Lok Sabha Question No. 3163 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-08
Subject: Schemes for Tenant Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal, Kirit Premjibhai Solanki

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3163 ANSWERED ON THE 8 TH  AUGUST, 2023 SCHEMES FOR TENANT FARMERS

3163. DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL: DR. (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:

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

- (a) the details of total number of tenant farmers in the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government is aware that many tenant farmers belonging to Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe do not get the benefit of the welfare schemes of the Ministry due to lack of ownership of land;
- (c) if so, whether any schemes are proposed for the benefit of such tenant farmers and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether any special efforts are being made to provide agricultural loans to the landless tenant farmers and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  As per the latest survey on Situation Assessment of Agricultural Households and Land and Livestock Holdings of Households in Rural India conducted in 2019 by National Statistical Office (NSO), tenant holdings constituted (with both wholly and partly leased-in area) about 17.3% of the total holdings in the country during 2018-19. State-wise percentage of tenant holdings is given in Annex-I.

(b)& (c):  Agriculture being a State subject, the State Governments undertake implementation of agricultural schemes/programmes for the welfare of farmers including SC/ST tenant farmers and the Government of India also supplements these efforts through implementation of various central sector/centrally sponsored schemes/programmes. Among these, the schemes which specifically cover tenant farmers including SC/ST tenant farmers are the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)& Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS) and Kisan Credit Card(KCC) scheme. Beneficiaries of such schemes are decided/selected by respective State Governments. The details of these schemes are given in Annex-II .

- (d):    Under  KCC  Scheme, Government is providing adequate and timely credit support to all farmers  including  tenant  farmers,  SC/ST  tenant  farmers,  Self  Help  Groups  (SHGs)  or  Joint Liability Groups (JLGs) of farmers. As on 31.03.2023, number of operative KCC accounts were 7.346 crore with outstanding amount of Rs. 885475 crore.

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3163 for 08.08.2023

| State-wise percentage of tenant holdings during agricultural year July 2018- June 2019   | State-wise percentage of tenant holdings during agricultural year July 2018- June 2019   | State-wise percentage of tenant holdings during agricultural year July 2018- June 2019   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                  | State/Group of NE States/Group of UTs                                                    | Percentage of tenant holdings                                                            |
| 1.                                                                                       | Andhra Pradesh                                                                           | 42.4                                                                                     |
| 2.                                                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                        | 4.3                                                                                      |
| 3.                                                                                       | Assam                                                                                    | 16.4                                                                                     |
| 4.                                                                                       | Bihar                                                                                    | 28.2                                                                                     |
| 5.                                                                                       | Chhattisgarh                                                                             | 11.4                                                                                     |
| 6.                                                                                       | Gujarat                                                                                  | 4.1                                                                                      |
| 7.                                                                                       | Haryana                                                                                  | 21.3                                                                                     |
| 8.                                                                                       | Himachal Pradesh                                                                         | 9.6                                                                                      |
| 9.                                                                                       | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                          | 1.5                                                                                      |
| 10.                                                                                      | Jharkhand                                                                                | 13.3                                                                                     |
| 11.                                                                                      | Karnataka                                                                                | 4.3                                                                                      |
| 12.                                                                                      | Kerala                                                                                   | 14.7                                                                                     |
| 13.                                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                           | 10.9                                                                                     |
| 14.                                                                                      | Maharashtra                                                                              | 5.6                                                                                      |
| 15.                                                                                      | Manipur                                                                                  | 6.4                                                                                      |
| 16.                                                                                      | Meghalaya                                                                                | 3.6                                                                                      |
| 17.                                                                                      | Mizoram                                                                                  | 0                                                                                        |
| 18.                                                                                      | Nagaland                                                                                 | 1.7                                                                                      |
| 19.                                                                                      | Odisha                                                                                   | 39.0                                                                                     |
| 20.                                                                                      | Punjab                                                                                   | 21.1                                                                                     |
| 21.                                                                                      | Rajasthan                                                                                | 7.9                                                                                      |
| 22.                                                                                      | Sikkim                                                                                   | 5.4                                                                                      |
| 23.                                                                                      | Tamil Nadu                                                                               | 9.3                                                                                      |
| 24.                                                                                      | Telangana                                                                                | 17.5                                                                                     |
| 25.                                                                                      | Tripura                                                                                  | 28.5                                                                                     |
| 26.                                                                                      | Uttarakhand                                                                              | 7.3                                                                                      |
| 27.                                                                                      | Uttar Pradesh                                                                            | 17.9                                                                                     |
| 28.                                                                                      | West Bengal                                                                              | 29.5                                                                                     |
| 29.                                                                                      | Group of N E States                                                                      | 9.1                                                                                      |
| 30.                                                                                      | Group of UTs                                                                             | 19.1                                                                                     |
| All India                                                                                |                                                                                          | 17.3                                                                                     |

Source: Situation Assessment of Agricultural Households and Land and Livestock Holdings of Households in Rural India, 2019.

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) & (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3163 for 08.08.2023

## 1.  Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojana  (PMFBY)  &Restructured  Weather  Based  Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS)

The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) & Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS) envisages indemnification of crop losses due to adverse climatic/weather conditions against the predefined guaranteed yield and weather triggers. The scheme provides extensive coverage of notified crops from pre-sowing to post harvest stage.Under the Scheme, all farmers including tenant farmers growing the notified crops in the notified areas are eligible for coverage provided they have insurable interest. PMFBY is voluntary for States/UTs as well as for farmers.

For availing the scheme, farmers are required to submit necessary documentary evidence of land records prevailing in the State (Records of Right (RoR), Land Possession Certificate (LPC) etc.) and/or applicable contract/ agreement details/ other documents notified/ permitted by concerned State Government in case of tenant farmers and the same should be defined by the respective States in the notification itself.

## 2.  Kisan Credit Card(KCC) Scheme

Through the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme, the Government is providing short term agri credit up to Rs. 3 lakh at subsidized rate of interest (4% per annum on timely repayment of loan) to all farmers including tenant farmers and sharecroppers. Such farmers are also entitled for coverage under crop insurance Schemes with benefit of subsidy in premium. States have to prescribe the modalities for enabling such farmers to avail credit and crop insurance. Further, farmers can avail of loan up to Rs. 1.60 lakh without any collateral. Landless and tenant farmers/artisans can also avail  collateral-free  institutional  credit  by  forming    Self  Help  Groups  (SHGs)  or  Joint  Liability Groups (JLGs), which is a medium for financing landless farmers, tenant farmers, sharecroppers and oral lessees.

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