Lok Sabha Question No. 2140 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Krishi Vigyan Kendras
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Krishna Pal Singh Yadav, Aparupa  Poddar, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2140

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 TH  MARCH, 2022

## KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRAS

## 2140.  DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV:

SHRIMATI APARUPA PODDAR:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL: DR. HEENA GAVIT: SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्री 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 conduced at ICAR in the last three years;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) There are 731 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) in the country. State/UT wise number of KVKs is given in Annexure-I.

(b) There are 38 KVKs under the control of State Governments, 66 under ICAR Institutes, 103  under  NGOs,  506  under  Agricultural  Universities,  3  under  Central  Universities,  3  under Public Sector Undertakings, 7 under Deemed to be Universities and 5 under Other Educational Institutions.

(c) to (e): The technologies developed out of research conducted by ICAR are taken to farmers' fields  for  its  assessment  by  KVKs  to  ascertain  their  location  specificity  under  various  farming systems. KVKs also conduct large number of technology demonstrations at farmers' fields for their adoption by the farmers. The KVKs conducted 1.12 lakh assessment trials of technologies in  farmers'  fields  and  7.35  lakh  demonstrations  on  different  technologies  related  to  crops, livestock, fisheries, farm machineries and other enterprises during the last three years.

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## [Part -(a) of Lok Sabha USQ No. 2140 To Be Answered On 15 TH  MARCH, 2022]

## State/UT wise number of KVKs

| Name of State/ UT         |   Total |
|---------------------------|---------|
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands |       3 |
| Andhra Pradesh            |      24 |
| Arunachal Pradesh         |      17 |
| Assam                     |      26 |
| Bihar                     |      44 |
| Chhattisgarh              |      28 |
| Delhi                     |       1 |
| Goa                       |       2 |
| Gujarat                   |      30 |
| Haryana                   |      18 |
| Himachal Pradesh          |      13 |
| Jammu & Kashmir           |      20 |
| Jharkhand                 |      24 |
| Karnataka                 |      33 |
| Kerala                    |      14 |
| Ladakh                    |       4 |
| Lakshadweep               |       1 |
| Madhya Pradesh            |      54 |
| Maharashtra               |      50 |
| Manipur                   |       9 |
| Meghalaya                 |       7 |
| Mizoram                   |       8 |
| Nagaland                  |      11 |
| Odisha                    |      33 |
| Puducherry                |       3 |
| Punjab                    |      22 |
| Rajasthan                 |      47 |
| Sikkim                    |       4 |
| Tamil Nadu                |      32 |
| Telangana                 |      16 |
| Tripura                   |       8 |
| Uttar Pradesh             |      89 |
| Uttarakhand               |      13 |
| West Bengal               |      23 |
| Total                     |     731 |