List of the Members of the Governing Body of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research Society

Rule Position

Sl. No.

Name

Date of Expiry of Term & Phone No.

Rule 35(i)

Chairman

1.

Dr. Himanshu Pathak
Director-General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Krishi Bhawan New Delhi-110001

23382629
23386711(O)
dg.icar [at] nic.in

Ex-Officio Members

Rule 35(ii)

Member, Finance, Alternate member-Financial Adviser(DARE/ICAR)

2.

Dr. T. V. Somanathan
Secretary (Expenditure)
Department of Expenditure
Ministry of Finance
North Block
New Delhi - 110 001

Ex-Officio
23092929(O)
secyexp [at] nic.in

Alternate member-Financial Adviser(DARE/ICAR)

Ms. Alka Nangia Arora
Special Secretary & Financial Advisor (DARE/ICAR)
Krishi Bhavan
New Delhi 110 001

Ex-Officio
Phone: (Off.) 91-11-23383880; Fax: 91-11-23389388
asfa-agri [at] gov.in

Rule 35(iii)

Secretary, NitiAyog

3.

Shri Amitabh Kant
CEO, NitiAyog
Yojana Bhavan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi - 110 001

Ex-Officio
23096574(O)
amitabh.kant [at] nic.in

Rule 35(iv)

Secretary, Agriculture

4.

Shri Sanjay Agarwal
Secretary (Agriculture & Cooperation)
Department of Agriculture & Cooperation
Ministry of Agriculture
Krishi Bhavan
New Delhi - 110 001

Ex-Officio
23382651
23388444 (O)
secy-agri [at] nic.in

Rule 35(v)

Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture

5.

Rule35(vi)

Three Scientists (including one management expert who are not employees of ICAR-nominated by the President)

6.

Dr. N.C. Gautam
Vice Chancellor
Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakaoot Gramodaya Vishwavidhyalaya
Chitrakoot, Satna-485334
Madhya Pradesh

(Management Expert)

07.2.2021
M: 07581819600
M: 07670265413
vc.gramodaya [at] gmail.com

7.

Dr. Kamala Kanta Saharia
Professor (Extension Education)
Department of Extension Education,College of Veterinary Science, AAU
Khanpara, Guwahati
>Assam-781 022

07.2.2021
M: 09864013159
M: 08638306007
saharia.kk [at] gmail.com

8.

Dr. Prakash Shastri
Professor (Plant Pathology)
College of Agriculture
(RVSKVV), Khandwa-450 001 (Madhya Pradesh)

07.2.2021
M: 09425414834
shastrypp [at] yahoo.com

Rule 35 (vii)

Five Vice-Chancellors of Agricultural Universities-nominated by the President)

9.

Dr. Ramesh Chandra Srivastava
Vice Chancellor
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University
Pusa, Samastipur
Bihar - 848125

13.11.2020
M: 09040033323
pstovc.rau [at] gmail.com
vcraupusa [at] gmail.com

10.

Prof S. K. Rao
Vice Chancellor, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya
Race Course Road, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh-474002

17.05.2023
Phone: 0751-2970505, 2970502(O)
vcrvskvvgwl [at] gmail.com

11.

Dr.Parvinder Kaushal
Vice Chancellor, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry
Solan, Nauni-173230
Himachal Pradesh

17.05.2023
01792-252363(O)
252356 (O), 252357(O)
vcuhf [at] yspuniversity.ac.in

Dr. N. Kumar
Vice Chancellor, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-641003
Tamil Nadu

17.05.2023 Tel: 422-6611251
422-2431788, 422-6611307
vctnau [at] tnau.ac.in,tpo [at] tnau.ac.in

13.

Prof. G.K. Singh
Vice Chancellor, UP Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya Evam Go-Anusandhan Sansthan
Mathura-281001, Uttar Pradesh

17.05.2023
Phone: 0565-2470199 (O), 2470664, 2470766 (R)
duvasuvc [at] gmail.com

Rule 35(viii)

Three Members of Parliament nominated by the President-(Two from Lok Sabha and one from Rajya Sabha)

14.

Vacant

15.

Vacant

16.

Vacant

Rule 35(ix)

Four Farmers/Representatives of Rural Areas nominated by the President

17.

Vacant

18.

Shri Pusp Jain
Ex-MP, Pali (Rajasthan)
53/54, Maa Kripa Housing Society, Circuit House Road
Pali (Rajasthan)

11.04.2021
M: 09829020947
M: 09414120947
virpuspjain [at] yahoo.com

19.

Shri Suresh Chandel
Ex- Member of Parliament
Village- Gandhi Ropa
P.O. Beri
Tehsil & District, Bilaspur H.P.

Preferred Contact Address:

Shri Suresh Chandel
Ex- Member of Parliament
House No. 70/5, Roura Sector-3, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh

11.04.2021

M: 09816125555
M: 9418024555(M)
M: 01978224555(O)
sureshexmpls [at] gmail.com

20.

Shri Akhilesh Kumar

Shyama Bhavan, Mathiya Zirat, Motihari, East Champaran (Bihar)

11.04.2021
M: 09430819991
M: 09304891458
M: 08002387110
akhileshbjpkisanmorchabihar19 [at] gmail.com

Rule 35(x)

Three Directors of Research Institutes of the Council nominated by the President

21.

Vacant

22.

Vacant

23.

Vacant

Rule 35(xi)

Four representatives of State Governments to be nominated zone-wise on a rotational basis by Director General, ICAR

24.

Dr. B. Janardhan Reddy
Agriculture Production Commissioner and Secretary,
Agriculture Cooperation Department
Government of Telangana
Ground Floor, D-block
Fathe Maidan, Near Nizam College
Basheer Bagh, Hyderabad
Telangana - 500001

17.06.2023

Ph. No. 04023232107, 04023452269
prl.secy.agritelangana [at] gmail.com
agriculture.telangana [at] gmail.com

25.

Dr. Aboobacker Siddique P
Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Co-operatives
Government of Jharkhand
Ground Floor, Nepal House
Doranda, Ranchi – 834002

17.06.2023

26.

Dr. Rajesh Sharma
Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry, Fisheries & Gaupalan
Government of Rajasthan
Room No. 5008, Main Building, Government Secretariat
Jaipur – 302015

17.06.2023
Ph. 01412227422
 secy-ah-rj [at] nic.in

27.

Dr. K. Gopal
Principal Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fishery
Government of Tamil Nadu

17.06.2023
Phone:044-25672937;  ahsec [at] tn.gov.in

Rule 35(xii)

One representative of Agro and Agro-Processing Industries to be nominated by President

28.

Shri Kanwal Singh Chauhan

R/o Shimla Farm, Village-Aterna, District Sonipat, Haryana-131023

05.02.2022

M: 08398877515
M: 09416314843
M: 09416320765
kanwalsingh62 [at] gmail.com

Rule 35(xiii)

One representative from a distinguished Non-Governmental Organization dealing with Agriculture/Extension nominated by President

29.

Ms. Sushma Singh
MSA Flat No. 103
Tower-1, Butler palace
Lucknow – 226001
Uttar Pradesh

17.05.2023 M: 7015084114
M: 8381800752
Sushmasinghubaiit [at] gmail.com
Sushmasinghup.mahilaayog [at] gmail.com

Rule 35(xiv)

Secretary, ICAR-

Member Secretary

30.

Shri Sanjay Singh
Additional Secretary, DARE &Secretary, ICAR, KrishiBhawan
New Delhi- 110 001

23384450(O)

secy.icar [at] nic.in