Board of Management
1 Dr. V. P. Chovatia
Hon'ble Vice Chancellor,
Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh : Chairman 2 Shri Ramesh Chand Meena, IAS
Principal Secretary,
Agriculture, Farmers Welfare and Co-Operation Department,
Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar : Member 3 Shri Jenu Devan, IAS
Secretary (Expenditure),
Finance Department,
Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar : Member 4 Principal Secretary,
Education Department,
Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar : Member Representative,
Shri S. J. Parmar
Deputy Secretary (Secondary Education), Education Department,
Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar 5 Shri R. P. Rajput
Director of Agriculture,
Gujarat State,
Krishi Bhavan, Gandhinagar : Member 6 Shri H. M. Chavada
Director of Horticulture,
Gujarat State, Krishi Bhavan,
Gandhinagar : Member 7 Dr. F. S. Thakar
Director of Animal Husbandry,
Gujarat State, Krishi Bhavan,
Gandhinagar : Member 8 Dr. A. G. Pansuriya
Director of Research and Dean P.G. Studies,
Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh : Member 9 Shri S. K. Joshi
ATMA Director and Sameti,
Krishi Bhavan, Gandhinagar : Member 10 Shri Kaushikbhai Kantibhai Vekariya
Hon'ble Minister of State,
Law and Justice, Energy and Petrochemicals, Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs and
MLA 95-Amreli : Member (Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly) 11 Dr. Keshavjibhai Lakhabhai Dobariya
Retired Research Scientist (Groundnut),
Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh : Member (Two Agricultural Scientists having background of agricultural research or education) 12 Dr. Maganlal Dhanjibhai Khanpara
Retired Research Scientist,
Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh : 13 Shri Sandipbhai S. Thummar
Sardarnagar, At- Vadal, Ta. Junagadh : Member Progressive Farmer 14 Smt. Bhavnaben Jitubhai Hirapara
Female Social Worker, Junagadh : Woman social worker 15 Dr. Thobhanbhai L. Dholariya
Managing Director,
Solar Agrotech Pvt. Ltd. - Rajkot : Distinguished Agro industrialist 16 Dr. R. L. Meena
Principal Scientist,
Agricultural Education Division, ICAR,
Krishi Anusandhan Bhavan-II, Pusa, New Delhi : Member (Nominated by the Director General of Indian Council of Agricultural Research) 17 Dr. Y. H. Ghelani
Registrar,
Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh : Secretary
(Updated on 01.01.2026)
| 1 | Dr. V. P. Chovatia Hon'ble Vice Chancellor, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh | : | Chairman |
| 2 | Shri Ramesh Chand Meena, IAS Principal Secretary, Agriculture, Farmers Welfare and Co-Operation Department, Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar | : | Member |
| 3 | Shri Jenu Devan, IAS Secretary (Expenditure), Finance Department, Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar | : | Member |
| 4 | Principal Secretary, Education Department, Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar | : | Member Representative, Shri S. J. Parmar Deputy Secretary (Secondary Education), Education Department, Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar |
| 5 | Shri R. P. Rajput Director of Agriculture, Gujarat State, Krishi Bhavan, Gandhinagar | : | Member |
| 6 | Shri H. M. Chavada Director of Horticulture, Gujarat State, Krishi Bhavan, Gandhinagar | : | Member |
| 7 | Dr. F. S. Thakar Director of Animal Husbandry, Gujarat State, Krishi Bhavan, Gandhinagar | : | Member |
| 8 | Dr. A. G. Pansuriya Director of Research and Dean P.G. Studies, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh | : | Member |
| 9 | Shri S. K. Joshi ATMA Director and Sameti, Krishi Bhavan, Gandhinagar | : | Member |
| 10 | Shri Kaushikbhai Kantibhai Vekariya Hon'ble Minister of State, Law and Justice, Energy and Petrochemicals, Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs and MLA 95-Amreli | : | Member (Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly) |
| 11 | Dr. Keshavjibhai Lakhabhai Dobariya Retired Research Scientist (Groundnut), Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh | : | Member (Two Agricultural Scientists having background of agricultural research or education) |
| 12 | Dr. Maganlal Dhanjibhai Khanpara Retired Research Scientist, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh | : | |
| 13 | Shri Sandipbhai S. Thummar Sardarnagar, At- Vadal, Ta. Junagadh | : | Member Progressive Farmer |
| 14 | Smt. Bhavnaben Jitubhai Hirapara Female Social Worker, Junagadh | : | Woman social worker |
| 15 | Dr. Thobhanbhai L. Dholariya Managing Director, Solar Agrotech Pvt. Ltd. - Rajkot | : | Distinguished Agro industrialist |
| 16 | Dr. R. L. Meena Principal Scientist, Agricultural Education Division, ICAR, Krishi Anusandhan Bhavan-II, Pusa, New Delhi | : | Member (Nominated by the Director General of Indian Council of Agricultural Research) |
| 17 | Dr. Y. H. Ghelani Registrar, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh | : | Secretary |
(Updated on 01.01.2026)