Lok Sabha Question No. 450 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-22
Subject: Agri Business Incubation Centers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 450

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  JULY, 2025

## AGRI BUSINESS INCUBATION CENTERS

## 450.   SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:

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  Agri  Business  Incubation  Centers  (ABICs) operationalized under the scheme, State-wise and district-wise for the State of Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the details regarding the funds sanctioned and utilized to the Agri Business Incubation Centers till date, State-wise;
- (c) the  details  regarding  the  list  of  research  and  technological  activities  carried  out  under  the incubation centers as on date; and
- (d) the  details  regarding  the  Zonal  Technology  Management  Units  (ZTMUs)  and  Institute Technology Management Units (ITMUs) established under the Innovation Fund component of the scheme, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Under the scheme of National Agriculture Innovation Fund (NAIF), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has established total 50 Agri-Business Incubation Centres (ABICs) in 19 states of the country. The district and state-wise list is at Annexure-I.

In addition to this, 24 Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and Allied sector Rejuvenation (RAFTAAR) agri-business incubators (RABIs) have also been established in 22 states of the country. The district and state-wise list is at Annexure-II . Out of which, One Agribusiness Incubator i.e. Agri innovation and entrepreneurship cell, Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) Tirupati Campus is established in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

- (b): Till date, the fund sanctioned to 50 Agri-Business Incubation Centres (ABICs) under National Agriculture Innovation Fund (NAIF) is Rs. 81,29,16,863/- and utilized Rs. 73,10,50,106/-. The details of state-wise fund sanctioned and utilized is at Annexure-III .

(c): The Agri-business incubators are mandated to provide the technological backstopping support leading  to  skill  upgradation,  scaleup  and  mentoring  for  technologies,  promotion  of  viable  and sustainable business operations to the Entrepreneurs/ startups incubates.

In addition to this, marketing linkages IP support and fund facilitation are also being provided to the start-ups incubates.

(d): The list of Zonal Technology Management Units (ZTMUs) and Institute Technology Management Units (ITMUs) are attached at Annexure-IV and Annexure-V respectively.

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## Annexure-I

## [Part (a) of Lok Sabha USQ No. 450 dated 22 ND  JULY, 2025]

## District and State-wise List of Agri-Business Incubation (ABI) Centers

| S. No.        | Name of State   |   ABICs (Nos) | Name of District                                                      |
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.            | Assam           |             1 | Kamrup Metropolitan                                                   |
| 2.            | Bihar           |             1 | Patna                                                                 |
| 3.            | Goa             |             1 | North Goa                                                             |
| 4.            | Haryana         |             1 | Karnal                                                                |
| 5.            | Meghalaya       |             1 | Ri Bhoi                                                               |
| 6.            | West Bengal     |             1 | Kolkata                                                               |
| 7.            | Gujarat         |             2 | Anand and Junagadh                                                    |
| 8.            | Jharkhand       |             2 | Ranchi (2)                                                            |
| 9.            | New Delhi       |             2 | West Delhi and South Delhi                                            |
| 10.           | Odisha          |             2 | Khordha and Cuttack                                                   |
| 11.           | Madhya Pradesh  |             2 | Bhopal and Indore                                                     |
| 12.           | Karnataka       |             3 | Bengaluru Urban (2) and Dakshina Kannada                              |
| 13.           | Punjab          |             3 | Ludhiana (2) and Jalandhar                                            |
| 14.           | Rajasthan       |             3 | Jodhpur, Tonk, and Bharatpur                                          |
| 15.           | Tamil Nadu      |             3 | Chennai, Coimbatore, and Tiruchirappalli                              |
| 16.           | Kerala          |             4 | Ernakulam, Thiruvanthapuram, Kasargod, and Kozhikode                  |
| 17.           | Telangana       |             5 | Hyderabad (5)                                                         |
| 18.           | Maharashtra     |             5 | Mumbai (2), Nagpur, and Pune (2)                                      |
| 19.           | Uttar Pradesh   |             8 | Bareilly (2), Varanasi, Lucknow (2), Kanpur Nagar, Meerut, and Jhansi |
| Grand Total = | Grand Total =   |            50 |                                                                       |

## Annexure-II

## [Part (a) of Lok Sabha USQ No. 450 dated 22 ND  JULY, 2025]

District and State-wise List of RAFTAAR Agri-Business Incubators (RABIs)

| S. No         | Name of State     |   RABIs (Nos) | Name of District      |
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-----------------------|
| 1.            | Andhra Pradesh    |             1 | Chittoor              |
| 2.            | Arunachal Pradesh |             1 | East Siang            |
| 3.            | Bihar             |             1 | Bhagalpur             |
| 4.            | Chhattisgarh      |             1 | Raipur                |
| 5.            | Gujarat           |             1 | Anand                 |
| 6.            | Haryana           |             1 | Hisar                 |
| 7.            | Himachal Pradesh  |             1 | Kangra                |
| 8.            | Jammu & Kashmir   |             1 | Jammu                 |
| 9.            | Karnataka         |             1 | Bengaluru             |
| 10.           | Kerala            |             1 | Thrissur              |
| 11.           | Madhya Pradesh    |             1 | Jabalpur              |
| 12.           | Maharashtra       |             2 | Mumbai and Akola      |
| 13.           | Mizoram           |             1 | Aizawl                |
| 14.           | Odisha            |             1 | Cuttack               |
| 15.           | Punjab            |             1 | Ludhiana              |
| 16.           | Rajasthan         |             1 | Jaipur                |
| 17.           | Tamil Nadu        |             1 | Coimbatore            |
| 18.           | Telangana         |             1 | Hyderabad             |
| 19.           | Tripura           |             1 | West Tripura          |
| 20.           | Uttarakhand       |             1 | Udham Singh Nagar     |
| 21.           | Uttar Pradesh     |             2 | Bareilly and Varanasi |
| 22.           | West Bengal       |             1 | Paschim Medinipur     |
| Grand Total = | Grand Total =     |            24 |                       |

## Annexure-III

## [Part (b) of Lok Sabha USQ No. 450 dated 22 ND  JULY, 2025]

## State-wise Release and Expenditure details of ICAR-Agri-Business Incubation Centers (ABICs)

| S. No.   | Name of the State   |   Release (Rs.) |   Expenditure (Rs.) |
|----------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
| 1.       | Assam               |     1.48932e+07 |         1.23379e+07 |
| 2.       | Bihar               |     5.81531e+06 |         5.68429e+06 |
| 3.       | Goa                 |     1.82401e+07 |         1.79909e+07 |
| 4.       | Gujarat             |     1.688e+07   |         1.4011e+07  |
| 5.       | Haryana             |     2.93442e+07 |         2.68991e+07 |
| 6.       | Jharkhand           |     3.21233e+07 |         3.09915e+07 |
| 7.       | Karnataka           |     3.92747e+07 |         2.75639e+07 |
| 8.       | Kerala              |     1.20908e+07 |         1.09443e+07 |
| 9.       | Madhya Pradesh      |     3.03193e+07 |         2.7794e+07  |
| 10.      | Maharashtra         |     4.27311e+07 |         3.89736e+07 |
| 11.      | Meghalaya           |     3.81932e+07 |         3.69617e+07 |
| 12.      | New Delhi           |     3.39169e+07 |         3.20363e+07 |
| 13.      | Odisha              |     4.49603e+07 |         3.74781e+07 |
| 14.      | Punjab              |     3.17908e+07 |         2.81888e+07 |
| 15.      | Rajasthan           |     5.14916e+07 |         5.11121e+07 |
| 16.      | Tamil Nadu          |     8.88914e+07 |         7.99885e+07 |
| 17.      | Telangana           |     9.1027e+07  |         8.48647e+07 |
| 18.      | Uttar Pradesh       |     8.0263e+07  |         7.47104e+07 |
| 19.      | West Bengal         |     1.10671e+08 |         9.25189e+07 |
|          | Grand Total =       |     8.12917e+08 |         7.3105e+08  |

Annexure-IV [Part (d) of Lok Sabha USQ No. 450 dated 22 ND  JULY, 2025] State-wise  List  of  Zonal  Technology  Management  Units  (ZTMUs)  under Innovation Fund of NAIF

| S. No.        | Name of the State   |   ZTMUs (Nos) |
|---------------|---------------------|---------------|
| 1.            | Haryana             |             1 |
| 2.            | Karnataka           |             1 |
| 3.            | Kerala              |             1 |
| 4.            | Madhya Pradesh      |             1 |
| 5.            | Meghalaya           |             1 |
| 6.            | New Delhi           |             1 |
| 7.            | Telangana           |             2 |
| 8.            | Uttar Pradesh       |             2 |
| Grand Total = | Grand Total =       |            10 |

## [Part (d) of Lok Sabha USQ No. 450 dated 22 ND  JULY, 2025]

## State-wise  List  of  Institute  Technology  Management  Units  (ITMUs)  under Innovation Fund of NAIF

| S. No.        | Name of State               |   ITMUs (Nos) |
|---------------|-----------------------------|---------------|
| 1.            | Andhra Pradesh              |             2 |
| 2.            | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |             1 |
| 3.            | Arunachal Pradesh           |             1 |
| 4.            | Assam                       |             1 |
| 5.            | Bihar                       |             2 |
| 6.            | Chhatisgarh                 |             1 |
| 7.            | Goa                         |             1 |
| 8.            | Gujarat                     |             2 |
| 9.            | Haryana                     |             5 |
| 10.           | Himachal Pradesh            |             2 |
| 11.           | Jammu & Kashmir             |             1 |
| 12.           | Jharkhand                   |             2 |
| 13.           | Karnataka                   |             4 |
| 14.           | Kerala                      |             4 |
| 15.           | Madhya Pradesh              |             4 |
| 16.           | Maharashtra                 |            10 |
| 17.           | Nagaland                    |             1 |
| 18.           | New Delhi                   |             5 |
| 19.           | Odisha                      |             5 |
| 20.           | Punjab                      |             2 |
| 21.           | Rajasthan                   |             6 |
| 22.           | Sikkim                      |             1 |
| 23.           | Tamil Nadu                  |             3 |
| 24.           | Telangana                   |             5 |
| 25.           | Uttarakhand                 |             3 |
| 26.           | Uttar Pradesh               |            12 |
| 27.           | West Bengal                 |             3 |
| Grand Total = | Grand Total =               |            89 |

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