The Situation Assessment Survey (SAS) of Agricultural Households in the rural areas of the country was conducted by National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI)
It was during 77th round (January 2019- December 2019) with reference to the agricultural year July 2018- June 2019.
Farm Income includes income from wages, income from leasing out of land, net receipt from crop production, net receipt from farming of animals and net receipt from non-farm business.
Meghalaya tops across the country with average monthly income per agricultural household (Rs 29,348).
Punjab ranks second in the country in average monthly income per agricultural household.
The prominent crops produced in Punjab include rice, wheat, maize, bajra, sugarcane, oilseeds, and cotton, but rice and wheat alone constitute 80 per cent of the total gross cropped area.
Tamil Nadu’s income was 11,924 while All India average was 10,218.