
Authority Members List
| S.No | Name and Designation | Address | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. P. K. Singh Agriculture Commissioner |
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi - 110001 | Phone: 23383549 E-mail: ag.comm@nic.in |
| 2 | Dr. D. K. Yadava Deputy Director General (Crop Science) |
Division of Crop Science, ICAR, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi - 110001 | Phone: +91-11-23382545 Fax: +91-11-23097003 E-mail: ddgcs[dot]icar[at]nic[dot]in |
| 3 | Sh. Ajeet Kumar Sahu, IAS Joint Secretary (Seeds) |
Department of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi -110001 | Telefax: +91-11-23381503 Fax: +91-11-23387669 E-mail: jsseeds-agri[at]nic[dot]in |
| 4 | Dr. Prabhat Kumar Horticultural Commissioner | Department of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India,Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi - 110001 | Telefax: 23381503, 23387669 Email: hort.comm-agri@gov.in |
| 5 | Director |
National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Pusa, DPS Marg, New Delhi-110 012 | Phone: +91-11-25843697 Fax: +91-11-25842495 E-mail: director.nbpgr@icar.gov.in |
| 6 | Dr. Nitin Jain Scientist 'G' |
Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, 7th Floor, Block- 2, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi- 110003 | Phone: Telefax: - Email: -n |
| 7 | Vacant |
Ministry of Environment & Forests and Climate Change Govt. of India, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Raod, Aliganj, New Delhi - 110003 | Phone: - Fax: - E-mail: |
| 8 | Sh. Madhab Charan Prusty, Addl. Secretary & Legal Advisor |
Room No. 422(A), 4th Floor, A Wing, Department of Legal Affairs, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi-110001. | Phone: 011-23386763 Email: anjurathi.rana@gov.in |
| 9 | Dr. Anupam Mishra, Vice-chancellor | Central Agricultural University Imphal, Manipur-795004, | Phone: Email: |
| 10 | Vacant Member | - | Phone:  Email: |
| 11 | Smt Jui Pethe | Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram, 1, Shripad, Vakratunda Row, House. Opp. Rama Raman Apanment, Vrindavan Nagar, Kamatwade. Nashik- 422010 | Phone: 7588109520 Email:jui.pethe@reedsbharat.org |
| 12 | Vacant |
- | Phone: - Email: |
| 13 | Dr. Seema Sharma |
National or State Level Women’s Organisation associated with Agricultural activity, 220 Kautilya Nagar, Vidhayak Colony, Patna-80001 | Phone: - E-mail: - |
| 14 | Dr. Arabinda Kumar Padhee, IAS Principal Secretary (Agriculture) |
Department of Agriculture and Farmers' Empowerment, Krushi Bhavan, Bhubaneswar, Odisha-751001 | Phone: |
| 15 | Sh. Nishant Warwade, IAS Secretary (Agriculture) |
Department of Farmer Welfare & Agriculture Development, 2nd Floor, "C"-Wing, Vindhyachal Bhavan, Arera Hills, Bhopal (M.P.)-462004 |
Phone: - Fax No-: - E-mail: - |
Previous Authority Members List
| Name and Designation | Address | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Manvendra Kachole, Head | Department of Biotechnology, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Vidyapeeth, Aurangabad (Maharashtra), and President, Shetkari Sangathan |
2006-2009 |
| Dr. Roytre Christopher Laloo | Mission compound, Jowai - 793150, District Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. |
2006-2009 |
| Dr. F. B. Patil, Director (Technical) | M/s. Ajeet Seeds Ltd., Chitegaon - 431105 Aurangabad (Maharashtra), and Secretary, All india Crop Biotechnology Association |
2006-2009 |
| Sh. P. Narayanan Unny | Navara Eco Farm & Karukamani Kalam, PO Pallakad Kerala |
2009-2012 |
| Dr. Raju Barwele | Seed Industry, MAHYCO, Jalna, Maharashtra |
2009-2012 |
| Dr.(Smt.) Vanaja Ramprasad | Green Foundation, 570/1, Padmavati Nilaya, 4th cross, 3rd main, N.S Palaya, BTM 2nd Stage Bangaluru- 560076 |
2009-2012 |
| Smt. Neelam Tyagi, Secretary | Laxmijan Kalyan Seva Sansthan & National or State level women's organisation, Murad Nagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh |
2012-2013 |
| Sh. P. Chengal Reddy | National or State level farmer's organisation & Federation of Farmers Association India, Hyderabad |
2013-2016 |
| Sh. Mayaram Nettam, Retired Program Officer | Tribal Organisation & AIR and Doordarshan C/o Vrindavan Colony, House No. 1/21, Jagdalpur, Bastar, Chhattisgarh |
2013-2016 |
| Dr. (Smt.) Usha Barwale | Seed Industry & Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company Limited (MAHYCO), Maharashtra |
2013-2016 |
| Dr. B. S. Dhillon, Vice Chancellor | Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana | 2013-2016 |
| (i) Principal Secretary (Agriculture) (ii) Principal Secretary (Agriculture) |
(i) Government of Maharashtra (ii) Government of Uttar Pradesh |
2013-2016 |
| Sh. Bihari Lal Sharma, Executive Director | Youth for Sustainable Development, B-2 M. C. Car Parking-cum Commercial Complex near H.P. High Court Shimla-171001 |
2016-2019 |
| Sh. Aruna Kumar V. K., Director | Krishi Prayoga Pariwara, Krishi Nivas, Kuruvalli, Thirtahalli, Shivamogga District Karnataka-577432. |
2016-2019 |
| Dr. M. Prabhakar Rao, Chairman and Managing Director | Nuziveedu Seeds Pvt. Ltd., NSL Icon, 4th floor, Opp. ICICI Bank, Road No.12, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana-500034 |
2016-2019 |
| Dr. R. C. Srivastava, Vice Chancellor | Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, PUSA, Samastipur-848125, Bihar | 2016-2019 |
| Dr. (Smt.) Nikki Kumari Hembrom | MIG 52, Hanuman Nagar, Kankarbagh, Patna-800020, Bihar |
2016-2019 |
| (i) Principal Secretary (Agriculture) (ii) Principal Secretary (Agriculture) |
(i) Government of Maharashtra (ii) Government of Madhya Pradesh |
2016-2019 |

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