11th Agricultural Census 2021-22
- The fieldwork for data collection started in August 2022.
- Data collection will be done through smartphones and tablets to have data in time. it will include the use of digital land records, apps, and software. It includes enumeration of all villages and monitoring of progress.
- The majority of states have digitized their land records and surveys to further accelerate the collection the census data.
- Digitized records and the use of technology will help in the creation of the database.
Agriculture Census of the India
Agriculture is the primary source of the Indian economy. Agriculture employs 58% population of the country and contributes 19.9 % of the total GDP. 70 % of the rural household depends on agriculture.
The agriculture census is the main source of the information at a very minute level. It collects data regarding land holdings, land use, class-wise distribution, tenancy, crop pattern, use of fertilizers, and insecticides. An agricultural census is conducted after every five years. The first census was done in the 1970s and the reference year for the same was 1970-71. It is part of the program of the world census of agriculture. Funds for the census are provided by the center to the state and the entire work is conducted by states. The authority responsible is the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture.