Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Departmental Profile
Objectives
- To Increase the Production and Productivity with the available area through adoption of new technologies.
- To Double the production with the available area through increasing the productivity of all crops
- To Triple the income of the farmers by reducing the cost of cultivation, increasing the production and fetching better market price through value addition of commodities.
Functions
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- Dissemination of technologies to the farmers through extension services
- Distribution of quality inputs (Seeds , Fertilizer etc) which are essential for crop production at subsidized cost to the farmers through agriculture extension centre.
- Motivating farmers to adopt new Technologies (SRI in Paddy, SSI in Sugarcane, SPI in Pulses) for increasing the production.
- Motivating farmers enroll under PMFBY for Crop Insurance of a notified Crop for secured farming.
- Motivating farmers to adopt micro irrigation (Drip, Sprinkler, Raingun) for various crops, as minimum water usage and obtaining maximum yield.
- Increasing the economic status of small and marginal farmers through collective cultivation under collective farming scheme with distribution of farm machineries also.
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Organisational Chart- (PDF – 25KB)
Important Schemes or Programmes – (PDF – 20KB)
Important Officials Contact-District Level
Sl.No | Designation | Telephone No | Address |
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1 | Joint Director of Agriculture (i/c) | 044-27222977 | O/o Joint Director of Agriculture, Panjupettai, Kancheepuram 631 502 |
2 | Deputy Director of Agriculture, (States Schemes) | 044-27222977 | O/o Joint Director of Agriculture, Panjupettai, Kancheepuram 631 502 |
3 | Deputy Director of Agriculture, (Government of India) | 044-27222977 | O/o Joint Director of Agriculture, Panjupettai, Kancheepuram 631 502 |
4 | Deputy Director of Agriculture, (Farmers Training Centre) | 044-27223043 | O/o Deputy Director of Agriculture, (FTC), Panjupettai, Kancheepuram 631 502 |
5 | Deputy Director of Agriculture, (PA Agri to District Collector) | Collectorate, Kancheepuram |
Block Level – Important Officials Contact Details – (PDF – 13KB)
RTI Contacts
Deputy Director of Agriculture/
Public Information Officer, (for Schemes )
Land Line Number-(044-27222977)
Administrative Officer /
Public Information Officer (for Administration)
Land Line Number (044-27222977)