(a) the time when the Government conceived to set up an additional centre of Central Plantation Crop Research Institute at Rajahmundry;
(b) the estimated cost of the project;
(c) the present status of the project; and
(d) the time by which it is likely to be completed?
THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
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(a) to (d): Government of Andhra Pradesh in 2015 had requested Government of India to set up Regional Centre of Central Plantation Crop Research Institute (CPCRI), Kasaragod, either in East or West Godavari of Andhra Pradesh.
Government of Andhra Pradesh agreed to allot 18.71 acres of land for establishment of Regional Centre of Central Plantation Crop Research Institute (CPCRI), at Samalkot (Andhra Pradesh). However, due to inadequacy of land for setting up of such a Regional Centre, the proposal has been closed.
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