Lok Sabha Question No. 274 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-02
Subject: Schemes for Providing Agricultural Education to Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Balwant Baswant Wankhade

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.274

TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  DECEMBER, 2025

## SCHEMES FOR PROVIDING AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION TO FARMERS

## 274. SHRI  BALWANT BASWANT WANKHADE

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष और िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether it is a fact that farmers in the country are mostly poor and have very small land holdings and lack access to both technology and knowledge about advanced methods of farming, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the details of the Government schemes for providing agricultural education to farmers;
- (c)  the number of farmers who have been provided education under these schemes during the last three years and the current year, State-wise; and
- (d)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  coverage  of  farmers  under  these schemes?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण राǛ मंũी (SHRI RAM NATH THAKUR)

- (a): The  average  size  of  land  holding  as  per  agricultural  census  2015-16  is  1.08 hectares. More than 86 percent of the farmers are operating on small and marginal land holdings. The Government provides agricultural education to farmers primarily through the extensive network of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme 'Support to State Extension Programs for Extension Reforms' popularly known as Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) Scheme and Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs).
- (b): ATMA Scheme aims at supporting State Government's efforts and to make available latest agricultural technologies and good agricultural practices in different thematic areas of agriculture  and  allied  areas  to  farmers  through  different  extension  activities  viz;  Farmers Training, Demonstrations, Exposure Visits, Kisan Mela, Mobilization of Farmers Groups and organizing Farm Schools etc. Under this Scheme, it has been provisioned that at least 50% beneficiaries must be selected from Small & Marginal farmer category. Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs)  promotes  adoption  of  new  technologies  of  agriculture  and  allied  sectors  by technology  assessment,  demonstration  and  capacity  development  among  the  extension functionaries of state governments and farmers including farm women in different States of the Country.

(c): The details of farmers benefitted through different extension activities under ATMA Scheme and KVKs during last three years and current financial year (upto 31 st  October, 2025) are enclosed at Annexure-I and Annexure-II, respectively.

(d): It is provisioned in the existing ATMA Guidelines, 2025 that extent of coverage shall be in all the districts across the country. More emphasis is being laid on National Priority Areas like promotion of natural farming, post-harvest technology, marketing, digital extension for increasing outreach to large number of farmers. Similarly, to increase the coverage, ICAR has launched an online platform named Kisan Sarathi (System of Agri-information Resources Auto-transmission  and  Technology  Hub  Interface)  for  providing  a  seamless,  multimedia, multi-ways connectivity to the farmers with the latest agricultural technologies, knowledge base and the pool of large number the subject matter experts to farming community.

| Annexure-I DETAILS OF FARMERS BENEFITTED UNDER AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AGENCY SCHEME (ATMA) DURING LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT   | Annexure-I DETAILS OF FARMERS BENEFITTED UNDER AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AGENCY SCHEME (ATMA) DURING LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT   | Annexure-I DETAILS OF FARMERS BENEFITTED UNDER AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AGENCY SCHEME (ATMA) DURING LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT   |
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| SL. No.                                                                                                                                      | FINANCIAL States/UTs                                                                                                                         | October, 2025) Number of Farmers Benefitted                                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                                                                            | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                               | 98,711                                                                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                                                                            | Bihar                                                                                                                                        | 21,13,949                                                                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                                                                            | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                 | 2,27,189                                                                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                                                                            | Goa                                                                                                                                          | 34,087                                                                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                                                                            | Gujarat                                                                                                                                      | 7,72,526                                                                                                                                     |
| 6                                                                                                                                            | Haryana                                                                                                                                      | 81,600                                                                                                                                       |
| 7                                                                                                                                            | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                             | 1,19,941                                                                                                                                     |
| 8                                                                                                                                            | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                                            | 1,20,355                                                                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                                                                            | Jharkhand                                                                                                                                    | 1,44,829                                                                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                                                                           | Karnataka                                                                                                                                    | 5,90,109                                                                                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                                                                           | Kerala                                                                                                                                       | 2,87,202                                                                                                                                     |
| 12                                                                                                                                           | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                  | 13,71,441                                                                                                                                    |
| 13                                                                                                                                           | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                               | 6,71,107                                                                                                                                     |
| 14                                                                                                                                           | Odisha                                                                                                                                       | 2,74,101                                                                                                                                     |
| 15                                                                                                                                           | Punjab                                                                                                                                       | 2,36,040                                                                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                                                                           | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                    | 7,76,389                                                                                                                                     |
| 17                                                                                                                                           | Telangana                                                                                                                                    | 13,962                                                                                                                                       |
| 18                                                                                                                                           | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                   | 20,33,677                                                                                                                                    |
| 19                                                                                                                                           | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                | 18,73,552                                                                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                                                                           | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                                  | 1,64,955                                                                                                                                     |
| 21                                                                                                                                           | West Bengal                                                                                                                                  | 7,67,740                                                                                                                                     |
| 22                                                                                                                                           | Assam                                                                                                                                        | 1,76,250                                                                                                                                     |
| 23                                                                                                                                           | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                            | 1,40,324                                                                                                                                     |
| 24                                                                                                                                           | Manipur                                                                                                                                      | 60,126                                                                                                                                       |
| 25                                                                                                                                           | Meghalaya                                                                                                                                    | 91,672                                                                                                                                       |
| 26                                                                                                                                           | Mizoram                                                                                                                                      | 20,139                                                                                                                                       |
| 27                                                                                                                                           | Nagaland                                                                                                                                     | 2,11,012                                                                                                                                     |
| 28                                                                                                                                           | Tripura                                                                                                                                      | 74,239                                                                                                                                       |
| 29                                                                                                                                           | Sikkim                                                                                                                                       | 25,510                                                                                                                                       |
| 30                                                                                                                                           | Delhi                                                                                                                                        | 6,025                                                                                                                                        |
| 31                                                                                                                                           | Puducherry                                                                                                                                   | 25,347                                                                                                                                       |
| 32                                                                                                                                           | Andaman and Nikobar Island                                                                                                                   | 33,089                                                                                                                                       |
| 33                                                                                                                                           | Laddakh                                                                                                                                      | 5,877                                                                                                                                        |
| TOTAL                                                                                                                                        | TOTAL                                                                                                                                        | 1,36,43,072                                                                                                                                  |

| Annexure-II DETAILS OF FARMERS BENEFITTED UNDER KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRAS (KVKs) DURING   | Annexure-II DETAILS OF FARMERS BENEFITTED UNDER KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRAS (KVKs) DURING   | Annexure-II DETAILS OF FARMERS BENEFITTED UNDER KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRAS (KVKs) DURING   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                               | LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT Name of State/UT                                         | FINANCIAL YEAR (Upto October, 2025) Number of Farmers Trained                         |
| 1                                                                                     | Andaman and Nikobar Island                                                            | 8,668                                                                                 |
| 2                                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                                        | 2,78,431                                                                              |
| 3                                                                                     | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                     | 88,606                                                                                |
| 4                                                                                     | Assam                                                                                 | 1,12,251                                                                              |
| 5                                                                                     | Bihar                                                                                 | 7,27,509                                                                              |
| 6                                                                                     | Chhattisgarh                                                                          | 3,67,131                                                                              |
| 7                                                                                     | Delhi                                                                                 | 4,518                                                                                 |
| 8                                                                                     | Goa                                                                                   | 16,839                                                                                |
| 9                                                                                     | Gujarat                                                                               | 3,46,981                                                                              |
| 10                                                                                    | Haryana                                                                               | 1,67,631                                                                              |
| 11                                                                                    | Himachal Pradesh                                                                      | 1,13,043                                                                              |
| 12                                                                                    | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                     | 1,46,736                                                                              |
| 13                                                                                    | Jharkhand                                                                             | 2,91,470                                                                              |
| 14                                                                                    | Karnataka                                                                             | 4,86,839                                                                              |
| 15                                                                                    | Kerala                                                                                | 3,87,532                                                                              |
| 16                                                                                    | Ladakh                                                                                | 36,388                                                                                |
| 17                                                                                    | Lakshadweep                                                                           | 2,673                                                                                 |
| 18                                                                                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                                        | 4,64,061                                                                              |
| 19                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                           | 7,09,485                                                                              |
| 20                                                                                    | Manipur                                                                               | 39,798                                                                                |
| 21                                                                                    | Meghalaya                                                                             | 56,216                                                                                |
| 22                                                                                    | Mizoram                                                                               | 51,410                                                                                |
| 23                                                                                    | Nagaland                                                                              | 46,047                                                                                |
| 24                                                                                    | Odisha                                                                                | 2,20,361                                                                              |
| 25                                                                                    | Puducherry                                                                            | 12,280                                                                                |
| 26                                                                                    | Punjab                                                                                | 1,18,806                                                                              |
| 27                                                                                    | Rajasthan                                                                             | 3,22,083                                                                              |
| 28                                                                                    | Sikkim                                                                                | 19,708                                                                                |
| 29                                                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                                                            | 5,66,907                                                                              |
| 30                                                                                    | Telangana                                                                             | 1,82,840                                                                              |
| 31                                                                                    | Tripura                                                                               | 41,258                                                                                |
| 32                                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                                         | 8,39,014                                                                              |
| 33                                                                                    | Uttarakhand                                                                           | 71,787                                                                                |
| 34                                                                                    | West Bengal                                                                           | 3,12,763                                                                              |
| Total                                                                                 |                                                                                       | 76,58,070                                                                             |

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