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Extension Education Institute (EEI), Guwahati The Extension Education Institute (EEI), Guwahati is a regional-level institute mandated to provide capacity building and professional development for middle-level extension functionaries of agricultural development departments and allied organizations, with a primary focus on Extension Education. The Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare (DA&FW), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare (MoA&FW), Government of India, has established four Extension Education Institutes to cater to the capacity-building needs of different regions of the country: EEI (Southern Region) – Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh EEI (Northern Region) – Nilokheri, Haryana EEI (Western Region) – Anand, Gujarat EEI (North Eastern Region) – Guwahati, Assam The EEI (North Eastern Region) was originally established in 1987 at Assam Agricultural University (AAU), Jorhat, to address the training needs of extension functionaries in the North Eastern states. The institute was relocated to Guwahati in July 2022 for better accessibility and regional outreach. EEI (NE Region), Guwahati functions under the administrative control of Assam Agricultural University (AAU), Jorhat, based on an annual Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between AAU, Jorhat and the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare (DA&FW), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India. The institute is funded by DA&FW under its Non-Plan Budget Head. The operational jurisdiction of EEI (NE Region), Guwahati covers nine states, namely: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, and West Bengal.