Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University

Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University
रानी लक्ष्मी बाई केन्द्रीय कृषि विश्वविद्यालय
Type	Central Agricultural University
Established	2014
Vice-Chancellor	Dr. Arvind Kumar
Undergraduates	50
Location	Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Campus	Suburban
Website	http://www.rlbcau.ac.in

Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University (Hindi: रानी लक्ष्मी बाई केन्द्रीय कृषि विश्वविद्यालय) is central agricultural university located in Jhansi district of north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The university was established by the government of India through the Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University Act - 2014, passed by parliament in 2014.^[1] The first academic session of university was started from July 2014. The university follows a semester system with two semesters every year.^[2]^[3]

History

Agriculture is the mainstay of the Bundelkhand economy. The semi-arid climate with uncertain rainfall and poor quality soils have made agriculture a difficult and non-beneficial proposition in the entire region. It is a hard rock area with limited or inadequate ground water resources, lacks infrastructure, access to improved technologies, markets and inputs as a result of which the crop productivity is amongst the lowest in the Country. Inadequacy of resources has prevented many farmers from switching to more efficient farming methods. As such, most of the agriculture has become subsistence agriculture and keeps the farmers of the region trapped in poverty. Educational opportunities are few and the adult literacy remains low in the region.

To overcome the constraints of region, the memorandum dated 27 July, 2009 was submitted to the Prime Minister by delegation of MPs/MLAs requesting that a comprehensive package for Bundelkhand region including a CAU may be considered.

Thereafter, DARE forwarded the detailed proposal to the Planning Commission on 31 August, 2009. The proposals of DARE were agreed to during a meeting held on 14 September, 2009 in the Office of Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister. On 7 October, 2009 the Planning Commission conveyed in principle approval for setting up a new CAU in Bundelkhand and asked DARE to provide a token amount of fund from within the approved outlay/budget.

The Union Agriculture Minster dated 28.10.2010 addressed to the Chief Minister, Government of Uttar Pradesh indicated that the Government of India have decided to set up a Central Agricultural University for Bundelkhand region. The CAU Headquarters is proposed to be set up on 300 acres of land currently with the ICAR campuses of Indian Grassland & Fodder Research Institute (IGFRI) and National Research Centre for Agroforestry (NRCAF) with colleges in both Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh portions of the Bundelkhand region.

The Bill for the establishment of University was moved for introduction in the Rajya Sabha on 28 December, 2011. After some clarifications, the Bill was again moved for introduction in the Rajya Sabha on 22 May, 2012. On 8 June, 2012, Speaker, Lok Sabha asked the Committee to examine the Bill and Report to the Parliament. After the submission of the report and response of the Deaprtment Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University Act was passed byy both the houses and published on 5th March 2014.

Campus

The temporary campus of the university is at Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi, until the building of the main campus will not completed.^[3]

Academics

University has started the Bachelor of Science (Hon.) in agriculture from session 2014-2015.^[3]

References

↑ "The Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University Act, 2014" (PDF). indiacode.nic.in. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
↑ "Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University - Official website". Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
1 2 3 "Academic Session Begins at Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi". Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Retrieved 6 July 2015.

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Agricultural Universities in India

Central	Central Agricultural University, Imphal Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University

State	Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology Banda University of Agriculture and Technology Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Indira Gandhi Agricultural University Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University, Jabalpur Junagadh Agricultural University Kerala Agricultural University Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University Anand Agricultural University Assam Agricultural University Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya Bihar Agricultural University Birsa Agricultural University Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology Punjab Agricultural University

Deemed	Forest Research Institute Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture Central Institute of Fisheries Education Indian Veterinary Research Institute

Universities in Uttar Pradesh

Central	Aligarh Muslim University Allahabad University Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Banaras Hindu University Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University

Institute	Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Raebareli

State	Allahabad State University Bundelkhand University Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology Chaudhary Charan Singh University Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University DSM National Rehabilitation University Gautam Buddha University Harcourt Butler Technical University Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Urdu, Arabi~Farsi University King George's Medical University Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology M. J. P. Rohilkhand University Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology Sampurnanand Sanskrit University Siddharth University University of Lucknow Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University

State Institute	Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences

Deemed	Bhatkhande Music Institute Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies Dayalbagh Educational Institute Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad Indian Institute of Information Technology, Lucknow Indian Veterinary Research Institute Jaypee Institute of Information Technology Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences Santosh University Shobhit University

Private	Amity University Babu Banarasi Das University Galgotias University GLA University IFTM University Integral University Invertis University Mangalayatan University Mohammad Ali Jauhar University Monad University Rama University Sharda University Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University Shiv Nadar University Shri Venkateshwara University Swami Vivekanand Subharti University Teerthanker Mahaveer University Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University

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