| The  Department of Agriculture & Cooperation (DAC), Ministry of Agriculture,  Govt. of India launched Kisan Call Centers on January 21, 2004 across the  country to deliver extension services to the farming community. 
 The purpose of these call centers is to  respond to issues raised by farmers, instantly, in the local language. There  are call centers for every state which are expected to handle traffic from any  part of the country. Queries related to agriculture and allied sectors are  being addressed through these call centers.
 
 A farmer from any part of the State can  contact the Kisan Call Centre by dialing the toll free Telephone No. 1551 or 1800-180-1551 and present their  problems/queries related to farming. The operator at the Kisan Call centre will  attempt to answer the problems/queries of the farmers immediately. In case the  operator at the Call Centre is not able to address the farmer's query  immediately, the call will be forwarded to identified agricultural specialists.
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