(a) the details of infrastructure and facilities provided to the States for agricultural research and education;
(b) whether requests have been received from various States seeking financial assistance for augmenting their agriculture research and educational facilities; and
(c) if so, the steps being taken to provide the required assistance?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE
MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (PROF. K.V. THOMAS)
(a) Agriculture being a State subject, the State Agricultural Universities are
established, funded and governed by the respective State Governments for Research and
Education in the State. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) provides
professional and partial financial support for strengthening and development of
Agricultural Education that includes support for specific infrastructure and
facilities such as modernization of university farms, international hostels, boys
and girls hostels, agricultural museum, sports and games complex, modernization
of laboratories and class room etc. In addition, some facilities are provided by
the ICAR to the SAUs in project mode such as All India Coordinated Research Projects,
Mega Seed Projects etc.
(b) & (c): The State Agricultural Universities often seek additional financial
assistance for augmenting their on going research and educational facilities, for
which need based financial support is provided depending upon the priority and
availability of funds.