GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 555
TO BE ANSWERED ON 06TH FEBRUARY, 2024
AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITIES
555. SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY:
Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृषि और किसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the total number of colleges in the country that offer Agriculture courses and the number of public/the Government colleges among them, State-wise;
(b) whether the Government has looked into the increasing demand for agriculture studies, especially in the areas of mechanisation and modernisation, including the invention of high- yield hybrid seeds, etc.;
(c) if so, the steps the Government has taken to increase the Government-owned agricultural universities;
(d) whether the Government plans to set up a Central Agricultural University that was to be established in Andhra Pradesh as per Schedule XIII of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014; and
(e) if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृषि और किसान कल्याण मंत्री
(SHRI ARJUN MUNDA)
(a): There are 583 Colleges/Faculty/University that offer courses related to Agriculture & Allied subjects in the country as per following details:
- 1. Public/Government Agricultural Colleges/Universities : 404
- 2. UGC-Private Universities offering courses related to agriculture & allied subjects: 165
- 3. UGC Deemed-to-be Universities (Private) offering courses related to agriculture & allied subjects: 14
State-wise list of No. of Public/ Government Colleges is attached in annexure-I
(b) & (c): Yes, Sir. To encourage the agricultural studies in the area of mechanization and modernization, Government has taken the following initiative:
The outreach centre of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi has been opened at ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE), Bhopal for Masters and Ph.D. programme in Agricultural Engineering. The Ph.D. programme at ICAR-CIAE started in 2014 and Masters programme in 2023.
ICAR-IARI, New Delhi which was earlier conducting Post graduate studies in different disciplines of Agriculture has also started under graduate program recently (since year 2022-23) in the discipline of
- i) B. Tech. Agricultural Engineering;
- ii) B. Tech. Bio Technology;
- iii) B. Sc. Agriculture;
- iv) B.Sc. Community Science.
So far, 77 Agricultural Universities (AUs) have been established to address the educational and research needs of agriculture & allied subjects including invention of high-yield hybrid seeds. Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) provides support for capacity building and strengthening of infrastructures in the Agricultural Universities (AUs).
(d) & (e): At present, there is no such proposal.
To cater the need of agricultural education & research, one well established State Agricultural University, namely Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University is already there in the state.
ANNEXURE- I
List of Public/Government Owned Agricultural Universities and their Constituent Colleges
| S.No. | State/UT | No. of Colleges/Faculty |
| 1. | Andhra Pradesh | 19 |
| 2. | Assam | 9 |
| 3. | Bihar | 18 |
| 4. | Chattisgarh | 28 |
| 5. | Gujarat | 32 |
| 6. | Jharkhand | 4 |
| 7. | Haryana | 9 |
| 8. | Himachal Pradesh | 7 |
| 9. | Jammu & Kashmir | 6 |
| 10. | Karnataka | 32 |
| 11. | Kerala | 12 |
| 12. | Madhya Pradesh | 16 |
| 13. | Maharashtra | 43 |
| 14. | North Eastern States (excluding Assam & Manipur) | 13 |
| 15. | Odisha | 9 |
| 16. | Punjab | 7 |
| 17. | Rajasthan | 45 |
| 18. | Tamil Nadu | 22 |
| 19. | Telangana | 11 |
| 20. | Uttarakhand | 11 |
| 21. | Uttar Pradesh | 40 |
| 22. | West Bengal | 10 |
| 23. | Delhi | 1 |
| Total | 404 | |
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