Lok Sabha Question No. 2714 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-10
Subject: Agricultural Census
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: HUKUM SINGH

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2714

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH   MAY, 2016

## AGRICULTURAL CENSUS

## 2714.      SHRI HUKUM SINGH:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  Agricultural  Census  to  collect  data  on  farm households and agricultural activities, if so, the details the outcome thereof, State-wise; and
- (b) whether shortage of water is the most common cause of crop failure in various parts of the country, if so, the details thereof and steps being taken to overcome the situation?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्राऱय में राज्य मंत्री (SHRI MOHANBHAI KUNDARIYA)

- (a): Agriculture Census is conducted at an interval of five years to collect data on structural characteristics  of  operational  holdings  (defined  as  'all  land  which  is  wholly  or  partly  used  for agriculture production, and is operated as one technical unit by one person alone or with others without  regard  to  title,  legal  form,  size  or  location')  in  the  country.  In  Agriculture  Census,  the basic unit of data collection is the operational holding. However, data on farm households is not collected in Agriculture Census.

Statement  on  State-wise  number  and  area  of  operational  holdings  as  per  latest Agriculture Census 2010-11 is placed in the annexure.

- (b): According to Agriculture Census 2010-11, about 45.70 percent of the Net Area Sown is irrigated.  However,  in  Agriculture  Census,  data  relating  to  reasons  of  crop  failure  in  various parts of the country is not collected.

Government of India is committed to give high priority to water security. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) has been launched with the motto of 'Har Khet Ko Paani'. PMKSY aims at providing  end-to-end  solutions  in  irrigation  supply  chain,  viz.  water  sources, distribution network and farm level applications. PMKSY not only focuses on creating sources for  assured  irrigation,  but  also  creating  protective  irrigation  by  harnessing  rain  water  at  micro level through 'Jal Sanchay' and 'Jal Sinchan'. Micro irrigation will be popularised to ensure 'Per drop-More  crop'.  PMKSY  adopts  State  level  planning  and  projectised  execution  that  allows States to draw up their own irrigation development based on District Irrigation Plans and State Irrigation Plans.

Annexure State-wise Number and Area of Operational Holdings as per  Agriculture Census 2010-11

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs                |   Number of operational holdings |   Operated area (in ha.) |
|-----------|---------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1         | 2                         |                                3 |                        4 |
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                            11803 |                    21856 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh            |                         13175100 |                 14293266 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh         |                           109298 |                   383872 |
| 4         | Assam                     |                          2720223 |                  2999070 |
| 5         | Bihar                     |                         16191391 |                  6387561 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                |                              714 |                      923 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh              |                          3746480 |                  5084047 |
| 8         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |                            14724 |                    20297 |
| 9         | Daman & Diu               |                             8355 |                     3145 |
| 10        | Delhi                     |                            20497 |                    29628 |
| 11        | Goa                       |                            78020 |                    88994 |
| 12        | Gujarat                   |                          4885610 |                  9898466 |
| 13        | Haryana                   |                          1617311 |                  3645606 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh          |                           960765 |                   954651 |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir           |                          1449397 |                   895361 |
| 16        | Jharkhand                 |                          2708928 |                  3165283 |
| 17        | Karnataka                 |                          7832189 |                 12161457 |
| 18        | Kerala                    |                          6830789 |                  1510816 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep               |                            10285 |                     2751 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh            |                          8872377 |                 15835877 |
| 21        | Maharashtra               |                         13698965 |                 19767061 |
| 22        | Manipur                   |                           150620 |                   172060 |
| 23        | Meghalaya                 |                           209561 |                   287258 |
| 24        | Mizoram                   |                            91880 |                   104789 |
| 25        | Nagaland                  |                           178411 |                  1074228 |
| 26        | Odisha                    |                          4667466 |                  4852014 |
| 27        | Puducherry                |                            33228 |                    21801 |
| 28        | Punjab                    |                          1052554 |                  3966634 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                 |                          6888436 |                 21136235 |
| 30        | Sikkim                    |                            74928 |                   106683 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                |                          8118224 |                  6488370 |
| 32        | Tripura                   |                           578479 |                   284945 |
| 33        | Uttar Pradesh             |                         23325456 |                 17621586 |
| 34        | Uttarakhand               |                           912650 |                   815684 |
| 35        | West Bengal               |                          7123347 |                  5509582 |
| Total     |                           |                        138348461 |                159591855 |

Note : Total may not tally due to rounding off.

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