Lok Sabha Question No. 4013 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-25
Subject: Agri-Business Incubation Centres
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Daggumalla Prasada Rao, Shri Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4013

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  MARCH, 2025

## AGRI-BUSINESS INCUBATION CENTRES

4013.  SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU: SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण

मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  regarding  the  total  number  of  Agri-Business  Incubation  Centres  (ABICs) operationalized under the Scheme in the country, State and district-wise particularly for the State of Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the details regarding the funds sanctioned and utilized to the Agri-Business Incubation Centres, classified till date, State-wise;
- (c) the details regarding the list of research and technological activities carried out under the incubation centres to as on date; and
- (d) the details regarding the Zonal Technology Management Units and Institute Technology Management Units (ITMUs) established under the Innovation Fund component of the scheme, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण राज्य मंत्री (SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY)

(a): Under the scheme of National Agriculture Innovation Fund (NAIF), Indian Council of Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  has  established  total  50  Agri-Business  Incubation  Centres (ABICs) in 19 states of the country. The district and state-wise list is at Annexure-I.

In  addition  to  this,  24  RAFTAAR  agri-business  incubators  (RABIs)  have  also  been established in 22 states of the country. The district and state-wise list is at Annexure-II . Out of which, One Agribusiness Incubator i.e. Agri innovation and entrepreneurship cell, Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) Tirupati Campus is established in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

(b): Till  date,  the  fund  sanctioned  to  50 Agri-Business  Incubation  Centres  (ABICs)  under National Agriculture Innovation Fund (NAIF) is Rs. 804,322,037/and utilized Rs. 665,553,056/-. The details of state-wise fund sanctioned and utilized is at Annexure-III .

(c): The Agri-business incubators are mandated to provide the technological backstopping support  leading  to  skill  upgradation,  scaleup  and  mentoring  for  technologies,  promotion  of viable and sustainable business operations to the Entrepreneurs/ startups incubates.

In  addition  to  this,  marketing  linkages  IP  support  and  fund  facilitation  are  also  being provided to the start-ups incubates.

(d): The  detailed  list  of  Zonal  Technology  Management  Units  (ZTMUs)  and  Institute Technology  Management  Units  (ITMUs)  are  attached  at Annexure-IV  and  Annexure-V , respectively.

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## Annexure-I

## [Part (a) of Lok Sabha USQ No. 4013 dated 25 TH  MARCH, 2025]

## District and State-wise List of Agri-Business Incubation (ABI) Centers

| S. No.      | Name of State   |   ABICs (Nos) | Name of District                                                      |
|-------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.          | Assam           |             1 | Kamrup Metropolitan                                                   |
| 2.          | Bihar           |             1 | Patna                                                                 |
| 3.          | Goa             |             1 | North Goa                                                             |
| 4.          | Haryana         |             1 | Karnal                                                                |
| 5.          | Meghalaya       |             1 | Ri Bhoi                                                               |
| 6.          | West Bengal     |             1 | Kolkata                                                               |
| 7.          | Gujarat         |             2 | Anand and Junagadh                                                    |
| 8.          | Jharkhand       |             2 | Ranchi (2)                                                            |
| 9.          | New Delhi       |             2 | West Delhi and South Delhi                                            |
| 10.         | Odisha          |             2 | Khordha and Cuttack                                                   |
| 11.         | Madhya Pradesh  |             2 | Bhopal and Indore                                                     |
| 12.         | Karnataka       |             3 | Bengaluru Urban (2) and Dakshina Kannada                              |
| 13.         | Punjab          |             3 | Ludhiana (2) and Jalandhar                                            |
| 14.         | Rajasthan       |             3 | Jodhpur, Tonk, and Bharatpur                                          |
| 15.         | Tamil Nadu      |             3 | Chennai, Coimbatore, and Tiruchirappalli                              |
| 16.         | Kerala          |             4 | Ernakulam, Thiruvanthapuram, Kasargod, and Kozhikode                  |
| 17.         | Telangana       |             5 | Hyderabad (5)                                                         |
| 18.         | Maharashtra     |             5 | Mumbai (2), Nagpur, and Pune (2)                                      |
| 19.         | Uttar Pradesh   |             8 | Bareilly (2), Varanasi, Lucknow (2), Kanpur Nagar, Meerut, and Jhansi |
| Grand Total | Grand Total     |            50 |                                                                       |

## Annexure-II

## [Part (a) of Lok Sabha USQ No. 4013 dated 25 TH  MARCH, 2025]

## District and State-wise List of RAFTAAR Agri-Business Incubators (RABIs)

| S. No   | Name of State     |   RABIs (Nos) | Name of District      |
|---------|-------------------|---------------|-----------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh    |             1 | Chittoor              |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pradesh |             1 | East Siang            |
| 3.      | Bihar             |             1 | Bhagalpur             |
| 4.      | Chhattisgarh      |             1 | Raipur                |
| 5.      | Gujarat           |             1 | Anand                 |
| 6.      | Jammu & Kashmir   |             1 | Jammu                 |
| 7.      | Haryana           |             1 | Hisar                 |
| 8.      | Himachal Pradesh  |             1 | Kangra                |
| 9.      | Karnataka         |             1 | Bengaluru             |
| 10.     | Kerala            |             1 | Thrissur              |
| 11.     | Madhya Pradesh    |             1 | Jabalpur              |
| 12.     | Maharashtra       |             2 | Mumbai and Akola      |
| 13.     | Mizoram           |             1 | Aizawl                |
| 14.     | Odisha            |             1 | Cuttack               |
| 15.     | Punjab            |             1 | Ludhiana              |
| 16.     | Rajasthan         |             1 | Jaipur                |
| 17.     | Tripura           |             1 | West Tripura          |
| 18.     | Tamil Nadu        |             1 | Coimbatore            |
| 19.     | Telangana         |             1 | Hyderabad             |
| 20.     | Uttarakhand       |             1 | Udham Singh Nagar     |
| 21.     | Uttar Pradesh     |             2 | Bareilly and Varanasi |
| 22.     | West Bengal       |             1 | Paschim Medinipur     |
|         | Grand Total       |            24 |                       |

## [Part (b) of Lok Sabha USQ No. 4013 dated 25 TH  MARCH, 2025]

State-wise  Release  and  Expenditure  details  of  ICAR-Agri-Business  Incubation Centers (ABICs)

| S. No.      | Name of the State   |   Release (Rs.) |   Expenditure (Rs.) |
|-------------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
| 1           | Assam               |     1.47672e+07 |         1.16721e+07 |
| 2           | Bihar               |     5.68931e+06 |         4.45041e+06 |
| 3           | Goa                 |     1.79945e+07 |         1.42178e+07 |
| 4           | Gujarat             |     3.88328e+07 |         2.33125e+07 |
| 5           | Haryana             |     1.6625e+07  |         1.32499e+07 |
| 6           | Jharkhand           |     1.17963e+07 |         8.33374e+06 |
| 7           | Karnataka           |     3.32509e+07 |         3.00205e+07 |
| 8           | Kerala              |     8.81547e+07 |         6.8568e+07  |
| 9           | Madhya Pradesh      |     3.76928e+07 |         3.27711e+07 |
| 10          | Maharashtra         |     7.96182e+07 |         7.1432e+07  |
| 11          | Meghalaya           |     2.91042e+07 |         2.62833e+07 |
| 12          | New Delhi           |     2.96707e+07 |         2.49535e+07 |
| 13          | Odisha              |     4.24345e+07 |         3.59431e+07 |
| 14          | Punjab              |     4.45931e+07 |         3.49352e+07 |
| 15          | Rajasthan           |     3.13468e+07 |         2.41231e+07 |
| 16          | Tamil Nadu          |     5.10974e+07 |         4.94629e+07 |
| 17          | Telangana           |     9.00877e+07 |         7.90073e+07 |
| 18          | Uttar Pradesh       |     1.09443e+08 |         8.4678e+07  |
| 19          | West Bengal         |     3.21233e+07 |         2.81385e+07 |
| Grand Total | Grand Total         |     8.04322e+08 |         6.65553e+08 |

Annexure-IV [Part (d) of Lok Sabha USQ No. 4013 dated 25 TH  MARCH, 2025] State-wise List of Zonal Technology Management Units (ZTMUs) under Innovation Fund of NAIF

| S. No.      | Name of the State   |   ZTMUs (Nos) |
|-------------|---------------------|---------------|
| 1.          | Haryana             |             1 |
| 2.          | Karnataka           |             1 |
| 3.          | Kerala              |             1 |
| 4.          | Madhya Pradesh      |             1 |
| 5.          | Meghalaya           |             1 |
| 6.          | New Delhi           |             1 |
| 7.          | Telangana           |             2 |
| 8.          | Uttar Pradesh       |             2 |
| Grand Total | Grand Total         |            10 |

## [Part (d) of Lok Sabha USQ No. 4013 dated 25 TH  MARCH, 2025]

## State-wise List of Institute Technology Management Units (ITMUs) under Innovation Fund of NAIF

| S. No.      | Name of State               |   ITMUs (Nos) |
|-------------|-----------------------------|---------------|
| 1.          | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |             1 |
| 2.          | Andhra Pradesh              |             2 |
| 3.          | Arunachal Pradesh           |             1 |
| 4.          | Assam                       |             1 |
| 5.          | Bihar                       |             2 |
| 6.          | Chhattisgarh                |             1 |
| 7.          | Goa                         |             1 |
| 8.          | Gujarat                     |             2 |
| 9.          | Haryana                     |             5 |
| 10.         | Himachal Pradesh            |             2 |
| 11.         | Jammu & Kashmir             |             1 |
| 12.         | Jharkhand                   |             2 |
| 13.         | Karnataka                   |             4 |
| 14.         | Kerala                      |             4 |
| 15.         | Madhya Pradesh              |             4 |
| 16.         | Maharashtra                 |            10 |
| 17.         | Nagaland                    |             1 |
| 18.         | New Delhi                   |             5 |
| 19.         | Odisha                      |             5 |
| 20.         | Punjab                      |             2 |
| 21.         | Rajasthan                   |             6 |
| 22.         | Sikkim                      |             1 |
| 23.         | Tamil Nadu                  |             3 |
| 24.         | Telangana                   |             5 |
| 25.         | Uttar Pradesh               |            12 |
| 26.         | Uttarakhand                 |             3 |
| 27.         | West Bengal                 |             3 |
| Grand Total | Grand Total                 |            89 |

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