Lok Sabha Question No. 3651 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-17
Subject: Agricultural Land loss due to Land Acquisition
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Sudhakar Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3651

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 TH  DECEMBER, 2024

## AGRICULTURAL LAND LOSS DUE TO LAND ACQUISITION

3651. SHRI SUDHAKAR SINGH:

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

- (a) the data on the extent of Agricultural land that has been lost across the country due to land acquisition by various agencies State-wise;
- (b) the  impact  of  the  loss  of  agricultural  land  on  country's  food  security  and  the  Government assessment on the long-term implications of such acquisitions;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted or proposed to conduct any study to analyze the effects of agricultural land loss on food production and rural livelihoods; and
- (d) the details of the measures that are being taken to balance developmental needs with the preservation of agricultural land to ensure sustainable food security for the nation?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ͪष और ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a)  to  (d):      Land  and  its  management  falls  under  the  exclusive  legislative  and  administrative jurisdiction of the States, as per the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. The land acquisition is undertaken by the Central and State Governments under various Central and State Acts, including the Right to  Fair  Compensation  and  Transparency  in  Land  Acquisition,  Rehabilitation  and Resettlement (RFCTLARR) Act, 2013. The provisions of the RFCTLARR Act, 2013 are implemented by 'appropriate Government' as defined under Section 3(e) of the said Act.

To  regulate  the  land  acquisition  in  the  country,  Department  of  Land  Resources  enacted 'RFCTLARR  Act,  2013'  which  came  into  effect  from  01.01.2014.  The  aforesaid  Act  has  special provision  to  safeguard  the  food  security  of  the  country  which  inter-alia  provides  to  minimize  the acquisition of multi-cropped irrigated land and to define the limits for acquisition of agricultural land in aggregate for all projects in a district or State. Besides, under Second Schedule of the Act there is a provision of providing land for land in certain cases of land acquisition. The Department does not centrally maintain data relating to extent of Agricultural land that has been lost across the country due to land acquisition by various agencies.

Department  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare  is  implementing  several  schemes  with  the objective of increasing food grains production through area expansion and productivity enhancement. As  a  result,  the  gross  cropped  area,  food  grain  production  and  cropping  intensity  have  been increased.

As per the NITI Aayog Working Group Report, 2018, the overall food grains will have quite comfortable position till 2032-33, as far as food security is concerned.

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