G.O.(Ms) No. 90, Eleventh Agriculture Census 2021-22
The Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (ST2&E) Department issued G.O.(Ms) No. 90 on 2 August 2022, constituting State and District Level Co-ordination Committees for the Eleventh Agriculture Census 2021-22. It assigns responsibility for collecting primary data from village land records, sets inspection targets for supervisory officials and requires monthly progress reporting.
What the government order does
G.O.(Ms) No. 90 of the Planning, Development and Special Initiatives (ST2&E) Department, dated 2 August 2022, creates committees to coordinate, monitor and complete the Eleventh Agriculture Census 2021-22. The arrangements mainly affect revenue, agriculture, statistics, land administration, information technology and e-governance officials involved in census work.
The government order does not state that it changes land ownership or creates any requirement for property owners. It directs officials to collect census data from existing village land records.
State Level Co-ordination Committee
The State Level Co-ordination Committee is chaired by the Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Department. The Commissioner of the Department of Economics and Statistics is the Member Secretary.
Other members represent:
- Revenue Administration, Disaster Management and Mitigation Department
- Land Administration Department
- Agriculture Department
- Agriculture Census wing of the Department of Economics and Statistics
- National Informatics Centre
- Commissionerate of e-governance
- Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
District Level Co-ordination Committee
The District Level Co-ordination Committee is chaired by the District Collector. Its members include:
- District Revenue Officer, serving as District Agriculture Census Officer
- District Deputy Director of Statistics, serving as Member Convener
- Revenue Divisional Officer
- Divisional Assistant Director of Statistics
- Tahsildar, serving as Taluk Agriculture Census Officer
Data collection and responsibility
G.O.(Ms) No. 90 makes the Village Administrative Officer responsible for collecting primary data for the Eleventh Agriculture Census from village land records. The District Revenue Officer and Tahsildar are responsible for completing field work within the time schedule for their district and taluk.
The Commissioner of Revenue Administration must review progress and send a monthly status report to the Additional Chief Secretary, Planning and Development Department, and the Commissioner of the Department of Economics and Statistics until completion.
Inspection targets
The government fixed village inspection targets for supervisory officials:
- District Revenue Officer and Revenue Divisional Officer, five villages, at one village a month
- Tahsildar or Deputy Tahsildar, five villages
- Revenue Inspector, five villages
- Regional Joint Director of Statistics, ten villages
- District Deputy Director of Statistics, fifteen villages
- Divisional Assistant Director of Statistics, twenty villages
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms) No. 90 change my land ownership or title?
The government order does not state that it changes ownership or title. It concerns the organisation, data collection, inspection and monitoring of the Eleventh Agriculture Census 2021-22.
Who collects the agriculture census information from village land records?
The Village Administrative Officer is responsible for collecting primary data from village land records.
Who is responsible for completing agriculture census field work in my area?
The District Revenue Officer and the Tahsildar are responsible for completing field work within the time schedule in their respective district and taluk.
Does the government order require landowners to submit information?
G.O.(Ms) No. 90 does not specify any submission duty for landowners. It assigns primary data collection from village land records to the Village Administrative Officer.
