Lok Sabha Question No. 3117 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-06
Subject: Weather Forecasting for Farmers
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Bholanath (B.P. Saroj)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3117

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, 6th AUGUST, 2021

## WEATHER FORECASTING FOR FARMERS

## 3117. SHRI BHOLANATH (B.P. SAROJ):

## Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps to strengthen agricultural weather forecasting services to address the risks in agriculture sector and provide weather information to the farmers;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of action taken by the Government for modernization and upgradation of technology and equipment tools for providing accurate weather forecast at district level?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES

(DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a)-(b) India Meteorological Department (lMD) runs an operational Agrometeorological Advisory Service (AAS) viz., Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa (GKMS) scheme for the benefit of farming community in the country. Under the scheme, medium range weather forecast at district level is generated and based on the forecast, Agromet Advisories are being prepared and communicated by the 130 Agromet Field Units (AMFUs) located at State Agricultural Universities, institutes of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (lCAR) and Indian Institute of Technology (liT) etc. (State/UT, location-wise details of AMFUs given in Annexure I), to the farmers on every Tuesday and Friday to take decision on day-to-day agricultural operations. AAS rendered by IMD is a step towards weather-based crop and livestock management strategies and operations dedicated to enhancing crop production and food security besides reducing crop damage and loss due to unusual weather.

IMD is also running block level AAS in collaboration with Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in the country. District Agromet Units (DAMUs) have been established in the Krishi Vikas Kendra (KVKs) under ICAR network (Annexure II). Implementation of block level AAS would address the micro-level variation in weather and climate and hence, more number of farmers will be benefitted.

State-of-art weather forecast models is used for generating 5-day medium range weather forecast at block and district levels. Monsoon Mission Coupled Forecast System version 2 (MMCFSv2) model is used for generating extended range weather forecast for taking strategic decisions in agriculture. These weather forecasts are shared with the AMFUs and DAMUs to generate suitable block and district level agromet advisories under GKMS scheme and communicate to the farming community.

- (c) Agromet advisories are communicated to the farmers through mLiChannC! dissemination system like print and electronic media, Door Darshan, radio, internet etc. including SMS using mobile phones through Kisan Portal launched by Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and also through private companies under Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. At present, 43.37 million farmers in the country receive the Agromet advisories through SMS directly.

IMD is taking continuous efforts to popularize the service among the farming community by organising Farmers' Awareness Programmes (FAPs) in collaboration with AMFUs and DAMUs in various parts of the country. IMD along with the experts from AMFUs and DAMUs also participate in Kisan Melas, Farmers' Day etc. to create awareness about the services, so that more farmers get benefitted.

A mobile App named 'Meghdoot' has been launched by Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India to help the farmers to get the weather information and related agromet advisories specific to their districts.

## State/Union Territory wise details of AMFUs

|   S.No | State              | AMFU        | Districts under AMFU                                                                                                                                                                                 | AMFU Parent District   |
|--------|--------------------|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|      1 | AANDN ISLANDS      | Port Blair  | Nicobar, South Andaman, North And Middle Andaman                                                                                                                                                     | South Andaman          |
|      2 | ANDHRA PRADESH     | Anakapalle  | Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam                                                                                                                                                              | Visakhapatna m         |
|      2 | ANDHRA PRADESH     | Anantpur    | Anantapur, Kurnool                                                                                                                                                                                   | Anantapur              |
|      2 | ANDHRA PRADESH     | Chintapalle | East -Godavari                                                                                                                                                                                       | East-Godavari          |
|      2 | ANDHRA PRADESH     | Lam(Guntur) | West -God avari, Krishna, Guntur Prakasam                                                                                                                                                            | Guntur                 |
|      2 | ANDHRA PRADESH     | Tirupati    | Chittoor, Cuddepah, Nellore                                                                                                                                                                          | Chittor                |
|      3 | ARUNAC HAL PRADESH | Basar       | Anjaw, Changlang, Dibang Valley, East Kameng, East Siang, Kurung Kumey, Lohit, Lower Dibang Valley, Lower Subansiri, Tawang, Tirap, Upper Siang, Upper Subansiri, West Kameng, West Siang, Papumpare | West Siang             |
|      4 | ASSAM              | Diphu       | Karbi Anglong, North Cachar Hills                                                                                                                                                                    | Karbi Anglong          |
|      4 | ASSAM              | Gossaigaon  | Goalpara, Kamrup, Nalbari,Barpeta, Dhubri, Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Baksha, Chirang, Kamrup Metro,                                                                                                     | Kokrajhar              |
|      4 | ASSAM              | Jorhat      | Go laghat,J orhat, Sivasa gar Dibrugarh, Tinsukia                                                                                                                                                    | Jorhat                 |
|      4 | ASSAM              | Karimganj   | Karimganj,Hailakandi,Cachar                                                                                                                                                                          | Karimganj              |
|      4 | ASSAM              | Shillongani | Nagaon,Marigaon                                                                                                                                                                                      | Nagaon                 |
|      4 | ASSAM              | Sonitpur    | Dhemaji,Lakhimpur,Sonitpur Udalgiri, Darrang                                                                                                                                                         | Sonitpur               |
|      5 | BIHAR              | Pusa        | West Champaran, East Champaran, Gopalganj, Siwan, Saran, Sitamarhi, Muzaffarpur, Madhubani, Darbhanga, Samastipur, Sheohar, Begusarai, Vaishali                                                      | Samastipur             |
|      5 | BIHAR              | Sabour      | Sheikhpura, Luckeesarai, Jamui, Munger, Banka, Bhabua, Rohtas, Aurangabad-Bihar, Buxar, Bhojpur, Jahanabad, Gaya Nalanda, Nawada, Bhagalpur, Arwal, Patna                                            | Bhagalpur              |
|      5 | BIHAR              | Agwanpur    | Saharsa, Purnia, Katihar, Supaul, Khagaria, Madhepura, Kishanganj, Araria                                                                                                                            | Saharsa                |

## Annexure I

|   6 | CHHATII SGARH     | Ambikapur         | Surguja (Ambikapur),Koriya,Jashpur, Balram_1)_ur, SumiQur                                                                                                            | I Surguja              |
|-----|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|   6 | CHHATII SGARH     | Jagadalpur        | Bastar, Bijapur, Dantewara, Narayanpur, Konda_g_aon,Sukrna                                                                                                           | I Bastar               |
|   6 | CHHATII SGARH     | Raipur            | Raipur, Korba, Raigarh, Bilaspur, Kabirdham(Karwardha ), Rajnandgaon, Durg, Mahasamund, Dhamtari, Janjgir, Kanker, Baloda Bazar, Gariyaband, Balod, Bemetara,Mungeli | Raipur I               |
|   7 | DELHI             | Delhi             | North Delhi (Narela)                                                                                                                                                 | North Delhi _(_Narela) |
|   8 | GUJARAT           | Anand             | Panch Mahals, Dohad, Vadodara, Kheda, Anand, Chhota Udaipur, Mahisagar                                                                                               | Anand                  |
|   8 | GUJARAT           | Arnej             | Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar,Botad                                                                                                                                           | Ahmedabad              |
|   8 | GUJARAT           | Bhachau           | Kachchh                                                                                                                                                              | Kachchh                |
|   8 | GUJARAT           | Dantiwada         | Banas Kantha, Sabar Kantha, Gandhinagar, Mahesana, Patan, Aravalli                                                                                                   | Banas Kantha           |
|   8 | GUJARAT           | Junagadh          | Junagadh, Gir Somnath, Porbandar                                                                                                                                     | Junagadh               |
|   8 | GUJARAT           | Maktampur         | Bharuch, Surat, Narmada,Tapi                                                                                                                                         | Bharuch                |
|   8 | GUJARAT           | Navasari          | Dangs, Valsad, Navsari                                                                                                                                               | Navsari                |
|   8 | GUJARAT           | Targhadia         | Jamnagar, Rajkot, Amreli, Surendranagar, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Morbi                                                                                                     | Rajkot                 |
|   9 | HARYAN A          | Kaul              | Panchkula, Ambala, Yamuna Nagar, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Kamal, Panipat, Sonipat, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Jind, Mewat                                                      | Kaithal ! I            |
|   9 | HARYAN A          | Hissar            | Palwal, Sirsa, Fatehabad, Hissar, Bhiwani, Mahendragarh, Rewari.Rohtak Jhajjar                                                                                       | Hissar                 |
|  10 | HIMACH AL PRADESH | Seobagh           | Kullu, Mandi                                                                                                                                                         | , Kullu                |
|  10 | HIMACH AL PRADESH | Kukumsheri        | Kinnaur, Lahaul And Spiti                                                                                                                                            | Lahauland Spiti        |
|  10 | HIMACH AL PRADESH | Palampur          | Una, Hamirpur-Hp, Kangra, Chamba                                                                                                                                     | I Kangra               |
|  10 | HIMACH AL PRADESH | Nauni (Solan)     | Solan, Shimla, Bilaspur-Hp, Sirmaur                                                                                                                                  | Solan                  |
|  11 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR | Chatha (Jammu)    | Jammu, Kathua, Reasi, Samba                                                                                                                                          | Jammu                  |
|  11 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR | Leh               | Leh, Kargil                                                                                                                                                          | Leh                    |
|  11 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR | Pahalgam(Rajouri) | Doda, Punch, Rajouri, Udhampur, Ramban                                                                                                                               | Rajouri                |
|  11 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR | Srinagar          | Srinagar, Badgam, Kupwara, Baramula, Pulwama, Anatnag, Bandipore, Shop ian, Kulgam, Ganderbal                                                                        | Srinagar               |

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|   12 | JHARKA ND      | Dumka                | Sahebganj, Godda, Pakaur, Dumka, Devghar, Giridih, Dhanbad, Jamtara, Koderma                                       | pumka I           |
|------|----------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|   12 | JHARKA ND      | Ranchi               | Garhwa, Palamau, Lohardaga, Gumla, Latehar, Simdega, Ramgarh, Khunti, Ranchi, Bokaro, Hazaribagh, Chatra           | Ranchi            |
|   12 | JHARKA ND      | Darisai              | West Singhbhum, Saraikela, East Singhbhum                                                                          | East Singhbhum    |
|   13 | KARNAT AKA     | Bengaluru            | Bengaluru Rural, Bengaluru Urban, Kolar, Chickballapur, Ramnagar                                                   | ,Bengaluru Urban  |
|   13 | KARNAT AKA     | Bidar                | Bidar                                                                                                              | Bidar             |
|   13 | KARNAT AKA     | Vijayapura           | Vijayapura, Gadag, Bagalkot                                                                                        | Vijayapura        |
|   13 | KARNAT AKA     | Brahamavar           | Udupi, Dakshin Kannad                                                                                              | Udupi             |
|   13 | KARNAT AKA     | Dharwad              | Dharwad, Belgavi, Haveri                                                                                           | 'Dharwad          |
|   13 | KARNAT AKA     | Hiriyur              | Chitradurga, Davangere, Tumakuru                                                                                   | I Chitradurga     |
|   13 | KARNAT AKA     | Naganhalli           | Mysuru, Mandya, Chamrajnagara, Kodagu                                                                              | 'Mysuru ,         |
|   13 | KARNAT AKA     | Neveli               | Shivamogga, Hassan, Chikmangaluru                                                                                  | Shivamogga        |
|   13 | KARNAT AKA     | Raichur              | Ballari, Kalaburgi, Koppal, Raichur, Yadgir                                                                        | Raichur           |
|   13 | KARNAT AKA     | Sirsi                | Uttar Kannad                                                                                                       | Uttar Kannad      |
|   14 | KERALA         | Ambalavayal          | Wayanad,ldukki                                                                                                     | Wayanad           |
|   14 | KERALA         | Kumarakom            | Allepy, Kottayam                                                                                                   | Kottayam          |
|   14 | KERALA         | Pillicode            | Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur, Kasargod                                                                            | Kasargod I        |
|   14 | KERALA         | Trissur(Vellanikara) | Palakkad, Thrissur,Ernakulam                                                                                       | Thrissur          |
|   14 | KERALA         | Vellayani            | Thiruvanathpuram, Kollam, Pattanam th itta                                                                         | Thiruvanathpu ram |
|   15 | MADHYA PRADESH | Chhindawara          | Betul, Chhindwara                                                                                                  | Chhindwara        |
|   15 | MADHYA PRADESH | Indore               | Mandsaur, Ratlam, Ujjain, Dewas, Indore, Shajapur Rajgarh, Neemuch                                                 | Indore            |
|   15 | MADHYA PRADESH | Jabalpur             | Rewa, Satna, Panna, Jabalpur, Seoni, Siddhi, Katni, Shahdol, Umaria, Mandla, Dindori, Balaghat, Anuppur, Singrauli | Jabalpur          |
|   15 | MADHYA PRADESH | Jhabua               | Jhabua, Dhar, Alirajpur                                                                                            | Jhabua            |
|   15 | MADHYA PRADESH | Khargone             | Khandwa, Khargaon, Harda, Burhanpur, Badwani                                                                       | Khargaon          |
|   15 | MADHYA PRADESH | Morena               | Gwalior, Bhind, Morena, Shivpuri, Guna, Ashoknagar, Sheopur                                                        | Morena            |
|   15 | MADHYA PRADESH | Powerkheda           | Narsingpur, Hoshangabad                                                                                            | Hoshangabad       |
|   15 | MADHYA PRADESH | Sehore               | Bhopal, Sagar, Damoh, Vidisha, Raisen, Sehore                                                                      | Sehore            |
|   15 | MADHYA PRADESH | Tikamgarh            | Chhatarpur, Datia, Tikamgarh                                                                                       | Tikamgarh         |

|   16 | MAHARASHT RA   | Akola               | Akola, Amravati, Wardha,                                                                                                                                    | Akola, Amravati, Wardha,                                                                                                                                    | Akola               |
|------|----------------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|   16 | MAHARASHT RA   | Dapoli              | Buldana, Washim, Yeotrnal Thane, Raigarh, Ratnagiri                                                                                                         | Buldana, Washim, Yeotrnal Thane, Raigarh, Ratnagiri                                                                                                         | Ratnagiri           |
|   16 | MAHARASHT RA   | Igatpuri            | Nashik I I                                                                                                                                                  | Nashik I I                                                                                                                                                  | Nashik              |
|   16 | MAHARASHT RA   | Kolhapur            | Satara, Kolhapur, Sangli                                                                                                                                    | Satara, Kolhapur, Sangli                                                                                                                                    | Kolhapur            |
|   16 | MAHARASHT RA   | Mulde(Kudal)        | • Sindhudurg i                                                                                                                                              | • Sindhudurg i                                                                                                                                              | Sindhudurg          |
|   16 | MAHARASHT RA   | Parbhani            | Bid, Osmanabad, Parbhani, Latur, Jalna, Hingole, Aurangabad,                                                                                                | Bid, Osmanabad, Parbhani, Latur, Jalna, Hingole, Aurangabad,                                                                                                | Parbhan             |
|   16 | MAHARASHT RA   | Pune                | Solapur, Pune, Jalgaon                                                                                                                                      | Solapur, Pune, Jalgaon                                                                                                                                      | Pune                |
|   16 | MAHARASHT RA   | Rahuri              | Dhule, Ahmednagar, Nandurbar i                                                                                                                              | Dhule, Ahmednagar, Nandurbar i                                                                                                                              | Ahmednagar          |
|   16 | MAHARASHT RA   | Shindewahi          | Bhandra, Gadchiroli,                                                                                                                                        | Bhandra, Gadchiroli,                                                                                                                                        | Chandrapur          |
|   17 | MANIPUR        | Lamphelpat (Imphal) | Chandrapur, Nagpur, Gondia Bishnupur, Chandel, Churachandpur, Imphal East,                                                                                  | Chandrapur, Nagpur, Gondia Bishnupur, Chandel, Churachandpur, Imphal East,                                                                                  | Imphal West         |
|   18 | MEGHALAY A     | Barapani (Umiam)    | Tamenglong, Thoubal, Ukhrul, East Garo Hills, East Khasi Hills, North Garo Hills, Ri Bhoi, South Garo Hills, South West Garo Hills, South West Khasi Hills, | Tamenglong, Thoubal, Ukhrul, East Garo Hills, East Khasi Hills, North Garo Hills, Ri Bhoi, South Garo Hills, South West Garo Hills, South West Khasi Hills, | Ri Bhoi             |
|   19 | MIZORAM        | Kolasib             | Aizawl, Champhai, Kolasib, Lawngtlai, Lunglei, Mamit Saiha, Sercchip                                                                                        | Kolasib                                                                                                                                                     | Kolasib             |
|   20 | NAGALAND       | Jharnapani          | Dimapur, Kohima, Longleng, Mokokchung, Mon, Peren, Phek, Tuensang, Wokha, Zunheboto, Kiphrie                                                                | Dimapur                                                                                                                                                     | Dimapur             |
|   21 | ODISHA         | Bhubaneshwa r       | Kendrapara, Khurda, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Cuttack, Nayagarh, Ganiam                                                                                          | Khurda                                                                                                                                                      | Khurda              |
|   21 | ODISHA         | Bhawanipatna        | Kalahandi, Naupara                                                                                                                                          | Kalahandi                                                                                                                                                   | Kalahandi           |
|   21 | ODISHA         | G.Udaigiri          | Phulbani, Rayagada, Gajapati                                                                                                                                | Phulbani / Khandmal                                                                                                                                         | Phulbani / Khandmal |
|   21 | ODISHA         | Keonjhar            | Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar                                                                                                                                        | Keonjhar                                                                                                                                                    | Keonjhar            |
|   21 | ODISHA         | Keirei              | Sundergarh, Deogarh                                                                                                                                         | Sundergarh                                                                                                                                                  | Sundergarh          |
|   21 | ODISHA         | Ranital             | Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur                                                                                                                                   | Bhadrak                                                                                                                                                     | Bhadrak             |
|   21 | ODISHA         | Similiguda          | Koraput, Nawarangapur                                                                                                                                       | Koraput                                                                                                                                                     | Koraput             |
|   21 | ODISHA         | Chiplima            | Bargarh, Bolangir, Boudh, Sonepur, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda                                                                                                    | Sambalpur                                                                                                                                                   | Sambalpur           |
|   21 | ODISHA         | Mahisapat           | Angul, Dhenkanal                                                                                                                                            | Dhenkanal                                                                                                                                                   | Dhenkanal           |
|   21 | ODISHA         | Malkangiri          | Malkangiri                                                                                                                                                  | Malkangiri                                                                                                                                                  | Malkangiri          |

|   22 | PUDUCH ERRY   | Karaikal           | Karaikal, Puducherry                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Karaikal              |
|------|---------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|   23 | PUNJAB        | Bhatinda           | Moga, Bhatinda, Mansa, Muktsar] Sangrur, Barnala                                                                                                                                                                              | Bhatinda              |
|   23 | PUNJAB        | Faridkot           | Firozepur, Faridkot, Fazilika                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Faridkot              |
|   23 | PUNJAB        | Gurudaspur         | Hoshiarpur, Gurdaspur, Pathankot                                                                                                                                                                                              | Gurdaspur             |
|   23 | PUNJAB        | Ludhiana           | Amritsar, Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Sahib Taran Taran, Patiala                                                                                                                                               | Ludhiana              |
|   23 | PUNJAB        | Kandi              | Mohali, Rup Nagar, Nawanshahr                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Nawanshah rlSBS Nagar |
|   24 | RAJASTH AN    | Bikaner            | Jaisalmer, Bikaner                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Bikaner               |
|   24 | RAJASTH AN    | Bhartpur(Sewa r)   | Bharatpur, Alwar, Dholpur, Sawai MadhoIJur, Karauli                                                                                                                                                                           | Bharatpur             |
|   24 | RAJASTH AN    | Banswara           | Dungarpur, Banswara, Pratapgarh                                                                                                                                                                                               | Banswara              |
|   24 | RAJASTH AN    | Fatehpur(Sikar)    | Nagaur, Jhunjhunu, Sikar                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Sikar                 |
|   24 | RAJASTH AN    | Jaipur(Durgapu ra) | Jaipur, Ajmer, Tonk, Dausa                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Jaipur                |
|   24 | RAJASTH AN    | Jodhpur (CAZRI)    | Barmer, Churu, Jalore, Jodhpur, Pali                                                                                                                                                                                          | Jodhpur               |
|   24 | RAJASTH AN    | Kota               | Jhalawar, Kota, Bundi, Baran                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Kota                  |
|   24 | RAJASTH AN    | Sriganganagar      | Sriganganagar, Hanumangarh                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Srigangana gar        |
|   24 | RAJASTH AN    | Udaipur(CT AE )    | Udaipur, Sirohi, Bhilwara, Chittaurgarh, Rajsamand                                                                                                                                                                            | Udaipur               |
|   25 | TAMIL NADU    | Chennai            | Chennai, Kancheepuram, Thirruvallur, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai Cuddalore, Villupuram                                                                                                                                            | Chennai               |
|   25 | TAMIL NADU    | Coimbatore         | Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Coimbatore            |
|   25 | TAMIL NADU    | Kanniwadi          | Pudukottai, Madurai, Dindigul, Theni, Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga                                                                                                                                                               | Dindigul              |
|   25 | TAMIL NADU    | Kovilpatti         | Tuticorin, Virudhunagar, Tirunelveli                                                                                                                                                                                          | Tuticorin             |
|   25 | TAMIL NADU    | Aduthurai          | Thanjavur, Nagapattinam, Thiruvarur, Karur, Perambalur, Trichy, Ariyalur                                                                                                                                                      | Thanjavur             |
|   25 | TAMIL NADU    | Namakkal           | Salem, Namakkal, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri                                                                                                                                                                                      | Namakkal              |
|   25 | TAMIL NADU    | Pechiparai         | Kanyakumari                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Kanyakuma ri          |
|   25 | TAMIL NADU    | Ooty               | Nilgiris                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Nilgiris              |
|   26 | TELANG ANA    | Hyderabad          | Jangaon, Jogulamba Gadwal, Mahabubnagar Medak, Medchal_ Malkajgiri, Nagarkurnool, Nalgonda, Rangareddy, Sangareddy, Siddipet, Suryapet, Vikarabad, Wanaparthy, Warangal_Rural, Warangal_ Urban, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Adilabad | Rangareddy            |

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|    |               | Jagtiyal   | Bhadradri Kothagudem, Jagtial, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Kamareddy, Karimnagar, Khammam, Kumarambheem, Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Peddapalle, Mahabubabad, Rajanna Sircilla                         | Jagtial                    |
|----|---------------|------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| 27 | TRIPURA       | Lembuchera | Dhalai, Gomati, Khowai, North Tripura, South Tripura, Unakoti, West Tripura, Sepahijela,                                                                                                                         | West Tripura               |
| 28 | UTTAR PRADESH | Allahabad  | Fatehpur, Pratapgarh, Allahabad, Chitrakoot, Kaushambi                                                                                                                                                           | Allahabad                  |
| 28 | UTTAR PRADESH | Bharari    | Jaluan, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Mahoba, Banda, Hamirpur                                                                                                                                                                | Jhansi                     |
| 28 | UTTAR PRADESH | Baharaich  | Baharaich, Sarvasti, Balarampur, Gonda, Kushin'!Kar, Sidharthn'!Kar, Maharajg_anj                                                                                                                                | Baharaich                  |
|    |               | Faizabad   | Barabanki, Raebareli, Sultanpur, Faizabad, Basti, Ambedkarnagar, Sant Kabir Nagar, Gorakhpur, Deoria, Ballia, Amethi                                                                                             | Faizabad                   |
|    |               | Kanpur     | Kannauj, Mathura, Agra, Etah, Mainpuri, Firozabad, Etawah, Auraiya, Kanpur Rural, Kanpur Nagar, Uannao, Lucknow, Sitapur, Hardoi, Lakhim_Qur,Hatras, Kanshi Ram Nagar                                            | Kanpur Urban               |
|    |               | Modipuram  | Meerut, Pilibhit, Saharnpur, Muzzafaranagar, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Gautam Bhudha Nagar, Aligarh, Bulandsahar, Moradabad, Amroha, Bijnore, Budaun, Bareily, Rampur, Shahajanpur, Farrukhabad, Shamli, Shamba, H~Qur | Meerut                     |
|    |               | Varanasi   | Varanasi, Azamgarh, Gazipur, Chandauli, Sonabhadra, Mirzapur, St. Ravidasnagar, Jaunpur, Mau                                                                                                                     | Varanasi                   |
| 29 | UTTARA KHAND  | Pantnagar  | Udham Singh Nagar, Nainital                                                                                                                                                                                      | Udham Singh Nagar          |
| 29 | UTTARA KHAND  | Ranichauri | Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Pithoragarh, Bageshwar, Champawat, Almora, Tehri-Garhwal                                                                                                                       | Tehri- Garhwal             |
| 29 | UTTARA KHAND  | Roorki     | Dehradun, Pauri, Haridwar                                                                                                                                                                                        | Haridwar                   |
| 30 | WEST BENGAL   | Kalimpong  | Darjeeling                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Kalimpong                  |
| 30 | WEST BENGAL   | Kalyani    | Murshidabad, Poorva-Bardhaman, Nadia, Hooghly North-24-Pargans, Howrah ,                                                                                                                                         | Nadia                      |
| 30 | WEST BENGAL   | Kharagpur  | West Midnapore, Purulia, Birbhum, Bankura                                                                                                                                                                        | West Midnapore             |
| 30 | WEST BENGAL   | Pundibari  | Jalpaiguri, Kochbeehar, North Dinajpur                                                                                                                                                                           | Kochbeehar                 |
| 30 | WEST BENGAL   | Kakdwip    | South 24 Parganas, Purba Midnapore                                                                                                                                                                               | South 24                   |
| 30 | WEST BENGAL   | Majhian    | Dakshan-Dinajpur, Maldah                                                                                                                                                                                         | Parganas Dakshan- dinaipur |

## Annexure II

| List of 200 DAMUs under GKMS scheme (covering 115Aspirational Districts)   | List of 200 DAMUs under GKMS scheme (covering 115Aspirational Districts)   | List of 200 DAMUs under GKMS scheme (covering 115Aspirational Districts)   | List of 200 DAMUs under GKMS scheme (covering 115Aspirational Districts)   | List of 200 DAMUs under GKMS scheme (covering 115Aspirational Districts)   |
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| S.N 0                                                                      | State                                                                      | No.                                                                        | District                                                                   | KVKName                                                                    |
| 1                                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                                             | 9                                                                          | Prakasam                                                                   | KVK Prakasam (Darsai)                                                      |
| 2                                                                          |                                                                            |                                                                            | East Godavari                                                              | KVK Kalavacharla                                                           |
| 3                                                                          |                                                                            |                                                                            | *YSR Kaddappa                                                              | KVK Utukur                                                                 |
| 4                                                                          |                                                                            |                                                                            | *Viziagnagaram                                                             | KVK,Rastakuntubai                                                          |
| 5                                                                          |                                                                            |                                                                            | Nellore                                                                    | KVKAK Nagar                                                                |
| 6                                                                          |                                                                            |                                                                            | Kurnool                                                                    | KVK Banavasivillage                                                        |
| 7                                                                          |                                                                            |                                                                            | West Godavari                                                              | KVK Venkatrarnannagudern                                                   |
| 8                                                                          |                                                                            |                                                                            | Krishna                                                                    | KVK Garikapadu                                                             |
| 9                                                                          |                                                                            |                                                                            | Srikakulam                                                                 | KVK Ambadavasla                                                            |
| 10                                                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                                                          | 3                                                                          | *Namsai                                                                    | Dist Lohit                                                                 |
| 11                                                                         |                                                                            |                                                                            | Papumpare                                                                  | KVK Papumpare                                                              |
| 12                                                                         |                                                                            |                                                                            | Tawang                                                                     | KVK Tawang                                                                 |
| 13                                                                         | Assam                                                                      | 8                                                                          | *Hailakandi                                                                | KVK Hailakandi, Chand pur                                                  |
| 14                                                                         |                                                                            |                                                                            | *Dhubri                                                                    | KVK Dhubri, AAU, Bilasipara                                                |
| 15                                                                         |                                                                            |                                                                            | *Barpeta                                                                   | KVK Barpeta, Howly                                                         |
| 16                                                                         |                                                                            |                                                                            | Cachar                                                                     | KVK Cachar                                                                 |
| 17                                                                         |                                                                            |                                                                            | *Darrang                                                                   | KYK Darrang, Mangaldoi                                                     |
| 18                                                                         |                                                                            |                                                                            | *Baksa                                                                     | KVK Baksa                                                                  |
| 19                                                                         |                                                                            |                                                                            | *Udalguri                                                                  | KVK Udalguri, AAU, Lalpool                                                 |
| 20                                                                         |                                                                            |                                                                            | *Goalpara                                                                  | KVK Goalpara, Dudhoni, Goalpara, Assam                                     |
| 21                                                                         | Bihar                                                                      | 14                                                                         | *Khagaria                                                                  | KVK Khagaria                                                               |
| 22                                                                         |                                                                            |                                                                            | *Gaya                                                                      | KVK Gaya                                                                   |
| 23                                                                         |                                                                            |                                                                            | *Purnea                                                                    | KVK Purnia(Jalalgarh)                                                      |
| 24                                                                         |                                                                            |                                                                            | East Champaran                                                             | KVK Piprakothi                                                             |
| 25                                                                         |                                                                            |                                                                            | *Bcgusarai                                                                 | KVK Be_gusarai(Khodawanpur)                                                |
| 26                                                                         |                                                                            |                                                                            | *Katihar                                                                   | KVK Katihar (Tingachia)                                                    |
| 27                                                                         |                                                                            |                                                                            | *Sitamarhi                                                                 | KVK Sitamarhi                                                              |

i

|   28 |             |    | *Sheikpura    | KVK Shekhpura                            |
|------|-------------|----|---------------|------------------------------------------|
|   29 |             |    | *Nawada       | I KVK Kauakaul.Nawada                    |
|   30 |             |    | *Banka        | KVK Vijaynagar                           |
|   31 |             |    | *Jamui        | KVK Khadigram                            |
|   32 |             |    | *Araraia      | KVKAraria                                |
|   33 |             |    | *Muzaffarpur  | KVK Saraiya                              |
|   34 |             |    | *Aurangabad   | KVK Aurangabad (Siris)                   |
|   35 | Chattisgarh | 9  | *Mahasamund   | KVK Mahasamund                           |
|   36 |             |    | *Korba        | KVK Korba                                |
|   37 |             |    | Jashpur       | KVK Dumarbahar                           |
|   38 |             |    | *Narayanpur   | KVK Narayanpur                           |
|   39 |             |    | *Bijapur      | KVK Bijapur                              |
|   40 |             |    | *Rajnanadgaon | KVK Rajnanadgaon                         |
|   41 |             |    | *Kanker       | KVK Kanker                               |
|   42 |             |    | *Dantewada    | KVK Dantewada                            |
|   43 |             |    | Korea         | KVK Korea (Salka)                        |
|   44 | Goa         | 2  | North Goa     | KVK Goa                                  |
|   45 |             |    | South Goa     | KVK Panji                                |
|   46 | Gujarat     | 9  | Panchmahal    | KVK Panchmahal                           |
|   47 |             |    | *Dahod        | KVK Dahod                                |
|   48 |             |    | Amreli        | KVKAmreli                                |
|   49 |             |    | Dang          | KVK Waghai                               |
|   50 |             |    | *Narmada      | KVK Seed multiplication farm, Dediyapada |
|   51 |             |    | Vadodra       | KVK Vadodara                             |
|   52 |             |    | Valsad        | KVK Valsad                               |
|   53 |             |    | Jamnagar      | KVK Air force road                       |
|   54 |             |    | Surat         | KVK CRC, Athwaline                       |
|   55 | Haryana     | 6  | Sonipat       | KVK Jagdishpur,Sonipat                   |
|   56 |             |    | Shikohpur     | KVK Gurgaon                              |

| 57      |                  |    | Karnal         | KVK NORI                        |
|---------|------------------|----|----------------|---------------------------------|
| 58      |                  |    | Mahendragarh   | KVK Mahendragarh                |
| 59      |                  |    | Kurukshetra    | KVK Urbanstate                  |
| 60      |                  |    | Yamunanagar    | KVK Oamla                       |
| 61      | Himachal Pradesh | 4  | *Chamba        | KVK Chamba (Saru Farm)          |
| 62      |                  |    | Bilaspur       | KVK Bilaspur                    |
| 63      |                  |    | Sundernagar    | KVK Mandi                       |
| 64      |                  |    | Sirmaur        | KVK Sirmaur (Ohulakuan)         |
| 65      | Jand K           | 4  | "Baramula      | KVK Baramula (Kunzer, Tangmarg) |
| 66      |                  |    | Kathua         | KVK Kathua                      |
| 67      |                  |    | *Kupwara       | KVK Kupwara                     |
| 68      |                  |    | Reasi          | KVK Reasi                       |
| 69      | Jharkhand        | 17 | *Lohardagga    | KVK Lohardaga BAU               |
| 70      |                  |    | *West Singhbum | KVK BAU Jagannathpur            |
| 71      |                  |    | *Sahibganj     | KVK Sahibganj                   |
| 72      |                  |    | *Kunthi        | KVK Oiyankel Village            |
| 73      |                  |    | *Simdega       | KVK Bano Simdega                |
| 74      |                  |    | *Pakur         | KVK Pakur                       |
| ".~~ 75 |                  |    | *Godda         | KVK Godda                       |
| 76      |                  |    | Oeoghar        | KVK Oeoghar                     |
| 77      |                  |    | *Chatra        | KVK Chatra                      |
| 78      |                  |    | *Palamu        | KVK Palamu Oaltanganj           |
| 79      |                  |    | *Bokaro        | KVK Bokaro (Petabvar)           |
| 80      |                  |    | *Garhwa        | KVK Garhwa                      |
| 81      |                  |    | *Ramgarh       | KVK Ramgarh                     |
| 82      |                  |    | *Giridih       | KVK Giridih Bengabad            |
| 83      |                  |    | *Hazaribag     | KVK Hazaribag                   |
| 84      |                  |    | *Latehar       | KVK Latehar Balumath            |
| 85      |                  |    | *Gumla         | KVK Gumla Bishnupur             |
| 86      | Karnataka        | 12 | Haveri         | KVK Hanumanamatti               |

| 87   |                |    | Mandya       | KYK, Y.C.Farm, Mandya             |
|------|----------------|----|--------------|-----------------------------------|
| 88   |                |    | Bellary      | KYK Hageri                        |
| 89   |                |    | Chikmagalur  | KYK chikmagalur                   |
| 90   |                |    | Kodagu       | KYK Gonikoppal                    |
| 91   |                |    | Bagalkot     | KYK Agriculture Research Station, |
| 92   |                |    | Koppal       | KYK ARS Campus, Kanakgiri Road    |
| 93   |                |    | *Yadgir      | KYK Kawadimatti                   |
| 94   |                |    | Tumkur       | KYK ZARS, Konehally               |
| 95   |                |    | Ramnagaram   | KYK Chandurayanghalli             |
| 96   |                |    | Chamrajnagar | KYK Seed Farm, Hardanhally        |
| 97   |                |    | Kolar        | KYK Tanka Farm                    |
| 98   | Kerala         | 3  | Malappuram   | KYK Malappuram                    |
| 99   |                |    | Palghat      | KYK Pattambi                      |
| 100  |                |    | Kollam       | KYK Kollam                        |
| 101  | Lakshadweep    | 1  | Kiltan       | KYK, Lakshadweep                  |
| 102  | Madhya Pradesh | 14 | Ashoknagar   | KYK Ashoknagar                    |
| 103  |                |    | *Singrauli   | KYK Singrauli                     |
| 104  |                |    | Neemuch      | KYK Neemuch                       |
| 105  |                |    | Rewa         | KYK Rewa                          |
| 106  |                |    | Katni        | KYK Katni                         |
| 107  |                |    | *Damoh       | KYK Damoh                         |
| 108  |                |    | *Barwani     | KYK Badwani                       |
| 109  |                |    | *Rajgarh     | KYK Rajgarh                       |
| 110  |                |    | Shahdol      | KYK Shahdol                       |
| III  |                |    | Balaghat     | KYK Badgaon                       |
| 112  |                |    | *Guna        | KYK Guna                          |
| 113  |                |    | *Khandwa     | KYK Khandwa                       |
| 114  |                |    | Shivpuri     | KYK Shivpuri                      |
| 115  |                |    | *Chhatrapur  | KYK Chhattarpur (Nowgong)         |

|   116 | Maharashtra   | 10   | Nagpur              | KVK Nagpur                   |
|-------|---------------|------|---------------------|------------------------------|
|   117 |               |      | Palghar             | KVK Thane                    |
|   118 |               |      | *Nandurbar          | KVK Nandurbar                |
|   119 |               |      | Solapur             | KVK Solapur-Il               |
|   120 |               |      | *Osmanabad          | KVK Osmanabad                |
|   121 |               |      | Aurangabad          | KVK Aurangabad-I             |
|   122 |               |      | Bhandara            | KVK Bhandara                 |
|   123 |               |      | *Gadchiroli         | KVK Gadchiroli               |
|   124 |               |      | Buldana             | KVK Buldana-Il               |
|   125 |               |      | *Wasim              | KVK Washim                   |
|   126 | Manipur       | 1    | *Chandel            | KVK Chandel                  |
|   127 | Meghalaya     | 2    | *Ribhoi             | KVK Ribhoi                   |
|   128 |               |      | West Khasi Hills    | KVK Nongstoin                |
|   129 | Mizoram       | 1    | *Mamit              | KVK Mamit                    |
|   130 | Nagaland      | 2    | Mokokchung          | KVK Mokokchung               |
|   131 |               |      | *Kephire            | KVK Kiphire                  |
|   132 | New Delhi     | 1    | South-West District | KVK Ujwa                     |
|   133 | Odisha        | 10   | Cuttack             | KVK Cuttack (Santhapur Farm) |
|   134 |               |      | *Rayagada           | KVK, Gunupur                 |
|   135 |               |      | Mayurbhaj           | KVK Mayurnhaj                |
|   136 |               |      | *Balangir           | KVK Nimkana                  |
|   137 |               |      | Jagatsinghpur       | KVK Jagatsinghpur            |
|   138 |               |      | Nayagarh            | KVK Panipolia                |
|   139 |               |      | Ganjam              | KVK Benakuda                 |
|   140 |               |      | *Gajapati           | KVK R. Udayagiri             |
|   141 |               |      | Puri                | KVK Puri                     |
|   142 |               |      | Angul               | KVKAngul                     |
|   143 | Puducherry    | 1    | Puducherry          | KVK Puducherry               |
|   144 | Punjab        | 5    | Ropar               | KVK Ropar                    |
|   145 |               |      | Jalandhar           | KVK Jalandhar (Nurmahal)     |

|   146 |            |    | *Firozpur      | KVK Ferozpur (Malwal Farm)             |
|-------|------------|----|----------------|----------------------------------------|
|   147 |            |    | *Moga          | KVK Moga (Budh Singh Wala)             |
|   148 |            |    | Barnala        | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Barnala- I48 I07 |
|   149 | Rajasthan  | 9  | Chittorgarh    | KVK, Chittorgarh                       |
|   150 |            |    | Dungarpur      | KVK Dungarpur                          |
|   151 |            |    | *Karauli       | KVK Karauli                            |
|   152 |            |    | *laisalmer     | KVK laisalmer-I                        |
|   153 |            |    | Hanumangarh    | KVK Sangaria, Hanumangarh- I           |
|   154 |            |    | lalore         | KVK lalore                             |
|   155 |            |    | *Dholpur       | KVK Dholpur                            |
|   156 |            |    | *Baran         | KVK Anta, Baran                        |
|   157 |            |    | *Sirohi        | KVK Sirohi                             |
|   158 | Sikkim     | 2  | East Sikkim    | KVK Ranipool                           |
|   159 |            |    | *West Sikkim   | KVK Manga                              |
|   160 | Tamil Nadu | 10 | Cuddalore      | KVK Vridhachalam                       |
|   161 |            |    | Pudukkottai    | KVK Pudukkottai                        |
|   162 |            |    | *Ramanathpuram | KVK Ramnathpuram                       |
|   163 |            |    | "Virudhunagar  | KVK Aruppukottai                       |
|   164 |            |    | Vellore        | KVK Virinjipuram                       |
|   165 |            |    | Thirruvallur   | KVK Tirur                              |
|   166 |            |    | Kancheepurarn  | KVK Kattupakkarn                       |
|   167 |            |    | Dharmapuri     | KVK Papparapatty                       |
|   168 |            |    | Salem          | Krishi Vigyan Kendra; Salem            |
|   169 |            |    | Tiruchirapalli | KVK Sirugamani                         |
|   170 | Telangana  | 4  | *Adilabad      | KVK Adilabad                           |
|   171 |            |    | Nalgonda       | KVK Nalgonda (Kampasagar)              |
|   172 |            |    | *Warangal      | KVK Warangal (Mamnoor)                 |
|   173 |            |    | *Khammam       | KVK Khammam (Wyra)                     |
|   174 | Tripura    | I  | *Dhalai        | KVK Dhalai                             |

|   175 | Uttar Pradesh   | 17   | Bhadohi          | KVK Bhadohi                            |
|-------|-----------------|------|------------------|----------------------------------------|
|   176 |                 |      | *Sonebhadra      | KVK Tissuhi, Sonbhadra                 |
|   177 |                 |      | Kannuaj          | KVK Kannuaj (Anaughi), Kannauj         |
|   178 |                 |      | Gorakhpur        | KVKBelipar, Gorakhpur                  |
|   179 |                 |      | *Fatehpur        | KVK Tharion, Fatehpur                  |
|   180 |                 |      | Bulandsahar      | KVK, Bulandsahar, Bulandshahar         |
|   181 |                 |      | *Chitrakot       | KVK Ganivan (Via-Pahari), Chitrakoot   |
|   182 |                 |      | Jaunpur          | KVK Jaunpur                            |
|   183 |                 |      | Kushinagar       | KVK Veg Seed Prod Farm, Kushinagar     |
|   184 |                 |      | Azamgarh         | KVK Harbanspur, Azarngarh              |
|   185 |                 |      | *Siddarthnagar   | KVK Sohna, Siddharthanagar             |
|   186 |                 |      | Gazipur          | KVK P G College Ravindrapuri, Ghazipur |
|   187 |                 |      | Shajahnapur      | KVK Niyamatpur, Shahajahanpur          |
|   188 |                 |      | Baghpat          | KVK Meerut Road, Baghpat               |
|   189 |                 |      | *Balrampur       | KVK Near Motipur Harhawa, Balrampur    |
|   190 |                 |      | *Chandauli       | KVK Bichiya Agril. Farm, Chandauli     |
|   191 |                 |      | Mainpuri         | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Mainpuri-205001  |
|   192 | Uttarakhand     | 3    | Almora           | KVKAlmora                              |
|   193 |                 |      | Nainital         | KVK Nainital (Jeolikot)                |
|   194 |                 |      | Pithoragarh      | KVK Pithoragarh (GainaAncoli)          |
|   195 | West Bengal     | 6    | *Mursidabad      | KVK Murshidabad                        |
|   196 |                 |      | North 24Parganas | KVK Ashoknagar North 24 Parganas       |
|   197 |                 |      | Jalpaiguri       | KVK Jalpaiguri                         |
|   198 |                 |      | *Birbhum         | Rathindra KVK,Santiniketan, Bolpur     |
|   199 |                 |      | Purlia           | KVK Purlia                             |
|   200 |                 |      | *Maldah          | KVK Ratua, Maida                       |

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