Committees

National Scientific Committee

Dr. K.L. Chadha Former DDG (Hort.), ICAR, New DelhiDr. Anand Kumar Singh Former DDG (Hort.), ICAR, New Delhi
Dr. S.P. Ghosh Former DDG (Hort.), ICAR, New DelhiDr. N.K. Krishna Kumar Former DDG (Hort.), ICAR,      New Delhi
Dr. G. Kalloo Former DDG (Hort.), ICAR, New DelhiDr. Anil Kumar Jain, Jain Group of  Industries, Jalgoan, Maharashtra
Dr. H.P. Singh Former DDG (Hort.) & ICAR President, CHAI, New Delhi                                          Dr. B.M.C. Reddy Former Vice Chancellor YSR Horticultural University, Venkatramannagudem, Andhra Pradesh
Dr. S.K. Mitra ISHS Representative- India & Chair,Tropical Fruits, Kalyani, West BengalDr. V.A. Parthasarathy Emeritus Scientist  & Former Director, ICAR-IISR, Calicut, Kerala
Dr. S.D. Sawant Former VC, BSKVV, Dapoli Pune,  MaharashtraDr. Bijendra Singh, Vice Chancellor ANDUAT, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh
Dr. D.R. Singh, Vice Chancellor, BAU, Sabour, BiharDr. T. Janakiram, Vice Chancellor YSR Horticultural University, Venkatramannagudem, Andhra Pradesh

National Organizing Committee

Patron : Dr. Himanshu Pathak, Secretary, DARE, GoI & Director General, ICAR, New Delhi

Chairman: Dr. T.R. Sharma, Deputy Director General (Horticultural Sciences), ICAR, New Delhi

Members

Dr. Sanjay Kumar Singh, Director ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru
Dr.  S.K. Malhotra, DKMA, ICAR, New DelhiDr. N. K. Hegde, Vice Chancellor UHS,Bagalkot
Dr. Prabhat Kumar, Horticulture Commissioner, GoI, New DelhiDr. K. Jagadisha, Vice Chancellor UHAS, Shimoga
Dr. V. B. Patel, ADG (Fruit & Pl. Crops), ICAR, New DelhiDr. Sudhakar Pandey, ADG (Veg, Fl, Med. Crops), ICAR, New Delhi
Dr. K.V. Prasad, ICAR-DFR,PuneDr. T.K. Behera, ICAR-IIVR, Varanasi
Dr. T. Damodaran , ICAR-CISH, LucknowDr. Dilip K. Ghosh, ICAR-CCRI, Nagpur
Dr. M.K. Verma, ICAR-CITH, SrinagarDr. Jagdish Rane, ICAR-CIAH, Bikaner
Dr. E B. Chakurkar, ICAR-CIARI, Port BlairDr. K.B. Hebbar, ICAR-CPCRI, Kasargod
Dr. Brajesh Singh, ICAR-CPRI, ShimlaDr. G. Byju, ICAR-CTCRI, Thiruvananthapuram
Dr. Vijay Mahajan, ICAR-DOGR, PuneDr. K. Suresh, ICAR-IIOPR, Pedavegi
Dr. R. Dinesh, ICAR-IISR, KozhikodeDr. V.P. Sharma, ICAR-DMR, Solan
Dr. Kaushik Banerjee, ICAR-NRCG, PuneDr. R.A. Marathe, ICAR-NRCP, Solapur
Dr. R. Selvarajan, ICAR-NRCB, TiruchirappalliDr. Bikash Das, ICAR-NRCL, Muzaffarpur
Dr. J. Dinakara Adiga, ICAR-DCR, PutturDr. S.P. Das, ICAR-NRC Orchids, Sikkim
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj, ICAR-NRCSS, AjmerDr. Manish Das, ICAR-DMAPR, Anand

Local Organizing Committee

Chairman: Dr. Sanjay Kumar Singh, Director, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru

Members

Dr. Prakash Patil, Project Coordinator (Fruits)Dr. M. Sankaran, Head, Division of Fruit Crops
Dr. P. Naveen Kumar, Head, Division of Flower & Medicinal CropsDr. H.C. Prasanna Head, Division of Vegetable Crops
Dr. S. Sriram, Head, Division of Crop ProtectionDr. V.K.J. Rao, Head (I/c), Division of Social Sciences&Training
Dr. D.V. Sudhakar Rao, Head (I/c), Division of Post Harvest Technology & Agril. Engg.Dr. K.S. Shivashankara, Head (I/c), Division of  Basic Sciences
Dr. T.R. Rupa, Head (I/c) Division of Natural ResourcesDr. G.C. Acharya Head, CHES, Bhubaneswar
Dr. S. Rajendiran Head (I/c), CHES, ChettalliDr. P. C Tripathi Nodal Officer, PME Cell, IIHR
Dr. G. Karunakaran, Principal ScientistDr. M.V. Dhananjaya, Principal Scientist
Dr. T.H. Singh, Principal ScientistDr. Anuradha Sane, Principal Scientist
Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Principal ScientistDr. Rajashankar, Principal Scientist
Dr. S.A. SafeenaΒΈ Senior ScientistDr. B.R. Raghu, Scientist

Local Committees

Chairman Finance Committee
Dr. M. V. Dhananjaya, Principal Scientist Division of Vegetable Crops
Chairperson Food & Refreshment Committee
Dr. T.R. Rupa,  Head (I/c)
Division of  Natural Resources
Chairman Field Demonstration Committee Dr. S.S. Hebbar, Principal Scientist
Division of Vegetable Crops
Chairman Publicity Committee
Dr. R. Senthilkumar, Principal Scientist
Division of Social Science & Trainings
Chairperson Registration Committee
Dr. C. Vasugi, Principal Scientist
Division of Fruit  Crops
Chairman Poster Presentation & Evaluation
Dr. K.S. Shivashankara, Principal Scientist
Division of Basic Sciences
Chairperson Hall Arrangement Committee
Dr. S. Priya Devi Principal Scientist
Project Coordinator (Fruits) Unit
Chairman  Transport Committee
Dr. Anil Kumar Nair, Principal Scientist
Division of Vegetable Crops
Chairman Publication Committee
Dr.  A.K. Jha, Principal Scientist
Division of Fruit Crops
Chairman Accommodation Committee
Dr. V. Sankar, Principal Scientist
Division of Social Science & Trainings
Chairman  Cultural Programme Committee
Dr. G. Senthilkumaran, Principal Scientist
Division of PHT & AE
Chairman Exhibition Committee
Dr. T. Sakthivel, Principal scientist
Division of Fruit Crops

Secretariat

Organizing SecretaryDr. Sanjay Kumar Singh
Director, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru 560089
Tel: 080-28466471; Fax: 080-28466371
director.iihr@icar.gov.in
Co-Organizing SecretaryDr. P.C. Tripathi
Principal Scientist, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru
Mobile: +91-9483343355 prakash.tripathi@icar.gov.in
Co-Organizing SecretaryDr. G. Karunakaran
Principal Scientist, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru
Mobile: +91-9483233804
Ganesan.karunakaran@icar.gov.in
Conveners
Dr. T.H. Singh, General Secretary, SPH
Principal Scientist, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru
Mobile: +91-9449658713
singh.th@icar.gov.in
Dr. Sridhar Gutam, Joint Secretary, SPH
Senior Scientist, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru
Mobile: +91-9005760036
sridhar.gutam@icar.gov.in  
Dr. G. Karunakaran (Fruits & Palms)
Principal Scientist, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru
Mobile: +91-9483233804
ganeshan.karunakaran@icar.gov.in
Dr. Anuradha Sane (Fruits & Palms)
Principal Scientist, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru
Mobile: +91-9731600231
anuradha.sane@icar.gov.in
Dr. Raja Shankar (Veg.,Tuber & Roots Crops)
Principal Scientist, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru
Mobile: +91-9805858380
raja.shankar@icar.gov.in
Dr. B.R. Raghu (Veg., Tuber & Roots Crops) Scientist, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru
Mobile: +91-9972008544
brraghu@icar.gov.in
Dr. Rajiv Kumar
(Flowers, Medicinal, Aromatic & Spices)
Principal Scientist, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru
Mobile: +91-9986794620
rajiv.kumar11@icar.gov.in
Dr. S.A. Safeena
(Flowers, Medicinal, Aromatic & Spices)
Senior Scientist, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru
Mobile: +91-7507724411
safeena.sa@icar.gov.in