(a) whether the Government has recently carried out a survey on ‘Land and Livestock Holdings of Households and Situation Assessment of Agricultural Households’ in the rural areas of India;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government has identified selected crops to present crop-wise estimates in the Survey; and
(d) if so, the details thereof ?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION; MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS [RAO INDERJIT SINGH]
(a) and (b): Yes sir. In NSS 77th round of survey during the period 1st January 2019 to 31st December 2019, the National Statistical Office (NSO) carried out survey on “Land and Livestock Holdings
of Households and Situation Assessment of Agricultural Households” in the rural areas of India with the objective of generating different indicators of ownership and operational holdings of rural households, including their ownership of livestock and various estimates related to the situation of
agricultural households. The details of outcome of the survey is available in NSS Report (No. 587) on the Ministry''s website.
(c) and (d): Based on the data collected in the survey, selected crops have been identified for estimates of Paddy, Jowar, Bajra, Maize, Arhar(tur), Groundnut, Urad, Rapeseed/ Mustard, Moong,
Coconut, Masur (lentil), Soyabean, Ragi, Sugarcane, Cotton, Wheat, Potato, Gram & Onion. The data on these selected crops have been published in the report (No. 587) and is available on the Ministry''s website.
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