Lok Sabha Question No. 3935 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-20
Subject: Krishi Vigyan Kendras
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL, SANTOSH AHLAWAT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3935

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20/03/2018

## KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRAS

## 3935.  SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

## SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT:

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

(a) whether  the  Government  has  any  data  regarding  the  'New  Krishi  Vigyan Kendras' opened during the 12 th  Five Year Plan period, 2012 to 2017 if so, the details thereof  and  the  current  status  of  these  Krishi  Vigyan  Kendras  (KVKs)  along  with  the reasons for delay in making these Krishi Kendras functional;

(b) whether  the  Government  has  prepared  any  data  of  allocation  and  utilization  of funds by Krishi Vigyan Kendras since 2014 and if so, the details thereof; State and UT wise;

(c) the  steps  taken  by  the  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  to  provide assistance to Krishi Vigyan Kendras;

(d) whether  there  is  any  proposal  with  the  Government  to  connect/integrate  all  the KVKs of the country including those in Rajasthan online; and

- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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 GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

(a) Yes, Madam. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has opened 39 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) during the 12 th  Plan. The State-wise list of KVKs opened during the 12 th Five Year Plan period, 2012 to 2017 is given in Annexure-I.

(b) Yes,  Madam.  The  State/UT-wise  details  of  allocation  of  funds  and  expenditure incurred by Krishi Vigyan Kendras since 2014 are given in Annexure-II.

(c) The KVKs are provided 100 percent financial  assistance  for  the  salary  of  staff; building  infrastructure  depending  upon  its  needs  including  main  building,  a  trainees' hostel,  two  demonstration  units  and  six  residential  apartments;  fencing  and  farm development; purchase of vehicles, equipments, implements and instructional aids; and recurring contingencies etc.

(d) & (e): The ICAR has established a KVK- Portal to connect/integrate all the KVKs of the country including Rajasthan with an aim to transfer the technologies developed by the  agricultural  scientists  to  the  farmers  in  a  fast  and  effective  manner  using  web  and mobile technology as well as to monitor the activities of KVKs. The portal also provides information on different services being provided by different KVKs. The portal also has links for accessing Weather and Market related information by the farmers; forthcoming programmes is also be available on the website which will benefit farmers and youth in joining different training programmes being organized by KVKs.

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## State-wise names of districts where Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) opened during the 12 th  Plan

|   S.No. | State             | Name of District   |
|---------|-------------------|--------------------|
|       1 | Karnataka         | Kolar              |
|       2 | West Bengal       | South 24 Parganas  |
|       3 | Jammu &Kashmir    | Leh                |
|       4 | Jammu &Kashmir    | Budgam             |
|       5 | Arunachal Pradesh | Anjwa              |
|       6 | Jammu &Kashmir    | Baramulla          |
|       7 | Jharkhand         | Khunti             |
|       8 | Assam             | Baska              |
|       9 | Jharkhand         | Ramgarh            |
|      10 | Assam             | Bongaigoan         |
|      11 | Assam             | Morigaon           |
|      12 | Gujarat           | Banaskantha        |
|      13 | Nagaland          | Peren              |
|      14 | West Bengal       | East Midnapore     |
|      15 | Maharashtra       | Yavatmal           |
|      16 | Chhattsgarh       | Raipur             |
|      17 | Andhra Pradesh    | Nellore            |
|      18 | Karnataka         | Bijapur            |
|      19 | Gujarat           | Morbi              |
|      20 | Uttar Pradesh     | Gorakhpur          |
|      21 | Punjab            | Fazilka            |
|      22 | West Bengal       | Malda              |
|      23 | West Bengal       | North 24 Paraganas |
|      24 | Andhra Pradesh    | Visakhapatnam      |
|      25 | Jammu &Kashmir    | Samba              |
|      26 | Telangana         | Khammam            |
|      27 | Tripura           | West Tripura       |
|      28 | West Bengal       | Nadia              |
|      29 | Punjab            | Pathankot          |
|      30 | Bihar             | Muzzaffarpur       |
|      31 | Nagaland          | Kiphire            |
|      32 | Himachal Pradesh  | Lahaul &Spiti      |
|      33 | Andhra Pradesh    | Kadapa             |
|      34 | Chhatisgarh       | Durg               |
|      35 | Tripura           | Gomati             |
|      36 | Tripura           | Unakoti            |
|      37 | Chhatisgarh       | Bemetara           |
|      38 | Chhatisgarh       | Mungeli            |
|      39 | Telangana         | Mancherial         |

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## [Part (b) of Lok Sabha USQ No. 3935 for 20/03/2018]

## The State/UT-wise details of allocation of funds and expenditure incurred by

## Krishi Vigyan Kendras since 2014.

| S.No.   | State             | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   |
|---------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| S.No.   | State             | Allo.     | Exp.      | Allo.     | Exp.      | Allo.     | Exp.      | Allo.     | Exp.      |
| 1.      | Andaman &Nicobar  | 182.45    | 182.45    | 208.15    | 208.15    | 288.90    | 288.90    | 380.94    | 380.94    |
| 2.      | Andhra Pradesh    | 1424.53   | 1424.53   | 1255.52   | 1255.52   | 1998.32   | 1998.32   | 2773.96   | 2773.96   |
| 3.      | Arunachal Pradesh | 1500.59   | 1334.27   | 1560.64   | 1386.24   | 1861.56   | 1861.56   | 2068.50   | 1987.50   |
| 4.      | Assam             | 1871.35   | 1866.25   | 2455.06   | 2449.96   | 2618.96   | 2618.96   | 3712.61   | 3072.09   |
| 5.      | Bihar             | 2694.61   | 2694.61   | 2585.47   | 2585.47   | 3303.22   | 3303.22   | 4389.79   | 4389.79   |
| 6.      | Chhattisgarh      | 1284.35   | 1296.87   | 1384.71   | 1416.52   | 2232.70   | 1770.58   | 2834.33   | 2670.78   |
| 7.      | Delhi             | 103.69    | 103.69    | 107.10    | 107.10    | 120.40    | 120.40    | 101.58    | 101.58    |
| 8.      | Goa               | 154.80    | 154.80    | 156.31    | 156.31    | 187.88    | 187.88    | 161.87    | 161.87    |
| 9.      | Gujarat           | 2231.70   | 2231.70   | 2288.79   | 2288.79   | 2532.70   | 2532.70   | 2981.16   | 2981.16   |
| 10.     | Haryana           | 1524.33   | 1524.33   | 1578.08   | 1578.08   | 1914.45   | 1914.45   | 1976.34   | 1976.34   |
| 11.     | Himachal Pradesh  | 1076.65   | 1076.65   | 1009.18   | 1009.18   | 1260.04   | 1260.04   | 1466.46   | 1466.46   |
| 12.     | Jammu &Kashmir    | 1281.83   | 1281.83   | 1512.47   | 1512.47   | 2029.17   | 2029.17   | 2241.54   | 2241.54   |
| 13.     | Jharkhand         | 1415.54   | 1415.54   | 1414.38   | 1414.38   | 1854.00   | 1854.00   | 2309.47   | 2309.47   |
| 14.     | Karnataka         | 2482.75   | 2482.75   | 2367.57   | 2367.57   | 2733.65   | 2733.65   | 3249.13   | 3249.13   |
| 15.     | Kerala            | 1189.58   | 1189.58   | 1203.35   | 1203.35   | 1367.92   | 1367.92   | 1658.78   | 1658.78   |
| 16.     | Lakshadweep       | 46.7      | 46.7      | 46.22     | 46.22     | 42.80     | 42.80     | 23.56     | 23.56     |
| 17.     | Madhya Pradesh    | 3033.22   | 2943.31   | 3111.92   | 3150.73   | 4377.02   | 4022.06   | 5091.51   | 4863.45   |
| 18.     | Maharashtra       | 3810.84   | 3810.84   | 3365.61   | 3365.61   | 4426.68   | 4426.68   | 5633.37   | 5633.37   |
| 19.     | Manipur           | 1209.90   | 1131.90   | 1103.00   | 1016.00   | 1294.81   | 1294.81   | 1495.81   | 1446.95   |
| 20.     | Meghalaya         | 417.20    | 398.70    | 430.00    | 399.50    | 473.22    | 473.22    | 573.80    | 562.30    |
| 21.     | Mizoram           | 985.30    | 816.00    | 932.17    | 730.87    | 1021.20   | 1021.20   | 1197.89   | 1185.99   |
| 22.     | Nagaland          | 1127.81   | 927.31    | 1226.75   | 1010.25   | 1159.15   | 1159.15   | 1456.81   | 1441.61   |
| 23.     | Orissa            | 1879.93   | 1903.24   | 1957.74   | 1965.79   | 3132.13   | 2412.26   | 3414.03   | 3280.33   |
| 24.     | Pondicherry       | 176.15    | 176.15    | 179.55    | 179.55    | 211.86    | 211.86    | 173.70    | 173.70    |
| 25.     | Punjab            | 1540.13   | 1540.13   | 1855.01   | 1855.01   | 2162.84   | 2162.84   | 2477.36   | 2477.36   |
| 26.     | Rajasthan         | 3792.30   | 3792.30   | 3731.78   | 3731.78   | 3851.65   | 3851.65   | 4505.35   | 4505.35   |
| 27.     | Sikkim            | 359.02    | 337.92    | 401.20    | 380.10    | 427.25    | 427.25    | 494.85    | 476.65    |
| 28.     | Tamil Nadu        | 2536.37   | 2536.37   | 2566.08   | 2566.08   | 2709.09   | 2709.09   | 3269.05   | 3269.05   |
| 29.     | Telangana         | 1019.63   | 1019.63   | 834.54    | 834.54    | 1268.00   | 1268.00   | 1480.92   | 1480.92   |
| 30.     | Tripura           | 325.83    | 321.96    | 344.75    | 338.40    | 344.90    | 344.90    | 428.94    | 403.92    |
| 31.     | Uttar Pradesh     | 5415.91   | 5415.91   | 5782.45   | 5782.45   | 6825.20   | 6825.20   | 6716.20   | 6716.20   |
| 32.     | Uttarakhand       | 860.19    | 860.19    | 870.77    | 870.77    | 1104.60   | 1104.60   | 1487.84   | 1487.84   |
| 33.     | West Bengal       | 1376.90   | 1376.90   | 1483.53   | 1483.53   | 2013.92   | 2013.92   | 2718.99   | 2718.99   |
| Total   | Total             | 50332.08  | 49615.31  | 51309.85  | 50646.27  | 63150.19  | 61613.24  | 74946.44  | 73568.93  |

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