(a) whether the Government conducts Agriculture Census in every five years;
(b) if so, the objectives of the census;
(c) the manner in which the census is conducted;
(d) whether the expenditure for this scheme is met by the Government; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND MINISTER OF
STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI ARUN YADAV)
(a) Yes, Madam.
(b): The main objective of the Agriculture Census is the collection and
derivation of quantitative information about the structural aspects of agricultural
holdings in the country.
(c): The Agriculture Census is implemented in three distinct phases, which are
statistically linked together but focus on different aspects of agricultural
statistics. In Phase-I, list of holdings (on complete enumeration basis in Land
Record States and on sample basis in non-Land Record States) with their area and
social characteristics of the holders is prepared. In Phase-II, detailed data on
agricultural characteristics of holdings are collected from selected villages. In
Phase-III, data on input use pattern are collected from selected holdings in
selected villages.
(d) & (e): The Agriculture Census is a Central Sector Plan Scheme under which
100 percent grant- in- aid is provided to States /UTs to meet expenditure on salaries,
office expenses, travel expenses, printing of schedules, honoraria for
field/supervisory staff, cost of tabulation etc. The total expenditure incurred on
Agriculture Census during the 11th Plan (as on 03.03.2011) is Rs. 59.45 Crores.