Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University is a Public university, public funded List of agricultural universities and colleges, agricultural university located at Hisar (city), Hisar in the Indian state of Haryana. It is the bigges ...

(CCS HAU) is a public funded agricultural university located at

Hisar Hissar () means fort or castle in Arabic, with variants adopted into Persian (hesar, hessar) and Turkish (hisar). Hissar, Hisar and Hesar may refer to: Places Asia (South and Central) India *Hisar (city), a city in Haryana **Hisar Airport in Hi ...

in the

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n state of

Haryana Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...

. It is one of the biggest

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. It is named after

's seventh prime minister, Chaudhary Charan Singh. It was initially a

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Punjab Agricultural University Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) is a public funded agricultural university located in Ludhiana district of Punjab. It is a central agricultural university in India established under Harayana and Punjab Agricultural Universities Act 1970 ...

at Hisar. After formation of Haryana, it was declared as an autonomous institution. It was established as a university by Haryana and Punjab Agricultural Universities Act, ratified 2 February 1970 and was named as Haryana Agricultural University. On 31 October 1991, it was renamed as Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University. A. L. Fletcher was the first

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of the university. The university publishes the largest number of

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among agricultural universities in India. It won the

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's Award for the Best Institute in 1997. It contributed significantly to

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and

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in India. The Directorate of Extension Education started establishing Krishi Gyan Kendra (Agricultural Knowledge Centres) in districts of the state of

from 1966. A total of eleven Krishi Gyan Kendra (KGK) were established till 1979. In 1989, the process was remodelled and the new centres have been named as Krishi Vigyan Kendra (Farm Service Centres). One Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) has been established in each district of

. They have been established to spread information about relevant technologies among farmers, rural youth and rural development agencies. They were established with funding from

. As of 2012, there are a total of 11 KGKs and 19 KVKs. They also provide

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on agriculture related courses. The first Kisan Sewa Kendra (Agricultural Technology Information Centre) was established at the university main campus in 2002. As of 2012, there are a total of three Kisan Sewa Kendra (KSKs). Seeds of various crops, fruits, vegetables,

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s and

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s are provided to farmers at subsidised rates through these centres.

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helpline agricultural services are also provided to farmers through the KSKs.

Krishi Gyan Kendra

Krishi Vigyan Kendra

As of July 2023, HAU has 20 Krishi Vigyan Kendras in Haryana.

Kisan Sewa Kendra

Notes

* Krishi Vigyan Kendra was established at

Gurgaon Gurgaon (), officially named Gurugram (), is a satellite city of Delhi and administrative headquarters of Gurgaon district, located in the northern Indian state of Haryana. It is situated near the Delhi–Haryana border, about southwest ...

in 1970 and was shifted to

Mewat Mewat (; ) is a historical and cultural region which encompasses parts of the modern-day states of Haryana, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh in northwestern India. Geography The loose boundaries of the Mewat region generally include parts of th ...

in 2002.

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