Lok Sabha Question No. 130 (STARRED), answered on 2025-07-29
Subject: Establishment of Central Agricultural University in Bahraich
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. Anand Kumar

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 130

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH  JULY, 2025

## ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY IN BAHRAICH

*130. DR. ANAND KUMAR:

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  Central  Agricultural  University  in Bahraich Lok Sabha Constituency which is primarily lacking any agricultural university in the vicinity, so that the farmers and youth of this aspirational district can get benefitted from the advanced agricultural education and research facilities;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to consider inclusion of the same in future; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## 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. 130 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 ND  JULY, 2025 REGARDING ' ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY IN BAHRAICH '

(a)  to  (d):  At  present,  there  is  no  proposal  to  establish  a  Central  Agricultural  University  in Bahraich. However, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, there is 1 Central Agricultural University, 2 Central  Universities  with  Agriculture  Faculty,  1  Deemed  University  (ICAR)  and  5  State Agricultural and allied sciences Universities to take care the youth and farmers of the entire Uttar Pradesh including Bahraich district namely:

- I. Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi (4 constituent colleges)
- II. ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar (Deemed University)
- III. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (Central University with 01 Agriculture Faculty)
- IV. Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (Central University with 01 Agriculture Faculty)
- V. Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (8 constituent colleges)
- VI.  Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya (8 constituent colleges)
- VII. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut (3 constituent colleges)
- VIII. Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya Evam Go-Anusandhan Sansthan, Mathura (2 constituent colleges)
- IX. Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda (11 constituent colleges)

Apart from this, the state is having following ICAR Institutes:

- I. ICAR-Central Avian Research Institute, Izatnagar
- II. ICAR-Central Institutes for Research on Goats, Makhdoom
- III. ICAR-Central Institute of Subtropical Horticulture, Lucknow
- IV. ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi
- V. ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur
- VI. ICAR-Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow
- VII. ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi
- VIII. ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cattle, Meerut
- IX. ICAR-Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi
- X. ICAR-Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research, Modipuram
- XI. ICAR-Indian Institute of Seed Science, Mau
- XII. ICAR-National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, Mau
- XIII. ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetics Resources, Lucknow

Besides,  there  are  89  Krishi  Vigyan  Kendra  (KVKs)  in  the  state  of  Uttar  Pradesh  (02  in Bahraich).

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