The Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated the 11th National Krishi Vigyan Kendra Conference 2020 in New Delhi.
The first Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) was established in 1974 at Puducherry under the administrative control of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore on a pilot basis.
At present there are more than 700 KVKs across the country.