Lok Sabha Question No. 208 (STARRED), answered on 2024-12-10
Subject: Cultivable Land
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Brijendra Singh Ola

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 208

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  DECEMBER, 2024

## CULTIVABLE LAND

*208. SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH OLA: Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष और िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state: (a) the total net sown agricultural land in the country, State-wise; (b) the  details  of  area  in  hectares  of  the  arable  land  cultivated  during  the  last  five years, year and State-wise; (c) the  details  of  area  of  the  land  in  hectares  in  the  country  which  is  no  longer cultivable; and (d) the details of measures being taken by the Government to increase the area under

- cultivation?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष और िकसान कʞाण मंũी (SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN)

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  208  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON  10 TH   DECEMBER,  2024 REGARDING CULTIVABLE LAND.

(a) to (c): As per the 'Land Use Statistics-at a Glance 2022-23' (latest available), State wise details of net area sown, arable land/ cultivable land in the country from the year 2018-19 to 2022-23 are at Annexure-I & Annexure-II respectively.

(d): Land and agriculture are the state subjects, as per Entry No. 18 of List II (State List) of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, land falls under the jurisdiction of State Governments, which are responsible for taking appropriate measures to increase the area under cultivation and prevent the diversion of agricultural land for non-agricultural purposes.  However,  the  Government  of  India  supports  these  efforts  through  policy initiatives and budgetary assistance.

Department of Land Resources is implementing Watershed Development Component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (WDC-PMKSY) which primarily focuses  on  development  rainfed/degraded  lands. The  activities  undertaken  in  the scheme, inter  alia , include  ridge  area  treatment,  drainage  line  treatment,  soil  and moisture  conservation,  rainwater  harvesting,  nursery  raising, pasture  development, livelihoods  for  asset-less  persons  etc.  This  scheme  has  been  approved  by  the Government on 15-12-2021.

The measures taken under  WDC-PMKSY  supplements  the effort of the Government to increase  the area under cultivation. Department  has sanctioned  1150 projects covering an area of 50.16 lakh hectare with a total cost of Rs. 12303.32 crore to all States and UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.  So far, an amount of Rs. 4548.70 crore Central assistance has been released to States/UTs. The project period of WDCPMKSY 2.0 projects is upto March, 2026. All sanctioned WDC-PMKSY2.0 projects are at various stages of implementation.

Further,  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  has  developed  several technological  measures  to  increase  the  area  under  cultivation.  This  includes  location specific  bio-engineering  to  check  soil  erosion  due  to  run-off  of  rainwater,  sand  dune stabilization and shelter belt technology to check wind erosion and reclamation technology for  problem  soils  in  the  country.  ICAR  has  also  developed  the  gypsum  technology package, consisting of land levelling, bunding, flushing, removal of excess water, good quality irrigation water, application of amendments, selection of crops and efficient nutrient management. This technology has reclaimed 2.22 million hectare Sodic soils in 8 States (Haryana,  Punjab,  Uttar  Pradesh,  Rajasthan,  Karnataka,  Maharashtra,  Gujarat  and Andhra Pradesh). ICAR also recommends several agronomic measures to improve the degraded soils and bringing them under crop cultivation, soil test  based balanced and integrated nutrient management through conjunctive use of both inorganic and organic sources  (manner,  biofertilizers  etc.)  of  plant  nutrient  and  location  specific  soil  &  water conservation measures for preventing deterioration of soil health and fertility.

## STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 208 ANSWERED ON 10/12/2024 REGARDING CULTIVABLE LAND

| Net Sown Area (thousand hectares)   | Net Sown Area (thousand hectares)    | Net Sown Area (thousand hectares)   | Net Sown Area (thousand hectares)   | Net Sown Area (thousand hectares)   | Net Sown Area (thousand hectares)   | Net Sown Area (thousand hectares)   |
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Sr.No                               | State/UT                             | 2018-19                             | 2019-20                             | 2020-21                             | 2021-22                             | 2022-23                             |
| 1.                                  | Andhra Pradesh                       | 6049                                | 5884                                | 5915                                | 6038                                | 5725                                |
| 2.                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 234                                 | 235                                 | 242                                 | 243                                 | 253                                 |
| 3.                                  | Assam                                | 2723                                | 2699                                | 2724                                | 2749                                | 2744                                |
| 4.                                  | Bihar                                | 5167                                | 5077                                | 5045                                | 5070                                | 5113                                |
| 5.                                  | Chhattisgarh                         | 4679                                | 4635                                | 4623                                | 4631                                | 4592                                |
| 6.                                  | Goa                                  | 128                                 | 127                                 | 127                                 | 127                                 | 126                                 |
| 7.                                  | Gujarat                              | 9390                                | 9787                                | 9822                                | 9720                                | 9748                                |
| 8.                                  | Haryana                              | 3601                                | 3552                                | 3611                                | 3611                                | 3584                                |
| 9.                                  | Himachal Pradesh                     | 542                                 | 530                                 | 526                                 | 528                                 | 532                                 |
| 10.                                 | Jharkhand                            | 1281                                | 1291                                | 1328                                | 1379                                | 1025                                |
| 11.                                 | Karnataka                            | 10664                               | 10804                               | 11453                               | 11166                               | 11161                               |
| 12.                                 | Kerala                               | 2034                                | 2026                                | 2035                                | 2029                                | 1990                                |
| 13.                                 | Madhya Pradesh                       | 15205                               | 15512                               | 15800                               | 15823                               | 15848                               |
| 14.                                 | Maharashtra                          | 16815                               | 16722                               | 16650                               | 16590                               | 16491                               |
| 15.                                 | Manipur                              | 441                                 | 331                                 | 410                                 | 393                                 | 382                                 |
| 16.                                 | Meghalaya                            | 255                                 | 255                                 | 253                                 | 253                                 | 274                                 |
| 17.                                 | Mizoram                              | 145                                 | 145                                 | 145                                 | 145                                 | 145                                 |
| 18.                                 | Nagaland                             | 384                                 | 384                                 | 386                                 | 265                                 | 361                                 |
| 19.                                 | Odisha                               | 4006                                | 4102                                | 4179                                | 4322                                | 4269                                |
| 20.                                 | Punjab                               | 4119                                | 4127                                | 4126                                | 4113                                | 4110                                |
| 21.                                 | Rajasthan                            | 17778                               | 18032                               | 17948                               | 18130                               | 18423                               |
| 22.                                 | Sikkim                               | 77                                  | 77                                  | 77                                  | 77                                  | 83                                  |
| 23.                                 | Tamil Nadu                           | 4582                                | 4738                                | 4833                                | 4909                                | 4838                                |
| 24.                                 | Telangana                            | 4660                                | 5500                                | 5927                                | 5625                                | 5897                                |
| 25.                                 | Tripura                              | 256                                 | 255                                 | 255                                 | 255                                 | 255                                 |
| 26.                                 | Uttarakhand                          | 648                                 | 638                                 | 621                                 | 594                                 | 568                                 |
| 27.                                 | Uttar Pradesh                        | 16538                               | 16368                               | 16368                               | 16096                               | 16121                               |
| 28.                                 | West Bengal                          | 5248                                | 5250                                | 5282                                | 5281                                | 5216                                |
| 29.                                 | Andaman & Nicobar Island             | 15                                  | 15                                  | 15                                  | 15                                  | 15                                  |
| 30.                                 | Chandigarh                           | 1                                   | 1                                   | 1                                   | 1                                   | 1                                   |
| 31.                                 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | -                                   | 23                                  | 23                                  | 23                                  | 21                                  |
| 32.                                 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                 | 20                                  | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   |
| 33.                                 | Daman & Diu                          | 3                                   | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   |
| 34.                                 | Delhi                                | 22                                  | 22                                  | 22                                  | 22                                  | 22                                  |
| 35.                                 | Jammu & Kashmir                      | 713                                 | 720                                 | 736                                 | 733                                 | 733                                 |
| 36.                                 | Ladakh                               | -                                   | 20                                  | 20                                  | 20                                  | 22                                  |
| 37.                                 | Lakshadweep                          | 3                                   | 2                                   | 2                                   | 2                                   | 2                                   |
| 38.                                 | Puducherry                           | 15                                  | 15                                  | 15                                  | 16                                  | 16                                  |
|                                     | ALL INDIA                            | 138439                              | 139901                              | 141544                              | 140991                              | 140705                              |

Source: Land Use Statistics at Glance, 2022-23, DA&FW

## STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 208 ANSWERED ON 10/12/2024 REGARDING CULTIVABLE LAND

| Arable Land   | Arable Land                          | Arable Land   | Arable Land   | (thousand hectares)   | (thousand hectares)   | (thousand hectares)   |
|---------------|--------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| Sr.No         | State/UT                             | 2018-19       | 2019-20       | 2020-21               | 2021-22               | 2022-23               |
| 1.            | Andhra Pradesh                       | 8997          | 8828          | 8817                  | 8987                  | 8979                  |
| 2.            | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 424           | 424           | 431                   | 431                   | 431                   |
| 3.            | Assam                                | 3305          | 3296          | 3295                  | 3321                  | 3315                  |
| 4.            | Bihar                                | 6573          | 6557          | 6541                  | 6542                  | 6545                  |
| 5.            | Chhattisgarh                         | 5570          | 5551          | 5542                  | 5552                  | 5556                  |
| 6.            | Goa                                  | 197           | 141           | 141                   | 141                   | 139                   |
| 7.            | Gujarat                              | 12397         | 12388         | 12462                 | 12428                 | 12368                 |
| 8.            | Haryana                              | 3817          | 3794          | 3847                  | 3847                  | 3950                  |
| 9.            | Himachal Pradesh                     | 816           | 821           | 821                   | 831                   | 843                   |
| 10.           | Jharkhand                            | 4319          | 4280          | 4319                  | 4324                  | 4311                  |
| 11.           | Karnataka                            | 12830         | 12843         | 12846                 | 12836                 | 12812                 |
| 12.           | Kerala                               | 2235          | 2232          | 2229                  | 2223                  | 2200                  |
| 13.           | Madhya Pradesh                       | 17121         | 17183         | 17449                 | 17432                 | 17442                 |
| 14.           | Maharashtra                          | 20719         | 20589         | 20509                 | 20466                 | 20394                 |
| 15.           | Manipur                              | 448           | 338           | 417                   | 399                   | 389                   |
| 16.           | Meghalaya                            | 1011          | 1010          | 1010                  | 1015                  | 1014                  |
| 17.           | Mizoram                              | 367           | 367           | 367                   | 367                   | 367                   |
| 18.           | Nagaland                             | 678           | 676           | 674                   | 672                   | 669                   |
| 19.           | Odisha                               | 6675          | 6699          | 6654                  | 6782                  | 6742                  |
| 20.           | Punjab                               | 4233          | 4238          | 4237                  | 4225                  | 4225                  |
| 21.           | Rajasthan                            | 25484         | 25475         | 25473                 | 25463                 | 25464                 |
| 22.           | Sikkim                               | 97            | 97            | 97                    | 97                    | 103                   |
| 23.           | Tamil Nadu                           | 8109          | 8108          | 8106                  | 8105                  | 8105                  |
| 24.           | Telangana                            | 6767          | 6785          | 6717                  | 6715                  | 6735                  |
| 25.           | Tripura                              | 270           | 270           | 270                   | 270                   | 269                   |
| 26.           | Uttarakhand                          | 1548          | 1545          | 1544                  | 1541                  | 1540                  |
| 27.           | Uttar Pradesh                        | 18775         | 18614         | 18614                 | 18264                 | 18227                 |
| 28.           | West Bengal                          | 5615          | 5608          | 5602                  | 5595                  | 5589                  |
| 29.           | Andaman & Nicobar Island             | 28            | 28            | 28                    | 28                    | 28                    |
| 30.           | Chandigarh                           | 1             | 1             | 1                     | 1                     | 1                     |
| 31.           | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | -             | 23            | 23                    | 23                    | 22                    |
| 32.           | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                 | 20            | -             | -                     | -                     | -                     |
| 33.           | Daman & Diu                          | 3             | -             | -                     | -                     | -                     |
| 34.           | Delhi                                | 53            | 53            | 53                    | 53                    | 52                    |
| 35.           | Jammu & Kashmir                      | 1091          | 1071          | 1074                  | 1075                  | 1094                  |
| 36.           | Ladakh                               | -             | 28            | 28                    | 28                    | 32                    |
| 37.           | Lakshadweep                          | 3             | 2             | 2                     | 2                     | 2                     |
| 38.           | Puducherry                           | 28            | 28            | 28                    | 28                    | 28                    |
|               | ALL INDIA                            | 180624        | 179992        | 180266                | 180112                | 179982                |

-  Source: Land Use Statistics at Glance, 2022-23, DA&FW
-  Arable land consists of net Area Sown, Current Fallow, Fallow Lands other than Current Fallows, Culturable Wasteland Land & Land Under Miscellaneous Tree Crops.
-  Other names used for Arable land are Agricultural Land, Total Culturable Land, Total Cultivable Area

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