ICAR is an autonomous body responsible for agricultural education and research in India. ICAR comes under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India. The ICAR has its headquarters at New Delhi. The Council is responsible for co-ordinating, guiding and managing research and education in agriculture including horticulture, fisheries and animal sciences in the entire country. 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. The Union Minister of Agriculture serves as its president. It is the largest network of agricultural research and education institutes in the world. 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. 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). A number of natural resource management institutes of India also come under the ICAR. The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), popularly known as Pusa Institute, began in 1905 at Pusa (Bihar). The institute was then known as Agricultural Research Institute (ARI) which functioned with five departments, namely Agriculture, Cattle Breeding, Chemistry, Mycology and Bacteriology. In 1919, it was renamed as Imperial Agricultural Research Institute. The institute was shifted from Pusa (Bihar) to Delhi on 29th July 1936 Post independence, the institute has been renamed as Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI). The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, played a great role in Green Revolution and Human Resource Management. IARI continues its efforts to bring Evergreen Revolution for sustainable food and nutrition of the country.

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ICAR
Indian Council of
Agricultural Research
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2. Introduction
 ICAR is an autonomous body responsible for agricultural education and
research in India.
 ICAR comes under the Department of Agricultural Research and
Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare,
Government of India.
 The ICAR has its headquarters at New Delhi.
 The Council is responsible for co-ordinating, guiding and managing
research and education in agriculture including horticulture, fisheries and
animal sciences in the entire country.

3. Review of literature
1. Anwesha B. Thakur and Pardeep Singh, History of agricultural
research in India, Current Science, Volume 105, No. 5, Sept 2013
In 2013 Anwesha B. Thakur and Pardeep Singh studied the
development of agricultural research system in India. Also various
factors influencing the overall development of agricultural research
system in the country was discussed. Although agriculture has been
playing the most vital role in Indian economy, during the course of
the study, It has been observed that not much significance has been
given to the history of evolution of agricultural research in India.

4. History
 It was formerly known as Imperial Council of Agricultural Research later
named as Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
 ICAR was established on 16 July 1929
 The ICAR has played a great role in Green Revolution and subsequent
developments in agriculture in India through its research and technology
development.
 It has played a major role in promoting excellence in higher education in
agriculture.

5. Shri Narendra Singh Tomar
Union Minister of
Agriculture and
Farmers Welfare and
President ICAR
Ministers
Shobha Karandlaje
Minister of State,
Ministry of Agriculture
and Farmers Welfare
Shri Kailash Chaoudhary
Minister of State,
Ministry of Agriculture
and Farmers Welfare

6. Functions of the ICAR
 To plan, undertake, aid, promote and coordinate education, research
and its application in agriculture, agroforestry, animal husbandry,
fisheries and home sciences.
 To undertake and provide consultancy services in the field of
education, research, training and dissemination of information in
agriculture, agroforestry, animal husbandry, fisheries and home
sciences.
 To look into problems relating to broader areas concerning
agriculture, including post harvest technology by developing
cooperative programmes with other organizations such as the Indian
Council of Social Science Research, CSIR, BARC and the
universities.

7. Milestones of the ICAR
 Initiation of the first All-India Co-ordinated Research Project on
Maize in 1957
 Establishment of the 1st State Agricultural University at Pantnagar
in 1960
 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
 Establishment of National Gene Bank at New Delhi in 1996
 Launching of National Agricultural Technology Project (NATP) in
1998 and National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP) in 2005

8. ICAR Institutes
 Deemed universities – 4
 Institutions – 65
 National Research Centres – 14
 National Bureaux – 6
 Directorates/Project Directorates - 13

9. ICAR - Indian Agricultural
Research Institute (IARI)
 The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), popularly known
as Pusa Institute, began in 1905 at Pusa (Bihar).
 The institute was then known as Agricultural Research Institute
(ARI) which functioned with five departments, namely Agriculture,
Cattle Breeding, Chemistry, Mycology and Bacteriology.
 In 1919, it was renamed as Imperial Agricultural Research Institute.

10. ICAR - Indian Agricultural Research
Institute (IARI)
 The institute was shifted from Pusa (Bihar) to Delhi on 29th July
1936
 Post independence, the institute has been renamed as Indian
Agricultural Research Institute (IARI).
 The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi,
played a great role in Green Revolution and Human Resource
Management.
 IARI continues its efforts to bring Evergreen Revolution for
sustainable food and nutrition of the country.

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12. References
1. Anwesha Borthakur and Pardeep Singh, History of agricultural
research in India, Current Science, Volume 105, No. 5, Sept 2013
2. P. K. Nidhisha, R. Dr. Sarangapani, Research Trends of ICAR-IARI
Scientists: A Scientometric Analysis, Library Philosophy and
Practice (e-journal), 2021
3. Handbook of Agriculture by Indian Council of Agricultural
Research
4. Dr. B. B. Singh, Master Guide for ICAR AIEEA-PG
5. A. P. Shanmugam, Dr. G. Ulaganathan, Mapping of Research
Productivity in ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute: A
Scientometric Study, Proteus Journal, Volume 11, Issue 10, 2020

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