Lok Sabha Question No. 1406 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-25
Subject: Scientific Knowledge of Agriculture
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: SANTOSH AHLAWAT

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1406

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 25/07/2017

## SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF AGRICULTURE

## 1406.  SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT:

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  equip  farmers  with  scientific  knowledge  of agriculture through its covetous scheme, 'Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav';
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether scientists are engaged in this programme for introducing new techniques of modern farming to enhance productivity and skills of farmers; and
- (d) if  so,  the  number  of  farmers  skilled  during  the  last  two  years  especially  from Rajasthan?

## 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) to (c): The Government has launched 'Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav' Scheme in August 2015 to encourage agricultural scientists to establish contact with identified villages and give  suitable  advice  on  farm  technologies  to  the  farmers  on  technical  and  other  related aspects in a time frame through personal visits or on telephone. Under this scheme, a group of  about  4  scientists  each  consisting  of  different  disciplines  from  ICAR  Institutes  and Agricultural Universities have identified about 5 villages. Scientists also create awareness among  farmers  on important issues like climate change, customized technologies, protective  measures,  Swachh  Bharat  Abhiyan  and  other  issues  of  local  and  national importance.

- (d) The  state-wise  number  of  farmers  oriented  during  the  last  two  years  (2015-16  & 2016-17) is placed in Annexure-1 . In Rajasthan, 215541 farmers were oriented during the last two years.

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## Achievements of Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav Project during 2015-16 to 2016-17

| Sl. No.   | State             | No. of farmers oriented   | No. of farmers oriented   |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State             | 2015-16                   | 2016-17                   |
| 1         | Delhi             | 168                       | 2991                      |
| 2         | Haryana           | 8501                      | 11980                     |
| 3         | Himachal Pradesh  | 739                       | 2166                      |
| 4         | Jammu & Kashmir   | 85                        | 382                       |
| 5         | Punjab            | 0                         | 8069                      |
| 6         | Rajasthan         | 101100                    | 114441                    |
| 7         | Gujarat           | 156369                    | 161638                    |
| 8         | Karnataka         | 1090                      | 82                        |
| 9         | Tamil Nadu        | 817                       | 134                       |
| 10        | Kerala            | 1819                      | 1735                      |
| 11        | Goa               | 0                         | 0                         |
| 12        | Uttarakhand       | 3971                      | 34032                     |
| 13        | Uttar Pradesh     | 7233                      | 15708                     |
| 14        | Meghalaya         | 367                       | 1542                      |
| 15        | Tripura           | 55                        | 120                       |
| 16        | Sikkim            | 343                       | 1376                      |
| 17        | Mizoram           | 765                       | 1818                      |
| 18        | Manipur           | 66                        | 75                        |
| 19        | Assam             | 122                       | 120                       |
| 20        | Arunachal Pradesh | 1001                      | 6674                      |
| 21        | Nagaland          | 0                         | 499                       |
| 22        | West Bengal       | 0                         | 0                         |
| 23        | Bihar             | 0                         | 0                         |
| 24        | Jharkhand         | 0                         | 0                         |
| 25        | Andaman & Nicobar | 88                        | 242                       |
| 26        | Andhra Pradesh    | 8959                      | 24735                     |
| 27        | Telangana         | 11072                     | 4259                      |
| 28        | Maharashtra       | 35433                     | 28757                     |
| 29        | Madhya Pradesh    | 33138                     | 39651                     |
| 30        | Chhattisgarh      | 2260                      | 7562                      |
| 31        | Odisha            | 10380                     | 21360                     |
|           | Total             | 385941                    | 492148                    |

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