Lok Sabha Question No. 1365 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-28
Subject: Socio-Economic Condition of Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE
Asked by: MUZAFFAR HUSSAIN BAIG, J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY, KRISTAPPA NIMMALA, GANESH SINGH, B.N. CHANDRAPPA, FEROZE VARUN GANDHI, ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE

O.I.H.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & COOPERATION

**LOK  SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1365**

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  28 TH JULY, 2015

**SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITION OF FARMERS**

1365. 	  SHRI MUZAFFAR HUSSAIN BAIG:

SHRI J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY:

SHRI NIMMALA KRISTAPPA:

SHRI GANESH SINGH:

SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA:

SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

SHRI ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE 	      ‡ãðŠãäÓã ½ãâ¨ããè

be pleased to state:

(a) 	whether the Government has conducted any survey to ascertain the social and economic condition of farmers and categorised them into various groups on the basis of operational holdings including those below poverty line and landless;

(b) 	if so, the details and the outcome thereof, State/UT-wise;

(c) 	whether several low cost agricultural technologies which are suitable for small land holdings have been developed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and other agricultural research institutions;

(d) 	if so, the details thereof including the steps taken by the Government to encourage the farmers for opting such sustainable technologies; and

(e) 	the measures taken by the Government for the welfare and benefit of farming community in the country?

### ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

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(a) & (b):	The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) conducted Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) of Agricultural Households (during January–December 2013) in the rural area of the country. In this survey, agricultural households were not categorized as below poverty line or landless. However, results have been presented by different size classes of land possessed.

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Based on this survey, a statement on estimated, average monthly income and average monthly consumption expenditure per household for the agricultural year July, 2012-June 2013 is given at Annexure-I and Annexure-II, respectively.

(c) & (d):	The Research Institutes under Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) have developed several low cost tools, implements and machines appropriate for small land holdings. These technologies are demonstrated to farmers through awareness cum demonstration programmes, on-farm trials, exhibitions etc.  To encourage farmers to adopt technically advanced agricultural equipments, Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization has been launched w.e.f. 2014-15 as a component of the National Mission on Agricultural Extension and Technology. Under this Sub-Mission, farmers are provided grants, incentives and financial assistance.

(e):	Government has taken several steps for the welfare and benefit of farming community in the country. The focus of the Government is primarily on expansion of farm income, creation of non-farm income opportunities, improvement in productivity of rainfed agriculture, increasing coverage of farming areas under protective irrigation etc. The measures taken by the Government to assist farmers include enhancement in minimum support prices of agricultural commodities, adoption of modern technologies and farm practices, interest subvention on crop loans, support on irrigation devices, plant protection chemicals, distribution of farm implements etc.

**Annexure-I**

Annexure-I referred in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question

Number 1365 due for answer on 28/07/2015

**Average monthly income** **@** **(in Rs.) per agricultural household by size class of land possessed during the agricultural year July 2012 – June 2013.**

| **1**   | **State/Group of UTs**  **#**   | **Size classes (in hectare)**   |                 |                 |                 |                 |                  |            |              |
|---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------|--------------|
|         |                                 | **<0.01**                    | **0.01 - 0.40** | **0.41 - 1.00** | **1.01 - 2.00** | **2.01 - 4.00** | **4.01 - 10.00** | **10.00+** | **all size** |
| **1**   | **2**                           | **3**                           | **4**           | **5**           | **6**           | **7**           | **8**            | **9**      | **10**       |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh                  | 4529                            | 4991            | 3838            | 5805            | 6909            | 16913            | 21779      | 5979         |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh               | 8555                            | 942             | 5479            | 14016           | 14210           | 12081            | 0          | 10869        |
| 3       | Assam                           | 3959                            | 3582            | 5534            | 9089            | 13202           | 17612            | 1013974    | 6695         |
| 4       | Bihar                           | 4979                            | 2942            | 3005            | 4084            | 11192           | 24852            | 34461      | 3558         |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh                    | 894                             | 3127            | 3710            | 5877            | 8234            | 12600            | 30209      | 5177         |
| 6       | Gujarat                         | 6474                            | 6141            | 7558            | 7587            | 9657            | 14399            | 36040      | 7926         |
| 7       | Haryana                         | 3993                            | 8901            | 9855            | 14196           | 15671           | 42073            | 128861     | 14434        |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh                | 2960                            | 6316            | 10055           | 10137           | 23066           | 20455            | 477938     | 8777         |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir                 | 7446                            | 9795            | 14798           | 12867           | 49937           | 10844            | 0          | 12683        |
| 10      | Jharkhand                       | 4799                            | 4871            | 4297            | 5208            | 6278            | 9563             | 5033       | 4721         |
| 11      | Karnataka                       | 4060                            | 7045            | 6252            | 7262            | 12398           | 21789            | 35137      | 8832         |
| 12      | Kerala                          | 0                               | 8885            | 13998           | 16638           | 12447           | 54609            | 228940     | 11888        |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh                  | 3813                            | 3304            | 3782            | 5940            | 8839            | 19748            | 36149      | 6210         |
| 14      | Maharashtra                     | 5059                            | 5424            | 5559            | 6751            | 8341            | 15865            | 44556      | 7386         |
| 15      | Manipur                         | 21978                           | 4452            | 6530            | 13470           | 13362           | 29657            | 0          | 8842         |
| 16      | Meghalaya                       | 0                               | 13991           | 9424            | 13019           | 15857           | 19417            | 0          | 11792        |
| 17      | Mizoram                         | 10249                           | 21846           | 6861            | 11424           | 11252           | 5472             | 0          | 9099         |
| 18      | Nagaland                        | 4769                            | 15197           | 10026           | 7797            | 6736            | 13764            | 0          | 10048        |
| 19      | Odisha                          | 5538                            | 3732            | 4203            | 6852            | 12473           | 17927            | 140604     | 4976         |
| 20      | Punjab                          | 6062                            | 7864            | 14219           | 17768           | 28082           | 44044            | 90796      | 18059        |
| 21      | Rajasthan                       | 3112                            | 5137            | 5380            | 7086            | 8641            | 14795            | 27675      | 7350         |
| 22      | Sikkim                          | 9292                            | 6945            | 5900            | 10100           | 14435           | 15402            | 0          | 6798         |
| 23      | Tamil Nadu                      | 6606                            | 7087            | 5646            | 6371            | 10849           | 18197            | 17602      | 6980         |
| 24      | Telangana                       | 4087                            | 3797            | 5409            | 6290            | 7600            | 13040            | 8593       | 6311         |
| 25      | Tripura                         | 4514                            | 3810            | 5385            | 6739            | 10060           | 13918            | 0          | 5429         |
| 26      | Uttarakhand                     | 5709                            | 2822            | 5649            | 9581            | 14116           | 37919            | 64350      | 4701         |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh                   | 3683                            | 2724            | 4605            | 8402            | 15861           | 22964            | 61605      | 4923         |
| 28      | West Bengal                     | 1502                            | 3264            | 4385            | 6613            | 8036            | 38097            | 12510      | 3980         |
| 29      | Group of UTs                    | 3844                            | 8987            | 7254            | 8740            | 14671           | 10934            | 25340      | 8568         |
|         | **all India**                   | **4561**                        | **4152**        | **5247**        | **7348**        | **10730**       | **19637**        | **41388**  | **6426**     |

*@ The income includes income from salary/wages, net receipt from cultivation, net receipt from farming of animals and net receipt from non-firm business*

*#* *Figures for remaining States are not published due to inadequate sample size (i.e. number of sample households less than 300). Figures for UTs have been clubbed and given against ‘Group of UTs’ due to the same reason.*

Source: NSSO, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation.

**Annexure-II**

Annexure-II referred in reply to part (a) (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question

Number 1365 due for answer on 28/07/2015

**Average monthly consumption expenditure (in Rs.) per agricultural household by size class of land possessed during the agricultural year July 2012 – June 2013.**

| **Sl. No.**   | **State/Group of UTs**  **#**   | **Size classes (in hectare)**   |                 |                 |                 |                 |                  |            |              |
|---------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------|--------------|
|               |                                 | **<0.01**                    | **0.01 - 0.40** | **0.41 - 1.00** | **1.01 - 2.00** | **2.01 - 4.00** | **4.01 - 10.00** | **10.00+** | **all size** |
| **1**         | **2**                           | **3**                           | **4**           | **5**           | **6**           | **7**           | **8**            | **9**      | **10**       |
| 1             | Andhra Pradesh                  | 4906                            | 5262            | 6231            | 5639            | 5642            | 7318             | 7021       | 5927         |
| 2             | Arunachal Pradesh               | 4498                            | 4881            | 6752            | 7348            | 7600            | 7838             | 0          | 7109         |
| 3             | Assam                           | 3961                            | 4625            | 5625            | 6614            | 7683            | 7873             | 29866      | 5766         |
| 4             | Bihar                           | 4566                            | 5026            | 5499            | 6446            | 7923            | 12884            | 9499       | 5485         |
| 5             | Chhattisgarh                    | 2964                            | 3678            | 4215            | 4620            | 5204            | 7017             | 9175       | 4489         |
| 6             | Gujarat                         | 6063                            | 6629            | 7764            | 7236            | 8754            | 12127            | 11869      | 7672         |
| 7             | Haryana                         | 6006                            | 7966            | 10298           | 11648           | 12093           | 16955            | 24053      | 10637        |
| 8             | Himachal Pradesh                | 3547                            | 6114            | 7641            | 9881            | 9558            | 16009            | 32510      | 7134         |
| 9             | Jammu & Kashmir                 | 7341                            | 7739            | 10030           | 10743           | 18371           | 11723            | 0          | 9017         |
| 10            | Jharkhand                       | 3690                            | 4797            | 4426            | 5042            | 5283            | 8285             | 4625       | 4688         |
| 11            | Karnataka                       | 3682                            | 5695            | 5311            | 5876            | 6922            | 7249             | 9873       | 5889         |
| 12            | Kerala                          | 0                               | 9294            | 12371           | 12707           | 16593           | 16299            | 17230      | 11008        |
| 13            | Madhya Pradesh                  | 4187                            | 3568            | 4471            | 4787            | 6344            | 8069             | 14477      | 5019         |
| 14            | Maharashtra                     | 3835                            | 5032            | 5458            | 5523            | 6260            | 7778             | 12822      | 5762         |
| 15            | Manipur                         | 5367                            | 5472            | 6168            | 7194            | 8952            | 13623            | 0          | 6490         |
| 16            | Meghalaya                       | 0                               | 6428            | 6461            | 7364            | 8147            | 9147             | 0          | 6937         |
| 17            | Mizoram                         | 4757                            | 12556           | 7671            | 8182            | 7854            | 9675             | 0          | 7936         |
| 18            | Nagaland                        | 5285                            | 8637            | 6899            | 6539            | 7454            | 9736             | 0          | 7285         |
| 19            | Odisha                          | 2745                            | 3974            | 4270            | 4609            | 5392            | 8506             | 8073       | 4307         |
| 20            | Punjab                          | 9398                            | 10043           | 12197           | 13420           | 17768           | 20923            | 27935      | 13311        |
| 21            | Rajasthan                       | 5739                            | 7197            | 6036            | 7564            | 8567            | 10510            | 17780      | 7521         |
| 22            | Sikkim                          | 8208                            | 5355            | 5518            | 6426            | 8035            | 8785             | 0          | 5670         |
| 23            | Tamil Nadu                      | 4275                            | 4995            | 5757            | 5974            | 7608            | 9972             | 12783      | 5803         |
| 24            | Telangana                       | 6646                            | 4324            | 4688            | 4917            | 5696            | 6781             | 8507       | 5061         |
| 25            | Tripura                         | 3207                            | 6326            | 6632            | 8611            | 8292            | 12243            | 0          | 6922         |
| 26            | Uttarakhand                     | 6739                            | 4895            | 6797            | 7770            | 11026           | 8750             | 18208      | 5784         |
| 27            | Uttar Pradesh                   | 5137                            | 4911            | 6976            | 7684            | 10525           | 12233            | 17417      | 6230         |
| 28            | West Bengal                     | 5187                            | 5235            | 6430            | 8200            | 8930            | 14557            | 11938      | 5888         |
| 29            | Group of UTs                    | 6670                            | 8081            | 7079            | 9381            | 9960            | 11416            | 24051      | 8001         |
|               | **all India**                   | **5108**                        | **5401**        | **6020**        | **6457**        | **7786**        | **10104**        | **14447**  | **6223**     |

*#* *Figures for remaining States are not published due to inadequate sample size (i.e. number of sample households less than 300). Figures for UTs have been clubbed and given against ‘Group of UTs’ due to the same reason.*

Source: NSSO, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation.

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