Lok Sabha Question No. 3542 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-17
Subject: Training in Scientific Methods of Agriculture
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Smt. Manju Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 3542

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th  DECEMBER, 2024

## TRAINING IN SCIENTIFIC METHODS OF AGRICULTURE

3542  SMT. MANJU SHARMA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ͪष और ͩकसान कãयाण मंğी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has provided any training in scientific methods of Agriculture;
- (b) if so, whether the farmers have been provided information in this regard; and
- (c) if so, the details of the districts where the said programme is implemented, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ͪष एवं ͩकसान कãयाण राÏय मंğी (SHRI RAMNATH THAKUR)

(a) & (b): Yes, farmers have been provided information in scientific methods of agriculture under various schemes/programmes of this Ministry as per details given hereunder:-

(i) 'Support to State Extension Programs for Extension Reforms' (ATMA Scheme): A Centrally Sponsored Scheme 'Support to State Extension Programs for Extension Reforms' popularly known as ATMA Scheme is under implementation across the country since 2005. Presently, 739 districts of 28 states & 5 UTs in the country are covered under the Scheme. The scheme promotes decentralized farmer-friendly extension system in the country. Under the  scheme  Grants-in-Aid  is  released  to  the  State  Governments  with  an  objective  to supplement the efforts of State Government in disseminating latest agricultural technologies among the farmers through training, demonstrations, exposure visits, kisan mela, mobilization of  'Farmers  Interest  Groups'    and  setting-up  of  Farm  Schools  in  the  field  of  progressive farmers.

The details of farmers benefitted under the Training component of ATMA Scheme during the last three years and current year is enclosed at Annexure-I .

## (ii) Indian Council of Agricultural Research(ICAR) - Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs):

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research is implementing Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) scheme in 638 districts of the Country through 731 KVKs with mandate of single window agricultural knowledge, resource and capacity development centres. As part of its mandated activities,  the  KVKs  provide  training  to  farmers  on  various  aspects  of  scientific  farming  in agriculture and allied sectors. The KVKs provided training to 21.56 lakh farmers during 202324.

## (iii) Centre for Agriculture Technology  Assessment and Transfer (CATAT):

Under this institute, farmers are provided need based training are organized through the State Government, private stake holders, Farmers Producer Organizations (FPOs),  NonGovernmental Organizations (NGOs) for the capacity building of farmers.

(c): State-wise details of the districts where ATMA Scheme is being implemented is given at Annexure-II and State-wise and District-wise details of the KVKs is given at Annexure-III.

|                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                      | Annexure-I                                                                                                           |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Details of Farmers Trained under ATMA Scheme during last three years and current financial year (Training Component) | Details of Farmers Trained under ATMA Scheme during last three years and current financial year (Training Component) | Details of Farmers Trained under ATMA Scheme during last three years and current financial year (Training Component) | Details of Farmers Trained under ATMA Scheme during last three years and current financial year (Training Component) | Details of Farmers Trained under ATMA Scheme during last three years and current financial year (Training Component) | Details of Farmers Trained under ATMA Scheme during last three years and current financial year (Training Component) |
| Sl. No.                                                                                                              | States/UTs                                                                                                           | 2021-22                                                                                                              | 2022-23                                                                                                              | 2023-24                                                                                                              | 2024-25                                                                                                              |
| 1                                                                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                       | 103432                                                                                                               | 23138                                                                                                                | 25364                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                                                    | Bihar                                                                                                                | 126223                                                                                                               | 100039                                                                                                               | 106847                                                                                                               | 68250                                                                                                                |
| 3                                                                                                                    | Chhatisgarh                                                                                                          | 41199                                                                                                                | 39661                                                                                                                | 4149                                                                                                                 | 1232                                                                                                                 |
| 4                                                                                                                    | Goa                                                                                                                  | 6705                                                                                                                 | 3534                                                                                                                 | 5999                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                                                    | Gujarat                                                                                                              | 145174                                                                                                               | 162919                                                                                                               | 42543                                                                                                                | 12143                                                                                                                |
| 6                                                                                                                    | Haryana                                                                                                              | 11240                                                                                                                | 12301                                                                                                                | 12720                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                                                    | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                     | 9353                                                                                                                 | 3557                                                                                                                 | 10259                                                                                                                | 1559                                                                                                                 |
| 8                                                                                                                    | J & K                                                                                                                | 15000                                                                                                                | 16805                                                                                                                | 12279                                                                                                                | 14932                                                                                                                |
| 9                                                                                                                    | Jharkhand                                                                                                            | 9593                                                                                                                 | 4360                                                                                                                 | 4155                                                                                                                 | 2295                                                                                                                 |
| 10                                                                                                                   | Karnataka                                                                                                            | 66203                                                                                                                | 90127                                                                                                                | 36094                                                                                                                | 5261                                                                                                                 |
| 11                                                                                                                   | Kerala                                                                                                               | 19986                                                                                                                | 64983                                                                                                                | 56706                                                                                                                | 11824                                                                                                                |
| 12                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                          | 103146                                                                                                               | 105510                                                                                                               | 112285                                                                                                               | 30343                                                                                                                |
| 13                                                                                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                       | 2398                                                                                                                 | 18030                                                                                                                | 74582                                                                                                                | 13224                                                                                                                |
| 14                                                                                                                   | Orissa                                                                                                               | 27826                                                                                                                | 51480                                                                                                                | 7459                                                                                                                 | 3834                                                                                                                 |
| 15                                                                                                                   | Punjab                                                                                                               | 28522                                                                                                                | 28074                                                                                                                | 7730                                                                                                                 | 23774                                                                                                                |
| 16                                                                                                                   | Rajasthan                                                                                                            | 43196                                                                                                                | 42029                                                                                                                | 945                                                                                                                  | 1278                                                                                                                 |
| 17                                                                                                                   | Telangana                                                                                                            | 9966                                                                                                                 | 1750                                                                                                                 | 105                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                    |
| 18                                                                                                                   | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                           | 314460                                                                                                               | 303800                                                                                                               | 318840                                                                                                               | 369376                                                                                                               |
| 19                                                                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                        | 117209                                                                                                               | 110088                                                                                                               | 137358                                                                                                               | 76648                                                                                                                |
| 20                                                                                                                   | Uttarakhand                                                                                                          | 15248                                                                                                                | 15606                                                                                                                | 21275                                                                                                                | 19278                                                                                                                |
| 21                                                                                                                   | West Bengal                                                                                                          | 119594                                                                                                               | 173416                                                                                                               | 122531                                                                                                               | 47577                                                                                                                |
| 22                                                                                                                   | Assam                                                                                                                | 9076                                                                                                                 | 5460                                                                                                                 | 28419                                                                                                                | 23325                                                                                                                |
| 23                                                                                                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                    | 1000                                                                                                                 | 16000                                                                                                                | 13750                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                    |
| 24                                                                                                                   | Manipur                                                                                                              | 1650                                                                                                                 | 8400                                                                                                                 | 1440                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                    |
| 25                                                                                                                   | Meghalaya                                                                                                            | 4956                                                                                                                 | 6061                                                                                                                 | 8770                                                                                                                 | 6995                                                                                                                 |
| 26                                                                                                                   | Mizoram                                                                                                              | 20                                                                                                                   | 3020                                                                                                                 | 1520                                                                                                                 | 1600                                                                                                                 |
| 27                                                                                                                   | Nagaland                                                                                                             | 74                                                                                                                   | 8345                                                                                                                 | 10171                                                                                                                | 3700                                                                                                                 |
| 28                                                                                                                   | Tripura                                                                                                              | 2300                                                                                                                 | 5182                                                                                                                 | 13500                                                                                                                | 5927                                                                                                                 |
| 29                                                                                                                   | Sikkim                                                                                                               | 430                                                                                                                  | 183                                                                                                                  | 1635                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                    |
| 30                                                                                                                   | Delhi                                                                                                                | 200                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                    |
| 31                                                                                                                   | Puducherry                                                                                                           | 600                                                                                                                  | 3821                                                                                                                 | 5863                                                                                                                 | 1950                                                                                                                 |
| 32                                                                                                                   | A&N                                                                                                                  | 2251                                                                                                                 | 767                                                                                                                  | 1798                                                                                                                 | 161                                                                                                                  |
| 33                                                                                                                   | Laddakh                                                                                                              | 839                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                    | 116                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                    |
| TOTAL: - 1359069 1428446 1207207 746486                                                                              | TOTAL: - 1359069 1428446 1207207 746486                                                                              | TOTAL: - 1359069 1428446 1207207 746486                                                                              | TOTAL: - 1359069 1428446 1207207 746486                                                                              | TOTAL: - 1359069 1428446 1207207 746486                                                                              | TOTAL: - 1359069 1428446 1207207 746486                                                                              |

| ANNEXURE-II                                                                     | ANNEXURE-II                                                                     | ANNEXURE-II                                                                     | ANNEXURE-II                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| The details of the districts where ATMA Scheme is being implemented State-wise: | The details of the districts where ATMA Scheme is being implemented State-wise: | The details of the districts where ATMA Scheme is being implemented State-wise: | The details of the districts where ATMA Scheme is being implemented State-wise:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Sl. No.                                                                         | States/UTs                                                                      | Number of Districts                                                             | Name of Districts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 1                                                                               | Andhra Pradesh                                                                  | 26                                                                              | Srikakulam, P. Manyam, Vizianagaram, Vishakapatnam, Anakapali, A. Sitaramaraju, Kakinada, E. Godavari, Konaseema, Eluru, W. Godavari, Krishna, NTR, Guntur, Bapatla, Palnadu, Prakasam, SPSR Nellore, Tirupati, YSR Kadapa, Nandyal, Annamayya, Chittoor, Kurnool, Ananthapur & Sri Satya Sai                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                               | Bihar                                                                           | 38                                                                              | Araia, Arwal, Aurangabad, Banka, Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Bhojpur, Buxar, Darbhanga, East Chamaparan, Gaya, Gopalganj, Jamui, Jehnabad, Kaimur, Katihar, Khagaria, Kisahnganj, Lakhisarai, Madhepura, Madhubani, Munger, Muzaffarpur, Nalanda, Nawada, Patna, Purnea, Rohatas, Saharsa, Samastipur, Saran, Sheikhpura, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Siwan, Supaul, Vaishali, West Champaran |
| 3                                                                               | Chhattisgarh                                                                    | 28                                                                              | Raipur, Baloda Bazar, Gariyaband, Mahasamund, Dhamtari, Durg, Balod, Bemetara, Rajnandgaon, Kabirdham, Bilaspur, Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi (GPM), Mungeli, Janjgir, Korba, Raigarh, Surguja, Surajpur, Balrampur, Jashpur, Korea, Jagdalpur, Kondagaon, Kanker, Dantewada, Sukma, Bijapur, Narayanpur                                                                              |
| 4                                                                               | Goa                                                                             | 2                                                                               | North-Goa, South-Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 5                                                                               | Gujarat                                                                         | 33                                                                              | Ahmedabad, Amreli,Anand, Arvalli, Banaskantha, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Botad, Chhota Udepur, Dahod, Dang, Devbhumi Dwarka, Gandhi Nagar, Gir Somnath, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kheda,Kutchh, Mahesana, Mahisagar, Morbi, Narmada, Navsari, Panchmahal, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, Sabarkantha, Surat, Surendranagar, Tapi, Vadodara, Valsad.                                              |
| 6                                                                               | Haryana                                                                         | 22                                                                              | Ambala, Bhiwani, Charkhi-Dadri, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurugram, Hisar, Jind, Jhajjar, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Mewat, Narnaul, Panipat, Panchkula , Palwal, Rohtak, Rewari, Sirsa, Sonipat, Yamuna-Nagar                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 7                                                                               | Himachal Pradesh                                                                | 12                                                                              | Bilaspur, Chamba,Hamirpur, Kangra, Kinnaur, Kullu, L&S, Mandi, Shimla, Sirmour, Solan, Una.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 8                                                                               | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                 | 20                                                                              | Jammu, Samba , Kathua, Reasi, Udhampur, Ramban, Doda, Kishtwar, Rajouri, Poonch (Jammu Division), Srinagar,Anantnag, Pilwama, Kupwara, Shopian, Baramulla, Gandarbal, Bandipora, Kulgam & Budgam (Kashmir Division)                                                                                                                                                             |

|   9 | Jharkhand      |   24 | Bokaro, Chatra, Deoghar, Dhanbad, Dumka, East Singhbhum, Garhwa, Giridih, Godda, Gumla, Hazaribagh, Jamtara, Khunti, Koderma, Latehar, Lohardaga, Pakur, Palamau, Ramgarh, Ranchi, Sahibganj, Saraikella, Simdega, West Singhbhum.                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|-----|----------------|------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  10 | Karnataka      |   30 | Bagalkote, Bengaluru, Belagavi, Ballary, Bidar, Chamarajanagara, Chikkaballapura, Chikkamagaluru, Chitradurga, Dakshina Kannada, Davanagere, Dharawada, Gadag, Hassan, Haveri, Kalaburagi, Kodagu, Kolar, Koppala, Mandya, Mysore, Ramanagara, Raichur, Shimoga, Tumkur, Udupi, Uttarakannada, Vijayanagara, Vijayapura, Yadgiri                                                                                                                               |
|  11 | Kerala         |   14 | Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Ernakulam, Thirusur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikkode, Wayanad, Kannur, Kasargod.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|  12 | Maharashtra    |   33 | Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudug, Nashik, Dhule, Jalgaon, Nandurbar, Ahmad Nagar, Pune, Solapur, Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur, Aurangabad, Jalana, Beed, Latur, Osmanabad, Nanded, Parbhani, Hingoli, Buldhana, Washim, Akola, Amaravati, Yavatmal, Wardha, Nagpur, Bhandara, Gondia, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli.                                                                                                                                          |
|  13 | Madhya Pradesh |   52 | Agar,,Alirajpur, Anooppur,,Ashoknagar,,Badwani,,Balaghat, Betul, Bhind, Bhopal, Burhanpur, Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Damoh, Datia, Dewas, Dhar, Dindori, Guna, Gwalior, Harda, Hosh'bad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jhabua, Katni, Khandwa, Khargone, Mandla, Mandsore, Morena, Narsingpur, Neemach, Newadi, Panna, Raisen, Rajgarh, Ratlam, Rewa, Sagar, Satna, Sehore, Seoni, Shahdol, Shajapur, Sheopur, Shivpuri, Sidhi, Singroli, Tikamgarh, Ujjain, Umaria, Vidisha |
|  14 | Odisha         |   30 | Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Bhdrak, Bolangir, Boudh, Cuttack, Deogarh, Dhenkanal, Gajapati, Ganjam, Jagatsingpur, Jaipur, Jarsuguda, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Kendrapara, Keonjhar, Khurda, Koraput, Malkangiri, Mayurbhanj, Nabarangpur, Nayagarh, Nuapada, Puri, Rayagada, Sambalpur, Subarnapur, Sundargarh.                                                                                                                                                     |
|  15 | Punjab         |   22 | Amritsar, Barnala, Bathinda , Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Fazilka, Ferozepur, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Ludhiana, Mansa, Moga, Pathankot, Patiala, Rupnagar, S.A.S Nagar, Sangrur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Sri Muktsar Sahib, Tarn Taran                                                                                                                                                                                                 |

|   16 | Rajasthan     |   50 | Ajmer, Alwar, Banswara, Baran, Barmer, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Churu, Dausa, Dholpur, Dungarpur, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jalore, Jhalawar, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Karauli, Kota, Nagour, Pali, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, Sawai Madhopur, Sikar, Sirohi, Sri Ganganagar, Tonk, Udaipur, Anupgarh, Balotra, Beawar, Deeg, Didwana-Kuchaman, Dudu, Gangapurcity, Jaipur Rural, Jodhpur Rural, Kekri, Khairthal-Tijara, Kotputali-Behror, Neem ka Thana, Falodi, Salumber, Sanchor, Shahpura.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|------|---------------|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   17 | Telangana     |   32 | Adilabad, Kumarambheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Kamareddy, Karimnagar, Peddapally, Jagityal. Rajanna Siricilla, Medak, Sangareddy, Siddipet, Warangal, Honumakonda, Mahabubabad, Mulugu, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Jangoan, Khammam, Badradri Kothagudem, Rangareddy, Vikarabad, Medchal Malkajgiri, Mahabubnagar, Narayanpet, Nagarkurnool, Wanaparthy, Jogulamba Gadwal, Nalgonda, Suryapet, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|   18 | Tamil Nadu    |   37 | Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Tiruvallur, Cuddalore, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Vellore, Tirupattur, Ranipettai, Tiruvannamalai, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Trichy, Karur, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Thanjavur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Tiruvarur, Pudukkottai, Sivaganga, Ramnad, Madurai, Theni, Dindigul, Virudhunagar, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Thoothukudi, Kanniyakumari, The Nilgiris                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|   19 | Uttar Pradesh |   75 | Agra, Firozabad, Mainpuri, Mathura, Aligarh, Etah, Hathras, Kansganj, Prayagraj, Fatehpur, Kaushambi, Pratapgarh, Azamgarh, Ballia, Mau, Badaun, Bareilly, Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur, Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Siddharth nagar, Banda, Chitrakoot, Hamirpur, Mahoba, Bahraich, Balarampur, Gonda, Shravasti, Ambedkar Nagar, Barabanki, Faizabad, Sultanpur, Amethi, Deoria, Gorakhpur, Kushinagar, Maharajganj, Jalaun, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Auraiya, Etawah, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Hardoi, Lakhimpur Kheri, Lucknow, Raebareli, Sitapur, Unnao, Bagpat, Bulandshahr, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Hapur, Mirzapur, Bhadohi, Sonbhadra, Sambhal, Bijnor, Amroha, Moradabad, Rampur, Muzaffarnagar, Shamli, Saharanpur, Chandauli, Ghazipur, Jaunpur, Varanasi |

| 20               | Uttarakhand       |   13 | Almora, Champawat, Nainital, U.S. Nagar, Pithoragarh, Bageshwar, Chamoli, Dehradun, Pauri, Uttarkashi, Haridwar, Rudraprayag, Tehri.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|------------------|-------------------|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 21               | West Bengal       |   23 | Purba Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur, Uttar Dinajpur, Birbhum Paschim Bardhaman, Malda, Purba Bardhaman, Bankura, Jhargram, Nadia, Purulia, Dakshim Dinajpur, Siliguri, Jalpaiguri, Murshidabad, Coochbehar, Alipurduar, Kalimpong, Howrah, North-24 PGS, Darjeeling, South-24 Parganas, Hooghly.                                                                           |
| 22               | Assam             |   33 | Baksa, Barpeta, Biswanath, Bongaigaon, Cachar, Charaideo, Chirang, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Dimahasao, East Karbi Anglong, Goalpara, Goalaghar, Hailakandi, Hojai, Jorhat, Kamrup (M), Kamrup (R), Karimganj, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Morigaon, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sivasagar, Sonitpur, South Salmara Mancachar, Tinsukia, West Karbi Anglong, Udalaguri. |
| 23               | Arunachal Pradesh |   25 | Tawang, West Kameng, East Kameng, Lower Subansiri, Kurung Kumey, Kra Daadi, Papumpare, Pake Kessang, Upper Subansiri, Kamle, Shi Yomi, West Siang, East Siang, Upper Siang, Siang, Lower Siang, Lepa Rada, Dibang Valley (Anini), Lower Dibang Velley, Anjaw, Lohit, Namsai, Changlang, Tirap, Longding                                                                   |
| 24               | Manipur           |    9 | Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubai, Bishnupur, Chandel, Churachandpur, Senapati,Tamenglong, Ukhrul                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 25               | Meghalaya         |   11 | East Khasi Hills, West Khasi Hills, South West Khasi Hills, Ri Bhoi, East Jaintia Hills West Jaintia Hills, East Garo Hills, West Garo Hills, South-West Garo Hills, North Garo Hills, South Garo Hills.                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 26               | Mizoram           |    8 | Aizwal, Champhai, Mamit, Kolasib, Serchhip, Lunglei, Lawngtlai, Saiha                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 27               | Nagaland          |   15 | Chumoukedima, Kiphire, Kohima, Longleng, Mon, Mokokchung, Niuland, Noklak, Peren, Phek, Shamator, Tseminyu, Tuensang, Wokha, Zunheboto                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 28               | Tripura           |    8 | North, Unakoti, Dhalai, Khowai, West Sepahijala, Gomati, South                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 29               | Sikkim            |    6 | Gangtok, Mangam, Namchi, Gyalshing, Pakyong, Soreng                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 30               | Delhi             |    1 | South-West Delhi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 31               | Puducherry        |    2 | Puducherry, Karaikal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 32               | A&N               |    3 | South Andaman, Nicobar, North & Middle Andaman                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 33               | Laddakh           |    2 | Leh, Kargil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| TOTAL DISTRICTS: | TOTAL DISTRICTS:  |  739 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |

## State-wise and District-wise details of the KVKs

|   S. No. | State/Union Territory   |   No. of districts having KVKs | Name of districts having KVKs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|----------|-------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Punjab                  |                             22 | Faridkot, Gurdaspur, Ferosepur, Bathinda, Hoshiarpur, Patiala, Kapurthala, Sangrur, Nawanshahar, Roopnagar, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Muktsar, Fatehgargh Sahib, Moga, Jalandhar, Mansa, Tarantaran, Barnala, Sahaibjada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali), Fazilka, Pathankot,                                                                                                                                    |
|        2 | Uttarakhand             |                             13 | Champavat, Tehri Garhwal, Nainital, Chamoli, Haridwar, Almora, Pauri Garhwal, RudraPrayag, Udhamsingh Nagar, Pithoragarh, Dehradun, Uttarakanshi, Bageshwar,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|        3 | Himachal Pradesh        |                             12 | Kullu, Una, Mandi, Sirmaur, Hamirpur,Kangra, Bilaspur, Kinnaur, Chamba, Shimla, Solanand Lahaul & Spiti(2 KVKs)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|        4 | Jammu and Kashmir       |                             19 | Jammu, Rajouri, Doda, Udhampur, Poonch, Pulwama, Srinagar, Gandarabal, Budgam, Baramulla, Kupwara, Anantnag, Kathua,Kulgam, Shopian, Samba, Kishtwar, Ramban and Bandipora(2 KVKs)                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|        5 | Ladakh(UT)              |                             02 | Leh (2KVKs), Kargil(2KVKs)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|        6 | Rajasthan               |                             33 | Dausa, Jhunjhunu, Sawai Madhopur, Ajmer, Dhoulpur, Bharatpur, Sriganganagar, Karauli, Dungarpur, Banswara, Baran, Sirohi, Chittorgarh, Kota, Bundi,Jhalawar,Rajsamand,Tonk, Pratapgarh, Alwar, Churu, Udaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Jaipur, Hanumangarh, Barmer, Nagaur, Bhilwara, Jalore, Pali, Sikar(2 KVKs each)                                                                          |
|        7 | Delhi                   |                              1 | Ujwa (New Delhi)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|        8 | Haryana                 |                             18 | Panipat, Kaithal, Jind, Hisar, Kurukshetra, Faridabad,Yamunanagar, Sonipat, Rohtak, Sirsa, Mahendergarh, Fatehabad, Jhajjar, Bhiwani, Karnal, Gurgaon, Ambala, Rewari,                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|        9 | Uttar Pradesh           |                             74 | Sahajahanpur, Bijnor, Saharanpur, Ghaziabad, Rampur, Meerut, Pilibhit, Baghpat, Gautam Budha Nagar, Ballia, Mau, Varanasi, Basti, Faizabad, Maharajganj, Sonbhadra, SiddharthNagar, Barabanki, Chandauli, Balrampur, Sant Kabir Nagar, Mathura, Jhansi, Fatehpur, Aligarh, Kanpur (Dehat), Mainpuri, Mahoba, Etawah, Kannauj, Firozabad, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Lalitpur, Farrukhabad, Lucknow, Bareilly, |

## Annexure-III

|    |                             |    | Kushinagar, Etah, Agra,Sant Ravidas Nagar, Mirzapur, Bulandshahar, Chitrakoot, Unnao, Pratapgarh, Kaushambi, Auraiya, Deoria, Mahamayanagar, Banda, Ambedkar Nagar,Kasganj, Amethi, Sambhal, Shamli, Amroha, Hapur, Shrasvasti, Sitapur, Gorakhpur, Badaun, Bahraich, Gonda, Sultanpur, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Muzaffarnagar, Lakhimpur Kheri, Hardoi, Moradabad, Prayagraj, Azamgarh, Raebareli(2 KVKs each)   |
|----|-----------------------------|----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 10 | 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,                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 11 | Bihar                       | 38 | Munger, Darbhanga, Vaishali, Begusarai, Saharsa, Nalanda, Banka, Patna, Sheikhpura, Madhepura, Bhagalpur, Rohtas, Araria, Purnea, Katihar, Siwan, Jahanabad, Saran, Supaul, Sheohar, Aurangabad, Lakhisarai, Kishanganj, Gopalganj, Buxar, Bhojpur, Nawadah, Kaimur, Jamui, Khagaria, Sitamarhi, Arwal, Muzaffarpur, Samastipur, Madhubani, East Champaran, West Champaran, Gaya (2 KVKseach)               |
| 12 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |  3 | Port Blair, Nicobar, North & Middle Andaman (Mayabunder)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 13 | West Bengal                 | 18 | Darjeeling, Coochbehar, Dakshin Dinajpur, Uttar Dinajpur, Howrah, Hoogly, Jalpaiguri, West Midnapur, Purulia, Burdhman, Birbhum, Bankura, East Midnapore, South 24 Parganas, North 24 Parganas, Malda, Nadia, Murshidabad (2 KVKs each)                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 14 | Odisha                      | 30 | 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, Mayurbhanj, Sundergarh (2 KVKs each)                                                                          |
| 15 | Sikkim                      |  4 | East Sikkim, North Sikkim, West Sikkim, South Sikkim,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 16 | ArunachalPr adesh           | 17 | 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 and Dibang Valley                                                                                                                                                                                            |

|   17. | Assam          |   26 | Sonitpur, Cachar, Golaghat, Kokrajhar, Sibsagar, Nalbari, Barpeta, Chirang, Karbi Anglong, Kamrup, North Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Tinsukia, Karimganj, Dhubri, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Darrang, Jorhat, Goalpara, Hailakandi, Udalguri, Baska,Moringaon, Bongaigaon, Dima Hasao.                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|-------|----------------|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    18 | Manipur        |    9 | Imphal West, Churachandpur, Tamenglong, Chandel, Senapati, Bishnupur, Imphal East, Thoubal, Ukhrul,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|    19 | Meghalaya      |    7 | West Garo Hills, Ri-bhoi, Jaintia Hills, East Khasi Hills, West Khasi Hills, South Garo Hills, East Garo Hills.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|    20 | Mizoram        |    8 | Lunglei, Kolasib, Chimtuipui, Lawngtlai, Mammit, Champhai, Serchhip, Aizwal,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|    21 | Nagaland       |   11 | Dimapur, Medziphema, Wokha, Mokokchung, Kohima, Tuensang, Mon, Zunheboto, Laongleng, Peren, Kiphire                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|    22 | Tripura        |    8 | Khowai(West Tripura), South Tripura, Dhalai, North Tripura, West Tripura, Gomati, Unakoti, Sepahijala,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|    23 | Goa            |    2 | North Goa, South Goa                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|    24 | Gujarat        |   27 | 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, Kuchchh, Rajkot(2 KVKs each)                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|    25 | Maharashtra    |   33 | Wardha, Bhandara, Chandrapur, Gondia, Godchiroli, Osmanabad, Ratnagiri, Raigarh, Dhule, Parbhani, Washim, Sindhudurg, Hingoli, Nandurbar, Latur, Akola, Ahmednagar, Amaravathi, Aurangabad, Beed, Jalna, Buldana, Jalgaon, Nanded , Nashik, Pune, Yavatmal, Satara, Solapur, Kolhapur, Sangli, Nagpur, Thane(2 KVKs each)                                                                                                                                                     |
|    26 | MadhyaPr adesh |   51 | Jhabua, Sidhi, Shahdol, Khandwa, Tikamgarh, Seoni, Bhind, Rajgarh, Guna, Balaghat, Betul,Panna, Dindori, Gwalior, Rewa, Hoshangabad, Morena, 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, Chhindwara, Sagar(2 KVKs each) |

| 27.   | 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, Sukma, Kondagaon, Durg(2 KVKs)                                                                                       |
|-------|----------------|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 28.   | AndhraPr adesh |   13 | Shrikakulam, Vizianagaram, Ananthpur, Chittoor, East Godavari, Guntur, Krishna, Kurnool, Nellore, Prakasham, Visakhapatnam, West Godavari, Kadapa (having 2 KVKs each)                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 29.   | Puducherry     |    3 | Karaikal, Pudducherry, Yanam,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 30.   | TamilNadu      |   31 | Salem, Cuddalore, Trichirappali, Perambalur, Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram, Kanyakumari, Madurai, Vellore, Thiruvallur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Virudhunagar, Dharmapuri, Kancheepuram, Shivagangai, Namakkal, Dindigul, Coimbatore, Theni, Nilgiris, Tiruvannamalai, Tirunelveli, Krishnagiri, Thanjavur, Tuticorin, Karur, Ariyalur, Erode, Tiruppur, Villupuram(2 KVKs) |
| 31.   | Telangana      |   10 | Adilabad, Nizamabad, Ranga Reddy, Mancherial, Karimnagar, Nalgonda, Khammam, Medak, Mahaboobnagar, Warangal (having 2KVKs each)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 32.   | Karnataka      |   29 | 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, Bijapur, Gulbarga, Tumkur (having 2 KVKs each)                                           |
| 33.   | Kerala         |   14 | Palghat, Kollam, Wynad, Kottayam, Kannur, Malappuram, Thrissur, Kasaragode, Alleppey, Ernakulam, Kozhikode (Calicut), Thiruvananthapuram, Idukki, Pathanamthitta,                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 34.   | Lakshadweep    |    1 | Kiltan Isl and Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|       | Total          |  638 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |

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