Lok Sabha Question No. 1322 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-28
Subject: Agriculture Universities in Tribal Areas
Ministry: AGRICULTURE
Asked by: JYOTI DHURVE

**O.I.H.**

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

#### 1 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

**LOK SABHA**

#### 2 UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1322

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28/07/2015

**AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITIES IN TRIBAL AREAS**

1322.	SHRIMATI JYOTI DHURVE:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE **d`f"k ea=h**

be pleased to state:

(a)	 the details of the agriculture universities in the tribal dominated areas of the country at present, location-wise and State-wise;

(b) 	the total number of tribal students graduates/post-graduates passed out from the said universities during the last three years, detail thereof, year-wise;

(c) 	whether the Government propose to check out any scheme to encourage tribal students to work in agriculture related sectors; and

(d) 	if so, the details thereof?

**A N S W E R**

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MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

**d`f”k ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h**

**(DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)**

(a)	List of Agricultural Universities in the tribal dominated areas of the country is enclosed ( **Annexure-I** ).

(b)	Details of Tribal Students passed from these Universities in last three years is as under:

| **Year**     | **2012**   | **2013**   | **2014**   |
|--------------|------------|------------|------------|
| **UG**       | 645        | 752        | 819        |
| **Master’s** | 263        | 243        | 296        |
| **Doctoral** | 56         | 31         | 27         |
| **Total**    | **964**    | **1026**   | **1141**   |

The University-wise list is enclosed ( **Annexure-II** ).

**(c) & (d):** To encourage entrepreneurship skills among the UG students, Experiential Learning modules have been established in Agricultural Universities and tribal students also gain hands-on-training in various sectors.

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**Annexure-I**

**[Part (a) of Lok Sabha USQ No.1322 for 28/07/2015]**

**List of the universities in Tribal dominated areas**

| **S. No.**   | **Name of the Universities/Location**                                      | **State**               |
|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| **1**        | Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University, Hyderabad                        | **Andhra Pradesh**      |
| **2**        | Sri VenkateswaraVeterinary University, Tirupati                            |                         |
| **3**        | Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat                                      | **Assam**               |
| **4**        | Indira Gandhi Krishi Viswa Vidhyalaya, Raipur                              | **Chhattisgarh**        |
| **5**        | Chhattisgarh Kamdhenu Visvavidyalaya, Durg                                 |                         |
| **6**        | Anand Agricultural University, Anand                                       | **Gujarat**             |
| **7**        | Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari                                   |                         |
| **8**        | Ch. Sarwan Kumar Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya, Palampur                          | **Himachal Pradesh**    |
| **9**        | Dr. Yaswant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Solan      |                         |
| **10**       | Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi                                      | **Jharkhand**           |
| **11**       | Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science & Technology, Srinagar   | **Jammu & Kashmir** |
| **12**       | Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science & Technology, Jammu      |                         |
| **13**       | Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwaliar                | **Madhya Pradesh**      |
| **14**       | Nanaji Deshmukh Pashu Chikitsa Visva Vidyalaya, Jabalpur                   |                         |
| **15**       | Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur                          |                         |
| **16**       | Maharastra Animal & Fisheries. Sciences University, Nagpur                 | **Maharashtra**         |
| **17**       | Matatam Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Ahmednagar                        |                         |
| **18**       | Orissa University of Agricultural & Technology, Bhubaneswar                | **Orissa**              |
| **19**       | Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology, Udaipur            | **Rajasthan**           |
| **20**       | Rajasthan University of Veterinary & Animal Science, Bikaner               |                         |
| **21**       | Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore                             | **Tamil Nadu**          |
| **22**       | Tamil Nadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Chennai                |                         |
| **23**       | Govind Ballabh Bhai Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar | **Uttrakhand**          |
| **24**       | Uttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry, Bharsar                 |                         |
| **25**       | West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences, Kolkata               | **West Bengal**         |

**Annexure – II**

**[Part (b) of Lok Sabha USQ No.1322 for 28/07/2015]**

Details of Tribal Students passed from the listed Universities in last three years

| **Sl. No.**   | **Name of the University**   | **Year 2012**   |              |              |           | **Year 2013**   |              |              |           | **Year 2014**   |              |              |           |
|---------------|------------------------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|-----------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|-----------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|-----------|
|               |                              | **UG**          | **Master’s** | **Doctoral** | **Total** | **UG**          | **Master’s** | **Doctoral** | **Total** | **UG**          | **Master’s** | **Doctoral** | **Total** |
|               | **AAU, Jorhat**              | 19              | 17           | 0            | **36**    | 26              | 23           | 2            | **51**    | 31              | 17           | 2            | **50**    |
|               | **AAU, Anand**               | 17              | 5            | 0            | **22**    | 16              | 3            | 0            | **19**    | 16              | 12           | 0            | **28**    |
|               | **ANGRAU, Hyderabad**        | 43              | 16           | 2            | **61**    | 50              | 13           | 3            | **66**    | 65              | 14           | 3            | **82**    |
|               | **JNKVV, Jabalpur**          | 72              | 13           | 0            | **85**    | 70              | 28           | 0            | **98**    | 54              | 23           | 1            | **78**    |
|               | **WBUA&FS, Kolkata**     | 5               | 0            | 0            | **5**     | 1               | 3            | 1            | **5**     | 4               | 5            | 4            | **12**    |
|               | **SKUAST, Kashmir**          | 21              | 0            | 0            | **21**    | 17              | 1            | 0            | **18**    | 8               | 5            | 1            | **14**    |
|               | **SVVU, Tirupati**           | 19              | 3            | 0            | **22**    | 18              | 6            | 1            | **25**    | 18              | 8            | 1            | **27**    |
|               | **CGKV, Durg**               | 4               | 2            | 1            | **7**     | 5               | 3            | 0            | **8**     | 18              | 2            | 0            | **20**    |
|               | **TNAU, Coimbatore**         | 4               | 6            | 5            | **15**    | 2               | 12           | 5            | **19**    | 4               | 15           | 4            | **23**    |
|               | **RAJUVAS, Bikaner**         | 12              | 5            | 1            | **18**    | 16              | 1            | 0            | **17**    | 7               | 1            | 0            | **8**     |
|               | **MPUA&T, Udaipur**      | 32              | 43           | 40           | **115**   | 7               | 7            | 9            | **23**    | 4               | 1            | 4            | **9**     |
|               | **NDVSU, Jabalpur**          | 21              | 5            | 0            | **26**    | 31              | 7            | 0            | **38**    | 30              | 7            | 0            | **37**    |
|               | **IGKV, Raipur**             | 87              | 25           | 4            | **116**   | 170             | 13           | 1            | **184**   | 192             | 37           | 1            | **230**   |
|               | **NAU, Navsari**             | 23              | 8            | 0            | **31**    | 34              | 12           | 0            | **46**    | 47              | 23           | 0            | **70**    |
|               | **UUHF, Bharsar**            | 0               | 0            | 0            | **0**     | 0               | 0            | 0            | **0**     | 0               | 0            | 0            | **0**     |
|               | **TANUVAS, Chennai**         | 2               | 3            | 0            | **5**     | 0               | 0            | 1            | **1**     | 1               | 3            | 0            | **4**     |
|               | **MPKV, Rahuri**             | 80              | 16           | 1            | **97**    | 106             | 12           | 0            | **118**   | 103             | 8            | 0            | **111**   |
|               | **BAU, Ranchi**              | 18              | 5            | 1            | **24**    | 11              | 12           | 2            | **25**    | 20              | 13           | 1            | **34**    |
|               | **OUA&T, Bhubaneswar**   | 25              | 9            | 0            | **34**    | 26              | 11           | 0            | **37**    | 33              | 10           | 0            | **43**    |
|               | **GBPUA&T, Pantnagar**   | 24              | 9            | 0            | **33**    | 20              | 6            | 1            | **27**    | 31              | 14           | 1            | **46**    |
|               | **MAFSU, Nagpur**            | 35              | 28           | 0            | **63**    | 26              | 28           | 3            | **57**    | 29              | 28           | 01           | **58**    |
|               | **CSK HPKV, Palampur**       | 6               | 3            | 0            | **9**     | 10              | 2            | 0            | **12**    | 12              | 4            | 1            | **17**    |
|               | **SKUAS&T, Jammu**       | 5               | 12           | 0            | **17**    | 2               | 8            | 0            | **10**    | 5               | 14           | 0            | **19**    |
|               | **Dr. YSPHU, Solan**         | 14              | 7            | 1            | **22**    | 23              | 10           | 2            | **35**    | 21              | 9            | 2            | **32**    |
|               | **RVSKVV, Gwalior**          | 57              | 23           | 0            | **83**    | 65              | 22           | 0            | **88**    | 66              | 23           | 0            | **97**    |
|               | **Total**                    | **645**         | **263**      | **56**       | **964**   | **752**         | **243**      | **31**       | **1026**  | **819**         | **296**      | **27**       | **1141**  |