Indian Society of Plant Genetic Resources

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL(2025-2027)


Patrons:

M. S. Swaminathan

R.S. PARODA

Mangala Rai

President

Dr R.S. Paroda
Chairman, Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences
Avenue II, IARI, Pusa Campus, New Delhi-110012
Email: taasiari@gmail.com

Vice President

Dr R.C. Agrawal
Deputy Director General (Agricultural Education)
Division of Education, Krishi Anusandhan Bhawan - II, Pusa Campus, New Delh-110012
Email: ddgedu@gmail.com

Dr R.K. Tyagi
Former Senior Coordinator (APCoAB) & Former Head and Principal Scientist
Division of Germplasm Conservation Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI) B-2G, Vijeta Vihar, Sector 13, Rohini, Delhi-110085
Email: rishi.tyagi1959@gmail.com

General Secretary

Dr Anuradha Agrawal
Project Director
ICAR-Directorate of Knowledge Management in Agriculture Room # 510, Fifth Floor, Krishi Anusandhan Bhavan I Pusa Campus, New Delhi-110012
Email: anuradha.agrawal@icar.gov.in, anuagrawal1@Yahoo.co.in

Joint Secretary

Dr Sherry Rachel Jacob
Principal Scientist
ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources Pusa Campus, New Delhi-110012
Email: Sherry.Jacob@icar.gov.in; sherryrachel@yahoo.co.in

Treasurer

Dr Kuldeep Tripathi
Scientist
ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources Pusa Campus, New Delhi-110012
Email: Kuldeep.Tripathi@icar.gov.in; Kdtripathi89@gmail.com

Councillors - North Zone

Dr Pavan Kumar Malav
Scientist
ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources Pusa Campus, New Delhi-110012
Email: Pavan.malav@icar.gov.in; pavanmalav1988@gmail.com

Councillors - East Zone

Dr Amit Kumar
Senior Scientist
Genetics and Plant Breeding ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region Umroi Road, Umiam-793103, Meghalaya
Email: amit4118@gmail.com

Dr Somnath Roy
Scientist
CRURRS, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute Hazaribag-825301, Jharakhand
Email: Somnath.Roy@icar.gov.in; sroypbr@gmail.com

Councillors - West Zone

Dr Kartar Singh
Scientist (SS)
ICAR- National Research Centre on Seed Spices Ajmer-305006, Rajasthan
Email: Kartar1532@gmail.com

Councillors - Central Zone

Dr Vaidurya Pratap Sahi
Head, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding
Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences Prayagraj-211007, Uttar Pradesh
Email: vpsahi@shiats.edu.in

Dr Vidya Sagar
Scientist
ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research Varanasi-221305, Uttar Pradesh
Email: vidya.sagarkaushal@gmail.com

Councillors - South Zone

Dr Rohini M.R.
Scientist
Division of Floriculture and Medicinal Crops ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research Bengaluru-560089, Karnataka,
Email: Rohini.R@icar.gov.in; rohu20@gmail.com

Dr N. Sivaraj
Principal Scientist (Retired)
ICAR-NBPGR, Hyderabad 3A SS Enclave 12-2-790/151 Ayodhya Nagar, Mehdipatnam, Hyderabad, Telangana
Email: sivarajn@gmail.com