Agriculture plays a vital role in the State’s Economy as it provides employment to over 40% of the labour force in the State, even though the contribution of Agriculture Sector to Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) is gradually declining over the years. Agriculture continues to be an important sector of the state economy. As majority of the population engaged in Agriculture and allied activities for their livelihood, collection and maintenance of Agricultural Statistics is an important function of the Department. Department of Economics and Statistics is the State Agriculture Statistical Authority (SASA). The Agricultural Statistics System is very comprehensive and provides data on a wide range of topics such as crop area and production, land use, irrigation, land holdings, crop insurance, Agricultural wages and marketable surplus. All these Statistics are utilized in making policy decisions.