Lok Sabha Question No. 1569 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-12
Subject: Training of Farmers under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1569 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12/02/2019

## TRAINING OF FARMERS UNDER SANSAD ADARSH GRAM YOJANA

## 1569.  SHRI PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY:

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  training  has  given  to  farmers  in  villages  under  Sansad  Adarsh  Gram Yojana; and
- (b) if  so,  the  funds  spent  for  this  purpose  during  the  last  two  years,  year-wise  and State/UT-wise along with the demand of each State in this regard?

## 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) & (b): Under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana framework, the development of Gram Panchayats is envisaged through convergence and implementation of existing Government Schemes and Programmes under the administrative control of respective Ministries without allocating additional funds.

However,  under  the  Krishi  Vigyan  Kendras  (KVKs)  scheme  implemented  under Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR),  as  many  as  286  Krishi  Vigyan  Kendras (KVKs) have imparted training to 96744 farmers by organizing 3442 training programmes in the villages under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yoana during the last two years.  The State/UT-wise details of funds spent by KVKs for training purpose under this programme during the last two years (2016-17 & 2017-18) are given in the Annexure .

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## State /UT-wise details of Funds Spent by KVKs for training purpose under SANSAD ADARSH GRAM YOJANA (SAGY) during the last two years (2016-17 & 2017-2018).

| Sr. No.   | State/UT                 | Funds Spent by KVKs on Training of farmers under SAGY   | Funds Spent by KVKs on Training of farmers under SAGY   |
|-----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.   | State/UT                 | 2016-2017 (Rs in lakhs)                                 | 2017-2018 (Rs in lakhs)                                 |
| 1.        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 0.055                                                   | 0.19                                                    |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh           | 0.09                                                    | 0                                                       |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh        | 1.15                                                    | 1.23                                                    |
| 4.        | Assam                    | 0.86                                                    | 0.41                                                    |
| 5.        | Bihar                    | 2.3                                                     | 2.076                                                   |
| 6.        | Chhattisgarh             | 1.99                                                    | 2.52                                                    |
| 7.        | Gujarat                  | 1.07                                                    | 0.98                                                    |
| 8.        | Haryana                  | 0.43                                                    | 0.43                                                    |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh         | 0.0                                                     | 1.60                                                    |
| 10.       | Jammu &Kashmir           | 1.00                                                    | 0.09                                                    |
| 11.       | Jharkhand                | 1.11                                                    | 2.83                                                    |
| 12.       | Karnataka                | 0.30                                                    | 0.15                                                    |
| 13.       | Kerala                   | 0.10                                                    | 0.10                                                    |
| 14.       | Madhya Pradesh           | 6.17                                                    | 6.86                                                    |
| 15.       | Maharashtra              | 1.83                                                    | 0.38                                                    |
| 16.       | Manipur                  | 0.25                                                    | 0.30                                                    |
| 17.       | Meghalaya                | 0.053                                                   | 0.09                                                    |
| 18.       | Orissa                   | 0.34                                                    | 0.50                                                    |
| 19.       | Punjab                   | 0.77                                                    | 0.64                                                    |
| 20.       | Rajasthan                | 1.61                                                    | 1.42                                                    |
| 21.       | Sikkim                   | 0.97                                                    | 0.47                                                    |
| 22.       | Tamil Nadu               | 3.48                                                    | 2.33                                                    |
| 23.       | Telangana                | 0.12                                                    | 0.14                                                    |
| 24.       | Uttar Pradesh            | 5.95                                                    | 6.58                                                    |
| 25.       | Uttarakhand              | 0.43                                                    | 0.17                                                    |
| 26.       | West Bengal              | 0.63                                                    | 0.47                                                    |
| Total     | Total                    | 33.06                                                   | 32.96                                                   |

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