Committees

Rule # Provision Name & address of IMC members Tenure
66(a)1 Director, ICAR-CRRI, Cuttack – Chairperson 1. Director, ICAR-Central Rice Research Institute,
Bidhyadharpur, Cuttack 753006
Email: directorcrricuttack@gmail.com
Ex-officio
66(a)2 Director, Agriculture/Horticulture/Animal Husbandry/Fisheries of the State Government in which the Institute is located – ex-Officio Member 2. Director of Agriculture & Food Production,
Govt. of Odisha, Bhubaneswar
E-mail: diragri.or@nic.in
Phone: +91-674-2395532 /FAX: +91-674-2391327
Ex-officio^
(Valid till 28.03.2026)***
66(a)3 Director, Agriculture/Horticulture/Animal Husbandry/Fisheries of any other State Government concerned with the Research in the Institute – ex-Officio Member 3. Director of Agriculture Govt. of Andhra Pradesh,
Commissioner and Director of Agriculture Department,
Old Mirchi Yard, Nallapadu Road, Chuttagunta,
Guntur-522004
E-mail: comag@nic.in
Ex-officio^
(Valid till 28.03.2026)***
66(a)4 Vice Chancellor of the Agricultural/Horticulture/Animal Sciences and Veterinary/Fisheries University having Jurisdiction over the area – ex-Officio Member 4. Vice-Chancellor, Odisha University of Agriculture & Technology (OUAT),
Bhubaneswar – 751003/Ph.: 674-2397375
Email: vc@ouat.nic.in/vcouat@gmail.com
Ex-officio^
(Valid till 28.03.2026)***
66(a)6 Four Scientist of Council’s Institutes to be nominated by the Director-General – Members 1. Dr. Vijay Pal Bhadana,
Joint Director (Research)
ICAR-IIAB, Ranchi
Email: Bhadana.vp@icar.org.in
2. Dr. C Biswas, Principal Scientist
ICAR-CRIJAF, Barrackpore
Email: chinmoybiswas1919@gmail.com
Email: chinmoy.biswas@icar.org.in
3. Dr. S Mannivannan, Principal Scientist,
ICAR-IARI, Assam
Email: s.manivannan@icar.org.in
4. Dr. Sanjeev Panwar, Principal Scientist,
ICAR Hqrs.
Email: sanjeevp.icar@gov.in
New O.O. The Tenure will be over on 18.01.2029**
66(a)7 A representative from the Council nominated by the Director-General – Member 11. The Assistant Director General (FFC),
Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi 110001
Email: adg.ffc@icar.gov.in
New O.O. The Tenure will be over on 18.01.2029**
66(a)8 The Financial Adviser of the Council or Department of Agricultural Research and Education or the Accounts Officer of the same or another Institute, nominated by the President – Member 12. The Finance & Accounts Officer,
ICAR-Central Institute for Women in Agriculture (CIWA), Bhubaneswar
E-mail: fao.ciwa@icar.gov.in
The Tenure will be over on 28.0.2026***
66(a)9 Administrative Officer of the Institute – Member Secretary 13. The Senior Administrative Officer,
ICAR-CRRI, Cuttack
Email: saonrri@gmail.com
Ex-officio
Name & Address Designation
Prof. Swapan K. Datta
Vice Chancellor, Visva Bharati University,
Santiniketan – 731 235, West Bengal
Chairman
Dr. D.K. Mishra
Director Farms, J.N. KrishiVishwaVidyalaya,
Jabalpur – 482004 (M.P.)
Member
Dr. A.R. Sharma
Principal Scientist, Division of Agronomy,
Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI),
New Delhi – 110012
Member
Dr. J.S. Bentur
Ex-Principal Scientist
Agro Biotech Foundation, PJTS Agril. University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500030
Member
Dr. P.K. Mohapatra
Ex-Professor, School of Life Sciences,
Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar,
Burla-768019, Odisha
Member
Dr. R.P. Singh Ratan
106, Tirupati Mansion, Green Avenue, Kanke Road,
Ranchi-834006, Jharkhand
Member
Dr. I.S. Solanki
ADG (FFC), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), KrishiBhawan, New Delhi-110001
Member
Director, IIRR Member
Director
NRRI, Cuttack
Dr. B.C Patra
Head (I/C), CID, NRRI, Cuttack
Member Secretary
Name  Designation
Director, NRRI, Cuttack Chairman
Seniormost HoD, NRRI, Cuttack Member
Head of Office, NRRI, Cuttack Member Secretary
Name & Address Designation
Dr. (Mrs.) Annie Poonam, Pr. Scientist Chairperson
Dr. Mamata Dash, Astitwa, Bhubaneswar Member (Third party Representative)
Dr. Md. Shahid, Sr. Scientist Member
Dr. Golive Prasanthi, Scientist Member
Smt. Snehaprava Sahoo, Personal Assistant Member
Smt. Chnadamuni Tudu, Technical Officer Member
Shri Sanjaya Kumar Jena, Administrative Officer Member Secretary
Name Designation Cadre Representative Position
Dr. Krishnendu Chattopadhyay Pr. Scientist, CID, ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack Scientific UR Chairman
Dr. Rubina Khanam Pr. Scientist, CPD, ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack Scientific Women & OBC/Minority Member
Sri Munael Mohanty Assistant  Administrative Officer, ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack Administrative UR Member
Sri Sushant Kumar Mahapatra Technical Assistant, ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack Technical Divyaang (PH) Member
Secretary IJSC ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack Member
Ms. Saraswati Bhoi Member, Skilled Support Staff (Trainee), ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack Supporting Staff Women & SC/ST Member
Sri Ramesh Chandra Das Assistant  Administrative Officer, ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack Administrative OBC Member Secretary
Name & Address Designation
Director, ICAR-CRRI, Cuttack Chairperson
Head of Administration, ICAR-CRRI, Cuttack Member-Official side
Head of Finance, ICAR-CRRI, Cuttack Member-Official side
Dr. Meera Kumari Kar, Pr. Scientist, ICAR-CRRI, Cuttack Member-Official side
Dr. A K Mukherjee, Pr. Scientist, ICAR-CRRI, Cuttack Member-Official side
Shri Santosh Kumar Sethi, STO, ICAR-CRRI, Cuttack Member-Official side
Administrative Officer, ICAR-CRRI, Cuttack Secretary (Official side)
Shri Prasanta Kumar Jena, Technical Officer, ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack Member-Staff side & Member (CJSC)
Shri Bibekananda Ray, Technical Assistant, ICAR-CRRI, Cuttack Secretary (Staff side)
Shri Gaban Mandi, Technical Assistant, ICAR-CRRI, Cuttack Member-Staff side
Shri Sanjay Kumar Sahoo, Assistant Administrative Officer, ICAR-CRRI, Cuttack Member-Staff side
Shri Munael Mohanty, Assistant Administrative Officer, ICAR-CRRI, Cuttack Member-Staff side
Shri Raju Singh, Skilled Support Staff, ICAR-CRRI, Cuttack Member-Staff side
Shri Biswanath Das, Skilled Support Staff, ICAR-CRRI, Cuttack Member-Staff side
Name  Designation
Director Chairman
All Heads of Division Members
Chairman, HRD Committee Member
Nodal Officer, HRD Member
S-I-C, PME Member
Head of Office/Nominee Member
Head of Finance/Nominee Member
AAO (Adm-I) Member Secretary
ICAR Guideline Representation  Name and/or Designation of Officer  Role in Committee
Director of Institution (Chairman) Director Chairman
Officer-in-charge Dr. P. Panneerselvam,
Principal Scientist, CPD
Officer-in-charge
Head of Division Dr. Pratap Bhattacharyya Member
Technical Experts (Scientist of the Institute) l. Dr. K. Chattopadhyay
Principal Scientist, CID
2. Dr. R. L. Verma
Senior Scientist, CID
Member
External IPR Expert (from Zonal ICAR Institutions) Dr. Nagesh Kumar Barik
Pr. Scientist, ICAR-CIFA
Member
Member Secretary (Staff Research Council) Member Secretary (SRC) Member
Member Secretary (Prioritization Monitoring & Evaluation) Member Secretary (PME) Member
Officer-in-charge, ITMU (Member Secretary) Officer-in-charge, ITMU (Member Secretary) Member Secretary
Invited Expert Dr. A.K. Mukherjee, Principal Scientist, CPT Invited Expert
Invited Members All HoDs, HoO and SFAO Invited Members