Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
11TH AGRICULTURE CENSUS
Posted On:
11 AUG 2023 6:37PM by PIB Delhi
Agriculture Census in India is conductedevery five years. The field work of Agriculture Census is carried out in three phases, each phase of one-year duration.Next Agriculture Census (11th in the series) was postponed by a year due to outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, the Agriculture Census 2021-22 was launched on 28th July, 2022. At present, Phase-I of Agriculture Census 2021-22 is in progress which is targeted to be completed by December, 2023.
For Agriculture Census 2021-22, an amount of Rs. 7685 Lakh has been allocated to States during Financial Year 2023-24. State-wise budget allocation during FY 2023-24 is given below.
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State wise budget allocation during FY 2023-24
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S. No
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States/UTs
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Amount (in Lakh)
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(1)
|
(2)
|
(3)
|
|
1
|
A & N Islands
|
39
|
|
2
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
375
|
|
3
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
240
|
|
4
|
Assam
|
35
|
|
5
|
Bihar
|
755
|
|
6
|
Chandigarh
|
48
|
|
7
|
Chhattisgarh
|
401
|
|
8
|
Daman & Diu and D & N Haveli
|
17
|
|
9
|
Delhi
|
43
|
|
10
|
Goa
|
35
|
|
11
|
Gujarat
|
421
|
|
12
|
Haryana
|
66
|
|
13
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
40
|
|
14
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
104
|
|
15
|
Jharkhand
|
482
|
|
16
|
Karnataka
|
378
|
|
17
|
Kerala
|
543
|
|
18
|
Ladakh
|
11
|
|
19
|
Lakshadweep
|
45
|
|
20
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
108
|
|
21
|
Maharashtra
|
561
|
|
22
|
Manipur
|
162
|
|
23
|
Meghalaya
|
291
|
|
24
|
Mizoram
|
58
|
|
25
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Nagaland
|
150
|
|
26
|
Odisha
|
521
|
|
27
|
Puducherry
|
14
|
|
28
|
Punjab
|
17
|
|
29
|
Rajasthan
|
112
|
|
30
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Sikkim
|
76
|
|
31
|
Tamil Nadu
|
238
|
|
32
|
Telangana
|
95
|
|
33
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Tripura
|
59
|
|
34
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Uttar Pradesh
|
572
|
|
35
|
Uttarakhand
|
175
|
|
36
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West Bengal
|
398
|
|
|
Total
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7685
|
This information was given by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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