Lok Sabha Question No. 3275 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Agricultural Research
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dushyant Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3275 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16/03/2021

## AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH

## 3275.  SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

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

- (a) whether agricultural research programmes have been undertaken by the Ministry in collaboration with agricultural universities present in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the amount being spent on agricultural research as a percentage of the total budget outlay;
- (d) whether the Ministry has launched internship programmes for students in the field of agricultural research;
- (e) if  so,  the  universities  from which the students have been selected for the internship and the details regarding the internships offered by the Ministry;
- (f) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (g) the initiatives taken by the Government to improve the research quality in the country and promote young minds in conducting studies in the field of agriculture?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f'k vkSj fdlku dY;k.k ea=h (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) Yes, Sir.
- (b) The  major agricultural research programmes  taken  up  in Collaboration with Agricultural Universities are as follows:-
- (i) ICAR-All India Coordinated Research Projects (ICAR-AICRP) have centres in different State Agricultural and Horticultural Universities (SAUs and SHUs) functioning on different

agricultural  and  horticultural  crops.    At  present,  59  AICRP  and  19  Network  Projects  on Agriculture  &  its  allied  subjects  are  collaborating  with  59  Agriculture,  Horticulture  and Animal Science Universities at different locations of the country.

(ii) Apart from these, National Agricultural Science Fund Scheme is also operated in ICAR for basic and strategic research in the field of Agriculture in consortium mode.  Presently, 19 Research Projects are in operation in collaboration with Agricultural Universities as lead / co-operating centres ( Annexure-II ).

(iii) In last 4 years, ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (NIAP) collaborated with nearly 25 agricultural universities in the country in major research projects.

(c) The proportion of budgetary allocation of Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) out of total budget outlay in 2020-21 is 0.22%.

(d) As an initiative to empower the youth in agricultural and allied subjects, the Student Rural Entrepreneurship Awareness Development Yojana (READY) programme was  started  in  2015-16.  Student  READY  is  an  essential  course  module  for  the  award  of degree at Bachelors level to ensure hands on training and practical experience depending on the requirements of respective discipline in Agricultural Universities.

(e) & (f): Details  of  the  students  enrolled  under  RAWE/  in  Plant  training/internship university wise is at Annexure-I .

The Department, under ICAR-National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP), has also been organising international training programs for students in the field of agricultural research. So far, 388 students have visited 27 countries in last year and got trained on 160 subject areas.

(g) Specific strategic areas in education, research are being supported under Plan scheme 'Strengthening  and  Development  of  HigherAgricultural  Education  in  India '  under  the Niche Area of Excellence and Post graduate students are encouraged to conduct research in these programmes supported in AUs on competitive basis.

Junior & Senior Research Fellowships are being provided to attract the talented and young minds towards agricultural research.

To promote the young minds in conducting studies in the field of agriculture, NAHEP has organised National Level Ag-Tech  Hackathon to promote innovation in Farm Mechanisation  in  Dec'20.  Further,  the  ICAR  provides  fellowships  such  as  ICAR-PG scholarships to Masters students and ICAR-JRF/SRF to Doctoral students.

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## N umber of  students  undergoing  training  under  various  component  of  Student  READY  during 2019-20

|   S.No. | State               | University        | RAWE   | Inplant training   | Internship   |   Total. |
|---------|---------------------|-------------------|--------|--------------------|--------------|----------|
|       1 | AP                  | ANGRAU, Hyderabad | 488    | 187                | 40           |      715 |
|       2 | AP                  | DYSRHU, Vgudem    | 241    |                    |              |      241 |
|       3 | AP                  | SVVU, Tirupati    | 0      | 57                 |              |       57 |
|       4 | AS AAU,             | Jorhat            | 230    | 63                 | 184          |      477 |
|       5 | BR                  | BASU, Patna       |        |                    | 108          |      108 |
|       6 | BR                  | BAU, Sabour       | 155    |                    |              |      155 |
|       7 | BR                  | DRPCAU, Pusa      | 66     | 33                 |              |       99 |
|       8 | CG CGKV,            | Durg              | 69     |                    | 77           |      146 |
|       9 | CG                  | IGKV, Raipur      | 303    |                    |              |      303 |
|      10 | GJ                  | AAU, Anand        | 181    | 161                | 145          |      487 |
|      11 | GJ                  | JAU, Junagadh     | 270    | 208                | 27           |      505 |
|      12 | GJ                  | KU, Gandhinagar   |        |                    | 37           |       37 |
|      13 | GJ                  | NAU, Navsari      | 306    |                    | 40           |      346 |
|      14 | GJ                  | SDAU, Dantiwada   | 104    | 81                 | 79           |      264 |
|      15 | HP                  | CSKHPKV, Palampur | 81     |                    |              |       81 |
|      16 | HP                  | DYSPUHF, Solan    | 195    | 79                 | 36           |      310 |
|      17 | HR                  | CCSHAU, Hisar     | 251    |                    |              |      251 |
|      18 | HR                  | LUVAS, Hisar      |        |                    | 63           |       63 |
|      19 | HR NDRI,            | Karnal            |        |                    | 28           |       28 |
|      20 | JH BAU,             | Ranchi            | 65     |                    |              |       65 |
|      21 | JK SKUAST, Jammu    |                   | 66     |                    |              |       66 |
|      22 | JK SKUAST,          | Srinagar          | 130    | 70                 | 80           |      280 |
|      23 | KA KVAFSU, Bidar    |                   | 70     |                    | 104          |      174 |
|      24 | KA UAHS, Shivamogga |                   | 190    |                    |              |      190 |
|      25 | KA UAS, Bangalore   |                   | 590    | 0                  | 0            |      590 |
|      26 | KA UAS,             | Dharwad           | 280    | 23                 | 54           |      357 |
|      27 | KA UAS,             | Raichur           | 170    |                    |              |      170 |
|      28 | KA UHS, Bagalkot    | 287               |        |                    |              |      287 |
|      29 | KL KAU, Thrissur    | 250               |        |                    |              |      250 |
|      30 | KL KUFOS, Kochi     |                   | 51 38  |                    |              |       51 |
|      31 | KL KVASU, Wayanad   |                   |        |                    |              |       38 |
|      32 | MH DBSKKV, Dapoli   |                   | 144    | 68                 |              |      212 |
|      33 | MH                  | DPDKV, Akola      | 380    | 51                 |              |      431 |
|      34 | MH MAFSU,           | Nagpur            |        | 131                | 170          |      301 |
|      35 | MH                  | MPKV, Rahuri      | 210    | 150                | 108          |      468 |
|      36 | MH                  | VNMKV, Prabhani   | 301    | 134                | 37           |      472 |

| S.No.   | State   | University           | RAWE   | Inplant training   | Internship   |   Total. |
|---------|---------|----------------------|--------|--------------------|--------------|----------|
| 37.     | MN      | CAU, Imphal          | 103    | 118                | 74           |      295 |
| 38.     | MP      | JNKVV, Jabalpur      | 218    | 201                |              |      419 |
| 39.     | MP      | NDPCVV, Jabalpur     |        |                    | 153          |      153 |
| 40.     | MP      | RVSKVV, Gwalior      | 223    |                    |              |      223 |
| 41.     | NL      | NU, Dunheboto        | 64     |                    |              |       64 |
| 42.     | OR      | OUAT, Bhubaneswar    | 212    | 156                | 65           |      433 |
| 43.     | PB      | GADVASU, Ludhiana    |        | 80                 | 70           |      150 |
| 44.     | PB      | PAU, Ludhiana        | 189    |                    |              |      189 |
| 45.     | RJ      | AU, Jodhpur          | 41     |                    |              |       41 |
| 46.     | RJ      | AU, Kota             | 64     |                    |              |       64 |
| 47.     | RJ      | MPUAT, Udaipur       | 163    | 75                 |              |      238 |
| 48.     | RJ      | RAJUVAS, Bikaner     |        |                    | 55           |       55 |
| 49.     | RJ      | SKNAU, Jobner        | 134    |                    |              |      134 |
| 50.     | RJ      | SKRAU, Bikaner       | 92     |                    |              |       92 |
| 51.     | TN      | TNAU, Coimbatore     | 1013   |                    |              |     1013 |
| 52.     | TN      | TNJFU, Naggapattinam |        | 70                 |              |       70 |
| 53.     | TN      | TNVASU, Chennai      |        | 18                 | 180          |      198 |
| 54.     | TS      | PJTSAU, Hyderabad    | 408    | 53                 | 92           |      553 |
| 55.     | TS      | PVNRTVU, Hyderabad   | 63     | 32                 | 125          |      220 |
| 56.     | TS      | SKLTSHU, Hyderabad   | 63     |                    |              |       63 |
| 57.     | UK      | GBPUAT, Pantnagar    | 202    | 0                  | 80           |      282 |
| 58.     | UK      | VCSGUUHF, Bharsar    | 20     |                    |              |       20 |
| 59.     | UP      | AMU, Aligarh         |        |                    | 30           |       30 |
| 60.     | UP      | BHU, Varanasi        | 169    |                    |              |      169 |
| 61.     | UP      | BUAT, Banda          | 101    |                    |              |      101 |
| 62.     | UP      | CSAUAT, Kanpur       | 127    |                    |              |      127 |
| 63.     | UP      | DUVASU, Mathura      |        | 2                  | 40           |       42 |
| 64.     | UP      | ANDUAT, Ayodhya      | 111    |                    | 54           |      165 |
| 65.     | UP      | RLBCAU, Jhansi       | 9      |                    |              |        9 |
| 66.     | UP      | SVBPUAT, Meerut      | 105    |                    |              |      105 |
| 67.     | WB      | BCKV, Nadia          | 261    | 60                 |              |      321 |
| 68.     | WB      | UBKV, Cooch Behar    | 78     | 16                 |              |       94 |
| 69.     | WB      | VBU, Birbhum         | 51     |                    |              |       51 |
| 70.     | WB      | WBUAFS, Kolkata      | 30     |                    |              |       30 |
|         |         | Grand Total          | 10299  | 2554               | 2435         |    15288 |

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## Annexure-II [Part (b) of Lok Sabha USQ No.3275 dated 16/03/2021]

## DETAILS OF PROJECTS AND FUNDED INSTITUTES

| S. Title of the projects                                                                          | Centre Name                 | Lead or Co-      | Duration   | Duration   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------|------------|------------|
| No.                                                                                               |                             | operating centre | From       | To         |
| 1. ICT based extension nutrition sensitive                                                        | ICAR-IARI, New Delhi        | Lead             | Nov 2018   | Oct 2021   |
| 1. ICT based extension nutrition sensitive                                                        | ICAR-IASRI, New Delhi       | Co-operating     | Nov 2018   | Oct 2021   |
| 1. ICT based extension nutrition sensitive                                                        | ICAR-ATARI, Kanpur          | Co-operating     | Nov 2018   | Oct 2021   |
| 1. ICT based extension nutrition sensitive                                                        | OUAT, Bhubaneswar           | Co-operating     | Nov 2018   | Oct 2021   |
| 2. Studies on thermal crop residues for polymeric transitions added products                      | ICAR-CIAE, Bhopal           | Lead             | April 2019 | March 2022 |
| 2. Studies on thermal crop residues for polymeric transitions added products                      | TERI, New Delhi             | Co-operating     | April 2019 | March 2022 |
| 2. Studies on thermal crop residues for polymeric transitions added products                      | TNAU, Coimbatore            | Co-operating     | April 2019 | March 2022 |
| 3. Utilization and haploid/doubled haploid systems in rice, wheat involving molecular strategies  | ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack          | Lead             | Feb 2018   | Jan 2022   |
| 3. Utilization and haploid/doubled haploid systems in rice, wheat involving molecular strategies  | PAU, Ludhiana               | Co-operating     | Feb 2018   | Jan 2022   |
| 3. Utilization and haploid/doubled haploid systems in rice, wheat involving molecular strategies  | ICAR-VPKAS, Almora          | Co-operating     | Feb 2018   | Jan 2022   |
| 4. Genetic improvement yield, NUE, WUE, biotic stress tolerance Guided Genome Editing Cas9/Cpf1)  | ICAR-IARI, New Delhi        | Lead             | Feb 2018   | July 2021  |
| 4. Genetic improvement yield, NUE, WUE, biotic stress tolerance Guided Genome Editing Cas9/Cpf1)  | ICGEB, New Delhi            | Lead             | Feb 2018   | July 2021  |
| 4. Genetic improvement yield, NUE, WUE, biotic stress tolerance Guided Genome Editing Cas9/Cpf1)  | ICAR-NIPB, New Delhi        | Co-operating     | Feb 2018   | July 2021  |
| 4. Genetic improvement yield, NUE, WUE, biotic stress tolerance Guided Genome Editing Cas9/Cpf1)  | ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack          | Co-operating     | Feb 2018   | July 2021  |
| 4. Genetic improvement yield, NUE, WUE, biotic stress tolerance Guided Genome Editing Cas9/Cpf1)  | ICAR-IIRR, Hyderabad        | Co-operating     | Feb 2018   | July 2021  |
| 4. Genetic improvement yield, NUE, WUE, biotic stress tolerance Guided Genome Editing Cas9/Cpf1)  | TNAU, Coimbatore            | Co-operating     | Feb 2018   | July 2021  |
| 5. Effective delivery insecticides and fungicides nanoparticulates and uptake and yield in chilli | ANGARU, IFT, RARS, Tirupati | Lead             | Aug 2018   | July 2021  |
| 5. Effective delivery insecticides and fungicides nanoparticulates and uptake and yield in chilli | ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru        | Co-operating     | Aug 2018   | July 2021  |
| 6. Identification of super alleles for spikelet chalkiness under thermal rice                     | DU, South Campus, Delhi     | Lead             | Aug 2018   | July 2021  |
| 6. Identification of super alleles for spikelet chalkiness under thermal rice                     | ICAR-IARI, New Delhi        | Co-operating     | Aug 2018   | July 2021  |
| 6. Identification of super alleles for spikelet chalkiness under thermal rice                     | IGKV, Raipur                | Co-operating     | Aug 2018   | July 2021  |
| 6. Identification of super alleles for spikelet chalkiness under thermal rice                     | DU, North Campus, Delhi     | Co-operating     | Aug 2018   | July 2021  |
|                                                                                                   | PJTSAU, Hyderabad           | Co-operating     | Aug 2018   | July 2021  |
|                                                                                                   | ICAR-IIWBR, Karnal          | Lead             | Aug 2018   | July 2021  |
|                                                                                                   | PAU, Ludhiana               | Co-operating     | Aug 2018   | July 2021  |

|   8. | Assessing the potential impact of climate change and management on soil carbon and nitrogen storage in selected ecosystems of India                             | ICAR-IISS, Bhopal      | Lead         | Aug 2018   | July 2021   |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|--------------|------------|-------------|
|    8 | Assessing the potential impact of climate change and management on soil carbon and nitrogen storage in selected ecosystems of India                             | BCKV, West Bengal      | Co-operating | Aug 2018   | July 2021   |
|    9 | Identifying the genomic regions and genes for drought and heat tolerance in groundnut                                                                           | UAS, Dharwad           | Lead         | Aug 2018   | July 2021   |
|    9 | Identifying the genomic regions and genes for drought and heat tolerance in groundnut                                                                           | ICRISAT, Hyderabad     | Co-operating | Aug 2018   | July 2021   |
|    9 | Identifying the genomic regions and genes for drought and heat tolerance in groundnut                                                                           | IFT, RARS, Tirupati    | Co-operating | Aug 2018   | July 2021   |
|   10 | Developing climate resilient adaptive strategies for empowerment of farmers                                                                                     | UAS, Dharwad           | Lead         | April 2019 | March 2022  |
|   10 | Developing climate resilient adaptive strategies for empowerment of farmers                                                                                     | ICAR-IGFRI, Dharwad    | Co-operating | April 2019 | March 2022  |
|   10 | Developing climate resilient adaptive strategies for empowerment of farmers                                                                                     | ANGRAU, Guntur         | Co-operating | April 2019 | March 2022  |
|   11 | Causes and Consequences of e- National Agriculture Market (e- NAM) on the Economic Development of Indian Agriculture - A Case Study                             | TNAU, Coimbatore       | Lead         | June 2019  | May 2022    |
|   11 | Causes and Consequences of e- National Agriculture Market (e- NAM) on the Economic Development of Indian Agriculture - A Case Study                             | ANGRAU, Tirupathi      | Co-operating | June 2019  | May 2022    |
|   11 | Causes and Consequences of e- National Agriculture Market (e- NAM) on the Economic Development of Indian Agriculture - A Case Study                             | PJTSAU, Hyderabad      | Co-operating | June 2019  | May 2022    |
|   11 | Causes and Consequences of e- National Agriculture Market (e- NAM) on the Economic Development of Indian Agriculture - A Case Study                             | CCSHAU, Hisar          | Co-operating | June 2019  | May 2022    |
|   12 | Women Empowerment and Gender Sensitization - Developing a Model for Bridging Gender Gap                                                                         | CCSHAU, Hisar          | Lead         | Nov 2019   | Oct 2022    |
|   12 | Women Empowerment and Gender Sensitization - Developing a Model for Bridging Gender Gap                                                                         | ICAR-CIWA, Bhubaneswar | Co-operating | Nov 2019   | Oct 2022    |
|   13 | Development of electrochemical Sensor tools for soil health analysis                                                                                            | CSIR-CERI, Tamil Nadu  | Lead         | Nov 2019   | Oct 2022    |
|   13 | Development of electrochemical Sensor tools for soil health analysis                                                                                            | TNAU, Tamil Nadu       | Co-operating | Nov 2019   | Oct 2022    |
|   14 | Identification of QTLs for subcomponent traits of WUE through strategic utilization of whole genome sequences and accurate phenotyping in rice                  | UAS, Bengaluru         | Lead         | Dec 2019   | Nov 2022    |
|   14 | Identification of QTLs for subcomponent traits of WUE through strategic utilization of whole genome sequences and accurate phenotyping in rice                  | TNAU, Tamil Nadu       | Co-operating | Dec 2019   | Nov 2022    |
|   14 | Identification of QTLs for subcomponent traits of WUE through strategic utilization of whole genome sequences and accurate phenotyping in rice                  | ICAR-NIPB, New Delhi   | Co-operating | Dec 2019   | Nov 2022    |
|   15 | Improving rural livelihood security of tribal and resource constrained farmers of North Bihar through low cost technology of Animal Husbandry and allied sector | BASU, Patna            | Lead         | Dec 2019   | Nov 2022    |
|   15 | Improving rural livelihood security of tribal and resource constrained farmers of North Bihar through low cost technology of Animal Husbandry and allied sector | ICAR-CARI, Izatnagar   | Co-operating | Dec 2019   | Nov 2022    |
|   16 | Development and Validation of Need Based Technology Delivery Model through Farmers' Producer Organization for Eastern Region of India                           | ICAR-RCER, Patna       | Lead         | Dec 2019   | Nov 2022    |
|   16 | Development and Validation of Need Based Technology Delivery Model through Farmers' Producer Organization for Eastern Region of India                           | ICAR-RCER (RC), Ranchi | Co-operating | Dec 2019   | Nov 2022    |
|   16 | Development and Validation of Need Based Technology Delivery Model through Farmers' Producer Organization for Eastern Region of India                           | ICAR-IIVR, Varanasi    | Co-operating | Dec 2019   | Nov 2022    |
|   16 | Development and Validation of Need Based Technology Delivery Model through Farmers' Producer Organization for Eastern Region of India                           | UBKV, West Bengal      | Co-operating | Dec 2019   | Nov 2022    |
|   17 | Paddy straw residues management through in-situ and ex-situ microbial decomposition and mechanical interventions                                                | ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack     | Lead         | March 2020 | Feb 2023    |
|   17 | Paddy straw residues management through in-situ and ex-situ microbial decomposition and mechanical interventions                                                | ICAR-IARI, New Delhi   | Co-operating | March 2020 | Feb 2023    |
|   17 | Paddy straw residues management through in-situ and ex-situ microbial decomposition and mechanical interventions                                                | PAU, Ludhiana          | Co-operating | March 2020 | Feb 2023    |
|   17 | Paddy straw residues management through in-situ and ex-situ microbial decomposition and mechanical interventions                                                | CCSHAU, Hisar          | Co-operating | March 2020 | Feb 2023    |

|   18. | Identification and validation of newer approaches for the management of whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)   | ICAR-NBAIR, Bengaluru   | Lead         | Aug 2020   | July 2023   |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|--------------|------------|-------------|
|    18 | Identification and validation of newer approaches for the management of whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)   | ICAR-IARI, New Delhi    | Co-operating | Aug 2020   | July 2023   |
|    18 | Identification and validation of newer approaches for the management of whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)   | ICAR- IIHR, Bengaluru   | Co-operating | Aug 2020   | July 2023   |
|    18 | Identification and validation of newer approaches for the management of whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)   | PAU, Ludhiana           | Co-operating | Aug 2020   | July 2023   |
|    19 | Production of double-muscled mass farm animals using CRISPR                                                                | ICAR-CIRB, Hisar        | Lead         | Jan 2021   | Dec 2023    |
|    19 | Production of double-muscled mass farm animals using CRISPR                                                                | ICAR-CIRG, Makhdum      | Co-operating | Jan 2021   | Dec 2023    |
|    19 | Production of double-muscled mass farm animals using CRISPR                                                                | SKUAST-Kashmir          | Co-operating | Jan 2021   | Dec 2023    |
|    19 | Production of double-muscled mass farm animals using CRISPR                                                                | ICAR-NDRI, Karnal       | Co-operating | Jan 2021   | Dec 2023    |

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