Lok Sabha Question No. 1647 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-08
Subject: Upgradation of Agriculture Science Centres
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: JANAK RAM

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1647 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08/03/2016

## UPGRADATION OF AGRICULTURE SCIENCE CENTRES

## 1647.  SHRI JANAK RAM:

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 proposes to upgrade and modernize the existing agriculture science centres in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the amount fixed for this purpose for the 12th Five Year plan period, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  several  cases  of  irregularities  in  the  functioning  of  these Agriculture Science Centres have come to the notice of the Government; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government thereon?

## 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) to (c): Yes, Madam.  The Government has approved for modernization/revitalization of  selected  KVKs  with  new  facilities  viz.  Technology  Information  Unit,  Mini  Seed Processing  facility,  Provision  of  25  KVA  silent  Genset  to  KVKs,  Micro  Nutrient  Analysis facility, Establishment of vKVK and KVK Net and Specialized KVKs. In addition, provision has been made for providing additional facilities like Rain Water Harvesting Structure with Micro Irrigation System, Soil and Water Testing facility, Minimal Processing facility, Carp Hatchery facility,  Integrated  Farming  System  (IFS)  and  for  e-Extension  facility  to  selected KVKs. The State/UT-wise number of KVKs and funds earmarked for modernization/revitalization  with  new  facilities  and  additional  facilities  during  XII  Plan  is given at Annexure-I.

(d) & (e): Some administrative  problems  and  irregularities  have  been  reported  in  KVK, Unnao (U.P),  KVK,  Guntur  (Andhra  Pradesh),  KVK,  Nanded  (Maharashtra),  KVK,  Jamui (Bihar),  KVK,  Tirunelveli  (T.N)   &  KVK,Thanjvaur  (T.N).  The  KVK-wise  details  are  as under:-

1. KVK Guntur (Andhra Pradesh): It was found that functioning of KVK, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh has been affected due to dispute amongst the management of the Host Organization which is sub - judice.

2. KVK, Nanded (Maharashtra): The KVK , Nanded, Maharashtra had some administrative issues concerning use and  maintenance of KVK infrastructure, holding of scientific advisory committee  meetings  regularly  and  made  procedural  lapses  in  maintenance  of  records  for which corrective measures were suggested and the same have now been followed.

3.  KVK,  Unnao  (Uttar  Pradesh): Complaints  have  been  received  alleging  irregularities related  to  ownership  of  land,  recruitment  of  staff  and  functioning  of  KVK,  Unnao,  Uttar Pradesh.  It was decided that KVKs under NGOs established w.e.f. 13.01.2005 will have to mortgage their land in favour of ICAR. However, the KVK Unnao was established in 1999 and there was no such clause in the MoU signed between the NGO managing the KVK and the ICAR. Therefore, mortgage of land of the KVK cannot be enforced.  Further, a committee has  been  constituted  under  the  chairmanship  of  Director,  IISR,  Lucknow  to  fill  up  all  the vacancies of KVK Unnao.

4. KVK, Jamui (Bihar): There was a dispute regarding ownership of the land between the two related organizations and a committee was constituted for investigating the issue. Based on the recommendations of the Committee it has been decided to continue with the ownership of the KVK with the existing NGO (Shrambharti Khadigram).

5.  KVK,  Thanjvaur  &  KVK,  Tirunelveli  (Tamilnadu): There  were  also  complaints regarding  irregularities  in  KVK  Thanjvaur  and  KVK  Tirunelveli  of  Tamilnadu  related  to construction  and  unauthorized  use  of  buildings,  appointment  of  staff,  payment  of  salary  to employees  and  diversion  of  funds.  The  matter  has  been  investigated  by  a  committee.  In accordance  with  the  recommendations  of  the  Committee,  inadmissible  expenditure  at  the KVK, Thanjvaur has been worked-out and legal advice sought for further course of action. The case of KVK, Tirunelveli is sub-judice.

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## State/UT-wise number of KVKs and funds earmarked for modernization with new facilities during XII Plan.

| S.No.   | State/UTs                   | Technology Information Unit   | Technology Information Unit   | Mini Seed Processing Facility   | Mini Seed Processing Facility   | 25 KVA Silent Genset   | 25 KVA Silent Genset   | Micro Nutrient Analysis Facility   | Micro Nutrient Analysis Facility   | vKVK and KVK Net   | vKVK and KVK Net    | Specialized KVKs   | Specialized KVKs    |
|---------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
| S.No.   | State/UTs                   | No. of KVKs                   | Amount (Rs in lakh)           | No.of KVKs                      | Amount (Rs in lakh)             | No.of KVKs             | Amount (Rs in lakh)    | No.of KVKs                         | Amount (Rs in lakh)                | No.of KVKs         | Amount (Rs in lakh) | No.of KVKs         | Amount (Rs in lakh) |
| 1       | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 1                             | 8.00                          | 0                               | 0.00                            | 1                      | 5.00                   | 0                                  | 0.00                               | 1                  | 1.20                | 1                  | 33.00               |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh              | 9                             | 72.00                         | 2                               | 60.00                           | 7                      | 35.00                  | 1                                  | 18.00                              | 14                 | 16.80               | 0                  | 0.00                |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh           | 8                             | 64.00                         | 0                               | 0.00                            | 6                      | 30.00                  | 1                                  | 18.00                              | 13                 | 15.60               | 1                  | 33.00               |
| 4       | Assam                       | 14                            | 112.00                        | 2                               | 60.00                           | 7                      | 35.00                  | 1                                  | 18.00                              | 22                 | 26.40               | 1                  | 33.00               |
| 5       | Bihar                       | 26                            | 208.00                        | 8                               | 240.00                          | 28                     | 140.00                 | 5                                  | 90.00                              | 23                 | 27.60               | 2                  | 66.00               |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh                | 10                            | 80.00                         | 8                               | 240.00                          | 8                      | 40.00                  | 3                                  | 54.00                              | 20                 | 24.00               | 2                  | 66.00               |
| 7       | Delhi                       | 1                             | 8.00                          | 0                               | 0.00                            | 0                      | 0.00                   | 0                                  | 0.00                               | 1                  | 1.20                | 0                  | 0.00                |
| 8       | Goa                         | 1                             | 8.00                          | 0                               | 0.00                            | 0                      | 0.00                   | 0                                  | 0.00                               | 1                  | 1.20                | 0                  | 0.00                |
| 9       | Gujarat                     | 25                            | 200.00                        | 7                               | 210.00                          | 22                     | 110.00                 | 3                                  | 54.00                              | 28                 | 33.60               | 1                  | 33.00               |
| 10      | Haryana                     | 15                            | 120.00                        | 4                               | 120.00                          | 4                      | 20.00                  | 2                                  | 36.00                              | 18                 | 21.60               | 1                  | 33.00               |
| 11      | Himachal Pradesh            | 11                            | 88.00                         | 2                               | 60.00                           | 7                      | 35.00                  | 3                                  | 54.00                              | 12                 | 14.40               | 2                  | 66.00               |
| 12      | Jammu and Kashmir           | 9                             | 72.00                         | 0                               | 0.00                            | 10                     | 50.00                  | 4                                  | 72.00                              | 13                 | 15.60               | 1                  | 33.00               |
| 13      | Jharkhand                   | 12                            | 96.00                         | 2                               | 60.00                           | 12                     | 60.00                  | 1                                  | 18.00                              | 15                 | 18.00               | 2                  | 66.00               |
| 14      | Karnataka                   | 29                            | 232.00                        | 6                               | 180.00                          | 15                     | 75.00                  | 3                                  | 54.00                              | 30                 | 36.00               | 1                  | 33.00               |
| 15      | Kerala                      | 12                            | 96.00                         | 2                               | 60.00                           | 6                      | 30.00                  | 1                                  | 18.00                              | 14                 | 16.80               | 3                  | 99.00               |
| 16      | Lakshadweep                 | 0                             | 0.00                          | 0                               | 0.00                            | 0                      | 0.00                   | 0                                  | 0.00                               | 0                  | 0.00                | 0                  | 0.00                |
| 17      | Madhya Pradesh              | 28                            | 224.00                        | 12                              | 360.00                          | 22                     | 110.00                 | 4                                  | 72.00                              | 47                 | 56.40               | 4                  | 132.00              |
| 18      | Maharashtra                 | 32                            | 256.00                        | 7                               | 210.00                          | 24                     | 120.00                 | 1                                  | 18.00                              | 31                 | 37.20               | 3                  | 99.00               |
| 19      | Manipur                     | 5                             | 40.00                         | 1                               | 30.00                           | 5                      | 25.00                  | 1                                  | 18.00                              | 9                  | 10.80               | 0                  | 0.00                |
| 20      | Meghalaya                   | 5                             | 40.00                         | 0                               | 0.00                            | 2                      | 10.00                  | 0                                  | 0.00                               | 5                  | 6.00                | 1                  | 33.00               |

| 21    | Mizoram       |   4 |   32.00 |   1 |   30.00 |   4 |   20.00 |   0 |   0.00 |   8 |   9.60 |   1 |   33.00 |
|-------|---------------|-----|---------|-----|---------|-----|---------|-----|--------|-----|--------|-----|---------|
| 22    | Nagaland      |   5 |      40 |   2 |      60 |   3 |      15 |   1 |     18 |   9 |   10.8 |   1 |      33 |
| 23    | Odisha        |  17 |     136 |  11 |     330 |  18 |      90 |   4 |     72 |  33 |   39.6 |   2 |      66 |
| 24    | Pondicherry   |   2 |      16 |   0 |       0 |   0 |       0 |   0 |      0 |   1 |    1.2 |   1 |      33 |
| 25    | Punjab        |  15 |     120 |   8 |     240 |  11 |      55 |   2 |     36 |  20 |   24   |   3 |      99 |
| 26    | Rajasthan     |  32 |     256 |   6 |     180 |  12 |      60 |   4 |     72 |  42 |   50.4 |   6 |     198 |
| 27    | Sikkim        |   1 |       8 |   1 |      30 |   1 |       5 |   0 |      0 |   4 |    4.8 |   0 |       0 |
| 28    | Tamil Nadu    |  26 |     208 |   6 |     180 |  17 |      85 |   4 |     72 |  29 |   34.8 |   2 |      66 |
| 29    | Telangana     |   4 |      32 |   2 |      60 |   7 |      35 |   1 |     18 |   7 |    8.4 |   0 |       0 |
| 30    | Tripura       |   3 |      24 |   1 |      30 |   1 |       5 |   0 |      0 |   4 |    4.8 |   0 |       0 |
| 31    | Uttarakhand   |  10 |      80 |   1 |      30 |   2 |      10 |   1 |     18 |  59 |   70.8 |   1 |      33 |
| 32    | Uttar Pradesh |  50 |     400 |  13 |     390 |  37 |     185 |   7 |    126 |  11 |   13.2 |   6 |     198 |
| 33    | West Bengal   |  12 |      96 |   4 |     120 |   1 |       5 |   2 |     36 |  11 |   13.2 |   2 |      66 |
| Total | Total         | 434 |    3472 | 119 |    3570 | 300 |    1500 |  60 |   1080 | 555 |  666   |  51 |    1683 |

## State/UT-wise number of KVKs and funds earmarked for upgrading with additional facilities during XII Plan.

| S.No.   | State/UTs                   | Rain Water Harvesting Facility   | Rain Water Harvesting Facility   | Soil and Water Testing Laboratory   | Soil and Water Testing Laboratory   | Minimal Processing Facility   | Minimal Processing Facility   | Carp Hatchery   | Carp Hatchery       | Integrated Farming System units   | Integrated Farming System units   | e-Linkage Facility   | e-Linkage Facility   |
|---------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| S.No.   | State/UTs                   | No.of KVKs                       | Amount (Rs in lakh)              | No.of KVKs                          | Amount (Rs in lakh)                 | No.of KVKs                    | Amount (Rs in lakh)           | No.of KVKs      | Amount (Rs in lakh) | No.of KVKs                        | Amount (Rs in lakh)               | No.of KVKs           | Amount (Rs in lakh)  |
| 1       | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 0                                | 0.00                             | 2                                   | 46.00                               | 1                             | 15.00                         | 0               | 0.00                | 1                                 | 6.00                              | 2                    | 6.00                 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh              | 8                                | 134.40                           | 10                                  | 230.00                              | 6                             | 90.00                         | 3               | 9.00                | 11                                | 66.00                             | 12                   | 36.00                |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh           | 4                                | 67.20                            | 6                                   | 138.00                              | 3                             | 45.00                         | 1               | 3.00                | 11                                | 66.00                             | 2                    | 6.00                 |
| 4       | Assam                       | 1                                | 16.80                            | 7                                   | 161.00                              | 2                             | 30.00                         | 4               | 12.00               | 8                                 | 48.00                             | 4                    | 12.00                |
| 5       | Bihar                       | 6                                | 100.80                           | 14                                  | 322.00                              | 5                             | 75.00                         | 4               | 12.00               | 23                                | 138.00                            | 33                   | 99.00                |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh                | 0                                | 0.00                             | 14                                  | 322.00                              | 7                             | 105.00                        | 9               | 27.00               | 18                                | 108.00                            | 17                   | 51.00                |
| 7       | Delhi                       | 0                                | 0.00                             | 1                                   | 23.00                               | 1                             | 15.00                         | 0               | 0.00                | 1                                 | 6.00                              | 1                    | 3.00                 |
| 8       | Goa                         | 0                                | 0.00                             | 0                                   | 0.00                                | 1                             | 15.00                         | 2               | 6.00                | 1                                 | 6.00                              | 0                    | 0.00                 |
| 9       | Gujarat                     | 20                               | 336.00                           | 8                                   | 184.00                              | 13                            | 195.00                        | 3               | 9.00                | 28                                | 168.00                            | 23                   | 69.00                |
| 10      | Haryana                     | 1                                | 16.80                            | 3                                   | 69.00                               | 15                            | 225.00                        | 0               | 0.00                | 16                                | 96.00                             | 9                    | 27.00                |
| 11      | Himachal Pradesh            | 4                                | 67.20                            | 1                                   | 23.00                               | 7                             | 105.00                        | 0               | 0.00                | 11                                | 66.00                             | 6                    | 18.00                |
| 12      | Jammu and Kashmir           | 10                               | 168.00                           | 4                                   | 92.00                               | 5                             | 75.00                         | 0               | 0.00                | 13                                | 78.00                             | 13                   | 39.00                |
| 13      | Jharkhand                   | 2                                | 33.60                            | 6                                   | 138.00                              | 5                             | 75.00                         | 0               | 0.00                | 9                                 | 54.00                             | 18                   | 54.00                |
| 14      | Karnataka                   | 12                               | 201.60                           | 6                                   | 138.00                              | 19                            | 285.00                        | 1               | 3.00                | 29                                | 174.00                            | 17                   | 51.00                |
| 15      | Kerala                      | 3                                | 50.40                            | 1                                   | 23.00                               | 9                             | 135.00                        | 7               | 21.00               | 13                                | 78.00                             | 4                    | 12.00                |
| 16      | Lakshadweep                 | 0                                | 0.00                             | 0                                   | 0.00                                | 0                             | 0.00                          | 0               | 0.00                | 0                                 | 0.00                              | 0                    | 0.00                 |
| 17      | Madhya Pradesh              | 13                               | 218.40                           | 15                                  | 345.00                              | 11                            | 165.00                        | 6               | 18.00               | 43                                | 258.00                            | 28                   | 84.00                |

| 18    | Maharashtra   |   11 |   184.80 |   14 |   322.00 |   16 |   240.00 |   2 |   6.00 |   28 |   168.00 |   27 |   81.00 |
|-------|---------------|------|----------|------|----------|------|----------|-----|--------|------|----------|------|---------|
| 19    | Manipur       |    2 |     33.6 |    6 |      138 |    2 |       30 |   0 |      0 |    9 |       54 |    3 |       9 |
| 20    | Meghalaya     |    2 |     33.6 |    2 |       46 |    3 |       45 |   0 |      0 |    4 |       24 |    1 |       3 |
| 21    | Mizoram       |    2 |     33.6 |    2 |       46 |    2 |       30 |   1 |      3 |    4 |       24 |    3 |       9 |
| 22    | Nagaland      |    2 |     33.6 |    6 |      138 |    2 |       30 |   0 |      0 |    9 |       54 |    3 |       9 |
| 23    | Odisha        |    3 |     50.4 |   13 |      299 |    7 |      105 |  12 |     36 |   29 |      174 |   25 |      75 |
| 24    | Pondicherry   |    1 |     16.8 |    0 |        0 |    0 |        0 |   0 |      0 |    2 |       12 |    0 |       0 |
| 25    | Punjab        |    2 |     33.6 |    6 |      138 |   13 |      195 |   0 |      0 |   16 |       96 |   11 |      33 |
| 26    | Rajasthan     |   24 |    403.2 |    9 |      207 |    9 |      135 |   5 |     15 |   42 |      252 |   22 |      66 |
| 27    | Sikkim        |    1 |     16.8 |    1 |       23 |    1 |       15 |   0 |      0 |    2 |       12 |    2 |       6 |
| 28    | Tamil Nadu    |   21 |    352.8 |    3 |       69 |   22 |      330 |   8 |     24 |   27 |      162 |   15 |      45 |
| 29    | Telangana     |    4 |     67.2 |    6 |      138 |    3 |       45 |   2 |      6 |    8 |       48 |   10 |      30 |
| 30    | Tripura       |    1 |     16.8 |    0 |        0 |    1 |       15 |   2 |      6 |    3 |       18 |    2 |       6 |
| 31    | Uttarakhand   |    2 |     33.6 |    5 |      115 |   17 |      255 |   4 |     12 |   13 |       78 |    9 |      27 |
| 32    | Uttar Pradesh |   19 |    319.2 |   19 |      437 |    6 |       90 |   6 |     18 |   68 |      408 |   48 |     144 |
| 33    | West Bengal   |    2 |     33.6 |    5 |      115 |    7 |      105 |   3 |      9 |    9 |       54 |   12 |      36 |
| Total | Total         |  183 |   3074.4 |  195 |     4485 |  221 |     3315 |  85 |    255 |  509 |     3054 |  382 |    1146 |