Lok Sabha Question No. 1462 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-12
Subject: Krishi Vigyan Kendras
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1462

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12/02/2019

## KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRAS

## 1462.  SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

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

- (a) the number of Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) that are currently in operation, State-wise;
- (b) the  number  of  KVKs  under  the  control  of  the  State  Governments,  ICAR,  NGOs  and agricultural universities, respectively;
- (c) whether  any  techniques/methods  have  been  implemented  beyond  the  pilot/  test  plot  in respect of the research conducted at ICAR in the last five years;
- (d) if so, details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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 GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a) Currently,  there  are  706  Krishi  Vigyan  Kendras  (KVKs)  in  the  country.  The  state-wise number of KVKs are given in Annexure-I .
- (b) KVKs  under  the  State  Governments  are  37,  under  ICAR  Institutes  65,  under  NonGovernment  Organizations  (NGOs)  105,  under  State  Agricultural  Universities  462,  and  under Central Agricultural Universities 18. Besides, the details of KVKs under administrative control of different organizations are given in Annexure-II .
- (c) Yes, Madam.
- (d) Beyond the pilot/ test plot in respect of the research conducted at ICAR, the techniques and best practices on various aspects of farming are tested and demonstrated in farmers' fields through the network of KVKs. During the last five years, as many as 1.74 lakh on-farm trials and 7.84 lakh frontline  demonstrations  were  conducted  involving  large  number  of  technologies  and  the  best practices to assess their suitability and show their production potential in farmers' fields.
- (e) In view of the reply at (d) above, question does not arise.

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## State-wise number of KVKs

| States/ UTs              |   Number of KVKs |
|--------------------------|------------------|
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                3 |
| Andhra Pradesh           |               24 |
| Arunachal Pradesh        |               16 |
| Assam                    |               26 |
| Bihar                    |               39 |
| Chhattisgarh             |               27 |
| Delhi                    |                1 |
| Goa                      |                2 |
| Gujarat                  |               30 |
| Haryana                  |               18 |
| Himachal Pradesh         |               13 |
| Jammu &Kashmir           |               21 |
| Jharkhand                |               24 |
| Karnataka                |               33 |
| Kerala                   |               14 |
| Lakshadweep              |                1 |
| Madhya Pradesh           |               52 |
| Maharashtra              |               47 |
| Manipur                  |                9 |
| Meghalaya                |                7 |
| Mizoram                  |                8 |
| Nagaland                 |               11 |
| Odisha                   |               33 |
| Puducherry               |                3 |
| Punjab                   |               22 |
| Rajasthan                |               44 |
| Sikkim                   |                4 |
| Tamil Nadu               |               31 |
| Telangana                |               16 |
| Tripura                  |                8 |
| Uttar Pradesh            |               83 |
| Uttarakhand              |               13 |
| West Bengal              |               23 |
| Total                    |              706 |

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[Part (b) of Lok Sabha USQ No.1462 for 12/02/2019]

## Details of KVKs under administrative control of different organizations

| Type of Organization                            |   No. of KVKs |
|-------------------------------------------------|---------------|
| State Governments                               |            37 |
| ICAR Institutes                                 |            65 |
| Non-governmental Organizations                  |           105 |
| State Agricultural Universities                 |           462 |
| Central Agricultural Universities               |            18 |
| Deemed-to-be-Universities                       |             8 |
| Central Universities having agriculture faculty |             3 |
| Other Educational Institutions                  |             5 |
| Public Sector Undertakings                      |             3 |
| Total                                           |           706 |

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