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Official TranscriptGOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.264 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2ND DECEMBER, 2025 VACANCIES OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION OFFICERS IN UTTAR PRADESH 264. ADV PRIYA SAROJ Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ िष और िकसान क(cid:670)ाण मं(cid:361)ी be pleased to state: (a) the number of...
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.264 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2ND DECEMBER, 2025 VACANCIES OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION OFFICERS IN UTTAR PRADESH
264. ADV PRIYA SAROJ Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ िष और िकसान क(cid:670)ाण मं(cid:361)ी
be pleased to state:
(a) the number of agricultural extension officers sanctioned, filled and vacant in Uttar Pradesh, district-wise including Jaunpur;
(b) whether inadequate staff strength is affecting implementation of agricultural schemes in rural districts;
(c) if so, the steps the Government is taking to fill vacancies and strengthen extension support for small and marginal farmers; and
(d) the ratio of extension officers to farmers in Uttar Pradesh, district-wise including Jaunpur? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ िष एवं िकसान क(cid:670)ाण रा(cid:475) मं(cid:361)ी (SHRI RAM NATH THAKUR)
(a): As reported by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh, against the 303 sanctioned posts of Agricultural Extension Officers, 30 posts are filled and 273 posts are vacant. The details are annexed at Annexure-I.
(b) & (c): State has reported that 810 Block Technology Manager (BTM) and 1799 Assistant Technology Manager (ATM) have been appointed to assist the implementation of agricultural schemes in rural districts under Agricultural Technology Management Agency
(ATMA) Scheme, a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Government of India. Further, the requisition for recruitment of vacant positions including Agricultural Extension Officers has been sent to Public Service Commission Uttar Pradesh by the State Government.
(d): The ratio of extension officers to the farmers in Uttar Pradesh is annexed at Annexure-II.Annexure-I Sl. No. Name of the District Number of Number of Number of Sanctioned Posts Filled Posts Vacant Posts 1 2 3 4 5
1. Saharanpur 4 0 4
2. Muzzafar Nagar 3 0 3
3. Shaamli 2 0 2
4. Meerut 3 0 3
5. Ghaziabad 2 0 2
6. Bagpat 3 0 3
7. Gautambudh Nagar 3 0 3
8. Buland Shehar 7 1 6
9. Hapur 2 0 2
10. Muradabad 4 1 3
11. Rampur 5 1 4
12. Bijnaur 5 0 5
13. Amroha 4 0 4
14. Sambhal 3 0 3
15. Bareli 6 0 6
16. Badayun 5 0 5
17. Shahjahan Pur 4 0 4
18. Pilibhit 3 1 2
19. Agra 6 0 6
20. Mathura 3 0 3
21. Mainpuri 3 0 3
22. Ferozabad 4 1 3
23. Aligarh 5 2 3
24. Kasganj 3 0 3
25. Hathras 4 0 4
26. Aita 3 0 3
27. Kanpur Nagar 3 1 2
28. Kanpur Dehat 5 0 5
29. Itawa 5 0 5
30. Farukhabad 3 1 2
31. Kannoj 3 0 3
32. Auraya 2 1 1
33. Jhansi 5 0 5
34. Lalitpur 3 0 3
35. Jaloan 5 1 4
36. Banda 4 0 4
37. Hamirpur 4 1 3
38. Mahoba 3 0 3
39. Chitrakut 2 2 0
40. Prayagraj 8 0 8
41. Fatehpur 3 2 1
42. Pratapgarh 5 0 5
43. Kaushambhi 3 2 1
44. Mirzapur 4 0 4
45. Bhadoi 3 0 3
46. Soanbhadra 3 0 3
47. Varanasi 2 1 1
48. Gazipur 5 0 5
49. Chandoli 3 1 2
50. Jaunpur 6 2 451. Azamgarh 5 0 5
52. Mahu 4 1 3
53. Balia 6 1 5
54. Gorakhpur 7 0 7
55. Devaria 5 0 5
56. Maharajganj 4 0 4
57. Khushinagar 4 0 4
58. Basti 4 0 4
59. Siddharth Nagar 5 0 5
60. Sant Kabir Nagar 3 0 3
61. Gonda 4 1 3
62. Beharich 4 1 3
63. Shravasti 2 1 1
64. Balram Pur 3 0 3
65. Ayodha 5 0 5
66. Barabanki 6 0 6
67. Ambedkar Nagar 4 0 4
68. Sultanpur 2 0 2
69. Amethi 4 0 4
70. Lucknow 4 0 4
71. Unnao 5 0 5
72. Hardoi 5 1 4
73. Sitapur 6 1 5
74. Lakhimpur Khiri 5 0 5
75. Raibareli 6 1 5
TOTAL: - 303 30 273Annexure-II Details of the Extension functionaries in Uttar Pradesh Year 2025-26 Ratio of Extension Functionaries Farmer Number No. District and of Farmer BTM ATM SDAEO TA-C STA-B Total Extension Worker 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9(4+5+6+7+8) 10 (9/3) 1 AGRA 415192 15 28 0 101 49 193 0.0005 2 FIROZABAD 322985 9 18 1 67 23 118 0.0004 3 MAINPURI 432068 9 18 0 45 17 89 0.0002 4 MATHURA 358126 10 20 0 90 36 156 0.0004 5 BUDAUN 574807 15 36 0 41 36 128 0.0002 6 BAREILLY 603823 15 35 0 55 49 154 0.0003 7 PILIBHIT 371908 7 15 1 28 26 77 0.0002 8 SHAHJAHANPUR 512056 15 30 0 27 38 110 0.0002 9 BAGHPAT 140847 6 12 0 38 21 77 0.0005 10 BULANDSHAHR 481139 16 31 1 120 53 221 0.0005 GAUTAM BUDDHA 11 NAGAR 66437 3 5 0 26 14 48 0.0007 12 GHAZIABAD 66307 4 8 0 25 20 57 0.0009 13 HAPUR 139477 4 8 0 36 16 64 0.0005 14 Meerut 268843 12 24 0 90 42 168 0.0006 15 BIJNOR 427937 11 20 0 69 36 136 0.0003 16 AMROHA 263560 6 12 0 47 21 86 0.0003 17 MORADABAD 342516 8 16 1 40 22 87 0.0003 18 SAMBHAL 389065 8 23 0 32 17 80 0.0002 19 RAMPUR 322987 6 13 1 22 19 61 0.0002 20 MUZAFFARNAGAR 278105 9 18 0 54 31 112 0.0004 21 SAHARANPUR 360137 9 22 0 70 43 144 0.0004 22 SHAMLI 144163 5 10 0 19 18 52 0.0004 23 ALIGARH 431038 11 23 2 133 44 213 0.0005 24 ETAH 338586 6 17 0 66 20 109 0.0003 25 HATHRAS 237934 7 14 0 75 22 118 0.0005 26 Kasganj 247558 6 17 0 34 17 74 0.0003 27 JALAUN 262689 8 20 1 92 34 155 0.0006 28 JHANSI 287221 8 16 0 69 52 145 0.0005 29 LALITPUR 267518 6 13 0 22 32 73 0.0003 30 AURAIYA 281909 7 14 1 59 26 107 0.000431 ETAWAH 287984 8 16 0 43 33 100 0.0003 32 FARRUKHABAD 268891 7 16 1 52 20 96 0.0004 33 KANNAUJ 326150 8 16 0 45 23 92 0.0003 34 KANPUR DEHAT 375352 10 20 0 45 32 107 0.0003 35 KANPUR NAGAR 296885 10 20 1 53 40 124 0.0004 36 HARDOI 833249 19 39 1 33 56 148 0.0002 LAKHIMPUR 37 KHERI 770277 15 34 0 46 52 147 0.0002 38 LUCKNOW 273780 8 16 0 26 36 86 0.0003 39 RAE BARELI 561385 18 36 1 26 39 120 0.0002 40 SITAPUR 864086 19 39 1 55 66 180 0.0002 41 UNNAO 587799 16 32 0 39 36 123 0.0002 42 PRAYAGRAJ 843662 23 49 0 34 51 157 0.0002 43 FATEHPUR 446332 13 39 2 25 38 117 0.0003 44 PRATAPGARH 954725 17 34 0 19 37 107 0.0001 45 KAUSHAMBI 254881 8 18 2 17 22 67 0.0003 46 AZAMGARH 897672 20 42 0 70 65 197 0.0002 47 MAU 338276 9 17 1 42 27 96 0.0003 48 BALLIA 508959 15 40 1 41 42 139 0.0003 49 CHANDAULI 275755 8 24 1 40 21 94 0.0003 50 GHAZIPUR 626391 15 38 0 67 46 166 0.0003 51 JAUNPUR 965439 21 44 2 79 63 209 0.0002 52 VARANASI 305823 8 16 1 74 36 135 0.0004 53 MIRZAPUR 410731 12 28 0 37 44 121 0.0003 54 BHADOHI 263275 6 13 0 18 21 58 0.0002 55 SONBHADRA 235573 9 25 0 34 33 101 0.0004 56 Banda 298093 8 19 0 36 28 91 0.0003 57 CHITRAKOOT 178451 5 15 2 15 28 65 0.0004 58 HAMIRPUR 213125 7 14 1 31 21 74 0.0003 59 MAHOBA 156526 4 9 0 44 22 79 0.0005 60 BASTI 557395 14 32 0 29 31 106 0.0002 SANT KABEER 61 NAGAR 296941 9 19 0 37 18 83 0.0003 SIDDHARTH 62 NAGAR 428957 14 40 0 33 41 128 0.0003 63 BAHRAICH 622225 14 42 1 18 48 123 0.0002 64 BALRAMPUR 347043 9 27 0 13 28 77 0.0002 65 GONDA 621921 16 35 1 32 32 116 0.0002 66 SHRAVASTI 229127 5 15 1 11 21 53 0.0002AMBEDKAR 67 NAGAR 494073 9 21 0 91 28 149 0.0003 68 BARABANKI 584304 15 32 0 136 57 240 0.0004 69 AYODHYA 458269 11 22 0 112 39 184 0.0004 70 Amethi 358079 13 29 0 104 31 177 0.0005 71 SULTANPUR 593129 14 28 0 102 36 180 0.0003 72 DEORIA 581342 15 33 0 67 36 151 0.0003 73 GORAKHPUR 591376 19 41 0 107 50 217 0.0004 74 KUSHI NAGAR 672837 14 29 0 79 32 154 0.0002 75 MAHARAJGANJ 555190 12 30 0 56 27 125 0.0002 Total 31248673 810 1799 30 3905 2527 9071 0.0003 BTM- Block Technology Manager ATM - Assistant Technology Manager TA-C- Technical Assistant Group-C STA-B- Senior Technical Assistant Group- B SDAEO- Sub Divisional Agriculture Extension Officer