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Research Advisory Committee

Research Advisory Committee

ICAR has constituted a Research Advisory Committee (RAC) in respect of ICAR-NIAP, to serve as a forum to discuss issues in the direction of development of the research potential and capability and to support in promoting and coordinating research work at ICAR-NIAP.


Main Objectives of RAC

  • To review research activities of the Institute
  • To Promote and coordinate research capabilities of ICAR-NIAP
  • To Provide strategic guidance for high level research
  • To streamline the process of developing research proposals
  • To establish mechanisms for coordinating research at different levels
  • To facilitate communication and advocacies bound on the research output

Research Advisory Committee Members

S.No. Name & Address Designation
1. Dr P. K. Joshi, Former Director, International Food Policy Research Institute (South Asia), New Delhi 110012 Chairman
2. Dr Samrcndra Mohanty, Director (Asia), International Potato Centre (CIP), New Delhi 110012 Member
3. Prof. Surcndra Kumar Senior Professor, Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economies, University of Delhi, New Delhi Member
4. Prof. Rcetika Khcra, MS644, Department of I Iumanitics and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, I Iauz Khas, New Delhi 110016 Member
5. Dr. Rajinder S. Sidhu, Former Registrar, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab Member
6. Prof. Abhiroop Mukhopadhaya, Professor, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi Member
7. Dr. Pratap Singh Birthal, Director, ICAR- National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research
DPS Marg, Pusa, New Delhi — 110 012
Member - Director of the Institute
8. Assistant Director General (EQR), Education Division, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Krishi Anusandhan Bhawan-II, New Delhi-110 012 Member- Assistant Director-General concerned with the Institute
9. Dr. Birpal Singh, RZ-35, Hans Park, West Sagarpur, New Delhi - 110 046 Member
10. Sh. Harbir Singh Harbir nursery, Kurukshetra Member
11. Dr. Tarun Kumar Gupta, RZ-17, Maruti Gali, Surakhpur Road, Gopal Nagar, Najafgarh, New Delhi — 110 043 Member
12. Dr. Raka Saxena, I head, Division of Agricultural Technology and Sustainable System, ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi — 110 012 Member Secretary