in updation of land records, etc.

(f):   As per Agriculture Census 2015-16, net irrigated area (as percentage of net area sown) has gone up from 45.70 per cent in 2010-11 to 48.73 per cent in 2015-16.

Government  of  India  launched  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana (PMKSY) on 1 st  July, 2015 with the motto of 'Har Khet Ko Paani' for providing end-toend solutions in irrigation supply chain viz. water sources, distribution network and farm level  applications.  The  components  of  PMKSY  are;  Accelerated  Irrigation  Benefit Programme (AIBP), PMKSY - Har Khet Ko Paani, PMKSY - Per Drop More Crop and PMKSY - Watershed Development. The Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW)  is  implementing  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  PMKSY-PDMC  from 2015-16  in  all  the  States  of  the  country  which  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.

## ANNEXURE

## Annexure referred to in reply  to  part  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No. 4403 for 28.03.2023

| Sl. No.   |                    | Number of Operational Holders as per Agriculture Census 2015-16 (in   | Number of Operational Holders as per Agriculture Census 2015-16 (in   | Number of Operational Holders as per Agriculture Census 2015-16 (in   | Number of Operational Holders as per Agriculture Census 2015-16 (in   | Number of Operational Holders as per Agriculture Census 2015-16 (in   | Number of Operational Holders as per Agriculture Census 2015-16 (in   |
|-----------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States/UTs         | Marginal (below 1.00 ha.)                                             | Small (1.00 - 1.99 ha.)                                               | actual) Semi- medium (2.00 - 3.99 ha.)                                | Medium (4.00 - 9.99 ha.)                                              | Large (10.00 ha. & above)                                             | Total                                                                 |
| 1         | A & N Islands      | 5154                                                                  | 2533                                                                  | 2875                                                                  | 1364                                                                  | 28                                                                    | 11954                                                                 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh     | 5904039                                                               | 1646246                                                               | 769843                                                                | 189034                                                                | 14748                                                                 | 8523910                                                               |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh  | 27161                                                                 | 24056                                                                 | 29018                                                                 | 26328                                                                 | 6690                                                                  | 113253                                                                |
| 4         | Assam              | 1868020                                                               | 495313                                                                | 295286                                                                | 79262                                                                 | 3830                                                                  | 2741711                                                               |
| 5         | Bihar              | 14970585                                                              | 943796                                                                | 414015                                                                | 81408                                                                 | 3089                                                                  | 16412893                                                              |
| 6         | Chandigarh         | 480                                                                   | 139                                                                   | 81                                                                    | 46                                                                    | 2                                                                     | 748                                                                   |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh       | 2434321                                                               | 879477                                                                | 493056                                                                | 180823                                                                | 23095                                                                 | 4010772                                                               |
| 8         | D & N Haveli       | 8511                                                                  | 3829                                                                  | 1887                                                                  | 746                                                                   | 99                                                                    | 15072                                                                 |
| 9         | Daman & Diu        | 7422                                                                  | 423                                                                   | 131                                                                   | 34                                                                    | 6                                                                     | 8016                                                                  |
| 10        | Delhi              | 11489                                                                 | 5436                                                                  | 2587                                                                  | 1209                                                                  | 121                                                                   | 20842                                                                 |
| 11        | Goa                | 59472                                                                 | 8083                                                                  | 4309                                                                  | 2092                                                                  | 607                                                                   | 74563                                                                 |
| 12        | Gujarat            | 2018827                                                               | 1615788                                                               | 1150254                                                               | 495869                                                                | 39888                                                                 | 5320626                                                               |
| 13        | Haryana            | 802396                                                                | 313937                                                                | 277972                                                                | 192327                                                                | 41383                                                                 | 1628015                                                               |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh   | 712204                                                                | 173456                                                                | 82265                                                                 | 25920                                                                 | 2964                                                                  | 996809                                                                |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir    | 1186887                                                               | 159988                                                                | 58102                                                                 | 10998                                                                 | 534                                                                   | 1416509                                                               |
| 16        | Jharkhand          | 1961615                                                               | 418684                                                                | 277306                                                                | 125514                                                                | 19827                                                                 | 2802946                                                               |
| 17        | Karnataka          | 4767132                                                               | 2213732                                                               | 1192724                                                               | 451445                                                                | 55706                                                                 | 8680739                                                               |
| 18        | Kerala             | 7333248                                                               | 181372                                                                | 55744                                                                 | 11274                                                                 | 1858                                                                  | 7583496                                                               |
| 19        | Lakshadweep        | 9562                                                                  | 281                                                                   | 135                                                                   | 31                                                                    | 8                                                                     | 10017                                                                 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh     | 4834531                                                               | 2724684                                                               | 1674301                                                               | 706734                                                                | 62885                                                                 | 10003135                                                              |
| 21        | Maharashtra        | 7815823                                                               | 4339259                                                               | 2327023                                                               | 733619                                                                | 69715                                                                 | 15285439                                                              |
| 22        | Manipur            | 76705                                                                 | 48737                                                                 | 22269                                                                 | 2734                                                                  | 39                                                                    | 150484                                                                |
| 23        | Meghalaya          | 122748                                                                | 60268                                                                 | 39863                                                                 | 9256                                                                  | 262                                                                   | 232397                                                                |
| 24        | Mizoram            | 44963                                                                 | 27483                                                                 | 13834                                                                 | 3209                                                                  | 285                                                                   | 89774                                                                 |
| 25        | Nagaland           | 8211                                                                  | 29790                                                                 | 63332                                                                 | 73769                                                                 | 21430                                                                 | 196532                                                                |
| 26        | Odisha             | 3636658                                                               | 887272                                                                | 286735                                                                | 51210                                                                 | 3975                                                                  | 4865850                                                               |
| 27        | Puducherry         | 28361                                                                 | 3385                                                                  | 1568                                                                  | 481                                                                   | 45                                                                    | 33840                                                                 |
| 28        | Punjab             | 154412                                                                | 207436                                                                | 367938                                                                | 305220                                                                | 57707                                                                 | 1092713                                                               |
| 29        | Rajasthan          | 3070873                                                               | 1677372                                                               | 1416174                                                               | 1131440                                                               | 358757                                                                | 7654616                                                               |
| 30        | Sikkim             | 44294                                                                 | 12767                                                                 | 10591                                                                 | 3513                                                                  | 367                                                                   | 71532                                                                 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu         | 6224319                                                               | 1119229                                                               | 452236                                                                | 127650                                                                | 14513                                                                 | 7937947                                                               |
| 32        | Telangana          | 3840131                                                               | 1408979                                                               | 563530                                                                | 125630                                                                | 9465                                                                  | 5947735                                                               |
| 33        | Tripura            | 504105                                                                | 47987                                                                 | 18538                                                                 | 2491                                                                  | 73                                                                    | 573194                                                                |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh      | 19099828                                                              | 3008403                                                               | 1313695                                                               | 376790                                                                | 22909                                                                 | 23821625                                                              |
| 35        | West               | 659064                                                                | 25809332                                                              | 255957                                                                | 5561480                                                               | 838406                                                                |                                                                       |
| 36        | Uttarakhand Bengal | 5997758                                                               | 148817 970895                                                         | 58040                                                                 | 14496 17514                                                           | 888 608                                                               | 881305 7242732                                                        |
|           | All India          | 100251309                                                             |                                                                       | 13993214                                                              |                                                                       |                                                                       | 146453741                                                             |

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