Joint Directorate of Extension Education
Salient Achievements
- A large number of extension activities (exhibition, animal health camp, demonstration, trainings, etc.) are conducted every year at different places.
- Eight Kisan Mela Avam Pashu Vigyan Pradarshini have been organized so far
- 29 training programmes organized for veterinary officers, students, livestock owners, rural unemployed youth, farm women and other field functionaries
- 37 Kisan Gosthies have been organized during last 10 years
- Five Farm School on Air programmes have been organized in collaboration with AIR, Rampur and AIR, Bareilly and two programmes are going on at present.
- Two Scientists and Veterinary Officers Interface meetings were organized at IVRI Izatnagar and Mukteswar in which 22 veterinary officers participated at Izatnagar and 33 veterinary officers participated at Mukteswar.
- A total of 9616 calls at Kisan Call Centre ( Phone # :1800-180-1551)and 744 calls at IVRI Helpline ( Phone #: 0581-2311111) were received and attended providing on the spot solutions.
- 21 video shows of animal husbandry based films were organized for the livestock owners in their villages.
- Exposure visits of 98,181 visitors (academicians, researchers, students, farmers, farm women and others) were conducted.
- A total of 86 radio and T.V. talks were broadcasted and telecasted with the cooperation of AIR-Bareilly, AIR – Rampur and Doordarshan.
- 79 Institute’s exhibition stalls were put up in different part of the country
- 34,402 animals were treated by organizing infertility and animal health camps in different parts of country. A weekly animal health camp is also organized at Rithoura, Bareilly district ( U.P.).
- Two farmers participatory workshops were organized at the Institute with the active participation of farmers and farm women.
- The Joint Director, Extension Education and other scientists at Joint Directorate of Extension Education have also been honoured with many awards such as young scientists awards and awards for best paper presentation in national seminars and symposia by professional societies. Among them a few are listed below.
Award and Honours
- Young Scientist Award, to Dr. Rupasi Tiwari, Senior Scientist, conferred by Indian Society of Extension Education, New Delhi
- Young Scientist Award, to Dr. B.P. Singh, Senior Scientist, conferred by Society of Mobilization, New Delhi,
- Young Scientist Award, to Dr. Rupasi Tiwari, Senior Scientist, conferred by Society of Mobilization, New Delhi,
- Best Paper Award to Dr. B.P. Singh, Senior Scientist conferred by Indian Society of Extension Education, New Delhi
- Best Paper Award to Dr. Rupasi Tiwari, Senior Scientist conferred by Indian Society of Extension Education, New Delhi
- Special Recognition Award to Dr. Rupasi Tiwari conferred by Society of Mobilization, New Delhi,
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