DELHI, DECEMBER 10: As per the information collected in Agriculture Census 2015-16, about 11.72% of the total operated area in the country was operated by female operational holders.

As per the results of the Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) of Agricultural Households
and Land and Livestock Holdings of Households in Rural India- 2019 conducted by National Statistical Office(NSO) for the agriculture year July 2018-June 2019.

The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) under the Ministry of Home Affairs compiles and disseminates information on suicides in its publication titled ‘Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India’. As per the publication, the term ‘Farmer’ is defined as “the Person whose profession is farming and includes those who cultivate on their own land as well as those who cultivate on leased land/other’s land with or without the assistance of agricultural labourers”.

      State-wise number of female and male operational holders is given in Annexure-I.

Note:  Neg= Negligible(i.e. less than 500)

State-wise percentage of female farmers enrolled under PMFBY in 2020-21 and percentage of female beneficiaries under PM-KISAN is given in Annexure-II. Gender-wise data on KCC is not maintained.

Note-   (1) Kharif 2021 enrolment under finalization; Rabi 2021-22 enrolment undergoing

              (2) ** Gujarat and Karnataka State Government have their own Portal

                                (3)  – Data not available

State-wise average monthly income earned by agricultural households in the country is given in Annexure-III. Gender-wise data on farmers income was not collected in the survey.