Lok Sabha Question No. 838 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-07
Subject: ICAR Data Centre
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: M. UDHAYAKUMAR, BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 838

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 07/02/2017

## ICAR DATA CENTRE

838. ADV. M. UDHAYAKUMAR:

DR. BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD:

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

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  Government  has  launched  an  ICAR  data  centre connecting 274 specialized institutions and universities which will  act as an information hub for the farm sector and eventually link the rural population with high speed internet connectivity;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is also true that the centre will cater to research institutions by providing consultancy,  project  management,  use  of  modern  technology,  better  market  platform, training and other value added services to the farmers; and
- (d) 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 ,oa fdlku dY;k.k ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h

## (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

- (a) Yes,  ICAR  Data  centre  has  been  established  to  provide  email  and  web  hosting services to ICAR and its 109 Institutes/Universities and their regional Centers, 89 AICRPs/ Network projects and their centers, and Krishi Vigyan Kendras ( Annexure- I ).
- (b) As  on  date  about  15000  email  ids  of  Scientists,  Technical  and  Administrative personnel  have  been  created  and  more  than  45  Websites/  Portals/  Decisions  Support Systems (DSSs)/ e-governance applications have been hosted through the Data Centre.
- (c) Yes.
- (d) ICAR-IASRI  Institute  is  already  providing  consultancy,  training  and  other  value added  IT  services  including  project  management.  This  data  centre  will  further  assist  in implementing modern technology IT platforms and services to farming community.

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## ICAR Institutions, Deemed Universities, National Research Centres, National Bureaux & Directorate/Projects Directorates

## Deemed Universities-4

|   S.N. | Name of Universities                                                                                                 |
|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi-110012                                                  |
|      2 | ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal-132001, Haryana                                                       |
|      3 | ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly-243122, Uttar Pradesh                                 |
|      4 | ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Panch Marg, off yari Road, Andheri (West), Mumbai-400061, Maharashtra |

## Institutions-64

|   S.N. | Name of Institutions                                                                                                                                      |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, PB No. 181, Port Blair- 744101,Andaman &Nicobar Islands                                              |
|      2 | ICAR- Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur 342003, Rajasthan                                                                                     |
|      3 | ICAR-Central Avian Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly-243122, Uttar Pradesh                                                                          |
|      4 | ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata-700120 West Bengal                                                                 |
|      5 | ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, 75, Santhome High Road,RA Puram, Chennai-600028 Tamil Nadu                                           |
|      6 | ICAR-Network Project on Buffalo Improvement, Central Institute for Research onBuffaloes, Hisar-125001 Haryana                                             |
|      7 | ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom, PO Farah, Mathura- 281122Uttar Pradesh                                                            |
|      8 | ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering Krishyantra Nagar, Nr Karond Chowk Berasia Rd, Bhopal-462 038                                          |
|      9 | ICAR-Central Institute for Arid Horticulture, 10th Milestone, Sri Ganganagar Highway Beechwal Industrial Area PO Bikaner-334 006                          |
|     10 | ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research P.B.No.2, Shankarnagar P.O., Nagpur-440010 Maharashtra                                                         |
|     11 | ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Matsyapuri PO, Cochin-682029, Kerala                                                                      |
|     12 | ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar-751002, Distt-Puri, Odisha                                                   |
|     13 | ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cotton Tech. Adenwala Road, Matunga, Mumbai- 400 019                                                               |
|     14 | ICAR-Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture, 2/4 Residential Complex Raebareli Road Campus PO Dilkhusha, Lucknow-226002                           |
|     15 | ICAR-Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture, Old Air Field, Rangreth, 190007, Srinagar, J&K                                                          |
|     16 | ICAR-Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering &Technology, Post Office PAU, Behind, Radha Swami Satsang Bhawan, Humbran Road, Ludhiana-141004 Punjab |
|     17 | ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, P.B.No.1603, Ernakulam North P.O. Kochi-682018 Kerala                                                   |
|     18 | ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasargod-671 124 Kerala                                                                                 |
|     19 | ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute Shimla-171 001                                                                                                     |

|   20 | ICAR-Central Research Inst. for Jute &Allied Fibres Nilganj, Barrackpore, Kolkata-700 120                                                                  |
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|   21 | ICAR-Central Research Institute for Dryland, Agriculture, International Guest House, Santoshnagar, Saidabad PO, Hyderabad-500059                           |
|   22 | ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Bidyadharpur, Cuttack-753006, Odisha                                                                                |
|   23 | ICAR-Central Sheep &Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar, via Jaipur-304501, Rajasthan                                                                      |
|   24 | ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil &Water Conservation (IISWC), 218, Kaulagarh, Dehradun- 248195                                                                |
|   25 | ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Zarifa Farm, Kachhwa Road, Karnal 132001 Haryana                                                            |
|   26 | ICAR-Central Tobacco Research Institute, Quater Complex Scientist Home, Krishi Vihar Koru Konda Road , Rajahmundry-533 105                                 |
|   27 | ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Sreekariyam P.O., Thiruvananthapuram- 695017, Kerala                                                          |
|   28 | ICAR-ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, ICAR Parisar, P.O. Bihar Veterinary College, Patna-800014 Bihar                                             |
|   29 | ICAR-icar-Research Complex for NEH Region, Barapani, Meghalaya                                                                                             |
|   30 | ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Ela, Old Goa, Distt. North Goa, Goa- 403402 Goa                                                      |
|   31 | ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, Library Avenue, Pusa, New Delhi-110012                                                             |
|   32 | ICAR-Indian Grassland &Fodder Research InstituteIGFRI Campus, Near Pahuj Dam, Gwalior Road, Jhansi-284 003                                                 |
|   33 | ICAR-Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Garhkhatanga, Ranchi, Jharkhand                                                                       |
|   34 | ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Hassaraghatta Lake Post, Bengaluru- 560089 Karnataka                                                      |
|   35 | ICAR-Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums, Namkum, Ranchi-834010 Jharkhand                                                                          |
|   36 | ICAR- Indian Institute of Pulses Research Guest House, Kalyanpur, Kanpur-208024                                                                            |
|   37 | ICAR- Indian Institute of Soil Science, Nabi Bagh, Berasia Road, Bhopal-462038 Madhya Pradesh                                                              |
|   38 | ICAR- Indian Institute of Spices Research, Marikunnu P.O., Calicut-673012, Kerala                                                                          |
|   39 | ICAR- Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Raebareli Road, Lucknow-226002 Uttar Pradesh                                                                 |
|   40 | ICAR- Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, P.B. No. 01, PO Jakhini (Shahanshahpur), Varanasi-221305, Uttar Pradesh                                      |
|   41 | ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500030, Telangana                                                      |
|   42 | ICAR-National Institute of Biotic Stress Management, Baronda, Raipur- 493225 Chhatisgarh                                                                   |
|   43 | ICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Malegaon, Baramati-413115, Pune,Maharashtra                                                          |
|   44 | ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition &Physiology, Hosur Main Road, Adugodi,Bengaluru-560030 Karnataka                                               |
|   45 | ICAR-National Institute of Research on Jute &Allied Fibre Technology, Scientist Home ,12 regent Park, Kolkata-700 040                                      |
|   46 | ICAR-National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics (NIVEDI), ICAR, Campus, Ramagondanahalli, Yelahanka, Bengaluru-560064 Karnataka |
|   47 | ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore-641007, Tamil Nadu                                                                                           |
|   48 | ICAR-Vivekanand Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhan Sansthan, Almora-263601 Uttarakhand                                                                            |
|   49 | ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cattle, PB No.17, Grass Farm Road, Meerut Cantt- 250001 Uttar Pradesh                                               |
|   50 | ICAR-National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases, Anand Nagar, Bhopal- 462021Madhya Pradesh                                                        |

|   51 | ICAR-Indian Institue of Maize Research, New Delhi-110012                                                                              |
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|   52 | ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi-Gwalior Road, Jhansi-284 003 Uttar Pradesh                                       |
|   53 | ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics &Policy Research, New Delhi                                                         |
|   54 | ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, P.B. No. 158, Kunjpura Road, Karnal-132001 Haryana                                |
|   55 | ICAR-Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research, Modipuram, Meerut 250 110 Uttar Pradesh                                            |
|   56 | ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030 Talangana                                                 |
|   57 | ICAR-Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500030, Talangana                                                |
|   58 | ICAR-Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research, Pedavegi, West Godawari, Andhra Pradesh                                                   |
|   59 | ICAR-Indian Institute of Water Management, Bhubaneswar                                                                                |
|   60 | ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad -500030 Telangana                                                    |
|   61 | ICAR-Central Institue for Women in Agriculture, Plot No.50-51, Mauza-Jokalandi, P.O. Baramunda, Bhubaneswar-751 003 Odisha            |
|   62 | ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute , Post Box No.464, Shankar Nagar P.O., Nagpur- 440 010                                         |
|   63 | ICAR-Directorate of Seed Research, Village-Kushmaur, Post- NBAIM, Mau-275103 UttarPradesh                                             |
|   64 | ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute (Central Rainfed Upland Rice Research Station), P.B. no. 48 Hazaribagh-825301, Jharkhand |

## National Research Centre-15

|   S.N. | Name of National Research Centre                                                                                |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirapalli                                                        |
|      2 | ICAR- National Research Centre for Grapes, Pune                                                                 |
|      3 | ICAR- National Research Centre for Litchi, Muzaffarpu                                                           |
|      4 | ICAR- National Research Centre on Pomegranate, NH-65 Solapur-Pune Highway, Kegaon, Solapur- 413 255 Maharashtra |
|      5 | ICAR- National Research Centre on Camel, P.B. No.07, Jorbeer, Bikaner-334001 Rajasthan                          |
|      6 | ICAR- National Research Centre for Equines, Hisar-125001. Haryana                                               |
|      7 | ICAR- National Research Centre on Meat, Chengicherla, P.B.No.19, Boduppal P.O., Hyderabad-500092, Telangana     |
|      8 | ICAR- National Research Centre on Mithun, Jharnapani, Medziphema-797106 Nagaland                                |
|      9 | ICAR- National Research Centre for Orchids, Pakyong, Gangtok-737106, East-Sikkim, Sikkim                        |
|     10 | ICAR- National Research Centre on Pig, Rani, Guwahati-781131 Assam                                              |
|     11 | ICAR- National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi                                                |
|     12 | ICAR- National Research Centre on Seed Spices, Ajmer                                                            |
|     13 | ICAR- National Research Centre on Yak, Dirang West Kemang                                                       |
|     14 | ICAR- National Centre for Integrated Pest Management, New Delhi                                                 |
|     15 | ICAR- National Research Centre on Integrated Farming, Motihari Piprakothi, Motihari, (East Champaran) Bihar     |

## National Bureaux - 6

|   S.No. | Name of National Bureaux                                                                                                              |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | ICAR- National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Pusa Campus- New Delhi -110012                                                      |
|       2 | ICAR- National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, Kushmaur, P.O. Kaithauli, Mau Nath Bhanjan-275103 Uttar Pradesh     |
|       3 | ICAR- National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, P.B.No.2491, H.A.Farm Post, Hebbal, Bellary Road, Bengaluru-560024, Karnataka |
|       4 | ICAR- National Bureau of Soil Survey &Land Use Planning, Amravati Road, Shankar Nagar,P.O. Nagpur-440033 Maharashtra                  |

|   5 | ICAR- National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, P.B.No.129, G.T. Road Bye-Pass, Near, Basant Vihar, Karnal-132001 Haryana   |
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|   6 | ICAR- National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Canal Ring Road, Near Telibagh, P.O. Dilkusha, Lucknow-226002 Uttar Pradesh   |

## Directorates/Project Directorates-13

|   S.N. | Name of Directorates/Project Directorates                                                                          |
|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | ICAR- Directorate of Groundnut Research, Ivnagar Road, P.B.No.5, Junagadh-362001 Gujarat                           |
|      2 | ICAR- Directorate of Soybean Research, Near IT Park, Khandwa Road, Indore-452001, Madhya Pradesh                   |
|      3 | ICAR-Directorate of Rapeseed-Mustard, DRMR, Sewar, Bharatpur-321 303 Rajasthan                                     |
|      4 | ICAR- Directorate of Mushroom, DMR, Chambaghat, Solan-173213 Himachal Pradesh                                      |
|      5 | ICAR- Directorate of Onion and Garlic Research, Pune-Nasik ,Highway, Rajgurunagar, Pune-410505 Maharashtra         |
|      6 | ICAR- Directorate of Cashew Research Kumaradhara Guest House. Darbe, P.O.Puttur, Dakshina Kannada-574 202          |
|      7 | ICAR- Directorate of Medicinal &Aromatic Plants Research, Boriavi-387310,Anand, Gujarat                            |
|      8 | ICAR- Directorate of Floricultural Research, College of Agriculture Campus, Shivaji Nagar, Pune-411005 Maharashtra |
|      9 | ICAR- Directorate of Weed Science Research, Maharajpur, Adhartal, Jabalpur-482004 Madhya Pradesh                   |
|     10 | ICAR- Directorate of Foot and Mouth Disease, PDFMD, IVRI Campus, Mukteshwar 263 138                                |
|     11 | ICAR- Directorate of Poultry Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030 Telangana                                  |
|     12 | ICAR- Directorate of Knowledge Management in Agriculture, KAB-I, Pusa, New Delhi- 110012                           |
|     13 | ICAR- Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research, Anusandhan Bhavan, Industrial Area,Bhimtal-263136 Uttarakhand   |

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