BRIEF BIO-DATA OF PROF. P. L. SAROJ
Personal
Profile
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Present Position
held
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Director
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Present Address
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ICAR - Directorate
of Cashew Research
Puttur – 574 202,
DK, Karnataka
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Present Pay
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Pay Scale Rs.
37,400-67,000/-; GP Rs. 10,000/-
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Field of
Specialization
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Horticulture
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Permanent
Address
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Village & P.O.- RajabazarDistt.- Jaunpur (U.P.)-222 125 |
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Date of birth
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07-01-1965
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Service Stream
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Agricultural Research Services (ARS), ICAR
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Nationality
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Indian
(By birth)
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Educational Career
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Examination
passed
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Major subject group
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Division/ Marks (%)
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University/
Board
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Year
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Remark
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Ph.D.
(Horticulture)
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Horticulture
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Satisfactory
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NDUAT, Faizabad
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1991
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I Rank
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M.Sc.
Ag. (Horticulture)
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Horticulture
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First / 88.65
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NDUAT, Faizabad
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1987
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II Rank
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B.Sc. (Agriculture)
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Agriculture
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First / 80.83
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NDUAT, Faizabad
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1985
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VC-Gold Medal
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Intermediate
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Agriculture
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First / 68.80
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U.P. Board,
Allahabad
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1982
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Distinction
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High School
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Science:
Bio-group
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First / 61.20
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U.P. Board,
Allahabad
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1980
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-
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International
Exposure
Ø Visited
Nepal under Exposure Visit Programme at Nepal Agricultural University,
Bhairahwa Campus from 10-7-1985 to 12-7-1985.
Ø Visited
African countries namely; Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania as Visiting Scientist of
Indian Council of Agricultural Research in 2004 under National Agriculture
Technology Project. Housed at World Agroforestry Centre, Nairobi, Kenya from
29.03.2004 to 26.04.2004.
Ø
Visited Candy, Sri Lanka as Indian Expert to
participate in the workshop on “Exploration, characterization and
utilization of underutilized fruits and vegetables plant species in SAARC
countries” from 3-7-2011 to 6-7-2011.
Ø Visited
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York (USA) for training in Advance Leadership
Management Development Programme for 15 days during 23rd February 2014 to 08th
March 2014.
Employment Profile
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Designation
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Pay scale
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Nature of work
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Organization
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Period
(From–to)
|
|
Director
|
Rs.
37400-67000/-
|
Research
Coordination,
Management
|
Directorate
of Cashew
Research,
Puttur
|
01.9.2012
onwards
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|
Asstt.
Director
General
(H-I)-Actg.
|
Rs.
37400-67000/-
|
Research
Coordination,
Management
|
Indian
Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi
|
01.4.2012
to
31.8.2012
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|
Principal
Scientist (Horticulture)
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Rs.
37400-67000/-
|
Research
Coordination,
Management
|
Indian
Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi
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26-2-2009
to
31.3.2012
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|
Principal
Scientist (Horticulture)
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Rs.
37400-67000/-
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Research,
Extension, Coordination,
Teaching
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Central
Institute for Arid Horticulture, Bikaner (Rajasthan)
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4-4-2008
to 25-2-2009
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Prof.&
Head (Horticulture)/ Dean Student
Welfare
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Rs.16400-22400/-
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Teaching,
Research, Coordination, Administration
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Sardar
Vallabh Bhai Patel University of Agriculture & Tech. Meerut (UP)
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9-4-2005
to 3-4-2008
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Sr.
Scientist (Horticulture)
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Rs.
12000-18300/-
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Research,
Teaching Coordination,
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Central
Institute for Arid Horticulture, Bikaner (Rajasthan)
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10-2-1999
to
8-4-2005
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Scientist
(SS)
(Horticulture)
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Rs.10000-15200/-
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Research,
Extension
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CSWCRTI,
Dehradun (Uttrakhand)
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5-8-1997
to
9-2-1999
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Scientist
(Horticulture)
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Rs.
8000-13500/-
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Research, Extension
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CSWCRTI,
Dehradun (Uttrakhand)
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15-7-1992
to
4-8-1997
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Scientist
(Horticulture)
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Rs.
2200-4000/-
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Research
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IIHR,
Bangalore (Karnataka)
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5-01-1992 to
13-07-1992
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Scientist
(Horticulture)
|
Rs.
2200-4000/-
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FCARPM
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NAARM,
Hyderabad (AP)
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5-8-1991
to
14-7-1992
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Lecturer
(Horticulture)
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Rs.
2200-4000/-
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Teaching
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Chaudhary
Charan Singh University, Meerut (UP)
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24-1-1990
to
16-3-1991
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Trg.
Associate (Horticulture)
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Rs.
2500-5000/-
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Extension
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Deen
Dayal Sodh Sansthan, Tulsipur, Gonda (UP)
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4-12-1989
to
23-1-1990
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Experiences in the
Relevant Field
Education (11 years)
·
Worked as Faculty
Member in CCS University, Meerut; SK Rajasthan Agriculture University, Bikaner
and Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology,
Meerut.
·
Worked as Professor and Head, Division of Horticulture,
SVPUAT, Meerut (2005-2008);
·
Worked as Dean Student Welfare at SVPUAT,
Meerut (2005-2008).
·
Worked as Secretary, Board of Faculty,
SVPUAT, Meerut & Nodal Officer, IAUA (2006-08).
·
Guided 03 Ph. D.
and 08 M. Sc. (Horticulture) students.
·
Worked as Nodal
Officer, SVPUAT, Meerut for revision of Course Curricula by IVth Dean’s
Committee.
Research
Experience (26 Years)
· As Scientist, Scientist Sr. Scale, Senior
Scientist, Professor, Principal Scientist, Asstt. Director General (H-I) and
Director; I have over 26 years of multi-faceted experience in Arid Horticulture,
Tropical and Sub-tropical Horticulture, Coastal Horticulture etc.
· Versatile research experience while working
in various reputed organizations of the country like IIHR, Bangalore; IISWCR,
Dehradun; CIAH, Bikaner; SVPUAT, Meerut, ICAR HQ, New Delhi and DCR, Puttur.
· As Agriculture Scientist developed various
production technologies and varieties for improving productivity of different
horticultural crops as given in Annexure-I.
· As Chairman, Publication Committee (SVPUAT,
Meerut), Officer Incharge, Technical Cell/ Coordinated Cell (CIAH, Bikaner)
compiled various research documents.
·
Worked as Member of Editorial Board of Indian Journal of Horticulture, Progressive
Horticulture, Indian Journal of Arid Horticulture, Progressive Agriculture, Indian journal of Soil Conservation and Founder Secretary, Indian
Society of Arid Horticulture.
·
Handled 12 externally funded and 06 Institute
based Research Projects.
Research Management/ Coordination/
Administration (10 Years)
·
Worked as Officer-in Charge, PME Cell and PC
Cell, AICRP on Arid Fruits at CIAH, Bikaner.
· Worked as Prof.& Head, Division of
Horticulture, SVPUAT, Meerut and coordinated research on Horticulture.
·
Worked as Nodal Officer for Externally Funded
Projects.
·
Worked as Dean Student Welfare and
coordinated activities like Fellowships, University Awards, Sport &
Cultural activities, Disciplinary actions; besides exercising all
administrative activities.
·
At ICAR HQ, New Delhi coordinated research
programmes under Horticulture Division, Foreign Funded Research Projects,
AICRPs/ Net Work Programmes, Parliamentary Proceedings,
QRT,
RAC, IMC, Foreign aided projects, Technology Mission (MM-I).
· Currently as Project Coordinator for AICRP on
Cashew coordinating research programmes of 14 centers located in different
SAUs/ ICAR Institutes of the Country.
· Currently as Director, Directorate of Cashew
Research, Puttur (Karnataka) coordinating research programmes and exercising
all administrative and financial activities.
Extension/
HRD Activities (19 years)
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Involved in transfer of technologies/ various
extension programmes like IVLP/TAR/SREP.
·
Acted
as resource person in various training programmes.
·
Organized 8 National Seminars /Symposium, 10
Workshops, 3 Winter Schools, 15 Trainings, 7 Kisan Mela / Exhibition and given 14
Radio and 12 TV Talks.
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Established front line demonstrations on
Farmers Fields.
·
Coordinating Tribal Development Programme.
·
Coordinating North-East Region Development
Programmes.
Contribution
to Institution Building
· Established Fruit Culture Lab., Nursery,
Horticulture Block and Agroforestry Block at CIAH, Bikaner (Rajasthan).
·
Established a new Horticulture Block at CSWCRTI, Dehradun;
·
Established KVK at CHES Godhra; MAP Centre.
·
Established Hitech Floriculture Centre at
SVPUAT, Meerut;
·
Developed Sport Ground, Girls Hostels and
Gymnasium, SVPUAT, Meerut.
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Established Plant Protection Lab. and
Audio-Visual Lab. at DCR, Puttur.
·
Strengthened Plant Physiology and Post
Harvest Technology Laboratories at DCR, Puttur.
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Brought 20 ha area under new experimentation
and Showcasing Block at DCR, Puttur.
·
A total of Rs. 2634.95 lakhs mobilized through external funding including 381.85 for research
projects, Rs. 2215.00 lakhs for infrastructure development and Rs. 27.50 lakhs
through sale of nursery and farm produce.
Research Publications
·
Published 74 national/ international research
papers, besides 03 books, 11 technical bulletins, 32 book chapters, 11
technical reports and 39 popular articles as given in Annexure-II.
Awards/
Fellowships/ Recognitions
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Gold Medal in B.Sc. Agriculture.
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Junior Research Fellowship of ICAR during
M.Sc. Ag. (Horticulture)
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Senior Research Fellowship of ICAR during
Ph.D. (Horticulture)
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Honoured as `Young Scientist’ by Govt. of
Karnataka in 1991
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National Fellow, Hill Horticulture
Development Society (Uttarancal)-2004
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Recipient of ‘Bhartiya Vikash Ratana Award’
2005-06.
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Recipient of Dr B.P.Pal Scientist of the
Yr.2009 Award.
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National Fellow, Indian Society of
Horticultural Research and Development, UK -2010
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Recipient of the Scientist of the Yr. 2011
Award.
·
National Fellow, Confederation of Horticulture
Association of India, 2011
·
National Fellow, The Horticulture Society of
India, 2012
· Office Bearer/ Life Member of 12 professional
societies.
· Worked as Chairman, Member of Advisory Board
and Member of Various National/ International Committees for organizing
Samaras/ Symposia/Conferences.
· Worked as member of different National
Committees/ Advisory Bodies including Nodal Officer, NHM monitoring committee,
Member of PAC/IC of NHB, NMPB, APEDA, EXIM etc.
( P. L. Saroj )
Director
ICAR - Directorate of Cashew
Research, Puttur (Karnataka)
Ph. (O) 08251-231530, (R) 08251-230992; Mob. No.
09483509653; E-mail: plsaroj@yahoo.co.in
