The Mohinder Singh Randhawa Library: Library is housed in five storeyedbuilding, centrally air-conditioned and surrounded by lush green lawns dotted withbeautiful ornamental plants providing soothing environment. It has a collection of
4,19,179 documents that include books, theses, bound periodicals and digital
documents. The building has four reading halls seating capacity of 760 readers. It
opens from 9.00 am to 8.00 pm during the month of January-February and from9.00 am to 9.00 pm for rest of the year on all working days. During Saturdays,Sundays, holidays and semester break library timings are from 9.00 am to 5.00
pm. In addition it has two Wi-Fi enabled 24X7 outer reading halls for the readerswith seating capacity of 132 readers. These reading halls have direct accessibility
even when library is closed. The services available and library rules andregulations are circulated from time to time. Library is open to teachers, students
and non-teaching staff of PAU. They can enroll themselves as member by fillingprescribed application form. Persons other than those listed above can be enrolled
as members by filing application form subject to the approval of the competentauthority/University Librarian on the payment of the following charges:Sr. No.
1Membership
Retired Personnel of PAUCharges
Refundable security Rs 250/-

2Corporate Membership

One time membership fee Rs.10,000/Plus annual library service charges
Rs. 1000/-

3Special Members

4

Casual Member

Refundable security Rs. 5000/- plus
annaul membership fee Rs. 2000/(i) Membership fee Rs. 700/- per month andRs. 3500/- for six months(ii) Ward of PAU ( Minimum age 16 yrs or
matriculate whichever is earlier)-Rs. 500/- one
YearThe following are the borrowing privileges:
Sr No.

Category

No. of books

1

Undergraduate student

32

Postgraduate student

4

3

Teaching Staff

8 (3 booksfor semester)

4Non teaching staff

2

5Special member

1

6

Contractual, JRF,SRF

2

7

Diploma students

2

8

GADVASU faculty

2

9

GADVASU student

1

10

Casual member

NIL

Period of loan:
Sr. No.

Type of Document

Issued for no. of Days

1General books

142

Current periodicals,

Not to be issued

Theses, Rare books
3

Textbooks

only for overnight

Overdue charges: Rs 2/- per day for general books and Rs 1.50/- per hour forovernight issued material.
Loss of library materials: The loss of library material is recovered from themembers as per details of recovery given in Chapter LVI of PAU Calendar.
The updated information related to the library is available on library web page ofthe University.

The Directorate of Extension Education in the University undertakes thedissemination of new knowledge and technologies through various extension hubs
located at the headquarters as well as in different districts in the state. These include
Agricultural Technology Information Centre (ATIC), 15 Farm Advisory Service Centres, 18
Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs); Communication Centre, Skill Development Centre andmany other extension projects at Dr Khem Singh Gill Farmers’ Service Centre.

1. ATIC Centre: This centre engages in quick delivery of technology to thefarmers under single window system. Its activities include:• Diagnostic service in respect of crop disorders• Redressal of farm problems• On the spot diagnosis of complex problems of the farmers.
• Help- line facility for the famers (0161-2401960 Ext. 417 and 0161-2410001)
For the specific problems, farmers can make a contact on telephone with thespecialist / department concerned. The help-line telephone number of these departments
are 0161-2401960 Ext. 446 (Farm Power and Machinery) Extn. 401 (Crop Production),
Extn. 504 (Entomology), Ext. 419 (Seed Shop), Extn. 435 (Plant Breeding), Extn. 452(Vegetable Cultivation), Extn. 303 (Fruit Cultivation), Extn. 305 (Food Processing &Technology), Extn. 461 (Economics), Ext. 505 (Plant Pathology), Extn. 506 (Soils), Extn.
284 (Soil & Water Engineering), Extn. 440 (Flower Cultivation), Extn. 382 (RodentControl), Extn. 382 (Birds Management), Extn. 461 (Economics) and Extn. 373/215(Publications).

2.

FarmAdvisory

ServiceCentre:

FarmAdvisory

Service

Scheme/Centre(FASS/FASC) was started in 1962 primarily with the objective of quick transfer totechnology

tofarmers of the state and getting first hand feed-back of their field problems at
15 district headquarters. FASCs of Punjab Agricultural University are an organic link
between the University research system, filed functionaries and farmers. The staff ofFASS is engaged in the following activities.
• Advisory Service in respect of crop production and protection• Conduct of adaptive research trials• Providing training to farmers, demonstrations

• Fielddays,

on-the-spot

guidance

offarmers,

surveillance

andmonitoring of campaigns• Feedback• Sale of farm literature

3. Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs): There are 18 Krishi Vigyan Kendras at district
headquarters. The mandate of KVKs is to impart training to the farmers and unemployedrural youth with the following objectives.
• Increasing

agricultural

productivity

andencouraging

youth

totakeupincropstogenerate

subsidiary occupations.
• Supplementing family incomes.
• Organizing

frontline

production

data

receivedemonstrations
feed-backvariousinformation

andtocollaboratewithscientists.
At present, KVKs impart practical / oriented training in diversified areas ofagriculture, hybrid seed production, cultivation of aromatic and medicinal plants, dairy,
bee-keeping, vermicompost, mushroom growing, integrated pest management, nurserytraining (horticultural, vegetables, flowering plants), repair and maintenance of farmmachinery, self employment of rural youth etc. Besides, training rural women, income
generating programmes like stitching, embroidery, knotting, soft toy, soap and detergent
making, fruit and vegetable preservation, feed and nutrition also provided at thesecentres.

4. Communication Centre: The centre serves as an important link between the farmers
and scientists through various forms of media for the dissemination of agricultural
information and technologies developed by the university. Besides expanding sale andmembership of the university’s prized publications and periodicals, the Communication
Centre has been a pioneer in launching the first of its kind digital weekly newspaper,‘Kheti Sandesh’, updating lakhs of farmers about current farm operations and weather
advisory. Through the weekly Facebook Live programme, the centre has further
strengthened its connection with farmers in far flung villages by providing solutions totheir queries in a face to face live online chat. Similarly, PAU updates are carried on theuniversity’s Twitter handle, while videos to popularize sustainable agriculture amongfarmers are loaded from time to time on YouTube, serving as a ready reckoner for
agricultural enthusiasts.
Acting as a liaison between the media, industry and the public, the centre has been
entrusted with the big responsibility of coordinating the visits of national and international
dignitaries, farmers, scientists, students and other visitors coming from various parts ofthe country as well as the world.
5. Skill Development Centre: Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship(MSDE) has been formed in 2015 to enhance employability of the youth of Nation throughSkill Development. Punjab Agricultural University got the honor to establish Punjab’s first
Skill Development Centre in agriculture with an aim to capacity building in agriculture aswell as allied sectors and bridge the gap between laboratories and farm. SkillDevelopment Centre established at Punjab Agricultural University, under the National
Skill Development Mission has been affiliated as a training provider and Training ofTrainers (TOT) program by the Agriculture Skill Council of India (ASCI) and Food Industry
Capacity and Skill Initiative (SICSI). The memorandum of understanding (MoU) has beensigned with ASCI on September 10, 2015 and FICSI on October 6, 2015 under the Prime
Minister Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) for various job roles. The Skill Development
Centre focused on the development of entrepreneurial skills to raise production and farmincome as well as improving employment opportunities in agriculture and allied fields. Theemphasis is given to equip the youth with knowledge, practical skills and its applications
so that they can participate in nation’s productivity. All the skill development programmes
are planned, monitored, assessed, certified and followed up by National Skill
Development Corporation. The Certificates of these courses are recognized throughout
the country.
Apart from these, specialized training courses and integrated crop production
courses for young farmers of three months duration have been organized forfarmers/farm women and rural youth. Also, in-service training programmes is organized
for the enhancement of knowledge and skills of in-service extension personnel. Monthly
training camps is conducted for the members of the PAU Kisan Club (Ladies’ Wing).
Objectives• Determining skills/ competency standards, qualifications and development of
National Occupational Standards (NOS)• Preparation and maintenance of skills inventory to facilitate individual choices• Development of sector specific skill development plans• Establishment of a well-structured, sector specific Labor Market Information System(LMIS) to assist planning and delivery of training
Punjab Agri Business Incubator: Skill Development Centre, Directorate ofExtension Education, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana as been bestowed with anincubator namely PABI under this scheme in March, 2019 scheme Rashtriya Krishi Vikas
Yojana – Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and Allied Sector Rejuvenation(RKVY- RAFTAAR).
Opportunity to become an entrepreneur (Uddam): Uddam is Agripreneurship
Orientation Programme aimed at providing an opportunity to Students, Youth and Smart
Farmers, Women or anyone having an innovative idea. The programme offers Grant-inaid opportunity for upto 5 Lakhs upon selection which will have to be used byentrepreneurs to transform their innovative ideas to a prototype in the form of products /services/ processes/ business platforms or models etc.
Opportunity to expand your business (Udaan): Udaan is an Incubation
Programme aimed at providing support to the Start-ups having innovative minimum viable
products / services / business processes or models that are ready for commercialization.
The programme offers 2 month workshop, Mentorship, and Grant-in-aid opportunity for
upto Rs. 25 Lakhs and facilitation support.
6. Institute of Agriculture: The institute of Agriculture came into being at Gurdaspur
during 1993-94 under the aegis of College of Agriculture and offers a two-year Diploma
CourseinAgriculture where 30 rural students are admitted every year. Training is imparted inAgriculture and allied fields.

7. Farmers’ Clubs/ Committees: For obtaining farmers’ feedback on research systems
include several committees / clubs like PAU Farmers’ Committee: PAU Fruit andVegetable Growers’ Committee: Agricultural Equipment and Manufacturers Advisory
Committee: Punjab Farmers’ Club: Farm Youth Clubs; Punjab Dairy Farmers’ Club;
Punjab Young Farmers Association; Punjab State Bee-Keepers Association, Organic
farmers Association; Diagnostic Survey Teams; Zonal Research Extension AdvisoryCommittee; other Sources of Feed backs and Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) etc.

8. Human Resources Development Programmes: To update the knowledge ofthe staff and the farmers various training programmes are developed.
a) Staff development Progrmames:• Officers’ workshops• National Workshop-cum-seminars• Advanced Centre of Training in wheat production technology• Centre for Training in integrated watershed development programmes (Hills)• Regional Biogas development and training centre• Regional Extension Service Centre for processing of food grains.
• Training of soil testing officers; training in agricultural engineering.
• Training of veterinary officers; Establishment of international training centre.
b. Farmers’ related programmes:• Farmers Fairs (Kisan Melas)• Specialized training• Training in farm machinery• Soil & Water Engineering• Training programme for famers, rural artisans, small scale manufacturers.
• Practical training course in agriculture for young farmers• Fruit and vegetable preservation training course• Gardener training course and farm women training

9. Utility Services for Farmers: In order to get sustained productivity of both crops andanimals, certain organized services are provided to the farmers. In turn, the University
scientists get first-hand feedback on emerging problems in various fields of agriculture
related with soils and water. The information about weather forecasting and monthly farmoperations is shared with all stakeholders.
The above services are provided on all working days form 09.00 hours to 17.00
hours at headquarters and outstations with a lunch break from 13.30 hours to 14.00
hours.