Lok Sabha Question No. 1254 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-30
Subject: Expansion of Agricultural Land
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Ravindra Dattaram Waikar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1254

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 30 TH  JULY, 2024

## EXPANSION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND

## 1254.  SHRI RAVINDRA DATTARAM WAIKAR:

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

- (a) whether agricultural land is getting reduced in the country during the recent years;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the corrective measures taken by the Government for expansion of agricultural land and agriculture related activities to meet the requirements of the increasing population; and
- (d) the details of the work carried out by the Government so far in this regard, State-wise particularly in the State of Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी

(SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

- (a) & (b): As per the latest published 'Land Use Statistics-at a Glance 2012-13 to 2021-22', the  area  under  agricultural  land  in  the  country  has  marginally  reduced  from  180.62  million hectares in 2018-19 to 180.11 million hectares in 2021-22. However, as per Seventh Schedule of Constitution of India, land comes under the purview of State Governments, therefore, State governments are to take suitable steps to check diversion of arable land for non-agricultural purposes.  However,  Government  of  India  supplements  the  efforts  of  States,  through appropriate policy measures and budgetary support. Under the National Policy for Farmers2007 (NPF-2007), State Governments have been advised to earmark lands with low biological potential such as uncultivable land, land affected by salinity, acidity, etc., for non-agricultural developmental activities, including industrial and construction activities. The National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy-2007 (NRRP, 2007) has also recommended that as far as  possible,  projects  may  be  set  up  on  waste  land,  degraded  land  or  un-irrigated  land. Acquisition of irrigated, multi-cropped agricultural land for non-agricultural uses may be kept to the minimum or avoided to the extent possible.
- (c) & (d): The  Government  has  adopted  and  implemented  several  policies,  reforms,

developmental programmes and schemes for development of agriculture and farmers directly or  indirectly  in  the  country,  including  State  of  Maharashtra.  The  unprecedented  enhanced budgetary provisions have been made to facilitate the following efforts of the Government:

1. Income support to farmers through PM KISAN
2. Pradhan Mantri Fasal BimaYojana (PMFBY)
3. Institutional credit for agriculture sector
4. Fixing of Minimum Support Price (MSP) at one-and-a half times the cost of production
5. Promotion of organic farming in the country
6. Per Drop More Crop
7. Micro Irrigation Fund
8. Promotion of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs)
9. National Beekeeping and Honey Mission (NBHM)
10. Agricultural Mechanization
11. Providing Soil Health Cards to farmers
12. Setting up of National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) extension Platform
13. Launch of the National Mission for Edible Oils - Oil Palm
14. Agri Infrastructure Fund (AIF)
15. Improvement in farm produce logistics, Introduction of Kisan Rail.
16. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) - Cluster Development Programme.
17. Creation of a Start-up Eco system in agriculture and allied sector
18. Achievement in Export of Agri and Allied Agri- Commodities
19. Central sector Scheme Namo Drone Didi

As a result of efforts made by the Government under various schemes/programmes to enhance production and productivity in the agriculture sector, the total cropped area in the country including state of Maharashtra has increased in the same period from 201.18 million hectares to 219.16 million hectares. Similarly, as per 3 rd  Advance Estimates for the year 202324, food grains production in the country has also increased from 2,852.09 lakh tonnes during the year 2018-19 to 3,288.52 lakh tonnes in 2023-24.  The State wise details of agriculture land, cropped area and food grain productionare given at Annexures I & II.

Annexure-I referred in reply to part (c) & (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 1254 regarding'Expansion of Agriculture Land' due for an answer on 30/07/2024

State and year wise Agri. Land and Cropped area in (000 Hectares)

| STATES/UTs         | Agri. Land/ able land/ Arable land   | Agri. Land/ able land/ Arable land   | Agri. Land/ able land/ Arable land   | Agri. Land/ able land/ Arable land   | Cultivable land/ Cultur-   | Cultivable land/ Cultur-   | Cultivable land/ Cultur-   | Cultivable land/ Cultur-   |
|--------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| STATES/UTs         | 2018- 19                             | 2019- 20                             | 2020- 21                             | 2021- 22                             | 2018- 19                   | 2019- 20                   | 2020- 21                   | 2021- 22                   |
| ANDHRA PRADESH     | 8997                                 | 8828                                 | 8817                                 | 8987                                 | 7297                       | 7287                       | 7407                       | 7328                       |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH  | 424                                  | 424                                  | 431                                  | 431                                  | 320                        | 320                        | 328                        | 338                        |
| ASSAM              | 3305                                 | 3296                                 | 3295                                 | 3321                                 | 4004                       | 3975                       | 3888                       | 3872                       |
| BIHAR              | 6573                                 | 6557                                 | 6541                                 | 6542                                 | 7406                       | 7297                       | 7265                       | 7329                       |
| CHHATTISGARH       | 5570                                 | 5551                                 | 5542                                 | 5552                                 | 5614                       | 5735                       | 5712                       | 5704                       |
| GOA                | 197                                  | 141                                  | 141                                  | 141                                  | 150                        | 147                        | 147                        | 144                        |
| GUJARAT            | 12397                                | 12388                                | 12462                                | 12428                                | 12233                      | 13816                      | 14722                      | 14759                      |
| HARYANA            | 3817                                 | 3794                                 | 3847                                 | 3847                                 | 6605                       | 6617                       | 6566                       | 6566                       |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH   | 816                                  | 821                                  | 821                                  | 831                                  | 914                        | 892                        | 899                        | 890                        |
| JHARKHAND          | 4319                                 | 4280                                 | 4319                                 | 4324                                 | 1824                       | 1760                       | 1803                       | 1845                       |
| KARNATAKA          | 12830                                | 12843                                | 12846                                | 12836                                | 13551                      | 13831                      | 14910                      | 14748                      |
| KERALA             | 2235                                 | 2232                                 | 2229                                 | 2223                                 | 2571                       | 2586                       | 2569                       | 2523                       |
| MADHYA PRADESH     | 17121                                | 17183                                | 17449                                | 17432                                | 26115                      | 28277                      | 29903                      | 30049                      |
| MAHARASHTRA        | 20719                                | 20589                                | 20509                                | 20466                                | 22194                      | 23856                      | 24917                      | 25730                      |
| MANIPUR            | 448                                  | 338                                  | 417                                  | 399                                  | 441                        | 331                        | 410                        | 393                        |
| MEGHALAYA          | 1011                                 | 1010                                 | 1010                                 | 1015                                 | 312                        | 313                        | 309                        | 325                        |
| MIZORAM            | 367                                  | 367                                  | 367                                  | 367                                  | 187                        | 195                        | 206                        | 206                        |
| NAGALAND           | 678                                  | 676                                  | 674                                  | 672                                  | 529                        | 530                        | 532                        | 319                        |
| ODISHA             | 6675                                 | 6699                                 | 6654                                 | 6782                                 | 4527                       | 4670                       | 4819                       | 4997                       |
| PUNJAB             | 4233                                 | 4238                                 | 4237                                 | 4225                                 | 7851                       | 7838                       | 7835                       | 7916                       |
| RAJASTHAN          | 25484                                | 25475                                | 25473                                | 25463                                | 25313                      | 27515                      | 26100                      | 27442                      |
| SIKKIM             | 97                                   | 97                                   | 97                                   | 97                                   | 162                        | 162                        | 140                        | 140                        |
| TAMIL NADU         | 8109                                 | 8108                                 | 8106                                 | 8105                                 | 5672                       | 5942                       | 6156                       | 6348                       |
| TELANGANA          | 6767                                 | 6785                                 | 6717                                 | 6715                                 | 5774                       | 7479                       | 8479                       | 8026                       |
| TRIPURA            | 270                                  | 270                                  | 270                                  | 270                                  | 487                        | 487                        | 487                        | 487                        |
| UTTARAKHAND        | 1548                                 | 1545                                 | 1544                                 | 1541                                 | 1029                       | 1024                       | 997                        | 969                        |
| UTTAR PRADESH      | 18775                                | 18614                                | 18614                                | 18264                                | 26859                      | 27109                      | 27109                      | 28200                      |
| WEST BENGAL        | 5615                                 | 5608                                 | 5602                                 | 5595                                 | 9960                       | 10100                      | 10207                      | 10259                      |
| A&N ISLAND         | 28                                   | 28                                   | 28                                   | 28                                   | 41                         | 46                         | 40                         | 39                         |
| CHANDIGARH         | 1                                    | 1                                    | 1                                    | 1                                    | 1                          | 3                          | 2                          | 2                          |
| D&N HAVELI and D&D |                                      | 23                                   | 23                                   | 23                                   |                            | 23                         | 23                         | 23                         |
| D & N HAVELI       | 20                                   |                                      |                                      |                                      | 20                         |                            |                            |                            |
| DAMAN & DIU        | 3                                    |                                      |                                      |                                      | 3                          |                            |                            |                            |
| DELHI              | 53                                   | 53                                   | 53                                   | 53                                   | 59                         | 58                         | 58                         | 58                         |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR    | 1091                                 | 1071                                 | 1074                                 | 1075                                 | 1124                       | 1090                       | 1112                       | 1134                       |
| LADAKH             |                                      | 28                                   | 28                                   | 28                                   |                            | 22                         | 22                         | 22                         |
| LAKSHADWEEP        | 3                                    | 2                                    | 2                                    | 2                                    | 3                          | 2                          | 2                          | 2                          |
| PUDUCHERRY         | 28                                   | 28                                   | 28                                   | 28                                   | 27                         | 27                         | 27                         | 28                         |
| ALL INDIA          | 180624                               | 179992                               | 180266                               | 180112                               | 201179                     | 211359                     | 216107                     | 219158                     |

Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

## Annexure-II

Annexure-II referred in reply to part (c) & (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 1254 regarding'Expansion of Agriculture Land' due for an answer on 30/07/2024

## State wise production of food grains from year 2018-19 to 2023-24

(In Lakh Tonnes)

| Sr. No.   | State                       | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2023-24   |
|-----------|-----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 0.12      | 0.18      | 0.14      | 0.14      | 0.11      | NA        |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh              | 108.39    | 123.57    | 112.99    | 110.77    | 121.49    | 104.34    |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh           | 3.65      | 3.73      | 3.77      | 3.88      | 3.93      | NA        |
| 4         | Assam                       | 54.66     | 52.36     |           | 46.78     | 59.45     | 54.61     |
| 5         | Bihar                       | 156.00    | 142.33    | 153.83    | 170.18    | 183.43    | 200.43    |
| 6         | Chandigarh                  | 0.00      | 0.07      | 0.03      | 0.03      | 0.03      | NA        |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                | 75.59     | 75.02     | 82.26     | 90.24     | 108.93    | 107.02    |
| 8         | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      | 0.36      | 0.40      | 0.34      | 0.34      | 0.38      | NA        |
| 9         | Daman and Diu               | 0.02      | 0.03      | 0.04      | 0.04      | 0.00      | NA        |
| 10        | Delhi                       | 1.06      | 1.06      | 1.12      | 1.07      | 1.06      | NA        |
| 11        | Goa                         | 1.05      | 0.94      | 0.91      | 0.93      | 0.92      | NA        |
| 12        | Gujarat                     | 68.04     | 81.53     | 89.74     | 101.31    | 98.75     | 100.79    |
| 13        | Haryana                     | 181.45    | 178.63    | 183.09    | 163.30    | 173.93    | 184.51    |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh            | 15.01     | 15.30     | 15.36     | 16.07     | 14.79     | 15.54     |
| 15        | Jammu and Kashmir           | 18.93     | 16.71     | 15.95     | 16.78     | 17.63     | NA        |
| 16        | Jharkhand                   | 44.00     | 47.92     | 48.72     | 50.01     | 31.66     | 35.62     |
| 17        | Karnataka                   | 108.88    | 127.84    | 145.50    | 137.77    | 141.81    | 127.31    |
| 18        | Kerala                      | 5.81      | 6.08      | 6.36      | 4.89      | 5.98      | 7.01      |
| 19        | Ladakh                      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.12      | 0.30      | 0.25      | NA        |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh              | 322.09    | 335.23    | 328.44    | 393.08    | 419.32    | 398.43    |
| 21        | Maharashtra                 | 103.04    | 128.20    | 157.66    | 166.56    | 167.26    | 145.26    |
| 22        | Manipur                     | 4.95      | 4.21      | 6.97      | 6.55      | 4.43      | NA        |
| 23        | Meghalaya                   | 2.61      | 3.61      | 3.53      | 3.55      | 3.39      | NA        |
| 24        | Mizoram                     | 0.77      | 0.76      | 0.81      | 0.78      | 0.63      | NA        |
| 25        | Nagaland                    | 5.58      | 5.65      | 5.70      | 2.53      | 5.14      | NA        |
| 26        | Odisha                      | 83.15     | 90.30     | 95.24     | 101.25    | 90.73     | 110.00    |
| 27        | Puducherry                  | 0.64      | 0.60      | 0.51      | 0.58      | 0.66      | NA        |
| 28        | Punjab                      | 315.32    | 298.57    | 304.18    | 282.52    | 302.36    | 325.86    |
| 29        | Rajasthan                   | 212.89    | 232.27    | 242.82    | 216.63    | 238.09    | 231.95    |
| 30        | Sikkim                      | 0.92      | 0.92      | 0.92      | 0.91      | 0.83      | NA        |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                  | 103.90    | 112.70    | 108.24    | 119.98    | 116.80    | 92.67     |
| 32        | Telangana                   | 92.75     | 111.25    | 127.46    | 153.49    | 193.75    | 198.37    |
| 33        | Tripura                     | 8.36      | 8.53      | 8.68      | 8.71      | 8.42      | NA        |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh               | 546.43    | 561.69    | 581.07    | 561.88    | 575.09    | 592.91    |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                 | 18.76     | 18.86     | 20.02     | 19.24     | 17.71     | 17.34     |
| 36        | West Bengal                 | 186.90    | 187.94    | 200.05    | 203.08    | 187.74    | 188.18    |
|           | Others                      |           |           |           |           |           | 50.39     |
|           | All India                   | 2852.09   | 2975.04   | 3107.42   | 3156.16   | 3296.87   | 3288.52   |

Data for the year 2023-24 of 3 rd Advance Estimate.

NA: Not Available. Others includes minor States/ UTs.

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