aaRP aT ICAR During 69th Republic Day of the Country the tableau of Indian Council of Agricultural Research on display at Rajpath for the first timeREFORMING HIGHER AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION The budgetary provision for higher agricultural education enhanced * Compared to the year 2013-14, in the year 2018-19 the budgetary allocation in the field of higher education has increased by 55.20 percent. National Agricultural Higher Education Project * Proposed with an outlay of USD 165.0 million (Rs. 1100 crores) “National Agricultural Higher Education Project * Funded by the World Bank and Government of India on 50:50 cost sharing basis * Duration of the Scheme: four years (2016-17 to 2020-21) Recommendations of V th Deans' Committee implemented in all Agricultural Universities from 2016-17 and new degree programmes introduced. * B.Tech (Biotechnology) * B.Sc. Community Science * B.Sc. Food Nutrition & Dietetics * BSc. Sericulture Degrees in Agricultural Sciences declared as professional degrees. Holistic distribution of courses * Traditional Courses in | Year * Technology based Courses in II Year * Talent based Courses in Ill Year * Trade based Courses in lV Year © Rupee in Crore o8 888888 2013-14 2018-19