| Five Year Plan | No.of centres | Budget (Rs. lakhs) |
| IV (1972-73) | 4 | 5.27 |
| V (1974-79) | 6 | 11.09 |
| VI (1980-85) | 9 | 55.97 |
| VII (1985-90) | 9 | 80.14 |
| VIII (1990-97) | 9 | 197.72 |
| IX (1997-’02) | 7 | 378.05 |
| X (2002-07) | 7 | 537.00 |
| XI (2007-12) | 8 | 902.18 |
| XII(2012-17) | 8 | 1108.66 |
| Centre- wise budget (Rs. In Lakhs) (2012-17 ) | |||||||
| Releases | |||||||
| Sl.No | Centre | A. Capital | B. REVENUE | Total | |||
| . | P & A | TA | RC | ||||
| SAFFLOWER | |||||||
| 1 | Akola (PDKV) | 76.69 | 1.31 | 7.54 | 85.54 | ||
| 2 | Annigeri (UAS-D) | 117.62 | 3.34 | 11.87 | 132.82 | ||
| 3 | Indore (RVRSAU) | 139.14 | 2.03 | 7.73 | 148.89 | ||
| 4 | Parbhani (MAU) | 115.97 | 3.19 | 11.27 | 130.42 | ||
| 5 | Phaltan (NARI) (100%) | 199.13 | 4.40 | 14.43 | 217.95 | ||
| 6 | Raipur (IGKVV) | 61.01 | 2.03 | 7.73 | 70.76 | ||
| 7 | Solapur (MPKV) | 205.71 | 4.05 | 14.53 | 224.29 | ||
| 8 | Tandur (PJTSAU) | 85.03 | 2.89 | 10.07 | 97.98 | ||
| Sub-Total : B | 1000.29 | 23.23 | 85.14 | 1108.66 | |||