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Pradeep Kumar

11/08/21 09:00 AM IST

Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK)

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Government has made a provision for opening of Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in each of the rural districts across the country.

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  • Government aims to provide required infrastructure in the remaining KVKs expeditiously.
  • Considering the role and resources of a KVK, it caters to the requirement of the selected farmers of the district and provide capacity development support to State Development Departments.
  • The coverage of entire district is the responsibility of development departments of State Governments.
  • As many as 657 KVKs have administrative building and 521 KVKs have Farmers’ hostel. 
  • As per requirement, large number of KVKs have been strengthened with other infrastructure facilities like, pulses seed hubs, soil testing kits, micro-irrigation systems, Integrated Farming Systems units, farm machineries and equipment, District Agro-Met Units, etc. during last five years. 
Source: PIB

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