Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)

• 1926: Established Royal Commission on Agriculture, headed by Lord Linlithgow, which recommended setting up the Imperial Council of Agricultural Research to promote, guide, and coordinate agricultural research throughout India.
• 1928: Royal Commission on Agriculture submitted its report.
• 16 July 1929: ICAR was set up as a registered society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 on the recommendation of the Royal Commission on Agriculture.
• March 1946: Under the presidentship of Jogendra Singh, it was decided to change the name “Imperial” to “Indian”. It became the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
• 1947: ICAR was officially named the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
• 1963: The Agricultural Review Team, headed by Dr. Marion W. Parker of USDA, was appointed.
• 1965: A policy was made to appoint an agricultural scientist as the chief executive of ICAR with the designation of Director General. Dr. B. P. Pal became the first DG of ICAR.
• 1966: ICAR was made a fully autonomous organization on the recommendation of the Agricultural Review Team.
• June 1972: Gajendra Gadkar Committee was established to review the recruitment and personnel policies of ICAR and its institutes. The committee submitted its report in 1973.
• 1973: Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) was created in the Ministry of Food and Agriculture.
• 1973: Establishment of Agricultural Research Service (ARS).
• 1 Nov 1975: The Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) was established as an independent recruitment agency based on the recommendations of the Gajendra Gadkar Committee.
• President of ICAR: Union Minister of Agriculture.
• DG of ICAR: Also Secretary of DARE (Department of Agricultural Research and Education).
• First President of ICAR: Khan Bahadur Sir Mohammad Habibullah.