Lok Sabha Question No. 151 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-02
Subject: Training to Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Kirti Vardhan Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 151 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02/07/2019

## TRAINING TO FARMERS

## *151.  SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the Government has provided training to farmers for scientific methods of agriculture; and
- (b) if  so,  whether  farmers  have  been  provided  information  in  this  regard,  if  so,  the details of the districts in which the programme is being implemented, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b)

: A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT IN RESPECT OF PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 151 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02/07/2019 REGARDING 'TRAINING TO FARMERS'

(a)  &  (b): Yes,  Sir.  Government  has  been  laying  special  emphasis  on  dissemination  of information and knowledge transfer to the farmers through a series of initiatives like Extension Reforms, Mass Media Support to Agricultural Extension, Kisan Call Centers, Agri-Clinics and Agri-Business Centers, Exhibitions/ Fairs etc.

A Centrally Sponsored  Scheme 'Support to State Extension Programmes for Extension Reforms' popularly known as ATMA Scheme implemented through Department of Agriculture Cooperation & Farmers Welfare is under implementation since 2005. Presently, Scheme is being implemented  in  684  districts  of  29  States  &  3  UTs  of  the  country.  The  Scheme  promotes decentralized and farmer-friendly extension system in the country. Under the scheme Grants-inAid is released to the State Governments {In the ratio of 60:40 (Centre: State) to General States, 90:10 for North-Eastern & 3 Himalayan States and 100% for UTs} with an objective to support State  Government's  efforts  to  revitalize  the  extension  system  and  making  available  the  latest agricultural technologies and good agricultural practices in different thematic areas of agriculture and  allied  areas  including  scientific  method  of  agriculture  to  farmers.  The  extension  activities include  Farmers  Training,  Demonstrations,  Exposure  Visits,  Kisan  Mela,  Mobilization  of Farmers  Groups  and  organizing  Farm  Schools  etc.  An  amount  of  Rs.57083.48  lakh  (Central Share) was released to the States during 2018-19 under the Scheme.

A Statement showing State-wise number of farmers benefitted through 'Farmers Training' activity under ATMA scheme during 2018-19 is at Annexure-I .

Further, a network of 713 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) has been established by Indian Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  to  facilitate  farmer's  access  to  knowledge  and information  generated  by  Agricultural  Universities  and  ICAR  Institutes  of  the  country.  The KVKs provide training of farmers to update their knowledge and skill. During 2018-19, as many as  13.51  lakh  farmers  in  the  country  have  been  provided  training  in  agriculture  including horticulture,  dairy,  fisheries  and  other  allied  sectors  through  47000  training  programmes.  The State-wise  names  of  districts  having  KVKs  which  imparted  training  to  farmers  for  scientific method of agriculture is given at Annexure-II .

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## Statement showing State-wise number of farmers benefitted through 'Farmers Training' activity under ATMA scheme during 2018-19

| Sl. No.   |                | Number of Districts   | Nuumber of Farmers Trained   | Nuumber of Farmers Trained   | Total Farmers Benefitted in 'Farmers Training'   |
|-----------|----------------|-----------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State          | Number of Districts   | Male                         | Female                       | Total Farmers Benefitted in 'Farmers Training'   |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh | 13                    | 107519                       | 55376                        | 162895                                           |
| 2         | Bihar          | 38                    | 84976                        | 17487                        | 102463                                           |
| 3         | Chhatisgarh    | 27                    | 46410                        | 7454                         | 53864                                            |
| 4         | Goa            | 2                     | 3706                         | 5021                         | 8727                                             |
| 5         | Gujarat        | 33                    | 67336                        | 45076                        | 112412                                           |
| 6         | Haryana        | 21                    | 9870                         | 2080                         | 11950                                            |
| 7         | H.P            | 12                    | 15840                        | 5435                         | 21275                                            |
| 8         | J&K            | 22                    | 37605                        | 5                            | 37610                                            |
| 9         | Jharkhand      | 24                    | 11150                        | 4311                         | 15461                                            |
| 10        | Karnataka      | 29                    | 41885                        | 19408                        | 61293                                            |
| 11        | Kerala         | 14                    | 32741                        | 0                            | 32741                                            |
| 12        | Maharashtra    | 34                    | 103124                       | 44439                        | 147563                                           |
| 13        | M.P.           | 52                    | 59330                        | 6807                         | 66137                                            |
| 14        | Orissa         | 30                    | 33940                        | 15030                        | 48970                                            |
| 15        | Punjab         | 22                    | 19687                        | 894                          | 20581                                            |
| 16        | Rajasthan      | 33                    | 38469                        | 10869                        | 49338                                            |
| 17        | Telangana      | 32                    | 21733                        | 9315                         | 31048                                            |
| 18        | Tamil Nadu     | 31                    | 266589                       | 114253                       | 380842                                           |
| 19        | U.P            | 75                    | 101180                       | 42970                        | 144150                                           |
| 20        | Uttarakhand    | 13                    | 10928                        | 4556                         | 15484                                            |
| 21        | W.B            | 23                    | 140000                       | 88500                        | 228500                                           |
| 22        | Assam          | 26                    | 4161                         | 3701                         | 7862                                             |
| 23        | Ar.Pradesh     | 20                    | 34860                        | 14940                        | 49800                                            |
| 24        | Manipur        | 9                     | 2778                         | 1197                         | 3975                                             |
| 25        | Meghalaya      | 11                    | 3617                         | 4059                         | 7676                                             |
| 26        | Mizoram        | 8                     | 6062                         | 2598                         | 8660                                             |
| 27        | Nagaland       | 12                    | 10650                        | 10015                        | 20665                                            |
| 28        | Tripura        | 8                     | 3640                         | 0                            | 3640                                             |
| 29        | Sikkim         | 4                     | 688                          | 337                          | 1025                                             |
| 30        | Delhi          | 1                     | 0                            | 0                            | 0                                                |
| 31        | Puducherry     | 2                     | 744                          | 266                          | 1010                                             |
| 32        | A&N            | 3                     | 966                          | 648                          | 1614                                             |
|           | Total          | 684                   | 1322184                      | 537047                       | 1859231                                          |

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## State-wise names of districts having KVKs which imparted training to farmers

|   S. No. | State/Union Territory       |   No. of KVKs | Name of districts with oneKVK                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|----------|-----------------------------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |             3 | Port Blair, Nicobar, North &Middle Andaman (Mayabunder)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh              |            24 | Shrikakulam, Vizianagaram, Ananthpur-I,Chittoor-I, East Godavari- I, Guntur-I,Krishna-I,Kurnool-I,Nellore-I,Prakasham-I, Visakhapatnam-i, West Godavari-I,Kadapa-I, Ananthpur-II,Chittoor- II,East Godavari-II, Guntur-II,Krishna-II,Kurnool-II,Nellore- II,Prakasham-II, Visakhapatnam-II, West Godavari-II, Kadapa-II                                                                                                                                   |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh           |            16 | West Siang, West Kameng, Tirap, Lower Dibang Valley, Lower Subansiri, Papumpare, Upper Siang, East Kameng, Tawang, Lohit, Upper Subansiri, East Siang, Changlang, Anjaw, Longding, Kurung Kumey                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|        4 | Assam                       |            26 | Sonitpur, Cachar, Golaghat, Kokrajhar, Sibsagar, Nalbari, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Karbi Anglong, Kamrup, North Lakhimpur, Nagaon,Tinsukia, Karimganj, Dhubri, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Darrang, Jorhat, Goalpara, Hailakandi, Udalguri, Baska, Moringaon, Bongaigaon, Dima Hasao.                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|        5 | Bihar                       |            44 | Munger, Darbhanga, Vaishali, Begusarai, Saharsa, Nalanda, Banka, Patna, Sheikhpura, Madhepura, Bhagalpur, Rohtas, Araria, Purnea, Katihar, Samastipur-I, Samastipur-II, Siwan, West Champaran-I, West Champaran-II, Jahanabad, Saran, Supaul, Gaya-I, Gaya-II, Sheohar, Aurangabad, Lakhisarai, East Champaran-I, East Champaran-II, Kishanganj, Gopalganj, Buxar, Bhojpur, Nawadah, Kaimur, Jamui, Madhubani-I, Madhubani-II, Khagaria, Sitamarhi, Arwal |
|        6 | Chhattisgarh                |            27 | Bilaspur, Baloda Bazaar, Surajpur, Bastar, Janjgir-Champa, Raigarh, Dhamtari, Raipur, Mahasamund, Dantewada, Korba, Jashpur, Kanker, Kavardha, Korea, Rajnandgaon, Narayanpur, Bijapur, Sarguja, Gariyaband, Bemetara, Mungeli,Balarampur,Balod, Durg-I, Durg-II, Sukma,                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|        7 | Delhi                       |             1 | Ujwa (New Delhi)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|        8 | Goa                         |             2 | North Goa, South Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|        9 | Gujarat                     |            30 | Sabarkantha, Dahod, Anand, Ahemedabad, Dang, Surat, Navsari, Narmada, Amreli, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Surendranagar, Gandhinagar, Valsad, Kheda, Panchmahal, Mehsana, Bharuch, Vadodara, Patan, Bhavnagar, Junagadh, Tapi, Morbi, Banaskantha- I,Kuchchh-I, Rajkot-I, Banaskantha-II,Kuchchh-II, Rajkot-II                                                                                                                                                   |
|       10 | Haryana                     |            18 | Panipat, Kaithal, Jind, Hisar, Kurukshetra, Faridabad, Yamunanagar, Sonipat, Rohtak, Sirsa, Mahendergarh, Fatehabad, Jhajjar, Bhiwani, Karnal, Gurgaon, Ambala, Rewari,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|       11 | Himachal Pradesh            |            13 | Kullu, Una, Mandi, Sirmaur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Bilaspur, Kinnaur, Chamba, Shimla, Solan , Lahaul &Spiti-I and Lahaul &Spiti-II                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|       12 | Jammu and Kashmir           |            21 | Jammu, Rajouri, Doda, Udhampur, Poonch Pulwama, Srinagar, Gandarabal, Budgam, Baramulla, Kupwara, Anantnag, Kathua, Kulgam, Shopian, Bandipura, Samba, Leh-I, Kargil-I, Leh-II, Kargil- II                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |

|   S. No. | State/Union Territory   |   No. of KVKs | Name of districts with oneKVK                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|----------|-------------------------|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       13 | Jharkhand               |            24 | West Singhbhum, Dumka, Palamau, Pakur, Lohardanga, Giridih, Bokaro, East Singhbhum, Sahibganj,Chatra, Garwah, Dhanbad, Simdega, Latehar, Jamtara, Koderma, Deoghar, Ranchi, Hazaribagh, Gumla, Godda,Seraikela,Khunti, Ramgarh, Muzaffarpur-I, Muzaffarpur-II                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|       14 | Karnataka               |            33 | Raichur, Haveri, Bidar, Dharwad, Koppal, Uttara Kannada, Bagalkot, Hassan, Mandya, Shimoga, Udupi, Chitradurga, Chikkamagalur, Dakshina Kannada, Chamrajanagar, Kolar, Bangalore Rural, Kodagu, Mysore, Gadag, Davanagere, Ramanagram, Bellary, Chikkaballapur, Yadgir, Belgaum-I,Bijapur-I, Gulbarga-I,Tumkur-I, Belgaum-II,Bijapur-II, Gulbarga-II,Tumkur- II,                                                                                                                                     |
|       15 | Kerala                  |            14 | Palghat, Kollam, Wynad, Kottayam, Kannur, Malappuram, Thrissur, Kasaragode, Alleppey, Ernakulam, Kozhikode (Calicut), Thiruvananthapuram, Idukki, Pathanamthitta,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|       16 | Lakshadweep             |             1 | Kiltan Island Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|       17 | Madhya Pradesh          |            53 | Chhindwara-I, Chhindwara-II, Jhabua, Sidhi, Shahdol, Khandwa, Tikamgarh, Seoni, Bhind, Rajgarh, Guna, Balaghat, Betul, Panna, Dindori, Gwalior, Rewa, Hoshangabad, Morena, Sagar, Khargone, Shajapur,, Ujjain, Mandsaur, Jabalpur, Harda, Damoh, Narsinghpur, Dewas, Padaria, Chatarpur, Shivpuri, Neemuch, Mandla, Badwani, Umaria, Sheopur, Datia, Bhopal, Ratlam, Vidisha, Satna, Indore, Sehore, Raisen, Burhanpur, Ashoknagar, Anuppur, Agar Malwa, Alirajpur, Singrauli, Dhar-I, Dhar-II,      |
|       18 | Maharashtra             |            47 | Wardha, Bhandara, Chandrapur, Gondia, Godchiroli, Osmanabad, Ratnagiri, Raigarh, Dhule, Nagpur, Parbhani, Washim, Sindhudurg, Thane, Sangli, Hingoli, Nandurbar, Latur, Akola, Ahmednagar-I, Amaravathi-I, Aurangabad-I, Beed-I, Jalna-I,Buldana-I, Jalgaon- I,Nanded-I,Nashik-I,Pune-I, Yavatmal-I,Satara-I, Solapur-I, Kolhapur-I, Ahmednagar-II,Amaravathi-II, Aurangabad-II, Beed-II, Jalna-II,Buldana-II,Jalgaon-II,Nanded-II,Nashik-II,Pune-II, Yavatmal-II,Satara-II, Solapur-II, Kolhapur-II |
|       19 | Manipur                 |             9 | Imphal West, Churachandpur, Tamenglong, Chandel, Senapati, Bishnupur, Imphal East, Thoubal, Ukhrul,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|       20 | Meghalaya               |             7 | West Garo Hills, Ri-bhoi, Jaintia Hills, East Khasi Hills, West Khasi Hills,South Garo Hills, East Garo Hills.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|       21 | Mizoram                 |             8 | Lunglei, Kolasib, Chimtuipui, Lawngtlai, Mammit, Champhai, Serchhip, Aizwal,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|       22 | Nagaland                |            11 | Dimapur, Medziphema, Wokha, Mokokchung, Kohima, Tuensang, Mon, Zunheboto, Laongleng, Peren,Kiphire                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|       23 | Odisha                  |            33 | Koraput, Kendrapara, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bargarh, Kandhamal (Phulbani), Kalahandi, Jaipur, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Deoghar, Angul, Bhadrak, Nabarangpur, Nayagarh, Sambalpur, Jagatsinghpur, Gajapati, Rayagada, Nuapada, Boudh, Sonepur, Malkangiri,Jharsuguda, Puri, Khurda, Bolangir, Ganjam-I, Mayurbhanj-I, Sundergarh-I, Ganjam-II, Mayurbhanj-II, Sundergarh-II                                                                                                                                   |
|       24 | Pondicherry             |             3 | Karaikal, Pudducherry, Yanam,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|       25 | Punjab                  |            22 | Faridkot, Gurdaspur, Ferosepur, Bathinda, Hoshiarpur, Patiala, Kapurthala, Sangrur, Nawanshahar, Roopnagar, Ludhiana, Amritsar,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |

| S. No.   | State/Union Territory   | No. of KVKs   | Name of districts with oneKVK                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|----------|-------------------------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          |                         |               | Muktsar, Fatehgargh Sahib, Moga, Jalandhar, Mansa, Tarantaran, Barnala, Sahaibjada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali), Fazilka, Pathankot,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 26       | Rajasthan               | 44            | Dausa, Jhunjhunu, Sawai Madhopur, Ajmer, Dhoulpur, Sikar, Jalore, Bharatpur, Sriganganagar, Karauli, Dungarpur, Banswara, Baran, Sirohi, Chittorgarh, Kota, Bundi, Jhalawar, Rajsamand, Pali, Tonk, Pratapgarh, Alwar-I, Churu-I, Udaipur-I,Jaisalmer-I, Jodhpur- I, Bikaner-I, Jaipur-I, Hanumangarh-I, Barmer-I, Nagaur-I, Bhilwara-I, Alwar-II, Churu-II, Udaipur-II,Jaisalmer-II, Jodhpur- II,Bikaner-II, Jaipur-II, Hanumangarh-II, Barmer-II, Nagaur-II, Bhilwara-II                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 27       | Sikkim                  | 4             | East Sikkim, North Sikkim, West Sikkim, South Sikkim,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 28       | Tamil Nadu              | 32            | Salem, Cuddalore, Trichirappali, Perambalur, Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram, Kanyakumari, Madurai, Villupuram-I, Villupuram-II, Vellore, Thiruvallur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Virudhunagar, Dharmapuri, Kancheepuram, Shivagangai, Namakkal, Dindigul, Coimbatore, Theni, Nilgiris, Tiruvannamalai, Tirunelveli, Krishnagiri, Thanjavur, Tuticorin, Karur, Ariyalur, Erode, Tiruppur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 29       | Telangana               | 16            | Adilabad, Nizamabad, Ranga Reddy, Mancherial, Karimnagar-I, Nalgonda-I, Khammam-I, Medak-I, Mahaboobnagar-I, Warangal-I, Karimnagar-II, Nalgonda-II, Khammam-II, Medak-II, Mahaboobnagar-II, Warangal-II                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 30       | Tripura                 | 8             | Khowai(West Tripura), South Tripura, Dhalai, North Tripura, West Tripura, Gomati, Unakoti, Sepahijala,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 31       | Uttarakhand             | 13            | Champavat, Tehri Garhwal, Nainital, Chamoli, Haridwar, Almora, Pauri Garhwal, Rudra Prayag, Udhamsingh Nagar, Pithoragarh, Dehradun, Uttarakanshi, Bageshwar,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 32       | Uttar Pradesh           | 83            | Sahajahanpur, Bijnor, Saharanpur, Ghaziabad, Rampur, Muzaffarnagar-I, Muzaffarnagar-II, Meerut, Pilibhit, Baghpat, Moradabad, Gautam Budha Nagar, Ballia, Mau, Varanasi, Basti, Faizabad, Maharajganj, Sonbhadra, Siddharth Nagar, Azamgarh, Barabanki, Chandauli, Balrampur, Sant Kabir Nagar, Mathura, Jhansi, Rai Bareli, Fatehpur, Aligarh, Kanpur (Dehat), Mainpuri, Mahoba, Etawah, Kannauj, Firozabad, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Lakhimpur Kheri-I, Lakhimpur Kheri-II, Lalitpur, Farrukhabad, Hardoi, Lucknow, Bareilly, Kushinagar, Etah, Agra, Allahabad, Sant Ravidas Nagar, Mirzapur, Bulandshahar, Chitrakoot, Unnao, Pratapgarh, Gazipur-I, Gazipur-II, Kaushambi, Auraiya, Deoria, Mahamayanagar, Banda, Ambedkar Nagar, Kasganj, Amethi, Sambhal, Shamli,Amroha,Hapur, Sitapur-I, Gorakhpur-I, Badaun-I, Bahraich-I, Gonda-I, Sultanpur-I, Jaunpur-I, Sitapur-II, Gorakhpur-II, Badaun-II, Bahraich-II, Gonda-II, Sultanpur-II, Jaunpur-II, |
| 33       | West Bengal             | 23            | Darjeeling, Coochbehar, Dakshin Dinajpur, Uttar Dinajpur, Howrah, Hoogly, Jalpaiguri, West Midnapur, Purulia, Burdhman, Birbhum, Bankura, East Midnapore, South 24 Parganas-I, North 24 Parganas-I, Malda-I, Nadia-I,Murshidabad-I, South 24 Parganas-II, North 24 Parganas-II, Malda-II, Nadia-II,Murshidabad-II                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Total    | Total                   | 713           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |

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