Lok Sabha Question No. 773 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-07
Subject: Setting up of Krishi Vigyan Kendras
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI, SUKENDER REDDY GUTHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 773

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07/02/2017

## SETTING UP OF KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRAS

## 773. SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI: SHRI GUTHA SUKENDER REDDY:

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  is  considering  to  establish  at  least  one 'Krishi Vigyan Kendra' (KVK) in each of the districts in the country to provide technical assistance to farmers;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (c) whether the Government is also considering to upgrade the existing KVKs in the country and 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 S.S. AHLUWALIA)

(a) & (b): The Government has approved for setting-up of KVKs in each of the rural districts  of  the  country.  During  12 th Plan,  121  KVKs in identified rural districts and any new  rural  district  created  during  the  plan  have  been  approved  for  establishment,  out  of which 33 KVKs have been set up till January, 2017. The State-wise details of the districts where  remaining  88  KVKs  proposed  to  be  set-up  during  12 th Plan are given in Annexure-I.

(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.

*******

## State/UT-wise names of 88 districts where KVKs are to be set up during 12 th  Five Year Plan.

| S.No.   | States/UTs        | Names of remaining 20 districts including 3 larger district approved till XI Plan for setting up of KVKs in XII Plan   | Names of remaining 20 New districts created in XII Plan for setting up of KVKs   | Names of remaining 44 Larger districts where additional KVKs are to be set up in XII Plan   | Names of 4 Border and Mountain districts where additional KVKs are to be set up in XII Plan   | Total   |
|---------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
| 1       | Arunachal Pradesh | 1. Kurung Kumey 2. Dibang Valley                                                                                       | 1.Longding                                                                       | -                                                                                           | -                                                                                             | 3       |
| 2       | Assam             | 3. North Cachar Hills                                                                                                  | -                                                                                | -                                                                                           | -                                                                                             | 1       |
| 3       | Bihar             |                                                                                                                        |                                                                                  | 1.Purba Champaran                                                                           |                                                                                               | 5       |
|         |                   | -                                                                                                                      | -                                                                                | 2. Madhubani 3.Paschim Champaran 4.Samastipur 5.Gaya                                        | -                                                                                             |         |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh      | -                                                                                                                      | 2.Balod 3. Sukma 4. Kondagaon 5.Mungeli 6.Surajpur 7. Bemetara                   | 6. Durg                                                                                     | -                                                                                             | 7       |
| 5       | D &NHaveli        | 4. Silvasa                                                                                                             | -                                                                                | -                                                                                           | -                                                                                             | 1       |
| 6       | Daman &Diu        | 5. Daman, 6. Diu                                                                                                       | -                                                                                | -                                                                                           | -                                                                                             | 2       |
| 7       | Gujarat           |                                                                                                                        | -                                                                                | 7.Jamnagar 8.Surendranagar 9.Bhavnagar                                                      | -                                                                                             | 5       |
| 8       | Haryana           | 7. Mewat 8. Panchkula                                                                                                  | 8. Palwal                                                                        | -                                                                                           | -                                                                                             | 3       |
| 9       | J&K               | 9. Reasi, 10. Ramban, 11. Kisthwar                                                                                     | -                                                                                | -                                                                                           | 1. Kargil 2. Baramulla                                                                        | 5       |
| 10      | Karnataka         |                                                                                                                        | 9.Yadgir                                                                         |                                                                                             | -                                                                                             | 1       |
| 11      | Madhya Pradesh    | 12. Anupur                                                                                                             | 10. Alirajpur 11. Singrauli                                                      | 12.Sagar 13.Chhindwara 14.Dhar                                                              | -                                                                                             | 6       |
| 12      | Maharashtra       |                                                                                                                        |                                                                                  | 15.Sangli                                                                                   |                                                                                               | 5       |
|         |                   |                                                                                                                        |                                                                                  | 16.Kolhapur 17. Jalna 18. Thane 19. Nagpur                                                  | -                                                                                             |         |

| 13    | Meghalaya     | 13. South Garo Hills 14. East Garo Hills             | -                                                                   | -                                                                                                    | -                         | 2   |
|-------|---------------|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|-----|
| 14    | Puducherry    | 15. Mahe                                             | -                                                                   | -                                                                                                    | -                         | 1   |
| 15    | Rajasthan     |                                                      |                                                                     | 20. Sriganganagar                                                                                    |                           | 6   |
|       |               | -                                                    | -                                                                   | 21. Jalore 22. Pali 23. Udaipur 24. Sikar 25. Bhilwara                                               | -                         |     |
| 16    | Tamil Nadu    | -                                                    | 12. Thiruppur                                                       | 26. Villupuram                                                                                       |                           | 2   |
| 17    | Telangana     | -                                                    | -                                                                   | 27. Adilabad 28. Medak                                                                               | -                         | 2   |
| 18    | Tripura       | -                                                    | 13.Gomati 14. Sepahijala                                            | -                                                                                                    | -                         | 3   |
| 19    | Uttar Pradesh | 16. Shravasti 17. Jyotiba Phule Nagar 18. Allahabad* | 15. Unakoti 16. Hapur 17. Shamali 18.Sambhal 19. Amethi 20. Kasganj | 29. Kheri 30.Hardoi 31.Azamgarh 32.Jaunpur 33.Badaun 34. Sultanpur 35. Bahraich 36Moradabad 37.Gonda | -                         | 20  |
| 20    | Uttarakhand   | -                                                    | -                                                                   | -                                                                                                    | 3. Pithoragarh 4. Chamoli | 2   |
| 21    | West Bengal   | 19.Murshidabad* 20. Bardhaman*                       | -                                                                   | 41.Paschim Medinipur 42. Bankura                                                                     | -                         | 6   |
| Total | Total         | 20                                                   | 20                                                                  | 44                                                                                                   | 4                         | 88  |

## 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 |

*******