Lok Sabha Question No. 1519 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-12
Subject: Categorisation of Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: S. Gnanathiraviam, Ravi Kishan Shukla, Ravindra Kushawaha

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1519

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## CATEGORISATION OF FARMERS

1519. SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S.: SHRI RAVI KISHAN: SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:

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

- (a) the number of big, medium and small farmers in the country, category-wise, in terms of agricultural acreage;
- (b) the number of farmers having less than two hectares of land or small land holding;
- (c) the measures taken to ensure livlihood of such farmers and agricultural labourers particularly in Uttar Pradesh and the number of beneficiaries in this regard; and
- (d) the details of the farmers benefited from the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maandhan Yojana (PMKMY) in Uttar Pradesh during the last three years, district-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (SHRI ARJUN MUNDA)

- (a):  Category-wise number of operational holders, in terms of operation of land holdings, in the country as per Agriculture Census 2015-16 is given below:
- (b) : As per Agriculture Census 2015-16, there were 126.06 million operational holders in the country who were operating land less than two hectares.
- (c)  :  The Government has taken several measures to promote agriculture and to support farmers and agricultural workers in the country. Assistance is provided to various categories of farmers, through programmes like, Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN), Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maandhan Yojana (PMKMY), Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), Interest Subvention Scheme, National Food Security Mission (NFSM), Soil Health Card (SHC), Kisan Credit Card (KCC) etc. The Department of  Rural  Development  is  implementing  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee Scheme in the rural areas of the country to benefit rural people including agricultural workers/labourers through creation of employment and livelihood opportunities. All of the above schemes are implemented by State Governments, which maintain the number of beneficiaries of the respective schemes.
- (d):    As  on  07.12.2023,  district-wise  total  number  of  farmers  enrolled  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan Maandhan Yojana (PMKMY) in Uttar Pradesh is given in Annexure .

| Sl. No.   | Size category                 |   Number of operational holders (in '000) |
|-----------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Marginal (below 1.00 ha.)     |                                    100251 |
| 2         | Small (1.00 - 2.00 ha.)       |                                     25809 |
| 3         | Semi-Medium (2.00 - 4.00 ha.) |                                     13993 |
| 4         | Medium (4.00 - 10.00 ha.)     |                                      5561 |
| 5         | Large (10.00 ha. &above)      |                                       838 |
| Total     | Total                         |                                    146454 |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1519 for 12/12/2023

| District-wise total number of farmers enrolled under PMKMY in Uttar Pradesh (as on 07.12.2023)   | District-wise total number of farmers enrolled under PMKMY in Uttar Pradesh (as on 07.12.2023)   | District-wise total number of farmers enrolled under PMKMY in Uttar Pradesh (as on 07.12.2023)   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                          | District                                                                                         | Number of farmers                                                                                |
| 1                                                                                                | Agra                                                                                             | 5062                                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                                | Aligarh                                                                                          | 9700                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                                | Ambedkar Nagar                                                                                   | 635                                                                                              |
| 4                                                                                                | Amethi                                                                                           | 1935                                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                                | Amroha                                                                                           | 1167                                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                                | Auraiya                                                                                          | 1334                                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                                | Ayodhya                                                                                          | 2368                                                                                             |
| 8                                                                                                | Azamgarh                                                                                         | 1987                                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                                | Baghpat                                                                                          | 756                                                                                              |
| 10                                                                                               | Bahraich                                                                                         | 2527                                                                                             |
| 11                                                                                               | Ballia                                                                                           | 1770                                                                                             |
| 12                                                                                               | Balrampur                                                                                        | 3048                                                                                             |
| 13                                                                                               | Banda                                                                                            | 2489                                                                                             |
| 14                                                                                               | Barabanki                                                                                        | 2453                                                                                             |
| 15                                                                                               | Bareilly                                                                                         | 2424                                                                                             |
| 16                                                                                               | Basti                                                                                            | 1162                                                                                             |
| 17                                                                                               | Bhadohi                                                                                          | 3153                                                                                             |
| 18                                                                                               | Bijnor                                                                                           | 4394                                                                                             |
| 19                                                                                               | Budaun                                                                                           | 545                                                                                              |
| 20                                                                                               | Bulandshahr                                                                                      | 6205                                                                                             |
| 21                                                                                               | Chandauli                                                                                        | 1431                                                                                             |
| 22                                                                                               | Chitrakoot                                                                                       | 2268                                                                                             |
| 23                                                                                               | Deoria                                                                                           | 860                                                                                              |
| 24                                                                                               | Etah                                                                                             | 3641                                                                                             |
| 25                                                                                               | Etawah                                                                                           | 1954                                                                                             |
| 26                                                                                               | Farrukhabad                                                                                      | 2860                                                                                             |
| 27                                                                                               | Fatehpur                                                                                         | 1785                                                                                             |
| 28                                                                                               | Firozabad                                                                                        | 1296                                                                                             |
| 29                                                                                               | Gautam Buddha Nagar                                                                              | 434                                                                                              |
| 30                                                                                               | Ghaziabad                                                                                        | 534                                                                                              |
| 31                                                                                               | Ghazipur                                                                                         | 3678                                                                                             |
| 32                                                                                               | Gonda                                                                                            | 2831                                                                                             |
| 33                                                                                               | Gorakhpur                                                                                        | 2385                                                                                             |
| 34                                                                                               | Hamirpur                                                                                         | 3322                                                                                             |
| 35                                                                                               | Hapur                                                                                            | 1373                                                                                             |
| 36                                                                                               | Hardoi                                                                                           | 12032                                                                                            |
| 37                                                                                               | Hathras                                                                                          | 9953                                                                                             |
| 38                                                                                               | Jalaun                                                                                           | 1234                                                                                             |
| 39                                                                                               | Jaunpur                                                                                          | 2414                                                                                             |
| 40                                                                                               | Jhansi                                                                                           | 10386                                                                                            |

| District-wise total number of farmers enrolled under PMKMY in Uttar Pradesh (as on 07.12.2023)   | District-wise total number of farmers enrolled under PMKMY in Uttar Pradesh (as on 07.12.2023)   | District-wise total number of farmers enrolled under PMKMY in Uttar Pradesh (as on 07.12.2023)   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl.No.                                                                                           | District                                                                                         | Number of farmers                                                                                |
| 41                                                                                               | Kannauj                                                                                          | 5246                                                                                             |
| 42                                                                                               | Kanpur Dehat                                                                                     | 4829                                                                                             |
| 43                                                                                               | Kanpur Nagar                                                                                     | 2793                                                                                             |
| 44                                                                                               | Kasganj                                                                                          | 16420                                                                                            |
| 45                                                                                               | Kaushambi                                                                                        | 1589                                                                                             |
| 46                                                                                               | Kheri                                                                                            | 2785                                                                                             |
| 47                                                                                               | Kushi Nagar                                                                                      | 2812                                                                                             |
| 48                                                                                               | Lalitpur                                                                                         | 6457                                                                                             |
| 49                                                                                               | Lucknow                                                                                          | 3023                                                                                             |
| 50                                                                                               | Maharajganj                                                                                      | 1916                                                                                             |
| 51                                                                                               | Mahoba                                                                                           | 2921                                                                                             |
| 52                                                                                               | Mainpuri                                                                                         | 4911                                                                                             |
| 53                                                                                               | Mathura                                                                                          | 991                                                                                              |
| 54                                                                                               | Mau                                                                                              | 1372                                                                                             |
| 55                                                                                               | Meerut                                                                                           | 2268                                                                                             |
| 56                                                                                               | Mirzapur                                                                                         | 1795                                                                                             |
| 57                                                                                               | Moradabad                                                                                        | 2821                                                                                             |
| 58                                                                                               | Muzaffarnagar                                                                                    | 2102                                                                                             |
| 59                                                                                               | Pilibhit                                                                                         | 1658                                                                                             |
| 60                                                                                               | Pratapgarh                                                                                       | 2713                                                                                             |
| 61                                                                                               | Prayagraj                                                                                        | 10357                                                                                            |
| 62                                                                                               | Rae Bareli                                                                                       | 1243                                                                                             |
| 63                                                                                               | Rampur                                                                                           | 569                                                                                              |
| 64                                                                                               | Saharanpur                                                                                       | 1902                                                                                             |
| 65                                                                                               | Sambhal                                                                                          | 1771                                                                                             |
| 66                                                                                               | Sant Kabeer Nagar                                                                                | 2845                                                                                             |
| 67                                                                                               | Shahjahanpur                                                                                     | 1385                                                                                             |
| 68                                                                                               | Shamli                                                                                           | 1196                                                                                             |
| 69                                                                                               | Shravasti                                                                                        | 1951                                                                                             |
| 70                                                                                               | Siddharth Nagar                                                                                  | 4855                                                                                             |
| 71                                                                                               | Sitapur                                                                                          | 18721                                                                                            |
| 72                                                                                               | Sonbhadra                                                                                        | 1710                                                                                             |
| 73                                                                                               | Sultanpur                                                                                        | 1796                                                                                             |
| 74                                                                                               | Unnao                                                                                            | 6135                                                                                             |
| 75                                                                                               | Varanasi                                                                                         | 3135                                                                                             |
| Total                                                                                            | Total                                                                                            | 252778                                                                                           |

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