•Agro Test & Research Centre at Boranada established by Central Scientific Instruments Organization (CSIO), through funding as Grant from Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MOFPI), New Delhi and Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), New Delhi. •Established for testing Agro/Food Products/ Handicrafts/ Textile and Guar Gum & its products in the Jodhpur region. •Agro Test Centers (ATCs) at Kota, Sriganganagar and Alwar are testing laboratories well equipped to test all Agro/Food produce, established by CSIO through funding as Grant from MOFPI. •All four are registered under Rajasthan Society Act, Govt. of Rajasthan. •All four are presently being run by CSIO. •All four are going to be accredited by National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL).

1. ESTABLISHMENT &
OPERATIONS
OF
AGRO TEST CENTRES
AT
KOTA, JODHPUR & SGNR
SPONSORED
BY
RIICO, JAIPUR

3. Date of Physical Possession of Agro
Test Centres (ATC) by CSIO
 ATC, Jodhpur - 13.01.2009
 ATC, SGNR - 28.01.2009
 ATC, Alwar - 29.06.2009
ATC, Kota - 10.07.2009

4. INSTRUMENT FACILITY IN ATC
1. Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer
Qty. : 01 No.
Location of Installation : Jodhpur
Make : ---
Model : ---
Approx. Cost : Rs. 24.50 Lakhs
Nature of Purchase : ---
Usage : Mineral, Toxic & Residue analysis up to ppb
level
2. High Performance Liquid Chromatography
Qty. : 02 Nos.
Location of Installation : SGNR & Kota
Make : Not Finalized
Model : ---
Approx. Cost : Rs. 30.00 Lakhs
Nature of Purchase : Open Tender/opening on 27.7.2009
Usage : Vitamins, Sorbic Acid, Citric Acid,
Preservatives, Artificial Sweeteners, Flavoring
Agent, Pesticides, Carbohydrates, etc.

5. 3. UV-Visible Spectrophotometer
Qty : 03 Nos.
Location of Installation : Jodhpur, SGNR, Kota
Make : Not Finalized
Model : ---
Approx. Cost : Rs. 12.00 Lakhs
Nature of Purchase : Open Tender/Opening on 27.7.2009
Usage : Chlorophyll, Food Color, Metals, Uric Acid,
etc.
4. Digital Viscometer
Qty. : 03 Nos.
Location of Installation : Jodhpur, SGNR, Kota
Make : Brookfield, USA
Model : ---
Approx. Cost : Rs. 5.00 Lakhs
Nature of Purchase : Local Purchase committee
Usage : Viscosity

6. 5. Digital Weighing Balance (Up to 320 Gram)
Qty. : 03 Nos.
Location of Installation : Jodhpur, SGNR, Kota
Make : Mettler, USA
Model : JB1603C/FACT
Approx. Cost : Rs. 2.40 Lakhs
Nature of Purchase : Local Purchase committee
Usage : Moisture, Ash, Acid Insoluble Ash, Crude
Fibre, Crude Fat, Alcoholic Acidity,
Sedimentation Value, Gluten Content, Total
Solids, Total Reducing Sugar, Physical Properties
6. Digital Weighing Balance (Up to 2100 Gram)
Qty : 03 Nos.
Location of Installation : Jodhpur, SGNR, Kota
Make : Mettler, USA
Model : JB2002G/FACT
Approx. Cost : Rs. 1.35 Lakhs
Nature of Purchase : Local Purchase committee
Usage : As above

7. 7. Vertical Autoclave
Qty : 03 Nos.
Location of Installation : Jodhpur, SGNR, Kota
Make : REICO, Chennai
Model : RICVT12
Approx. Cost : Rs. 1.27 Lakhs
Nature of Purchase : Local Purchase committee
Usage : Autoclaving of glassware, Yeast & Mould
Count
8. Hot Air Oven
Qty. : 03 Nos.
Location of Installation : Jodhpur, SGNR, Kota
Make : Acmas, New Delhi
Model : ACM111
Approx. Cost : Rs. 00.81 Lakhs
Nature of Purchase : Local Purchase committee
Usage : Moisture, Crude Fat, Gluten Content, Total
Solids,

8. 9. Muffle Furnace
Qty. : 03 Nos.
Installation of Location : Jodhpur, SGNR, Kota
Make : Yorco, New Delhi
Model : ---
Approx. Cost : Rs. 00.80 Lakhs
Nature of Purchase : Local Purchase committee
Usage : Ash, Acid Insoluble Ash, Crude Fibre,
9. Flame Photometer
Qty. : 03 Nos.
Location of Installation : Jodhpur, SGNR, Kota
Make : Systronics, New Delhi
Model : 130
Approx. Cost : Rs. 00.75 Lakhs
Nature of Purchase : Local Purchase committee
Usage : Element (Na, K, Ca, Li) Detection

9. 11.Digital pH Meter
Qty : 03 Nos.
Location of Installation : Jodhpur, SGNR, Kota
Make : Mettler, New Delhi
Model : FE20
Approx. Cost : Rs. 00.62 Lakhs
Nature of Purchase : Local Purchase committee
Usage : pH, Yeast & Mould Count
12. Digital Conductivity Meter
Qty. : 03 Nos.
Location of Installation : Jodhpur, SGNR, Kota
Make : Systronics, New Delhi
Model : 308
Approx. Cost : Rs. 00.59 Lakhs
Nature of Purchase : Local Purchase committee
Usage : Conductivity

10. 13.Binocular Microscope
Qty. : 03 Nos.
Location of Installation : Jodhpur, SGNR, Kota
Make : Labomed
Model : --
Approx. Cost : Rs. 00.80 Lakhs
Nature of Purchase : Local Purchase committee
Usage : Physical Appearance
13. Centrifuge Machine
Qty. : 03 Nos.
Location of Installation: Jodhpur, SGNR, Kota
Make : Remi, Mumbai
Model : --
Approx. Cost : Rs. 00.81 Lakhs
Nature of Purchase : Local Purchase committee
Usage : Lab Use, Proximate Analysis

11. 15.Digital Seed/Grain Moisture Meter
Qty. : 03 Nos.
Location of Installation : Jodhpur, SGNR, Kota
Make : OSHAW, Ambala
Model :
Approx. Cost : Rs. 00.75 Lakhs
Nature of Purchase : Local Purchase committee
Usage : Estimate of Moisture
15. Digital Water Bath with circulating pump
Qty. : 03 Nos.
Location of Installation : Jodhpur, SGNR, Kota
Make : Solanki Instruments, N. Delhi
Model : --
Approx. Cost : Rs. 00.55 Lakhs
Nature of Purchase : Local Purchase committee
Usage of Equipment : Total Solids, Acid Value of Oil/Fat,
Saponification Value, Yeast & Mould
Count,

12. 17.BOD Incubator
Qty. : 03 Nos.
Location of Installation : Jodhpur, SGNR, Kota
Make : Not Finalized
Model :
Approx. Cost : ---
Nature of Purchase : Limited Tender open 27.7.2009
Usage : Yeast & Mould Count,
17. Hot Plate with Stirrer
Qty. : 03 Nos.
Location of Installation : Jodhpur, SGNR, Kota
Make : Remi, Mumbai
Model :
Approx. Cost : Rs. --- Lakhs
Nature of Purchase : Local Purchase committee
Usage : Lab use

13. 19.Butyro Refractometer
Qty. : 03 Nos.
Location of Installation : Jodhpur, SGNR, Kota
Make : Cruetzet, Ambala
Model : --
Approx. Cost : Rs. 00.32 Lakhs
Nature of Purchase : Local Purchase committee
Usage of Equipment : Refractive Index of Oil/Fat
19. Electronic Colony Counter
Qty. : 03 Nos.
Location of Installation : Jodhpur, SGNR, Kota
Make : Cruetzet, Ambala
Model : --
Approx. Cost : Rs. 00.18 Lakhs
Nature of Purchase : Local Purchase committee
Usage of Equipment : Microbiological Examination

14. 21.Water Distillation Apparatus
Qty. : 03 Nos.
Location of Installation : Jodhpur, SGNR, Kota
Make : Borosil
Model : --
Approx. Cost : Rs. 1.35 Lakhs
Nature of Purchase : Local Purchase committee
Test Parameter : Nitrogen/Protein content
22. Other miscellaneous equipments like Melting Point Apparatus, Test Sieves,
Digital Thermometer, Polyethylene Sealing machine, etc. (3 sets each)
procured under the project through Local Purchase Committee

15. TESTS PROPOSED TO BE CARRIED OUT IN ATC
PROXIMATE ANALYSIS
Moisture Brix Sedimentation Value Nitrogen Gluten wet
Ash Total Solids Gluten dry Fructose /
Glucose Ratio
Acids
Titrable
Acidity
SO2 Content Crude Fat Reducing
Sugar
Crude Fiber
pH Carbohydrate Energy Value Water
Insoluble
Matter
Alcoholic
Acidity
Conductivity SugarStarchSucrose Protein
HPLC ANALYSIS
Piperine
content
Group of B-Complex
Vitamins
Vitamin A, B C, D, E,
K
Group of Fats
soluble
Vitamins
Scoville
Index (Chilli)
Caroteniods Sugar Profile Amino Acid Profile Capsaicin
content
Curcumin
content
TOXICANT & RESIDUAL ANALYSIS
Food Additive Aflatoxin Phosphorus
MINERAL ANALYSIS
Hg, Se, Pb,
Cd, Al
Cu, Zn, Mg,
Ca , Na, Ni,
As, K, Fe
Silver content Fluoride Phosphorus
Salt Content Tin
PHYSICAL PARAMETERS
Extraneous
Matter
physical
Temperature Color Specific
Gravity
Weight /
Mass
Density Particle Size / Fineness Sensory Evaluation
FATS & OILS
Refractive
Acid Value Iodine value Saponification
Index
value
Free Fatty
Acids
Polarisation Optical Density
ADULTERANT
Starch Cane Sugar Vanaspati Argemone Mineral Acid
Foreign
Invert Sugar Mould Infection Ergot
Castor Oil Mineral
Matter
content
WATER ANALYSIS
Hardness Alkalinity Nitride Nitrate Chloride
Sulphate Sulphide TDS Conductivity

16. OTHER LAB FACILITY
• The centers will be equipped with all modern laboratory test
equipments as stated above with latest computer/communication
facilities.
• ERP solution (i.e. application software) has been developed which is
designed to run on the lab server (central server), as well as on web-server,
at CSIO, New Delhi. The data will be held in My SQL database
on the lab server.
• This system will be completely web-based, linking to central server
and the remote web server from a standard web browser.

17. The test details and other related reports are to be stored
into the database and can be read at any point of time with
the permission of CSIO Admin.
Hardware : Lab Server
Operation System : LINUX
Web Server : Apache
Internet Connection : Broadband.
Code Standard : Web pages coded in html by using
Front Page.
Forms : In PhP with Ajax and Java Applets.
Testing Database : MySQL.
Each page of the web site : Fully documented.

18. Present Status
Procurement of Lab Instruments:
Name of Equipment Indent
No. &
Date
Cost of
Item in
Lakh
Rs.
Total
Expenditure
booked under
Capital Items
Present Status
Atomic Absorption
Spectrophotometer
486/
19.5.2009
25.00 Nil ---
HPLC 455/
5.12.2007
30.00 Nil Purchased
UV-Visible
Spectrophotometer
477/
5.12.2007
12.00 Nil Purchased
Digital Viscometer 482 /
1.5.09
05.00 Nil Purchased
Digital Weighing
Balance (320 gm)
474/
18.12.08
484/
11.05.09
2.40 0.80 Purchased
Digital Weighing
Balance (2100 gm)
475/
18.12.08
1.35 1.35 Purchased
Vertical Autoclave 483/
1.5.09
1.27 1.27 Purchased
Hot Air Oven -- 0.81 0.81 Purchased
Muffle Furnace --- 0.80 0.80 Purchased
Flame Photometer 473/
17.12.08
0.75 0.75 Purchased
Digital pH Meter 471/
17.12.08
0.62 0.62 Purchased
Digital Conductivity
Meter
472/
17.12.08
0.59 0.59 Purchased
Binocular Microscope ---- 0.80 0.80 Purchased

19. Software Development
•Dedicated Server with broadband connection has been installed
at CSIO, New Delhi Centre.
• ERP Solution for operation of labs has been developed by an
external agency who was awarded contract for the above work.
• The agency installed Operating System (Linux) on the server
and the application software will be installed soon (with-in one
month).
Recruitment of Project Assistants (PA)
• 8 Nos. of PA have been recruited and joined CSIO on 3.7.2009
under the project.
•5-day Refresher Practical/ Hands-on Training course (7.7.2009 to
11.7.2009) to all the 8 PA recruited were conducted at Jaipur
National University, Jaipur.
• PAs were familiarized with regard to Maintenance of Cash Book,
Store Entry (NC/Consumable), Bank operations, Day-to-day office
activities like dispatch of letters, keeping office records etc.

20. •PAs were also familiarized with regard to Maintenance of
Attendance Sheet of themselves and Security Guards,
Maintenance of Work Report, etc. of each PA recruited under the
project.
•Provided necessary Office Stationery to each Agro Test Centre
(ATC).
• Rs. 10000/- have been paid to each ATC towards Registration
of societies which is required for getting Utility connections (like
Electricity, Water, Telephone) and opening of bank account for
operationlising the activities.
• Test Charges have been framed and will be submitted to CSIO
Headquarters for approval.

22. Final Deliverables
To provide test facilities of raw material and final products
produced by various industries located in these Agro Food Parks
and adjoining areas.
 The centers will help the local industries to market their produce
to national / international markets by ascertaining the parameters as
per requirement of national/international standards.
The centers will act as a catalyst in implementing Food Safety &
Quality Initiative Programme launched by Ministry of Food
Processing & Industries (MoFPI), Govt. of India.
To impart training to entrepreneurs with regard to operation of
Agro Test Centers with an emphasis on Standardization of Test
Procedures, Maintenance and Calibration of Test Instruments,
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) aspects, Food
Safety & Quality Assurance, etc. in association with other
laboratories of CSIR working in the field.
To create awareness with regard to grading, standardization and
quality of various agricultural and food products through organizing
seminars, workshops, etc. at local level.