Lok Sabha Question No. 424 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-18
Subject: Setting up of Meteorological Office
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: AJAY (TENI) MISRA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 424

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18/07/2017

## SETTING UP OF METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE

## 424. 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) whether the Government proposes to open Meteorological office in each and every district of the country to understand the weather trends in farming;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the total number  of  Krishi Vigyan  Kendras  attached  to the  Meteorological Department in the country till date and the details thereof, State-wise; and

(d) the  number  of  farmers  whose  mobile  numbers  have  been  directly  linked  with  the Krishi Vigyan Kendras concerned in the country and the details thereof, State-wise, along with the benefits accrued to the farmers therefrom so far?

## 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): India Meteorological Department is implementing District level Agrometeorological  Advisory  Services  (AAS)  in  collaboration  with  Indian  Council  of Agricultural Research (ICAR). Starting from existing 130 Agromet Field Units (AMFUs) at district level, AAS will be gradually increased to remaining districts of the country in a phased manner.

(c) 107 Krishi Vigyan Kendras are attached to the Meteorological Department in the country. The state-wise list is placed at Annexure-1 .

(d) 13878276  farmers'  mobile  numbers  have  been  directly  linked  with  the  Krishi Vigyan  Kendras  concerned  in  the  country.  The  state-wise  and  district-wise  details  are placed at Annexure-2 .  The benefits accrued to the farmers are given below:-

O.I.H.

-  Advisories on pre-season operations like selection of good quality seed and testing of germination percentage which improves productivity due to good plant stand in the field.
-  Rain  water  harvesting  for  storage  in  farm  ponds  and  efficient  use  through  micro irrigation at critical crop growth stages.
-  Efficient  planting  methods  using  appropriate  farm  machinery  to  minimize  cost  of labour and increase productivity.
-  Pest and disease alerts for timely management and prevention of economic crop loss and reduce morbidity and mortality in livestock, poultry and fisheries.
-  Climate resilient interventions in agriculture and allied sectors.

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## Krishi Vigyan Kendras attached to the Meteorological Department in the country(State-wise)

| Sl. No.   | State             | Name of KVK which is linked to IMD           | State-wise total number   |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1         | Punjab            | Amritsar                                     | 14                        |
|           |                   | Bathinda                                     |                           |
|           |                   | Faridkot                                     |                           |
|           |                   | Fatehgarh Sahib                              |                           |
|           |                   | Ferozepur                                    |                           |
|           |                   | Gurdaspur                                    |                           |
|           |                   | Hoshiarpur                                   |                           |
|           |                   | Jalandhar                                    |                           |
|           |                   | Moga                                         |                           |
|           |                   | Muktsar                                      |                           |
|           |                   | Nawanshahar                                  |                           |
|           |                   | Patiala                                      |                           |
|           |                   | Ropar                                        |                           |
|           |                   | Samrala                                      |                           |
| 2         | Himachal Pradesh  | Bilaspur                                     | 7                         |
|           |                   | Hamirpur                                     |                           |
|           |                   | Mandi                                        |                           |
|           |                   | Sirmaur                                      |                           |
|           |                   | Una                                          |                           |
|           |                   | Kinnaur                                      |                           |
|           |                   | Solan                                        |                           |
| 3         | Jammu& Kashmir    | Kathua                                       | 2                         |
|           |                   | Kupwara                                      |                           |
| 4         | Uttarakhand       | Haridwar                                     | 1                         |
| 5         | Uttar Pradesh     | Jhansi                                       | 1                         |
| 6         | Arunachal Pradesh | Lohit, Tirap, Lower Dibang Valley            | 3                         |
| 7         | Assam             | Sibsagar, Udalguri, Baksa, Nalbari, Goalpara | 5                         |
| 8         | Manipur           | Chandel, Senapati                            | 2                         |
| 9         | Meghalaya         | East Khasi Hills                             | 1                         |
| 10        | Nagaland          | Wokha, Longleng                              | 2                         |
| 11        | Mizoram           | Lawngtlai, Serchhip                          | 2                         |
| 12        | Sikkim            | West Sikkim, South Sikkim                    | 2                         |
| 13        | Tripura           | Dhalai                                       | 1                         |
| 14        | Bihar             | Araria                                       | 21                        |
|           |                   | Aurangabad                                   |                           |
|           |                   | Banka                                        |                           |

|    |             | Begusarai         |    |
|----|-------------|-------------------|----|
|    |             | Bhagalpur         |    |
|    |             | Bhojpur           |    |
|    |             | East Chamapran    |    |
|    |             | Jehanabad         |    |
|    |             | Katihar           |    |
|    |             | Madhepura         |    |
|    |             | Madhubani         |    |
|    |             | Munger            |    |
|    |             | Muzaffarpur       |    |
|    |             | Nalanda           |    |
|    |             | Saharsa           |    |
|    |             | Samastipur        |    |
|    |             | Sheohar           |    |
|    |             | Sitamarhi         |    |
|    |             | Siwan             |    |
|    |             | Vaishali          |    |
|    |             | West Champaran    |    |
| 15 | Jharkhand   | Dhanbad           | 2  |
|    |             | Dumka             |    |
| 16 | West Bengal | Hooghly           | 4  |
|    |             | Howrah            |    |
|    |             | South 24-Parganas |    |
|    |             | Uttar Dinajpur    |    |
| 17 | Rajasthan   | Tonk              | 19 |
|    |             | Jaipur            |    |
|    |             | Baran             |    |
|    |             | Bharatpur         |    |
|    |             | Bhilwara          |    |
|    |             | Bundi             |    |
|    |             | Dungarpur         |    |
|    |             | Jaisalmer         |    |
|    |             | Jalore            |    |
|    |             | Jhalawar          |    |
|    |             | Jhunjhunu         |    |
|    |             | Jodhpur           |    |
|    |             | Karauli           |    |
|    |             | Kota              |    |
|    |             | Nagaur            |    |
|    |             | Pali              |    |
|    |             | Rajsamand         |    |
|    |             | S Madhopur        |    |
|    |             | Sirohi            |    |
| 18 | Gujarat     | Dangs             | 8  |
|    |             | Kutch             |    |
|    |             | Narmada           |    |
|    |             | Navsari           |    |
|    |             | Porbandar         |    |

|    |                | Surendranagr   |     |
|----|----------------|----------------|-----|
|    |                | Valsad         |     |
|    |                | Patan          |     |
| 19 | Madhya Pradesh | Mandla         | 10  |
|    |                | Damoh          |     |
|    |                | Shajapur       |     |
|    |                | Guna           |     |
|    |                | Shivpuri       |     |
|    |                | Dhar           |     |
|    |                | Betul          |     |
|    |                | Shahdol        |     |
|    |                | Seoni          |     |
|    |                | Panna          |     |
|    |                | Total          | 107 |

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## The number of farmers whose mobile numbers have been directly linked with the Krishi Vigyan Kendras (State-wise district-wise)

| SNo.   | STATE             |   Number of farmers linked through Mobile with KVK |
|--------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 1      | A AND N ISLANDS   |                                               9963 |
| 2      | ANDHRA PRADESH    |                                             317426 |
| 3      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                                                363 |
| 4      | ASSAM             |                                              26109 |
| 5      | BIHAR             |                                             587138 |
| 6      | CHHATTISGARH      |                                             882215 |
| 7      | GOA               |                                              22995 |
| 8      | GUJARAT           |                                             514712 |
| 9      | HARYANA           |                                              85241 |
| 10     | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                                             546491 |
| 11     | JAMMU AND KASHMIR |                                              32884 |
| 12     | JHARKAND          |                                             527067 |
| 13     | KARNATAKA         |                                             237565 |
| 14     | KERALA            |                                             390692 |
| 15     | MADHYA PRADESH    |                                             697809 |
| 16     | MAHARASHTRA       |                                            3960356 |
| 17     | MANIPUR           |                                               1220 |
| 18     | MEGHALAYA         |                                                811 |
| 19     | MIZORAM           |                                                474 |
| 20     | NAGALAND          |                                               4326 |
| 21     | ODISHA            |                                            2284966 |
| 22     | PUDUCHERRY        |                                                259 |
| 23     | PUNJAB            |                                             195483 |
| 24     | RAJASTHAN         |                                             255880 |
| 25     | SIKKIM            |                                               2942 |
| 26     | TAMILNADU         |                                             696858 |
| 27     | TELANGANA         |                                             221228 |
| 28     | TRIPURA           |                                              14381 |
| 29     | UTTAR PRADESH     |                                             746534 |
| 30     | UTTARAKHAND       |                                              24276 |
| 31     | WEST BENGAL       |                                             589612 |
|        | TOTAL             |                                           13878276 |

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