National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Regional Chapters

The Academy has twelve 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. V.K. Mishra
Bengaluru Karnataka Dr N.K. Shivakumar Gowda
Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Vidarbha Dr. S.P. Datta
Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala, Lakshadweep Dr. A. Ramesh Sundar
Cuttack Odisha Dr. A.K. Nayak
Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh, Telangana Dr. R.M. Sundaram
Karnal Haryana, Rajasthan, Chandigarh Dr. Gurbachan Singh
Kolkata West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands Dr. B.K. Das
Lucknow Western U.P., Uttarakhand, Bundelkhand Dr. R. Viswanathan
Ludhiana Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir Dr. A.S. Dhatt
Pune Western Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Marathwada Dr. Kaushik Banerjee
Varanasi Bihar, Eastern U.P, Jharkhand Prof. (Ms) Madhoolika Agrawal

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