The ICAR – DFR organized the Research Advisory Committee meeting on 26th March 2016. The RAC comprised of Dr. V. A. Parthasarathy as the Chairman and Dr. Deshpande, Dr. T. M. Rao, Dr. T. Janakiram, Mr. Jaffer Naqvi as the members. Other members Dr.J. S. Arora, Dr.S.P.S. Raghava and Mrs. Megha Bhorse could not attend due to prior commitments. The RAC members visited research fields and reviewed the research work carried out by ICAR – DFR and made very useful recommendations for the consideration of ICAR. The Chairman and RAC members appreciated the efforts made by team DFR to create an enabling atmosphere for the smooth functioning of ICAR-DFR, Pune.
| Sr.No | Name | Designation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Brahma Singh | Ex Director, Defence Research and Development Organization | Chairman |
| 2 | Dr. S. K. Bhattacharjee | Ex Project Coordinator, All India Coordinated Research Project on Floriculture | Member |
| 3 | Dr. R. L. Misra | Ex Project Coordinator, All India Coordinated Research Project on Floriculture | Member |
| 4 | Dr. B. Satyanarayana Reddy | Ex Director, University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot | Member |
| 5 | Dr.Promila Pathak | Professor and Head of Division, Botany Division, Punjab University | Member |
| 6 | Dr.Najam A. Shakil | Principal Scientist, Division of Agricultural Chemicals, ICAR-IARI, Pusa New Delhi-110012 | Member |
| 7 | Dr. T. Janakiram | Assistant Director General (HS-I) ICAR. Hqr.. KAB-II, New Delhi | Ex -Officio Member |
| 8 | Dr. K.V. Prasad | Director, ICAR-DFR Pune | Ex -Officio Member |
| 9 | Dr.D.V.S.Raju | Principal Scientist, ICAR-DFR Pune | Member Secretary |
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