The Government of India has been conducting Agriculture Census as a quinquennial survey since 1970-71 in all States and UT's, under the the guidance of Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (Agriculture Census Division). Mizoram first conducted Agriculture Census in 1976-77 i.e. the second Agriculture Census for India. Since then, Agriculture Census had been conducted regularly in Mizoram as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme. The 10th in the series (the 9th for Mizoram) was the last Census conducted, i.e. Agriculture Census 2015-2016.