Lok Sabha Question No. 2677 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Setting up of KVKs
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: VIRENDRA  KUMAR

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2677

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01/08/2017

## SETTING UP OF KVKs

2677.  DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  funds  allocated  by  the  Government  to  Krishi  Vigyan  Kendras (KVKs), State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has any proposal to set up a KVKs in each of the rural and scheduled districts and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  effective  functioning  of  Krishi  Vigyan Kendras?

## 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) The  State  wise  details  of  allocation  of  funds  to  Krishi  Vigyan  Kendras  (KVKs) during the current year are given in Annexure-I.
- (b) & (c): The  Government  has  approved  for  setting-up  of  one  KVK  in  each  of  the rural districts of the country. Accordingly, provision has been made in the EFC of KVK Scheme for setting up of 118 new KVKs in various States of the Country during 2017-18 to 2019-20.  The State-wise names of districts for setting up of new KVKs are given in Annexure-II.

The  steps  taken  for  effective  functioning  of  KVKs  include  regularly  holding  of Scientific  Advisory  Committee  meetings;  Annual  Zonal  Workshops;  Mid-term  review workshops; Activity Specific Training-cum-Workshops; visits to KVKs by Senior Officers of  Agricultural  Technology  Application  Research  Institutes  (ATARIs),  Directorates  of Extension  Education  of  Agricultural  Universities  and  ICAR  Headquarters;  and  online monitoring through KVK portal.

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## State-wise details of funds allocated to Krishi Vigyan Kendras during current year (2017-18)

(Rs. in lakh)

| S.No   | State             | 2017-18   |
|--------|-------------------|-----------|
| 1.     | Andaman &Nicobar  | 649.90    |
| 2.     | Andhra Pradesh    | 2692.31   |
| 3.     | Arunachal Pradesh | 1762.50   |
| 4.     | Assam             | 2965.73   |
| 5.     | Bihar             | 5097.69   |
| 6.     | Chhattisgarh      | 2929.11   |
| 7.     | Delhi             | 111.26    |
| 8.     | Goa               | 217.89    |
| 9.     | Gujarat           | 2873.19   |
| 10.    | Haryana           | 1995.68   |
| 11.    | Himachal Pradesh  | 1652.41   |
| 12.    | Jammu &Kashmir    | 2650.95   |
| 13.    | Jharkhand         | 2736.25   |
| 14.    | Karnataka         | 3825.12   |
| 15.    | Kerala            | 1551.40   |
| 16.    | Lakshadweep       | 12.25     |
| 17.    | Madhya Pradesh    | 5204.14   |
| 18.    | Maharashtra       | 5829.43   |
| 19.    | Manipur           | 1158.04   |
| 20.    | Meghalaya         | 650.16    |
| 21.    | Mizoram           | 925.20    |
| 22.    | Nagaland          | 1204.10   |
| 23.    | Orissa            | 3116.35   |
| 24.    | Pondicherry       | 240.28    |
| 25.    | Punjab            | 2555.94   |
| 26.    | Rajasthan         | 4637.80   |
| 27.    | Sikkim            | 402.94    |
| 28.    | Tamil Nadu        | 3621.85   |
| 29.    | Telangana         | 1827.47   |
| 30.    | Tripura           | 558.30    |
| 31.    | Uttar Pradesh     | 8221.89   |
| 32.    | Uttarakhand       | 1467.33   |
| 33.    | West Bengal       | 3607.79   |
| Total  |                   |           |
|        |                   | 78952.65  |

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## State-wise names of 118 districts for setting up of new KVKs during 2017-18 to 2019-20.

|   S.No. | States/UTs        | KVKs out of 109 yet to be established as spill over after 12 th Plan   | Districts created after approval of the KVK scheme for XII Plan                              |   Total |
|---------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
|       1 | Arunachal Pradesh | 1. Kurung Kumey 2. Dibang Valley                                       | 1.KraDaadi, 2.Namsai 3.Siang, 4.Lower Siang                                                  |       6 |
|       2 | Assam             | 3. Dima Hasao                                                          | 5.Hojai, 6.Biswanath 7.Charaideo 8.South Salmara-Mankachar 9.West Karbi Analong 10.Majuli    |       7 |
|       3 | Bihar             | 4. Madhubani 5. Paschim Champaran 6.Samastipur, 7. Gaya                | -                                                                                            |       4 |
|       4 | Chhattisgarh      | 8.Sukma,9.Balod 10.Kondagaon                                           | -                                                                                            |       3 |
|       5 | D &NHaveli        | 11.Silvasa                                                             | -                                                                                            |       1 |
|       6 | Daman &Diu        | 12.Daman,13.Diu                                                        | -                                                                                            |       2 |
|       7 | Gujarat           | 14.Jamnagar 15.Surendarnagar 16.Bhavnagar,17.Junagarh 18.Vadodara      | 11.Dev Bhoomi Dwarka 12.Somnath Gir 13.Botad,14.Mahi Sagar 15.Arawali,16Chhota Udaipur       |      11 |
|       8 | Haryana           | 19.Mewat,20.Panchkula 21.Palwal                                        | 17.CharkhiDadri                                                                              |       4 |
|       9 | J&K               | 22.Baramula 23.Kistwar,24.Ramban 25.Udhampur                           | -                                                                                            |       4 |
|      10 | Madhya Pradesh    | 26.Sagar,27.Chhindwara 28.Dhar,                                        | -                                                                                            |       3 |
|      11 | Maharashtra       | 29.Sangli,30.Kolahpur 31.Nagpur,32.Thane,33.Jalna                      | -                                                                                            |       5 |
|      12 | Manipur           | -                                                                      | 18.Kakching,19.Kangpokpi 20.Noney,21.Tengnoupal 22.Jiribam,23.Pherzawl 24.Kamjong            |       7 |
|      13 | Meghalaya         | -                                                                      | 25.North Garo Hills 26.South West Garo Hills 27.East Jaintia Hills 28.South West Khasi Hills |       4 |
|      14 | Puducherry        | 34.Mahe                                                                | -                                                                                            |       1 |
|      15 | Rajasthan         | 35.Sriganganagar,36.Jalore 37.Pali,38.Udaipur,39.Sikar 40.Bhilwara     | -                                                                                            |       6 |
|      16 | Tamil Nadu        | 41.Villupuram,42.Thiruppur                                             | -                                                                                            |       2 |

| S.No.   | States/UTs    | KVKs out of 109 yet to be established as spill over after 12 th Plan                                                                                                                                                                   | Districts created after approval of the KVK scheme for XII Plan                                                                                                                                                                               |   Total |
|---------|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
| 17.     | Telangana     | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 29.Komrambheem(Asifabad) 30.Nirmal,31.Jagityal 32.Ranjanna(Sirisilla) 33.Jogulamba(Gadwal) 34.Siddipet,35.Yadgiri 36.Kamareddy 37.Medchal(Malkajgiri) 38.Vikarabad 39.Warangal Rural 40.Jaya Shankar (Bhupalpalli) 41.Janagaon,42.Mahbubnagar |      14 |
| 18.     | Tripura       | 43.Sepahijala,44.Longding                                                                                                                                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |       2 |
| 19.     | Uttar Pradesh | 45.Kheri,46.Hardoi, 47.Azamgarh,48.Jaunpur 49.Badaun,50.Sultanpur 51.Bahraich,52.Moradabad 53.Gonda,54.Ghazipur 55.Rae Barilly 56.Muzaffanagar 57.Shravasti,58.Amroha 59.Shamali,60.Hapur 61.Sambal,62.Amethi 63.Kasganj,64. Allahabad | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |      20 |
| 20.     | Uttarakhand   | 65.Chamoli,66.Pithoragarh                                                                                                                                                                                                              | -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |       2 |
| 21.     | West Bengal   | 67.Paschim Midnipur 68.Bankura,69.Jalpaiguri 70.Birbhum, 71.Purba Midnapur 72.Murshidabad,73.Bardhman                                                                                                                                  | 43.Alipurduar,44.Kalimpong 45.Thargram                                                                                                                                                                                                        |      10 |
| Total   | Total         | 73                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 45                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |     118 |

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