Lok Sabha Question No. 1123 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-08
Subject: Categorisation of Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: R.K. Singh Patel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1123

TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH  FEBRUARY, 2022

## CATEGORISATION OF FARMERS

†1123.SHRI R.K. SINGH PATEL:

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

- (a)      whether the Government has categorized the farmers into small, marginal, BPL and OBC categories and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)            whether  the  average  size  of  land  holdings  in  the  country  is  small  and  marginal which is not viable for the farmers, if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken to improve their productivity, State-wise;
- (c)        whether agriculture income is not sufficient for 85 percent of the farmer families in the country according to the India Rural Development Report and if so, the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): In Agriculture Census, the operational holdings are categorized in five size classes as given below:
- (b): 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  improve  productivity  of  small  and  marginal  holdings,  the Government  is  promoting  adoption  of  modern  technologies  and  practices  like  multiple cropping, intercropping and Integrated farming systems (IFS). Integrated Farming System (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.

|   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 |

(c): To  enhance  the  remuneration  of  small  and  marginal  farmers,  Government  is implementing  a  number  of  Schemes  like  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana (PMKSY), Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN), Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA), Paramparagat  Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), Soil Health  Card  (SHC),  Rainfed  Area  Development  (RAD)  Programme  under  National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), 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),  Agri  Infrastructure Fund (AIF) etc.

Annexure Annexure referred in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1123 due for Answer on 08.02.2022

| State-wise average size of holdings as per results of Agriculture Census 2015-16   | State-wise average size of holdings as per results of Agriculture Census 2015-16   | State-wise average size of holdings as per results of Agriculture Census 2015-16   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                             | States/UTs                                                                         | 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                                                                               |
| All India                                                                          |                                                                                    | 1.08                                                                               |

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