What 1551 handles
- Crop and farming queries answered by Subject Matter Specialists
- Agricultural advisory in the farmer's local language
- Queries escalated to Agricultural Scientists and extension functionaries
Answered from Kisan Call Centre locations covering all States and UTs.
If the call does not resolve it
1800-180-1551 is published alongside the 1551 short code.
The Ministry directs farmers to download the Kisan Suvidha app from mKisan or Google Play for free crop-related advisories.
The Department's farmer-facing portals for schemes, advisories and SMS services.
How AI voice agents help 1551
The Kisan Call Centre is the clearest case in Indian governance for multilingual voice AI, because its own design already insists on answering "instantly in the local language" and its answers come from Subject Matter Specialists whose knowledge is documented. Advisory calls are seasonal and spiky — sowing, pest outbreak, weather — and an agent that handles the repeated advisory questions in the farmer's dialect leaves the SMS to the queries that genuinely need an agronomist.
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Frequently asked questions
What number is the Kisan Call Centre?
The Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare's Kisan Call Centre pages publish two numbers: the short code 1551 and the toll-free 1800-180-1551.
Will I be answered in my own language?
That is the design. MANAGE, the Ministry's extension management institute, states a Kisan Call Centre exists to "manage effectively and efficiently the queries raised by farmers instantly in the local language".
Who actually answers a Kisan Call Centre call?
Subject Matter Specialists. MANAGE states that SMSs using telephone and computer interact with farmers to understand the problem and answer the queries at the call centre, operating from facilities such as Research Stations, ATICs, KVKs and Agricultural Colleges.
What happens to a question the call centre cannot answer?
MANAGE describes KCC as a value multiplier that links farmers to the agricultural scientific community, establishing seamless communication among Agricultural Scientists, Extension Functionaries, Farmers and Marketing Agencies.
Sources
Everything above was read off these pages on 17 September 2026.