Lok Sabha Question No. 241 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Landless Agricultural Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 241

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH  JULY 2022

## LANDLESS AGRICULTURAL FARMERS

## 241.     SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ िषएवंकसानकयाणमंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  survey  to  find  out  the  number  of landless  agricultural  farmers  in  the  country  since  the  2011  census,  if  so,  the  details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor, State-wise;
- (b) the number of migrant landless agricultural farmers in the country, State-wise;
- (c) whether there are any farming related Central schemes that address the landless agricultural farmers in the country and if so, the details thereof?
- (d) whether the Government has considered landless agricultural farmers within the eligible beneficiaries for Centrally sponsored schemes for farmers, and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ िषएवंकसानकयाणमंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a)&(b):No  specific  census/survey  of  landless  agricultural  farmersand  migrant  landless agricultural  farmers  has  been  conducted  and  as  such  the  exact  number  of  landless agricultural  farmers  and  migrant  landless  agricultural  farmers  in  the  country  is  not available. However, details of wholly leased-in operational holdings in the country as per Agriculture Census 2015-16 is given in the Annexure.

(c) to (e):Department of Agriculture& Farmers Welfare is implementing various schemes for the benefit of farmers in the country such as Pradhan MantriKisanSammanNidhi (PMKISAN), Pradhan MantriKisanMaanDhanYojana (PM-KMDY), Pradhan MantriFasalBimaYojana (PMFBY), Interest Subvention Scheme, National Food Security Mission (NFSM), Soil Health Card(SHC), Kisan Credit Card(KCC) etc.

Through the Kisan Credit Card(KCC) scheme, the Government is already providing short term agri credit uptoRs. 3 lakh at subsidized rate of interest (4% per annum on timely repayment  of  loan)  to  all  farmers  including  sharecroppers  and  tenant  farmers.  Such farmers  are  also  entitled  for  coverage  under  crop  insurance  Schemes  with  benefit  of subsidy in premium. States have to prescribe the modalities for enabling such farmers to avail  credit  and  crop  insurance.  Further,  farmers  can  avail  of  loan  uptoRs.  1.6  lakh without any collateral.

Landless and tenant farmers/artisans can also avail collateral-free institutional credit by forming Joint Liability Groups (JLGs), which is a medium for financing landless farmers, tenant farmers sharecroppers and oral lessees.

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## Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of LokSabha Unstarred Question No. 241 due for answer on 19.07.2022

| S. No.    | States/UTs        |   No. of Wholly Leased-in Holdings (in absolute number) |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | A&N Islands       |                                                      12 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    |                                                   30445 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                       0 |
| 4         | Assam             |                                                    3012 |
| 5         | Bihar             |                                                    4090 |
| 6         | Chandigarh        |                                                       0 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh      |                                                     377 |
| 8         | D&N Haveli        |                                                       2 |
| 9         | Daman & Diu       |                                                       0 |
| 10        | Delhi             |                                                       0 |
| 11        | Goa               |                                                    4121 |
| 12        | Gujarat           |                                                       0 |
| 13        | Haryana           |                                                       0 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh  |                                                     200 |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir   |                                                     960 |
| 16        | Jharkhand         |                                                    2392 |
| 17        | Karnataka         |                                                      98 |
| 18        | Kerala            |                                                   21853 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep       |                                                       0 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh    |                                                    8340 |
| 21        | Maharashtra       |                                                     776 |
| 22        | Manipur           |                                                    6627 |
| 23        | Meghalaya         |                                                       0 |
| 24        | Mizoram           |                                                       0 |
| 25        | Nagaland          |                                                     317 |
| 26        | Odisha            |                                                  283071 |
| 27        | Puducherry        |                                                     223 |
| 28        | Punjab            |                                                    6576 |
| 29        | Rajasthan         |                                                    5486 |
| 30        | Sikkim            |                                                    1037 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu        |                                                    9899 |
| 32        | Telangana         |                                                     763 |
| 33        | Tripura           |                                                    1575 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh     |                                                   21220 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand       |                                                     148 |
| 36        | West Bengal       |                                                  117665 |
| All India | All India         |                                                  531285 |

Source: Agricultural Census 2015-16