Lok Sabha Question No. 1651 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-02
Subject: Status of Krishi Vigyan Kendras
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Kanakmal Katara, Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1651

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 02/07/2019

## STATUS OF KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRAS

## 1651. SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA: SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

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

(a) the status of Krishi Vigyan Kendras existing across the country at present, State-wise;

(b) whether Krishi Vigyan Kendras have been set up by the Government in the country from time to time;

(c) whether the Government has taken or proposes to take any effective steps for setting up Krishi Vigyan Kendras in all the districts of the country, if so, the details thereof as on date and if not, the reasons therefor;

(d) the  average  amount  spent  per  year  for  various  activities  of  Krishi  Vigyan Kendras; and

(e) the  details  of  the  mechanism  developed  by  the  Government  for  proper monitoring of the functioning of such centres?

## 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) At present, 713 Krishi Vigyan Keneras (KVKs) are existing in the country. The state wise number of KVKs are given in Annexure .

(b) & (c) : Yes, Sir.  The Government has approved for setting up of 76 KVKs in the country under the three year Plan 2017-2020. Till now, 44 KVKs have been established.

Further, following steps have already been taken in the matter:-

- (i) Formation of site selection committees;
- (ii) Identification  of  logistics,  suitable  land  and  a  host  organization  for opening a KVK;
- (iii) Follow up with the host organization for transfer of cultivable land; and
- (iv) Signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) before sanctioning a KVK.

(d) The  average  amount  of  Rupees  18  lakh  is  spent  per  year  per  KVK  for various activities of a KVK.

(e) The  mechanism  developed  for  monitoring  of  KVKs  include  holding  of Scientific  Advisory  Committee  meetings;  Annual  Zonal  Workshops;  Mid-term Review  Workshops;  Activity  Specific  Training-cum-Workshops;  and  visits  to KVKs by the Officers of Agricultural Technology Application Research Institutes, Directorates  of  Extension  Education  of  Agricultural  Universities  and  ICAR Headquarters.  Besides,  a  KVK  Portal  has  been  developed  for  online  monitoring and reporting of the KVK activities.

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## State-wise number of Krishi Vigyan Kendras

| S. NO.   | State/Union Territory       |   No. of KVKs |
|----------|-----------------------------|---------------|
| 1.       | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |             3 |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh              |            24 |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh           |            16 |
| 4.       | Assam                       |            26 |
| 5.       | Bihar                       |            44 |
| 6.       | Chhattisgarh                |            27 |
| 7.       | Delhi                       |             1 |
| 8.       | Goa                         |             2 |
| 9.       | Gujarat                     |            30 |
| 10.      | Haryana                     |            18 |
| 11.      | Himachal Pradesh            |            13 |
| 12.      | Jammu and Kashmir           |            21 |
| 13.      | Jharkhand                   |            24 |
| 14.      | Karnataka                   |            33 |
| 15.      | Kerala                      |            14 |
| 16.      | Lakshadweep                 |             1 |
| 17.      | Madhya Pradesh              |            53 |
| 18.      | Maharashtra                 |            47 |
| 19.      | Manipur                     |             9 |
| 20.      | Meghalaya                   |             7 |
| 21.      | Mizoram                     |             8 |
| 22.      | Nagaland                    |            11 |
| 23.      | Odisha                      |            33 |
| 24.      | Pudducherry                 |             3 |
| 25.      | Punjab                      |            22 |
| 26.      | Rajasthan                   |            44 |
| 27.      | Sikkim                      |             4 |
| 28.      | Tamil Nadu                  |            32 |
| 29.      | Telangana                   |            16 |
| 30.      | Tripura                     |             8 |
| 31.      | Uttarakhand                 |            13 |
| 32.      | Uttar Pradesh               |            83 |
| 33.      | West Bengal                 |            23 |
| Total    | Total                       |           713 |

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