Indian Council of Agricultural Research

Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Other name
ICAR
Motto in English
Agrisearch with a human touch
TypeRegistered society
Established16 July 1929; 94 years ago (16 July 1929)
Budget₹7,800 crore (US$930 million) (2018–2019)[1]
PresidentMinister of Agriculture
DirectorHimanshu Pathak
Location
New Delhi
,
India
CampusUrban
Websiteicar.gov.in

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is an autonomous body responsible for co-ordinating agricultural education and research in India. It reports to the Department of Agricultural Research and Education, Ministry of Agriculture.[2] The Union Minister of Agriculture serves as its president.[3][4] It is the largest network of agricultural research and education institutes in the world.[5]

The committee to Advise on Renovation and Rejuvenation of Higher Education (Yashpal Committee, 2009) has recommended setting up of a constitutional body – the National Commission for Higher Education and Research – which would be a unified supreme body to regulate all branches of higher education including agricultural education.[6] Presently, regulation of agricultural education is the mandate of ICAR, Veterinary Council of India (Veterinary sub-discipline) and Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (Forestry sub-discipline).[7] A number of natural resource management institutes of India also come under the ICAR.[8]

  1. ^ "ICAR Budget Book 2018-19". ICAR. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "About us". Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Organization | भारतीय कृषि अनुसंधान परिषद". icar.gov.in. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  4. ^ "ICAR-CPCRI strive to bring back coconut leaf craft to mainstream with workshop from Sep 6 - Times of India". The Times of India. 5 September 2016.
  5. ^ India 2016, "Agriculture" p.93, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, (New Delhi).
  6. ^ "Report of 'The Committee to Advise on Renovation and Rejuvenation of Higher Education'" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  7. ^ "The Hindu : Front Page : Sibal: Yash Pal panel report will be implemented in 100 days". 28 June 2009. Archived from the original on 28 June 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  8. ^ "ICAR Portal - ICAR institutes for Natural Resource Management". iims.icar.gov.in. Retrieved 29 August 2023.