Lok Sabha Question No. 324 (STARRED), answered on 2025-08-12
Subject: Promotion of Agri-Research Infrastructure
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Kunduru Raghuveer

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 324

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## PROMOTION OF AGRI-RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE

## *324. SHRI KUNDURU RAGHUVEER:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  establish  a  Groundnut  Research  Centre under the ICAR-PLAN scheme in Nalgonda district to support the shift from paddy to groundnut cultivation;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to establish a Veterinary Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in the district to cater to the livestock-rearing community;
- (c) whether the Government plans to establish an Integrated Farming Systems (IFS) unit at the Agriculture Research Station, Kampasagar to promote crop diversification and sustainability among small farmers; and
- (d) the steps being taken to promote agri-research infrastructure in backward districts like Nalgonda?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT IN RESPECT OF PARTS (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 324 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH  AUGUST, 2025 REGARDING 'PROMOTION OF AGRI-RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE'

(a): There  is  already  a  National  level  research  institute  ICAR-Indian  Institute  of Groundnut Research (ICAR-IIGR) in Junagadh, Gujarat to conduct basic and strategic research on Groundnuts for the Country. The regional Research Station- ICAR-Indian Institute  of  Groundnut  Research,  Anantpur,  Andhra  Pradesh  is  catering  the  research needs of groundnut cultivation in the south Indian States including Nalgonda and other districts of Telangana. The All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Groundnut conducts experiments from the Regional Agricultural Research Station of the Professor Jayashankar  Telangana  State  Agricultural  University  (P.J.T.S.A.U.),  Hyderabad  in Telangana State to ensure the continuous availability of location specific high yielding varieties  and  production  technologies  required  to  increase  the  region-wise  groundnut production.

(b): One Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) is functioning in Nalgonda district since 2011 to cater the farmers with scientific support in agriculture and allied sectors including livestock and animal husbandry.

(c): There  are  two  institutes  of  National  importance  for  Integrated  farming  system namely; ICAR- Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh and ICAR-Mahatma Gandhi Integrated Farming Research Institute (MGIFRI), Motihari, Bihar. These institutes have developed several Integrated Farming System (IFS) models for different  parts  of  the  country.    In  state  of  Telangana,  All  India  Coordinated  Research Project  (AICRP)  on  Integrated  Farming  System  is  operating  one  main  centre  at Rajendranagar, a sub-centre at Rudrur and an On-Farm Research centre at Rangareddy under Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTAU), Hyderabad.  These  centres  cater  to  the  IFS  needs  of  the  Telangana  state  including Nalgonda district. Six prototype IFS models,  including three farmers' participatory IFS models have been developed and recommended for different zones of Telangana.

(d): The National Agricultural Research System (NARS), comprising the Indian Council of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  under  the  Department  of  Agricultural  Research  and Education (DARE), includes a vast network of 113 research institutes, 731 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs), 04 Deemed Universities of ICAR, 66 State Agricultural Universities, and 3  Central  Agricultural  Universities,  supports  the  agricultural  research,  education,  and extension infrastructure in the country. In the state of Telangana, there are 16 KVKs, 07 ICAR research institutes, viz., (i) ICAR-Central Research Institute of Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad,  (ii)  ICAR-National  Academy  of  Agricultural  Research  &  Management, Hyderabad, (iii) ICAR- Indian Institute of Millets Research, Hyderabad, (iv) ICAR- Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research, Hyderabad, (v) ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad,  (vi)  ICAR-National  Research  Institute  on  Meat,  Hyderabad  (vii)  ICARDirectorate of Poultry Research, Hyderabad, and three State Agricultural Universities: (i) Sri  Konda  Laxman  Telangana  State  Horticultural  University,  Hyderabad,  (ii)  P.V. Narsimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University, Hyderabad, (iii) Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University, Hyderabad. These institutions contribute to strengthening  the  state's  agricultural  research,  education,  and  extension  capabilities, including in backward districts such as Nalgonda.

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