(a) the areas where automatic meteorological centres have been established under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana, State-wise;
(b) whether automatic meteorological centres have not been established in various States including Rajasthan;
(c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, State-wise; and
(d) the details of the expenditure proposed to be incurred on these centres including Rajasthan during each of the last three years?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE
MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (PROF. K.V. THOMAS)
(a) to (d): Projects under RKVY scheme are selected by the State Governments
and approved by the State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC), chaired by the
Chief Secretary of the concerned state.
State of Tmil Nadu only has reported approval of a project for
establishment of automatic weather stations under which 224 block level
automatic weather station are to be established at a cost of Rs.17.31 crore.
The State Government of Tamil Nadu has reported an expenditure of Rs.16.90
crore on the project.
No other State Government including Rajasthan has reported approval of
any project for setting up of Automatic Meteorological Centres.