ICAR TELEPHONE DIRECTORY 2012 DKMA is maintaining a Central Database on ICAR Telephone Directory. Whenever there is a change in telephone numbers, e-mail and fax, the same may please be communicated immediately to the Directorate, so as to update the information in the database/website. The telephone directory is based on information received from concerned units/SMDs/Institutions upto 23-12-2011 Also available on ICAR website www.icar.org.in INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH KRISHI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI 110 001 Printed : December 2011 Compilation : Shri Hans Raj, Mrs Kiran Kochhar, Mr Niraj Kumar Mishra Production : Dr V K Bharti, Shri Ashok Shastri Published by Dr T.P. Trivedi, Project Director (DKMA), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi and Lasertypeset at M/s Xpedite Computer Systems, D-20, Ranjit Nagar Commercial Complex, New Delhi 110 008 and printed at M/s Royal Offset Printers, A-89/1, Naraina Industrial Area, Phase-1, New Delhi-110 092. CONTENTS Page No. ICAR at a Glance ICAR Utility telephone numbers 1 Office of the Union Minister of Agriculture and President of ICAR Society 5 Office of Minister of State for Agriculture 6 Office of the Secretary (DARE) and Director General, ICAR 7 Office of the Additional Secretary (DARE) and Secretary, ICAR 8 Office of the FA (DARE) and ICAR 8 Other officers of DARE 8 International Cooperation 9 Vigilance Section 10 Agricultural Scientist Recruitment Board 10 Deputy Directors General 13 Assistant Directors General 14 Directors, ICAR HQ 16 Deputy Secretaries 17 Deputy Directors 18 Under Secretaries 18 Administration/Work Study/Cash Unit 20 General Administration and Coordination Unit 21 Personnel Division 22 Finance Division 23 ESM Section 25 Coordination Unit 25 Award Cell 25 Intellectual Property and Technology Management Unit 25 Plan Implementation and Monitoring Unit 26 RFD Coordination Unit at ICAR Headquarters 27 National Agriculture Innovation Project (NAIP) 27 National Fund for Basic Strategic and Frontier Application Research in 28 Agriculture (NFBSFARA) Protocol Unit, ICAR 29 SC/ST/PH Cell, ICAR 29 Law Section 29 Crop Science Division 29 Horticulture Division 31 Agricultural Extension Division 32 Natural Resource Management Division 33 Agricultural Engineering Division 35 Animal Science Division 36 Fisheries Division 37 Agricultural Education Division 37 Hindi Division 39 Directorate of Knowledge Management in Agriculture 40 Works/Engineering Cell 43 NIC-DARE Computer Cell 44 National Agricultural Science Museum 44 Krishi Vihar Residents Welfare Association 44 NASC Residents Welfare Association 45 ICAR Co-op. Thrift and Credit Society 45 ARS Scientists’ Fourm 46 ICAR HQ Joint Staff Council 46 Central Joint Staff Council, ICAR 47 ICAR Institutes/Directorates/NRC’s/NBs and their Regional Stations 48 Zonal Project Directorates 94 Project Coordinators of All India Coordinated and Network Projects 96 Deemed Universities 104 Vice Chancellors & other Officers of Agricultural Universities 107 Universities with Agriculture Faculty 141 Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) 143 National Professors 147 National Fellows 148 National Academy of Agricultural Sciences 151 UN organization—International Agencies 153 CGIAR Centers in Delhi 153 Other Important National Organizations 154 Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation 156 Ministry of Agriculture–Department of Animal Husbandry and 161 Dairying Public Utility Telephone Numbers 162 Agricultural Correspondents 163 Statewise list of Guest Houses of ICAR Institutes/SAUs 165 Index of ICAR Institutes 174 Index of Agricultural Universities 177 Index of AICRPs 179 Name Index 181 ICAR – at a glance The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is an autonomous organisation under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. Formerly known as Imperial Council of Agricultural Research, it was established on 16 July, 1929 as a registered society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 in pursuance of the report of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. The ICAR has its headquarters at New Delhi. The Council is the apex body for coordinating, guiding and managing research and education in agriculture including horticulture, fisheries and animal sciences in the entire country. With over 97 ICAR institutes and 53 agricultural universities spread across the country this is one of the largest national agricultural systems in the world. The ICAR has played a pioneering role in ushering Green Revolution and subsequent developments in agriculture in India through its research and technology development that has enabled the country to increase the production of foodgrains by 4 times, horticultural crops by 6 times, fish by 9 times (marine 5 times and inland 17 times), milk 6 times and eggs 27 times since 1950-51, thus making a visible impact on the national food and nutritional security. It has played a major role in promoting excellence in higher education in agriculture. It is engaged in cutting edge areas of science and technology development and its scientists are internationally acknowledged in their fields. Our Mandate ● To plan, undertake, aid, promote and co-ordinate education, research and its application in agriculture, agroforestry, animal husbandry, fisheries, home science and allied sciences. ● To act as clearing house of research and general information relating to agriculture, animal husbandry, home science and fisheries through its publications and information system, and instituting and promoting transfer of technology programmes. ● To provide, undertake and promote consultancy services in the fields of education, research, training and dissemination of information in agriculture, agroforestry, animal husbandry, fisheries, home science and allied sciences. ● To look into problems relating to broader areas of rural development concerning agriculture, including post-harvest technology, by developing co- operative programmes with other organizations such as the Indian Council of Social Sciences Research Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, and universities. ● To do other things considered necessary to attain objectives of the Society. Organization ● Union Minister of Agriculture is the ex-officio President of the ICAR Society. ● Secretary, Department of Agricultural Research & Education, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt of India & Director General, ICAR, the Principal Executive Officer of the ICAR ● Governing Body is the Policy-making authority ● Agricultural Scientists' Recruitment Board ● Deputy Directors General (8) ● Additional Secretary (DARE) and Secretary (ICAR) ● Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor ● Assistant Directors-General (24) ● National Director, National Agricultural Innovation Project ● Directorate of Knowledge Management in Agriculture Milestones ● Initiation of the first All-India Co-ordinated Research Project on Maize in 1957 ● Status of Deemed University accorded to IARI in 1958 ● Establishment of the first State Agricultural University on land grant pattern at Pantnagar in 1960 ● Placement of different agricultural research institutes under the purview of ICAR in 1966 ● Creation of Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) in the Ministry of Agriculture in 1973 ● Opening of first Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) at Puducherry (Pondicherry) in 1974 ● Establishment of Agricultural Research Service and Agricultural Scientists' Recruitment Board in 1975 ● Launching of Lab-to-Land Programme and the National Agricultural Research Project (NARP) in 1979 ● Initiation of Institution-Village Linkage Programme (IVLP) in 1995 ● Establishment of National Gene Bank at New Delhi in 1996 ● The ICAR was bestowed with the King Baudouin Award in 1989 for its valuable contribution in ushering in the Green Revolution. Again awarded King Baudouin Award in 2004 for research and development efforts made under partnership in Rice Wheat Consortium. ● Launching of National Agricultural Technology Project (NATP) in 1998 and National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP) in 2005 Room Name and Telephone Numbers Residential/Address No Designation Office EPABX/IP Residence e-Mail Address INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH KRISHI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI-110001 UTILITY TELEPHONE NUMBERS RECEPTION Sh Pankaj Gupta 23386015 473, 366 25361818 A-65, Raj Nagar Reception Officer Part II, Palam Colony ICAR/DARE ND-45 Krishi Bhavan New Delhi-110 001 ADMINSTRATION 205A Sh Sanjay Gupta 23384774 205 22622902 23A Pkt-B, SFS Flats KB Dir (A) 3080(IP) Mayur Vihar, Ph-III Delhi-96 sanjaygupta214 @yahoo.com [email protected] 205 Sh SK Behera 23071147 460 23073684 A-6, Pandara Road KB DS (GAC) 23381378(F) 3077(IP) ND-03 [email protected] 204 A Sh JN Bhagat 23382746 558 26241337 B-20, Krishi Vihar KB US (GAC) ND-48 303 Sh KN Choudhary 23386978 458 26241232 B-17, Krishi Vihar KB US (A) ND-48 knchg58 @yahoo.co.in PS/PA’s OFFICE ASSISTANCE 310 Sh Jayanta Das 23381017 489 B-10 Krishi Vihar KB SO (Estt I) ND-48 STENOGHAPHIC/ASSISTANT/UDC ASSISTANCE 312 Smt S Dasgupta 509 C-513, CR Park, KB SO (Estt II) ND-19 STORES/EQUIPMENTS 223 Sh Gian Chand 25846556 1223 9891436316 B-203,Duggal KAB II US (Service Sec) 3112(IP) Colony, Devli Road KAB-I, II Khanpur ND-62 chandgian51@ yahoo.in 506 Sh Rupesh Sharma 23385997 499 9868360256 90, Sansad Vihar, KB SO (GA) West Enclave, Pitampura, Delhi-34 [email protected] ICAR-Telephone Directory 2012 1 Room Name and Telephone Numbers Residential/Address No Designation Office