Explain land use pattern

The land use pattern in divided in the following ways:

1. The net sown area in India has decreased from 45.26 per cent to 43.41 per cent. This means that more and more agricultural land is being shifted to other activities.
2. The pattern of the net sown area varies gently from one state to another. In Punjab and Haryana the net sown area is 80 per cent of the total area but in Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur and Andaman and Nicobar Islands, it is less than 10 per cent of the total area. 
3. The area under forests has been increased from 18.11 per cent in 1960-61 to 22.57 per cent in 2000-2003 and to 23 per cent in 2005-06, yet it is far below than the scientific norms.
4. The land under permanent pastures is very low, i.e., only 3.45 per cent.
5. Area under fallow land has also decreased which shows, that subsistence agriculture is being replaced by commercial agriculture.