Lok Sabha Question No. 3438 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-06
Subject: Krishi Melas
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3438

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  6 TH  DECEMBER, 2016

## KRISHI MELAS

3438.  SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR: SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS WELFARE    ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of Krishi Melas organized in the country during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government extends any financial and logistics support to India's largest Agri Show "Kisan" organised in Pune every year and if so, the details thereof during the above period; and
- (c) the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  that benefits of such Melas/Agri Show reach the farmers?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान  कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã  ½ãñâ  Àã·¾ã  ½ãâ¨ããè (  SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a): Government of India organizes and supports Kisan Melas in various parts of the country to disseminate relevant information and promote appropriate technologies.  The  details  of  Krishi  Melas  organized  by  DAC&FW  or  supported  by DAC&FW/ICAR in the  country  during  the  last  three  years  and  current  year,  state wise are at Annexure-I to VII.
- (b): No, Madam. However, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India is providing Ministry's logo support and participated during last three years i.e. 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 in Agri show 'Kisan' organized in Pune.
- (c): Various steps like direct participation of farmers, Farmer-Scientist interactions in regional languages, demonstrating appropriate technologies directly and by way of organizing crop/livestock demonstrations, Web casting during the melas/exhibitions are  being  done  to  insure  that  benefit  of  melas/agri  shows  reaches  more  no.  of farmers.

Suitable  entertainment  programs  with  some  technical  message  are  also included  a  part  of  the  fair.  Cash  prizes,  prizes,  Certificates,  Awards  may  also  be given to the farmers for their achievements.

Pre-event publicity through press releases, AIR, DD, Kisan Call Centre, Kisan Vani programme through FM Radio Station are also done.

## Details of the Krishi Melas organized in the country during last three years and current year state wise

Annexure-I Participation of Directorate of Extension (DOE), DAC & FW in India International Trade Fairs (IITF)/Regional Agriculture Fairs (RAF)/General Fairs/Exhibitions under Central Sector Scheme 'Exhibitions & Fairs' during 2013-14

|   S. No. | Particular                            | Fairs/Events                                                                                                                                      | State        | Exp. Incurred (Rs.)   |
|----------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|-----------------------|
|        1 | India International Trade Fair (IITF) | IITF 2013 from 14-27 November, 2013, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi                                                                                    | NCT of Delhi | 1,62,10,650/-         |
|        2 | Regional Agriculture Fairs (RAFs)     | Regional Agriculture Fair at Central Agricultural University, Imphal (Manipur) from 27-29 November, 2013                                          | Manipur      | 6,13,603/-            |
|        2 | Regional Agriculture Fairs (RAFs)     | Regional Agriculture Fair at Thrissur (Kerala) from 28 Feb.- 6 March, 2014                                                                        | Kerala       | 6,00,000/-            |
|        2 | Regional Agriculture Fairs (RAFs)     | Regional Agriculture Fair at NRCSS, Tabiji, Ajmer (Rajasthan) from 4-7 February, 2014                                                             | Rajasthan    | 6,05,841/-            |
|        2 | Regional Agriculture Fairs (RAFs)     | Regional Agriculture Fair at Cuttack (Odisha) from 26-28 February, 2014                                                                           | Odisha       | 6,05,744/-            |
|        3 | General Fair                          | Vigyan Mela at Rajasthan College of Agriculture, MPUAT, Udaipur (Rajasthan) on 6 th March, 2013                                                   | Rajasthan    | 99,951/-              |
|        3 | General Fair                          | North East Farm and Food Tech, 2013 at Maniram Dewan Trade Centre, Guwahati (Assam) from 20- 23 April, 2013                                       | Assam        | 2,00,000/-            |
|        3 | General Fair                          | CODISSA Trade Fair, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) from11-14, July, 2013                                                                                 | Tamil Nadu   | 1,17,124/-            |
|        3 | General Fair                          | 17 th 'National Exhibition' at Visva- Bharati University Grounds, Santiniketan, Bolpur (West Bengal) from 6-10 September, 2013                    | West Bengal  | 1,46,349/-            |
|        3 | General Fair                          | 3 rd North East Region Agri Expo at Dimapur (Nagaland) from 15-17 November, 2012                                                                  | Nagaland     | 2,00,000/-            |
|        3 | General Fair                          | National Symposium on 'Space Technology and Geo-Information for Food & Environmental Security' at Dehradun (Uttarakhand) from 5- 7 December, 2012 | Uttarakhand  | 2,00,000/-            |
|        3 | General Fair                          | 'KISAN Mela-2013' at Pune (Maharashtra) from 11-17 December, 2013                                                                                 | Maharashtra  | 14,000/-              |
|        3 | General Fair                          | 'Krishi Vasant-2014' at Nagpur                                                                                                                    | Maharashtra  | 15,55,09,768/-        |

| from 9-13 February, 2014   |
|----------------------------|
| T O T A L                  |

Annexure-II (IITF)/Regional Agriculture Fairs (RAF)/General Fairs/Exhibitions under Central Sector Scheme

## Participation of Directorate of Extension ( DOE), DAC & FW in India International Trade Fairs 'Exhibitions & Fairs'  during 2014-15

| S.No.   | Particular                            | Fairs/Events                                                                                                                                                       | State         | Exp. Incurred (Rs.)   |
|---------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------|
| 1.      | India International Trade Fair (IITF) | IITF-2014 held from 14-27 November, 2014 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi                                                                                              | NCT of Delhi  | 1,82,58,372/-         |
| 2.      | Regional Agriculture Fairs (RAFs)     | Regional Agriculture Fair at ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam (Meghalaya) from 8-10 November, 2014                                                      | Meghalaya     | 6,17,500/-            |
| 2.      | Regional Agriculture Fairs (RAFs)     | Regional Agriculture Fair at IVRI, Izatnagar, Bareli (UP) from 17-20 March, 2015                                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh | 6,16,500/-            |
| 2.      | Regional Agriculture Fairs (RAFs)     | Regional Agriculture Fair at Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Krishinagar, Akola (Maharashtra) from 27-29 December, 2014                                  | Maharashtr a  | 6,00,000/-            |
| 2.      | Regional Agriculture Fairs (RAFs)     | Regional Agriculture Fair at TNAU, Coimbatore (TN) from 6-9 January 2015                                                                                           | TN            | 6,00,000/-            |
| 2.      | Regional Agriculture Fairs (RAFs)     | Regional Agriculture Fair at Central Potato Research Institute (ICAR), Shimla (HP) from 19-21 February, 2015                                                       | HP            | 6,15,500/-            |
| 3.      | General Fairs                         | 'AGRI INTEX 2014' by Coimbatore District Industries Association (CODISSA), Coimbatore (TN) from 18-21 July, 2014                                                   | TN            | 1,25,124/-            |
| 3.      | General Fairs                         | 'Smriti Mahotsav' on the birth anniversary of Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay at Mathura from 20-22 September, 2014                                                        | UP            | 2,695/-               |
| 3.      | General Fairs                         | Agro-Tech- 2014 by CII at Chandigarh from 22-25 November 2014                                                                                                      | UT Chandigarh | 86,488/-              |
| 3.      | General Fairs                         | 6 th Agro Vision' Organized by Agro-vision at Nagpur from 4-7 December, 2014                                                                                       | Maharashtr a  | 2,20,776/-            |
| 3.      | General Fairs                         | 'Kisan 2014' - Indian Trade Fair, KISAN FORUM Pvt. Ltd. at Pune, Maharashtra from 10-14 December 2014                                                              | Maharashtr a  | 14,500/-              |
| 3.      | General Fairs                         | '7 th Vibrant Gujarat 2015 Summit' at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat from 8-13 January 2015                                                                 | Gujarat       | 1,19,236/-            |
| 3.      | General Fairs                         | KISAN South 2015- Indian Agriculture Trade Fair organized by KISAN FORUM Pvt. Ltd. at Bangalore from 9-11 January, 2015                                            | Karnataka     | 17,000/-              |
| 3.      | General Fairs                         | 12 th Agriculture Science Congress held at NDRI, Karnal from 3-6 February, 2015                                                                                    | Haryana       | 74,429/-              |
| 3.      | General Fairs                         | KISAN 2015 - Indian Agriculture Trade Fair organized by KISAN FORUM Pvt. Ltd. at New Delhi from 26-28 February, 2015                                               | NCT of Delhi  | NIL                   |
| 3.      | General Fairs                         | Krishi Vigyan Mela at Pusa, New Delhi from 10-12 March, 2015                                                                                                       | NCT of Delhi  | NIL                   |
| 3.      | General Fairs                         | APTech-2014 & Exhibition at Guntur (AP) organized by APTDC, Hyderabad from 5-7 December, 2014                                                                      | AP            | 2,00,000/-            |
| 3.      | General Fairs                         | Technical Seminar on Regional Agriculture & Livestock at Veterinary Animal & Fisheries Science University, Nandinagar, Bidar (Karnataka) from 27-30 December, 2014 | Karnataka     | 1,00,000/-            |
|         |                                       | T O T A L                                                                                                                                                          |               | 2,22,68,120/          |

Annexure-III Participation of Directorate of Extension ( DOE), DAC & FW in India International Trade Fairs (IITF)/Regional Agriculture Fairs (RAF)/General Fairs/Exhibitions under Central Sector Scheme 'Exhibitions & Fairs'  during  2015-16

|   S.No. | Particular                            | Fairs/Events                                                                                                                                                          | State        | Exp. Incurred (Rs.)   |
|---------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|-----------------------|
|       1 | India International Trade Fair (IITF) | IITF-2015 held from 14-27 November, 2015 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi                                                                                                 | NCT of Delhi | 1,92,36,908/-         |
|       2 | Regional Agriculture Fairs (RAFs)     | Regional Agriculture Fair at Acharaya N.G. Ranga Agriculture University, Rajendra Nagar, Hyderabad from 19-21 December, 2015                                          | AP           | 10,00,000/-           |
|       2 | Regional Agriculture Fairs (RAFs)     | Regional Agriculture Fair at Indian Institute of Farming System Research, ICAR, Modipuram, Meerut                                                                     | UP           | 15,00,000/-           |
|       2 | Regional Agriculture Fairs (RAFs)     | Regional Agriculture Fair at Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology (OUA&T), Bhubaneshwar                                                                      | Odisha       | 15,00,000/-           |
|       2 | Regional Agriculture Fairs (RAFs)     | Regional Agriculture Fair at Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidayalaya, Raipur, Chhattisgarh from 5-8 March, 2016                                                         | Chhattisgarh | 15,00,000/-           |
|       2 | Regional Agriculture Fairs (RAFs)     | Regional Agriculture Fair at Central Agriculture University at College of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, CAU, Aizawl, Mizoram from 3-5 February, 2016        | Mizoram      | 15,00,000/-           |
|       3 | General Fairs                         | 'Kisan 2014' - Indian Trade Fair, KISAN FORUM Pvt. Ltd. at Pune, Maharashtra from 16-20 December, 2015                                                                | Maharashtra  | 11,561/-              |
|       3 | General Fairs                         | EIMA, at IARI, Pusa Campus New Delhi organized by FICCI from 3-5 December, 2015                                                                                       | NCT of Delhi | NIL                   |
|       3 | General Fairs                         | 7 th Agro Vision organized by Agrovision at Nagpur from 11-14 December, 2015                                                                                          | Maharashtra  | 83,787/-              |
|       3 | General Fairs                         | 103 rd Indian Science Congress, Mysore, Karnataka from 3-7 January, 2016                                                                                              | Karnataka    | 1,57,618/-            |
|       3 | General Fairs                         | Krishi Unnati Mela at Pusa, New Delhi from 19-21 March, 2016                                                                                                          | NCT of Delhi | 3,99,319/-            |
|       3 | General Fairs                         | Kisan Agriculture Expo-2016 organized by Bhartiya Kisan Sangh at Jaipur from 18-22 February, 2016                                                                     | Rajasthan    | 1,25,000/-            |
|       3 | General Fairs                         | National Dialogue on Innovative Extension System for Farmers Empowerment at Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Scientist (TAAS), New Delhi from 4-6 November, 2015 | UP           | 1,00,000/-            |
|       3 | General Fairs                         | International Extension Education Conference at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi from 27-30 January, 2016                                                           | UP           | 1,00,000/-            |
|       3 | General Fairs                         | Ameaothon-2016 at IIM, Ahmedabad from 15-17 January, 2016                                                                                                             | Gujrat       | 5,00,000/-            |
|       3 | General Fairs                         | Mango Day at IARI Campus, Pusa, New Delhi on 15 July 2015                                                                                                             | NCT of Delhi | 50,000/-              |
|       3 | General Fairs                         | Horticulture Conclave 2016 by PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi at Ranchi on 18 March, 2016                                                             | Jharkhand    | 1,50,000/-            |
|       3 | General Fairs                         | 'Krishi Unnati Mela-2016' at Pusa Campus, New Delhi from 19-21 March, 2016                                                                                            | NCT of Delhi | 12,00,000,00/-        |

Participation of Directorate of Extension ( DOE), DAC & FW in India International Trade Fairs (IITF)/Regional Agriculture Fairs (RAF)/General Fairs/Exhibitions under Central Sector Scheme 'Exhibitions & Fairs'  during  current year (as on date)

|   Fairs/Events | Fairs/Events                                                                                         | State        | Exp. Incurred (Rs.)   |
|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|-----------------------|
|              1 | Participation in 'Gram Uday se Bharat Uday Abhiyan' at Jamshedpur from 23-24 April, 2016             | Jharkhand    | 10,78,541/-           |
|              2 | Participation in DoNER Day Celebration at Shillong from 27-28 May, 2016                              | Meghalaya    | 60,000/-              |
|              3 | Participation in 7 th Krishi Fair at Puri, Odisha from 4-8 June, 2016                                | Odisha       | 1,48,990/-            |
|              4 | Participation in 20 th National Exhibition at Kolkata from 10-14 August, 2016                        | WB           | 1,71,650/-            |
|              5 | Participation in Agri-Asia at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, Gujarat from 2 nd to 4 th September, 2016 | Gujrat       | 1,91,500/-            |
|              6 | Organization of National level Krishi Unnati Mela from 25 th to 29 th September, 2016 at Mathura     | UP           | 52,850/-              |
|              7 | Participation in Exhibition at Grakhpur, U.P. from 23 rd to 24 th October, 2016                      | UP           | 9,490/-               |
|              8 | IITF from 14 th to 27 th November, 2016 at Pragati Maidan                                            | NCT of Delhi | Yet to be finalized   |

Annexure-V State wise & Year-wise details of funds allocated and expenditure incurred on 'Kisan Melas (Agriculture Fairs)' under '"Support to State Extension Programmes for Extension Reforms

(ATMA)" during last 3 years (2013-14 to 2015-16 & Current Year (2016-17)

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT       | 2013-14         | 2013-14       | 2014-15         | 2014-15       | 2015-16         | 2015-16       | 2016-17*        | 2016-17*      |
|-----------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT       | Funds allocated | Exp. incurred | Funds allocated | Exp. incurred | Funds allocated | Exp. incurred | Funds allocated | Exp. incurred |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh | 57.00           | 38.86         | 58.00           | 21.81         | 58.00           | 26.80         | 58.00           | 4.02          |
| 2         | Bihar          | 157.00          | 105.40        | 158.00          | 108.65        | 158.00          | 75.50         | 158.00          | 3.91          |
| 3         | CG             | 113.00          | 38.81         | 114.00          | 33.39         | 114.00          | 67.58         | 114.00          | 5.16          |
| 4         | Goa            | 13.00           | 0.00          | 14.00           | 0.00          | 14.00           | -             | 14.00           | -             |
| 5         | Gujarat        | 137.00          | 89.74         | 138.00          | 109.09        | 138.00          | 111.45        | 138.00          | -             |
| 6         | Haryana        | 89.00           | 41.00         | 90.00           | 26.63         | 90.00           | 48.46         | 90.00           | -             |
| 7         | H.P            | 53.00           | 27.00         | 54.00           | 18.60         | 54.00           | 45.65         | 54.00           | -             |
| 8         | J&K            | 93.00           | 89.82         | 94.00           | 23.98         | 94.00           | 1.00          | 94.00           | -             |
| 9         | J.H.           | 101.00          | 92.25         | 102.00          | 58.36         | 102.00          | 47.54         | 102.00          | -             |
| 10        | Karnataka      | 125.00          | 41.39         | 126.00          | 23.82         | 126.00          | 24.55         | 126.00          | 0.65          |
| 11        | Kerala         | 61.00           | 31.28         | 62.00           | 30.48         | 62.00           | 13.08         | 62.00           | -             |
| 12        | MH             | 137.00          | 115.03        | 138.00          | 48.66         | 138.00          | 38.72         | 138.00          | 1.79          |
| 13        | M.P            | 209.00          | 197.00        | 210.00          | 172.88        | 210.00          | 186.23        | 210.00          | 7.50          |
| 14        | Orissa         | 125.00          | 100.00        | 126.00          | 126.00        | 126.00          | 130.00        | 126.00          | 4.99          |
| 15        | Punjab         | 93.00           | 77.90         | 94.00           | 64.93         | 94.00           | 25.90         | 94.00           | 23.37         |
| 16        | Rajasthan      | 137.00          | 106.38        | 138.00          | 25.25         | 138.00          | 35.99         | 138.00          | 0.52          |
| 17        | T.N.           | 129.00          | 101.00        | 130.00          | 20.77         | 130.00          | 19.22         | 130.00          | 0.61          |
| 18        | Telangana      | 41.00           |               | 42.00           | 27.00         | 42.00           | 20.06         | 42.00           | -             |
| 19        | UP             | 305.00          | 273.73        | 306.00          | 230.00        | 306.00          | 226.37        | 306.00          | 6.00          |
| 20        | UK             | 57.00           | 14.43         | 58.00           | 7.96          | 58.00           | 18.59         | 58.00           | -             |
| 21        | WB             | 81.00           | 12.20         | 82.00           | 3.00          | 82.00           | 48.80         | 82.00           | -             |
| 22        | Assam          | 109.00          | 0.00          | 110.00          | 0.00          | 110.00          | 6.00          | 110.00          | -             |
| 23        | Ar.P.          | 73.00           | 21.00         | 74.00           | 21.00         | 74.00           | 18.00         | 74.00           | -             |
| 25        | Manipur        | 41.00           | 14.43         | 42.00           | 10.00         | 42.00           | 15.00         | 42.00           | -             |
| 26        | Meghalaya      | 49.00           | 4.00          | 50.00           | 0.00          | 50.00           | -             | 50.00           | -             |
| 24        | Mizoram        | 37.00           | 21.50         | 38.00           | 0.00          | 38.00           | 18.00         | 38.00           | -             |
| 27        | Nagaland       | 49.00           | 29.00         | 50.00           | 28.00         | 50.00           | 22.50         | 50.00           | -             |
| 28        | Tripura        | 37.00           | 0.00          | 38.00           | 0.00          | 38.00           | -             | 38.00           | -             |
| 30        | Delhi          | 9.00            | 0.00          | 10.00           | 0.00          | 10.00           | -             | 10.00           | -             |
| 31        | Puducherry     | 13.00           | 0.00          | 14.00           | 1.20          | 14.00           |               |                 |               |
|           |                |                 |               |                 |               |                 | 5.15          | 14.00           | -             |
| 32        | A&N            | 17.00           | 7.36          | 18.00           | 0.00          | 18.00           | 6.58          | 18.00           | -             |
|           | Total          | 2768.00         | 1696.21       | 2800.00         | 1247.46       | 2800.00         | 1305.54       | 2800.00         | 58.50         |

Annexure-VI State  wise  and year-wise  details  of  'Kisan  Melas  (Agriculture  Fairs)' organized  and  farmers benefited  under  "Support  to  State  Extension  Programmes  for  Extension  Reforms  (ATMA)" during last 3 years (2013-14 to 2015-16 ) and 2016-17

* - Based on the reports received till October, 2016

| Sr. No.   |            | 2013-14                      | 2013-14                   | 2014-15                      | 2014-15                   | 2015-16                      | 2015-16                   | 2016-17*                     | 2016-17*                  |
|-----------|------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|
| Sr. No.   | State/UT   | No. of Kisan Melas organized | No. of farmers benefitted | No. of Kisan Melas organized | No. of farmers benefitted | No. of Kisan Melas organized | No. of farmers benefitted | No. of Kisan Melas organized | No. of farmers benefitted |
| 1         | A. P.      | 48                           | 41,137                    | 21                           | 17,367                    | 33                           | 17,367                    | 13                           | 11,443                    |
| 2         | Bihar      | 55                           | 28,237                    | 54                           | 38,384                    | 42                           | 5,171                     | 24                           | 12,000                    |
| 3         | CG         | 14                           | 18,659                    | 15                           | 1,89,505                  | 17                           | 27,717                    | 5                            | 1,000                     |
| 4         | Goa        | -                            | -                         | 0                            | -                         | -                            | -                         | 0                            | 0                         |
| 5         | Gujarat    | 40                           | 90,116                    | 98                           | 75,069                    | 61                           | 98,900                    | 6                            | 2,719                     |
| 6         | Haryana    | 10                           | 1,700                     | 6                            |                           | 16                           | 1,850                     | 3                            | 2,810                     |
| 7         | H.P        | 14                           | 20,875                    | 12                           | 10,220                    | 27                           | 16,790                    | 0                            | 0                         |
| 8         | J&K        | 49                           | -                         | 14                           | -                         | -                            | -                         | 0                            | 0                         |
| 9         | J.H.       | 24                           | 24,689                    | 20                           | 17,483                    | 18                           | 22,575                    | 3                            | 1,501                     |
| 10        | Karnataka  | 58                           | 1,43,258                  | 15                           | -                         | 58                           | 7,900                     | 2                            | 53,765                    |
| 11        | Kerala     | 33                           | 2,30,162                  | 14                           | 32,808                    | 13                           | 39,770                    | 11                           | 372                       |
| 12        | MH         | 28                           | -                         | 66                           | 93,443                    | -                            | 80,262                    | 5                            | 7,322                     |
| 13        | M.P        | 49                           | 1,30,415                  | 40                           | 1,42,811                  | 51                           | 6,961                     | 4                            | 5,468                     |
| 14        | Orissa     | 15                           | 1,76,000                  | 31                           | 98,124                    | 30                           | 15,000                    | 10                           | 2,200                     |
| 15        | Punjab     | 42                           | 54,332                    | 45                           | 47,223                    | 27                           | 22,436                    | 20                           | 21,167                    |
| 16        | Rajasthan  | 29                           | 70,440                    | 6                            | 14,822                    | 5                            | 14,992                    | 3                            | 1,126                     |
| 17        | T.N.       | 40                           | 76,403                    | 7                            | 17,500                    | 28                           | 84,000                    | 5                            | 5,000                     |
| 18        | Telangana  | -                            | -                         | 27                           | 37,800                    | 20                           | 26,698                    | 9                            | 30,000                    |
| 19        | UP         | 140                          | 1,15,500                  | 141                          | 1,16,172                  | 88                           | 87,450                    | 36                           | 35,496                    |
| 20        | UK         | 24                           | 8,543                     | 16                           | 5,503                     | 14                           | 5,935                     | 3                            | 1,892                     |
| 21        | WB         | 5                            | 1,32,000                  | 1                            | 12,225                    | -                            | 15,347                    | 10                           | 18,000                    |
| 22        | Assam      | 0                            | -                         | 0                            | -                         | 2                            | -                         | 0                            | 0                         |
| 23        | Ar. P.     | 16                           | 53,555                    | 17                           | 53,600                    | 5                            | 360                       | 0                            | 0                         |
| 25        | Manipur    | 7                            | 5,643                     | 3                            | -                         | 10                           | 5,000                     | 0                            | 0                         |
| 26        | Meghalaya  | 1                            | -                         | 0                            | -                         | -                            | -                         | 0                            | 0                         |
| 24        | Mizoram    | 5                            | 4,500                     | 0                            | -                         | 4                            | 4,300                     | 0                            | 0                         |
| 27        | Nagaland   | 15                           | 54,100                    | 11                           | 61,500                    | 12                           | 45,426                    | 11                           | 10,112                    |
| 29        | Sikkim     | 4                            | -                         | 4                            | -                         | 5                            | 1,195                     | 2                            | 155                       |
| 30        | Delhi      | -                            | -                         | 0                            | -                         | -                            | -                         | 0                            | 0                         |
| 31        | Puducherry | 0                            | -                         | 2                            | -                         | 2                            | 2,12,000                  | 2                            | 287                       |
| 32        | A&N        | 0                            | -                         | 0                            | -                         | 4                            | 1,500                     | 0                            | 0                         |
|           | Total      | 765                          | 14,80,264                 | 686                          | 10,81,559                 | 592                          | 8,66,902                  | 187                          | 223,835                   |

## Annexure-VII

## State/ UT-wise and year wise list of Kisan Melas conducted by ICAR during last 3 years (2013-14 to 2015-16  & Current Year ( 2016-17)

| S. No .   | States            | 2013-14                       | 2013-14               | 2014-15                    | 2014-15               | 2015-16                       | 2015-16               | #2016-17                      | #2016-17              |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
| S. No .   | States            | No. of Kisan Melas organiz ed | Farmers Participat ed | No. of Kisan Melas organiz | Farmers Participat ed | No. of Kisan Melas organiz ed | Farmers Participat ed | No. of Kisan Melas organiz ed | Farmers Participat ed |
| 1.        | A&N               | 0                             | 0                     | ed 0                       | 0                     | 9                             | 1059                  | 8                             | 659                   |
| 2.        | A. P.             | 33                            | 18834                 | 19                         | 13096                 | 27                            | 7770                  | 21                            | 14219                 |
| 3.        | Ar. P.            | 2                             | 805                   | 0                          | 0                     | 11                            | 1945                  | 14                            | 2106                  |
| 4.        | Assam             | 11                            | 5399                  | 4                          | 5213                  | 32                            | 5713                  | 47                            | 20173                 |
| 5.        | Bihar             | 33                            | 69861                 | 38                         | 96976                 | 170                           | 87142                 | 131                           | 29901                 |
| 6.        | CG                | 25                            | 22616                 | 12                         | 6507                  | 47                            | 30402                 | 15                            | 12868                 |
| 7.        | Delhi             | 0                             | 0                     | 0                          | 0                     | 0                             | 0                     | 1                             | 450                   |
| 8.        | Goa               | 3                             | 519                   | 2                          | 364                   | 2                             | 225                   | 0                             | 0                     |
| 9.        | Gujarat           | 36                            | 51796                 | 28                         | 39234                 | 53                            | 74456                 | 21                            | 16400                 |
| 10        | Haryana           | 0                             | 0                     | 0                          | 0                     | 12                            | 8028                  | 18                            | 13560                 |
| 11        | Himachal Pradesh  | 0                             | 0                     | 4                          | 5345                  | 12                            | 9778                  | 9                             | 3900                  |
| 12        | J&K               | 7                             | 9380                  | 10                         | 11518                 | 35                            | 13540                 | 8                             | 3513                  |
| 13        | JH                | 17                            | 31110                 | 22                         | 47278                 | 105                           | 81003                 | 74                            | 17234                 |
| 14        | Karnataka         | 69                            | 1246244               | 61                         | 161557                | 54                            | 3729436               | 16                            | 2610                  |
| 15        | Kerala            | 15                            | 4404                  | 20                         | 13758                 | 3                             | 639                   | 1                             | 104                   |
| 16 17     | Lakshadw eep      | 0 72                          | 0 137643              | 0                          | 0                     | 2                             | 410                   | 0                             | 0                     |
|           | M.P.              |                               |                       | 70                         | 290149                | 160                           | 257465                | 33                            | 27709                 |
| 18        | Maharasht ra      | 124 3                         | 35211                 | 180                        | 56717 768             | 163 7                         | 28955                 | 205                           | 30192                 |
| 19 20     | Manipur Meghalaya | 1                             | 977 410               | 1 1                        | 623                   | 3                             | 1060 727              | 10                            | 1502                  |
| 21        | Mizoram           | 2                             | 478                   | 0                          | 0                     | 13                            | 1758                  | 5 14                          | 1070 1688             |
| 22        | Nagaland          | 3                             | 845                   | 0                          | 0                     | 4                             | 283                   | 9                             | 2477                  |
| 23        | Odisha            | 40                            | 21697                 | 32                         | 19772                 |                               | 25928                 | 25                            | 7538                  |
| 24        | Pudducher         | 0                             | 0                     | 1                          | 16                    | 59 0                          | 0                     |                               |                       |
| 25        | Punjab            | 2                             | 22453                 | 2                          | 24564                 | 70                            | 25518                 | 20                            | 12580                 |
| 26        | Rajasthan         | 42                            | 72479                 | 28                         | 73051                 | 29                            | 43011                 | 34                            | 26750                 |
| 27        | Sikkim            | 0                             | 0                     | 0                          | 0                     | 3                             | 560                   | 4                             | 1020                  |
| 28        | T.N               | 69                            | 10286                 | 20                         | 13758                 | 196                           | 13443                 | 5                             | 3940                  |
| 29        | Telangana         | 0                             | 0                     | 32                         | 3527                  | 25                            | 6516                  | 10                            |                       |
| 30        | Tripura           | 2                             | 917                   | 1                          | 771                   | 4                             | 1105                  |                               | 4431                  |
|           |                   |                               |                       |                            |                       |                               |                       | 5                             | 1854                  |
| 31        | UK                | 13                            | 58913                 | 18                         | 119592                | 183                           | 123896                | 72                            | 32665                 |
| 32        | U.P.              | 771                           | 206582                | 233                        | 145491                | 27                            | 52570                 | 15                            | 6698                  |
| 33        | W.B.              | 18                            | 28232                 | 21                         | 41873                 | 95                            | 109936                | 61                            | 7357                  |
|           | Total             | 1413                          | 2058091               | 860                        | 1191518               | 1615                          | 4744277               | 911                           | 307168                |