Members of the Governing Body

Members of the Governing Body

LIST OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE

INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SOCIETY As on 14-10-2025

 

Rule Position

Sl. No. 

Name

Date of Expiry of Term & Phone No.

 

Rule 35(i)

Chairman

  1.  

Dr. Mangi Lal Jat

Secretary (DARE) & 

Director-General,

Indian Council of Agricultural Research, 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)

2

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)

3

Shri B.V.R. Subrahmanyam

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 Cooperation & Farmers Welfare

4

Shri Devesh Chaturvedi 

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

5

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

6

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

7

Vacant

-

8

Vacant

-

9

Vacant

-

Rule 35 (viii)

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

10

Prof. Balraj Singh

Vice-Chancellor,

Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, 

Jobner-303329, Rajasthan

13-03-2026

Ph. -01425-254039 / 254555

9811271303

vc@sknau.ac.in

11

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

 

12

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

 

13

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,

vicechancellorbasu@gmail.com

 

 

14

Vacant

-

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

Vacant

 

-

20

Vacant

 

 

-

21

Vacant

 

 

 

-

Rule 35(xi)

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

22

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

23

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

 director.ctri@icar.gov.in

directorctri@gmail.com

24

Dr. (Mrs.) Tara Satyavathi Chellapilla,

Director,

ICAR- lndian Institute of Millets Research,

Rajendranagar,

Hyderabad-500 030, Telangana

22.07.2028

 

Ph. 040-24599301, 24599304(F)

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

 

 

25

Dr. Surendra Narayan Pandey,

Secretary, 

Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare,

Government of Uttarakhand,

4-Subhash Road, Vishwakarma Building, Uttarakhand Secretariat, 

Dehradun- 248001, Uttarakhand

 

23.07.2026

 

 

Ph. – 0135-2719924

 

ukfarmerprosperitygoal@gmail.com 

 

26

Smt. Aruna Rajoria,

Commissioner & Secretary,

Agriculture Department,

Government of Assam,

D-Block, 3rd Floor Janata Bhawan, Dispur, Guwahati – 781006, Assam

 

23.07.2026

 

Ph. 0361-2237086

 

apcagrivet@gmail.com

 


 

 

 

27

Dr. Raja Sekhar Vundru, IAS

Additional Chief Secretary,

Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare,

Government of Haryana, 

Room No. 102, 1st Floor, 

New Civil Secretariat,

Sector- 17, 

Chandigarh -160017

23.07.2026

 

 

 

 

agriculturedepartmentharyana@gmail.com

 


 

 

28

Shri Ashok Barnwal

Agriculture Production Commissioner,

Department of Horticulture and Food Processing,

Government of Madhya Pradesh, 

2nd Floor, C- Wing, Vindhyachal Bhawan, 

Arera Hills, Bhopal – 462004,                 

Madhya Pradesh 

 

23.07.2026

 

Ph. - 0755-2708888

 

apc@mp.gov.in

 

Rule 35(xiii)

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

29

 

Vacant

 

--

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,

Uttar Pradesh 

 

Postal Address: -

 

Mrs. Sushma Singh

Flat No.-1602 / Tower No.-01

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

 

Additional Secretary, DARE & Secretary, ICAR, 

Krishi Bhawan,

New Delhi- 110 001

Ex-Officio

 

Ph. - 23384450(O)

secy.icar@nic.in

 

 

 

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