History of Indian Council Of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
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History of Indian Council Of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
1.
1926:
Established Royal Commission on Agriculture, headed by
Lord Linlithgow recommended setting up the Imperial Council of Agriculture Research
to promote, guide and coordinate agricultural research throughout India.
2.
1928:
Royal Commission on Agriculture submitted its report.
3.
16th
July 1929: ICAR was set up on 16th July 1926 as a registered society under the Societies
Act 1860 on the recommendation of the Royal Commission of Agriculture.
4.
March,
1946: Under the presidentship of Jogendra Singh it was decided to change the name ‘Imperial’ into
“Indian” and now it is called the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
5.
1947:
ICAR named as India Council of Agricultural Research.
6.
1963:
The
Agricultural Review Team headed
by Dr. Marion W. Purker of USDA was appointed.
7.
1965:
A policy was made to appoint an Agricultural scientist
as the chief executive of ICAR with the designation of Director General: Dr. B.P.Pal
became the first DG of ICAR
in 1965.
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8.
1966:
ICAR was made a fully
autonomous organization on the
recommendation of Agricultural Review
Team.
9.
June,
1972: Gajender Gadkar Committee was established to review the
recruitment and personal policies of ICAR
and its Institutes, which submitted its report in 1973
10. 1973: Department of Agriculture
Research & Education (DARE) was
created in the Ministry of food and Agriculture.
11.
1973:
Establishment of Agriculture
Research Service (ARS).
12. 1st Nov 1975: The
Agriculture Scientists Recruitment
Board (ASRB) was established as an independent recruitment agency in
pursuance of the recommendations if the Gajender Gadkar Committee.
13. President of ICAR: Union
Minister of Agriculture.
14. DG
of ICAR also Secretary of DARE :
(Department of Agriculture Research and Education ) established in 1973.
15. First
President of ICAR: Khan Bhadur Sir Mohammad Habibullah
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