RAI TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND FORESTRY

REPORT ON RAITHA SAMPARKA KENDRA (RSK)

SUBMITTED To
Mr. Rakesh
Department of soil science,
RSK and AIA Coordinator,
SASF,RTU.

SUBMITTED BY
THYAMAGONDLU BATCH
NELAMANGALA TALUK,
BANGALORE DISTRICT,
PIN CODE 562132.

UGAR NO OF STUDENTS
1) VINODA G.N : 15930
2) Y. ANNAPURNA : 15952
3) NAVIN.G : 14469
4) J.BABU : 14259
5) YOGALAKSHMI.R : 15954
6)B.TARUN :14059
 RAI TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY
School of agricultural science and forestry

CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that the under mentioned ID number holding final year
B.Sc(Agriculture) students has been satisfactorily completed the RSK
Attachment (3weeks) conducted during 7th semester by School of Agricultural
Sciences and Forestry, Rai Technology University, Bangalore during academic
year 2018-2019.

Mr. Rakesh
Department of soil science,
RSK and AIA Coordinator,
SASF,RTU.

(Incharge)

(Pro-Vice chancellor) (Dean)

 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
It is matter of pleasure to glance and recall the path one travels during the days
of hard work and pre preservance. It is still great at this movement to recall the
facts and spirit in the form of parents, teachers, friends, near and dear once. We
would consider this opportunity nothing is more than incomplete without
attending to task of acknowledging the help received from ours Pro – Vice
chancellor (Murahari nayak),Dean (Dr.Chaitali sen guptha) who are supporting
us in all aspects, sincere thanks to our Incharge(Mr. Rakesh) we got ever lasting
encouragement during course of our RSK –RAITHU SAMPARKA KENDRA.
We had really a great pleasure and privilege to be a associated with all of them
during RSK.

RSK STUDENTS
(Thyamagondlu batch)
S.NO CONTENTS PAGE NO

1 INTRODUCTION TO RSK(RAITHU
SAMPARKA KENDRA)

2 MANDATES /OBJECTIVES OF RSK

AND SAFFING PATTERN

3 BASIC INFORMATION
,BENEFICIARIES OF SCHEME AND
NO.OF BENEFICIARIES

4 RECORDS MAINTAINED IN RSK

5 SCHEMES OF RSK

6 TRAINING PROGRAMS CONDUCTED

7 INPUTS AVAILABLE IN RSK

8 COMMON QUERIES BY FARMERS

9 ACTIVITIES OF RSK
 1)INTRODUCTION – RSK
 Karnataka State Department of Agriculture established a basic unit of
agricultural department situated at hobli level is called Raitha Samparka
Kendras.
 It is a replaced T and V system .
 Launced in 2000 – 2001 Financial year
 Each rsk is headed by Agricultural Officer and Assistant Agricultural
Officer and the Techno promoter staffs.
 The number of officers depnds upon the agricultural operation carrinyg
out in the respective hobli.
 Farmers can visit to the RSK either directly or by contact in mobile
phones for their doubts regarding crop production , plant production,
schemes etc..,
 Techno promoter staffs visit to the villages and interact with the group of
farmers frequently .

 There are 745 RSKs across karnataka , 1 for each Hobli.

 This RSKs cater to the need of 5628 Gram Panchayaths covering 78 lakhs
farmer families.
 2) MANDATES/OBJECTIVES OF RSK
1. Provide technical information on – crop selection

crop production

market information

2. Provide primary seed and soil testing facilities locally.

3. Facilitate on site provision inputs- seeds , biofertilizers, plant protection

chemicals .

4. Provide on farm demonstration about new technologies developed by

both public and private sector.

STAFFING PATTERN IN RSK

Agricultural officer (AO)

Assistant agriculture officers(AAO)-2 members

Agriculture assistant(AA)- 4 to 5 members

Accountant-1member
 3)BASIC INFORMATION
 No of Villages : 33
 No of Panchayat : 11
 Area : 4750ha
 No of Input dealers : 22
Eligibility Criteria : Any farmer can avail of the services rendered by the
RSK’s.

Beneficiaries of the scheme:

 All farmers of the State are the beneficiaries of the scheme.

 All the private and public sector agencies engaged in agriculture related
activities are also the potential beneficiaries of the scheme.

No.of Beneficiaries covered:

 As on date 26,56,311 farmers have been benefited by the RSK’s.

 Progressive farmers, NGO’s Religious and Philanthropical Institutions
have come forward to provide free sites for constructing RSK
buildings.
 Reliance Petrochemicals Ltd., have come forward to establish their
retail outlets in selected RSK’s to supply petrol & diesel to farmers at
subsidized rates.
 The proposal is under active consideration & is likely to be launched in
2004-05.

Extension/Future Plans:

 It is proposed to Computerise all the RSK’s and provide them with

Telephones and Internet connectivity to harness the benefits of the
information technology to provide latest information related to
agriculture development to all farmers of the State.
 It is also proposed to broad base the extension services at RSK’s by
converging the activities of line departments like Horticulture,
Sericulture etc. and make single delivery point for all agriculture
related activites.
 4) RECORDS MAINTAINED IN RSK
1. CASH BOOK
2. MECHANIZATION BOOK
3. FARMERS REGISTER
4. STOCK REGISTER
5. BANK DEPOSIT BOOKS
6. SOIL TEST REGISTER
7. ATTANDENCE REGISTER
8. LICENSED AGRI INPUT DEALERS
9. DAILY TRANSACTION BOOK
10. DEMONSTARTION REGISTER

Inputs available IN RSK

A) Seeds
SN Crop Varity Quantity cost Subsidy
per bag (Rs) (Rs)
1 Ragi Indof 7,indof 5kg 190 90
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2 Paddy Jyothi,1001 25 kg 475 200
3 Cowpea - - - -
4 Maize Tata 5kg 750 100
danya1107
5 Black gram - 5kg 580 90

B) Pesticide
SN Pesticide Quantity Cost (Rs) Subsidy Use
per
container
1 Chloropyriphos 1 lit 198 150 For soil
borne pest
2 monocrotophos 1t 550 245 Act as
insecticide
3 Imidachloprid 100ml 128 54.6 To control
termites.
4 Carbendazium 1kg 675 250
5 Rice cyclozel 1kg 1700 750 Effective
powder against
Pest
control

C) Irrigation equipments
SN Equipments Cost (Rs) Subsidy Use
2 Sickle 60 20 For harvesting
purpose.
3 Tarpal sheets 1998 999 To cover the
seeds during
rain.

D) Other materials and equipment

SN Equipments Cost (Rs) Subsidy Use
1 Knapsack 2140 650 Used as
sprayer sprayer to
control pests
2 Power 4910 1960 Used as
sprayer sprayer to
control pests
3 vermicompost 2005/ton 1025 Used for
manure for
crop growth
5) SCHEMES IN RAITHU SAMPARKA KENDRAS
1) KBY – KRISHI BAGYA YOJANA

Under this scheme farmer obtain grants for constructing

o Krushi Honda to conserve rain water
o Tarpal to cover the soil
o Diesel Engine to draw water during deficit rainfall.

2) KRUSHI YANTRADHARE

Distribution of agricultural implements for rents.

3)MICRO IRRIGATION – PRADHAN MANTRI KRISHI SINCHAAYE

YOJANA

To expand cultivable area under assured irrigation, improve on farm

water use efficiency
 Drip Irrigation
 Sprinkler Irrigtion

4) BHOOCHETANA

Increasing soil fertility, Supplying micronutrients and fertilizers

5) NMOOP – NATIONAL MISSION ON OILSEEDS AND OIL PALM

To increase seed replacement ratio in oil crops,for expansion of cultivation of

oil plam and tree borne oilseeds.

6) PRADHAN MANTRI FASAL BHIMA YOJANA

Crop insurance scheme

7) RASTRIYA MANNU AAROGYA ABIYANA

Soil Amendments – Gypsum, Zinc, Borox

8) KRUSHI PRASHASTHI

Best farmer award

9) FARMERS TRAINING

Training about crop production and chemicals application

 Selection of best farmers and take them to state tour .

10) SOIL HEALTH CARD

6) TRAINING PROGRAMME
TOPIC: INTEGRATED FARMING SYSTEM
A judicious mix of Agricultural enterprises like dairy, poultry, piggery, fishery,
sericulture, etc., Suited to the agroclimatic conditions and socio economic status
of the farmers would bring prosperity in the farming .

Advantages :
 Higher food production to equate the demand of the exploding population
of our nation.
 Increased farm income through proper recycling and allied components.
 Sustainable soil fertility and productivity through organic waste
recycling.
 Helps in environmental protection.
 Regular stable income .
 Generation of regular employment for the farm family memebers of small
and marginal farmers.
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Result Demonstration of soil testing

Writing village data Arranging of soil

health cards

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S.NO COMMON Crop Recommendation
QUERIES BY given
FARMERS
Disease
1 Red rust in Sugarcane Mancozeb
sugarcane
2 Blast Rice Tricyclazole
3 Shoot borer Sugarcane Carbofuran
4 Shooty mould Mango starch solution

Pest

1 Top shoot Sugarcane Carbofuran

borer granules
2 Red ants Sugacane Chloropyriphos
3 Wooly aphid Sugarcane Carbofuran 3G-
10kg/ha
4 Mealy bug Papaya Chloropyriphos-
5ml/lit

Nutrient deficiency
1 Zinc Rice Appl zn fertilizer
2 Borax Rice Borax 2kg/Ac
3 Boran Sugarcane Soil application
with born 8kg/Ac

Other problem
1 Rat(rhodents) Coconut Ipm
2 monkey atack Coconut IPM
Impliments and fertilizers of RSK

Certificate of RSK
 Visiting nursery

Visiting crops Celebrating world soil day

 Photo of RSK, Thyamagondlu

Photo with RSK staff members