WBCADC Krishi Vigyan Kendra Sonamukhi also known as KVK Sonamukhi or KVK Bankura is an Agricultural Research Centre. This KVK was sponsored by Indian Council of Agricultural Resarch (ICAR), Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India started functioning for the district of Bankura since 1983 under West Bengal Comprehensive Area Development Corporation, Panchayats and Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal. It is situated at Village Churamonipur in Sonamukhi Block under Bishnupur sub division of Bankura District.
In addition, KVK produces quality technological products (seed, planting material, bio-agents, livestock) and make it available to farmers, organize frontline extension activities, identify and document selected farm innovations and converge with ongoing schemes and programs within the mandate of KVK. KVK also provides other activities like Farmers’ Field School (FFS), Village survey through PRA + PLA, Field Day, MGNREGA Programme, DAESI Training, Agril. Exhibition, Farm Science Club, Farm Science Club, SHG Formation etc.
Meet the team - our office staff:
Dr. Moumita Dey (Gupta)
Programme Co-ordinator & SMS (Ag. Extention)
+91 9674743222
moumi38@gmail.com
Rabindranath De
Accountant
+91 9933790762
Not available
Dr. Subhas Hansda
SMS (Plant Protection)
+91 9932882070
subhas.ks.hansda98@gmail.com
Lalbehari Chakraborty
Cashier
+91 9775313236
Not available
Basudeb Ghosh
JTO (ARD)
+91 8343974809
Not available
Hiya Chatterjee
JTO (Engineering)
+91 7384107408
hiya.civil37@gmail.com
Pradip Kumar Das
Village Organizer
+91 8101787595
Not available
Biswanath Banerjee
Village Organizer
+91 8768656559
Not available
Anup Hazra
Ag. Field Assistant
+91 9002132079
Not available
Maharaj Mahato
Ag. Field Assistant
+91 9734238878
Not available
Year Mohammad
Ag. Field Assistant
+91 9732360103
Not available
Bibhisan Mahato
Ag. Field Assistant
+91 9002537237
Not available
Debraj Kumar
Computer Assistant
+91 9002119534
k.debraj22@gmail.com
Chandan Das
MGNREGA Data Entry Operator
+91 9735829553
Not available
Biswajit Mondal
MGNREGA Supporting Staff
+91 8250638774
Not available
Arindam Mahapatra
J.P.S (Fishery Section)
+91 9609439747
Not available
Bibhas Murmu
DAESI Training Facilitator
+91 7583929198
Not available
Tuhin Ghosh
DAESI Training Facilitator
+91 7001756615
Not available
Goutam Ghosh
Lab Assistant
+91 6294990782
Not available
Jagannath Karmakar
Driver
+91 9593124034
Not available
Our host organization WBCADC was established after enactment of the Act, namely the WEST BENGAL COMPREHENSIVE AREA DEVELOPMENT Act, 1974 (vide West Bengal Act XXXIX of 1974) and publication of the Notification in the official Gazette as an autonomous organization aimed at area based rural development through increased agricultural and allied production ensuring maximum benefit of such production to the cultivators. The Panchayat& Rural Development Department, Government of West Bengal, is the Administrative Department of this Corporation. The said Act has been amended further in the year 1980 (West Bengal Act VII of 1980) and in 2010 (West Bengal Act XVIII of 2009).
There are 21 Projects which are located throughout the districts of West Bengal, except Jalpaiguri, South 24 Parganas and DakshinDinajpur and one KrishiVigyan Kendra at Sonamukhi, Bankura under the Corporation to cater and cover all agro-climatic zones of the State.
The WBCADC is primarily engaged in the development of the primary sectors of the economy i.e Agriculture, Fishery, Animal Resource Development and operates through its project offices.
WEST BENGAL COMPREHENSIVE AREA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Mrittika Bhavan, (2nd & 3rd Floor), Plot no-18/9, Block-DD,
Salt Lake, Sector-I, West Bengal 700064