Lok Sabha Question No. 2601 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-16
Subject: Promotion of Research and Development in Agriculture Sector
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge, Shri Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram, Shri Nilesh Dnyandev Lanke, Shri Gyaneshwar Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2601

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH  DECEMBER, 2025

## PROMOTION OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN AGRICULTURE SECTOR

2601.   SHRI NILESH DNYANDEV LANKE: DR. SHIVAJI BANDAPPA KALGE: SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL: SHRI BHUMARE SANDIPANRAO ASARAM:

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

(a) the  various  activities  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  Research  and Development (R&D) in agriculture sector, particularly in climate-smart agriculture and the development of drought-resistant varieties;

(b) the manner in which the agricultural extension services are being strengthened to disseminate  the  latest  agricultural  technologies  and  information  to  farmers  across  the country; and

(c) the  details  thereof,  State-wise,  particularly  city-wise  for  Maharashtra  and  Madhya Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The  Government  through  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  flagship network  project  'National  Innovations  in  Climate  Resilient  Agriculture  (NICRA)'  conducts research  &  development  activities  on  the  development  of  climate  resilient  technologies through  its  25  centres  located  across  the  country  in  ICAR  institutes,  State  Agricultural Universities and other leading national institutes. Climate resilient technologies viz., climate

resilient  varieties,  intercropping  systems,  conservation  agriculture,  crop  diversification, agroforestry  systems,  zero-till  sowing,  green  manuring,  integrated  farming  systems, integrated nutrient and pest management, organic farming, site specific nutrient management,  in-situ  moisture  conservation,  protective/supplementary  irrigation,  micro irrigation methods, animal related technologies including supplementary feed for balanced ration, use of improved fodder crops, animal housing and breeds etc. have been developed. These technologies have been documented for 27 States and 3 Union Territories.

During, 2014-25 a total of 3236 field crop varieties have been developed by ICAR out of which 2996 varieties are climate resilient, which includes 1455 of Cereals, 397 of Oilseeds, 446 of Pulses, 168 of Forage crops, 392 of Fibres, 27 of Other crops and 96 of Sugarcane. A total of 341 Drought tolerant Varieties Oilseeds (25); Pulses (43); Fibre crops (18); Forage crops (16); Sugarcane (36); Other crops (3).

(b) & (c): To  strengthen  and  disseminate  the  latest  agricultural  technologies  and information  to  farmers  across  the  country,  Government  is  implementing  Krishi  Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) scheme across the country for technology assessment, demonstration and capacity development among the farmers and extension functionaries. A total of 731 KVKs are  operational  in  country.  At  district  level,  KVKs  facilitate  in  convergence  with  various schemes of line departments like Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act  (MGNREGA),  Agricultural  Technology  Management  Agency  (ATMA),  National  Food Security  Mission  (NFSM),  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY),  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY), Khet Talab Yojna and National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) etc. Village Climate Risk Management Committees, Custom hiring centres, seed banks and fodder banks activities were undertaken for upscaling and spread of resilient technologies. Timely agro advisories are being issued by the KVKs to farmers to take informed decisions regarding the impending weather situations.

State wise no. of KVKs established is given in the Annexure-I . District wise list of KVKs of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra are given in Annexure-II .

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## AnnexureI

## [Part (b) & (c) of Lok Sabha USQ No. 2601 dated 16 TH  DECEMBER, 2025]

## State-wise list of KVKs in India.

| States            |   Total |
|-------------------|---------|
| A & N Island      |      03 |
| Andhra Pradesh    |      24 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |      17 |
| Assam             |      26 |
| Bihar             |      44 |
| Chhattisgarh      |      28 |
| Delhi             |      01 |
| Goa               |      02 |
| Gujarat           |      30 |
| Haryana           |      18 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |      13 |
| Jammu & Kashmir   |      20 |
| Jharkhand         |      24 |
| Karnataka         |      33 |
| Kerala            |      14 |
| Ladakh            |      04 |
| Lakshadweep       |      01 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |      54 |
| Maharashtra       |      50 |
| Manipur           |      09 |
| Meghalaya         |      07 |
| Mizoram           |      08 |
| Nagaland          |      11 |
| Odisha            |      33 |
| Puducherry        |      03 |
| Punjab            |      22 |
| Rajasthan         |      47 |
| Sikkim            |      04 |
| Tamil Nadu        |      32 |
| Telangana         |      16 |
| Tripura           |      08 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |      89 |
| Uttarakhand       |      13 |
| West Bengal       |      23 |
| Total             |     731 |

## [Part (b) & (c) of Lok Sabha USQ No. 2601 dated 16 TH  DECEMBER, 2025]

## District wise no of KVKs in Madhya Pradesh

| District    |   No. of KVKs | District    |   No. of KVKs |
|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
| Agarmalwa   |             1 | Mandla      |             1 |
| Alirajpur   |             1 | Mandsaur    |             1 |
| Anuppur     |             1 | Mauganj     |             0 |
| Ashok Nagar |             1 | Morena      |             1 |
| Badwani     |             1 | Narsinghpur |             1 |
| Balaghat    |             1 | Neemuch     |             1 |
| Bankhedi    |             1 | Niwari      |             0 |
| Betul       |             1 | Pandhurna   |             0 |
| Bhind       |             1 | Panna       |             1 |
| Bhopal      |             1 | Raisen      |             1 |
| Burhanpur   |             1 | Rajgarh     |             1 |
| Chhatarpur  |             1 | Ratlam      |             1 |
| Chhindwara  |             2 | Rewa        |             1 |
| Damoh       |             1 | Sagar       |             2 |
| Datia       |             1 | Satna       |             1 |
| Dewas       |             1 | Sehore      |             1 |
| Dhar        |             2 | Seoni       |             1 |
| Dindori     |             1 | Shahdol     |             1 |
| Guna        |             1 | Shajapur    |             1 |
| Gwalior     |             1 | Sheopur     |             1 |
| Harda       |             1 | Shivpuri    |             1 |
| Indore      |             1 | Sidhi       |             1 |
| Jabalpur    |             1 | Singrauli   |             1 |
| Jhabua      |             1 | Tikamgarh   |             1 |
| Katni       |             1 | Ujjain      |             1 |
| Khandwa     |             1 | Umaria      |             1 |
| Khargone    |             1 | Vidisha     |             1 |
| Maihar      |             0 | Total KVK   |            54 |

## District wise no of KVKs in Maharashtra

| District                  |   No. of KVKs | District             | No. of KVKs   |
|---------------------------|---------------|----------------------|---------------|
| Ahmednagar ( Ahilyanagar) |             2 | Nandurbar            | 1             |
| Akola                     |             1 | Nashik               | 2             |
| Amaravati                 |             2 | Osmanabad(Dharashiv) | 1             |
| Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar |             2 | Palghar              | 1             |
| Beed                      |             2 | Parbhani             | 1             |
| Bhandara                  |             1 | Pune-I               | 2             |
| Buldhana                  |             2 | Raigad               | 1             |
| Chandrapur                |             1 | Ratnagiri            | 1             |
| Dhule                     |             1 | Sangli I             | 2             |
| Gadchiroli                |             1 | Satara               | 2             |
| Gondia                    |             1 | Sindhudurg           | 1             |
| Hingoli                   |             1 | Solapur              | 2             |
| Jalgaon                   |             2 | Thane                | 1             |
| Jalna                     |             2 | Wardha               | 1             |
| Kolhapulr                 |             2 | Washim               | 1             |
| Latur                     |             1 | Yavatmal-I           | 2             |
| Nagpur                    |             2 | Total KVKs           | 50            |
| Nanded                    |             2 |                      |               |