Lok Sabha Question No. 3672 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-08
Subject: Allocation for Higher Agricultural Education
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: SANTOSH AHLAWAT

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3672

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08/08/2017

## ALLOCATION FOR HIGHER AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION

## 3672.  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  it  is  a  fact  that  the  Government  has  paid  special  attention  to  the Department of Agriculture Research and Education and increased budget allocation for the higher agricultural education by 47.4% during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, college-wise;
- (c) whether  with  the  aim  of  educating  maximum  number  of  youths,  100  training centres  have  been  identified  across  the  country  to  train  farmers  under  the  Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Advanced Agricultural Education Scheme; and
- (d) if so, the number of training centres identified under the scheme in Rajasthan?

## 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 S.S. AHLUWALIA)

- (a) Yes, Madam.  Taking the base year as 2013-14 (Rs. 405.00 crore), there was an increase of more than 47% in the Year 2016-17 as per the Budget Estimate of Rs. 600 crore.
- (b) The  support  under  the  Scheme  'Strengthening  and  Development  of  higher Agricultural  Education  in  India'  during  the  XII  Plan  was  provided  to  the  Agricultural Universities, which in turn distribute the funds to their constituent colleges.  The grant is not released to the colleges.

(c) A new scheme 'PDDUUKSY' has been started by ICAR from 2016-17 with a vision of bringing transformational changes in rural development processes by leveraging  knowledge  institutions  to  help  in  building  the  architecture  of  an  Inclusive India and to connect institutes of higher education with local communities for bringing development  changes  in  rural  India  through  participatory  processes  and  appropriate technologies  for  accelerating  sustainable  agricultural  growth.    100  farmers  training centers across the country have been identified to impart training on Organic Farming, Natural Farming and Cow based Economy with the following objectives:-

1. To building  skilled  Human  Resource  at  village  level  relevant  to  national  needs towards organic farming and sustainable agriculture.
2. Provide rural India with professional support in the field of Organic Farming/Natural Farming/Rural Economy/Sustainable Agriculture.
3. To extend other activities of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Unnat Krishi Shiksha Yojana at village level through these established centres.

(d) In  Rajasthan  five  training  centers  have  been  identified.    Out  of  five  training centres, two training centres have been established under the supervision of Shri Karan Narendra  Agriculture  University,  Jobner,  one  centre  under  Swami  Keshwanand Rajasthan  Agricultural  University,  Bikaner,  one  centre  under  Maharana  Pratap University  of  Agriculture  and  Technology,  Udaipur  and  one  centre  is  under  the supervision of Agriculture University, Kota.

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