Institute Committees

1. Institute Joint Staff Council (IJSC)

  1. Director (Chairman)
  2. Dr. V.P. Bhadana
  3. Dr. Biplab Sarkar
  4. Dr. A.K. Singh
  5. AF&AO
  6. AAO (Member Secretary)

2. Institute Grievance Cell (IGC)

  1. Dr. B.K. Singh (Chairman)
  2. Dr. Soumen Naskar, Member
  3. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Member
  4. Dr. Madan Kumar, Member
  5. Dr. Sujatha T.P., Member
  6. AAO (Member Secretary)

3. Institute Technology Management Committee (ITMC)

  1. Director (Chairman)
  2. Dr. Madan Kumar, Member
  3. Dr. Sujatha T.P., Member
  4. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Member
  5. Dr. B.K. Singh, Officer I/C ITMU (Member Secretary)

4. Institute Research Committee (IRC)

  1. Director(Chairman)
  2. Dr. T.R. Sharma, Member
  3. Dr. V.P. Bhadana, Member
  4. Dr. Biplab Sarkar, Member
  5. Dr. B.K. Singh, Member
  6. Dr. A. K. Singh, Member
  7. Dr. Avinash Pandey, Member
  8. Dr. Sujit Bishi, Member
  9. Dr. Sudhir Kumar, Member
  10. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Member
  11. Dr. MadanKumar, Member
  12. Dr. Sujatha T.P., Member
  13. Mr. K.U. Tribhuban, Member
  14. Mr. S.K. Lal, Member
  15. Dr Soumen Naskar, Officer I/C, PME Cell (Member Secretary)

5. Prioritization, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) Cell

  1. Director(Chairman)
  2. Dr. A.K. Singh, Member
  3. Dr. Avinash Pandey, Member
  4. Dr. Sujit Bishi, Member
  5. Dr. Sujatha T.P, Member
  6. Dr. Soumen Naskar, Officer I/C & Member Secretary

6. Institute Foresight Committee

  1. Director(Chairman)
  2. Dr. V.P. Bhadana, Member
  3. I/C Heads of all Schools, Member
  4. Officer I/C, AKMU

Not : The Foresight Committee of the Institute will determine the future demands and challenges of Agriculture and will suggest the future technological needs, manpower requirements and Institutional capacities and the directions of movement to achieve these effortlessly to sustain the food demands and agricultural growth.

7. Project Monitoring Committee (PMC)

  1. Director(Chairman)
  2. Head, School of GMB, Member
  3. Head, School of GE, Member
  4. Head, School of MD&P, Member
  5. Officer I/C, PME Cell (Member-Secretary)

8. Budget/Senior Officers Committee

  1. Director(Chairman)
  2. Head, School of GMB-Member
  3. Head, School of GE-Member
  4. Head, School of MD&P-Member
  5. Member Secretary, PME Cell-Member
  6. Chairman, Farm Management Committee-Member
  7. Incharge, Security & Estate Cell-Member
  8. Chairman, Library Management Committee-Member
  9. Incharge, ITMU-Member
  10. AAO-Member
  11. AF&AO (Member Secretary)

9. Farm Advisory Committee

  1. Dr. V.P. Bhadana (Chairman)
  2. Dr. Soumen Naskar, Officer Incharge, LR&TC
  3. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Officer Incharge,  FR&TC
  4. Dr. Sudhir Kumar, Officer Incharge, FCR&TC
  5. AF&AO, Member
  6. AAO, Member

10. HRD and Institute Deputation Committee

  1. Dr. V.P. Bhadana (Chairman)
  2. Dr. Biplab Sarkar, Member
  3. Dr. A.K. Singh, Member
  4. Dr. B.K. Singh, Member
  5. Dr. Soumen Naskar, Member
  6. Dr. Sujatha T.P., Member
  7. Dr. Avinash Pandey (Member Secretary)

Terms of Reference of HRD/Academic Committee : The Academic Committee of the Institute shall formulate policies on admission and allotment of Co-guide for eligible students registered for MSc/ Ph.D. degree in the SAU and/or in the Institutes/Universities who have signed MoU with IIAB and examine/ recommend requests of candidates willing to undergo short term training programmes at HAB. This committee shall also scrutinise and recommend scientists for attending conferences, symposia, seminars, workshops, etc. in India and abroad

11. Security & Estate Management Committee

  1. Dr. Sujit Bishi (Chairman)
  2. Dr. Madan Kumar, Member
  3. Dr. Rishikesh Kumar, Member
  4. AF&AO, Member
  5. AAO, Member

12. Resource generation and Farm Produce Price Fixation Committee

  1. Dr. Avinash Pandey (Chairman)
  2. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Member
  3. Dr. Sudhir Kumar, Member
  4. AF&AO, Member
  5. AAO, Member

13. Institute Purchase Advisory Committee

  1. Dr. A.K. Singh (Chairman)
  2. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Member
  3. Dr. Sudhir Kumar, Member
  4. AF&AO, Member
  5. AAO (Member Secretary)

14. Proprietary & Technical Evaluation Committee (Plan Equipment)

  1. Dr. B.K. Singh (Chairman)
  2. Dr. Soumen Naskar, Member
  3. Dr. Sujit Bishi, Member
  4. Dr. Madan Kumar, Member

15. Physical verification committee

  1. Dr. Biplab Sarkar
  2. Dr. Sujit Bishi
  3. Dr. Sanjay Gupta
  4. Indenter

Not : This Committee is responsible for joint physical verification of items/articles received in the store. Nodal officer, Store will only make entry in the store register after proper verification/certification by the committee.

16. Library Advisory Committee

  1. Director (Chairman)
  2. Dr. Sudhir Kumar, Member
  3. Dr. Avinash Pandey, Member
  4. Dr. Sujatha T. P., Member
  5. AF&AO, Member
  6. AAO, Member
  7. Dr. A.K. Singh, Library I/C (Member Secretary)
Terms of Reference of Library Advisory Committee : • To consider policy matters regarding Library including the policy for procurement of books and journals and render advice to the Purchase Committee for Library procurements

• To negotiate and approve subscriptions to online databases (e-journals, EBooks, CD ROMS)

• To monitor and evaluate, from time to time, trends and developments in information technologies, networking, library automation, library cooperation etc.

• To formulate action plan for the development of library human resource, infrastructure, facilities, products and services.

• To review monthly progress of Library activities and suggest improvements if required (in future).

17. Standing Local Purchase Committee

  1. Dr. Sujit Bishi (Chairman)
  2. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Member
  3. AF&AO, Member
  4. AAO, Member

18. Works and Building Maintenance Committee

  1. Dr. V.P. Bhadana (Chairman)
  2. Dr. Avinash Pandey, Member
  3. Dr. Soumen Naskar, Member
  4. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Member
  5. Dr. Sudhir Kumar, Member
  6. Sh. Om Prakash, RCER RC, Palandu, Member
  7. Officer Incharge (Security & Estate Management)
  8. Sh. Rishikant Singh, AF&AO, Member
  9. Sh. Arun Kumar Tripathi, AAO, Member
Terms of Reference of Works Committee : • To look into all proposals on Major works, including petty/ Minor works and make recommendation for approval, and expenditure sanction.

• To meet periodically as and when necessary. In the absence of the Chairman, the next senior-most member will act as Chairman and conduct the meeting.

• To examine the works proposal as per GFR and on priority basis without loss of time.

• To scrutinize the estimates /proposals of CPWD /Departmental works and recommend for necessary approval.

Any other matter related to works and as assigned by the Director.

19. Publication Committee

  1. Dr. Avinash Pandey (Chairman)
  2. Dr. Sujit Bishi, Member
  3. Dr. Sujatha T.P., Member
  4. Dr Sanjay Gupta, Member

20. Vehicle Approval & Allotment (Local) and Maintenance Committee

  1. Dr. Biplab Sarkar (Chairman)
  2. Dr. Sudhir Kumar, Member
  3. Dr. Sujit Bishi, Member
  4. AF&AO, Member
  5. AAO (Member Secretary)

21. Outreach and Kisan Mela Committee

  1. Dr. B.K. Singh (Chairman)
  2. Dr. Avinash Pandey, Member
  3. Dr. Sudhir Kumar, Member
  4. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Member
  5. Dr. Rishikesh Kumar, Member

22. Sports Committee

  1. Dr. Madan Kumar (Chairman)
  2. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Member
  3. Dr. Sujit Bishi, Member
  4. Sh. Rishikant Singh, AF&AO, Member
  5. Sh. Arun Kumar Tripathi, AAO, Member

23. Computer/IT & InstrumentationCommittee

  1. Dr. Sudhir Kumar (Chairman)
  2. Dr. Soumen Naskar, Member
  3. Dr. Sujatha T.P., Member

24. Monthly Review Committee

  1. Director (Chairman)
  2. All I/C Heads of School
  3. All Scientists
  4. Dr. Biplab Sarkar (Member Secretary)

25. Women’s Cell Committee

  1. Dr. Sujatha T.P. (Chairperson)
  2. Dr. Bhadana V.P., Member
  3. Dr. A.K. Singh, Member
  4. Dr. Biplab Sarkar, Member
  5. Dr. Bhavana Patnaykuni (ICAR-RCE R RC, Palandu), Member
  6. AAO (Member Secretary)

26. Rajbhasba Implementation Committee

  1. Director(Chairman)
  2. All I/C Heads of School, Member
  3. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Member
  4. Sh. Rishikant Singh, AF&AO, Member
  5. Sh. Arun Kumar Tripathi, AAO, Member
  6. Dr. Anjesh Kumar (Member Secretary)

27. Institute Technology Management Unit (ITMU) Committee

  1. Dr. B.K. Singh (Chairman)
  2. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Member
  3. Dr. Madan Kumar, Member
  4. Dr. Sujatha T.P. (Member Secretary)

28. Agriculture Knowledge Management Unit (AKMU) Committee

  1. Dr. A.K. Singh (Chairman)
  2. Dr. Avinash Pandey, Member
  3. Dr. Madan Kumar, Member
  4. Dr. Sudhir Kumar, Member
  5. Dr. Sanjay Gupta (Member Secretary)

29. Publication Review Committee

  1. Officer Incharge, PME Cell (Chairman)
  2. Dr. Biplab Sarkar, Member
  3. Dr. Madan Kumar, Member

30. Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav (MGMG) Programme Committee

  1. Dr. Sudhir Kumar (Nodal Officer)
  2. Dr. Madan Kumar (Co-Nodal Officer)
  3. All Scientists of the Institute, Member

31. Swachhata Abhiyan Committee

  1. Dr. Sanjay Gupta (Chairman)
  2. Dr. Madan Kumar, Member
  3. Dr. Sujatha T.P., Member
  4. AF&AO, Member
  5. AAO, Member

In the absence of Chairperson/Convenor, the next senior-most person in the Committee would act as Chairperson for smooth functioning.

Nodal Officers for different Institute’s portfolios

Name of the Nodal Officer Responsibilities
Dr. V.P. Bhadana AE-BAS, NEH
Dr. Soumen Naskar PME, PMS, Perrnisnet- II, ICAR-MIS, ERP
Dr. B.K. Singh ITMU, TSP
Dr. A.K. Singh AKMU
Dr. Avinash Pandey Krishi Portal, SCSP
Dr. Biplab Sarkar Agriculture Technology Foresight Centre (ATFC), CPGRMS, CPIO/RTI
Dr. Sudhir Kumar Public Information Officer/ RTI
Dr. Sujatha T.P. HRD
Dr. Anjesh Kumar Rajbhasha Implementation
Dr. Madan Kumar Store