Lok Sabha Question No. 4276 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-19
Subject: Agricultural Universities and Colleges
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Kesineni Sivanath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4276

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES

## 4276. SHRI KESINENI SIVANATH:

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 Central Agricultural Universities and Colleges, State-wise;
- (b) the  details  regarding  the  amount  of  funds  sanctioned  and  disbursed  for  such  colleges, institute-wise and year-wise during the last five years;
- (c) whether the Government plans on establishing additional central agricultural Universities or colleges, especially in Andhra Pradesh;
- (d) if so, the details regarding the criteria used for identifying potential locations and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the  details  regarding  the  number  of  private  agricultural  colleges  accredited  by  Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): There  are  03  Central  Agricultural  Universities  (CAUs)  under  aegis  of  Department  of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) viz:
1.  Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University (DRPCAU), Pusa, Bihar
2.  Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University (RLBCAU), Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
3.  Central Agricultural University (CAU), Imphal, Manipur

The details of colleges under these CAUs is attached in Annexure-I .

(b): The details  of  amount  of  funds  sanctioned  and  disbursed  to  the  three  CAUs  under  this Department year-wise during the last five years are as under:

Rs. in crore

|   S. No. | Name of CAUs   | Last five financial years   | Amount of Funds Sanctioned (Revised Estimate)/Disbursed   | Remarks                                                      |
|----------|----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | CAU, Imphal    | 2020-21                     | 190.00                                                    |                                                              |
|        1 |                | 2021-22                     | 251.55                                                    |                                                              |
|        1 |                | 2022-23                     | 270.00                                                    |                                                              |
|        1 |                | 2023-24                     | 290.00                                                    |                                                              |
|        1 |                | 2024-25                     | 309.29                                                    |                                                              |
|        2 | DRPCAU,        | 2020-21                     | 135.68                                                    |                                                              |
|        2 | Pusa           | 2021-22                     | 187.00                                                    |                                                              |
|        2 |                | 2022-23                     | 214.57                                                    |                                                              |
|        2 |                | 2023-24                     | 251.11                                                    |                                                              |
|        2 |                | 2024-25                     | 258.26                                                    |                                                              |
|        3 | RLBCAU,        | 2020-21                     | 102.84                                                    | * Rs. 5.80 crores could not be disbursed as the same was not |
|        3 | Jhansi         | 2021-22                     | 112.95                                                    |                                                              |
|        3 |                | 2022-23                     | 126.45                                                    |                                                              |
|        3 |                | 2023-24                     | 130.00                                                    |                                                              |
|        3 |                | 2024-25                     | 166.00/160.20*                                            | required by the university.                                  |

(c) & (d): At present, there is no  plan on  establishing additional Central Agricultural Universities or colleges, especially in Andhra Pradesh.

(e): The  state-wise  number  of  private  agricultural  colleges  accredited  by  Indian  Council  of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is attached in Annexure-II .

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## Annexure-I

## [Part (a) of Lok Sabha USQ No. 4276 dated 19 TH  AUGUST, 2025]

## List of Colleges under Central Agricultural Universities:

|   S.No. | Name of CAU                                                                  | Name of Colleges                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Central Agricultural University, Imphal, Manipur                             | 1. College of Agriculture, Imphal, Manipur 2. College of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Selesih, Aizawl, Mizoram 3. College of Fisheries, Lembucherra, Tripura 4. College of Horticulture & Forestry, Paisghat, Arunachal Pradesh 5. College of Community Science, Tura, Meghalaya 6. College of Agricultural Engineering & Post Harvest Technology, Ranipool, Gangtok, Sikkim 7. College of Post Graduate Studies in Agricultural Sciences, Umiam, Meghalaya 8. College of Agriculture, Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh 9. College of Agriculture, Kyrdemkulai, Meghalaya 10.College of Horticulture, Bermiok, Sikkim 11.College of Food Technology, Imphal, Manipur 12.College of Horticulture, Thenzawl, Mizoram 13.College of Veterinary Sciences & |
|       2 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur, Bihar | 1. Tirhut College of Agriculture, Dholi, Muzaffarpur, Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |

|    |                                                                         | 2. College of Fisheries, Dholi, Muzaffarpur, Bihar 3. Pandit Dindayal Upadhayay College of Horticulture and Forestry, Piprakothi, Motihari, Bihar 4. College of Community Science, Pusa Samastipur, Bihar 5. College of Agriculture Engineering, Pusa, Samastipur, Bihar 6. College of Basic Science and Humanities, Pusa, Samastipur, Bihar 7. Post-Graduate College of Agriculture, Pusa, Samastipur, Bihar 8. School of Agri-Business and Rural Management (SAB&RM), Pusa,   |
|----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  3 | Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh | 1. College of Agriculture, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. 2. College of Horticulture and Forestry, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. 3. College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Datia, Madhya Pradesh. 4. College of Fisheries, Datia, Madhya Pradesh. 5. College of Horticulture, Morena, Madhya Pradesh.                                                                                                                                                                                      |

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## Annexure-II

## [Part (e) of Lok Sabha USQ No. 4276 dated 19 TH  AUGUST, 2025]

## State-wise list of number of private agricultural colleges accredited by ICAR

| S. No.   | State          |   Number of private agricultural colleges accredited by ICAR |
|----------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh |                                                           04 |
| 2.       | Haryana        |                                                           01 |
| 3.       | Madhya Pradesh |                                                           02 |
| 4.       | Maharashtra    |                                                           02 |
| 5.       | Odisha         |                                                           03 |
| 6.       | Punjab         |                                                           03 |
| 7.       | Rajasthan      |                                                           04 |
| 8.       | Tamil Nadu     |                                                           11 |
| 9.       | Uttar Pradesh  |                                                           03 |
| 10.      | Uttarakhand    |                                                           01 |
| Total    | Total          |                                                           34 |

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