EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FOR 2026 & 2027

PositionName and Address
PresidentDr M.L. Jat, Secretary DARE and DG ICAR, Krish Bhawan New Delhi
Vice President (Central Zone)Dr Narendra Kumar Principal Scientist (Agronomy) and Head Crop Production Division, ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kalyanpur, Kanpur-Uttar Pradesh-208 024
Vice President (East Zone)Dr Anil Kumar Singh Director of Research, Bihar, Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur, Bihar
Vice President (North Zone)Dr Navin Kumar Jain, Member (Agril CWMA DWR, RD and GR, Min. of Jal Shakti, GoI, MTNL Bldg, Upper Ground Floor, 8, Bhikaji Cama Place New Delhi
Vice President (South Zone)Dr M. Malla Reddy Professor (AL-15) (Agronomy) & Controller of Examinations, PJTAU, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Telangana
Vice President (West Zone)Dr Ashok Chaudhary Associate Research Scientist (Agronomy) Pulses Research Station, S. D. Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, Gujarat
SecretaryDr. Shankar Lal Jat, Sr. Scientist, ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research, Pusa Campus, New Delhi 110 012
Joint SecretaryDr Ram Narayan Meena, Professor (Level-14), Department of Agronomy, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
TreasurerDr Samrath Lal Meena, Principal Scientist (Agronomy), Division of Agronomy, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi-110 012
Ex-PresidentDr Shanti Kumar Sharma ADG (HRM), ICAR-KAB-II, New Delhi-110 012
Ex-SecretaryDr Sanjay Singh Rathore, Head, Division of Agronomy, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi-110 012
Past PresidentsDrs B.S. Mahapatra, V.P. Rao, A.K. Vyas, Ambika Singh, G. B. Singh, A.S. Faroda, Panjab Singh, D.P. Singh, M. S. Gill, Arvind Kumar and Gurbachan Singh

COUNCILLORS

StateName with Address
Andhra PradeshDr Manukonda Srinivas, Principal Scientist (Agro.), ANGRAU, Andhra Pradesh
AsomDr Mrinal Saikia, Associate Director Research, AAU, Jorhat
BiharDr Mukesh Kumar, Associate Professor, Dr Rajendra Prasad, Central Agricultural University Pusa Samastipur, 848 125, Bihar
ChhattisgarhDr Adikant Pradhan, Principal Scientist, IGKVV, Raipur
DelhiDr Ramanjit Kaur, Principal Scientist Division of Agronomy, IARI, New Delhi-110 012
GujaratDr. A. P. Patel Principal, College of Agriculture Navsari Agricultural University Waghai
HaryanaDr A.K. Dhaka, Associate Professor, CCSHAU, Hisar
Himachal PradeshDr Vinod Sharma, Director Extension & Head Agronomy, CSKHPKV, Palampur
Jammu & KashmirDr Meenakshi Gupta, Professor, SKUAST-Jammu, Chatha
JharkhandDr Jayanta Layek, Senior Scientist, ICAR-IIAB, Ranchi
KarnatakaDr. M.R. Umesh Associate Professor of Agronomy University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur Karnataka 584104
KeralaDr Jacob D., Associate Professor and PI, ISFRS, KAU, Karamana, Thiruvananthapuram
Madhya PradeshDr Amit Kumar Jha Assistant Professor Deptt. Of Agronomy College of Agricultural JNKVV, Jabalpur-482 004, M.P.
MaharashtraDr Bhagwan V. Asewar, Head, Department of Agronomy, VNMKV, Parbhani
NEH StatesDr. Aanandi Lal Jat Senior Scientist (Agronomy) ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Mizoram Centre, Kolasib-796 081 (Mizoram)
OdishaDr B.K. Mahapatra, Head, Department of Agronomy, OUAT, Bhubaneshwar
PunjabDr M.S. Bhullar, Director Extension, PAU, Ludhiana
RajasthanDr M.L. Mehriya Associate Professor (Agronomy) and Zonal Director Research Agricultural University Jodhpur Mandor, Jodhpur 342304 Rajasthan
Tamil NaduDr.V. Karunakaran Assistant Professor (Agronomy), 57/25 Indira Markkanam Nagar Opposite to EB Office, Markkanam Road, Tindivanam-604002 Villupuram Distt., T.N.
TelanganaDr K.B. Suneetha Devi Senior Professor (CAS) & Head Dept. of Agronomy, Agricultural College, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University Jagtial -505529, Telangana State
UttarakhandDr S.P. Singh, JRO Agronomy, GBPUAT, Pantnagar
Uttar PradeshDr Dinesh Sah Associate Professor, Department of Agronomy College of Agriculture, Banda University of Agriculture & Technology, Banda, Uttar Pradesh
West BengalDr Shyamali Das Assistant Professor in Agronomy Department of Agronomy, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, P.O. Krishi Viswavidyalaya
ISA staff Mr. Sompal Singh, The Indian Society of Agronomy, A block 2nd floor, National Agricultural Science Complex (NASC),
Dev Prakash Shastri Marg, Pusa Campus, New Delhi – 110012
Mr. Sudhir Kumar Tanwar, The Indian Society of Agronomy, A block 2nd floor, National Agricultural Science Complex (NASC),
Dev Prakash Shastri Marg, Pusa Campus, New Delhi – 110012
Mr. Kharak Ram, The Indian Society of Agronomy, A block 2nd floor, National Agricultural Science Complex (NASC),
Dev Prakash Shastri Marg, Pusa Campus, New Delhi – 110012