Krishi Vigyan Kendra in india

Kvk In India (716)

Vision

Science and technology-led growth leading to enhanced productivity, profitability and sustainability of agriculture

Mission

Farmer-centric growth in agriculture and allied sectors through application of appropriate technologies in specific agro-ecosystem perspective

Mandate

Technology Assessment and Demonstration for its Application and Capacity Development

Activities

• On-farm testing to assess the location specificity of agricultural technologies under various farming systems.
• Organize Frontline Demonstrations to establish production potential of technologies on the farmers’ fields.
• Capacity development of farmers and extension personnel to update their knowledge and skills on modern agricultural technologies.
• To work as knowledge and resource centre of agricultural technologies for supporting initiatives of public, private and voluntary sector in improving the agricultural economy of the district.
• Provide farm advisories using ICT and other media means on varied subjects of interest of farmers
• Total KVKs established  till December 2019: 716

Important Points-----

1. Total ATARI Zone In India- 11
2. Total KVK In India- 706
3. First KVK in India- Panducheri
4. Highest KVK In Which State- UP
5. Lowest KVK In Which State- 
6. Which ATARI ZONE have highest no. of  KVK- ATARI Zone III, Kanpur- 83 KVK
7. Which ATARI Zone has the Lowest no. of  KVK-ATARI Zone IV, Patna- 43 KVK

Krishi Vigyan Kendras		No.of KVKs
ATARI, Zone I, Ludhiana – 69 KVKs
	Himachal Pradesh	13
	Jammu and Kashmir	21
	Punjab	22
	Uttarakhand	13
ATARI, Zone II, Jodhpur– 63 KVKs
	Delhi	01
	Haryana	18
	Rajasthan	44
ATARI, Zone III, Kanpur– 83 KVKs
	Uttar Pradesh	83
ATARI, Zone IV, Patna– 63 KVKs
	Bihar	39
	Jharkhand	24
ATARI, Zone V, Kolkata– 59 KVKs
	A & N Islands	03
	Odisha	33
	West Bengal	23
ATARI, Zone VI, Guwahati- 46 KVKs
	Assam	26
	Arunachal Pradesh	16
	Sikkim	04
ATARI, Zone VII, Barapani– 43 KVKs
	Manipur	10
	Meghalaya	07
	Mizoram	08
	Nagaland	11
	Tripura	07
ATARI, Zone VIII, Pune– 79 KVKs
	Maharashtra	47
	Gujarat	30
	Goa	02
ATARI, Zone IX, Jabalpur– 79 KVKs
	Chattisgarh	27
	Madhya Pradesh	52
ATARI, Zone X, Hyderabad– 74 KVKs
	Tamil Nadu	31
	Puducherry	03
	Andhra Pradesh	24
	Telangana	16
ATARI, Zone XI, Bengaluru– 48 KVKs
	Karnataka	33
	Kerala	14
	Lakshadweep	01
Total		716

Sources-ICAR Offical website