Wednesday, 12 August 2015

Government has Approved Setting-up of 109 More KVKs in the Country During 12th Plan

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has established a network of 642 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) aiming at assessment and demonstration of technologies/products and its dissemination through number of extension programmes. The activities and programmes of KVKs include testing and demonstration of agricultural technologies in farmers’ field; training of youth and farmers; creation of awareness among farmers on improved technologies through various extension programmes. The extension programmes/activities are in the form of advisory services, diagnostic and clinic services, exhibitions, exposure visits, farm science club, farmers’ seminar, farmers’ visit to KVK, field days, film shows, group meetings, KisanghosthiKisan melas etc. Further, the Government has approved for setting-up of 109 more KVKs in the country during 12th Plan. The location-wise and State-wise details of districts for setting up of new KVKs are given below.

State/UT-wise names of 109 districts where KVKs are to be set up during 12thFive Year Plan.
S.No.
States/UTs
Names of 25 districts approved till XI Plan for setting up of KVKs in XII Plan
Names of 24 New districts created in XII Plan for setting up of KVKs
Names of 55 Larger districts where additional KVKs are to be set up in XII Plan
Names of 5 Border and Mountain districts where additional KVKs are to be set up in XII  Plan
Total
1
Arunachal Pradesh
1. Kurung Kumey
2. Dibang  Valley
1.Longding
-
-
3
2
Andhra Pradesh
-
-
1. YSR (Kadapa)
2.Sri Potti  Sriramulu (Nellore)
3.Visakhapatnam
-
3
3
Assam
3. North Cachar Hills

-
-
-
1
4
Bihar
-
-
4.Purba Champaran
5. Madhubani
6. Muzaffarpur
7.Paschim Champaran
8.Samastipur  9.Gaya
-
6
5
Chhattisgarh
-
2.Balod
3. Sukma
4. Kondagaon
5. Raipur
6.Mungeli     7.Surajpur
8. Bemetara
10. Durg
-
8
6
D & N Haveli
4. Silvasa
-
-
-
1
7
Daman & Diu
5. Daman, 6. Diu
-
-
-
2
8
Gujarat

-
11.Jamnagar  12.Surendranagar
13.Bhavnagar
14. Junagarh
15. Vadodara
-
5
9
Haryana
7. Mewat
8. Panchkula
9. Palwal
-
-
3
10
Himachal Pradesh
-
-
-
1.Lahul & Spiti
1
11
J&K
9. Reasi, 10. Samba
11. Ramban,
12. Kisthwar
-
-
2. Kargil
3. Baramulla
6
12
Karnataka

10.Yadgir
16. Bijapur
-
2


13
Madhya Pradesh
13. Anupur
11. Alirajpur
12. Singrauli
17.Sagar 18.Chhindwara 19.Dhar
-
6
14
Maharashtra
14. Yavatmal

20.Sangli 21.Kolhapur
22. Jalna
23. Thane
24. Nagpur
-
6
15
Meghalaya
15. South Garo Hills
16. East Garo Hills
-
-
-
2
16
Nagaland
17. Peren,18. Kaiphire
-
-
-
2
17
Puducherry
19. Mahe
-
-
-
1
18
Punjab
-
13. Fazilka
14. Pathankot
-
-
2
19
Rajasthan
-
-
25. Sriganganagar
26. Jalore
27. Pali
28. Udaipur
29. Sikar
30. Bhilwara
-
6
20
Tamil Nadu
-
15. Thiruppur
31. Villupuram

2
21
Telangana
-
-
32. Adilabad
33. Khammam
34. Medak
-
3
22
Tripura
-
16. West Tripura
17.Gomati
18. Sepahijala
19. Unakoti
-
-
4
23
Uttar Pradesh
20. Shravasti
21. Jyotiba Phule Nagar
22. Allahabad
20. Hapur
21. Shamali
22.Sambhal
23. Amethi
24. Kasganj
35. Kheri
36.Hardoi 37.Azamgarh
38.Jaunpur 39.Badaun
40. Sultanpur
41. Bahraich
42.Gorakhpur 43.Moradabad
44.Gonda 45.Ghazipur
46.Rae Bareli
47.Muzaffarnagar
-
21
24
Uttarakhand
-
-
-
4. Pithoragarh
5. Chamoli
2
25
West Bengal
23. East Midnapur
24.Murshidabad
25. Bardhaman
-
48. Purba Medinipur
49. North 24 Parganas
50.Paschim Medinipur
51. Bankura
52. Nadia
53. Jalpaiguri
54. Birbhum
55. Maldah
-
11
Total
25
24
55
05
109

This information was given by the Minister of State for Agriculture Dr.Sanjeev kumar Balyan in Lok Sabha today.

 Courtesy:pib.nic.in

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