Lok Sabha Question No. 5252 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-27
Subject: Krishi Vigyan Kendras
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: MD. BADARIDDOZA KHAN, RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA, RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5252 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27/03/2018

## KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRAS

5252.  SHRI MD. BADARUDDOZA KHAN: SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA: SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f"k vkSj fdlku dY;k.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  Krishi  Vigyan  Kendras  (KVKs)  functioning  in  the  country  at present, State/UT-wise including Gujarat, West Bengal and Jharkhand;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  open  more  such  Kendras  in  each  rural district of the country, if so, the details thereof along with the time by which these KVKs are likely to be set up; and
- (c) whether the Government also proposes to increase the financial assistance being provided to these kendras, if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f'k vkSj fdlku dY;k.k ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h

## (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) The  State-wise  number  of  Krishi  Vigyan  Kendras  (KVKs)  functioning  in  the country including Gujarat, West Bengal and Jharkhand is given at Annexure-I .
- (b) Yes,  Madam.    So  far,  the  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  has established 690 KVKs in the country.  Besides, the Government has approved for settingup of 56 new KVKs in the rural districts of country during 2017-18 to 2019-20.  The details of the districts where New KVKs are to be set-up during 2017-18 to 2019-20 are given in Annexure-II .
- (c) Yes, Madam.  The ICAR has increased the financial assistance of KVK scheme from Rs. 830.90 crore in 2016-17 to Rs. 875.13 crore in 2017-18.

## State-wise details of number of Krishi Vigyan Kendras including Gujarat, West Bengal and Jharkhand

| S.No.   | State/Union Territory   |   No. of KVK |
|---------|-------------------------|--------------|
| 1.      | Andaman &Nicobar Island |           03 |
| 2.      | Andhra Pradesh          |           24 |
| 3.      | Arunachal Pradesh       |           15 |
| 4.      | Assam                   |           26 |
| 5.      | Bihar                   |           39 |
| 6.      | Chhattisgarh            |           25 |
| 7.      | Delhi                   |           01 |
| 8.      | Goa                     |           02 |
| 9.      | Gujarat                 |           30 |
| 10.     | Haryana                 |           18 |
| 11.     | Himachal Pradesh        |           13 |
| 12.     | Jammu &Kashmir          |           21 |
| 13.     | Jharkhand               |           24 |
| 14.     | Karnataka               |           33 |
| 15.     | Kerala                  |           14 |
| 16.     | Lakshadweep             |           01 |
| 17.     | Madhya Pradesh          |           51 |
| 18.     | Maharashtra             |           47 |
| 19.     | Manipur                 |           09 |
| 20.     | Meghalaya               |           07 |
| 21.     | Mizoram                 |           08 |
| 22.     | Nagaland                |           11 |
| 23.     | Orissa                  |           33 |
| 24.     | Pondicherry             |           03 |
| 25.     | Punjab                  |           22 |
| 26.     | Rajasthan               |           43 |
| 27.     | Sikkim                  |           04 |
| 28.     | Tamil Nadu              |           30 |
| 29.     | Telangana               |           16 |
| 30.     | Tripura                 |           07 |
| 31.     | Uttar Pradesh           |           74 |
| 32.     | Uttarakhand             |           13 |
| 33.     | West Bengal             |           23 |
| Total   | Total                   |          690 |

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## State-wise names of 56 districts where KVKs still left out to be set-up during 2017-18 to 2019-20

|   S.No. | State/Union Territory   | Name of District              |
|---------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|       1 | Arunachal Pradesh       | 1. Kurung Kumey               |
|       1 | Bihar                   | 3. Madhubani                  |
|       2 | Chhattisgarh            | 4. Pashchim Champaran         |
|       2 |                         | 5.                            |
|       2 |                         | Purba Champaran 6.            |
|       2 |                         | Samastipur                    |
|       2 |                         | 7. Gaya                       |
|       3 |                         | 8. Sukma                      |
|       3 |                         | 9. Balod                      |
|       3 |                         | 10. Kondagaon                 |
|       4 | Dadar Nagar Haveli      | 11. Silvasa                   |
|       5 | Daman &Diu              | 12. Daman                     |
|       5 |                         | 13. Diu                       |
|       6 | Haryana                 | 14. Palwal                    |
|       6 |                         | 15. Mewat                     |
|       6 |                         | 16. Panchkula                 |
|       7 | Jammu &Kashmir          | 17. Baramula (additional KVK) |
|       7 |                         | 18. Kishtwar                  |
|       7 |                         | 19. Ramban                    |
|       7 |                         | 20. Udhampur                  |
|       8 | Madhya Pradesh          | 21. Sagar                     |
|       8 |                         | 22. Chhindwara                |
|       8 |                         | 23. Dhar                      |
|       9 | Maharashtra             | 24. Sangli                    |
|       9 |                         | 25. Nagpur                    |
|       9 |                         | 26. Thane                     |
|      10 | Pondicherry             | 27. Mahe                      |
|      11 | Rajasthan               | 28. Sriganganagar             |
|      11 |                         | 29. Jalore                    |
|      11 |                         | 30. Pali                      |
|      11 |                         | 31. Sikar                     |
|      11 |                         | 32. Bhilwara                  |
|      12 | Tamil Nadu              | 33. Villupuram                |
|      12 |                         | 34. Thiruppur                 |
|      13 | Tripura                 | 35. Sepahijala                |

|       | Uttar Pradesh   | 36. Allahabad                       |
|-------|-----------------|-------------------------------------|
|       | Uttar Pradesh   | 37. Kheri                           |
|       |                 | 38. Hardoi                          |
|       |                 | 39. Azamgarh                        |
|       |                 | 40. Jaunpur                         |
|       |                 | 41. Sultanpur                       |
|       |                 | 42. Bahraich                        |
|       |                 | 43. Moradabad                       |
|       |                 | 44. Gonda                           |
|       |                 | 45. Ghazipur                        |
|       |                 | 46. Rae Bareilly                    |
|       |                 | 47. Muzaffarnagar                   |
|       |                 | 48. Shravasti                       |
|       |                 | 49. Amroha                          |
|       |                 | 50. Hapur                           |
| 15.   | Uttarakhand     | 51. Pithoragarh                     |
| 15.   |                 | 52. Chamoli                         |
| 16.   | West Bengal     | 53. Pruba Medinipur(Additional KVK) |
| 16.   | West Bengal     | 54. Bankura                         |
| 16.   | West Bengal     | 55. Birbhum                         |
| 16.   | West Bengal     | 56. Bardhaman                       |
| Total | Total           | 56                                  |

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