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ACC Approves Appointment of Mangi Lal Jat as New Director General of ICAR.

Appointment | Dated: 19 Apr 2025

In April 2025, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), chaired by Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, approved the appointment of Dr. Mangi Lal Jat, Deputy Director General of the Hyderabad (Telangana)-based International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), as the new Director General (DG) of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), headquartered in New Delhi (Delhi).

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - He has also been appointed as the ex-officio Secretary of the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW).
  • - As per the ACC order, Dr. Mangi Lal Jat will serve in both roles for a period of three years from the date he assumes charge or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
  • - He is set to take charge on April 21, 2025, succeeding Dr. Himanshu Pathak, who voluntarily retired from ICAR and joined ICRISAT as DG in March 2025.

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) Additionally, the ACC has approved the appointment of four officers from the 1989 batch of the Indian Revenue Service (IRS), Income Tax cadre, as new members of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), headquartered in New Delhi.
  • (ii) The newly appointed members of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) are Pankaj Kumar Mishra, Sanjay Bahadur, L. Rajasekhar Reddy, and G. Aparna. These appointments were recently approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) to strengthen the leadership within the Income Tax cadre.

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

Who has been recently appointed as the new Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)?

Correct Answer: Dr. Mangi Lal Jat

🚀 Quick Recap:

About Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR):

  • Headquarters: New Delhi, Delhi
  • Established: 1929