Lok Sabha Question No. 76 (STARRED), answered on 2017-02-07
Subject: Krishi Vigyan Kendras
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: HARISH DWIVEDI

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 76 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07/02/2017

## KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRAS

## *76.  SHRI HARISH CHANDRA ALIAS HARISH DWIVEDI:

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

- (a) the number of Krishi Vigyan Kendras functioning in the country at present, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  open  more  such  Kendras  in  various States and if so, the details thereof, State and location-wise;
- (c) whether the Government also proposes to increase the financial assistance being provided to the said Kendras and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the major achievements made by these Kendras during the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f'k ,oa fdlku dY;k.k ea=h (SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH)

(a) to (d) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT IN RESPECT OF PARTS (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 76 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07/02/2017 REGARDING 'KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRAS'

(a) & (b): There are 663 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) functioning in the country. The  State/UT-wise  number  of  KVKs  are  given  in Annexure-I. 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-II.

(c) Yes, Madam. During the financial year of 2016-17, an amount of Rs. 845.62 crore has  been  allocated  to  KVKs.  However,  for  the  financial  year  of  2017-18  an  increased allocation of Rs.867.60 crore has been made in the Budget Estimate of KVK Scheme for support to KVKs.

(d) The achievements of major activities undertaken by these KVKs during the last three years and the current year are given in Annexure-III.

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[Part (a) & (b) to Lok Sabha SQ No.76 for 07-02-2017]

## State/UT-wise Number of Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) functioning in the country

| S. NO.   | State/Union Territory       |   No. of KVKs |
|----------|-----------------------------|---------------|
| 1.       | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |            03 |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh              |            24 |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh           |            14 |
| 4.       | Assam                       |            25 |
| 5.       | Bihar                       |            39 |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh                |            21 |
| 7.       | Delhi                       |            01 |
| 8.       | Goa                         |            02 |
| 9.       | Gujarat                     |            30 |
| 10.      | Haryana                     |            18 |
| 11.      | Himachal Pradesh            |            13 |
| 12.      | Jammu and Kashmir           |            20 |
| 13.      | Jharkhand                   |            24 |
| 14.      | Karnataka                   |            32 |
| 15.      | Kerala                      |            14 |
| 16.      | Lakshadweep                 |            01 |
| 17.      | Madhya Pradesh              |            47 |
| 18.      | Maharashtra                 |            45 |
| 19.      | Manipur                     |            09 |
| 20.      | Meghalaya                   |            05 |
| 21.      | Mizoram                     |            08 |
| 22.      | Nagaland                    |            11 |
| 23.      | Odisha                      |            33 |
| 24.      | Pudducherry                 |            03 |
| 25.      | Punjab                      |            22 |
| 26.      | Rajasthan                   |            42 |
| 27.      | Sikkim                      |            04 |
| 28.      | Tamil Nadu                  |            30 |
| 29.      | Telangana                   |            14 |
| 30.      | Tripura                     |            05 |
| 31.      | Uttarakhand                 |            13 |
| 32.      | Uttar Pradesh               |            69 |
| 33.      | West Bengal                 |            22 |
| Total    |                             |           663 |

## 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                                               | -                                                                                             |         |
| 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 10. Junagarh 11. Vadodara                            | -                                                                                             | 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 16.Kolhapur 17. Jalna                                                             | -                                                                                             | 5       |
| 13      | Meghalaya         | 13. South Garo Hills 14. East Garo Hills                                                                               | -                                                                                | -                                                                                           | -                                                                                             | 2       |

| 14    | Puducherry           | 15. Mahe                                             | -                                                                   | -                                                                                                                                               | -                   |   1 |
|-------|----------------------|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-----|
| 15    | Rajasthan            | -                                                    |                                                                     | 20. Sriganganagar 21. Jalore 22. Pali 23. Udaipur 24. Sikar 25. Bhilwara                                                                        | -                   |   6 |
|       |                      |                                                      | -                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                 |                     |   2 |
| 16 17 | Tamil Nadu Telangana | - -                                                  | 12. Thiruppur -                                                     | 26. Villupuram 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 38.Ghazipur 39.Rae Bareli 40.Muzaffarnagar | -                   |  20 |
| 20    | Uttarakhand          | -                                                    | -                                                                   | -                                                                                                                                               | Pithoragarh Chamoli |   2 |
| 21    | West Bengal          | 19.Murshidabad* 20. Bardhaman*                       | -                                                                   | 41.Paschim Medinipur 42. Bankura 43. Jalpaiguri 44. Birbhum                                                                                     | -                   |   6 |
| Total | Total                | 20                                                   | 20                                                                  | 44                                                                                                                                              | 4                   |  88 |

## The achievements of major activities undertaken by these KVKs during the last three years and the current year.

|   S.No | Activities                                             |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |     Total |
|--------|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|      1 | On- farm trials conducted (Number)                     |  33791    |  30441    |  36942    |  29805    | 130979    |
|      2 | Frontline demonstrations conducted (Number)            | 171000    |  92940    |  98624    | 129678    | 492242    |
|      3 | Farmers trained(in lakh)                               |     14.88 |     14.2  |     13.49 |     13.21 |     55.78 |
|      4 | Extension Personnel trained (in lakh)                  |      1.18 |      1.07 |      1.99 |      1.42 |      5.66 |
|      5 | Participants in extension activities (in lakh)         |    102.41 |     91.47 |    102.39 |    198.68 |    494.95 |
|      6 | Production of seed (in tones)                          |  15700    |  34400    |  19600    |  33900    | 103600    |
|      7 | Planting material produced (in lakh)                   |    167.19 |    203.36 |    228.75 |    820.31 |   1419.61 |
|      8 | Live-stock strains and finger lings produced (in lakh) |    102.53 |    136.8  |    116.86 |    655.38 |   1011.57 |
|      9 | Soil, water, plant, manures samples tested (in lakh)   |      2.91 |      3.64 |      3.35 |      6.37 |     16.27 |
|     10 | Mobile agro- advisory provided to farmers ( in lakh )  |     16.28 |     16.28 |    223.94 |    155.22 |    411.72 |

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