An Expert committee was constituted by BIRAC and PSBC for evaluation of the proposals received under the call to address the unmet needs of the Fruits and Vegetable and Cereal and Grain processing sectors in Punjab. Expert Committee rigorously evaluated the projects submitted by Institutes/Organisations to address the unmet needs of these sectors. Expert committee shall periodically monitor the progress of the projects.
Members
| Dr V Prakash, Former Director, CFTRI and Distinguished Scientist, CSIR - Chairman of the Committee |
| Dr. R V Gadre, Ex- Chief Scientist, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune |
| Dr. R. S. Sangwan, Director, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Ghaziabad |
| Executive Director, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Mohali |
| Dr. Jatinder Kaur Arora, Executive Director, Punjab State Council for Science & Technology |
| Director Research, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar |
| Prof. Rekha Singhal, Professor, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai |
| Dr. Ashutosh Upadhyay, Professor, Department of Food Science and Technology, National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Sonepat |
| Dr. P. K. S. Sarma, GM & Head-Technical, Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council, New Delhi |
| Dr. Harinder Oberoi, Head, Division of Post-Harvest Technology and Agricultural Engineering, ICAR - Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru uly |
| Director, Department of Horticulture, Punjab |
| Dr. Ajit Dua, Director & CEO, Punjab State Biotech Corporation & Punjab Biotechnology Incubator, Mohali |
| Dr. Prachi Agarwal, Senior Manager-Technical, Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council, New Delhi |