As per the latest Land Use Statistics 2024-25, published by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, the State/UT-wise details of cultivable land across the country,  during the last five years are given in the Annexure-I.

The number and average monthly income of agricultural households in the country are periodically estimated through the “Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) of Agricultural Households”, conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). As per the latest Situation Assessment Survey (January, 2019 – December, 2019) conducted by MoSPI through 77th round of NSS in the rural areas, the estimated number of rural households in the country is 17.24 crore , out of which 9.30 crore are agricultural households, constituting about 54 per cent of the total rural households in the country. These agricultural households derive their livelihood primarily through agricultural activities. 

As per Situation Assessment Survey, the average income per agricultural household from various sources was estimated at Rs. 10,218/- per month. The State/UT‑wise average monthly income per agricultural household from different sources is given in the Annexure II. Since the last SAS was conducted in 2019, the extent of average monthly income per agricultural household during the last three years is not available.

Agriculture is a State Subject. Government supports the efforts of States through appropriate policy measures, budgetary support and various schemes/ programmes to enhance the welfare of farmers and make agriculture more remunerative across the country including West Champaran district of Bihar. The Government has implemented several policies and developmental programmes to increase agricultural productivity, reduce the cost of cultivation, promote crop diversification, ensure remunerative returns and provide income support to farmers.

 These initiatives cover the entire spectrum of agriculture including credit, insurance, income support, infrastructure, crops including horticulture, seeds, mechanization, marketing, organic and natural farming, farmer collectives, irrigation, extension activities, procurement of crops etc. Additionally, Government had increased MSPs for all mandated Kharif, Rabi and other Commercial crops with a minimum return of 50 percent over cost of production from 2018-19 onwards. The several Central Sector and Centrally Sponsored Schemes are being implemented by Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) is given in the Annexure III.

Annexure I

ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3871 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2026 REGARDING “CULTIVABLE LAND”.

STATE/UT - WISE AREA UNDER CULTIVABLE LAND

(in Thousand Hectares)

S. No.	States/UT	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25(p)
1	Andhra Pradesh	8817	8987	8979	8977	8969
2	Arunachal Pradesh	431	431	431	431	431
3	Assam	3295	3321	3315	3312	3304
4	Bihar	6541	6542	6545	6548	6560
5	Chhattisgarh	5542	5552	5556	5554	5564
6	Goa	140	141	139	141	141
7	Gujarat	12462	12428	12368	12317	12234
8	Haryana	3847	3847	3950	3853	4030
9	Himachal  Pradesh	821	831	843	828	824
10	Jharkhand	4319	4324	4311	4311	4311
11	Karnataka	12846	12836	12812	12792	12777
12	Kerala	2229	2223	2200	2186	2178
13	Madhya Pradesh	17449	17432	17442	17423	17402
14	Maharashtra	20509	20466	20394	20391	20371
15	Manipur	417	399	389	389	194
16	Meghalaya	1010	1015	1014	1014	1014
17	Mizoram	367	367	367	391	165
18	Nagaland	674	672	669	668	666
19	Odisha	6654	6782	6742	6724	6688
20	Punjab	4237	4225	4225	4226	4232
21	Rajasthan	25473	25463	25464	25446	25442
22	Sikkim	97	97	103	103	110
23	Tamil Nadu	8106	8105	8105	8104	8104
24	Telangana	6717	6715	6735	6728	6728
25	Tripura	270	270	269	269	267
26	Uttarakhand	1544	1541	1540	1564	1562
27	Uttar Pradesh	18614	18264	18227	18237	18321
28	West Bengal	5602	5595	5589	5583	5577
29	A. & N. Islands	28	28	28	22	23
30	Chandigarh	1	1	1	1	1
31	DNH & DD	23	23	22	22	22
32	Delhi	53	53	52	59	58
33	Jammu & Kashmir	1074	1075	1094	1095	1097
34	Ladakh	28	28	32	32	32
35	Lakshadweep	2	2	2	2	2
36	Puducherry	28	28	28	28	27
All India Data		180266	180112	179982	179768	179428

p: provisional.

Source: Land Use Statistics at a Glance- 2024-25.

Cultivable (Agricultural) Land: It consists of net area sown, current fallows, fallow lands other than current fallows, Culturable waste land and land under miscellaneous tree crops.

Annexure II

ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (b) to (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3871 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2026 REGARDING “CULTIVABLE LAND”.

State/UT - wise average monthly income of agricultural household during agricultural year July 2018- June 2019

Sl. No.	State/ Group of NE States/ Group of UTs	Income (Rs.)
1	Andhra Pradesh	10,480
2	Arunachal Pradesh	19,225
3	Assam	10,675
4	Bihar	7,542
5	Chhattisgarh	9,677
6	Gujarat	12,631
7	Haryana	22,841
8	Himachal Pradesh	12,153
9	Jammu & Kashmir	18,918
10	Jharkhand	4,895
11	Karnataka	13,441
12	Kerala	17,915
13	Madhya Pradesh	8,339
14	Maharashtra	11,492
15	Manipur	11,227
16	Meghalaya	29,348
17	Mizoram	17,964
18	Nagaland	9,877
19	Odisha	5,112
20	Punjab	26,701
21	Rajasthan	12,520
22	Sikkim	12,447
23	Tamil Nadu	11,924
24	Telangana	9,403
25	Tripura	9,918
26	Uttarakhand	13,552
27	Uttar Pradesh	8,061
28	West Bengal	6,762
	Group of N E States	16,863
	Group of UTs	18,511
	All India	10,218

Source: NSS Report No. 587: Situation Assessment of Agricultural Households and Land and Livestock Holdings of Households in Rural India, 2019.

Annexure-III

ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (b) to (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3871 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2026 REGARDING “CULTIVABLE LAND”.

Major schemes/programmes of Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare:

1. National Food Security and Nutrition Mission (NFSNM)

2. National Mission on Edible Oils (NMEO)-Oil Palm

3. National Mission on Edible Oils (NMEO)-Oilseeds

4. National Mission on Natural Farming (NMNF)

5. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)

6. Soil Health & Fertility (SH&F)

7. Rainfed Area Development (RAD)

8. Agroforestry

9. Sub-Mission on Agriculture Extension (SMAE)

10. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)

11. National Bamboo Mission

12. National Bee Keeping and Honey Mission (NBHM)

13. Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region

14. Per Drop More Crop (PDMC)

15. Integrated Scheme for Agriculture Marketing (ISAM)

16. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)

17. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY)

18. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)/ Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS)

19. Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA)

20. Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (MISS)

21. Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)

22. Namo Drone Didi

23. Formation and Promotion of 10,000 new Farmer Producers Organizations (FPOs)

24. Agri Fund for Start-Ups & Rural Enterprises (AgriSURE)

25. Sub-Mission on Agriculture Mechanization (SMAM)

26. Digital Agriculture Mission

27. Crop Diversification Programme(CDP)

28. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana-Detailed Project Report (RKVY-DPR)

29. Pradhan Mantri Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana

30. Mission for Atmanirbharta in Pulses

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(This statement was given by MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on 11.08.2026)

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