Lok Sabha Question No. 3456 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-11
Subject: Promotion of Agricultural Technique
Ministry: AGRICULTURE
Asked by: KAMLA DEVI PATLE

**O.I.H.**

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

#### 1 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

**LOK SABHA**

#### 2 UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3456

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11/08/2015

**PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNIQUE**

3456.	SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

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

be pleased to state:

(a)	whether it is a fact that average educated youths are in great demand in villages who are well versed in agricultural techniques and who are laborious rather than graduate and post graduate persons;

(b) 	if so, the details thereof;

(c) 	whether the Government proposes to open institutes of farming, animal husbandry, practical training institutes and agricultural colleges rather than opening degree colleges in rural areas to provide employment guarantee to the youths of rural areas; and

(d) 	if so, the details thereof along with the necessary steps taken by the Government in this regard?

**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) & (b):** Rural youth skilled in agricultural technologies generally perform well in village situations, as they are more aware of the local problems and ground situation.

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**(c) & (d):** The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has established a network of 642 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) aiming at assessment and demonstration of technologies/products and its dissemination through number of extension programmes. The activities and programmes of KVKs include testing and demonstration of agricultural technologies in farmers’ field; training of youth and farmers; creation of awareness among farmers on improved technologies through various extension programmes. The extension programmes/activities are in the form of advisory services, diagnostic and clinic services, exhibitions, exposure visits, farm science club, farmers’ seminar, farmers’ visit to KVK, field days, film shows, group meetings, *Kisanghosthi* , *Kisan melas etc.* Further, the Government has approved for setting-up of 109 more KVKs in the country during 12 th Plan. The location-wise and State-wise details of districts for setting up of new KVKs are given in **Annexure-I.**

In addition, 100 ICAR Research Institutes are also providing need based technological options which help in creating awareness and self employment.

Besides, Government has initiated a program on Attracting and Retaining Youth in Agriculture (ARYA) in selected districts through KVKs with an objective for entrepreneurial development of Youth in rural areas to take up various agriculture, allied and service sector enterprises for sustainable income and gainful employment.

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**Annexure-I**

**[Part** **(c) & (d)** **of Lok Sabha USQ No.3456 for 11/08/2015]**

**State/UT-wise names of 109 districts where KVKs are to be set up during 12** **th** Five Year Plan.

|   **S.No.** | **States/UTs**    | **Names of 25 districts approved till XI Plan for setting up of KVKs in XII Plan**   | **Names of 24 New districts created in XII Plan for setting up of KVKs**          | **Names of 55 Larger districts where additional KVKs are to be set up in XII Plan**        | **Names of 5 Border and Mountain districts where additional KVKs are to be set up in XII  Plan**   |   **Total** |
|-------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|           1 | Arunachal Pradesh | 1. Kurung Kumey  2. Dibang  Valley                                                   | 1.Longding                                                                        | -                                                                                          | -                                                                                                  |           3 |
|           2 | Andhra Pradesh    | -                                                                                    | -                                                                                 | 1. YSR (Kadapa)  2.Sri Potti  Sriramulu (Nellore)  3.Visakhapatnam                         | -                                                                                                  |           3 |
|           3 | Assam             | 3. North Cachar Hills                                                                | -                                                                                 | -                                                                                          | -                                                                                                  |           1 |
|           4 | Bihar             | -                                                                                    | -                                                                                 | 4.Purba Champaran  5. Madhubani  6. Muzaffarpur  7.Paschim Champaran  8.Samastipur  9.Gaya | -                                                                                                  |           6 |
|           5 | Chhattisgarh      | -                                                                                    | 2.Balod  3. Sukma  4. Kondagaon  5. Raipur  6.Mungeli     7.Surajpur  8. Bemetara | 10. Durg                                                                                   | -                                                                                                  |           8 |
|           6 | D & N Haveli      | 4. Silvasa                                                                           | -                                                                                 | -                                                                                          | -                                                                                                  |           1 |
|           7 | Daman & Diu       | 5. Daman, 6. Diu                                                                     | -                                                                                 | -                                                                                          | -                                                                                                  |           2 |
|           8 | Gujarat           |                                                                                      | -                                                                                 | 11.Jamnagar  12.Surendranagar  13.Bhavnagar  14. Junagarh  15. Vadodara                    | -                                                                                                  |           5 |
|           9 | Haryana           | 7. Mewat  8. Panchkula                                                               | 9. Palwal                                                                         | -                                                                                          | -                                                                                                  |           3 |
|          10 | Himachal Pradesh  | -                                                                                    | -                                                                                 | -                                                                                          | 1.Lahul & Spiti                                                                                    |           1 |
|          11 | J&K               | 9. Reasi, 10. Samba  11. Ramban,  12. Kisthwar                                       | -                                                                                 | -                                                                                          | 2. Kargil  3. Baramulla                                                                            |           6 |
|          12 | Karnataka         |                                                                                      | 10.Yadgir                                                                         | 16. Bijapur                                                                                | -                                                                                                  |           2 |

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| 13        | Madhya Pradesh   | 13. Anupur                                            | 11. Alirajpur  12. Singrauli                                | 17.Sagar 18.Chhindwara 19.Dhar                                                                                                                                        | -                          | 6       |
|-----------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|---------|
| 14        | Maharashtra      | 14. Yavatmal                                          |                                                             | 20.Sangli 21.Kolhapur  22. Jalna  23. Thane  24. Nagpur                                                                                                               | -                          | 6       |
| 15        | Meghalaya        | 15. South Garo Hills  16. East Garo Hills             | -                                                           | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                          | 2       |
| 16        | Nagaland         | 17. Peren,18. Kaiphire                                | -                                                           | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                          | 2       |
| 17        | Puducherry       | 19. Mahe                                              | -                                                           | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                          | 1       |
| 18        | Punjab           | -                                                     | 13. Fazilka  14. Pathankot                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                          | 2       |
| 19        | Rajasthan        | -                                                     | -                                                           | 25. Sriganganagar  26. Jalore  27. Pali  28. Udaipur  29. Sikar  30. Bhilwara                                                                                         | -                          | 6       |
| 20        | Tamil Nadu       | -                                                     | 15. Thiruppur                                               | 31. Villupuram                                                                                                                                                        |                            | 2       |
| 21        | Telangana        | -                                                     | -                                                           | 32. Adilabad  33. Khammam  34. Medak                                                                                                                                  | -                          | 3       |
| 22        | Tripura          | -                                                     | 16. West Tripura  17.Gomati  18. Sepahijala  19. Unakoti    | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                          | 4       |
| 23        | Uttar Pradesh    | 20. Shravasti  21. Jyotiba Phule Nagar  22. Allahabad | 20. Hapur  21. Shamali  22.Sambhal  23. Amethi  24. Kasganj | 35. Kheri  36.Hardoi 37.Azamgarh  38.Jaunpur 39.Badaun  40. Sultanpur  41. Bahraich  42.Gorakhpur 43.Moradabad  44.Gonda 45.Ghazipur  46.Rae Bareli  47.Muzaffarnagar | -                          | 21      |
| 24        | Uttarakhand      | -                                                     | -                                                           | -                                                                                                                                                                     | 4. Pithoragarh  5. Chamoli | 2       |
| 25        | West Bengal      | 23. East Midnapur  24.Murshidabad  25. Bardhaman      | -                                                           | 48. Purba Medinipur  49. North 24 Parganas  50.Paschim Medinipur  51. Bankura  52. Nadia  53. Jalpaiguri  54. Birbhum  55. Maldah                                     | -                          | 11      |
| **Total** |                  | **25**                                                | **24**                                                      | **55**                                                                                                                                                                | **05**                     | **109** |

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