Lok Sabha Question No. 3230 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-06
Subject: Setting up of Krishi Vigyan Kendras
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: TAMRADHWAJ SAHU

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3230 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06/12/2016

## SETTING UP OF KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRAS

## 3230. SHRI TAMRADHWAJ SAHU:

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

- (a) the norms fixed by the Government for setting up of Krishi Vigyan Kendras;
- (b) the number of Krishi Vigyan Kendra set up in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the names of the crops for which new varieties have been developed in Indira Gandhi Agricultural University of Chhattisgarh, along with the action being taken by the Government towards the protection and promotion of these crop varieties;
- (d) whether the Government has received any proposals from the State Government of Chhattisgarh to set up new Krishi Vigyan Kendra; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  action  taken  by  the  Government thereon?

## 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) The norms fixed by the Government for setting up of Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) are as follows:
-  One KVK is to be sanctioned in each of the rural districts, however, Government has also approved for establishment of one additional KVK in the 105 larger rural Districts and 5 border and mountain districts of the country.
-  Suitability of the proposed site in terms of accessibility and availability of 20 ha cultivable land in one plot area. The land should be moderately fertile, well drained and developed with availability of permanent water supply facilities.
-  Viability  and  commitment  of  the  organization  to  run  the  KVK  according  to  the principles and guidelines of the KVK Scheme.

-  In  case  of  NGO, the  Land of the selected site has to be mortgaged in favour of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
-  The  applicant  organization  should  have  five  years  of  experience  in  the  field  of agriculture in the district.
- (b) The State/UT-wise number of KVKs are given in Annexure-I .

(c) During 2015-16, a number of new varieties have been developed for different crops like Rice, Wheat, Oilseeds, Soybean, Horsegram, Millets, Spices, Vegetables, Tubers and Rajgira in Indira Gandhi Agricultural University  of Chhattisgarh. The Crop-wise  details of new  varieties developed in Indira Gandhi  Agricultural University of Chhattisgarh and released by the Chhattisgarh State Variety Release Committee  are  given  in Annexure-II. These  varieties  are  being  promoted  by 21 KVKs by way of conducting on-farm-trials, frontline demonstrations and a number of  other  extension  activities.  The  work  related  to  protection  of  plant  varieties  is carried out by the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Authority(PPVFRA) in different part of the country including Chhattisgarh.

(d) & (e): The  Government  has  approved  for  establishment  of  8  new  KVKs  in Balod, Sukma, Kondagaon, Raipur, Mungeli, Surguja, Bemetara and Durg (additional  KVK)  districts  of  Chhattisgarh  during  12 th Plan.  For  this  purpose, proposals have been received in Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). The ICAR has constituted a Site Selection Committee (SSC) for identifying the sites and logistics for setting up of new KVKs in these districts. The SSC has visited sites proposed for six KVKs namely Mungeli, Balod, Kondagaon, Bemetara, Raipur and Durg  (additional  KVK).  Out  of  these  the  Raipur  KVK  has  been  established  and KVK Durg has been approved in principle for establishment.  Visit of Site Selection Committee  for  Surguja  and  Sukma  districts  has  been  proposed  in  the  month  of December,2016.

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## State/Union Territory-wise Numbers of Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs)

| Sl. NO.   | State/Union Territory       |   Number of KVKs |
|-----------|-----------------------------|------------------|
| 1.        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                3 |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh              |               23 |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh           |               14 |
| 4.        | Assam                       |               25 |
| 5.        | Bihar                       |               38 |
| 6.        | Chhattisgarh                |               21 |
| 7.        | Delhi                       |                1 |
| 8.        | Goa                         |                2 |
| 9.        | Gujarat                     |               30 |
| 10.       | Haryana                     |               18 |
| 11.       | Himachal Pradesh            |               12 |
| 12.       | Jammu and Kashmir           |               20 |
| 13.       | Jharkhand                   |               24 |
| 14.       | Karnataka                   |               32 |
| 15.       | Kerala                      |               14 |
| 16.       | Lakshadweep                 |                1 |
| 17.       | Madhya Pradesh              |               47 |
| 18.       | Maharashtra                 |               45 |
| 19.       | Manipur                     |                9 |
| 20.       | Meghalaya                   |                5 |
| 21.       | Mizoram                     |                8 |
| 22.       | Nagaland                    |               10 |
| 23.       | Odisha                      |               33 |
| 24.       | Pudducherry                 |                3 |
| 25.       | Punjab                      |               21 |
| 26.       | Rajasthan                   |               42 |
| 27.       | Sikkim                      |                4 |
| 28.       | Tamil Nadu                  |               30 |
| 29.       | Telangana                   |               14 |
| 30.       | Tripura                     |                5 |
| 31.       | Uttarakhand                 |               13 |
| 32.       | Uttar Pradesh               |               69 |
| 33.       | West Bengal                 |               21 |
| Total     | Total                       |              657 |

## Crop-wise details of new varieties developed in Indira Gandhi Agricultural University of Chhattisgarh and released by the Chhattisgarh State Variety Release Committee during 2015-16

| S. No.   | CROPS          | Varieties Released                                                                                                          | Varieties Released                                                   |
|----------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          |                | up to 12-3-2015                                                                                                             | upto February,2016                                                   |
| 1        | Rice (7)       | 1. Badshabhog Selection 1, 2. Tarunbhog Selection 1, 3. Dubraj Selection 1, 4. Vishnubhog Selection- 1, 5. Cg. Zinc Rice-1  | 1. Chhattisgarh Sugandhit Bhog Dhan 2. Chhattisgarh Madhuraj Dhan-55 |
| 2        | Wheat (3)      | 1. Chhattisgarh Wheat -2 2. Chhattisgarh Wheat -3                                                                           | 1. Chhattisgarh Genhu-4                                              |
| 3        | Oilseed (1)    | 1. Chhattisgarh Alsi-1                                                                                                      |                                                                      |
| 4        | Soybean (1)    | 1. Chhattisgarh Soybean-1                                                                                                   |                                                                      |
| 5        | Horsegram (2)  | 1. Chhattisgarh Kulthi-2                                                                                                    | 1. Chhattisgarh Kulthi-3                                             |
| 6        | Millets (4)    | 1. Chhattisgarh Kodo-2 (Bk-5) 2. Chhattisgarh Kutki-2 (Bl-4) 3. Chhattisgarh Kutki-2 (Bl-6), 4. Chhattisgarh Ragi-2 (Br-36) |                                                                      |
| 7        | Spices (2)     | 1. Chhattisgarh Dhaniya -1 2. Chhattisgarh Haldi -1                                                                         |                                                                      |
| 8        | Vegetables (4) | 1. Brinjal-Cg Safed Brinjal-1 (Ibwl- 2007-1) 2. Dolichos Bean-Cg Sem-1 (Is-1)                                               | 1. Chhattisgarh Kankoda - 2 2. Chhattisgarh Winged Bean -2           |
| 9        | Tubers (4)     | 1. Chhattisgarh Cassawa-1 2. Chhattisgarh Priya 3. Chhattisgarh Narangi (Igsp.C-15) 4. Chhattisgarh Arvi-2                  |                                                                      |
| 10       | Rajgira (1)    |                                                                                                                             | 1. Chhattisgarh Rajgira -1                                           |

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