Lok Sabha Question No. 2066 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-01
Subject: Categorization of Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Kaushalendra Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2066

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 01 ST  AUGUST, 2023

## CATEGORIZATION OF FARMERS

2066.  SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has divided the farmers into different categories as marginal, small, medium and large cultivators on the basis of their land holdings;
- (b) if so, the number of farmers in each category, State-wise;
- (c) whether Kisan Samman Pension Yojana is applicable to all categories of farmers;
- (d)  whether  the  Government's  farmers  welfare  schemes  are  different  for  the  different categories of farmers of all such schemes of the Government are equally applicable for all the farmers; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) & (b):   In Agriculture Census, the operational holders are categorized into five size classes as marginal, small, semi-medium, medium and large, based on the operation of land holdings by the holders. The State-wise details of number of marginal, small, semimedium, medium and large operational holders as per Agriculture Census 2015-16 is given in Annexure.

(c):  Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maandhan Yojana (PM-KMY), all land holding small and marginal farmers in the age group of 18-40 years are eligible to get enrolled subject to certain exclusion criteria.

(d) & (e):  The eligibility criteria of the Government schemes for the welfare of farmers vary from one scheme to another and all schemes are implemented as per their approved Operational Guidelines.

## Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b)of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2066  for 01/08/2023

| State-wise estimated number of operational holders as per Agriculture Census 2015-16 (Number in '000)   | State-wise estimated number of operational holders as per Agriculture Census 2015-16 (Number in '000)   | State-wise estimated number of operational holders as per Agriculture Census 2015-16 (Number in '000)   | State-wise estimated number of operational holders as per Agriculture Census 2015-16 (Number in '000)   | State-wise estimated number of operational holders as per Agriculture Census 2015-16 (Number in '000)   | State-wise estimated number of operational holders as per Agriculture Census 2015-16 (Number in '000)   | State-wise estimated number of operational holders as per Agriculture Census 2015-16 (Number in '000)   | State-wise estimated number of operational holders as per Agriculture Census 2015-16 (Number in '000)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                                 | States/UTs                                                                                              | Marginal (below 1.00 ha.)                                                                               | Small (1.00 - 1.99 ha. )                                                                                | Semi- medium (2.00 - 3.99 ha. )                                                                         | Medium (4.00 - 9.99 ha. )                                                                               | Large (10.00 ha. & above)                                                                               | All Size Grou p                                                                                         |
| 1                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                       | 3                                                                                                       | 4                                                                                                       | 5                                                                                                       | 6                                                                                                       | 7                                                                                                       | 8                                                                                                       |
| 1                                                                                                       | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                          | 5904                                                                                                    | 1646                                                                                                    | 770                                                                                                     | 189                                                                                                     | 15                                                                                                      | 8524                                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                       | 27                                                                                                      | 24                                                                                                      | 29                                                                                                      | 26                                                                                                      | 7                                                                                                       | 113                                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                                       | Assam                                                                                                   | 1868                                                                                                    | 495                                                                                                     | 295                                                                                                     | 79                                                                                                      | 4                                                                                                       | 2742                                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                                       | Bihar                                                                                                   | 14971                                                                                                   | 944                                                                                                     | 414                                                                                                     | 81                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                       | 16413                                                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                                       | Chhattisgarh                                                                                            | 2434                                                                                                    | 879                                                                                                     | 493                                                                                                     | 181                                                                                                     | 23                                                                                                      | 4011                                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                                       | Goa                                                                                                     | 59                                                                                                      | 8                                                                                                       | 4                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                       | 75                                                                                                      |
| 7                                                                                                       | Gujarat                                                                                                 | 2019                                                                                                    | 1616                                                                                                    | 1150                                                                                                    | 496                                                                                                     | 40                                                                                                      | 5321                                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                                       | Haryana                                                                                                 | 802                                                                                                     | 314                                                                                                     | 278                                                                                                     | 192                                                                                                     | 41                                                                                                      | 1628                                                                                                    |
| 9                                                                                                       | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                        | 712                                                                                                     | 173                                                                                                     | 82                                                                                                      | 26                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                       | 997                                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                                      | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                         | 1187                                                                                                    | 160                                                                                                     | 58                                                                                                      | 11                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                       | 1417                                                                                                    |
| 11                                                                                                      | Jharkhand                                                                                               | 1962                                                                                                    | 419                                                                                                     | 277                                                                                                     | 126                                                                                                     | 20                                                                                                      | 2803                                                                                                    |
| 12                                                                                                      | Karnataka                                                                                               | 4767                                                                                                    | 2214                                                                                                    | 1193                                                                                                    | 451                                                                                                     | 56                                                                                                      | 8681                                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                                      | Kerala                                                                                                  | 7333                                                                                                    | 181                                                                                                     | 56                                                                                                      | 11                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                       | 7583                                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                          | 4835                                                                                                    | 2725                                                                                                    | 1674                                                                                                    | 707                                                                                                     | 63                                                                                                      | 10003                                                                                                   |
| 15                                                                                                      | Maharashtra                                                                                             | 7816                                                                                                    | 4339                                                                                                    | 2327                                                                                                    | 734                                                                                                     | 70                                                                                                      | 15285                                                                                                   |
| 16                                                                                                      | Manipur                                                                                                 | 77                                                                                                      | 49                                                                                                      | 22                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                       | Neg                                                                                                     | 150                                                                                                     |
| 17                                                                                                      | Meghalaya                                                                                               | 123                                                                                                     | 60                                                                                                      | 40                                                                                                      | 9                                                                                                       | Neg.                                                                                                    | 232                                                                                                     |
| 18                                                                                                      | Mizoram                                                                                                 | 45                                                                                                      | 27                                                                                                      | 14                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                       | Neg.                                                                                                    | 90                                                                                                      |
| 19                                                                                                      | Nagaland                                                                                                | 8                                                                                                       | 30                                                                                                      | 63                                                                                                      | 74                                                                                                      | 21                                                                                                      | 197                                                                                                     |
| 20                                                                                                      | Odisha                                                                                                  | 3637                                                                                                    | 887                                                                                                     | 287                                                                                                     | 51                                                                                                      | 4                                                                                                       | 4866                                                                                                    |
| 21                                                                                                      | Punjab                                                                                                  | 154                                                                                                     | 207                                                                                                     | 368                                                                                                     | 305                                                                                                     | 58                                                                                                      | 1093                                                                                                    |
| 22                                                                                                      | Rajasthan                                                                                               | 3071                                                                                                    | 1677                                                                                                    | 1416                                                                                                    | 1131                                                                                                    | 359                                                                                                     | 7655                                                                                                    |
| 23                                                                                                      | Sikkim                                                                                                  | 44                                                                                                      | 13                                                                                                      | 11                                                                                                      | 4                                                                                                       | Neg.                                                                                                    | 72                                                                                                      |
| 24                                                                                                      | Tamil Nadu                                                                                              | 6224                                                                                                    | 1119                                                                                                    | 452                                                                                                     | 128                                                                                                     | 15                                                                                                      | 7938                                                                                                    |
| 25                                                                                                      | Telangana                                                                                               | 3840                                                                                                    | 1409                                                                                                    | 564                                                                                                     | 126                                                                                                     | 9                                                                                                       | 5948                                                                                                    |
| 26                                                                                                      | Tripura                                                                                                 | 504                                                                                                     | 48                                                                                                      | 19                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                       | Neg.                                                                                                    | 573                                                                                                     |
| 27                                                                                                      | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                           | 19100                                                                                                   | 3008                                                                                                    | 1314                                                                                                    | 377                                                                                                     | 23                                                                                                      | 23822                                                                                                   |
| 28                                                                                                      | Uttarakhand                                                                                             | 659                                                                                                     | 149                                                                                                     | 58                                                                                                      | 14                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                       | 881                                                                                                     |
| 29                                                                                                      | West Bengal                                                                                             | 5998                                                                                                    | 971                                                                                                     | 256                                                                                                     | 18                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                       |                                                                                                         |
| 30                                                                                                      | A & N Islands                                                                                           | 5                                                                                                       | 3                                                                                                       | 3                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                       | Neg.                                                                                                    | 7243 12                                                                                                 |
| 31                                                                                                      | Chandigarh                                                                                              | Neg.                                                                                                    | Neg.                                                                                                    | Neg.                                                                                                    | Neg.                                                                                                    | Neg.                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                       |
| 32                                                                                                      | D & N Haveli                                                                                            | 9                                                                                                       | 4                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                       | Neg.                                                                                                    | 15                                                                                                      |
| 33                                                                                                      | Daman & Diu                                                                                             | 7                                                                                                       | Neg.                                                                                                    | Neg.                                                                                                    | Neg.                                                                                                    | Neg.                                                                                                    | 8                                                                                                       |
| 34                                                                                                      | Delhi                                                                                                   | 11                                                                                                      | 5                                                                                                       | 3                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                       | Neg.                                                                                                    | 21                                                                                                      |
| 35                                                                                                      | Lakshadweep                                                                                             | 10                                                                                                      | Neg.                                                                                                    | Neg.                                                                                                    | Neg.                                                                                                    | Neg.                                                                                                    | 10                                                                                                      |
| 36                                                                                                      | Puducherry                                                                                              | 28                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                       | Neg.                                                                                                    | Neg. 838                                                                                                | 34                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                         | All India                                                                                               | 100251                                                                                                  | 25809                                                                                                   | 13993                                                                                                   | 5561                                                                                                    |                                                                                                         | 146454                                                                                                  |

Note -  Neg. is Number of Operational holdings <500

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