Lok Sabha Question No. 3904 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-22
Subject: Cultivable Land
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RAMESH BIDHURI, BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA, SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH, B. S. YEDDYURAPPA, INNOCENT

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3904

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  22 ND  DECEMBER, 2015

## CULTIVABLE LAND

3904.  SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:

SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA: SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH: SHRI B.S. YEDIYURAPPA: SHRI INNOCENT:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं किसान िल्याण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the creation of Special Economic Zones (SEZs), industrialization, new capital  city  in  Andhra  Pradesh  and  developmental  activities  have  reduced  available cultivable agricultural land in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) the existing availability of cultivable land in each State/UT at present;
- (d) the loss of cultivable land during the last three years in the country; and
- (e) the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  adequate food security in the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं किसान िल्याण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã ½ãñâ Àã·¾ã ½ãâ¨ããè ( SHRI MOHANBHAI KUNDARIA )

- (a) to (d): As  per  available  estimates,  agricultural/cultivable  land  has  marginally decreased from 182.01 million ha. (2010-11) to 181.95 million ha. (2012-13) across the country,  due  to  increase  in  population  and  diversion  of  agriculture  land  for  nonagricultural purposes such as urbanization, roads, industries including creation of SEZs etc. However, during the same period agricultural land has increased from 15.82 million ha. to 15.93  million  ha.  in  the  State  of  Andhra  Pradesh  due  to  various  land developmental  and  technological  interventions.  State-wise  details  of  cultivable  land during last three years (2010-13) are annexed.
- (e): Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has implemented various programmes with a view to prevent land degradation & also to maintain balance in various type of land uses across the country. Parts of such developed land are put to cultivation, leading to net sown area remaining largely unchanged to 141 million ha. in last  two  decades.  Besides,  Government  of  India  has  intensified  implementation  of various  missions/programmes for sustainable foodgrain  production  and  ensuring  food security of the country.

## (Annexure to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3904 due for 22.12.2015) State-wise extent of Agricultural/ Cultivable Land in the last three years (2011 to 2013) in the country

(Area in thousand ha.)

| S.   | Name of States    | Agricultural/ Cultivable Land   | Agricultural/ Cultivable Land   | Agricultural/ Cultivable Land   |
|------|-------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| No.  |                   | 2010-11                         | 2011-12                         | 2012-13                         |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh*   | 15821                           | 15894                           | 15930                           |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh | 424                             | 424                             | 424                             |
| 3    | Assam             | 3211                            | 3217                            | 3217                            |
| 4    | Bihar             | 6591                            | 6588                            | 6582                            |
| 5    | Chhattisgarh      | 5580                            | 5557                            | 5552                            |
| 6    | Goa               | 197                             | 197                             | 197                             |
| 7    | Gujarat           | 12661                           | 12661                           | 12661                           |
| 8    | Haryana           | 3681                            | 3698                            | 3664                            |
| 9    | Himachal Pradesh  | 811                             | 811                             | 811                             |
| 10   | Jammu & Kashmir   | 1061                            | 1063                            | 1070                            |
| 11   | Jharkhand         | 4288                            | 4271                            | 4336                            |
| 12   | Karnataka         | 12849                           | 12850                           | 12846                           |
| 13   | Kerala            | 2295                            | 2274                            | 2280                            |
| 14   | Madhya Pradesh    | 17307                           | 17284                           | 17264                           |
| 15   | Maharashtra       | 21121                           | 21125                           | 21129                           |
| 16   | Manipur           | 355                             | 372                             | 316                             |
| 17   | Meghalaya         | 1052                            | 1056                            | 1056                            |
| 18   | Mizoram           | 414                             | 389                             | 408                             |
| 19   | Nagaland          | 673                             | 686                             | 694                             |
| 20   | Odisha            | 6866                            | 6749                            | 6743                            |
| 21   | Punjab            | 4202                            | 4250                            | 4286                            |
| 22   | Rajasthan         | 25565                           | 25555                           | 25548                           |
| 23   | Sikkim            | 98                              | 98                              | 98                              |
| 24   | Tamil Nadu        | 8132                            | 8129                            | 8126                            |
| 25   | Tripura           | 277                             | 277                             | 277                             |
| 26   | Uttarakhand       | 1547                            | 1546                            | 1547                            |
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh     | 19126                           | 19099                           | 19075                           |
| 28   | West Bengal       | 5666                            | 5697                            | 5673                            |
| 29   | A&N Island        | 28                              | 28                              | 28                              |
| 30   | Chandigarh        | 2                               | 2                               | 2                               |
| 31   | D & N Haveli      | 24                              | 24                              | 24                              |
| 32   | Daman & Diu       | 4                               | 4                               | 3                               |
| 33   | Delhi             | 53                              | 53                              | 53                              |
| 34   | Lakshadweep       | 2                               | 2                               | 2                               |
| 35   | Puducherry        | 30                              | 30                              | 30                              |
|      | Total             | 182012                          | 181959                          | 181950                          |

Source: Land  Use  Statistics  at  a  Glance-2002-03  to  2012-13-(May,  2015), Directorate of E&S, DAC, MOA, GOI, New Delhi.

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