LIST OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE

LIST OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE

INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SOCIETY As on 05-08-2026

Rule Position

Sl. No.

Name

Date of Expiry of Term & Phone No.

Rule 35(i)

DG, ICAR - Chairman

Dr. Mangi Lal Jat

Secretary (DARE) &

Director-General (ICAR),

Krishi Bhawan,

New Delhi-110001

Ex-Officio

Ph. – 23382629,

23386711(O)

dg.icar@nic.in

Ex-Officio Members

Rule 35(ii)

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

Shri Vumlunmang Vualnam

Secretary (Expenditure), Department of Expenditure,

129-A, North Block,

Ministry of Finance,

North Block,

New Delhi - 110 001

Ex-Officio

Ph. - 23092929 (O)

secyexp@nic.in

Alternate member-Financial Adviser (DARE/ICAR)

Shri Sandeep Sarkar

Addl. Secretary & Financial Advisor (DARE/ICAR),

Krishi Bhawan,

New Delhi 110 001

Ex-Officio

Ph.: (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)

Shri Anurag Jain

CEO,

NITI Aayog,

Yojana Bhawan, Sansad Marg,

New Delhi – 110 001

Ex-Officio

Ph. – 23096574(O)

ceo-niti@gov.in

Rule 35(iv)

Secretary, Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

Shri Atish Chandra

Secretary,

Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare,

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare,

Krishi Bhawan,

New Delhi – 110 001

Ex-Officio

Ph.- 23382651(O)

23388444(O),

23386004(O)

secy-agri@gov.in

Rule 35(v)

Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Ministry of

Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying

Shri Naresh Pal Gangwar

Secretary,

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

Krishi Bhawan,

New Delhi - 110 001

Ex-Officio

Ph. -23382608

secyahd@nic.in

Rule 35(vi)

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

and Dairying

Dr. Abhilaksh Likhi,

Secretary,

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

Krishi Bhawan,

New Delhi - 110 001

Ex-Officio

Ph. - 23381994

secy-fisheries@gov.in

Rule35(vii)

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

Dr. A. Veerabhadra Rao

(Management Expert)

12-13-483/39/1,

Tarnaka St No. 14,

Lane No.6, Nagarjuna Nagar, Hyderabad,

Telangana- 500017

08.03.2029

Mb. 9885921603

avraoccmb@gmail.com

Dr. K. C. Shashidhar

Professor & Head and Special Officer, CoAS,

Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural & Horticultural Sciences, Iruvakki, Sagar Taluk, Shivamogga – 577412, Karnataka

08.03.2029

Mb. 7892033185

shashidhar.kumbar@gmail.com

Dr. C. R. Patil

Professor & Head, UAS, Dharwad

Project Planning and Monitoring Cell,

Vice Chancellors Office,

University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharvad,

Karnataka – 580005

08.03.2029

Mb. 9448013373

crpatiluasd@gmail.com

patilcr@uasd.in

Rule 35 (viii)

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

Dr. S. C. Dubey

Vice Chancellor,

Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi- 834006, Jharkhand

15.04.2027

Ph.: 0651-2450500/2450777

vc@bauranchi.org

bauvcranchi@gmail.com

Dr. Ch. Srinivasa Rao

Director & Vice Chancellor,

Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa,

New Delhi-110012

22.06.2028

Ph. 011-25843375, 25842367

director@iari.res.in

Dr. Inderjeet Singh

Vice Chancellor,

Bihar Animal Sciences University,

Bihar Veterinary College Campus,

Patna- 800014, Bihar

22.06.2028

Ph. 0612-2222221

vc-basu-bih@gov.in,

Vacant

Rule 35(ix)

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

Vacant

Rule 35(x)

Four Farmers/ Representatives of Rural Areas nominated by the President

Shri B. V. Dabral

R/o Vill. Bhagwanpur,

PO-Rajawala,

Dehradun- 248007,

Uttarakhand

08.03.2029

Mb. 8218969681

bhuvandabral45@gmail.com

Shri Pawan Kumar Tak

R/o Fadako ki Dhani,

Main PO-Ransi Village,

Tahsil-Bilada,

Distt. Jodhpur-342601,

Rajasthan

08.03.2029

Mb. 9571608164

jaivikbhumi2025@gmail.com

Shri Ananda Aa. Shri.

R/o At Uppalli,

Post: Madasur Lingadahalli,

Sagara Taluk, Shimoga - 577434, Karnataka

08.03.2029

Ph.- 08183-296500

Mb. 9448204831,

9113608576

anand_kpp@rediffmail.com

Vacant

Rule 35(xi)

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

Dr. Dheer Singh,

Director,

ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute,

Karnal-132001, Haryana

15.04.2027

Ph.- 0184-2252800/

2259002 (O)

M. No. 9416411258

dir.ndri@gmail.com

Dr. Maganti Sheshu Madhav

Director, ICAR- National Institute for Research on Commercial Agriculture (NIRCA), Bhaskar Nagar,

Rajahmundry-533 105,

Andhra Pradesh

15.04.2027

Mb. 9581239979 9490093769

Ph. 0883- 2448995

sheshu24@gmail.com

directornirca@gmail.com

Dr. (Mrs.) Tara Satyavathi Chellapilla,

Director,

ICAR- Indian Institute of Millets Research,

Rajendranagar,

Hyderabad-500 030, Telangana

22.07.2028

Ph. 040-24599301, 24599304(F)

Mb. 9717857316,

9968160157

director.millets@gmail.com

Rule 35(xii)

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

Vacant

Rule 35(xiii)

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

Vacant

Rule 35(xiv)

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

Vacant

Rule 35(xv)

Secretary, ICAR-

Member Secretary

Shri Gyanendra D. Tripathi

Additional Secretary (DARE) & Secretary (ICAR),

Krishi Bhawan,

New Delhi- 110 001

Ex-Officio

Ph. - 23384450(O)

secy.icar@nic.in