Lok Sabha Question No. 1614 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-02
Subject: Opening of New Farm Research Institutes
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1614 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02/07/2019

## OPENING OF NEW FARM RESEARCH INSTITUTES

## 1614.  SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

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 is considering to open new farm institutions like Central Agricultural University, Krishi Vigyan Kendra and ICAR institutes of dairy farming, soil and water testing, integrated pest management and horticulture in different parts of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) whether the Government has prepared action plans to be taken for mitigating the impact of poor South West monsoon on farmers and if so, the details thereof?

## 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) & (b): Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  under  Department  of Agricultural Research & Education, Government of India has established 103 agriculture research institutes in the country for dealing with Research and development requirements  of  agriculture  including  crop,  horticulture,  livestock,  dairy,  fisheries,  soil and  water, machinery,  environmental  issues,  integrated  pest  management,  organic farming,  research  management,  etc.  Besides,  the  country  also  has  a  total  of  63  state agricultural  universities,  3  central  agricultural  universities  and  4  central  universities having agriculture  faculty  to  address  agricultural  education  in  the  country.  In  addition, ICAR  has  also  developed  a  network  of  713  KVKs  at  district  level  for  front  line technology demonstration and capacity building of farmers. During the period 2017-2020 a decision has been taken to establish 76 Krishi Vigyan Kendras in the country.

As  far as establishment  of  new  farm  institutions  like Central  Agricultural University  and  Research  Institutions  under  DARE/ICAR  is  concerned,  there  is  no proposal at present to set up new Institutions.  To comprehensively address agriculture research  and  development  related  issues  in  the  country,  DARE/ICAR  has  recently established  two  new  Indian  Agricultural  Research  Institutes  (IARIs)  one  in  Jharkhand and another in Assam besides, a new Agriculture/ Horticulture University each in Andhra Pradesh, Telengana and Haryana. Central Agricultural Universities located at Imphal and Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi  have  also  been  strengthened and Rajendra Agriculture University in Bihar has been upgraded to Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University.

(c) DARE/ICAR  has  developed  648  district  agricultural  contingency  plans  for preparedness  and  real  time  implementation  in  the  events  of  weather  aberrations  and climatic extremes including droughts resulting from poor monsoon.

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