Sl.No.

    Date

Venue

                           Subject

1^st.

11.07.2003

New Delhi

It was decided to expand the Task Force so as to include key stakeholders like other Government departments, Seed Industry and experts in Animal Sciences etc.  Extending the term of Task Force up to 31^st. December, 2003 was also recommended.

2nd

26.08.2003

New Delhi

Decided to set up five Working Groups to prepare base papers for each terms of reference as under:

1.     “Role of the Ministry of Agriculture” by Working Group under the chairmanship of Shri RCA Jain, Secretary, Department of Agriculture & Cooperation.

2.     “Biotechnology Applications in Agriculture : Developing a long term policy” by Working Group under the chairmanship of Prof. V.L. Chopra, President, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

3.     “Regulatory Procedures in Agriculture” by Working Group under the chairmanship of Dr. Manju Sharma, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology.

4.     “Applications of Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry” by Working Group under Dr. Amrita Patel, Chairperson, NDDB.

5.     “Promoting Public Awareness on matters relating to Agricultural Biotechnology in India” by Dr. Mangla Rai, Secretary, DARE & DG, ICAR.

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