Dr. Arvind Kumar Shukla Appointed Vice-Chancellor of Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Agricultural University | 29 Oct 2022

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On October 28, 2022, Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel appointed Dr Arvind Kumar Shukla as vice-chancellor of Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Agricultural University, Gwalior.

Key Points

• At present, Dr. Arvind Kumar Shukla is working as Project Coordinator, AICRP-Micronutrients, Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal.
• His tenure as vice-chancellor of this university will be for a period of 5 years from the date of assumption of charge.
• Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Agricultural University, Gwalior was established by the Government of Madhya Pradesh vide Ordinance No.4 of 2008 by bifurcating JNKVV, Jabalpur on 19th August, 2008 and notifying it as the Second Agricultural University.
• As per the RVSKVV Act (No. 4, year 2009), horticulture and veterinary science and animal husbandry research activities are conducted through five regional agricultural research stations (Morena, Khargone, Jhabua, Indore and Sehore); Four Regional Agricultural Research Centres (Gwalior, Mandsaur, Ujjain and Khandwa) and 4 Special Research Centres (Antkhedi, Bagwai, Jaora and Barwa) have 22 All India Coordinated Research Projects and several ad hoc projects to increase the productivity and profitability of the farming system.