Lok Sabha Question No. 776 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-25
Subject: Awareness on use of Drones in Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Sanjeev Kumar Singari

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 776

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 TH  JULY 2023

## AWARENESS ON USE OF DRONES IN FARMING

776. DR. SANJEEV KUMAR SINGARI:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:

- (a)  the details of efforts made by the Government to create awareness on use of drones to ease farming;
- (b)  whether the  Government  has  started  institutions for  creating  drone awareness and drone demonstration to farmers; and
- (c)  if so, the details of such institutions and if not, the reasons therefor, Statewise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a)  to  (c):  To  create  awareness  on  use  of  Kisan  Drones,  the  Department  of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare under Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM)  is providing financial assistance @ 100% of the cost of drone  up  to  a  maximum  of  Rs.  10  lakhs  per  drone  for    its  purchase  and demonstration on the farmers' fields by the institutes under Indian Council of Agricultural  Research,  Farm  Machinery  Training  &  Testing  Institutes,  Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs), State Agriculture Universities (SAUs), State and other Central  Government  Agricultural  Institutions/Departments  and  Public  Sector Undertakings (PSUs) of Government of India engaged in agricultural activities. The Farmers Producers Organizations (FPOs) are provided grants up to 75% of  the  cost  of  Kisan  Drone  for  its  demonstrations  on  the  farmers'  fields.  A contingency expenditure of Rs.6000 per hectare is provided to these implementing agencies that do not want to purchase drones but will hire drones for demonstrations from Custom Hiring Centres (CHCs), Hi-tech Hubs, Drone Manufacturers  and  Start-Ups.  The  contingent  expenditure  to  implementing agencies that purchase drones for drone demonstrations is limited to Rs.3000 per hectare. In order to make available drone services to farmers on rental basis, financial assistance @ 40% up to a maximum of Rs. 4.00 lakhs are provided for purchase of drones by CHCs under Cooperative Society of Farmers, FPOs and Rural  entrepreneurs.  Agriculture  graduates  establishing  CHCs  are  eligible  to receive financial assistance @ 50% of the cost of drone up to a maximum of Rs.5.00 lakhs per drone. For purchase of drones on individual ownership basis, the Small and Marginal, Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe, Women and North Eastern State farmers are provided financial assistance @ 50% of the cost up to a maximum of Rs. 5.00 lakhs and other farmers @ 40% up to a maximum of Rs. 4.00 lakhs.

Standard  Operating  Procedures  (SOPs)  for  pesticide  and  nutrient application and crop specific SOPs for pesticide application have been released, which provide concise instructions for effective and safe operations of drones.

So  far,  funds  amounting  to  Rs.  134.55  crores  have  been  released towards Kisan Drone promotion which includes Rs. 52.50 crores released to the ICAR for purchase of 300 Kisan Drones and organizing their demonstrations on the farmers' fields in 75000 hectares through 100 KVKs, 75 ICAR institutions and  25  SAUs.  The  funds  have  been  provided  to  the  State  Governments  for supply of 347 Kisan Drone to farmers on subsidy and establishment of 1573 Kisan Drone CHCs to provide drone services to the farmers. The State-wise list of identified KVKs/SAUs and ICAR institutes for demonstration of Kisan Drones is enclosed as Annexure-I.

## Annexure-I

## State-wise list of identified KVKs/SAUs and ICAR institutes for demonstration of Kisan Drones

## List of KVKs

|   S. No. | KVK                                                                                                     | State/ UT        |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
|        1 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sugarcane Research Centre, Bajpur Road, Kashipur, Distt. Udham Singh Nagar-244713 | Uttarakhand      |
|        2 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dhanauri Distt. Haridwar-249404                                                   | Uttarakhand      |
|        3 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sundernagar, Distt. Mandi-174 402                                                 | Himachal Pradesh |
|        4 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, PO. & Teh. Kandaghat, Distt. Solan-173215                                         | Himachal Pradesh |
|        5 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Pombay, Distt. Kulgam                                                             | Jammu & Kashmir  |
|        6 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, R.S. Pura, Distt. Jammu-181102                                                    | Jammu & Kashmir  |
|        7 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Samrala, Distt. Ludhiana-141 114                                                  | Punjab           |
|        8 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, VPO. Budh Singh Wala, Distt. Moga-142 001                                         | Punjab           |
|        9 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kheri, Distt. Sangrur-148 001                                                     | Punjab           |
|       10 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Handitya, Barnala District                                                        | Punjab           |
|       11 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Village Tepla, PO. Saha, Distt. Ambala-133 104                                    | Haryana          |
|       12 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Distt. Mahendergarh-123029                                                        | Haryana          |
|       13 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jagdishpur, Rathdhana, Narela Road, PB No. 28, Distt. SonipAt.131 001             | Haryana          |
|       14 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, IARI, Shikohpur, Distt. Gurgaon-122 001                                           | Haryana          |
|       15 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ujwa, New Delhi-110 073                                                           | Delhi            |
|       16 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, P.Box No.56 Distt. Bhilwara-311001                                                | Rajasthan        |
|       17 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, P.Box No.29, Danta, Distt. Barmer-334 001                                         | Rajasthan        |
|       18 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Abusar, P.Box No.4, Distt. Jhunjhunu-333 001                                      | Rajasthan        |
|       19 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, CAZRI (ICAR), Jodhpur Road, Distt. Pali-306 401                                   | Rajasthan        |

|   20 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Banasthali Vidyapeeth, PO. & Distt. Tonk-304022                                            | Rajasthan     |
|------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
|   21 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Rice Research Station, Nagina, Distt. Bijnor-246762                                        | Uttar Pradesh |
|   22 | Swami Kalyan Dev Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Hastinapur, Distt. Meerut-250 404                                         | Uttar Pradesh |
|   23 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, IVRI, Izatnagar, Distt. Bareilly-243122                                                    | Uttar Pradesh |
|   24 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, R.B.S. College, Bichpuri, Distt. Agra-283105                                               | Uttar Pradesh |
|   25 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra Vill.-Katia, Post- Manpur, Block & Tehsil-Biswan, Distt.- Sitapur(Uttar Pradesh)            | Uttar Pradesh |
|   26 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, IISR, Raibareilly Road, Distt. Lucknow-202 002                                             | Uttar Pradesh |
|   27 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Govt. Agriculture Farm, Khiria Misra, PO. Bamourikala, Devgarh Road Distt. Lalitpur-284403 | Uttar Pradesh |
|   28 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Via Pahari, Ganiwan, Distt. Chitrakoot-210206                                              | Uttar Pradesh |
|   29 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra Distt. Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh.                                                             | Uttar Pradesh |
|   30 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Barakachha Farm, PO. Belhara Institute of Agricultural Science, Distt. Mirzapur-231001     | Uttar Pradesh |
|   31 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, State Seed Multiplication Farm, Lada Distt. Samastipur                                     | Bihar         |
|   32 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Agricultural Farm, Manjhi, Distt-Saran-841313                                              | Bihar         |
|   33 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Pipra Kothi, Distt. East Champaran-845401                                                  | Bihar         |
|   34 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Seed Multiplication Farm, Mussi, Makhdumpur, Distt. Jahanabad                              | Bihar         |
|   35 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Agwanpur, Barh, Distt. Patna-803 214                                                       | Bihar         |
|   36 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, PO. Thakurganj, Distt. Kishanganj-854316                                                   | Bihar         |
|   37 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Agwanpur, Distt. Saharsa-852201                                                            | Bihar         |
|   38 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Vikas Bharati, Bishunpur, Distt. Gumla-835331                                              | Jharkhand     |
|   39 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Seed Multiplication Farm Kullu, Distt. Chatra                                              | Jharkhand     |
|   40 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Agricultural Farm, Bena, Distt. Jamtara                                                    | Jharkhand     |
|   41 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, C/O.Sri Ramkrishna Ashram, PO. Nimpith Ashram, Distt. South 24-Parganas-743338             | West Bengal   |

|   42 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Vill.-Arapanch, Mouza-Natagachi and Vill.-Narendrapur, Mouza- Ukhilapaikpara, South 24 Parganas Distt.   | West Bengal       |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|   43 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Village Milebasa(Digha), PS Bhagwangola, Distt. Murshidabad, West. Bengal.                               | West Bengal       |
|   44 | Rathindra Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Palli Siksha Bhavan, (Institute of Agriculture) PO.Sri Niketan, Distt. Birbhum-731236          | West Bengal       |
|   45 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Pundibari, Distt. Coochbehar-736165                                                                      | West Bengal       |
|   46 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At/PO. Shyamakhunta Distt. Mayurbhanj-757 049                                                            | Odisha            |
|   47 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At Panipoila, PO. Balugaon, Distt. Nayagarh-752 070                                                      | Odisha            |
|   48 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Horticulture Farm, Distt. Deogarh, Deogarh                                                               | Odisha            |
|   49 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, College of Horticulture & Forestry, CAU, Pasighat.791102, Distt. East Siang                              | Arunachal Pradesh |
|   50 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sariahtoli, Nalbari Distt. Nalbari-781337                                                                | Assam             |
|   51 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kaliapani near Teok, Fidy. Distt. Jorhat                                                                 | Assam             |
|   52 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, RARS, North Lakhimpur Distt. N. Lakhimpur-787032                                                         | Assam             |
|   53 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, RARS, Distt. Karimganj-788710                                                                            | Assam             |
|   54 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Village Sarvagram (Jatinga Lampu), P.S. Halflong, Distt. Dima Hasao, Assam.                              | Assam             |
|   55 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Namthang, Distt. South Sikkim                                                                            | Sikkim            |
|   56 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Andro village, Distt. Imphal East-                                                                       | Manipur           |
|   57 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bishnupur Utlou, PO. Nambol Distt. Bishnupur-785134                                                      | Manipur           |
|   58 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Fruits Garden, Dhankheti, Shillong Distt. East Khasi Hills- 793001                                       | Meghalaya         |
|   59 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Tesophenyu, Distt. Kohima                                                                                | Nagaland          |
|   60 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Chhatla, Aizwal, Distt. Chimtuipui-796001                                                                | Mizoram           |
|   61 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Khowai Divyodaya, Chebri, Khowai- 799207                                                                 | Tripura           |
|   62 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kharpudi Post Box No: 45, Distt. Jalna-431 203                                                           | Maharashtra       |

|   63 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Parola Road, Distt. Dhule-424004                                                       | Maharashtra    |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|   64 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Waghapur Road, PO. & Distt. Yavatmal-445001                                            | Maharashtra    |
|   65 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sharda Nagar, Malegaon Colony, PO. Baramati, Distt. Pune-413115                        | Maharashtra    |
|   66 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, PO. Risod, Loni Road Distt. Washim-444 506                                             | Maharashtra    |
|   67 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, PO Babhleshwar, Tal. Rahata. Distt. Ahmednagar-413 737                                 | Maharashtra    |
|   68 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Navsari NAU Campus, Distt. Navsari-396 450                                             | Gujarat        |
|   69 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dethali, Distt. Kheda-378210                                                           | Gujarat        |
|   70 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Panchmahal (CIAH) Vejalpur (Godhra) Distt. Panchmahal- 389340                          | Gujarat        |
|   71 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kodinar Taluka, Distt. Junagadh                                                        | Gujrat         |
|   72 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Betul Bazar, Distt. Betul-460004                                                       | Madhya Pradesh |
|   73 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jaisawal Quarters, Civil Ward No.2, Distt. Damoh-470661                                | Madhya Pradesh |
|   74 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Post Box No.18, Distt. Dhar-454 001                                                    | Madhya Pradesh |
|   75 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Majhgaon, Distt. Satna-485 331                                                         | Madhya Pradesh |
|   76 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Powarkheda, Distt. Hoshangabad-461 110                                                 | Madhya Pradesh |
|   77 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Shiksha Samiti, Kalukheda, Distt. Ratlam-457339                                        | Madhya Pradesh |
|   78 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, College of Agriculture, Jaswadi Road, Distt. Khandwa- 450 001                          | Madhya Pradesh |
|   79 | Krishi Vigyan Kednra Newari Farm, Distt. Kawardha (Kabirdham)                                                | Chhattisgarh   |
|   80 | Krishi Vigyan KednraDistt. Korea                                                                             | Chhattisgarh   |
|   81 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Trimurty Colony, Distt. Mahasamund                                                     | Chhattisgarh   |
|   82 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dr.Y.S.R.Horticultural University, Venkataramannagudem West Godavari District- 534 101 | Andhra Pradesh |
|   83 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra,- Upstairs Andhra Bank, Yemmiganur 518360, Kurnool District                             | Andhra Pradesh |
|   84 | RASS - Acharya Ranga Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Karakambadi post, Renigunta mandal Chittoor district - 517 520    | Andhra Pradesh |

|   85 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra Ramnagar, Adilabad -504001                                                 | Telangana   |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|   86 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kampasagar, Babusaipet Post 508 207, Nalgonda District                    | Telangana   |
|   87 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jaya Prakashnagar, , Jammikunta, Dist: Karimnagar - 505122                | Telangana   |
|   88 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Vridhachalam, Dist Cuddalore-606 001                                      | Tamil Nadu  |
|   89 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, 57, Bharathi Street, Gobichettipalayam, Distt. Erode-638 452              | Tamil Nadu  |
|   90 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ariyalur                                                                  | Tamil Nadu  |
|   91 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Chandurayanghalli, Distt. Ramanagram-560065                               | Karnataka   |
|   92 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Banvasi Road, Sirsi, Distt. Uttara Kannada-581401                         | Karnataka   |
|   93 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, At -Tamka Farm, Distt. Kolar                                              | Karnataka   |
|   94 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Zonal Agricultural Reseach Station, Brahmavar, Distt. Udupi- 576213       | Karnataka   |
|   95 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Mattikipp Village, Baihongal Taluk, Belgaum Distt                         | Karnataka   |
|   96 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra Kalaburagi-1 ZARS, Aland Road, Near Aland Checkpost, Kalaburagi 585101     | Karnataka   |
|   97 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ambalavayal, Distt. Wynad-673593                                          | Kerala      |
|   98 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra Kerala Agricultural University Mele Pattambi (P.O.) Palakkad - 679306      | Kerala      |
|   99 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Regional Agricultural Research Station, Kumarakom, Distt.-Kottayam-686566 | Kerala      |
|  100 | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sadanandapuram, Distt. Kollam-691550                                      | Kerala      |

## List of ICAR Institutes

|   S. No. | ICAR Institute                                                          | State /UT      |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|        1 | ICAR-Central Institute for Women in Agriculture, Bhubaneswar            | Odisha         |
|        2 | ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal              | Madhya Pradesh |
|        3 | CAR-Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums, Ranchi                 | Jharkhand      |
|        4 | ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research, Hyderabad                    | Telangana      |
|        5 | ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur                      | Maharastra     |
|        6 | ICAR-Central Research Institute for Jute & Allied Fibres, Kolkata       | West Bengal    |
|        7 | ICAR-Central Tobacco Research Institute, Rajahmundry                    | Andhra Pradesh |
|        8 | ICAR-Directorate of Groundnut Research, Junagadh                        | Gujarat        |
|        9 | ICAR-Directorate of Rapeseed Mustard Research, Bharatpur                | Rajasthan      |
|       10 | ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi                  | Delhi          |
|       11 | ICAR-Indian Grassland & Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi               | Uttar Pradesh  |
|       12 | ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research, Ludhiana                       | Punjab         |
|       13 | ICAR-Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research, Hyderabad                   | Telangana      |
|       14 | ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur                        | Uttar Pradesh  |
|       15 | ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad                       | Telangana      |
|       16 | ICAR-Indian Institute of Seed Science, Mau                              | Uttar Pradesh  |
|       17 | ICAR-Indian Institute of Soybean Research, Indore                       | Madhya Pradesh |
|       18 | ICAR-Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow                    | Uttar Pradesh  |
|       19 | ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal              | Haryana        |
|       20 | ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources, Bangaluru        | Karnataka      |
|       21 | ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi              | Delhi          |
|       22 | ICAR-National Institute of Biotic Stress Management, Raipur             | Chhatisgarh    |
|       23 | ICAR-National Research Centre for Integrated Pest Management, New Delhi | Delhi          |
|       24 | ICAR- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Hazaribagh           | Jharkhand      |
|       25 | ICAR- National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack                         | Odisha         |
|       26 | ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore                           | Tamil Nadu     |
|       27 | ICAR-Vivekananda Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhan Sansthan, Almora           | Uttarakhand    |

|   S. No. | ICAR Institute                                                    | State /UT                  |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|       28 | ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Kolkata         | West Bengal                |
|       29 | ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai      | Tamil Nadu                 |
|       30 | ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai             | Maharashtra                |
|       31 | ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin            | Kerala                     |
|       32 | ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar     | Odisha                     |
|       33 | ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi           | Kerala                     |
|       34 | ICAR-Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research, Bhimtal         | Uttarakhand                |
|       35 | ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow           | Uttar Pradesh              |
|       36 | ICAR-National Research Centre on Seed Spices, Ajmer               | Rajasthan                  |
|       37 | ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur                    | Maharashtra                |
|       38 | ICAR-Central Institute for Arid Horticulture, Bikaner             | Rajasthan                  |
|       39 | ICAR-Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture, Lucknow      | Uttar Pradesh              |
|       40 | ICAR-Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture, Srinagar        | J&K                        |
|       41 | ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair   | Andaman and Nicobar Island |
|       42 | ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute,                 | Kerala                     |
|       43 | ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla                    | Himachal Pradesh           |
|       44 | ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute,                      | Kerala                     |
|       45 | ICAR-Directorate of Cashew Research, Puttur                       | Karnataka                  |
|       46 | ICAR-Directorate of Floricultural Research, Pune                  | Maharashtra                |
|       47 | ICAR-Directorate of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research, Anand | Gujarat                    |
|       48 | ICAR-Directorate of Mushroom Research, Solan                      | Himachal Pradesh           |
|       49 | ICAR-Directorate of Onion and Garlic Research, Pune               | Maharashtra                |
|       50 | ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru        | Karnataka                  |
|       51 | ICAR-Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research, Pedavegi              | Andhra Pradesh             |
|       52 | ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research,                         | Kerala                     |
|       53 | ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi             | Uttar Pradesh              |
|       54 | ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirapalli          | Tamil Nadu                 |
|       55 | ICAR-National Research Centre for Grapes, Pune                    | Maharashtra                |

|   S. No. | ICAR Institute                                                      | State /UT      |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|       56 | ICAR-National Research Centre for Litchi, Muzaffarpur               | Bihar          |
|       57 | ICAR-National Research Centre for Orchids, Pakyong                  | Sikkim         |
|       58 | ICAR-National Research Centre on Pomegranate, Solapur               | Maharashtra    |
|       59 | ICAR-Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research, Meerut           | Uttar Pradesh  |
|       60 | ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna                     | Bihar          |
|       61 | ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi                | Uttar Pradesh  |
|       62 | ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur                  | Rajasthan      |
|       63 | ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, North Goa     | Goa            |
|       64 | ICAR-Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad  | Telangana      |
|       65 | ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal               | Haryana        |
|       66 | ICAR-Directorate of Weed Research, Jabalpur                         | Madhya Pradesh |
|       67 | ICAR-ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam                    | Meghalaya      |
|       68 | ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil & Water Conservation, Dehradun        | Uttarakhand    |
|       69 | ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal                       | Madhya Pradesh |
|       70 | ICAR-Indian Institute of Water Management, Bhubaneswar              | Odisha         |
|       71 | ICAR-Mahatma Gandhi Integrated Farming Research Institute, Motihari | Bihar          |
|       72 | ICAR-National Bureau of Soil Survey & Land Use Planning, Nagpur     | Maharashtra    |
|       73 | ICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Baramati      | Maharashtra    |
|       74 | ICAR-National Organic Farming Research Institute, Tadonk, Gangtok   | Sikkim         |
|       75 | ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Assam                  | Assam          |

## List of Agricultural Universities

|   S. No. | Agricultural Universities                                                                        | State/UT         |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
|        1 | Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (CSKHPKV), Palampur               | Himachal Pradesh |
|        2 | Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana                                                   | Punjab           |
|        3 | Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu (SKUAST-Jammu), Jammu | Jammu & Kashmir  |
|        4 | G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUAT), Pantnagar                          | Uttarakhand      |
|        5 | MaharanaPratap University of Agriculture and Technology (MPUAT), Udaipur                         | Rajasthan        |
|        6 | Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University ( CCS HAU ), Hisar                        | Haryana          |
|        7 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology (SVPUA&T), Meerut              | Uttar Pradesh    |
|        8 | Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology (ANDUAT), Ayodhya                   | Uttar Pradesh    |
|        9 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University (RPCAU), Samastipur                          | Bihar            |
|       10 | Bihar Agricultural University (BAU), Sabour                                                      | Bihar            |
|       11 | Birsa Agricultural University (BAU), Ranchi                                                      | Jharkhand        |
|       12 | Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneshwar                             | Odisha           |
|       13 | Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV), Mohanpur                                            | West Bengal      |
|       14 | Assam Agricultural University (AAU), Jorhat                                                      | Assam            |
|       15 | Central Agricultural University (CAU), Imphal                                                    | Manipur          |
|       16 | Dr. PanjabraoDeshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth (PDKV), Akola                                            | Maharashtra      |
|       17 | Anand Agricultural University (AAU), Anand                                                       | Gujarat          |
|       18 | Junagadh Agricultural University (JAU), Junagarh                                                 | Gujarat          |
|       19 | Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi VishwaVidyalaya (JNKVV), Jabalpur                                        | Madhya Pradesh   |
|       20 | Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV), Raipur                                              | Chhattisgarh     |
|       21 | Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU), Guntur                                     | Andhra Pradesh   |
|       22 | Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore                                            | Tamil Nadu       |
|       23 | Kerala Agricultural University (KAU), Thrissur                                                   | Kerala           |
|       24 | University of Agricultural Sciences ( UAS ) Raichur                                              | Karnataka        |
|       25 | University of Horticultural Sciences (UHS), Bagalkot                                             | Karnataka        |

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