(a) whether a new centre has been opened in the Indian Institute of Agricultural Research for microbiological research on the viral diseases of the plants;
(b) if so, the States from which the agricultural lecturers have been selected for higher training for running these programmes smoothly; and
(c) the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (DR. DEBENDRA PRADHAN)
(a) Yes, Sir. A new centre has been opened in the Division of Plant
Pathology of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute for conducting
research on the viral diseases of plants..
(b) One from Tamil Nadu.
(c) At present a Professor from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,
Coimbatore is receiving training at this centre.