ICAR at a Glance The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is an autonomous organisation under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), 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 co-ordinating, guiding and managing research and education in agriculture including horticulture, fisheries and animal sciences in the entire country. With 99 ICAR institutes and 56 agricultural universities spread across the country this is one of the largest national agricultural systems in the world. 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. • Agricultural Scientists Recruitments Board (ASRB) was established on Nov 1, 1973 on the recommendations of the Committee headed by Dr. P.B. Gajendragadkar. • Establishment of Agricultural Research Service 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. For more information read Agricultural Information Data Book published by M/s Jain Brothers 16/873, East Park Road, Karol Bagh, Near Dr. N.C. Joshi Hospital, New Delhi-110 005, India Phone: 011- 23618426,011-45097398 Mob: 09871078971 Fax: 011- 23638444 Email: jain_bros@hotmail Website: thejainbrothers Price: Indian Rs 225/-
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