Lok Sabha Question No. 2910 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-15
Subject: Krishi Vigyan Kendras
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RANJEET RANJAN, RAJESH RANJAN  (PAPPU  YADAV)

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2910 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15/03/2016

## KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRAS

## 2910. SHRIMATI RANJEET RANJAN: SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that there is lack of coordination between different agencies responsible for transmitting information and research;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  corrective  steps  taken  by  the Government to improve the coordination between these agencies and the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE);
- (c) whether the Government is aware that there were 80 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) without administrative buildings, shortage of staff quarters, demonstration units and soil and water testing facilities and if so, the details thereof along with the current status of these KVKs; and
- (d) whether the Government has sanctioned any financial support to these KVKs for providing the required infrastructure, if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

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

(DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a) & (b): A number  of  mechanisms  at  various  levels  are  in  place  for  effective coordination  between  the  National  Agricultural  Research  System  (NARS)  and development departments/ agencies for  transfer  of  latest  information  and  research outcomes. These mechanisms include:

- i)  National level pre-kharif and pre-rabi interfaces between ICAR/DARE and other Departments of the Ministry of  Agriculture and Farmers Welfare;
2. ii)  Holding  of    conferences  for  kharif  and  rabi    Campaign  by  the  Department  of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare  (DAC&FW) with the participation of ICAR and concerned Development Departments of state Governments;
3. iii)  Holding  of scientific meetings and workshops of all the All India Coordinated Research Projects and Network Projects with participation of scientists officers from Agricultural Universities (AUs) and  ICAR institutes and the State Governments;
4. iv) Organization of workshops, seminars, conferences, symposia and conventions at ICAR Institutes  and  AUs  wherein  scientists  and  officers  from  different  AUs  and ICAR institutes and development departments of States participate;

v) Conducting of summer and winter schools, model training courses, management development programmes by AUs and ICAR institutes for scientists and agricultural officers from states;

vi) holding of the Conference of Vice-Chancellors and Directors of ICAR Institutes;

vii)  Holding  of  meetings  of  8  ICAR  Regional  Committees  for  sharing  and  crosslearning of scientific achievements, newly developed technologies among scientists and officers from state governments;

viii)  Holding  of  Zonal  Agricultural  Extension  and  Research  Advisory  Committee meetings;

ix)  Holding  of  meetings  of  Zonal  Workshops  and  State  Scientific  Advisory Committee  of  KVKs  and  Committee  of  Agricultural  Technology  Management Agencies; and x) Conducting  of  joint  diagnostic  visits,  interfaces,  Kisan  sammelans,  Kisan gosthies, field days, etc. by scientists and extension functionaries.

(c) & (d): Out  of  642  Krishi  Vigyan    Kendras  (KVKs),  so  far  564  KVKs  have administrative buildings, 461 KVKs  have staff quarters, 504 KVKs  have demonstration units and 391 KVKs have soil and water testing facilities. Provision has been made in the XII th plan for construction of administrative buildings in 61 KVKs, staff quarters in 58 KVKs, demonstration units in 103 KVKs and soil and water testing facilities in 187 KVKs. An amount of Rs. 13 crore has been earmarked for works in KVKs during the current financial year.

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