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In House Committees

Role Name/ Designation
1. Accommodation & Transport Committee
Chairman

 

Members

Dr. S. Jaysekhar, Principal Scientist

Dr. Rajkumar, Senior Scientist

Dr. S. Paulraj, Senior Scientist

Mr. R. Ajithkumar, Technician

Mr. S. Manohara, Technical Officer

Mr. A.V. Satheesh Kumar, Technical Assistant

Mr. K.P. Lagesh, Technician

Member Secretary Mr. M. Ravindran, AAO
2. Aesthetic Committee
Chairman  Dr. B. Augustine Jerard, PC (Palms)
Members

Dr. Alka Gupta, Principal Scientist

Dr. V. Selvamani, Senior Scientist
Dr. V.H. Prathibha, Senior Scientist

Dr. S. Sumitha, Scientist

Dr. G. Panjavarnam, Scientist

Dr. T.N. Ranjini, Scientist

Mr. K. Shyama Prasad, Chief Technical Officer

Mr. K. Ajithkumar, Technical Officer

Member Secretary

Mr. Vikas Joon (Senior Technical Officer)

3. Auction / Price Fixation Committee
Chairman

Dr. P. Subramanian, Head (Crop Production)

Members

Dr. S. Jayasekhar, Principal Scientist

Chief Administrative Officer/ Administrative Officer

Chief Finance and Accounts Officer

AAO (P&IM)

Member Secretary

 

4. Benevolent Fund
President

Director

Members

Chief Finance and Accounts Officer

Mr. Krishnakumar, Senior Administrative Officer

Mr. Ravindran, AAO

Treasurer

Mr. P. Narayana Naik, Assistant

Secretary

Mr. P.M. Thomas, Assistant

5. Contract Service Committee
Chairman

Dr. P. Subramanian, Head (Crop Production)

Members

Dr. Vinayaka Hegde, Head (Crop Protection)

Dr. V. Niral, Head (Crop improvement)

Dr. Murali Gopal, Head (PB & PHT)

Dr. Surekha, Scientist-In-Charge (Farm)

Chief Administrative Officer

Chief Finance & Accounts Officer

Member Secretary

AAO (E &M)

6. Coordination Committee for KVK
Chairman

Director

Members

Dr. Augustine Jerard, PC (Palms)

Dr. Vinayaka Hegde, Head (Crop Protection)

Dr. V. Niral, Head (Crop Improvement)

Dr. P. Subramanian, Head (Crop Production)

Dr. Murali Gopal, Head (PB & PHT)

Dr. Muralidharan P, Principal Scientist & Coordinator, KVK

Chief Administrative Officer

Chief Finance and Accounts Officer

Member Secretary

Dr. T.S. Mannoj Kumar, Principal Scientist & Coordinator,
KVK

7. CSR Fund Committee
Chairman

Director

Members

Dr. Augustine Jerard, PC (Palms)

Dr. Vinayaka Hegde, Head (Crop Protection)

Dr. V. Niral, Head (Crop Improvement)

Dr. P. Subramanian, Head (Crop Production)

Dr. Murali Gopal, Head (PB & PHT)

Chief Administrative Officer

Chief Finance & Accounts Officer

Member Secretary

 

8. Cultural Committee
Chairman

Dr. S. Jaysekhar, Principal Scientist

Members

Dr. P.S. Pratibha, Senior Scientist

Mr. Paulson Sam George, Assistant

Mr. N. Udayakumar, UDC

Mr. P.K. Pramod Kumar, UDC

Mr. Aswin Reghunath, Assistant

Mr. K. Shyama Prasad, Chief Technical Officer

Member Secretary Mrs. A.R. Arathy, Personal Assistant
9. Departmental Canteen Management Committee
Chairman

Dr. V. Niral, Head (Crop Improvement)

Members

Mr. P.M. Thomas, Assistant

Mr. S. Manohara, Technical Officer

Mr. V.K. Gopala Krishnan, Technical Officer (CE)

Mr. N. Dinesh Kumar, Senior Technician

Mr. S. Sunil, Technical Assistant

Mrs. K. Preethi, Assistant

Mrs. Lalitha Bai, SSS

Farm-In-Charge

Member Secretary

Mr. Ajith Kumar, Technical Officer (CE)

10. Farm Advisory Committee
Chairman

Director

Members

Project Coordinator (Palm)

All HoDs

All Scientists

Head, KVK, CPCRI, Kasaragod

Chief Administrative Officer/ Administrative Officer

Chief Finance & Accounts Officer

Assistant Administrative Officer (P&IM)

Assistant Administrative Officer (E &M)

Mr. K. Ajith Kumar, Technical Officer

Mr. V.K. Gopalakrishnan, Technical Officer

Mr. K. Devaraj, Technical Officer (JE)

Member Secretary Dr. Surekha, Scientist
11. Financial Review Committee
Chairman

Director

Members

PC (Palms)

Dr. K. P. Chandran, Principal Scientist

Chief Administrative Officer

Chief Finance and Accounts Officer

Scienitist-In-Charge, PME

Administrative Officer

AAO (P&M)

AAO (E&M)

AAO (Establishment)

Drawing & Disbursing Officer

Head, ICAR-CPCRI, Regional Station, Vittal

Head, ICAR-CPCRI, Regional Station, Kayamkulam

Nodal Officer, NEH

Nodal Officer, SCSP

Nodal Officer, TSP

Member Secretary

Finance & Accounts Officer/AO/AAO (in account section)

12. Institute Germplasm Identification Committee
Chairman Director
Members

Head, Crop Protection
Head, Crop Improvement
Head, Crop Production
Head, PB & PHT
Head, Social Science

Member Secretary  
13. Guest Houses Management Committee
Chairman  
Members

Dr. S. Jaysekhar, Principal Scientist

Dr. G. Panjavarnam

OIC (Maintenance)

Chief Administrative Officer

Chief Finance & Accounts Officer

AAO (P&IM)

AAO (E&M)

Member Secretary

Mr. Ravindran, AAO & Guest House-In-Charge

14. Hall Arrangement Committee
Chairman  
Members

Mr. Gopalakrishnan V. K, Technical officer

Mr. K. Devaraj, Technical Officer(JE)

Mrs. Roopa Manikandan, Assistant

Mr. S. Sunil, Technical Assistant

Mrs. E.P. Ashamol, Technician

Mr. Suvith P.S, Technician

Member Secretary

Mr. G.S. Hareesh, Assistant Chief Technical Officer

15. Hospitality committee
Chairman

 

Members

Dr. M.R. Manikantan, Principal Scientist

Dr. Daliyamol, Scientist

Dr. P.S. Prathibha, Senior Scientist

Mr. Neil Vincer.A , AAO

Mr. P. Santosh Kumar, Technical Officer (Field/Farm)

Mr. N. Dinesh Kumar, Sr. Technician

Mr. V. Kamal Kumar, Senior Technical Assistant

Mr. R. Ajith Kumar, Technician

Mr. Paulson Sam George, Assistant

Member Secretary

Mr. K. Ajith Kumar, Technical Officer (CE)

16. Human Resource Development Committee
Chairman Director
Co- Chairman Project Co-ordinator (Palms)
Members Head of Division, PB & PHT
Head of Division, Crop Protection
Head of Division, Crop Production
Head of Division, Crop Improvement
Head of Division, (Social Sciences)
Chief Administrative Officer
AO (Estt.)
Member Secretary Dr. S. Jayasekhar, Principal Scientist & Nodal Officer (HRD)
17. ICAR Welfare Fund Committee
Chairman Dr. Murali Gopal,
Head of Division (PB&PHT), ICAR-CPCRI, Kasaragod
Members

Sri Ram Avtar Parashar, Chief Finance and Accounts Officer, ICAR-CPCRI, Kasaragod

Sri Subramanian RN, Senior Administrative Officer, ICAR-CPCRI, Kasaragod

Dr. Chandran K P, Principal Scientist, ICAR-CPCRI, Kasaragod

Smt. Preethi K, Assistant, ICAR-CPCRI, Kasaragod

Sri. Praveenraj PR, Skilled Support Staff, ICAR-CPCRI, Kasaragod

Member (Secretary SS IJSC) Sri PM Thomas, Assistant, ICAR-CPCRI, Kasaragod
Member Secretary AAO (Estt), ICAR-CPCRI, Kasaragod
18. Interstate Outreach Programme Committee
Chairman Director
Vice - Chairman Dr. Augustine Jerard, PC (Palms)
Members - Karnataka

Dr. Vinayaka Hegde, Head (Crop Protection) &

Dr. Ravi Bhat, Principal Scientist (Agronomy)

Members -Kerala Dr. P. Anitha Kumari, Principal Scientist
Members – Tamil Nadu

Dr. P. Subramanian, Head (Crop Production) &

Dr. V. Niral, Head (Crop Improvement)

Members – Andhra Pradesh and
Telangana
Dr. Rajkumar Senior Scientist, Dr. V. Aparna, Scientist & Dr.
S. Sumitha, Scientist
Members – Gujarat and Maharshtra Dr. Murali Gopal, Head (PB & PHT)
Member – Goa Dr. M.R. Manikantan, Principal Scientist
Member – Odisha, West Bengal,
Bihar and Chhattisgarh
Dr. Arun Kumar Sit, Principal Scientist
Member – Andaman & Nicobar    
Members – Lakshadweep   
Members – North East Nodal Officer NEH & Dr. Alpana Das, Principal Scientist
19. Library Committee
Chairman Dr. Murali Gopal, Head (PB & PHT)
Members

Dr. Vinayaka Hegde, Head (Crop Protection)

Dr. V. Niral, Head (Crop Improvement)

Dr. P. Subramanian, Head (Crop Production)

Scientist-In-Charge, PME

Chief Administrative Officer

Chief Finance & Accounts Officer

Member Secretary OIC, Library
20. Official Language Policy Implementation Committee
Chairman Director
Members

Dr. Augustine Jerard, PC (Palms)

Dr. Vinayaka Hegde, Head (Crop Protection)
Dr. V. Niral, Head (Crop Improvement)
Dr. P. Subramanian, Head (Crop Production)
Dr. Murali Gopal, Head (PB & PHT)

Dr. Alka Gupta, Principal Scientist

Chief Administrative Officer/Administrative Officer

Chief Finance and Accounts Officer

Mr. Neil Vincer, AAO

Member Secretary

Mr. H. Muralikrishna, Chief Technical Officer

21. Outstanding Advances & Audit Paras Settlement Committee
Chairman Director
Members Chief Administrative Officer
AAO(Estate)
AAO (Stores)
AAO (Bills)
22. PME Committee
Chairman Director
Members

Dr. Vinayaka Hegde, Head (Crop Protection)

Dr. V. Niral, Head (Crop Improvement)

Dr. P. Subramanian, Head (Crop Production)

Dr. Murali Gopal, Head (PB & PHT)

Dr. Ponnusamy K, Head (Social Science)

Member Secretary SIC, PME
23. Publication Committee
Chairman Director
Members

Dr. Augustine Jerard, PC (Palms)
Dr. Vinayaka Hegde, Head (Crop Protection)

Dr. V. Niral, Head (Crop Improvement)

Dr. Alka Gupta, Principal Scientist

Dr. S. Jayasekhar, Principal Scientist

Dr. V. Ramesh, Senior Scientist

Dr. M. Sujithra, Senior Scientist

Head, ICAR-CPCRI, Regional Station, Vittal

Head, ICAR-CPCRI, Regional Station, Kayamkulam

Member Secretary Dr. Ravi Bhat, SIC, PME
24. Publicity Committee
Chairman Dr. Ponnusamy K, Head (Social Science)
Members

Dr. K. P. Chandran, Principal Scientist

Dr. Rajkumar, Senior Scientist

Mr. H. Muralikrishna, Chief Technical Officer

Mr. G.S.  Hareesh, Assistant Chief Technical Officer (Instrumentation Engineering)

Mr. Arunji. G, Senior Technical Assistant (Library)

Member Secretary Mr. K. Shyama Prasad, Chief Technical Officer (Prog. Asst - Art-cum-Audio Visual Aids)
25. Purchase and Technical Advisory Committee
Chairman

Dr. Vinayaka Hegde, Head (Crop Protection)

Members

Dr. V. Niral, Head (Crop Improvement)
Dr. P. Subramanian, Head (Crop Production)
Dr. Murali Gopal, Head (PB & PHT)

Dr. K.P. Chandran, Principal Scientist

Dr. Ramesh S.V , Senior Scientist

Chief Administrative Officer/ Administrative Officer

Chief Finance and Accounts Officer

Member Secretary

AAO (P&IM )

26. Quarters Allotment Committee
Chairman

Director.

Members

Dr. Murali Gopal, Head (PB & PHT)

Dr. P. Subramanian, Head (Crop Production)

Dr. Sujithra M, Senior Scientist

Chief Administrative Officer

Chief Finance & Accounts Officer

Mr. Dinesh Kumar, Senior Technician

Member Secretary

AAO (E&M)

27. Reception Committee
Chairman Dr. V. Niral, Head (Crop Improvement)
Members

Dr. V. Selvamani, Senior Scientist

Dr. S.V. Ramesh, Senior Scientist

Dr. S. Sumitha, Scientist

Mrs. K.T.K. Sheena Kumari, Assistant

Mrs. K. Narayani, Principal Private Secretary

Member Secretary  
28. Registration Committee
Chairman

Dr. M.R. Manikantan, Principal Scientist

Members

Dr. S. Paulraj, Senior Scientist

Dr. G. Panjavarnam, Scientist

Dr. K.S. Muralikrishna, Technical Officer (Laboratory)

Mrs. Ashamol E.P, Technician

Mrs. K. Preethi, Assistant

Mr. N. Udayakumar, UDC

Mrs. A.R. Arathi, Personal Assistant

Member Secretary

 

29. Resource Mobilization and Utilization Committee
Chairman

Director

Members

Dr. Vinayaka Hegde, Head (Crop Protection)

Dr. V. Niral, Head (Crop Improvement)

Dr. P. Subramanian, Head (Crop Production)

Dr. Murali Gopal, Head (PB & PHT)

Dr. M.R. Manikantan, Principal Scientist

Chief Administrative Officer

Chief Finance and Accounts Officer

Member Secretary

 

30. Senior Officer’s Committee (SOC)
Chairman

Director

Members

Dr. Augustine Jerard, PC (Palms)

Dr. Vinayaka Hegde, Head (Crop Protection)

Dr. V. Niral, Head (Crop Improvement)

Dr. P. Subramanian, Head (Crop Production)

Dr. Murali Gopal, Head (PB & PHT)

Nodal & Contact Officers

Chief Administrative Officer

Chief Finance and Accounts Officer

Finance and Accounts Officer

All AAOs

Member Secretary

SIC, PME

31. Space Allotment Committee
Chairman

 

Members

Dr. Ravi Bhat, SIC, PME

Mr. V.K. Gopalakrishnan , Technical Officer

Chief Administrative Officer

Member Secretary

Administrative Officer

32. Sports Committee
Chairman

Dr. K. P. Chandran, Principal Scientist

Members

Dr. M. Sujithra, Scientist

Chief Finance & Accounts Officer

AAO (P&IM)

Mr. P. Santosh Kumar, Technical Officer

Mr. N. Udayakumar, UDC

Mrs. K. Preethi, Assistant

Mr. B. Chandrahasa, Technician

Member Secretary

 

33. Staff Welfare Fund Scheme Committee
Chairman

Dr. Murali Gopal,
Head of Division (PB&PHT), ICAR-CPCRI, Kasaragod

Members

Sri Ram Avtar Parashar, Chief Finance and Accounts Officer, ICAR-CPCRI, Kasaragod

Sri Subramanian R N, Senior Administrative Officer, ICAR-CPCRI, Kasaragod

Dr. Chandran K P, Principal Scientist, ICAR-CPCRI, Kasaragod

Smt. Preethi K, Assistant, ICAR-CPCRI, Kasaragod

Sri Praveenraj PR, Skilled Support Staff, ICAR-CPCRI, Kasaragod

Member (Secretary SS IJSC) Sri PM Thomas, Assistant, ICAR-CPCRI, Kasaragod
Member Secretary AAO (Estt), ICAR-CPCRI, Kasaragod
34. Swachhata and Other GOI initiatives Implementation Committee
Chairman

Dr. Augustine Jerard, PC (Palms)

Members

Dr. Vinayaka Hegde, Head (Crop Protection)

Dr. V. Niral, Head (Crop Improvement)

Dr. P. Subramanian, Head (Crop Production)

Dr. Murali Gopal, Head (PB & PHT)

Dr. Surekha, Scientist

Dr. Daliyamol, Scientist

Mr. Santosh Kumar, Technical Officer

Mr. B. Chandrahasa, Technician

Mr. Paulson Sam George, UDC

Member Secretary

 

35. Technical committee for Scrutiny of Purchase Proposals
Chairperson

Dr. K.P Chandran, Pr. Scientist

Members

Dr. M.R. Manikantan,Pr.Scientist

Dr. S.V. Ramesh, Sr. Scientist

Dr. S. Paulraj, Sr. Scientist

Member Secretary

Mr. G.S. Hareesh, Assistant Chief Technical Officer

36. Works Committee
Chairman

Dr. M.R. Manikantan, Principal Scientist

Members

Chief Administrative Officer

Chief Finance & Accounts Officer

Mr. G.S. Hareesh, Assistant Chief Technical Officer

Mr. K. Ajith Kumar, Technical Officer

Mr. Gopalakrishnan V. K, Technical Officer (CE)

Mr. K. Devaraj, Technical Officer(JE)

Member Secretary AAO (E&M)
37. Women Complaints Committee
Chairperson Dr V. Niral, Head (Crop Improvement)
Members

Dr. Alka Gupta, Principal Scientist (Microbiology)

Smt Rupa Manikantan

Smt Ashamol E.P 
Shri Ram Avtar Parashar 
Smt Lalitha Bai

Members (NGO) Adv. Jaya Adoor, W/0 Shri A N Ashok Kumar, Krishna Nilayam, Opp. Janardhana Nursing Home, Bank-Road, Kasaragod.
Member Secretary SAO/AO
38. Women Welfare Committee
Chairman

Dr V. Niral, Head (Crop Improvement)

Member

Dr. V. Selvamani, Senior Scientist

Dr. V.H. Pratibha, Senior Scientist

Dr. P.S. Pratibha, Senior Scientist

Dr. S. Sumitha, Scientist

Dr. Daliya Mol, Scientist

Mrs. Roopa Manikandan, Assistant

Mrs. Rohini, SSS

Mrs. Lalitha Bai, SSS

Member Secretary

Mrs. E.P. Ashamol, Technical Assistant

39.  Committee for updation of RTI section of institute website
Chairman Director
Member CAO
Member Shri. H. Muralikrishna, CTO
Member AO
Member Secretary