Lok Sabha Question No. 776 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-07
Subject: Integrated Farming in KVKs
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: PRALHAD VENKATESH JOSHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 776

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 07/02/2017

## INTEGRATED FARMING IN KVKs

## 776. SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has a proposal to start integrated farming in one hundred Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs);
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  the  KVKs  identified  for  the  said  purpose  along  with  the objectives sought to be achieved by the said project; and
- (c) the other steps taken by the Government to modernize and improve the functioning of KVKs in order to assist the farmers in a better way?

## 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 S.S. AHLUWALIA)

(a) & (b): Yes,  Madam.  The  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  is implementing  a  project  for  establishment  of  demonstration  units  on  Integrated  Farming System (IFS) in 100 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs). State wise list of KVKs involved in the project is given in Annexure-I . The objective of setting up of demonstration units on IFS  in  KVKs  is  to  provide  training  to  farmers  and  demonstrate  them  the  benefits  of integrated farming practices.

(c) During the XII Plan, selected existing KVKs have been provided with additional facilities  like  Rain  Water  Harvesting  Structure  with  Micro  Irrigation  System,  Soil  and Water  Testing  facility,  Minimal  Processing  facility,  Carp  Hatchery  facility,  Integrated Farming System (IFS) and e-Extension facility.

Similarly,  selected  KVKs  have  been  provided  new  facilities  viz.  Technology Information  Unit,  Mini  Seed  Processing  facility,  Provision  of  25  KVA  silent  Genset, Micro Nutrient Analysis facility, Solar panel facility, establishment of  vKVK and KVK Net, e-Farmers facility,  Specialized KVKs, Mini Soil Testing labs and Pulses Seed Hubs.

The number of existing KVKs considered for modernizing with additional facilities and new facilities during XII Plan is given at Annexure-II.

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## State wise list of KVKs for establishment of climate resilient Integrated Farming System Demonstration units

| State                     | Districts                                                                                                                               |
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| A&N Islands (1 KVK)       | Port Blair                                                                                                                              |
| Andhra Pradesh (5 KVKs)   | Anantapur (Reddipalli), Viajynagaram, Nellore, Guntur (LAM) and Chittoor (Kalikiri)                                                     |
| Arunachal Pradesh (1 KVK) | East Siang                                                                                                                              |
| Assam (2 KVKs)            | Dibrugarh and Barpeta                                                                                                                   |
| Bihar (6 KVKs)            | Darbhanga, East Champaran, Vaishali, Supaul, Arwal and Bhagalpur                                                                        |
| Chhattisgarh (4 KVKs)     | Jashpur, Raigarh, Kawardha and Korea                                                                                                    |
| Gujarat (4 KVKs)          | Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Amreli and Narmada                                                                                            |
| Haryana (4 KVKs)          | Faridabad, Mahendergarh, Gurgaon and Karnal                                                                                             |
| Himachal Pradesh (2 KVKs) | Hamirpur and Mandi                                                                                                                      |
| Jammu &Kashmir (3 KVKs)   | Kathua, Srinagar and Pulwama                                                                                                            |
| Jharkhand (3 KVKs)        | Jamtara, Saraikela-Kharsawan and Gumla                                                                                                  |
| Karnataka (3 KVKs)        | Bidar, Tumkur and Bijapur                                                                                                               |
| Kerala (2 KVKs)           | Calicut and Alleppey                                                                                                                    |
| Madhya Pradesh (5 KVKs)   | Dewas, Gwalior, Mandla, Neemuch and Ujjain                                                                                              |
| Maharashtra (3 KVKs)      | Dhule, Nagpur and Ratnagiri                                                                                                             |
| Manipur (1 KVK)           | Imphal East                                                                                                                             |
| Meghalaya (2 KVKs)        | Ribhoi and East Khasi Hills                                                                                                             |
| Mizoram (2 KVKs)          | Serchipp and Mamit                                                                                                                      |
| Nagaland (2 KVKs)         | Wokha and Zunheboto                                                                                                                     |
| Odisha (5 KVKs)           | Sundergarh, Boudh, Dhenkanal, Ganjam-II, and Jagatsinghpur                                                                              |
| Punjab (4 KVKs)           | Bathinda, Barnala, Hoshiarpur and Patiala                                                                                               |
| Rajasthan (8 KVKs)        | Bikaner-I, Alwar-I, Dausa, Swai Madhopur, Nagaur, Pali, Tonk and Jodhpur-I                                                              |
| Sikkim (1 KVK)            | North Sikkim                                                                                                                            |
| Tamil Nadu (5 KVKs)       | Dharmapuri, Salem, Sivagangai, Cuddalore and Vellore                                                                                    |
| Telangana State (4 KVKs)  | Khammam, Mahaboobnagar (Palem), Warangal (Mamnoor) and Karimnagar                                                                       |
| Tripura (1 KVK)           | West Tripura                                                                                                                            |
| Uttar Pradesh (13 KVKs)   | Ghazipur, Lalitpur, Ghaziabad, Fatehpur, Kushinagar, Lucknow, Bulandshahar, Deoria, Baghpat, Chandauli, Pilibhit, Mirzapur and Varanasi |
| Uttarakhand (1 KVK)       | Bageshwar                                                                                                                               |
| West Bengal (3 KVKs)      | Darjeeling, North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas (Nimpith)                                                                           |

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## Number of existing KVKs considered for upgrading with additional facilities and new facilities during XII Plan.

|   S.No. | Additional facilities             |   No. of KVKs covered during 12 th Plan till March 2017 |
|---------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Rain Water Harvesting Structure   |                                                      18 |
|       2 | Soil and Water Testing Laboratory |                                                      39 |
|       3 | Minimal Processing Facility       |                                                      25 |
|       4 | Carp Hatchery                     |                                                      19 |
|       5 | Integrated Farming System units   |                                                     281 |
|       6 | e-linkage Facility                |                                                      97 |

|   S.No. | New Initiatives                   |   No. of KVKs covered during 12 th Plan till March 2017 |
|---------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Technology Information Unit       |                                                     211 |
|       2 | Mini Seed Processing Facility     |                                                       3 |
|       3 | Provision of 25 KVA Silent Genset |                                                      83 |
|       4 | Micro Nutrient Analysis Facility  |                                                       1 |
|       5 | Solar Panel                       |                                                      15 |
|       6 | v KVK and KVK Net                 |                                                      75 |
|       7 | e-Farmers                         |                                                      92 |
|       8 | Specialized KVKs                  |                                                       7 |
|       9 | Mini Soil Testing Labs            |                                                     620 |
|      10 | Pulses Seed Hubs                  |                                                      97 |

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