HAIC AGRO RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE

HAIC Agro Research & Development Centre was registered as a

Society on 11.03.1993 under the Society Registration Act 1860.

Further, it was registered as a Society on 31.01.2014 under the

Haryana Registration and Regulation of Societies Act, 2012.

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MAIN OBJECTIVES:
a) To set up agriculture research centers in the state of Haryana, which shall undertake
scientific research relating to the field of agriculture, agro based Industries and food
processing techniques.

b) Imparting training of rural youth in the field of Agriculture and Agro based industries.

c) To set up Agriculture Research Farms and Laboratories evolve new techniques

relating to cultivation, development of new variety of Seeds, Fertilizer, Pesticides and
Insecticides.

d) To undertake Research activity for extension of knowledge in the field of food

preservation, food processing etc

e) To create infrastructure and provide facilities for evolving methods for better and
useful storage of food grain, food commodities, seeds, flower etc.

f) To undertake Research and other activities, in order to device system to bring down
the cost of packaging and transportation.

g) To assist in the preparation and implementation of Research & Development Plans

for the State.
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MAIN OBJECTIVES:
h) To promote and establish pilot-plants and programmes including demonstration
units based on technology generated through indigenous R&D
users/entrepreneurs, and to establish units for commercial exploitation of
Research and Development for priority development needs of the State.

i) To advise the State Government on policies and measures relating to the

development and deployment of R & D manpower resources.

j) To interact with other States and National R & D bodies having similar for related
objectives.

k) To identify priority areas of R & D needed for long term development of the State.

l) To take any other steps which are relevant to the promotion of Research &
Development or incidental thereto and its application to the development needs
of the State.

m) To consider, and advice Government on such other matters as are relevant to

the application of Research & Development to the problems of Haryana State and
to oversee the application of Research & Development by the State and its under
takings.

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 Members of the General Body
Sr. Designation Occupation
No.
1 Additional Chief Secretary / Principal Secretary to Govt. Chairman
of Haryana, Agriculture Department, Chandigarh.
2 Director General / Director of Agriculture, Haryana, Member
Panchkula.
3 Managing Director, HAFED Member
4 Director General/ Director of Horticulture, Haryana, Member
Panchkula.
5 Managing Director, Haryana Agro Industries Corporation Member
Ltd and Executive Director, HAIC Agro R & D Centre, Secretary
Panchkula.
6 Director General/ Director of Science & Technology , Member
Haryana, Panchkula
7 Director General/Director of Industries & Commerce Member
Haryana, Panchkula.
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 Contd.. Members of General Body

Sr. Designation Occupation

No.
8 Director, Haryana Seed Certification Agency Haryana, Member
Panchkula
9 Director, Directorate of Mushroom Research, ICAR Solan Member
(HP).
10 Director Research CCS HAU Hisar. Member

11 The Incharge, Honey Bee, Department of Entomology, Member

CCS, HAU, Hisar
12 Executive Director , National Horticulture Board or his Member
nominee not below the rank of Deputy. Director.
13 Incharge, HAIC, Agro R & D Centre, Murthal Member

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 Members of Executive Committee -
Sr. Designation Occupation
No.
1 Executive Director, HAIC Agro Research & Development Chairman
Centre, Panchkula.
2 Director General of Agriculture, Haryana, Panchkula. or his Member
nominee not below the rank of Joint Director.
3 Managing Director, HAFED or his nominee not below rank of Member
Additional General Manager
4 Director General of Horticulture , Haryana, Panchkula or his Member
nominee not below the rank of Joint Director
5 Director Directorate of Mushroom Research, ICAR, Solan Member
(HP) or his nominee not below the rank of Principal
Scientist.
6 Director Research, CCS HAU Hisar. or his nominee not Member
below the rank of Professor
7 Incharge, HAIC Agro R & D Centre, Murthal Member
Secretary
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 Activities of HAIC Agro R&D Centre

• Mushroom Spawn Production & Sale

• Pasteurized Compost Production & Sale
• Research & Development on Mushroom
• Trainings
• Advisory & Testing Services
 Targets / Achievements
Sr Particulars 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
No. Target Achiev. Target Achiev. Target Achiev.
1 Numbers of trainees 800 834 800 801 1000 1160
( In Nos.)
Number of Trainings - 20 - 18 - 27
( In Nos.)
2 Mushroom Spawn 50,000 73,342 73,342 96,620 96,620 1,52,277
Seed Production &
Sold (kg)

3 Production & sale of 55,0000 57,8646 57,8646 4,77,347 5,00,000 6,41,026

Spawned Pasteurized
Compost (kg)

4 Production & sale of 45,000 45,838 45,838 50,918 50,918 70,507

pasteurized Casing Soil
(kg)

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 Financial Performance
( 2015-16 to 2018-19)

(Rs. In Lacs)
Year Turnover Income Over Expenditure

2015-16 354.10 (+) 123.13

2016-17 391.80 (+) 119.41
2017-18 386.17 (+) 56.51
2018-19 379.09 (+) 27.67

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 TOTAL STAFF STRENGTH AS ON 01.11.2019

S.No. Category Nos. of Sanctioned Nos. of Existing

Posts Employees
1 A - -

2 B 01 01

3 C 05 04

4 D 01 01
Total 07 06

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 SWOT ANLYSIS
 Strength:
 Sixteen acres campus having Spawn Production Laboratory, Mushroom Spawn Composting Unit &
Mushroom Growing facilities, Hostel for trainees, Training Hall, Guest House & Residential quarters
for staff at Murthal, near Deen Bandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science & Technology, Murthal
(Sonepat)
 Research & Development Centre provides high yield quality Mushroom spawn & pasteurized
compost at reasonable rates, on no profit no loss basis.
 Centre provides all facilities for sustaining Mushroom cultivation in Haryana.
 Weakness:
 Shortage of staff.
 Lack of trained personnel for Mushroom industry.
 Opportunity:
 The Murthal Centre is easily approachable from all sides in Haryana & is near to Delhi.
 National / International level institute of Mushroom can be started for preparing youths for
mushroom industry.
 Abundant agro waste available for mushroom production. Further, large population consumes
mushroom.
 Threats:
 Nil.

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