Lok Sabha Question No. 4860 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-01
Subject: Digital Crop Survey
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Ms Iqra Choudhary

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4860

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 01 ST  APRIL, 2025

## DIGITAL CROP SURVEY

## 4860. MS IQRA CHOUDHARY:

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

- (a) the details regarding the number of digital identities issued to farmers in the country, Statewise particularly for Uttar Pradesh this financial year and the target for the same;
- (b)  the details regarding the number of districts covered under the Digital Crop Survey in the country State-wise particularly in Uttar Pradesh and the targets for the same;
- (c)  the steps being taken to update old and inaccurate land records, including the share of cadastral maps that have been digitised;
- (d)  whether the Government has formulated a separate data policy for agriculture and if yes, the details and the salient features thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e)  whether the features of the Agri Stack have been extended to tenant farmers, farm labourers  and  sharecroppers  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a): The Government has approved the Digital Agriculture Mission in September 2024 with a total outlay of Rs. 2817 Crores. The Mission envisages the creation of a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) 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 reliable crop-related information available to all farmers on time. The AgriStack DPI consists of  three foundational registries  or  databases associated  with the agriculture sector, i.e., Geo- Geo-Referenced Village Maps, Crop Sown Registry, and the Farmers Registry, all created and maintained by the State Governments/ Union Territories.

The Government has targeted to generate 6 Crore Farmer IDs by 2024-25 and 11 crore by 2026-27. Further, the Government has targeted to conduct Digital Crop Survey in all the States/UTs from Kharif 2025. As of 28.03.2025, a total of 4,85,57,246 Farmer IDs have  been  generated.  Out  of  this,  the  Government  of  Uttar  Pradesh  has  generated 1,27,47,816 Farmer IDs. The details of the State-wise Farmer IDs created are given in Annexure I.

(b): Digital Crop Survey has been conducted in 436 Districts in Kharif 2024, and 461 Districts  covering  more  than  23.90  crores  plots  have  been  surveyed  in  Rabi  2024-25, including 75 Districts of Uttar Pradesh for more than 5.43 crores plots. The details of DCS conducted during Rabi 2024-25 across the country are given in Annexure II.

- (c): The land records for incorporating the inheritance and land transactions are updated by the respective State Governments. The digitization of the Cadastral Maps have been taken under the Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme of the Department of Land Resources, Government of India.
- (d): The  Ministry  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers'  Welfare  strictly  follows  the  data  privacy aspects for all the agricultural schemes of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 and also the relevant provisions of the IT Act, 2000 as well as the Aadhar Act.
- (e): The Farmers' Registry is built in a federated architecture. Thus, the ownership of the data is with the respective States. The Farmers Registry application has the provision to onboard the tenant and lessee farmers. The respective States/ UTs  can decide to include such farmers in the Farmers' Registry as per the State policy.

Annexure-I

| Sr. No.   | Name of State   | Generated Farmer ID Count   |
|-----------|-----------------|-----------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh  | 4065811                     |
| 2.        | Assam           | 402689                      |
| 3.        | Bihar           | 1293                        |
| 4.        | Chhattisgarh    | 2061613                     |
| 5.        | Gujarart        | 4128578                     |
| 6.        | Madhya Pradesh  | 7318148                     |
| 7.        | Maharashtra     | 8344709                     |
| 8.        | Odisha          | 223546                      |
| 9.        | Rajasthan       | 6747979                     |
| 10.       | Tamil Nadu      | 2514111                     |
| 11.       | Telangana       | 953                         |
| 12.       | Uttar Pradesh   | 12747816                    |
| Total     | Total           | 4,85,57,246                 |

## Annexure-II

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| #   | StateName      | Districts DCS Started   | Plot Surveyed   | DCS Completion %(Plot Level)   |
|-----|----------------|-------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------------|
| 1   | Bihar          | 28                      | 47,06,235       | 95%                            |
| 2   | Gujarat        | 33                      | 39,37,702       | 41%                            |
| 3   | Maharashtra    | 34                      | 67,57,256       | 18%                            |
| 4   | Odisha         | 30                      | 2,05,69,073     | 71%                            |
| 5   | Rajasthan      | 30                      | 4,50,52,135     | 100%                           |
| 6   | Uttar Pradesh  | 75                      | 5,43,49,245     | 97%                            |
| 7   | Andhra Pradesh | 26                      | 90,00,000       | 34%                            |
| 8   | Madhya Pradesh | 55                      | 4,63,00,000     | 98%                            |
| G   | TamilNadu      | 38                      | 3,84,45,754     | 95%                            |
| 10  | Kerala         | 3                       | 8,65,917        | 28%                            |
| 11  | Assam          | 27                      | 27,30,397       | 95%                            |
| 12  | Jharkhand      | 5                       | 1,65,206        | 29%                            |
| 13  | Telangana      | 32                      | 36,81,902       | 20%                            |
| 14  | Chhattisgarh   | 19*                     | 7,40,643        | 29%                            |
| 15  | Punjab         | 23                      | 17707           | 0.2%                           |
| 16  | Uttarakhand    | 03                      | 1,062           | 0.1%                           |
|     | Total          | 461                     | 237,320,234.    |                                |

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