Lok Sabha Question No. 238 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-18
Subject: Krishi Vigyan Kendras
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: AJAY (TENI) MISRA

O.I.H.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 238

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18/07/2017

## KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRAS

## 238. SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:

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 Agriculture Science Centres/Krishi Vigyan Kendras functioning at present in Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to set up such centres in all the districts of Uttar Pradesh and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to increase the financial assistance being provided  to  Agriculture  Science  Centres  in  Uttar  Pradesh  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (d) the  achievements  made  by  these  centres  during  the  last  two  years  and  the current year; and
- (e) the reasons for not setting up of Agriculture Science Centres in the remaining districts even after the approval and time by which the said centres are likely to be set up in the remaining districts?

## 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) & (b): There are 69 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) functioning at present in Uttar Pradesh.

The  Government has  proposed  for  setting-up  of  20  new  KVKs  in  the  rural districts of Uttar Pradesh. The details of the districts where KVKs are to be set-up during 2017-18 to 2019-20 are given in Annexure-I.

(c) Yes, Madam. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research has increased the financial assistance of KVKs in Uttar Pradesh from Rs. 7968.00 lakh in 2016-17 to Rs. 8221.89 lakh in 2017-18.

(d) The achievements made by KVKs of Uttar Pradesh during the last two years and the current year is  given in Annexure-II.

(e) Lack  of receipt of application for establishment  of  new  KVKs  from organizations having suitable site for establishment of KVKs is the reason for not setting up of these KVKs so far. Now the Government of Uttar Pradesh has taken initiatives for setting up of these KVKs and the process is under way.

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## Details of the districts where KVKs proposed to be set-up in Uttar Pradesh during 2017-18 to 2019-20

| S.No   | State         | New KVKin a district                                                     | Additional KVKin a district                                                                                                                                     |
|--------|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1      | Uttar Pradesh | 1Shravasti, 2.Amroha, 3.Shamali, 4.Hapur, 5.Sambal, 6.Amethi, 7.Kasganj, | 1.Kheri, 2.Hardoi, 3.Azamgarh, 4.Jaunpur, 5.Badaun, 6.Sultanpur, 7.Bahraich, 8.Moradabad, 9.Gonda, 10.Ghazipur, 11.Rae Barilly, 12.Muzaffarnagar, 13. Allahabad |
|        |               | 7                                                                        | 13                                                                                                                                                              |

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## Annexure-I

## Achievements made by KVKs of Uttar Pradesh during the

## last two years and the current year

|   Sl. No. | Activities                                             |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 (1.04.2017 to 30.06.2017) |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------------------|
|         1 | On- farm trials conducted (Number)                     |    359    |    461    |                              121    |
|         2 | Frontline demonstrations conducted (Number)            |  16468    |  19084    |                             5930    |
|         3 | Farmers trained(Number)                                | 135224    | 134951    |                            27186    |
|         4 | Extension Personnel trained (Number)                   |  14790    |  14006    |                             2536    |
|         5 | Participants in extension activities (Number)          | 669041    | 900501    |                            32468    |
|         6 | Production of seed (in tones)                          |   1743.9  |   1217.18 |                              876.7  |
|         7 | Planting material produced (in lakh)                   |     19.08 |     21.23 |                                1.05 |
|         8 | Live-stock strains and finger lings produced (in lakh) |     10.82 |     10.82 |                                2.01 |
|         9 | Soil, water, plant, manures samples tested (in lakh)   |      0.51 |      0.76 |                                0.08 |
|        10 | Mobile agro- advisory provided to farmers ( in lakh )  |     19.03 |     24.66 |                                6.14 |

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