Lok Sabha Question No. 2715 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-02
Subject: Agricultural Engineering Education
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: DUSHYANT CHAUTALA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2715

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02/08/2016

## AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION

## 2715.  SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f"k ,oa fdlku dY;k.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  courses  relating  to  Agricultural  Engineering  are  existing  only  in  few colleges/institutes/universities across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and number of institutions in which agricultural engineering exists;
- (c) whether the Government has any proposal for development of research studies in agriculture through these agricultural engineering colleges/universities/institutions;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  agricultural  engineering  in  the country?

## A N S W E R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f'k ,oa fdlku dY;k.k ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h

(SHRI S.S. AHLUWALIA)

- (a) Yes, Madam.
- (b) The courses relating to Agricultural Engineering are existing in Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur and many State Agricultural Universities (SAUs).  The list is given in Annexure-I .
- (c) The research studies  are  being  conducted  in  majority  of  Agricultural  Engineering Colleges/Institutions including SAUs and IITs.

## (d) Given in Annexure-II .

(e) The promotion of the Agricultural Engineering is done through the national level ICAR research institutions such as Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE), Bhopal, Central Institute  of  Post  Harvest  Engineering  and  Technology  (CIPHET), Ludhiana, Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology (CIRCOT), Mumbai and National Institute of Research on Jute & Allied Fibre Technology (NIRJAFT), Kolkata.

Besides,  a  Centrally  sponsored  plan  scheme,  'Strengthening  and  Development  of Higher Agricultural Education in India' is being implemented by the ICAR.  The scheme strives to plan, undertake, aid, promote and coordinate agricultural education in the country with  an  aim  to  enhance  the  quality  and  relevance  of  higher  agricultural  education  to address  the  emerging  challenges  in  the  agriculture  sector.    Limited  financial  support  is provided to agricultural universities (AUs) under this scheme, which inturn distribute the funds provided, to their constituent colleges including Agricultural Engineering colleges as per requirement.

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The list of Agricultural Engineering colleges in India is given below.

|   S. No. | Name of the Agricultural Engineering College                                                          |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Vaugh School of Ag. Engg. &Tech., SHIATS, Allahabad- 211 007 (UP)                                     |
|        2 | Dept. of Agric. and Food Engg., Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur-721 302 (West Bengal)       |
|        3 | College of Technology, GB Pant Univ. of Agric. &Tech., Pantnagar-263 145 (Uttarakhand)                |
|        4 | College of Tech. and Agric. Engg., Maharana Pratap Univ. of Agr. &Tech, Udaipur-313 001 (Rajasthan)   |
|        5 | College of Agric. Engg. &Tech., Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141 004 (Punjab)             |
|        6 | College of Agric. Engg. and Tech., Orissa Univ. of Agric. &Tech., Bhubaneswar- 751003 (Odisha)        |
|        7 | College of Agric. Engg., JNKVV, Adhartal, Jabalpur- 482 004 (MP)                                      |
|        8 | Dr AS College of Agric. Engg., MPKV, Rahuri- 413 722, Ahmednagar (MH)                                 |
|        9 | College of Agric. Engg. and Tech., PDKV, PO Krishi Nagar, Akola- 444 104 (MH)                         |
|       10 | College of Agric. Engg., ANG. Ranga Agric. University, Bapatla- 522 101, Guntur (AP)                  |
|       11 | College of Agric. Engg., Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur-848 125 (Bihar)           |
|       12 | College of Agric. Engg. &Tech., Junagadh Agric. University, Junagarh-362 001 (Gujarat)                |
|       13 | Kelappaji College of Ag. Engg. &Tech, Kerala Agricultural University, Tavanur- 679 573 (Kerala)       |
|       14 | College of Agric. Engg., VN Marathwara Ag. Univ., Krishinagar, Parbhani-431402 (MH)                   |
|       15 | College of Agric. Engg., University of Agriculture Sciences, Raichur-584 102 (Karnataka)              |
|       16 | Dept. of Agric. Engg., NERIST, Nirujali, Itanagar- 791 109 (AP)                                       |
|       17 | College of Agric. Engg. &Tech., CCS Haryana Agric. University, Hisar-125 004 (Haryana)                |
|       18 | Agric. Engg. College and Res. Institute, TNAU, Kumulur, Trichirapalli-621 712 (Tamilnadu)             |
|       19 | College of Ag. Engg. &Tech, CSAUAT, Etawah-206 001 (UP)                                               |
|       20 | Faculty of Agriculture Engg., IGKV, Krishak Nagar, Raipur-492 006 (Chattisgarh)                       |
|       21 | College of Agric. Engg., BCKV, Mohanpur,Kalyani-741 252 (West Bengal)                                 |
|       22 | College of Agric. Engg. &Tech., DBSKKV, Dapoli, Ratnagiri-415 712 (MH)                                |
|       23 | Mahamaya College of Agric. Engg. &Tech., NDUAT, Ambedkar Nagar, Faizabad-224 122 (UP)                 |
|       24 | Faculty of Technology, UBKV, PO Pundibari, Cooch Behar-736 165 (West Bengal)                          |
|       25 | College of Ag. Engg. &PHTech., CAU, Ranipool, Gangtok-737 135 (Sikkim)                                |
|       26 | Division of Agric. Engg., SKUAST-K, Shalimar Campus, Srinagar - 190 025, (J&K)                        |
|       27 | BRSM College of Ag. Engg. &Tech., Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Mungeli-495 334 (Chattisgarh) |
|       28 | College of Agric. Engg. &Tech., AAU, Dholakuva, Godhra-389 001 (Gujarat)                              |
|       29 | College of Agric. Engg., Acharya N. G. Ranga Agric. University Madakasira- 515 301, Anantapur (AP)    |
|       30 | College of Renewable Energy &Env. Engg., SDAU, Sardarkrushinagar, Dantiwara -385 506 (Gujarat)        |
|       31 | College of Agric. Engg., PJ Shankar Agri. University, Sangareddy, Medak- 2001(Telangana)              |
|       32 | College of Agric. Engg. &Tech, NAU, Parsi Tekra, Dediapada, Narmada-393 040 (Gujarat)                 |
|       33 | Ag. Engg. College and Res. Institute, TNAU, Coimbatore - 641 003 (TN)                                 |

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## 1) Institutes

|   1. | CIAE, Bhopal     | Madhya Pradesh   |
|------|------------------|------------------|
|    2 | CIPHET, Ludhiana | Punjab           |
|    3 | CIRCOT, Mumbai   | Maharashtra      |
|    4 | NIRJAFT, Kolkata | West Bengal      |
|    5 | IINRG, RANCHI    | Jharkhand        |
|    6 | IASRI, New Delhi | Delhi            |

## 2) AICRP on Farm Implements & Machine

|   1. | PJTSAU, Hyderabad     | Andhra Pradesh   |
|------|-----------------------|------------------|
|    2 | (ANGRAU),CAE Bapatla  | Andhra Pradesh   |
|    3 | AAU, Jorhat           | Assam            |
|    4 | RAU, Pusa             | Bihar            |
|    5 | IGKV Raipur           | Chhattisgarh     |
|    6 | JAU Junagarh          | Gujarat          |
|    7 | CCSHAU, Hisar         | Haryana          |
|    8 | BAU, Ranchi           | Jharkhand        |
|    9 | UAS, Raichur          | Karnataka        |
|   10 | UAS Bangalore         | Karnataka        |
|   11 | KAU, Tavanur          | Kerala           |
|   12 | CIAE, Bhopal          | Madhya Pradesh   |
|   13 | JNKVV, Jabalpur       | Madhya Pradesh   |
|   14 | MPKV, Rahuri          | Maharashtra      |
|   15 | Dr PDKV, Akola        | Maharashtra      |
|   16 | NEH, Barapani         | Meghalaya        |
|   17 | OUAT, Bhubhaneswar    | Odisha           |
|   18 | PAU, Ludhiana         | Punjab           |
|   19 | MPUAT, Udaipur        | Rajasthan        |
|   20 | CAEPHT (CAU), Gangtok | Sikkim           |
|   21 | TNAU, Coimbatore      | Tamil Nadu       |
|   22 | SHIAST, Allahabad     | Uttar Pradesh    |
|   23 | IISR, Lucknow         | Uttar Pradesh    |
|   24 | IGFRI, Jhansi         | Uttar Pradesh    |
|   25 | IIT, Kharagpur        | West Bengal      |

## 3) AICRP on Energy in Agriculture and Agro-based Industries

|   1. | IARI, New Delhi             | Delhi            |
|------|-----------------------------|------------------|
|    2 | SPRERI, Vallabh Vidya Nagar | Gujarat          |
|    3 | CCSHAU, Hisar               | Haryana          |
|    4 | CSKHPKV, Palampur           | Himachal Pradesh |
|    5 | BAU, Ranchi                 | Jharkhand        |
|    6 | UAS, Dharwar                | Karnataka        |
|    7 | UAS, Raichur                | Karnataka        |
|    8 | IIHR, Bengaluru             | Karnataka        |
|    9 | CIAE, Bhopal                | Madhya Pradesh   |
|   10 | Dr PDKV, Akola              | Maharashtra      |
|   11 | CRRI, Cuttak                | Orissa           |
|   12 | PAU, Ludhiana               | Punjab           |

|   13. | MPUAT, Udaipur    | Rajasthan    |
|-------|-------------------|--------------|
|    14 | TNAU, Coimbatore  | Tamil Nadu   |
|    15 | SPCW, Courtallam  | Tamil Nadu   |
|    16 | GBPUAT, Pantnagar | Uttara Khand |

## 4) AICRP on Ergonomics and Safety in Agriculture

|   1 | NERIST, Nirjuli       | Assam            |
|-----|-----------------------|------------------|
|   2 | CSKHPKV, Palampur     | Himachal Pradesh |
|   3 | CIAE, Bhopal          | Madhya Pradesh   |
|   4 | Dr BSKVV, Dapoli      | Maharashtra      |
|   5 | OUAT, Bhubhaneswar    | Orissa           |
|   6 | PAU, Ludhiana         | Punjab           |
|   7 | MPUAT, Udaipur        | Rajasthan        |
|   8 | CAEPHT (CAU), Gangtok | Sikkim           |
|   9 | TNAU, Coimbatore      | Tamil Nadu       |
|  10 | IIT , Kharagpur       | West Bengal      |
|  11 | IARI, New Delhi       | New Delhi        |

## 5) AICRP on Increased Utilisation of Animal Energy with enhanced system efficiency

|   1. | IGKVV, Raipur         | Chhattisgarh   |
|------|-----------------------|----------------|
|    2 | NRC on Equines, Hisar | Haryana        |
|    3 | CAE (UAS), Raichur    | Karnataka      |
|    4 | CIAE, Bhopal          | Madhya Pradesh |
|    5 | MAU, Parbhani         | Maharashtra    |
|    6 | OUAT, Bhubhaneswar    | Orissa         |
|    7 | MPUAT, Udaipur        | Rajasthan      |
|    8 | CAEPHT (CAU), Gangtok | Sikkim         |
|    9 | GBPUAT, Pantnagar     | Uttara Khand   |

## 6) AICRP on Post-Harvest Engineering & Technology

|   1. | ANGRAU, Bapatla                 | Andhra Pradesh   |
|------|---------------------------------|------------------|
|    2 | ANGRAU, Anakapalle              | Andhra Pradesh   |
|    3 | AAU, Jorhat                     | Assam            |
|    4 | AAU, Guwhati, Khanapara         | Assam            |
|    5 | RAU, Pusa                       | Bihar            |
|    6 | IGKVV, Raipur                   | Chhattisgarh     |
|    7 | JAU, Junagarh                   | Gujarat          |
|    8 | CCSHAU, Hissar                  | Haryana          |
|    9 | Dr.YSPUHF, Solan                | Himachal Pradesh |
|   10 | SKUAST, Srinagar                | Jammu &Kashmir   |
|   11 | BAU, Ranchi                     | Jharkhand        |
|   12 | GKVK, Bangalore                 | Karnataka        |
|   13 | UAS, Raichur                    | Karnataka        |
|   14 | College of Fisheries, Mangalore | Karnataka        |
|   15 | KAU,Tavanur                     | Kerala           |
|   16 | CPCRI,Kasargod                  | Kerala           |
|   17 | CTCRI, Thiruvananthapuram       | Kerala           |
|   18 | JNKVV, Jabalpur                 | Madhya Pradesh   |
|   19 | Dr.PDKV, Akola                  | Maharashtra      |
|   20 | MPKV, Kolhapur                  | Maharashtra      |

|   21. | BVC, Mumbai          | Maharashtra   |
|-------|----------------------|---------------|
|    22 | OUAT, Bhubaneshwar   | Orissa        |
|    23 | PAU, Ludhiana        | Punjab        |
|    24 | MPAU, Udaipur        | Rajasthan     |
|    25 | CAE&PHT(CAU),Manipur | Imphal        |
|    26 | TNAU, Coimbatore     | Tamil Nadu    |
|    27 | TNVASU, Chennai      | Tamil Nadu    |
|    28 | IISR, Lucknow        | Uttar Pradesh |
|    29 | VPKAS, Almora        | Uttara Khand  |
|    30 | IIT, Kharagpur       | West Bengal   |

## 7) AICRP on Plasticulture Engineering and Technology

|   1. | JAU, Junagadh         | Gujarat           |
|------|-----------------------|-------------------|
|    2 | SKUAS&T, Srinagar     | Jammu &Kashmir    |
|    3 | BAU, Ranchi           | Jharkhand         |
|    4 | RCNEHR, Umiami        | Meghalaya         |
|    5 | CIFA, Bhubaneshwar    | Orissa            |
|    6 | PAU, Ludhiana         | Punjab            |
|    7 | CIPHET, Abohar        | Punjab            |
|    8 | MPUAT, Udaipur        | Rajasthan         |
|    9 | CAEPHT (CAU), Gangtok | Sikkim            |
|   10 | VPKA, Almora          | Uttara Khand      |
|   11 | BSKKV, Dapoli         | Maharashtra       |
|   12 | UAS, Raichur          | Karnataka         |
|   13 | CIRG, Mathura         | Uttar Pradesh     |
|   14 | NRC-Yak, Dirang       | Arunachal Pradesh |

## 8) Network Project on Harvesting, Processing and Value Addition of Natural Resins and

Gums

|   1. | IGKVV, Raipur                 | Chhattisgarh     |
|------|-------------------------------|------------------|
|    2 | YSPUH&F, Solan                | Himachal Pradesh |
|    3 | JNKVV, Jabalpur               | Madhya Pradesh   |
|    4 | MAU, Parbhani                 | Maharashtra      |
|    5 | CAZRI, Jodhpur                | Rajasthan        |
|    6 | NRC for Agro-forestry, Jhansi | Uttar Pradesh    |

## 9) Network Project on Conservation of Lac Insect Genetic Resources

|   1. | AAU, Jorhat       | Assam          |
|------|-------------------|----------------|
|    2 | ANGRAU, Hyderabad | Andhra Pradesh |
|    3 | CAU, Imphal       | Manipur        |
|    4 | MPUAT, Udaipur    | Rajasthan      |
|    5 | PAU, Ludhiana     | Punjab         |
|    6 | SKUAS&T, Jammu    | Jammu &Kashmir |
|    7 | KFRI, Thrissur    | Kerala         |
|    8 | SFRI, Jabalpur    | Madhya Pradesh |

## 10) Network Project for 'Agricultural Bioinformatics and Computational Biology"

|   1. | IASRI, New Delhi   | New Delhi        |
|------|--------------------|------------------|
|    2 | NBPGR, New Delhi   | New Delhi        |
|    3 | NBAIM, Mau         | Uttar Pradesh    |
|    4 | NBAGR, Karnal      | Haryana          |
|    5 | NBFGR, Lucknow     | Uttar Pradesh    |
|    6 | NBAIR, Bangalore   | Karnataka        |
|    7 | NRCPB, New Delhi   | New Delhi        |
|    8 | IARI, New Delhi    | New Delhi        |
|    9 | IIPR, Kanpur       | Uttar Pradesh    |
|   10 | IIWBR, Karnal      | Haryana          |
|   11 | IIHR, Bangalore    | Karnataka        |
|   12 | CPRI, Shimla       | Himachal Pradesh |

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