Question raised in Lok Sabha on Decrease in Agricultural Land, 10/12/2019. As per report on Land Use Statistics for 2014-15 (latest available), agricultural land/ cultivable land in the country has declined only marginally from 182.01 million hectares in 201011 to 181.89 million hectares in 2014-15. The decline in agricultural land has been mainly due to diversion for non-agricultural purposes such as urbanization, roads, industries, housing etc.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/question-raised-lok-sabha-decrease-agricultural-land-10122019
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Decrease in Agricultural Land.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/lok-sabha
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/parliament
