Members of the Governing Body
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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@nic.in

Ex-Officio Members

Rule 35(ii)

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

2.

Dr. Manoj Govil
Secretary (Expenditure)
Department of Expenditure,
129-A, North Block,
Ministry of Finance,
North Block
New Delhi - 110 001

Ex-Officio

23092929(O)
secyexp@nic.in

Alternate member-Financial Adviser(DARE/ICAR)

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

Ex-Officio

Phone: (Off.) 91-11- 23383880;
Fax: 91-11- 23389388
asfa.icar@gov.in

Rule 35(iii)

Chief Executive Officer,
National Institution for Transforming
India (NITI Aayog) or representative
(not lower than the rank of
Joint Secretary)

3.

Shri B.V.R. Subrahmanyam
CEO, NITI Aayog
Yojana Bhavan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi - 110 001

Ex-Officio

23096574(O)
ceo-niti@gov.in

Rule 35(iv)

Secretary, Department of
Agriculture
Cooperation & Farmers Welfare

4.

Shri Devesh Chaturvedi
Secretary (Department of
Agriculture & Farmers
Welfare),
Ministry of Agriculture
Krishi Bhavan,
New Delhi - 110 001

Ex-Officio

23382651(O)
23388444(O),
23386004(O)
secy-agri@nic.in

Rule 35(v)

Secretary, Department of Animal
Husbandry and Dairying,
Ministry of Fisheries,
Animal Husbandry and Dairying

5.

Ms. Alka Upadhyaya
Secretary, Department of Animal
Husbandry and Dairying,
Ministry of Fisheries,
Animal Husbandry and Dairying,
Krishi Bhavan,
New Delhi - 110 001
Ex-Officio

23382608
secyahd@nic.in

Rule35(vi)

Secretary, Department of
Fisheries,
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal
Husbandry
and Dairying

6.

Dr. Abhilaksh Likhi
Secretary, Department of Fisheries,
Ministry of Fisheries,
Animal Husbandry and Dairying,
Krishi Bhavan,
New Delhi - 110 001

Ex-Officio

23381994
secy-fisheries@gov.in

Rule 35 (vii)

Three Scientists and one
management expert from
outside ICAR nominated
by the President

7.

vacant

 

8.

Vacant

 

9.

Dr. Arun Kumar Das
Retd. Prof. & Head
Flat No.-4102, Terra Block,
DNOXY PARK, Dumduma.
P.O- Khandagiri,
Bhubaneswar -751019,
Dist.- Khurda. Odisha.

 11.10.2025

08455852107
akdas2661@gmail.com
das.arun@hotmail.com

Rule 35(viii)

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

10.

Dr. S.C Dubey
Vice Chancellor,
Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi-834006, Bihar

15.04.2027

Ph. 0651-2450500/2450777O)

vc@bauranchi.org
bauvcranchi@gmail.com

11.

   Vacant

 
12.

Dr Rajeshwar Singh Chandel
Vice Chancellor
Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar
University of Horticulture
and Forestry Nauni, Solan
(HP)

05.06.2025

Phone: 01792 252363(O),
252356(O)
vcuhf@yspuniversity.ac.in
13. Prof Balraj Singh
Vice-Chancellor
Sri Karan Narendra
Agriculture University,
Jobner-303329
13-03-2026

01425-254039 / 254555
9811271303
vc@sknau.ac.in

14.

Dr. Punyavrat S. Pandey,
Vice Chancellor,
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central
Agricultural University,
Samastipur-848125, Bihar

29.09.2025

Phone:06274-240226
vc@rpcau.ac.in

Rule 35(ix)

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

15.

 

Vacant

 

16.

 

Vacant

 

17.

 

Vacant

 

Rule 35(x)

Four
Farmers/Representatives
of Rural Areas nominated
by the President

18.

Shri R. K. Sangwan
H. No. 108B, South City-2
Gurugram- 122018, Haryana

13.07.2026

Phone: 9467779970
rajendersangwan58@gmail.com

19.

 

Sh. Venugopal Badaravada,
Shri Yama Aditya Temple,
Manikarnika Kshetra,
Sankatha Ghat, Varanasi-
221001 (UP)

7. 9. 2026

8353989293
nlm.gcm@gmail.com

20. Vacant  

21.

Vacant

 

Rule 35(xi)

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

22.

 

Dr Dheer Singh
Director, National Dairy Research Institute,Karnal-132001 Haryana

15.04.2027

0184-2252800/2259002(o)
M : 9416411258,

director.ndri@icar.gov.in
 

23.

Dr. Triveni Dutt
Director, ICAR-Indian Veterinary
Research Institute,
Bareilly (UP) - 243122

15.3.2025

0581-2300096(Off.)
9412510980
director.ivri@icar.gov.in
directorivri@gmail.com

24.

Dr. Maganti Sheshu Madhav ,
Director, Central Tobacco Research Institute (CTRI), Bhaskar Nagar, Rajahmundry-533105 AP

15.04.2027

Phone: 0883-244995  9581239979 9490093769

director.ctri@icar.gov.in
sheshu24@gmail.com

Rule 35(xii)

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

25.

, Secretary,
Department of Agriculture &
Horticulture
Government of Uttarkhand
Secretariat, 4-Subhash Road,
Dehradun, Uttarkhand

23.07.2026

01352719917
vksumansecuk@gmail.com

 

26. , Additional Chief
Secretary,
Agriculture Department
Government of Assam
D-Block, 3rd Floor Janata
Bhawan, Dispur, Guwahati -
781006, Assam

23.07.2026

Ph. 0361-2237316

apcagrivet@gmail.com
 

27 ,
ACS Agriculture &
Horticulture
Department of Agriculture &
Horticultural
Government of Haryana,
Krishi Bhawan, Sector 21,
Budhanpur, Panchkula,
Haryana -134117

23.07.2026

Ph. 0172-2741247

agriculturedepartmentharyana@gmail.com

28.
Agricultural Production
Commissioner
Directorate of Farmer
Welfare & Agriculture
Development
2nd Floor, C- Wing,
Vindhyachal Bhawan,
Arera Hills, Bhopal - 462004,
Madhya Pradesh

23.07.2026

07552441607
0755-2551336,
0755- 2551261
apc@mp.gov.in
diragri@mp.gov.in

Rule 35(xiii)
One representative of Agro
and Agro-Processing Industries to
be nominated by President
29.

Sh. Kanwal Singh Chauhan,
r/o Shimla Farm,
Vill. Aterna, District-
Sonipat, Haryana-131023

13-09-2025

9416320765
8398877515
kanwalsingh62@gmail.com

Rule 35(xiv)

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

 

30.

Mrs. Sushma Singh

6/127, 2nd Floor, Vineet Khand (Opposite Water Tank),Near Husadiya Chauraha, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow- 226010 (UP)

Mrs. Sushma Singh,
 Flat No. 1602/Tower-1, Sunworld Vanallika Apartments Sector 107,
Noida-201304
Uttar Pradesh
 

10.07.2026


M: 8882791311
sushmasinghubaiit@gmail.com
 

Rule 35(xv)
Secretary, ICAR-
Member Secretary

31.

Sh. Sanjay Garg,
Additional Secretary, DARE
& Secretary, ICAR, Krishi
Bhawan,
New Delhi- 110 001

23384450(O)

secy.icar@nic.in

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