Lok Sabha Question No. 4057 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-25
Subject: Implementation of Digital Public Infrastructure
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri G M Harish Balayogi

## GRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4057

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 TH  MARCH, 2025

## IMPLEMENTATION OF DIGITAL PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE

## 4057. SHRI G M HARISH BALAYOGI:

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

- (a) the  status  of  Digital  Agriculture  Mission,  including  key  components  such  as AgriStack the Farmers Registry, geo-referenced village maps and Crop Sown Registry;
- (b) whether the Government has conducted Digital Crop Survey using Digital Public Infrastructure  (DPI)  in  the  previous  year,  if  so,  the  details  regarding  the  States  and districts where it was conducted and the States and districts planned for expansion this year and the coming years;
- (c) whether the Government has signed MoUs for the creation and implementation of DPI for agriculture, if so, the details regarding participating States and districts where DPI is planned for implementation this year and the coming years;
- (d) the number of Farmer IDs created and the States and districts where they have been implemented;
- (e) the timeline and targets for Farmer ID creation over the next three years, including the districts planned for implementation; and
- (f) whether  any  discrepancies  have  been  found  in  linking  land  records  and  other farmer related data, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a)  to  (f):  The  Digital  Agriculture  Mission  envisages  the  creation  of  Digital  Public Infrastructure for Agriculture such as Agristack, Krishi Decision Support System, and a comprehensive Soil Fertility & Profile Map to enable a robust digital agriculture ecosystem in  the  country. This, in turn would drive innovative farmer-centric  digital solutions  and make timely and reliable crop-related information available to all the farmers. Agristack consists of three foundational registries or databases in the agriculture sector, i.e., the Farmers' Registry, Geo-referenced village maps, and the Crop Sown Registry; all created and maintained by the State Governments/Union Territories. The Government has a plan to generate 11 Crores Farmer IDs by 2026-27. As of 21.03.2025, a total of 4,58,05,017 Farmer IDs have been created, the details of the same are given in Annexure-I. Georeferenced village maps are a pre-requisite condition for the Digital Crop Survey (DCS) and DCS was undertaken in 436 Districts in Kharif in 2024. So far, in more than 450 districts around 23 crore agricultural plots have been surveyed in Rabi 2024. The details of the same is given at Annexure-II. In 2025-26, the government plans to conduct DCS in all the districts of the country. Further, the Krishi Decision System was launched on August 16, 2024, and the Soil & Land Use Survey of India (SLUSI) has completed the profile creation of soil maps over 130 lakh hectares.

At present, a separate Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed with each  of  the  24  states/UTs  for  the  creation  and  implementation  of  the  Digital  Public Infrastructure for Agriculture. The land records for incorporating the inheritance and land transactions are updated by the respective State/UT Governments.

## Nationwide Progress: State Farmers' Registry

|   S.No. | State          | No. of Generated Farmer IDs (As of 21.03.2025)   |
|---------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh | 38,45,143                                        |
|       2 | Assam          | 3,63,910                                         |
|       3 | Bihar          | 1,064                                            |
|       4 | Chhattisgarh   | 18,18,359                                        |
|       5 | Gujarat        | 40,83,036                                        |
|       6 | Madhya Pradesh | 69,21,210                                        |
|       7 | Maharashtra    | 81,37,299                                        |
|       8 | Odisha         | 1,87,223                                         |
|       9 | Rajasthan      | 56,68,877                                        |
|      10 | Tamil Nadu     | 23,76,229                                        |
|      11 | Telangana      | 295                                              |
|      12 | Uttar Pradesh  | 1,26,22,458                                      |

## Annexure-I

Nationwide progress: Status of Digital Crop Survey (DCS)

|   # | State Name   | Districts DCS Started   | Plot Surveyed (As of 21.03.2025)   |
|-----|--------------|-------------------------|------------------------------------|
|   1 | 28           | 45,49,390               | Bihar                              |
|   2 | 33           | 39,31,504               | Gujarat                            |
|   3 | 34           | 67,38,157               | Maharashtra                        |
|   4 | 30           | 1,77,23,859             | Odisha                             |
|   5 | 30           | 4,50,52,135             | Rajasthan                          |
|   6 | 75           | 5,23,27,196             | Uttar Pradesh                      |
|   7 | 26           | 90,00,000               | Andhra Pradesh                     |
|   8 | 55           | 4,63,00,000             | Madhya Pradesh                     |
|   9 | 38           | 3,84,45,754             | Tamil Nadu                         |
|  10 | 03           | 8,17,100                | Kerala                             |
|  11 | 27           | 27,30,397               | Assam                              |
|  12 | 5            | 1,36,368                | Jharkhand                          |
|  13 | 32           | 36,81,902               | Telangana                          |
|  14 | 19*          | 2,68,672                | Chhattisgarh                       |
|  15 | 23           | 17,707                  | Punjab                             |
|  16 | 03           | 1,062                   | Uttarakhand                        |

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Annexure-II