Name of the KVK Centre
Krishi Vigyan Kendra,
Kapurthala
2.
Location
and Complete Address
JJ
Farm; P.O. Sheikhupur
Sultanpur
Road, Kapurthala (Punjab)
3.
Year
of Establishment
April,
1991
4.
Designation
of the Head of KVK
The
Associate Director (Training)
5.
Communication
facilities
Telegram
--
Telephone
(01822)33056
Telex
--
Fax
--
E-Mail
--
6
Major
functions of the Centre
Extension,
Training
7
Major
crops and allied enterprises
Rice,
Maize, Wheat, Rapeseed & Mustard, etc. Poultry Farming, Dairy farming,
Bee keeping and Fishery
8
Lead
function of the Centre
To
impart vocational training to the rural educated youth for starting their own
agri-business and making them self-sufficient
9
Total
Research Training and Extension Staff (Discipline-wise break up desirable)
Associate
Director, Agronomy - 1
Asst.
Professors - 6 (Animal Science, Home Science, Soils, Agronomy, Extension
Education, Horticulture)
10
Lodging
facilities
Not
available
No.of
rooms
--
Whether
easily available
--
No.
of Trainee Scientists who could be easily accommodated
--
11
Boarding
facilities
Not
available
12
Nearest
town/city
3
Kms
13
Audio
visual facility
Overhead
Projector
Available
Slide
Projector
Not
available
14
Computer
facility
Not
available
15
Transport
facility
Not
available
16
Are
the crops available round the year
Yes
17
No
of villages nearby KVK centre where
crops are grown round the year
about
50 villages
a)
Are these villages nearby KVK Centre (Indicate distance in Kms.)
varied
from 20 - 30 Kms
b)
Are they connected by bus or any other conveyance
Bus
and local conveyance
18
Please
indicate the months during which most of the staffs avail long leave
NA
19
What
is the nearest FTC/Research Station
Regional
Rice Research Station, Kapurthala
20
Does
the KVK Centre have a Village adoption scheme
Yes
In
case Yes, the No. of villages adopted and since when
2;
Since March 1996
Is
there any regular transfer of technology programme run by the centre
Yes
21
Nearest
Railway station / Bus stand
3
- 5 Kms
22
Indicate
the Bank for official transaction
State
Bank of India, Kapurthala