National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Regional Chapters

The Academy has 12 Regional Chapters. The Regional Chapters make suggestions with regard to policies and problems concerning their areas of operation and also of national importance. The main activities undertaken by these Chapters are:

  • to arrange lectures on current topics
  • to organize workshops/brainstorming sessions on important topics
  • to undertake public awareness exercises on popularization of science
  • to publish a directory of agricultural scientists in their respective towns/regions
  • to bring out periodicals/newsletters
  • to undertake schemes for recognizing and motivating young scientists
Chapter Region Convener
Barapani Assam and all North-eastern states Dr. K.M. Bujarbaruah
Bengaluru Karnataka Dr N.K. Shivakumar Gowda
Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh Dr. M. Mohanty
Coimbatore Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Lakshadweep Dr. A. Ramesh Sundar
Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh, Telangana Dr. R.M. Sundaram
Karnal Haryana, Rajasthan Dr. Gurbachan Singh
Kolkata West Bengal, Odisha, A&N Island Dr. B.K. Das
Lucknow Western U.P., Uttarakhand, Bundelkhand Dr. Kajal Chakraborty
Ludhiana Punjab, Chandigarh Dr. A.S. Dhatt
Palampur Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh Dr. R.K. Sharma
Pune Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa Dr. Kaushik Banerjee
Varanasi Eastern U.P., Bihar, Jharkhand Dr. Madhoolika Agrawal

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