(a) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to meet the ‘Demand Supply Projection towards 2033’ to gain surplus rice;
(b) the details of farmers who do not own land and work on wages on the land on others land, State-wise; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government to address the current situation of shrinking land in agriculture?
MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
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(a) To meet the growing demand of rice in the country, the Government of India is implementing crop production oriented schemes like National Food Security Mission (NFSM), Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI) a sub-scheme of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) and crop specific projects under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY). The current production of rice is estimated at 120.32 million tonne as per 2nd Advance Estimates of 2020-21 which is sufficient to meet the domestic demand. The technologies, increasing production and productivity, large mass of cultivable land, adaptation of rice to all Indian ecologies have potential to meet the future demand as well.
(b) The total agricultural labour (Main & Marginal), in rural India, is estimated at 13.69 crore as per statistics available for classification of agricultural workers-2011 (Registrar General of India). The details of State-wise rural agricultural labour are as under;
S.No. State\UTs Rural Agricultural Labour
(Main and Marginal) S.No. State\UTs Rural Agricultural Labour (Main and Marginal)
1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 4620 19 Lakshadweep 0
2 Andhra Pradesh 16102617 20 Madhya Pradesh 11691203
3 Arunachal Pradesh 33558 21 Maharashtra 12720993
4 Assam 1814075 22 Manipur 90644
5 Bihar 17831900 23 Meghalaya 192223
6 Chandigarh 168 24 Mizoram 19085
7 Chhattisgarh 4894820 25 Nagaland 55677
8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 16569 26 Odisha 6618943
9 Daman & Diu 551 27 Puducherry 58259
10 Delhi 8528 28 Punjab 1474732
11 Goa 20508 29 Rajasthan 4733917
12 Gujarat 6481295 30 Sikkim 24880
13 Haryana 1405956 31 Tamil Nadu 8408101
14 Himachal Pradesh 170279 32 Tripura 338922
15 Jammu & Kashmir 498531 33 Uttar Pradesh 18910579
16 Jharkhand 4339302 34 Uttarakhand 372841
17 Karnataka 6737213 35 West Bengal 9843816
18 Kerala 1083003 India 136998308
(c) As per Second Advance Estimates for 2020-21, the production of foodgrain has been achieved at an all-time record of 303.34 million tonnes. Further, to ensure sustainable agriculture, enhancing production and productivity of crops, the Government is already implementing schemes viz; National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) which aims at promoting location specific improved agronomic practices through soil health management, enhanced water use efficiency, judicious use of chemicals, crop diversification, progressive adoption of crop-livestock farming systems and integrated approaches like crop-sericulture, agro-forestry, fish farming, besides crop production programme under NFSM, BGREI & RKVY etc.
Government is also implementing the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) with the motto of “Har Khet Ko Paani” for providing end-to-end solutions in irrigation supply chain viz. water sources, distribution network and farm level applications. The components of PMKSY are Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP), PMKSY –Har Khet Ko Paani, PMKSY - Per Drop More Crop (PMKSY – PDMC) and PMKSY (Watershed). The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of PMKSY-PDMC from 2015-16 in all the States of the country which focuses on enhancing water use efficiency at farm level through Micro Irrigation viz., Drip and Sprinkler irrigation systems. Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)/State Agriculture Universities (SAUs)/Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) are also working on different advanced technologies including high yielding varieties/hybrids for increasing the per unit area production using techniques of vertical, urban farming, nano and drone technology etc.