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- 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.
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