THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (DR. DEBENDRA PRADHAN)
(a) The criteria for opening a Krish Vigyan Kendra (KVK) include its location as far as possible in the central part of a district, availability of land and municipal facilities, viability of organization and technological support for implementing the activities of a KVK.
(b) Out of 261 KVKs, 71 are run by Non-Governmental Organizations. The remaining 190 are run by State Agricultural Universities, ICAR Institutes, State governments, Public Sector Undertakings and other education institutions. The State-wise details are given in Annexure I.
(c) & (d) : The progress report of each KVK is reviewed in the light of location specificity of technologies, and needs and resource orientation of the farmers of the area in which the KVK is located, irrespective of implementing agency.
(e), (f) & (g) : Based on the representations received from various states, a proposal for establishment of 66 new KVKs has been prepared for implementation during the current financial year. The State-wise and location-wise details are given in Annexure-II.
ANNEXURE - I
HOST INSTITUTIONWISE DISTRIBUTION OF KVKs IN DIFFRENT STATES/UTs
S.N. States / UTS SAU ICAR NGO PSU State CU/Others Total
1. A and N Islands - 1 - - - - 1
2. Andhra Pradesh 6 2 8 - - - 16
3. Arunachal Pradesh - 1 - - - - 1
4. Assam 4 - - - - - 4
5. Bihar 10 - 4 2 - - 16
6. Chhattisgarh 4 - - - - - 4
7 Delhi - - - 1 - - 1
8. Goa - 1 - - - - 1
9. Gujarat 4 - 4 - 2 - 10
10 Haryana 8 2 2 - - - 12
11. Himachal Pradesh 8 - - - - - 8
12. Jammu and Kashmir 3 - 1 - - - 4
13. Jharkhand 1 - 3 1 - - 5
14. Karnataka 6 1 4 - - - 11
15. Kerala 3 3 3 - - - 9
16. Lakshadweep - - - - 1 - 1
17. Madhya Pradesh 11 1 4 - - - 16
18. Maharashtra 5 1 16 - - 1 23
19. Manipur - 1 - - - - 1
20. Meghalaya - 1 - - - - 1
21. Mizoram - - - 2 2
22. Nagaland - 1 - - - - 1
23. Orissa 8 4 - - - - 12
24. Pondicherry - - - - 2 - 2
25. Punjab 9 1 - - - - 10
26. Rajasthan 23 2 5 - - 1 31
27. Sikkim - 1 - - - - 1
28. Tamil Nadu 5 - 9 - - 2 16
29. Tripura - 1 1 - - - 2
30. Uttar Pradesh 19 2 4 - - 3 28
31. Uttaranchal 2 - - - - - 2
32. West Bengal 2 1 3 2 - 1 9
Total 141 28 71 6 5 10 261
NB:
SAU -State Agricultural University; ICARIndian Council of Agricultural Research;
NGO - Non-Governmental Organization;
PSU area Public Sector Undertaking;
CU -Central University
Annexure II
LIST OF DISTRICS IDENTIFIED FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW KVKS
STATE DISTRICTS
Assam 1.Dibrugarh 2.Barpeta 3.Nalbari 4.Sibsagar 5.Bongaigaon 6.North Cachar Hills
Andhra Pradesh 7.Krishna
Arunachal Pradesh 8. Lower Subansiri 9. West Kamang 10.Lohit 11. Tirap
Bihar 12.Madhepura 13.Saran 14.Gopalganj 15.Rohtas 16.Khagaria
Chattisgarh 17.Kawardah 18.Jaspur
Dadarand and 19.Silvassa
Nagar Haveli
Haryana 20.Sirsa 21.Bhiwani 22.Mahindergarh 23. Rohtak 24.Panchkula 25.Jhajjar 26. Fatehabad
Himachal Pradesh 27.Kangra
Jammu and Kashmir 28.Budgam 29.Srinagar 30.Rajouri 31.Doda
Jharkhand 32.Palamau
Madhya Pradesh 33.Betul 34.Dhar 35.Panna 36.Sehore 37. Neemuch 38.Narsinghpur
Maharashtra 39.Hingoli 40.Nandurbar 41.Bhandara
Manipur 42.Bishnupur 43.Senapati
Meghalaya 44.West Khasi Hills 45.East Khasi Hills 46.East Garo Hills 47.Jaintia Hills 48.Ri-Bhoi
Mizoram 49.Chimtuipui
Nagaland 50.Phek 51.Mokokchung
Orissa 52.Jasughda 53.Deoghar 54.Jajpur
Sikkim 55.North 56.South 57.West
Tamil Nadu 58.Perambulur 59.Tiruvarur
Tripura 60.North Tripura 61.Dhalai
Uttar Pradesh 62.Baghpat 63.Bulandshahr 64.Ghazipur 65.Pratapgarh 66.Unnao
